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Old 09-25-2008, 06:14 PM   #16
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PassPorter's 2nd Annual Illuminations and Antenna Topper Exchange Event: Light up the night and join MouseFest veteran Event Host and PassPorter Guide statelady01 (Maureen) for a tradition-in-the-making - this year's souvenir exchange and meet & greet during Illuminations. Saturday, December 13, 2008. 8:15 PM Near Italy
And I believe that it is supposed to be Disney themed (much like the previous Keychain version of the meet.)
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btw, a topper doesn't work on my car, antenna goes in when car goes off, but i think i wanna do this anyway and somehow rig it up to hang from my mirror!
We don't even have an outside antenna. We do have a little suction cup gizmo for the inside of the windshield, and my Sorcerer Mickey antenna ball is attached to that. (What other antenna topper did you think I'd have? )
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We don't even have an outside antenna. We do have a little suction cup gizmo for the inside of the windshield, and my Sorcerer Mickey antenna ball is attached to that. (What other antenna topper did you think I'd have? )
Hmmm... I need to look into this since I too have no place for an antenna topper (the curse of having satellite radio). I have been despondent in my lack of a topper for the last FOUR years!

Of course my dh will hate it, but I'm not making him put one on his car so he'll have to deal!
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Never thought about using a suction cup for an antenna topper Thanks Dave!!!

ACK!!! Thanks Deb!!! Forgot about doing MouseKeeping cards/envelopes... adding this to my list
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me either...is it just a regular suction cup thing????
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I have both a antenna ball & a suction cup thingy for my Tinkerbell
Ha Debe, I am ahead of you in vacation prep!
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wow, you are really getting in the spirit of things already!
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book candlelight pkg....big goose-egg, uncheck, nothing to be had for the entire time i am there the 11 to the 13...dang dang dang...so until i can check this off,

Isn't it checked off now?
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Old 09-25-2008, 09:39 PM   #24
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yes, it is,,,,yipppeeeee, i am so happy about it. still wish you were joining me, but i know another time will come about....
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All I have to do now is wait, I hate waiting!
With Mike out of town this week all I have to do is obsess over Mousefest
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ooohhh....obsess away, girlfriend! me too! i can't wait. i need to go sign up for some of those fun get togethers. i am a greenhorn at all this.
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OK Deb, how about popping on over here to work on some of these ornaments . (that will keep your mind busy ) Have everything cut out, just need to solder them together...
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Sheri, you'll be an ole pro after your 1st MF .

The suction cup thingy is the regular ones you would use to display hanging
items on your windows or other flat surfaces.

Just looked at your profile and see that I'm exactly 1 month older than you.
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We put an antenna topper on our cordless phone antenna... very cute!
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