***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 5

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Wow I could be talking about my trip. We are eating with the princesses except it will be my mom's b'day. She will be 70 so no princesses dress for her . I made shirts for all five of us to wear. They are different styles but all have the princesses on them. There will be my DS 5, my great neice 6, my niece 27, mom, and myself. The kids shirts have their pictures on them with the princesses. If I get time later I will post pics of the designs. I am really excited about this trip and hope you have time to share before we leave.

I would like to see them. I have been browsing and looking at all the designs here and am at a loss as to which ones to use. Everyone's designs are GREAT!

 

[babytrees]

I also am resolving with Kate to check, double check, and even triple check my posts....I went through some of mine that I had posted this past week and decided they were more snarky than I would ever really be. So if you ever see ETE in my posts...I have Edited To Eliminate(my bad mood!!)

May our happy family come back together stronger!!

Theresa

 

[bengalbelle]

Or any one of us, for that matter! Although, as you probably already know.... Kate is the queen

Sorry - when I read his post the first time, I thought he mentioned her designs specifically. I just re-read and saw he meant her faq thread (that's what I get for reading here when I should have been asleep).

So yes, there are LOTS of talented designers on this board so check them all out

 

[bengalbelle]

Wow I could be talking about my trip. We are eating with the princesses except it will be my mom's b'day. She will be 70 so no princesses dress for her . I made shirts for all five of us to wear. They are different styles but all have the princesses on them. There will be my DS 5, my great neice 6, my niece 27, mom, and myself. The kids shirts have their pictures on them with the princesses. If I get time later I will post pics of the designs. I am really excited about this trip and hope you have time to share before we leave.

My mom turned 70 while we were there in September. She wore Kate's design that was posted here last night - the pink ears with the tiara. She got tons of attention with that shirt. I also made her wear a tiara to CRT and that got her even more attention!

 

[PNO4TE]

Have any of my DDA family ever been to Disneyland Paris? We have begun to talk about next year's Holiday Trip and thought maybe, after 10 years, a change might be in order.

• Younger DD does not like the beach, she prefers the city.

• Neither DDs liked California the few times we have been there so Disneyland USA is not a choice.

• DH and I do NOT want to go anywhere cold and snowy!

• None of us is thoroughly enthralled with the idea of a cruise.

Now, I am well aware that Paris could be cold and snowy, but it would not be like Vancouver or Vail or Vermont (sorry Deb ).

So....... any thoughts or experiences on Disneyland Paris?

 

[Princess Nancy]

Elin, I just noticed in another post you live off I-95. I do too in South Carolina. A Little Town called Florence.We also are a big "Halfway" stop for people heading to FL from the North! owever, Our little town probably isn't much to go into for a visit. You also have to drive through our town to get to Myrtle Beach. Lots of traffic in the summer!

 

[Princess Nancy]

Oh meant to mention, I have not been to Disney in Paris. I have been to Paris but not disney. I do remember reading a thread on the Trip Reports boards I think about all the cultural differences. I would think it would be interesting and exciting to go there.

 

[mommykds]

Wow, lots went on while I was off the boards for Chirstmas...haven't checked in since Christmas Eve & took some time this morning catching up.
Hope everyone enjoyed Christmas & Hanukkah.

We spent Christmas Eve alone (just I, Dh, & the kids)...it was great. Christmas day however was another story...we went to my MIL's house for dinner (brought my mom too)...it was a full house. My (evil) SIL was there with my doormat BIL (sorry but he is) It's a long story but she is as mean as all get out & he follows her around like a puppy dog. They moved to AL last year & this was the first time we have seen them in a year. She was her old self on Christmas, bossing everyone around, being demeaning to my BIL, & mean to their kids. At on point she even stomped off into the basement because someone didn't do what she wanted them to. (during their week up here in NY they let us have the kids for an overnight visit which was wonderful, the kids are sweet & my kids enjoyed the time with their cousins) however they did not let them go over to my other DH's brothers house & that hurt him deeply. OK enough about that!

