Here are some pics that I forgot to post earlier when I was creating my Florida entry. Some of these I just don't want to lose in case of a computer crash, others I just find humorous (like the 'official Walt Disney World 100% UV Protection glasses' with no lenses!)
For the past several years, I've been taking the several kids trick or treating in Princeton the night before Halloween (which is part of the town's 'official' trick or treating times). Apparently, this is a tradition no one else in the area has ever heard of! I guess P'ton people just like candy, LOL! Anyway, this year, we took Gracie & Julia and got a great deal on a hotel. The kids had fun swimming and the next day, Heather, Mary, & Sophia joined us for a morning swim before checkout.
Jeff's parents treated us all to dinner at the famous "Paula Deen's Lady & Sons" restaurant in Savannah. We had the buffet, and it was just as delicious as I had hoped it would be!
We didn't do a lot of sightseeing around Savannah, but we did manage to make it to Bonaventure cemetery where "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" was filmed. Very cool, but creepy trees!
On our way back from Florida, we stayed a couple of nights in Savannah, GA, with Jeff's brother, Brian, his wife, Tiawannia, & her kids Shay & Jujuan. Jeff's parents were there and had brought Alex with them. Alex had a blast with their German Shepherd, Max; while Nick couldn't get enough of Shay. I think he was glued to her side the whole time!
Over Jeff's birthday (November), we did our obligatory once-in-a-childhood trip to visit the rat in Orlando. As if you couldn't tell, I am NOT a Disney person! As much as I am all in favor of capitalism, I think Disney is the biggest ripoff known to man! Anyway, the last time we went, Rachael was under two. Jeff thinks that every kid should have the memory of Disneyworld at least once during childhood. We had a wonderful time just being together as a family. In hindsight, we all agree that we would have had just as much fun just going to Universal like we did during our previous 2 trips to Florida. Neither of my kids were all that excited about the characters, and with the exception of the test track at Epcot, the rides weren't much to speak of. The kids did enjoy "It's a Small World", though. It was always my favorite, too! I really had high hopes for the different countries at Epcot, but was hugely disappointed. For some reason I thought they would really learn something about the different cultures. I didn't realize it was just another scam to sell more junk packaged in a Disney label! Like Jeff said, if I was looking for a learning experience, I should have gone to a museum, LOL!
We had a really nice Christmas this year. We celebrated Christmas Eve at home as usual. Jeff made a HUGE breakfast followed by movies and chilling out at home. Christmas morning we headed to Jeff's parents' house for dinner. My parents joined us there which made the holiday especially nice to have everyone together! After dinner, we headed to my parents house and opened gifts with Jill & Paul who announced they were getting married!
Yes, I'm still among the living. I know it's been forever since I've updated my blog, but I promise my entire 3 person viewing audience that I will be posting more often! I need to upload a bunch of pictures anyway so that I don't lose them to another computer crash.
Today was a great day! Rachael & Julia's Rose-Hulman bridge building project won the engineering competition. The bridge was just about the ugliest thing you ever saw, but it withstood 40 lbs. of force, which surpassed the old record by a full 28 lbs!
After riding my evening high with their win, I was enjoying my computer time alone after everyone else went to bed. Nick came downstairs and brought me a "romance story" that he had written. For those of you who need translation, it says... "Once upon a time... One day, the flowers bloomed and then it was romance. Then they got married. The End" Anyone who knows my struggles will realize what a HUGE feat this was for him! With Nick's cerebral palsy, teaching him writing has been the bane of my existence. He is an amazing reader, spells really well for a 5 year old, and is doing pretty well in math. Writing, on the other hand, has been the tear-filled subject every day. Yes, there are misspelled words, 'interesting' punctuation, backwards letters, etc. but he wrote this on his own, for my enjoyment. In my eyes, this is the SWEETEST story ever written!!!!
Name: Amy Home: Indiana, United States About Me: I am a Homeschool Mom of 2 awesome children. This is my attempt at Project 365 - to chronicle our world through daily photos... See my complete profile
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