I'm Not As Tink As You Kronk I Am - Final Thoughts on Mustard's January Trip to WDW

[mnmrmustard]

Chapter 1 - The grand idea and Cast of Characters

It is late spring of 2006 and a spark of an idea starts to grow in the dark recesses of a slightly unsettled mind. A mind sitting loosely in the cranium of our intrepid planner, prodder, and born again Disney fan. The idea is to have members from his family and DW's family all meet for a meet/reunion at The Land That Walt Made :wizard:

After many e-mails, phone calls, and the occasional misinterpreted hand gesture a timeframe of January 9th - 18th, 2008 as our "go time." And with that our basic cast of characters was set:

Me, I'm Mike (38) - I work as a network administrator and help desk coordinator at a community college - I keep the computers talking :badpc: I enjoy photography, camping, bowling, and computer/PS2 games. I'm currently working my way up through the ranks on Pirates of the Caribbean Online (the whole family actually plays) pirate:

DW Roxy (33) - she's an executive assistant at a precision machine shop. Along with that she's got supermom syndrome :bounce: doing work for DD2's PTO, acting as secretary for DD1's PTA, working at the gym where both girls go, and coaching DD1's volleyball team. And her bowling team is currently in 1st place and jus won their last block - w00t!

DD11 Kyra - dealing with the transition to middle school and the increased homework load, she's a dedicated student :teacher: former gymnast, and is currently in the playoffs for volleyball along with getting ready for the competition season for cheerleading :cheer2: In the spring she also does fastpitch softball.

DD8 Gillian - this is our free spirit/daredevil :hyper: She like to run and jump and play and does gymnastics off and on along with softball. To give you an idea about the kind of kid she is - she rode ToT at Disneyland 7 times at the age of 5 :eek:

DM Mariah (62) - she does some office work in relation to DF's job and is very big into genealogy - tracing branches of the family tree back to 1673 in Scotland. She has post-polio syndrome but doesn't let it slow her down :D She'll be motoring around on one of those scooters at WDW.

DF John (60) - works as an industrial park manager, construction foreman, and general jack of all trades for a guy who owns properties in a half dozen states. He lives to work and will never retire if he can help it.

MiL Ann (66) - She's the office manager at the same place DW works at. She's struggling with the transition to retirement but is getting to the point where her health isn't going to let her keep working full time. She has sciatic, hip, and back issues and is also going to be getting around on with some help via an electric wheelchair.

Sis Maria (42) - She works at a newspaper and is an ameteur photographer. She just e-mailed me and said she'd be there for the first part of our trip - yay!!!

Nephew Matt (24) - Works for a big food chain. I haven't seen him since he was 16 so I'm really not sure what he's in to other than...

Nephew's Fiancée Sarah (24) - sounds like a great girl - it'll be our first time meeting her.

We also have my BiL & his fam that still aren't sure, but might be there too.

Here's a pic of DD11:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Kyra/Kyra01.jpg

And one of DD8:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Gillian/bean02.jpg

And one of the girls, Roxy, and I:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/images/Family.jpg

To help navigate I've added in some Chapter links for the Pre-Trippie and for the days of the Trip Report itself :D

Pre-Trip Report:

Chapter 1 - The Grand Idea and Cast of Characters (this page)
Chapter 2 - Background (this page)
Chapter 3 - Itenerary - Page 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=2)
Chapter 4 - Flashback to Another January Adventure to Dis - Page 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=3)
Chapter 5 - Off Topic - A Little Cheer and Christmas Fun - Page 8 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=8)
Chapter 6 - "The Lists" - Page 9 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=9)
Chapter 7 - 8 Days, 10 Hours, 57 Minutes - Page 11 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=11)
Chapter 8 - 2 More Days!!! - Page 13 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=13)

Trip Report:

Day 1 - Winging Our Way and Shivering our Timbers! - Page 16 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=16)
Day 2 Part 1 - The World Awaits :-] - Page 17 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=17)
Day 2 Part 2 - Railing, Floating, and Squaking - Page 18 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=18)
Day 3 - Itenerary Out the Window - Page 19 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=19)
Day 3 Part 2 - AKA: If I Only Had a Brain :D - Page 21 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=21)
Day 4 - The Sign Still Says MGM - Page 21 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=21)
Day 4 Part 2 - Be My Guest! - Page 21 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=21)
Day 4 Part 3 - Are you feeling Extreme?!?!? - Page 22 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=22)
Day 4 Part 4 - I Know I'm Feeling Extreme :D - Page 22 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=22)
Day 4 Part 5 - That was fun ...I'm Hungry Again! - Page 22 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=22)
Day 4 Part 6 - A Fantasmic! End to the Day - Page 22 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=22)
Day 5 Part 1 - Splish Splash SeaWorld Day! - Page 23 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=23)
Day 5 Part 2 - On to the Shamu Express! - Page 23 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=23)
Day 5 Part 3 - No Pets, So Something Wild Instead! - Page 24 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=24)
Day 5 Part 4 - From Animals to Undersea Dangers - Page 24 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=24)
Day 5 Part 5 - Are We Done Yet??? - Page 24 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=24)
Day 6 Part 1 - Up and At 'Em - Time to Open SeaWorld! - Page 25 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=25)
Day 6 Part 2 - Rays, A Special Moment, and Face Paint Saves the Day! - Page 25 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=25)
Day 6 Part 3 - Pets Ahoy! and Where Can We Rent A Canoe? - Page 25 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=25)
Day 6 Part 4 - These are not the oyster (divers) I ordered & Clyde an Seymour Antics - Page 26 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=26)
Day 6 Part 5 - The Sea Lion Antics Continue! - Page 26 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=26)
Day 6 Part 6 - Big Finish, More Sea Lions, and Time to Dine with Shamu! - Page 26 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=26)
Day 6 Part 7 - Good food and Shamu Waves Hello - Page 26 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=26)
Day 6 Part 8 - Do You Believe? - Page 26 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=26)
Day 7 Part 1 - Oopses, Characters, and Getting Ready to Blast Off - Page 27 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=27)
Day 7 Part 2 – Into Space, Back to Surprise Sis, and Away We Go Again - Page 27 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=27)
Day 7 Part 3 – More Land & Seas! - Page 28 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=28)
Day 7 Part 4 – Fishies, Sickies, and The Sky Comes Alive! - Page 28 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=28)
Day 7 Part 5 – The end of Illuminations and our day at Epcot - Page 28 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=28)
Day 8 Part 1 - Waking Up With The Animals - Page 28 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=28)
Day 8 Part 2 - Still Looking for Nemo - Page 28 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=28)
Day 8 Part 3 - Nemo, The Saga Continues! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 4 - Dinos, Lunch, and Once Around the Park! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 5 - On To Everest! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 6 - Everest Part Deux :D - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 7 - Scary Yeti, Skip the Parade, and On to the Safari! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 8 - The Safari Continues - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 9 - The Safari Ends and We Stumble into Fun :D - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 10 - I Love a Parade! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 11 - The Parade Ends and our Tummies Rumble! - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 12 - Inside the Rainforest - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 8 Part 13 - We Officially Close the Park - Page 29 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=29)
Day 9 Part 0 - Time to Split Up! - Page 30 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=30)
Day 9 Part 1 – Watch out Epcot, the Character Hunters are Coming! - Page 30 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=30)
Day 9 Part 2 – Again Dad, Again! - Page 31 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=31)
Day 9 Part 3 – Switching from Thrill Rides to Thrills AKA Raiders of the What? - Page 31 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=31)
Day 9 Part 4 – Indy Does Dance Dance Revolution - Page 32 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=32)
Day 9 Part 5 – Are You Indy’d Out Yet? - Page 32 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=32)
Day 9 Part 6 – Indy Goes Out with a Whimper, Toy Story Lunch, and On To Backlot! - Page 32 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=32)
Day 9 Part 7 – Backlot Tour Gets Rolling - Page 33 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=33)
Day 9 Part 8 – Backlot Tour Runs Hot then Gets Wet! - Page 33 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=33)
Day 9 Part 9 – LMA Up Close, More Big Props, and Inside to the Villains! - Page 33 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=33)
Day 9 Part 10 – Wanderings Lead Us to the Fabled Doors of the GMR! - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 11 – GMR concludes and a Mermaid Appears - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 12 – Goodbye to the Mermaid, More Fun, and on to Fantasmic! - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 13 – More Fantasmic! Fun - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 14 – Even MORE Fantasmic! Fun :D - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 15 – Are We Done With Fantasmic! Fun? - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 9 Part 16 – Fantasmic! finally ends and we wrap up our day - Page 34 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=34)
Day 10 Part 1 - Discovery Cove Here We Come! - Page 36 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=36)
Day 10 Part 2 – Strolling around and Visiting the Rays - Page 37 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=37)
Day 10 Part 3 – Leaving the Rays to Visit our Feathered Friends - Page 37 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=37)
Day 10 Part 4 – From the Aviary to Our New Friend Jenny :D - Page 37 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=37)
Day 10 Part 5 – More Fun with Jenny and The Rest of Day of Discovery! - Page 38 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=38)
Day 11 Part 1 – Last Day at The Greatest Place On Earth - Page 40 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=40)
Day 11 Part 2 – Toontown and PhilharMagic and a Trip to Liberty Square - Page 40 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=40)
Day 11 Part 3 – Haunted Mansion, Shopping, and a Magical Sword - Page 41 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=41)
OT - Meeting Bill Clinton - Page 41 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=41)
Day 11 Part 4 - A Special Invitation - Page 42 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=42)
Day 11 Part 5 – More fun at the Royal table, Some Very Bad Girls, and Another Special Destination
Page 42 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=42)
Day 11 Part 6 – MiL and Bean Take Flight! - Page 43 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=43)
Day 11 Part 7 – A Safe Landing and Our Second Flight :-] - Page 43 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=43)
Day 11 Part 8 – Our Last Moments at The World and Our Journey Home - Page 44 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=44)
Final Thoughts On Our First WDW Adventure - Page 45 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1634889&page=45)

[jordanyosh]

West Coast!!!!!!!!!

I'm subscribing now.

If you have any questions let me know. I went w/ an uncle and aunt who tooled around in ECVs. That trip was in 2003 w/ 13 people. So I know a little about travelling w/ large groups.....

If you don't have ?????. No worries. I'm along for the ride anyway.:thumbsup2

[englishrose47]

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[Avivasmom]

Great start..your girls are very cute.

On our last trip I did Disney with an ECV due to herniated discs in my back...I cannot walk long distances. Make sure they use them if needed.

So where will you be staying and when in January are you going? We are going then too.

[mnmrmustard]

West Coast!!!!!!!!!

I'm subscribing now.

If you have any questions let me know. I went w/ an uncle and aunt who tooled around in ECVs. That trip was in 2003 w/ 13 people. So I know a little about travelling w/ large groups.....

If you don't have ?????. No worries. I'm along for the ride anyway.:thumbsup2

Howdy jordanyosh!

Yes, another west-coaster - thank you for joining! 13 people? That must have been an adventure :-] I'm sure I'll have questions as we get closer. I'm finishing the first draft of my itenerary and am trying to find a good balance between seeing enough without exausting everyone :D

My DM went with my fam to Universal Orlando in 2002 and rode the ECV and has one of her own so she's a champ at it. My MiL however has had little experience other than tooling around Wal-Mart and such. We keep joking to them that they'll be our motorized sherpas carrying all the extra stuff!

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Thankyee englishrose47 - glad to have you on board on our magical journey :cool1:

Great start..your girls are very cute.

On our last trip I did Disney with an ECV due to herniated discs in my back...I cannot walk long distances. Make sure they use them if needed.

So where will you be staying and when in January are you going? We are going then too.

Hello Avivasmom!

Thank you for the compliment on my girls - I'll pass it along :-]

The ECVs are gonna be a lifesaver ...I know I'll be wishing I had one by the end of each day ;)

We will be staying off site this time around. My DM has a timeshare at the Grand Beach Phase II on Lake Bryan, right across the freeway from DTD. It is a 3-bedroom lockout which we have for 11 days - whoohoo!

We'll be at WDW from the 9th to the 18th with a little break in the middle to check out Sea World/Discovery cove.

[mnmrmustard]

OK, for background I went to Disneyland when I was 7 years old, but it was just a day there and it was part of a week-long theme park hopping adventure put together by my parents and was all a blur :confused: I only really remember the bicentennial theming (we went in '76) and the electric light parade, along with Pirates of the Caribbean.

DW went to WDW as a kid and also only had one day there, mostly spent at EPCOT and left feeling like she missed most of the magic :(

I was born in Georgia and bounced around through Tennessee, California, and then spent the bulk of my childhood in Arizona. My fam moved to southern Oregon when I was 15 and I did HS there except for my senior year, which was done partially back in Georgia (long story).

I did 4 years in the Army as a rocket artilleryman and did time at Ft. Sill, OK, Ft Hood, TX, and Baumholder, Germany. I was in Germany to see the Berlin Wall fall down, which was very cool. I was also in during Desert Storm, but our unit didn't deploy so I spent it pulling 12-hr gate guard shifts in the snow making sure our Bavarian paradise didn't get invaded by a non-existent terrorist threat.

When I got out I worked for a year before going to college, where I met Roxy. We were married less than a year after that and have been together for 14 years. We rented an apartment, then a house, then bought our first house - a palatial 900 sq. ft. - lol We lived there for several years, but when our 2nd daughter was on the way we decided that we needed a bigger place.

Our MiL owned a house in the same town and her health/mobility started to go downhill. We decided to try out living together and amazingly enough it worked out, giving her some help doing things and us some help looking after the wee ones. We did a big remodel and added 1,100 sq. ft., bringing the place to just over 2,600 sq. ft. total! It is now a 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath including 2 master suites with spa tubs :cool1:

Back to the Disney side of things we realized that our girls hadn't had the experience and we wanted to give ourselves the ability to have a longer, more enjoyable time there. We're west-coasters so it was an easy choice to go to Disneyland. We did a 3-day package there in January of 2005 doing DL and CA :wizard: We went there with my BiL and his fam.

It happened to be a time of pretty bad rains, which scared most of the populace away from the parks. It was overcast 50%, drizzled 40%, and was full-on downpour the other 10%. The rain itself wasn't an issue since Oregon is a pretty wet place, and the temps were 65-70 degrees, which for us was workable :thumbsup2

The end result was only a couple of rides being closed (unfortunately including Haunted Mansion - grrrr) and us being able to ride all the rides we wanted. The longest wait we had was 10 minutes other than waiting for timed shows. We rode everything at least once and several rides multiple times - in some cases not even having to get off.

I know we won't get that lucky as far as ride waits when we go to WDW, but I'll be happy with whatever the outcome is. I think that's enough of the background stuff, next time we'll delve a bit into what I have planned for our grand adventure! :banana:

[Mrs. Bee]

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[Anne's Family]

I'm heeeeeerrrrrrre! Watching your trip with bated breath. You've got quite a clan going! It will be a great thing for the kids to experience it with extended family. That really makes everything more special.... slow, but special!

[irene_dsc]

Hey - I was in Berlin then, too! (Spent my junior year abroad with lots of travelling - spent a couple weeks in W. Germany with three large male friends, and we rented a sledgehammer to help make little chips in the Wall!)

And here I'm feeling intimidated planning for the 4 of us...

[mnmrmustard]

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Thankyee!

I'm heeeeeerrrrrrre! Watching your trip with bated breath. You've got quite a clan going! It will be a great thing for the kids to experience it with extended family. That really makes everything more special.... slow, but special!

Hello hello! Yes, it should be very interesting - I'm trying to make it as low impact as circumstances will allow and am planning afternoon breaks back at the resort each day ;) I know for my DF especially it will be all about showering our girls with attention :D

Hey - I was in Berlin then, too! (Spent my junior year abroad with lots of travelling - spent a couple weeks in W. Germany with three large male friends, and we rented a sledgehammer to help make little chips in the Wall!)

And here I'm feeling intimidated planning for the 4 of us...

Cool! Yeah, I remember the little tables set up with hammer n chisels for rent :D

We actually went to a more 'resedential' area and found them tearing it out with wrecking balls. We were lazy and just picked up a couple of pieces - that was some pretty hard-packed cement ...I had to carry that thing for several kms. Unfortunately I was young and an idiot and sold the piece to get beer money :(

There are two things really stick out in my mind from that time. The first was the fleet of 'trabi' cars that came across. I was amazed at how much a family could squeeze into those tiny cars. We were on convoy from the border and were surrounded by them and they were all honking and waving at us - it was pretty amazing.

The second was seeing Roger Waters 'The Wall' live in Berlin. The concert was great, but it was the energy of the people there that really made it something to remember :-]

[its jus tme]

Love the pics and am looking forward to more

[irene_dsc]

Thankyee!
Cool! Yeah, I remember the little tables set up with hammer n chisels for rent :D

We actually went to a more 'resedential' area and found them tearing it out with wrecking balls. We were lazy and just picked up a couple of pieces - that was some pretty hard-packed cement ...I had to carry that thing for several kms. Unfortunately I was young and an idiot and sold the piece to get beer money :(

There are two things really stick out in my mind from that time. The first was the fleet of 'trabi' cars that came across. I was amazed at how much a family could squeeze into those tiny cars. We were on convoy from the border and were surrounded by them and they were all honking and waving at us - it was pretty amazing.

The second was seeing Roger Waters 'The Wall' live in Berlin. The concert was great, but it was the energy of the people there that really made it something to remember :-]


Wow - that had to have been amazing. I was there a couple months after it started coming down, so not a flood of people coming through then. But - somewhere, I believe I still have my little bitty pieces of The Wall. Those sledgehammers didn't get big pieces off, at least not when I was swinging!

[Mrs. Bee]

It is late spring of 2006 and a spark of an idea starts to grow in the dark recesses of a slightly unsettled mind. A mind sitting loosely in the cranium of our intrepid planner, prodder, and born again Disney fan. The idea is to have members from his family and DW's family all meet for a meet/reunion at The Land That Walt Made :wizard:

After many e-mails, phone calls, and the occasional misinterpreted hand gesture a timeframe of January 9th - 18th, 2008 as our "go time." And with that our basic cast of characters was set:

Me, I'm Mike (38) - I work as a network administrator and help desk coordinator at a community college - I keep the computers talking :badpc: I enjoy photography, camping, bowling, and computer/PS2 games. I'm currently working my way up through the ranks on Pirates of the Caribbean Online (the whole family actually plays) pirate:

DW Roxy (33) - she's an executive assistant at a precision machine shop. Along with that she's got supermom syndrome :bounce: doing work for DD2's PTO, acting as secretary for DD1's PTA, working at the gym where both girls go, and coaching DD1's volleyball team. And her bowling team is currently in 1st place and jus won their last block - w00t!

DD1 Kyra (11) - dealing with the transition to middle school and the increased homework load, she's a dedicated student :teacher: former gymnast, and is currently in the playoffs for volleyball along with getting ready for the competition season for cheerleading :cheer2: In the spring she also does fastpitch softball.

DD2 Gillian (8) - this is our free spirit/daredevil :hyper: She like to run and jump and play and does gymnastics off and on along with softball. To give you an idea about the kind of kid she is - she rode ToT at Disneyland 7 times at the age of 5 :eek:

DM Mariah (62) - she does some office work in relation to DF's job and is very big into genealogy - tracing branches of the family tree back to 1673 in Scotland. She has post-polio syndrome and mostly gets around in one of those scooters. She works part time doing office/accounting stuff for DD.

DF John (60) - works as an industrial park manager, construction foreman, and general jack of all trades for a guy who owns properties in a half dozen states. He lives to work and will never retire if he can help it.

MiL Ann (66) - She's the office manager at the same place DW works at. She's struggling with the transition to retirement but is getting to the point where her health isn't going to let her keep working full time. She has sciatic, hip, and back issues and is also going to be getting around on with some help via an electric wheelchair.

Sis Maria (42) - She works at a framing shop and is an ameteur photographer. She just e-mailed me and said she'd be there for the first part of our trip - yay!!!

Nephew Matt (24) - Asst manager for a big food chain. I haven't seen him since he was 16 so I'm really not sure what he's in to other than...

Nephew's Fiancée Sarah (24) - sounds like a great girl - it'll be our first time meeting her.

We also have my BiL & his fam that still aren't sure, but might be there too.

Here's a pic of DD1:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Kyra/Kyra01.jpg

And one of DD2:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Gillian/bean02.jpg

And one of the girls, Roxy, and I:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/images/Family.jpg

Next installment I'll give you some background on me and the fam and how we got here :-]

I realized I had forgotten to comment on your thread. So here I am. My husband works in a computer related field. He works with POS systems in restuarants and stuff. We have two hobbies in common...photography and bowling. I am horrible at taking nice pictures but I just love doing it. I mostly love taking photos of my niece and nephew though. And bowling...again, I love it but am horrible at it. I have my own ball and shoes so people always think I'll be good. But I'm lucky if I can get more than an score of 80. No joke. But it's fun so that's all I care about.

Is Roxy your wife's real name? I LOVE that name. Is it short for anything. I've been noticing names a lot lately because my sister and brother-in-law are trying to figure out a name for their second daughter (due in December.)

When I was little we took three big trips to WDW. We'd spend a few days at the parks and then drive down south to stay in a condo for a few days. (Sanibel Island one year and Ft. Myers the other two.) We went with all of the family on my dad's side. Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandparents. It was a blast. I have wonderful memories of it.

[Mrs. Bee]

OK, for background I went to Disneyland when I was 7 years old, but it was just a day there and it was part of a week-long theme park hopping adventure put together by my parents and was all a blur :confused: I only really remember the bicentennial theming (we went in '76) and the electric light parade, along with Pirates of the Caribbean.

DW went to WDW as a kid and also only had one day there, mostly spent at EPCOT and left feeling like she missed most of the magic :(

I was born in Georgia and bounced around through Tennessee, California, and then spent the bulk of my childhood in Arizona. My fam moved to southern Oregon when I was 15 and I did HS there except for my senior year, which was done partially back in Georgia (long story).

I did 4 years in the Army as a rocket artilleryman and did time at Ft. Sill, OK, Ft Hood, TX, and Baumholder, Germany. I was in Germany to see the Berlin Wall fall down, which was very cool. I was also in during Desert Storm, but our unit didn't deploy so I spent it pulling 12-hr gate guard shifts in the snow making sure our Bavarian paradise didn't get invaded by a non-existent terrorist threat.

When I got out I worked for a year before going to college, where I met Roxy. We were married less than a year after that and have been together for 14 years. We rented an apartment, then a house, then bought our first house - a palatial 900 sq. ft. - lol We lived there for several years, but when our 2nd daughter was on the way we decided that we needed a bigger place.

Our MiL owned a house in the same town and her health/mobility started to go downhill. We decided to try out living together and amazingly enough it worked out, giving her some help doing things and us some help looking after the wee ones. We did a big remodel and added 1,100 sq. ft., bringing the place to just over 2,600 sq. ft. total! It is now a 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath including 2 master suites with spa tubs :cool1:

Back to the Disney side of things we realized that our girls hadn't had the experience and we wanted to give ourselves the ability to have a longer, more enjoyable time there. We're west-coasters so it was an easy choice to go to Disneyland. We did a 3-day package there in January of 2005 doing DL and CA :wizard: We went there with my BiL and his fam.

It happened to be a time of pretty bad rains, which scared most of the populace away from the parks. It was overcast 50%, drizzled 40%, and was full-on downpour the other 10%. The rain itself wasn't an issue since Oregon is a pretty wet place, and the temps were 65-70 degrees, which for us was workable :thumbsup2

The end result was only a couple of rides being closed (unfortunately including Haunted Mansion - grrrr) and us being able to ride all the rides we wanted. The longest wait we had was 10 minutes other than waiting for timed shows. We rode everything at least once and several rides multiple times - in some cases not even having to get off.

I know we won't get that lucky as far as ride waits when we go to WDW, but I'll be happy with whatever the outcome is. I think that's enough of the background stuff, next time we'll delve a bit into what I have planned for our grand adventure! :banana:


Your house sounds great! We won't have any spa tubs in our house. But we will have a garden tub in the master so it's a bit deeper and more comfortable than a regular tub.

Disneyland in the rain was always nice since we had APs. We always knew the crowds would be low those days. But if it was a vacation I'd probably be a little sad about tons of rain. Keeping my fingers crossed for no rain (or very little rain) at WDW in January.

[mnmrmustard]

Love the pics and am looking forward to more

Thank you for stopping by! I'll be adding more soon ...I'm almost done with the first draft of my itenerary :D

Wow - that had to have been amazing. I was there a couple months after it started coming down, so not a flood of people coming through then. But - somewhere, I believe I still have my little bitty pieces of The Wall. Those sledgehammers didn't get big pieces off, at least not when I was swinging!

Yeah, it was that (I realized I said the word 'amazing' twice in one sentence up there - lol). Good for you for still having your pieces ...and I can understand about not getting big pieces off. You'd pretty much need a jack hammer or heavy equipment to get a bigger piece off.

I realized I had forgotten to comment on your thread. So here I am. My husband works in a computer related field. He works with POS systems in restuarants and stuff. We have two hobbies in common...photography and bowling. I am horrible at taking nice pictures but I just love doing it. I mostly love taking photos of my niece and nephew though. And bowling...again, I love it but am horrible at it. I have my own ball and shoes so people always think I'll be good. But I'm lucky if I can get more than an score of 80. No joke. But it's fun so that's all I care about.

Is Roxy your wife's real name? I LOVE that name. Is it short for anything. I've been noticing names a lot lately because my sister and brother-in-law are trying to figure out a name for their second daughter (due in December.)

