AKL Bound...See you next Saturday!!!

[wlwilliams9]

Your plan looks great! Just be sure you are flexible with your schedule!! I also agree with the PP, if you want to get on Soarin' early, you need to be at Epcot by rope drop otherwise your FP will be for later in the afternoon.

 

[racefanof88]

Sorry so long no post. For some reason I could not get on the Dis all weekend. Was it just me? Anyway, I am sorry Austin has had an ear infection and I am glad he is better. Dallas had ear infections so bad when he was a baby. I finally told his pediatrician that I was taking him to a EENT specialist with or without a referral. He had tubes put in and his adnoids out the next day. He had speech delays because of the hearing impairment. When he first started talking Amanda was the only person who could understand what he was saying. I would have to make him repeat it several times and I would finally get what he was saying. Needless to say I changed pediatricians. Now they are linking Tylenol use in babies to asthma, and I bet Dallas took a washtub full with all the fevers he had with the ear infections. And yes he has asthma.

 

[momofoneplustwinz]

Amber, I have spent the entire morning reading your ptr. I just love reading how you are preparing. I am trying to prepare, so it is nice to read others! Sorry for all the bad lately, we have had some of that too! We all need a good Disney vaca!!
I love all the shirts(very cute ISU one, I am an alum!), I want to make some, but have no idea what I need to do!
BTW I am on your stroller swap, and your fellow Iowan!
I will have to keep up on here until your trip since mine isn't far from yours!!

 

[MaryAz]

Glad Mr Austin is feeling better! Plans look good-lots of different ADR's Yummy!

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Hey, I'm finally caught up. I'm so sorry about Alison. Your family is in my prayers.

That's great that you had to get smaller shorts!! yay!

I like your schedule. That makes me want to put mine together. This is the first time we've stayed 8 days. We are usually there only 5 nights so I should be feeling confident that we will get to do more than usual but I am feeling like we won't get anything done that we want to because of Tyson taking naps around 6. I don't want our days to end at 6 LOL.

I'm glad Austin is feeling better!

 

[bertegirl]

Just a thought.......I'm wondering how late you are planning on sleeping in before heading to EPCOT? Getting on Soarin before noon usually means rope drop fast passes.

Just so all you moms know...sleeping into us is 7:30. We are normally all up and out the door before 7. So we should still make all the parks early. Thanks for the advice though. Can anyone tell me how Fast Pass and the Ride Swap work? Since we will be using both!

I am so glad Austin is better, too! Jenny has kindergarten round up tomorrow from 9 to 11. She is so excited. They close the entire school and only let the 4/5 yr olds come. Our schools are age grouped, so only the kindergarten and 1st graders miss tomorrow.

 

[wlwilliams9]

Just so all you moms know...sleeping into us is 7:30. We are normally all up and out the door before 7. So we should still make all the parks early. Thanks for the advice though. Can anyone tell me how Fast Pass and the Ride Swap work? Since we will be using both!

I am so glad Austin is better, too! Jenny has kindergarten round up tomorrow from 9 to 11. She is so excited. They close the entire school and only let the 4/5 yr olds come. Our schools are age grouped, so only the kindergarten and 1st graders miss tomorrow.

I'm glad little Aussie is feeling better! Ear aches are NO FUN!! I bet Jenny is over the moon with excitement! Emily LOVES school. Right now, she goes to Stay & Play, it's one afternoon a week and I go with her. Next year she will go 2 afternoons and i don't get to go. It's a great program through our public schools.

The FP and Ride Swap will be your best friends on this vacation! Mike and I use them together for the least amount of line waiting! FP are given out at some of the more popular attractions. There will be an area near the entrance to the ride with FP kiosk towers. You put your KTTW card in the kiosk and a ticket pops out with a time frame on it for you to come back to the ride with little or no wait. (ex: Soarin, please return between 12:00pm and 1:00pm, May 1, 2009) There is a seperate line you get into when you return with your FP.

