Disney

We just got back from a trip to Disney World! My mother-in-law generously gave us a trip to see Mickey & company. I took almost 300 pictures, so it was kind of hard to narrow it down to 2 or 3 to post here:)


When we first arrived, there was a show going on in front of the castle.

We spent the first day in the Magic Kingdom, the second day in the Animal Kingdom, and the third in Epcot. I think the ducklings enjoyed the Animal Kingdom the most. Magic was really crowded (we were there on a Sunday). Epcot was pretty cool, too. We ended the day on a good note - Soarin' with a Fastpass!


The shows at all of the parks were incredible. Queenie especially was on the edge of her seat during them. (She has spent the afternoon today twirling and singing in the living room.) There were dancers, singers, acrobats, a 2-story pelican, huge jellyfish filling an auditorium, a man twirling a flaming baton, and so on. We even got stung in the back by a 3D wasp and sprayed by a humongus stinkbug!

Bootsie and I stood in line for over an hour to ride Space Mountain. It was worth it - she and I screamed our silly heads off. That is one fast roller coaster!

Daddy Duck took some of the crew to Splash Mountain while the rest of us headed for the calmer rides in Fantasy Land.




My mother-in-law stood in line with Queenie for about 20 minutes so Queenie could have her picture taken with Chip & Dale. Superhero joined them at the last minute and it was a good thing, because Queenie chickened out when it was her turn. (She did get a pic taken with Donald Duck, though.)I could go on and on. There was so much to see and do. I think we only got to a fraction of it!

Everything was decorated for Christmas, and it was so pretty. What a fun trip!

A Tale of Two Eggs

Superhero brought these eggs into the house the other day proclaiming that the one on the left must have a "double oak".

Turns out it had a TRIPLE oak, or yolk, that is.

How cats grow

Stretchy creatures, cats are.

I ran a marathon today.

It was sooo hard, but sooo special. After Daddy Duck dropped me off near the finish line and headed off to find the first spot along the route where he and the ducklings would cheer for me, I stood there, waiting. And shivering uncontrollably! (It was about 30-something degrees.) After standing in a sunny spot for a few minutes, I saw a familiar face in the crowd! (There were thousands of people there, so the likelihood of this happening was pretty slim.) The familiar face was my Bible study leader/mentor/friend from my freshman year of college. I hadn't seen her in years - she doesn't even live in this area.

It turned out that she had taken up running at about the same time as me, and this was the first marathon for both of us.

We lined up in our starting corral, and agreed that we wouldn't try to stay together so that we wouldn't mess up each others' paces. The race began, and off we went.

The first hour went by fairly easily. I kept a steady, easy pace, trying to conserve precious energy. While running on a bridge with a beautiful view of the James river, I heard someone call my name. It was my friend. Turns out, our pace was pretty much the same.

We ended up staying together for the rest of the race. It was such a blessing to have someone to run with. It would have been much harder to run it by myself. A race is a relatively trivial thing in the grand scheme of life and eternity, but this was such a sweet reminder to me of God's care for me, even in those little things. God is so good!

The race was fairly smooth and not too difficult until the last 6 miles. They were long and hard - my hips, legs and feet were complaining very loudly. But, we made it!

The finish was very emotional. It was an incredible feeling to have set such a huge goal and then reach it. And so was it to witness so many others - older people, a guy with a prosthetic leg, people with limps and painful gaits and all the others finishing their races. It was a great. All the cheering people were great. Daddy Duck and my gang were great, scurrying around, waiting, sitting in traffic, just to cheer for me!

Go runners!!

Something cool to make

I came across this idea on the web for wooden tea light holders. They are so simple and so pretty and would make neat Christmas gifts! I can't wait for the ducklings to make a long one for our kitchen table. Here is a link to the instructions. There are other cool ideas on that site, too.

A Love Story

Once upon a time, there were two love birds... Mama Duck and Daddy Duck.



They got married, had six ducklings and lived happily ever after.

The End.

Queenie