I'm Gonna Push the Button! re-do

[3kidzmom]

I'm enjoying your report! Can't wait for more (my kids ended up loving Islands of Adventure too!)

 

[tink1957]

This TR sounds strangely familiar, I could have sworn I'd heard it before. Thanks for the redo, I can't wait to read what happens next.

We too did Disney & Universal on our last trip, we stayed at POFQ 5 nights then went to Doubletree Universal for 3 nights(we spent Xmas there) & I agree that Universal just doesn't have the magic. Disney just feels like coming home.

 

[teacher2525]

I'm enjoying your report! Can't wait for more (my kids ended up loving Islands of Adventure too!)

Thanks for reading, we were really surprised how much we loved IOA, we'd like to go back in cooler weather

 

[teacher2525]

This TR sounds strangely familiar, I could have sworn I'd heard it before. Thanks for the redo, I can't wait to read what happens next.

We too did Disney & Universal on our last trip, we stayed at POFQ 5 nights then went to Doubletree Universal for 3 nights(we spent Xmas there) & I agree that Universal just doesn't have the magic. Disney just feels like coming home.

It won't be all familiar because I swear I'm going to finish it, hopefully No, No I'm definitely going to finish because then I'll get to start my pre-trip report for December

 

[teacher2525]

We were heading to blizzard Beach the next morning for EMH and I was not going to forget the tickets this time like I did during the Aunty Dory trip. We got our morning wake up call from Stitch. Packed up everything we needed. I remembered to buy a waterproof container that goes around your neck so you don’t need a locker. I remembered to bring towels from the resort pool so we didn’t have to rent them. Yep I remembered everything, I was feeling like Super-mom.

We were all heading out the door when my DH says look at that lizard. I say, “ Oh my God : , what, where, how?” Let me preface this story by telling you that all in all, I consider myself a pretty tough woman. I grew up in a very urban area, I taught a classroom of Emotional and behavioral disordered children for 10 years (some of those kids were really difficult and the job could get quite physical), I have 3 boys , I coach basketball, I am by no means a princess. However I can’t stand little creatures, they freak me out. /as I am trying to locate the lizard, I had a flashback to a creature incident that occurred in New Hampshire. Mrs. The King would appreciate this story because I know how much she enjoys Potty Humor. So here’s the traumatic incident; my in-laws have a summer place (a mobile home) on lake Winnipesauke and my DH were going up there for the weekend. It is about a 1 and ½ to 2-hour drive from were we live depending on traffic. It was 90+ degrees that day and very humid. I am a drinker , no not that kind of a drinker; I know what you were thinking! I am a water drinker, I need water like coffee addicts need coffee, I am no good without 2 big glasses the minute I wake up, I feel like I’m down a quart until I get it in me. I drink water and seltzer water all day and consequently make many trips to the bathroom throughout the day. I of course had been drinking on the ride up to Winnipesauke and barely made to my in-laws place without stopping for a potty break. We get there and I go running to the bathroom before I wet my pants. Now at this point I must point out that my MIL had some unique decor (this is relevant to my reaction) in her bathroom, one of these decorations was a bronze spider web type of thing with a bronze spider on it. I go rushing in and sit down to do my business and as I am looking around I noticed that clipped to the shower window screen was a new decoration, a bat. Maybe she put it up to join the spider and is working on some type of Halloween theme here. I thought to myself, wow, this is the most realistic looking bat that I have ever seen in my life, look at how cute and real the little furry face is, kind of like a little mouse. Then I start to tinkle (which makes a sound) and the decoration moves its head. Now I panic, OMG that is no decoration that is a real bat, what do I do, what do I do, what to do? Do I finish my business, do I pull up my shorts, should I yell for help, do I make a run for it, OMG what if it goes for my head? I did not handle the situation with much bravery at all, I jumped up and ran screaming down the length of the mobile home while trying to pull up my shorts until I was outside on the deck at which point I was able to finish pulling up my shorts and button them and then I locked myself in the car and left my DH to deal with the bat. My DH, who was outside at the time, says all you could hear was this running scream (baaaaaaaattttt!) down the length of the mobile home and he couldn’t figure out why I was pulling my shorts up on the deck. He gets a broom, a bag and a baseball cap (he must have had the head thought like I did) and sweeps the bat into the bag and relocates him to the woods, my hero.

