J's Wish Trip Dream Factory/GKTW October 1st-7th 2010

[Twice_as_Nice]

I am totally new here, have been a non registered lurker for a long time I just had to make my first post this one.

I hope J has an AMAZING time and you get to relax as a family and forget everything for a while you deserve it.

We are planning a trip in Dec and our 3 yr old son has been having health "issues" for 6 months now, 3 hospitalizations in that time. Our latest visit to the children's hospital in our journey to figure out what's going on has us now looking at either severe Crohn's Disease with Arthritis or a rare Cancer. Sound familiar? Your son's story reads so much like our son's.

I came looking for some info on Crohn's and to see how we might help our son enjoy WDW. I'm so glad I found your trip report I can't wait see all the magic.

 

[J'sMum]

I am totally new here, have been a non registered lurker for a long time I just had to make my first post this one.

I hope J has an AMAZING time and you get to relax as a family and forget everything for a while you deserve it.

We are planning a trip in Dec and our 3 yr old son has been having health "issues" for 6 months now, 3 hospitalizations in that time. Our latest visit to the children's hospital in our journey to figure out what's going on has us now looking at either severe Crohn's Disease with Arthritis or a rare Cancer. Sound familiar? Your son's story reads so much like our son's.

I came looking for some info on Crohn's and to see how we might help our son enjoy WDW. I'm so glad I found your trip report I can't wait see all the magic.

Oh wow I am honored you chose us for your first posting and How exciting that you will be going to Disney, Is this trip going to be a wish trip or a family trip?
I am so sorry that you have to endure this trial of waiting for Dr's to figure out what is wrong, My only thoughts on that is sooner they find out what is wrong the sooner they can treat. Has your son been to a hemotologist yet? They can help determine if there might be cancer in his system. Prior to knowing what J was facing the Dr's had us drive 2 hours to one, never told us it was also the Children's Cancer Center YIKES but it did turn out to be good news, was not cancer. Some cancers would almost be better then crohns as they can be treated and cured, Crohns is there for life and it is ever changing so there is pro's and cons as to which it ends up being, No matter which it turns out Try and stay positive, it helps with either case.

You can ask me anything on Crohn's and if I have an answer I will be Very willing to share info. Once you have enough posts if you want my e-mail address I would be happy to share what information I do come across. My son is in several study groups for different research companies so we tend to get quite a bit of information. one even pays my son 20.00 every 6 months for 20 years because they do not know what the effects of the drugs will be longterm in children. There is even a great Crohn's cookbook out there that they will send for free ! What a huge help that was. As with any disease there are often several variances and severity's and it does become trial and error. Also if your child seems very similar to J's case consider seeing a gastroentologist if you have not already and preferably a pediatrics one as the adult ones often forget to take consideration for the differences in growth etc. Thankfully my son has an excellent Dr. I am not fond of her personally nor is she me, but when it comes to the care of my child she is the best and I would not move him from her for anything.

 

[Twice_as_Nice]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Our trip is a family trip we are going to be celebrating his 4th birthday on the trip, it is our first trip to Disney, we booked it just before all of his health issues started. Needless to say we are REALLY looking forward to it.

His last admission was at the Children's Hospital closest to us, it's one of the best where we live. We were in for a week and we saw rheumatoid Dr's, hematologist/oncologist, ophthalmology, Infectious Disease, and general pediatrics. He's had a whole work up and test after test, including a PET Scan.

Apparently he's a hard nut to crack but I think they are feeling they are getting more to the bottom of it now. They have ruled out leukemia, they are still not 100% sure about the possibility of lymphoma (a rare form) but are feeling a little more sure that it's not after his ultrasound. They ruled out Neuroblastoma also with the PET Scan. We have a referral to Oncology again as they want him to be seen now that he has had even more of a work up. You know Dr.s no one wants to say "it's not _____" only to have it turn out to be _______. So while he was more confident it probably isn't Cancer he said "if it is Cancer it's a slow progressing one and we would be taking the wait and see approach with it anyway."

That Dr., at our latest appointment, seemed pretty confident it was Crohn's or some other GI issue, but really emphasized Crohn's and went over some of the details of it with us. I have to say it's the only possibility so far that really answers all of his symptoms, the others answered a couple symptoms but didn't explain others. Like no one has been able to account for his lack of growth and his severe anemia. Anyway we do have a referral to a Gastroentologist at the children's hospital so we are looking forward to that appointment.

