A Halloween Adventure in Autism (11/12) New Thread Begun on TR Board!

[KathyRN137]

maroo: The more I think about it, the more I think that I do want to dress up for the party!! I'm definitely with you on the comfort issue; and Billy is very fussy about costumes, so his needs to be kept simple. :thumbsup2

Charleston Princess: Thank you! Unfortunately, we have lots and lots of time to think up some good costume ideas! :lmao:



** I think I'd really like us to try this while we're there!!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2009/03/25/characters-in-flight-balloon-ride-at-downtown-disney/


Kathy

[maroo]

I am with you there...the link...

But I am little fearful of heights...:rolleyes1

[mrsksomeday]

Scott says he wants to try it in October, some other Ip Dippers want to try it too I think. Bill wants to know if it has any accessiblity. He really wants to do it. I would rather stay on the ground :lmao:.

[KathyRN137]

Bill wants to know if it has any accessiblity. He really wants to do it. I would rather stay on the ground :lmao:.

I just sent an e-mail to the author of that blog entry. Hopefully, she can answer that question!! :thumbsup2

I don't think it would be worse (afraid-of-heights-wise) than being on one of those big ferris wheels, do you??

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

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I was wondering why Billy wasn't smiling in any of the pictures that night, then I realized that every time I took a pic, he would say, "Arrrgh!", like any good pirate would!! :lmao:

See his left hand making a "hook" ?!


Kathy

[Hedy]

The kids are getting big! I think everyone should dress up for MNSSHP! :snooty::upsidedow
I'm deciding between Giselle and Ariel, myself.

[mom2mek]

Love the old Halloween pics Kathy! My girls were witches this year too! For Disney, I debated back and forth about the grown-ups dressing up and finally decided on a group Halloween shirt (we called ourselves the Smashing Pumpkins since our shirts were orange) as I couldn't make the call for a "theme" to our costumes! But there are so many cute themes on here for groups. 101 Dalmations (Tricia might like the idea of being Cruella, the rest could be simple t-shirts with black dots all over, and puppy ears of course), Peter Pan (Billy would make a great Hook), just so many things out there! I really enjoyed seeing people dressed up as a theme! Too cute! :goodvibes

Sara

[kaysmommie]

Love the costume pics. Too funny about Billy saying you are a Queen. At least Billy likes face paint, Thomas won't let any one paint his face. He didn't want to have a mustache when he was Hook last year. Kaylee wants to be a witch this year, she said she does not want to wear any Princess costumes :sad2:.

[DisMomAmy]

We loved MNSSHP!! The kids dressed up - Nemo & Leo (Little Einsteins). DH & I wore Halloween Disney shirts. But I see you guys as a theme kind of family!!

[KathyRN137]

At least Billy likes face paint, Thomas won't let any one paint his face. He didn't want to have a mustache when he was Hook last year.


Oh, but he didn't love it, not one bit!!

:confused3 I don't know how they persuaded them to have his face painted at school; he was wiping it off as soon as he got home!!

I completely understand about Thomas!


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

We loved MNSSHP!! The kids dressed up - Nemo & Leo (Little Einsteins). DH & I wore Halloween Disney shirts. But I see you guys as a theme kind of family!!


I remember that from your report; they were so cute! :goodvibes


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I really enjoyed seeing people dressed up as a theme! Too cute! :goodvibes



Matching shirts are so cool (and so much more comfortable!) But I suppose we will be dressing up a bit more!

I think Tricia and her cousin want to "match"...but they don't want the pirate theme (so far). Billy is set on being pirates with Daddy, and that I should be a queen.

I guess I will just have to be the Pirate Queen!! :rotfl:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I'm deciding between Giselle and Ariel, myself.


I like both!


Kathy

[Tnkrbelle565]

Subbing so I can go back and read

[KathyRN137]

Subbing so I can go back and read


:welcome:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Do I have what it takes to be E-V-I-L??


Tricia and Catie have been texting each other over the past hour...

(Whatever happened to talking on the phone??)

Anyway, you'd never know it was :shamrock: March... the two have been discussing possible Halloween Costumes for MNSSHP!! :confused3

And I'll have you know that I had absolutely nothing to do with it! I've hardly mentioned the trip at all... perhaps a few comments to Ed about my impending call to make our resort reservation on Tuesday... that's it!

(Of course, once Tricia told me what she and her cousin were discussing.... well, she started it!!) I may have been persuaded to talk about our plans just a teeny bit more! :rolleyes1

So, they started out thinking they would dress up as Eighties' mall rats..... the big hair...the flourescent-colored clothes...the rubber bracelets...you remember, right?? (!)

Well, now my DNiece is suggesting that they go as something more Disney-related!! She thought, perhaps they might want to be Cinderella's evil stepsisters.

"But, then we would have to have Cinderella in order for it to work," moaned Tricia. That's when I suggested that I could dress as the stepmother...

Tricia still looks doubtful....I don't think she likes the idea of her mother being a part of "their" costume theme, but she text the idea to her cousin, anyway.

Now, the question is.... could I make Lady Tremaine look enough like a queen to please Billy??


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Didn't she wear some kind of a tiara when they all went to the Ball?? :scratchin

I don't think he'd like that hair at all, though....


Kathy

[Hedy]

I think the idea is cool, myself*
*I'm resisting the urge to make a snarky comment ending in "what 80's mall rat stuff?" :rotfl::rotfl:

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I love the idea! What costume do you think your husband would wear?

I keep contemplating costume ideas and I love the way some families pick a particular movie as inspiration. I think it would be fun to be Cruella and have my kids be Dalmations. But I don't know who DH would be. :confused3

[KathyRN137]

I love the idea! What costume do you think your husband would wear?

I keep contemplating costume ideas and I love the way some families pick a particular movie as inspiration. I think it would be fun to be Cruella and have my kids be Dalmations. But I don't know who DH would be. :confused3

What about Rodger, Pongo's owner?? He wrote the song, Cruella Deville, right? Sweater and a pipe, what could be easier?! :thumbsup2

Billy and his Daddy are definitely going as pirate:pirate:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

...."what 80's mall rat stuff?" :rotfl::rotfl:


:mad: :snooty:

Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry??

(J/K)


Kathy

[preschoolmom]

I think I have my family talked into Peter Pan characters!

My son will be Captain Hook, one girl will be Tinkerbell, the other a crocodile (her choice! :thumbsup2:rotfl: ) I'm going to be Wendy, and my husband is reluctantly participating as Peter Pan :rotfl: I promised he could just wear the shirt and hat - no tights :rotfl2::thumbsup2 He's a good guy... :lovestruc

[KathyRN137]

.... and my husband is reluctantly participating as Peter Pan :rotfl: I promised he could just wear the shirt and hat - no tights :rotfl2::thumbsup2 He's a good guy... :lovestruc


Green sweat pants should be acceptable!!


Kathy

[kaysmommie]

I think the evil stepsisters and Lady Tremaine would be great costumes for you and the girls. Maybe you can skip the wig :confused3 but not sure if that would look right?? Hey :rolleyes1I used to be and 80's Mallrat and I wore big hair and rubber bracelets too :laughing:.

[KathyRN137]

Hey :rolleyes1I used to be and 80's Mallrat and I wore big hair and rubber bracelets too :laughing:.

Well... I really can't say that I was a mall rat back then...I had already started college in '81, but I definitely had the hair and those Madonna bracelets... you would wear, like, ten of them on each wrist!!! :rotfl:

It felt like I went through a can of hairpray every week!!

Kathy

[maroo]

ok...

what is a mall rat?

[KathyRN137]

Texting Tid-Bits...

So, as of bedtime.....

Catie likes the Evil Stepsisters idea, but Tricia doesn't want to wear a long dress on the rides....

Tricia wanted to stick with the 80's idea, but Catie said she thought it wasn't Disney enough....

Tricia doesn't want to look like everyone else. "Mom, I want us to be unique!"

I told her that so long as their costumes were age-appropriate, I did not mind what they decided and whether we all "matched" or not.

Then she thought it might be cool, er, "random" if all the girls dressed as flappers and the two boys were gangsters.... I had to point out that Billy was firmly decided upon being a pirate and not likely to change his mind.

Tricia is now thinking the girls should go as Wilma and Betty from the Flintstones!

:hyper2: They're going to change their minds a thousand times before the final decision is made!

The boys are so easy..... I'll probably stick with them and be their Pirate Queen!!

:rolleyes: I can't believe I've got another seven months of this!!!!! :rotfl2:


Kathy

[mrsksomeday]

:mad: :snooty:

Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry??

(J/K)


Kathy

Oh thanks for getting that song stuck in my head :sad2:.

:rolleyes: I can't believe I've got another seven months of this!!!!! :rotfl2:

Oh, I can believe it :lmao:.

[Charleston Princess]

The joy of having a teenager -- you know they are going to change their minds daily from now until they have to make a decision! :lmao:

[KathyRN137]

ok...

what is a mall rat?



Mall Rat = A girl with big hair who hung out at the mall a lot.


I will have to dig out some old pix of myself and scan them! I did have big hair once...

:laughing: I don't know any of these girls... but I'll bet they were MALL RATS!! :laughing:





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Kathy

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[Hedy]

:mad: :snooty:

Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry??

(J/K)


Kathy

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[MRYPPNS]

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Kathy

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Hey! Where did you get the pictures of me and my friends?????

Sad thing is, I had one of those chairs that is in the first pic.

[DisMomAmy]

Hey! Where did you get the pictures of me and my friends?????

Sad thing is, I had one of those chairs that is in the first pic.

Hey - you stole my line! :rotfl:

[KathyRN137]

The joy of having a teenager -- you know they are going to change their minds daily from now until they have to make a decision! :lmao:

You are right. Sigh.

Tricia came into the bathroom while I was helping Billy get washed up this morning, and proceded to read from her "list" of possible costume ideas.

I noticed the Ugly Stepsisters were at the bottom of the list, though. I don't think Tricia is crazy about looking ugly. Scary is acceptable, ugly is not.

I told her she and Catie had plenty of time to decide!!

Kathy

[wdwmom0f3]

Texting Tid-Bits...

So, as of bedtime.....

Catie likes the Evil Stepsisters idea, but Tricia doesn't want to wear a long dress on the rides....

Tricia wanted to stick with the 80's idea, but Catie said she thought it wasn't Disney enough....

Tricia doesn't want to look like everyone else. "Mom, I want us to be unique!"

I told her that so long as their costumes were age-appropriate, I did not mind what they decided and whether we all "matched" or not.

Then she thought it might be cool, er, "random" if all the girls dressed as flappers and the two boys were gangsters.... I had to point out that Billy was firmly decided upon being a pirate and not likely to change his mind.

Tricia is now thinking the girls should go as Wilma and Betty from the Flintstones!

:hyper2: They're going to change their minds a thousand times before the final decision is made!

The boys are so easy..... I'll probably stick with them and be their Pirate Queen!!

:rolleyes: I can't believe I've got another seven months of this!!!!! :rotfl2:


Kathy

You have got me wanting to try the MNSSHP!! :rotfl2: It would be so much fun for the whole family to dress up & go. I remember a few years back, we were having dinner at 1900 Park Fare on the night of a MNSSHP & there was a family there, all dressed up. The father was the Hulk. :rotfl2: Everyone else that we saw was a Disney character, except him. It was so funny to us because he was like trying to be all bad or whatever. :rotfl2:

I don't think I could get my Dh to do it. I may talk to him about it and see how he feels. Since we changed our vacation to Sept, there are only two the week that we go.


Oh my goodness.... I had big hair in the 80's too!!!! I have to flat iron it now or it would still look like that!:lmao:

[lorispeck]

Hi!

I sure have enjoyed your trip reports! Your kids are great and for all her quirks I think AR is about the cutest thing on the planet. ;)

You and I are in the same Costuming For Teenage Girls boat, Kathy! My DD and her friend are tossing around ideas all the time. Right now they're leaning toward Creepy-But-Cute. How that works, I dunno, but I'm "old"! :laughing: I told them that Creepy was OK. Gruesome is not allowed. Fortunately I don't have to worry about immodesty. Neither one of them wants to show more than they ought. Yours Truly isn't even going to *try* to coordinate with the girls! Keep us posted on the Great Costume Debate! it'll be fun to see what they finally come up with.

