Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #3!- HOLIDAYS BEGIN 11/12/13!!

[ksromack]

Technically, I think you probably can arrange for packages to be sent to your onsite hotel because people order grocery deliveries and things like that. If people can get groceries delivered to their hotel I don't see why a package couldn't be delivered.

The CM at the front desk of the PPH looked at me as though I was asking for a dancing wombat to be sent up to my room when I asked if I could leave the 2 room keys at the front for my two roommates.

Anyway, just based on that room key episode I realize that certain CMs handle certain things differently. One CM may tell you that no packages can be received there and another one will tell you they can.

Did you say that you were thinking about possibly getting one of the little trees for your room (if I recall correctly)? Are you going to stay onsite? If so, check with Vacation Planning about the prices on that. The last I heard, the trees that Vacation Planning can put in your room are decorated with Disney ornaments and maybe come with some other little extras, and I think they might be in the range of $200-ish. But they also have stockings and Christmas baskets they can put together for the rooms as well, and those are likely cheaper.

Strange response from the resort CM! Is there a website to see the room decorations/tree that are available from Vacation Planning? It may be more convenient to just do something like that....although more pricey! Maybe it would just be a lot easier to hope to find something like a smallish table top tree at Target (I understand that is located down the street, across from the Crowne Plaza hotel).....my dh stayed there while attending a conference in Anaheim a few years ago.

Which reminds me......he may be headed back to Anaheim sometime next month and of course, my desire is to travel along and stay in his "paid for" room at the Crowne Plaza.......but if my AP is attached to my room reservation I may just have to delete one of those APs from our reservations and buy mine ahead of time. This will mess up our dates if my AP expires 2 months before his will (since I will probably just go to the parks by myself while he's in training classes during the day). Hm.....something to think about! His travel plans are not set in stone at this point so I have some time.

 

[Phoenixrising]

I threatened Westjet with booking with their competition, who was also having a good seat sale. I did save just over $350 CDN with the seat sale, which made the trip viable. More money in our pockets helps pay for a few souvies while we are there. I'm just relieved that I've got the hotel and air for the Edmonton trip booked, so that I can start thinking about more pleasant things such as my DL trip. Told the kids prior to the seat sale that we couldn't afford to head to Edmonton for the wedding. Keeping the kids clueless and in the dark about things is what I do best. They won't know about the trip until we are headed to the airport, so we'll see how far we can confuse them before they clue in to what's going on.

 

[KCmike]

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Thanks Liza and Sherry E for the kind words!

Hey Janet and all you Disneyland fans here is some news on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.....Miceage's latest weekly photo report shows that they are running trains on big thunder. They are currently putting it through tests where they place this white board on the train and it extends out like guests when they reach their arms out of the trains while riding. Pics are found their weekly report. Could this be the hope of something good??

 

[Sherry E]

WAHOO!!

TK --

Strange response from the resort CM! Is there a website to see the room decorations/tree that are available from Vacation Planning? It may be more convenient to just do something like that....although more pricey! Maybe it would just be a lot easier to hope to find something like a smallish table top tree at Target (I understand that is located down the street, across from the Crowne Plaza hotel).....my dh stayed there while attending a conference in Anaheim a few years ago.

Which reminds me......he may be headed back to Anaheim sometime next month and of course, my desire is to travel along and stay in his "paid for" room at the Crowne Plaza.......but if my AP is attached to my room reservation I may just have to delete one of those APs from our reservations and buy mine ahead of time. This will mess up our dates if my AP expires 2 months before his will (since I will probably just go to the parks by myself while he's in training classes during the day). Hm.....something to think about! His travel plans are not set in stone at this point so I have some time.

Kathy -

Here is a thread started by another DIS'er last year, with pictures in the first post that will give you an idea of what the expensive in-room tree looks like, among other items -- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3021085. It is a thread about Disneyland Hotel's in-room gifts, but I don't think that the PPH's in-room items would be all that different.

In this Disney Parks Blog from December of last year - http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/12/creating-holiday-memories-at-disney-parks-and-at-home/ - in the last paragraph there is a number to call to inquire about Disneyland Resort hotels' in-room holiday offerings.

You could also send an email to Vacation Planning at DLR and ask them to send you an updated list of in-room celebration items (which may or may not include pictures).

