Off to Neverland! Shhh..It's a Surprise! Goodbye Lemmondrops, we will never forget

[miceli20]

thought you could use one of these.

 

[momoftriplets]

Jen -- Even though you've shared this with me already -

Reading it, I'm still

You are so strong. I can feel the "butterflies" with you as you drove over to your parent's house.

I know she knew how you felt about her.

blessings

~b~

 

[IluvXU]

I so reading your reports... I cannot wait to hear about the BRAT! But this update is just heartwrenching... I am impressed you can write it! I cannot imagine how hard it was to go and see your mom before the trip...

 

[PrincessV]

Since this trip was intended for my DS, I decided to forgo the mass amounts of over planning in order to get us great ADR’s at all of our…errr my favorite eateries… on all of the days we would be in each park. Ufta, that is a lot of work to plan those ADR's, isn’t it? Anyways, let’s face it; a 6 year old really doesn’t want to sit through meal after meal after meal… No way! They want to be out experiencing life, boppin in a pool, enjoying the rides and magic of WDW!

Exactly! And, thanks for the reminder... I have teh ADR bug and I need to shoo it away.

I knew this one would be a tear-jerker, but this part pushed me over the edge:

It seems that nail polish sticks well, when hands are not being used.

Why, I don't know. But it speaks volumes in one short sentence.

 

[Whipperwhirl]

wow - count me in for this one. WHip

 

[rachel3]

oh jen, you wrote that so beautifully. yup , i'm crying. yup, i'm at work. i dont' care what people think about my tears.

you are amazingly strong!! your words were moving.

 

[princessjv]

babytrees, Janet, Michelle, wdwdavem, Lessa, bellasmommy0, Annette, Kristel, Kimbo, Robin, barb & Rachel, V, Jill, Jen, Vicki-

Thank you. Thank you. I love that you took the time to post. This update took me a while (a long while) to write. It may be surprising to some that I put it in my TR. I did it because it was apart of this trip and I needed to write it.

Sorry for the tears. Hopefully another reminder to appreciate this thing called life... and those around you who you love.

 

[princessjv]

My step father past away in Feb from cancer he was my disney partner in crime we always loved planning the next family trip.

I am so sorry for your loss. I know this trip will be bitter sweet. Robert would be so proud of you and your family, for taking the steps to move forward.

Rude.




What a cute idea. I wish I had been doing this.

Okay Ms. Crafty...but I though you of all momma would be in the "know" of this.

It takes a very special person to raise a child that is not their own. I admire you and your mom for your strength.

It really does take a special person to raise anothers child. Your sister must have been a wonderful woman too.

"Good Night, Sleep Tight".

Exactly! And, thanks for the reminder... I have teh ADR bug and I need to shoo it away.

SHoo, shoo, shooo! Don't pick up that phone!

wow - count me in for this one. WHip

Thanks for jumping in, Whip. Do you have a balloon business? The pictures in your siggie are really cool!

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

Oh Jen, I am a mess. I read your last TR and recall how you struggled with your decision to take this trip. What incredible strength you have.

 

[bellasmommy0]

patiently waiting....

 

[princessjv]

Oh Jen, I am a mess. I read your last TR and recall how you struggled with your decision to take this trip. What incredible strength you have.

It was tough. More than that, it was horrible, terrible, awful.

patiently waiting....

I am working on my pictorial edits and uploads. I need to use our main squeeze computer...but my DH has been camped out in our office working from home.

How dare he!!!


Doesn't he know I have to DIS!?!

 

[bellasmommy0]

I am working on my pictorial edits and uploads. I need to use our main squeeze computer...but my DH has been camped out in our office working from home.

How dare he!!!


Doesn't he know I have to DIS!?![/QUOTE]

He needs to get his prioirites straight... Dis then work...

 

[amytheobald]

I am working on my pictorial edits and uploads. I need to use our main squeeze computer...but my DH has been camped out in our office working from home.

How dare he!!!


Doesn't he know I have to DIS!?!

