Living Amongst Old People, Vinyl vs. Block, and Storage Issues

Another Monday means that Jerry and Linda answer questions and keep you up to date on their life in Florida's Friendliest Home Town! Resident passes, living in a community of old folks, lifestyle visits and more are discussed in today's video. Linda will show you a fun art project and Jerry will share a dieting tip. Gizmo will talk about an issue very important to him, and you'll find out where the Newcomers think you can get the best meals!
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[@steveboussom6564]

So cool to see you taking care of Gizmo during the show. Everybody does love Gizmo. We had a fur baby cat for 17 years and he passed in May 2021. Sharing your love for Gizmo is wonderful.

[@texasmimi5566]

I loved your family photo show. I got teary seeing all the wonderful memories you two have. You have certainly been blessed.

[@beautyover6018]

I did too! You could see the pride in his eyes!

[@ceceb6264]

We closed on our villages house today, we plan to move next month, can’t wait

[@henryjohn972]

Congrats.......

[@barbaraebner5889]

May good health and happiness move in with you.

[@BettyD3495]

Good morning! 🌞 Thank you for this video. 🎉It’s so nice having you on KZbin; I can count on you for your consistently wholesome, fun and informative content. 🌴🌺

[@primdasi]

You guys did an outstanding job raising a beautiful family …….I know you’re proud and you should be !

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Thanks Rich, we appreciate that. 🙂🙂

[@automaticsweetheart2009]

It makes me so happy to see how much more comfortable and happy Linda is in front of the camera these days compared to the beginning. :)

[@r-anne7375]

Gizmo loves being held by his dad . He's so content now.🐶 Love your show !

[@CocoFirenze]

The chip tip was amazing! Jerry more! Your photos are so beautiful, thank you for sharing your family treasures. You guys are the best

[@stephaniecampbell6811]

Please thank your boys for their service to our country. 🇺🇸

[@terrie1226]

Thanks for the tip on eating one potato chip at a time...great family pictures thanks for sharing them awesome looking boys and Linda too.....stay safe & warm!

[@halhelms3858]

Lol Hal’s wife here. You guys are So fun and entertaining and informative! Love the chip tip! 🤣 Hysterical! Sharing w my friends:) Can’t wait to visit The Villages! With love from Las Vegas

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

See you when you get here!😁😁

[@Wol1verine]

That's our Jerry. Always willing to take one for the team by sitting in a cold pool!

[@curtisdavis8594]

Like the Gizmo.... He's charming... Good show... 😊 Leave with a smile after your videos, everytime. Thank You! Go Navy! Such a beautiful family and photos.. Keep bringing the Good content! 😊📸

[@lisapurzak722]

Loved looking at your family pictures. Beautiful family. I have been watching your videos for the last year. But this one made me laugh so much!

[@peterboggi9690]

Now that was a really good Shoe.. Loved the trip down memory lane.. As you can see i'm like 12 hours late to the party, We're living your hectic 30 day Crunch till our closing You guys put a smile on this stressed out face, and I thank you.

[@FloridaClay]

Loved the pics. What a great looking family! I know you must be very proud of your kids.

[@oceandreamer1958]

Great video! Lots of great info! We are so appreciative of the time you take putting these videos together. You’re the best!

[@dianeritchey2775]

Loved the photo show. Thanks for sharing with us! 😀

[@lindaciambra9342]

Beautiful family! ❤️ Thank you for sharing!

[@patricklee780]

Thank you for the lovely photos of you, your kids and grandkids. :)

[@melodythomas3770]

Oh mylanta❤!!! Your trip down memory laaaane!!! That waz perfect!!!

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@emmylou-y4b]

Great video and thanks for sharing your wonderful photos!

[@Judes121]

Thanks for sharing always valuable information ‼️😊

[@SHIRLEYZAPORZON]

Thanks again so much for the video, but special thanks for the pics!

[@yogiviben8555]

Awwww what a beautiful family. Thanks for sharing! ♥️

[@Capt-Cran]

Thank you for sharing the pics ... a wonderful family ... and thanks to all for their service to our country .... love your channel!!

[@gregorynp]

Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing

[@sallypriest4363]

Loved the family photos! Thanks for sharing❣️

[@lynnettebell1405]

Love that house sale sign - so true!!! It is too high! They really do go up every day.

