This one made me laugh.
Hope dinner was good.
Trying to get back into things now that Spring Break is over for the kiddos.
I know - that cracked me up too! Happy to see you getting back into the swing of things!
So I get stuck on my subbed threads for prolonged periods of time, but somehow I ventured onto your TR today. I know I can't possibly ever catch up but I wanted to congratulate you on your weight loss journey! Strong work for sure! You look great!
Welcome! And thank you~! It's been a lot of hard work... and a lot of easy work (I am lazy by nature)... but I am finally starting to see the results I've been working towards, so that helps a lot.
And what an awesome trip you have planned!
Thanks! I am still trying to navigate all of the endless changes that Disney has made in the last year... We were just there in Aug, and since then, MBs have come about and so has FP+... So it will be interesting to see how it all comes together.
And your bags are adorable and your sewing room is just too cute!
Thank you! I truly enjoy doing them, and I love to see the magic that my little part makes in all these trips... It's so much fun!
I do love my sewing room. I was just thinking about that yesterday, I can't believe it's been 2 years already since I've had it... It was the best thing my family could have ever given to me, and I am so thankful to have a place to create!
Beautiful professional photos at the start of your PTR!
Thank you! That would be the work of my 16 y/o dd... She has quite the eye.
I'm glad to hear that the dinner with Gus went well.
I hope it isn't too difficult to get your kitchen back in working order.
It did go well, thankfully.
So far, so good on the kitchen... Josh was able to get my sink installed and working again with out too much swearing.
Glad to hear dinner went well. Sorry about the kitchen issues - it seems that when it rains, it pours.
For sure... Just happy to have the kitchen sink back. The front porch is on my agenda for today.
Sorry about Alli's knee problems. I hope all goes well.
I think she will be OK... She just needs to rest it for now.
Finally feeling better. I still am having issues breathing through my nose, but I'm hoping when I finally get the sterile saline bottles and other meds from the pharmacy, it will start to clear my nasal passages. Dr visit went ok yesterday. Not to go into too much detail, but they use suction to pull gunk from the sinus cavities and I thought he was trying to pull my teeth out through my nose. It sure did hurt, but I did feel better afterwards. I have to go back next week for a 2nd round of torture.
I was even able to sleep in my own bed last night
Glad to hear that you are finally feeling better. Sorry it was so painful for you, but hopefully the relief is worth the pain.
Trees are finally starting to green up!, spring is late, but I guess I'm even later trying to get the garden ready for planting. I've noticed the farmers are late this year too. Doesn't look like too many fields have been plowed or planted yet.
I'm headed to my sewing room to see if I can get something done today.
I did end up cancelling my trip to Atlanta which I'm very sad about, but it was for the best.
The grass is VERY green here, but trees are just starting to bud- no real leaves yet, but soon. Lots of tractors going by our house with plowing/planting equipment attached, but I don't think they are actually in the fields yet - just prepping.
I hope you were able to get lots done in your sewing room.
Sorry about Atlanta... Just so you know - cancelling Chicago is NOT an option.
Glad the talk with Gus went "well" and hopefully you all can either work things out or move on as friends.
Yikes! Kitchen problems are not fun.......well, you might be getting your long awaited remodel sooner than expected LOL
Hope you have a great rest of your weekend....rainy and dreary here, but it's okay. We need some downtime to get this house scrubbed raw. So sick of being sick! Time to say "bye bye" to the germs
Yes, the talk with Gus went well. Regardless of the outcome, it was something that needed to be done.
Hahaha... Well, so far - the remodel isn't happening. It may happen this summer, but we'll see. Having the remodel planned makes things like this hard though - because we don't want to spend the $$ on something nice, because we know we won't use it long - hopefully - yet it needs to be fixed.
I hope you were able to get your house scrubbed and the sickies out!
Do they actually have Pac Man rooms or is it just the design on the outside? He's into staying at a Moderate or a Deluxe since I mentioned the free dining plan but I don't think free food can compare to a Pac Man room!
Thank you again for the sweet words - no worries about following along regularly, I'm totally bad at following, too. I started a trip report for my honeymoon on CruiseCritic.com and never finished it (I still feel bad about it!).
Lissette
No, I do not believe that they actually have Pac Man rooms - it's just the outside decor. The interiors of the rooms are all the same. Have you booked your Free Dining yet? I would jump on it asap, if you haven't already - I know they only have limited FD rooms available at each resort, so it's better to book earlier rather than later - I do know that your deposit is fully refundable, I belive its up to 45 days before your trip.
I love writing TRs... I carry a notebook with me to WDW, otherwise I would forget everything.
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I had a great day yesterday!
I speant the morning in my sewing room. UPB #3 is finished, along with little bag #2.
I am very happy about this!
Then, I had to do my part in the kitchen... I scraped the old caulking off of our countertop from the old sink, so when Josh came home, he could install the new one.
It was nasty! But we should know by now, any project in our house is always nasty.
Gus came over to a GIANT mess... A talk that I thought should take place at the kitchen table was moved to the livingroom. Even though I cannot go into detail about what was said, I do have to say - it took a
LOT of guts to talk to both of us (more-so Josh than me) - I believe that it was a necessary step in the right direction. Their relationship could not move forward (or end) with out this talk happening - so, despite everything - I feel that he is sincere in his desire to be involved in our lives - especially Alli's - and it helps to know (with out a doubt) that we do not give 3rd chances - if a 3rd chance is even given. We have left that decision for Alli to decide, and we will support her decision, whatever that may be.
Sometimes it's just so hard being a parent. I struggle with this daily. Josh & I have spent many a night at the kitchen table with the family, fully admitting that we have NO CLUE what we are doing. To some degree, I believe this makes us better parents, because it makes the girls realize that we are not perfect and we make mistakes - but on top of that - they know, if we make a "wrong" decision, we are always willing to adjust our path to make it more "right". If that makes any sense? We have never been parents before - we often tell them - so we are just learning along the way. Especially now, that Alli has reached a fork in her road... We
could step in and take over, doing what we think is best... But where does that leave her? It leaves her in a spot where she never learns how to handle a situation like this in the future. We want this decision with Gus to be HER decision alone, fully knowing that the outcome could be very good, or she could get very hurt. As hard as it is to stand back and let her make this decision, both Josh and I agree that it is her life and her decision to make. We have talked with her about several outcome scenerios... We have raised her to be a smart, confident and responsible girl - we have every confidence she will make the right decision for herself - whatever that may be. And whether we agree with her decision or not, it is HER life to live, not ours and she needs to learn this lesson. As much as I want to protect my girls, I also need them to learn some of these lessons while we are still here to guide them and be there for them. I won't say anything else about this subject, but I wanted to explain our stance, and how this all came about.
So, today... I want to start my 4th auction bag.
If I can get it cut out and quilted this morning, I will be happy with that... Then I can work on the applique in between my custom order this week. My next few custom orders are quite detailed, so I know I won't have as much time for my auction items over the next 3 weeks... Which severely cuts into my deadline.
I also plan on cleaning up the little bit left to do in the kitchen. The family will be taking an hour out of their schedule today to help get the front porch back in order... It is FULL of shovels... Snowboards... Crap that couldn't make the trip through 3 feet of snow to the shed. I really think we could have it cleaned off in 10 minutes if we all take a load down.
I hate having that mess there, because it's the first impression of our house... So, it will be cleaned by the end of the day today.
I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. Sending out prayers and good thoughts to all of you~!
D~
, spring is late, but I guess I'm even later trying to get the garden ready for planting. I've noticed the farmers are late this year too. Doesn't look like too many fields have been plowed or planted yet.
LOL
