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

[dwaddict]

Welcome home!! I just loved the rule list for DS!! I am planning on using your list when we leave DS17 @home in May!!
How sweet is that lil man of yours. He sounds like my lil man! Don't ya love it!!
Lydia

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Ok, I just read your first installment and I have already:

1: Spit Diet COKE at The Wendy's "B" comment
2: Air breaks & NO FUN WHATSOEVER!
3: At Riley

Ya baby, you still got it!

 

[huggiebear23]

I loved the first installment. You are such a great storyteller. Your children are angels for staying in the car for 12 hours. My kids freak out after 45 minutes. LOL Can't wait for more.

By the way you should be an author you have such a way with words.

 

[ahibird]

UtahMama, let me just say -- you are AWESOME I found this TR while browsing for DL info. After reading this one, I had to go over check out your other TR (OUR BIG, FAT DISNEY VACATION). Best TRs I've read on the DIS boards !!

I can't wait to read more about your adventures at DL - thank you so much for sharing...

 

[annie1995]

Riley slept in the same bed as me. He held my one hand in his two hands next to his heart. He squoze my hand three times and whispered, “That means, ‘I love you, mom’”…So, I gave his hand three squeezes too and we fell asleep even with the fireworks booming.

Ohhh, that is so sweet ! Glad you all got there safely! Can't wait to read more!

 

[Database]

This is fixin' to be a great TR! What everyone else said about this installment.
Awesome! Touching! Precious! Hilarious!

We're not worthy! Less than 24 hours back home and you're writing the TR?


So when is the next? LOL!

 

[Ricky's Girl]

Yeah! You're back and off to a wonderful start. Please write more soonish . . . hopefully before I'm forced to do laundry.

 

[PaMom001]

Subbing. I lost this thread once and I don't want to loose it again.

 

[mikayla73]

Welcome home! And you already have the start of a great trippie!!

 

[eeyore45]

Oh my goodness, look at all that snow It looks just like Buffalo!




Okay, now I’m ROTFL AND spitting tea!


Aaawww, no more laughing or spitting, just a tear and smile!

What she said!!!

Don't worry Wendy, I've got your back. We Peeps cover for each other. The money you saved off a "view" room probably bought you more souvenirs.

at least!!

Ok, I just read your first installment and I have already:

1: Spit Diet COKE at The Wendy's "B" comment
2: Air breaks & NO FUN WHATSOEVER!
3: At Riley

Ya baby, you still got it!

I'll say!!

Subbing. I lost this thread once and I don't want to loose it again.

You know, I feel stoopid, as I looked and looked all over the TR thread, then the pre trip report thread, I found NOTHING... ya think someone could've thrown a rope my way to get me here... nope, I just had to find it on my own!! rotfl: people really think I know what I"m doing, then I let them know I'm really an idiot!! <duh> me!!)

subbing, nice concept - thanks for the info!!

 

[jbmom]

Great start! I know what you mean about your husbands driving to close to other cars. My dh is the same way and he wonders why I'm always stomping on the pretend brake! I can even see a small wear pattern on the floor mat. Oh well, he hasn't gotten us into an accident yet. Your ds is so sweet! Looking forward to more!

 

[dance2874]

YAY! Your back AND you even had the first installment ready!!

Cant wait to hear more about your "Quest for Fun"....I am wondering if you got there and DL was closed like my hero Clark W Griswold.

 

[sorul82?]

I want three squeezes!

 

[Lauralee131]

That's it, Lauralee, I'm going to make friends with your stalker!

Who loves ya baaaaabyyyyyyyy?!?!?!

 

[Lauralee131]

It was reeeeeally snowing! It took more than 15 minutes to go the first mile due to power outages. These two pictures are at the exit to our subdivision in suberbia, Utah...

After reviewing the weather report, we knew it would get much better as we headed south. And it did. We only had snow for the first 300–ish miles!

OMG - I would have been VOMITTING....even after living in New Hampshire for 13 years, I still can't drive in the snow!! Luckily, after a "Mama's Little Helper" before I left work to drive home, I didn't mind it so much!!

I reminded him it is much safer to drive DRUNK than it is to drive sleepy.

I can attest to that!!! Now if only I can convince DH...

I called DS17(Jordan) one last time to list off “The Rules”:

Oh boy...here they come...You're such a MOM...

4. Dishwasher detergent in the dishwasher NOT hand-washing dish detergent. I almost put labels on them with “THIS” and “NOT THIS” written on them!

Been there, done that...it was like the popcorn scene from that old science geek movie with Val Kilmer...what was the name of it?

7. No internet

Man, what a buzz-kill you are!!

8. Pretend Jesus is watching with you.

The official travel agent for his guilt trip....

