Crafts, spreadsheets and pixie dust... oh my! A PTR for May 2014

your plans look good! it reminded me that I want to try the plaza on our next trip. it was closed when we were just there.

love that you have resort time scheduled everyday! we have yet to get that worked in....
 
Aw your Dalmatian night sounds so cute! Youn put out a lot of effort for feeling sick!

I think your plans look good too! FYI you still have your real names in the spreadsheet image. Also sending you a PM!
 
I think your plans look fantastic! I love how organized you are!
Your Dalamtion night looks like fun. I hope you all are feeling better soon!

Thank you! I think maybe we are on the mend. We may even try going to gymnastics today :banana:

your plans look good! it reminded me that I want to try the plaza on our next trip. it was closed when we were just there.

love that you have resort time scheduled everyday! we have yet to get that worked in....

Hubby is so excited about the Plaza twice. We enjoyed spending time at the resort everyday last year. I don't think Mr. Incredible got in the pool until the 3rd day, in fact I think he was in the room doing work stuff while Goose and I played in the pool, and he said he felt his vacation really started when he finally stopped working and got in the pool. So this year he told me to make him get in the pool that first day.

Aw your Dalmatian night sounds so cute! Youn put out a lot of effort for feeling sick!

I think your plans look good too! FYI you still have your real names in the spreadsheet image. Also sending you a PM!

Thank you! I was on the mend that day :)
 
:hyper: I'm so glad you are back!!! I kinda fell off the boards this fall and have been slowly catching up this month. Glad you are feeling better too :thumbsup2

I love the spreadsheets. I am not very good with computers so I do everything with scrapbook paper and stickers. It has become quite a chore with all of the changes though!!:lmao::rolleyes1

101 day looked great even if scaled back. I have been saying that I was gonna start movie nights for a year. I could probably manage something like this :bitelip:

Patiently awaiting more craft projects!! I have about a billion posted to pinterest. I'm working on them slowly......
 

I think we're there right after you! Your MK day 1 itinerary gives me hope. I really want to fit that much in, too, but have no idea how long everything will realistically take. Did you base your times for attractions on your last trip or TouringPlans or something like that?

I can't decide how far out to start our countdown. My DD just wants to go soooo badly! She loved our Christmas Elf countdown (not an Elf on the Shelf), so I know she'll enjoy something like this!
 
:hyper: I'm so glad you are back!!! I kinda fell off the boards this fall and have been slowly catching up this month. Glad you are feeling better too :thumbsup2

I love the spreadsheets. I am not very good with computers so I do everything with scrapbook paper and stickers. It has become quite a chore with all of the changes though!!:lmao::rolleyes1

101 day looked great even if scaled back. I have been saying that I was gonna start movie nights for a year. I could probably manage something like this :bitelip:

Patiently awaiting more craft projects!! I have about a billion posted to pinterest. I'm working on them slowly......

Thank you! Crafts are coming! Although some will be easy crafts. I have been brainstorming shirts for a while.

I get overwhelmed sometimes when I look at pintrist, it can make things like family night seem overwhelming, but even though ours was super simple it was still super fun, and gave us some great family time together :grouphug: which isn't that the point?

I want to see your crafts! I will look for them. I am always looking for new ideas!

I think we're there right after you! Your MK day 1 itinerary gives me hope. I really want to fit that much in, too, but have no idea how long everything will realistically take. Did you base your times for attractions on your last trip or TouringPlans or something like that?

I can't decide how far out to start our countdown. My DD just wants to go soooo badly! She loved our Christmas Elf countdown (not an Elf on the Shelf), so I know she'll enjoy something like this!

SOooooo last year. I went a little over board. I used wdw easy's cheat sheets for ride order, I looked at ride duration times on Tourist underground, and even used an ipad app "measure" to get walking distances between rides. Timed our family walking at a leisurely pase, and estimated walking times between rides. The result was fantastic. We easily fit everything in that first morning. The rest of the week was more hit or miss depending on the mood of the toddler. The only thing we didn't get to was It's a Small world (but that was because we plum forgot :confused3, we had plenty of extra time and I couldn't figure out how that happened until we were sitting down to lunch.). You can check out my trip report to see how it all went down in reality.

This is a rough draft because I have 3 extra things that morning, barnstormer (which we did not do), seven dwarfs (which wasn't open), and small world. I think we can do maybe 2 of those things but not all 3, so we still need some fine tuning.

We have had fun counting down. Although I don't know who is more excited to move Mickey, Goose or me!

I would love to hear how your plans are going! I like planning along side people!

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thanks for sticking with me everyone, even though I have been a fair weather diser :) I have some work to do on our itinerary. I didn't take into account the tiered system for FP+ so our Epcot day needs some work, and I am second guessing or Hollywood Studios day. Also as I mentioned our Magic Kingdom morning needs some work . I will post an updated draft when I get to it.

