single digits are here 1 sleeps to go!

[WAMUMOF4]

wow that really stinks about your education tax refund.

and wow... changing your plans with less than 2 mths to go.. that's really brave

Brave was not the word i was thinking of it basically came down to $$$ and we either had to get a credit card to pay for Alaska or change our trip i was getting extremely stressed because the $ were just to tight and i don't like tight, i like excess
At the start of the planning we had a lot more disposable income but with no holiday pay this trip and loosing the pay whilst DH wasn't working they just weren't things i had counted on let alone all the unexpected expenses that seem to just be cropping up from nowhere
We are still ending up with a great holiday and Alaska will just stay on the bucket list what a shame we will have to go back

is all i can say about the education tax refund.

Free dining and 4 park days for a 12 day stay? Doesn't that mean you have to buy tickets for 12 days for free dining? Isn't it only with Magic Your Way Room AND Ticket packages?

You only have to buy a 2 day park ticket to get free dining. We only plan on doing 4 days of the parks maybe as we will be going to the water parks,Disneyquest and 3 days at Rock the Universe at Universal also Mickeys Halloween party we also are planning on having down days to look around some other resorts and actually enjoy where we are staying last year all we did was rush from one place to the other this time we are going to smell the roses

According to family assistance we weren't entitled, maybe I should have just claimed it and if they didn't want to pay me they could have said no...

This government is a joke, and the jokes on us...

it certainly feels like they are doing everything they possibly can to make sure they don't give me that refund and it would totally be my fault they i didn't realise that receipts from 2 years ago were going to be faded and not think to copy them or scan them into my computer

 

[australiankaren]

bugger bum bugger

there!

husbands bonus this year has been cut in half......grrrrrrr, so totally know about depending on $$$$ and then getting squat.oh, he also forgot to tell me,so that was a pleasant surprise.

oh well.......first world problems I guess

now, where's that damn dog!shes gone into stealth mode again

 

[alicia1506]

bugger bum bugger

there!

husbands bonus this year has been cut in half......grrrrrrr, so totally know about depending on $$$$ and then getting squat.oh, he also forgot to tell me,so that was a pleasant surprise.

oh well.......first world problems I guess

now, where's that damn dog!shes gone into stealth mode again

lol. i love first world problems.

i know what you mean about bonuses etc.

also carlo found out that his youngest sister is getting married june 21st, in nsw. yay for them and all that, but since june 21st is a thursday, in order for him to attend the wedding, he has to take off wed, thurs and fri. 3 extra days of vacation time, which means he'll be actually a few days short of pay whilst we're on vacation... not that big a deal, but i'm with those of you who prefer excess $$$ rather than having to watch the money while on vacation... gah. and with all the extra expenses we've incurred recently, and my pending visit to the dentist next week (which will cost some major $$), i'm really hoping that the dollar rallies and climbs right back up there

karen, hope your dog fesses up soon -- only time my puppy ever went into stealth mode was when she'd been naughty

 

[australiankaren]

death toll this morning..one toilet roll (full)....handful of used tissues..so not so bad..ok she did lick up the bird poo i tried to wash off the patio

I am planning an intervention, where all her loved ones are going to sit around telling her this is destructive behaviour and get her to go to puppy school again for a refresher course... my DH thinks that's a brilliant idea...

this is NOT how pirates roll

 

[alicia1506]

this is NOT how pirates roll

omg, best line of the day.

 

[australiankaren]

omg, best line of the day.

would look great on a tshirt with a picture of mini schnauzer in pirate hat chewing a toilet roll

 

[WAMUMOF4]

bugger bum bugger

there!

husbands bonus this year has been cut in half......grrrrrrr, so totally know about depending on $$$$ and then getting squat.oh, he also forgot to tell me,so that was a pleasant surprise.

oh well.......first world problems I guess

now, where's that damn dog!shes gone into stealth mode again

Good grief cut in half that must hurt. As for the dog and her toilet paper addiction that would drive me nuts does she not realise she is cutting into your holiday money with all that wastage

lol. i love first world problems.

i know what you mean about bonuses etc.

also carlo found out that his youngest sister is getting married june 21st, in nsw. yay for them and all that, but since june 21st is a thursday, in order for him to attend the wedding, he has to take off wed, thurs and fri. 3 extra days of vacation time, which means he'll be actually a few days short of pay whilst we're on vacation... not that big a deal, but i'm with those of you who prefer excess $$$ rather than having to watch the money while on vacation... gah. and with all the extra expenses we've incurred recently, and my pending visit to the dentist next week (which will cost some major $$), i'm really hoping that the dollar rallies and climbs right back up there

karen, hope your dog fesses up soon -- only time my puppy ever went into stealth mode was when she'd been naughty

That sucks to be finding out this close that your expected to go to your sisters wedding can he ask to take those days at half pay rather than full pay or prehaps just not go and does that mean your not going?
Now i'm going to be a to be a touch selfish and i don't want the $ to rally just yet i need to get my $1400 refund from NCL first then it can go up and set a record high

I just had an email from mousesavers DL tickets are going up on Sunday and i have not purchased our AP's yet yep i knew it was going to be coming but i damm well paid everything else first this week i feel like i have been banging my head against a brick wall.
It's time for a or 3 to make the rest of the week disappear faster.

