As a military family, our vacations are few and far between.  It always seems we are using our vacation time and money to visit our families as they live in other states (which of course still count as vacations, but you know what I mean... LOL)  So when we do get to take vacations, it is always SOOO nice to find deals like these.  Disney usually has GREAT discounts for military families.  Here are there offerings this year:


Disney World Tickets: You can purchase up to (6) 4-Day Passes for $99 per person. With this ticket, you can visit one Disney Theme Park each day. For these special discount tickets, you can purchase them on base or at Guest Services at the front entrance to any of the Disney Theme Parks with your military ID.

Disney World Hotels: You can save even more money with special Disney World Resort discounts on a Military Package that includes room discounts up to 40% off. This discount package is available for vacations through September 30, 2010. These prices are normally less money than staying at Shades of Green.

Disney World Meals: You can then save even more money, by adding one of the Disney Dining Plans. The Basic Dining Plan is always the most popular meal plan including sit down meals that can be used at over 125 restaurants at Disney World including the Character Dining. The Basic Dining Plan is a saving of 30% off of meals at Walt Disney World.

Active and retire military can get 60% discounts on tickets, 30% of meals, and up to 40% off Disney Resort. These are great discounts!

Destinations Florida: As an added bonus, if you book with the Destinations in Florida aegency you will receive free Disney Merchandise and services to make your vacation even more magical.  How fun!  You can get a jump on your souvenir shopping! 

WIN Disney Merchandise!

The folks at Destinations Florida have generously sponsored a giveaway here on this blog.  Just leave a comment on this post and one winner will be randomly drawn to win this set of 4 Disney Parks limited edition lithographs featuring special attractions from each Disney Park (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park) and Mickey Mouse ($75 Value).


So leave your comments until Febraury 1, 2010.  We'll draw a winner on the 2nd.  And if you are a military family and are planning to visit Disney this year - be sure to check out these discounts - and Destinations in Florida.

Can you believe it is Back to School time already? I am registering the kids for school this week. Since we're moving I get to do that bunch of fun in another two months. Yay. Lot of you are probably doing the same - some of you have kids that are already back in school!

I thought I would share this deal at Amazon:

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 16.0-Inch Laptop - Black/Grey

It is a great laptop at a great price. I had a Toshiba that lasted me over 5 years (my Dad has had it since I upgraded a couple years ago). This one has great specs:

2.1GHz Intel Core2 Duo T6500 Processor (fast!)
4GB RAM (My HP only came with 2GB and cost me $200 more. Dang.)
500GB Hard Drive (Nice amount of space)
DVD Multidrive (You can use it as a portable DVD player)
16" Screen (nice size)

So if you are in the market for a laptop for that Junior High/High School/College bound child, this looks to be a good buy. Actually, it makes me want to consider replacing mine!

Here are some other good deals at Amazon.com - definitely worth a peek:

College Essentials

Back to School Savings

$10 Off Selecct Denim Orders

Bags and Backpacks

Backpack Bundles

School Shopping by Grade

Textbook Store

Buy.com has the Plantronics Explorer 222 Bluetooth Headset on sale today for an AWESOME price - $12.99 with free shipping.

I don't need one right now, but thought I would pass along the deal:

http://tinyurl.com/dk3bwd

The regular price is $60!