You Can Do This

I woke up this morning at 4 a.m. to a crying Lily. I went to see what was the matter and she was sleeping on the floor between her kitchen and table. A tiny little area just big enough for her. I asked her what was wrong and why was she sleeping on the ground, she told me that she had left her babies in the living room last night.

I convinced her to get in the bed and tucked her in, I left her room and went back to bed. She was crying again within minutes. I am really a very lucky mom, because Lily has been sleeping through the night since she was about three months old and only rarely wakes me up in the middle of the night. I feel like it must be important, there must be something wrong for her to have woken me up in the middle of the night. I went back in her room and snuggled up next to her in the bed. After a bit of chit chat I realized that I was coming down with a cold.

I wonder if Lily is too and that is the cause of her waking me up. She doesn't sound sick but you never know. I got up and took some cold medicine and went back to sleep with Lily. I finally had to roll over and sleep with my back to her because she could not stop talking. And then she went to sleep. I got to be a little uncomfortable in my hanging off the side of the bed position and snuck back into my bed a little after six.

Lily didn't wake up until nearly 9 a.m. Which is unusual for her as she normally gets up between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. I am working toward getting her used to getting up at 6 a.m. because that is what time she will need to be getting up when school starts. School is early around here. Lily was so worried when she got up. She cried for an entire hour. She hates having her schedule disrupted.

We normally start getting ready to leave the house at 8:45 a.m. Today we were just waking up and needed to do breakfast in addition to getting on our swim suits and sunscreen. We don't leave the house until 9:45 a.m. but we are slow and need a lot of wiggle room. This morning Lily was just over the top worried, she couldn't go to the bathroom or eat breakfast because we were late. It all dissolved into madness. I finally had to send her to her room to cry it out while I showered and I tried again later for the breakfast. It was such a struggle. Again I wonder if she is getting sick. There was just so much crying.

We finally got fed, suited and lotioned. We were ready to go with 15 minutes to spare. Enough time for me to water my flowers. Lily settled down and we were off to swim lessons. I could really feel the congestion in my chest while in the garage getting into the car.

When we got to swim lessons our teacher explained that Lily was ready to go to the next level, that she was far more advanced than most of the kids in the next level class. The reason they hadn't as of yet advanced Lily is due to the fact that they are short a teacher. Anyways, that is exciting because that means Lily will be able to have swim lessons without me in the water. A little tiny step away from her mom. We went on to have our class and I swear Lily learned to swim over the weekend. She is back floating on her own and now belly floating with her head in the water. She can jump off my leg and go down under the water and then get herself up to the top of the water to get her breath on her own. She is so unafraid, just needs some guidance on what to do with her arms and legs. Too bad the girl cannot listen.

She is still a bit fussy and I am still a bit sick. Hope it gets better and not worse. But, the day is shaping up better than I expected. While making coffee this morning after unsuccessfully getting Lily to stop screaming for about an hour, I was having to tell myself, you can do this, you can do this. And I did, amazed even myself.

Stephenie Meyer Twilight Series

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One of the benefits of having a daughter who read nearly every book in the library is that she recommends to me her favorites and I always have a pile of great books to read next to my bed. Over our recent vacation I read the first book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. A book named Twilight. I could not put the book down and by the end I missed the characters so much I had to read the next two books, New Moon and Eclipse. The next book Breaking Dawn is coming in August and a movie based on the first book is being made. For more info and links go to stepaniemeyer.com

I have to tell you that I am actually missing the characters after having read those three books back to back over the past few weeks. I feel like a member of my family has moved away.

The main character of the books is Bella, a teen aged girl who is a junior in high school. Just like my daughter. Bella is a wonderful character, very richly developed as are all the characters in the book. Bella grew up in Phoenix with her mother but her mother remarries Bella decides to try living with her father in a small town in Washington State. A very rainy, cold, gloomy town in Washington state. As she starts her new life with her dad, she encounters vampires and later werewolves. Bella is always close to danger and nearly gets herself hurt or killed all the time. A great series full of adventures and suspense. I liked the first book best and the second book least. I cried from beginning to end, big, soaking my shirt crying. I can't wait for the last book. Mandy and I are hoping our local bookstore will let us in at midnight to get the next book.

It is nice to have something to read that Mandy and I can talk about and enjoy. She likes sharing her books with me and I love having someone recommend to me these great books. It seems like the books I find on my own are never as good as the ones many suggests.

