The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 30

[bear74]

Elizabeth did you go thru wdw.com to find out the tax on your stay. I was playing around with dates for our trip to see the price and could not figure out what the taxes were.

The dining plan would increase our package total by 600. I think we payed less then 500 in food on our in Nov. We had 4 sit down meals of course 3 of those were breakfast.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

well i thnk m headed to bed...i think i ihave a kidney infectoni and im feeling really bad all of a sudden...so off to watch tv laying down for a bit...

not going out til 5 or so tomorrow so ill chat then

 

[bear74]

well i thnk m headed to bed...i think i ihave a kidney infectoni and im feeling really bad all of a sudden...so off to watch tv laying down for a bit...

not going out til 5 or so tomorrow so ill chat then

night Jen that you do not get a kidney infection.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Bernadette - Good luck with Lizzy & the dance!

It was HOT and LOUD and crazy! I don't know if I was just too tired or what but it seemed so crazy this year. I've got to say I'm happy to be home.

Guess what, NO CALLS! The lawyer and the Pt Rep have called the doc again today (at least once each), and "he's on it". Maybe he's calling after hours today, so I'll remain hopeful for another hour or so. Generally, no news is good news, but not in our case.

I taught school today and one of my kid's moms from last year came to find me. Her DH works at Emory/Egleston (he's a Physician) and knows the scheduler for the ER who can ALWAYS get people in. So he's calling her with all of Rees' info Monday am to see if she can't work some magic. I am so appreciative of all these people trying to help us, but, this has gotten so ridiculous. It's been THREE WEEKS! I told DH I'm treading water and the lifeboat better come soon...

Thanks for keeping all of us in your prayers. My in-laws are coming tomorrow to surprise the kids. Between my parents last weekend and DH's this one, it will help keep our minds off what's going on.

I am so sorry to hear this!

Note to self, when storing a camera in a bag at sub-zero temps in an a/c blasted room, allow camera to warm up a little before snapping pics!

I had this problem in August 2005. Last 2 years I've made sure to put my camera in its case and the case in a padded backpack and that seems to keep it from getting so cold.


Loving your TR!!!

she cant come soon enough. Last week she was head down and I was 3cm dilated. She is making me waddle a whole lot more this week. I am getting tired of contracting for almost 3hrs each night and then they stop. I really hate getting up from either laying down or sitting as I have lots of pain on those pelvic bones.

When I was pregnant with Emma I carried her so low that at 30 weeks I started having a contraction everytime I stood up. I went on bed rest for a day or 2 and had to have DH change Joe's diapers (he wasn't quite 2) as I couldn't pick him up. She went up a bit higher so the contractions stopped but I was still sure a limb was going to just pop out. I couldn't wait to have her. They induced me at 39 weeks as my blood pressure was a bit high. She was my easiest delivery as I had decided to get the epidural at the first sign of pain.

I have been thinking about our trip. Trying to keep my mind off these irritating irregular contractions. I think I will make one for Olivia. I am debating on if I should make one for Virginia she will be 22 months, and for my nephew if we get to take him he will be 5. My Cousin is thinking about going with us her girls will be 11 and 8.

I know I will make my girls shirts, probably make my nephew shirts if he goes. Not sure if my cousin and her family will want to wear matching shirts or not.

I will give Olivia her book as a birthday present unless I make Virginia and Ryan one then it will be Christmas presents next year.

I think I will make all 3 Olivia, Ryan and Virginia passports for Epcot.

what do you all think?

I would encourage you to consider 1 book for both girls. It will be so much easier for you. My kids would take turns giving the character the book or the pen.

I know, not part of my trip report, but I just have to say that these are some of my most favorite face characters that are out there! They have such a great sense of humor, and they interact so well with everyone!

That looks so fun!

Ohh, I found Pat's and they are great! I may need to use those. I also really likes Heather's autograph pages.

I just found Heather's pages and they are great!

Well they aren't all over Maryland The kids size wont be out for another 2 weeks or so. I think I'm just going to get the adult size one, Emma's always had a big head,, so I figure it will work

I bought one at Kohl's last year.

Some sort of nastiness has settled into my chest. I feel as if I've been run over by a truck. I have been slurping down hot tea all afternoon, it's the only thing that feels good.

Hope you get rid of that! Most of the Moms at the dance tonight had colds and a few folks at work do too. I don't have time to get sick.

