poetically challenged

With all this talk about Florida, I can’t leave out one of the most important things you need to think about before you head that direction.

Since Florida seems to be the theme of the moment around here, let me introduce you to some poetry resources from Florida:

Some years back, when my nephew was a very small boy, my family took a vacation to Florida together. I’d been living overseas for some time, and was able to fly home just in time for us to drive from Texas to Florida. The trip in the car with my 4-year-old nephew and 6-month-old niece was great. We told stories, sang, and had a wonderful bonding time together… all the more important because I lived so far away from them.

We had a big time of it all at Disney World. We stayed in a pair of big apartments, side-by-side. It was a perfect facility for our big family outing, and we enjoyed the place a great deal. When we left at the end of the week, my nephew was in tears for several hours. This was back before digital cameras were the norm, so we stopped at a 1-hour photo shop and developed his pictures of Disney World, so he could hold them and remember the fun all the way home. And he did just that. From time to time, from the back seat, we would hear kissing sounds, and my nephew would say, “I love you, Goofy!”

Disney World packages can be great for the whole family. Our trip to Disney World was the last long road trip my family took together, but I hope there will be more soon.