DMGeurts
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- Feb 25, 2008
I know what you mean about dtd. We went Friday night of Labor Day weekend and it was really busy. If we go back, the kids would like to spend more time there.
I am not sure about a trip report. Maybe. Things have been crazy with the kids' schedules.
Today, Marissa signed us up to work the UO Duck football game in the concession stand. Not looking forward to that on my day off.
Yah - DTD wasn't very fun that night - I am sure I had that "deer in the headlights" look on my face most of the night. LOL
Bummer about being too busy for a TR... I hope you'll continue to stop in and say hi once in a while.
I just wanted to pop in and let you know I am here and reading along. But I have to tell you...I think I need to stop reading people's trip reports until they are totally done with them...'cause I am soooooo impatient and want to know the rest of the story NOW! LOL!
Thanks for sharing!
Lynn
Hi Lynn!!! It's great to see you! I have the same problem... Then when the TR is over, I am so sad.
As a photographer with an external flash, I can tell you that he was using it incorrectly - most especially if he was blinding people. You should have offered to take a picture of him with his camera and given him a taste of his own medicine.
Well - that's good to know that he wasn't using it right - LOL It was the most crazy flash I had ever seen! And you could tell that the Captain was really getting annoyed, I am sure that each time it flashed, he couldn't see for a few seconds.
Suzie Goes. Tasha Comes!
Yes, but pretty soon, Tasha leaves too...
And I hope you're making a Halloween bag. Just sayin'.
I cannot reveal that information.
I've never really been a huge soda drinker and lately I've found that when I do have one I feel bloated and just yucky. Give me coffee and water and I'll do just fine, thank you. DH however gets his caffeine from sodas, but he waters them down so much they're practically flavored water.
Still proud of y'all's sticking to the H2O!
Yes - I have the same problem + it gives me SUCH bad heartburn. Which I don't understand, you would think it's the carbonation that gives the heartburn, but I drink the sparkling water everyday (H2Oh brand) and it never gives me heartburn - it's VERY carbonated. So, clearly, it's something else in soda that makes me feel so crappy. It's just easiest - and best for my body - just to eliminate it from my diet totally.
I love your fun group photo! You all have the BEST smiles!
Awww... Thanks!
I'm a WPE fan but sadly although we made it to DTD, we didn't eat there. I love the four cheese pesto pizza.
We liked WPE - for sure. And we like EoS... But we REALLY LOVE Jimmy Johns... Every time we eat there at home, we WISH they would open a franchise in Disney. LOL
I can't wait to hear about your best day!
Not sure it was our "best" day - but it was a really fun day and definately at the top of the list... It's kind of a tie between this day and our day with Suzi. Ack... But then we had our day with Bernadette too... OK, OK - all of them were great! LOL
I'm so impressed with your couponing. What an awesome positive impact that has. And I'm sure the cartwheel didn't hurt.
Thanks... Hahaha, I didn't do an actual "cartwheel" - LOL... I'd land on the floor a crumpled mass of jello if I did that. Target has this new coupon program built for Smartphones... Target Cartwheel
I am amazed by your extreme couponing! You managed to knock of a huge chunk of change off your totals. Do you find the coupons online?
Thanks! I am not sure that I am "extreme" - but I do coupon and I do try to get the best deals that I can. We are a super budget conscious family, and couponing is really the only way I can stay with in our budget for groceries. I do print coupons online (target.com, coupons.com, redplum.com, smartsource.com), plus I work at Target one day per week - so I have my Team Member discount + my Target Check Card discount (which is an automatic 15% off the top), I also shop with my BFF - who is able to earn Target Pharmacy rewards (I cannot, because DH is a Federal Employee) - so she shares that discount with me when she has it, so that's another 5%... Then Target allows you to "stack" coupons... So, one Target coupon and one Manufacturer coupon per item... And then, the new Target Cartwheel - which is another savings they allow you to stack. Then I subscribe to 2 Sunday papers, which I clip coupons out of, as well. I try very hard to only purchase items that I have coupons for, but sometimes certain things just can't be avoided. But it's fun, BFF and I enjoy doing it, and it gives me one more thing to help us save for Disney.
