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We would get fruit instead of desserts for many meals, and put it in the fridge for breakfast. If we ate at the hotel, we would get fruit juice or a milk to save for breakfast and just use our mugs. We also brought granola bars and cereal for breakfast in the room most days. It's difficult for...

When we did the QS plan last year, we would always grab milk or juice for drinks when eating at our resort to use for the kids' breakfast. We would also substitute fresh fruit instead of dessert to save for breakfast as well. Our room had a small fridge, which was convenient for storing our...

I would let the 14 year old stay home. I have a 16, 14, and 7 year old boys. Last summer we did Universal for the older ones and didn't do Disney at all- they didn't want to:( They had been there before. We are heading back next summer for DH's work. We are only taking the younger one to Sea...

Ha ha! This reminds me of the first year I planned a Disney vacation for my family. I was going to buy a 10 day ticket for 5 days so we could attend another park the same day if we wanted - LOL! A very nice Disney agent on the phone told me that doesn't work; instead you have to get park...

We got a postcard with a free dining pin last year for the week after Thanksgiving. It worked out great for us, since my parents were taking us all on a cruise the week of Thanksgiving:) Who knows?

We did Starbucks a few times, so we could get some good coffee. We are not big breakfast eaters though. We had two DSs with us and we all split the 2 pastries and 2 fruit cups, while DH and I each got a coffee drink:)

The Downtown Disney store has Star Wars t-shirts. We bought some there last December.

Agree. Some people just think they are funny and enjoy sharing comments with others(my DH). I'm sure if he crosses the line to creepiness someone will let him know. Let's move on to more funny stroller clobbering and line butting stories!

I think a big key to saving for retirement is buying a home considerably less than what lenders say you can afford, so when you encounter the increased costs of living and or kid expenses you don't have to cut into your savings amount.

I think the times you both visited made a difference in your experiences. Most spring breaks don't start until the 3rd week of March and later. Some universities let out the 2nd week, but not many elementary or secondary schools(or maybe that's just more of a Midwest trend). It is also necessary...

Every state is different, but I worked and took 2 classes each semester for the first year to establish residency and get in state tuition where I attended. I could take 2 classes with the in state tuition rate. I was never considered independent of my parents, even though they did not support...

I read this thread with interest because we will be heading down the summer of 2015. Last summer we did 2 days at Universal on site and no days of Disney. My older boys didn't want to go back to Disney after having visited 4 years earlier:( and we hadn't visited Universal yet. We did get back to...

This is a good age to take the boys, before they get much older. I took my boys when the older 2 were 11 and 9. Unfortunately, my parents took my oldest to a Six Flags a few weeks earlier on a camping trip. All I heard all week at Disney was how exciting the rides were at Six Flags, in...

I wonder if they are doing more free dining with pin codes instead. Last year, we received a pin code for free dining in November or beginning of December. We also received one for this spring.

We got the pizza by the slice on the Boardwalk, and it is way better than the pizza in the parks. The special pizza was delicious. It was spinach garlic mushroom, or something like that.

I feel for your situation, although I wonder if the school is not as callous as you might think. They are given a set amount of money for each student based on how heavily weighted their need is. The special education departments are usually running in the red. IEPs are written based on need and...

I've never heard the term spreads before, but everyone who grew up in rural Iowa has quite a few recipes for bars made in jelly roll pans. They are perfect for a crowd - in our case after church service with coffee. In fact, one year I gave a non rural friend of mine who always commented on my...

Wow, what a thread! I hope you get the resolution you need. I'm surprised the school did not agree to pay for the glasses, since the aide clearly did not follow through on her duty. I also wonder why the other child's aide also did not prevent the incident, or maybe I misunderstood that he had...

We stayed at Pop the first week in December. We had 5 days in the parks. Luckily, I made our reservations before they tiered EPCOT. We made our Fastpasses for the afternoons and tried to arrive at RD. It worked great everywhere except MK. We spent our extra day there. It would have been highly...

It worked out well for us when we did the QS plan in December. We got tired of the desserts & often let the kids have ours or split them between the 4 of us. I would also grab a few of their grapes or carrots. We ate lunch at Starring Rolls & split the enormous rich cupcakes between the 4 of us-...