As God as my witness.I'll never be sick at Disney World again~~~wrapping things up...

[bedillamouse]

Okay walking into the wrong bathroom....been there done it. At least it was DJay you walked in on....not some stranger. I had an experience recently at the airport. I WAS in the right bathroom and walked out of the stall and there was a guy standing there washing his hands. He looks up...we make eye contact and he looks away and continues washing his hands. I did a quick look around to make sure I wasn't in the wrong bathroom...nope it was him. As I stood there with 20 million thought running through my mind....IS it really a woman...a VERY Manly woman?? Did they change the restrooms to Unisex? What is this guy doing here? Why isn't he acting startled?? It was a strange experience...I quickly walked out and found my DH. I was telling him about it and the guy finally walked out. It was weird!! We later saw him talking to some police in the airport so I then wondered if he was doing something *ahem* not above board.

I love the chef story and I'm so glad that the chef did come out and talk. Good dad you got there! We still haven't seen Epcot at night....so I'm hoping this trip we'll get to experience it.

[winkers]

Okay walking into the wrong bathroom....been there done it. At least it was DJay you walked in on....not some stranger. I had an experience recently at the airport. I WAS in the right bathroom and walked out of the stall and there was a guy standing there washing his hands. He looks up...we make eye contact and he looks away and continues washing his hands. I did a quick look around to make sure I wasn't in the wrong bathroom...nope it was him. As I stood there with 20 million thought running through my mind....IS it really a woman...a VERY Manly woman?? Did they change the restrooms to Unisex? What is this guy doing here? Why isn't he acting startled?? It was a strange experience...I quickly walked out and found my DH. I was telling him about it and the guy finally walked out. It was weird!! We later saw him talking to some police in the airport so I then wondered if he was doing something *ahem* not above board.

.

that is bazzar....

[Native NYer]

Your dinner at Tutto Italia looks yummy! I'm getting a lot of dining ideas for our August trip. Convincing my family to try Italian outside of NYC will be a HUGE project.

How wonderful that your son got to meet the chef!!!! And pistachio baklava sounds so yummy.

[carissanboys]

Yummm! That food at Tutto Italia looks delicious! How did Hunter like his pumpkin ravioli? I've had it before (and I've made butternut squash ravioli) and love it. How totally cool that he got to meet the chef! What a truly magical moment that I'm sure he (and you) will remember forever. :goodvibes

[Blueyed Girl]

WHEW!!! Catching up on your TR. I have loved all the pictures and giggled my way through as usual. :thumbsup2 The bathroom incident sounds like something I would do. Glad Ethan finally braved the mountain!! My DS keeps saying he wants to ride Dinosaur on our next trip. :scared1: We shall see if that actually happens. He will be 6 by then since we can't go again until June!!! :sad2:
How AWESOME that DJay got the Chef to come over and speak with Hunter. TOO COOL!!
PS- now I'm hungry for some Baklava!! I love that stuff!!!!!!! :cloud9:

[winkers]

After 4 days of early mornings and late nights, it was great to sleep in a little on Sunday. I got up sometime around 8, which for me is sleeping in.

D.Jay and I headed down to do some laundry while the kids went to the pool. I swear it took 2 hours just to dry the clothes, I think "dryer" is a little stretch, it should be called a lukewarmer.

Once we had things going we went to the food court for some benigets...what could go wrong with deep fried dough and powdered sugar? Anything tastes better fried in a foot of fat.

Around 1 he headed for the boat to dtd....this is one of the things I love out POFQ is the boat to DTD.


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Part of the genius of disney is getting you to part with your money...happily. And DTD is the best place to do it!
We encouraged MIL to go off on her own while we took the kids.

Hunter and Ethan both ended up making their own shirts.

I love going into the Art of Disney and dreaming of all the things I could buy....

This would look great in my living room....too bad I'm to cheap to buy it.
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2 of my favorite things...Belle & carousel horses

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Ethan wanted this for his room to go with his Mickey collection.


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Hunter started collecting these pins while we were there
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It would have been nice for Bailie to tell me that Pluto's ear was acting as an underwire for me....

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D.Jay and the kids headed for World of Disney while I picked out some christmas ornaments.

Our last stop was Goofy's Candy shop....this took about 5 hours for everyone to decide what they wanted....eventually they did


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I think Hunter's rice crispie weighed 5 pounds by the time it was done.

We sat and let the kids munch for awhile before it was time to catch a bus to the Polynesian.


up next....Did I have twins?

[winkers]

Your dinner at Tutto Italia looks yummy! I'm getting a lot of dining ideas for our August trip. Convincing my family to try Italian outside of NYC will be a HUGE project.
.
in our little town Pizza Hut is as Italian as it gets.

Yummm! That food at Tutto Italia looks delicious! How did Hunter like his pumpkin ravioli? I've had it before (and I've made butternut squash ravioli) and love it. How totally cool that he got to meet the chef! What a truly magical moment that I'm sure he (and you) will remember forever. :goodvibes
He said it was good, but between his headache and excitment he didn't eat very much of it.


WHEW!!! Catching up on your TR. I have loved all the pictures and giggled my way through as usual. :thumbsup2 The bathroom incident sounds like something I would do. Glad Ethan finally braved the mountain!! My DS keeps saying he wants to ride Dinosaur on our next trip. :scared1: We shall see if that actually happens. He will be 6 by then since we can't go again until June!!! :sad2:
How AWESOME that DJay got the Chef to come over and speak with Hunter. TOO COOL!!
PS- now I'm hungry for some Baklava!! I love that stuff!!!!!!! :cloud9:

it is so fun when you finally get your child to ride something new and they like it.

[vamassey1]

Can't go to WDW without dropping some $$ at DTD. Looks like you'll had a blast. I love the snacks. I planned on doing this last trip but just ran out of time. I have a real strong craving for chocolate right now.

[Charleston Princess]

Everybody's snacks look delicious -- I wasn't really planning on heading to DtD this weekend, but I may need to change my mind now -- the thought of a smothered Oreo is very tempting!!!

[winkers]

. I have a real strong craving for chocolate right now.
you're welcome:thumbsup2


Everybody's snacks look delicious -- I wasn't really planning on heading to DtD this weekend, but I may need to change my mind now -- the thought of a smothered Oreo is very tempting!!!

I think there's a place in MK that does them too.

[jordanyosh]

It would have been nice for Bailie to tell me that Pluto's ear was acting as an underwire for me....

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Pluto is howling with delight...;)

[winkers]

Pluto is howling with delight...;)

:scared1:


:rotfl2:

[wigdoutdismom]

Pluto is howling with delight...;)

I am too, although it almost looks painful.....
Cherie it's a bit disturbing.:rotfl2:

[winkers]

I am too, although it almost looks painful.....
Cherie it's a bit disturbing.:rotfl2:

so I guess I shouldn't use that as my christmas card?

[jordanyosh]

so I guess I shouldn't use that as my christmas card?

quite the opposite! ha!;)

[praisehisname]

Mmmm, those snacks look so good!

Denise

[winkers]

quite the opposite! ha!;)
I can only imagine what my family would think about that..:lmao:


Mmmm, those snacks look so good!

Denise

I know, it makes me want to dive into a vat of chocolate!

[winkers]

guess who might be booking a trip monday for feb 3-10th ?

[praisehisname]

Woo Hoo!!! A parents' only, right?

Denise

[Blueyed Girl]

Pluto is howling with delight...;)

:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2:

guess who might be booking a trip monday for feb 3-10th ?

NO WAY!!!!!!!! I AM SO JEALOUS OF ALL THESE PEOPLE BOOKING TRIPS IN FEBRUARY AND I CAN NOT GO!! I THINK I'M GONNA LOSE IT VERY, VERY SOON. :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy:

[DisneyJo]

How fantastic that the chef came and spoke to Hunter, so cute that it made his day!

OMG that Pluto photo is hilarious :rotfl:

[winkers]

Woo Hoo!!! A parents' only, right?

Denise
yes!

:
NO WAY!!!!!!!! I AM SO JEALOUS OF ALL THESE PEOPLE BOOKING TRIPS IN FEBRUARY AND I CAN NOT GO!! I THINK I'M GONNA LOSE IT VERY, VERY SOON. :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy:
I'm sure you could find a reason you NEED to go....


How fantastic that the chef came and spoke to Hunter, so cute that it made his day!

OMG that Pluto photo is hilarious :rotfl:

I'm rethinking letting my kids take pictures.

[MAGICFOR2]

Talk about chocolate overload! I was laughing at the pic with goofy - It looks like you're trying to move him someplace! :goodvibes

[Sarilas]

The look on Hunters face as he's taking a bit of that treat is CLASSIC.

[winkers]

Talk about chocolate overload! I was laughing at the pic with goofy - It looks like you're trying to move him someplace! :goodvibes

:rotfl2:
I'm not sure what I was doing with pluto....

The look on Hunters face as he's taking a bit of that treat is CLASSIC.

I think that's what I must look like when I'm eating cheesecake

[winkers]

I realized it was getting close to our dinner reservation so I had to make the kids stop eating their treats from Goofy's.....that wasn't easy. I nearly lost my finger to Hunter's jaws.

We had an adr for 4:30 at Kona.

We headed to the bus stop for the Poly from DTD..I always hate taking a bus from here. It always seems to take 3 times as long as from anywhere else. When we got to the busstop it was packed....great. Well, little did I know that we were going to have some entertainment.

There were 2 men sitting on one of the benches, I think they were father and son. the Dad looked to be in his 60's and the son in his 30's. They both looked like it had been a long time since they showered or changed clothes. The type of person you don't want to stand down wind from.

They were quite loud and obnoxious...I think they'd had one drink too many. But I couldn't believe my eyes when a group of 5 women walked up. They looked like a group of innocent ladies enjoying their time together. They all had cute matching shirts. And they were all very well endowed.....by a plastic surgeon. :rolleyes1

The 2 men couldn't get off the bench quick enough to offer them their seats. They then spent the next 15 minutes oogling them and practically foaming at the mouth.

The women just kinda laughed an tried to ignore them. Once the bus came we were graced by them on our bus, where they continued to leer and make disgusting comments. It was really quite sad.

I was so glad when we finally got off the bus and away from them. They were just loud and disgusting....yuck.

We walked into the Poly and started to look around for awhile. I had wandered off on my own and then came back and saw Evan sprawled out on a bench. Just as I was about to go poke him, I spotted Evan walking toward me from another direction.
I swear these 2 boys looked exactly alike! If I didn't know better I'd think they were seperated at birth. I'm just glad I noticed it wasn't Evan before I tickled or pinched the unsuspecting boy on the bench.
Now that, would have been embarassing!

A few minutes later I hear someone say my name.....since my name isn't very common, if I hear it, it's normally for me. I turned around and there was Cherie, blueyedgirl, and her family! We had a meet planned for later in the evening at MK but I knew we both had adr's at Kona around the same time.

We chatted for a minute and then headed for the restraunt.

We all had a great meal here and Hunter got to meet the Chef again! He was as shocked as the first time!
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up next.....it doesn't take much to excite me.

[lisalonglash]

I realized it was getting close to our dinner reservation so I had to make the kids stop eating their treats from Goofy's.....that wasn't easy. I nearly lost my finger to Hunter's jaws.

Yep, it's tough to extract a Goofy's treat prematurely! :rotfl2:

We headed to the bus stop for the Poly from DTD..I always hate taking a bus from here. It always seems to take 3 times as long as from anywhere else. When we got to the busstop it was packed....great. Well, little did I know that we were going to have some entertainment.

It DOES take forever to/from DTD! What's up with that?! As for the "entertainment" - yuck!!! :mad:

We walked into the Poly and started to look around for awhile. I had wandered off on my own and then came back and saw Evan sprawled out on a bench. Just as I was about to go poke him, I spotted Evan walking toward me from another direction.
I swear these 2 boys looked exactly alike! If I didn't know better I'd think they were seperated at birth. I'm just glad I noticed it wasn't Evan before I tickled or pinched the unsuspecting boy on the bench.
Now that, would have been embarassing!

Oh man, that would've been soooo funny if you'd poked "the other Evan" :rotfl: OK, not really, but you know what I mean LMAO!

A few minutes later I hear someone say my name.....since my name isn't very common, if I hear it, it's normally for me. I turned around and there was Cherie, blueyedgirl, and her family! We had a meet planned for later in the evening at MK but I knew we both had adr's at Kona around the same time.

Woohooo, a DISmeet!!! :thumbsup2

We all had a great meal here and Hunter got to meet the Chef again! He was as shocked as the first time!
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Yay for Hunter again! I'm so happy he was able to meet another chef! He must've been :cloud9:

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OK, I have to ask. What is the little bottle by your MIL's drink? Cough medicine? Anti-Eeyore-loving potion? What is that? :lmao:

up next.....it doesn't take much to excite me.


Me neither. I wonder what that says about us? :confused3 :laughing:

[Native NYer]

Men like that are just GROSS!!!

The food at Kona is so yummy! The cones look delish. Gotta love cotton candy with your ice cream. Sugar with sugar is the only way to go at WDW :)

[winkers]

OK, I have to ask. What is the little bottle by your MIL's drink? Cough medicine? Anti-Eeyore-loving potion? What is that? :lmao:


:rotfl2:
it was cough medicine...I think.