When I was little we took three big trips to WDW. We'd spend a few days at the parks and then drive down south to stay in a condo for a few days. (Sanibel Island one year and Ft. Myers the other two.) We went with all of the family on my dad's side. Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandparents. It was a blast. I have wonderful memories of it.

Hiya! Ahhh, he keeps those touch-screen-based systems going aye? We have some 'kiosk' type setups in our student center that work the same way. I'm very much an ameteur photographer, doing mostly landscape, wildlife, and family pics. I just got a new lens for the trip but haven't been able to try it out because the weather has been cruddy here :P

I also have my own ball and shoes and such and was even on 2 leagues last year (a family mixed junior/adult one with DW and DD1) and a standard Monday night league. I'm taking the year off from it due to work stuff and other scheduling issues. I'm no pro - the best game I've rolled was a 230 and my average is around 145. But it is fun and I look forward to getting back into it next year :D

Yup, her name is Roxanne, but I call her Roxy. And since I call her that all of my friends and co-workers call her it too. She goes by either though. It is a great name, especially now that the Police song has kind of faded into the background - lol. Congrats to your sister on her upcoming baby!

The family trips you took sound like they were wonderful. It is nice when family can get together like that. When we went to Universal/Is of Adventure in 2002 we first stopped by my grandmother's beachfront apartment in Destin, FL on the gulf coast and stayed there for a few days with a bunch of family. It was a great time with lots of wonderful memories.

Your house sounds great! We won't have any spa tubs in our house. But we will have a garden tub in the master so it's a bit deeper and more comfortable than a regular tub.

Disneyland in the rain was always nice since we had APs. We always knew the crowds would be low those days. But if it was a vacation I'd probably be a little sad about tons of rain. Keeping my fingers crossed for no rain (or very little rain) at WDW in January.

I'm very happy with it - and since I am a techie I put together a website for it with an interactive floorplan that links to pictures of the rooms with some before and after stuff. I need to update many of the pictures at this point since the rooms have changed/been rearranged since I first put it together ;) The spa tub is nice - ours is a 2-person model and is a nice escape after a long day. But just having a tub that you can fit into and stretch your legs out in counts for so much and it sounds like the garden tub will fit the bill for that :)

Yes, I could have done without quite so much rain, but overall I think it worked out in relation to the rides we were able to ride. The big bummer that I forgot to mention is that there were no parades/fireworks because of the bad weather :( I am with you in hoping the weather cooperates while we are at WDW!

[earthfaries]

Sounds like such an incredible trip! I can't wait to see what you have planned:)

On the January thread you said you were going to SW the same days as us, the 12&13th. It is our first time there too and we are really excited about it. Now that I know what you guys look like, if you see a family of 6 with two ECVs also hollaring "hello" you'll know we are fellow DISers:rotfl:

[mnmrmustard]

Sounds like such an incredible trip! I can't wait to see what you have planned:)

On the January thread you said you were going to SW the same days as us, the 12&13th. It is our first time there too and we are really excited about it. Now that I know what you guys look like, if you see a family of 6 with two ECVs also hollaring "hello" you'll know we are fellow DISers:rotfl:

I hope so - and I should have my first draft of my itenerary wrapped up an posted today :D

Well, for the Sea World portion we will be a family of 7 with two ECVs so we'll almost be a carbon copy of y'all :thumbsup2 We'll keep our eyes peeled for ya!

[mnmrmustard]

Hey All - Itinerary time!


This is my first stab at this so we'll see how it goes ;)



Although we will have other family members early on, this trip is mostly about my DDs (ages 8 & 11). Myself, my DW will be trying to keep up with them and both of our mothers, who will be driving a scooter & a electric wheelchair respectively. They've both promised to give the kids rides if they get tired ...so DW and I will be the ones with the sore feet :D


Mon, Jan 7
Breakfast: at home
9:30am flight to SFO
Lunch: At SFO
1pm flight to MCO
Arrive in Orlando at 9:21pm
Drive to Embassy Suites for 1 night stay
Sleep


Tues, Jan 8
Breakfast: at ES
Check out
Lunch: McDonalds w/largest play area in the world (DD's saw it on TV and are insisting ...darned Travel Channel - hehehe)
Ripley's Museum
Check in at Grand Beach Phase II on Lake Bryan
Settle in/hang out
Dinner: Pirates Adventure Dinner at 8:30pm


Wed, Jan 9 – Magic Kingdom (9am-7pm) - DTD (9am-11pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Try to be there for rope drop
Hit Tomorrowland and some of Fantasyland
Rope drop at Toontown
Lunch: counter service
More rides and then decide if we will...
...Stay for Dreams parade - watch from Liberty Square HC area
Try to hit Pirates before lines form back up then leave
OR
...Just head back to the resort to rest for the afternoon
Head to DTD for dinner/shopping
Dinner: ADRs - Fulton's Crab House at 7pm (Dad’s 61st B-day!)
Walk off some of that good seafood by checking out the shops


Thu, Jan 10 – EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for Future World rope drop
Go for FP for Test Track while fam gets in line for Soarin’
Maybe check out the Land Pavilion
Check out Living Seas Pavilion & do Turtle Talk
Maybe ride Test Track
Get FP for Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service at Sunshine Seasons
Go on Mission: SPACE
Hit Maelstrom and/or the Grand Fiesta Tour
Back to the resort to rest for a bit
Dinner: ADRs - Coral Reef 4:30pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until Illuminations 9pm


Fri, Jan 11 – Disney's Hollywood Studios (9am-7pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Try and beat the crowd to RnR/ToT
Get FP for Rock'n'Roller and get in main line
Do ToT and then Fastpass RnR
Hit MuppetVision
maybe do another attraction or two depending on lines
Go back to resort for a leisurely lunch and rest
Back to Disney's Hollywood Studios
Stars and Motorcars parade at 3pm
Hit some more attractions
Dinner: ADRs - Fantasmic! Dining – Hollywood and Vine at 5pm
Wander around a bit to walk off dinner
Fantasmic! At 7pm
Back to resort


Sat, Jan 12 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Walk around and catch shows
Lunch: counter service
See more shows/exhibits
Leave when we're tired
Dinner: at resort
Have a restful evening


Sun, Jan 13 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Leisurely morning at resort
Lunch: at resort
Back to Sea World
Catch whatever we hadn't seen on Saturday
Dinner: SeaWorld Orlando's Backstage at Believe...Dine with Shamu


Mon, Jan 14 - Typhoon Lagoon (10am-5pm)/Magic Kingdom (9am-8pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be at Typhoon Lagoon when it opens
Splash splash splash
Lunch: counter service
Leave when we’re tired/done being wet
Back to the resort to rest
Head to MK between 4 & 5pm
Catch a couple of fast passes or just check out the shops
Dinner: Pecos Bill’s (counter service) at 6pm eat outside by the fence for Spectromagic Parade
Wishes


Tue, Jan 15 – Animal Kingdom (9am - 5pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop - go in via Rainforest Cafe's separate entrance
Get FP for Expedition Everest on the way to the ride so we can ride it twice without too much of a wait ;-]
Head to Dinoland USA
If the timing is right go to Finding Nemo The Musical
otherwise let the kids ride Primeval Whirl
Hit DINOSAUR
Back to Asia for Kali River Rapids & Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Get FP for Kilimanjaro Safari
Lunch: Flame Tree Barbeque (counter service)
Hit Kilimanjaro Safari
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
See Festival of the Lion King
4pm Catch Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Wander & shop
Dinner: ADRs - Rainforest Café 5pm
Back to the resort


Wed, Jan 16 - EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Get to EPCOT when we feel like it
Check out the different country exhibits
Check out anything else we didn't have time for on the first day
FP for either Soarin or Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service
Use FPs
Leisurely strolling/checking out more exhibits
Back to resort to rest
Dinner: ADRs - Le Cellier in the Canada pavilion 5:10pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until
IllumiNations (if we have the energy)


Thu, Jan 17 - Discovery Cove (9am - 5:30pm)
Breakfast: provided at DC
Lunch: provided at DC
Dinner: Thai Thani - just down the road from DC


Fri, Jan 18 - Magic Kingdom (9am - 8pm)/Downtown Disney (9:30am - 11:30pm)
Breakfast: at resort
At MK for rope drop
Route will depend on what we were able to get through on 1st MK day
Lunch: ADRs - Cinderella's Royal Table (2 tables) 12:15pm
Try for fastpasses on rides we really need "one more time" on
Catch 'Dreams' one last time
Do a couple of more rides or head back to resort
At some point head to DTD so the ladies can shop one last time ;)
Back to MK
Dinner: Find a spot around 7pm at the Plaza Pavilion for Wishes
Wander around and catch another ride or two - stay until they kick us out


Sat, Jan 19 - Heading Home :(
Breakfast: on the way to airport/at airport
8am flight to SFO
Lunch: at SFO while we wait for connecting flight
12:45pm flight home
Arrive at home around 3pm

[jordanyosh]

Great itinerary:thumbsup2

Do you do spreadsheets? I found it gives you a nice "big" picture of your trip.
I've emailed mine out to others if you'd like to take a look.

[earthfaries]

Hey All - Itinerary time!


This is my first stab at this so we'll see how it goes ;)



Although we will have other family members early on, this trip is mostly about my DDs (ages 8 & 11). Myself, my DW will be trying to keep up with them and both of our mothers, who will be driving a scooter & a electric wheelchair respectively. They've both promised to give the kids rides if they get tired ...so DW and I will be the ones with the sore feet :D


Mon, Jan 7
Breakfast: at home
9:30am flight to SFO
Lunch: At SFO
1pm flight to MCO
Arrive in Orlando at 9:21pm
Drive to Grand Beach Phase II on Lake Bryan
Sleep


Tues, Jan 8
Breakfast: at resort
Touring Orlando
Lunch: McDonalds w/largest play area in the world (DD's saw it on TV and are insisting ...darned Travel Channel - hehehe)
Ripley's Museum
Back to the resort to rest
Dinner: Pirates Adventure Dinner at 6pm


Wed, Jan 9 – Magic Kingdom (9am-7pm) - DTD (9am-11pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Hit Tomorrowland and some of Fantasyland
Rope drop at Toontown
Lunch: counter service
Dreams parade - watch from Liberty Square HC area
Try to hit Pirates before lines form back up
Head back to the resort to rest for a couple of hours
Head to DTD for dinner/shopping
Dinner: ADRs - Fulton's Crab House at 7pm (Dad’s 61st B-day!)
Walk off some of that good seafood by checking out the shops


Thu, Jan 10 – EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for Future World rope drop
Go for FP for Test Track while fam gets in line for Soarin’
Maybe check out the Land Pavilion
Check out Living Seas Pavilion & do Turtle Talk
Maybe ride Test Track
Get FP for Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service at Sunshine Seasons
Go on Mission: SPACE
Hit Maelstrom and/or the Grand Fiesta Tour
Back to the resort to rest for a bit
Dinner: ADRs - Coral Reef 4:30pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until Illuminations 9pm


Fri, Jan 11 – Disney's Hollywood Studios (9am-7pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Try and beat the crowd to RnR/ToT
Get FP for Rock'n'Roller and get in main line
Do ToT and then Fastpass RnR
Hit MuppetVision
maybe do another attraction or two depending on lines
Go back to resort for a leisurely lunch and rest
Back to Disney's Hollywood Studios
Stars and Motorcars parade at 3pm
Hit some more attractions
Dinner: ADRs - Fantasmic! Dining – Hollywood and Vine at 5pm
Wander around a bit to walk off dinner
Fantasmic! At 7pm
Back to resort


Sat, Jan 12 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Walk around and catch shows
Lunch: counter service
See more shows/exhibits
Leave when we're tired
Dinner: at resort
Have a restful evening


Sun, Jan 13 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Leisurely morning at resort
Lunch: at resort
Back to Sea World
Catch whatever we hadn't seen on Saturday
Dinner: SeaWorld Orlando's Backstage at Believe...Dine with Shamu


Mon, Jan 14 - Typhoon Lagoon (10am-5pm)/Magic Kingdom (9am-8pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be at Typhoon Lagoon when it opens
Splash splash splash
Lunch: counter service
Leave when we’re tired/done being wet
Back to the resort to rest
Head to MK between 4 & 5pm
Catch a couple of fast passes or just check out the shops
Dinner: Pecos Bill’s (counter service) at 6pm eat outside by the fence for Spectromagic Parade
Wishes


Tue, Jan 15 – Animal Kingdom (9am - 5pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop - go in via Rainforest Cafe's separate entrance
Get FP for Expedition Everest on the way to the ride so we can ride it twice without too much of a wait ;-]
Head to Dinoland USA
If the timing is right go to Finding Nemo The Musical
otherwise let the kids ride Primeval Whirl
Hit DINOSAUR
Back to Asia for Kali River Rapids & Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Get FP for Kilimanjaro Safari
Lunch: Flame Tree Barbeque (counter service)
Hit Kilimanjaro Safari
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
See Festival of the Lion King
4pm Catch Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Wander & shop
Dinner: ADRs - Rainforest Café 5pm
Back to the resort


Wed, Jan 16 - EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Get to EPCOT when we feel like it
Check out the different country exhibits
Check out anything else we didn't have time for on the first day
FP for either Soarin or Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service
Use FPs
Leisurely strolling/checking out more exhibits
Back to resort to rest
Dinner: ADRs - Le Cellier in the Canada pavilion 5:10pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until
IllumiNations (if we have the energy)


Thu, Jan 17 - Discovery Cove (9am - 5:30pm)
Breakfast: provided at DC
Lunch: provided at DC
Dinner: Thai Thani - just down the road from DC


Fri, Jan 18 - Magic Kingdom (9am - 8pm)/Downtown Disney (9:30am - 11:30pm)
Breakfast: at resort
At MK for rope drop
Route will depend on what we were able to get through on 1st MK day
Lunch: ADRs - Cinderella's Royal Table (2 tables) 12:15pm
Try for fastpasses on rides we really need "one more time" on
Catch 'Dreams' one last time
Do a couple of more rides or head back to resort
At some point head to DTD so the ladies can shop one last time ;)
Back to MK
Dinner: Find a spot around 7pm at the Plaza Pavilion for Wishes
Wander around and catch another ride or two - stay until they kick us out


Sat, Jan 19 - Heading Home :(
Breakfast: on the way to airport/at airport
8am flight to SFO
Lunch: at SFO while we wait for connecting flight
12:45pm flight home
Arrive at home around 3pm


What fun!!!:wizard: That really is a great itenerary! You guys will get to see and experience so much!

We are also going to MK on Fri. the 18th. Maybe we will see you there too:rotfl:

On your AK day, what does go in the Rainforest Cafe exit mean/do? Is it a quicker route to EE?

[Tat2ddisneymom]

I didn't know you had a pretrippie! You need to announce this stuff. Pimp yourself!!
Chapter 1 - The grand idea and Cast of Characters

It is late spring of 2006 and a spark of an idea starts to grow in the dark recesses of a slightly unsettled mind. A mind sitting loosely in the cranium of our intrepid planner, prodder, and born again Disney fan. The idea is to have members from his family and DW's family all meet for a meet/reunion at The Land That Walt Made


What are you, nuts?? Or just a glutton for punishment? Just kidding, it'll be great.
After many e-mails, phone calls, and the occasional misinterpreted hand gesture a timeframe of January 9th - 18th, 2008 as our "go time." And with that our basic cast of characters was set:

Me, I'm Mike (38) - I work as a network administrator and help desk coordinator at a community college - I keep the computers talking I enjoy photography, camping, bowling, and computer/PS2 games. I'm currently working my way up through the ranks on Pirates of the Caribbean Online (the whole family actually plays)

DW Roxy (33) - she's an executive assistant at a precision machine shop. Along with that she's got supermom syndrome doing work for DD2's PTO, acting as secretary for DD1's PTA, working at the gym where both girls go, and coaching DD1's volleyball team. And her bowling team is currently in 1st place and jus won their last block - w00t!

DD1 Kyra (11) - dealing with the transition to middle school and the increased homework load, she's a dedicated student former gymnast, and is currently in the playoffs for volleyball along with getting ready for the competition season for cheerleading In the spring she also does fastpitch softball.

DD2 Gillian (8) - this is our free spirit/daredevil She like to run and jump and play and does gymnastics off and on along with softball. To give you an idea about the kind of kid she is - she rode ToT at Disneyland 7 times at the age of 5
DM Mariah (62) - she does some office work in relation to DF's job and is very big into genealogy - tracing branches of the family tree back to 1673 in Scotland. She has post-polio syndrome and mostly gets around in one of those scooters. She works part time doing office/accounting stuff for DD.

DF John (60) - works as an industrial park manager, construction foreman, and general jack of all trades for a guy who owns properties in a half dozen states. He lives to work and will never retire if he can help it.

MiL Ann (66) - She's the office manager at the same place DW works at. She's struggling with the transition to retirement but is getting to the point where her health isn't going to let her keep working full time. She has sciatic, hip, and back issues and is also going to be getting around on with some help via an electric wheelchair.

Sis Maria (42) - She works at a framing shop and is an ameteur photographer. She just e-mailed me and said she'd be there for the first part of our trip - yay!!!

Nephew Matt (24) - Asst manager for a big food chain. I haven't seen him since he was 16 so I'm really not sure what he's in to other than...

Nephew's Fiancée Sarah (24) - sounds like a great girl - it'll be our first time meeting her.

We also have my BiL & his fam that still aren't sure, but might be there too.
Wow, nice long vacation! Where is Matt from that you havent seen him in 8 years?

Here's a pic of DD1:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Kyra/Kyra01.jpg
Aww, its only a matter of time til the boys start calling.

And one of DD2:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Gillian/bean02.jpg
This is the one that had chiari? She's precious!

And one of the girls, Roxy, and I:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/images/Family.jpg
Woo hoo. Nice family.:thumbsup2


OK, for background I went to Disneyland when I was 7 years old, but it was just a day there and it was part of a week-long theme park hopping adventure put together by my parents and was all a blur :confused: I only really remember the bicentennial theming (we went in '76) and the electric light parade, along with Pirates of the Caribbean.
That was the year before I was born.

DW went to WDW as a kid and also only had one day there, mostly spent at EPCOT and left feeling like she missed most of the magic
I don't understand why people only go for one day.:confused3

I was born in Georgia and bounced around through Tennessee, California, and then spent the bulk of my childhood in Arizona. My fam moved to southern Oregon when I was 15 and I did HS there except for my senior year, which was done partially back in Georgia (long story).
Wow, that's a lot of moving. My stepsister lives in Arizona.

I did 4 years in the Army as a rocket artilleryman and did time at Ft. Sill, OK, Ft Hood, TX, and Baumholder, Germany. I was in Germany to see the Berlin Wall fall down, which was very cool. I was also in during Desert Storm, but our unit didn't deploy so I spent it pulling 12-hr gate guard shifts in the snow making sure our Bavarian paradise didn't get invaded by a non-existent terrorist threat.
:yay: for our military men!


Back to the Disney side of things we realized that our girls hadn't had the experience and we wanted to give ourselves the ability to have a longer, more enjoyable time there. We're west-coasters so it was an easy choice to go to Disneyland. We did a 3-day package there in January of 2005 doing DL and CA We went there with my BiL and his fam.

It happened to be a time of pretty bad rains, which scared most of the populace away from the parks. It was overcast 50%, drizzled 40%, and was full-on downpour the other 10%. The rain itself wasn't an issue since Oregon is a pretty wet place, and the temps were 65-70 degrees, which for us was workable

The end result was only a couple of rides being closed (unfortunately including Haunted Mansion - grrrr) and us being able to ride all the rides we wanted. The longest wait we had was 10 minutes other than waiting for timed shows. We rode everything at least once and several rides multiple times - in some cases not even having to get off.
Rainy days are the best time to go!

I know we won't get that lucky as far as ride waits when we go to WDW, but I'll be happy with whatever the outcome is. I think that's enough of the background stuff, next time we'll delve a bit into what I have planned for our grand adventure! :banana:
Maybe not quite that lucky, but you're going in January. It won't be bad at all.

Hey All - Itinerary time!


This is my first stab at this so we'll see how it goes ;)



Although we will have other family members early on, this trip is mostly about my DDs (ages 8 & 11). Myself, my DW will be trying to keep up with them and both of our mothers, who will be driving a scooter & a electric wheelchair respectively. They've both promised to give the kids rides if they get tired ...so DW and I will be the ones with the sore feet :D


Mon, Jan 7
Breakfast: at home
9:30am flight to SFO
Lunch: At SFO
1pm flight to MCO
Arrive in Orlando at 9:21pm
Drive to Grand Beach Phase II on Lake Bryan
Sleep

You will be traveling to WDW on my DD's bday.

Tues, Jan 8
Breakfast: at resort
Touring Orlando
Lunch: McDonalds w/largest play area in the world (DD's saw it on TV and are insisting ...darned Travel Channel - hehehe)
Ripley's Museum
Back to the resort to rest
Dinner: Pirates Adventure Dinner at 6pm
I always wanted to do the Ripley's museum. And :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 on the Pirates Dinner.


Wed, Jan 9 – Magic Kingdom (9am-7pm) - DTD (9am-11pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Hit Tomorrowland and some of Fantasyland
Rope drop at Toontown
Lunch: counter service
Dreams parade - watch from Liberty Square HC area
Try to hit Pirates before lines form back up
Head back to the resort to rest for a couple of hours
Head to DTD for dinner/shopping
Dinner: ADRs - Fulton's Crab House at 7pm (Dad’s 61st B-day!)
Walk off some of that good seafood by checking out the shops

Sounds like a good plan.


Thu, Jan 10 – EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for Future World rope drop
Go for FP for Test Track while fam gets in line for Soarin’
Maybe check out the Land Pavilion
Check out Living Seas Pavilion & do Turtle Talk
Maybe ride Test Track
Get FP for Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service at Sunshine Seasons
Go on Mission: SPACE
Hit Maelstrom and/or the Grand Fiesta Tour
Back to the resort to rest for a bit
Dinner: ADRs - Coral Reef 4:30pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until Illuminations 9pm
Another good plan. I can't believe you're doing rope drop again!:eek:


Fri, Jan 11 – Disney's Hollywood Studios (9am-7pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Try and beat the crowd to RnR/ToT
Get FP for Rock'n'Roller and get in main line
Do ToT and then Fastpass RnR
Hit MuppetVision
maybe do another attraction or two depending on lines
Go back to resort for a leisurely lunch and rest
Back to Disney's Hollywood Studios
Stars and Motorcars parade at 3pm
Hit some more attractions
Dinner: ADRs - Fantasmic! Dining – Hollywood and Vine at 5pm
Wander around a bit to walk off dinner
Fantasmic! At 7pm
Back to resort
No, you can't call it that, its still MGM!!

Rope drop again?? :eek: :eek: :laughing:

Can't wait to read your review on Hollywood and Vine. I've always wanted to go there.


Sat, Jan 12 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Walk around and catch shows
Lunch: counter service
See more shows/exhibits
Leave when we're tired
Dinner: at resort
Have a restful evening
Are you going to be there as soon as they open, too? :laughing:


Sun, Jan 13 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Leisurely morning at resort
Lunch: at resort
Back to Sea World
Catch whatever we hadn't seen on Saturday
Dinner: SeaWorld Orlando's Backstage at Believe...Dine with Shamu
I wonder if they get as busy as WDW on weekends. Did you pick the weekend to go here for any specific reason?


Mon, Jan 14 - Typhoon Lagoon (10am-5pm)/Magic Kingdom (9am-8pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be at Typhoon Lagoon when it opens
Splash splash splash
Lunch: counter service
Leave when we’re tired/done being wet
Back to the resort to rest
Head to MK between 4 & 5pm
Catch a couple of fast passes or just check out the shops
Dinner: Pecos Bill’s (counter service) at 6pm eat outside by the fence for Spectromagic Parade
Wishes
You are very ambitions. I wonder if it will be warm enough to be swimming first thing in the morning.


Tue, Jan 15 – Animal Kingdom (9am - 5pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop - go in via Rainforest Cafe's separate entrance
Get FP for Expedition Everest on the way to the ride so we can ride it twice without too much of a wait ;-]
Head to Dinoland USA
If the timing is right go to Finding Nemo The Musical
otherwise let the kids ride Primeval Whirl
Hit DINOSAUR
Back to Asia for Kali River Rapids & Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Get FP for Kilimanjaro Safari
Lunch: Flame Tree Barbeque (counter service)
Hit Kilimanjaro Safari
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
See Festival of the Lion King
4pm Catch Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Wander & shop
Dinner: ADRs - Rainforest Café 5pm
Back to the resort
Rope drop again?!?!? You're insane! That's like getting up at 4 a.m. your time every day!:eek:

I love Rainforest Cafe, but I've never been to the one in AK.


Wed, Jan 16 - EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Get to EPCOT when we feel like it
Check out the different country exhibits
Check out anything else we didn't have time for on the first day
FP for either Soarin or Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service
Use FPs
Leisurely strolling/checking out more exhibits
Back to resort to rest
Dinner: ADRs - Le Cellier in the Canada pavilion 5:10pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until
IllumiNations (if we have the energy)
:yay: for Le Cellier. I wanna go there!


Thu, Jan 17 - Discovery Cove (9am - 5:30pm)
Breakfast: provided at DC
Lunch: provided at DC
Dinner: Thai Thani - just down the road from DC
Take lots of pictures!

