Dec 2007 A mouse Odyssey/lotsa pics

[disneyaddicted]

OK OK where did you find this crowd calander level??? I know when we are there it will be at what ever the worst color is at all times but lets see maybe I can giggle things around and move mountains and not be in a soooo crowded park...


I hope Reese is feeling better! Maybe she needs a LIME GREEN MICKEY escapade at HOME DEPOT again!!

The crowd level calendar is at touring plans dot com. I am hoping that by clicking my heels three times and saying "There's no crowds at DIsney." is going to do the job.

Reese is much better thank you.

 

[xoprincessmomxo]

I am so happy to hear that Reese is feeling better!

Only 14 DAYS! You are SO lucky!!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

What a relief to hear that Reese is ok!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am so glad Reese is okay. And that all systems are go for Disney!

You're SO close!!!!

 

[ILMICKEY]

Whew!! Glad she is alright. Does she still have to go to her dads? Isn't there some test that will need ran after she eats turkey?? You need to talk to her DR. about that. Tell him turkey really makes her sleepy and she

should be checked immediately after!


She needs to stay home with Momma! We can make it better.

Are you getting excited or what??? Are you packing?? Are you making a list and checking it 7 MILLION TIMES?? Be afraid! I never realized how stressful the day before you leave is! I know I have everything ready and put together, but I am sure I am still missing SOMETHING!!

Know what I mean. No?? You will!

Have a very nice Thanksgiving.

 

[disneyaddicted]

xoprincessmomxo Thank you, she is doing so much better.

Lifelong Dreamer Big relief I tell ya.

SwansLoveDisney YUp, all systems go, 12 days!!

ILMICKEY Momma always makes it better I didn't really push the issue of Reese not going to her Dads (I wanted to, trust me) I think the DR. would have helped me out too, but I was afraid her dad would try and get his make up time over Christmas, and since there wasn't any immediate danger of her flying, I gave her hugs and kisses and sent her off. Both kids will be home monday, and by then my count down will be at 8 days.
Am I excited? Am I packing? UMMM yea! you bet I am! I do have a list, but I will wait to check it off when I repack.
you have already left for the world, don't worry about sucking up all the magice, they will make more for me.

 

[njdisneyfreak]

I am so glad everything is working out with Reese and the trip. Just keep remembering that you have only 11 days to go (if I did my math right ). You must be beyond psyched by now!!! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving and that you get everything done before your trip. I'm so excited for you!

 

[disneyaddicted]

I am so glad everything is working out with Reese and the trip. Just keep remembering that you have only 11 days to go (if I did my math right ). You must be beyond psyched by now!!! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving and that you get everything done before your trip. I'm so excited for you!

Oh yes! I am way beyond psyched now, I don't even think there is a word for it.
My Thanksgiving was nice, small and quiet, not what I am used to, but it was still nice.

 

[disneyaddicted]

