These Are The MAYS of our Lives- The MAYers, Part VI

[Momof2Disneyboys]

My heat is out downstairs this morning.

I called the heat and air company at 6:00 a.m. this morning. Still no word. It's really cold in here. I am going upstairs where it's warmer. Check in soon!

Yikes! Try to stay warm NC.

 

[lakehead92]

Good Morning Everyone.

 

[NewCrew42]

Yay!!! I have heat!

You just don't know how much you miss something until it's not working.

Some sort of connector had corroded causing the relay switch not to work.

I'm just glad it's fixed!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

YAY ~ Heat is always a good thing to have in the middle of January!!

 

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Good morning Mayers!

 

[NewCrew42]

YAY ~ Heat is always a good thing to have in the middle of January!!

Isn't that the truth!

Good Morning Everyone.

Good morning Mayers!

Good Morning Lake and Sea! Or afternoon that is!

 

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Glad to hear that you got your heat back up NC. I was about to send over some sunshine, but now that you got it fixed I guess you are OK for now. - Sea

 

[Monny2AE]

Hi! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. DH and I had a date night on Saturday and my kids stayed at my parent's house overnight for the first time. DS has spent the night before but not DD. I think it was harder on us than them. It was so strange not to tuck them in. Pretty sad though that DH and I haven't had a kid free night in almost 6 years. It was a nice break!

I'm counting down the days and have been busy getting ready for our trip. I went shopping this weekend for all of our snacks and drinks. Pretty much everything that can be packed is packed. I can't believe we leave next Friday!!!!

Katiebell- I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I'm sure this isn't an easy time for your family. I hope your new job leads to bigger and better things for you! And Happy 10th to you and your DH!

I think we found all of our DL parking passes for 2009. 48 Trips!

Round trip from my home to the park is 76 miles = 3,648 miles.

We are crazy! -

Sea

Wow Sea! That's an average of 4x a month/once a week You've got the life!!! 48 trips to DL and warm sunshine in January.

 

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Well now, the construction walls and refurbishments have started at DL. The new SoCal Promotion has also started "2fer" buy one day, get one day free.

A typical Southern Californian family at Disneyland.

Wow, a whole lot of stuff is closed!

Just outside the main gate of DL - the new AP processing center, stroller & wheelchair rental and kennel facility is getting it's final touches. Working hard - even on a late Saturday afternoon.

More new DL merchandise - a reversible laptop case.

This is cool - a vintage DL ticket reproductions/memo pads!

More refurbishments...

Good ride times...around 4 p.m.

HM closed for the removal of the NBC holiday overlay.

Next up...the draining of the Rivers of America.

 

[NewCrew42]

Hi! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. DH and I had a date night on Saturday and my kids stayed at my parent's house overnight for the first time. DS has spent the night before but not DD. I think it was harder on us than them. It was so strange not to tuck them in. Pretty sad though that DH and I haven't had a kid free night in almost 6 years. It was a nice break!

I'm counting down the days and have been busy getting ready for our trip. I went shopping this weekend for all of our snacks and drinks. Pretty much everything that can be packed is packed. I can't believe we leave next Friday!!!!

Katiebell- I'm sorry to hear about your mom. I'm sure this isn't an easy time for your family. I hope your new job leads to bigger and better things for you! And Happy 10th to you and your DH!


Wow Sea! That's an average of 4x a month/once a week You've got the life!!! 48 trips to DL and warm sunshine in January.

Only 10 days til your trip!!!






Tomorrow you are in single digits!!!

 

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The Rivers of America is drained now - it took about 4.5 days I am told.

You can now clearly see the tracks that guide the Mark Twain and Columbia.

Still pumping out the last drops of water. Surprisingly, the river is only about 6 feet deep.

You can see the gas lines for Fantasmic! in the middle of the picture.

The fountain and screen misting equipment for F!

The Columbia

Made a new friend at the park too! I think this cat is well fed.

It really stunk near there. I am amazed they kept open the Hungry Bear restaurant during this stage of the draining.

 

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Hey RF - Check out the ride time for Splash!

Some fireworks shots from the bridge over the POTC entrance, near the ROA.

My son, Chris dancing away with the girls - they were texting him all night and yesterday!

A little taste of the very popular swing band, Stompy Jones at DL's Carnation Plaza Gardens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB4VtLY2kaE

Sea

 

[NewCrew42]

Very nice report Sea!

I especially like the "typical" Southern California family as well as the draining of the Rivers of America! That is so interesting. Ugly, but interesting. Sort of a BEHIND the scenes look!

 

[rusafee1183]

Hey RF - Check out the ride time for Splash!

I'll be right there!!!

My son, Chris dancing away with the girls - they were texting him all night and yesterday!

Sea

Go CHRIS!!! They're little cuties!

