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[natebenma]

WOW!!! The Soccer Drama


WOW!!! Waiting for all the pegs to fall in (or out) of place to figure out what you need to do


WOW!!! For your wonderful mother's day hike!

 

[winkers]

WHEW!!! I don't know how you do it!!

Actually, I kinda do only my soccer is band and dance and bowling. And this is Bailie's last year of dance because she wants to get a job and as she puts it "have a life".


Your hike looks lovely...but what is flower world? I LOVE flowers and gardening. My yard however is like starting from scratch between 3 years of house remodeling and 2 summers of foot surgery it's a wreck.

 

[eandesmom]

WOW!!! The Soccer Drama

Oh you knew it was coming.

WOW!!! Waiting for all the pegs to fall in (or out) of place to figure out what you need to do

More pegs appeared yesterday (though not related to soccer). Never boring around here!

WOW!!! For your wonderful mother's day hike!

It was spectacular, couldn't have ordered a more perfect day all around.

 

[eandesmom]

WHEW!!! I don't know how you do it!!

Actually, I kinda do only my soccer is band and dance and bowling. And this is Bailie's last year of dance because she wants to get a job and as she puts it "have a life".

You do know! You just deal and roll, not really any other option is there!

Your hike looks lovely...but what is flower world? I LOVE flowers and gardening. My yard however is like starting from scratch between 3 years of house remodeling and 2 summers of foot surgery it's a wreck.

Flower World = Nirvana

LOL!

Flower World is a HUGE nursery in Maltby that has amazing prices. It really is a full day field trip. Any kind of anything you could possibly want...they probably have, and at a much better price. typically I'll get one signature item there, and a lot of bedding plants and veggies on Mothers day and then I can look at that item in the years to follow and think of mothers day! I have some lovely Japanese maples that make me smile every time I look at them and remember past years trips.

The boys however, are NOT a fan of that particular field trip.

 

[eandesmom]

Or maybe not.

But probably. Maybe. Maybe not.

You knew it wouldn’t end with a potential tournament conflict, didn’t you?

Ok, we still don’t know anything about the tournament. There is another player/factor that has emerged, or more accurately come back to life.

And it's NOT soccer!

As most of you know, Jeff is a HUGE aviation freak.

So is his dad.

Every year there is a huge summer week long show. They went together once, several years ago. Had a great time but it really wore out is dad, which freaked Jeff out a bit. His dad’s health continues to be a bit iffy and for the past few years we’ve talked about the fact that they really need to do it again, before it’s too late and his dad isn’t that mobile. We worry that day will be sooner rather than later.

The week of the show is….

July 23-29.

Did I mention our trip starts the 27th?



Right now Jeff and his dad are discussing attending the show, the 22nd-26th. Well, really arriving the 22nd to attend the show starting the 23rd, leaving the morning of the 27th. Not the full show as his dad just can’t handle that much.
This would mean that things could end up looking like this.

• Jeff – air show, 22nd-27th, fly from the show straight to Orlando
• Kendall – tournament, 28th-30th, fly from the tournament straight to Orlando
• The E’s and I – stick to travel as planned.

However…there are some events on the 27th Jeff would really like to see so they may leave late on the 27th , or even the morning of the 28th versus earlier. If they do that, I’ll likely cancel the first night at Vero and stay at Disney one night with the boys and then we’d all head to Vero together once Jeff arrives, picking up the car the next day and saving a day of car rental. Then again, I may do that anyway so we aren’t trying to coordinate an airport arrival time to head to Vero…the logistics could get off easily with one delay by anyone. Plus it would save some $$ if we did that. Like maybe as much as $400! Then again, it’d mean yet another resort, upping the trip total to FOUR. And...we'd be in striking distance of parks...with no tickets and for a half day, no sense in adding them (the one day tickets being saved for AK at the end). But...it is appealing in many ways.

If this happens, no matter what, it means a couple of things.

Changing Jeff, and Kendall’s tickets. Maybe. Or maybe just buying them new ones (right now looks better for Jeff and possibly for K too). Which means I’d maybe use their tickets towards my October trip….which means I can’t think about booking that till the dust settles from the air and from soccer.

The not so fun part of all of this for me is:

1. Traveling by myself with the E’s on a red eye, packing, getting to the airport etc.

Which really isn’t that big of a deal.

2. The weekend before the trip.

I have an out of town work event the 19th-22nd. I’d planned for the E’s and Jeff to join me (thought it’s not really that exciting of a locale…still it’d be out of town). Eric will be at scout camp through the 22nd so he’s out (and I have to be back in time on the 22nd to get him…and my function and his camp are at opposite ends of the state). However if Jeff is taking the extra vacation days for the air show, he won’t have them for my work thing, which means I’ll be solo. Not to mention the fact he won’t want to go straight to the airport from this event and depending on flight times, probably not even practical as this event is about 3-4 hours away which means driving by myself.

BLEH and WAH! I despise driving, and definitely am not thrilled about that far by myself.

However.....it would give me 4 full days to clean and pack without interruption though.

It also would mean both Jeff and Kendall would have to fully pack for both trips at once, not a prospect Jeff is thrilled with and makes me nervous on the Kendall side of things. I suppose I could take a bag of hers if they got it to me in time, but that isn’t something I want to wrangle either.

LOL!

And of course, at this point it is all hypothetical!

Parents meeting is tonight so may know more on the tournament front and the air show stuff is in Jeff’s dad’s court. Given that his dad HAS booked a hotel already for the 22nd-26th (but no flight) it is looking increasingly likely that this could happen.

Stay tuned for...

As the trip turns.....

 

[jedijill]

I need a drink just hearing about all the changes let alone living them! Good luck with the planning...Ii think D Day was less complicated.

