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A very nice gathering with your family and so many siblings you have! I love the dogwood as I love the blooming flowers on it! In my condo complex, we have many of them adjacent to the walking paths which go as a big row through the inner courtyard! They look so beautiful when they bloom. Have yet to show signs of doing so yet, with such a cold winter. Unfortunately, you only see these for about ten days or so....and then they're gone! We have a variety of white, red and pink blooms! Have a great view of them from my deck and makes living here at times quite special!
I wouldn't worry about the packing as you'll get it done. My clothes I do a day or two beforehand (depending on if I take an extra day off before the trip). The other stuff, I start on a week or two before, just to have it done and have it organized and set aside!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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A very nice gathering with your family and so many siblings you have! I love the dogwood as I love the blooming flowers on it! In my condo complex, we have many of them adjacent to the walking paths which go as a big row through the inner courtyard! They look so beautiful when they bloom. Have yet to show signs of doing so yet, with such a cold winter. Unfortunately, you only see these for about ten days or so....and then they're gone! We have a variety of white, red and pink blooms! Have a great view of them from my deck and makes living here at times quite special!
I wouldn't worry about the packing as you'll get it done. My clothes I do a day or two beforehand (depending on if I take an extra day off before the trip). The other stuff, I start on a week or two before, just to have it done and have it organized and set aside!
Your area sounds lovely. I've always wanted to visit DC when the cherry trees are in bloom. We do have a few siblings as I'm one of three and Luke is one of five.
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What a great day with family!!! Elijah is beautiful!!! And Abram sounds like a funny kiddo
Abram is a hoot. He speaks his mind that is for sure.
Your area sounds lovely. I've always wanted to visit DC when the cherry trees are in bloom. We do have a few siblings as I'm one of three and Luke is one of five.
I think, I chose the right place to live! I must have visited 40+ units in my condo search and 30+ developments in my area and it certainly worked out in my favor and got what I wanted as I think I have just about everything I want here!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
We just returned from WDW and we chose the same color magic bands that you and Luke did! I thought they were good F&G Festival colors!!! Great video of Luke's train going around the track He did a really great job! The topiaries and gardens are so beautiful at Epcot. I know you're going to really enjoy seeing them.
We just returned from WDW and we chose the same color magic bands that you and Luke did! I thought they were good F&G Festival colors!!! Great video of Luke's train going around the track He did a really great job! The topiaries and gardens are so beautiful at Epcot. I know you're going to really enjoy seeing them.
I am getting so excited about returning to the F&GF just 12 days from now!
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I totally intended to work on the packing list today, but one thing led to another, and then I was out of time as I volunteer on Wednesday afternoons at Care Net from 1:00 – 4:00. Luke and I had planned to walk in our neighborhood around 10:00 AM, but Luke read a little article in today’s paper that our nature park was selling tulip trees for $4 each. One leg of our city’s Green Belt starts at this nature park, so we decided to buy some trees and then take our 5K walk along the Green Belt here. We purchased two trees, both very small. As we were wrapping up on 3.6 miles (total for month = 86.2 miles), we realized that Luke’s mom had called both of us. Just as Luke started the car, she called back. She wanted to know if Care Net bought used strollers for clients. I told her no, but Luke and I decided that $30 wasn’t much to pay for a stroller that had originally been $199. [Unfortunately, Care Net cannot accept baby equipment unless it is brand new in the box. New information for me as I’d never thought to ask.] But I was able to get the stroller to a former student and his fiancée who will have their first baby in November. By the time we got home, I needed to get ready. End result – no time for packing. But the packing list is on the top of my to do list for tomorrow.
While I was getting ready, Luke planted our two newest tulip trees (we had one already that is 3 years old). They aren’t really much more than twigs, but Luke added potting soil to the mix and plans to water them twice a day. With some TLC, they should take off.
On our walk yesterday Luke asked me if he remembered correctly that I wanted to pick out my Mother’s Day present at WDW. I had actually said that, but recently Disney sent me an e-mail about a new Dooney & Bourke line of purses, the Best of Mickey. I already have a similar patterned Harvey bag, I have almost all of the Mickey parts kitchenware, and even the Mickey Pandora charm with shorts, shoes, glove, and ears. It is my favorite Disney pattern. So late yesterday afternoon, he gave me permission to order it. I got the Disney Visa Reward Card discount plus free shipping, and Kentucky sales tax is a smidge cheaper than in Disney World. Today I even got an e-mail that the purse had already shipped, so I’m hopeful it will be here before we leave. By the way, I choose the crossbody bag.
My DSis Pam and I have been e-mailing back and forth to set up some park time together. Her school will be in testing that week, so she won’t be able to join us until Saturday. I had wondered if she’d be disappointed that we’d be back at AK as she went there with us in October. But she was still excited, so I quickly got on to My Disney Experience app and copied all our FP+ selections to her. It was a breeze. We have Finding Nemo: The Musical (which she has never seen), It’s Tough to be a Bug, and Kilimanjaro Safaris. Now we have a little family time as part of the trip.
I’ve been working for weeks on my teaching scrapbook album, and it is coming along pretty well. But yesterday the whole time I was working with some pictures, I kept thinking some photos were missing. So while watching TV last night, I searched through all my photos (and there are lots and lots of them), finding not only the missing ones I remembered, but also some others that I want to include. I uploaded the new photos to Shutterfly and made an order. I still have plenty to do until these get here, but I’m not sure if I’ll meet my goal of finishing this album before we leave for WDW. I also got an e-mail from Shutterfly that the pics had shipped, but since they use USPS for their shipping, that little orange package seems to take longer to arrive than I expect each time.
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A nice productive day, even though it seemed to prevent you on working on your packing day! But you still have 12 days, so I wouldn't worry about it to much as you'll certainly get it done!! Love the look and style of the purse. Hope, your photos arrive soon!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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They look so beautiful when they bloom. Have yet to show signs of doing so yet, with such a cold winter. 
Unfortunately, you only see these for about ten days or so....and then they're gone! 
We have a variety of white, red and pink blooms! Have a great view of them from my deck and makes living here at times quite special! 
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