and we're back. [Walt, Wizards, and....Woolungasaurus?]

[kaoden39]

I am glad to hear that they weren't home for that earthquake. I am sure it shook San Diego.

 

[bumbershoot]

Ouchhhhh. Did a pilates class while E was in his PE class. 1. ouch! 2. yay for E for being OK with me not being there! His only concern was that he likes to catch my eye and give a thumbs-up when he's having fun...but he almost never does that during PE b/c they are so busy the whole hour long! 2. ouch!

Didn't help that I did my usual hour on the elliptical after the PE class...I was sooooo tired when I got home. We stay that long on Tues and Thurs b/c he has PE at 1:30 then Swim at 4, and in between I workout and he plays. Not sure we'll continue that for next session!

In re-reading the past trip reports I have big glaring things I need to fix for this upcoming trip. I don't want the trip to be full of the mistakes I've made before; least I can do is make NEW mistakes!

OK gotta get ready for chiro appt and grocery shopping.

Will think more, out loud here, about how to fix our trips.

 

[kaoden39]

I like new mistakes. They aren't boring.

 

[bumbershoot]

Where did "my" bunny go??????? Boo on changing the sig.

OK OK you can change your sig. It makes sense. But do try to bring the crazy bunny back next year, OK?

I've called a halt to writing out the things I need to fix, b/c I think I've done it before, and the idea was boring me.

I'm just stuck in this holding pattern. Sure, I could be a naughty DVC'r and I could book a 2 bedroom for what I can book it for now...then a few days later book further and cancel the other thing, then some days later do it again and again...this is called "walking" a reservation, and many people do it happily...but I'm not sure I would be cool with doing it. Tempting, though! Oh, and it's a way to block people out from getting "your" room...but it's really only effective at the 11 month mark...not the 7 month mark. And since Thanksgiving is right before when we need it...honestly, it wouldn't work anyway.

I just hope we get something "good" for our trip! What's funny is that Robert really liked the pictures of AKL villas that we saw, and I like the Bay Lake style, but for THIS trip, the 2 bedroom family part, we are exactly the opposite on what we want! He's drooling over Bay Lake for the extended family, while I think AKL would be better. Fun times!

 

[kaoden39]

For you Molly.

 

[bumbershoot]

Aw, it's the easter bunny, bwak bwak. (cadbury cream eggs, anyone? you can have ours, we can't eat them anymore dagnabit)

But really, you can take him out of your siggie, as long as you keep him on that reply...I can visit him any time I want to.



BIL gave us his share of MIL's ticket, and we visited his home, I got to see his dirty stinkin' lousy ex-and-possible-current boyfriend who cheated BIL and the family and lied to everyone and broke BIL's heart and is now back in some unexplained capacity...without ever paying MIL back any of the money he stole from her...I managed a couple cheerful happy "accidental" zingers at him and was happy. Ooh I hate 'im! I do NOT know why BIL has allowed him back in his life in any capacity. Grr.

But it was nice to see BIL.

 

[bumbershoot]

Don't say I didn't warn you; don't read this if you don't want to hear Real Life Stories from the parenthood front (of sudden illness).....






















Well isn't THAT special...

E went to his first birthday party today, a small affair of the b'day boy, E, and another boy. They had an incredible time, and I had a surprisingly nice time talking with a few other women. We were there nearly 5 hours (I know, LONG, but time really flew and the boys were having SO much fun).

As I let E know we were going, he realized he had a headache. As we were walking to the car I was promising him water. As I opened my door to click open the back door, up came the strawberries he'd had with his ice cream.

Got him cleaned up, had to put him into his carseat (haven't had to do that for AGES), he passed out entirely. R was home by the time we got home, he came down to get my purse etc as I carried sleeping-boy upstairs.

He woke up after 9pm. Hungry, legs hurting, headache. I adjusted him, put arnica on his feet, legs, and knees, got him an ice pack...tried to get him to drink water, eat some food...

Started walking him up and down the hall. Asked "are you going to throw up on me?", was promised he wouldn't. DH gave him some water via a straw, all of a sudden, his cheeks got big...rushed to the bathroom, was swinging him down as I lifted the toilet seat, not quite enough time...omg. Poor E.

E then was able to eat more, have some more water, and hang with Robert in the living room as I destroyed my fingernails (Comet makes them all soft, so my lovely long nails will likely be breaking by tomorrow) by cleaning the bathroom.

I might never eat strawberries again. Come to think of it, E might not either!

 

[kaoden39]

Molly, does E suffer from migraines possibly? It sounds like he might. It took me nearly 30 years to eat oranges again after an experience like that as a kid. And I still don't really like them.

 

[bumbershoot]

It's possible, as, just like with bad baby teeth, it runs in Robert's family.

