FREAP CHAT Part 2 ~ Everyone Welcome to our new digs

[NATALIEBELLESmom]

I will post the recipe later this afternoon.

HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY

 

[hadleysun]

Happy St. Patricks Day!

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

Happy early st. Patty's Day to all. I cooked shepards Pie last week and my Gran is cooking corn beef and cabbage tomorrow. Its sunny here today and I had to spend the morning at Med Point. I had an asthma attack and well that about sums up my day. Hope everyone elses went great.

I hope you are feeling better.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Hey Madd, are you the Maddhatir over on the TGM board asking about late August crowds?

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

Happy St. Pat's Day to all my freaps
I went to work today and stayed for the whole 8 hrs. My boss told me to go home if wanted to. But I have so much work to get done that I stayed.

 

[maddhatir]

Hey Madd, are you the Maddhatir over on the TGM board asking about late August crowds?

The one and only!

I pay for him JUST to tell me what parks to go to on which day!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I am going to be there 8-18 to 8-28! When are you going to be there?

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Whew! Just got home from DS10's (it's gonna take some practice to get used to that "10") birthday dinner-he chose the Miexican place that I use the Restaurant.com GC's from...so that was good. Then we came home and he opened his presents..a few Wii games, a Swiss Army Knife for CubScouts, a Chess set, some books about home experiments..can you guys see where some trouble is going to be "brewing"?? Actually the thing that is getting him excited is the chess set . Who would have thought-we are NOT talking about a video game, it is a "manual" game..we will see how long that lasts, I can't remember my "moves", so DH will have to help him with that.

Ice cream cake is next, followed by mommy's official night cap...can hardly wait for that...

buhbye for now..

 

[pperfectmom]

Enjoy your nightcap hrh! I just finished my second glass of wine of the evening. Guess I won't have anymore. DH is out of town for the night, so as soon as the hoodlums go to sleep I'm breaking out the ice cream!

 

[jeankeri]

I pay for him JUST to tell me what parks to go to on which day!

You would think after my third subscription to TGM I would know which are the parks to go to, but I just renewed today!

 

[NATALIEBELLESmom]

Whew! Just got home from DS10's (it's gonna take some practice to get used to that "10") birthday dinner-he chose the Miexican place that I use the Restaurant.com GC's from...so that was good. Then we came home and he opened his presents..a few Wii games, a Swiss Army Knife for CubScouts, a Chess set, some books about home experiments..can you guys see where some trouble is going to be "brewing"?? Actually the thing that is getting him excited is the chess set . Who would have thought-we are NOT talking about a video game, it is a "manual" game..we will see how long that lasts, I can't remember my "moves", so DH will have to help him with that.

Ice cream cake is next, followed by mommy's official night cap...can hardly wait for that...

buhbye for now..

I am glad your son had a great birthday.

 

[NATALIEBELLESmom]

Sorry this is long but here is the recipe for the hummingbird cake. It is still

yummy the second day.

Hummingbird Cake

prep 55min bake 25min cool 5 min Oven 350 Degrees

3 Cups All purpose Flour
2 Tsp cinnamon
1 Tsp Baking soda
1 Tsp Salt
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup veg oil or canola oil
2 Tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup crushed pineapple
2 cups mashed Bananas
1 Cup chopped pecan

Top with cream cheese frosting

Butter and flour three 9 inch round cake pans or a 13 x 9 cake pan.

Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Sift them together into a large bowl; set aside Combine sugar and br. sugar in a large mixing bowl: add the eggs and stir vigorously until smoothly blended with the sugar, Whisk in oil and vanilla. Add the flour mixture all at once and stir just until moistened and the ingredients are evenly combined. Do not beat. Add the pineapple, bananas and pecans and stir just until blended.

Divide the batter among the three pans spread evenly. After filling the pans give them a gentle shake to dislodge air bubbles. Bake at 350 for 25 to 35 minutes or until the cakes spring back when pressed gently with your finger.

Let cool : then frost each layer and the out side and then your good to go.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Sorry this is long but here is the recipe for the hummingbird cake. It is still

yummy the second day.