He needs to get his prioirites straight... Dis then work... [/QUOTE]

I'm in!

 

[mom2mek]

Jen, I'm here and I am all caught up. I don't know what to say except how sorry I am about your mom. Your writing is beautiful and paints such a clear picture of those moments. She sounds like an amazing woman who apparently raised an amazing daughter!

Looking forward to reading more...


Sara

 

[reelmom]

Your last post brought me to tears. I lost my Nanny to cancer last October. It was hard to watch but I was glad I was with her until the end. Bittersweet memories. Praying that you and your family are healing. And I can't wait to hear the rest.

 

[princessjv]

He needs to get his prioirites straight... Dis then work...

[/QUOTE] You tell him! He's all... Your going to write one of those things again... I thought you already wrote one for that trip. (insert whine)".

I've had to explain that yes, I had a PTR for this trip, but yet..NO I hadn't ever wrote the TR. Had too much on my plate for a bit. KWIM.

Thanks for joining in. I hope you enjoy it!

Jen, I'm here and I am all caught up. I don't know what to say except how sorry I am about your mom. Your writing is beautiful and paints such a clear picture of those moments.

Thanks Sara! It was a tough writing. I am really glad I did it though. Thanks you for the kind words. Means a lot!

Your last post brought me to tears. I lost my Nanny to cancer last October. It was hard to watch but I was glad I was with her until the end. Bittersweet memories. Praying that you and your family are healing. And I can't wait to hear the rest.

I am very, very sorry for your loss. Healing is such a unique thing, isn't it. One day I feel on top of the world...the next...not so much. Time will heal. I know that for sure. to you, I am sure you miss her.


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So I booted my dh and started some uploading. I am missing A LOT of pictures... I am concerned that they got "mixed in" somehow when I did the uploads. Problem is... there are close to 8,000 pictures to go through! So I will give you what I can find. There are still A LOT to look at!


Coming right up!

 

[jcc0621]

Coming right up!

Waiting patiently!

 

[princessjv]

THE REVEAL!


The morning came in, what seemed like minutes after I finally fell asleep. With the stresses of leaving my family and the excitement and anticipation of the magic we were about to intake…I was too excited to sleep…Cliché yes, but exactly the feelings.



We had an early morning flight, which equated to us leaving our house at an ungodly early hour. Upon opening my ds’s bedroom door, I found him awake and sitting up. With a smile on his face, he told me he had been waiting for me to wake him up so he could get his surprise. I wondered IF he had the same kind of nights sleep, as I? I told him we needed to go get his surprise, his surprise was not at our house. I asked him to get dressed quickly and quietly, so he didn’t wake Tink. My dh came in to say his goodbyes to my ds, whilst I went to Tinks room for some mommy time. Tink was snuggled up with her blankie, one arm and a few toes poking through the spindles of her drib. I had to do everything in my power to not pick the peaceful Tink up and kiss her a few more (million) times. I knew that should I do such act, Tink would immediately wake and all heck would break out in the princessjv household. The last thing we needed this morning was a TINK breakdown! So, I settled my needs by moving my face next to hers and feeling her sweet little breaths. This would have to do, until we returned home in eight days. My heart ached to leave my little TINK, but I needed to go. After all my ds and I had a date. A date with the Mouse for some much needed magic.


My “brother” (our chauffer) arrived and I told my ds that uncle “J” would be helping mommy with his surprise. Lil’l diz was still completely clueless. CLUELESS! So, clueless that he went right along with everything we threw at him. Didn’t even bat an eye to anything we threw at him.


The idea was to drive lil’l diz to the airport, quizzing him the whole way until hopefully he would guess the correct guess. There was no big wrapped present or scavenger hunt in his future. Momma had too much to do to just get us to WDW.


Mean Momma, I know. But hey, at least he got to go to WDW.


The goal was that he would “figure” it out on our way there. BUT…we weren’t going to tell him he was correct, even if he guessed it.



Real mean, huh?



