Our Pilgrimage is over. Now for the trip report w/pics

Kindakrazy- Thanks! We do love them. I love kids. We know that love is what they need most when they are coming to us, and that is easy to do. We will keep doing it for as long as we are able to keep that in mind.
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Thanks for reading.
 
What is the word on the street in regards to Tony's??? I have seen some mixed reviews. Any input???

Ed and I ate at Tony's this past January and I thought it was fine....we had the salad and the classic spaghetti & meatballs. It's pretty hard to mess up spaghetti!!

You can eat inside or out on the patio if its not too hot. Have the kids look for Lady and Tramp's paw prints in the cement sidewalk in front of the restaurant!! paw: paw:

Arivederci!

Kathy
 
Ok. 2 days without internet connectivity.

Could you just shoot me? What did we do before we had all this? I don't know. But I will tell you this, I seriously went through withdrawal symptoms. I kept checking to see if it would work. I put the website in and nothing for 2 whole days!Sorry, I was going crazy. But I am back now. I got some new stuff in my mail box. Nothing much, but it was Disney so my kids and I were excited. I got some of the things I ordered in and I will post a few picks when I can get DH to do so.

Stay tuned...
 

Karla, love the pretrip report! Your trip is coming fast which is great because we leave a few days behind you. The pics are great btw.
 
Rebecca,

Hey, thanks for joining the pre-trippie. How close are we to our meet at WDW? So close now. Can't wait. Am looking forward to our families having lunch and riding a ride or 2 together.:thumbsup2

Now, onto deliveries.......

I ordered from Zazzle. Now I will say that the theme had everything to do with ME! I figured that if I am designing it, the theme will be what I want. Now, no going all crazy on me. I told them what their choices were (from ones I picked) and they got their favorites from those. I happen to think they are beautiful and they got here quick and they were decently priced for individually designed t-shirts. So without further ado...

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And the most recent mailing received ( I know this isn't an important mailing, no new info, but it was from Disney and the kids just go gaga over this kind of stuff). And Paige insisted we take a picture and put it in "Mommy's computer letter".

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So, we are now down to...drum roll please.....
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20 days!!!
So Very Excited We 3 are. :cool1: Keep in mind that my DH still says it's not real until we are driving to the airport. He just can't get excited until that happens.:confused3 Well, truthfully, I don't think there is much excitement left for him to have. What with the 2 kids and me, Ok so it's mostly me. :laughing: Yes, I love WDW. But, I am grateful to know I am not alone in this wonderful obsession. :lmao: I know there is a crowd of people right there with me. Thanks for all the company.:hug:

Up next: Don't even have a clue but with almost 3 weeks left, I'm sure there will be something. Count on it! So, until then, happy reading and planning!
 
Kathy,

It is sad:sad2: but true, I have 2 princesses without any princes in my house. Whatever shall I do???:lmao: I guess I'll just have to go on and make the best of it. Hey, maybe I can find my prince at WDW. Yeah, that's it, that's the ticket... :laughing: I just have to wait 20 days now.:woohoo:
 
:love: I love those zazzle shirts!!! I'm gonna have to check them out!
 
tat2ddisneymom,

The shirts are great. I ordered them on the 24th of July and they were delivered on 8/1. They are exactly what we ordered and I didn't even pay $50 for all of them including shipping. And they came by UPS. I was so excited about this and DH still just thinks I'm nuts. We are going to wear them on the day that we do Epcot and have the princess dinner at Akershush. I highly recommend them.:thumbsup2 .
 
ok, so why is it that when you finally have all the ADRs that you want and you are only like 3ish weeks away from WDW you start questioning all your choices. Ok, maybe not all the choices, but some of them. I know Garden Grill is not our first choice, but it's not bad (we've been before) and it has character interaction. But it wasn't our first choice. And since it's not, I want something else. Le Cellier, we want it, but it's full. Teppanyaki, we want it, but it's closed. Now what???

I don't know:confused: . Now DH thinks Nine Dragons but we are not sure about the kids. Our DS is not picky by any means, but we're not sure if he will eat here. What is a Disney Mom to do??? Help!!!:confused3

Well, on a positive note. I went out and bought 2 new things. I bought a hat for each of the kids. They have grown out of their old ones. DD got a white one with Disney Princesses on it. It was only $3.50 at Walmart. Woo-Hoo! And DS got a khaki colored one. He didn't want any thing special on his. His was only $2.88 at Walmart also. Again I say Woo-Hoo:cool1: . I was gonna get a fan mister bottle, but then I remembered that Alex goes into "freak mode" when he gets water in the face:scared1: . He can't even stand facing forward in the shower. So no fan mister bottle. :headache: Oh well, money saved I guess.:rolleyes1

Well, that's it for now. When I get a picture of the princess hat, I will post it.

