Wow! Only 12 weeks until we go to Disney!
I'm afraid to make a list of things that we need to do...I KNOW I will get overwhelmed! (I'm going to pretend that ignorance is bliss...but I am pretty sure I still have around 86 shirts to do and less than 85 days... and more customs than I care to count!)
I did make the decision to back out of the next Main Street Boutiques Launch. I am too much of a perfectionist to actually sell something that isn't perfect. With all the extra stress I am putting on myself, I know I could not get the dresses done in time...besides, I have yet to be able to get the dresses worked out in my mind. I had serious issues with the fabric selection (in other words I could find NOTHING that inspired me to even consider it!)
I was trying to come up with a 'less' expensive option, but every thing I could come up with was running the supply list up way too much.
On the good news front, I did find several ideas to make for my grown kids for Christmas...so that is a plus. Of course, I need to find the TIME to actually do this...
The planning for the trip is still on track. The only major thing I have to do is to try and get a better time for Be Our Guest for us, and maybe a better day for my DS and DIL.
I will redo our spreadsheets during the coming week, hopefully Disney won't change their hours again, but I know they will! At least with the spreadsheet it only means a quick adjustment and then hit print (or send in the case of my son's list).
I had wanted to make a cute picture book like D and Chiara did, but I don't see that happening. Instead I will do my standard index cards...with all the important info for the park of the day on front (with ADR info) and the times for all the parks on the back...in case we decide to hop to another park.
I did manage to get a new camera. It is only a point and shoot (much to my DIL's dismay!) We are still in the getting acquainted stage. I gave my old camera to Mr D...surprising how much he loves it! You can't zoom in anymore, and so much of the functionality just isn't there any more (dropped once or twice too many times!) But he has managed to take some pretty awesome pictures with it. If he weren't so rough on cameras (yes, I know he is not the one that dropped mine...but he really is rougher than I am!) I would love to get him a good camera. I have been told by lots of photographer friends that he has a really good eye when it comes to photography. In fact, the photographer that did my daughter's wedding used one of his photos in the album he made for my daughter. And another one from that day is my daughter's favorite picture!
And...of course, if you get a new camera and Mr D gets your old one, you HAVE to get Miss B a new camera! My DIL was selling her point and shoot that she bought and then decided she really wanted a DSLR. So I made a deal with Miss B. If she paid for a third of it I would pay the rest. So, now Miss B has a new camera! (I wish I could have gotten that good of a deal...a $300 dollar camera for only $25!!)
I am still on the hunt for Sam's gift cards to pay for my Disney trip. I am afraid that the Christmas promotion won't be coming out until after my PIF date of October 9. I would love to have the extra $400 for Christmas gifts, but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I thought about the Kroger plan, but the special right now (4 fuel points) but it has to be used within 60 days...and we aren't going until 84 days! And, before D~ says anything...I don't have a Target card!
The training for the
Travel Agency thing is going pretty good. So far I am really excited and can't wait to get my feet wet! I am working on a FaceBook page for that part of my life, but haven't published it yet as I am trying to get the content just right...and I am having an issue with the logo I am using, and need to wait for my 'boss' to look at it!
And the final update is my Grand Princess!
She is now seeing a home health nurse (although I do not have a lot of confidence in this person's honesty and integrity) that the Princess seems to like. The surgeon is only seeing her once a week now...in her OFFICE no more going into surgery! They took some bone scans yesterday and everything is looking good.
And....they spoke with an attorney yesterday. It seems the insurance company has decided to not pay for part of the procedures for the Princess. It is really kind of crazy...on one dy they will pay for the anesthesiologist and not the surgeon, and another day they will pay for the surgeon and not the OR! Every other surgery they completely reject, and every other one they only partly pay for. There is almost a $100,000 debt owed right now that the insurance company will not pay for. And...it has already been sent to collections! (I realize it has been almost 6 months since this started...but they are still getting service on the original problem, so care is ongoing. It seems to me you would wait until all care has ended before you send to collections...yu are more likely to get your money that way!)
They were originally going to go for age discrimination, since they would approve all this if she were older (evidently loosing your foot at age 4 is not so bad, but at age 13 it is!). But the attorney said it is better to go in a different direction, but they are pretty sure they have a solid case.
She is happy, healthy and full of energy! Just as a 5 year old should be! Yup, that's right she had her birthday on Saturday. She spent the night on Friday with me and then we went shopping on Saturday morning and then took her home to her 'surprise' birthday party...of course, she already knew it was happening....my kiddoes can't keep a secret!
Nini