Wind Chill and Warming Centers

No, we are not in Chicago, but in The Villages, Florida.  There is a freeze warning!

Today was chilly and windy.  We did not leave the house.

Marilyn had a 4-hour Professional Standards Training Class which she did out on the porch (lanai) with the heater turned on.  She had the outline on her laptop and the program on her I-Pad and her telephone nearby.

Terry was playing catch up, but the  Internet speed (or lack thereof) hampered her progress.

Marilyn texted the landlord and asked if they could get us any higher speed and on Saturday Xfinity/Comcast is supposed to come and install a higher -speed modem.  Stay tuned.

We hope to leave the house tomorrow in our winter coats!

Friends of Long Standing Day

 We started with a quick breakfast and ran over to River's Family Medicine for Terry to meet with Justin.  She's doing great!

We got a photo from Ashley and Jeremy from Universal!

Marilyn then had a North Shore-Barrington Assoc. of REALTORS' Past President's Meeting which went for an hour and a half.

After the meeting we ran over to Ethel and Steve's to meet their daughter, Shari.  Shari had driven in with them (so Steve would not have to drive) and she leaves tomorrow.  

We spent about an hour there and then had to go back home to prepare dinner as Diane and Tom were coming for dinner.

We played cards after dinner and Marilyn was the winner!!!!

Of course we remembered to take photos after the fact!  Our bad!

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - Fun Day and Then Kids Leave

 We had a lazy morning and then after lunch (of leftovers) we went to Sumter Landing for Terry, Ashley and Jeremy to walk along the Boardwalk, so Jeremy could get in his steps.  Marilyn stayed in the car, as she had a leg problem.

We came back to play more mahjongg!!!

The kids packed up and were ready to go and we had some dinner and more celebratory cake.  Philip, the driver, was early.  He was taking the kids to Universal Adventure Hotel and they will do Universal tomorrow.

On Thursday, they will meet up with their friends and stay in an AirBNB, in the Miami Beach Area, to celebrate Ashley's 30th Birthday.

After they left, we washed linens and towels, and Marilyn did some personal laundry.

Later, we were on our recliners with our I-Pads, to watch Barry Bradford's presentation about Carnegie.

Sightseeing and Celebration

 We finally left the house around 11 a.m.!

Before we left the house, we called Ida and got her answering machine and sang Happy Birthday to her.

Went sightseeing down in the Southern area - mostly Middleton and the school.  It's a far piece.

We went to Too Jays, in Brownwood, for lunch.

From there we went to Beall's Outlet, in Colony and Ashley got a sweater and Jeremy a pair of slacks.

We then went to the Dollar Tree, where they bought some ponchos since it will rain on their day at Universal.

We went into Costco and we bought some fruit, and they bought some fruit things for their trip.  They are going to Miami and will be in a Air BNB with 9 other people to celebrate Ashley's 30th birthday.

We came home to rest for a few minutes before leaving for a Chinese dinner at Cheng's.  Everyone had something different and it was all yummy.

We came back to the house to play mahjongg and then celebrate Ashley's Birthday, with cake and champagne.

Ashley and Jeremy are here!!!!

 After breakfast, we went to the Orlando International Airport to pick up Ashley and Jeremy!!!

Their flight was early and we waited near a TGI Friday for their call that they had their bags.

On the way home, we stopped on the Turnpike, at a rest area, to use the facilities and then drove them to the house to drop their bags.

After visiting for awhile, we drove them around the Spanish Springs Square and then to The Orange Blossom Country Club in the historic section.

After dinner, we came back to the house and they asked us to show them how to play mahjongg, they both caught on very quickly.  Fun evening.

Getting Ready, Shopping and Mail

 We are getting ready to greet Terry's grandson, Jeremy, and his wife Ashley.  We are picking them up tomorrow at the airport in Orlando.

Laundry, with more tomorrow, and then we are off to pick them up.    Yea!!!!

We stopped at the mailbox to get my mail that had been held since 12/23 and came premium forwarded.

It was quite a pile of mail, here is some of it sorted, but that pile near the plant had to be opened and saved, or tossed.

We also went to Dollar Tree and Publix for some last-minute things.

In the mail was a note that Herb Sweetow passed away.  Herb was a Township Trustee with me and his wife Bobbie (also deceased) was a dear friend.  Rest in peace Herb.

Lynnhaven Neighbors

 We had a restful morning and then after lunch we went to Colony for Marilyn to return some things at Beall's Outlet, and then looked at Anthony's but most of the stuff was not on sale, so we can wait.

Terry went into Publix and picked up some things we needed.

We got home and put the groceries away and got our cheese and crackers out to take to the Lynnhaven Neighbors.

At our table were:  Diane and Tom, Karen, Gloria, Pat, and Dick.

Johnny Petillo was the entertainer.

After his act they had a drawing and Terry won $55.75!  She had bought $5 worth of raffle tickets!