So sad. Our last day. We let our kids pick where they wanted to go and our kids chose DHS and BB. My throat hurt but I hadnt let the drugs out of my system so it wasnt too bad. I wanted to get an early start as I knew we would be packing up it the evening. Especially if we were going to go to two parks.
So we got up and had some cereal as all the Bagelfuls were gone. The cinnamon ones had been gone for days but the regular ones had lasted almost all week. I think that I had a Peach/Green Tea yogurt smoothie as we still had a lot of those left and I wanted to make sure we didnt waste any. They are sooooo yummy.
We were planning on coming home around lunch so I didnt worry about packing any food.
So we were off. Suzy & Milo left around the same time as us, even though we were going to different parks. We all wanted to make rope drop. We got to DHS in no time, parked, and wandered up to the front. We parked pretty close this day. We were about 15 minute before opening but yet again they didnt have the ticket turnstiles open. And yet again this irritated me. It just caused all kinds of congestion and we had no hope of getting to see any opening ceremony. I used my favorite, 3 people deep bag check line and was done in no time. But it took us 15 minutes to get to the front of ticket area. So by the time we got in the entertainers were all gone. Whats the point of being at rope drop?
This day we werent doing the Toy Story Mania March so we turned right to go to ToT. Mulan is not interested in this ride AT ALL. So I hopped on with Ariel while Donald went and got FPs for RnRC. We were in an elevator in no time as there was no wait at all. It wasnt even a full elevator cause there werent enough people riding to fill it up.
It was really fun. At the end the gentleman with white hair in our photo said hed lost his ballcap. His daughter said, They told us to secure our things. To which he replied, I sat on it to secure it. I didnt understand the ride. So when we flew up, his hat became insecure and flew up too. While they were having this discussion we noticed a ballcap on top of our elevator. Sure enough, it was his! It had flown out of the car and landed on the top of our little cage. The scary ToT CM got it for him. It was funny.
Then Donald took his turn with Ariel while I went to the little coffee spot there and grabbed a few baked goods to entertain Mulan and Boo. It was pretty yummy and Boo had quite a bit of coffee. She really likes coffee. And I had to fight to keep some baked good for Ariel who surely would have been sad had it all been gone.
They werent gone very long so there must not have been much of wait for that either.
I also took this photo as I figured these people with the camera crew were important. But I didnt recognize any of them.
Then it was time for our RnRC FPs. I was feeling nauseous so I told them all they could ride twice in a row. So they took off. At first I hung around outside. I overheard someone saying they were filming for the new American Idol thing and that there were AI people there with camera crews. Hmm
I wonder who I saw?
I was bored and a bit cold so Boo and I went into the shop there which is a fun little shop. We played with drum sticks and then she got sidetracked and just started entertaining herself. I think this is the most fun she had all day.
At one point I thought I saw David Archuletta from AI but I dont really know them all well enough to be sure. But he had a little posse with him and it looked like him. I was sitting on the floor watching Boo so I wasnt like super excited. About 5 seconds later a boy about 15 starts FREAKING OUT. I saw David Archuletta! Hes giving autographs. Mom, mom NOW we have to go. I saw him. OK, Im not really getting that nearly hyper enough. The boy was freaking and his mom, who was cool & moving quickly, was just not cool enough nor moving quickly enough. This caused a bit of a stampede for a moment. I pondered entertaining myself by going and watching all the teens freak out. But Boo was having so much fun
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Also, I was kind of keeping an eye out for my family as I was thinking I might feel good enough to ride and wanted my chance to speed through the LA streets. But I think they must have snuck by while I was watching the 15 year old freak as when I called Donalds phone they were already in line again. I was sad. And bored. And starting to be in a bit of pain. I headed outside to see if there was anything entertaining still going on outside.
There wasnt. I asked a CM about the AI photo shoot and she said, AI photo shoot? I know nothing about it. So then I asked if David Archuletta had just been there giving autographs. Who? You mean the crowd a few minutes ago? I have no idea. Sigh. Yet another encounter with another CM who knows a lot less than I. What are those CMs doing? Dont they listen and watch around them?
So I sat down in the sunshine in front of the guitar and pulled out my back pack to take some more pain killer.
It was at that moment that some things became painfully clear. When I took that dose, my bottles of painkiller were empty. In 24 hours I had taken 75 painkillers. No wonder I was nauseous. And I should go to a doctor.
