Kindle vs. Nook
It looks like the battle of the e-readers is shaping up as Barnes & Noble announced the release next month of their reader, the Nook. For the last year and a half Amazon’s Kindle has been the king of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Treats, No Tricks
Sunday night was a treat for me. The plan was to chat with Mikey and Heather on webcam, but Yahoo Messenger seemed to be having problems so we consoled ourselves with a phone conversation. It would have been fun to … Continue reading
Posted in Atlanta, Family, Maggie Valley, Mikey, North Carolina, Restaurants
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Lex Luthor Visits Magic Kingdom!
Sunday morning I had the pleasure of getting my brother, sister-in-law, niece and her fiance into the Disney Magic Kingdom park. It’s been more than a year since I have seen my brother, so I was excited to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Disney World, Family, Personal, Photography
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Disney Animal Kingdom Photos
Last Saturday Cindy and I took our granddaughter Heather, our niece Rhyan and her husband, Townsend to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a morning of fun. We all walked around a bit and then took the safari ride together. Then it … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Kingdom, Family, Photography
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Weekend With Heather
Our 3-year-old granddaughter Heather came over Friday afternoon to spend the night and Saturday with us. Here are some of the best shots of her weekend. First up is Friday afternoon playing on the living room floor with her building … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Kingdom, Family, Friends, Photography
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Birthday Breakfast
Last Saturday morning several, though not all due to scheduling problems, family members gathered for breakfast at Cracker Barrel restaurant to celebrate my father-in-law’s 75th birthday. Everyone had a great time and here are a few pictures from the festivities. … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Princess
Happy Birthday to my daughter. You captured my heart on the day you were born and you have never let it go. Love Forever,Dad Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use … Continue reading
Napoleon And Josephine
What a wonderful ending to an otherwise hectic Saturday. My mother-in-law and father-in-law belong to the Central Florida Rose Society. At their last meeting they portrayed Napoleon (although “portrayed” is probably a generous description of what my father-in-law did, since … Continue reading
Posted in Atlanta, Family, Georgia
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Can We Upgrade?
My daughter IM’d me today while she was in the waiting room at the doctor’s office with both my grandchildren to tell me that my 7-year old grandson, who is a computer whiz, asked if they could “upgrade to a … Continue reading
My Grandson’s Blog
Getting ready to go to Kentucky has left me with little time for blogging. Ran several errands today getting things I need before the trip and filling the refrigerator and pantry with food for Cindy. I also bid a tearful … Continue reading
Weekend With Heather
I picked up our 3-year-old granddaughter Heather on Friday afternoon for a weekend with Grandma and Granddad. Friday night Grandma took her to visit some friends of ours who have a 3-year-old daughter, Rowan. A few weeks ago Heather spent … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal
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Top 10 Word Of Jeff Posts For 2008
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … Continue reading
Christmas Eve Family Dinner
Tonight was our annual Christmas Eve Family Dinner and altogether I think I counted 30 people and 3 dogs in the house for a few hours of food, fun, visiting and gift-giving. I’m especially glad I was able to be … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Photography
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Balsam Mountain Inn
Thursday afternoon our tires arrived and we drove into Waynesville to have them put on the truck and then made our way to Blue Ridge Books & News, which you can read about here. Cindy’s mom and dad had made … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Family, North Carolina
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Happy Father’s Day
While my late father is always in and on my mind, Father’s Day sharpens my thoughts of him. My father was a huge fan of Hank Williams and his music. I, on the other hand, being a child of the … Continue reading
Posted in Des Moines, Family, Personal
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Mikey’s Birthday Celebration
Saturday Cindy and yours truly joined Ann, Jason, Mikey, Heather, Amber, Jeremy and Wendy at Downtown Disney to celebrate Mikey’s upcoming birthday. We took Mikey to his favorite store, The Lego Store, and he picked out two new Bionicle toys … Continue reading
Mikey’s Award Ceremony Video
Here’s the short video version of Mikey’s First Grade Award Ceremony. Thanks so much to Mikey’s dad Jason for shooting the video while I took a few hundred stills with my camera. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of … Continue reading
Mikey’s Award Ceremony
Yesterday morning I was up early and out the door by 6:45 to drive up to see Mikey receive some awards from his school. Ann has most of the details on her blog. I am so proud of Mikey. Despite … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Family, Personal
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“It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s…Zengrrl!”
A week ago today my brother and I met to visit our mom. Mark and I hadn’t seen each other in about 18 months, I think, when he was in Orlando for a job interview and I picked him up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel
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Fun With The Grandkids
On Wednesday, May 14th Cindy and I picked up Mikey and Heather and took them to lunch and then over to Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure. Our original plan was to spend the afternoon in the park, but just as … Continue reading
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