Sweet Mother of Fudge! 2/15 A Goodbye Summary~Pimples and Farts

[TarzansKat]

I love the way you write about your children. It just warms my heart.

Oh my goodness on the Chip and Dale absence! I'm sure the Kings were able to turn it around!

 

[Mrs. The King]

Ducks.

And what a sweet and heart-warming story about your children. Got me all choked up.


Just this evening...my son looked at me and said...(sorry...I'm a little verklempt)..."Mom, I love you. Can I have some Swedish Fish?"

Brings me to my knees.

I love it when he tells me he loves me to get what he wants.

He always blinks his eyes over his chubby little cheeks...cocking his head ever so slightly to the left...and peering from under his long eyelashes.

Oy.

If only I fell for such grandstanding.

Aww. Now I want some Swedish fish too. The Jiggler is cocking to the side and peering at you.

Aww I'm glad I read another update before I left. I'll have some fudge for the jiggler and read that other TR when I get back.

I will miss you, butt I could not be happier that you are keeping Home warm for all of us.

Your writing is beautiful Deb. Your stories about your children remind me to stop and enjoy my own children more often.

I bet the Chip and Dale outfit was cute regardless of the 2 squirrels not being there to see it. Chef Mikeys is a fun place to be.

Thank you sweet carrie. That comment made my day!!

**sigh** I get lost looking at my babies' faces too.

Aww.

great update.

sorry about the costume.

Scott, I am going to have to post the outfit for you!

I have been reading your story but haven't posted yet. I love your writing! This last story about your son had me crying this morning. I have to say that the whole time I'm reading it, my DS is chasing a balloon around me and it was driving me nuts until...I finished reading and took another look at him. He was having such a fun time with the balloon. How could it bother me?

Thanks!!

BTW, I am really disappointed about Chip and Dale. We have ADR's in December at Chef Mickey's and we love them!

Well that is flat out awesome. Thank you so much for posting!!!!

Great update, Deb.

DD4 had preschool yesterday and then went to a friend's house while I had a meeting at DD7's school. Then, I finally got in to see my Dr. at 3pm and then DD7 had Brownies last night with a parent meeting. So, when I finally tucked DD4 into her bed at 8pm, it was really the first time we had spent together all day. I just had to hang out there for a few minutes and just hug on her. I had missed her so much and didn't even realize it! I'm glad to read that other moms get this way too!

We are all such saps.

Agh, what a shame about Chip & Dale being removed from Chef Mickey's. They are my favorite characters - especially Chip and his cute little nose. We had such a blast meeting them at DHS and the Garden Grill on our last trip. (OK not a chipmunk, but the closest thing I could find)

They love when you call them squirrels.

What no Chip & Dale. Where are they going to be ow. They have been kicked out of CM's, Garden Grill and LTT. Where can my baby see his favorite Chipmunks, where I ask you!

Loved the class trip story. You are going to have your hands full with Ms. PS

The munks were hard to nail down. I love those stinking guys. PS is making my hair grey already.

 

[Mrs. The King]

Oh my gosh! Where to start??? I'm mostly just a lurker/reader but this morning between your sweet momma's description of your family and your stories of your babies, I am sitting here all teary! I even did my makeup already, so now, I get to go and do it all again--that's okay! Your sweet tales are worth it!
I read your cockroach report and now have been following along with this one...You'r an amazing writer! Thank you for sharing your family and trip. I can't wait for the rest....
Susie

Sorry you had the black tears! I cried like a monkey when I wrote it. That you for having a strong enough stomach to read both trip reports. There should be some sort of reward for that. I am so glad you posted Susie

I can't remember the last time I saw Chip and Dale at Chef Mickey's. I'm not even positive I've ever seen him there. It seems to me it has always been Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and the Duck. But I confess, all of the character meals start to blend together in my mind. It's an endless parade of fluffy costumed characters and parmesan potatoes. Sorry you caused yet another emotional scar on your child by dressing her up as a rodent when there was no reason to do so.

It could have been worse, though. You could have made her attend a party where an old lady hopped up on the scooter of an old man and did things your normally don't see unless you have a subscription to Showtime. Oops. Too late for that.

Zzub, lumping Disney magic into broad categories since 2003 You make Mickey cry

For Your information, She had an outfit with a picture on it. And the tasteful slogan "Nuts on the Loose" on the back of her shirt. I will post a picture for you and scott, who, being men, totoally missed the nuanced "homemade outfit" description and were not inspired to dig deep into my pre trippy to find the previously posted pictures.