Needless to say the words look at that lizard-evoked intense feelings of fear and anxiety in me! I spot him up on the ceiling in the corner by the slider. The boys are psyched and I say, “he can’t stay, you have to get him out!” Then I proceed to lock myself and DS#3 in the bedroom and this is what I hear.

DH “Okay guys, I’ll knock him down and you guys shoo him out the slider.”

BOYS “Okay dad”

DH “Oh no!”

BOYS “AAAAGGHHH”

(Lots of running and banging and yelling, I apologize if our neighbors were trying to sleep in)

DH “There he is get him”

BOYS “No, No, he is over there, get him!”

DH “He’s between the wall and the table, I’ll move the table and you guys get him.”

Boys “Wow, dad, oh no, you chopped of his tail.


He left after his tail was chopped of and he never returned but we kept his tail on the deck in memory of him. I hope he can grow a new one; I don’t wish him harm I just didn’t want him on vacation with us. I’m emotionally exhausted after recounting those two experiences.

 

[tink1957]

Oh man, I too am a big water drinker & I nearly spit all of the water I had just drank onto the monitor after your bat story. You are too funny, thanks for the laughs.

 

[teacher2525]

I am still emotionally exhausted after recounting the bat and lizard story but I hope to post again by The weekend. Carolyn, here is a little hello, hope you are navigating around the dis-boards o-kay

 

[katiebug86]

I am LOVING your report so far. Aunt Dory is a hoot .. I hope she comes for your December trip. (Crosses Fingers) I would like to hear more stories.

Your boys are precious. (I'm sure they wouldn't like to know I refered to them as "precious" so it can be our secret ) Your oldest two remind me of Lynnette's twins on Desperate Housewives. (The are also the twins in the Cheaper by the Dozen movies) Your 2nd DS looks A LOT like them.. and they have the same personalities. (Though I am sure they are a lot sweeter than those boys )

Oh and I know a few men who have the same syndrome as your DH. And my dad is the SAME way as your husband about they fridge. He said "know what you want before you open it" because my sister and I had a habbit of just standing there trying to figure out what we wanted. What's wrong with that?

 

[angela3676]

...........then I locked myself in the car and left my DH to deal with the bat. My DH, who was outside at the time, says all you could hear was this running scream (baaaaaaaattttt!) down the length of the mobile home and he couldn’t figure out why I was pulling my shorts up on the deck. He gets a broom, a bag and a baseball cap (he must have had the head thought like I did) and sweeps the bat into the bag and relocates him to the woods, my hero.

Needless to say the words look at that lizard-evoked intense feelings of fear and anxiety in me! I spot him up on the ceiling in the corner by the slider. The boys are psyched and I say, “he can’t stay, you have to get him out!” Then I proceed to lock myself and DS#3 in the bedroom and this is what I hear.

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[teacher2525]

I am LOVING your report so far. Aunt Dory is a hoot .. I hope she comes for your December trip. (Crosses Fingers) I would like to hear more stories.

Your boys are precious. (I'm sure they wouldn't like to know I refered to them as "precious" so it can be our secret ) Your oldest two remind me of Lynnette's twins on Desperate Housewives. (The are also the twins in the Cheaper by the Dozen movies) Your 2nd DS looks A LOT like them.. and they have the same personalities. (Though I am sure they are a lot sweeter than those boys )

Oh and I know a few men who have the same syndrome as your DH. And my dad is the SAME way as your husband about they fridge. He said "know what you want before you open it" because my sister and I had a habbit of just standing there trying to figure out what we wanted. What's wrong with that?

