FOR TODAY June 9th...
Outside My Window...It is hot and we are hoping for rain, the garbage truck just got here.

I am thinking...I hope I am doing this right. It seems like I'm adding new features to my blog all the time, and I'm not really sure this will work!

I am thankful for...My family.

From the kitchen...Italian sausage in the crock pot, scones and muffins this morning.

I am wearing...shorts and a Tshirt with dragonflies on it, barefoot.

I am creating...memories for my children.

I am going...nowhere today and liking it.

I am reading...Can't Wait to get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg

I am hoping...it will rain!

I am hearing...The kids playing and watching Toy Story 2.

Around the house...The last of the laundry is on the line.

One of my favorite things...is when the kids get along.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: I think we will go to Alexander Springs tomorrow. A pretty calm week in general as opposed to last week or next week.
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
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Jake is very much into Toy Story lately, here he is today dressed up as Woody!

Mary Queen of the Universe Shrine

After the full day yesterday we were exhausted and didn't set an alarm this morning. However we woke up at 7:00 and by 7:30 we were at Mass at Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church. It is a Church and Shrine that was built for the Orlando tourists. It was a great way to start the day. When the priest mentioned that they'd have coffee and donuts after Mass I whispered that in Jake's ear (encouraging him to be good) and his response was "Good maybe that will help your bad breath" (in the rush to get to Church, I had neglected to brush my teeth, how's that for "keeping it real?").

Disney the cheap way

Not only did we head down to Disney on Friday evening, but we packed up, cashed in some Hampton Inn points and stayed for two nights! On Saturday morning, knowing we wouldn't be going to the parks, we hung out at our hotel's modest pool for a little while and then headed to some resort pools. What a great way to do Disney for free! By the time the night was over we had gone in FIVE different pools!



Waiting in line for the great slide at the Contemporary Resort.

One of the two pools we went to at the Grand Floridian.

Jake on the slide at the Polynesian.


Mike and the kids in line for the "volcano slide" at the Polynesian Resort.



We took the monorail from one resort to the next and we all even had a chance to ride in the front. What a fun family day!!

EPCOT

I know last week I said that on Sunday we went to Disney for the last time before the summer blackout days, but I was wrong! We went down to EPCOT as a family on Friday night. It was truly the last day we could use our tickets before August 15th!

Video of last day

After the carnival, we (Moms and kids) had hot dogs together for lunch and then Miss Shawnie lined up the "graduates" and congratulated them and told them they were kindergarteners now. I was able to get this video.

Last Day

Jake's last day of preschool was Friday, and it was a carnival complete with games, snow cones, and even a "bounce house". I am really going to miss that place! Jake was a little sad too, but he wouldn't admit it. He just kept putting his face into my side and saying "I'm tired". I know he wasn't really tired because after school he went to a pool party, then another friend's house, and then we went to EPCOT at night, and he lasted just fine through all of that. I think it was a new feeling for him to be sad and happy about something at the same time. It is a little harder to him to understand being sad about something like that than being sad that he hurt himself or something. Growing pains!

Jake---another video

Here's more video of the graduation. Our camera's memory filled up before the kids sang the last (best) song, but luckily my friend "hillsidehollow" got a great video of it, I just have to get it from her. In the meantime here are the boys from Jake's class doing the ABCs etc... (the girls were on the other side). Jake is third from the far side. His buddy Joe is on his right.