Jessica at Disneyland

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Jessica Wise and Amanda Goff at Disneyland in Anaheim, California

We are spending the better part of the day into the night right here in Disneyland. One of the first rides we went on knowing that the line is one of the longest later in the day, is the Matterhorn.

Disneyland in Anaheim, California

It being Christmas time, we can always count on a great parade during the holiday.

Disneyland in Anaheim, California

We stuck around for the fireworks and then made our way over to Downtown Disney.

Jessica Wise, Amanda Goff, Caroline Wise, Shari Wise, and John Wise at Disneyland in Anaheim, California

My other sister, Shari Weismann, joined us at the end of the day so she could meet Jessica. Amanda was leaving with Shari to stay the night with her, and so after a goodnight to them we were finally on the way to Santa Barbara to stay the night with my Aunt Ann and Uncle Woody.

Jessica Arrives in Phoenix

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Caroline Wise, Jessica Wise, and John Wise in Phoenix, Arizona

Jessica Wise is my daughter and recently turned 17. and had asked if she could come to spend winter break with us. She lives in Florence, Texas, with her mom, who is still nice, Barry, her deranged stepfather, and three siblings who are a bit peculiar, as I’ve come to understand them; of course, that’s just my interpretation. You might notice a scar on my daughter’s cheek that was from a family dog that attacked her in the kitchen one night and subsequently had its head blown off by Barry with a shotgun right there in the kitchen; I’d probably have done the same thing if I had a shotgun and one of our cats opened up someone’s face. Jessica will be with us for ten days. With no time to spare, we needed to get busy.

Jessica Wise at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona

After dropping Caroline at her office Jessica and I  headed over to the Heard Museum so I could wash some of the Texan bumpkin off her, but it didn’t work. The next stop was over at Sonal’s shop, where she met Rinku, who threaded her eyebrows; this was a first for her. After we picked up Caroline from her short day in the office, we scooped up Amanda and drove to Anaheim, California.