2006 Summer Sanitarium Tour

[Joann]

Just found your trip report! TOOOOO funny! I feel for you! Can't wait for the next installment! Happy belated Birthday My hubby had his on the 15 mine is the 29th !

 

[DisneyJo]

Whooo hoooo I finally read it all and you are just so hilarious and an absolute saint to put up with your in laws!

Can't believe I found this 7 months after it had started and you're still only on about day 3 Hope you didn't go for a fortnight (that was for you V )

 

[sorul82?]

Whooo hoooo I finally read it all and you are just so hilarious and an absolute saint to put up with your in laws!

Can't believe I found this 7 months after it had started and you're still only on about day 3 Hope you didn't go for a fortnight (that was for you V )

So I'll be the patron saint of???? Do you think I will be portrayed at Madame Tussaud's....possibly in the dungeon part? What was that called? Chamber of Horrors?

A fortnight? I would not have lived to write this trip report!

 

[sorul82?]

Just found your trip report! TOOOOO funny! I feel for you! Can't wait for the next installment! Happy belated Birthday My hubby had his on the 15 mine is the 29th !

Thank you! Happy Belated to DH and Happy Early B-day to you! BTW, my middle name is/was Joan, and I have a cousin named JoAnn.....I like the name JoAnn, but Joan is an old person who lacks a sense of humor.....does anyone think that describes me?

 

[sorul82?]

So, where was I......

Ah yes, we are now up to Monday, August 21. In a perfect world, our vacation would have been longer with some rest days included. This particular day would have been great for a much needed break. However, due to many circumstances, thanks AAA, and others, we didn't have that luxury. Oh, and my children went back to school Aug. 25. For some strange reason, I didn't want them to miss the first day of school.

Anyhow, we slept in this morning, and agreed to head out around 10AM. In my head, I had the following agenda:

11ish, arrive at MGM, check show times
12ish have lunch at Pizza Planet
1-4 catch LMA and whatever else time allowed
4- go to CSR for 5:00 ADR at Maya Grill
7 return to MGM and ride/see whatever until everyone was pooped (EMH)
?? return to Pop, everyone a happy camper

Now....

What really happened.....

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

Let me guess....

pee.
smoke.
pee.
whine.
find g'pa.
pee.
whine.
hissy fit.
pee.
pee.
pee.

Am I right?

 

[sorul82?]

Let me guess....

pee.
smoke.
pee.
whine.
find g'pa.
pee.
whine.
hissy fit.
pee.
pee.
pee.

Am I right?

Yup, that pretty much sums it up!

 

[UtahMama]

 

[sorul82?]

Good Morning, Cutey Pooty!

 

[DisneyJo]

Thank you! Happy Belated to DH and Happy Early B-day to you! BTW, my middle name is/was Joan, and I have a cousin named JoAnn.....I like the name JoAnn, but Joan is an old person who lacks a sense of humor.....does anyone think that describes me?

Hey I'm a Joanne but only MIL calls me that!

Yup, that pretty much sums it up!

 

[sorul82?]

I honestly don't remember what time we arrived at MGM that day. Sorry, I don't take notes...I have all intentions to do, but it just never happens. I'm gonna try my very bestest for our next trip cause cutey Utah Mama gave me a great journal handmade by the Queen herself! According to my liberated Mickey Heads, we have 8 more sleeps!

Anyhow, we arrived, grabbed a map, and attempted to plan the afternoon. I was trying to make everyone feel like they were involved even though I already had the whole day planned. There was only one LMA that we would be able to see, and that was my #1 priority since it would be closed in Sept. No one was really hungry so we caught Indiana Jones before lunch. Things went ok here. We had some time before LMA, so we hit Pizza Planet for lunch. Somewhere between Indiana and PP, I started to stew. I don't know why exactly? Possibly more child abandonment?? MIL got a table outside while we got the food. We emerge, and she had one (1) table for all eleven (11) of us. After trying to sort out trays, probably spilling a thing or two, my blood was boiling a little more. Seeing how this way a disaster waiting to happen, I grabbed a tray and demanded that my 4 follow. We went to the somewhat empty upstairs. But, we had wasted a lot of time, so we scarved down some food...we really weren't hungry. We clean up, head downstairs and proclaim that we are finished and "we" are heading to LMA. It's funny no one gets in a hurry until we are walking away. Ten (10) of us are debating a little about who's going where, and who is staying to finish eating, and if Daneice and Whiner are going with us, then MIL or BIL need to come along, BIL disappears to smoke, so now we are nine (9) going to LMA. Somehow in the heat of the moment, MIL says she thinks she should stay with GP so he doesn't wander off. Now we are eight (8) going to LMA. How did this happen exactly? We had been duped! It was two capable adults, GM in a wheelchair, and 5 children. Essentially, it was one adult in charge of five children. In an ordinary situation, I would carefully count, 1, 2, 3 children....1, 2, 3 child fanny packs. BUT in this chaotic exchange, I didn't count 1, 2, 3, child fanny packs. Plus MIL had duped us into taking Daneice and Whiner, and BIL is nowhere to be found. Anyone else feel the tension?

