A Croc For All Seasons - It's done! Epilogue, p. 52

[Goofyluver]

Ohhhh...baby b and his splatting.

And karma's a witch baybee...flee the kiddies and the fireworks won't go off!

 

[Lauralee131]

Oh man...poor Baby B... I feel so bad for the little guy...and for D...I'm sure this wasn't the trip she was envisioning either. Thank God she had such a good friend with her to help out!

And shame on me for reading this installment before I have my chicken for dinner...you know I've got issues with chicken today

I hear you though...I could have understood E not being...errr...let's say, the nurturing type...but yes, I did get a bit of a giggle when the rain started and you had the rain gear! Just a bit of a giggle...

So now here I sit, no desire to eat my chicken , but have a craving for a margarita...

I can't believe this TR is looming eerily toward the end... What will I do with my Tuesdays...

 

[princessjv]

Poor momma D, her lil'l baby B was so ill that day! Yes, it is nice that you 'let go' some of your E frustrations. I, my friend...could have NOT. I most certainly would have said some thing at that point. I do hope that she helped out when she got back to the room.

I'm glad grammy made it back for the last day. The trip is almost over, but heck you are just days away from another one.

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

Thank you V, now I can travel with peace of mind.

And I'm with Jen...karma has a funny way of coming back and biting you in the behind. And it's not even so much about baby B. He was clearly in good hands. But what about being a sister? AND a sister to a person who has had an awful year and is at WDW for a very real reason, a heartbreaking one at that! You are kinder than I am... I try not to judge, but....


Nearing the end? And no TR for August?!!?!?! For real????

 

[Disneyolic]

Poor baby. But at least you really did not have to deal with it so much this time. A margarita sounds like just what the doctor ordered for you!

And boy do I know about people who don't have kids. When Alec was a baby he was a "spitter upper". Our family was at an oldies music fest one day, along with my sis-in-law (kidless and young). She was holding Alec and I had just went and got myself a pulled pork sandwich. So Alec starts to spit up a bit and what does my sis-in-law do? Does she turn him over to the grass? No! She pushes him forward over my food! Boy I was ticked! Oh well, my story...

 

[PaMom001]

I hope the little one was well enough to travel the next day. And at least the poor little one got sick at the end of the trip.

 

[PrincessAlways]

Karma & Margaritas......what a way to end the day!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

The bus finally arrived and got this close, this close to our stop – the last of the CSR stops, of course – when B yakked again. Only thing left in his tummy was red Motrin and it conveniently landed on the equally red sarong. That was a plus.

Oh crap - I mean.... yak!

But, yeah, B was yakkin’ again. Apparently, he’d downed 2 bottles of formula in the room. And. The formula was now covering D and the hammock. It was bad, Really, really bad. So bad, we all headed to D’s room, where she stripped B and put him right into the tub. And here’s where it gets funny.

Oh crap, again.

Next thing I know, D’s laughing hysterically and asking Leo what he’s doing… I go over and find my child NAKED, and ready to get in the tub! Apparently, he was all about some tub time. D and I agreed that another time would really be better and Leo got re-dressed. Told you they bonded!

Leave it to Leo to lighten up the mood!

E had called to say she was still at EP and planned to stay for the fireworks.

So, when D needed to use the ladies' room and E didn’t offer to hold B, I understood. And when Gramma entertained B whilst D finished eating her dinner, while E read the MK map, I understood. And even when E wanted to do some exploring sans kidlets while we ate at Biergarten, I understood.

Just wait until she's a mom - it'll hit her like an "Aha!" moment!

We might have laughed. Just a little. When we saw the torrential rain start to come down. And looked at all the rain gear. Sitting in the room with us. Heh heh.

That's karma for ya, baybee!

After our crazy day, it wound up being an uneventful evening. Which was nice. For a change. Watched a little TV, read Leo’s Bday books, and settled in for a good night’s sleep. Our last night’s sleep in The World. sniff, sniff

Already?? I was just getting used to all the coded letter names: D.... E .... and B!

Coming soon(ish): I may conclude this thing before the next trip. Or not.

Oh come on! It's helping me pass the 19 days. Well, 20 days (for the next 4 hours. But hey, who's counting! )

 

[Glendamax]

Hey V! I've been stalking this thread for some time! I'm really starting to appreciate reports that include the good, the bad and the ugly! Makes me regret for leaving that out of my reports! As always, Love the pics!

