ABCs of a Nursing School Grad Trip + FL Keys Mini Report;D is for: Dang! Last Chapter of this TR...

[Steppesister]

So glad/sad your back. Glad you made it safely and sad cause it's over for you.

Awww, you're very sweet. There will be more trips, but not necessarily to Disney. Guam is next, and possibly a trip to DLR before that depending on how many hours I get in the next few months. Right now, it's not quite as many as I'd like, so we'll see.

I have peeked in now and again and seems that your TR will be full of mischief and mayhem! Can't wait to read!

I will try to make it as entertaining as possible. But I can't make it nearly as much as the ones who put exploding helicopters and car bombs in their writing. (You know who you are.)

I am very behind on everything.

Don't worry; most of us are perpetually behind around her

Been down again for the past few weeks. Off work until December 2nd now ( total time off has been Aug 18th-Dec 2nd ). Go for my first Infusion November 14th and then my 2nd Nov 28th. They say it takes 6 hours for each... so taking my tablet along to do some reading!

Ugh! That's a lot of time off work! I am really REALLY praying that the infusion therapy works for you! Time consuming for sure, but look at it this way... an opportunity to catch up on the DIS and just rest... your body needs it!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

You're off to a good start! Yikes about the shoes. Are you thinking the red eye is not worth the exhaustion it causes? I did one to Miami heading to the Bahamas once. Not sure I want to again, either but we might just to Vegas for our Hawaii trip. We may get there late and spend the night in the USO before heading out in the morning. It's looking like Allegiant will be the best budget wise.
Hope you have a nice trip to KY and the wedding goes well! Congrats!

 

[KathyM2]

Oh man...what a crazy travel day! Yay for the bits of magic...but ooops on the shoes! I hate that...and it's hard to stop obsessing over it when you forget something crucial..at least I know "I" would find it hard lol. But glad you were able to make do so far!! I can't imagine how exhausting that travel day must have been...ugh. But you made it at last!!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I will not be going in order necessarily. Afterall, this is an ALPHABETICAL approach to doing Disney. I'm just going to mix things up willy-nilly and as I feel like it, because well, 1) this is my TR, 2) this format lends itself to a better telling of the story as a whole and, 3) I've never been very conventional in some things.

Hey, it's your TR. You tell the story any way you want. I've tried my own experiments in the past, too...with varying degrees of success.

I didn't make coffee.

That's it! This trip is doomed!

Yes, he got flipped off by the other driver; yes, it has to happen to everyone at some point in their driving career.

He's #1! Try driving in New Jersey sometime. You won't even notice the gestures after a while.

Lo and behold, When you Wish Upon a Star was playing in all its glory!!! Right after that, Once Upon a Dream was played. WHAT THE HECK!?! The snooty sounding Mr. Stone came on to give his commentary bits about the scores, and no lie, the theme of that hour's show was Scores from Children's Movies! So, for the next hour, until we got to our lunch stop, we heard portions of the scores from Peter Pan, Cinderella, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland, Charlotte's Web, and a few other tunes from some very excellent movies (not all Disney, but close). Accident? I think not!

Whoa. That's just some freaky-type pixie dust.

And since this was vacation, and I knew it was going to be a free meal, I let the kids order a soda.

Chaos! Anarchy!

Where's my SHOES???!!!??



You know, the ones I was going to change into when I got home from breakfast. Those ones. The Keens I had bought and faithfully broken in over the last weeks since San Fransisco. Remember that Death March up to the top of Angel Island in those brand new shoes? Yeah.... at home on my bedroom floor, and now just as unhappy as my sad little feet. Great! Just awesome.

Well, now, isn't that special?

You may ask yourself just how dumb someone has to be to forget shoes. It takes a special kind of stupid. That is all.

Nah. Large family. Something is always forgotten. Sometimes a person might even lose only one shoe.

Later, I'd have a lot of gas to pass, so was glad to have an aisle seat:

Your seatmates thank you as well.

with cheese, because vacation

Somebody hold her back!

I really did try to sleep. Really, I did. But having the intelligence of someone who forgets their shoes, I thought it was possible. I had made the decision weeks before that the idea of taking my Ambien was indeed not a very bright one. So I squirmed and got leg and neck cramps and didn't sleep at all. On either flight.

I can never sleep on airplanes. Or in cars. I envy those who do.