This is the first time we've vacationed at WDW with anyone else. Usually it's DH :badpc:, DD :bounce: and myself, The Planner And Knower Of All Things Disney <snerk!> :wizard:. This time it will be the three of us plus Grandma :cutie:, Grandpa :surfweb:, Kassy (DD's friend) :jumping3: and Susan who is Kassy's mom as well as my friend :joker:. We're one person short of a Grand Gathering. Hmmm. Why does that sound so much like One Brick Shy of a Full Load? :dance3: Cuz we probably are, that's why! Let's just say that the mix of personalities will be interresting!

In any case I can hardly wait and I'm guessin' you can't either! Thanks for sharing your Adventures with us!

Lori, who cant for the life of her figure out how to replace "lorispeck" with something less boring in that little square of info that appears next to all her messages

[SwansLoveDisney]

I'm jumping on board. A little late, huh?!

I am so excited for you to go for Halloween! I loved MNSSHP!

It's going to take me a while to catch up...

[KathyRN137]

Hey! Where did you get the pictures of me and my friends?????


Ahh, memories!!

(I just went to photobucket and searched "big hair!" :lmao:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Hi!

I sure have enjoyed your trip reports! Your kids are great and for all her quirks I think AR is about the cutest thing on the planet. ;)


She is a sweetheart, really!


Yours Truly isn't even going to *try* to coordinate with the girls! Keep us posted on the Great Costume Debate! it'll be fun to see what they finally come up with.


I think I'm with you there!



This is the first time we've vacationed at WDW with anyone else. Usually it's DH :badpc:, DD :bounce: and myself, The Planner And Knower Of All Things Disney <snerk!> :wizard:. This time it will be the three of us plus Grandma :cutie:, Grandpa :surfweb:, Kassy (DD's friend) :jumping3: and Susan who is Kassy's mom as well as my friend :joker:.


My best tip is to break up the group when needed so that you can have some "together time" with your friends and some "alone time" with your family. It can be very stressful if you try to stay Velcro-ed together for the entire time!!



I'm glad you decided to come along for the ride!! (*Except, I thought that I was the Planner and Knower of All Things Disney!") :confused3


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I am so excited for you to go for Halloween! I loved MNSSHP!



Your report was one of the reasons I got so excited about the party... I remember how much fun you guys had dressing up as the Clue game characters!! :goodvibes



Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Oh thanks for getting that song stuck in my head :sad2:.


Tracy, if it makes you feel any better, I couldn't get it out of my head all night, either!! :laughing:


Bill loves 80's Big Hair, right??


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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

You have got me wanting to try the MNSSHP!! :rotfl2:
I don't think I could get my Dh to do it. I may talk to him about it and see how he feels. Since we changed our vacation to Sept, there are only two the week that we go.



You know, if it's a question of the extra $$$, here's how I look at it....

;) Fuzzy Disney Math Alert!! ;)

You can purchase the ticket and get into the MK as early as 4pm, even though the "official" start of the party is 7pm. The party goes until midnight, so that's eight hours of MK party time!

I'm not even going to buy park tickets for that day, just sleep a little later, swim and do resort-stuff, then we'll head over to the party at four.

The party ticket cost then acts as a "substitute" for your park ticket cost...

Makes perfectly good sense, right???

Kathy

[lorispeck]

Gotta love that Fuzzy Disney Math!

[lorispeck]

I'm glad you decided to come along for the ride!! (*Except, I thought that I was the Planner and Knower of All Things Disney!") :confused3


Kathy

How 'bout we share the title? ;) Really though, I just meant for my family. However, I'm also a CM at our local Disney Store and when people come in with questions about the parks the rest of the CM-s send them to me! It's really fun not to mention a boost to the old ego.

Oh! I almost forgot! :rolleyes: Thanks for the welcome!

~Lori, Co-Planner And Knower Of All Things Disney :wizard:

[KathyRN137]

Animal Kingdom Villas ~ Kidani Village!!!

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Here's what happened...

You may recall that today, Monday, 3/30 was to be my original date to make our ressie... back before I knew there was a MNSSHP scheduled for Sunday, 11/1. I decided then to switch our vacation from Fri-Fri to Sat-Sat (for ease of transportation.)

We still plan to vacation 10/31-11/7... However...

Over the weekend I was reading a lot about the difficulty DVC members have been experiencing getting ressies at the 7 month window for non-home resorts that are HOT because they are so new:

Bay Lake Towers and Animal Kingdom Villas!

As fate would have it, these were my Top Two of Desired Resorts, mostly because of the second bathroom in the one-bedroom vacation home. (Two 13-yr old girls, remember!) ;)

Anyway, I began to get nervous. :worried:

There are a lot of DVC owners from New Jersey and this is Jersey Week we're talking about! Not that I was afraid we wouldn't have a place to stay.... OKW and SSR were sure to have openings. But,

Been there, done that!!

And I wanted that 2nd bathroom!!

So, this morning I called precisely at 9am and made a ressie for Fri-Fri, thinking, "At least I'll get the bulk of my stay. Tomorrow I'll call back and switch to Sat-Sat." (Need that 7-month window before check-in.)

I asked for our first choice, Bay Lake Tower, standard view, and it was not available for all the dates. :sad1:

Oh well. I was not going to get into that whole day-by-day waitlist situation that caused me so much agita back in '07, so I went on to our next choice....

Animal Kingdom Villas (Kidani Village) ~ Savanna View

(Had to be Kidani Village, not Jambo House.... these are the villas with the second bathroom and that can sleep five!)


:woohoo: It was available!! :woohoo:


Needless to say, I scooped it up!

Tomorrow, I will call early and change from Fri-Fri to Sat-Sat; I shouldn't have too much difficulty.

I'm sorry we didn't get BLT... poor Ed has been wanting to stay at the Contemporary for years... but it's okay. I really didn't think we would get it on our first try since it just opened, will be insanely popular, and it is not our home resort.

:lovestruc Someday, Honey!! :lovestruc

(Ed told me he'd be happy with AKV, so I'm not even going to bother with wait-listing... I'll just try for it again next time.)

Whew! I feel so relieved to finally know where we will be staying.... and I'm absolutely psyched about AKV!! We've never stayed at AKL before, so this will be our very first experience at the resort!

I just love, trying new Disney resorts!!!

However, please send pixiedust: for my call to Member Services tomorrow... we aren't completely settled until I can get that Friday night stay!!!


Thanks!!


Kathy

[moparop]

Woo hoo!! I've been wondering where you'd end up and that second bathroom with awesome with two tweens. And, AKL looks amazing too. Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow's phone call!

[kaysmommie]

:woohoo:On getting AKLV. I would love to stay there in the Kidani villas. they look amazing. I really wanted the person we rented points from to try and get us into that resort for May, but no luck with that. i also agree with your fuzzy Disney math. I did the same thing in October. That way we didn't have to get another days tickets and the kids could have a late character breakfast, swim and rest before the party. :lmao:At your big 80's hair picture. I used to love those guys when I was 13.

[Hedy]

Woohoo! Enjoy the extra bathroom.

[winnapooh]

Congrats!! We love AKV (we own there and SSR), the ambience is just our thing, so nice and relaxed! We'll actually be staying in Jambo House that same week.

[irish dancer]

Congrats on scoring AKV!! :cheer2:

We stayed at Jambo House for our Oct trip, concierge no less. We didn't even book at 11mos, I was SHOCKED when they said it was available. We loved AKV and are looking forward to a few days in Kidani during our upcoming June trip. I know having that extra bathroom will be a Godsend. We're splitting betweek AKV and THV which we're also looking forward to because of the 3 bedrooms. All 3 kids will have their own bed so no griping about having to share especially DD12. Plus with the seclusion I won't have to worry about telling DS to turn down the volume, lol. ;)

[DisMomAmy]

Congratulations!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

And Good Luck tomorrow!! pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:

I would love to stay at a DVC resort!! I think I'll look into renting points for our next trip... next year?? :confused3

My friend's parents are DVC owners - she and I may get to take a girls only DVC trip sometime... we'll see?? Right now they have more plans than they have points - so I may have to wait a while. :rolleyes1

[maroo]

:woohoo: :cheer2:


That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:cool1: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3:

[KathyRN137]

I plan to reply to all soon, but in the meantime, I am so excited!!!! :yay:

Here are some photos of AKV....(well, of the AKL, anyway!)

http://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/AnimalKingdomLodge1/index.htm


Kathy

[december14disney]

My "home"!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO :cool1:

[Tnkrbelle565]

Woo Hoo!!! Very exciting! You are going to LOVE AKL!!! Make sure to schedule down time just to hang out at the resort. There are a lot of fun activities going on. Oh and plan to listen to the storyteller at least one night. He is quite good!

[Dreamer & Wisher]

:goodvibes Animal Kingdom Villas!!:goodvibes

I think you will really love the AKL!

[KathyRN137]

Well, I returned home from a meeting this afternoon (Billy's IEP) and not only did that go extremely well, but there was another bit of Good Disney Trip Planning Karma waiting for me in my mailbox....

It was the Planning DVD I requested last week! :cool1:

(I like to get one every other year or so just to stay current.) Plus, how else can I add to Billy's ever-growing DVD collection for FREE?? :rotfl:


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moparop: Thanks, but cross your toes too, please! :laughing:

kaysmommie: Hmm, a late character breakfast on party day sounds good! :thumbsup2

Hedy: I am so thrilled with that 2nd bath, I can't even begin to tell you! :banana:

irish dancer: Tricia and Billy had to share a bedroom all summer while the house was being renovated. She says she'd take sharing with Billy and Catie over sharing with Aunt Rae any time! :rolleyes1

DisMomAmy: Thanks! Lots of owners are renting points, it seems. You may be in luck next year! :shamrock:

maroo: Thanks! :goodvibes And congrats on Pop for Free Dining!

december14disney: Welcome to my report! (You from Jersey, too?? What exit??) :lmao:

Tinkerbelle565: Yes!! ::yes:: If just to make Ed happy, I will be scheduling lots of resort time at AKV!!

Dreamer & Wisher: Thanks! I'm not even there yet, and I love it already!! :love:


Kathy

[mom2mek]

Woo-hoo! I'm so excited for you, Kathy! Two bathrooms is definitely worth celebrating..:yay::yay::banana::banana::dance3:

Sara

[moparop]

A good IEP and a planning DVD, it sounds like pixie dust is on your side! Can't wait to hear about tomorrow's update!

[KathyRN137]

Woo-hoo! I'm so excited for you, Kathy! Two bathrooms is definitely worth celebrating..:yay::yay::banana::banana::dance3:

Sara

Oh, you got that right! :thumbsup2

Tricia says she doesn't mind sharing a bedroom with her brother, but she is thrilled that she and her cousin will have their own "girls only" bathroom!!

I'm so happy that I don't have to get up super-early to beat everyone to the shower in the morning!! :rotfl2:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

A good IEP and a planning DVD, it sounds like pixie dust is on your side! Can't wait to hear about tomorrow's update!

Are your fingers and toes crossed for me?? I have to call Member Services soon....

Kathy

[IluvXU]

Congrats on the resort! That sounds fantastic! I would love to buy there for the five room occupancy!

[moparop]

Are your fingers and toes crossed for me?? I have to call Member Services soon....

Kathy

they are!! I was doing one last check in to see if you had called yet! I can't wait to see the 5 person 1 bedroom accommodations at AKL!

[KathyRN137]

A Few Butterflies...

Well its a little after eight... the kids are off to school and I'm just sitting here DIS-ing while waiting for DVC Member Services to open at nine. :hourglass

I was scheduled to work the entire day today, but last week I arranged to come in an hour later so that I could make our ressie call. Yesterday the doctor called and said the schedule was so light, I could just take the whole morning off because he only needs one nurse.

