I have been wanting to take my kids to Orlando to go to Disney and the rest of the parks for a long time. Since it is a long trip and expensive, I want to do as many parks as possible and really get my money’s worth. To this end, I started a savings account a few years ago and have steadily put money into it a little at a time. I have it taken directly out of my paycheck when it is direct deposited and don’t check the account all that often. Until today. I was surprised at how much money is in the account.
I realized that we can do our Disney trip this year. I am so happy about this. I haven’t told the kids yet, because I am trying to figure out how to get them down there without them knowing where we are going. This is a little tricky. I may be able to get my parents involved and see if they would like to go as well. We could take their Winnebago and leave at night. Since it is only a twelve hour drive, we can be there by morning and the kids would wake up as we pull in to the Disney camp grounds. I know that my mom would love it, but my father hates to drive at night. Further more, he doesn’t like anyone else to drive his rig, or my boyfriend and I could help by taking shifts. I am going to call mom and have her start working on dad right away. I really want to surprise the kids. It would be just awesome!