Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks: final update 12/29, p.98

[PrincessInOz]

I told Fran about this and she had a plan. Heck she was ready to set up a PayPal account for people to start making donations. Michele tells me she has a PayPal account already so maybe we can get that set up for donations.

Let me know.

 

[kaoden39]

OMG, my garage caught fire on Easter Sunday. We got the fire out but flames were 5 ft high at the time and in a matter of minutes, this could have been us! My BF's name is Loren. He got the fire out. Instead of no house, we have ServPro. Tomorrow they come to seal and re-paint the garage and Monday, all of our fully clean, salvagable items come back. I feel so blessed we didn't lose the house (tuck-under garage). My heart goes out to you. Keep us updated on what we can do.

My son Loren says to tell your BF that they should both now share the nickname Danger. Wow what close stories.


Thank you everyone!

 

[rentayenta]

We're working on a PP thing. The DIS does not take kindly to paid stuff and solicitations so we will not be able to post anything here.

Excellent. Keep me posted.​

OMG, my garage caught fire on Easter Sunday. We got the fire out but flames were 5 ft high at the time and in a matter of minutes, this could have been us! My BF's name is Loren. He got the fire out. Instead of no house, we have ServPro. Tomorrow they come to seal and re-paint the garage and Monday, all of our fully clean, salvagable items come back. I feel so blessed we didn't lose the house (tuck-under garage). My heart goes out to you. Keep us updated on what we can do.

Thats terrible. I'm glad everyone is okay and it's all getting cleaned and repaired. How very scary.​

Hopefully Jenny or someone can put it up on FB once you get it set up, keep us posted

I will link you, not here , to whatever they figure out.


Michele, hope you got some rest. ​

 

[kaoden39]

Jenny, I am averaging about four hours a night. I need a night where I can go to sleep not having to worry about getting up in the morning. I lay there thinking and I can't sleep until I pass out from exhaustion. I then wake up at about the time of the fire. I need to get passed that.

They are going to start cleaning the house out to see if there is anything that they can salvage. The jerk face that looted our house went to the local Gamestop and sold the games that Scotty and I play. How big a jerk can someone be? I got a hold of the local PD and Officer Andres is on the job. She also is making it well known where she has gone that everyone knows what a hero Loren is.

 

[rentayenta]

Jenny, I am averaging about four hours a night. I need a night where I can go to sleep not having to worry about getting up in the morning. I lay there thinking and I can't sleep until I pass out from exhaustion. I then wake up at about the time of the fire. I need to get passed that.

They are going to start cleaning the house out to see if there is anything that they can salvage. The jerk face that looted our house went to the local Gamestop and sold the games that Scotty and I play. How big a jerk can someone be? I got a hold of the local PD and Officer Andres is on the job. She also is making it well known where she has gone that everyone knows what a hero Loren is.

Sorry it took me so long to check back, we're at a dance competition for Chloe all weekend. I hope you slept better last night. I can only imagine the anxiety.

I didn't realize you'd been looted! What kind of horrible person does that? I'm so sorry. That is truly so disheartening. I hope they catch them.

I hope the salvage today proves fruitful. I'm glad Loren is getting credit he deserves!





I thought is share a couple pics of sweet Chloe and her dance team. Last night was her solo. Today is their team dance. These are all from last night except the last one. The one with them in the red is from this morning.

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[rentayenta]

I can't tell how large the pics are because I'm on my phone. Sorry if they're ginormous! ​

 

[kaoden39]

Sorry it took me so long to check back, we're at a dance competition for Chloe all weekend. I hope you slept better last night. I can only imagine the anxiety.

I didn't realize you'd been looted! What kind of horrible person does that? I'm so sorry. That is truly so disheartening. I hope they catch them.

I hope the salvage today proves fruitful. I'm glad Loren is getting credit he deserves!





I thought is share a couple pics of sweet Chloe and her dance team. Last night was her solo. Today is their team dance. These are all from last night except the last one. The one with them in the red is from this morning.

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I am still so exhausted. I am constantly running errands. I feel like I am gonna drop. A good 8 hours would be grand.


Chloe and her team look so cute!

 

[rentayenta]

I am still so exhausted. I am constantly running errands. I feel like I am gonna drop. A good 8 hours would be grand.


Chloe and her team look so cute!

I'm sure this process for you entails so many details. I hope they're moving along as smoothly as possible.


Thank you. I'm getting ready to head back up in a bit. Chloe stays all day and helps her teacher with the little kids. I cannot handle 12 hours worth of dancing. Some Utah dance moms can give the Toddlers and Tiara moms a run for their money.

I'm going to post an update before I go.

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[rentayenta]

Before I continue with moving day, I found these two cute photos that I didnt post. They are from some evening during a return to SSR:





I last left you on the bus from DTD to AKV. I got the text that our villa was ready. We had # 7614. It was a two bedroom at Kidani Village. We had only stayed at Jambo House. I hummed and hawed over which to chose, Jambo or Kidani, and in the end Kidani won out. When it came down to it the only thing left to debate was a grander lobby vs another bathroom. The CS didn't matter and I had known how close Kidani and Jambo were in proximity to each other, I would have chose Kidani from the start. Im so glad I chose the extra bathroom. I had read a ton about the walk from Kidani to Jambo and how long it was and honestly, for us, that was not the case. We walked all but one time over to Jambo and the only reason we rode the bus was to see the real difference between walking and riding. The girls rode and the boys walked. I think we sat for 2 minutes at most waiting for them. It was such a hardship. For those wondering which to chose, Kidani over Jambo, and if mobility isnt an issue, give Kidani a try. Its fabulous. I fell in love with it. We really like Jambo but unless I ever get lucky enough to score concierge level, Ill choose Kidani over Jambo.