We are really trying to stay positive. We actually are feeling much better since our last appointment, as weird as it sounds the prospect of just possibly having an answer is relieving. We really just want to know what's going on and whatever it is we will deal with it. Our daughter has special needs so we are not strangers to this. Some way to help him with the extreme ups and downs he is having would be so nice. Honestly we already kind of expected that whatever this is would be something that we would be dealing with for a long time and something difficult so we were prepared for that prospect.

I've been on the Crohn's & Colitis foundation website and gave my info for a welcome kit. Thank you so much for your help and I would love to chat more when I have more posts. I do have one question how do you deal with school and informing the teachers? Our son starts J/K in Sept and we are trying to figure out how to go about telling them about his symptoms.

I can't wait to hear all about your trip and follow along.

 

[J'sMum]

I do have one question how do you deal with school and informing the teachers? Our son starts J/K in Sept and we are trying to figure out how to go about telling them about his symptoms.

Hiya again,

and I can definatly give advice as far as this goes if you are located in the United States.

There is a thing called a 504 plan that you can have set up for your children,
I say children because you mentioned your other kiddo has some issues as well? I have both my son and my daughter on 504 plans with the school.
A 504 plan is a certain section in the americans with disabilities act.

What I would gve for advice on this is call your school administration, let them know you need to set up a 504 meeting. you will need to do this seperatly per child.

The 504 meeting should include parents - child if they want to be involved if its not stressful - 504 coordinater - principal, assistant principal, school nurse - all teachers that will have contact with child on a regular basis, this includes cafeteria workers for explanation of diet restrictions gym teacher, you name it. and this is when you explain everything that is going on with your child and what the needs are for this child , what they might expect etc. It helps the child for everyone to know, It helps the teachers to be more understanding as to why he may be unattentive one day and great the next.


For my son this 504 covers him for loss school time - excuses him from gym class and allows me to be his gym teacher and journal what we do (because of pain from Crohns and arthritis) My son has it set up that if his hemoglobin drops below a certain point then he will only be in school 1/2 days and will have a tutor 2x a week. once hemoglobin is back up he will go back full time. It also covers the fact that he misses 3 days of school every 6 to 8 weeks for treatments. His 504 also covers a counselor that he meets with at school to talk with. Very Important - It's been shown that children with crohns especially the ones whom suffer "Retardation of growth" tend to have alot of trouble with making and keeping friends due to being self concious or whatever else reasons. for my son he usually uses this as a griping session about mom or dad or school teachers or how he is grr at his sister, now and then he speaks of his disease but it's not a requirement, but there if needed. Also Very Important it allows him extra time to make up missed work so that he can keep up with class and try to keep good grades. Another item that the 504 helped with is while my son is anemic the school will allow him to eat extra snacks during the day they even helped with the extra snacks, and to also go to the nurses office to nap if he was tired ( his hemoglobin at this point was at 8)

For my daughter it covers her Gym class so that she walks only, no running she has hollow bones in her knee's , also has arthritis and IBS, asthma and more. Also in this it allows her to use her physical therapy time as gym class points. and some of the physical therapy is done right in school with a physical therapist. Also covers her so she can have extra time to make up work from missed time at school. She has frequent pnumonia so also misses alot of school.


Basically look at your childs strengths, weaknesses if it hurts your son to run have it so he can walk, if his hemoglobin is below a certain level have him excused from gym all together , your dr can tell you what number would be best, for my son anything below 9 and he is pulled from gym class all together. OH OH and and if he has to use bathroom frequently Have it in his 504 that he may get up go to the bathroom without asking each time. Gets very very embaressing for lil ones and they will try to hold everything in which is not good either. and soem teachers get upset if a child goes more then once per class etc. so I had to add a provision for bathroom privilages however if my son was caught abusing privilages then he would lose them. and if school has multi levels, even if he is on first floor make sure he gets a key to it for the year if it pains him to walk up stairs.

