WHERE OH WHERE HAS NANA BEEN? OH WHERE OR WHERE CAN SHE BE?

What a whirlwind the last few weeks

have been!

As most of you know,

my grandgirl, Alana, 

was accepted into the 

DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM.

Many of you watched her grow up on my blog as

LITTLE LULU.

I have a timeshare in Florida

about an hour from Disney.

I left a week early to spend some time

with her before she starts the program.

As most of you know,

once they enter an away-at-school program

they never really ''come home" again.

We had a wonderful few days hanging out

at a resort on the ocean.

Her mom, my daughter, Tara,

joined us for the last two days 

before we headed to Orlando.

What a wonderful, wonderful experience.

The three of us spent 2 days in 

The Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

We ate our way though Epcot

and enjoyed all the rides in both places.

Then we helped Alana move into her new apartment

right on Disney property.

They are state-of-the-art apartments

and beautiful.  

The campus is like a resort.

Alana will be working in 

THE MAGIC KINGDOM  in FRONTIERLAND.

Her first day is tomorrow and she is really excited.

The unexpected bonus was a wonderful roommate

They connected and 

have spent lots of time hanging out.

As we know, that kind of connection 

doesn't always happen.

I was gone for two weeks and my 

son and his wonderful wife & Carlisle took care of

SCRUFFY 

for me and kept tabs on John while I was gone.

Scruffy after his initial 

WELCOME HOME NANA

punished me for two days by ignoring me. 

LOL- Now he is back to his usual

nose on my leg-where are you going demeanor.

I just got home and turned around to go to a 

VERY SPECIAL PARTY in Chicago

but I will let another blogger share that first.

Thanks for bearing with me. 

I hope to be a better blogger 

during the next few months.

 

DOING DISNEY- And It's A Wrap!

The truth is that there is so much

that goes on at Disney World that you 

just can't even begin to tell it all.

MyHero and I only went two days.

We spent one day at Epcot

and one day at the

Magic Kingdom.
The kids went five days.
God bless 'em.

We had a wonderful time at
THE MAGIC KINGDOM.

We started with brunch at the 

Crystal Palace here

Gotta love old Pooh Bear.

He's always got a smile on his face.

Lulu still smiles riding the big carousel.

Ria smiles hugging Tigger

Doesn't Eeyore have sad eyes?
I have always thought our 
SweetCheeks has sad eyes, too.

Although as you can see 
she is pretty smiley here!

All three girls were mesmerized by
The Little Mermaid.
I think the men liked this exhibit, too

So, folks, that's about all the Disney
I am gonna bore you with.
Here we are headed out.
That would be 
Minnie (Naomi)  and Goofy 
you see here.

Yeah- wouldn't you just love to take 
HIM home from Disney World?
it was really a great time!

Tomorrow I just MIGHT share a bit
of the road trip my daughter and I 
enjoyed on the way home.
Well-except for driving in a whiteout
but I won't mention that.

Doing Disney With Sappy, Happy & Yappy

Seeing Disney World through

the eyes of a child is a whole experience

unto itself.

They are enthralled by the magic 

of it all

and I am smitten watching them.

So- I will give you the 

short version of 

DOING DISNEY.

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My daughter and I 

and the two girls

got there 2 days ahead of time.

I need to tell you that all my pictures are taken

with an iPhone 6 because my camera

was packed away

so~ bear with me.

My daughter worked her magic with

Travelocity and got us a deal at

The Swan.

The girls are in the lobby and out behind the hotel

Wonder what they are looking up at here?

Oh!  They are just like their Nana.

They like light fixtures!

Isn't this one a beaut?

After everyone else arrived

 we went to Epcot

and ate our way through the worlds.

My favorite was the 

Fish & Chips towards the end of the day.

I will say that I am NOT a big seafood fan-

but I loved this!

Hot and greasy-what can I say?

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The girls had fun visiting all the countries.

and really enjoyed 

their breakfast with the princesses.

They enjoyed themselves even though 

the day was a bit nippy.

Poor Lulu forgot her jeans in her bag.

I had a blanket along that came in handy.

Sweet Cheeks is getting to be a big girl.

 This might have been 

THE BOYS 

favorite star stop.

Mighta been Miz Jasmine's costume?

 My favorite ride in Epcot is SOARING.

You feel like you are moving 

through space although

you are actually stationary once

you are raised a few feet off the ground.

At one point it seems like 

you are going to hit the water.

Three years ago SweetCheeks told me-

Whatch Yoah Feet, Nana, so they doan't ghet wett.

Her legs were shorter so she wasn't worried about her own feet.

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See the pretty girl here with my girls?

That is Miss Naomi-
or Nomes as the girls call her.  
She has been babysitting the girls

since SweetCheeks was three or four.

She is 20 now and joined us at Disney.

She is a hair and makeup specialist

and will soon be working on the 

Disney Cruise Line.

She is excited and we are excited for her.

She is as sweet as she is cute!

Everyone assumes she is an older sister.

That about rounds out Epcot.

The Mom says-

C'mon Yappy-

Time to go!

Ah---silence----

Back tomorrow with a bit more

DISNEY WORLD

and then I'm moving on so

I don't bore you to tears.

WHERE IS WALDO-ER-WHERE IS NANA DIANA?

Good Morning Blogger Friends!

Can you guess where I am?

Here's a picture to help you figure it out.

Know where I am?

Here's another hint.

It is somewhere that a window frames 

beautiful flowers that bloom in February.

Getting warmer?

Got a guess yet?

I was here the day they opened
October 1, 1971-
Does that help or just make me old?

Here's another hint.

They serve food from different countries.

And SOMEONE might get mad

if the "baby" of the family

tries to eat the last piece of pastry.

I think the quote was 

"Do you want to go to the moon, Alice?"

Anyone remember the show THAT saying

came from?

What do you suppose this little girl is looking at?

It might be something like this-

Getting warmer?

Do you know yet?

If you get too tired you can have
Daddy pick you and your ears up and
CARRY YOU!

Ummm...that "ride" only applies
for children-not Nana's!

How about this?

It's Ria with Papa-er- I mean Eeyore!

We met up with Eeyore here-

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Ahhhh yes!

Some of you may have guessed where we are.

Do you know the 

VERY BEST PART

about 

BRUNCH in the CRYSTAL PALACE

at 

DISNEY WORLD?

It's the fact that they keep your

CUP FULL

of coffee!

Guess what kind it is~

STARBUCKS!

Yes! STARBUCKS!

Waiter-oh-waiter-

My cup is almost empty-

I am happy, very very happy!

AND feeling better day by day.

I'll be back soon.

Just an afternote:

If you think of it pray for a friend of mine.

I won't name her at this point but there is a

lot of upheaval going on in 

her and her husband's life.

Please pray that they find some peace and see 

A CLEAR PATH

laid out in front of them so they know 

that it will all turn out okay.

Thanks-

and as Mickey Says:

SEE YOU SOON!

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