Disney World: Cinderella's Castle

One of my favorite things about Walt Disney World is Cinderella's Castle.

I have several different pictures of Cinderella's Castle that I would like to share.


As a little girl, did you dream about living in Cinderella's Castle? I did! When we would visit Disney (which was every year on a field trip because we lived in Central Florida) I would see her castle and just imagine all the fun things she was doing inside. Ahhhhh ... sweet memories.


I had hoped to get a great picture of us in front of the castle to use on our Christmas cards this year. That didn't happen. We did get some "okay" pictures, but not one I want to use on our cards.


A family standing near us asked me to take their family picture ... they reciprocated and took ours as well.


I love this picture of Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse standing in front of the castle.


Here's another try at that "great" picture ... lol.


And here is the castle all lit up at night ... isn't it beautiful??

May your day be filled with dreams and sweet memories ...

Thursday's ~ Delightful Daily Deal

I've decided to simplify things and made the decision to now post my "Delightful Daily Deal" on my Paper Piecing blog.

You will still be able to come to my personal blog and click on the image posted at the top right to find my "Delightful Daily Deal". I feel it's a bit confusing to add both my regular daily post and the "DDD" to the same blog.

So ... if you are here to find my "Delightful Daily Deal" please click on the following link to find it:

http://missymadeitpaperpiecings.blogspot.com

Thanks so much ...

Disney World: The Parade

We were lucky enough to see three parades while at Disney.

First up was the Dance Party parade, then the mid-day parade and then the Main Street Electrical parade (do they still call it that?) at night.

Here's a few pictures from the mid-day parade.


Mike and Griffin waiting for the parade to come by.


We only saw Mickey & Minnie Mouse when they were on the floats in the parade. We did see several other characters throughout the park, but I think Mickey & Minnie pretty much stay in Toon Town.


Here we see the Aladdin float going past us.

Griffin loved the music, the dancing and the characters.

Wednesday's ~ Delightful Daily Deal

Each day (Monday-Friday) I will be adding either a Tear Bear or Paper Piecing to my blog for your buying consideration. Most days I will list only ONE item. The first person to leave a comment on the blog post will have the opportunity to purchase it for the price listed. Payments will be accepted via Pay Pal as I will invoice you for your purchase.

That means NO bidding on Ebay ... no waiting for auctions to end ... no waiting for an item to be made ... it's shipped to you as soon a you pay for it.

I will list the "Delightful Daily Deal" on it's own blog post so it won't be confused with other posts I make on the same day. The "Delightful Daily Deal" will normally be posted under the regular blog post of the day

THIS ITEM IS NOW LISTED ON EBAY ...

Today's Delightful Daily Deal is this cute Tooth Fairy Tear Bear.

There is only ONE available.

Price is $5.95 which includes shipping.


Measures about 5" x 6"

You will receive both the unattached bow and hat ... that way you decide if the Tear Bear is a boy or girl.

If you are interested in purchasing this Tear Bear for $5.95 via Pay Pal, please leave a comment on this post. Remember, the first person to comment is the first person that has the opportunity to purchase it. Please be sure to include your email address in your comment post. If you are uncomfortable leaving your email address, please leave your comment anyway and then email me at mgmh@aol.com with your email address. Depending on when your comment is made, it may be the next day before I can email you back.

Please leave a comment on the "Delightful Daily Deal" ONLY if you would like to purchase so there is no confusion about whether or not someone else is already interested in it.

If today's "Delightful Daily Deal" is not purchase by 12:00 pm (ET) on the same date it is posted, it will be added to my Ebay Listings.

Thanks so much ...

John Deere Mom Give-A-Way

John Deere Mom has an awesome give-a-way going on at her blog right now ...


This super, cool remote control John Deere Gator!

Click here to visit her blog to enter to win!

It's New ~ My Delightful Daily Deal!

Okay ... so it's time to freshen up my blog with a little something fun & new.

Today I am introducing my new "Delightful Daily Deal".

Each day I will be adding either a Tear Bear or Paper Piecing to my blog for your buying consideration. Most days I will list only ONE item. The first person to leave a comment on the blog post will have the opportunity to purchase it for the price listed. Payments will be accepted via Pay Pal as I will invoice you for your purchase.

That means NO bidding on Ebay ... no waiting for auctions to end ... no waiting for an item to be made ... it's shipped to you as soon a you pay for it.

I will list the "Delightful Daily Deal" in it's on blog post so it won't be confused with other posts I make on the same day. The "Delightful Daily Deal" will normally be posted under the regular blog post of the day.

This is today's first "Delightful Daily Deal".

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD ... CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL DAILY DEAL!

My cute handmade Watermelon Tear Bear.

There is only ONE available.

Price is $3.95 which includes shipping.


Measures about 3.5" x 5"25"

You will receive both the unattached bow and hat ... that way you decide if the Tear Bear is a boy or girl.

If you are interested in purchasing this Tear Bear for $3.95 via Pay Pal, please leave a comment on this post. Remember, the first person to comment is the first person that has the opportunity to purchase it. Please be sure to include your email address in your comment post. If you are uncomfortable leaving your email address, please leave your comment anyway and then email me at mgmh@aol.com with your email address. Depending on when your comment is made, it may be the next day before I can email you back.

Please leave a comment on the "Delightful Daily Deal" ONLY if you would like to purchase so there is no confusion about whether or not someone else is already interested in it.

If today's "Delightful Daily Deal" is not purchase by 12:00 pm (ET) it will be added to my Ebay Listings.

Thanks so much ...

Disney World: The Rides

Today we continue with our trip to Disney World ...


After meeting Daisy Duck we took a train ride over to Mickey Mouse's Toon Town


Our family entering Toon Town ... this is where they have the rides mostly for the young ones.


