Know where my FAVORITE place in the world is, Mommy? I'm OUTTA HERE!!! Dude OUT!

[jordanyosh]

I think at DHS both Little Mermaid and Muppets have some sort of water effect.

At AK, across from the drums near the entrance to Africa, there's a fan that blows mist down. I've stood there numerous times.

I think in the Universe of Energy, one of the Dinosaurs spits water.

Near Test Track there's a Cooling Station that sells coke slushies, it also has a mister on hot days....

Let me think about this one more.

 

[tyandskyesmom]

Your son sounds a lot like mine!

Good luck with recovery and cannot wait to read more!

 

[camelotcats]

I think at DHS both Little Mermaid and Muppets have some sort of water effect.

At AK, across from the drums near the entrance to Africa, there's a fan that blows mist down. I've stood there numerous times.

I think in the Universe of Energy, one of the Dinosaurs spits water.

Near Test Track there's a Cooling Station that sells coke slushies, it also has a mister on hot days....

Let me think about this one more.

ah yes...muppet fountain. check.

he's more into things that squirt or spit, but I will add those to the list. thanks.

Univ. of Energy was down when we were there. looks like a school when you write it that way...huh.

Your son sounds a lot like mine!

Good luck with recovery and cannot wait to read more!

and thanks!! I can't believe how wiped I am!!

more probablytomorrow...I'm planning a rousting day of taking a shower and watching tv. oooh!! oh yeah, and DISing...

g'night all. sleep = gud.

 

[IluvXU]

Joining in. We had a wonderful stay in August at the WL- it is a great place to stay, our girls loved it. I am impressed about the no bag and stroller. I am hoping next trip our will be 5 year old can maintain the walk. I know the 2 year old won't be ready...but hopefully we will be done with diapers.Can't wait to read about your princess meals- how they measure up!

 

[camelotcats]

Joining in. We had a wonderful stay in August at the WL- it is a great place to stay, our girls loved it. I am impressed about the no bag and stroller. I am hoping next trip our will be 5 year old can maintain the walk. I know the 2 year old won't be ready...but hopefully we will be done with diapers.Can't wait to read about your princess meals- how they measure up!

no diapers is a good thing...course then you get the bathroom adventure, where your now potty trained children must visit every toilet they see, whether they actually have to go or not.

Akershus when we went in May was pretty good. I'm hoping for a repeat performance. We'll see. I'll definitely let you know!

 

[camelotcats]

I'm lying in bed being ignored, so I'm going to write about our favorite park. By "our" favorte park, I mean the one HHBG is most looking forward to going back to. Which park is it, you ask? WEll, it must be the one that is the most child friendly, right? After all we have a 4 and 5 year old. MUST be MK! Right? right?

Nope...though the carousel of progress WAS HHBG's favorite ride. YES IT WAS!

Well, HHBG is a geek, and was a double major Elec. Eng and History guy. History..hmmm....EPCOT! Epcot is great for geeks! Living with the land, univ of energy, innovations.

Nope. HHBG didn't even much care for Epcot....weirdo.

Ummm..Ds loves animals. LOVES animals. Animal Kingdom?

NOPE! HHBG did love the Nemo show....odd the things we "have to see" whe we go back. It's lke every other DISer's D-list. CofP, Liv.L, Nemo (ok this was cool).

No way. MGM? Disney's Hollywood Studios? But you have little kids!! There's so little to do!

I KNOW! But they all loved it!! Especially HHBG. He thought the park layout was excellnt. He loved all the places for character interaction. DD cried when they wouldn't let her on ToT (she literally missed by the thickness of my fingernail! Jeez! was it really worth the tantrum to keep her off??). They loved the Muppets (I love the muppets). DH loved the little street with all of the traveling shows. We didn't go on rocking rollercoaster, we skipped indiana jones and lights camera action, an he still loved it. Dude, I have no excuse.

DHS, Nemo, the carousel of progress, an Disney transportation were why HHBG agreed to go back. You never know what's going to motivate someone, do you?

