Hanging With Mrs. Cooper

So by now I'm sure all of you have seen the woman who fell onto the train tracks. WOW!!!! She was totally inebriated (drunk, tore up from the floor up). Well maybe I should say tore up from the track up. I mean........how does one get that drun? In my younger days, believe me, I could drink. But I never let myself get that far toasted. And then to top it off, girlfriend, I guess decided it would be safer to take the train to wherever she was going. So let's give her two thumbs up for not driving. I mean in the condition she was in, Lord knows she didn't need to be behind a wheel. She definitely would have been a threat to others. But my goodness, she really became a threat to herself.

Kudos for the for train conductor who saw the people on the platform flagging her. Obviously she knew something wasn't right and I guess started slowing down the train. It's not like you can just hit the brakes and the train stops. You hit the brakes and the train still travels quite a few yards before it comes to a stop. And did you all see that the train stopped right over top of the drunken fool? Whew!!!

Now what I'd like to know is............does this fool ever plan on showing her face??? Would you??? Lucky for her, from what I've seen, every picture or frame of video never shows her face. Can you imagine the jokes that are coming from this incident? Would you want your face attached to it?? I hope she has seriously learned her lesson. On another note..........

At 9pm tonight the DC Sniper dies. And HE SHOULD!!! He did it, he admitted he did it, so let's get on with it. Now here's where I have a problem. You admitted it loud and proud, why did it take 7 years for the execution.? I mean, we have people sitting on death row that are still sitting there waiting to be executed for over 20 years. HEEEELLLOOOO!!! What's wrong with this picture. Good thing I'm not a judge, cause my theory would be totally different. You did it, it's proven without a shadow of a doubt. Jury finds you guilty. Let's not put off tomorrow what could be done in the next sentence. I'd just say "You're guilty, It's proven without a shadow of a doubt, off to the electric chair".

And then to make matters worse, they are going to inject him. Now I've heard that they give you a relaxer or paralyzer before they actually inject you with the poison. Why make it comfortable for the criminal? These people committed horrible crimes. Let's go another step further. The serial killer where they found 10 bodies in the house. HIS HOUSE!!!!. He did it, it's proven. I'm sure by now they have found his DNA on the bodies. Why do we even have to waste our tax dollars on this idiot's court fees? Why not just save us all the agony and put his butt in the chair. I mean when you are that horrible to another human being I see no right in being relaxed before you are put to death. Instead, take their butts to the chair, don't use water, just pull the switch.......just sayin.

So I wanted to give you a brief overview about lodging while staying at Walt Disney World. The African American Mom Blogger Mixer that got us all together sponsored through Disney took care of our accommodations. (Did you all like how I slipped that disclaimer in there)?.

Anyway, we stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House. This place was amazing. Check out the slide show below.

Now there's also a sister to this Lodge and the name of that lodge is Kidani Village. With both lodges, there is always someone standing outside to greet you with beautiful smiles. I thought that was a very nice touch. Both facilities are smoke free. There are animals on the grounds for your veiwing pleasure. You are not allowed to feed the animals, just admire them from a safe distance. Unfortunately, there wasn't an animal outside my window but the grounds were beautiful.

Now there's a host of resorts you can stay at. For instance, there's the All-Star Resort, Disney's Saratoga Springs where the tree house are. That's more for long term stay and I absolutely fell in love with these tree houses. The accommodations are like home and you can find out everything you need to know about planning your stay right here.

Just a quick one to say "Thank You" to everyone for your advice on my problem. I've decided that the gift basket will be a lovely idea with my daughter telling her, "This is the stuff I wear and if you wear it, we can smell alike". If the child doesn't take that hint then I'm gonna have to bite the biscuit and tell the mother. If it comes to that, I will let my daughter know ahead of time that I'm going to do that so that there will be no drama.

Meanwhile, the kids are off today, so we or shall I say they, are raking leaves. Someone has to take pictures.

So I had to take a break from my Disney Posts, but don't worry there's more to come. Right now I need some suggestions from ya'll.

Here's the problem. My oldest daughter has a good set of friends. They are quiet, like her, and tend to just keep to themselves. Not a problem. So on Saturday, one of them came over. Can I tell you I could not wait for her to leave. Not because she was noisy. My goodness, you didn't even know she was in the house. It was because she has very strong...........I'm sorry, let me reiterate that.......VERY STRONG body odor.

