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[Nurse_Mommy4]

QOTD??? In The News...

What's the craziest thing YOU ever brought to Disney??

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat.
Officials said Wednesday that the woman found the pistol on the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom. The woman gave the loaded weapon to a park attendant, who then contacted her manager and authorities.
The owner of the gun, Angelo Lista, told authorities that he discovered his firearm was missing several minutes after leaving the ride. He has a concealed weapons permit.
Lista told authorities he didn't know Disney World patrons weren't allowed to bring guns. He said he thought the security checkpoint at the entrance to the central Florida park was only so guards could check bags for bombs or explosives.
Disney World prohibits patrons from bringing weapons of any kind on its property.

My Kids!

No seriously though, I can't imagine taking a weapon (let alone a gun), to my happy place.

 

[Nurse_Mommy4]

Christine....so glad you're okay! I worked on a stroke unit for years and it's scary when things like this happen to otherwise healthy people. Good thing your DW was there to help!

Joshsmom....sending prayers to you and your family that the test results are good!

 

[JKSWonder]

Welcome to you both!

Oh, this is the first I'm hearing of these rehabs I'm a little bummed about MV3D - that is one of those that i always think won't be a big deal if we skip and then remember just how much I love it when we go! And I LOVE the JC. I know every line, every joke, every which way they can tell them, and I still crack up like an 8 year old. That one is a big disappointment. Although we did survive Space Mountain, Splash and TSMM rehabs and those were much bigger in my mind.

With the ages of my kids now, I would definitely try a 24 hour day, and plan a full resort day for the day after. I know it's insanely crowded, etc. but I would just want to do it to do it.

In all my trips, I have never planned around a specific event. We've been there for different events, but never specifically. It's hard with school schedules, but in the future, I think I would like to try to plan to enjoy some of the things I haven't done yet because of the timing.

If this is true about the MV3D rehab, you can all go ahead and blame my daughter. She HATES the muppets and if she could arrange for this to be closed so she wouldn't have to go to it with us, she would.

The Muppets were a part of mine and DH's childhood....the only show our parents let us stay up watch. I was really hoping to be able to see it this time, since we now have a son who is at a wonderful age to appreciate it.

 

[Justine825]

Hi everyone!

I'll be going on a solo trip from August 23-29 and will be staying at ASMu. I have some dining plans, which will include The Wave, Raglan Road, Via Napoli, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Beaches and Cream and possibly Sanaa (none of which I have dined at before). I am super excited for this trip!

 

[Mrs. M. Mouse]

Hi everyone!

I'll be going on a solo trip from August 23-29 and will be staying at ASMu. I have some dining plans, which will include The Wave, Raglan Road, Via Napoli, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Beaches and Cream and possibly Sanaa (none of which I have dined at before). I am super excited for this trip!

Welcome! I've always wondered what a solo trip would be like... I'd probably miss my family too much to have fun!

 

[jaz0308]

Hi August friends. I've gotten way behind in this thread the past week. I had a scary incident and I was afraid Disney in August might not even happen But now I'm looking at the positive.

Last Tuesday morning I had a TIA, which is a mini-stroke. I was having breakfast with DW (which we NEVER do mid-week - I'm taking it as a sign) when my arm started to go numb and my head was tingling and I thought I'd pass out. She took me to the ER, afraid it was something with my heart. We were shocked - well I was - she caught on fast what was happening - when they were rushing me into a CT scan and then MRI. I spent three days in the hospital and am now on three meds and so sad. I am essentially fine - I have some left arm/hand weakness (I'm a lefty) that I will start OT for next week and am having a hard time with stimulation - if I have to focus or concentrate on something for more than a few minutes, I get a headache and feel like I want to close my eyes. But that is getting better, and I think some of it is mental/anxiety....I just feel like a ticking time bomb and I need to move past that.

But today's the day I am going back to focussing on our summer and our plans and to do everything possible to make sure this doesn't happen again, so I am back to catch up with all of you and get back to some Disney planning!

FYI, I am 43, don't smoke, have an occasional glass of wine with dinner or a beer, run 3-4 times a week, have normal blood pressure, have always had normal cholesterol, although those numbers were not in line with my April physical so we'll follow up there, and basically eat a healthy diet - I could afford to lose 10 pounds or so, but I am not overweight by a medical standpoint. My dad and his two brothers have/had high cholesterol and my dad at age 62 and his brother at age 65 both passed from strokes. So I do have a family history. But otherwise, this should not have happened to me. So my message to you is, if you ever have weird symptoms where you get light headed, dizzy, and just don't feel right, see a doctor, even if you think it's nothing. My episode only lasted about 40 minutes. Had I been here alone, as I would have been 95% of other weekdays, I would have laid down on the couch thinking I didn't feel well and possibly thought I pulled a muscle in my arm, etc. The intensity of what was happening in no way matched the seriousness of the situation at the time and the change this will make to the rest of my life.

Ok, onward and upward...

Oh how very scary! Thinking of you and prayers for a quick recovery and no more problems!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

We will be at The Poly august 15-24th!! Can't wait!!!

Hi everyone!