 

[UtahMama]

Uh, yes?

It's so thick you could cut it with a knife!

S'late- You are NOT going to go with them again, are you?



Again, I say, !!!!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Oh no!!!! She's gonna BLOOOOOOW!!!

Do these people even sense your anger at all??

 

[sorul82?]

They should have! I was wearing my "I'm so angry I could spit nails eyes!" Oh, but I think I was wearing my sunglasses because bright sun and squinting gives me a headache. And I think I wanted to hide my "I'm so angry I'm gonna cry eyes."

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Oh, poor S'late!!

At this point I would have ditched them all, including my own!

I sure hope you never travel with them again! BTW, wanna try Waldo out? I can schedule you some time in the Waldo Tracking chart!

 

[sorul82?]

Oh, poor S'late!!

At this point I would have ditched them all, including my own!

I sure hope you never travel with them again! BTW, wanna try Waldo out? I can schedule you some time in the Waldo Tracking chart!

Does it include lots of liquor?

 

[DisneyJo]

OMG S'late why did you ever agree to that trip, I'm so glad it's so expensive from here that none of the family can afford it! MIL even said when we told her we were going again "you couldn't even pay me to go there" jealous or what and she needn't worry as we never will pay for her to come

So how many ended up watching LMA? And did you make it without any wee stops?

 

[PrincessV]

OMG s'late, if anyone ever deserved and was in need of 21 Lapu Lapus, it was you! Seven months later and YES, I can feel the tension!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Does it include lots of liquor?

I'll strap a bottle of Patron to his fanny pack!

 

[sorul82?]

There have only been a handful of times in my life that I have been so angry that I actually lost control. Today, dear readers, happened to be one of those times. I'm not exactly proud of my behavior as I was raised better. But, I certainly set aside all Southern manners and displayed a complete lack of hometraining. Bless my pea-pickin' heart. I was all fired up and all tore up frettin, my mind was going all everwhichway. I was bound and determined to keep cool, but bad as I hated to do it, I had to run off at the mouth. Does anyone know what the heck I just said?

Let me translate:

On the way to LMA, Felony discovered that she left her fanny pack at Pizza Planet. (blood heating) Dh, who can remain calm in any situation, calls his mom to have her go find it. In the meantime, I am getting more agitated. Felony is so upset because everything was in there: her NintendoDS, lanyard, pins, and 10 Disney Dollars. We can't send one of us back because that would leave 1 capable adult, 1 wheelchair, and 5 children with one being a wanderer with bladder issues. So, I sulk for a bit, but I just can't keep it in any longer! I start to mumble(blood simmering)....darned BIL and MIL dumping their parental duties on me...my mumbles become louder....why do I always get dumped on.....then I yelled at some kids who were cutting in the handicapped line, yet no wheelchair (they were catching up to a very small child who was trying to push a wheelchair....yes, I felt bad). So we get into LMA, which I was supposed to enjoy, and I had saved my chocolate chip cookie to snack on during the show. But I was just too upset to eat and my cookie had melted (bigger bubbles). During LMA, BIL calls to say that he found the fanny pack (turn the burner down). After the show, we exit to find BIL waiting for us sans fanny pack. I asked him where it was and he said he went back to get it, but it was gone. (and the lid blew off the pot) I said, "IF YOU HAD BEEN DOING YOUR PARENTAL DUTIES INSTEAD OF SELFISHLY OFF SMOKING, I COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY OWN CHILDREN, NOT YOUR CHILDREN AND MADE SURE THAT I HAD ALL THEIR BELONGINGS AND NOW WE ARE OUT ABOUT $200 WORTH OF STUFF BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GROW A SET AND BE A FATHER.....In the middle of this little tirade, DH said, "mom called and has Felony's fanny pack." Well, do you think you could have shared this wee bit of info? DH is not always the best with communication. So, I put on my big girl panties and we proceeded to the exit.