MOOved Along . . .

[Backstage_Gal]

WENDY, Look whatI just found on a Pre-trip report by DisneyAddicted (dated May 2007):

I have learned from these trip reports, the do's and don'ts the in's and out's the up's and down's even the roundabout's. I am a smarter vacation planner thanks to so many at the Dis.

I have learned from DisUnc the importance of a clip board, 4 ladies and one bathroom? I just know that holding a clipboard is going to make the delegating of shower/sink usage flow ever so smooth.

I have learned from UtahMama (even though she never did acknowledge my admiration for her Disney skills) the importance of manipulation. I even practice saying infront of the mirror "Do you know who you're talking to?"
I am thinking about incorporating a mini recorder (or somthing that looks close to one) into my routine. If my authority as a tourist is questioned or met with hostility, I will pull out my fake recorder and mumble into it while shooting eye daggers. Depending on the degree of the infraction commited by the perpetrator will decide the level of manipulation I will use to instill FEAR into said perp.

sidenote On my last vacation I was never met with hostility or grumpiness from any CM and I am hoping for a repeat, but just incase
I need to be ready for any and all.

DebIreland, aaah dear precious DEb, from whom I have learned the most important lesson of all Disney planning trips. Try and just go with the flow, even if I have to schedule it in to my daily color coded breakdown of time allotments for rides, food, parades, shows and swimming. (you kill me Deb) I will schedule downtime, and I will NOT feel guilty about doing so.

Without the DisBoards, Professor DisUnc, Disney Guru UtahMama, and Dr. DebIreland, this next trip of mine might have been doomed. Thank you to everyone who shares their TR's, plus I now know that if I'm crazy, so are all of you and being crazy about Disney really isn't so bad, aint? <--

 

[UtahMama]

Marita- yikes! That's a needle in a haystack for me to try to find and make amends to. I looked in the May dated PTR's and couldn't find it.

I didn't acknowledge one person (this has happened to me a few times.) is why I try to acknowledge all posters with at least a Thank You. It's just my policy. Karma and all.

Java- yeah, she's getting older. I'm glad and sad at the same time. MMMM Dip Sampler! The girls (even us mamas!) loved it. I felt like a dirty old lady yelling for the Jonas Brothers. Luckily I wasn't alone.

Pumba- exactly

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Wendy, here is the Pre-trip link - post 23

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1450733&page=2

This is the actual trip report link:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1665396

I started reading the trip report yesterday, and today decided to go and read the pre-trippie

 

[cyjmhill]

Hannah Montana was super fun with my DIS/real life friends last night. I haven't had that much fun in goodness knows when. Here's Norah all ready for the concert. Her hair is 2 inches longer when I straighten it . I think she looks all grow'd up. But compared to the 6 and 10(?) year old, she's tiny.

At the Mayan restaurant, which has an ancient Mexico theme that felt like The Tiki Room meets the Lion King, with a pinch of the Indiana Jones (ride) queue mixed in. They have cliff divers in teeny loin cloths diving every 20 mins. or so. We 3 mommies may have "woo hoo'd" like dirty ol' ladies.

Anyway, here are the girls with a Mayan shaaman, who I made the mistake of calling a princess

The 3-D concert was a blast. Prolly better than the real thing because you're RIGHT there on stage with her and back stage too. Twas goog!

Great pictures!!!!!!!

I am so glad that you enjoyed the show! I am still hoping to take my DD, but not today as I HAVE to watch the GIANTS kick butt today!!!!

We are having a little party at my house (just the family and 1 of DS's friends). I am making hot wings and bean dip. I also got a great deal at Safeway on Coke - buy 2 get 3 free, so I am set for a while.

Just stopping buy to say hello and hope everyone has a great day!!!

Cy

 

[babynurse1]

A bedtime song. Because I like it and I'm listening to it. Name it, bbn.

"long trip alone" Dierks Bentley. too easy.

Everybody have a nice Sunday. I won't be watching the game or anything.

Go Giants!!!!

 

[cyjmhill]

Dierks Bentley. too easy.

Everybody have a nice Sunday. I won't be watching the game or anything.

Go Giants!!!!

What do you mean you will not be watching the game?!!! That's not the E I know.

 

[babynurse1]

What do you mean you will not be watching the game?!!! That's not the E I know.

goofball, you know I will be.

btw, I thought you said you didn't know me.


I'm changing out of church clothes and into lounge clothes and parking it on the couch for a little bum laying and Super Bowl watching.

 

[cyjmhill]

goofball, you know I will be.

btw, I thought you said you didn't know me.


I'm changing out of church clothes and into lounge clothes and parking it on the couch for a little bum laying and Super Bowl watching.

Ummm....that's right - who are you?

Enjoy the game!!!

 

[babynurse1]

Enjoy the game!!!

Thanks. You too. Tell your youngest the Patriots stink. lol


ETA: This morning on the way to church, Nathanael-7 was asking Ethan-9 what the different teams mascots were. So he would say: Tampa Bay and Ethan would say "A bucaneer" and then he would say Tennessee and Ethan would say "a titan"

When Nathanael said New England, Ethan replied "A cheater". I couldn't help but giggle. Sorry BigL

 

[javamom]

Umm, we will be watching the Super Bowl commercials today.. and I have been ordered to make my special guacamole and chips. It's our Super Bowl thing now, the kids have come to expect it.

