We discover tomorrow if we can leave Wednesday!

Sunshine goes to the vet tomorrow for her check-up. After a swelling in her snout brought an initial diagnosis as either an infection or a cancer, she was given two weeks of antibiotics followed by one week of observation. She seems great to us (of course she always does) and hopefully she gets the clean bill of health. If so, we hopefully will leave for Florida Wednesday morning. We have another couple of inches of snow on the ground with warmer weather and rain in the immediate forcast. It is 11 degrees now and we all eagerly await the warmer Florida weather. Sunshine is missing being able to run free in the campground dog park.  

Gonna stay in Michigan a while longer

Carol finally had her eye surgery yesterday and she is doing great. Had her patch taken off today and the doctor was very pleased with her recovery. Her last post-op examination is next Tuesday. She is very pleased with her recovery, too. We thought we would be leaving for Florida right after this appointment but new problems have arisen. Sunshine has a swollen jaw/mouth and we took her to the Vet a couple of days ago. It was discovered that she has either an abcess or a cancer. She is on a medication for two weeks and then a reevaluation to see what is next. We would not travel with her in this condition so we will have to wait until the end of January to see what we do next. Family comes first and she is so much a part of our family now.  

Man oh Man, do I ever have a great skin doctor!

Got these before and after photos of my face. Was treated for skin cancer of the face. Did he do a good job or what?

Merry CHRISTmas to all!

What a great couple of days this has been! Last night at daughter Richelle's family home and this morning most of the kids and grandkids at our condo. We are so blessed to have children and grandchildren that still wish to share and love with us!

And a little longer yet!

The bad thing is that, since we have returned home, we have discovered that Carol needs cataract surgery and I have had some cancerous crap taken from my forehead. Now, Carol discovered that she has infection in her eyes and the surgery was put off for a week. The good news is that we have been well taken care of and will return to Florida healthy. We have a first - this year we have finished our Christmas shopping and are locked and cocked to go for Christmas Eve at Richelle's and Christmas morning the kids and grandkids are coming over here. Thank you God for these blessings!

Looks like we are staying here a little longer

We were planning on returning to Florida a couple of days after Christmas and now it seems like it will be on or after January 3. Carol discovered that she will be having cataract surgery on December 28 and her last checkup with the doctor will be January 3. Two good things about this is that Carol will be able to see well again and we won't have to tow the Montana south when we leave in early January, like we have done so many times in the past. Looks like all is really well! Thanksgiving at Renee's was great and now Christmas Eve at Richelle's and Christmas morning at our condo with the kids and grandkids.

We're back home, now

We left Silver Springs, FL Sunday morning and did what we don't care to do and NEVER WILL DO AGAIN, drove straight through home to Grand Blanc, MI. We only took two half hour nap stops at rest areas along the way but otherwise we were moving. We never traveled through the cotton field area in this time of year before and were amazed to see that they looked snow covered. We also were privileged to see "Fall Colors" on the trees in Georgia and they were beautiful. We were passed by a "Working Greyhound" and Sunshine smiled because she remembers how it was before she retired and joined our family. It was getting dark by the time we got to Atlanta but we were able to see the Olympic Flame once again. We were unable to see the views in the mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky because of the darkness but coming down the mountain from Kentucky into Cincinnati, we were treated to see the Cinci lights. When we left Florida, the temperatures were in the low 80s and when we got home, it was 29 - Shock to the system time. We will travel to Renee's house for Thanksgiving and then celebrate Christmas with the kids and grandkids here and then leave for Florida soon afterwords. We plan on arriving in Florida in time to see the light show at Silver Springs Park and celebrate New Years with our friends from the MOC, Helen and Bill Moll. They are the people who interested us in the park we are staying at in Silver Springs.