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Continuing our ride. AHHH, there's no place like home! Yea, that ride is sorta cheesy but I still love it! It was almost noon when we came out of the GMR, so the boys were starving. I suggested going back to the Backlot Express for lunch. It would prevent us from crossing the road again and keep me close to Sully at the 12:30 mark. As much as I wanted to sample one of these goodies, I was in detox mode. Nate ordered a turkey club of some sort, which was delicious Jordan and I ordered the chicken season wrap which was also very good. We finished lunch at 12:29 and went in search of Su

Sunday January 13th Genia and Tony had to leave today. Jason had to leave today. Even the kids had to leave today. Since the kids only had an hour drive, Trevor and I decided to stay until Monday so they could have a full day at the Fort and leave in the evening. Genia came over for coffee, in her Captain America pants. See? Patriotic. The kids had warned me that they wanted to sleep in this morning, so I spent the time cleaning up the carnage from the night before and enjoying my coffee and the sounds of the Fort. After everyone was up and around, we took one last goodbye shot before G &a

:lmao1: Good stuff Cyndee! Mrs Robinson...you got that right! Probably not the best idea to put the young men on Genia's site. I wish you could have made the party too, but at least you got to spend some time with us earlier. At the time, Jordan just thought everyone was visiting. Now he realizes that some people couldn't be there on Saturday, but they came when they could. Very much appreciated! Yes, Judy is not kid friendly after a certain time of the evening, but she sure is funny! Thanks Cindy! Sorry about the tears. It must be a woman thing. I agree, the people who made the time to

:rotfl6: @ Spawn family! If I didn't know how patriotic you really are, I would swear someone hijacked your computer. Tell Tony thanks so much! It's great to see the brotherhood between the different services, though they tease each other on who's "tougher" The challenge coin meant a lot to Jordan. Now please stop being so sweet, it's making me nervous. Thanks KFK! Jordan will love reading all the folks who are reading along and sharing his night. Thanks CK! Me too! EVERY TIME I watch it. Thanks for joining in and for your support. We have clearance, Clarence. :hah: Thanks a bunch, i

I had planned on another update last night so I can get this report finished. Jordan left yesterday so I was a little down in the dumps. I logged in this morning feeling better...until I read all these comments. You guys are awesome. I will respond to comments and carry on! Takes one to know one. :hugs2: Sorry Nicki. I did pretty good, considering I cry at a sappy movies. Thanks Gwen, it couldn't have been any better! AGREED!! I can't wait to meet Sil on the next trip. She's gotta be good cuz she sure picked a winner in you. Thanks sweetie! Thank you for making two trips from Jax to sha

I completely agree with you on Epcot. I remember when it opened, spending hours looking and playing with all of the future things. Even Imagination had computers set up that you could e-mail with. Very cool when you're 12! I hardly walk into Innoventions or Imagination anymore. There's not much "tomorrow" in EpcoT. I will revisit those attractions when they bring out the flying cars.

Vomit, dead gauges and hairy guys? This is my kind of report! :jumpforjoy Please continue.....

As soon as the kids left, I waited about 10 minutes (in case they forgot something and had to return) then went into Speedy Gonzalez mode. I started Trevor on balloon blowing inside, and when I went out to gather more stuff, Jason showed up ready to work! Have I mentioned that Jason is awesome? I would never have asked him to take time out of his solo trip to help us get ready for a party. All I did was invite him to eat and drink with us. He took it upon himself to show up to work. Just off the top of my head, Jason: Helped Nate figure out his itune problem he'd been having on his phone. Ke

I bought Jordan's on our December trip. Every Fort lover needs a Fort shirt. Nate's, I found at Kmart, and with Nate being single & mingling, he had to have it! It was perfect at the parks. All I had to do was glance around to find him. :rofl2: Not mean at all! Donnie actually tried to get me to use it! A few of the Coke samples are delicious. China is my fave. The Beverly is pretty nasty, but I told Jordan it was the best just so I could capture his face after the sample. Unfortunately, my pic came out blurry! Thank heavens for Jason being ready with his video camera. Thank you from J

Ugh, just noticed that double posted.

