Snowbirds

Now that the holiday season is over, some of our friends who are snowbirds are heading south. They stay here until after Christmas so that they can celebrate with kids and grandkids, but now they are heading for Florida, Arizona and even Texas.

My friend Barry and I went out for a cup of coffee this afternoon. He and his wife Carole will be heading to the their Florida condo for the next few months. Originally a school counselor from Chicago, he moved up to Christmas Mountain after he retired. Carole just turned 65 herself. They both like to golf, and Christmas Mountain is a golfing resort. I think the proximity of the Ho-Chunk Casino is another selling point for them.

Barry and I usually get together for coffee once a week to discuss life in the Dells after Chicago. He has a wry sense of humor, and I will miss him until he gets back in April. He has expressed some interest in the R&GN Railway, and I am hoping to get him involved in that, too.

When I got back to the house, Helen and Jay were here, dropping off Christmas gifts for me and Tom from the kids and picking up Buddy the Dog. Tom and I each got a couple of books, Buddy got to go back home and the cats got to have their food dish put back where it belongs.

It was a win-win-win situation.