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  1. melanielll

    Anyone else prepaying property taxes so you can still deduct them this year?

    One big advantage to Texas over California in the property taxes vs income tax debate is that you can choose to spend less on your house than your income allows. We live in what I consider to be a nice house. It is worth less than our annual salary. All of our income would be taxed with an...
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    Anyone else prepaying property taxes so you can still deduct them this year?

    Hoping that calculator is correct. It shows us paying $12K less. Which, considering we paid $150K last year is at least a start.
  3. melanielll

    What age to allow daughter to go to the bathroom by herself?

    Well - years ago - we (me and my two young daughters) were in the bathroom that used to be in Fantasy Land (by Peter Pan). I was helping my youngest to wash her hands while her sister washed her own hands. A woman came out of the stall, shoved my older daughter aside and proceeded to start...
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    Ohana, adding 6th person to a ADR for 5

    Call Guest Services. They can actually do things like this if it is physically possible. The similar story that I always tell is about one of our reservations at CRT. When I made the reservation, my husband didn't want to be included. I spent the next 6 months asking him every now and...
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    Disney Emoji Blitz

    I think it is best to always clear whatever items you can as fast as you can. I have not found a limit to the number of items you can have on screen. I did a multiple rainbow/item match once (ok - maybe more than once - greed has no limits) that had almost the entire board filled with items...
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    Disney Emoji Blitz

    The game is super glitchy. For example, I had to play the ink event twice to be able to keep the emojis that I won. To get the holiday event I had to uninstall the game from my phone and play it on my tablet. Then I had to reinstall it on my phone and sync it back to the account on the tablet...
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    Disney Emoji Blitz

    The Frozen event is over. The Holiday event starts tomorrow.
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    Who are the nicest /rudest celebs you have met?

    The accusations involving massages turned her against Travolta. For example, let's say Harvey Weinstein was nice to her, she would no longer rate him as nice. Knowing more about someone can change your opinion of them.
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    Who are the nicest /rudest celebs you have met?

    My sister used to manage Club Level at a posh New York Hotel. She dealt with celebrities (and their people) all day long. Her all time worst - Bono. She had been a HUGE fan and went home and threw out all of his music after his stay. One of the weirdest - Janet Jackson. No one on the hotel...
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    California Grill

    Even if they are running late they will bring you up and let you watch from the deck. I have eaten there many times and never worry about the window seat - the view is much better from outside - so we watch there.
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    Disney Emoji Blitz

    It is a glitch. Most people got one of the ones that were supposed to be in there. Lucky duck!
  12. melanielll

    The "Why do my cats do that?" Thread

    In a creepier vein, my youngest has a cat that likes to watch me shower. Only me. My daughter has a cloth shower curtain and a clear plastic liner inside of that. When I shower, the cat sits in between the two curtains staring at me. I am just glad that he doesn't own a camera.
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    The "Why do my cats do that?" Thread

    One of my cats puts some of his toys under the Christmas tree every night.
  14. melanielll

    BOG no longer PPO? UPDATE: 8am now available May/June/July

    I don't know about that. You get a lot less of people camping out at a table before 9am. I have been many times at 8 - most people were ordering meals. Some were splitting things - but that is probably what they do anyway. Not every one eats a large amount at every meal. Edited to add -...
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    BOG no longer PPO? UPDATE: 8am now available May/June/July

    I expect it will return...for $79. You will get a bad breakfast, a meet and greet with either the Beast or Gaston and a ride on the mine train. Oh well, something else we won't be doing in future trips.
  16. melanielll

    Pancakes

    The key to pancake making is griddle temp. Play with that until you hit the sweet spot.
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    Disney Emoji Blitz

    If you have silver maxed out you get 15,000 coins as the prize if a silver box is the prize.
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    Pancakes

    No butter. More syrup than Buddy the Elf. I prefer the real stuff, but in a pinch I will take the fake. My moral compass is weak when sugar is involved.
  19. melanielll

    Retailer Stars, Good Enoughs and Duds This Holiday Season

    Dud - ShopDisney. Ordered something on Black Friday. It shipped yesterday. They are doomed later this month if they don't pick up the pace. Got an email this afternoon pushing the delivery date back a few days. So it's going to maybe be here 15 days after I ordered it. It will probably be...
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    Favorite celebrity chef/food personality?

    Mary Berry is scrummy!
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