Will do!! You're the bestest!! :hugs2:

Saturday January 12th I woke up fairly early considering we had a long night. Today was the day this entire trip was based on. Jordan had no idea that I had planned a proper Welcome Home party for him while we were camping. I had told him that I would be cooking for Genia's birthday so there were some things in the fridge that they couldn't eat. (there was no way I could hide all that food) I also told him there was an ice cream cake in the freezer but it was a secret, so not to mention it to Genia. He bought it hook, line & sinker and never mentioned it again. >:D Donnie & Chloe s

Me too! It seems so long ago already. You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoy them. :hah: Good one Aaron! We've come full circle...from Boo the doll, to BOO to changes at Fort, to boobies, or boo-bees... Updates on the way! Spent our last weekend with Jordan, he leaves today :'( so I wasn't on computer this weekend. TCD is not a big fan of the name cornhole either. That's right! I forgot that you kept score for us. It's no wonder Donnie & I lost. Nate probably bribed you...right? Thanks FP4. I'm extremely lucky to have good kids around. Any one of them would help me out in a h

That article says: "we'll evaluate after this weekend whether we'll make more" My guess would be yes they will, since they sold so quickly. I was shocked at $125 a pair. I would have expected a lot more being Disney's name is on them. :thumbsup2:

I agree that building looks "under used" but you really can't help but smile when you meet Mickey. Great photo of all the girls with him. Does Anna ever get scared of the characters?

All caught up again. There's so many great reports going on right now, I'm having a hard time keeping up. I remember my parents dragging me to Cypress Gardens and, as a kid, thinking it was lame. I did like the ski show though! Hope Dave can find his old pictures. I only have a couple from that time. :- I'm sure there were more, stuck forever in a film camera. Thank heavens for the digital age!

We stay at the KOA 2 miles up the road. In fact the Wing House that we had lunch at last year is halfway between the track and the KOA. It's not fancy, but it's close and cheap for this weekend. (Like $40 a night) has full hookups and cable. The big flea market is right next door with an awesome Farmers market inside with fruits & veggies. We like to head back to the track early morning to see who's still running and also all the folks who try to sleep right in the stands! Crazy! Call me spoiled, but I like my warm bed and a shower. I'll take some pics of the campground and post them i

It's still Friday and now we are waiting for Donnie's second arrival. Since Mason was tired, we put him inside to soak up some A/C and went down to the Settlement area. We parked up by the horse barn with plans to make a big loop around. Someone rode a surrey bike from the Lodge. Never rode one, but four wheels would be much safer for me than two. Pieces of the RR are still there, slowly rotting away. The beautiful TCD ranch that will be destroyed at some point because of the new DVC. We strolled down towards Crocketts. And played a game of checkers on the porch. Walked down to the be

You're welcome for the kind photos. No one looks great after a few drinks & looping! Judy was impressed with the food, my taking her picture while eating...not so much. I can honestly say I've never encountered the Fort po-pos, other than a couple years ago..on my bicycle! He told me I couldn't ride in the road, I had to be on the sidewalk. Yes, he was putting pedestrians lives in danger! "cousin Eddie" :rotfl6: No bead seeking here....I'll save that for the 20 year olds, if ya know what I mean! Thanks TJ. Very appropriate smiley for Dad. He surely needed happy hour after I sang to

All of the above!! No assigned seats, move around. BIG money! Both teams and spectators. Hot, hot men from all over the world. Including Patrick Dempsey...who is a sweetheart. Way diff cars, the prototypes which are fast and loud. The mazdas and porsches which sound like little bees and a Ferrari class that's new to the 24 this year. Very cool to hear them all night and watch them while the sun comes up Sunday morning!

:bellringer: Well done!!! This must go on the Swamp Donkey for the bog next month!

Nope, not this year. Nascar drivers that I know of participating: Bowyer Allmendinger M Waltrip Montoya Ambrose All I know for sure right now.

Good find Aaron! Ed & I just had a lengthy conversation about running shoes. I prefer Asics, he likes Sauconys. I've never run in New Balance, but may need to make an exception now. ^-^

:jumpforjoy I can't wait that long....I feel the need for speed! 24 hour Rolex for me next weekend!!!

NO KETCHUP? Just joking with ya! Great parade pics, but that pirate of yours......too cute! :heart: Kind of a distraction from all the other pics.