I don't think you look exhausted at all. Disney anticipation covers many ills.

And now... for your FIRST OFFICIAL CONTEST LETTER for a point:

Ok, I guess I'd better get on the PM thing...

Then, we leave on Thursday at 2:30 AM from our house to catch an early morning flight to Bowling Green, KY for our son's wedding.

Have fun storming Kentucky!

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

And we are off! Long day. But any travel day is long isn't it. Coming from the UK holy moly but soon as you get to MCO and smell something Disney energy comes..

Oh my re shoes. When you spent so much time investing in comfort. Glad it worked out. Lunch looked good. Sweet and sour oh yum.

Love the henna hands.

Junior whooper yes please...

Looking forward to reading more.

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Wow! What a long full travel day... but it sounds like you made some great memories on the way. I love the lettuce wraps too. I try and make them at home, but they never seem as good when I make them.
That stinks about your shoes. I know all to well about having the right shoes for a Disney trip.
I'll be excited to see your thoughts about and pictures from AoA. We've stayed in the Cars room and Lion King room, never made it out to the Little Mermaid area.

 

[afwdwfan]

We interrupt this TR for a PSA regarding one of our own... it is close to my heart, and therefore I want to ask you to keep ( @dglilbit ) Dayna's little one, Evie, in your thoughts and prayers.

For those of you who don't know her or have forgotten, her sweet little daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia about a year ago or so and is REALLY struggling right now with the chemo side effects. She has a FB page called Evie's Journey that you can find:

Such a sad situation. I feel their pain and hope things start getting better for her.

I was all gussied up in my I'm-going-to-Disney duds, except my shoes which I'd change when I got home before heading out the door

You're totally going to forget to change shoes.

Well, we actually didn't race, because Zach was driving. It was all smooth sailing until he hesitated on an on-ramp after a potty stop and nearly gave me a heart attack by cutting off the oncoming car. Yes, he got flipped off by the other driver; yes, it has to happen to everyone at some point in their driving career.

Except my feet were a bit sore from the walk there and back. Huh.

There it is...

Where's my SHOES???!!!??

I knew it!!!

You may ask yourself just how dumb someone has to be to forget shoes. It takes a special kind of stupid. That is all.

No... the special kind of stupid would be standing barefoot in the airport before they realized they forgot their shoes. You at least had shoes on your feet.

20 minutes early, we landed at MCO looking like a million bucks.

Green and wrinkled?

(I don't always show my bra strap, but when I do, I make sure it's on the DISBoards.)

Never would have noticed had it not been pointed out...

 

[Steppesister]

You're off to a good start! Yikes about the shoes.

Good, but obviously not great. LOL! It all worked out, and I can laugh about it now, but at the time, it was NOT that funny.

Are you thinking the red eye is not worth the exhaustion it causes?

Mostly, but also just the sheer amount of logistics involved. The car shuffling, the arrangements of rides, etc... Just not worth the money we saved.

Not sure I want to again, either but we might just to Vegas for our Hawaii trip. We may get there late and spend the night in the USO before heading out in the morning.

You're going to Hawaii?! Did I know this? Come to think of it, I think I did, but am reminded now. Lucky you!

It's looking like Allegiant will be the best budget wise.

I've never flown them... have you? What do you think?

Hope you have a nice trip to KY and the wedding goes well! Congrats!

Thanks! I still need some shoes and a shawl thing, but had luck today with earrings and a necklace. OY! What a pain to gussy up!

 

[Steppesister]

Oh man...what a crazy travel day! Yay for the bits of magic...but ooops on the shoes! I hate that...and it's hard to stop obsessing over it when you forget something crucial..at least I know "I" would find it hard lol. But glad you were able to make do so far!! I can't imagine how exhausting that travel day must have been...ugh. But you made it at last!!

IT was long. Too long.

But there is always something good to find in every day. Once I tried on Anara's shoes, I was over it enough to not obsess. My tennies were certainly comfy enough, but I looked like a fantastic dweeb in them. YAY!! We're there... next up AoA!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Good, but obviously not great. LOL! It all worked out, and I can laugh about it now, but at the time, it was NOT that funny.

I'm sure it was pretty upsetting to have your carefully broken in shoes sitting all lonesome at home.

Mostly, but also just the sheer amount of logistics involved. The car shuffling, the arrangements of rides, etc... Just not worth the money we saved.
Yes, that's what I am looking at now. Don't think I'm going to win the airfare to HI during Spring break game.


