Disney | Family Affairs and other matters

TOP TIPS FOR PLANNING YOUR DISNEY HOLIDAY

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

If you are thinking about a Disney holiday then there is some information on a the following link: http://mydisneyworldplanner.co.uk/ There you will find some videos to help you plan your trip to Disney World, Where to Stay, Disney Dining Plan, What to do and Disney Cruise Line. There are lots of top tips for planning [...]

CYBERMUMMY CONFERENCE 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

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Yesterday's second Cybermummy conference was a huge success. Bigger and better than their first one last year and clearly enjoyed by all. I met up with lots of my invisible friends and learnt a huge amount from the various workshops provided. Sarah Brown did a little speech in the morning:- Later Rachel Johnson talked about how bloggers had been responsible for her losing 12 columns in quick succession and warned of the dangers of writing about your nearest and dearest (but with no intention to stop herself at any time soon it seems). Here she is with my friend Jennifer Howze, one of the founder members:- There were loads of sponsors and lots of swag to give away. This was my favourite stall though - details about holidays in Mauritius - which appealed more than the baby wipes and nappies I have moved on from I have to say:- We managed to get a group photo of 5 out of the original Disney 7, with the gorgeous Sarah Hodson from Disney:- I'm going to tell you everything I learnt about Twitter now because I have clearly been doing it all wrong......but I'll put it on a separate post.

BACK TO LIFE….

Saturday, January 22, 2011

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I really shouldn't do that sort of thing again.... go away without my children to a desert island in the Bahamas, have an amazing time and then step off the plane and expect to effortlessly slip into the domestic demands of life on terra firma in the real world. I have come back with many tales to tell and photos of me with Disney characters and nobody seems to want to listen to my adventure stories. I can't think why. AND WHERE ARE MY PRINCESS DRESSES? Where is my spotless house? I had to rush from the airport to my son's school to pick him up from his exam, laden with bribes - mostly from Hollister (primarily because by the time I'd finally got to the front of the queue to pay for the clothes, my very precious limited shopping mall time was nearly over). My mother has done an amazing job holding the fort and the kids all seem calm and happy. I am hoping that my decision that life is too short to miss "once in a lifetime" opportunities that come my way won't come back to haunt me. I have to hold my breath now until mid February to find out if he's passed his exam. Fingers and toes crossed then. How bad a mother will I feel if it goes wrong. But. I have come back with the Disney faith. It will not go wrong. His dreams (and my own) will come true. ANYWAY. Home. Cold. Rainy. Grey. How can everything already seem like a fabulous blurry dream? I will write about the experience in due course. But in the meantime I wanted to say a big thank you to the lovely Sarah from Disney for including me on the trip and to Dave and Kate on her team and also to Phil from Virgin Holidays for co-hosting the event. I am still completely mystified as to why I was invited, but once I've read through the notes I took whilst meeting THE BIG CHEESE of Walt Disney (no, not Mickey Mouse) then I will perhaps have a better idea. Here is a photo of some of the team sitting in a teacup for dinner (as you do) that made the trip so much fun. I will have to try and find a picture of all of us, but in the meantime:-

DISNEY’S GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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We’ve all arrived safely after a very easy flight and a lovely meal last night. The Grand Floridian Hotel is just lovely. All colonial looking and white. Huge. This morning we had our “character breakfast” at the all you can eat and more restaurant. There was the usual cooked breakfast, plus porridge with toppings (including [...]

DISNEY DREAM CHRISTENING EVENT

Sunday, January 16, 2011

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There has been a terrible mistake that I have decided to keep very quiet about. Somebody has accidentally put my name on the wrong list (like Peter Seller’s in “The Party”) and I am feeling like an imposter who is going to get caught out at any moment….. But you never know, perhaps I might [...]

“UP” FILM REVIEW

Thursday, October 8, 2009

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The film is out this weekend in the UK. You must go. It’s great. In case you missed my review first time round, I’m just putting it back up fyi. I thought it was brilliant – as did my children. Both unusual and magical. The film centres around a lonely old man named Carl Fredricksen [...]

“TOY STORY MANIA” Wii GAME

Monday, October 5, 2009

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We were sent the new “Toy Story Mania” game to review recently. I have a special guest blogger to review it. TA DA! Introducing my 9 year old son:- “Hi, My mum has asked me to write about toy story mania. i think thats mainly because she can’t even turn the wii on well what [...]