In a way, I'm glad! If I am able to make our ressie change without a problem, I will be super-high :hyper: and if I run into a problem, I will be crushed. :( Either way, it will be good to have the rest of the morning to "recover!"

So, yesterday I could hardly wait for Tricia to come home from school so I could tell her about us staying at Animal Kingdom Villas! What a disappointment! Other than being relieved that she and Catie would not have to share a bathroom with the rest of the family, she seemed very nonplussed about the whole thing.

"Aren't you excited?" I asked her. "Do you want to see some pictures of the resort?"

I thought that she would be amazed.

Who am I kidding? She's thirteen!!

"Mom, the only one who's excited this early is you," she said as she rummaged through the kitchen cabinets for a snack. "I'll get excited in September!" And with that, she went off to her room, rolling her eyes and snickering at her Disney-crazed mom.

Ah well. :confused3

I called my DSis (Catie's mom) and she was properly enthused, which smoothed my feathers a bit. She is trying to persuade DBIL to come down to WDW for the tail end of our vacation so they can at least do a long weekend.

I think Eileen is just dying to go to Disney again and I feel bad that we can't invite her for the week, too.

1) We don't have enough points for a larger vacation home, and

2) She and Ed get along like oil and water, so he would kill me!! :mad:

I really hope that they can swing it.... but DBIL wants to go to a work-related convention and expo in Vegas at around that same time, so they might not be able to do both. Sigh.

Oh well.

We laughed together about how the girls are so totally focused on their costumes and the MNSSHP and not necessarily the fact that they will be at WDW for an entire week! :rolleyes: I suppose Tricia is right; they need more time for it to sink in.

She was psyched that we got the AKV... Catie has stayed at ASMu and CBR on their past two family trips, so she will be jumping right over the Deluxe category to a Home-Away-From-Home Resort. I hope I won't be spoiling her!

Uggh. Come on, clock, don't move so slowly!! I want to get this ressie all squared away so I can relax. I will not feel completely comfortable until I get this done!!

If you happen to be reading in the next half-hour.....send pixiedust, please!!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

IluvXU and moparop: Thanks!! I will be posting my results ASAP!!!


Kathy

[maroo]

:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Pixie Dust for you!!! :)

Why are my wizards not putting out pixie dust?!?!?!? :scared:

[KathyRN137]

:banana::banana::woohoo::woohoo: Woo-Hoo!! We Got It!! :woohoo::woohoo::banana::banana:


Oh, I am so relieved!!! :faint:

I'm not sure if I even needed to be so worried, but I was! Kidani Village is HUGE, and phase 2 will be completed by September.... but I was so afraid that Jersey Week DVCers like me would snap up all the popular one-bedrooms!!

Whew!!

So, to re-cap:

Dates: Sat 10/31/09 - Sat 11/7/09

Resort: AKV ~ Kidani Village ~ Savanna View

MNSSHP: Sun 11/1/09 (Tickets to be purchased 5/1)

:thanks: for all the pixiedust!!!


Kathy

[Tnkrbelle565]

Congrats :banana::banana::banana: Great job!!!

[maroo]

:woohoo: :woohoo: Woo Hoo!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:


:cool1: :yay: :yay: :yay: :banana: :banana: :banana: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[mrsksomeday]

:banana::banana::banana::cool1: Congratulations!!! :cool1::cool1::banana::banana::banana:



That is wonderful, now no drama about the resort and them messing up dining credits like last year!!!!

I did some googling. Here is the link to your Half and Half Report :thumbsup2:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1435712&referrerid=93883

[Charleston Princess]

Congrats!!! AKV is my dream DVC purchase!

[KathyRN137]

:banana::banana::banana::cool1: Congratulations!!! :cool1::cool1::banana::banana::banana:



That is wonderful, now no drama about the resort and them messing up dining credits like last year!!!!

I did some googling. Here is the link to your Half and Half Report :thumbsup2:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1435712&referrerid=93883


Tracy, you are AWESOME!! :hug:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Congrats!!! AKV is my dream DVC purchase!

Thanks!

Jackie, you will have to do some major snooping for me in June and bring back lots of pictures!! :lmao:

Kathy

[jcc0621]

:thumbsup2 Glad you got what you wanted.

[Charleston Princess]

Thanks!

Jackie, you will have to do some major snooping for me in June and bring back lots of pictures!! :lmao:

Kathy

I definitely will do so -- I was planning on heading over to Kidani to see what it looked like anyway and now I have a reason to do so! :goodvibes

[irish dancer]

Kathy - Congrats on the score!! You must be so relieved.

We'll be staying at Kidani in June so I'll be sure to bring back lots of photos and scoop.

[DisMomAmy]

Yahoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Kathy! That's fantastic news!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mrsksomeday]

I can't wait to see everyone's pictures from there!! This is so exciting!!

[KathyRN137]

Kathy - Congrats on the score!! You must be so relieved.

We'll be staying at Kidani in June so I'll be sure to bring back lots of photos and scoop.

Yes, thank you!! ::yes::

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Yahoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Kathy! That's fantastic news!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


Thanks, Amy!

Hey, your Mickey slider is almost at the end of his ticker!!! :woohoo:

You will love CBR...it was our first WDW Resort and holds such wonderful memories for our family! :goodvibes


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

:thumbsup2 Glad you got what you wanted.

Thanks, Janet, I am so relieved!!

And having that confirmation number just makes it seem so much more real, you know?!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I can't wait to see everyone's pictures from there!! This is so exciting!!


I feel like such a dummy! (Tracy, I need your Ip Dip Smilie!!)

Back when DVC first announced AKV to members, they sent out this gorgeous folder with all the resort info, artist's renderings of the pool, the savanna, the vacation homes, etc....and I mean this thing was beautiful! It was made of speckled and textured recycled paper and accented with jute... it was like a mini-scrapbook!

It also came with an introductory DVD!

So, do you think I can find this now so I can drool over it?? Of course not!! :headache:

Ip-Dip!!!


Kathy

ps: I left a voicemail message for my DVC guide, asking him if he had a "leftover" he could send me!! I maybe, possibly, might have hinted that we were interested in adding some points! :ssst: Sigh. I wish....

Me Again

[preschoolmom]

What great news! :wizard:

[KathyRN137]

What great news! :wizard:

:jumping1:


Kathy

[maroo]

Ok...I have to ask this...

and I can't believe I am not chicken enough to ask it only on a PM...

but what is IP-DIP?!?!?!?

:confused3

[Hedy]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!

[mrsksomeday]

I feel like such a dummy! (Tracy, I need your Ip Dip Smilie!!)



Here take your pick:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/Iamanipdip.png

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/IpDipsmilie.png

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/ipdipmomentalert.png

[moparop]

Such awesome news Kathy! I have to admit as I was out running errands all day I did wonder to myself if things had fallen into place. And I am glad your DSis came through for you. It sure stinks when no one in the real world gets how exiciting these things are.

Have you decided if you guys are going to do a dining plan yet?

[jess98ac]

Congrats!!!

[KathyRN137]

Ok...I have to ask this...

and I can't believe I am not chicken enough to ask it only on a PM...

but what is IP-DIP?!?!?!?

:confused3


I'm sorry, maroo, it was rude to use an "inside joke", but I knew mrsksomeday would get a big chuckle out of it!! :lmao:

Ip-Dip is a word that an old-time DIS-er named Buzz, (MontanaDisneyFan), once coined to describe "someone who does something stupid or annoying at WDW."

It was a funny expression that stuck.

Here is a link to Tracy's PTR concerning the latest "Ip-Dip" gathering....
Tracy & Bill's Next Trip

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Here take your pick:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/Iamanipdip.png

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/IpDipsmilie.png

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/mrskenchanted/Enchanted%20Smileys/ipdipmomentalert.png


:laughing: Thanks, I really need these!!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Hedy and jess98ac: Thanks, guys! :wave2:

Well, its gonna get pretty boring around here until park hours come out for November!! :lmao: I hope you can stick with me!

moparop: I think we're not doing the DP... of course I will be making a few ADRs, but I think we'd rather be free of it this year. :thumbsup2

Doing your errands... good girl! The only thing I got done today was 2 loads of laundry. The DIS is really cutting into my domestic goddess time.....

Kathy

[maroo]

I'm sorry, maroo, it was rude to use an "inside joke", but I knew mrsksomeday would get a big chuckle out of it!! :lmao:

Ip-Dip is a word that an old-time DIS-er named Buzz, (MontanaDisneyFan), once coined to describe "someone who does something stupid or annoying at WDW."

It was a funny expression that stuck.

Here is a link to Tracy's PTR concerning the latest "Ip-Dip" gathering....
Tracy & Bill's Next Trip

Kathy

I don't blame you at all, for saying it...I have seen it around the DIS...particularly on mrsksomeday's TR's! :) I love her TRs!!! :)

Now I know!! :)

Thanks for responding to me...I was afraid it was taboo or something when no one answered me. :scared1: :lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2:

[maroo]

I don't know about everyone else...but I will be sticking around till they post some hours!! :)

And I am sure we can come up with something to talk about till then!!! You can't run off now, ya know!!! :)

[KathyRN137]

April is Autism Awareness Month

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll356/baoliax/autism.gif


Thank You for all of your support through the years!


:disrocks:



Kathy

[mom2mek]

Kathy, thank you for all that you do to bring awareness to autism! You are a fabulous mom and Billy is a fabulous kid! You are both an inspiration! :grouphug:

Sara

[DisMomAmy]

Kathy, thank you for all that you do to bring awareness to autism! You are a fabulous mom and Billy is a fabulous kid! You are both an inspiration! :grouphug:

Sara

I second that!! :thumbsup2

[maroo]

April is Autism Awareness Month

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll356/baoliax/autism.gif


Thank You for all of your support through the years!


:disrocks:



Kathy

bumping this to the next page...

I was totally not aware of this! Are there any special days in April that we can wear a certain color? What are good places to donate money? (Can I ask that on here?) What can a regular person, like me, do to help raise awareness... :)

[KathyRN137]

I'm Giving My Regards to Broadway... Disney on Broadway!!


I've been thinking about how to break the news gently to Aunt Rae that we are not going to be inviting her to go with us to WDW this year. I am not looking forward to it! :sad2:


I've also been wanting to see one of the Disney on Broadway shows for the longest time, but its always been somewhat cost-prohibitive. But, now that they are having their 15 Year Anniversary Special, I finally decided to do it!!

(Buy one full-price ticket, get a second for $15!!)


So, for my own Mother's Day present, I got us tickets to see The Little Mermaid!!

It will be Ed, Tricia, Billy, me..... and Aunt Rae. I know she will absolutely love it. I guess I'm trying to "soften the blow" a bit.... and I hope it works!

Regardless, I'm super-excited about seeing the show! :dance3:

And, as an added bonus, now Ed doesn't have to think up of a good Mother's Day present for me!!!! :rotfl: I've done my own shopping!!


Kathy

[DisMomAmy]

Wow!! That sounds like so much fun! I saw a show on Broadway, once... it was wonderfu!l I'm sure you'll have a blast!

When are you planning to tell AR?

[Hedy]

Have fun! I've seen Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast (and I saw the Lion King on Tour). :goodvibes:goodvibes

[Tnkrbelle565]

I'm Giving My Regards to Broadway... Disney on Broadway!!


I've been thinking about how to break the news gently to Aunt Rae that we are not going to be inviting her to go with us to WDW this year. I am not looking forward to it! :sad2:


I've also been wanting to see one of the Disney on Broadway shows for the longest time, but its always been somewhat cost-prohibitive. But, now that they are having their 15 Year Anniversary Special, I finally decided to do it!!

(Buy one full-price ticket, get a second for $15!!)


So, for my own Mother's Day present, I got us tickets to see The Little Mermaid!!

It will be Ed, Tricia, Billy, me..... and Aunt Rae. I know she will absolutely love it. I guess I'm trying to "soften the blow" a bit.... and I hope it works!

Regardless, I'm super-excited about seeing the show! :dance3:

And, as an added bonus, now Ed doesn't have to think up of a good Mother's Day present for me!!!! :rotfl: I've done my own shopping!!


