I don't quite get the decision to replace Lotso with Pooh, there are already many different places to meet Pooh, seems like they could've picked someone who isn't already readily available all over the parks
Hope!! I am so excited to be joining you as... yet ANOTHER Disney travel agent!!At this rate there will be more agents than clients on these boards! I haven't finished my College of Knowledge yet, but still, I am SOOOO excited! So cograts to you too!!
What a great idea for how to guage what Luke will want to do! I have heard that Sam's Club or someplace has a set of DVD's like that... maybe I will look.
I need to go update my PTR now, it's been a while! Then back to "college"!
Oh my gosh, I am going to school for early childhood ed so I LOVE reading about Luke and his reactions to things! The part where he gets excited about seeing other kids reminds me of my next door neighbor's little boy...I don't know exactly how old he is, but I'm guessing 3 going on 4. He absolutely loves to see my dog Caesar and often asks where Caesar is if he sees one of us and not Caesar. Once, when I was walking Caesar and stopped to talk to them, the little boy asked, "is Caesar a kid or a dog?"
Using the DVD's to figure out what Luke might like and what he might be afraid of is a really, really good idea. I don't blame him for being afraid of Dinosaur; I'M afraid of Dinosaur!
Awwwww, how fun that Luke enjoyed the DVDs so much! They are so cute at that age, I sure miss it sometimes.
Count me among the group of people afraid of Dinosaur, I don't blame Luke one bit for not liking that one
Good idea about showing Luke the DVD's beforehand!Too cute what he liked and didn't like. Our first trip to Disney, Jeremy rode Winnie the Pooh and after it bounced like Tigger--he would not ride anything else. It scared the child to death. The only thing he wanted to do the rest of the trip was meet characters!
Hope you have fun at the Disney store! We no longer have one around us.
And of course we saw Pooh the time we did the CP dinner. I am not sure that I'll miss Lotso though... but who I do miss is the old man Carl from UP!! I was so excited about meeting him, and then we got there about 5 min. too late, so I was not worried because I knew we'd be back in a few months.... little did I know that when we'd be back, UP would be replaced by Lotso and Sunnyside Daycare. I hope they bring back the UP characters.... please.... for me.....
I am SO trying to catch up on your trip report. I'm caught on the whole airfare thing. I rarely fly anymore. I DREAD the TSA thing!Our local airport is Washington Dulles (the one that the plane was highjacked from and flew into the Pentagon)... so the TSA is super strict there. Anyway, are you saying that if you have say, a SW reservation for flight 5678 for which you paid $250 and later, you find that flight 5678 leaving on the same day and time is now $200, you can get a credit for that $50 to use later? I thought there were odious fees to make changes to your flight? Or would that be an odious fee if you change your flight from say Thursday to Saturday for instance? I thought most flights were non-refundable, unchangeable? The last time I flew to WDW was March 2008. I think we drove for the five trips since. I think I live at the upper Northern limit of a reasonable driving plan. You CAN do it in one day, but I don't recommend it. If you can get a credit if your flight price drops... how do you know it drops and how do you get the credit?
Heidi doesn't swim very well yet, so we haven't taken her to a water park yet. We'd end up stuck the whole day in the kiddie area. I'm not a huge waterslide lover, and she's so happy when we just take her to the pool that I don't think she's really missing anything. She's even happy with Pop's pool.
Co-sleeping! Its really great for some kids, and not for others. Our older two never slept in our beds... we'd bring their toddler bed in when they were sick, but not otherwise. One time when Max was a toddler, he was sick, so we had him in our room with his bed. We woke up with him sitting in the middle of our bed between us covered in red lipstick!!!
almost forgot to mention. My friend Valerie was taking my advice and planning to go to Disney with her husband and DD8 this spring break, which started yesterday. She booked her Sheraton time share in Orlando, then started looking for airfare from Dulles, she said she couldn't find anything under $1000 a person!!With the unrest in the middle east and the rising oil prices, there's just no way airfare is going down. But this was a WOW!! in a bad way!
We are technically at the YC, though since those two resorts share SAB we certainly might run into each other! I will be the insane redhead who is dragging her much maligned DH to the rope drop every morning.
My DH, who has NEVER been a morning person in the nearly 30 years that I've known him, but has always aspired to be.... was amazed at how much you can get done in a day when you get up early. We left at dawn on our last WDW trip because my BIL is former Airforce and a very disciplined early to rise man. DH agreed to follow Doug's schedule to see how life was "on the other side"... he was awed.... but he can't do it on his own yet!We have ALWAYS wanted to make a rope drop... but never have!! I asked DH if since we can't afford to go to Hawaii for our 25th anniversary in June, if we could stay at the "fake" one... Poly... but now I'm thinking... YC would be a better choice!
Yay for Luke!!!! I guess it really just depends on when they are ready! Congrats of Luke's potty accomplishments!!
Yay for you too Mom! I know how exciting that is!
