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Post by tanya on Oct 22, 2010 7:32:07 GMT -5
Adding $146 today from Capital Credit Refund from our telephone co-op and $20 from bi-weekly contribution. New total of $2829!!!! 58 days until we leave!!!! I am so excited!
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Post by cutekids4 on Oct 25, 2010 13:08:57 GMT -5
Wow! you did such a great job in saving! Congratulations!!!!!
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Post by tanya on Nov 10, 2010 11:27:32 GMT -5
Been a few weeks since last update. Making deposit today. $200 from ballgames, $6 from Pinecone, and $20 from payroll. New total of $3055!!! 39 days until we leave!!!!
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Post by cutekids4 on Nov 11, 2010 11:06:50 GMT -5
So exciting! Are you doing anything extra to build the excitement for your kids?
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Post by tanya on Nov 11, 2010 21:41:01 GMT -5
In some ways I wish we would have kept it a secret from the kids. Since we are on the go so much we have not done much to build the excitement. A couple of things that I have done is I printed out last month, this month and next month from the computer and decorated them with some of my Disney scrapbooking stuff. Every morning we mark off a day. I also have been listening to Mouse World Radio on Live365.com. While we are listening I quiz my kids to see if they know where in the World are we.
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Post by cutekids4 on Nov 12, 2010 8:58:42 GMT -5
One thing that I did with my kids that requires no money or preparation was to play a game every morning of asking the question, "What Disney character are you today?" The answers always varied, and they seemed to love bringing it back up later (at first I would encourage it). For instance, if my daughter was Sleeping Beauty for the day, and she started to act unprincess-like, I might remind her that Sleeping Beauty would not act that way. Or, if my youngest was Pooh for the day, she would need extra snuggles because I might have picked Piglet. Or, if my son picked Stitch, he would really play up the character all day! Everyday they picked characters to fit their mood. Somedays, it would be Sleepy, Pooh, etc. They still play! We also went for walks every night and did the "Walt Disney World Walk". (we were actually conditioning for all the walking. My son looked pretending we were at the parks and would talk about where we were and where we were going. By the time we got there, they all had our schedule memorized! Our walk would start at by describing getting in the car to drive to the air port, etc. we would discuss each day in sequence and talk about the dinners of the day and the rides we might go on. I found it completely monotonous after awhile, but they could get enough of it!!!
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Post by tanya on Nov 22, 2010 13:10:39 GMT -5
Another deposit today of $200!!! 27 days until we leave!!!!
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Post by cutekids4 on Nov 22, 2010 19:47:27 GMT -5
Whoo Hoo! Fantastic Deposit!!!
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Post by tanya on Nov 29, 2010 13:40:56 GMT -5
We are down to 20 days before we leave!! My daddy called me today. He has asked me to convince my mama to come down and spend some time with us while we are there!!! I will be calling her today and asking. What better gift can they give my children (the only grandkids they will ever have since I am an only child) than to be at the WDW with them for Christmas. They will have to bring my nanny with them. She is the only granparent I have left and Christmas Day is her birthday!!!! They have never been at Christmas and it will be the first and probably only time that we will have 4 generations together at WDW at the same time. Please pray for me as I convince my mama to come.
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Post by pixievacations on Dec 4, 2010 17:25:40 GMT -5
Way to Go! Have a great time. Xmas is the best time to go, we love the decorations. If you need any planning help send us a note, we will be there during that time also.
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Post by cutekids4 on Dec 8, 2010 8:36:09 GMT -5
Did you convince your mama to go?!?!
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Post by tanya on Dec 8, 2010 8:43:44 GMT -5
Still not a 100% sure. She's got the time from work. She is ready to go but my nanny is being wishy washy. I told mama just to pack her bags and tell nanny to get in the van and hush!!! LOL!
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Post by tanya on Dec 13, 2010 8:51:37 GMT -5
Got confirmation form my parents on Saturday that they will be coming to celebrate Christmas with us!!!!! They are bringing my nanny with them. I am super excited!!!!!!!! 6 more days until we leave!
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Post by cutekids4 on Dec 14, 2010 6:34:11 GMT -5
Oh, Tanya!!!!! Congratulations!!! Hope you have the best time!!!!
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Post by cutekids4 on Dec 17, 2010 9:49:51 GMT -5
Have a great time! Hope you have lots of memorable moments!!!
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