Princess Alyssa's Christmas Wish/ GKTW/ Dec 10-16

[yinyanggirls]

The hound chow sounds yummy! I'll have to try it!

 

[pipersmom]

It was a rough week and I hope that this week will get better, but I do have some good news too. I dont remember if I posted already i think I did some but anyways I was happy to snag Dinner at 50's Prime Time and dinner at Ohana earlier this week and I mean I am sooooo excited! I had hope to get just 1 more that Alyssa was interested in and I snatched a lunch up at

T_REX that makes me a happy lady! It worked out soo perfectly because it is for the day we leave and we had plenty of time to kill before our flight home so what a great way to leave.

That is very cool! Aside from Akershus I'm not sure where we're going to end up eating, well..other than the fact I'm going to drag her to Margaritaville the day we go to Universal Studios..I love Buffett, and she's been listening with me forever, so I think she'll enjoy it. We don't have a T-Rex or Rainforest Cafe here, so we might try to hit RC the day we're at AK, though it will depend a lot on the budget at that point.

Tonight we had our movie night. We watched The Fox and the Hound. Can you believe that I nor my sister in law have ever seen it??? I loved it so so so much! OMG I laughed and cried a lil when the lady left Tod in the woods ughhhh broke my heart. We ate all southern food, chicken mashed potatoes corn on the cob and we had Hound chow for snack. Hound chow is our version of puppy chow. Rice chex coated with chocolate and peanut butter then coated in powdered sugar.... its amazing and a favorite gluten free snack for us. Also if you use a pricey chocolate it has no artificial colors or flavors. Its very Alyssa friendly.

One of these days im going to get the pics of our dinners on here. Not nearly as fancy as some of the ones I ve seen on her but we love it!

Oh yeah and the girls made dog collars with tags on them. I had a bone shaped cookie cutter that they traced cut out and decorated then we ran a string through. So cute!

Only 4 movie nights left !

We have decided that we enjoy this so much we will do it for the rest of our lives!!

Aww, I loooove The Fox and the Hound, one of my all time fave Disney flicks. Your dinner sounds so cute, we make puppy chow (hound chow) too, and Piper loves it..of course, she loves anything chocolate..Mommy's girl, lol. I wanna see the pics! The dog collars sound cute too! Once Piper actually knows the trip dates, we're going to sit down and pick movies and make a schedule. It will give us something to look forward to every week, esp. with her being home all the time.

 

[chrissid7]

Aww, I loooove The Fox and the Hound, one of my all time fave Disney flicks. Your dinner sounds so cute, we make puppy chow (hound chow) too, and Piper loves it..of course, she loves anything chocolate..Mommy's girl, lol. I wanna see the pics! The dog collars sound cute too! Once Piper actually knows the trip dates, we're going to sit down and pick movies and make a schedule. It will give us something to look forward to every week, esp. with her being home all the time.

Well since we got our dates pretty quicky and we didnt have too long to wait it has been nice. The post Disney night thread and Bellas thread have all been helpful. You guys will have fun doing it! I either dont remember or I missed it but when were you going to surprise her? I soooo cant wait for that!!

 

[pipersmom]

On Christmas day she's going to get a present with a letter from "Mickey" with the dates, a countdown chain (if I figure out how to make one without her seeing me do it!) and prob a little something from the Disney store or somewhere like that

 

[tricia]

Just subscribing.

How is Shayna doing? Any results from her labs?

 

[chrissid7]

On Christmas day she's going to get a present with a letter from "Mickey" with the dates, a countdown chain (if I figure out how to make one without her seeing me do it!) and prob a little something from the Disney store or somewhere like that

Oh my gosh that is going to be hard to do with her being home. Let me know if there is anything I could assemble and mail to ya. Maybe ribbon instead of paper that way it wouldnt get squished. What an awesome surprise for Christmas!!!

 

[chrissid7]

Just subscribing.

How is Shayna doing? Any results from her labs?

Shayna is still having some trouble, however she did finally get some relief from the pain when she had a bowel movement. The celiac panel came back negative (so did Alysa's but she has an obvious intollerance) . Her SED rate test also came back in normal range but her urine still has ketones and protein. I think we are going to be sent to an endocrinologist. They were waiting for 1 more test before they sent us, but I think im just going to move ahead. Im too scared to wait around. Ive seen what can happen and the doctors are living in my house so they dont see what I see.

Thank you for thinking of us and I will post more as soon as I know. For now im happy that she isnt crying everytime she uses the bathroom.

 

[pipersmom]

Oh my gosh that is going to be hard to do with her being home. Let me know if there is anything I could assemble and mail to ya. Maybe ribbon instead of paper that way it wouldnt get squished. What an awesome surprise for Christmas!!!

Right now I'm thinking I'm going to d/l a countdown chain pattern from here and then take it to Staples or somewhere for copies (no color printer, lol) when my mom is watching her, then I can actually work on putting it together at night. The first couple yrs after I divorced she wasn't in school yet, so I figured out pretty quickly how much I can get done while she sleeps, lol.