 

[Lauralee131]

Hey V! I've been stalking this thread for some time! I'm really starting to appreciate reports that include the good, the bad and the ugly! Makes me regret for leaving that out of my reports! As always, Love the pics!

WHAT??? You had the Bad AND the Ugly...and you didn't share with us GMax????

 

[PrincessV]

I love that it rained. That might make me a bad person, but still...

Hey, I figure if D could laugh about it, so can we all!

Margarita's are always good

And karma's a witch baybee...flee the kiddies and the fireworks won't go off!

As it turns out, E was safely inside a building and teh fireworks still went off. Still...

And shame on me for reading this installment before I have my chicken for dinner...you know I've got issues with chicken today

Sorry 'bout that!

I can't believe this TR is looming eerily toward the end... What will I do with my Tuesdays...

Oh, I feel certian you'll have PLENTY to write about in a couple weeks!

Poor momma D, her lil'l baby B was so ill that day!

I think that was the hardest part for me - knowing how much D loves EP and her not being able to enjoy it.

Thank you V, now I can travel with peace of mind.

Happy to help! Have a great trip!

And no TR for August?!!?!?! For real????

We'll see

And boy do I know about people who don't have kids. When Alec was a baby he was a "spitter upper". Our family was at an oldies music fest one day, along with my sis-in-law (kidless and young). She was holding Alec and I had just went and got myself a pulled pork sandwich. So Alec starts to spit up a bit and what does my sis-in-law do? Does she turn him over to the grass? No! She pushes him forward over my food! Boy I was ticked! Oh well, my story...[/SIZE][/COLOR]

And at least the poor little one got sick at the end of the trip.

Good point!

Karma & Margaritas......what a way to end the day!

Mmm hmmm!

Already?? I was just getting used to all the coded letter names: D.... E .... and B!

I know - I really should have just used their names and been done with it!

Hey V! I've been stalking this thread for some time! I'm really starting to appreciate reports that include the good, the bad and the ugly! Makes me regret for leaving that out of my reports! As always, Love the pics!

I'm with LL...

WHAT??? You had the Bad AND the Ugly...and you didn't share with us GMax????

Gmax, you had some bad & ugly on your last trip??!!! With your sweet mom??! I don't buy it.

 

[kjbrown]

Hi there!

Just to repeat, I am lovin' your trip report.

I seem to recall a Croc review at some point. I believe you have the Niles and the Mary Janes, right? I thought I remembered you saying one of them wasn't so comfy. Can't remember which ones, can't find the post. Care to re-elaborate on your croc review?

 

[PrincessV]

I seem to recall a Croc review at some point. I believe you have the Niles and the Mary Janes, right? I thought I remembered you saying one of them wasn't so comfy. Can't remember which ones, can't find the post. Care to re-elaborate on your croc review?

That would be the Niles. It's not so much that they're uncomfy, as I have no arch, so the narrower fit left me with blisters on the insides of my feet.


On second thought, that is uncomfy, ins't it?!

 

[kjbrown]

That would be the Niles. It's not so much that they're uncomfy, as I have no arch, so the narrower fit left me with blisters on the insides of my feet.


On second thought, that is uncomfy, ins't it?!

Ah! I knew it. I unwittingly bought a pair of the niles a couple of weeks ago. Same thing, they rub the inside of my feet and gave me blisters. My regular old crocs are the best.

So, you liked the Mary Janes, right? Did you tour in them or just wear them for fun?

 

[PrincessV]

So, you liked the Mary Janes, right? Did you tour in them or just wear them for fun?

Mary Janes are DA BOMB! I walked and walked and walked in those suckers and had no problems at all. I highly recommend them! I just orderded the Capri flips today... I'm sure I'll STILL be writing this thing by the time I get them, so I'll report in.

 

[Philadisney]

awww....poor little B....but i must say....

We might have laughed. Just a little. When we saw the torrential rain start to come down. And looked at all the rain gear. Sitting in the room with us. Heh heh.

...that was hilarious.

 

[praisehisname]

Hey V! I'm so sorry that Baby B had such a rough afternoon/evening. At least it wasn't BOTH ends!! I hope that D and B will be able to join you for another trip real soon!

Not looking forward to the end....

