Sunday/Monday 1/27 and 1/28/13

We had a call from Kelly last night saying that she has been battling a cold for the last few days so we won't be going there for dinner tonight.  I'm just glad we got to spend as much time as we did together - we had a great time!  We went out early and picked up four grocery items to last us through Thursday morning (the day we leave to go home) and stopped at the Farmer's market to pick up strawberries for Ed and Betty.  We had an easy drive up to Ed's (about an hour and a half) and only got lost when we were trying to find their place in the park.  Ed, the brat, saw me drive by, but had tried to fool us by moving his car across the street!  We visited for a bit and then jumped in their car for a trip to a place called The Villages.  This place was amazing!  It is a planned area with shops, schools, post office, restaurants surrounded by houses of all sizes: from cottages to million dollar homes.  They don't sell houses here - you purchase a lifestyle!  The place keeps expanding - must be thousands of acres!  We drove to the main square and had a great time walking around taking pictures of golf carts.  Some of them are really duded up.  We stopped for lunch just off the square and then headed back.  We had a lovely day visiting and decided to just snack for dinner as we were both still full from lunch.

Today was another busy day at the store.  I had a helper today - Joyce, who is buying a cottage in Old Saybrook, is down for the winter and I chatted with her on Friday when she purchased a couple of items.  I told her what we were doing down here and she said she thought she might want to volunteer also, so she showed up today and we put her to work.  She is a hard worker and we got a lot done.  We had four deliveries this morning and got most of it out, but the Habitat truck went out this morning and hadn't come back yet when we left so I imagine there will be more to put out in the morning.  We came back for lunch and I took a dip in the pool and dried off in the sun while reading another chapter or two in my current book.  We have enough food for dinner tonight and tomorrow night, but will eat out on Wednesday after we pack the car.