Tom You’ve Just Turned 30…What’s Next?...We’re Going to WDW!! (01/09-01/22) PTR - Page 6 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Not too much vacation planning happening this weekend. The fleas have returned with a vengeance. Now my son is getting bit too (Ithink). Our exterminator would not honor his warranty so now we are calling in terminix, they are going to do a bed bug inspection too to put my mind at ease. It doesn’t even seem like the advantage is working on our pets. We still see a few on them. I am hoping that the fall winter weather kills them as well.
We bought a dehumidifier for the basement which I read could help. Although now I am also worried we brought some strays to my aunt’s cottage and infested her. She has no pets and hardly anyone is ever there except for weekends but I would feel terrible if her cottage got infested. The only reason I worry about it is because I noticed some new bites while we were there this weekend and Alex got a couple bites. (Although they didn’t bite him before when the infestation was at its worst or if they did he never reacted.) There are all kinds of biting insects out at that place so maybe we got mosquito, gnat, or whatever other biting insects there are.
Although today I was able to make our reservations for HDD on 1/9 so that was a good thing. My aunt had time this weekend to read the plans and ADR’s we have and she loves them all. She and her neighbors think I have a calling as a TA. Maybe we’ll see.
Day Nine and Ten (1/15/12-1/16/12)
We will start day nine with a breakfast ADR at WCC and then I am pretty sure we are going to spend some time at EP. That night is Tom and my date night. We have a dinner ADR at CRT and then spend the evening at MK (they have EMH that night). I am not sure what Sue and Alex will do, I think she is going to stay at FWC to go swimming or play at the playground.
The next morning we have a breakfast ADR at Ohana’s and will be going to HS. Hopefully Alex is in the mood to see a couple of the shows they do. I know Tom wants to see the Stunt show and I think there are a few shows Alex will enjoy too. Last year when we went to Sea World Alex really liked the Shamu show so I think he will like the Disney ones too. That evening we have a dinner ADR at Sci-fi Dine in. I was told you need to request the car when you check in so I will do that. Afterwards depending on the time we will see what is going on in the evening at FW or just head back to the cabin and relax.
Every evening there is a campfire nd free move in FtW at Meadows Complex and in years past they had a singer at Trails end that sang a load of family songs including my favorite I'm My Own Grandpa
Sorry about the fleas but hang in there! I know from experience that it took forever to finally get rid of them. They just kept hatching and I was at my wit's end so I feel for you. Be diligent on the flea meds and see if Terminix has a schedule you can set up for recurring treatments until the problem is solved.
So sorry the fleas have come back! More great plans!
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Congrats on HDDR! It's on my to do list.
Sorry about the fleas but hang in there! I know from experience that it took forever to finally get rid of them. They just kept hatching and I was at my wit's end so I feel for you. Be diligent on the flea meds and see if Terminix has a schedule you can set up for recurring treatments until the problem is solved.
Terminix will come out every quarter and inspect and retreat so we set that up with them. I know it will take awhile to resolve this so I just have to be patient.
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More great plans!! Congrats on booking HDDR!! Sorry the fleas are back. It's been a horrible season. The worst I've seen in the 10 years I've worked at the animal hospital.
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More great plans!! Congrats on booking HDDR!! Sorry the fleas are back. It's been a horrible season. The worst I've seen in the 10 years I've worked at the animal hospital.
Thank You! I have heard it has been a bad season for fleas. I think because of all the humidity and dampness. Oh well. We'll get through it.
I'm just jumping in to your PTR now as I haven't been on for a while. Congrats on your upcoming tripS! How exciting.... as I was reading I was thinking... hmmm Gardner, it's a couple hours north but I could totally sneak in the back with the luggage
btw, Hi Neighbor!
We have indoor cats, I've never thought about fleas but now I sit here itching just from reading about them, (and i'm at work no where near my cats, lol)... is it primarily animals that go outside that get them?
I love all the plans so far! and I love that both your DH and DA are so into the planning as well. I am alone in my love for planning so the more I tell DH about the trip the less he wants to hear and he dreads planning any more trips. I need to remember to tell you all my details and tell him NOTHING! lol
Since you have the free dining, it's probably pointless to mention but I was going to say it may make more sense to do APs for multiple trips. I think it's not much more than the 10 day park hopper you are buying for the Jan trip. We bought APs and also bought the Tables in Wonderland card so we got 20% off on all our meals. I'm sure you already did the entire excel spreadsheet and crunched numbers though (I did too! LOL) For us, we have trouble with too many table service meals as our DD just isn't happy sitting still for that long. If they come out with AP discounts for January it might be worth a re-crunch on the numbers, LOL
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I'm just jumping in to your PTR now as I haven't been on for a while. Congrats on your upcoming tripS! How exciting.... as I was reading I was thinking... hmmm Gardner, it's a couple hours north but I could totally sneak in the back with the luggage
btw, Hi Neighbor!
We have indoor cats, I've never thought about fleas but now I sit here itching just from reading about them, (and i'm at work no where near my cats, lol)... is it primarily animals that go outside that get them?
I love all the plans so far! and I love that both your DH and DA are so into the planning as well. I am alone in my love for planning so the more I tell DH about the trip the less he wants to hear and he dreads planning any more trips. I need to remember to tell you all my details and tell him NOTHING! lol
Since you have the free dining, it's probably pointless to mention but I was going to say it may make more sense to do APs for multiple trips. I think it's not much more than the 10 day park hopper you are buying for the Jan trip. We bought APs and also bought the Tables in Wonderland card so we got 20% off on all our meals. I'm sure you already did the entire excel spreadsheet and crunched numbers though (I did too! LOL) For us, we have trouble with too many table service meals as our DD just isn't happy sitting still for that long. If they come out with AP discounts for January it might be worth a re-crunch on the numbers, LOL
Hi Neighbor!
I am surprised at how many PP's are from MA. We should all meet somewhere and talk disney. Although I think we may notice a stowaway in the van though. lol.
My cats are indoor cats but our dog goes outside. I have done a lot of reading on fleas and even though the cats are indoors they should be protected with Frontline or Advantage because if they are around you could bring acouple in on your clothes and the infestation begins but if they are prtected they will just die before they can infest. I made the mistake of not being proacitve and I will never do that again. It has been a nightmare but hopefully Terminix will do a good job and we will be on the other side of this.
I think I enjoy the planning more than they do but they love that I do it and all they have to do is go on the trip or get to the ADR's on time. Although they also don't mind talking about it either. I think everytime we are together we talk disney lol.
You are right I did do A LOT of number crunching and even if they do offer an AP discound in January "Free Dining" still saves us more in the end, even with the deluxe upgrade. I think we will end up upgrading to AP's while we are there in Jan. since we are going back in less than a year. I will still most likely recalculate if they offer AP rates in Jan. just to see.
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