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Sounds like you had a great weekend! Way to go on the Minnie pj's! Don't you just love when someones oops becomes your YAY!
It's the best!
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Sounds like a great weekend Kelly!
Your lil' Jedis are so cute!
Thank you!
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on your shopping scores! Sounds like you got some great deals
I think I did get soem pretty good deals.
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Great purchases! And what a great weekend with the family!
I'm with you on the annoying long hair. I tried growing it out for over a year but got sick of it and had it cut two weeks ago. I'm thinking about cutting it shorter before my trip.
I'll probably go a little shorter even before our trip in May - it will be HOT in FL!
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Very successful shopping expedition! I'm jealous that you can get to a Disney Store for the special events. We don't have one in Boston any more .
Sorry Laurie! We just got this one in September, so we haven't had it for long and we were without for a few years too.
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Funny we had a very similar weekend That hunt was sooo very cute too.
That coupon for the pre sale is sweet, I got that for Lady and the Tramp and scored big with some purchases with that coupon!!
What's up with the website? Did you go on right at 6am? I have mine to do in a few weeks and I'm getting antsy. Made a small change, I'll email you about it
Good luck with the hair cut.....you know how mine went........OFF WITH HER HAIR!!!! I'm actually really loving how short mine is right now too
I went on later - it was like 9am est. The site would find my reservation but it wasn't connecting with being able to book Dining - know what I mean.
I'll be waiting for that email!
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Sounds like a great weekend Kelly! Cool deals on the clothing too!
Crazy that I can picture that exchange between Luke and Obi Wan in my head.
It's scary that I can somewhat see that scene in my head too.
Your little jedi's are adorable! That could have been a picture in my home - only my boys still call them light-savers, and the four year old thinks Darth Vader is a good guy because he "saves electricity" with his light saver.
Sounds like a crazy - busy weekend. We forgot it was platapus day until my youngest turned on the tv after we got home from soccer (who's the crazy mom that put both boys on the same soccer team, and requested the early games?).
In honor of your trip report we rented episode IV so I could remember these quotes - love that idea.
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Sounds like you had a great weekend!! Congrats on winning Trivia Night!!
Thanks Kathy!
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Sounds like a great weekend! I saw your trivia t-shirts on facebook.
I didn't know what was decided until we got there - very clever I thought.
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Your little jedi's are adorable! That could have been a picture in my home - only my boys still call them light-savers, and the four year old thinks Darth Vader is a good guy because he "saves electricity" with his light saver.
Sounds like a crazy - busy weekend. We forgot it was platapus day until my youngest turned on the tv after we got home from soccer (who's the crazy mom that put both boys on the same soccer team, and requested the early games?).
In honor of your trip report we rented episode IV so I could remember these quotes - love that idea.
Light saver - that's cute. Our 4 year old says he doesn't like bad guys, but then says he likes Darth Maul, and Darth Vader, and Boba Fett too, but that's it.
Dylan starts soccer later this month - 9am on Saturdays!
Hope you enjoy the movie again.
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okay, now I want to see your hair and linny's!! I am going for mine in a few weeks and am so tempted to go shorter!
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Great cut!!!!
I was a terrible mother yesterday and got the kids ( and me) McD's for dinner.....Josie got a skateboard in her kids meal, it's a SW guy.....Mace?? She asked if he was good or bad, she said he had angryy eyes............. I come to you for the answer
Great cut!!!!
I was a terrible mother yesterday and got the kids ( and me) McD's for dinner.....Josie got a skateboard in her kids meal, it's a SW guy.....Mace?? She asked if he was good or bad, she said he had angryy eyes............. I come to you for the answer
Well I'm going to be a terrible Mother tomorrow then because that's what I plan to get us for dinner. Dylan has soccer practive at 6 which will probably take 45 minutes to get to and we normally don't get home until 5, so MickeyD's it will be. At least I'm feeding them And I was even worse yesterday - I forgot to buckle Dylan into his car seat! He was the one that noticed!
And there is a Mace Windu - he's a good guy, a Jedi actually. (I can't believe I know this stuff!)
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And I was even worse yesterday - I forgot to buckle Dylan into his car seat! He was the one that noticed! 
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