The food at Kona is so yummy! The cones look delish. Gotta love cotton candy with your ice cream. Sugar with sugar is the only way to go at WDW :)

Evan ate all of his and part of Bailie's...it was too good to leave any behind.

[glennbo123]

I had wandered off on my own and then came back and saw Evan sprawled out on a bench. Just as I was about to go poke him, I spotted Evan walking toward me from another direction.
I swear these 2 boys looked exactly alike! If I didn't know better I'd think they were seperated at birth. I'm just glad I noticed it wasn't Evan before I tickled or pinched the unsuspecting boy on the bench.
Now that, would have been embarassing!

Aww, it woulda made a great story if you hadn't seen Evan until after you started tickling his twin.

Did you guys eat a lot of that bread they give you at Kona? I ate 3/4 of a loaf. I'll get to that soon in my TR.

[jordanyosh]

I, too, noticed the bottle of medicine in front of the MIL.

Nothing like a Robutussin chaser with the Lapu Lapu..;)

I'm glad you got to meet Cherie!!!!!!!! How cool! Did you meet C and C too?

[winkers]

Aww, it woulda made a great story if you hadn't seen Evan until after you started tickling his twin.

Did you guys eat a lot of that bread they give you at Kona? I ate 3/4 of a loaf. I'll get to that soon in my TR.
yes, it would have been great for the tr....not so great when it happened and I was arrested for fondling a minor.

I'm glad you got to meet Cherie!!!!!!!! How cool! Did you meet C and C too?

yep, twice!

[Charleston Princess]

Can you imagine if you had poked the look-alike Evan? :eek::lmao: Now THAT would have been an awesome TR story! :laughing:

Dinner looks absolutely delicious! I am drooling just looking at those Kona pics!

[winkers]

Can you imagine if you had poked the look-alike Evan? :eek::lmao: Now THAT would have been an awesome TR story! :laughing:

Dinner looks absolutely delicious! I am drooling just looking at those Kona pics!

It would have made my bathroom mixup sound like nothing.

I had the best pork chop ever, there!

[Sarilas]

Now I'm jonesing for cotton candy.

[vamassey1]

So sorry about your "entertainment".

You're dinner looks great! This is another place I haven't tried yet and it's going on the list.

Yeah a Dis meet!

[DisneyJo]

Some people, did they not remember they were in WDW? :sad2:

How funny about the other Evan, you should have got photos :rotfl:

My family loves the food at Kona, looks like yours did too :rotfl2:

[All7OfUs]

It would have made my bathroom mixup sound like nothing.

I had the best pork chop ever, there!

I'm sorry, but those particular 2 sentences just, I dunno, sound weird together! Maybe it's just me. :scared1::lmao:

[tiggerwannabe]

Lovin your report, all caught up and ready for more :woohoo:

[praisehisname]

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I wondering the same thing other people said...mixing cough medicine and alcohol? :rotfl2:

Denise

[winkers]

You're dinner looks great! This is another place I haven't tried yet and it's going on the list.

You should definately go!



How funny about the other Evan, you should have got photos :rotfl:
:
actually, I think MIL tried to get a picture of the other Evan...I'll have to ask her.

I'm sorry, but those particular 2 sentences just, I dunno, sound weird together! Maybe it's just me. :scared1::lmao:
:lmao: You're right....it doesn't sound very good.

Lovin your report, all caught up and ready for more :woohoo:
thanks..:goodvibes



I wondering the same thing other people said...mixing cough medicine and alcohol? :rotfl2:

Denise
:rotfl2:
she was drinking a virgin pinacolada...so no doubling up on the alcohol.

[winkers]

I need help! I can't make up my mind. I would just ask d.jay his opinion, but I need to have my mind made up first so I can sway him into making the correct choice.

1.....Is it worth paying $300 extra for a savana view room at AK?

2....should I go for the cheapest offer, stay at POP and save $900?

3.....or Caribbean beach or French quarter for $200 more than pop?

Half of me says go for the cheapest...this is a bonus trip. But the other part wants to stay at AKL and with the buy 4 get 3 deal it's actually affordable for us.

I'll be booking tonight and I don't have a clue what I'm going to decide!

[GeminiAngel]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

All those cute fun pictures of the kids. Then you throw in a serious poker-faced MIL photo.

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

That struck me so funny!!!

[Underdog369]

I need help! I can't make up my mind. I would just ask d.jay his opinion, but I need to have my mind made up first so I can sway him into making the correct choice.

1.....Is it worth paying $300 extra for a savana view room at AK?

2....should I go for the cheapest offer, stay at POP and save $900?

3.....or Caribbean beach or French quarter for $200 more than pop?

Half of me says go for the cheapest...this is a bonus trip. But the other part wants to stay at AKL and with the buy 4 get 3 deal it's actually affordable for us.

I'll be booking tonight and I don't have a clue what I'm going to decide!

I thought we already discussed this. I said GO FOR IT! meaning option number 1. It truly is number 1. Well.... not number 1 in the bathroom sense... well you get the idea.

SHEEEESSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache:

I still love you babe:hug:

[lisalonglash]

I thought we already discussed this. I said GO FOR IT! meaning option number 1. It truly is number 1. Well.... not number 1 in the bathroom sense... well you get the idea.

SHEEEESSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache:

I still love you babe:hug:

There's your answer, Cherie! :goodvibes

[winkers]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

All those cute fun pictures of the kids. Then you throw in a serious poker-faced MIL photo.

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

That struck me so funny!!!
:lmao: I think the cough syrup must have kicked in!

I thought we already discussed this. I said GO FOR IT! meaning option number 1. It truly is number 1. Well.... not number 1 in the bathroom sense... well you get the idea.

SHEEEESSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache:

I still love you babe:hug:
I thought you were at school.....

After 17 years with me you should know that no decision is made that easily!


There's your answer, Cherie! :goodvibes

I'm still not sure...I have a hard time paying the extra money...

[praisehisname]

Hey, if DH is good with Option #1, go for it!!! What are the chances you'll get to stay there with all four kids?? Enjoy it now!

Denise

[Sarilas]

I can be a total cheapskate, so I get the desire to save the cash, but if staying at AKL is something you really really want and it's not a hardship for you to book it... you should do it!

[tiggerwannabe]

Go for #1 !!!

AKL is totally worth the splurge~

[Charleston Princess]

I say go for option number one -- you never know when Disney is going to stop doing these fantastic deals so you should grab the chance to stay deluxe (that was my reasoning last summer). AKL is so wonderful you will fall in love with it!

[winkers]

I just booked our vacation!! I'm so excited!

We decided to go with Caribbean Beach Resort. My 1st choice was AKL but this decision made more sense money wise.

It's extra exciting because I thought it would be at least another year before we'd make it back to the world.

Oh, and the world may change as we know it after flat Jordy and flat Winkers meet in 4D...:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

I just booked our vacation!! I'm so excited!

We decided to go with Caribbean Beach Resort. My 1st choice was AKL but this decision made more sense money wise.

It's extra exciting because I thought it would be at least another year before we'd make it back to the world.

Oh, and the world may change as we know it after flat Jordy and flat Winkers meet in 4D...:thumbsup2


:woohoo::woohoo:woohoo!!!!!:woohoo::woohoo:

[jordanyosh]

Dates please.

did you get the 4/3 deal?

meal plan?

how many times can i see you during my trip?

and what's the plan with picture taking?

will we get booted from any park?

[carissanboys]

Mmmmmmm - the food at Kona looks yummy! :thumbsup2

Too funny about Evan's twin. That would be a bit odd to see a child who looks just like yours.

[jordanyosh]

oh and when does the PTR start?;)

[jordanyosh]

oh and will you mind me stalking you?:rotfl2:

[winkers]

Dates please.

did you get the 4/3 deal?

meal plan?

how many times can i see you during my trip?

and what's the plan with picture taking?

will we get booted from any park?

yes

no

how many times do you want to?

;)

possibly

Mmmmmmm - the food at Kona looks yummy! :thumbsup2

Too funny about Evan's twin. That would be a bit odd to see a child who looks just like yours.
The food was excellent....makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

It was very odd to see another kid that looked like him.


oh and when does the PTR start?;)
soon


oh and will you mind me stalking you?:rotfl2:

I've always wanted my own stalker:thumbsup2

[Underdog369]

Dates please.

Feb 4th through the 10th.

did you get the 4/3 deal?

YUP!!!:woohoo::woohoo:

meal plan?

Not yet. Weighing the costs.:scared1:

how many times can i see you during my trip?

How many do ya want???:confused3

and what's the plan with picture taking?

Do you have any plans other than point and Click?:laughing:

will we get booted from any park?

I couldn't think of anyone else to help get us kicked out!!:lmao:


oh and will you mind me stalking you?:rotfl2:


Why not? If you don't mind us reciprocating...:rolleyes1

[vamassey1]

I just booked our vacation!! I'm so excited!

We decided to go with Caribbean Beach Resort. My 1st choice was AKL but this decision made more sense money wise.

It's extra exciting because I thought it would be at least another year before we'd make it back to the world.

Oh, and the world may change as we know it after flat Jordy and flat Winkers meet in 4D...:thumbsup2

Yeah!!!:yay::yay:

I can't wait to read a trip report with both Winkers and Jordan.

Let the countdown begin.

[winkers]

Yeah!!!:yay::yay:

I can't wait to read a trip report with both Winkers and Jordan.

Let the countdown begin.

hopefully, I'll finish this tr before we go!;)

[winkers]

whilst (just for you Jo!) I was driving the kids around after school, the mean mean mommy in me had to mention that I'd booked our trip today. Oh, and to make it even worse mentioned that we'd be seeing Jordan.

He is a rock star to my kids! Ever since we took flat jordan with us they think he's the best.

Bailie was gasping and saying how unfair and Hunter was agreeing with her whole heartedly...

"but mom, it's not FAIR!"

"do you have an extra $1,000 lying around? If you do I'd be happy to take you."

"but mom, you get to meet JORDAN"

"honey, you've never even met or spoke to him before"

while pointing to his heart "yes I have, I talk to him right here".

:lmao:

Hunter kills me! I almost had to pull over because I was laughing so hard.

[oregonmommyof2]

Not fair! I am so jealous!!! I want to get kicked out of a park with you guys! And I am a great stalker!

[Charleston Princess]

party: party: party:

Congrats on booking another trip! I will tell you ALL about CBR in my trip report!

I think it is so cool that you are going to get to meet up with Jordan!

[jordanyosh]

whilst (just for you Jo!) I was driving the kids around after school, the mean mean mommy in me had to mention that I'd booked our trip today. Oh, and to make it even worse mentioned that we'd be seeing Jordan.

He is a rock star to my kids! Ever since we took flat jordan with us they think he's the best.

Bailie was gasping and saying how unfair and Hunter was agreeing with her whole heartedly...

"but mom, it's not FAIR!"

"do you have an extra $1,000 lying around? If you do I'd be happy to take you."

"but mom, you get to meet JORDAN"

"honey, you've never even met or spoke to him before"

while pointing to his heart "yes I have, I talk to him right here".

:lmao:

Hunter kills me! I almost had to pull over because I was laughing so hard.

Tell Hunter I talk to him too..:thumbsup2

I did not know this was an adults only trip.......

[carrieannie]

I`ve come to play ketchup!! :thumbsup2 missed everybody! :hug:

[winkers]

Not fair! I am so jealous!!! I want to get kicked out of a park with you guys! And I am a great stalker!
maybe we'll make the 6 o'clock news;)

party: party: party:

Congrats on booking another trip! I will tell you ALL about CBR in my trip report!


I'm counting on it!

I did not know this was an adults only trip.......
do you still want to hang with us kid free?
Maybe I'll make some flat kids.............uh oh the wheels of my brain are turning...


I`ve come to play ketchup!! :thumbsup2 missed everybody! :hug:

Ed!!!
I've missed you!

It's good that you've come in from driving around topless..

[oregonmommyof2]

Maybe I'll make some flat kids.............uh oh the wheels of my brain are turning...




Oh now that could be fun! :lmao:

[eandesmom]

I can't wait to read a trip report with both Winkers and Jordan.

Let the countdown begin.

Me either!

I can jump on the new one...I'm WAY too late on this one! I'm just now caught up on Jordy's PTR

:rotfl:

[carrieannie]

Ed!!!
I've missed you!

It's good that you've come in from driving around topless..

Aww,,thanks!! :goodvibes I had to keep my top on today due to rain though...maybe tomorrow! :thumbsup2 :rotfl2:
I`m back to Baily eyeing Ethans bigger POP! :lmao:

[winkers]

Oh now that could be fun! :lmao:
I know!
my own special form of mom revenge..


I can jump on the new one...I'm WAY too late on this one! I'm just now caught up on Jordy's PTR

:rotfl:
that's why I go so slow....so people can catch up!


Aww,,thanks!! :goodvibes I had to keep my top on today due to rain though...maybe tomorrow! :thumbsup2 :rotfl2:
I`m back to Baily eyeing Ethans bigger POP! :lmao:

I imagine it's getting a little nippy for driving topless:rolleyes1

[carrieannie]

I imagine it's getting a little nippy for driving topless:rolleyes1
Heh,Heh,Heh......giggity giggity...

