Where have you people been? NEW! We're on a PODCAST + MNSSHP 05/20

[buffy0214]

Wow! The costume and lanyards came out amazing!!! I want a sewing machine so bad. How sweet about B&B's special place for you and your DH! WOOHOO for almost being down to double digits!!!

Can you believe I don't have any pictures of us on our honeymoon? Nowadays I take pictures of everything! I love scrapbooking. Even if I never get all those scrapbooks done at least I've started taking better pictures.

Maybe I can scrounge a few pics of our early disney trips together.

 

[twob4him]

Wow great job on the lanyard holders and backpack....very creative and I am sure will be greatly used. I love the Jasmine outfit too...your DD looks so happy! I think I saw you on the sewing thread...you should post a pic there...great job!!!

 

[buffy0214]

Okay Disney friends, I have an important ADR question. Yes, I am still changing things. I know, I know.

Should I change CRT and CP days?​

The girls will be dressed up for MNSSHP on Thurday so shouldn't we be going to the castle then? I would only go if we could get an early dinner (like 4:30 or something). Then we would do the CP buffet on Tuesday. Hubby says just leave it alone but I feel he just doesn't want to talk about it anymore. So, I come to those who understand

 

[buffy0214]

Wow great job on the lanyard holders and backpack....very creative and I am sure will be greatly used. I love the Jasmine outfit too...your DD looks so happy! I think I saw you on the sewing thread...you should post a pic there...great job!!!

Thanks! I did post on the custom clothes thread but it moves so fast ya know! I'm on page 204 and it's up to 300+ now and it's only been like a week and a half. Someone did make a bookholder from my instructions. I was so proud that my little idea got copied. Of course, I copied it from someone else but I gloss over that detail in my head.

 

[winkers]

I finally found you again! I love the jasmine costume and the autograph lanyards! Too cute, and how crafty are you!!!

 

[luvfigment]

Okay Disney friends, I have an important ADR question. Yes, I am still changing things. I know, I know.

Should I change CRT and CP days?​

The girls will be dressed up for MNSSHP on Thurday so shouldn't we be going to the castle then? I would only go if we could get an early dinner (like 4:30 or something). Then we would do the CP buffet on Tuesday. Hubby says just leave it alone but I feel he just doesn't want to talk about it anymore. So, I come to those who understand

That is a tough question! I think it would be fun for the girls to go to CRT all dressed up but I agree to only do it if you can get an early ADR. You can always call and see if they even have an ADR that early...they may not since it is a MNSSHP night. Either way you accomplish both restaurants. Let us know what you decide.

 

[buffy0214]

Huh, that's wierd I know I replied yesterday I hope I didn't reply to someone elses thread when I thought I was on mine. That would be embarassing I know my DD9 was asking me a question at that time

• Winkers I'm glad you found me again. Thanks for the nice words. That is such a compliment from such a craftly lady as yourself. I'm totally stealing your countdown calendar.
  
• luvfigment Thanks for the input. Right now I can't even call as my long distance minutes are up. I was getting a digital phone with unlimited minutes but the guys never showed up! They had rescheduled me for this Friday and didn't think to tell me. I might just leave everything alone. Too much over-thinking things

 

[buffy0214]

Fluff and stuff that has nothing to do with the pretrippie: I'm getting ready to head out to Atlanta to pick up my sis and her DD10. They are coming down for a two week visit. Now I love my family but so far we have spent the summer like this: 1 week Girl Scout Camp, 1 Week with Brother and his family, 1 Week with other brothers sons, and now 2 weeks with sis. Those 8 weeks are going fast. As soon as my sis leaves I'll be running around getting school stuff. I wanted to visit my best friend and hit the beach but since we've had those fires here in GA the roads have been closed. At least the easiest way to get there from here. It should have been lifted by now but I haven't heard either way. When I agreed to pick my sis up I never thought she'd actually make it We waited around all day yesterday and then they cancelled her flight so back again we go today

Pretrippie stuff

I hadn't given much thought to matching t-shirts for our trip but that was before the Dis! I've always enjoyed dressing the girls up matchy but the rest of us? It never occurred to me to have coordinating outfits for each day. Now that I’ve seen all the cute DISigns and tie dye shirts, the plan is up and running.

Here are the outfit ideas for each day (each day will be posted separately):

Arrival/MK Day---Matching tie dye shirts/denim shorts. Possibly making ribbon shorts for the girls? Depending on time and whether I can find some inexpensive shorts to do a trial on. See the bottom of these shorts, something like that but with purple/pink/turquoise colors. Photo courtesy of the custom thread.