This has always been a favorite ride of mine at Disney. Mike and Griffin riding the race cars. He LOVED this ride.


We then ventured over to the Dumbo ride ...


After the Dumbo ride Griffin wanted to play in the water area near Ariel's grotto. I did take his bathing suit, but decided he wouldn't get "that" wet playing there. Well, he did. He got soaked. But that was okay because I had brought him a change of clothes. It was a great way for him to cool down. You'll notice in other pictures he's wearing blue camo short and a blue shirt.


Mike and Griffin riding the Tea Cups ...


We all rode the Rocket Ships ... Griffin and I rode together on this one. He was in control of the "ship" and kept us airborne the entire time.


This is the Ferry Boat Ride that goes around Tom Sawyer's Island. It was a fun way to cool down. In all my times at Disney World ... I think this was the first time I've ever ridden it. Griffin LOVED it.


This is a picture of the boys on Thunder Mountain Railroad. I was in the seat ahead of them.

Griffin loved all of the rides ... but his favorites were Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. He is fearless. These are adult rides, folks. He was tall enough to ride both of them. He wanted to ride them over and over.

I have a picture of us on Splash Mountain that Disney took ... but I can't lay my hands on it this morning.

Cecile's Give-Way

My friend Cecile has a give-a-way going on at her blog right now.

She will be giving away some blog candy this Friday May 1st. The winner will be able to select 2 sets of her adorable handmade "Posies" from her Etsy store Polka Dot Scraps store and also the winner will receive a special "Surprise Pack" of scrappy goodies from her also.

She will be adding new posies to her Etsy store this week and she has several new styles coming out

Now just click here to visit her blog to enter.

This is a sample of her darling handmade "Posies" ...












Don't forget to visit her blog to comment ...

Disney World: Meeting Daisy

We are home and I finally have time to do some real blogging.

Over the next few days I will be sharing our visit to Walt Disney World ... so please bear with me and enjoy!

We took Griffin to Disney World when we were in Florida. This is the first time he's been and he absolutely LOVED it! He loved the characters, the rides, the parades, the colors ... the fun!

Griffin's favorite Disney character is Daisy Duck. The first time he showed any real interest in her is right after he had watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and he told me he loved Daisy because she had "boobts". Mmmmm ... I thought. What exactly does he mean. So I asked him and he said you know Mommy she has pink boobts on her feet ... lol. He liked her pink high heeled shoes. It made me think about the "boobts" thing.

Anyway ... as soon as we entered the park who did we see right there on Main Street USA ... Daisy Duck!


After waiting in line for over an hour ... Griffin finally had a chance to meet Daisy.


Daisy was so sweet, all girly and pink. Griffin got all shy when it was time to actually go up and meet her. It was worth the wait. What a sweet memory.

Goofy was right beside her but after waiting in line for over an hour to meet Daisy we decided to catch the train to Mickey's Toontown ... follow our adventure in Toontown tomorrow.

Grandma's Hands.

When we were a Bett's house she was helping Griffin to wash his hands.


The difference in the young and mature caught my eye and I decided to take a picture.

I just love this picture ... it's just so sweet.


Grandma and Griffin washing up.

Happy Sunday.



P.S. I've recently added Google Ads to my blog on the right side. Just wanted to make a little mention in case you see an ad you might like to click on (daily?) it does generate a little revenue for me.

We Are Home.

We arrived home from our two week Florida vacation about 11:00 last night.

We had SO much fun while we were there.

Between spending alot of time with family, enjoying the sunshine and visiting Disney World ... it was just awesome!

Mike and our friends Fred & Judy also flew out to their Texas farm for a few days for some turkey hunting.

I have lots and lots of pictures I will be sharing ... so get ready!

Today Griffin has his final soccer game ... he's looking forward to it. He's been out of school for three weeks and he's SO ready to go back on Tuesday. First he had a week off for spring break and then our two week vacation.

We enjoyed our vacation ... but we are happy to be home!

The Chair.

I had the honor of going yard selling with the seasoned yard sellers Bonnie & Jerome on Saturday.

I found some cute things and I believe I spent maybe a total of $6.00 ... I'll have to share my finds in another post.


I found this cute old chair for only $1.00 ... I thought Griffin would like it.

Jerome asked if he could keep it for a little bit and make something for Griffin and of course I said YES!


This is the finished chair ... isn't it darling? He painted it John Deere green, put some John Deere stickers on it ... and I think Bonnie painted his name on it. (Bonnie correct me if I'm wrong).

Griffin LOVES it ... it will be a darling addition to his bedroom.

I love that he has this cute chair his aunt and uncle so lovingly made him.

Missy

Downtown Disney: Part Two

We were lucky enough to visit Downtown Disney twice.

This visit was so much fun with Uncle Jerome and Aunt Bonnie!


Here we find Griffin posing with a statue painted by Rosie O'Donnell. Though we share different political views, I've always been a fan of the "nice" Rosie ... this statue was really neat.


This is the marker on the bottom of the statue showing it was created by Rosie.


Bonnie, Jerome, Griffin and Buzz Lightyear ... "to infinity and beyond"!


Griffin and me with Mr. Potato Head ...


For "lunch" we had a yummy ice cream at the Ghiradelli ice cream shop ... doesn't Bonnie look pretty? I love this picture of her.


Uncle Jerome enjoying his ice cream sundae.


Had to share another picture of this potted plant area with three of my favorite people.


Of course we had to hit a scrapbook store, Scrappy Boutique while we were in Orlando. They had some cute things I've never seen before. The boys sat on a bench outside while Bonnie and I shopped.

We had such a GREAT day ... thanks Bonnie and Jerome for making it fun!

Missy