MEK
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Is it wrong to be glad that someone else shares your misery!
Turning blonde, heh? Have you ever seen Reese on Malcolm in the Middle? Same thing!
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Is it wrong to be glad that someone else shares your misery!
Turning blonde, heh? Have you ever seen Reese on Malcolm in the Middle? Same thing!
eandesmom
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Aww, Hank and Melvin are adorable.
So, not TOO crazy of a departure day. Oh, who am I kidding? That sounded pretty packed full! But I love how insane things get before you leave, and all that nervous energy is flowing. Regular chores are actually fun because you're doing it so you can go on a trip. Okay, maybe that's just me
Your airport looks pretty nifty. Our airport in St Louis is so dreary.
I agree, it IS better and for me it's because I know it's 1) the last time I have to do the chore before vacation and 2) doing it then means coming home to clean!
I like them! Most of the time.Cute kitties! Thanks for sharing!
Awwww. Love the fur babies Melvin and Hank.
We have Ashley who's a siamese/tabby mix (named before we got her) Romeo whom we just call Kitty Boy mostly also siamese/tabby. And then the stray's that have adopted us and live outside are... one of whom looks a lot like Hank who's name is Fluffy a.k.a Fluffernutter, and the other who's an orange tabby and we call him George Lopez or a.k.a Fat Head.
Great names!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it wrong to be glad that someone else shares your misery!
Turning blonde, heh? Have you ever seen Reese on Malcolm in the Middle? Same thing!
Oh you will have PLENTY of chuckles during this TR. And no, it isn't wrong at all.
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Is it wrong to be glad that someone else shares your misery!
Turning blonde, heh? Have you ever seen Reese on Malcolm in the Middle? Same thing!
Can I tell you, you guys are scaring me a little!? I may have move out for the teen years!
eandesmom
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Actually all things considered (and knowing how JEFF was as a teen) we have it pretty good. Whether Jeff survives his senior year is another story, I'm quite confident Jeff will be taking physics and pre-calc with T!
eandesmom
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As some of you know, we deliberately chose the red eye for our trip. We did it for a couple of reasons. First to try and get the kids, teens especially, on east coast time and secondly to avoid losing vacation days to the full day of travel it takes with the time change from the west coast getting out and back. In 2008 we didnt land until almost 11, in the room by 12:30 and then still needed to eat and go ot bed! We never got off west coast time the entire trip and didnt make it to a park, or anywhere before 10. In fact the only thing we made by 10 was a pedi appt for K and I and that was a major rush..and we were late! Most of the time it was 11 by the time we hit a park. Time enough to grab a FP and then eat lunch and THEN do ride.
As a result we stayed up late on EMH nights, way TOO late in some instances. It was a good trip but with the crummy flight times we really lost 2 full days to travel. My hopes going into the trip was that with better flight times, wed gain those lost days and would still allow for lots of down time without feeling like we were missing the park time.
We had done the red eye before, back in 2004. It actually wasnt pretty. At all. You can read about it here (red eyes, steak and cake). However, once we recovered it really was the best thing we did and set us up well for the rest of the trip. I had high hopes.
As we approached the gate we decided it was Melatonin time for all. Eric was the primary target for the Melatonin, the kid doesnt sleep on planes, cars, buses or really anything but a bed. I figured it wouldnt hurt the rest of us though so we all took some. It hadnt occurred to me, in all my planning around this, that Eric really hadnt taken pills before. Hes always had liquid or chewable, everything. Not that hes taken that much medication but still, the concept of swallowing a pill was entirely new to him.
I escorted him to the drinking fountain, did a demonstration and watched the following unfold.
Cue the chalky white tongue that he thrust out for my viewing.
Cue the freaked out bulging eyes and tears beginning to form.
We boarded the plane and given how freakishly early Id booked, we had the bulkhead so lots of legroom. I settled in the kids but was a bit dismayed to find that even though it was a red eye there was nary a pillow or blanket to be found. Jeff and I had each brought neck pillows for ourselves but nothing for the kids. I sat on one side with the Es, Jeff on the other with K&T.
Soon we were airborne and could recline. I did the best I could to settle the Es with the adjustable headrest, giving them something to lean on.
I cant speak for the kids but let me tell you, that stuff kicked in NICELY for me! I was happily drowsy within 20 minutes of taking it. The Es however .couldnt get comfy.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Big Sigh.
Eric is leaning on me while this is going on, Evan having won the coveted window spot for leaning (Eric to get it on the return flight). With Eric on me, getting Evans request fulfilled is easier said than done. finally Eric has to go to the bathroom (so do I) and I get the requested items.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Evan falls asleep.
