oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh DVC
Which resort??? here is some pixi dust hoping for your ADR openings!!!
How is everyone doing???
Charlotte is doing pretty well. We are past the daily battles on getting dressed and doing her hair. Bedtime is not what I want it to be, she still won't go to sleep in her big girl bed without me laying with her. I talked to her about it this morning and we are going to try something different tonight. Fingers crossed. I mentioned on D~'s report this morning, but I think she is officially potty trained! One or two accidents at school last week but none at home in the last 2 weeks! She is doing great. My mom has a doctor's appointment today and physical therapy tomorrow. Dad is supposed to call me with an update after her appointment. I talked to him last night and he seems to be coping ok. He's worried that he's not been doing things right with her - he went to work for a couple of hours and left her at home alone and they went to the grocery store together but it was too much for her so she ended up sitting on a bench while he did the shopping. He's just being too hard on himself, but I hope the doctor can give him some specific guidelines on what he should be doing. He also told me that he wished he'd asked us more questions while she was in the hospital - which was a little difficult since he was in Afghanistan and not able to call very often. I think it all boils down to him regretting not being here when it happpened.
I'm on the fence about this, since I can't even contemplate which park we'd skip, but since we are planning seasonal passes, I know we'd be able to hit whatever park we miss on a day trip or a weekend trip in the future. I need to give this some more thought.
I did not realize you lived IN Florida!
More prayers for your family. I hope your Dad talks to the Doc and he tells him your Dad is doing a WONDERFUL JOB... Big Hugs to you all on this hard time. like everything else IT WILL BE OK!!!
I would LOVE DVC.. I just don't see us going very often. Plus i am a family of 5. which i would need A LOT of space. especially when the kids get older..
I would call everyday to see if anything has opened for you... that's what i do.. PLUS i love calling Disney...
Sorry can't help on the December question. November was BEAUTIFUL!!!
Glad your Mom is slowly getting better!!!
Last night there was a book fair at Peyton's school. There was also a 5 car pile up on I-95 so I was much later than normal picking up Charlotte. We went straight home and picked Peyton up and headed to the book fair. Charlotte had a complete melt down because she didn't like the stroller that I brought (her brand new stroller purchased for our Spring Break Disney trip that I love, and she loved until last night). She insisted on bringing her blanket and her Sophia the First doll into the book fair. When I suggested that she leave them in the car, she threw them across the parking lot. We made it into the book fair and started browsing books. Charlotte wanted a Frozen book but they didn't have any. Another fit as I suggested Doc and Sophia books, princess books, animal books. Then she decided she needed to go potty, I asked Peyton to show us where the closest one was. When we got there Charlotte threw a fit because she didn't want her sister to show her where the bathroom was. Then she wouldn't go potty. The whole book fair went on like this and I couldn't just grab her and leave - I had come straight from work so I was wearing a dress and Charlotte spent most of the time having fits on the floor, there was no graceful way to scoop her up and get out of there while carrying her blanket, Sophia, and the books we were buying. Finally get out to the car (with the assistance of a teacher to get Charlotte off the floor, how embarassing). In the car Charlotte threw a fit about getting into her car seat, took off her shoes and threw them at Peyton and I, climbed into the front seat, threw her sippy cup into the windshield, and screamed at the top of her lungs for maybe 30 minutes. Her tantrums are so uncontrollable and easily provoked, DH and I are thinking there might be something more than the terrible 2s going on. I'll be asking the doctor about it on Tuesday when we go for her ear re-check.
They don't want just one bathroom for the 6 of us. So, I'll be heading over to the Disney website later to cancel our cabin reservation and move of to Pop Century.
I'm glad your Mom is doing better and that your Dad made it home. What a scary time for you all! I'm sure your Dad regrets not being there, but he's there now and is doing all he can, so I hope he doesn't feel guilty. How could anyone anticipate something like that?
Oh Jennifer, i'm sorry I wasn't on the DIS for two weeks while you were going through all of these problems!!
Good that your Mom hasn't been smoking since the stroke. I saw the whole "smoking" discussion over on D~'s report and I agree that people have to quit when THEY are ready, not because everyone wants them to or because it makes good sense to do so. It's just so heartbreaking to watch people shorten their lives, but the dependence on nicotine is such a hard thing to break. I really feel for people who struggle with this!
I hope you'll be able to get rooms at Pop for your preferred dates. I think I would prefer that to the cabins anyway. As far as if you go in December, I would leave on the 23rd. In fact, I wouldn't go that close to Christmas at all. I hope your Dad can do the November dates since that would no doubt be better crowd levels.
Have you heard anything about hubby's job interview(s)? That's pretty awesome that he may have two opportunities to work there! Keep us posted.
Maybe Charlotte's ears are bothering her more than she can say. That behavior at the book fair seems a bit extreme, but then, who knows what goes on in the head of a two year old? Being a parent is the most rewarding job there is, but it is also one of the most frustrating in the world. Just know that this will pass, like everything else. You're doing a fine job with your girls, Jennifer, and don't forget that!
I hope you have a fabulous day and week, my friend. Why not re-schedule that date night you missed out on. I think you could use a little "pampering" right about now.
And mom is still not smoking - so proud of her! 
I'm still mulling our December dates, in case dad isn't home in November. I think I'll tie those down next week.
I feel bad for him, he is in a very frustrating job situation and he's having such a hard time finding another opportunity that is a good fit for his experience.
For that matter, so am I! 
We are going through a very stressful time at work right now and something went wrong yesterday afternoon - I literally stomped my feet and got up from my desk to go to the restroom. When I came back, the problem was resolved so apparently temper tantrums do work! 
Just thinking of you and hoping everything is okay with you. Hope your Mom is doing lots better.
I'm not taking advantage, they won't mind, nor would they let us pay more than them to cover both girls.
And I hope you're having a nice weekend.
Sorry I've been MIA from your PTR... I am finding it impossible to keep up everywhere... One more week, and things should be back to semi-normal for me.
Glad to hear that everyone is OK with AoA... but a 2 bedroom villa sounds nice too. I am sure you will do well with either.
And your dining sounds awesome too... I would LOVE to try HDDR some day... It's on my bucket list, but for some reason, we never end up doing it.
Happy Father's Day to your DH.
D~
So happy your Dad will be around for the trip as planned!!! As far as the villa, I think that would be awesome! Have you looked into renting points for the villas instead of going through Disney Travel? Check out Dave's DVC rentals. He has it set up so you can plug in your dates and see what each DVC property needs for points. Each point is $12 or $13 or in that vicinity. Could be a whole lot cheaper option.
