mommytothreeboys
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YAY!! 
So we are fully paid and ready to begin the countdown chain! This year instead of a plain chain, I made a Disney Trivia chain! I found trivia questions about everything Disney and wrote one question on each link. (I tried to find questions about the movies, the parks, and especially the rides/attractions we would be enjoying.) Each night, one of the boys takes off a link and reads the question. I have an answer key so I didn't forget any of the right answers! 
They started last night with Link #45. The first few weeks it always seems like the chain is not getting shorter...then all of a sudden, you look and you only have a few left! So fun! I put the chain up while the boys were in school yesterday and they were so excited to see it when they got home! It means the trip is VERY close! Here are a few pics of the finished product.
As far as other planning goes...here is what I have accomplished most recently.
To-Do List Updates
I made arrangements for Daisy (our black Lab). My nephew and his fiancee are going to stay here at the house and take care of her.
I've completed Touring Plans for 3 of our 7 park days. Still have to do our 2 Epcot days and our DHS day. (the 7th is up in the air so it will just be a revisit...no touring plan necessary!)
The Disney Box
I have added 3 packages of glow sticks to the box. I got them at Michael's in the $1 bin....15 glow sticks per package. And they are in cool tubes so I won't need to worry about packing them!
I also added my LGMH and two more small containers of bubbles.
A snag!
We had pretty much been counting on the fact that Jeff's parents could take us to the airport on the 19th. It will be early as our flight leaves at 7:10 am and the airport is an hour away. MIL even called for a double check of the date so she could put it on her calendar. WELL.....they are now planning to head out of town on the 14th so we will need to find alternate transportation. GGRRR!
So now I have to add to the To-Do list instead of checking off! I hate that!
Completely off-topic and unrelated to anything remotely Disney....I wanted to say how proud I am of my DS14. We went last night to see him perform in the Jr High production of Guys and Dolls and he was GREAT! He didn't have a major part or anything, but he worked really hard and the show was outstanding! Watching him up there just made me swell with pride! He is so much braver than I ever was and I applaud his ability to do what he did! I feel like things like musicals, etc go a really long way in teaching him about self-confidence and the benefits of hard work. So cheers for Dan!
I guess that's it for now. I will post more touring plans as I finish them. Thanks for reading!
So we are fully paid and ready to begin the countdown chain! This year instead of a plain chain, I made a Disney Trivia chain! I found trivia questions about everything Disney and wrote one question on each link. (I tried to find questions about the movies, the parks, and especially the rides/attractions we would be enjoying.) Each night, one of the boys takes off a link and reads the question. I have an answer key so I didn't forget any of the right answers! They started last night with Link #45. The first few weeks it always seems like the chain is not getting shorter...then all of a sudden, you look and you only have a few left! So fun! I put the chain up while the boys were in school yesterday and they were so excited to see it when they got home! It means the trip is VERY close! Here are a few pics of the finished product.
As far as other planning goes...here is what I have accomplished most recently.
To-Do List Updates
I made arrangements for Daisy (our black Lab). My nephew and his fiancee are going to stay here at the house and take care of her.
I've completed Touring Plans for 3 of our 7 park days. Still have to do our 2 Epcot days and our DHS day. (the 7th is up in the air so it will just be a revisit...no touring plan necessary!)
The Disney Box
I have added 3 packages of glow sticks to the box. I got them at Michael's in the $1 bin....15 glow sticks per package. And they are in cool tubes so I won't need to worry about packing them!
I also added my LGMH and two more small containers of bubbles.
A snag!
We had pretty much been counting on the fact that Jeff's parents could take us to the airport on the 19th. It will be early as our flight leaves at 7:10 am and the airport is an hour away. MIL even called for a double check of the date so she could put it on her calendar. WELL.....they are now planning to head out of town on the 14th so we will need to find alternate transportation. GGRRR!
So now I have to add to the To-Do list instead of checking off! I hate that! Completely off-topic and unrelated to anything remotely Disney....I wanted to say how proud I am of my DS14. We went last night to see him perform in the Jr High production of Guys and Dolls and he was GREAT! He didn't have a major part or anything, but he worked really hard and the show was outstanding! Watching him up there just made me swell with pride! He is so much braver than I ever was and I applaud his ability to do what he did! I feel like things like musicals, etc go a really long way in teaching him about self-confidence and the benefits of hard work. So cheers for Dan!
I guess that's it for now. I will post more touring plans as I finish them. Thanks for reading!
I was even able to get the girls to wear one too so that we could carry everything that I wanted. Well, it looks like they don't want to participate this year in being pack mules. I mean who could blame them??
Doesn't matter WHAT time of day! 
