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[hhockman]

Hey Julie! I haven't been on in forever. I can't believe how close your trip is! It seemed like forever the last time I was here. That is quite a packing list. I think I went cross-eyed looking at it. But it's always good to be prepared and I know that list will keep you sane. Can't wait to hear about your anniversary ressies and the rest of the stuff you get to do leading up to your trip which is SO CLOSE!!!

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Wow that packing list is amazing..... I just might reference it a few times myself

I love the thought of Mickey balloons busting out of the mailbox.

Mario Kart Wii! My boys love that game and what a great idea to have that for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.... We know the Merrily-merrily-merrily song from our sing-a-long video but I've never seen the short.

 

[mousescrapper]

Now that is what I call a packing list!! I'm going to have to get mine out and compare it to yours to make sure I'm not forgetting something!! Serious organization (two thumbs up)

thanks Jen...yes I am a freak, Disney brings it out of me

Wow!!!

OK now I am getting embarrsed here

Hey Julie! I haven't been on in forever. I can't believe how close your trip is! It seemed like forever the last time I was here. That is quite a packing list. I think I went cross-eyed looking at it. But it's always good to be prepared and I know that list will keep you sane. Can't wait to hear about your anniversary ressies and the rest of the stuff you get to do leading up to your trip which is SO CLOSE!!!

Hi stranger...

hope you and your boys are well! almost 3 weeks now...wow where did the time go...yes lots to report and share in the coming weeks!

and hey my fellow HP fan...have you seen the amazing trailer bits now on tiv. I pause and rewind trying to pick out what they are showing from the book! I am very excited and can't believe I'll miss it opening weekend...oh well a WDW trip will keep my mind off of it.

Wow that packing list is amazing..... I just might reference it a few times myself

I love the thought of Mickey balloons busting out of the mailbox.

Mario Kart Wii! My boys love that game and what a great idea to have that for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.... We know the Merrily-merrily-merrily song from our sing-a-long video but I've never seen the short.

thanks tracy! now wouldn't that be fun if those Mickey balloons actually popped out? when we surprised the kids w/ our bounce back last March that's how we did it, they opened a suitcase filled w/ balloons!

Matt and I bought the VHS combo quite a while ago...I am suprised w/ your collection you don't have it! it's one of Nathan's favorites

 

[mousescrapper]

Final (let’s hope…) TO-DO LIST

We’ll be at 3 weeks to go in 1 day…..

3 WEEKS to go Friday 10-29:

Catch up and organize is the theme

* Make Nathan’s custom Maps

* Finalize in-park touring cards (need to set goals for Holiday Storytellers and possible order of seeing), make Friday 26th MK card for morning/evening touring, laminate all

* Finish filling out CS dinning choice sheets

* Finish misc project things: pin backs on buttons, travel journals, ribbon binding on WS books, hook for N lanyard, N guidebook (the b-day book are scratched till post trip)

* Make id cards for girls, new MouseScrapper tag, and reg Autism id tag for N-plane

* Type up and transfer items to my phone (tips, addresses, snack list, WS storyteller times, Mr. Potato Head pieces, Pressed Pennies already have)

* Print twins activity sheets

* Prep Travel Binder (almost done)

Misc: Halloween, 20 day countdown celebration, get ready for pre-parties for little girls, book Oct 2011 ressie & start Disney 365 project on 11-1

PTR post goals: Epcot guide, My Wishes, planning updates

2 WEEKS to go Friday 10-5:

WDW readiness is the theme

* Arrange Parking at Airport

* Place Garden Grocer Order

* Email Special Diets

* 10 day check-in at resorts

* Have all monies in order

* Re-load Disney Rewards card

* Finalize Dis-meet plans (Marsha & Jill)

* Cancel mail

* Pre-order Photopass CD

* Get house in order

* More packing: all misc things, carry-on bags

Misc: have girls pre-parties (11-6), start 10 day countdown (11-9), prepare presents/tree for Pre-Disney Christmas

PTR post goals: countdown celebrations, recap day to day plans, planning updates

1 WEEK to go Friday 11-12:

Final prep theme

* Go over POP scavenger hunt

* Have MP’s over go over plans

* Arrange dog care and fish feeding, set up snow removal from drive if needed, put timers on lights, etc

