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A visit with Grandma Irene

To finish off our spring break trip we drove across the state of Florida to see Janna’s Grandma Irene.  I hadn’t seen her in 8 years so, needless to say, she’d never met any of my children.  It was great to see her and introduce the kids.  She had a great day planned on the…

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Disney: Day 3

For our final day at Disney World we debated going to a different park or going back to the Magic Kingdom (on a sunny day this time).  We ended up going back to the Magic Kingdom and did not regret our decision.  With the sun shining we were able to enjoy much more of the…

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Disney: Day 2

We began Day 2 with Nathan’s cousin and her husband and daughter at a character breakfast at the Grand Floridian.  Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, Winnie the Pooh, and Tigger were the star guests.  After breakfast we had to say good-bye to Jennifer, Frank and Giuliana and then we headed off to…

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Disney: Day 1

Almost two weeks ago we set out on our big spring break trip.  We drove to Florida, spent three days at Disney World, then drove across the state to visit my Grandma who I hadn’t seen in 8 years.  While we did have some bad weather here and there, the trip was a big success…

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