VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[Dizny Dad]

Horselover: Prayers heavenward for your MIL and FIL as they go through this difficult period in their lives. Having aging parents ourselves, we can appreciate the stress and concern this presents to your family too. May God's peace rest upon your heart. Big hugs coming your way!
Di

(I'm on DDads iPad)

 

[Corinne]

Trish~Hope your dh is feeling better soon!

Julie~so sorry to hear about your FIL, it is so hard to see our folks get older and to struggle. Sending thoughts and prayers to you, your dh and his parents.

 

[franandaj]

Horselover - So sorry to hear about your situation. We finished about five years of that kind of parental distress. It's so hard for them to ask for/accept help after so many years of independence.

 

[jimmytammy]

Though we have never been to VWL actual Christmas week, we have spent lots of trips early Dec. there and I have to say, it is very festive. It feels like a natural place that time of year. And I agree with others, snagging a VWL Christmas week stay at the smallest DVC resort is amazing. Hang on with all your might!!

 

[eliza61]

I've not been over Christmas yet, but I will be this year. Despite the huge crowds I have no doubt we will both have a wonderful time!

Ok, groupies it's my turn to ask for good wishes, thoughts, or prayers, whatever works for you. My FIL is not doing well (he's 88). When MIL broke her hip a couple of months ago I think it was really too much for him. They've been married 57 years & for most of those years MIL has taken care of him. He's pretty helpless on his own. Well when she was in the hospital for weeks it was very, very hard on him. He's been rapidly deteriorating since then. He's been to the doctor & had blood work done & they didn't find anything specific, but he's lost a lot of weight. His mind seems to be rapidly unraveling. He's beginning to lose control of bodily functions & according to MIL he's sleeping about 18+ hours/day. MIL is still recovering from her hip replacement & still can't drive so she's basically stuck in the house dealing with FIL as she's still trying to recover herself. She's deeply concerned that he's nearing the end, but no way to know for sure. They live on Long Island so there's really no way for us to help them with the day to day. DH is going down there this weekend. I would appreciate any prayers or good thoughts you could send our way for FIL & MIL during this difficult time. Thank you friends!

Julie, I don't know how I missed this yesterday. Absolutely no need to ask, winging my prayers up. Give your dh my well wishes and keep us posted.

 

[horselover]

Thank you groupies! You are all awesome.

On a happier note I'm officially on summer vacation!!!!

 

[Nicoal13]

Trish and horselover, prayers for your respective families.

I'm way behind here. DH is getting ready to leave for a long weekend of fishing and shenanigans with his friends. My Grandma is coming down to visit for a couple days while he is gone. DS is getting over an ear infection, felt so bad for him, he was miserable last Friday before we got to the doctor. Unusual for him to get an ear infection. Looking forward to spending time with my Grandma. We're planning on taking DS to a movie, probably going out to eat a couple times and playing a lot of Scrabble.

 

[Muushka]

Trish and horselover, prayers for your respective families.

I'm way behind here. DH is getting ready to leave for a long weekend of fishing and shenanigans with his friends. My Grandma is coming down to visit for a couple days while he is gone. DS is getting over an ear infection, felt so bad for him, he was miserable last Friday before we got to the doctor. Unusual for him to get an ear infection. Looking forward to spending time with my Grandma. We're planning on taking DS to a movie, probably going out to eat a couple times and playing a lot of Scrabble.

Your poor son. When I was around 30 I got an ear infection. I could not believe the pain. I hope he feels better soon.

ong weekend of fishing and shenanigans with his friends

Trish (I Book), how is your husband today?

 

[Muushka]

Oh! I'm pretty excited. Our cruise on Freedom of the Seas in October leaves on the same day as the Disney Dream!!
Pictures!!! We can't wait to see her from our ship, it is an interesting perspective.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Oh! I'm pretty excited. Our cruise on Freedom of the Seas in October leaves on the same day as the Disney Dream!! . . . . . .

Hey, is that the cruise you promised to take the rest of us on?

Just checking . . .

 

[wildernessDad]

We're going to be staying in a Jambo House Grand Villa next May! I'm very excited about this.

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies!

Thanks again for caring about DH! You guys are the best!

Muuska ~ Hubby is working from home, still very sore, barely slept last night and is having fevers off/on. We see the doctor tomorrow for a follow-up. I'm keeping an eye on him! You have to take pictures of Disney Magic for us when you are on the cruise. If you aren't up for it... I'll volunteer to go and take pictures... no problem there. I'll meet you at the port! Haven't been on Freedom yet and would like to try it! Please!!!!!

Nicoal13 ~ Ear infections are horrible... your poor son. I hope he's feeling better by now. Have a great visit with your grandma.

Dizny Dad ~ I like your idea!!! Groupie gathering on a cruise.. I'm all for it!

wildnernessDad ~ Oh that is awesome! I would be sitting on the balcony in my zebra chair, watching the animals all day (especially the zebras) and taking lots of pictures.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Muushka]

We're going to be staying in a Jambo House Grand Villa next May! I'm very excited about this.

