Make a Wish (and other organizations!) - Wish Trippers...UNITE!! Volume 2!

[maroo]

Any of you that become recipients of the Big Give might want to hold off on autograph cards/books for the time being. Don't want to say too much.

ha ha ha

That was subtle.

 

[StefaniLyn]

I thought it would be fun if we shared creative ideas for making the waiting to leave time pass faster. I know different ideas have been mentioned on the PTR's, but I thought it would be fun to gather them here.

Can't wait to hear more of your creative ideas!

We've really just started with our pre trip planning. Thus far, I have plans for these activities/ideas to occupy our time before we leave on our WishTrip.

Countdown calendar - I'm trying to decide if I want this to be a calendar with a little prize/gift (think tattoos, sunglasses, etc) for each day (and some bigger gifts occasionally as well such as clothes, luggage, etc) or if it should be a sticker countdown. We are going to Seattle for a week at the end of this month and I plan on starting our official "countdown" once we return on August 5th.

Family Movie Night - we are definitely stealing Corrine's idea of dinner and movie. I think we may add a craft of some sort to go along with the theme too. I'm still looking for ideas to add to this concept to make it our own.

Pre-made scrapbook pages - as I am still in the process of scrapbooking our first Disney trip (2007) and haven't even begun to tackle our second trip to the World, I am going to try and throw together a few pre-made Disney scrapbook pages so I can at least have a good head start when we return from our Wish Trip. I really want Bella to have something she can share with her friends upon our return. I bookmarked another WishTripper's scrapbook pages that I am going to use for inspiration.

Outfits - G-ma Chari has agreed to make a set of outfits for the girls so I need to select a style, fabrics, etc. She's also planning on making a princess costume for Kennedy to wear the day we eat in Cindy's castle. Not sure which princess yet.

And Finally, Bella's "back up wish" was to have a princess castle bedroom. I'm hoping that somehow make that happen for her. As of yet, I have no actual plans, budget (or money, lol), or anything else to make this happen. However, I'm hoping once the kids go back to school I can get started on it. What I *may* try to do is plan it all out, purchase all the supplies, and have it set up so that my brother and other people can do the makeover while we are on Bella's Wish Trip. That way, when we return, the Post Disney Wish Trip Depression might be lessened (at least for Bella, my PDWTD will probbably require medication!) by the surprise and excitement of having her very own Disney Princess Castle Bedroom!

So far that is what I have in the works. Any other creative suggestions are appreciated and wanted. I literally want these kids foaming at the mouth in anticipation of our Wish Trip by the time we get to our departure day, December 3rd.

 

[MomTo4+more]

"We are aiming for November 1 - 7." These were the words from MAW today! They have all they need and are just waiting on GKTW to confirm these dates. I think I am more excited than my kids right now, but they will grasp it all when we get there!

 

[Matt1026]

"We are aiming for November 1 - 7." These were the words from MAW today! They have all they need and are just waiting on GKTW to confirm these dates. I think I am more excited than my kids right now, but they will grasp it all when we get there!

YEAH ALMOST DATES You are getting closer. I know when we finally got our dates it was like yes finally we have something to grasp on to and it made everything seem more realistic. At times I can not believe this is actually happening!!!!

I am excited for you you.

 

[StefaniLyn]

"We are aiming for November 1 - 7." These were the words from MAW today! They have all they need and are just waiting on GKTW to confirm these dates. I think I am more excited than my kids right now, but they will grasp it all when we get there!

Awwww shucks, .... I was secretly keeping fingers crossed for December dates and a DIS Wish meet up. Just kidding - selfish motives aside, I'm so happy you guys *almost* have DATES!!!

 

[MomTo4+more]

Awwww shucks, .... I was secretly keeping fingers crossed for December dates and a DIS Wish meet up. Just kidding - selfish motives aside, I'm so happy you guys *almost* have DATES!!!

Thanks! A DIS Wish meet up would have been fun. Maybe it will happen yet, just not at DW. We will travel some the next year I hope. And Chicago is a great place for a family trip! If you get out this way, let me know!

December will be a beautiful time for you all with the lights and everything.

 

[that's nice]

"We are aiming for November 1 - 7." These were the words from MAW today! They have all they need and are just waiting on GKTW to confirm these dates. I think I am more excited than my kids right now, but they will grasp it all when we get there!

Congrats on the dates!!!! (well almost!)