I however have lost my nice sleepy mojo with far too many interruptions and pull out the ipod. I lost one of the rubber things on my headphones a while back and so had to use a different one as a replacement. As a result, one side is not nearly as comfy as the other but the soothing Spanish guitar music helps quite a bit. Erics pretty wiggly and isnt sleeping much either, and for a while decides to sleep with his head on the tray table which looks excruciating to me, but somehow we manage to doze despite it all. When I look over at the rest of the gang, they seem out cold. I see some tossing and turning here and there but everyone did at least doze some.
Pretty soon I hear
With that, I actually look at the ipod and am pleased to see we only have about an hour left in the flight. So somehow we dozed off and on for about 3.5 hours. Not bad. Not great but a HECK of a lot better than the 2004 flight. Not one screaming baby!
I keep everyone quiet and there is maybe 20 more minutes of dozing but by then Jeff , K&T start to stir. As we start our descent I take off to freshen up and before you know it we have landed, 15 minutes early! 7:10 in the morning Orlando time.
Jeff and I need coffee and so the first order of business before heading to DME is of course, Starbucks. This was, in hindsight a brilliant move! We didnt rush, got our drinks, everyone had another bio break and we strolled down to a COMPLETELY EMPTY DME. I go up and check us in, they direct us straight out the door. Where the greeter CM says Which resort? At which point I have to say Wilderness Lodge. The boys look at me, confused. The greeter gets excited and starts waxing on and on about the buffalo steak at Artist Point. Boys look more and more confused.
We get on the bus and are the only ones on it.
Ugh, I think, this means we could be sitting here a good half hour while they wait to fill it.
Not so!
Our driver closes the door and takes off. Apparently we just missed the rush and there werent any flights coming in for a bit. So we have a solo bus with one stop, ours! This one little thing just MADE my morning!
As we take off we joke about the movie. Last year it didnt work on our ride and so we watched the same little DME logo rotate on the screen for the entire ride. Menaing, wed never seen it and the boys were really excited to watch it. Everyone was tyring to process the change in plans and a lot of heated conversation went on.
Were staying where? Really? For how long?
I think though people were even more excited about the fact that we had breakfast reservations for right when we got there. We were early though but I figured that wouldnt be a problem. What they didnt know was the antics that might happen and I wasnt sure how anyone would react.
Before we knew it, we were pulling up at Wilderness Lodge!
Would our rooms be ready??????
Could we eat earlier than our reservation?
As a result we stayed up late on EMH nights, way TOO late in some instances. It was a good trip but with the crummy flight times we really lost 2 full days to travel. My hopes going into the trip was that with better flight times, wed gain those lost days and would still allow for lots of down time without feeling like we were missing the park time.
We had done the red eye before, back in 2004. It actually wasnt pretty. At all. You can read about it here (red eyes, steak and cake). However, once we recovered it really was the best thing we did and set us up well for the rest of the trip. I had high hopes.
As we approached the gate we decided it was Melatonin time for all. Eric was the primary target for the Melatonin, the kid doesnt sleep on planes, cars, buses or really anything but a bed. I figured it wouldnt hurt the rest of us though so we all took some. It hadnt occurred to me, in all my planning around this, that Eric really hadnt taken pills before. Hes always had liquid or chewable, everything. Not that hes taken that much medication but still, the concept of swallowing a pill was entirely new to him.
I escorted him to the drinking fountain, did a demonstration and watched the following unfold.
Mwom
eh cawnt slallow it
.
eets schtuck on by tone
MWOM!!!!
eets schtuck on by tone
MWOM!!!!
drink some water honey and wash it down
Mwom ..EYE CAWNT!!!!!!
Mwom ..EYE CAWNT!!!!!!
Cue the freaked out bulging eyes and tears beginning to form.
"Ok honey, its ok, just spit it out. We will try again"
He drank a bunch of water and stood aside. Meanwhile everyone else popped their nightcap with no problem.
"Ready to try again?"
"Ok"
Mwom eh cawnt slallow it agin!!!!!!!! .
eets SCHTUCK!
Cue gagging noise."Ok"
Mwom eh cawnt slallow it agin!!!!!!!! .
eets SCHTUCK!
"Ok honey, its ok, just spit it out"
Im sure anyone around us thought I was drugging an unwilling child and can only only imagine what they thought. It was rather traumatic for both of us. And I could only hope that enough had actually gone down to help him.
We boarded the plane and given how freakishly early Id booked, we had the bulkhead so lots of legroom. I settled in the kids but was a bit dismayed to find that even though it was a red eye there was nary a pillow or blanket to be found. Jeff and I had each brought neck pillows for ourselves but nothing for the kids. I sat on one side with the Es, Jeff on the other with K&T.
