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Post by vino on Feb 1, 2018 10:22:58 GMT -6
@ You guys all make Disney look/sound so fun. I have always imagined large crowds and long lines in the heat and have never been motivated to go. Maybe I need to give it a shot. I feel like this is how it actually is, lol. I’ve expressed it here before and it’s a UO (how appropriate, it’s Thursday!) but I hate Orlando, and I think Disney has gotten over-complicated and outrageously expensive. I know my kids will love it, and I’m sure we’ll enjoy seeing it thru their eyes to a degree, but it’s just not something I care to repeatedly invest my vacation time/$ in. Obviously millions of people passionately disagree with that and love it there, so I’m probably in the minority 😜 I’ll sit on your bench 100%. Overcomplicated and over scheduled is exactly what I imagine it is. I went when I was 15 and loved it but I wasn’t doing any of the planning. We’re good for a few years because B is terrified of mascots so it would be fresh hell for him and us by proxy.
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Post by SweetPotato on Feb 1, 2018 10:24:23 GMT -6
dapostrophe hey! I’m here - just having a nightmare few weeks at work so I mostly skim and don’t post a lot. I’ve missed you
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Post by dapostrophe on Feb 1, 2018 10:34:31 GMT -6
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Post by vino on Feb 1, 2018 10:34:53 GMT -6
I’m just heading into work now because I registered B for kinder!! I was weirldy proud walking in there and dropping off the paperwork.
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 1, 2018 10:36:30 GMT -6
dapostrophe not trtl, but I love the look of all those things!
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Feb 1, 2018 10:39:42 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I did check my temp last night and it was normal!!
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 1, 2018 10:41:18 GMT -6
Morning and happy February! Both kids slept past 7 so that was a nice surprise. I need to do some deep cleaning today; I keep catching whiffs of doggie odor and now I'm freaking out. The lab spends a lot of time outdoors normally but has been in more than usual lately b/c of the weather. We are supposed to be going to our friends' this afternoon for a beach walk. Maybe I'm a scrooge, but the beach lost its novelty a long time ago, and it DEFINITELY lost its novelty when it's only 60 degrees out. Obviously that is warmer than it has been, but still not beach weather IMO. I need to work up some enthusiasm for this, I guess Anything lower than 80 is not beach weather, and even that is pushing it.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 1, 2018 10:41:42 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I did check my temp last night and it was normal!! Good!
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 1, 2018 10:49:53 GMT -6
Oh my gosh, the postpartum sweats were awful. Like kick mh out of bed to change the sheets. I remember it went on for a while, not months, but definitely more than a few days. Sorry for the flat tire. It’s the worst, but I’m happy to hear it’s normal! Maybe I blocked it out and it did happen with the boys!! Definitely a hormonal PP thing. Doesn't make me optimistic about menopause!
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Post by joelies on Feb 1, 2018 10:54:35 GMT -6
flamingo - DH and I feel the same about Disney. My parents are moving down to FL next year and have it in their heads that we'll be down there constantly with the boys. Um, no. DNW.
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Post by joelies on Feb 1, 2018 10:56:51 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo - My hair didn't start falling out in earnest for 3 or 4 months, then it took another 5-6 months to get back to normal. Another not so fun part of the pp period. Fortunately most people start with more hair than me, so it can't be that bad!!
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Post by jewels on Feb 1, 2018 11:02:06 GMT -6
I feel like this is how it actually is, lol. I’ve expressed it here before and it’s a UO (how appropriate, it’s Thursday!) but I hate Orlando, and I think Disney has gotten over-complicated and outrageously expensive. I know my kids will love it, and I’m sure we’ll enjoy seeing it thru their eyes to a degree, but it’s just not something I care to repeatedly invest my vacation time/$ in. Obviously millions of people passionately disagree with that and love it there, so I’m probably in the minority 😜 I’ll sit on your bench 100%. Overcomplicated and over scheduled is exactly what I imagine it is. I went when I was 15 and loved it but I wasn’t doing any of the planning. We’re good for a few years because B is terrified of mascots so it would be fresh hell for him and us by proxy. MH is dying to go. I've explained to him how chaotic it is and how expensive. We plan to go in a few years, probably when B is around 4, so we don't have to worry about naps and what not. And they are both old enough to "get it". My brother lives about 2.5 hours from Orlando, and when his kids were younger they went like 5 times a year. That sounds like hell to me! His youngest is now 15 and they still go a few times a year!
