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

[momof2minnies]

Hi Tracy looks like alot of people slowed down on here for the summer.Hope all is well.Enjoy whats left of this great summer.


Linda

 

[eyor44]

Hey Tracy
How are you doing? Still Zumbaing? I love that. I think the Ab's workout is my favorite. I'm back to it also.
Sorry to hear about your September trip, but sometimes it just makes the next one easier.
How are your parents? I pray things are okay with them. Have you all started school back? That time of year.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Tracy, hope you guys have a great weekend! I am loving Leslie's six week program/book, thanks for the recommendation!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies!

Life has been super busy the past few weeks...Work, getting ready for school, e.t.c. Actually, today is our first day of school! I think we're all ready. It helps that the weather is very fall-like outside. It makes it seem like we are starting later in the year than we are. Does that make sense? LOL!

I haven't been getting my workouts in like I would like to. I'm hoping that once we settle back into the school routine, I can work out at least 3-4 times per week.

Today's Plan:
* School
* Surveys
* Work for DH
* Errands- Fed Ex (copies for school), Shell (gas card for trip! ), and ???? (need a new computer mouse), Dinner (celebrate first day of school)

As far as our Disney trip in December goes, we are at about 40% of our total budget for the trip. We have our ticket budget fully funded and the pet sitting budget fully funded. The rest of the categories (BCV and VWL, food, car rental, fuel) are at 8-30% each. My DH continues deejaying, we continue adding money to the change jar, I continue to do SR and look for deals for Orlando restaurants, and we'll start listing things on Craigslist soon. The good thing is that we did budget on the high side for this trip, meaning that if necessary, we can cut back a lot and still have a great time.

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

 

[eyor44]

Hey Tracy.
Happy First Day of School!

I think we have all been busy and looking forward to school and routines getting back in place. And you have yet another busy day ahead of you.

Do you ever do the deals at CVS where you spend $30 and get the $10 gas card? I have decided to save those to use on our November trip. Our Winn Dixie just had a similar thing, I wonder if the grocery stores are going to hop on that bandwagon. I hope so.

How are your parents doing? Well I hope.

 

[DisDee]

Tracy-good to see you!!!! I think we've all had a busy summer so it will be nice to get back to a calmer routine.

I love that you're planning another trip to WDW. Its almost a year since we've been there and I don't see any trips in our near future so I'll have to get my Disney fix by reading about your trip. LOL

I may purchase Leslie's book today providing B and N has it. I'll let you know.

Have a great day!!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa and Denise!

We had a good first day of school. We got calendars setup, folders and notebooks organized, and we got started on our reading list for the year. Next week, we'll get started with the full curriculum. This week is for easing back into a routine.

Today's Plan:
* School
* Surveys
* Work for DH
* Coffee with a friend
* Walk

That's about all from here. Have a great day today!

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Lisa- Thanks! I haven't done the CVS gas card deal yet. I was going to on Sunday, but our newspaper didn't have the coupons I needed to make it a really great deal. I'm hoping to give it a try this week! My parents are doing better. Things seem to have settled down for the time being. Thanks for asking!

Denise- Thanks! We are really looking forward to our Disney trip in December, especially since we decided to cancel September's trip. If you get Leslie's book, please let me know. It is such a good read and the workout plan is very do-able!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy,

Its hard to believe school has started! It sounds like you are off to a good start. I am betting once your school routine is set, your workouts will fall into place. I love it that Leslie says even 15 minutes is okay. Takes a lot of pressure off!

I hope your fall weather continues. We are still hot as everything and I am so sick of it!

 

[lovinaz]

Congrats on completing your program and losing those pounds and inches!

I'm glad you are at peace with canceling the Sept trip - it'll make the Dec one that much more special.

 

[eyor44]

Hi Tracy
How's the first full week of school going?

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies!

What a week! Soccer, school, bad attitudes, grumpy parents, an earthquake, work stress, financial stress, and everyday stress. UGH. So glad the weekend is here!

We are officially double digit dancing!!! We are 99 days away from leaving for our Disney trip! We plan to have pizza and snacks and a Disney meeting and games to celebrate tonight. Woohoo!

Today's Plan:
* School
* Surveys
* Work for DH
* Laundry
* Walk
* Disney Meeting/Pizza Party

Tomorrow is DD10's first soccer game of the season. She is very excited and hoping that it goes much better than last week's scrimmage did. I'm praying that everyone gets along and that they have a good time.

Have a nice weekend!

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Amy- Thanks! School has been pretty good and the weather has been so fall like. I love fall! I just wish the snow didn't have to come right after it. LOL!