WooHoo! Groupies are invited to go to the Jambo House Grand Villa next May!

Hi Groupies!

Thanks again for caring about DH! You guys are the best!

Muuska ~ Hubby is working from home, still very sore, barely slept last night and is having fevers off/on. We see the doctor tomorrow for a follow-up. I'm keeping an eye on him! You have to take pictures of Disney Magic for us when you are on the cruise. If you aren't up for it... I'll volunteer to go and take pictures... no problem there. I'll meet you at the port! Haven't been on Freedom yet and would like to try it! Please!!!!!

Nicoal13 ~ Ear infections are horrible... your poor son. I hope he's feeling better by now. Have a great visit with your grandma.

Dizny Dad ~ I like your idea!!! Groupie gathering on a cruise.. I'm all for it!

wildnernessDad ~ Oh that is awesome! I would be sitting on the balcony in my zebra chair, watching the animals all day (especially the zebras) and taking lots of pictures.

Have a great day everyone!

Fever? That's strange. Sounds like a doc call. Hope all will be OK.

 

[wildernessDad]

WooHoo! Groupies are invited to go to the Jambo House Grand Villa next May!

We'll be there from May 12 - May 18.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We're going to be staying in a Jambo House Grand Villa next May! I'm very excited about this.

Awesome WD!!! We loved the GV this past May.

 

[wildernessDad]

Awesome WD!!! We loved the GV this past May.

Do tell! I don't think that the others would mind.

 

[Muushka]

Do tell! I don't think that the others would mind.

Yes! We want to hear all the details, please!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Do tell! I don't think that the others would mind.

Yes! We want to hear all the details, please!

Ok! I've uploaded a few pictures so here we go......

Basically one word sums it up. WOW!!!

I could happily live in that space for a long, long time.

Due to various circumstances and changes from the initial planning we were quite a small group for a GV (5) but by the time things ended up at that number I already was planning for the GV so that's what I stuck with. I'd allocated the points out so what else was I to do?! I actually didn't switch to it until 3.5 months out and it was available, so again, what else was I to do?!

We were in GV 5284 which was the one closest to the lobby on the Sunset Savannah. I had requested either it or the GV that was closest to the pool so my requests were met. In all actuality I didn't really know what we might want so I decided to just try for closest to the lobby.

These were the doors we walked thru to enter the GV. They were heavy.

To the right was a hall to the laundry room and one of the bathrooms:

Here is a panorama shot that shows the game room, living room and dining room/kitchen as well as the entry way:

Another panorama showing the dining area and kitchen:

Living Room:

Dining Area:

Kitchen (which is bigger than my kitchen at home):

And now I must show the problem we had with the GV.

Bathroom #1 (across the hall from Bedroom 1):

Bathroom #2 (connected to area with Bedroom 2):

Bathroom #3 (located off the entry way):

And the Master Bathroom #4:

As you may have realized by now - we had 5 people and only 4 bathrooms.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Next, the guest wing:

Bedroom #1:

Second entry:

Bedroom #2:

Closet:

And you already saw the bathrooms in the previous post.

Now on the opposite side of the "home" - the master bedroom:

And did you notice the walk in closet? It was double the size you can see. I only wish I had it at home....

And the pool table just outside the master:

Finally, the outside zones.

From the middle deck towards the guest wing deck. Each bedroom had a slider to the deck.

And from the middle deck towards the master bedroom. The master and the pool table room had entry to that deck:

And the view towards Kidani:

We all spent a lot of time outside on the decks doing this:

And looking at these:

If you had the GV filled to occupancy every person could still find a room or deck to hang out alone. As it was we sometimes had to hunt for people!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

A few more pictures from the decks:

Towards Kidani:

And the day the posse had to come to the rescue. I missed the action but apparently the zebra's were chasing two of the antelope until the animal keepers came out in force. It was already getting warm so I imagine they were concerned about the health of the antelope if they kept having to run. There was one more truck and a 4 wheel mule that were there also. Everyone stopped running as soon as they saw them so I don't think it was the first time this happened.

Catching their breath:

The delinquents:

Safe again:

We learned at AK that the zebras you used to see on the Kilimanjaro Safari had caused so many problems picking on other animals that they have been relegated to their own corner of the savannah. I don't think the word had reached these guys yet! Lol

And a few more from around Jambo House:

We were very lucky to have such amazing accommodations! I'm afraid I may have set the bar a bit too high though. My nephews and niece had not been to WDW since the early 90's. They now came up with the idea that we ought to have our family reunions there instead of the little town in MN with the park shelter. I actually agree but I'll have to start saving my points!!

WD - if you have any questions about the GV I'll be happy to try and answer them. My best advice is to plan a little more time in the room than you might normally because you'll have a hard time leaving it!