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Grumpy, the ODD boys & I take on the World ... PTR (Sept 18-28)
Well, I have decided to join in the fun of writing a PTR (I really do hope it is fun and that I don't lose my mind ... although according to my DH I lost that a very long time ago)
So I guess I will start off with who is in my 'party'! There are five of us: ME ... I'm Suna - only female in the house and in need of a vacation!! DH Ron ... (aka - Grumpy) he is not really my DH - but we have been together for 10 years and I consider him my DH DS Ollie ... the 'O' of my ODD boys. Ollie is 15 (well he turns 15 on March 20) He is a typical teenager .... need I say more?!? He is the only one of us that has gone to Disney before - he went with his Dad 4 years ago. DS Denver ... a 'D', is my quite, shy, smart, picky boy - he is a mini Ron. He will be 6 on May 1st. DS Dierk ... my other 'D' is wild, funny, smart and will try anything - he is more me. He turns 4 on August 8th.
I have been planning our trip for 2 years now. I have spreadsheets, books with post-its, a file, maps, notes ... you name it - I think I've got it. Ron says I have lost my mind and am in need of some serious 'help'. I wonder if Disney has a special resort that I could check into for 3 months to help me with my addiction?!?
Ron ... let's talk about my Ron for a minute. Ron is a truck driver who leaves me every Monday morning before the boys are up and comes home to me Friday nights in time for pizza night with the family. (That's right I am a part-time single mum ... hence the need for a vacation - see really, it is a need and not a want ... LOL) Back to Ron - he is wonderful - myself and the boys mean the world to him .... that is the only reason why he (Grumpy) is going 'along' with this trip. If it were up to him he would never go to "a place where grown people are dressed in costumes trying to make people happy" He is super Grumpy ... but we love him!
Well, that's it for now .... hope I am doing this whole PTR thing right.
Next up ... my plans (with no help, of course, from Ron)
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I wonder if Disney has a special resort that I could check into for 3 months to help me with my addiction?!?
That would be AWESOME! Of course it probably wouldn't do any good because it would be the same level of service you get at WDW so you'd never want to leave!
Think I will change my colour for my posts ... keep me better organized!
OK ... so this past summer we purchased a new truck - a Silver Dodge RAM Hemi Quad Cab fully loaded so that we have enough room for our family to drive to the world. A bit of a crazy buy, but oh well - we are country people and we knew a van wasn't for us. So now we are ready to make the 22 hour drive from just north of the border to Florida. We will be taking turns driving, hoping to leave at 6:00 pm on Friday September 18 and drive until Saturday at about the same time when we will stop for the night. Then it's on to Disney in the morning! (Of course, if the price of gas keeps rising, we might be taking turns pushing and not driving)
So that is the start of our plans ... I still have to figure out Toll Roads - I figure there must be some somewhere.
We will be staying at POP in two connecting room (I was booked at ASMu, but I changed my mind - POP seems closer to everything). POP looks like a 'fun' resort and I think my younger boys would really like it. So we will be staying here for 10 sleeps : snore: (yep 10!!) I still have to decide on when/if we will use the truck while staying there or if we will be relying on Disney Transportation ... either way, it's all good!
Here are my plans (so far ... might change) I am super excited to make my ADR's next Tuesday - It really does take some planning to get things how you like them, but man is it fun!!
SUN 18th ~ QS (lunch) Hoop-Dee-Doo Dinner (5:00)
AM - figure we will check out the resort, maybe swim, play mini golf or head to a water park
PM - Head to MK for EMH and watch MSEP & WISHES
MON 19th ~ QS (Breakfast) QS (Dinner)
AM - Blizzard Beach Water Park
PM - EP - watch Illuminations
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I am seriously getting so excited - I just realized only 2 days until I can make my ADR's. Cross your fingers for me that I get what I want.
So today is DH Ron's birthday - I still have to make him a card (I am a scrappy person) I was thinking a Mickey card might be cool, but then realized I might be divorced soon after.
Today is March 18 ... so really I have 6 months to go!!! Awesome .... yet terrifying. I have sooooo much to do: shirts to make, Photo Pass Card to preorder, Ron and D&D need passports, order MNSSHP tickets when available, make mousekeeping envelopes, make autograph books, make tip envelopes, .... what else?!? I know I will forget something.
I am also thinking on the way home to stop at a nice beach and hotel ... any recommendations?
I am hoping to save enough Loonie and Toonies (for all you non-Canadians that $1 & $2 coins) before we go to use as spending money. Here is what I am saving them in
I hope that you and your family have a magical time at the world
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