Sorry Aunty Dory is not coming this trip. My mother is going to Aruba with her on Friday and may have some interesting adventures to share. Unfortunately I don't know the boys from desparate housewives because I don't watch it. I'll have to catch it some time I hoping with all the medical research there will be an antedote someday for this male syndrome but until then the women of the world willhave to manage

 

[the4princesses]

I'm enjoy your report and the pictures are great!!

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

So you're not a fan of bats!? How did it get in the house to begin with? This is the part where I'd be thinking...if there's a "bat" in here what ELSE is in here? No thanks, I'm outta here!!!!!!

 

[ktmdooley]

Sorry you were having so much trouble posting. Sometimes it can be a pain.

Glad you had a good trip.

 

[teacher2525]

I'm enjoy your report and the pictures are great!!

Thanks for reading . School started again and I am back to work so I am getting used to getting up early again but I am hoping to post again this weekend.

 

[teacher2525]

So you're not a fan of bats!? How did it get in the house to begin with? This is the part where I'd be thinking...if there's a "bat" in here what ELSE is in here? No thanks, I'm outta here!!!!!!

The bats point of entry remains a mystery to this day. We just returned from a week in the same place but we were not invaded by any creatures to speak of. I think they were detered by my 3 monsters because they are a rowdy bunch. Sometimes I am detered by them, many times I feel like a traveling circus. Sometimes when we go out in public I were a t-shirt with STAFF printed on the back so no-one thinks that I own them (just kidding) I only think about wearing the t-shirt

 

[teacher2525]

Sorry you were having so much trouble posting. Sometimes it can be a pain.

Glad you had a good trip.

The posting thing is my own fault because I have taken so long to finish this report. We are now past the 1 year mark but I must finish before my December trip.

 

[DisneyObsession]

I am enjoying your TR. Can' wait for more!

I am gearing up for my trip in 3wks!!

 

[teacher2525]

After surviving the lizard invasion, we hopped in the highlander and headed to blizzard (which rhymes with lizard) beach. We wanted to enjoy the extra magic hour and we planned on staying until the crowds were unbearable. We are standing in line eagerly anticipating jumping on the family raft ride when we hit troubled waters. DS#1’s ticket wouldn’t work. You may be asking yourself if it is the same ticket I checked on upon arrival, the same ticket that didn’t work at laser quest but I had fixed again. YEP, IT WAS! The same stinking ticket that I knew I had days left on. For the second time the CM assumes that I am wrong, the computer wouldn’t lie, and I need to purchase admission. Oh no I am not paying admission again when I know I still have days left on this ticket.

I didn't have any Blizzard beach pictures and since it is the beginning of football season I thought I'd stick this picture in.