The Ride Swap is similar, but to get the ticket you need to approach a CM at the entrance to the ride and ask them for a ride swap ticket. Some CM want to see the whole family before handing out the ticket, but others will just give them to you if you have a kid with you. Once you have the ticket, you will ride the ride, then when you come off, your DH will go through the FP lane with the Ride Swap ticket and ride. If Jenny is tall enough for the ride she can ride with you and DH!

To get the most out of the FP and ride swap, Mike and I get FP at different rides and then use the ride swap. For instance, I'll get a FP for RnR and Mike will get one for ToT then I'll get a Ride Swap for ToT and he'll get a Ride Swap for RnR. This way neither of us have to wait in line!

Hope that helps!

 

[bertegirl]

Thanks...that sounds great. One question does the machine give you your ticket back right away when you get the fastpass ticket?

We drove by our new house tonight and it had a SOLD sign. I am going to make a moving countdown ticker.

 

[englishrose47]

Glad Austin is feeling better !!!We've never used the ride swap but Fast passes are awesome !!Last timeI was there I got on Soarin' at 9 am and then got a FP and it was for like 10:30 which gave me time to do seas and then Soarin again and of course another FP!! Can ya tell I LOVE Soarin"!!!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Your plans look great! I just wish you guys were staying through our May 17th meet!

Glad to hear that Austin is feeling better.

Alan

 

[wlwilliams9]

Thanks...that sounds great. One question does the machine give you your ticket back right away when you get the fastpass ticket?

We drove by our new house tonight and it had a SOLD sign. I am going to make a moving countdown ticker.

Yes, the machine does give you your ticket back right there, it's kinda like an ATM machine!

Yay on the SOLD sign! You'll need that ticker to remind you that you are moving SOON!! Aren't you moving in like 3 weeks?

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Your plans look great. I've been working on my too. I have a few days worth of plans on my trip report so far, and have to add some that I worked on this morning.

 

[wlwilliams9]

Bummer about the Teva's! I'll let you know how the Croc flip-flops are once they arrive! I have the suede flip-flops and I like them a lot, I think the ones I am waiting on have nylon type straps which I think would be more comfy for WDW. Have you tried the Crocs adara? I have them and I love them. Good thing Crocs has free returns!!

 

[bertegirl]

Yes, the machine does give you your ticket back right there, it's kinda like an ATM machine!

Yay on the SOLD sign! You'll need that ticker to remind you that you are moving SOON!! Aren't you moving in like 3 weeks?

Yeah...ugh I had a horrible day. I was raised by my dad and my mom (stepmom) in California. Denise the other woman lives in Iowa. We are not close (I didn't see her for about 10 years) and I don't trust her. Her BIL's step son asked Jenny to be in their wedding and we said no thanks. Now they came back months later saying we never said no and they printed programs already. I am not ok with Jenny being a flower girl just for the sake. She has been before and those were special. I don't want to take away from that. Plus I am sure Denise will be at the wedding and we try not to have contact with her. Ugh! They keep texting me telling me this is not over. I responded and then just decided to start ingoring them. Ugh! I think we are moving in a few weeks. The 17th...I am so out of it! Plus Jasons nephew has a birthday party that weekend and we have a our Relay for Life event. Sorry...just needed to vent.

 

[wlwilliams9]

Yeah...ugh I had a horrible day. I was raised by my dad and my mom (stepmom) in California. Denise the other woman lives in Iowa. We are not close (I didn't see her for about 10 years) and I don't trust her. Her BIL's step son asked Jenny to be in their wedding and we said no thanks. Now they came back months later saying we never said no and they printed programs already. I am not ok with Jenny being a flower girl just for the sake. She has been before and those were special. I don't want to take away from that. Plus I am sure Denise will be at the wedding and we try not to have contact with her. Ugh! They keep texting me telling me this is not over. I responded and then just decided to start ingoring them. Ugh! I think we are moving in a few weeks. The 17th...I am so out of it! Plus Jasons nephew has a birthday party that weekend and we have a our Relay for Life event. Sorry...just needed to vent.

Sorry you are having a poopy day! Here is a BIG HUG for you! I say forget them, you said, "No" an that's that! Besides, it's not like their guests are gonna care who was printed in the program. Does anyone look at those anyway? Ugh, family! Just ignore them and look forward to moving and Disney!!!