* Inform schools of pulling kids for 1 day (11-19)

* Trial packing of stroller

* Finish packing: clothes, toiletries, misc carry-on stuff

* Matt prep electronics (MP3 players, laptop)

* Final to-buy list

* Borrow my brother’s video camera

* Pre-Boarding for SWA Thurs 18th

Misc: dr appts, haircuts, parent/teacher conferences

PTR post goals: countdown to Disney…last 10 days and send off….


wish me luck

PS this is not a FL weather report...but I think I've been living in the 100 Arce woods these past days Tuesday and Wednesday were quite the Blustery Days and today is definetly a glooming Eeyore grey day....

 

[DisMomAmy]

Wow - you have a lot to do - but it looks manageable. It's always really crazy for the last few weeks before a trip.

Good Luck!!

 

[ladybugmom]

Hi Julie!! I'm all caught up on yout PTR!! WOW girl--you are a planning/organizing machine!! I LOVE it!! I also wanted you to know that your clippies will be mailed Priority on Monday! I ran out of a few ribbon colors and had to order more or I would have been able to mail them sooner. Can't wait for you to see them!!

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Bunches and bunches to do! But you are so organized, you've got it down to a science!

Much luck and pixie dust being sent your way!

 

[Marshay]

hey, I noticed you are doing the Disney 365 project. Tell me about that. I know the regular 365 project but not the Disney version.

I'm actually going to do a Modified 365 project -- I'm going to just do 7 days (not necessarily in a row) in a month for each month for the next 4 years!! (or whenever I decide to stop!) I'm using the same album and setup as the 365 project but I know myself ... I won't do it every single day.

Hey, regarding our meet-up. I'm going to take another look at our schedule. DD wants to go to Epcot now, so I need to plan that into our schedule. We also take our traditional family photo there so I'd like to go to Epcot, too.

And I'm thinking about booking a carriage ride at Ft. Wilderness, or if they are already booked up (probably), then we'll just go early and do the FCFS wagon ride. I've heard so many wonderful things about all the campers who TOTALLY go all out decorating for Xmas. I thought this might be fun to do, too!

Then the AK Jingle Jungle parade is now showing while we are there, so I may want to see that. Going to check out photos now to see how different that is from the regular AK parade.

So I have to plan this all out.

Oh, and can you send your abbreviated schedule again? I really would love to meet up with you (Rachel keeps asking me if we are going to meet my "computer friends").

Hopefully, I can work it all out!

 

[KathyRN137]

I'm exhausted and all I did was READ the dang lists!!

BTW, GardenGrocer.com e-mailed me about a change in the website... have you seen it yet?



Kathy

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Very nice lists Julie! Breaking the big long list down into manageable pieces is the way to go!

It's felt very blustery here lately as well. It's only supposed to be in the 40's for tomorrow's Halloween festivities! BRRRRRR......Florida sound so good right about now!

 

[mousescrapper]

Wow - you have a lot to do - but it looks manageable. It's always really crazy for the last few weeks before a trip.

Good Luck!!

I don't think I replied to you yes lot's and trying to manage other non trip stuff...but it looks managable...feels is a different story

Hi Julie!! I'm all caught up on yout PTR!! WOW girl--you are a planning/organizing machine!! I LOVE it!! I also wanted you to know that your clippies will be mailed Priority on Monday! I ran out of a few ribbon colors and had to order more or I would have been able to mail them sooner. Can't wait for you to see them!!

thanks for catching up and I do feel like a machine awesome on the clippies I can't wait either to see them. thank you so much. They may just arrive before the 6th...we are having a pre-b-day party for Rachel w/ her little friends and it's an Alice in Wonderland theme...so the Alice clip will be great!

thank you so much!

Bunches and bunches to do! But you are so organized, you've got it down to a science!

Much luck and pixie dust being sent your way!

it feels that way

hey, I noticed you are doing the Disney 365 project. Tell me about that. I know the regular 365 project but not the Disney version.

