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  1. Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

    in WDW and Disney Park Discussions

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    We did it for a "cheap" park day the day that we arrived in Orlando 2 years ago. We knew we wouldn't spend the whole day, so the 4pm arrival worked well for us. The lack of crowds and lines were really nice.

    I thought our price was closer to the $56 than $70, but my wife took care of arrangements that trip.

    I'm not sure that I would pay extra otherwise for it.

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  4. Wedding Proposal Ideas

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    You said you will be having a friend watch your son during the run.  Will your friend be leaving before you do this proposal?  If not, would your friend be willing to help bring you the tuxes and then take your clothes that you change out of?

     

    jon

     

    Not positive - it may be my mother-in-law who will want to be present for the actual proposal. But, if we have a small backpack to stuff clothes into, we could likely just carry that without intruding on the tux look too much.

     

    But possibly if it turns out to be my wife's grandmother.

     

    That's a good thought.

  10. Cheap and Disney do not go together

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    As things go, I've got another wild bug up my tush idea - we're headed to Key West this December. My current plan and schedule has us taking 5 days to get there, but I've been wondering about the wild hair idea of beating feet to Orlando so that we could spend a night at FW and go to Hollywood Studios for the Christmas Lights display.

     

    So, I just priced it out- 2 adults, a 11 year old and a 2 year old. Room price was $135 after taxes. 1-day ticket price worked out to be about $305.

     

    I assume I'm picking the absolute worst setup being just 1 day for each. But, are there any discounts to be had or am I looking at rack-rates and that's it?

     

    I checked UnderCoverTourist and they were slightly more expensive. I also seem to recall that Florida Residents do not get any discounts on the 1-day tickets (not that I qualify- just thinking about all avenues). The only other thing I'm wondering is if there is some kind of friends and family discount- I know a couple of non-fiends that work for Disney.

  16. Wedding Proposal Ideas

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    Marty- I am trying to find some kind of Disney inspired ring to propose with. That or a pearl- I gave her one when we got married as a gift.

    The spa treatment is possible, but she's unlikely to go. My younger one, I'll have a note or card or something for him to give her. My older one will be able to keep the secret.

    I've started wondering about renting tuxes or nice suits and surprising her with a wardrobe change just before the boat ride for son and me. Have daughter wear something fancy. If it is a nice dinner, wife will already be gorgeous - so she won't be out of place. Not sure how to coordinate that- the backpack tux seems like a pipedream!

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  18. Wedding Proposal Ideas

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    We are running the 5k together- her, our 10 year old daughter, and me. We'll have someone watching our 2-year old.

    But, proposing at the race brings me back to not wanting to do it with a crowd.

    The cruise would be a huge win, it's just not in the cards until we pay off our camper in a few years. We cruised a long time ago (pre-kids) and enjoyed it.

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  20. `Ohana review (new menu) and includes Poly construction pics

    in Dining Reviews and Information

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    As reported recently, looks like the chicken skewers are gone. That stinks.

    They are gone, but our past couple of experiences were that the chicken was coming out seemingly undercooked. Our preference was the chicken, even still.

    We ate there on our last trip.

    Chicken is gone.

    Lettuce wrap pretty good

    New sauce for pot stickers good.

    DD loved new kids dessert

    That's a pretty good wrap up. I feel like their veggies served with the dinner are different also. I liked that it had mushrooms. I and my son (2 year old food eating machine) really enjoyed them.

    Didn't the adults/banana dessert used to be set on fire? We missed that with this trip.

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  22. Wedding Proposal Ideas

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    I like the fireworks cruise - I can swing $300- just not $1k or more. That or the idea of a private dining event at the Grand Floridian.

    I couldn't bring myself to do it at a park with other people - we're too much of loners to do that. :) We are the people watchers- not watchees.

    Though, an early morning thing if we let daughter do BBB one last time, could include the castle without the crowds.

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  23. Pineapple Upside Down Cake in Foil Packets

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    We made this with whole pineapple ring then butter, brown sugar and cinnamon then a slice of pound cake.  Pun on hot coals pineapple side down for 5-7 mins and then turn over for 5-7 mins. open carefully (molten sugar is like lava) and top with whip cream.   Ice cream would be even better but we rarely have ice cream with us camping. 

     

    I tell you- I will be making this within days. This sounds fantastic!

  24. My Dad is Superman

    in General Camping Discussion and Questions

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    Ok, so the "Favorite Things Your Kids Have Said" thread sent me looking for old stories that I wrote to my family about my daughter. Fortunately I have used GMail for a long time and have actually saved them off in a special "Daughter Stories" folder. Here's one where we tried our first backyard camping before I would commit to taking DD tent camping.

     

    I sent this to my Dad back in 2007 (she was about 4 at the time).

     

    ---

     

    Dude -
     
    I never realised how smart I was as a kid -- I viewed you as some kind of superman that could do, build, accomplish anything.  I was (and still am) right.
     
    I knew we went camping - and, looking back, I don't remember many details.  I just know that we'd get there, I'd play, I'd eat and I'd have a place to sleep.  The details... well, they just took care of themselves.  In the last 8 or 9 years or so, I've learned that camping takes a fair amount of work - to keep it running.
     
    But, all of my camping has been in groups of adults and things just get done.
     
