Sunday

At 4pm I heard thunder. It was a pretty constant rumbling. When I got up just after 6, I saw it was also raining outside. The house was quiet. We had agreed to meet and discuss the day at 8am. Folks rolled out of bed around 7:30am. Yogurt, fruit and half a bagel for breakfast along with juice and coffee. Some of the folks did not want to go out in the rain. Bill made bacon and eggs at the other house. People may start defecting from my house.

We received some sad news about Larry and Karrie's friend losing her mom. We did some telephone coordinating and sent condolences via the phone.

We agreed to switch days and do shopping. Bill offered the movies to folks and the group split. George, Ed, Karen, Nancy and Larry planned to see Aliens and Monsters in 3D at the Downtown Disney theater at 2:30pm. The rest of the group planned to do some shopping. For the rest of the morning folks played pool, the Wii and air hockey.

We had a quick lunch at 12 and the shopping group headed out by 1pm. We made reservations at Bahama Breeze at 4:30pm. I took my group to Character Corner Outlet store in the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Center. The residents seemed to enjoy going there. I picked up some good stuff for Victoria. Tammy got a backpack she seemed especially happy with and Jim got a Mickey Mouse shirt. We headed over to Downtown Disney and helped Karrie get her neice and nephew embroidered Mickey ears. Jim announced he wanted a black Mickey shirt so we went to the World of Disney store and got him one there. We met at 3:45pm to go to the restaurant.

I had written down addresses for Bill for his GPS. I am starting to lose it with the details because I wrote down an Anaheim California address for the movies. Sheesh. We all met for dinner. Most folks ordered cheeseburgers but some tried other things like jerked chicken, seafood and other goodies. Hey, if all it takes is a cheesebuger to make you happy, we're doing well. Ed sat at my table and he always has a pleasant look on his face. He said the movie was not scary and indicated he was having a good time. He's really a pleasure to take along.

Larry gives constant positive reinforcement to everyone. He's pretty good about bringing harmony to a group. He knows when to change the subject and when to facilitate compromise. It's coming in quite handy.

After dinner we headed back to the houses and did an evening routine. People in my house headed to bed by 8:30pm. Genese went over to have ice cream Bill picked up when he took Jim and George out.

Our plan is to leave by 8:30am for Disney Studios. Larry, Karrie and Tammy are with Bill and they plan to celebrate Karrie's birthday at a special lunch. I think we're getting better with the routines and groups.