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You are going to have so much fun!! I am about WookieBear!!
Are you laughing at my daughter. She was dead serious You KNOW what a 14yr old girl is like Everything we do is an embarrassment to them and they will find a way to show it
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Plans look good for Xmas and NYE. I hope you enjoy Chef's as much as I did last year.
Dave we do Chef's every trip way better if more crowded than upstairs
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Candlelight Processional wins hands down!
Lucille sides with you Cam and she wins that one no contest
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You definitely can't give up the Candlelight Processional!
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I agree, can’t go be up the CP!
Pam and Marnie Giving up CP is not in the cards. While I had looked forward to joining the RIDE OF SHAME it just isn't meant to be this trip Someone will tape and post it on UTUBE WookieBear will just have to endure the shame of riding around the CG with me looking at all the decorated sites
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Twelve days till we leave and things are full speed ahead. The coach comes home tomorrow after we get the girls pedicures and flu vaccine boosters in case we need to kennel them for a day outside of Disney, then off to the local REDNERS market where we get a discount on gas based on what you spend on groceries to top of the coach. They limit it 20 gal. which is just about what we need . Then a trip to Pet Smart to get as much of their food as I can most likely that will take a second trip as they can get a little Picky about what they like, and Pet Smart here carries limited quantities . Wed. I'll be out doing some routine Maintenance jobs in the coach Check Batteries, run the generator, lube the sides and treat the seals.
Lucille will likely start her Lasagnas. She is making one for us for here before we leave and 2 more 1 for trip down and second we eat while at The FORT or ride home. She is going to do a Turkey on Sunday and the left overs will get packaged and frozen for a few meals on days we want to just hang out. I have to get some of the fixings for my chili looks like I need to make 2 varieties as some attendees of the Pot Luck don't care for venison
We will do some standard house keeping chores and make sure everything is good for our neighbors Gary and Karen when they come to feed the cats. I do have to run the lawn mower around the back yard to chew up the last of the leaves that fell
We did have an appointment to have the coach dewinterized next Tuesday but I started checking long range weather forecasts last week and did not like the way things were looking Daytime Highs in M id 30's to Low 40's with Nights in mid 20's
Having had a freeze in a line once I don't to go through that again. The whole procedure is really simple Just connect to a water source and flush the lines till the Pink Anti Freeze and foaming stops running We have been reluctant to this ourselves as it is anti freeze and we worried about what it would do to our septic system The guys at our shop told me they do it with the units they do into the shops system Just to make sure we wouldn't get in trouble I called and asked they cleared me to do it So one less thing to do
Looks like your very prepared for the food you have to get and cook as well as for the girls with their pedicures and other pampering they need before leaving for the bubble! Seems all is well with the RV for the trip and having it winterized for the trip makes sense and especially for a long trip as the temps hear in the NE are expected to stop dropping quite a lot beginning on Wednesday and more like winter, even though still two weeks away officially!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Not much longer! with all the preparations before you leave.
Thank you Cam Tough setting up 2 houses before we leave but a little everyday gets it done
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Looks like your very prepared for the food you have to get and cook as well as for the girls with their pedicures and other pampering they need before leaving for the bubble! Seems all is well with the RV for the trip and having it winterized for the trip makes sense and especially for a long trip as the temps hear in the NE are expected to stop dropping quite a lot beginning on Wednesday and more like winter, even though still two weeks away officially!
Pedicures and required vaccines are done What Lucille bought the other day at REDNERS is in the house freezer and we'll move it over as we get closer and I turn the fridge on . Venison Tagged labeled and in the freezer . I was going to have local guys do dewinterize next Tuesday but as it gets closer forecast keeps getting colder so I am happy to purge it myself in NC Too many lines are too close to the outer skin of the coach with little to no insulation Not about to deal with problems that can entail. Easier to Hook Up water and drain hose turn all the taps on and walk the dogs while it purges the system
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You’re so close!!
Now for Departure Day to arrive and take off on time
You are almost there!! You are quite an excellent planner, Mike!!
Now if only Life would cooperate and let execution equal planning Examples Departure time 2013 Sched 0500 Reality 1100 Dead batteries waiting for jump
2016 Sched 0800 Reality 1045 Chester playing Hide and Go Seek This after night before Katie decided it was a good time to run off and explore our neighborhood as I was planning to do last minute packing
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Sounds like you've got everything under control Mike!
Wow, not much longer! You're not bringing the cats?? Well, I'm sure, if they're like my cats, be happy to have the house to themselves without the dogs.
Wow, not much longer! You're not bringing the cats?? Well, I'm sure, if they're like my cats, be happy to have the house to themselves without the dogs.
Doing the single digit dance as of this morning We would take the cats but it would cause too many problems now Chester has a habit of grabbing their and our faces with his paws. He did it to Katie one day and stuck a claw in her eye and it got caught Katie Jumped and got free but she went after him and now if she sees him she wants to do him great harm. Not about to deal with that this trip. Plus this coach would need a major alteration for their litter box. Our neighbors will come over every day and fill the food and water bowls and the will do fine
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