Tonight Mommy and Daddy got to go to church, which is to say we got to sit and attend rather than the usual bit of effort surrounding the event. Daddy did do a bit of work on the children's service beforehand, setting up a lot of review questions. It was the last night of our Tribes series, and we devoted our time to rewarding kids for questions answered correctly about our services the last few months. Madison actually got to answer a question, we discovered, and she knew the answer: The Tribe of Benjamin was hungry like a wolf. She got a token for that, and had to go to the Pak Shak - that's where it's at.
It's been a good series, although it feels a bit like a hodgepodge of ideas at times. Still, it allows us to focus fully on Summer Xtreme, so it serves its purpose well. Also, it allows us to focus on the future, which I think will be lots of fun upcoming. We have some great services planned, and great messages for July, August and September. Even October and November have some planning involved - a possible LEGO-themed series in the works there.
Until then, we celebrate the Tribes series and get ready to move on. Daddy finalized some plans today for a few animals to arrive this Sunday and Wednesday (and the Sundays in July afterwards). We'll see all sorts of exotic birds on Sunday, and then a sugar glider on Wednesday, followed by some monkeys on the following Sunday. Later this month, we'll see snakes and lizards, and then our alpaca friends once more.
But our family will probably be on vacation for one of those days - we were blessed with some deeper discount availabilities today. For one, we're trying out this new hotel in the Downtown Disney area. We don't usually do that - we're used to the Disney resorts with various themes - we've done the Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, Caribbean, Coronado, Ft. Wilderness cabins, and Port Orleans Riverside. Oh, and of course the Art of Animation last time. The Contemporary is the one we're building up to, although our next one will be the All Star Movies in October. This hotel, however, is a recently refurbished one, with some amazingly low prices to entice people to come check it out in the first few months it is open. It is right there within walking distance of Downtown Disney too - we've stayed in that area a few times, but it was quite some time ago. Daddy remembers staying at the Grosvenor Hotel with a few friends, long before all those other resorts were being constructed. We used to walk across the street to Pleasure Island every night, all this after a full day at one of the parks. Such energy!
The other deal came up today, an offer to go to SeaWorld that we might not pass up. We'll see the next day or two, but the plan has changed for us, and now we'll probably be going to SeaWorld a few days. This is something Madison has not seen yet, so we're pretty excited about that. The downside of SeaWorld right now is the gluten free menu they have: They don't have one. Daddy is hoping to communicate with somebody down there, to get assurances and hopefully a gluten free menu.
So anyway, that's what we're doing later this month. Look for photos from Florida, one way or another. We just might go to Disney Quest instead, but we'll see how this SeaWorld deal turns out. An added bonus: Nana and Ba-Ba might be joining us for a day, or maybe two. Also, these tickets to SeaWorld are for unlimited use until the end of the year. So we could go back in December with Madison's Christmas break, and visit once again before year's end. Or go back in October.
ANYWAY, Madison's day was fairly simple today. Not much on the activity list, other than helping Mommy a great deal with grocery shopping. Also, she's been reading. Ten books yesterday and ten books today - which translates to only two more books left to meet her quota. She's read 73 books so far this summer, so after reading two tomorrow morning, we'll be going to the library to collect a free book, and put her name on a wall somewhere. One more summer, and one more summer reading program all done with! Daddy is reading on and off, but when we went to the library the other day, he discovered something magical: graphic novels. I had no idea! They have all the old X-Men comics put into graphic novels, which are basically hard cover books that contain about 12-14 comic books inside of them. These are the ones from the 60's and 70's, ones that Daddy has never read before. So, as you can imagine, Daddy is reading them now. They're classics. I know the stories, but never got a chance to see the comics before. The one story that Daddy finished today was a Wolverine story from his first limited series where he goes to Japan - great stuff! Daddy waits until Madison is in bed before attacking these books!
Mommy is working a lot lately. She has been doing a lot of painting lately - she's gotten a room on the back porch all done now, which is looking really good. It's clean and so much lighter, now with a couple chairs and only the ceiling fan above to fix up. Soon, it will be a pleasant place to retreat for a drinking lemonade, reading, or some time in the future: painting. Yes, we haven't let go of that dream.
Today was Hannah's birthday. Madison made her a card, which she'll hand Hannah in a few days. The Fourth of July is coming, and so are the family - everyone will be here in just a few days. We'll celebrate Hannah's birthday, among other things.
