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Question by strawberry: What are some good vacations for a family of four?
We live here in KC and want to go on a vacation this summer. We would drive, so not too far. We have been to Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha and Silver Dollar City in Branson. What are some other good places? Thanks

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Answer by mcc
If 8 hours is not too far – come north to Minnesota – lots to do. shopping, boating. you can rent a canoe on the St. Croix and watch the eagles. ride a riverboat on the Mississippi. Shop at the mall of america (they have new water park hotel near by – there is always something going on in some town in the summer.
Come on up and let us show you Minnesota nice!

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by Old Shoe Woman

Question by Pam: Where can a family of four go on short notice?
We had a vacation planned in Wisconsin Dells for the week around July 4th. With the recent emptying of Lake Delton we had to cancel, now we can’t find anywhere to go. We would prefer a cabin with water activities. We have tried Branson Missouri and there is nothing available.

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Answer by Pamela 08
theme parks

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by Old Shoe Woman

Building your own storage shed can be fun. It is a perfect opportunity to get the family to work together and share the fun, just like any other outdoor activity. A typical storage shed can be built in a weekend with the help of the family.
Like most households these days, you are probably in need of a storage shed when your car garage is cluttered with stuffs you and the family has been collecting over the years. You are probably also paying to 0 in offsite storage fees for some stuffs. 
By building your own storage shed, you will not only save the offsite storage fees but also save money by not having to pay a contractor to build it for you. Furthermore, the shed would also improve the look of your backyard and bump up the value of your house a bit.
Having said that, building a storage shed or any other woodworking project for that matter, without a proper plan will only cost you more time and money later on. Fail to plan is plan to fail, they say. So you need to plan ahead. 
Spending a few dollars on a professionally designed blueprint is important. Free storage shed plans just won’t do it. If you asked those who have built one using free plans, I’m sure most of them will testify that it is better to buy a professionally designed blueprint or you will end up spending more money, time, sweat and swear later on. Free plans are mostly incomplete. They usually don’t have clear detailed drawings or a cut chart so you could end up with lots of scrapped wood from measuring mistakes.
A good blueprint also shows you how to build a proper and strong foundation so that your shed can withstand strong winds and other usage it will be subjected to. Also the roof is designed to withstand hundreds of pounds of snow in the winter. Another important aspect that you can choose a plan that confirms to your area’s building codes. These will save you a lot of time, money and head-scratchings than designing your own blueprints or using free but incomplete blueprints.
In addition, a good blueprints will show you exactly what to do step-by-step. Thus you can distribute the work to each family member. As a bonus, a really good set of blueprints not only has detailed colored drawings but also comes with video tutorials which is really helpful.
You could probably find a good and free storage shed plans online but why waste your time when you can get a bundle of professionally designed shed plans in addition to other woodworking plans for literally pennies on the dollar?

For a large selection of plans for all sorts of DIY woodworking projects, not just for storage shed at an affordable price head over to http://www.build-your-own.info

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by Old Shoe Woman

Question by Bobbie W: looking for best rates on room for family of 8 in branson mo?
would like kitchenett and pool

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Answer by Karebear
go to orbitz or cheaptickets.com

i got a $ 285 room for $ 55 once! and you can put in whatever things you would like to have.

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by Gewel Maker

Question by ♪♪♫ DINO ♪♫♪: What’s that movie about a family going to Branson, Mo. in an RV called?
It’s NOT RV

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Answer by Quinn F
Out of Omaha.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483763/

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by Old Shoe Woman

Question by Luvs 2 Travel: what can you do for a family vacation in Branson, MO? Is there much going on there in April during Spring Brea

Any specific things to do, see, where to stay?

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Answer by Danny M
They have plenty of things to do. I have done a few such as: ride the Ducks, Dixie Stampede, Silver Dollar City, GOKARTS, and all you can eat breakfast.

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Question by ILoveMyChinchilla: Family places to go in Branson, Missouri?
Okay, so my family has 3 kids, 11, 9 (almost 10), and 6. We are looking for places to go. We plan to get a fishing guide for a day. Then the Ripley’s Believe it or not museum but other than that we don’t really know where to go. We are leaving this Friday and staying for a week and we plan to know where we are going what days. Thanks in advance!