My kids got alot from Santa..the girls got American Girl Doll stuff & my DS got alot of board games & video games. (He's playing Donkey Konga with the drums right now..gives me a headache but he is happy!) We had a beautiful morning watching them open their gifts. DH was supposed to buy me new dishes & carpet for the house but surprised me with a new coat..inside the pocket were a pair of diamond hoop earrings..whoa that was a surprise!!! I have worn them every day since. He's a sweety. I only got 3 hours of sleep that night since my 6 year old ds would not go to bed til 3 am because he wanted to see Santa!!! (they all got up at 6am)

After the holiday we took a drive to PA to visit more family & yesterday we took thie girls for their birthdays (both of my girls are Dec babies) to American Girl for the show & lunch at the cafe...the love dthe show & lunch was wonderful. Dessert was so cute, chocolate mousse in a flower pot with a daisy on top, a small dark chocolate coffee cup you can eat with pudding inside & a little red gum drop slice, & a snowflake sugar cookie. My girls got to have their dolls sit with them at the table & were given a plate & cup to feed them with. It was such a nice experience & my girls were so happy & giggly...for anyone who know about AGD, they just came out with the new girl of the year Jess for 2006..I bought her for my oldest who loves monkeys. (Jess comes with a play monkey) She is a very pretty doll. Fifth avenue was super crowded...Went to service at St. Pat's & then got out of the city before rush hour. I fell asleep at 8:30 last night because we have been so busy..I was just knocked out. By the way, I saw a post asking if you throw the boxes out from the dolls...unfortunately I do because my girls now have 7 dolls & 2 bitties between them & I don't have room to store the boxes but if you have the room I think it would be a good idea to save the boxes.

Today we are taking the kids to New Years Eve family bowling..I know..very chic! They do a party with noise makers & hats for the kids & bowling & pizza...we will be in tonight watching the ball from our living room.

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

To everyone still sick, hope you feel better soon.

By the way, we moved our 2006 trip from Oct to Aug...going the last 2 weeks so I don't have to take the kids out of school. That gives me 2 less months to diet!!

 

[Glynis]

That's so neat! I've never heard of anyone doing that.

It's something my parents started when my sister and I were little. One year they forgot where they put a couple of Christmas presents until after Christmas. They didn't want to wait a whole year to give them to us, so decided to have Baby New Year bring them. It was so fun when I was a kid. As an adult I didn't really want to do it with my kids, but my parents kept up the tradition, and now we just can't stop. The kids love it, but don't really understand why Baby New Year only visits them and their cousins. I explained that Grandpa had a special deal worked out with Baby New Year, and not everyone does that. So far, so good.

 

[Glynis]

Hello all. I have a question regarding making t-shirts. I have seen some of the designs that you all have made, and think they are amazing!

I have looked at Kate's faq thread, but still have one question. Do you print the designs that you have from the ones listed on your photobucket accounts?

I am going to order the dark transfer paper from ebay, and was wondering about how to print it.

I plan on surprising the whole family with these shirts. I figure if you can't act like a kid at disney, then, where can you?

BTW I think you guys are a hoot!.. I sometimes spit diet coke at my computer screen reading your posts.

Sorry to have been lurking for so long. But what is a shy guy supposed to do? LOL.

Lurk no longer! Join the fun! We need some more masculinity to balance us out! And a guy who wants to do T-shirts!!!!! That is even better! Welcome to our nutty family.

I really can't help much because I don't do any designing, I just hang on the coat tails of those that can. However, I'm sure by now someone has given you the instructions. I just wanted to add my WELCOME!

 

[MazdaUK]

I don't know, turn my back fro a few days and you all start squabbling! Too much egg nog on your cornflakes! I hope we can all get back to the happy way we were - maybe we're all a bit lacking in Disney magic at the moment.

