Hicks on Holiday 2 - Done Brung the Kin Folk-Sept. 07 w/pics UPDATE 12/10/08 pg 41

[PrincessV]

Me, looking at map “Well, the mumble fumble blah,
if we stand right here,
then they should be mumble mumble mumble....OK?”

Sometimes, it is best to confuse and daze your party into submission.
For their own good.

I absolutely agree!

until Stitch Jr was the only one left,
and Jack decided to take on“The Blueberry” himself.

Yay!!

What the Heck Were THEY Smoking???

A phrase I've uttered many a time at WDW.

 

[DisneyMom5]

Love me some Capt.Jack! How lucky your little blueberry got picked!

He was a really good Jack. My nephew is not known as the luckiest kid on most days, but he had the Disney mojo working or something! LOL

Hiya

fab update..ta very much.

just a quick note to let you know hopefully our family will be increasing soon, we have been okayed to be foster carers. We are now just awaiting for the phone to ring.
A

Thanks!
Excellent news for you! Congrats!
If you end up with seven, let me know. I can fill ya in on how to corral them. LOL

And may I just say, our experiences both with guests from your neck of the woods, AND at the Rose and Crown, have left dh and I with a stronger desire to visit the UK and surrounding areas. Very nice!

Yeah for an update!

Great photos of the pirate tutorial. Great about "blueberry" getting picked to be in it.

You can tell the times I got to stand still and all of the children are accounted for, because I took more pics.
Like I said, Stitch Jr. had some kind of mojo going that week.

Were you aware that my grandma's middle name is Eunice?! Bethel Eunice...no wonder she's so crabby!

I thoroughly enjoyed your latest installment! We visited many bathrooms on our last trip (when Tessa was almost 3), many of which Tessa was too scared to actually use (was having a bit of public restroom phobia at the time).

Great Captain Jack pictures! Were your kids getting a little jealous of the ever popular Stitch Jr?

BETHEL EUNICE? No wonder you are Heather Sue.
MUCH more simple!

No PRP (Public Restroom Phobia - or is that called Instaflushaphobia?)
here at our house. They liked them all!
They got home and were astounded that our potties did not flush themselves, nor our sinks turn themselves on.

Dangerboy felt a bit slighted that his buddy was always picked over him, but that is rectified later in the trip.

[Is that a bit of foreshadowing, or what?]

I absolutely agree!

Yay!!

A phrase I've uttered many a time at WDW.

Yes, there are several things that seem overly "creative" at WDW.
LOL
I am sure they are under a lot of pressure to produce. Ahem.

Hoping to keep up my streak and post more in the next few days.

Thanks for reading!

 

[DisneyMom5]

Were you aware that my grandma's middle name is Eunice?! Bethel Eunice...no wonder she's so crabby!

I thoroughly enjoyed your latest installment! We visited many bathrooms on our last trip (when Tessa was almost 3), many of which Tessa was too scared to actually use (was having a bit of public restroom phobia at the time).

Great Captain Jack pictures! Were your kids getting a little jealous of the ever popular Stitch Jr?

PS - Nice new family mickey ear photo.
For all your teasing me about not sending cards to friends and that you got a card, I don't think I have a recent pic of you guys.
Hmmm....

 

[DisneyJo]

How cool for your DS to get chosen and then battle with Capt Jack too

And with 13 of you I can definitely believe you visit the potty a lot

 

[DisneyMom5]

How cool for your DS to get chosen and then battle with Capt Jack too

And with 13 of you I can definitely believe you visit the potty a lot

Well, although he does look a good bit like my kids, he is actually my nephew.
But we were proud of him all the same, and happy his first trip was so much fun for him.
Our first few days there were all about making the newbies happy, since we had been there before.
It was fun, but definately NOT relaxing.
One of these trips we are going to take it easy and relax! LOL

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Anyone heard from SG/Linda?

DisneyMom5, nope, not hide nor hair. No siree bob. Between getting back a couple of days before Christmas and attempting the survive the holidays I fear she has done lost her mind and her body decided to follow suit.

Now that the holidays are over, hopefully she will pop back up and be back to pester you all to pieces.

I done plumb love the pictures of your motely crew. That is how my mom used to sign her notes, way back before anyone ever heard of the rock band. What?? You mean you are shocked that an old lady like myself knows rock n roll? How do you think I have survived all these years? Rock on!!!!

My grandson was looking at the pictures of Jack with your son and is jealous. Not so much about Jack but the thought of a 'hot girl'. They grow up too fast these days.

Thanks for asking and special thanks for the update. I just love your TR.

SG/Linda

 

[kindakrazy2]

DisneyMom5, nope, not hide nor hair. No siree bob. Between getting back a couple of days before Christmas and attempting the survive the holidays I fear she has done lost her mind and her body decided to follow suit.

Now that the holidays are over, hopefully she will pop back up and be back to pester you all to pieces.

I done plumb love the pictures of your motely crew. That is how my mom used to sign her notes, way back before anyone ever heard of the rock band. What?? You mean you are shocked that an old lady like myself knows rock n roll? How do you think I have survived all these years? Rock on!!!!

My grandson was looking at the pictures of Jack with your son and is jealous. Not so much about Jack but the thought of a 'hot girl'. They grow up too fast these days.

Thanks for asking and special thanks for the update. I just love your TR.

SG/Linda

Linda's back!

Missed you, girl!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

kindakrazy2, shhhhhh!!!! Forewarned is forearmed and these folks do not need any more ammunition.

See, everyone done ran away and hid. I am good at finding people though.

SG/Linda

 

[ENSOCK]

Where's the rest???? I looked and you have not posted since 1/7/08. great trippy and I now need more!!!! Miss ya!