Until then, read on my DISer friends.
 
Those Aurora shirts are fabulous! Great job on all of them mom, your crew are going to love them!
 
Sarah,

Thanks for the compliment about the shirts. Well, mine and my DH's fit nicely.:thumbsup2 Now the kids, well, that's another story. I had to buy them small adult sizes. They look like they are wearing dresses.:scared1: I can fix Paige's shirt by using a hair band and mock tying it which will look cute. But Alex's, hmmm, eek,:eek: what do I do? I guess about 15 inches of tuck and fluff will have to do. What else can I do??????:confused3

Oh well, tuck and fluff. He won't care. He is not really too bad about shirts when it comes to sensory problems.

Hats. Well, I didn't take a picture of Alex's, it's just a khaki hat. But Paige wanted me to take one of her hat and her visor, so.... Here they are...

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Until next time, have a magical day.
 
Ok, so I was over reading Kathy's pre-trip report only to see that Aimee the wonderful Dog had snuck up to the computer and did her own entry into the trip report.:rotfl: I was awe struck at how well educated that puppy is.:lmao: She is so well spoken and trained. What a lucky family they are. I on the other hand adopted 2 cats from the SPCA. We wanted to save some cats that needed a home. We feel we did a wonderful thing by adoption, but now I feel I got the short end of the stick here. My cats won't even come into the same room as me when I call them.:confused: No, not cats, they come when they want to, how quickly or slowly they want to, if they want to. I had to be a cat lover.:headache: No typing witty beautiful dog. My cat only seems to love me when I have some meat on my plate. Oh, well. I guess some of us just have to try and get readers and posters by other means. I just wish I knew what those other ways were.:confused3 I haven't been blessed with the 50 page pre-trippie report like others out there. There haven't even been any hijacking of my reports by nasty toe problems either. Oh well, I guess we can't all have great reports. At least I did one and it is recorded in writing, no going back now.:rolleyes1

So anyway, I need to stop having a self pity party and get on with the report. I did some shopping.:thumbsup2 I got a book for each of the kids for on the plane. With my little guy Alex, on the Autistic Spectrum, keeping him quiet and happy on the plane is of utmost importance. Paige, she will just be happy to be on the plane.:woohoo:

I found some stroller covers for the 1 stroller we will be taking and we will be renting 1 at Disney. Found them at Toys R Us for $8.99 each. woo-hoo.:cool1: That along with the rain ponchos, and we are set. So of course, I made DH take the picture of the books and the covers...

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So, what's up next?? :confused3 Well that is up to you readers. I want you to let me know what if anything you want to hear from or about me and my family. Let me know...
 
I am not happy people. This has to be sabotage! :eek:

Here's what happened:

I am happily reading my different treads and loving the Disney fans and all... Just contentedly filling my quiet afternoon with all things DIS when out of the blue I come across an entry on some thread that I can't even remember now. It states that Disney has changed the EMHs of MGM on 8/27 and switched them to 8/28. NO NO NO :scared: you can not do this to me only 12 days before I leave for my vacation.:scared1: One that I have worked non stop (ok maybe not exactly non stop) on and less then 2 weeks out you throw a wrench into my plans.:eek: How dare you do this to me, ME I say. A faithful, Disney obsessed fan that would do anything for you.:love: Ok, I'm calm now (I think):rolleyes1 . So after hearing this (or rather, reading this) I go to the disney site and look at their August calender and yes, there it is in disney print, MGM will not have EMHs on 8/27.:headache: They will have EMHs on 8/28. Not only that, but the park will only have 1 fantasmic showing on the 27th.

