Taylor's Once in a lifetime wish 3/13 ~ update 3/12 More BIG GIVES & time to go pg 30

[The Moonk's Mom]

I hope today finds Taylor feeling much better and she got some rest last night!

 

[Emilyswish]

Ok so we are going over our plans & we have a few questions????????

I guess the easiest way to do it is just list the questions.....
~ We are planning on trying to do US/IOA in one day & then AK/HS in one day, we are trying to get there early if possible but we are thinking of breakfast? We know that the Gingerbread House opens at 8 does anyone know what time the cart for breakfast comes around? The girls & I don't really eat a big breakfast & we are trying to get to the parks early but we don't want to waste money ~ Any suggestions????

The bunny book says that the breakfast cart starts at 8am too. There is an express breakfast at the ice cream palace that starts at 7:45 (we didn't try that). We went to Walmart the first night we arrived (DH went at 11pm!!!) and got bagels, nutri grain bars, juice, etc. to eat breakfast in the villa for the days we wanted to leave early! You could even get cereal and milk if you wanted because you have a full fridge in the villa. We did eat breakfast at the GH 3 days I think, it was very good.

~ How far is GKTW from the parks? On Friday we are planning on going to Epcot in the morning then MK late afternoon/night is it worth going back to GKTW to eat lunch/early dinner?

About 20-25 minutes, but parking and getting into the park does take time. Especially at MK, taking the monorail or ferry will add an extra 20 minutes or so. On the day we did Epcot and DHS we didn't go back to GKTW, it would've wasted too much time in between. The kids rested in the car on the way to DHS (10-15 ride) and had a snack.

~ SW & US/IOA offer a food plan do you think it is worth buying this ? It is about $25 an adult & $15 a child to eat for the day.

If you plan to eat lunch and dinner there it might be worth it.

~ We don't want to waste alot of $ on food if we can eat for free.... but we want to have enough time in the parks.

That is a real struggle!!!


We have my parents, my brother & his girlfriend meeting us there so we know that some time will be spent in lines since they are not part of the Wish trip... so we want to have enough time in the park.

I also heard that Toontown is closed is that true? Yes.

Can you guys give me some tips on the best places to see characters in each park? I know there are alot of them LOL The girls want to see the princesses of course. They want to fill their autograph books but we don't know where to find all the characters.....

I know the fairies moved to Epcot, Mickey and Minnie and hte princesses (cinderella, belle, and sleeping beauty) are now doing meet and greet in the front on MK I think. We saw Tiana in frontierland and Ariel in Adventureland. Daisy and Donald were doing greet right as we walked in to MK. We saw Woody and Jessie in the move it shake it celebrate daytime parade at MK, not sure if this parade is still going on.

We have 2 ADR's the first is Chef Mickeys our first night there the next is Crystal Palace on Monday for lunch....

We loved, loved, loved CP!!!!

I know we have more ? but I can not think of them right now... my husband's biggest concern was the food.....

Also please give me suggestions for must sees in each park........

I feel like we missed so much, but everything we saw was fantastic. Just know that as much as you plan and want to see everything you possibly can, you will NOT get to see it all. That was hard for me to take (I'm still not happy about it) . There is just too much to see and not enough time even with the GAC. Try to take some time to just take it all in. It will be over so fast!!!

Taylor started her 7th round of chemo today.... she is doing ok, a headache & some nausea. She is so tired she cried herself to sleep on the way home then she woke up when we got home for a lil while then cried herself to sleep again. It breaks my heart that she has to go through all of this....
I thought I would take a few min to update you all & get my questions out there....
We got 3 Big Gives today but Taylor was not feeling good so we didn't open them... Hopefully tomorrow...

I hope Taylor starts to feel better soon!

 

[my2girlsrock]

Thank you all VERY much for all your well wishes for Taylor.... she woke up feeling bad this morning. She had a horrible headache, leg cramps etc... but we are here now & after an hour & a half of IV hydration she is feeling a bit better. We are waiting for the doctor to come up to talk to her because they are trying to figure out if she needs more hydration during the day or if she needs hydration at home. The problem with home hydration is they don't want to mess up her Diabetes Insipidus & that could cause a big problem.... so we sit & wait.....

