My very first PTR - Can you hear the music? ~ We're off tomorrow & it's MAYHEM here!

[Diamondintheruff]

I tried to find my old GG lists but I guess I tossed them.

I ordered breakfast stuff, snack stuff, drinks and alcohol. My kids really like the flavoured water and since I didn't want to argue with them about drinking I ordered some, plus some yogurt smoothie drinks since it is one of the only things my DD will eat (okay drink) in the morning. I ordered three or four big bags of chips/corn chips/pretzels to eat around the pool. I found since we came home every afternoon the kids were wanting snacks around 3. I had wanted to order more fruit but found that the kids get grapes or an assorted fruit snack with each meal they had and we had lots of extra packages left over.

I brought some granola bars with me as around 9:30 each morning when we were in prime riding the attraction times the kids were get hungry. I threw the granola bars at them and told them they'd get something more exciting later. It worked. I bought my own laundry soap since my kids are sensitive to fragrances. I bought the store brand type of ivory snow powder and made four or five baggies for individual washes. When Dh saw them he thought the authorities might have some questions about my white powder baggies so we put them in our check-in luggage for sure.

 

[carissanboys]

I'm so sorry Lisa. I had no idea you had a PTR going. I'm a little slow sometimes (and obviously wasn't looking too closely at your signature).

 

[lisalonglash]

Believe it or not. I left 1/2 a sixer....

Dude! The shame LOL

LisaP,

I like that idea of giving it to others staying at the resort....

It was just logical. We didn't want to bring it home, so passing it on seemed like a good plan

My DH would be so ashamed. Jordan that is wasteful. Leave the food, detergent, water-but not the BEER!! Its almost criminal. Once again I am picturing you at the police station with us all singing "Its a small world" trying to free you.

Nope, not the only one. It happens to me all the time. Sometimes it loads nice and quick other times it takes forever and times out!

You too, hey? It is SOOOO annoying! The timing out happens to me a lot lately and sometimes when I get into the DIS, it won't let me open any threads and/or won't let me post. Oh, and lately, I've been getting the "we're down for maintenance for 60 minutes" thing a lot too. Grrrrr!

I tried to find my old GG lists but I guess I tossed them.

I ordered breakfast stuff, snack stuff, drinks and alcohol. My kids really like the flavoured water and since I didn't want to argue with them about drinking I ordered some, plus some yogurt smoothie drinks since it is one of the only things my DD will eat (okay drink) in the morning. I ordered three or four big bags of chips/corn chips/pretzels to eat around the pool. I found since we came home every afternoon the kids were wanting snacks around 3. I had wanted to order more fruit but found that the kids get grapes or an assorted fruit snack with each meal they had and we had lots of extra packages left over.

I brought some granola bars with me as around 9:30 each morning when we were in prime riding the attraction times the kids were get hungry. I threw the granola bars at them and told them they'd get something more exciting later. It worked. I bought my own laundry soap since my kids are sensitive to fragrances. I bought the store brand type of ivory snow powder and made four or five baggies for individual washes. When Dh saw them he thought the authorities might have some questions about my white powder baggies so we put them in our check-in luggage for sure.

I wish my boys liked granola bars, it would make snacks much easier to figure out! I'll take a look at the flavoured water, I hadn't seen that on the GG site. LOL at the white powder issue

I'm so sorry Lisa. I had no idea you had a PTR going. I'm a little slow sometimes (and obviously wasn't looking too closely at your signature).

Oh, no worries, Carissa! I'm glad you're here - to my little PTR!

 

[jordanyosh]

I feel I let the men of the world down by leaving that 1/2 a sixer behind.....

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

I had to catch up -- I've been MIA as of late.

I hope Mickey had a wonderful birthday!

Christine sounds great! I'm glad she was able to get all of your ADRs worked out. How nice to have someone else do that for you. At least the online system is up now. It makes things SO MUCH EASIER!!! Still, I want a Christine.

Wow, I am so impressed. I got stressed just thinking about making a list for Garden Grocer. I'm horrible at grocery shopping. I always forget important items and load my cart with stuff I really don't need. TERRIBLE! Anyway, it looks like you created a good list of breakfast and snack items. The total for all that isn't bad, either.