Kathy


OOOH when are you going? We are going the 29th!

[mrsksomeday]

Oh my goodness, that sounds like fantastic fun :cool1::cool1:!! Bill and I want to see Mary Poppins in August in St. Louis.

[mom2mek]

:goodvibes That's gonna be great Kathy! It's been a while for me....need to take a drive up to the big NYC....:goodvibes

So, how you gonna do it? Before, during, or after? :confused3 I think that is a very nice gesture. :thumbsup2

Sara

[KathyRN137]

Kathy, thank you for all that you do to bring awareness to autism! You are a fabulous mom and Billy is a fabulous kid! You are both an inspiration! :grouphug:

Sara



Thanks, Sara! (LOL, and Amy!!) :grouphug:

All I try to do is try to let folks know that just because their child has autism, it doesn't mean they have to miss out on the joy of a WDW vacation!! pixiedust:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I was totally not aware of this! Are there any special days in April that we can wear a certain color? What are good places to donate money? (Can I ask that on here?) What can a regular person, like me, do to help raise awareness... :)


Hi Mary!

There is no certain "color", however, these Autism Awareness "puzzle" ribbons are often worn... if you're interested, check out, www.autismspeaks.org

This organization is dedicated to spreading Autism Awareness.

Thanks!! :hug:


Kathy

[Charleston Princess]

What a great idea, Kathy! You will have a blast!

[KathyRN137]

Thanks, DisMomAmy, Hedy, Tnkrbelle565, mrsksomeday, mom2mek, and Charleston Princess!!! :goodvibes



It was so hard for me to decide between Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and The Lion King... We haven't seen any of them and they are all so wonderful!!

But, since its for Mother's Day, I chose the one that I would probably enjoy the most; the Little Mermaid. I absolutely love all those songs!

Ed is working on Mother's Day, so we will go the Sunday before (5/3). I'm still not sure how I'm going to broach the subject with Aunt Rae... perhaps sometime after the show?? :confused3

Not that same day, certainly, but after we've had that nice time together.

It's still too early for the trip to come up in conversation, but that won't last forever.... :rolleyes1

Part of me wants to get it over with and part of me just wants to stick my head in the sand like an ostrich and avoid it altogether!!


Kathy

[elphie101]

:scared1: *jaw drops, smashing through the floor*

Good gravy am I jealous. I've been dying to see TLM on Broadway ever since it first started, and will hopefully be going in May before the actress playing Ariel leaves. My boyfriend and I have a deal: if I get straight A's this semester, he will go without complaining (he's a Disney cynic, and not much of a musicals buff either).

However, seeing that 15th anniversery deal, I might just have to buy those tickets now, even though I won't know my grades for about a month. I'll just take my mom instead if I get a B :thumbsup2

[KathyRN137]

However, seeing that 15th anniversery deal, I might just have to buy those tickets now, even though I won't know my grades for about a month. I'll just take my mom instead if I get a B :thumbsup2


It's a great discount, isn't it?! :thumbsup2

Just FYI... I was able to purchase the tickets today b/c of a DVC Member Perk... they are on sale (with the same Buy One, Get One for $15 deal) to the General Public on Sunday, April 5th, at 12pm! ;)

**The discount is for performances 4/21 - 5/31

Hope you get to go!!


Kathy

[IluvXU]

WOW! That would be fantastic!

[kimmylaj]

Oh I am so ashamed.....24 pages and i just made it over, somehow i missed it. now you are going to think i am a flat leaver.;) dont worry i'm back and here to stay. great start as usual, tell ed i am still waiting for your first book but trip reports come first.
so cool that you will be there for the halloween party. we havent gone that time of year yet. In 2007 we went for jersey week but we didnt know it was jersey week til we got there and tried to figure out where the big crowds came from since disney was calling it wonderful weeks of disney with low crowds. haha. some woman heard me talking when i asked about it and she said. you know it is our week (aka people from nj ) as if nobody else should be there and how special it is because more people travel from jersey to disney than any other state. she was too funny. i'm from staten island but i do a lot of shopping in jersey ( i am hard pressed to find a jersey mall i have not visited) does that count?
anyways i am so glad i do not have to be the one to tell aunt rae she is so cute but she might just be relieved (at least she wont have to worry about watching the kids and going to the kids club)lol
akl villas look really cool and 2 bathrooms is the best. as far as bay lake tower your just going to have to convince hubby to buy the minimum points there so you can book early (if only it were that simple) i should talk i dont own dvc i just try to steal my brothers points.
anyway sorry for rambling cant wait to hear more. although i have now subscribed and i will keep up i promise

[KathyRN137]

WOW! That would be fantastic!


They made me an offer I couldn't refuse! ;)

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Oh I am so ashamed.....24 pages and i just made it over, somehow i missed it.... although i have now subscribed and i will keep up i promise


Hi Kim! Great to "see" you again! :wave2:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

...Getting so excited about Kidani Village!!! :banana:


http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/DAKVMap.pdf


Kathy

[Hedy]

Thanks, DisMomAmy, Hedy, Tnkrbelle565, mrsksomeday, mom2mek, and Charleston Princess!!! :goodvibes



It was so hard for me to decide between Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and The Lion King... We haven't seen any of them and they are all so wonderful!!

But, since its for Mother's Day, I chose the one that I would probably enjoy the most; the Little Mermaid. I absolutely love all those songs!

Ed is working on Mother's Day, so we will go the Sunday before (5/3). I'm still not sure how I'm going to broach the subject with Aunt Rae... perhaps sometime after the show?? :confused3

Not that same day, certainly, but after we've had that nice time together.

It's still too early for the trip to come up in conversation, but that won't last forever.... :rolleyes1

Part of me wants to get it over with and part of me just wants to stick my head in the sand like an ostrich and avoid it altogether!!


Kathy
BANDAID THEORY, KATHY. BANDAID THEROY (either way it hurts, why prolong the torture).
...Getting so excited about Kidani Village!!! :banana:


http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/DAKVMap.pdf


Kathy

:yay::yay: My brothers, DSILS, and Dniece14 are going in August there-I will see what they have to report.

[maroo]

So...

Are the Villas in the "proposed construction" area? Or part of the regular AKL?

:confused3

:)

[MRYPPNS]

Kathy- do you think AR expects to invited to your WDW vacations? I can't imagine that her health (mental and physical) has greatly improved in the year and a half since that trip. I just hate to think that you feel guilty for not inviting her. I think you should just let the subject of your next family vacation come up naturally....even if one of the kids brings it up. I don't know if this story is relatable but when I was a jr or senior in college my parents went to WDW....they waited until 2 weeks before their trip to tell me....I guess they were worried I might try to go with them (no thanks!) but I was really miffed that they thought I would expect an invite to go with them and that was obvious with how late they told me about their trip. I don't know what my point is other then I don't what you to feel guilty about not wanting to invite her and even if she does, AR shouldn't expect to be invited.

[KathyRN137]

So...

Are the Villas in the "proposed construction" area? Or part of the regular AKL?

:)


There are some villas in the "main" AKL resort ~ Jambo House

Kidani Village is the new DVC construction. This is where we will be staying!! :yay:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I don't know what my point is other then I don't what you to feel guilty about not wanting to invite her and even if she does, AR shouldn't expect to be invited.

I see your point, Heidi. Part of the problem is that she is rather "clingy" to us...she does not like most of the residents in her senior building and is rather lonely, I gather. Last week she called me and asked if she could "have a Playdate" (her words!) with the kids and invited them over to watch videos with her.

We have automatically begun to include her in most of our family outings because she really, REALLY, enjoys being with the kids and, well, we feel kind of sorry for her.

You are right, however. It would be different if she lived with us, or something like that. Then she might have the expectation of vacationing with us as well. It's difficult to avoid hurting her feelings, however, she is very sensitive.

And I'm just a big old marshmallow when it comes to not wanting to hurt people's feelings... so I know that most of my guilt is probably self-imposed.

Oh well, when the moment seems right, I (ahem, we) will have to tell her. I will definitely take your advice and not wait too much longer.


Thanks for listening! :hug:

Kathy

[mrsksomeday]

I can understand you wanting to bring it up with her before one of the kids just blurts out that you are doing to Disney without her. I am a marshmellow too. I think it will be better if Ed is with you when you tell her, then you won't feel as guilty and maybe she won't take it as hard :confused3? I can't wait to see your pictures from Kidani!

[All7OfUs]

Hey Kathy,

It's so good to be back "home"! Two weeks away from DIS-friends is way too long!

Anyway, congrats on your getting Kindani! What a dream... I know you are going to have such a blast.

I had to laugh out loud at all the 80's jokes! We were pretty funny weren't we? Big hair, Kotter, oh Gosh, what memories! I still say we had the BEST music.

Hoping for the best in the AR saga. I really wouldn't want to be in your shoes, but I agree with Heidi, don't put it off- she'll know you've avoided telling her, and that'll make it even more awkward.

[lorispeck]

:idea: Perhaps if you explained to AR that you've been promising Tricia for some time now that she could invite Caitie on a WDW trip and that you need to do it before they hit the fast approaching "I'm too old/cool for it" stage she wouldn't mind so much. You never know. After the last trip, she may be relieved. She had her own not-so-much-fun moments too but doesn't want to say anything for fear of hurting your feelings.

In any case, I'm sure you'll handle it well and kindly. I sure hope it goes alright.

Lori in East Podunk, WI

[maroo]

I wonder if it would soften the blow to ask for her advice...

Something along these lines...Tell her that you really want to do something special for Tricia and that you have this idea to invite Caity to Disney to go with her and what does she think about doing that? Is it a good idea?

Of course, this could backfire if she said it was a horrible idea and you should take her instead! :rotfl2:

You could just sorta make it her idea. :confused3

It is a hard situation, that is for sure! :) But if you can somehow make her feel a part of the decision-making, that might help. :confused3

[KathyRN137]

Hello, All!

Tricia and I are home from our Girl Scout Weekend and, of course, once we got settled in, had a bite to eat, and got the laundry started, I could hardly wait to get back to my computer to check out what's been happening on the DIS and Enchanted!


Billy kept coming over to me, giving me hugs and pointing to the screen, saying, "We're staying at Walt Disney World!" over and over. Naturally, I responded with, "Yes, we're going for Halloween," and "Yes, we're staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge so we can see all the animals!" (And other comments like that.)


After a bit, I got up to make myself a cup of tea and I passed him in the ajoining living room. (In our new set-up, the office is right off the living room with a French door in between, so I can keep an eye on him while he's watching the TV. Billy's jumping up and down, and repeating, "We're staying at Walt Disney World!" (Which, of course, I thought was very cute.) I thought he was watching the new planning DVD, but then I stopped and looked closer.


It was not the DVD!


Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!

I am not kidding you.... my mouth was like this: :eek:

How did he do that?? He amazes me every day!


Anyway, I am still feeling high after making our resort reservation. For those who are interested in this kind of thing, I'm posting a link to the floor plan of the one-bedroom villa that we will be in. (It's a small picture, but you can get the general idea!)


Floor Plan of the One-Bedroom Villa
Please click link, below
http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/floorPlans/onebedvacationhome.jpg

I've already sung the praises of the 2nd bathroom, but I just noticed that, unlike the other one bedroom villas, the balconies at VAKL are ajoining, meaning, one long balcony instead of two little ones! I really like that!


Kathy

[maroo]

Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!


Whoa! Cool! Go Billy!! :thumbsup2

And that is a very nice room or rooms, really! :)

[Dreamer & Wisher]

He found an On Demand program about AKL !! Way to go Billy!!! Now I am wishing I had cable. (we have a satellite dish)

The floor plan looks lovely! The layout is really nice and that bathroom off the bedroom looks heavenly! So is that a king size bed?? My dream WDW vacation includes a lovely King size bed and a separate room for the kids.

Your Girls Scout weekend sounded good. Good for you for volunteering!:thumbsup2

[KathyRN137]

Whoa! Cool! Go Billy!! :thumbsup2

And that is a very nice room or rooms, really! :)


Thanks, Mary! (I'm still in shock!)

