One of the guys who works with DH boarded the Magic just today to make the trip back to FL, and we have other friends who leave on their first ever cruise tomorrow morning. In fact DD's friend is here right now trying to find a dress she can borrow for formal night.
(not exactly compulsive planners are they?)
I have to admit I was feeling a little pouty until I logged on here. You guys have made me feel a bit better with all the cruise chat. Now I guess I can hold out until December. I'm sure our Christmas Cruise will be well worth the wait.
Sounds like lots of our kid cruisers will be back to the books soon. We don't start school until after Labor Day here, but things get crazy next week anyway with walk through registrations, team camps and practices, etc.
Hi!
Well, so far I have 6 in for the ornament exchange:
BearFan
Alikat99
Minnie 1
DisneyZell
Sailing Shamu
Tinkerbell 29
Lisa Marie
Lisa,
You can add us to the ornament x-change list. We're in too!
I'd love to see pictures of everyone's fish extenders, whether they're works in process, or completed masterpieces... gotta know what to look for as we wander the hallways of the Magic.
Welcome DisneyCamper!
Lisa,
I'm glad you've decided to stick with this cruise.
Lissa,
I hope the job search is going well. Not a fun thing, but hopefully this will be one of those times when you end up better off than you were before.
Angie,
I hope the weather cooperates, your vacation goes according to plan, and that you all have a great time.
Shannon,
Sounds like a great experience for Mitchell.
Tanner had quite the adjustment when we moved last year. He had been in a pull out program where he just went to GATE classes for math and reading (meaning there was some serious coasting going on in other subjects) but our new district has a full time differentiated GATE program. It took him awhile to get into the swing of things... but I think it was a good change overall.
My traveling group is me, dh, dd (10), and dd (7). We are all so excited for this Disney Cruise. This is dh and my 4th cruise but our 1st Disney cruise and our girls first ever cruise.
We are driving so we will not be to OKW until Friday around lunch time. I am taking my laptop so I will check in on the Christmas cruise board.
and a girl 
, a month ago and it's been rocky at times. I didn't think they'd bond with us easily, boy was I ever wrong. I've got a dog with separation issues now. It's him, not her. We've been through the chewing stage, that's over, thankfully. Now we're into the jump through the front casement window to find the mama stage. My neighbor put them both in my backyard because I was out and the house was locked. It's frightening. My house is too small for two enormous crates, Burton is 130 lbs and Taylor's 110 lbs. The first time I wrote it off to chasing a cat, which comes occasionally to harass the dogs or even possibly a robber. But today, he apparently tried to get out after I went to work. I'm beside myself. We've been told that if they don't work out with us then they'd probably have to be put down becase no one wants to adopt two bonded eight-year-old large dogs. Here I thought we'd be doing something good.... 
. Now i've got to get busy and pray i find another job quickly. Not a good way to end a vacation.
entertained for a week in the woods. And to top it off, when we finally got home, our AC was dead.
We called the heating and cooling guy, again packed it up, and headed to a hotel for the night. On the bright side, Mitchell LOVED the camp!
and wants to go again next year (next year the camp will be in Austin for 7th graders, much closer!) DH says he will be taking Mitchell next year by himself! I wonder why!?!?
, we are all- go- no- quit- 100% focused on preparing for this cruise. 
I have found the Christmas stockings I want to buy for our fish extenders and I bought our ornament for the exchange while visiting Fort Worth.
