The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 30

[Pooh67_68]

I forgot not to use fabric softener on my shirts last year, so I just rewashed them. Had no problems doing the iron ons and they are still stuck.

I washed my black tank top for the Halloween party with some of the boys clothes. I just realized I threw it in the dryer which has dyer sheets in it The tank is already dry, so what does this do to the design if I try to iron one on?

 

[tinknme]

I don't think any of us are ready

Love the Halloween wreath!

Hi all...

Checking in. Can't believe we will be in WDW in 7 days!I sure hope I can get ready.

Still settling in Bill's mother to nursing home life....not easy!

The kids & I made a Mickey Mouse Halloween wreath

 

[Pooh67_68]

Ok everyone, especially Glynis. Here is a recipe that I made today, and John loves it. I use pumpkin pie spice instead of the spices listed. Also I don't like Libby's pumpkin so I use the store brand. Also didn't use walnuts and I always use 2 teaspoons vanilla.


Pumpkin Roll
CAKE
1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
FILLING
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:
Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

 

[Glynis]

Hi all...

Checking in. Can't believe we will be in WDW in 7 days!I sure hope I can get ready.

Still settling in Bill's mother to nursing home life....not easy!

The kids & I made a Mickey Mouse Halloween wreath

Good to hear from you, Kristine!!!

Love the wreath!! What a cool thing. Are those antennae toppers? Very cute!

Hang in there with your MIL. You know you made the right decision. Just keep reminding yourself of that.

How are YOU doing?

 

[Glynis]

Ok everyone, especially Glynis. Here is a recipe that I made today, and John loves it. I use pumpkin pie spice instead of the spices listed. Also I don't like Libby's pumpkin so I use the store brand. Also didn't use walnuts and I always use 2 teaspoons vanilla.


Pumpkin Roll
CAKE
1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
FILLING
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:
Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

Oh, I'm in heaven! This sounds amazing!!! Was it difficult to do?

 

[tinknme]

Meet the Dream Team

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/di...e=MeetTheDreammakersPage#DreamMaker7VideoItem

 

[yellowfish78]

Evening everyone!

Can I ask a favor please? Lindsay's post made me think of this actually...
Would everyone mind posting a few things for the October trip?

Who made what reservations?
How many seats you reserved?
Which reservations your scheduled to join everyone at?

This way whomever made the reservation can make sure that there are enough seats and we know what the ADR name is under in case someone arrives late.

(Forgive me if I'm stepping on anyone's toes!)

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Kristine - Good to hear from you! The wreath looks great!

 

[babytrees]

Good to hear from you, Kristine!!!

Love the wreath!! What a cool thing. Are those antennae toppers? Very cute!

Hang in there with your MIL. You know you made the right decision. Just keep reminding yourself of that.

How are YOU doing?

Kristine-

Glynis said it so well so I am going to ditto and add some

 

[yellowfish78]

Ok everyone, especially Glynis. Here is a recipe that I made today, and John loves it. I use pumpkin pie spice instead of the spices listed. Also I don't like Libby's pumpkin so I use the store brand. Also didn't use walnuts and I always use 2 teaspoons vanilla.


Pumpkin Roll
CAKE
1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
FILLING
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:
Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

This is one of my favorite recipes!!! I make two can's worth and freeze.
A little tidbit for everyone though: remember the amount of pumpkin! DON'T USE THE WHOLE CAN (in one recipe that is!!!)

 

[babytrees]

So my oldest performs the field show in a half hour and I am feeling guilty for not being there. It would have been almost $30 for us to go in to see them....and 2 other bands. So I feel a little guilty but not $30 guilty.
Turns out their scores sunk with the overall general effect(specifically the music) on Saturday...hopefully with home field advantage they will raise back up. Plus the weather is much better tonight.

 

[PNO4TE]

That's wonderful! Congrats to Kristin!!

Elin,----Congrats to Kristin

Elin-Please congratulate Kristin from all of her DDA aunts. I am sure she will shine in the role of Viola!!

That's Great. Is Viola a leading role. I'm Theater illiterate, please fill me in.

Thanks, Aunties! And for Deb, as well as others who may not have read the play (which I hadn't done in DECADES!)...

Viola, twin sister to Sebastian. She is later called Cesario
Viola is a young woman of aristocratic birth from Messaline, and the play's primary protagonist. She spends the entire play, after the early shipwreck scene, disguised as a young man, "Cesario".