Amazing what we can do when we're well-motivated!! :laughing:


Kathy

[Hedy]

Go Billy.

[Charleston Princess]

Billy is so smart! Now you did stop and watch the video on Kidani with him, right? ;)

[starrzone]

Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!

I am not kidding you.... my mouth was like this: :eek:

How did he do that?? He amazes me every day!


Anyway, I am still feeling high after making our resort reservation. For those who are interested in this kind of thing, I'm posting a link to the floor plan of the one-bedroom villa that we will be in. (It's a small picture, but you can get the general idea!)


Floor Plan of the One-Bedroom Villa
Please click link, below
http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/floorPlans/onebedvacationhome.jpg

I've already sung the praises of the 2nd bathroom, but I just noticed that, unlike the other one bedroom villas, the balconies at VAKL are ajoining, meaning, one long balcony instead of two little ones! I really like that!


Kathy

Kathy: :sick: This is me green with envy that you get to stay in such a magical-looking place! I remember visiting Disney back in 1990, and thinking that old Key West looked like such a cool place to stay...wish my father had bought into DVC back then! I really love the layout of the room; the adults get their own space, and the kids get theirs, but it's all open and easy to move around the whole room. I can't wait to hear all about your adventure! :cool1:

What a smart little guy (or young man, I should say!) that you have there. It's funny how kids absorb the smallest things, and how they remember the smallest details from events that happened days, weeks or even months ago. Billy's a great :happytv: watcher; you should let him pick all the family programming! Seems like he had great taste! :dance3:

[KathyRN137]

Go Billy.

Hedy, you are the master of posting brevity!! :rotfl: Thanks for the little cheer! :cheer2:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Billy is so smart! Now you did stop and watch the video on Kidani with him, right? ;)

Of course! What's nice is that its a free on-demand spot, so we can watch it whenever, for as long as they are showing it! :thumbsup2

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Billy's a great :happytv: watcher; you should let him pick all the family programming! Seems like he had great taste!


Well, the funny thing is... he really would love to control the TV in our house!! He has learned, however, that if he doesn't like what someone else is watching in the living room, he'll just into the kitchen and turn on "his" program!

Multiple TVs prevent an awful lot of squabbles in our family! ;)

I hope that you are able to stay at one of the DVC resorts someday. We really are fortunate to have invested in DVC when we did... I don't think we could do it now. Still, if I had my wish, I would add on more points so we could "afford" larger accommodations and be able to invite more family.

You see! The only problem with the DVC resorts is that they spoil you terribly!

:idea: I understand that there are a lot of DVC folks who are deferring their Disney vacations this year and renting their points (for cheap!) If you are interested in trying out a DVC resort, especially OKW...it requires the fewest points...you may want to look into renting the points and save a bunch on "rack rate." (Check out the rent/trade board.) You may be surprised!


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

The floor plan looks lovely! The layout is really nice and that bathroom off the bedroom looks heavenly! So is that a king size bed?? My dream WDW vacation includes a lovely King size bed and a separate room for the kids.



Yes, it is a king-size bed in the master bedroom, plus a queen-size pull-out sofa and a twin pull-out chair in the living room! :thumbsup2 Oh.... and did I mention the two bathrooms?! :rolleyes1 :lmao:

It is very nice to have your own separate bedroom... you can turn out the lights and let the kids go to sleep, then stay up a little later in the next room. (Well, if you can manage to keep your eyes open, anyway!)


Kathy

[DisMomAmy]

DH doesn't know it yet, but I'm very interested in renting DVC points. I've got to sell him on staying on-site first. I'm hoping once we do it, he won't want to go back. DVC could solve our "space" problem. :goodvibes

I've gotta check out those On Demand programs - I didn't know they existed until a week or two ago - DH actually discovered them. ;)

Alex has ordered "On Demand" pay programs before... :rolleyes1 and I think he now knows how to watch free shows under the "Kids" category, but I don't think he could have found what Billy found - amazing! :thumbsup2

[KathyRN137]

DH doesn't know it yet, but I'm very interested in renting DVC points. I've got to sell him on staying on-site first. I'm hoping once we do it, he won't want to go back. DVC could solve our "space" problem. :goodvibes

I've gotta check out those On Demand programs - I didn't know they existed until a week or two ago - DH actually discovered them. ;)

Alex has ordered "On Demand" pay programs before... :rolleyes1 and I think he now knows how to watch free shows under the "Kids" category, but I don't think he could have found what Billy found - amazing! :thumbsup2



This was a free program...it had to be...Billy has racked up a pretty penny in the past ordering from On Demand!! :lmao: We had to put a child lock on it, otherwise we wouldn't have money left to take a vacation!!

:ssst: I think if you could just get DH to stay at a DVC resort, he will never want to go back!!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Just a few more pix that I found of the VAKL accommodations...

*These are the model villas... don't you just love the "fake" savanna scenery outside the windows?? :rotfl:

Click below:

http://www.intercot.com/resorts/dvc/animalkingdomvillas/default.asp


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Oooh... here's another neat thing I'd like to share!! ... A map from the MNSSHP!! Awesome!! :cool1:

Click below:

http://www.intercot.com/infocentral/holidays/halloween/images/06map.jpg

Kathy

[Hedy]

Hedy, you are the master of posting brevity!! :rotfl: Thanks for the little cheer! :cheer2:


Kathy

I was going to make a comment in the "Billy once again proves he is autistic, not stupid" vein, but I was worry I'd offend someone. And thanks for the MNSSHP links.

[carissanboys]

How awesome that you guys are going to stay at the AKV! :cool1:

And so cool about seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway - you deserve it Mom! :goodvibes

[jcc0621]

Jimmy and I love to watch Disney on Travel and Leisure:lovestruc

[KathyRN137]

I was going to make a comment in the "Billy once again proves he is autistic, not stupid" vein, but I was worry I'd offend someone. And thanks for the MNSSHP links.

Ha! (Insert snorting sound here.) I say that all the time!!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

How awesome that you guys are going to stay at the AKV! :cool1:

And so cool about seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway - you deserve it Mom! :goodvibes

Hey, you! Welcome back! Can't wait to hear all about it... hurry up and finish that laundry so you can work on your report!! ;)


Kathy

[carissanboys]

Hey, you! Welcome back! Can't wait to hear all about it... hurry up and finish that laundry so you can work on your report!! ;)


Kathy

I've had to keep myself from posting my first installment tonight! ;) I'm working on uploading photos to photobucket. I'll post the start of the TR tomorrow morning. :thumbsup2

[mrsksomeday]

Is that cable or satelitte? I want Travel and Leisure!!

[KathyRN137]

Jimmy and I love to watch Disney on Travel and Leisure:lovestruc

:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Is that cable or satelitte? I want Travel and Leisure!!

It's on Comcast cable - on demand - all free.

They are little snippits, not actual shows (like on Travel Channel.) Some stuff is lifted right off of the planning DVD, but other stuff is unique. They change things all the time.

Last year I recall a "behind the scenes" series about the Pirate & Princess Party that was really cool. They followed a young CM as he learned the dance routines and prepared to perform in the parade... really neat! Also saw an excellent "the making of" bit about Expedition Everest before it opened.

I never would have thought to click on the "DVC" section like Billy did... I figured it would just be an advertisement! :laughing:

Right now, they're showing sneek peeks (4min long) of the American Idol and Toy Story Mania attractions. :thumbsup2


Kathy

[mrsksomeday]

So not fair!! :lmao: We have Direct TV, I search every week for stuff on Disney.

Bill is watching the Dodgers right now, I am in the bedroom on Enchanted, the DIS, and FB. I need someone to do a computer intervention don't I?

[tiggerbell]

I am so ashamed... page 27 before I find your pre-trip report!!!

Can you ever forgive me??? :flower3:

[KathyRN137]

I am so ashamed... page 27 before I find your pre-trip report!!!

Can you ever forgive me??? :flower3:


...But of course, dahling!!

Kathy

Edited to add: Page 27?? I can't believe it!

[KathyRN137]

:fish: Getting so excited for Little Mermaid!!!:fish:

(Hey, it's a heck of a lot closer than our Disney trip!)



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/Harmony_Granger/Disney%20Pictures/TLMonBroadway.jpg







Kathy

[mrsksomeday]

That is a beautiful picture, I would be excited too!!

[ladylyons]

You are going to have so much fun and love it. I saw The Lion King when it was in San Francisco and it was awesome. Now if I could have found a way to see it on Broadway in New York I'm sure it would have been even better!! Have a great time!!!

[Charleston Princess]

I would be so excited, too! Have you listened to the music from the show yet? Are there new songs or just the ones from the movie?

[KathyRN137]

I would be so excited, too! Have you listened to the music from the show yet? Are there new songs or just the ones from the movie?

No, I haven't. I actually saw the CD at the library today and almost checked it out... then I decided I wanted to be surprised!! :goodvibes


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

mrsksomeday and ladylyons: Isn't that a gorgeous photo?? I just love that blue!

I understand the costumes are amazing! :cloud9:

Naturally, I will try to take pix without flash....hope they will come out!


Kathy

[ladylyons]

Isn't that a gorgeous photo?? I just love that blue!

Oh yes it's a very pretty, simple picture!! Just love it!

[/QUOTE]I understand the costumes are amazing! :cloud9:[/QUOTE]

When we went to The Lion King I was just enthralled with the whole show and didn't see the cast as people but saw them as the characters they were playing. It was awesome!

Just have to add so jealous both a Disney Broadway Show and Disney World in one year. :banana: Have a great time!!

[KathyRN137]

When we went to The Lion King I was just enthralled with the whole show and didn't see the cast as people but saw them as the characters they were playing. It was awesome!

Just have to add so jealous both a Disney Broadway Show and Disney World in one year. :banana: Have a great time!!




It was a very tough choice.... I really want to see Lion King, but thought Little Mermaid would be amazing, too!! I finally went with LM because I thought, oh, I don't know, I guess in the end it really was just, "Eenie, meanie, miney, mo!!" :laughing:


I am so thrilled, really, and not trying to make anyone jealous!! Just sharing my excitement! When my kids were your age, we never went anywhere like this. Now that they are 11 and 13, I think they are able to actually appreciate the show.


(Plus, I never would have purchased the tickets had it not been for that Buy One/Get One for $15 deal. It's still a big splurge, but the offer was too good to pass up.)


I'm trying to recall the last time I went to a Broadway show.... its been a looong, looong time! (The Wiz, perhaps? Beatlemania??) It's really a shame since we don't live that far from New York City.


I've seen Sesame Street Live at the theater at Madison Square Garden a few times.... but I guess that doesn't really count!! :rotfl:


Kathy

[Tnkrbelle565]

It was a very tough choice.... I really want to see Lion King, but thought Little Mermaid would be amazing, too!! I finally went with LM because I thought, oh, I don't know, I guess in the end it really was just, "Eenie, meanie, miney, mo!!" :laughing:


I am so thrilled, really, and not trying to make anyone jealous!! Just sharing my excitement! When my kids were your age, we never went anywhere like this. Now that they are 11 and 13, I think they are able to actually appreciate the show.


(Plus, I never would have purchased the tickets had it not been for that Buy One/Get One for $15 deal. It's still a big splurge, but the offer was too good to pass up.)


I'm trying to recall the last time I went to a Broadway show.... its been a looong, looong time! (The Wiz, perhaps? Beatlemania??) It's really a shame since we don't live that far from New York City.


I've seen Sesame Street Live at the theater at Madison Square Garden a few times.... but I guess that doesn't really count!! :rotfl:


Kathy


I'm going to agree that you made the right choice :thumbsup2 (Mostly because I made the same one!!! :rotfl2:)

[dislvr74]

I'm only on pg 13 of your report, so perhaps this has already been mentioned, but if you arrive on 10/31, go to Downtown Disney that night. We were able to "trick or treat" at the stores and had a great time. FOR FREE!

