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Thanks Kathy - just started my planning for our August 2009 trip!

It's just over a year and five months and this trip report is officially complete. I bet there are more than a few that thought I would never finish. For those that have stuck with me, I hope it was worth the wait. For those not so patient, below are the links to the previous chapters. As a...

Now well over a year since this trip, I am still determined to finish this report. I had intended to make this the last installment, but it got a bit long. Chapter 9 will now have a part 2. As a reminder, at the time of the trip the cast of characters: Joe - the dad at 41, Kathy - the mom at...

We are just back from another wonderful January trip, but I am still determined to finish last year's report. As a reminder, at the time of the trip the cast of characters: Joe - the dad at 41, Kathy - the mom at 37, Christopher - the map boy at 11, Connor - without a nickname at 8, Alex - the...

As a reminder, at the time of the trip the cast of characters were; Joe - the dad at 41, Kathy - the mom at 37, Christopher - the map boy at 11, Connor - without a nickname at 8, Alex - the octopus at 4 and Caley - the sassy princess at 2. As a parent, you knew this day would come. You lie...

Ok, I've changed my goal from the best trip report ever written to the longest trip report to write. I have promised myself that I will finish this before our upcoming January trip. For those who have forgotten, at the time of the trip the cast of characters were; Joe - the dad at 41, Kathy -...

Sunday, January 18, 2004 I can easily be described as a homebody. After getting married I moved out of my parents house for the first time. It would have been very traumatic for me, except for the fact that I was only moving next door. It took Kathy a while to get used to living so close...

Saturday, January 17, 2004 We all sleep in late, which gives my tummy a little extra time to recover from the large quantities of meat I consumed at O'hanna's. We are going to spend the day by the pool before meeting up with Caitlin and Bridget for dinner at the Hoop De Doo. Yes, the Hoop...

I'm sure most have given up on me, but I have decided to finish this darn thing before our next tri But before I continue, a brief interlude… Thursday, July 22, 2004 As I sit here watching eight-year-old Connor chomp on a bagel on the deck of a rented house on Frye Island in Maine, I...

The maximum capacity is 5 to a room, has anyone snuck in the 6th? What do people with 4 kids do at Universal?? Paying for two rooms is tough on the budget! Any suggestions?!?

Tigg'r and ABCmom, Here is the link to my previous post... Here is the link to the poop incident jd

Anyone that remembers the famous poop incident from one of our previous trips knows that I don't give up easily. Faced with adversity, I pride myself on rising to the challenge, giving my all to turn a bad time around. Under normal circumstances, the shaky start to our day wouldn't even...

Ok, ok, I apologize for taking so long. I have gotten a bit carried away with Chapter 3 and, therefore, have divided it into two parts. The good news is that part two is just about complete and should be out tomorrow… It’s 12 am on October 16th, 2003. The eerie glow from over 1.2 million...

Suddenly, everything is different. The planning, the worries, the 9 months of labor all come crashing together and that day you have been anticipating for so long is finally here. All of the planning, however, didn’t prepare you for this. You feel it the moment you leave the hospital with...

A tease? In the words of my cute little 2-year old, I'll say this in my defense, "no I am'nt!" Although I have many excuses, I'm sure you don't want to hear any of them. I will do my best to get Chapter 2 out this week. I will also promise to increase my productivity on the rest. Zurg -...

Sorry for the delay...I'm a little rusty Tap, tap, tap. “Just a minute Lucy, can’t you see I’m trying to save our lawn mower from being vandalized by a gang of local ninja’s?” My hands and feet move with synchronized precision as I thwart off the evil band of adolescent ninja’s. Tap, tap...

Inside Jacket Joedisney and his crew are off again on a whimsical tour of Disney. Follow along as Joe describes the details of his latest trip. This, however, is not your typical trip report. Instead, you will be taken on a journey that parallels that of life itself. We all know that a...

It’s been just over two weeks since we returned from our trip and we have barely recovered from the post Disney blues. For those waiting for my trip report…I have some good news and some bad news…The good news is that I promise to start working on it immediately…The bad news is that I am...

There is nothing worse than having a child that is sick. Both the map boy and the octopus have had surgery (Boston Children's Hospital). As I am sure you can attest t is comforting to have quality medical care close by. Sounds like the little guy is doing well. I had an uncle that lived well...

It has been confirmed by several inside sources that the famous pooping Octopus is planning a return to Disney in mid-January of 2004. The DIS boards were aflutter with excitement upon hearing the news in anticipation of another round of entertaining trip reports by the almost forgotten...