Soon we were airborne and could recline. I did the best I could to settle the Es with the adjustable headrest, giving them something to lean on.
I cant speak for the kids but let me tell you, that stuff kicked in NICELY for me! I was happily drowsy within 20 minutes of taking it. The Es however .couldnt get comfy.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
"Mom
.I cant sleep" (Evan)
"I know honey, just close your eyes and try to rest. You have to quit trying so hard"
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
"Mom, can I use your eye mask?"
"No"
"Mom, didnt you say you had an extra eye mask and ear plugs?"
Evan is getting increasingly louder while this is going on and Im trying to hush him so Eric can fall asleep."No"
"Mom, didnt you say you had an extra eye mask and ear plugs?"
Eric is leaning on me while this is going on, Evan having won the coveted window spot for leaning (Eric to get it on the return flight). With Eric on me, getting Evans request fulfilled is easier said than done. finally Eric has to go to the bathroom (so do I) and I get the requested items.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Wiggle wiggle, turn toss turn.
Big Sigh.
Evan falls asleep.
I however have lost my nice sleepy mojo with far too many interruptions and pull out the ipod. I lost one of the rubber things on my headphones a while back and so had to use a different one as a replacement. As a result, one side is not nearly as comfy as the other but the soothing Spanish guitar music helps quite a bit. Erics pretty wiggly and isnt sleeping much either, and for a while decides to sleep with his head on the tray table which looks excruciating to me, but somehow we manage to doze despite it all. When I look over at the rest of the gang, they seem out cold. I see some tossing and turning here and there but everyone did at least doze some.
Pretty soon I hear
"Mom, what time is it?" (Evan) I have no idea and even if I did, Im not telling him
"Mom, how much longer?" I have no idea and even if I did, Im not telling him
"Mom, I have to go to the bathroom"
Sigh."Mom, how much longer?" I have no idea and even if I did, Im not telling him
"Mom, I have to go to the bathroom"
With that, I actually look at the ipod and am pleased to see we only have about an hour left in the flight. So somehow we dozed off and on for about 3.5 hours. Not bad. Not great but a HECK of a lot better than the 2004 flight. Not one screaming baby!
I keep everyone quiet and there is maybe 20 more minutes of dozing but by then Jeff , K&T start to stir. As we start our descent I take off to freshen up and before you know it we have landed, 15 minutes early! 7:10 in the morning Orlando time.
Jeff and I need coffee and so the first order of business before heading to DME is of course, Starbucks. This was, in hindsight a brilliant move! We didnt rush, got our drinks, everyone had another bio break and we strolled down to a COMPLETELY EMPTY DME. I go up and check us in, they direct us straight out the door. Where the greeter CM says Which resort? At which point I have to say Wilderness Lodge. The boys look at me, confused. The greeter gets excited and starts waxing on and on about the buffalo steak at Artist Point. Boys look more and more confused.
I thought we were going to POP?
"We changed our mind"
"We changed our mind"
WHAT?
HUH?
And no, I don't have pictures. With all the stuff we carried on, not knowing when rooms would be ready plus neck pillows etc it was somewhat buried. Not to mention they might have shot me if I tried to take pics at that moment. No one was awake enough for that. HUH?
We get on the bus and are the only ones on it.
Ugh, I think, this means we could be sitting here a good half hour while they wait to fill it.
Not so!
Our driver closes the door and takes off. Apparently we just missed the rush and there werent any flights coming in for a bit. So we have a solo bus with one stop, ours! This one little thing just MADE my morning!
As we take off we joke about the movie. Last year it didnt work on our ride and so we watched the same little DME logo rotate on the screen for the entire ride. Menaing, wed never seen it and the boys were really excited to watch it. Everyone was tyring to process the change in plans and a lot of heated conversation went on.
Were staying where? Really? For how long?
I think though people were even more excited about the fact that we had breakfast reservations for right when we got there. We were early though but I figured that wouldnt be a problem. What they didnt know was the antics that might happen and I wasnt sure how anyone would react.
Before we knew it, we were pulling up at Wilderness Lodge!
Would our rooms be ready??????
Could we eat earlier than our reservation?
nodnol
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Poor Eric, I found out about not being able to swallow pills the hard way, too. When I was nine and at the hospital, the nuse threatened me with a syringe if I wouldn't be able to swallow the meds. I was traumatized, but later I got some tips and I found a way how to swallow them. I have to put them under my tongue and "release" them once I have liquid in my mouth.
