Christmas Day in Orlando

We are at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake, Orlando FL.  I never would have known this park existed if not for fellow RV’er, Kathy B.  Thank you Kathy!  This is a lovely park with a gated entry that closes as 5:00.  We arranged to have our site number and code for the gate before arriving, which is great as the park is closed for Christmas.

Christmas day and we are sitting outside watching the cats frolic…ours and the neighbors.  The people next door have two black cats that roam about at will, but with tracking collars. The lady showed us the homing device to find them if they fail to come home.  During the day they hang a blanket in the door so the cats can come and go as they please.  They seem to like to come over to our cat’s tent and stare them down. I’d be scared to death to do this and like our little tent city we’ve created for the fur kids.

Gracie, however, had other ideas.  We used to let them charge out the door at Blueberry and then ushered them into the tunnel.  All was going pretty good…..until that fateful day.  Gracie, now nicknamed Houdini Girl, learned how to push the zipper open to squeeze out and escape.   She had a delightful ten minutes zipping around under the RV as Left Brain and I tried to coax, beg and finally threaten bodily harm to get her to get within grasping range.  The tunnel is now secured with a clip to prevent this from happening again.

Our routine has been to carry Gracie out to the tent city as she would not venture near the door after being scolded for an earlier infraction.  Today I carried George out first and saw a blur of calico fur shoot out the door and under the RV.  Seriously?  We’re going to play this game again?

I swear she was smirking as she pranced about from side to side under the RV.  Then she exited and headed to the neighbors truck.  Then she headed to their RV but I managed to get her to swerve…to a tree.  Visions of George’s tree hugging adventure flashed through my memory as she poised herself to either scratch or launch skyward, I’m not sure. 

As I grabbed for that big fluffy tail, she would manage to twist and turn and evade capture.  Finally she got close enough to grab hold and I wrestled her into the tent.  Thank goodness for that tail!  I would never have a tailless cat…what handle would have?

I warned her she’s on the naughty cat list and Santa would not be coming with any gifts from her this Christmas, but then she reminded me that I’m Jewish and she did get anything for Channukah either so who cares.  She’s a sassy one, that Gracie!

Since I was frustrated by not being able to edit any of the videos we’ve been shooting, I was ready to visit Best Buy and pay my money down for a software program, no matter what it cost!  So off we went to search out Best Buy, which was only a few miles away…cool.

Somehow we lost sight of the fact it was Christmas Day and many businesses were closed.  Oh well, Wal-mart probably has something so we headed that way.  They were closed also.  Bummer.  Well, that stinks.  So we decided to find some place to eat.  Nothing seemed to be open in the food industry either.

 

Chinese!  They’re always open on Christmas Day…it’s the traditional place for Jews to gather on this day.  But then Left Brain (who doesn’t care for Chinese buffets) spotted a Denny’s.  We had a lovely, leisurely lunch and talked about how excited we were to have the kids coming tonight.

Now that we only get to see family every six months these times are doubly precious.  Their hotel is directly across the street from Universal Studios, and I can’t wait to hit the parks with them!

We hunkered down at the hotel like papparazzi waiting for a good shot and waited for their arrival.  It was so good to see them.  I had ordered pizza for supper to be delivered based on their estimate of 45 minutes to an hour for delivery time.  It arrived in 30 minutes flat...way ahead of the family.  Oh well, at least there will be food...cold, but food.

The kids were buzzed with the idea of swimming in an outdoor pool on Christmas Day so they splashed and played like dolphins and the adults sat on the sidelines freezing watching them.  Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Long Live the Queen of Christmas Day

The Murals of Blueberry Hill

Since we'll be moving tomorrow and I don't know what we might have for internet, I'm posting it now just in case.

For my Christian friends - Merry Christmas!

For my Jewish friends - I'll miss you at the Chinese buffet!

The grounds here at the RV resort are lovely and every effort is made to make things pretty.

On the back of the clubhouse there are murals all over the entire wall.

These depict a time from our childhood and bring back so many memories.

Remember those drive-in theatres?  Were you the one who had to hide in the trunk to save money because you were small?  Or did they just make that story up to stuff me in the trunk!

This one was quite clever as they put the bubbler right where the water faucet was.  Okay, yes...bubbler is a Wisconsin term.  Some of you might call it a water fountain.

There's a lot to love about this place, but we are excited to be moving on to a new location.  

Long Live the Queen of Blueberry Hill

I'm back again!

It has been a whirlwind these last couple of days and I missed my computer while it was gone but it appears to be healthy again.

I'm going to miss having my flock of ibis grazing next to our motorhome, as well as the
sandhill cranes that come walking through.

My kitchen cart was supposed to arrive last Friday, but it was delayed due to the holiday traffic.  The latest peek at the tracking shows it's on its way and should arrive by the end of the day.

We delayed our departure for the next park by one day to allow the PC to be finished up and for this to arrive, so hopefully I can get it put together tonight before we leave.

It's hot and humid today - 85 right now, but not complaining.  They had predicted rain earlier and we were concerned about getting everything taken down and put away for the move, but it's a beautiful day.

Most of the day was spent doing laundry and cleaning up the place, I like to start a new stay with everything clean and ready to go.

We'll be hooking up with the grandkids and their parents tomorrow, so there will be no time for housework while they are here.

This little bluebird stopped by to say goodbye to us.  First time I'd seen them here.

Here's hoping everyone has a great holiday and I'll post when I can.

Long Live the Queen

Will be off internet for a while

My computer is in the repair shop currently and I might not have it back until Monday.
As much as I love my tablet, it's not the easiest to compose with so until I am up and running I'll be absent for a bit.
I wonder if it has the same virus that Left Brain and I had.
Long Live the Queen of PC Withdrawal

The Villages

One of our favorite places to visit while in central Florida was The Villages.  This is the deluxe playground for seniors.

The most common mode of transportation is via golf cart....and I don't mean just any old golf cart.  These are all tricked out and personalized to many degrees.

The Rialto Theatre is one of our favorites to visit and it sits on the downtown square of Spanish Springs.

There is a church across the street from it which is lovely.

They have a large pool area with shooting fountains that is nice to look at.

Long Live the Village Idiot....I mean Queen