I'm thankful for...MICKEY!!! My Thanksgiving '08 TR!: TR Update, Last Day!

[mrsksomeday]

I would definately use a management company, then they deal with problems when they arise and you don't have to come from Chicago to mess with it.

Congrats on being under 50 days !!

BTW it is NOT stealing when you get Mickey Heads from the Home Depot, you are liberating them and giving them a place to be where they are loved .

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Congrats on the decision to rent your house - at least you don't have to worry about trying to sell now - that is always so stressful! The rental market seems to be pretty good right now so you should be just fine.

Woo Hoo on being under 50 days!!!!!

Thank you!

You are right...selling the house is so stressful. I feel like we're always on edge!

Yay for 48 days!!

I would definately use a management company, then they deal with problems when they arise and you don't have to come from Chicago to mess with it.

Congrats on being under 50 days !!

BTW it is NOT stealing when you get Mickey Heads from the Home Depot, you are liberating them and giving them a place to be where they are loved .

I agree...we should let someone else deal with any problems that arise. I think I'm going to win this argument!

for 48 days!

I know the Mickey Heads would be happier in my house, but I can't handle the stress of taking them!

 

[mrsksomeday]

I know the Mickey Heads would be happier in my house, but I can't handle the stress of taking them!

PM me your address and I will gladly liberate some for you .

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Julie! Yeah for 48 days!!! Glad you made a decision about your house. My DS has done the same thing.

As for the MHs, you just might need to see which colors you will be painting your new house - so hard to decide isn't it???? I applaud your honesty, though. On second thought, I never thought about it as wrong - now I'll feel guilty. Thanks.

 

[JaxJags08]

When is your trip?

December 3, but just for 2 nights. We live so closeby, so we never take really long trips to WDW. I like to say that being so close is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we can go often, but a curse because we never stay very long like those of you who travel from further away.

I forgot your exact dates, and it looks like I'll be just missing you. We're staying at Pop, too. So maybe I'll run into you near the check-in/out desk!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

PM me your address and I will gladly liberate some for you .

You are too sweet! I would definitely take them for myself before I had you do it for me!

Julie! Yeah for 48 days!!! Glad you made a decision about your house. My DS has done the same thing.

As for the MHs, you just might need to see which colors you will be painting your new house - so hard to decide isn't it???? I applaud your honesty, though. On second thought, I never thought about it as wrong - now I'll feel guilty. Thanks.

It IS hard to decide on paint colors. Now that you mention it...

Oh, don't think of it as me being honest. Think of it as me being a fraidy cat!

December 3, but just for 2 nights. We live so closeby, so we never take really long trips to WDW. I like to say that being so close is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we can go often, but a curse because we never stay very long like those of you who travel from further away.

I forgot your exact dates, and it looks like I'll be just missing you. We're staying at Pop, too. So maybe I'll run into you near the check-in/out desk!

Yes, we'll be two ships passing in the day in the Pop lobby! You check in the day we check out! Oh well!

I definitely see the mixed blessing in living so close. I am sure you would love to be able to make a longer trip, but it's probably hard to justify it with the number of trips you do!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I made my countdown calendar today! I had about an hour to kill while I waited for my oil to be changed, so I brought my supplies with me and worked on it while I waited. I definitely got some funny looks from the other patrons of the dealership. Oh well!

One great thing about this countdown is that I finally found a use for my page-a-day calendar that I NEVER tore the pages off of! I'm excited to now have a tangible countdown with pages to rip off every day!

I am too lazy to post pictures right now, but you know I will as the trip gets closer. DH's grandparents drove up from Tucson today and we went to a wild west town for the day. We had dinner at the cowboy steakhouse there. It was delicious, but I am so full, I can hardly walk!

The weather here in AZ is getting SO nice! We had a beautiful day today. I don't think the temp got above 75. These are the best days of the year here...when it FINALLY cools off!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

p.s. No mickey heads were liberated in the making of this countdown calendar.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

p.s. #2: They may be liberated in the future. I think days 10 through 1 just won't look right without them!

 

[pierresgirl]

Must. Post. Pic.


Oil changes, yuck! What do you drive? I have a VW Passat and feel like I'm always there for recalls, oil changes, or to just complain about my car....

Less than 50 days, go girlfriend!!!!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

You are getting so close now!!!! Yay for being under 50! Can't wait to see pictures of your countdown.

I think thats a good choice with your house. Specially with the market I don't think you will regret it.

 

[xoktenox]

Can't wait to see a pic of the countdown, I'm sure it's so cute. And I'm glad to hear you will get the courage to liberate some MHs. lol I really hope its not unethical to do so

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Must. Post. Pic.


Oil changes, yuck! What do you drive? I have a VW Passat and feel like I'm always there for recalls, oil changes, or to just complain about my car....

Less than 50 days, go girlfriend!!!!

Pics coming up!

I drive a Pontiac Vibe. It's a hatchback sedan-ish car. I just got it last December and I love it! Since I go to kids' houses to do their physical therapy sessions, I have to bring my equipment with me. I had an SUV but it was terrible on gas. The Vibe is perfect because it fits all my equipment, but gets GREAT gas mileage. And I got it with the upgraded sound system and the sunroof, so it's even better!!!

You are getting so close now!!!! Yay for being under 50! Can't wait to see pictures of your countdown.

I think thats a good choice with your house. Specially with the market I don't think you will regret it.

