NoOrdinaryPrincess
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- Mar 16, 2011
Just joining in. Excellent start so far!
Ah, there is nothing like the last few days before a trip. They drag on and on and on!
Thought Id share a couple of pics from that one as in many ways I felt like I was on vacation already. A pre-vacation vacation.
Id resisted texting to confirm that Eric had on sunscreen. The kid burns if you look at him. He knows better, Jeff knows better.
1. I had developed a rather alarming skin rash. [/B] Id been to the dermatologist on Tuesday, gotten one Rx but was awaiting results of a culture and didnt know if Id have to pick up yet another Rx for it. I hadnt heard from them yet and we were getting down to the wire. While I had an alternative anything that kept me from looking like something out of contagion, was good.
2. On Wednesday one of my cats had started throwing up.[/B] Multiple times in the morning.
At 4:15 Im rushing home, in my dress and heels, slamming cats into carriers as Eric couldnt corral the cat on his own.
That's before he got fat. Picture a cat about 3 times that size.
We have a rule at my house. Do NOT ask mom anything when she gets home from work until the following occurs:
Seems reasonable to me. Basically to NOT attack mom in the garage as she is getting out of the car.
- She unloads whatever she is carrying up (laptop, purse, keys, old coffee cup etc).
- She changes out of work clothes.
By now its 8:40 and Im getting twitchy.
Which Jeff always says, out loud with a big old grin and little kid look on his face, anytime a plane (or rollercoaster lol) is taking off.
We try to sleep. The kids all seem to manage some.
The crackler sat next to K. Not only was he watching a movie on a digi player of some sort the entire red eye, he ate the entire red eye. Or at least it seemed like it. Crackle crackle went the bags as he opened them. Crackle crackle went his mouth as he munched away. At ONE in the morning. At TWO. At THREE.
The tapper was your classic tap away on the computer kind of traveler. Another bright screen and loud tapping. At ONE in the morning. At TWO. At THREE. Which happens. But he presented a false front. This guy literally had a sleep mask on the top of his head ready to pull down at any minute as if his plan had been to actually sleep. Liar.
The fouler well he clearly ate something he shouldnt have before boarding. My stars! The first hour of the flight was well stinky. Silent but deadly.
He assures me that the reason we don't have to wait in line is due to my surpreme awesomeness and seems to think the vouchers are magically different than everyone elses.
Did you breathe while you were doing all that? Wowsers! It's tough to get so much done on the day you leave.
I think I am a 'first time poster' for your trip reports.
Your title drew me in-I love my coffee time. I have it once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
My goodness I am exhausted reading your travel day. And yet am surprised that everything worked out and moved relatively smoothly. You travel with really good kids!
I'm exhausted just reading this! Your kitties are cuties!
Jill in CO
Wait just a minute - I need to wipe the sweat from my, I mean your, brow!! Whew!! What a hubbub of activity leading up to the flight!!
I'm so glad you got all that stuff done and everything went okay. And I hope the people at the Mpls airport were nice to you! I'd hate to have people representing MY state be mean. We're supposed to be known for that MN Nice.
Sorry your flight mates were less than pleasant and so sleep-preventing!
You are superbly awesome with the DME!!! Love that!!
Baggage CLAM - sounds like how I would see it. Of course, I like to think I'd figure it out despite my poor vision!
Yay - you are home!!!
You leave too much for the last minute for me! I was stressed out reading it
it did! The only thing that could have made it better was no work hanging over my head but since I'd expected it I didn't let it get to me much. At least not at that moment in the trip.It must have felt so good to take off on your first leg and know that you got everything to work out after months of planning
haha - kidding - But I do think I have to read it again before I can make an intelligible comment.
It's 8pm here. I am going to try to get a quick run in. See ya!
Wow! I'm exhausted just reading all that! But yay, you made it to Disney!
Wow, what a whirlwind! But you've made it to vacation-land.
Eric wouldn't get any mercy at our house -- we'd jump all over that "baggage clam" too.
And yes, chocolate does apparently make a great pillow. Who knew?!
I'm with Mary Ellen....
I just don't know how you do it, woman!!
Sounds like everything came together, even if it was all at the last minute.
I sure hope everything calms down for you on your trip.
What a manic last day but you got there in the end which is all that matters.
As best we can tell with the limited updates, he is!Hope Taylor is enjoying London, we've got nice weather at the moment.
So I knew of most of your crazyness, but those last few hours sounds extra insane.
Love you work retreat pictures. Cool air shot. Great pictures of the kids.
Your cats are so cute. Glad Hank? stopped puking.
Ugh to the people on your flight - so annoying. Love how the kids all crashed on the last leg of the flight.
Yeah for Starbucks and arrival!
Just joining in. Excellent start so far!
What a really great summary (and pictures) of your past family trips and your planning for this one! I was around for the PTR, and it was nice reliving some of the highs and lows you experienced on the way to making this happen.
The Deluxe Dining Plan is WAY too much food, even for enthusiastic eaters like us, especially when one kid is having stomach issues.
Embrace EMHs rather than shun them
August- we came to the same conclusions as you did- too hot, too crowded, too many threats of storms wave2: TS Faye)
OMG- those bonus pictures of Eric with the characters are TOO cute!
Holy Moley! That was a lot of zigs and zags as you got ready for takeoff.
Love, love, love the cat wrangling story (they are very cute kitties). Did you mom ever, ahem, discover that Melvin had been hurling before the visit?
So sorry to hear about your fellow annoying passengers on the flight. Regular flights are hard enough, but everything is unfortunately magnified on the Red Eye. Sights, sounds, and worst of all, smells.
I can't imagine how very glad you were to see the magical arch!