Jill in CO

 

[Native NYer]

Cynthia, you need a bottle of wine! My head is spinning.
I hope everything works out and you reach a final plan soon.

 

[winkers]

OY!!

I hope you have some good drugs to keep you calm.

 

[Poolrat]

I'm down..... Can't get up.... Head spinning

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Wow! Those are a lot of moving pieces! But all sound fun and hard to argue with. I know you guys are up to the challenge! Hang in there. It WILL be a magical trip... no matter what!!

 

[englishrose47]

I agree with everyone !!My head is spinning from all that!!

 

[eandesmom]

I need a drink just hearing about all the changes let alone living them! Good luck with the planning...Ii think D Day was less complicated.

Jill in CO

Jeff's only real concern about the idea?

Might mean giving up lunch at Margaritaville.



We will see, lots of moving pieces so who knows what will happen!

Cynthia, you need a bottle of wine! My head is spinning.
I hope everything works out and you reach a final plan soon.

Ah well, soon may not be possible but you never know. It doesn't help that Jeff is being..a guy. Which means his ex told him where the meeting was, he didn't confirm address, I look up the address based on a 2 year old roster, he gets there 20 minutes late and surprise....no one is there. No clue if they moved or what. So now we wait to get info from the ex, which is rarely fast or in full.

But what annoys me more than anything?

Jeff can get a one way ticket for dirt cheap to MCO from the airshow. Half of what we paid for the ticket we have (dirt cheap being relative of course) but it's less than the change fee would be.

Figures.

OY!!

I hope you have some good drugs to keep you calm.

Sadly, or maybe it's a good thing, drugs don't really work on me so I fail to see the point.

I'm pretty calm about this piece actually, there isn't anything here that isn't workable.

Bigger immediate concern is the call we just got from Jeff's mom, apparently his brother fell off a 10 foot platform and is in the hospital?????? So heaven only knows what that means, I'm waiting for a report back.

I'm down..... Can't get up.... Head spinning

Story of my life.

I think I'm just going to eat wheat thins for dinner, even cooking seems too complicated the way the night is going. I was doing great until Jeff missed the meeting and his mom called about Doug!

 

[Poolrat]

Story of my life.

I think I'm just going to eat wheat thins for dinner, even cooking seems too complicated the way the night is going. I was doing great until Jeff missed the meeting and his mom called about Doug!

Oh Cynthia you need a hug... and probably several drinks..

I hope things with Jeff's brother are Okay and you find out sooner rather than later about the meeting.

 

[eandesmom]

Wow! Those are a lot of moving pieces! But all sound fun and hard to argue with. I know you guys are up to the challenge! Hang in there. It WILL be a magical trip... no matter what!!

It will be, and heavens knows we will need it! I wish it was in SEVEN days, not SIXTY SEVEN

I agree with everyone !!My head is spinning from all that!!

mine spins on a regular basis, worse when they try to make me to PT on the vibrating plate. That's just mean!

Oh Cynthia you need a hug... and probably several drinks..

I hope things with Jeff's brother are Okay and you find out sooner rather than later about the meeting.

Thanks. Update, or what we know so far is that he fell from a 10 foot scaffolding that apparently failed. He is lucky to not be paralyzed according to the hospital, he is in the ICU over night. He is supposedly going home tomorrow and will be in a neck brace for 2 weeks.

We are just praying that workers comp/L&I will cover this as he has no insurance but was working at his boss's house, painting the guys house. He works for a contractor so I assume they are bonded and insured but..you never know what the deal is and if this was some under the table thing side job in between projects...which is what really worries us.

IF the scaffolding really failed, that will be one thing but if it's due to being improperly maintained or assembled, either by the owner or Doug, well then it's a totally different story.



And now Jeff gets to call his dad and tell him what happened.

Calgon take me away.

 

[rentayenta]

Girl, I seriously need that in bullet point for better understanding.


I hope you had Wheat Thins dipped in booze.


I also hope Jeff's brother is okay. Keep us posted.

 

[dizneeat]

Okay, I am going to join the spinning head club!
This sounds so complicated ...... can't wait to find out how it ends.

 

[eandesmom]

Girl, I seriously need that in bullet point for better understanding.


I hope you had Wheat Thins dipped in booze.


I also hope Jeff's brother is okay. Keep us posted.

Ok that sounds disgusting! Yeah, just a few possibilities on the table huh? Lol. I'm truly annoyed he missed the meeting. As far as we know, Doug is ok but we'll be getting updates from Jeff's mom. Jeff is totally avoiding his dad tonight, doesn't want to tell him till he knows more.

Okay, I am going to join the spinning head club!
This sounds so complicated ...... can't wait to find out how it ends.

Never a dull moment huh! Lol. I think I have about 4-5 scenarios on the table at the moment. Interfering with figuring out what I want on our FE! Lol

 

[englishrose47]

This must be the week for spinning heads !!First I had taken a half day as Kyle's school calendar said he got out earlyThen I find out from a co worker that it has been changed to all day OFF !!SOOOO I frantically call my boss rearrange my scheduleHave Judy call his BIG Brother to see if he is free for part of the day and yes he was soooo I was back to being able to work a half day ( different half) THEN the scholl calls at 8:30 pm to say they are going to be open I wanna SCREAM!!!!!
Hope your BIL is okay and insurance covers it !!

 

[tinacaplan]

Well...at least the trip planning continues to be interesting! I'm sorry its gotten all a little crazy, but in the end, none of these are bad problems to have, right?

 

[KatMark]

I knew the drama would eventually come, but I didn't expect such a huge dose of it x2. My oh my. I am sure it will all work out fine but, if it were me, I'd be a basketcase right now.

Love the photos from Mother's Day on the hike. But where is THE mother in the photos?