The Angel Forever

My Disney History

Posted on February 19, 2014 10:19 am by TheAngelForever

As a child, I remember going to Walt Disney World and staying at the Contemporary Resort. Those were the early days when there were only two resorts to stay at.River Country was the big water park, and Figment was making his debut in Epcot. I feel that the history of the parks in Orlando are part of my childhood and beyond. My family stayed at many of the new resorts as they were opened, and then TechyDad and I stayed at others on our honeymoon and with our own family.

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Let it Go, No More Snow

Posted on February 17, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Dear Mother Nature,

For some reason, I think you must be a Disney fan. The hoopla and praise for the movie Frozen has made you very excited to share how you too can be like Elsa. To those of us living in the Northeast of the United States, we knew the power of your winter storm possibilities. Most of us had put our guard down a little after several relatively mild winters in recent years. It isn’t that we never thought snow piles would reach our armpits again, not at all. I think we were just naïve and forgot what extreme cold and storm after storm can be like.

Of course, those of us in places like New York State are lucky. We may complain about the snow and cold from time to time (or more perhaps), but at least we have snow removal tools. The people in the southern parts of the United States do not have salt trucks, plows, and other resources like we do. Schools throughout the country have been closed many more days than I can remember in decades. Snow, ice, freezing rain, flooding, and extreme cold are all to blame.

Can we make a deal? It is great to be a fan of the movie Frozen, but could you please cut us some slack and give our shovels a break for a bit?

Seriously, I think it’s time to Let it Go and say no more to snow! Now let the snow gradually melt and let us see the beauty that you create in the months ahead.

PS – If we can’t laugh we would likely cry. Here’s a video of TechyDad when we were digging out from nearly two feet of snow on Friday.

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Disney Style Love

Posted on February 12, 2014 10:41 am by TheAngelForever

There is just something special about Disney, it bring out family love. Brothers want to hug each other, grandparents act like newlyweds, and parents remember their magical honeymoon years earlier. Thanks to Valentine’s Day, it seemed fitting to look back at photos of the loves in my life feeling the love while at the parks.

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Tuesday Tales – Angry Birds Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

Posted on February 11, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

In a galaxy far, far, away, there were two Geeky parents who longed for their children to become interested in Star Wars. Their oldest son had seen the original movies years ago, but the younger one had not. Thanks to some strange little bird and pig toys dressed as the characters, the youngest child asked to see the movies. Much to their delight, he adored the three original tales of Luke, Leia, Yoda, Vader, and company. Suddenly, not only was he interested in all things Angry Birds Star Wars, but Star Wars in general.

As you can see above, the little kiddo has Angry Birds Star Wars figures and some regular Star Wars guys. The conversations with them and other toys have been hilarious since he watched the movies. It was no surprise that JSL spotted the Angry Birds Star Wars Character Encyclopedia while out shopping the other day. TechyDad and I looked at each other and knew that we had to purchase it for our growing library of books by DK.

We tried to get JSL by the book to purchase it for a surprise, but it did not work. He instantly wanted to get into the shopping cart so he could look through the pages. This continued for most of the day while in the car, and even when we arrived back home. The book has pages about each of the characters and it is fun to be able to compare them to the figures the boys have.

Both of the boys have been reading over the pages and I know it will be something they will reread as they play with their figures. Even I had to laugh when you see pages of advice of sorts from characters like Lard Vader.

Like all of the other books by DK Publishing that we own, it is chock full of information that will keep fans busy for hours. I could see this being a great companion if gifting other Angry Birds items to a child for their birthday or other celebration.

Geeks unite, what is your favorite Star Wars characters and/or Angry Birds Star Wars character. Please share in the comments below. As always, Tuesday Tales is all about sharing our love of books. Please let me know what you have read recently. Be sure to link up to your book posts in the comments below. Include something you read on your own, with a child, or someone else.

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Memories of Disney in February

Posted on February 5, 2014 3:56 pm by TheAngelForever

Several years ago, we found ourselves at Walt Disney World in February. Those of us from New York were happy to be in temperatures that were above thirty degrees, so we were not bundled up like the poor Floridians. Still today I find myself dreaming of being back in Florida instead of here. Sure making snow cream is fun, and it was hilarious watching my son row his sled down the street, but I would prefer a Dole Whip while watching my kids hug some of our favorite Disney friends.