~ Sew Sweet 16 ~I’m packing your angry eyes just in case~Aug 2014~ BFF' bag 8/20!!!!

I just read about the death of your uncle. I am truly sorry. My thoughts are with you and the rest of his family. *Many hugs*

Congrats on officially getting your trip paid off! :cool1:
That is AWESOME!

Good luck getting all your tasks done. I know you will - I just hope you don't collapse in the process!

I am so proud of the girls getting jobs. Good for them! I hope they enjoy them.
 
Wow... I never seen so many (or any) spam posts in the Dis before... There were a bunch of them posted this morning... I hope, now that they have found us, this doesnt become a normal thing. It's easy enough to scroll past them, but still.

SWEET!!!! Paid OFF!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO So happy for you! the shoes are awesome.., you'll really be showing your Donald Side! LOL!

then creepy dude dance

Hahaha.... Yah - I'll be showing my Donald side! WHOOT!

Yay for paid in full!!!!!!! I can't do the creepy dude dance bc I'm on my phone, but I'm dancing in my head!

Sooooo glad you like the shoes! You have NO idea!

Hahaha... Thanks! Yup - LOVE the shoes, cannot wait to start breaking them in once they come back.

Woohoo!!! Happy dancin' for a paid off trip!!

How stinking cute is that Nemo bag! Love the seagull and zipper pull.

Thanks Cindy!

Congrats to Alli on her first job, is she at Starbucks in a Target store? If so that is the most evil combination they have ever made. Get people all hopped up on coffee and let them out shopping in Target... just evil I tell ya!

Hahaha... Yes it is.

I wanna be added to the Dismeet list! Pick the time and place and i'll be there!
Also (I known you don't know me from anything) if you all need a grocery run, supplies while in Orlando I will be happy to help.

That is a very impressive stack of gift cards!

Do you have APs Cindy?

Thanks - I will let you know... I think BFF is shipping Mountain Dew to the resort... She can't live with out it. :confused3

Dear me - I need to watch the weather channel every once in a while. I just read about the Deracho that swept over all y'all up there. Hoping everyone survived (Mo - is Chicago still flooded?)

Paid Up!! What a fabulous feeling!!

T has never had the opportunity to swim, so we don't know what he'd do. He does love the towel-off part of bathtime. And he got a cookie, so that was all good too.

Hope everyone's week is going well.

I never watch the weather or the news... I'd rather live in my own delusional world. :beach: But I agree - I hope everyone is well.

Hahaha - that is too cute about T.

I also hope you are having a great week!

Hey Miss D - I wanted to share in your PAID IN FULL happy dance

I love the Disney magic you are spreading - it helps fill that need for Disney any time and all the time!! And love, love, love the Nemo bag. I still have a soft spot for Cheshire cat bag.

Thanks Carol! It's great to see you here.

I re-sent my PM - you probably missed it before as I wrote you when you were full steam into your bags and auction. Just whenever you have a free moment (ha, ha).

Thank you, I still have not had a chance to read it... Well, I read it - but I have not had a chance to respond to it. Despite my auctions being over, my plate is still really full... I wish I could tell you when we are leaving, so you knew just how full it is... but August is coming quickly, and I still have 8.5 bags to make - and we will be at the lake for a week of it... :crazy2: No rest for the weary, I guess.

Your daughters are just so darn beautiful, inside and out. I love that V shares a hobby with you. That is so good for both of you.

Thank you very much... I love that we share that too. We have so much fun together.

If I don't have time to post before you leave for the lake, wishing you a wonderful, relaxing time.

As always, hugs and prayers for you and your family! Carol

Thank you Carol - I hope you have a wonderful 4th!

I'm glad Alli had a first good day at her job.

for a fun DIS meet.

And for being paid off in full.

Thanks Kathy - me too. I hope you are doing well... How is Mark doing? And your Mom - you've been on my mind a lot. :hug:

That's great your paid in full. That's always a great feeling.

Yes, I love being paid in full!!!

Ok, so it's been a while for me since I've been here too. I just don't get to the good ole' DIS very often any longer unless I am trying to answer some questions. This week it was: Port Orleans Riverside or Shades of Green? I still don't have an answer for myself...but POR is booked for us for our short September trip. Food and Wine and MNSSHP here we come!

Congrats on getting your trip paid off and that's awesome that you were able to do it with your 10 bags!

So as I recall you weren't posting your trip dates for security reasons, which is certainly understandable. I want to say it is EITHER summer or fall though, but I don't think it's September so I don't think there's a chance for a DISmeet with me and my crazy crew!

Anyway I try to at least glance over the post lists when they come through my email subscription, even if I don't get over here to post myself much anymore!