Fri, Jan 18 - Magic Kingdom (9am - 8pm)/Downtown Disney (9:30am - 11:30pm)
Breakfast: at resort
At MK for rope drop
Route will depend on what we were able to get through on 1st MK day
Lunch: ADRs - Cinderella's Royal Table (2 tables) 12:15pm
Try for fastpasses on rides we really need "one more time" on
Catch 'Dreams' one last time
Do a couple of more rides or head back to resort
At some point head to DTD so the ladies can shop one last time ;)
Back to MK
Dinner: Find a spot around 7pm at the Plaza Pavilion for Wishes
Wander around and catch another ride or two - stay until they kick us out
Rope drop AGAIN!:scared1:

I can't wait to hear what you think about luch at CRT.


Sat, Jan 19 - Heading Home :(
Breakfast: on the way to airport/at airport
8am flight to SFO
Lunch: at SFO while we wait for connecting flight
12:45pm flight home
Arrive at home around 3pm
Wow, that's a long trip. So it would actually be 6 pm Florida time when you get home, right?:eek: :headache:

[mnmrmustard]

What fun!!!:wizard: That really is a great itenerary! You guys will get to see and experience so much!

We are also going to MK on Fri. the 18th. Maybe we will see you there too:rotfl:

On your AK day, what does go in the Rainforest Cafe exit mean/do? Is it a quicker route to EE?

Thank you - it should be a pretty magical trip :wizard:

You're at MK on the 18th? Coolness :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: We'll keep an eye out for your LGMHs!!!

The Rainforest Cafe at AK has it's own entrance. You just go in and head to the gift shop on the right. On the other side of it is entrance doors that open at the same time as the main turnstiles. You can shop for some cool gifts and beat a good chunk of the crowds - hehehe.

[mnmrmustard]

I didn't know you had a pretrippie! You need to announce this stuff. Pimp yourself!!

:rotfl: sorry, I'm still trying to get my bearings and catch up on yours, cherbears, and leger's TRs (among others) and didn't want to shake my maracas at y'all until I did ;-]

What are you, nuts?? Or just a glutton for punishment? Just kidding, it'll be great.
Wow, nice long vacation! Where is Matt from that you haven't seen him in 8 years?

Of course I'm nuts and as far as punishment, it depends on who's doing the punishing ;)


...JK back atcha :lmao:


I figured if we were going to got to the expense of flying back there that we better stay long enough to make it worthwhile ;) My whole fam live in Georgia ...but I was mistaken, I haven't seen him in 6 years, not 8. Tks for catching that!

Aww, its only a matter of time till the boys start calling.

She's already in that 'tween' stage ...boys will be coming along soon enough and I'm not looking forward to it.

This is the one that had chiari? She's precious!

Yup, that's her! She's our little mischief maker ...hehehe

Woo hoo. Nice family.:thumbsup2

Thankyeee!

That was the year before I was born.

Oh fine, make me feel old why doncha :upsidedow

Wow, that's a lot of moving. My stepsister lives in Arizona.

My fam was always on the move - I went to 7 different schools between K to 12th grades and have technically lived in 8 states, but did most of my growing up in AZ and OR.

:yay: for our military men!

Thank you very much - I'm glad that I did it.

Maybe not quite that lucky, but you're going in January. It won't be bad at all.

That's the idea :-]

You will be traveling to WDW on my DD's bday.
I always wanted to do the Ripley's museum. And :thumbsup2 on the Pirates Dinner.

Really? That's cool! I wish we were in the parks before her b-day so we could send her a postcard from her favorite character :D Yeah, Ripley's looks pretty cool and the Pirates Dinner was a must!

No, you can't call it that, its still MGM!!
Rope drop again?? :eek: :eek: :laughing:
Can't wait to read your review on Hollywood and Vine. I've always wanted to go there.

Yes, we're going to try for rope drops and then go back and rest every day to make up for it. We'll have to see how it pans out. Hehehe, I knew I'd get people commenting on putting it down as DHS instead of MGM. I'll certainly let you know how H&V is :thumbsup2


Are you going to be there as soon as they open, too? :laughing:

I wonder if they get as busy as WDW on weekends. Did you pick the weekend to go here for any specific reason?

Haha - cute. Probably not. From what I've read you can get through all of Sea World in about 3/4 of a day, so even with it being a weekend doing it over the course of 2 days should be plenty to see what we want to.

We are going here over the weekend because the yearly marathon and 1/2 marathon is being run at WDW at that time.

You are very ambitions. I wonder if it will be warm enough to be swimming first thing in the morning.

We're from the northwest so what people consider 'cold' weather we consider quite nice :cool2:

Rope drop again?!?!? You're insane! That's like getting up at 4 a.m. your time every day!:eek:
I love Rainforest Cafe, but I've never been to the one in AK.

Yup, we're crazy ... and I have no idea if we'll be able to pull it off, but if we can avoid the crowds it will be worth trying! If it doesn't pan out that we can hack it we'll just make it when we can.

:yay: for Le Cellier. I wanna go there!

I've heard very good things about it and can't wait to dig into one of their steaks :woohoo:

Take lots of pictures!

Oh, I have a 4GB card and 2 1GB cards for my dSLR ...I can basically take 1500 hi-res pictures per day if I want :D

Rope drop AGAIN!:scared1:
I can't wait to hear what you think about lunch at CRT.

Oh, I'll let y'all know for sure! I'll be taking the week after we return to go through pictures/video, get my TR going, and make digital scrapbooks for each family.

Wow, that's a long trip. So it would actually be 6 pm Florida time when you get home, right?:eek: :headache:

Yes - almost 2 weeks. And yes, it'll probably feel like evening when we get back. Luckily we'll be able to collapse for the remainder of the weekend - lol

[mnmrmustard]

Great itinerary:thumbsup2

Do you do spreadsheets? I found it gives you a nice "big" picture of your trip.
I've emailed mine out to others if you'd like to take a look.

Thank you! I appreciate the offer - I do have a spreadsheet with a half-dozen tabs covering different topics. I even have an online version of it, but it is in dire need of updating from the original - lol

[jordanyosh]

Thank you! I appreciate the offer - I do have a spreadsheet with a half-dozen tabs covering different topics. I even have an online version of it, but it is in dire need of updating from the original - lol

Niiiicccceeeeeee.:thumbsup2

Nothing like a good spreadsheet.

[bettyann29]

Hi there.. I just came across your pre trip and wanted to stop in and say hi..

Wow.. you guys are gonna have such a great time..

Your girls are soooo cute! I had a blonde moment though when I first read the picture that said DD2 (Im brunette).. I thought you were saying she was 2 yrs old and my first thought was wow she's big for 2.. :lmao: :lmao: :rotfl2: ..

Cant wait to hear more..

[mnmrmustard]

Hi there.. I just came across your pre trip and wanted to stop in and say hi..

Wow.. you guys are gonna have such a great time..

Your girls are soooo cute! I had a blonde moment though when I first read the picture that said DD2 (Im brunette).. I thought you were saying she was 2 yrs old and my first thought was wow she's big for 2.. :lmao: :lmao: :rotfl2: ..

Cant wait to hear more..

Hello BettyAnn - thank you very much for stopping by - sorry I was away catching back up with work and getting through the busy Turkey Day holliday :D

Thank you for the compliment on my girls and yes, I think I'm going to have to change the DD2 thing as it should be representative of age, not which one was born first - lol

I'm getting back on track now and will be posting more info today :thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

OK boys n girls, are we having fun yet :cool1:

I had a frantic couple of weeks and unfortunately the trip took a back seat to RL :(

I made the mistake of taking a "vacation" week at the end of October because I had built up too many hours and HR sent my boss a notice to make be get my butt outta there. The week off was filled with errands and projects and a very belated b-day party for DD11 (her actual birthday was at the end of August but there were so many activities going on that it kept getting postponed).

So the week ended with 7 11-12yr olds spending the night and staying up until 2am. Unfortunately by the end of the weekend DD11 and DW were sick with sick with some sort of cold bug DW recovered after a couple of days but DD11 had a constant cough for that literally lasted for almost a month. She was only able to go to sleep by sheer exhaustion coupled with heavy medication. We tried everything and had her in to the doctor three times, first for prescription Sudafed and Tylenol w/codeine, next for a steroid, and then for a scary mix of codeine & phenergan and the 'z-pack' in case it is some sort of infection. She was negative for strep and her lungs have stayed clear.

While she was sick I stayed home with her since I had a bunch of sick leave/comp time built up. I mostly slept on the couch in the living room with her propped up in a recliner next to a humidifier. I kept her on her meds and as comfortable as possible. She was sick through Thanksgiving and the rest of the fam was exhausted so we didn't worry about cooking this year and had a very enjoyable meal of Chinese take-out - lol.

The cough finally broke around Thursday and she's back to her cheerleading practice and will be going to school on Monday. She was out for 4 weeks and that caused all kinds of problems with her school. When she hit the 10-day mark I got a call stating that she HAD to come back or she would be dropped from classes! So I sent her in with a strongly worded note that she was still sick and possibly contagious and that she would be allowed cough drops and a bottle of water in class. I dosed her up on meds and sent her in but I was very unhappy about the situation. She made it to 3rd period and her math teacher said that this was ridiculous and sent her to the office and I came and picked her up.

The school's principal got involved and ended up being a big help once he knew the situation. He even offered to set up an in-home tutor if it illness continued. We had been picking up/dropping off homework assignments to keep her up to speed but there is still in class assignments and labs that she'll have to deal with. Another big concern was that the state says that a child isn't supposed to miss more than 13 days in a year and she has been out a total of 18 from this :scared1:

We had known about this reg and took it into consideration when we settled on the timeframe for our trip, which will take her and her sister out of school for 10 days. We sent out a letter to the administration and to each of her teachers at the beginning of the school year letting them know about it, but now with all of these absences we were VERY worried. We spoke with the principal and he assumed us that there would be no problems and that family is of the utmost importance to him and his school :thumbsup2 Needless to say he has made it onto our Christmas card list :santa:

So in the aftermath I've used up all of my sick leave, 2 contract days, and all of my comp time. Luckily I still have 266hrs of vacation built up ;) As a diversion I really went to town on Christmas decorations - we had the tree up the afternoon after Thanksgiving and all the indoor stuff up by the following day. I got a start on the outdoor stuff but had to take brakes due to rain. It is all up now and I must have done something right because people slow down to look at the house at night :D Here's a pic:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ChristmasHouse.jpg

Well that's been our RL - we spent most of yesterday hitting stores for Christmas presents and DW's company Christmas party which she plans with MiL. I finally have a down day if DW doesn't try to drag me out to more stores today. I'll post again with trip-related stuff soon - only 36 days to go - whoohoooo!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[englishrose47]

Sorry to hear your DD was so sick! Wouldn't the school accept a Doctors' note? What if a kid was in the hospital???

[jordanyosh]

I was talking to some parents at church and they were saying how strict schools had become about sickness which of course is all tied to money. So sad.......Glad she's feeling better.

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Sorry your DD was so sick. My son still has a cough from a cold that he's had for over a month, but nothing compared to what your little girl went through. Glad to hear she's feeling better!

[DisneyDaughter5589]

I was looking around and saw that you and your family are going to be in WDW some of the same time as me and mine. Your Plans look great. My DDad wanted to go to SeaWorld while we are there but just couldn't see putting out more money... One day. (Our trip has progressed from a 5day to 7day though) yay.
I'm glad everyone is fealing better. I was feeling sick over thanksgiving as well just not as bad.
Hope you are doing well.

[mnmrmustard]

Well there was some more weirdness (see below) but the great news is that today was the beginning of the new semester there and with her class work and the homework she did while she was sick she managed all As and A minus's :banana: :banana: :banana:

Sorry to hear your DD was so sick! Wouldn't the school accept a Doctors' note? What if a kid was in the hospital???

A doctor's note apparently only goes so far now, but it all worked out ...after one last kink. I dropped her off to school this morning and the principal hadn't checked his messages from the end of the week (they had clerical days). Soooo, DD was dropped from all of her classes and assigned an in-home tutor anyways. The administration was cool about it though, she just ended up sitting in the office for about 45min while they did the paperwork shuffle to get her back in her classes :upsidedow

I was talking to some parents at church and they were saying how strict schools had become about sickness which of course is all tied to money. So sad.......Glad she's feeling better.

Yup, you hit it right on the head. It is all about headcount and funding. I feel for the school administration with all of the hoops the state/feds make them jump through ...especially with the 'no child left behind' thing. Because of that 'glorious' piece of legislation my younger daughter will probably not be able to do the 5th Grade History Museum. This is a wonderful program that has the kids enact the parts of different figures from history. They have interactive roles and present pictures, timelines, an are able to answer basic questions about the figure they are portraying. This is a pic of DD11 when she did it last year:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Kyra/Kyra02.jpg

But because of the extreme emphasis on reading that has come in the 5th grade teachers don't think the students will have time for it. They're still trying to find a way, but it won't be easy. I hope they can for DD8's sake.

Sorry your DD was so sick. My son still has a cough from a cold that he's had for over a month, but nothing compared to what your little girl went through. Glad to hear she's feeling better!

There seems to be a LOT of that persistent cough going around, I hope your son kicks it soon :hug: I'm very relieved that she is better. Now we get to go back to wrestling with her schedule. She is playing catch-up at cheer practice for their competition season, which starts on the 15th. She also has a band concert tomorrow evening and is frantically trying to learn the last 2 songs and get back in tune with the ones she does know. AND she starts up fastpitch practice on Sunday. Wheeeeee!!!!

[mnmrmustard]

I was looking around and saw that you and your family are going to be in WDW some of the same time as me and mine. Your Plans look great. My DDad wanted to go to SeaWorld while we are there but just couldn't see putting out more money... One day. (Our trip has progressed from a 5day to 7day though) yay.
I'm glad everyone is fealing better. I was feeling sick over thanksgiving as well just not as bad.
Hope you are doing well.

Cool - glad to hear it ...maybe we'll see each other in the parks :cool1: I understand your DDad's PoV about the extra $$$ for SeaWorld, but we don't know when we'll be able to swing another trip back to Florida and we don't want our DDs to be too old to enjoy the whole thing as kids. So we went into this with an attitude of doing it all up right and making it our one big blowout vacation :woohoo:

Good deal that your trip got extended another 2 days, every day counts. And sorry to hear you got a case of the ickies too ...hope you are feeling better.

And I am doing very well - thank you for asking and glad to meet you :hug: I know you and your BF are going to have a great time there with your mom n dad. Hopefully your DDad won't give you two too much grief ;) Of course I say this knowing full well that I'll probably give my DD's BF no end of grief if he went on a family vacation with us - lolol

[earthfaries]

I was looking around and saw that you and your family are going to be in WDW some of the same time as me and mine. Your Plans look great. My DDad wanted to go to SeaWorld while we are there but just couldn't see putting out more money... One day. (Our trip has progressed from a 5day to 7day though) yay.
I'm glad everyone is fealing better. I was feeling sick over thanksgiving as well just not as bad.
Hope you are doing well.

If you decide you want to go to SeaWorld, I have a 25% off code I can PM you and you get the 2nd day free also;)

[earthfaries]

mnmrmustard~ it's getting close now!!!:goodvibes Have you started packing?
Sorry to hear about your daughters sickness and school troubles. I'm so glad I homeschool:cloud9:
Just think how good it was it happened now and not at Disney, that would be so awful:eek: I keep hoping no one will get sick , and if they do please let it be over before the trip!!!
It's so hard on me when the kids are sick, it's just awful seeing them in so much pain:sad2:
Glad she's better. Did the rest of you not get it too? Poor thing:grouphug:

[Mrs. Bee]

I just caught up on your report. RL got in the way here too (because of everything with my sister having the baby early.) We also all got sick. We caught it from my 2 year old niece while we were all up at the hospital with my sister. Luckily we got better before we took our California trip last week.

I love your house and Christmas lights! We haven't even put our tree up yet. And I've done no shopping yet.

[mnmrmustard]

mnmrmustard~ it's getting close now!!!:goodvibes Have you started packing?
Sorry to hear about your daughters sickness and school troubles. I'm so glad I homeschool:cloud9:
Just think how good it was it happened now and not at Disney, that would be so awful:eek: I keep hoping no one will get sick , and if they do please let it be over before the trip!!!
It's so hard on me when the kids are sick, it's just awful seeing them in so much pain:sad2:
Glad she's better. Did the rest of you not get it too? Poor thing:grouphug:

No, no packing yet except for organizing my electronics and making and remaking lists ;)

Yes, homeschooling would have made things a lot less complicated, that's for sure! I think I'm in the same frame of mind ...if they're going to get sick let's get it over with now!

My DW is much the same, doesn't deal well with them being sick. For that reason it worked out better for me to be camped out in the living room with DD. If DW had been out there she wouldn't have slept at all and would have been up with every cough to try and make it better :) Only DD11 and DW got it, and DW was over it within a week.

Lets hope that all of us traveling to the world stay healthy at least until after our trips!

[mnmrmustard]

I just caught up on your report. RL got in the way here too (because of everything with my sister having the baby early.) We also all got sick. We caught it from my 2 year old niece while we were all up at the hospital with my sister. Luckily we got better before we took our California trip last week.

I love your house and Christmas lights! We haven't even put our tree up yet. And I've done no shopping yet.

Well it sounds like a busy time - sorry y'all got sick but happy you got over it quickly. 2yr olds have a way of crawling all overy everyone and 'sharing' anything they have - lol.

Thank you for the compliment on the house :hug: I was actually out there last night replacing a string of icicle lights that had fried out :upsidedow Good luck with the decorating and the shopping!

[mnmrmustard]

I have been having problems staying focused on any one thing. Friday will bring us to the one month mark! It will be time to get out the count down calendar ...which means I have to get the darned thing together - lol

While my mind spins around all there is left to do I'll indulge in a little interlude from or last trip to the land that Walt made :D We went in January of 2005 and drove from Oregon with a rainstorm rolling along with us. Oh and as a disclaimer my younger DD may look a bit like a boy in some of the pics ...that's because she decided to experiment with the art of cutting her own hair a couple of weeks before the trip :scared1: All of these shots were taken with the still camera feature of my camcorder so the image quality isn't great but it makes for small files to post and load on the page :D

DW, DD8 & DD5 heading towards the entrance to CA
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Heading towards DD5's favorite ride in the whole wide world
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The ladies with the ladies
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Day 2 doubled our numbers with the addition of BiL's fam
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Mickey gives a hug
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Conquering CA
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The genie hams it up
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Grand Finale
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Me embracing my geekdom :D
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Zombie girls with Halloween Mickey!
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The girls and I posing with one of my favorite bad guys ...heheheh
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The catch of the day
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I have pics of the girls next to a BUNCH of these custom painted mickeys - this was one of their favorites :-]
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Ye ole matterhorn
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monorail to DTD
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Lego R2-D2
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Tomorrowland at night
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One last goodbye look at the castle
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Sadly it was too wet for any fireworks/evening parades on any of the 3 nights we were there, but we still had a fantastic ...if a bit soggy time :D

So even if it is wet at WDW while we're there it'll be old hat for us - lol

[Mrs. Bee]

It rained last Friday while we were at Disneyland. It poured. Just the walk from the tram to the entrance...we got soaked. We bought ponchos but we put them over our soaking clothes. I'm packing ponchos (and maybe my new rain boots) for our WDW trip. I hated being so wet at the parks...that I may even buy these rain suits from Bass Pro Shop. They are only $15 total for the jacket and pants. So I figure if I bring all the rain gear...it definitely won't rain at all on our trip...haha.

[Tat2ddisneymom]

I love your pics! My daughter had a bad haircut when she was about 2 courtesy of her big brother. I thought I was going to have to get it cut into a mullet just to make it look half decent. Luckily, the hairstylist I went to was great and gave her a really cute, but short, haircut.

I like your DD's taste in rides. ToT is my fave, too!

Geekdom...:rotfl2:

I found out that rainy days are the best days to go to the parks...they're the least crowded!

[mnmrmustard]

It rained last Friday while we were at Disneyland. It poured. Just the walk from the tram to the entrance...we got soaked. We bought ponchos but we put them over our soaking clothes. I'm packing ponchos (and maybe my new rain boots) for our WDW trip. I hated being so wet at the parks...that I may even buy these rain suits from Bass Pro Shop. They are only $15 total for the jacket and pants. So I figure if I bring all the rain gear...it definitely won't rain at all on our trip...haha.


That sounds very familiar :D Our last day my BiL and one of my nieces were at the very top of Grizzly River Run and DD5 and I were just starting Mulholland Madness when the sky opened up on us. I had to put my poncho over DD and caught the full splat of it as we rolled through the ride. Meanwhile BiL and niece's "raft" stopped at the top of the mountain. They were trapped up there totally exposed for about ten minutes. He said you couldn't see 5 feet in front of your face!

When we got off we met up with other family members met at the rotunda and had to wade through areas of 6-8" inches of water as all the drains started to back up. It was a heckofa end to the day - lol

We had good rain gear from G.I. Joes which will still work and DD11's old gear fits DD8, so we just need to pick up new gear for DD11. I think it is worth bringing along and can save a bad day. If we can stay in the parks and they keep the rides open we can ride and ride and ride :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mnmrmustard]

I love your pics! My daughter had a bad haircut when she was about 2 courtesy of her big brother. I thought I was going to have to get it cut into a mullet just to make it look half decent. Luckily, the hairstylist I went to was great and gave her a really cute, but short, haircut.

I like your DD's taste in rides. ToT is my fave, too!

Geekdom...:rotfl2:

I found out that rainy days are the best days to go to the parks...they're the least crowded!

Hehehe, I think it is a misadventure most kids go through - at least neither yours or mine got ahold of electric trimmers!

Yes, ToT is pretty cool, but I can't keep up with her on it :scared1:

I be a geek and have the action figures and electronic gadgetry to prove it!

I'm totall fine with going when its wet if it means no/low lines :cool1:

[mnmrmustard]

:banana: :banana: JUST CROSSED THE ONE MONTH MARK!!! :banana: :banana:

The planning continues. I purchased our park tickets yesterday - they'll mail out on Monday :woohoo: I also put up our countdown calendar yesterday:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/countdown.jpg

The girls have each gotten to take a LGMH off already - yay! If you look close I did special ones for Christmas and New Years ...hehehe.

I'm still trying to get a firm yes or no from my sister & my nephew and his fiance as to whether they will be staying for DDad's birthday party. Originailly they weren't so I only made reservations for 7 at Fulton's Crab House. Now they will be there but haven't confirmed that they'll be going to the dinner. I know people have had a LOT of problems changing reservations, especially this late in the game :eek: I hope to get ahold of them tomorrow.

All part of life's grand adventure I guess ;)

[jordanyosh]

:banana: :banana: JUST CROSSED THE ONE MONTH MARK!!! :banana: :banana:

The planning continues. I purchased our park tickets yesterday - they'll mail out on Monday :woohoo: I also put up our countdown calendar yesterday:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/countdown.jpg

The girls have each gotten to take a LGMH off already - yay! If you look close I did special ones for Christmas and New Years ...hehehe.

I'm still trying to get a firm yes or no from my sister & my nephew and his fiance as to whether they will be staying for DDad's birthday party. Originailly they weren't so I only made reservations for 7 at Fulton's Crab House. Now they will be there but haven't confirmed that they'll be going to the dinner. I know people have had a LOT of problems changing reservations, especially this late in the game :eek: I hope to get ahold of them tomorrow.

All part of life's grand adventure I guess ;)

I hear you on the ADR game. We're mid stream changing our ADRs. We'll probably lose out on CA Grill if we change our ressies....but can eat at Narcoosee's which we have never tried......

[Trentmom]

Okay, Sharky is here.

I had to after your shameless plug or two on DDAD thread:lmao:


Off to catch up:thumbsup2

[Mrs. Bee]

We just had the ponchos and they really didn't help that much (especially since we were already soaked when we had them on. My feet/shoes/socks were wet. And my jeans were drenched...I don't think the fully dried at all the whole day. We were in line behind people wearing waterproof pants and jackets over there clothes and I was so jealous. I think I'll buy them...even if I never wear them...I'll be glad to have them...just in case. I don't think January is super rainy for Florida...but you never know!

[mnmrmustard]

I hear you on the ADR game. We're mid stream changing our ADRs. We'll probably lose out on CA Grill if we change our ressies....but can eat at Narcoosee's which we have never tried......

I'm sure it will work out for you - I've heard good things about both places :) I just want to have the number for that one dinner settled so i can at least make some calls on it.

[mnmrmustard]

Okay, Sharky is here.

I had to after your shameless plug or two on DDAD thread:lmao:


Off to catch up:thumbsup2

ROFL! :rotfl2:

Well I learned from Tat ...she said 'ya gotta pimp yourself' :lmao:

Thank you for stopping by :hug:

We just had the ponchos and they really didn't help that much (especially since we were already soaked when we had them on. My feet/shoes/socks were wet. And my jeans were drenched...I don't think the fully dried at all the whole day. We were in line behind people wearing waterproof pants and jackets over there clothes and I was so jealous. I think I'll buy them...even if I never wear them...I'll be glad to have them...just in case. I don't think January is super rainy for Florida...but you never know!

Yeah, the poncho thing just doesn't work for anything other than a drizzle. We didn't pack extra shoes so for the second n third day of our trip we weren't able to get our shoes dry overnight and just ended up putting on socks followed by plastic bags, then our wet shoes! Live and learn :thumbsup2

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Did you make that countdown calendar yourself? I'll have to recruit you to make mine from now on! I'm just not that crafty.

Good luck on those ADRs. But I changed mine while I was on vacation in September. Had some trouble then because of the free dining. Last January, I had no trouble at all changing them.:thumbsup2 (Just don't try for LeCellier or CA Grill.)

[scottny]

Ok followed you over from my own report. :lmao: your itinerary looks great. Too bad u leave the day we arrive, I hope to see a lot of disers but probably won't.
Sorry to hear your dd was so sick but glad to hear she is better.
This is my first trip to WDW in January and just hoping the weather and crowds are nice. I went in July this year and the crowds were ok but the humidity was terrible.
Looking forward to hearing all about the lead up and the trip itself.