I really wish that they had something like that around here that we could go to. Bob is constantly saying that he would love to go dancing. That's how his grandparents met. They went to an amusement park and met at the dance hall. They still go dancing now!

 

[Katiebell]

Went back and read a few pages...still trying to catch up!

NC, glad you got your heat back I didn't realize how much I use my dishwasher until it died and we had to wait a week for the new one to be delivered and installed And HEAT is a lot more important, especially as cold as it is in your area!

RF, love the window treatments, very classy! I love your color scheme, so warm and inviting...

Jo, loving your DL report, but holy cow, girl! If I had allergies that bad -- especially to a seasoning that may or may not be on any given dish -- I'd be terrified to ever eat in any restaurant anywhere! At least, not without talking to the chef personally. Even if you have a wonderful server (which it sounds like you didn't ) they don't always know every single ingredient in every dish. Tim is allergic to shellfish, so he just avoids all seafood. He doesn't like fish anyway, except the occasional tuna sandwich . I've had a couple of iffy reactions to shellfish too, so I avoid them. Glad you had meds with you and that you are ok!

Monny, are you on your way to WDW??? I am so out of the loop...how exciting!

Sea, love the pics! Maybe I'm weird, but I'm kinda looking forward to seeing the Rivers of America drained. I'll miss Fantasmic (although I doubt we'd see it on a weeknight in March anyway, except maybe Friday), and I'll miss sailing the river on the Columbia or the Mark Twain, but its actually kind of cool to see the nuts and bolts of how things work Okay, yeah, I am weird. We have seen the riverbed for the Jungle Cruise when it was drained, the empty sub lagoon before Nemo went in, and we have pics of the castle under wraps when they were dolling it up for the 50th. I guess we'll see the lagoon at Paradise Pier drained, too -- although it would be SOOOO exciting if there was a soft opening of World of Color Not even gonna dream about that, though, we'll be there too early. I think you are missing your parking pass from 9/19 -- isn't that when you guys met up with Mike and me?

 

[Katiebell]

RF...Chris is a GREAT dancer -- and he never lacks a partner! He even tried to get me and his mom out on the floor but we dug in our heels I am a total klutz!

Almost forgot: I did it...booked the Grand Californian for 3/17 (our 10th anniversary), 3/18, and 3/19. Just a short trip, but three full days at the parks, and I think we'll have fun. We'll drive down as soon as Tim gets home from work on 3/16, should take about 7-7 1/2 hours (stopping for gas and dinner) and we should check into the Howard Johnson about 10 pm. I'm not paying for the GC for that first night, would be a waste...staying at the Hojo 3/16 will save us over $200. We'll check in to the GC as early as possible 3/17 (leave our bags at the bell desk if our room isn't ready) and then hit the park! I'm going to try (on Sea's recommendation) to get reservations for Napa Rose for our anniversary dinner -- it's supposed to be fabulous We have plans to meet up with Sea and Mrs. Sea on Friday the 19th, at least for the evening, and check out on Saturday 3/20 -- but I think we'll do the Lilo and Stitch breakfast at the Paradise Pier before heading home. Well, there goes my tax refund, LOL

<==== me, waving goodbye to my tax refund...

 

[rusafee1183]

Morning MAYers



I don't want to be at work AT ALL. Blah. My friend Rachel called off, so it's going to be a looooong day

Hi KB!!!!!

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO for booking your trip!

You guys are going to have such a fabulous time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And, mah that's what tax returns are for.

Thanks about the compliments on the house everyone. I am now addicted to redecorating .... and that's when I'll be waving to my tax return. Well, that and our WDW trip!

What's everyone else up to?

 

[JoBird]

Morning!

NC--- yay for heat! Sorry it was out yesterday. Hope all is well now and you are warm and toasty!

RF--- your drapes look so wonderful! Really warms up the house for sure. Good job!

Sea.......Did you ever know that you're my hero...
Loved loved loved the pics! I can't believe how it looks! Okay- true confession...I never knew the boats ran on a track! I thought the Captains had some GREAT navigational skills.
SERIOUSLY, I'm so not kidding. What a ditz I am.
I was very shocked to see it. Okay- now that i've given you my true confession, I want yours. Where were you standing that was up high so that you got those great shots?
Yay for Chris the Casanova. Smooth with the ladies. Too cute.

KB--- yay for booking!!! You are going to have a fabulous time! My MAY trip is to celebrate our anniversary, but I can't remember right now how long we've been married. I'll have to figure that out.

Hi Shelly--- what's on the agenda today???? I got it! Plan a trip!!!


Everyone else--- hello, gotta do some more



Jo

 

[JoBird]

PS----

<<<<<<------------ Me, blowing kisses at the tax return that hasn't been returned yet, that's already been spent at the POLY.

Jo

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hi Shelly--- what's on the agenda today???? I got it! Plan a trip!!!


Jo

Just trying to finish up my TR and do some scrapbooking today. But I like your idea better!!