In other news, I have been learning a lot about post processing as I study photography, and learned some fun new techniques I have been using on old photos. I had fun with this photo, and it really made me homesick for Disney. I posted it on my Instagram account and got a like from Art of Animation, which they probably do for everyone that tags them, but I will take it as a compliment :)

Doesn't it make you long for a cozy cone?

 
I remember that picture--it looks great!! I'll be sending our pictures your way for some fine tuning.... ;)

The tiering system at Epcot is sort of a pain, but we ended up having great luck. Can't wait to see the new plans.

If you can't fit all three of those rides in, I would say skip barnstormer. The line is always long and it's the shortest ride ever! Unless its a walk on or the girls are begging to go on, it's not on my to do list anymore.

I'm going to have to check out all these apps for ride times and stuff! You are quite the planner--I'm impressed!
 
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I don't have a ptr, but my mom does. First time in the world. Oct 2014---spiritsim I chime in on hers and post all my pics there. :goodvibes We are both craft addicts and have been planning this trip for over a year so there is quite a bit there (and more to come!!) :cool1:
 
I remember that picture--it looks great!! I'll be sending our pictures your way for some fine tuning.... ;)

The tiering system at Epcot is sort of a pain, but we ended up having great luck. Can't wait to see the new plans.

If you can't fit all three of those rides in, I would say skip barnstormer. The line is always long and it's the shortest ride ever! Unless its a walk on or the girls are begging to go on, it's not on my to do list anymore.

I'm going to have to check out all these apps for ride times and stuff! You are quite the planner--I'm impressed!

Glad you like it! Epcot definitely needs some thought, but I think we could do one at rope drop and fast pass for the other. I don't remember there being much of a wait for Nemo so we should be able to push that back no problem.

I think we will take your Barnsormer suggestion! That makes things easier! Thanks!

I don't have a ptr, but my mom does. First time in the world. Oct 2014---spiritsim I chime in on hers and post all my pics there. :goodvibes We are both craft addicts and have been planning this trip for over a year so there is quite a bit there (and more to come!!) :cool1:

I will have to find her PTR. Can you post a link here? I would love to follow along. Look forward to seeing the crafts!

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Hello all. Not much to update today, but I did want to share another photo project I thought you mommas would enjoy. We are doing self-portraits for my photography group. The tutorial was on glam shots, but I just wasn't feeling the glam so this is what I came up with. If you have toddlers, or maybe just kids in general you probably have had one of these days.

 
LOVE THE PHOTO!! That is awesome! I think you've found a hobby you are very talented at!!!
 
Dalmatian night super cute.

Love the Glam shot

Love the way you plan.
 
Love your pics! You are very talented! I wish I had a good eye for pics and the ability to edit them.

I totally feel like your self portrait, every day!

I can't wait to see what you do with your trip photos this year.
 
hahahaha I LOVE IT!!!!

Thanks! It captured my mood that day :)

Dalmatian night super cute.

Love the Glam shot

Love the way you plan.


Thank you, thank you! It should be a new genre...momma glam :)

Love your pics! You are very talented! I wish I had a good eye for pics and the ability to edit them.

I totally feel like your self portrait, every day!

I can't wait to see what you do with your trip photos this year.

Aww thank you! I never considered myself very artistic because my sister was always the artistic one, but I have been really enjoying my new hobby, it combines imagination and tech which I love! I hope to get some good shots!

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Happy post super bowl day!



I don't really have any Disney updates today, but I have been enjoying sharing my amateur photography with you guys, so one more batch (I promise this wont happen every day... and I will get back to the Disney stuff :rolleyes1) Yesterday was super exciting because we got snow! Also I got to try shooting in the snow for the first time with my camera...and I saw a fox! He was so close I completely froze. It was a magical moment the two of just stared at each other. Then he turned to run away and only then did I remember the camera in my hand and get a photo. I haven't read much on wild life photography, but I do know you are supposed to have their eyes in the shot for it to be any good, it was still a magical spiritual moment I will treasure forever, and I will be ready next time! Here are my snow pics :)









Happy Monday everyone!
 
I know I kind of abandoned this thread. I took a self-imposed DIS break after my son's surgery because things were a bit crazy and I had to choose some thing to cut, but we just got back from our trip and it was even more amazing than the last. A lot of the best bits were tips and suggestions I had gotten from reading trip reports on DIS...so I figured I had to return to do my very own.

I am still going trough photos, but I plan to link the tr soon.

And to everyone who was following this thread, sorry I abandoned you guys! I appreciated all the feedback and comments so much!
 
Glad to hear you are back and you had a great trip! Can't wait to hear all about it. :)

D~
 
you're back! yay!! :yay: I can't wait for the link and to read all about your trip and see the amazing pictures i'm sure you took!
 
I have missed everyone. I was thinking of all the great tips I got from did on our trip. Don't worry I have so many pictures! I lam having trouble getting the thing started. I hope to dive in today.
 
Joining late...Looking forward to getting caught up and the post trip report :)
I like crafts & spreadsheets, too :)
 














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