Rain! Buckets of rain

 

The past week or so we've had tolerable weather.  I wonder if the freezing temperatures are behind us?  No matter as it's a whole lot better here than in the north and mid west.  We've had some foggy starts the last few days and now a thunderstorm.  A heavy thunderstorm!  We lost electricity and internet.  I was typing when it happened and lost a paragraph...

Sonsearae goes to Disney World for her birthday and usually Chris goes too, but this year his job prevented it.  So we went along to help her celebrate. Have you been to Disney?  There are a lot of fabulous restaurants and we ate at several.  It's a foodies paradise and we all enjoyed our meals, perhaps to much.  We had dinner at Topolino's and the Character breakfast on the day we departed. Yak and Yeti for a quick Asian lunch one day and  Maya Grill and Jaleo were the two other fine dining experiences.  There is shopping inside the theme parks and at Disney Springs, an outdoor mall.  Sonsearae like to check out the Disney merchandise so we checked out quite a few stores.  She bought a Blouse at Tommy Bahama and Jim snagged a new jacket (Levi store) and two pair of shoes and leather wallet at a different store, the name escapes me . 

In no particular order I'll share some pictures.

On our last morning we went to a character breakfast (Topolino's) and got to see Donald and Daisy Duck along with Minnie and Mickey Mouse!  Here's the birthday girl with Artist Mickey

Have you seen the movie Moana?  There is a new exhibit that involves water that you walk through.  Beautiful, lush tropical foliage and flowers and this very big topiary of Moana 

Our first day we visited the Animal Kingdom and found these flamingos napping...I love flamingoes but I didn't have the heart to wake them for a photo op.  We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari and saw the African animals out in the open, roaming free.  The ride wasn't long enough!  We also saw the Festival of the Lion King.  Just magical!  The cast members put on a great show

Our second day we visited Epcot for the Festival of the Arts and enjoyed the art exhibits.  All around Epcot were foods from different countries and basically you could eat your way around the world!  

We had lunch at 

el Artista Hambriento, a Mexican food cart. We chose the Tostada de Langosta: chilled lobster with chipotle aioli, onions and mango on crispy tortillas with guacamole, shredded cabbage and hot sauce.  Very good! messy but we didn't make a big mess.  For out beverage we had a Rubi Delicioso Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Lejay Blackcurrent Liqueur, Citrus, mint, spicy agave and beet juice.  Very tasty and colorful

Our ride home was uneventful except Jim decided to eat Cheesits from the floor!

We have so much fun when we go to Disney World...but we are getting old! The walking is easy but it wore us out and it took several days to recover.  Happy I had leftovers to eat because cooking was the last thing on my mind!

                                   Handmade cards because:

                          No one displays an email on the mantle
                             or shows off a tweet on the fridge

                      or saves a Facebook post in a box of treasure

                                          Total for 2024

                                                    25

For this first set of cards I stamped my own background using wild wheat ink o wild wheat cardstock. The stamps I used were mostly from Quiet Meadow and I used the wheat stalk from Earthen Elegance.  Layered on Lemon Lolly cardstock...All Stampin' Up!

The next two pictures are together.  It's a fun fold!  A great way to see both sides of your pretty DSP.  This is Winter Meadow DSP on Blueberry cardstock from Stampin' Up!  I stamped a sprig on the circle 

When opened this is displayed

Fun cards using Dainty Flowers (ret)

Ink Smooshing is a technique I used to color the background of the white panel.   Saran Wrap wadded up and dabbed in ink, then onto the paper

All is right in our world

I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. 

Showing how to make quick and easy cards. 

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Update! We’re still here!

 

Goodness! It’s been awhile since I’ve updated y’all, so here I am at long last.  I’ll just give a brief synopsis because a lot of what has happened will be boring.  

We went to Disney World in April! Sonsearae arranged it all and we enjoyed it. She has a side gig of arranging trips for Disney, if you're interested let me know or check out her page on Facebook. 

We ate at some fine restaurants and enjoyed that too.  One day we went to Epcot

All the flowers were very pretty. Walking around was pleasant, even if we weren’t used to standing so much. Each day tired us out!

Magic Kingdom! This was my favorite. Having been raised on Disney shows with Mickey and  his pals it was delightful to see them again. 

The theme right now is celebrating 50 years of WDW.  When Sonsearae was about a year old we visited. That was the beginning of a love affair for her!

While on Mainstreet we managed to catch a parade! A lot of new character but plenty of our favorites.

                             Handmade Cards because:

No one displays an email on the mantel

or

Shows off a tweet on the refrigerator

or

Saves a Facebook Post in a box of treasures

Total for 2022

102

Self explanatory! Some Quick and Easy Easter cards

These sets of cards are from a Paper Pumpkin Kit

All Stampin’ Up! Products

After our return from Disney we both came down with head colds. Couple days later it settled into my chest. Then the fun began!  NOT! I spent most of my awake time coughing my lungs up. At least 4 nights I slept 10 hours and I took a lot of naps. Food was not a priority and I lost weight, but my blood pressure improved! Jim didn’t seem to be as bad off as myself. Finally went to the VA’s version of emergency room. Covid protocol,  as I was kept from the general population in a cubicle, in a corner. Two nurses came in and talked to me, took my vitals. Swabbed my nose.  Then the doctor came in and we talked. He listened to my lungs and detected a ‘squeak’ or inflamed bronchial tubes. Squeak was his word. Prescribed an antibiotic and a steroid. It did not cure me but it did ease the symptoms. 

I must say I feel much better today but it has been a slow process getting any strength back. Yes, the test results said I had Covid.

All is right in our world