Our Grand Gathering Adventure:Surprising the Boys! 9/17 WE LEAVE TOMORROW!!!

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Good morning Heather. It is so nice to have you home. I know that week went really fast for you. Hope it was absolutely grand. You know we are all anxious to hear.

June?????????? Your Matt is an angel.

Ginny

 

[longing2Batdisney]

WELCOME HOME can't wait to hear all about it when you settle in...

I had just continued mine on my PTR the mod switched it over to the TR category for me.... Do what your comfortable with...most start a whole new TR from the PTR...

 

[mickeystoontown]

Welcome home! Can't wait to hear all about the surprise reveal.

What a sweet hubby you have....already planning a return trip!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Hello, I just read through your whole PTR and I am very excited to hear all about your trip. Your boys are adorable, and i'm sure you guys had a blast!!!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Good morning Heather. You have now been home more than 24 hours. It is time to get back with the dis. We missed you. Did your boys go to school this morning? Hope everything is good with you and yours.

Ginny

 

[hhockman]

Start a new one!

Welcome home, by the way. Missed you last week!

Thanks. I missed you guys too. I thought about you guys a lot. I kept taking weird pictures thinking "they might want to see that".

Good morning Heather. It is so nice to have you home. I know that week went really fast for you. Hope it was absolutely grand. You know we are all anxious to hear.

June?????????? Your Matt is an angel.

Ginny

Yeah, it did go fast. Funny how that works. Matt is excited to go in June because his mom is going. And the rest of my family is not. I'm excited because Harry Potter will be open!

WELCOME HOME can't wait to hear all about it when you settle in...

I had just continued mine on my PTR the mod switched it over to the TR category for me.... Do what your comfortable with...most start a whole new TR from the PTR...

I'm going to start a new thread...hopefully soon...but I'll link it here.

Welcome home! Can't wait to hear all about the surprise reveal.

What a sweet hubby you have....already planning a return trip!

I think you have one of those sweet hubby's too. At one point my mom commented "Everyone should have Matt's attitude about Disney." My brother and my dad don't have quite the same "attitude". Especially my dad.

Hello, I just read through your whole PTR and I am very excited to hear all about your trip. Your boys are adorable, and i'm sure you guys had a blast!!!

Wow. Thanks. I'll be starting my TR soon.

Good morning Heather. You have now been home more than 24 hours. It is time to get back with the dis. We missed you. Did your boys go to school this morning? Hope everything is good with you and yours.

Ginny

I know. 24 hours and the trip feels like a dream already. Yes, the boys went to school this morning. Matt and I had to take Jordan, our dog, to the vet. She's still not really eating. Then I went to Publix with my mom. When I wasn't catching up on Connie's thread.

Now I just have to catch up with the rest of you...it may be January before I start this thing!

BTW, thank you for saying hi every day. That was so sweet to come home to!

 

[hhockman]

Ok, I've decided to start a new thread and link it here, but I haven't done it yet. I uploaded my pictures (about 1500) and I've put all my Photopass Pictures in (168, I think-a lot less than last time for some reason). I still have to upload my dad's picture to my computer (which I will do tonight) and wait for my brother to put his photopass pics on the site.

I'm working on adding borders right now. I went from 20 MK pictures, to 60. I'm not sure why I do this. I added every border possible last time and I've never done anything with the pictures except let them sit on my computer. I'm not adding every border this time, but I am adding some. I have to make my photobook too. I prebought both the CD and the book.

My dad doesn't have any pictures from the first day (he wasn't there LOL), so all of those pictures are on my computer. I just need to upload them to photobucket. Hope to do that soon.

I'm hoping to have the first installment up by the end of the week...maybe sooner...but I still have all of your TRs to catch up on too! Thanks for hanging in there, everyone!

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

You know we wouldn't miss your TR for the world! Take your time. We'll still be here!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

I will be patiently waiting. I don't have anywhere to go. Even tho I would like to. I am so sorry about all the rains in your area. They have been crazy this summer. That was an awful thing to come home to for sure.

Ginny

 

[MK2010]

Have patience
HAve patience
Don't be in such a hurry
When you get impatient
You only start to worry
Remember, remember
God is patient too
And think of all the times when others had to wait for you!


I am being patient!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Welcome Home Heather!

Can't wait to hear all about your trip! And JUNE!!!??? LUCKY YOU!

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Good morning Heasther. Hoping you have a good day and getting back in the routine of life.

Ginny

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Stopping by to wish a you a good day!

I know it's so hard to get back into the swing of things. And if you're anything like me, you're probably still having Disney withdrawals!

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Welcome home Heather!!!

I can't wait to hear all about your trip....

Good luck settling back into "real" life...

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Good morning Heather. Hope you are having a good day. Have you gone back to your walking yet?

 

[mickeystoontown]

Morning Heather,

Hope you're not suffereing too badly from the Disney withdrawals!

Lisa

 

[hhockman]

WOW! for all of your responses. I'm not getting emails when I get these messages for some reason, or I would have been over here soon. Thank you all for sticking with me! I'm working on my Photopass pictures now (got my brother's yesterday). When I finish working on them and putting the book together and get that ordered, I'll be here. Hopefully by the end of this week. All of the pictures we took are on my computer, I just have to upload them to Photobucket.

Life is going on and kind of getting back to normal. "Normal" wasn't necessarily what I came back to. But the baseball park is getting there and we're supposed to have games on Saturday.

