We're Baaaaack!! **The WLV's groupies & Trivia Thread chapter 3

[Good Ol Gal]

update on our waitlist:

We booked an OKW 2brm back in Dec (while at VWL) because that was all that was available for the dates we wanted to go (before our APs expire)

I set up an automatic waitlist for VWL at the time of booking and have been calling periodically for BWV, BCV but there had been nothing.. not even 1 night anywhere else!! Not even SSR???!!

So I called today and checked.. only 1 day at BCV was available...in the middle of the week. We're not against moving, but only if we can stay at least two nights in each place.

Well I told DH about it and he said "Well try the next week. We don't have anything else going on" (we'll be at VB for the weekend).

So I called back and got the same result.. Nothing but that one day.

Then the CM and I started chatting (hopefully no one was on hold) about all kinds of DVC/Disney stuff and I was getting ready to hang up and she goes "Oh wait.... Wait.. WAIT!!! I can't believe this just happened while I was on the phone with you!!"

So I'm getting kinda nervous this point.. thinking it's something bad.. or that maybe I'll get two days at BCV, BWV, etc.. but she goes..

"You're waitlist JUST came through!!! THE WHOLE WEEK!!"

So then we both start hooping and hollering together

Of course it's gonna cost us 50 more points, but who cares.. it's VWL!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Good Ol Gal - I posted on your other thread, but I just can't help it I'm going to dance here too! I love how the waitlist came through while you were on the phone and you got to celebrate with the CM. That's awesome! Thanks for your kind words.

 

[wildernessDad]

Dory, you have tremendous sons. I wish all the best for them.

 

[wildernessDad]

Good Ol Gal, I'm happy that your waitlist came through, and for our beloved lodge as well!

 

[Lisa P.]

Thanks for posting the great pics. Delightful!

OT here, about your DS's possible diagnosis... it can have quite an impact and yet many people learn to adapt and do quite well. As for the military DQ, I have one DS who would like to pursue a military career but he has a congenital medical condition (which will not change) which definitely automatically disqualifies him. However...

He's currently studying to get his BS in physics. An ex-recruiter at the officers' entry level told us that if an applicant possesses certain abilities which are in great need by the military (such as a degree in science) and if he/she is able to locate a recruiter at officers level (not a recruiter of the enlisted services) who gets to know him/her pretty well and who will "go to bat for" him/her in actively seeking waiver(s) for the medical DQ(s), it can still work.

Apparently, once a person seeks a medical waiver and it's denied, it's pretty much a done deal. So it'd be in your DS's best interest to wait until he's able to apply for officer's training as an incoming 2nd Lt. (with a bachelor's degree) before seeking medical waiver(s). And while the medical exam is done using the same criteria for all branches of the military, the waivers may be sought by each branch independently.

The military prefers that everyone would be able to serve safely and with full flexibility as to where they may be assigned. But if they're short in certain areas, and if your DS would make a great candidate other than his medical DQ, they may opt to accept him with limited service options (assuring that local base medical services would be available to address his medical needs).

Just something to encourage your DS. While he's exploring other options, plans B, C, D etc., he doesn't necessarily have to give up completely on plan A. Bless you and your family!

Oh, and I take my coffee w/a bit of cream and sometimes with a little cocoa powder.

 

[DiznyDi]

Dory Sending prayers heavenward on your behalf! May you have some level of peace as you await the results of your sons tests. Please let us know.

Good Ol Gal So happy your waitlist came through for you! Ahh to be at the lodge....

LVSWL Hope you're having a GREAT time.

 

[Lisa75]

Hi everyone! I am really excited to find your thread. You are all great and know so much. I have come to the source for my dilemna. I have talked DH into going to Disney for our 10th anniversary this fall. Usually I have to go solo or with my mother. He is 38 and has never been to WDW. He really has little interest but is being a team player for me. I also hope to join DVC after this trip. I really want him to love it there. I have a WL courtyard room booked (requested the bearface rooms) for 11/15-11/19. But I think maybe I would rather stay in a 1 br at VWL. I checked today and it is available. I think I have figured out that I should jump on this if I want it, because 4/15 is when DVC owners who own at other resorts can then call to book VWL and it might be gone, no? One of the reasons I think it might be better is that it looks much quieter and serene than the main lodge. Also, DH is a snorer at night and without a guest bedroom to run to if things get bad I might spend the whole trip with little sleep. With a 1 br there is always the living room sofa. So, since using points is not a factor for me, please talk me into the VWL over the courtyard room at WL. Thanks guys!!

 

[tea pot]

Dory
You and your sons are in my prayers.. thanks for sharing... you can always come here for a groupie hug when you need one
I want to thank you for all the Support and Happy Vibes that you give us, meet you at the rockers and it's a cup tea for me please.

