WE'LL, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK AMONG FELLOW STROKE FRIENDS. I'LL CONDENSE 2+ MONTHS AS BEST I CAN.

WE SPENT JANUARY IN PALM COAST, FLORIDA AGAIN. THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, SO I COULD GO IN THE POOL ALMOST EVERY DAY TO EXERCISE. THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS THE PITS. LAST YEAR WE HAD A TWO BEDROOM CONDO OVERLOOKING A POND. YHIS YEAR WE HAD A THREE BEDROOM CONDO OVERLOOKING THE INTER-COASTAL, AND IT WAS $500 DOLLARS LESS. GOOD THING, BECAUSE WE HAD LOTS OF COMPANY.

fEBRUARY WAS THE BEST. WE SPENT 4 WEEKS IN DISNEYWORLD. MY SON, WHO REMAINS IN THE WILL, GOT US A DEAL AT TWO DIFFERENT HOTELS, 2 WEEKS IN PORT ORLEANS, AND 2 WEEKS AT CARRIBEAN BEACH. MY WIFE AND I SURVIVED BEING IN ONE ROOM WITH ONE BATHROOM FOR TWENTY NINE DAYS. I TOLD HER SHE COULD USE THE BATHROOM ON THE EVEN DAYS, BUT AFTER THE FIRST DAY SHE STARTED TO WALK FUNNY, SO I THOUGHT WE JUST BETTER SHARE. WE WENT INTO EACH PARK TWICE DURING THE MONTH. I WALKED SO MUCH, I WAS 5'11" WHEN I LEFT HOME AND RETURNED 5'4" TALL. I WORE MY LEGS DOWN. WE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HAD THE BEST TIME. IF I DON'T SEE ANOTHER KID BESIDE MY OWN GRANDCHILDREN FOR SIX MONTHS, I'LL BE FINE. BY THE WAY, MY LITTLE GUY FROM KOREA IS DOING JUST GREAT. WE SPENT TIME WITH MY SON'S FAMILY AS THEY CAME OVER TO SWIM EVERY WEEKEND. PERFECT WEATHER AND WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME, I TOLD MY SON TO WATCH FOR SPECIALS FOR NEXT YEAR. WE WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. ALSO, MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY CAME DOWN THE THIRD WEEKEND IN FEB. THE WHOLE FAMILY WENT TO THE WATER PARK FOR THE DAY AND HAD A BLAST.

THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH WE WERE IN WEST PALM BEACH, SEEING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. ANOTHER GOOD TIME. THE TRIPS TO FLORIDA AND BACK TO INDIANA WERE WITHOUT PROBLEMS, THANK GOODNESS. DID I GET A TAN? OF COURSE.

WE HAD WONDERFUL MEALS. WE HAD A REFRIGERATOR IN THE ROOM SO WE HAD OUR CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST. THE FOOD AT DISNEY HAS REALLY IMPROVED, SO WE AT IN THE FOOD COURTS A LOT. TASTY AND REASONABLE. IN THE TIME WE WERE GONE, I PUT ON ONE POUND AND MY WIFE STAYED THE SAME. I HAD THE EXTRA ICE CREAM ON A STICK ONE DAY.

NO MOVIES, NO PICTURES, NO MORE.

MARTY