Hello to blogging

Well, this is my first blog. I read many but finally decided to join the crowd. Why not everyone else is doing it! (No mom, I would not jump off a bridge if all my friends were doing that.)

Since I have a daughter I figured I should exploit our lives and put everything out there as a real time log of Sanford Silliness.

We are preparing for our first REALLY big family trip. We have taken driving trips to Tennessee and Kentucky. I took my daughter on a quick weekend trip to Arizona to see her Dad while he was working down there. But this is the first REALLY big family trip.

Take a guess....

Yup - Disney World. Have we told the 4yr old - uh, NO! That would be crazy. Besides the endless hounding of 'when are we going? how long? who will be there? do we leave tomorrow?' you lose the magic that a 4 yr old holds that we as adults lose and don't realize we have lost it until you have a 4yr old.

Now of course being the loving and wonderful parents that we are - have booked character meals. Oh the insanity! We booked our vacation in April. I called the next day after booking and ALL the Cinderella dinners were booked! We are not the only insane parents after all. After much whining, begging and pleading - we managed to score a dinner at the castle (at an insane cost, better be the BEST mac and cheese known to man!)

However, to make up on the cost - ever so frugal mommy here bought out the local Disney store that, to the demise of its workers but to the elation of me - was going out of business. Oh the bargains! Oh the further insanity! The gifts are done!

This will be our first time flying as a family - which I am hoping will be much easier than when her and I flew alone to AZ. Entertaining a then 3 yr old on a 3 hour flight sideways - not easy. Not to mention the other unruly passengers that just made the flight that much more enjoyable.

Okay, enough ranting and boring you. I have to get back to work. I don't get paid to blog! :)

Have a great day!