So Not Ready to Head to DLR on Thursday!!

[Brady's Mom]

It has been a very long and exhausting month. DH lost a long-time friend to complications of cancer, leaving behind a wife and 2 yr. old son. And DH spoke at the funeral that he had to fly to San Francisco for. My mother discovered breast cancer and went from needing a lumpectomy to double mastectomy. And had surgery in less than a week and a half. We had guests, which can be exhausting, but when the children have Aspergers and Autism and we are not used to being around them regularly, it can be even more exhausting. We love, love, love our friends and were very glad to see them.

And finally, we come to our trip, for DH's 50th b-day. He is discovering that maybe 50 is bugging him more than he thought it would. Or maybe, it is the sinus infection he hasn't gotten rid of, or maybe it is because he has an injured ankle and isn't walking very well and we are leaving at 7:30 Thurs. morning!!!

But, in all of the stress/trauma of the last month we have had some good news. The Ent. rate came up for the only day we didn't have it at HoJo, which saved us another $30, car rental prices came down from $173 to $123 in the space of 2 days and we have Fantasmic Dessert seating on Thurs. night - which we have never done.

I am soooo not ready to go! I haven't packed, the laundry is not done, my kids are staying with my parents and my mom just recently had surgery. She assures me that she can still take very good care of my kids, but I worry she will overdo it. They are pretty low maintenance kids and my Dad will be there, but I know my mom and she might not take it easy enough.

Thanks for the vent. I am starting to get excited and starting to look forward to the trip. I think my emotional reserves were just too low to even think too much about our trip. But, I guess I better start thinking about it since we leave in about 39 hours!!!

 

[teatime]

yikes, Not sure I could relax enough to go to Disneyland seriously way to much on your plate. I would alomost cancel for a few weeks until things got better, but you know your self, and if you can handle it and your mom can handle all the kids. Have a good trip

 

[SeattleTink]

Wow, big hug to you!

Sounds to me like this is the PERFECT time for a trip to Disneyland! You need a vacation and fun!

Take a deep breath, get the laundry started, pull out the suitcases and you will be ready in no time.

Have a fantastic trip at the Happiest Place on Earth!

 

[pixiewings71]

I think you are ready for a break sweetie!!!! I hope you can get things done and you're ready to go when the time is here. Just remember, you can do laundry at the hotel, you can get DH a wheelchair, you can call your Mom all the time and make sure she's OK but this is sounding very much like a needed vacation. Have fun!

 

[Peri]

Relax and enjoy! As an old Mom with several past really BAD surgeries, I can assure you that your Mom will be just fine. Her body won't let her overdo it! And having grandkids over gives you Purpose and New Life to watch - it is a wonderful gift she can give to you, too - so please know that your Mom will be fine and have a WONDERFUL TRIP!!!

 

[TheAmazingSpidey]

Have fun! Sounds to me like you deserve this vacation, so relax and enjoy it!

 

[Brady's Mom]

Just when I needed a pick me up from feeling overloaded you all write such nice things. Thanks for all the good wishes and kind words.

My mom is doing great for just having had surgery and my kids are really great kids and none of them are very little, almost 5, 7 and 13, so they are easy to be around. They love to be at her house and she loves to be with them, I just don't want her to overdo it. KWIM??

I do need a break, especially with DH, our emotional reserves are a little low right now, with all that's happened and this is a good way for us to recharge. We are blocked out on Sat. so we are headed to the beach and to do a little shopping and we have promised each other that we will NOT commando this trip, at all. We have a small list of rides that we want to hit, but we were just there 6 weeks ago and don't feel like we have to hit everything, and we are going back in Nov. with our kids. We are determined to see some stuff we have never seen, like Billy Hill.

The laundry is almost done and DH is doing most of the folding (don't you just love a man who folds laundry) and I just have to sort out who needs what. My mom only lives about 20 minutes away, so if she needs something from our house, she can get it easily. And if I forget something for DH and I, well - I could go shopping!!

Thanks again for the good wishes. You guys are awesome.