The Good, The Bad, & the Nuts! ...ANYONE GOING MAY 8-15?

Another week-end, another Disney shopping trip.

Today we came home with
a new cooler,
a new plastic tub to carry loose items (shampoo, sunscreen, disposable coffee cups, coffee, etc.,) in,
pair of shorts for Mark and Danny,
socks for Danny,
2 T-shirts for Mark,
a couple adapters for the car for charging the iphone - one is a double plug so you can charge 2 at a time, the other is just a charging cord like he (Mark) already had, but this has a Cubs logo so he had to buy it :sad2:,
new shampoo and conditioner for me - my hair is starting to break off, or fall out, or something not good.:eek: When I called the doctor's office they recommended I use a good conditioner. So i switched from my cheap Suave to some extra-moisturizing Tresemme,
a couple travel bottles to take some with me on vacation (the bottles they came in were huge!),
a carrying case for my new iPhone....oh - and I got a new iPhone earlier in the week,
a pill container that has a keychain so I can hook it to my phone case and keep everything together.

I think that's about it....today.

Earlier in the week some sandals I ordered for Ryne came in (from Lands End), then I saw they were having a summer blow-out sale, so Danny decided to get him a pair like them but a different color and $8 less.
I also got a new bathing suit earlier this week - also ordered online, because I couldn't find the shorts that went with mine :confused3 Of course, the day after my new one arrived I found the shorts to the other suit.:sad2: My laundry has fallen further and further behind over the last couple years, we basically did it on an as needed basis, and lived out of a lot of clothes baskets (and the floor :rolleyes:) in the basement. The last few weeks Ryne & I have been loading up 4 or 5 baskets full of clothes and going to the laundromat and getting a bunch done. As I take it out I sort it in to whose it is if it is going back home, a throw away pile if it is torn, stained or otherwise unwearable, and a yard sale pile. Fortunately a lot is going in to the last two piles which is making the putting away part at home much easier. :thumbsup2 In the process of doing this my swim suit top wound up in one of my baskets, but the shorts wound up in one of Marks. :confused3 I am assuming it was one of the times the boys were taking clothes out of the dryer (probably Ryne) and he saw "black shorts" and assumed they were Marks and tossed them in that general direction. I am hoping now that we are nearing the end, that my other two "pajama shirts" will turn up too. I had bought a package of men's V-neck Tshirts, and after the first washing 3 of the 4 didn't come back. I found one of them awhile back and am still waiting for the other 2 to re-appear.

As of right now Ryne has all the clothes and shoes he needs for the trip. :thumbsup2:
I think I have all the clothes I need, but I'm not sure exactly what they will be :rolleyes: Since we are going away the week-end before we leave for Florida, I need to decide if I will try to wash any of what I take that week-end for the trip, or have my trip stuff packed and take other stuff to Ohio. But either way, I think I have everything I need - I just need to finalize what makes the final cut. :thumbsup2
Danny should have everything he needs - he just needs to decide if the shorts he has are "good enough" or if he needs to replace another pair. :)
And Mark - I have no idea.:headache:
We bought him a couple shirts last weekend that now he says he didn't want for the trip - he just wanted them :headache: Today he bought a couple t-shirts - one is definitely going on the trip, the other is a maybe. He won't say how he is on shorts...or shoes....or trunks. I know he has a pair of trunks because he goes swimming over at his friend's house all the time, but today he decided he didn't have any. :sad2: But he also didn't like any of the ones at the store we went to, so who knows what he will wind up with.
And Adam....well, Adam is not my problem. :laughing: I will tell his mom what he needs (4 outfits, something to swim in, something to sleep in, and a couple pairs of shoes) and hopefully he will show up with it.
We have a constant rotation of laundry going in our room, so we have pared ourselves down to 4 outfits and that seems to be enough. I might sneak extra in since I will be there longer - but I am the only girl so I take some extra perks where I can!
 
PRE-TRIP QUESTIONS 1 - 10



1 What time will I get to my room on arrival day? (Flight due in at 8:19PM)
10:24

2 What will be the first park I go to?
MK

3 Other than Magical Express, what will be the first form of Disney Transportation that I use?
a elevator up to your room. doest that count as tranportation, if not then ill go with bus

4 Which character(s) will we/I take a picture of first?
mickey

5 Will we keep our ADR at Teppen Edo? (Danny & I)
yes

6a How many Vinylmations will we buy this trip?17
6b How many of the Vinylmations we buy will we trade for another one we like better?5


7 Will we keep our ADR at Garden Grill? (All 5 of us)
no

8a How many parades will I watch? 7
8b Which parades and how many times each will I watch them?
MK day time one 2 time, night time 2, AK one once, and MGM one 2...
9 Not counting our "grab and go" breakfasts in the room, how many meals will all 5 of us have together?
7

10 What will Danny & I order at Teppen Edo?
steak and scallops, for you, steak and chicken for danny

1 down 3 to go

PRE TRIP QUESTIONS 11 - 20​


11 Which nighttime shows will I watch?
fantasmic, MK night show, and illuminations, you will hit all three

12 Danny & the boys leave Saturday, what will I do when they leave?relax and tour at your own pace.


13 Will we keep our ADR at Whispering Canyon? (Danny & I)

yes
14a How many skillets will we order? 1each its alot of food
14b What will we request refills on? your shakes, of course, which you can get for a drink part of your meal. and if you are smart extra briscuit.