 

[racefanof88]

Yeah...ugh I had a horrible day. I was raised by my dad and my mom (stepmom) in California. Denise the other woman lives in Iowa. We are not close (I didn't see her for about 10 years) and I don't trust her. Her BIL's step son asked Jenny to be in their wedding and we said no thanks. Now they came back months later saying we never said no and they printed programs already. I am not ok with Jenny being a flower girl just for the sake. She has been before and those were special. I don't want to take away from that. Plus I am sure Denise will be at the wedding and we try not to have contact with her. Ugh! They keep texting me telling me this is not over. I responded and then just decided to start ingoring them. Ugh! I think we are moving in a few weeks. The 17th...I am so out of it! Plus Jasons nephew has a birthday party that weekend and we have a our Relay for Life event. Sorry...just needed to vent.

I'm so sorry you had a bad day . Family can sure find a way to push your buttons. I have a sister that I would love to strangle one minute and then I would fight to the death for her the next. It always feels nice to have someone to rant/vent to. Just letting it out sometimes seems to lessen the anger and bring things back into prospective. Ok enough for Dr. Dana. I am going to put Dr. Phil out of business if I keep giving all this good advice

I'm with Wendy, focus on the kids, moving and THE Mouse.

Did UPS visit with a package?

 

[bertegirl]

So my package did come...the only thing I kept from Chadwicks were the cotton swim cover up and the cute sandals. I hated the shorts and top. You could almost see through the material. It has been an interesting weekend thus far. I decided to call an adoption lawyer and find out about the process of having my step mom legally become my mom. She is the only one I consider to be my mom, since she raised me. It actually turns out to be an easy process since I am over 18 the birth parent can not contest. Jason also got strep throat. He has only been sick one other time in the 10 years we have been together. Yikes! I got the kitchen almost packed. Tomorrow my goal is the bathroom and closets. I will fill like I have a lot accomplished then. We drove by our new house and they were moving out. What a sight!!! So official. Needless to say I am on a countdown to vacation and moving! Vacation is going to be so relaxing...

 

[wlwilliams9]

Great job getting the kitchen packed! That's a HUGE task! Bummer Jason's not feeling well. Maybe he'll feel better when your DME stuff comes next week!!!

 

[racefanof88]

So my package did come...the only thing I kept from Chadwicks were the cotton swim cover up and the cute sandals. I hated the shorts and top. You could almost see through the material. It has been an interesting weekend thus far. I decided to call an adoption lawyer and find out about the process of having my step mom legally become my mom. She is the only one I consider to be my mom, since she raised me. It actually turns out to be an easy process since I am over 18 the birth parent can not contest. Jason also got strep throat. He has only been sick one other time in the 10 years we have been together. Yikes! I got the kitchen almost packed. Tomorrow my goal is the bathroom and closets. I will fill like I have a lot accomplished then. We drove by our new house and they were moving out. What a sight!!! So official. Needless to say I am on a countdown to vacation and moving! Vacation is going to be so relaxing...

I know the shorts I got are really thin, but they will be cool on a hot day. I actually have more clothes than I need for Disney so they may just stay home. That is good information to know about the adoption. I have a niece who was adopted.
Bless Jason's heart. I had never had strep throat in my life until Dallas was 9 weeks old. I was sicker than I had ever been in my life. It made its way around my family and back to me. Dallas is the only one who was spared thank God since he was so little.

Way to go on the packing. To me the kitchen is the worst room to pack. Bathroom is the easiest to me because it is so small.
Disney relaxing? I am doing something wrong...........lol

 

[bertegirl]

So I just got off the phone. We decided to do a photo session at AKL while we are there and have Austins 1st birthday

pictures taken then. It will be easier than me trying to make a 3 hour trip in the next month to get them done. So we drove to Menards and spent $400 getting all the paint for the new house. I also finally found some shoes for bugsy's fat little feet. I am going to post some photos:

Jenny wanted to show her new socks, too! Plus my 1st new house purchase a large clock for the living room. I get to buy all new furniture for the upstairs living room. I am going to do chocolate coloring with some carmel and red accents.