I hope Josh's back is feeling better today.
Thank you! He is back to work - but he is in a lot of pain still.
Awe, I love the GMR! Did you get cowboy or gangster?
Well, we got the gangster - I think? LOL
Cannot wait to take Jim on TSM. I'm hoping that he will like the ride as much as I do.
It's fun - but my coordination sucks. LOL
I love walking through One Man's Dream too! So much history involved with Walt. I still haven't made it into the movie yet though, the timing has just never been right. I need to see that someday!
I am so glad we did it, it was so cool to walk through.
Yea for a second drawing class! All of your Minnies look great. Too funny about Ali getting the date wrong! I know when I'm on vacation, I never know what day of the week it is so she is excused.
Well - it's one thing to forget the date, but she even messed up the month! LOL
Ahh, it's getting to be that time of year already. My seasonal vendor job had me start about three weeks ago for the Christmas season! I can't believe how early retailers are getting ready this year. I can't complain though... More money in our Disney fund.
Wow! That is pretty early for a seasonal job!
Love the GMR. It's like the Jungle Cruise, the CM can really make or break the experience.
I totally agree - our CM was pretty good - I thought.
Hey at least you beat the phantom rider, right?
Yup - we did.
Love, love, love One Man's Dream. The mock-up of the Mine Train looks so neat.
They had the whole Fantasyland mock up, but since most of it was already done - I just focused on the mine train. LOL
Your Minnie drawing is really good! Can't say I'm surprised.
THanks!
OMG you got a picture of Kathy's Husband Mark too!!! UNCANNY i tell you...
Oh no! Did I post the wrong photo? LOL
Ok seriously the drawing are out of the world and i think your girls need to go work for Disney.... I really mean that...
I think that would be a great job for Victoria - I should mention that to her.
Love the update love everything!
THank you!
Love the PP pictures! Both of the Splash Mountain ones are hilarious because of the families in front of you guys!
Yah - we aren't that inventive. LOL I always ask the girls what they want to do, and we can never come up with anything. We did get better later in the trip though.
When it's been a couple of days since I've checked in, I always think I'm going to remember everything I wanted to comment on when I finally get through all the pages. Silly me! Not happening.
No worries Lois - thanks for checking in, just happy to have you here.
I just know that I love all the photopass photos and I just love that your girls are willing to be so goofy for the camera. What great sports.
Yah - I really like them, they love to ham it up.
The Mickey vampire bag is awesome. I especially love the lining fabric. And of course your stitching is as close to perfect as you can get. Fantastic job! And how fun to get fabric delivered. When I worked at a book store, one of my favorite jobs was unpacking the tons of boxes we got each week. It was like Christmas!
Thank you! I had hoped the fabric would be here sooner - I was hoping to have one of my items in time for my girls weekend to Cranfest next weekend - but I just don't think I will have the time to get it done?
Ooooh - I bet it was like Christmas... I was the same way when I managed Gymboree when the girls were little... Everything was more adorable than the last.
I tried Zumba once, but it bothered my right knee. Don't know why since I don't have knee problems, but there you go. I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. Good for you for sticking with it! And I certainly hope Josh's back is feeling better. Dan has some exercises he does for his back that work miracles. He got them from a doctor on the internet and it even helped when he herniated a disc and supposedly needed surgery. If you want the link, I'll find out from Dan and get it to you.
And I have bad knees - and have no idea why it didn't bother them? Probably because I was doing everything wrong? LOL
I really appreciate the offer, but Josh's back is all nerve damage - he is starting physical therapy again next week, hopefully this will help him a little? I am not very hopeful - the Drs don't want to operate because they are concerned that he will lose use of his legs... Can't say I blame them, but ti's still really frustrating to watch him suffer.
We ate at SciFi twice and both times had bad food, so we took it off our list. We do, however LOVE 50s Prime Time. Go figure. For every restaurant there is, you'll find people who "must do" it and people who "will never go there again". That's why I'm always willing to try one, even if it gets bad reviews.
So true... See - you are so right!
