Did Someone Say Free?!?!

It’s been another week busy with medical related trips, either visiting a doctor, taking Scott for a medical procedure, or running to the pharmacy to pick up pills. Last Wed. Scott was scheduled for a colonoscopy and since they don’t allow you to drive for 24 hours after having anesthesia, he asked if we could give him a ride. We were happy to do so even though it took longer than anticipated because the facility got way behind schedule. On Thurs. it was time to take Russ in to have the skin cancer removed from his arm. The doc did it right there in his office, injecting local anesthetic around the area, and taking out a nice size chunk. He got 6 stitches and was to keep the pressure bandage on for 24 hours. The nurse used the whole roll of the bandage so it looked much worse than it was. For the next few days I treated it with peroxide, Bacitracin ointment, and regular bandaids. He’s now got it uncovered and will go Mon. to have the stitches removed. Today we went for a follow-up visit to my GI doc to discuss further options for dealing with my Crohn's. The fun never ends!

The resort here has a number of activities though not as many as the place we stayed last winter, Sunset King in DeFuniak Springs, FL, but enough to keep you busy if you want. So far we had only attended a pool party and a couple meetings, but Mon. I decided to attend the weekly cardmaking class. For a $5 fee, the instructor (who lives here at the park) provides all the supplies needed to make 3 cards and instructs you on how to make them. I love learning new craft ideas, and these were lots of fun to make. Who knows, you just might get one of these in the mail!

Yesterday we took advantage of the nationwide Denny’s FREE Grand Slam breakfast! You know how us retired folk are....if it's free, we're there! There’s a Denny’s right across the street from the resort, and we decided to go about 10:30 to hopefully avoid some of the crowds. We waited in line only 15 min., but when we left the wait was probably about an hour. Scott had gone at 6:30am and said he walked right in, while Paul and Anne went at 1pm and said they had about a 15 min. wait. Not too bad for a free breakfast no matter what time of day you eat it!

For those of you who may be jealous, thinking we’re basking in the warm Florida sun, don’t worry…it’s become downright chilly! For the last couple weeks it’s gotten into the mid-30s a couple nights, was 36 last night, will dip to 24 tonight and 26 tomorrow night! Brrrrr!! But as you can see, we still get gorgeous sunsets.