We were eager to show Kayla AKV. She was in for such a treat. I knew shed flip over the SV as would my own kids. Nothing beats the smell of giraffes, 10 feet from the balcony, after a long day in the parks.

I have to back track a little here. Our original plan for 10/19 is in the photo below. Clearly we didnt follow the plan. Id say we adhere to the plan 50/50.



I dont recall any bus issues. We were so chatty and excited. I love that Disney buzz. We arrived at Kidani and fell in love. Sure it was smaller but to me, it was more intimate. Its the comparison between MK and Disneyland. Disneyland feels intimate. Im weird, I know.

The lanterns and wise words are so neat you enter. I did get a photo of them but not as we entered this time so I wont post it yet. I can also see how convenient Kidani is for those with a car. The parking is right there.

Hey dont forget us:









Our villa number:



Ill start with room photos then view photos. First, the most important room:



The kitchen:



The kids room. I made them all share that bedroom. I really like to keep my living space free from sleeping if at all possible. It worked out very well and we didn't have any issues. I love living space and elbow room.

Master bath and bedroom:





Happy kids. Repeat after me: the couch is for sitting, not sleeping



Great lamps:



Bathroom tile:



Dining table and tv:



Continued in next post.....​

 

[rentayenta]

And now for the view. There were a ton of animals out and I couldn’t be happier. I really wanted the kids to get that great AKV feel.



























These next view shots were taken with my cell:







We loved our villa and view. Before I took all of the photos, I called bell services to retrieve our luggage. She was up in a jiffy however as I hinted to earlier our frozen stuff wasn’t frozen and out chilled still wasn’t all that chilled. Admittedly she said they were slammed and our frozen stuff never made into their fridge/freezer. Luckily we didn’t have anything spoil but I wasn’t overjoyed. The dairy products weren’t warm but they weren’t exactly fridge cold either. Eh, what are you going to do but throw it in the fridge and move on? That’s exactly what I did.




To be continued.....​

 

[PrincessInOz]

That's a great view of the savannah from your room. I can see why everyone loves AKV. Someday....

 

[rentayenta]

That's a great view of the savannah from your room. I can see why everyone loves AKV. Someday....

Its truly unreal. You have to try it one trip. It's hands down the neatest, most detailed, well thought our resort we've been too. You're just so enmeshed in the culture. I love it!​

 

[jedijill]

Love love love love Kidani! It is my favorite resort!

Jill in CO

 

[rentayenta]

Love love love love Kidani! It is my favorite resort!

Jill in CO

I can see why Jill, it's so special. They nailed it with this one. I really want to add a couple AKV days to me and Joshua's cruise. I'm not sure how I'll pull it off yet but we'll see. We wouldn't do any parks though, just have two resort days prior to the cruise. Our cruise leaves on a Sunday so I'm thinking we could fly out on Friday, send Friday night, all of Saturday, and check out Sunday for the cruise. We cruise out of Miami though and I think MCO is like 4 hours away. Not sure i want to drive that far on cruise day.​

 

[jedijill]

I can see why Jill, it's so special. They nailed it with this one. I really want to add a couple AKV days to me and Joshua's cruise. I'm not sure how I'll pull it off yet but we'll see. We wouldn't do any parks though, just have two resort days prior to the cruise. Our cruise leaves on a Sunday so I'm thinking we could fly out on Friday, send Friday night, all of Saturday, and check out Sunday for the cruise. We cruise out of Miami though and I think MCO is like 4 hours away. Not sure i want to drive that far on cruise day.​

I'm with you. I ended up booking the 4night Dream out of Port Canaveral in October instead of the 5 night Double Dip on the Magic out of Miami in October...I just couldn't make the transportation work. I'm all for resort days though...have you thought of Vero? You could break up the drive some...I think its about 1 1/2 hours from MCO to Vero and then about 2 1/2 from Vero to Miami. Just a thought I would throw out there!

Jill in CO

 

[Goofyluver]

Just wondering if there was any warm chocolate syrup in with that food. You know...I hear it's dangerous.

 

[MomToPrincePhillip]

What fun dance pics, that's a big trophy I see!

Love the AKV veiw, and I'm with you about everyone in the bed room if they'd fit

 

[franandaj]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Kidani! Which side were you on? The Jambo side or the far side? I'm guessing the far side since you had cattle out your view, they don't like to hang out on the Kidani side. Since there are only two of us, we take up all the space with our clutter, but I can see with kids how you want to keep their clutter contained, their clutter along with the rest of the clutter would be way too much!

BTW, Michele's webpage is up and running so let's get viral and get her some support!

 

[PrincessInOz]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Kidani! Which side were you on? The Jambo side or the far side? I'm guessing the far side since you had cattle out your view, they don't like to hang out on the Kidani side. Since there are only two of us, we take up all the space with our clutter, but I can see with kids how you want to keep their clutter contained, their clutter along with the rest of the clutter would be way too much!

BTW, Michele's webpage is up and running so let's get viral and get her some support!

Can you send me the link?

 

[franandaj]

Can you send me the link?

Already done. If you didn't get it there is a problem.