Ok, so I have to switch days:eek: . I have Epcot on the 28th. It will be our 2nd day at Epcot so we can switch. I call Disney Dining to see if I can change my ADRs first before anything else. Nice CM on the phone who is wonderful. She says that she can do Nine Dragons (we had decided to change from Garden Grill and do a new restaurant that we have never eaten at yet). She gets us noon on 8/27, perfect:thumbsup2 . Then I have her check for Hollywood and Vine for the 28th. She has no lunch availability. :headache: Doggie Doo-doo:sad2: , what ever shall I do?:confused3 Well breakfast is also character meal and we wanted to do all our lunches early. CM says that they serve breakfast until 11:20am and there is an opening for 4 people at 11:15am and the characters will still be there. How easy was that??? Ok now let's cancel all my others. I had made 2 adrs for my epcot day, nine dragons and Garden grill. Cancel them both for the 28th and cancel H&v for the 27th. Done! Ok now can we please check all my ADRs and make sure everthing is right. Yes ma'am we can do that. Everything is fine. PHEW!!!:woohoo:

But I am still saying that it was not a nice thing to do to a total disney obsessing mom with an autistic spectrum son who has already memorized our itinerary. I had to go over all the changes with him. Not a nice time but he had his chewy tube and chewed out all his frustrations and now is happy that we are "Eating the Chinese".:rolleyes1

Crazy MOM has left the building now, you can all come out of hiding now.:lmao: It is safe. Hope none of you have had to do this and I hope this never happens again.:rotfl2:
 
They changed the EMH???? OH NO!!!!!!! :scared1:

Now I am scared to go look. Was it just August they've changed?

Panicing....

breathe.....

phewf.

I am still scared to go look though.

Good job on rearranging your ADRs. I had to change one of mine and it didn't work out quite as I hoped but I think it will be okay.

10 days for you! :cool1:

You are so close now!

Have you started packing your stuff yet or is it still out to be admired? I love going through the stuff I've bought!

Can you hem your DS's shirt? If its just a regular t-shrit even if you don't sew it up, you can just cut if off - it won't unravel or anything. The edge will curl up when its washed though. Just a thought.
 
Sarah,

Thanks for the info. I don't think I can cut off the shirt though. If I do DS will have a fit. He will fixate on the edge and do nothing but be so stuck on it he won't enjoy WDW. So, I think that tucking and fluffing will be the way to go. As for the EMHs, I don't know what they changed. I checked all my other days, and that was the only day they changed. Don't know why, but it is what it is. I would definitely check your dates if I was you. We only do 1 day at MGM and want to maximize for that day and AK. So if I lose 1 or 2 hours from Epcot no biggie since we have 2 full days there. So, with that news in hand, check away. I will send pixie dust your waypixiedust: . Good luck to you.
 
I am still too afraid to look at the EMH!!!!! Denial is a good place for me right about now! I don't think I can take another crimp in my plans! :rolleyes1

I totally understand about the edge of the shirt. Belle is fine with it (she was accidently ordered an adult large for her school musical instead of a kids medium last year) but if I tried it for Tink she'd flip. She doesn't handle textures and the feel of certain types of fabrics very well and that would send her over the deep end.
 
Hi DisneyMomFanatic - I just read through your pre-trippie - followed you over from another report I was reading. You caught my attention when you mentioned your son who is on the spectrum. I too have a son (also Alex) who is 6 on the autism spectrum. I can relate to some of the things you have posted. (Love that GAC.) I went through the same exact thought process as you about the misting fans - funny! I don't know how you do it - being an autism mom and a foster mom at the same time!

I get so excited when I read reports by people who are leaving so soon!! I'm excited for you - and it makes my trip seem so much more like a reality!

Can't wait to hear what's next!
Amy

PS - Love the Zazzle shirts - I ordered some too through Disney Shopping that I made up for DH and myself for the MNSSHP we are going to. The kids will have costumes, but we thought it would be nice if we got in the spirit a little bit!! (They haven't come yet - I can't wait to get them!)
 
Amy,

Hi, thanks for reading.:surfweb: I have to tell you, sometimes I do think I am really crazy. I do have Alex and Paige. We have pretty much figured out what is gonna make Alex go "off". So, we know how to bring more kids in and get it to work for us and him. I just love kids so much that since I have room in the house and love in my heart, why not give a kid a home and love when they need it the most? :confused3 I can't let that happen to them. It's not their fault.
I actually have to go pick up a respite(short term care while her fosters are away) tonight at 5:45pm. We will have her from tonight until friday night. 8 month old little girl. Love the babies.

Any way, I'm gonna read your ptr now. But first I have an announcement...

9 DAYS 'TIL DISNEY WORLD!!!!!​

Can not believe I am finally in single digits. :woohoo: Took a long time to get here, but here I am.:banana: Glad to have you all along for the ride.:car:

Next up: Laundry:laundy: and figuring out what we REALLY need to take with us. Of course, DH and I have VERY different Ideas about this topic. So stay tuned.
 


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