Oh, and on an even HAPPIER note: HHBG just agreed to WDW for the kids spring break in 2009. Maybe this time I'll figure out how to get a discount (yeah, I'm a rack rate loser *sigh* )....

 

[camelotcats]

OK, This is what I pack for parks (some items are WDW specific, but it's pretty much the same stuff wherever we go):

Tickets
Sunblock stick and individual wipes
2-3 Lip balms (one for kids, one for me, and if I feel saucy, a colored one for me)
IF I have 3 lip balms, I have a travel sized (read: free sample size) eyeliner and mascara, too.
handy wipes or small sized baby wipes pack
advil or tylenol (I get migraines)
Glasses cleaner wipes for HHBG
sunglasses
"park Wallet" with 1 or 2 credit cards, ID, cash, small laminated card with ADR #s and times, current pics of kiddos, and room key..usually this is a "wallet on a chain" as I feel safer carrying one in public.
cell phone (usually clipped to my belt)
2-3 quart sized ziplocks for cellphone, wallet, etc if we go on a wet ride

If HHBG also wears his cargos, he gets:
his own glasses cleaners (and I don't bring any)
doubles of the wipes and sunblock
his cell phone
his wallet
His sunglasses
if it's really sunny, he'll wear a hat
Thi year, he's thinking of a water bottle lanyard, though last year we tucked the bottles in the cargos

The kids can usually each bring a pocket-sized toy,and have a small ID pinned to their shirts. If theymake a fuss, we let them brng sunglasses (and always end up carrying them!)

I SWEAR this is usually MORE than we need! Anything else is extraneous. SO, are we weird or what??

This year, I am trying to get disney-themed items of all of the things I have listed, even a disney cellphone cover....it is my mission, and I have chosen to accept it. (cue music)......

OOh! Dinner! Food = gud!

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

Angela, I'm so sorry I didn't know this existed!

I promise to get caught up.

 

[camelotcats]

Angela, I'm so sorry I didn't know this existed!

I promise to get caught up.

MDF has arrived!

Enjoy WDW!

WDW = gud
surgery= not gud

 

[camelotcats]

So,I had a rough time with the anesthesia, leading to an overnight plus all next day stay in the hospital. It sucked.

My recovery has been slow and frustrating. I am still pretty much bed ridden. I get up as often as I can, but within 5 minutes, I am wiped and need to lie down somewhere again. I swear, my recovery from my first c-section was better than this!

And we're getting lousy football games this week.

I've been passing time on the DIS boards and web, checking out all things Disney. I also spent too much time on eBay. Oops.

I've been making, documenting, then chucking strange plans for our trip in April. Some of my ideas:

1. buy or make exclusively disney-themed items for trip. ALL items. disney clothes, accessories, luggage, etc etc etc. Problem: HHBG refuses to wear mickey underoos....even buzz lightyear is out. Doh!

2. FIgure out how to get the kids swimming without lifevests before our trip. Note: we have no pool membership and live in NY. Hmmm....

3. Try to give a 4 and 5 year old ONLY disey dollars for Christmas and nothing else, but have no tantrums....yea, this one died a swift and painless death.

4. Lose 40 lbs by April, so I don't look like a fool in pics,and wear my stitch cling as a tank-strap accessory for entire trip...working on it. (will probably need to be closer to 10-15 lbs. I likes my junk food)

5. Figure out good disney nail designs to have painted on for trip....must decide. right nw, am thinking either light blue with cinderella slippers, red with white dots and a micey head, or seeing if my nail lady can do stitch.

6. consider Stitch tattoo to go with my considerable ink. Too tasteless??

7. consider buying small camper, use extra $$ from staying at FtW to extend stay to 2 weeks next year. try to figure out good excuse for school. Give up on excuse, as know nothing about camping. Consider anyway....could learn. Go back an forth on this 20,000 times.

8. sneeze and double over in pain.

