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Just joining in. Read through all of the posts and just got caught up. Absolutely love the clever dinner and movies. Your plans sound great! We were just as surprised to get DME package so far ahead of time! Loved the bunny pic. Your dd is going to be super cute in all her new disney gear.
Ok I finally started this PTR. Late to the party and all. Sounds like you have been a busy bee with all your planning. Great purchases for the trip as well. I can't wait to hear how everything works out. I think I'd personally have to consume large amounts of alcohol to plan a trip with that many people. Good luck!
Welcome! Believe me...I've been pretty tempted a few times to grab the wine and a very large glass; but then I feel guilty knowing I'll end up making my scale move in the wrong direction.
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Yeah on the weight loss! I recently started back at weight watchers, so it's been a tough few weeks - I find that the very beginning and then the near end is the hardest! But I managed 6.6 in 2 weeks! Keep up the good work you will get it soon enough!
My dad is pretty successful on weight watchers too. Congratulations on your weight loss! That's pretty impressive! Shoot...I do a happy dance for amounts as low at 1/2 a pound! I'll take what I can get!!
Just joining in. Read through all of the posts and just got caught up. Absolutely love the clever dinner and movies. Your plans sound great! We were just as surprised to get DME package so far ahead of time! Loved the bunny pic. Your dd is going to be super cute in all her new disney gear.
Welcome! Welcome! Thanks for reading along! I love when Disney mail comes unexpectedly! I'm REALLY looking forward to DD reacting to all her new clothes and seeing her in them.
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MERCY! MERCY! MERCY! I apologize this was not posted sooner but we have had the week from you know where! My poor husband was the lead vehicle in a three car accident two days ago (all is okay and the 3rd driver's insurance is covering everything); however, there was a woman who was two cars behind the accident (behind the witness who pulled over) who drove around everyone and pulled over in front of my husband and is trying to claim he hit her to fix old damage on the back of her vehicle!
It looks like this-
Before the accident: (Husband) (2nd Vehicle) (3rd Vehicle) (Witness) (Crazy Woman)
After the accident: (Witness) (Crazy Woman) (Husband) (2nd Vehicle) (3rd Vehicle)
So we have been trying to deal with that for the past few days and learned this morning that the crazy woman actually filed a claim with the insurance company. Everyone already forewarned their own insurance companies about this crazy woman per the advice of the cop that came to take a report, so I'm not worried at all. And the witness has been in touch with our insurance company to make a statement as well. It just blows my mind that people can be that deceitful and stupid! We are encouraging the insurance company to pursue charges for insurance fraud so we'll see what happens with that. *Sigh*
Then this morning, I went to drop off DD at daycare and the power went out for the entire county and parts of Maryland. Per regulations, the daycare can only remain open for 1/2 an hour; if the power does not return, they have to shut down for the day. Apparently the man upstairs was looking out because one of DD's teachers, who lives one street over from us, offered to watch her until the power came back on and would take her back to daycare. Thank goodness we live in a small town where everyone knows each other well and we have such a tight knit community! I was able to get to work thanks to her and about two hours later the power returned and they headed back to daycare (which is only 5 minutes from our houses).
So...on to happier topics...DISNEY!
Dinner and a Movie Night - April 12 - The Incredibles
Dinner - Hero Subs and Chips
Our family LOVES this movie! My favorite parts are anything with Edna! She cracks me up, darling! DD ended up watching this movie two more times over the weekend! She also calls this movie, "Heros" because she has a hard time saying Incredibles; it comes out "Incribibbles." I can't wait for movie night tonight and slurping up my tasty dinner (that was a hint if you didn't catch that ).
GIRTH NEWS, GIRTH NEWS, GIRTH NEWS...I lost 2 more pounds! I'm up to 22 pounds lost since January now; 33 pounds since March of last year. Hoping to keep my momentum going!
Great job on the weight loss. It's so hard, figured when my ds was getting ready to turn 2 it was time to lose the baby weight ! Have done very well so far, maybe we can keep each other motivated. Love hearing your reports!
I'm glad DH is ok, but it's terrible that the crazy woman is trying to pull a scam off of you. Thank goodness the witnesses were there! Just take a deep breath and think Disney!
Great job on the weight loss. It's so hard, figured when my ds was getting ready to turn 2 it was time to lose the baby weight ! Have done very well so far, maybe we can keep each other motivated. Love hearing your reports!
Thank you! You're right...it's VERY hard, but VERY worth it! I've received tons of compliments from my family, friends, and coworkers and that really helps with motivation!
