On Saturday, Sandy and I

On Saturday, Sandy and I flew to Tampa. Rented a car and drove to my mothers. Mom is doing great. Only a few months ago she was in hospital and things looked grim. She is now pretty much back to her old self. This I wonderful, she is 86 years young, lives by herself, and adamant on maintaining her independence. Mom’s position is that when she gets old she will consider living with one of us kids.

This has been an enjoyable trip. Saturday night we played cards until the wee hours of the morning. We really enjoy our cards. It’s a time filled with discussion on family happenings, and lots of kidding and battering. Sunday we spent visiting with Mom and playing cards. Finished our card games early, like 11:00 pm. Tomorrow morning we get up early and it’s off to Disney World.

Sandy and I spent the entire day, Monday, at Disney Worlds Epcot. We arrived at 9:15 am and did not leave until 10:00 pm. It was a very long day. Our fist stop was the new Mission to Mars ride. What a rush. They cram you into a very realistic space capsule and send you on a space journey to mars. The heart of the ride is a centrifuge. Lots of warnings are given about dark, confined spaces and dizziness. Don’t know how many G’s they subjected us to, but it sure felt like what I envisioned a real rocket ride would be like. Definitely want to take this ride again. We eat dinner at the buffet in the Germany pavilion. The food and beer was wonderful, being October, they had an October Fest atmosphere with a band and lots of singing.

Tuesday and Wednesday we spent with Mom and playing lots of card. We had just a wonderful time together. I did manage to check my email Tuesday night. There were no emails from work. No news is good news.

Thursday we were back at Disney. Ended up spending the day at Epcot. Went on the “Mission to Mars” ride again. It was better the second time. We eat brunch in France, snacked in China, and had dinner in Morocco. Sandy and I saw and experienced all of the sites and activities we missed Monday. The weather here was relatively cool. It was 82 F, and the humidly was relatively low. In Florida it’s the humidity that gets you, not the temperature. We returned to Moms home about 7:20 pm. Played cards till 1:00 am.