My daughter has a similar airfare dilemma for our June family trip. The day she is scheduled to fly home costs so much more than the cost of flying home the next day. The difference is the cost of one more night at POR. But her DH doesn't want to stay another day. It is hard to wait to see what they do rather than give them advice.
You were really lucky. Did your foster parents have any other foster children? What motivated them to be foster parents?
You are going to be very busy.
I hope it goes well. Good luck.
We had beautiful weather on both of our October trips. You should be able to swim everyday. :
Our ADR day is coming soon, too. The only one I want to get ahead of time is Liberty Tree Tavern for lunch. That ADR is the only one that is a little tricky to get at the time I want.
That is a cute dress.
Does V have a rash on her neck. I had a rash like that and when I stopped drinking milk, it went away.
Hmmm.... I wonder what your dd will decide to do? I have no problem staying another night. V will miss one more day of school - but I am not too heart broken over it... It means we get an extra day to rest and enjoy WDW... and maybe even another breakfast at The Wave.
Yes - I was very lucky... They did have other foster kids - but never any of us at the same time. They had a boy before me and another girl after. As far as I know - they are not in contact with either of them. The girl who came after me didn't stay long - and she had a very difficult time - it was enough and my foster parents decided they were done with fostering - they have since had many, many foreign exchange students. I lived with them for almost 4 years in high school and then out of the goodness of their hearts - I lived with them for another year when I was 20-21. They are both very giving people, I am not sure I want to share their story - as it isn't my story to tell, but they took my foster-dad's rough childhood experience and decided to change the lives of others... They are great people who compliment each other well.. and forever altered the path of my life.
Thank you - I think it went OK? I'll talk a little about it below.
V has super sensitive skin... It seems she is always having an allergic reaction to something. I think, this time, it was the sequins from the dress that were irritating her neck?
That is very exciting!!
Sounds like you will be very busy driving/ sharing you car with your girls
What did you buy? I love my pampered chef pizza stones even if i don't use them as much since i limit my wheat consumption.
Hope the dentist goes better than expected and you don't need root canal.
Can't wait to see your ADRs.
--My girls know we are going to
Disneyland. They never look at the calendar, but for some reason DD2 looked, and texted me why do we have a flight to CA? She was with my MIL who tried to play it off like Dh was going on a work trip, but she saw we had goofy's kitchen booked for breakfast. Now they can help us plan a little.
Yes - I still don't know how we are going to work it out? I was thinking about it last night - and I don't think it's going to go well - not with out a lot MORE excess driving... and the miles are really starting to rack up on my car - so I am getting a little annoyed with that.
I have not purchased anything yet - I need to figure that out this morning. I am looking at getting a second hamburger masher thingy ( I guess it's called a "mix n' chop"?) - I love mine and it seems like it's always dirty because I am always using it. I am also looking at getting a second set of The Basic Tool set... I have mine from a party I did well over 10 years ago - and I love them, so I think I want a second set? Then maybe a classic scraper? So far, that's all I have on my list.
I have a lot more Pampered Chef stuff than I realized I had - as I am going through the catalog, I realized that I don't really need much... The stuff I have though - I love.
Thanks - I will talk about it below - I think this time went better - sort of.
Figures - LOL... I bet they are excited though!
Your dad is just too cute and it looks like everyone had a great time celebrating him.
YAY! So excited you get an extra day on your trip.
V's dress for prom is just too cute! Saved you some money too. When I think about what I paid on prom dresses
. The real kicker is, that I will not be packing them when we moved. They will either get tossed or donated. I have tried to sell them, but no such luck.
I am trying to stay positive on the house hunting. I decided if in the next few weeks my realtor does not start sending me better houses I will have to go find another. I don't like being like that, but I need someone who gets what I want.
Have a wonderful day!!
Yes- I love him... I think he had a fun time? I hope he did anyways.
I am pretty excited about it - it just means an extra day off - but we will need it, I am sure.
Well, we kind of hinted at borrowing one for this year - then spending the $$ next year for her Senior prom. I didn't think she would actually seek out a borrowed dress and find one she liked - so I am a little relieved that she was able to. So, now she just has to buy shoes and a different bra to go under it - which is a better use of her limited funds, IMO.
What a bummer that you can't keep your dresses... I am sure that who ever gets them will enjoy them!
I agree - realtors who don't listen and understand what you want aren't good... I agree that you should probably find another one. Best of luck!!! I sure hope you find a house soon!
Thanks - same to you!
