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

Congrats on winning $600 -- how cool!! :thumbsup2

I can't believe your trip is getting so close. It feels like we've both been waiting F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!!! :goodvibes
 
Hooray :banana: on the $600 Win :)

Can't wait to see the countdown calendar!!

Yes, I'd love that, sounds so fun! :banana: Hmm... I'll PM you my cell phone number and we can figure it out :thumbsup2

:woohoo: can't wait...we're in the 20's...just barely, but I think that deserves a :dance3: i'll PM you with my cell too so we'll each have it to meet...looking forward to it!! :goodvibes

Our wickedly awesome TA let me know last week that she has now received all of our documents from Disney :woohoo: She has popped everything into the mail for us (in a plain manila envelope, with only a return address, no company name - all in the name of not spilling the secret - yes, one more reason to :love: her!)

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be getting fun mail this coming week! :cool1:

:yay: We got it in the mail that night...I knew I was worrying for nothing?! :rolleyes1 So fun to see it in print...our "vouchers", so official!!
 
:woohoo: on the win! very cool...and what great timing too.

Can't wait to see the countdown, it is getting close :cool1:

Thanks, J! It is great timing :goodvibes Only 24 more sleeps until we go! :banana:

Hey I haven't been on in a while, but how exciting, your trip is so close, and congrats on winning that money. Unexpected $$ is always nice.

Can't wait to see the countdown!

Nice to see you and thank you! :hug:

Congrats on winning $600 -- how cool!! :thumbsup2

I can't believe your trip is getting so close. It feels like we've both been waiting F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!!! :goodvibes

Thanks! We HAVE been waiting forever! :laughing:

Hooray :banana: on the $600 Win :)

Can't wait to see the countdown calendar!!

Thanks! I'll be posting that in a couple of weeks - it's sooooo hard to wait now :rotfl2:

:woohoo: can't wait...we're in the 20's...just barely, but I think that deserves a :dance3: i'll PM you with my cell too so we'll each have it to meet...looking forward to it!! :goodvibes

Yes! 25 sleeps!!!! Looking forward to it too - it's going to be such fun! :banana:

:yay: We got it in the mail that night...I knew I was worrying for nothing?! :rolleyes1 So fun to see it in print...our "vouchers", so official!!

Whew! I'm glad you got yours, one less thing, right? :goodvibes We'll be getting our envelope some time this week - must make sure I beat the boys to the mail this week until it comes :rotfl:
 
Lisa, I typed up a big long reply and idk what happened to it, but POOF gone :( so now I will just say..HOLY CROW, 24 days left!
 

Hi Lisa!

Well, it took 2 days, but I'm all caught up. Even on the chit chat. ;)

I didn't realize when you posted on my PTR that our dates overlap. Just by a little bit, though. It doesn't like we're going to be in the same place at the same time anywhere. It does mean that I won't get to read your TR until I get back from my trip, though. Oh well. It will be fun to read and write at the same time, right?

I don't think I can remember 27 pages worth of comments, but it's been a fun read. My boys are the same distance apart as yours, but three years younger (they're 7 and 4). My DS7 is just learning to ride his bike too. :thumbsup2

My boys also play baseball. DS7 is pretty serious. He played All Stars last year and this year. Our regular season ended in May, but All Stars just ended about 3 weeks ago. Good thing I love baseball! DS4 played t-ball this past Spring, but is hopefully playing Coach Pitch this fall (as will DS7). I think the games start in about 2 weeks. We'll miss one while we're at Disney. We've got our priorities, right? :rolleyes1

We are also suprising our boys, but I'm hoping to not tell them at all. I seriously want to see their faces as we drive through the "Welcome to Disney" arch. We're also taking a friend of DS7's whose never been to Disney. We're planning to tell them all that we're going to the beach for the week. Hopefully they won't figure it out. I will say that so far they've both been totally clueless. Despite the fact that I have two boxes full of Disney stuff in my computer room with me, am on the DIS all the time, am reading the UG and have been writing in my Passporter. I guess it helps that they're younger? :confused3

Congratulations on the $600! I know that will come in handy. What a great thing to happen just before your trip!

I'm glad to see that your mom and your grandpa are better.

Looking forward to seeing your boys reactions in a couple weeks! popcorn::
 
When's the official day your telling your kids again?

I'm sure they will love the countdown calendar.
 
Lisa, I typed up a big long reply and idk what happened to it, but POOF gone :( so now I will just say..HOLY CROW, 24 days left!

Oh man, I hate it when that happens! :headache: Woohooo, it's 20 sleeps now!! :banana::cool1:

Hi Lisa!

Well, it took 2 days, but I'm all caught up. Even on the chit chat. ;)

Hi Heather! :wave: Whoa, two days?! That's persistence! LOL

I didn't realize when you posted on my PTR that our dates overlap. Just by a little bit, though. It doesn't like we're going to be in the same place at the same time anywhere. It does mean that I won't get to read your TR until I get back from my trip, though. Oh well. It will be fun to read and write at the same time, right?

