Ooh you should totally do a PTR, I would totally read it! I would love to hear all about your plans!
We wanted to drive, but it's just too much for a short trip. I am sure you all will have a great drive!
Thank you!I really love keeping my family in the Disney sprit all the time!
Link is my my siggie! Hi everyone in the STL! I can't want to meet everyone!
I started a pre-trip report
I have "seen" you around so much I don't know how I never ended up on your ptr....... but then I saw those ADORABLE towels on Terrie's and I had to pop over. 
We arrive on the 24th and are staying until the 5th. This is our first trip EVER so I am super excited!!!
(I wonder how long it would take to hand sew an outfit???? That, I might be able to accomplish ???) Anywho.... you do such a great job!! I can't wait to see all of the outfits that you make... and you have such an adorable model 
looking forward to hearing more about your trip!!!
I just read through the whole thing and I am sure that I will not remember everything that I wanted to comment on.....
Christmas looks so fun around there!!! We have a lot of similar things here in NC but it would be nice to have everything in one town! Ours is so spread out!!!
I love all of the movie nights. I have said over and over that I would like to start them and still have not...... maybe I will just keep reading for inspiration!
We are going to be there at the same time. I am already planning on meeting Terri at MNSSHP on the 2nd. We were hoping to be at POR together but now that it has been excluded, they have switched to POP and we are at CSR, but at least everyone is happy!!!
Man, I wish I could sew...... I keep giving all of these ideas to my mom hoping she will do them for me.... I try to stick to crafts that I am good at
well, this reply is long enough, I suppose....
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I thought for a few minutes and then Bob called me back from work and told me to go ahead and get all three! 
I was so shocked! He said he saved some money from last Christmas when he couldn't get the bags originally and didn't want to take a chance on not being able to get it later when I inevitably change my mind! 
He is hilarious I know! The only catch, I can't have the tote until mothers day! He went ahead and let me have the other two now! So here is my duffel:
But, $38 is still something right? I had told Bob I was going to call and see what I could save and he told me to go ahead and add the memory maker while I was on the phone! (If you remember from earlier, he didn't really want the MM. He said he changed his mind) So, I am for sure doing that too! Glad to have a few things settled. I am so torn! I really like the idea of me and DH as mickey and Minnie and Charlotte as Daisy ( I have a cute idea on how to make Daisy) But, I also kind of want to be a princess! There aren't too many times a women over 30 can be a princess you know? So that is what I am currently obsessing over!
). I think everyone should dress up for that! also, my wheels are turning on an STL DISmeet movie night, and I think that's the perfect opportunity to rock a tiara! just jot down those princess opportunities is all I'm saying.....
We are gonna be fairies because we already have the wings from the renaissance festival last Aug. not very disney, but they are gonna dress up for our princess day so........
Oh my goodness!! That update!! So much Disney fun!! Yeeeeeee!
Okay, so Charlottes Easter basket was beautiful! So glad she got her Anna doll! I did the same thing with picking up toys at Target but I was late and got 75% off! They didn't have much left though but I did get a couple light spinners for the trip!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE her birthday photo! Too adorable!
You already know my feelings on your awesome movie night and the Belle dress that she absolutely must wear for dinner with the Beast!
Hmmm... That is a dilemma on the costumes. It is fun to be a princess! But Minnie really is the queen of Dinsey
My main thing with the costumes is having one that will be easy to use in the parks, not get in my way, and comfortable!
Can't wait to see what you come up with!
) Because I will work my park days around meeting you! I am sure at 45 days out when people are canceling because they decided not to follow through with the trip I can get it all worked out! Now, come on 45 days!
awesome update! so much to love!
charlotte in her birthday outfit is adorable and that is the PERFECT place to take a picture! her birthday invite will be so cute!
I love those sparkly princess jelly bellies! how did I miss those at target?!? I found some once somewhere else in a little box. the girls saved them for as long as possible and used them for princess tea parties. it was so cute and perfect princess food!
I can't believe charlotte ate the ants on a log! she's amazing! we all eat the peanut butter and raisins off and the celery just gets tossed.
well, of course, I don't think you can go wrong with any of your Halloween costume ideas. why don't you just let charlotte pick? sometimes when I can't make a decision I just ask one of the kids. they don't stress over it like I do and then the decision is made and I can move on. they have it so easy!
and....i'll tell you where you can be a princess! when you and charlotte come to Hannah and maddie's superhero princess birthday party (yeah, superhero princess....i'm not fighting it
and, of course, MICKEY BAGS!!!!!
Wow!!! That Belle dress.......AMAZING!!!! Sooooooooo, do you sell things?....
I love the idea of being a princess for halloween too, of course it sounds like you might have plenty of other oppurtunities......
Aaaaah, movie nights
, well, mostly!
Sparks were flying, leaves and sticks everywhere! It was really something!
, its crazy! They also kept knocking on my door and asking when we were going to start on the mess, offering the use of chainsaws and other helpful tools, really?
It was so scary. Bob came home from work and thought we should call the fire dept. just in case the wires inside the walls were on fire! Luckily that was not the case, finally the power company came back out and properly fixed the power again! But, alas more damage was done to the house. A TV burnt up, two light fixtures fried, the power is no longer working in the garage, the garage door opener fried, and and EVERY SINGLE LIGHT BULB in the house burnt out! Every one! You don't realize how expensive light bulbs are until you have to replace an entire house full of them!
Bob's dad is a lawyer and thinks that we can get the power company to cover the costs of the damages and the clean up but it is going to take time. So we are sitting here with potentially lots of money to pay out in damages. We had to cut some of our expenses, somewhere! Our first thought was to cancel the Disney trip, but that was heartbreaking to all three of us! So, we started looking at numbers and we though we could still do the trip if we scale it back a bit. So, we are back to driving, and we are only going to do the four TS meals that come with our dining plan, one souvenir per person and pack snacks and drinks to take in the parks, so that we don't purchase any food or drink that is not included in our meal plan. So according to my calculations (when I figure out how much to spend on a trip I factor in everything, every single penny), this will save us $1300! Trip is on! We are also considering moving our hotel to moderate or value, but are going to wait to see how much we actually have to pay out of pocket before making that decision. So, trip is still on! We just have a 16 hour drive rather than a 2 1/2 flight! No big deal though, at least we are going!