Shayna is still having some trouble, however she did finally get some relief from the pain when she had a bowel movement. The celiac panel came back negative (so did Alysa's but she has an obvious intollerance) . Her SED rate test also came back in normal range but her urine still has ketones and protein. I think we are going to be sent to an endocrinologist. They were waiting for 1 more test before they sent us, but I think im just going to move ahead. Im too scared to wait around. Ive seen what can happen and the doctors are living in my house so they dont see what I see.

Thank you for thinking of us and I will post more as soon as I know. For now im happy that she isnt crying everytime she uses the bathroom.

I don't blame you for wanting to move forward with the endo, it just isn't worth the stress wondering, IMO. Keeping positive thoughts going for her...

 

[chrissid7]

Thanks Amanda! It is amazing how speedy I become when Alyssa is out of the house or asleep too lol! Thats when I turn on my super powers teehee!

Ok so as of now here is the plan (subject to change) Each park has a list of must do's then the rest of the day is GRAVY.. do what we want


Dec 10... Arrive in Orlando get car head to Wal-mart, check in at GKTW by noon, have lunch, 3pm Orientation, and just hang out till CHRISTMAS!!

DEC 11... Eat breakfast @ GKTW then head to Seaworld untill 3 pm and then back to GKTW for late lunch and then off too MVMCP

DEC 12... Breakfast @ GKTW, Animal Kingdom, Flame tree Grill for Lunch, do must do's then head to Epcot till closing, see illuminations.

DEC 13.... Breakfast @ GKTW then off to Universal and Islands of adventure
Late dinner @ 9:30 at Ohana

DEC 14...Quick breakfast, be at Hollywood Studios for rope drop!
I finally got the ressie I wanted and we will be having diner @ 50's Prime Time @ 8:20

DEC 15... Quick Breakfast, Rope drop at Magic Kingdom, Find and meet tink. We didnt make any ressies here because there are so many cs place that are gluten free, we just didnt want to waste a minute here, Alyssa has already had a couple of character meals here including CRT and CP on our first visit in April 08 ( I previously wrote 07, I cannot believe I messed that up, I guess it just seems so long ago lol).

Dec 16... Check out of GKTW head to Downtown Disney for lunch at T-Rex
We plan on just spending the day at DTD until time to head to the airport, so we will have a full shopping day basically. We do want to go to Disney Quest and that will eat up some time.

Now lets see how well this works out lol! ONLY 31 DAY WOOOHOO

 

[pacrosby]

Hey....I found you!

Your tentative schedule sounds great. What time are the rope drops? I forgot all about those. And Downtown Disney. I have to get that in there too. So much to do, so little time.

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

 

[chrissid7]

Hey....I found you!

Your tentative schedule sounds great. What time are the rope drops? I forgot all about those. And Downtown Disney. I have to get that in there too. So much to do, so little time.

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

yay! you found me!!!

They are different at each park but the ones that we will be trying to make are @ 9am (most all of the parks are opening @ 9am that whole week except a couple have extra magic hours but Im not sure if GKTW is included for those. I still dont know if we will fit it all in but we will try!!

At least I have a goal on paper and I have to have that lol!

 

[yinyanggirls]

yay! you found me!!!

They are different at each park but the ones that we will be trying to make are @ 9am (most all of the parks are opening @ 9am that whole week except a couple have extra magic hours but Im not sure if GKTW is included for those. I still dont know if we will fit it all in but we will try!!

At least I have a goal on paper and I have to have that lol!

I don't believe that GKTW guests are included in EMH. My understanding is it is for on-site guests only. I am reading a tour book right now (the Unofficial Guide to WDW) that strongly, and I mean strongly, recommends against going to a park early that just had it's EMH. Everybody that stayed at their hotels is going to go and the park is more crowded than usual. They recommend going to a completely different park that day. Something to keep in mind if you can work with the schedule.

 

[maroo]

I don't believe that GKTW guests are included in EMH. My understanding is it is for on-site guests only. I am reading a tour book right now (the Unofficial Guide to WDW) that strongly, and I mean strongly, recommends against going to a park early that just had it's EMH. Everybody that stayed at their hotels is going to go and the park is more crowded than usual. They recommend going to a completely different park that day. Something to keep in mind if you can work with the schedule.

This is very true.

If you guys have some sort of issue and really need to stay in a park a bit longer, I am willing to bet that Guest Relations would issue you guys a pass to stay for EMH. But generally guests of GKTW are not eligible for EMH.

Besides...GKTW has so many activities early in the morning and late at night that most families really prefer to stay away from them.

 

[maroo]

Thanks Amanda! It is amazing how speedy I become when Alyssa is out of the house or asleep too lol! Thats when I turn on my super powers teehee!

Ok so as of now here is the plan (subject to change) Each park has a list of must do's then the rest of the day is GRAVY.. do what we want


Thurs Dec 10... Arrive in Orlando get car head to Wal-mart, check in at GKTW by noon, have lunch, 3pm Orientation, and just hang out till CHRISTMAS!!

Fri DEC 11... Eat breakfast @ GKTW then head to Seaworld untill 3 pm and then back to GKTW for late lunch and then off too MVMCP

Sat DEC 12... Breakfast @ GKTW, Animal Kingdom, Flame tree Grill for Lunch, do must do's then head to Epcot till closing, see illuminations.

