Some of my favorites!

Two of my favorite site!

Couponing to Disney offers several ways to save money. Not just for Disney trips, but for other things too. 5 Dinners is a great way to add receipes to our lives, since Justin says that we eat the "same old stuff" all the time! LOL

www.couponingtodisney.com

5dinners1hour.blogspot.com

Justin

Tomorrow is Justin's 19th birthday! Seems like just yesterday he was running around the house yelling for toctick milk and tatadacks (chocolate milk and cracker jacks). My sweet little baby is no longer a baby! Justin was such a good kid. He never gave us any problems during his early teenage years and continues to use good common sense. He has brought such joy to our lives and I am very proud to be his Mother. Learning valuable life lessons will keep a level head on his shoulders and has taught him the true value of family. Happy birthday Justin, Mom loves you!!

Ready to blog...

Since so many things have changed in the past few years, I thought I would try to start posting again. Beginning with some updated photos sounded like a good start. I have not decided yet the way I want this blog to go. We'll see...

WDW 2010

Realization...

Since my internal clock is set to get up at 5AM, I have been up and busy all morning. As I sat in a quiet house this morning I allowed myself to reflect on the past year. So many things have changed for us, some I have come to realize have been eye-opening. I never imagined that our lives would come down the path that was chosen for us, nor did I imagine that so many things and people would change. Not only was moving an intricate part of our life change, but also the people that cross our path. I must say there are those that I thought would be a life long friend and those that I thought were part of a growing friendship that would also be life long; I now feel it was a mirage of a friendship. Friendship is not based on a lifestyle, money or homes - it is based on love. The ones that I thought would stand beside me forever, are not. It has taken me a long time to get over this. The shock at times was overwhelming, but with the help of my Savior I am overcoming all of my negative feelings. I am now thankful for what we have been through, I am thankful for our family and for the many blessing that the Lord continues to bestow upon us. I am thankful for the realization of my true friends and for the love that I have in my heart for the ones that I thought were my friends. May God be with us all during the upcoming holidays. I wish each and everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Be thankful, be loving, be kind, laugh and live everyday to the fullest!

One more...

Justin - Good Hope Baseball

Here is a copy of the proof of Justin's baseball pictures. This is all I have right now, we order this week. I just had to share!!!!

What kind are you?

Are you a Lurker or a Commentor? Comments or even suggestions are always welcomed. I know that you guys in Georgia are reading too - can't wait to hear from you!!

Updates

So sorry that I have not updated in a while. We have been very busy and I have not taken the time to even look at my blog. Anyway - here are just a few things that I can tell you about:

JUSTIN MADE THE GOOD HOPE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM!!!!!!

We are very excited that he is part of this team. He worked very hard and we are very proud of him! I do not have pictures of him yet in his uniform, he is real funny about that! But I will get some and post them.

Thanks to all of those who purchased Girl Scout Cookies from Meaghan. She out sold everyone in her troup!!

For those of you that don't already know, I started working full-time in January. I am working at the Burkett Center in Jefferson County. Yes, I am in Jefferson and the kids are in Cullman County. That is why I am off this week - spring break. Cullman County has spring break in a month. Oh well!

More later.

One more thought - It is not that we bring bad things upon ourselves, sometimes things happen to us that we are not in control of. We trust upon the Lord to see us through and when it is all over, we will be stronger for the trial!!

Wendi & Chad

In the mist of all my Disney memories, I wanted to stop and send a congratulations to Wendi & Chad on their recent engagement.

Disney World Favorites

Nana and Grandma's Disney Pictures

I wanted to share the pictures that Mom and Betty took while we were in Disney World. They have a lot of very good pictures, here is Betty's link. Here is Mom's link. Enjoy!

Disney Day 6 - Christmas Day

If anyone has ever been to Disney, you know how tired you are after a few days. So, Kevin and I decided that we would just rest on Christmas Day. We slept as late as Meaghan would let us, got up, enjoyed the rest of our presents from Santa and did nothing the rest of the day. Justin and Meaghan went to the game room and played some, but that was it. Everyone else went to one of the parks, Hollywood Studios I think. This trip I had a hard time with my ankle and when it gets that swollen (like a softball) the best thing to do is stay off of it for a while and that is what I did. Here is a link to the Disney Day 6 photos. There are not many. BTW - Meaghan and Papa had fun making the gingerbread house, but it tasted NASTY!

