Boo to you, and Yo Ho Ho!! An Oct 2012 PTR. Updated 10/22!! Finally!!!!!

[blessedby3]

DISNEY WORLD SURVEY



1. What is your name?::

Blessedby3...but Im actually Blessedby4 now For a Disney name...I guess I would go with Minnie


2. When was the first time you went to Disney World?::

1973

3. When was the last time you went to Disney World?::

June 2011


4. When is the next time you will be in Disney World?::

October 2012



GETTING THERE


5. How do you usually get to to Disney World?

We used to fly, but that has gotten too expensive for our family of 6. We have driven the past few trips.


6. What do you do to pass the time while getting there?::

We take DVD's, Ipods, Color, Snack, Sleep


7. Do you have any particularly memorable or interesting experiences you can recall happening on your journey to Disney World?::

We have had some scary experiences staying at overnight hotels when we drive down. We never prebook because we arent sure how far we will be able to drive. We probably should check into that for next time with the yucky hotels we have ended up in!


LODGING

8. What is your favorite place you have stayed at and why? It does not have to be on property::

Our favorite place so far had to be BLT. We got an awesome discount in 2010 (45% off) and got a 1BR. It was great to have all that space and the washer and dryer

9. What is your least favorite place you have stayed at and why? (It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad place, it's just that maybe out of all your list of favorites, this would be your least favorite)::

We have stayed at BLT, Poly, CR, WL, Dixie Landings (back in the day) and POP. I guess I would have to say out of those POP was our least favorite because the rooms are so much smaller than the other resorts we have stayed at...and there are tons more people, or at least thats the way it feels But...we do like POP too!

MAGIC KINGDOM

10. What is your favorite attraction in the MK?

We have 6 in our family all with different favorites, but I guess we could collectively say that BTMRR and Splash would be two of the top picks!

11. What is your least favorite attraction in the MK?

Stitch's great escape!

12. Tell me a random memory you have involving the MK.

We had a great moment in the MK on our last trip. We were trying to get to the Rapunzel meet and greet before the masses came down Main St. We had eaten at CP and got out when we all of a sudden heard everyone rushing down the street. I yelled out for the kids to RUN to Rapunzel!! We were being beat out by dads hoofing it to get in line....it was pretty funny but at least we got in that first group!

13. What is your favorite place to eat in the MK?

We love Pecos Bills...taco salad....Yummm!



EPCOT

14. What is your favorite attraction in Epcot?

Soarin, hands down!

15. What is your least favorite attraction in Epcot?

Spaceship Earth


16. Tell me a random memory you have involving Epcot.

On our last trip we finally got to see Illuminations. We have tried before, but are usually too pooped by evening to stay for it. DH has always wanted to see it and we finally did. Needless to say we will be making ourselves stay next time!

17. What is your favorite place to eat in Epcot?

The Mexican counter service place


18. What is your favorite country in the World Showcase?

We had a great time in Mexico



HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

19. What is your favorite attraction in HS?

Me and the older kids love TOT! DH and youngest cant/wont ride it. TSM is a second favorite.

20. What is your least favorite attraction in HS?

American Idol



21. Tell me a random memory you have involving HS.

We had some great character interaction with Chip and Dale on our last trip. They spent lots of time with our kids joking around.


22. What is your favorite place to eat in HS?

I dont have one

23. Do you watch the Citizens of Hollywood?

Yes, love them!



ANIMAL KINGDOM

24. What is your favorite attraction in the AK?

EE!!


25. What is your least favorite attraction in the AK?

Bugs Life for sure!

26. Tell me a random memory you have involving the AK.

On our trip a couple of years ago...we met up with Divine and she followed my DH for quite a while...with him sweating about it and running from her!


27. What is your favorite place to eat in the AK?

Flame Tree

OTHER DISNEY PLACES

28. Which water parks have you been to and which one was your favorite?

Amazingly enough, with all of our trips, we have never been to a water park. My kids just dont like them enough.

