Does your car need a little tune up?  Mine needed a tune up recently and fortunately my husband can take care of all of that kind of stuff for me.  It sure saves us a lot of money that he is so knowledgeable about cars.  He recently put all new brakes on my car, in the front and the back, which would have cost quite a bit to have done at the dealership.  He can do pretty much any job that needs to be done our cars, even auto air conditioning work as he has been certified to complete those kinds of jobs.

I am now going to touch on another park in Disney World.  Now, we have actually only been to Epcot once.  Every time we have ever gone to Disney we didn’t really want to go to Epcot.  The last time we were there we decided to give it a try.  We sure were missing out before.

There is so much to do at Epcot.  Here are just a few of our favorites:

1. Soarin’ was one of our favorite rides.  I almost didn’t go on it because rides like that tend to make me sick, but it was amazing.
2. Test Track is perfect for anyone who loves a nice fast paced ride- it was great!
3. The Seas with Nemo and Friends is a fun ride for the little ones.
4. Make sure to take journey all the way around the park to various parts of the world.  Plan ahead to have at least one meal there- the food is unbelievable!
5. IllumiNations is the most amazing night time show of fireworks you will ever see.  Be sure to catch it at the end of your day.

Check out the Epcot website for more information about the various attractions.

I don’t have many birds in my backyard and that makes me sad.  We do have the occasional robin and sometimes a cardinal.  But for the most part the birds don’t really visit us.  Watch my video to see that we don’t have any birds.

Now did you know that ornithologist technically means bird watcher?  I had no idea.  But, according to Wikipedia “Ornithology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of birds.”  Honestly, I just thought bird watching was called bird watching.  And apparently there is a very long history of ornithologists with information about the topic dating all the way back to 1500 BC.

I love bird watching and would love to look into getting some bird feeders for my back yard so that I can learn more about these interesting and beautiful creatures.

The other day I posted some general information about planning a Disney Trip.  I have decided to do a more in depth look at the various parks.  Nothing too major- just pointing out some of our favorite things to do.  Today I am going to talk about Animal Kingdom.

My first piece of advice for Animal Kingdom is to go first thing in the morning.  As the day goes on you don’t see as many animals because they are trying to stay out of the heat and sun.  So if you go first thing in the morning- check out all of the animals.  Then later in the day when the animals are hiding out in the shade you can go on the various rides and see the different shows.

A few attractions that I would like to recommend at Animal Kingdom include:

1. If you love roller coasters then Expedition Everest is a must do for you.
2. Kilimanjaro Safari is must do for everyone- do it early in the day though to see lots of animals.
3. Festival of the Lion King is an amazing show- it’s inside in the air conditioning too, perfect to cool down in the middle of a hot Florida day.
4. It’s Tough to Be a Bug is a fun 3-D show inside the Tree of Life, so you just have to check that out.
5. Kali River Rapids will be perfect for those sunny days when you want to get a little bit wet.

There’s a whole lot more to do at Animal Kingdom - check out their site to see all of the rides and attractions.