August 19, 2007 Disney Wonder

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Updated List:

11 families:

Donald & Daisy Duck
benseven
disney4dana
disneyfreak103
MickeyBeast
Dale-n-Chip
Dizzyworld
Exempt5
dramaqueen92
Jen76b
fluffy bunny
StewieL

22 children

 

[StewieL]

Hello all,

Well...getting close, and having one heck of a time finding FE. Went to a few stores today...some so large I actually got lost (my DW warned me NOT to go to Big Lots store) still no FE's.


Sent off the PM for gift exchange. My Grandkids want to do the exchange....so now we need to find a FE. Will try to find a $1 store here in LA..

Just found out that one of my DD old freinds is now a dolphin trainer at Discovery Cove....so we are all going there on Thursday (16th) to spend the day with her. Anyone ever been??? Hate to leave WDW...as we only have 4 days there this trip.

We vote for ribbons

We would love to get 8 of those wristbands....are we paying for them at the DISMeet?

I have to work this weekend....but definitely getting excited about upcoming trip.....actually thinking of starting to pack soon.

Someone asked about excursions.......we are only doing them at Castaway Cay....figured we do stuff on our own at Bahamas....or with other new friends....

Stewart

 

[disney4dana]

Stewart --
I put you down for 8 wristbands.

Yes just reimburse me at the meet.

Dana

 

[disneyfreak103]

The wristbands will be customized to color....but the next question is
Plain for .69
personalized for 1.29

Post your vote for personalized or plain.

You don't have to be in the "fish extender" gift exchange to want to purchase a wristband.
If you want a wristband please PM me with how many by July 20th.

I'll be there!

i vote for personalized because you can keep it for a long time and it is a better souvinier just my vote

 

[Dizzyworld]

Just found out that one of my DD old freinds is now a dolphin trainer at Discovery Cove....so we are all going there on Thursday (16th) to spend the day with her. Anyone ever been???

We went to Discovery Cove about 3 years ago. My DS- Alex didn't want to swim with the dolphins (later regretted that choice), so I stayed with him on land. This was the only place that I've ever went to that when I looked back at the rows of beach chairs, they were empty. We had a wonderful experience. They were organized, it was clean, the lunch was great. It was a slower pace than being at the parks. Go early. We arrived about 45 minutes before they opened and there was already a long line. At that point, they made photo IDs so it takes a little time. Also if your friend can get you in early for the dolphin go early for that too. If a FL storm with lightening pops up in the afternoon, you might miss out.

If you go to the DIS Board home page, you should be able to find a forum that includes Discovery Cove.

I hope you have a blast.

 

[Dizzyworld]

Dizzyworld - Help us!!! I know you know how...seen you do it already No hiding from us non-techie people

I don't know if there is another way of doing it but this is what I did....you copy and paste the bracket QUOTE= XXXXXX:123 bracket to the front of every section of the quote you want to keep and do the same with the end by using bracket /QUOTE bracket

So in the one I did about 15 replies ago had two brackets QUOTE= XXXXXX:123 brackets and two brackets /QUOTE brackets in it.

Brackets = [ ] When I put them in this form, they are treating it as a qoute.

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This sign was a favorite of mine. It was our Christmas card one year. I took a stock photo that I purchased from DCL of the ship with Mickey. I cut my kids out of another photo around the same spot on CC and placed it on the picture. Then I added shadows to the new cutout part. And added words to my DS shirt.

Now I need to figure out how to shrink the size of signs. I followed the directions, but it doesn't get smaller.

