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You have once again completely changed things around!
The colors are amazing and sort of the art deco today! Especially, your office as I love all shades of blue!
I think you may be off a day with the poems as you're at 19 and not 20!
I'm starting to get into the planning mode for my next WDW trip as I want to get back there as I didn't last year as a DCL cruise got in the way of that!
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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!
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Wonderful colors! Where I live we're not allowed to paint the walls, so I have to make do with white. I do gaze around me sometimes and dream of what colors I'd choose if I could!
My English teacher sensitivities were not bothered whatsoever. Poetry has a lot of leeway with word choice. I just thought that I'd never have come up with that for the rhyme.
I love the colors! The family room is such a warm and cozy shade. The office color reminds me of my nieces bedroom, very cheerful.
Thanks, Cam!!
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You are the best at making up rhyming words!
I LOVE the color of your office!
Thanks, Donna!!
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I, too, color. Think I have an allergy to builder's white, or eggshell! So I adore the colors you picked!
Thanks, Colleen!!
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The room colors look great. I really love the color of the family room. I can see a lot of n potential there.
Thank you so much!!
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The colors are amazing and sort of the art deco today! Especially, your office as I love all shades of blue!
I think you may be off a day with the poems as you're at 19 and not 20!
I'm starting to get into the planning mode for my next WDW trip as I want to get back there as I didn't last year as a DCL cruise got in the way of that!
Thanks, Dave!!. You are pleasantly right about my countdown!!
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I love the colours, especially in your office, very unusual!
Thanks, Cheryl!!
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Wonderful colors! Where I live we're not allowed to paint the walls, so I have to make do with white. I do gaze around me sometimes and dream of what colors I'd choose if I could!
Thanks, Laurie!!
Today, eighteen is lucky!!
At least it is for me!!
For that's how many days I've left,
Before I get to be!!
In Disney World with my best bud,
A person I call Muffin!!
We'll share the Christmas atmosphere,
And then we'll eat some stuffin'!
I think we'll do some caroling!
With Mickey Mouse and Pluto!
And then we'll see Luke Skywalker,
I hope he teaches judo!!
Just got caught up with your last few updates! Congratulations of Jane's pregnancy!!! How very exciting that you're going to have a grandchild so close by to where you live now Your poems are just so adorable. The paint colors that you chose are so beautiful! Your trip is almost here!!!
Just got caught up with your last few updates! Congratulations of Jane's pregnancy!!! How very exciting that you're going to have a grandchild so close by to where you live now Your poems are just so adorable. The paint colors that you chose are so beautiful! Your trip is almost here!!!
Thank you, Linda!! We are beyond excited about our upcoming grandchild!! We love the paint colors and can't wait to have it all done!!
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Good one! I'm hoping for videos of the caroling and judo lessons.
Thanks, Cam!! Wouldn't that be cool?!?
I'm going to be in Disney World,
In seventeen more days!!
And when I get there I will say,
Hip hip hoorays hoorays!!
Each morning I'll drink coffee,
On my bal-co-ny!!
I might see a giraffe walk by,
And maybe I'll see three!!
I'm getting so excited now,
It's really getting here!!
I'm going to my second home,
I might just drink a beer!!
I just wanted to say how much I am missing Bill today. I was looking through photos from our July trip and thinking about what a nice time Logan and I had with him and how he was supposed to meet us again this time.
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I so hear you about Bill. I was showing DMIL our New England photobook from our trip and I started it off with a photo of Bill in his uniform and pictures of us with him from a few years ago, as it felt right to remember how that trip started with that horrible news. It was so nice to talk about him, but also so sad too.
I miss Bill every single time I log in here. My first forum as a co-guide was in The Darkroom with him. I felt I was just his assistant there because he always had the answers.
I so hear you about Bill. I was showing DMIL our New England photobook from our trip and I started it off with a photo of Bill in his uniform and pictures of us with him from a few years ago, as it felt right to remember how that trip started with that horrible news. It was so nice to talk about him, but also so sad too.
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I miss Bill every single time I log in here. My first forum as a co-guide was in The Darkroom with him. I felt I was just his assistant there because he always had the answers.
I you guys!!
Today, my favorite number is,
I'll bet you know! Sixteen!!
We're going to the airport and,
We'll plant a magic bean!!
The magic bean will grow and grow,
And it will take us to!!
A magical place where princesses live,
And there they lose their shoe!!
And then we both will head to,
A magic carpet ride!!
And if the camels spit on me,
I'm gonna try to hide!!
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I just thought that I'd never have come up with that for the rhyme. 
The paint colors that you chose are so beautiful! Your trip is almost here!!!
I was looking through photos from our July trip and thinking about what a nice time Logan and I had with him and how he was supposed to meet us again this time. 
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