Target is not far from DLR, but it's farther than walking distance. I am certain that you could find some sort of tabletop tree at Target. They have everything at Target!

So if you cancel one AP from your December PPH reservation and get it separately so you can go into Disneyland next month, it would really mess up your dates? I had no idea, but I guess it makes sense. Fortunately, I think that the PPH rooms for December will probably be available at least until the middle of next month, if not beyond that, so you have time.

You may end up getting a Halloween Trip and a holiday trip on the same AP!

I threatened Westjet with booking with their competition, who was also having a good seat sale. I did save just over $350 CDN with the seat sale, which made the trip viable. More money in our pockets helps pay for a few souvies while we are there. I'm just relieved that I've got the hotel and air for the Edmonton trip booked, so that I can start thinking about more pleasant things such as my DL trip. Told the kids prior to the seat sale that we couldn't afford to head to Edmonton for the wedding. Keeping the kids clueless and in the dark about things is what I do best. They won't know about the trip until we are headed to the airport, so we'll see how far we can confuse them before they clue in to what's going on.

Trish --

(about keeping the kids confused). November is going to be a very busy month for you, and probably an exhausting one given all that you've been through so far this year. After the DLR trip is over, hopefully you can just relax and put your feet up for a while.

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Thanks Liza and Sherry E for the kind words!

Hey Janet and all you Disneyland fans here is some news on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.....Miceage's latest weekly photo report shows that they are running trains on big thunder. They are currently putting it through tests where they place this white board on the train and it extends out like guests when they reach their arms out of the trains while riding. Pics are found their weekly report. Could this be the hope of something good??

Mike -

You're very welcome! Your photos are always lovely!

I knew what happened as soon as I saw your post in the December Check-In thread. I knew you were intending to post here (because this is where Liza and I had commented on your photos), and accidentally ended up there!

I am crossing my fingers in hopes that, by some miracle, BTMRR is running by the holiday season. I don't normally ride it so I won't personally be impacted one way or the other, but I know that so many of our holiday travelers are disappointed that this ride is scheduled to be down. I am hoping that Disney finds some sort of way to get it running, even temporarily, in time for the holiday crowds to descend on the parks.

 

[ksromack]

So if you cancel one AP from your December PPH reservation and get it separately so you can go into Disneyland next month, it would really mess up your dates? I had no idea, but I guess it makes sense. Fortunately, I think that the PPH rooms for December will probably be available at least until the middle of next month, if not beyond that, so you have time.

You may end up getting a Halloween Trip and a holiday trip on the same AP!

It won't mess up our vacation travel dates...but if I activate my AP in October and dh activates his on our trip in December mine will expire nearly 2 months before his. Of course, if he ended up wanting to visit the parks after his training days we'll have to get his AP early like mine......not an expense I'm prepared to do next month I didn't even think about Halloween decorations at the parks...... I do like the idea of being able to visit next December too so if I activate my AP in October that pretty much cancels any hopes we would have of returning for Christmas time in 2014. We were already considering an end of May trip for my birthday. My birthday is on a tuesday so our APs would be good monday-friday that last week of May. I think it looks like we'll get good use out of those APs!

 

[Cheshirecatty]

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Thanks Liza and Sherry E for the kind words!

Hey Janet and all you Disneyland fans here is some news on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.....Miceage's latest weekly photo report shows that they are running trains on big thunder. They are currently putting it through tests where they place this white board on the train and it extends out like guests when they reach their arms out of the trains while riding. Pics are found their weekly report. Could this be the hope of something good??

Mike-----you have just encouraged me to "re-cross" my fingers! I won't hold my breath(yet), but I will re-cross.

Thanks for posting this tidbit!

 

[Pesky]

Mike-----you have just encouraged me to "re-cross" my fingers! I won't hold my breath(yet), but I will re-cross.

Thanks for posting this tidbit!

AMEN! Hope is the greatest gift, you know! This is one of the rides I've already shown my kids and they are both excited to try it "one day."

