Pre-Disney


 The week after Thanksgiving and before Disney was hectic. I spent the week cleaning the house, packing, mowing the lawn, and bathing Hoss. The pic above is him being pitiful because he was cold after his bath. His bed covering was in the wash, so he laid on the stuffing.

Prior to Disney, I headed to Panama City to do my first training with Military Child Education Coalition. I was the apprentice trainer with Steve, the master trainer. It was actually a lot of fun, and I got good feedback from Steve and my program manager. I should be headed to another training in Tampa in February. I may try to find a friend to come with me and make a trip over to Busch Gardens while I'm there. Any takers?

I made the final arrangements for Disney and headed straight to my mom's in Daytona after the training. I arrived around midnight and was exhausted. We had a day before heading to Disney so we got some groceries (and wine) to take with us and then headed out on Saturday.

Bryan is still doing well. He's been working a mid shift (10am until about 8pm). He sent me some pics of him working in the concrete. He has received tons of boxes and thanks everyone. In some final news, my fantasy football team came in first in my division, and I play Bryan next week in the first playoff round.

My Disney blog will be LONG, so you are forewarned!





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