Tropical Palms is showing an exciting change everyday. As the leaves change color and tumble to the ground up North, the sun shines brighter down here in the South each time another friend arrives on scene for their winter respite. The flight of the snowbirds has begun. The count is going up daily. More and more of our friends will land safely here in their sanctuaries as the days grow shorter. It is wonderful to see each one of them once again. We all spent our summers on different journeys. Now we can spend time together having fun and making new memories once again. Oh, by the way......Remember Daylight Savings Time is next weekend.
Cory and I made our way over to several of our favorite places. Bar Harbor was first on the list. One of their specials of the day was twin lobsters with drawn butter for $15.98. No hesitation from this mouth. My meal. Amazingly, I ate them both! Of course! .....and could have eaten two more.....of course! Yum -Yum. Cory got a shrimp dinner. Next stop was Costcos. Love that place! Of course, bought one of their rotisserie chickens for a later meal....actually 4 meals.
The chickens are so large you can enjoy them for days. And dessert followed at Culvers. We had one of their concrete mixers. Oh, double This was truly a day of indulgence.
Our morning coffee gathering is growing as more of our friends arrive and settle back into their homes away from home. Of course, our home is with us wherever we go. We had a pleasant surprise when Lee stopped by for a visit. Lee and Elaine stayed here at Tropical Palms for years. Lee worked here. Presently, they live on the West Coast of Florida. He and Art would work together and solve any problem presented to them. They were the real dynamic duo! Lulu can barely contain herself when friends arrive. She is such a people person. She insisted Joyce had to hold her for a snapshot. Of course, Theresa and Lou are her new found friends. When Sonny came by with his new, best friend, Lulu showed no hesitation in making him feel right at home. She didnt mind that he is a basket case and not as handsome as some. Perhaps some orthodontic work would help. She should have been a Walmart greeter....she
loves everyone when they show up. She would give them a fist bump rather than a handshake (social safety) but she cant do either.....you know why. Shes so hospitable.
Speaking of hospital... — my days of counting down before going under the knife is getting smaller. Yup...Im almost there....on a new medical exploit to get a new total knee replacement. Today and tomorrow and then the Big Day! Monday, October 26th is surgery day. Dont worry....youll know when Im done....you will probably think it is a sonic boom. It wont be - it will just be me. Making a sound heard ‘round the world. Yup.....that will be me. I have already fessed up that I will make a horrible patient. I do poorly with just a paper cut. Get your ear plugs out. Run away if you must. Bury your head in the sand. The decibels of my voice will ring loud and clear.......OWWWWWWWEEEEEE!! Actually, our friend, Art (who has had 2 knee replacements by the same doctor) has been my private cheerleader and continually reassures me that if I follow their direction, I will do fine. I will! I will! I will! I am to show up
at the Celebration Hospital (very close to our park) at 9:00 AM. My surgery will be at 1:00 PM. Ill be up and walking by evening. Amazing! I have to stay overnight in the hospital for one night. Cory can stay over in my room if he wants.....any bets on which choice he makes? Because of Covid, only one person is allowed to be with me. It was between he and Lulu. Of course, Lulu thought I would pick her.....she was brushing up on her nursing skills. She was actually hoping she could lie next to me in the operating room. She wanted the doctors to transplant my old knee onto her but because it is only a knee, it wouldnt work. Im not donating my leg! Sorry, Lu! She didnt care that it is a bad knee....
