Spring finally came to Buxton

Our poor yard took a beating this winter with all the snow. We lost some plants and didn't know if we'd ever see a color other than green and muddy brown! But things are popping out and we have some fun spring color at last. Our flowers and trees are usually 2-3 weeks behind everyone else in town because of our elevation. Yes, we have our own eco-system over here...the temperate rain-forest! (which means cold and damp 6 months of the year :-). But when the trees start popping out, daffodils, hostas and hydrangea start showing signs of life - I know warmer days are coming. I went out around 7:30 this morning and took this shot....Oh, and also to check on the cows. One got out last night and Dan and Rebecca (our granddaughter) had to get him back in the barn. I heard the dogs barking, but I didn't see any big black beast munching on our lawn, so...so far so good! The dogs were only terrorizing a squirrel, thank goodness. Dan is off to his early morning church meeting and I'm afraid the cow would win the battle if I tried to herd him back in! I am a definate wuss when it comes to lifestock.

Where I spend my days

Just in case you were curious about where I spend 8 hours Monday-Friday,well...here I am. Dutifully at my desk at Millennium Graphics, Forms & Apparel. It's been 8 years now, I think. Wow. I'm the first face you see when you walk into the office. Can't believe my son has put up with me that long. It is a little weird at times, having your son be your boss, but we seem to do OK. I still want to tell him to "clean up his room" (office) but I bite my tongue! And he has to get after me about a few things I drop the ball on or forget...But I think he likes having me on board most of the time!

Disney-mania for 17

What started out as a nice vacation for just Dan and I to Florida visiting Dan's sisters and brother, turned into a full-on Jordanian Disney World adventure! Our son Danny caught wind of it, and brought his whole family of nine kids, and our daughter Emily brought her three kids. We made matching shirts just so we could keep track of each other, and it's a good thing we did! The weather was heavenly...80's and not too much humidity. And by the crowds at the parks, you'd never know that there was a recession. Probably most of the people had paid for their tickets months ago, like us! (before their 401K's tanked!)

Dan's sister, Annette brought their deluxe travel trailer for all but Danny's crew to stay in at Ft. Wilderness, a Disney campground we like to stay at. We loved it, and saved some $ eating breakfast there and packing up lunches for a day at the parks. It was good to get to know Annette's husband Robert - finally!



We visited the Magic Kindgom for 2 days, Disney Hollywood Studio's, Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon.

Dan and his crew stayed off site in a time-share and they'd come and meet us in the morning in their 15 passenger van and we'd take the ferry over from Ft. Wilderness. Here we are at the bus stop to catch the ferry.

Can you tell this is the last day at the parks? My legs are ready to fall off, and the kids are tired. I've got Jonah and Brooklyn (2 of Emily's) on my lap, and "tinkerbell" Emily on my right...complete with binky.

Another picture is of our daily ice cream breaks in the afternoon.

Here's a lovely picture of the inside of Dannys vehicle with 17 people in a 15 passenger van! We traveled to St. Augustine to visit family and enjoy the beach one of the days we were there. Here's Emily and Danny next to Dan's sisters, Joy and Annette on the beach. The kids had fun collecting shells and experiencing the very different east coast!

The very last day, Dan and I got some alone time and rode the monorail around to the resort hotels and ate lunch at the Contemporary resort.