Aww, I'm sorry our trip plans don't overlap - it would have been good fun to meet up! :sad1:

I don't think I can remember 27 pages worth of comments, but it's been a fun read. My boys are the same distance apart as yours, but three years younger (they're 7 and 4). My DS7 is just learning to ride his bike too. :thumbsup2

Aww, good for your ds!!! It's so neat to see them master a new skill :goodvibes

My boys also play baseball. DS7 is pretty serious. He played All Stars last year and this year. Our regular season ended in May, but All Stars just ended about 3 weeks ago. Good thing I love baseball! DS4 played t-ball this past Spring, but is hopefully playing Coach Pitch this fall (as will DS7). I think the games start in about 2 weeks. We'll miss one while we're at Disney. We've got our priorities, right? :rolleyes1

Good for your big boy!!! Your little All Star! :cool1:

We don't have coach pitch here (I assume that means the coach pitches? :laughing:). My boys both play Little League - it's a pitching machine until age 9/10, when the kids pitch. There are no Little League All Star teams here until age 9/10 - Tigger decided not to try out this year, but he may try out next year. Mickey playing baseball could definitely not be described as serious - at least half of his team was sitting down or dancing when they were in the field :rotfl: Seriously, I found it was soooooo much more fun to watch Mickey play than Tigger though - no pressure and just fun kwim?

We are also suprising our boys, but I'm hoping to not tell them at all. I seriously want to see their faces as we drive through the "Welcome to Disney" arch. We're also taking a friend of DS7's whose never been to Disney. We're planning to tell them all that we're going to the beach for the week. Hopefully they won't figure it out. I will say that so far they've both been totally clueless. Despite the fact that I have two boxes full of Disney stuff in my computer room with me, am on the DIS all the time, am reading the UG and have been writing in my Passporter. I guess it helps that they're younger? :confused3

Oooooh, I'm looking forward to reading about their reaction when they figure it out, hopefully not until you drive through the welcome to Disney sign! :banana:

Congratulations on the $600! I know that will come in handy. What a great thing to happen just before your trip!

Thanks! Yes, it sure was a welcome surprise! :cheer2:

I'm glad to see that your mom and your grandpa are better.

Thank you :hug:

Looking forward to seeing your boys reactions in a couple weeks! popcorn::

Me too! :lmao:

Congrats on the money!

I can't believe you're under a month!

Thanks, Jordan! I know! 20 sleeps left! :dance3:

When's the official day your telling your kids again?

I'm sure they will love the countdown calendar.

It will probably be next week (Aug. 29, I think) - I want to make sure Grumpy is there to see their reactions :love:
 
Wow, I just read all your posts (sorry everybody, I skipped all the witty banter in between, but don't take it personally!:flower3: I'm just in a hurry!) I kept getting more and more excited, because I keep recognizing all the places you're talking about around where you live!

I replied to your post on my PTR (shameless plug here) that I thought we might be neighbors, but now I know we are! And you homeschool your two boys, (I used to homeschool my two boys), and you shop at the Bellingham WalMart (so do I, on occasion), and you have suffered through a humiliatingly painful Mariners game at Safeco Field (Good thing the garlic fries and the atmosphere are so good--the M's are stinky).

So, my friend, I'm excited for you and your family for the quickly approaching trip. Enjoy!
 
Wow, I just read all your posts (sorry everybody, I skipped all the witty banter in between, but don't take it personally!:flower3: I'm just in a hurry!) I kept getting more and more excited, because I keep recognizing all the places you're talking about around where you live!

It's always neat to see that a DISser lives nearby kwim? :banana: So many of the Canadian DISsers on the board are in Ontario that those of us in the West are totally outnumbered! :laughing:

I replied to your post on my PTR (shameless plug here) that I thought we might be neighbors, but now I know we are! And you homeschool your two boys, (I used to homeschool my two boys), and you shop at the Bellingham WalMart (so do I, on occasion), and you have suffered through a humiliatingly painful Mariners game at Safeco Field (Good thing the garlic fries and the atmosphere are so good--the M's are stinky).

Your PTR is great! :thumbsup2 How funny how many similarities we have! Must be a good sign :rotfl2:

So, my friend, I'm excited for you and your family for the quickly approaching trip. Enjoy!

Thank youp :hug: Grumpy and I are excited too! The boys aren't excited yet, but that's only because they don't know yet :lmao:
 
OK, time for an update!

