A Much-Needed Break

A definite perk of working for the school system is getting the breaks the kids enjoy throughout the year. This week was Winter Break. Sunday morning, bright and early, we hopped aboard an Airtran flight and were in sunny Orlando by 8:00 AM! Barry picked us up at the airport and we drove to some friends' house on Merritt Island. Shortly afterward, we met our scouts at Kennedy Space Center for the day. It was a bit of a fiasco, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. Monday morning we packed up and went to Sea World for the day. Once a year since 2001 they allow military personnel and three dependents free admission. I like free! It was a great day. Tuesday we saw the local sites and played on the beach at Cape Canaveral. The boys played in the edge of the ocean and then we all learned to play Bocce Ball. It was a lot of fun, especially since I kicked everybody's behind!!! We came back to the house and enjoyed an evening in the pool and hot tub. The water in the pool was about 86 degrees and the hot tub was about 102 degrees - and we loved it! Wednesday we hung out at the house for a little while since Daniel didn't feel well. Later we took everyone out to the waterfront for a seafood supper, then enjoyed a walk on Cocoa Beach in the dark. Thursday we headed home with a stop off in St. Augustine at the original Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum. The kids LOVED it! It was just as cool as I remembered as a kid. We returned home late that evening to some happy birds and fish, and a fuzzy cat glad to have "his" Jeep back to sit on. It was a great vacation.