Here is a link to what I am referring to http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm


Hope this helps, was hard cramming it all in to be as short as possible
pls excuse the typos

 

[J'sMum]

So yeah , I have to laugh. In an earlier post I was mentioning murphy's law etc. and how we must laugh at it. Well Also in an earlier post someplace I had said I was the only healthy one in house. Well foolishness at me for saying that! Karma come for a visit so i was taken to the hospital by ambulance due to extreme pain... It was only Karma tossing some gallbladder problems my way, at least thats what we think it is at this point, Ultrasound will be tomorrow and if it is Gallbladder it will be removed within the next week or two Only time I have ever been really sick was at 4yrs old and that was tonsils... SooooOoooo I am hoping and praying that since we only have a lil over a month to go that a gallbladder surgery will go smooth and i'll be set for trip. Dr also says that eating the same diet as my son for the past 4 yrs (high fat diet low grains etc) is what brought me here well geeeesh i felt too guilty to eat all the fresh stuff in front of him ! So wee bit of advice for those who happen to come along with kiddos with crohns disease as sweet as it is do not follow thier diet with them But heyyy i get to lose weight hahaha Dr's put me on a Zero Fat diet.. LOL i kid you not i think my body was jealous everyone had a special diet in house but me.. So at this point i Give up making 1 meal for all 4 of us.. when all 4 of us have different diet restrictions less suppers for me to cook Luckily the counter service restaraunt that was picked out previosly will still work They also sell salads smart disney folks !

My sons wish coordinater is going to try and come by this week to see kiddos, goodness me you should have seen J's face when i told him
I still think it's so cute how he took to her so easily

Well it's great to still feel happy even with Karma coming for a visit !!

 

[xanphylus]

So yeah , I have to laugh. In an earlier post I was mentioning murphy's law etc. and how we must laugh at it. Well Also in an earlier post someplace I had said I was the only healthy one in house. Well foolishness at me for saying that! Karma come for a visit so i was taken to the hospital by ambulance due to extreme pain... It was only Karma tossing some gallbladder problems my way, at least thats what we think it is at this point, Ultrasound will be tomorrow and if it is Gallbladder it will be removed within the next week or two Only time I have ever been really sick was at 4yrs old and that was tonsils... SooooOoooo I am hoping and praying that since we only have a lil over a month to go that a gallbladder surgery will go smooth and i'll be set for trip. Dr also says that eating the same diet as my son for the past 4 yrs (high fat diet low grains etc) is what brought me here well geeeesh i felt too guilty to eat all the fresh stuff in front of him ! So wee bit of advice for those who happen to come along with kiddos with crohns disease as sweet as it is do not follow thier diet with them But heyyy i get to lose weight hahaha Dr's put me on a Zero Fat diet.. LOL i kid you not i think my body was jealous everyone had a special diet in house but me.. So at this point i Give up making 1 meal for all 4 of us.. when all 4 of us have different diet restrictions less suppers for me to cook Luckily the counter service restaraunt that was picked out previosly will still work They also sell salads smart disney folks !

My sons wish coordinater is going to try and come by this week to see kiddos, goodness me you should have seen J's face when i told him
I still think it's so cute how he took to her so easily

Well it's great to still feel happy even with Karma coming for a visit !!

Oh my gosh!! Karma is a ____! You fill in the blank here please...
My sister in law just had her gall bladder out like 2 months ago. She lost weight like no man's business afterwards..... hmmmm..... maybe I need my gall bladder taken out too! I dunno if you ever looked at my TR, but I don't have the most flattering figure....

I hope it all goes well- and that bites that it happens now, right before the trip. But at least it wasn't during the trip!

Did they ever help you find a mattress for DD yet? I hope so! We had to get a new box spring the other month and that about killed us savings wise. And even worse- they cut DH's hours, so no overtime.... but anyway- enough about me!

Let us know how the meeting goes with your wish granter. Glad DS is excited!

 

[fulseasmama]

Just got caught up reading all the great info on your PTR. Looks like you all have a great plan for your time in the parks and the wish flight seems like it is a pretty exciting deal. AWESOME! I hope you are feeling better and I can't wait to continue following your planning for your trip.

 

[cajunfan]

Oh my gosh about the gall bladder!!! But, I do have to say, I have been there, done that! I had mine out on the Wednesday before a Thanksgiving and was shopping with all the other crazy people on the Friday after Thanksgiving. So, if they can do it laproscopically(sp??), it is a fairly quick recovery. Watch eating salads until then..that triggered my episodes in addition to fat. BTW, I lost no weight!

Hopefully, everything will turn out great!!

Lynn

 

[xanphylus]

Oh my gosh about the gall bladder!!! But, I do have to say, I have been there, done that! I had mine out on the Wednesday before a Thanksgiving and was shopping with all the other crazy people on the Friday after Thanksgiving. So, if they can do it laproscopically(sp??), it is a fairly quick recovery. Watch eating salads until then..that triggered my episodes in addition to fat. BTW, I lost no weight!