And finally my big news...I booked our trip for next year!! We'll be going in February instead of May with our Granddaughter Charlotte who lives in Colorado. Her birthday is February 7th. I have an ADR for Crystal Palace so far, but waiting to talk with my DD before making too many plans.
YAY!!! I cannot wait to hear all about it!!! This is going to be an amazing trip! She will remember it forever!
Okay, good luck with your auction and have fun in your sewing room today. And of course keep the updates coming often!
THanks! I am trying... LOL
Please don't stop the updates I just love them. In fact you must return to WDW quickly so you can just keep writing HAHA. We are still waiting to hear if you did bounce back - I think you did...........
Jane, Jane, Jane... You know I can't tell you that. Hahahaha (
but I really want to)
Great Halloween Mickey bag love the inside fabric.
Thanks!
Thank you for posting all of your PP+ photos. I have been on the fence about this for our upcoming trip.
Hope you have a good day!
Jane
PP+ is so worth it, especially if you have a lot of character meals that take the photos - those photo packages are $36 each, and they just hand them to you. In the end PP+ more than paid for itself.
Those are great photopass photos! The other families on your Splash Mountain pictures have great expression, too.
Thanks!
We never got any of those special photopass pictures like you did. I forgot to ask for them and none of the photographers offered to take them for us.
We found out - while we were there - the special photos were only available from ONE photographer in each park - something to do with them launching the new Photopass site? I was a little confused about why - but they told us the places in each park that we could ask. I remember getting some in MK and AK.
WOW! I have been trying to catch up for 3 days.......I have to admit that I scrolled through about 8 pages really quickly but I am "caught up" Too much for me to comment on, but I love, love that bag!!! Great pics too!!! well, I will probably have to catch up again on Monday. This weekend is www (wild women's weekend) in Myrtle Beach. I AM SO EXCITED!!! Until then.....
No worries! Just happy you stopped by. Have fun this weekend - it sounds like a blast!
Checking in real fast today. Busy work week. We are holding seminars at night so my work days keep running into the nights. I cannot wait till Friday!!
I hope work slows down a little bit for you.
I have to admit I read along each day, but I just don't have time to reply. Being that I am on hold with work till I get a call I can "multi-task"
No worries - multi tasking is good. I do it all the time.
~V stuck in the hat is hilarious! My DD has done that.
LOL
Very exciteda bout it.
~PB&J Malt - have to say yuck! I am not a PB&J fan at all. Now if it was a chocolate shake I would be in heaven. I have a sweet tooth. 50's Prime Time is a great place to eat. IMO we loved it when we had ADR's on our last trip.
Bummer... It's really good. LOL We love to eat at 50's too... didn't have the greatest experience last time, but we might be willing to try it again for the next trip.
~The Mickey Halloween bag is PERFECT. Again another masterpiece.
Thank you!
~You are killing me with now two super surprises...REALLY?
Hahaha... Yah - but one of them is more for me than it is for all of you. LOL, so it's really only ONE surprise.
~Splash Mountain photo is the best. Especially the family in front of you. those poor kids!
Yah - they are pretty cute!
~Shame when you didn't like the food at Sci-Fi.
What I had of it was good... It just eeked me out. LOL
~Good for you taking on Zumba. It looks like fun!
I am excited to get into something new, and excited to have some buddies at work to have fun with.
Thank you! You too!
Before I comment on your latest fabulous update I have to say that I read your backstory for when you started sewing and I am completely amazed. Even if you haven't been doing this all your life (my assumption) you had an incredible amount of creativity and talent waiting to burst forth! Just WOW! Seriously..
Thanks Brenda for reading that - it was very nice of you to do so. And thank you for the compliments... Trust me - almost everything I have done has been a learning experience for me - but it's been a lot of fun. For some reason - I just have this strange ability to manipulate fabric. LOL
I'm so not good at TSM. Must be the hand-eye coordination thing.
Trust me - you're not the only one. LOL
I love the GMR - especially if we get a cowboy scene. Always the robber for us!
I don't know that I have ever had the cowboy scene? Not sure I woudl know it if I saw it? LOL
Your Splash photos are great!
Thanks!
