Personalized Gorp Trail Mix

One of the snack ideas that I think would be wonderful to take on day's out in Orlando would be personalized Gorp (Trail Mix) bags. If everyone would like to CHOOSE ONE ITEM to have on hand then each person can add in what they would like.


Some suggestions are:
Cherrios (Honey Nut, Chocolate, Cinnamon..)
Chocolate Chips
Dried Fruit (Cherries, Blueberries, Raisens...)
Nuts (Chasews,..)
Sunflower Seeds


If everyone would let me know what their choices would be I will post them below:

Debbie - Craisens
Leo - Peanuts
Eric -
Brooke -
Leann -
James -
Erin -
Eddie -
Eric -
Margie - Banana Chips
Jeff -
Jordan -
Lucas -
Steve -
Sharon - Chocolate Cheerios
Nicholas -
Emilia - Cashews

House Picked and Deposit Made

Ok, so we finally settled on a house.





I have updated the new amounts for everyone for their room and board. Margie has sent me the new updated treasury report which is reflected by the thermomters' on the right - so get to sending and see it climb!!




James B and crew are also planning on coming up for Thanksgiving - Wha-hoo! That's awesome!




We still plan on telling the kids on New Years Eve about DW!




Upcoming topic:

Where/When/How many days Theme parks.

Menu - Let us know of any food allergies/major dislikes!

New Housing Option

While doing some more research I found this 7 bd house. Although it is not in the "Windsor Hills Resort" area which we prefered. I think the savings outweigh the difference. It is a few miles further from DW and the resort pool isn't as nice imo. But since we are talking over $1000 savings I am voting for this option. And we will all be in one house....Yippee!!

You can check out the resort here.


Downstairs Master Bedroom

Master BathUpstairs Master Bed w/ Bath

Kid's Bunk Room

Game Room

Pool

Terrace

Dining Room/Living Room

Kitchen

Family Room

The new cost per bedroom is roughly $330. Add in the $100 per person for food (just a guesstimate: will further refine the cost as we get closer to the time and decide how many meals we will be eating at the house) Get your money to Margie asap!

Disney Tips

My girlfriend and her family just got through going to Disneyland and had some wonderful tips.

http://suzannebree.blogspot.com/2011/08/disneyland-things-that-worked.html

Check it out!

T-Shirt Contest

The Rules and Regulations

• Contest open to current family members only


• T-shirt designs may be graphics, text, or a combination of the two


• Completed designs can be sent in .JPG format to sharon.byrum@augustachronicle.com for uploading to the website: http://honeyburginreunion2012.blogspot.com/


• Design specs can be found here: http://www.zazzle.com/custom/guidefiles#shirt


• All entries must be accompanied by a signed release found on page 3


• Designs may not contain any other copyrighted images or phrases.


• The contest ends at midnight on, November 11, 2011 along with the balance of your rental deposit


• Design must contain one or both of the following on the front or back of the shirt:


• Must be based on the family reunion theme: “The _________ in our Family keep us together” (Fill in the word that best describes what keeps the family together)


• HONEY-BURGIN REUNION 2012 (OR YOUR CHOICE OF FORM THERE-OF)

COLOR: T-shirts must be color coordinated for the main family tree, and each branch of the tree a different color.

Decision: The decision will be made by people we invite to view our website. Each family will vote for their choice. Each family will then ask people outside of the family to go to the website and view the different designs and submit their choice for winner via comments on the web page.

The more people your family can get to view the website t-shirt designs, the better your chances to win! The two tallies will be added together to choose the winner.

Winner gets to be the "Royal Family for the Day"



NO cooking , or cleaning/working , You will be waited on hand and foot for the whole day! Back rubs, foot rubs, you name it, you get it (on condition that there is nothing legally, morally, or ethically wrong with the request).

Read, Sleep or Play it's up to you.

You won't even have to deal with the kids, (if you have any).

Childcare provided... and if you don't have kids...well, we'll think of something...

Housing Links

Here are the Links to the houses online so you can check it out more if you like. I tried to post pictures of the living spaces so you can compare and see why I think we need the 6 bd living spaces, but this way you can see for yourself.

6 bed Sleepy's Hideaway

4 bed Brother Bear's Den

Please start remitting payments to Margaret so that we can be sure to book these wonderful homes!

Housing

Ok, so I think we have narrowed down our choice for housing. We are going to rent a 6 bd house across the street from a 4 bd house. Even though we only need 8 bedrooms, this will give us more "flopping" space to hang out.

The total deposit is $500. So each bedroom works out to $63 each. I have found out that the earliest we can book is in January, but I still think we should hold to the Nov. 11 for the deposit deadline. The holiday's are going to be really crazy and we want to be able to "book" it the first possible minute.

