Toystoryduo's Journal....Moving Forward From Here

[Amy&Dan]

Oh my, I don't get on here for a few days and you are in the hospital! I am so sorry you are going through this, I so hope this pain gets resolved soon. Please God, may that stone pass soon!

That sounds so fun for your girls and some mini dates for you and your dh just make it even better. I hope you guys had fun tonight at Wendy's! I love Wendy's this Lent thing is killin me!

Again, take care and I hope you feel better and thank goodness this lab thing seems to be sorted out. I hope that gift card is something good!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy!

Our cleaning/de-cluttering project is moving right along. We got our bedroom done yesterday and we almost got the living room finished as well. Today,we'll be working the living room, the girls' room, the bathroom and linen closet, and maybe my DH's office. So far, we've sent 2 bags of clothes and stuff to Goodwill. We have another bag almost filled already!

Today's Plan:
* Cleaning
* Surveys
* SR Cash out
* Take girls to church
* Mini date night w/DH

Hope everyone has a great day today!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

We are slowly, but surely getting the house clean and organized. We still have my DH's office and the kitchen to go, but I am really happy with the progress we've made so far.

I cashed out for $75 at SR yesterday so that brings my March total to $125 in cash outs! I also checked our car rental rate through Alamo and the price dropped by over $60!!! I was very excited about that!

We don't have any specific plans for today other than church for the girls later on and a mini date night for us. I'm not sure where we are going this evening. Last night, we ended up at McDonalds and had a great conversation about Disney.

Speaking of Disney, we are thinking about scrapping our plans for our table service meals and doing the QSDP for the Wilderness Lodge portion of our trip instead.

For the table service meals:
* We would eat at Chef Mickeys (dinner), Biergarten (lunch), and Whispering Canyon (breakfast).
* The cost with tips would be around $300 out of pocket for just those 3 meals.

If we do the QSDP:
* We would have 32 QS meals, 32 snacks, and 4 refillable mugs. (2 meals, 2 snacks per person per day for 4 days)
* The total cost would be around $470.
* We would still have a set of credits to use the day we switch over to BCV since the dining credits don't expire til midnight on the day we check out of VWL. We could use our snack credits at the Boardwalk Bakery as well.
* We would have some flexibility and wouldn't have to worry about ADRs.

I really think we are leaning towards the QSDP for the first part of our trip. For the BCV part of our trip, we would still eat a QS meal here and there, but we will have a rental car so we can go offsite and eat dinner at places like Sweet Tomatoes, Orlando Ale House, Giordanos and others with coupons.

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, honestly, full serve dining at WDW has gotten so stupidly overpriced its not even feasible for us anymore. Those tips add up big time! And with so many really first rate cs places (WPE comes to mind lol) why bother? We have done the QSDP the last two trips with #3 coming up and I am amazed at how much easier it is.

If you do the plan, go over to POR and get a pasta bowl!

I cannot believe how much Disney charges for the DDP, when you add in the tip its not a good deal anymore. Esp now that your dd is a ten year old adult!

So glad you and your dh are having some nice couples time while the girls have their fun time at church. Gotta love that!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy.

Yesterday was a long day. Extended family issues, SNOW, being tired, and not feeling well all contributed to a small meltdown yesterday. I am praying that today is a much better day!

Today's Plan:
* GYN appointment
* Surveys
* Disney planning
* WATP
* Church/ Date Night
* Count change jar

The money from our change jar will go towards our Disney dog sitting fund. While we are in Disney, my niece takes care of our dog and guinea pig for us. I always forget to budget dog sitting in my Disney budget though. So, this time around, I figure we'll put all of our change in the jar and see if we can't save the money for dog sitting this way. Our goal is $280 by December 1st. Anything we save over that can be used for fun things like miniature golf or Blizzard Beach (if we save enough!), or a Kitchen Sink at Beaches and Cream, or the arcade at POP (kids love that!), e.t.c. I am looking forward to seeing how much money we can save if we all throw our coins in the jar!

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a wonderful day today!

 

[toystoryduo]

Long day today. I'm hoping tomorrow is a much better day!

I did manage to get 7 surveys at SR today. Great start for the month!

Also, remember how my 24 hour urine samples were sent to a lab that isn't on my insurance? Well, we found out today that instead of owing $1,000, we'll only owe $150. I know that the error isn't our fault, but I will take the $150 over $1,000 any day.

I guess today wasn't a total wash.

We don't have a lot of plans for the weekend. DH has to work, we have to discuss the budgets (monthly, Disney, roof), and we'll go to church on Sunday. I'm not sure if we'll do anymore cleaning this weekend or not since my DD8 and I aren't feeling well. We'll have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Got on the scale this morning. Enough said. I'll get it together one of these days.

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[toystoryduo]

The girls and I are sick. Headaches, sore throats, sneezing, and a general feeling of blah. We went to church, CVS, and Walgreens, and came home to chill out.

We had a great shopping trip at CVS today. We got a bunch of stuff for $0.72! Our merchandise total was -$2.09 before tax. If the tax hadn't been added, CVS would have owed us money! LOL!

Today's Plan:
* Church (done)
* CVS + Walgreens (done)
* Surveys (done-got 4)
* Disney Meeting w/the kids
* Relax and head to bed early

If we're all still sick tomorrow, I may extend our spring break a day or two.

Hope everyone has a nice evening!

 

[lolakat]

Hi Tracy, I just caught up on your journal for the last couple of months. You sure have had a lot on your plate. I'm so sorry to hear you are not feeling well and that your side is still bothering you. I hope the pain meds are helping a little.

It sounds like you had a nice spring break with your family. I am jealous of your organizing and decluttering. That is something I really need to do around my house to.