Such cute PP pictures!!! Ya'll are all just so cute with fabulous smiles!!
Awww... Thanks Oopsi!
LOVE the new bag - it's fabulous. Can't wait to see what else you've been working on.
Thanks Sarah! I saw one of the pictures your mom posted in the Disboutique FB group yesterday - I am still shocked at how big they are getting! And beautiful!
We've eaten at Sci-Fi once. I booked it even though I'd read a lot of bad reviews. Our meals were actually decent - no complaints here about the food. BUT I was seriously annoyed that they made us wait a half hour past when we checked in for our ADR. This was when Allie had the allergic reaction to Advil and was freaking miserable.
Oh no! That is horrible! I hope she recovered ok?
One of my girls eats PB&J almost everyday. We'll have to get a PB&J shake during our next trip.
Yes, you will - for sure!
I'm enjoying the addition of the PP photos to your TR. Those Splash photos are absolutely hysterical.
Thanks! I am so happy we did the PP+!
Great updates. We really liked Wolfgang Puck Express when we were there in February. How good you all were drawing Eeyore and then Minnie in the drawing class.
The food you had at Akershus had norwegian ingredients, but the dish was very american.
Thanks Lillian. That's what I was thinking too (about the food) - I was sure the dishes were similar, but americanized. So, how would you eat the meatballs then?
Thanks!
I'm glad you were able to get pictures on the GMR this trip...and pretty good ones at that.
Yah - they turned out pretty nice, most of them anyways.
And another animation class? I think that is great and you got Minnie (while we got Rapunzel?????).
I would have loved doing Rapunzel!
I love One Man's Dream and we never made it this trip. I want to be sure we do it next year.
I would have liked to spend more time in there, next trip.
Love the additonal photopass pictures...especially the ones on Splash Mountain.
Hahaha... Thanks!
I've got to try that PB&J shake! I've never eaten at 50s. I did go to the bar one day with a friend. I'm pretty sure I had an ice tea. Love that photo of all of you at the bar!
Yes! YOu must try it!
Emma would LOVE that! She's made a few for classmates. We've slowed down making them because we have too many for us. She's at soccer right now. Can't wait for her to get home and see the new translucent bands I bought her on the way home. She's going to love them!
That is so cool! Alli wore her's to school yesterday too... They are so awesome! I can't wait to get to the part in my TR where I have a picture of mine - then I can show everyone.
It was so good! It had a grapefruit sorbet in it.
Num!
Thanks! Your girls are pretty incredible too! Joe was just saying he really hopes our trips overlap next summer.
Are you going back next summer? I thought you were doing a little bit different dates?
I just missed the downpour when I walked back to BWV. I was undercover of the boat dock during one huge downpour. They stopped the boat due to lightning but the rain had stopped so I decided to chance it and walk back to BW. There were a few huge/scary thunder claps on my walk back but no rain which was great because I forget to get a poncho out of the bag that Gene was carrying.
We were JUST behind you then. LOL That's twice now that we have been RIGHT next to eachother.
How fun to have Alli join you!
So exciting! I was looking at the Christmas flannels online at JoAnns yesterday thinking about making the kids some PJs for Christmas and Emma & I some for our trip but I've got way too much fabric already and no place to put it! I've got to make some things out of my stash before I can buy anymore! I did love the red & green Scotty dog flannel though!
That would be so cute! I wish I had time to do that!
TSM is my favorite ride! I think we rode about 5 times total this trip. For the first time Lizzy beat me EVERY SINGLE TIME. I think I'm getting old! I think my high is around 250 but I didn't break 200 at all on this trip. I was on the way toward that one ride but there was a problem with the game. I find I do best when I ride alone and hog all the high point targets but the folks who get the monthly highs in the 400s have to play in concert with someone else to open up even higher point targets.
If we ever meet up at DHS I promise not to tease you about your TSM score if you promise not to tease me about my drawings. You wouldn't recognize what characters I was trying to draw In California they schedule who they are drawing so you can come back the times they are drawing the characters you're most interested in.
