thesaurinis
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Hi Ellen I was just stopping in to say I have been following this wonderful blog and I am so happy for the poster for getting this trip for her daughter.
But i wanted to say I checked out your blog and you are very talented. I tried to send you a pm message but I couldn't figure out how to. I have a cricut and LOVE it and am not far from you. Actually as I type this I am in Strong memorial with my son who is getting a dream trip to Disney/Cruise in September. Do you sell any of your creations?
So frustrating because it is this stretch of road that unexpectedly slows down. I have no idea why it is so slow there, but I know the cops like to hang out there. Duh! What a dope. I was so focused on getting Bridget something to eat and settling the crew down that I really had no idea what I did wrong. I also think I need to have my speedometer looked at. I am fairly certain it is registering about 3-4 mph slower, not enough to matter on the ticket. But, if it was accurate, I might not have been pulled over at all. Excuses, excuses.!Anyway, bummer. My husband is now calling me "Mario", but he was very sweet about it and is taking us all to see Cars 2 tonight! 
(Now, I am wondering if it because it is a movie about race cars!)
Here are some of the Big Gives I didnt get to post before we left. If you remember I lost my camera, had a sick baby, and assorted other problems, 7 of them 
A package arrived the week before we left addressed to Snow White and her Prince. Wdwmickey sent the most awesome scrapbook I have honestly ever seen in my life. I was so moved by the fact that this was sent to DH and myself. Words can not express what a special gift this is. The cricut dwarfs for each child's picture that her daughter made are just amazing. I have no idea how those are done, but they are just awesome!!! They made pages for all the parks and special events we were attending and each page is special. I want to post all of them but I will limit it to a few favorites.
Kstgelais4 made Nora and Mary patriotic Fab 5 dresses and a skirt and top for Bridgie!!! They are so cute and patriotic. They absolutely loved wearing these and they are just so adorable. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this festive wear for the girls. I loved hearing how you have a big family too. 
I was honestly surprised by the number of big families at GKTW. We were definitely not the only large clan. The girls loved having holiday wear over the weekend and another Big Giver sent them patriotic flip flops. They looked terrific. God bless America!!! 
back and so glad to hear you had a great time
I am so happy. I love all the choices they have for the cards, but when I saw that one I knew it was for your family
In fact he was swashbuckling around the house with it yesterday as well. Thank you so much for this fun clothing for me Mateys! 
I can't wait for your trip report!
OK. This is just so weird. I posted the boys pirate picture last night and it was sideways. I fiddled with photobucket for a ridiculous amount of time and finally gave up. It appeared on the thread sideways last night and now today it is the right way. Maybe a little pixiedust even though their pirates! 
The girls all had a neat package arrive from Clarksburg, WV, with a primarily Minnie theme. We have the address, but no disname. It was Minnie flip flops for all the girls. There are so adorable. Red flip flops with Minnie dot ribbon around them. She also made the cutest Minnie bag . We loaded all our important travel stuff in there. Our GKTW packet, our maps, Along the I 75 book and any other necessities on our trip. It was the perfect size. She also sent a cuteMinnie purse, Disney cups ,some glowsticks, chapsticks, Body splash and a nail file for Catherine. Jack received Lightning McQueen socks and some cars fun. This was a fun package! The girls got a lot of wear out of the flip flops, especially to the pool. Nora wore hers everywhere!!! They were also great in the car as they were easy to get off and on. 
My Disney Kids sent a package For moms eyes only . It was an awesome travel amusements gift bag with a ton of fun things for the car. 
There were maze toys, card games, arts and crafts fun. All sorts of great things for traveling. It was so thoughtful of them to have it be a surprise. I kept it tucked away and until the middle of our ride down. Thank you so much My Disney Kids! This was so great. 
A few hours before we left (just in time!) an awesome patriotic gift arrived for the girls. Red White and Blue flip flops and hair attire for the 4th of July. They are just so cute and it was the givers first attempt at making flip flops! Hard to believe! I wish my first attempts at things were this good. Thank you so much. Unfortunately, in the rush to get out the door I misplaced the lovely note she wrote and neglected to record who sent it. My bad! I can only plead complete stress getting those dwarfs out the door 
Teresajoy made the 3 little girls princess dresses!!! She is so talented! The dresses are gorgeous and the girls absolutely loved wearing them. What a fun surprise they received when I brought the package back from the House of Hearts. I was so glad that Teresa pmd me that it was there as it got placed under the counter at GKTW. I am sure it would have eventually gotten to us, but I am not sure when. It was just the little ones and I at the villa as Brian had gone to pick up the big kiddos at Universal. We had such a fun modeling session after Mayor Clayton tucked them in. Yes, they got out of bed 
We arrived home to our villa one evening and there was a package on our table. It was from Sue W. Inside was a truly amazing surprise! In the box were Gorgeous Alice dresses for Bridget, Nora and Mary for the Mad Hatters Tea Party! They were each embroidered with a different saying. Marys said "Alice in Wonderland", Noras Im late, Im late for a very important date and Bridgets Curious and Curiouser They looked so cute as we arrived at the tea party. I absolutely adore these dresses and Im planning a tea party at home or at our local tea room around Bridgies birthday just so they can wear them again at a tea!!! So fun! For some reason I cant find the pictures I took when they arrived at the village. I think I had Patrick take the pics on his phone and he is at camp. I will post some pics from the day they wore the dresses so you all can see just how adorable they are.
I am still in awe of the Big Give. I think we all will remain that way. The gifts from strangers now friends made our trip so incredibly special. I can't believe the time, talent and treasure that went into all of the special items we received. You have brought us all such joy as we planned for, enjoyed and "recover" from Bridget's the Brave's incredible wish trip. Thank you to all of you who were part of the Big Give. We greatly appreciated all the kind words and the prayers as well. It was truly the trip of a lifetime, made so much more special by all of you! 