I do shop at other stores that aren't Target... But I only shop those stores sales/coupon specials/produce (becuse Target's produce is incredibly expensive).
But I don't consider myself "extreme" because my average savings is between 40%-50%... There is just no way we can get the deals at grocery stores in our area, like other grocery stores in other regions. But I do the best I can, and I have fun with it.
Do I get extra credit if I guess the correct holiday. I'm thinking about your Mickey cookie tray theme but for some reason I'm leaning towards Easter. But now that I know your recent Monster's Inc bag was for Chiara and her trip is coming up in October I am going with Halloween as my final answer. In any case I can't wait to see it.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Hahaha... Well, if I was doing a certain holiday bag, it wouldn't be aimed at one particular person... But I do have some great fabric, for a certain holiday that I've been hoarding for quite some time, and I've been dying to use it... So, that's what dictated this particular bag. I am sure - when you see the fabric, you will definately agree with me, because you'd probably have a hard time not using it too.
Hi I haven't yet read any of your reports this is the first ,but I am glad to have found one ! Loving the dis meet pics,something I have yet to do .Excited to hear what else is coming
OOPsi-my little Nashatarian how cute are you in the dis meet pic!!! Love it!
Welcome Cheeky! Glad to have you here and following along... I've seen you around the Dis (mostly in Oopsi's PTR)... So, it's nice to have you here.
I'm fine. They're gone for now. They had to put me on high dosage of blood thinners to get the clots out. I have to take Warfarin, a blood thinner, daily until at least January. Then, I have to be checked out weekly to make sure my blood isn't too thin or not thin enough. Hopefully, these checkups will be monthly by the time I go to Disney. I dunno. Right now, my blood isn't thin enough, so I'm on a higher dosage. As long as I don't have to be checked out while at Disney.
Well, I am glad they were found and medicine was able to take care of them. I pray that your Disney trip goes well and you don't have any issues while you are there.
I opened it in another tab so I could watch.
Your pictures from this trip are cracking me up. Loving the look on V's face in that first one. I'm surprised that Alli wasn't trying to make a silly face or hug on her!
Hahaha... Yah - we do settle down once in a while.
And...this picture of all of you on the boat is priceless! Sometimes group selfies are the best! I love the look on everyone's faces...especially Alli.
Thanks! I thought it was a fun pic.
It sounds like you all enjoyed WPE. I really must try this some time. I guess I will add it to my ever growing list of things to see/do and places to eat!
Yes, make sure you add it - and Earl of Sandwich (if you haven't eaten there yet) and then, while you are at home... Look for a Jimmy Johns... We love to eat there!
My son is a soda addict. I make him cut it out on vacations that have any type of altitude. He is really sensitive to any increase of elevation - he's a desert rat. For some reason soda seems to intensify it. At least Florida shouldn't have that problem.
It's just so hard... I agree - I think that soda is so addicting. Before I stopped drinking it, it was all I was drinking all day every day... So very bad for me - and I just felt like crap too.
The flash sounds awful!
It was horrible... I have never seen flash like that in my life.
Little kids love to bounce in the booth behind me and stare at me, but no food throwing...yet. But they are kids what can you do - their cuteness does make up for it.
LOL - I know... It was just so cute... I literally had to hide my laughter behind my hand when she did it.
I think any holiday bag you did would be amazing.
Awww... Thank you!
I know what you mean about the soda! I quit it for a few months before our Disney trip too and then sadly got addicted again after our trip. Thankfully I seem to have it back under control but then again I leave for Disney in 58 days
Yah - it's just so strange how easy it is to get back into drinking it. I am glad you were able to get it back under control though. Yay for a trip in 58 days!
