I Can't Believe I Invited My MIL -I'm BAAACK! And determiend to finish this thing!

[jordanyosh]

Nice notebook.

I really like seeing what other people are doing because it helps me in putting my binder together.

I like your list of contents. Thanks. I'm gonna hijack that list. Thank you very much.

 

[SparKeLLy]

Your notebook looks great. I prefer simple design as well.

I'm enjoying your report.

 

[mymainmouse]

I just read your whole pretrip report. I love it! I am glad to see that we weren't the only ones who printed the snack list so that we could take it with us. My husband even highlighted what he wanted.
Good luck with the MIL trip. I will be saying some prayers for you while your gone. I haven't gotten brave enough to invite my MIL along. She's a little intense (nicest way I could think of wording it).
Keep posting!

 

[mrsborr]

Subcribing I just found your report today and love it!

I'm a newbie on the DIS and am toying with the idea of a last-minute pre-trip report entitled, "I'm not going back to WDW for at least 5 years with my in-laws pre-trip report." We went last w/ MIL & FIL while I was 13 wks preggers w/ DS and somehow, I am returning this year w/ same cast & 5.5mo DS. I feel your pain re: MIL, it's much like getting a root canal.

Where did you find the snack list?

 

[meriann]

OK am I the only one who can't see the front of the book? Its just a red x for me but the other pages are good.

I LOVE that you did yours pocket sized so you can take it to the parks with you.

We are not doing the DDP so I don't have to worry about food ect... but I may have to do a small book for the kids to get autographs ect...

 

[desiab]

Hey my Disfriend!

We are back from the woods and I am chigger free! Note to self: Never go camping with five family members in such a small confined space! By yesterday evening I was ready commit a crime and go to jail just for some peace and quiet.

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And by the way, I am stealing your stolen idea.

I like your notebook and all of the nifty info in it. I am addicted to my Passporter and have been filling that baby up with all my goodies.

 

[mommy2aprincess4]

I love this thread!! just found it today. saving!

 

[KandiKin]

I am loving this pre-trippie. Too funny. I am so subscribing.

We (myself, DH, two married daughters, sans* husbands and CUTEST grandson in the UNIVERSE) are taking our first trip to WDW together.

We (and by "we" I mean "me") are so excited "we" can hardly stand it!

Roger the polka-dotted (pron: polkie-dotted) ribbon thing and The South. But, just for purposes of clarity, it doesn't have to be polka dotted.

It just helps.

I, myself, can appreciate and savor a truly good ribbon section the way other people do art or wine. Truly, I don't get the art and wine thing (it's just pictures and alcohol, for pete's sake) but, now, ribbon...

Ribbon is special.

I agree about the matching shirt thing and Disney. Someone (and by "someone" I mean "not me") should conduct a study as to what causes this phenomenon.

In the meantime, I am passing my time until I get to take The World's Cutest Baby to DisneyWorld by:

Number (a) Pretending I care that DH and DDs are coming along, too.
Letter (2) Making lists, crafting elaborate intineraries, complete with multi-media handicrafts and Uniform of the Day Orders.
Letter (2b) Ordering various matching shirts for everyone, which includes intensive grilling about who their favorite Disney character is, and why.
Number (3) Making jingle bell and red and green polkie dotted hair ribbons for my DDs and myself. Yes. Also, making jingle bell pom poms for our sneakers.

Hmmm. This aversion to in-laws is often a two way street, if you catch my drift. "We" (and by "we" I mean "me"--usually--unless I've been drinking) are just too kind, too mature, and just too durn evolved, dang it! to admit it.

* For all of you in Boardman, sans means without.

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

Nice notebook.

I really like seeing what other people are doing because it helps me in putting my binder together.

I like your list of contents. Thanks. I'm gonna hijack that list. Thank you very much.

Hijack away, my friend...hijack away....If nothing else, I am sure your roomies will appreciate you having something to do other than pose with your LGMHs!! Love it! I wish I hadn't used all my mickey heads on that darn countdown calendar......

Your notebook looks great. I prefer simple design as well.

I'm enjoying your report.

Welcome!!! Glad you are along for the ride!! And I am glad to have a fellow simple-design chick with me!!