Amy- Thanks for stopping by! It is so good to see you, my friend! We miss you around here! We are really looking forward to our December trip! We're still kind of bummed about September, but we know it's for the best.

Lisa- Thanks! School has been going well so far. We're still trying to get into our groove, but we'll get there soon!

 

[eyor44]

Tracy
Busy week but sounds good. WooHoo! on double digits!

How did the soccer game go? Did DD have fun? You felt the earthquake? Wow! Can't believe it went that far up. Y'all are okay?

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa! The soccer game went well on Saturday! And as far as the earthquake goes, we definitely felt it, but we are all a-okay here.

It has been a long week. My poor DH has been having issues at work almost everyday this week. He is really stressed out right now. If you could send some good thoughts and prayers his way, I'd really appreciate it. Please also pray that his job would be protected and that corporate would begin to realize what a hard working and patient man he truly is. Thank you!

As a result of the added stress, I haven't been sleeping well. The past couple of nights, my mind has been racing at bedtime and it has been really difficult to fall asleep. I'm hoping to squeeze in a nap today, especially since I feel like I am coming down with something. UGH.

Today's Plan:
* School (independent work)
* Surveys
* Work for DH
* Walk

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

 

[DisDee]

Tracy, just stopped in to say hi! Hope you have a great week!

I may have to pick your brain for some budget WDW ideas. I haven't been keeping up with the recent park and resort news. My DD and family are planning a trip for March and I need some ideas for them.

 

[eyor44]

I hope you had a good weekend and DH was able to relax a little from his job. Understand exactly what you are going through. My DH is also having work issues and it is effecting his sleep, which is effecting mine. I pray his issues work out so you can get some sleep.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy, I hope the weekend was good and that your dh is feeling better about work. I also hope you have been getting more rest which I know you need!

Sending some prayers and hugs out to you.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thank you, ladies!

The past couple of days have been a bit quieter here. The work issues still exist for my DH, but things have calmed down for the time being.

I'm not feeling well today. I'm not sure if it's a cold or allergies though. I took an Allegra a little while ago so we'll see what happens.

Today's Plan:
* School
* Surveys (2/4 so far)
* Return the rental car
* Work for DH
* Coffee with a friend
* Get dinner in the crockpot

I mentioned in Amy's journal that my DH and I are thinking about going to the World for his birthday next year. We'll be pricing things out and doing research over the weekend. If we go, it will have to be a super budget trip since we will have just gone to Disney in December.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Amy&Dan]

I am glad things have settled down a bit and will keep you guys in my prayers that these work issues get resolved!

Dinner in the crockpot is always a good thing. Its always so nice to have that taken care of early on in the day.

Well you know what I am voting for as far as a March trip! Lisa may be there around that same time too (I think more like first weekend of April maybe?). We need a WISH meet!

I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend and I hope your cold/allergies got nipped in the bud with the allegra.

 

[eyor44]

Hope you are feeling better this weekend Tracy. A lot of us here were feeling puny the end of the week also. Figure it was the change in weather we have. I hope you are passed yours. A friend told me to try a 1/2 tsp of baking soda in a cup of water every couple of hours when you first begin feeling that way. He said normally it will kick it out. I'm gonna try that next time. Not sure how it will taste, but who knows.

I'm hearing you on the super tight budget for Disney next Spring. That will be us also. After our regular trip this November and then the marathon in January, going Easter week will be double, but no extras. Hoping for some type of discount. I plan to arrive on Saturday, March 31.

I just wanna say, I love my crockpot. Sundays is when I use mine the most. I was already planning today what I am going to put in it tomorrow.

Hope you all are having a great weekend.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thank you, Amy and Lisa!

We had a very short weekend here. Despite my DD10's soccer game being canceled, it was still a very busy weekend. It didn't help that DD10 and I were sick all weekend either.

Now, DD10, DD9, and I are all sick. DD9 told me last night that her head hurt and she wasn't feeling well. A few minutes later, she was in the bathroom getting sick. My poor baby.

I hope this "bug" leaves my DH alone and leaves our house VERY soon, especially since I have Jury Duty next week. UGH.

My DH and I talked about the possible trip to Disney in March. We priced out some trips and found out that most of them are out of our price range. I'm still working on it though. Hopefully, we can find something that will work for our budget.

Today's Plan:
* School - educational DVD (I don't think either girl is up to a full day of lessons today. )

* Surveys- 2 is my goal, more would be good!

* Work for DH

* Disney Budget- re-work dining budget and check car rental price for December and work on finding a budget that works for March

* Soccer Practice- weather permitting

We went to a Borders store yesterday and got a TON of books for $57. At the bottom of the receipt, it said that we saved $299.xx! I'm really sad that Borders is closing, but it was nice to get some great deals on books.

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