Ok so it's not exactly a "Disney 365" though that would be cool if it was Disney inspired computer designs...but no I am starting on the 1st the Becky Higgins 365 or life project and it will be Disney themed for the most part...since I'll be going to Disney 3 times over the course of those 365 days...each trip so different, I'm sure other stuff will be in there, but that is what I am calling it.

I'm actually going to do a Modified 365 project -- I'm going to just do 7 days (not necessarily in a row) in a month for each month for the next 4 years!! (or whenever I decide to stop!) I'm using the same album and setup as the 365 project but I know myself ... I won't do it every single day.

that sounds awesome...are you traditionally scrapping it? mine will be the computer version so I can get caught up on the kids yrs in my reg scrapbooks...I am so behind!


Hey, regarding our meet-up. I'm going to take another look at our schedule. DD wants to go to Epcot now, so I need to plan that into our schedule. We also take our traditional family photo there so I'd like to go to Epcot, too.

it's nice to add some fun new things


Then the AK Jingle Jungle parade is now showing while we are there, so I may want to see that. Going to check out photos now to see how different that is from the regular AK parade.

we'll be catching it the Friday after T-giving...Matt really likes this parade and we haven't seen it (reg) since '05...I've seen pix and it looks cute w/ the holiday additions


Oh, and can you send your abbreviated schedule again? I really would love to meet up with you (Rachel keeps asking me if we are going to meet my "computer friends").

Hopefully, I can work it all out!

19-arrival @ POP, resort and Matt and I dinner or later-MP

20-(Naomi-Ruth's b-day) switch to BLT, BBB 8:30 am @ MK CRT 11:55, late afternoon say 4/4:30 till 8/8:30 pm Epcot

21-AK morning afternoon-resort rest MK at night say 4 pm and stay for EMH (hope we can pull off 2nd showing of MSEP

22-DHS morning quick afternoon break and then HDDR 5 pm

23-(Rachel's b-day) 8 am 1900 PF, MK till early afternoon, quick break CS dinner @ CR then Studios for Osborne Lights we are not doing F!

24- Epcot late arrival 11:30 ADR Tuttio Italia stay till close or right before

25- Turkey day resort, mini golf?

26- MK-opening/fairies AK-afternoon till 3:45 parade dinner in villa MK night

27- Epcot all day Holiday stuff

28- departure

I'm exhausted and all I did was READ the dang lists!!


thanks

BTW, GardenGrocer.com e-mailed me about a change in the website... have you seen it yet?

yes i picked super quick, looks different but have "dug in" yet

Kathy

Very nice lists Julie! Breaking the big long list down into manageable pieces is the way to go!

thanks Missy

It's felt very blustery here lately as well. It's only supposed to be in the 40's for tomorrow's Halloween festivities! BRRRRRR......Florida sound so good right about now!

the sun is back out...but we are definetly in fall now, Matt brought the electric blanket up last night...we didn't plus it in yet...but soon...yes FL weather sounds super nice!


Be back later this weekend w/ 20 day fun and a planning update

 

[mousescrapper]

over the weekend we celebrated our 20 dyas till Disney countdown w/ our own version of a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

we built a Haunted Mansion:

carved some pumpkins:

including a Mickey one

we played Halloween Charades

and had a spooky themed dinner:

Night on Bald Bread Mountain
Witches' Hair Pasta
Snake Sausage

and for dessert

Krispie treats and Brain!

Naomi-Ruth took down the next link and Mickey Head

wow our chain is getting smaller and smaller now....

and before bed we watched Disney's Animated short Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman and then the Night on Bald Mountain segment from Fantasia...that was more scary then I remember

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

and in theme w/ our Halloween Party....

Last Monday for Boy Scouts, Nathan carved a pumpkin

and Matt was wounded by a wild Bear

On Friday the little girls had Halloween parties and parades at their schools

and of course everyone got dressed up for trick-or-treating:

Rachel-Queen Susan from Narnia
Bekah-a Mouseketer
Nathan-yo-yo
Naomi-Ruth-Jessie

Bekah and her AG dolls dressed alike

her "snot face"

Daddy giving her a hand


and I must share two other flashback pictures:

Rachel as Jessie in 2007

and Bekah as Jessie (and Nathan as Woody) in 2003

J~ (sorry not alot of writing had the whole thing ready to go when the computer froze and lost it

 

[DisMomAmy]

Fun Halloween countdown party!!