Every time I would check on the girls, because they were so quite, I would leave the door open to the room. But then I noticed the order started travelling down the hallway and into my bedroom. So I had to close my bedroom door. Of course that means, the odor redirected itself and tried to come into the dining and living room. I have a ranch house, and with everything being on one floor, I couldn't escape it.

I couldn't take it anymore. Neither could my husband. My daughter claims she doesn't smell it. But how could she not? I know that's her best friend but my goodness. I explained to her, that if I could smell her other people can and that people would start associating her (my daughter) with body od0r as well.

Now here's the other problem. I'm not friends with the mother (I know, hard to believe right???). Only because we see each other on a Hi/Bye basis when dropping off each other's kids or at a school event. I don't want this child to not come back over, but this issue needs to be addressed. But how???? Do I tell her (the child) and risk the fact that she goes running and telling the mom and then the mom gets all mad at me and then doesn't allow her to come over and ruin a friendship between two BFF's and have my daughter totally hate me? I know, that was a run on sentence if I've ever seen one. Or, do I just say something to the mother who is hard to catch up with because she's a single mom and works a lot?

I really, really, would love some input on this issue. A few of my friends are even stumped and not sure how to handle this. We had this issue at cheer leading but we sat the entire group down and spoke with them about uniform etiquette and what needs to be packed in their bags and how they should behave, look, smell in uniform. It was really cool because we weren't singling out one person but talking to a group.

HELP!!!!!!!!

I went to Disney as one of the African American Mom Bloggers hosted by Laura Spencer (above) who is absolutely amazing. Laura is the Social Media Manager of Public Relations at Disney World. I don't know how many times she has to do this per yea,r but she knows every inch of that park, and she made sure we did too. She travels through the park in heels. Something I could never imagine doing. Laura, "Thank You" so much for this wonderful opportunity.

Below is my whrrl story which will explain some of the areas that we covered while in the park. Another post will show lodging and eating and the gals I travelled with will there. As hot as it was, Laura made sure we stayed hydrated and fed. We were in excellent hands. So without further ado, here are more pics.

Welcome to the Disney Experience. I had just a Whirlwind Trip to Disney as you all know and there is no possible way to put it all in one blog. It would be way too much for you to read. But needless to say, I had a blast. I'll give you separate posts for the different areas that we covered.

I'll like to start with the Safari. The Safari was our last tour on the morning of our departure. I hadn't had my coffee yet so to be honest, I wasn't sure if I was going to get all into it. We left out of our hotel where we had a tour bus waiting for us and Rick was our Tour guide. If you ever go, I hope you can get him as a tour guide. Wealth of knowledge there. He explained that he had a love for reptiles and alligators when he was younger and still loves reptiles. He's had a few personal experiences with the animals that have kept him on his toes. For instance "Don't run in a zigzag if being chased by an alligator. Instead, put something between you, like a huge rock or a tree. It will confuse them".

The Safari will last for about 20 minutes. The animals are so well cared for. They look so well groomed, like you want to just reach out and pet them. I was so appreciative of this tour. I learned more than expected and it moved right along. Kids would definitely love this and parents will definitely be very well educated and impressed with this tour. If I had to give it a score from 1 to 10, I'd give it a 20. Definitely check it out.

Now please don't ask me for the names of these animals but please check out the whrrl story below to see the pictures. We especially enjoyed a scene almost straight out of "The Lion King". You'll see what I'm talking about when you look through the pictures. Enjoy and go on the Safari ride.

Ooooooo, Lawd!!! My feet and my legs are killing me. I just felt this sharp pain go from my calf to my hip and ran....well.....actually limped to my purse for the prescription Aleeve.

Can I just tell ya'll I don't even know where to begin. These past 2 and half days have been simply the best. I have never been to Disney World in my life so I'm feeling like a little 5 year old right about now. In the next few days, or weeks, or however I decide to do this, you will be getting pictures and posts about my whirlwind stay here at Disney. I met great people in the Blog World and in Media. We were all here to see the Debut of Princess Tiana. She is absolutely gorgeous. And her Prince "Naveen", well he's just a cute little gumdrop.

Anyway, tomorrow (Tuesday) is my last day here. We have a schedule to keep up with in the morning and then we head onto the airport and back home. I don't even know if I'll have time to catch on rest as the kids are going to want to hear every detail. But ya'll be sure to come back. The upcoming days will be packed with information that will have you running to Disney World for your next vacation.