The Third Time’s the Charm! Fourth (Third) Annual Mom and Me Trip--Updated twice on 10/21--now COMPLETE - Page 4 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Great plans. I like your style, a little commando style, a little laid back. Please have an extra FB for me since I've never had one (I know can you believe it?) More please.
I'll have one for you!
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Great start Sharon. Have a frozen beverage for me.
I'll have one for you, too!
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Definitely get that Gran Marnier slush on your way into Epcot!
Oh - and take a picture of that great FB for us who are back home drooling!
Your plans sound great! Ride TOT for me - at least once or twice!
I know you are going to have a great time!!!
And I'll ride TOT for you! The sacrifices I make for my PPer pals.
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I love the mom/daughter trips and your mom is just awesome! Sounds like some good plans and I cannot wait to read all about it. Make sure she gets lot of candy loot at the party!!
I really enjoy reading about your mom/daughter trips Dawn, because it always brings back fond memories of my own trips. We should all go together! And don't worry about DM scoring candy loot. You should be worried about DM stealing mine!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Mable’s Sweet Tip: Strawberry ice cream is considered a fruit.
We’re all set. Our bags are packed and we’re checked in for our flight. The weather is awful, but I don’t think it’s bad enough to cause us any problems. At least I hope not. I don’t need any more stupid little problems (don’t ask).
The good news is that it’s very quiet at work and I’ll be heading out shortly. Then I’ll take care of a few last-minute things and I’ll be officially ready to go!
I’ve checked the five-day forecast and it looks like it’s going to be hot. I’m pleased that so far it looks like Sunday night will be good weather for MNSSHP. It’s really odd that I’m so calm today when yesterday I was practically bouncing off the walls. I guess I’ll get excited again when I get on the plane.
I’ve got some volunteers who are willing to post live updates, so keep an eye on this thread. I’m bringing my laptop along so that I can get started writing my TR on the way home.
I’ve been thinking about my past few trips and they all seemed to have a theme or challenge, so that made me wonder about what we should do this time. It’s probably going to be “how many different sweet treats can we eat?” I’m probably the only person who can say my mother is a bad influence on me. And I can’t help thinking about how we’ll have to pass Seashore Sweets and the Boardwalk Bakery so often.
Bye everyone!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Have a great trip Sharon! Here's hoping you take off on time It's actually not looking as bad as it was here, so that's a plus. Can't wait to hear the live updates! I'm especially looking forward to your PP meets!!
Good timing for me to check in on the report - you must be on your way.
You and your mom are so cute and I love the idea of this trip. And F&W is my absolutely favorite time to go to WDW and when we lived in Florida we went every year several times. This is the time of year I miss WDW the most!! Will be living vicariously through you.
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I don’t need any more stupid little problems (don’t ask).
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It's actually not looking as bad as it was here, so that's a plus. 
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