Disneyland Paris: we went there in 2003 for the Whitsun holiday. We stayed at the Hotel New York for 4 nights, arriving from London by Eurostar. At the time our DS were 9 and 3, and it was a first experience of character for DS3. One day less would not have been a problem.

The hotel was lovely, very comfortable and a short walk through the Disney village (shops and restaurants to you and me ) to the park. Some of the rides are the same, some are better, (no Splash Mountain ) but as its VERY small compared with WDW (correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Disneyland Park and MGM would fit into MK - you might need a bit of the car park to fit it all in). The shows and parades are excellent as you'd expect.

The weather was very hot when we were there -hot for Paris, 28-30 degrees C - and you did need to go into certain rides/shops/shows to cool down. The stunt show and the area outside the castle (where the Winnie the Pooh show was held) became VERY hot. The characters were generally not so well handled as in the US - think more Universal, few proper lines and often not even a handler. Its also a no picnic zone - you have to eat your own food outside the gates. And being France don't go looking for free iced water, or a reduction if you don't want a vegetable with your meal. And don't even THINK about asking to split a dish, or get an extra bun for your burger

If you are eating breakfast at your hotel, you will notice loads of people making up cheese and ham rolls and fruit to take to the park. We also took small bottles of water and refilled them from the fountains. These all got through with no problem but you couldn't take the size of coolers you see in the US. You could probably manage without a stroller for any child over 5.

You'll find more recent trip reports on the UK board or the DLP thread, these are my impressions based on nearly 3 years ago! However, if you want a Disney fix as part of another holiday you will probably find it will do you fine.

I'm doing Jury Service for the next 2 weeks so may not get to post very much (and probably won't keep up!)

 

[Glynis]

Glynis,

Remember being first married and able to stay up late? Once the kids came, you could get a baby sitter and still be able to have fun. A few years later, we would sit and watch TV and at some point fall asleep, wake up at midnight say Happy New Year and then go to bed

This year DH has a concert and everyone have good thoughts it does not rain here so I can be Tony again!!!

I do remember those days! In fact, when we were first married we only lived 3 hours from Vegas, so we used to do weekends in Vegas quite frequently. Now, I'm lucky if I can outlast the kids!

I'm hoping it doesn't rain for you! It's pouring here, so I'll pray that it stays here in Utah and doesn't affect you at all!

 

[Glynis]

we are going FEB 3-10. Staying at POR. We can't wait! And thanks for the comment on our daughter. She is definitely a daddy's little girl!

Every girl should be able to say that! I know I am! Daddy spoiled me for anyone else. Luckily DH is like my dad in many ways, and is willing to let me go home often for a bit of spoiling.

Your daughter is gorgeous! Why is it that the people on the DDA have the most beautiful children in the world? Has anyone but me noticed that? Not that I'm biased or anything, but I think we all have incredible kids!

 

[Glynis]

I think one shirt per day should be sufficient, I don't want to get too domesticated here. If my wife knows that I know how to iron, she'll add that to my "honey do" list.

Not fair! I just spit water all over the screen. Too funny! Trust me, there are ways to do it secretly. I did 20 shirts without my husband even knowing about it until I sprang them on him. I have to do it secretly, too, or else he'll ask me to iron his shirts, and I just don't do that.

Isn't that what the dryer's for?

 

[itslisa]

I explained that Grandpa had a special deal worked out with Baby New Year, and not everyone does that. So far, so good.

OK .. tell the truth .. aren't little white lies like that FUN!

 

[Glynis]

Just for clarification, there was sarcasm in my post when I commented about your stealth mode. I understand why you do it, an if you need to, please, continue to do it.

Also, let me apologize now for any comments that I may have made that hurt or upset anyone. I don't know if I did or not, but just wanted to say this. Let's get things back to the way they used to be. I love it here and have great fun, and consider you all my friends.

I resolve to abide by Kate's resolution.

Marti, come back!

Tammi

I also make this my New Year's Resolution! Thanks Kate for helping us out! That's why you are our queen!