9. commission giant disney belt buckle. Strut around WDW with giant belt buckle on cargoes. grin at gawkers. Convince everyone I actually AM related to rest of family.

10. count umber of belt loopss in pants. get lanyard clips or cell phone hangers, different for every day. Hang LGMHPCs from different characters to hand out.

11. get as famous on DIS boards as UM or MDF. Have WDW paparazzi. shock family and friends. (RIIIGHT).

So, do you think I need my dosages upped or reduced?

 

[jordanyosh]

More drugs.

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

So,I had a rough time with the anesthesia, leading to an overnight plus all next day stay in the hospital. It sucked.

Oh no!

My recovery has been slow and frustrating. I am still pretty much bed ridden. I get up as often as I can, but within 5 minutes, I am wiped and need to lie down somewhere again. I swear, my recovery from my first c-section was better than this!

Uffda. I hope you get better soon.

And we're getting lousy football games this week.

LOL!!! Go SeaHawks!!

I've been passing time on the DIS boards and web, checking out all things Disney. I also spent too much time on eBay. Oops.

Linnie too.

3. Try to give a 4 and 5 year old ONLY disey dollars for Christmas and nothing else, but have no tantrums....yea, this one died a swift and painless death.

Gee, I wonder why. :

4. Lose 40 lbs by April, so I don't look like a fool in pics,and wear my stitch cling as a tank-strap accessory for entire trip...working on it. (will probably need to be closer to 10-15 lbs. I likes my junk food)

Two Words: Meat Diet.

9. commission giant disney belt buckle. Strut around WDW with giant belt buckle on cargoes. grin at gawkers. Convince everyone I actually AM related to rest of family.

11. get as famous on DIS boards as UM or MDF. Have WDW paparazzi. shock family and friends. (RIIIGHT).

Not famous... Infamous. People are afraid of me for some reason. :

 

[camelotcats]

More drugs.

good idea.

Oh no!



Uffda. I hope you get better soon.

Thank you. it's getting there. first day without HHBG today.

LOL!!! Go SeaHawks!!

Dude, HHBG is a Saints fan and I am a Jets fan. Our fan-lives stink. I just want to watch good football games. no luck this week.

Two Words: Meat Diet.




Not famous... Infamous. People are afraid of me for some reason. :

I have problems on low-carb diets. I was on one for a while, and it just made me feel sluggish...and I didn't lose weight. I'm doing ok on my current plan, but it's hard over the holidays.

I don't see why ANYONE would be afraid of you.....except maybe in the bathroom.

 

[camelotcats]

~*~*~The Tattoo Quandary~*~*~

Ok, Back story:

When we went to WDW in May....

Wait. Further back story:

I have a LOT of ink. I have a full back piece tattoo. By full back piece, I mean from the hairline at the back of my neck to my waist, and shoulder to shoulder wide. This tattoo was pretty much finished this September (Ok, I have one or two more sessions I have been putting off, but they're just for touching up and cleaning a few edges). I also have an older low-back piece that's about 6x6. It sits below the backpiece going to my tailbone the backpiece flows over the top of this...that's where I need touching up. I also have a little frog behind my right ear.

In January, I am getting the first installment of what will eventually be two 3/4 sleeves. I will have work from my left shoulder to elbow done by our trip in April...maybe more.

Scared off yet?

Ok, back to my back story:

So, I got a lot of comments in May the 3 days (Out of 7 days in WDW) that I wore tank tops. Mostly commentary made loudly enough to be overheard about "inked rednecks", "dirtbag parents with tattoos", or other equivalent sayings.

Now, I don't even think about being tattooed most of the time. I can't personally see ANY of my tattoos, ironically enough. My kids (and most other kids) LOVE my tattoos, and the teachers at the kids school, the daycare where I volunteer, and the people I deal with on a daily basis don't care. Because of this, I usually don't worry about my tattoos showing.

Usually, the comments don't bother me, but having to explain to my 4.5 year old what a "dirtbag" is, and why his mommy was being called one was over the top for me.