Well hello there! It's great to see you!

We did stay at SoG for our trip in 2008, it's a very nice resort. Have they fixed their restaurant issues yet? I would consider staying there again if they have. I know they are doing lots of pool refurb... I should look to see if thats done yet too.

Nope, our trip is not in September at all. Sorry. I would have loved to meet you. We will be there sometime in August, but that is the only info I have given out.

I am glad to hear you are well and just busy. :thumbsup2

That is amazing!!! I have zero dismeets under my belt lol.

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Hahaha... Well, I love doing them. I have met some great people that way.

I just read about the death of your uncle. I am truly sorry. My thoughts are with you and the rest of his family. *Many hugs*

Congrats on officially getting your trip paid off!
That is AWESOME!

Good luck getting all your tasks done. I know you will - I just hope you don't collapse in the process!

I am so proud of the girls getting jobs. Good for them! I hope they enjoy them.

Thank you! It was very sad. They did a nice little memorium to him in one of the hometown papers last week, so that was nice to see. It was put in there by his employer.

Thanks - I enjoy being paid off - it's such a relief!

Hahaha... Me too.

Thanks - I am proud of them too.

It's great to see you back... You've been on my mind. HOw is your DH doing after the accident?

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Well...

I worked in my sewing room yesterday. I was able to quilt one of my park bags (most of it - I am still waiting for one more fabric to come in the mail). And since I am waiting on that last fabric, I am assembling this bag a little backwards from what I normally do. Thankfully, none of my park bags for this trip will have any applique work on them, so they are pretty easy. I was able to get a zippered pocket inserted into the front of this bag, and I also built the entire interior. So, now I just need to wait for that other fabric to get here, so I can finish it off. Which won't happen until after we get back form the lake. :worship:

Sadly, V and I didn't touch my 'Ohaha bag at all. She slept in, and then BFF wanted her to come up while Olivia is gone to her Dad's and help organize her livingroom. So, BFF came down and took V and Lottie up to her house.

Lottie is doing well, BTW... She is a bit of maintenance work. V really has to stay on top of keeping her cage clean, because she does make a mess and it isn't pleasant. But I am very proud of her, she is very good about doing it every day. ::yes:: Lottie's personality is "pissy"... She cuddles, but not until she has hissed at you and puffed up sufficiently. :confused3 And cuddling = sleeping. LOL

Yesterday afternoon, I went to get my hair cut. Nothing major, just a clean up. It was now, or wait until our trip... And I knew I couldn't wait that long. So, it's nice to have it fresh for the lake.

My back seems to be doing better, I am babying it as much as possible still. I've resumed all of my lifting. I was up to squatting 65lbs before I wrenched it... So, then I gave up squatting for a week... Then I added squatting with no weight for a week... On Monday, I added 25lbs to my squats, and so far, no pain. I plan on bringing my weights up to the lake with me (25lbs being the heaviest I bring) and work on doing some lighter stuff while we are up there. :thumbsup2 Then, when we come home - I will hit it again.

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Disney Trip stuff: I wish I could list out our FP stuff for you all, but I don't want to start that until after we get back from the lake. But I promise I will do it then.

Otherwise, yesterday morning, I began the packing process... I have 4 things on my list that I still need to buy... My shorter black bloomers, Toothpaste (smaller tube, but not travel size), a new pack of sponges to put some dishsoap into for washing our mugs, Hairspray... And I think that's it.

I was able to find our bag of trading pins, which I thought were missing. So, that's good. V had them, in case you were all wondering.

I have all of our headgear all packed and ready to go, just waiting on the last two to arrive.

I have all of our Pixie Twist accessories packed... Just waiting on the set I borrowed to Suzi for her trip - (No hurry Suzi) just making it on the list.

I am very excited to start showing you all my outfits, I can hardly contain myself. As soon as I finish this bag I am working on, I will be able to show you the first one. :woohoo: I am very excited about it... Although - it's a bit over the top, even for me. LOL I am only wearing it for our arrival MK day, so I don't want to put too much effort into it. It's bad enough I am making a bag to wear for only 8 hours... ::yes::

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I think that's all for today. I work at Target...

I hope you all have a great day! Prayers and good thoughts go out to all of you! :grouphug:

D~
 
I hope Alli had a great first day at work.
It must feel great to have your Disney trip paid in full.
I'm glad to hear your back is better. Hope it continues that way and that you can lift again soon.
 
I was over eager and bought a starter trading pin set. TJ was not interested at all last year. I'm hoping this year will be different.

Looking forward to seeing the outfits!