 

[itslisa]

Isn't that what the dryer's for?

LOL No doubt!

When DH and I were first together, he tried to teach me how to "properly iron his uniform". LOL Ummmm ... NO! They're BDU's for heavens sakes!! Long ago, I told him I would crease them out of the dryer and if he wanted them sharper ... I pointed out the ironing board! He ironed his own when he was Basic and after!

Oh, and sewing on patches etc. UGH He wanted perfection. I finally gave up -- too many arguments!! I found a seamstress who we paid per patch. (It was cheaper than marriage counseling!!)

 

[Steffy]

This thread is an abnormality of cyberspace. A comforting place to come with no flames and no attitudes. I have been active on message boards since 1980, when we used a TTY attached to a 100 baud modem. I have never seen anything like the DDA. It is so rare and sweet.

This is my 800th post on the dis. Actually it is probably my 1000th , but some of the threads I had been active on were closed and deleted.

I wanted it to be sparkly with tons of happy faces…..

Never in my life have I been at such a loss for what to do. I am usually the one that people go to for help and answers. I've NEVER been at such a loss. That's why I haven't put this to rest yet.

Ok.... I'm going to go out on a limb here, and hope it doesn't start a fire. I think Kate is ABSOLUTELY right. Sarcasm is a tough thing to deal with..... my family has learned this in person, and if you've EVER been on message boards or instant messengers, etc in the past, I'm sure you've all seen it rear its ugly head as well.

I do want to add, though, one thing. We don't know the whole story. Unless we can be at Lisa's and Paul's and Marti's houses, we don't know exactly what was interpreted, what was read a different way than intended, etc. I, too REALLY want Marti and Paul to stick around. They truly are part of this family. But at the same time, ItsLisa - as far as we know - has not done anything different than many people on this thread. She has shared her stories, her opinions, her family, etc with us --- which is what we LOVE about this group, no? Maybe I'm naive, but nothing she ever said caught me off guard.

Even before Marti's saddening post, I was QUITE uncomfortable with some of the "snarky" (great word, BTW!) things that were being fired. I chalked it up to sarcasm, but I thought she was getting picked on quite a bit.

Like I said.... I want EVERYONE to stick around. I hate that this has even come up, but let's be fair. That's all. I'm not trying to defend one party or another (because really, it's not my business). I agree with Kate, that we should keep our posts in check.

But that goes for ALL of us. Not just some people.

That's just my two cents, hope it came out loving and not hateful.... I hate confrontation. But I also hate when people aren't treated fairly

All I can say is, DITTO both Kate and Jen. You both said it so eloquently and peacefully. I really couldn’t have said it better myself, so I just quoted the two of you. I hope that everyone irons this out, in PMs!!, and things are back to normal for the new year...


HEY, THIS IS POST 800 FOR ME!!

Rosiejo... Bob’s your uncle!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

 

[bengalbelle]

I don't know, turn my back fro a few days and you all start squabbling! Too much egg nog on your cornflakes! I hope we can all get back to the happy way we were - maybe we're all a bit lacking in Disney magic at the moment.

I am LMAO at that one!
I was wondering where you were! Welcome back and good luck with jury duty.

 

[bengalbelle]

This thread is an abnormality of cyberspace. A comforting place to come with no flames and no attitudes. I have been active on message boards since 1980, when we used a TTY attached to a 100 baud modem. I have never seen anything like the DDA. It is so rare and sweet.

This is my 800th post on the dis. Actually it is probably my 1000th , but some of the threads I had been active on were closed and deleted.

I wanted it to be sparkly with tons of happy faces…..


All I can say is, DITTO both Kate and Jen. You both said it so eloquently and peacefully. I really couldn’t have said it better myself, so I just quoted the two of you. I hope that everyone irons this out, in PMs!!, and things are back to normal for the new year...


HEY, THIS IS POST 800 FOR ME!!

Rosiejo... Bob’s your uncle!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Congratulations on 800!!