[wigdoutdismom]

I want to come too!

[MAGICFOR2]

Oh, Cherie, you are so funny! I'm dying at the thought of you accosting strange teens in the world. :lmao: I'm glad your Evan walked up just then.

Congrats on your Ressies! :banana::banana::banana::banana:CBR has always been on my list - with DVC, they use more points for that than a deluxe, so I just haven't done it yet. I'll be excited to see your pics when you get back!

I'm sorry, but those particular 2 sentences just, I dunno, sound weird together! Maybe it's just me. :scared1::lmao:

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:



I wondering the same thing other people said...mixing cough medicine and alcohol? :rotfl2:

Denise

:rotfl2: I thought her eyes looked like she did have alcohol, too. I noticed it before I saw the medicine! She must have been getting a little tired, bless her heart! :goodvibes

Dates please.

did you get the 4/3 deal?

meal plan?

how many times can i see you during my trip?

and what's the plan with picture taking?

will we get booted from any park?

I imagine if she starts tickling strangers, you might get kicked out :thumbsup2

Not fair! I am so jealous!!! I want to get kicked out of a park with you guys! And I am a great stalker!

Hey OregonMommy! Do you have a TR started? I haven't seen it....

[kde175]

Hmmmm....Ok, now I'm trying to figure out how to get to the World in February. This sounds like way too much fun to miss...and I don't know either or you.

I guess I'll have to work on my own version of Disney Fuzzy Math. Either way, I'll be following along on your fun.

[oregonmommyof2]

Hey OregonMommy! Do you have a TR started? I haven't seen it....

Hi Tammie! I just put the link in my sig... We are just getting started over there, so you not missed much...

[winkers]

Heh,Heh,Heh......giggity giggity...
:rotfl2::thumbsup2

I want to come too!
Then come!

Oh, Cherie, you are so funny! I'm dying at the thought of you accosting strange teens in the world. :lmao: I'm glad your Evan walked up just then.

...
admit it.....you all wish I had, just for the chance to laugh at me.

Hmmmm....Ok, now I'm trying to figure out how to get to the World in February. This sounds like way too much fun to miss...and I don't know either or you.
.
technically, we don't really "know" eachother either....we're just imaginary friends

Hi Tammie! I just put the link in my sig... We are just getting started over there, so you not missed much...

you need to see the bed hopping Jordy has been up to:rolleyes1

[winkers]

I'm off to a scrapbook retreat untill tomorrow night. D.jay is sending me for our anniversary......I guess after 17 years he doesn't want me home for our anniversary, maybe it's his present to himself having me gone.;)

[glennbo123]

Bailie was gasping and saying how unfair and Hunter was agreeing with her whole heartedly...

"but mom, it's not FAIR!"


I agree with Bailie and Hunter...it's not fair. Now, you can make it up to them by taking me.

I don't know the logic behind it, but it sounds good to me.

[glennbo123]

Oh, and I meant to say "congrats on booking your trip", but I guess I got caught up in all of the unfairness going around. So....congrats on booking your trip! :thumbsup2

[All7OfUs]

I'm off to a scrapbook retreat untill tomorrow night. D.jay is sending me for our anniversary......I guess after 17 years he doesn't want me home for our anniversary, maybe it's his present to himself having me gone.;)

:hug: I don't think so. Maybe he really wants to give you something you really do enjoy! Was it fun? Did you get to spend SOME time together celebrating 17 years?

[JenAusty]

The food and drinks from Kona LOOK amazing! I love how it was dessert before dinner- hehe I mean honestly- thats how it should be. hehe

I'm sorry you ran into weirdos.. I hate when people drink to much.. its just disaster waiting to happen.

and WOOO HOOOO on your new trip! Lucky Ducky!

[winkers]

I agree with Bailie and Hunter...it's not fair. Now, you can make it up to them by taking me.

I don't know the logic behind it, but it sounds good to me.
:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

that was a good one!:rotfl2:

Oh, and I meant to say "congrats on booking your trip", but I guess I got caught up in all of the unfairness going around. So....congrats on booking your trip! :thumbsup2
:laughing:
thanks! I'm sure that was said with all sincerity.;)


:hug: I don't think so. Maybe he really wants to give you something you really do enjoy! Was it fun? Did you get to spend SOME time together celebrating 17 years?
I know....he is the best dh ever!
I had a great time....friends, food and scrapbooking with alot of talking and hysterical laughing thrown in. I was up untill 5 this am, slept till 8 and was at it again.

The food and drinks from Kona LOOK amazing! I love how it was dessert before dinner- hehe I mean honestly- thats how it should be. hehe



my kids agree with you....I do too!

[glennbo123]

I'm sure that was said with all sincerity.;)



It was! If there was a sincere smiley I would use it! :sincere:

[praisehisname]

Congrats on booking your trip! Your conversation with the kids sounds exactly like the one I had with my kids when we told them we were going without them! :rotfl2:

Denise

[winkers]

It was! If there was a sincere smiley I would use it! :sincere:
:hug:

Congrats on booking your trip! Your conversation with the kids sounds exactly like the one I had with my kids when we told them we were going without them! :rotfl2:

Denise

To hear my kids talk, you'd think we go away without them all the time. So, I reminded them that out of 17 years of marriage we have gone away 3 times without them. 1 of those was only for 2 days.

[punkin413]

i'm back! i have no idea where i left off so i'm just gonna read backwards until things start looking familiar to me. :laughing: be back later!

[punkin413]

i see that you and jordan will be at WDW at the same time. what a couple of crazy TRs those will be!

congrats on the new trip, by the way! :thumbsup2

A few minutes later I hear someone say my name.....since my name isn't very common, if I hear it, it's normally for me. I turned around and there was Cherie, blueyedgirl, and her family! We had a meet planned for later in the evening at MK but I knew we both had adr's at Kona around the same time.

very cool! i met scott before we each had a kona ADR too. how funny!

[punkin413]

It would have been nice for Bailie to tell me that Pluto's ear was acting as an underwire for me....

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:rotfl2: nice.

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yum! i love the rice crispie treats at goofy's. they are sooooooo yummy! and it's amazing how one will last the entire trip and not get stale and hard and gross. oh, and those guys behind hunter look like they're having a blast.

[punkin413]

A man in a chef's shirt, or is it a coat...anyway a guy walked up to our table and said "is there a Hunter Kendall here?"

Hunter's eyes got huge as he realized that the chef had come out to talk to him. He was so shocked and nearly gagged on his mouthfull of food.
That was D.Jay's secret. He had asked the manager if it would be possible to have the chef come out and meet our budding chef.

He was awesome! It made Hunter feel like the star of the universe. Just remembering it brings tears to my eyes. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I love my husband! He is an amazing dad!

:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

Yes, Evan was on his 5th of 7 refills of rootbeer. If disney decides to take the beverage away from the ddp, you know who to blame.

oh, i bet the servers LOVE him! :rotfl2:

As we were walking away from the restraunt I asked him how he felt about the whole thing.

"I'm so excited I can't even feel my head"!:rotfl2:

:lmao: that's awesome.

We made a stop in Morroco to get D.Jay's favorite dessert...baklava. He isn't one to get excited about food normally, but the first time he tried the pistachio baklava, well.......he had a moment.

oh, d.jay, i'm with ya! that is one of my favorite desserts at WDW. i get some every trip. soooooo good! i've tried to make it at home but me and phyllo dough don't get along.

[punkin413]

we all waited cameras ready to capture the look of disgust that would surely cross her face when she had a good mouthfull of it.......cricket,cricket......

She asked for more! Beverly!!

:eek:

okay, yeah, that lady IS crazy!!! :lmao:

so glad ethan went soarin'! :thumbsup2

okay, think i'm caught up now. phew!

[MAGICFOR2]

I`ve come to play ketchup!! :thumbsup2 missed everybody! :hug:

Is this how you play " ketchup"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi Tammie! I just put the link in my sig... We are just getting started over there, so you not missed much...

I'll be over!

:rotfl2::thumbsup2


Then come!


admit it.....you all wish I had, just for the chance to laugh at me.
What gave you that idea?:rolleyes1



you need to see the bed hopping Jordy has been up to:rolleyes1

That sounds really bad! :lmao:

I'm off to a scrapbook retreat untill tomorrow night. D.jay is sending me for our anniversary......I guess after 17 years he doesn't want me home for our anniversary, maybe it's his present to himself having me gone.;)

He just wants you rested and happy!:love:

i'm back! i have no idea where i left off so i'm just gonna read backwards until things start looking familiar to me. :laughing: be back later!

DAWN! Miss YOU!:hug:

[Blueyed Girl]

Hey girlfriend, what are your February dates?? WE ARE BOOKED!!!:thumbsup2 (6-13th)

[winkers]

i'm back! i have no idea where i left off so i'm just gonna read backwards until things start looking familiar to me. :laughing: be back later!
Hi Dawn! Has life slowed down a little bit?
I'd ask how things are going in the baby department, but that would be too nosey.;)

Hey girlfriend, what are your February dates?? WE ARE BOOKED!!!:thumbsup2 (6-13th)

Yay!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

We'll be there feb 3-10th......just imagine the fun all of us can have together!

[Blueyed Girl]

whilst (just for you Jo!) I was driving the kids around after school, the mean mean mommy in me had to mention that I'd booked our trip today. Oh, and to make it even worse mentioned that we'd be seeing Jordan.

He is a rock star to my kids! Ever since we took flat jordan with us they think he's the best.

Bailie was gasping and saying how unfair and Hunter was agreeing with her whole heartedly...

"but mom, it's not FAIR!"

"do you have an extra $1,000 lying around? If you do I'd be happy to take you."

"but mom, you get to meet JORDAN"

"honey, you've never even met or spoke to him before"

while pointing to his heart "yes I have, I talk to him right here".

:lmao:

Hunter kills me! I almost had to pull over because I was laughing so hard.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: Too funny!!



Yay!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

We'll be there feb 3-10th......just imagine the fun all of us can have together!

:yay::woohoo::banana::cool1::dance3:

Look out WDW here we come!!!! Oh I can't wait. This is going to be so much fun.

[jordanyosh]

winkers, blueyed and jordanyosh......WDW will never be the same!

[punkin413]

Hi Dawn! Has life slowed down a little bit?
I'd ask how things are going in the baby department, but that would be too nosey.;)



Yay!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

We'll be there feb 3-10th......just imagine the fun all of us can have together!


yep, a little bit....thank goodness! no news to report in the baby department yet, but it hasn't even been 3 months yet, so we're not discouraged at this point. at least it's fun! :laughing:

[Blueyed Girl]

winkers, blueyed and jordanyosh......WDW will never be the same!

:lmao::lmao::lmao: So true.

I want us all to ride a ride together! Seriously, we are a party of 3 over here so I've forgotten what it's like to ride a "big" ride with someone I actually know! DH and I always have to take turns.

[jordanyosh]

:lmao::lmao::lmao: So true.

I want us all to ride a ride together! Seriously, we are a party of 3 over here so I've forgotten what it's like to ride a "big" ride with someone I actually know! DH and I always have to take turns.

we can also watch DS, if he'll let us and you and DH can ride together....wow! what a concept!:thumbsup2

[Blueyed Girl]

we can also watch DS, if he'll let us and you and DH can ride together....wow! what a concept!:thumbsup2

:rotfl2: He probably won't. But yeah what a concept!!

[jordanyosh]

:rotfl2: He probably won't. But yeah what a concept!!

I kinda thought soo...here's to some magic for you and DH to get to ride something together.......:thumbsup2

[All7OfUs]

That picture of you with Pluto is still cracking me up!! OMG, what a hoot! It's almost like it was staged, it's so "perfect".

[MomsOf2boys]

I think I can catch up....I think I can...:surfweb:

[winkers]

:lmao::lmao::lmao: So true.

I want us all to ride a ride together! Seriously, we are a party of 3 over here so I've forgotten what it's like to ride a "big" ride with someone I actually know! DH and I always have to take turns.
that would be a blast!:banana:

That picture of you with Pluto is still cracking me up!! OMG, what a hoot! It's almost like it was staged, it's so "perfect".
my clean mind never would have thought to stage that shot!


I think I can catch up....I think I can...:surfweb:

I'll wait to post the next update untill you're all caught up!

[winkers]

By the time we finished eating at Kona we were all wobbling in an effort to walk to the monorail.

We manged to make it and hopped a ride to MK for emh. The plan was Bailie and I would go to see Tinkerbell while d.jay, mil,and the boys did their own thing.

Splitting up served 2 purposes...1~I wouldn't have to hear the boys complain the entire wait in line and 2~ MIL was on my last nerve and I needed a teensy weensy break before I duct taped her to a boat for an hour of fun in IASW or locked her in the stocks in liberty square.

Ethan wasn't feeling well at all, but insisted he was going to stay at the park. He could hardly walk without feeling dizzy so D.Jay grabbed him a wheel chair. He would have preferred a scooter, but not wanting to be sued my disney for property damage , he didn't get one.:laughing:

Bailie and I high tailed it (ok where exactly does that saying come from anyway?) to Toon Town to meet Tink.

