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  1. CaliTex

    Stop using flash!

    I'm so sick and tired of my smartphone and of being tethered to it because of my job. I do not get why ppl want to drag out their phone every 5 seconds. These ppl waited 30+ minutes to go on a 3 minute ride and they spend their time on that ride looking at or through their phones? Don't get...
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    Deluxe Resorts A Little Out Of Control?

    PamNC--My daughter has booked Coronado for this fall and we are thinking about it if we can't get our time frame on our rented DVC points, (lol) so I'm glad to hear you say you loved Coronado! My gripe about the Deluxes is that the services and amenities are not on par with other, non-Disney...
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    It's my turn now! One big family and a trip full of firsts (Jan 2016) *Update 10/19-Princess Day

    I'm following! Don't give up--you can finish! Love the report! Your family is so cute--we have a big family trip coming up in a year so I'm interested in what you are posting!
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    Tom Sawyer's Island- Adult rest stop?

    I agree with not letting them go unsupervised until age 10 or so. I'm not a terrible hoverer (is that a word?) but that said, the alligators and snakes just...yeah. I go with them.
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    7DMR - Line jumping

    Yes, a zipper merge is totally different animal than people that change lanes to cut in front of cars in their lane in order to get to the front. We all just need to chill out and be smarter than the machines we operate--the difference in time is mere minutes. Courtesy goes a long way. As for...
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    Kate and Mark's Escape Canada Terrace Wedding 10/28/2016

    Hi! I love your report, and your choices! I was married at SBP, and I can tell you that Disney did an amazing job. Everything was really top drawer--absolutely zero complaints and best of all it was pretty much stress free. The flowers were swoon worthy, and the cake was the best cake we have...
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    Homeschooling, how much of an investment is needed, and any other advice

    SO much good advice and wisdom--but I would expect that from home school parents. :grouphug: I found the advice/observations from the college prof interesting. I think it is important to impart discipline and structure so that when they go to college (or simply venture out into the real world)...
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    D3 September trip report - 9/11/2016-9/18/2016

    This is fun--a quasi-live report! It's so nice when you can experience the rides without massive waits! Yay! :hyper: Interesting report on Universal. Have never been but we are talking about it for upcoming trips--probably not this December, though. I know exactly what you mean when...
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    Plantar Fascitis Shoe Suggestions?

    I got PF when my DH dragged me around New Orleans for 3 days and all I had packed was--really super cute sandals, with ZERO arch support. Okay, okay, it was stupid, I admit. But I didn't know it was going to be a forced march! :crazy2: I pictured lounging around the pool, a hurricane in my...
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    Homeschooling, how much of an investment is needed, and any other advice

    There are a lot of good websites and face book groups that are set up to mentor folks through the process of deciding if homeschooling is the right choice for your family. Have you looked into getting connected with any of them in your area? I live in Texas but I home schooled in Arizona...
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    Is That Real Chocolate? (May 2016 Trip Report)- UPDATE-2017 INVITE!

    YAY!!! Awww...she is precious! :welcome: and belated :bday: Melody Cynthia! Congratulations and best wishes to all of you! I wish you all of God's blessings!!:goodvibes
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    Just Back... Musings from first MNSSHP and other thoughts

    Interesting. I have been visiting DL since 1962 (although I don't remember that far back ;) and WDW since 1971. The only other time the parks were trashy was during the recession of the 70's. Not long after WDW opened, as a matter of fact, DL got so bad my family simply stopped going for a...
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    Is That Real Chocolate? (May 2016 Trip Report)- UPDATE-2017 INVITE!

    Awesome! I love your TRs--I love the guys' reactions to stuff and how you have to fight for anything *girly* like a princess meet--lol--and I appreciate your reviews.
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    Our Happily Ever After Begins at WDW... An August 2016 Disneymoon report! The Re-write!

    YAY! You are booked! Great week! We usually go the week after that and sometimes do that for FD which always seems to start around the 10th, but that is a great week (Dec 2-10) for low crowds and good weather! :goodvibes We will be there around that time, too! Yay for us!:wave2: :flower2...
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    December 2016 WDW PTR (aka Honeymoon pt: II)

    Following along! Hey, IT guy--I can't see the photos you have posted--fix it, please! We will be at BOG around the same time on Dec. 15th with our two oldest (6 and 10) grandkids...small(ish) world! I would like to encourage you with the yoga and stretching. My DH is a former college ball...
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    Our Happily Ever After Begins at WDW... An August 2016 Disneymoon report! The Re-write!

    Awwww...it's over....:sad1: Thank you for your trip report, and thank you for the tips about different things like the chews! I'm so happy for you :flower:to be planning another trip! Good decision to go when it is cooler. We go in December and love it then. No way could we do August...
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    Is That Real Chocolate? (May 2016 Trip Report)- UPDATE-2017 INVITE!

    Love the photos of the house and of the cemetery. Thanks! The leaves are beautiful, too. Lovely to see since I live in an area of the country that doesn't get to see a lot of that. I'm kinda weird, I realize, but I actually love old cemeteries. So much history. I was in New England several years...
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    Pre-Trip Anxiety... Anyone Else Get This?

    A good snake is a dead snake, IMO. I am buying some of that Cold Eze stuff!
  19. CaliTex

    Pre-Trip Anxiety... Anyone Else Get This?

    fla4fun: I sincerely hope you get the AC fixed. I'm from Texas--no AC is practically a dang medical emergency. :scared: Fingers crossed!
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    Pre-Trip Anxiety... Anyone Else Get This?

    Sometimes I think there must be a hormonal causation to anxiety because it seems that it is so primal-- and affects intelligent, rational people in a way that can not be controlled, like an adrenaline release, which is simply hormonal--and impossible to rationalize. For those of you that have...




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