Then she told me that there are new Pirate Rooms at the Caribbean Resort.  A few years ago my kids were really into the pirate theme — maybe your kids still are.  Anyway, after I got off the phone I looked it up online and sure enough there’s some information on the Disney site about it.

The new pirate rooms won’t be available until January 2009 — but they look really cool.  They are located in the Trinidad South section of Disney Caribbean Resort and will have pirate-ship beds and buccaneers’ accessories.   Like most moderate resorts at Disney the pirate rooms will include two double-size beds, table/chair set, and a vanity area with two sinks. Here’s a sneak peak:  Click Here.

John McCain has chosen Alaska Govenor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

While I think this is wonderful news my first thoughts are what if she ‘does’ become president. I mean, McCain isn’t young — and she SURE is — only 44 years old.

Quick info I found so far: she is 44 years old, has five children — the youngest was just born this past April and has Downs Syndrome.

Sounds like the VP mansion will be alive with children if McCain wins the election!

Very interesting news — and should make the next few months extremely interesting.

So…. what do you think of McCain’s choice?

Disney did add a new plan — called the “Quick Service Dining Plan.”  Looking at this plan I know it is not for my family.  It includes two counter service meals a day per person — and 2 snacks — and one refillable mug.  There are no table service meals included.  We look forward to enjoying a nice relaxing dinner inside a restuarant to cool off from the heat and relax a bit before continuing on.  The price of this plan is only $10 less than the regular plan so I really don’t see any benefit to it — and it certainly doesn’t seem very budget-wise.  At $29.99 per person per day for two light meals and two snacks — it isn’t a bargain.

I get to the checkout and the cashier says half the items in my cart would be tax-free IF I had waited until tomorrow — the tax holiday doesn’t start until August 1st. I didn’t have school supplies so I was a bit stumped. Turns out any clothing is tax-free tomorrow as long as it under $100.

So…. I had to decide it putting everything back and driving back to the store tomorrow would make sense to save the 5% tax. I did a quick math calculation in my head and realized it would only be about $2.50 that I would save — and more than likely I would waste that in gas coming back … not to mention I would probably find even MORE things to buy tomorrow. These sales tax-free holidays are occurring in various states — so be sure to check your state’s dates. Here in Virginia it’s August 1st-3rd.