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PROGRESS!!! YAY! much better then i am doing.. but i have a month more then you.
your going to look so STINKIN CUTE in Disney it's killing me!!! :cool1:
started packing..
That's a huge step!!!

Hoping everyone survived (Mo - is Chicago still flooded?)
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There are TONS and TONS of trees down but flooding is at a minimum thankfully, we are all ok. Power in several places are still out. I feel bad for those people!!!
Thank you for asking!!!
 
Somehow I missed the Nemo bag. It is really cute. Congrats to Allie on her first job. One of the guys I work with works part time at Starbucks. He actually was working there before he came to us. He's always bringing coffee in for us.
I hope you has a good day at Target. It's been busy at work this week. It'll probably slow down starting today because a neighboring town has it's Mardi Gras festival the rest of the week.
My daughter's going over the Fourth weekend so it'll be quiet around here.
I ope everyone has a good day.
Liz
 
Well hello there! It's great to see you!

We did stay at SoG for our trip in 2008, it's a very nice resort. Have they fixed their restaurant issues yet? I would consider staying there again if they have. I know they are doing lots of pool refurb... I should look to see if thats done yet too.

Nope, our trip is not in September at all. Sorry. I would have loved to meet you. We will be there sometime in August, but that is the only info I have given out.

I am glad to hear you are well and just busy. :thumbsup2

I have only stayed at SoG once myself, during my SOLO trip last May. So I can't comment on the food myself since I didn't eat anything there. I know we'll miss out on a food court, which is a reason I have POR as a backup, but honestly most times we stay in DVC Villas so we don't usually have food court access. We can buy cereal and other stuff to have in the room and if we want a hot meal we can eat at the restaurant. Looks like they have a breakfast buffet and a menu at the same place, and the prices are probably comparable to what we would spend in a food court. I figure we can give it a shot if that's where we end up...and right now I'm leaning strongly towards that! ;)

One pool refurb was done and the next one will start late summer so will definitley be out of commission, but that is the one pool I haven't been able to locate myself yet on TWO trips to SoG! :rotfl: Will we miss it? Maybe but we'd still have one pool. Plus we have premium annual passes so if we want slides...we could even head to a water park for a few hours...every day if we wanted to do so! :)

I allmost tried to convince DH of a short August trip as well. He thought I was NUTS!! :rotfl2: Then I got involved on a new tennis team and we just ended up winning our league and would go to districts the one weekend that would fall during the possible trip. So that's out now...which is okay. Going in late Sept and then again in November *SHOULD* hold us over for a while. ;)
 
Okay, sorry to be ignorant, but what are the Pixie Twist accessories??

I'm glad you got so much done on your bag. You know, if you only use it for 8 hours and then wanted to sell it, I'll bet people would want to buy it. Just a thought.

So, here's the official paid for trip dance:

party::jumping1::rainbow::cheer2::dance3::yay::woohoo::cool1:

I'll leave creepy dancing guy to Mo!:rotfl:

Have a great day at Target. If I don't get back here before you leave, have a wonderful, relaxing time at the lake!!:hug:
 
I'm glad you found your trading pins. They are expensive enough that you hate to lose them!

I guess I'm just as ignorant as disneychic2. What are Pixie Twist accessories?

Have a fun - AND RELAXING - time at the lake!

DH is extremely sore today. This is the worst day since the accident, but he said it still isn't as bad as he was expecting so that's good. Thanks so much for asking.
 
I hope Alli had a great first day at work.
It must feel great to have your Disney trip paid in full.
I'm glad to hear your back is better. Hope it continues that way and that you can lift again soon.

Thank you... Yes, it is a relief to have it paid off.

Yes, it seems to be better - I am just being extra cautious.

I was over eager and bought a starter trading pin set. TJ was not interested at all last year. I'm hoping this year will be different.

Looking forward to seeing the outfits!

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I hope this year is different... my girls love to pin trade... Esp. V.

I am really looking forward to sharing the outfits. ::yes::

PROGRESS!!! YAY! much better then i am doing.. but i have a month more then you.
your going to look so STINKIN CUTE in Disney it's killing me!!!
started packing..
That's a huge step!!!

There are TONS and TONS of trees down but flooding is at a minimum thankfully, we are all ok. Power in several places are still out. I feel bad for those people!!!
Thank you for asking!!!

Technically - it's not quite a month... :worship:

I am very excited to be cute in Disney - I sure hope that I am as cute as I imagine myself to be. :rotfl2:

I hope you guys didn't have any damage and I hope that those with out power have it restored by now.

