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Just popping in to say how much I am enjoying hearing all about your trip! Loving the pictures too. As everyone has said Abby is growing up. I know you are proud of your beautiful princess.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy my TR. Abby is growing up and yes, I am very proud of her. She is such a good kid and has come so far. I couldn't be happier with her.
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Another great day! It was certaily a busy one. I feel bad that Abby got sick. It's bad enough when you are at home, but having to deal with it on vacation is not fun. Thankfully you were able to get all your laundry done, although you must have been exhausted. My favorite picture is Abby stealing into the picture with Lenny.
Thanks Olive. We too felt bad for Abby but we did the best we could under the circumstances. We cleaned her up and made sure she was comfortable in the other bed before heading out for the laundry and to bed ourselves. By the time I got to bed, yes I was exhausted. I don't think I was awake more than a minute or two once I laid down. That picture too is a favorite of mine. She has such a natural smile on her face and it was completely unexpected of her to do that.
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Originally Posted by num1DVCfan
The Family Magic Tour sounds like a lot of fun. We'll have to try that sometime as I really think Sean would enjoy all the clues and scavenger hunt. I'm sorry Abby got sick, hopefully she was feeling better by morning. I can totally sympathize about just doing the laundry despite the late hour. There have been a few occasions in our house where Sean has gotten sick and I insisted on throwing the dirty linens in the wash, less smell in the morning.
The tour was a lot of fun and if you have kids that enjoy scavenger hunts and doing "silly" things (riding pretend horses, playing follow the leader through an theme park) then I bet it would be a hit for your family too. You'll have to stay tuned for Abby though. And yes, that's exactly why I did laundry then. At least at home you can throw it in the washer and leave it until morning though if it happens in the night.
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Originally Posted by melduckie
I've just read all of your previous TRs and just caught up on this one. I can't believe it's almost over already!! It's been a nice journey watching Abby grow up into the little woman she has become and you all have had some marvelous adventures. Love the Magic Moments!!
Wow, I'm impressed. I've given a lot of information over the years so to go and read all of them at one time? I'm really glad you've enjoyed them. We've had some great times and not so great times and it amazes even me how much Abby has grown up from the first TR to this one. It'll be interesting to see how much she changes if and when we return to Disney in the future. If it happens, there'll be a TR for it.
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Just found this and read through! Sounds like you guys are having a great time.......other than poor Abby getting sick . Hope she felt better after a good nights sleep! I am anxious to read your next couple days to see if we passed each other! My dd and I were there from the 17-20.
Other than Abby - and the rain too - we were having a great time. Come back for my next installment to hear about Abby. If you didn't pass us on Saturday, the only other day would have been Sunday as that was our last day in the parks so I'll guess you'll have to come back for that too and let me know if we were in the same place at the same time but just missed each other.
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Darlene..... I am just loving your TR!
Thanks for posting the picture of you and me! I treasure that time, because you and your family was my 1st Passporter's meet!
As a mom too, that is the worst when your child becomes sick! I hope Abby felt better the next day. I am sure the heat really didn't help either!
I am trying to start my TR...but I don;t know if I want to just post the whole trip in one post or several. Decisions Decisions!
Looking forward to reading more of your TR! : )
I'm so glad you're following along Kate and didn't mind me posting the picture with you. I should have asked first but I didn't think you'd mind. I too really enjoyed our time together but it went so quickly. At least now you know for your future trips that PPer meets are a lot of fun and IMO just add to the vacation.
I'm sure the heat didn't help Abby at all. I'm pretty sure I already told you once about Sunday but it sounds like you forgot so like everyone else, you'll just have to come back .
As for posting your TR, I like to do mine in several posts so in case someone tunes in at work or gets distracted at home, it's easier to finish a shorter post and come back to another one than to find your place in a big long one. Of course too I went for 10 days so that would be a pretty long post for my TR . You only went for a few days so yours will be shorter than mine anyway but do what makes you comfortable. Give details, give just highlights, whatever you want to give. There's no right and wrong way to post a TR as far as I know (well there might be so check out any sticky threads about TR's first and ignore what I have to say as needed ). But do please attempt one as I'd love to hear your take on our meet (and you can leave out the parts about me being crazy and repeating myself 100 times which I'm sure I did - not everyone needs to know that I'm crazy and repeat myself )
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Originally Posted by Danidurph
I saw pennies yesterday in Hershey Park and was thinking of you, wondering if you only collect pennies from Disney or from anywhere.
Yes, sadly pressed pennies are an addiction and anytime we see something that looks like a penny machine we have to stop and look. There have been times we've actually walked by them and not gotten the pennies but that's pretty rare. Usually we get them but when it's $1.00 for a penny instead of 50 cents, it's easier to keep walking. Just to give you an example of how addicted we are, in the middle of a field trip with Abby a few years ago, I left the group to go find the penny machine I knew was in the area and our last time driving to Disney, we stopped at a rest area because we knew pennies were suppose to be there (and they were). I think I need an intervention group .
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and you all have had some marvelous adventures. Love the Magic Moments!! 
. Hope she felt better after a good nights sleep! I am anxious to read your next couple days to see if we passed each other! My dd and I were there from the 17-20.
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. You only went for a few days so yours will be shorter than mine anyway but do what makes you comfortable. Give details, give just highlights, whatever you want to give. There's no right and wrong way to post a TR as far as I know (well there might be so check out any sticky threads about TR's first and ignore what I have to say as needed 
and repeating myself 100 times which I'm sure I did - not everyone needs to know that I'm crazy and repeat myself 
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