DDA Chapter 6

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

I am liking the look of the baggallini messenger bag. I can't believe I'm saying that!

I love that bag!!!! It has been wonderful for everything we've used it for- mall trips, field trips and Disney. I lent it mine to a friend for her Disney trip, she loved it so much she came home and bought one. I can't wait til Lucy is a little older to go back to using it.

 

[KristineN]

for those who have done it....is the pirate and princess party really worth doing?

remember kids are 13, 10, 9

a brief summary would be appreciated as well

 

[UP Disney]

for those who have done it....is the pirate and princess party really worth doing?

remember kids are 13, 10, 9

a brief summary would be appreciated as well

We really enjoyed our first P&PP. We enjoyed the beginning of our 2nd P&PP until it started to rain and kept on raining! We really enjoyed dressing up the 2nd time.

The first one included chocolate as the treasure. Yummy! The second party only has cheap party favors like fake "jewels' and mardi gras necklaces. Now, saying that if my kids were still young, they would have loved that!

We went straight the to Jack Sparrow line the 2nd time. We only waited about 15 minutes. I really enjoy the meet & greet with him!

There is a cool show with Aladdin and the Royal Guard. It is a lot of fun. The fireworks are some of the most awesome that I've seent at Disney. I love it.

There were so few people there that we walked right on lots & lots of the rides that usually have long lines.

Those are the things I remember. Unlike the MNSSHP & MVMCP, we probably wouldn't go again.

 

[bethbuchall]

Happy Spring to Us!

That might actually put me over the edge right now! I guess Mother Nature had an April Fool joke for you!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

DS was 11 when we went to P&PP last summer. He didn't LOVE it, but it was OK. The only characters we did were Mickey & Donald - they were together. That line went for DAYS. Other than that we just did rides, the second parade, and the fireworks. Fireworks were AMAZING, and there were NO crowds. I have mentioned before that I went to get ice cream on Main St. like 10 minutes before the fireworks started and there was NOBODY in the shop! We sat on the curb in the hub to watch.

We didn't see any of the special shows, we didn't see Captain Jack, but we did go on rides. And the chocolate made it nice. I would be hard pressed to find the "value" in going again, but it was OK to do it once. If it was scheduled on a BUNCH of nights during my trip I would probably go again, otherwise I would skip it.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

By the way....

We go on the Disney Cruise THIS month!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!! Dont you love how close that makes it seem?
So ill join in saying i go on a crusie NEXT month!!

I received my Disney documents today

WOOHOOO!!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Elin - Have you been following Bob & Kevin's CiCi's pizza review? Bob posted the prices for their meals at Citrico's and Flying Fish. The Citrico's tab was nearly $300. I'm not sure if that included tax and tip. I HOPE it does!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Jen - The Uncles are cruising to Alaska on Holland America in June. They are very excited!

 

[KristineN]

I just can't decide....I am getting to my limit of stuff to do. This would be the last night they are having the party....I am not sure how crowded I should expect

DS was 11 when we went to P&PP last summer. He didn't LOVE it, but it was OK. The only characters we did were Mickey & Donald - they were together. That line went for DAYS. Other than that we just did rides, the second parade, and the fireworks. Fireworks were AMAZING, and there were NO crowds. I have mentioned before that I went to get ice cream on Main St. like 10 minutes before the fireworks started and there was NOBODY in the shop! We sat on the curb in the hub to watch.

We didn't see any of the special shows, we didn't see Captain Jack, but we did go on rides. And the chocolate made it nice. I would be hard pressed to find the "value" in going again, but it was OK to do it once. If it was scheduled on a BUNCH of nights during my trip I would probably go again, otherwise I would skip it.

 

[Tinkaroo]

Just a quick pop-in, and back to my job -

Vicki - I've heard good things about the Overland Equipment Donner Bag. They come in a variety of colors, have a couple of compartments but not too many), and are supposed to carry a LOT. I just ordered one over the weekend from Shoebuy.com. I've seen it both on eBags, Shoebuy, and Zappos - I found a 20% off for Shoebuy that was good this weekend, so I went that route. No tax, free shipping, as well as free return shipping and exchanges.

http://www.shoebuy.com/overland-equipment-donner/23553/496793

I bought that Holly color from Shoebuy.

