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I'm another big fan of HM. When I was teaching, my school sent me and two other teachers to a conference at WDW. So cool! One of the ladies knew how much I loved HM and was so excited to ride it. For some reason the ride stopped in the graveyard right by where one of the spirits pops us. She screamed every time it came up. Afterwards she asked why I had never warned her. Hehe!
I'm another big fan of HM. When I was teaching, my school sent me and two other teachers to a conference at WDW. So cool! One of the ladies knew how much I loved HM and was so excited to ride it. For some reason the ride stopped in the graveyard right by where one of the spirits pops us. She screamed every time it came up. Afterwards she asked why I had never warned her. Hehe!
Today, my poem is a little late because I just got back from a wonderful day at Peddler's Village with Katie, my sister and my niece!!. It was so much fun!! We had waffles on a stick for lunch and hot apple cider and shopped a lot!! I got a really, really cool glass fish slider that changes color in the sunlight!! it was handmade and I have the perfect chain to put it on and can't wait to wear it!! I also bought Katie one for Christmas and I got Muffin a fiber optic wine bottle topper. He loves that stuff and I think it reminds him of his childhood! I will try to post pictures of both.
Just three weeks left, before I go!
To Disney World, you see!!
That's only twenty-one more days!
I'm gonna have some tea!!
For pretty soon, it's tea I'll have,
With Mad Hatter and Alice!!
I hope they serve it hot and that,
They put it in a chalice!!
I cannot wait to meet them!!
I hope they feel the same!!
I hope that they will like me and,
I hope they'll play a game!!
What a fun day you've had! all your purchases. Luke would love the fiber optic wine stopper, too. Hope you, the Mad Hatter, and Alice have a wonderful time together.
What a nice day you had and love the purchases! Especially, the wine bottle topper.
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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!
What a fun day you've had! all your purchases. Luke would love the fiber optic wine stopper, too. Hope you, the Mad Hatter, and Alice have a wonderful time together.
Thanks, Cam!!
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What a nice day you had and love the purchases! Especially, the wine bottle topper.
Thanks, Dave!!
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Love the sliders! Sounds like an awesome day!
Thanks, Donna!!. It was!!
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Love the fish sliders...you always have a knack for finding cool stuff.
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!
So, today I ordered my Christmas cards on Shutterfly! I loved the choices and even though it gets harder and harder to decide who to put on our cards anymore, I think it came out great!! We decided on just me, Muffin, Lilly and Logan this year because it really is up to my grown kids who don't live at home to send their own cards out. It was so beautiful here today that I took Lilly to the park for a 5 mile hike and let her go swimming in the creek. Then she got a much needed bath and smells and looks terrific!! We also had to pick some paint colors for our rooms. This was so hard and we kept going back and forth on the upstairs rooms and the bathrooms. I think we finally decided though. I will post pictures when it's all done and you guys can tell me how I did. I am very nervous because I love color and used it a lot!! The painting should be finished by the end of the week and the floor guys are coming the next week. Even though we won't have the rooms furnished they will at least be painted and have nice floors by Thanksgiving. Now we are just watching football and eating!
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When I was teaching, my school sent me and two other teachers to a conference at WDW. So cool! One of the ladies knew how much I loved HM and was so excited to ride it. For some reason the ride stopped in the graveyard right by where one of the spirits pops us. She screamed every time it came up. 
Afterwards she asked why I had never warned her. Hehe!
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You are a very bad girl, Cam!! 
it was handmade and I have the perfect chain to put it on and can't wait to wear it!! I also bought Katie one for Christmas and I got Muffin a fiber optic wine bottle topper. He loves that stuff and I think it reminds him of his childhood! I will try to post pictures of both.
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It was so beautiful here today that I took Lilly to the park for a 5 mile hike and let her go swimming in the creek. Then she got a much needed bath and smells and looks terrific!! 
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