I love the costumes!! And I really love the look back at all the Jessie pictures!

Only one more party to go!!

 

[mousescrapper]

Let's take a look at what has been crossed off the list:

see items in pink

Final (let’s hope…) TO-DO LIST

3 WEEKS to go Friday 10-29:

* Make Nathan’s custom Maps

* Finalize in-park touring cards (need to set goals for Holiday Storytellers and possible order of seeing), make Friday 26th MK card for morning/evening touring, laminate all

* Finish filling out CS dinning choice sheets

* Finish misc project things: pin backs on buttons, travel journals, ribbon binding on WS books, hook for N lanyard, N guidebook (the b-day book are scratched till post trip)

* Make id cards for girls, new MouseScrapper tag, and reg Autism id tag for N-plane

* Type up and transfer items to my phone (tips, addresses, snack list, WS storyteller times, Mr. Potato Head pieces, Pressed Pennies already have)

* Print twins activity sheets

* Prep Travel Binder (almost done)

Misc: Halloween, 20 day countdown celebration, get ready for pre-parties for little girls, book Oct 2011 ressie & start Disney 365 project on 11-1

PTR post goals: Epcot guide, My Wishes, planning updates

here are some pix:

BLT door sign...not on list but added some extra touches

WS books...the Holiday ones are for Bekah and Rachel and the regular around the world one is for Nathan



id tags: the girls one, the text came out smaller than I'd like but I sealed them in laminating paper already...oh well...hopefully no one will ever read them FYI...they will get pinned on their shirts or pants...so in case anyone get's lost...(Nathan has info on his lanyard card)...has their name, age, where we are staying, cell # for Matt and I and food info for NR

a new Mouse Scrapper tag for me...let's hope no one calls me a crapper


as well duh I need to wait till exactly 11 months out to make the next DVC ressie...so that will be done on 11-16...

J~

 

[DisMomAmy]

Busy lady!! I love the Epcot books!

You'll have to make us all DIS tags for the Spectrum Moms trip!

 

[jillyb]

Very cool Haunted Mansion!

I don't know why but for some reason "Night on Bald Bread Mountain" just cracked me up!

The kids look so cute in their costumes. Love the look back at the Jessie costumes!

Great job on your projects and getting some things off your list!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Wherever did you get the Haunted Mansion???

Love all the Halloween pics! Looks like lots of fun was had by all!

 

[carissanboys]

The kids all looked great in their costumes! And I loved the Mickey head carved pumpkin - such a cool idea!

 

[mousescrapper]

Fun Halloween countdown party!!

I love the costumes!! And I really love the look back at all the Jessie pictures!

thanks...we had so many comments on the Jessie costume...I think this is the only one all 3 girls wore


Only one more party to go!!

well actually 2 more big ones and then 8 smaller ones...stay tuned

Busy lady!! I love the Epcot books!

thanks, I am happy w/ them


You'll have to make us all DIS tags for the Spectrum Moms trip!

In progress

Very cool Haunted Mansion!

I don't know why but for some reason "Night on Bald Bread Mountain" just cracked me up!

that was Matt


The kids look so cute in their costumes. Love the look back at the Jessie costumes!

thanks!


Great job on your projects and getting some things off your list!

coming together but of course now my hm computer is giving me grief...so that may cause some issues..try to manage w/ the laptop

Wherever did you get the Haunted Mansion???

don't know honestly Nathan recieved it as a gift quite a long time ago

Love all the Halloween pics! Looks like lots of fun was had by all!

we did thanks

The kids all looked great in their costumes! And I loved the Mickey head carved pumpkin - such a cool idea!

the Mickey pumpkin is made w/ a steal punch...tricky to do but turns out real nice!

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

I LOVE Ruth-Ann's "Snot Face"!
I hope all the kids had a great time, I love the brain jello, eww!

P.S. I'm sending you a PM of my little one in her costume.