P.S. this is in the St. Louis catagory because it’s the closest to Branson

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Answer by Pam R
Ride the Ducks, Dixie Stampede, indoor mini golf

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Question by docorlando: Any suggestions for a fun family vacation to someplace other than Disney, Branson, etc.?
Vacation would include parents (mid 30s), kids (two boys, 2 and 4) and possibly grandparents (late 50s). Home is Midwest US so we’re central to everything. Prefer places that aren’t super commercialized.
Vacation would include parents (mid 30s), kids (two boys, 2 and 4) and possibly grandparents (late 50s). Home is Midwest US so we’re central to everything. Prefer places that aren’t super commercialized.

And, for cost reasons, we’d prefer to keep it to the US and possibly Canada.

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Answer by ilikesew
Captiva Beach

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Question by di: have family coming from out of town that want to go to Branson Mo, what shoes and shops are open during Feb 1?

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Answer by Go Gators!
The Branson Landing will be open as well as the Tanger Outlet Mall.

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Disney, the empire that Walt Disney built back in the early 1940′s-50′s has really hit its stride lately. WEith the success of their Disney cable channels and hit shows to boot (That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana, The Wizards of Waverly Place, The Jonas Brothers) they’ve been knocking them out of the park for the past ten years or more now. but what’s really surprising is the success of their radio stations Disney radio and recording artists to boot. With Hannah Montana, The Jonas Brothers, and Zack Ephron just to name a few Disney is raking in millions of dollars annually throug their record sales. A lot of the credit goes to their formula in packaging good clean family entertainment while keeping up with the current trends in fashion and music. They’ve done very well at it for a while now but I can’t help drawing comparisons to an older act that Disney helped to laung onto the world-stage a while ago; and they were the Osmonds.

Back in the 70′s the Osmonds featuring Donny Osmond were touted as the white version of the Jacksons but they had been in the business for a long time paying their own dues in Utah even as Michael Jackson and his brothers were paying theirs in Indiana. They worked as hard as the Jacksons to develop their own unique family act that finally hit pay-dirt in the early 70′s. With a string of hits under their belt they were popular and known for their sunny disposition, wholesomeness, and family oriented entertainment (all the things Disney demands of its music acts now). Oh and I forgot those Osmond smiles! yes, they should have done lots of toothpaste commercials for they were famous for their pearly whites! But also there was no dnying they had talent for they danced, sang, and played all their own instruments. Me and my friends always enjoyed watching them (though many of them would never admit it) for they always put on a really good show. Disney was responsible for giving them their first bit of national exposure in the 50′s on the Mickey Mouse Club when they were just kids and from there they grew into a great self-styled family act. In them I see the prototype for the current milieu of pop and tv stars coming out of Disney lately a formula with which Disney has achieved great success.

Hannah Montana, Raven Symone, The Jonas Brothers, Corbin Bleu, Zack Efron, and Vanessa Gomez remind me so much of the original Osmond brothers act it ain’t funny. For the Osmonds have always maintained a fairly positive public image staying away from the Hollywood scene opting instead to live in their homestate of Utah and all as far as I know are still practicing Mormons, something that keeps them grounded I believe. Their music reflects their sunny disposition  even as they passed it on to I believe Alan Osmond’s sons who formed a music group and had a lot of success overseas as the new Osmond Brothers in the 90′s. I saw them a couple of times and they were really good too. Eitherway, all of those mentioned above Disney acts also seem to have for the most part avoided a lot of negative controversy (Disney demands it!) and most of them dance and sing songs you’re not afraid to let your kids listen to. I believe the Osmonds had a big influence on that.

Now the Osmonds have been dismissed in so-called ‘serious’ music circles as a fluff act and purveyors of mediocre pop music in their heyday but that’s truly an unfair assessment. Just because they didn’t court scandal and sing the blues didn’t mean that they weren’t serious or talented musicians and performers. Everytime I saw them perform in the 70′s I can honestly say I enjoyed the show and so did thousands of others who LOVED their music. They still draw crowds to Branson with their country act (now I don’t like their country show) and Donny continually tours drawing fans from all over the world to see him. But the Osmonds legacy is set for they left their mark on just about every Disney act you can think of as well as performers like New Kids on the Block, N’Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Dream Street, and others who dared to be a boy-band. Like the Jacksons the Osmonds can look back with pride and know honestly that they were the first and that without them as the prototype for Disney’s acts their house of music would have never gotten off the ground or would have fallen a long time ago.

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