Good Ol Gal Congrats great MS story and I'm sure you'll have a great stay at our beloved Lodge

Take care groupies and Think Spring ( It's still cold and gray here )

 

[tea pot]

Hi everyone! I am really excited to find your thread. You are all great and know so much. I have come to the source for my dilemna. I have talked DH into going to Disney for our 10th anniversary this fall. Usually I have to go solo or with my mother. He is 38 and has never been to WDW. He really has little interest but is being a team player for me. I also hope to join DVC after this trip. I really want him to love it there. I have a WL courtyard room booked (requested the bearface rooms) for 11/15-11/19. But I think maybe I would rather stay in a 1 br at VWL. I checked today and it is available. I think I have figured out that I should jump on this if I want it, because 4/15 is when DVC owners who own at other resorts can then call to book VWL and it might be gone, no? One of the reasons I think it might be better is that it looks much quieter and serene than the main lodge. Also, DH is a snorer at night and without a guest bedroom to run to if things get bad I might spend the whole trip with little sleep. With a 1 br there is always the living room sofa. So, since using points is not a factor for me, please talk me into the VWL over the courtyard room at WL. Thanks guys!!

Hi Lisa
If you can, I would take the 1 BR. You will find a great relax feel in this unit
A very home like place with a kitchen and washer/dryer. This location offers a host of non park things to do that I'm sure others on this thread can talk about.
VWL might help DH enjoy WDW and think about DVC especially if you stay at one of the home resorts.
Good Luck and Pixie Dust keep us posted

 

[Lisa75]

Hi Lisa
If you can, I would take the 1 BR. You will find a great relax feel in this unit
A very home like place with a kitchen and washer/dryer. This location offers a host of non park things to do that I'm sure others on this thread can talk about.
VWL might help DH enjoy WDW and think about DVC especially if you stay at one of the home resorts.
Good Luck and Pixie Dust keep us posted

Thanks Teapot! My arm is twisted!!! Also, I skipped to the end of this post to post my question and missed the posts about Dory's son. Though I am new here I want to extend my thoughts and prayers to you also Dory. We have a Prayer Request chain at church and am adding your family's situation this week. There is no such thing as too many prayers coming your way.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Today is my DD'd 16th birthday. She will be getting her beginners driver's license and then it will be time to crawl in the car and let her get behind the wheel. Dory, I am keeping your happy place picture firmly entrenched in my mind. There may be sometimes in the next little while that instead of coffee or hot chocolate I will be there with a good stiff drink!

Claire I am so with you! My DD turns 16 in June. In Iowa she could have gotten her license before now but she has waited. We are going to get her permit this next week and are signing her up for lessons this summer.

I'm finding my happy place a lot this past few weeks too. It is always hard to come home from WL but my last trip was especially so. While we were at WDW we got the call that my DS19 was withdrawing from college for medical reasons. We had known this was a possibility but left for Disney with the hope that he was going to be to finish the semester. So we came home to a house full of college kids on spring break with one who wouldn't be returning. He had some tests done and the doctor suspects celiac disease. So I've been sitting at my happy place every chance I get this week while we waited on results. Well, it is now weekend and we still don't have lab results so we will wait some more.

I have one son DS14 with IgA Nephropathy which is a kidney disease that for him has been very manageable and only requires a daily pill and six month checkups. He has been fortunate to have little damage to his kidney and great kidney function for this type of disease. Celiac, however, looks to be something that will greatly affect the daily life of DS19 and I've been just a little freaked out by it.

Not to bring up religion or anything, I do trust that God has it all under control and I know that He will bring good out of this. I don't want to give too much information about my son, but he was headed for a military career and this is probably a DQ so he is having to rethink his life's plans. He has a surprisingly good attitude and although he is disappointed he trusts that God has a plan for his life and it may not be in the military. I may have cred now.

Sorry to dump it all on the groupies. I've tried to just remain quiet but now that I have another weekend to wait for a diagnosis, I just needed to share. Thanks for listening. Now back to a happy thought.

Dory don't ever feel bad about sharing things on here! I sure have done it enough. You have come to the right place for support. Everyone on here is so caring and supportive of each other. I hope you get the results back soon and that everything will be okay with your son. I will say a prayer for both of your boys.

update on our waitlist:

We booked an OKW 2brm back in Dec (while at VWL) because that was all that was available for the dates we wanted to go (before our APs expire)

I set up an automatic waitlist for VWL at the time of booking and have been calling periodically for BWV, BCV but there had been nothing.. not even 1 night anywhere else!! Not even SSR???!!

So I called today and checked.. only 1 day at BCV was available...in the middle of the week. We're not against moving, but only if we can stay at least two nights in each place.

Well I told DH about it and he said "Well try the next week. We don't have anything else going on" (we'll be at VB for the weekend).

So I called back and got the same result.. Nothing but that one day.