Trip budget news
Well, I'm happy to say that when I reviewed my trip budget the other day, we are CDN$1,000 UNDER budget - due to:
~ our awesome travel agent who gets us every discount possible and always gives great advice
~ my ... um ... thriftiness when deciding what is necessary and what isn't :rolleyes1
~ the fact that the boys don't know yet, so haven't been adding to our shopping lists yet with their requests for trip stuff :laughing:

Surprising the boys
I have decided how we're going to surprise Tigger and Mickey. We're going to do it this Saturday (only 4 more sleeps for me and Grumpy until the surprise!). As usual, we have a fairly busy Saturday planned - Tigger has a dentist appointment, then we will be going to our local soccer sale (can't wait for that! Buying cute little soccer things! :goodvibes).

I'm going to bring the personalized WDW maps (thank you again, MinnieNurse! :hug:) and the 2-week Mickey head countdown calendar I made with me into our truck. While Tigger is in with the dentist, Mickey and I will go for a walk (the area is cute, it's the main street Smallville uses/used?). Before our walk, I'm going to put the envelope with the maps between their seats in the back. When we meet up with Tigger and Grumpy again (Grumpy will stay with Tigger at the dentist, of course), everyone will get in the truck to go to the soccer sale. I wonder how long it will take for them to notice the envelope and start asking questions? :banana:

When they get close to figuring it out, I'm going to give them the countdown calendar. THAT should help them really see what's happening :lmao:

I figured this was a pretty low-key way to surprise them without stressing Tigger out about it. Here's hoping! I also wanted to make sure Grumpy was there to see their faces too :love:

Room fridge
I registered for the two free fridge swaps for the AS resorts months and months ago, but our dates were solidly booked and confirmed on both swaps. Honestly, I'd put the swaps out of my mind because the swappers who had the fridges booked were confirmed.

Well, imagine my happy surprise to get an email the other day from one of the free fridge swap organizers to let me know that the swapper who had our dates booked had backed out of the swap! So, now we'll have a free fridge in our room from Sept. 13-20 and I was able to delete the cooler from our Garden Grocer order :yay:

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More updates to post, but work is interrupting again. How rude! :rotfl2:

I hope you're all doing well and enjoying the rest of your summer! :goodvibes
 
That is an awesome way to surprise them!!! Just low key enough for Tigger, but still a lot of fun. I can't wait to hear their reactions! Cool! :cool1:

:thumbsup2 about the fridge. That was definitely an unexpected blessing.

We're getting closer and closer....
 
Great idea for the surprise!

Sadly, we've done that too many times to our kids, so now it would take a hollywood production to really get them.
 
yay for being in a good budget spot! i should check how much I have now.. LOL! I wanna go to a soccer sale! I don't even know what it is, but I love Kayla playing soccer!

I can NOT wait to hear about how the boys took the news.. PLEASE be kind and get on the boards asap Saturday night! thanks!
 
Hi Lisa! :wave: I finally made it over and I'm all caught up!

Congrats on the extra $600 in your pocket! Woo-Hoo!!:woohoo: And you're under budget! YAY!!

The surprise sounds so fun. I can't wait to hear all about it! :surfweb:

Good news about the Fridge Swap....things are just working out great for you! So close now! HOW EXCITING!! :yay:
 
Can't wait to hear/read their reaction!!

Question about the frig vs. cooler....

I don't want to pay $10 a night for frig and was thinking of doing a cooler. Have you done that before? I am wondering how much of a pain it will be to keep everything iced down in a collapsible cooler.

My son is Autistic and we eat only certain things. The past two visits my sister, who lives in FL, brought us groceries for him and we had a frig in our room.

I may have to use Garden Grocer now that my sister is on the fence about coming that weekend. Do you suggest ordering a cooler from them or just bringing a collapsible??

We only have a 2hour flight so I could attemt to use a hard cooler as a carry on but that seems even more of a pain. Oh heck! I may end up getting the frig in the end just to be less stressed!:laughing:

Thanks in advance!
 
:yay: for being under budget!!

Sounds like a great way to surprise the boys :banana: can't wait to hear about their reactions!!

:thumbsup2 for the free fridge swap! That's awesome. One less thing to worry about (keeping ice in the cooler) :goodvibes

We're getting so close now...I think we deserve a few :dance3: party: and I know he's your favorite... :dancer:
 
Aww-I love a good surprise I can't wait to hear about their reactions...:cool1:

You're getting so close...and I've just finished...:guilty: for now...;)
 
Hi Lisa!:wave: I hope you don't mind me adding your PTR to my subscriptions, although it's almost over!:cool1: How exciting that you have less than 3 weeks until visiting our happy place.:goodvibes I'm going to try to catch up but may have to skip some chit chat in the middle and then I'll have a bright, shiny new TR to look forward to.:thumbsup2
 
Lisa wonderful news about the fridge swap finally working out for you. how very exciting!!!! and now you're saving even more $$ :cheer2:

Can't wait to hear how the surprise goes and the boys reactions...popcorn::

J-
 












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