But for now, it's time to retire for the evening. It was a pleasant day. We've gotten all kinds of good news lately - if only we can get the car working again. Something is draining the battery. Once that mystery is solved, we'll be in a better position. But right now, we're still blessed regardless. Lots of favor and optimism about the seasons to come - and we're getting lots of good rest too. Speaking of which... good night!
It's been a good series, although it feels a bit like a hodgepodge of ideas at times. Still, it allows us to focus fully on Summer Xtreme, so it serves its purpose well. Also, it allows us to focus on the future, which I think will be lots of fun upcoming. We have some great services planned, and great messages for July, August and September. Even October and November have some planning involved - a possible LEGO-themed series in the works there.
Until then, we celebrate the Tribes series and get ready to move on. Daddy finalized some plans today for a few animals to arrive this Sunday and Wednesday (and the Sundays in July afterwards). We'll see all sorts of exotic birds on Sunday, and then a sugar glider on Wednesday, followed by some monkeys on the following Sunday. Later this month, we'll see snakes and lizards, and then our alpaca friends once more.
But our family will probably be on vacation for one of those days - we were blessed with some deeper discount availabilities today. For one, we're trying out this new hotel in the Downtown Disney area. We don't usually do that - we're used to the Disney resorts with various themes - we've done the Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, Caribbean, Coronado, Ft. Wilderness cabins, and Port Orleans Riverside. Oh, and of course the Art of Animation last time. The Contemporary is the one we're building up to, although our next one will be the All Star Movies in October. This hotel, however, is a recently refurbished one, with some amazingly low prices to entice people to come check it out in the first few months it is open. It is right there within walking distance of Downtown Disney too - we've stayed in that area a few times, but it was quite some time ago. Daddy remembers staying at the Grosvenor Hotel with a few friends, long before all those other resorts were being constructed. We used to walk across the street to Pleasure Island every night, all this after a full day at one of the parks. Such energy!
The other deal came up today, an offer to go to SeaWorld that we might not pass up. We'll see the next day or two, but the plan has changed for us, and now we'll probably be going to SeaWorld a few days. This is something Madison has not seen yet, so we're pretty excited about that. The downside of SeaWorld right now is the gluten free menu they have: They don't have one. Daddy is hoping to communicate with somebody down there, to get assurances and hopefully a gluten free menu.
So anyway, that's what we're doing later this month. Look for photos from Florida, one way or another. We just might go to Disney Quest instead, but we'll see how this SeaWorld deal turns out. An added bonus: Nana and Ba-Ba might be joining us for a day, or maybe two. Also, these tickets to SeaWorld are for unlimited use until the end of the year. So we could go back in December with Madison's Christmas break, and visit once again before year's end. Or go back in October.
ANYWAY, Madison's day was fairly simple today. Not much on the activity list, other than helping Mommy a great deal with grocery shopping. Also, she's been reading. Ten books yesterday and ten books today - which translates to only two more books left to meet her quota. She's read 73 books so far this summer, so after reading two tomorrow morning, we'll be going to the library to collect a free book, and put her name on a wall somewhere. One more summer, and one more summer reading program all done with! Daddy is reading on and off, but when we went to the library the other day, he discovered something magical: graphic novels. I had no idea! They have all the old X-Men comics put into graphic novels, which are basically hard cover books that contain about 12-14 comic books inside of them. These are the ones from the 60's and 70's, ones that Daddy has never read before. So, as you can imagine, Daddy is reading them now. They're classics. I know the stories, but never got a chance to see the comics before. The one story that Daddy finished today was a Wolverine story from his first limited series where he goes to Japan - great stuff! Daddy waits until Madison is in bed before attacking these books!
Mommy is working a lot lately. She has been doing a lot of painting lately - she's gotten a room on the back porch all done now, which is looking really good. It's clean and so much lighter, now with a couple chairs and only the ceiling fan above to fix up. Soon, it will be a pleasant place to retreat for a drinking lemonade, reading, or some time in the future: painting. Yes, we haven't let go of that dream.
Today was Hannah's birthday. Madison made her a card, which she'll hand Hannah in a few days. The Fourth of July is coming, and so are the family - everyone will be here in just a few days. We'll celebrate Hannah's birthday, among other things.
But for now, it's time to retire for the evening. It was a pleasant day. We've gotten all kinds of good news lately - if only we can get the car working again. Something is draining the battery. Once that mystery is solved, we'll be in a better position. But right now, we're still blessed regardless. Lots of favor and optimism about the seasons to come - and we're getting lots of good rest too. Speaking of which... good night!
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