~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

[MeMom]

I'm hoping for good things for Brett today. I think I can picture exactly where they'll be, so I'll be thinking of him. Is someone going with him? I hope he'll be able to get a picture made with her.

Sorry to hear about Sherman. Jill went home to find Ben unable to walk one day, too. She was so upset that her little baby was suffering; she just cried and cried. He had to have surgery (about $2000), but he's fine now. Give Sherman a loving hug from your Dis friends - poor little guy.

Luke does look cute sitting on the bench waiting, and so does the little guy falling asleep right behind him. Little ones go hard in Disney World, and when things slow down for a minute, they are out!

I love the Main Street Mickey wreaths, too. We're looking forward to seeing them again right after Christmas. Not looking forward to the crowds, but we'll manage.

Jill is a Casey's girl. A Casey's hot dog while waiting for Spectro is pretty much routine for us. I rarely have a hot dog out here in the real world, but sitting on the sidewalk on Main Street, they suddenly take on a whole new excitement!

 

[AussieAngel]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, now I really want an American hot dog!!!!

Bummer!!!! Daaawn!!

We've never been to Casey's. Now I really, really want to go there. That's a bit sad, isn't it!?

And yay, you went on our favourite ride!! TTA! I really don't know why it's our favourite... it's just relaxing and lazy and fun!! Even though Ray did fall asleep on it. Heheheee.

Oooh, and I hope Sherman gets better soon! Poor thing!! Annie wants you to know that she hopes Sherman will be okay too. Our pets have to band together, right?!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Great update! Those Space Mountain pics are hilarious!! And holy cow that woman in the photopass pic really was on a mission to collide with Anna! What is wrong with people?

Glad your brother has potentially good news in his situation. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

And sending good doggie thoughts for Sherman. Hope he's feeling better!

 

[KristinAnne]

I love your updates! They are so fun! I hope everything works out for Brett today.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

I hope that all goes well for Brett today. I know he is very excited to see that little girl and I know you can't wait to see her pictures.

I'm so sorry Sherman is hurting. Ben had the same thing happen to him when I was about 7 months pregnant with Brooklynn. It just happened all the sudden. he had been running around and then all the sudden he was dragging his rear end on the ground and whimpering. The vet took x-rays and said he had two slipped disk and we would have to go see a specialist to see if it could be fixed or if he just needed to be put to sleep. (I really hadn't wanted Ben in the first place but when I heard we might have to put him to sleep I just cried and cried.) We ended up having to take him to the specialist about an hour and a half away and he said the surgery would cost $3000 and there was no guarantee it would fix it but he had had great success. (He has done like 5000 of these procedures successfully) So $3000 was paid and we left him there on Friday for surgery that morning. We picked him up on Monday. He had 27 staples all the way down his spine and couldn't walk. We had to keep him in a playpen so that he wouldn't try to walk around. He had to have medicine every 3 hours and we had to carry him outside, set him down, and help him go to the bathroom for two weeks. Then he started being able to walk on his own a little bit. he still couldn't jump though. After 6 weeks he was back to normal. He has been fine ever since with no complications. Hope it is just a bruised spinal cord though and that the steroids work.

 

[MagicShell]

I am glad that Brett will be able to see Margot. I hope all goes well. I hope things go well with your doggie also.

It looks like you had a great time on Space Mountain. Laughing at Disney World is the best.

 

[Camster0307]

First of all, keeping my fingers crossed for your brother and his visit with his baby. It does sound suspicious but hopefully it will go well!

Great update! How the heck is Anna taking those pix of you guys on Space Mountain? Is she not holding on at all? I'm such a baby - I just can't bring myself to let go when I'm on those types of rides!

Love that Ray has the Tink clip on his backpack. So cute!

Enjoyed the food porn from Casey's. Now my mouth is watering for some of those cheese fries! And I hope you had luck with MVMCP crowds. I have learned from experience that it is certainly not worth it to go on a discount night - it is SOOOO crowded and you just don't get to enjoy everything. It is so much better to go on a full price night.

 

[TigerTown]

Hi Dawn,

New reader here. I just finished catching up on your trip report. It looks like you had a great time. Looking forward to future updates.

Kyle

 

[tinkgurl]

Ahhh...you know I love the MK dearly.

 

[LISAMWDW]

Sorry to hear about Sherman! I hope he feels better!

Great updates though! That picture of the woman trying to run down Anna in that photo pass picture is hilarous! OMG! HAHA!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

okay.....maybe not so psycho, but still having fun!

that picture of you too it looks like you can see your skull very cool and kinda creepy at the same time.

and i like the kid behind him falling asleep while eating on the bench.