I'll be going on a solo trip from August 23-29 and will be staying at ASMu. I have some dining plans, which will include The Wave, Raglan Road, Via Napoli, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Beaches and Cream and possibly Sanaa (none of which I have dined at before). I am super excited for this trip!

to you both!

 

[momto3gr8boys]

I agree!! Really don't think my kids would go for us doing Disney without them right now. but someday I'd like to go for F&W without the kids...

Welcome TJ!!

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Ditto here!

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

I have taken many vacations without my kids and only ever feel slightly guilty , but I have never taken a Disney vacation without kids. My plans for 2014, however, are (hopefully now - I'm assuming I'll be back to running in a few weeks) to do the C2C challenge with Tink in January at DL and F&W in November at WDW. But both of these weekends will be quick trips and logistically easier to do sans kids. Oh, but the guilt!

I still haven't decided what to do about it. My kids do go to WDW for their senior year trip - DS17 will go in March, so it may be the year to introduce not all is equal and balanced, but I still haven't made up my minds.

My dad went to WDW to play golf one year. I'm pretty sure he never set foot in a park, but my mother forbade me to tell my (much younger) sisters where he was .

 

[joshsmom]

Good morning to all!!! My happy dance of the day is that I am FINALLY in Single Digits for the number of WEEKS til I go!! Obviously not single digit DAYS, but just falling into the single digit WEEKS category is something to celebrate!!! So 9 weeks from today, I will walk under that train station and onto Main Street USA--and finally be in my happy place with my family!!! I hope everyone has a fabulous day today!!

P.S. if anyone has the magic code to make Disney open up slots for the August Dessert Party, would you PLEASE put it into action???!!! They are drivng me crazy!!!

 

[momto3gr8boys]

I know this is the happy dance forum, and honestly I'm really [really really] happy that August is fast approaching. But this is the worst time for me. There is nothing I need to do to make this trip better!

Resort? Booked

ADRs? Booked (though of course there are a couple I keep trying to tweak to a little better time slot )

Touring plans? Done (Yes, I know that they will be more accurate if I redo them closer to departure, so it's really just a game at this point).

Packing? It's probably too early to pack (or is it? ).

I hope you all understand what I mean. The planning is a big part of the excitement, and now that the planning's done, I feel... I feel... sad?

OK, enough whining. I'm going to go to bed and dream of castles, and monorails, and chocolate dipped confections that look like a mouse

I as feeling like that recently. I have now created a whole new list of activities for myself.

I am planning on Disney movie theme nights - hopefully once or twice a week when school lets out. There's a really incredible thread here on the DIS about this, and people have suggestions for dinner, desserts and crafts. My group is a little old for the crafts (although you never know!), but three boys do love food!

I have also decided to do autograph cards for the Project Life album I will do for Disney. I gave up traditional scrapping a while ago, but have gotten into the PL style lately, and it's been much faster and easier, and my pictures are in albums! We haven't done autographs in probably ten years (I'm not even sure if DS12 has ever even done them - poor third child) because we just had way too many from the years before. But there are so many cute autograph journal cards out there, and I think they'll be great in the album. I will probably just plan to bring ones for the few character meals we are doing, as we don't do meet and greets anymore, but who knows, maybe this year we will. So I am going to get planning on those.

I also have Walt Disney's biography on my long to read list. Maybe I'll pick that up this summer as well.

 

[joshsmom]

Ditto here!

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

It's an excellent question. My mother and I have talked about going in late November 2014 when DS would be away at college so we could see the Christmas decorations and all of the wonderful things that happen at that time. If we did, I would tell DS. I wouldh't stop him if he wanted to go with us, but I certainly wouldn't want him to miss classes!!

 

[momto3gr8boys]

My DH is Army, and left for Afghanistan last year right before Memorial Day, just missing the birth of our son a couple weeks later. He came home the day our son turned 9 months, and the adjustment has been hard for everyone. This trip is much needed - 90 more days!

On a different subject, DH and I have both decided to go back to school to finish our degrees. I'm a SAHM and the degree I want, in the timeframe I want it in, is going to require some crazy packed semesters, but hopefully my kids will let me "work". I started my degree as a single mom working 2 jobs and it just got to be too much, so second time needs to be the charm. The real kicker - I'll start classes the week before our vacation. Yay for online courses!

Good for you, and good luck with school!

 

[momto3gr8boys]

How about a QOTD?

Are you planning any other summer overnight getaways for your family?

Maybe a trip to a cottage, a couple of days in the big city, or an overnighter to visit friends or relatives who live afar?

Or is your Disney trip your sole summer expedition?

We actually have a busy summer travel-wise. We have a trip to London booked for July 20-27, then Disney in August and then two weeks after Disney we are going to Woodloch Pines for a long weekend to celebrate my mom's 70th bday (the whole family is going).

Then I will be broke and eating hot dogs for a few months

Seriously though, we love to travel. It's higher on our priority list than many other luxuries, so we skip those things and it all works. Although we've now eaten out or ordered in every night for the past two weeks which really isn't in the budget, but that's life...

 

[Loreli]

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

I would never go w/o my kids while they are kids. I just can't imagine not sharing that experience. I am sure I will go with my grandkids later in life.

