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Congrats on the packing and getting your room set up!
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Congrats on being packed!
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Congrats on getting all the packing done!!
Thanks! I am happy to be done
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Just gettingg all caught up...WOW your plans look great!
Thanks - since I'm all packed, now I'm laying awake at night thinking about our plans Can't win!
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Just found your PTR. Your plans look great. Sounds like you are going to have a magical time! Congrats on getting packed. It will be here before you know it!
Thanks for reading along Sharon!
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Glad you got your classroom ready!
Thanks! One big thing crossed off my to-do list!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
Since I have finished packing, I now spend my time obsessively checking various weather forecasts for Orlando. Why? I don't know!! You'd *think* I would just realize that it's going to be hot and disgusting and that it will rain every day. But no, I keep checking - perhaps I am hoping for an unheard of cooling off to 70 degree temps for the days we are there I know - keep dreaming! Today was really humid and gross here. I brought the kids to a park and they were drenched after 20 minutes - when I reminded them that it will be hotter than this in Disney, they groaned. Then they perked up when they remembered their mister fans Good thing I packed lots of batteries for those things!
I have a few things left to do before we go:
* clean the house
* get any outstanding laundry done, so I don't have any extra on top of our vacation laundry!
* drop some books off at school
* get DS a haircut
* go to the chiropractor - get my back airplane ready!
* pack up my toiletries and keep them together to throw in the luggage on Monday
* go to the bank and get some American money
* stuff our Mousekeeping envelopes - the kids just finished decorating these
* charge the camera batteries
* give DD and myself pedicures
I think that's about it! Not much longer!!!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
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I do the same thing with the weather. I check about 3 different sources and if one is just the slightest bit off (or worse than the others) I panic for awhile. It's part of vacation planning though
Good luck finishing the last little bit! I'm looking into going to a chiropractor. I've never been to one before, but my back just feels like it needs a good crack. You know how sometimes right before a bone cracks it hurts for a second? My back feels like that constantly. It's as if it's just about ready to crack but never does, and I've tried all the little tricks but it just won't go.
Nothing new on the trip front. The kids and I are completely packed - this is the earliest I think I have ever been done! Although, to be fair, we often go as soon as school lets out, so I usually don't have that much time to pack in advance with all the year end stuff I get busy with. This trip, I've been waiting all summer vacation to be able to pack I only have my cosmetic bag to throw in on the day we leave - our outfits for travel day are already out and just need to be ironed.
I spent the day today in my classroom - what a sauna! My air broke in June and it was sweltering in there - good practice for Disney I suppose!! Despite the heat, I did get all my bulletin boards done, kids desks arranged and my desk set up, so I'm feeling better about that. I still have a week before I go back when we get home, but I wanted to be able to go and relax in WDW, not worry about what I had to do for work! I'll be busy enough the weekend we get home - on that Saturday, we have my niece and nephew's birthday party and my future sister-in-law's wedding shower is on Sunday. I'm going to be exhausted!
I feel like I have been waiting all summer to pack as well! But I did put it off until yesterday...I just did not want to have the clothes hang onto their "pack" lines.
I go back to school the day after we return. Yesterday I put out clothes for the first week for me and the kids. I do not want to be any more stressed out than I already will be!
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Wow! You don't have long at all! Congrats on your wonderful plans!
I love that you planned a downtime day for the pool and DTD! We really wished we had planned one of those in the middle of our trip! I hope you have a truly magical time!
I do the same thing with the weather. I check about 3 different sources and if one is just the slightest bit off (or worse than the others) I panic for awhile. It's part of vacation planning though
Good luck finishing the last little bit! I'm looking into going to a chiropractor. I've never been to one before, but my back just feels like it needs a good crack. You know how sometimes right before a bone cracks it hurts for a second? My back feels like that constantly. It's as if it's just about ready to crack but never does, and I've tried all the little tricks but it just won't go.
Hope you have a wonderful trip!
Glad I'm not the only one checking weather Hope you find a good chiro to fix up that back! I love mine - they do some physio stuff too (heat/ice, ultrasound, etc.), not just the traditional cracking, so it's actually relaxing for me to go.
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You plans sound great We will actually miss you by a day, we get in on the 26th but late in the evening.
That's too bad! I'm going to be on the lookout for some PPers while we're there You don't have much longer either!
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Glad the packing is done! It sounds like your plans are great! I can't wait to read all about your trip!
Thanks!!!
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I go back to school the day after we return. Yesterday I put out clothes for the first week for me and the kids. I do not want to be any more stressed out than I already will be!
You're so organized! I have a little time when we get back, so I'll get work stuff together then. I hope you are having a wonderful time already and that you made it to TSMM!!!!
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I love that you planned a downtime day for the pool and DTD! We really wished we had planned one of those in the middle of our trip! I hope you have a truly magical time!
Thanks! I am actually looking forward to that day as much as our park days. We've never had a down day, so it'll be a nice change. The kids are looking forward to the pool opening ceremony that CSR does
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
I didn't get much done off the list today, but there's still time. Here's what I did accomplish:
* went to the bank and got some traveling money
* DH called the car service we use to take us to the airport and confirmed our 4:30 a.m. pick up time.
* made DS's haircut appointment and my chiropractor appointment for Monday morning
* rearranged things in the luggage a little, added some more last minute items that I can pack now
I'll work on laundry tomorrow....
The kids keep looking at their countdown calendar and freaking out because there are so few days left to cross out - not sure how I am going to keep them sane for the next few days! For that matter, not sure how I am going to stay sane!!! LOL!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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I only have my cosmetic bag to throw in on the day we leave - our outfits for travel day are already out and just need to be ironed.
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