Some Pics

Here are some pictures of the new car, Lily, and the garage I painted as a father's day present to Jeff. It is in the colors of his favorite football team the Washington Redskins. Notice the white and gold stripes along the top of the garage. It was my first time painting and it was a ton more work than I imagined.

Swim Lessons

Lily and I are going swim lessons this summer, a mommy and me class. It is four days per week for six weeks in an outdoor pool. I am hoping to lose some on my neon white glow. We use sunscreen but 24 hours in the sun is going to have to make some sort of mark on my skin. Or not.

Lily is doing great. Yesterday was lesson two and she actually floated on her back by herself. She loves the water as much as I do and we two are having a blast. I am having so much fun with Lily this summer. In the back of my head I am feeling the ever present thought of her leaving me for kindergarten in just a couple of short months. Five years of 24/7 and poof in a couple of months we will be separated for hours and hours every day. Who thought of this school thing anyways?

Our New Car

We took the advise of all my wise blogging friends and did a lot of research before visiting the car dealer. We decided that our first choice for a new car was a Hyundai Elantra. We secured a bank loan and were off to the dealership knowing what we wanted to pay.

First we stopped and had lunch at Jeff's favorite restaurant Seoul, a Korean restaurant. We love it there, but you end up with some very stinky breath. We thought that might speed the negotiations along.

We test drove the car, loved it. We negotiated it down to our price. It took our bank 4 hours to accomplish all the back and forth faxing required to get the pre-approved loan money into the hands of the car dealer. What a bunch of crap. When we would try to call them, even with a specific extension it was all voice mail hell. But, we went home with our pretty new car. I have never even driven a brand new car before let alone owned one. It is very exciting.

At night, in the rain, over the road contraction and crappy roads, what a difference a new car makes. Or at least this new car, she is perfect. So we ended up with the car we wanted. She has excellent millage, a huge trunk, a wide back seat, lots of backseat leg room, and she is smoking hot and sexy. We got her in blue, pretty sparkly blue. I will take some pictures soon.

Today we are starting swim lessons and I have to dash. Six weeks 4 days per week, hope it is fun and ultimately helpful.

The Drive Home

The day of our departure started like any other. I got up first and took my shower and wandered down to the lobby for a great cup of coffee. I returned to the room and slipped outside to enjoy the serenity of our resort one last time before we would drive home. I kept thinking, my backyard is pretty awesome I wonder why I don't have coffee outside at my house, oh yeah bugs! Has anyone else ever noticed there are no bugs on the entire Disney world property? I wonder how they do that? I probably do not want to know the answer to that question. We should do a study to see if people who work there have a higher rate of cancer.

We all got packed up and loaded in the car by 8 or 9, I can't honestly remember being that it was a whole week ago today. We drove until lunchtime and then pulled over and got some Mickey D's and some gas, and then we were on the road again. We were proud of the progress we were making at estimating what time we would be dropping off Cassie and what time we would be getting home. All of us dreaming of being home. The girls were packed pretty tightly in the back seat of our little Nissan and I think they were all very anxious to be getting to our destination. I remarked about our little car and how much I love her. Jeff bought me this car when we were first married. It was an amazing gift for me who brought nothing but me, my kid and a huge amount of debt to our marriage. Then I got a wonderful, marvelous car as a gift. We traveled all through Europe in our little car. Then she was in storage during our four year tour at Japan. What an amazing car to have always gotten us to so many places without any problems. We did take her to the mechanic and paid to have her checked before our trip. We got her new tires and a radiator flush per the mechanics advice. We even checked her oil before embarking on the trip. But, we never checked the oil during the trip or before heading home.

About ten minutes after our lunch break we started to hear a funny noise, then it got louder and we pulled over on the side of the freeway. As we pulled to the side of road the oil light came on. Jeff and I got out of the car and checked the oil, it was empty. How did that happen? We hadn't seen any oil in the parking place of the resort or at our stop? Jeff decided to walk down the side of the freeway to the call box and call for some help. As he was walking a truck driver with a truck full of logs pulled over in front of him and offered Jeff a ride. The girls were very worried that Jeff was about to be kidnapped by the truck driver. He called me on the cell phone and told me that he was going to accept a ride from the truck driver to the next exit in order to get us some oil.