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Post by kim22 on Feb 1, 2018 11:19:08 GMT -6
I remember sweating pp with the other kids but with C every time I breastfed the first few weeks, I would freeze. My hair doesn't fall out until I stop breastfeeding so I have some time.
Speaking of mom friends, all my friends work so I'm going to have to make some friends who are home. My big day out today was to pick up viatmins at cvs and poster board at the dollar store.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 1, 2018 11:19:49 GMT -6
Morning and happy February! Both kids slept past 7 so that was a nice surprise. I need to do some deep cleaning today; I keep catching whiffs of doggie odor and now I'm freaking out. The lab spends a lot of time outdoors normally but has been in more than usual lately b/c of the weather. We are supposed to be going to our friends' this afternoon for a beach walk. Maybe I'm a scrooge, but the beach lost its novelty a long time ago, and it DEFINITELY lost its novelty when it's only 60 degrees out. Obviously that is warmer than it has been, but still not beach weather IMO. I need to work up some enthusiasm for this, I guess Anything lower than 80 is not beach weather, and even that is pushing it. 100% agree with this statement.
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Post by tallb on Feb 1, 2018 11:22:26 GMT -6
Planning a Disney trip seems completely overwhelming. BUT, J's teacher just went and now j knows about it and I know he's going to love it. I kind if want to do a Disney cruise bc I have heard those are great. Or my SM mentioned santa maybe should bring tickets for the whole family one year (yes! Assuming she's santa). Or we have thought of doing a Cali trip with a DL day or two. I want to go before it loses it's magic. My best friend goes this week for a week with her 18 m old and her neice and nephew, that seems a bit aggressive for me.
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Post by tallb on Feb 1, 2018 11:28:14 GMT -6
Hi! N screamed all night..we tried adding 1 ounce of lactose free whole milk to her bottles, so it seems like it's maybe a dairy issue and not a lactose issue. I gave her a bath at 6am and she looked like she was in labor leaning forward with her pot belly in the water, poor thing. But after some gas she seemed fine and ate a big breakfast.
Who has done something besides milk after formula? She's on Gerber gentle and still nurses, which are both containing cows milk.
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Post by klong11 on Feb 1, 2018 11:28:54 GMT -6
We're hoping to go next summer.
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Post by ladystrat on Feb 1, 2018 11:30:14 GMT -6
Team Disney over here. We only go once every five years or so, but we do enjoy it. We're considering a trip to a Disney resort at Hilton Head if we can get a reasonable rate. So, about as likely as Bugs Bunny starring in a pixar movie. Disney isn't known for awesome discounts.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 1, 2018 11:31:19 GMT -6
I may be totally wrong, but I feel like Disneyland isn’t as overwhelming as disneyworld. With certain rides having fast pass, we didn’t have to wait in very long lines. Peter Pan was a 30 min wait all day so we never did it. The lunges wait time we had after that was 20 min for a ride. Meeting Minnie was like 35 min. The princess line was pretty short.
It also depends on when you go too. A Wednesday wouldn’t be as crowded as a Saturday, KWIM?
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Post by flamingo on Feb 1, 2018 11:33:52 GMT -6
Planning a Disney trip seems completely overwhelming. BUT, J's teacher just went and now j knows about it and I know he's going to love it. I kind if want to do a Disney cruise bc I have heard those are great. Or my SM mentioned santa maybe should bring tickets for the whole family one year (yes! Assuming she's santa). Or we have thought of doing a Cali trip with a DL day or two. I want to go before it loses it's magic. My best friend goes this week for a week with her 18 m old and her neice and nephew, that seems a bit aggressive for me. I was thinking about the cruise recently, when the kids are a bit older, b/c it's kind of self-contained and there's childcare, etc. We did one as a family when I was in elementary school and I have good memories. Then I read a blog talking about how people decorate their cabin doors, and wear costumes on the boat, and I just...I don't know that we would fit in. I feel like my H's eyes would get stuck from rolling them so hard.
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Post by kim22 on Feb 1, 2018 11:36:17 GMT -6
Amex sent me a summary of our spending for 2017. It was pretty eye-opening. We eat too much.
