Day 22 - Kathy Harkin, Barefoot Bay, Florida

We were spending 3 nights with Kathy. She showed us the sights and we're eating way too much--So what else is new? We had grilled pork chops, baked potatoes and salad the second night. Later in the evening we heard that there was going to be a “redneck wedding” on the Country Music TV station that was filmed in Bussey Iowa. Oh my goodness. Tacky tacky tacky! But we did get a good laugh. Kathy really knows how to entertain us! LOL! (those were her words, not ours!).

Our last day with Kathy was quiet. We had planned to go to the beach, but it was rainy and cool in the morning. We went to church and then sat around until the sun came out, about mid-afternoon and we went over to the community pool. We listened to a lounge singer at the pool lounge, sat by the pool for a while, tried our hand at shuffle board and then walked along the nearby lake and noticed a sign that read, "Beware of Alligators." Then we prepared dinner: fajitas with pie and ice cream for dessert.

Later, Kathy packed up a suitcase to send home with us, and we updated our blog. Kathy insisted we not talk about her wind-tossed wrap around hair style or how many times we went to the bathroom. So I won’t.

After three days living in a retirement community, we learned a few things: First: eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Second: the older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. Third, never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night! LOL!! And today we learned that shuffle board is not for wimps.


Before we left home we arranged to have some mail sent down to Kathy's. Among the bills and other notices, we had a letter from some dear friends in Iowa. Both husband and wife are facing serious health problems. One of the comments they made was, to "tell your loved ones how much they mean to you." This seems so appropriate as we make our way around visiting so many people that we care for. Please keep Jim and Joanie in your prayers.