Tony's dad passed away yesterday, which was kind of a shock because he was getting better. The viewings and funeral are in the next three days, so we all have that added to our plate too (I know it might sound insensitive, but we won't actually make the funeral as if falls between Christian and Will's games on Saturday. We are Christian's coaches and have to be there. I talked with Will's assistant coach tonight and even though some people might not agree, we both feel that Cleveland would be ticked if we forfeited a baseball game to be at his funeral. He loved baseball as much as any of us. And he would expect us to play. I have a feeling he'll be watching the game). It's not really going to be easy for any of us who have been together so long, but we still feel like we should play. Cole, of course, won't be there. So, if anyone could send out some prayers to the Scott family, I know they would appreciate it. Especially for Tony's mom, Francis. She's having a pretty rough time of it. Everyone had kind of started thinking he might get better, but he got a clot in one of the stints yesterday and when the rushed him into emergency surgery they lost him. But we know where he is now, so that is some comfort for his family and friends. Matt was at the hospital at work and called me, but I was at Cub Scouts with Will and didn't find out until later. Anyway, sorry to bring up so much gloom. I know some of you have been following this with me.

Anyway, like I said, I hope to get started on the first installment by the end of the week, depending on whether I end up having to work tomorrow or Friday (I worked yesterday, but not today). There is still a TON of unpacking to do. I mean, the clothes are unpacked, but not put away. As usual, I brought way too much.

So thanks again for hangin' in.

You know we wouldn't miss your TR for the world! Take your time. We'll still be here!

Thanks so much Mel. That means a lot to me.

I will be patiently waiting. I don't have anywhere to go. Even tho I would like to. I am so sorry about all the rains in your area. They have been crazy this summer. That was an awful thing to come home to for sure.

Ginny

It was, but it could have been so much worse for us. We were very lucky. I have friends who had some damage, but we were pretty much fine. So many people in our county were out of town for the break (MANY at Disney) and some people really did come home to messes. I am very thankful.

Have patience
HAve patience
Don't be in such a hurry
When you get impatient
You only start to worry
Remember, remember
God is patient too
And think of all the times when others had to wait for you!


I am being patient!

Isn't that from Music Machine or Bullfrogs and Butterflies? I always get them mixed up, but I loved those ALBUMS (we have them on CD now) as a kid. I know that song is familiar. If that's not where it's from, I'll have to figure it out.

Welcome Home Heather!

Can't wait to hear all about your trip! And JUNE!!!??? LUCKY YOU!

Yeah, we're supposed to be meeting some friends from an online group I'm in who all have kids who will turn 5 this June. We've been a group since we were pregnant. Except I'm not sure anyone is coming. Some don't get out of school in time and some can't afford it (not that I really can). But I'm determined to go. I want to battle 2 million people and see Harry Potter at Universal. And we're going to celebrate Christian's 5th birthday (which actually is while we are there), Will's 8th birthday (which is in March) and our 10th Anniversary (which is in April). Matt's mom is coming, supposedly, but that's the only family. I'm hoping to stay deluxe, but I have to wait and see if there are any promotions.

I think I've just revealed half of the PTR for that trip!

Good morning Heasther. Hoping you have a good day and getting back in the routine of life.

Ginny

Thanks for the 'Good Morning' Ginny. You always make me smile. I'm trying to get back in the groove. It's not working to well. It's hard to go back to focusing on life when you've been focused on a trip as long as I have. Especially when there's still evidence of said trip all around you.

Stopping by to wish a you a good day!

I know it's so hard to get back into the swing of things. And if you're anything like me, you're probably still having Disney withdrawals!

Definitely having withdrawls. I was ready to go last Saturday, but now I'm wishing I was back. I keep thinking "I wish I'd done that" or "I wish we hadn't skipped that" or "I can't believe I forgot to do that!" Oh well. The good thing is there's always a "next" trip.

Welcome home Heather!!!

I can't wait to hear all about your trip....

Good luck settling back into "real" life...

Thanks Patricia! I've SO got to get over to your TR. You're going to be done before I can get there. It's hard getting back into real life. And I feel like I have so much to do, even though I could get it done if I would just start.

Are you back to "real" life yet? How are the kids doing in school?

Good morning Heather. Hope you are having a good day. Have you gone back to your walking yet?

Yes, I went to the track today. Haven't posted on facebook yet. It was HARD. I only did 3 miles and all but one lap was walking. And that one lap was barely a jog. My mom said with all the walking I did down there you'd think it wouldn't be so hard, but it is. It's gotten COLD here too. I mean, not freezing, but it was 50 degrees the last couple of mornings. The highs have been 72. That's just a little different than the 95 it was in Disney. Thanks for thinking of me!

Morning Heather,

Hope you're not suffereing too badly from the Disney withdrawals!

Lisa

Yeah, I'm probably suffering as badly as you are. How are you holding up? I've got to get over to your TR too. I've got to be 20 pages behind! I wish I could just print the thing out and read it like a book. I probably could, actually but that would waste a ton of ink.

How is your Mom?

Okay, I'm going to head for bed. I've been going early this week. Just plain tired for no good reason. I'll be back tomorrow and hopefully I'll at least get caught up on some of YOUR TRs. Gotta finish Photopass too.

Have a good night!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Prayers are with Cole's family!
I agree if you show your support at the wake; he would want you to let the boys enjoy their game!

Take your time to start your TR! getting back into the swing of things is hard; I did my TR so fast thinking I needed to do it before Ashton's surgery. I did not realize that people drag it out and make it fun! Now, when I review it I think this is horrible no wonder no one wanted to read it!

Have a great day! tomorrow and a wonderful weekend!
Connie

 

[aaaateamsgrandma]

Heather I'm sorry about Tony's dad. That is always hard to deal with. If he were sports minded like Tony then def you need to be at the boys games. There are other events that you can show your support to him and his family.

Take care of you.

Ginny

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear about Tony's dad, too. Prayers for the family.

Take your time about getting the TR started. You know we can be patient when we need to be! Besides, we all know this is a can't miss adventure .

HOpe you have a good day!