You're going to Hawaii?! Did I know this? Come to think of it, I think I did, but am reminded now. Lucky you!

I might have told you

I've never flown them... have you? What do you think?

I have flown them to Vegas from Medford a couple of times. Not too bad, but poor on time record, and you have to pay extra for a carry on and an assigned seat. I was remembering today that it doesn't really save much in the end.


Thanks! I still need some shoes and a shawl thing, but had luck today with earrings and a necklace. OY! What a pain to gussy up!

Don't forget the shoes!

 

[Steppesister]

Hey, it's your TR. You tell the story any way you want. I've tried my own experiments in the past, too...with varying degrees of success.

I figure after arrival no one really pays attention to what was supposed to happen at any one point anyway.

That's it! This trip is doomed!

It was close!

He's #1!

Go Zach! XP

Try driving in New Jersey sometime. You won't even notice the gestures after a while.

After driving in Florida for a few days, I'm wondering if it's possible to see worse.

Whoa. That's just some freaky-type pixie dust.

RIGHT?! Next thing you know I'll be getting a towel animal that spits out my shoes.

Chaos! Anarchy!

So aside from Cokes, then pretty much any other normal day.

Well, now, isn't that special?

So, I just spent 20 minutes of my evening watching old episodes of Dana Carvey and the Church Lady. Thanks.

Nah. Large family. Something is always forgotten. Sometimes a person might even lose only one shoe.

OH boy, do I EVER have stories of the infamous "showing up to MIL's with one shoe!".

I can never sleep on airplanes. Or in cars. I envy those who do.

I used to be able to. Not anymore.

Ok, I guess I'd better get on the PM thing...

Got it! And so did you!

Have fun storming Kentucky!

Thanks, Mark! Just a short trip this time.

 

[Steppesister]

And we are off! Long day. But any travel day is long isn't it. Coming from the UK holy moly but soon as you get to MCO and smell something Disney energy comes..

36-48 hours of not being able to lay down and therefor sleep. Yowza, was that hard!

YAY! We're there! And yes, most travel days are very long, but especially ones in which you're going to Disney, since everyone is so antsty to get there. But the longest travel I've ever had to experience was going from our home in Portland, OR to Central Asia.

Oh my re shoes. When you spent so much time investing in comfort. Glad it worked out.

Me too. I was happy to get them, in the end.

Lunch looked good. Sweet and sour oh yum.

Sweet and sour is very hit and miss. Sometimes the veggies aren't cooked enough, sometimes overly so. The sauce can sometimes be too gloppy.

Love the henna hands.

Thanks!

Junior whooper yes please...

Mmmmm.... I eat one about once very 3 or 4 months and they are pretty good.

Looking forward to reading more.

Coming up after our trip.

Wow! What a long full travel day... but it sounds like you made some great memories on the way.

We sure did. And I'm glad I'm doing a TR so I can remember the fun stories along the way.

I love the lettuce wraps too. I try and make them at home, but they never seem as good when I make them.

I can't seem to quite get them right either. I really don't know what I'm missing!

That stinks about your shoes. I know all to well about having the right shoes for a Disney trip.

I had gotten HORRIBLE blisters on my last trip, and I really, REALLY didn't want a repeat episode of that!

I'll be excited to see your thoughts about and pictures from AoA. We've stayed in the Cars room and Lion King room, never made it out to the Little Mermaid area.

I think that chapter is going to have to wait until after the wedding. But I sure do have photos and thoughts....

 

[Steppesister]

Such a sad situation. I feel their pain and hope things start getting better for her.

Sigh, me too.

You're totally going to forget to change shoes.

How did you KNOW that?!

There it is...

Was the foreshadowing overdone?

Green and wrinkled?

(Was it really that bad?)

Never would have noticed had it not been pointed out...

I was just making sure my ghetto was appropriately self-deprecated.

 

[Steppesister]

I have flown them to Vegas from Medford a couple of times. Not too bad, but poor on time record, and you have to pay extra for a carry on and an assigned seat. I was remembering today that it doesn't really save much in the end.

Well that stinks! All this nickel and dime-ing is so out of hand. I hate it. I mean do they expect you to forget your shoes AND your clothes?!

Don't forget the shoes!

