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To lighten your carry-on Have her wear a sundress with leggings and a light weight sweatshirt then when you hit Disney you can take off the leggings and sweat shirt. (Leave it in the room or carry-on with bell service)
Thanks for the idea. My aunt got her a very cool bohemian looking sundress for her birthday (to her lower shin/ankle) so I'm thinking that could be an option as well.
We had an auction at her school last night, so I brough the new luggage up from the basement and told her I "won" it at the auction. This way it can be moved safely to my bedroom to be slowly filled without drawing any suspicion.
We had an auction at her school last night, so I brough the new luggage up from the basement and told her I "won" it at the auction. This way it can be moved safely to my bedroom to be slowly filled without drawing any suspicion.
OOO! Sneaky! That was a GREAT idea!
Hope she's feeling better?
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Thanks for asking. She is feeling a bit better. Her Nonni (ex MIL) volunteered to watch her until she can go back to school, so I've shipped her off to her house (a 30-40 min drive) but I'm going to head up there tomorrow night to check on her with my own two peepers. I'm truly blessed that her grandparents are so involved in her life and so willing to jump in and help me. (My mom still works FT, so is in the same boat as I am, Nonni is retired so her schedule is a little more flexible.)
I'm surprising my DD9 about ten days after your trip! I took my youngest DD (then 4) on a mom-and-me trip back in Dec 2009 when we had APs, and we committed to taking each of our four kids on their own trips. I wasn't sure what order I was going to go in, but since she's turning 10 in August, I figure she's next!
Looking forward to reading about your daughter's trip as I plan mine!
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On the fever front - has been "normal" (or as normal as any child of mine can be) for around 24 hrs. So we're waiting out today and tomorrow and hopefully she'll be back to school on Wednesday. (I should also mention that she's missing a standardized test this week which I'm sure her school isn't going to be too thrilled about having her make up.)
Beth - if I bring a laptop with me (which I'm debating bringing her netbook - just to back up the pictures every night to a photo site) I'll try to upload and post her reaction to the surprise.
I was watching those "Let the Memories Begin" commericals last night (with the surprises) and I was getting so excited about letting our memories begin.
And I guess while her being sick is the pits, the silver lining to her being at her grandma's, is that you don't need to make the mad lunchtime dash home to check your mail! Hopefully it will cooperate and arrive today before she's back home!
Colleen you were right... the silver lining was that I didn't *have* to run home today at lunch to check the mail, but I ran home anyway to grab some stuff for her to bring to Nonni's tonight. And as a bonus the DME packet was there!!!!
Big deep sigh of relief has been breathed and I can now relax a bit because unless someone in my family lets it slip the secret should stay safe for the next 37 days!
Thanks for all the good vibes. Her fever is still down and she's enjoying being spoiled by her Nonni & Papa.
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