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graygables · 12-21-2005, 12:56 AM

On the Tenth Day of Disney, Mickey gave to me…an Animal Kingdom morning and a final MGM Eve.

We slept in a bit and got ready. Drove Oma and M to the customs house where we were able to check their bags (AA-standby). I left them out front and took the girls around to OPR for breakfast. S didn’t like what she’d ordered and I have refused to be a poster family for what NOT to do at WDW, so I got her something else. Stopped into the WoD store for me to replace my missing coat. The girls ponchos, I’d made and still have fleece to make more and they have lots of clothes to layer with, so they will be OK (plus I left their good coats in the van at the hotel). I found an awesome fleece/sherpa jacket in a sage green w/ Mickey and Pluto embroidered on it. W/ my discount, it was about $50.

We decided to go to the AK for the Safari, Rafiki’s, and Kali, so we did just that. It turned out to be a beautiful day, so I insisted that we go back to CBR and swim. They haven’t swum since Castaway Cay. S insisted that she was NOT going in the pool, but I made her wear her swimsuit anyway. We wound up swimming for nearly 2 hours! S spent most of her time enjoying the slide and they both said it was a great day (just that alone made it all worthwhile!) Went back to the room, cleaned up, and went to MGM. They wanted to ride RnR and the Cms let them go on without me (thank Heavens!) We went to see Ariel, and then one more walk through the Osborne Lights for me…I needed it! We came back to CBR and ate at Shutters. It was OK, not great, but a nice relaxing break. Got back to the room and started the process of packing. I think I’ll have enough room, but I’m not sure about that! I was thinking today (during Osborne…they played “No Place Like Home for the Holidays”) how much I’ve missed home and I feel like I’ve missed a lot of the Christmas season. I know that sounds strange, being surrounded by the ultimate in Christmas décor/music, but there’s usually cookies to bake, church activities, etc and lots of introspection. This year has been more about the trip, and although the days w/out Oma and M have been very nice and pleasant, it’s not the same. I am SO GLAD I brought the Christmas tree and music.

12-21-2005, 12:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
graygables Community Rank: Explorer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NE OH Posts: 11,777	Re: The Twelve Days of Disney...what did Mickey give me??? On the Tenth Day of Disney, Mickey gave to me…an Animal Kingdom morning and a final MGM Eve. We slept in a bit and got ready. Drove Oma and M to the customs house where we were able to check their bags (AA-standby). I left them out front and took the girls around to OPR for breakfast. S didn’t like what she’d ordered and I have refused to be a poster family for what NOT to do at WDW, so I got her something else. Stopped into the WoD store for me to replace my missing coat. The girls ponchos, I’d made and still have fleece to make more and they have lots of clothes to layer with, so they will be OK (plus I left their good coats in the van at the hotel). I found an awesome fleece/sherpa jacket in a sage green w/ Mickey and Pluto embroidered on it. W/ my discount, it was about $50. We decided to go to the AK for the Safari, Rafiki’s, and Kali, so we did just that. It turned out to be a beautiful day, so I insisted that we go back to CBR and swim. They haven’t swum since Castaway Cay. S insisted that she was NOT going in the pool, but I made her wear her swimsuit anyway. We wound up swimming for nearly 2 hours! S spent most of her time enjoying the slide and they both said it was a great day (just that alone made it all worthwhile!) Went back to the room, cleaned up, and went to MGM. They wanted to ride RnR and the Cms let them go on without me (thank Heavens!) We went to see Ariel, and then one more walk through the Osborne Lights for me…I needed it! We came back to CBR and ate at Shutters. It was OK, not great, but a nice relaxing break. Got back to the room and started the process of packing. I think I’ll have enough room, but I’m not sure about that! I was thinking today (during Osborne…they played “No Place Like Home for the Holidays”) how much I’ve missed home and I feel like I’ve missed a lot of the Christmas season. I know that sounds strange, being surrounded by the ultimate in Christmas décor/music, but there’s usually cookies to bake, church activities, etc and lots of introspection. This year has been more about the trip, and although the days w/out Oma and M have been very nice and pleasant, it’s not the same. I am SO GLAD I brought the Christmas tree and music.