And in the bag, nosey, was a blob of parmesan potatoes and my rat costume, as usual.

I can't believe I didn't realize you had a trip report going. What the heck is wrong with me!

I'm not done reading yet but I have a question -
How do you make tinkerbell farts?

and a comment.
My boyfriend has the same squirrel shirt as your DH! His kids don't get it either.
My other favorite shirt of his says "You looked better online."
Even my parents get a kick out of that one.

Hey Celery!!!! How freaking awesome are you!! I bet you bought that squirrel shirt just so you could post your cute self in my trip report. Can you do me a favor, being that you don't mind, could you re enact my trip report and post pictures of yourself being me here? TIA

Great update. I love the way you described your children. My oldest dd got a yellow straight face her second day in kindergarten for talking in the lunch line. She cried for hours. She is now sixteen and that is the only time she ever got in trouble at school. My second child ds was sent to the principal's office in kindergarten for fighting with a sixth grader. He was throwing cheetos at him. I got notes from the teacher all the time. Silly things but still he had trouble behaving. They are so different. The baby dd is 15 months and her personality is coming out full force. Tonight dh asked where Grace was and ds said she was playing in her room. When dh went to look for her she wasn't playing in her room. He found her in our bathroom with my bra over her shoulder like a purse (which is what she thought it was). She was walking around with the bra on her shoulder waveing and saying bye bye. It was too funny. She is our extra little blessing from heaven. It took us nine years to get pregnant for her.

I really loved this update. I just really get it. You made me cry too.

Laura

Ok Laura, you that bra purse is the funniest freaking thing! I loved it.



But I think we should take it the next step and market that sucker!! That is a million dollar idea! It will be all over the runway.

Oh pass me a tissue....that was the sweetest thing...your kids are very lucky to have you as a Mommy! You stinky minky you!

You forgot to announce the rating on the stink-o-meter! Here is a tissue, I only used it a few times.

awwww-- you write so beautifully!!! great update!

Thank you so much rachel. I am thrilled you liked it.

I bet DD looked very cute in her Chip costume though

Jo, I guess I have to lump you in with the boys and post the picture for you too. But you get the Focker discount. (and she looked so cute)

We had breakfast there in 1998 and it was Chip and Dale, but for dinner in 2007 it was Donald Duck.

Denise

Denise!!! They served Donald for Dinner! The horror. I hope he wasn't laid out like a pig roast with the apple in his mouth and al lthat Jazz

The guy in the background is being a lion. Duh! (Look at the singer and some of the other people are doing it too - it's part of the show where you have to act like a giraffe, a lion, a warthog or an elephant. )

You know, I get them too. Which leads me to my next observation -
gastric bypass gives you old lady skin.
you remember when you were little and you could pull your grandma's skin and it stretched funny?
Well now I have that on my arms.
Tissue paper thin skin.
My boyfriend's kids discovered that this skin feels neat and much like stinky minkies, it became something for them to rub on whenever they are close to me.
So me, being the dumb childless idiot I am, thought it would be a good idea to explain to them (using logic - which all kids understand) that playing with my fat makes me uncomfortable, especially in public because it's something I'm not happy about.

The kids heard : "Amber loves it when we play with her fat in public and make it swing back and forth! It helps to giggle maniacally to draw even more attention to the action!!!"

I'm sure all you parents saw this one coming.

OK, Now I see it. Of course he was being a lion. BUT where are his pants!!!

And the squeezing skin story is fantastic. That is the beauty of children, they can embarrass the crap out of you anywhere.

I love the way you write about your children. It just warms my heart.

Oh my goodness on the Chip and Dale absence! I'm sure the Kings were able to turn it around!

We do turn it around baby!!! You know us well!

 

[Mrs. The King]

What a busy week. I have been having a touch of insomnia lately. So I am slap happy. Which is scary a lot of the time. We had such a gorgeous day here. I got to watch PC play soccer while PS rolled down the nearby hill and played with her stuffed bear. The grass is like suede at that field, everyone slips their shoes off and sits barefoot throughout the game. I don’t even bring a chair. I right sit down on it’s springy magic bareback. I like to run my hands over the grass. It is an addicting feeling. Like touching a fresh buzz cut on PC. My hand moves to swipe it without even planning to. They won. He made some great plays. It really was delightful.

