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So this is the check off list for the last 28 days left before we leave.
Work 26 more shifts at work (dont try to figure that out...you will make your head hurt if you try)- Deal with family for their annual trip down-This one is getting good...the list of people that are coming is going DOWN DOWN DOWN!!!! 2 MORE down on this one-yes,yes, yes Host a party- Whatever else gets tossed at me- (that has been done more times then once, in the 2 last month!) Make key chains for Disney- Make a new check list- I really Give this one up!!
Well somethings are going down on the list. No extra week of work...yes thank you powers that be!!!!!!
So some up-dates on things. Everyone is doing better with their hurt parts. Sister is still on her sticks and I think will be for the trip. Work has almost died down, only on the weekends are crazy...unless you count today. Had to call the cops on a loonball that lets just say needed to go to the funny farm BIG TIME!!! I did my good deed for the day, I did not put assault charges on the guy because he was going to jail any way because he had 6 warents and they are looking for the guy for a few other crimes they are looking into.
The list of people coming down with my family is getting smaller and smaller. This is great down 2 more sets of people so now I only have to deal with 6 rooms of people. But they way they are droping like flys I may just be down to 3 rooms by Oct. 23rd. So this means less people and HELLO nice hot steamed crabs and shrimp!!!!!!!!!! Sadly yes I will take the steamed crabs and shrimp over family any day of the week.
Just happy that in less then a month we will be sitting in Disney!!
So with the list of things to do is going down, down, down this is how our week at Disney is look.
Oct. 29th (day before we leave)-make sure everything is packed. Clean the car out (if not done). Loade the car. Take trash to motel to be gotten rid of.
Oct. 30th-get up at 2 am and deliever the papers. Pray to God they get there by 3 so we can be done by not later then 5 am. Change clothing and head to BWI. Flight leaves at 10:30 am. Get to Disney at about 1:30-2:30 (got to figure in delays and such ). Check into POP. Dinner at Boma at 6 pm.
Oct 31st-park unknown at this time. Maybe AK or DHS. Dinner at 1900 Park Fare at 6 pm.
Nov. 1st-Hang out at the hotel/pool. Maybe DTD. MNSSHP tonight. Late lunch at Whisppering Cannon @ 2:30. Wish's dessert party at 8:30 pm.
Nov. 2nd-EPCOT-eatting our way around the world for lunch. Afternoon rest. Dinner at Teppan Edo @ 8:00pm. Illumantaions after dinner. (first time to see this and this will be our 7th trip)
Nov 3rd-park unknown-will be DHS, AK or MK. Dinner at Cape May Clam Bake @ 7 pm
Nov 4th-park unknown-will be DHS, AK or MK. dinner at Ohanas at 8:10 PM. Hope we get a window seat again this year.
Nov. 5th- EPCOT. Lunch at La Cellier's @ 11:40 am. we have all been looking forward to this for a year now. I can taste that soup with bread sticks, stake and tats now....wish I was eatting that now. (I am stuck eatting a burger right now).
Nov. 6th-home today Breakfast at chef mickey's at 7:45. We may take a fast walk in MK before we go. Have to be on DME at 10:00 am.
Nov. 7th-cry because we are not in WDW start planning for a hopefuly trip to WDW next year.
So this is the check off list for the last 22 days left before we leave.
Work 17 more shifts at work Host a party Deal with family for their trip down-now down to 4 rooms (or 11 people) Get Tattoo Go to store and buy socks, 4 tshirts, and window clings
Well mostly everything is done. Just sitting back had trying to make it the last 22 days. Everything mostly left to do all gets done between the 23rd and 25th of the month. I am so happy that I am getting my tattoo. It will be hidden so no one sees it. Last time I got one I was able to hide it for a month then my sister tryed to scrach it off. A freind of mine is doing the tattoo for me so it is FREE...my favorit word next to trip to Disney!! He is really good, he has done all his own tattoos, but like 6 of them. The number of family members keep going down, I think 2-7 more are going to drop...but at this point I dont care, it will be less stress for us before our trip.
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I have 12 more shifts to do at work. Really I am sitting here wishing that I was down to 4 more. I will tell you this, if you live in a resort town that dies down after a certin date...DO NOT WORK at a motel on the midnight shift. I have sat here from midnight at right now it is 3:17 am, in that time I have seen one person walk by, 1 scooter go by, and 3 cars. Yes this time of year I have nothing better to do then count cars going by. Some nights it gos by sooooooo slow that I can even tell ya what color they are.
Everything for the party that I have to host is done. I only have to do the cake. I have to make some royal icing on Wed to see if an idea I have for the cake will work.
All the shopping is done. I FINALLY found the Disney halloween window clings...only after going to 15 stores!! Now my sister is happy about that and I dont have to hear her about them any more.
One more room was taken off the list of familly coming down. Thank you God for small favors!!
My tattoo will be done the last night that I work. It is great to have people come to you to do things like that. Just no one knows that I am getting the tattoo but 3 people, one is my aunt and the others are people that I work with!
All that is left to do is really find a day that I can get up with Collinsfamily while in Disney!
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Disney Magic - Oct 2015
(that has been done more times then once, in the 2 last month!) 
Sadly yes I will take the steamed crabs and shrimp over family any day of the week. 
Kimberly
Plans sounds great! Not much longer now!
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