[carissanboys]

Is the woman in that picture the same one who's doing the show now? Isn't she the same one who started in it? I remember seeing her perform on the Today Show when it first began. :goodvibes

[mom2mek]

That is a beautiful picture and I'm so jealous you are going to see it. I hope to see Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins soon. :goodvibes Fun Fun Fun! :banana:

Sara

[ladylyons]

It was a very tough choice.... I really want to see Lion King, but thought Little Mermaid would be amazing, too!! I finally went with LM because I thought, oh, I don't know, I guess in the end it really was just, "Eenie, meanie, miney, mo!!" :laughing:

I love you method of choosing!!! That is too funny!! I had no choice when we went the only one showing was The Lion King. I've heard that the Little Mermaid is also amazing. Now I just have to figure out a way to get my DH to agree to a trip to NY. But I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon since it took some begging and bribery to get us to DisneyWorld. :rotfl:


I am so thrilled, really, and not trying to make anyone jealous!! Just sharing my excitement! When my kids were your age, we never went anywhere like this. Now that they are 11 and 13, I think they are able to actually appreciate the show.

I love reading about your excitment. I didn't mean it in a bad way about being jealous. Please don't let it take any of your excitement away. When we went to The Lion King it was just my DH and I when we went. It was before we had our little ones so we were able to afford a lot more little luxeries (sp?). Now I just get Disneyland every year for Christmas. :banana: Which I guess isn't a bad thing. :confused3


I'm trying to recall the last time I went to a Broadway show.... its been a looong, looong time! (The Wiz, perhaps? Beatlemania??) It's really a shame since we don't live that far from New York City.

I got lucky and got to go see Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco this past December. My parent's came down from Oregon to see us for an early Christmas and I talked them into watching our little ones so DH and I could have a night out with out the kids and it was so much fun to have a night for just the two of us.

Hope you give us a review of The Little Mermaid after you go. Looking forward to hearing if it's as good as everything I've read about it. Have fun!

[KathyRN137]

Hey There!! I've read all your responses, but I cannot keep my eyes open for one more minute... so I will have to post on my lunch break tomorrow!!

Nite-Nite!! :wave2:

Kathy

[mousescrapper]

Wow girl....You had a gazillion pages and posts from before and since I left

but I'm caught up :yay:

I love last years Halloween costumes and all the debate over what to wear this year...I really hope the girls go w/ something Disney-ish

all that mall hair made me laugh too :lmao:


And hey you are a queen...Queen Mom
Queen Wife
Queen Nurse
Queen Friend......

the new balloon ride at DTD we saw it doing test runs/flights
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/Dizmama5/WDW%20SB09/100_2460.jpg


I'm deciding between Giselle and Ariel, myself.

I'd love to see you as Giselle Hedy!

but I definitely had the hair and those Madonna bracelets... you would wear, like, ten of them on each wrist!!! :rotfl:



I still have my braclets....no I don't wear them :rolleyes1

:yay::yay: for getting in AKV and your Sat-Sat dates...how super exciting...Mae liked your row of jumping Mickeys and Simbas too. how very awesome. I just know you will guys have such a great time and schedule in lots of resort time!

Billy's IEP meet :thumbsup2

How fun it will be to see TLM on Broadway and a nice gift for AR too. I'd love to see Mary Poppins here in Chicago

Can't wait for more pre-Halloween fun and planning

Scrappie

[KathyRN137]

I'm going to agree that you made the right choice :thumbsup2 (Mostly because I made the same one!!! :rotfl2:)


You know what they say....great minds think alike! (groan.)


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I'm only on pg 13 of your report, so perhaps this has already been mentioned, but if you arrive on 10/31, go to Downtown Disney that night. We were able to "trick or treat" at the stores and had a great time. FOR FREE!

That sounds like fun... perhaps we'll do the Characters in Flight balloon ride, too!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Is the woman in that picture the same one who's doing the show now? Isn't she the same one who started in it? I remember seeing her perform on the Today Show when it first began. :goodvibes


...Not sure...I'll have to do some research!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

That is a beautiful picture and I'm so jealous you are going to see it. I hope to see Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins soon. :goodvibes Fun Fun Fun! :banana:

Sara

When I realized that Disney has been on Broadway for 15 years and I had yet to see any of the shows, I figured I had better get going!! :laughing:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Hope you give us a review of The Little Mermaid after you go. Looking forward to hearing if it's as good as everything I've read about it. Have fun!

Thanks! I'll definitely do a review, and hopefully get some good pix, too!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

And hey you are a queen...Queen Mom
Queen Wife
Queen Nurse
Queen Friend......

the new balloon ride at DTD we saw it doing test runs/flights
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/Dizmama5/WDW%20SB09/100_2460.jpg




Awww, thanks Julie! :blush: You're so sweet! Welcome home!!

Did you try the balloon ride, or just take a picture?? I'd really like to try it, but I'm waiting for some reviews!

Kathy

[carissanboys]

Did you try the balloon ride, or just take a picture?? I'd really like to try it, but I'm waiting for some reviews!

Kathy

It was suppose to open to the public on April 1st, but because of the high winds they had the week we were there, they weren't able to finish getting all of the inspections passed (at least - that's what we were told). Not sure if it's opened yet. :confused3

[KathyRN137]

It was suppose to open to the public on April 1st, but because of the high winds they had the week we were there, they weren't able to finish getting all of the inspections passed (at least - that's what we were told). Not sure if it's opened yet. :confused3


Aww, Bummer!! Looks like Mother Nature was playing April Fool's!!

(Love your new TR Links, Carissa!) :thumbsup2


Kathy

[All7OfUs]

WOW! So excited for you and your chance to see the show! It looks so dreamy. Love keeping up with your plans!

[KathyRN137]

WOW! So excited for you and your chance to see the show! It looks so dreamy. Love keeping up with your plans!

Love having you here!! :goodvibes


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

A Question of Independence...


We'll be spending time with family this weekend and, naturally, Tricia is anxious to talk Disney with her cousin. :hyper2:

She pooh-poohs me when I want to talk about the trip, but that's just her being a teenager. Wow... a teenager!!

I laugh a lot about her recent attitudes and how they reflect her growing up, but the fact remains that she is thirteen now and is slowly being given more freedoms and responsibilities as Ed and I see fit.

Charleston Princess brought it up the other day and it got me thinking...

I know that this subject will come up eventually in our family conversations...perhaps it may even come up this weekend...and I want to be prepared. I just know that at some point, the two thirteen-year-olds are going to want to go off on their own to do a certain ride or shop or whatever while we're at WDW and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Yes, they will both have their cell phones. Yes, I can trust that they will honor the buddy system and stick together. But I just don't know.....

Somehow I just don't feel comfortable letting the two of them go off together in the parks. :worried: I know that WDW is relatively safe, but I cannot help but worry. I know Ed feels the same way, but I'm worried that my DSis (Catie's mom) feels more comfortable with letting them go and it may cause a bit of a conflict when we're there. Catie is an only child and used to a lot of independence.

Now, I'm perfectly fine if, say, the girls don't want to see Playhouse Disney and Ed takes them to the Magic of Disney Animation while I stay with Billy. I just don't think I can let them go off without an adult just yet.

What do you think? Am I being over-protective?? :confused3


Kathy

[carissanboys]

Thanks - I love my links too! :goodvibes

I struggle with the whole independence thing too. My oldest is about to turn 9 so it is beginning to come up here and there. I remember the first time I let him play outside alone in our neighborhood (we live on a military base - we live in a "court" - there's a huge field behind our house - and there are always parents around keeping an eye on the kids). It was such a hard decision at the time!

If you don't feel comfortable with it then I think you should go with your instincts. Moms' "gut feelings" are pretty good. :thumbsup2 I can't really say what I would do because I haven't been in that situation. Maybe you could find ways to compromise? Give them a little space without letting them completely go off on their own. Don't ask me how I suggest you do that - just thinking out loud.

[kimmylaj]

oh it is so hard, my ds will be 6 next month and he has convinced me thats since he uses the boys room at school that he needs to use the mens room in the mall. uggh. i cant even imagine how hard it will be when he really wants some independence. i was just reading on a thread last night how you can go to disney alone at 7. i cant imagine. but my friend allowed her 14 year old to go to 2 or 3 rides alone with his brother who is 11. they both had cells and she is generally over protective. but she felt it worked out well. they would meeet up after 1 ride the first time, then 2 rides and eventually 3, but she said that was her limit. i think it depends on what they are doing , i would probably be comfortable with them seeing a show alone and meeting them at the exit and then if that works maybe you would be comfortable with a little more. from reading your last tr i think your daughter sounds mature , but the bottom line is you have to be comfortable or you wont enjoy yourself.

[mrsksomeday]

I agree that Tricia seems very mature for her age. If I were you I would talk privately with your Dsis about the situation. All of you need to be on the same page. She might feel it is ok to give Catie more independence but you are the one taking her to WDW and are responsible for her while she is there. You have to do what you are comfortable with. Ed is a cop and if he doesn't feel comfortable with it, then neither would I.

[Hedy]

1. Happy belated birthday, Tricia.
2. I'm of two minds on the independence thing (and please, take my youth as a massive grain of salt). On one hand, I was able to go "on my own" while my parents went on rides on the trip when I was 12, no cell phone, by myself at both WDW and Universal (of course, I was also the 7th child). I might consider doing a soft test (sending them to get coffee at Mara in the morning or something?) But if you're not comfortable with it, you and Ed are the boss.:thumbsup2:thumbsup2 On the other hand, I was going crazy when Mordie (then 12) rode Mission: Space by himself last year

[mousescrapper]

Awww, thanks Julie! :blush: You're so sweet! Welcome home!!

thanks...in a way it's nice to be home...but looking forward to when we can come back "home"...

Did you try the balloon ride, or just take a picture?? I'd really like to try it, but I'm waiting for some reviews!

Kathy

It was suppose to open to the public on April 1st, but because of the high winds they had the week we were there, they weren't able to finish getting all of the inspections passed (at least - that's what we were told). Not sure if it's opened yet. :confused3

Carrisa answered it....yes when we saw it it was still in the test phrase...but I would ride it, just have to find a partner. Aldine has ridden the HUGE ferris wheel at Navy Pier in Chicago and that is pretty high up there.

A Question of Independence...


I just knew this was what you'd be talking about...
I just know that at some point, the two thirteen-year-olds are going to want to go off on their own to do a certain ride or shop or whatever while we're at WDW and I'm not sure how I feel about it.


Now, I'm perfectly fine if, say, the girls don't want to see Playhouse Disney and Ed takes them to the Magic of Disney Animation while I stay with Billy. I just don't think I can let them go off without an adult just yet.

What do you think? Am I being over-protective?? :confused3



I'm getting close to this and have had some of it...the twins will be 10 in just a few weeks and Aldine is pretty mature and responsible for herself w/ and autistic brother and 2 younger sisters. Letting them leave the resturant and use the restroom was fine and hanging in the pool w/ us around but maybe not exactly w/ them was good too.

I figure around that age 13 we may give some independence to the twins at Disney, especially w/ them being there so many times...if they don't need a map to find their way around MK or Epcot..know the rules, have cell phone...we may give it a go. now i may change my mind when I'm actually in this moment. and I'm not talking going off for hours but a few rides. we'll see good luck w/ this one Kathy...I'll be waiting to see what you & Ed and your Dsis decide and how it goes.

Maybe you could find ways to compromise? Give them a little space without letting them completely go off on their own. Don't ask me how I suggest you do that - just thinking out loud.

sounds like something worth pondering here...

If I were you I would talk privately with your Dsis about the situation. All of you need to be on the same page. Ed is a cop and if he doesn't feel comfortable with it, then neither would I.


well said!

lots to think about it and those Halloween costumes....

[carissanboys]

Carrisa answered it....yes when we saw it it was still in the test phrase...but I would ride it, just have to find a partner. Aldine has ridden the HUGE ferris wheel at Navy Pier in Chicago and that is preety high up there.

I would have gone on it with you Julie! :goodvibes I was really bummed it wasn't up and running.

[mousescrapper]

I would have gone on it with you Julie! :goodvibes I was really bummed it wasn't up and running.

next time right!

