February 7, 2013

Today was a full day. Sarah had gymnastics and then her Juniorette meeting. Tonight was her first night as President. Tiffany resigned due to her heavy school load and getting things together for college. It was raining and we had to arrive early since we had to open the house and set up tonight. Sarah called the meeting to order and read the inspiration. The Pledge of Allegiance, Juniorette Pledge and welcome to everyone were then completed. Sarah then explained the change in leadership and recommened that Megan become the Vice President/Treasurer. This was motioned, seconded and passed. Bears were collected to be donated to the Childrens Hospital at a later date. They talked about projects for the rest of the year. A time was set to go to B C Grammar #1 on March 1st to read to children for Dr Seuss' Birthday. They decided to participate in Relay for Life, collect socks for Sistercare and collect childrens books to donate. They also decided to have a social in May, possibly at Lauren and Anna's. They also completed a signup sheet for refreshments for the rest of the meetings. They meeting was concluded and refreshments enjoyed. I could tell that Sarah was nervous to be in front of people talking but she did well and will continue to improve as time goes by.

December 16, 2012 Hollywood Studios

Today we head to Sarah's favorite park, Hollywood Studios. Of course to the Tower of Terror we must go. We did a lot of shopping and looking around because this is a fantastic park. We ate at Hollywood and Vine. It is a great little cafe atmosphere with a good buffet. At the pasta bar they cook it to your order, very yummy. Such a nice waitress. After supper we went to the Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights. I don't have words to describe the magic I felt. How I love lights and Christmas music. What a wonderful, wonderful night to be spending with James and Sarah. How I love my family and my life. I'm not sure what I ever did to deserve these blessings, but I'm so grateful for them.

June 2011

A day at the zoo. We have enjoyed our

membership this year. An afternoon

watching the penquins swim is a great

way to relax. Many days we will go out

and just spend an hour or two. How I

love my family and am thankful for the

opportunity to just be with them. How

truly blessed I am.

December 17, 2012 Epcot

Today we head back to Epcot. I love Epcot. Today we toured the Land and saw some more of the countries. We rode the boat through the Land exhibit. How very interesting. It talked about farming through the years and all the advancements in growing food. So many great ideas. They even had a setup of aquaponics, how very cool. Then we ate at the Garden Grill. This is Sarah's
favorite. The floor rotates. The food is okay but the characters are great. Chip and Dale are very entertaining and really interact with you. We also enjoyed Mickey. Today was a great day. This has been such a great vacation.

December 18, 2012 Magic Kingdom

Today it's back to Magic Kingdom. This is not a favorite of any of us, but we are to eat at the Crystal Palace tonight. The castle is really beautiful tonight. The experience at Crystal Palace was less than desirable. After supper, we decided to head for home tonight instead of tomorrow. We did some last minute shopping and checked out. Sarah is sick and James doesn't feel very well right now, so home will be very welcome.  It was a great drive that went really smooth, just took my time and listened to praise. This was an amazing week and I'm so glad we got to spend this time together. This was truly the best Christmas gift I could ask for. We have been to This Man Called Jesus, The Singing Christmas Tree, Saluda Shoals, The Lights at the Zoo, Swan Lake and this week at Disney. I could not have asked for a better gift than these precious memories with my family. I'm truly blessed beyond measure.

December 14, 2012

Today we were off to Epcot. We tasted different flavors of coke from the different countries. Some were interesting, some were just nasty. We went to the Showcase of the countries and just walked around through the countries today.

We had supper at Biergarten, a German buffet where you share a table with two other families. It was a great experience. One family was from Virginia who had a four year old named Thad. He went out on the dance floor and danced with the show. He was very pleasant and entertaining. The other couple was from California. We had a great time.

We stayed until 12:30 and rode Maelstrom, the Test Track, and the Epcot Ball.