08 DEC 2007 - 7 Day Eastern Magic Part 3

[JsMom2]

So I said "well, then we might want to consider rebooking on board because we could get a really good deal that way."

And, I swear, his head snapped around and he said "

Julie, if you get a Disney Visa card before you cruise, you can rebook onboard and you'll have 6 months to decide whether or not you want to take the cruise, before you'll have to pay the deposit off!

I recommend the Oct 25th cruise to Costa Maya, Cozumel, and a double dip at Castaway Cay. Plus, you'll have halloween onboard the ship, and can do the MNSSHP before or after! I just booked Jasmine and I, and the prices were pretty reasonable. I'm planning on cancelling and rebooking onboard, as long as the prices haven't gone up so much that it doesn't make sense to do so.

Good morning, Jennifer!

Anyway... yeah, I think I read somewhere that they started tearing up carpets before a drydock once. That being said, I'm thinking if the cruise isn't full, they'll probably upgrade everyone so they can have as much of Deck 1 and 2 free if they wanted to start a bit early.

Optimism anyway

The 5 day double dip right before the Dry dock is already sold out!

FUTURE LATE NIGHT POSTS WARNING:

Y'all are forewarned, Bill informed me this weekend that he has an upcoming business trip scheduled in November. I was up at all hours of the night the last time he went away. So, future late night rambles could soon follow. I apologize in advance.

- Jennifer

Ramble Away.

Also, when I make pancakes. . . I make Mickey head pancakes.

- Jennifer

I actually picked up a Mickey Mouse pancake shaper at WDW a few years back.

I suggested to Jim that he might find himself in one of the bars with the rest of the DIS males drinking beer. He's threatening to start a thread for "abandoned DIS husbands on the Dec. 8 cruise".

Beth

That'd be awesome!

 

[JsMom2]

Well I'm going to head home. Jasmine wanted me to tell everyone thank you for the well wishes. She also said to thank Stacy for saying that she is sweet.

I'll touch base with you all later.

 

[MrsMork]

I've heard other people say they don't like DU cause they're almost completely email based, it takes time to get answers and quotes, etc. But I figure I'm one of those people that does enough research and such that I don't really need a TA for much. If they're willing to give me an onboard credit out of their commission and it doesn't cost any more than booking directly with Disney, I figure why not? But I can understand why a person who was unfamiliar with Disney and needed a little more hand-holding might be turned off by DU.

DU does email, but I have to again give them kudos. When we were booking at the 90 day mark at midnight, I sent an email about the problems I was having, expecting to not hear back until Monday and I got an email reply within minutes saying she had looked at my ressie and it should be ok. Wow! Midnight on a weekend. That is good customer service!

 

[MrsMork]

Omg... I just read back and saw how much Jennifer posted to get to the pirate and now I feel bad.

Can I give my to Jennifer?

A pirate never ever gives up the booty! Take what you can!

 

[BethC1952]

DU does email, but I have to again give them kudos. When we were booking at the 90 day mark at midnight, I sent an email about the problems I was having, expecting to not hear back until Monday and I got an email reply within minutes saying she had looked at my ressie and it should be ok. Wow! Midnight on a weekend. That is good customer service!

Yes, DU did the same for me, and then helped me get back all of my lost reservations when I changed to the Cat. 12 GTY! I can't imagine booking a trip without their help now! They also saved me some money on the "after cruise" stay at Port Orleans Riverside, although they couldn't get me a discount on the "before cruise" Animal Kingdom Lodge because I had a pool view and the discount was only for standard view. My only complaint with them is that they can't book sites at Fort Wilderness. I actually had to do that myself!

Beth

 

[pfishgirl]

A pirate never ever gives up the booty! Take what you can!

AND GIVE NOTHING BACK !!!

 

[pfishgirl]

Ok so... I am here and I haven't cleaned yet.. I did vacuum the dining room floor.. That carpet is always the messiest from Dusty and his Hair sheddings

Dusting the furniture, will take 5 minutes cause I'm Only doing downstairs Well No One but us will be upstairs anyway.. Whaaaaatttt??

