Kelly’s back in California. She left EARLY yesterday.

Right now I’m at the Squad. Everything is back to normal.

She and I had a great but eventful holiday.

While she was here we went to the Tampa boat parade. The trip was confused by bus problems but finally we were able to see the lovely decorated boats.

Christmas day I caught the meat thermometer in the turkey on fire so we ate at Denny’s restaurant which
Was okay but not grand.

The gifts I received were nice. Quiet Christmas.

Kelly’s departure was difficult. We hope to get together in the spring of 2025. She’s a great and I wish it was more often, but I understand that she has California commitments.

Kelly arrived last Saturday but because of a flight mix-up, it was after midnight when she got here. We talked until 2:30 a.m. My daughter is awesome!

Since her arrival, we’ve gone to a dance and we’ve eaten out most meals. The weather has been overcast and cool. It should improve soon.

She’s determine to get me “moving.” (And I must admit I need exercise so I’m glad to have the motivation.) We went to a “sit and get fit” class Tuesday and I’ve promised her I’ll try to keep it up after she leaves. The classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 or 12:30.

We’ve been watching a British series on Netflix, “Call the Midwife.” It’s very enjoyable. It’ll take me forever to get through all the seasons!!

We were supposed to go on a bus trip today but it was cancelled. Tomorrow we have tickets to the boat parade on Tampa Bay. Should be fun.

Christmas is Monday so we’ll probably go to church services Christmas Eve.

Today the only thing on my calendar is taking our turkey breast out of the freezer so it’ll be thawed for our huge dinner Monday.

It’s taken me a couple months to recover from my cracked tail bone. I’m much better, but I’m also suffering from a bad back (probably because of the strain due to the tail bone). I’m hoping I’ve recovered enough to enjoy the next two weeks.

My daughter, Kelly, is arriving tonight and she’ll be here until the 30th. I’ve scheduled lots of stuff for us to do. Unfortunately the weather isn’t going to be very favorable. Tonight we’re expecting about 3″ of rain!