29. What was your favorite part about that water park?

Havent been


30. Have you been to Disney Quest?

Briefly in 2008 when our tickets came with the Water Park and More feature. I think we would have tried the water parks, but this trip was in Jan and it was COLD!


31. What was your favorite thing about Disney Quest?

I didnt get to see too much. I spent most of the time sitting down nursing the 3 mo old


32. Have you been to the Wide World of Sports?

No


33. What was your favorite thing about the Wide World of Sports?






EXTINCT DISNEY

34. What are some of your favorite attractions that are no longer around?

Mr. Toads Wild Ride and the Skyway...and If you had Wings...oh and the Submarines!


35. Have you ever been to Discovery Island when it was still running?

No


36. Have you ever been to River Country when it was still running?

No.

37. What was your favorite part about the now shut down Pleasure Island?

I have never been to Pleasure Island


38. What is your favorite extinct show/parade?

I dont think I have one


RANDOMS

39. What is one thing you MUST do every time you go to Disney?


Get tons of pictures in front of the castle...and see Wishes!

40. What is one thing you MUST eat every time you go to Disney?

A Mickey Ice Cream Bar

41. What is something you haven't done yet that you look forward to doing?

MNSSHP...we are doing it for the first time on our next trip in October. We have done the Christmas Party twice.


42. What is something you have done and have no interest in doing again?

I cant think of anything for this. We love it all!

43. Who is your favorite Disney female?

Minnie Mouse


44. Who is your favorite Disney male?

Mickey Mouse


45. Who is your favorite Disney villain?

Cruella Deville


46. Your earliest Disney Park Memory::

Taking my cousins to WDW when we lived down there...back in the 1970's. I have vivid memories of being on the Tea Cups with them when I was about 7 or 8.

47. What other Disney Parks have you been to outside of Disney World?

None


48. Have you ever had to explain your love for Disney to someone who just didn't "get" it?

All the time!

49. Blasphemous I know, but where is your favorite place to travel outside of Disney?

Hilton Head Island, SC

50. Which Disney character reminds you of you?

My DH would say Goofy for him. Im not sure for me!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Wow! Another survey competed!!

What do you mean by Spaceship Earth being your least favorite? I just don't understand that statement!

 

[PixieMama]

Fun! Here are my answers:


1. What is your name?

Shannon

2. When was the first time you went to Disney World?

March 1987 (I was 10!)

3. When was the last time you went to Disney World?

Aug/Sept 2011

4. When is the next time you will be in Disney World?

Oct 2012


GETTING THERE

5. How do you usually get to to Disney World?

By car (but I did travel by plane on my trip last year)

6. What do you do to pass the time while getting there?

Sleep. For some reason, I cannot stay awake in a moving car (unless I'm driving, of course)

7. Do you have any particularly memorable or interesting experiences you can recall happening on your journey to Disney World?

Nope. It's a pretty boring 10 hour drive.


LODGING

8. What is your favorite place you have stayed at and why? (It does not have to be on property)

I've only stayed at ASMovies and Pop. (I can't recall where we stayed on trips as a kid) I'm really looking forward to staying at POR this fall!

9. What is your least favorite place you have stayed at and why? (It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad place, it's just that maybe out of all your list of favorites, this would be your least favorite)

Least favorite thing about the Values is the size of the room (or the lack of space... it was fine when we went in 2007 when the kids were 4 and 6, but the next trip when the kids were older and bigger, there just wasn't enough room)


MAGIC KINGDOM

10. What is your favorite attraction in the MK?

BTMR or POTC

11. What is your least favorite attraction in the MK?

Country Bear Jamboree or Tom Sawyer Island (I hear Stitch is awful, but I've never been on it) Oh, wait! Space Mtn. I hate that ride (too jerky) and won't go on it again.

12. Tell me a random memory you have involving the MK.

On my very 1st trip with my family (in 1987) we stopped to have a snack. Sitting near a tree, a squirrel came down, jumped in my lap and grabbed the chocolate chip cookie out of my hand!