9. NO FUN WHATSOEVER (yes this actually, IS on the list)

NONE?!?!?

Whatsoever??

So at 7AM, the umbilical cord was figuratively cut. I had faith in my eldest son. Yes, I did-ish.

Luckily, it was “rush hour” on the freeway to add 30 more minutes to our time. So we plunked in a movie for the “Are We There Yet?” choir in the back. They are happy campers, so I placed the earphones in my ears and cranked up the volume to Aerosmith . I don’t like when DH drives anymore than he doesn’t like when I drive. I am cautious and law abiding. I know the law is something like 1 car-length per 10 miles an hour ( 5 car lengths between you and the car in front of you = 50 mph, for example). DH’s take on that law, especially in the snow, is more like ½ car length per 20 miles an hour . I kept slamming on the “air brakes” and sucking in my breath dramatically. I think I may have screamed once or twice. I couldn’t help it. He kept going too fast and slamming on the breaks, skidding and nearly missing the car in front of us!!!!

UGH - sounds all too familiar!!!

After 62 minutes, we stopped at the McDonald’s in Lehi for breakfast and to use the restroom.

WOW - you made it THAT LONG!?!? We don't even get out of town and DS is asking to go to the bathroom, even though we yell/scream/cry to go before we leave the house. Once we hadn't even gotten out of our driveway!!

I started making up smart-sounding words and my kids totally believed me! Poor things!

I think DisneyJo does that to me.... Not smart enough to prove it though, so I have to take her word for it!!

There's a cute little city in Southern Utah named Beaver. I did NOT take a picture of the restaurant sign that says for all of America to see, "Wendy's Beaver, next right"

The Red Rocks near St. George....getting Sunny!

WOW - what a beautiful view...

With the snow, it ended up being a 12 hour drive to our hotel! I stayed with Norah while DH and DS’s registered. I said to DH, “DON’T forget to order a crib for our room!” (In fact, I told him this two or three times!!!) Guess what he forgot to order?

If you want something done right....

Our room was on the 3rd floor, #3323

Why is it that since that Jim Carrey movie's come out all I see is the number 23???

Riley slept in the same bed as me. He held my one hand in his two hands next to his heart. He squoze my hand three times and whispered, “That means, ‘I love you, mom’”…So, I gave his hand three squeezes too and we fell asleep even with the fireworks booming.

Awwww...how sweet!!!

Great start UMama!!! I can't wait for more!!!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Been there, done that...it was like the popcorn scene from that old science geek movie with Val Kilmer...what was the name of it?

Real Genius. I love, love, love Val! He's my freebie!!

"A girls gotta have her standards!"

 

[TiggerandTink]

Wow UM - don't know what more to say that hasn't already been said.
Welcome back, great start to your report, waiting to read more, its all there and all applies.

I love signing on and seeing that you have posted. I know I can count on some fun and laughs coming my way.

More please....

 

[Princess Tinkerbell]

Congratulations UtahMama, DH read his very first trip report installment and said, "That's it? When do we get to read more!?" You got him hooked. I never doubted you.

After the first DVD, and DH’s little nap, we played PNDQ. The road game. You have to actually see something that starts with only P or N or D or Q. The words can’t be read on signs. Pretty much only nouns. You earn snack money for the next stop. We had plenty of snacks on board so for each word, the kids earned souvenir money. I blew them all away with a heard of cows I called “Quadropeds”. I also got “Quadrunner” for a four-wheeler in some farmer’s yard. This game is really fun! I like it more than the alphabet game because it’s more limited, causing you to be more creative. I started making up smart-sounding words and my kids totally believed me! Poor things!

He seamed very impressed with your ability to decieve your children for your own personal amusement. I haven't decided if this approach to parenting will be a help or a hinderance for our future little Tink's.

Keep em' coming!

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Riley slept in the same bed as me. He held my one hand in his two hands next to his heart. He squoze my hand three times and whispered, “That means, ‘I love you, mom’”…So, I gave his hand three squeezes too and we fell asleep even with the fireworks booming.

Aw, how sweet. Isn't it great how little boys love their moms so much. My 3 year old is definitely a mommy's boy or as he puts it "mommy is my girlfriend".

BTW

WELCOME HOME UTAH MAMA

Great report thus far.

Fran

 

[UtahMama]

HEY! I just wanted to thank everyone for the positive responses thus far!!!!

I'm on a roll! I'm (ok, it's my DH who is my technical team) resizing the next pictures for the next chapter. Last time I didn't want it to ever end so I drug my feet.

I'm REALLY feeling blue after being home and unpacking and putting away all the clean laundry. So, all your comments are helping me with my temporary "funk".

P.S. "Squoze" IS a word, really!