Mission Accomplished! Everyone Needs A Little Time Away

Sometimes you just have to get away.  We did exactly that.  We took 3 days and just did what we wanted to do!  Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, our slowest days.  Sunday being Fathers Day, we met the oldest and his finance for lunch and then we (hubby, the youngest boy and me) headed out of town.  Monday it was just hubby and me, and we scoped out neighboring towns for possible moving the business(es) to.  After spending the day driving and looking and talking, we think our current plan is the best.  On our way home hubby says he wants to go to Branson, Mo.  SO.....I arranged for a friend to check on the cats, packed quickly and we were OFF!  About 4 hours later (we stopped for supper) we arrived at our destination.  I must say the shower at the motel was AMAZING!  Much larger than mine at home.  You could actually drop the soap (which I did once, but not on purpose) and bend over to pick it up without touching the sides!  The bed and pillows were the most comfortable I think I've ever slept on.  The room was perfect temperature, and the free breakfast was pretty good.

After eating a quick breakfast, courtesy of the motel, we headed to Silver Dollar City.  We haven't been there in about 5 years.  It was rather nice going back.  Hubby and I wanted to sit by the water and relax, but they have made so many new changes that there wasn't much water to sit by and enjoy.  We still enjoyed ourselves though.

Here are some highlights of the trip to SDC:

There was a swan on one of the beds in the motel room.  

Boys will be boys......playing with guns in the toy shop

This huge marble ball was spinning on water.  They made it spin vertical, which was a challenge.

Almost finished riding the Lucky Silver Mine ride.  Those prisoners were shooting water at us.  Luckily they always miss.

Thank you to the SDC Employee who was kind enough to take this picture.  We were relaxing outside the Ice Cream shop, which is in front of the Jail, and across from the Blacksmith's Shop.

The Blacksmiths Shop

The Jail.....Lookin in

We went during their "Star Spangled Summer" Festival.  The City was all decorated with red white and blue.  There were flags everywhere and patriotic music playing up on the town square.

We ate lunch by the waterfall

And made a pirate ship out of our dishes

We rode the Frisco Silver Dollar Line Steam Train, and got held up by Alfie and Ralphie.

We stopped by the Mill and watched the waterwheel 

And we saw......standing out in front of Ripley's Believe it or Not........

a Giant Optimus Prime!

I was a much needed mini vacation.  We needed the days off, and we enjoyed our trip to Branson, and just driving around with no place to go or anything we had to do.

We got season passes....so you can bet we will be back to SDC at least once, maybe more before the end of 2014.