And you're even closer! I'm jealous!!!

Thanks for the encouragement with the house. It's a big decision, but hopefully a good one!

Can't wait to see a pic of the countdown, I'm sure it's so cute. And I'm glad to hear you will get the courage to liberate some MHs. lol I really hope its not unethical to do so

Pics coming up!

Oh, I don't think it's really a problem to take the mickey heads...I'm just a big chicken!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

As promised, here is a pic of my countdown calendar.

This page is kinda boring...just the number and a sticker of Belle (my all time favorite princess). The pages get much more exciting as we get closer! But you'll just have to wait to see those...

And I bought a trip journal today.

Here's the front.
Nice and boring and customizable:

And the pages are all different colors!

See all the different colors? I guess I'll have to use one of those super cool gel pens to write on the black pages!

And here are some house pictures! I said forever ago that I would post these and I totally forgot!

Here's our kitchen, with our newly painted cabinets. I wish I had a before pic to show you how dramatic the difference is with the cabinets painted!

And here's our dining area/family room. The walls (well, two of the walls) in here were dark red and an eggplantish color. I have absolutely no idea why we didn't paint them sooner! It looks so much better now!

And our bedroom with new neutral (boring) comforter and iron scroll for the wall.

Our bedroom used to be all white and shades of blue, designed to remind us of Capri, where we honeymooned. It was so peaceful and relaxing. But the stager told us we had to make it all neutral, so we painted the walls to a neutral color and got this comforter.

I left out the pics of the office and spare bedrooms. Oh, and the bathrooms. Those rooms are all boring!

And now that we're renting the place, I'm wondering...did we REALLY have to do all that work? But I guess it will make the place more attractive to potential renters, so it can't hurt!

And having a clean house all the time is SOO nice!

On another note, DH and I saw Quarantine Friday. If you love scary movies, GO SEE IT!!! It was great!

 

[JaxJags08]

Cute countdown calendar - I can't wait to see the rest. I, too, love gel pens. They're so cool, but I sort of feel pre-teenish when I have them in the cool colors. Sort of Lisa Frank-ish. Did you ever have those?

Your house is so pretty! What color were the cabinets before you painted them? I am definitely thinking white cabinets for our next house.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Cute countdown calendar - I can't wait to see the rest. I, too, love gel pens. They're so cool, but I sort of feel pre-teenish when I have them in the cool colors. Sort of Lisa Frank-ish. Did you ever have those?

Your house is so pretty! What color were the cabinets before you painted them? I am definitely thinking white cabinets for our next house.

I definitely had the Lisa Frank goods!!! Stationary, stickers, pens... You name it, I had it!

It's funny because I got rid of a bunch of gel pens when we were thinning out our belongings in preparation to put the house on the market. Now I'm kicking myself for donating all that stuff! I guess I have an excuse to buy new ones! I'll just pretend they're for my little sister.

The cabinets were a whitewashed color. They are a light wood color and had a whitewash stain on them. They just looked dirty to me! But I guess that's what was fashionable in the 80s here! Oh, and they had the ugliest hardware. Ick!

It's funny...I just said to DH yesterday that in our next house, if I don't love the cabinets, we're painting them white! It just makes the kitchen look so bright and so clean!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Nice house pics, Julie!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Cool countdown calendar -- I am looking forward to seeing the days tick by on it!

Have you decided what you are going to do with the cover of the trip journal yet?

Great house pics -- I bet you won't have any trouble renting it!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Nice house pics, Julie!

Thanks!

Cool countdown calendar -- I am looking forward to seeing the days tick by on it!

Have you decided what you are going to do with the cover of the trip journal yet?

Great house pics -- I bet you won't have any trouble renting it!

I am also looking forward to seeing the days tick by on that calendar!!!

Not sure what I'm going to do with the cover of the trip journal. I'm going to check out Michael's this week for inspiration!

DH and I drove around the neighborhood today to see if there are other places for rent, and we couldn't find ANY! Hopefully, that means we'll find renters quickly!

 

[MeMom]

Gel pens are a hot commodity amongst third-graders!

Jill had some of the Lisa Frank stuff. She also loved going to the San Rio Surprises Store, but I could rarely buy her anything. I had little to no extra money to spare in those days, and that's one of the reasons I enjoy doing things for her so much now.

Sounds like you are at peace with the renting situation, so I hope you get good renters who stay a long time. I don't want you to have headaches with that while you're trying to establish yourselves in your new place. I know it feels good to have the house looking like you want it, and it does look very nice.

I said we were starting our official countdown today, since Jill's birthday trip is now over, but I'm not psyched up about the trip today, so I'm going to wait a few days until I can really be excited when I start. There have just been too many stressful things going on around here between school and home and Drew's accident. Maybe when I get through two nights of parent conferences this week, then I can think about being excited again.

I know once things settle down here, and I start seeing the Christmas pictures people start posting, I'm going to be very eager to go! We're meeting in Epcot on Saturday after Thanksgiving, right? We need to pick a spot that's not so crowded so it'll be easy to find each other. I was thinking over there near the UK, like on one of those back streets where the shops are - there are never hardly any people there. Or maybe across the way at the outdoor seating area for the fish and chips place. We'll touch base with snowbell and Nicole (if she gets to come up), and there's someone else over on our TR that's going to be there that week, too, so we'll see if they can come by. You guys will probably spot Brooklynn before we spot you. She'll probably be dancing around singing a song in the streets!