Well, on Friday we put our names down on the Celebrity cruise on the Summit from Barcelona to San Juan. The 14 day cruise includes stops in the Canary Islands, Maderia and St.Maartaan. It should be a fantastic cruise. I have heard wonderful things about the seasoned cruisers that choose the transatlantic cruises, so I […]
Showstopper Scores
February 25, 2008 by 7 Comments
The scores and results are now posted on the Showstopper Website. Here are the scores and some past scores for comparative purpose. Savannah’s Solo’s both got 79.5. Last year she got 79.0 at Regionals and 80.3 at Nationals. Sean’s solo got a 79.6. The closest thing with which to compare that result would be his […]
Showstopper Results
February 24, 2008 by 2 Comments
What a busy, but fabulous day we had yesterday at the Regional Phoenix Showstopper Dance competition. The highlight of the day for us was winning over-all awards in our age groups. Sean and Savannah won the overall award for recreational 8 & under (Average age) with their Mexican Polka “Norteno” performed with their Folklorico class. […]
Showstopper 2008 Day 1
February 22, 2008 by 1 Comment
Actually, no Showstopper dances today as it was a travel day for us to get to Phoenix. We have lucked out this year and all of the kids and Suzanne’s dances are on Saturday. In past years, they have had dances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I worked today and had Suzanne and the kids […]
National Finals Rodeo
January 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
One of my dream vacations would be to attend the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Every year, in our little home town, we get a taste of the spirit of the rodeo when our town hosts the annual Sonoita Rodeo. Its a small time rodeo, but has all the pageantry and competition of the […]
Vacation Home Rentals Tool To Help Plan Our Next Family Reunion
December 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Suzanne’s family is trying to plan a big family reunion for the summer of 2009. For years, her family has been renting beach front houses at Gulf Shores, Alabama through a local realty company. This company has been difficult to deal with and has very strict rules for when and how houses can be booked. […]
Thanksgiving Activities
November 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Whew, its been a busy couple of weeks here at Mr Papa’s World. Sorry for the lack of recent posts, but luckily I have been able to get a few quick thoughts. If you hadn’t noticed, I post a my quick thoughts at the top of the light blue sidebar here at Mr Papa’s World. […]
At The Lions Game
November 12, 2007 by 4 Comments
As detailed before, we spent Sunday and Monday this week in Phoenix. Sean and I attended the Detroit Lions vs the Arizona Cardinals NFL game on Sunday afternoon. Suzanne and Savannah went along to have some girl time out and then some family time at the end of the day and Monday. Unfortunately, the Lions […]
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