Hopefully, everything will turn out great!!

Lynn

You didn't loose any? Man.... that shoots my hopes of a quick weight loss program out of the sky! Oh well.... at least your surgery went well and it wasn't a bad recuperation period!

p.s. I'm almost done Christmas shopping already!!!! Yes, I'm a little nutters....

 

[hgpiglet]

I'm just joining in here, glad your son's latest treatment went well and excited that you got picked for the Big Give. I'm excited to hear more about your plans and then hear about your trip when you get back.

 

[maroo]

Aw man!! So sorry about the possible surgery! When I first read your post I was afraid it was a kidney stone...... EEK!

I have had the gallbladder surgery. It really wasn't bad at all. The surgeon was a personal friend of mine and he said he took his time...took him 22 minutes.

I was back at work the next week.

You will be good as new for your trip! I am sure glad they figured it out before you ate Disney food. A gallbladder attack on your trip would have been crummy!!

 

[J'sMum]

Oh my gosh!! Karma is a ____! You fill in the blank here please...
My sister in law just had her gall bladder out like 2 months ago. She lost weight like no man's business afterwards..... hmmmm..... maybe I need my gall bladder taken out too! I dunno if you ever looked at my TR, but I don't have the most flattering figure....

I hope it all goes well- and that bites that it happens now, right before the trip. But at least it wasn't during the trip!

Did they ever help you find a mattress for DD yet? I hope so! We had to get a new box spring the other month and that about killed us savings wise. And even worse- they cut DH's hours, so no overtime.... but anyway- enough about me!

Let us know how the meeting goes with your wish granter. Glad DS is excited!

Well I ended back up at the ER again last night BLECH !! But Good news is it's not my GallBladder. Turns out that a stomach ulcer I was diagnosed with over a year ago is giving me complications and is a wee bit larger and I am all blocked up due to that. Soooo I am thrilled I do not have to have any type of surgery at this point, there is one area of colon they are going to keep an eye on but if i clean myself out all should be good... Thank God

My sons coordinater e-mailed me and she will be coming down at some point on Thursday, she does not know what time and she did in fact find Katelynn a bed The 18th of this month will be a full year since my kiddos lost everything soo How fitting that the 19th fresh new start of a year since choas happened and she will have what she needs I'm so greatful about this that I could cry (already have lol) releif !

Ugh @ overtime loss thats sooo fustrating, they do that to my DH frequently atm there is a no overtime policy so if day takes longer it's unpaid blech. economy is silly crazy

Just got caught up reading all the great info on your PTR. Looks like you all have a great plan for your time in the parks and the wish flight seems like it is a pretty exciting deal. AWESOME! I hope you are feeling better and I can't wait to continue following your planning for your trip.

Thank you so much

Oh my gosh about the gall bladder!!! But, I do have to say, I have been there, done that! I had mine out on the Wednesday before a Thanksgiving and was shopping with all the other crazy people on the Friday after Thanksgiving. So, if they can do it laproscopically(sp??), it is a fairly quick recovery. Watch eating salads until then..that triggered my episodes in addition to fat. BTW, I lost no weight!

Hopefully, everything will turn out great!!

Lynn

Wowwie ! really You must be one tough cookie because if i had anything done on wed it would prob be next wed after before i did much.. But since i have not had anything done to me since i was 4 i honestly dont know, I am releived i dont have to have any type of surgery hopefully ... I am a wimp ! and the thought was scary lol .. My kids are tougher than i am Obviously

I'm just joining in here, glad your son's latest treatment went well and excited that you got picked for the Big Give. I'm excited to hear more about your plans and then hear about your trip when you get back.

Thank You , I feel honored that they chose us as a family, and excited to see kiddo's reactions EEEE I;m excited about everything that has to do with this trip, Kids will have a chance to be kids again !! And so glad your here to follow along

To everyone

 

[hgpiglet]

I'm glad to hear that you won't have to have surgery!!!!! That has to be a relief. I know with all the stress of my kids health problems my health has gone on the back burner, but I've got 2 Dr. apt next week to try and take care of some of my health issues.

 

[Mom2mitokids]

OMG... I'm so sorry to be reading this. I'm glad to hear you don't need surgery though. I can tell you what...GoLyte works well. Kylee lost 3 lbs on that stuff. I sure can use a good clean out. I hope you feel better soon.

glad to hear J's volunteer is coming on Thursday.

