I'm a little late, but......HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jonslola!!!!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip - I think it would be a lot of fun to go with so many friends & family, but challenging at times, too.
I am so EXCITED! I got my black mary jane crocs today!!(Now where's a croc smilie?)Now all I need are some Disney jibbitz to complete them! While at the store I noticed they were putting out the "patra" style, so I tried them on. I was in love!
So I bought them too!
You will not regret having crocs....they are awesome!
I put my mary janes into the Disney box (I'll explain in a minute) to wait for thier jibbitz.
I also went to the Disney Store to but the kids a couple things for WDW. I bought them each a t-shirt, the "tiki" ones, and a pair of sunglasses (3/$8). Cindy got one with Marie (from Aristocats) and some Minnie Mouse "tiki" sunglasses. Bean got a Jack Skellington, and some Bruce (Finding Nemo) glasses, and Ace got Mickey Mouse and POC glasses. They were excited! They admired them, tried on the glasses then tossed them in the box.
Isnt it fun to have disney things to pack!
Ok, so the Disney Box is a box decorated with bags from the Disney Store. Inside is stuff for our Disney trip. ONLY new or special things! I told the kids no, "I want to take this pair of underwear, so I'm putting it in the box" kind of thing. I am happy to finally make a box and have things in it! ( I've been promising the kids for weeks!) I'll take a picture of it soon and post it for all to see! (Not that its that fabulous or anything, I'm not very crafty)
Oh, thanks for your birthday wishes guys!
She is doing pretty well though, it was very early in the pregnancy. She says her loss is Heaven's gain. They will try again in the future, she would love to give her boys a baby sister! 
Sad news, Mrs. Cereal lost her baby.
Yesterday I was day dreaming about sipping a frozen coke by the hippy dippy pool! I can't wait!
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but none of this > 
EXCELLENT!!!
and Papa "got impatient with the kidcot stuff so I told him (in a hateful tone) 'go ride your rides or do whatever you want!'"
Mama said, "So I just stood there looking at all the other mothers taking pictures and having fun and Papa said, 'you're pathetic'". 
Love your friends TR they need to sort they're DD out otherwise she's going to grow up so high maintenance
Well, my FIL got a call at 6 am this morning from his mother, "Is it still too late to get in on the Disney trip?"
So I called, and to my suprise there was a room available!
Ok, let's call these 2 Grandma and Grandpa Badger. (We lovingly refer to my DH's Grandma as "the old badger", she's fine with it.) We (reluctantly) asked them in the early stages of planning if they wanted to come, but they said they couldn't afford it. (Uh-huh, more on that later) And Grandma Badger's health is too poor. (Uh-huh, more on this too) So we didn't give it another thought and all sighed with relief. But now something has spurred their desire and they are determined to go.
So why aren't we simply overjoyed that DH's precious grandparents want to go? Please don't get me wrong here, we love them dearly and I know memories will be made on this trip if they go. (hopefully good ones.) We are just a little concerned. Here's a little background:
Basically Grandma Badger is a severe hypercondriac, tends to be heavily medicated, and doesn't get up until about 2pm everyday. (She had not been to bed when she called this morning.) Sometimes she's perfectly normal an pleasant and other times she's, well, she's not. She is famous for sharing morsels about her and Grandpa Badger's love life. I think its wonderful that they have an active love life at their age, I just don't want to know about it. I have no interest in what she purchased from her Victoria's Secret catalogue. It's a "Secret" for a reason.
Grandma Badger can also be dramatic at times, with help from her meds. A few years ago Grandpa Badger's brother in another state died. They were NOT close to him, and they RARELY spoke to him on the phone. At the funeral Grandma Badger THREW HERSELF on the casket, WEEPING and WAILING! Hello? Who are you? She did not even behave this way at her own sons funeral. (although, now that I think about it, she was heavily medicated then as well, must have been different meds)
So needless to say she can make things pretty exciting! We don't know which Grandma Badger we will get every day. Will she "behave" since she is around all these people, or will she take advantagae of the fact she has an "audience"?
Grandma Badger has had 3 different cancers, several blood disorders, and needs a hip replacement. All of these self-diagnosed of course! (her Dr. actually told my in-laws she is very healthy) As for the hip she said her Dr. can give her a shot that will "allow her to walk" in Disney. Its a miracle!!
As for money, they're the typical older folks with a bank full of money, (multiple accounts "just in case"), but to talk to them they are as poor as church mice and their cupboards are bear. Somehow they have scrounged up enough money to go to Disney. Another miracle!!
Now Grandpa Badger is her enabler, enough said.
Nothing like spicing up a trip! And since DH's other grandparents both passed away earlier this year, he appreciates how precious time with his grandparents is, even if they can be cantankerous at times.
I finally spoke to the "Fun Family" about their trip! It's in the next post!
I hope you aren't planning on waiting around for these people who get up at 2 pm. I would give them your itinerary and say...call us if you want to meet up at a particular point....then they have no audience. Did you read Sorul's trippie?? OMGosh...they had older people with them, and an irresponsible father and it really slowed them down...plus they wondered off...terrible...well thats just my opinion....unless you dont care about getting around the parks....
Aw, it kinda sucks being in the family fun parade without the Dad. 
I hope they try again and it's better next time. Although it sounds like they have fundamental 'issues' there. Yikes!!
I also hit the big DS sale over the weekend - I got the same style shirt as your Fantasia one, but I got the Cinderella & 101 Dalmatians ones. Love all the cute stuff - I know what you mean about spending the money on the actual trip instead, but I got several shirts for $5 & I'm happy knowing we'll look good in all our family pics on vacation. 
Only a true Disney planner could have said that line above. 