Now, I have never done tie dye before, but figured it couldn’t be too hard. I was wrong. It was the messiest craft I’ve ever done. I came out looking like I had smurf hands (should have taken apic of that!) and the other colors kept dripping on the yellow. I used the instructions posted on the dis, not the spiral one but the regular sunburst pattern. I figured that would be easier. Again, wrong. Next time, I will do the spiral. I’m pretty happy with how they came out, except for Dhs. His has too much white. I think it was a combo of having a thicker/bigger shirt plus me wanting to make sure DS had enough green (his fave). I think I’ll redo hubbys. Here they are…

The girls. I was thinking of adding rhinestones around the mickey heads or a bow to make a minnie (DD6s idea)


The guys. See what I mean about the white.

 

[winkers]

That animal print mickey head is adorable!!! I want one!!!

 

[luvfigment]

The shirts came out great!!! The white doesn't look too bad but I understand why you want to do it over. The rhinestones would be a great addition for the girls. I alos really like the safari looking Mickey head shirt...that is really cute! Have a good time with your sister!

 

[buffy0214]

Thanks for the comments. Yeah, the animal print minnie is adorable. It's not mine, though, I just copied it for the ribbon shorts idea. I would have made the tees for the girls (and me, too) but I saw this after I'd already purchased some tops for our AK day. I'm saving the idea for next time.

 

[buffy0214]

MGM Day---Red/White/Blue combo. While at the fabric store to make the Jasmine costume, my son pulls out a bolt with Cars characters and says, “I want costume, too”. How cute. So okay, I figure I can make a shirt or something and the rest of us will still match with red/white/blue. But that darn custom boutique thread got me going again. I’m going to make the girls matching shirts using the Minnie mouse red dot fabric and for the he-ya kid, I’m going to make shorts. Easier than a shirt plus he already has a white tee with red sleeves that would match perfectly. Here are the shorts and the fabric for the girls…(the fabric looks bright in the pic but really it's just regular red)

 

[MissMichelle]

I am enjoying your TR and I have only just begun. You posted your :scribble page" and I had to do a double take as I thought it was MINE! HAHA...They look a lot alike and I'll be adding one of my pages onto my TR...Can't wait to read on...You have a beautiful family.

 

[buffy0214]

Hi and welcome I always do a bunch of scribble sheets and I always check prices at contem, grand floridian, etc, even though we always end up somewhere cheaper. Ya just never know when they decide to lower those prices suddenly.

 

[buffy0214]

Obviously, I have been in Disney planning stage. Last night I dreamed we were at BBB.

They were doing Flower's hair. For some reason she was wearing a Cinderella costume instead of the Ariel one I bought. Forshadowing? Could be as she always wants what she doesn't have. Anyway, I didn't have my camera and the photopass guys were just standing around chit-chatting. I went over and asked if they could take some pics and they were like "we'll get around to it". I was furious and said something very smart and funny back. I'm sure it was smart and funny because I remember being very proud of myself. Whatever I said escapes me at this time. To make a long dream short, I never got any pictures but we had a wonderful time at BBB. My dreamself thought, we'll have to try this again tomorrow.

Even in my sleep I'm rescheduling

 

[luvmy2sams]

You are too funny! I can't believe how much of myself I recognized in your postings. I even read some of it out loud to DH and commented that several years ago I would have thought acting like this about a vacation was a sure sign of the need for intervention. Now I think...."Hey, I ordered my passporter and the new HP book that way, too." and "I've got to find the thread with the ribbon shorts. DD8 would love those!" and lastly "What a fabulous idea for autograph books. I'm going to borrow that for our trip!"

We're arriving on October 13th, so don't exhaust Mickey before we get there!

Have a fantastic trip! Can't wait to read all about it!

 

[twob4him]

. Those 8 weeks are going fast.
Pretrippie stuff

Wow thats a lot of entertaining and socializing...fun but time-consuming!

I hadn't given much thought to matching t-shirts for our trip but that was before the Dis! I've always enjoyed dressing the girls up matchy but the rest of us? It never occurred to me to have coordinating outfits for each day. Now that I’ve seen all the cute DISigns and tie dye shirts, the plan is up and running.

That darn thread is way to addictive!!!! I am making an Ariel outfit for a friend who is going in Oct. I post a pic when I am done!

Here are the outfit ideas for each day (each day will be posted separately):

Arrival/MK Day---Matching tie dye shirts/denim shorts. Possibly making ribbon shorts for the girls? Depending on time and whether I can find some inexpensive shorts to do a trial on. See the bottom of these shorts, something like that but with purple/pink/turquoise colors. Photo courtesy of the custom thread.

