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We have some concern about no stroller as well - we seem to bring a lot of stuff to the parks! I like the idea of each child having their own fanny pack....wonder if I can find any around here.....hmmmm....got me thinking now! If not, I will be paring down what we bring into the park by a lot! We always threw bottles of water in the bag, fans, 'big' ponchos, sunscreen....tons of stuff. Now we won't be bringing the water, the kids can carry fans, I bought dollar store ponchos (with Canada flags all over them ) which we'll carry unless they are calling for all day rain - then we'll bring the 'big ones'. I'll be thinking carefully when I pack the bag!
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I don't want to forget or miss your send off, sooooooooo.......................
HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP!!!!!!!
I'm so happy it's finally here. All your hard work and planning I'm sure will pay off and the whole family will enjoy this vacation! Enjoy everything!!!!!!
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We have some concern about no stroller as well - we seem to bring a lot of stuff to the parks! I like the idea of each child having their own fanny pack....wonder if I can find any around here.....hmmmm....got me thinking now! If not, I will be paring down what we bring into the park by a lot! We always threw bottles of water in the bag, fans, 'big' ponchos, sunscreen....tons of stuff. Now we won't be bringing the water, the kids can carry fans, I bought dollar store ponchos (with Canada flags all over them ) which we'll carry unless they are calling for all day rain - then we'll bring the 'big ones'. I'll be thinking carefully when I pack the bag!
We also loaded up the stroller with all of the things you said. We will leave out water bottles and utilize free cups of water that we can get from CS food stands. Those dollar store ponchos should fit in the fanny packs. Not sure about the fans....We have one of those bog fan/water bottles that we bought at WDW in 2010 and it seems large for anyone to actually carry--we used to have it hanging on the stroller. Whew!
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I don't want to forget or miss your send off, sooooooooo.......................
HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP!!!!!!!
I'm so happy it's finally here. All your hard work and planning I'm sure will pay off and the whole family will enjoy this vacation! Enjoy everything!!!!!!
Yesterday was a crazy day...I left at 8am and returned about 10pm...
DD had her last voice lesson of the summer in the morning, then we had to drive about 45 minutes to pick up DH's old trumpet that was re-conditioned for DS to use in school band this year...then back near home for a playdate for the kids while I drove to work (30 minutes and back)....Then...the curveball...
Our dog was not adjusting well to life with my friend and her 3 kids and big dog. She had been having daily accidents and the stress was wearing on my friend and causing stress in their marriage. Although she kept saying that she was positive things would turn around, it had been a week and Marlo seemed content, but still peed and pooped. So I called my brother yesterday to see if there was anyway they could watch her while we were at WDW. (That was the original plan, but when we added the cabin trip the week before it would not work for them and we thought it would be easier on Marlo to be at one place for 3 weeks instead of going for 4 days, coming home only to be sent away for another 2 somewhere else--we were WRONG!).
Amazingly, they were eager to help (and DB's GF LOVES our little "purse-sized" [compared to her monster dogs] and wsa disappointed that she was not to be visiting). So...after work, I had to get the kids from the playdate....drive 90 minutes to my friend's house...then 90 minutes in another direction to my brother's and then the hour drive home. (Again...SO GLAD WE ARE NOT DRIVING TO WDW!!!).
It was the right thing for our dog. I have never seen her so excited as when we arrived. I was afraid she would pee from excitement! Luckily, she did not. The entire drive to DB's house, she was glued to my lap/chest. At my brother's she barely left my side, but she did greet DB and his GF excitedly as well. We hung out for about 2 hours and she went potty outside while I was there. She got used to the big dogs who seemed like gentle bears. A few times when we went outside to play (they have a huge yard and my kids got to ride a 4-wheeler) Marlo went over to my van and sat down by it. She obviously did not want to be left behind. It was hard to leave her. I feel bad that we had not had her home the past week. I had no idea how hard it would be on her.
A bad thing...My brother has a dog that is a very mean dog. It was a rescue vizsla. He fell in love with the breed after caring for my friend's vizsla (same as above) after she had her 3rd baby. Katy's dog is well-bred, well-trained and had a great home. It is an amazing dog. DB's dog...clearly has issues. He has bit both my girls in the past (mildly, but we told him he could never again bring the dog to our house). Recently he bit the GF so she needed stitches. She told him he needed to get rid of the dog, but then was willing to give it another chance. This dog was the main reason I did not want Marlo to stay there. Last night, the dog escaped the basement (I think one of my kids went down to explore) and somehow ended up biting Delaney. It happened when I was outside helping Marlo acclimate. Hannah ran out and said "Buster bit Delaney" and I ran it to hear shrieks of horror. The dog had bit her on the write. There are tow spots where it broke the skin. It looked puffy and starting showing signs of bruising right away. She would not really allow us to examine it much. We put bacitracin on it and a bandaid.
Anyway...got nothing done for WDW yesterday...Today I need to finish up a project for work...put everything in the suitcases...and clean the house. I do not expect to check back her (if I can keep myself away) but I will likely post updates from WDW.
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