[Anne's Family]

We just had the ponchos and they really didn't help that much (especially since we were already soaked when we had them on. My feet/shoes/socks were wet. And my jeans were drenched...I don't think the fully dried at all the whole day. We were in line behind people wearing waterproof pants and jackets over there clothes and I was so jealous. I think I'll buy them...even if I never wear them...I'll be glad to have them...just in case. I don't think January is super rainy for Florida...but you never know!

Been there, done that, bought the tshirt.
I actually DID go buy the jacket and pants. Tried them on and they'll be quite comfortable if it rains in January. They might smother you in hot weather though. At least I'll be prepared and enjoy the parks. I don't mind the rain, but I do mind being wet.

Mustard, great pre-trip so far! I'm in limbo on my own pre-trip for January. I'm in serious waiting mode, although I did get all my paperwork so I'm set!

Love the DL photos!

[Disneydad99]

Hey Mike,

Tought I would ck it out...

Sounds fun so far...& all that family going what aTrip You have planned ...Looking fwd to more!!!

Disneydad....



:thumbsup2

[Trentmom]

Wow...Sounds like you had a couple of tough months with your DD...I am so glad she is feeling better.

That was insane they told you to brirng her in when she was that sick. If she was under he dr care and they did not want her there, then a note should have been sufficient. I am glad her principal came thru and got everything straightened out..:goodvibes

Your itenary looks great. That is a lot of rope droppings you all are doing. I take it you all are morning people....I don't think I will ever see a rope dropping..We are family of Night Owls and don't do mornings:rotfl2:

Is there a secret entrance to AK thru Rain Forest Cafe? Do tell.

Your Shamu dinner looks so cool.

Okay, back to reading.

I believe I saw Tat here,,,So High Tat:yay:

[Trentmom]

I love your pics for Disneyland and CA...I have never been there yet and are tring to get there in 2010, when DS is a bit older, as that is a long flight for a little one...

I am going to have to do a lot of research as I no zilch about DL.....Like where to stay:confused3

I love your countdown calendar. Is that pic of the guy in the car supposed to be you? I love it:rotfl2:

I like the Mickey and Minnie Christmas pic in the bottom right hand corner, that is the avata one of my good DIser friend's has....:thumbsup2


Okay, one more page:cool1:

[Trentmom]

ROFL! :rotfl2:

Well I learned from Tat ...she said 'ya gotta pimp yourself' :lmao:

Thank you for stopping by :hug:



Yeah, the poncho thing just doesn't work for anything other than a drizzle. We didn't pack extra shoes so for the second n third day of our trip we weren't able to get our shoes dry overnight and just ended up putting on socks followed by plastic bags, then our wet shoes! Live and learn :thumbsup2

I taught Tat everything I know.......:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:


I saw DDAD here, too...So Hi DDAD:yay:

[mnmrmustard]

Did you make that countdown calendar yourself? I'll have to recruit you to make mine from now on! I'm just not that crafty.

Good luck on those ADRs. But I changed mine while I was on vacation in September. Had some trouble then because of the free dining. Last January, I had no trouble at all changing them.:thumbsup2 (Just don't try for LeCellier or CA Grill.)

Well I don't generally call myself a 'crafty' person ...unless we're talking about a definition that leans more towards "sly" and less towards thing involving glue, scissors, and fabric :D But yes, I did make the calendar. It was mostly photoshop - I already had the LGMH template and just substituted numbers for the names and set them up to print out 6 per page. I just printed 'em and cut them out with a paper cutter and put them on a piece of red construction paper that I stuck ot foam backing ...both of which I found at ye ole dollar tree. I also printed out the four character pics for the corners and cut them out. The whole thing is put together with double-sided tape because I am absolutely horrible with glue :D

I'm hopeful about the ADRs ...the reservation in question is at Fulton's Crab house so hopefully between it being at DTD and in January they'll be able to cut me some slack.

Ok followed you over from my own report. :lmao: your itinerary looks great. Too bad u leave the day we arrive, I hope to see a lot of disers but probably won't.
Sorry to hear your dd was so sick but glad to hear she is better.
This is my first trip to WDW in January and just hoping the weather and crowds are nice. I went in July this year and the crowds were ok but the humidity was terrible.
Looking forward to hearing all about the lead up and the trip itself.

Welcome aboard Scott!

Thanks for the compliment on the itenerary, like everyone's it's a work in progress ;) Yeah, too bad about the timeframe, but there are a lot of DISers there at the same time as you. As a matter of fact I just looked back at the January 2008 thread and you'll be arriving at the same time as a good dozen other DISers! Anne's Family ROCKS for keeping up with that list :cool1:

Yeah, I can't stand the summer levels of humidity - my fam lives in central Georgia and I have nightmares of suffering through the July/August heat n humidity. I'll try and keep you posted as we progress through our little adventure :thumbsup2

Been there, done that, bought the tshirt.
I actually DID go buy the jacket and pants. Tried them on and they'll be quite comfortable if it rains in January. They might smother you in hot weather though. At least I'll be prepared and enjoy the parks. I don't mind the rain, but I do mind being wet.

Mustard, great pre-trip so far! I'm in limbo on my own pre-trip for January. I'm in serious waiting mode, although I did get all my paperwork so I'm set!

Love the DL photos!

Yes, when we were at DL it rained off and on and we had to take them off and on because as soon as the sun came out you started to cook in those things. But I'd rather deal with the hastle of doing that than being a drowned rat any day - lol.

Thankyee m'dear, I'm trying to make it interesting :) Yes, once you have so much of it planned a sort of limbo is inevitable. Things will start moving forward soon enough though - glad your paperwork is all together. I'll be happy when I have all of mine in hand :banana:

TY for the compliment on the DL photos, I need to go back through them at some point and find some more gems :-]

Hey Mike,

Tought I would ck it out...

Sounds fun so far...& all that family going what aTrip You have planned ...Looking fwd to more!!!

Disneydad....



:thumbsup2

Howdy big guy! Thanks for stopping by :D

The whole family has put the planning on my shoulders so I hope it turns out good. If it doesn't they'll be looking at me and I'll be runnin' for cover - lol

Wow...Sounds like you had a couple of tough months with your DD...I am so glad she is feeling better.

That was insane they told you to brirng her in when she was that sick. If she was under he dr care and they did not want her there, then a note should have been sufficient. I am glad her principal came thru and got everything straightened out..:goodvibes

It was quite a trial but she's over it now and back in the swing of things :) And yes, the whole school thing was a mess that I'm happy to put behind us.

Your itenary looks great. That is a lot of rope droppings you all are doing. I take it you all are morning people....I don't think I will ever see a rope dropping..We are family of Night Owls and don't do mornings:rotfl2:

Is there a secret entrance to AK thru Rain Forest Cafe? Do tell.

Your Shamu dinner looks so cool.

Okay, back to reading.

I believe I saw Tat here,,,So High Tat:yay:

You are not the first to remark on the rope drops ...hehehe. We're about half and half morning people and night owls. I put it in as a "hopeful" gameplan. I'm sure reality will kick in soon enough and I'm certainly willing to go with group consensus ;)

DD8 wants to be a vet or animal trainer and would LOVE to work with Shamu - she's the main reason for that dinner :)

I love your pics for Disneyland and CA...I have never been there yet and are tring to get there in 2010, when DS is a bit older, as that is a long flight for a little one...

I am going to have to do a lot of research as I no zilch about DL.....Like where to stay:confused3

I love your countdown calendar. Is that pic of the guy in the car supposed to be you? I love it:rotfl2:

I like the Mickey and Minnie Christmas pic in the bottom right hand corner, that is the avata one of my good DIser friend's has....:thumbsup2


Okay, one more page:cool1:

We've taken those flights with babies and toddlers and it isn't much fun. Smart move waiting until DS is a bit older. DL isn't quite as hard to plan for since you aren't so tied to Disney property. We just stayed at the Best Western Park Place, literally across the street from DL. You still need to stay in a DL resort to get the dining packages though.

Tks about the calendar ...and the guy in the car is Mr. Incredible in his 'secret identity'. And yes, he was the graphic I picked ;) The Mickey/Minnie is the one DW picked :D

I taught Tat everything I know.......:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:


Now why doesn't that suprise me? :lmao:

[mnmrmustard]

Well today we went out to The Bear Hotel, a warehouse/artist workshop/meeting place for a community-based group that is into promoting art and history in our city. It happens to be located right next to DW's work, so DD's and I have been lucky enough to have a couple of private tours by the place's main benefactor.

I took my camera and took a bunch of pics before I realized I had forgotten to put my memory card back in after dl'ing some pictures the other day. I put in my other card and did get a few pics :D

Here's DD8 with Santa and Mrs. Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BeanSanta.jpg

And here's DD11 just after 'fishing for candycanes'
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KyraWinter.jpg

This is one of the displays - christmas animals at a feast
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KingsDinner.jpg

And lastly a funky monkey and the big bear who they say arranged the festivities
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BearWinter.jpg

After that we had a fantastic meal at Elmers Pancake and Steakhouse - soooo goooood!!!:thumbsup2

[DisneyMom1965]

:banana: :banana: JUST CROSSED THE ONE MONTH MARK!!! :banana: :banana:

The planning continues. I purchased our park tickets yesterday - they'll mail out on Monday :woohoo: I also put up our countdown calendar yesterday:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/countdown.jpg

The girls have each gotten to take a LGMH off already - yay! If you look close I did special ones for Christmas and New Years ...hehehe.

I'm still trying to get a firm yes or no from my sister & my nephew and his fiance as to whether they will be staying for DDad's birthday party. Originailly they weren't so I only made reservations for 7 at Fulton's Crab House. Now they will be there but haven't confirmed that they'll be going to the dinner. I know people have had a LOT of problems changing reservations, especially this late in the game :eek: I hope to get ahold of them tomorrow.

All part of life's grand adventure I guess ;)

Hi Mustard! I saw your thread on my hubbies computer........and decided to check things out!

Love the calendar!!!!!!!!!!It is very professional........can we sign up for lessons?:rotfl2:

[mnmrmustard]

Hi Mustard! I saw your thread on my hubbies computer........and decided to check things out!

Love the calendar!!!!!!!!!!It is very professional........can we sign up for lessons?:rotfl2:

Hey there and welcome to my little corner of the DIS world :) :yay: :)

ROFL! Ya know, I saw someone else do it using the Home Depot LGMHs and thought it would be a cool idea to do one of my own for our girls. But I had no idea it would get such a response ...hehehe. I figure I'll re-do the two LGMHs with the Christmas and New Year's ears to make them like the others and then make the set available for all DISers to DL if they want them :thumbsup2

Thanks again for stopping by!

[HomeschoolMama]

Just posting to say that I've made my way over here. I'll come back and read tomorrow. :thumbsup2

[Trentmom]

D




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It was quite a trial but she's over it now and back in the swing of things :) And yes, the whole school thing was a mess that I'm happy to put behind us.



You are not the first to remark on the rope drops ...hehehe. We're about half and half morning people and night owls. I put it in as a "hopeful" gameplan. I'm sure reality will kick in soon enough and I'm certainly willing to go with group consensus ;)

DD8 wants to be a vet or animal trainer and would LOVE to work with Shamu - she's the main reason for that dinner :)



We've taken those flights with babies and toddlers and it isn't much fun. Smart move waiting until DS is a bit older. DL isn't quite as hard to plan for since you aren't so tied to Disney property. We just stayed at the Best Western Park Place, literally across the street from DL. You still need to stay in a DL resort to get the dining packages though.

Tks about the calendar ...and the guy in the car is Mr. Incredible in his 'secret identity'. And yes, he was the graphic I picked ;) The Mickey/Minnie is the one DW picked :D



Now why doesn't that suprise me? :lmao:

I thought I might be the only one about the rope drops:rotfl2:

Did you see my question about secret entrance to AK?

Have to check some info on Best Western...Thanks

I didn't know DL had the dining plan. What resorts are on the dining plan?

You know me well:rotfl2:

I see Disneymom1965 here....Hi Bff:yay:

You shold feel honored MrMustard, Disneymom doesn't join a lot of pre trippies, as she is super busy, so it is quite an honor to have her here:hug:

[mnmrmustard]

Just posting to say that I've made my way over here. I'll come back and read tomorrow. :thumbsup2

Welcome Welcome Welcome! Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to hearing what you think!

I thought I might be the only one about the rope drops:rotfl2:

Did you see my question about secret entrance to AK?

No, not at all. The start of our days will be whatever they turn out to be ...but I can hope for early can't I? :D

And I don't know how secret that entrance is ...but you can enter via the gift shop in the Rainforest Cafe ;)

Have to check some info on Best Western...Thanks

I didn't know DL had the dining plan. What resorts are on the dining plan?

You know me well:rotfl2:

I see Disneymom1965 here....Hi Bff:yay:

You shold feel honored MrMustard, Disneymom doesn't join a lot of pre trippies, as she is super busy, so it is quite an honor to have her here:hug:

No problem ...and now that you mention it I think you're right - they may not have a dining plan :confused: Much of the Dis stuff is still very new to me and I just made an assumption :D

I am honored that all of you have stopped by - it makes the whole trip feel a bit more real :thumbsup2 :)

[Trentmom]

No, not at all. The start of our days will be whatever they turn out to be ...but I can hope for early can't I? :D

And I don't know how secret that entrance is ...but you can enter via the gift shop in the Rainforest Cafe ;)



No problem ...and now that you mention it I think you're right - they may not have a dining plan :confused: Much of the Dis stuff is still very new to me and I just made an assumption :D

I am honored that all of you have stopped by - it makes the whole trip feel a bit more real :thumbsup2 :)


Oh okay....will have to check out that entrance net time we hit AK...Thanks:goodvibes

I will have to do some exploring on the DL section of the boads....

Aww....I am honored that you are honored....:hug:

Now on with the show:cool1:

[HomeschoolMama]

Hey All - Itinerary time!


This is my first stab at this so we'll see how it goes ;)



Although we will have other family members early on, this trip is mostly about my DDs (ages 8 & 11). Myself, my DW will be trying to keep up with them and both of our mothers, who will be driving a scooter & a electric wheelchair respectively. They've both promised to give the kids rides if they get tired ...so DW and I will be the ones with the sore feet :D


Mon, Jan 7
Breakfast: at home
9:30am flight to SFO
Lunch: At SFO
1pm flight to MCO
Arrive in Orlando at 9:21pm
Drive to Embassy Suites for 1 night stay
Sleep


Tues, Jan 8
Breakfast: at ES
Check out
Lunch: McDonalds w/largest play area in the world (DD's saw it on TV and are insisting ...darned Travel Channel - hehehe)
Ripley's Museum
Check in at Grand Beach Phase II on Lake Bryan
Settle in/hang out
Dinner: Pirates Adventure Dinner at 8:30pm


Wed, Jan 9 – Magic Kingdom (9am-7pm) - DTD (9am-11pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Try to be there for rope drop
Hit Tomorrowland and some of Fantasyland
Rope drop at Toontown
Lunch: counter service
More rides and then decide if we will...
...Stay for Dreams parade - watch from Liberty Square HC area
Try to hit Pirates before lines form back up then leave
OR
...Just head back to the resort to rest for the afternoon
Head to DTD for dinner/shopping
Dinner: ADRs - Fulton's Crab House at 7pm (Dad’s 61st B-day!)
Walk off some of that good seafood by checking out the shops


Thu, Jan 10 – EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for Future World rope drop
Go for FP for Test Track while fam gets in line for Soarin’
Maybe check out the Land Pavilion
Check out Living Seas Pavilion & do Turtle Talk
Maybe ride Test Track
Get FP for Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service at Sunshine Seasons
Go on Mission: SPACE
Hit Maelstrom and/or the Grand Fiesta Tour
Back to the resort to rest for a bit
Dinner: ADRs - Coral Reef 4:30pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until Illuminations 9pm


Fri, Jan 11 – Disney's Hollywood Studios (9am-7pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop
Try and beat the crowd to RnR/ToT
Get FP for Rock'n'Roller and get in main line
Do ToT and then Fastpass RnR
Hit MuppetVision
maybe do another attraction or two depending on lines
Go back to resort for a leisurely lunch and rest
Back to Disney's Hollywood Studios
Stars and Motorcars parade at 3pm
Hit some more attractions
Dinner: ADRs - Fantasmic! Dining – Hollywood and Vine at 5pm
Wander around a bit to walk off dinner
Fantasmic! At 7pm
Back to resort


Sat, Jan 12 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Walk around and catch shows
Lunch: counter service
See more shows/exhibits
Leave when we're tired
Dinner: at resort
Have a restful evening


Sun, Jan 13 – SeaWorld (9am-6pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Leisurely morning at resort
Lunch: at resort
Back to Sea World
Catch whatever we hadn't seen on Saturday
Dinner: SeaWorld Orlando's Backstage at Believe...Dine with Shamu


Mon, Jan 14 - Typhoon Lagoon (10am-5pm)/Magic Kingdom (9am-8pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be at Typhoon Lagoon when it opens
Splash splash splash
Lunch: counter service
Leave when we’re tired/done being wet
Back to the resort to rest
Head to MK between 4 & 5pm
Catch a couple of fast passes or just check out the shops
Dinner: Pecos Bill’s (counter service) at 6pm eat outside by the fence for Spectromagic Parade
Wishes


Tue, Jan 15 – Animal Kingdom (9am - 5pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Be there for rope drop - go in via Rainforest Cafe's separate entrance
Get FP for Expedition Everest on the way to the ride so we can ride it twice without too much of a wait ;-]
Head to Dinoland USA
If the timing is right go to Finding Nemo The Musical
otherwise let the kids ride Primeval Whirl
Hit DINOSAUR
Back to Asia for Kali River Rapids & Maharajah Jungle Trek
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Get FP for Kilimanjaro Safari
Lunch: Flame Tree Barbeque (counter service)
Hit Kilimanjaro Safari
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
See Festival of the Lion King
4pm Catch Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Wander & shop
Dinner: ADRs - Rainforest Café 5pm
Back to the resort


Wed, Jan 16 - EPCOT (FW 9am-7pm/WS 11am-9pm)
Breakfast: at resort
Get to EPCOT when we feel like it
Check out the different country exhibits
Check out anything else we didn't have time for on the first day
FP for either Soarin or Mission: SPACE
Lunch: counter service
Use FPs
Leisurely strolling/checking out more exhibits
Back to resort to rest
Dinner: ADRs - Le Cellier in the Canada pavilion 5:10pm
Hit whatever else catches our eye/isn’t too crowded until
IllumiNations (if we have the energy)


Thu, Jan 17 - Discovery Cove (9am - 5:30pm)
Breakfast: provided at DC
Lunch: provided at DC
Dinner: Thai Thani - just down the road from DC


Fri, Jan 18 - Magic Kingdom (9am - 8pm)/Downtown Disney (9:30am - 11:30pm)
Breakfast: at resort
At MK for rope drop
Route will depend on what we were able to get through on 1st MK day
Lunch: ADRs - Cinderella's Royal Table (2 tables) 12:15pm
Try for fastpasses on rides we really need "one more time" on
Catch 'Dreams' one last time
Do a couple of more rides or head back to resort
At some point head to DTD so the ladies can shop one last time ;)
Back to MK
Dinner: Find a spot around 7pm at the Plaza Pavilion for Wishes
Wander around and catch another ride or two - stay until they kick us out


Sat, Jan 19 - Heading Home :(
Breakfast: on the way to airport/at airport
8am flight to SFO
Lunch: at SFO while we wait for connecting flight
12:45pm flight home
Arrive at home around 3pm

That all sounds good. I can't believe we'll be leaving right before you get to WDW! We leave on the 8th, and we're not doing any parks that day. It's RPDE day.

I can't wait to go to Le Cellier! Yummy! :cool1:

[earthfaries]

:banana: :banana: JUST CROSSED THE ONE MONTH MARK!!! :banana: :banana:

The planning continues. I purchased our park tickets yesterday - they'll mail out on Monday :woohoo: I also put up our countdown calendar yesterday:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/countdown.jpg

The girls have each gotten to take a LGMH off already - yay! If you look close I did special ones for Christmas and New Years ...hehehe.

I'm still trying to get a firm yes or no from my sister & my nephew and his fiance as to whether they will be staying for DDad's birthday party. Originailly they weren't so I only made reservations for 7 at Fulton's Crab House. Now they will be there but haven't confirmed that they'll be going to the dinner. I know people have had a LOT of problems changing reservations, especially this late in the game :eek: I hope to get ahold of them tomorrow.

All part of life's grand adventure I guess ;)


Today is our one month mark!!! Boy it's going by fast!
I love your calendar~how fun:thumbsup2
You've inspired me, I am going to make one today to celebrate our one month mark. It will help the two little ones understand how long we have left:goodvibes
Love your DL pics. Was it cold and rainy or just rainy? We lived in Riverside for 4 years when I was a kid and we went to DL all the time. We went back for the first time since growing up in 2000. It was my son's first time at Disney~he was 4 and a half. He and we loved it! It was in Oct. and the weather was perfect the 3 days we were there. One of these days we'll go back and my 2 who came after DL , but who have been lucky enough to go to WDW every year since they were 1 can experience it!
* We wished for a baby in the wishing well in Minnie's backyard in toon town and we got our wish times 2:cloud9: So they were there in spirit:wizard: *

[jordanyosh]

I'm sure it will work out for you - I've heard good things about both places :) I just want to have the number for that one dinner settled so i can at least make some calls on it.

The trials and tribulations of going w/ a large group.

[mnmrmustard]

Oh okay....will have to check out that entrance net time we hit AK...Thanks:goodvibes

I will have to do some exploring on the DL section of the boads....

Aww....I am honored that you are honored....:hug:

Now on with the show:cool1:

No problem - happy to share! I'll be active at the DL forums later on as I'm much more likely to have the $$$ to go there in the next couple of years ;)

That all sounds good. I can't believe we'll be leaving right before you get to WDW! We leave on the 8th, and we're not doing any parks that day. It's RPDE day.

I can't wait to go to Le Cellier! Yummy! :cool1:

Well you'll be able to fill me in on all the cool stuff you got to do! What does RPDE mean? :confused:

Today is our one month mark!!! Boy it's going by fast!
I love your calendar~how fun:thumbsup2

You've inspired me, I am going to make one today to celebrate our one month mark. It will help the two little ones understand how long we have left:goodvibes

Love your DL pics. Was it cold and rainy or just rainy? We lived in Riverside for 4 years when I was a kid and we went to DL all the time. We went back for the first time since growing up in 2000. It was my son's first time at Disney~he was 4 and a half. He and we loved it! It was in Oct. and the weather was perfect the 3 days we were there. One of these days we'll go back and my 2 who came after DL , but who have been lucky enough to go to WDW every year since they were 1 can experience it!
* We wished for a baby in the wishing well in Minnie's backyard in toon town and we got our wish times 2:cloud9: So they were there in spirit:wizard: *

:banana: :banana: :banana: YAY FOR 1 MONTH MARK!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Happy to have inspired you! If you want you can use my LGMHs :D

It was wet but mostly warm ...at least for us Oregonians ;) I'm happy to hear the weather was so nice for your 2000 visit, it must have been cool going there as a kid. I went there when I was 7 and had a great time! What a wonderful wish ...more little ones to experience the magic :wizard:

The trials and tribulations of going w/ a large group.

Very true! But it keep things from getting boring ;)

[HomeschoolMama]

Well you'll be able to fill me in on all the cool stuff you got to do! What does RPDE mean? :confused:


It's the Richard Petty Driving Experience I got for hubby. :thumbsup2

[Disneymommom]

I"m subscribing Mr. Mustard.

[mnmrmustard]

It's the Richard Petty Driving Experience I got for hubby. :thumbsup2

OOOOHHHHHHH! Gotcha! Great way to end the trip :thumbsup2

I"m subscribing Mr. Mustard.

Well helloooo! Thank you very much for stopping by and joining in my little bit of fun :banana:

[Anne's Family]

RDPE is rec.arts.disney.parks. It's another message board community. Never been over there, but I hear it's pretty popular and quite established. Others know much more about it than I.

[mnmrmustard]

RDPE is rec.arts.disney.parks. It's another message board community. Never been over there, but I hear it's pretty popular and quite established. Others know much more about it than I.

It is amazing how many boards there are out there! When I first started out I subscribed to six different ones, but eventually worked my way down to this one :D It just worked better for me than the others, both the design and the interaction with other Disney fans.

[jordanyosh]

It is amazing how many boards there are out there! When I first started out I subscribed to six different ones, but eventually worked my way down to this one :D It just worked better for me than the others, both the design and the interaction with other Disney fans.

I used to look at this other site much more than this one, but after going on the DCL in Dec 05 and meeting some friends for life from the DIS, I pretty much post only here.

Then I found the PTR/TR forums...and well....the rest is history....:rolleyes1

[mnmrmustard]

Then I found the PTR/TR forums...and well....the rest is history....:rolleyes1

LOL - tell me about it! A person could LIVE in the PTR/TR forums ....oh wait, I DO live here :rotfl2:

[jordanyosh]

LOL - tell me about it! A person could LIVE in the PTR/TR forums ....oh wait, I DO live here :rotfl2:

Me too.:lmao: :thumbsup2

[Disneydad99]

Well today we went out to The Bear Hotel, a warehouse/artist workshop/meeting place for a community-based group that is into promoting art and history in our city. It happens to be located right next to DW's work, so DD's and I have been lucky enough to have a couple of private tours by the place's main benefactor.