I am a week away from my trip now. And as of yesterday I still had not received my Disney package, so Coach T and made a trip to AAA to what was up. Come to find out it had been in for weeks and she had called and left me 2 messages, I erased them thinking it was one of those hotel solicitors where you listen to a 4 hour speech and then get a free night at a resort in the Poconos, the message said, "Your vacation package is ready, call me back." How could I not have put 2 and 2 together. Had I heard Disney package I would have figured it out, but the agent said she never mentions Disney when leaving a message just incase the trip is a surprise for someone, which makes sense. BUt it's all good now. We have what we need, I thought it would feel more real by now but I am still in that OMG I can't believe I have waited for over a year and it's finally here frame of mind.
In our package of course is the MVMCP tickets, one has the incredibles on it, which Coley called dibs on right away, funny, cause I thought we would have to draw straws and the short stick would get that one. one has the 7 dwarfs which Reese wants, surprising, Tinkerbell will go to COach T and i get Mickey. Normally this would not be a big deal, but when you are a hardcore scrapbooker and this ticket is going in the book, you want what you want. So it all worked out, no muss no fuss.
While looking over the package in the car we noticed that we were charged for 6 MVMCP tickets, we only need 4. SO we went back to AAA and put our name on the list to see Genie (our agent) she was with a customer, so we strolled around a bit, looked at all the wierd travel stuff, like sweat absorbing underwear, seriously if you sweat so much that you need to buy special underwear I really think a trip to Doctor would help more than a trip into AAA. Coach T bought a bag for Disney, she is in love with it, just the perfect size for her huge camera and then all the little nooks and crannys for what nots. I tried on some Disney luggage and practiced going to Disney. We played with the stuffed animals, read all the brochures they had on the Bahamas. After 40 minutes and hearing the Christmas cd make it's second loop we finally sat down. They had a trivia board thing, so we played that, I got all the Disney questions correct and a couple of anatomy ones, but I got the windiest city wrong, I thought it was Chicago, but it's not. Who knew? An hour and twenty minutes I am almost laid out on the couch. We kept saying we'd give it 5 more minutes, we did that for like half an hour, then I noticed that customer with Genie had her shoes off and her notebook open with papers spread all across the desk, that's when I realized that lady must be planning the trip of a life time right down to the flavor of cream she would put in her coffee each morning, we knew she wasn't going anywhere soon, she had made herself comfortable, so we said we would come back later and get it straightened out then. On the drive back to coach's house I flipped the paper over and saw that it said credited, then looking over our own payments we saw that we had not payed more than what we should have. So that was almost 2 hours of my life that I will never get back. Coley called it bonding time, I called it a waste of time.
I got my kids back safe and sound, they were supposed to get back at 3:30pm but there were so many delays it was almost 8:00pm before they got in, they got to fly first class though. Woohoo.
While they were gone I got a lot of my Christmas shopping done, it feels so good to finally have something under the tree for them. I am normally all done shopping by July and then just add a few winter things closer to Christmas. Like hoodies and boots etc..etc.. can't say on here yet what i got them, but they will be surprised and probably sing songs about what a great Mom I am.
I have packed all my clothes that I am taking. I wasn't going to buy new jeans, mine were a little big but nothing a belt couldn't fix, then my friend Jen (by the way she having a girl) called me droopy drawers. I cannot go to Disney being all droopy in the hinde quarters so I broke down and bought 2 new pair of jeans, I really wanted to wait until I lost more pounds, half the time I am in sweat pants because of my jobs so it didn't matter that my jeans were too big. Oh well.
I have 3 T-shirt jobs this week and I coach Red Lion Tues and Thurs, and Raptors Wed and Sunday, I have a game on Monday then It is off to the world for a whole 8 days. I will have Friday and Saturday to get everything prepared and fine tuned. I am super excited.
Well work calls, so i will sign off now. Talk at y'all later.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh Ty, I am so excited for your trip! Is that weird that I am excited for someone elses trip?

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Oh Ty I too am very excited about your trip I can't wait to read your trip report. I can't wait to see your scrapebooking pages. You must post each one as you finish it...so I can steal your ideas...LOL
Yes I would have to say My Pirates are CUTE! I am bring those costumes to Disney. I saw really nice one in the Disney Store while I was home in Boston for the Holiday, it made me mad though because they were the same price as the ones the boys have and the ones in the store are much better quality and for the same price. the ones we bought the PLASTIC buckle has already broke. the ones at the Disney store were made of jean and nice soft fabric.

Oh thought you would Like to hear this MY DD13 just made the JR. Highschool Cheerleading squad. She is Very Excited!!
Again I can't wait to hear about your trip! have a wonderful time! I know you will.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I can't believe you waited SO long at AAA!!! You must be patient people!

If CHicago isn't the windiest city, what is?

Your trip is SO close!!!! I am very excited for you!

 

[disneyaddicted]

Lifelong Dreamer Thanks, and no it's not wierd to be excited for someone elses trip. We all just know how much fun we are all going to have, we can't help but share in the excitement. I am glad you are sharing in mine.