[maroo]

THIS is why I am glad I only have a dog! :goodvibes

[KathyRN137]

Well, judging from the advice so far, I suppose I'm not being all that over-protective.... I just don't want to get into the position of allowing the girls too much freedom and then having to pull them back into the idea of "family vacation."

Ed's already worried that the girls will want to spend all their time together and wind up neglecting Billy. I realize that they will want to spend some time alone... after all, that's why we're inviting Catie in the first place... to be another companion for Tricia. I'm thinking that they will take turns sitting him on some rides and on others they will want to sit together... and that's okay.



carissanboys and Hedy: you both suggested some sort of compromise or soft test... I guess I don't mind if they go off on one ride together and then do some stuff with the rest of us. I just don't want them thinking they can branch off from the rest of the family for big chunks of time.

I could probably let them go off together when we go to the pool... Billy doesn't really like the deep end, anyway! And the lifeguards give some presence of adult supervision without them having to be "with" me and Ed.


mrsksomeday and kimmylaj: Yes, Tricia can be mature at times (as can her cousin), but you know how this age is... they have one foot in childhood and one foot in teenhood... and they keep lifting up one foot or the other throughout the day!! And, I'm not so worried about them as I am about all the crazies out there. Not to mention all the teenaged boys....:rolleyes1 I may just have to use baby steps...

mousescrapper and mrsksomeday: Yes, I'm hoping we can get everyone (adults) on the same page. Right now, we'll just be talking about things casually, but when we get closer to the trip I'd like to have a "meeting" with all involved parties to set down the rules.

I must admit, it'll be easier to do this with family than with a friend of Tricia's and her parents.

I'm also still keeping my fingers crossed that DSis and DBIL will be able to come for part of the week! :thumbsup2

maroo: :lmao: If only Aimee :dog: could go with the two of them, I would feel so much safer!!


Kathy

[jcc0621]

What about giving them an hour or 2 per day to do things by themselves. Give them a cell phone in case of emergency and a specific place and time to meet you? But also let them know the rules....specifically if they aren't back in time or don't check in when they are supposed to they won't be permitted to go off on their own anymore.

Just an idea thrown out there for you.:goodvibes

[IluvXU]

Yikes .... I don't even want to think about that! I am interested in what others have to say though.

[KathyRN137]

What about giving them an hour or 2 per day to do things by themselves.


Gulp!

An hour or two?? :eek: I'm trying to wrap my mind around the concept of a ride or two!!! I may have to take itty-bitty-baby steps before I get that far!!

Definitely will set down the rules... I have no fear... Ed will be the enforcer! ;)


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Yikes .... I don't even want to think about that! I am interested in what others have to say though.

Don't worry, you've got a long way to go before you have to think about it!


Kathy

[All7OfUs]

I think the most important thing is to have talked about it WITH the girls and all be in understanding of the what guidelines they will have to follow- whatever it ends up being, (no time alone, a little time alone, or time enough for several rides alone) - are, so that everyone's on the same page. It's the same as everyone knowing in advance how much you will allow to be spent on snacks or souvies.

If they can responsibly navigate the park (I would never allow them to actually leave the park, or maybe even the 'land') without help, I would certainly allow two 13 year olds to go on rides by themselves. I would set up a meeting time and place, and as they build trust by making those deadlines, you can give more until you've reached your agreed upon hardstop.

Just my 2 cents.

Like someone said before, trust your mother's intuition. It's worth its weight in gold!

[kaysmommie]

I think the most important thing is to have talked about it WITH the girls and all be in understanding of the what guidelines they will have to follow- whatever it ends up being, (no time alone, a little time alone, or time enough for several rides alone) - are, so that everyone's on the same page. It's the same as everyone knowing in advance how much you will allow to be spent on snacks or souvies.

If they can responsibly navigate the park (I would never allow them to actually leave the park, or maybe even the 'land') without help, I would certainly allow two 13 year olds to go on rides by themselves. I would set up a meeting time and place, and as they build trust by making those deadlines, you can give more until you've reached your agreed upon hardstop.

Just my 2 cents.

Like someone said before, trust your mother's intuition. It's worth its weight in gold!

Kathy,
I agree with her advice 100%. Listen to your mommy instincts. I think a ride or two will be great though. Definitely not leave the park without the rest of the family :scared:. I used to go with my BF to Great Adventure when we were 14, we got dropped off by one of our parents. Mind you we found mischief to get into :rolleyes1but things were different 20 years ago.

[KathyRN137]

A Happy and Blessed Easter to you All!


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/EasterCross.jpg



And to my friends who do not celebrate Easter, I wish you a very Happy Spring!!


Kathy

[Charleston Princess]

Happy Easter to all of you!!!

[KathyRN137]

Happy Easter, Charleston Princess!

all7ofus and kaysmommie: Very good advice, especially since it echos what I was thinking already! I do want them to have fun and a certain amount of independence, but I'd like the family to be together as much as possible.

The subject didn't come up... but everyone was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the VAKL brochure I brought. (My DVC guide came through just in time!) :thumbsup2

DSis Eileen is trying to sow the seeds of a Grand Gathering in the future: Mom & Dad, plus the six girls and their families!!! :eek: Mucho Grande Gathering!!!

Perhaps, someday!


Kathy

[IluvXU]

Hope you had a fantastic Easter Kathy!

[DisMomAmy]

I hope you & your family had a Happy Easter yesterday Kathy!

[mom2mek]

I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Easter Kathy! :goodvibes

Sara

[KathyRN137]

Thanks and Happy Easter, IluvXU, DisMomAmy, and mom2mek!!


Tricia had her Spring Break last week (public school), but his break is this week (private school.) So, last night as I was tucking him into bed, I whispered, "No school for Billy tomorrow! You're on vacation!"

Poor Billy! He perked up big time and said, "Go to Walt Disney World tomorrow??" :hyper:

He (naturally) associates the word "vacation" with WDW, so he thought we were on our way!!

I felt so bad for him! We had to go through the months on our fingers, "May, June, July, August, September, OCTOBER!!" Then I felt bad for me! Ugh, its such a long way off... :snail:


Kathy

[maroo]

Thanks and Happy Easter, IluvXU, DisMomAmy, and mom2mek!!


Tricia had her Spring Break last week (public school), but his break is this week (private school.) So, last night as I was tucking him into bed, I whispered, "No school for Billy tomorrow! You're on vacation!"

Poor Billy! He perked up big time and said, "Go to Walt Disney World tomorrow??" :hyper:

He (naturally) associates the word "vacation" with WDW, so he thought we were on our way!!

I felt so bad for him! We had to go through the months on our fingers, "May, June, July, August, September, OCTOBER!!" Then I felt bad for me! Ugh, its such a long way off... :snail:


Kathy

Aww.... bless his heart! And yours!

Seems like an eternity, doesn't it!

[carissanboys]

Awww - poor Billy. I don't blame him!! :goodvibes

[mrsksomeday]

Awww Billy and Kathy :grouphug:. I feel the same way, the fall is soooooo far away!!

[KathyRN137]

Thanks for the support! :grouphug:

Its been exactly one year since our last WDW trip, and I'm experiencing those well-known withdrawal symptoms! The April '08 trip report will commence shortly... I'm still hoping against hope that I can find my notes!!

I pulled apart two more boxes today, and I still can't find them! :headache:

Funny thing is, I seem to have clearer memories of the trip in November '07!! I'm looking through all the April pictures and my memory is just coming up with lots of blanks... perhaps because I made a concerted effort not to over-plan that trip. We took a lot more time "to smell the roses" (I'm speaking literally.. it was Epcot F&GF time) so I didn't even take as many pix. :confused3

I really need to do a super-duper Spring Cleaning... then perhaps they will turn up. Yeah, that's the ticket.... I'm just trying to motivate myself with whatever I can!

The doctor I work for is on vacation this week... herego, I am on (unpaid) vacation for the week... which is good in a way because I don't have to worry about childcare for Billy. Ed and I took him (and Aimee) for a really long walk earlier. It's sunny today, but still cool enough for sweatshirts and gloves... I'm determined to get back into shape, not only to help shed some winter pounds, but to build up walking endurance for WDW. You can't just go from being a couch potato to walking around the parks all day for an entire week!! :rolleyes1

Anyway, I think that if I can find those notes and get started on that report, it would help pass the time. There's really not much to do planning-wise for our Halloween trip at this point (except to dream about it!)


Kathy

[Charleston Princess]

Ahhh, poor Billy and poor Kathy -- I know the feeling only too well!

[kaysmommie]

Billy was ready to go to Disney :sad2: poor thing. It's not fun having to sit there and count on your fingers and toes to explain how much longer it will be until you go :hug:. Good thing Billy understands months and you don't have to count days :guilty:. Hope you had a Happy Easter!!

[kimmylaj]

tell billy i feel his pain, i wish i lived close enough to have ap's and go everytime i had a day off.

[DisMomAmy]

Sounds like you all need a trip to Disney!! I'm glad you have one planned. :goodvibes Let's hope the time goes by quickly for you! :goodvibes

[moparop]

Poor Billy! I hope those trip notes turn up!!

[All7OfUs]

I know how Billy feels! I have to keep going to countdown websites and seeing how many days until we can make our Resort Ressie, and then how many days until the next thing, and the next. OHHH! Sept., 2010 seems sooooo far away!

I know those notes will turn up somewhere. Let's all keep hoping.

[KathyRN137]

Thanks, everyone!!

maroo, carissanboys, mrsksomeday, Charleston Princess, kaysmommie, kimylaj, DisMomAmy, moparop, All7ofUs!!!
I really appreciate that someone feels my pain!!

Tricia keeps telling me that she'll "start get excited in September!" But Billy and I are excited NOW!! He just came up to me now and said, "We're going to WDW in......"

ME: "October!"

"And we're staying at..."

ME: "The Animal Kingdom Lodge!"

"And we are going to see...."

ME: "Lots of animals!"

Then he chuckled and ran off! :lovestruc Sigh.

Well, here are some pages from the VAKL brochure I was telling you about... please forgive the quality as they were scanned...

Ugh! I cannot wait! :rolleyes: (I think I'm coming down with Spring Fever!!)





New Lobby:

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Models of Rooms:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/VariousWDW010.jpg



Samawati Springs Pool
(with water slide and pool bar)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/variouswdw0112.jpg



Uwanja Camp: an "interactive water play area with fountains, waterfalls, and more!"


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/VariousWDW008-1.jpg




Billy and I have pawed through this brochure so much that it's already starting to fall apart!! :laughing:

Kathy

[maroo]

Oh, I love the water play area! :)

Looks like you guys are going to have some awesome DIGS! :)

[mousescrapper]

I understnad that hard wait for the next WDW trip....Margaret still asks to go to "Didney Word" everytime we put shoes on.....:lovestruc

Just back some 2 1/2 weeks and I can't believe I have over a year till the next one....

October will come fast I'm sure.

AKV looks AMAZING!!!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures from the real deal!

J-

[KathyRN137]

Samawati Springs Pool
(with water slide and pool bar)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/variouswdw0112.jpg




All the kids are excited about this pool... even the two "teens!" But, I'm a teensy-weensy bit worried about the fire... do you see those two torch-like fires in the foreground?? :worried:

You know how Billy is afraid of all fire... I hope they are more subtle in "real life!" :rolleyes1

Kathy

[Hedy]

That place looks nice. Thank Billy for the info on the On Demand AKV info-DSIL was very excited when I told her.

[Halloweenqueen]

Looks fantastic!

I'm getting excited about our October trip, but I hate that ADRs went to 90. I would be deep into park planning now. It makes me anxious that we won't have hours until after our ADR window opens.

Crossing my fingers that Disney posts them early!

[KathyRN137]

I understnad that hard wait for the next WDW trip....Margaret still asks to go to "Didney Word" everytime we put shoes on.....:lovestruck



Awww. Poor Margaret!

We're at one-year-since-Disney now, and its killing me!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

That place looks nice. Thank Billy for the info on the On Demand AKV info-DSIL was very excited when I told her.

You're Welcome! :goodvibes
Billy's watching the planning DVD right now!