Yesterday I scrubbed the Bathrooms so which ever one gets used, they are Both still cleaned..

OK so off to vacuum the living room, which is the room I am in now, soooooooo I'll be back in a few..

I think I deserve a mini Dis break after each room.. What do you think??

 

[BethC1952]

I think I deserve a mini Dis break after each room.. What do you think??

Most definitely!

Beth

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

Ok so... I am here and I haven't cleaned yet.. I did vacuum the dining room floor.. That carpet is always the messiest from Dusty and his Hair sheddings

Dusting the furniture, will take 5 minutes cause I'm Only doing downstairs Well No One but us will be upstairs anyway.. Whaaaaatttt??

Yesterday I scrubbed the Bathrooms so which ever one gets used, they are Both still cleaned..

OK so off to vacuum the living room, which is the room I am in now, soooooooo I'll be back in a few..

I think I deserve a mini Dis break after each room.. What do you think??

That's how I was on Saturday, going back and forth between the kitchen and the office. Most days, our computer is on and I go and take care of the kids or the house and then poke my head back in to see if anyone is online. It is a nice treat when someone is actually on here "live".

- Jennifer

 

[pfishgirl]

Dusted the Living Room... Time for a

OK, so I have to ask you ALL... Who makes Lists of Planning things?

DH thinks I'm nuts.. I think it is part of my OCD.. Only never realised it until now.. I make Lists all the time.. Not just 1 or once but like 3 or 4 at a time for things.. K, here is an example..

We were on the plane to come home Sunday morning and I remembered something else I needed for the December cruise.. So into my bag I go and I pulled out a Wad of paper and a pen.. Not sure why.. But I can't keep lists in a notebook.. They have to be seperate.. Ok so anyway.. DH looks over and asks what's all that.. and I said my lists.. He said of what.. and I showed him..

He looks them over, hands them back, and says to me... Do you know you have a Compulsion Planning problem.. I took the lists and I said Yes, Yes I do and Thank You very much for noticing

I had several Lists.. One of each.. I can't seem to put them on 1 Big page.. I need them on small seperate ones..

What clothes I have in FL
What clothes DH has in FL
What clothes DS has in FL
What Makeup I have in FL
What Makeup I have in my Travel Bag *currently in FL for the cruise*
What clothes I need from NJ for the cruise
What clothes DH needs from NJ for the cruise
Measurements of ALL the windows of the FL house *Proudly on 1 sheet*

Is This Normal ?

Cause I'm starting to think having 8 seperate lists may not be so normal..

Off for another room.. Back in a Jiff..

 

[pfishgirl]

That's how I was on Saturday, going back and forth between the kitchen and the office. Most days, our computer is on and I go and take care of the kids or the house and then poke my head back in to see if anyone is online. It is a nice treat when someone is actually on here "live".

- Jennifer

I think the same thing.. Knowing we are on at the same time.. Makes it feel more "real"

 

[BethC1952]

Dusted the Living Room... Time for a

OK, so I have to ask you ALL... Who makes Lists of Planning things?



What clothes I have in FL
What clothes DH has in FL
What clothes DS has in FL
What Makeup I have in FL
What Makeup I have in my Travel Bag *currently in FL for the cruise*
What clothes I need from NJ for the cruise
What clothes DH needs from NJ for the cruise
Measurements of ALL the windows of the FL house *Proudly on 1 sheet*

Off for another room.. Back in a Jiff..

I don't have a wad of paper, I keep my Palm Pilot with me at all times, and it contains all of the following:

My lists aren't quite as bad, but that may be because I have only one house. I have all of our clothing sizes, I have packing lists--business travel, vacation travel, camping travel, what I still need to buy (exciting stuff like aspirin, bandaids, etc.), lists of people I need to buy souvenirs for, and the things I might like to get for them. I also have number of windows in each room and size of each, dimensions of each room, dimensions of our property, and scanned color swatches of the stuff in every room. You never know when you're going to run into some good bargains, right?

