Dancing to the Music--Addy

She also “found” the front of the coach and when the CD started playing she danced--just like Brayden did. We just love those babies!!!

Feeding Frenzy

We took a little trip to Animal Kingdom Lodge and saw these beautiful giraffes eating banana leaves like a piece of celery. The grounds of the Lodge are gorgeous and we came upon a flock of greater flamingos eating in their little pond. I didn't know they were pink because of what they eat--pink food! (Actually red crustaceans they filter from the mud--although I don't know if that's what happens at Disney World.) Then Pat, John, Mitch, and I partook of the African buffet at Boma Restaurant--40 ethnic foods to choose from. I particularly liked the curry pasta salad, the mashed potato-cinnamon-honey sweet potatoes (fufu), and the upside down pineapple cheesecake on white chocolate. Very interesting food, and a lot of fun!

Serious Card Playing

We seldom get rain here in Orlando, but even when we do, John and Pat are determined to get to our house to get those games of Hand and Foot played--there's no stopping them. However, notice John's new necklace--a gift to Mitch from thoughtful Charlotte (she made this foot holder to make card playing easier for Mitch). But we thought maybe John could borrow it because he has been known to sit on his "foot" and forget to count it at the end of the game.

The "ins" and "outs" of a broken wrist

The doctor said the wrist is looking great. Easy for him to say, I thought it was kind of gross. I think he was proud of the nice job he did screwing the plate onto the bone with those long screws. We forgot to ask him if Mitch would set off the airport metal detectors!

So the doc cleaned the wrist up a bit, put on a new dressing, wrapped it with a small ace bandage, put on a removable brace, and told Mitch to come back next week to get the stitches out.

Guess we'll be on the move soon!

Mitch update

Mitch had the surgery on his wrist yesterday. The surgery went well, the doctor used a titanium plate and screws to fix the broken wrist and then did the carpel tunnel fix to get rid of the bone fragments. Today he is a little under the weather--a lot of pain and not much sleep last night, but we've upped the drugs so we'll see if things improve!

Parting Shots

It's about time to leave Orlando for the season. Ken and Faye will be leaving Wednesday, our departure is soon, and Pat and John are off to Ocala for a short visit with their son. So Mitch whipped up his homemade pizza, Ken made tomato-basil soup, and the six of us enjoyed "the last supper".

Ken's shirt displayed some thoughts on aging.

TT Orlando Wildlife

Just across the street from our campsite is a pond, field, and woods. Earlier this year a pair of sandhill cranes nested in the pond, had two babies, and now frolic in the field. The babies have really grown.


There is also a herd of cattle that come out for a little grazing. Cows look so peaceful! Notice all the "cow birds" following the cows around.