I'm Not As Tink As You Kronk I Am - Final Thoughts on Mustard's January Trip to WDW

[mnmrmustard]

great pics. we ordered a pizza in tonight too. too nasty out to go outside.

goodnight

Yes, just one of those cold, wet Sundays. Lets hear it for delivery!!!

Congrats to your DD

Wow, she can do a back hand spring...That is awesome


The girls all looked so cute in their uniforms with their hair all done up...Takes me back to my Ra Ra Days


You all look great at the holiday party. I love your girl's matching outfits...I am surprised that DD 11 cooperated with that.....

Seriously, I Loved their skirts...They are so pretty!!!

Thanks for all the pics

I'll pass on the congrats ...she is already looking to the next meet now and wanting first place of course Yes, she learned all kinds of fun stuff in gymnastics that has carried over very well to cheer. I don't know all the names but it looks really cool on the tumbling runs! Did you do cheer in HS? It's a whole new world for me ...similar to gymnastics and yet VERY different.

Tks for the compliment on the way the ladies looked. I don't think DD11 said a peep about the matching outfits ...sometimes her and little sis actually get along They got a lot of compliments on those skirts and we actually went and had family pictures done up yesterday in the same outfits

Thanks for the prize, I am checking out the link right now, well right after I type this.

What does daunting mean, are you making fun of me.


I think that is the response that I responded to...did you leave another one, I gotta check that out after I look at the link.


The christmas party looks like fun. and congrats on DD's third place.

You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!

i liked being able to bring them up larger...can yo PM me the file that you made them in, that way I can change the colors, they look great, but I know that DW would love them in a big variety of colors.

Thanks.

Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.

Congrats to DD for 3rd place! That's great! We were away at a meet this weekend too and still have sore bums from all the sitting around)

I love the skirts your DD's are wearing. Those are just adorable! Congrats on the bargain hunting on your shirt!

I'll pass on your congrats and my buns have finally recovered from the long sit Yes, very popular skirts (see above) and thank you on the shirt, I was just happy to make it out of there in one piece!

Great pix.

You have a great looking family. Nice of you to go to the competition. Many fathers would leave the girl stuff to the wife...Nice way to man up.

Thanks much bud! Oh yes, I made it clear that I wouldn't go to all those practices (I go to one every once in a while), but that I'd be at every competition/game that I could. It's going to get complicated soon though with DD8 getting older and into different sports.

I love the pics!!! We do dance competitions, so I'll have to do pics on the PTR once we start up.
In that last one, the girls in front of your DD needs to stop posing like that. Yikes!

Mrs. Claus looks like a man, baby!

It looks like a fun, tiring weekend.

Dance competitions? Very cool! Yes, you'll have to share some pics from that :-] LOL, actually in those girl's defense they weren't trying to look like that ...they were just getting tired because there was a swarm of parents taking pictures and making them all stay still for much too long.

Yes, she is a bit mannish, isn't she baby *gives Austin Powers grin*

It was fun and tiring and I'm glad to be past it and look forward to a wee bit of relaxation before our trip!

Great pics and congrats to DD on 3rd!

Hehe, thanks! I passed along the congrats and she was like "who? ...ohhhh, you crazy Disney friends!" lol

Col Mustard???

Where are you???






The study with the candlesticks??

Yup, I dropped off the face of the earth for a couple of days. Mondays are notoriously bad at work, all kinds of network weirdness. And everyone is scrambling to get things done before we close down for the holiday break and avoid having to come in during it. Add to that a trip to Wally World for family pictures and you have one exausted Mustard I didn't even have the energy to pick up my candlesticks

Great photos! Your older daughter and your wife look so much alike!

Thankyee! Yes, they get that a lot ...both girls got mommy's good looks and my temper

 

[mnmrmustard]

Okeydoke - trip planning!