 

[Minnie_Moo]

Had my aunt and grandpa over for dinner instead. My grandpa isn't handling all this too well so I made his favorite dessert, red velvet cake, to cheer him up. After they left I went home and dog-napped the dog and now I'm feeding her popcorn and I think we're going to go sit in front of the illegal space heater. Maybe it's just me, but sometimes I just need one of my animals. Me, my illegal dog, and my illegal space heater. Boy, I sure hope they do random inspections tonight!

Peej, I agree, what a sweet thing to do for your Grandpa. Sending more prayers and good thoughts for your Grandma

I am with you on taking comfort from our pets. They sure know how to give the love when we're feeling low

My DD was saying to her dad in an e-mail that she thought maybe it wasn't the best thing to get a dog in grad school because he always wants her attention when she's home and he replied that he was sure Cash has done more positive than negative for her and that he'll figure out work/play time eventually. I thought that was a great response. We've been pretty glad she has had her dog for companionship while she's away from home.

Wendy, Norah looks SO cute! You're really going to have your hands full in a few years

I agree with the comments about civility. Please . . . let's all be thoughtful about not making comments that will make others on the thread uncomfortable

 

[Backstage_Gal]

I agree with the comments about civility. Please . . . let's all be thoughtful about not making comments that will make others on the thread uncomfortable

I fourth that sentiment

DH went out shopping today and came home with a huge slab of bbq ribs, a bucket of chicken wings and a 32 oz container of spinach dip (among other things), like Costco sized fruits and veggies.

And he is not even watching the game tonight, as he has to work tomorrow, so bedtime at 5:30 for him. Oh, and the spinach dip is for ME! 32 oz of dip I didn't ask for?

I said, do you realize there is NOOOOOOOOO room in the fridge or freezer?

He says, well, then we will just have to throw something out. Grrr, he drives me nuts sometimes. Like yesterday, he bought a pack of celery for the stew, while we still had a perfectly GOOD TRIPLE pack of celery in the fridge.

So as he was putting things away today, he said, for my auditory pleasure, "ahh, I enjoy throwing things out almost as much as putting them away"

Anybody want him? Only slightly used for 37 years, in pretty good condition, except for neck surgery and a broken foot, and a shopping addiction

 

[NAB]

It is actually pretty mild out today. I should have let the snow melt away instead of shoveling....

We had a family day yesterday. Got skates sharped and went skating. Hubby wanted to go home and order pizza but the kids didn't and really didn't want pizza either so we went to Swiss Chalet. It is a chicken and ribs place and what do the kids order.....Pizza. Off the kids menu.

I am sure hubby will be watching the Super Bowl tonight.Good night to catch up on my reading.

Marita-- glad you got your stew made. I got a pressure cooker for a shower gift or maybe wedding present, I sold it in a yard sale because I was to afraid to use it. Thought it would explode too!!

P.J.- Glad your grandma is eating again to and all goes well on Monday.

 

[Minnie_Moo]

What?! You can't pack away 2 pounds of spinach dip, Marita??!!!

Guess you need to invite your DS and some of his friends over to help

 

[TwinkieMama]

What? Is the Supper Bowl TODAY?!

Seems like only yesterday Wen-dee and I were putting together our FAB Supper Bowl outfits using only items in our vehicles. This year I am a sure thing to win since I can make a hoop skirt out of my stroller cover.

Mr. Twinks has the flu. So in time honored guy tradition he is sleeping/watching TV/reading ALONE while I handle the kids and make homemade chicken-n-rice soup. He is really sick- I hope none of the rest of us get it.

Also it HAILED here today. Hail yes. It did.

 

[NAB]

That is a lot of dip!!

You need to start making a list of things you have not need....

Twinkie--homemade soup... wow what a good wife.

Today at church we had our Throats blessed. To protect us from aliments. Hubby said it was too late he already has a cold and sore throat.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

What? Is the Supper Bowl TODAY?!

Seems like only yesterday Wen-dee and I were putting together our FAB Supper Bowl outfits using only items in our vehicles. This year I am a sure thing to win since I can make a hoop skirt out of my stroller cover.

Twinkie, tell us more about those outfits, sounds fascinating!!!!!!!!

Sorry about Mr. Twinks having the flu. Hope he is well enough to watch the game.

Moo, DS won't be here for the game. I wish I could share the dip with my Moovers. I studied the TV guide for tonight, looks like I will be watching "Biggest Loser" tonight. I told DS to call me the let me know when half-time is, maybe he will, maybe he won't.

Nab, skating sounds like fun. I think I tried twice in my life, and I frankly sucked at it

Maybe those of us NOT watching the big game can have a chat night tonight?????

 

[aldisneygrl]

Wendy - Your Norah looks so grown up with that straight hair. Did you do it with the Hannah Montana hair kit? We had two BOYS come into preschool this week with colored hair. When we asked, they said that their sisters got the Hannah Montana kits and tried them out on them! It was too funny to see the boys with colored glittered hair. I just can't believe that they SAT there and LET them do that.

Oh, and DH and I got Jackson Browne tickets last night! I know some of the young whippersnappers of this thread may be doing this right now. They went on sale Friday, and they were already back to row X when we bought ours! It really doesn't matter 'cause it's not a big auditorium, so any seat would be good. DH would have rather been closer, but he is so excited about getting to go.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

NAB, never heard of having throats blessed. And I was raised catholic too.

But I guess any blessing is a good blessing.

 

[TwinkieMama]

Twinkie--homemade soup... wow what a good wife.

Heh. Just had to quote that.

I forgot to say UMA!!!! Norah-darling is your spittin' image! So pretty. Great photos, thanks for sharing!