Somehow I missed the Nemo bag. It is really cute. Congrats to Allie on her first job. One of the guys I work with works part time at Starbucks. He actually was working there before he came to us. He's always bringing coffee in for us.
I hope you has a good day at Target. It's been busy at work this week. It'll probably slow down starting today because a neighboring town has it's Mardi Gras festival the rest of the week.
My daughter's going over the Fourth weekend so it'll be quiet around here.
I ope everyone has a good day.
Liz

Thanks Liz!

Hahaha... I hope she doesn't bring me coffee all the time... That stuff is a rare treat for me, but now that we have it in our store, I am having it a lot more often that I should be. :confused3

It wasn't a bad day at Target - which is good. LOL Have fun this weekend!!

I have only stayed at SoG once myself, during my SOLO trip last May. So I can't comment on the food myself since I didn't eat anything there. I know we'll miss out on a food court, which is a reason I have POR as a backup, but honestly most times we stay in DVC Villas so we don't usually have food court access. We can buy cereal and other stuff to have in the room and if we want a hot meal we can eat at the restaurant. Looks like they have a breakfast buffet and a menu at the same place, and the prices are probably comparable to what we would spend in a food court. I figure we can give it a shot if that's where we end up...and right now I'm leaning strongly towards that!

One pool refurb was done and the next one will start late summer so will definitley be out of commission, but that is the one pool I haven't been able to locate myself yet on TWO trips to SoG! Will we miss it? Maybe but we'd still have one pool. Plus we have premium annual passes so if we want slides...we could even head to a water park for a few hours...every day if we wanted to do so!

I allmost tried to convince DH of a short August trip as well. He thought I was NUTS!! Then I got involved on a new tennis team and we just ended up winning our league and would go to districts the one weekend that would fall during the possible trip. So that's out now...which is okay. Going in late Sept and then again in November *SHOULD* hold us over for a while.

Hahaha... We never had any trouble finding the "other" pool, because we were poolside. :thumbsup2 It was a nice pool, nothing spectacular - but it was a Mickey Head - so life was good. I am hoping they keep that shape, but I don't think they are. Sad.

When we stayed there, Evergreens was still a legitimate pool side bar with a grill - and it was PERFECT... We ate there probably 4 or 5 times over the course of our trip. SoG really needs to open Evergreens to that capacity again, and they also need a legitimate quick service place, like Disney does. If they do that - then I would consider staying there again. It's just so hard to stay there when you have to walk to the Poly if you really want a decent meal.

Bummer about August... but quite honestly - I would much rather go in Sept... We just can't due to the girls' school schedules.

Okay, sorry to be ignorant, but what are the Pixie Twist accessories??

I'm glad you got so much done on your bag. You know, if you only use it for 8 hours and then wanted to sell it, I'll bet people would want to buy it. Just a thought.

So, here's the official paid for trip dance:

I'll leave creepy dancing guy to Mo!

Have a great day at Target. If I don't get back here before you leave, have a wonderful, relaxing time at the lake!!

My friend Erin (NannyE here on the Dis) own Pixie Twist, and she makes the most adorable jewlery! I am wearing it here - I have the Goofy set on... ADORE IT!!!! Hmmm... I had a picture of me and Suzi both wearing a set - I thought... Wonder where that went, becaue it isn't on my phone?

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Yes, I may consider selling this bag when I am done with it. However, I would have to sell it as a set, because it coordinates with the head gear I purchased from Jennifer. We'll see - if it looks cute and I like it, I may wear it again?

Thanks for the trip dance. Woohoo!

I will be checking in every morning from the lake - so no worries, you all won't even know I am gone - except for the bazillion lake pictures I'll probably be posting. ::yes::

I'm glad you found your trading pins. They are expensive enough that you hate to lose them!

I guess I'm just as ignorant as disneychic2. What are Pixie Twist accessories?

Have a fun - AND RELAXING - time at the lake!

DH is extremely sore today. This is the worst day since the accident, but he said it still isn't as bad as he was expecting so that's good. Thanks so much for asking.

Me too - I was kind of nervous that I couldn't find them.

I posted a pic of the Pixie Twist accessories above... Love them!

Thank you.

I sure hope he is feeling better today. Such a sad thing, compounded on top of everything else in your life. You've been in our prayers.

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So, I worked at Target yesterday. Glad that's over for a couple weeks. :rotfl2:

Today... Well - it will be insane... ::yes::

First off - as soon as this gets posted, I have to lift. Or it won't get done today.

Then, I need to run to the meat market - early - so I can get all the meat I need to get for the lake. I know I am not going to want to pay that bill. :eek:

I plan to come home then, for a couple of hours, maybe work on my bag a little bit - the fabric finally came for it yesterday, it's now washed and ready to go.

