MOVIES

 On May 5th we went into Orlando to the International Christian Film Festival. Larry saw an article about it in the newspaper, so he looked into it and we got tickets to go see movies all day long. It was held in the Wyndham hotel. There were 8 rooms going with movies and seminars from 9 in the morning till 11 at night.

 After the movie some of the actors, producer or writer would get up and tell about making the movie. The girl in black was the actress in the movie Miles Between Us. The man was the writer. It was about a divorced father and his daughters drive from California to Carolina. Good movie.

 Actress and actors from the movie Painted Horses.  This movie was about a struggling history teacher engaging her troublesome students in a treasure hunt. A very well done picture.

 Actors and actress from Over-the-Rhine.  The woman played a mother whose 17 year old son was killed when a boy hit him with his car when he was driving high on drugs. It took you from her grief and anger to forgiving. An excellent movie. Hope others can see it.

The man with the mike wrote the story.  It was filmed in Cincinnati, Ohio.  During the production the producer on the left was in a  4 car accident caused by a driver on heroin.

We also watched several short films and a film called Pilgrim's Progress which was based on the book and made by a church. It was a very entertaining and informative day and  we were glad we went and wish we had been able to see lot of the other movies.

BEETLE

 Some of you may have seen the 2008 green VW we had purchased in March. Unfortunately the transmission was going on it so we took it to the VW dealership and put it towards the purchase of this 2014 Beetle. Only 24,000 miles so we hope it will last us for a few years. Plus we took out a 4 year warranty!

NOT ALL PLAY

 This trailer was given to the church to help a woman who was needing a place to stay. The roof had leaked and the bedroom needed to be gutted and the floor and wall rebuilt. And of course the roof patched.

 Larry and a couple from our Sunday School class did the work.  All new flooring and back wall.

 Larry and I painted the new walling.

 I wish I had pictures of the finished bedroom. It really looked pretty and with lots of cleaning inside and out of the rest of the trailer it was very livable. The pastor slowly moved the trailer to a home that had land where they were able to park it. May the lady enjoy her new home.

 I had a little home painting project of my own. A new coat of white paint on this wall.

Can you see the line a little over the window on the left? White over white.

CONCERTS

We have gone to Epcot several times to see some more of the concerts. Bo had competed on American Idol.

 They put on a nonstop show.

We have about three more shows we want to go see before it is over for this year.

FAMILY CAMPING

 Larry's brother Lynn and his wife Sabra have a 5th wheel and to celebrate their retirement they came to Florida for a couple months. We got together several times. One Friday evening we met at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee and watched the rodeo.

Love the Clydesdale's.  It was a fun evening with lots of bull riding,  bareback riding, barrel racing and calf roping. (too fast for any pictures)
It was nice having his brother here to celebrate Easter with them before they started their travels north.

WEDDING

 March 4th we went to the Lakeside Inn at Mount Dora for Tommy's and Gloria's wedding. He is a friend of Larry's from Celebrate Recovery at our church. They are a special couple. The wedding was in the courtyard by the inn and done in English and Spanish. Most of Gloria's family lives in Venezuela, Brazil or Columbia and were not there, so they telecast it to them. Here is Tommy's and Gloria's first dance, she was a beautiful bride.

 The DJ did a great job.  He wanted to get to know the couple better, so he had them each hold one of his shoes and one of her shoes. He then asked them a series of questions,  like Who is the better kisser? Then they had to hold up the shoe they felt correctly fit the answer to the question. Of course they couldn't see each others response. It was a cute activity.

Tommy doing a dance before removing Gloria's garter.

The cutting of the cake. It was a very enjoyable wedding and we wish them years of happiness.

BOAT TOUR

 We heard some ladies at church talking about the boat tour they had taken at Winter Park and how nice it was, so Lynda and I decided to go. For $14 dollars we had an hour long narrative boat tour.

 The boats go out every hour, and there wasn't just one boat but four.

 They tour three lakes and tell about all the old and new homes along the shore, and of course about Rollins College.

 The cormorants  were working together to push the fish to the shallow waters, and of course other birds  flew in for the feast.

 The Villanova women's scull team were on the lake practicing.

 The lakes are connected by canals.

It was a cloudy day with a few light showers. We made it back to dock before we got too wet. It was a very interesting tour.