Originally Posted By fidoprincess 17 days for us and I haven't gotten a thing ready yet! Am I that far behind? Are you leaving soon and already packed? Just thinking about packing? Got the luggage out yet? The only thing I have ready are the tink toys, ears and the lanyards-lol!
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm an old road dog, so I pack the night before the plane leaves. But I do agonize over the dining reservations, and the master plans for which park on which day. All part of the fun!
Originally Posted By LacyBelle We leave for WDW in 4 days -- no packing done yet. We have lists and some things are getting 'staged,' but like danyoung, we are night-before packers.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM Embarrassed to admit it, but I started packing a while back, and we leave next august. I get excited and can't help it...
Originally Posted By 4Disnee We have 29 days to go and I have already started to pack. I have to say that I never put my luggage way from our last trip to DL in Sept. LOL My DS is almost fully packed. LOL Mollysmom, That is so cool!
Originally Posted By minniefan OMG I leave in 10 days and I have packed nothing. Zero. Nada. Zip. I haven't even purchased any Disney necessities (i.e. Dollar Store ponchos for Grizzly, disposable cameras, etc etc). And my daughter is PERFORMING at DL and DCA! I should be TWICE as prepared since this is more than a vacation. So, if you all see some bedraggled, frazzled mom walking around the parks, begging for a poncho...you've found me. °0°
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM Too funny, alice...I had to read it THREE times, though. Sweet Lord in heaven stagemomx3...would you like me to FedEx my packed luggage down to you????? I'v got a men's size XL, a junior's size 2, and a ladies size 6 ready to go if you need it. All new clothes, right down to the undies, and new toiletries as well. Get the heck off these boards and get goin"!!!!!
Originally Posted By fidoprincess Okay, great! I don't feel too bad now-lol. Those were the good old days, packing the night before I would leave(sigh). When it was just me, I just threw my stuff in one suitcase, sometimes the morning of the trip and I was off! Now with the kids, I have to really plan ahead and not forget a thing they will need from goggles for the pool to their build-a-bears to get new outfits! I never took stuff like cold meds, bandaides, sippy cups-lol! I have to pack for all 4 of us and have it by the door in the am. All Dh does is put it in the car. But just to play it safe, I will take all of the kids' Disney clothes out of their drawers tonight so they won't wear them before we go! I just finished all the laundry so every Disney thing in the house is clean right now. DD has a favorite Pooh shirt and the minute she sees that it's clean, she HAS to wear it even if she isn't going anywhere. Lacybelle!! 4 DAYS and nothing packed?!! I like that term "staging"-that is what I am going to do, "stage" stuff that I run into around the house and need to bring! Hey, have a great trip!! JUST 4 DAYS!!! Danyoung, I know what you mean about the dining reservations and all the park planning-lol. For me, that is a major part of the trip planning and we have all our reservations made but still thinking of adding one or two-lol. We don't make plans for which park on which day simply because we know it will be packed so we have to be flexible and go with the flow. We like to hit DL first thing in the am and when it starts getting really crowded in the afternoon, head over to DCA. We have the Disney Visa too though so hope to hit Ariel's at least one morning to get our free photos.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle LOL. Well, it is just DH & I -- no rugrats to pack for. That does cut down on the stress and luggage, I gather. I have a mental list of which clothes I want to take, it's just a matter of folding and putting them in a suitcase. The planning was done months ago, though. Restaurant ressies, etc. We've been counting down since February and are well beyond ready to go. DH has a 'staging' area on the pool table where he is gathering stuff like the camera, misc power cords, MP3 players for the airplane -- you know, the fun, gadgety male stuff. Thanks for the well wishes, fidoprincess. Enjoy your trip to the Happiest Place on Earth in just 2 short weeks. ºoº
Originally Posted By LacyBelle btw, loved your comment, wonderingalice. It took me another read, too.
Originally Posted By fidoprincess wonderingalice!! You are too funny, I am making Halloween cookies and almost dropped the whole tray laughing so hard! Oh minniefan, you are in pretty bad shape, better get shopping at least but look at poor stagemomx3!! Stagemomx3:Only 12 hours and you are on the computer-that is unreal!!! Throw those clothes in the suitcase now, step away from the computer, you can do it! Just push your chair back and get up now. Mollysmom, you are way ahead of the game-lol! Where are you putting all the stuff? In your luggage already? Dear 4Disnee, No fair!! 29 days and are you "staging" or actually putting it in your suitcase?!! Don't you people that haven't started packing have to "charge up" everything? I am trying now to find the chargers for all 3 digital cameras and at least plug them in along with the 3 DVD players. Yep, 3-lol! One for each kid and then one for me from DH so I watch the movie instead of his driving!!!
Originally Posted By fidoprincess Lacybelle, How did you get DH to take charge of "you know, the fun, gadgety male stuff. "??? I really want to know so I can at least delegate that part to my DH-lol. I am going crazy with all these charger things and the cords for the cameras laptop, cord to hook the camera to the laptop, chargers for the car and then others that plug into the wall-ACK!! I want my Dh to think that is all "the fun, gadgety male stuff"!!! I swear I just plugged in the cell phone charger to the camera-lol, I thought it seemed a little loose!
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM Yes, fidoprincess...it's already in the suitcases...4 of them. I buy all new stuff...EVERYTHING...so I can pack it up whenever I get the urge. I got the urge 5 months early last year...this year, it was 11 months. While I realize it is completely twisted, it actually works out great. I get all our new stuff when the stores put their summer things on clearance. I find little fun presents that I toss in DH and DD's suitcases. They know that I have bought them all new stuff, so they don't bother getting into the suitcases before we go. It's kinda like christmas for them to see all their new clothes. It's really not all that expensive, and since I just buy new stuff, I'm not doing tons of laundry before we leave, and I don't have to worry that somebody will wear clothes I intended to pack. I know I have issues and need professional help.....
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Couldn't help it... That was my first thought when I saw the subject. Glad I didn't ruin your cookies, fidoprincess!
Originally Posted By LacyBelle I have truly been blessed with DH. He's a tech nerd, so likes to take charge of all the electronics stuff. He's taking care of charging all the batteries for the camera this week, also. As far as getting your DH to take care of it, just carry a clipboard and speak with authority. LOL. As in, "I've made a checklist of things to do in preparing for our trip and you are going to gather/pack all power cords and charge the cameras." Then smile and walk away. ;-)
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We just got back yesterday from our Halloween time trip to DLR. On the way home, DH figured that it would be about 6 weeks until our Christmas time trip to DLR. So today, as I was unpacking I was also pre packing for our next trip I do think I'll put the suitcases back in the closet though. Or then again, maybe not.