We were the next to last people let in the line before they closed it. We had about an hour wait. We made friends with the mother and daughter behind us. I found out it was their first time to WDW and they were there just for a sports event.

In effort to not totally embarass my daughter I tried to maintain a "normal" level of excitment about the parks. By the time we were done I had her convinced to come back with her entire family, stay onsite and get the dinning plan. I'm still waiting for Disney to send my commision check!

A few minutes before we got through the door to meet the fairies I was handed a tiny photopass card . Since we "shrunk" before going in to meet them we had to have a smaller card.
It was so dang cute! And I felt a little special because only me and the other 1,000 people who met tink that day had one.
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Bailie was so excited to meet the fairies....I swear she was about to cry from excitment. She denies this but when I watched her with them she acted like a 5 year old who believes it's real.:wizard:

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This is one of the few times I refuse to post a picture of me.....me next to those petite little fairies.....well, let's just say I look like the stay puff marshmallow woman. After seeing those pictures I swore I was going to become annorexic.....that lasted untill I got within 10 yards of a dolewhip float.

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I called D.Jay and headed for autopia to meet up with them. D.jay was looking a little annoyed. When I had a chance to ask what was wrong, he mentioned that mil insisted she needed to push the wheelchair.

Evan and Hunter wanted to take turns but she wouldn't let go, because she knows how to push it best.

ok, 1st~it's a wheelchair!!! 2nd~ your a member of AARP, you can relinquish control of the chair to your grandkids.
3rd~she is notorius for not paying attention and running into people.

Our little group headed for BTMR and along the way guess what happened? MIL ran right into bailie scraping up her heel.:headache:
Then she tried to blame it on Bailie, who had been walking beside the wheelchair.:confused3 She also managed to get my heel along the way too.

After 2 rides on BTMR we headed for the magic carpets. Then I went to mainstreet to find a purse I had seen earlier while everyone else road HM....for some reason that ride just gives me the willies. It scares me more than any rollercoaster.

Whimp, thy name is Cherie.

EMH went untill 1 that night but we decided to leave around midnight so we wouldn't get caught in the ocean of humanity trying to leave the park simultaniously.

But before we left, we had to get some photopass pics done so I could show off my handy dandy new photopass card.

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It was almost 1 by the time we got back to our rooms. Poor Ethan laid down and was out before he could even get his pj's on.


up next.....let the phlegm begin....

[vamassey1]

Poor Ethan. Being sick at Disney World stinks. I hope he got to feeling better.

Danielle loved meeting the fairies too. Bailey looks like she's having a great little chat with Tink. I think we had the same Tink in June. She was just so darn cute.

I love your pictures in front of the Castle. Very frameworthy.

I think we should send you MIL to Disney with my sister.

[Charleston Princess]

Awww, what sweet pictures of Bailie meeting the fairies -- I adore them!

Okay, I cannot believe that MIL insisted on pushing the wheelchair! Oh my! :lmao: I wonder how many other people she managed to hit with it?

Great family pictures in front of the castle!

Poor Ethan -- I hope he feels better in the morning!

[oregonmommyof2]

LOVE the family photos in front of the castle...

I failed to mention to Tailor that she could meet the fairies... :rolleyes1 "And the worst mother of the year award goes to.... OregonMommyof2!!!"

[Native NYer]

Love the photos!

How did you survive your MIL? Is she going with you again?

[praisehisname]

Oh no! Poor Ethan!

That's so great that you and Bailie made the cut off for the fairies!!!

Denise

[Blueyed Girl]

I know what you mean about the fairie pictures. I didn't like mine either!!

So great that Bailie finally got to meet Tink! :tinker: It's so much fun to get "shrunk" down to size.

Hey, I think you forgot a "meet" somewhere in there. :rolleyes1

[GeminiAngel]

Call me crazy. I don't like that Tinkerbell. She looks too old.
One hour wait to meet the fairies!!! I woulda been outta there.

Don't you just love the tension that comes with traveling with family. :rotfl:
I always say splitting up and doing your own thing is the best thing to do once in awhile. Poor Ethan, just so exhausted.:hug:

[jordanyosh]

In effort to not totally embarass my daughter I tried to maintain a "normal" level of excitment about the parks. By the time we were done I had her convinced to come back with her entire family, stay onsite and get the dinning plan. I'm still waiting for Disney to send my commision check!




:rotfl2::rotfl2:

You were doing what any good WDW fanatic would do!!! Good job!:thumbsup2

[winkers]

Poor Ethan. Being sick at Disney World stinks. I hope he got to feeling better.

Danielle loved meeting the fairies too. Bailey looks like she's having a great little chat with Tink. I think we had the same Tink in June. She was just so darn cute.

.
I wish I could remember what they were talking about...it was really funny. She was really cute and perfect for the role.


Okay, I cannot believe that MIL insisted on pushing the wheelchair! Oh my! :lmao: I wonder how many other people she managed to hit with it?

!
Her mom used wheelchairs whenever she went anywhere for about 30 years, so mil had alot of "practice" pushing her mom around.
MIL even took one, yes she has her own and doesn't need it, to the county fair when she took the kids this summer. She pushed it around with her gallon water bottle in it so she could sit whenever she wanted.
My kids almost died of embarassment.


I failed to mention to Tailor that she could meet the fairies... :rolleyes1 "And the worst mother of the year award goes to.... OregonMommyof2!!!"
:scared1::scared1::scared1:
I don't blame you!

How did you survive your MIL? Is she going with you again?
NO!

That's so great that you and Bailie made the cut off for the fairies!!!

Denise

I might have had a wee bit of a tantrum if we missed it again.

[winkers]

Hey, I think you forgot a "meet" somewhere in there. :rolleyes1
oh my heck! I can't believe I forgot that!!! I can't find my pictures from it.


Don't you just love the tension that comes with traveling with family. :rotfl:
I always say splitting up and doing your own thing is the best thing to do once in awhile. Poor Ethan, just so exhausted.:hug:
it's why I don't usually vacation with family!


:rotfl2::rotfl2:

You were doing what any good WDW fanatic would do!!! Good job!:thumbsup2

:teacher:

While I was at my retreat over the weekend, some how disney was brought up.....I have no idea why.:rolleyes1
Actually it was one of my friends teasing me about my huge stash of disney scrapbook stuff.
I now have someone calling to help her out with planning their first trip.

I really should get paid for this.

[All7OfUs]

Yeah, what IS it with MILs who need to do the whole control thing?? I just don't get it!

Love that grin (?) on your face in that first picture. If the Pluto wasn't staged, this one certainly was! :lmao:

HA! I'm like you- in a good effort to keep some sort of decorum, I have to restrain myself from jumping up and down and flapping my arms in glee in the parks, esp. the first hour. I so know I mortify my kids. Oh well, too bad!

[jordanyosh]

While I was at my retreat over the weekend, some how disney was brought up.....I have no idea why.:rolleyes1
Actually it was one of my friends teasing me about my huge stash of disney scrapbook stuff.
I now have someone calling to help her out with planning their first trip.

I really should get paid for this.

Wendy and I have actually planned 5-6 vacations for people going to WDW.....

[winkers]

Love that grin (?) on your face in that first picture. If the Pluto wasn't staged, this one certainly was! :lmao:

!
I think I was still talking when that was taken....not my most flatering picture ever.

Wendy and I have actually planned 5-6 vacations for people going to WDW.....

that doesn't surprise me......will you plan mine for me?

[glennbo123]

Bailie and I high tailed it (ok where exactly does that saying come from anyway?) to Toon Town to meet Tink.


According to allwords.com....

"hightail
verb
To retreat quickly.

As soon as she arrived, I hightailed it out of there.

Etymology: Refers to animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away."



Too funny about your mil and the wheelchair. Bumper Cars is one ride they don't have at Disney.

[winkers]

Too funny about your mil and the wheelchair. Bumper Cars is one ride they don't have at Disney.

:lmao:

the only difference is with bumper cars both people are participating.....

[All7OfUs]

and the point of it all IS to crash! :rotfl2:

[winkers]

and the point of it all IS to crash! :rotfl2:


NOT to remove the skin off your opponant's heel.:headache:

[All7OfUs]

NOT to remove the skin off your opponant's heel.:headache:

Which she more than apparenly forgot, neglected to understand, ignored, etc... :sad2:

[winkers]

Which she more than apparenly forgot, neglected to understand, ignored, etc... :sad2:

I guess I should have had a cm give her instructions.....keep your hand's and legs in the ride at all times, buckle your seat belt, and don't run into innocent bystanders.;)

[winkers]

I'm so glad Cherie reminded me that I totally forgot something very important. I don't know how I missed it...I don't even have pain meds to blame my stupidness on.

After I shopped and everyone else rode HM, D.Jay,Bailie and I went to the big tree in Lyberty square for a dismeet!!

We met up with Cherie (blueyedgirl) and Wirki....

I have to say Cherie's boy is so dang cute! Bailie wanted to bring him home.:lovestruc

We spent awhile talking and having fun before we went our seperate ways.

I'm always really nervous before meeting someone but once I do it's like meeting up with an old friend.

this is just about as ridiculous as I looked next to the faries..
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Obviously I missed alot because I found all of these pictures that I forgot, too.
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[All7OfUs]

You guys are sporting some serious silliness here! I guess the later it gets....

Fun that you got to have a meet; I'm still wondering which one is "blue eyed girl" though. :confused3 You don't look like a stay puff! You all look great!!

Was also glad there was nothing unfortunately "amiss" in the photo with Goofy!

[MAGICFOR2]

Cherie! Looks like a crazy night! Shrinking people, famous fairies, crazy wheelchair driver, and all the zaniness your family could manage at the end of a long day! It was nice of the kids to let grandma drive. Good thing you got away for a little bit!:goodvibes

[winkers]

....

Fun that you got to have a meet; I'm still wondering which one is "blue eyed girl" though. :confused3 You don't look like a stay puff! You all look great!!

Was also glad there was nothing unfortunately "amiss" in the photo with Goofy!
she is the cutie on the left!

I guess I only have a thing for pluto....


Cherie! Looks like a crazy night! Shrinking people, famous fairies, crazy wheelchair driver, and all the zaniness your family could manage at the end of a long day! It was nice of the kids to let grandma drive. Good thing you got away for a little bit!:goodvibes

Hunter decided he was safer riding on Ethan's lap.:laughing:

[Charleston Princess]

Looks like a crazy fun night!!!

[carissanboys]

How cute about the special photopass card! That's something I didn't know - and probably would never know unless I wanted to stand in line to see the fairies by myself. :rolleyes:

Lots of great photopass pictures from the night. :thumbsup2

[All7OfUs]

Well, I only asked cuz you ALL looked like redeyedgirls to me. :lmao: Oh, Auto Correct, how I love thee; let me count the ways!!

No offense, I don't think I can take any photos that don't have red eye issues. Yours, on the whole, are like professional jobbies compared to most of mine! :rotfl2:

[vamassey1]

Once again your pictures are a hoot. But I love the castle picture you have!:love:

[glennbo123]

Great update!

This is why I don't want to have a statue made of myself (not that anyone's asked) or be cryogenically frozen or anything like that.


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Given the "bumper cars" discussion earlier, this made me think of those urban legends you hear about where the drunk driver arrives home to find a body stuck to the grill of the car.


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Ewwww!


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[winkers]

Looks like a crazy fun night!!!

it was....we all get a little slap happy when we're tired.

[winkers]

How cute about the special photopass card! That's something I didn't know - and probably would never know unless I wanted to stand in line to see the fairies by myself. :rolleyes:

Lots of great photopass pictures from the night. :thumbsup2
what? Your boys don't want to see tinkerbell bad enough to wait for an hour???


Well, I only asked cuz you ALL looked like redeyedgirls to me. :lmao: Oh, Auto Correct, how I love thee; let me count the ways!!

No offense, I don't think I can take any photos that don't have red eye issues. Yours, on the whole, are like professional jobbies compared to most of mine! :rotfl2:
yeah.....we were all letting our evil show..;)


Once again your pictures are a hoot. But I love the castle picture you have!:love:
thanks..



Ewwww!

we did that just to gross out our kids....it's our mission in life.:thumbsup2

[JenAusty]

I love your night pictures.. they are always soo bright and colorful. And I'm lovin the nose picking one. hehe

Thats cool you got to go to a dismeet!

[jordanyosh]

We met up with Cherie (blueyedgirl) and Wirki....

this is just about as ridiculous as I looked next to the faries..
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Awww...you got to meet Wirki!

Can't wait til February for our real live meet.
Blue i've met....can't wait to hang with C and her family too



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This is taking family love to new heights....;) Love that Evan is cracking up!








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[winkers]

I love your night pictures.. they are always soo bright and colorful. And I'm lovin the nose picking one. hehe

!
as long as Hunter isn't picking his own nose...I'm happy with the statue picking.


Can't wait til February for our real live meet.
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Me too!

[wigdoutdismom]

Why do I keep missing your updates?????
UGH!
Yay for a DISmeet! They really are fun!
You got some great pictures with your photo pass, then there are the other ones......:rotfl2:

[winkers]

You got some great pictures with your photo pass, then there are the other ones......:rotfl2:

:lmao:

it looks like we were able to gross out more than just our kids.

