The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[SteveBrickNJ]

As Sunday night draws to a close, a thought came to mind.....The people of Australia must be feeling good. In the Land Down Under it is already Spring. Every new day brings them closer to their summer.

If I ever moved there, it would be weird to me if I looked at the calendar on a July day and I would feel cold...and six months later it was January and I needed sun screen

 

[Gabe1]

And back

Most HERE https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...n-united-airlines.957960/page-12#post-8915037

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

As Sunday night draws to a close, a thought came to mind.....The people of Australia must be feeling good. In the Land Down Under it is already Spring. Every new day brings them closer to their summer.

I always think about that when our summer leaves. Then I also think that we have at least 7 or 8 months of weather where jackets will be necessary.

 

[MinnieM123]

Thank you!
Hershey was being a little nosey as always.

That photo absolutely cracked me up, because Jack is just the same. He's always been such a nosy twerp, and must see and know everything going on at all times! (Dog really believes he's in charge of the "world".)

 

[MinnieM123]

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My new foster, Mona ❤❤

She recently lost her entire litter of puppies and was so stressed she was throwing herself against the walls. But she's a perfect pup. Definitely the easiest foster I've ever had though!! She's the sweetest!!

You are such a wonderful person to foster this dog. How did she lose the puppies -- were they still born or something like that? Broke my heart reading about her reaction, poor thing.

 

[DryerLintFan]

I am happy and sad about this post. She lost her puppies? That is so sad. I don’t want to know what happened to them. You are such a great person for giving her some happiness.

You are such a wonderful person to foster this dog. How did she lose the puppies -- were they still born or something like that? Broke my heart reading about her reaction, poor thing.

Five were stillborn and the other six were gone within 24 hours. They found a bad infection in her uterus which they treated, but they're pretty sure that was what took the babes.

She's an incredibly sweet dog. Very attentive and snuggly and a really great listener. I wish I knew more of her back story though. She's covered in scars and she has clearly had other litters and her teeth aren't in the greatest condition, so the running theory is that she's a puppy mill mom.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Five were stillborn and the other six were gone within 24 hours. They found a bad infection in her uterus which they treated, but they're pretty sure that was what took the babes.

She's an incredibly sweet dog. Very attentive and snuggly and a really great listener. I wish I knew more of her back story though. She's covered in scars and she has clearly had other litters and her teeth aren't in the greatest condition, so the running theory is that she's a puppy mill mom.

That is incredibly sad. Is she a pit bull? Many people do not treat them well.

 

[21stamps]

@MySmallWorldof4 , can I get your input please?

T has another tourney in 2 weeks. It’s only 45 minutes away from me... but our Saturday games are 4 hours apart.. 1st Sunday game we have to be at the field at 7:30am, and if we make the final it’s late afternoon.

Everyone on the team is within a 45 to 75 minute drive, so we decided not to book thru the tournament as a team. However, myself and 2 other families are considering booking a hotel on our own. (Against tourney rules, but given our distance and not really a travel tourney, it shouldn’t be a big deal)

The cheapest room I can find is $220. I drive a Wrangler so let’s say I’ll save $30 in fuel, which brings that down a little bit.

Would you/have you done something like this for your daughter’s dance team? Booked outside of the rules, and at a short mileage distance?
I feel like it’s a waste of money, but I also feel like the morning game makes the hotel a better option. One downside is that the hotel is still 7 miles from the fields, would be a no brainer if it was right there. Besides that, we can’t get in trouble, right? I can’t imagine that it would be a big deal with only 3 families.
I should add that booking thru the tourney is a Friday-Sunday stay, because many teams are coming from farther away. I don’t need to stay over on Friday night.

 

[DryerLintFan]

That is incredibly sad. Is she a pit bull? Many people do not treat them well.

She is. They have her listed as a bully mix. The sad thing is that pitbulls used to be known as "nanny dogs" and Mona for sure is a nanny dog. She's caring and sweet and checks on us often. And she's soooo mellow. But it's going to be harder to find her a forever home because of her breed. Which is sad. I mean, I get it, but it's sad.

