Turning into a Gustav Report! - We're home!

[DisneyTiger]

10/5/08: Well, we did it. DH and I managed to survive 8 nights at the BCV with a 3 year old and an 18 month old! It was the most amazing vacation of my life! I had planned this trip for over 10 months. I poured my heart and soul into every detail. Without a doubt, it was the most challenging of any vacation I've ever taken, but definitely the most memorable. I will never forget my kids reactions to the sights and sounds of Disney. And the resort, oh, the resort. The BC is truly my idea of heaven on Earth. Read along and hear about our journey. I am so excited to share our experiences!

Trip Report Begins with post 204 on pg 14 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1891886&page=14)
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Hello all! I am very new to the DIS and I have been encouraged to start a pre-trip post. Please bear with me as I learn all the in's and out's of this business! I am an official Disney addict. It's true and I'm not ashamed. I live and breath Disney, as I'm sure all of you do. In my opinion, what better thing is there to be addicted to?

Well, I guess I should I start by introducing my clan. We are the Becnels of Baton Rouge, LA. I personally have two addictions... LSU and of course, WDW! Geaux Tigers - National Champs '04 & '07. Ok, sorry. Won't go off on that tangent. Don't want to make enemies already!

So, I am a 31 year old domestic engineer. I feel absolutely blessed to be able to stay home with my kids. It's the hardest job in the world but I wouldn't change it for anything.

My DH is a 32 year old physical therapist. No, I do not get free massages all the time. Besides, the massages he gives hurt. They're supposed to help me or something. I just want to relax not cry in pain, but I digress. He works his little butt off so that I can be home with our two wonderful kids.

My DD Aubrey is going to be 3 in September. She's changing so much every day. I tell people that the 2's were a breeze for us. It's the 3's that I'm worried about. Just the other day she told me, "You're a bad mommy!" when I wouldn't let her have a popcicle! Where in the world she learned that one I have no idea. Anyway, she's already a Disney fan. We have brainwashed her of course. It really didn't take much. She loves the movies and truly believes that she is Cinderella, or Cindy, as she calls her. She is my princess that's for sure.

And then there's my DS Brendan. He is 16 months and looks like a 2.5 year old. He's 28lbs and 32" inches tall. The doctor says he's measuring as a 28 month old. That's my boy! He is a gentle giant and loves his mama! We are thrilled to have such a perfect little family. I think my baby making days are over so I am excited to see what our future holds.

For now, all I can see in our future is Disney!!! We have our next trip planned for 9/26 - 10/4. We'll be there for DD's birthday on 9/30. We're staying at BCV and I can hardly sleep at night thinking about it. I am obsessing over every little detail. I think posting my thoughts willl be therapy for me. Hope I don't bore you all too much. I look forward to making friends on the DIS. I've already met some really cool people. I plan on displaying my neon Mickey loud and proud when we go. If anyone out there is going to be there while we are, I would love to hear from you. Until then, happy planning!!!

PS- I want to post some pics but I have no idea how. Can someone please teach me?? Thanks!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, here I go. Trying to post a pic of me and my DH on our last trip Nov '07. If I figured this out, I will be quite proud of myself.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/WDWNov2007198.jpg


YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS- I've lost about 20lbs since this pic was taken so it's not my fav but it's with Mickey so I had to share!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, so I don't know what to do now. I guess I should wait for people to reply but oh well. I have decided to write out our itinerary. I would LOVE feedback on this. We have never been to Disney for so long and we have never brought the kids. I hope I am planning enough down time!

Day 1:
-Arrive at MCO 2:00
-Check in BCV
-Head to DD

Day 2:
-MK for rope drop
-Fantasyland and Tomorrowland
-Lunch in Tomorrowland
-1:30ish leave for hotel and naps
-DHS for dinner at Sci Fi and then Fantasmic

Day 3:
-AK for rope drop
-Africa, Asia, lunch in Asia, Dinoland
-2:00 leave for hotel and naps
-Epcot for dinner at San Angel Inn
-Illuminations

Day 4:
-Chef Mickey's for late breakfast 10:30
-TL
-2:00 leave for hotel, ice cream at Beaches n' Cream, naps
-Dinner at Ohana and watch Wishes

Day 5:
-Aubrey's Birthday!!!
-birthday breakfast at Cape May Cafe
-2:30 BBB for Aubrey
-Adventureland and Frontierland
-Birthday dinner at GF 1900 Park Fare

Day 6:
-DHS Play n' Dine lunch
-3:45 leave for hotel and naps
-dinner at Whispering Canyon then boat to MK for Spectromagic

Day 7:
-Epcot for rope drop (if there is one)
-Mommy and Aubrey head to GF for afternoon tea
-3:30 meet back at hotel
-MK for MNSSHP

Day 8:
-AK
-1:45ish leave for MK to see Dream a Dream Come True Parade
-5:00 Hoopty Doo Review
-7:30 Haunted Carriage Ride

Day 9:
-reluctantly check out and head home:(

[coteau_chick]

I am so glad you decided to do this. I am sorry I didn't post sooner but we ended out with company this afternoon. My brother and his family showed up. I am also a domestic enginere but I actually call myself a domestic godess:rotfl2:
I love the name Aubrey. It is a name I have in the bag in case we ever have another girl. My son's name is Brennan. We have so many things in common already. I think we will become friends.

I think your plans look wonderful. The one thing I would suggest is that you subscribe to Tour Guide Mike. We did for our last trip and he tells you which parks will be the busiest on which days durning your trip. If I have mispelled some words I am sorry. I don't know what my problem is today. I think I have a brain cramp.:lmao:

Did you ever get a chance to read my trip report. If you did you can get a better idea of me and my family. We had a pretty interesting trip.

Well I am looking forward to this pre trip report and hopefully your trip report when you get back from Disney World.

Who knows maybe we can have a dismeet one day. I went to Baton Rouge two times this summer already. My dd Courtney who is sixteen wants to go to the outlet past Baton Rouge.

[coteau_chick]

Oh I forgot to mention that we are also BIG LSU fans. Dh reads Dandy Don everyday. DS's room is done in LSU. When baby Grace was born we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl. Dh bought two baby LSU hats a pink one and a blue one. He showed them to our family and told them if he came out with a baby with the pink hat it was a girl and blue for a boy. So the first item of clothing Grace every wore was a pink LSU hat.

[DisneyTiger]

I am so glad you decided to do this. I am sorry I didn't post sooner but we ended out with company this afternoon. My brother and his family showed up. I am also a domestic enginere but I actually call myself a domestic godess:rotfl2:
I love the name Aubrey. It is a name I have in the bag in case we ever have another girl. My son's name is Brennan. We have so many things in common already. I think we will become friends.

I think your plans look wonderful. The one thing I would suggest is that you subscribe to Tour Guide Mike. We did for our last trip and he tells you which parks will be the busiest on which days durning your trip. If I have mispelled some words I am sorry. I don't know what my problem is today. I think I have a brain cramp.:lmao:

Did you ever get a chance to read my trip report. If you did you can get a better idea of me and my family. We had a pretty interesting trip.

Well I am looking forward to this pre trip report and hopefully your trip report when you get back from Disney World.

Who knows maybe we can have a dismeet one day. I went to Baton Rouge two times this summer already. My dd Courtney who is sixteen wants to go to the outlet past Baton Rouge.


Well, I hope that one day you get to use the name Aubrey! How are things going with that? Not trying to get too personal. My poor kids, Aubrey gets called Audrey and Brendan gets either Brandon or Brennon. My name is Talissa and I get all kinds of things so I guess I passed down the difficult name thing. We do have a lot in common!

So what's the deal with Tour Guide Mike? Is it expensive? I may see what he has to say.

I did get a chance to read your whole report. It was like a book that I couldn't put down! You cracked me up so many times. I particularly like the french woman bearing it all story and the fact that you had to tell your son that his eye liner may run. I am laughing out loud right thinking about it!:rotfl:

[hmdavid]

You are off to a great start! I have an Aubrey, too. We celebrated her 4th birthday at WDW on our last trip! Your daughter is going to LOVE BBB!!!

[DisneyTiger]

You are off to a great start! I have an Aubrey, too. We celebrated her 4th birthday at WDW on our last trip! Your daughter is going to LOVE BBB!!!


Small world! I do love the name Aubrey. It's unique without being too trendy.

I hope you're right about BBB. I am concerned because she absolutely HATES having her hair brushed. I know that the fairy godmothers do a lot of brushing on the little princesses so I hope it goes ok. I debated cancelling it but I think I am going to give it a shot. We're just doing the hair and nails. I don't want to spend a ton of money. She'll probably wear her little Cinderella outfit that I got from Target!

[coteau_chick]

Well, I hope that one day you get to use the name Aubrey! How are things going with that? Not trying to get too personal. My poor kids, Aubrey gets called Audrey and Brendan gets either Brandon or Brennon. My name is Talissa and I get all kinds of things so I guess I passed down the difficult name thing. We do have a lot in common!

So what's the deal with Tour Guide Mike? Is it expensive? I may see what he has to say.

I did get a chance to read your whole report. It was like a book that I couldn't put down! You cracked me up so many times. I particularly like the french woman bearing it all story and the fact that you had to tell your son that his eye liner may run. I am laughing out loud right thinking about it!:rotfl:

We are still trying for number four. I will not try too long though because I am thirty-six. I will give it a few more months. If it doesn't work out I am at peace with it. I am more than blessed. I just love my family. I just have this dream of a big family. I want to grow old with my husband and have a house full of children and grandchildren.

I am glad you had fun reading my trip report.

TGM was twenty dollars. I think. It wasn't more than that. It was worth it because when I subscribed I found out that the day I planned to go to Epcot was a red day in his opinion. I changed the park we went to that day because of that information. Some friends of ours went to Epcot that day anyway and said it was horrible. It is worth the twenty bucks.

What did you think about our welcome home decorations from my nephew. It is funny because he knows we are Tiger fans and he is a ULL fan. I can't believe we arrived home to a red and white decorated porch.:lmao: Thats ok because LSU beat his ULL at baseball this year.:cool1:

[DisneyTiger]

We are still trying for number four. I will not try too long though because I am thirty-six. I will give it a few more months. If it doesn't work out I am at peace with it. I am more than blessed. I just love my family. I just have this dream of a big family. I want to grow old with my husband and have a house full of children and grandchildren.

I am glad you had fun reading my trip report.

TGM was twenty dollars. I think. It wasn't more than that. It was worth it because when I subscribed I found out that the day I planned to go to Epcot was a red day in his opinion. I changed the park we went to that day because of that information. Some friends of ours went to Epcot that day anyway and said it was horrible. It is worth the twenty bucks.

What did you think about our welcome home decorations from my nephew. It is funny because he knows we are Tiger fans and he is a ULL fan. I can't believe we arrived home to a red and white decorated porch.:lmao: Thats ok because LSU beat his ULL at baseball this year.:cool1:

I'm a true believer in "if it's meant to happen, it will happen." You are a great mom and I hope that you will be blessed with one more little Thibodeaux:)

Alright, so I broke down and subscribed to TGM. Man, what time he must have put into that website. It is awesome and sooooo detailed. Almost overwhelming. I did compare our itinerary to his recommended days to go and we passed with flying colors! I didn't have to change anything. Lucky me! I think my head would have been spinning if I had to switch up my days. Everything is set for me so that would have been a nightmare!

I love that they tried to outdo you with their cute little Cajun decorations! They didn't stand a chance:) Sorry to sound so harsh. Just born and bread on the tigers! My mom says she actually went into labor with me in Tiger Stadium! I don't know how much truth there is to that but hey, it's a freakin' cool story don't you think??

Funny Aubrey story... we were in Babies R' Us the other day and she all of the sudden started yelling "Fight, Fight, Fight." People were looking at me like I was crazy. I told her that that was not nice and we do not like to fight. She kept doing it, louder and louder! I'm sure people thought I was teaching her how to kickbox at home or something! I finally got through to her and she said "No, mommy. LSU Tigers, Fight, Fight,Fight!" I was so proud. Scream on little tiger, scream on!:cheer2:

[Mom2Kate-Anna]

Your plans look great, you all are going to have a wonderful time with the kids.

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, so I have realized that it is probably a bit late for me to start a pre trip planning report because everything for my trip is set! I wish I would have known about this months ago when I was trying to decide what kind of stroller to buy, if we should eat at Whispering Canyon, if 8:00 is too late to eat at Ohana and if it's worth it?? Well, I guess I can still ask for input on these things...

So let's hear it! I've never been to Whispering Canyon. It looks like a lot of fun. Anyone ever done it? Would love to hear some of your stories. I know that I should definitely ask for catsup. That's about it!

Ohana - so my friend and I are avid Disney fans. She's actually the one that got me hooked oh so many years ago. We had a Disney play date a few weeks ago. The kids played and we talked Disney. The day that we got together was her 90 day mark for making ADR's. She was determined to eat at Ohana. I hadn't really heard anything about it so I didn't know what the big deal was. Now, remember, at this point, all of my ADR's are set and I think I'm done. So she calls Disney and could not get the ADR that she wanted for Ohana! I was stunned. I didn't understand why it was so popular. For this reason I then realized, I HAD to do it! So I called and was able to get an ADR for the night I wanted. Only problem was that it's for 8:00. I will have my DD3 and DS1.5 with us and hope that they can last that long. The good thing is that we'll be able to watch Wishes while we're there either from the restaurant or the beach. Which is better? Anyone? We're just going to play it by ear I guess. If the kids can't handle it, then we won't go. I don't have Wishes scheduled any other time in our trip so this would be great. We are doing MNSSHP but that wishes is different.

Such dilemmas. How I wish these things were all I had to worry about. Speaking of worrying, I am babysitting 5 nieces and nephews today. Combined with my 2 kids, it's a regular romper room in here. Someone is crying. Gotta run. Hopefully my next post won't be sent from the ER!:scared:

[DisneyTiger]

Your plans look great, you all are going to have a wonderful time with the kids.


I hope so. Sometimes at night I wake up in a cold sweat worrying about how we're going to do it! It will be fine. Mickey will be watching over us!

[coteau_chick]

I'm a true believer in "if it's meant to happen, it will happen." You are a great mom and I hope that you will be blessed with one more little Thibodeaux:)

Alright, so I broke down and subscribed to TGM. Man, what time he must have put into that website. It is awesome and sooooo detailed. Almost overwhelming. I did compare our itinerary to his recommended days to go and we passed with flying colors! I didn't have to change anything. Lucky me! I think my head would have been spinning if I had to switch up my days. Everything is set for me so that would have been a nightmare!

I love that they tried to outdo you with their cute little Cajun decorations! They didn't stand a chance:) Sorry to sound so harsh. Just born and bread on the tigers! My mom says she actually went into labor with me in Tiger Stadium! I don't know how much truth there is to that but hey, it's a freakin' cool story don't you think??

Funny Aubrey story... we were in Babies R' Us the other day and she all of the sudden started yelling "Fight, Fight, Fight." People were looking at me like I was crazy. I told her that that was not nice and we do not like to fight. She kept doing it, louder and louder! I'm sure people thought I was teaching her how to kickbox at home or something! I finally got through to her and she said "No, mommy. LSU Tigers, Fight, Fight,Fight!" I was so proud. Scream on little tiger, scream on!:cheer2:

You are rasing her right. Fight, fight fight!!:lmao: My dh would be sooooo proud if Grace did that. He is trying to teach her.
I have a funny story for you. My MIL has everything LSU. You should see her on game day. She is decked out from head to toe. She wears it to church. She has so many clankety LSU bracelets that she agrivates my dh during the game. He has asked her more than once to take the bracelets off. She is famous for saying that the only thing she doesn't have is LSU panties. I just fixed her up for her Birthday this month. I bought a pair of granny panties and had my friend monogram Geaux Tigers and some paw prints on the butt. She loved them. I was worried that we would have to go get her out of jail for indecent exposure because she might show her butt in public now. Man, she is proud of those panties.:lmao:
We sure did have fun at whispering canyon. You can find the restaurant menus for some of the restaurants on TGM website. You can also find the menus at allearsnet.com I have not been to ohana but I want to try it next time. I forgot to ask for a refill on my drink at whispering canyon cafe. I heard that you should do that there too. I forgot to try and see what they would do.
Ok, so I have realized that it is probably a bit late for me to start a pre trip planning report because everything for my trip is set! I wish I would have known about this months ago when I was trying to decide what kind of stroller to buy, if we should eat at Whispering Canyon, if 8:00 is too late to eat at Ohana and if it's worth it?? Well, I guess I can still ask for input on these things...

So let's hear it! I've never been to Whispering Canyon. It looks like a lot of fun. Anyone ever done it? Would love to hear some of your stories. I know that I should definitely ask for catsup. That's about it!

Ohana - so my friend and I are avid Disney fans. She's actually the one that got me hooked oh so many years ago. We had a Disney play date a few weeks ago. The kids played and we talked Disney. The day that we got together was her 90 day mark for making ADR's. She was determined to eat at Ohana. I hadn't really heard anything about it so I didn't know what the big deal was. Now, remember, at this point, all of my ADR's are set and I think I'm done. So she calls Disney from my house and could not get the ADR that she wanted for Ohana! I was stunned. I didn't understand why it was so popular. For this reason I then realized, I HAD to do it! So I called and was able to get an ADR for the night I wanted. Only problem was that it's for 8:00. I will have my DD3 and DS1.5 with us and hope that they can last that long. The good thing is that we'll be able to watch Wishes while we're there either from the restaurant or the beach. Which is better? Anyone? We're just going to play it by ear I guess. If the kids can't handle it, then we won't go. I don't have Wishes scheduled any other time in our trip so this would be great. We are doing MNSSHP but that wishes is different.

Such dilemmas. How I wish these things were all I had to worry about. Speaking of worrying, I am babysitting 5 nieces and nephews today. Combined with my 2 kids, it's a regular romper room in here. Someone is crying. Gotta run. Hopefully my next post won't be sent from the ER!:scared:

Enjoy your time with your nieces and nephews. I know it can be stressful but you will never regret the time you spend with them. My SIL lived next door to us and she has three girls. They were here all the time. It was back when I only had two kids. I always had at least five children running through my house on any given day. Well, they move to Colorado three years ago. I miss them sooooooooooo much.

I also wanted to say that you might want to reconsider BBB. Your dd is so young that she might not coporate. Maybe you could post a new thread on the family board and ask if anyone else had taken a three year old who doesn't like to get her hair brushed to BBB. You will get alot of advice I am sure.
Laura

[coteau_chick]

I hope so. Sometimes at night I wake up in a cold sweat worrying about how we're going to do it! It will be fine. Mickey will be watching over us!

I posted this story on my pretrip report but I will tell it to you in case you didn't get to read it.
I was like you stressing over all the plans I had made for our trip. I know you can relate. Anyway, I had a dream that I was somewhere in public and I fainted. When I came to I had grown Mickey ears! I guess you could say that was a nighmare instead of a dream.

Make all the plans you want and then when you get there go with the flow. Don't stress. It will all work out.

[DisneyTiger]

I posted this story on my pretrip report but I will tell it to you in case you didn't get to read it.
I was like you stressing over all the plans I had made for our trip. I know you can relate. Anyway, I had a dream that I was somewhere in public and I fainted. When I came to I had grown Mickey ears! I guess you could say that was a nighmare instead of a dream.

Make all the plans you want and then when you get there go with the flow. Don't stress. It will all work out.

Too funny. That is a nightmare! We'll just roll with the punches when we get there. There's just so much pressure because of the amount of $$ we're spending and the fact that I want it to be just perfect. It will, I know it. So, here's a picture of my two monkeys just so you can put a face with their names. I have some other pics I'm going to post today but it's lunch time and I need to feed the kids.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random014.jpg

Please excuse the crazy hair. This was taken before I got them dressed but it's one of the only pics I have of them together, looking at the camera AND smiling! It's gold to me!

[coteau_chick]

Too funny. That is a nightmare! We'll just roll with the punches when we get there. There's just so much pressure because of the amount of $$ we're spending and the fact that I want it to be just perfect. It will, I know it. So, here's a picture of my two monkeys just so you can put a face with their names. I have some other pics I'm going to post today but it's lunch time and I need to feed the kids.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random014.jpg

Please excuse the crazy hair. This was taken before I got them dressed but it's one of the only pics I have of them together, looking at the camera AND smiling! It's gold to me!

I love the monkey shirts. Your kids are adorable. Courtney and Brennan both had the same brownish blond hair as babies with dark skin and brown eyes like your kids. There hair darkened as they got older. Grace was totally different she has dark hair. Courtney now dyes her hair black. I have a picture of Courtney and Grace in the baby bed together the only thing is that Grace is a baby and Courtney is 15. She never stops shocking me:scared1:

[DisneyTiger]

I love the monkey shirts. Your kids are adorable. Courtney and Brennan both had the same brownish blond hair as babies with dark skin and brown eyes like your kids. There hair darkened as they got older. Grace was totally different she has dark hair. Courtney now dyes her hair black. I have a picture of Courtney and Grace in the baby bed together the only thing is that Grace is a baby and Courtney is 15. She never stops shocking me:scared1:


I saw that pic. Very cute. Your kids are gorgeous. Hope your DH has his shotgun ready to run off the boys that come after Courtney!

[coteau_chick]

I was just looking over your plans again. I am jealous. Just Joking. I really can't wait to go back. I know you are going to have a wonderful trip. There is only two years and four months until our next trip. I should make a countdown:lmao: I really think we will end out going back thanksgiving 2010. We went in 06 and 08 and I don't want to miss out on going in 2010. I would go every year but dh said we should just go evey othe year. I just remembered that when I was pregnant for Brennan my c-section was scheduled for Sept. 30. I talked the doctor into waiting another week to see if I would go into labor. It didn't happen and I ended out with a section anyway. I was trying for a vbac. Soooooooo Brennan almost had the same b-day and your Aubrey.
Are you going to have a birthday surprise delivered to your room for Aubrey? I love the gift baskets I saw online. I think it is baskets by betsy or something like that. I need to find you the link for the t-shirt designs. I am going to do that now. Bye

[coteau_chick]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=892887

This is the link to the disign gallery. I hope you find some cute desings. If you see one you like just pm the designer and they usually email you a custom one. Thats how I did it. If you have any questions just let me know. I will help you any way I can. Good Luck!

[coteau_chick]

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0882.jpg

I just wanted to show you what I did with my LGMH paint chips from home depot. The yellow one was for TGM. I cut them out and decorated them. I used self adhesive pin backs to make them into pins I could wear. I bought a bag of them. I still have a bunch of them left over if you want some. I could mail them to you if you pm me your address.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0890.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0891.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/190.jpg

These are the items I made for our trip. I made the dresses and I ironed the design to my park bag.

[DisneyTiger]

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0882.jpg

I just wanted to show you what I did with my LGMH paint chips from home depot. The yellow one was for TGM. I cut them out and decorated them. I used self adhesive pin backs to make them into pins I could wear. I bought a bag of them. I still have a bunch of them left over if you want some. I could mail them to you if you pm me your address.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0890.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/IMG_0891.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee216/coteau_chick/190.jpg


Also, could you go ahead and send me one of each of those outfits in a 3T? Thanks!

K, I'm kidding. I wish I was crafty!!!!!!!!!1
These are the items I made for our trip. I made the dresses and I ironed the design to my park bag.

Ok, can I just say you are the bombdiggity! Thanks so much for the link to the disigners! There is some cute stuff out there. I wish I could do that!! I just posted a question on the disign board but I will ask you too...

Have you seen that graphic of half Tigger and half Clemson Tiger? What I would do to have one for LSU!!! I NEED this graphic! Hopefully someone out there will know what I'm talking about.


Also, I want to make us family shirts with the stick figures like you have. I have the cute black and white decals on my car and I want to make a shirt. I would like the stick figures on the back and the WDW 2008 on the front pocket. Where did you get your's.

The green mickey head thing is too cute. I have to admit, when I first read aboout them, I thought "seriously?". But I am quickly becoming a DIS addict and I can't wait to wear mine loud and proud! I wasn't sure what I was going to do but now you've given me inspiration!

Also, I didn't respond yet about watching my nieces and nephews. I do love a full house of kids. I am the youngest of 7 and my kids are number 13 and 14 of the grandkids. It's great!!! All of my siblings live within 5 minutes of each other and we see each other every day. The kids are all best friends. Anyway, here's a pic of the girls playing princess parade throughout the house this morning. 3 of them are napping now praise God! That's my little princess at the bottom!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random091.jpg

[coteau_chick]

Ok, can I just say you are the bombdiggity! Thanks so much for the link to the disigners! There is some cute stuff out there. I wish I could do that!! I just posted a question on the disign board but I will ask you too...

Have you seen that graphic of half Tigger and half Clemson Tiger? What I would do to have one for LSU!!! I NEED this graphic! Hopefully someone out there will know what I'm talking about.


Also, I want to make us family shirts with the stick figures like you have. I have the cute black and white decals on my car and I want to make a shirt. I would like the stick figures on the back and the WDW 2008 on the front pocket. Where did you get your's.

The green mickey head thing is too cute. I have to admit, when I first read aboout them, I thought "seriously?". But I am quickly becoming a DIS addict and I can't wait to wear mine loud and proud! I wasn't sure what I was going to do but now you've given me inspiration!

Also, I didn't respond yet about watching my nieces and nephews. I do love a full house of kids. I am the youngest of 7 and my kids are number 13 and 14 of the grandkids. It's great!!! All of my siblings live within 5 minutes of each other and we see each other every day. The kids are all best friends. Anyway, here's a pic of the girls playing princess parade throughout the house this morning. 3 of them are napping now praise God! That's my little princess at the bottom!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random091.jpg

You are a blessed woman to have a family like that. The parade pic is sooooo cute. I once threw a bithday party for Courtney's baby doll. She begged me to. I baked a cake and rounded up all the leftover birthday party stuff, it was mix matched. She had the little girls from the neighborhood and her cousins from next door come over. They wrapped stuff from their room to give her, Happy meal toys mostly. They had a blast.

Just visit each of the web addresses from the disign gallery and start looking. I don't remember where I got mine. I might have the persons address in my pm box. I am gonna look. I think posting your question is a good idea. There are so many helpful people here.

[DisneyTiger]

Baby doll birthday! I have heard it all. Actually, I remember way back when before I had kids, I was at a friends house and one of the kids there was having a birthday party for Thomas the Train. I thought it was so funnny.

Thanks for all of your tips! I think I have found some really great designs!

[coteau_chick]

Baby doll birthday! I have heard it all. Actually, I remember way back when before I had kids, I was at a friends house and one of the kids there was having a birthday party for Thomas the Train. I thought it was so funnny.

Thanks for all of your tips! I think I have found some really great designs!

I hope you post a picture of all your creations when you are done. I can't wait to see.

[DisneyTiger]

Look what a wonderful Diser just did for me. YAY!!! I love the DIS!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/familytrip.jpg

[DisneyTiger]

Look what time it is and look what I'm doing! I need to have my head examined. I just can't sleep these days. Every time I close my eyes I imagine us getting on the plane, or us getting off the plane at MCO, or us checking into BCV... You get the picture. There must be some kind of name for this condition. Dis-somnia maybe??

So today I tried out all of my stroller gadgets. I don't know what it is but I am obsessed with my stroller. I want to make sure I have everything I could possibly need to make the kids comfortable and things run smoothly. Here's my stroller saga...

I have a double stroller already - Peg Pergo Aria Twin. I liked the thing when I spent the $300 to buy it but it has become a royal pain in the booty. It's huge, heavy, and doesn't steer well at all. I never planned on taking it to Disney with us. I was always just going to rent a double there. But then I started thinking about the airport and the walk to and from the buses with two tired and cranky kids. Also, it was going to cost me an arm and a leg to rent a double there so I decided to bite the bullet and buy and new double umbrella. I went to Babies R' Us with every intention of buying the new Jeep double stroller. I have the single and have been very happy with it. I get there and have it in my buggy and then I see the bright colored $19.99 single umbrella strollers. Now, money wasn't really the reason for me to start second guessing myself. Like everything else on this trip, I wanted it to be perfect. I started thinking, "what if I get 2 single strollers and some of those handy stroller connectors." You should have seen me in the store. I had the whole contraption put together, wheeling it around to see if it would work. I was happy with it. Also, I thought it would be nice to be able to separate the kids if needed. So, I put my trusty Jeep back on the shelf and went with the 2 singles. LONG story short, I polled the greater part of Baton Rouge and we all cumulatively decided that I neede the Jeep. I returned the two singles and got my double. Since then, I have been going crazy with the stroller accessories: stroller bags, stroller rain cover, stroller umbrellla, stroller fan. Heck, if they made a stroller margarita machine, you know I would find a place to put it! So here are some pics of the stroller saga:

Here are my babies in the two singles with the stroller connectors. Look how sad they look, almost as if they're saying "Mom, go get the Jeep. We look rediculous!"

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random015.jpg

And here they are in the Jeep. I was trying out the rain cover to make sure they were ok with it. They look much happier. Shrink wrapped, but happier.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/random083.jpg

So I am happy with my decision. I know I had you on the edge of your seat there. Maybe tomorrow I'll talk about our seating arrangements on the plane. Ooooh, riviting!

I'm going to attempt to get some sleep now. Wish me luck!:earsboy:

[Fall1]

I am signing on! We are bringing our 17 month old twins in October for their first trip, so I am anxious to see how your son does. Your kids are adorable and I'm sure they'll have a blast.

DH and I are also huge Disney fans that have been to WDW only without the kids (4 times, but who's counting!), so I am loving your report so far.

BTW, I also LOVE the name Aubrey, but couldn't sell DH on it, so we have an Abby :)

[DisneyTiger]

I am signing on! We are bringing our 17 month old twins in October for their first trip, so I am anxious to see how your son does. Your kids are adorable and I'm sure they'll have a blast.

DH and I are also huge Disney fans that have been to WDW only without the kids (4 times, but who's counting!), so I am loving your report so far.

BTW, I also LOVE the name Aubrey, but couldn't sell DH on it, so we have an Abby :)


Yay! Thanks for signing on! This is so much fun. It really is therapeutic to be able to write down all of the random thoughts in my head!

I have a good friend (the one that got me hooked on Ohana) who is taking her 3 year old and 1.5 year old in December. She says the same thing about wanting to see how my trip goes. I am happy to do the test run. I will definitely do a trip report for all of those parents of younger kids out there. It's so funny because my husband and I always said we were going to wait until the kids were at least 5 to take them. On our last trip (with no kids), we kept seeing little girls Aubrey's age and saying, "That looks like Aubrey" or "She's the same age as Aubrey and they're doing it!" By the end of our trip, we had scheduled to come back for her birthday. We cracked in a big way and I couldn't be happier with our decision! Aubrey is really starting to get the whole thing now. The other day we were getting in the car and there was a plane flying over. She started crying hysterically because she wanted to be on that plane going to WDW! Too funny. I'll ask her in the mornings what she wants to do today and she says, "Go to Disney World?" Ahhhhhh, I'm so proud!