Hahaha... I am soooo not good at that game, my hand gets so tired from popping the gun, by the end I can barely move. LOL
I would never tease anyone for the drawing ability - or lack thereof. LOL
Joe LOVES One Man's Dream!!! I think it is his favorite attraction in WDW. I only rushed through on our last morning meeting up with Gene & Joe so I didn't see the model of the mine ride. Very cool!
Yes, that does seem to be something Joe would be interested in.
OK....Emma's home and says the kids in school are making some cool bracelets so we have to make something cooler tonight.
Oooh - I am anxious to see what she is going to do to make them cooler!
I love One Man's Dream too. Just going through and looking at everything. And I can't pass the movie. Even though I've seen it I don't know how many times.
It's a great movie and a great tribute to Walt.
Hahaha. I guess Alli did forget it was August. That's a pretty big forget though.
Great PP pics.
Hahaha... I know! I didn't even notice until I went to post it yesterday... I had to squint because it was so tiny... Hmmm... I think that's a 5? LOL
I hope so too. Got everything done for the kids' classes so now I can start getting ideas and hopefully planning. Once I get some of that input I want I'll probably start a PTR. Hopefully in the next few days.
That would be awesome! Let me know when you do.
We love TSM!!! Even my 3 year old!! He just loves to see all the characters and could care less about playing. Love the Splash pictures too!! I think it's funny you had a family in front of you each time where the parent's are doing something and the daughter is like uh I don't know what to think about this.
LOL Yah - that was a little funny.
AWESOME Minnie photos. I wish I could draw like that. I am so envious of your talent! - I can't draw a straight line if my life depended on it!
Well, they make it pretty easy for you in the drawing class - I highly encourage everyone to give it a try - it's a lot of fun, and you might surprise yourself.
Love the Splash Mountain photos. When we went on it with my (then 5 year old) granddaughter, 2 boys were each giving 'the finger' and destroyed our photo. I was so upset.
Oh NO!! I would be so angry too!
Another great update! I love all of your PP pics, it really looks like you all had a great time!
I stink at TSM too! My two year old even did better than me
Thanks! We did have a lot of fun! Even though it was soooo hot! Yah - TSM is not a very good ride for me. LOL
Great PP pics love splash mtn. And that mickey vamp bag is so cute.Keep up the good work.....
Thanks so much! Yah - Dracula Mickey was a fun bag to make!
OK- First post on phone so beware! Morning D- I have a question for you. Where would you recommend in Charlotte NC for fabric and thread? I know you had a great trip there and my. SIL and I are going there for the weekend before WDW. Not sure how many stops we can make because my two SIL's are doing a breast cancer 2 day walk and we are the cheering squad. Sorry for the slight derailment of your most excellent TR
Jane
No worries Jane... Well, of course, for fabric - you must go to Mary Jo's Cloth Shop... It's the biggest I have ever seen! Then for thread, you must go to Long Creek Mills and say hi to Charlie!!! I actually order all of my thread from this shop - it's the embroidery thread I use for all of my applique work... Mr. Charlie winds it all himself... While you are there - ask him if he will show you how he does it - his vintage machines are the coolest and he has maintained every one of them for his entire life. Mr. Charlie is awesome - and the floor to ceiling rows and rows of thread are INSANE! If you have any questions - the ladies there are very helpful too. There were a few other fabric shops we went to - but Mary Jo's is by far the biggest. We also went to "Sew Much Fun!" - which was a very nice shop... I know that MJ's and Charlie's are fairly close to eachother, but I have NO idea where the Sew Much Fun shop is in relation to those. Marianne did all the driving...
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I worked at Target all day yesterday. I was busy - so that was nice.
That's about all...
I did get some of my fabric in the mail yesterday - I am hoping that today the rest will come.
I hope you all have a fantastic day!
D~
I have to say - I was a bit sad to go, I wish we could have had more time... Next time!
Girl, if I had the funds to do it, I would own many D~ bags, too. Ain't no shame in it Sista!!! 
So, how close are you to having a bag for every day of the week now? 
Two Pluto ones and the Crush one I got during the last auction. Still looking for a awesome Nemo shirt to go with the Crush bag.
