"OUR BIG, FAT DISNEYLAND ROADTRIP" The End 4/20 pg. 44 Better Than Cats...

[dismom9761]

I wanted to let ya know I followed your link over.I love the colors on this board. I can't wait to read about DL ,I may never make it there myself because I am soo close to WDW.Lookling forward to more,are you packed??

We used to drive 26 hours to a family reunion every summer in a station wagon.I was the youngest(by alot) and was always stuck in the middle.

 

[TiggerandTink]

Ok I'm here early and ready. Well early for a UM report. I can't believe you just posted this morning and already you are on page 3! What a following you have.

I haven't been to WDW yet (May!!!) but I have been to DL a couple of times so I am ready to hear all about how the UM family does DL and compare it to what I remember. Our last trip there was in 2005.

We are armed with a DVD player with both fresh and familiar dvd's. We've got 2 Gameboys, books, road games, little treats for good kids, MP3's, books on CD (for me), Suduko puzzle books, and enough junk food to keep us bouncing off the vinyl interior of our prison-on-wheels. Also, enough bribes, empty threats, evil-eyes, cans of "whoop-bum", and earplugs to make Super Nanny proud. Ten (10) hours...

I do not do well confined for that long. I am bound to pull-over and go all Donald Duck on them. But for now, I'm thinking positively. Going to my laughing placce...oh, Splash Mtn. is CLOSED for our visit. So is Fantasmic, and the Disneyland Railroad, Mr. Toad's, and a few more I dont really care about.

Ten hours.

I can just picture you standing on the side of the road going Donald Duck. This is precious. Definitely sounds like a nicer term, which I may have to borrow, than my "If you kids don't quiet down I am going to freak out!" I only have 2 which means that their "attentions" only have 1 other person to be directed at so one or the other quickly gets irritated.

Me, Wendy, Turning 40 this year and happy about it. Posess a weird sense of humor and am currently dieting (WISH thread if interested). I'm "nice" is how most people describe me. Nice-nice-nice. I do have an inner bad girl that hopefully will come out for this Trip Report. Bad is much more interseting than "nice", dontcha think?

Nice is always good but sometimes nice means letting the inner bad girl out for some fun!

I PM'd you her name. Yes! I am taking the Focker Croc to take on our adventure! I have Flora and I pass her off to DLMama when I'm done with her. It's going to be GREAT fun!!!!!!

Can't wait to see pictures. I just read about the Focker Crocs a couple of days ago. My family has a new parrot, Petey, that will be joining us on vacation for pictures.

Cant wait to spend a fortune on a wedge of iceburg lettuce! Uh oh, my rednekkidness is showing again!

Now this really brought back memories for me. Little side trip - I was in Boston for a conference for work and was attending a dinner with one of the Drs from our organization. This same Dr had been talking to me earlier in the day and when I responded he looked at me and said "oh I forgot you don't get out of xyz (insert small town here) very much do you?" Well I was feeling less than enthusiasic about this dinner and just didn't want to embarass myself anymore so I ordered soup and a salad thinking how much could I screw this up. When my salad shows up its just a quarter of a head of lettuce on a plate! I'm trying to figure out what the heck is going on and how I am going to cut this puppy up without sending it flying off the plate and notice that Dr Snootty is just watching me and waiting for me to mess up. I think I just gave up after a couple of tense bites and waited to eat a real dinner when I got back to my hotel.

I hope you have a wonderful trip to DL. Can't wait to read all about it, especially the car rides!

 

[S.Poppins]

Wow! You posted your pre-trip report today and already 3 pages!!! You are such a celeb! Love it! Can't wait to hear all about it! I have never been over here on this thread, pretty neat! I really want to go to DL one day so I am looking forward to this!

 

[winkers]

You did that sober too? I'm thinking I'm ready for the drive. Ready as I'll ever be! .

Yep, I'm aplying for sainthood!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

It was so fun to have just finished your TR of the World, and here you are again I think we should start a Non-profit to keep you traveling and writing so we can be perpetually entertained

Take it from me - your DS will be fine, and when he is 23 like mine, you will find out what he really did

We have been going to DL about every other year - my DH has an uncle our age who lives in Anaheim hills. We have APs and I keep telling my DH it must be time to go down and use it again. So far, he doesn't have enough vacation I look forward to reading your next installment. Watch out for the gummy bears in the car seats!

 

[dwheatl]

Hey, now we know the secret to those long road trips. Put everyone, including the parents, in a diaper. If it works for NASA... You could be at DL in record time.

 

[fenfur]

YAY Umama is heading West. And another TR to read, YIPPEE!!!!

OK, gotta let me in on the details on the 26th with Disneyland Mama, coincidently we are out of town next weekend, but driving in from Laughlin Mon morning, if I can pull DH from the casino early enough we can stop in Anaheim before heading home, my boys would LOVE that.

Mmmmm left over c-section pain pills, I think a 10 hour road trip with your monsters umm I mean darling children, is reason enough to bust out the rations.

If all else fails for antcy Norah, toontown has a kiddie play area that has one entry/exit, with a slide and stuff for kiddies to crawl thru, my kids LOVE it there and my fat *** loves the benches around the perimeter to park it on.

I had more to say, but being pregnant and having 2 little monsters just drains any cohesive thought from me, being a parent turns your brain to mush.