I just read your whole pretrip report. I love it! I am glad to see that we weren't the only ones who printed the snack list so that we could take it with us. My husband even highlighted what he wanted.
Good luck with the MIL trip. I will be saying some prayers for you while your gone. I haven't gotten brave enough to invite my MIL along. She's a little intense (nicest way I could think of wording it).
Keep posting!

Intense - good word!!! You are so PC. I need to take some lessons. And I love that your hubby highlighted the snacks he wanted...I have a mental list going, but heck, who doesn't love to highlight things????

Welcome to my crazy (pre) trip report!!

Subcribing I just found your report today and love it!

I'm a newbie on the DIS and am toying with the idea of a last-minute pre-trip report entitled, "I'm not going back to WDW for at least 5 years with my in-laws pre-trip report." We went last w/ MIL & FIL while I was 13 wks preggers w/ DS and somehow, I am returning this year w/ same cast & 5.5mo DS. I feel your pain re: MIL, it's much like getting a root canal.

Where did you find the snack list?

The snack list can be found on the Restaurant board here....There is a sticky at the top, I believe. I cut and pasted it into a word doc, then changed the font to 8 so it would only take up a few pages in my notebook, rather than 278. Ain't I a smart one?

So you've done the MIL thing, huh? Quite frankly, I can't believe how many people have written and told me that they have done it, too. Most people give me this kind of reaction: Trust me, I know I'm insane. Does that make it better or worse?

Welcome to my report!

OK am I the only one who can't see the front of the book? Its just a red x for me but the other pages are good.

I LOVE that you did yours pocket sized so you can take it to the parks with you.

We are not doing the DDP so I don't have to worry about food ect... but I may have to do a small book for the kids to get autographs ect...

Hmm...No, I am seeing the red X as well now....Guess I'll have to redo that. Darn technology.

Glad to see you back at my old pre-TR!!!!

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

Hey my Disfriend!

We are back from the woods and I am chigger free! Note to self: Never go camping with five family members in such a small confined space! By yesterday evening I was ready commit a crime and go to jail just for some peace and quiet.

[URL="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/winkers_photos/th_009.jpg"][/URL]
​

And by the way, I am stealing your stolen idea.

I like your notebook and all of the nifty info in it. I am addicted to my Passporter and have been filling that baby up with all my goodies.

Well, its about time you return from the forest!!! How many skittles were needed to make this trip run smoothly??

I lvoe that you are stealing my stolen idea...And I think Winkers would like that, too. She has really started something, eh? Trendsetter, she is! See? The DIS really does turn one into a thief. Its a bit disturbing. But so fun!

I have never seen this Passporter of which you (and half the free world) speaks... Anyone have a pic?

So glad you are back with me, pal!!

I love this thread!! just found it today. saving!

Well, as one Mommy to a princess to another - welcome!! SO glad you are along for the ride! Buckle up and keep all personal belongings inside the trip report.

I am loving this pre-trippie. Too funny. I am so subscribing.

We (myself, DH, two married daughters, sans* husbands and CUTEST grandson in the UNIVERSE) are taking our first trip to WDW together.

We (and by "we" I mean "me") are so excited "we" can hardly stand it!

Roger the polka-dotted (pron: polkie-dotted) ribbon thing and The South. But, just for purposes of clarity, it doesn't have to be polka dotted.

It just helps.

I, myself, can appreciate and savor a truly good ribbon section the way other people do art or wine. Truly, I don't get the art and wine thing (it's just pictures and alcohol, for pete's sake) but, now, ribbon...

Ribbon is special.

I agree about the matching shirt thing and Disney. Someone (and by "someone" I mean "not me") should conduct a study as to what causes this phenomenon.

In the meantime, I am passing my time until I get to take The World's Cutest Baby to DisneyWorld by:

Number (a) Pretending I care that DH and DDs are coming along, too.
Letter (2) Making lists, crafting elaborate intineraries, complete with multi-media handicrafts and Uniform of the Day Orders.
Letter (2b) Ordering various matching shirts for everyone, which includes intensive grilling about who their favorite Disney character is, and why.
Number (3) Making jingle bell and red and green polkie dotted hair ribbons for my DDs and myself. Yes. Also, making jingle bell pom poms for our sneakers.

Hmmm. This aversion to in-laws is often a two way street, if you catch my drift. "We" (and by "we" I mean "me"--usually--unless I've been drinking) are just too kind, too mature, and just too durn evolved, dang it! to admit it.