IF I don't hurry up and find some, I may just how up barefoot!

 

[pkondz]

but I will not be going in order necessarily. Afterall, this is an ALPHABETICAL approach to doing Disney. I'm just going to mix things up willy-nilly and as I feel like it

This should be interesting.
I don't know how you'll keep track of it all, though.

because well, 1) this is my TR,

Always the best reason...

2) this format lends itself to a better telling of the story as a whole

I am very curious to see how this plays out.

3) I've never been very conventional in some things.

Amen, sister.

HOWEVER, having said that, this update does actually fall into chronological order because that's where (ironically, after that whole prelude) it does fit best.

What?????

That, and because it also starts with Letter A.

pffft. You could've used "W" and just said "We're off!"

A is for: Aaaaaand We're Off!!!

Wow, does that bring back memories.
Nebo's TR's used to always include that.

Today was the DAY!!! The day I'd been waiting for and planning for over 2 years!

I can't even imagine. Two years!

It was finally here, and my excitement bubble was nearly bursting!

I'm shocked that it wasn't completely burst by that point.

Oddly, I did sleep very well the previous night

How on Earth did you manage that?!?!?

I woke up around 6:30 and got myself put together

It's getting the arms on that's the toughest.

I was going out to breakfast with my Nurse-y Girls

Nice!

Given the crazy schedules of the hospital girls, with weekends, nights and all that crap,

1. I wouldn't know what that's like. And;
2. You don't have nights? No patients who stay more than a day?

It was all delicious, right down to the Bloody Mary that we toasted each other with before going our separate ways.

Bloody Mary for breakfast.
You're vacationing right.

My little food baby and I loaded up the car

I extracted my kids from the computer

You did? Wow. Impressed.

It was all smooth sailing until he hesitated on an on-ramp after a potty stop and nearly gave me a heart attack by cutting off the oncoming car.

whoops. It happens. As long as he grows out of it eventually. Some never do. Drives me nuts when people here come to a complete stop. Why? Why????

Yes, he got flipped off by the other driver; yes, it has to happen to everyone at some point in their driving career.

Lo and behold, When you Wish Upon a Star was playing in all its glory!!! Right after that, Once Upon a Dream was played. WHAT THE HECK!?! The snooty sounding Mr. Stone came on to give his commentary bits about the scores, and no lie, the theme of that hour's show was Scores from Children's Movies! So, for the next hour, until we got to our lunch stop, we heard portions of the scores from Peter Pan, Cinderella, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland, Charlotte's Web, and a few other tunes from some very excellent movies (not all Disney, but close). Accident? I think not!

That's great! Talk about getting you right into the Disney mood!

But the magic was not over yet.

Oh?

We got off of the freeway and parked for our lunch at PF Chang's

I've heard a lot about this place, but have never been.

a hoity-toity shopping complex with fountains

ooooh.... ahhhhhh....

I let the kids choose an entree for us all to split, and they went with Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Of course.
Kid's staple.

The Lettuce cups came out quickly, and were very tasty:

Looks yummy.

the last thing I wanted on vacay was a booted car.

Ugh. No. Glad they don't do that here.

Just as I got there, the car in the VERY next space over was pulling out, so I backed out, and then screamed right into the (only) other 1-hr spot.

No way! Talk about timing!

Except my feet were a bit sore from the walk there and back. Huh.

uh oh.

If you thought that was the foreshadowed magic, you'd be wrong.

What? That you had sore feet?

When the waiter came out, he apologized for the long wait for our Entree and said that the Manager would like to take that off of the bill.

Nice! That's the way it should be... and frequently isn't.

Where's my SHOES???!!!??

At home. Natch.

You may ask yourself just how dumb someone has to be to forget shoes. It takes a special kind of stupid. That is all.

Awww... See? You're special!

It's an hour drive without traffic and I wanted her to be home and in bed by 10:00.

Nice of you.

They saw the ice pack in there keeping Zach's growth hormone cold and were pretty sure I was about to take out a whole plane.

Ice pack = okay. Ice pick... not so much.

I mean, anyone who has the mental capacity to forget their Disney shoes is certainly the exact same person who could construct an incendiary device, no?

Actually, that's exactly the type of person I think would do that.

I finally convinced him that I wasn't going to throw $15,000 worth of medication away

Why not? Just buy more.

We, here in Portland, have a strange little tradition of taking a foot selfie with the airport carpet.

