In the Shadow of the Mouse

It's been a long, looooooong time since my last post about Mary Poppins - and I still haven't gotten around to posting about our last Disney trip! It's been an extremely busy year and I'll try to fill in best I can working backwards...   My son Derek just got back f... [More]

Just flew in last night from another whirlwind vacation in the shadow of the mouse, where we took Sydney down for her 10th birthday. It was a blast! I'm going to recount each day's activities in subsequent posts, but first I thought I'd talk a bit about the house.   It ... [More]

So I've written at length about my home here in Kissimmee, Magna Opus, but not at all about the vacation home community that it's part of. My home is located in Terra Verde, a private, gated community located within easy reach of the US192 corridor and within 15 minutes of Disney, Sea... [More]

Been awhile since I last posted... lots of things to talk about so I'll be probably be posting multiple times over the next few days.   First big piece of news... we now have a game room!   This is the only picture I have, and it shows off the pool table, ... [More]

Well, after reviewing our finances and being truly in need of another trip to the land of happiness, we're heading back to Disney World in time for Sydney's 10th birthday! Disney has some great promotions going on for birthdays... either you can gain park admission for free (which, since w... [More]

So in my last post I told you about the Disney Vacation Club, which I was introduced to by the Disney Doorway to Dreams store in Woodfield Mall.       Doorway to Dreams is the Disney version of a timeshare, where you buy into Disney resort properties, but buyin... [More]

So my property management company, VillaDirect, has finally posted pictures and very cool 360 images of several of the rooms. And they turned out GREAT! The link to their site is here.   Also scoping out games rooms. Typically, people are putting the game rooms in the garage, ... [More]

Magna Opus Vacation Home Pictures! [More]

And wow... is it NASTY out there! Blizzard conditions... bad roads... but fortunately we don't leave until 6 pm tomorrow and I'm hoping it's all cleared up by then.   Then it's supposed to start getting really coooooooooold here. Crazy cold. -10 below zero kind of c... [More]

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