I took my camera and took a bunch of pics before I realized I had forgotten to put my memory card back in after dl'ing some pictures the other day. I put in my other card and did get a few pics :D

Here's DD8 with Santa and Mrs. Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BeanSanta.jpg

And here's DD11 just after 'fishing for candycanes'
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KyraWinter.jpg

This is one of the displays - christmas animals at a feast
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KingsDinner.jpg

And lastly a funky monkey and the big bear who they say arranged the festivities
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BearWinter.jpg

After that we had a fantastic meal at Elmers Pancake and Steakhouse - soooo goooood!!!:thumbsup2

Sounds Like it was fun!!!!

& Elmers Pancake & Steakhouse.....this is a place I need to go to!!!!


:thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

Sounds Like it was fun!!!!

& Elmers Pancake & Steakhouse.....this is a place I need to go to!!!!


:thumbsup2

It was a good time ...but I'm with ya, the food afterwards was my high point. Elmer's is a great place with good portions of great 'home cookin' and really good service. If you're ever in the northwest I highly recommend going there :thumbsup2

[Trentmom]

Just checking in!!!!!:goodvibes

and to give you a bump:thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

Just checking in!!!!!:goodvibes

and to give you a bump:thumbsup2

Thankyee kind lady - I'm a bit swamped with work, but will have a real update in the next day or so ;)

[Trentmom]

Thankyee kind lady - I'm a bit swamped with work, but will have a real update in the next day or so ;)

You are most welcome.

Will check back..

it is super late here, so off to la la land

Nite Nite:goodvibes

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, ya got Sharky and DDad over here and this thing went wild!

Love the Christmas pics, BTW. The girls are so cute. Wouldn't your 11yo sit with Santa?

[mnmrmustard]

You are most welcome.

Will check back..

it is super late here, so off to la la land

Nite Nite:goodvibes

Hope you had a good night's sleep - I spent my morning in a meeting and am trying to wake up :coffee:

Wow, ya got Sharky and DDad over here and this thing went wild!

Love the Christmas pics, BTW. The girls are so cute. Wouldn't your 11yo sit with Santa?

Yes indeed, things are stepping up a bit, it's good to see more friends stopping by :hug: Thank you for the compliment on the girls, they are my angels :angel: and age me a bit but I'm happy to say they put more smile lines on my face than frown lines :) And no, she scoped out Santa but took a pass on it. She knows we'll have a Santa at DW's company christmas party on Saturday. Bean, my younger daughter probably spent 5 minutes in Santa's lap to make up for it ...she's our talker - lol

[Trentmom]

Wow, ya got Sharky and DDad over here and this thing went wild!

Love the Christmas pics, BTW. The girls are so cute. Wouldn't your 11yo sit with Santa?

We have that effect on people:rotfl2:

Hope you had a good night's sleep - I spent my morning in a meeting and am trying to wake up :coffee:



Yes indeed, things are stepping up a bit, it's good to see more friends stopping by :hug: Thank you for the compliment on the girls, they are my angels :angel: and age me a bit but I'm happy to say they put more smile lines on my face than frown lines :) And no, she scoped out Santa but took a pass on it. She knows we'll have a Santa at DW's company christmas party on Saturday. Bean, my younger daughter probably spent 5 minutes in Santa's lap to make up for it ...she's our talker - lol

Hola MrMustard!!!

Hope you didn't fall asleep in yoru meeting:rotfl:

[scottny]

the Santa trip looked like fun. Never heard of the restaurant you went too but love pancakes and that is in the name so it must be good.

[mnmrmustard]

We have that effect on people:rotfl2:



Hola MrMustard!!!

Hope you didn't fall asleep in yoru meeting:rotfl:

Hola Senorita! Y'all certainly keep things lively, which works for me :cool1: And no, it was actually a pretty involved meeting - classified/management negotiations (I'm a union vp here at the college).

the Santa trip looked like fun. Never heard of the restaurant you went too but love pancakes and that is in the name so it must be good.

It was ...and Elmer's pancakes ROCK!

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Hope you had a good night's sleep - I spent my morning in a meeting and am trying to wake up :coffee:



Yes indeed, things are stepping up a bit, it's good to see more friends stopping by :hug: Thank you for the compliment on the girls, they are my angels :angel: and age me a bit but I'm happy to say they put more smile lines on my face than frown lines :) And no, she scoped out Santa but took a pass on it. She knows we'll have a Santa at DW's company christmas party on Saturday. Bean, my younger daughter probably spent 5 minutes in Santa's lap to make up for it ...she's our talker - lol

Age you??? I have one that will be 15 in March - does that make me OLD???:lmao:

Do they both still believe?

[Trentmom]

Hola Senorita! Y'all certainly keep things lively, which works for me :cool1: And no, it was actually a pretty involved meeting - classified/management negotiations (I'm a union vp here at the college).



It was ...and Elmer's pancakes ROCK!

I try, it is a hard job, but someone has to do it:rotfl2:

When I think of Elmer, I can't help but think of


"Shhhhhhhhhh... Be verry verry quiet, I am hunting a Wabbit!!"



:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[hddanis]

Subbing...Love the pictures! Can't wait to read more!

PS..thanks for the compliment on my autograph pages! I'm glad you liked them!

[kindakrazy2]

Hey Mustard! Just signing on to your report here....too tired to go back and read it all tonight but I will do so tomorrow!

And I will not pressure you for any future updates! :lmao:

[Trentmom]

Hmmmm......

I am getting this strange feeling, that I am being watched, not sure why;)

[Trentmom]

Hey Sarah!!

I am glad YOU are here!!!

Mr Mustard's report is great:thumbsup2

[kindakrazy2]

Hey Sarah!!

I am glad YOU are here!!!

Mr Mustard's report is great:thumbsup2

Thanks for the welcome Sharky!

I'm sure it is going to be great - I feel like I already know him from hanging out on all the same threads together! :yay:

[Mrs. Bee]

Thanks for the welcome Sharky!

I'm sure it is going to be great - I feel like I already know him from hanging out on all the same threads together! :yay:

What threads are all of you hanging around? Anything interesting that I might want to join in on?

[hddanis]

Hmmmm......

I am getting this strange feeling, that I am being watched, not sure why;)

:rolleyes1 :3dglasses

[Mrs. Bee]

hey there mr. mustard. i posted the rest of the pictures from the first day at disneyland. they are on page 5 of my thread. just in case you were interested. maybe you looked already...i wasn't sure since you commented on the thread at almost the exact time i posted the pictures. just wanted to let you know.

[mnmrmustard]

Age you??? I have one that will be 15 in March - does that make me OLD???:lmao:

Do they both still believe?

Old? No way! You're only old if you stop playing and having fun! :banana:

DD8 still belives but DD11 is officially past it. We actually had the conversation with her a couple of weeks ago and just asked her about what she thought of Santa and through the course of the conversation we learned that both Santa and the Tooth Fairy had been found out. Ahh well, as long as she still enjoys the season and doen't say anything to Bean (which she won't) we're good.

I try, it is a hard job, but someone has to do it:rotfl2:

When I think of Elmer, I can't help but think of


"Shhhhhhhhhh... Be verry verry quiet, I am hunting a Wabbit!!"



:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Yup, that's about the size of it. And I hear ya there - you can't have Elmer without Fudd! :D

Subbing...Love the pictures! Can't wait to read more!

PS..thanks for the compliment on my autograph pages! I'm glad you liked them!

Thank you and you're welcome :-]

Hey Mustard! Just signing on to your report here....too tired to go back and read it all tonight but I will do so tomorrow!

And I will not pressure you for any future updates! :lmao:

No worries, take your time. Oh you better not or I'll join in the merry band on yours! :lmao:

Hmmmm......

I am getting this strange feeling, that I am being watched, not sure why;)

:sail:

What threads are all of you hanging around? Anything interesting that I might want to join in on?

Well there were several PTRs that I subscribed to when I first jumped on board this mad party that have now all become TRs, but the big show has always been on DisneyDad99's http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1491309

hey there mr. mustard. i posted the rest of the pictures from the first day at disneyland. they are on page 5 of my thread. just in case you were interested. maybe you looked already...i wasn't sure since you commented on the thread at almost the exact time i posted the pictures. just wanted to let you know.

Yes, I saw them! Wonderful additions - brings back some good memories :) I'm looking forward to more!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I bet I can catch up on yours before you can catch up on mine.

Ready go
:goodvibes :surfweb:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Myself, my DW will be trying to keep up with them and both of our mothers, who will be driving a scooter & a electric wheelchair respectively. They've both promised to give the kids rides if they get tired ...so DW and I will be the ones with the sore feet :D


Here is the plan.

Get yourself 2 skateboards, and 4 jumpropes.

Ty the jumpropes to the wheelchairs/scooters, and hang on tight while aboard teh skateboard

Feet not sore, and feeling good to go.

Just ask, I have answers everything.

:thumbsup2

[FauntleroyFAN07]

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/countdown.jpg

Very cool calander, are those images printed, or how did you do those mickey heads?

if so you need to save that, you are gonna get alot of request for people wanting a copy of those.

In particulare me, i would like you to PM me your design if you still have it and dont mind.

I am gonna steal it.

Can i change the colors and make everyone i print off a different color, or would that be copyright infringment?
:rotfl:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

What threads are all of you hanging around? Anything interesting that I might want to join in on?


Well there were several PTRs that I subscribed to when I first jumped on board this mad party that have now all become TRs, but the big show has always been on DisneyDad99's http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1491309



There are alot of really good ones Bee, but what i think that mustard is trying to say is that, one that is a must read is one by a guy named Fauntleroy.

his is really good, and he does not even know what he is gonna write about sometimes, that guy always makes me laugh.

:thumbsup2

[FauntleroyFAN07]

hey mustard I am all caught up what do I win.

[jordanyosh]

hey mustard I am all caught up what do I win.

Mustard's PTR is a bit shorter than your colossal TR........:rolleyes1

I think it would take a full afternoon to read your TR what do you think?:confused3

[Disneydad99]

No worries, take your time. Oh you better not or I'll join in the merry band on yours! :lmao:



:sail:



Well there were several PTRs that I subscribed to when I first jumped on board this mad party that have now all become TRs, but the big show has always been on DisneyDad99's http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1491309



Thanks for the shout out..Mustard....But My TR is just a little bitty old thing & I am glad you are there!!!!


:rolleyes1

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Mustard's PTR is a bit shorter than your colossal TR........:rolleyes1

I think it would take a full afternoon to read your TR what do you think?:confused3
this is true.
I think it will take 2 days...if he reads everything, he must be, because I dont see a response by him on here yet.

hey mustard you out there.
:surfweb:

[Leger13]

well, I'm the groupie that followed the DDad gang.....yet again :rolleyes1

:rotfl2:

I'll have to come back and catch up in a little bit.

[mnmrmustard]

Hey all, I'm about to drive up north with DW and DD11 ...DD has her first cheerleading competition tomorrow morning! We'll be driving straight back tomorrow afternoon for DW's company Christmas party so it's going to be a full couple of days.

I'll be back around on Sunday after I've recovered a bit :coffee:

I bet I can catch up on yours before you can catch up on mine.

Ready go
:goodvibes :surfweb:

That would be a losing proposition my friend ;)

Here is the plan.

Get yourself 2 skateboards, and 4 jumpropes.

Ty the jumpropes to the wheelchairs/scooters, and hang on tight while aboard teh skateboard

Feet not sore, and feeling good to go.

Just ask, I have answers everything.

:thumbsup2

Hmmm, that has potential!!! :banana:

Very cool calander, are those images printed, or how did you do those mickey heads?

if so you need to save that, you are gonna get alot of request for people wanting a copy of those.

In particulare me, i would like you to PM me your design if you still have it and dont mind.

I am gonna steal it.

Can i change the colors and make everyone i print off a different color, or would that be copyright infringment?
:rotfl:

I have the template for the days up in another thread (see below). And if you have PS I can send you the original templates and you can work on changing colors :D

There are alot of really good ones Bee, but what i think that mustard is trying to say is that, one that is a must read is one by a guy named Fauntleroy.

his is really good, and he does not even know what he is gonna write about sometimes, that guy always makes me laugh.

:thumbsup2

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

hey mustard I am all caught up what do I win.

You win the thread link for the countdown calendar! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1659108

Mustard's PTR is a bit shorter than your colossal TR........:rolleyes1

I think it would take a full afternoon to read your TR what do you think?:confused3

It is a bit daunting, but a very fun read :)


Thanks for the shout out..Mustard....But My TR is just a little bitty old thing & I am glad you are there!!!!


:rolleyes1

Heheh, no problem - share the wealth as they say!

this is true.
I think it will take 2 days...if he reads everything, he must be, because I dont see a response by him on here yet.

hey mustard you out there.
:surfweb:

Hey, I did a BIG response in there! I got through almost two days worth :surfweb:

well, I'm the groupie that followed the DDad gang.....yet again :rolleyes1

:rotfl2:

I'll have to come back and catch up in a little bit.

Howdy howdy! Thankyee for stoppin' by ...hopefully I'll have some time to put some more content on this thing real soon ;)

[Trentmom]

well, I'm the groupie that followed the DDad gang.....yet again :rolleyes1

:rotfl2:

I'll have to come back and catch up in a little bit.

Hey girlie!!! Fancy meeting you here:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Mustard...Good luck to your DD tomorrow:cheer2:

Have fun at the Christmas Party:santa:

[mnmrmustard]

OK, tomorrow I promise I'll get back to some actual pre-trip content :lmao:

The whole family has spent today recovering from Fri/Sat. Friday DW and I had a full day of work and doing last- minute prep for ye ole company Christmas party. We had spent the past couple of days loading up our minivan with all the stuff that needed to be taken down to the space that had been rented for the party. MiL would be driving the van to the venue and would have help with unloading and setup.

We then packed up our stuff for overnight and drove 2hrs north to Springfield, OR checked into the Crossland Suites in prep for DD11's first cheer competition. Crossland had THE HARDEST beds I've ever attempted to sleep on. And we were lucky enough to have a room next to a young mom with two small children. Needless to say it was not a restful night :sad2:

6:45am wake-up, shower/food/dress and off to the meet. We were there from 8:30am until 2:15pm sitting on bleachers ...wheeee! :cheer2: Anything for the kids, right :D Here are some shots from her meet:

Gabbing with the girls ahead of time (she's sitting on the left in profile with her head cocked to the side
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield01.jpg

Here she is in the middle of a triple back-handspring
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield03.jpg

She's on the far right bracing the "flyer"
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield04.jpg

Far right jumping
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield06.jpg

On the right getting ready to catch the flyer
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield10.jpg

Far left with teddy bear in a sea of cheer :cheer2:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield12.jpg

And finally awards (she's standing on the right) - they caught 3rd
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield13.jpg

As soon as it was over we were back on the road to finish the setup for the party. We were back in town by 4:15pm and went straight to the venue to finish up setup. We were done by 5pm and the party started at 6.

It was at that point that we realized that although the ladies all were set for clothes, I needed a shirt. I'm not a shopper and generally let DW handle it, but she needed to get the girls together and do makeup and stuff. All you shoppers out there would be proud ...I went into JC Penny and was pointed to the clearance rack and found a $42 black Pierre Cardin shirt for $15.

Then home to finish getting ready and I drove the van down with the presents. The rest of them followed soon after and we had a very fun evening lasting until after 10pm. Here are some shots from that:

First my lovely DW
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/Roxy.jpg

MiL with DD11
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/NanaKyra.jpg

DD8 with Santa & Mrs Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BeanSanta2.jpg

DD11 with Santa & Mrs Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KyraSanta.jpg

Both girls with Santa
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/GirlsSanta.jpg

And the whole fam with the Clauses
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/FamilySanta.jpg

We then had MiL take the girls home while DW and I cleaned up. We got home sometime after 11pm - loooonnnggg day. Today rest, ordered in pizza and all that. Tomorrow back to work and at some point I'll get that trip-related post up :thumbsup2 G'night all!

[scottny]

great pics. we ordered a pizza in tonight too. too nasty out to go outside.

goodnight

[Trentmom]

Congrats to your DD:cheer2:

Wow, she can do a back hand spring...That is awesome:cool1:


The girls all looked so cute in their uniforms with their hair all done up...Takes me back to my Ra Ra Days:goodvibes


You all look great at the holiday party. I love your girl's matching outfits...I am surprised that DD 11 cooperated with that.....:rotfl:

Seriously, I Loved their skirts...They are so pretty!!!

Thanks for all the pics:goodvibes

[FauntleroyFAN07]

That would be a losing proposition my friend ;)

I have the template for the days up in another thread (see below). And if you have PS I can send you the original templates and you can work on changing colors :D

You win the thread link for the countdown calendar! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1659108

It is a bit daunting, but a very fun read :)

Hey, I did a BIG response in there! I got through almost two days worth :surfweb:

Thanks for the prize, I am checking out the link right now, well right after I type this.

What does daunting mean, are you making fun of me.
:rolleyes1

I think that is the response that I responded to...did you leave another one, I gotta check that out after I look at the link.


The christmas party looks like fun. and congrats on DD's third place.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i liked being able to bring them up larger...can yo PM me the file that you made them in, that way I can change the colors, they look great, but I know that DW would love them in a big variety of colors.

Thanks.

[hddanis]

Congrats to DD for 3rd place! That's great! We were away at a meet this weekend too and still have sore bums from all the sitting around)

I love the skirts your DD's are wearing. Those are just adorable! Congrats on the bargain hunting on your shirt!

[jordanyosh]

Great pix.

You have a great looking family. Nice of you to go to the competition. Many fathers would leave the girl stuff to the wife...Nice way to man up. :thumbsup2

[HomeschoolMama]

OK, tomorrow I promise I'll get back to some actual pre-trip content :lmao:

The whole family has spent today recovering from Fri/Sat. Friday DW and I had a full day of work and doing last- minute prep for ye ole company Christmas party. We had spent the past couple of days loading up our minivan with all the stuff that needed to be taken down to the space that had been rented for the party. MiL would be driving the van to the venue and would have help with unloading and setup.

We then packed up our stuff for overnight and drove 2hrs north to Springfield, OR checked into the Crossland Suites in prep for DD11's first cheer competition. Crossland had THE HARDEST beds I've ever attempted to sleep on. And we were lucky enough to have a room next to a young mom with two small children. Needless to say it was not a restful night :sad2:

6:45am wake-up, shower/food/dress and off to the meet. We were there from 8:30am until 2:15pm sitting on bleachers ...wheeee! :cheer2: Anything for the kids, right :D Here are some shots from her meet:

Gabbing with the girls ahead of time (she's sitting on the left in profile with her head cocked to the side
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield01.jpg

Here she is in the middle of a triple back-handspring
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield03.jpg

She's on the far right bracing the "flyer"
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield04.jpg

Far right jumping
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield06.jpg

On the right getting ready to catch the flyer
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield10.jpg

Far left with teddy bear in a sea of cheer :cheer2:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield12.jpg

And finally awards (she's standing on the right) - they caught 3rd
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/kyra/Springfield13.jpg

As soon as it was over we were back on the road to finish the setup for the party. We were back in town by 4:15pm and went straight to the venue to finish up setup. We were done by 5pm and the party started at 6.

It was at that point that we realized that although the ladies all were set for clothes, I needed a shirt. I'm not a shopper and generally let DW handle it, but she needed to get the girls together and do makeup and stuff. All you shoppers out there would be proud ...I went into JC Penny and was pointed to the clearance rack and found a $42 black Pierre Cardin shirt for $15.

Then home to finish getting ready and I drove the van down with the presents. The rest of them followed soon after and we had a very fun evening lasting until after 10pm. Here are some shots from that:

First my lovely DW
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/Roxy.jpg

MiL with DD11
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/NanaKyra.jpg

DD8 with Santa & Mrs Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/BeanSanta2.jpg

DD11 with Santa & Mrs Claus
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/KyraSanta.jpg

Both girls with Santa
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/GirlsSanta.jpg

And the whole fam with the Clauses
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/FamilySanta.jpg

We then had MiL take the girls home while DW and I cleaned up. We got home sometime after 11pm - loooonnnggg day. Today rest, ordered in pizza and all that. Tomorrow back to work and at some point I'll get that trip-related post up :thumbsup2 G'night all!

I love the pics!!! We do dance competitions, so I'll have to do pics on the PTR once we start up.
In that last one, the girls in front of your DD needs to stop posing like that. Yikes! :eek:

Mrs. Claus looks like a man, baby!

It looks like a fun, tiring weekend.

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Great pics and congrats to DD on 3rd!

[Trentmom]

Col Mustard???

Where are you???






The study with the candlesticks??





:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[Mrs. Bee]

Great photos! Your older daughter and your wife look so much alike!

[mnmrmustard]

great pics. we ordered a pizza in tonight too. too nasty out to go outside.

goodnight

Yes, just one of those cold, wet Sundays. Lets hear it for delivery!!!

Congrats to your DD:cheer2:

Wow, she can do a back hand spring...That is awesome:cool1:


The girls all looked so cute in their uniforms with their hair all done up...Takes me back to my Ra Ra Days:goodvibes


You all look great at the holiday party. I love your girl's matching outfits...I am surprised that DD 11 cooperated with that.....:rotfl:

Seriously, I Loved their skirts...They are so pretty!!!

Thanks for all the pics:goodvibes

I'll pass on the congrats ...she is already looking to the next meet now and wanting first place of course ;) Yes, she learned all kinds of fun stuff in gymnastics that has carried over very well to cheer. I don't know all the names but it looks really cool on the tumbling runs! Did you do cheer in HS? It's a whole new world for me ...similar to gymnastics and yet VERY different.

Tks for the compliment on the way the ladies looked. I don't think DD11 said a peep about the matching outfits ...sometimes her and little sis actually get along :laughing: They got a lot of compliments on those skirts and we actually went and had family pictures done up yesterday in the same outfits :)

Thanks for the prize, I am checking out the link right now, well right after I type this.

What does daunting mean, are you making fun of me.
:rolleyes1

I think that is the response that I responded to...did you leave another one, I gotta check that out after I look at the link.


The christmas party looks like fun. and congrats on DD's third place.

You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!

i liked being able to bring them up larger...can yo PM me the file that you made them in, that way I can change the colors, they look great, but I know that DW would love them in a big variety of colors.

Thanks.

Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint ;) If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.

Congrats to DD for 3rd place! That's great! We were away at a meet this weekend too and still have sore bums from all the sitting around)

I love the skirts your DD's are wearing. Those are just adorable! Congrats on the bargain hunting on your shirt!

I'll pass on your congrats and my buns have finally recovered from the long sit :lmao: Yes, very popular skirts (see above) and thank you on the shirt, I was just happy to make it out of there in one piece!

Great pix.

You have a great looking family. Nice of you to go to the competition. Many fathers would leave the girl stuff to the wife...Nice way to man up. :thumbsup2

Thanks much bud! Oh yes, I made it clear that I wouldn't go to all those practices (I go to one every once in a while), but that I'd be at every competition/game that I could. It's going to get complicated soon though with DD8 getting older and into different sports.

I love the pics!!! We do dance competitions, so I'll have to do pics on the PTR once we start up.
In that last one, the girls in front of your DD needs to stop posing like that. Yikes! :eek:

Mrs. Claus looks like a man, baby!

It looks like a fun, tiring weekend.

Dance competitions? Very cool! :dance3: Yes, you'll have to share some pics from that :-] LOL, actually in those girl's defense they weren't trying to look like that ...they were just getting tired because there was a swarm of parents taking pictures and making them all stay still for much too long.

:rotfl2: Yes, she is a bit mannish, isn't she baby *gives Austin Powers grin*

It was fun and tiring and I'm glad to be past it and look forward to a wee bit of relaxation before our trip!


Great pics and congrats to DD on 3rd!

Hehe, thanks! I passed along the congrats and she was like "who? ...ohhhh, you crazy Disney friends!" lol

Col Mustard???

Where are you???






The study with the candlesticks??





:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Yup, I dropped off the face of the earth for a couple of days. Mondays are notoriously bad at work, all kinds of network weirdness. And everyone is scrambling to get things done before we close down for the holiday break and avoid having to come in during it. Add to that a trip to Wally World for family pictures and you have one exausted Mustard :guilty: I didn't even have the energy to pick up my candlesticks ;)

Great photos! Your older daughter and your wife look so much alike!

Thankyee! Yes, they get that a lot ...both girls got mommy's good looks and my temper :scared:

[mnmrmustard]

Okeydoke - trip planning!

What we have so far:


plane tickets
resort/accomodations
minivan rental
AAA parking passes for the parks
Sea World/Discovery Cove tickets
All the ADRs
Pirates Adventure Dinner reservations
clothes for DW and the girls
new shoes for all of us for all that walking
electric wheelchair for MiL
a camera backpack full of audio/video equipment
misc. other little things


What we still need:


Park Tickets
some rain gear
clothes for me
custom Dis T-shirts
some accessories for the wheelchair
to print out/laminate our LGMHs
enough patience to get us to the day of our trip!


OK, the tickets ....I was an idiot :headache: and purchased the tickets online after a VERY long day at work & family activities :surfweb: I put in the order and the site gives you SEVERAL times to check over your order. But me in my tired state of mind just kept a'clickin'. Well the end result was that I accidentally purchased too many adult tickets.

Originally we were going to pay for MiL's ticket and she was going to pay us back. But that changed recently and she purchased her own. As soon as I received the confirmation e-mail it clicked in my head and I went :eek: :eek: :eek: It was after hours so I sent them an e-mail letting them know about the snafu and was going to call in the morning. I checked my e-mail first thing and the e-mail at the top was a Fed-Ex pick slip message stating that they had recieved the order to pick up my tickets and send them out!!!