I know about that!!

We had a lot of time to pass, so I'm glad we had our books. Later, I'd have a lot of gas to pass, so was glad to have an aisle seat:

But the poor flight attendant!

But eventually, the late night crabbies set in and waiting got old:

Whoa. Do not mess with her.

But the jerks at the airport put armrests between Every. Single. Seat. making it completely impossibly to lay down on the seats at all.

I've noticed that. Why is it so hard to put armrests that can fold up???

So I tried the floor. But I'm old, and the floor just ain't what it used to be.

I hear that!

"We'd like to start by boarding the families with small children"

"Well, mine are relatively small." "No?"

"NO!"

Good try, though.

"Can I be in your special club?"

"NO!"

Reminds me of a time I flew out of Winnipeg on WestJet.
I think you know I've lauded them before.
I (as will most Canadians) will fly WestJet over Air Canada (Our other major airline) any day. So an Air Canada flight is boarding and they're doing the same thing you describe. Plus passengers, Plus Plus Passengers, Super Plus passengers, Super Duper with a cherry on top passengers.... etc. So our WestJet flight starts to board with this announcement "Now boarding WestJet flight 123 for _____. If you have a membership card of any kind. Like a Home Depot card or a Sears card or anything at all, you may now board." And they made you show them, too!

we landed at MCO looking like a million bucks. Or that it'd take a million bucks to look like we hadn't just traveled for 24 hours.

Nothing a little spackle and paint can't fix.

Love the B&W shot!

(The Fake-o-Rail; put your hands in the air!)

But clearly we did not have the VIP Transportation Pkg. because we did not leave MCO until 1:33.

Should've checked with me first.

looking like a million bucks, remember?

Absolutely! Beautiful!

(I don't always show my bra strap, but when I do, I make sure it's on the DISBoards.)

I honestly didn't notice until you pointed it out. I was A. Marveling at how pretty you look for having traveled 24 hours and B. Admiring your pretty top.

Please PM me your guess to where this was taken. Again, I've kept it easy to get you warmed up.

Wilco

I am working Wednesday pro bono.

Very nice of you.

 

[Steppesister]

A word or two about the Contest Photos...

1) They will always be from a place that begins with the first letter of the chapter title.

2) Every photo will be from a place ON Disney property. From a resort, ride, attraction, etc....

If you feel you may have missed the mark on #1, give it another try, since this was a warm up photo....

 

[Steppesister]

This should be interesting.
I don't know how you'll keep track of it all, though.

I don't either.

I am very curious to see how this plays out.

Me too!

What?????

You know what's funny....? The next one does too! Buahahahaha!

pffft. You could've used "W" and just said "We're off!"

You moron. B comes after A.

Wow, does that bring back memories.
Nebo's TR's used to always include that.

I never took the plunge when he was posting. But probably should have. Obviously, I would have enjoyed his writing. I'm struggling to keep caught up on the ones I do keep up with, so to find time to go back and read.... yeah....

I'm shocked that it wasn't completely burst by that point.

Like dessert, there's always room for a little more.

How on Earth did you manage that?!?!?

The great mystery!

It's getting the arms on that's the toughest.

I consulted Tate:

He emphatically says, "NO!, it's the ears. Definitely the ears."

2. You don't have nights? No patients who stay more than a day?

We occasionally do, but there is only a couple of nurses that are dedicated to the ONS's. (Overnight Stays) They get paid a differential and are full time gals.

Bloody Mary for breakfast.
You're vacationing right.

You ain't seen NUTHIN' yet.

You did? Wow. Impressed.

The struggle is real.

That's great! Talk about getting you right into the Disney mood!

It was a great drive up and at the very least kept the instrumental metal and the anime soundtracks off.

Of course.
Kid's staple.

Meh.

What? That you had sore feet?

Har, har.

At home. Natch.

I'm now at the age of Put-Everything-Even-Duh-Stuff-On-A-List.

Ice pack = okay. Ice pick... not so much.

Just wait until I get to the chapter of Mike traveling. It's not pretty.

Why not? Just buy more.

Dude, if I have $15,000 ready to be burned, it ain't going to medication...

I've noticed that. Why is it so hard to put armrests that can fold up???

Because it's harder to get vagrants (and weary travelers) off the seats.

