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How exciting for your family to see your boys march at Disney! Very . Your plans look great and I think you'll really enjoy Tusker House...especially if you get good seats for the Nemo show.
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I'm so sorry about your aunt. Hopefully this trip will be just what the doctor ordered! I know a dose of Disney always does me good when I'm having a tough time. (And Tonga Toast is particularly therapeutic! )
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More pixies for you, Ann. So sorry about the loss of your Aunt. Although it may be difficult, remember that she would want you to be happy, and thrilled to see your boys marching down Main Street. And sorry about the IBS flare-up. Paul suffers from that, too. No fun! But, you've got so much accomplished for the trip. The tee shirt site sounds awesome. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures.
First off.. thank you guys so much for the thoughts on my Aunt.. I am still pretty rocked over her death.. My Mom passed away 23 years ago & ever since then my Aunt has been like a 2nd mother to me.. ANYTIME I needed her, she was there for me. I spoke to her the night before she died & she was fine so to get that phone call the next day was a total shock. I AM hoping that Disney is just what I need to break out of this blue funk I'm in.. My Aunt was so looking forward to ME going on this trip (she was afraid to fly & couldn't take long drives or she would have been there)
Okay.. enough sadness.. I can't think of her without crying !!
We are at the last double digit day today... 10 more days & I'll be seeing Mickey! Did online check in this morning & it was a breeze. i'm still waiting to get the photopass pre-order e-mail. I wrote them asking if it was sent & they told me they send them out appx 10 days before arrival so I'm hoping I get it.
I do have a photopass question.. even tho I'm 99% sure I know the answer.. Are the photos taken at Chef Mickey etc.. (before the meal) part of the Photopass system? I don't think so but I'm double checking.
I have opted to not ask for a specific building at POFQ.. Since the entire resort is so compact I thought that we would be close to the food court & bus no matter what & I would prefer to have my room possibly ready when I arrive (at 11am) . I know there are no guarantees of the room being ready but I think the less requests I ask for the better my chances are. I did check off ground floor & close to transportation on the online check in form but I wont be faxing any specific room requests.
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Almost time! I believe if you purchase the package at CM's, they can load those pictures onto the Photopass card at one of the kiosks (parks, maybe resorts) but you have to purchase the package first at the meal.
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You do have to purchase the pictures at CM in order to add them to your PhotoPass card. There was a code on our receipt so that I could just add them when I got home. But you can add them at one of the park kiosks, too. and for all the final preps.
I kinda figured that about the Chef Mickey photos.. for some reason Shelby is insisting we buy the photo.. she says it will be one of just her & her parents..
I can't believe we're in single digits already... WOW!! I honestly thought this time would never come. If you read my trip report from the first dream come true, that entire trip was so happy & sad at the same time. It was wrought with lots of turmoil. In all of this time planning I kept waiting for the boom to fall & something bad to happen with this trip. It never did.. We got a great deal at WDW , didn't pay too much for airfare & got the flight times we wanted, we also got all of the ADR's we wanted. Everything has been pretty smooth.. (which worried me as Mr Murphy & I are close close friends)
But I think what I am happiest about is that Jim will definitely be there this time. No, I don't care about him being there for me, I proved long ago that I am strong & can do things on my own (just read the first TR) but the boys really want both of their parents there to see them march.. I know Jim regrets not being there when Jamie marched & Jamie holds a lot of resentment due to that. Brendan is MUCH more sensitive than Jamie & he was the one who REALLY wanted both of us there so I'm glad it's happening for them.
okay, soap opera over..
Onto the preps for today..
Last night Brendan cleaned & polished his white band shoes, changed the laces & got his band bag ready.. They have to wear a white t shirt under their band uniform & are throwing it away after the performance (they will have Disney band shirts to wear while touring), they also wear white dress knee high socks. Jamie & Brendan also have to have their white gloves in there & their berets & most importantly their tuba mouthpieces
Their band bags have to be at school tomorrow in order for the director to check them & make sure everything is in there.
Shelby tried on her bathing suits last night for the 900th time since we bought them & as a typical pre-teen HATES them.. she's too fat ( her words,. the girl is skinny as a rail), her one piece makes her look stupid, her 2 piece shows her belly hair (don't know where she got that one ) She has also packed & re-packed everything in her suitcase SEVERAL times.. When she goes to school today i'm going to take a peek in her suitcase & see what she has in there..
I need to buy snacks for the boys to put in their suitcase for their room.. I saw a 45 pk of crackers & cookies combo at Sams & a combo pack of Capri Sun. Both boys also asked for Skittles so again.. I'll get all of this at Sams this weekend.
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. Your plans look great and I think you'll really enjoy Tusker House...especially if you get good seats for the Nemo show.
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Your revised plans look great! 
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for all the final preps.
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