It's officially, official again...

After some more research, I discovered that by moving our Disney trip up a week, we can get a free dining plan. Of course, this I discovered after I had purchased airline tickets, scheduled a lunch with Cinderella, purchased tickets to the Mickey's Halloween Party and so on. So, I spent this afternoon cancelling our previous trip and rebooking it for Sept. 21 - Sept 30. This required multiple calls & hours, but is well worth the $$ we will be saving... If you have any questions about WDW, let me know. I already feel like I know more about this place than I ever wanted to know & our trip is still 105 days away!!

Beautiful Ballerina

It's official...

...tonight, I booked a room & flights for Walt Disney World for Sept. 28 - Oct. 7. It is sure to be a crazy vacation, but we think that Zoe will love it!! Now, I have to figure out what/when restraurants we are going to eat in & how many character meals ... what parks/when ... parades/fireworks/cirque de soleil/waterparks/rent a car/don't rent a car ... whew ... I didn't realize how much planning is needed to visit "the happiest place on earth"!! Only 136 days away.

Happy Mother's Day to ME!!

For Mother's Day, Tony got up with Zoe & let me sleep in (something I always like). Then, we had a leisurely lunch & opened presents. Well, I didn't actually get to open any of them; Zoe did the honors - which I guess is appropriate because without her, I wouldn't get any gifts. I got a couple of books, a necklace, a shirt (picked out by Zoe), a few other things & my Coach wallet (which I love!!). We had hamburgers on the grill for supper, followed by watching the Survivor finale (see post). All in all, it was a nice relaxing day with minimal parenting by me.

Yeah, Earl!!

Tonight was the Survivor:Fiji finale, which Yau-Man deserved to win (bad, bad "Dreamz"), but the 2nd best man, Earl, won. A happy conclusion to what I think was the best survivor season yet!! I've watched all 14 seasons faithfully & really, really enjoyed this one. If you don't watch, I suggest checking it out.

Not a Baby Anymore

Bailey Chirstmas

Happy Birthday Daddy!! (Part 2)

To celebrate Tony's birthday, we played a round of *actual* golf at a par 3 course at the Lower Huron Metropark. We had beautiful weather & enjoyed that (if not all of the actual golfing). We both discovered that golf is an endurance sport & struggled to make it through the last few holes.


For dinner, we ate at Outback Steakhouse & then, saw Spiderman 3. The dinner was great, the movie okay (lots of plotlines in this one)!!

Well worth the money...

Today, Tony proved the money spent on his bachelors & masters degrees in electrical engineering was well worth it. Using the newly innovated, highly technical tool referred to as a phillips screwdriver & knowledge gained from 6 years of higher education, he fixed his parents doorbell. Said doorbell has for 14+ years has randomly rung when the microwave is used, the ceiling fan started or the basements lights turned on (& occasionally when the front or back doorbell was actually pushed). It is dawning of a new age in the senior Bailey house this week...

Happy Birthday Daddy!! (Part 1)

Saturday evening, after playing a round of artic golf, we celebrated Tony's birthday with a dinner of tacos & strawberry pie. All three girls helped him open his presents (each one helping with each present - quite a feat!).

Go, Diego, Go!

Saturday morning, Kathy, Emily, Shannon, Zoe, Grandma Bailey & I went to Go, Deigo, Go! in downtown Cleveland. Zoe had a good time (her favorite part might have been the entire bag of M&Ms she consumed though).

We had lunch at the Tower City food court followed by the throwing of many pennies in the fountain, lots of running around & even a ride on a mini Merry-go-Round.

A Picnic Lunch...

Today, Zoe & I meet Aunt Kimmy & Sarah at Kensington for a picnic lunch. We ate, then looked at the babies animal including a baby goat that had been born today. We even made a quick stop at a playground on the way out. It was a beautiful day & we had a great time!! This picture of them was taken during one of the rare moments of inactivity.

Daddy does what?

While driving to meet Kim & Sarah, Zoe saw a playground and the conversation went like this:

Zoe - "Are we going to that park?"

Me - "No, that is a day care center. It is where kids go whose both mommies & daddies have to work."

Zoe - "Daddy goes to work."

Me - "Yes, he does."

Zoe - "To make moneies, so we can buy stuff." (a line I have taught her in the past)

Me - "Yes"

Zoe - "And to cheer up people. His friends at work."

Me (laughing)- "Ummm, okay, that too!"

The what...? 5-2-2007

While playing this morning, Zoe asks me if I want to go to the "oil ball".

Me - "The what?"

Zoe - "The oil ball, Mommy. Isn't is pretty? See all the sparkles."

Me - "Oh, you mean the royal ball."

Zoe - "No, Mommy, it's the oil ball!"

Okay, okay, the oil ball it is...