Now boarding WestJet flight 123 for _____. If you have a membership card of any kind. Like a Home Depot card or a Sears card or anything at all, you may now board." And they made you show them, too!

Nothing a little spackle and paint can't fix.

Every. Dang. Day.

Love the B&W shot!

Tried get out of the box on that one.

Wilco

Go to the Farm Store? Wilco is our farm supply store.

 

[cinderkelly]

I'm so sorry I'm wayyyyyy behind. Your travel day looks exhausting! But you came off that plane looking like a champ! Sorry you forgot your shoes. I usually always forget something.

Hav a great time at your son's wedding!

 

[Steppesister]

I'm so sorry I'm wayyyyyy behind. Your travel day looks exhausting! But you came off that plane looking like a champ! Sorry you forgot your shoes. I usually always forget something.

Hav a great time at your son's wedding!

Thanks, Dear! At least I felt like a million bucks! Who doesn't when they step onto Disney Property?! Those are the stories you can look back at and laugh at later.

I really think it will great! I will get to see my family that I hardly EVER get to including an aunt and my sisters and their families. WOOT!

 

[Steppesister]

Round 1 of Queen Steppe's Contest​

Having failed to include some critical information from the last update from which current Contest Points are to be calculated, here is an addendum update of which to entertain you.

We arrived with plenty of time to be frisked like common criminals, have our bags get cavity checked, and still make it to the gate with 3 hours to... spare me. Let me take this opportunity to rant once more about the lack of soft beds and free hot hors d'oeurves at each gate. American Airlines did however make it up to me slightly by leaving on time from SeaTac. Yay, 10 points so far for Queen Steppe!

Once on the plane, we really didn't have to wonder if we'd be stuck sitting together or not because this was not the Land of Fend-for-Yourselves-But-in-All-Other-Ways-Better- Southwest. It was American, and they still have you get a seat assignment. I had pre-booked a row all to ourselves. I did opt, however to sit near the window on the 2nd leg of our journey as: A) I wanted to get some photos, and B) I thought I might be able to get even a few minutes of shut eye if I had the wall to lean against. Which didn't happen. At all. Not on either leg. It was awful. I was so tired, and yet all jacked up about going to Disney. Plus, I really had to "go" on the 2nd leg. Well, I had to go on the first one too, but maybe it's just me. I dunno, I just get kinda self-conscious about getting up for the 4th time. The Sky Marshalls had probably tagged me 3 trips ago, and the FBI was on stand-by. So I sat and suffered. Steppe's Contest should have given her 75 Point Bonus for going 1 hour without having to use the Nuclear Powered Soul Sucking Airplane Toilets.

O'Hare was miraculously on their game, but then again it was only like 5:30 in the morning. How much could possibly go wrong at that hour? Apparently plenty, given their dismal track record. But today was not too shabby, and we left only half an hour late! WOOT! In fact, even with the half hour delay, we arrived to MCO 20 minutes early, so I was ok with that. I have no idea where or how we could have made up 50 minutes; maybe a certain candidate was blowing hot air behind us the whole way there. Eh hem....



So, just in time before heading to bed for a skimpy 5 hours of sleep before the alarm goes off at 2:00 for taking off to the airport for our Happy Occasion, here are your Contest Point Guesses.

Contest Results for the first category:


Flights and Travel: (80 points available)
10 points for each departure on time (2 Royal Carriage rides)
5 points within 1/2 hour (for each)
5 points for each aisle for me (2 possible)
10 points if we all sit together (each leg)
20 points if I get any sleep (hint, I have Ambien and I'm not afraid to use it)


One on time= 10 points

One half hour late (barely!)= 5 points

Aisles for me X1= 5 points

Sitting together X2= 20 points

Did not Sleep= 0 points


Total: 40 points for Queen Steppe

Your Guesses: (Note: In the case of a tie in the end, the specifics you gave for each category will help Your Adoring Queen determine who was closest and why.)

Cinderkelly: 55 points

Rosie: 30 points

Irene: 50 points

Chrystmasangel: 45 points

Pkodz: 30 points

Tanya: 65 points

Pat: 45 points

CaptOblivious: 50 points

Alison: 40 points

Donna: 70 points

Andy: 65 points

Alicia: 60 points

Disneymoon: 65 points

Flossbolna: 55 points

Magicfor2: 40 points

If I have inadvertently left your name off, please PM me! Your Queen is indeed mortal.