Friday, April 10, 2015

Saying A Final Good-bye

Today was our last day here on the fort and it always turns out to be the saddest.  This morning John took our leftover food items to Sam and Leta, washed the car, and made a final stop at the post office.  While he was gone, I finished up the packing.  The only thing we had left to do this afternoon was give the place a final cleaning and say good-bye to our friends.

 Since there is now no food in the house, we headed down to Burger and Shake for lunch.  Our neighbor, Dale, followed us in so we invited her to join us.  On our way home, we decided to stop and say a few good-byes.  First stop was Dave and Valada S. and then we walked right next door to see Ralph R.  From there it was a short trip down the street to see Chuck and Lois and to find out if Lois was going to Bingo tonight--she is, so I'll pick her up.  Next was Wallace and Becky.  As we were walking out of their place, we saw Betty Wright sitting outside along with Kit and Jerry and her family.  We ended up spending quite a bit of time there visiting.  This was truly a final farewell as Betty is fighting terminal cancer.  Betty and John became good friends through wood carvers and she took John under her wing when he first started.  We're all going to miss her great sense of humor and wonderful personality.

Once we returned home, we finished cleaning up the house, mopping the floor, and clearing out the fridge.  Lois and I went to Bingo this evening where we were both winners.  Even though we are looking forward to getting back up north, we'll miss the folks here on the fort and look forward to returning again next fall.  

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