I can't wait to hear about your biggest day yet!!!
I am very excited to share it with all of you.
Glad you were able to get everything you needed. Even yearbooks in elementary school is crazy!! Jeremy and Sarah's were $27 each!! DH didn't want to get them but that is one thing from my school years that I do cherish so we will be getting them for each of them every year.
I was the same way... I love that I have all of my yearbooks - I never look at them anymore, but for years - I loved to look back. I was going to do middle school for the girls - but once Alli had her's stolen... Nah - they are too expensive for that sort of thing. But High School is very important, so I will be buying those... I remember when ours were $35... And that was back when there wasn't any digital software - I am sure they are much easier to produce now, yet they are double/triple the price.
Nice you were able to meat up with Tasha! Sounds like you guys had a fun time in DTD! Ugh about the blinding flash!! I'd probably be one who'd want to throw the camera with him with it overboard!!
We did have a great time with her!
Now I have to share some news! We may be going to WDW next summer!!! It would be in June though if we go. DH and I were talking tonight about our 10th anniversary (May) again since yesterday it had been 10 years since we first met and he said he was thinking about how it would be fun to take a couple weeks and drive cross country with the kids (make a stop here and there on the way and back) and go to WDW!!!! Yes the driving part scares me because the longest car rides we've done so far are just to Disneyland and Oregon both are between 6 1/2 and 7 1/2 hours depending ton traffic and how many stops we have to make. So if anyone has done the drive from California to Florida with young kids has any tips please let me know!!
Yay for going to WDW!!! But WOW - that would be a LONG drive!
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Welcome! I am super glad to have you here!
The extras are getting crazy expensive. A lot of my students are opting to only get their senior year yearbook, which is kind of sad to me. Many kids can't afford to go to Prom with tickets being near or over $100 not including the dress or tux and all the other things.
My limit on driving has been about 8 hours too. I think a road trip would be fun.
Exactly - it is so expensive... And we have huge milesones coming... Prom... Graduation... College...
I remember my senior ball tickets were about $70 a person and that was almost 15 years ago. It is sad that things are just getting way to expensive for the kids to be able to go and enjoy them with their friends.
I know... I just don't understand why things are getting so horrible like that? I am sure - in the end - it comes down to school budget cuts. But I certainly do NOT want to get into a political discussion in my TR. LOL
I love road trips!! When I was 15 my grandparent's took me, my sister (13 at the time) and our cousin (8 at the time) on a 3 month tour of the USA. We left from Northern California the day after school let out. Drove down to southern California, then across the southern States to Florida (stopping along the way in places like Las Vegas; Tombstone, AZ; 4 Corners (where the 4 states meet), spent 2 weeks in Florida doing everything imaginable (WDW, Gator Land, Universal Orlando, Sea World, etc.), headed up the East Coast to New York (stopping in Gettysburg; Hershey, PA; Washington DC, etc) and then headed back across the northern states (making stops in Rapid City, SD to see Mount Rushmore; Missouri to visit our Great Grandma; Washington to see my brother who at the time I hadn't seen in a couple years; etc.) Got home 3 days before school started. We traveled in a motor home and towed a car behind us so we had lots of freedom to do what we wanted. It's a summer I will never forget!!
That cross-country trip sounds amazing!!! A great memory for sure! I would love to do something like that... If only I was brave ehough to do it. LOL
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Yesterday was pretty boring around here...
I did some laundry and worked in my sewing room for most of the day.
I was able to get my auction bag quilted. WHOOT!
Then I started on one of V's requested trip customs... Yes - I've started EARLY, seeing as I have not released the dates of our next trip yet... But after the craziness before this last trip - I NEED to start earlier. LOL
Today, I plan to work on the auction bag applique... And then I will work on V's custom again. I even have something in the works for myself. I dreamed about it last night - and you all know what that means...
Yay! I have an outtake today! Ahem ~ excuse me ~ everyone... The camera is over HERE...
I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!
D~