13. What is your favorite place to eat in the MK?

breakfast at Crystal Palace


EPCOT

14. What is your favorite attraction in Epcot?

Soarin'

15. What is your least favorite attraction in Epcot?

Ellen's Universe of Energy (I'm not even sure if that's the correct name)

16. Tell me a random memory you have involving Epcot.

My 2nd trip to WDW was in 1988 and was a school trip... I can remember asking to stay on Spaceship Earth to ride again without having to disembark and the CMs let us! We did that a few times, and on Horizons, too.

17. What is your favorite place to eat in Epcot?

I've only been there once, but Les Chefs de France was excellent! I would go back there anytime!

18. What is your favorite country in the World Showcase?

Probably UK. Or Japan.


HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

19. What is your favorite attraction in HS?

ToT!

20. What is your least favorite attraction in HS?

Fantasmic. I find people love it or hate it... I am definitely in the latter group.

21. Tell me a random memory you have involving HS.

During our 2007 trip (me, DH, DD6 and DD4), it was in HS that we had our first (and thankfully, only!) meltdown during the trip. It was hot, we couldn't find where we wanted to go, and DDs were tired.

22. What is your favorite place to eat in HS?

Sci Fi

23. Do you watch the Citizens of Hollywood?

Yes, when we can!


ANIMAL KINGDOM

24. What is your favorite attraction in the AK?

EE!!

25. What is your least favorite attraction in the AK?

Dinosaur. Rode it once and never will again.

26. Tell me a random memory you have involving the AK.

At Rafiki's Planet Watch, a Cast Member was showing my girls something and asked if they knew what it was... they had no idea. She told them to turn around and look at me... then she told me to take a picture, while she placed the things she had in her hands on top of the girls' heads. Once the pic was taken, she then told the girls what the things were... petrified hippo poo. So she said when they call each other a "poo poo head", they could really mean it!

How's that for random?!

27. What is your favorite place to eat in the AK?

Flame Tree


OTHER DISNEY PLACES

28. Which water parks have you been to and which one was your favorite?

None

29. What was your favorite part about that water park?

n/a

30. Have you been to Disney Quest?

No

31. What was your favorite thing about Disney Quest?

n/a

32. Have you been to the Wide World of Sports?

No

33. What was your favorite thing about the Wide World of Sports?

n/a


EXTINCT DISNEY

34. What are some of your favorite attractions that are no longer around?

Horizons (at Epcot)

35. Have you ever been to Discovery Island when it was still running?

No

36. Have you ever been to River Country when it was still running?

No

37. What was your favorite part about the now shut down Pleasure Island?

Never been

38. What is your favorite extinct show/parade?

I don't know...


RANDOMS

39. What is one thing you MUST do every time you go to Disney?

I can't think of any one thing that I MUST do...

40. What is one thing you MUST eat every time you go to Disney?

Can't think of anything that I MUST eat...

41. What is something you haven't done yet that you look forward to doing?

Spirit of Aloha and Food & Wine

42. What is something you have done and have no interest in doing again?

Princess lunch at Akershus

43. Who is your favorite Disney female?

Sleeping Beauty

44. Who is your favorite Disney male?

Aladdin or Prince Philip

45. Who is your favorite Disney villain?

Maleficent

46. Your earliest Disney Park Memory:

I can remember several things from my 1st trip in 1987... breakfast with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Pluto (but I don't remember what restaurant), the above mentioned squirrel, talking my mom (who HATES roller coasters) into going on BTMR and laughing 'cause she screamed the entire time!

47. What other Disney Parks have you been to outside of Disney World?

None

48. Have you ever had to explain your love for Disney to someone who just didn't "get" it?

Yes. Some people don't understand why we want to vacation at an "amusement park". I have to tell them there are amusement parks, then there's Disney World!

49. Blasphemous I know, but where is your favorite place to travel outside of Disney?

I guess it would be the beach.

50. Which Disney character reminds you of you?

Hmmm... maybe Tinker Bell?