Disney Day 5 - Christmas Eve

Magic Kingdom

This day we sort of went different ways. Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Papa, Bobby, Billie and Rob went to Downtown Disney and the rest of us went back to Magic Kingdom. We arrived prior to rope drop and were the first ones in line for the opening. I took more pictures of a near empty park. It was great! We took Jacob back to Fantasyland and rode the all the rides again. When Mickey’s ToonTown Fair opened we made the mad dash to the Judge’s Tent to get in the Disney Fairies line. As you walk into the area it gives you the feeling that you are shrinking down to pickie size in order to meet Tinkerbell. The fairies were great and Meaghan was so excited to meet Tink! After we got in the Princess line and meet Cinderella, Belle and Aurora. We ate lunch and took a break at our resort. That night we ate dinner with Chef Mickey at the Contemporary Resort and then went back to Magic Kingdom for more rides and to watch Spectomagic and Wishes. Another wonderful day! Here is the link to Disney Day 5 pictures. Up next Christmas Day!

Disney Day 4

Hollywood Studios

Those of you that know me really well know that when it comes to roller coasters or scary rides I am a complete baby! However on this trip I managed to overcome some of my issues and pushed myself beyond my comfort zone. I already mentioned that in Animal Kingdom that I rode Everest twice, well I out did that in Hollywood Studios. Today I rode Tower of Terror – not once by three times! I loved it! I even rode Rockin Roller Coaster. I was proud of myself. Lights, Motor Action was good and we rode the new ride Toy Story Mania which was awesome! We watched the early Fantasmic and then walked to the Streets of America and looked at the Osborne Spectacle of Lights. We all were in awe with this. It was beautiful and then when it started snowing we enjoyed it even more. The music would play and the lights would “dance” to the beat. But I think the snow was what so cool – snow in Florida! Anyway here is a link to Disney Day 4 pictures. Back to Magic Kingdom tomorrow. BTW - the picture of Jacob was during Lights, Motors, Action; can you tell he liked it?

Disney Day 3

Epcot! I am not a huge Epcot fan, but we had fun and lots of laughter. One of the funniest was in the Coca-cola Cool store. I took everybody in there and told nobody about Beverly! Billie took a drink and spit it out; Bubba drank it but made the worst face. The best was Jacob! Here is the two picture I took of him tasting Beverly. Overall it was a good day, but Jacob summed it up by saying, “I got three words for Epcot – totally boring”! Out of the mouths of babes. Here is a link to Disney Day 2 pictures. Hollywood Studios is up next.

Disney Day 2

Magic Kingdom! We got up early and arrived before rope drop and headed to Dumbo! We enjoyed so many rides it was unreal. I took some pictures of an almost empty Fantasyland. We rode Dumbo, Peter Pan, It’s A Small World, Snow White, Pooh, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Philharmagic and had lunch at Peco Bill’s. After we secured some more fast passes and left for a break. When we returned we watched the Christmas Parade and had a wonderful dinner a Goofy’s Liberty Tree Tavern. This was the best! The chef took great care with Jacob and Aunt Billie’s allergies and the waiter was awesome. I think that Minnie Mouse had a crush on Justin! It was great fun. After dinner we rode some more rides with our fastpasses and we called it a night. Here is a link to Disney Day 2 pictures. Epcot is up next.

Meaghan and Tinkerbell

Disney Updates

Yes, I know that I said I would update daily, but there is no time. I have been able to load daily on flickr and promise I will update soon. Until then I can honestly say that this has been one of the best trips so far! Here is a link to my sets in flickr so you can look at them until I can update. Tomorrow is our last full day and we will be going back to Magic Kingdom! Yeah! I am already dreaming of the next trip!

Disney Day 1

Our first official day here in Disney was Saturday. We got up early and checked into our resort. We had breakfast in Animal Kingdom at Tusker House with Donald Duck. We saw Donald, Daisy, Mickey, Goofy and Pluto. What a great start to a much deserved trip. We had a great time playing in Animal Kingdom and I even rode Expedition Everest! Yes, you read this correctly! Not only did I ride it once, but twice back-to-back. Nana rode it with us also. Papa said that she would only ride once and then come back and wait for us with him. Well, she fooled him!! We rode so many rides and had lots of laughs and a completely fun filled day. Day two we went to my favorite, Magic Kingdom - more on that later. Here is a link to day one's pictures.