15 Will any of us experience a Magical Moment?
yes

16a Amongst all five of us, how many total Animation Academy pictures will we do? 6
16b What character(s) will we draw? goofy


17 After moving to Animal Kingdom Lodge, which savanna will my room face?
sunset savanah

18 How many total roller coaster rides will I go on?
1
19 Which character(s) will I take a picture with first?
goofy

20 How many times will I ride Tower of Terror?
3

2 down


PRE-TRIP QUESTIONS 21 - 30​



21 I will be there a total of 12 mornings - how many rope drops will I make?
4

22a How many times will I ride Star Tours?2
22b How many different versions of it will I see?1


23 What special snacks will I get? List no more than 5
jalapeno cheese pretzel...dole whip, popcorn, mickey ice cream, and the mickey sandwich ice cream

24a How many times will I ride Toy Story?3
24b What will my high score be?87,500
24c Will I score higher than Danny more often or will he score higher than me more often?
danny will win

25a How many times will I ride Buzz Lightyear? 5
25b What will my high score be? 120,430


26 On my first 2 full days, which are solo days, how many parks (including DD) will I visit?
3
27a How many different hats will turn up in this year's hat pics?64
27b Who will be modeling the most hats?
mark

28 How many cameras will we take with us?
4

Dan has suggested a "What were they thinking?" photo mission.
29 If my goal is to find and photograph at least one a day - how many will I find?
im going with 17 total, as there are many chances to capture the what were they thinking image.


Where will my first DIS-meet take place:
30a Which park (including Downtown Disney) or resort? DD
30b Narrow down location (land, country, near a ride, restaurant, or attraction….) by the world of disney close to the water.
30c Who will it be with?
i have no idea....lets say marv

i more to go


PRE-TRIP QUESTIONS 31 - 41 (FINAL)​



31a Will we keep our ADR at Kona? (all 5 of us) yes
31b Who all will go?
all 5 of u

32 Where will I go on Saturday before DH & the boys get there?
mk

33 What time will DH & the boys and I meet up on Saturday when they get there?4:35


34 Will anybody in our group see DeVine and get pictures of her?
yep u will

35 Will the fact that I am checking in before the guys arrive eliminate Danny's check-in "drama" or will
he still have issues when he arrives?
no you will take care of all of it.

36a Will any of the boys get their faces painted? nope
36b Which one(s)? none


37 How many alcoholic beverages will Danny & I have? ( combined or separate) 5 total,


38 Will anybody make a comment to me about the shirt I bought to use as a seat cover for my scooter?
yep

39 I bought a new straw hat for this trip - will it survive the dangers of being packed and Florida rains?
it will get a little bent up traveling but it will still be good to go to keep the sun off of you.


40 How many days will it rain while I am there?

lets say 5 but only 1 day of more than an hour rain
41 Will I keep my ADR for breakfast at Boma? (just me) sure will


i think you should just print mine and take it as it seems like a good plan fo ryou.
:thumbsup2
 
Was looking at my countdown number last night, did the math :teacher: and realized I was off a day. :rolleyes1 So I went back and looked and saw that I had two "40's". So this countdown will have no "24" :rolleyes1 Now I feel a little....Goofy

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23 Hat Days to go!
 

That one is Mark - I'm pretty sure that is who you guessed when I looked through your answers.
 
Holy cow, that's a lot of prediction questions. Since I stink at prediction games, can I just take a score of 3 points out of 40 now? :rotfl2:
 
Holy cow, that's a lot of prediction questions. Since I stink at prediction games, can I just take a score of 3 points out of 40 now? :rotfl2:


Just guess what you would do....except for Tower of Terror - you may want to guess that I would go on it more often than you might ;)
 
Yesterday was one of those miserably hot days. We had heat indexes of 110 or more. Really made me long for a little cooler weather....:santa:


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Wasn't Mark a cute baby?



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22 Hat Days to go!
 
Okay, here is my stab at your questions in super secret white text of course!



1 - 10:20am

2 - Epcot

3 - Boat

4 - ppoh and tigger

5 - yes

6a - 20, 6b - 5

7 - yes

8a - 3
8b MSEP - 2, Jammin Jungle - 1, DHS Block Party or whatever it is called now - 1

9 - 6

10 - Danny - steak, you - scallops

11 - Illuminations and Wishes

12 - check into and hang out at AKL

13 - Yes

14a - 2, 14b - ribs and brisket

15 - yes

16a - 7, 16b - Donald, Genie

17 - sunset savannah

18 - 7

19 - Mickey

20 - 5

21 - 8

22a - 3, 22b - 3

23 - Dole whip, zebra dome, mickey bar

24a - 3, 24b - 75,000, 24c - Danny will be higher

25a - 2, 25b - 125,000

26 - two

27a - 25, 27b - Mark

28 - three

29 - 12

30a - DTD, 30b - EOS, 30C - Marv

31a&b - all five of you

32 - Epcot

33 - 5:00pm

34 - yes

35 - will still have some issue to complain about - LOL!