What we have so far:

• plane tickets
• resort/accomodations
• minivan rental
• AAA parking passes for the parks
• Sea World/Discovery Cove tickets
• All the ADRs
• Pirates Adventure Dinner reservations
• clothes for DW and the girls
• new shoes for all of us for all that walking
• electric wheelchair for MiL
• a camera backpack full of audio/video equipment
• misc. other little things

What we still need:

• Park Tickets
• some rain gear
• clothes for me
• custom Dis T-shirts
• some accessories for the wheelchair
• to print out/laminate our LGMHs
• enough patience to get us to the day of our trip!

OK, the tickets ....I was an idiot and purchased the tickets online after a VERY long day at work & family activities I put in the order and the site gives you SEVERAL times to check over your order. But me in my tired state of mind just kept a'clickin'. Well the end result was that I accidentally purchased too many adult tickets.

Originally we were going to pay for MiL's ticket and she was going to pay us back. But that changed recently and she purchased her own. As soon as I received the confirmation e-mail it clicked in my head and I went It was after hours so I sent them an e-mail letting them know about the snafu and was going to call in the morning. I checked my e-mail first thing and the e-mail at the top was a Fed-Ex pick slip message stating that they had recieved the order to pick up my tickets and send them out!!!

I called immediately and they were able to stop the order ...needless to say I was very relieved. They immediately credited my card for the extra ticket purchase and everything. But now I'm stuck in this weird holding pattern. The Disney ticket people say it is a matter of getting the original order back from shipping and that when they receive it they can send out the right amount of tickets.

I'm trying to be patient but honestly it is starting to freak me out a bit that they haven't sent them. An agent has a reminder to check the status every morning and is supposed to e-mail me as soon as they have been released. I'm going to call again tomorrow if I haven't heard anything.

We did a try-on of rain gear and DD8 needs a new rain coat and pants and I need new pants. And as I stated I don't like to shop and am pretty lacking in clothes in general so DW is going to drag me to a couple of after Christmas sales (Lord help me) to get some more pants/shorts/shirts for me.

We were going to do custom t-shirts online but it was complicated and we just ran out of time. We have some t's that we still plan on tie-dying with mickey heads n such. Hopefully we'll have some time to get them done over the holidays.

We ordered some accessories and new tubes for MiL's wheelchair. Unfortunately we ordered them from an outfit in Oklahoma City THE DAY that they first got hit by the ice storm They're a bit backlogged and I don't the order has shipped yet - I'll have to call them either today or tomorrow and see if they're back in business.

The custom LGMHs are easy ...I already have templates for all of us and just need to print them out and then borrow DW's work's lamination machine. After that a quick hole punch and strap those puppies to our backpacks/bags

Beyond all the planning for the trip we're just hoping to have a quiet holiday and are praying for good weather for our flight day. Last year at roughly the same time we had a freak snowstorm. I'm not having any part of that darnit! I want a nice calm no frost, no snow, no fog, no rain morning on the 7th! Anything that happens after that I can deal with.

That's it for this update I hope the day finds you all well and warm and dry and happy! Oh, and let me know if you see something obvious that I've left off the lists. Big stuff mind you, I'll be posting a separate list of the little stuff like sunscreen and ziplock bags 'n such

 

[kindakrazy2]

Phewf.....all caught up now!

Told you I would....thought I better jump in now before this thing hits 10,000 posts like someone else's...

Anyways....just now realizing you have a name, although Mustard seems to fit better then Mike at this point! You know "Mr. Mike in the study with the candlestick" just doesn't sound quite right!

You've got a beautiful family there and your house looks great all decked out for Christmas!

Love the DL photos. We have been there more times then I can count and we almost always drive down passing right through your little part of the world! Actually, Grants Pass is usually our first night pit stop! Next time we do it, we're crashing at your house - consider yourself warned!

The cheer photos are great! My oldest DD dances and we aren't allowed to photo or video the competitions so I am jealous that you have photos of that. Congrats to your DD on placing!

Great photos from the Christmas party! I love that your DDs will still dress alike - I try every once in awhile and it is usually met with great opposition!

Okay, think I have caught up - ready for the next update!

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Lists look pretty good. Doesn't look like there's too much you need yet. But, yeah, tickets would be helpful. I would be completely freaked out by now! You only got a few weeks left there, Colonel Mustard!! I hope they don't end up screwing them up for you!

