Monday, July 26, 2010

Off to see Mickeys Ears at Disney and much more.

 Over the next few days you will see our last minute vacation. We thought we were not going to take a vacation this summer because of my husband’s job. But Tuesday the Chief came home and told me he was able to get a few days off. Since we didn't have much time to plan our trip, we knew that we were going to spend our time in Orlando Florida. I immediately went into high gear and started getting a room reserved for the weekend. We always stay on Disney's grounds at the Shades of Green, but because I was making reservations so late there was nothing available. The Shades of Green booking agent told us that all Disney resorts were offering military 40% off all rooms. I didn't want to get to excited they also might be booked. After finding several resorts were booked I tried one last time and had them check the Wilderness lodge. YES!!! They had a room!!! That made my day!!! I love staying on Disney’s grounds. This time around we are not going to any of the Disney parks. But staying at one of the Disney resorts is like being at Disney. They put on a show in its self. We decided this time around we were going to take advantage of some of the other parks in Orlando. We planned on going to Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Aquatica.

Our first sighting of Mickey Mouse!! The Cisco Kid noticed on our Navigation System the lake that looked like Mickey.
As the Chief was checking in The Cisco Kid and I decided to roam around the lobby.  This is a totem pole with all Disney Characters.   
They had a hot spring bubbling out of the lobby floor with a walking bridge going over it. 
Everything in this lobby was so big and very rustic looking.  It really gave you the feeling you were in a great lodge in the west. 
We got to our room and The Cisco Kid was so excited about the bunk beds. He was on top of the world.
Every night the housekeepers left us a little towel animal.  So Cute!!
I was excited when I saw the view from our balcony.  We were on the sixth floor and now I was on top of the world.   
Since we were so tired from driving in and the Restaurant at the lodge looked so good we decided to eat there. We only had to wait about a half hour for a table. Time flew by because they had a very large table full of Lincoln Logs so the kids could build till their hearts content. 
 
A meal fit for a Cow Girl.  Pot roast with mashed potatoes and vegetable medley with peas yellow squash and carrots.  It was so good and the meat was so tender.  Loved It!!!!!
A meal fit for a Cow Boy. The Chief said this was awesome. It came with corn bread and the best salad.  The salad was so good I forgot to take a picture.   I tasted the beans and they were so delish!!!
It was a long day and we got done eating dinner around 8:30 p.m. so we were very tired.  We went straight to our room and enjoyed relaxing, because we knew the next day was Universal Studios and we were going to have another long day.  Until tomorrows post, the second part of our vacation. Have a great evening.                    

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

VyStar Kids Club

VyStar Credit Union just started a Kids Club to promote kids to save.  When you open a Kids Club interest bearing savings account they give the kids a book mark, place mat, ID card, a deposit booklet, three compartment bank, two tickets to Marineland, choice for a mailed statement or e-statement that the kids can access and the kids have access to the coin counting machine. 
 We found out about this on Saturday and we thought it was a great idea for The Cisco Kid to join. When we got home The Cisco Kid gathered up all his change and put it in his Fireman boot ready for deposit.

Yesterday when the Cisco Kid got out of vacation bible school we went to the bank to open a Kids Club Accounts. He had so much fun through the whole process. He acted like an adult. The Account representatives only wanted his birth certificate and SS card from me. Everything else she spoke directly to him. Asking him for his address, phone numbers, and then his favorite part was signing his name on the pad for signature conformation. Once he was done with all the paperwork, he took his fireman boot over to the coin counting machine and poured it in. He watched the machine tally his change and it gave him a receipt. He then took the receipt over to the Teller so she could deposit it into his new savings account.

We are waiting for the account representative.
The three compartment bank.  One compartment is for Sharing. The other compartment is for saving. The last compartment is for spending. 
The machine that counts change. 
He thought is was so cool to dump it all in the machine. 
       This is one of those life lessons. Hopefully he will grow up with a good sense of saving is better than spending.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

WHAT DID YOU SAY????? You are only seven!!!!

One of The Cisco Kids new shows he has started watching is Victorious on Nick. The craziest thing came out of his mouth today as he was watching the episode Victorious Zombie. It is where a zombie mask gets stuck to her face and she has to go on stage to sing the song Finally Falling. Then her friends finally get the proper solution to get the mask off. The mask is removed and she goes back to finishing her performance. The song is cute and The Cisco Kid dances to it every time he hears it. Today I asked him if he liked her and out of my little boys mouth was, Yeah!!! She is Smokin Hot!!! There was dead silence in the air for about fifteen seconds. I meant do you like the way she sings. I didn't expect that response at all. That hit me like a ton of bricks. I could not believe my ears. So of course I had to find out if he was just repeating something he heard or if he really knew what that ment. I had to ask. Son! What do you think Smokin Hot means? He said, it is a girl that is very, very pretty. He could tell that I was freaked out about what he said and then he started to back pedal and said, mom, I think you are smokin hot too. I'm thinking to myself. Yea!!! Right!!! Nice recovery.

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Shabby Chic Inspirations.

It's been a while since I took some pictures of my Shabby Chic Inspirations booth. I just added a beautiful desk from Vermont. 

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