The girls and I were waiting in the car for Jeff's return and it was very hot. Middle of the day in Florida without any a/c. We rolled down the windows and waited. We were just on the other side of a little line from the traffic. Trucks were rolling past us and we could feel the entire car shake. I was terrified we were going to be hit and made all the girls keep their seat belts on. Lily was so upset about the noise. She hates loud noises and cannot tolerate the vacuum cleaner or garage door opener etc. She was crying hysterically insisting that I roll up all the windows to lessen the sound of the truck going by. I didn't think that it would be a good idea to roll up the windows in the over 90 degree heat us inside of a black car. She cried and cried.

I decided to take Lily to the forest just off the freeway. There was the freeway, the emergency pull over lane, some grass, a ditch and then a forest. I grabbed Lily and her favorite blanket and me in my flip flops we trudged over to the forest. We was even more distraught about the forest than the car. The older girls elected to stay in the car. As we got to some shade I set down her favorite blanket and we both sat down on the blanket in the forest. She was furious with me but eventually calmed down. Meanwhile, enormous bugs were jumping in her hair and onto the blanket, I was thinking I hope a snake or alligator doesn't come along. Maybe the forest isn't such a good idea.

A police car pulled up alongside our car and he was talking to the older girls. He never looked over at me. I thought for sure the first thing the girls would do is point to me. I got Lily and the blanket and was trudging back toward the car, threw the thorny bushes. We both ended up with very scratched up legs and finally we reached the police officer and our car. Just as I was about to speak up as he still didn't see me, there came Jeff running across the freeway. Jeff had received a ride back from the rest stop from another good Samaritan and had returned to save us with a bag full of oil. He explained this to the police officer who promptly wished us good luck and sped away.

We put the oil in the car until the dipstick told us she had enough. We buckled ourselves into the car and Jeff turned the key. The noises amplified the car shook rattled, coughed and died, never to start again. Stranded on the side of the road, the police officer gone, Jeff trudged down the road to the call box once again. Just as he was walking another good Samaritan (that makes three in less than an hour) stopped and offered him a ride. Jeff asked if this man would take us to the rest stop instead. Jeff wanted to push the button in the call box and so I got into a car with a stranger and the three girls and we were driven about five miles to the next rest stop. I had wisely changed out of the flip flops and into my tennis shoes.

At the rest stop I took Lily to use the rest room while Cassie called her parents and Mandy bought Lily a chocolate milk and found us a place to sit and wait. Mandy is my hero thinking of her sister like that. The girls were all visibly shaken as was I. We wondered what would happen how we would find a way home. I thought that all these nice people who work here at this rest stop must have a phone book or know of a tow truck. I called Jeff and asked if he wanted me to call for a tow truck. He said we should wait because he had pushed the button in the call box and he didn't want to push the button and then not need it. So we waited and when no one came to help him, Jeff called me back and had me get the tow truck.

The tow truck came from the East, he drove past Jeff on the freeway and came to the rest stop to pick up me and the girls first. We were able to fit the girls in the back behind the seats of course there were no seat belts in the tow truck. Then when we were all loaded up we drove back toward our car on the freeway, we had to drive past the car and continue on to the next exit. We re-entered the freeway and drove to the car and picked up Jeff. The girls and I stayed in the tow truck while Jeff helped the tow truck driver load up our vehicle. The girls and I had been very tense and barley even spoke the whole time we had been away from Jeff. I am not really someone you want to be with during a crisis, I freeze up. The older girls were practically shaking with the whole situation but Jeff he jumps into the cab of the tow truck saying, "this is better than a ride at Disney World". The mood of the family was instantly diffused and we all started to chat and life went on.

Sometimes you have a moment of clarity in life. I had mine that day. Jeff is the best husband ever. He is the person you want to have in a crisis. Not only is he able to diffuse frustrating scary situations and get us all to relax and laugh, but he is pretty smart as well.

We have to drive down to the next exit, re-enter the freeway and then drive back the other way to the garage, all told we were charged for a 30 mile tow at nearly $200. We had our car looked at and it was decided that our engine was gone forever. The mechanic offered to trade our car for the price of the tow plus $150. Even with the new tires, new muffler, new radio, full tank of gas, etc. She is the most beautiful wonderful car, but we had to say goodbye. Jeff had me walk across the street and down the road with no sidewalk to a motel and get the girls out of the heat. By the time we were checked into the room he came and told me the news about the $150. The mechanic had a lot full of used cars we could pick from to replace our car. I wanted to do that. Jeff wanted to get a rental car to get home and take our time and make an informed decision and buy a new car for the family. We discussed for awhile, I strongly disagreed, but in the end we went with Jeff's plan. Not that I didn't complain about it for the rest of the day.