I hear that there are a couple of different versions of the Donner - I believe Zappos has the older version (more pics): http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/25324505/c/94032.html

Here are the pics of the newer version on eBags: http://www.ebags.com/overland_equipment/donner_shoulder_bag/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=109695

(BTW - I have a 20% off link for eBags if anyone wants me to send it your way - you do have to pay shipping, though.)

 

[tink2020]

Our house was a Wausau home - panelized construction which means the walls were built in a factory and they were put together on site. The house was closed in and water proof in one day. The inside still needed to be completed. Chuck did the plumbing. I did the wiring. I did the insulation. Chuck & I did about 50 percent of the drywall. It got to be too much for him since he was also working full time so we had someone finish the drywall. I was between jobs at the time. We also had someone do the flooring & painting.

We built our breezeway and garage a few years later. We built the barn. Chuck & my dad put in the fence posts for the horse. Chuck & I put in the fence. We have slowly been finishing the basement ourselves as well.

I'm so impressed! We wouldn't even paint our own house!

I woke my kids up this morning and told them that school was canceled.

Tammi, that's just mean!

Good morning, DDA!! I got lost somewhere towards the end of Chapter 5 so I'm just jumping in here.

Jennifer and Theresa - Happy Opening Day! Theresa, watching the Rockies play the Cards yesterday I was recognizing a lot of names. I hope that means good things for you guys this season. Too bad (for us anyway) that we rained out after such a good start for the Cards. I'm pouting today as I did some checking and no one will even have the Red Sox home opener showing around here. Come on, did they win it or not last year.

Thanks! Unfortunately, the Braves are now 0-2 and the Reds 0-1. Not a great start!

I've been really tempted to buy myself a Disney messenger bag. I've been reading the thread with pictures of them. I really have to stop. However, I didn't like the messenger bag that I used this last trip. It was kind of heavy and I wasn't carrying as much as I'll end up carrying in June (due to the hot weather).

Oh my gosh, tha'ts so cute! And only $13 again? And did you see those cute diaper bags, too?! Vicki, you're in trouble!

I decided to pick the kids up myself today as that secretary (or whoever she was) had really angered me. I spoke to one of the other Mom's when I got there and she said that the message did say that it was a knife, not good, but much better than a gun. When Hunter came out I asked him about the bus incident and he gave me a clueless look. Then I said the kid with a knife and he knew what I was taking about, but obviously wasn't concerned. He said that a first grader had brought an army knife and was showing it off. Apparently he wasn't threatening anyone, just a show and tell type of thing. Someone told the bus driver and he pulled over and took the knife. The kids did say that he stabbed the back of the seat in front of him several times and there were kids in the seat, but he wasnt' trying to stab throught the seat I ended up walking in and talking to the principal about how my phone call had left me with questions and a very poor response about future protection. He was very nice and assured me that the lady on the phone would be spoken to and given some better phone skills. I feel much better now.

I'm so glad you went and said something to the principal. Regardless of how "serious" the situation, the first response you got was unacceptable!

 

[lovespoohbear]

i saw the diaper bags and i am going to get desi one. i just have to wait til the 14 to find out what she is having.

 

[mommykds]

for those who have done it....is the pirate and princess party really worth doing?

remember kids are 13, 10, 9

a brief summary would be appreciated as well

My guys are 7,8, & 12. We went to the P&PP last August & we all liked it alot. Unfortunately it POURED for all but the last 1/2 hour we were there so the parade & fireworks were delayed until almost 11pm & many characters were not out. Also there were no dance parties or the Alladin thing. They cancelled the Mickey show in front of the castle due to lightening.

We did get to see Capt'n Jack & the line was not bad. We rode some rides with very short lines as well like Peter Pan, Pooh, Philharmagic, Buzz, Space Mountain, Splash, & Dumbo. We got chocolates & necklaces which the kids like hunting for. They also had a stand in tommorowland that had carnival games like dunk the pirate in the water by hitting the target with a baseball. My kids loved this. The fireworks were as good as MNSSHP.