* For all of you in Boardman, sans means without.

OK, I have a strict rule that no one can be funnier than me on my trip report. So you need to go.

HA! Just Kidding!! Your post was a crack up! And anyone who can appreciate polkie-dotted ribbon is welcome anywhere I am!!

But we do need to sit down and have a serious discussion about why you don't appreciate wine... I thik you might have a fever - check your forehead right now, then go lie down and put your feet up on something!

Then have a glass of red and call me in the morning.

 

[desiab]

Well, its about time you return from the forest!!! How many skittles were needed to make this trip run smoothly??

My IL's came up the last day that we were there and they were pretty good. But I did have to slip my MIL some skittles to deal with my SIL who is visiting this week. She is a forty-something year old whiny baby.

I love that you are stealing my stolen idea...And I think Winkers would like that, too. She has really started something, eh? Trendsetter, she is! See? The DIS really does turn one into a thief. Its a bit disturbing. But so fun!

Need some new ideas to steal? Check out the Kid's Disney Boutique thread? That is a group of women that appreciate ribbon...and lace...and rick rack...and even tulle! These ladies have inspired me to bum a sewing machine off of my sister and actually sew for the first time in years. Be forewarned it could turn into a ness.

I have never seen this Passporter of which you (and half the free world) speaks... Anyone have a pic?

Well, clutch my pearls you poor deprived soul. You must go to the Passporter website at once and look at the beautiful guide books. I have a deluxe for my very own baby and I don't leave home without it.

So glad you are back with me, pal!!

I am glad to be back! If I ever get the mountain of laundry done and clean the camper, then I could sit here all day chatting.

How many days until you leave?

I am getting depressed thinking about the long 78 days we have until we leave. I think that I am going to go liberate some LGMPC today and make my countdown boards. That should make me feel better.

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

desiab, my dear sweet friend, thankss o much for asking - WE HAVE 19 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woo hoo!!

Sorry, but those bananas were totally justified. I can't believe it is this close!

 

[KandiKin]

Jiminy'sgirl: Don't worry. I'm only funny in, like, spurts. Sporadically funny. Like pop-up thunderstorms. You, on the other hand, have been consistently funny. I bow to you.

Okay, see; this is why this is such an excellent PTR: Because rather than 12 pages of whining about how slowly time passes, interspersed with break-out obsessiveness manifesting itself as "crafting" (which is what my PTR would be, which is why I am not exposing anyone else to a PTR written by moi) THIS PTR IS ACTUALLY INFORMATIVE. To wit, the info on the Passporter (I have no idea what this is but do now know I MUST have one--at least one--) and I can now indulge my amateurish craftiness with stolen ideas from the Kid's DIsney Boutique thread of which you speaketh. Well, writeth, to be precise.

Tulle? Anyone that appreciates tulle will be left a (small) bequest in my will.

My lands! If there is a thread dedicating to polkie dotted ribbon I will think I have died and gone to heaven.

It's not that I don't appreciate wine (it is alcohol, thus it is axiomatically appreciated) it's just that I don't see the point in going on and on and on about the bouquet and the nose and the undercurrents of pears or peaches or cinnamon or 1952 Hudson wheel rims or whatever. Because, hello? Let's stop all this yakking and start drinking, already! Tempus fugit!*

I was born in Kentucky (Land of Beautiful Horses and Fast Women) and am more of a bourbon connosieur. When I first met my DH at that college soiree (the little soiree with the trash can punch and the puke on the front porch...sigh...good times. Good, good, times. But I digress.) Anway, I was drinking Maker's Mark straight up. Two fingers, knock it back. (Oh don't look at me like that! I was using a crystal tumbler I took with me everywhere back then--you act like I have no klass!) and he, being something of a puitanish fellow-- was flabbergasted. Our first conversation went like this: Me: What, darlin'? You look like you've seen a ghost! Him: I have never seen a girl (this was back when you could call females "girls" and they wouldn't burn a bra on your lawn) I have never seen a girl drink like that. I said, arching that one eyebrow, which BTW, I can no longer do, thanks to Botox, "Out of a glass?"

Most of his female acquaintances drank from cans, as I recall.

And didn't appreciate ribbon... of any kind.

No competition. I had him from Maker's Mark. Which he still can't drink, even though he is from Texas.