I'm sure the weather will be perfect for you... not HOT but warm and after hurricane season.

 

[myasma]

We are back and I am starting on the trip report. We had a great time.

 

[MomTo4+more]

We are back and I am starting on the trip report. We had a great time.

Welcome home!!! I am glad you had a great time. My children have been asking about Mya all week. I can't wait to read your TR!

 

[StefaniLyn]

We are back and I am starting on the trip report. We had a great time.

Welcome back!!!! Mya's picture on your trip report is soooooo cute!!

 

[Matt1026]

Welcome Back!! I have been thinking about you all week. Can't wait to go over and read your report.

 

[maroo]

Hey guys!!!

here is something interesting....

We have a Wish Family that did not find the DIS until after their wish trip!

AJ's Magical Wish Trip

Feel free to pipe in over there and let her know you came over from the Wish Trippers thread! Hopefully she will have time to come chat with us at some point and hang out with us!

 

[MomTo4+more]

Thanks for telling us about the new wish trip report! I love reading these!

We are in the double digit countdown now! Come on over to Deyki's pre-trip report, and offer advice about our ADRs. I need to book them in about a week. I am feeling the pressure!

 

[Matt1026]

I can not believe that we are 41 days before we leave I can hardly believe it. We pretty much have our plans at Disney (thanks Maroo) But we are trying to plan our day at Universal & IOA. I have two boys ages 5 & 7 and we are trying to work out what we want to do. After looking at their site I was beginning to wonder if there was much for them. Can anyone share with me what they believe will work for children and any highlights that you would like to share. It seems like they do have a wonderful children's area. Thank you for your help.

 

[LindaBabe]

Hi Matt, There are a few things for littles at IOA, but not much. Since the tickets are free, it's worth going, but if they weren't, I wouldn't. The Universal IOA website should give you some ideas - there's a whole area, Seuss Landing at IOA. The animal show at Uni is cute. That's all I can remember - old lady=short memory

Welcome home, Myasmom. Off to check for update . . .

 

[maroo]

Hello, guys!

There is a young lady...14 yrs old...who also happens to have Cerebral Palsy (which means she is 2 yrs younger than Lauren with the same diagnosis)...

anyway...

She has started her own trip report! Looks like it is going to be a good one!

Here is the link if you guys are interested!


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32883783

And if you happen to want to read...post to let her know you are there... since she is just 14...she needs some encouragement! (heck, I did and I am 20 years her senior!)

 

[MomTo4+more]

In the midst of the fun of planning this trip, life with sickle cell goes on. I just got off the phone with the doctor in the ER. Tomorrow I will be trying to get Deyki into the sickle cell clinic this week or heading into the emergency room. Deyki has been having tummy pains for a few weeks now on a daily basis. Tonight it is worse and his energy level has been dropping. The tip of his liver is palpable indicating that it is enlarged or being displaced by something. It could be his gallbladder because kids with sickle cell are prone to gallstones. We had his chemo labs drawn last week, and his liver markers looked okay. His hemaglobin was down to 8.8, but that's not too bad for him. I will spare you all the details.

To summarize, Deyki doesn't look sick enough to run to the ER tonight. But he will need to be seen soon. I am hoping for a clinic appointment Tuesday and a simple solution to all of this.

 

[TinkLovinMomma]

Hello fellow wishtrippers!! I am so so happy that so many of you came to say hello on my TR! Thank yuo so much! I am also extremely excited to have been pointed over to this board! I am looking forward to meeting other wish families! I know I should introduce myself properly so...

My name is Jessica. I am 25 years old and a mother and wife. I love my children and my husband more than I ever knew it possible to love other human beings. They are my everything!

My DH is John and he is 23 years old. He has always been my rock. He is an amazing husband and father.

My wish child is 4 years old. He was born with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmoary Atresia. He had his first surgery at 3 days old, his second at 6 months old and his third at 14 months old. The ToF part of his heart defect is fully corrected. Unfortunately the Pulm.Atresia part is the worrisome part, as his valve continuously has to be changed as his body begins to reject it, and each surgery means more scar tissue which means more strain on his heart. He should be having another surgery within the next year or so. Other than his defect.. He is smart and funny. He has a memory like nobody I have ever met. He keeps me laughing. He learned to roller blade in 3 days and wants to join a hockey team when he turns five!

