Thursday, February 2, 2017
Bill and Nancy Rumsey are enjoying a couple of weeks at a Disney resort and getting out for 4 hours or so each day with their year passes. They sent us a note to let us know they were there and we quickly called and made arrangements to spend some time with them at Epcot. What a delightful day!!
Bill isn't up and ready to go till around 11 or later so we were able to attend choir practice and then drive over to Epcot and meet them near the entrance at noon. It was so wonderful to see them again. Bill is now using a motorized chair for ease in getting around but his Parkinson's is definitely taking a toll on him. He has had one round of deep brain surgery and had come down to Mayo for his check up with hope he might qualify for the surgery on the other side but they said he still isn't "bad" enough for that.
He has a great attitude and is learning to enjoy every moment given to him. Like today. We were able to go to Soarin and take the ride using the fast passes we had a arranged. It is a new one that we had already seen once but both of us agreed it is something you need to see over and over. So much gorgeous scenery as you basically fly around the world seeing such places as the opera house in Sydney, Australia; the Taj Mahal in India; the gorgeous blue seas around Tahiti; etc.
We arrived at the Land a little early so decided to try getting on the Living with the Land ride before hand. What fun to discover that the wheelchair put us at the front of the line. So we had no problem fitting that ride into the schedule. Here is a picture Ken took while we were on it.
We had already made arrangements to eat in Italy at the Pizza place in the back - a spot we've never been before but sure enjoyed. We had salads and shared the pizza and lots of conversation. They wanted to know how the family was doing, especially Dan, and of course we wanted to catch up on theirs as well.
As we were walking out of that area the street entertainer came out to do his mime show using balls, net etc. so we stayed to watch it and made note of how he involved the kids. We'll try and include that in our plans when we take Anders cause I think he'll really enjoy it and will probably be given a chance to toss a ball into the net.
By the time we were done with all of this Bill was reaching his limit so he and Nancy left but we decided to hang out a bit longer so we could do Spaceship Earth and a couple of other things plus just enjoy the surroundings. It really is a lovely place to visit with all kinds of things to see even if you don't get on a ride. Besides, it was a gorgeous day. But the best part of the day was having time with the Rumseys!!!!!
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