I also have bunches of photographs stored (wanna see pictures of my family? house? cats? dogs? guinea pigs? hamster?). I'll take those out while I'm traveling so that I can store pictures that I take during the trip (Did I remember to take a picture of the Mickey statue in the atrium? Yes, there it is!)

And of course, all those "Notes to Self" that would otherwise run wild in my purse (What room was pfishgirl in? What time the wine tasting? Where I am having dinner on Dec 7?).

Without my Palm Pilot I'd be a complete disaster!

Beth

 

[pfishgirl]

I'm on a Roll now.. Dusted the Dinning Room and Vacuumed the Kitchen floor and the Entrance way.. Foyer or whatever the heck it is called..

 

[pfishgirl]

I don't have a wad of paper, I keep my Palm Pilot with me at all times, and it contains all of the following:

My lists aren't quite as bad, but that may be because I have only one house. I have all of our clothing sizes, I have packing lists--business travel, vacation travel, camping travel, what I still need to buy (exciting stuff like aspirin, bandaids, etc.), lists of people I need to buy souvenirs for, and the things I might like to get for them. I also have number of windows in each room and size of each, dimensions of each room, dimensions of our property, and scanned color swatches of the stuff in every room. You never know when you're going to run into some good bargains, right?

I also have bunches of photographs stored (wanna see pictures of my family? house? cats? dogs? guinea pigs? hamster?). I'll take those out while I'm traveling so that I can store pictures that I take during the trip (Did I remember to take a picture of the Mickey statue in the atrium? Yes, there it is!)

And of course, all those "Notes to Self" that would otherwise run wild in my purse (What room was pfishgirl in? What time the wine tasting? Where I am having dinner on Dec 7?).

Without my Palm Pilot I'd be a complete disaster!

Beth

And you said You're lists aren't quite as bad.. hmm..

I'm glad I'm not the only one around here..

I don't think I can use a Palm Pilot.. Only because I need to be able to see everything on the list or I'd be adding the same things Twice and I flip through them constantly to make sure I didn't forget anything..

 

[pfishgirl]

I went outside and it seems to be a little on the warmer side.. Yeaaaaaaaaaa which means lots of trick or treaters We have so much Candy and I can't stand it staring at me every day

It Must Go !! I'm sure I've taken a piece here and there for the past week and if I keep that up.. I won't fit in any of my Cruise Clothes

 

[BethC1952]

I have a list-making program that sorts everything so that I can see what's already on the list. I can check things off and then see either the checked or unchecked stuff, or everything. It also has an alarm clock program which was really handy today since my alarm clock broke yesterday and never went off in the AM! Fortunately, my body clock knows when it's time to get up, and I woke up within one minute of the usual time anyway. I think I've become way too predicatable!

Now, back to the very boring task of organizing some photographs to send to a newspaper that wants to do a story on Christmas activities here in town. We haven't even had Halloween yet, and they're doing Christmas!

Beth

 

[pfishgirl]

Christmas?? I am set to Halloween mode and the Cruise.. Can't get my mind set to Christmas yet..

Although, I did see Christmas decorations and stuff in Stores about 2 weeks ago

 

[BethC1952]

Oh, but it gets worse...I just finished designing and printing the Summer Schedule for our concert series for 2008! It goes to the printer next week. No wonder I'm always playing catch-up with myself. I live in a time warp!

Beth

 

[pfishgirl]

Oh, but it gets worse...I just finished designing and printing the Summer Schedule for our concert series for 2008! It goes to the printer next week. No wonder I'm always playing catch-up with myself. I live in a time warp!

Beth

Yikes.. I do have Some plans made for our September 08 cruise, but that is because it is a great Dis group like this one, and we have 5 cabins reserved for us, family and friends.. They tease me over there cause I keep adding Rooms to our list.. I'm going to sell out the Cruise soon

 

[pfishgirl]

Okies.. I need to finish up and Go get my son from school...

2 more hours til Trick or Treat !!!! but, I'm sure I will be back in between because the Housework is Done !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still have to bake the cookies and cake but that won't take long and I can Dis while it bakes

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