Thank you all for the advice, I think we are going to go to Walmart & get some cereal, bagels, etc to have at GKTW. I forgot about that being so close... can you tell my mind is shot???? LOL

Here is our plan of attack for our trip, let me know if I am crazy

Sunday Mar 13 ~ our plane lands at 12:05pm, we are hoping to make the afternoon orientation, the kids will explore GKTW with Johnny while I go to orientation, then we want to go to DTD for a bit before our 7:50 ADR at Chef Mickey's. I think that Tim had said it is a bit of a drive from DTD to CM ~ how early do we have to be there for our ADR?

Monday Mar 14 ~ this is the day my family is meeting up with us so we are planning on eating breakfast at GKTW, go to MK around 11 or so. My family will be meeting us at MK around 1 ~ 1:30. We have ADR at Crystal Palace at 2:40. This will be my family's only day at MK so we will be here all day. We want to see the parades, fireworks, night parade.... not to much to ask is it????? The park is open until 1 AM ~ though I doubt my girls will make it that late at least my family can stay if they want to.....

Tuesday Mar 15 ~ We are planning to go to US/IOA this day so we want to try to be there when the park opens. US closes at 7pm & IOA closes at 9pm so we are going to US first then IOA. My girls are not big on thrill rides so I don't think we will be short on time here???? They have no interest whatsoever about Harry Potter either so I think we may even skip that????

Wednesday Mar 16 ~ We really want to do AK in the morning then HS.... The biggest things we want to do at AK is Safari, lion King show, Dinoland, Dinosaur, Meet & greets, then HS is open until 10pm that night so we figure we should have enough time for both... or at least I hope we do LOL

Thursday Mar 17 ~ Eat breakfast at GKTW then go to Seaworld for the day... going back to GKTW for the Christmas celebrations at night. My family will be coming to GKTW also....

Friday Mar 18 ~ Epcot in the morning with my family then they are leaving around 2pm to go home.... we figure the kids will have the most fun at MK so we are going to go back there for the evening/night.

Saturday Mar 19 ~ Our flight home is 2:40 (I think) so we will have breakfast at GKTW, they have horseback riding til 11 that morning so we will just hang out there until it is time to leave

Are our plans crazy???? To much or do they sound reasonable? We are planning on going with the flow but I like to have at least a base plan.....

 

[mommy2mrb]

Hope the hydration helps Taylor feel better!!!

Your plans look great to me! better not to over plan the day and then if you find extra time you can add something else to see or do!
you should show up to your ADR's about 15 minutes early to check in, sometimes they can get you seated early too!

 

[Emilyswish]

I think your plans sound great!!! Very reasonable with time for everything.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

Your plans look great to me...except we have nothing the same. We will be at Christmas party though.

 

[maroo]

Thank you all VERY much for all your well wishes for Taylor.... she woke up feeling bad this morning. She had a horrible headache, leg cramps etc... but we are here now & after an hour & a half of IV hydration she is feeling a bit better. We are waiting for the doctor to come up to talk to her because they are trying to figure out if she needs more hydration during the day or if she needs hydration at home. The problem with home hydration is they don't want to mess up her Diabetes Insipidus & that could cause a big problem.... so we sit & wait.....

Thank you all for the advice, I think we are going to go to Walmart & get some cereal, bagels, etc to have at GKTW. I forgot about that being so close... can you tell my mind is shot???? LOL

Here is our plan of attack for our trip, let me know if I am crazy

Sunday Mar 13 ~ our plane lands at 12:05pm, we are hoping to make the afternoon orientation, the kids will explore GKTW with Johnny while I go to orientation, then we want to go to DTD for a bit before our 7:50 ADR at Chef Mickey's. I think that Tim had said it is a bit of a drive from DTD to CM ~ how early do we have to be there for our ADR?

From DTD - as long as you know where you are going - it should only take about 20-25 to get there...probably less...but with parking, walking in, etc...
You can be a bit late, though and they should keep your ADR for you.

Don't forget to plan some time to hang out at GKTW.


Monday Mar 14 ~ this is the day my family is meeting up with us so we are planning on eating breakfast at GKTW, go to MK around 11 or so. My family will be meeting us at MK around 1 ~ 1:30. We have ADR at Crystal Palace at 2:40. This will be my family's only day at MK so we will be here all day. We want to see the parades, fireworks, night parade.... not to much to ask is it????? The park is open until 1 AM ~ though I doubt my girls will make it that late at least my family can stay if they want to.....

Sounds good!! There may be a later parade (11, I think?) that may be less crowded than the first one.

You should be able to get a LOT done with the magic button!


