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Sorry I have been slacking a bit on updates - it is after 10pm and I am just now sitting today! Been helping Joie get things settled for the service tomorrow. Emily is taking child development in school and has one of those simulator babies this weekend, so I play "grandma/babysitter" when she needs to do something (including dance tonight) ; and my new next door neighbor (moved in this past summer while we were in Disney!) is in labor (5 weeks early ) so I have been running over to take care of their cat and 100 lb german shepperd that is a BIG baby and very confused as to what is going on. So whew! I finally get to settle down ~ although I am really feeling unprepared for this trip and will probably stay up a bit late tonight to try to at least go through the toilitries.
Anyway onto plans for Day 3: 4/14:
This morning we will start our day at Disney Hollywood Studios. Again, probably just grabbing something along the way for breakfast.
We have fast passes for:
9:45 - 10:45 am: Rock 'n Roller Coaster
11:00 - 12noon: Muppets 3D
12:40 - 1:40: Star Tours
Again, I really do NOT like the tier system for the fast passes We are hoping that we can get to the park for opening to get onto Toy Story Mania.
We will eat CS somewhere in the park for lunch, not sure where yet, but I am sure that if the girls have any say it will most likely be Toy Story Pizza Planet.
We plan to head back to the resort in the late afternoon - I am sure we will watch Beauty & The Beast and hopefully meet a few characters - and I am sure at least Scott, Cait & Joie will ride Tower of Terror (Emily and I are babies ).
This evening we have dinner at Ragland Road in Downtown for 7:30 p.m. We have other friends (Lisa #3 and her family if you remember that TR!) that will be in the area, so they may meet us in DTD either for dinner or drinks. (still waiting for them to decide if I should try to add them to the ADR).
After dinner we will either just hang out in DTD or possibly head over to MK (it is open late this evening) depending on how we are all feeling.
Up next: Day 4 plans
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Wow, you DO have a lot going on! That's also a lot of babies - Amber (your grandbaby, who I was sad to see wasn't wearing anything Disney), the dog, and the actual baby on the way?! Have a glass of wine, you've earned it.
You won't do ToT, but will do RnRC?!? I LOVE ToT but can't stand RnRC!
Mercy, your plate is overfull. I've noticed that happens to quite a few of us here right before a big WDW trip. Your DHS plans look great, and we've really grown to love Raglan Road.
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Yikes, what a crazy scene with the next-door fur babies, real baby, simulated grand-baby. That sentence is making me laugh, but it's no joke! I hope the new mom and baby are okay and their big baby of a German shepherd will be okay with the newborn. I think you need a vacation.... hey, you're almost there!
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Wow, you DO have a lot going on! That's also a lot of babies - Amber (your grandbaby, who I was sad to see wasn't wearing anything Disney), the dog, and the actual baby on the way?! Have a glass of wine, you've earned it.
You won't do ToT, but will do RnRC?!? I LOVE ToT but can't stand RnRC!
Thanks! HA! "Amber" has Mickey pj's she is sleeping in!
I will do ToT if I HAVE to But prefer not too - it's the whole dropping thing!
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Mercy, your plate is overfull. I've noticed that happens to quite a few of us here right before a big WDW trip. Your DHS plans look great, and we've really grown to love Raglan Road.
Thanks! Yes, it is! It does seem that these kind of things happen right before a trip.
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Yikes, what a crazy scene with the next-door fur babies, real baby, simulated grand-baby. That sentence is making me laugh, but it's no joke! I hope the new mom and baby are okay and their big baby of a German shepherd will be okay with the newborn. I think you need a vacation.... hey, you're almost there!
Thanks! It's been crazy!
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Wow, things are super busy around your house. Hope everything calms down in time for your vacation.
Great plans for day 3!
Thanks!
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Oh my! Craziness! At least it's the weekend! And you'll be in Disney soon enough!
Thanks!
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Great plans for your Day 3! Pixies for your busy weekend!
Thanks!
Just a quick update on the "craziness":
My neighbor had a beautiful baby boy last night! He was 5lbs, 10oz which is pretty good for 5 weeks early! I can't wait to meet him!!! And the fur baby (Kenya) was thrilled again to see me today and tonight - especially because her daddy came home for a bit today and took a nice long nap with her!
The service for Tom's mom was today - and it was a beautiful service. It was quite different from any service we have been to, but in a good way. She didn't want a typical funeral, but rather a celebration of her life - and it was just that! It was held at a restaurant with plenty of tables and chairs, with candy and orchids (her favorites) on each table. Lots of great finger foods, and beautiful photos of her all around. Many people spoke in memories of her, a minister said prayers, and a family friend sang Amazing Grace. It was just a beautiful service!
The craft room renovation is coming to an end!! I am starting to put things away!!! And I have to get the bathroom prepped before we leave so that my brother can do the ceiling in there while we are away!
Still nothing on the packing.
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Today we will begin our morning in Epcot with fastpasses for:
9:35 - 10:35 a.m.: Soarin'
11:35 - 12:35 p.m.: Mission Space
12:40 - 1:40 p.m.: Character Spot
We will possibly see more Flower & Garden stuff that we may have missed on our other visits to Epcot. I am pretty sure we will grab lunch at one of the food booths .
We will head back to the resort early afternoon, possibly some pool time.
Tonight we have dinner at Sanaa (although this might change depending on Joie and Caitlin's schedules - they might possibly go visit Caitlin's aunt on this day, so if they do that, we (Scott, Em & I) might take advantage of extra park time). But if we are going to Sanaa, our plan is to go over to DTD to take a bus from there to AKL.
After dinner, the plan is to return to Magic Kingdom for the remainder of the evening. We figure this will make transportation the easiest as well.
Up Next: Day 5 plans
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Love the plans, so sorry about Joie's fiancés mom, but the service sounded beautiful. Always thought the celebration of life is such a wonderful way for friends and family to say goodbye over the more traditional wake / funeral.
You sure have been a busy bee, baby, dog and cat on top of everything else
My niece did the project with the doll a few years back....boy was that baby cranky
That really does sound like a beautiful service. I'm glad all the craziness has calmed down just a little, and glad that the new daddy next door was able to get a nap-- could be his last one for a while!
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