May 11, 2008- Mother's Day!
When I woke up, David and Barbara were busily packing up their things to leave for the airport.
Oh, I'm such a liar! David and Barbara are not the early riser types. When I woke up, everyone else was sleeping, except for Sawyer. Sawyer and I snuggled for a bit on the couch and then Mom joined us. She didn't snuggle with us, but she came into the living room.
Mom and Dad brought coffee with them when they "moved in"!! I hadn't had coffee all week (I snuck some at Teresa's house a few times). But, I found out that I don't really need it to wake up in the morning, I just like it! Anyway, Mom made some coffee and we sipped our coffee together for a bit.
I can't remember what Mom, Dad, Teresa, Brian, and the kids had planned for that day. But, I'm pretty sure it was a non-Dinsey day for them. I'll have to wait for Teresa's Trip Report! I'm pretty sure Brian was going to church since it was Sunday and he's a good Catholic boy!
Henry and I planned to go to MGM and to be there in time for the first showing of Playhouse Disney, per Tourguide Mike.
Being a Jehovah's Witness, my mom doeesn't celebrate Mother's Day. So, don't think I am a bad daughter for not spending the day with her! I am a bad daughter-in-law as I didn't even call my MIL on Mother's Day!
Anywho, I woke up Henry and Tessa and we all got ready to go.
Casey got up and she still wasn't looking too good, but she was looking a little better than the night before. Plus, she didn't have a fever. I snuggled her a bit and gave her hugs and kisses before we went. We told Barbara that she should take Casey to immediate care when they got home to see what was wrong with her.
They ended up taking her to the Emergency Room that night. Barbara said they took a urine sample and she had to wait for the test results to come in. On Thursday, she still hadn't heard back from them. We encouraged her to call, or to take Casey in again. Casey was still running a fever, so Barbara took her in to see her pediatrician. The pediatrician gave her a different antibiotic. Barbara told us that the doctor said Casey had a staph infection! When she told us that over the phone, we were very worried because that sounded REALLY serious! When we got home, Teresa called the pediatrician and asked her what was going on with Casey (Barbara has Teresa's name down as someone who can call and ask about their medical issues since she can't hear). She (Nyla, a wonderful NP or PA, I can never remember) told Teresa that there was never a question about Casey having a staph infection and that she had a nasty urinary tract infection. This is why Barbara needs to get things in writing when she goes to the doctor.
So, poor little Casey was suffering from a urinary tract infection for days. I feel so bad for her! We should have gotten her into an immediate care center in Florida. But, it's so hard to tell when there's really something wrong or if they just have a "bug".
All of that medical stuff took place later in the week, but I didn't want you all to keep worrying about Casey. She's fine now, thankfully!
Back to my trip report:
We pulled into the Disney Studios parking lot with plenty of time to get to Playhouse Disney for the first show.
According to TourGuide Mike, that would be at 10:00am. He specifically said he would keep that page up to date since it's so important to get to the first show. I had planned this day pretty carefully so we could make it to all the shows we wanted to see, and not stay so late that the kids were exhausted.
The idea of going back to the house for a nap exhausted me! It would take about 1/2 hour to walk out and take a tram to the car, then another 1/2 hour to drive to our rental house, then an hour or two of rest time, then another 1/2 hour drive, and another 1/2 hour to park and get back into the park where we left off! By the time we got back to the park, it would be almost bed time for the kids (after we left and spent 1/2 hour getting back to the car and another 1/2 hour to drive home)!
As we went through security, Henry considered asking the guy how many guns he had found today. But, he decided that probably wasn't a good idea. Do any of you actually feel safer because you know these old guys are glancing in everyone's bags? I would think an armed person would probably wear the gun, not put it in a diaper bag that they know is going to be searched.
I had the standard problem with my tickets trying to enter the park. This CM didn't mind that I'd used my finger for the kid's passes, but insisted that Henry scan his finger. I told her that he had not had his finger scanned yet, so there was no way it would match the scan on the tickets. But, she made him do it anyway. I really wish they had a standard procedure for this. Most CMs, including the very first one on the first day, only wanted me to scan my finger, but a couple of them gave me a hard time about doing it that way. Grrr!!!
We went back to Playhouse Disney first- only to see that the first showing was an hour before Tourguide Mike said it was! We'd missed it!!! Grrrr!!!! That threw off my plans for the rest of the day. Oh well, we would still have a good day!
Tessa and I ran over to see if we could walk onto Tower of Terror. The line was already pretty long, so we got fastpasses. Yes, this was a green day, according to Tourguide Mike. But, it was pretty packed already!
Then, we all went into The Little Mermaid Show. Sawyer and I waiting:
The last time we saw this show, Tessa LOVED it! But, this time she was indifferent to the whole thing. It didn't seem as good to me, either. We were sitting in the back of the theater and I wonder if that's part of the reason.
Look at her stuff, isn't it neat?
After the Mermaid Show, we got in line for Playhouse Disney. It was a pretty long wait, but I didn't want to have to wait around in this area for the 3rd show of the day. The kids played a bit while we were waiting.
As they were letting us into the theater, I spotted Disney 4 Me- Chantelle!! I waved and yelled "Chantelle!" She saw me and returned my wave. But, I didn't see her again inside the theater. I think I might have said "Chantelle" to her sister, but she was right there, so she knew I was talking to her! LOL!
Tessa and I waiting for the show to start:
I was pretty excited about Playhouse Disney because Tessa and Sawyer LOVE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. So, I couldn't wait to see their faces during the show. I wasn't disappointed! They LOVED it!!
Look at how excited Tessa looks!
