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I've only seen the Osbourne lights once and they were amazing! WOW you made those costumes!!!! They really look great! You are getting more and more crafy
ahhhh Yak and Yeti...I really liked my bourbon chicken there but I didnt know I was supposed to get ribs LOL
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You made those... ok Martha Stewart... wow! Love it! They are incredible!
I always tell mom I should have Meri audition to be a hobbit in the new movie. She'd be perfect with her little mop of wavy hair and her height (or lack thereof)... and she's a little stinker, like most Hobbits are. And then I'd get to spend a few months in New Zealand for filming, lol, and I'd get paid lots of money for it! Just sayin!
Maybe your boys could audition, too... though I'm not remembering any vampires in The Hobbit... I'm sure he could revamp (har har) his image and be a hobbit along with Meri!
You all will love the Osborne Lights! If you can't find the purple cat, a CM can't tell you, but they can give you hints. Great costumes! You deserve a pat on the back!
The costumes look amazing! I, too, will give you a pat on the back. I wish I had the patience to make the girls some clothes and costumes. I envy anyone who is talented in sewing. My mother is, but didn't pass it on to me at all.
I'm so glad I got on here before you left! I'm glad those CDs are coming in handy and I hope they allow Jason to try some new rides. Dylan also rode ToT, but it didn't go over so well.
Those costumes are FANTASTIC! Great job!
You'll love 50s - and the smores! OMG! Heaven! The Osborne Lights are fantastic as well.
You're going to have such a great time! I'm jealous!
P.S. I hate to hear about all the snow and cancelled Halloween festivities. This year it was probably one of the best Halloweens. It's usually chilly and rainy here, but we had a high close to 70 during the day and a perfect night for trick or treating. Sorry about my gloating there.
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You know normally I'd respond to all of you, but well, I've got 45 minutes left of work, then I have to go home finish packing...do some last minute shopping and clean the house. Plus get all the mousekeeping envlopes printed, update my calendar because park hours have changed and post a couple last updated for you all. So...thank you so much for all the compliments on the costumes. I really do enjoy making them even if it's crazy while it's going on. And even with the snowed out Halloween...the boys still had a great time!! On with the show...
Friday 11/11:
This morning I have been waiting for for 3 years!! I am finally going to see MK RD if it’s the last thing I do!! We tried in 2008, didn’t happen mostly because we just didn’t all get our butts moving fast enough. In 2009 we tried twice, but the busses at BC didn’t cooperate. We waited for ever and then for 3 MK busses and didn’t make it. Craig has assured me that we’ll just get a cab this year because he doesn’t want me to miss it. (I think it’s more that he doesn’t want to live with me if I do miss it ). I really just want to make sure I see RD, then we have our family traditional breakfast at Ohana. We get to visit the Poly…our ‘old’ favorite. And we really enjoy this breakfast and the characters.
After breakfast I have to rectify a rather egregious omission on my part. I’ve NEVER been inside the GF!! ( Gasp…I know) But, on our way back to MK for the day we’re going to stop at the GF and look around. I’m thinking of stopping in Basin and picking something up. What is the “Must Have” from Basin??
After our day in MK, we’ll leave and hop on a bus for AKL. This was supposed to be our last night here and we wanted to go out on a high note with regard to dinner, so we booked Jiko. Because Craig and I LOVE it and because they have kids pizza on the menu for Jason. I also think the boys will really love looking around this resort. Maybe even want to come “Home” here for a future stay.
Trivia: (Again, here’s a couple because well…we’re leaving tomorrow morning)
-The third most recycled material at Disney is Manure! (of course the boys loved that one)
-Since 1971, the total miles logged by the WDW monorail trains would be equal to more than 30 round trips to the moon.
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This was supposed to be a partial day with our flight leaving at 6:30 we assumed DME pick-up would be around 3:30. But…as you know Delta thought it would be fun to throw a wrench in the works and we now have a full day here. Well, we’re going to keep it a not-too-late full day because now I imagine our DME pick-up time will be slightly earlier being as our flight is now at 7:35am. (I’ll have to let you all know how these early morning flights we have this trip work out for us).
So…for today, we’re going to try to hit DHS EMH for a last ride on TSMM, maybe have a new adventure on Star Tours and of course the big boys are going to want a last ride on RnRC and I’ll want to be dropped on ToT at least one more time. Maybe we’ll see any shows we hadn’t seen yet or maybe one more character at AA. Then we really don’t have any solid plans for the afternoon. We might brave the crowds at the last Saturday of F&WF to grab anything we may have missed and maybe a Grey Goose Slushie. Or maybe head back over to MK to say good-bye to the castle. Whatever we do, we’re going to have to call it a night early, pack and get our boys to bed early because 3:00am is going to come very early…again.
Trivia:
-WDW puts up 1,500 Christmas trees each holiday season.
-Yearly food and drink at Disney: 75 million cokes; 13 million water bottles; 10 million burgers; 6 million hot dogs and 9 million pounds of french fries. (I plan on adding to this total next week )
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Great plans so far!
If you can't find the purple cat, a CM can't tell you, but they can give you hints. 
Great costumes! You deserve a pat on the back! 
Liz 
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We tried in 2008, didn’t happen mostly because we just didn’t all get our butts moving fast enough. 
Craig has assured me that we’ll just get a cab this year because he doesn’t want me to miss it. (I think it’s more that he doesn’t want to live with me if I do miss it 
Gasp…I know) But, on our way back to MK for the day we’re going to stop at the GF and look around. I’m thinking of stopping in Basin and picking something up. What is the “Must Have” from Basin?? 
I also think the boys will really love looking around this resort. Maybe even want to come “Home” here for a future stay. 
Whatever we do, we’re going to have to call it a night early, pack and get our boys to bed early because 3:00am is going to come very early…again. 
Hope Jason is able to go on the big rides! Have fun!
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