 

[MinnieNurse]

I feel I let the men of the world down by leaving that 1/2 a sixer behind.....

At least you acknowledge the seriousness of this issue. That is always a good sign in the rehabilitation process!

 

[lisalonglash]

I feel I let the men of the world down by leaving that 1/2 a sixer behind.....

I hope Mickey had a wonderful birthday!

Thank you!

Christine sounds great! I'm glad she was able to get all of your ADRs worked out. How nice to have someone else do that for you. At least the online system is up now. It makes things SO MUCH EASIER!!! Still, I want a Christine.

She is great, everyone at FD&D is wonderful Yes, it was great not to have to worry about making ADRs! The online system has a lot of bugs to be worked out - I'd suggest calling Disney directly to double-check your ADRs if you made them online. You can "have a Christine" next trip - FD&D has clients all over the place (across Canada, across the USA, England, etc.)

Wow, I am so impressed. I got stressed just thinking about making a list for Garden Grocer. I'm horrible at grocery shopping. I always forget important items and load my cart with stuff I really don't need. TERRIBLE! Anyway, it looks like you created a good list of breakfast and snack items. The total for all that isn't bad, either.

I do that too, that's why I posted the list here for advice That's also why I don't do the grocery shopping here, Grumpy does it I'm still torn about what to get for snacks - I want to try to limit the snacks we'll have to pay for OOP, but I don't want stuff leftover either

At least you acknowledge the seriousness of this issue. That is always a good sign in the rehabilitation process!

 

[jordanyosh]

At least you acknowledge the seriousness of this issue. That is always a good sign in the rehabilitation process!

Maybe I'll have a beer right now to re assert my manhood....it's 10am....

 

[lisalonglash]

Tigger's teeth extraction

So, Tigger has an appointment at the dentist tomorrow morning to get two teeth extracted (two extra baby teeth are impeding the eruption and placement of two adult teeth). He has never had dental freezing before This is freaking me out on his behalf, which I'm not showing because I don't want him to freak out Luckily, our dentist is fantastic and both boys love him (they've been going to the dentist with us since they were born, so they're both very comfortable there). Needless to say, Grumpy will be taking him tomorrow (I just can't deal with my boys being in pain kwim?)

Poley's dematting saga

Our 18yo cat, Poley, has evidently decided that keeping his fur clean and tangle-free is no longer a priority and has increased his aversion to letting me comb him. Bad combination We took him last Saturday to our local pet groomer, who took a comb to him for half an hour but still needs to do another combing session (Poley started to really freak out at about the half-hour mark, so the groomer and I decided that coming back another day to finish would be the smart thing to do). We don't want to stress him out too much, due to his age.

The problem is that Grumpy will be taking Tigger to the dentist tomorrow morning and will have our vehicle. He will drop me and Mickey off at the groomer's on his way to the dentist (I'll have Poley in a backpack turned around so that I can keep Poley safe kwim?). Mickey and I will walk back home from the groomer's (easy walk, takes about 20 minutes), but I'm trying to plan how to have one hand free to keep Mickey safe crossing streets while keeping Poley safely in the backpack.

Any thoughts? We don't have a cat carrier because Poley hates those with an absolute passion and, at his age, I'm not taking the chance...

 

[lisalonglash]

Maybe I'll have a beer right now to re assert my manhood....it's 10am....

Maybe a light beer - that should be acceptably macho, right?

 

[jordanyosh]

Maybe a light beer - that should be acceptably macho, right?

 

[MinnieNurse]

Maybe I'll have a beer right now to re assert my manhood....it's 10am....

Well its a start anyway. Part of your 12 step recovery program. Drink several and maybe we will get that picture of you in the skort we have all been waiting on.

[Poley's dematting saga

Our 18yo cat, Poley, has evidently decided that keeping his fur clean and tangle-free is no longer a priority and has increased his aversion to letting me comb him. Bad combination We took him last Saturday to our local pet groomer, who took a comb to him for half an hour but still needs to do another combing session (Poley started to really freak out at about the half-hour mark, so the groomer and I decided that coming back another day to finish would be the smart thing to do). We don't want to stress him out too much, due to his age.