Now, I have never done tie dye before, but figured it couldn’t be too hard. I was wrong. It was the messiest craft I’ve ever done. I came out looking like I had smurf hands (should have taken apic of that!) and the other colors kept dripping on the yellow. I used the instructions posted on the dis, not the spiral one but the regular sunburst pattern. I figured that would be easier. Again, wrong. Next time, I will do the spiral. I’m pretty happy with how they came out, except for Dhs. His has too much white. I think it was a combo of having a thicker/bigger shirt plus me wanting to make sure DS had enough green (his fave). I think I’ll redo hubbys. Here they are…

The girls. I was thinking of adding rhinestones around the mickey heads or a bow to make a minnie (DD6s idea)


The guys. See what I mean about the white.

I love love the tie-dyed shirts...way to go!!!! The Mickey safari with the ribbon shorts is cute...I saw that over on the thread...it doesn't look too hard...you just gotta get different ribbon and you are set!

MGM Day---Red/White/Blue combo. While at the fabric store to make the Jasmine costume, my son pulls out a bolt with Cars characters and says, “I want costume, too”. How cute. So okay, I figure I can make a shirt or something and the rest of us will still match with red/white/blue. But that darn custom boutique thread got me going again. I’m going to make the girls matching shirts using the Minnie mouse red dot fabric and for the he-ya kid, I’m going to make shorts. Easier than a shirt plus he already has a white tee with red sleeves that would match perfectly. Here are the shorts and the fabric for the girls…(the fabric looks bright in the pic but really it's just regular red)

Awww DS wants an outfit too! I love it! The shirt looks great with those shorts. Now what are you doing with the polka dot fabric??

Obviously, I have been in Disney planning stage. Last night I dreamed we were at BBB.



Even in my sleep I'm rescheduling

Hey that is hilarious!!! Did you get the early ADR????

 

[buffy0214]

You are too funny! I can't believe how much of myself I recognized in your postings. I even read some of it out loud to DH and commented that several years ago I would have thought acting like this about a vacation was a sure sign of the need for intervention. Now I think...."Hey, I ordered my passporter and the new HP book that way, too." and "I've got to find the thread with the ribbon shorts. DD8 would love those!" and lastly "What a fabulous idea for autograph books. I'm going to borrow that for our trip!"

We're arriving on October 13th, so don't exhaust Mickey before we get there!

Have a fantastic trip! Can't wait to read all about it!

We still might need intervention! All this planning is a great way to keep the magic alive until the trip.

Have you seen the HP movie? I've really got to get through book 6 this week. I've read it before but that was when it first came out. I'm hoping for a happy ending

I love love the tie-dyed shirts...way to go!!!! The Mickey safari with the ribbon shorts is cute...I saw that over on the thread...it doesn't look too hard...you just gotta get different ribbon and you are set!

She did no-sew on the whole thing...I couldn't believe it. She did an awesome job!

Awww DS wants an outfit too! I love it! The shirt looks great with those shorts. Now what are you doing with the polka dot fabric??

I'm going to do a top from Simplicity 420-the ruffle bottom one. I will have to buy another pattern for Flower because she is a size 6 and this pattern starts at 8. I think I can size it down pretty simply, though.

Hey that is hilarious!!! Did you get the early ADR????

I haven't tried. I didn't have long distance until my cable guys came to install my digital phone. They were supposed to come last Mon, but didn't arrive until Friday! It was a 13th, too. I'm not superstitious (sp?) but what a day! I dove into the pool and broke my glasses in half. I was able to go to Wally World and get an appointment for an eye exam after the cable guy left at 5. I ordered my glasses which will not arrive for a week so I got contacts, too (a years worth). A total of almost $500 That's a bunch considering I need to go BTS shopping in a week. Ranger needs her glasses, too.

I'm almost afraid to try the ADR. If I'm able to get it then I will have more decisions to make

 

[buffy0214]

Time for the ticket dance!

I got my tickets, I got my tickets

The MNSSHP



The 6 day tickets. I got 6 days instead of 5 b/c it was only $2 per person diff. Maybe we will head into EPCOT before we drive home. I would like to see Nemo and we've never been on Test Track It's weird because when DH and I had season tickets we almost always went to Epcot. It was our favorite park before we had kids. The Test Track line was always majorly long. Now there is FP!! I the FastPasses!

 

[luvfigment]

Time for the ticket dance!

I got my tickets, I got my tickets

The MNSSHP



The 6 day tickets. I got 6 days instead of 5 b/c it was only $2 per person diff. Maybe we will head into EPCOT before we drive home. I would like to see Nemo and we've never been on Test Track It's weird because when DH and I had season tickets we almost always went to Epcot. It was our favorite park before we had kids. The Test Track line was always majorly long. Now there is FP!! I the FastPasses!

YAY You got your tickets!!!!! I bet you are getting wicked excited!!!!