36a - yes, 36b - Mark

37 - 10

38 - yes

39 - yes

40 - none (wishful thinking!!!)

41 - yes!

 
JenB - thanks for playing! I am going to change your first answer from AM to PM......unless you think I will be spending my first night in the lobby;) I don't know if I specified or not, but my flight is supposed to arrive at 8:19 PM.
 
JenB - thanks for playing! I am going to change your first answer from AM to PM......unless you think I will be spending my first night in the lobby;) I don't know if I specified or not, but my flight is supposed to arrive at 8:19 PM.

OOOPS! thanks! It probably says PM but I just assumed AM. Darn it - not off to a very good start - LOL!
 
The next 4 posts are contest questions for my upcoming trip. You can reply here with the super-secret white font or send me a PM. If you send a PM please post here that you did so I will know to watch for it in case it doesn't make it to my inbox for some reason. I will print off take my questions with me (but not your answers so they won't influence me) so I can keep track of what I do. I hope to have some Post-Trip Questions to add later. I leave August 3rd - so you can send these in any time through August 3rd
Can I just hand mine to you when you arrive???
PRE-TRIP QUESTIONS 1 - 10

1 What time will I get to my room on arrival day? (Flight due in at 8:19PM)
Your room, huh? So I can stake out your lobby and when you arrive engage you in conversation until just a couple of minutes before the time I put down for my answer????
I just realized I never told you what the shirt was that I got for my scooter. I added that question to the list when I ordered it then forgot to tell you all about it.

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My plan is to put this over the back seat of the scooter with a Beach towel somehow attached to it covering the seat portion. It is too hot sitting on those seats after it has sat out in the sun, but everytime I get off the towel would fall down and I'd have to re-do it. Taking just that much longer to get around and get moving again. So I am hoping that I can rig this up to keep the towel in place better. It should have the added bonuses of helping me pick my scooter out of a crowd when I park it, and answer any lingering questions as to why I am using the scooter in the first place.
I propose a new question......How many times will Marv ask about your kidney transplant????? :)
As far as I can tell you haven't missed any yet! :thumbsup2












Of course, as far as I can tell you haven't gotten any right either.....:confused3
And the difference between now and when the contest is over would be???? :rotfl:
It's getting harder to come up with "appropriate" hats for what is going on each day...


Here are Mark and Chip...or is it Chip and Mark?:confused:
25 Hat Days to go!
I thought that was Dale? If so, wouldn't that make it Mark and Dale? Or was that a game show host years ago???? Wink MarkandDale???? :confused3

Holy cow, that's a lot of prediction questions. Since I stink at prediction games, can I just take a score of 3 points out of 40 now? :rotfl2:
So what makes you think giving up gets you two extra points??? :sad2:

Yesterday was one of those miserably hot days. We had heat indexes of 110 or more.
Yeah, the first couple of days this week at scout camp we had 110-115 heat index and no breeze!!! So glad when I go back tomorrow for the final night it is supposed to be high in the 80s. :banana:
 
Tanya, I sent you my answers to ALL questions by PM so that Marv doesn't cheat and copy my answers. ;)
 
Your room, huh? So I can stake out your lobby and when you arrive engage you in conversation until just a couple of minutes before the time I put down for my answer????

Good plan! :thumbsup2

Tanya, I sent you my answers to ALL questions by PM so that Marv doesn't cheat and copy my answers. ;)

:lmao: Knowing Marv he will follow Tanya around all vacation making sure the things she does match his answers!
 
Can I just hand mine to you when you arrive???

Sure - if you are planning on hanging out in my lobby until who knows when.
Your room, huh? So I can stake out your lobby and when you arrive engage you in conversation until just a couple of minutes before the time I put down for my answer????
Oh...so hanging out in my lobby is part of the master plan!:idea:

I propose a new question......How many times will Marv ask about your kidney transplant????? :)

I've pretty much shared everything on here....unless you want to see my scar...

And the difference between now and when the contest is over would be???? :rotfl:



I thought that was Dale? If so, wouldn't that make it Mark and Dale? Or was that a game show host years ago???? Wink MarkandDale???? :confused3
You're right - that is Dale. I know the whole chocolate chip-nose hint and everything. Back when they were starring in Rescue Rangers
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I always thought "Chip" was too laid back of a name for the Indiana Jones - wannabe Ranger. I thought that name fit the personality of the Magnum PI Ranger better. Back then I didn't know the secret of who was who - in fact I was convinced I had them right :sad2:. Now that I know better I have to stop and think which is which before I say anything.....obviously I didn't do that this time. :headache:

Should I have just stopped with "You're right" ?
So what makes you think giving up gets you two extra points??? :sad2:

:teacher:

Yeah, the first couple of days this week at scout camp we had 110-115 heat index and no breeze!!! So glad when I go back tomorrow for the final night it is supposed to be high in the 80s. :banana:


Sounds miserable!
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