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You ASKED for it, You GOT it!! GKTW ALUMNI RETURN! UPDATE 1/9 MOVING DAY

Four months from today (May 22)...that is EXACTLY how much time we have before we head back to the World.

Who are “we?” That would be myself (Judy), DH of a LOT of years (Pete)

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We were SO Young!

and our four gorgeous, talented, smart, funny, compassionate children. I am a homeschooling Mom, so I am well aware of their attributes...and I am happy to tell you how wonderful they are! :lmao::lmao::rotfl2::lmao::lmao: As I like to say, JUST ASK ME!! Christian (21) just graduated from college and NEEDS a job, David, age 17, Rachel, soon to be 14 and of course, our littlest Princess, Lisa, who recently turned 9.

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One member of our family who will not be traveling with us is BANDIT, our Miracle dog! He is a certified therapy dog through TDI and Rachel is his certified handler.

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There is so much I COULD tell you about our family; however, I have pretty much chronicled some of our lives the past two years right here on the DIS...so if you have insomnia, please feel free to read our past PTR and TR...

THE WHO, the WISH, the WAIT...FINALLY our MAW DATES!!

LISA IS FAMOUS! BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS! MAW DREAM come true! CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS

This PTR name came from several of our friends asking me to start another PTR, in spite of the fact that I haven’t finished our TR from Lisa’s Make a Wish trip yet! Yes, our little Princess qualified for a wish and we were blessed to be able to take the trip this past October, 2011. We had NO intention of going back to Florida any time soon; however, an opportunity presented itself that we simply could NOT pass up.

My husband’s brother was given my in-laws RCI weeks/rights quite a few years ago. He can take vacations yearly as he chooses (for those who don’t know, it is similar to a DVC, only NOT Disney). When he was down for Christian's graduation, David told him he wanted to go on another vacation and he wished we could stay at one of his condos through RCI. Tommy said HE wanted to go on vacation to and he only had so many days. As it turned out, he had some time that expires at the end of September and he isn’t able to use the time that is expiring...so he gave us the week if we will pay the fees and the transfer gift fee...Our family has multiple health issues and know how fleeting time is, so how could we say no? Money is VERY tight, however, opportunities like this don’t come along everyday! Disney Parks aren’t in the cards; however, we can do LOTS of things in Florida (we DO have Sea World Tickets!) and I KNOW we will have a blast just being away from all of the doctors! We have reservations at a wonderful resort, not too far from the Disney Parks. The location is FABULOUS if you can’t stay on site! It made me feel so joyful today, knowing my children once again have something to look forward to in the midst of this medical odyssey that is their lives. We will also spend some time at GKTW...playing and volunteering. They got all of our background check information today and will contact us next week, the volunteer coordinator is off until next week. We are going September 22- 29. We liked this week because crowd level predictions are low (thought that might help with traffic in Orlando) and it IS my Birthday Week! Mom needs/wants some fun!

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Random Photos...

We haven't told the children about this trip yet, although Christian came to me yesterday and told me he wanted to ask me a question. Seems he had been on our TR on the DIS and saw my ticker and some of our friends talking about us taking a new trip. Yes, I was BUSTED! Being the awesome big brother he is though, I know my secret is safe with him. I am eager to tell the other three, although I am also hesitant. We do have a plethora of medical problems that could stop this trip in its tracks (It has happened before, unfortunately). It IS hurricane season and anything could happen... I could win the lottery and decide we could finally stay on property...Hey, it COULD happen, I am just saying...If you know my life, you know the impossible CAN and DOES happen, both good and not so good...

Hey Judy, I'm here for the ride while you plan your next trip! So awesome of Pete's brother to offer this time for you all to get away for a week. You'll all have a fantastic time because you will be together in Florida! Love the pictures you posted too!

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Originally Posted by p00h4me (Post 44953949)

Thanks for posting Gail, I was wondering if anybody would! We are thrilled for the opportunity and as I keep saying, I can't believe it! I wish it was next May so I could give it to David for graduation...who knows, maybe we will have good fortune then too. I am just thankful for this gift. I tried to post a few pics that haven't been seen in a awhile...I better upload some more!

sorry I'm a little late, but I still made page 1 :cool1:

you know how excited I am for you all to get back to Orlando, you will find magic and have a wonderful time no matter what you do! and how great you are giving back to GKTW, will be so much fun for you all!!!

you need to add the link in your siggie and more will come on over.... okay, did you just add the link, I swear it wasn't there a little bit ago :confused3 but in my defense it was before I had my coffee :lmao:

Yeah! I made it over!! :cool1: So happy for you and yoru family to spend relaxing much needed vacation together!!

oh gosh I made the first page of this report. I am so excited. :banana::banana::banana:

:wave2: Yeah I am on page 1 too!

I don't remember seeing those earlier pictures... but I just love them:love:
I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up:sad2:

YAY!!!! You started a PTR... And I landed on Pg 1~~~~ WHOOT!!! I am so excited to hear more about it!

And I am in love with those darling bonus pictures of all the kids - I cannot believe how much they have grown - all of them.... HOW PRECIOUS!!!!

D~

I am here, too. I really hope things just fall into place to make this a great trip!

I am here too! Excited to see this new PTR and hear everything your planning. Praying this stays problem free for you. I don't know anyone who deserves a vacation more than you guys.

I'm so glad you started another ptr!!!! I loved seeing those pics of the kids -- they look so different when they were younger, especially David! The nice thing about NOT doing all the Dis parks is that you can relax and spend more time enjoying your resort and really take your time at Seaworld. Do you have pics of the resort you can share with us? Yes, I'm nosey!

Great news, hope everything goes well & that you make it, you all deserve it. will be praying for you all.

Wish your in-laws had shared the timeshare thingy with Pete & his brother, that would be really cool. (does that sound greedy?)