 

[DisneyJo]

Now I know why your last TR was so long you've got a huge following. We do 9 hours to get to WDW but no driving, no stopping for the toilets and our meals are delivered to us personally whilst we watch the latest movies, jealous of our big Jumbo Jet? Us Brit's think a 2 hour drive is a long way.

 

[Lauralee131]

YAY!!! I'm so jealous of your upcoming adventure and can't wait to hear all about it!!!

Give DLMama a big hug from me when you see her!!

Looking forward to the TR!! I'm ready for , lots of and tons of

Have fun!!!

 

[aldisneygrl]

Ok, I am off the boards for one day, and what happens? That's right, UM starts her new DL TR and I am 4 pages behind! I am probably 20 pages behind on the Peep thread!

You'll do fine on that road trip. Didya get that Lime Green tape I sent ya'?

Now we made a 12 hour trip to DW in October. We split it up going down but did it all in one day coming back. It is very hard on the tushy. I hope you are going to help DH drive since he will just be getting off from work. Don't want the Utah family in the ditch in Nevada or somethin'.

Now I have never been to DL, so you better give mucho details. What am I thinkin', you are UtahMama, you give excellent details!

Can't wait to hear more. (I don't know why, but I just love that guys ear! )

 

[Tink33]

Wow, things are busy here. It appears that you have a following here UtahMama.

Cant give special treat this time. I'll give them their pick of my children to watch all day, how's that?

What do you think your DH would say if I showed up with my own retractable leash and said I am here for my DIS board member treat?

 

[UtahMama]

Wow, things are busy here. It appears that you have a following here UtahMama.



What do you think your DH would say if I showed up with my own retractable leash and said I am here for my DIS board member treat?

Welllllll, after he gets done HIGH-Fiving me.....

DH says "No take backs!"


(Free Nanny!!!! suh-weeet!)

 

[spongemommie05]

yea ! only a couple more days but i am so sad who am i gonna take diet puppies too? anyways, i hope ya have a ton of fun and the trip is not too bad it was beautiful to vegas (but it was just me and DH) you will have to take a ton of pictures and show me what to expect when i go in oct...

 

[mikamah]

I'm so excited to see your report. I've never been to the Disneyland part of the Dis. Nice colors.
I once started a microwave fire at work. I put popcorn in to cook, and was watching it so set it for longer than I would need, but then my patient called me, so I went to his room, a few minutes later, I heard the fire alarm go off, (still oblivious), couple minutes later, a coworker came to the door and asked me if I had put popcorn in the microwave. It was mortifying, but we got to see the cute firemen. That was 15 years ago and it still comes up. They actually kept the microwave and use it when doing the fire safety part of hospital orientation. If it's any comfort to you leaving your boy alone, I have never, never left a microwave alone at work again, and have never started another fire.
I've only read your first post, and must get moving now, so I'll be back for more laughs later. Have a wonderful trip.

 

[lovealldisney]

Hey another Wendy here turning 40 too! I get to celebrate in DW! Read your other TR and can't wait to here about your adventures in DL! And a very to you too! You go girl!

 

[Goofster57]

I thought you would like to know that the Parks are ready for you guys, while I was at the park yesterday I heard them put out a Code Green UtahMama Alert to all Cast Members.

It was followed with "This has been a test of the UtahMama alert system, had this been a real Code Green Emergency…

Hope you have a great time while you are out here, the crowds shouldn’t be too bad next weekend.

You may know this already, you have to have your pictures taking for your passes over at Disneyland on Main Street. The line for processing Annual Passes usually gets pretty long later in the day, so I would recommend getting it done early in the day.

Make sure you catch the “Remember…Dreams Come True” firework show it is incredible.

Have a safe trip and don’t worry the 10 hours drive will go by just like a 15 or 16 hour trip.

 

[DISNEYDUET]

Mama, Mama!! I found you all the way over here!(of course I took the link so I made it in record time! Only a few days late) I hope you have a wonderfulerella time! (insert ZZUB snoring in the lobby of the WL ) I can't wait to here about everything when you get back. Maybe you can help me convince DH that we need to go to CA! Hey, if he doesn't mind flying to Hawaii he can fly to CA. It's closer!!
Have a safe journey!

 

[Disneyfreak92]

OMGarsh! I am SOOOOOO psyched you are going to DL and doing another trippie! Can't wait for more! And 42 days isn't too early when it's a UM trip report we're talking about! Have fun, and I know you'll have NO problem meeting my 30 min/day challenge while you're there. You will blow me out of the water!

So, how excited are you???

And so it begins!

FYI...Mr.Toad is up and running for our trip! It was going to be down for refurb, but it got pushed back to March! So we can ride our hearts out .

HI!!! Fancy meeting you here! Long time, no see.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

You had me at duct tape. and "mama needing a little sumpin' sumpin'"!

Good luck with the 10-hour road trip! I have two little boys, and I just can not imagine it.

And good luck also with the harness leash! My DS2 loved wearing his around the house, so I thought it would be no problem at all in the park. However, the first time we set him out of the stroller, he took off like a shot until he hit the end of the leash, then leaned as far forward as possible, feet dancing and arms swinging wildly, apparently not understanding why he couldn't go any further. It was hilarious and sad all at the same time. Guess next time we'll practice with it outside before our trip...

Looking forward to hearing about your trip!

 

[iceskatejen]

Leslie (aka Tink33), I've read all 125 pages of UtahMama's last WDW trip and it's hilarious. I think we can expect some good stuff (and a lot of new posters over here). I'm gonna have to come into the parks on Saturday in hopes for a UtahMama sighting.