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I have just bitten the bullet and added the Dining Plan to our February trip. My logic is it will encourage us to have a QS lunch rather than go back to the Villa and cook which is not really fair on my hubby who is the cook of the household. I also like the fact it is prepaid so we really will not need to take much in the way of funds with us. As this is an extra trip souvenir shopping is not really in my plans (please feel free to remind me of that statement later....). With the decision made it stops me going back and forward on it all I have to do now is work out how to get the best out of our QS and snack credits.
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single digits!! You'll have a lot more park time in Feb if you don't plan on cooking so much. You're right, too, it's your DH's vacation too and if he doesn't want to cook, he shouldn't have to!
We had a lovely family meal out last night. We went down to the local cafe which does a fab steak frites, and the creme brulee is to die for. We have a lovely family evening and some real good fun with our two teenagers. I really love parenting teenagers it has been the best bit so far.
Exhausting day today. Washing, ironing, shopping and packing. i have packed Peter for Morocco. I have bought him one of this little hidden pouches that you can wear under all your clothes so he can keep his passport and his money on him at all times. I am petrified he loses his passport. Hopefully he will be fine he is a fairly responsible child but he has been well warned that if he loses it he is staying here in his sisters care as we will be going without him. Gemma will be horrified to have her time alone intruded on so hopefully the thought of that will make sure he takes care.
Rory and i are packed, this afternoon's job is Graeme and Peter. One frustrating thing I ordered new jeans for Rory to take with us and they arrived on Thursday. They were hanging on the back of the armchair in the morning when i went to work and gone that night. Graeme can't remember moving them, I can remember moving them but we sure as heck can't find them. We have hunted the whole house. I have even emptied the packed cases and repacked them. Oh well nothing I can do about it now.
This time next week we will be sitting in our big purple seats in the Airbus A330.
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Did I just say I loved parenting teenagers. I must be mad, where is the delete button.
I went upstairs to pack Peter and Graeme and started with underwear for Peter. I noticed he had very little in his drawers despite me having emptied the boys washing basket this weekend. And despite me having asked him to make sure all his washing is in the basket as I need to be ready for both Morocco and Florida. Low and behold what did I find lying in a heap on the bedroom floor? A full weeks washing more or less and his little brothers missing brand new jeans (this is despite the fact his father has already "searched" Peter's room ). The male of the species gotta love em, otherwise we'd probably strangle them
Did I just say I loved parenting teenagers. I must be mad, where is the delete button.
I went upstairs to pack Peter and Graeme and started with underwear for Peter. I noticed he had very little in his drawers despite me having emptied the boys washing basket this weekend. And despite me having asked him to make sure all his washing is in the basket as I need to be ready for both Morocco and Florida. Low and behold what did I find lying in a heap on the bedroom floor? A full weeks washing more or less and his little brothers missing brand new jeans (this is despite the fact his father has already "searched" Peter's room ). The male of the species gotta love em, otherwise we'd probably strangle them
I thought that was a rash statement! True a lot of the time, I'm sure, but not always. I'm glad the mystery of the missing jeans is solved, though. Guess you're doing laundry today.
Oh boy - sounds like you're having fun with the washing!
A fab crème brulee, huh? How far from Calais are you again? Could we do it in a day trip?
I have done Canterbury in a day trip before. If you ever fancy trying it we would love to accompany you, and just to tempt you more is was chocolate flavoured.
I thought that was a rash statement! True a lot of the time, I'm sure, but not always. I'm glad the mystery of the missing jeans is solved, though. Guess you're doing laundry today.
Laurie today is one of those days when I wish I have the two washing machines (not sure what you call them) that I had at home in my own house rather than the one I have here in the company rented house.
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I am so proud of myself, three suitcases for the hold one of which is full of grocery type items. Compared to the 6 we took in July. I discovered in July suitcases were half full of things I shoved in "just in case" and never used. I took 16 books with me like that in July, I mean who on earth is going to read 16 books at WDW.
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