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Love the shirt! Is it from the Star Tours Gift Shop? I might have to add that into the budget. I'm at 10 days today too and don't have nearly enough done to make myself calm. I'm so glad they saw fit to give me two days off this coming week!
Love the shirt! Is it from the Star Tours Gift Shop? I might have to add that into the budget. I'm at 10 days today too and don't have nearly enough done to make myself calm. I'm so glad they saw fit to give me two days off this coming week!
I need a week off to get ready for my week off.
I'm not certain where Ginger got this shirt at - but I would imagine it was Tatooine Traders. If I find the receipt, I'll let you know.
I still have tons to do. I think the fact that Kevin has been home a few days last week really threw us all off-schedule but we are going to make the most of these next few days..
Just today, we FINALLY found shoes for Corinne! She seriously would have been going in one pair of too small flips flops and a pair of canvas flats if we hadn't found anything. After looking almost everywhere, from the high-end places like R.E.I. to Shoe Carnival, I decided to check the one store we hadn't considered....Wal-Mart.
I remembered that they sold a brand called Earth Spirit that were fairly comfortable for walking. She found a pair of Teva look-a-likes that fit her well and didn't rub anywhere (Cory has very hard-to-fit feet) and another pair of strappy walking sandals that will look good with her dresses and skirts. Problem solved!!
BUT....Kevin informed me that he needed two more shirts in order to have enough clothes to take with him (that is, decent clothes that didn't have holes or stains from building guitars or doing lawn work!! ) So that means I have to go shopping AGAIN tomorrow to see if I can find something for him. He is picky and hard to please.
I never did find a new bag to carry - and just didn't want to spend the money on something that was just 'kinda' what I was looking for. Maybe I'll be lucky, and like Cam, discover the perfect bag or backpack while we're at the parks.
I've also been trying to find as many reviews of this weekend's SW crowd reports and schedules so we have some idea what we'll be going into...I think I've got a pretty good idea what to do and a good itinerary ...but I'm feeling a bit panicky about it!
We've finished all the Star Wars movies, so the girls have a pretty good idea who's who in the SW galaxy of characters. And I have to admit, I just started watching Clone Wars on TV and am really enjoying it! Why I didn't watch it before is beyond me, but I'm going to try and catch as many as I can now.
We also have a couple PPer Meets set up that I am super-excited about!!! WDW is fantastic on it's own, but sharing that special time with special people makes it even more incredible.
So...this week's schedule will be: Monday: Shop for shirts for Kevin. Kelley is still working on completing her math book before we leave, so she'll be busy with that. Finalize plans with house sitter/outdoor cat feeder. Complete itinerary and gather all inportant info. Tuesday: Do laundry and sheets so we have clean beds to come home to. Give Duncan a bath and good brushing. Wednesday: Pack and do last load of laundry that might need to be done. Shop for snacks, breakfast foods and any last minute items we might have forgotten. Mow the lawn. Wash and vaccuum van. Thursday morning:Take Duncan and Rosalina to boarding; load van and do any last-minute packing (Kevin always finds a million things he hasn't done before we go.) On the road by noon!
Also - one last thing I'd like to ask you all for.....
I'd like to ask for pixies for Kevin as I am greatly concerned. His office is in one of the tall building down town. Friday, the fire marshall decided to do a fire drill for the entire building - all 28 floors of it! This required everyone in the building to walk down the stairs to get outside; luckily, Kevin was on the 17th floor, but he walked down 34 flights of stairs (that's 408 steps!) and he thinks he may have torn the muscles in his calves. He can barely walk at all this weekend and knows he's got lots of walking to do at Disney. So any pixies you'd care to send would be greatly appreciated by all of us.
I most likely will check in every day until we leave. Working on this PTR helps keep me focused and keeps the panic at bay.
Loads of and for all those last minute shopping trips and packing and laundry and mowing and so on! I checked touring plans and the crowd levels at DHS for the first weekend of SWW has Friday at a 4.7 and Saturday and Sunday at 7.5. Of course because of the special event, they suggest avoiding it.
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but we are going to make the most of these next few days..
She seriously would have been going in one pair of too small flips flops and a pair of canvas flats if we hadn't found anything. 
After looking almost everywhere, from the high-end places like R.E.I. to Shoe Carnival, I decided to check the one store we hadn't considered....Wal-Mart.
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