Speaking of, time to eat some breakfast. I have to take my mom to the dr. later so not sure how much posting I'll get done. Happy Tuesday!

[Fall1]

Too funny about the plane flying over head.

DH and I also said we'd NEVER take kids in strollers, well our twins are just 13 months and we can't wait anymore, we're booked for October, they'll be 17 months! I know they are young, but we have to go back! Hopefully we'll be buying DVC and we'll be planning lots more trips.

I'll keep reading your posts.

[DisneyTiger]

Too funny about the plane flying over head.

DH and I also said we'd NEVER take kids in strollers, well our twins are just 13 months and we can't wait anymore, we're booked for October, they'll be 17 months! I know they are young, but we have to go back! Hopefully we'll be buying DVC and we'll be planning lots more trips.

I'll keep reading your posts.

DVC is wonderful. My DH and I actually signed up for it years ago when the home resort was Saratoga Springs and then backed out at the last minute because of second thoughts. When we went back this past November, we found out that the home resort was AKL which is our absolute FAVORITE!!! We were sold instantly and haven't regretted it since. We're staying at BCV this time because I've always wanted to stay there. We plan on going back for my DS's 3rd birithday. We're hopefully going to do DCL land and sea and we'll stay at AKL then.

By the way, if you can handle twins on a daily basis, I think you can handle WDW with them. I don't know how parents of multiples do it!:confused:

[coteau_chick]

Grace has two strollers. One is a little cheap 19.99 pink one from babies r us, just like the ones you returned. I only use it sparingly. I don't like it but the big one takes up the whole back of my Acadia. I keep the cheap one on hand in my Acadia at all times. You never know when you might need a stroller. Thats about all that one is good for. I make sure to pack my good one if I know I am going somewhere that I will need it. I am glad you changed your mind and went back for the Jeep one. I laughed so hard at them shrinkwrapped. The cheap one also pinches my finger sometimes errrrrrrrrrr, not fun! Grace can never get comfortable in it she looks like she is stuffed in it. Since you are into stroller accessories did you get the stroller hooks from babies r us? I got ours for Disney World and I love them. They come in a pack of two for like 5 dollars. It is just a hook that you hang on the stroller handel and you can hang your bags from them. My dh broke one of ours yesterday. He was putting the stroller back in the garage and a wasp flew at him and he threw the stroller. :lmao: :lmao: I wish I could have seen that.

When it got close for our trip I could not sleep either. I know how you feel. I went on that trip thousands of times in my mind before we even left. I would picture everything.

[DisneyTiger]

Grace has two strollers. One is a little cheap 19.99 pink one from babies r us, just like the ones you returned. I only use it sparingly. I don't like it but the big one takes up the whole back of my Acadia. I keep the cheap one on hand in my Acadia at all times. You never know when you might need a stroller. Thats about all that one is good for. I make sure to pack my good one if I know I am going somewhere that I will need it. I am glad you changed your mind and went back for the Jeep one. I laughed so hard at them shrinkwrapped. The cheap one also pinches my finger sometimes errrrrrrrrrr, not fun! Grace can never get comfortable in it she looks like she is stuffed in it. Since you are into stroller accessories did you get the stroller hooks from babies r us? I got ours for Disney World and I love them. They come in a pack of two for like 5 dollars. It is just a hook that you hang on the stroller handel and you can hang your bags from them. My dh broke one of ours yesterday. He was putting the stroller back in the garage and a wasp flew at him and he threw the stroller. :lmao: :lmao: I wish I could have seen that.

When it got close for our trip I could not sleep either. I know how you feel. I went on that trip thousands of times in my mind before we even left. I would picture everything.

I am glad I went with the Jeep too. I really do love it and it folds up so small. I keep it in my car. My $300 Peg Pergo is in the attic. I think I may sell it on Ebay.

I do have the stroller hooks but they don't really work on the umbrella stroller because of the handles. Regular stroller have the bar type handle that goes across which is easy to hook them too. It's no biggie though because I can just hang bags, ect. on the handles.

Yes, I am getting a visual of your husband vs. wasp. Bet that was funny!

The not sleeping thing is really becoming a problem for me. I think I finally fell asleep around 2:30 and woke up at 7:00. And I wonder why I have absolute no patience by the end of the day. We also have other things going on. My SIL is in the hospital about to deliver a very newborn baby. I started a thread about it. Check it out if you like. We can use all the prayers we can get!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=26409904#post26409904

[kathleen27]

I can count down with you!!! :yay:
We arrive on the same day!!! 1:25 at MCO!
But this is a short trip for us, so we're leaving on the 30th.
I am taking just my 12 yr old son for an early "Halloween" trip.

I go back and forth between it being so long to wait, and how will I get everything I want to done in two months???

I love your title of "domestic engineer". I stayed home with my kids for years, and I wouldn't trade that time for anything. I loved being with them. I was lucky enough to find a part time job with super flexible hours once my youngest started first grade.

Your kids are adorable, I love the monkey shirts!
That's great that your daughter is so excited about going to Disney.
It'll be a great way to spend her birthday!
My DD loved BBB, but she is 10. There were plenty of little ones there though and they all did well.

The jeep stroller sounds nice! (Its been a while since I've used a stroller).
I would guess it would be much easier to manage than two clipped together.
I'm enjoying your LSU stories. (And yours too Coteau chick)

I will keep your sil in my thoughts.
I hope that everything goes ok.
Its no wonder you are having trouble sleeping.

[DisneyTiger]

I can count down with you!!! :yay:
We arrive on the same day!!! 1:25 at MCO!
But this is a short trip for us, so we're leaving on the 30th.
I am taking just my 12 yr old son for an early "Halloween" trip.

I go back and forth between it being so long to wait, and how will I get everything I want to done in two months???

I love your title of "domestic engineer". I stayed home with my kids for years, and I wouldn't trade that time for anything. I loved being with them. I was lucky enough to find a part time job with super flexible hours once my youngest started first grade.

Your kids are adorable, I love the monkey shirts!
That's great that your daughter is so excited about going to Disney.
It'll be a great way to spend her birthday!
My DD loved BBB, but she is 10. There were plenty of little ones there though and they all did well.

The jeep stroller sounds nice! (Its been a while since I've used a stroller).
I would guess it would be much easier to manage than two clipped together.
I'm enjoying your LSU stories. (And yours too Coteau chick)

I will keep your sil in my thoughts.
I hope that everything goes ok.
Its no wonder you are having trouble sleeping.

We'll be arriving at MCO at around the same time! Small world eh? Where are you staying? Your trip isn't too short. Most of our trips have been 4 and 5 nights. Our longest trip was 7 nights at AKL. That was a total splurge and probably a bad financial decision. We so could not afford it at the time but I was 5 months pregnant and I wanted to live it up one last time before I had kids. I paid for it slowly over the months before we went so it really wasn't that bad. I personally don't regret it, it's my DH that always likes to bring that up. ANYWAY...

I love being home with my kids. It's been hard lately though because of my lack of sleep. Right about now is when I start hitting the wall and DH won't be home for another hour. This is when I pour myself a glass of wine and let the kids play in their room. I tell my DD not to come get me unless there is blood, choking, or broken bones involved. They are bathed and fed. I'm done.

I am still having second thoughts about BBB. I don't know what I'm going to do. I think I am going to ask for the Cinderella dress from the Disney store as a birthday present for her. I just can't justify spending $100+ at BBB. Anyone know how much the dress is in the store? And then, will it be comfortable enough for her to wear all day? Uhhhhh, decisions decisions.

I know we only have 2 months until our trip but I feel like it will be here tomorrow. I wish it would be here tomorrow! I could seriously pack our bags tonight and go.

Keep an eye out for more LSU stories as football season is about to begin. First game is 8/30. I should start a ticker for that. We're going to take the kids tailgating even though it's going to be 172 degrees. We're used to it I guess. GEAUX TIGERS! Do I hear Nat'l Champs 2008???

I should also say that I just talked to my SIL. She is more than likely going to have a C section Thursday. She has asked me to be in the delivery room. I need to prepare myself for seeing such a tiny baby come out! All will be fine. I have faith!

More later after bedtime!

[coteau_chick]

I think I could use a glass of wine right about now too. It was crazy over here this afternoon. I finally got the kitchen cleaned, Grace bathed and put in bed. DH is off all week and I feel like I can't get anything done when he is here all week. I tell my kids the same thing don't come get me unless there is blood. Courtney and Brennan are older but they still fight. The other night Courtney "Borrowed" his LSU cap and he found out. Man it was on! All three of us were screaming. I was screaming to calm them down ( that was smart). I am surprised we didn't wake dh or Grace.

[DisneyTiger]

I think I could use a glass of wine right about now too. It was crazy over here this afternoon. I finally got the kitchen cleaned, Grace bathed and put in bed. DH is off all week and I feel like I can't get anything done when he is here all week. I tell my kids the same thing don't come get me unless there is blood. Courtney and Brennan are older but they still fight. The other night Courtney "Borrowed" his LSU cap and he found out. Man it was on! All three of us were screaming. I was screaming to calm them down ( that was smart). I am surprised we didn't wake dh or Grace.

As Aubrey gets older, I am getting louder! I never wanted to be a screamer but really sometimes that's all you can do! I took both of the kids out for a walk yesterday. Not in the stroller, I wanted to let them burn off some energy. Well, they pretty much did the opposite of whatever I told them to do. It was making me crazy! Hope this is not forshadowing on how Disney will be!:scared:

[DisneyTiger]

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't posting too much. It's been a little hectic in th Becnel household! My husband is working late a lot and not home until after 7. By the time he eats dinner and the kids are down, there's not a lot of time left. I would personally love to hope online and do the DIS all night but I feel like I should talk to my DH a little:) This is just so calming for me. Definitely therapeutic.

Anyway, I am debating cancelling my Chef Mickey's reservation. I have it planned for 10:30 on the day we are going to Typhoon Lagoon. I wasn't planning on staying at TL very long but after reading more about it on Tour Guide Mike's, I really think we are going to be there for a while. We've never been and don't know what to expect. My plan was to go to CM and then head over to TL for about 11:30 or 12:00. Then we were going to leave at about 2 and go back to the hotel. Do you think we should cancel CM and go to TL when it opens? We are doing so many other character meals that I don't think we'll miss this one. Also, we'll be going back in March 2010 for my DS 3rd birthday so we can do it then.

My mission for the weekend is to get new tennis shoes. I want to have them good and broken in before our trip. Don't want to have the dreaded Disney blisters. Uhhhhhh, can you even imagine!

I am also having plane anxiety. I want to bring my laptop on the plane to let the kids watch movies. The only thing is that I'm not sure what the etiquette is on heahphones. My kids are too young to use headphones so will the noise of the movie disturb other passengers? This is the same flight that we always take when we go to Disney (nonstop Southwest) and the plane is usuallly filled with kids headed to Disney. I'm not too worried about it. I just don't want to get "those" looks from people if we're disturbing them. I figure that if they didn't have the movie to watch that there would be a lot more whining so what's worse, movie noise or cranky kids? Thankfully, the flight is only about 1:20 minutes so we should be fine.

I feel like such a bad reporter because I really don't have much to say. I think I may start posting some of my fav pics from previous trips. Would people be interested in seeing these? Oh well. If not, just keep scrolling:)

[DisneyTiger]

I've gone through some old pics and pulled out my favorites. Hope I'm not boring you too much. There are just so many good memories associated with these pics!!!

This is my DH popping our celebratory bottle of champagne. We have made it a tradition to have a bottle the night before we leave for Disney. This was before our second trip in Sept 2004.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DISNEY.jpg

I love this pic of DH and Flick.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DISNEYSeptOct2004055.jpg

Poor DH. I make him pose for pics in all of the silly hats! He's a good sport!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/018_18.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/022_22.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DISNEYSeptOct2004018.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/003_3.jpg

I got picked at Flights of Wonder to sit on stage while a huge owl flew at my face. I've actually been picked 3 times. If anyone wants to know how to get picked, let me know. The owl flew right over my head as I took the pic. Can you see it's tail feathers at the top of the pic??
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DISNEYSeptOct2004071.jpg

A pic of Expedition Everest in the building process. I swear, we went so many times that I could make a timeline with pics of it being built!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DisneyMay2005005.jpg

Me and DH got our faces painted at AK. We had to represent for the LSU Tigers! I have this pic framed in our house. I cropped out my fat arm before I framed it!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DisneyMay2005009.jpg

This is our Disney mystery bird. We have seen it on multiple trips at Downtown Disney. It's a bird that swims under water. Is it a bird or is it a fish? We have affectionately dubbed it a "Fird"
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/DISNEYSeptOct2004199.jpg

Epcot on New Year's Eve was INSANE!!! So many people but we had a blast. This is a pic I took of someone that we still think is Josh Groban. He was walking down the steps of Mexico and my DH says, "OMG, it's Josh Groban!" I didn't believe him. We snapped a pic so we could examine it closer later. I still don't think it's him but what a funny story. Maybe it was all of the Japanese beer that we had that night!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/Disney2004PartIIINewYearsEve118.jpg

Last one... So New Year's was a blast at Epcot. We stumbled across this party and we still don't know what it was all about. I can't remember where it was but it was set behind one of the country pavillions. There was a long red carpet and we walked in and it was like we stepped back in time to the 50's. There was a swing band playing and everyone was dancing and having a good time. I still have no idea what it was but it was free and a blast!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/Disney2004PartIIINewYearsEve090.jpg


Ok, that's it for now. If I get positive feedback, I will be happy to share more pictures. Thanks!

[coteau_chick]

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't posting too much. It's been a little hectic in th Becnel household! My husband is working late a lot and not home until after 7. By the time he eats dinner and the kids are down, there's not a lot of time left. I would personally love to hope online and do the DIS all night but I feel like I should talk to my DH a little:) This is just so calming for me. Definitely therapeutic.

Anyway, I am debating cancelling my Chef Mickey's reservation. I have it planned for 10:30 on the day we are going to Typhoon Lagoon. I wasn't planning on staying at TL very long but after reading more about it on Tour Guide Mike's, I really think we are going to be there for a while. We've never been and don't know what to expect. My plan was to go to CM and then head over to TL for about 11:30 or 12:00. Then we were going to leave at about 2 and go back to the hotel. Do you think we should cancel CM and go to TL when it opens? We are doing so many other character meals that I don't think we'll miss this one. Also, we'll be going back in March 2010 for my DS 3rd birthday so we can do it then.

My mission for the weekend is to get new tennis shoes. I want to have them good and broken in before our trip. Don't want to have the dreaded Disney blisters. Uhhhhhh, can you even imagine!

I am also having plane anxiety. I want to bring my laptop on the plane to let the kids watch movies. The only thing is that I'm not sure what the etiquette is on heahphones. My kids are too young to use headphones so will the noise of the movie disturb other passengers? This is the same flight that we always take when we go to Disney (nonstop Southwest) and the plane is usuallly filled with kids headed to Disney. I'm not too worried about it. I just don't want to get "those" looks from people if we're disturbing them. I figure that if they didn't have the movie to watch that there would be a lot more whining so what's worse, movie noise or cranky kids? Thankfully, the flight is only about 1:20 minutes so we should be fine.

I feel like such a bad reporter because I really don't have much to say. I think I may start posting some of my fav pics from previous trips. Would people be interested in seeing these? Oh well. If not, just keep scrolling:)

On our last trip it took forever to get to typhoon lagoon and downtown disney on the bus. I would plan on it taking a while to get to typhoon lagoon. You might want to spend more time there. You could relax and let the kids swim and play in the water. We really did like it but the water was a little too cold in Feb. for us to let Grace swim. I have never been to CM. Are you on the dinning plan?

[coteau_chick]

I loved the pictures you can keep them coming. I am having fun.

To get back to the topic of screaming at our kids. I told my friend that when I die the kids will probbaly engrave "Don't make a mess!" on my tombstone:lmao: I must say that in my sleep:lmao: I have been cleaning my house today. It has been quite a challange. Grace followed me and got into sooooooooooo much. She broke up a bunch of dried flowers and scattered them. She got into my mop bucket. She fell and cut her lip. It was quite a day.

[DisneyTiger]

On our last trip it took forever to get to typhoon lagoon and downtown disney on the bus. I would plan on it taking a while to get to typhoon lagoon. You might want to spend more time there. You could relax and let the kids swim and play in the water. We really did like it but the water was a little too cold in Feb. for us to let Grace swim. I have never been to CM. Are you on the dinning plan?


I think we'll skip CM. I have done it once before and it's fun. Everyone raves about it but I have to say I've been to better character breakfasts. My fav was the one at the Polynesian. The food was awesome. I just love all of that hawaiian music too.

We are on the dining plan. Here is a list of the places we are eating:

-Sci Fi - lunch
-San Angel Inn - dinnner
-Ohana - dinner
-Chef Mickey's??? - breakfast
-Cape May Cafe Character breakfast on DD's birthday
-1900 Park Fare - dinner on DD's birthday
-Play n' Dine breakfast
-Whispering Canyon - dinner
-Afternoon Tea with DD
-Hoopty Doo Review - dinner

(I think I already posted that before but oh well)

We will be there for 8 nights. I added up the cost for all of these meals and it was over $600! The dining plan was not much more than that and we get all of our meals. Such a deal!

We may just take a cab to TL. I love to be in the sun and the kids love the water. We'll see. This will be one of those, "roll with it" kind of decisions.

[Fall1]

Just wanted to say that I would go to TL at opening - it gets so busy as the day goes on and you can get so much done from opening til lunch!

[kathleen27]

I tell my DD not to come get me unless there is blood, choking, or broken bones involved. They are bathed and fed. I'm done.

All this time I've been leaving out choking. :eek:

:lmao: I tell them unless they are "gushing" blood or have broken bones.

I am still having second thoughts about BBB. I don't know what I'm going to do. I think I am going to ask for the Cinderella dress from the Disney store as a birthday present for her. I just can't justify spending $100+ at BBB. Anyone know how much the dress is in the store? And then, will it be comfortable enough for her to wear all day? Uhhhhh, decisions decisions.

We had such a good experience, arrived early and were seen immediately, but I've read reviews of huge wait times. :eek:
We did not buy the dress, I offered to buy DD a more "grown up" dress, since she doesn't play dress up much anymore, but she decided she wanted to be comfortable because we would be riding rides.
She's always loved getting her hair done though.
Anything you don't do this trip is something to try next time or the time after.

The pictures are great!!! :thumbsup2
I don't think I've seen a picture with Flik before.

[jake&samsmom]

Hi! Keep the photos coming:thumbsup2 I like the way you're very detailed about your planning. A first visit to the World is really very special, and the kids are very lucky that their Mom is putting so much thought and work to make it even more memorable. :goodvibes

I have a little comment about the strollers. We own a Maclaren Quest and used it during our October trip. It is a single seater only, and the boys took turns sitting in it (not advisable for wee ones like yours;) ).

Anyhow, when we attended MNSSHP, stoller rental was free, so we got a WDW double stroller. I immediately noticed how easy it was to push those ugly plastic blue MK double strollers as compared to my Maclaren one. It took less pushing effort to manuever and turn those things. They were so much lighter on the arms and back.

I piled our folded Maclaren stroller on top of the WDW stroller roof, and used it later in the night when one of the boys fell asleep on the way to the bus.

I know the stroller rental price has increased tremendously since, but if its within the budget, I would recommend those WDW double strollers. Just bring along you own for leaving the park, and a stroller blankie to line the seats. :goodvibes

[DisneyTiger]

Hi! Keep the photos coming:thumbsup2 I like the way you're very detailed about your planning. A first visit to the World is really very special, and the kids are very lucky that their Mom is putting so much thought and work to make it even more memorable. :goodvibes

I have a little comment about the strollers. We own a Maclaren Quest and used it during our October trip. It is a single seater only, and the boys took turns sitting in it (not advisable for wee ones like yours;) ).

Anyhow, when we attended MNSSHP, stoller rental was free, so we got a WDW double stroller. I immediately noticed how easy it was to push those ugly plastic blue MK double strollers as compared to my Maclaren one. It took less pushing effort to manuever and turn those things. They were so much lighter on the arms and back.

I piled our folded Maclaren stroller on top of the WDW stroller roof, and used it later in the night when one of the boys fell asleep on the way to the bus.

I know the stroller rental price has increased tremendously since, but if its within the budget, I would recommend those WDW double strollers. Just bring along you own for leaving the park, and a stroller blankie to line the seats. :goodvibes

I have heard that the strollers are free at MNSSHP. We may have to try them out! Thanks for the tip!

[DisneyTiger]

Hello all. Wow, I am a bad pre trip poster! I am sorry that I haven't been posting anything. Disney has actually been (gasp) put on the back burner for the last few days! I have been back and forth from the hospital visiting my new, tiny nephew. My in-laws are in town and staying with us so seems like we're always doing something. Anyway.........

I think I am going to take a trip to the Disney store tomorrow. I need a dose of the magic. I want to get a few suprises for the kids and maybe some matching tee's.

I've been going over my schedule in my head and having second thoughts. The reason for this is my kids. We've been running around like crazy these past few days and it's taken it's toll on the kids. I think it's forshadowing what our trip is going to be like. Today, we went to the hospital and then tried to take the kids out for a late lunch. They began melting down in the car and we had to turn around and take them home and put them down for a nap. I was scared. Just kept picturing that melt down happening on a WDW bus! So, I think I am going to clear one of day of our trip and just hang at the hotel. We'll swim and rest. I think that would be wise. I'm getting nervous! Excited and nervous! I just keep telling myself that they will be different kids when they see all of the "magic" happening around them. Kind of like, "please stop crying and you can have this huge Mickey head sucker!" I think that should do the trick. Alright, gotta run. Get this...my DH is sitting here and wants to get in on the DIS! Wow, what a lucky girl am I:love:

[coteau_chick]

Hello all. Wow, I am a bad pre trip poster! I am sorry that I haven't been posting anything. Disney has actually been (gasp) put on the back burner for the last few days! I have been back and forth from the hospital visiting my new, tiny nephew. My in-laws are in town and staying with us so seems like we're always doing something. Anyway.........

I think I am going to take a trip to the Disney store tomorrow. I need a dose of the magic. I want to get a few suprises for the kids and maybe some matching tee's.

I've been going over my schedule in my head and having second thoughts. The reason for this is my kids. We've been running around like crazy these past few days and it's taken it's toll on the kids. I think it's forshadowing what our trip is going to be like. Today, we went to the hospital and then tried to take the kids out for a late lunch. They began melting down in the car and we had to turn around and take them home and put them down for a nap. I was scared. Just kept picturing that melt down happening on a WDW bus! So, I think I am going to clear one of day of our trip and just hang at the hotel. We'll swim and rest. I think that would be wise. I'm getting nervous! Excited and nervous! I just keep telling myself that they will be different kids when they see all of the "magic" happening around them. Kind of like, "please stop crying and you can have this huge Mickey head sucker!" I think that should do the trick. Alright, gotta run. Get this...my DH is sitting here and wants to get in on the DIS! Wow, what a lucky girl am I:love:

I haven't been around lately either because we were on a camping trip. We just got home.

I think the idea about having a day to rest on your trip is wise. I am sure you will still have meltdowns anyway. Kids are just like that. My two oldest ones did it to me at the p&p party. Remember me telling Brennan not to cry because his eyeliner would run. Courtney was also quite a stinker that night. That was also the night Grace grabbed a handful of hot spaghetti. It can get stressful, but when you look back on the memories of you children's first trip to disney none of that will matter.

[DisneyTiger]

Ok people, so here's the deal. I am an extremely bad pre trippie! While I have become increasingly more addicted to the DIS over the last few weeks, I have failed to update my pre trip report. I just feel like there hasn't been much to report. I have recently been suffering from a sever case of insomnia (see present time - 1:48am:eek: ). I went to the doctor this past Tuesday and he asked me a battery of questions trying to figure out why I can't fall asleep. Marriage problems? No. Family problems? Nope. Money problems? Could always use more but, nah, not it. He was baffled. Said it was just a classic case of insomnia. What I failed to mention to him is my previously posted self diagnosis of "Dis-omnia". It's all I can think about, especially when I lay down at night and try to clear my head. Yeah, not happening. I am just soooooooo excited and now that our trip is a mere 43, check that since it is now officially tomorrow, 42 days away, I REALLY can't think of anything else. And a new obsessive thought that I've been having is how I'm going to deal with the Disney depression after it's all over. We plan on going back in March or 2010 for my DS's 3rd birthday. I've already, way way in the back of my mind, started planning that trip. Guess I'm preparing myself for when I get home to have something else to obsess about!

Side note: the doctor prescribed me some little pills to help me sleep. Well, I may as well be popping M&M's cause the obviously ain't working, hence the almost 2am post!

So I recently posted a response to a thread on resort hopping that I was quite proud of. The posted was asking if resort hopping would be a fun thing to do. It just so happens that my DH and I did that exact thing on our last trip to the World. Here's the post...

DH and I flew into Orlando last year on Thanksgiving Day. Rather than fighting the crowds at the parks, we decided to go bar hopping around the resorts and check out the decorations. This took a lot of thought and strategic planning. Check it out:

-Arrive at CBR around 10:30am

-Bus to DTD

-Bus to OKW

-Lunch at Goods to Go - yum and a drink at The Gurgling Suitecase

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-Bus to DTD

-Bus to Yacht Club

-Walk to Boardwalk - stopped at Big River Grille for a beer and then at Boardwalk Bakery for a snack

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/WDWNov2007049.jpg

-You can tell that the drinks were starting to catch up to us!

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-Walk to Beach Club - DH had a drink at Hurricane Hannah's. I took a break!

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-Snack at Beaches n' Cream

-Bus to Epcot

-Bus to Wilderness Lodge

-Drink by the geiser

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-Bus to MK

-Monorail to Poly

-Drinks on the beach (one of those is water!)

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-Walk to Wedding Pavillion

-Walk to Grand Floridian

-I had a really cool martini here with a glowing ice cube!

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-Monorail to Contemporary

-Thanksgiving Dinner at California Grill while watching Wishes - the best steak EVER!!!

-Monorail to Epcot - got to ride in the front because there were no crowds!

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-Bus to CBR


WHEW!!! Now, I know that sounds like an INSANE day but it was sooooooo much fun. We started at around 10:30am and didn't get to our room until about 10:30 that night! I promise we didn't get too crazy. We had lots of time in between drinks and sometimes just had a snack and a coke. This really is one of my fondest memories at WDW that we will probably never be able to do again. Just to prove that we didn't get too crazy, we woke up bright and early the next day to do this...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/WDWNov2007218.jpg


Alright, so there's my little trip down memory lane. It was so much fun. I highly recommend it.

Up next...

-Finally picked out some comfy tennis shoes! (riveting I know)
-My trip to Home Depot and the guilty pleasure of LGMH's
-My Disney goodie bag for the kiddos

Thanks for reading, if anyone is still out there. Night all, well, all but me:surfweb:

[DisneyTiger]

Coteau_Chick, if you're still there, here is a graphic for you. I tried to PM it to you but I don't know if it worked. Anyway, a wonderful person on the DISign boards did this for me and I just knew you would love it!!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/LSUTigger.jpg


GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2.5 weeks til kickoff in death valley!

[DisneyTiger]

It seems I have lost my following but I understand. I just going to keep on keepin' on because this is good for me. I need an outlet. I did not get to sleep last night until about 5am! And guess who knocked on my door around 6:20am?? DD of course. I was less than thrilled can I tell you. The morning was fuzzy. I do remember putting her in the bed with me and turning on Playhouse Disney. I figured Mickey could babysit for a bit while I got a few more minutes of sleep.

So for my trip to Home Depot. We actually had a legitimate reason for going. We're redoing DS's room in a safari theme and needed paint. As I walked towards the paint section, I have to say that I got a bit of a rush! I walked up to the Mickey heads and was suprised to see tons of Alien Green! Why I was suprised I'm not sure. I guess in my own little world, everyone is on the DIS thus causing a shortage of the LGMHs. Not so. I looked over my shoulder at the twenty something little guy at the paint counter. "Surely he's onto me!" I thought. But I'm quick on my feet. I began asking my kids if they liked the color and said that we should take some home to check them in the light! Yeah right, do people really paint their rooms that color??? Anyway, I took about 20 and there were plenty left over. I also swiped a collection of other colors because I plan on making a "Happy Birthday" sign for DD to hang on our door. Here's my loot...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/babysitting018.jpg

Time has gotten away from me. I have a Jenny Craig appointment in 15 minutes. Get to go weigh myself. I'm supposed to reach a milestone today. Wish me luck!!! More later.

[kathleen27]

Still here!

Your resort hopping day sounds like a lot of fun!!!

Yeah!!! for Mickey heads. Its fun to collect them!

Just kept picturing that melt down happening on a WDW bus! So, I think I am going to clear one of day of our trip and just hang at the hotel. We'll swim and rest. I think that would be wise. I'm getting nervous! Excited and nervous! I just keep telling myself that they will be different kids when they see all of the "magic" happening around them. Kind of like, "please stop crying and you can have this huge Mickey head sucker!" I think that should do the trick.

They will have a great time, but there will be moments.

Things that have worked for my DD when immediate intervention was necessary...snack (popcorn and ice cream are her favorites), sitting on Dad's shoulders to watch the stage show at the castle (when she was small enough to still do this), playing at a playground or water fountain (Ariel's grotto).

My DD definately STILL needs her pool time!!!
There is also a lot of standing still (like in lines) and kids need some run around or playground time. No matter where we have traveled, my kids always asked to go to the playground.

[DisneyTiger]

Still here!

Your resort hopping day sounds like a lot of fun!!!

Yeah!!! for Mickey heads. Its fun to collect them!



They will have a great time, but there will be moments.

Things that have worked for my DD when immediate intervention was necessary...snack (popcorn and ice cream are her favorites), sitting on Dad's shoulders to watch the stage show at the castle (when she was small enough to still do this), playing at a playground or water fountain (Ariel's grotto).

My DD definately STILL needs her pool time!!!
There is also a lot of standing still (like in lines) and kids need some run around or playground time. No matter where we have traveled, my kids always asked to go to the playground.

YAY, thanks for sticking around! :banana: I know that we're going to have our moments but I know it's totally going to be worth it. Did you put your DD's bathing suit on under her clothes to play in the fountains? I want to let our kids play but that just seems like it would be really hot. Not sure what I will do about that:confused3

[coteau_chick]

Hey I am still here too. I wasn't checking on my email because three out of five of us here had a stomach virus, myself included. Now dh just came down with it tonight. Little Grace is the only one who didn't get it so far. I pray that she doesn't get it.

I was wondering what happened to you.

I love the design. Thank you.

I bought Grace a little LSU jersey the other day. I will let her wear it on game days. Dh is going to the first game of the season. He usually takes Brennan to at least two a year.

I loved your post about resort bar hopping. The pictures were funny.