Then the CM and I started chatting (hopefully no one was on hold) about all kinds of DVC/Disney stuff and I was getting ready to hang up and she goes "Oh wait.... Wait.. WAIT!!! I can't believe this just happened while I was on the phone with you!!"

So I'm getting kinda nervous this point.. thinking it's something bad.. or that maybe I'll get two days at BCV, BWV, etc.. but she goes..

"You're waitlist JUST came through!!! THE WHOLE WEEK!!"

So then we both start hooping and hollering together

Of course it's gonna cost us 50 more points, but who cares.. it's VWL!

Congrats! That must have been quite the phone conversation!


Lisa75 - Welcome to our thread!!!

 

[wildernessDad]

Hi everyone! I am really excited to find your thread. You are all great and know so much. I have come to the source for my dilemna. I have talked DH into going to Disney for our 10th anniversary this fall. Usually I have to go solo or with my mother. He is 38 and has never been to WDW. He really has little interest but is being a team player for me. I also hope to join DVC after this trip. I really want him to love it there. I have a WL courtyard room booked (requested the bearface rooms) for 11/15-11/19. But I think maybe I would rather stay in a 1 br at VWL. I checked today and it is available. I think I have figured out that I should jump on this if I want it, because 4/15 is when DVC owners who own at other resorts can then call to book VWL and it might be gone, no? One of the reasons I think it might be better is that it looks much quieter and serene than the main lodge. Also, DH is a snorer at night and without a guest bedroom to run to if things get bad I might spend the whole trip with little sleep. With a 1 br there is always the living room sofa. So, since using points is not a factor for me, please talk me into the VWL over the courtyard room at WL. Thanks guys!!

Jump on the 1br Before 4/15 as members can call before 4/15 and make a reservation for up to 7 nights!

 

[claire_ont]

Dory,
My families thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We are keeping our fingers crossed for you.

Disney Loving Iowan - Feel free to join me at the chairs anytime you want. We can compare teenage daughter driving horror stories. First drive this week...

Good Ol Gal - Congrats on the waitlist coming through! The timing was unbelieveable. Must have been some pixie dust in the air...

Claire

 

[Corinne]

Everyone,

Thanks for the warm 'welcome back' wishes. Dory~so nice to meet you. I hope the test results are good.

I am now working full time and our older son is graduating college and our younger son from hs, so we have been insanely busy (who isn't these days????) Anyway, I am still trying to catch up....you sure are a busy group! hehe!

 

[jimmytammy]

Dory

Your faith sounds strong, so keep leaning on the Lord and He will see you through. We will put you and your family in our prayers.

 

[Muushka]

Thanks Teapot! My arm is twisted!!! Also, I skipped to the end of this post to post my question and missed the posts about Dory's son. Though I am new here I want to extend my thoughts and prayers to you also Dory. We have a Prayer Request chain at church and am adding your family's situation this week. There is no such thing as too many prayers coming your way.

Ooooh, can I twist the other one????? I'm with TP, a 1 BR at VWL has so much going for it. But as you mentioned, being able to sleep is a really great plus! And the couch at VWL is a great couch to fall asleep on. When we are there and have a break in the afternoon, my husband heads for that couch even though we have that great king size bed! Go figure!

And what a nice person you are, already caring for another Groupie.

If at any time (pre-VWL during-VWL or post-VWL) you feel compelled to grab our Moosie for your siggy, feel free!
Our motto? You can't have too many groupies! I'll bet he would look great on you!

 

[Inkmahm]

Thank you for sharing Dory.....you know God does not give us more than we can handle. I am so sorry for you and your family, and will pray for you that the tests may come back differently. (I feel a ban coming!) And hopefully our posts may help you find strength and peace.

I absolutely love the chairs photo.....there is something about it that invites company and conversation.

I feel the same way.

Best of luck to you and your family, Dory.

 

[Lisa75]

I booked it! The 1 BR!!!! Thank you all for the arm twisting! I knew I came to the right place to find some VWL enablers!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Oh, and I take my coffee w/a bit of cream and sometimes with a little cocoa powder.

Thanks for the information and encouragement. Oh and your coffee is ready.

I booked it! The 1 BR!!!! Thank you all for the arm twisting! I knew I came to the right place to find some VWL enablers!

I am too late to vote, but you got great advice as usual and I celebrate your booking! You will love the 1 BR!

tea pot - your cup of tea is waiting for you

DLI - good luck with your daughter

Everyone (because I'm too lazy to copy and paste everyone's name ) the best wishes and prayers really mean a lot.

Here is another little sitting area I liked at VWL and I love the lamp.

Anybody else who needs a beverage just speak up. It's all of the best quality and free! Your virtual mugs are refillable for life.

 

[teacher2525]

We'll be there, we are wilderness lodge virgins! August 23rd to August 28th