 

[momto3gr8boys]

Our DS is working full time all summer (he has been blessed with a FABULOUS job in the youth department at our local YMCA) so during July and August its not unusual for him to put in 50 hour weeks with the various summer camps they offer. He loves his job and adores the big paycheques, so he's not too eager to give up his work time for lengthy family fun getaways (our Orlando trip excluded, of course!....but that's why we take the last week of August to travel, as enrolment numbers for camp for that final week of summer are always less than during the earlier weeks, meaning staffing requirements are less).

Soooo....that said, we will be squeezing in one more short trip over our Canada Day long weekend (from June 28th to July 1st). DH's birthday is June 28th, so its nice timing there and the first day of summer camp is July 2nd, so the timing is perfect for Jake as well. We will spend one night in Toronto (staying downtown at the Delta Chelsea to take in some shopping and city excursions) then we are moving on to Cambridge for two nights to visit the African Lion Safari and a local waterpark. Nothing big, but nice for us to get away and enjoy some leisure time before the busy-ness of summer hits.

Otherwise, the rest of our adventures will be day trips to the beach or something similar.

It's hard when you have to not only work around your work schedules, but a teen's as well. This summer will still be easy for us as my DS17 is working for my brother (he owns a construction company) so I am able to easily work that out. He also volunteers at the hospital, but again, with DW in the position she's in, it's not a problem. And he is well aware that these perks are not typical! Next summer I am not sure we will be as lucky. DS15 will need to find a job then, and he is neither construction nor hospital material. I see him in more of a typical teen job, which will mean he will have to adhere to a much more restrictive schedule.

Your weekend sounds great. We enjoyed a trip to Ottowa for Canada Day two years ago - totally by accident as we were passing through and staying over night on a 16 day Canadian road trip. We just happened to hit Ottowa along with Will and Kate and a few million of the friendliest people! It was a great time. Do all the cities have big celebrations that weekend?

 

[flnngn2]

Hi everyone!

I'll be going on a solo trip from August 23-29 and will be staying at ASMu. I have some dining plans, which will include The Wave, Raglan Road, Via Napoli, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Beaches and Cream and possibly Sanaa (none of which I have dined at before). I am super excited for this trip!

I highly reccomend Sanaa! The setting is gorgeous, the food is unique and delicious. We have almost identical dining plans except for Liberty Tree. We are not going to Sanaa this time (no repeats allowed!) but Boma instead. Enjoy your solo trip!

 

[thetorit]

QOTD??? In The News...

What's the craziest thing YOU ever brought to Disney??

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP)  A Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat.
Officials said Wednesday that the woman found the pistol on the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom. The woman gave the loaded weapon to a park attendant, who then contacted her manager and authorities.
The owner of the gun, Angelo Lista, told authorities that he discovered his firearm was missing several minutes after leaving the ride. He has a concealed weapons permit.
Lista told authorities he didn't know Disney World patrons weren't allowed to bring guns. He said he thought the security checkpoint at the entrance to the central Florida park was only so guards could check bags for bombs or explosives.
Disney World prohibits patrons from bringing weapons of any kind on its property.

I'm around guns a lot, DH is army and owns a dozen, but this would still scare me senseless! And this man should have his concealed carry taken away, it could have been a child or teenager to find it. Goodness.

 

[thetorit]

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

I would never go w/o my kids while they are kids. I just can't imagine not sharing that experience. I am sure I will go with my grandkids later in life.

I'm the worst about guilt with the kids! DD went to daycare for 3 years and I ended up getting a second job at her "school" just to snoop out exactly what kind of place it was.... I have left DS exactly 3 times since he was born. I was okay the two times DH watched him, but we let the in laws watch the kids one night to go to a movie and I couldn't enjoy myself - and the kids were asleep the whole time! I couldn't imagine going on vacation without them, I'd just feel horrible for leaving them out. I kind of hope my conscious will clear when they're older - I need some mama time eventually!

 

[jdd]

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

Yes!! DH and I took a long weekend trip last May for our anniversary and it was amazing - I definitely recommend it to everyone! I didn't feel the least bit guilty, as my boys have been to Disney many times and will get to go many more . They knew we were going (and where) well ahead of time and they had "vacation" at grandma's, so everything was fine. I've also taken the two older ones on solo trips with mom, and my youngest will get to do that as well.

I'm currently planning a trip next February for the Princess half marathon. That will either be a solo trip or one of my friends may come with me (she has to convince her DH ). Already told the boys, and they're excited for me to go

 

[JavArmy]

Ditto here!

So, as a QOTD, have you/would you plan a Disney trip without your kids? If so, did you/would you feel guilty? And, do your kids know where you are going?

:.

I've gone with my kids before ( last year). I went with my teenage sister. I didn't feel bad because I was doing a trip with my kids later that year. I tried not to tell them where we were going (they were 4 and 6) but my husband let the cat out of the bag. They didn't mind, they were more excited to go camping with daddy! I did feel bad when I was buying supplies for the trip and the lady at the checkout asked my son what it was all for and he said "it's so mommy can go to Disney world without us..." He wasn't upset, just stating the facts