Tuesday Mar 15 ~ We are planning to go to US/IOA this day so we want to try to be there when the park opens. US closes at 7pm & IOA closes at 9pm so we are going to US first then IOA. My girls are not big on thrill rides so I don't think we will be short on time here???? They have no interest whatsoever about Harry Potter either so I think we may even skip that????

Then you guys should be fine!


Wednesday Mar 16 ~ We really want to do AK in the morning then HS.... The biggest things we want to do at AK is Safari, lion King show, Dinoland, Dinosaur, Meet & greets, then HS is open until 10pm that night so we figure we should have enough time for both... or at least I hope we do LOL

We *may* be at AK on this day!

U should be golden since you have the magic button!


Thursday Mar 17 ~ Eat breakfast at GKTW then go to Seaworld for the day... going back to GKTW for the Christmas celebrations at night. My family will be coming to GKTW also....

Ahhh...Christmas! We are going to try to come for Christmas if Lauren is feeling up to it by Thursday.


Friday Mar 18 ~ Epcot in the morning with my family then they are leaving around 2pm to go home.... we figure the kids will have the most fun at MK so we are going to go back there for the evening/night.

We are doing DHS and AK this day...go figure. But your plans sound great! Great last night to see the fireworks and such again!


Saturday Mar 19 ~ Our flight home is 2:40 (I think) so we will have breakfast at GKTW, they have horseback riding til 11 that morning so we will just hang out there until it is time to leave

Are our plans crazy???? To much or do they sound reasonable? We are planning on going with the flow but I like to have at least a base plan.....

Your plans sound totally reasonable!!!

Try to sleep some between now and then.

And make sure everyone keeps hydrated! It will help you all to feel great for the trip!

 

[Bill_Lin]

Thank you all VERY much for all your well wishes for Taylor.... she woke up feeling bad this morning. She had a horrible headache, leg cramps etc... but we are here now & after an hour & a half of IV hydration she is feeling a bit better. We are waiting for the doctor to come up to talk to her because they are trying to figure out if she needs more hydration during the day or if she needs hydration at home. The problem with home hydration is they don't want to mess up her Diabetes Insipidus & that could cause a big problem.... so we sit & wait.....

Thank you all for the advice, I think we are going to go to Walmart & get some cereal, bagels, etc to have at GKTW. I forgot about that being so close... can you tell my mind is shot???? LOL

Here is our plan of attack for our trip, let me know if I am crazy

Sunday Mar 13 ~ our plane lands at 12:05pm, we are hoping to make the afternoon orientation, the kids will explore GKTW with Johnny while I go to orientation, then we want to go to DTD for a bit before our 7:50 ADR at Chef Mickey's. I think that Tim had said it is a bit of a drive from DTD to CM ~ how early do we have to be there for our ADR?

Monday Mar 14 ~ this is the day my family is meeting up with us so we are planning on eating breakfast at GKTW, go to MK around 11 or so. My family will be meeting us at MK around 1 ~ 1:30. We have ADR at Crystal Palace at 2:40. This will be my family's only day at MK so we will be here all day. We want to see the parades, fireworks, night parade.... not to much to ask is it????? The park is open until 1 AM ~ though I doubt my girls will make it that late at least my family can stay if they want to.....

Tuesday Mar 15 ~ We are planning to go to US/IOA this day so we want to try to be there when the park opens. US closes at 7pm & IOA closes at 9pm so we are going to US first then IOA. My girls are not big on thrill rides so I don't think we will be short on time here???? They have no interest whatsoever about Harry Potter either so I think we may even skip that????

Wednesday Mar 16 ~ We really want to do AK in the morning then HS.... The biggest things we want to do at AK is Safari, lion King show, Dinoland, Dinosaur, Meet & greets, then HS is open until 10pm that night so we figure we should have enough time for both... or at least I hope we do LOL

Thursday Mar 17 ~ Eat breakfast at GKTW then go to Seaworld for the day... going back to GKTW for the Christmas celebrations at night. My family will be coming to GKTW also....

Friday Mar 18 ~ Epcot in the morning with my family then they are leaving around 2pm to go home.... we figure the kids will have the most fun at MK so we are going to go back there for the evening/night.

Saturday Mar 19 ~ Our flight home is 2:40 (I think) so we will have breakfast at GKTW, they have horseback riding til 11 that morning so we will just hang out there until it is time to leave

Are our plans crazy???? To much or do they sound reasonable? We are planning on going with the flow but I like to have at least a base plan.....

