FEBRUARY 2008 WDW travelers post HERE!!!

[lori1043]

That is awesome Speedyf!!
I am the cash and envelope method kind of gal! I still will be for everything else. We bank at a Savings and Loan(where my paycheck goes) and with Chase. Our household bills come out of our Chase account where DH banks and works and we have a small savings there too. Dh is the electronic transfer guy most of the time.

Things have worked out well with mine going into the local savings and loan(who, yes, gives only 2% or something) and using that as a grocery/savings account. I just take out my $300 or so every other week for groceries and pay cash. We like it at different spots for convienience and marital harmony!!- DH is an auditor, now compliance officer, and balances his checkbook to the PENNY every other week-it drove me nutty and I drove him nutty by being so lax. I am the type to round up!!! DH is the bill guy. We have a savings there for household buys-like the LAWNMOWER that broke last week!!
But,I thought, wow, I could be making more money for Disney if I just take that $300 for groceries and pay it on the card and use the card to gain rewards points!! I probably will just have them saved up for the NEXT WDW or DL trip!!! I don't know how much can be accrued in 4 months and in time to actually GET them in the mail. Anyway, it makes me feel better to know we are already starting to save for another trip!!

Like I said, I am just nervous and prepared enough to know I will pay it off every single pay period!!

Lori

 

[wendypooh]

Hi Everybody!!!!

It seems like forever since I've been around!!!! I've actually had a really bad sinus infection and I'm finally feeling better! I see there are still no codes or anything yet for us Feb. peeps.............. hopefully soon.

I've still planned everything around a "possible" P&P Party on the 2nd...... hopefully they'll announce the dates for that SOON!!!!!

Lori......... I'm gonna get that Itenerary posted here soon....... it's been a rough couple of weeks!!!! Love your countdown calendar - too cute!!


Anyway - I hope everyone is doing good and lets all keep cheering on those TIGERS!!!!!!

 

[Sabrina90744]

Hi Everybody!!!!


I've still planned everything around a "possible" P&P Party on the 2nd...... hopefully they'll announce the dates for that SOON!!!!!

I hear ya, I wish they would release the dates already as I have everything planned around it to.

 

[lori1043]

Hey Wendypooh!! Glad you are feeling better. DD9 has a bad sinus infection too. I was aggravated b/c the allergist put her on an antibiotic that has a side effect of possibly causing blood disorders -did he forget she is a blood cancer survivor?? This is only our third time seeing this guy and he thinks her allergies and sinus infections are related, hence, this is why we see him.

Anyway-I want those P&PP dates to come out too!!! It's going to be for our kids for Christmas and for my DN3.

Lori

 

[wendypooh]

Hey Lori ~

Poor Baby - I hope she's feeling better!!! I mean, I felt so bad, I was literally in bed for days!!


Yeah, they need to hurry up and release the dates.......... ARRGGG!!!!

 

[DisneyMom14]

Glad to hear you're feeling better wendypooh. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for that Pirate & Princess party and some codes! I have a Disney Visa - got it in January. I try to put groceries, any big ticket items (some of which were my mother-in-laws who in turn just cut me a check for her item ) and a couple of bills on it and just pay it off every month. I've racked up about $200 of rewards so far. I figure, if you're going to spend the money anyway, might as well get something out of it.

 

[jenny-d]

What type of cheering competition? Our girls go in December, ususally. Where are you staying? Just curious and a bit nervous. The thought of having squads practice at the wee hours of the morning, my SIL tells me it is not that bad, but she is part of the entourage.

Please don't get me wrong I am sure they are all behaved, but I was a little girl once and have little girls, that is an awful lot of shrieking going on.

Thanks

callie

I agree with you Callie! Does anyone know if this is a big competition and where are they staying? We're at the WL (Feb 2-10) so hopefully we'll be ok!. (No offense-- I can only take so much of the cheering!)
thanks!
Jen

 

[NHWX]

As far as using the Disney Visa card goes, here's my slightly time consuming way of keeping ourselves in check. (We spent some serious amount of time digging ourselves out of cc debt. And I hope that life never conspires against us like that again!)

I use Quicken to manage our family finances. When I pay for something on the cc, I make an entry in the cc account and a dummy entry in my checking account, assigning it to a miscellaneous category. Then when my cc statement arrives, I delete all those miscellaneous entries in my checking ledger and I have all the money I need. By making the false entries, I can have a ten second check on how we're doing - getting close? or not? I eventually switched over to ING for our checking account because I was holding more money in a checking account than I really needed for most of the month.