 

[Maza]

Hi
can i have 6 wristbands please 4 for the fluffy bunnies(don't ask..lol) and 2 for my mum and brother who are holidaying with us.
So..kids only gifting....lime green personalised (date of cruise?ship?) wristbands...pm vague idea of gifts..(no rubber balls..lol)..3pm in the Promanade lounge. Be there or be...........somewhere else?
So...just got to
1: find/make a fish extender ( have tried all the £ shops in my town..no luck yet..but i have 27 days until i leave for Florida!) might have to get the sewing machine out..*laughs hysterically* ..(not too good with the old machine...prefer to glue stuff together..lol) maybe 27 days isnt enough.Can I just use my bra afterall???
2:decorate said fish extender with appropriate pirate/disney/kids names.
3:find stuff to gift other kids (have a few ideas..have returned all the rubber ball i bought..lol)
4:make signs for our door (and my mums stateroom too)
5ack for DD 13 .off to DLRP tomorrow on a school trip!
6ack for DD13 and DD11 off to scout camp next weekend for 8 days.
7ack for whole family for 3 week Florida/cruise holiday.
8: wash and iron prior to packing !
9:have hair done
10:work (very inconvenient having a job!) Think i have 4 night shifts and 3 day shifts left to go...spread over the 3 weeks.
11: cook a few meals...wash a few dishes...school run...leavers mass and assembly (DD11 goes to Secondary school this Sept!)...buy teacher presents.. oh..and..finally,
12:SLEEP *likes sleep*

So...better not spend too much time on my laptop then...

 

[Maza]

Pirate costumes..i forgot pirate costumes (all i have so far is a parrot!)
and its only 23 days til we leave...doesn't time fly when you are on a tight schedule?

 

[hetherp]

Hi everyone, haven't been on for a while and see alot of activity.

What is the wild side activity?

The wristbands seem a really good idea. Could we have 3 please?

Not sure about fish extenders etc.

Look forward to meeting you.


Phil

 

[dramaqueen92]

wow, it's been too long since i've posted here! soo many new things to catch up on!

I would like three wristbands, one for me, one for DM and one for DB.

Everything sounds like a good idea, and I have started to look for gifts to put in the FEs.

Talk to everyone sooon!

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Updated List:

11 families:

Donald & Daisy Duck
benseven
disney4dana
disneyfreak103
MickeyBeast
Dale-n-Chip
Dizzyworld
Exempt5
dramaqueen92
Jen76b
fluffy bunny
StewieL
jenanderson

24 children

I was asked to post ages of children, here goes:

Girls - 6, 8, 11(2), 12(2), 13(3), 14(3), 15(3) = 15
Boy - 6, 7(2), 8(2), 12(3), 14(1)=9

 

[MickeyBeast]

Please put us down for 4 bracelets....me (dh), dw, dd, dd. Personalized is good. Just let me know how much I owe. Thanks.

 

[disney4dana]

Hi
can i have 6 wristbands please 4 for the fluffy bunnies(don't ask..lol) and 2 for my mum and brother who are holidaying with us.
So..kids only gifting....lime green personalised (date of cruise?ship?) wristbands...pm vague idea of gifts..(no rubber balls..lol)..3pm in the Promanade lounge. Be there or be...........somewhere else?
So...just got to
1: find/make a fish extender ( have tried all the £ shops in my town..no luck yet..but i have 27 days until i leave for Florida!) might have to get the sewing machine out..*laughs hysterically* ..(not too good with the old machine...prefer to glue stuff together..lol) maybe 27 days isnt enough.Can I just use my bra afterall???
2:decorate said fish extender with appropriate pirate/disney/kids names.
3:find stuff to gift other kids (have a few ideas..have returned all the rubber ball i bought..lol)
4:make signs for our door (and my mums stateroom too)
5ack for DD 13 .off to DLRP tomorrow on a school trip!
6ack for DD13 and DD11 off to scout camp next weekend for 8 days.
7ack for whole family for 3 week Florida/cruise holiday.
8: wash and iron prior to packing !
9:have hair done
10:work (very inconvenient having a job!) Think i have 4 night shifts and 3 day shifts left to go...spread over the 3 weeks.
11: cook a few meals...wash a few dishes...school run...leavers mass and assembly (DD11 goes to Secondary school this Sept!)...buy teacher presents.. oh..and..finally,
12:SLEEP *likes sleep*

So...better not spend too much time on my laptop then...

