Old Man Winter has Arrived!!

We just looked at the temperature in Lake Placid, FL, and it is 77 degrees!! What are we doing in Kansas City.....

It is snowing and the wind is blowing about 30 miles an hour. It is about 29 degrees and is suppose to be down to 11 degrees tonight. So I think we need to start our packing for our winter trip!!

We can't wait, and are looking forward to loading up and heading out. We are looking at leaving here probably on December 27 - it really depends on the weather forecasts.

We have just been busy getting things ready for Christmas. We have got all the decorations up and have a lot of our packages wrapped. Still have a little shopping left but getting on the tail end of it.

Last week, Jack and I attended my FAA Retirees' Luncheon. It was nice to see some of my old buddies from work and catch up with them and their families. Had a nice lunch with about 45 people or so.

Then Saturday night, we had our good friends, Frank and Linda, and Marlin and Dora, in to play Tripoley. This is a old game but we have just started playing it again in the last couple months. It is a fun game with cards and pennies. We also went out to eat before coming back here to play. I had read an article in the KC Star about a restaurant that had opened up (Stephenson's) out South. This restaurant used to be open, and had been an established one for many years in Lee's Summit. One of the sons has now opened this one up again. Well, let me tell you it was not like the old one for sure. We were really disappointed in the food!! So for you local people, you might not want to waste your time.

Have a good week!!