I know what you mean about not being able to sleep. I had the same thing before our last trip. I started getting sad about when it was going to be over before it even began. I think you understand what I am talking about.

I found a website that has a dvd called "All of Disney World on DVD." It is a dvd set of most of the rides at all four parks for I think 29 dollars. I am trying to decide if I should order it. I don't want to get the kids bored with disney world.

How is your little nephew doing?

I am glad you came back to your pre trip report. I missed you.:hug:

[DisneyTiger]

Hey I am still here too. I wasn't checking on my email because three out of five of us here had a stomach virus, myself included. Now dh just came down with it tonight. Little Grace is the only one who didn't get it so far. I pray that she doesn't get it.

I was wondering what happened to you.

I love the design. Thank you.

I bought Grace a little LSU jersey the other day. I will let her wear it on game days. Dh is going to the first game of the season. He usually takes Brennan to at least two a year.

I loved your post about resort bar hopping. The pictures were funny.

I know what you mean about not being able to sleep. I had the same thing before our last trip. I started getting sad about when it was going to be over before it even began. I think you understand what I am talking about.

I found a website that has a dvd called "All of Disney World on DVD." It is a dvd set of most of the rides at all four parks for I think 29 dollars. I am trying to decide if I should order it. I don't want to get the kids bored with disney world.

How is your little nephew doing?

I am glad you came back to your pre trip report. I missed you.:hug:

I am sooooo sorry that y'all have been sick:sick: There is nothing worse than the stomach flu. I hope Grace gets lucky and avoids it. Glad you are feeling better:)

Can't wait for football season! We are not going to the first game. It's going to be sooooo hot! We'll probably tail gate but not stay for the game. We have tickets to most of them. Can't wait!!

I actually slept last night. Well, from 2 to 7 which is a record for me these days! It felt great, sad.

That DVD sounds really cool. I just might have to get it! There is never too much Disney for me. My family may get a bit sick of it!

The baby is doing really well. He's been off the vent for a while now and is eating like a champ. He's up to 3.11lbs! He was born at 2.3 so that's awesome. They got to hold him for the first time last weekend. We are actually having a shower for mom tomorrow. So weird since he's in the hospital but she's dealing with it. Doing really well! Alrighty, I have to go make a cheese ball for the shower. Yay. I will post something tomorrow. I'm so glad you're still around!!!

[coteau_chick]

I sent you a pm with the link for the dvd. Let me know when you get it because I didn't get your pm with the disney lsu tiger.

[DisneyTiger]

Another 2 am post. Wow, has anyone experienced insomnia like this? It's crazy. And it's really starting to effect me. I have been doing Jenny Craig for a while now and am officially down 36lbs:cool1: I have about 64 left to go and I know I can do it. Anyway, sleep definitely aids in weight loss and the fact that I haven't been getting much caught up with me on my last weigh in. In one week, I did not gain or lose one ounce! How is that possible? I'm not complaining. Could have gone up I guess! But I really stuck to my diet and nothin'! Oh well, next week.

Ok, so one exciting thing happened to me today. These came in the mail...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/stuff016.jpg

Yep, they're my personalized maps from disney.com. For anyone who doesn't know about these, they're free! You just put in the attractions that you want to see and they print it out and mail it to you. Not that I need a map of the parks at this point but they come in such a cool little envelope and are printed on really nice heavy duty paper. They will be great for scrapbooking.

I also started trying to make my iron on transfers. My first attempt didn't go so well. First, I printed it on the wrong side of the transfer paper, then tried to put it on backwards and seared it to my iron, then I got it on right but left the iron on too long. My crisp white image was now a burnt brown color and it smelled a little too. Like burnt hair. So on my 5th or 6th try, I got this...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag001.jpg

I was quite proud and made DH take a pic of me just so I could post it on the DIS. He thinks I'm crazy but oh well. I have since added some colored Mickey heads. I will have to post that pic soon.

Alrighty, I know that in a PP I said I was going to go through the kids loot for our trip. Promise to do that soon. I really need to go through it myself because I've been throwing things in it here and there and honestly can't remember what all is in there. Like tonight, I went to Walmart for some groceries and saw that they had glow sticks and necklaces on clearance. I grabbed a handfull and threw them in the bag. I'm pretty sure I have done that a few other times throughout the past few months. I'm sure I have a ton of glow objects for them to use. They'll be lit up so bright kids will think they're a part of Spectromagic:rotfl:

Ok, really going to try to get some sleep now. Wish me luck!:surfweb:

[coteau_chick]

I looooooooooooove your bag. Just wait you will get lots of compliments. Good job with the weight loss. That is awesome. I hope you finally got to sleep.

[DisneyTiger]

It's official...the ticker reads 39 days as of today!!!!!!!!!!!

I am beyond excited. I really think I am beyond the uber planning stage and now I'm just onto thinking about everything and how much fun we're going to have. I am so excited about staying at BCV. I find myself looking at pics of the resort more and more each day, especially the pool! Speaking of, does anyone know what the deal was with the BC employee Raouf? I came upon a thread last night about trying to get his job back at the BC??? I am just curious because I know if we meet him, it's going to drive me crazy not knowing what the story is.

I was getting all of my Disney books together recently to show to a friend who is planning a trip. How funny is this....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shower001.jpg

Ya think I have enough? And there are actually two missing. My dining guide and my Disney Guide - the lost journals. The one on top is my fav book. It's my bible. I still thumb through that every day or so to brush up on things. This is it if anyone is looking for a good book about Disney with kids...


http://www.amazon.com/Fodors-Walt-Disney-World%C2%AE-Kids/dp/1400017858/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219019031&sr=8-1

I also ordered a double Rayshade for my stroller. I was reluctant to do this. See my other thread... http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=26978701#post26978701

Alrighty, I am off to photo my kid's loot. More later:banana:

[DisneyTiger]

Just got done going through the loot bag and boy, it was like Christmas! I've been collecting things for so long that I really forgot what was in there. Here is my photo journey through my Disney goodie bag:lmao:

Here is the bag that has been shoved in the back of my pantry. I started out with a small PF Changs take out bag but had to upgrade to the big daddy. It's overflowing!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot001.jpg

First off, my glowing parafernalia. I grab a packet of these things ever time I see them. I see now that we will be lit up like a Christmas tree!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot002.jpg

Next up is my first aid kit and bottle koozies to keep the sippy cups cold. They will hang on the stroller. There is also a pack of sticky notes to put over the auto flush toilet sensors. Nothing worse than traumatizing a potty training toddler with a huge flush before they're off the pot!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot005.jpg

Here are my Target $1 section finds. Princess and Cars lunch bags to put snacks in for the parks. A princess wallet for DD to keep her Disney money. A zipper pouch for pressed pennies and any other treasures my kids want to save.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot006.jpg

Cheap dollar store toys for the plane ride or waiting in line. I'm going to try and get a few more of these. Nothing makes a kid happier for a few minutes than a brand new toy!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot007.jpg

If found please return to...
Here are my ID tags for the kids and Shanrene ID bracelets. Also picked up two of those, for lack of a better word, kid leashes. I swore that I would never use one of these things but I think they're going to come in handy. Do you think I'm worried about losing my kids or what!!!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot008.jpg

Disposable sippy cups, disposable bibs, and to go tea mixers. Cheaper than drinks in the parks!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot009.jpg

A few of my stroller accessories. The graco rain shield (hope we won't need this) and stroller fan. I also have a tiny little screwdriver to change the batteries on the fan. This is something that I would normally not think of. Yay me!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot010.jpg

Plane ride entertainment. Gel clings for the window - the kids love to play with these. And a "Word World" DVD. For anyone who has not seen this show on PBS, it's awesome. I like watching it too. My kids are absolutely mesmerized by it so hopefully it will work on the plane as good as it works in my living room! It's the only way I can shower or cook dinner!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot011.jpg

And last but not least, birthday cards for my DD. Just to repeat, we will be celebrating her 3rd birthday while we're there. I have been collecting cards wtih different characters on them and plan on signing them as the character. My DH had the great idea of "finding" them around the park on the day of her birthday. Too cute. Also, a Mickey gift bag. I am going to leave her a little Bday present on her bed after we leave the room on her birthday that way it will be there waiting for her when we get back. It will be from Mickey, of course!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyloot012.jpg

Alright, that's it but I'm sure I will be making additions to the bag up until the day of our trip! This was fun. Hope it wasn't too boring for you:)

[coteau_chick]

Great loot. I didn't see any empty M&M minis containers to put your quarters and pennies in for the pressed penny machines. I stacked ours quarter, quarter, penny and so on. It was very handy. I also recomend retractable sharpies for autographs, it is nice not to worry about losing the cap. They come in a big pack with lots of pretty colors. Did you get some disposable ponchos? I hope my 2cents worth of information helps. I also used the bibsters and I loved them.

[DisneyTiger]

Great loot. I didn't see any empty M&M minis containers to put your quarters and pennies in for the pressed penny machines. I stacked ours quarter, quarter, penny and so on. It was very handy. I also recomend retractable sharpies for autographs, it is nice not to worry about losing the cap. They come in a big pack with lots of pretty colors. Did you get some disposable ponchos? I hope my 2cents worth of information helps. I also used the bibsters and I loved them.


Ok, love the sharpie idea, but the quarters in the M&M container? Well, that's just genious. Especially the part about stacking them quarter quarter penny! LOVE IT! Do you think my DD3 be old enough to get into it? We shall see. As for the ponchos, we are bringing our heavy duty LSU ponchos that we use for the games!

[coteau_chick]

Ok, love the sharpie idea, but the quarters in the M&M container? Well, that's just genious. Especially the part about stacking them quarter quarter penny! LOVE IT! Do you think my DD3 be old enough to get into it? We shall see. As for the ponchos, we are bringing our heavy duty LSU ponchos that we use for the games!

I know my husband's godson who was four at the time he went loved his pressed pennies. I think she will have fun. Buy the king size tube it holds more money. Get a purple tube and peel off the label you can put LSU stickers on it.:thumbsup2 Show your dd before the trip so she will be excited about it. When we did this with our two oldest in 2006 they loved it. It was neat because when we would exit a ride into a gift shop they would start searching for the pressed penny machines instead of asking for expensive souveniers.:thumbsup2

[TexasBelle]

Hello DisneyTiger,

I just found your Pretrip report and wanted to tell you how cute your kids are. I love the Monkey T-Shirts....

As I read your pretrip, I thought alot about my big kids and how much fun it would have been to have taken them to DisneyWorld when they were 3. Expecially since DD now 14, she loves everything about it. I remember being a stay at home Mom and brain washing them with Disney Movies. They still love them and we still have movie night and watch some of our favorites.

Yesterday I help take DS20 back to college and it was such a mixed feelings day, he's my independant one and he just wanted me to put his stuff in his dorm room, then run to WallyWorld, feed him lunch and then leave.. Broke my heart.:sad1: I wanted to help him hang his clothes, make his bed, and put his desk together but "I do it myself" which is what he use to say when he was 3....:headache: Came out... Very Independent.:)

My whole point to this rambling is I'm glad that you get to stay at home with your precious kids and also take them to DisneyWorld. Saver Every Minute :lovestruc The years don't come back...

We're going to DisneyWorld in 32 more days for a 10 day BeachClub Resort with my DS17, DD14 and BFF's family. It will be soooooo much fun. :yay: I don't have insominia, so sorry I can't help you there but I do think lots about our trip and hope that I haven't planned wrong. (I'm the trip director for our trip).:lmao: If you get a chance, check out my pretrip report.

Looking forward to hearing more about your pretrip and your trip.

Have a great day and hopefully you got a great night sleep.

TexasBelle

[kathleen27]

Ok, love the sharpie idea, but the quarters in the M&M container? Well, that's just genious. Especially the part about stacking them quarter quarter penny! LOVE IT! Do you think my DD3 be old enough to get into it? We shall see. As for the ponchos, we are bringing our heavy duty LSU ponchos that we use for the games!

The pennies are so much fun!!! Can't remember when we started collecting, but the kids were definately very young! We get them all over the place. I spent today shining old pennies and stacking them in the m&m tube. :rotfl:


I was getting all of my Disney books together recently to show to a friend who is planning a trip. How funny is this....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shower001.jpg

Ya think I have enough?

You have 3 in the photo that I don't. :lmao:

Great loot for the kids! They will love it.
You guys will be so bright at night!!!

[DisneyTiger]

Hello DisneyTiger,

I just found your Pretrip report and wanted to tell you how cute your kids are. I love the Monkey T-Shirts....

As I read your pretrip, I thought alot about my big kids and how much fun it would have been to have taken them to DisneyWorld when they were 3. Expecially since DD now 14, she loves everything about it. I remember being a stay at home Mom and brain washing them with Disney Movies. They still love them and we still have movie night and watch some of our favorites.

Yesterday I help take DS20 back to college and it was such a mixed feelings day, he's my independant one and he just wanted me to put his stuff in his dorm room, then run to WallyWorld, feed him lunch and then leave.. Broke my heart.:sad1: I wanted to help him hang his clothes, make his bed, and put his desk together but "I do it myself" which is what he use to say when he was 3....:headache: Came out... Very Independent.:)

My whole point to this rambling is I'm glad that you get to stay at home with your precious kids and also take them to DisneyWorld. Saver Every Minute :lovestruc The years don't come back...

We're going to DisneyWorld in 32 more days for a 10 day BeachClub Resort with my DS17, DD14 and BFF's family. It will be soooooo much fun. :yay: I don't have insominia, so sorry I can't help you there but I do think lots about our trip and hope that I haven't planned wrong. (I'm the trip director for our trip).:lmao: If you get a chance, check out my pretrip report.

Looking forward to hearing more about your pretrip and your trip.

Have a great day and hopefully you got a great night sleep.

TexasBelle


Hi TexasBelle,

Thanks for checking out my PTR. Me and Coteau_Chick and Kathleen get pretty lonely all by ourselves:lmao:

Thanks for the compliments on my kids. I have to admit, I think they're pretty darn cute myself. I catch myself staring at them wondering how in the world we created such beautiful kids! They are so much fun too. So, you officially brought me to tears talking about your DS20. I can't even imagine the day I have to send mine off to college. Hopefully they won't be too far away though because just like I'm brainwashing them with Disney movies, I am also brainwashing them with LSU which is here in Baton Rouge. They will go there or have to deal with me!

I am EXTREMELY grateful that I am able to stay home with my kids during these precious years. I know it will be gone in a flash. My husband and I have been to WDW many times and have left the kids behind twice. We always said we wanted to wait until they were older but on our last trip, that changed. We missed them so much and decided that we were going to do it. I think my DD3's reaction would be so much different if we waited. I'm glad we decided to go. Looks like we'll be at the BC around the same time. We'll be at BCV 9/26 -10/4. CAN'T WAIT!!!

Thanks so much for reading along and I will definitely check out your report!

[DisneyTiger]

The pennies are so much fun!!! Can't remember when we started collecting, but the kids were definately very young! We get them all over the place. I spent today shining old pennies and stacking them in the m&m tube. :rotfl:

When are you going? I guess I need to start polishing my pennies too!

You have 3 in the photo that I don't. :lmao:

Yes, I know it's sad. And I've read all of them front to back!

Great loot for the kids! They will love it.
You guys will be so bright at night!!!

I know, it won't be hard to spot us!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, can someone please explain to me how to respond to multiple quotes within a post? I just can't figure it out!

Alrighty, today's story...

We met with our financial planner this evening. He comes to our house to meet with us every few months to go over things. Very nice guy. Anyway, while he was there, the mail came. I didn't plan on looking at it but I noticed there was something from Disney. I couldn't resist. Guess what it was...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/ME001.jpg

My eyes literally welled up when I opened it. So, I'm sitting there trying to have a professional meeting, and I turn into a blubbering idiot because of freakin' ME tickets! We all had a good laugh about it. I have no idea why I reacted the way I did. I fully expect to get emotional at the parks when I see my kids' reactions, but over ME? I told my DH to be prepared. If I am reacting like this to ME tickets, imagine how I will be at MK rope drop!:sad:

Up next...

I started making our t-shirts. They are looking really cute! I will show you soon:)

[DisneyTiger]

My poor DD has no concept of time. She knows we're getting on an airplane and going to see Mickey but she doesnt' get that it's for another month. Every day she asks to go. Today was particularly bad. She cried all morning about wanting to see Mickey. So, I decided to do the next best thing. We went to the Disney Store. She has never been. I told her it was Disney world, partly to make her stop whining, but mainly just to make her think that this really was Disney. That way when we actually get to WDW she'll be even more blown away. Anyway, they had some great sales going on and I bought this precious purse, originally 19.50 and it was 40% off! I think it's cute. It's black shiney material and big. Great for the plane ride. We also pre-ordered Sleeping Beauty. It won't be in until after our trip so I might just make that one from Santa!

Arrrrrg, photobucket is under maintenance right now. Can't upload any pics. Will post later:)

[DisneyTiger]

Alright, photobucket is back up. Here's what I got...

My cute Mickey purse. Can't wait to break it in!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag003.jpg

Sleeping Beauty stuff for pre-ordering the DVD...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag002-1.jpg

My DS was running around the Disney Store having a ball. He walked straight up to this cup and didn't put it down. It was only 5 bucks. I couldn't resist. He's been using it all day!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/cup002.jpg

[DisneyTiger]

Question, since Istill consider myeslf a newbie on the DIS, doesn't it look like a lof of people are looking at my report and not posting? Is that what is called lurking? Why wouldn't people post. Ok, so if there are lurkers out there, I sure would love to hear from you. I love writing all of this stuff for myself but would get a kick out of knowing others, besides the wonderful readers that i already have:love: , are enjoying it too. Please share your thoughts.


Ok, I just took a sleeping pill and it is getting increasingly harder to type and put together coherant sencentes. Nighty night. More tomorrow.:snooty:

[coteau_chick]

I love your new purse. I wish we had a Disney Store here. We had one and then they closed it down. It was in the Mall of Acadiana.

DH is having surgery today. He has to have some polups (sp?) removed from his sinuses.

I hope some of your lurkers decide to post.

I am going to have to get Sleeping Beauty preordered too.

I have to go get ready to go to the hospital so I will check back with you later today. Have a nice day.:flower3:
Laura

[DisneyTiger]

I love your new purse. I wish we had a Disney Store here. We had one and then they closed it down. It was in the Mall of Acadiana.

DH is having surgery today. He has to have some polups (sp?) removed from his sinuses.

I hope some of your lurkers decide to post.

I am going to have to get Sleeping Beauty preordered too.

I have to go get ready to go to the hospital so I will check back with you later today. Have a nice day.:flower3:
Laura


Hey Laura,

Saying prayers and sending good thoughts:cheer2: to your DH. Let me know how the surgery goes!

[coteau_chick]

Hey Laura,

Saying prayers and sending good thoughts:cheer2: to your DH. Let me know how the surgery goes!

Hey
We just got back. Everything went smooth. He should be back to normal by Monday. I have to be a nurse now. Thanks for the prayers. Talk to you later. Laura

[Fall1]

Love the purse, really cute. I'm enjoying this pretrip report, I am not motivated to write one, but I love reading them!!

[DisneyTiger]

Hey
We just got back. Everything went smooth. He should be back to normal by Monday. I have to be a nurse now. Thanks for the prayers. Talk to you later. Laura


So glad to hear it. Good luck being nurse! I know that's not always the best job in the world. When my DH gets even just the sniffles, you'd think he was on death's door! Ah, men! Gotta love em!

[DisneyTiger]

Love the purse, really cute. I'm enjoying this pretrip report, I am not motivated to write one, but I love reading them!!


Thanks so much for posting. MY PTR got off to a slow start. I just never felt like I had anything interesting to say. It helps me make the days go faster and I've met some great people along the way. I hope you keep reading:)

[TexasBelle]

Good Morning...

How's your sleeping coming??:confused3 I hope better. Here's sending you a little :wizard: your way.

How did you get your Magic Express Tickets so fast, we usually get them about 1 week before we leave. But then again we have only used a Travel Agent and maybe since we have a middle person it takes longer.

My DH loves to run to Dallas to the DisneyStores. We live about 2 and a half hours from there, so we can't get our fix for Disney everyday or we would. I love the cup that your DS has.. I remember my kids having cups like that. Do you live close to a Disney Store or not? I'm really surprised that you DD hasn't been to a Disney Store before.

Thanks for reading my pre-trip report, I'm like you nobody post on them, :confused3 Do they just lurk or what?? I would love feed back to, but I guess they just don't. :sad1:

Did you see the post on the updates to BeachClub? They have updated the rooms... :woohoo: I'm looking forward to seeing them.

29 more days for us. :yay:

TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

Good Morning...

How's your sleeping coming??:confused3 I hope better. Here's sending you a little :wizard: your way.

How did you get your Magic Express Tickets so fast, we usually get them about 1 week before we leave. But then again we have only used a Travel Agent and maybe since we have a middle person it takes longer.

My DH loves to run to Dallas to the DisneyStores. We live about 2 and a half hours from there, so we can't get our fix for Disney everyday or we would. I love the cup that your DS has.. I remember my kids having cups like that. Do you live close to a Disney Store or not? I'm really surprised that you DD hasn't been to a Disney Store before.

Thanks for reading my pre-trip report, I'm like you nobody post on them, :confused3 Do they just lurk or what?? I would love feed back to, but I guess they just don't. :sad1:

Did you see the post on the updates to BeachClub? They have updated the rooms... :woohoo: I'm looking forward to seeing them.

29 more days for us. :yay:

TexasBelle

Hello, I have been sleeping MUCH better lately. The drugs are working!

I'm not sure why we got our ME tickets so quickly. I think that's part of the reason I reacted the way I did because I wasn't expecting them. It just makes it so real now ya know?

We do live close to a Disney store, there's one at the mall about 5 minutes away! I guess I shouldn't have said that my DD had never been to one before. She's just been too young in the past to have noticed it. We don't go to the mall too much. It's just a preview to how she's going to react to Disney!

I am subscribed to the Yacht and Beach club thread. I've heard about the renovations. We are staying at the Villas (DVC) though and I've never gotten a straight answer if those are being redone or not. I don't think they are. I really don't care though. The place is gorgeous. It's truly a dream come true to be able to stay there!

Wow, you're already in the 20's!!! Our count is down to 36. YAY for us!!!!!!:cheer2:

[coteau_chick]

I just remembered a tip for you. I don't know if you drink coffee but I wanted to share this with you. We are used to drinking Community coffee here and I hate hotel coffee. Well I found pre packaged 4 cup community coffee pack with filter. It is the perfect size for hotel coffee pots. You can buy one individual packet. I bought one for each morning of our trip and I packed our vanilla coffee creamer. It worked out perfect.

I am trying to remember any tips I think would help you.

I don't remember if you are going to typhoon lagoon or not. If you are and you are on the dinning plan I have another tip for you. When we ordered lunch there as a counter service credit you get a dessert. They only have icecream. I knew we wouldn't eat it right away with our lunch so I asked what I should do. The cm said I could keep my receipt and he initialed it and charged me for the ice cream. I didn't take it right away because he said to hold the initialed receipt and come back for the ice cream later when we were ready for it.

[DisneyTiger]

I just remembered a tip for you. I don't know if you drink coffee but I wanted to share this with you. We are used to drinking Community coffee here and I hate hotel coffee. Well I found pre packaged 4 cup community coffee pack with filter. It is the perfect size for hotel coffee pots. You can buy one individual packet. I bought one for each morning of our trip and I packed our vanilla coffee creamer. It worked out perfect.

I am trying to remember any tips I think would help you.

I don't remember if you are going to typhoon lagoon or not. If you are and you are on the dinning plan I have another tip for you. When we ordered lunch there as a counter service credit you get a dessert. They only have icecream. I knew we wouldn't eat it right away with our lunch so I asked what I should do. The cm said I could keep my receipt and he initialed it and charged me for the ice cream. I didn't take it right away because he said to hold the initialed receipt and come back for the ice cream later when we were ready for it.


I do drink ONLY Community. Other coffee is glorified tea to me:lmao: Anyway, where did you get those little single packs? I was thinking about shipping a box of goodies ahead of us to the resort. This box would include diapers, snacks, water, wine, and coffee. I don't know. What are people's feelings on this???

The TL tip is great. We are scheduled to go there one day. The only thing is that I scheduled to go to TL and then hit beaches n' cream for the kitchen sink! I've heard and seen pics of it and we just have to try it. Since we're staying at BCV, I figured it would be an easy stop. Are there any other desserts at TL? If not, we may just snack there and eat lunch at BNC. Thanks sooooooo much for the tips. You're da bomb:worship:

How is DH and his pollups doing?

[DisneyTiger]

Hello, all! This has been a fun day. Yesterday was frustrating. Do you ever have one of those days when EVERYTHING drives you nuts and you have no fuse at all and you want to rip everyone's heads off that even looks at you finny?? Yeah, well that day was yesterday for me. Just wasn't in the mood for anything. Even the DIS didn't cheer me up - gasp! So I took one of my magic pills and was asleep by 10:00!

So speaking of sleeping, I have been doing a lot lately! I called the dr on Tuesday and told him that whatever he had prescribed wasn't doing the job and that he needed to pull out the big guns. He called in a Rx for Ambien for me and good Lawd, this stuff works! I have not slept this good since, well, before kids! In fact, the first night, I fell asleep at about 10:00. Woke up the next day and noticed that my DD's sheets had been removed and replaced with a chenile throw off of the couch. Surely she didn't do this on her own during the night? I wouldn't put it past her though. She's quite the genious:lovestruc Anyway, I called my DH at work and he informed me that not only did she wake up around 3am that morning, but she came into our room crying. She had wet herself and the bed. Because he is a DH and not a DW, he decided to put the throw off of the couch on the bed instead of looking for another fitted sheet for her bed!!! Since I was off in Neverland sound asleep, I guess I shouldn't complain! Needless to say, I didn't hear a peep of this and was quite glad that I missed it. I know I know, this is not a good thing probably. I am only taking these pills for a week, just to get me back on track. Until then, DH will have to have the "mommy ears" as i call them, for the week!

So, onto today. I made another trip to Michael's to purchase probably my
115th pack of dark transfer sheets. I have made 10 shirts in all and have 9 more to go! I was going to wait and do a big "Here are my shirts" post but I just can't wait for that. Here's what I've done so far...

These are for the kids to wear on the plane ride there. I tried to convince DH to wear one too but he said we should sit this one out. I had to agree with him on this:

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shirts013-1.jpg

Next up are our Halloween costumes. We are going as LSU baseball players. I could not find matching LSU shirts in both adult and child sizes, so I made my own. We will be wearing them with baseball pants and baseball hats and the shirts are numbered 1 through 4 starting with DH...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shirts015.jpg

My next creation, courtesy of one of the DISigners, if my favorite. We will be there for an LSU game day and wearing these shirts with pride. Geaux Tigers!!!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shoes003-1.jpg

Ok, that's it for now. More to come. Hope everyone is doing well. For all my lurkers, please just post something to say hi. I feel like I'm talking to myself sometimes, except for my few regulars:) Thanks!

[DisneyTiger]

I forgot to mention that I got my new tennis shoes yesterday! I know that everyone has been on the edge of their seats waiting on this post. I found some shoes that I liked last week at Shoe Station. They are Saucony Grid C2 Roasters. I am very picky about my shoes and wanted to make sure I found the perfect ones and get them all broken in before our trip. Anyway, I found them at the store but they didn't have my size. All they had was a 10 and I really needed a 10.5. Normally, I would have squeezed my foot into them Drusilla style, but I decided to see if I could find them on the web. I did and they came in yesterday. These puppies are awesome. See, since my feet are quite large (hey, I'm 5'10" ok!) I like my shoes not to be white as to not blind people with the reflection of the sun. These are grey and weigh only 9oz!! Ok, why am I getting so excited about shoes. Guess it's because I rarely find some that I really love. So here they are. I was about to take them for a test run with the kids...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/shoes002.jpg

I also wanted to note that I went to Walgreens today and got some retractable sharpies (thanks for the tip Couteau_Chick) and found this camera at the check out counter. Impulse buy, I know. I bought it with intentions of taking pics at TL. We'll see. Ok, time for dinner. Maybe some more later. Making up for yesterday:)

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/walgreens002.jpg

[kathleen27]

Ok, can someone please explain to me how to respond to multiple quotes within a post? I just can't figure it out!

At the bottom right of every post are three little buttons. "Quote" and two with symbols. The middle button with the " qoutation mark is for multi quote. Click on it for each of the posts and it will turn red. (click it a second time to cancel). When you're ready to respond click the reply button at the bottom of the page.

Love all the t-shirts and Disney store purchases.:goodvibes
The dwarves shirt is so cute!!!
There is a Disney store at the mall 30/40 mins away. I'm hoping to get there next week. :cool1:
We have to do some shopping anyway. My son grew 2&1/2 inches over the summer. :eek:
I have a super long shopping list for the trip. :lmao:
I did make it to the craft store this week & bought shirts for tie dye & iron ons!
And a mickey head paper punch!!!

Glad you found comfy sneakers. :thumbsup2
I have trouble finding ones I like too.

And yeah for ME tags. :cheer2:

[coteau_chick]

I found the coffee singles at Super 1 Foods. If you can't find them around your town pm me and I can send you some. I think it only comes in dark roast. Thats what I drink anyway. It's our state coffe you know.

You don't have to get a desert at TL. I just thought I would mention it to you. I don't blame you I want to try the kitchen sink too.

Have you ever had zebra domes?? I love them. We stayed at AKL so I would use my snack credit for them almost every day. If you haven't tried them you need to.

I love your shirts they are very nice. I think you can guess which ones are my favorite:rolleyes1

My SIL and my niece are both pregnant. They are due about three weeks apart. Well my SIL was due Monday (nothing yet), so they are inducing labor on her in the morning. Well, my niece called me this afternoon. She is due in three weeks. She was admitted to the hospital because her blood pressure was elevated. Once they hooked her up to the monitors they realized she was having contractions. They are about every four minutes. We might have two new family members by morning. My SIL is my brothers wife. This is his first child. My niece is my dh's brothers daughter. She was the flower girl in our wedding. I am so excited. When I found out that they were both pregnant I told them (at Christmas) that they were going to have the babies on the same day. I said that Brandy would be late and Sara would be early. I wonder if my prediction will come true.

I am really enjoying visiting with you on this pre trip report. I am glad you started it. I wonder who encouraged you to start it:rolleyes1

[DisneyTiger]

At the bottom right of every post are three little buttons. "Quote" and two with symbols. The middle button with the " qoutation mark is for multi quote. Click on it for each of the posts and it will turn red. (click it a second time to cancel). When you're ready to respond click the reply button at the bottom of the page.


Love all the t-shirts and Disney store purchases.:goodvibes
The dwarves shirt is so cute!!!
There is a Disney store at the mall 30/40 mins away. I'm hoping to get there next week. :cool1:
We have to do some shopping anyway. My son grew 2&1/2 inches over the summer. :eek:
I have a super long shopping list for the trip. :lmao:
I did make it to the craft store this week & bought shirts for tie dye & iron ons!
And a mickey head paper punch!!!