 

[australiankaren]

thank god for cheap ALDI toilet paper.....

 

[becpee]

I just had an email from mousesavers DL tickets are going up on Sunday and i have not purchased our AP's yet yep i knew it was going to be coming but i damm well paid everything else first this week i feel like i have been banging my head against a brick wall.
It's time for a or 3 to make the rest of the week disappear faster.

I got that email too, and thought "that'd be right"

thank god for cheap ALDI toilet paper.....

Loving the railroad track, my DS was obsessed with Thomas the Tank and I used to have these tracks all over my house, my little 12sq house, it didn't leave much room for much else LOL

As for the toilet paper, if we let our super destructive greyhound inside he'd eat our kleenex cottonelle for breakfast

 

[alicia1506]

lol. we would love a dog but our body corp doesn't allow them...

although i am kinda glad that our toilet paper supply is safe...

 

[australiankaren]

I got that email too, and thought "that'd be right"



Loving the railroad track, my DS was obsessed with Thomas the Tank and I used to have these tracks all over my house, my little 12sq house, it didn't leave much room for much else LOL

As for the toilet paper, if we let our super destructive greyhound inside he'd eat our kleenex cottonelle for breakfast

ooohhhh.. I love greyhounds..so majestic with a touch of class....and smart too....

trains and animals..not a good look..especially wooden ones, great for teething

 

[PrincessInOz]

toilet paper and wood chips. What a combination.

 

[becpee]

ooohhhh.. I love greyhounds..so majestic with a touch of class....and smart too....

trains and animals..not a good look..especially wooden ones, great for teething

Chad is our animal baby, cries when it's walk time

We never really let him inside our new place, worried he'd scratch up the porcelain floor...he does have a great bed though, which he never leaves unless he's going for a walk.

He has destroyed many an anything he could get his teeth into...

 

[dabecs]

As for the toilet paper, if we let our super destructive greyhound inside he'd eat our kleenex cottonelle for breakfast

We have a whippet! Love greyhounds and whippets - such great family dogs. Ours is very sooky though, don't know how he is going to go when we are away

 

[WAMUMOF4]

you should probably not do this if you want to lock in your plans
Disney cruise out Bruce Springsteen concert 4 hours out of New York in

 

[alicia1506]

you should probably not do this if you want to lock in your plans
Disney cruise out Bruce Springsteen concert 4 hours out of New York in

woah ... another change ...you are brave ...

 

[WAMUMOF4]

woah ... another change ...you are brave ...

I'm only going to believe these plans are finalised when i hop on the plane.
Ive booked 3 nights in Washington DC and am waiting for the Doubletree website to finish updating to book Times square

 

[alicia1506]

I'm only going to believe these plans are finalised when i hop on the plane.
Ive booked 3 nights in Washington DC and am waiting for the Doubletree website to finish updating to book Times square

awesome that you were able to snag deals/arrangements so close to your travel time.

so what does the grand plan look like now??

 

[WAMUMOF4]

awesome that you were able to snag deals/arrangements so close to your travel time.

so what does the grand plan look like now??

It's funny you know some things are working out heaps cheaper booking now originally i was looking at close to $500 a night for Washington and i got a rate of $199. This morning i could of got Double tree Times square for $890 for 2 nights i didnt book it and am now waiting waiting waiting for there update to hurry up so i can book it.


16 July arrive DFW Fly to LA
17
18 DS16 arrives and we need to decide on what to do was going to be 3 days at DL
July 20 drive to Houston probably will take 5-6 days
July 26 Houston
August 1st Drive to Dallas
August 2nd DH arrives and we will drive to Knoxville
August 3-12 Knoxville IA Speedway
August 12 Sioux falls Speedway
August 13 Mount Rushmore
August 14-15 were staying somewhere between Cody and Yellowstone National Park
August 16 Head towards Vegas
August 17 Hoover Dam on the way to Vegas?
August 18-19 Vegas
August 20-26 Disneyland
August 26 Fly to New York
August 29 drive to Vernon NY stop at Oran county choppers on the way,
then go to Bruce Springsteen
August 30 Drive back to New York hop on train to Washington
August 30 - Sept 2nd Washington DC
Sept 2 Fly to Orlando check in to POR royal rooms 12 night stay
Sept 6th 7th Universal studios Rock the Universe concerts
Sept 11 Mickeys Halloween part hopefully i can still get tickets
Sept 14th Fly to LA head back to Anaheim
Sept 14-16 See DL decorated for Halloween last minute shopping Fly home
Sept 18 arrive home

Doubletree suites Times square booked really happy with the rate $838 for 2 nights.
Kids are about going back to New York wonder how they would feel if they knew the gave up a Disney cruise to do it

 

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

WAMUMOF4 - That's very exciting about the Bruce Springsteen concert. That is how I convinced hubby to go on our first ever US Trip. Got the man drunk and bought Springsteen tickets online one night. Got up in the morning and went WHOA - now we have to book a whole trip around those tickets . It was awesome and we'd see him again in the US in a heartbeat. Would probably plan a trip around it again . The kids loved it.

On a side note - I've lost 20 kgs since then, thank god. These images aren't easy to look at, I look so uncomfortable. Anyway just had to say that and get that out of my system lol