70 DAYS TO GO . . .

     SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2011

     COUNTING DOWN TO YOUR TRIP.  THERE ARE VERY FEW TRIPS THAT PEOPLE HAVE COME UP WITH MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO COUNT DOWN TO, THAN SOMETHING INVOLVING DISNEY.  DISNEY WORLD, DISNEY LAND, DISNEY'S IN EUROPE, THE CRUISE LINE, YOU NAME IT. 
     SOME PEOPLE COUNTDOWN BY GIVING THEMSELVES THINGS TO DO ALL ALONG THE WAY UNTIL THEY'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH.  MAKE YOUR OWN LUGGAGE TAGS, CREATE LANYARDS FOR AROUND YOUR NECK FOR PINS, CARD KEYS, TICKETS AND I.D.'s.  MAKE YOUR OWN HATS OR SHIRTS.  CREATE A TRAVEL JOURNAL.  PRINT LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLORING PAGES FOR THE KIDS.  FILL A SPECIAL PIGGY BANK JUST FOR THE TRIP.  SAVE PENNIES FOR PRESSED PENNY MACHINES AND QUARTERS TO PAY FOR THEM.  READ UP ON WALT DISNEY, THE CHARACTERS, THE PARKS AND/OR THE HOTELS.  WATCH ALL THE DISNEY MOVIES FROM FIRST TO LAST, PLAY DISNEY GAMES, OR JUST TRACK YOUR DISNEY DOLLARS ALONG THE WAY.  THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS.
     QUITE MORE LITERALLY IS THE COUNTDOWN CALENDAR.  YOU CAN EITHER BUY A CALENDAR SOLELY FOR THIS PURPOSE OR PRINT ONE OUT ON YOUR COMPUTER TO DO THE SAME.  THERE ARE LOADS OF WEBSITES OUT THERE TO PRINT FREE CALENDARS.  THE DISNEY WEBSITE EVEN ALLOWS YOU TO PRINT A PRESCHOOL CALENDAR AND ADD CHARACTER PICTURES AND SYMBOLS ON DAYS YOU CHOOSE.
     THE MOST POPULAR COUNTDOWN IS THE COMPUTER COUNTDOWN.  AND THERE ARE TONS OF THESE.  YOU LITERALLY JUST TYPE IN COUNTDOWN, OR DISNEY COUNTDOWN, OR ANY VARIATION THERE OF, AND YOU'LL GET MULTIPLE CHOICES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.  MOST OF WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE.  AND BY CHOOSING A LAYOUT AND A PICTURE AND YOUR DEPARTURE DATE, YOU WILL HAVE BUILT YOUR OWN COUNTDOWN CLOCK THAT YOU CAN SHOW ON YOUR COMPUTER DOWN TO THE HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND, COUNTING DOWN UNTIL YOU LEAVE.
     THERE ARE A LOT OF HOME MADE CHOICES OUT THERE FOR MAKING YOUR OWN 30 DAY COUNTDOWNS.  CALENDARS WITH CUPS WITH CANDY OR PRIZES IN THEM FOR EACH DAY FOR THE FAMILY AND THE LIKE.  YOU CAN BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU LIKE.  IT ALL DEPENDS HOW CRAFTY YOU ARE AND HOW MUCH TIME YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT INTO IT.  THE COMPUTER COUNTDOWN CLOCK IS THE FASTEST AND EASIEST AND QUICKEST TO CHECK AT ANYTIME AS WELL, BUT DO WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU!
     SEE YA REAL SOON!   ºOº