Hopefully when we parked ourselves at the airport, he would know. (or would he?) This was all of my “mom’s” idea. At this point, I had no desire to go against her wishes.



My ds loaded himself into the car, never even looking in the back of the SUV to see that we had luggage in tow. We drove through McDonalds for a breakfast on the go. Uncle “J” and I had great fun asking questions about the surprise. We tried to give as many clues along the way, without “giving it away”, but my ds wasn’t even coming close.



Nowhere near close.



Clueless close!



He asked if we were going to Daddy’s work?


Um,.. No.



Going to the Mall of America to go on rides?



Um… Nope.



We drove by the airport parking area and saw a few planes sitting outside and some large hangers filled with planes. We even commented on a few.



“Wow, lil’l diz, look at those cool planes.”




Insert “crickets”…




Then we got from him, “I know, I know”… “We’re going to Wisconsin Dells!”




Ummm…




NO!




About then, we arrived at the airport terminal and were parked in front of our carrier’s entrance.

“Do you know where you are now?”

“Ummm, No…”




“Do you think you have ever been here before?”





“I think soooo…”





“What do you think this place does?”




LONG PAUSE, whilst he thought and thought and thought and thought and thought and thought about it.





In the mean time, I went ahead and made home made baklava, baked a batch of cookies and decorated a birthday cake.




Then we got~





“Is this the airport?”





Ding, ding, ding…ding!



Unlce “J” & I in unison, just about bursting with anxiety and excitement yelled, “YESSSS!”



Um, Hello little man, what gave you a hint…? The signs with the pictures of the planes all the way here or the fact that there is family upon family emptying out of their Minivans with piles of luggage?




“What do you think we are doing here?”




Long drawn out pause… (We were patiently…er not so patiently thinking…”Okay kiddo, you have got to get this soon. We’re sitting in drop off parking and the rent a cop is about to chew our head off if our car does get a move on.”)




“Are we here to go on a tour?”




“NNNNOOOO, they don’t let you do that anymore.”




“Go on an airplane?”





Ding, ding, ding! Vanna give this kid a prize!





“YES!”




“Are we going to Disney World!?”


(NOW how’d he guess that? Maybe because he has ONLY gone on airplane rides when he has gone to WDW).

With so much excitement you thought we’d gone on and wee’d our pants, both J and I yell “Yes!”




With a worried look of despair, he returned a quick reply of, “What about Sissy?”

The boy was truly concerned here. He was worried about his sissy not being in the car, therefore not coming with to the wonderful world of Magicalness.



Lil’l Diz knew that his baby sister, no matter how much she drove him nuts, has wanted her some Disney Magic. Tink’s had been talking about Dinee Woold since our last trip, in Jan.



Non-stop talking, kind of talking.



She had watched the videos, saw the commercials and memorized the Sandra Brown Travel Channel specials. Our girl was set to be Snow White for Halloween and had even practiced her princess wave every time she saw her reflection.



I had to break the news to my dear lil’l diz that this here trip was intended for him and me, and him and me alone. No Tinks or daddies allowed! Or in his case, as he has spelt out on his bedroom door: NO GrULS ULOWD IN Miy RoMe!!!!!!....... with pictures of flames and a gremliny, mean faced monster! (he says momma is exempt from such posted sign rules).



I explained that just the two of us were going to the place of magic and we were going to eat, drink and sleep magic. We were going to have the best time ever. Just us.




And, errr almost forgot….The BRAT, too. (that he still didn't know about)



UP NEXT: Page 7, Post 103 ~ Meet the "LOUD'S"

 

[tink1957]

What a wonderful surprise for Lil'l Diz I can't wait to see more of his reaction, he looks like he's in shock. Thanks for the great update.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

I'm so excited that your trip is on its way.....

Love the image of your son sitting awake in his room when you went to get him - he probably didn't sleep a wink.

Adorable pics in the car too - first a clueless look, then such excitement!

Also love how he was so concerned about Tink not coming - I'm guessing he got over that pretty quickly.