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The way We do a Disney Re-Do ~~ Beach club Aug 13-22 - FINISHED!!! 1/20
The way We do a Disney Re-Do ~~ Beach club Aug 13-22
Before I begin, I want to offer a special thanks to those of you who found and read my pre-trip report. It was very cathartic for me to write, and incredibly encouraging to know there were so many people connecting with my story . If you want to read about a Disney World trip with any of the considerations listed below, or if you want to read more detailed descriptions of my cast, you can scan the PTR found below. Otherwise, welcome (or welcome back) to my story! http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ted-8-2-a.html;
Things discussed in Pre-Trip Report:
· First visits
· Grand Gatherings
· Deluxe Dining
· Thanksgiving
· Kids ages 7, 5 and 2
· Aspergers
· Severe food allergies
· Bickering in the “happy place”
· GAC
Cast Members:
Me-Shelly (35)
DH- Ross (37)
DS- Ben (8)
DD- Hannah (6, with aspergers)
DD - Delaney (3, with a severe food allergy)
Thursday August 12, 2010
The day before we left…
In the last week, I had become more concerned about 2 things that could affect our trip: The FL weather and the health of the family. DH and all the kids have seasonal allergies, and MN pollen counts have been high. For DH and the oldest kids, fall is the worst allergy season of the year. The 3 of them have been a stuffy, sneezy, swollen eye bunch! I have started all of them on their allergy medicine and we had been boosting out fluids and vitamin C. I was hoping that it really was allergies and not the start of something else...
It had been very hot and humid by MN standards. For the past 2 weeks, we had temperatures in the low to mid 90’s with humidity levels pushing the heat indices to 100 and above. Although I could appreciate that we were getting ready for WDW weather, the more warm days we had, the more I started to wonder what the heck I was thinking planning a trip to Orlando in August! My northern blood has a hard enough time with the heat in a typicalMinnesota summer! LOL!
I have spent so much time thinking about and planning for this trip. I wanted to learn our lessons from the past trip, as well as some new tricks picked up from the passporter message boards.
By the day before our trip, I had packing pretty much under control. We were flying Delta and because we have a sky miles AMEX card, we could check up to 5 bags for free. It was such a relief to not have to worry about dealing with too many carry-ons or having to leave things behind. With 5 bags packed, we were able to fill one with food, one with toiletries, 2 with clothes and 1 with the miscellaneous “other” stuff (like shoes, hats, ponchos, etc. In addition to the checked bags, we would each have one small carry-on.
With packing under control, I even had time to set out outfits for the first days after our return home. Woohoo!
Next post: Did the evening go as smoothly as the packing?
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. If you want to read about a Disney World trip with any of the considerations listed below, or if you want to read more detailed descriptions of my cast, you can scan the PTR found below. Otherwise, welcome (or welcome back) to my story! 
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