 

[PixieMama]

DISNEY WORLD SURVEY

12. Tell me a random memory you have involving the MK.

Ferb says it's when we stood watching the Castle show, first trip, first time at MK ever, and he looked back and saw my happy tears!!

Me, I loved it when we ran into PUSH on our first trip(haven't been able to find him since), but it was totally random, had never heard of him before. We had a wonderful interaction with him, he commented on my hair, the girls matching shirts, the fact that we were from Canada..it went on and on..at the time I didn't realize how special this would seem...but every year our youngest wants to find PUSH...we REALLY need to find him this time so she can say hi again!!

edit: we've seen him a few times since, but never got any interaction at all...

Oh, fun! PUSH and DeVine are two I've never seen... would love to, though!

 

[jenny105]

DISNEY WORLD SURVEY


1. What is your name?::

My real name is Jen. As for a Disney name, I don't have one! Kris is definitely Goofy.

2. When was the first time you went to Disney World?::

Summer 1990 or 1991. I can't remember!

3. When was the last time you went to Disney World?::

October 2010

4. When is the next time you will be in Disney World?::

October 2012



GETTING THERE

5. How do you usually get to to Disney World?::

We fly but I've driven a couple of times.

6. What do you do to pass the time while getting there?::

Usually watch the TV in the seatbacks. Please tell me Southwest has this. Otherwise I'll have to find a good book or by some gossip mags!

7. Do you have any particularly memorable or interesting experiences you can recall happening on your journey to Disney World?::

Driving from NJ to Florida will give you lots of interesting memories. All I can say is, don't stop within 100 miles of South of the Border! Scary place!


LODGING

8. What is your favorite place you have stayed at and why? It does not have to be on property::

Wilderness Lodge. I loved the ambiance and even though you were so close to MK, it really did feel like you were tucked away in the middle of the woods. Awesome resort!

9. What is your least favorite place you have stayed at and why? (It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad place, it's just that maybe out of all your list of favorites, this would be your least favorite)::

I haven't really had a bad experience at any of the resorts!

MAGIC KINGDOM

10. What is your favorite attraction in the MK?

Ohhh, this is a tough one but I have to say the Haunted Mansion.

11. What is your least favorite attraction in the MK?

Stitch's great escape! Is there anyone that actually likes this ride?

12. Tell me a random memory you have involving the MK.

The first time I returned after a 15 year absence, I skipped around the park. Then while trying on ears at one of the shopping carts, the CM told me 'Go say hi to Mary Poppins! She's right over there!'

13. What is your favorite place to eat in the MK?

Pecos Bill's


EPCOT

14. What is your favorite attraction in Epcot?

Test Track

15. What is your least favorite attraction in Epcot?

Honey I Shrunk the Audience. It's just so outdated and I hate watching that Kodak advertisement in the beginning.

16. Tell me a random memory you have involving Epcot.

Walking around the World Showcase after one too many margaritas in Mexico and feeling very giddy!

17. What is your favorite place to eat in Epcot?

Biergarten

18. What is your favorite country in the World Showcase?

It's probably a tossup between Mexico, UK, and Canada. I love margaritas, pubs & Beatle cover bands, and cheddar cheese soup.

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

19. What is your favorite attraction in HS?

Tower or Terror. If I could marry that ride, I would.

20. What is your least favorite attraction in HS?

American Idol. Ryan Seacrest's voice makes my ears bleed. I hate even walking by it.


21. Tell me a random memory you have involving HS.

Having the opportunity to open the park back in 2009. What an amazing experience!

22. What is your favorite place to eat in HS?

Pizza Planet

23. Do you watch the Citizens of Hollywood?

Nope. One approached me once but that was about it.


ANIMAL KINGDOM

24. What is your favorite attraction in the AK?

Everest

25. What is your least favorite attraction in the AK?

Rafiki's Planet Watch. It's a waste of time.

26. Tell me a random memory you have involving the AK.

Before Everest officially opened, they were running a soft opening for CMs. I tried to sneak in. It didn't work out.