However, R is done with them since getting under regular chiro care, and they are relatively easy to get rid of in E (generally ice packs do the trick, and sometimes homeopathic remedies), so it's hard to really call what he gets migraines, since that generally makes a person think of something that can't be stopped without heavy duty western medicine.

It's also quite probable that E's teeth were doing some heavy duty work...he's got those remaining 3 1st permanent molars making their way through, and he was also very much UNhappy while teething. The symptoms for the headache gave me the exact same homeopathic remedy that he used to respond very well to for teething, so that was kinda funny.


I think it was a BIG combo of running around for 4+ hours (with a 7 and 9 year old), not quite enough food, way too many strawberries all at once with the ice cream (making up for not being able to eat the cake since there was no ingredient list), excitement, a cold/warm day, etc etc etc etc....

He's totally fine today, eating up a storm, with nice color in his cheeks and all of that...and his legs stopped hurting too, which is always nice. Oh how I hate those leg aches, and I know exactly how they feel as he inherited them from me. Of all the things to inherit....

 

[bumbershoot]

I think I've complained about my BIL's once and possibly current boyfriend. Might have mentioned that he's back.

Well he's back big time. At least in the Causing Problems department. For some unknown, what is she thinking, reason, the MIL has been asking him for help (and not telling him she asks for the same help/opinions from everyone else). While they were hanging out, she was talking about the trip and things related to it. He heard what she said and heard it WRONG. Told BIL his panicky version. BIL told Robert. Robert ended up with a nearly homicidal wife... BIL's evil partner told us that MIL can't go on the Korea trip, and is scared to tell us, b/c her cardiac physician wants to do a surgery that has a 20% chance of survival and wants to do it NOW, and he won't let her travel and she will travel but only b/c we paid money...

****I was homicidal b/c I knew this could NOT be true, and couldn't figure out where this was coming from.****

Truth is, she's excited to go, used examples like "plus they are expecting me in Korea" in a funny way NOT a serious way to explain why she "has to" go...the surgery is something mentioned over 10 years ago, NOTHING bad has happened, and, oh, she hasn't even SEEN the cardiac dude about this. 10+ years ago he told her to be *careful about* flying...not to NOT fly. And this was shortly after 2 heart attacks in a row, not NOW, when she has had over 10 years to heal up! Let's put it this way...R and I are almost to 10 years together, and he was about to move back out of his mom's, having taken care of her for a year or so after her second heart attack, that's how long it's been. And she exercises like CRAZY now, unlike back then.

UGH.

Do you know (of course you don't, how could you?) how many times the evil one started junkstorms JUST LIKE THIS when he and BIL were totally together? Do you know? SO many times. And each time, someone falls for it, then spreads it around *without citing his/her source*, until finally someone realizes where it came from...

And his family isn't any better. We were moving when I was pregnant. We asked the evil one's nephew for help. Nephew was a strapping young lad and we thought he would be great. I was newly pregnant, and we were MOVING. NO, I wasn't cleaning until everything was moved! No I hadn't cleaned much since we decided to move. We were moving, and I would be cleaning after that was done! Nephew went back telling huge tales of how dirty it all was, how I wasn't doing anything but sitting (let's go back to newly pregnant while they were moving heavy boxes (that I had packed!!!!!) and heavy furniture up stairs) and I was so lazy. On and on. DH and MIL had a near war about that!!!! MIL forgot the source.



Please let BIL come to his senses please let BIL come to his senses please let BIL come to his senses....


Anyway, her Korea trip is still on. Which is good, as it's entirely UNrefundable, and would only yield a credit for one year, in HER name on THAT airline.


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I'm just counting down the days until I get to call DVC member services and get this WDW trip solidified!!!!!!!!

 

[kaoden39]

What a creep. And how awful that he does that you all. Does he want attention?

 

[bumbershoot]

I have NO clue why he does it. He's just this gossipy mean slob that BIL dated for 13 years before the dude ended their relationship, and I don't know why he's back...


Wow I really do not like the guy!



I am both happy and annoyed with R's company. Happy b/c he got a glowing review and a bit of a raise, which is just incredible. But annoyed because of this 17 day trip, 6 days home, then another week gone. His second trip leaves on the 8th, which means he's actually getting in to the country he wasn't supposed to go to without me (MY island!) on Mother's Day.

It's the same boss doing both of these things...


But I spoke with my brother today, and he's looking into vouchers for airfare for me and E in May...so that's a bright side.

These 17 days are going to be LONG ones, though. And I can't even tell my aunt about it (oh crap I mentioned it on facebook (private, friends only, closed up to outsiders page) and my cousin is on there!) because she despises this job and just yelps about it instead of commiserating with me.

 

[bumbershoot]

Eamon was watching the '09 planning DVD, and saw the Pirates themed room at Caribbean Beach Resort.

