The Dapper Dans

Our family loves everything that has to do with music.  My husband is a professional piano player and band teacher.  The girls play violin, piano and cello and participate in a kids’ musical theater troupe.  We play “Name that Tune” around the dinner table at night and most of the songs we choose are from old musicals.  And you can add to that list that we all LOVE barbershop. A colleague of my husband’s is a member of the Westchester {Read More}

Miyuki the Candy Artist

Time spent touring the World Showcase pavilions at Epcot is one of my absolutely favorite things to do while at Disney World.  Each pavilion is home to delicious food, a beautiful atmosphere, fanciful shopping, talented performers, and exciting shows.  With 11 “countries” to visit, you are sure to discover something new on every Disney vacation!  One of the best resources for Disney entertainment schedules is Steve Soares’ fantastic website Walt Disney World Entertainment which he updates weekly.  Today, let’s check {Read More}

I’m Only a Morning Person at Disney World

I truly hate getting up in the morning.  It’s painful and miserable and sometimes cold and sometimes dark and always dreadful.  I am the queen of the snooze button. I am a night person, frequently getting a second wind around 9 o’clock and then working until 11 or 12.  But even when I get myself to bed at a decent hour I still hate getting up in the morning.  I seriously feel like I’m going to die.  My family calls {Read More}

‘Tween & Teen Boys in Disney World–No Princesses Allowed!

  Fairy tales, castles and princesses. Pixie dust, magic wands and snuggles with Winnie the Pooh. These are often the images that come to mind when one thinks about visiting the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. But what many people do not realize is that beyond the world of tulle and tiaras lies Disney World’s alter-ego—the world of lightning fast race cars, roller coasters that send you flying down an 80-foot drop or hurl you forward from 0-60 mph {Read More}