 

[Lucrezia]

Lucrezia --

An interesting thing I've observed about the weather (at least down here in SoCal) and how I can tell that the seasons are 'trying' to change is that the early mornings are a good indicator. I think that a lot of people would assume that evening temperatures are the sure sign of weather cooling down and seasons changing, but I tend to notice it more in the morning. Often times the evenings don't even seem all that cool when we're in the middle of a heat wave because the night hours carry so much of that residual hot air from the daytime.

The early mornings are like a clean slate -- a fresh start, for lack of a better term -- and it's a clearer time to gauge if it is actually cooler, as all of that heat from the day before has worn off. As soon as I start to notice that the morning air is crisper and cooler over an extended time -- especially when it gets to the point where I need to pull an extra blanket over me or close a window -- I know that the seasonal switch is finally kicking in. For the last couple of days I have noticed that the mornings felt a slight bit cooler...and then the days and nights have been miserable. That tells me that Summer is ever-so-slowly slowly preparing to exit, but not at full speed.

In about 2 months, the early morning air will be downright brisk, and even when it's hot during the day it won't feel as harsh and sharp as it feels in the daytime now. That will be around the mid-point between Fall and Winter.

You know, I don't think I've seen "'Twas the Night" on HBO Family! It didn't air last year, you said, but if it aired in previous years I should have seen it in the listings. How has that escaped me?

I've noticed that the 13 Nights movies or shows are really hit or miss. There have been some years when I wanted to watch a lot of what they were running, and other years where I was just kind of so-so about it. Hopefully this year's programming will be a home run!

Most of the 25 Days shows/movies are good, though!

I was mentioning in the Halloween Superthread that Bravo used to air this great 5-part series called "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments." I recall seeing it for like 3 years in a row -- always in the 5 days leading up to Halloween and/or a 5-hour marathon on Halloween day/night. It was great not only because various people like Rob Zombie and other other horror-ish cultural figures were commenting on the 100 movie moments, but also because quite a few of the movies discussed were obscure, lesser-known movies. I just found it to be fascinating that some of the scariest moments (or most grotesque) came from movies I had never heard of! I had to look away when half of the scenes were shown, or cover my eyes.

Sadly, that 5-hour series has disappeared. For the last 3 years or so, Bravo has instead run the one-hour or 90-minute sequel to "100 Scariest Movie Moments," called "Even Scarier Movie Moments," featuring more of the movies that have come out since the original 5-part series was made. And there was yet another channel that aired a similar 90-minute show with scary kids or scary movies, or whatever -- but nothing compares to that original 5-hour Bravo series, and I wish they would bring it back! I wonder if they lost the rights to air it if it wasn't created for Bravo.

Oh wow! You read the "Aunt Betty's Weepy, Wacky, Wonderful..." TR/saga too? I'm grateful that you took the time (while in your sickbed!). I had no idea that anyone was secretly reading my TRs anymore, especially when there are so many others to choose from. I just assumed, "Now is as good a time as any to take this masterpiece down from the board!" I probably should have left the thread up for a while longer before taking it down so abruptly.

Anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you for the kind words about the TR and my writing ability and all of that. I really appreciate it. I actually submitted a single post from "Aunt Betty" as a writing sample recently (it was the opening post to that report, in which I was in the shuttle on the way to the PPH, and the driver was taking a different route -- one which I was sure would lead to a forest). I remember laughing out loud when I wrote it, so I thought that maybe someone else might laugh upon reading it!

I like writing about those ridiculous -- and often sad -- moments in life, so I can either try to find great humor in them or gain some sort of perspective, after the fact.

I'll have to try and find that "100 Scariest Movie Moments"! Sounds like fun. One show I watch during the Halloween season is Halloween Wars on Food Network. I don't why but it always gets me in "the mood" for Halloween lol. As for Christmas, I used to keep 'Twas the Night on my DVR year-round because of how much I loved it, so the last time I saw it on was two or three years ago. Back then, they aired it constantly (I even once caught it on in august!). But last year I had to get my DVR replaced and tried to find it to tape it again... only to see they weren't airing it. So, I'm not sure how long its not been shown, but I've been checking all year for it (yes, I'm that committed) and they still haven't shown it. I literally fell into a depression about it, I was so upset! My fiancé must've thought I was crazy lol. Luckily I was able to find it on DVD and I would definitely recommend buying it to anyone inclined (or trying to find it on YouTube, at the vey least). Its insanely good. Your story about the ride over to DLR really was hilarious. I showed it to my fiancé Trent and he, too, LOL'd.I'm so glad I was able to read your TRs now that they're deleted. What fun! They also really got me looking forward to the holidays... can't wait until I'm in Disneyland again... And wow, all this talk about specials and movies has me craving to watch something holiday-themed!! (As a side note, Turner Classic Movies has some really good old-fashion Christmas films that are always fun... they air Meet Me in St. Louis each year, and thats one of my very favorites.)