27. What is your favorite place to eat in the AK?

Tusker House

OTHER DISNEY PLACES

28. Which water parks have you been to and which one was your favorite?

I've only been to Typhoon Lagoon. I'll be trying Blizzard Beach this trip!

29. What was your favorite part about that water park?

Crush n Gusher!

30. Have you been to Disney Quest?

Yes

31. What was your favorite thing about Disney Quest?

The elevator ride with the Genie. After that it was all downhill.

32. Have you been to the Wide World of Sports?

No.


33. What was your favorite thing about the Wide World of Sports?

N/A




EXTINCT DISNEY

34. What are some of your favorite attractions that are no longer around?

I really don't remember much from my first trip. I do remember the live Muppets show and think it would be cool if that were still around.

35. Have you ever been to Discovery Island when it was still running?

No.


36. Have you ever been to River Country when it was still running?

No.

37. What was your favorite part about the now shut down Pleasure Island?

Rubix Cube

38. What is your favorite extinct show/parade?

The motorcars parade at DHS. The pixar one is a snooze.

RANDOMS

39. What is one thing you MUST do every time you go to Disney?

Eat at Ohana. Watch Wishes.

40. What is one thing you MUST eat every time you go to Disney?

Dole Whip float!

41. What is something you haven't done yet that you look forward to doing?

Going to Blizzard Beach, eating at Les Chefs de France & Raglan Road.

42. What is something you have done and have no interest in doing again?

Staying at Pop Century. I've stayed there so many times and while I like it, I'm over it.

43. Who is your favorite Disney female?

Belle, Sleeping Beauty

44. Who is your favorite Disney male?

Jack Sparrow

45. Who is your favorite Disney villain?

Maleficent

46. Your earliest Disney Park Memory::

My mom tricking me into going on Haunted Mansion. She told me it was BTMRR. I don't know why I believed her!

47. What other Disney Parks have you been to outside of Disney World?

Disneyland and DCA

48. Have you ever had to explain your love for Disney to someone who just didn't "get" it?

I don't bother explaining it to the people who don't get it. If they don't see what I see, they're missing out!

49. Blasphemous I know, but where is your favorite place to travel outside of Disney?

Cruise

50. Which Disney character reminds you of you?
I guess I'd have to say Belle. She's a brunette and loves to read just like me!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Wow!!! You guys have been very busy today!! Love it!! Love reading everyone's responses!! Hope we can manage to get some more!

 

[blessedby3]

Wow! Another survey competed!!

What do you mean by Spaceship Earth being your least favorite? I just don't understand that statement!

Sorry...I rode it once and just dont get the facination....I know, I should be banned from Epcot for that

Anyway, it looks like everyone filling out the survey is going in October! Pretty cool

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Sorry...I rode it once and just dont get the facination....I know, I should be banned from Epcot for that

Anyway, it looks like everyone filling out the survey is going in October! Pretty cool

It's funny because I didn't ride it until our second trip in 2009 and until I did I just thought it was like a show or something? But then we rode and I fell in love!! I just love the smells and sounds and the animatronics...I think I was made to be a Disney fan! But when we rode in Jan it kept stopping over and over and over again..even I have a limit as to how long I want to smell that fake fire...


I think almost everyone here is from the Oct thread....

 

[Moodyzblu]

I WISH I was going in October !

I loved reading about your DCL experience. I'm still on the fence about wanting to do it ... Never cruised before.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

General life updates....

It's almost June and the school year is winding down here. We have school until almost the last day of June. June 28th is the last day of classes to be exact! Sucks having the whole month of June gone that way, but there you go.

June is going to be a pretty busy month for us, though so it will go pretty quickly. This weekend is Rapunzel's dance recital, but she has her last class tomorrow night, then rehearsal all day Sat and the recital at 2 on Sun so there goes a whole weekend. Usually I work weekends, but I took off Fri and Sun nights and will have to call in for Sat night. I will be working tonight and Mon nights only this week. Which I am thankful for because I wouldn't be sleeping otherwise.