You have some really great, and practical plans here. Just remember, you don't have to do EVERYTHING you plan for the trip to be PERFECT. Planning is super. I am a big planner myself, but when you get there, then it is time to go with the flow and let the MAGIC happen. It surely will. Never let commitment to your plans spoil moods. Relaxing is a big part of making this work.
Oh, and one more thing. Something WILL go wrong. But don't let it throw you. There will be magic to make up for the hassle.

 

[smileycrissy]

I think your plans look great. I'm sure you will all have a great time and having a loose idea of where/what you want to do will help for sure. I'm so excited for you all. I really loved doing Disney as a big group. Don't forget that your family members can try to get fast passes for some of the rides too, so let's say you go to check out the Laugh Factory in Tomorrowland, they can run over quickly to get Buzz' fast passes and may be able to join you on the FP line when you go to Buzz.

So what did the DR's decide about Taylor's hydration?

 

[my2girlsrock]

You have some really great, and practical plans here. Just remember, you don't have to do EVERYTHING you plan for the trip to be PERFECT. Planning is super. I am a big planner myself, but when you get there, then it is time to go with the flow and let the MAGIC happen. It surely will. Never let commitment to your plans spoil moods. Relaxing is a big part of making this work.
Oh, and one more thing. Something WILL go wrong. But don't let it throw you. There will be magic to make up for the hassle.

That is very good advice .... We figured to just go in with a basic plan of what we wanted to see on what & take it from there, we just feel so blessed to be able to go on this vacation right now so we are going to sit back & enjoy it.... Whatever may happen

I think your plans look great. I'm sure you will all have a great time and having a loose idea of where/what you want to do will help for sure. I'm so excited for you all. I really loved doing Disney as a big group. Don't forget that your family members can try to get fast passes for some of the rides too, so let's say you go to check out the Laugh Factory in Tomorrowland, they can run over quickly to get Buzz' fast passes and may be able to join you on the FP line when you go to Buzz.

So what did the DR's decide about Taylor's hydration?

That is a good idea about fast pass for the other people in the group. Taylor will most likely not go on alot of the big rides that some of them will want to go on so that is probably something we will have to do.

Taylor's doctor decided not to do home hydration because it could cause to many problems with her kidneys because of the Diabetes Insipidus.... she had a really rough night last night, she was up & down with muscle pain, horrible headache & nauseous, they gave her pain meds when we got here this morning. She is doing a bit better now so I am hoping that will last.

They want me to give her her zofran a little bit earlier than normal & they want her to take the oxycodeine before bed to help her sleep. I just feel so bad for her.

 

[my2girlsrock]

I just wanted to give you all a quick update on Taylor.... I wasn't able to get on last night, she didn't have a good night....
Taylor's doctor decided not to do home hydration because it could cause to many problems with her kidneys because of the Diabetes Insipidus, we have to monitor her fluid intake as much as the output of fluid. It is a bit confusing even for me She had a really rough night last night, she was up & down with muscle pain, horrible headache & nauseous, they gave her pain meds when we got here this morning, extra IV fluids again. She is doing a bit better now so I am hoping that will last.

They want me to give her her zofran a little bit earlier than normal & they want her to take the oxycodeine before bed to help her sleep. I am sure not sleeping doesn't help her as far as having a headache & not feeling well so maybe with some extra sleep she will start to feel better. I just hate seeing her in pain & not feeling good....

I came on the disboards earlier & I saw Tim had posted an update so I showed it to Taylor because I keep talking to her about Disney to keep her happy. She took the computer for at least a half hour & kept saying I am not done yet. Then she would laugh at certain pics or Juliana's convo with Tiana....She thought the pic of Tim & Melody in front of the castle kissing was so funny & cute because Juliana was covering her eyes...Thanks for giving her a laugh today Tim, Melody & Juliana

I feel like I have so much to do for the trip but I can't get it done.... LOL I get up & get Sami ready for school, drop her off at 8:45 then drive an hour to get here then we are here until about 4:30 ~ 5 then drive home in rush hour traffic then cook dinner, do laundry , bathe the kids, do homework with Sami & try to spend some time with her, then get everything ready for the next day..... I am trying to just focus on knowing that we leave for our magical trip in only 10 DAYS!!!!!!

Thanks to all of you it will be amazing..... between the wonderful BIG GIVES, awesome advice & secrets you have all let me in on it will make it even more special. Hugs to all of you.....