I have no idea how they maintain that grass. I think someone cuts it every fifteen minutes.
And last night I dropped a 46 pound cocker spaniel (Peanut) on top of my good dog (Snowy). Peanut is a big pain in the butt at night. We put her in her crate with the other stupid dog (Spike) and she insists on waking us (really Mr. The King) up all night long. She starts out making wookie noises that escalate into full blown barks until my unlucky husband walks her crazy behind. Even thought we know she just wants to go outside and hunt moths. Well, lately, we found if she stays out of the crate, she wakes him up less and sometimes, not at all. The bad news is she gets up on the bottom of the bed on my side. She starts out small, in a ball, then she slowly spreads out like spilt yogurt. She winds up laying on her back like a drunk fraternity brother.

Well she pulled this trick last night, and I found myself curled up in an uncomfortably tight fetal position to accommodate her. I slowly stretched my legs out until I pushed her off the bed. I do it slow so she wakes up on her way off and lands neatly on her big furzy feet like a cat. Well maybe she had been drinking, because last night she did not even register that she was being moved. Poor Snowy, my perfect dog was laying on the floor at the bottom of the bed, like a Stepford dog. So I wound up dropping an unconscious Cocker Spaniel on her sleeping form.

She screamed like a baby. Loud. I woke every one up just to make more room for my feet. She is ok now. But I feel bad for her.

Where were we? Chef Mickey’s still. Ahh. I can still smell it. First up to our table was Goofy .
We got pictures and subjected them to an autograph book. I handed out a sharpie marker. Apparently, this marker sucks. It makes the greeters angry. You think my mother would have let me know this, being that she is a greeter. I guess she is still letting me learn some things the hard way. I started Goofin’ with Goofy . Really it’s my father’s fault. He likes to torture the animals. And he is cotton picking hysterical. So I just follow in his evil footsteps.

I also noticed he sits with his back to the wall so the characters can’t reach him. But I was snuggly close to the big old mutant talking dog. I forget what I said. Something about his promotion maybe? Well Goofy started eating my head. The kids were rolling. I faked my brain getting sucked out. They laughed harder. Goofy ended his assault with a loud smacking kiss.

OMG! I just remembered Goofy is my hero. He will be yours too, in a minute. (unless you are Goofyluver, it’s right there in her title.)
So flash back to me about 8 years old. We were at a character greeter and we were there with Crying Uncle Bob! And his family! Now, Crying Uncle Bob has always had a full head of hair. Actually, it resembles a grouping of ten dead hedgehogs. And he would spend hours bending the hedgehogs into submission. He is a big sweater so this is a full time job. My cousin used to tell him “Hey Dad, number 12,763 is out of place”. Which is pretty funny.

Anyway Uncle Bob was saying something inappropriate to Goofy . I will ask mother what is was. Well, Goofy got behind Uncle Bob and beat the puffins out of him, under the guise of being playful. Goofy got away with an awful lot that day. I remember Crying Uncle Bob getting thrown around like a rag doll. His obedient hedgehogs all askew. The rest of his loving family was laughing too damn hard to help him in any way. I think Goofy was choking him at one point.

Maybe that Goofy was clairvoyant and saw the speech in Crying Uncle Bob’s future.

So Goofy was much more loving with me, considering what he is capable of if you are a real nutjob.

Next up was the big Cheese. Mickey.: I started messing with him.
Me “Hey Mickey, I have a few blank checks, will you autograph one for me?”
Mickey, pantomimes “No” and then does a perfect charade of Donald Duck.
He was thrilled when I guessed, “Oh, Donald will sign the checks for me? Great, I will ask him when he gets here.” Mickey did a happy little dance.

Minnie Mouse was a perfect hostess. I complimented her cooking.

Next we twirled the napkins. PC and PS love this part. It tickles all their previous Chef Mickey trips to the front of their brains. The twirling equals perfect contentment.

Next we had a break to load up on the food. The buffet for a Mom entails four times more trips up than the regular person. Maybe because Mr. The King turns off his Daddy mode. The combination of bacon and omelets somehow writes the “Get out of Jail Free” card for a husband. He loads up his plate first. I try juggleing a few plates at once. I look at PC. He is green again.

Are you kidding me?!! Is this child ever going to eat! This is driving me crazy.