 

[HeatherSue]

PS - Nice new family mickey ear photo.
For all your teasing me about not sending cards to friends and that you got a card, I don't think I have a recent pic of you guys.
Hmmm....

Thank you! We have a family photo without lime green Mickey ears, but it looks VERY similar to the one in my siggy! We haven't had a professional family portrait done since Tessa was about 8 months old. It was AWFUL and we never gave them to anyone.

Are you planning on finishing this TR? I don't know that I've ever read a whole TR yet. Folks around here seem to start them up and then never finish them. So, go ahead and let your little 'uns teach themselves for the day and write another update!

 

[DisneyMom5]

Where's the rest???? I looked and you have not posted since 1/7/08. great trippy and I now need more!!!! Miss ya!

Thank you! We have a family photo without lime green Mickey ears, but it looks VERY similar to the one in my siggy! We haven't had a professional family portrait done since Tessa was about 8 months old. It was AWFUL and we never gave them to anyone.

Are you planning on finishing this TR? I don't know that I've ever read a whole TR yet. Folks around here seem to start them up and then never finish them. So, go ahead and let your little 'uns teach themselves for the day and write another update!

I have had to spend time trying to get John's new laptop usefull. Sigh.

And, I have a good excuse today, as it is my 40th Birthday!


So I have been busy....well, not doing much of anything, except for said computer stuff.
But John and I are getting away this weekend, so that should be cool.

Hope to get another update going soon.

 

[winkers]

Happy Birthday!!!

 

[4thgeermama]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Enjoy it! Definitley take today off!!!
Have a great time with DH...always important to make time together!
I sure have enjoyed reading your TR and look forward to more!

Amy
Another Homeschool Mama of 4 (for now) in Texas

 

[HeatherSue]

 

[ENSOCK]

Happy Birthday!!! I hope that you and your DH have a great weekend!! So in 9 mths we can expect another little hick??

 

[DisneyMom5]

Happy Birthday!!!

Thanks Winkers!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Enjoy it! Definitley take today off!!!
Have a great time with DH...always important to make time together!
I sure have enjoyed reading your TR and look forward to more!

Amy
Another Homeschool Mama of 4 (for now) in Texas

Thanks Amy, glad to meet more homeschoolers. I hear Texas is pretty homeschool friendly. Michigan is also.
I am looking forward to this weekend!

VERY fancy! You are the internet queen.

Happy Birthday!!! I hope that you and your DH have a great weekend!! So in 9 mths we can expect another little hick??

LOL, probably not, but that would be fine with me!

Thanks everyone!

 

[HeatherSue]

 

[DisneyMom5]

Oh, it's all about you....isn't it??? LOL

Ok, ok, I'll see what I can do..........

 

[DisneyMom5]

Hicks on Holiday, Park day two, Magic Kingdom
Sept. 18, 2007
Tikitikitikitikitikitikitikitiki Room...OR...What the Heck Were THEY Smoking???

The Hicks were Hot.
Smokin' Hot.
And it wasn't just because their soooo good lookin'.

And, due to Sarah's obnoxiously obsessive over-planning,
(ooooh, nice alliteration there!)
they found themselves with a few moments to spare.

Since there seemed to be a local avian nightclub with room,
AND apparently under new management, they decided to check it out.

Ok, ok, I SHOULD have remembered this attraction.
We managed to visit it on one of our previous trips.
SINCE the new management.
We had also visited it on our honeymoon...old management still intact.

Maybe it was that the a/c froze my brain cells last time,
but it wasn't until half way through the show THIS TIME, that I remembered...



THIS SHOW IS A DRUG INDUCED NIGHTMARE.

There, I said it.

You can disagree with me if you want,
subject me to multiple viewings of the Country Bear Jamboree,
The Hall of the Presidents
and whatever other Disney drivel you can find,
but I will not sit through this again.

My mental note is MUCH more firmly in place this time.

We were glad to escape back into the FL heat...
and that's saying something.

We still had a little time before the parade.
We decided that the parade is a must do for the first timers.

We also decided, that since we had ressies at Liberty Tree Tavern,
that the logical next step would be to get seats across from it in Frontier town.

Half of the group then decided that they wanted to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad,
while the rest of us held the seats.

During this conversation,
we were standing in the covered hallway that connects Adventureland to Frontierland.

We were standing enjoying the stray a/c that floated out of the bathrooms there.

Heck, we probably even USED the bathrooms there.

I'm just saying.

We headed out of the tunnel,
and were greeted by a young couple passing us,
who were impressed with our matching shirts.

This picture actually occured later, but it illustrates my point

The woman seemed soooo familiar to me.

Suddenly, out of my mouth comes the phrase "Are you from **insert hometown here**?"

The woman stopped, turned around, and said "Hey, you're the lady from Curves!"

INDEED, I AM the lady from Curves!

The funny thing is, I work out very rarely,
and think I have only had one conversation with this girl EVER.

But I digress...
The lady turned to her guy and said "Honey, this is the lady that told me about free dining!"
To which her new husband turned to me, grabbed my hand, and shook it saying, "Wow, thanks! You saved us a lot of money."

My family was astonished!

Yes, that's right.
I AM the Disney Diva.


Yes, the ONE conversation I have ever had with this woman,
was about her upcoming honeymoon to WDW,
and how she needed to check into Free Dining.
They were eating like the honeymoon King and Queen that they should be.

I was so happy.



There were hugs all around,
and then they were off on their honeymoon way,
and we split up to go finish our plans.

Next up: I miss the Snowglobes.

 

[winkers]

It's amazing how many times "disney world" can come into a converstaion when you're obsessed planning a trip!

I totally agree on the Tikki hellhole, oh room.

I sat through it with my mouth feeling like it was having contractions and about to give birth , wondering what I had done before this life to deserve the level of hell I was experiencing...............................In other words, not my favorite!