Next week is Showstopper National Dance Competition for Suzanne and the kids. The whole family will be making the trek this year. Once again, Showstopper is doing live webcast of the dance competition this year. So, get your PC ready and tune in to watch us! Dance times are approximate. We could be moved ahead […]
Family Update
July 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Just a quick family update as I haven’t posted in a few days due to getting slammed at work and in preparation for our upcoming trip to Anaheim… It seems that Suzanne managed to lose our digital camera while attending her Grandmother’s funeral last week. She is not even sure where she lost it, but […]
Death In The Family
July 4, 2007 by 1 Comment
We received some sad news yesterday, Suzanne’s 92 year old Grandmother, Mama Frances died. Her Uncle Lennie and his wife Jean were there. Lennie, who is a doctor, thinks it was a pulmonary embolism or a heart attack. But, when you are 92 years old it is really just old age and all the related […]
Everyone Back Home
July 1, 2007 by 6 Comments
Well, everyone is back home and our first vacation of the Summer is complete. I picked up Suzanne and the kids last night at the airport. They had stayed in Dallas for about 8 days after our Alaska Cruise in order to spend some time with her family. With all the rough weather in Dallas […]
Alaskan Cruise – Roundup
June 25, 2007 by 8 Comments
If you have been reading Mr Papa’s World the last week or so, then you have read my daily blog our my family reunion cruise to Alaska on board the Celebrity Mercury. Today, I thought I would just provide some wrap-up comments about the cruise. Alaska This was our second cruise to Alaska. The last […]
Alaska Cruise Day 8 – Back in Vancouver
June 24, 2007 by 6 Comments
Today was day 8 and the final day of our Alaskan cruise. The Celebrity Mercury docked back in Vancouver this morning about 7:00 am to conclude our wonderful Alaskan cruise family reunion. After a quick breakfast in our cabin, we headed to our disembarkation station. We were scheduled for an 8:45 am disembarkation. We arrived […]
Alaskan Cruise Day 7 – At Sea
June 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Today is the final day of the cruise. Luckily, it is a day at sea. As I have mentioned before, it is our favorite part of cruising. We enjoy the ports, but we really enjoy just being at sea, relaxing on the ship. We once again were cruising the Inside Passage back to Vancouver. I […]
Alaska Cruise Day 6 – Ketchikan
June 21, 2007 by 2 Comments
Today, our port of call would be Ketchikan. It’s considered the first city of Alaska since its the first sign of civilization as you head North into Alaska from its Southern most tip. Our scheduled arrival time was 1:00 pm. I think we were originally scheduled to dock in Ketchikan, but the port was overcrowded, […]
Alaskan Cruise Day 5 – Hubbard Glacier
June 20, 2007 by 2 Comments
Today, the itinerary of our Alaskan cruise onboard the Celebrity Mercury called for us to cruise Glacier Bay and visit the Hubbard Glacier. On our last cruise to Alaska, this was a highlight for us. While Suzanne and the kids slept in late, I arose for an early breakfast at 7:30 with my mother, aunt […]
Alaska Cruise Day 4 – Skagway
June 19, 2007 by 3 Comments
Today, day 4 of our Alaska cruise on board the Celebrity Mercury, we arrived into Skagway, Alaska at about 7:00 am. When we stepped out onto our balcony, we were greeted with a very cold, stiff wind – Alaska at it’s best. We had a shore excursion planned for Skagway. Our entire party had booked […]
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