[@reneeolson6677]

Love your show. Look forward to watching every week. You are so down to earth.

[@johntamulonis4626]

Another great show! So many great shows in a row. Thanks for all you do.

[@Judes121]

Loved seeing your pics

[@Lavender-doll]

Love the great family pictures!!!

[@catherinehillier9155]

Thanks for taking the time to answer our question ….. great Mailbag Monday Guys

[@patriciadavis7780]

Great pictures and a beautiful family. Thanks for sharing. 😊❤️

[@debrabrown5688]

This was filled with good information. Thank you and may God bless you both.

[@mishloud4215]

love, love, your pictures...beautiful family!!

[@annekelley8299]

Beautiful family pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[@technologymom]

I’ve begun digitizing my photos. It takes a while, but you get a trip down memory lane as you do it. Then I can use them as screensavers or display them on a rotating basis on a digital frame. The benefit is that I see them, instead of having them stuck away in a bin.

[@Bunny-rh1yy]

Beautifful family! Thanks for sharing

[@auroranite]

20 yrs ago we filled 20,000 gal pool with our house faucet. took few days. But hey the waters still there😊 Frozen over now with Maine temps. I really can’t see why anyone at TV’s would want the maintenace of their own pool. With the many beautiful pools TV’s provide. LOVED the pics at end. Beautiful family, such blessings. My goodnes Linda you an twin are identical! Tks for bringing us along❤️

[@debrabyrd1306]

Beautiful family pictures what great memories

[@giannabella9183]

We just love your family photos. Beautiful family. God bless you all!💖💖💖

[@canadafragrancereviewerdia9119]

Gizmo is so needy today awe thats okay he loves you guys thank you for all your great work.

[@feleciawallace8420]

Thanks for sharing your family portraits we enjoyed them, what a beautiful family...

[@kathyberardino4501]

Love this video 😂 Thanks for the diet tip..lol! Love your family pics 💕 You guys are very special. As always...thanks for all the hard work you do to bring us your excellent videos. It's much appreciated 💕👏🎉

[@chimesplayer]

Wow!! What a beautiful family you have!!Thanks so much for sharing those pictures.

[@gigimac8459]

Oh my goodness, what a beautiful family you have! Thanks so much for sharing the beautiful photos!

[@lorigrimaldi194]

Thank you for sharing your family pictures. You have a beautiful family.

[@DisMindy5767]

Thank you for sharing those beautiful family pictures. You have been so blessed. On the country club dining. We have had the opportunity to dine in several of the clubs while visiting family. Before selecting where to go, I've reviewed the menus. I am so impressed with the excellent options. Every place we went was wonderful and the prices are so reasonable.

[@garyxyz4400]

Very nice MBM. Thanks for all you do. Good to see you are enjoying your later years. Time goes by too fast.

[@djbvida]

Great video! Stucco house sounds safest in hurricane. I’m glad you have people you trust to take care of Gizmo when you leave town. The photos you shared were wonderful. What a beautiful family you have.

[@rickypastille]

Love the family photos and the three boys!!! Linda, there's a special place in heaven for the mothers of boys.

[@blka100]

Look forward to your show every Monday. Will probably never move to the Villages, but quite interested in the community and always am entertained by your shows.

[@teresawilson110]

Loved this and the pics were wonderful !

[@pauline4848]

Really Loved Seeing Your Family Photo's, Wonderful Memories And Gizmo Demanding Love And Attention And The Treats 😀 Great Show As Always, Love The Rock Painting👍

[@beautyover6018]

Happy to see Gizmo get some love❤️ What a beautiful family you both have those photos were amazing - it all starts in the home you can tell you have raised really good kids - Jerry I could see the pride in your eyes and smile in the photographs.

[@karensnook7419]

OMG! I'm literally cracking up at Jerry's Health tips!! Eat another chip! 🤣🤣 Loved seeing your photos! Such a beautiful family. I also have totes of photos that I need to downsize before our move there. Look forward to all your videos & appreciate all the valuable info!! Can not wait until our turn to move there. We'll be full timers! 🤗

[@MaryBethMcCoy]

Great show today! I loved the trip down Memory Lane with your family photos. You have been truly blessed! I am single so it is a bit bittersweet, not ever having been married with my own family to make memories with, but I enjoyed it greatly all the same. It brings back to mind all the wonderful experiences I had with my family growing up. Really good questions this week also. Your show is so informative and very entertaining! I watch regularly even though I don’t plan on moving to The Villages.