[winkers]

The alarm came at 7:45 the next morning. Which I didn't need because I had been up most of the night listening to D.jay, Evan and MIL cough. It sounded like a symphany of mucusy dogs in our room. I was sure someone was going to hack up a lung.

Ethan had woken up around 5 crying because his throat hurt.:sad1: And just so I wouldn't feel left out, my head was throbbing. We were quite a group.

I was glad it was World Showcase day, which meant we didn't have to make any rope drops. when the gift shop opened at our resort I was waiting there in my pj's and a sweater.....this is not normal for me. I grew up with a mom who didn't leave the house, heck she wouldn't even answer the door, unless her face was on and her hair did. I'm not quite that bad, but close.

I was desperate for some drugs.....and for once not for me!
I made a bee line to the micro scopic drug section. I found some anti mucus stuff for the hackers and motrin and sore throat strips for Ethan. Considering the prices they charge for any kind of drug item (remember the gold and pixie dusted tampons of a former trip) you'd think they were selling them on a street corner out of a trunk.
I can just see Mickey as a phramacutical pusher.

I made it back to the room without looking anyone in the eye, for fear that they'd melt upon seeing me without my make up, and handed out the drugs.

I was thinking we wouldn't be making it to the park anytime soon, but the coughers all felt fine...they just sounded like crap.
Ethan on the other hand , had a slight fever and sore throat along with a "head hurt".

But he didn't want to stay at the resort.:hug: D.Jay decided that he'd get him a wheelchair again and see how he does for awhile.

Right before we got to the gates at Epcot, Evan spoted a group of white shirts and ties....Elders! He was realy excited. I guess I should explain..:laughing: Most young men from our church serve a 2 year mission between the ages of 19 and 21. Evan has been excited about serving since he was about 5....he now only has 3 years untill he'll go. So, to him it was like meeting rock stars.
It was really odd to see them at Disneyworld but we found out that they were all returning home that week and the Elders that serve in orlando get a few days at DisneyWorld before they go home.

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On our way to WS we made a quick stop in Character Connections.

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As I was waiting for Hunter to finish with the last character, I spoted something that almost made me pee from excitment!! (hmm, maybe that's where my dogs get it from)

I saw Belle in her blue dress walking in the corridor. I had only seen her in the yellow dress before. I'm not sure if it's pathetic or sweet that I got so excited over it. I know my sister votes for pathetic.:rotfl2:

She stopped for a second so we could get a picture. I was seriously shaking from excitment...I like to think it was from low blood sugar.

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Earlier that morning when Bailie got dressed she discovered that she had bought a shirt about 3 sizes too big, the night before at MK. So we needed to stop at mousegears for a new shirt. She managed to find a cute one on clearance for $4! I've taught her well.:thumbsup2

As we were heading to WS we had another surprise....Rabbit!! I've never seen him in any of the parks before.

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And Max! another first for us

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We arrived in Mexico promptly at 11...I love being in WS without alot of people.

We had to make a quick pit stop in the bathrooms in Mexico so I decided to try my hand at bathroom rating.

This was a super clean and fresh smelling one. Probably because we were the first to use it that day.
it got a 1 flusher...
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I'm a little worried that one of these days I'm going to be kicked out for taking pictures in the bathroom.:upsidedow

We rode it's a small mexican world and played around with the merchandise.

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continued in next post...

[winkers]

Next we went on a wild boat ride through Norway...

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Can you spot the hidden mickey??

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We always have to play around with our favorite troll..

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A boyfriend for MIL

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up next...I meet the disser responsible for my tr's....

[kde175]

I LOVE Bailie's new shirt!!! I wish I had seen it on our last trip. I so would have bought one.

Great report!!

[MRYPPNS]

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What a great sport! Love it!!!

[winkers]

I LOVE Bailie's new shirt!!! I wish I had seen it on our last trip. I so would have bought one.

Great report!!
I wanted to get me one but i was informed that it isn't cool to have your mom wear the same shirt.:laughing:


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What a great sport! Love it!!!

I know! And people think I'm odd!

[vamassey1]

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What a great sport! Love it!!!


I agree! My DH would never play along.

I love the hat pictures in Mexico too, especially the "small" hats.

[winkers]

I agree! My DH would never play along.

I love the hat pictures in Mexico too, especially the "small" hats.

D.Jay is always willing to go along with whatever hair brained plan I come up with!

[Native NYer]

The bf for your MIL :lmao:

Glad your family felt well enough to head to Epcot. Being sick on vacation stinks!

I love an empty WS :cloud9:

[DisneyJo]

whilst (just for you Jo!) Sorry I'm late but :thumbsup2 It's great about your trip!!!

Oh no can't believe you always get ill at WDW, why do you keep going back? :rotfl2:

[glennbo123]

Another great installment, as always. You guys are a lot of fun.

[winkers]

The bf for your MIL :lmao:

:
we're always trying to fix her up....it hasn't worked yet. ;)



Oh no can't believe you always get ill at WDW, why do you keep going back? :rotfl2:
glutten for punishment?
:thumbsup2

Another great installment, as always. You guys are a lot of fun.

thanks....

[Underdog369]

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What a great sport! Love it!!!

I know! And people think I'm odd!

I agree! My DH would never play along.

I love the hat pictures in Mexico too, especially the "small" hats.

D.Jay is always willing to go along with whatever hair brained plan I come up with!

It's either go along with it or feel the wrath/guilt for years to come....:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[punkin413]

Considering the prices they charge for any kind of drug item (remember the gold and pixie dusted tampons of a former trip) you'd think they were selling them on a street corner out of a trunk.
I can just see Mickey as a phramacutical pusher.

i do believe i once paid about $8 for a very small travel-size stick of deodorant from the pop gift store. i hated that i had to do that but i forgot mine. so it was either that or smell like one of those foreign tourists! :lmao: not you, jo! ;)

I saw Belle in her blue dress walking in the corridor. I had only seen her in the yellow dress before. I'm not sure if it's pathetic or sweet that I got so excited over it. I know my sister votes for pathetic.:rotfl2:

She stopped for a second so we could get a picture. I was seriously shaking from excitment...I like to think it was from low blood sugar.

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i would've been giddy, too! no worries.

As we were heading to WS we had another surprise....Rabbit!! I've never seen him in any of the parks before.

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very cool! a friend of mine just got back and sent me her pictures and they ran into him, too. i can't wait to meet him some day...i hope he sticks around for awhile!

We rode it's a small mexican world

:rotfl2:

[praisehisname]

Great pictures from World Showcase! Your family is so fun--especially DJay!!! Love the Viking pic! :rotfl2:

Denise

[jordanyosh]

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What a great sport! Love it!!!

Heidi beat me to it I was going to quote this one too!

Where are the restrooms in the Pavilion? i don't think I've used them. Now I want to with a single flush rating....:thumbsup2

[Liz]

Right before we got to the gates at Epcot, Evan spoted a group of white shirts and ties....Elders! He was realy excited. I guess I should explain..:laughing: Most young men from our church serve a 2 year mission between the ages of 19 and 21. Evan has been excited about serving since he was about 5....he now only has 3 years untill he'll go. So, to him it was like meeting rock stars.
It was really odd to see them at Disneyworld but we found out that they were all returning home that week and the Elders that serve in orlando get a few days at DisneyWorld before they go home.

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Okay, I think I've told you before I read your TR at work (sure beats actually working) but I can't respond from work and I'm usually too lazy to go back to it once I get home to comment! But I just had to this time because this is sooooooooo super cool!!! I didn't know the missionaries got to do that! How fun for them! I would have been just as excited to see them too! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

[winkers]

i do believe i once paid about $8 for a very small travel-size stick of deodorant from the pop gift store. i hated that i had to do that but i forgot mine. so it was either that or smell like one of those foreign tourists! :lmao: not you, jo! ;)


that's part of the evil plan...you pay the outrageous price because you can't go without it!

Great pictures from World Showcase! Your family is so fun--especially DJay!!! Love the Viking pic! :rotfl2:

Denise
he is alot of fun....sometimes a little too fun.



Where are the restrooms in the Pavilion? i don't think I've used them. Now I want to with a single flush rating....:thumbsup2
you have to go through the restraunt entrance and they're on the right.

It's like having a mini Mexican vacation while you go potty.

Okay, I think I've told you before I read your TR at work (sure beats actually working) but I can't respond from work and I'm usually too lazy to go back to it once I get home to comment! But I just had to this time because this is sooooooooo super cool!!! I didn't know the missionaries got to do that! How fun for them! I would have been just as excited to see them too! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

I knew you'd love that!
Evan came home and told our Bishop that he wants to serve in the DisneyWorld mission.:laughing:

[MAGICFOR2]

Cherie, I'm so sorry everyone was sick. I'm glad you didn't let it spoil your day. Fun pics - you and Bailey look as pretty as Belle in the "blue dress" shot! :cutie:

[jordanyosh]

you have to go through the restraunt entrance and they're on the right.

It's like having a mini Mexican vacation while you go potty.


hmmm....i feel kinda wierd saying this ,but i can't wait to check this restroom out...(i'm baiting u here). it's like finding a hidden treasure.

[Charleston Princess]

Those prices for medications at Disney are truly outrageous! I don't know why they feel the need to charge so much -- it's not like we wouldn't spend the money on something much more fun while we were there.

How cool for Evan to meet the Elders! So, now does he hope he gets to serve in the Orlando area? ;)

Great character pics, and how awesome that you got to meet Belle in her blue dress! You look so excited in the picture!

Love the fun pictures in World Showcase! That whole place is such a great photo op!

[eandesmom]

I am coveting Ballie's new shirt and confess that I too, would be very excited about Belle in her blue dress. :goodvibes

Ugh on the mucus! I always pack a ridiculous amount of OTC meds and it has paid off more than once.

[All7OfUs]

Very cool WS tomfoolery pictures. Doing the troll photoshoot is a grand traditon we never miss. Ditto on the sombreros- all sizes.

Too bad you are all so sick! Mucus and hacking up lungs is never fun, but esp. not when you have EPCOT to get to. And tripply NOT when you have to pay your left eye and pinky toes for a minuscule amount of med.

[winkers]

Cherie, I'm so sorry everyone was sick. I'm glad you didn't let it spoil your day. Fun pics - you and Bailey look as pretty as Belle in the "blue dress" shot! :cutie:
we probably should have been wearing masks!

hmmm....i feel kinda wierd saying this ,but i can't wait to check this restroom out...(i'm baiting u here). it's like finding a hidden treasure.
:rotfl2:
I'm not sure if I want to know what kind of "hidden treasure" you'd find in the bathroom.


How cool for Evan to meet the Elders! So, now does he hope he gets to serve in the Orlando area? ;)

He's joked about serving in the disney world mission...:thumbsup2
Actually, he's hoping to go foriegn. I want him to go to a really poor area so he appreciates what we have here a little more.

I am coveting Ballie's new shirt and confess that I too, would be very excited about Belle in her blue dress. :goodvibes

.
I became the proud owner of the shirt.:laughing:

Too bad you are all so sick! Mucus and hacking up lungs is never fun, but esp. not when you have EPCOT to get to. And tripply NOT when you have to pay your left eye and pinky toes for a minuscule amount of med.

I think I also signed away my first grandchild and daughter in law.

[jordanyosh]

:rotfl2:
I'm not sure if I want to know what kind of "hidden treasure" you'd find in the bathroom.


The fish was hooked;)

[winkers]

The fish was hooked;)

you can always count on me!:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

you can always count on me!:thumbsup2

I knew exactly where I was going and knew you'd follow....can't wait til February.

[DisGirlAllie]

Right before we got to the gates at Epcot, Evan spoted a group of white shirts and ties....Elders! He was realy excited. I guess I should explain..:laughing: Most young men from our church serve a 2 year mission between the ages of 19 and 21. Evan has been excited about serving since he was about 5....he now only has 3 years untill he'll go. So, to him it was like meeting rock stars.
It was really odd to see them at Disneyworld but we found out that they were all returning home that week and the Elders that serve in orlando get a few days at DisneyWorld before they go home.

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Oh my gosh it's the elders! I'm soooo jealous!

[GeminiAngel]

Don't mean to be Ignorant, who are the "elders"?:confused3

[Blueyed Girl]

All your pictures are great!! Glad you found the extra pictures from that night. We had a good time meeting you guys and look forward to a "meet" again in Feb. The pictures of the next day are hysterical! Love MIL & the Troll. :lmao:

[winkers]

Oh my gosh it's the elders! I'm soooo jealous!
it was kinda strange to see them there.


Don't mean to be Ignorant, who are the "elders"?:confused3
Missionaries from our church....

All your pictures are great!! Glad you found the extra pictures from that night. We had a good time meeting you guys and look forward to a "meet" again in Feb. The pictures of the next day are hysterical! Love MIL & the Troll. :lmao:

I'm so excited to see you again! It's going to be alot of fun.

[All7OfUs]

The fish was hooked;)

Something tells me we're not talking about goldfish here! :scared1:

[winkers]

Something tells me we're not talking about goldfish here! :scared1:

more of a brownfish...

[jordanyosh]

more of a brownfish...