MEK
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The whole pill taking episode - Priceless! 
So glad you got to sleep a bit on the plane. That's awesome. When Denny and I flew to New Zealand many years ago I had a stiff neck and no neck pillow. Try as I might I could not get comfortable. I think I was awake most of the flight, watched 2 movies, and then stared at the distance map for the rest of the night. Not to mention I was totally disoriented from crossing the international date line and having no idea what day or time it was. That's when I learned I was addicted to caffeine because I ended up with one whopper of a headache.
How cool that you got the whole bus to yourself. Did the switch to WL sink in yet for the rest of the crew or where they still too disoriented?
Pictures - must see pictures of your WL arrival!
So glad you got to sleep a bit on the plane. That's awesome. When Denny and I flew to New Zealand many years ago I had a stiff neck and no neck pillow. Try as I might I could not get comfortable. I think I was awake most of the flight, watched 2 movies, and then stared at the distance map for the rest of the night. Not to mention I was totally disoriented from crossing the international date line and having no idea what day or time it was. That's when I learned I was addicted to caffeine because I ended up with one whopper of a headache.
How cool that you got the whole bus to yourself. Did the switch to WL sink in yet for the rest of the crew or where they still too disoriented?
Pictures - must see pictures of your WL arrival!
tinacaplan
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I love traveling at night, even car rides. That way you still get a day in, on either end. We're lucky that our flight is only three hours, though. I never seem to have trouble sleeping on a flight because I'm usually pretty drowsy from the dramamine! Don't know what it will be like flying with our three year-old this time, though.
Don't know what it will be like flying with our three year-old this time, though.
DisMomAmy
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Great mojo to start the trip! Early arrival & DME to yourselves! 
Sorry for the lack of sleep on the plane!
For future reference... they sell sublingual melatonin... 
Zach can't swallow pills either. He usually ends up chewing it because he can't wait for it to dissolve. Do you have GNC out your way? That's where I get ours.
Sorry for the lack of sleep on the plane!
For future reference... they sell sublingual melatonin... Zach can't swallow pills either. He usually ends up chewing it because he can't wait for it to dissolve. Do you have GNC out your way? That's where I get ours. 
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Charleston Princess
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Ugh, what a flight!!! What a shame that the boys were so restless! Connor is the same way about swallowing pills -- it's always a major production with him. 
Hurray for everyone being excited about the Wilderness Lodge stay!!!
Hurray for everyone being excited about the Wilderness Lodge stay!!!
2xcited2sleep
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Well other than the pill taking it sounds like the trip is off to a good start. Glad everyone is excited about WL. Can't wait to hear about the breakfast antics! 
it sounds like the trip is off to a good start. Glad everyone is excited about WL. Can't wait to hear about the breakfast antics! 
TarzansKat
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Oh, I think that super quick and solo bus trip calls for some of these guys. 
That's awesome timing on your part!
I'm glad the red eye went better for you, and I have to chuckle a little about the pill debacle. I don't think I was able to successfully swallow pills until I was fifteen, no joke. I was terrible about medecine in general, the things my parents had to go through to get me to take liquid antibiotics...I shudder to think.
That's awesome timing on your part!I'm glad the red eye went better for you, and I have to chuckle a little about the pill debacle. I don't think I was able to successfully swallow pills until I was fifteen, no joke. I was terrible about medecine in general, the things my parents had to go through to get me to take liquid antibiotics...I shudder to think.
vamassey1
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I'm reliving trying to get each one of my 3 kids to learn to swallow pills. Michelle was the worst. They are all now pros.
Overall your flight wasn't too bad. You can always need more sleep. Good DME mojo and I love the reveal of the resort. We loved surprising Danielle with where we were staying, of course the whole trip was a surprise.
It's breakfast time and I haven't eaten, you're making me very hungry.
Overall your flight wasn't too bad. You can always need more sleep. Good DME mojo and I love the reveal of the resort. We loved surprising Danielle with where we were staying, of course the whole trip was a surprise.
It's breakfast time and I haven't eaten, you're making me very hungry.
Native NYer
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Poor Eric! The first time swallowing a pill is not fun.
An empty DME line and bus must have been fabulous!
An empty DME line and bus must have been fabulous!
glennbo123
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Great report on the Red Eye! I'm so glad you were able to get some rest despite all of the wiggling and interruptions. And a DME bus to yourselves!
The pill-taking description was great! Now, if the planner in you had realized it would be his first time taking a pill, would you have set up a "practice run" with placebos or something?
The pill-taking description was great!
Now, if the planner in you had realized it would be his first time taking a pill, would you have set up a "practice run" with placebos or something?Share this page
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