Florida or Bust !!

I realized today that although I had posted the results of my interview with Disney on Facebook, I didn't give a lot of details on it.  Soooooo...... here's the update--   A week ago today, I had my face to face interview at Casting at Disney.   I learned a couple of things even before I had my interview.   I already knew that Disney employees are called Cast Members because they all play a role in helping people have a magical experience at Disney.  However, CAST also stands for  Compensation, Appearance, Schedule and Transportation.  These are all the categories that a new employee needs to know about.  Cool, huh?? 
Anyhow, I was interviewed by a guy named Steve.  His wife is actually the secretary of the VP of Casting.  We hit it off great because we are both a bit old !  I had applied for a job in either Housekeeping, The front desk of one of the resort motels or to work in the child care center.  None on those jobs were available.  However, he looked at the screen and said "Wow!: This one wasn't here yesterday!   It just happened to be a job in Merchandising (sales clerk) at Mouse Gears.  For those of you who are uninformed (as I was prior to this experience), Mouse Gears is the largest gift shop Disney has.  It is at Epcot just back behind the big
"Golf Ball"  Epcot also happens to be where Sarah works.  The uniforms the Cast Members wear are not too hideous looking and the best part is THAT IT IS INSIDE AND THE A/C WORKS WELL !!
Needless to say, I said "Yes- Gimme that job!" 
I will be leaving Tifton around noon on July 2nd.  I have to start the training process at 8 am on July 3rd.  My position is considered "Seasonal" which means it is temporary- sort of...  After the training period is over, a seasonal employee can work pretty much on his or her schedule.  For instance, if I were a seasonal Cast Member and also a teacher and I had a long four day weekend.. I could call up and say "Put me on the schedule for 2 days (or however long I wanted)   Also, once you are training in merchandising, you are able to work in any of the gift shops on Disney property which means OVERTIME !!! I can pick up overtime shifts pretty much as needed while I am down there at Disney.  My official dates for this employment are from July 3-Sept 4th.  Because it is only for about 9 weeks, I will not be able to rent an apartment very easily.  So, I will probably be staying in an extended day motel unless some generous person wants a roommate for a short while or a church member has a room to rent out.
I am really excited about this opportunity for several reasons.   Top of the list--I can see my kids more often and I will be working at "The Happiest Place on Earth!"  Nuff said !!