We had a whole trip planned for Christmas break...THEN airfare prices were posted and whoa...it was gonna be a fortune for airfare and the thought of those high crowds were getting to me.

So, I realize my daughter's birthday is on a Thursday, that we could fly out on Wed. night and be there for her birthday, stay through the weekend and return home on Sunday.

So, this will mean that my daughter misses two days of school. I am a teacher, so I'll be taking two personal days.

Part of me is feeling guilty, but the other part is excited because it's our chance to stay at a Deluxe and take advantage of lower crowds! You only turn seven once, right?

I'm imagining picking her up from school Wednesday, surprising her with a little package to open that has some little Disney item inside with a note that says "Let's go!"

It's only 2 days missed, right? We've NEVER been at a low crowd time or at the Holiday time...

What would you do?