Let's talk about the kid behind Tessa in this picture- the little boy with the glasses. Before the show started, Sawyer was getting a little antsy. So, I was giving him some of my mints. I was handing him one at a time and trying to get him to eat them slowly. This kid, who was probably about 7 or 8 years old, leaned forward and said to ME very loudly, and very snottily- "You are NOT supposed to be eating in here! Stop giving him food! You are NOT supposed to be eating!" I turned around to see if his parents were tolerating his behavior, or if he was getting eyebrow arched by them. They were just sitting there looking at him and nodding. So, I said "You are NOT supposed to boss adults around! That is very rude!" I can't imagine letting my child talk to an adult that way- especially a stranger!!! I tried to ignore the snotty child for the rest of the show. Plus, I gave Sawyer a few crackers (one at a time, he wasn't making a mess), making sure that the little boy saw me doing it.
Back to happy time...
Sawyer was just enthralled!
Even the Disney-hater seemed to be enjoying himself.
Next up was the Little Einsteins!
Yet another show the kids like to watch! In fact, whenever Tessa hears a piece of classical music that was featured on Little Einsteins, she says "Mom! That's the Little Einsteins song!"
Look at the look of wonder on Sawyer's face!
Look at Tessa's excitement!!
My Friends Tigger and Pooh were last.
Tessa and Henry were enjoying them, too!
It was really fun seeing the kids get so excited about the show. Tessa can be a little reserved when she doesn't have her friends (aka: her cousins) around. But, she was up and dancing and singing. I even have video of her doing a little dance. I love the nervous, but having fun, look on her face!
After the show was over, we planned on heading over to Tower of Terror to use our fast passes. But, we spotted the High School Musical show!! We stopped to watch it. It was already scorching hot out, so we stood back a little in the shade. We couldn't get close anyway because there was quite a crowd gathered there.
Tessa stood up on the back of the stroller to get a better view. She still couldn't see, so she wasn't too happy.
But, I gave her and Sawyer some crackers, so they were reasonably entertained for a few minutes.
They didn't seem to be enjoying the show too much, since we couldn't see it. So, I asked Tess if she wanted to go ride on Tower or Terror instead of watch the show. She was more than happy to leave! That's my girl!!
She had been going back and forth over whether or not she wanted to ride Tower of Terror on this trip. She'd never been on it. I told her that it was dark on the ride and it went through a part that was a little scary, then it dropped really fast a few times. So, I think she had a pretty good idea of what to expect. I was really surprised that she wanted to ride it!
We got up to the guy who tells you which side to go on (before you view the little movie). There was a mentally handicapped guy in front of me and he told the CM there. "I'd like a room on the 13th floor, please." I thought it was cute, but the CM just rolled his eyes and said "left". I was glad to see my family wasn't the only one being mistreated by CMs, but upset that he didn't play along with the little joke. You could see the guy had obviously planned on saying that for quite some time. How hard would it have been to just play along? The CMs were decidedly uncreepy. I remember when they used to really play it up and try to act creepy (like our waiter at Whispering Canyon Cafe, who wasn't trying to be creepy, he just was). But, these CMs were just grumpy. They weren't making any sort of effort to act like anything. Maybe they have discontinued the "creepy classes", I don't know.
We got to the queue area right before we got into the elevator and I decided to take a picture of Tessa.
She was SO excited!!
We sat down in our "elevator" after being listfully ordered in by the uncreepy, but rude, CM. We were up front and Tessa was sitting next to 2 boys who were about 8 and 10. Tessa was doing really well and she wasn't clutching my hand for dear life.
Then, we rolled forward and got ready to drop.
The kid next to Tessa thought this would be an opportune moment to scream-
"WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!"
Then, we dropped.
Honestly, I thought the kid was pretty funny.
Tessa did not...
I bet you can guess how much Tessa loved the ride after that comment! The kid kept screaming it.
Tessa actually didn't seem to mind the first few drops, but by the 5th one, she said the dreaded- "I want to get off now, Mom." I told her it was almost over and that we'd be off soon.
We stopped dropping and backed up. The kid next to Tessa was still continuing his audio commentary.
"Just wait, we're going to go back out there and drop again. You think it's over, but it's nnnnnnooooooot!"
To be fair to this kid, he was talking to his brother and I don't think he ever gave a second thought to the fact that he was terrifying Tessa.
The ride was over and we stood up. Tessa found a pair of sunglasses on the seat that was formerly occupied by one of the boys. She picked them up and said "This belongs to the screaming kid. He sure was scared! We can't keep them because that would be stealing." She then ran off after the kid and handed him his sunglasses. He was very thankful and sweet. Obviously, Tessa held no grudges toward him.
Tessa let me know that she NEVER wanted to ride Tower of Terror again. She didn't even try to pretend that she wasn't scared, like she did on Dinosaur!
We met up with Henry and Sawyer and decided to see the Beauty and the Beast show. The show wouldn't start for another 1/2 hour. I told Henry we should all get some ice cream while we waited. But, he didn't make a move to get it and I didn't want to wait in line. So, we just played around in the "victory garden" area behind a snack place.
Yes, I did make Sawyer's outfit! Thank you for asking! I made the shirt and then I added patches on the shorts from a different Cars fabric. The shorts are the only thing I've completely copied from another Disboutiquer to this date. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
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We walked around looking for the other characters that were supposed to be there and no one was where they said they would be on the schedule! 
That girl is SOO sweet! 
I boss 'em right back too 
). I can't believe we missed the Beauty and The Beast show when we went! Good thing we're going back! DHS was packed when we went too--in January! It was really crowded 