Jeff and I walked back across the street to empty out our car. I started to cry. I loved that car so much and this was horrid. We got out as much luggage as we could carry and started to trudge across the street. I had way too much and it was very hot, this walk across and down the street was very difficult for me. Jeff showed no signs of fatigue. I couldn't help but think of the amazing race, one of Jeff's favorite shows. I always thought that we would fight if we did something like that but here we were in the middle of no where Florida with no car and carrying our bags across the street in the extreme heat. I would say that the walk was about a 1/4 of a mile, I am sure Jeff would say less. But, we weren't fighting I was more proud and in love with him than ever. I have no idea what he thought of me, but if I was annoying him, he never showed it.

It took us two trip to get it all to the hotel and then we had a lovely dinner at Denny's. We had to call my dad to get the phone numbers of rental car companies because the phone book from the hotel was very small. My dad looked up the numbers and we began to call and call. We were hoping to find someone that would come pick us up but we were lucky to find anyone within a 100 miles who even had a car to rent. Jeff had to take a taxi into Tallahassee about 60 miles away to get the rental car and then come back to pick us up. First we spent the night, we had to sleep with Lily. I do not think we slept at all, she is a kicker. The next morning Jeff got us the rental car and drove us all home. All safe and sound.

Next time I will tell you all about our brand new car.

Enjoying Orlando

We spent last Wednesday relaxing by the pool. We debated whether we should do more parks or not, being there and all, but ultimately decided that relaxing by the pool would be more fun. We did have a great day, practically had the pool to ourselves. Lily and I got to the pool by 9AM. We tried to miss the mid day sun but otherwise spent all our time swimming. She is starting swim lessons next week, she loves the water as much as I do so I hope that will help her to be more independent in the water. Lily loves her Independence. Lately she even tucks herself into bed at night preferring to say goodnight in the living room.

Thursday we went to Sea World at Busch Gardens. They offer military and family free tickets to their park one time per year. We took advantage and enjoyed the royal treatment. They even had all the military members stand up to be recognized at the Shamoo show. It was very touching how well we were treated and I was very grateful. We had a blast a Sea World. We got Lily a stroller and that made all the difference. Again we separated from the older girls. We even got to see a Sesame Street show. And we got to have Pepsi, there is no Pepsi anywhere on Disney property not even at the gas station. They do have good gas prices though. So we all enjoyed our Pepsi very much.

We all got our souvenirs at Sea World. Thought we would drop some money there since they were so kind to give us free admission. I got some cute necklaces, Lily a cup and stuffed dolphin, Mandy a shirt and bracket, Jeff ... Jeff decided what he really wanted was to add an Orlando Hard Rock Café glass to his collection. He has a great big collection of Hard Rock Café glasses from all over the world. We discovered that the Hard Rock Café was located at the City Walk at Universal. We headed over there.

First we got turned around on which direction to go on I4 to get there. The map I was looking at made the freeway appear to run north and south. I knew we had to go North to get to Universal. According to the signs the freeway ran East and West, Jeff asked me if we needed to go West and I said yes. I was looking at the map trying to figure out which exit and not really listening to him. I got my East and West confused and we ended up going back toward Disney instead of toward Universal. While driving down the road I mentioned that the outlet mall we were passing looked familiar and everyone in the car told me yeah, we passed it this morning we are going back the way we came. Oops. It was hard to find a way to turn around because all the exits led to other highways, but we eventually got back on 4 going in the correct direction, North East. We passed Sea World and waved and continued on toward Universal. We followed the signs and were soon in the Universal compound which was very similar to Disney. But, we soon discovered that you have to pay $12 to park at Universal, even if you just want to buy a glass at the souvenir shop at the Hard Rock Café. We decided not to pay the money and left Universal without a glass and Jeff ended up without a souvenir for the trip. Poor Jeff.

Tomorrow is the big day, the trip home, full of suspense and adventure. Jeff even remarked at one point, "this is more fun than a ride at Disney World". Of course the scariest ride he rode at Disney World was the Tea Cups, see y'all tomorrow.