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

Cherie, hop on over to the Countdown Forum to the Feb 2010. Help me out. People are not really chatting over there...

[winkers]

Sometimes in the life of a mother there are things you do for your kids that make you question your sanity. Heck, what am I saying...sometimes? more like daily!

But tonight was a double whammy. Cub Scout pack meeting and a band concert. Normally, I enjoy pack meetings about as much as a root canal in Disney world but tack on a 2 hour band concert to the end of the evening and it makes the 15 boys yelling and running around for an hour seem like a day at the beach.

The band concert wouldn't be quite so bad, but Evan is in Jazz band also. I rate Jazz music about a hair above rap. As I was sitting in the packed, overheated theater, I looked around and noticed that almost everyone there had the same glazed over expression. There were a few who looked to be enjoying themselves but I think they all just turned their hearing aids off.

At least Evan is in High School now, so you can actually tell they're all playing the same song....his band in middle school managed to ruin the chicken dance. I didn't think it was possible to make the chicken dance worse but the 7th and 8th graders found a way that year.

It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't last so long. I think each piece lasts 10 minutes. Or how about playing something we have heard before or recognize?

Why you may ask do I do sit through these year after blessed year? Well, it's because I'm a mom. When I gave birth to that boy 16 years ago, I never imagined the pride I'd feel watching him play the tuba and trombone.
So, I sit through the concert with tears in my eyes....some from pride and some from pain.

When I die, I want my tombstone to read....Loving Mother who endured cub scouts and band concerts just because she loved us.

[All7OfUs]

Yeah, I know. You should hear my daughter learning to play dombra- a 2 stringed local guitar like thingy. Getting better each day, but oh, the torture. I love that she's trying.

Our jazz band in HS was actually pretty good. Several went on with music careers and they cut several albums those years I was there. Not a bad listen.

Wow! So now you have me thinking what would I want on my tombstone.

[Charleston Princess]

When I die, I want my tombstone to read....Loving Mother who endured cub scouts and band concerts just because she loved us.

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2: So funny, but yet so true!!!

[GeminiAngel]

Ah... a Mother's love....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl2::rotfl2::lmao::lmao:

[praisehisname]

What a sweet (and oh so true!) sentiment! Your kids are so lucky to have you for their mom! :love:

Denise

[Nutz4Dizney]

FINALLY, 2 days ago I started reading this report and I finally finished LOL

When I was in Disney Nov/Dec 08 I got a mini photopass card from Tink too. I loved it. I kept it on my wrist, it was so much better than remembering what pocket I shoved the regular size one in. Did you know your mini photopass can be reused? As long as you use it 1 year after you got it. This is what Tink's "helper" told me. I am not sure if this is true since I went back to Disney Sept/Oct 09 and that's not a year from my Nov/Dec 08 trip so i didn't get a chance to see if it was true or not. I still have it so I'll check next year.


I am "Pooh" sized so I find it funny that you feel the same way I do next to those tiny fairies. I see Tink at least twice a trip. I trying to see when they shrink me and bring me back to normal size if they can keep a couple of pounds. SO far it has not worked out :rotfl: but I can try right

Great report now that I'm caught up I can't wait to read more.

[eandesmom]

But tonight was a double whammy. Cub Scout pack meeting and a band concert. Normally, I enjoy pack meetings about as much as a root canal in Disney world but tack on a 2 hour band concert to the end of the evening and it makes the 15 boys yelling and running around for an hour seem like a day at the beach.

The band concert wouldn't be quite so bad, but Evan is in Jazz band also. I rate Jazz music about a hair above rap. As I was sitting in the packed, overheated theater, I looked around and noticed that almost everyone there had the same glazed over expression. There were a few who looked to be enjoying themselves but I think they all just turned their hearing aids off.

It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't last so long. I think each piece lasts 10 minutes. Or how about playing something we have heard before or recognize?

Why you may ask do I do sit through these year after blessed year? Well, it's because I'm a mom. When I gave birth to that boy 16 years ago, I never imagined the pride I'd feel watching him play the tuba and trombone.
So, I sit through the concert with tears in my eyes....some from pride and some from pain.

When I die, I want my tombstone to read....Loving Mother who endured cub scouts and band concerts just because she loved us.

So so true. All of it.

Especially pack meetings and root canals. Although I'll take a pack meeting over the dreaded popcorn sale.

Overheated concerts (why is it so darn hot during them!)

And most importantly

The Why.

[jordanyosh]

I love my mommy.

[winkers]

Yeah, I know. You should hear my daughter learning to play dombra- a 2 stringed local guitar like thingy. Getting better each day, but oh, the torture. I love that she's trying.

Our jazz band in HS was actually pretty good. Several went on with music careers and they cut several albums those years I was there. Not a bad listen.

Wow! So now you have me thinking what would I want on my tombstone.
sounds like an interesting instrument! I tried to convince Evan to play the sax or even drums...but he was stuck on the trombone and now the tuba. thank heavens the tuba is too big to be brought home!
Hunter started band this year and despite my best efforts, he went for the trombone. When they're first learning it sounds like a moose in heat is invading my house.


:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2: So funny, but yet so true!!!
middle school band is the WORST!! I think there's a special spot in heaven reserved for band teachers. padded...but special.

Ah... a Mother's love....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl2::rotfl2::lmao::lmao:
:thumbsup2

What a sweet (and oh so true!) sentiment! Your kids are so lucky to have you for their mom! :love:

Denise
thanks....I'm not sure they'd agree with the lucky part yet, but I tell them all the time how lucky they are. :laughing:

FINALLY, 2 days ago I started reading this report and I finally finished LOL

When I was in Disney Nov/Dec 08 I got a mini photopass card from Tink too. I loved it. I kept it on my wrist, it was so much better than remembering what pocket I shoved the regular size one in. Did you know your mini photopass can be reused? As long as you use it 1 year after you got it. This is what Tink's "helper" told me. I am not sure if this is true since I went back to Disney Sept/Oct 09 and that's not a year from my Nov/Dec 08 trip so i didn't get a chance to see if it was true or not. I still have it so I'll check next year.


I am "Pooh" sized so I find it funny that you feel the same way I do next to those tiny fairies. I see Tink at least twice a trip. I trying to see when they shrink me and bring me back to normal size if they can keep a couple of pounds. SO far it has not worked out :rotfl: but I can try right

Great report now that I'm caught up I can't wait to read more.
Welcome!!
I used my tink card the rest of our trip...it was so handy! Ok, and it made me feel special.
Those fairies really do make me feel like a giant. I don't think the shrinking worked!

Especially pack meetings and root canals. Although I'll take a pack meeting over the dreaded popcorn sale.

.
with 3 boys I should have learned to embrace cub scouts, but it hasn't worked. And now that Ethan's the last, I figure why bother. :laughing:
Once they're into scouting it isn't bad at all......at least that's what I felt untill recently. Evan is getting ready to do his eagle project. Yikes.


I love my mommy.

:love: I hope you tell her that, alot. There is a special bond between mom's and sons...It's going to be hard when my boys get married and I'm no longer numero uno.:upsidedow

[Blueyed Girl]

Sometimes in the life of a mother there are things you do for your kids that make you question your sanity. Heck, what am I saying...sometimes? more like daily!

But tonight was a double whammy. Cub Scout pack meeting and a band concert. Normally, I enjoy pack meetings about as much as a root canal in Disney world but tack on a 2 hour band concert to the end of the evening and it makes the 15 boys yelling and running around for an hour seem like a day at the beach.

The band concert wouldn't be quite so bad, but Evan is in Jazz band also. I rate Jazz music about a hair above rap. As I was sitting in the packed, overheated theater, I looked around and noticed that almost everyone there had the same glazed over expression. There were a few who looked to be enjoying themselves but I think they all just turned their hearing aids off.

At least Evan is in High School now, so you can actually tell they're all playing the same song....his band in middle school managed to ruin the chicken dance. I didn't think it was possible to make the chicken dance worse but the 7th and 8th graders found a way that year.

It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't last so long. I think each piece lasts 10 minutes. Or how about playing something we have heard before or recognize?

Why you may ask do I do sit through these year after blessed year? Well, it's because I'm a mom. When I gave birth to that boy 16 years ago, I never imagined the pride I'd feel watching him play the tuba and trombone.
So, I sit through the concert with tears in my eyes....some from pride and some from pain.

When I die, I want my tombstone to read....Loving Mother who endured cub scouts and band concerts just because she loved us.



SO, SO, SO TRUE!!!!!!! I am loving every stinkin' minute of it and still have tons of moments like that ahead of me since mine is only 5. I can't wait!!

[winkers]

SO, SO, SO TRUE!!!!!!! I am loving every stinkin' minute of it and still have tons of moments like that ahead of me since mine is only 5. I can't wait!!

time goes by so fast!! I'm having a hard time accepting that Evan only has 3 more years of school.

If your little guy takes band, invest in some industrial strength earplugs!

[JenAusty]

I've never seen Rabbit or Max! Those are both great characters! Lucky!

Also, Belle looked very pretty!

[vamassey1]

Maybe you'll luck out like me and your son will go to school to be a band director. My oldest should finish in the spring. I see lots more band concerts in my future. We're going to see him march for the last time on the 7th. Of course college band is much better than middle school band.

[winkers]

I've never seen Rabbit or Max! Those are both great characters! Lucky!

!
I was really excited to see Rabbit...my kids had no idea who he was.


Maybe you'll luck out like me and your son will go to school to be a band director. My oldest should finish in the spring. I see lots more band concerts in my future. We're going to see him march for the last time on the 7th. Of course college band is much better than middle school band.

I'm sure that band at the college level is alot better! You must be really proud of your son!

[bedillamouse]

We still haven't seen the troll!! Just haven't made it into that gift shop yet. Now I'll always think of it as MIL's boyfriend!!!

My 5 year old just asked for a drum set. The problem is as far as I can tell she does not have any rhythm (that does not look like it's spelled right)...honestly she's in dance right now...it's one where they try all the different types to find which one she's interested in. The tap section is hysterical....she never seems to tap in time with everyone else.

Sorry that you guys got sick on this trip! On our last trip our youngest got sick one night. She shot up to 104...but by the next day was fine. I believe it was from her licking everything in sight ( yes I did try to stop her!)...in her defense she was just one and half but ugh! Regardless of the cause it's not any fun to get sick at WDW!

Looking forward to more!

[vamassey1]

I'm sure that band at the college level is alot better! You must be really proud of your son!

We are!:banana:

[kde175]

I became the proud owner of the shirt.:laughing:

I am so jealous. Enjoy that shirt!!

[winkers]

We still haven't seen the troll!! Just haven't made it into that gift shop yet. Now I'll always think of it as MIL's boyfriend!!!

My 5 year old just asked for a drum set. The problem is as far as I can tell she does not have any rhythm (that does not look like it's spelled right)...honestly she's in dance right now...it's one where they try all the different types to find which one she's interested in. The tap section is hysterical....she never seems to tap in time with everyone else.

Sorry that you guys got sick on this trip! On our last trip our youngest got sick one night. She shot up to 104...but by the next day was fine. I believe it was from her licking everything in sight ( yes I did try to stop her!)...in her defense she was just one and half but ugh! Regardless of the cause it's not any fun to get sick at WDW!

Looking forward to more!
if I go insane or become senile at an early age....it's because of band practice.

Why do kids need to lick everything? :rotfl2: One of my kids was the worst...he always had something in his mouth, including dog poop.


I am so jealous. Enjoy that shirt!!

I have!:thumbsup2

[hlrababy]

Man, I am soooo late!! I just now got started and I am on your departure day. :rotfl2::rotfl2:

[hlrababy]

Okay, Cherie!! I am finally on page 27 and had to comment. OH MY GOSH!! When I saw your pictures of Cannon beach I immediately turned to my hubby and said, "Um, honey. I have to ask you something. If I am correct all you need to do is look at me and say good job honey!!" Then I showed him the beach pictures and I said, "I think this is the beach from The Goonies! (one of my favorite movies) He took one look and then said, drum roll please..................................


"Good job honey!" :rotfl2::rotfl2:

[winkers]

Okay, Cherie!! I am finally on page 27 and had to comment. OH MY GOSH!! When I saw your pictures of Cannon beach I immediately turned to my hubby and said, "Um, honey. I have to ask you something. If I am correct all you need to do is look at me and say good job honey!!" Then I showed him the beach pictures and I said, "I think this is the beach from The Goonies! (one of my favorite movies) He took one look and then said, drum roll please..................................


"Good job honey!" :rotfl2::rotfl2:

I never would have known how special that beach is if Cherie hadn't told me. I guess I need to go b ack and watch that show again!

It sounds like you have your hubby well trained!

[winkers]

I started my pre trippy!

When worlds collide (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2317884)

[All7OfUs]

Going now to check it out!!! :woohoo:

[winkers]

After we got mil peeled away from her new boyfriend, we headed for Germany with reassurances that we would go back for China.

We had a date with the man who is responsible for me writing trip reports. I guess it's up to you to decide if that was a good or bad thing.

A few years ago when I was just a dis-baby, I discovered Nebo's tr. I had more pee your pants funny moments while I read about his mis-adventures. He is a little accident prone and can describe things in a way that will have you gasping for breath.