You make me feel better. I don't have that much packing and unpacking to do.
I am jealous of the 7 shifts left and long holiday. I have 20 shifts left and only a 8 day holiday. (boy 20 shifts still makes it sound so close)
I vote for hanging the bra--just embelish away. A few stickers, iron on patches and some ribbon.

^^^^^
Mickeybeast
I put you down for 4.

^^^^^
Thanks to Dizzyworld for the list of DISboarders going.

^^^^^
Thanks to Donald and Daisy Duck for the gift list. The ages do help so gifts can be a little more age appropriate.



Dana

 

[jenanderson]

Looks like everyone is crazy getting ready! I woke up and HAD to make a list as well this morning....

1. Make a huge amount of customized shirts so the family can match at all times. Time to tie dye, make iron-on transfers, and some other weird shirts that require a flour mixture to make cool spiral head mickeys when paint is applied. Total # of shirts to make = 16!

2. Make door magnets. Believe me, I would skip this but my kids would ask "mom, if you knew everyone else had them...why didn't you make us some?". So, I have been designing and stealing other's ideas. I need to get ink for the printer, print, and get them made. Total # of door magnets to make = almost 60 (don't ask why so many!)

3. Make tip envelopes so that I know I have done everything to let the Disney staff members know how much I appreciate all they do for us (also have to make ones for the days at WDW before the cruise. This means finding more cute clip art and printing out heartfelt messages of thanks on little envelopes. Then, a quick trip to the bank for all the appropriate bills, a quick stuffing of the envelopes, and pack away with other important trip documents. Total # of envelopes to make = 20.

4. Make and assemble planner. That's right folks...I do not rely on any store bought book, any travel planner, or anything that I did not spend an insane number of hours creating. I make a planner for each trip that has copies of all required travel documents, a little envelope for the correct amount of coins we will need for tolls, a shopping list for when we get to Orlando, driving directions to the hotel and port, a little envelope with money for the kids to buy mugs as soon as we get to the Poly, etc, etc. Total planners to make = just one!

I could go one and one with all the silly little things that I think I need to do and make before we go. The actual list takes several pages in a notebook.

Love the bra idea!!! Can't find a fish extender yet but will try to be creative as well!

Talk with everyone soon!
Jen

 

[Dizzyworld]

Jen....I just read your list. I think I need to go take a nap now. WOW!

 

[MickeyBeast]

Wow Jen....You are going to need a vacation from the vacation. LOL! Will be hoping you get everything accomplished.....

 

[jenanderson]

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone!

I think I will get it all done. A little secret...I am not working and have a bunch of time right now. I work at a school (just got my first teaching job!!!) and have the summer off. I had been teaching summer school and studying for my teaching tests but that is all done now. I finished summer school and passed my teaching tests so all I have time to plan and do a bunch of Disney projects!

 

[StewieL]

Hi all,

Still no luck. We have $0.99 stores here....probably like $1 stores elsewhere. so...please...if anyone knows....what SECTION of the store are these tinngs in? I looked in toys, automotive, school supplies....no luck? Asked people who work there for something with pockets that could hang on a door...and they look at me like I'm from outer space....perhaps I need to have the antennae fixed after all.

Stewart

 

[StewieL]

OK......So I bought one on line.........and paid a lot more than $1.


But.... I found them on e-bay....there are actually a bunch...some shorter and wider....others 7.5 inches by about 24 inches long....


BTW... we vote for the personalized wrist bands..

Stewart

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Stewie:

Don't feel bad....I came up empty today in my dollar store shopping No fish extenders anywhere. We have a few families traveling with us who still need them too. I may need one also because my children (teens ya know) do not really like the Winnie the Pooh one. We may be buying them from ebay too....or, heaven forbid, having to make them