 

[DryerLintFan]

@MySmallWorldof4 , can I get your input please?

T has another tourney in 2 weeks. It’s only 45 minutes away from me... but our Saturday games are 4 hours apart.. 1st Sunday game we have to be at the field at 7:30am, and if we make the final it’s late afternoon.

Everyone on the team is within a 45 to 75 minute drive, so we decided not to book thru the tournament as a team. However, myself and 2 other families are considering booking a hotel on our own. (Against tourney rules, but given our distance and not really a travel tourney, it shouldn’t be a big deal)

The cheapest room I can find is $220. I drive a Wrangler so let’s say I’ll save $30 in fuel, which brings that down a little bit.

Would you/have you done something like this for your daughter’s dance team? Booked outside of the rules, and at a short mileage distance?
I feel like it’s a waste of money, but I also feel like the morning game makes the hotel a better option. One downside is that the hotel is still 7 miles from the fields, would be a no brainer if it was right there. Besides that, we can’t get in trouble, right? I can’t imagine that it would be a big deal with only 3 families.
I should add that booking thru the tourney is a Friday-Sunday stay, because many teams are coming from farther away. I don’t need to stay over on Friday night.

What is the other option....? Drive our for the first game, drive home, drive back out for the afternoon? If that's the case, instead of a hotel could you find something fun to do in the area?

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

@MySmallWorldof4 , can I get your input please?

T has another tourney in 2 weeks. It’s only 45 minutes away from me... but our Saturday games are 4 hours apart.. 1st Sunday game we have to be at the field at 7:30am, and if we make the final it’s late afternoon.

Everyone on the team is within a 45 to 75 minute drive, so we decided not to book thru the tournament as a team. However, myself and 2 other families are considering booking a hotel on our own. (Against tourney rules, but given our distance and not really a travel tourney, it shouldn’t be a big deal)

The cheapest room I can find is $220. I drive a Wrangler so let’s say I’ll save $30 in fuel, which brings that down a little bit.

Would you/have you done something like this for your daughter’s dance team? Booked outside of the rules, and at a short mileage distance?
I feel like it’s a waste of money, but I also feel like the morning game makes the hotel a better option. One downside is that the hotel is still 7 miles from the fields, would be a no brainer if it was right there. Besides that, we can’t get in trouble, right? I can’t imagine that it would be a big deal with only 3 families.
I should add that booking thru the tourney is a Friday-Sunday stay, because many teams are coming from farther away. I don’t need to stay over on Friday night.

She had competitions last year that were "Stay to Play". The whole team was required to stay in a specific block of rooms at a hotel that was reserved through some travel company the cheer company would use. It totally stunk because we could easily find cheaper rooms elsewhere. You could get out of it if you lived within an hour drive, but would need to get approval from the cheer company. There was a lot of complaining from parents after the end of last season, so the competitions scheduled for this season are not "Stay to Play".
If you are not required to stay at a hotel for this tournament then my guess would be you can do what you want. I have booked hotels on my own when they were not stay to play if they compete at like 8am and we live an hour and a half away or more. Weather is a consideration also. If we have snow coming, I will definitely book a hotel. Cheer competitions rarely get canceled.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

PS @21stamps Go to the tournaments website. It will list whether or not you need to stay at one of their designated hotels or not. I know that if one cheer family doesn't stay at a specific hotel the team will get disqualified if it is stay to play.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

She is. They have her listed as a bully mix. The sad thing is that pitbulls used to be known as "nanny dogs" and Mona for sure is a nanny dog. She's caring and sweet and checks on us often. And she's soooo mellow. But it's going to be harder to find her a forever home because of her breed. Which is sad. I mean, I get it, but it's sad.

A shame you cannot keep her.

 

[21stamps]

What is the other option....? Drive our for the first game, drive home, drive back out for the afternoon? If that's the case, instead of a hotel could you find something fun to do in the area?