After loading up plates and flinging some stuff on my own I get back to the table. Or the stage as I prefer to call it.

Pluto is on the scene. PS’s eyes sparkle. Every second she spends with this dog is magic. He is all her dreams come true. I always make sure to tell Pluto he is her favorite. Despite the lying outfit that was an obnoxious tribute To Chip and Dale, he seemed to believe me.

I told him “Pluto, you are the best dog in Disney even though you can’t talk.” He signs PS’s book on his snout (or nozzle) and makes her take it off. She plants a kiss on his nose. I try not to think about how many slobbery kids have been sucking on that nose before PS’s sweet lips touch it.
“The nose is the blarney stone of Disney, just go with the tradition.” I tell myself. I contemplate sliding some antibacterial on her straw. She won’t like that. Maybe soda kills germs the way it kills teeth.

Now we get a treat. I had whipped out the video camera and just kept it rolling to capture the ambiance. PS and PC kept their eyes on the characters.

Mickey walks up to Goofy and starts roughing him up. Then challenges Goofy to an arm wrestling match. The other characters gather around and route them on. The entire restaurant is cheering. Mickey wins and Goofy falls over.

Screaming and laughing. What a cast. Holy cow. I have been to this place so many times but I have never seen the likes of this.

The adults turn to each other and examine our giant plate picture. I keep the camera rolling on PS.

We were debating buying it, when I glanced back at the video screen.
Mickey was back at our table and had just finished tying Pluto’s apron to PS’s chair. He giggled and snuck back to the table he was supposed to be greeting. Pluto had not seen Mickey doing his evil. PS was quiet as a mouse peeking over the back of her chair almost nose to nose with the mouse. She waited holding her breathe as Pluto went to walk away. He found it was hard but kept right on walking. PS sat still and hung on to the back of the chair as Pluto dragged her halfway across the restaurant.

Everyone was watching this play out, with my girl in the middle of the whole debacle. A character greeter ran over and untied Pluto. He turned around surprised and gave PS a hug. The greeter dragged the chair back. The adults in my family had missed the whole show. I was so lucky to catch it on tape. PC never misses a trick, so he had watched the scene laughing the whole time.

Am I so much of a sap? I loved this for PS. That interaction was exactly what Disney magic is to her. Pluto, her friend and Mickey picking her out and making her special.

Next up was Donald , who I told about my deal with Mickey. He stomped around in a fit only Donald can have. He pointed a wagging finger at Mickey. We were done. We didn’t have Chip and Dale, but what a memory we took with us. I am sure the food was good, but honestly, I can only remember the laughter.

On our way out I heard some dude scream “Roll Tide” and run into the bathrooms. Can’t keep the weirdoes out. We sloshed back to the van. Everyone had perma smiles and aching cheeks from our outrageous character breakfast.

Next up we headed to MGM to do some damage.


This is the T shirt I made for my Grandpa's party for PS to wear, matching bow

The back of G-pa's shirt

Pluto front

Pluto Bows

Pluto Back

Pluto back shorts

Chip and Dale from the front with matching bows, ring, bracelet

Chip and Dale back

Ducks in love front and bows

Ducks in love back

I do these shirts with a combo of iron on images and hand painting with fabric paint. They have been washed a few times and the integrity of the images are breaking down a bit. I lightly went over the iron ons with fabric paint to make the colors pop and though they looked cute the first few times she wore them the fabric paint did not hang on to the iron ons. PS also helps paint a portion of each outfit except for the Chip and Dale one.

Chapter 18 My Sweet Friend

 

[ncsjodi]

What great character interaction at Chef Mickeys! We had some good ones last time we were there too. It almost made up for the food.

And I'm feeling really sorry for your poor puppy! My dog loves to lie at the end of my bed too. He usually stays on the floor but it's halfway under the bed right beside me. So, if I have to get up in the middle of the night for any reason rolleyes1 ) I step on him. It never fails...

And that dude that screamed "Roll Tide"??? Just be glad you didn't follow him into the bathroom! In fact, I'm glad to hear you were on your way out of the restaurant!

 

[TarzansKat]

We're Chef Mickey's people, too! The character interaction just can't be beat. I've only had one other experience that far surpassed it, and that was a long time ago. Ever since, that place has been just perfect for children of all ages...myself included.

