Hand and Foot

Since it was 2:30 AM this morning by the time we got home from Disney's Magic Kingdom and I got my blog posted, we did not get up very early this morning. (Not that we often get up early, but this was even later than usual for us...) We didn't accomplish very much after we go up either. After all, we are retired, you know.

Late this afternoon we made a quick trip over to the nearby Publix grocery to pick up milk and orange juice and restock my blueberry supply. Leslie and Bill were bringing over her shrimp and avocado salad for supper. It was a very hot day today, so I decided to make Grandma Hardt's pear salad as well. It's a true 1950's salad: canned Bartlett pear halves on a lettuce bed with a dab of Miracle Whip in the center, topped with shredded Colby cheese and chopped pecans. I haven't tasted that combination for over thirty years, but it was actually pretty good and every bit of both salads disappeared.

After dinner we decided that it was about time we had a rematch of Hand and Foot. Leslie and I had soundly beaten the fellows the last time we played and they were out for revenge.

Things got pretty heated there for a while --

I was getting frustrated as I had this handful of cards with not enough meld to get down on the board!
(I'm ten points short of the 180 I need...)

It didn't get a whole lot better and the fellows definitely won this round! Oh well, tomorrow is another day...

Golf Carts

I am beginning to think that a prerequisite to a long-term stay at an RV park must be a golf cart. I really believe that there may be more golf carts in use at RV parks then in all of the golf courses combined! Auntie Violet is currently sitting on a corner site in Bee's RV Resort. It's kind of fun to sit at my desk and watch the golf cart traffic outside the window. Many of them have tinsel and stockings and lights and all kinds of holiday decorations, but I've seen none to beat this one we saw last night at Disney's Fort Wilderness. This "sled" was quite a sight!

The heads of the reindeer (attached to a bar in front of the golf cart) swiveled back and forth. And be sure to note Rudolph's red nose!

The other mode of transportation we saw a great deal of yesterday was strollers! These are just the ones parked outside of one of the restaurants --

Bill says he has seen times when the porch was actually completely full of strollers! And I must admit, I did not get whacked by a stroller even once yesterday! Usually when we are in a crowded area, they are a constant threat, but the folks yesterday seemed to be quite courteous and careful.

Today was a down day for us. We slept in and didn't leave the RV park. I got a couple of loads of laundry done and Forry drained the grey water tank. He also took apart the lamp on his side of the bed. The switch has been acting up and not working part of the time. It finally quit working at all. Turns out it is completely shot. Sounds like a trip to the hardware store is now on the docket.