Yay for after Christmas sales! I love to go shopping after Christmas! I think Bath and Body Works will be having their Signature Collection on sale for $3 each, so I know where I will be shopping after Christmas!

 

[Mrs. Bee]

We ordered some rain gear for ourselves...just in case. We tried Bass Pro Shop but they only had expensive stuff. So we went to their website and they had rainsuits for $15 each. SOLD! I hope we don't have to use them too much though.

After Christmas sales can be insane. But I love a good bargain. I use a coupon website all the time for stuff...

http://www.wow-coupons.com/all-printable-retail-coupons.php

I don't know where you go shopping but it's worth a look. I print coupons for places all the time. They add new coupons all the time too. I'm basically obsessed with sales and coupons...haha.

Your lists look good to me! I need to start making some for our trip.

 

[Trentmom]

Yes, just one of those cold, wet Sundays. Lets hear it for delivery!!!



I'll pass on the congrats ...she is already looking to the next meet now and wanting first place of course Yes, she learned all kinds of fun stuff in gymnastics that has carried over very well to cheer. I don't know all the names but it looks really cool on the tumbling runs! Did you do cheer in HS? It's a whole new world for me ...similar to gymnastics and yet VERY different.

Tks for the compliment on the way the ladies looked. I don't think DD11 said a peep about the matching outfits ...sometimes her and little sis actually get along They got a lot of compliments on those skirts and we actually went and had family pictures done up yesterday in the same outfits



You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!



Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.



I'll pass on your congrats and my buns have finally recovered from the long sit Yes, very popular skirts (see above) and thank you on the shirt, I was just happy to make it out of there in one piece!



Thanks much bud! Oh yes, I made it clear that I wouldn't go to all those practices (I go to one every once in a while), but that I'd be at every competition/game that I could. It's going to get complicated soon though with DD8 getting older and into different sports.





Dance competitions? Very cool! Yes, you'll have to share some pics from that :-] LOL, actually in those girl's defense they weren't trying to look like that ...they were just getting tired because there was a swarm of parents taking pictures and making them all stay still for much too long.

Yes, she is a bit mannish, isn't she baby *gives Austin Powers grin*

It was fun and tiring and I'm glad to be past it and look forward to a wee bit of relaxation before our trip!



Yup, I dropped off the face of the earth for a couple of days. Mondays are notoriously bad at work, all kinds of network weirdness. And everyone is scrambling to get things done before we close down for the holiday break and avoid having to come in during it. Add to that a trip to Wally World for family pictures and you have one exausted Mustard I didn't even have the energy to pick up my candlesticks



Thankyee! Yes, they get that a lot ...both girls got mommy's good looks and my temper

SO, do you have pics from your family pic? You know us nosey ones wanna see

Yeah, I cheered from 1st grade to 11th grade. Then, it became too competitve and my coach was jerk and ruined my last 2 years, so I bailed.

Your list looks great, minus the no tickets

Seriously, if you have your confirmation and your credit card statement that they were charged on, I would not sweat it...

Don't sweat the small stuff, Col Mustard...

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

You're welcome for the prize! And no, not making fun at all. It is a very cool TR ...I just need more time/less going on around me so I can finish going through it!

Sure, they are photoshop files and are located in the same web directory as the .jpgs. Just click on the link for each and when the image opens up in your web browser change the ".jpg" to ".psd" and it will open a dialog box that will allow you to download the original.

I warn you - these files are 20-25MB a piece. There are also 2 'special' templates that contain the LGMH with the Santa Mickey on the ears and another that contains the 2008 New Year's Mickey on the ears (you can see them on the pic of the full calendar if you squint If you want them I'll pm you the links to them.

Thats okay, sometimes it takes me a few weeks to catch up on peoples threads when i get them in the middle of there report.

Does not sound to hard to do, but I might wait until we get a little closer to our next trip to do all that. Dont have the time right now. But I will keep you in mind and might be getting a hold of you for those files again.

Thanks

 

[mnmrmustard]

Phewf.....all caught up now!
Told you I would....thought I better jump in now before this thing hits 10,000 posts like someone else's...