So fun to add another night to your trip! It will be a great trip. The dress looks great on V! And congratulations to her on getting the job! Yes, your life is going to be crazy with all the extra driving! Good luck at the dentist today. I've been putting of major dental work for so long...it's just not in the budget, but I really need to get it done. *sigh*
What are your best tips for getting good deals on airfare? I am watching for good deals for our trip out to visit my husband's family this summer, and for our oldest to come home for a week or two at the end of August. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can find some great deals.....
I hope so... It should be a great trip!
V seems pretty excited about it.
Yes - I am NOT looking forward to that... I still have NO idea how in the world we are going to work it out? I was laying in bed last night trying to figure out the logistics and I don't think it will work out at all.
Thanks - I think it went OK - I will talk more about it below.
Well - I don't really have any... LOL I just keep checking every day - sometimes multiple times per day and I always have a budget in mind... Once it goes below my budget - I grab it and stop looking... Unless I am flying on SW - because I know they will give you the better price if you see it. I sure hope you are able to find airfare with in your budget!
I'm glad to hear your knee is doing well.
Congratulations to V on her new job. I hope you figure out how to work it out with 1 car 2 girls with 2 jobs in 2 different towns and that it won't be as bad as you fear.
It's better with too much food than too little. You can probably put the pizza in the freezer and take a little bit out of the freezer at a time.
The prom dress V get to loan from Allison's friend looks great.
How great that your Pampered Chef party on the internet went well yesterday
Good luck at the dentist. Crossing my fingers that it works out today so you don't need a root canal
Sounds like a good idea to get an extra day at Disney so you get your 2 days off and MNSSHP on a no park day.
Crossing my fingers that you will get airfare within your budget.
Thanks Lillian - my knee is going much better... I am still nervous about running on it, but it's finally not as painful when I am doing things that were causing pain before... So, I plan to give it more time.
I sure hope we can figure out the logistics of it all - it's going to be crazy! Once Allison is gone for the summer though - it will settle down, as we won't have to worry about her getting to work all the time - it's just getting to that point.
Thanks - I am so relieved that she was able to find a borrowed dress that she likes! I think she should save her $$ and spend it next year on her Senior Prom, instead of this year - as that prom is more important.
I am very excited to have an extra Disney day!!! It will be so nice!!!
Very cute dress! I love the color. Is it a junior prom, or the senior prom? Either way that's exciting both your girls will be going to a prom this year!
I hope everything goes ok at the dentist!
This sounds like such a great trip! It is always good to have some rest days
I think it's a really cute dress too! It's her Jr. prom - so I feel like it's perfectly acceptable to borrow a dress... Next year - if she chooses, she can spend the $$ on the dress she really wants.
I think Allison has decided not to go to prom this year - which I am bummed about... She missed out on it last year because she was dating Gus... And she's decided this year that it's just too much $$ while she is trying to save for Europe... She is very much regretting her decision now to quit so abruptly at Target last year... It's still setting her back. Hopefully it was a good life lesson for her?
I think it went better? I'll talk a little about it below.
I am very excited to have some extra Disney time... even if it is just a day off - those are nice too.
Still following along-I just don't often have time to post. It looks like your plans are coming along well and hurrah for the extra day added! We're doing 9 nights at the end of August, which also began as an 8-night trip. It's so easy to want to continue adding to its length, but work and my bank account keep that desire in check
. I don't know if you'll recall, but I initially was thinking that if my dh decided to do a golf trip in the Caribbean, it would give me a reason/excuse to do another Disney trip with my 9 year old dd. While my dh enjoys Disney, I just feel that perhaps his enjoyment is more limited to trying to be a good sport. Well, my almost 21 year old ds heard of my plans and said that he really wants to make the trip with us and then dh chimed in about how much he wants to go back, as well. So...we picked our trip time based on ds' college schedule and the somewhat lower crowds of late August. (I am actually a fan of September, but dd is now too old to pull from school for a full week, so likely won't do September for another 9-14 years--bummer.)Then, I came across a deal for The Poly that is about the same price as the rooms at a moderate and includes hoppers and a WP day. I am very excited because I honestly didn't think I'd ever be able to justify the expense of a stay there, plus, considering the fact that there will be four of us in the room, I will be grateful for the extra space in the room. I think, too, having the bars and easy transportation options will add to my dh's enjoyment. Both ds and dd are huge fans of the Harry Potter series of books, so we decided to spend a day at Universal (that sure has added a whole extra element of required planning-yikes). I am actually a little sick about it because for an added expense of $600, I am determined to plan that day as perfectly as possible. Based on your TR, it sounds like you and Allison had a great time at Universal!
Good luck at the dentist! I've had a root canal and it really was nothing. I just dislike novocaine.
Oh, and I also want to wish you well on your continued healthy living journey! It seems that you're doing great and recover quickly from bumps in the road.