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Post by wedding on Feb 1, 2018 11:38:13 GMT -6
I was skeptical about Disney as well but loved it and would love to go back in a couple of years. It took a lot of planning but seeing those plans come to fruition made my Type A personality very happy. We didn't have a lot of long waits because of the planning and we really saw everything.
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Post by kim22 on Feb 1, 2018 11:38:20 GMT -6
But Disney was more than our groceries and take out combined, for the whole year lol.
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Post by vino on Feb 1, 2018 11:39:40 GMT -6
No cruises for this cat. I've seen titanic.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Feb 1, 2018 11:39:54 GMT -6
I may be totally wrong, but I feel like Disneyland isn’t as overwhelming as disneyworld. With certain rides having fast pass, we didn’t have to wait in very long lines. Peter Pan was a 30 min wait all day so we never did it. The lunges wait time we had after that was 20 min for a ride. Meeting Minnie was like 35 min. The princess line was pretty short. It also depends on when you go too. A Wednesday wouldn’t be as crowded as a Saturday, KWIM? This. I haven’t done DW, but we did DL about two years ago and it wasn’t nearly as chaotic as I had feared. I think our longest wait was 40 minutes to meet Mickey, everything else was 15-20. And because one of us had to stay behind with Ryland on the bigger rides we were able to use parent passes, so we were able to come right back around and switch and get back in fast pass. So neither of us missed out which was nice. It was $$$$ as hell, which is my main complaint, but we stayed at the Annabelle and order in pizza and got beer from the grocery store and let the kids swim instead of doing a big dinner out. I’m excited to do it again.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 1, 2018 11:40:11 GMT -6
Planning a Disney trip seems completely overwhelming. BUT, J's teacher just went and now j knows about it and I know he's going to love it. I kind if want to do a Disney cruise bc I have heard those are great. Or my SM mentioned santa maybe should bring tickets for the whole family one year (yes! Assuming she's santa). Or we have thought of doing a Cali trip with a DL day or two. I want to go before it loses it's magic. My best friend goes this week for a week with her 18 m old and her neice and nephew, that seems a bit aggressive for me. I was thinking about the cruise recently, when the kids are a bit older, b/c it's kind of self-contained and there's childcare, etc. We did one as a family when I was in elementary school and I have good memories. Then I read a blog talking about how people decorate their cabin doors, and wear costumes on the boat, and I just...I don't know that we would fit in. I feel like my H's eyes would get stuck from rolling them so hard. I’m sure not everyone does that. I would bring a princess dress for my girls to wear but beyond that I would just wear normal vacation clothes.
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Post by flamingo on Feb 1, 2018 11:42:25 GMT -6
I think going on a weekday is ideal. That is our plan when we go. And avoiding the holidays, spring break time, etc.
When we went as a kid we always went the Monday of MLK weekend. We'd drive down Sunday, spend the night, then hit the park Monday--not hot, and it was basically deserted. My aunt always swore the Monday after Thanksgiving was the best (assuming you're not worried about the kids missing school).
That was the beauty of where we lived in FL...you could go down easily for just a day. We'll probably combine it with a trip to my parents', hit Orlando for a day or two at the parks mid-week, then back to my parents'. I see why people make week-long trips out of it, though...you feel like you're spending so much time/money, it doesn't make sense to only go for a couple days.
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Post by wedding on Feb 1, 2018 11:42:40 GMT -6
I have so much going on at work that I needed to come in but was in a lot of pain. I just took 1/2 of a pain med and am now high as a kite, which isn't ideal working at a Probation office. Hopefully this wears off a bit soon. I look crazy.
C wet the bed this morning for the first time since we started night training. He was so sad about it. Too much water before bed.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 1, 2018 11:43:29 GMT -6
I would like to take the kids to Disney but it probably won’t happen for a few years. SIL lives in the Orlando area so we would be able to stay with her. H would love it (and has actually asked a few times). I have never been to DW, but we went to DL when I was like 3 and I can’t remember it at all.
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Post by vino on Feb 1, 2018 11:43:36 GMT -6
Amex sent me a summary of our spending for 2017. It was pretty eye-opening. We eat too much. Ugh we spend so much on groceries for the four of us. We have a good 'inventory' but it's frustrating when there arent many ways to lower that.
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