Hi Nikky, my name is Ty, I was just browsing the PTR forum and found yours. I think it's wonderful how you are honoring your Dads wishes, and like you said closure for you.
Your DH sounds great, working so hard to get the time off to be with you and your girls (who by the way are so darling and gosh darn cute), I'm sorry you had to change your days. We'll be there at the same time now, my dates are Dec3-11. However my kids won't go to Disney with me and neither will my DH. But my mom has never been so I am taking her, and My BFF (who my Dad moved me thousands of miles away from when I was 13) is going. I actually lost contact with my BFF and I just found her on line a year ago, so when we see eachother at DISNEY, it will have been almost 25 years.
I love that bag your Mom got you, I have a Mickey bag, but not as cute as that one.
Your Disney countdown is so cool and looks like it was as fun to make as it is to tear a link off each day.
I'm gonna follow along on this PTR, can't wait to read more plans.