There will be a group of DISers from the Podcast team volunteering at GKTW on this morning. Say hello to them and let them know I sent ya and thank them for coming out to volunteer! Make sure you tell them you are DISer!

AK should be good park for this day. And Epcot is the BEST park according to touringplans.com

Sun DEC 13.... Breakfast @ GKTW then off to Universal and Islands of adventure
Late dinner @ 9:30 at Ohana

Great idea to do a meal at a resort. Doesn't use up a ticket! Are you guys planning to go to the Candyland Party at GKTW- I hear that is a good party! And you should be able to make your ressie.

Mon DEC 14...Quick breakfast, be at Hollywood Studios for rope drop!
I finally got the ressie I wanted and we will be having diner @ 50's Prime Time @ 8:20

DHS looks like a good choice for a park! One thought...don't worry about getting in the rush to go to Toy Story. You will have the button - so it will be your FP all day...so you can avoid the crowds, if you want and do something else early to stay away from the crowds. Of course, if running to Toy Story sounds fun - go for it! I enjoy it! And I LOVE 50's Prime Time!

Tues DEC 15... Quick Breakfast, Rope drop at Magic Kingdom, Find and meet tink. We didnt make any ressies here because there are so many cs place that are gluten free, we just didnt want to waste a minute here, Alyssa has already had a couple of character meals here including CRT and CP on our first visit in April 08 ( I previously wrote 07, I cannot believe I messed that up, I guess it just seems so long ago lol).

Ask a CM what you would need to do to wake up Tinkerbell! I bet they would let you guys do it!

Wed Dec 16... Check out of GKTW head to Downtown Disney for lunch at T-Rex
We plan on just spending the day at DTD until time to head to the airport, so we will have a full shopping day basically. We do want to go to Disney Quest and that will eat up some time.

This sounds like fun! Ask at GKTW to see if you guys get free tickets to Disney Quest. It is possible that they have some. You guys would be the first wish family that I know of going...I would love to hear a report about how that goes and how they recognize you guys as a wish family.

Now lets see how well this works out lol! ONLY 31 DAY WOOOHOO

Here are the crowd scores and such...



Date crowd score best park worst park
Fri, 11 Dec '09 4 DS EP
Sat, 12 Dec '09 7 EP DS
Sun, 13 Dec '09 4 AK EP
Mon, 14 Dec '09 6 EP MK AK
Tue, 15 Dec '09 5 AK MK EP
Wed, 16 Dec '09 7 MK EP DS AK
Thu, 17 Dec '09 5 AK MK EP DS
Fri, 18 Dec '09 5 DS EP

Your plans look great!

 

[chrissid7]

OMG MAROO! YOU ARE AWESOME! Ok so im giving myself a lil pat on the back because all in all I think I picked good park days. I didnt even have the rated thingy, but now looking at it Im impressed thanks again Maroo!

 

[chrissid7]

I just looked up the Wakeing up Tink you mentioned.OMG Alyssa would love love love love it!!! I am all over that now! I will be sure to let every cm we see know and we shal FLY to the store heehee.

We will most certainly pop in to say hello to all of the Podcast team!! How cool that we will all be there!!

I cant seem to get anything done..... what is wrong with me?? I cant get off of this site!

 

[maroo]

I just looked up the Wakeing up Tink you mentioned.OMG Alyssa would love love love love it!!! I am all over that now! I will be sure to let every cm we see know and we shal FLY to the store heehee.

We will most certainly pop in to say hello to all of the Podcast team!! How cool that we will all be there!!

I cant seem to get anything done..... what is wrong with me?? I cant get off of this site!

I am going to try to remind the folks on the Podcast board that we will have several families there...so hopefully they will be on the lookout!

They will probably have shirts that have an orange USB port on there...the DIS Unplugged logo...

I will ask them.

I was supposed to be there..... till I got H1N1 and missed days of work...

You and me, both! I have been on here all day today! At this rate I will be at work till 6 tonight (supposed to get off at 3:30)!

 

[chrissid7]

I will be on the lookout!!

Yeah Im supposed to be hosting a kitchen party this weekend (trying to convert my kitchen to all gluten free, so hosting a show will help me save $$)
but I have so much to do to be ready, and i cant stop reading lol!


oh my let me get off my butt!

This house wont clean itself!

 

[pipersmom]

Woohoo, you got it to work! Don't know if that last pm helped or hurt, lmbo. Send me the link to the Pampered Chef sight please, I can do some Christmas shopping and you can get the credit!

I know what you mean about the Dis addiction thing, I play while Piper does schoolwork, and I should be cleaning too!

 

[chrissid7]

Woohoo, you got it to work! Don't know if that last pm helped or hurt, lmbo. Send me the link to the Pampered Chef sight please, I can do some Christmas shopping and you can get the credit!

I know what you mean about the Dis addiction thing, I play while Piper does schoolwork, and I should be cleaning too!

Ok im not Dis'ing anymore till after dinner lol!! Alyssa is doing her school work now so I just figured wellllll ya know lol!



Thanks a bunch!