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bon voyage
have a wonderful time
congrats and well wishes to your mom on a speedy recovery
congrats to maddie on potty training
can't wait to hear all about it
I knew about the cruise but I TOTALLY didn't know about the Walt Disney Suite. I can't think of a family who could possibly deserve it more! I have to tell you though that I'm going to be giggling all day with two mental pictures of different members of your clan. The first is you doing your "poo poo on the potty" dance and the second is the look on Thom's performance anxiety ridden face over the secret purpose of the couple's cabana. And don't correct either one of them either; the images in my head are high-larious!
Can't wait to hear all about it! Have a GRAND time!
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Have a great trip and please take lots of pictures of your stateroom. I can't wait to see it.
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I hope that you and your family have a magical trip
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What a wonderful trip you have planned!! I can't wait to see pics of the Suite!
Have fun!!!
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Holy cow... the Walt Disney suite??? Wow, you are going to have an amazing time! Bon voyage... and be sure to tell us all about the trip as soon as you get home!
these all describe how I feel about your trip. I hope you have a magically, amazing time and maybe you should take a gander at that private place for adults...
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When I looked up the stateroom number that Maureen gave me, I quickly realized that we would be in none other than the Walt Disney Suite!
Hey Jill! I've just got one question for you - Do you like Luxury?!
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We briefly considered one of the spa villas, but the price was pretty steep and we weren’t really sure what you were supposed to do in the villa. Thom even asked me “Do they expect you to have sex?”
I literally just about peed my pants. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything! And Thom, really...are you complaining?
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We engrained this so much into her that the first time she went poop on the potty, she immediately asked “Is it time to go on the boat now?”
I am having a hard time breathing. Seriously, a co-worker just came in and asked me if I was ok, because she heard me laughing so hard I was coughing and she thought I was choking to death.
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my own special “poo poo on the potty” dance
Is that on YouTube? Can I get a demonstration?
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and numerous trips to CVS for poops on the potty,
Wait...we get prizes for going #2? Since we already know the intimate details of Maddie's potty training, I think we deserve to know the rewards!
I'm glad your mom's doing much better! I agree with the doctors - somehow I think recovering on a luxurious cruise will be a lot easier than camping out in a hospital bed!
Here's hoping the girls don't pick out Poseidon, or Ghost Ship, or Gilligan's Island to watch!
We'll miss you on the boards, but I'm so excited beause now I've got another Jillybean TR to read when you get back!
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I have to tell you though that I'm going to be giggling all day with two mental pictures of different members of your clan. The first is you doing your "poo poo on the potty" dance and the second is the look on Thom's performance anxiety ridden face over the secret purpose of the couple's cabana. And don't correct either one of them either; the images in my head are high-larious! 
these all describe how I feel about your trip. I hope you have a magically, amazing time and maybe you should take a gander at that private place for adults... 
I am having a hard time breathing. Seriously, a co-worker just came in and asked me if I was ok, because she heard me laughing so hard I was coughing and she thought I was choking to death. 
We'll miss you on the boards, but I'm so excited beause now I've got another Jillybean TR to read when you get back!
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