A few pictures of the 6 bedroom house:

A large kitchen to accomodate multiple cook's.

Girl's Bedroom (Jordan & Emilia)



Boy's Bedroom (Nicholas & Lucas) Surf's Up!

Money Talks....

Well so far the SC/GA team has raised a whopping $330.90 and let see...hmmm.....the CA Team is at $0. Come on people.....start saving those pennies, eat-in, cancel the cable...whatever you got to do!

Let us know what creative steps you are taking to save some dough!

Families Interested

So far these are the families that have said yes to going to Orlando.

Kathy, Dan & Denise
Debbie & Leo
Margaret, Jeff & family
Sharon, Steve & family
Eric, Brook & family

Kenney will be in the area, so we know he will at least hang out even if they don't do the parks.

Yea! Leanne has also expressed interest in going!!! Let's get an AZ crew together people!!

Money Challenge

Let's see what team can raise their bed/board the quickest.

So far we have team California:
Debbie/Leo
Kathy/Dan/Denise
Eric/Brooke/Baby D

and team GA/SC:
Margaret/Jeff & Family
Sharon/Steve & Family

Who can reach their monetary goal first???? And what crazy things are you going to do to raise the money?

Games To Bring

What are some favorite games that Margaret/Sharon can pack to bring along?

Uno
Phase 10
Skip-bo

Email Sharon(sharon.byrum@augustachronicle.com) or comment here with suggestions!

T-Shirt Contest

Debbie has suggested we have a T-Shirt Contest. So submit your ideas for a logo/design and we will all vote on it.

Meal Ideas

BREAKFAST
Bagel sandwiches
Pancakes

LUNCH
Chicken Salad
Fiesta Pinwheels

DINNER
Orange Chicken
Poppy Seed Chicken
Crockpot Fajitas
Taco Night
Baked Potato Night

SNACKS
String Cheese
Yogurt
Fruit

Meal Preparation

We (Margaret and I) were talking last night and we think it would be best if each family was in charge of a day's meals. I figure one family can be in charge of cooking and the another can be in charge of cleaning.

I think we should have quick hearty breakfast's for the day's when we will be out. I found out that we can pack a cooler to take into DW with lunch stuff as long as the cooler is not on wheels and it is less than 24" long x 15" wide x 18" high. So we can pack lunch with us and snacks in a backpack. I figure if dad's in a wheel chair we can hang the cooler off the back of the chair, we'll see.


I am not sure how many day's we will be "out". But my family will take a day when we stick around at the house, we will have a great "brunch" after sleeping in, a light snacking lunch and a great dinner.

Breakfast
Stuffed French Toast
Apple Glazed Meat Medley
Hashbrown Casserole

Lunch
Veggies & Chips w/ dip
Leftovers from previous meals

Dinner
Steve's Pasta Dinner
Ceasar Salad
Green Beans
Garlic Bread

Send me your meal ideas, or I can come up with one for you.

Housing Website

http://www.floridasunvacationhomes.com/ is the site I have been looking at for private home rentals. We can get either one large home or two smaller homes; Depending on the number of people coming

Orlando in Summer 2012

So we are planning a Orlando trip in Summer of 2012. We are using codeword - "visit Kenney" as a way to talk about it when little ears are around.

As Mom (Debbie - will be using first names so that we all know who it is we are talking about) has suggested I am updating with the information that we have as of now.

Date: We are looking at July 24th - July 30 which is a Tues through Monday I figure it might be cheaper flights for everyone who is flying vs a weekend - weekend.

Place: We are thinking about renting a private home, which would have a private pool and gathering places as well as a fully equipped kitchen. Save money by cooking our own food.

Debbie has suggested we set up committees to deal with all of the aspects for this family reunion.

Head Chair Person - Debbie

Finance Subcommittee - Margaret has BEEN volunteered.

Food Subcommittee - Sharon

Activities Subcommittee - ?
I think this one is pretty self explanitory about activities to do in Orlando, but I guess it wouldn't hurt for someone to be in charge of it.

Communtication Subcommittee - Sharon (blog) everyone else through email

Photography Subcommittee - again - Margaret has BEEN volunteered, but make sure we all bring cameras.

Accommotation Subcommittee - ?
Sharon has provided information already about a private home rental company, but we can decide later. Kenney and Heather can provide Onsite Evaluations.

Welcoming Commmittee - Heather/Kenney have been volunteered.

Please feel free to volunteer to head up a committe. The more people we get involved, than the more people we can get to come.

Please also make sure that Sharon has all of your contact information. You can email her at sharon.byrum@augustachronicle.com