A Disney Kind of Wednesday Medley...

1.     On December 5, 1901, Walt Disney was born.  Have you been to Disneyland or Disney World?  Can you share a favorite Disney memory?  I have been to Disney World many times. We live 45 minutes from the Florida Mouse!  The best Disney memories for me are from the times we took the grandkids there!!  We had season passes when Lauren & Tristan were little, for Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, and Busch Gardens. Florida residents get discounts and back then they weren't quite as expensive as now.  Lauren is now 29 and Tristan is 22.  It's been a long time ago.

    Probably my favorite memory with the kids was actually at Universal Studios when I was chosen to go on stage at a special effects make-up demonstration.  They made it look like my hand was stabbed with a knife and was bleeding. It was pretty cool and the kids thought it was fun seeing grandma on stage. I was supposed to scream and act scared... not sure I was a good actor, but it was still fun.  Sorry, this memory isn't from Disney!!  I have always liked Universal better.

2.     The first roller coaster attraction at Walt Disney World was Space Mountain.  Do you/did you like roller coasters?  I loved roller coasters and went on Space Mountain many times.  As an old lady with heart issues and bad knees, I don't go on any rides that shake me up too much.  My favorite roller coaster was at Hollywood Studios (was called MGM Studios), called the Rockin' Roller Coaster. So fun!!

3.     The very first fairy tale that Walt Disney made a cartoon about was Little Red Riding Hood.  Did you enjoy fairy tales when you were a youngster or did they scare you?  They didn't scare me.  Did you have a favorite?  I don't know that I had a favorite 'fairy tale' but I loved Mary Poppins (long before the movie adaptation).

4.     In Lady & the Tramp, Tramp’s real name was Butch!  Do you have nicknames for your fur-babies and/or for your children?  Our cats all have alternate names that they don't answer to, but Vinny gets called Bugger Boy, Lilly gets called Little Tubby, and Lucy is called Diva Girl.  As for our boys... Jeff was called Chet by his friends in school because there was another Jeff on the basketball team and he just told them to call him Chet.  Our Joe is always referred to as Joey to distinguish between him and his dad.

5.     I can’t let this day go by without respecting George H.W. Bush, as he lays in state in the Rotunda of our Capital today.  He was our 41^st President and only the second father to have a son follow him as President of the United States.  President Bush loved his colorful socks.  I bought Joe a pair of George H.W. Bush socks for Christmas one year.  I know Myra has a pair… any other bloggers checking in today who have a pair of the Presidential socks in a drawer at home?   You already know that Joe has a pair.  How do you feel about colorful socks?  I like them and think they are fun!

These are the socks (and tie) President Bush will be buried in.

These are like the ones I gave to Joe.  He does wear them,

by the way!

6.     Please tell us something random about your week!  Work is going okay.  A few things came up this week that I was happy they did while Kim was there to explain the process.  We had lab work to leave in a box for pick-up by the local Quest Labs and the Biohazard waste people came by to collect the biowaste, so I got to see how that is done.  I only have today and tomorrow left with her, though she did tell me to call her any time.  She also knows about Joe's health issues and offered to come in and sub if the need arises. Very sweet lady.  I am blessed!!

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Peace & hugs!!  God bless!!