 

The Magic Kingdom

We knew that the Magic Kingdom was close by, but didn't know how to get there. The older girls asked at the front desk the night before and were told that we could walk about 5 minutes to the Polynesian Resort across the street and take the monorail over to the Magic Kingdom. In the morning we all arrived in the lobby and asked for directions to walk to the Polynesian and the lady looked upset and asked why we were not utilizing their bus to Magic Kingdom. So we asked about the bus, and discovered that the bus takes us to a ticket and transportation hub where we could catch the monorail. We decided to walk. Her directions were vague and we ended up wandering around in the middle of the street looking like fools until we found the path. But, we eventually made it to the Magic Kingdom before 9 A.M. no less.

Upon arrival we split up with the big girls promising to meet up again in the Cinderella Castle at noon. The older girls were off to ride the big rides and enjoy spending time together. These two have been best friends for many years but most of that time it has been a long distance friendship due to the fact that both of them have dad's in the Air Force and have to move a lot. Not only did they get to spend the week in Disney World but the also got to spend time together as well. Jeff, Lily and I were off to Fantasy Land.

Our first ride was the Carousal we missed the ride by about a second and were first in line. However, after that group exited the ride, mechanics came out and we were forced to wait forever while they appeared to stand around and chat. Eventually they got the ride going a bit and the mechanic was able to stand on the back of a horse and screw something in the ceiling. More waiting, the bad thing about those lines is that when you are up front and people pack in behind you, there is no escape no matter how long it takes them to fix the ride. So the first hour at Disney World was spent watching a bunch of mechanics chit chat on the Carousel.

When we finally got to board the ride, there was a bum rush and Lily walking so slow meant we were not able to find two horses together. I rode one far away and Jeff stood with Lily. At least we were finally able to get off the ride. Next up was the Dumbo ride. Another long wait. I am not really fond of going in circles so Jeff took Lily on the ride. I used the bathroom, got water, walked around all of Fantasy land to find the tea cups ride. And then I just sat down and waited and waited.

On the way to the tea cups we found the scary Snow White ride and the Winnie the Pooh ride, Lily's favorite for the day was the Winnie the Pooh ride. We even went back and did the ride a second time, but it broke down while we were on the ride the second time. I think I have that effect on rides or something?

We had a blast on the tea cups and then Jeff saw the Indy cars and drug us on them. That was a blast. I let Lily drive, I think I still have whiplash. We continued our day in the playground, small world, etc. By lunch time Lily was very tired and cranky. We called the older girls at 11 and asked them if they wanted an early lunch. They agreed and we all hooked up and had a fabulous relatively inexpensive Disney lunch. At 11AM the lunch crowd was scarce and it was nice, cool and relaxing in the Pinocchio grato.

After lunch the big girls went off and did their thing. We decided to go back to the hotel for an afternoon swim and nap. The nicest thing about Shades of Green is that it is so close to the park we were able to take the afternoon off. Once we got back to the hotel our little Lily was her old self again. All day at Disney she was tired and grouchy, she walked so slowly and complained the whole way. At the hotel, she regained her energy and the bounce returned to her step. She ran ahead of us leading the way to our room. We all changed into our swim suits and the newly refreshed Lily swam and swam for at least an hour. Being of fair skin and it being so close to the equator in June midday I made us go back to the room after about an hour in the pool. We all had a good nap and were ready and on our way back to the Magic Kingdom by 5PM.

As we were leaving the Magic Kingdom at noon there were more people than I had ever seen in my life entering the park. It was scary and we were a little hesitant to return. Especially since Lily was so visibly unhappy there. But, we spent nearly $100 per person and wanted to try and get our money's worth so return we did. When we got back it was so hot and crowded Jeff and I began to bicker. We did Adventure land and it began to cool down a bit by 6:30PM. At one point I was standing in line for some ride and the sweat was dripping down my hair and landing on my shoulder in huge drops, the only respite from the heat were those fat drops of sweat. But, as the storm clouds rolled in it did begin to cool. While we were riding the Winnie the Pooh ride a second time, the one the broke mid way and we were stuck listening to someone make announcements not to exit the ride for our own safety. That along with Lily's mood seemed to be an omen and afterward we returned to our hotel.

We got on the Monorail back to the hotel and ended up having to wait all packed in for almost a half and hour. The other monorail loaded up and took off more than six times while we stood there and watched. At least there was A/C in there. When we finally got going the skies had opened up and it was raining in buckets. We decided it would be better to take the hotel bus back instead of walking from the Polynesian due to the major raining. We got off at the ticket and transportation stop and found the bus stop after running around in the rain enough to get soaked to the bone. It was hilarious and we were all laughing. More fun than the rides at Disney World. By the time we got back to our room the rain had stopped. We were told that this happens every afternoon in Orlando.

