8 is ENOUGH!! July 2-9, 2006 NEW 8/22* Part 5- Post #61

[forr2grls]

Sheli,
Love the TR so far!! you're doing great!!keep it coming!

Paula

 

[tictoc]

Frantically trying to clean the house!!! Ha! You were chatting every night lol. But, I did not see anything . . .

 

[UtahMama]

Tinker*Shell*Belly Girl.... I just yelled at my computer, frightening the kiddies,"HEY! go to the Disney Store at Downtown Disney or even the store at the airport or at the end of any ride!!!!" Did you hear me?

Did I guess the solution to your dilema since it's a past-dilema? I will DROP DEAD if your DH was out getting you some new shirts/shorts for DS!! You will have to scoop me off the floor with a spatula....Dang! Where's the scooping-dead-woman-off-the-floor-with-a-spatula Smilie???? This'll have to do..."me after I read that your DH bought new shirts for you in your moment of need":....

 

[tictoc]

You are so funny--you must join us in the chat. Love your responses to the trippies as much as I love the trippies! And to think we will be there around the same time!

 

[pigletforever]

gotta find out where DH is. Getting donuts? That is where mine would be. And by the way how can you over sleep on a departure to disney day. I DS's 17 and 4 would be bouncing off the ceiling. DS 4 has Aspergers so I am following along for tips.

 

[dimoe]

Oh what a wonderful trip report. I can hardly wait to hear more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Diane

 

[AshClan]

Loving it so far, Sheli! Don't you love how nobody ever wants to do the planning, and then they all of a sudden want everything perfect when the time comes to go? How do they think it got that way?!?

Oh, and my 12 yr old has Asperger's too. Disney has always, surprisingly, worked really well for him. Maybe BECAUSE I'm so organized about it. My biggest problem? He doesn't walk fast enough!!!

Can't wait for the next installment.

 

[SleepingBeautyDreamr]

I am dying to know. Where was your DH?????? Please tell us soon.

 

[sharonW]

Hey Sheli...I'm enjoying your report, more please!! See ya in chat!

 

[soldiersmom]

Please update soon! It sounds like your family has all the ingredients for a fantastic trip report. I'm seeing comedy, drama and magic ahead

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

Ok, You all know that he went to get coffee and donuts for the morning before the trip.


AND of course he got me some new shirts. He wole up at 7:30 and threw on some clothes and ran to Sears and Target. He came back with 5 shirts for me and a new pair of shorts for Quin. I knew I married that man for a reason.

I threw the shirts into the bags, fed the kids lunch 20 minutes after the donuts and we were off to Pease NH for what promised to be a long wait. Allegiant air wants you to check in between 2 and 3 hours early and since we had skipped the option to select our seats ($10pp each way) we knew we wanted to be early so all 8 of us could sit near each other on the plane.

Thankfully I had researched the airport and knew there was no food to be had there so we stopped at a Subway and picked up sandwiches to eat after check-in, while we waited forever. And it did turn out to be forever.
We checked in and at 3+ hours early they still put us in the back of the plane. No choice of seats, no discussion, nothing. You will sit here.

Allegiant is the only airline that flies out of Portsmouth right now so the security line wasn't even open. We waited until the 4:45 opening time, then 5:00 came and went, and finally...as Matt was entering a major meltdown, my mom was threatening not to go with us (because I was irritated that the security people were standing around looking at each other instead of letting us through) and the DH decides he's not going - I fall apart. I am standing in the line with tears rolling down my face, a sopping wet baby who's diaper is leaking and there's my mom trying to hand me more stuff to hold so she can go home.

Just in time the security line opens and I have to figure out how to get the stroller, food (the Subway sandwiches) my carry-on and the baby all through the line by ,myself...at this no one is speaking to me because I am "being unreasonable."

Through security means we still have an hour until our scheduled departure but of course this rinky-dink airline is not on time. Other than all the "family togetherness" my greatest regret of this trip is the budget airline (remember- I did NOT choose the airline.) At 7:30pm we finally board for our 6:40pm flight...only to find NO AIR CONDITIONING on the plane.

I am really not a picky person, I do however like things to open when they are supposed to (security gate) and I like my planes ontime with at least some airflow so I can breathe. So far I have not been a happy camper. The Captain babbles something about the APU (how's that for an OAR utahmama ) not working and that we will have air once we are flying.

Of course this was at 8:00 and we found out that we were not cleared for take-off due to storms in New Jersey. So we sat. And sat. And sat...until they cleared us 32 minutes and 96 degrees later. I have never in my life felt more like farm animals in a pen than I did sitting and roasting on that airplane. I guarantee I will never fly with them again. You don't get two chances to cook my family alive inside a tin can.

The flight was eneventful other than the guy behind me swearing at a 4 or 5 year old child for the first 20 minutes of sitting on the tarmac. He stopped when I stood up, turned around and snapped "I have kids, watch your mouth!" I am not a "stand-up" person... I blame it on the heat.

So our 10pm arrival landed at 11:20 which means we get to the Contemporary at 1am and find that our reservations (mine and the Dparents) are not "linked" and our rooms are nowhere near each other. Of course they can't change it because there are only 2 other room in the whole place open and they are not near one another either.

Whatever..give us they key...the kids need sleep and I am cranky!

*insert trumpeting horns sound here*

We open the door and walk across the room, throw open the curtain and there it is in all it's glory...the Magic Kingdom!!!! The castle is a blue color, there are twinkling lights on the turrets, the astro orbiter is sitting there just waiting for me to see it. and the Main Street train station is so close i feel like i can reach out and touch it...how will I ever sleep with that sight out my window?

The Magic Kingdom is my favorite place, my favorite park and of course, our first stop the next day at 8am.....8am? I gotta go to bed!

Next up....See you on Buzz...

 

[forr2grls]

LOVE it Sheli!!!!!! ..can't wait to read the next installment!
Paula

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Great report so far, very entertaining, just sorry about all your troubles. I hope things get better for you, just keep up the great TR.

 

[fizz13]

We open the door and walk across the room, throw open the curtain and there it is in all it's glory...the Magic Kingdom!!!! The castle is a blue color, there are twinkling lights on the turrets, the astro orbiter is sitting there just waiting for me to see it. and the Main Street train station is so close i feel like i can reach out and touch it...how will I ever sleep with that sight out my window?

Oh I hope that view made up for the days events a little, sounds tear-jerkingly beautiful,

 

[Torjohnson]

Great Work, Sheli!!!!
I never knew trip reports existed until last night.

yay!!!!!

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

Oh I hope that view made up for the days events a little, sounds tear-jerkingly beautiful,

The view makes up for EVERYTHING!

The setting at the Polynesian may be tropical resort beautiful.

The buildings at the Grand Floridian may be whitewashed perfection.

BUT, nothing beats the view of the Magic Kingdom from the tower at the Contemporary...all negatives are quickly forgotten when you have all of Disney right our your window.

 

[all4disneyworld]

This is really good...the view, the magic... I would have gotten in the shower and passed out! You are a trooper!

 

[SleepingBeautyDreamr]

Bravo for what you said to that man cursing on the plane

 

[TwinkieMama]

I am enjoying this and looking forward to more.
I will confess that I fall prey to the common habit of guessing about the trip report just on the title...
so my first thought was that you had 8 kids and after going to WDW you decided against a 9th

or you had 6 kids (thus a family of 8) and realized that you were at max capacity to stay on site in a 2 bdrm villa....

anyway-I can't wait to find out what happens next

thanks for sharing

 

[mytwotinks]

I'm just dying to know if you liked the shirts or not? Did he buy the right size? If he did, I am truly impressed!

Great report!