This is the part she has been DYING to play onstage!

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin, where are you getting your weather report from?

My favorite online long-range weather site: www.accuweather.com

 

[tinknme]

I made none of the reservations, here is where I will be eating though

18th - LTT
19th - R&C
20th Cape May Breakfast/Sci Fi Dinner
21st - Kona Breakfast/Le Cellier Dinner

Evening everyone!

Can I ask a favor please? Lindsay's post made me think of this actually...
Would everyone mind posting a few things for the October trip?

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin, congrats to Kristin.

Tell Kristin congratulations!

Thank you both!

 

[PNO4TE]

And just because everyone seems to need it. Extra all around.

I think this bears repeating!!

 

[my3princes]

Rees slept well last night. I took them to see Game Plan today at the movie. His stomach was hard and distended during the movie, so we skipped buying snacks. He made it home just in time. BTW, the movie was WONDERFUL!!! The kids and I really enjoyed it (they are off today for Columbus Day).

Talked to the our Pediatrician, and he is calling GI to set up the next steps. We are going to send Rees to school, and if I need to go with him, I will. But he will be happier even if he only stays for a few hours at a time. I'm also waiting to hear from the ENT as Rees is having horrendous nose bleeds again (had one Friday at the Peds) and needs to have his nose cauterized for the FOURTH time. Waiting for a surgery date.

Thanks for the continued prayers!

Hopefully he will be able to make it through school. That they can get appointments set up quickly and move things along. He has already suffered so much.

Deb, didn't you say you needed a size 10 pooh bowling ball?

http://bigbowling.zoovy.com/c=YSmTO...ont_color=blue>Viz-a-ball_Pooh_Bear_Face.html

http://www.bowlingballmall.com/bowl...=201&Shopper=JD8F91XFGUGK8N13TFQEKCUWTS7NAWPC

I can't believe you found those. I have googled everything I could think of and couldn't find any 10 lbs pooh balls. I did find a Pluto one and ordered it this morning. Now I guess that I should have waited Oh well, I'm sure that he will be happy with Pluto as that is his second favorite character.

 

[PNO4TE]

Happy Monday, DDA!

I'm happy to say that life has hopefully slowed down for a bit now. I made it through last week, and the next few shouldn't be too painful - although I need to run now so I'm not here late tonight. Chat with you later!

I am so glad to hear this, Lindsay. The only ADR you need to worry about is the PFTS one and you have that taken care of! Everyone else has you covered, so just sit back, give up some of the control and relax a little for this one trip!

When I first started taking my October trips with Disney friends I realized that we had about 4-5 out of the 12-14 women who went who were MAJOR planners (I was one of them!). I knew that was going to cause major friction and decided to step back and let them handle it all. It was really hard at first not really knowing when and where we were going, but after a couple of trips with them I knew I was in good hands. I hope you get to feel that way in the next 9 days or so.

 

[Tammi67]

The biggest thing are needs for pixie dust:

Denise needs some for Rees as he's still having a lot of pain, and not enough answers!

Jen needs some for her grandpa who had a cardiac episode last night, and his having an operation today to put a shunt in.

Jennifer needs some for her grandmother who's defibrillator shocked her several times yesterday for no apparent reason.

Other than that, there's been a lot of talk about what to pack for your trip.

Tom is still sick! Get better Tom!

Tia has updated her photo to show off her "young lady"! She's just darling!!!

Beth continues to be busy with all 3 kids going in different directions.

Elizabeth's husband celebrates a birthday today. Happy Birthday!!!

I think that's all the major stuff. Have a safe trip home, Tammi!

I'm home! Thanks for the update,Glynis. all around.

Tom, Abi and Theresa - I hope you all are feeling better!

Tia - Terra is beautiful and I'm so happy that Phil will be joining you on your next vacation! How exciting!

Elizabeth - Happy Bday to DH.

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin,
Congrats to Kristin!!!

Yes, Viola is THE leading female role! She will have so much fun!!! Viola is shipwrecked and has to dress as a boy to be able to travel safely in a strange land. She gets hired as a "page" to Count Orsino, hired to take love letters to Olivia. However, Viola falls in love with Orsino, Olivia falls in love with the "page", and it's comic genius!!!! Viola is really a plum role for a woman.

Thanks, ladies! You explained the role much better than Wikipedia did, Glynis.