Glad you found comfy sneakers. :thumbsup2
I have trouble finding ones I like too.



And yeah for ME tags. :cheer2:


Thanks Kathleen! :laughing:

[DisneyTiger]

At the bottom right of every post are three little buttons. "Quote" and two with symbols. The middle button with the " qoutation mark is for multi quote. Click on it for each of the posts and it will turn red. (click it a second time to cancel). When you're ready to respond click the reply button at the bottom of the page.

I think...

Love all the t-shirts and Disney store purchases.:goodvibes
The dwarves shirt is so cute!!!
There is a Disney store at the mall 30/40 mins away. I'm hoping to get there next week. :cool1:
We have to do some shopping anyway. My son grew 2&1/2 inches over the summer. :eek:
I have a super long shopping list for the trip. :lmao:
I did make it to the craft store this week & bought shirts for tie dye & iron ons!
And a mickey head paper punch!!!

Glad you found comfy sneakers. :thumbsup2
I have trouble finding ones I like too.

And yeah for ME tags. :cheer2:

Thanks Kathleen! :laughing:

I don't know what I'm doing!!!!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, I would like everyone to please ignore that train wreck of a response to Kathleen. I am still trying to figure out the multi quoting thing. Obviously I don't get it. I'm going to try again. This is funny:rotfl2:

[DisneyTiger]

At the bottom right of every post are three little buttons. "Quote" and two with symbols. The middle button with the " qoutation mark is for multi quote. Click on it for each of the posts and it will turn red. (click it a second time to cancel). When you're ready to respond click the reply button at the bottom of the page.

Love all the t-shirts and Disney store purchases.:goodvibes
The dwarves shirt is so cute!!!
There is a Disney store at the mall 30/40 mins away. I'm hoping to get there next week. :cool1:
We have to do some shopping anyway. My son grew 2&1/2 inches over the summer. :eek:
I have a super long shopping list for the trip. :lmao:
I did make it to the craft store this week & bought shirts for tie dye & iron ons!
And a mickey head paper punch!!!

Glad you found comfy sneakers. :thumbsup2
I have trouble finding ones I like too.

And yeah for ME tags. :cheer2:

I found the coffee singles at Super 1 Foods. If you can't find them around your town pm me and I can send you some. I think it only comes in dark roast. Thats what I drink anyway. It's our state coffe you know.

Thanks so much for the offer! I will let you know if I need some:thumbsup2

You don't have to get a desert at TL. I just thought I would mention it to you. I don't blame you I want to try the kitchen sink too.

Maybe I'll just treat myself to 2 desserts that day!

Have you ever had zebra domes?? I love them. We stayed at AKL so I would use my snack credit for them almost every day. If you haven't tried them you need to.

Yes, I love them too. I can taste them already!!!

I love your shirts they are very nice. I think you can guess which ones are my favorite:rolleyes1

GEAUX TIGERS!!! One more week!!!

My SIL and my niece are both pregnant. They are due about three weeks apart. Well my SIL was due Monday (nothing yet), so they are inducing labor on her in the morning. Well, my niece called me this afternoon. She is due in three weeks. She was admitted to the hospital because her blood pressure was elevated. Once they hooked her up to the monitors they realized she was having contractions. They are about every four minutes. We might have two new family members by morning. My SIL is my brothers wife. This is his first child. My niece is my dh's brothers daughter. She was the flower girl in our wedding. I am so excited. When I found out that they were both pregnant I told them (at Christmas) that they were going to have the babies on the same day. I said that Brandy would be late and Sara would be early. I wonder if my prediction will come true.

How EXCITING!!! Two babies in one day! I can't even imagine. Maybe you do have psychic abilities! I will definitely say some prayers for all of y'all. Speaking of babies, my nephew is doing really well. He's up to 4.5lbs now and took his first feeding by bottle today. They are saying he'll be home mid to end September - probably when we're on our trip I'm sure. Maybe you could use your ability to tell me when he'll be home:rotfl: Good luck with the babies and keep me posted!

I am really enjoying visiting with you on this pre trip report. I am glad you started it. I wonder who encouraged you to start it:rolleyes1

Me too, I've enjoyed this so much. Maybe we can have a mini Dis meet at one of the games. Share a beer or three:drinking1

[DisneyTiger]

For the love of DIS...

Seriously, PLEASE IGNORE my previous two posts. Kathleen and Couteau_Chick, there are responses in there to you somewhere. I think I need further explanation of multi quoting. I am so sorry. I promise I'm not an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kathleen27]

:laughing: I hope I didn't confuse you.

You can add text and space between the quotes. Just put the cursor after the /quote of one and before the qoute of the next.

If you use preview post instead of submit post you can see what it will look like.

[DisneyTiger]

Hello. I was a little traumatized by my last attempt of multi quoting. I'm just going to stick with what I know. Thanks for trying to help me Kathleen. I will get it one day:rotfl:

Anyway, nothing too exciting on the planning front over here these days. I have made my last 2 sets of shirts for the family. Haven't taken a pic of them yet but will post asap. I'm happy with them. I have made a total of 18 shirts and still have one left to make for my DD's birthday. Just waiting on a disign from one of the wonderful DISigners over on the design boards.

I started to get all of our paperwork together today - booking confirmation, ME stuff, birth certs. It's all becoming so real, and my DH is really getting into it now too. We had a very nice date Friday night with no kids. Haven't done that in months - since March to be exact! We had such a good time. We actually talked about our trip most of the time. He loves to hear my plans. Not too big on making them but loves to hear about them! I have the whole schedule loaded in my phone so we went over it and talked about all of the things we have to see and some of the things we could skip. Such as, Hollywood Play n' Dine. I have this scheduled for lunch one day but I'm not sure if we're going to do it. Besides the fact that I've heard really nothing good about Hollywood and Vine, the characters don't really do anything for me either. My kids love Little Einsteins but I'm not sure if they'll even recoginze them in character form. They're not very distinctive. And Jo Jo, does that show even come on anymore? I don't know. May just have to skip that one. I think I may schedule a photoshoot that morning at the hotel. So back to our romantic dinner, we also did a lot of talking about the DIS. It's so funny. I was telling him stories about people like they're close personal friends, and I really do feel that way. I am so grateful for finding this website. It's a blast.

Alrighty, I am off to buy school supplies. My kids are starting Mother's Day Out and we have open house tomorrow. They're growing up so fast!!! They will only be going twice a week and I'm looking forward to the break. Their school is right next door to the gym, which I NEVER seem to be able to make it to. Can't wait. I hope to shed about 10 more lbs before the trip. I will post more later, hopefully pics of my shirts!

[coteau_chick]

I can't wait to see the pics of your shirts.

DH and I really need another date night too. We haven't had one since Feb. It is hard to get away with Grace still being so young. I rarely ask anyone to babysit. I didn't with the older two either.

I do the same thing to my DH I talk about people from the disboards like they are my close personal friends too. It is funny how you just bond with some people on disboards. When I did my pre trip report I would talk to someone named mickiecakelady. I think that was her screne name. We talked ofter I had subscribed to her report and she subed mine. We were going to disney world at the same time and staying at the same resort. We also had dinner reservations for LTT on the same night at the same time. We actually had a dis meet at LTT. She was so nice and I really enjoyed meeting her. She posted only one time when she returned from her trip. She said something like I am back and unpacking I will update tomorrow. She never came back. I don't know what happened to her. I worry about her sometimes. she was on the boards everyday and then she disappeared. I was sad. It is weird how you can worry about someone you barely know and only met once.


Oh I have news. I have a new little niece. She was born Friday at 5 pm. She weighed 8lbs. I only have one brother and I don't have any sisters. This is my brother's first child. My brother and I are only eleven months apart and our first children are one month shy of sixteen years apart. I never thought I would see the day when my brother would become a daddy. I am so excited. I just had to share my good news with my new friend:hug:

[robind]

Looks like we will be there at the same time - I'm going down 9/22 - 10/3. I'm doing a 3 day cruise in the middle. This is my big solo trip for the year. Then I have an extended family trip in December when I travel w/ two little ones, they will be 4 and 7 for this trip, but there first one was 2.5 and 5.

I'm the big planner in the family, I have a bag w/ all my stuff that I buy for the boys to keep them entertained. I love the baggies w/ the cars and princesses, do you remember where you found them?

As for your question about the flight, as a frequent (Very Frequent) flier, I must say anything that keeps me from getting kicked in the back by little feet is a good thing. Frankly, the engine noises are pretty loud and as long as the dvd isn't blasting it should be any worse than having a conversation. However, if you are really worried, I have seen 'childrens' headphones at Khols (don't know if they have them in LA) but they are smaller and the ones I saw had soft animal heads on the ear portion to make them fun and more comfortable. I'm hoping to go back and get at least one pair for the youngest, I understand Jet Blue doesn't have the freebies anymore.

I usually do a trip report but have never done a pretrip report - you're doing a great job, would love to see the rest of the shirts you made. We had ones made at the disney store on line a few years back that had the fab five in their travel clothes - and said "Too excited to Sleep" all nine of us wore them on the plane. I was really surprised that the grandparents went along w/ it. We also had matching shirts for the luau.

I may be at the same MNSSHP as you, I haven't decided between Tues and Thur, I think I'm waiting until it gets within 10 days or so to see what the weather is like, I don't want to get rained out.

Keep up the report, even if you aren't getting a lot of responses, there are tons of lurkers out there. ;)

[robind]

At the bottom right of every post are three little buttons. "Quote" and two with symbols. The middle button with the " qoutation mark is for multi quote. Click on it for each of the posts and it will turn red. (click it a second time to cancel). When you're ready to respond click the reply button at the bottom of the page.


Hey I learned something new today :banana:

:laughing: I hope I didn't confuse you.

You can add text and space between the quotes. Just put the cursor after the /quote of one and before the qoute of the next.

If you use preview post instead of submit post you can see what it will look like.

Thanks Kathleen.

[DisneyTiger]

I can't wait to see the pics of your shirts.

DH and I really need another date night too. We haven't had one since Feb. It is hard to get away with Grace still being so young. I rarely ask anyone to babysit. I didn't with the older two either.

I do the same thing to my DH I talk about people from the disboards like they are my close personal friends too. It is funny how you just bond with some people on disboards. When I did my pre trip report I would talk to someone named mickiecakelady. I think that was her screne name. We talked ofter I had subscribed to her report and she subed mine. We were going to disney world at the same time and staying at the same resort. We also had dinner reservations for LTT on the same night at the same time. We actually had a dis meet at LTT. She was so nice and I really enjoyed meeting her. She posted only one time when she returned from her trip. She said something like I am back and unpacking I will update tomorrow. She never came back. I don't know what happened to her. I worry about her sometimes. she was on the boards everyday and then she disappeared. I was sad. It is weird how you can worry about someone you barely know and only met once.


Oh I have news. I have a new little niece. She was born Friday at 5 pm. She weighed 8lbs. I only have one brother and I don't have any sisters. This is my brother's first child. My brother and I are only eleven months apart and our first children are one month shy of sixteen years apart. I never thought I would see the day when my brother would become a daddy. I am so excited. I just had to share my good news with my new friend:hug:

Happy Birthday to your new neice!!! There is nothing more wonderful than a new baby! How exciting! I feel honored that you shared this wonderful news with me. Congratulations:flower3:

We did have a nice night out. The restaurant we went to was in downtown and we had big plans to go out on the town for some drinks after we ate. Well, we were stuffed and both said that we missed our babies and wanted to go home and put on our PJ's! Man, we must be getting old:scared1:

I wonder what happened to your friend on the DIS. That would worry me too. I really do feel like we've become friends. It's so nice to know that there are people out there with my same addiction, and not too far away at that! Didn't you say that you are going back to WDW in 2010? We are going to be there in March for DS's 3rd birthday. That would be cool if we were there at the same time! Alrighty, no pics tonight. I've been busy with house stuff and didn't get a chance. Bad poster, I know:laughing: They'll be here tomorrow. Have a good night!

[DisneyTiger]

Looks like we will be there at the same time - I'm going down 9/22 - 10/3. I'm doing a 3 day cruise in the middle. This is my big solo trip for the year. Then I have an extended family trip in December when I travel w/ two little ones, they will be 4 and 7 for this trip, but there first one was 2.5 and 5.

I'm the big planner in the family, I have a bag w/ all my stuff that I buy for the boys to keep them entertained. I love the baggies w/ the cars and princesses, do you remember where you found them?

As for your question about the flight, as a frequent (Very Frequent) flier, I must say anything that keeps me from getting kicked in the back by little feet is a good thing. Frankly, the engine noises are pretty loud and as long as the dvd isn't blasting it should be any worse than having a conversation. However, if you are really worried, I have seen 'childrens' headphones at Khols (don't know if they have them in LA) but they are smaller and the ones I saw had soft animal heads on the ear portion to make them fun and more comfortable. I'm hoping to go back and get at least one pair for the youngest, I understand Jet Blue doesn't have the freebies anymore.

I usually do a trip report but have never done a pretrip report - you're doing a great job, would love to see the rest of the shirts you made. We had ones made at the disney store on line a few years back that had the fab five in their travel clothes - and said "Too excited to Sleep" all nine of us wore them on the plane. I was really surprised that the grandparents went along w/ it. We also had matching shirts for the luau.

I may be at the same MNSSHP as you, I haven't decided between Tues and Thur, I think I'm waiting until it gets within 10 days or so to see what the weather is like, I don't want to get rained out.

Keep up the report, even if you aren't getting a lot of responses, there are tons of lurkers out there. ;)


Wow, a solo trip! That is going to be nice. With a cruise in the middle?!? Live it up!!!

I love doing the planning. It really is a passion. No one understands except for the people on the DIS. My family picks on me because of all of the thought that I have put into things. Oh well, I want to make every moment magical and it will be!

I got the cars lunch bags on the dollar aisle at Target. That is a dangerous area for me!

i'm not too worried about the plane ride. I think the kids will be fine. It's going to be lunch time so feeding them will take up some time. The flight is only 1:20 so I think all will be good. And if not, then oh well. I'll be so excited that it will take a lot to upset me!

Thanks so much for posting! Hope to hear from you again. Have a good night!;)

[figmentfan0724]

first of all, love your ptr! We will also be at bcv in sept, you will just be there a little later than we will!. your shirts are adorable! also at walgreens, they have little disposable cameras with the princesses on them! I know your daughter is young, but maybe for a later trip!

[DisneyTiger]

Good morning everyone. What a nice, hot and muggy day. We had to deal with the remnants of Fay all day yesterday so today is gross and wet and hot outside. The kids have been cooped up and are going stir crazy, as am I. I guess we will survive. I can't wait for cooler weather. Probably won't get that until February!

Well, I finally was able to upload pics of my final shirts. Here is my fav...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mimi008.jpg

I love the red and I think the stick figures are so cute. Again, thanks to the DISigners!

Here is the last of the family shirts...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mimi007.jpg

I have these stickers on the back of my car and a DISer turned it into a graphic for me. Don't know how they do it. See, here's the before...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/Disney%20Graphics/nanaandpapa051.jpg

Too cool!

You may also notice that I have made all of my shirts front-and-back shirts. I don't know why. I just like having big logos on my back rather than my front. That's why there are little WDW 2008's on the front of each shirt.

[DisneyTiger]

first of all, love your ptr! We will also be at bcv in sept, you will just be there a little later than we will!. your shirts are adorable! also at walgreens, they have little disposable cameras with the princesses on them! I know your daughter is young, but maybe for a later trip!

YAY! Thanks for reading along!:banana: I know I went a little crazy with the shirts. I've never made any before for any of our other trips. But, then again, that's before I found the DIS!:rotfl:

You know, i thought about getting DD a disposable camera but I'm sure it will totally go to waste. She loves taking pictures but it's only because she can look at them immediately on the digital.

Have you ever been to BCV before? We haven't and I am sooooo excited!

[figmentfan0724]

we have not been to bcv either and i am totally excited.

[kathleen27]

We had a very nice date Friday night with no kids. Haven't done that in months - since March to be exact! We had such a good time. We actually talked about our trip most of the time. He loves to hear my plans. Not too big on making them but loves to hear about them!

My kids are starting Mother's Day Out and we have open house tomorrow. They're growing up so fast!!! They will only be going twice a week and I'm looking forward to the break. Their school is right next door to the gym, which I NEVER seem to be able to make it to. Can't wait. I hope to shed about 10 more lbs before the trip.

Great that you got to go out on a date!
Its really nice that your husband likes to listen to your plans!

Two days a week sounds great. I bet the kids will love it and it will be a nice break for you.

Hey I learned something new today :banana:
Thanks Kathleen.

Your welcome.
:laughing: That's how I learned. Someone writing a tr asked, and someone else answered. I had not been able to figure it out.


I know I went a little crazy with the shirts. I've never made any before for any of our other trips. But, then again, that's before I found the DIS!:rotfl:

Your shirts look great!!!
I love that blue color!!!

I never would have thought to make shirts or plan our clothes before. If I saw someone in the parks I would have thought, oh what a cute idea, then forgotten.
But after 7 months on the DIS It seems perfectly normal. Almost a MUST do. How could we not???:confused3

:lmao:

[DisneyTiger]

Hello all, what a busy morning we have had. My kids are starting mother's day out next week and today we went to check out their classrooms. They had a blast and did not want to leave. That's a good sign! I am so looking forward to the few hours a week that I will have to myself. Have I posted this already? I am having DIS-ja-vue:rotfl: Ok, that was bad.

Anyway, not too much Disney stuff to report. I do have a few more pics to share. I picked these items up yesterday at Walmart. The little glow swords were .88 each!!! I just couldn't pass them up. I do have some kind of addiction to glowing objects. Wonder what that's about?:confused3 The LSU ponchos are for DH and myself. It it rains, I will just put the kids in the stroller with the rain cover. I kind of hope it drizzles a little just so DH and I can wear our LSU ponchos with pride. GEAUX TIGERS!!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/ponchos003.jpg

I have mentioned before that we will be in WDW for DD's 3rd birthday. I have been collecting birthday cards with characters on them and I wanted so sign them as the characters. I did this yesterday. I know she's too young to notice but it makes me proud to have the correct autographs. Thanks so much to this website. Such a help!!! I actually received a post on a different thread from the site creator. Very cool. http://home.att.net/~disneysue/characters/wdw/disneycharacters.html

So anyway, here are the cards. Still looking for one from Mickey!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/cards003.jpg

[TexasBelle]

Hey DisneyTiger:

I love the T-Shirts... They are really great.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Love the cards... Great idea...

It's been a very busy weekend and the start of a very busy week. I finished my packing over the weekend. I know it's still 3 weeks and 3 days away. But nothing like making sure that I have everything. :thumbsup2 We did have to make a couple of runs to Academy and Target, for shorts and extra bath and shower stuff. But I do think I have it all together. My suitcase is full and in the back of my closet, DH's is the same, and DD we couldn't get her packed until after Labor Day, she wants to wear some of her clothes to school and DS well he's packed already.

School started yesterday, which was lots of fun. DD went to high school. :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: I can't believe that. DS loved his first day. :woohoo:

So I read that the Dr. put you on another sleeping pill, is it working better for you. Not sleeping through everything :confused3 Why can't there just be the perfect middle..:thumbsup2

How are things coming with you? Packed yet? Any big exciting plans for the trip... would love to hear about the exciting things that your planning on doing.

Have a great day.
TexasBelle

[coteau_chick]

I'm back. My niece just had her new baby girl this morning. The baby was two weeks earyl and she weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. I think she would have been ten pounds if she had gone full term. You and your glowing objects. You are too funny. When we went I bought some nail polish from Sally's called "You Glow Girl". It didn't look like you had polish on but when you go in the dark your nails glow. I had to put a few coats. I would paint on a coat and then stand in the closet to test it out. I kept doing that until I was happy with the results. It was a little bottle of polish they were near the register for 99cents. I hope you can find some I think you would like it.

Are you getting concerned about Gustav yet. I am getting nervous. Dh bought a generator this morning.

[DisneyTiger]

I'm back. My niece just had her new baby girl this morning. The baby was two weeks earyl and she weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. I think she would have been ten pounds if she had gone full term. You and your glowing objects. You are too funny. When we went I bought some nail polish from Sally's called "You Glow Girl". It didn't look like you had polish on but when you go in the dark your nails glow. I had to put a few coats. I would paint on a coat and then stand in the closet to test it out. I kept doing that until I was happy with the results. It was a little bottle of polish they were near the register for 99cents. I hope you can find some I think you would like it.

Are you getting concerned about Gustav yet. I am getting nervous. Dh bought a generator this morning.


Congrats on another new baby! That is just too exciting!

The nail polish sounds fun. My DD would LOVE that. I will have to look for some.

I have the weather channel on all day. It's pretty scarey. I went hurricane shopping last night as to avoid the rush of the next few days. Got a battery operated lantern, bottled water, some candles, diapers, wipes, batteries, and vodka.:laughing: All I keep thinking is what if this was happening the week of our trip:scared1: I really do not know what I would do. That has been my main prayer these days, that nothing happens in the gulf around then!!!

Glad you are back and have two new babies to love! Congrats again!

[DisneyTiger]

Hey DisneyTiger:

I love the T-Shirts... They are really great.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Love the cards... Great idea...

It's been a very busy weekend and the start of a very busy week. I finished my packing over the weekend. I know it's still 3 weeks and 3 days away. But nothing like making sure that I have everything. :thumbsup2 We did have to make a couple of runs to Academy and Target, for shorts and extra bath and shower stuff. But I do think I have it all together. My suitcase is full and in the back of my closet, DH's is the same, and DD we couldn't get her packed until after Labor Day, she wants to wear some of her clothes to school and DS well he's packed already.

School started yesterday, which was lots of fun. DD went to high school. :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: I can't believe that. DS loved his first day. :woohoo:

So I read that the Dr. put you on another sleeping pill, is it working better for you. Not sleeping through everything :confused3 Why can't there just be the perfect middle..:thumbsup2

How are things coming with you? Packed yet? Any big exciting plans for the trip... would love to hear about the exciting things that your planning on doing.

Have a great day.
TexasBelle

I cannot wait to start packing! I guess if you started, that means I can start right:rotfl2: I have gone over it again and again in my head. Yesterday, I wrote out all of our outfits so that I know in my head what I'm bringing.

Wow, I can't even imagine sending my kids off to college and highschool although, I know those days are going to be here before I know it! When I was driving them to Mother's Day Out yesterday, I couldn't believe I was already doing that! They grow so fast but I know there are many more memories to be made in the future. And I know that one day, my DH and I will be happy to have our house back and enjoy alone time again. We have always said that we are going to move to Orlando. We figured that we would def be the most popular grandparents if we lived there! We both want to retire and work at WDW. DH wants to drive the DVC vans. You know, the complimentary one that they shuttle you around on? Not sure what I want to do. Maybe work in one of the resorts. We have PLENTY of time to figure all of that out. Alright, I'm off to write a new post. You have inspired me to write out our plans. Then I will hop over to check out your report. The kids are asleep, I have a fresh cup of coffee, and an hour of DIS ahead of me:surfweb: Have a great day!

[DisneyTiger]

Hello fellow DISers! Today has been a good day. I have been working on getting our church "moms and tots" group off the ground - we only have 4 members right now! I'm doing a big kickoff on 9/7 and it's been a ton of work. I feel like I got a lot done today so now I can concentrate more on my PTR and Disney!

DD and I did a fun project last night to mark our 30 day countdown. As of today, we're in the 20's!!!!!!!!! So exciting. Anyway, we made a countdown with construction paper and rings. She got such a kick out of the idea. Here are some pics that I took. She's so funny...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mickeycountdown002.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mickeycountdown006.jpg


If anyone can give me tips on how to get her to stop saying "CHEEEEEEEEESE" for pictures and just smile like a normal person! Her face looks so funny in these pics but now that you know what she's saying, can't you just hear the word coming out of her mouth as I snap the pic. She makes me laugh!

The final product...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mickeycountdown007.jpg

Tearing off our first ring...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mickeycountdown008.jpg

Here's what it looks like now. I had to had to hang the end up high so DS wouldn't pull it down!...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mickeycountdown009.jpg

Well, I just settled down with a cup of coffee to write on my PTR but now I hear that DS is awake. I will post more later. I am going to write out our plans for the trip. I can't wait to see it all in writing myself!!! More later:cloud9:

[coteau_chick]

I love the count down it is so fun. Your dd is soooooooooooo cute. I used to call it the horsey smile. My kids perfected it . I was so glad when they would just smile normal for a picture. I still treasure all of there horsey smile pictures and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

You made me want coffee. I didn't get any today because I left so darn early to go to the hospital. I am going make some now. Did you find the premeasured community packs yet? Just let me know if you want me to send you some.

I can't wait to read your plans later.

[TexasBelle]

Such a cute countdown Mickey. :banana: :banana: :banana:

I really think that you can start packing... :rotfl:

I can't wait to see your itinerary. It's always fun. I put our itinerary in a small notebook, which fits in my purse, with all the important numbers and ADR information. Its so much fun to read. Remember I'm a little OCD about things. I should take a picture of it and upload it so you can see it.

The Book, sorry kind of blurry. I got it at Walgreens.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010050.jpg

A couple of pages that I did. You can't read them very well but you get the idea.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010051.jpghttp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010052.jpg

And it fits perfectly in my Coach Swing Purse that I carry for the whole trip.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010053-1.jpg

It makes it real easy to check and make sure I have done everything that I wanted to do and I can also write down things in the book as my day goes.

I know a little OCD...

I had better run, got to pick up DD from Gymnastics.

Looking forward to your itinerary.
TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

Hello again, dinner is in the oven so I am taking this minute to write down our plans. Here goes...

Day 1 (Friday 9/26):
2:00 - Arrive at MCO
3:00 - check into Beach Club Villas!!!!!
Head to DTD to buy autograph book for DD. QS dinner at DTD.
Back to hotel for nightly camp fire.
Put kids to bed. Enjoy wine and cheese basket that I am ordering for myself and DH on the balcony watching Illuminations (hopefully!)

Day 2 (Sat 9/27):
8:30 - Arrive at MK for rope drop
9:00 - cry hysterically while watching kids' reactions. Take 1000 pictures
Head to fantasyland
QS Lunch in Tomorrowland
Back to hotel for afternoon break
5:30 take boat to DHS
Dinner at Sci-Fi
Fantasmic

Day 3 (Sun 9/28)
Head to AK
Try to ride one of the first safaris - the animals are out best at this time
QS Lunch in Asia
Hotel for rest
Walk to Epcot and enjoy taste some wine and food at Wine & Food Fest!
5:00 Voices of Liberty @ Am. Pavillion - a must see for us!
7:30 dinner at San Angel in Mexico
9:00 watch Illuminations from International Gateway
walk back to hotel

Day 4 (Mon 9/29)
Head to Typhoon Lagoon
Quick Service at TL
Back to hotel - stop at Beaches n' Cream for The Kitchen Sink!!!
Afternoon break
6:45 take bus to MK
Take monorail to Poly
7:55 dinner at Ohana
hang out on beach - elec water pageant??
Mom and dad decorate our room with bday decorations after kids go to sleep.

Day 5 (Tues 9/30 - DD's 3rd bday!!!)
8:25 breakfast at Crystal Palace
head to Harmony Barber shop after breakfast for DD's 1st haircut!
do whatever DD wants to do
Lunch at MK or hotel
Afternoon break
DD gets dressed in Cindy dress, the rest of us dress up a bit for dinner at 1900 Park Fare at GF!

Day 6 (Wed 10/1)
SLEEP IN hang out at pool
11:40 lunch at Play n' Dine DHS (not sure if we're keeping this one)
hotel to rest
Dinner at Whispering Canyon at WL
Head to MK for Spectromagic

Day 7 (Thurs 10/2)
Walk to Epcot futureworld
2:00 Mommy and DD afternoon tea at GF. Daddy and DS hang out at hotel
Get dressed for MNSSHP!
Go trick or treating at MK!

Day 8 (10/3)
Head to AK??
hotel for rest
Head to MK to see Dream a dream come true parade
Take boat to FW for Hoopty Doo Review
Haunted Carriage Ride at FWL
Hotel to pack:(

Day 9 (10/4)
Fly home

I think I highlighted the main things we want to do. Things I'm most excited about...1st haircut, birthday dinner at 1900 Park Fare, Mommy and DD tea, Stormalong Bay, MNSSHP, Whispering Canyon (never eaten there before). Ok, I need to stop because I'm looking forward to every second. Who am I kidding. Writing it all down like this makes it seem so real. Now, I just need LOTS of prayer to ward off any hurricanes thinking about spoiling our trip! Gustav is making me very nervous. What if this was happening the week of our trip. I would be an absolute basket case!

Speaking of the hurricane, we're just sitting ducks here. Reminds me so much of Katrina except that we now have a new governer that seems to be much more ontop of things. Guess they learned their lesson??? When Katrina happened, I was 8 months pregnant. I had a shower scheduled for that Saturday in New Orleans. We debated all morning and finally decided not to go. It was hard. All of the food was made, gifts bought. But it was the best decision I ever made. We would have been stuck in Katrina traffic for hours getting back!!! 8 month pregnant woman + traffic + nowhere to pee = NIGHTMARE!!! We lost power for a while in BR but nothing major. And then the next week Rita hit and we lost power for a week! Again, Pregnant woman + no power = no A/C = NIGHTMARE!!! My dr. wanted to induce me but couldn't get me a room at the hospital because of all the evacuees! Now we get to see what a hurricane is like with 2 small children!

How in the world did I get off on this tangent!!! Sorry to bore you all with my hurricane fears. Uhhhhhhh.

Alrighty, I would LOVE feedback on our plans. Any tips? See anything I should change? Am I missing anything?:confused3

[coteau_chick]

I am just enjoying reading your plans. I wish I had plans to make. I tried. I told dh last nigh that I think we should evacuate to Orlando.:rotfl2: He wants to head to Houston. I like my plan better. I am getting scared. The projected path move 100 miles west over night. This morning it showed us directly in the path. I better go buy viennana sausages:rotfl2: I am just teasing I don't like them too much. It is funny how everyone around here just stocks up on those things when we get a hurricane. That is one of the first item to run out on in the stores. I will check back with you later.

[DisneyTiger]

I am just enjoying reading your plans. I wish I had plans to make. I tried. I told dh last nigh that I think we should evacuate to Orlando.:rotfl2: He wants to head to Houston. I like my plan better. I am getting scared. The projected path move 100 miles west over night. This morning it showed us directly in the path. I better go buy viennana sausages:rotfl2: I am just teasing I don't like them too much. It is funny how everyone around here just stocks up on those things when we get a hurricane. That is one of the first item to run out on in the stores. I will check back with you later.

