While we're on the subject of DVC (again! sheesh!) I have a funny story to tell you on how we actually could afford to buy into DVC in the first place. It all started 10 years ago - the beginning of our Disney Decade! Remember that short video clip I posted a few pages back, of the kids when they were little? That was our 1st time at the Boardwalk, right after it just opened in 1996. I was head over heals in love with the place. On the day we left WDW, I vowed that one day we would buy into DVC at the Boardwalk. One way or another. Of course, we didn't have the money to do it - it was only a dream! At that time we had a country house on 5 acres of land - no horses or crops, just lots & lots of grass to cut! It was so much work that we had a huge John Deere tractor to get the job done in a weekend. After years of being slaves to our property, we finally had enough. In late 1997, we put our house up for sale and moved into the city. Needless to say, we didn't need that big tractor anymore! This was the opportunity I was waiting for! We sold the tractor and bought into DVC! WooHoo!

I've never looked back!