Anyways....just now realizing you have a name, although Mustard seems to fit better then Mike at this point! You know "Mr. Mike in the study with the candlestick" just doesn't sound quite right!
You've got a beautiful family there and your house looks great all decked out for Christmas!

Love the DL photos. We have been there more times then I can count and we almost always drive down passing right through your little part of the world! Actually, Grants Pass is usually our first night pit stop! Next time we do it, we're crashing at your house - consider yourself warned!

The cheer photos are great! My oldest DD dances and we aren't allowed to photo or video the competitions so I am jealous that you have photos of that. Congrats to your DD on placing!

Great photos from the Christmas party! I love that your DDs will still dress alike - I try every once in awhile and it is usually met with great opposition!

Okay, think I have caught up - ready for the next update!

Well that is the nature of these things, just when you think you've caught up there's more stuff to read and more fun banter I'm ok with being called Mustard, it has been my online handle for YEARS now

Thank you for the compliments on the house and family, I'm very happy with how they both came out Seriously though, we really embrace the holiday season and have fun with it

Yup, ye ole I-5 corridor! From where you're at you have a looooong drive. Heck, it's 11 1/2hrs from here ...and that's when I'm driving like a maniac! And you asked for it - our door is always open, we even have a guest room upstairs

Thank you for the congrats - I'll pass them along to her. They don't even let you do non-flash photography at her performances? That bites. We weren't allowed to do flash photos when DD11 was in gymnastics so I just got a decent DSLR with a very fast lens. It allowed for about 1 out 10 shots turning out pretty good
The girls don't traditionally dress alike ...I think DW pulled one over on them. But neither complained so maybe DW will have some leeway doing it more often

Thanks for stopping by and congrats on being (almost) caught up

Lists look pretty good. Doesn't look like there's too much you need yet. But, yeah, tickets would be helpful. I would be completely freaked out by now! You only got a few weeks left there, Colonel Mustard!! I hope they don't end up screwing them up for you!

Yay for after Christmas sales! I love to go shopping after Christmas! I think Bath and Body Works will be having their Signature Collection on sale for $3 each, so I know where I will be shopping after Christmas!

Yes, I'm calling the ticket people today ...getting them back to the ticket office shouldn't have taken this long. Yes, we're in the teens now so it is getting pretty exciting!

I'm not looking forward to the christmas sales but it'll be a good test of my 'disney walking shoes' I'll have to tell DW about the Bath n Body works sale ...she loves sea salts and stuff like that.

We ordered some rain gear for ourselves...just in case. We tried Bass Pro Shop but they only had expensive stuff. So we went to their website and they had rainsuits for $15 each. SOLD! I hope we don't have to use them too much though.

After Christmas sales can be insane. But I love a good bargain. I use a coupon website all the time for stuff...
http://www.wow-coupons.com/all-printable-retail-coupons.php

I don't know where you go shopping but it's worth a look. I print coupons for places all the time. They add new coupons all the time too. I'm basically obsessed with sales and coupons...haha.
Your lists look good to me! I need to start making some for our trip.

You can never be too sure when it comes to preventing being drenched in a downpour We have a place called Bi-Mart that has good stuff for decent prices so I’m going to check there. I’ll forward the coupon link to my DW, she loves a good bargain too!

SO, do you have pics from your family pic? You know us nosey ones wanna see
Yeah, I cheered from 1st grade to 11th grade. Then, it became too competitve and my coach was jerk and ruined my last 2 years, so I bailed.
Your list looks great, minus the no tickets
Seriously, if you have your confirmation and your credit card statement that they were charged on, I would not sweat it...
Don't sweat the small stuff, Col Mustard...

The family pics will be ready next week – hopefully before Christmas. We didn’t do them as Christmas pics, we were just way overdue for having professional pictures done.

That is quite a stint of cheerleading! What a bummer that your coach was such a jerk. We saw the seniors perform at that meet and the skills and level of competition is scary. The people involved need to try and keep in mind that it is supposed to be fun!

I have an update on the tickets but I want to post it separately

The colonel flatly refuses to sweat the small stuff …hehehe

Thats okay, sometimes it takes me a few weeks to catch up on peoples threads when i get them in the middle of there report.