I have 106 pins in my "trader" bag. I think I can stop for awhile. I am going to wait and see if the Disney Store marks theirs down. I know they will mark them down eventually, but the question is whether or not my store will have any left when they go on sale.

I saw some cute pins at the Disney Store today. Let us know if you see a sale!!!

Here are the meals we have planned...

Jan 18- Counter Service
Jan 19- Counter Service
Jan 20- PSB lunch 12:30pm
Jan 21- Biergarten 5:30pm
Jan 22- Crystal Palace 8am
1900 PF ??
Jan 23- CRT 4pm
Jan 24- Garden Grill 5pm
Jan 25th H & V 12:15pm

Most of our meals are character/buffet. I figured they would be the easiest with the 3 girls. Not a whole lot of waiting to be served!!

We found buffets the easiest for my crew. We just love breakfast at the CP!

I booked the BB Boutique for the day we do the CRT. We were going to do the Pirate and Princess party but decided it's too late of a night for Molly and they would love to get all dolled up more.

P&PP was too late for Joe. It was $175 for the 5 of us to go with an AP discount and Joe had to leave right after the fireworks. I don't think I'll do a special ticketed event until the kids are older.

I think Olivia would like BB boutique
we are going in Aug. they may or may not have the P & P party but I agree it would probally be to late a night for Virginia. too bad Virginia will be to youngI think they have to be 3 to do this.

I don't think Virginia would be a problem at P&PP-she'd just fall asleep in the stroller. I think it would too late for Olivia though.

This is Post 11,000 for me​

Congratulations!

 

[lovesdumbo]

well i thnk m headed to bed...i think i ihave a kidney infectoni and im feeling really bad all of a sudden...so off to watch tv laying down for a bit...

not going out til 5 or so tomorrow so ill chat then

Hope you get over that quick!!!!

 

[lovesdumbo]

I orderd some T's from Jiffyshirts.com that I have to wash this weekend. I want to my friend & her DH Pop T's and Kate's Walt Disney World T that I made for my family. I also want to make the WDW one for my FL friend and her DD. I got some extra blank T's so I can make some for Joe's birthday trip and I even got both of us a long sleeve T.

I got some transfers at Walmart the other night-ones for light T's and the package says "New/Improved-more intense colors-no cracking". I'm excited to try them out.

 

[babytrees]

So who wants to guess who Heidi has?!?

me!!! me!!!

 

[ReAnSt]

me!!! me!!!

But you wouldn't be guessing you know.

 

[bear74]

When I was pregnant with Emma I carried her so low that at 30 weeks I started having a contraction everytime I stood up. I went on bed rest for a day or 2 and had to have DH change Joe's diapers (he wasn't quite 2) as I couldn't pick him up. She went up a bit higher so the contractions stopped but I was still sure a limb was going to just pop out. I couldn't wait to have her. They induced me at 39 weeks as my blood pressure was a bit high. She was my easiest delivery as I had decided to get the epidural at the first sign of pain.


I would encourage you to consider 1 book for both girls. It will be so much easier for you. My kids would take turns giving the character the book or the pen.





I just found Heather's pages and they are great!

We found buffets the easiest for my crew. We just love breakfast at the CP!


P&PP was too late for Joe. It was $175 for the 5 of us to go with an AP discount and Joe had to leave right after the fireworks. I don't think I'll do a special ticketed event until the kids are older.


I don't think Virginia would be a problem at P&PP-she'd just fall asleep in the stroller. I think it would too late for Olivia though.


Congratulations!

Thanks Bernadette. I carried Olivia so low that I started dilating at 30 weeks and was put on bed rest at 33 weeks with her carried her to 37.6 weeks before going into labor.

SO maybe one book but split the pages between 2 boxes to wrap. I want bind them till we get back or I will put them in an album somehow.

Olivia stayed awake the whole time we were at the christmas party but we left right after the fireworks.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Have fun!! Did you see that Jack's gonna be in 3D!! We're planning on taking the girls.

We saw it last year, not sure if we'll do it again this year. We had to drive a ways last year becasue it was only in one theater.

Dining plan- I just think it is easier. We are thinking of paying for CRT out of pocket to free up the credits. Then I would add 1900 PF and I can't decide on what else.

The food in the castle is NOT worth 2 credits! We love buffets, even though they are not cost effective with DS. Crystal Palace is great for breakfast and dinner - we have done both meals multiple times. We had lunch at the castle once and we all agreed that was enough. We've only done dinner at H&V. We've had breakfast and lunch at 1900 PF but I think the menu has changed. I love Chef Mickey's for breakfast. Never been to Biergarten but Anne Marie's family really likes it. The only time we went to Akershus was before it changed to Princesses. Never been to Garden Grill.

