As we spent the past week with my parents down in Florida there is one thing I wish.  I wish more men in our country would treat women the way my Father treats my Mother.   It’s so nice to watch a man show his love to his dear wife of 46 years (come next month) like he does.  It’s not just by buying sweet romantic gifts, but by doing the little things like opening doors, rubbing her feet at night, holding her hand as they walk through Disney, buy her a water when she’s thirsty instead of saying.. there’s a drinking fountain right there, saying you made the meal… let me do the dishes, things like that!

I feel like so many men just take their wives for granted, it’s so nice to see a man appreciate the things she does as I know she appreciates the things he does as well.

I’m surprised at the number of people I know that actually hire a cleaning person to come in and clean their house while they are at work.  I like the idea of it , but would just say that we have a cleaning fairy that comes to clean our house.   Just like a tooth fairy that comes to pick up teeth!    I wonder if there is such a company with that name?  I know there are companies named cary cleaning service, but wouldn’t Cleaning Fairy be a fun name?  How nice would that be though.. to leave for work and come home and have our house look clean!  To me that would be priceless!  Maybe my friend Kristen & I can start the Cleaning Fairy business once our kids go back to school to make some extra money…. just a fun thought.

One thing my kids noticed that’s different in Florida versus Michigan is people riding motorcycles in Florida don’t need to wear helmets.  I know there was a rumor in Michigan that they might get rid of the law where motorcyclists would have to wear helmets and that’s one I just don’t understand.   They sit there and preach how we should wear bike helmets when riding bikes, but when riding a motorcycle you don’t need to?!?   A motorcycle can go a lot faster than a pedal bike so wouldn’t you think it would be more important to wear a helmet when on a motorcycle in case you crashed?  All I know is even if the law says I don’t have to wear one on a motorcycle I would be still checking the local motorcycle shops to see if they could get me a Nolan N43!

Do you drive/ride a motorcycle?  If so, do you wear a helmet or no helmet?

I can’t believe our week at Disney is about done… only 2 more days (including today) and tomorrow is suppose to rain. I think my parents are having a fun time. The only thing (besides their feet hurting) they ever complain (and even then it’s not complaining.. more making an observation) is that it seems like all the movie’s, shows..etc are really LOUD! I agree and think they could turn it down a notch or two, but I’m sure they do it for the hearing impaired, but then will the rest of us be that way as we are used to it being so loud? You know it’s loud when a little girl sitting behind you starts screaming I DON’T LIKE THIS MOVIE with her hands over her ears.

At least when we are back at the house we are renting we can turn our laptop speakers down (or off) and have the slider to the pool open and just listen to the water go from the jacuzzi to the pool. It’s just so relaxing after a long day at the parks.

Today was day 2 of Disney and I just can’t believe how warm it is down here this year.   The last couple times we were down here we ended up being in winter coats & gloves!  This year we not only aren’t wearing coats, but you should see everyone in shorts, sandals and Persol sunglasses!   It feels wonderful to be able to just go to the parks and not have to take off layers (coats, sweatshirts.. etc) and then lug them around.   I guess the remainder of the week is suppose to be like this too!  We sure picked a great week to be in Florida since I heard it’s cold back at home.  (Of course I guess it’s suppose to be 49 degrees tomorrow so I bet a lot of that snow we had when we left will be melted by the time we get home and that’s ok with me!)

Have you ever been to a storage auction? I’ve never personally been to one, but after watching Storage Wars on tv I think they look quite interesting. It’s amazing the stuff they find in those storage’s. Sometimes it might be full of stuff that’s not worth anything, but sometimes they find things worth thousands of dollars!

I just don’t understand. If I had something worth value (like jewelry, guns, antiques, restaurant equipment or welding supplies I would think having them stored at home would be better. Of course I suppose your house is more apt to be broken into versus a storage unit, so maybe that would be the better of the two places.

I still think it might be fun to go an auction to see in person.  Have you ever gone to a storage auction?  If so, did you ever bid or win one and was there anything interesting in it?

We arrived!!!   We are now in the nice warm weather of Florida versus the cold, snowy weather of Michigan!   Today we ended up going to Animal kingdom and had a great time!  I couldn’t believe it when my Mom said she would ride Expedition Everest and was so glad the first time she rode it I got to sit with her!  It was so much fun and something I will never forget!   Yes, I’ll probably forget seeing stainless steel rings on the rides, but I’ll never forget hearing my Mom laugh as we went over those hills that get your belly.  I do have to say I was surprised she didn’t scream going down the hills I like did.

At least tomorrow will be a little easier day for us as we will have the calmer rides at Magic Kingdom!  I’m trying to think what the scariest ride will be.  I don’t know for sure if we will do space mountain as the last time we rode it, it seemed really jerky.   Do I feel like another jerky ride since some of the rides today (Dinosaur & Primeval Whirl) whipped us around pretty good?  For me.. that will be one I will pass on and since I don’t want to get wet I’ll be passing on Splash Mountain as well.

Since I’m probably rambling on as I’m one tired camper I’m going to let you go so I can hit the hay.  In case you want to see some pictures from Animal Kingdom today.. here you go!

Now that the snow is blowing and it’s zero degrees outside, Paul’s dreaming has begun again.   It happens every year about now and unless we win a jackpot, I’m sure it will always be just a dream.   His dream is to be able to build a polebarn in our back woods, the only problem is he’s not sure what kind he can build.  Can he look at steel buildings or does he have to build one like an extra garage?   I guess once we get enough money saved up to start really thinking of doing it we can check with the township to see what their rules are.  For now he will just have to keep dreaming.

I found the coolest thing on Pinterest that I would LOVE to make!  This year I was hoping to get a couple cats for our family.  Both Paul and I had pets growing up and they had brought so much joy to our lives that I want nothing more to have our kids enjoy the same thing we did.

At first I was thinking of getting pet rats since that’s one of the pets I had, but ended up changing my mind and decided to go with cats as I think they would be easier to love as I could see Katie snuggling with one at bedtime.

Back to Pinterest… while looking at Pinterest the other day I saw the coolest thing for a cat litter box.  They transformed furniture into a place where their cat little box is!    I love the idea, but I just have to find the right kind of dresser/cabinet.   I’ve been searching the Grand Rapids Craigslist, but so far no luck since I don’t want to spend a fortune on one.   Maybe if I lived in a bigger city like Los Angeles I could search  bedroom furniture los angeles and find something, but being in a smaller town makes it a little harder.

So what do you think of this cat litter box?   If you want to read more about it, just visit Recaptured Charm!