 

[J'sMum]

Aw man!! So sorry about the possible surgery! When I first read your post I was afraid it was a kidney stone...... EEK!

I have had the gallbladder surgery. It really wasn't bad at all. The surgeon was a personal friend of mine and he said he took his time...took him 22 minutes.

I was back at work the next week.

You will be good as new for your trip! I am sure glad they figured it out before you ate Disney food. A gallbladder attack on your trip would have been crummy!!

Hoping they get things figured out - goodness I have slept all day unlike me!

Owwie on gallblader Maroo !! but glad it went good

I'm glad to hear that you won't have to have surgery!!!!! That has to be a relief. I know with all the stress of my kids health problems my health has gone on the back burner, but I've got 2 Dr. apt next week to try and take care of some of my health issues.

Yep very common that as kiddos tend to take a bit of extra care we seem to neglect ourselves.... OOowee I think i need to start paying a little more attention to that, as one of the nurses told me , By neglecting myself look where i was.. and i had to toss kids at a neighbors house and missed a whole weekend with them ! Glad you have Dr's appt and hope it goes well

OMG... I'm so sorry to be reading this. I'm glad to hear you don't need surgery though. I can tell you what...GoLyte works well. Kylee lost 3 lbs on that stuff. I sure can use a good clean out. I hope you feel better soon.

glad to hear J's volunteer is coming on Thursday.

Thanks so far i have had 5 laxatives , 1 small bottle of miralax and nada... I have to tell you, i had no idea what these kiddos go thru with digestive problems until now, my empathy for them has increased 10 fold thats for sure. Like with my son, every once in an eon it happens to him where he gets a blockage.. I just had no idea really

I'm excited for kids to have her come they have been so worried about me and thats never good for them to worry so hopefully it will ease things for them and let them have fun

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We should know plane tickets time in a week or two.. I know I am looking forward to knowing will make this all so much more real !! You would think that the airline would have a good idea of flight times by now where wishflight is coming so soon !! hehe

I am still flabbergasted at everything a wish coordinater does, Like I e-mailed to my sons, it just amazes me how she balances her time to tend to her own kiddos, work, plan our vacation while planning her vacation all while in middle of just living life. Such caring hearts so many have. I know one of my goals will be to be able to repay all this forward right now is not the right time finiacially or time wise, but as kiddos get out on thier own later on and things settle I do so look forward to doing that. It will be so much fun !!

Oh and an odd odd thing happened today I just woke up a little bit ago so i am tiding up the kitchen from kids making thier lunches and just puttering a bit. I had left a mess on my table from my purse ( was looking for a partic paper dr gave me. and when i found it i was tired so went to lay down.) anyways.. i have been in an out of kitchen/dining several times finally looked at purse noticed something odd sitting on top.. It was a kitten knick knack in a small bubble wrap bag... I asked my daughter if my neighbor had been over and she said nope. Not too many people know i collect cat knick knacks so i presumed it would have been her.. katelynn swears it wasn't.. so now i have a mystery present left on my table and i was asleep when whomever come in and left it.. Very Odd

 

[xanphylus]

Mystery presents are always cool.... but I don't get what it is really... I got a kitty of some sort. lol

Hope you have a great day! Feeling any better? Beyond the back-up if ya know what I mean....

ps- we booked a trip!!! Not until next year though, but we can't afford one right now. This gives a year to pay for it!! It will be for DD's birthday- but 6 months late. I asked her if she wanted a big present for her birthday, or if she wanted to wait 6 months longer and she could have an even bigger present. Of course, she chose the bigger one! Hurray!!!

 

[J'sMum]

Mystery presents are always cool.... but I don't get what it is really... I got a kitty of some sort. lol

Hope you have a great day! Feeling any better? Beyond the back-up if ya know what I mean....

ps- we booked a trip!!! Not until next year though, but we can't afford one right now. This gives a year to pay for it!! It will be for DD's birthday- but 6 months late. I asked her if she wanted a big present for her birthday, or if she wanted to wait 6 months longer and she could have an even bigger present. Of course, she chose the bigger one! Hurray!!!