They just don't make men like my Daddy anymore, I tell you.

Now I must be off to the Disney Kid's Boutique and investigate the Passporter thingie.

Oh, and I suppose I'll have to vacuum and run to the market and go the gym and other non-essential crappolla like that.



*For those of you in Boardman, "tempus fugit" is latin for "time flies".

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

Jiminy'sgirl: Don't worry. I'm only funny in, like, spurts. Sporadically funny. Like pop-up thunderstorms. You, on the other hand, have been consistently funny. I bow to you.

Okay, see; this is why this is such an excellent PTR: Because rather than 12 pages of whining about how slowly time passes, interspersed with break-out obsessiveness manifesting itself as "crafting" (which is what my PTR would be, which is why I am not exposing anyone else to a PTR written by moi) THIS PTR IS ACTUALLY INFORMATIVE. To wit, the info on the Passporter (I have no idea what this is but do now know I MUST have one--at least one--) and I can now indulge my amateurish craftiness with stolen ideas from the Kid's DIsney Boutique thread of which you speaketh. Well, writeth, to be precise.

Tulle? Anyone that appreciates tulle will be left a (small) bequest in my will.

My lands! If there is a thread dedicating to polkie dotted ribbon I will think I have died and gone to heaven.

It's not that I don't appreciate wine (it is alcohol, thus it is axiomatically appreciated) it's just that I don't see the point in going on and on and on about the bouquet and the nose and the undercurrents of pears or peaches or cinnamon or 1952 Hudson wheel rims or whatever. Because, hello? Let's stop all this yakking and start drinking, already! Tempus fugit!*

I was born in Kentucky (Land of Beautiful Horses and Fast Women) and am more of a bourbon connosieur. When I first met my DH at that college soiree (the little soiree with the trash can punch and the puke on the front porch...sigh...good times. Good, good, times. But I digress.) Anway, I was drinking Maker's Mark straight up. Two fingers, knock it back. (Oh don't look at me like that! I was using a crystal tumbler I took with me everywhere back then--you act like I have no klass!) and he, being something of a puitanish fellow-- was flabbergasted. Our first conversation went like this: Me: What, darlin'? You look like you've seen a ghost! Him: I have never seen a girl (this was back when you could call females "girls" and they wouldn't burn a bra on your lawn) I have never seen a girl drink like that. I said, arching that one eyebrow, which BTW, I can no longer do, thanks to Botox, "Out of a glass?"

Most of his female acquaintances drank from cans, as I recall.

And didn't appreciate ribbon... of any kind.

No competition. I had him from Maker's Mark. Which he still can't drink, even though he is from Texas.

They just don't make men like my Daddy anymore, I tell you.

Now I must be off to the Disney Kid's Boutique and investigate the Passporter thingie.

Oh, and I suppose I'll have to vacuum and run to the market and go the gym and other non-essential crappolla like that.



*For those of you in Boardman, "tempus fugit" is latin for "time flies".

Kandi, you seem like good people, and I just can't mislead you...And I can't take credit where it isn't due. You see, it was my darling amiga desiab who mentioned BOTH the Passporter AND the tulle. Oh, yes. It was her, not I. She is the one with the informative (and darn funny) PTR. In fact, I urge you to check hers out by following the link in one of her posts.

But if you start liking her better than me, I"ll never forgive you.

Speaking of Makers Mark, it is Donald's fave. It seems I am constantly purchasing a bottle of it. He also drinks it from a crystal glass, though I must say he does add 7Up. But please pardon him this offense - he is from Illinois.

By the way, I held a soiree much like the one you mentioned at my home last weekend - Next time I'll drop you an invite! Do you have an extra large trash can, by the way? We just never have enough.

Enjoy the gym, market and chores (yeah, right....).

 

[desiab]

Jiminy'sgirl: Don't worry. I'm only funny in, like, spurts. Sporadically funny. Like pop-up thunderstorms. You, on the other hand, have been consistently funny. I bow to you.

Okay, see; this is why this is such an excellent PTR: Because rather than 12 pages of whining about how slowly time passes, interspersed with break-out obsessiveness manifesting itself as "crafting" (which is what my PTR would be, which is why I am not exposing anyone else to a PTR written by moi) THIS PTR IS ACTUALLY INFORMATIVE. To wit, the info on the Passporter (I have no idea what this is but do now know I MUST have one--at least one--) and I can now indulge my amateurish craftiness with stolen ideas from the Kid's DIsney Boutique thread of which you speaketh. Well, writeth, to be precise.