I hope you are feeling better!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks, Lola. I don't think the stone has passed because I am still having some pain. I'll just keep pushing the water and hope it gets flushed out soon!

The girls are still not feeling well so I canceled school for the rest of the week. Next week, we'll double up on lessons and should get right back on track.

Today's Plan:
* Work for DH
* Surveys
* WATP- 2 miles (DONE!)
* Sam's Club
* Pay Bills

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a nice Wednesday!

 

[toystoryduo]

UGH! UGH! UGH!

My DH called me a couple of hours ago to tell me that the car is shutting down while he is driving! I told him to get a tow truck, but he said no. He'll try and drive the car home.

He has a BIG meeting out of town tomorrow that he can't miss. So, my dad will be picking us up in an hour or so to go rent a car at the airport. We'll have the car for a week so that he has time to go to the meeting and make repairs on our car. UGH. Why does this kind of stuff always happen when my DH has to go out of town?

In the meantime, the girls appear to be feeling much better now. How do I know? They have been arguing ALL DAY LONG! I'm really glad that they are feeling better, but I could definitely do without the arguing.

I really wish we were going on vacation soon. Only 7+ months now.....

 

[Amy&Dan]

Oh Tracy I am so sorry about the car issue. I hope you can fix it cheaply. I hate car issues. Keep us posted.

I am glad the girls are feeling better, nothing like the lovely sounds of arguring to remind you that life is back to normal!

Just hang in there with all of this and I am thankful the lab bill came down. It darn sure should have!

I hope that stone exits your life very soon. Hang in there Wish Sis!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy!

It has been a long day here....Lots of laundry, haircuts for the girls and I, surveys, a birthday party, work for my DH, e.t.c. Tomorrow should be a more low key day.

We're expecting temps in the 60's and 70's for the weekend! Woohoo! It probably won't last so we'll have to enjoy it while we've got it.

My DH isn't feeling well so he hasn't taken a look at our car yet. Maybe tomorrow. I hope it's an easy and affordable fix.

Well, that's about all from here. Have a great Friday!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning WISH friends,

The car still isn't fixed yet. My DH is having one heck of a time with it right now. I went ahead and booked a car rental for next week as well, just in case.

Speaking of car rentals, we saved another $50 on our December rental this morning! I have been trying to shave some money off of our December budget and every little bit helps.

Today's Plan:
* School (only 31 more days!!!)
* Laundry (1 load left)
* Surveys (1/4 so far)
* Work for DH
* NCIS/NCIS LA

As if my poor DH didn't have enough to worry about, he woke up yesterday morning with a terrible toothache. I scheduled an appt for him for tomorrow. I hope and pray that it's an easy and affordable fix.

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a nice Tuesday!

 

[momof2minnies]

Hi Tracy
Sorry to hear about your DH toothache-hope the appt went well

Car troubles is the pits- boy how did families survive years ago-well things were simple back then and that was probably a good thing.

Have a good day
Linda

 

[DisDee]

Hey Tracy,

Hope everything is OK with you and your family. We haven't heard from you in awhile.

Have a great week and if I don't pop in again-a beautiful Easter too!

 

[eyor44]

Hey Tracy. Goodness you have been busy and lots going on lately. Glad the supervisor at the lab was so nice and willing to work with you. I hope you are beginning to feel better. How is DH since he had his tooth worked on? Was he able to get the car fixed? You have had some issues lately. Someone just told me yesterday, God does not give you more than you can handle. You may not think you can, but he has faith in you and your abilities.

I pray you are doing well and have a wonderful Easter weekend.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy,

I hope your dh's mouth is feeling better.

And I hope you are doing well too, I hope you guys have a blessed Easter!

 

[lovinaz]

You are crazy busy as usual! Don't know how you do it, Superwoman!

I hope your car issues are resolved soon, as well as DH's toothache.

Have a wonderful Easter!

 

[momof2minnies]

Hope the bunny is good to you Tracy! Have a good weekend

Linda

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies!

It has been quite a week here. Here's a recap:

Monday- DH had an emergency tooth extraction. His pain level on a scale of 1-10 was a 20!

Wednesday- We had to pick up another car rental. My DH couldn't fix the car because he couldn't lie down under it due to the pain in his tooth. I got the car for 2 weeks this time so that gives him some leeway since he needs to get caught up on work.

Wed. night- Thursday- Computer got a nasty virus. Spent almost 18 hours trying to get everything cleaned up and fixed again. UGH.

Thursday- Started passing kidney stone. OW! The pain lasted for 2 hours (crampy, colicky pain) and then all of a sudden, no pain. I called the doctor's office and the nurse said that maybe the stone made it's way to the bladder and is waiting to pass. I sure hope so. That was REALLY painful!

So as you can see, it has been an interesting week here.

Today's Plan:
* Go to my grandma's house for Easter
* Walk around the mall for awhile

Tomorrow's Plan:
* Celebrate Easter with my DH's family

If you could send some prayers and pixie dust my DH's way, I would really appreciate it. He is interviewing for a new position at work and has to travel next week for the interview. This would be a full time job that has enough flexibility that he can continue his business as well. Please pray that God would guide him in the right direction. Also, please pray that he can get our car fixed as soon as possible as well.

Well, that's about all from here. I hope you and your families have a blessed Easter weekend!

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Linda- Thanks! My DH's tooth hurt quite badly. When the dentist pulled it on Monday, he said the antibiotics had done nothing at all. The infection was actually worse!

Denise- Thanks! Now that my computer is fixed, I can get online more often.

Lisa- Thanks! I really appreciate your words of encouragement, WISH sis!

Amy- Thanks! My DH's mouth is feeling much better. I'm starting to feel better too!

Amy- It's great to see you on WISH, my friend! I'm sending a and lots of prayers your way today.