Yay Luke!!!
It's been awhile since I've had one potty training, but I remember the frustration going through it with Justin. Jared was easy, he wanted to be just like his big brother and do everything just like him.....
Yay Luke!
Usually prices will fluctuate up until about 30 days out - then they rise. Usually around 60 or so is when airlines will have sales. Are you a "member" on any airline sites? JetBlue sends emails all the time, they have some great sales! We usually end up buying somewhere between 60 and 45 days and get a good rate.
You are so sweet!!! I love that we are working at the same agency! It's been wonderful to chat and rely on each other and we both (along with Jen and the other new folks!) navigate this new career!
I think this is a good move. He's used to that stroller and will probably nap better because of it.
I just emailed you about this too... SO HAPPY FOR THE BREAK THROUGH!!!Go Luke, go Luke, go Luke!
Where do you find Pooh at AK? I am not sure I've seen Pooh there... but we have greeted Pooh in the Pooh greeting area in the back of that shop in the England Pavilion at EPCOT!
If we can't get in at DVC, we could always stay at Pop. I want to stay at a mod. but money is tight if I'm supporting all these extra young persons!
I'm not exactly a texture based eater, I just have always had something about coconut!
We don't do the DDP but I see SO many things I want to try! Like the banana split thingy from Starring Rolls (I think.) The school bread from Norway always looks really good, I just wish I could tolerate the texture of the shredded coconut
We hardly ever fly out of any other airport than Dulles because its less than 15 min. away. Although, when Max and Casey flew home for their spring break, we had them flying in and out of National Airport because it was cheaper by $150!! Henry didn't mind the extra drive though.
I haven't talked to Valerie since spring break ended, but I should see her this weekend since her daughter is coming to my house for the Brownie sewing workshop.
Yes, our anniversary is June 29th. We married in 1986, so this year is our 25th! We've been together since January 1982, so we can celebrate 30th years together on our cruise in Dec-Jan.
A few days ago Max called and asked us if he could bring Casey home with him for the summer. They haven't been able to find jobs in Orlando, and no jobs means they can't afford an apartment. They have to be out of the dorms on the 8th of May. So Henry is driving down in our big Silverado and will tow Casey's small car back with it. Henry is used to towing the boy scout's gear trailer, so he has no problem with that. They'll look for jobs here. She was hoping they could stay with her grandmother, but she isn't allowed to have them stay in her home that long. I think she lives in one of those 55+ communities. She can't go home to Kansas.. or doesn't want to, because it her rural town, there would be very little chance of finding a job. So they'll stay here!! I will certainly have a full house. I used to kid my MIL about her re-fillable nest.... and now I have one!
Our Disney plans were tied to bringing Max back to college, but the plan is for him to get his drivers license while home, so when they return in August, HE can drive the truck and pull her car. The two of them can take turns driving at that point. I probably will still plan our WDW trip for that weekend so that we can follow them in the van, so Henry would be there to help if needed. That means we'd be going to WDW about Aug 20th... I think that's the Saturday. I looked and found that I have plenty of points to stay in a studio that week with a few left over to bank for next year. I want to stay at SSR or OKW. I'd love to stay at the newly re-done rooms at OKW, but they still have a lack of sidewalks. I REALLY love the way you can walk all over SSR and walk to DTD, around the lake, we really do lots of walking on vacation. At OKW, the sidewalks just randomly end. We stayed in a building that was at the end of a street and the sidewalk ended after the next group of buildings (it only went around those buildings), so you had to walk in the street to the bus stop. There was also no sidewalk way to walk to the main building and main feature pool from where we were. At SSR the sidewalks connect to everything. I hope I'll be able to finalize plans and book soon, before we end up in waiting list city!!
If I were staying wth access to SAB, I wouldn't bother with a water park either. At least not until my child was old enough to enjoy most of it. Heidi isn't a strong swimmer yet, and she's very little, so she really has to be in the child safe area.
Now.. I should be in bed. I still have to go to the synagogue in the morning. Which is too soon!
Luckily, I was only involved in lugging his stuff in & out of the house a few times. My SIL on the other hand has moved at least 10 times since I met my husband 10 years ago AND we have helped with every move except for one. My brother doesn't ever take huge furniture with him when he moves, but my SIL has always had a full house including fridgerator, stove, couch, chair, table, bedroom sets, etc. It's always an adventure!!!
I kept going back & forth, back & forth over this decision. I was so excited at first & its the main reason I waited until mid-September to go. I really, really want to experience both of Disneys holiday parties at some point. But after adding up all the costs of the trip, I started to wonder if the extra $170 is really worth it when we could add park hoppers or the water park option for that same cost for ALL days of our trip. 
it! Luke & I listen to it every single day in the car & he is even excited about it. I explained to him how hell hear that music next time we go to Disney!
) I am really hoping it will get cheaper as we head south in June.
It was about business cards!
It might not have the 40th anniversary logos on it but I love it!
