pacrosby
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Hey all!!!!
Merry day after Christmas!!!!!
Here's hoping this day finds you all happy and healthy and relaxed. The hubbub is over. The presents have been opened, the hamster has been eaten, the house is a mess. BUT..... the luggage is all been put away, many many photos have been uploaded and I, since I thought ahead, have pages and pages and pages (and pages) of notes from a most recent Wish Trip for my little ball of fire (that'd be Matty............"Murphy Junior" to some - more on that later). What to do now???? Why, write a trip report of course!!!!!
Well, at least I can get it started right? (this could take a while!)
Some probably have been introduced to my little family and our most recent adventure from my PTR and/or from my new good friend Maroo's wonderful accounting of Matty's Wish come true (thanx again Maroo
) . But in case there is someone new who jumps on board here I shall start from scratch with this one and include an introduction to our family and some background on how and why this Wish Trip came to be. Of course feel free to skip this part if you've read all about it (or perhaps simply couldn't give a rip about such pesky details). No worries, I'd understand
ok, so exactly who are we? I'm so glad you asked!!
there's me "Mom" - a whoppin' 47 yo (48 next month
) stay-at-home mom who worked as a speech/language pathologist for 15 yrs before deciding that having and raising my own family would make for a much more rewarding existance than participating in the rat race my career had entered me into. I love all things decor and design. I also love to plan parties, events/activities for my family. I have been dubbed "Julie McCoy, cruise director" (anyone old enough out there to remember Love Boat????)
dh 'Stephen' otherwise known as 'Dad', 45. Dh has his own insurance business and is one of the hardest working men I know. He is unselfish and giving and has made his wife and his children his number one priority in life. Stephen is very even-tempered and the rational one. I'd call him 'the voice of reason'.
Olivia, my 9 year old preteen drama queen who, behind that facade, is the nicest little girl with a heart of gold. Olivia is in 4th grade in school and is quite the little artist. She also is a fabulous piano player and dancer. She is 'the performer'.
Nicholas, 8, my oh so sensitive yet sweet oldest boy, kind and caring and very much like his Dad. Nicholas is in 2nd grade and enjoys building and creating things. He really has quite the knack for figuring out how things work. We have dubbed him 'the thinker' (perhaps the 'think a little too much-er').
My adorable little Matty, soon to be 7 on January 1 (ok, so he's not really so little anymore
) the Wish recipient, who is just a little firecracker! Matty is full of personality and energy. Matty likes to do it all. He is a yellow belt in karate, loves his swimming lessons, skis, rock climbs and takes tennis lessons! Matty sees the bright side of everything and his laugh, well, I've called it infectious in the past and I think that describes it best. Matty is 'the entertainer'.
Brennan, my 4 year old chatterbox. Brennan talks. And talks. And talks some more. Oh my, this adorable little boy NEVER stops talking Brennan is sweet and silly and a wee bit strong-willed. I think it must be hard being the youngest. What would I call Brennan? Hmm....how 'bout the 'wild card'.
Of course we can't forget Heidi.....our adorable almost 1 year old mini-dachsund (happily snoozing away in my lap as I type). Yeah, I know she wasn't able to make the trip but she's still part of the family!!! Heidi is 'our best friend'.
ok....so that's us. Need some pictures? I'll have to come back for that. Time for a slice of chocolate cream pie!!
Pamela
PTR Matty's Wish Trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607
Matty's Wish Trip TR "Mom, Dad, 3 Kids and a Gingerbread Boy"
"Photo Intro" - Post 6
"Why a Wish Trip. Why Now" - Post 9
"The Diagnosis" - Post 12
"You want to be a WHO in WHAT????" - Post 20
"Eve of Departure - The Celebration" - Post 27
"The Limo, the Airplane, and the #!@* Van" - Post 32
"I'm a Lover, Not a Stalker" - Post 54
"Persistance Pays Off" - Post 57
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 69 TBD[/U]
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 70 TBD
"Where've You Been All My Life - The Reunion" - Post 79
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 82 TBD
"Thank You Kdzbear and Crystal Snow" - Post 84
"Gingerbread Cookies, Presents from Santa, and 'Hey, you must be..'" - Post 93
"Knock, Knock. Who's There?" - Post 101
"Bedtime Shenanigans With an Oversized Christmas Cookie" - Post 107
Merry day after Christmas!!!!!
Here's hoping this day finds you all happy and healthy and relaxed. The hubbub is over. The presents have been opened, the hamster has been eaten, the house is a mess. BUT..... the luggage is all been put away, many many photos have been uploaded and I, since I thought ahead, have pages and pages and pages (and pages) of notes from a most recent Wish Trip for my little ball of fire (that'd be Matty............"Murphy Junior" to some - more on that later). What to do now???? Why, write a trip report of course!!!!!
Well, at least I can get it started right? (this could take a while!)