We will stay in the area on Saturday between games no matter what.
That’s what we always do during tourneys, the team goes out for a meal, and then everyone just does their own thing til game time.
On Sunday I’m not sure... with 7 hours between the first game and final, that would be harder to find something to do, I’d definitely want T to rest for a bit. Won’t know if we make a final til that day though

She had competitions last year that were "Stay to Play". The whole team was required to stay in a specific block of rooms at a hotel that was reserved through some travel company the cheer company would use. It totally stunk because we could easily find cheaper rooms elsewhere. You could get out of it if you lived within an hour drive, but would need to get approval from the cheer company. There was a lot of complaining from parents after the end of last season, so the competitions scheduled for this season are not "Stay to Play".
If you are not required to stay at a hotel for this tournament then my guess would be you can do what you want. I have booked hotels on my own when they were not stay to play if they compete at like 8am and we live an hour and a half away or more. Weather is a consideration also. If we have snow coming, I will definitely book a hotel. Cheer competitions rarely get canceled.

PS @21stamps Go to the tournaments website. It will list whether or not you need to stay at one of their designated hotels or not. I know that if one cheer family doesn't stay at a specific hotel the team will get disqualified if it is stay to play.

It says that you are required to book thru the tournament, but it’s for Friday- Sunday. I don’t need Friday night... I would think with us living within an hour of the fields, and only 3 families looking for a hotel, that we would be exempt.

Not sure..and don’t know if I really want to ask.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

We will stay in the area on Saturday between games no matter what.
That’s what we always do during tourneys, the team goes out for a meal, and then everyone just does their own thing til game time.
On Sunday I’m not sure... with 7 hours between the first game and final, that would be harder to find something to do, I’d definitely want T to rest for a bit. Won’t know if we make a final til that day though





It says that you are required to book thru the tournament, but it’s for Friday- Sunday. I would think with us living within an hour of the fields, and only 3 families looking for a hotel, that we would be exempt.

Not sure..and don’t know if I really want to ask.

I would ask the coach to check. My guess is you live close enough to be exempt. I wouldn't say that you are looking for a hotel though. Just ask if it is a requirement to stay at one of the designated hotels in order to participate in the tournament.

 

[DryerLintFan]

A shame you cannot keep her.

I can't do two dogs long term. I have too much going on and the one can be taxing at times. I do love her though! I'm sure she'll find a great family because she's really a great dog!

 

[21stamps]

I would ask the coach to check. My guess is you live close enough to be exempt. I wouldn't say that you are looking for a hotel though. Just ask if it is a requirement to stay at one of the designated hotels in order to participate in the tournament.

I’ll send a message to our team admin and ask her. Last thing I want to do is get team disqualified. I won’t pay for Friday night though.. so if we have to book thru them I’ll find out if they can even do a Saturday only stay.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I’ll send a message to our team admin and ask her. Last thing I want to do is get team disqualified. I won’t pay for Friday night though.. so if we have to book thru them I’ll find out if they can even do a Saturday only stay.

Better safe than sorry. Many times last year, I shared with another mom and daughter to split the room costs.

 

[21stamps]

Better safe than sorry. Many times last year, I shared with another mom and daughter to split the room costs.

I specifically did not join the coach requested 3v3 league (even though T loves 3v3), because I did not want to go to Disney (and pay for Disney rooms) just for a soccer tournament. There’s enough times when we’ll have to do full weekends out of town for them.. Disney tourneys are not a priority for me now. I want to keep WDW as a vacation only spot for us.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I specifically did not join the coach requested 3v3 league (even though T loves 3v3), because I did not want to go to Disney (and pay for Disney rooms) just for a soccer tournament. There’s enough times when we’ll have to do full weekends out of town for them.. Disney tourneys are not a priority for me now. I want to keep WDW as a vacation only spot for us.

Our gym may let the kids compete next season for the Summit, which is a competition teams have to qualify for that takes place at Disney in May. You are forced to buy a ticket package to compete, but you don't need to stay on property.