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I hope your plans don't change anymore, or if they do - they aren't much trouble. for the loss of your grandfather! So sorry to hear that.
I hope the time goes by quickly for you until your trip.
Your plan #4 looks great. Hope you don't have to make too many changes to it. Sorry for the loss of your grandfather. Hope work settles down a bit and the time moves quickly for ya.
So now there have been some changes yet again. All I have to say is why is it always me that the changes happen to??? So now this is the new plan for our trip. Oct. 30th-get to FL-dinner @ Boma (first time eating here) Oct. 31st-don’t know what park-dinner @ 1900 Fair Park (first time eating here) Nov. 1st-light day-MNSSHP-late lunch @ Whispering Cannon (love the food here, went last year)-Wishes Dessert Party (DSis very happy about this!) Nov. 2nd-EPCOT-dinner @ Teppan Edo (first time eating here) Nov. 3rd-don’t know what park-dinner @ Cape May Clam Bake (first time eating here) Nov. 4th-don’t know what park-dinner @ Ohanas (ate here before hope to get window seat for the fireworks) Nov. 5th-EPCOT-lunch @ Le Cellier (LOVE the food) Nov. 6th-going home -breakfast @ Chef Mickey’s (ate dinner here before so hope breakfast is as good)
So that is how the plans stand at this point. Praying that there is NO more changes. I think the only change that may happen is that we may go to TL on the 31st because the boys want to go there and it has always been closed when we go. DSis is really happy about the Wishes Dessert Party. She was jumping for joy at 2 am Friday morning when I told her they put it until Nov. 1st. So that was a good thing.
Up NEXT: The check list of things to do before the trip
So this is the check off list for the last 62 days left before we leave. Work 56 more shifts at work (thank god that is all that is left)- Bake a cake on Sept. 9th for co-workers last day of the year- Order MNSSHP tickets- CHECK Pack to go to Disney-CHECK been for awhile Put photos on to a CD- Deal with family for their annual trip down- Host a party- Ship the kids back to school- Pack for my DSis and 2 DNephews- Sit with DSis for her knee operation- Whatever else gets tossed at me- Find Disney rain poncho- Make mousekeeping envelops-CHECK Make tip envelops for TS-CHECK Make key chains for Disney and party- Make a new check list-
UP NEXT: Anything else for the check off list and is there anything that is checked off of this list.
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I hope so too! When we get to under 70 days out I HATE changes. The only changes that will keep going until we get to the airport is the flight times. That is twice so far.
So this is the check off list for the last 58 days left before we leave. Work 53 more shifts at work (thank god that is all that is left)- Bake a cake on Sept. 9th for co-workers last day of the year- Order MNSSHP tickets- CHECK Pack to go to Disney-CHECK been for awhile Put photos on to a CD- Deal with family for their annual trip down- Host a party- Ship the kids back to school- Pack for my DSis and 2 DNephews- Sit with DSis for her knee operation- Whatever else gets tossed at me- Find Disney rain poncho- Make mousekeeping envelops-CHECK Make tip envelops for TS-CHECK Make key chains for Disney and party- Make a new check list- ADD: Do bosses paperwork for his football team- (only took two days to do)
UP NEXT: Anything else for the check off list and is there anything that is checked off of this list.
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I've had to read your posts like 5 times a piece to try and figure out the different plans. Good luck figuring it all out!
about your grandfather.
Disney Magic - Oct 2015
All I have to say is why is it always me that the changes happen to??? So now this is the new plan for our trip.
(first time eating here)
(love the food here, went last year)-Wishes Dessert Party (DSis very happy 
about this!)
-breakfast @ Chef Mickey’s 
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