I called immediately and they were able to stop the order ...needless to say I was very relieved. They immediately credited my card for the extra ticket purchase and everything. But now I'm stuck in this weird holding pattern. The Disney ticket people say it is a matter of getting the original order back from shipping and that when they receive it they can send out the right amount of tickets.

I'm trying to be patient but honestly it is starting to freak me out a bit that they haven't sent them. An agent has a reminder to check the status every morning and is supposed to e-mail me as soon as they have been released. I'm going to call again tomorrow if I haven't heard anything.

We did a try-on of rain gear and DD8 needs a new rain coat and pants and I need new pants. And as I stated I don't like to shop and am pretty lacking in clothes in general so DW is going to drag me to a couple of after Christmas sales (Lord help me) to get some more pants/shorts/shirts for me.

We were going to do custom t-shirts online but it was complicated and we just ran out of time. We have some t's that we still plan on tie-dying with mickey heads n such. Hopefully we'll have some time to get them done over the holidays. :santa:

We ordered some accessories and new tubes for MiL's wheelchair. Unfortunately we ordered them from an outfit in Oklahoma City THE DAY that they first got hit by the ice storm :scared1: They're a bit backlogged and I don't the order has shipped yet - I'll have to call them either today or tomorrow and see if they're back in business.

The custom LGMHs are easy ...I already have templates for all of us and just need to print them out and then borrow DW's work's lamination machine. After that a quick hole punch and strap those puppies to our backpacks/bags :woohoo:

Beyond all the planning for the trip we're just hoping to have a quiet holiday and are praying for good weather for our flight day. Last year at roughly the same time we had a freak snowstorm. I'm not having any part of that darnit! I want a nice calm no frost, no snow, no fog, no rain morning on the 7th! Anything that happens after that I can deal with.

That's it for this update :cool1: I hope the day finds you all well and warm and dry and happy! :) Oh, and let me know if you see something obvious that I've left off the lists. Big stuff mind you, I'll be posting a separate list of the little stuff like sunscreen and ziplock bags 'n such ;)

[kindakrazy2]

Phewf.....all caught up now!

Told you I would....thought I better jump in now before this thing hits 10,000 posts like someone else's...:rolleyes1

Anyways....just now realizing you have a name, although Mustard seems to fit better then Mike at this point! You know "Mr. Mike in the study with the candlestick" just doesn't sound quite right! :rotfl:

You've got a beautiful family there and your house looks great all decked out for Christmas!

Love the DL photos. We have been there more times then I can count and we almost always drive down passing right through your little part of the world! Actually, Grants Pass is usually our first night pit stop! Next time we do it, we're crashing at your house - consider yourself warned!

The cheer photos are great! My oldest DD dances and we aren't allowed to photo or video the competitions so I am jealous that you have photos of that. Congrats to your DD on placing!

Great photos from the Christmas party! I love that your DDs will still dress alike - I try every once in awhile and it is usually met with great opposition! :rolleyes:

Okay, think I have caught up - ready for the next update! popcorn::

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Lists look pretty good. Doesn't look like there's too much you need yet. But, yeah, tickets would be helpful. I would be completely freaked out by now! You only got a few weeks left there, Colonel Mustard!! I hope they don't end up screwing them up for you!

Yay for after Christmas sales! I love to go shopping after Christmas! I think Bath and Body Works will be having their Signature Collection on sale for $3 each, so I know where I will be shopping after Christmas!

[Mrs. Bee]

We ordered some rain gear for ourselves...just in case. We tried Bass Pro Shop but they only had expensive stuff. So we went to their website and they had rainsuits for $15 each. SOLD! I hope we don't have to use them too much though.

After Christmas sales can be insane. But I love a good bargain. I use a coupon website all the time for stuff...

http://www.wow-coupons.com/all-printable-retail-coupons.php

I don't know where you go shopping but it's worth a look. I print coupons for places all the time. They add new coupons all the time too. I'm basically obsessed with sales and coupons...haha.

Your lists look good to me! I need to start making some for our trip.

[Trentmom]

Yes, just one of those cold, wet Sundays. Lets hear it for delivery!!!



I'll pass on the congrats ...she is already looking to the next meet now and wanting first place of course ;) Yes, she learned all kinds of fun stuff in gymnastics that has carried over very well to cheer. I don't know all the names but it looks really cool on the tumbling runs! Did you do cheer in HS? It's a whole new world for me ...similar to gymnastics and yet VERY different.

Tks for the compliment on the way the ladies looked. I don't think DD11 said a peep about the matching outfits ...sometimes her and little sis actually get along :laughing: They got a lot of compliments on those skirts and we actually went and had family pictures done up yesterday in the same outfits :)



You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!



Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint ;) If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.



I'll pass on your congrats and my buns have finally recovered from the long sit :lmao: Yes, very popular skirts (see above) and thank you on the shirt, I was just happy to make it out of there in one piece!



Thanks much bud! Oh yes, I made it clear that I wouldn't go to all those practices (I go to one every once in a while), but that I'd be at every competition/game that I could. It's going to get complicated soon though with DD8 getting older and into different sports.





Dance competitions? Very cool! :dance3: Yes, you'll have to share some pics from that :-] LOL, actually in those girl's defense they weren't trying to look like that ...they were just getting tired because there was a swarm of parents taking pictures and making them all stay still for much too long.

:rotfl2: Yes, she is a bit mannish, isn't she baby *gives Austin Powers grin*

It was fun and tiring and I'm glad to be past it and look forward to a wee bit of relaxation before our trip!



Yup, I dropped off the face of the earth for a couple of days. Mondays are notoriously bad at work, all kinds of network weirdness. And everyone is scrambling to get things done before we close down for the holiday break and avoid having to come in during it. Add to that a trip to Wally World for family pictures and you have one exausted Mustard :guilty: I didn't even have the energy to pick up my candlesticks ;)



Thankyee! Yes, they get that a lot ...both girls got mommy's good looks and my temper :scared:


SO, do you have pics from your family pic? You know us nosey ones wanna see:rotfl2:

Yeah, I cheered from 1st grade to 11th grade. Then, it became too competitve and my coach was jerk and ruined my last 2 years, so I bailed.

Your list looks great, minus the no tickets:rotfl2:

Seriously, if you have your confirmation and your credit card statement that they were charged on, I would not sweat it...

Don't sweat the small stuff, Col Mustard...;)

[FauntleroyFAN07]

You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!

Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint ;) If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.


Thats okay, sometimes it takes me a few weeks to catch up on peoples threads when i get them in the middle of there report.

Does not sound to hard to do, but I might wait until we get a little closer to our next trip to do all that. Dont have the time right now. But I will keep you in mind and might be getting a hold of you for those files again.

Thanks
:thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

Phewf.....all caught up now!
Told you I would....thought I better jump in now before this thing hits 10,000 posts like someone else's...:rolleyes1

Anyways....just now realizing you have a name, although Mustard seems to fit better then Mike at this point! You know "Mr. Mike in the study with the candlestick" just doesn't sound quite right! :rotfl:
You've got a beautiful family there and your house looks great all decked out for Christmas!

Love the DL photos. We have been there more times then I can count and we almost always drive down passing right through your little part of the world! Actually, Grants Pass is usually our first night pit stop! Next time we do it, we're crashing at your house - consider yourself warned!

The cheer photos are great! My oldest DD dances and we aren't allowed to photo or video the competitions so I am jealous that you have photos of that. Congrats to your DD on placing!

Great photos from the Christmas party! I love that your DDs will still dress alike - I try every once in awhile and it is usually met with great opposition! :rolleyes:

Okay, think I have caught up - ready for the next update! popcorn::

Well that is the nature of these things, just when you think you've caught up there's more stuff to read and more fun banter :D I'm ok with being called Mustard, it has been my online handle for YEARS now ;)

Thank you for the compliments on the house and family, I'm very happy with how they both came out :lmao: Seriously though, we really embrace the holiday season and have fun with it :santa:

Yup, ye ole I-5 corridor! From where you're at you have a looooong drive. Heck, it's 11 1/2hrs from here ...and that's when I'm driving like a maniac! And you asked for it - our door is always open, we even have a guest room upstairs :thumbsup2

Thank you for the congrats - I'll pass them along to her. They don't even let you do non-flash photography at her performances? That bites. We weren't allowed to do flash photos when DD11 was in gymnastics so I just got a decent DSLR with a very fast lens. It allowed for about 1 out 10 shots turning out pretty good :laughing:
The girls don't traditionally dress alike ...I think DW pulled one over on them. But neither complained so maybe DW will have some leeway doing it more often :D

Thanks for stopping by and congrats on being (almost) caught up :lmao:

Lists look pretty good. Doesn't look like there's too much you need yet. But, yeah, tickets would be helpful. I would be completely freaked out by now! You only got a few weeks left there, Colonel Mustard!! I hope they don't end up screwing them up for you!

Yay for after Christmas sales! I love to go shopping after Christmas! I think Bath and Body Works will be having their Signature Collection on sale for $3 each, so I know where I will be shopping after Christmas!

Yes, I'm calling the ticket people today ...getting them back to the ticket office shouldn't have taken this long. Yes, we're in the teens now so it is getting pretty exciting!

I'm not looking forward to the christmas sales but it'll be a good test of my 'disney walking shoes' :thumbsup2 I'll have to tell DW about the Bath n Body works sale ...she loves sea salts and stuff like that.

We ordered some rain gear for ourselves...just in case. We tried Bass Pro Shop but they only had expensive stuff. So we went to their website and they had rainsuits for $15 each. SOLD! I hope we don't have to use them too much though.

After Christmas sales can be insane. But I love a good bargain. I use a coupon website all the time for stuff...
http://www.wow-coupons.com/all-printable-retail-coupons.php

I don't know where you go shopping but it's worth a look. I print coupons for places all the time. They add new coupons all the time too. I'm basically obsessed with sales and coupons...haha.
Your lists look good to me! I need to start making some for our trip.

You can never be too sure when it comes to preventing being drenched in a downpour :D We have a place called Bi-Mart that has good stuff for decent prices so I’m going to check there. I’ll forward the coupon link to my DW, she loves a good bargain too!

SO, do you have pics from your family pic? You know us nosey ones wanna see:rotfl2:
Yeah, I cheered from 1st grade to 11th grade. Then, it became too competitve and my coach was jerk and ruined my last 2 years, so I bailed.
Your list looks great, minus the no tickets:rotfl2:
Seriously, if you have your confirmation and your credit card statement that they were charged on, I would not sweat it...
Don't sweat the small stuff, Col Mustard...;)

The family pics will be ready next week – hopefully before Christmas. We didn’t do them as Christmas pics, we were just way overdue for having professional pictures done.

That is quite a stint of cheerleading! What a bummer that your coach was such a jerk. We saw the seniors perform at that meet and the skills and level of competition is scary. The people involved need to try and keep in mind that it is supposed to be fun!

I have an update on the tickets but I want to post it separately ;)

The colonel flatly refuses to sweat the small stuff …hehehe

Thats okay, sometimes it takes me a few weeks to catch up on peoples threads when i get them in the middle of there report.

Does not sound to hard to do, but I might wait until we get a little closer to our next trip to do all that. Dont have the time right now. But I will keep you in mind and might be getting a hold of you for those files again.

Thanks
:thumbsup2

Yup, it is a juggling act and I know we’re all trying to keep up with a BUNCH of reports.

And yes, it’s pretty straight forward to tweak the files – paint bucket should work for the most part. Feel free to PM me if you run into any snags when you get around to doing it.

[mnmrmustard]

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

You must be relieved!

[Mrs. Bee]

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

YAY!! One less thing to worry about!

[Trentmom]

The family pics will be ready next week – hopefully before Christmas. We didn’t do them as Christmas pics, we were just way overdue for having professional pictures done.

That is quite a stint of cheerleading! What a bummer that your coach was such a jerk. We saw the seniors perform at that meet and the skills and level of competition is scary. The people involved need to try and keep in mind that it is supposed to be fun!

I have an update on the tickets but I want to post it separately ;)

The colonel flatly refuses to sweat the small stuff …hehehe



Yup, it is a juggling act and I know we’re all trying to keep up with a BUNCH of reports.

And yes, it’s pretty straight forward to tweak the files – paint bucket should work for the most part. Feel free to PM me if you run into any snags when you get around to doing it.

Cool, can't wait to see:thumbsup2

Yeah, it was a lot of years in cheerleading, but a lot of fun for the most part. The seniors really were a lot of fun to watch at our competitions as well...

Going to keep reading for ticket update:thumbsup2

pixiedust: pixiedust: :joker: party: :banana: :rainbow: :rainbow: :banana: party: :joker: pixiedust: pixiedust:

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

pixiedust:

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

[jordanyosh]

When stuff starts arriving...that's the time to start getting really excited....!!!!!

[kindakrazy2]

Thank you for the congrats - I'll pass them along to her. They don't even let you do non-flash photography at her performances? That bites. We weren't allowed to do flash photos when DD11 was in gymnastics so I just got a decent DSLR with a very fast lens. It allowed for about 1 out 10 shots turning out pretty good :laughing:



Nope - no photography or recordings of any type. The choreography is considered "intellectual property" and as such is copywritted to the choreographer. I have seem them stop a competition when someone pulled out a cell phone because it looked like they were going to take a picture.

So, no photos. :rolleyes:

[Trentmom]

Hi Col Mustard:yay: :yay: :yay:

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Holiday!!!!!



:santa: :santa:

[englishrose47]

Merry Christmas:santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa:

[earthfaries]

:santa: :santa: :santa: Merry Christmas everyone!!! Have fun!!!:santa: :santa: :santa:

[jordanyosh]

:santa: Merry Christmas!!!!!:santa:

[mnmrmustard]

You must be relieved!

I was initially, but I still haven't received an e-mail confirmation that they have shipped. I will have to call them tomorrow ...if they're open on Christmas eve.

YAY!! One less thing to worry about!

Well, we'll see (see above).

Cool, can't wait to see:thumbsup2

Yeah, it was a lot of years in cheerleading, but a lot of fun for the most part. The seniors really were a lot of fun to watch at our competitions as well...

Going to keep reading for ticket update:thumbsup2



Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Glad you enjoyed it :banana: :cheer2: :banana:

Still waiting to see the e-mail saying the tickets have shipped. But with Christmas just around the corner I figure everything is backed up. I'll have to see if it makes more sense to just change the order to pick them up at the gate.

When stuff starts arriving...that's the time to start getting really excited....!!!!!

That's what I'm waiting for! :D

Nope - no photography or recordings of any type. The choreography is considered "intellectual property" and as such is copywritted to the choreographer. I have seem them stop a competition when someone pulled out a cell phone because it looked like they were going to take a picture.

So, no photos. :rolleyes:

That stinks - so you can't even tape practices or anything :sad1: Do they sell professionally videotaped copies for their big performances or anything?

Hi Col Mustard:yay:

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Holiday!!!!!



:santa: :santa:

Thankyeee! We're through most of the parties and shopping and stuff - just have to pick up the ham tomorrow and try and keep the kids from going crazy wanting to open presents ;) Mucho Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Merry Christmas:santa:

Thank you very much and a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family! :santa: :santa:

:santa: Merry Christmas everyone!!! Have fun!!! :santa:

Thank you too! And a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours :santa: :hug:

:santa: Merry Christmas!!!!!:santa:

Thanks much my friend - Merry Christmas to you toooo! :santa: :santa:

[jordanyosh]

I keep checking the mail daily for my documents.......none yet.:confused3

[mnmrmustard]

Well ok, are we having fun yet? We have all of our shopping and wrapping done now and are coasting towards Christmas :santa: The ladies have everything planned for a nice Christmas dinner. Just a quiet couple of days, which works for me :thumbsup2

We took DD8 and her friend to see Enchanted yesterday while DD11 spent the night at a friend's house. The friend just got the game/kit "Rockstar" and came home a bit ago FRANTIC about wanting it :scared1:

We actually picked up Guitar Hero I & II and a wireless guitar for our PS2 so hopefully that will be enough to appease her rockstar dreams - lol We had told them it would be a very lean Christmas due to the trip happening so soon after it but when push came to shove I think we got them everything they asked for anyways :lmao: :lmao:

We got our pictures back from the studio and I just got them scanned in and resized a set for posting. We decided to not the a Christmas shot despite the time of year since we just took one with Santa. Here's the pics:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic01.jpg

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic02.jpg

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic03.jpg

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic04.jpg

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic05.jpg

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Images/ProfPic00.jpg

I was all relieved to hear from the Disney ticket office on Wednesday and was expecting to see the FedEx notification Thursday morning. Still nothing from them so I'm getting worried again :guilty: I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if they're even open ...if not I'll have to wait until Thursday.

But I'm not going to let it mess up my holiday cheer! :santa: :santa:

I will be around off and on as time allows over the holidays so if I don't see ya before Wednesday I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!!!!

[jordanyosh]

The pictures came out great. :thumbsup2

I always worry about docs/tix arriving until they are in my hands......:confused3

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Very nice pictures! Are those blue toenails I see?:rotfl:

:yay: for Guitar Hero! I was going to get that, but I bought other stuff instead. Oh well, the kids have birthdays coming up in January and February. But I think Mom will be the one who will be playing with it.:lmao:

[mnmrmustard]

I keep checking the mail daily for my documents.......none yet.:confused3

Drat! Well hopefully both of ours will be in soon!

The pictures came out great. :thumbsup2

I always worry about docs/tix arriving until they are in my hands......:confused3

Thank you - we're pretty happy with them :)

I'll worry if they're not here by the end of the week ...and I'll certainly be calling before that ;)

Very nice pictures! Are those blue toenails I see?:rotfl:

:yay: for Guitar Hero! I was going to get that, but I bought other stuff instead. Oh well, the kids have birthdays coming up in January and February. But I think Mom will be the one who will be playing with it.:lmao:

Thanks much! Yes, DW made sure their toenails matched ...hehehe.

Rock on! I'll tell you how much fun it is after we've played it some. And yes, I'm pretty jazzed about it too and will be playing it at least as much as my DDs :banana:

[scottny]

Very nice pictures! Are those blue toenails I see?:rotfl:

:yay: for Guitar Hero! I was going to get that, but I bought other stuff instead. Oh well, the kids have birthdays coming up in January and February. But I think Mom will be the one who will be playing with it.:lmao:

my nephew has Guitar Hero III I think and is obsessed with it. every time I go there he is playing it. I tried and found out it is not for me. I was not good at all.

[mnmrmustard]

my nephew has Guitar Hero III I think and is obsessed with it. every time I go there he is playing it. I tried and found out it is not for me. I was not good at all.

Yeah, we'll see how it works out for us ...I know DD11 is a natural but DD8 is up in the air. As for me I've never played anything but air guitar(in my misspent youth), but I'm a lefty so we'll see if I can play it upside down or learn to play it backwards to what I'm used to :thumbsup2

:santa: :santa: :santa: party: :smickey: :rainbow: :rainbow: :smickey: party: :santa: :santa: :santa:

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!

:santa: :santa: :santa: party: :smickey: :rainbow: :rainbow: :smickey: party: :santa: :santa: :santa:

[LeeLee2U]

I'm in!!!
Uh Your PTR that is. Not in the study with a candlestick or anything!!!:rotfl:
I love it!!
Woowee I think your DW is giving me a run for my money!! I thought I was a wee bit busy!:scared1:
I feel for your poor Dd! I'm glad she is feeling better. Braeton has missed 38 days of school so far this year!! I am the one who gets all worried about it though. The ***. Principal just laughs at me. Before they sent the first letter she had the secretary call me and tell me it was on its way so I wouldn't freak out and then she told me she didn't even send me my copy of the last 2. She said at the end of the year they will have to hav an official meeting because said child has had too many absences and they have to compare notes and se why and then they look at his school performance and see if it affected them any. With Braeton it is already known that he will miss way over his days and she said not too worry about it. he is doing fine grade wise and everyone knows he will probably have to miss way more due to his condition.
I love all the background info and aren't your DDs cute in their matching skirts.
Can't wait for the rest!!!

Have a Merry Christmas!!!:goodvibes

[scottny]

Yeah, we'll see how it works out for us ...I know DD11 is a natural but DD8 is up in the air. As for me I've never played anything but air guitar(in my misspent youth), but I'm a lefty so we'll see if I can play it upside down or learn to play it backwards to what I'm used to :thumbsup2

:santa: :santa: :santa: party: :smickey: :rainbow: :rainbow: :smickey: party: :santa: :santa: :santa:

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!

:santa: :santa: :santa: party: :smickey: :rainbow: :rainbow: :smickey: party: :santa: :santa: :santa:

i am lefty too. u just adjust to it

[mnmrmustard]

I'm in!!!
Uh Your PTR that is. Not in the study with a candlestick or anything!!!:rotfl:
I love it!!
Woowee I think your DW is giving me a run for my money!! I thought I was a wee bit busy!:scared1:
I feel for your poor Dd! I'm glad she is feeling better. Braeton has missed 38 days of school so far this year!! I am the one who gets all worried about it though. The ***. Principal just laughs at me. Before they sent the first letter she had the secretary call me and tell me it was on its way so I wouldn't freak out and then she told me she didn't even send me my copy of the last 2. She said at the end of the year they will have to hav an official meeting because said child has had too many absences and they have to compare notes and se why and then they look at his school performance and see if it affected them any. With Braeton it is already known that he will miss way over his days and she said not too worry about it. he is doing fine grade wise and everyone knows he will probably have to miss way more due to his condition.
I love all the background info and aren't your DDs cute in their matching skirts.
Can't wait for the rest!!!

Have a Merry Christmas!!!:goodvibes

LOL, welcome! And I have no idea what you're talking about!

*furtively hides candlestick behind back*

:lmao:

Yes, DW is a dynamo and I often wonder where she gets all her energy from! Volleyball is over now, but cheer has ramped up so she is just as busy! At least now we are through everything except Christmas, which will be pretty low key ...and New Years, which is at someone else's house and they are having the whole thing catered :woohoo:

DD11 is all better now and has finally caught back up on her homework. That was very cool of Braeton's Principal to call before that letter came in and that he is working with you guys on his situation. The school's on a whole seem very flexible as long as they have good documentation from the doctors and such.

Having a child with a medical condition is never an easy thing, but it is wonderful to see how the people around you open up and try to help. Our DD8 was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation of the brain when she was 3 and ended up having brain surgery. Family, friends, and people we didn't even know helped us get through the situation and come out the other end as stonger people and better parents :)

Both girls have their homework packets for the 2 weeks they will be off of school in January and have both already started them!

I'm trying to make this thing interesting and I think it's coming along. And yes, the girls were very cute in their outfits :D

Merry Christmas to you and yours and have a warm and wonderful holiday! :santa: :hug: :santa:

i am lefty too. u just adjust to it

Well lets hear it for us lefties!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[scottny]

Well lets hear it for us lefties!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Ok
:woohoo: :banana: :cool1: :cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Merry
Christmas!!!

[Disneymommom]

Merry Christmas Colonel Mustard!!!!

[Disneydad99]

Merry Christmas!!!

Hope Santa was good to Your Family!!!


:santa:

[Trentmom]

Hi Col Mustard!!!

Just giving you a bump and hope all is well:goodvibes

[earthfaries]

It's getting close now, can't wait for an update:cool1:

Hope everyone had a great Christmas~we sure did!!! It goes by too fast though:sad1:

At least I have something to look forward to after the holidays...12 more days until Disney ~ and mnmrmustard I just know I will see you at SW:goodvibes

[jordanyosh]

9 days.....

[mnmrmustard]

Ok
:woohoo: :banana: :cool1: :cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo:

Yes! And Guitar Hero has a "Lefty" switch so I've been rocking out just fine :cool1:

Merry
Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Colonel Mustard!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Hope Santa was good to Your Family!!!


:santa:

Thankyee to all of you! It was a wonderful one :santa: The girls got most of what they wanted and all I want is good weather for our trip :D

Hi Col Mustard!!!

Just giving you a bump and hope all is well:goodvibes

Thanks for the bump Sharky! Things are aproaching normal ...whatever that means :lmao: Just have a new year's party, a couple more days of work, a final weekend and we're off!

It's getting close now, can't wait for an update:cool1:

Hope everyone had a great Christmas~we sure did!!! It goes by too fast though:sad1:

At least I have something to look forward to after the holidays...12 more days until Disney ~ and mnmrmustard I just know I will see you at SW:goodvibes

Yes, fun but time is FLYING by isn't it?!? We're in single digits so I'm really getting ansy.

Yup, we'll be looking for ya at SW!!!

9 days.....

I KNOW! It feels like a freight train of fun rushing towards me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[jordanyosh]

I KNOW! It feels like a freight train of fun rushing towards me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

:lmao: :lmao:

Are you left handed? I knew I liked you for a reason....:thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

Well hello all! We'uns are now in ...

...


...


...


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: SINGLE DIGITS!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Christmas was great, I was the camera man taking video which I still have to edit. DW did snap this stylish shot of me putting together some of the girl's new gadgets:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/mustardchristmas.jpg

The girls got a bunch of clothes for the trip, and each of them got what they wanted ...for DD11 it was an electronic metronome for her flute playing, a stack of books, and an MP3 player. For DD8 it was an MP3 player, a bunch of horse trading cards with a case, and an electronic talking parrot.

The big deal for me was the present that their Nana (MiL) got for them. The wireless guitar and the Guitar Hero I & II Dual pack :cool2: The whole fam has been playing it but it is really DD11 and I who have been rocking out. I have now finished it on Easy and Medium ...went out with an encore playing, you guessed it - Free Bird! :lmao:

OK, enough about that. Back to trip stuff!