Some probably have been introduced to my little family and our most recent adventure from my PTR and/or from my new good friend Maroo's wonderful accounting of Matty's Wish come true (thanx again Maroo
) . But in case there is someone new who jumps on board here I shall start from scratch with this one and include an introduction to our family and some background on how and why this Wish Trip came to be. Of course feel free to skip this part if you've read all about it (or perhaps simply couldn't give a rip about such pesky details). No worries, I'd understandok, so exactly who are we? I'm so glad you asked!!
there's me "Mom" - a whoppin' 47 yo (48 next month
) stay-at-home mom who worked as a speech/language pathologist for 15 yrs before deciding that having and raising my own family would make for a much more rewarding existance than participating in the rat race my career had entered me into. I love all things decor and design. I also love to plan parties, events/activities for my family. I have been dubbed "Julie McCoy, cruise director" (anyone old enough out there to remember Love Boat????) dh 'Stephen' otherwise known as 'Dad', 45. Dh has his own insurance business and is one of the hardest working men I know. He is unselfish and giving and has made his wife and his children his number one priority in life. Stephen is very even-tempered and the rational one. I'd call him 'the voice of reason'.
Olivia, my 9 year old preteen drama queen who, behind that facade, is the nicest little girl with a heart of gold. Olivia is in 4th grade in school and is quite the little artist. She also is a fabulous piano player and dancer. She is 'the performer'.
Nicholas, 8, my oh so sensitive yet sweet oldest boy, kind and caring and very much like his Dad. Nicholas is in 2nd grade and enjoys building and creating things. He really has quite the knack for figuring out how things work. We have dubbed him 'the thinker' (perhaps the 'think a little too much-er').
My adorable little Matty, soon to be 7 on January 1 (ok, so he's not really so little anymore
) the Wish recipient, who is just a little firecracker! Matty is full of personality and energy. Matty likes to do it all. He is a yellow belt in karate, loves his swimming lessons, skis, rock climbs and takes tennis lessons! Matty sees the bright side of everything and his laugh, well, I've called it infectious in the past and I think that describes it best. Matty is 'the entertainer'.Brennan, my 4 year old chatterbox. Brennan talks. And talks. And talks some more. Oh my, this adorable little boy NEVER stops talking
Brennan is sweet and silly and a wee bit strong-willed. I think it must be hard being the youngest. What would I call Brennan? Hmm....how 'bout the 'wild card'. Of course we can't forget Heidi.....our adorable almost 1 year old mini-dachsund (happily snoozing away in my lap as I type). Yeah, I know she wasn't able to make the trip but she's still part of the family!!! Heidi is 'our best friend'.
ok....so that's us. Need some pictures? I'll have to come back for that. Time for a slice of chocolate cream pie!!
Pamela
PTR Matty's Wish Trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607
Matty's Wish Trip TR "Mom, Dad, 3 Kids and a Gingerbread Boy"
"Photo Intro" - Post 6
"Why a Wish Trip. Why Now" - Post 9
"The Diagnosis" - Post 12
"You want to be a WHO in WHAT????" - Post 20
"Eve of Departure - The Celebration" - Post 27
"The Limo, the Airplane, and the #!@* Van" - Post 32
"I'm a Lover, Not a Stalker" - Post 54
"Persistance Pays Off" - Post 57
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 69 TBD[/U]
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 70 TBD
"Where've You Been All My Life - The Reunion" - Post 79
"Insert Catchy Title Here" - Post 82 TBD
"Thank You Kdzbear and Crystal Snow" - Post 84
"Gingerbread Cookies, Presents from Santa, and 'Hey, you must be..'" - Post 93
"Knock, Knock. Who's There?" - Post 101
"Bedtime Shenanigans With an Oversized Christmas Cookie" - Post 107
The crowd cheered!!! He stood alittle taller. The host interviewed him and the the crowd laughed and cheered some more!!!!! He stood even taller. Some of his answers were unexpected and truly funny. The crowd clapped and hooted and hollored again!!!!! He stood taller still. The host gave him a gift card for a toy store in the village. He was ten feet tall at that point and beaming from ear to ear! The Matty that left the stage that night was not the Matty that went up on that stage. He had grown. And, the next night, he volunteered to go up and play again!!!!! 
You have a lovely family too!
Was it the poem that had you a soup sandwich????? OMG....I've been reading that poem for years now and I STILL can't get through it without crying!
. Next we needed to figure out 'when'. We talked alot about it. Matty's favorite time of year was, without a doubt, Christmas (Halloween's a close second). Our family makes a big to-do about the holidays and my children talk about it all year round. WDW at Christmas time????? We found more internet pictures and Matty (and I) became even more and more excited. The decorations were beautiful. And the parades!!!!!! Matty loves parades and was completely enthralled with the pictures of the parades. OK.....WDW at Christmas it shall be
. Still, it needed something more to be extra extra special. Something to allow it to be specifically Matty's Wish Trip and not just a great family vacation (not that there's anything wrong with a great family vacation...........I just wanted it to be more than that). As Matty was pouring over the pictures of the parades one day (we had printed them, cut them out and arranged them in a Wish book to present to the Wish granters who would be coming to our house in the near future) I asked Matty if he remembered being in the Sesame Street parade. Of course he did! "Can I be in this parade?" he asked me pointing to a picture of 
. Secretly I was hoping that maybe they would see him on the sidelines at the parade, dressed up in that crazy costume, and react somehow. Or maybe, just maybe
, I might even be able to meet someone (who I didn't yet know