Ok, Steve....was that good enough? Oh, my check is in the mail?

At the time I started following the adventures of Nebo and Smidgy, my dh was working nights. I would sneak into the bedroom, where the computer was, and read....I was obsessed because I was planning my first family trip.

I should have been a good wife and waited till the hubby was awake or gone, but I just couldn't help myself.
Have you ever been in church or a serious situation when the urge to giggle hits?
As you try to remain silent, your shoulders start shaking up and down...when that fails to get the gufaw out of you, your entire body starts to bounce.

Your eyes begin to tear up and you start to hyperventilate...then everyone near you is glaring..because they would never laugh at such a time...

well that's what I would go through, except it was d.Jay in the bed who would give me the evil eye.

The evil eye would lead to me reading to him what was so funny.....and then the out of control laughter would start all over.

We got to the Biergarten right on time . When I checked us in, I told the cm that we were meeting 2 people and could we be sat at the same table.
Nope....the tables only seat 6.
I thought it was a little odd, because that last time we were there we had other people at the table with us.

I was bummed. My entire family was looking around trying to havce a Nebo sighting...but no luck.

We were escorted in to our table, where 3 other people were sitting....
ummm, I believe someone forgot how to count.

Just after I sat down from the buffet, I looked up and there was Nebo and Smidgy!! They were seated on the table across from us on level down.

I went down and said hello and all that akward stuff when you first meet someone. But in no time it felt like we had known eachother for ages.
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv20/winkerspictures/DSC02362.jpg

It was nice to finally meet them...in person, so I could prove that my dis friends aren't just my imagination.:thumbsup2

After we were done in Germany, we headed back to China...

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After a while in China we encouraged MIl to go on her own for awhile, so she didn't have to worry about us.....to my bliss, she did. For about an hour and then called to find out where to meet us.

When I first spotted her this is what she'd bought in China...


http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv20/winkerspictures/DSC02444.jpg

Suddenly she was complaining that she had to limp when she walked because her hip hurt. It was kinda strage because she hadn't said anything about it before.

I guess that I forgot that she's a hypochondriac who loves being a member of AARP.

So we start on our way to Italy and look who we found....


http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv20/winkerspictures/DSC02392.jpg


I've always believed in the Magic of Disney and how good it can make you feel just strolling along .

But what I saw next was a Disney Miracle!!

MIL, who was limping 2 seconds before, made a charge for the penguin and jumped up into the air, not once but twice, and did heel clicks.


Even the kids couldn't believe how fast she recovered.

up next.....Kim Possible and crying...

[All7OfUs]

Great update, Cherie! Had to bust a gut with MIL's quick recovery!! What a hoot! :lmao:

Glad you got an hour on your own! Isn't China lovely??

Also glad you gave us proof positive from your meet. Not sure Id've (just how does one spell that?) believed you without it!! :confused3:rotfl2:

[glennbo123]

I can't believe they couldn't accommodate you and allow you to sit with Nebo. Strange.

That's a nice picture of you and D.Jay in China.

MIL is a fashion trend-setter, no doubt. And her miraculous recovery -- Hallelujah!

[MyTalula]

But what I saw next was a Disney Miracle!!

MIL, who was limping 2 seconds before, made a charge for the penguin and jumped up into the air, not once but twice, and did heel clicks.


Even the kids couldn't believe how fast she recovered.



:rotfl::rotfl: Oh my... the healing powers of the penguin!! Little known Disney factoid right there!! :rotfl:

[jordanyosh]

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv20/winkerspictures/DSC02345.jpg





http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc299/jordanyosh/china%202009/China2009261.jpg

I always like comparing the Disney version to the original...WDW does such a good job!

[jordanyosh]

Will it be awkward when we initally meet or will I walk up to you with a wheelchair ready to go?;)

[praisehisname]

What??? No picture of MIL clicking her heels??? :rotfl2:

Great update; that's awesome that you finally got to meet Nebo!

Denise

[winkers]

Also glad you gave us proof positive from your meet. Not sure Id've (just how does one spell that?) believed you without it!! :confused3:rotfl2:
:rotfl2: My family all think I'm crazy.


MIL is a fashion trend-setter, no doubt. And her miraculous recovery -- Hallelujah!
:lmao: my sister's in law and I have joked about turning her in to what not to wear.

:rotfl::rotfl: Oh my... the healing powers of the penguin!! Little known Disney factoid right there!! :rotfl:
:rotfl: I wonder if people will start to make pilgrimages to the penguin to behealed..

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc299/jordanyosh/china%202009/China2009261.jpg

I always like comparing the Disney version to the original...WDW does such a good job!
thank heavens the one in WS doesn't have all those steps!

Will it be awkward when we initally meet or will I walk up to you with a wheelchair ready to go?;)
:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

now that I've cleaned up my dr. pepper spray....considering the odds, you should have a wheelchair handy.

I've been carried around in your pocket and you've slept with my husband, so i think we'll be ok.;)

What??? No picture of MIL clicking her heels??? :rotfl2:

Great update; that's awesome that you finally got to meet Nebo!

Denise

I was too stunned to get a picture of that.

It was alot of fun meeting him

[LKD]

Wow I love those shots from the China area! So Lovely! and you got Mushu!
I just realized I missed a lot when I went! I need to go back!

[eandesmom]

:rotfl2:

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

now that I've cleaned up my dr. pepper spray....considering the odds, you should have a wheelchair handy.

I've been carried around in your pocket and you've slept with my husband, so i think we'll be ok.;)



Ok between that and MIL clicking her heels it is a DARN good thing I'd not started eating my lunch yet!

:rotfl2:

Oh my.

Quite the cane though, she is rather stylin'

[DisneyJo]

OMG Cherie your MIL is hilarious, so wish you'd managed to get video of her heelclicks :rotfl:

Fantastic you got to meet Nebo and ridiculous that they couldn't sit you together!!!

[kbheap]

I have been lurking for a while but I figured I would officially pipe in. I am loving the trip report. Your family is hilarious. Your MIL is the exact reason we don't travel with my MIL. She would be exactly the same.

[punkin413]

I've always believed in the Magic of Disney and how good it can make you feel just strolling along .

But what I saw next was a Disney Miracle!!

MIL, who was limping 2 seconds before, made a charge for the penguin and jumped up into the air, not once but twice, and did heel clicks.


Even the kids couldn't believe how fast she recovered.

:rotfl2: oh, i can just picture that in my head.

the wonder of disney magic. :wizard:

[jordanyosh]

now that I've cleaned up my dr. pepper spray....considering the odds, you should have a wheelchair handy.

I've been carried around in your pocket and you've slept with my husband, so i think we'll be ok.;)


:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[winkers]

Wow I love those shots from the China area! So Lovely! and you got Mushu!
I just realized I missed a lot when I went! I need to go back!
that's a good reason to go back! I don't think I've ever done everything I wanted to on a trip.
Mushu was a first for us....I guess we hit alot of characters for the first time.



Quite the cane though, she is rather stylin'
I could write a book just based on her outfits.....salvation army chic.

Fantastic you got to meet Nebo and ridiculous that they couldn't sit you together!!!
I even told them my friend was on the MOM's panel....didn't help a bit.


I have been lurking for a while but I figured I would officially pipe in. I am loving the trip report. Your family is hilarious. Your MIL is the exact reason we don't travel with my MIL. She would be exactly the same.
I'm glad you came out of lurkdom!

:the wonder of disney magic. :wizard:

:laughing: I'd just like to know why it never healed me!

[Charleston Princess]

How fun that you got to meet Nebo! It's too bad the CM wouldn't seat you together though :(.

Your story of MIL's Disney Miracle had my shoulders shaking with laughter! :laughing:

[Native NYer]

I guess that I forgot that she's a hypochondriac who loves being a member of AARP.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

I was not aware that Disney was in the business of selling canes.

[punkin413]

Will it be awkward when we initally meet or will I walk up to you with a wheelchair ready to go?;)

:lmao: poor winkers. i remember the first-ever conversation i had with her on the phone before our failed epcot meet in 2007:

yeah, you will be able to recognize me pretty easily. i'm wearing a green shirt and i will be in a wheelchair.

:rotfl:

[Blueyed Girl]

Will it be awkward when we initally meet or will I walk up to you with a wheelchair ready to go?;)

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

I've been carried around in your pocket and you've slept with my husband, so i think we'll be ok.;)[/B]




:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2::lmao:

[Blueyed Girl]

Yay for meeting Nebo and boo about the table thing!!

OMG, on your MIL's recovery!! :rotfl2::lmao:

[All7OfUs]

Just needed me some belly laughs this morning. Glad I came to the right place...:lmao:

[oregonmommyof2]

Okay, your MIL's recovery is like Tailor's... SHe will be agonizing about something but as soon as her little friend knocks on the door or my parents show up, she can't even remember that she was suppose to be hurt... :lmao:

[winkers]

Your story of MIL's Disney Miracle had my shoulders shaking with laughter! :laughing:
I really shouldn't have been surprised by her recovery....this is the woman who never uses an inhaler unless someone is visiting...and then it never fails, she grabs her chest and asks someone to get her inhaler because she can't breathe...:rotfl:
It seriously only happens when my family is visiting.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

I was not aware that Disney was in the business of selling canes.
I think Disney will sell anything that will make a profit.

:lmao: poor winkers. i remember the first-ever conversation i had with her on the phone before our failed epcot meet in 2007:

yeah, you will be able to recognize me pretty easily. i'm wearing a green shirt and i will be in a wheelchair.

:rotfl:
:rotfl2: Dawn! I forgot about that!!
Hopefully I didn't sound too high !


OMG, on your MIL's recovery!! :rotfl2::lmao:
within seconds of meeting the penguin she was in horrible pain again.


Just needed me some belly laughs this morning. Glad I came to the right place...:lmao:
you're welcome.:angel:

Okay, your MIL's recovery is like Tailor's... SHe will be agonizing about something but as soon as her little friend knocks on the door or my parents show up, she can't even remember that she was suppose to be hurt... :lmao:

I have a few of those. In fact Ethan was too sick to go to school this morning but seconds after the bus left, he was asking to use the Wii . Of course, I'm not the worst mom on earth because I said no.

[WalkingintheFog]

Been away from the Disboards for a couple weeks (trying to prove to myself I can survive without being on the 'net or watching TV everyday.....).

Still loving your trip reports!

Re Evan's Missionary encounter:
Mid Sept 09, as we entered Spaceship Earth, my cousin recognized a CM as being a missionary who had served in/near Saint John, New Brunswick (her ward): he was finished his mission and now on the college program working at WDW. He was saying there were quite a few LDS on the college program.

Next stop: Glenbo's TR
Then.... onward!

[glennbo123]

Next stop: Glenbo's TR
Then.... onward!

That's the enthusiasm I like to see!

[winkers]

Been away from the Disboards for a couple weeks (trying to prove to myself I can survive without being on the 'net or watching TV everyday.....).

Still loving your trip reports!

Re Evan's Missionary encounter:
Mid Sept 09, as we entered Spaceship Earth, my cousin recognized a CM as being a missionary who had served in/near Saint John, New Brunswick (her ward): he was finished his mission and now on the college program working at WDW. He was saying there were quite a few LDS on the college program.

Next stop: Glenbo's TR
Then.... onward!
Evan is hoping to do the college program after his mission....he'd really like a mission to disneyworld, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

A long time ago...like 30 years, my aunt served a mission in Newfoundland...just a little useless fyi. :)


That's the enthusiasm I like to see!

:rotfl2:

[WalkingintheFog]

Bet she really loved the weather. NOT!
(was she in Gander? that's where my cousin/family were 30 years ago)

I'm rethinking my strategy of visiting WDW in Sep... it was so hot there last 2 years and then I come home to cold, wet, windy weather. Can't wait for summer... July is a long way away!

[coteau_chick]

I just wanted to let you know I am still here. I am just crazy busy babysitting. I don't have much time to post but I am reading along. I bet you could catch your MIL by the neck with that cane sometimes. LOL I saw those penguines too but I didn't know what movie they were from then we bought Mary Popins and I saw them.

[winkers]

Bet she really loved the weather. NOT!
(was she in Gander? that's where my cousin/family were 30 years ago)

I'm rethinking my strategy of visiting WDW in Sep... it was so hot there last 2 years and then I come home to cold, wet, windy weather. Can't wait for summer... July is a long way away!
It wasn't hard going home in feb this year because it was nearly as cold in florida as it was here.
I'm not sure where she was exactly...I just remember newfoundland because it's a funny sounding place.

I just wanted to let you know I am still here. I am just crazy busy babysitting. I don't have much time to post but I am reading along. I bet you could catch your MIL by the neck with that cane sometimes. LOL I saw those penguines too but I didn't know what movie they were from then we bought Mary Popins and I saw them.

LAURA!!!!!!!
I'm so glad you posted so we know you're still around! How is that little cutie of yours doing? Well, all your kids are cute but that baby is so cute it makes my ovaries hurt!:laughing:

[lilpapsgirl]

Well I am finally here and enjoying your trip report a lot. Your family is just so much as to what I envision my family to be like when I have kids. My husband and I are very young(VERY EARLY TWENTIES) but your family just seems to mesh so weel..even MIL and even though I know she drove you crazy I think she fits in so well. You really know how to handle her! Well I am just here to tell you I have throughly enjoyed reading and can't wait for more!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:cool1:

[Poolrat]

Finally all caught up!
Fresh home from a week in the world and love seeing the pictures to ease the withdrawal.