Tulle? Anyone that appreciates tulle will be left a (small) bequest in my will.

My lands! If there is a thread dedicating to polkie dotted ribbon I will think I have died and gone to heaven.

It's not that I don't appreciate wine (it is alcohol, thus it is axiomatically appreciated) it's just that I don't see the point in going on and on and on about the bouquet and the nose and the undercurrents of pears or peaches or cinnamon or 1952 Hudson wheel rims or whatever. Because, hello? Let's stop all this yakking and start drinking, already! Tempus fugit!*

I was born in Kentucky (Land of Beautiful Horses and Fast Women) and am more of a bourbon connosieur. When I first met my DH at that college soiree (the little soiree with the trash can punch and the puke on the front porch...sigh...good times. Good, good, times. But I digress.) Anway, I was drinking Maker's Mark straight up. Two fingers, knock it back. (Oh don't look at me like that! I was using a crystal tumbler I took with me everywhere back then--you act like I have no klass!) and he, being something of a puitanish fellow-- was flabbergasted. Our first conversation went like this: Me: What, darlin'? You look like you've seen a ghost! Him: I have never seen a girl (this was back when you could call females "girls" and they wouldn't burn a bra on your lawn) I have never seen a girl drink like that. I said, arching that one eyebrow, which BTW, I can no longer do, thanks to Botox, "Out of a glass?"

Most of his female acquaintances drank from cans, as I recall.

And didn't appreciate ribbon... of any kind.

No competition. I had him from Maker's Mark. Which he still can't drink, even though he is from Texas.

They just don't make men like my Daddy anymore, I tell you.

Now I must be off to the Disney Kid's Boutique and investigate the Passporter thingie.

Oh, and I suppose I'll have to vacuum and run to the market and go the gym and other non-essential crappolla like that.

*For those of you in Boardman, "tempus fugit" is latin for "time flies".

I think that you are going to fit in quite nicely here!

I would have to disagree on your level of funniness because I laughed all the way through your post! Sure you don't want to reconsider writing a PTR? Don't make us beg.

Kandi, you seem like good people, and I just can't mislead you...And I can't take credit where it isn't due. You see, it was my darling amiga desiab who mentioned BOTH the Passporter AND the tulle. Oh, yes. It was her, not I. She is the one with the informative (and darn funny) PTR. In fact, I urge you to check hers out by following the link in one of her posts.

But if you start liking her better than me, I"ll never forgive you.

We posted at the exact same time. Thanks for the shout out Heather, but I doubt that my report is going to make her bust a gut.

 

[MRYPPNS]

By the way, I held a soiree much like the one you mentioned at my home last weekend - Next time I'll drop you an invite! Do you have an extra large trash can, by the way? We just never have enough.

You had a party and didn't invite me?? I would have brought my world famous jello shots. I even make them to match the colors of the theme of your party. One 4th of July I actually spent a day layering them so them were red white and blue.
When I was in college we called the trash can drink "Death Punch", nice huh? Talk about class...

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

I think that you are going to fit in quite nicely here!

I would have to disagree on your level of funniness because I laughed all the way through your post! Sure you don't want to reconsider writing a PTR? Don't make us beg.



We posted at the exact same time. Thanks for the shout out Heather, but I doubt that my report is going to make her bust a gut.

OH, I wouldn't be too sure about that....How about that elevator story of yours? You, my friend, have comedic talent.

You had a party and didn't invite me?? I would have brought my world famous jello shots. I even make them to match the colors of the theme of your party. One 4th of July I actually spent a day layering them so them were red white and blue.
When I was in college we called the trash can drink "Death Punch", nice huh? Talk about class...

OOhh...jello shots!! Consider yourself on my guest list! My favorite colors are pink and lime green, by the by......

We called the trash can punch "Well Water." Not sure why. We just did.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I love how this thread has embraced the drinks! That's my one and only beef with MK - why, oh why, can't they just have some nice champagne at CRT? Would that be too much to ask?

Okay, girl, let's see some more t-shirts and whatnot. Also, you have to give me step two before you leave!

 

[jordanyosh]

Boozers.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Boozers.

You know it!