 

[jennaw]

Hi Everyone,

In a move very unlike DH and I we decided to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at DLR this year! Long story short, it will be our second trip to DLR as a family. Last trip wasn't so magical and customer service gave us free two day park hoppers we are really excited. This will also be our first Christmas as just our little family, we always spend it with extended family. I will be looking into the holiday tour, as that sounds fun. Does anyone know if they would charge for my two year old in that situation? Thanks so much to everyone on here for sharing their experiences and information. Our girls are 5 and 2, we will be staying at the PPH in a theme park view room. Any tips appreciated!

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

So our trip is no longer a surprise to the kids. Earlier today, my kids were out on a boat with their dad and some other family and when my oldest jumped into the water, her finger somehow got caught in the ladder and it sliced off the tip/nail of her pinky finger Several hours in the ER and they have stitched it up and sent us home, but she has permanently lost the tip/nail of that finger. She has handled it amazingly well (even more so being only 9) and I just felt she (and our other kids) needed some good news.

 

[jennaw]

I am so sorry that happened. Certainly deserving of some good news. I hope she recovers quickly and continues to handle the loss well.

 

[mom2rtk]

Second try

Thanks Liza and Sherry E for the kind words!

Hey Janet and all you Disneyland fans here is some news on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.....Miceage's latest weekly photo report shows that they are running trains on big thunder. They are currently putting it through tests where they place this white board on the train and it extends out like guests when they reach their arms out of the trains while riding. Pics are found their weekly report. Could this be the hope of something good??

Thank you so much for that Mike! I'm almost afraid to let myself get optimistic about this again. But a little hope is better than none!

 

[funatdisney]

The last of my Parade pics:

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[Phoenixrising]

I'm so sorry to hear about the missing digit!! DH had a similar amputation to one of his fingers last year. It took 2 months to heal, and while I'm not squeamish by nature, it was enough for me to go EWWW! So she should be fine for the trip, but it will take a while for the new skin to toughen up, and she may have sensitivity on that finger for a while after it heals. Hopefully the rest of your year will go smoother.

 

[Cheshirecatty]

Hi Everyone,

In a move very unlike DH and I we decided to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at DLR this year! Long story short, it will be our second trip to DLR as a family. Last trip wasn't so magical and customer service gave us free two day park hoppers we are really excited. This will also be our first Christmas as just our little family, we always spend it with extended family. I will be looking into the holiday tour, as that sounds fun. Does anyone know if they would charge for my two year old in that situation? Thanks so much to everyone on here for sharing their experiences and information. Our girls are 5 and 2, we will be staying at the PPH in a theme park view room. Any tips appreciated!

How exciting to spend Christmas, with just your family at Disneyland! I can vouch that the first time we did this, we had a fantastic time(we love our families, but it was so relaxing to be on our own)!

I can't imagine that they would charge a two year old for the tour, but someone will chime in if this has happened to them--I personally, would call and check. You will love the Holiday Time at Disneyland Tour--we do it every year!

If you are staying at the PPH(our Fav.) make sure to take advantage of Extra Magic Hour each morning it is offered. Also, at the hotel, Santa is there in the mornings(8:30-9:00am, 9:20-10:00am, 10:15-11:00am). The Bell Ringers also make an appearance now and then. The PCH Grill, last year, offered a great Christmas Dinner spread!

If you can manage it(with small children), try to beat the crowds by getting to the Parks as early as you can--and than take breaks/naps when things are at their busiest.

Eat at off times(if you are eating at Park restaurants), and don't forget to take time to look at the details--the Holiday decor/entertainment is fantastic!

If you have any other specific questions--don't hesitate to ask!

