Mixed Marriage 2: The Conversion Continues..... now complete

[Sirius.Lee.Askew]

Wow! It's kind of "girlie" to have 17-20 swim trunks!

Well he is a "Southern Belle".

on post #114, by TM, said ".. yada yada...LIKE 20 suits....."
Twinkie I, of course, KNOW that when a woman says "like 20" it really means 5!!!!
Man Code:
Like 20= 5
Like a million= 6
Like a zillion= 7 maybe 8

I guess I am not a typical woman because when I say "like 20" I mean somewhat in the neighborhood of 20.

How refreshing... a Woman who shoots straight from the hip.


DON'T PANIC

 

[UtahMama]

How refreshing... a Woman who shoots straight from the hip.

I'm REFRESHING! See?

 

[MagicMe]

Wow, missed a few days and finally just got caught up!!! Love the interation between the twinkies and the UM's!!!

The trip report continues to be awesome but your peeps are pretty funny too!!!

 

[sorul82?]

I must apoligize to all of TwinkieMama's fans. While you are waiting with baited breath, she is out getting her grove on tonight and totally dissing you fans. Maybe better luck tomorrow.

Can you grow oranges in Kansas?

 

[UtahMama]

I think he meant GROOVE. S'Late you are cranky today!

 

[Sirius.Lee.Askew]

I think he meant GROOVE. S'Late you are cranky today!

Just because I am trying to get her to get off the DIS so that we can clean the house for real world Disney Trip Planning this evening... The piles of laundry rival EE.

DON'T PANIC

 

[sorul82?]

I think he meant GROOVE. S'Late you are cranky today!

The funny part is that I read "groove" the first time I read it!

 

[mikesdisneymom]

Great Report waiting for more.

 

[TwinkieMama]

So I sat by the pool and vented to my DH about DS’s unwillingness to even try to enjoy the pool. I am so concerned because DS is very tall for his age and looks older than he is and the world just isn’t real accepting of boys who are “sensitive” and yes, a little bit timid. Also remember that he is my first child so I didn’t have the confidence and experience to trust that things would just work out so in my early parenting days I was a bit of a nazi about nutrition, keeping to a schedule, cleanliness and just about any other issues. These days- well is it enough to say that I have actually poured cheerios on the floor to entertain Dbaby while I am washing dishes? Back to me fuming by the pool: I am really worried about him being teased and not just by other kids if you know what I mean. (And if you can’t even comprehend what I am hinting at, just be thankful) DH tells me to chill. Those are his exact words. He is right but there isn’t anything that will make my water hotter than being told to chill. So I went to sit in one of the other 50 million empty chairs. Yep, I am that mature sometimes. Back to time out for you TwinkieMama!

So DH is face down soaking in the sun. DS is gleefully splashing all while never releasing his safety hold on the edge of the pool. I am sitting in the sun being the lifeguard because you never know when a freak accident could drown your kid who won’t put his head in the water. On this happy tableau up comes ….. Another Family.

Well actually three kids head for the pool. No parents in sight. There are two sisters who are a few years older than my DS and a boy who is about his size. Middle Sis and Little Bro jump in the pool and start playing some game that involves splashing and good natured name calling. They try to entice Big Sis to play monkey in the middle. Big Sis says no. After a while they invite DS to play. What will he do?

Well, of course, he finds he can venture from the pool’s edge when some little missy from who knows where asks him too but for his dear mama, no siree-bob. They have to explain the rules to him. (Have we really sheltered him that much? Yes, apparently we have) Oh he loves the game. It appeals to every little boy fiber in him.

Competition. Trash talking. No need to actually put your head in the water. While this goes on, I get to know Big Sis. She is 11, Middle Sis is 9, and Little Bro is 7. They are from Joisey. They are still in school and haven’t been to Disney in like 4 years but they used to come all the time. They just arrived; their daddy couldn’t come because of work. They are excited because it occurred to their mom THREE DAYS AGO that she would like to go to Disney and wham! Bam! Thank you Mom! Here they are at Disney World. I really want to do that some time- just pick up the phone, book a package and airline tickets. Wouldn’t that feel good? Of course I would lose the months of planning and disboarding that I enjoy as much as the actual vacation.

Now that there are other people to play with, DH gets into the pool and into the action. Soon all the kids (DH included) are playing a complicated form of Monkey in the Middle with 2 monkeys and a Marco-polo like escape clause. I didn’t understand it but there was much splashing, laughing and horsing around. DS is jumping and splashing all over the pool and has forgotten that he was even scared earlier. I decide that this rest day is worth it if this is the only thing that happens. I really want him to view swimming as fun as opposed to terrifying.

After awhile Cool Impromptu Disney Trip mom comes to claim her children. Apparently they have a character meal to go to. (Who is this woman? How did she swing this?) We introduce ourselves, since we have been so chummy with the kids. She is coolly dismissive- obviously wishing to be polite but not wanting to actually get to know the lowlifes hanging out at the Goofy baseball pool- the ones making sure her kids didn’t drown while she was inside- unpacking? Making priority seatings? Doing drugs?

