Oh, and I ordered some clothes for the trip, and they arrived. Some new Old Navy tee-shirts and some stuff from Hanes, like new socks! They are the "no show" length, so I'll continue to be styling in my sock'ncroc combo, but the socks will be even shorter this time.
2 of the shirts are a no-go. Just too thin in the fabric and don't make me happy. So either tomorrow or before our flight on Thursday I have to go to the Supermall to exchange the shirts, and I guess I'll have to stop in at the bali outlet as well. Sigh. Well, I needed new "upper underwear" anyway.
I've done no organizing, but lots of packing!
DS has kept himself busy by eating oranges (he just cut a navel orange with a butter knife, what talent!) and drawing ALL over himself. He has a brown "watch" which looks like he has smashed his wrist but somehow isn't swollen, it's just hideous to look at.
But did I mention the Sharpie stripes he put on his cheeks yesterday in order to be a bee? We finally saw Bee Movie and he loves it, and just felt like being a bee. Water on a washcloth got it off, but let me tell you, he did NOT appreciate the process!!!
So we're taking public transport up to the airport, and I get to haul the carseat and such, since we'll have a car in San Diego and Anaheim. But we won't need the seat once we get home, since we're getting him a new one when we get back. The kid is probably a gram away from the limit of the seat, LOL. Well, my sister in law has a sister who is pregnant with her first baby, and I got word through the grapevine that if SIL's sister wanted me to leave the Roundabout at SIL's place, I would. And she said yes! Problem is that means she'll do the lap baby thing on airplanes, but at least I know she will have a quality carseat for the next 3 years (I'll send brother a note when it reaches its expiration date, or better yet plan a trip there so I can destroy the seat at that point) when they visit my brother. I'm even leaving the manual.
SIL's sister and I are nearly the same person, it's funny, so it's nice to be able to help her out in some way!
So what should we do? Leave HoJo, grab a muffin (as described by DangerMouse, I believe) and perhaps coffee from Mimi's, walk briskly. Go in to DL, rush to City Hall, if no line grab a button. Rush to Peter Pan, then Dumbo, then Teacups and Carousel. Maybe Toad and Alice if DS feels like it. If we haven't gone to City Hall, backtrack and do that. Have fun, fun, fun, more fun. Maybe get to the PFF early enough that there's barely a line? Get a late breakfast for anyone who is hungry, ooh, perhaps at Tomorrowland Terrace if it's open (such a good value!).
That reminds me, I need to get out the Lexan french press pot, to bring with us. Brother doesn't drink coffee but we do (I delayed my coffee by 6 hours one day during a visit and thought my head was going to explode, it wasn't pretty and we had to make an emergency stop at Starbucks for me...I'm ridiculously addicted), and he doesn't have a coffee pot (shocking).
I'm really wishing we could have taken the train for this trip, sigh. Once DS is older it will be better for that...of course by the time he's older, maybe we'll have another baby (or three, like Eamon told me I would have in the future, last night) and then do we wait for that baby to get older? Augh.
So anyway, late b'fast. Fun fun fun. Pirate's Lair? Make sure E's tummy is full, go to Blue Bayou (after and before riding POTC, of course!). Shared lunch for the adults, and if they did note E's b'day, they said he'd have a complimentary birthday dessert. Robert and I share a cookie boat.
After that would be an excellent time to get back to the hotel! So we'll pretend like we're capable of that (maybe E will just have a stroller nap?) (
omg I'm not even there and I'm over-tiring us, what is WRONG with me?!!!!!) and we'll have a nice swim or nap or something.
Get back for Pixar Play Parade? Then hop over for the DL parade?
I know I'm overscheduling myself, it's crazy. But it's just on paper. I'll be fully aware that that day is E's birthday, not MY day, so we'll just try to get in all the special things for him, not necessarily the parades and such that day.
Ooh what fun! I just checked the calendar, and starting on the 22nd:
Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger
10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 5:15pm
That must be that interactive show thing in Adventureland! fun fun fun!
I keep forgetting that there are fireworks on Monday. No Fantasmic, but fireworks. So that's nice to know. Might be a long day (broken up by a nap and/or swim, I promise!) but since Tuesday is a MM day we'll likely go to DCA first anyway, giving us time to sleep.
Too much to think about, sorry for the rambling!