 

[Sherry E]

Liza --

You have so many great parade shots! The colors are so vivid and everything looks so festive! Thank you for keeping this thread infused with extra color and holiday-ness (because I think everyone else ran out of parade and fireworks shots early in the week!)

By the way, I think I forgot to mention a while back that PHXscuba and Mickeybell have each received another entry into the random draw! Of course, there will be a brand new theme tomorrow!

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It won't mess up our vacation travel dates...but if I activate my AP in October and dh activates his on our trip in December mine will expire nearly 2 months before his. Of course, if he ended up wanting to visit the parks after his training days we'll have to get his AP early like mine......not an expense I'm prepared to do next month I didn't even think about Halloween decorations at the parks...... I do like the idea of being able to visit next December too so if I activate my AP in October that pretty much cancels any hopes we would have of returning for Christmas time in 2014. We were already considering an end of May trip for my birthday. My birthday is on a tuesday so our APs would be good monday-friday that last week of May. I think it looks like we'll get good use out of those APs!

Kathy --

I totally and completely get it. Yes, the expense of buying two APs earlier than planned can be a problem! That's not something I would be able to do in a pinch if it came to that.

If you do decide to get your own AP and venture into DLR in October, then when and if it comes time to do a December 2014 trip you could always just buy a Hopper for yourself and use your DH's AP for the discounts.

Let me know if you decide to head to DLR next month so I can give you the Halloween Time breakdown!

I'll have to try and find that "100 Scariest Movie Moments"! Sounds like fun. One show I watch during the Halloween season is Halloween Wars on Food Network. I don't why but it always gets me in "the mood" for Halloween lol. As for Christmas, I used to keep 'Twas the Night on my DVR year-round because of how much I loved it, so the last time I saw it on was two or three years ago. Back then, they aired it constantly (I even once caught it on in august!). But last year I had to get my DVR replaced and tried to find it to tape it again... only to see they weren't airing it. So, I'm not sure how long its not been shown, but I've been checking all year for it (yes, I'm that committed) and they still haven't shown it. I literally fell into a depression about it, I was so upset! My fiancé must've thought I was crazy lol. Luckily I was able to find it on DVD and I would definitely recommend buying it to anyone inclined (or trying to find it on YouTube, at the vey least). Its insanely good. Your story about the ride over to DLR really was hilarious. I showed it to my fiancé Trent and he, too, LOL'd.I'm so glad I was able to read your TRs now that they're deleted. What fun! They also really got me looking forward to the holidays... can't wait until I'm in Disneyland again... And wow, all this talk about specials and movies has me craving to watch something holiday-themed!! (As a side note, Turner Classic Movies has some really good old-fashion Christmas films that are always fun... they air Meet Me in St. Louis each year, and thats one of my very favorites.)

Lucrezia --

I love Halloween Wars. It's amazing to see the artistry that goes into creating those elaborate displays, and how the pumpkin carvers, pastry chefs and candy makers work together.

October is usually when most of the good Halloween shows start airing -- or at the very, very end of September, like that Halloween Night Frights that will run on Travel Channel. I would bet that Travel Channel will also start rerunning some of its older Halloween shows, such as America's Scariest Halloween Attractions and Halloween's Most Extreme. Also, look for a show on HGTV called Halloween Tricked Out. Of course, there are Christmas versions of most of these shows as well.

Ugh. I know the pain of having to replace a DVR and losing everything saved on it. Some shows you can find again easily. Others are never to be found again! It is so frustrating.

Thank you to Trent for laughing at my shuttle ride TR installment as well!

TCM does show some good oldies during both Halloween season and the holidays. Lots of really old B&W scary movies. Holiday Inn. One of the older versions of A Christmas Carol. Lots of good stuff.

That is one thing I love about cable TV that I never had a child (when only regular TV was available) -- during October and then in November and December there are so many channels offering Halloween or holiday programming, but all in different styles. There is so much variety. If you want to see old, classic Dracula or Frankenstein movies you can go to TCM. If you want more recent horrible slasher movies, you can go to IFC or to Chiller or Fear and find them. Low budget movies? Go to Syfy. If you want to see family-friendly Christmas TV shows and movies, you can go to ABC Family. If you want all-day, predictably sugary, addictive Christmas movies you can go to the Hallmark Channel. If you want to see Halloween or Christmas "decorations" or "attractions" shows, you can go to Travel Channel or HGTV. Food shows -- go to Food Network. There are so many choices, and so many different ways in which to get different holiday-themed programming.

