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I'm getting used to these long weekends! I took Friday off because I had a photoshoot scheduled at the Magic Kingdom, as I think I mentioned. As I also mentioned, when we were setting up the time and place to meet the lady said they'd be easy to spot because one of their sons is on oxygen. That concerned me a bit out of sheer ignorance, frankly--how uch of an impediment would that be? What kind of photos would it make for? And you know, I came out of it better for the experience. Turned out he was an adopted son (they had a 2yo biological son, the adopted 18-month-old, and are expecting their second biological child, a girl this time). I really don't know (and was too reluctant to ask) what was 'wrong' with the boy, aside from his being on oxygen and a bit 'off' mentally--just meaning that he was developmentally behind, barely able to sit unassisted and essentially non-communicative. But aside from that and the complications of needing to switch him to the portable oxygen before going on rides, he was really good. And I had a lot of respect for the couple to sign up for all that by adopting him, you know? Having one toddler is tough, two is even moreso, but with special needs thrown in too.. more than I feel I could manage, even if I had no choice in the matter, and they did. So yeah, that was an interesting and valuable experience, I think.

After the shoot I was hot and hungry, so I headed for the exit. Grabbed lunch on the way home, and then for the rest of the weekend we mainly took it easy around the house. A few excursions to shop and get lunch, and we went to the Magic Kingdom as a family Saturday evening. We hadn't been there since our summer blackout period ended, so it was nice to be back, but it was still uncomfortably hot even as the night wore on. Hopefully just a few more weeks until we get a taste of fall. A cold front made it into northern Florida over the weekend, but there it stalled. Maybe the next one will have more oomph. :)

Oh, and also Saturday we finally checked out a store we've driven by for years and always said we wanted to check out. It's a big comic book/toy/collectible store, full of new and vintage stuff for geeks young and old. We finally decided to go because of Hallie--she's gotten a bit obsessed with Indiana Jones lately, which I personally think is very cool. But we have no Indiana Jones toys and they aren't exactly common anymore. The LEGO sets that came out a few years back were pretty sweet and would be big hits, but unfortunately they're retired and not in stores anymore, so we thought we'd look to see if they had any new-old-stock or used. They actually did have a couple, but they were pretty pricey. Might have to start trolling eBay for those. Anyway, we did let Hallie get a little Indy action figure, and she carried him around for the rest of the weekend, humming the score of the films while she made him a house out of a shoebox. Pretty cute, actually. We also saw an awesome Weeping Angel cardboard standup, which Heather now wants for Christmas so it can go up on the little balcony at the top of our stairs. :) We're not sure if the girls like that idea, though, it might creep them out!

Sunday we mainly relaxed around the house, and I got that photoshoot mostly edited. Oh, and I took Hermione to pick out a new ceiling fan--the one in her room was old and had gotten wobbly. So I put up the new one too.

Okay, have some photos!

Oh yeah, Friday evening we did go out to a park to walk around and feed the ducks. The girls love to play on this grassy area. The shot up top is from the same spot.