We Got Our Tickets!!!!!!!
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/tickets.jpg

...and our Parking Pass!
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/parkingvoucher.jpg

...and I'm finalizing our trip planner
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/planner.jpg

I have the suitcases inside now and broke out our rain ponchos. We have our lists and DW finds something new to buy for the trip no matter what store she is in. Our Disney card is getting quite the workout :thumbsup2

So now I'm involved in taking down Christmas and getting the house ready for us being away. Luckily our neighbors have agreed to watch our dog and cat for us. The cat is an outside cat so they just need to keep her food and water going and our dog will stay at our place during the day and then go over to their place in the evening.

I have my camera backpack together:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/camerabackpack.jpg

Yes, I am an AV junkie :D I'll be shooting a lot of pictures and some video every day and DL it all to my laptop and then burning everything to DVDs each evening and will go through it all when we get back home.

New Year's is the last hurdle with a BIG party at some friend's house. They're hiring a bartender and everything and we get a guest room so we don't have to worry about driving after :woohoo: They have stuff planned for the kids too (there will be about 20 adults and at least a dozen kids).

If I survive that I have the 2nd and 3rd at work, then all the packing and checking and re-checking lists. And finally Monday morning we jump on a plane to start our adventure :rotfl:

Thank you all for your warm wishes and I hope all of your New Years are wonderful ones!

[mnmrmustard]

:lmao: :lmao:

Are you left handed? I knew I liked you for a reason....:thumbsup2

Heheheh, yup - you got it bud. We lefties have to stick together ;)

[jordanyosh]

Are you carrying around the camera bag all the time? You ARE an AV junkie if you are.....

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, I can't believe you are in the single digits already! Isn't it great having that to look forward to??

Nice pj's, Mustard!:lmao:

Sounds like the girls had a great Christmas! I'm coming over to try Guitar Hero! I wanted to get that, but I wasn't sure if the kids would like it. Neither one of my kids is really big into playing a musical instrument. I always was, though. My mom started me out with piano lessons when I was really young and it kind of took off from there. I used to have a guitar, but I never did learn how to play the darn thing. Everything else I played, I taught myself on. Guitar was one thing I could never get, though.:confused3

Sounds like you have a big New Year's Eve planned. I think I'm staying home this year. My grandmother always said, "whatever you do on NYE, you end up doing for the rest of the year." Well, last year I went out and left the kids with my mom. They decided to do sparklers at midnight. Wouldn't you know it, my daughter took a lit sparkler in the eye. We ended up spending NYE/NYD morning in the ER with her. Lucky me, I got to spend a good part of the year in the hospital. I guess gramma was right.:rolleyes:

Wow, that's a big camera! Are you lugging that, tripod and all, around with you the whole time?? I can't wait to see the pictures/videos!

YAY for finally getting your tickets!

[earthfaries]

Glad you guys had a fun christmas and everyone got what they wanted:goodvibes

That's a nice camera set up you got there...can't wait to see all the great pics:yay: I just know your TR is going to be GREAT!!!

8 more days, time really does fly doesn't it?!? Are you packed yet???

The NYE party sounds so fun...it will be nice not to have to worry about driving or anything so you can just relax and enjoy yourselves.

I really love the SM ticket. I didn't get one like that:sad2:
We also didn't get a princess/castle one either but that's okay, none of us are into princesses. The boys are fighting over the incredibles ticket though:laughing:

Keep us updated on your last week...good luck with the christmas decorations.

[Anne's Family]

I want to see pictures on the Picture of the Day thread when you get back! I'll be looking for your clan when I'm there. I'll be harder to find, there's only one of me!

[kindakrazy2]

Yeah for single digits! :cool1:

and for getting your tickets! :yay:

Holy smokes on the camera gear! :eek: I got tired of lugging around my camera without all the other stuff that went with it!

But of course - your photos will be better then mine so you may be onto something there....

:rolleyes:

[mnmrmustard]

Are you carrying around the camera bag all the time? You ARE an AV junkie if you are.....

Heheh, nope - I have a smaller bag and will use it more than anything. If I take the backpack MiL has already volunteered to let it hang on the back of her electric wheelchair :D

Wow, I can't believe you are in the single digits already! Isn't it great having that to look forward to??

Nice pj's, Mustard!:lmao:

Sounds like the girls had a great Christmas! I'm coming over to try Guitar Hero! I wanted to get that, but I wasn't sure if the kids would like it. Neither one of my kids is really big into playing a musical instrument. I always was, though. My mom started me out with piano lessons when I was really young and it kind of took off from there. I used to have a guitar, but I never did learn how to play the darn thing. Everything else I played, I taught myself on. Guitar was one thing I could never get, though.:confused3

Sounds like you have a big New Year's Eve planned. I think I'm staying home this year. My grandmother always said, "whatever you do on NYE, you end up doing for the rest of the year." Well, last year I went out and left the kids with my mom. They decided to do sparklers at midnight. Wouldn't you know it, my daughter took a lit sparkler in the eye. We ended up spending NYE/NYD morning in the ER with her. Lucky me, I got to spend a good part of the year in the hospital. I guess gramma was right.:rolleyes:

Wow, that's a big camera! Are you lugging that, tripod and all, around with you the whole time?? I can't wait to see the pictures/videos!

YAY for finally getting your tickets!

Yes, the days are flying past ...I just hope they last long while we're there! And yes, it is wonderful to look forward to. This time next week we'll be doing our final recheck of our bags and stacking everything by the door to load up.

Thank you for the kind words on my PJs :D I was missing the santa hat that time around, it really completes the ensemble :lmao:

I have always liked music but was never patient enough to learn an instrument. I even owned a bass for a couple of years but never got past some basic notes/chords. Guitar Hero is MUCH better and easier - even if you aren't musically inclined you can still have a great time playing it :thumbsup2

Yes, it should be a fun New Years, but I am going to keep things pretty low key personally - just have a couple of beers and take some pictures of the fun. Yikes! Sparklers in the eye are not a fun thing to get a call on when you're out having "grown-up" time :scared: I hope DD was ok.

No, I won't lug it all around. I'll probably bring the camera itself and an extra lens each day and bring more equipement for special stuff like the fireworks n such. I'll be posting a BUNCH of pics when I come back, you can count on it!

And yes, a VERY big relief to have those tickets in hand. There is still arguing over who gets which cards though. I, of course, have dibs on the Increcibles!

Glad you guys had a fun christmas and everyone got what they wanted:goodvibes

That's a nice camera set up you got there...can't wait to see all the great pics:yay: I just know your TR is going to be GREAT!!!

8 more days, time really does fly doesn't it?!? Are you packed yet???

The NYE party sounds so fun...it will be nice not to have to worry about driving or anything so you can just relax and enjoy yourselves.

I really love the SM ticket. I didn't get one like that:sad2:
We also didn't get a princess/castle one either but that's okay, none of us are into princesses. The boys are fighting over the incredibles ticket though:laughing:

Keep us updated on your last week...good luck with the christmas decorations.

Yes, a great but mellow Christmas, just what I was hoping for. I've spent a couple of years building up the camera equipment on my meager budget, but I'm very happy with what I have now. The lenses should give me some good options on what I can capture.

Nope, not packed yet, but we have a long weekend to finish that up so I'm not worried. We have the lists, which is the important part. I just need to make sure everything fits in the suitcases!

New Years should be a kick, we've been to parties thrown by these people and it is always a great time. Yes, the only bummer with the tickets was that the tinkerbell one was an adult ticket and the princesses the child ticket. This is reveresed from what both DDs wanted. Ah well, such is life aye?

I'll try and keep everybody up to speed, but it's going to be a busy week!

I want to see pictures on the Picture of the Day thread when you get back! I'll be looking for your clan when I'm there. I'll be harder to find, there's only one of me!

Heheh, I hope to have a couple of shots worth posting there - thank you. And we'll be keeping an eye out for you too ...although you're probably right in that we'll be a bit easier to spot given our numbers ;)

Cheers and Happy New Years to all - I have to get back to taking down Christmas and packing things up!

[mnmrmustard]

:banana: :banana: :banana: COOL - Top of My Own Page Too!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Yes, it should be a fun New Years, but I am going to keep things pretty low key personally - just have a couple of beers and take some pictures of the fun. Yikes! Sparklers in the eye are not a fun thing to get a call on when you're out having "grown-up" time :scared: I hope DD was ok.


Well, luckily I was the sober one who didn't have anything to drink. Can't say the same for my hubby. Kyleigh ended up having a "corneal abrasion." They said if it would have gotten any closer, she would have lost her eye. Hubby made such a scene in the ER, I was so embarrassed. He is a very loud drunk.:rolleyes:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

:banana: :banana: :banana: COOL - Top of My Own Page Too!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I knew it was coming!:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[mnmrmustard]

Well, luckily I was the sober one who didn't have anything to drink. Can't say the same for my hubby. Kyleigh ended up having a "corneal abrasion." They said if it would have gotten any closer, she would have lost her eye. Hubby made such a scene in the ER, I was so embarrassed. He is a very loud drunk.:rolleyes:

LOL, well someone has to stay sober enough to see how silly the others end up acting ;) I'm glad Kyleigh's eye was ok. Yeah, I'm sure having an intoxicated hubby in an ER on a busy night like that wasn't fun. Here's to hoping this new year will be a bit less hectic for both your family and mine :thumbsup2

I knew it was coming!:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Well of course! :rotfl:

[scottny]

i like the bag and everything in it. I have the lowepro slingbag 100 or something like that name. I am not sure if I am taking it or my new coach bag and just put everything in there. I will have my olympus evolt 510 and a hp R717 for video.

[earthfaries]

pixiedust: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!pixiedust:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Happy new year. Hope you had fun at your shindig last night!:goodvibes

[jordanyosh]

Less than a week.....:cloud9: I bet it can't come fast enough

[Trentmom]

Wow..I am a slacker...

Missed another update....will go and hang my head in shame now




Okay, I am done:rotfl2:

I bet your pics and videos are goign to be great with all that equipment you have...can't wait to see:thumbsup2

Yah for single digits:cool1:

Cute Christmas photo of you getting gadgets ready for Christmas morning..Love the pjs:rotfl: :goodvibes

I love your tickets..

So break it down for us..

Which ticket goes with what person?

I would want the Cinderella one for me:thumbsup2

New Years Eve sounds like a blast. How was it?

[mnmrmustard]

i like the bag and everything in it. I have the lowepro slingbag 100 or something like that name. I am not sure if I am taking it or my new coach bag and just put everything in there. I will have my olympus evolt 510 and a hp R717 for video.

Thank you - the price was right for it ;) I almost picked up a sling-style bag and may still do that down the road. I have a smaller camera bag that I will be taking on days when I don't want to be so weighed down.

Let me know how the coach bag works out for you :thumbsup2

pixiedust: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!pixiedust:

Thankyee! I hope yours was wonderful!

Happy new year. Hope you had fun at your shindig last night!:goodvibes

It was a really good time, good family fun with karaoke in the living room, "Rock Band" hooked up to an XBOX 360 and an open bar in between. DW and I paced ourselves and didn't overindulge despite them having a FANTASTIC bartender. Grown-ups and kids alike had lots of fun and we stayed up until after 4am :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

Less than a week.....:cloud9: I bet it can't come fast enough

No kidding! We're getting pretty excited here ...I know it'll be hard to concentrate at work tomorrow :laughing:

Wow..I am a slacker...

Missed another update....will go and hang my head in shame now




Okay, I am done:rotfl2:

I bet your pics and videos are goign to be great with all that equipment you have...can't wait to see:thumbsup2

Yah for single digits:cool1:

Cute Christmas photo of you getting gadgets ready for Christmas morning..Love the pjs:rotfl: :goodvibes

I love your tickets..

So break it down for us..

Which ticket goes with what person?

I would want the Cinderella one for me:thumbsup2

New Years Eve sounds like a blast. How was it?

Bad girl! No soup for you! :rotfl:

Hehehe, no worries - I'm doing good just to keep up with my own thread, let alone all of them that you juggle ;)

Yes, I hope to get some good ones and will be posting them soon after I get back. Yup, only a few more days to go :woohoo:

Hehehe, everyone like my stylin' pjs :D Ahh, the tickets. Lesseee....

DD8 = Cinderella
DD11 = Tinkerbell
MiL = Mickey signing autograph
DM = Mickey flying with other characters
DW = Dwarves
Me = Incredibles!

And I answered the question of the NYE party just above in reply to Tat ;)

Happy New Year all!!!! I'll be back on tomorrow to do a real update.

5 days to go!!!!

[Trentmom]

Thank you - the price was right for it ;) I almost picked up a sling-style bag and may still do that down the road. I have a smaller camera bag that I will be taking on days when I don't want to be so weighed down.

Let me know how the coach bag works out for you :thumbsup2



Thankyee! I hope yours was wonderful!



It was a really good time, good family fun with karaoke in the living room, "Rock Band" hooked up to an XBOX 360 and an open bar in between. DW and I paced ourselves and didn't overindulge despite them having a FANTASTIC bartender. Grown-ups and kids alike had lots of fun and we stayed up until after 4am :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:



No kidding! We're getting pretty excited here ...I know it'll be hard to concentrate at work tomorrow :laughing:



Bad girl! No soup for you! :rotfl:

Hehehe, no worries - I'm doing good just to keep up with my own thread, let alone all of them that you juggle ;)

Yes, I hope to get some good ones and will be posting them soon after I get back. Yup, only a few more days to go :woohoo:

Hehehe, everyone like my stylin' pjs :D Ahh, the tickets. Lesseee....

DD8 = Cinderella
DD11 = Tinkerbell
MiL = Mickey signing autograph
DM = Mickey flying with other characters
DW = Dwarves
Me = Incredibles!

And I answered the question of the NYE party just above in reply to Tat ;)

Happy New Year all!!!! I'll be back on tomorrow to do a real update.

5 days to go!!!!

Thanks for giving me the breakdown of who would have what tickets, I am a detail girl and like to ask a lot of questions, just ask my dis buds....:rotfl2:

WOw...4am.....You wild man!!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I think we crashed about 3 am, so you beat me....:goodvibes

5 more days:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

hey mustard, still around, have a great trip, and can not wait to read about it when you get back.

another drive by posting by me coming up soon.

fauntleroy out.
:surfweb:

[kindakrazy2]

I'm thinking today is the 4 day mark for the Mustard Clan!

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

4 dancing smilies for 4 days! :thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

What's left to do?

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, its really coming up quick! And I'll miss saying goodbye to you, cause I'm going to see my HONEY :love: Rob Zombie:love: this weekend!! So if I don't get another chance to talk/type at you before you go, have a great time, take lots of pictures (don't forget the food pictures :lmao: ), and go see Fantasmic for me! I'll miss ya!

[scottny]

If I don't get over here in time I wanted to say have a great trip.

[mnmrmustard]

Sorry I haven't been around guys and gals ...yesterday and today are my only two work days before the trip and the winter term starts on Monday so there's a LOT of last minute server/computer lab stuff that has to be taken care of before I go!

Thanks for giving me the breakdown of who would have what tickets, I am a detail girl and like to ask a lot of questions, just ask my dis buds....:rotfl2:

WOw...4am.....You wild man!!!!:lmao: :

I think we crashed about 3 am, so you beat me....:goodvibes

5 more days :cool1:

No problem - I aim to please :D LOL - yes, that is officially the latest I've stayed up for New Years ...but not the latest I've stayed up for a party ;)

5 days ....well to be precise it's 3 Days, 19 Hours, 25 Minutes :lmao: :woohoo: :rotfl: :banana: :dance3:

hey mustard, still around, have a great trip, and can not wait to read about it when you get back.

another drive by posting by me coming up soon.

fauntleroy out.


Trying to keep up - still have a lot to do, but first have to get through this last work day! Thanks much for stopping by :thumbsup2

I'm thinking today is the 4 day mark for the Mustard Clan!

:cool1:

4 dancing smilies for 4 days! :thumbsup2

Yup, getting sooooo close! It is hard to focus on anything at the moment - my mind is elsewhere :wizard:

What's left to do?

PACKING!!!!! Ugh - all of the laundry is done but we still have to get everything together and put into the suitcases :scared:

Wow, its really coming up quick! And I'll miss saying goodbye to you, cause I'm going to see my HONEY :love: Rob Zombie:love: this weekend!! So if I don't get another chance to talk/type at you before you go, have a great time, take lots of pictures (don't forget the food pictures :lmao: ), and go see Fantasmic for me! I'll miss ya!

That it is! And you'll have to tell me how RZ was ...he played about 30min from here a couple of months ago but I wasn't able to see him :sad1:

I'll take a bunch of pics, but I try and avoid the food pr0n as it is so fattening :D I'll probably post some pics from the park just to keep things interesting and then bring the rest back on DVDs to sort through. Oh yes, we'll be there for Fantasmic! and will think of you as we see it for the first time :)

If I don't get over here in time I wanted to say have a great trip.

Thankyee Sir! I'll try and get over to your thread tomorrow if I can wrangle some time! Almost DIS TIME!!!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[mnmrmustard]

Oh and one last suprise that I've just booked :D

I've made reservation for my mom and my MiL to go parasailing from Sammy Duvall's Watersports Centre at the Contemporary Resort :yay: :yay: :yay: It'll be an added suprise for our last day there ...it is something both of them have always wanted to do and have never done. They have a really cool setup that lets them launch and land from the boat without ever getting wet :)

And I've checked the weather for the first few days there:

Monday: Partly Cloudy - 78 degrees
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy - 80 degrees
Wednesday: 30% chance of rain - 77 degrees
Thursday: Partly Cloudy - 79 degrees
Friday: Partly Cloudy - 77 degrees
Saturday: Mostly Sunny - 77 degrees

Can you say "OH YEAH!!!!!!!!" :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[jordanyosh]

Oh and one last suprise that I've just booked :D

I've made reservation for my mom and my MiL to go parasailing from Sammy Duvall's Watersports Centre at the Contemporary Resort :yay: :yay: :yay: It'll be an added suprise for our last day there ...it is something both of them have always wanted to do and have never done. They have a really cool setup that lets them launch and land from the boat without ever getting wet :)

And I've checked the weather for the first few days there:

Monday: Partly Cloudy - 78 degrees
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy - 80 degrees
Wednesday: 30% chance of rain - 77 degrees
Thursday: Partly Cloudy - 79 degrees
Friday: Partly Cloudy - 77 degrees
Saturday: Mostly Sunny - 77 degrees

Can you say "OH YEAH!!!!!!!!" :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

How cool are you!!!!!

Fantastic weather mojo you got going on..:thumbsup2

[scottny]

Oh and one last suprise that I've just booked :D

I've made reservation for my mom and my MiL to go parasailing from Sammy Duvall's Watersports Centre at the Contemporary Resort :yay: :yay: :yay: It'll be an added suprise for our last day there ...it is something both of them have always wanted to do and have never done. They have a really cool setup that lets them launch and land from the boat without ever getting wet :)

And I've checked the weather for the first few days there:

Monday: Partly Cloudy - 78 degrees
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy - 80 degrees
Wednesday: 30% chance of rain - 77 degrees
Thursday: Partly Cloudy - 79 degrees
Friday: Partly Cloudy - 77 degrees
Saturday: Mostly Sunny - 77 degrees

Can you say "OH YEAH!!!!!!!!" :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That sounds like fun. the weather sounds great for you. can u tell it to last a few weeks after you. :lmao:

[Trentmom]

3 more days!!!!!


What a cool surprise....You Mom and MIL are going to be so excited:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Ya da the man!!!!!

[mnmrmustard]

How cool are you!!!!!

Fantastic weather mojo you got going on..:thumbsup2

Thank you and yes, I hope that weather mojo holds out for you too!

That sounds like fun. the weather sounds great for you. can u tell it to last a few weeks after you. :lmao:

I'll make sure and send word to the weather gods ;)

3 more days!!!!!


What a cool surprise....You Mom and MIL are going to be so excited:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Ya da the man!!!!!

Yes! 2 more now!!! Yes, MiL already found out so I guess I should let my mom know ...and we've made a change to the package that I know they'll like :D

[mnmrmustard]

Howdy all! We're pretty busy here packing and rechecking lists and such. I have my binder together with more info than I'll probably use. It has:


Reservation confirmation for our flights
Reservation confirmation for our rental van
Reservation confirmation for our Resort
Reservation confirmation for Discovery Cove/Sea World
Reservation confirmation for our Pirates Dinner
ADR confirmaiton numbers
Contact info for everywhere we're going
Itenerary and other DIS info
A list of things to pick up when we get to Orlando
A pouch with our tickets and Disney Dollars
Another pouch with our customized maps


I have all camera/vid camera batteries charged, our GPS charged, my pocket PC and laptop charged, our PSP charged, and fresh batteries in everything that takes them :thumbsup2

We have some stuff packed and everything else being piled up and organized for packing. I have a short list of things we'll be picking up at the store today.

I printed out the custom LGMH shirt logos last night and we have 3 of them ironed on so far (DD8, DD11, and mine). Here's a pic:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/disshirts.jpg

We'll get the rest of them ironed on today so we can pack them all up.

Oh, and we modified/upgraded the "mom's" parasailing. They will be doing the 10-12 minute "deluxe" flight which takes them up to 600ft and they will be doing it tandem! MiL will by flying with DD8 and my mom will be flying with DD11 :yay: :rotfl: :yay:

The weather is still holding for our flight out on Monday (there's a storm rolling through today and tomorrow which will be dumping 1-2" on the valley floor each night, but it melts during the day and Sunday night is supposed to be better and Monday morning is just partly cloudy :) Orlando weather is still GREAT with only one day showing with any real precipitation over the next week :dance3:

The only problem we're having is trying to not get distracted by a late Christmas present DW suprised us all with. She came home with "Rock Band" for the PS2 Thursday night and the whole family has really enjoyed jamming and rocking out on it :laughing: We already had Guitar Hero I & II but played Rock Band at the New Year's party at our friend's house and everyone really loved it.

Well I should get back to work now, still lots to do! Happy DISing to everyone - have a great day! :wizard:

[jordanyosh]

Nice shirts.....

Nice stuff for the binder.

Get to work.....48 hours.......

[Trentmom]

Thank you and yes, I hope that weather mojo holds out for you too!



I'll make sure and send word to the weather gods ;)



Yes! 2 more now!!! Yes, MiL already found out so I guess I should let my mom know ...and we've made a change to the package that I know they'll like :D

I was going to ask what changes you made, but I see you mentioned them in another post..Very cool:thumbsup2

You sure are organized..Very impressed:thumbsup2

I like your shirts...They look great:thumbsup2

48 hrs:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

You all having trouble sleeping now?

[kindakrazy2]

2 more days! :goodvibes

[scottny]

the shirts look great. 2 more days how exciting. :woohoo:

[earthfaries]

Sounds like you all are ready to go:banana:

I love the shirts! Have fun enjoying your last two days before leaving! Try not to play Rock Band too much:laughing:

See you in the parks:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

If I don't get a chance....Have a great time....:thumbsup2

[englishrose47]

If I don't get a chance....Have a great time....:thumbsup2

Dittohere!!

[Trentmom]

If I miss you, Have a great time and take tons of pics for us left behind!!!


:dancer: :dancer: :tinker: :ccat: :donald: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost: :mickeyjum :stitch2: :figment: :goofy: :simba: :stitch: :dumbo:

[scottny]

have a great time and tell Mickey I will see him soon. Thanks. :)

[kindakrazy2]

Hope you have a magical trip!

[Trentmom]

where you a mustard?

Are you already sleeping with visions of Mickey and Minnie Dancing in your head?



If that is the case, have a great trip!!!!!!


:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[LeeLee2U]

Just wanted to stop in to say Ya'll have a great time. Take LOTS of Pics and remember those details cause We want a TR!!!!
GO HAVE A BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:goodvibes

[mnmrmustard]

Nice shirts.....

Nice stuff for the binder.

Get to work.....48 hours.......

We've been keeping a steady pace, no working TOO hard but getting everything done ;)

I was going to ask what changes you made, but I see you mentioned them in another post..Very cool:thumbsup2

You sure are organized..Very impressed:thumbsup2

I like your shirts...They look great:thumbsup2

48 hrs:cool1:

You all having trouble sleeping now?

Thank You, I'm trying to keep it together. I've gotten to a point where I'm just saying everything is "fine" no matter how weird it gets :lmao: :thumbsup2

2 more days! :goodvibes

It has been going FAST!!!!

the shirts look great. 2 more days how exciting. :woohoo:

Thank you! And yes - we're pretty jazzed :-]

Sounds like you all are ready to go:banana:

I love the shirts! Have fun enjoying your last two days before leaving! Try not to play Rock Band too much:laughing:

See you in the parks:thumbsup2

Hehehe, we're pretty much there ...and I swore off the Rock Band today just to make sure I kept focused ;) See you there!!!

If I don't get a chance....Have a great time....:thumbsup2

Thank youuuu! :D

Dittohere!!

And you too! :hug:

If I miss you, Have a great time and take tons of pics for us left behind!!!




Thankyee m'dear! Still kicking around ...getting close to "go time" ...hehehe. I'll take LOADS of pics, no worries about that.

have a great time and tell Mickey I will see him soon. Thanks. :)

Thank you Scott ...and I'll put in a good word to the big (eared) guy for ya :thumbsup2

Hope you have a magical trip!

Thank you very much - I know we will :wizard:

where you a mustard?

Are you already sleeping with visions of Mickey and Minnie Dancing in your head?



If that is the case, have a great trip!!!!!!


:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Not out yet ...it is about 9:20pm and we fly out tomorrow at 10:12am, so we're almost to the 12hr mark - wheeeeee! Thank you for the warm wishes!