I like to wonder about people so I wonder what the back story is- I mean who plans a Disney vacation in 3 days? And pulls their kids out of school to do it? From several states away? Are they made of money? Did they recently win the lottery? Is she trying to give them one last happy vacation before the dad announces he is running off with his secretary? Off they go, and now swimming just doesn’t seem like much fun anymore. So we head back to our room for our next adventure: Downtown Disney!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Your reports are so much fun to read! Thanks!

 

[SleepingBeautyDreamr]

This is really good. Keep up the good work

 

[ely3857]

Also a shout out to Jodie (elywitsomenumbers)- you always say the nicest things and I can just hear a crisp little accent in my head- could you come follow me around and encourage me in my nonDIS endeavors- like "Yes! folding the laundry- brilliant idea!" or "Pizza for dinner instead of grilled chicken and veggies-great idea for keeping the peace!"

Your trip report is so good I would consider it an honour to send you a mixed tape of me yelling (In my broad Yorkshire accent) at you to get the housework & tea done quicker. There would be a language barrier to ovecome, would you know what I recommended for tea if I said Toad in the hole all round!?!



Jodie

 

[Mary Anne]

Well I don't know about Twinkie Mommy but I need to know what

Toad in the hole all round

is

I'm thinking a sunny side up egg

Great report, and by the way it's all your fault my son couldn't go out today. I was to be doing his laundry last night and got caught up in your trip reports. He was housebound in his underwear today till I got the laundry done.

 

[TwinkieMama]

Your trip report is so good I would consider it an honour to send you a mixed tape of me yelling (In my broad Yorkshire accent) at you to get the housework & tea done quicker. There would be a language barrier to ovecome, would you know what I recommended for tea if I said Toad in the hole all round!?!



Jodie

Actually I don't know what we would be eating but didn't the kids in the Shoe books by Noel Streatfeild always want that for tea? with the Vicar?
Sounds lovely whatever it is because anything at a meal called tea has got to be delightful. What about elevenses... do you have that and what does one eat? I know I read it in a book somewhere. Sounds terribly civilized.

Anyway- I could use my copy of the Secret Garden as an Yorkshire/American dictionary/phrasebook..... it could work.....

 

[UtahMama]

OMGracious Goodness! MY DS17 when he was 6 was sort of the same way! Maybe worse. He wasnt afraid of the Haunted Mansion but roller-coaster fast rides he flat out REFUSED to go on. I tried bribing. I tried reasoning. Nothing! I just felt your frustration about your DS not swimming. My DS would NOT do that either. When he was a "tween" or maybe 13 or so all that changed! I was SO worried he'd be teased (for the same reason as you) or worse! Now, I swear his very favorite ride is Rockin Rollercoaster and T of T and I betcha he'd bungie jump or ANY other extreme sport Luke the Ambassador of Adrenalin suggested.

I just really remember how VERY frustrated I often felt! Baby swapping or Ride swapping is not that cool with a 6 year old. Now we laugh about his "wimp" years. All in good time!

Ooooo..cant wait for Downtown Disney!!!! Shoppin and Eatin up next!!!

 

[ely3857]

Actually I don't know what we would be eating but didn't the kids in the Shoe books by Noel Streatfeild always want that for tea? with the Vicar?
Sounds lovely whatever it is because anything at a meal called tea has got to be delightful. What about elevenses... do you have that and what does one eat? I know I read it in a book somewhere. Sounds terribly civilized.

Anyway- I could use my copy of the Secret Garden as an Yorkshire/American dictionary/phrasebook..... it could work.....

Toad in the hole is Sausage baked inside a Yorkshire Pudding and is very nice with Mashed potato and gravy Toad in the Hole

Although we often have a mid-morning snack I doubt it is called elevenses outside of an Enid Blyton book anymore



Jodie

 

[chucklhd]

I mean who plans a Disney vacation in 3 days? And pulls their kids out of school to do it? From several states away? Are they made of money? Did they recently win the lottery? Is she trying to give them one last happy vacation before the dad announces he is running off with his secretary? {/QUOTE]

Could dad be being sent Soprano style "upstate" and mom had to "make good" with the leftover money found in the mattress before the feds swoop in and raid the house?

Not that I am making any stereotypical generalizations or connections about being Italian and from New Jersey as I am Italian myself and have in fact heard of Jersey...although we rarely go there but for passage through on our drive to Florida.

 

[cudcat41]

Still enjoying your trip report!!! I get on every chance I get to see if there is another installment. You really have a knack for writing. I just hope after this one is done, you'll have another trip to share with us. Maybe with the princesses? If not, I'll go through major twinkie withdrawal. Keep them coming!

 

[Clare D]

Twinkie Mama thank you so much for another of your famous trip reports. I am having a pants (rubbish) day at work so decided to come and DIS instead, good job I am the boss
You have really brightened my day up, as usual.

Jodie I think you may have to explain what a Yorkshire pudding is. I love mine with loads of golden syrup - yummy!

 

[Mumbler]

I often wonder about people's backstories as well. For instance, when I see really wealthy people that are my age, and I'm sitting there wondering where I went so terribly wrong, I tend to invent a story for them that includes wealthy parents and receiving a large downpayment for a house as a wedding gift. I could go on and on, maybe not to the point of Beastie and the make believe trip reports, but a nice solid story nontheless.