I try to get on as much as I can, sometimes I don't have time to post to the threads but please know that I try to keep up.... I enjoy reading everyone's post so much.....

 

[mommy2mrb]

Hope Taylor is feeling better tonight!! its great reading Tim's TR brought lots of laughes and smiles to her!

 

[wishin' on a star]

I hope today is a better day for Taylor. Thinking of you guys this week. What a great idea to read some TR's to help keep her mind on Disney!!

 

[mom2pixies]

Hope Taylor is feeling better--and that the Disney TRs have helped to distract her from her illness. Just a few days to go....and she too will get to meet the characters, take in the shows and rides and parades!

 

[my2girlsrock]

Hope Taylor is feeling better tonight!! its great reading Tim's TR brought lots of laughes and smiles to her!

She slept better last night, the pain meds helped her ALOT!!!! She is feeling better today.....

I hope today is a better day for Taylor. Thinking of you guys this week. What a great idea to read some TR's to help keep her mind on Disney!!

Thank you very much!!!!

Hope Taylor is feeling better--and that the Disney TRs have helped to distract her from her illness. Just a few days to go....and she too will get to meet the characters, take in the shows and rides and parades!

We can NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so excited!!!!

 

[my2girlsrock]

Taylor is doing better today.... she slept last night, the pain meds are working for her. YAY!!!!!! Today is her last day of chemo for this round & the last one before DISNEY!!!! I have some nice BIG GIVES to share with you all

First up is an awesome scrapbook from EmilysWish ~ Thank you all so much for this beautiful book....the girls can not wait to fill it up with pics, Taylor went through each page & told me what pose she wants in each slot

BEAUTIFUL !!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT SO SPECIAL FOR US!!!!

Our next give was from effervescent ~ she sent the girls beautiful handmade dresses & pocketbooks.... Ariel's human dress for Taylor & Cinderella for Sami ~ THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Next up were awesome Mickey Tie Dye Shirts from The Monks Mom ~ Thank you soooo much.... we love tie dye, Taylor asked me if I could figure out how to make them so that we can have more LOL I truly appreciate that you made a shirt for everyone going on the trip... that was above & beyond.

The girls also received a BIG GIVE from Ibesuew ~ the cutest Tink shirts..... love them.... the saying on Taylor's fits her perfectly & Tink's face is exactly like Sami....

Sami was trying to look at the shirt as she held it up....

Taylor was not feeling so good but she still smiles....

Shirts up close..... so cute.....

 

[my2girlsrock]

So last night the girls wanted to start getting their stuff together for our trip so we put everything they have received from the amazing BIG GIVE family (as Taylor calls you all) on my bed & get it ready for the luggage....
When we got it all on the bed I was sobbing like a baby again, your generosity, love & kindness is so unbelievable. Thank you all so very much for making our family feel so special.... you always included Sami & you have NO idea what that means to us... she was having a hard time at the beginning stages of the planning of the trip & now she is so excited, she can't wait to wear certain things on certain days & I truly believe you have all made that happen. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US!!!!

Here is a pic of all of their stuff on my bed....

This is Taylor's side of the bed....

This is Sami's side of the bed....

This is my pile & Johnny's pile..... THANK YOU !!!!!!

I forgot to post a pic of these adorable flip flops that Sheridee made for the girls to match their Chef Mickey's outfits, she even made matching ones for their AG dolls!!!!!!!! LOVE THEM!!!!

I know it is alot of pics but I just wanted to share all of this with you..... thank you for all of the magic & pixie dust you have sent our way!!!

 

[jj0plin]

Wow, That is incredible! Hope you have a lot of bags!!

 

[mommy2mrb]

Happy to hear Taylor's feeling better today and she got a good night sleep...yay for only one more treatment!!! Disney is just around the corner


love the new goodies! the scrapbook is wonderful!
boy seeing all of it in one photo must of been overwhelming for you!
I am so happy to be a small part of your trip! it will be filled with lots of magic and happiness!! you are going to get lots of attention with all your cute outfits!

OT: Teresa did you ever see my PM??

 

[billwendy]

I am so glad that Sami has gotten very excited now. I believe that these MAW trips are for the benefit of the whole family - although Sami doesnt have the illness, she still has the ups and downs and hard times - as do Mommy and Daddy - and needs some pixie dust. We really enjoyed loving on your family - you were so great with answering all my questions all the time!!! It was so much FUN!!!!!