Just wanted to stop in to say Ya'll have a great time. Take LOTS of Pics and remember those details cause We want a TR!!!!
GO HAVE A BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:goodvibes

Thanks much for stopping by and for the happy thoughts. Oh yes, I'll turn this wee little thread into a big bad TR very soon - lolol

[Trentmom]

Mustard, you came.....Thought for sure you were fast asleep

I didn't realize the time difference.....My bad:rotfl2:

[mnmrmustard]

OK, so we're just about there ...all of the bags are packed and stacked in the living room to be loaded in our minivan in the morning. The kids are in bed and completely failing to go to sleep. DW is doing some paperwork in the bedroom. And I'm in the living room going back over lists to make sure we've got it all together.

DW has been working on tie-dyed versions of our shirts and has 3 done, with the rest finishing setting before they go through the wash. We'll iron on the LGMH decal in the morning and they will be the last official items to go into our luggage. Here's what a couple of them look like:

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/tiedye.jpg

Basically all is well except for one WEE LITTLE SNAG. I had told you about how great the weather was shaping up in Orlando but hadn't filled you in on the 3 storms that had been blowing through southern Oregon since Friday afternoon.

Weeeellllll, here's what it looks like as of about 30min ago:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/snow.jpg

There is about 3" on the ground now with more coming over night. It is supposed to stop and get back above freezing an hour or two before our flight leaves, but right now I'm none too happy with ole Mother Nature. Push comes to shove I have tire chains and can get us the 35 miles to the airport ...but that doesn't do any good if our flight is fudged.

I guess no trip would be complete without a little drama ...so here's to this being our slice of it and that it all turns out fine. Tuesday we are back to the rain we are accustomed to so if the trip gets bumped a day we'll survive and I had that first day as a "kick around Orlando" day anyways.

If you see me post in the morning it means we were delayed, if you don't see me for a couple of days it means that we're on our way :thumbsup2

If you get a chance - send us some Pixie Dust to get that plane off the ground!

[mnmrmustard]

Mustard, you came.....Thought for sure you were fast asleep

I didn't realize the time difference.....My bad:rotfl2:

Hehehe, yeah - it's you who is the night owl. I'm still hopeful about getting to bed at a decent hour. Now getting to sleep ...THAT'S a completely different matter :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Trentmom]

Hehehe, yeah - it's you who is the night owl. I'm still hopeful about getting to bed at a decent hour. Now getting to sleep ...THAT'S a completely different matter :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


Yep, that is me..

WHO...WHO..WHO..

That is my owl call:rotfl2:


Wow..just saw that snow....

I will pray that you don't get delayed at all or not too much, if you do.

Like you said, at least your first day was just a kick around day, nothing major...Just make sure you call resort, if your flight is delayed.....I am sure you already know that...:rotfl2:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

AAAH! I hope that snow is cleared off the runway by the time you leave and you have an uneventful flight!:goodvibes

[Trentmom]

Forgot, loving the shirts...Tell your DW Great job:thumbsup2

[mnmrmustard]

Yep, that is me..

WHO...WHO..WHO..

That is my owl call:rotfl2:


Wow..just saw that snow....

I will pray that you don't get delayed at all or not too much, if you do.

Like you said, at least your first day was just a kick around day, nothing major...Just make sure you call resort, if your flight is delayed.....I am sure you already know that...:rotfl2:

Hehehe, the call of the night owls! Thank you for the prayers ...it has stopped snowing and I keep chanting "melt melt melt!"

Yup, no big loss if we're late and I have the resort's number in my planner if I need to contact them :thumbsup2

AAAH! I hope that snow is cleared off the runway by the time you leave and you have an uneventful flight!:goodvibes

Thank you ...I'm still hopeful that it will. It snows on the valley floor sometimes but very rarely mucks up the roads. And if the roads are clear the runways gotta be right? ;)

Forgot, loving the shirts...Tell your DW Great job:thumbsup2

Coolness - I passed the word on and she smiled and giggled :)

[Trentmom]

Hehehe, the call of the night owls! Thank you for the prayers ...it has stopped snowing and I keep chanting "melt melt melt!"

Yup, no big loss if we're late and I have the resort's number in my planner if I need to contact them :thumbsup2



Thank you ...I'm still hopeful that it will. It snows on the valley floor sometimes but very rarely mucks up the roads. And if the roads are clear the runways gotta be right? ;)



Coolness - I passed the word on and she smiled and giggled :)

So, did the kids fall asleep yet or do you hear them talking amongst themselves....?

[Trentmom]

I am exhausted..........



Have a good time Mr Mustard and Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Be safe and have fun!!!!!!


:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[jordanyosh]

Sending some good weather mojo your way.:thumbsup2

[earthfaries]

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: There's you some pixie dust for getting your flight to take off as scheduled, be safe and land as scheduled!!!

Love the tye dye !!!


HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

[kindakrazy2]

Well, he hasn't posted this morning so that is a good sign, right?

Hoping your flights are taking off as planned Mustard!

Have a wonderful trip and I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back! :thumbsup2

[Trentmom]

I hope you weren't delayed..


More Pixie Dust


:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

[scottny]

the shirts look great. the snow looks pretty. I know you don't want it but it is pretty. I do hope it stops and u r able to get out with no or as little delay as possible.

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

have a great trip.

[mnmrmustard]

Peek-a-boo!

So, did the kids fall asleep yet or do you hear them talking amongst themselves....?

it took them a while but they were asleep by about 11pm

I am exhausted..........



Have a good time Mr Mustard and Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Be safe and have fun!!!!!!


:cool1: :cool1:

We're being safe and having what fun we can given our first snafu ...which I will explain below ;)

Sending some good weather mojo your way.:thumbsup2

Thank you for the mojo ...it came, but was a bit too late unfortunately.

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: There's you some pixie dust for getting your flight to take off as scheduled, be safe and land as scheduled!!!

Love the tye dye !!!



Thanks Much!!! Keep that stuff comin' our way ...we need it!

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you - we are!

Well, he hasn't posted this morning so that is a good sign, right?

Hoping your flights are taking off as planned Mustard!

Have a wonderful trip and I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back! :thumbsup2

Not quite, but we're rolling with it :thumbsup2

I hope you weren't delayed..


More Pixie Dust


:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Thankkkkyyooooouuuuuuu!!!!

the shirts look great. the snow looks pretty. I know you don't want it but it is pretty. I do hope it stops and u r able to get out with no or as little delay as possible.

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

have a great trip.

Thank you for the pixie dust :) And the snow was pretty and oddly enough wasn't our problem. I'll explain in the first chapter of what has now become MY TRIP REPORT!

[scottny]

Thank you for the pixie dust :) And the snow was pretty and oddly enough wasn't our problem. I'll explain in the first chapter of what has now become MY TRIP REPORT!

:scared1: :eek: :scared1: :scared1:

I don't know if I want to hear this.

[Trentmom]

Oh no, I am scared...

I am hoping you will be on your way tomorrow



:goodvibes

[Trentmom]

I was ready to go to bed, but now I can't.

The suspense is killing me.

I hope it is going to have a happy ending

[scottny]

I was ready to go to bed, but now I can't.

The suspense is killing me.

I hope it is going to have a happy ending

me too.

[Trentmom]

Man, his light is out...

MUSTARD....................................


DON'T LEAVE US HANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:sca red1:

[mnmrmustard]

Hey There DIS'ers!!!

Well, it ended up dumping about 4 inches on us but stopped during the night and was looking good until I looked outside in the morning. Lo and behold it had turned FOGGY! I had been watching 3 different forecasts and they all said snow/rain for this AM and no fog on the horizon.

We headed out anyways - shoehorning ourselves and our belongings into our van and drove the 35mls to the airport. On the way there was an accident which backed up traffic for about 20 minutes, but we had left with plenty of time.

We crested the hill heading into Medford, OR and the sun was eating away at the fog a good 90 minutes before our departure time. But we got there and SFO had delayed our flight by 2hrs!!! Right off the bat that put us in a pinch - giving us only 15 minutes at SFO to make our connection :scared1:

They did a backup booking having us sit at SFO until 8pm, then flying down to LAX for an hour layover. Then we'd hit the red eye to MCO, getting in at 6am!

But then the fog THICKENED and the plane they sent from SFO circled until it ran low on fuel and then diverted to Eugene. It refueled there and flew back down to us and circled some more. Finally at 12:40pm they cancelled it and the plane flew back up north. Sigh.

Soooo, we got rebooked from United to Delta flying out tomorrow morning at 6am, connecting in Salt Lake City, and arriving at MCO at 4:30pm. We unchecked our 7 checked bags and loaded it all back up. Instead of driving all the way back we tried to take a bad situation and turn it around. There is a Super8 here in Medford that has a big indoor water slide and heated pool.

DW called and was able to cancel our 1 night stay at an Embassy Suites (we had already called them about our delays earlier). And we booked a room 1/2 mile from the airport for 1/2 the price of the suites. We had a great lunch at our fav place Elmers and then came back so the girls could finally SWIM and SLIDE!

Here's the slide with DDs and DW climbing up
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/pool01.jpg

Here's DD11 going down head first AND backwards :D
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/pool02.jpg

Here's DD8 proving she could do it too!
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/pool03.jpg

And here I am getting swallowed by the undercurrent :rotfl:
http://ronin.roguecc.edu/Orlando2008/pool04.jpg

So we spent about 2 1/2hrs in there and had the place to ourselves. Came back to the room and rested and later I ran out and grabbed some food. We're heading to bed now ...just after 9pm. We have a 3:45am wake-up so we can be back at the airport and check in at 4:30am. This way we will get seats together since Delta wouldn't let us get assigned seats ahead of time.

Cross your fingers folks, we're still working our way there. We haven't missed out on any Dis fun as we only had a trip to the big Mickey D's and maybe the Ripley's museum planned for Tuesday. And we will still get there in time to meet up with me mum just after they check in to the timeshare and head out for our first event - the Pirates Adventure Dinner! pirate: pirate: pirate:

Cheers and have a good one all - wish us luck!!!

[scottny]

well I am so glad to hear it did not cancel the trip. sorry about the fog. well I do hope u get out in the morning. At least your making the best of it and having fun at the hotel.

:thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

You have a great attitude....:thumbsup2

Wishing you luck for tomorrow's flight.......

[Trentmom]

Whew...You had me scared, thinking your entire trip was scrapped


I am so glad it was not and you are not missing out on any real disney fun.

Good idea getting a hotel so close to airport and giving the girls something fun to do tnite..

I hope all goes well tomorrow..How does the forecast look?

[earthfaries]

That's great everything worked out and you could turn it into a postive thing...you're on vacation and it looks as if you guys hads tons of fun!

Good luck in the morning, here's more pixie dust for no fog and no snow or whatever else might want to pop up:laughing:

:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Safe travels!

[kindakrazy2]

Hey look - you moved!

Welcome to the Trip Board!

Sorry yesterday was a bit of a nightmare....glad you made the best of it nad had some fun at the pool though. I hope you are up in the air somewhere right now on your way to Disney!

[mnmrmustard]

well I am so glad to hear it did not cancel the trip. sorry about the fog. well I do hope u get out in the morning. At least your making the best of it and having fun at the hotel.

:thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

Nooo, no way we were turning back after getting this close! And yes, we got out :banana: The pool was lots of fun.

You have a great attitude....:thumbsup2

Wishing you luck for tomorrow's flight.......

Thanks much! It all worked out ok and we took off on time :thumbsup2

Whew...You had me scared, thinking your entire trip was scrapped


I am so glad it was not and you are not missing out on any real disney fun.

Good idea getting a hotel so close to airport and giving the girls something fun to do tnite..

I hope all goes well tomorrow..How does the forecast look?

Yup, all was well and we were all very happy that we didn't miss any Dis days.

The next day was forecast as a mix of rain and snow, but it was only lightly drizzling when we took off :D

That's great everything worked out and you could turn it into a postive thing...you're on vacation and it looks as if you guys hads tons of fun!

Good luck in the morning, here's more pixie dust for no fog and no snow or whatever else might want to pop up:laughing:

:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Safe travels!

Yup, keep a positive attitude! We had fun and were on our way before the sun came up ;)

Hey look - you moved!

Welcome to the Trip Board!

Sorry yesterday was a bit of a nightmare....glad you made the best of it nad had some fun at the pool though. I hope you are up in the air somewhere right now on your way to Disney!

YESSSS! I put in the request a couple of days ago and we've been DISing it up big time :woohoo: :wizard: :woohoo: Day 1 soon to be posted :) Tks for checking in and keeping my thread from sinking into the depths ...hehehe

[mnmrmustard]

Hello All!

Well, we made it out the next morning ...had to get up at 3:45am to make it there by 4:30am for seat assignments. We managed seats together for both legs with both girls still getting window seats :-] But we did all have to go through the "extra special screening" because we changed our tickets. That is apparently a flag for TSA - ugh It made us the last ones to board, but we still took off 5 minutes early.

We flew into Salt Lake City, which was at an invigorating 20 degrees outside. Even the Great Salt Lake was showing signs of freezing:
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We landed just before 5pm and picked up our bags, which were very easy to spot thanks to the lime green pom-poms Nana and the DDs put on them. Also notice the little laminated LGMHs on them ...each one had our DIS names or nicknames on them:
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Next was the rental pick up ...got a brand new Town and Country with double sliding doors and a BIG cargo area behind the rear seat - yay!

By the time we got out of there we had to put the pedal to the metal and get to the resort. We met up with my fam and had enough time to dump our bags and splash some water on our face before heading back out the door to go to The Pirates Adventure Dinner!

There was a pre-show and buffet which wasn't bad, but we got there too late to have a decent place to sit. We were assigned the "Orange" pirate, Andre and he lead us into the main theater. Similar seating to a Midevil Times, except there's a big ship in the middle instead of a horse arena.

There was no flash photography allowed and it was kind of dark, but I have a fast lens for just such occasions so some shots came out pretty good.

There was much buckling and swashing and dancing about
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And acrobatics played an ongoing role
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Lives were threatened
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And the fair maiden found herself in jeopardy in the company of the pirate queen
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Our pirate Andre was full of bravado and strength
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And then it was time for more gypsy acrobatics
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The "Blue" pirate turned good and attempted to rescue the damsel princess
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The Pirate Queen protested and set about to hang said princess
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More fighting for honor and yes, more acrobatics :D
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Somehow all turns out well and the pirates swing out over our heads
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DDs get a pic with our Pirate Andre
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As does my Mom despite the attempted picture thwarting by an errant waiter
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Everybody went to the restroom except me and DD11, which gave her more picture opportunities ...she's a bit of an opportunist ;-]
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DD8 finally caught up in time for a final shot with the Pirate Queen
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As an interesting aside my Dad left the show towards the end to grab a smoke and check on their dog who unfortunately had to sit in the truck during the performance ...she's a traveling dog and is used to it. While he was out there the pirate queen came out to catch some air. As soon as she saw their dog she came running over.

Oh, I should say that their dog is a 100lb rottweiler named Precious. She said hi and asked if she could pet her and fawned all over her. She was also nice enough to ask if she could get them anything and he asked for a cup of ice for Precious. Just then she heard her cue to come back inside but promised to send some out. Sure enough a waiter came out a couple of minutes later with a large cup of ice :-]

After the show we headed back to the resort, took showers, and collapsed into our beds.

What does Day 2 bring us? When do we wake up? Where do we go? Will I be able to navigate WDW's convoluted road system???

Tune back in and see!!!!

[Anne's Family]

Fabulous so far. Lots of DISers have been wanting to know more about that show. It looks wonderful.

Whenever we get stuck on the road, we always look for a cheap place with an indoor pool. Makes the delay much more palatable!

Kudos on getting the T&C. We own one and love it!

[kindakrazy2]

Yeah! An update from Mustard while on vaction! Way to go Mike - thinking of us while you are away! :lmao:

Great photos of the pirate dinner! My kids would love that!

Love the acro stuff. Watching them on the tissue freaks me out everytime though when they just drop! :eek: I see a lyra ring there too.

Keep the updates coming! :thumbsup2

[FauntleroyFAN07]

All right you made it to the world, I was worried there for a little bit...

that pirate show looks like alot of fun.

you got some really good shots and some nice ones at the end.

Can not wait till more, have a great time on the rest of your trip

[scottny]

what a surprise to get an update from u while u r there. that dinner sounds like so much fun.
Glad u were able to get out and get there.

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, are you gonna do your TR from WDW? I can't imagine having enough time to do that!

The pirate dinner looks like fun! I'll have to try that at least once.:goodvibes

[Trentmom]

Wow.Live update from WDW!!!! You da Man Colonel:cool1:

Awesome pics.. You have mad photography skills with no flash photography allowed and still able to get such great shots:thumbsup2


Lot of great pics with the cast.!!!!

How cool that they even brought out some ice for your dad's dog:goodvibes


Can't wait to read about tomorrow's adventures!!!

Have a great time!!!:goodvibes

[Disneydad99]

great first day Mustard!!!!

Have never been to the Pirates adventure....will have to go next time!!!!

hope you are having fun!!!

& a 100lb rotewiler???

wow

:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

I'm glad you made it safely.

pirate: pirate:

Can't believe you posted a live report....wow.

[LeeLee2U]

That dinner looks fun. My kids (and I!!!) would love that! Thanks for giving us a live update!!!!!! Glad ya'll made it despite the weather. Sooooo what is the weather in Fl??

[Mrs. Bee]

I'm playing catch up. I'm only on page 10 or 11 so far.

Yay for Guitar Hero! We played it at my sisters house a couple weeks ago. then we just HAD to buy it for ourselves too. We are addicted. I am terrible but it's fun. I mostly play "hit me with your best shot" over and over. Haha.

You posted a picture of your tickets. We haven't gotten any tickets in the mail. Should I be worried?? We leave in 10 days.

[Mrs. Bee]

I'm all caught up now.

That stinks about the weather on your way out. But glad it looks like you're enjoying yourselves now! have fun!!!

[jordanyosh]

Can you believe they're still there?

[Trentmom]

Oh Colonel, are you home yet????

[Trentmom]

Yoohoo!!

Where are you colonel?

I believe you got home 2 days ago

Are you hiding in the study?


:rotfl2:

[mnmrmustard]

Well it has taken us a couple of days to get settled in, but we are back and I'm happy to say the return trip was uneventful and we were all able to catch up on some sleep ;)

I'm going through folders full of photos and have picked up the film from our underwater cameras used at Typhoon Lagoon and Discovery Cove. I spent a chunk of yesterday typing out the main events of our last few days (I had tried to write it out every 3 or 4 days durning the trip so I wouldn't forget stuff).

Tomorrow I hope to get Day 2 posted, but it'll depend on how wrapped up I get with the pictures. Thanks for checking in all!

Fabulous so far. Lots of DISers have been wanting to know more about that show. It looks wonderful.

Whenever we get stuck on the road, we always look for a cheap place with an indoor pool. Makes the delay much more palatable!

Kudos on getting the T&C. We own one and love it!

Yes, the show was worth going to, just don't go there for the food ;-] And living in the northwest, indoor pools are a must! The Town and Country was great. It handled well, got decent gas mileage, was comfortable, and I loved the extra cargo space behind the rear seat.

Yeah! An update from Mustard while on vaction! Way to go Mike - thinking of us while you are away! :lmao:

Great photos of the pirate dinner! My kids would love that!

Love the acro stuff. Watching them on the tissue freaks me out everytime though when they just drop! :eek: I see a lyra ring there too.

Keep the updates coming! :thumbsup2

Yup! I managed to crank out one anyways :laughing: Then I got buried by the pace of the vacation. Thanks about the pics, it took some going through to find some good ones to post.

Yes, there were a couple of very talented acrobats, they really took the show to a "higher" level ;) I'll see about getting a real update out very soon.

All right you made it to the world, I was worried there for a little bit...

that pirate show looks like alot of fun.

you got some really good shots and some nice ones at the end.

Can not wait till more, have a great time on the rest of your trip

Yup, made it in one piece. Sorry I couldn't do more updates, but I have a LOT of material to put into the rest of them. And the rest of the trip was fantastic, if a bit tiring and wrought with the standard perils of vacations (getting lost, sick kids, tired family members).

what a surprise to get an update from u while u r there. that dinner sounds like so much fun.
Glad u were able to get out and get there.

I live to keep everybody guessing - lol. It was very fun and we were very relieved to be able to get a flight out and make it there :cool1:

Wow, are you gonna do your TR from WDW? I can't imagine having enough time to do that!

The pirate dinner looks like fun! I'll have to try that at least once.:goodvibes

No, I managed that one little bit, but that's all I could manage. Time does become a precious commodity there, doesn't it? Yes, I'd say give it a chance as a nice diversion.

Wow.Live update from WDW!!!! You da Man Colonel:cool1:

Awesome pics.. You have mad photography skills with no flash photography allowed and still able to get such great shots:thumbsup2


Lot of great pics with the cast.!!!!

How cool that they even brought out some ice for your dad's dog:goodvibes


Can't wait to read about tomorrow's adventures!!!

Have a great time!!!:goodvibes

Hehe, I do what I can ;) I had lots of practice shooting gymnastics pics of my daughters ...lots of action and no flash allowed. And the cast pics were just the tip of the iceberg for DD11 - she proved to be quite the picture/autograph hound on the trip :lmao:

Yes, it was very nice that they brought out the ice for Precious ...she loved the stuff. I'll see about getting day 2 up soon - gotta go back through those pics :surfweb:

great first day Mustard!!!!

Have never been to the Pirates adventure....will have to go next time!!!!

hope you are having fun!!!

& a 100lb rotewiler???

wow

:thumbsup2

I think it is something you should go to at least once, just to see the spectacle of it - just like those midevil times dinners.

It was much fun ...and yes, she is a big girl but very loyal to the family. She let the girls climb all over her :D

I'm glad you made it safely.

pirate: pirate:

Can't believe you posted a live report....wow.

Thank you!

LOL, I take it doing that is a bit of an oddity. And looking back on the days that followed I can see why - lots of activity and very little down time.

That dinner looks fun. My kids (and I!!!) would love that! Thanks for giving us a live update!!!!!! Glad ya'll made it despite the weather. Sooooo what is the weather in Fl??

It was fun - give it a try next time. You're very welcome - glad to! Yes, fog is the bane of our flying existence up here. The first week there was very nice with temps in the high 70s and almost no rain. The weekend brought a storm with warm weather but a couple of downpours.

The following week was a bit cooler but no more precipitation until Thursday afternoon. All in all I can't complain about the weather we got - it didn't mess up anything we wanted to do other than making me switch a couple of events.

I'm playing catch up. I'm only on page 10 or 11 so far.

Yay for Guitar Hero! We played it at my sisters house a couple weeks ago. then we just HAD to buy it for ourselves too. We are addicted. I am terrible but it's fun. I mostly play "hit me with your best shot" over and over. Haha.

You posted a picture of your tickets. We haven't gotten any tickets in the mail. Should I be worried?? We leave in 10 days.

Hehe, yes - both Guitar Hero and Rock Band are not the gaming staples of the household. I haven't picked it up since we've been back, but I know once things settle a bit more I'll be picking up ye ole plastic guitar again :woohoo: :banana:

I'm all caught up now.

That stinks about the weather on your way out. But glad it looks like you're enjoying yourselves now! have fun!!!

Yay for being caught up! Yes, we got in the groove and had a great time!

Can you believe they're still there?

LOL, it was a long couple of weeks, that's for sure!

Oh Colonel, are you home yet????

Home now and re-acclimatizing to the cold northwest and the pacific time zone :thumbsup2

Talk to y'all tomorrow :cloud9:

[mnmrmustard]

Yoohoo!!

Where are you colonel?

I believe you got home 2 days ago

Are you hiding in the study?


:rotfl2:

LOL, you caught me! I'm here but had to get a bunch of unpacking and cleaning up before I could spent too much time on the computer. And in a week our 2 big boxes of stuff comes in via UPS - Christmas in January :woohoo:

[jordanyosh]

West Coasters unite.

I'm looking forward to a great trip report....

You're not saying that almost 2 weeks was TOO long are you? ;)

[Trentmom]

Yay, you are back!!!!!!


I can't wait too see all of your pics and hear the details. I know this is going to be a good report:thumbsup2


yes, I knew you were in the study, the glow from the candlesticks gave you away:thumbsup2

It is late, excuse for my silliness:rotfl2:


What is UPS bringing ya? what kind of stuff??

Inquring minds want to know, or at least I do:lmao:

[mnmrmustard]

West Coasters unite.

I'm looking forward to a great trip report....

You're not saying that almost 2 weeks was TOO long are you? ;)

Here here! Lets here it for the Westies :cool1:

I'm hoping to give you one! Nooo, 2 weeks wasn't too much ...there was just so much to do in 2 weeks ;)

Yay, you are back!!!!!!


I can't wait too see all of your pics and hear the details. I know this is going to be a good report:thumbsup2


yes, I knew you were in the study, the glow from the candlesticks gave you away:thumbsup2

It is late, excuse for my silliness:rotfl2:


What is UPS bringing ya? what kind of stuff??

Inquring minds want to know, or at least I do:lmao:

Yup, back in the saddle again - yeeehaaawwww :yay:

I've got the first day's worth of pics sorted ....there's 50 of them so it'll have to be a two-parter. I'm working on the first part now - wheeee!

Darn those candlesticks! I need to get some night vision or something :lmao:

The stuff that's coming? Oh, all kinds of stuff. DW and the other ladies did some MAJOR shopping both on property and at the discount outlets. All I have in there is a mug and a couple of T-Shirts ;) But I'm sure there are some nice little treasures in there.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

glad you made it back okay, dont go to fast in writing hte report, i can not keep up.
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