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Hope you Enjoy your Friday and your weekend Too!! I bet you really enjoyed meeting the Newbie' CP's! Your the 1st. Leader they meet and the Best to teach them the Magic of Disney!! And I hope they are all like you and feel that Magic the way you do!! LouigiAnne
COngratulations on passing Servesafe..... its not a easy test for sure. there is a lot of info that you have to learn to take that exam. I hear you on those early Morning wake ups they are rough. I work a varied shift shcedule based on Events booked. It can get confusing sometimes.
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I'm also with you on those early mornings. School's started back and I'm having to get up an hour earlier to make lunches and get DD out the door. Sounds like things are moving along swimmingly.
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I'm also not one to rise early.....but I've been having to do it for years now. You never get used to it. Once kids start school again in two weeks, it's back to getting up at 6am instead of 7am like I've been doing this summer. The good thing is....when we get to WDW....it's easy to get up and going for morning EMHs because getting up early is routine.
I hope today goes well for you.
Oh, and how are the dogs doing?
What a day! Sometimes I wonder how I'll ever sleep, even though my body is tired, the rest of me isn't.
I finished up the office move and it is SO much better. I had a meeting with my leader this afternoon and he called me a "difference maker". Wow. I got goosebumps and verklempt, but held it together. The rest of the meeting went just as well. Just to hear from him that I'm making a difference not only for the Cast, but my fellow leaders, that's all I've ever wanted to do (well, and for the GUESTS, of course, but that's a no-brainer! )
Tonight is pizza and Dr. Quinn marathon time! DDs are excited about it.
As for the dogs, eh. The chihuahua has taken to her crate suprisingly well. She still poos and pees around the house if she's out, though, I don't understand why she refuses to go outside. The two dogs CANNOT be out at the same time AT ALL. They've gotten to a routine of who is out when. I will be glad when we all go our own ways and I don't have to worry about the chihuahua anymore.
There was a show called Knight Rider and Micheal Knight (David Huffin) would be call the one man that could make a different. So Down your one woman that can make a different. A women that can make bad things into a magical Day with your wist and wisdom. Plus take on the home life in a single day. You're a super hero, it Super Graygable. "SG" of Disney World
I've had something simmering in the back of my head for a few days...if you have kids and wouldn't mind sharing a photo of them having an extra-magical time at WDW, would you PM me?
Difference maker - Awesome.
I have lots of pictures of my girls - I will see if one fits and PM you if I do. I will have to wait until I get home to my own computer though.
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The chihuahua has taken to her crate suprisingly well. She still poos and pees around the house if she's out, though, I don't understand why she refuses to go outside. The two dogs CANNOT be out at the same time AT ALL. They've gotten to a routine of who is out when. I will be glad when we all go our own ways and I don't have to worry about the chihuahua anymore.
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. There's nothing like doggie debris on the floor to get the day off to a not so great start. Hope it all sorts itself out soon.
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