MAY 12th-19th!! THESE ARE THE MAYS OF OUR LIVES! II

[mari360]

YAY sea.... you have to take pics and show us. I would LOVE to go on a cruise but DH is a big baby. He says he's scared of cruises.

 

[mari360]

OH Man.... the Cinderella Carousel is going to be closed when we go in May... that is such a downer... My DD LOVES carousels.... i just have to make sure i don't take her around there so that she doesn't see it.

Oh man Jungle cruise is also going to be closed. That one is not very exciting but it was one of my Dad (RIP) favorite rides and whenever I go to Dis i always ride it.

 

[seacrestpromo]

I would probably do 3 months of traveling: Fiji, Australia, Tokyo (DL), Hong Kong (DL), Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France (DL) Greece, Egypt, England, New York, Florida (WDW), Texas, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and finish off with a week at DL!!!

If you won the lottery, what would be the FIRST thing you bought?

For us it would be a house in Florida!!

 

[mari360]

Oh man Shelly... i think i'll have to go with Sea on this one. Traveling is one of my passions.

 

[mari360]

I would probably do 3 months of traveling: Fiji, Australia, Tokyo (DL), Hong Kong (DL), Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France (DL) Greece, Egypt, England, New York, Florida (WDW), Texas, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and finish off with a week at DL!!!

I like the way you think Sea

 

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Planning to do both pics and video! I hope to upload some stuff while I am on board.

Most people think that they are going to encounter rough seas when they go, but with the satellite technology and weather tracking systems the ships avoid a lot of problems. A lot of the newer ships have stablizers so the rocking motion is minimized. Try to get him to take you on a short 3 day cruise. The ones that go along coasts are very smooth because they don't go that far out into sea.

YAY sea.... you have to take pics and show us. I would LOVE to go on a cruise but DH is a big baby. He says he's scared of cruises.

 

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Thank you - I love to travel and explore new things!

I like the way you think Sea

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

OH Man.... the Cinderella Carousel is going to be closed when we go in May... that is such a downer... My DD LOVES carousels.... i just have to make sure i don't take her around there so that she doesn't see it.

Oh man Jungle cruise is also going to be closed. That one is not very exciting but it was one of my Dad (RIP) favorite rides and whenever I go to Dis i always ride it.

Oh that stinks! I haven't even checked the closures lately. Is anything else going to be closed? My kids won't care about the carousel, but DS8 LOVES the Jungle Cruise. He is going to be so disappointed. That's a bummer! Well, hopefully the Space Mtn. rehab is just a rumor and it will be open in May for him!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Oh man Shelly... i think i'll have to go with Sea on this one. Traveling is one of my passions.

Yeah, I would like to travel too! Let's see. . . maybe Italy, France, and Hawaii!! I'd like to do a cruise too, but that would take a lot of convincing DH to do that.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I love it.... cute idea. I want to take a lot of pics this year in WDW to make my DD a great album.

Anybody have any ideas of where to take some great pics at WDW?

Some of the best pictures I have are at CBR! So I'm thinking that we will get some nice ones at CSR. Didn't get much at POFQ as there really isn't much to make a nice background there. There are some great spots at the parks, but usually you are in a hurry and usually you get other people in the background. That's why I like to take a bunch at the resort, you can take your time and it's less crowded.

Hey Mari maybe we can meet up at CSR and take family pictures for each other!! I usually get a bunch of the kids and then DS8 takes a few of DH & I, but we don't get much of all of us together.

awww Shelly what a great gift!

Thanks Michelle!

 

[mari360]

Shelly - That sounds like an idea....

 

[JoBird]

Don't you just hate it when...
you say something to someone and they completely take it the wrong way?

And then don't you just hate it when that person comes back at you with a snippy, sarcastic remark because they took what you said the wrong way and your feelings get hurt?

and then, don't you just hate it when you try to write them and explain your feelings to them and they accept what you say, but turn right around and say something else that hurts your feelings (again), and you cry... again?

And then don't you just hate it when it's your spouse that you're fighting with...

and it's your ten year anniversary?

Arrrgh. I wish I hadn't gotten out of bed this morning.

 

[mari360]

OH JO... I'm sorry.... do you want me to go to PA to fight him for you.... wait actually... i'll go and find someone to fight him seeing as he is all big....

 

[JoBird]

Thanks Mari.

I'm so tired of crying. My eyes are all swollen. Good grief.

I think actually I've been on the verge of what I call a crying jag for the last two days. When they happen, I cry for about a day.

The only way to get over it is to go through it. Kind of like that children's book "We're going on a bear hunt."

The argument with Mark this morning had nothing to do with what I am getting ready to tell you, but it has predisposed me to crying...


My Mom's next door neighbor in SC- their daughter, died suddenly on wednesday night. She was my age, had been through a rough life with an abusive ex-husband and had to flee for her life with her child to her parents house next to my mOm.

She had finally been awarded custody of her little boy after many years and was finally enjoying life a bit. Then she got sick.

