I can't believe it but we're almost at the end of our time on Marco Island! We move to Gainesville, FL this Sunday, December 16th!
It's been a busy time bringing our lives here to a close.
Saying good bye to new friends, women in St. Mark's weekly Bible study, fellow students
in my Spanish class and the Collier County Habitat for Humanity team.

This past Tuesday, I got to go on a field trip with Tommy's class. We went to the children's museum and had a great time!

Here is Tommy with Nana Cap on the bus.

Tommy and Ms. LeCompte playing catch with a clementine at our indoor picnic.

 Tommy LOVED the Igloo because there was a wall of ice which felt good!

Yesterday and today, running errands and getting the cars ready for the trip. We'll pack up tomorrow, have one last visit with John, Karen, Johnny and Tommy and then hit the road on Sunday after the 8am service.

I will miss this beautiful place and the ocean which has been such a gift!
Cappy

WOW! It's been 30 days since my last post! Lots has been going on starting with
volunteer orientation at Tommy's school. This was required for me to visit with him
in his classroom. I got to participate in a Fun Friday where we made edible pumpkins and
to his speech therapy and OT classes. I'm happy to be getting to know Tommy better!

I've been going to a wonderful physical therapist 2-3 times a week and she's really helping
me with my back!

Bill and I had dinner with some Kodak friends, Jim and Linda Moxley. It was fun to
catch up on "the old days".

On November 10th, I went to some Collier County Habitat dedications. There were 6 home
owners, all of whom had been in their homes for some time. They dedicated all of the homes
at the same time in one of the homeowners' back yards. It was very sweet. Part of the dedications
were translated into Spanish and Creole.
Along with lots of other volunteers, I helped get out a major year end holiday mailing for Habitat and
am helping to make some corrections to their database.

We went to all of Johnny's football games which was great fun! And Bill (sometimes with my help) helped get Johnny to and from football practice.

Then on 11/17, Jocelyn, Dan and Talli arrived for a 6 day visit! We had lots of fun some of which you can see in these photos.

It was great for Talli and Johnny to have another young person! We spent a lot of time doing skits. Two people would be given a scenario and the acting began! It was obvious very quickly who had and didn't have acting talent! Lots of laughter and fun! We rented bikes including a 4 person surrey and biked around Marco Island.

The cold water didn't keep Talli from boogie boarding. She even caught a few waves!
I prefer the pool which is much warmer.

We spent Thanksgiving together and had a delicious meal and, of course, more skits!

(Johnny, Jocelyn, Dan, Talli, Bill and Karen)

The week after Thanksgiving, Bill and I went bike riding again. I love spending so much time outdoors!

I'm off tonight to St. Mark's for the third class in the "Bad Girls of the Bible" series. The first class was about Eve, the second, Rahab and tonight is Potiphar's wife. Between my weekly bible study and this class, I'm sure learning a lot!

Bill and I are starting our preparations to leave Marco Island in less than 2 weeks. We'll depart on
Sunday, 12/16 and move into our student housing apartment in Gainesville, Fl the same day.

Stay tuned!

Have a blessed Advent season!
Cappy