I don’t know why people are so willing to believe that computers are always right. Last night I went to target to pick up bedding for DS#3’s 1st big boy bed, he calls it a ladder bed (it is a low loft with a ladder). He’s psyched! So, I am at target picking up a nice sports quilt but the bedding section of target is trashed. All the quilts are opened up and separated from their matching pillow shams. I find one set that is still together but it is full size and I need twin size. So I make my own set, I find a twin quilt, fold it up, grab a pillow sham (doesn’t matter which one because they are all standard size pillow shams) and head to the checkout with my order. Now I have to choose a line. Choosing a line can be a daunting task because it is important to choose the fastest moving line. God forbid that I wait a few extra minutes in line, the world might end. Choosing the quickest line and the best parking spot is a little game I play and when I am successful it makes me happy. I feel like I won, we all have to feel victorious now and again and that is how I get my fix. Well I pick the line with a 17-year-old boy on the register and it moves quickly. I think I am winning , I am happy. It quickly becomes my turn and I explain to him my quilt issue. I tell him how the bedding area was trashed and I had to make my own set and the price was $59.99 but I don’t know how he will ring it up because I didn’t see any tickets that held the set together. He doesn’t speak to me; maybe the cat got his tongue. So I ask him, “Do you have a cat?” The look on his face tells me he doesn’t want to play. Okay, just ring my stuff up. He decides to scan the pillow sham and it rings up $79.99. I say the set is not $79.99, that is the price for the full size set. The twin set is $59.99. He still doesn’t speak and scans the pillow sham again it still registered as $79.99. Now I am thinking that the cat got his brain. Did he expect the outcome of scanning the pillow sham a second time to be different from the 1st time? Then he scans the tag on the quilt and it rings up $59.99. I tell him that the set is $59.99. He says that, “the blanket is $59.99 and the other thing is $79.99. I am shocked that he can speak and I am wondering if a miracle has occurred. I again tell him that the price of the set is $59.99. He scans both items again with the same results. I want to ask him if he really thought that the scanning the items again would result in a different result. I don’t ask that because the poor kid’s speech has just returned and I don’t want to scare it away, maybe I should speak slowly. He speaks again, “No, that is the price, I don’t know what to tell you.” I hold up the pillow sham and I say, “Look at this, do you think anyone would pay $79.99 for this? ” I say the pillow sham is not $79.99, that is the price for the full size set. This must go with a full set but it doesn’t really matter because all shams are the same size. He scans it again and shockingly it still says $79.99. He expects me to pay for this, I ask for a manager. The manager comes over and tells him exactly what I did the set is $59.99 don’t scan the pillow sham. It must have gone with a full size set. My order is totaled and I have a coupon for 10% off. He scans the coupon and says the coupon is expired. I say look at the date it is 9/3/08. He scans it again and again. Apparently multiple scannings can perform magic sometimes. He says it is expired and I don’t know what to tell you. I say can you direct me to someone who does know what to tell me because the expiration date clearly says 9/3/08. You can go to customer service with your things. No no no, is there someone who knows what to tell me before I pay for the item? The manager returns and gives me my discount. The cashier says, well the computer said it was expired. I hope the computer never says go jump of a bridge because he is in trouble!

Anyway the computer at Blizzard beach was saying my ticket had expired and despite researching my transaction at the hotel she came to the conclusion that I needed to pay for admission. I ask for a manager who does extension computer research and calls the beach club to figure out what happened and tell me I will have to work it out at the hotel. I’m now very upset and have lost ½ an hour of my EMH and I begin to rant and rave. I apparently made a pretty good stink because they finally just let DS#1 sneak around the turn-style without a ticket so we could enjoy the park. However, they could not turn back the hands of time and get me my ½ hour back.
Okay, now I had to shake it off, get us a spot and get moving before it got crowded. We hopped on the family raft ride, no line and had a blast. We received our 1st photo pass band. We went on again and again and received a Photo pass band each time. The family raft ride was empty for a while so the photographer wouldn’t take no for an answer. I felt like we were celebrities being stalked by the paparazzi. Please! Please! Leave my family alone we are just here for a good time. We went on a bunch of other rides but the best part was the blizzard beach water was cool and refreshing unlike the hotel pool water that was 10,000 degrees. The park eventually got crowded we had lunch and left. We returned to the Beach club, had the push the button fight and the rest of the family headed to the villa. Me. I was on a mission to resolve this ticket issue once and for all!

 

[teacher2525]

I am enjoying your TR. Can' wait for more!

I am gearing up for my trip in 3wks!!

I hope all the hurricanes are finished by the time you get there . Thanks for reading, I'm hoping to post again theis weekend. We're suppose to get the tail end of some hurricane here in MA which means lots of rain tommorrow and a good chance to catch up on the dis-boards

 

[angela3676]

I love reading your report. The Target story is so funny, I had a crazy experience at Target, but it involved a video game and a cash register receipt that wouldn't print. Those kids working there didn't have a clue what to do.

Thanks for sharing, can't wait to read more.