Then in Chicago - we'll grab our 15 passenger van... Seriously - this last spring when Josh and I drove down to TN and we were doing Dismeets the whole way down... THis is exactly how I invision this trip. If necessary - we can rent another 15 passenger van... Disney or bust magnets on the back of the vans (Mo's mom is in charge of this)... We can all stay at All-stars and split those rooms up nice n' cozy... Tour the parks... Drink some drinks... Eat some food... Tour more parks... Eat more food. FLY home... Hahaha... OK - I"ll fly to Chicago and drive my car home... There's no way I could drive back to MN after all that driving down there and touring too... Unless I stayed a week at Mo's to recouperate?
Just keep driving... and driving... and Driving.. Then right PAST!!! what a great memory!!! 
I'm glad that it didn't ruin anything and you guys were all still able to make the most of it. I'm telling you, you guys look like you could make ANYTHING fun!!
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Stacey!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Life is good!!!
Loved the view and the room!
Kind of sucky that you guys added a few extra miles on to your trip - but glad that it didn't ruin the whole thing... And loved the photo as proof. Too cute!
Certainly - Quackattack can join us on our caravan... This is my thought... I"ll drive down to Chicago in my car... Pick up anyone I need to between here and there... As long as I don't exceed 5.
I think it's a plan...
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) Food Network restaurant stops!!!! 
You must do what we did the night before the cruise, too... coming up in my next update. 
So, it WASN'T Disney...but it was still nice, and it was clean. 
Brian had a bit of school work he needed to get done before we boarded the ship the next day, so our children were just out of luck on swimming right away. 
Yes, we are mean parents, get over it. 
We did allow them to watch television in their room while they waited for me to take a nap. They were totally fine with this since we cancelled our satellite service a few months ago. Here are a couple of hazy photos for you since I did not realize right away that the lens on my camera was fogged up after going from room with AC out into the FL heat...
I decided right then that I would not be partaking in the water festivities with the kids. I am a wimp. I like my pool water almost as warm as bath water. 
The kids decided to choose another water activity:
They stayed in the hot tub for a while, then they ventured back over to the pool to cool off. Then... they started whining that they were hungry. We had had a BIG breakfast at Cracker Barrel at like 10 that morning, and dinner was going to be BIG. So, Brian and I just had an unspoken expectation that we probably wouldn't have lunch...guess we forgot to clue the kids in on that expectation. The most frustrating part for us was that after all the build up of wanting so badly to swim....we were only down there for an hour. 
Didn't get a picture of lunch, but just imagine a large pepperoni pizza, because that is what we had. 
Bad Connie. yet everyone's requests are being met like food... Yeah those little midgets do demand food sometimes. and i have NO idea where they put it..
Oh, and I'm reserving my spot now in the big 15 seat van! You guys will probably pass right near my house on the way down, you can just pick me up on the side of the road.
OK, you are in charge of all the food stops on the way... Food network sounds fabulous to me, as long as there is red meat involved, I am good.
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at this point it will take a Day just from Connie to Disney with all the stops we will make!!!
