DOWN AND OUT—SICK BAY The week started OK, but declined rapidly. We attended church Sunday morning, and Kay performed a beautiful rendition of Praise His Name. We skipped lunch outside the park, and enjoyed a quiet afternoon in DunnGone. Monday morning, neither of us felt like going to the Tourist Club meeting, but we both went to Spring Chorus practice, and returned to DunnGone for rest. Donald finished his pancake flipping duties for the month and Kay served as greeter for the supper. She continued to feel worse, and rested uncomfortably, at best, on the lounge. Her crud worsened, and she stayed in bed all Tuesday. She awoke Wednesday morning feeling somewhat better, but Donald’s crud had worsened. Thursday saw Donald staying in bed most of the day, while Kay was much better, but having a cough that sounded like pneumonia. We were both better on Friday, returning pretty much to normal, even getting in our 3 mile walk. In addition, Kay ventured out on her bicycle.

Consequently, we were down and out this week. It did give us time to do some serious planning for our proposed Alaska trip later this year. As a planner, Donald has over planned as usual, using Microsoft Streets and Trips mapping software, and creating a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet, with Kay researching the unknown details and filling in the remaining blanks. We are thankful for all the information provided by our friends, Ann and Jerry, who made the trip a couple of years ago. Note: All photos this week featured Kay, by popular request. Here’s one of Kay at the Don Wes Flea Market.

YO YO WEATHER—IT’S GETTING HOT DOWN HERE Weather must exhibit similar patterns everywhere—changing constantly. If you don’t like it, wait around a few minutes and it will change. Last weekend, we experienced cool nights with lows in the 40s, then late this week we had mid-90 temps with 100 degrees recorded only a few miles west of us. It was so hot here on Friday that our AC could not keep us. Then last night (Saturday), temps again fell back to the low 40s—that is almost a 50 degree drop in 24 hours. And yet, it is sleeting and snowing back home!

SATURDAY, A SAD DAY We enjoyed our last half-price dinners at Luby’s this Saturday; it was a sad day indeed. Donald has been hanging around our neighbors in Norfork, his friends in Memphis, and his brother-in-law George entirely too long, and is changing his name to Dunnstein. He can ferret out a food bargain in a New York second.

SUNDAY EVENING GOSPEL SING Vicky Wortham, our friend from TLBC in Mountain Home, produced a Gospel Sing in Pine to Palm Resort Park tonight (Sunday). We both participated, singing solo parts as well as singing in the choir. The sound set-up was not too great, but it was a lot of fun, and well attended; it’s obvious our Canadian friends like Southern Gospel music.

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING We’re down to 12 days and counting before our return home. We’re both ready, and would leave tomorrow if we had not committed to the Spring Chorus on March 11. Donald is ready to fish, but has some serious tying to do beforehand. As it stands, we’re contemplating leaving on Thursday, March 12, spending a night in the hill country of Texas near Austin, driving to Wright Patman Reservoir near the Texas-Arkansas border on Friday, March 13, and then the rest of the way home on Saturday, March 14.