The Weekly Smile #85

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The Weekly Smile #85

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This week I had a lot to smile about. My friend who I have been staying with retired from Disney’s Animal Kingdom.  I was able to attend her retirement party with her husband at the park.  I can already see the difference in her since she no longer has to work. She is so relaxed now.  We’ve been friends for almost 50 years so I feel so blessed to have been able to share in this celebration with her.  Her granddaughter Alyssa started at Animal Kingdom in the college program.  This is Dottie passing the Disney torch to her.  🙂

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Then the next day we drove over to Vero Beach to visit with Dottie’s niece who vacations there with her family every year.  I hadn’t seen her niece since she was a kid.  Now she has adult children!  Her mother was there and it had been years since I had seen her too. They had a feast, a smorgasbord of wonderful dishes for supper and it was just delicious, something they do with friends on the last night of their stay.  It was a wonderful day for the beach and even the sharks thought so.  There were a few swimming right along the beach.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t ready with my camera.  But it was cool to see them in the wild.  🙂  Then the activities director had set up a bubble stand.  I hadn’t blown bubbles for I don’t know how long.  Maybe when my oldest grandchild was little.  Anyway, I jumped in and had a good time.

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I spent the weekend with my son and his family. We took Isabella to the Children’s Museum of Miami and had a great time with her.  Then Isabella and I walked some miles through her building.  She lives in an 11-floor condo building and just loves to walk the halls.  She’s 18 months old and walking has given her new freedom.  It was just the thing to chase away her shyness with me.  🙂

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Then Dottie and I went to Magic Kingdom at Disney for the day.  We did some shopping and I got a few photos.  🙂

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I had a wonderful week.  I will be driving back to NC on the weekend.  Frank no longer needs a nurse and Dottie is blissfully happy in her retirement.

Wanda

My Weekend With Isabella

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Daily Prompt:  Prickle

I spent the weekend in Miami visiting with my son, daughter in law and my 18-month old granddaughter.  I had a wonderful time.  Isabella just loves to walk around the building they live in.  I walked about five miles just inside the building my son’s condo is in.

I drove over on Friday evening getting there about 5 PM.  Although I face time with Isabella all the time, she was acting shy with me.  I quickly learned that if I took her for a walk in the building and let her go on the elevator she would warm up to me in a jiffy.

On Saturday we went to the Children’s Museum of Miami.  What a wonderful place. The museum is hands on for the children.   Right now there is a Dinosaur exhibit for them. With the cutest display of moving dinos and a lot of things for the kids to play with to learn about the animals.  Carnival Cruise Lines sponsored a huge area that is like the ship’s decks.  There are a bank and an emergency room and hospital too.  So much for the children to play with while they learn about their world.

The food store chain, Publix, has a huge grocery store where the kids can shop for all kinds of food and then go through a checkout.  There are little green vests for the kids to wear just like the real Publix.  Here’s a picture of my little Isabella sitting on the cow in Publix with her daddy.

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Some of the food in the food store at the museum gave me a prickly sensation when I touched it.  Didn’t bother the kids though.  It was so funny to watch all of the kids shopping and sharing the food on the shelves.  Once all of the food was off the shelves, the workers at the museum and some of the parents began organizing the area again. Isabella loved putting the stuff from her little shopping cart back onto the shelves.

We had a wonderful time at the museum.  Last time I was in Miami we went to the Miami Zoo.  It was way too hot to go there over the weekend this time.  On Sunday we went to church and just hung around the house.  We had a wonderful Peruvian supper that was delivered to the house by a near by restaurant.  I headed back to Orlando around 5 PM.  I hated to leave that baby.  She is growing up so quickly.

Wanda

One-Liner Wednesday – An Unexpected Twist

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One-Liner Wednesday – An Unexpected Twist

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Picture from Linda G. Hill

Don’t you just hate it when you are reading a really good book and someone tells you how it ends, or when you are watching a movie and someone tells you what happens, or when you are going to a new store and someone just has to let you know what they have and if it’s any good; Beware of the spoiler.  dun dun dun…Spoiler Attack!!!

 

The Weekly Smile-Week 84

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The Weekly Smile Week 84

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I have had a lot to smile about this week.  I will be seeing my granddaughter next week when I drive over to Miami.  I’ll spend the weekend with them.

I spent Sunday in Animal Kingdom at Disney World with my friend Dottie, her son Brandon and her granddaughter Alyssa.  I had not seen Brandon for years and had never met his daughter.  She is a beautiful sweet girl and so enjoyed getting to know her and spend time with her and her dad.   We had a wonderful day together.

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We were on the Safari ride and I spotted this guy looking through the branches of the tree at us.  All we could see was his head.  I couldn’t resist taking the shot and every time I look at it I smile.

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Alyssa is just beginning a college program at Disney.  She’s looking forward to making many friends and many memories during her internship.  I will be here with Dottie and Frank for about two more weeks.  Frank is almost back to where he was before his surgeries and is doing great.  Dottie is beginning a new chapter in her life and I will head home soon.

Wanda