We're back in Missouri after a wonderful week in Florida. We spent a good part of the last day trying to leave it in as good a shape as we found it but, in spite of our best efforts, we weren't sure if we did. We never did find a junk drawer, something that exists in every other home we've been in. There's some snow on the ground here and the temperature is in the 30's. We adjusted to the Florida weather quickly and probably won't readjust to Missouri quite as fast.

Yvonne and the baby came back on Wednesday to get Loretta, and we were all going to go out to dinner that evening at a seafood place that Vita had recommended. It was at some distance from where we were and near a place where we could have watched the boats come in. (Fishing boats, I guess.) When the tow truck driver had brought us our second rental car on Tuesday he had it running, so Rose didn't try the ignition. When we got ready to go to dinner on Wednesday, we thought the ignition key didn't fit. Both Rose and Shirley tried with no luck. We couldn't all six fit well in Yvonne's car, so we went to a nearby restaurant which turned out to be superb. Luckily it wasn't far cause Rose and I took turns sitting on each other's laps. The seafood was great as was the service. Our waiter even offered to try to start our rental car for us, but it wasn't within walking distance.

After we finished dinner and got back to the house and before we called Avis to complain, Yvonne suggested she give the key a try. She went outside and came immediately back inside to say she had it running. We felt like three senile old ladies. The rental car was a Dodge van and the key did not look like a key. It looked more like a remote door lock and unlock and that's what we assumed it was. Needless to say, it was the ignition key. Avis did knock $100.00 off our bill for the troubles we had with the first car. We didn't mention our troubles with the second car.

I had an email from Mike Madden. He had gone to Springfield to celebrate Aunt Virginia's birthday the week before. He said she is doing fine. Joe runs into her sister at arthritis exercises occasionally, and she keeps him posted.

I also had an email from Sandi 2 LL's. She's been very busy and was down with the flu for a week. Maudie is coming to Missouri this summer to spend some time in Conway with her sister. We hope she isn't coming that far without seeing all of us. Sandi is going to try to come for part of that time. I hope some of the rest of you 2 LL's can make it, too. For that matter any of our relatives.

Shirley is going to Chicago on Wednesday. I have to stay overnight that night for my IVIG in the hospital, and Rose is going to Chicago on Friday. Goldman, Maddog, Doug and I are going to go to the lake and decide what their projects for workweek are going to be. These young men are like my other sons.

Goldman dropped us off at the airport when we left for Florida and picked us up on our return. Meanwhile, while we were gone the garage door stuck open. He took care of calling the repairman and seeing that it was fixed. He is truly named - GOLDman.