ROAD TRIP 2008-2009 - Going further South...

We are currently in Orlando, Florida at the Fountains Resort... It is a spectacular place to vacation. The kids are having a blast here, especially at the on-site Water Park! We were bribed with low room rates and Bass Pro Shops gift cards to come here by the Timeshare people, so earlier today we had to attend a 2-hour Sales Presentation. They actually have the whole thing down to a science. They provided a light breakfast, had a Kids Play Area (for 3-9 year olds) {Benjamin played video games the whole time, surprise!}, gave out hats and these little light sticks (which the boys are calling their "lightsabers"; a welcome and fab gift for them, since they have been talking "Star Wars" for the WHOLE trip and made lightsabers out of straws before today!) We had a nice man named Christopher Yawn do our sales pitch. He loved the kids. He presented the whole thing and pretty much knew that we weren't going to buy from the start, but still did his best to sell. He was not hard sell though, which we appreciated. After the Sales thingie, we came back to the room for lunch. Then, Jonathan took the boys to the Wakoola Springs Water Park for more than 2 hours, while I stayed at the room with the little ones napping. The boys came home at 5:20 with ready-to-make pizza, salad, and ice cream sundaes for dessert. What a nice treat! We had a great day today, which we can't say for yesterday. We were in the car for 11 hours driving from Charlotte, NC to Orlando. We left at 8:30 am and arrived at 7:30 pm. We made many stops along the way, mainly to clean up vomit that Benjamin and Samantha spewed. It was NOT fun. But, together Jonathan and I handled it quite gracefully. We visited Publix to buy antibacterial wipes in order to clean up the car thoroughly. When the kids went to sleep last night, Benjamin was heard saying, "Wow, I LOVE this place." And, on that note, I will sign off... Until next time...