 

[coteau_chick]

I loved the update. I have a question for you. Why do they hate sharpie markers? I thought they were the official markers for Disney World. I used retractable sharpies when we went. I got the tip about sharpies from disboards.

You made me want to go to Chef Mickey's. We have never been there. We will definitely try it next time. Thanks for the update.

 

[rachel3]

wow , what an awesome time at chef mickey's !! i've never seen the characters act like that. it must have been awesome!!!

 

[Goofyluver]

I'm pretty sure I got a shout-out on Mrs. The King's TR. Which I think is equivalent to winning the Nobel Peace Prize!

Ahhhh...Chef Mickey's.

Where the characters are great...and the little cheesecake bites are greater!

 

[KatGarcia]

You can't beat good characters!!! Awesome update!

 

[burly]

Ah yes Chef Mickey's. I love when the characters go "out" of character. It's just magical....

 

[Mrs. The King]

What great character interaction at Chef Mickeys! We had some good ones last time we were there too. It almost made up for the food.

And I'm feeling really sorry for your poor puppy! My dog loves to lie at the end of my bed too. He usually stays on the floor but it's halfway under the bed right beside me. So, if I have to get up in the middle of the night for any reason rolleyes1 ) I step on him. It never fails...

And that dude that screamed "Roll Tide"??? Just be glad you didn't follow him into the bathroom! In fact, I'm glad to hear you were on your way out of the restaurant!

See! Why do they stay so close the bed? I have been spoiling her ever since, though and she seems fine. I would not want to be the bathroom cleaner in the Contemporary. That guy could appear on "World's Toughest Fixes"

We're Chef Mickey's people, too! The character interaction just can't be beat. I've only had one other experience that far surpassed it, and that was a long time ago. Ever since, that place has been just perfect for children of all ages...myself included.

I want to hear your awesome story!

I loved the update. I have a question for you. Why do they hate sharpie markers? I thought they were the official markers for Disney World. I used retractable sharpies when we went. I got the tip about sharpies from disboards.

You made me want to go to Chef Mickey's. We have never been there. We will definitely try it next time. Thanks for the update.

I have no idea. I thought I was doing the right thing, but one of the greeters was not thrilled with me. I would have switched to a pen, but I was not carrying one.

wow , what an awesome time at chef mickey's !! i've never seen the characters act like that. it must have been awesome!!!

It was really fun. I want to watch the video again!

I'm pretty sure I got a shout-out on Mrs. The King's TR. Which I think is equivalent to winning the Nobel Peace Prize!

Ahhhh...Chef Mickey's.

Where the characters are great...and the little cheesecake bites are greater!

You sure did. It is actually called the "Noble Poop Prize" and you are welcome Those bites rock!

You can't beat good characters!!! Awesome update!

Ah yes Chef Mickey's. I love when the characters go "out" of character. It's just magical....

Me too! It was outrageous.

 

[TarzansKat]

I want to hear your awesome story!

You're too sweet! I don't want to take up space on your trip report. Perhaps I'll do a little flashback on mine...

 

[lazydoxy66]

I love hearing about your kids! The armpit story is a riot!

Are you going to post the video of Chef Mickey's? I'd love to see it.

 

[jcc0621]

I have never really had an urge to try Chef Mickey's becasue of all of the reviews contradicting each other. It seems to be a love it or hate it place. After your story though it seems like it might be a place DS would like. I will have to put it on the maybe list for next year

 

[whogirl'smom]

I loved both updates I just caught! I am hoping you go to AK with the duck outfit, cause you know Donald is always there. The only sharpie I knew that the characters hate is the green one b/c it won't come out of the gloves if they get a mark on them. Ok, I'm leaving in 6 days, do I need to go to the Dollar Tree and buy a giant ballpoint pen????????

 

[huff1269]

We love Chef Mickey's. It is the only thing my DS remembers from our trip in 2005. He was just 3 at the time. We have ADR's in December for breakfast. We did dinner last time. Hopefully, it leaves the same lasting impression as the first time.

 

[scottny]

great update

 

[whogirl'smom]

Update: I found the fat Minnie Mouse ballpoint pen I had already bought for the trip. Crisis over.

 

[Philadisney]

What a fun morning you had at Chef Mickey's. One of these days I will get there! Maybe when I have my own little ones.
I LOVE the outfits you made! I want the Chip and Dale one - at least the bracelet and ring! So cute. And I love that you included Clarice on it!