The older girls were in the room having room service and resting. They offered, or did we ask? to watch Lily while Jeff and I went out to dinner. That was a lot of fun. I sure you can tell from my story that I am not the most Disney loving girl in the world. Still I am glad I went, but I think it will be one of those once in a lifetime type events. Next up is our day of relaxation at the resort.

We're going to Disney World

We started our trip to Disney World last weekend by getting the house all ready, I always like to come home from a trip to a clean house. Jeff mowed the lawn and even climbed up on the roof to trim the trees that were brushing our shingles. Laundry, dishes, vacuum, floors, bathrooms; the list of chores never seemed to end. We left early Monday morning with a very clean house and yard.

We left the house wit a bag of treats and each of us had a very small duffel bag for our clothes. Our car is very small and we had to fit all of us our things and Mandy's friend and her things in our little car. We picked up Cassie at about the half way point and the girls were packed pretty tightly in the back seat, especially Mandy and her very long legs. She is 5'11" and about 90% of that is her legs. But, before we got to Cassie we stopped at a gas station about 5 miles from our house to get pop, I had to make my first pit stop. I guess I had too much coffee.

We arrived at our hotel in the late afternoon. The drive was monotonous and pretty uneventful. We stayed at the Shades of Green which is a resort next to the Polynesian Resort right on the Disney property near the Magic Kingdom. In fact we walked across the street from our hotel to the Polynesian to catch the monorail over to the Magic Kingdom. The thing is that you have to drive for miles through and around the Disney Property to find this hotel/resort. Once you actually find your spot it is pretty hard to leave and go elsewhere to eat. We therefore ate our meals at the resort even though there wasn't anything that Lily would eat and we paid $19 per person plus drinks. Poor Lily, they didn't have simple things like not fried or marinated meat, or fruit or veggies without a sauce, or plain rice or plain potatoes, everything was very good but not at all Lily friendly. Even though she has been allergy free for almost a year, now instead of worrying about her food allergies we are worrying about her pickiness. Well not really worrying so much as saying poor Lily as we enjoy our meal. I mean we give her food and if she choses not to eat, well that is her choice. I just have to also point out that our first night me and the older girls very much enjoyed the all you can eat buffet with crab legs, they were divine.

It was at first very awkward to sleep in a hotel room with all five of us. The room was very quiet, we could hear each other breath. We are used to sleeping with a fan running and so the quiet was very quiet. Somehow we all managed to fall asleep and make it through the night. Our room was enormous and luxurious. We were on the ground floor and our sliding glass door went out to a porch. On the porch we had a couple of chairs and a table and a view. That porch was my favorite part of the trip. Every morning I would get up first and take the first shower. After my shower I would have to walk ten minutes to get to the hotel lobby and buy my coffee. I would also pick up milk, juice, bananas for the family. Then I would come back to the room and take my coffee outside on the porch while the rest of the family took showers and ate their breakfast. I had a good hour and a half of reading with my coffee on the porch while the family got ready.

My view from the porch was amazing. There was a pond, surrounded by grass and beautifully landscaped bushes and plants. Behind the pond was a golf course which was full of slopping green grassing hills. Behind the golf course was a forest. The morning sky was as blue as can be and in the air was just the sounds of the birds saying good morning. Each morning different little animals would come and say hello. I saw a turkey, cranes, bunny rabbit, and many other birds. They would come right up to me and forage for food around my feet.

Tomorrow I will tell you about our first day, at the Magic Kingdom. I missed y'all.

Disney World in Pictures

Stories to follow.

A Great Person

We told Marsha that we would blog for her while she was gone.  Yet here it is, late afternoon on Wednesday and we haven't blogged yet.  So I just wanted to say, and I am sure that Angel will agree with me that Marsha is a great person.  She is an awesome mother, who loves her girls.  A terrific wife, who provides for the needs of her husband and for her family.  She is an incredible friend.  Although I only know her through xanga, I feel as if she would help me out in the time of need. So I am glad that I can count Marsha as one of my friends.

My challenge for you dear xanga readers is to write why you like Marsha, or if you do not really know her, why you like coming and reading her blog.  I am sure she will enjoy reading about how we feel about her when she returns from her trip to Disney. So start commenting!

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Congratulations Jeff

Jeff just found out that he passed his final comprehensive examination with distinction and now he has earned his Master's Degree in Military History of World War II.