Shortly after this discovery, Donald and the girls exited. I explained the situation and again Donald was a bit surprised. No shock there, I was surprised too. But couldnt I just wait till we go home, we leave tomorrow. The problem, as I explained it, was that today was Friday. So even though we would go home the next day, unless I went to the emergency room, it would be 3.5 more days before I got antibiotics and that is just silly. No, I needed to go here & now. I think it was only 10 a.m.
But I really wanted Donald to do the animation class as he hadnt gotten to do it before because he was in line for Bolt. So we all agreed to do that and then leave and they could spend the afternoon at BB.
We wandered slowly through the shops on our way. We hadn't done nearly enough wandering this trip.
First, we stopped to get this photo taken.
And took a few of our own shadow photos:
We went in the back door so we didnt have to do the theater part again.
Lots of artwork to inspire you:
Wed just missed the class so we went to meet Mickey first. It was our last day and I was just sure that Boo would meet Mickey. She waved and pointed and was so excited. So we got in the really short line. There was one family in front of us. It was the bossiest Mickey I had ever scene. He set up the scene and posed all the families himself. So even with just one family it took awhile. I sat down my bags and explained to the Photopass person that we would be sneaking up on Mickey. But Boo was too smart for us and even as I was talking to the Photopass person she started crying. She was no fool and we were going to try to get her to meet Mickey. NO WAY!
So the big girls met Mickey again. Oh well.
On to the class. This day we would be drawing Stitch. I pondered sitting it out since I had Boo. But instead I decided to let her have some whale crackers while I drew. HA! Fat chance. That was the hardest drawing Ive ever drawn. Boo was fascinated by the lit up paper and the pencils. She wanted to draw. You know what, Im too tired right now to explain what a challenge that class was. It was exhausting. But other than me, everyone really enjoyed it. Our animator was a sarcastic guy. He wasnt as cool as the lady before but he was still good and I like sarcasm OK.
So after this we headed out. It was pretty early. Maybe 11 a.m. On the way home Donald said, I think you should just go to the doctor here. Well duh! So I dropped them off and headed over to the Walgreens clinic we had found for Jack-Jack only he wasnt allowed to go. It was about 2 miles from our house, if that. I went in and it was two rooms at the back of the Walgreens. I typed in my name and info in the computer there for me. About 1 minute later a nurse came out and took me into her room and took my vitals and insurance info. They didnt accept Anthem so I would have to be self pay. In the long run this worked out as it was only $59.00 and my prescriptions were free.
Anyway, after her I went to the RN in the other room. It isnt a doctor you see, it is a specialized RN. So checked me out and said because I was self pay she wasnt going to do any other tests as they cost money. So she gave me antiobiotics and a topical pain killer so I wouldnt have to take the quantity of painkillers I was taking. She wasnt allowed to prescribe Vicodin to out of towners so I just got some super duper acetaminophen stuff. She zipped it over to the prescription guy via computer and by the time I was done with her, it was done.
I was home before noon. Can you believe that? It took about 45 minutes all told. Had I known it would be so painless and cheap, I would have gone on Wednesday. Fool. Now I know. Now I know.
I sat down in a lounge chair by the pool while the big kids headed out to BB.
I dont know what Boo and I did. I know she played around a bit by the pool and had good fun while I watched her, enjoyed the sunshine, and tried to read that stupid boring book I had brought. I think perhaps Suzy & Milo must have come pretty quickly because I dont remember being bored at all. I dont know. I just know that there were people around almost the whole time.
I do know that I finished the laundry and started packing and that I took my first dose of antibiotic like it would be this amazing instant cure. Totally forgetting that general speaking, I feel worse for 24 hours after starting antibiotics. So about 4 hours after taking that first dose, I felt HORRIBLE.
After just a short amount of time, maybe 3 hours at most, Donald and the girls came back. They ate and relaxed and Donald started packing a bit. And then decided that he couldnt live without seeing Illuminations. We all thought he was crazy. But Mulan decided it was a good idea and she and he headed out for one final fling together. Im really glad as she still talks about it and I think it was good for her to have her daddy all to herself.
I made sure she had her glow in the dark stuff:
Goodnight in lights at Illuminations:
I was pretty much comatose by this point.
And the next morning I felt no better. But youll have to wait for that
I have thoroughly enjoyed it.It originally caugt my eye because we are staying offsite for the first time in February.
Jack-Jack
So who knows, I might have a new favorite then 
We all enjoyed this tremendously. I think everyone got pretty much what they liked. Even Charming and Buzz were happy. And Buzz and McQueen danced and hula hooped up in the front with Sonny.
And finally, it happens, he says, " I think we have room for one more." "Let's have the little boy in front before his mother pulls his arm out of his socket."