Denise

 

[KatGarcia]

I really think I need to buy a new pair of crocs for the Jan/Feb trip but I dunno if it'll be too chilly for sandle type shoes...hmm... but those mary janes are awfully cute! Gosh I';m so glad I can talk to yuo guys about this silly stuff, DH rolls his eyes at the word "Crocs" LOL!

 

[PrincessV]

Day Six

One thing I dislike about WDW vacations – check out day. Yeah, I know no one likes checking out on their final day of a vacation. But what I don’t like about doing so at WDW in particular is my need to get as much Disneyfication in on that last day as possible. Which translates into getting up and running EARLY. Just once, I’d like to sleep in and utilize those last precious hours of pre-paid resort time.



Well, maybe next time.


‘Cause in this trip, The Plan called for a rip-roaring early start to fit in all the things we’d missed in the previous 5 days.

So I brewed one last pot of Godiva coffee, (which E declined AGAIN – what’s wrong with this girl?!), stuffed our belongings into whatever bags were handy, and packed up the V-mobile.

Then, I knocked on D’s door to say goodbye. Remember? E wanted to see AK, which I had no plans for this trip. So our families would be parting company for our final day in The World. No one was all that choked up about it. B’s Bday party was less than a week away and we’d all be together once more. And. Leo was probably psyched to be the only child once more.

Speaking of B…. he awoke a whole new baby! All memories of the yakky day before were erased and they were all looking forward to a fun day at AK. Needless to say, I was VERY happy to hear this.


Don't worry, we'll be checking in with D and company again later.





Gramma, Leo and I hopped a bus and headed out for stop #1: the MK!

This Plan was the product of an accident on our Dec. 2006 trip. Back then, The Plan called for EP the last day, after sleeping-in. But Leo desperately wanted to do a couple of his favorite ride before we left and we ditched sleeping-in in favor of MK before EP. Well, it worked out so well, I wrote this little set-up into The Plan from the start of this May trip! So much for sleeping-in... again.

We got one last blast fest in with Buzz…

And spent some time in ToonTown…

I forget what else, but I’m sure we found a few more diversions. Then, we headed for the Jungle Cruise, which Leo had so wanted to ride again.

It opened at 10am. We arrived at 10:20am. And found a 60 minute wait. No way, no how – we had a 12pm ADR in EP. And forget a FP – they weren’t coming back until late afternoon.


Poor Leo. He’d had so many disappointments this trip, and he’d been such a trooper about it all. This one just sent him over the edge. There was crying. And whining. And whimpering. And moaning. And shuffling of feet.




And then. There was this:

The all-mighty Dole Whip.

Was suggested by V.


And I know what some of you are thinking. No, this wasn’t some form of horrific punishment for an ill-behaved 5 year old. Leo had outgrown his pineapple allergy. I was pretty sure.

I still had mine. My pineapple allergy. But I popped an extra allergy pill and took a chance, just to see what all the fuss was about.



Wow.


WOW.


WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Trumpets flared and angels sang. The Earth stood still. Peace reigned and people everywhere were consumed with joy.


Get the Dole Whip, is what I’m sayin’.


FYI, those egg rolls across the street are mighty fine, too.



I was hungry.



Next: Rotating Rodents Ravage a Rutabaga

 

[boysmom5150]

Hey V,
Back from my quickie trip to the world, and caught up. I dont know how you do it living in FL with the heat and humidity. It was hotter than if we were on the sun!!

Glad to see I got a 2 for 1 while I was gone.....to lazy to multi-quote(sorry)
People with no kids have no clue and they never will until they have their own.
I cant believe she wouldnt stick around to help her sister and nephew. I understand that she is on vacation as well, but after what D and B had just gone through you think she might have had more compassion and the baby was sick not just being fussy or difficult.

Ok you are a GREAT friend, I dont do throw-up very well when its my own kids never mind someone elses...But I would try my best...You are amazing!!!Im glad you were there for D and B.

Leo and the bath was too cute

Boo hoo I always hate check out day.

We do the same thing on our last day. We let the kids pick what they want to ride and as long as the line is ok we do it(actually this trip we let them do this everyday )

Oh my passion......DOLE WHIPS AND FLOATS.I havent been able to have them the last few times as somehow my pinapple allergy has returned
Boy do I miss them.

BTW let me know about the capris, I am considering ordering a pair. I would love your input as you have been right with all the other shoes