It's so easy to just add an extra day - isn't it... Especially before airfare is booked. Once i have airfare - I always feel like our trips are set in stone and cannot be changed.
Excellent about staying at the Poly! I love it! I still hope to stay there one day - it's such a beautiful resort - I am sure you will just love it and the rest of your family too!
Universal is awesome - but I agree, it was a whole different element of planning... It wasn't nearly as dreadful as I anticipated it to be though, because it just isn't as complicated as Disney is. It's definitely a huge added expense though - and it really hurts the wallet. We had a great time there though - and I am excited about going back!
I did a simple search on Pinterest for the HP portion and after a few hours of research one night - I felt confident that I would be able to navigate that area just fine... In retrospect - I thing I would have done OK without Santos, but it was an added bonus to have him with us.
Thank you - that is good to know... I am very nervous about this whole tooth ordeal...
Yes - things seem to be going so much better than they were... It helps if a person isn't eating too much... LOL Now I feel like i have my intake in check and I am moving in the right direction again.
I forgot to mention the reason I posted in the first place. I've been really watching fares for our August trip (out of MSP). I've noticed that for brief amounts of time, I come across reduced fares on Southwest. I ended up booking our return flight for $120 on Southwest. At the time I booked (last week), they also had flights to MCO for $120, but those flight times weren't good for us, so I booked the "to" flight on Sun Country. My dh felt it was worth the added expense of $30/ticket plus 2x baggage fee to start the trip on a decent amount of sleep for my 9yo, while still arriving by noon. The alternative would have likely cost us a day of "fun" if dd was extremely tired.
I've been watching closely... And I am really trying to hold out for better fares... For our trip in Oct - they are still pretty high. Hopefully they will come down soon?
But excellent idea - I always forget that I can book one direction at one time then the other direction later...
Thanks for stopping by - it was good to see you again!
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Soooo... Yesterday... I did my heavy lifting - I also did my weighted lunges for the first time since I injured my knee... I did them as heavy as I normally do - but I only did 2 sets instead of my normal 3... My knee feels fine this morning - so I am hopeful that I am on the right track to a decent recovery. I still intend to take it slow and easy over the next few weeks - just to be sure. But I do, very much, hope to be running again very soon.
Then I went to town for the dentist... The was a *fun* <sarcasm> experience... It took them 1 hour and 9 shots of novocaine to numb me up enough to do the work.... So that was frustrating - and it was really making me anxious about the actual work. Once the dentist had the other filling cleaned out - he discovered a very small crack in my tooth.... He did a few extra things to this new filling - in the hopes that it will help... It was an extra sealant or something.
Plus - he worked much harder on it this time... So, I am hopeful that this takes care of it. It took a good portion of yesterday for the full feeling to return to my face - trying to eat and drink during that time was definitely a challenge. However, when I got home from my meeting last night - I did take a nice cold drink of water from the fridge and no shooting nerve pain - I even swooshed it around that tooth a little. So, I am very hopeful - but still a little nervous that it didn't work. We'll see...
The dentist took much longer than I had hoped - so I had to rush home to get as much work done as I could get done before I had to leave to get the girls from school. I was happy with my progress yesterday - considering the short time I had to work.
I picked the girls up from school - we grabbed Chipotle to eat for dinner later... We ran some errands and met up with BFF and O... I had to go to Sam's Club and don't have my own membership... BFF was nice enough to let me use her's.
V drove home after my meeting and did a great job... Overall she is doing much better with her driving - we've had a few close calls recently - but thankfully the other people were paying attention. One of them was when she was backing out of her parking spot after her interview - we had a HUGE plumbing van parked next to us - limiting her ability to see traffic coming from behind it... Yah - she almost backed into oncoming traffic. Thankfully the person saw her coming and was able to stop... but it's just things like that - where she needs to use caution.
Today... I will be working out this morning... I've had a good 2 days of eating after my slight off day on Easter/Dad's birthday. So, it always feels good to be back on track. I still have not weighed after restarting again - I am thinking next week?
Next week will be 4 weeks, and I am hoping for a good amount of progress.
Otherwise - i will be in my sewing room all day... I am hoping to finish one of my side projects and also stay moving on my custom order this week. So far, so good - considering I didn't get much time to work yesterday.
I hope you all have a marvelous day today!!! Pixie Dust to all!
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! I am excited to be all caught up with your PTR & TR (now that life is back on track)
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So I am back on track today!
I am not looking forward to having this tooth drilled out yet again... Praying like crazy that this works and I don't need to get a root canal. I am super nervous for this.
Did your foster parents have any other foster children? What motivated them to be foster parents?
I would have died if it was me. I'm glad you survived and that you didn't feel pain when drinking really cold water later in the day 
It is all about priorities. 
