Yay for Mickey Mail! I'm still waiting on my voucher book and Mickey luggage tags, I already got my ME yellow tags though..
You should be getting your voucher book really soon, if you haven't already. I just got a new one because we upgraded our dining and they must have cancelled and rebooked our ressie. Didn't know they would do that.
The before and after of the condo landscaping looks awesome! What a difference! You guys are really good at what you do!
Awww, thanks! We love to make ugly things beautiful again!
Eeeeeew on all the creepy snake stuff and the REAL snake encounter, I share your feelings on that and all the junky clutter. Yuck! Sending you good juju for no more snake related instances!
Yeah, I'm with Indiana Jones and the snakes!!
We are back from our weekend get away! It was awesome but so unbelievably hot - even for us Floridians! I have all the pictures already loaded on Photobucket, so assuming work doesn't get in the way too much, I should be able to do my trip report quickly.
I just came from your report and saw you got the job (and the salary you wanted
yay!) and will be busy preparing to leave. It will be a fun read whenever you manage to get to it!
I am very disappointed in myself - I didn't make the DISmeet with D~. I ended up alone in the room with Charlotte and she was wiped out from the heat and the excitement and so I decided to let her watch Disney Junior when what I should have done was load her up in the stroller and head on over to the boat dock and meet D~. Big regret from this trip, hopefully D~ will forgive me.
Now, you know D~ will forgive you!! She's had small children and knows how that goes. The best laid plans
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I didn't end up doing anything with my Magic Band, although, I think my mom and I are going to come up with something for our longer trip in November. I actaully may just spend the money and order Cover Bands since I know they'll turn out better than what I'd come up with anyway.
Yes, with all your trips, you should be in great shape to bling out a band or two. Don't be intimidated, you have some old ones you could practice on, so go ahead and try something fun. I just went very simple with mine, but I still love it!
The improvement you made to the landscaping at the condo is amazing! I want you guys to come re-landscape my house - maybe add a couple days to your Disney trip and come on by?
Thanks! Hey, in the Florida heat?? Maybe if we came in January...
It's Beautiful Lois!!!!
yay for mickey mail!!!!
Thanks Mo! Bless your heart for making time to come over. I know you're crazy busy with your trip right around the corner and the munchkins party to do this weekend! Hope all goes well!!
The landscaping looks great! I would not have done well with the snake. Hopefully, the rest of the cleanup goes smoothly.
Thanks so much! Truth to tell, it was a little baby, BUT they still do that awful slithery thing and I figured it had to have relatives, bigger ones, in the area! Fortunately, I didn't come across any!
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Nothing really to update on Disney. I haven't made the shirts I planned to make for this trip. I have two t-shirts each to do something with, but don't know if I'll have time to do them.
Condo update: We closed on it at 3:30 this afternoon. Now we can go in and change the locks so the deadbeat sons can't get in any more. I literally had to leave the house last time I was there, I was getting so nauseated. I couldn't find the masks and gloves we'd bought, so I kept washing my hands and holding a wet paper towel. I didn't get a lot done and as soon as the custom cabinets arrived, I gut lugged them into the house from the garage!! And then left for the day. Found out later by reading the papers they left that they were supposed to deliver them to wherever we designated. He just wanted to put them in the garage and get out of there! Lesson learned there!
I didn't feel right going into the house since we didn't own it, even though the owner gave us permission. So now I can really get started on things tomorrow. I now know where the masks and gloves are.
Here are a few pictures to show you a little of what we're up against. Don't get me wrong, we were fully aware of what we were getting into, and since it is mostly cosmetic, it will be tons of dirty work and scrubbing every surface and painting everywhere. We're replacing the flooring everywhere and installing new cabinets and appliances of course. Everything new in both bathrooms except the tubs. Not looking forward to cleaning those bad boys!!
But, if we work this right, it will be a great investment for us. Dan is still working 14 to 16 hours every day, so most of this is going to be on me to get done. We are hiring the former owners brother to help out, so I should be fine.
Here are a few pics. Don't be jealous now!!
These are the steps leading up to the second floor. The handrail is torn out of the wall and on the landing is a ton of filth!
This is the snake cage upstairs in one of the bedrooms. It is full of
well, I don't know what
but it gives me the creeps!! They used to have baby chics under the deck so they could feed them to the snakes. Also, little mice in cages in the basement for same purpose.
There's nothing "master" about this room except the name. Lots of torn up carpet and what is left, you can't tell what color it is supposed to be.
Oh, and found what I believe is a crack pipe in one of the drawers in the kitchen. My oh my!
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A quick update on my sister's visit. It was fabulous! She and Dad got along, her staying with us instead of Mom and Dad turned out to be a non-issue, so all was well. Thank you God! We went out to eat for every meal and had plenty of time to visit. My poor Mom and her Alzhiemers thought my sister had long hair. She's never had really long hair
that was my Mom! She kept saying, when did you start wearing your hair so short? Umm, 20 years? But, it was a good visit and I am so glad! Now, they may come for Thanksgiving!!
Okay, I've bored you enough for one post, thanks for getting this far!!:roll eyes: I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Try to get some relaxation in if you can.
Will Smith maybe, but Tommy Lee? Not so much!
Are you going to do anything over the crystals to help seal them on?
Are you going to dress up?
in case I don't get on again before your day! 
) but I really think we need it. It will more than double our cost of painting, but in the long run, I think it will be well worth it.
I hope this trip will be just what Dan needs to relax and recharge - he has certainly earned it!
Ok, no need for me to relive everything. Once was enough!