    Then, in my infinite wisdom, I think - "hey, I have Wednesday (July 4) off - Daughter and I should camp out in the backyard."  I should put "camp out" in quotes, as my goal was for us to simply sleep in the tent.  No food, no fire, nothing.... except for putting up that tent.
     
    I've done this a million times, I think:
       - lay it out
       - slide the poles through
       - stick one end in
       - shove the other into the pocket
       - repeat on otherside
       - throw rain fly overtop
       - presto, chango, done.
     
    Thats where things got interesting.... I knew my 3 year old would want to help.  In fact, I was counting on it - those poles don't just stay in the pockets themselves.
     
    Except....
     
    "Don't walk on the tent."
     
    "Sweetie, get back here - you're supposed to be helping."
     
    "Don't pull on that."
     
    "No, don't push that either."
     
    "Here, just hold this."
     
    "Hey, get back here..."
     
    "Wait, slow down..."
     
    "Yes, put your foot there."
     
    "No, the dirt won't help you."
     
    "Yes, you can do it."
     
    "Really, you can."
     
    "Oh crap, the other end popped out."
     
    "Hang on."
     
    "Sweetie, come back, please..."
     
    "Ok, hold here."
     
    "Yes, the worm is still in the grass."
     
    "Will you hold it?"
     
    "Ok, so you're telling me you want to know where it is, see it, possibly threaten to poke it, but will yelp when I pick it up to show you?"
     
    "Wait, come back - we're putting the tent up."
     
    "No, you can't hammer without my help."
     
    "Yes, this really is a tent."
     
    "No, it's not supposed to be flat - that's why we're erecting it."
     
    "'Erecting' means - 'putting it up'."
     
    "Oh damn, the pole popped out again."
     
    "Come on, come back!"
     
    (continues grunting, child is on the playset, I have 4-inch holes in my yard somehow)
     
    she says: "Wow, dad - a tent!  Can I get in it?"
     
    By this point, I'm pooped.  I still have to put the rain fly on, lay down the rules (no shoes in the tent, don't lay on the sides of it, don't trip over the guide strings, etc., etc.), get the bed, inflate the bed, make the bed, inflate HER bed, make her bed.
     
    I finally broke down and asked (well somewhere between demanding and begging) wife to help.  She took care of inflating beds and collecting stuff.
     
    Ultimately, in the tent we had:
      - 2 beds
      - 7 pillows
      - 3 blankets 
      - 6 bags that stuff came out of
      - 6 shoes
      - 2 flashlights
      - 3 people  
      - 1 extension cord
      - 1 cpap machine
      - 3 baby dolls
      - 1 stuffed fish (which, mind you - we lost somehow)
     
    We attempted to sleep for 2 hours and ultimately gave up.
     
    Lesson learned?  Dad was a freakin' superhero.  Where do I get these special powers?
     
    Me.

     

  25. FAVORITE THINGS YOUR KIDS HAVE SAID...

    in General Camping Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    Ok, here goes... First, a word of warning - the "4-letter" word version of "poop" shall be contained herein.  Read on at your own disgust and pleasure...

     

     

     

     

     

     

    --- really, stop reading if you want ---

     

     

     

     

     

     


    Ok, here goes. Daughter is now 10 and this was back in 2007, so that would make her all of about 4.

     

    We were starting to wind down for the night when darling daughter announced that she was hungry.  She was hungry because she didn't eat her dinner, but try telling *her* that.  Anyway, I digress (and so quickly) - off she disappeared upstairs.

     

    She was gone for a while and awfully quiet.  My spidey-sense wasn't tingling, so I figured she was doing fine.  And, once I finally did make it up to check the situation, all was well.  She's eating wheat thins ("chips") and some kind of oyster-cracker-looking things.  So, I returned downstairs.

     

    A few minutes passes, nature's call beckons and I went in to tinkle.  I only closed the door because I was in the downstairs bathroom and it's got a pretty straight view from the outside to my backside.

     

    She yells, "Daddy where are you?"  I hear her start down the steps, about what I figure is half way she shouts, "BIRD SHIT!".  Unfortunately, I was still peeing.  Fortunately, I was able to maintain am and only splashed the tub a little. (ok, I made that part up)

     

    Not quite sure that I heard what I thought I did, I didn't yell anything back.

     

    She's a little closer this time and I hear, "Daddy! BIRD SHIT!  Where are you?"

     

    "I'm in here." I struggle to get out.  All the while thinking, "That can't be what she's saying.  But, there is a lot of bird caca on the deck where the feeder is.  Maybe we said it... did she really just say BIRD SHIT?!"  Of course, while the thoughts are setting in, it's starting to get kind of funny - I don't know, kids swearing (innocently) makes me laugh.  I'm suppressing chuckles.

     

    "Daddy, can I come in and show you the BIRD SHIT?" (Yeah, upper-case & bold each time, somehow it's just louder than the rest of the sentences.)  So, I put my game face on and open the door.

     

    "Daddy, look BURNT CHIP!" and she mashes it into my face.

     

    "Oh, ok - go show your mother."

     
    Who, upon seeing the burnt chip acknowledges that it is quite interesting.  Happy that she's shared her wonderous find, darling daughter makes her way upstairs to the sounds of our roaring laughter.
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