[@libbyannsmith7986]

Good morning! I always enjoy starting my week watching your program from California. I’m looking move to Florida in about eight months once the school year is over and I retire after 30 years in education. I so appreciate you answering questions I have. Thanks.

[@harryp1665]

Beautiful family, thanks for sharing your memories with all of us. Jerry, I almost felt bad you had to get your feet wet in a cool pool. It’s 21 degrees today in Pittsburgh when I left for work.

[@margaretdevlin3557]

Lovely family pictures!

[@CR-ru1kw]

😻😻😻Memory Lane! Many thanks for sharing great pics. 🥰🥰🥰Gizmo!

[@mrmotorcarsrs2034]

Hello, Randall here again. Awesome show and pictures. I think you are still a coach Jerry. You are coaching people on the Villages. You two are awesome. Have a blessed week.

[@stephaniebohn9002]

I loved your pictures. Nice to see your family.

[@joangiangola7405]

Very beautiful family photos, thank you for sharing those, your family is lovely.

[@laurarahz12]

Great video, just loved the slide show... does it feel like it all went so fast! Mine are still little so I can't imagine wedding pictures and graduations! haha... Happy Mondaty

[@theresatitus-lawson3431]

When I did the lifestyle visit, I did it for $99.00 a night also for 7 days. After that visit I was hooked! I knew there was no other place I wanted to retire to but The Villages! My home is vinyl sided and it's no problem! I have termite protection and power wash it twice a year. Five years later, no hurricane damage so far. I'm a happy camper! 😀 Love your beautiful pictures! It was great seeing your Family! I love Lopez Legacy and have frequented there quite a lot. The other ones I've enjoyed are Arnold Palmer's and Cane Garden. On Long Island I Used a lady that had a business called "Critter Sitter" and when I made my yearly trips to Florida for a week she would come to my home and feed my cat twice a day, clean the litter pan, water my plants, feed my fish and take in my mail! Now that I'm in the Villages, my neighbor across the street from me who use to work for a vet will look after my cat if I take a trip for more than a couple of days. It's less stress on your pet if they don't have to change atmospheres, IMO. Thanks for another great Mailbag Monday! ❤

[@tjlarson6519]

Great show. Gizmo surely was needy, but he seemed to like when Jerry was hiding him and almost fell asleep. Have a great week.

[@johnbird8097]

Beautiful family. You have been blessed.

[@sassysasparilla2922]

Loved the show (no surprise there!)..a delightful way to start the week..what a beautiful family!! Thanks for sharing your lovely pics. The block homes look very solid..I wonder how the traditional block homes compare with the tilt wall construction some of the new homes down south are getting. Giz thanks for telling us about good pup sitting options, very important! I’d pick the friends first, then of course the spa : ) Extra treats and pets : ) 🙂🐶🐾💓

[@debbiestein3134]

Always worth the watch 💕

[@ashleysmith6884]

Very interesting info on the pool. Thanks

[@dl7562]

Great questions in this one!

[@glennwoodp1448]

As always, we enjoyed your video. It always starts our week off right! Thank you for sharing your family photos and memories. We hope to see y'all "when we get there"!

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Thank you so much.🙂🙂🙂

[@joangiangola7405]

I took the $99 lifestyle visit in 2017, Bargain Shoppers rule! It was hot! But The Villages are beautiful any time of the year! I loved it and I am coming back to visit with a friend who is going to take her lifestyle visit as soon as she can. Hi Gizmo!

[@MsLorie-ef6fo]

So nice to see you enjoying the warm weather while us northerners are freezing and shoveling a foot of snow....😕. Loved seeing your beautiful family pictures ❤️. You can digitize your pics on a zip drive and watch on your tv when company visits or put them on a digital picture frame which you can program to show each one. Your hilarious chip eating tip makes sense if you want to lose weight (or not)... LoL. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@bevleonard8605]

made your candy meatloaf sooooooo good: we will have it once a week now. Thankyou so much for sharing. Beverly

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Our pleasure Beverly, thank you so much for letting us know. Glad you liked it!