Does not sound to hard to do, but I might wait until we get a little closer to our next trip to do all that. Dont have the time right now. But I will keep you in mind and might be getting a hold of you for those files again.

Thanks

Yup, it is a juggling act and I know we’re all trying to keep up with a BUNCH of reports.

And yes, it’s pretty straight forward to tweak the files – paint bucket should work for the most part. Feel free to PM me if you run into any snags when you get around to doing it.

 

[mnmrmustard]

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

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[Tat2ddisneymom]

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

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You must be relieved!

 

[Mrs. Bee]

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

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YAY!! One less thing to worry about!

 

[Trentmom]

The family pics will be ready next week – hopefully before Christmas. We didn’t do them as Christmas pics, we were just way overdue for having professional pictures done.

That is quite a stint of cheerleading! What a bummer that your coach was such a jerk. We saw the seniors perform at that meet and the skills and level of competition is scary. The people involved need to try and keep in mind that it is supposed to be fun!

I have an update on the tickets but I want to post it separately

The colonel flatly refuses to sweat the small stuff …hehehe



Yup, it is a juggling act and I know we’re all trying to keep up with a BUNCH of reports.

And yes, it’s pretty straight forward to tweak the files – paint bucket should work for the most part. Feel free to PM me if you run into any snags when you get around to doing it.

Cool, can't wait to see

Yeah, it was a lot of years in cheerleading, but a lot of fun for the most part. The seniors really were a lot of fun to watch at our competitions as well...

Going to keep reading for ticket update

MY PARK TICKETS GO OUT FEDEX TOMORROW MORNING!!!

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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jordanyosh]

When stuff starts arriving...that's the time to start getting really excited....!!!!!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Thank you for the congrats - I'll pass them along to her. They don't even let you do non-flash photography at her performances? That bites. We weren't allowed to do flash photos when DD11 was in gymnastics so I just got a decent DSLR with a very fast lens. It allowed for about 1 out 10 shots turning out pretty good

Nope - no photography or recordings of any type. The choreography is considered "intellectual property" and as such is copywritted to the choreographer. I have seem them stop a competition when someone pulled out a cell phone because it looked like they were going to take a picture.

So, no photos.

 

[Trentmom]

Hi Col Mustard

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Holiday!!!!!

 

[englishrose47]

Merry Christmas

 

[earthfaries]

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Have fun!!!

 

[jordanyosh]

Merry Christmas!!!!! ​

 

[mnmrmustard]

You must be relieved!

I was initially, but I still haven't received an e-mail confirmation that they have shipped. I will have to call them tomorrow ...if they're open on Christmas eve.

YAY!! One less thing to worry about!

Well, we'll see (see above).

Cool, can't wait to see

Yeah, it was a lot of years in cheerleading, but a lot of fun for the most part. The seniors really were a lot of fun to watch at our competitions as well...

Going to keep reading for ticket update



Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you enjoyed it

Still waiting to see the e-mail saying the tickets have shipped. But with Christmas just around the corner I figure everything is backed up. I'll have to see if it makes more sense to just change the order to pick them up at the gate.

When stuff starts arriving...that's the time to start getting really excited....!!!!!

That's what I'm waiting for!

Nope - no photography or recordings of any type. The choreography is considered "intellectual property" and as such is copywritted to the choreographer. I have seem them stop a competition when someone pulled out a cell phone because it looked like they were going to take a picture.

So, no photos.

That stinks - so you can't even tape practices or anything Do they sell professionally videotaped copies for their big performances or anything?

Hi Col Mustard

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Holiday!!!!!

Thankyeee! We're through most of the parties and shopping and stuff - just have to pick up the ham tomorrow and try and keep the kids from going crazy wanting to open presents Mucho Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Merry Christmas

Thank you very much and a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Have fun!!!

Thank you too! And a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours

Merry Christmas!!!!! ​

Thanks much my friend - Merry Christmas to you toooo!

 

[jordanyosh]

I keep checking the mail daily for my documents.......none yet.