So, when I was talking to the kids last night about what clothes they wanted me to make them for WDW, my son asked if I was going to wear clothes to show my tattoos this time. I told him I hadn't thought about it yet, and asked him why he wanted to know. Well, he said:

"I like seeing your tattoos, but I don't want any other people calling you mean names, Mommy."



After I got over the shock of him remembering the mean names I was called, I spoke to him a little more about my tattoos and clothes for Disney. Apparently, he likes seeing my tattoos, and he sas his friends like them a lot. He's just worried that if I wear tank tops, I will have nasty things said about me again, and it will "make him sad". Isn't that the sweetest thing ever???

SO, my quandary:

I actually HAVE been thinking about what I want to wear at Disney, and I had completely forgotten the commentary. Now, with my sleeve, no matter what, some of my ink is going to show, because I am NOT wearing long sleeves in Orlando in late April.

I had been planning on bringing some lightweight tee shirts and a few collared short-sleeved shirts to wear with my cargoes, and I was going to bring a few fancier tops and a pair of nice black slacks for evenings.

But, if DS wants me to show my tattoos, none of these tops will do a good job. Should I bring 1 or 2 tops just for him? or should I just not bother? My tattoos will show in my swimsuit, so he'll get to see them then. Will that be enough??

BTW, HHBG doesn't care. he thinks I'm being silly even thinking about this now, but I want to make outfits for the kids that will coordinate with the clothes I plan on wearing...no matchy-matchy, but no clashing either! I want nice pics!! HE kept his sleeves rolled up in our wedding pics!!

Ok, I know this is not something to stress about. I need to get out of this darn bed!

Think happy thoughts....We know where we're eating, at least.....

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

It will be hot and rainy in April. Dress accordingly.

My "ink" is on my butt. It's the USDA Grade "A" Meat Stamp. It's appropiate.

 

[jordanyosh]

Show the beautiful artwork w/ pride.

 

[camelotcats]

It will be hot and rainy in April. Dress accordingly.

My "ink" is on my butt. It's the USDA Grade "A" Meat Stamp. It's appropiate.

Yeah, but did you get it tattoed in, or did it just grow there from being on the meat diet so long??

Show the beautiful artwork w/ pride.

Awww Thanks Jordan.

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

Yeah, but did you get it tattoed in, or did it just grow there from being on the meat diet so long??[]/quote]

The second one.

 

[irene_dsc]

I say, cover all bases. I mean, shirts don't take up that much space in your suitcase, all things considered. So, definitely give yourself the option to show off your ink, if you want - and options for covering up, if you feel like you are getting hassled more than you are comfortable with. And make the tank tops relatively neutral, so you don't have to worry about clashing.

(And can I say, inquiring minds want to know what artwork was significant enough to you to cover your back with? In my grad school days, when it seemed like everyone I knew was getting or considering tattoos, I couldn't ever think of anything that was meaningful enough to me that I would want it permanently on me like that, so I never did.)

 

[camelotcats]

I say, cover all bases. I mean, shirts don't take up that much space in your suitcase, all things considered. So, definitely give yourself the option to show off your ink, if you want - and options for covering up, if you feel like you are getting hassled more than you are comfortable with. And make the tank tops relatively neutral, so you don't have to worry about clashing.

(And can I say, inquiring minds want to know what artwork was significant enough to you to cover your back with? In my grad school days, when it seemed like everyone I knew was getting or considering tattoos, I couldn't ever think of anything that was meaningful enough to me that I would want it permanently on me like that, so I never did.)

Yeah, that's probably a good idea. I don't mind the comments, and honestly, living so close to NYC, I almost never get any comments here. When we go to visit family elsewhere, and on vacation I hear things, just not usually the same few words over and over again that I have to explain words to my kids. It's not them saying things to me, it's my kids having to deal with it, you know?

Oh, and here (done well after grad school for me. ):

Please ignore the fat rolls...and I hope this is allowed to be posted....if not, I'll take it down.