I have ressies at Pop and I'm hoping that I have good luck with airfare costs... Maybe there will be a discount code and we'll move up to a moderate. I was hoping to soak in a hot tub.

NHWX

 

[pamjb]

I agree with you Callie! Does anyone know if this is a big competition and where are they staying? We're at the WL (Feb 2-10) so hopefully we'll be ok!. (No offense-- I can only take so much of the cheering!)
thanks!
Jen

I don't have many details about he competition. I know that this is for Nationals for High School cheerleaders. I know that the package that the cheerleaders get is thru UCA (Universal Cheerleaders Assoc). I just found it on the UCA website (varsity.com). It is the National High School Cheerleading competition.

I know that i have been to WDW throughout the year and have ALWAYS seen cheerleaders there. It appears that they are being put up at the All Stars and Caribbean Beach.

 

[callaghan0416]

Thanks for the info Pam. Our Pop Warner girls go in the beginning of December, this is for the bigger girls. I have a couple of years before I have bigger girls, mine are 8 and 5, and the boy is 2.

Can't wait until February!!!!!

callie

 

[wendypooh]

Glad to hear you're feeling better wendypooh. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for that Pirate & Princess party and some codes!

Thanks Melanie ~ I'm feeling a lot better!!!
I've got all my plans around the P&P Day - I'm not sure why it's taking them so long to post dates?? I just hope it is on the 2nd and it doesn't mess up my plans........... LOL We booked using AAA - the rate we got is really good, but, I'm hoping for some Amazing codes from Disney!!!

Does anyone know if this is a big competition and where are they staying? We're at the WL (Feb 2-10) so hopefully we'll be ok!. (No offense-- I can only take so much of the cheering!)
thanks!
Jen

Hey Jen ~

Typically the girls are at the All Stars and sometimes a Mod. - they are hardly ever if at all at the Deluxes, so you should be just fine!! Typically they are not even at the parks all that much, they are pretty much at the competitions. We were at ASMov. one year with them.......... and they are wonderful, but I hope to never experience that again!!!! LOL It wasn't fun with a 3 yr. old waking up to cheers before 7 am!!! , Plus it's REALLY crowded with all the groups! ( To be fair though, I don't think the girls we encountered were high school age.)

 

[lori1043]

Hey!! You think we are ready for those Pirate and Princess Party tickets to be out???....

DD7

DD7 &DD9

DD9

I got them early(besides a code and a sale!!) so they could use them for Pirate night at AWANA and halloween, PLUS the P&PP!!!
This was the modeling session!!!
Lori

 

[wendypooh]

OMG Lori.............. How adorable!!!! I love your little Pirates!!! You know now that we are going to have no choice but to get our little Pirates together!!!! Love It!!! I think they are all ready!!! This is DS last Halloween!

And at the P&P Party with some other kids!!!!

 

[callaghan0416]

Still wishing and hoping for codes, we are getting closer.
callie

 

[Sabrina90744]

Still wishing and hoping for codes, we are getting closer.
callie

We are, what are everyone's thoughts, early October or November??

 

[avic77]

Im hopeing for Early Oct but im guessing it will be closer to November before we see a code.

 

[5 blind mice]

When a code comes out, what's the procedure? Do you cancel your original reservation, or do they just apply the code to the current reservation? Also, is it imperative to call right away when a code comes out?

Thanks!

 

[Sabrina90744]

Im hopeing for Early Oct but im guessing it will be closer to November before we see a code.

Just checked mousesavers again, looks like for the last two years the codes came out the first week of November.

When a code comes out, what's the procedure? Do you cancel your original reservation, or do they just apply the code to the current reservation? Also, is it imperative to call right away when a code comes out?

Thanks!

I don't know if it has changed, but the last two years I just called and they applied the code to my existing reservation. I called first thing in the morning both times (8 a.m. pacific standard time) and have had no problem getting it.

 

[wezee]

Hoping for a code ....also looks like the Spirit Air specials should be pretty good after the first of the year thru Feb. I hope.

 

[triplefigs]

Donald's Safari Character B'fast (and all Tusker House) ADRs are available now for after 11/16. Just made ours for 2/5 at 8:20am!