If I ever had a thought of taking my MIL to WDW I am over it. It would be very similar to your experience and I am good just reading about yours and not having to actually endure it. :rotfl::rotfl:

[winkers]

Well I am finally here and enjoying your trip report a lot. Your family is just so much as to what I envision my family to be like when I have kids. My husband and I are very young(VERY EARLY TWENTIES) but your family just seems to mesh so weel..even MIL and even though I know she drove you crazy I think she fits in so well. You really know how to handle her! Well I am just here to tell you I have throughly enjoyed reading and can't wait for more!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:cool1:
I had to laugh about you being very young....I was married at 18 and had a baby at 19...and the closer my kids get to that age, the younger it seems.

I really do have a great dh and kids. Far from perfect, but who am I to complain?;)



If I ever had a thought of taking my MIL to WDW I am over it. It would be very similar to your experience and I am good just reading about yours and not having to actually endure it. :rotfl::rotfl:

yes, you should. It would be entertaing for the rest of us.:thumbsup2

[wigdoutdismom]

I just can't believe that you were able to get MIL to go away for an hour! I think I would have hidden. You are such a nice DIL.

[winkers]

I just can't believe that you were able to get MIL to go away for an hour! I think I would have hidden. You are such a nice DIL.

:lmao::rotfl2:

I tried to hide but dh wouldn't let me..;)

[All7OfUs]

Well, all your kids are cute but that baby is so cute it makes my ovaries hurt!:laughing:

Can totally relate to that!! Ahhh, if I were only 35 again...:confused3:rolleyes1

[winkers]

Can totally relate to that!! Ahhh, if I were only 35 again...:confused3:rolleyes1

:rotfl2:

I would have had at least 6 kids if I could. But, my body and pregnancy don't like eachother. My dr didn't want me to have any after my 2nd.

[winkers]

After MIL was healed by the mighty penguin, we stopped to watch the actors in Italy. I must really be a dork because I never get tired of watching the same skit. It's so bad it's funny.
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D.Jay and the boys headed off to get the kim-municator for their mission. The rest of us checked out some shops and then we all met up near American Adventure.

Once we were all together again, we headed in to listen to Voices of Liberty. I don't have words to describe how I feel when I listen to them...but I get chills and cry every time.
They sang The battle hymn of the republic, like I've never heard it before. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.

I guess you could say I was raised in a very patriotic family. There is a long line of military service in my family, back to the Revolutionary war.
Both of my grandfathers were in the Marines durring WWII. I've listened to their stories and what compelled them to enlist and I am in awe of that generation.

Ok, so you're probably wondering why I'm telling you all of this. But I thought it might help explain my response to something.

The final scene of The American Adventure had just closed and the house lights came on, when from a few rows away, an elderly man stood up before anyone else had moved and yelled "God bless America".

I automaticaly thought about my grandpa's and my ancestors who have fought for freedom.

No one moved for a few seconds...I think you could have heard a pin drop. I left the theater wishing that my grandpa's were still alive so I could call them and thank them. Instead, when we got home, I took down the flag from my grandpa's funeral, that was in the back of a closet and put it somewhere that I will see everyday.

Ok, back to disney! Well, actually that is part of disney. Where else can you experience so many countries in one day and enjoy the beauty they all offer? I truly believe all countries and cultures should be celebrated. They all have some good and bad. And I'm glad that World Showcase gives me the chance to focus on the good.

Once I had "collected" myself and made sure I didn't have racoon eyes, we headed out. We found some characters right outside the building. I'd never seen any here before and as a bonus there were 2 we had never met before!

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Bailie was embarassed when they tried to dance with her!
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The boys headed out on their Kim possible mission while Bailie and I shopped. Oh, MIL went with the boys.:thumbsup2
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up next...I get excited....

[MAGICFOR2]

I love the Disney Miracle! :rotfl2::rotfl2: DH's mom would so do the same thing! We are planning to take her on a road trip to see her son in the Spring - am I crazy? :headache: I think so, but it needs to happen. I loved the pic of the kids in China! Your patriotic reaction to the voices of Liberty is so great! More people need to stop and remember why we have our freedom!:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

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I wonder what the people in the background are thinking...

American Adventure I love it! If I don't take a nap, I cry at the end...
Thanks to all who served and are serving our country!

[praisehisname]

I got chills just reading your update. My grandfather was also in WWII and my stepson is in the army now. I try to thank them both frequently.

Great pictures!!!

Denise

[praisehisname]

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I wonder what the people in the background are thinking...

I was wondering the same thing! :lmao:

[Charleston Princess]

I loved reading about your experience at the American Adventure. I was raised in a very similar family, and my dad was in the Navy for 22 years, so I get all misty-eyed about things like that, too. :goodvibes

The pics with your kids and all the characters are awesome!!!

[DisneyJo]

Wow you did see some unusual characters, I don't think I've seen any of them in the WS before!!!

Sounds like you had a very moving time, wish we were more patriotic here!

[Blueyed Girl]

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I was going to comment on the couple in the background too. I see I wasn't the only one wondering about them. :lmao:

It makes me wonder.....do they think no one can see them?? They are DIRECTLY behind where the photo is being taken. :confused3

[eandesmom]

I love your American Adventure story! the Voices of Liberty are a must do for us this next trip.

[Native NYer]

I felt the same way after the new Hall of Presidents. Disney has a very moving way of presenting American history.

[winkers]

I love the Disney Miracle! :rotfl2::rotfl2: DH's mom would so do the same thing! We are planning to take her on a road trip to see her son in the Spring - am I crazy? :headache: I think so, but it needs to happen. I loved the pic of the kids in China! Your patriotic reaction to the voices of Liberty is so great! More people need to stop and remember why we have our freedom!:thumbsup2
How long of a roadtrip will it be? your craziness depends on the length of the trip!

I wonder what the people in the background are thinking...

American Adventure I love it! If I don't take a nap, I cry at the end...
Thanks to all who served and are serving our country!
I noticed them after I posted it.....who knows, maybe they're watching MIL have another "moment"?

I got chills just reading your update. My grandfather was also in WWII and my stepson is in the army now. I try to thank them both frequently.


My Dad and 3 of his brothers were all in the army or airforce and my 2 of my mom's brothers. My older brother was also in the Navy for 12 years. And now Evan is considering the reserves because he wants to become a piolit. It scares me to death, but I've always taught them to respect the military, so I shouldn't be surprised.


I loved reading about your experience at the American Adventure. I was raised in a very similar family, and my dad was in the Navy for 22 years, so I get all misty-eyed about things like that, too. :goodvibes

I was a little worried after I wrote about it that I was a little too "mushy" about it....I've been reading a series of books about the revolutionary war, so this kind of stuff has been on my mind.


Wow you did see some unusual characters, I don't think I've seen any of them in the WS before!!!

Sounds like you had a very moving time, wish we were more patriotic here!
It's always fun to find characters when you don't expect it. another part of the disney magic!

What do you think abot the UK pavilion in WS?
I think one thing unique to the US, is that very few of us are actually "native". Most of us can trace our family back to another country. And alot of those are within a few generations.
You find alot of us very patriotic to our home country but there is alot of pride and celebration of the countries our ancestors came from.
Does that make sense? I'm not good at putting somethings into written words.
My great great grandparents immigrated from Wales in the mid 1800's and another line from England about the same time.
I also have a great grandfather that came from Sweden around 1900. Then you throw in a little german and Puritans from England in the 1600's.
Which basically makes me a mutt. :laughing:

All of this gives me a pride in not only my country but also the ones they came from.


[It makes me wonder.....do they think no one can see them?? They are DIRECTLY behind where the photo is being taken. :confused3
maybe I was doing something crazy? It wouldn't be the first time I was stared at.:rotfl2:

I love your American Adventure story! the Voices of Liberty are a must do for us this next trip.
Have you heard them before? They are amazing!

I felt the same way after the new Hall of Presidents. Disney has a very moving way of presenting American history.

I'm looking forward seeing the new Hall of Presidents. While I may not agree with him politicaly, it is an awesome event for our country. I can only imagine what you must feel seeing him as President. :):goodvibes

[wigdoutdismom]

I wonder what the people in the background are thinking...

American Adventure I love it! If I don't take a nap, I cry at the end...
Thanks to all who served and are serving our country!

I was wondering about those people too! What the heck could they be thinking?!?

Cherie, I get the same way at the American Adventure...
My dad and his four brothers served in the navy during WWll.
It just makes you proud to call this country home...

[vamassey1]

What a heat warming update! I love your pictures. I really want to get my kids to see the American Adventure. Hasn't happened yet. Trip before last we took Danielle to see the Hall of Presidents and she wasn't happy. She said she didn't come to Disney to learn, but since then she has studied about the American Revolution.

What books are you reading?

[punkin413]

The final scene of The American Adventure had just closed and the house lights came on, when from a few rows away, an elderly man stood up before anyone else had moved and yelled "God bless America".

I automaticaly thought about my grandpa's and my ancestors who have fought for freedom.

No one moved for a few seconds...I think you could have heard a pin drop. I left the theater wishing that my grandpa's were still alive so I could call them and thank them. Instead, when we got home, I took down the flag from my grandpa's funeral, that was in the back of a closet and put it somewhere that I will see everyday.

:goodvibes :thumbsup2

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i'm glad those people decided to be in your picture! what were they doing? :laughing:

[Rozz]

I'm caught up with this trip report and getting ready to check out the new pre-trip report. You've kept me company today as I worked around the house doing laundry, helping my daughter get her room cleaned, cooking breakfast, going over the grocery list with DH so he'd be clear about the baking items I needed, etc. I had the laptop set up on the kitchen counter as my headquarters for the day. I'd get some task going and come back to read a couple of pages before getting something else started.

I love to hear when other people have the same experience on hearing the Voices of Liberty or seeing the American Adventure. I just want to hug that man for standing up and saying what we all should be saying every day.

[MAGICFOR2]

How long of a roadtrip will it be? your craziness depends on the length of the trip!

:rotfl2::rotfl2:That's true - 2 days each way - So Oregon to Phoenix

[MAGICFOR2]

I'm caught up with this trip report and getting ready to check out the new pre-trip report. You've kept me company today as I worked around the house doing laundry, helping my daughter get her room cleaned, cooking breakfast, going over the grocery list with DH so he'd be clear about the baking items I needed, etc. I had the laptop set up on the kitchen counter as my headquarters for the day. I'd get some task going and come back to read a couple of pages before getting something else started.

I love to hear when other people have the same experience on hearing the Voices of Liberty or seeing the American Adventure. I just want to hug that man for standing up and saying what we all should be saying every day.

I saw you talking about sending your DH to the grocery store, and I just had to post this for you - I laughed until I cried when I first heard this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YFRUSTiFUs

[winkers]

I was wondering about those people too! What the heck could they be thinking?!?

Cherie, I get the same way at the American Adventure...
My dad and his four brothers served in the navy during WWll.
It just makes you proud to call this country home...
I feel so blessed to live in a time where the majority of our men didn't have or need to serve. And when you think about it, it's amazing that there didn't have to be a draft durring WWII because so many volunteered.


What a hear warming update! I love your pictures. I really want to get my kids to see the American Adventure. Hasn't happened yet. Trip before last we took Danielle to see the Hall of Presidents and she wasn't happy. She said she didn't come to Disney to learn, but since then she has studied about the American Revolution.

What books are you reading?
I love that Danielle didn't go there to learn!:laughing: I can't think of a better place to learn.

I'm re-reading a series called Prelude to Glory. There's 7 (I think) in the series...and they are huge hardbacks. The author does a great job of sprinkling "real" people and using fictional characters to tell about actual events. And while there's alot about the logistics of the war, it's easy to read because of the characters.

I'm going back to school in January to get my bachelors in History. I bet you couldn't tell it's my favorite subject...next to disney.:rotfl2:


:
i'm glad those people decided to be in your picture! what were they doing? :laughing:
Maybe they were watching MIL do a dance with her cane?

I'm caught up with this trip report and getting ready to check out the new pre-trip report. You've kept me company today as I worked around the house doing laundry, helping my daughter get her room cleaned, cooking breakfast, going over the grocery list with DH so he'd be clear about the baking items I needed, etc. I had the laptop set up on the kitchen counter as my headquarters for the day. I'd get some task going and come back to read a couple of pages before getting something else started.

I love to hear when other people have the same experience on hearing the Voices of Liberty or seeing the American Adventure. I just want to hug that man for standing up and saying what we all should be saying every day.
I'm glad I could help out with your house work!:laughing:

How did your husband do with the grocery list? I can give D.Jay exact instructions and he still comes back with the wrong thing. I've just learned that it's like getting a surprise whenever I send him to the store.:)

:rotfl2::rotfl2:That's true - 2 days each way - So Oregon to Phoenix

hmmmm......would you like some prozac? or maybe slip your MIL some ambien?