Moosie found

Moosie was found deep in the linen closet. He has been missing since April 1rst and we found him last night. Emily is happy. I think we are going to take him to church to celebrate. And Paige will almost certainly be there (she's three, almost four, and a friend of Emily's) so they can play in the playground afterwards.
We have a call into the Smithsonian, since he was realized lost after a visit to the Air&Space annex near Dulles. A very dedicated staffer was digging through 15 bags of stuffed animals for us. He was making a catalog so if anybody needs a stuffed animal, the staffers can look through the catalog instead of the bags.

Walt Disney's relationship to NASA

Apparently, Walt Disney was very interested in the the idea of human space travel. He commissioned three animated non-fiction movies in order to convince the American public to share his interest. "Man and the Moon", "Man and Space". "Mars and Beyond" were shown on TV between 1955 and 1957. Von Braun was the technical adviser on these shows. (link)

So did that influence the placement of Disney World in Orlando, just 45 miles from Cape Canaveral? A nice family vacation can include both easily.

Speaking of family vacations, May 11-13 is the 400th anniversary of the landing at Jamestown. It would be nice to check that out, but I don't think we can (since Tim will be in Valley Forge, PA on the 11th). But Jamestown will have exhibits all year, especially for the anniversary.