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TheFlame

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Just wanted to say hi and wish y'all were here!!!:goodvibes Actually no we don't:laughing: ....the campgrounds and parks have started to get crowded the closer we get to Thanksgiving!

We canceled our trip 2 weeks ago and then decided a few days later to go anyway and let Obama pay the mortgage or maybe the government will bail us out?:worship: , so we are spending all of our savings and letting Countrywide have the new house!!!:rotfl2:

We are singing jingle mail instead of jingle bells!!!:lmao:

No, really guys, please starting eating more chicken or this will be true soon enough. We are sitting out of chickens for over a month and can't stand to sit at home and worry about paying the payment! We got online on 11/15 after canceling 8 reservations the week before(we were trying to piece together a Thanksgiving trip) and were able to get, much to our surprise, a full hook-up for 11/18-11/27. We decided not to tell the kids that the trip was back on and surprised them! They are soooo dorky! We told them we were going somewhere in Florida to the beach. They suspected Disney around Lake City until my daughter saw a truck from Atlanta and told my son we were still close to Atlanta:rolleyes1. Between the DS and books they were clueless! Anyways, they didn't figure it out until we went under "that" sign!!!:yay:

We were able to add 11/27-11/29 when we checked in so we may stay for Thanksgiving...depending on the crowds.

The parks are more crowded than we thought, but we have never been during this time so we didn't know what to expect. The longest we waited for a ride was Toy Story and it was about 45 minutes. We have gotten fast passes for all the "big rides" because the average waits are 40-50 minutes plus. I think Soar'n was 70 yesterday. That may not be long waits to some, but it is too long for us!

We haven't met anyone from the Disboards except LarryJ...I enjoyed meeting you!:flower3:

We are in a great loop except for the barking dogs(Rog-I didn't have time to buy the dog silencer!!!:headache: ) and the gas leak at our comfort station while I washed clothes............I will type more on that later when my headache and nausea go away!

How do I post pics? I will try to add some later!

The Flame:upsidedow
 
Sounds like you're having a magical time :wizard: ..can't wait to see pictures.
 
I cant BELIEVE you LIED to your own CHILDREN!!!!!!!! Thats just.........INCREDIBLE!!!!!! Nice job....glad you guys are having a blast....and ya gotta tell me, just between me & you.....did ya REALLY enjoy meeting LarryJ, or are you just making a feeble attempt at being nice? ;)
 

I cant BELIEVE you LIED to your own CHILDREN!!!!!!!! Thats just.........INCREDIBLE!!!!!! Nice job....glad you guys are having a blast....and ya gotta tell me, just between me & you.....did ya REALLY enjoy meeting LarryJ, or are you just making a feeble attempt at being nice? ;)

You know me Rog, I AM Mrs. NiceGuy!!!:cutie: I found his campsite and introduced myself. He was very nice and we had a great time talking about the campground and Disney. He and I are greatly misunderstood on these boards because of our strong opinions:thumbsup2 , so we must stick together. I was so glad to meet him. I really value his opinions on these boards, especially about Disney! He told us to drive to all parks except MK, and boy was he right! The busses are worse than ever!!!:scared1: We have never driven to the parks, but will never again get on a bus if we can help it. They really are crazy.:sad2:

Thanks Rog!:lovestruc
 
Hi, :woohoo: you're at the Fort.

To post a pic you have to have a pic hosting site, most use photobucket.com
once you get it there, use the img code and paste it here.
 
I cant BELIEVE you LIED to your own CHILDREN!!!!!!!! Thats just.........INCREDIBLE!!!!!! Nice job....glad you guys are having a blast....and ya gotta tell me, just between me & you.....did ya REALLY enjoy meeting LarryJ, or are you just making a feeble attempt at being nice? ;)

There ya go again Rog.....:laughing: keepin' things interesting!:laughing:
 
Sounds like you guys are having a great time! Looking forward to the pics! (and I promise to eat more chicken!;) )
 
Don't you love the excitement of your kids when they realize that they are about to have a WDW trip?!?! Its the best! So glad you were able to get there! Have a wonderful trip. I promise to fix chicken for dinner tonight! :thumbsup2
 
Flame- I am glad that you all made it to the Fort! So, how do you like your site? I hope that it all worked out for you.

The TCD crew will be invading the Fort some time this week!!!

If you want, send me a PM, and I will try to stop by and say "Hi."

TCD
 
if I eat any more chicken I'm going to cluck...but have a magical trip!!! Hubby and I can't wait for the trip!
 
Glad to hear your having good time and I thought it was awesome that you surprised the kids. :) Very sneaky.

I am also going with the worry about paying for it later, hey I am helping the economy. Maybe I'll see you there...I requested loop 800, but they may put my 5th wheel in the 500 loop as I know the place is packed. Either way my Dis sign will be on my Mickey lamp post and my site will be decorated for the holidays even if I'll only be there a 4 nights. :)
 
Thanks guys so much for the well wishes! We were so glad that the kids were truly surprised as this is all of our Christmas present. They will probably be disappointed Christmas morning, as I have heard Santa has really been affected by the economy and is pretty depressed and just not in the mood to shop since Castro, err I mean the Messiah;) was elected, but at least they will have their memories!:wizard:

The crowds are getting bad at the parks and the transportation is enough to ruin the trip but we are REALLY glad to be here but will miss our family on Thanksgiving.

Any ideas for Thanksgiving day for a family of four that has no money for a really fancy meal and no ressies and probably no hope of getting any this late in the game?

Thanks!:)

Oh yeah, TURKEY DOES NOT COUNT!!!! : )
 
There's always Cracker Barrel and a few other chains serving Thanksgiving. Good luck finding something on property.
 
Thanks guys so much for the well wishes! We were so glad that the kids were truly surprised as this is all of our Christmas present. They will probably be disappointed Christmas morning, as I have heard Santa has really been affected by the economy and is pretty depressed and just not in the mood to shop since Castro, err I mean the Messiah;) was elected, but at least they will have their memories!:wizard:

The crowds are getting bad at the parks and the transportation is enough to ruin the trip but we are REALLY glad to be here but will miss our family on Thanksgiving.

Any ideas for Thanksgiving day for a family of four that has no money for a really fancy meal and no ressies and probably no hope of getting any this late in the game?

Thanks!:)

Oh yeah, TURKEY DOES NOT COUNT!!!! : )
You sound like my DH, we are doing the Honey Baked Ham thing. LOL!

Well, I can't say it will be real cheap, but theirs a Goodings Grocery store just off property at Cross Roads that you could probably pick up a few things from like a ham. :) That grocery store is more expensive than any here in Tampa, but I am sure it's because it's in a tourist area and alot of the folks staying at the hotels around there use it. Oh and their some places to eat around there to if you need to go off property.
 





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