[@stevensmith9974]

From here in the UK have been enjoying your shows for a long time now. Always fun, informative and of great interest as we do not have anything like the Florida Villages here. For a change we seem to be having warmer weather than you, but this will no doubt change very shortly. Keep up the good work and I assume you will have to become the Villlages Florida Old Timers eventually. Hope you can all keep clear of the Covid and enjoy another happy year.

[@nataliesmithhart4511]

Loved seeing all the pictures! What a good looking crew! 💙 I’ve been thinking about your buddy Rick and I’m hoping his spirits have been lifted by an overflowing mailbox this past week. 🙏🏼 TFS a great mailbag today. 💌📫 Have a great week. Best! ☀️

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

My Facebook has crashed. Haven't been able to get on there. I did access it through a friend though and Rick's wife had posted a comment that he was absolutely thrilled with the letters. She said it made him feel so good. Thanks to all of you that took time to make a stranger feel good. Interacting with people like you every day, Natalie shows us that there is so much good in this world. Thank you!

[@mb0314]

This is your best video yet!!!!! Pictures of your happy life, your suggestions on potato chip control will keep those excess pounds off. Happy Monday!🥶Heat turned on for us today, 67degrees this morning🥶in the house.

[@geoffreyholliday1971]

Thanks for sharing really beautiful family :)

[@tamarafink5628]

Linda, deep purple is your color. It really accentuates your hair color. Love the channel!

[@cydneystephen2814]

Hi Jerry , Linda and Gizmo. I’m late. Pressed for time. Listening while doing some tasks. So no long comment today. Enjoying as usual and see you next video.

[@davidoverholt251]

Jerry and Linda, I have 5.2 inches of white stuff saved in my fridge for you two last night, in Brunswick, Ohio! I Know you are home sick for Indiana (LOL), but do not think Amazon can get my present to you in time for your cooling memories! Love your posts! Keep it Up!

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

😁😁😁Send it in July!

[@jocichon6048]

Gorgeous family photos

[@melB2392]

I loved seeing your family photos! Such a lovely family 🩷

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@ritaknight3630]

Great show! My favorite part was the old pictures you shared. Linda, what kind of paint do you use on the rocks? You make my Monday mornings!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@rodneyskinner7741]

🥶 45 degrees here in Boca Raton this morning! Great video thanks guys! ❤️🙏🇺🇸

[@deedeew4040]

Greetings from Central Arizona!! I wish I could get myself to live in a place like where you live. At soon to be 67 I keep up over 1/2 acre of property and I am a private person. Wish I could be as outgoing as you both. Love watching your vlog

[@arlinemoore7276]

Great show❗️🌷 Loved your family pics, too 🤗 Arline in Ohio

[@lorijones564]

Loved the family photos!

[@klb1752]

Another great show!! Thanks for the shout out. It was so fun to meet you, Linda! I was star struck 🤩 meeting such a sweet famous person!

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@warmhalo9963]

We missed Gizmo on your last video. So adorable when he whines....LOL Love your family pictures.

[@juleebailey3046]

Linda, rock painting sounds like fun!!!

[@susieblackman7981]

Love your rock idea.

[@Jaxmidway1]

Beautiful family! GO NAVY

[@janiemiller553]

Hi Linda & Jerry & Gizmo, enjoyed you great show today ! Really enjoyed seeing your family photos And seeing the kids and how everyone has changed. Still laughing Over Jerry potatoes chip diet tip. Always eat them one at a time. You will enjoy more and they last longer !! 🤣 Love watching you all. And it's been really cold here in Louisville, KY too. Be glad when Spring is here !! Love you guys ! 🐾🥰😊

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Less than 60 days till Spring! But as I remember, those Springs in Louisville can be pretty darn cold.

[@janiemiller553]

I definitely know that Jerry ! That's why I want to move to Villages ! Your cool snap will be nothing but a memory soon ! 😊❣️

[@MomsCoffee2]

We put in a pool at our last Home, 12,000 gallons. Our water bill only went up $20 to fill it in the year 2000 and it took one day. I was pleasantly surprised! Beautiful family photos, thank you for sharing! No storage in our 55+ community home either, and our kids didn't want all our photos, albums, framed pictures either, it's a real problem! Start Thinning out while your young, it'll make life easier! It was a nightmare for me to Purge a lifetime of our "Stuff" yikes!! Love the Survivor Chips 😂

[@scottcoleman2876]

What a beautiful and patriotic family 👍