Evacuating to Orlando? Now that, my friend, is a brilliant idea! I say go for it. I mean, it's for your safety. It is scarey. I hate this. Just sitting and waiting. I know that we are pretty safe here in BR but I am not looking forward to no power. The thing that really scares me is the fact that I have 5 or 6 HUGE oak trees all around my house. Now, I know that they are old enough to have survived Camille, Audrey, Betsy, Andrew, Hugo... all the biggies. So I'm pretty sure they won't be going anywhere but it still scares the heck out of me. Our bedroom is all the way in the back of the house, farthest away from any trees. I think that's where we'll all be sleeping Monday night. I will just consider it practice for our trip - all sleeping in one room. Yay hurricanes!!!

Also, I checked on the map to see exactly where you are. Didn't realize you were so close to Napoleonville. You don't happen to go to church at St. Anne's do you? My brother is the pastor there. Just a shot in the dark. Everyone seems to know him around there. He'll be evacuating here. They are required by the bishop to remove all sacred objects from the church. He's bringing everything here. I figured we should be pretty well protected if all of that stuff is in our house:rotfl:

[TexasBelle]

DisneyTiger

Did you do the Dinning Plan?

Your itinerary LOOKS Fabulous....:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

I can't wait to hear about the first haircut. That's going to be so cool.:thumbsup2

Whispering Canyon, I just can't wait either. It's going to be such a party for our big group of 7.

Your right on everything. It's all going to be so much fun expecially for you and your kids and seeing Disney through their eyes... Oh what joy you will experiance. It just brings a tear to my eyes for you. I think it will be fun watching Brady and Rae get all excited and they are 17 & 14.

Here's sending :goodvibes to you and I'm glad you've already done your shopping for the hurricane, so you don't have to fight the crowds. Did you fill your gas tank? I'm sure you did... but a little reminder. :)

:goodvibes to you.
TexasBelle

[coteau_chick]

Evacuating to Orlando? Now that, my friend, is a brilliant idea! I say go for it. I mean, it's for your safety. It is scarey. I hate this. Just sitting and waiting. I know that we are pretty safe here in BR but I am not looking forward to no power. The thing that really scares me is the fact that I have 5 or 6 HUGE oak trees all around my house. Now, I know that they are old enough to have survived Camille, Audrey, Betsy, Andrew, Hugo... all the biggies. So I'm pretty sure they won't be going anywhere but it still scares the heck out of me. Our bedroom is all the way in the back of the house, farthest away from any trees. I think that's where we'll all be sleeping Monday night. I will just consider it practice for our trip - all sleeping in one room. Yay hurricanes!!!

Also, I checked on the map to see exactly where you are. Didn't realize you were so close to Napoleonville. You don't happen to go to church at St. Anne's do you? My brother is the pastor there. Just a shot in the dark. Everyone seems to know him around there. He'll be evacuating here. They are required by the bishop to remove all sacred objects from the church. He's bringing everything here. I figured we should be pretty well protected if all of that stuff is in our house:rotfl:

Napoleonville is closer to Morgan City. Morgan City is about 50 minutes from here. I live in New Iberia.
You should be ok in Baton Rouge. I made reservations at Tyler state park in Tyler Texas. I have the reservation if I don't need it I will cancel in enough time so someone else can get it. I was surprised when the lady told me there would be no charge because we would be evacuees. That is nice of them. I hope our state does the same thing when people evacuate here.

[kathleen27]

Disney Tiger and Couteau Chic -
Hope the hurricane stays away from both your areas. pixiedust: pixiedust:
Take care and stay safe.


All those birthday cards are wonderful!
You did a great job with the signatures!
Cute countdown rings. That will be fun to use!!!

Your plans look great!
It will be so wonderful to see the kids reactions.
Your daughter's birthday will be so special!

We may go to Fantasmic on the 27th, but we haven't decided yet.
I think we will decide that day.
We only have four nights. 2 will be MNSSHP. One will be Spectromagic and wishes. The other we need to decide between Illuminations and Fantasmic. :confused3
I go back and forth between which I just read a nice report about.
Either that or come up with a plan to see two evening events on one night. :sad2:

[DisneyTiger]

DisneyTiger

Did you do the Dinning Plan?


Your itinerary LOOKS Fabulous....:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

I can't wait to hear about the first haircut. That's going to be so cool.:thumbsup2

Whispering Cannon, I just can't wait either. It's going to be such a party for our big group of 7.

Your right on everything. It's all going to be so much fun expecially for you and your kids and seeing Disney through their eyes... Oh what joy you will experiance. It just brings a tear to my eyes for you. I think it will be fun watching Brady and Rae get all excited and they are 17 & 14.

Here's sending :goodvibes to you and I'm glad you've already done your shopping for the hurricane, so you don't have to fight the crowds. Did you fill your gas tank? I'm sure you did... but a little reminder. :)

:goodvibes to you.
TexasBelle


Yes, we are doing the dining plan. I think it's so worth it especially with all of the ADR's and character meals we have planned!

I am really excited about her 1st hair cut too. Her hair has been so beautiful since she was born and I've never really thought that it even needed to be trimmed. Just today I noticed that it was looking a little ratty so it's perfect timing!

I am all set for the hurricane. I just hope we don't lose power too long. It's soooo hot!!! Thanks for the :goodvibes And yes, I filled up my tank today only after waiting 20 minutes! Not bad:sad2:

[DisneyTiger]

DisneyTiger

Did you do the Dinning Plan?

Your itinerary LOOKS Fabulous....:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

I can't wait to hear about the first haircut. That's going to be so cool.:thumbsup2

Whispering Cannon, I just can't wait either. It's going to be such a party for our big group of 7.

Your right on everything. It's all going to be so much fun expecially for you and your kids and seeing Disney through their eyes... Oh what joy you will experiance. It just brings a tear to my eyes for you. I think it will be fun watching Brady and Rae get all excited and they are 17 & 14.

Here's sending :goodvibes to you and I'm glad you've already done your shopping for the hurricane, so you don't have to fight the crowds. Did you fill your gas tank? I'm sure you did... but a little reminder. :)

:goodvibes to you.
TexasBelle

Such a cute countdown Mickey. :banana: :banana: :banana:

I really think that you can start packing... :rotfl:

I can't wait to see your itinerary. It's always fun. I put our itinerary in a small notebook, which fits in my purse, with all the important numbers and ADR information. Its so much fun to read. Remember I'm a little OCD about things. I should take a picture of it and upload it so you can see it.

The Book, sorry kind of blurry. I got it at Walgreens.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010050.jpg

A couple of pages that I did. You can't read them very well but you get the idea.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010051.jpghttp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010052.jpg

And it fits perfectly in my Coach Swing Purse that I carry for the whole trip.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1010053-1.jpg

It makes it real easy to check and make sure I have done everything that I wanted to do and I can also write down things in the book as my day goes.

I know a little OCD...

I had better run, got to pick up DD from Gymnastics.

Looking forward to your itinerary.
TexasBelle

Thanks for sharing the pics. That is a perfect sized little bag. Don't even talk about OCD. I don't think there is one detail I haven't worried about!

[DisneyTiger]

Napoleonville is closer to Morgan City. Morgan City is about 50 minutes from here. I live in New Iberia.
You should be ok in Baton Rouge. I made reservations at Tyler state park in Tyler Texas. I have the reservation if I don't need it I will cancel in enough time so someone else can get it. I was surprised when the lady told me there would be no charge because we would be evacuees. That is nice of them. I hope our state does the same thing when people evacuate here.

So, I have figured out two things tonight. I just assumed that you were in Grand Couteau because of your name. Didn't know you were in New Iberia:rolleyes1 Second, Grand Couteau is not near Napoleonville:confused3 I have to say that geography is something that I do not excel in - except of courst the geography of WDW:rotfl:

[DisneyTiger]

Disney Tiger and Couteau Chic -
Hope the hurricane stays away from both your areas. pixiedust: pixiedust:
Take care and stay safe.


All those birthday cards are wonderful!
You did a great job with the signatures!
Cute countdown rings. That will be fun to use!!!

Your plans look great!
It will be so wonderful to see the kids reactions.
Your daughter's birthday will be so special!

We may go to Fantasmic on the 27th, but we haven't decided yet.
I think we will decide that day.
We only have four nights. 2 will be MNSSHP. One will be Spectromagic and wishes. The other we need to decide between Illuminations and Fantasmic. :confused3
I go back and forth between which I just read a nice report about.
Either that or come up with a plan to see two evening events on one night. :sad2:

Thanks for the good vibes. I think we will be ok. It's just the waiting that is killing me!

I think the cards came out cute. I just hope she appreciates them! It was a lot of fun for me!!!

I have to say that if I had to choose between Fantasmic and Illuminations, I would go with Illuminations. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Fantasmic. There's just something special about Illuminations. I just never gets old. I love it and can't wait to share it with my kids:love:

[DisneyTiger]

Alrighty, I tried the multi quoting thing again. I don't know what my problem is. Uhhhhh, oh well. More posts tomorrow. It's time for sleep now. Oh, went to sleep last night by 11:30 all on my own. No drugs!!! Yay me:cool1:

[robind]

Hope you don’t mind me “butting in” but maybe this will help with the double quotes thing:

Before you click on reply go to the post you want to quote and click this button:

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You can either add your comments between the quotes or at the end.
That’s it, then you can either preview or post your reply.

[coteau_chick]

My screne name is coteau_chick because I live in coteau which is just outside New Iberia. So far the storm path does not look good for us. On top of that we got terrible news yesterday afternoon. My uncle who lives in Baton Rouge died. His funeral will be held in Arnaudville. We should find out the arrangements today. I feel better this morning but yesterday I was wishing I had a nerve pill, I have never had a nerve pill before. Yesterday was just one of those days. I am so sad for my daddy. I still haven't faced him yet because he took off straight to Baton Rouge when he got the news. I am very sad for losing my uncle but the part that kills me is seeing my daddy hurting.

[DisneyTiger]

Hope you don’t mind me “butting in” but maybe this will help with the double quotes thing:

Before you click on reply go to the post you want to quote and click this button:

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That’s it, then you can either preview or post your reply.


Wow, that is probably the most thorough and detailed explanation that I could have asked for:worship: Thanks so much for taking the time to do that! I think I've got it now. Sorry I'm a little slow:rolleyes:

[DisneyTiger]

My screne name is coteau_chick because I live in coteau which is just outside New Iberia. So far the storm path does not look good for us. On top of that we got terrible news yesterday afternoon. My uncle who lives in Baton Rouge died. His funeral will be held in Arnaudville. We should find out the arrangements today. I feel better this morning but yesterday I was wishing I had a nerve pill, I have never had a nerve pill before. Yesterday was just one of those days. I am so sad for my daddy. I still haven't faced him yet because he took off straight to Baton Rouge when he got the news. I am very sad for losing my uncle but the part that kills me is seeing my daddy hurting.

Oh Laura, I am so sorry to hear that. You have so much going on already with new babies and the hurricane. I will definitely keep y'all in my prayers, especially your dad. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[TexasBelle]

DisneyTiger...

Ola from West Texas. I hope things are still going good for you.

I've been watching the hurricane path and I'm really nervous for you. Here's sending :goodvibes to you and Couteau_chick...

I keep watching the weather channel. (I'm addicted to the weather channel:rolleyes: ) and way out there in the Atlantic are 2 more storms, pass Hanna. We leave for Disney in 3 weeks. I'm already praying that they don't become Hurricane's.

So on to better things to talk about. DISNEYWORLD.... 3 more weeks for us and 4 more weeks for you. START PACKING...:rotfl: No you don't have to yet. So I wonder if I will run into you at the BeachClub. I'm not one to wear something green for Disboard, so you won't know if it's me, because I will have nothing green on, but then again, I'll be the one with the 3 really cute kids running around. I'll count BFF's DS Parker as one of my kids.

I love to carry my Coach Swing purse because I don't have to carry lots of things. I carry that spiral, a pen, my Prescription sunglasses or glasses when I switch them out, my camara and MY KEY TO THE KINGDOM... (YEAH :yay: :yay: I can't wait.) and I think that's all DH will carry the camara bag, with our DVD Player and the Gorilla for my camara, disk and his KEY TO THE KINGDOM. DD14 has her own Coach Swing purse and DS will carry his own backpack.

I'm working on my list's also. :woohoo:

What do you carry?

I'm guessing a pretty big bag for all the kids stuff. I bet that's hard. At leasst you have the really great stroller to help out. :cool1:

Lots more planning to do..
TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

DisneyTiger...

Ola from West Texas. I hope things are still going good for you.

I've been watching the hurricane path and I'm really nervous for you. Here's sending :goodvibes to you and Couteau_chick...

I keep watching the weather channel. (I'm addicted to the weather channel:rolleyes: ) and way out there in the Atlantic are 2 more storms, pass Hanna. We leave for Disney in 3 weeks. I'm already praying that they don't become Hurricane's.

So on to better things to talk about. DISNEYWORLD.... 3 more weeks for us and 4 more weeks for you. START PACKING...:rotfl: No you don't have to yet. So I wonder if I will run into you at the BeachClub. I'm not one to wear something green for Disboard, so you won't know if it's me, because I will have nothing green on, but then again, I'll be the one with the 3 really cute kids running around. I'll count BFF's DS Parker as one of my kids.

I love to carry my Coach Swing purse because I don't have to carry lots of things. I carry that spiral, a pen, my Prescription sunglasses or glasses when I switch them out, my camara and MY KEY TO THE KINGDOM... (YEAH :yay: :yay: I can't wait.) and I think that's all DH will carry the camara bag, with our DVD Player and the Gorilla for my camara, disk and his KEY TO THE KINGDOM. DD14 has her own Coach Swing purse and DS will carry his own backpack.

I'm working on my list's also. :woohoo:

What do you carry?

I'm guessing a pretty big bag for all the kids stuff. I bet that's hard. At leasst you have the really great stroller to help out. :cool1:

Lots more planning to do..
TexasBelle


Hi, yes, we are very worried about the storm. I am worried for Couteau_Chick. She's got so much going on right now. Those other storms are making me very nervous. I just hope this is it because we leave a week after you! There better not be anything out there!

I am carrying a messenger type bag for the parks. It goes across my chest and is comfy to carry. I have only carried a little purse, similar to yours, in the past but that was with no kids. This time, DH and I are both carrying bags! As far as wearing anything green for the DIS, I do have a laminated LGMH on my bag. I'm curious to see if anyone says anything. Look for us, we'll be the ones with two kids that look like twins even though they're 18 months apart. Here is a pic of me with my bag. I was so proud. This was my first transfer and I made DH take a pic of me so I could put it on the DIS. He thought I was crazy. Maybe just a little:rotfl2: While this is not the best pic of me, you get the idea:)
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag001.jpg

[DisneyTiger]

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing well tonight. I personally am glued to the weather channel, waiting to see just what Gustav has up his sleeve. This is so frustrating, sitting and waiting. I am prepared though. Lots of water, batteries, canned goods, and alcohol:rotfl:

Anyway, I started getting my pennies together today for the pressed penny machines. This is not something that I planned on doing but after reading more about it, I am thinking my DD will really get a kick out of it. I read that you should only use pre 1982 pennies so they don't streak. The only ones I could find were really dark and not pretty like the new ones. I decided to trust my fellow DISers and try to polish them up. Kathleen recommended ketsup which I tried but it didn't really work for me. I really didn't try that hard to be honest. There was something just weird about rubbing condiments on my coins!:rotfl2: I decided to try soaking them in vinegar. This worked like a charm. As soon as I put them in the vinegar, they started to get brighter. I really didn't even have to scrub them. Of course, I took pics of the before and after...

BEFORE
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys009.jpg

AFTER
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys010.jpg

I was quite impressed. I do have a question for anyone that has input. How many pennies should I bring? I've never really even noticed the penny machines so I don't know how many to expect to make.

Well, that's pretty much it for tonight. It's getting late and I'm actually getting tired. We have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to get ready for the football game. Get this, they moved kick off up to 10am because of the storm! It was supposed to be at 4 but they are going to start contraflow on the interstates at 6:00. Instead of tailgating with regular jambalya and hamburgers, we are doing brunch! Geaux Tigers!!!

PS- I would like everyone to keep Couteau_Chick in your thoughts and prayers. She's going through a rough time right now with a death in the family and probably having to evacuate due to the storm. I am thinking about you! This will all be over soon:hug:

[coteau_chick]

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing well tonight. I personally am glued to the weather channel, waiting to see just what Gustav has up his sleeve. This is so frustrating, sitting and waiting. I am prepared though. Lots of water, batteries, canned goods, and alcohol:rotfl:

Anyway, I started getting my pennies together today for the pressed penny machines. This is not something that I planned on doing but after reading more about it, I am thinking my DD will really get a kick out of it. I read that you should only use pre 1982 pennies so they don't streak. The only ones I could find were really dark and not pretty like the new ones. I decided to trust my fellow DISers and try to polish them up. Kathleen recommended ketsup which I tried but it didn't really work for me. I really didn't try that hard to be honest. There was something just weird about rubbing condiments on my coins!:rotfl2: I decided to try soaking them in vinegar. This worked like a charm. As soon as I put them in the vinegar, they started to get brighter. I really didn't even have to scrub them. Of course, I took pics of the before and after...

BEFORE
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys009.jpg

AFTER
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys010.jpg

I was quite impressed. I do have a question for anyone that has input. How many pennies should I bring? I've never really even noticed the penny machines so I don't know how many to expect to make.

Well, that's pretty much it for tonight. It's getting late and I'm actually getting tired. We have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to get ready for the football game. Get this, they moved kick off up to 10am because of the storm! It was supposed to be at 4 but they are going to start contraflow on the interstates at 6:00. Instead of tailgating with regular jambalya and hamburgers, we are doing brunch! Geaux Tigers!!!

PS- I would like everyone to keep Couteau_Chick in your thoughts and prayers. She's going through a rough time right now with a death in the family and probably having to evacuate due to the storm. I am thinking about you! This will all be over soon:hug:

I love your bag. You are going to get so many people asking you where you got it.

I will tell you how many pennies to bring when I look at ds book. I will tell you how many pressed pennies the pressed penny book holds. Our's is from 2006 but I am sure it hasn't changed that much. DS is sleeping right now so I can't go get it but I will try to remember to count them soon for you.

I will be up at the crack of dawn to get to the funereal. When I get home Courtney has a hair appt. When we get back from that we HAVE to pack the camper. I really don't want to leave but it is to risky to stay here just a couple of miles from the gulf.

Thanks for the prayers. You are my Dis bff:rotfl2:

I pray that you stay safe too.

DH was supposed to go to the game but with his surgery he decided not to go. Now because of the storm he wouldn't have been able to go anyway. We have to record the game because I will be at the funeral and dh is working. Grace is going to have to wait to wear her new little LSU jersey for the next game. Now I have time to get her a new LSU bow. She is trying to do the L-S-U chant. She can do her arm thing but she can't say the letters. The point is she is trying. We are rasing her right.:rotfl2:

Enjoy yourself tomorrow and don't worry about the storm for a little while.

I will write back later. Goodnight.

[A.Mickey]

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing well tonight. I personally am glued to the weather channel, waiting to see just what Gustav has up his sleeve. This is so frustrating, sitting and waiting. I am prepared though. Lots of water, batteries, canned goods, and alcohol:rotfl:

Anyway, I started getting my pennies together today for the pressed penny machines. This is not something that I planned on doing but after reading more about it, I am thinking my DD will really get a kick out of it. I read that you should only use pre 1982 pennies so they don't streak. The only ones I could find were really dark and not pretty like the new ones. I decided to trust my fellow DISers and try to polish them up. Kathleen recommended ketsup which I tried but it didn't really work for me. I really didn't try that hard to be honest. There was something just weird about rubbing condiments on my coins!:rotfl2: I decided to try soaking them in vinegar. This worked like a charm. As soon as I put them in the vinegar, they started to get brighter. I really didn't even have to scrub them. Of course, I took pics of the before and after...

BEFORE
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys009.jpg

AFTER
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/pennys010.jpg

I was quite impressed. I do have a question for anyone that has input. How many pennies should I bring? I've never really even noticed the penny machines so I don't know how many to expect to make.




Just got done reading your pretrip report :surfweb:. So many great things you are doing for your kids :). I Love all your pictures! As far as the pressed pennies go, there are a ton of machines. Here is the link http://allears.net/btp/pennylist.htm and here is a cool thread on the DISigns board for a Pressed penny label for the M&M Tubes if you are interested. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1785903

[TexasBelle]

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Love the bag..... That is so cool :cool1: :cool2:

I wish I was creative but I'm not.

I'm really getting worried about you and coteau_chick. I had to work today and I was telling my boss that I have Friends that live in the path of Gustav and that I'm really worried about them. I hope you didn't mind that I told him I have friends down there. :lmao:

Do you plan to leave or stay there. I would think run as far away as I could but then again I've never been in a hurricane so I wouldn't have any idea what to do. I'm really feeling sorry for coteau_chick, a funural today then back home and pack the trailer and leave. Wow, that would just freak me out. :scared1: My DH says that I really handle change so well. :lmao:

Just wanted you to know that I'm sitting her watching the weather channel praying for you guys...

TexasBelle

[kathleen27]

:hug: for couteau chic

The bag came out great!!!

[coteau_chick]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag001.jpg

Love the bag..... That is so cool :cool1: :cool2:

I wish I was creative but I'm not.

I'm really getting worried about you and coteau_chick. I had to work today and I was telling my boss that I have Friends that live in the path of Gustav and that I'm really worried about them. I hope you didn't mind that I told him I have friends down there. :lmao:

Do you plan to leave or stay there. I would think run as far away as I could but then again I've never been in a hurricane so I wouldn't have any idea what to do. I'm really feeling sorry for coteau_chick, a funural today then back home and pack the trailer and leave. Wow, that would just freak me out. :scared1: My DH says that I really handle change so well. :lmao:

Just wanted you to know that I'm sitting her watching the weather channel praying for you guys...

TexasBelle[/QUOTE]

:hug: for couteau chic

The bag came out great!!!

Thanks for the prayers and :hug: . We are leaving in a couple of hours. We have changed our plans and we are heading to Jackson Miss. I am doning ok. I just can't help but worry if we will have a home to come back to. I will report back to you guys when I can. I hope we have internet where we are going. By the way my best friend is represent our state in the Mrs. America pagent Tues. Her and I were best friends from kindergarten till we graduated from high school. She fixed me up with my dh. I thought some of you might watch the pagent and I wanted you to know about my friend. Her name is Elizabeth Minville. I hope we can watch it in Miss. Bye for now.
Love Laura :hug:

[DisneyTiger]

Just got done reading your pretrip report :surfweb:. So many great things you are doing for your kids :). I Love all your pictures! As far as the pressed pennies go, there are a ton of machines. Here is the link http://allears.net/btp/pennylist.htm and here is a cool thread on the DISigns board for a Pressed penny label for the M&M Tubes if you are interested. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1785903

Thanks for reading along! I will be checking out the penny info. I am a newbie at pennies so it will definintely come in handy!

The M&M tube stickers are too precious. I mean, I would have NEVER thought these kinds of things were out there!

[DisneyTiger]

Just got done reading your pretrip report :surfweb:. So many great things you are doing for your kids :). I Love all your pictures! As far as the pressed pennies go, there are a ton of machines. Here is the link http://allears.net/btp/pennylist.htm and here is a cool thread on the DISigns board for a Pressed penny label for the M&M Tubes if you are interested. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1785903

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/bag001.jpg

Love the bag..... That is so cool :cool1: :cool2:

I wish I was creative but I'm not.

I'm really getting worried about you and coteau_chick. I had to work today and I was telling my boss that I have Friends that live in the path of Gustav and that I'm really worried about them. I hope you didn't mind that I told him I have friends down there. :lmao:

Do you plan to leave or stay there. I would think run as far away as I could but then again I've never been in a hurricane so I wouldn't have any idea what to do. I'm really feeling sorry for coteau_chick, a funural today then back home and pack the trailer and leave. Wow, that would just freak me out. :scared1: My DH says that I really handle change so well. :lmao:

Just wanted you to know that I'm sitting her watching the weather channel praying for you guys...

TexasBelle[/QUOTE]

Trust me, if I can do the transfer thing, then anyone can do it:lmao:

I think it's cool that you say you have friends down here. I definitely consider my DIS people friends! Thanks so much for thinking about us. It is getting really scarey. Evacuating has never crossed my mind for any hurricane. This is different. We are not leaving though. My house is off the ground so I'm not worried about flooding. It is, however, surrounded by huge oak trees. I think we are going to go over to my sister's house just 5 minutes away. She has no trees and a generator! I just don't want to be out of power but they are telling us to expect 4-5 days with no electricity. Yay. I will try to keep posting as often as I can. We probably won't lose power until mid to late Monday, so until then, I'll be posting away:thumbsup2

[DisneyTiger]

:hug: for couteau chic

The bag came out great!!!

Thanks so much. I will try to keep everyone posted about crazy Gustav!

[DisneyTiger]

Laura, I hope and pray that your home is safe. I am really starting to freak out a bit! I am glad you are heading to Miss. I10 west is going to be insane. I really feel like Gov. Jindal is ontop of things and people are remaining pretty calm for the most part. I really hope that you are able to post from Miss. I am going to be sooooooo worried about you. Take care of your babies and be safe. We'll talk again soon:hug:

And oh yeah, GEAUX TIGERS!!!

[DisneyTiger]

Sadly, I am not much in the posting mood tonight. I am quite nervous about what is going to happen around here on Monday. As I've said before, we have 5 or 6 very big oak trees around our house that I am terrified may come crashing through our roof! Here are a few pics of my house and the trees.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/1255keed003.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/1255keed002.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/1255keed010.jpg

And these are just a few that I have pics of! We will be heading to my sister's nearby who has no trees and a generator. The news just said for Baton Rouge to expect no power for a week:scared1: God help me. At least I'm not pregnant this time! Anyway, sorry to not be oozing Disney right now. I just have a lot on my mind. I did print out about 20 pages of WDW secrets that someone posted on another thread. It will be my reading material while living like the pioneers. I will try to find the link because it's awesome. Alright, time to watch more weather. More later:)

[DisneyTiger]

Found the link. Check it out. It's really fun to read all the little secrets!

http://www.wdwinfo.com/best-kept-secrets_MK.htm

[jake&samsmom]

Hi!

I just got caught up again with your PTR.

I too am slightly worried about the hurricane. I pray that we who live in the Gulf coast area will all be safe. I try to be prepared during hurricane season, having lived through the horrible Rita evacuation experience years back. So I have my water, flashlights, batteries and canned goods ready. My Tahoe has a full tank of gas at all times, just in case.

Take care, and God bless us all.

Jen

[DisneyTiger]

Well, I think this is going to be the last post that I can do for a few days. The rain has started and the winds are picking up. My wireless internet is already started acting up so not sure how much longer I have. They've bumped up the time for landfall of Gustav to within the next 5 or 6 hours. We've set up the kids' beds in our room and have done everything we can to do prepare. DH and I are having a stiff drink to calm our nerves and also to help us sleep! A hurricane is pretty bad but a hurricane during the middle of the night is worse. I like to be able to be up and see what's going on outside. Right now it's so dark. Anyway, I decided to to a little video diary of the storm that I will post on youtube in the next few days - hopefully! Alrighty, pray for us. More soon:cutie:

[DisneyTiger]

Hi!

I just got caught up again with your PTR.

I too am slightly worried about the hurricane. I pray that we who live in the Gulf coast area will all be safe. I try to be prepared during hurricane season, having lived through the horrible Rita evacuation experience years back. So I have my water, flashlights, batteries and canned goods ready. My Tahoe has a full tank of gas at all times, just in case.

Take care, and God bless us all.

Jen


Hey Jen,

So happy to see you on my report again! am IN LOVE with your trip report! Can't wait to hear when the fam shows up!!!

My in-laws live in Katy and have about 12 staying there from Metairie and New Orleans area! Hope y'all don't get the bad stuff. Baton Rouge seems to be up for a roller coaster ride! I will try to post but I'm sure we'll have no power by this time tomorrow. Yay.

You stay safe too. Thanks again for posting!

Talissa

[TexasBelle]

DisneyTiger

Our thoughts and prayers and with you and everyone on the Gulf Coast...

Looking forward to hearing from you and that you and your family are safe.

:goodvibes

:goodvibes

Your in my thoughts
TexasBelle

[MEK]

I will catch up on your trip report later, but here are a few pics of BCVillas to keep you distracted from the storm and excited for your trip!

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007322.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007323.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007326.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007325.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007333.jpg

Soooooo jealous - Really want to stay there!

Please stay safe. MEK!

[DisneyTiger]

Just wanted to do a quick post to say that we survived the night! They issued a Tornado Watch last night around 9:00 that remained in effect until 3:00am! I was quite worried about this because I was sure I wouldn't sleep. Thankfully, I slept quite well. Both kids were in our room with us. DD on her little fold out cot from OneStepAhead http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=6640&cmSource=Search which I bought specifically for Disney. She loved it. DS wass in the pack n' play. He did great too! I just kept thinking, "This is how it's going to be in Disney. Let's just pretend we're at Disney. Pretend that those winds and rain that I hear are noises from SAB":rotfl: I actually requested a full sized crib from BVC for DS instead of the pack n' play. I think he will sleep much better and it's complimentary! I also rented a fan for white noise (both kids use one to sleep and so do I), a CD player (we play the same CD for each and have since before they were born), and some age appropriate toys so we don't have to lug anything there. All of this is from A Baby's Best Friend. I think it's a great service!

I will also be mailing ahead diapers, coffee, water, snacks, and wine. I think that would be cheaper than Garden Grocer because their diapers look expensive! Any feedback on that???

This has been a nice distraction this morning, even though I have the weather channel blaring in the background. Things are calm right now. I am taking pics and video a long the way. I will post them as I can and while I have power! If we don't lose power, that will be a true miracle!!! More later;)

[DisneyTiger]

DisneyTiger

Our thoughts and prayers and with you and everyone on the Gulf Coast...

Looking forward to hearing from you and that you and your family are safe.

:goodvibes

:goodvibes

Your in my thoughts
TexasBelle


Thanks so much for the good vibes. So far so good. Will keep you posted:thumbsup2




I will catch up on your trip report later, but here are a few pics of BCVillas to keep you distracted from the storm and excited for your trip!

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007322.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007323.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007326.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007325.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/mekopp/Disney2007333.jpg

Soooooo jealous - Really want to stay there!

Please stay safe. MEK!


YAY! So glad you came over to my report! I am just in love with yours! The pictures are a great distraction! I can just imagine myself there now. I cannot wait to try out SAB!!! I will take lots of pics for you so you feel like you are there with me:rotfl:

[DisneyTiger]

BTW - did everyone notice my multi-quote response???? I FINALLY got it! Only took 15 tried!:lmao:

[kathleen27]

Glad you made it through the night safe and still have power.

Good to see Disney is a nice distracion for you.

Stay safe everyone.