We had dinner with Cindy at CRT which was nice to do before the party.

Due to the very bad weather we didn't get to do much but we did have fun. I would say go at least once. I would love to go this summer (If they have the parties which looks unlikely at this point) just so we could have a do-over.

Here are some pictures...

Playing the games in tom'wland

Minnies house was empty at 11:45pm

 

[tmfranlk]

Katrina feels the same way about the characters but we just put her some place so that the characters can't get to her. That is why I suggested the princess one. She doesn't mind them. She loves the food from the characters meals which is why she puts up with them.

That's what I'm afraid of as Rachel tells me that Mandy (the 12yo who is one of her BFs) doesn't like the Easter Bunny. I think that I'll just mention that they are available and ask if they're interested. Thanks Vicki and Elin!

 

[tmfranlk]

I was looking at the buxton messenger bag that I've seen advertised on TV. It looks like it holds a ton of stuff in a compact space, but it is leather and would be so hot in Florida in the summer

I've been looking at that one too. If you ever decide to get it, let me know what you think.

 

[tmfranlk]

Theresa - I forgot to post earlier that I totally agree with Elin's suggestion of major to check out. My senior year in college, my school added a music business program and I took a few classes. It was started at our school by a man who has spent much of the last few decades managing the Oak Ridge Boys. The stuff I learned in his couple of classes was great and we had some really nice opportunities available along the way too. I would highly recommend Cassie check out some schools with that option and I'll bet she'll find a way to work with musicals.

 

[tinknme]

Deb I am glad you found out what type of weapon(even though any type of weapon is not good!) & that you were able to speak with the principle. What a scary situation

Anne Marie love the P&PP pictures!

Vicki I have & use a Overland Donner bag, I love it! I used it for the 1st time for the trip in Oct. & I never switched back to my regular purse The only problem I had was the strap, but Deb took care of that for me She made me a Velcro pad for the strap over my shoulder.

Lindsay I would love the link for 20% off. I have been wanting to get another one in a neutral color beings I use mine all the time.

 

[tinknme]

Elizabeth I hope all works out for the Aug. trip I am thinking of cutting our stay 2 days short because of flights. I need to figure out what I am going to do, because I would have to change a few ADR's. The boys will not be to happy if I do this, so I will wait just a little longer.

Riley is about the same with characters as your ds. He does not really care to wait in line for them anymore. Now Garrett on the other hand still seems to enjoy them. He also goes for the autographs when we see someone different.

 

[tmfranlk]

Man, I totally hate April's Fools Day now! The morning show I listen to totally got me and a good portion of the listeners today. The two main guys were on alone and the story was that the station had laid off the 3 "extra" people yesterday afternoon. The DJ was totally convincing in his anger at the matter and the callers were so upset. I guess the head guy at that station got 500 calls and emails by 8:30 and called down asking them to cut the joke short as it was messing up his workday. I just logged onto the site to check on something and saw the HAHA announcement as I missed it this morning since I only get to listen here and there. I can't believe it! They totally got me and I was not happy about it. Darned holiday!

 

[Glynis]

I need to vent! First of all: THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE!

My mother in law has decided to get married......AGAIN! This will be husband number 6. She met him online, last month. They've chatted online, and this weekend she went to meet him. After 20 minutes together he proposed and she accepted. Normally, I would not let this bother me, but this is how she met her last 4 husbands, and they never worked out. She divorces them after about a year at most. There was one that only lasted 9 weeks!!! I know that it's her life, and I shouldn't really care, but she drags my kids into it. She makes them call these men "grandpa," but doesn't explain anything when all of a sudden they're not there anymore. I just can't put them through that again.

I told Alan that if she goes through with this, then we will not be seeing her again, until she has proven that this one will last longer than a year. I feel badly about that, but Alan agrees with me, that it's not good for the kids. In reality, it's not good for her, either. Her therapists have told her not to get involved in any relationships at this point. She just doesn't get it. She's positive that no matter what, her children will bail her out like they always do.

Thanks for listening! Just had to get it off my chest before I explode in front of the kids!