Oh YAY !! and how cute she has teh patience to wait and extra 6 months my son has teh patience but my daughter would not lol , booked a trip to disney? or? and if so will you be doing a PTR ? LOL I know 100% after james trip I will still be here on Disboards because I love it

I am a little better today less pain anyways and the extra rest i think is helping I am going to try and borrow my Mom in laws camera today or tomorrow, I will take a picture of the mystery present, LOL It is a kitten in like a blue sock almost like an xmas ornament Very Cute and thoughtful.

 

[xanphylus]

Oh YAY !! and how cute she has teh patience to wait and extra 6 months my son has teh patience but my daughter would not lol , booked a trip to disney? or? and if so will you be doing a PTR ? LOL I know 100% after james trip I will still be here on Disboards because I love it

I am a little better today less pain anyways and the extra rest i think is helping I am going to try and borrow my Mom in laws camera today or tomorrow, I will take a picture of the mystery present, LOL It is a kitten in like a blue sock almost like an xmas ornament Very Cute and thoughtful.

Actually- she has no idea what she has the patience for, but yes- she has the patience for a bigger present! lol. And yes! I have a PTR already. It's at the bottom of my siggy. Also- it was going to be a Feb trip, so don't be confused at first. It was a lot of drama in my house to get to this point..... No one has written anything on the PTR but me, so I will just keep it for myself if I have to . It's nice to have a vent sometimes.

Glad you are feeling better! Do you like kitties? I love kitties! It was also one of my son's first words. He calls every animal a kitty now. He is a sweetie and LOVES his kitties. We have lots of kitty things through our house now and he loves to ready kitty books too! Can't wait to see a pick!

 

[Mom2mitokids]

Oh YAY !! and how cute she has teh patience to wait and extra 6 months my son has teh patience but my daughter would not lol , booked a trip to disney? or? and if so will you be doing a PTR ? LOL I know 100% after james trip I will still be here on Disboards because I love it

I am a little better today less pain anyways and the extra rest i think is helping I am going to try and borrow my Mom in laws camera today or tomorrow, I will take a picture of the mystery present, LOL It is a kitten in like a blue sock almost like an xmas ornament Very Cute and thoughtful.

You better stick around... I have 6 months for our trip when you get back

 

[J'sMum]

Actually- she has no idea what she has the patience for, but yes- she has the patience for a bigger present! lol. And yes! I have a PTR already. It's at the bottom of my siggy. Also- it was going to be a Feb trip, so don't be confused at first. It was a lot of drama in my house to get to this point..... No one has written anything on the PTR but me, so I will just keep it for myself if I have to . It's nice to have a vent sometimes.

Glad you are feeling better! Do you like kitties? I love kitties! It was also one of my son's first words. He calls every animal a kitty now. He is a sweetie and LOVES his kitties. We have lots of kitty things through our house now and he loves to ready kitty books too! Can't wait to see a pick!

Venting is such a beautiful thing !!! releases alot and lordy don;t we have alot to vent about hahaha

Oh Goodness how cute for one of his first words ! My daughters fav was "whats that?" lol she must have said that for 2 yrs straight on everything ! My son well he just didnt hush up once he started talking LOL and yes I love cat/kitten anything i collect cat and kitten knick knacks love the old ones from yard sales etc hehe i try hard not to collect real kittens ! but i have 2 yellow beautiful cats , one is very dainty other is HUGE and triple paw'd I'll see if i can find a pic hehe Love showing them off hahaha
I never did make it to my Mum's to borrow camera yet which is a bummer , i was hoping to have camera for when James wish coordinater was here, but thats ok will borrow it soon So cute too my daughter is going to make a coffee cake and iced tea for the visit sounds like alot will be here, One of the head women from Dream Factory of Maine will be here, I think she is one of the head women , she is the first one i spoke to a couple years ago so excited to have a few with her to thank her for remembering us 5 people I do beleive will be coming Been awhile since i had that many in house other then teenagers

You better stick around... I have 6 months for our trip when you get back

Oh you better beleive I WILL I can not deny that I am drawn into this place to the point of addiction and I LOVE it . Surprises me how well bonds can be made here as well My DH and I was talking and decided that we pretty well know that we will want to go back after this trip, will be a long time before we do but thats ok ! we can be here listen in on new PTR's and TR's while we wait and dream hehe
Hard to beleive we have been together for 23 yrs .. married for 15 of them I would love to dream the idea that we could go on our personal 25th anniversary (from when we started dating in 7th grade) but realistically we could shoot for our 20th wedding anniversary .. LOL look at me thinking way beyond James' trip and onto another hahaha Just love the idea we do have ability to dream