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Figgy1

Figgy1

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Gabe1 said:
Even though we had done 2 week vacations regularly I did book character meals, usually for breakfast to fill those autograph books. Don't miss those days. My DS had a big thing for TMNT's and we spent way too much time in those lines for autographs each time we went into the studios for a couple years. They both moved away from autograph books by the time they were 8. About the time I refused to be the keeper of all their stuff they dragged into the parks.
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Ha! My boys have always had to split carrying the back pack. When my baby was 5 he mostly only had to carry it in a queue, he had a bum bag for his autograph book and marker. I never have to carry the backpack:D They want a vacation they have to earn it:D
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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betty rose said:
We started the Christmas Jammie tradition several years back. And a snack day on Christmas. That's the best thing we ever changed. The big formal meal is at Thanksgiving. We do wear jammies after that meal.
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My kids when small always received new Jammies on Christmas Eve at my folks so they would look nice for photo's Christmas Morning, my quirk. Christmas morning with the tree were fun but then it was overdrive. 4 people showered, a path through livingroom, breakfast and then to preparing what I had to bring to MILs home for that side of the family and it originally went from about 11am till 9pm in the early days of the kids. Me and my 2 SILs became the Cinderella's of Christmas. We put an end eventually as the amount of grandkids came about to a 3pm start, one meal and dessert. Still the process of presents with 7 grandkids and 8 adults plus stockings was torture cause only one present and one person could open at a time and no ripping that paper! Stockings were the same way. One person at a time, everyone could take one thing out of the sock and then it was the next person's turn. Stockings were saved until dessert. By this time all the kids were tired from 2 days of Christmas events, many of us had to go to work or daycare the next morning. We always had a week without work happening between Christmas and New Year. Blessed. So the day after Christmas was our free for all. Jammies or sweat's. Toys being put together and played with. It was the decompress day.
 
betty rose

betty rose

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Gabe1 said:
My kids when small always received new Jammies on Christmas Eve at my folks so they would look nice for photo's Christmas Morning, my quirk. Christmas morning with the tree were fun but then it was overdrive. 4 people showered, a path through livingroom, breakfast and then to preparing what I had to bring to MILs home for that side of the family and it originally went from about 11am till 9pm in the early days of the kids. Me and my 2 SILs became the Cinderella's of Christmas. We put an end eventually as the amount of grandkids came about to a 3pm start, one meal and dessert. Still the process of presents with 7 grandkids and 8 adults plus stockings was torture cause only one present and one person could open at a time and no ripping that paper! Stockings were the same way. One person at a time, everyone could take one thing out of the sock and then it was the next person's turn. Stockings were saved until dessert. By this time all the kids were tired from 2 days of Christmas events, many of us had to go to work or daycare the next morning. We always had a week without work happening between Christmas and New Year. Blessed. So the day after Christmas was our free for all. Jammies or sweat's. Toys being put together and played with. It was the decompress day.
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We had those days long ago. We would fly back to Indiana. And everyone demanded our time. From morning until night for three days. I was never so glad to get on the plane and come home. That happened with every trip home. It was good that hubby's firm didn't allow December vacations. Daughter never got into Santa, so she slept in. We did too. Now, Christmas doesn't start at their house until 10 A.M. That's a reasonable time!
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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figmentfan423 said:
Ha! My boys have always had to split carrying the back pack. When my baby was 5 he mostly only had to carry it in a queue, he had a bum bag for his autograph book and marker. I never have to carry the backpack:D They want a vacation they have to earn it:D
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I was a lucky mom as belly packs were the normal and not socially unacceptable. When the backpack left me after a decade of its purpose being a diaper bag. I bought one for each person. Their packs wouldn't hold an autograph book though. I even bought them a lanyard to hold their water bottles and later a hook they could attach to belt loop. Back then it was a thing to have sunglass strings so they had those too. I was so over being my family's keeper.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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figmentfan423 said:
Good luck I'm almost certain @MinnieM123 and myself are only a few of us stateside who can sleep in and still make rope drop every morning:confused:
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It was fun to be up in the middle of the night at Disney coming in from a late night at the parks and see all the guests from the other side of the pond up for the day that had not adjusted to the the time change yet. Now up and wandering the resort grounds in the middle of the night will generally have you meeting up with a security guard nicely inquiring what the heck you are doing.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
MinnieM123 said:
Except . . . you may need that extra three hours now, regardless. I fly out on Sunday on Jet Blue, and I got an email from them yesterday advising everyone to arrive at (Logan International) at least TWO hours ahead of time for TSA lines. I also saw a report on the TV news about the long lines at screening. MCO is a very busy airport, so just a heads up to allow more time.
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Makes you wonder what time the Magical Express will depart back to MCO now? I saw Ohare on the news this morning, crazy long.
If it was 3+ hours before maybe 4-4 1/2????
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
No
Funny story: I'm house sitting for the neighbors again (the ones with the dog and the cat). Yesterday, I went back to bed for a while after letting the dog out. I was woken up by a crashing noise. Dog was chasing the cat around, and the cat was not happy about it. Suddenly, they both appear at my bedroom door, both sitting there. Then, the cat hisses at the dog, and then they both run away. It was funny because it was like the cat was telling on the dog. Like, "I'm gonna tell the babysitter!" :hilarious::rolleyes:
 

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