She had bleeding on the brain and went into a coma. Her son never got to say goodbye to her while she was awake. When they pulled the plug on her, he crawled up next to her and brushed her hair as they said goodbye to her.
Then this little boy, who just turned 12, did the biggest thing he could...
he signed papers for his mother's organs to be donated.
Oh dear Lord, the tragedy.

I am so sad and beyond being overwhelmed.

When we go down there, our kids play with that little boy. His Mother was everything to him. She was all he had. And now she is gone.

It just hits close to home. My emotions over losing Daddy are still fresh, and although I am older, it's something you never get over. I know you know how I feel. Some days are worse than others and I hate that this precious child is going to have to live without his mom now.

Okay, I have to go wash my face- again.

Jo

 

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Hey Jo, sorry to hear about what happen this morning.

Since I am man, I know sometimes we can be jerks and insensitive. We get mouthy and say things curtly without thinking that what we might say could hurt someone or be taken in a wrong way.

As for myself, my mind is constantly thinking about work, clients, projects, deadlines, quotes, the home, the cars, the money, the vacations, sex, wife, kids, etc. We are easily distracted and unfocused at times. We hear things differently and sometimes we don't listen carefully what is said to us - thus our responses can be harsh or just stupid.

Give your husband sometime, he will figure out that he was a Dumbo this morning.

The day isn't over yet - it can still be a special day.

Sea

 

[seacrestpromo]

Jo, I am so sorry to hear about this tragic lost. That boy was so, so brave.
You are so right - you going "through it". I know you have a lot of support here from all of us.

Thanks Mari.

I'm so tired of crying. My eyes are all swollen. Good grief.

I think actually I've been on the verge of what I call a crying jag for the last two days. When they happen, I cry for about a day.

The only way to get over it is to go through it. Kind of like that children's book "We're going on a bear hunt."

The argument with Mark this morning had nothing to do with what I am getting ready to tell you, but it has predisposed me to crying...


My Mom's next door neighbor in SC- their daughter, died suddenly on wednesday night. She was my age, had been through a rough life with an abusive ex-husband and had to flee for her life with her child to her parents house next to my mOm.

She had finally been awarded custody of her little boy after many years and was finally enjoying life a bit. Then she got sick.

She had bleeding on the brain and went into a coma. Her son never got to say goodbye to her while she was awake. When they pulled the plug on her, he crawled up next to her and brushed her hair as they said goodbye to her.
Then this little boy, who just turned 12, did the biggest thing he could...
he signed papers for his mother's organs to be donated.
Oh dear Lord, the tragedy.

I am so sad and beyond being overwhelmed.

When we go down there, our kids play with that little boy. His Mother was everything to him. She was all he had. And now she is gone.

It just hits close to home. My emotions over losing Daddy are still fresh, and although I am older, it's something you never get over. I know you know how I feel. Some days are worse than others and I hate that this precious child is going to have to live without his mom now.

Okay, I have to go wash my face- again.

Jo

 

[mari360]

Oh man Jo aafter reading I had to go to the bathroom to clean off my face from tears. That is such a tragic loss for the little boy. Oh my god life is so hard with a mom around i can imagine how it will be for him without his mother. Poor child. he is a very brave boy. I hope he stays there with her parents and remembers of her struggles and her bravery & strength. My thoughts and prayers are with her family in this time of need.

 

[JoBird]

Thanks Sea-

I know that Mark has a ton of stuff on top of him, constantly, with work. I know that a lot of times things can be misconstrued.

I also know that it doesn't help matters that I am a complete drama queen. He is to be commended for living with me for ten years, LOL. I love him to pieces for it.

Things will be okay-
he just emailed and said he has to work late now b/c he doesn't have enough time to get done everything he needs to.

Oh well, it is just another day on the calendar after all, isn't it? We weren't going anywhere anyway- it's too yucky.


As far as the loss of that Mom, it's very very sad. I bought some cards for them- being so far away, I don't know what to do. I tried to find something at the Christian Bookstore for kids his age dealing with loss of a loved one, and they had nothing! I was amazed. I thought i could've found something.

Anyway, thanks for a man's perspective. You sound just like Mark.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Oh no Jo, what a sad story and then the argument on top of it I hope it gets sorted out with your husband soon.

 

[JoBird]

Mari- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. Especially at work.

We are hoping the little boy can stay with his grandparents..
however...

the father of the boy has some judge that was paid off or something, we don't know the details of it- but can you believe that Father who beat that mom until she was a bloody mess was given visitation rights???

He gets the boy every summer. Un-freakin-believeable. So we are worried that now that the mom is gone, the father will want to get him back.
Although, the general consensus is that the dad really doesn't care about the little boy and only was being a pig because it hurt the mom. Since he can't hurt her anymore, we hope he will drop it.
The grandparents have told my mom they will fight to the death for that child.

If you can spare a prayer for him, I know they would appreciate it.

Jo