 

[KatGarcia]

Here's some positive thoughts and for Sherman! Poor guy!

I always have people sitting in front of me that I can't see past! I'm 5 feet tall. I feel your pain!

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Aww. Poor Sherman. I hope he's okay. Spoil that little fella and let's get him fixed up.

And this girl....I just feel like she's up to no good! I feel for Brett. At the least he'll get to see his baby. Seriously though....if she's the kind of person she sounds like I'd make sure she's my baby. Girls like that, you can't trust them. If she'd hurt your brother this way who knows what else she's done? I just don't have a good feeling about her. She sounds evil. Sorry.

Now onto the pics update....I love your pic from the MK of the water. It's so cool! I wish that boat ride was still there. I would pay money to ride it! That's what I wish Disney would do for one of their celebrations. Bring back a couple of things from the past. Like this, and the AK cruise! I never did either (that I know of...) Your castle picture is awesome too. Excellent colors! I'd totally frame that one if I were you! Dear God could you have set behind a larger man!? Wow! He's 4 feet wide and doesn't even have a neck! Gosh. I would have asked to sit on the floor. LOL Okay, must say the Space Mountain pic is FREAKY looking. Great update girly!

 

[lmillercrew]

First of all, thinking of poor little Sherman!! Hope that he makes it through o.k. without having to have anything major done.
Luke must've been super tired to have slept that long through all of the MK noise. It's amazing to me what kids can sleep through. (I think I've said that to you before )
Love the pics of you and Anna on Space Mountain. You can tell that you were moving and having fun!!

 

[micandminforever]

My thoughts are with you and Sherman, Our cat fell out of a tree a couple of years a go and broke her pevis in two place. She now has a plate on one side and a screw in the other side, but was fine after six weeks.

Prayers are with your family and the new blessing in your lives.

 

[MA pigletfan]

Hope Sherman is feeling better!! Poor little guy!

 

[timandlesley]

GREAT update as always Dawn Loved the Space Mtn. pics, too funny I have NO idea how she could get those without dropping the camera though, impressive ; )
Luke is SUCH a cutie, I just love the pics of him, all the sleeping ones and that one sitting on the bench in Casey's waiting for the hot dogs, too cute. Loved the photopass pic where that lady almost ran Anna over, that's hysterical!
So sorry to hear about Sherman, I SO hope he starts walking for you soon, keep us posted. Also hope things work out for your brother, how sad. Hope they have a good visit.
Have a great weekend.
Lesley

 

[punkin413]

just wanted to let you guys know that sherman is doing much better. he is pretty much walking normal now except for a small limp on the right side. it takes him awhile to get up but he's definitely getting better. and his back right foot is now going flat instead of curling under. i think the steroids are doing their job - they're definitely making him thirsty! thanks for all your well wishes!

also, brett got to see margot today for about 40 minutes. he was absolutely thrilled when i talked to him - he said she's changed so much in a week. she was opening her eyes and looking around a lot, which she didn't do at the hospital. she has blue eyes and i think they'll stay that way since both brett and jordan have blue eyes. he also got to change a poo poo diaper and he was really excited about that. he and jordan didn't say much to each other but that doesn't surprise me. he didn't take any pictures - didn't even think about it. but i'm so glad he got some time with her, even if it was just 40 minutes. it's a start.

now i think we need to take a moment of silence. you see, i'm rather sad tonight because realized today that a year ago tomorrow is the saturday that ray and i were leaving for our disney trip. if you haven't read that TR and are interested, the link is below in green. such a great trip! so now i know this entire week i will be saying, "this time last year i was doing this," and shed a little internal tear because i know we won't be back this year. so i will have to live vicariously through all of you guys for the next 20 months!

i will be back probably tomorrow to do some responses. oh, ray and i are gonna go watch luke play t-ball tomorrow so i will probably have some pictures from that to share!

 

[MRNsMommy]

Great news about Sherman and your brother getting to see the baby! at him changing the poopy diaper! Too funny that he was excited about it! Just wait'll he gets a "blow out" one, though!

Love the updates...SM pics are awesome!

 

[MeMom]

It's good to hear positive news on both counts. I'm glad Jordan did show up and that all went okay. I should have gone along to take pictures for him!

It's very good to hear that sweet Sherman is doing better, too. We're sending him lots of lovin' from up here!

Wish Luke lots of luck today in his game. It's fun to watch the little guys learning the social and athletic skills of playing a team sport.

Trent is taking me to see Earth this afternoon, so that's my exciting thing for today.
Cleaning out the back room and throwing out a bunch of stuff I've had stored there for forever - that's the rest of my day.