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Looks fantastic!

I'm getting excited about our October trip, but I hate that ADRs went to 90. I would be deep into park planning now. It makes me anxious that we won't have hours until after our ADR window opens.

Crossing my fingers that Disney posts them early!


This is probably going to surprise you, but I'm rather relieved that they changed the ADR window to 90 days... 180 days was just too far out, IMHO. Plus, I'm hoping that if we have to wait until then to do the bulk of our planning, it will make those last three months fly by just a bit faster!! ;)


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Oh, I love the water play area! :)

Looks like you guys are going to have some awesome DIGS! :)


Thanks, I think Billy will like that area, too!
There will even be "observation" decks up on a higher level with little telescope-thingys that the kids can use to look out on the savanna!

Kathy

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Thank you for posting the Villas information! They look beautiful, and that water play area looks like so much fun! They lobby looks beautiful.

I hope the pool's torches aren't too prominent. Perhaps they won't be torches in the actual final product? Maybe they will substitute a light fixture for the torch.

We booked our fall trip last night. We chose a Pirate Room at Caribbean Beach! Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, I am not sure about the dates though. That gives us only two choices (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1) for the MNSSHP. I am worried about tickets selling out. Also, were do you buy the tickets? I saw the special events page on Disney's Site but I don't see where you buy the tickets?

[KathyRN137]

Found this on YouTube today...

It's a review of the villas at Jambo House, not Kidani Village, but I'm sure they are very similar. The pool footage is of the main pool area at the AKL...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-wce7DLNYs


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I've decided that I must get a camera that shoots video... I want to add video to my TRs!! :yay: :woohoo: :banana:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

We booked our fall trip last night. We chose a Pirate Room at Caribbean Beach! Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, I am not sure about the dates though. That gives us only two choices (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1) for the MNSSHP. I am worried about tickets selling out. Also, were do you buy the tickets? I saw the special events page on Disney's Site but I don't see where you buy the tickets?


I understand that they eventually sell out on the big nights, but that it's not an instant sell-out, if you know what I mean!
You can call (407)WDW-PLAY for tickets, beginning May 1st! :thumbsup2

Perhaps we'll run into you there!!


I loved CBR... it was our first Disney Resort!!


Kathy

[carissanboys]

I've decided that I must get a camera that shoots video... I want to add video to my TRs!! :yay: :woohoo: :banana:


Kathy

I think videos add a lot. :goodvibes Even most basic digital cameras do video now. :thumbsup2

[Charleston Princess]

I have that brochure!!! Our DVC guide sent it to us -- ours is about worn out too -- there might even be drool marks on it from me. :rotfl: One of these days I will just buy DVC and be happy forevermore. One day...:lovestruc

[DisMomAmy]

I LOVE the brochure & video!! I toyed around with the idea of staying at the AKL but decided to stick with what we have so I wouldn't ruin it for future visits... I'm afraid to stay somewhere as nice as that and then "have to" stay at a Value Resort... it might be a let down. The resort is beautiful!!

[blue_river]

Jumping in!!! :woohoo:

[KathyRN137]

Jumping in!!! :woohoo:

Single rope or Double Dutch?? :lmao:

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I have that brochure!!! Our DVC guide sent it to us -- ours is about worn out too -- there might even be drool marks on it from me. :rotfl: One of these days I will just buy DVC and be happy forevermore. One day...:lovestruc

Well, now, the DVC Resorts are beautiful... but the DVC program does have its pros and cons. If you are seriously interested, I suggest spending a little time on the DVC boards... you can get the true picture of the good, the bad, and the ugly over there!

(But, its mostly good.) :goodvibes


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

I LOVE the brochure & video!! I toyed around with the idea of staying at the AKL but decided to stick with what we have so I wouldn't ruin it for future visits... I'm afraid to stay somewhere as nice as that and then "have to" stay at a Value Resort... it might be a let down. The resort is beautiful!!


I love all the resorts that we have experienced: Caribbean Beach, Port Orleans French Quarter, Saratoga Springs, Old Key West, and the Wilderness Lodge!! They all have their own charms.

I admit that we never stayed at any of the Value Resorts... but that was only because Ed and I could never share a double bed... we need at least a Queen. (He claims that I am a bed hog, but its only because he steals all the covers and I'm simply trying to stay warm!!) :rotfl:

But, yes, the DVC accommodations really do spoil you.

Ed thinks its the King bed, but I know that its the really the Laundry Room that gets you hooked! ;)


Kathy

[blue_river]

Single rope or Double Dutch?? :lmao:

Kathy

I'm not coordinated enough for double dutch :rolleyes:

[KathyRN137]

Well folks, its close to midnight and I'm almost ready for sleepy-time.

Almost.

After a full day with Billy (who, incidentally, began showing symptoms of a cold toward the afternoon and was asking to go to the doctor by three o'clock), I fufilled my promise and took Tricia clothes shopping when she returned home from school.

I left a sniffling Billy with Ed and drove 45 minutes, in the rain mind you, to Jersey Shore Premium Outlets so Tricia could spend a little of her birthday loot.

"Why am I doing this?" I asked, as we sat in rush-hour traffic on the Parkway.

"Because you love me!" was the response. :hug:

We got down there fairly late, but Tricia was in heaven shopping at her new favorite store, Rue 21. If the girls do decide on Eighties Girls for their MNSSHP costumes, they will be able to assemble their outfits here... all the eighties stuff is back!

Jelly bracelets, fluorescent colors, even checkered sneakers and leg warmers!! :laughing:

(Although now I'm told they are thinking of joining the Pirate crew with Ed, Billy, and me.)



I think we did all right. Tricia did a lot of trying-on, but in the end we came away with:

Rue 21: Tricia: 3 shirts and a bracelet. Billy: 2 t-shirts. Me: Black lace fingerless gloves for my Pirate Queen costume.

Charlotte Russe: Tricia: 1 dress and more bracelets.

Crocs Outlet: Billy: 1 Jibbitz (LGM from Toy Story) Me: 1 Jibbitz (A replacement Goofy... mine lost an ear somehow.)

And, may I have a drumroll, please! Ed: 1 pair of black Cayman Crocs!!! :rotfl2: (He swears he will only wear them around the house!!) He specifically told me not to get him Jibbitz, but I got him a skull 'n crossbones for fun! I also purchased some Crocs butter... my Lime Greenies are looking a bit worse for wear!

Tricia absolutely refused to get a pair of Crocs... so now she is my only holdout! :laughing:

On the way home, I stopped for tissues and cold medicine for my poor Billy... I'm glad that I'm home with him this week already. At least he won't have to miss any school.


Oh Goody! It's past Midnight!

:woohoo: Now, I can officially say that we are under 200 Days!! :woohoo:

:dance3: ONLY 199 Days til Disney!!! :dance3:

Good Night!


Kathy

[All7OfUs]

What a score at the outlets! Good for you guys- all of you! What drama with the costume choosing. I remember being like that when I was in school too. Just so many fun choices, and to only get to choose ONE! I know whatever they choose, it will look great- hey, who couldn't go wrong with leg warmers and Vans or a turned up collar on a Polo shirt??

[DisMomAmy]

199 DAYS!!

:dance3::dance3::dance3::dance3:

[Hedy]

Great loot (you have trained Tricia well!)

[KathyRN137]

Hedy and All7ofUs: Thanks! I was really just blah-blah-ing about the loot so I could post after Midnight about finally reaching the 199 day mark!! ;)

We had fun... too bad we ran out of time... Tricia still had a full head of steam at 8:30!

DisMomAmy: My countdown ticker pales in comparison to yours: Only ten more days for you!! :woohoo:

Kathy

[moparop]

That sounds like such a fun shopping trip, even in the rain! She will be a styling girl, for sure!

And ED... in Crocs!! I never thought I'd read of the day! My hubby was the same way, down to the never wearing them in public. Yeah, they came to Disney last summer. ;)

And :cool1: for 199!! Getting closer!!

[carissanboys]

Here's to only 199 days! :cool1:

[blue_river]

Only 100 more days until you hit double digits

:yay::woohoo::yay:

[KathyRN137]

And ED... in Crocs!! I never thought I'd read of the day! My hubby was the same way, down to the never wearing them in public. Yeah, they came to Disney last summer. ;)



It all started a couple of weeks ago when he had to run out onto the deck and he grabbed Billy's pair. Even though they were too small, he must've thought they were comfortable.

"Maybe you could get me one pair and I'll just wear them around the house."

Mmm-hmm.

"Just plain black."

Mmm-hmm.

"And no Jibbitz."

Mmm-hmm.

You'd have thought he was consenting to wear a Man-skirt or something!

I pointed out that yes, they do make Crocs for MEN; lots of men wear them. Case in point: my DBIL wears Crocs all the time...in fact, he wears nothing else because of his back problems. Ed feels that they are acceptable as "slippers" but insists he will never wear them out. He thinks DBIL is an exception to the "Men-in-Crocs" rule because he is European (born in Germany!!) :confused3 :rotfl2:


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w284/KathyRN137/crocs.jpg


Now, what's so girly about this shoe, I ask you???

Kathy

[askelton]

My DH had the Athens and loves them! :thumbsup2

[KathyRN137]

Here's to only 199 days! :cool1:


Woo-Hoo! :rolleyes1 I know, I know... still a loooong way to go!

Hey, I'm trying to stay positive, here!!


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Only 100 more days until you hit double digits

:yay::woohoo::yay:


Yeah, that's right!! :thumbsup2


Kathy

[mousescrapper]

Ed thinks its the King bed, but I know that its the really the Laundry Room that gets you hooked! ;)



:lmao:

I'm not coordinated enough for double dutch :rolleyes:

I'm not even coordinated enough for single jumping....;)


:dance3: ONLY 199 Days til Disney!!! :dance3:



:yay::yay::yay: How fun....! Only 109 days till ADR time!

[GlassSlippers]

Well folks, its close to midnight and I'm almost ready for sleepy-time.

Almost.


Oh Goody! It's past Midnight!

:woohoo: Now, I can officially say that we are under 200 Days!! :woohoo:

:dance3: ONLY 199 Days til Disney!!! :dance3:

Good Night!




Kathy

Woo Hoo! Congratulations on 199 days!

It's me, The Co-Knower and Planner of All Things Disney :wizard:, BTW. I finally got sick of my boring old lorispeck user name and re-joined with GlassSlippers. I could not for the life of me figure out how to change just the user name!

Good for Tricia and her costuming decision. It sounds pretty cute! My DD has chosen her MNSSHP costume too. She wants to be the littlest Fantasia mushroom! Anyone have any suggestions for the big red mushroom cap? Her friend wants to be a non-Disney (gasp! choke! wheeze!) character called Lenore. I've never heard of her, but the girls assure me that she's cute in a slightly creepy sort of way. I'm taking their word for it.

Hope Billy feels better soon!

Lori in East Podunk, WI

[KathyRN137]

It's me, The Co-Knower and Planner of All Things Disney :wizard:, BTW. I finally got sick of my boring old lorispeck user name and re-joined with GlassSlippers.


GlassSlippers.... I like it!! ::yes::

Kathy

[KathyRN137]

:yay::yay::yay: How fun....! Only 109 days till ADR time!

Well...help me pass the time! Post more on your report!! :rotfl:


Kathy

[KathyRN137]

Well, AllEars posted the new menus for Sanaa, the restaurant that will be opening in May at Kidani Village.

Meh. "African cooking with Indian flavors." We probably won't be trying it.


http://allears.net/menu/menu_sanaad.htm


I just don't think this is something my family (esp. the kids) would enjoy. We may just stick with the buffet at Boma! :thumbsup2


http://allears.net/menu/menu_bomadin.htm


Kathy

[Charleston Princess]

We kind of thought the same thing when we saw the menus. I am hoping everyone says it is fantastic and then we'll try it on a different trip.

[carissanboys]

You can't go wrong with the buffet at Boma! (although - we've never tried dinner - just breakfast)

[kaysmommie]

African and Indian food don't sound that appetizing. I agree stick with Boma. I have never tried Jiko but my BF and her hubby love it.