Hummingbird Cake

prep 55min bake 25min cool 5 min Oven 350 Degrees

3 Cups All purpose Flour
2 Tsp cinnamon
1 Tsp Baking soda
1 Tsp Salt
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup veg oil or canola oil
2 Tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup crushed pineapple
2 cups mashed Bananas
1 Cup chopped pecan

Top with cream cheese frosting

Butter and flour three 9 inch round cake pans or a 13 x 9 cake pan.

Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Sift them together into a large bowl; set aside Combine sugar and br. sugar in a large mixing bowl: add the eggs and stir vigorously until smoothly blended with the sugar, Whisk in oil and vanilla. Add the flour mixture all at once and stir just until moistened and the ingredients are evenly combined. Do not beat. Add the pineapple, bananas and pecans and stir just until blended.

Divide the batter among the three pans spread evenly. After filling the pans give them a gentle shake to dislodge air bubbles. Bake at 350 for 25 to 35 minutes or until the cakes spring back when pressed gently with your finger.

Let cool : then frost each layer and the out side and then your good to go.

Any pictures

 

[maddhatir]

I am going to be there 8-18 to 8-28! When are you going to be there?

Hey! We will be there 8-24/29, just a few days.

Right now we are booked @ the Boardwalk, however, we are on the waiting list for The Beach Club. I bought some Time Share points from a family member!

Mini Freap meet I am not exactly sure of which days I will be where. But as the trip gets closer- we can arrange something if you want.

PM me and let me know!

 

[maddhatir]

You would think after my third subscription to TGM I would know which are the parks to go to, but I just renewed today!

Me too!

I have been subscribing on and off for a few years- I just e-mailed him a few weeks ago for a renewal price.

We are not ones to get up early for the park openings, so it is kind of hard for us to follow his touring plan. But I still like to get some info here and there from him.

I make a chart and just note which parks are green for the day and I make plans from just that info.

I am trying not to PLAN too much this time. Most of the time- we are going to try and relax at the pool in the morning, maybe use a snack credit, and early afternoon- maybe do a TS lunch at either the Boardwalk or the Beach and Yacht Club - this way we do not really need ADRs and we can go whenever we want, not like the park restuarants.

We will use our CS later in the evening at the parks.

Except- I did make ressies for the Tea Room, 1900 Park Fare dinner and Prime Time before Fantasmic.

It stinks that Prime Time is not part of the Fantasmic dinner package- but I will take a chance. I want my SIL to "experience" Prime Time! She has never been there.

 

[NATALIEBELLESmom]

Any pictures

Sorry DH family came over last night and finished it off.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I think it would be cool to get together. We are staying at the WL.

Not doing to many ADRs as I don't want to pay so much for table service & I hated being tied down the last time we went.

During the time you are there, we have an 8:00 on Monday at Crystal Palace and a 2:30 at Whispering Canyon. So other than that, we are pretty open.

How old is your niece?

 

[maddhatir]

I think it would be cool to get together. We are staying at the WL.

Not doing to many ADRs as I don't want to pay so much for table service & I hated being tied down the last time we went.

During the time you are there, we have an 8:00 on Monday at Crystal Palace and a 2:30 at Whispering Canyon. So other than that, we are pretty open.

How old is your niece?

She is 6- you know- you might be there for part of the free dining if they offer it this year.

Ok- so when our dates get closer we will plan on a place and time.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

She is 6- you know- you might be there for part of the free dining if they offer it this year.

Ok- so when our dates get closer we will plan on a place and time.

My youngest is 6.

I'm not sure if we will want to change our reservations more than halfway through to get the free dining. We would have to buy more tickets for that part & I don't know if the savings works out or not. We do have a 20% room discount right now. Have to work the numbers.

 

[maddhatir]

My youngest is 6.

I'm not sure if we will want to change our reservations more than halfway through to get the free dining. We would have to buy more tickets for that part & I don't know if the savings works out or not. We do have a 20% room discount right now. Have to work the numbers.

I know what you mean- I doubt we would EVER be able to stay at a deluxe for the price we got- so I am willing to give up the free dining for that.

But we are paying for dining. It comes out to 190.00 per adult for 5 days. - that is not bad when I think about how much food costs there.

I can probably spend more than 40 bucks a day on food even if I did not do any TS meals