Reid is my youngest son. He is 2. He was born at 28 week at only 2lbs 14 oz and 14 inches. He faced a lot of challenges and didnt come home until he was exactly four months old. I mention a lot in my TR how miserable he was constantly in WDW. I would like to mention here that we just found out that he might have Sensory Processing Disorder, hence his exteme frustration in a place as busy and as loud as WDW.

Im sorry if I wrote too much or if this was not the place to tell our story, but as you can tell I am knew here and havent really learned the ins and outs yet. If I should be posting else where please send me in the right direction!

I would love to get to know everybody and hear about your amazing wish children as well!!

 

[maroo]

In the midst of the fun of planning this trip, life with sickle cell goes on. I just got off the phone with the doctor in the ER. Tomorrow I will be trying to get Deyki into the sickle cell clinic this week or heading into the emergency room. Deyki has been having tummy pains for a few weeks now on a daily basis. Tonight it is worse and his energy level has been dropping. The tip of his liver is palpable indicating that it is enlarged or being displaced by something. It could be his gallbladder because kids with sickle cell are prone to gallstones. We had his chemo labs drawn last week, and his liver markers looked okay. His hemaglobin was down to 8.8, but that's not too bad for him. I will spare you all the details.

To summarize, Deyki doesn't look sick enough to run to the ER tonight. But he will need to be seen soon. I am hoping for a clinic appointment Tuesday and a simple solution to all of this.

I will definitely be praying for you guys!

I am writing this from a hospital room tonight with my friend Rachel. She is here tonight hopefully for a "quick" fix of a very scary problem. She went from fully functioning speech/cognition to talking in random phrases and crying or laughing.

They think it may be something simple...(Na+ is really low) or it could be a brain infection (obviously more serious). But right now she is resting...for the first time in days.

Thank you all for your prayers for Rachel and her Mom.

Hello fellow wishtrippers!! I am so so happy that so many of you came to say hello on my TR! Thank yuo so much! I am also extremely excited to have been pointed over to this board! I am looking forward to meeting other wish families! I know I should introduce myself properly so...

My name is Jessica. I am 25 years old and a mother and wife. I love my children and my husband more than I ever knew it possible to love other human beings. They are my everything!

My DH is John and he is 23 years old. He has always been my rock. He is an amazing husband and father.

My wish child is 4 years old. He was born with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmoary Atresia. He had his first surgery at 3 days old, his second at 6 months old and his third at 14 months old. The ToF part of his heart defect is fully corrected. Unfortunately the Pulm.Atresia part is the worrisome part, as his valve continuously has to be changed as his body begins to reject it, and each surgery means more scar tissue which means more strain on his heart. He should be having another surgery within the next year or so. Other than his defect.. He is smart and funny. He has a memory like nobody I have ever met. He keeps me laughing. He learned to roller blade in 3 days and wants to join a hockey team when he turns five!

Reid is my youngest son. He is 2. He was born at 28 week at only 2lbs 14 oz and 14 inches. He faced a lot of challenges and didnt come home until he was exactly four months old. I mention a lot in my TR how miserable he was constantly in WDW. I would like to mention here that we just found out that he might have Sensory Processing Disorder, hence his exteme frustration in a place as busy and as loud as WDW.

Im sorry if I wrote too much or if this was not the place to tell our story, but as you can tell I am knew here and haven't really learned the ins and outs yet. If I should be posting else where please send me in the right direction!

I would love to get to know everybody and hear about your amazing wish children as well!!

to the Wish Trippers Thread!

I am so glad you came over to tell your story! You can never give too many details over here!

I put a link to your trippie on the first page and there are lots of other TR's, too! If you just feel like reading some more.

Of course, we do a lot of planning on here...but we also just live life! So feel free to share anything you would like on here! For the most part, we "get it" more than most might...so feel free to find a shoulder to lean on over here!

 

[MomTo4+more]

I will definitely be praying for you guys!

I am writing this from a hospital room tonight with my friend Rachel. She is here tonight hopefully for a "quick" fix of a very scary problem. She went from fully functioning speech/cognition to talking in random phrases and crying or laughing.

They think it may be something simple...(Na+ is really low) or it could be a brain infection (obviously more serious). But right now she is resting...for the first time in days.

Thank you all for your prayers for Rachel and her Mom.





That sounds scary! I hope that everything gets figured out soon and that it is simple so you can all go home. I am praying here! Keep us posted.