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Skipping day one of the cruise because I have to get the photos (done on the disposal camera) developed. Will post when we get home and get them back. And since there will probably be several Muppet Treasure Island references … Continue reading

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Vacation Disaster Girl Strikes Again: The Ten Plagues of the Transatlantic

(written May 14,2011) And so it begins. Breakfast is easy. Car is there early, great driver, no issues getting to the port thanks to the horrific thunderstorms that moved through central Florida the previous night thereby lessening the chance of … Continue reading

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What a Difference Thirteen Years Makes

(written 5/13/2011) Okay, technically, we’re closer to fourteen, but when I thought of the title, thirteen is what came to mind. So that many years ago, we made our first family trip to Disney World. Back then, Monster One (aka … Continue reading

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The Year Without Disney Disney Trip

Well, our Year Without Disney wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Disney. So even though we absolutely weren’t doing anything Disney oriented (besides the Med cruise, which was really about the ports and not Disney at all) we went … Continue reading

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HAAA part 3: Into the Mountains

(written on the road, August 1, 2010, and on arrival in Ridgedale, Missouri) Early start from Louisville. On the road seven minutes ahead of schedule, then a drive through the dark over the Ohio River, and into Indiana. At first, … Continue reading

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Teamskoi: HAAA part 2

(Originally written May 31, 2010) Day two proved to be different than planned. Monster One decided against the Churchill Downs museum after looking at what the exhibits were and then seeing the price. (“What, twelve bucks for that? No way.” … Continue reading

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Teamskoi’s Halfway Across America Adventure part 1

I had a much different title for this latest Teamskoi trip, but it entirely fell through when our friend couldn’t visit from Morocco. So I had to come up with something else, and I did it just now, as I … Continue reading

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Almost Ready

We’ll be leaving early AM on our trip to  Missouri. Nearly packed, planning more or less done, all that we have to do is drive out there.  Goal for the first day is Louisville, where we’ll visit some friends, meet … Continue reading

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Montserrat

(Okay- horrible out of sequence blogging here! I found this post from our Med cruise, and saw it was never posted) Day 2:  Montserrat Well, we missed Team Shussh, as we were barely getting out of bed when we were … Continue reading

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Sad Update

Well, we’ve been spending the last few weeks enjoying summer and getting ready for a special visitor, our friend Red from Morocco. Unfortunately, he won’t be coming due to visa complications. So now, I’m planning our trip to Missouri without … Continue reading

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