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Old 07-15-2013, 06:01 PM   #376
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I have every other Friday off and for 6 months there hasn't been a Friday yet that I haven't spent the entire day running errands. I feel your pain! Congrats on the pool deck, perfect timing since it's supposed to get even hotter here the next few days.
Whew! It's exhausting! I'm really looking forward to the finished pool deck so I can try to soak up some vitamin D before I miss the opportunity!
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No joke! This half of the year is particularly birthday heavy for us too. It's about once a week through October, then a break until mid November and they pick back up until the end of December!
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Summers just get crazy. At least your daughter got to watch a movie. The trip will be here soon and then you won't have to worry about fitting in dinner and a movie night. One less thing to try and do during the week. I can't wait to hear about the surprise and how it goes. I'm struggling to keep my own surprise. I'm hoping hearing about how well yours went will keep me motivated to keep mine!
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Summers just get crazy. At least your daughter got to watch a movie. The trip will be here soon and then you won't have to worry about fitting in dinner and a movie night. One less thing to try and do during the week. I can't wait to hear about the surprise and how it goes. I'm struggling to keep my own surprise. I'm hoping hearing about how well yours went will keep me motivated to keep mine!
OMG it's so hard! I want to tell her so bad!!! I have to keep reminding myself that I put so much work into making it a surprise that I would really be disappointed if I spoiled it.
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OMG it's so hard! I want to tell her so bad!!! I have to keep reminding myself that I put so much work into making it a surprise that I would really be disappointed if I spoiled it.
I love that everyone in your family is doing such a good job with helping keep it a surprise. We wanted to surprise Sean, but my MiL looked at him and said, "you're going back to Disney!" I wanted to scream, Chris and I both sighed and decided next trip, they'll find out when Sean finds out! Oh and yes, we did mention that HE didn't know and we were waiting to surprise him...
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I love that everyone in your family is doing such a good job with helping keep it a surprise. We wanted to surprise Sean, but my MiL looked at him and said, "you're going back to Disney!" I wanted to scream, Chris and I both sighed and decided next trip, they'll find out when Sean finds out! Oh and yes, we did mention that HE didn't know and we were waiting to surprise him...
Oh Lord help me, I would've lost my marbles! Actually, two weekends ago, I almost gave the surprise away! I wanted to run to another room and cry! I received an email from DFiL and DSMiL about the plans they finally made to join us in Disney. I said to DH, "Oh look! They just sent us an email about their plans for Disney!" DD was in the room and watching a show on TV and stopped and looked directly at me! I quickly recouped and said, "Not our plans honey, someone Mommy and Daddy know from work." She went back to her show without argument and DH and I looked at each other with OMG faces!!! Now, everyone in the family calls it Dairy Queen (mostly so I don't screw up again)!
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Oh Lord help me, I would've lost my marbles! Actually, two weekends ago, I almost gave the surprise away! I wanted to run to another room and cry! I received an email from DFiL and DSMiL about the plans they finally made to join us in Disney. I said to DH, "Oh look! They just sent us an email about their plans for Disney!" DD was in the room and watching a show on TV and stopped and looked directly at me! I quickly recouped and said, "Not our plans honey, someone Mommy and Daddy know from work." She went back to her show without argument and DH and I looked at each other with OMG faces!!! Now, everyone in the family calls it Dairy Queen (mostly so I don't screw up again)!
I think Dairy Queen is cute, what a good idea!
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We had to do something...some of us were forgetting to spell it out so DD would be left in the dark!

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Love code name of Dairy Queen. Good Luck keeping the secret!
Whew! We are surely trying! I'm getting excited because DD leaves with my parents on Sunday to spend a week with them so DH and I can get some things done around our house and finish the pool deck. I'm planning on spending a couple days setting up our packing area and washing the new clothes to try and get an idea on how I want to pack everything. With our new "code word" I'm feeling more confident that the surprise will still happen!!
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Thanks! The other family members are picking up on it quickly so it's been a lifesaver!!
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Working Through the To Do List!

Okay, I'm gonna quickly blow over the fact that our weekend was a bit of a whirl wind and we did not have a Dinner and a Movie night; however, DD went with DF and DM (Poppy and Gammy) and she will be on vacation with them this week, which means...........I get to start my Disney preparations!!!

Yesterday I went to work sorting and reviewing the items I've purchased to make sure they make it to the right bag and to take notes on what I'm missing, which thankfully, isn't a lot. I may need to get a couple extra pairs of shorts for everyone but that's no big deal. Once I finished sorting, I washed the new clothes and then re-sorted the toiletries, first aid kit items, and park bag items separate from the carry on items. I actually finished packing the toiletries and first aid kit! DH used the carry on over the weekend for his annual golf trip with my DF, so he will actually empty that today so I can put my sorted items in there for now.

I also completed my instructions sheet for the house/dog sitter (DH's younger brother) and printed out the information for parking and shuttle service at the airport.

And my favorite part of the weekend.....I ordered the surprise welcome/birthday gifts!!! I had to scale down my original plans because the delivery charges were pretty hefty. But all in all, I'm genuinely satisfied with my selections. I ordered the singing Mickey balloon bouquet for DF's birthday, the regular Mickey balloon bouqet for DH's birthday/first visit, the Snow White balloon bouquet and doll for DD's birthday/first visit, and the insulated cooler filled with snacks for DSFiL's first visit. I'm SO EXCITED and I can't wait 'til they receive these gifts from "Mickey and the Gang!"

So this evening's plans include sorting the washed clothes to see which shirts match and to create outfits for DD to go into ziplock bags. I wanted to try this idea so she can be involved in picking out her own outfits (she just grabs a bag containing a complete outfit) and then DH and I will just grab the matching shirt. OH! I almost forgot! A few weekends ago, I ordered two pillowcase dresses from Etsy for DD for travel days so she can be comfortable. One is the standard black, white, red, yellow for Mickey Mouse and the other is bright pink, white, and black for Minnie Mouse; both are incredibly adorable! I'm tossing around the idea of purchasing a couple sundresses for myself because I know I feel more comfortable traveling in them as well.

Whew! I hope everyone else had a great weekend! I'm sure I'll be back to update more this week since this is the time I'll be able to work on the preparations. It's just so hard when DD is home because she likes to follow you around the house or help with whatever you are doing. No complaints! I love that! Just makes it difficult when you're trying to keep it a surprise!
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