Hi Everyone,

In a move very unlike DH and I we decided to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at DLR this year! Long story short, it will be our second trip to DLR as a family. Last trip wasn't so magical and customer service gave us free two day park hoppers we are really excited. This will also be our first Christmas as just our little family, we always spend it with extended family. I will be looking into the holiday tour, as that sounds fun. Does anyone know if they would charge for my two year old in that situation? Thanks so much to everyone on here for sharing their experiences and information. Our girls are 5 and 2, we will be staying at the PPH in a theme park view room. Any tips appreciated!

jennaw --

Hello & welcome! How wonderful that you will be in the parks on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! Of all the times I have visited DLR for the holidays, I have never actually been there on 12/24 or 12/25. It's on my bucket list, for sure.

I could be very wrong about the tour -- and hopefully someone who has done it will speak up to clarify -- but I think that a child under 3 will be free, just as she will be everywhere else in the park. Kids under 3 are free at the Halloween Party, so that's why I am guessing that they're also free on the tours.

My last 3 December hotel stays have been in a PPH park view room (and I've stayed there other times without a view). Personally, I love the DCA view. I love waking up to that view, and also looking at it at night with all of the lights on. I also really love the PPH Christmas tree, so I also adore seeing it when I go downstairs and head to the parks in the morning. There aren't too many other decorations at the PPH, but that glowing blue-green tree is gorgeous.

I am hoping that this year Disney brings back the "Goodnight Kiss" on 12/24. Last year they didn't do it, from what JediMasterNerd reported in this thread. What that involves is a lot of characters (some of whom are in pajamas!) standing in front of the Town Square train station and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and good night on Christmas Eve. I think that would be a fun thing for your girls to see - IF Disney does it again this year. Just the idea of the characters in their pajamas is so adorable to me.

So our trip is no longer a surprise to the kids. Earlier today, my kids were out on a boat with their dad and some other family and when my oldest jumped into the water, her finger somehow got caught in the ladder and it sliced off the tip/nail of her pinky finger Several hours in the ER and they have stitched it up and sent us home, but she has permanently lost the tip/nail of that finger. She has handled it amazingly well (even more so being only 9) and I just felt she (and our other kids) needed some good news.

Jamie --

That's awful! Your poor daughter. I hope she is doing okay -- something like that is so traumatic. You said she is handling it well, so I hope that maintains. How scary that something like that can happen in just a moment of accidentally getting caught on a ladder.

I think that telling the kids about the Disneyland trip (which will really be here in no time) now was the perfect thing to do. It's good to cushion the blow of what happened with some really fun, uplifting, exciting news so there is something to look forward to.

 

[PHXscuba]

So our trip is no longer a surprise to the kids. Earlier today, my kids were out on a boat with their dad and some other family and when my oldest jumped into the water, her finger somehow got caught in the ladder and it sliced off the tip/nail of her pinky finger Several hours in the ER and they have stitched it up and sent us home, but she has permanently lost the tip/nail of that finger. She has handled it amazingly well (even more so being only 9) and I just felt she (and our other kids) needed some good news.

Jamie, that is so scary when something traumatic happens to a child! Thankful that it was not worse.

The great thing about telling your DD9 (and your other kids) is that she can help you plan. During the frustrating "you aren't allowed to do that" times, she can be a special helper and give you her thoughts and help make some of the decisions. Definitely great for her to have something awesome to look forward to as she heals.

PHXscuba

 

[lucysmom]

I hope she feels better real soon. It is so awful to watch our children suffer, even a little bit.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Thank you all. She is doing much better with all of it than I am right now. Hopefully I'll feel a little better after her doctor's appointment tomorrow where I can get some more answers. It's really hard to feel so helpless.

 

[mom2rtk]

Thank you all. She is doing much better with all of it than I am right now. Hopefully I'll feel a little better after her doctor's appointment tomorrow where I can get some more answers. It's really hard to feel so helpless.

I'm so sorry for your DD's accident. I would have totally whipped out the Disney trip too! I hope that helped distract her a bit.