Tracy, I do not know where time goes! I feel like my ds should be about 8 or 9 not 16! It just goes too fast.
Lisa: I never could get my ADR's to come up. But as you are about to read, it doesn't matter anymore I suppose.
I have not had a good week and today was more than just the icing on that cake. Woke up this morning, all set to get stuff done, enjoy a lovely fall day, came downstairs, smelled a very funky smell from what appeared to be the basement and then heard dh from the basement (who had smelled the same smell and went down to investigate) let out a stream of not so nice words. The basement was flooded. Carpet soaked, walls wet, it was a steambath down there because it was coming from the hot water heater. It had sprung a leak in the night and gallons upon gallons of hot water had gone everywhere. We started sucking up the water with our steam vacs but knew pretty quick this was out of our league. Got the hot water shut off at least but of course its a 50 gallon tank and had a long way to go before it was drained. Called our home warranty company, waited for 45 minutes but they got a plumber out, then we called a water restoration company. They had to rip up the carpet, the pad is shot, the wood sub flooring is soaked through, and they pulled everything up and out, sucked up more water, and have these enormous fans going and will have to disinfect everything to keep mold from coming up plus put in new carpet and pad. Over $3000 worth of damage which homeowners will cover but for some dumb reason we have a $1000 deductible.
I must say, this has been a lousy week. Very lousy.
I also must say, this could have been worse. We could have been gone already and who knows how much more horrible this could have been. It could not have been going on for long because I was down there yesterday and for sure would have noticed.
It was not a pretty sight between Dan and me since both of us were pretty much going postal with each other. We are down there in the basement, in our pj's sucking up water as its gushing out of this water heater in a freezing cold basement (thew open the windows on a very cold morning to air out the steam and humidity). At one point we decided to bag the trip, we are jinxed then he's not wanting to cancel, I am, blah, blah, blah. All while Daisy sits on the bed watching us with this "wth is with these people" look on her face! It finally just got funny. The heater finally drained, we got a lot of it sucked up, the water people came and ripped up the stuff and got the fans blowing, we pigged out on Burger King, and finally called Disney to see what they could for us on a downgrade. Free Dining is still available for the values, and by switching to that we will save a total of about $900. So no CBR or full serve for us. But in light of this whole mess and this whole week, we feel very lucky.
I swear, this past 18 months has been one thing after another. We've had a tornado, a death in the family, a lay off and now a flood. I am ready for a break from the unexpected!
I cancelled all my ADR's and am trying to get excited for All Star Music which I love but was so excited for CBR. Oh well, it will be there for another trip. And somehow a pin had appeared in assoication for my name so we don't have to have a room only the first night so now we have one reservation with free dining the whole time. So that was good news.
If a plague of locusts decends upon me in the night, I'll let you know!
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Later...
I am getting more depressed about all of this. I actually couldn't care less about the dining, its the resort. Love ASMU but have to say, I am so sad about CBR. This has been the weirdest trip. So many changes, I just can't help but wonder if I had a feeling all along we maybe shouldn't go or what the deal is. I have NEVER changed my resort like this. Last trip I changed last minute when they extended discounts into our week and got to upgrade, which I must say was wayyyy more fun than this. Sometimes doing the "right" thing is not a lot of fun.
I probably just need to sleep, its after midnight, I have been up since 5:00 and the smell of my house is making me ill. And dd is at a sleepover which means Daisy is in my bed (dog is so spoiled she can't sleep alone) snoring. And Dan is very heartbroken and I think mad at me for being Miss Responsible.
I can't believe that he is 16 already!
Where has the time gone?
Have you been able to retrieve your ADRs online yet? Mine didn't show up before our September trip either so my first stop after checking in at POP was concierge to get that list!
I hope everything is back to normal for you soon. 
Ours was like that in our old house and putting in a new one was a real pain, so in our new house one is in the garage and one in our bathroom. I always had visions of something going wrong and having a huge downpour of water coming from the attic. At least you have the home warranty to help. Very smart of you to have. 
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