Well you must have opened them by now. What did you get?

A bunch of junk! The one pirate pin I got is a fake. I thought it probably would be, so that's what I get. I got some rack pins from DL that seem to be fine, some Stitch pins that look like crap, some Winnie the Pooh pins that the colors are kind of wonky, a couple of decent Toy Story pins.
"Scrapper" pins have a very, very distinctive odor. The people on the PinPics board absolutely ridiculed me for saying so, but it is 100% true. As soon as we unwrapped the pins I told DH "They're scrappers." Some of them are bad enough that we won't be able to trade them, but I don't think I want to fool with sending them back. I'll just set them aside with the other scrappers we have amassed and figure my "per pin" cost on the decent ones has just gone up!

We are driving!!! I hate flying and I don't think it would be much fun with 3 kids. I much prefer to load my van with all the possible crap we'll need and just go.

Good luck with that! I can't deal with long car trips.

So the weekend is here, who has to work?

Not me! Princess isn't even in town!

So who wants to guess who Heidi has?!?

Well, I guess that Heidi does NOT have me.

my belly button is poking out tonight. It never poked out with Olivia

It's like a turkey timer! I had that dark line down my belly with DS. The "linea nigre" was so dark you could see it if I wore light colored pants. It took about 4 months for it to go away after he was born, too!

This is Post 11,000 for me​

Congrats!!

Elizabeth did you go thru wdw.com to find out the tax on your stay. I was playing around with dates for our trip to see the price and could not figure out what the taxes were.

The dining plan would increase our package total by 600. I think we payed less then 500 in food on our in Nov. We had 4 sit down meals of course 3 of those were breakfast.

Yes. You have to click all the way through to "Accept this offer" or whatever before it will show you the taxes. It has one line for the room, then a line for taxes, then the total. I *think* resort tax is 12.5%. I might be off by a half-percent. All Stars is a tiny bit higher because they are in a different county.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We went to Blockbuster and rented "Poltergeist". I don't think DS was scared, though. DH went to bed about a quarter of the way through. He is off tomorrow but he can't stay awake past 8 PM. We had Arby's for dinner.

 

[bear74]

Well Jeff and I are thinking it its just us 4, mom, db and nephew we might just go in Nov. after thanksgiving. Especially since we are considering home schooling the girls. Olivia would miss no school.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

"Race for the Cure" is tomorrow morning. That means about 6 AM we will have helicopters and a guy shouting over a PA system. Since we will all be wide awake maybe we will walk over and check out the offerings. We always say we are going to do that, then we never end up going.

So last night there was no knocking. Tonight when we came home the blinds in the apt. next door were open and the light was on, and I am almost certain that apartment is empty! It looks like the one below it is empty, too. That means the knocking was actually coming from directly below us instead of next door. Very strange.

 

[bear74]

"Race for the Cure" is tomorrow morning. That means about 6 AM we will have helicopters and a guy shouting over a PA system. Since we will all be wide awake maybe we will walk over and check out the offerings. We always say we are going to do that, then we never end up going.

So last night there was no knocking. Tonight when we came home the blinds in the apt. next door were open and the light was on, and I am almost certain that apartment is empty! It looks like the one below it is empty, too. That means the knocking was actually coming from directly below us instead of next door. Very strange.

how weird

 

[babytrees]

I'm not sure...I haven't looked into it yet. I'll let you know when I do, or if anyone else has done this, please share!

Movie time!

let me look...but I think it's available to all!!

 

[babytrees]

DW is almost home, Pizza is ordered, and then a movie. I think Evan Almighty. I will try to get back on later to either post more of my TR or some more Pictures!

we liked Evan Almighty...even better than the first.

 

[MrsHeg]

Evening everyone,

I see you've been quite busy with the posting party.

Jennifer,
Love the pictures of Olivia! One thing we did for Brandon that he loved, was to fill any empty mini M&M container with 2 quarters, 1 penny until it was full, then every time we came across one of the pressed penny machines he was all set.

 

[KMH1]

Movie's over...very good but extremely stressful! Thank goodness I knew there would be a happy ending!

 

[KMH1]

Robyn, that coloring page is so neat! Was it easy? Can you print them yourself or do you have to upload them to the Gallery?

 

[KMH1]

Jen, hope you are feeling better in the morning!