Pleep & Delete Sad to Say Farewell To Parkers

Pleep was up early to spend his last time with Ida, Beau, Harry and Oscar. He noted that Ida actually spent more time in "The Chair" working than she did eating, sleeping or at the beach. Ida was grateful to have a comfortable chair with at least a view of the ocean while she whiled away her hours working. Oscar set his bed up at the side of the chair and periodically would get in Ida's lap just to check out the work activity.

Beau and Harry slept in after their long day on the beach and the final 36 holes in the Parker Invitational Miniature Golf Tournament (match play). Harry ended up the winner although Beau did manage another hole-in-one. After his morning constitutional and breakfast, Oscar headed into the boy's bedroom/tv room to see if he could roust them. No luck so he settled back in for a nap.

Now that everyone has departed, Pleep and Delete are very lonely. The place is far too quiet. Pleep misses the long discussions about the more esoteric baseball rules and fantasy baseball strategy. He was especially pleased to join in the discussions about next year's play where actual cash money might be involved.

The weather has been spot on the entire time. Rain is finally forecast for tomorrow which might be a nice break. Plus, Pleep pointed out it won't be as tough to be cleaning if it is raining outside. Finally, Pleep has determined his final rankings for the Florida condo. He awarded first place to Oscar for being best behaved furry friend and cutest. Then he ended up with a three way tie for second between Kate, Beau and Harry. All the teenagers were well behaved, tidy, and did not break any of the house rules. Delete pointed out that Pleep always favors pets and children over adults. Ida came in third and Perry Parker was at the bottom. Pleep says Perry did fine in the condo but he did not think the truck was very tidy. Delete lobbied hard in Perry's behalf noting pick-up trucks from cattle ranches never are very tidy.

We are already planning next summer's visit and hope everyone can return. Once the Daytona Beach Cubs 2011 schedule is posted, the Parkers can decide to hit either Belly Buster Monday or Thirsty Thursday.