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On Wednesday night last week, Nov 3rd, I lost my dogs. I have two dogs. They are named Emma & Bailey. Emma is the youngest; she is a yellow lab about 5 years old and has a sweet and excitable nature. Bailey, my old man, is a black lab has some grey on his chin and is the calm to Emma’s enthusiastic nature. They both love us very much and we love them too. Nancy had gotten them some more food and it was too large for her to carry in from the car so I went to get it. I emptied it into the food bin while Nancy went to fetch their dishes.

This is a sad day for us Disney fans. Roy Disney has passed away at the age of 79 after a bout with cancer. I remember, in recent years, seeing interviews with this man. In particular one about the creation of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. His excitement for the property and his enthusiasim for the company was inspiring. I stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge shortly after watching that and I was blown away.

Rest in Peace, Roy Disney.

Just saw this over at DISUnplugged.com. Looks really nice but not that different, in appearance, than Spoodles. I think the kitchen got the biggest make over. All that shiny stainless steel and copper looks great. I actually really liked the food at Spoodles but I am really looking forward to trying Kouzzina.

I just finished reading this story over at FoxNews.com. What a sad thing. I always felt that Disney did a great job with safety. I wonder what will come out as the cause of this. Unfortunately, it will probably be ruled operator error. Apparently this was the first fatal accident in the Monorail’s 38 year history. What a sad day.

My thoughts go out to the family and friends of the man who died and to those who were injured.

A couple of weeks ago I was heading out of work. The building I work in has a separate elevator for the parking deck and I always park on the 6th floor since sometimes I get in late and I don’t like to have to remember what floor I parked on. There’s always spots available on 6 so I always park there. I get into the elevator for the parking deck.

We went out to my dad's place on Sunday for Father's Day. We were hanging out. Dad had bought some hamburgers and hot dogs and I cooked them on his grill. They were great. My Sister, Jessica, was there. After diner the kids asked Dad to take us out on his boat. We grabbed some fishing rods, just in case, and headed out the back door to his boat slip.

This was originally posted on MouseOwners.

I had planned to do this while in the world but I just didn’t find time to sit down and write them so here I am the day after driving back and I will give you folks a report.

As you can see the look and feel of the site has been redesigned. I am looking at other theme options but for now this is the one I have settled on. Let me know what you think.

I am trying to figure out the best way for my family to enjoy Disney World's parks spending the least amount of money. Since we live in Atlanta it really isn't hard for us to get down to Orlando.

My favorite holiday of the year is drawing near! We are having Thanksgiving at my place this year. Unfortunately, Donley, Leah, & Kids are not going to attend as they will be seeing the Yama side of the family this year. I hope they have a terrific Thanksgiving. This year we will be 8 for diner: Dad & Martha, Jessica & Dave, Nancy, Adam, Chelsea, and Myself.

I am planning the normal selections: Turkey, Dressing, Nancy's Mac & Cheese, and something with green beans. Jessica is brining her wonderful Sweet Potato cassarole. And I am not sure what Dad is bringing.

It is my birthday today! I turn 40 today.

Donley and I decided it would be best to move Thanksgiving to his house. So Donley will be making the Turkey, Gravy, and Mashed Potatoes. I think Leah will be providing her Pecan tarts, mmmmmm. I will bring a Pumpkin Pie, some Bread Pudding, and Stuffing. Nancy will make her Baked Mac & Cheese. Jessica is bringing her Sweet Potato Casserole and Squash Casserole. Dad and Martha are bringing Deviled Eggs and Martha’s Wonderfully Delicious Egg Rolls.

Sounds like a great feast.

We celebrated Chelsea's 10th birthday with Dad, Martha, and the rest of the family, except David :-(. Chelsea really enjoyed everyone coming for her party.

We need to start planning the Thanksgiving menu. The following are what I am planning on providing:

Turkey Dressing Baked Macaroni & Cheese Gravy ( at least a Gallon :P ) Pumpkin Pie Pecan Pie

Please add, as a comment, what you are planning on bringing.

Thanks,

Dana

This was a great trip! We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Wow! what a great property!

We had Chelsea’s birthday party yesterday. Just family. Dad, Martha, Donley, Leah, Oliver, Lily, and Jessica were all there. I made spaghetti and meatballs. It was a hit!

I was worried about the meatballs. I thought I had left them in the oven too long ( yes, I do them in the oven ). Turns out they were still really juicy and tender. I just hate it when meatballs are big dense dry lumps of meat. The sauce was good too. I made it quick from canned tomatoes. The recipe follows.