And MEK - beautiful pictures!

[DisneyTiger]

Here are a few pics of what we're doing right now...

This is my front yard. One of those stately oaks that I'm worried about. I know the still shot doesnt' really show the wind but you can see the flag blowing. It's picked up quite a bit since I took this...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav008.jpg

This is my deck. It is usually cluttered with toys but we cleared it off. Again, you can't really tell but those trees are really blowing...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav006.jpg

Thankfully, DS is not fazed. He's just chilling on the couch watching TV. What will we do when the power goes out?????
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav009.jpg

My sisters who live about 5 minutes away lost power about a half hour ago. Ours is blinking. Yay.

[jake&samsmom]

Hi Talissa!
I was just thinking about you and your family, and hoping you are all safe. Thanks for giving us an update. I updated my TR today, and I hope that when you're able to read it, it entertains you a little bit to take your mind off Gustav temporarily.
God Bless.
Jen

[DisneyTiger]

Hello everyone. Just a quick note. I am at my sister's house and will be able to check my email now.

Wow, what a day! The storm was awful. I mean, really bad. We had wind gusts up to 100mph. I have taken lots of pictures but not able to post them yet. Our neighborhood was devastated, well, the trees anyway. My trees were fine and I truly do not know how they survived. We did lose half of one of the trees in my backyard. It fell barely missing the house and the fence. My neighbor had multiple trees down, one of which crushed her car. There are power lines everywhere. At one point, all of Baton Rouge had no power. My sister has a generator that runs her whole house. THANK GOD!!! I don't know what we would be doing in a hot, dark house with two small kids. Our whole family is here are we are making the best of things. I just wanted to post something to let everyone know that we are ok. It was, by far, the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. At a few points during the storm, I grabbed both of my kids and ran to the closet. The winds rocked the house. It lasted about 4 or 5 hours. Really, for the most part, we're fine. Just a lot of debris everywhere and no power. I ran out of diapers and my brother-in-law had to hunt some down for me. We're on our last gallon of milk so not sure what we'll do when that's gone. I think we may head to Houston to be with DH's family. Alright, just wanted to give a small update. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I'll be back soon, and hopefully then, the only thing on my mind will be our trip which is in 24 days!!!!!!!!!

[jake&samsmom]

Thanks for letting us know how you're doing. Thank God y'all are safe. If you decide to come to Houston, drop me a line..I'll PM you my cell phone #. Maybe we can do a post-Gustav Dismeet! ;) Stay safe and take care!

Jen

[kathleen27]

Glad you guys are safe! :hug:

[TexasBelle]

Glad to know your safe, and that your house is okay. Hopefully you can get somewhere for milk and other necessaries that you might need. :goodvibes sending your way.

TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

Thanks for letting us know how you're doing. Thank God y'all are safe. If you decide to come to Houston, drop me a line..I'll PM you my cell phone #. Maybe we can do a post-Gustav Dismeet! ;) Stay safe and take care!

Jen


Thanks so much and yes, I will call you if we're in town. That would be a blast to meet up! My neighbor has some people staying with them from Houston and she looks JUST like you! I had a fleeting thought that it may be you but then she said her name was Lolly. How funny would that have been??:rotfl:

Glad you guys are safe! :hug:


Thanks for checking in. We're making it. Things could be a lot worse! Trying to keep positive.


Glad to know your safe, and that your house is okay. Hopefully you can get somewhere for milk and other necessaries that you might need. :goodvibes sending your way.


TexasBelle



They opened a Walmart this morning and it looked like a stampede on the news. I will not be venturing out for a while. My kids will have to just learn to nap without milk for a while! Thanks for checking in!

[DisneyTiger]

Hey everyone, things are still about the same around here. I'm still at my sister's house and they actually got power last night. It really wasn't that big of a deal though because she was already running on a generator. It was nice to have streetlights again. It has been pitch black everywhere. I don't thin our neighborhood will be as lucky. The governor is saying that power will be back up anywhere from 8 days to 6 weeks! 6 weeks:scared1: That is 3 weeks AFTER we get back from our trip! If I have to pack for my perfect, dream vacation in the dark, I'm going to be quite bummed. But, I guess it will be a nice escape. Coming back to the dark won't be so fun but I am thinking positive! They will get the power on soon. Until then, I am thanking God for family and friends and my DIS buds who are there for me:love: Hopefully I will be able to report better news soon. Until then, take care:thumbsup2

[kathleen27]

6 Weeks!!! :scared1:

I hope its much sooner!

And thank you so much for the Boo!
I love it!!!

[coteau_chick]

I was so worried about you. Thank God you are all ok. I got home from Mississippi Wed. night. We got our power back on late yesterday afternoon. It was also scary in Miss. I have some stories to tell. We lost some big oak trees and the roof on the upstairs dormer in Courtney's room peeled off and it rained in her room. Her carpet is wet and her wall is warped a little. I had to throw away everything in the freezer and refridgerator yesterday. Poor little Grace was walking around in just a diaper and her shoes. She had to have her shoes. Her hair was soaking wet.
God was with you for those big beautiful trees not to fall on your house. Your little boy is so cute. I love the picture of him just chillin through a hurricane. I am going to post a little Gustav report. When I do I will add the link in my signature. I am glad you are ok.

[TexasBelle]

DisneyTiger:

Oh my gosh. Where are you? Are things better? or are you still cleaning up from Gustav? Now they are saying that Ike is on his way. :headache: What are you going to do? Are you going to be able to make it to DisneyWorld? :confused3 I sure hope so, but things are looking really crazy for you. :scared1:

TexasBelle

[jake&samsmom]

Hi Talissa! Hope everything's OK. I mean, as OK as they can get right now. If Ike comes to Houston, we have ressies at the Westin in San Antonio from Fri to Sun. What are y'all's plans? PM me when you get the chance. Hugs to your entire family!
Jen

[DisneyTiger]

I was so worried about you. Thank God you are all ok. I got home from Mississippi Wed. night. We got our power back on late yesterday afternoon. It was also scary in Miss. I have some stories to tell. We lost some big oak trees and the roof on the upstairs dormer in Courtney's room peeled off and it rained in her room. Her carpet is wet and her wall is warped a little. I had to throw away everything in the freezer and refridgerator yesterday. Poor little Grace was walking around in just a diaper and her shoes. She had to have her shoes. Her hair was soaking wet.
God was with you for those big beautiful trees not to fall on your house. Your little boy is so cute. I love the picture of him just chillin through a hurricane. I am going to post a little Gustav report. When I do I will add the link in my signature. I am glad you are ok.


Hey Laura. I am so happy to hear from you! It sounds like y'all had a rough time too. Did you have damage in your house in New Iberia? That makes me so sad, picturing Grace walking around in her diaper. I feel like I'm in a 3rd world country. We had to wait in line yesterday just to get into Walmart. So depressing. We are very lucky about our trees. I just can't get too excited with Ike looming over our heads. Anyway, I've just been really depressed and not in the mood much for posting. I will write more later. I'm just so happy to hear that you and your fam are ok.


DisneyTiger:

Oh my gosh. Where are you? Are things better? or are you still cleaning up from Gustav? Now they are saying that Ike is on his way. :headache: What are you going to do? Are you going to be able to make it to DisneyWorld? :confused3 I sure hope so, but things are looking really crazy for you. :scared1:

TexasBelle


I am here, still at my sister's. No power at my house. We were told it would be on this past Friday but still nothing. We are glued to the TV watching Ike. He seems to be going more West but we just really can't tell yet. It's a joke at this point. Our trip is 3 weeks from this past Friday and everything looks clear out in the tropics once Ike is gone. I am saying multiple prayers a day that we will be able to go. It's pretty much the only thing keeping me going.


Hi Talissa! Hope everything's OK. I mean, as OK as they can get right now. If Ike comes to Houston, we have ressies at the Westin in San Antonio from Fri to Sun. What are y'all's plans? PM me when you get the chance. Hugs to your entire family!
Jen

I hope you don't see too much of Ike, but I hope we don't either. I just wish it would disappear.

6 Weeks!!! :scared1:


I hope its much sooner!

And thank you so much for the Boo!
I love it!!!

We get different times every day about when our power will be up. Our neighborhood was one of the worst hit so I really need to be grateful that our house is still standing. Who knows when we'll have power. If Ike comes, it's just going to go out again so oh well.

[DisneyTiger]

Hi everyone. I just want to apologize about my negative tone. I've just been a little down these past few days. Thanks so much for checking in with me. I have been thinking about all of you but couldnt' seem to get myself to the computer to post.

We are still at my sister's house - no power at our's. Our neighborhood looks horrible. After driving around some of the city, I know that it is definitely one of the worst hit. There is an area about a half block from my house that really looks like a tornado hit. There are trees down every house and one covered carport is twisted up into the air. I still don't know how we got spared. Not questioning that. We were told last week that our power should have been restored this past Friday but as of now, nothing. I call my house every hour praying to God that my answering machine picks up. We are the last of my siblings (I am the youngest of 7) to get power. Except for my brother who is a priest in one of the hardest hit parts of La. He doesn't even have water. We are moving to another sister's house tonight just to spread the love:)

As for our trip, my feelings have been so up and down. At first, I just couldn't bear the tought of having to pack for our magical vacation in a dark, smelly, hot house. Then I worried about what other storms are out there. Now that that looks ok, I am really looking forward to our trip. I mean, not many people in our situation have a wonderful vacation to look forward to. It's getting me through. I went to the Disney store today and got my fix. It was so nice.

Anyway, I really need to get off the computer. There is a line behind me. I promise I will post more soon and hopefully with a better attitude:) Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. I love you all:love:

[coteau_chick]

I am so glad to hear from you. Hang in there. We got our power back on Thursday night. I am also watching IKE! I don't wish him on anyone else but we don't want him either.

Just spend your time thinking about your trip. I know it is hard staying away from home. You must just want your bed back. It is going to feel so good when you can get back home. This whole mess will be over with before you know it. THEN.................... your going to Disney World:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: Love Laura

[TexasBelle]

:goodvibes

TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

I am so glad to hear from you. Hang in there. We got our power back on Thursday night. I am also watching IKE! I don't wish him on anyone else but we don't want him either.

Just spend your time thinking about your trip. I know it is hard staying away from home. You must just want your bed back. It is going to feel so good when you can get back home. This whole mess will be over with before you know it. THEN.................... your going to Disney World:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: Love Laura

Just read your Gustav report. What a time y'all had! I shouldn't be complaining! We have both been taken care of by some great people! Thanks for the well wishes. I do want my bed back soooooo badly. I just keep thinking, "So, you, your family, and your house have survived Hurricane Gustav. What are you going to do now???" Well, WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!! That's what:laughing: :banana: :cool1:

So glad to know that your okay. I can't imagine how hard this must be. My thoughts and prayers are with you still. :goodvibes

Ike is looking as though it might go more west which will be great for you and like Laura say's "One day at a time".

Keep your chin up and focus on the Positives :banana:

TexasBelle
Carolyn

Hi Carolyn,

Thanks:love: I really do appreciate your encouraging words. I almost feel silly because there are so many other people in such worse situations than me. I just have to keep remembering that. One day at a time is right. It's really more like one hour at a time around here watching IKE!:rotfl:

[DisneyTiger]

Hi, it is I. I thought I would do another post tonight and show some pictures that I've taken over the last week. I figured that I need to stop dwelling on things and move on but I still wanted to show y'all some of the pics that I have taken. I am vowing that after this post, it will be all about our trip, and maybe a few power updates in between;)

I am now settled in my neice's bed at my other sister's house. They have something that I have been missing desperately - Wireless Internet!!!! I have not been able to use my laptop and it's been killing me. I couldn't get to my pictures or my favorites or pay bills since I have everything saved on it. I uploaded a bunch of pics from the storm onto photobucket so I'm going to post them now.

Like I said, I am trying to focus on more positive things but some of these pics, I just have to share. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of living through a hurricane, maybe these pics can give you a bit of insight. It's no fun. I mean, losing your power for a few hours and having to "rough it" can be a little amusing, but it has been one week today since the storm and loss of power. I'm so over it! So here are some pics...

I will start with some of our house. This is a pic of our deck before the storm started...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav006-1.jpg

And this is one about 10 minutes after the winds picked up. You can see it didn't take long to make a mess - one which I have yet to clean up I might add...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav020.jpg

Here is one of the tree on the side of our house that broke down the middle. The first is a similar shot of the tree that I posted earlier. It is also a shot of our sidestreet. It was impassable for days. The second and third show the tree from our backyard.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav016.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav017.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav018.jpg

These are a few shots from around our neighborhood...

My next door neighbor - 2 trees on the house, one crushed her car. Fortunately, her house was not too badly damaged...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav034.jpg

This is across the street from my house. This huge tree fell away from their house into a vacant lot. What luck is that!!! Incidentally, I'm pretty sure this tree is one of the main reasons we don't have power. See the big black lines at the bottom of the pic? Yeah, those are power lines, ON THE GROUND.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav035.jpg

Here are just a few random shots from our block...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav031.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav032.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav030.jpg

Now this is just crazy, and you can see it all over town. These street lights were totally turned 180 degrees backwards. You really can't tell from the pic, but they are actually over the parking lot instead of over the street. Yay wrecks!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav043.jpg

Now for a few fun pics...

Here are two of my sisters having mimosas sitting around the generator. Nice.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/tara093.jpg

Some signs my sister put in the windows...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/tara119.jpg

My kids getting settled on their air mattress before bed...PS- they have been SOOOOOO good throughout all of this. Sleeping wherever they have to...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/gustav027.jpg

Now maybe it's a little easier for you to understand why it's so depressing around here. It's destruction everywhere you look. But lately there are also tree trucks and energy guys everywhere you look. People handing out free meals and ice everywhere you look. People going to church with flashlights and candles. We are on the upswing and all will be well soon. And that's my two cents on Gustav. I can't promise that I won't mention him again, but i'm going to try my hardest to look forward instead of backwards.

Now, speaking of cents... I am off to find a cute M&M tube label for my pressed pennies. Good night all and more WDW tomorrow:)

[coteau_chick]

Hi, it is I. I thought I would do another post tonight and show some pictures that I've taken over the last week. I figured that I need to stop dwelling on things and move on but I still wanted to show y'all some of the pics that I have taken. I am vowing that after this post, it will be all about our trip, and maybe a few power updates in between;)

I am now settled in my neice's bed at my other sister's house. They have something that I have been missing desperately - Wireless Internet!!!! I have not been able to use my laptop and it's been killing me. I couldn't get to my pictures or my favorites or pay bills since I have everything saved on it. I uploaded a bunch of pics from the storm onto photobucket so I'm going to post them now.

Like I said, I am trying to focus on more positive things but some of these pics, I just have to share. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of living through a hurricane, maybe these pics can give you a bit of insight. It's no fun. I mean, losing your power for a few hours and having to "rough it" can be a little amusing, but it has been one week today since the storm and loss of power. I'm so over it! So here are some pics...

I will start with some of our house. This is a pic of our deck before the storm started...
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And this is one about 10 minutes after the winds picked up. You can see it didn't take long to make a mess - one which I have yet to clean up I might add...
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Here is one of the tree on the side of our house that broke down the middle. The first is a similar shot of the tree that I posted earlier. It is also a shot of our sidestreet. It was impassable for days. The second and third show the tree from our backyard.
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These are a few shots from around our neighborhood...

My next door neighbor - 2 trees on the house, one crushed her car. Fortunately, her house was not too badly damaged...
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This is across the street from my house. This huge tree fell away from their house into a vacant lot. What luck is that!!! Incidentally, I'm pretty sure this tree is one of the main reasons we don't have power. See the big black lines at the bottom of the pic? Yeah, those are power lines, ON THE GROUND.
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Here are just a few random shots from our block...

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Now this is just crazy, and you can see it all over town. These street lights were totally turned 180 degrees backwards. You really can't tell from the pic, but they are actually over the parking lot instead of over the street. Yay wrecks!
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Now for a few fun pics...

Here are two of my sisters having mimosas sitting around the generator. Nice.
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Some signs my sister put in the windows...
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My kids getting settled on their air mattress before bed...PS- they have been SOOOOOO good throughout all of this. Sleeping wherever they have to...
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Now maybe it's a little easier for you to understand why it's so depressing around here. It's destruction everywhere you look. But lately there are also tree trucks and energy guys everywhere you look. People handing out free meals and ice everywhere you look. People going to church with flashlights and candles. We are on the upswing and all will be well soon. And that's my two cents on Gustav. I can't promise that I won't mention him again, but i'm going to try my hardest to look forward instead of backwards.

Now, speaking of cents... I am off to find a cute M&M tube label for my pressed pennies. Good night all and more WDW tomorrow:)

We have some big trees down too. The way the wind came in most of them fell in the sugar cane field. I bet the farmers will get their tractor and push them back in our yard. I really wouldn't be surprised. Your street sure had alot of damage. I am glad you didn't get a tree on your house. I don't know what we are going to do about Courtney's room. The wall is not as bad as she and I thought. Dh said it is not warped. He doesn't think the wall got wet. The carpet did and the roof is messed up by her dormer window. He is going to fix the hole in the roof tomorrow. He is finally going to get a day off tomorrow. The company is sending help from up north to relieve him so he can take care of our place. I guess we will call Stanley Steamer to clean the carpet in Courtney's room. If that doesn't work we will have to change it. Because it was a named storm I think we have to pay like $5,000 before the insurance will pay anything. We don't have $5,000 damage so we have to cover it out of pocket. It makes me so mad because our insurance went up $1,000 a year after Katrina and Rita. We pay so much for insurance and we have only made a claim on it twice. Once for Lilly and once for Rita. Both of those claims were around 1,500 dollars. That's nothing compared to what we pay a year for insurance.


Let me know if you find a cute M&M label for pressed pennies. I want some too. I am still not sure when we will go back to Disney World but I know I want some labels. I am now thinking maybe we can go in May and take the camper. I was reading on the dis camping board and it sounds fun. We usually go to Gulf Shores in June and take our camper. We might need to change that up a bit and head to Disney World instead. I want to go back so bad. We are going to Tennessee in Feb. durning Mardi Gras break. I really want to go to Disney World instead but dh is set on Tennessee.

[kathleen27]

You sure have a lot of trees down in your neighborhood.
I hope they can get your power back up soon. Then you can get to your own house, and start to get everything taken care of.

I know its upseting to see. I was traveling in northern Fla during hurricane Andrew with a friend from Miami. We returned to Miami a few days later. I was only there overnight, and in an area that wasn't as bad as most, but it was upsetting to see. My Dad lives in Ft. Lauderdale, so they have been through a few in the last couple of years.

I hope you find a nice m&m tube design. I actually filled my tube!!! 30 sets of QQPs. :eek: It is heavy!!! I am thinking of getting another tube and splitting them between the two because I don't think I want to carry the full one around. :confused: And I tried the vinegar, much easier!!!

I found a list of all the penny machines. So I am going to estimate how many we might like to make. I can't believe how many there are.
Here's one list
http://www.presscoins.com/Listings/WDWChecklist.pdf

I printed out the tips you linked to last week. I haven't had time to read them through yet, but what I saw looked really great.

[DisneyTiger]

Just a quick post to apologize....

Let me quote myself from a pp...

"Now maybe it's a little easier for you to understand why it's so depressing around here."

After re-reading this post, I realize that this sounds way defensive and may somehow imply that I didn't think people understood why I have been so upset. It just goes to show you the kind of mood I've been in. I hope that I did not offend anyone. Your thoughts, prayers, and encouraging words have meant more to me than you will ever know. I hope you all understand that.

There have been a lot of electric company trucks and tree trucks on my street today so hopefully power will be up soon. I will let you all know asap! Hopefullly my next post will come from my house!


Again, so sorry if I came off rude. It's so hard to convey feelings in writing sometimes. Uggggggg.

Love y'all:love: :hug: :love: :hug: :love: :hug:

[DisneyTiger]

In my last post, I said that the next time I wrote, maybe it would be from my house. As I typed this, I just knew it wasn't possible. Well guess what...

WE'RE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

About an hour after my post, I got a call from my nephew. He had been calling me like 5 times a day and each time he would say the same thing, "Aunt Talissa, you don't have power yet." I finally had to tell him the rule now was to ONLY call me when we had power. Well, when I saw his name on my cell phone, I thought I was going to have to fuss at him. But then I heard the words that I've been waiting what seems like an eternity to hear..."Aunt Talissa, you have power"!!!!!! WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He told me that I screamed like someone had just told me I won a free year in Disney World! That pretty much describes it. Within minutes, I was at my house, cranking up the AC and cleaning all the musty smell out. I am now sitting on my couch, sipping a coctail, and about to put my kids down in real beds! No more air mattresses! Speaking of, they're exhausted so I need to go. I will be back later because I have Disney news to share! Yay!!!:)

PS- as soon as I hung up the phone with my nephew, the words, "We're going to Disney!" just came out of my mouth. It was never a question that we would not go. It just seems real now!!!!!!!

[kathleen27]

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

I'm so glad you're home!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana:

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, so while I was sitting at my sister's, feeling sorry for myself, I decided to call Disney to make a few more ADR's. Why? Not sure. I was perfectly happy with my schedule but I just felt like seeing what was available. So here's what I did...

I had originally scheduled Play n' Dine Breakfast for 11:40 on Wednesday of our trip. I'm not sure why I did this so late. Guess to give us a day to sleep in. But then I realized that if I get to DHS this late, then we will probably not be able to do Toy Story Mania and I just can't have that happen. I called and they had a bunch of times available for early morning. I chose 8:35. Should give us enough time to eat and then run over to TSM. Yay! The I started thinking about all of the character breakfasts I've done and Ohana kept popping into my mind. I really loved this breakfast and think it's been my fav, even over Chef Mickey's. I asked, really jokingly, if they had any spots left and there were many for me to choose from!!! I chose 8:40 on Thursday. Woo hoo. So why not try another one that we've never done before - Tusker House at AK. Yep, again, plenty of times to choose from. I picked 8:40 on Friday, our last morning there. Now, I'm not sure if we will keep all of these ressies, but it's nice to have them on the books just in case. I will cancel them well in advance so that other people can use them if needed.

Another thing that I did while being a refugee at my sisters...


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I made DD's birthday shirt!!! This was the last shirt I had to make and now feel like our wardrobe is complete! I love the graphic and how it came out on the green shirt:love:

Alrighty, I think I am going to call it a night now and go get into my bed. I have missed it soooooo much. Nighty night all. I am so glad to be back on track:banana:

[accountingbabe08]

hey to my other fellow Louisiana DISers. I'm enjoying your pre trippie and your plans are great.

Belinda

[kathleen27]

The shirt is so cute! :goodvibes
I'm glad you got all yours finished!

We will not make it to DHS at opening, but hopefully not long after, hopefully before they run out of FPs for Toy Story Mania. Its sounds like so much fun!

I keep thinking about adding ADR's but so far I've resisted. :lmao:

I think my DD would love your neice's room.

[DisneyTiger]

hey to my other fellow Louisiana DISers. I'm enjoying your pre trippie and your plans are great.

Belinda

Yay! Glad you posted:thumbsup2 I have family in Thibodeaux and my brother is a priest in Napoleonville. I love it down there. He just got power back yesterday - just like me!

[DisneyTiger]

The shirt is so cute! :goodvibes
I'm glad you got all yours finished!

We will not make it to DHS at opening, but hopefully not long after, hopefully before they run out of FPs for Toy Story Mania. Its sounds like so much fun!

I keep thinking about adding ADR's but so far I've resisted. :lmao:

I think my DD would love your neice's room.

I say add ADR's until your heart is content! I was just so suprised to have so many options. I took that as a sign:lmao:

I have heard that TSM is crazy. It's the most popular ride there right now. If we don't get to ride it, it's not the end of the world but I really want to. My DD loves Toy Story! I am also looking forward to the block party. It's all pixar characters. Monsters Inc is my fav movie!

I keep forgetting that we are getting there the same day! That's too cool. Have you started packing yet? I think I may start getting some things together tonight.

[DisneyTiger]

Good evening! I am sitting here, watching the weather channel, yet again. My thoughts are with all of the South Texas DISers out there. Ike is scarey. We are going to be feeling some of the storm here too. They are saying that we could get up to 70mph winds. We have decided to stay with my sister tomorrow night because of our trees. Guess we are paranoid but I don't want to risk it. Oh well, I guess we're getting in two good nights of sleep at home!

So, here's what I did tonight...

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Yay ziplocks! I have never packed this way before but I really think it's going to save some space. My DH looked at me like I was crazy. He is so wonderful. Just going along with all of my craziness and not questioning me a bit.

I am almost to the under 2 week mark! I cannot wait to see that on my ticker. I still have a laundry list of things to do/buy. Question: Can anyone tell me what is moleskin and what is it used for. It seems to be on everyone's packing list and I'm wondering if I need to get some, whatever it is. Snacks for the parks, presents for DD's birthday. I'm going to forget something I know.

Oh, I have to show y'all this. Remember when I went to the Disney store the other day? I'm not sure if I already told this story so forgive me if I'm repeating. My sister put this beautiful white dress on DD (the one from Enchanted) and DD absolutely loved it. She was checking herself out in the mirror and thought she was hot stuff. I think my sister was contemplating buying it for DD until I pointed out the pricetag - $80:scared1: I told my sister to get that dress off of her asap before she got something on it. Well, you can imagine what happened next. She pitched the fit of all fits! My sister felt so bad that she bought her a nightgown to make up for it. It was on clearance and DD loves it just as much. We will def be bringing it on our trip. I managed to snap some pics on my phone of her checking herself out in the mirror. Too funny.

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We had a good time. It was just what we needed. I also managed to buy a little Aristocats stuffed animal for her. She loves that movie. The little white kitty, can't remember her name right now but she loves her.

Alright, time for bed now. More tomorrow. Nighty night.

[kathleen27]

Oh she looks adorable. :goodvibes
They sure are expensive though.

The little white kitten is Marie. :cutie:
We got a little Marie in Epcot. She is cute.
My DD is named Hannah Marie.
We watched that movie a lot before she was born. :lmao:

Yay for packing!!! And for two weeks!!!:cool1:

[DisneyTiger]

Just a quick post to say that I'm still here. My computer has been down since Ike. We lost power for a while and my modem got fried! All is well now. I am thinking about all of my Texas Disers. If you're out there and have power, let me know how you're doing!

More later:)

[wdwgirl03]

Hi DisneyTiger! I saw your post in another PTR and followed you on over here to check out your TR. I can't believe how close your trip is!

I see you are staying at the BCV. I know what you mean about not being able to sleep at night thinking about it. We're going to be staying there in December and I can hardly stand it. I just want it to be December now!

I'm going to go back and get myself all caught up now. :)

[DisneyTiger]

Hi DisneyTiger! I saw your post in another PTR and followed you on over here to check out your TR. I can't believe how close your trip is!

I see you are staying at the BCV. I know what you mean about not being able to sleep at night thinking about it. We're going to be staying there in December and I can hardly stand it. I just want it to be December now!

I'm going to go back and get myself all caught up now. :)

Yay!!! I am so happy you came on over to my report!:banana: I know, our trip is right around the corner. So many people have been asking me lately when we are going and it feels GREAT to be able to say "not this Friday but next!!!" How long have I waited to say that! Pretty soon, I'll be able to say tomorrow! Until then, I have lots more that I need to do. So much planning. But I love it! I am going to hop over to your report right now. December is my absolute favorite time to go. We are going this month for DD's birthday. Thanks again for posting. I will be writing more later today:surfweb:

[TexasBelle]

Hey DisneyTiger

I just wanted to say HI :wave2: and that I hope we see you at the BeachClub. If not, I'm looking forward to your trip report when you get home. I know that your going to have the best of time. :yay:

Almost less then a week until you get to DisneyWorld. :cool1:

Have a great trip.

TexasBelle:flower3:

[coteau_chick]

GEAUX TIGERS!

[DisneyTiger]

GEAUX TIGERS!

AMEN SISTER!!!! What a game!

Les is the man:worship:

[DisneyTiger]

Hello all! Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. The time is FLYING by and I couldn't be more excited! 5 more days - are you serious? I can't believe that a week from today, I will be sipping a glass of wine with DH on our balcony at BCV - hopefully watching Illuminations, view permitting!

I have started some packing. I pretty much have everything for the kids done. Started the toiletries and my suitcase. DH has asked me to pack for him. Sure, why not. I am sending off my package to the resort on Tuesday. This will include diapers, wine, coffee, snacks, water, and whatever else I feel I need to throw in there.

I also will be doing some camera shopping this week. My camera is on the fritz and I cannot risk it breaking while in the world. Yesterday was DD's birthday party at The Little Gym. It was fun and she got $70 disney dollars! Yay, dinner is on Aubrey one night:lmao: I was getting the camcorder ready to go before the party and found that it's broken. I had lent it to my nephew a few months ago and haven't used it since. He swears he didn't do anything to it but I'm not sure. I'm not heartbroken because I have been thinking about getting a camcorder that records onto DVD's so this may be my excuse to get one. We'll see. DH has not heard this news yet. Guess he'll find out about it when the bill comes:rotfl:

Well that's it for tonight. I will post some packing pics tomorrow. Oh, I also got my pre-vacation hair cut this past Friday. I had been holding out until it got closer to our trip. My hair look TERRIBLE before I got it done. I think the last time I had it cut and highlighted was in May!!!! I was long overdue. I am happy with it and will post a pic to show it off:)

Sleep well everyone and have magical dreams. I know I will:wizard:

[coteau_chick]

Hello all! Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. The time is FLYING by and I couldn't be more excited! 5 more days - are you serious? I can't believe that a week from today, I will be sipping a glass of wine with DH on our balcony at BCV - hopefully watching Illuminations, view permitting!

I have started some packing. I pretty much have everything for the kids done. Started the toiletries and my suitcase. DH has asked me to pack for him. Sure, why not. I am sending off my package to the resort on Tuesday. This will include diapers, wine, coffee, snacks, water, and whatever else I feel I need to throw in there.

I also will be doing some camera shopping this week. My camera is on the fritz and I cannot risk it breaking while in the world. Yesterday was DD's birthday party at The Little Gym. It was fun and she got $70 disney dollars! Yay, dinner is on Aubrey one night:lmao: I was getting the camcorder ready to go before the party and found that it's broken. I had lent it to my nephew a few months ago and haven't used it since. He swears he didn't do anything to it but I'm not sure. I'm not heartbroken because I have been thinking about getting a camcorder that records onto DVD's so this may be my excuse to get one. We'll see. DH has not heard this news yet. Guess he'll find out about it when the bill comes:rotfl:

Well that's it for tonight. I will post some packing pics tomorrow. Oh, I also got my pre-vacation hair cut this past Friday. I had been holding out until it got closer to our trip. My hair look TERRIBLE before I got it done. I think the last time I had it cut and highlighted was in May!!!! I was long overdue. I am happy with it and will post a pic to show it off:)

Sleep well everyone and have magical dreams. I know I will:wizard:

Yesterday was Courtney's 16th birthday party. How did that happen? My baby is growing up so fast. She is a beautiful girl. She went out to dinner with her boyfriend tonight. He has been cutting grass and saving his money to take her out for her birthday. He gave her a heart pendant and took her to Olive Garden. When she came downstairs tonight she took my breath away. She is so beautiful.