The problem is that Grumpy will be taking Tigger to the dentist tomorrow morning and will have our vehicle. He will drop me and Mickey off at the groomer's on his way to the dentist (I'll have Poley in a backpack turned around so that I can keep Poley safe kwim?). Mickey and I will walk back home from the groomer's (easy walk, takes about 20 minutes), but I'm trying to plan how to have one hand free to keep Mickey safe crossing streets while keeping Poley safely in the backpack.

Any thoughts? We don't have a cat carrier because Poley hates those with an absolute passion and, at his age, I'm not taking the chance...

Sorry Lisa,

I have absolutely no idea when it comes to cats. I do think it is cool that your Poley is almost 18 years old. Good luck with the trip to the groomer.

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

Aw, poor Tigger. I don't blame you for your anxiety over it. My sister swears the dentist is Satan, himself. I'm sure Tigger will do just fine tomorrow. I'm sending over some extra pixie dust for both of you!

My mom had a Persian that got so matted they had to take and give him a lion's cut. I think the cat was miffed, but he did look incredibly cute and it was far easier to take care of him! Any hoo... I think your plan of turning the backpack around so you can put one hand on the cat and use the other to hold on to Mickey should be fine. I might suggest putting a leash/harness on Poley, just in case he slips out of the bag.

Another idea -- DH and I were out walking and we saw these people carrying their cat in a backpack type carrier. It had a mesh see-through liner so the cat could look out. Not sure if it's worth investing in for you, but just a thought.

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[lisalonglash]

Aw, poor Tigger. I don't blame you for your anxiety over it. My sister swears the dentist is Satan, himself. I'm sure Tigger will do just fine tomorrow. I'm sending over some extra pixie dust for both of you!

Thank you for the pixie dust - I think I need it more than Tigger does! We do love our dentist - hopefully Tigger being comfortable there will help!

My mom had a Persian that got so matted they had to take and give him a lion's cut. I think the cat was miffed, but he did look incredibly cute and it was far easier to take care of him! Any hoo...

The groomer had to do that with the bottom half of Poley's tail - he couldn't comb the matted fur out, so he had to shave the bottom half. We've been calling him "Poley the lion" since

I think your plan of turning the backpack around so you can put one hand on the cat and use the other to hold on to Mickey should be fine. I might suggest putting a leash/harness on Poley, just in case he slips out of the bag.

I truly truly hope this works!

Another idea -- DH and I were out walking and we saw these people carrying their cat in a backpack type carrier. It had a mesh see-through liner so the cat could look out. Not sure if it's worth investing in for you, but just a thought.

I'll take a look for one, but this time I'll just be using a regular packback with Poley's head sticking out the top iykwim?

Good luck tomorrow!

Thank you so much!

 

[lisalonglash]

Well its a start anyway. Part of your 12 step recovery program. Drink several and maybe we will get that picture of you in the skort we have all been waiting on.

Still here

Sorry Lisa,

I have absolutely no idea when it comes to cats. I do think it is cool that your Poley is almost 18 years old. Good luck with the trip to the groomer.

Thanks, Minnie

 

[mommytothreeboys]

No cats here so I can't be much help with that one.

I did just get back from the dentist's office, though so I totally feel your pain! I have to go back again on Tuesday....UGH! What a way to start the summer.
I'm sure Tigger will do fine...you are probably WAY more nervous about it than he is so having Grumpy go is a great idea!

 

[DisneyMomLiz]

for Tigger at the dentist and some more for you and Mickey with the kitty. Sorry I don't have any suggestions for another way to carry him, seems like you have a good plan though

 

[jcc0621]

I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner

Your plans looks great! Glad you got all your ADR's.

You have a lot of meets planned too. That's so cool!

Can't wait to hear more

 

[MinnieNurse]

Just checking into to say Hello and see how the dentist appointment and cat groomer trips went.

 

[purplepeg]

Hoping everything went well with the two cats...Tigger and PoleyTalk about a stressful day. I bet your mouth hurt in sympathy!