The OC Fair

Are you going to the OC Fair? If so, pack a lot of money! Oh and sunscreen and water are not a bad idea either! It seems as if things cost more and more every year even though we make less and less!!! Especially the food we all love to eat that's extremely bad for us!!! lol

We went to the fair for my daughter's dance performance yesterday, she dances with the TDAD (Tracy Dee Academy of Dance). It was beautiful! Since we had paid to get in, we thought we'd stick around the fair, get some food and let her have a little fun on the little kid rides and play some of the little kid games.

$40 later, my daughter and 2 friends had played 2 games and went on maybe 3 rides... It was so expensive! But, I have a suggestion. If your child wants to go on a lot of rides, there are bracelets that are specifically for the rides. I think they are about $25 and they are unlimited. Very worth it, believe me!!! But, be sure to buy it before 5pm, they stop selling them then. Another money saver is the refillable cup. It's $5 everywhere and you can refill everywhere as well for only $2.50.

Unfortunately, if you are going to play games, you are going to have to buy the cards that hold the tickets and each game is a lot of tickets to get to the big prize. My daughter got a goldfish for $5, which is the equivalent to 10 tickets and when we got home, sadly, she watched her goldfish, Muffin, take it's last breaths and pass away right in front of her! It was so sad and she was heartbroken! So, be careful if you decide to get a goldfish, it might not make it home....

Good luck with the deals, check everything out before you buy, and enjoy yourselves at the OC Fair!!!

Secret Night Flights

If you live in North Anaheim, Yorba Linda or Placentia, you are bound to have heard them... 2 helicopters late at night, 9:30 or so, almost every other night for a few weeks now. What are they doing? Where are they going? Here are some theories... Boeing is not far from the area and since one is cloked in darkness and the second lights it's way, people believe they might be moving something top secret. It's done all the time, why not now? What are they moving? Plane parts most-likely. Probably to a top secret bomber or plane of some sort either known of or not yet revealed. Alien remnants? Not likely. They wouldn't make so many trips. Why not take them by truck? Quicker and maybe safer all around by air, not quite sure. Questions, questions. Something to ponder...........

We travel frequently by the train tracks on Orangethorpe and recently saw trains moving huge engine type parts that were shrink wrapped. Very interesting to just watch the trains move back and forth, they move so many important things on the railroads.

Next time you hear those helicopters fly by, log on and let me know what you think they could be transporting. You never know, you could be right!

Laughlin vacation part 2

So where did I leave off? We left the Old Ghost town and found a short cut to the Avi and found ourselves there in around a half hour. We checked in about 3:30 even though check in is at 4pm, then headed up to the room. The Avi is very nice. They have a private beach to the river and a Kid's Quest that is close to the Riverside's Kid's Castle without the tickets. There is a very nice pool with a waterfall, lounge chairs in a shallow part of the pool so you can lounge in the pool, a kid's pool with sprayers and for your convenience, there are water taps by the snack bar where you can keep hydrated with fresh water in the hot temperatures all day long while you swim. This comes in handy if you don't want to buy anything since they don't allow anything brought in from outside. While we were at the Avi, it was a breathtaking 113 degrees.

The beach part is extremely handy for small boaters or jetskiiers so you can dock your small watercraft right there during the day for a fun filled water day on the beach and river. This water is considerably colder! The locals tell me it's around 60 but it felt like 40-50 degrees the way it almost burned my arms as the cold water and hot air mixed.

The buffet is pretty nice at the Avi, I have kinda a strange story of our night at dinner there. We were eating and it wasn't that busy when all of a sudden it started to get really busy! I mean people coming in from everywhere it seemed. We figured it was at least one or two bus turnover trips. But these people were crazy! They didn't wait to be seated, they just came in and sat. They had the servers and seater scratching their heads like "What's going on? What just happened?" There was even a couple that sat at a dirty booth behind us and told the waitress that there were a bunch of dirty plates at his table, and can't someone take them away? I'm talking at least 100 people! They were like "locusts" is how my husband put it. It was insane! We were afraid to go up for desert because when I went up to get my daughter some food, I got pushed out of the way twice from two different ladies! It was so bizarre! So, when you're at the buffet, look out for the locusts! ;) And happy travels!

Laughlin Vacation part 1

We took a 5 day vacation to Laughlin with our 6 year old daughter last week and it was great! We started out at the Tropicana on Saturday night where we had dinner and just kinda hit the sheets early that night getting rest after a long day of running around and driving. Sunday, we went to the pool and also explored the area. We walked across the street in 113 degree weather to the Colorado Bell to see the river and we could barely breathe it was so hot! I do not recommend this!!! We also later took our car to the Riverside where we heard there was a kid area and were pleasantly surprised to find the Kid's Castle. If you haven't heard of it, this is a Chuck-E-Cheese type setting of games with tickets and a jumper without the pizza but the kids can get snacks and drinks. Then when you pick them up, they can turn their tickets in for prizes. Yes, I said "Pick them up". This is a drop off for kids so you and your friends/ spouse can go play while your child(ren) are playing themselves! There is a 2 hour minimum and I think it's about $7-$8 but totally worth it! When we picked her up, she said she had a great time and we were very relieved we could go play slots while she was having fun as well!

If you are looking for a good buffet out there, I hear that the Harrah's has the best. I have only been out there this one time since like 10 years ago so I am just letting you know what I've been told. We ate breakfast there and it was quite good.

We checked out Monday morning and went on an adventure! We crossed over to Arizona and went to look for a modern day ghost-town. Yes, that's right, a ghost-town that people are still in today. Not only does it have people in it but burros as well. Wild donkeys walk throughout this town from person to person wanting to be fed and pet. It's crazy fun. It is like taking a step back into the wild west with a comic twist. It aslo has plenty of shops to buy souvenirs and drinks and snacks but to save money, pack your own, and just enjoy yourselves! The city is called Oatman and is located off the 95 and a street with the name cone in it. I don't exactly remember but if you just stop and ask a local in Arizona over there how to get to Oatman old Ghost-town, they will direct you. That's what I did and they were very happy to help.

Have fun in Laughlin, make sure to take in more sights than just the casino! You can go over to Arizona, just over the river or even go on the river by bringing up a boat or seadoo or renting one for the day or a few hours. Tip on this, rent from the Arizona side if you can, the prices are way cheaper! Look around, find the best deal! They are everywhere!! JUST HAVE FUN!!!