I know how you feel about your camecorder. My brother borrowed ours and when I went to use it a while later it was broken. He said he didn't do anything. I wasn't that upset either. I did want a new one that used dvds. I did get one.

I can't believe your trip is so close. I could cry because I am happy for you.

[wdwgirl03]

Wow, only 4 days now!! :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[DisneyTiger]

Oh my Lord!!! I can't handle this. Only 4 more days!!!!!!!! I was just laying in bed, taking advantage of the fact that my kids had not woken up yet. Yay, I can sleep a little longer. Yeah right! My head is spinning with excitement! I feel like I have a hundred things to do. As I sit here, I am hearing my DS coughing his head off in his bed. Both of the kids have sever allergies these last few days. I am praying that's all it is! Last week, I got DS a cute paid of rain boots. He had to wear them immediately. He had them on for maybe 30 minutes with no socks. Yay blisters!!! He has two huge blisters on each pinky toe. I haven't put shoes on him since Thursday in hopes that they will heal soon. We can't be having blisters before we get to WDW. I mean, getting them there is one thing! Ok, so my kids will be healthy and the blisters will be healed. Can you tell I'm freaking out a little!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, he's crying now. Gotta run. Pray for no fever!

More later

[DisneyTiger]

Yesterday was Courtney's 16th birthday party. How did that happen? My baby is growing up so fast. She is a beautiful girl. She went out to dinner with her boyfriend tonight. He has been cutting grass and saving his money to take her out for her birthday. He gave her a heart pendant and took her to Olive Garden. When she came downstairs tonight she took my breath away. She is so beautiful.

I know how you feel about your camecorder. My brother borrowed ours and when I went to use it a while later it was broken. He said he didn't do anything. I wasn't that upset either. I did want a new one that used dvds. I did get one.

I can't believe your trip is so close. I could cry because I am happy for you.


Wow, 16. I can't even imagine. And sounds like she's got a pretty serious boyfriend. Good lord, I am not ready for that. I guess I do have 13 years until that starts happening:scared: He sounds sweet, saving up his money to take her out. Too cute!

So, how does the DVD camcorder work? Does it record directly onto DVD's and then you just pop them in the DVD player and watch what you just taped? What kind do you have? Do you like it? I hate being pressured into this purchase. I am the type of person that will shop around for weeks and get a hundred differnet opinions from people before I buy. Now I have to do this is 4 days!!!

I can't believe it's almost here. I feel like I'm dreaming!

[DisneyTiger]

Well, I've managed to take a few pics this morning. Nothing too exciting. Here are the beginnings of our suitcases. We will be bringing 4 - one for the kids, one for me, one for DH, and one small one for toiletries and spare room for souveniers. We'll also be checking DD's cot that she will be sleeping on. She begged to sleep on it last night in our room. How could we say no. She'll be wanting to be left alone before I know it so these things I have to say yes to!

Anyway, here is a luggage shot...

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And here is my new haircut. I call it "The Disney". Seriously, the girl that cuts my hair calls it that. She's cut my hair before many a Disney trip. Even though it's the same cut any other time, when I'm going to Disney, she calls it "The Disney":rotfl: I am also modeling my new lipstick. I wanted something a little neutral but bright enough to show up. I look dead with no lipstick...

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Time to go feed the kiddos. I need to get them down for a nap so I can make one final Walmart run. I STILL need a few more things for the trip:scared1:

[AZMickeyfans]

Hey! I just saw your reply in Kathleens PTR and I hang my head in shame because I have not made it over to read yours before now. I know you guys are going about the same time! :woohoo:

Cute haircut. You leave so soon you must be excited! :cool1: I'm going to go back and read to catch up before you leave. :lmao:

[DisneyTiger]

Hey! I just saw your reply in Kathleens PTR and I hang my head in shame because I have not made it over to read yours before now. I know you guys are going about the same time! :woohoo:

Cute haircut. You leave so soon you must be excited! :cool1: I'm going to go back and read to catch up before you leave. :lmao:

Yay! Thanks for stopping by! I love getting posts from readers. I love doing the PTR also. I am going to be sad when it's over. Good thing I will be doing the mother of all Trip Reports when I get back:lmao: Thanks for the compliment on the hair cut. It's so easy. Just dry and go. It works well for getting to the parks for rope drop:laughing:

[DisneyTiger]

I feel the need to say that the rest of my posts are going to be frantic and random. I am so full of nervous energy that I am taking pictures of everything with the intention of posting them. This is a great way for me to pass the time while share the things going on in my head with people that actually understand!!!!!!!!

That being said, I managed to get to Walmart today during nap and bought the last of our supplies. Most of it was for the package that I am mailing ahead. I loaded up the box with all of our goodies. Had to take a pic of this...
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What is that? You ask? That, my friends, is a box of diapers and wine:rotfl: I thought this looked so funny that I had to take a pic. I also wrapped the wine in diapers just to make sure they arrive safely. Ontop of this went all of my kids fav snacks...pretzal sticks, honey pretzal twists, fruit snacks, peanut butter crackers, chex mix, pop tarts, granola bars, pop ice, water, coffee, coffee filters, and a partridge in a pear tree. Problem... it weighs 100lbs!!! Or close to it. I don't know what I'm going to do. I guess I need to take some stuff out and put it in the suitcases. I have no idea how much this may cost to ship:scared1: DH and I will have to figure this one out when he gets home. Here is the box all sealed and ready to go...

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DH is on his way home now and with him he has two presents for me...
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and

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Santa has come early for me, I know. We needed a new camcorder and I've been wanting a new camera for a long time now. It's a SLR camera and takes great pics. I saw a thread with some pics of Epcot at night and they were amazing. The poster used this camera so I hope I will have the same luck with it. Just heard the door. I'm going to get my presents. I'm sure I'll be back later. Nervous energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[kathleen27]

Congrats on the new camera and camcorder!!!

It is so exciting to get a new camera!!!
And Disney is a great reason to do it!

The haircut looks great.

The box of wine and diapers is too funny! :lmao:

Good for you being packed!!!:thumbsup2

It is so close now!!! :cheer2:

[coteau_chick]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I see you got your camcorder. I was so busy yesterday that I didn't even check my email. Yesterday was Courtney's actual birthday. We took her out to dinner last night.

Diapers and wine. Too funny. At least if the wine bottles break the diapers will absorb the spill. I soooooooooooo over packed on our last trip. I was like you nervous and I brought the whole house with us. I was glad that I brought a empty suitcase. It is funny how our stuff multiplies when we go on vacation:confused: .

When we went to Downtown Disney we went to Goofy's Candy Co. We got the pretzel rods dipped in chocolate and rolled in Reeses. They were one snack credit. Sooooooooooo good. You could choose marshmallows, pretzel rods or Giant Oreo. They dip them in white, milk or dark chocolate and roll them in the topping you choose and drizzle more chocolate on top. I just wanted to give you this tip in case you like that sort of snack.

[DisneyTiger]

Congrats on the new camera and camcorder!!!

It is so exciting to get a new camera!!!
And Disney is a great reason to do it!

The haircut looks great.

The box of wine and diapers is too funny! :lmao:

Good for you being packed!!!:thumbsup2

It is so close now!!! :cheer2:

Yay!!! We are so close!!! I can't believe it! I want to see your tie dies!!!

Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I see you got your camcorder. I was so busy yesterday that I didn't even check my email. Yesterday was Courtney's actual birthday. We took her out to dinner last night.

Diapers and wine. Too funny. At least if the wine bottles break the diapers will absorb the spill. I soooooooooooo over packed on our last trip. I was like you nervous and I brought the whole house with us. I was glad that I brought a empty suitcase. It is funny how our stuff multiplies when we go on vacation:confused: .

When we went to Downtown Disney we went to Goofy's Candy Co. We got the pretzel rods dipped in chocolate and rolled in Reeses. They were one snack credit. Sooooooooooo good. You could choose marshmallows, pretzel rods or Giant Oreo. They dip them in white, milk or dark chocolate and roll them in the topping you choose and drizzle more chocolate on top. I just wanted to give you this tip in case you like that sort of snack.

Happy Birthday to Courtney!

I know I overpacked on the snacks. I just kept throwing stuff in the box. Oh well, it can all come back with us.

The pretzel rods sound delish. We are going to DTD on our first night so we'll have to check them out! Thanks for the tip!

[DisneyTiger]

Today was a very productive day. The kids went to Motherr's Day Out so I had some free time. I dropped them off at 9 then got gas and a car wash. It was then that I realized that my newly patched tire was almost totally flat:scared1: Thankfully I noticed this at the gas station so I was able to fill it up while I was there. I am going to have it re-checked tomorrow because I would hate to come back to our car after it being parked at the airport all week and find a flat tire. So from there I went to the post office and mailed my package. Ok, so remember how I was worried about the weight and what it would cost to ship? Well, DH and I took 3 bottles of wine and some of the waters out and put them in our suit cases. It was a little lighter but I was still nervous about the cost. Wanna know how much it was??? $29! I think that's a pretty good deal. I was truly expecting $100 or something! Anyway, I got a UPS tracking number and it will arrive to the resort on Thursday! I also noticed a really big sign that hung over the cash register which read "WE CANNOT SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES". Oops:rolleyes1 How will they know what's in my package! That was really the last big thing that I had to worry about. I feel like I can now really relax and get excited:yay: Ok, so from there I went to the dentist. It was just my regular cleaning but I found out that I need to have my wisdom teeth out:scared: Will deal with that when we get back. Then it was onto pick up my mom and take her to get a pedicure. She can't do her own toes anymore so this is a necessity for her, not a luxury. I had a gift cert left over from Christmas so I got myself one too! Then we had some lunch, drove through Walgreens to get a Rx for DH, then picked up the kids for 1:00. Wow, it's amazing what you can get done in 4 hours! So now I'm back at home while the kids are sleeping feeling like Friday will NEVER get here. I snapped this pic of my screen saver to show you how real it is....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/countdown007.jpg

This is a ticker that I've had on my computer since it read 160 days and now it's down to 2:banana:

Ok, I guess I should get up and see what I can do. We are pretty much totally packed so that's good. I guess I can try to learn how to use the new cameras. Uhhhh, I hate reading directions:eek:

[coteau_chick]

Wow you got alot done. I hate reading directions too. My kids are better at technical thing than me. Two days WOW! I am getting excited for you.

[DisneyTiger]

Wow, wow, wow. I can't believe it's here. I am a nervous wreck!!! I feel like I'm going to explode! To add to the stress, DH and I decided tonight to drive to New Orleans tomorrow and stay the night there to make sure that we get to our flight on time. We live in Baton Rouge but we're flying out of New Orleans (half the price and nonstop:thumbsup2 ) The drive is about a hour and a half but with all of the hurricane craziness, traffic has been a nightmare. 5 different people told me today to leave extra early Friday morning if we wanted to catch our flight at 11:15. They said to leave at 7am! I really do not want to wake the kids up that early since it's going to be such a long day. Not to mention, I would be going crazy and not sleeping at all the night before worrying about making it to the airport on time. I mean, can you imagine:scared1: So, my rationale was this. We're probably going to end up paying $90 or more to park our car at the airport. Why not spend that money on a hotel and leave our car there for free. There is a shuttle to the airport and a complimentary breakfast - all for $110. I think it's worth the peace of mind. So, do you realize what that means???? We are now technically leaving TOMORROW instead of Friday!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: I have so much to do. I need to pack up all the odds and ends. So what in the heck am I doing on this computer???? I had to keep you all up to date! I will try my hardest to post something tomorrow. If for some reason I am not able to, bon voyage:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:I can't believe I'm actually typing that! I'm not going to get all mushy here because I'm liable to make myself cry:sad: I love you all and have enjoyed doing this PTR so very much. But don't you worry. I have internet access at the Villas so I will be posting from there. I promise you pics!!! And the trip report is going to be a blast! Yay yay yay. Alright, I'm off to do something productive. I LOVE DISNEY and I LOVE MY DISERS:love: :hug:

[kathleen27]

When we went to Downtown Disney we went to Goofy's Candy Co. We got the pretzel rods dipped in chocolate and rolled in Reeses. They were one snack credit. Sooooooooooo good. You could choose marshmallows, pretzel rods or Giant Oreo. They dip them in white, milk or dark chocolate and roll them in the topping you choose and drizzle more chocolate on top. I just wanted to give you this tip in case you like that sort of snack.

They sound really good!!!

It was then that I realized that my newly patched tire was almost totally flat:scared1: Thankfully I noticed this at the gas station so I was able to fill it up while I was there. I am going to have it re-checked tomorrow because I would hate to come back to our car after it being parked at the airport all week and find a flat tire.

It was a little lighter but I was still nervous about the cost. Wanna know how much it was??? $29! I think that's a pretty good deal. I was truly expecting $100 or something! Anyway, I got a UPS tracking number and it will arrive to the resort on Thursday! I also noticed a really big sign that hung over the cash register which read "WE CANNOT SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES". Oops:rolleyes1 How will they know what's in my package!

Ok, I guess I should get up and see what I can do. We are pretty much totally packed so that's good. I guess I can try to learn how to use the new cameras. Uhhhh, I hate reading directions:eek:

I hope your tire is ok! :eek:

Great on the package price! My husband shipped some wine as Christmas gifts once, and I think from the conversation he had with the clerk, he hinted at what it was, but they let him ship it anyway.

Wow, wow, wow. I can't believe it's here. I am a nervous wreck!!! I feel like I'm going to explode! To add to the stress, DH and I decided tonight to drive to New Orleans tomorrow and stay the night there to make sure that we get to our flight on time. We live in Baton Rouge but we're flying out of New Orleans (half the price and nonstop:thumbsup2 ) The drive is about a hour and a half but with all of the hurricane craziness, traffic has been a nightmare. 5 different people told me today to leave extra early Friday morning if we wanted to catch our flight at 11:15. They said to leave at 7am! I really do not want to wake the kids up that early since it's going to be such a long day. Not to mention, I would be going crazy and not sleeping at all the night before worrying about making it to the airport on time. I mean, can you imagine:scared1: So, my rationale was this. We're probably going to end up paying $90 or more to park our car at the airport. Why not spend that money on a hotel and leave our car there for free. There is a shuttle to the airport and a complimentary breakfast - all for $110. I think it's worth the peace of mind. So, do you realize what that means???? We are now technically leaving TOMORROW instead of Friday!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: I have so much to do. I need to pack up all the odds and ends. So what in the heck am I doing on this computer???? I had to keep you all up to date! I will try my hardest to post something tomorrow. If for some reason I am not able to, bon voyage:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:I can't believe I'm actually typing that! I'm not going to get all mushy here because I'm liable to make myself cry:sad: I love you all and have enjoyed doing this PTR so very much. But don't you worry. I have internet access at the Villas so I will be posting from there. I promise you pics!!! And the trip report is going to be a blast! Yay yay yay. Alright, I'm off to do something productive. I LOVE DISNEY and I LOVE MY DISERS:love: :hug:

The hotel is a great idea! It will make tomorrow so much less stressful! You'll just have to get up, get ready, and take the shuttle to the airport!!!

I don't think we will have internet access. :sad2:
Jacob has a PSP (play station portable) which would work if there was wifi. I'm sure he'll test it to make sure. :laughing:

I can't believe it is finally here!!!!!

:jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

Have a wonderful magical trip!!! :smickey:

Tomorrow we will be at DISNEY!!!!

party: party: party:

[AZMickeyfans]

Have a wonderful trip! Can't wait to hear about it when you get back!!! :pixiedust:

[DisneyTiger]

Well, here we go. My last pre trip post! I have had a crazy couple of days. A lot of things have gone wrong but I'm trying to keep a positive attitude. Here they are:

1) they gave us the wrong camcorder at circuit city. When my DH picked it up, he didn't realize but they had given us the wrong camera. I had ordered one that recorded on regular sized DVD's but this one recorded on Mini DVD's. He returned it. I then called Circuit City and told the girl what had happened and she looked at my order. It looked like I had ordered the right camera but they gave us the wrong one at the store. So I re-ordered it and we went to pick it up last night. We had the model number and double checked that they gave us the right one this time. Got it home, opened it up, and lo and behold, it takes mini DVD's!!!!! Which is really not a problem, I was just very confused. Extremely long story short, I called customer service again today and we figured out that the description of the camcorder onine is incorrect and that it is in fact a miniDVD reocorder. :scared1: It was a comedy of errors.

2)DS started with diareah yesterday and has an extremely raw bottom. He definitely does not feel well and has been sleeping all day. Hopefully he'll be well by tomorrow. These things usually pass pretty quickly. Murphy's law. At least it's happening now and now when we get to Disney.

3)So I was running to get to DS yesterday when he was screaming in pain from his diaper rash and what did I do, yep, twisted my ankle. Good thing my DH is a Physical Therapist. He looked at it and said it was nothing. I think it was actually more like a charlie horse than a sprain. It kind of comes and goes.

4) Oh, forgot to mention that last week I bought DS a cute pair of rain boots and he put them on immediately. He didn't have socks on and I didn't think anything of that. He had them on for maybe 15 minutes. That was long enough to rub his pinky toes raw!!!!! They are almost healed but I haven't been able to put shoes on him all week.

The good...

Package got shipped for little $$$, I printed out boarding passes and got boarding group A which is great!!! Got a hotel room in New Orleans for tonight so no worries about getting to our flight on time. And oh yeah. WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY TOMORROW!!!!! That's all I need to focus on. Hopefully all of these things that have happend are not bad signs and out plane doesn't crash or something!

So the next time I post will probably be tomorrow night from our room at BCV. Until then:wizard:

[coteau_chick]

Happy Vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be thinking about you. Have a blast.
Laura:hug:

[DisneyTiger]

Helloooooooooooooooooooo from BCV!!!! I just got internet access and I could hardldy wait to get on the DIS!! We are having a wonderful time. The flight was flawless. DS fell asleep 5 minutes into the flight and slept the whole time. He loves that white noise because he's also fallen asleep on each bus ride so far!

I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that we got here safe and are indeed having a magical time. I can't wait to start my trip report. I bought a little Disney journal to keep track of our days and all the details!

Most exciting thing today...I met a fellow DISer! She recognized my shirt and bag and yelled my name - DisneyTiger, that is! Too funny. I will write more about that later. For now, I'm going to enjoy our balcony - we got a quiet pool view and it's very nice, very quiet:rotfl: Until laterpixiedust:

[OhMari]

Hi,
I have you moved to our regular board, since you are officially at WDW. I'm excited to find out how you like BC. I'll be staying there in Nov.

[jake&samsmom]

Hi Talissa!
I am soooo excited for you! Have a great vacation! Thanks for thinking about me during the storm. Things are looking better now. But enough about me, it's all about you and the family having a magical time at the World!!! :yay: Take lots of photos! Say hi to my ex-future-boyfriend Captain Jack for me! ;)
Jen

[wdwgirl03]

Woo hoo, I hope you are having a great time!!!

[Where'sPiglet?]

Hi! I just found this report so I haven't read it all yet but I'm off to go do that now. I hope you're having a wonderful time!

*a few hours later*...

I read through the whole pre-trip report! I was laughing out loud during parts and biting my nails in others, even though I know how Gustav and Ike turned out. A friend of mine also lives in Baton Rouge and she was without power for about 10 days or so. She was telling me about waiting on lines for ice, gas, etc every day and having to meet curfew. And for what it's worth, I don't think you were dwelling on the negative too much. I mean, really....you went through a HURRICANE! You deserve a hug!:hug:

I hope your trip is all you are hoping it will be! The trip really couldn't have come at a better time for you. I can't wait to hear all about it!

[DisneyTiger]

Hi,
I have you moved to our regular board, since you are officially at WDW. I'm excited to find out how you like BC. I'll be staying there in Nov.

I'm not sure if I am excited or sad about moving:confused3 I loved doing my PTR but I am also LOVING our trip. Can't wait to start the TR!!!

Hi Talissa!
I am soooo excited for you! Have a great vacation! Thanks for thinking about me during the storm. Things are looking better now. But enough about me, it's all about you and the family having a magical time at the World!!! :yay: Take lots of photos! Say hi to my ex-future-boyfriend Captain Jack for me! ;)
Jen

We are having a great time. I do love your Cptn. Jack pics. He was a hottie. I will be on the lookout for him!

Woo hoo, I hope you are having a great time!!!

We are we are we are!!!

Hi! I just found this report so I haven't read it all yet but I'm off to go do that now. I hope you're having a wonderful time!

*a few hours later*...

I read through the whole pre-trip report! I was laughing out loud during parts and biting my nails in others, even though I know how Gustav and Ike turned out. A friend of mine also lives in Baton Rouge and she was without power for about 10 days or so. She was telling me about waiting on lines for ice, gas, etc every day and having to meet curfew. And for what it's worth, I don't think you were dwelling on the negative too much. I mean, really....you went through a HURRICANE! You deserve a hug!:hug:

I hope your trip is all you are hoping it will be! The trip really couldn't have come at a better time for you. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Thank you so much for reading my report. It's been a blast doing it. Thanks for the sympathy with the hurricane business. That seems like years ago! It was rough but it's made this vacation just that much more special. We all really needed it!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok everyone, I am mustering up every ounce of energy that I have left in my body to do this quick post. I am EXHAUSTED!!! Been up since 6:30. The kids did not nap and we made it all the way through Illuminations! Every muscle in my body aches. You know that feeling. It's the Disney ache, and I don't mean the one you get when you want to go back. I mean the one you get from pushing around 2 thirty pound kids in a stroller for 10 hours straight! I am so not complaining though. We are having a blast. Yes there have been meltdowns. But for the most part, it's been all that I hoped it would be. I shed my first tear tonight during Illuminations. That show always gets to me. I have taken 1000 pics I think, but I had to share this one. It made me and DH laugh out loud when we saw it. It's of DD's reaction to Illuminations. She LOVED it!!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyday3-2133.jpg

One other pic to post tonight. This basically sums up our trip. This is what it's all about. Cutting loose and not worrying abou the stains or sugar. Just let them have a blast...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyday3-2038.jpg

This was in France and the photopass guy actually left his post at the Eiffle tower to come over to us to take pics of them. He took a ton. Good thing I pre-paid for the photopass CD!!!!!

Alrighty, on that note. My king bed and comfy pillow are calling me. More tomorrow:)

PS- please don't think that this is my trip report. That will be much more in detail with tons of pics. Every pic I take, I think to myself "Oooh, that will be a good one for the report!" :lmao:

[coteau_chick]

The ice cream picture has me laughing out loud. I needed that. You made my day. Have a blast for me too ok. Love Laura

[Where'sPiglet?]

OMG your kids look like they're having a great time!

And judging from the amount of detail and photos (love them all by the way!) in your pre-trip reports, I had no illusions that those 2 photos were going to be your trip report! :rotfl:

And I hope you're loving the Beach Club. I've never stayed DVC but I have stayed at YC/BC Complex 3 times...soooo nice!

[TexasBelle]

Most exciting thing today...I met a fellow DISer! She recognized my shirt and bag and yelled my name - DisneyTiger, that is! Too funny.

That was me that you saw...:banana: It was so funny that I noticed your bag and T-Shirt.

Here's a great picture of us.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1020161.jpg
Hope the rest of your trip is wonderful. It was really great to meet you and your family. Your kids were so cute.

TexasBelle
Carolyn

[DisneyTiger]

That was me that you saw...:banana: It was so funny that I noticed your bag and T-Shirt.

Here's a great picture of us.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee221/crb_rodriguez/P1020161.jpg
Hope the rest of your trip is wonderful. It was really great to meet you and your family. Your kids were so cute.

TexasBelle
Carolyn


Hey Carolyn!!! I still can't believe that we saw each other. I have been telling everyone that story! I just think it's the coolest thing. Your daughter was so sweet. She is such a nice and polite girl. I loved how she gave (well, tried to give) Aubrey a hug!:hug: So sweet. You better watch her with those lifeguards:rotfl:

I wish you were still here so I could go down to the pool to meet you for a drink! I'll have one for you:)

[jake&samsmom]

Hi!
Just checking in to say I love the photos of the kids.:goodvibes
I also let the boys get messy at the World - its Disney afterall and normal rules don't always apply! ;)
Hope you continue having a blast! Sounds like y'all are having fun, fun, fun!!
Jen

[DisneyTiger]

Hi!
Just checking in to say I love the photos of the kids.:goodvibes
I also let the boys get messy at the World - its Disney afterall and normal rules don't always apply! ;)
Hope you continue having a blast! Sounds like y'all are having fun, fun, fun!!
Jen


Yay, glad you liked the pics. We are still having a blast. I have to say, it was a bit hard for me to let them get ice cream everywhere but I quickly got over it after seeing how much fun they were having:rotfl:

[DisneyTiger]

Well, today we ventured to Typhoon Lagoon. I've never been there so it was extra exciting. What a neat place. I have to go back one day and really explore. We were only there for about 2 hours. The kids liked it. Tonight, we did Chef Mickey's. It was our first character meal and DD had an absolute blast. Man, was it a workout for DH and I. Juggling trips to the bar, feeding the kids, getting autographs, and taking pics!!! It was exhausting! But so much fun. Tomorrow is DD's actual birthday and DH and I just got through decorating our room with balloons and streamers. We told her that if she went to sleep that magical things may happen since tomorrow is her birthday. Needless to say, she went straight to sleep:) The plan for tomorrow is MK for opening then DD's first haircut at Harmony Barber Shop. Tomorrow night, breakfast with Cindy at 1900 Park Fare. I have been looking most forward to this dinner. Hope all goes as planned. Time to get some sleep. Nighty night!

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, it's official. We are not leaving. Not going to do it. Going to have to carry us out of here. Please forward all of my mail (except for bills) to 1900 Epcot Resorts Blvd, Villa 210.

Really, I LOVE this place. Not just the parks but this resort. It's amazing. I just went down to the market place to get some coffee in my refillable mug (didn't feel like making a whole pot) and picked up a delicious eclair. I stopped in the Solarium to eat it. The sunlight was pouring in and the couch was comfy. I really started to tear up thinking that I will be leaving soon. I know I shouldn't be talking like that since I'm still here, but I can't help it. I already miss this place. I can't wait to get started on my pre-trip report. I am looking forward to sharing our memories with you all. I just hope I don't go overboard. I am going to want to share every picture I know.

So, wanna know what we did today???? Booked our next trip. Yep, I mean, how lucky and I that I have a DH who starts talking about our next WDW trip before we even leave the place! That's how this trip got booked. We were here last November and he had the calendar out looking to see when DD's birthday was. We also looked into booking our beach trip for the summer. DVC is awesome. (I know I should probably save this for my TR, but I just can't handle it. I have to post something!) So, this past summer we went to Destin, FL with DH's parents. We go to the beach at least twice a summer in Florida or Alabama (by ourselves and then again with either his family or mine). Anyway, this past trip to Destin, DH and I had a date night and went out exploring. We found The Baytown Warf. It looked cool so we drove in and found something amazing - Disney at the beach!!! We just kept commenting on how it remiinded us of DTD and how the hotel looked like Beach Club. There are shops restaurants and activities every night in the square. Well, lo and behold, what did we come across while we were there? A Club Intrawest sign. Yep, they're affiliated with DVC!!! We can do an exchange and use our points there!!! We are so excited. We'll be going there in June. It will be our little piece of Disney at the beach. I just had to share my excitement with my friends.

Alright, I must run. I think DS is hanging off of the balcony. He has no fear. More later:)

[kathleen27]

Sounds like you are having a great time!!!

Love the pictures of the kids. Too cute! :goodvibes

Congrats on booking another trip!!! :yay:

[DisneyTiger]

Sounds like you are having a great time!!!

Love the pictures of the kids. Too cute! :goodvibes

Congrats on booking another trip!!! :yay:

We did have a great time and I am so pathetic to be looking forward to another trip. It's a sickness, I tell you.:lmao:

[DisneyTiger]

Yes, I am a bit sad but also very happy to be sitting on my own couch again, typing at the computer. We made it home, safe and sound. It was an uneventful flight and drive home thankfully. Getting out of the hotel was a little scary though. I will elaborate later. I just wanted to post a quick poll to see if you can guess how many pictures I took. I can't wait to post them! For now, I have lots of unpacking to do. DH is busy doing most of it though. We have a deal, I do all of the packing and he does the unpacking. What a wonderful man. I PROMISE to write more tonight after we are a bit more settled. I can hardly wait to get going on the TR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[coteau_chick]

Yes, I am a bit sad but also very happy to be sitting on my own couch again, typing at the computer. We made it home, safe and sound. It was an uneventful flight and drive home thankfully. Getting out of the hotel was a little scary though. I will elaborate later. I just wanted to post a quick poll to see if you can guess how many pictures I took. I can't wait to post them! For now, I have lots of unpacking to do. DH is busy doing most of it though. We have a deal, I do all of the packing and he does the unpacking. What a wonderful man. I PROMISE to write more tonight after we are a bit more settled. I can hardly wait to get going on the TR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome home!!

I can't wait to see all the wonderful pictures you took. I like the icecream one. I guess your took 1,500 pictures. Glad you made it safely.

[Fall1]

Can't wait to see your pictures and hear how your children's 1st trips were!! Glad you had fun!!

[Where'sPiglet?]

Glad you made it home safe and sound!

I'm guessing 1000+ photos!

[DisneyTiger]

Can't wait to see your pictures and hear how your children's 1st trips were!! Glad you had fun!!

It was wonderful. You'll be on your way soon too. The Beach Club is AMAZING!!! It was sooooo hard to leave. Really, if I died today, that is where I would want to go. How old are your twins? I have plenty of toddler tips if you need any! I definitely learned a lot this trip!



Glad you made it home safe and sound!

I'm guessing 1000+ photos!

We are home, and safe, but sad. I want to go sit by the pool right now!

Welcome home!!

I can't wait to see all the wonderful pictures you took. I like the icecream one. I guess your took 1,500 pictures. Glad you made it safely.

I can't wait to share my pics. I got some good ones!!!

[DisneyTiger]

Hello. Well, here I am, sitting on my couch, watching my husband sleep with ESPN on in the background. Back to reality. Not that my reality is bad, it's just not the Beach Club. What an amazing time we had. Now don't get me wrong, it was hard. Really hard. The kids were fussy and we really had to stick to their schedule. We were back in the room for naps every day by 1:00 or so. There were a couple of days that we missed the nap window and those nights were doosies! But all in all, it was perfect. I learned so much on this trip not only about traveling with small children, but also about myself. I think that my patience level grew leaps and bounds. I also learned that whoever made up the phrase "Terrible Twos" had not yet had a three year old. And it's official, she's a real true three year old now. And boy, she doesn't like to listen all that much. I was at the end of my rope quite a few times with her. DS was also a lot to handle. He did not like to sit still. It was fine if we were on a ride that was moving, but as far as sitting and watching a show? Not going to happen. He's a mover! I first realized this on the ME bus ride to our hotel. He did not like it and it just got worse. He hated the buses. DH and I did everything we could to avoid them. Luckily, we were able to walk to Epcot so many times we just took the monorail when we could and walked home. We even took a cab one night to the GF for dinner at 1900 Park Fare. I just didn't have the energy to deal with the bus and was willing to pay the $15 to get there.

