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Glad you had a good first day, despite the heat and the shoes. Happy your visit with your Dad went well. Sending cooling pixies your way
We have the same issue here in HOTlanta, Ga. We did get some rain yesterday and it helped a little bit . Enjoy your training. Can't wait to here all about it.
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Glad you have a good 1st day (other than the heat and shoes). BTW, I thought that it was just about your DMom building that dino for your neice. That was pretty funny . Have a great 2nd day!
Gray, this is so fabulous! I can't even begin to tell you how jealous I am. Your younger daughter's are pretty lucky to have you for a role model and teach them that sometimes you make your own luck. Keep up the good work!
4 am start in costume? sounds interesting -- hope that doesn't last too long
also hope you get a break on the weather -- we are having the same stuff here in Missouri -- temps in the high 90s and heat index over 100
Just getting caught up! I'm glad your parents were able to be there for you this weekend even if it wasn't a perfect visit. Have an amazing first week at the All Stars!
All caught up! Where to begin...
Love Love the haircut and the color looks just great too!
The Lanai looks great and will be a nice place to hang out and relax!
Glad that Sanaa was delish, sounds like a nice dinner.
Sounds like you really enjoyed having your Dad around for the weekend.
So here is the pep talk!
You can do this!! Be proud of how far you have come and what you have accomplished! You rock sister!
Now go have a great day #2, come back and tell us all about it!
Look at it this way - three days a week you don't have to iron or decide what to wear!!!
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I also didn't know we were going to be walking (which means you can wear athletic shoes), so my feet are . I have a broken toe as it is and the not-broken-in-business-casual-shoe wasn't a good choice today.
Sorry to hear about the toe. Must have missed that somewhere along the way! Hope it heals up soon.
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After work, I went back to Dinoland to visit and was able to see quite a few of my former CM friends. They were all surprised and it was nice to jsut be able to "pop in" for a visit!
Oh, to be able to just "pop in" to WDW after work!!!!! If it weren't for the heat, hurricanes and alligators, I might think about living in Florida. As it is, I'll take 15 feet of snow in the winter, earthquakes and bears in the back yard! At least I'm used to this!
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My mother decided to be uber passive aggressive and wanted to Build a Dino for my niece's b-day whose parents believe that dinosaurs are fake and the world is only 6000 years old. Seriously???
Do you think this is her way of getting to the parents?? I nearly spit out my coffee when I read this!! I think it's hilarious!!!!
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I'm so glad my Dad decided to come. This weekend was extra-special for me having him here, knowing how proud he is of me for achieving what I have. It also helped me a lot today when I came home with the, "what the heck am I doing here? I can't do this!!!" freak out. He told me if anyone could be a manager at Disney, it was me and to get over it.
Dads can be good for giving us a swift kick in the butt when necessary. Sounds like he was there when you needed him to be.
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Please send cooling pixies this way. I'm lucky that I will be in A/C most of the time, but the CMs outdoors were REALLY suffering today. I was drenched myself by the time I got back to my car, but they HAVE to be out in it.
We're having some rain and cooler temps right now. I'm really feeling for all the boys at Scout Camp this week. DS lucked out and they had partly cloudy for most of his time last week with only a little bit of rain one night. It was sunny some but not too hot and just enough wind to keep the skeeters more or less under control. Anyway - sending cool Alaskan your way!!!!
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about your DMom building that dino for your neice. That was pretty funny 
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Love the haircut and the color looks just great too!
sounds like a nice dinner.
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I hope you will enjoy your new role.
. I have a broken toe as it is and the not-broken-in-business-casual-shoe wasn't a good choice today.
Seriously???
I was drenched myself by the time I got back to my car, but they HAVE to be out in it.
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