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A BROTHER TWO SISTERS and A VACATION









I am not even sure how to write this BLOG. It feels so undeserved and for the most part nearly selfish. I went on a seven day vacation without Merrill or the children. Yes, you read that right, no other members of this family went with me. WOW!!!

It all started nearly a year ago with a email sent to my brother and sister. For any of you that follow this blog, you know that our daddy passed away just a bit over two years ago. Our mama has been gone for most of our adult lives. The harsh reality that it is just the three of us, well it was really settling in at that time. Bobby called us, put us on speaker phone and told us that he was going to take Tammy and I anywhere in the United States that we wanted to go. It was our choice.

Well, it took a few months, but we decided that we wanted to go to Disney World. On many levels, that is just plain funny, but it turned into a trip of a life time. It was so way over the top that it was nearly unreal. It involved first class airline tickets, first class accommodations, first class restaurants, relaxation and fun, not to mention Disney World and everything else.


Bobby pulled out all stops to make this the best thing the three of us have ever done. After two nights at Sarasota Springs, he moved us to Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. I just can't begin to imagine that it gets any better than that. It is done as a theme of Africa, with the wild animals so close you almost feel you could attempt to reach out and touch them.



We laughed, we had fun, we talked and we got mad :o) after all, we are siblings first. This was such a great time for each of us. Thanks You Bobby for making this a great time.

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