Wow, I don't even know where to begin with this report! I've thought about it so much and now that it's time to put everything down into words, I'm drawing a blank. Maybe it's because I'm exhausted. All I can tell you is that there is no other place on this planet like Disney. The feelings that I have while I'm there are just, well, euphoric. And then to be able to share them with my kids? Well, that was just icing on the cake. I'm so sad it's over but so happy to have created the memories that we did.

Let me just tell this sad story to get it off my chest and then I promise I will be onto happier things... So last night, I was sad. I mean, really sad. I was actually sobbing because it was our last night there. My poor DH didn't know what to do. I kept saying that we had so much to do and pack. I felt overwhelmed. He tried to assure me that it would be ok and asked why I felt like it was going to take so long to pack everything up? My answer, because it took 10 months to get together. That's when I lost it. I poured my heart and soul into this trip and tried to make it as special as possible. I think I succeeded with flying colors. I will never forget Aubrey's expression when she saw Cinderella Castle for the first time or her face when we rode Peter Pan. She, and DS, were in awe. I am so blessed that I was able to share this time with them and my husband. It was a wonderful week that I will cherish for the rest of my life. And while I know my kids are probably too young to remember it, they will have the pictures and scrap book and autographs to remind them of what fun we had. If I could, I would pack everything back up and leave again tomorrow. It was a dream come true, in so many ways. I really hope that you all read along with me as I share with you each moment. I can't wait!

When we got home today, it was so surreal. Thankfully, I had cleaned the house really well before we left so it looked nice. The kids had a blast playing in their rooms. They missed all of their stuff. We have NO food! I had to go to Walgreens to pick up a prescription and some milk. While I was there, I came across this...

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I had to have it. It was a sign. I brought him home and plugged him in and we all stood around it and had a moment. Mickey is here with us. They also had Pooh but I just stuck with the big cheese. If anyone is interested, I found him on the Halloween aisle and he was $12.99. I may go get a few more to put in the front of the house.

Alright, that's it for now. I promise that my entries will not be so disjointed and random in the future. I guess I just needed to get the juices flowing!

Also, I am going to change the name of my report in case y'all don't recognize it. I just feel like I need to start off with a clean slate but I don't want to start a whole new thread and lose my subbers!!!! I love you all. You keep the spirit of Disney alive in me. Please read along and let me know what you think. Thanks and have a magical night!

[DisneyTiger]

Question....

Do I just change the name of my report or do I start a new one??? I think I may start a new one. What do y'all think?:confused3

[wdwgirl03]

Welcome home! I can't wait to hear about the Beach Club.

As for starting your report, you can just change the name in here or start a new one. For my May TR I just continued in the same thread. But other people start a new one. It's up to you! :)

[kathleen27]

Welcome Back home.
Can't wait to see all your photos!

I am always sad to leave Disney and return home. :sad1:

I used to say that about three being the terrible age not two. :lmao:

[jake&samsmom]

Talissa, where art thou?! ;) Can't wait for an update! popcorn::

[DisneyTiger]

Talissa, where art thou?! ;) Can't wait for an update! popcorn::


I'm her, I'm here! I promise to do an update later tonight. I have to go visit my SIL and her new baby tonight. Trust me, it's killing me to not sit down and get started!

[TexasBelle]

Welcome home Talissa.

I'm so looking forward to reading your trip report. Make sure you add a link at the bottome of your page or somewhere where we can find you...

TexasBelle

[DisneyTiger]

Welcome home Talissa.

I'm so looking forward to reading your trip report. Make sure you add a link at the bottome of your page or somewhere where we can find you...

TexasBelle

Thanks! I am officially ready to get started on my TR! I think I am going to leave it on this thread. Just changing the title a bit. Enjoy:)

[DisneyTiger]

For the last 10 months, I have been planning every detail of this dream vacation. From where we were going to stay, to where we were going to eat, to exactly what time we were going to leave for the airport. We were due to leave on Friday morning around 8am to catch our flight in New Orleans at 11:15. It's about an hour drive so I figured that would be plenty enough time. Well, during the few days before we left, people were asking me about what time our flight was, what time were we leaving..... When I told them that we would be driving into New Orleans that morning, I was getting some pretty unsettling responses. Finally, when my sister said to me, "I just figured that y'all would stay in the New Orleans the night before your flight" I realized that may be a really good idea. And the best part, that meant that our vacation was going to start a day early! This was on Wednesday that we decided to get a room in N.O. the next night. I hopped online and found a good rate at a LaQuinta. DH and I had stayed the night before in a Hilton and it was very nice. I decided to be a little more frugal this time. This was my rationale... we would be parking our car at the airport and spending at least $90 so why not get a hotel room and put the money towards that instead. BRILLIANT! I was able to find a room that included free parking and breakfast. Score. DH was sold. Now, I was in super stress mode because that meant I now had to have everything packed a day early:scared1: It was stressful, but fun at the same time. So I go through the booking process online and got my confirmation number. All was well until I realized that I booked the room for Friday night instead of Thursday night:scared: I was doing all of this through Expedia and just had the date of 9/26 on the brain since that's the date I had been waiting for for so long. I immediately got on the phone and called Expedia. We're talking, within 3 minutes of booking online. The guy on the phone said he had to check with his manager because this hotel did not allow changes to the reservation after booking. "Really, I made this 3 minutes ago and I'm going to Disney World and I've just been really overwhelmed and I really need you to help me out here!" I pleaded with the poor Expedia guy. He put me on hold and thankfully came back with good news. "Alright Mrs. Becnel, we will do this for you this time." Ahhhh, the magic had already started. Thank you Jesus. So it's now official. We're leaving tomorrow!!!!!

Ok, so onto to the camcorder saga. So, if you remember from an earlier post, my camcorder mysteriously stopped working after I loaned it to my nephew. I found this out when I tried to video at DD's birthday party the Saturday before we were due to leave for Disney:eek: Ok, so because I am at home all day with two small kids, I really do not have the time to go out camcorder shopping. I called the Circuit City 800 number and was helped by a very nice salesperson. She assured me that she knew her electronics and she would help me pick out a good camcorder for my trip. Um, yes, I told her why I needed the camera. I all but told her my entire itinerary before our conversation was over. I don't care if she just wanted to make a sale, she seemed to be interested in my trip so I felt the need to share. Anyway, I digress. So, she helped me pick out a camcorder that recorded directly onto full sized DVD's. I thought this would be handy to just be able to take the DVD out of the camcorder and put it straight into the DVD player. I ordered it and DH picked it up on his way home from work. He gives it to me and I tear into the box like a kid on Christmas morning. I get it out and open the door to put in a blank DVD. Oh, I should mention that along with the camera, she had recommended I get a box of blank full sized DVDs. Ok, great. So I open the little camera door and find that it actually takes mini DVD's. Uh, something's not right here. I showed DH and he took it back to Circuit City and explained that the girl on the phone obviously didn't know what she was talking about and that he would like to exchange the camera for one that takes full sized DVDs. He was then told that that does not exist. So what did DH do? He just returned it and came home with nothing:confused3 :confused3 Can I tell you how furious I was when he came home empty handed??? Why in the world he didn't get a different camera I don't know. So I got back on the phone with another Circuit City sales person and explained the problem. Really, I didn't mind having a mini DVD camcorder. It was just that I had a whole box of full sized DVD's that I had ordered. Thankfully, I never opened them. She told me that they must have given DH the wrong camera at the store and it was a mistake. I had to replace the order and got the model number so that when DH went to pick it up, he could check the box to make sure it was the right one. DH knew how mad I was so he said nothing when I asked him to go back out and pick up the correct camera. When he brought it home, I anxiously took it out of the box. Guess what??? Mini DVD. You have got to be kidding me. I was almost in tears I was so mad:mad: Why is this happening???? I am a big believer in signs, or in this case, omens. Does this mean our plane is going to crash???? Silly, I know. So I get on the phone yet again with Circuit City. I asked the person who answered if there was any way I could speak to the last person that placed my most recent order since she knew this confusing story already. Um, nope, not possible. They don't keep track of that. Ok, so I had to go through all of this again with yet another sales person. I asked her if she could do a little research and see what the deal was. Maybe the description of the camcorder was incorrect. She put me on hold and got a manager. Well what do you know. The description was wrong!!! It said full sized DVD but it is in fact a mini DVD. You've got to be kidding me. Oh well, that's fine. I am keeping this and I am never calling you people again. She was somewhat apologetic but not enough to suit me. I was so stressed about this. And then there were the full sized DVD's that I had already ordered. The girl on the phone said that I would have to return them and get some mini DVD's. I also needed an extra battery for the camera. I placed this new order and decided that it would be easier to pick them up on our way out of town the next day. This was all happening on Wednesday, the day before we leave for New Orleans. Long story short...the camera worked great and I like it. It was just one of those things that made me want to pull my hair out!!!!!

Up next.... getting out of Baton Rouge. Easier said than done!

[Where'sPiglet?]

Wow ...so the week leading up to your trip was an exercise in patience!

I would have felt like pulling my hair out too!

And I'm glad you're keeping this TR in this place. It's easy for me to find!

[DisneyTiger]

I woke up Thursday morning and realized that I would be leaving that evening for New Orleans and that my vacation was officially about to begin! My kids actually slept a little late this morning so I decided to treat myself and stay in bed a bit longer. Who was I kidding. Like I could rest with so much excitement in the air. Most of the bags were pretty much packed. I just had to get together the last few toiletries, kids medicines, charge cords... that kind of stuff. The there was the most important chore of the day, according to my DD. Tearing off the last Mickey ring from our countdown. Look how excited she is...

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My brother came in town later that day and wanted to cook us dinner before we left for New Orleans. I should mention this because I don't know that I ever have. My mom lives with me. Well, not really with me. My dad passed away about 7 years ago and left my mom with a mortgage she could not afford. My husband came up with the brilliant idea to add onto our house and have her live here. We ended up selling her house and adding on 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, laundry, and living room for her right off the back of my house. It works our wonderfully for us because she will stay home with the kids when I need to run to the grocery store or do other errands. My brother is a Catholic priest and comes in to stay with her on Thurs and Friday nights because Friday is his day off. The only way she would agree to moving here is if we built a room for him. I felt I needed to mention this because my mom may come up from time to time in my stories and I wanted y'all to understand the situation.

Ok, so onto Thursday night. My DB cooked us a yummy going away dinner of feta cream linguini with shrimp and a stacked tomato and avacado salad. Did I mention he is a fabulous cook? He loves to try out his new recipies on us and that's just fine with me! The meal was great, the kids were bathed and fed, and we were ready to hit the road. We had a few errands to run on our way out of town, starting with Circuit City:mad: We also needed to make a stop at the drugstore to get some medicine for my DS. Why? You ask? Well, it's because he decided to come down with a virus the day before and had been having diarrhea which caused a horrible diaper rash. He couldn't eat anything or have any milk, and my baby loves his milk! So we went to the store and got him some hiney medicine then headed to Circuit City for the famous mini DVD's and camcorder battery. Then we were officially off! The drive to New Orleans was so relaxing. It was late and my kids were tired so we were playing them some soft music in hopes that they would drift off to sleep. It worked. Here they are when we arrived to NO...

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DH and I were so excited to be on our way that we decided to get a daiquiri to celebrate. We drove through a daiquiri shop right by the airport. That's right, I said drove through. Hey, this is New Orleans ok?? Don't worry though, the hotel was literally across the street from the D shop so it was no biggie. DH decided on a white russian and I got chocolate banana:woohoo: Yummo.

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We pulled into the hotel and the parking lot was packed! Geee, didn't know the LaQuinta was so popular. Well, when I walked into the lobby to check in, I saw why. The tiny little hotel bar, located next door to the lobby, was overflowing with rowdy people and tons of cigarette smoke:scared: So much so that I really didn't want to bring my kids through becuase of the smell and noise. They just don't need to be exposed to this kind of stuff so young. Unfortunately, I had no other choice. I went out the parking lot to help DH with the kids and luggage. As we walked through the lobby, a very drunk guy stopped us and said what a beautiful family we were and told us to enjoy our time with each other. Strangly, this poor, seemingly lonely guy, kind of put a smile on my face. That is, in fact, what this trip is all about. Us spending time together as a family and creating wonderful memories. So if your out there, drunk LaQuinta bar guy, thanks:thumbsup2 Up to our room we went. It was nice enough. Clean and looked fairly new. The kids were beat and ready for bed, as were we. I had requested a crib for DS and it arrived shortly after we got into the room. Here is a pic of the bed.

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It reminded me of an orphanage bed but DS didn't mind. He slept pretty well, with the exception of pain from his bottom. It was kind of a rough night for all of us. I just think we were all too excited to sleep soundly! Before I turned otu the lights, I called down to the front desk to arrange a shuttle to the airport for the morning. We would be leaving at 10:00. The flight was at 11:15 so that should be plenty of time.

Up next, a sassy three year old and a sick baby:sick:

[coteau_chick]

Great start. You are really doing a great job at this trip report. Grace stayed in a crib like that is Atlanta. I said the same thing. It reminded me of an orphanage crib.

I have to take Grace and Brennan to the doctor today. I am waiting to start calling to get a appointment. Sometimes it feels like I am trying to win a contest on a radio station when I am calling there doctor. Brennan is coughing and it looks like Grace may have a spider bite. She got it at the park yesterday.

I will check in later. I can't wait to here more about your trip. Oh by the way my next door neighbor has a little girl two weeks older than Grace. She wants to take them to the Baton Rouge zoo soon. Maybe we can meet up.

[jake&samsmom]

I'm hoping for another update today! (demanding?! LOL!) Seriously, I think your update was fantastic and I cannot wait for the next one. Btw, when are you changing your title? ;)

Jen

[DisneyTiger]

Great start. You are really doing a great job at this trip report. Grace stayed in a crib like that is Atlanta. I said the same thing. It reminded me of an orphanage crib.

I have to take Grace and Brennan to the doctor today. I am waiting to start calling to get a appointment. Sometimes it feels like I am trying to win a contest on a radio station when I am calling there doctor. Brennan is coughing and it looks like Grace may have a spider bite. She got it at the park yesterday.

I will check in later. I can't wait to here more about your trip. Oh by the way my next door neighbor has a little girl two weeks older than Grace. She wants to take them to the Baton Rouge zoo soon. Maybe we can meet up.


Uhhh, doctor appointments. I hope Brennan is ok. How old is he again? And a spider bite:scared1: Ewwwwww. I've had a spider bite before and it really hurt. Poor little Grace. Hope it all turns out ok. Yesterday was a beautiful day to be at the park. Aparantly the spiders thought so too:rotfl: I have to make appointments for my kids too. They are both due for checkups - 3 years and 18months. I've never had to bring them both at the same time. Looking so forward to that.

Let me know when y'all go to the zoo. That would be fun to meet up!

[DisneyTiger]

Wow ...so the week leading up to your trip was an exercise in patience!

I would have felt like pulling my hair out too!

And I'm glad you're keeping this TR in this place. It's easy for me to find!

Yes, I was really being tested. Turns out though, it was totally worth it:thumbsup2

[kathleen27]

Your Circuit City confusion sounds so stressful. :eek: I keep thinking about buying a camcorder but the different types are just so overwhelming I haven't bothered to start looking at them. My camera takes decent video so for the time being I'm using that.

I'm glad you did end up liking the camcorder.

That's so sweet that your daughter was looking forward to pulling off the last ring on the countdown!!!

Great start!

[coteau_chick]

We just got back from the doctor. Brennan (who will be eleven tomorrow) has a sinus infection. Grace (who is 15 months) doesn't have a spider bite but a staff infection. I am so upset. I have no idea where she got that from. It is on the back of her thigh. I did let her sit in the shopping cart with out our cart cover the other day because I was in a hurry.

[Where'sPiglet?]

Awww your kids were so excited! It's nice they slept in the car though. Less cranky later and none of that "are we there yet?" stuff! I teach first grade and get "are we there yet?" on field trips!

Reading your trip report is making me so excited for my trip! I'm just over 2 months to my WDW trip, and just under 2 weeks for my New Orleans trip! (Both are weekend trips...TOO short but what do you do?)

Thanks for sharing your trip with us....I'm enjoying it...and you haven't even gotten to the airport yet!

[barrylisa]

I'm enjoying your trip report. We leave Wed. at 12:55 from New Orleans!!! It is a surprise trip for my daughter 13, and her best friend. They still don't know. We are picking them up from school Wed. morning and giving them a card that says "We're going to Disney World, Right Now!" (got it from the Disigners here). Anyway, I'm so excited that I can barely sleep or function. My kids at school are wondering why I'm in such a good mood!!! Eager to hear more about your trip--especially the crowds. I've only been to Disney in the summer months (teacher!!).

We are Tiger Fanatics (some call us lunatics:rotfl: ) We are bringing our Tiger shirts for Sat. night when they play the Gators.

[DisneyTiger]

Your Circuit City confusion sounds so stressful. :eek: I keep thinking about buying a camcorder but the different types are just so overwhelming I haven't bothered to start looking at them. My camera takes decent video so for the time being I'm using that.

I'm glad you did end up liking the camcorder.

That's so sweet that your daughter was looking forward to pulling off the last ring on the countdown!!!

Great start!

Well, I would recommend to NOT call Circuit City for help:rotfl:

We just got back from the doctor. Brennan (who will be eleven tomorrow) has a sinus infection. Grace (who is 15 months) doesn't have a spider bite but a staff infection. I am so upset. I have no idea where she got that from. It is on the back of her thigh. I did let her sit in the shopping cart with out our cart cover the other day because I was in a hurry.

Oh Laura, I am so sorry to hear that about Grace. What did they do for her? Is she on some pretty strong antibiotics? That could have happened anywhere. It's not your fault. This is a dirty world we live in. Well, not Disney World. There are no germs there:lmao: Keep me posted on how she's doing!

Awww your kids were so excited! It's nice they slept in the car though. Less cranky later and none of that "are we there yet?" stuff! I teach first grade and get "are we there yet?" on field trips!

Reading your trip report is making me so excited for my trip! I'm just over 2 months to my WDW trip, and just under 2 weeks for my New Orleans trip! (Both are weekend trips...TOO short but what do you do?)

Thanks for sharing your trip with us....I'm enjoying it...and you haven't even gotten to the airport yet!

Yes, it was a nice car ride, especially with the soft sleepy time music playing. When we got back in the car to come home on Saturday, the CD came on and it made me really sad. It reminded me of that exciting drive to New Orleans:(

I'm glad you're getting excited about your trip(s)! I am happy to help:thumbsup2 So, you are coming down to New Orleans??? How fun. Where are y'all staying? Do you have all of your plans set? If you need any recommendations, I would be happy to help.

I'm enjoying your trip report. We leave Wed. at 12:55 from New Orleans!!! It is a surprise trip for my daughter 13, and her best friend. They still don't know. We are picking them up from school Wed. morning and giving them a card that says "We're going to Disney World, Right Now!" (got it from the Disigners here). Anyway, I'm so excited that I can barely sleep or function. My kids at school are wondering why I'm in such a good mood!!! Eager to hear more about your trip--especially the crowds. I've only been to Disney in the summer months (teacher!!).

We are Tiger Fanatics (some call us lunatics:rotfl: ) We are bringing our Tiger shirts for Sat. night when they play the Gators.

Oh how exciting. I can't wait to do that for my kids one day. I would love to pick them up from school and head straight for the airport! I don't know how you keep it a secret! I totally get the not sleeping thing. I don't know if you read my PTR, but I went through a serious bout of insomnia. I ended up having to go to the doctor for sleeping pillls! I couldn't sleep because I was so excited about our trip, now I can't sleep because I keep reliving everything we did! Did you happen to see my Tiger / Tigger shirts? We wore them on game day (LSU v MSU) and got sooooo many compliments. A wonderful DISigner made them for me! Got to represent when you're in gator country!

[the4princesses]

We have some big trees down too. The way the wind came in most of them fell in the sugar cane field. I bet the farmers will get their tractor and push them back in our yard. I really wouldn't be surprised. Your street sure had alot of damage. I am glad you didn't get a tree on your house. I don't know what we are going to do about Courtney's room. The wall is not as bad as she and I thought. Dh said it is not warped. He doesn't think the wall got wet. The carpet did and the roof is messed up by her dormer window. He is going to fix the hole in the roof tomorrow. He is finally going to get a day off tomorrow. The company is sending help from up north to relieve him so he can take care of our place. I guess we will call Stanley Steamer to clean the carpet in Courtney's room. If that doesn't work we will have to change it. Because it was a named storm I think we have to pay like $5,000 before the insurance will pay anything. We don't have $5,000 damage so we have to cover it out of pocket. It makes me so mad because our insurance went up $1,000 a year after Katrina and Rita. We pay so much for insurance and we have only made a claim on it twice. Once for Lilly and once for Rita. Both of those claims were around 1,500 dollars. That's nothing compared to what we pay a year for insurance.


Let me know if you find a cute M&M label for pressed pennies. I want some too. I am still not sure when we will go back to Disney World but I know I want some labels. I am now thinking maybe we can go in May and take the camper. I was reading on the dis camping board and it sounds fun. We usually go to Gulf Shores in June and take our camper. We might need to change that up a bit and head to Disney World instead. I want to go back so bad. We are going to Tennessee in Feb. durning Mardi Gras break. I really want to go to Disney World instead but dh is set on Tennessee.

Hi I've enjoyed reading your TR!! I'm from Gonzales. I see you live in BR.
Do you live, by Goodwood? In the picture that's what it looks live.
We were in WDW for the storm. But was that a trip.
We were booked to fly out of N.O. on Sept. 3rd on Southwest at 6:10 AM.
But with the storm coming we just knew we would not get out,SOOOO I call SW on Fri at 3:00PM asking if there was anyway we could fly out on Sat or Sun. They tell me that the all were booked.:sad2: MY Children were so sad!
They just knew we would be stuck in Gonzales!!:eek: :sad2:
SOOO, I'm on the phone,still with SW. and I tell my DH that the only flight was at 8:10pm that night on the 29th it's now 5:00 p.m. He said to me no way we could fly that night when we had only 3hrs to be there and he had not packed yet!:scared1: So everyone is so sad!! I'm still on the phone with SW. They tell me we can fly out of Jackson MS. on Sat. the 30th.That's 3hrs away,no way!:sad2: about 20 later he walks in I'm still on the phone with SW, Screams out LET's GO, BOOK IT!! :woohoo: I scream out to the SW lady BOOK IT!! :cheer2: We all 6 of us, start running around grabbing this and throughing things in the van.:scared1: Jump in the van at 6:15p.m.
heading to N.O. get to the Airport at 7:40p.m. in line the worker said there was a problem with our tickets it was taking her forever, I just knew we would never make it!:scared1: It's now 8:00P.m. she give's us our papers and we all 6 of us RUNNNNNNNNN to Security throw our shoes and bags in the box, run to the boarding and board the plane, buckle in and all look at each other in SHOCK!!:eek: To think 3hrs before to be in Gonzales picking up from a Garage sale we had that day!! It was crazy!!

From the storm we have to get a new roof! But the good thing is that we were in WDW for the 5 days without lights!! We had to throw out everything from our Fridge.

I just could not believe the trees and the damage in Gonzales and BR.


Can't wait to read more!!
Come over and read our trip report and my DD's. She is on my site too!!

Kathy:flower3:

[Where'sPiglet?]

I'm glad you're getting excited about your trip(s)! I am happy to help:thumbsup2 So, you are coming down to New Orleans??? How fun. Where are y'all staying? Do you have all of your plans set? If you need any recommendations, I would be happy to help.

Did you happen to see my Tiger / Tigger shirts? We wore them on game day (LSU v MSU) and got sooooo many compliments. A wonderful DISigner made them for me! Got to represent when you're in gator country!

Yeah, I'm heading down for the first time next Friday! I'm staying with some friends. Right now all I know is that the plan is to eat! :rotfl: I don't really have to plan much for it; my friends basically have everything taken care of! (As in, "you have to see this, and this, and this..." Which is good because my stupid library here only has NOLA tourist guides from 2002 and 2004:confused3 ) And, it's only a two day trip. *sniffle*

The WDW trip is only 3 days...:sad1: But about 50 of my friends (yes, you read that right!) are all meeting up down there for a weekend so it's going to be a blast! I am in the process of snagging those Mickey head paint samples and trying to think of ways to decorate my room. I may start a pre-trip report but probably not. I'm horrid at keeping up with them.

I saw those Tigger/Tiger shirts. The Tigger part reminded me of a Tigger shirt I had when I was younger. It was purple and had a giant Tigger on it. I suspect it's long gone now, although who knows....it could be in a box in my mom's house!


The4princesses....that is some story! I'm going to have to read your trip report too now. :thumbsup2

Ugh...gotta go to work....I hope there's another update tonight! (No pressure Tiger!)

[DisneyTiger]

Hi I've enjoyed reading your TR!! I'm from Gonzales. I see you live in BR.
Do you live, by Goodwood? In the picture that's what it looks live.
We were in WDW for the storm. But was that a trip.
We were booked to fly out of N.O. on Sept. 3rd on Southwest at 6:10 AM.
But with the storm coming we just knew we would not get out,SOOOO I call SW on Fri at 3:00PM asking if there was anyway we could fly out on Sat or Sun. They tell me that the all were booked.:sad2: MY Children were so sad!
They just knew we would be stuck in Gonzales!!:eek: :sad2:
SOOO, I'm on the phone,still with SW. and I tell my DH that the only flight was at 8:10pm that night on the 29th it's now 5:00 p.m. He said to me no way we could fly that night when we had only 3hrs to be there and he had not packed yet!:scared1: So everyone is so sad!! I'm still on the phone with SW. They tell me we can fly out of Jackson MS. on Sat. the 30th.That's 3hrs away,no way!:sad2: about 20 later he walks in I'm still on the phone with SW, Screams out LET's GO, BOOK IT!! :woohoo: I scream out to the SW lady BOOK IT!! :cheer2: We all 6 of us, start running around grabbing this and throughing things in the van.:scared1: Jump in the van at 6:15p.m.
heading to N.O. get to the Airport at 7:40p.m. in line the worker said there was a problem with our tickets it was taking her forever, I just knew we would never make it!:scared1: It's now 8:00P.m. she give's us our papers and we all 6 of us RUNNNNNNNNN to Security throw our shoes and bags in the box, run to the boarding and board the plane, buckle in and all look at each other in SHOCK!!:eek: To think 3hrs before to be in Gonzales picking up from a Garage sale we had that day!! It was crazy!!

From the storm we have to get a new roof! But the good thing is that we were in WDW for the 5 days without lights!! We had to throw out everything from our Fridge.

I just could not believe the trees and the damage in Gonzales and BR.


Can't wait to read more!!
Come over and read our trip report and my DD's. She is on my site too!!

Kathy:flower3:

Wow, that is probably the most insane Disney trip I've ever heard!!! How exciting! DH did that years ago around Christmas time. We had planned a trip to Vermont that fell through but we still had the plane tickets. We said, hey lets go to Disney and were there the next day! The sad part is, we had just gone a month earlier!!! It was our best trip ever, well, up until this last one with the kids. That one will be hard to top.

So, yes, I do live in Old Goodwood. Good call:thumbsup2 Our neighborhood was devastated and we were so lucky. It was very hard being here during all of that and knowing that our trip was just a few weeks away. I'm glad you got to be in WDW during the storm and that whole week. It was not a fun time in South la!!!

Glad you are enjoying the report and thanks for posting:)

[DisneyTiger]

Yeah, I'm heading down for the first time next Friday! I'm staying with some friends. Right now all I know is that the plan is to eat! :rotfl: I don't really have to plan much for it; my friends basically have everything taken care of! (As in, "you have to see this, and this, and this..." Which is good because my stupid library here only has NOLA tourist guides from 2002 and 2004:confused3 ) And, it's only a two day trip. *sniffle*

The WDW trip is only 3 days...:sad1: But about 50 of my friends (yes, you read that right!) are all meeting up down there for a weekend so it's going to be a blast! I am in the process of snagging those Mickey head paint samples and trying to think of ways to decorate my room. I may start a pre-trip report but probably not. I'm horrid at keeping up with them.

I saw those Tigger/Tiger shirts. The Tigger part reminded me of a Tigger shirt I had when I was younger. It was purple and had a giant Tigger on it. I suspect it's long gone now, although who knows....it could be in a box in my mom's house!


The4princesses....that is some story! I'm going to have to read your trip report too now. :thumbsup2

Ugh...gotta go to work....I hope there's another update tonight! (No pressure Tiger!)

I would love to hear all about your NO trip when you get back. It's such a fun city to visit and it's really made a comeback after Katrina. So, I'm assuming you will be going to Bourbon Street??? I am also assuming that you enjoy beverages of the adult nature?? If not, that's ok but if you do, you must have a hand grenade from Tropical Aisle. Your friends will know what this is. Just be careful, they're potent. And of course, there's Pat O's. Hurricanes are bad. Be very careful!!!!

Ok, 50 friends in Disney?!?!? What a fun time that will be. Can I come??

I am off to do another update. You guilted me into it. Just kidding:lmao:

[DisneyTiger]

When I last left you, we had just settled in at the LaQuinta near the airport. I would be lying if I said I had a good night's sleep. Besides being completely too excited to sleep, DS kept waking up throughout the night because he wasn't feeling well. I just couldn't believe this was happening. My poor baby, feeling so sick on such a big day:sick: He was a trooper though. He woke up ready to go. And so did DD. Wow, can I tell you, this child is sassy. I don't know what I did??? She just changed over night. I mean, don't get me wrong, she is the sweetest most precious little thing in the world and sometimes I really can't believe she came out of me. But other times, I wonder if she was switched at birth!!! Her favorite word is no and she pretty much does the opposite of whatever I tell her to do. I know this is typical of a 3 year old, but still so very frustrating!

So, let's see. We woke up around 7:30 or 8:00. I showered and got dressed and then dressed the kids while DH showered. I had made the most precious shirts for them to wear on the plane but did not get a good pic because DS was sick and DD was, well, being 3. This is the best I could do...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyday1014.jpg

If you can't read it, they say "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho. It's off to Disney World we go." So we were running around the room trying to get everything together so we could go downstairs and get some breakfast. My poor baby boy was really starting to worry me. He's 18 months and usually a ball of energy running around everywhere. This morning, this is what he was doing...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/disneyday1019.jpg