Miss B's Magical Wish Trip Adventure to Atlantica

[Blyssfull]

Your girls are just precious. Can't wait to hear that Brooke's wish has been granted!

 

[jwallaceent]

Your family is absolutley beautiful! Your Brooke does remind me alot of my Brooke! I can not wait to hear the wish has been granted!!! Will be following your PTR now!!

 

[mom2pixies]

Just wanted to wish all our new friends on here the Luck of the Irish today and always!

Enjoy.

 

[mom2pixies]

Your girls are just precious. Can't wait to hear that Brooke's wish has been granted!

Thank you. Me too!! Keeping my fingers crossed!

Your family is absolutley beautiful! Your Brooke does remind me alot of my Brooke! I can not wait to hear the wish has been granted!!! Will be following your PTR now!!

Thanks for following along! Are all Brooke so crazy cheerful?!?!

 

[Mom2Miracles]

Awe, cute St Patty's Day pic, the girls are adorable. Its my holiday today (part Irish and red head ), but with Peanut being sick I haven't even put the kids in their special tees. Maybe after their naps for a quick picture.

 

[miprender]

Just wanted to wish all our new friends on here the Luck of the Irish today and always!

Enjoy.

Awe so cute


The BBB thread is great so hopefully someone can answer you back.

 

[LVMom23]

Love that St Paddy's day pic!!

No word from the grant volunteers yet? I'm hoping, hoping, hoping you hear soon.

 

[blessedmom4]

Only time for a Quick note ( I am cooking dinner). I LOVE the children in their St. Paddy's Day Clothes! I will be back.

 

[mom2pixies]

Love that St Paddy's day pic!!

No word from the grant volunteers yet? I'm hoping, hoping, hoping you hear soon.

Nope! Hoping we hear from them soon. We sent the signed papers back (both e-mailed scans and mailed printed copies) over three weeks ago. But, I did get some advice from DISmembers that it could take a few weeks. I think someone said it was about five weeks before she heard back from them.

I'll keep checking the mailbox and the voicemail....

 

[mom2pixies]

Only time for a Quick note ( I am cooking dinner). I LOVE the children in their St. Paddy's Day Clothes! I will be back.

Thank you Blessedmom4! You always have the cutest graphics to share! I love to show them to B. Makes her day!

 

[mom2pixies]

Again, I'm posting this here on my PTR thread in case some readers miss it elsewhere....Just learned something from a BBB thread that I've been following in hopes of answering my question about the short-hair makeovers and thought I would share. Apparently, if your DD is having a birthday at the time of the BBB appointment, you can request a special 'Birthday Princess' sash for her instead of the regular 'Princess' one. Just another way that Disney makes a b-day celebration all the more special....

Was so stoked about that info, had to share. My bad if it's already been mentioned by other members or is common knowledge among you Disney-saavy folks!

 

[mom2pixies]

Lastly--I don't think I posted this info up yet--but I received a confirmation phone call last Friday to schedule a day surgery for Brooke next Thursday. She is finally having her port-a-cath removed!!!

We are THRILLED!! Her treatment program will seem more complete once the port is gone and there are no more port flushes required. She will really be in 'remission' then--and we can't wait to celebrate! (Wouldn't that be a great day to find out if her wish was granted? Keep your fingers crossed for her!

Originally, she was supposed to keep the port in until June, but her oncologists are so happy with her prognosis and recovery that they put the order in to have it removed earlier. I'm so glad it will be done before I return to work. This way, I can fully concentrate my attention on B and help her to heal. Sure, it's just a routine day surgery, but for a parent, any time your kid goes under the knife is pretty scary.

I will definitely have to plan her a little cake-and-ice-cream party with our family and friends once she is recovered from the surgery. She totally deserves it!

Just wanted to share the good news....

 

[Mom2Miracles]

Lastly--I don't think I posted this info up yet--but I received a confirmation phone call last Friday to schedule a day surgery for Brooke next Thursday. She is finally having her port-a-cath removed!!!

We are THRILLED!! Her treatment program will seem more complete once the port is gone and there are no more port flushes required. She will really be in 'remission' then--and we can't wait to celebrate! (Wouldn't that be a great day to find out if her wish was granted? Keep your fingers crossed for her!

Originally, she was supposed to keep the port in until June, but her oncologists are so happy with her prognosis and recovery that they put the order in to have it removed earlier. I'm so glad it will be done before I return to work. This way, I can fully concentrate my attention on B and help her to heal. Sure, it's just a routine day surgery, but for a parent, any time your kid goes under the knife is pretty scary.

I will definitely have to plan her a little cake-and-ice-cream party with our family and friends once she is recovered from the surgery. She totally deserves it!

Just wanted to share the good news....

Its not little at all, its amazing. I can't wait for the day that Peanut's port can come out. I love the idea of a little party to celebrate too, she'll love it! What great news!!

 

[blessedmom4]

One more for Princess Brooke, since she likes them (Lisa is the same way, always has been)


I am so excited about the port surgery, it will be such a blessing and another step to healing! Surgery is scary no matter WHAT it is!! Prayers will and are being lifted up!