I have to leave at 11:30 to drop Alli off at work...

Then I plan to run to the neighboring town (with the bigger Target store) and do all of our grocery shopping.

I hope to get it done in 4 hours, because that's all the longer Alli's shift is.

Then, I'll come home - unpack it all... To repack it in the morning.

I still have all of my clothing items to pack... I have a HUGE pile of "to pack" stuff in my closet - but I need to go through it, because I think the pile is big enough to last me a month. LOL

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Trip Stuff:

I forgot to post my Disney packing pictures from the other morning though...

I always forget how much CRAP I have - so I am always relieved when I go through my Disney pile early.

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I sorted out all of our toiletries... I've decided that I am not bringing any travel sized shampoos/conditioners/soaps... Disney has all of that in the rooms, so we might as well use that.

We still have to go through our customs box to see which clothes we are bringing with this time.

But otherwise, I just have to add my clothes and accessories to my suitcase, and I am good. :thumbsup2

We also received our decal the other day. :woohoo:

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Soooo much fun Disney planning stuff going on right now... I love this time of the trip planning process, everything is starting to come together. It's so exciting!

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend, I will be checking in - we do have internet at the lake.

If you are traveling - safe and uneventful travels to you. Prayers and good thoughts to everyone! :grouphug:

D~

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Your going to eat well this weekend!!! :cool1: :worship:

Good luck on all your adventures this weekend and i cannot wait to see all the pictures!
Not going o comment on your packing stuff... Just not gonna...

Love you my friend! stay safe!!!


OMG you came up with the cutest saying on your sticker!!! :hug:

You mean THIS PICTURE:



:goodvibes



Love ya




MEAN IT!
 
Hi D~! I'm just checking in real quick since I will be heading out of town tomorrow. I won't be back till 7/13 so I won't be on the DIS for a while. I do check occasionally from my phone but I really hate replying on it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a Disney box! I had to graduate to a bigger one recently because I couldn't fit everything in the one I was using.

Thought of you last night as I had to sew a button on a pair of Jim's pants. Only took me a half an hour. :rotfl: That's the extent of my sewing ability. ::yes::
 
Sounds like you have a busy day today. I hope you get done everything that you have planned :)
 
I tend to drink coffee like it's going out of style- but minimal caloric intake as I only drink it black. Well, I say only but what I mean is 99% of the time. I cannot go a fall season without one or two pumpkin spice lattes or caramel lattes. And every once in a while I NEED a mocha. But as I go through bouts with dairy products, especially milks, I'm cautious.

Have a fun, safe trip to the lake. We may go to the American Village - a local colonial town recreation where a friend works. He'll be working and I'm sure (although I haven't actually checked) his wife and twins will be there too. We haven't seen them in forever.

I also actually have the 4th off, so I'm kinda in "short Timers" mode - you know: vacation's coming up, you have things you should be doing at work but you're all like "Naaah - I'm going to surf the DIS instead because I'm not going to be here for three days." However, since my Monday's are INSANE anyway, I'm going to try and be good and work.

Everyone have a Great Weekend (even if you're not celebrating your country's 'birthday')
 
How do you get that decal? So cute!

Your pile of toiletries makes me nervous! I need to start making lists. I DREAD packing anxiety.

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Your plans are coming along great and it appears you have just about everything you need for the trip (just have to sort through it). Your trip will be here before you know it.

Have a great 4th of July.
 
Hope you get all your errands done.

It is so exciting to get your documents from Disney. You just know that once you have them in your hands, the trip is getting really close.

I hope you all have a great time this weekend.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel our November Disney cruise. :sad2: :sad: :sad2: With DH still without a job, we decided that the last thing we needed was to go and spend money on a cruise. We decided if DH gets a job soon, we will still get to go to WDW in late fall. Keeping my fingers crossed!
 
Love your decal and the Donald Hat you picked for yourself in it! :)

I wasn't going to take any toiletries either but then I switched shampoo a few months back, I couldn't stop my dry scalp and dandruff and someone recommended a clarifying shampoo (tresseme) and my hair has done so well with it that I went ahead and picked up a travel size bottle... Sigh... But I swear, I'm cutting wayyyy back in the packing dept this trip!!
 
All caught up again....

Love your Disney Side sticker. I got mine as well, but I must say.....I thought it was a car decal, not an actual sticker. I'm a little at a loss to find a place to put it. You know....I thought it would stick to a window, like with the sticky stuff on the front side so you could see it through a window. What are you doing with yours?

Love that picture of us in front of Mo's before we left for the scary Freddie parking.

Glad you are all paid off and getting things together. It's getting close!!!
 












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