DISNEY4XMAS Doesn't that just rot your socks when you see something even better for the same price? But really your kids are so adorable, they are what makes the costume work.
Congratulations to your DD on making the squad, that is awesome. It's a huge accomplishment just to even try, I hope she has great time with that.
I will definatley post pictures of my scrap pages, I am just as excited to scrap book the trip as I am to go on the trip.

SwansLoveDisney some people would call it patient, when I told my sister about it, she said we had no lives. (the nerve) When it's DIsney related we find a way to deal with any obstacle. We did get kind of loud and slap happy, I am surprised we didn't get kicked out of there. I honestly can't remember the windiest city but I do know they said they have wind of up to 12.6 miles regularly.
This trip is close, the restless nights are here.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

WHEW!!!! just caught up on everything! sounds like you guys have an amazing trip planned! can't wait to hear about it when you get back!

 

[roxannensteve]

Ty- 1 week left for you? Silly girl, you should have looked over the entire thing before going back to AAA

 

[disneyaddicted]

disneygirlinnj Welcome to my PT. I hope our trip will be as amazing as I imagine it to be.

roxannensteve 6 days now. I know I should have looked more closer, I think I had Pixie dust in my eyes and that's why I missed it at first. Since then I have read over it front and back.

 

[disneyaddicted]

We ordered 4 cases of water from Garden Grocer and a couple boxes of breakfast bars, Coach T just got a confirmation from them that they are shipping it to her house. AAAAAHHHHG! CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL. I was there, I saw her type in Pop Century and our dates there, so what's up? We are just waiting to hear back from them. I don't mind paying their prices to have it shipped to our resort, but really why would i pay that plus a delivery fee when I can just run up to my own grocery store and get it so much cheaper? This is a whole new worry for me.
I was so tired after last nights cheer practice, and extremely sore, teaching the new kids how to base and back spot a full lib is grueling. They shot Reese out over the top of her side base, I caught her, but my shoulders are feeling it today and the bruise I got from her elbow in my upper arm is a beautiful array of purples and blues. On the way home I was almost asleep at the wheel, Reese was asleep. I went around a long bending curve and i swore i was on space mountain, I wonder if I was half dreaming? Then I had to do a silk screening job, it took twice as long because I kept sitting down and resting. Bed never felt so good. but I had another bad Disney dream.
In this dream I was at Disney with my family and I was all excited to see the Nemo musical, My DH said he would be in in a minute, so i grabbed us 4 seats, well the place was filling up quick and the CM told me I would have to give up those seats soon if my family didn't show up, seemed like I waited forever, then finally left. I found DH and kids eating icecream and I totally went off on DH, people were staring at me, kids were bursting into tears, I was horrible. So it came time for the next show and I told DH and kids they had to stay with me, we go in and get stellar seats, but I can't find my camera, then I remembered that I had used my camera to save one of the seats earlier and forgotten it. I was in a panic, nobody had turned it in. So a CM said Disney would replace my camera for me at guest relations, so we miss the show again and head over to get a new camera, they gave me a disposable that only had 15 pictures left on it. then I woke up. I am sure that won't really happen because first of all DH isn't going on this trip and second, I would never use my camera to save a seat, I would take my shoes off and use them first. I am tired of the bad Disney dreams, I want a happy one, when will I get one of those. I fall asleep each night thinking happy Disney thoughts, why don't they stay with me? Huh?

 

[roxannensteve]

Pixie dust in your eyes is a good thing, I think.

They want to deliver it to her house!! Man, oh man. I had been hearing some not so good things about them. I shipped our stuff by UPS & got the confirmation yesterday that it all made it there okay.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Hope you got the delivery mishap all corrected!

And dreams are only dreams! I'm sure you're trip will be perfect!

 

[dddisrunner]

Ty!

OMG! It is so close! Have an AWESOME time! I am so happy for you and have to live vicariously through you! Seriously, I am sorry I have been MIA for so long it has just been a real crappy couple of months! I am glad to hear Reese is OK! Have a wonderful and healthy trip. Oh yeah! Enjoy your birthday in the world too!