 

[mom2pixies]

Thank you! For both the good wishes and prayers, as well as the Raggedy Anne and Andy! (Brooke loved it.)

 

[mom2pixies]

Its not little at all, its amazing. I can't wait for the day that Peanut's port can come out. I love the idea of a little party to celebrate too, she'll love it! What great news!!

I know. Once when we were at the hospital, there was this little boy and it was his last day of chemo. Well, his mom came equipped with a huge sheet cake, all decorated in honour of his triumph. She (both of her sons and the father) went around handing out pieces of cake to all the patients and nurses. The whole family was so happy and the boy was just thrilled beyond pieces whenever one of the staff or patients told him 'Congratulations!' It was so touching! Hubby and I decided right then and there that when Brooke's port was out, we'd celebrate that milestone.

 

[mom2pixies]

Just a question about how much trip planning the wish grantors take care of. If part of the wish is to meet a specific character, do the wish grantors take care of making reservations to ensure that part of the request is filled (in Brooke's case, meeting Ariel), or are the parents responsible for organizing dining reservations, BBB or Pirate's League reservations, etc.? I have no problem doing it all myself should we get the wish granted, but just curious.

 

[wishin' on a star]

I just wanted to stop in to your PTR and say hello! I answered your question on the main thread already about character greetings, so I won't repeat here, but I did want to share this pic of my girls at Cinderella's Royal Table with Ariel!

Can't wait to follow along with your plans. I hope you hear something soon from the wish granters. So tomorrow is the big day with the port-a-cath coming out, right?! I'll keep Brooke in my thoughts, and I can't wait to hear about your celebration!!

 

[mom2pixies]

I just wanted to stop in to your PTR and say hello! I answered your question on the main thread already about character greetings, so I won't repeat here, but I did want to share this pic of my girls at Cinderella's Royal Table with Ariel!

Can't wait to follow along with your plans. I hope you hear something soon from the wish granters. So tomorrow is the big day with the port-a-cath coming out, right?! I'll keep Brooke in my thoughts, and I can't wait to hear about your celebration!!

Thank you! Lovely photo with lovely girls. Brooke saw it and shouted out 'Ariel! They met Ariel!' when she saw it. Very excited!

Yup, the port comes out tomorrow. Deciding whether or not to celebrate a bit on the weekend or just wait until her sister's birthday which is coming up in a few weeks. We'll already have some family and friends over at that time, so it seems to make sense to do it then--plus, it gives B more recovery time. I know it's just a day surgery, so probably quite routine, but it still is a surgery and I'd prefer to give her a few days before springing a little party on her. I think I'll wait...

 

[mom2pixies]

So, as some of you know, Brooke is going in for port-a-cath removal surgery tomorrow morning. I really want to 'celebrate' this milestone by having a little celebration for her, so I've been trying to figure out when I should do it. I was thinking of doing something for her this weekend, but I don't know how 'up' to it she'll be. (Well, she'll probably be raring to go the minute we get home, but I am more apt to force her to rest for a few days! LOL!)

Then, I thought it might just be easier to plan a little cake for her at Avery's first birthday party (which is three weeks away). I don't want to take away from Avie's big day, but I don't think she'll mind. Had she been a 5-year-old we might have some limelight issues, but she's just a sweet one-year-old, so no worries there! Just seems to make sense since we will already have family and friends over to the house and I know how busy April is for our family. (Lots of birthday parties, a family reunion and, of course, Easter events taking place.)

So, now I just have to decide do I give B her 'cancer-free' gift now or wait until Avie's bday? Here it is:

This doll set was available just before Christmas. I had been eyeing it all of November and December in hopes the price would go down. (they had it available last year, too, but different dolls--no Tiana and Rapunzel. Had Aurora instead.) It was originally $130! Yikes! But, three days before Xmas, it went on sale for $49.99! And, it was the last one on the shelf. Fate! Even though I had already bought waaaaay more than enough for the girls for Xmas, I decided to buy it. Couldn't pass it up at that price!

My plan was to either save the whole set for B's bday or parcel out each doll for different holidays--one for Easter, one for Valentine's, etc. When we applied for MAW, and I read about all of these little going-away parties, I thought maybe I would give her the dolls then.

Then, when I started planning B's little 'remission' shindig, I remembered the dolls and decided they were the perfect gift for her! So, do I give her the dolls tomorrow after she wakes up from surgery? She won't likely be in the mood to play with them, but it would be a nice surprise for her.

Or--do I wait until Avie's bday and give 'em to her then?

I am kinda leaning toward giving them to her tomorrow because I don't want people to feel like they should have brought a gift for B to Avie's party. I just kind of want to spring it on our guests--like ''And here's a cake for Brooke who has been such a great patient this past year! Congratulations on being cancer-free!'' As much as gifties have always been greatly appreciated, that's not why we are marking this milestone with a cake. We just want to celebrate this joyous occasion with the people we love!

What do you guys think?