Then Ferb and I are on vacation the week of the 10th...actually because of our days off, Ferb is off the 10th to the 18th and I have off the 11th to the 21st (I took an extra day off without pay to make sure I had as many days with Ferb as possible). The plan is to take advantage of the girls still being in school and paint our front door and garage door. That's the plan anyways.

That week is also Father's Day so we will be spending some time with family over the weekend, not sure who is having what but we will be going somewhere for sure. Living in Canada, we usually don't have people over because of the border...such a pain! They have Ribfest here every Father's Day weekend so we will definitely be fitting that into our plans and a friend is having an open house that weekend as well. Very busy for our family considering we usually miss everyone's parties with our work schedule.

Then of course we have the girls' end of the year trips this month, one is on the 22nd and the other is the 27th. Plus Rapunzel wants to have her Birthday party early (she is a July baby) so her friends from school can come more easily..I think I have her convinced to have that July 3rd though...she wants to see Brave for her party and we need to wait until we can fit it into my work schedule.

Our summer isn't as busy as June is...the girls aren't signed up for any activities. We have tried time and again, but neither of them are interested, and to be honest they spend so much time away at my cousin's house over the summer that they would be missing so many games and or practices that it wouldn't be worth it. Summer is spent mostly at the beach here on Lake Erie and at my cousin's house. She has lot's of woods surrounding her house and an in ground pool so it's like camping but with a nice house to sleep in and indoor plumbing! July and August will fly by this way...

In August we have a house rented with my brother the week of the 5th. It's in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate NY. I am excited for this because we always went camping in the Adirondack's while growing up, and while I don't like camping in practice, I love it in theory and having a house to sleep in will make it easier for me....I don't like bugs!! The house has access to a small sandy beach, a boat dock and has a canoe and a kayak. The best part about it is the fact that my parents, my Brother, Sister in law, and their daughter who will be just one at the time, will all be there!! It'll be great because we all actually like each other and the girls are so excited to play with their baby cousin all week!!

Then before you know it, we'll be buying folders, pencils, paper and getting ready to go back to school in September. I am by no means wishing the summer away, but I know that when it ends we will be okay because we have such an amazing vacation to look forward to!

Now, some not so good plans to talk about....
Ferb's brother is having a baby this summer......that's the good news...the bad news is his brother is paying for tickets for their Mom and step Dad to come from England to visit the baby in the fall. They checked with us to make sure it didn't coincide with our vacation (I almost wish it had), and to make sure also that we could have them to come stay with us for part of the time. I'm not going to go all into the sordid history of this family, but needless to say, there is major stress and drama when it comes to Ferb's Mother and Stepfather. The girls will be so happy to finally be with their Grandparents, and for their sake alone I am dealing with this in a quiet fashion. They will be in Canada from the 4th to the 24th and we will have them come to stay with us for 2 short stints in that time. We leave on the 22nd so if anything this will make the last weeks of waiting go by faster.

But that's it for now...I am not wishing the summer away...but I really hope all of these things make the wait until our WDW vacation move along nicely!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

I WISH I was going in October !

I loved reading about your DCL experience. I'm still on the fence about wanting to do it ... Never cruised before.

Our experience was great...it's expensive though and I think it will be a once in a great while type of trip...we are going back in 2013 but I think it may be years before we do it again after that...

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

Wow, you have the whole summer planned out. At least you'll be keeping busy so your trip will be here before you know it.

Yay for you and Ferb getting to spend some quality time together.

Hopefully, everything goes alright with the in laws and this those 3 weeks go by quickly.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Wow, you have the whole summer planned out. At least you'll be keeping busy so your trip will be here before you know it.

Yay for you and Ferb getting to spend some quality time together.

Hopefully, everything goes alright with the in laws and this those 3 weeks go by quickly.