I'd recently been on the codes sub-forum (in the resorts forum) and saw that some people are doing a trick to try to get a PIN. They are creating an itinerary for the time they want to go, then marking that they are staying offsite. Several of them have actually gotten a nice offer for those days after doing that!

So I have now done that, LOL. We had been thinking about Vero before getting to WDW, but the car aspect was getting too complicated. Perhaps if we can get a lovely PIN for CBR we could spend our jetlaggy days lounging in a Pirates themed room!

 

[kaoden39]

Poor BIL. I hope he knows what he is getting into.

I have never heard of being able to manipulate the system with the pin codes. I find that kind of funny.

I found out why my DS Loren still has leg pain. They found a tumor on his left leg. It is about the size of a tangerine, I guess he has had it for a while. He told me about it a few months ago and honestly I thought that he was trying to get out of pe. I feel so bad about it now. The dr is consulting with other drs and he is supposed to call me.

 

[bumbershoot]

Yikes poor Loren!

It's that sort of thing that my mom and Dr Cirone continuously looked for with me...I was even tested for juv RA, and I'm sure they were keeping their eyes open for other problems.

I do have to make sure I'm not so complacent b/c of how it is with me (just the way it is, though actually my mom had leg problems too...she desperately wanted to do ballet but the pain it caused was SO much more than normal ballet dancer leg pain she had to stop) that I ignore new problems.

Hope Loren's leg is easily healed from this.




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I remain really unhappy with this trip! Words cannot describe how much this one bothers me.

 

[kaoden39]

I am still waiting to hear back from the dr. I know the man is busy but please this is awful.

I understand why you hate this trip. R is going to be gone so long. Then is going to your island. I would hate it too.

 

[bumbershoot]

Sure hope the guy calls soon with good news!


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E's Aikido teachers suggested reading Gavin de Becker along with a book called Obsessed. I'd already read Gavin's book, so I picked up Obsession. OMG I can't wait to be done with that book. It's so freakin' hard to read. I have it on the Kindle and twice now I've burst into tears while reading as I'm working out on the elliptical.

We'd just been talking about renting a house and going in the direction of buying one. Now that's shelved in my head, until we can also afford a serious alarm. Because being in a nice secure apartment or condo building feels GOOD. The thought of being in a house without that nice secure entrance makes me feel like I'm sleeping in a front yard without even a tent. Thanks to this book. Sigh.

E got into trouble in his class today along with another boy; guess they were fake-punching each other (I didn't see anything but the aftermath b/c I don't sit in the room- the teacher is really really loud and it makes me jump when he yells, plus I'd like for E to feel secure in there without me right in his face). Teacher had them stand and not participate for some period of time...it seemed E was taking it seriously, so hopefully the lesson has been learned.

 

[bumbershoot]

Adding to the book problems mentioned above...last night I couldn't get to sleep until something like 4am b/c I kept hearing noises. Some were real, though not from our place. Our directly across the hall (maybe 3.5, 4 feet between the doors) neighbor has a door that sticks, so they have to slam it shut (and nearly smash it open) when they use it. They got in very late last night, and that scared me SO bad, as it even did an air pressure change in our place, they slammed it so hard! It really felt like someone had come into our place. Then it just continued, hearing noises...noises as I was putting E to sleep which caused me to walk like a police officer "clearing" a house, holding sharp tweezers in one hand and a full hard water bottle in the other (as a club), pushing half-open doors all the way open hard just in case someone was behind them, etc. And then once I was in the living room watching some grownup TV (brilliant choice, Criminal Minds, hello, way to get your mind much much MUCH more ON the scary subject) I kept thinking I was hearing E making funny noises...he kept flopping around in bed moving all around, at one point diagonal with his pillow on top of his head! Augh!

So, yeah, not an early sleeping night....


Had to wake up earlier than I wanted to b/c we're really enjoying going to Lowe's Build and Grow workshops; today was a little planter with an acrylic side so you can "see it grow". They are so much fun for E, but I really wished that it were at 2pm instead of 10am this morn.

Robert's in his first country now, sleeping the sleep of someone who has a hard time sleeping on int'l flights (domestic flight sleep is not a problem..perhaps it's the barometric pressure change being over the ocean?). They'd oversold "coach" so he got to upgrade to the next level. Poor thing.



I just called Member Services, hoping for magic, but alas it didn't happen. Except that the CM was really nice. And she reminded me of some options I hadn't thought about. It's like complicated math!

 

[kaoden39]

How wonderful. Not. I have the bad habit of psyching myself out over books and then hearing noises. I once read a really scary Tami Hoag book about a serial killer when we were camping in an empty campground. I did not sleep that night. Never again. We were in a tent and every little sound was super loud.

 

[bumbershoot]

Glad I'm not the only one to read things when I shouldn't read (or watch!) the things at that particular time.