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I'm glad DH is ok, but it's terrible that the crazy woman is trying to pull a scam off of you. Thank goodness the witnesses were there! Just take a deep breath and think Disney!
Definitely took some deep breaths and had some Disney dicussions over the weekend with my Aunt and cousins, so that helped. DH is feeling better; thank goodness! Our insurance company is handling the issue with the crazy woman now; DH even tried to contact her insurance company to provide an official statement and they won't call him back. My guess is they figured out real quick that this crazy woman is full o' crap.
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You all have had a rough week! Congrats on the steady weight loss, too! The Incredibles is a favorite of ours, too!
Thank you for the pixies...they really helped! And thank you! I even had more successful weight loss this weekend. I'll post on that shortly.
Well I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend! Mine was busy, busy, busy! Not necessarily Disney-related, just in general.
Without further ado...I bring you an on-time Dinner and a Movie Night update!!
Dinner and a Movie Night - April 19 - Lady and the Tramp
Dinner: Spaghetti and Meatballs
This is movie is so cute; except for me wanting to smack the stuffing out of Aunt Sara! What an idiot! DD apparently wants a Lady dog of her own now...she said she loves her! Dinner was fun, as usual, with DD still learning to slurp noodles; it's okay, she has her own noisy/messy technique. As long as it gets in her mouth, I'm good!
GIRTH NEWS! I lost another pound on Saturday; total of 3 pounds last week! I have to admit it was probably all of the stress with the craziness in the news and DH's car accident. But I think there was something else...I ate a LOT of baby spinach last week; I'm putting it on everything - grilled cheese sandwiches, wraps, bagels with cream cheese, I probably had it in at least one meal every day last week. I know spinach is popular for its fiber properties, but for weight loss...I think I found my saving grace! I haven't lost 3 pounds in one week since I first started focusing on my weight loss! So there you have it, my weight loss advice: EAT MORE SPINACH! Besides, Popeye will be proud of you!
Congrats on the big weight loss! Funny, I've been trying to sneak spinach into our food to get DS to eat more veggies. I pureed it and put it down on the pizza crust before adding the sauce, cheese, and toppings. He never noticed and gobbled it right up.
Sorry to hear about the accident. Hopefully all is well in that department. Congrats on the weight loss. I'm trying to lose all my pregnancy weight and I'm not doing all that great at the moment. I blame the kids and them deciding that bedtime is optional. Leaves very little time for exercise. I managed to drop all the weight from my last pregnancy right before DS's first WDW trip so I'm hoping I can pull the same thing off this time around. I'll use WDW as a weight loss motivator! I hope the scales keep tipping in your direction. And I admire you for not popping open a bottle of wine just because it may deter you from that goal. I'd never be able to do that!
Ughhhh, I am so sorry to hear about your husband's accident and the crazy woman trying to pull a scam! People like this REALLY irritate me. Seriously. This is a prime example of people ruining things for others. Just like the scammers that lie about their children's ages at Disney, etc. It all ends up making things worse for the rest of us!!!
Many years ago, I was out with my mom and we had stopped at a store. As I was backing out of my parking space, I stopped, put my car into drive and this lady pulled into a parking spot and actually drove the SIDE of her car against the BACK of mine. We got out, looked at our cars (everything was ok) and I said everything looks okay, no need to call the police (it was HER fault!).
I was still out with my mom & a little while later my husband calls me that the police were at our house, looking for me, that I was involved in a hit & run!!!!!!!
I was FUMING when I went to the police station. The police were actually very nice, I think they knew this lady was an idiot. Then, we end up finding out from our insurance company (since she was claiming she had damage on her car), that there was another claim stating there was an accident between my husband and her husband in some other area. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How they got information regarding my husband's car, I'll never know. Nothing ever happened with our insurance -- I'm guessing the insurance company told them to take a hike because our rates never changed and nothing else ever came about it.
It was one of those situations that I would have liked to hire a lawyer and sue them just for the simple fact they were lying scammers and put us through a bunch of phone calls and stress!!!! UGHHHH. It just makes me CRAZY!!!!!!
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My poor husband was the lead vehicle in a three car accident two days ago (all is okay and the 3rd driver's insurance is covering everything); however, there was a woman who was two cars behind the accident (behind the witness who pulled over) who drove around everyone and pulled over in front of my husband and is trying to claim he hit her to fix old damage on the back of her vehicle! 
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Hoping to keep my momentum going! 
The Incredibles is a favorite of ours, too! 
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