I guess it does seem like we have the summer planned out, but we are really more go with the flow kind of people. If it wasn't for my Brother and my Cousin we wouldn't have any plans this summer other than to sit on the beach and swim in Lake Erie. But thankfully we do have some cool plans for this summer. What I like the most about summer vacation, even though I have to work most of it, is the down time. No homework, no back packs, no lunches to make...it's such a relief. It looks like we are going to be having a long hot summer this year so the beach will definitely be our destination for most of my weekends.

I was bummed at first when I could only get one week off this summer (new rules at work), but when Ferb got the same week as me in June I realized that we haven't had much alone time lately. So it's going to be nice to have all week with him to get stuff done, go out for lunch and just be together!

As for the In-law situation, well, it's my burden to bear...I know I sound horrible when talking of them, but if you knew even half of what they have done to us...well, you would understand. So, I will do my duty to the family and then when we go to WDW the week after, it will be the BEST vacation EVER!!

 

[khertz]

I don't have any particular attachment to summer right now since DS is not in school yet, so I'm pretty excited for ours to fly by! I only wish we had as much stuff going on as you do to help it along. It's actually for two reasons, one because it's so dang HOT & HUMID I'm ready for that to go away, and of course the most important reason, it gets us closer to October!

Hopefully the visit with your in-laws goes okay. I know personally, there's no way I could handle that kind of extended visit, but I do know exactly what you mean when you kind of wish it overlapped with your trip so you could skip it. I have that same issue coming up for the July 4th holiday, only she made sure to find out what weekend I'd be off to scheduled the get-together then. Yay me.

But yay for a new baby in the family! Those are always fun.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

I don't have any particular attachment to summer right now since DS is not in school yet, so I'm pretty excited for ours to fly by! I only wish we had as much stuff going on as you do to help it along. It's actually for two reasons, one because it's so dang HOT & HUMID I'm ready for that to go away, and of course the most important reason, it gets us closer to October!

Hopefully the visit with your in-laws goes okay. I know personally, there's no way I could handle that kind of extended visit, but I do know exactly what you mean when you kind of wish it overlapped with your trip so you could skip it. I have that same issue coming up for the July 4th holiday, only she made sure to find out what weekend I'd be off to scheduled the get-together then. Yay me.

But yay for a new baby in the family! Those are always fun.

I remember summer felt like it went on forever when the girls were little. It would still be warm enough in Sept to hit the beach and it would be so nice and quiet with everyone back in school...now we need to cram everything in to two short months..so cram we do!

I don't know how you guys handle that heat and humidity...we get it for a couple of weeks here and we all just about DIE!! I had thought about relocating at some point maybe to Florida, but I don't think we could handle it!

Oh, and that was so thoughtful of your MIL to make sure you guys had special time together. I am lucky, at least mine lives in the UK and we have an ocean separating us!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

We survived the rehearsal day for Rapunzel's dance recital, but can I tell you...What an ordeal?! It was 7 hours long and agonizing! Tomorrow is the recital and my parents are coming to watch and then we will all go out to dinner...chinese!!! YUMMM!!!

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

We survived the rehearsal day for Rapunzel's dance recital, but can I tell you...What an ordeal?! It was 7 hours long and agonizing! Tomorrow is the recital and my parents are coming to watch and then we will all go out to dinner...chinese!!! YUMMM!!!

Holy cow! Haven't they heard of child labor laws or cruel and unusual punishment for parents?JK, hope it all well.

Good luck Rapunzel!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Holy cow! Haven't they heard of child labor laws or cruel and unusual punishment for parents?JK, hope it all well.

Good luck Rapunzel!

Today should only be about 4 hours, 3 for the actual recital and the other for prep and clean up. (makeup, hair..takes almost as long to pull apart and clean off as it does to apply)

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Week 8:
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And for Ferb:

Heinz Doofenshmirtz

 

[jenseib]

We have a 2 hour class this week...then on Friday it's the LONG rehearsal too. We only have to arrive for the 2nd half and can leae when she is done, but she is number 13 in the second half. The recital is Sat...I think they have over 40 dances...UGH! It wil lbe long, but we are going out to eat too!