Lucky Day, We All Get Our Way

As with many married couples, Ted and I have different vacationing styles. One of the things we try to agree on is how to alot our money and energy on a vacation. I'm the type who will make PB&J sandwiches rather than going out to eat and be content reading a book instead of hitting a big attraction. Ted likes to try all the restaurants and spend his time in constant pursuit of adventure. Towards the end of our vacation, we stopped by a little party for guests at the timeshare. A couple minutes after our arrival, they had a drawing for a $60 dinner gift certificate and tickets to one of the most popular shows in Branson. Guess whose name was chosen? We all were excited to go out to eat, and in a generous gesture, Ted told me to take the kids to the illusionist and ventriloquist show since it ran too late for Madeline. Our favorite parts of the show were the illusionist making parrots appear from a handkerchief and fly over the audience and the ventriloquist having his own dummy hold him so that the man appeared to be the dummy. Caleb was so amazed with the ventriloquist that during intermission he snuck a how-to-be-a-ventiloquist book from the gift shop into the show. Since he was four Caleb has said he wanted to be a baker/food scientist or a magician, but he's now considering a new career path.