The Boys are Staying Home & They're Not Upset-UPDATED 11/11 TO ADD CORN MAZE STORY :)

[desparatelydisney]

Hi! I'm Kathleen from Long Island. I love that dress! I am pumped to live vicariously through your trip. I am jealous of GF! I have always dreamed of MVMCP! I wish I could go!

Oh, & Welcome Aboard! Hope I don't bore you

 

[hlrababy]

Hey Mary-Margaret!!! I am joining in and can't wait to read all about your trip!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

very cute princess dress

the train looks like alot of fun, might have to try that sometime.

cant wait to see pics from it.

 

[Beana9802]

Oh, & Welcome Aboard! Hope I don't bore you

Doubt it!

 

[desparatelydisney]

Evening, everybody. Now I have to decide what to do about DD for the meal at Akershus. Options are...

1. Wear same dress again knowing that hair will probably survive (it did last time)

2. Make a second dress

3. Not worry about customs, and just go in regular (albeit cute ) clothes

I know that DD will want to do Option 1 but I don't want Belle to be there and her be sad that Belle doesn't recognize her (since I assume it will be a different Belle).

What does everybody think?

 

[MeMom]

That dress is incredible!

Mother-daughter trips are awesome. I'm about to head out on one myself this weekend. This one includes a couple of pretty awesome granddaughters, as well. I know you girls will have a great time making some very special memories together.

 

[disneymom1980]

I'm just jumping on for your report. I would love to be able to do individual trips with my two DDs, mostly because they are COMPLETELY different. DD #2 sounds a lot like your DD.....very girly and in love with everything princess. She would love to stay at the Grand, but I would NEVER be able to convince DH to stay there. We ate at 1900 Park Fare last October, and he felt it "out of our league". DD #1 is my dare devil and would probably love some place like the Wilderness or Animal Kingdom lodge best.

I had to tell you that the holiday Belle dress you made is just BEAUTIFUL. I can't wait to hear more about your report.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Hi!

Coming over from the Christmas info thread.

How great that you were able to convince the boys that a girls' trip would be OK as long as they get their boys' trip!

I sort of fell into one on one trips. One day on my Oct 04 trip my 2 little ones (who were then 3 1/2 & 21 months) were getting cranky at Epcot so DH took them back to Poly while I stayed in the park with my oldest who was 5 1/2. We had a great time just the 2 of us. So on our next trip in Oct 05 I wanted a few days with just the oldest. We always brought a friend along to help with the kids so I took DD 2 nights early so we could have some one on one time and my friend was there to help out DH with the 2 little ones on the plane. WELL....after I booked that trip I was feeling a bit guilty about that so I took DS who was 4 1/2 at the time in August. I got a great AP rate at ASMo, we had AP's, airfare was only $105 each RT. What else could I do????

That was a slippery slope!!! I took oldest for her 7th birthday in May 06, took my son in Dec 06, took my oldest in Nov 07, my son for his 7th birthday in Jan 08, took my youngest DD in May 08, my oldest in Jan 09, my son in May 09....and took family trips every year too.....what can I say? I have a Disney addiction..... I was doing the one on one trips to value resorts until Disney had the buy 4 get 3 free deal last year-had to book deluxe to get the best deal.

SO I'm headed to Disney 11/30 with my friend, her DH and my oldest. I figure I can't take her in May 2010 because she's in 5th grade and there are standardized tests at school...oh...and we are doing free DDP at Pop (regular DDP on a pin not quick service) and it was a bit of an influence that she's an "adult" at 10 years old now so we'd have all adult meal plan points.

Then I just have to take my youngest DD in January for her 7th birthday.

Anyways....I have found that leaving a little "surprise" for those I leave behind-like a book, magazine, or DVD gives them something to do while I'm gone and lessons the pain a little bit and I also bring them home something small too. The kids do realize that they will get their turns so they understand now.



I'm sure you & your DD will have a GRAND time!!!! You'll love the Ginger Bread House! Go over to the Poly and CR to check out their displays too.

My oldest went in Nov 07 and saw the Osborne Lights and castle all lit up but Epcot wasn't doing it's holiday stuff yet so I'm anxious for her to see all of that. We're trying a few new dining spots too.

OH...and I've been busy at work so I haven't been posting too much on the disboutique thread but I LOVE your DD's dress!!!! SO cool!!!! I have a HUGE list of stuff I want to make for DD (and me) for our Nov trip and stuff I want to make for my other DD's birthday trip. My oldest thinks she's too old for costumes but I want to make her a few applique T's. My youngest is a tomboy so nothing like your Belle dress but she will wear a dress if the fabric is OK. I just haven't been in the sewing mood lately. I need to get on it-have to make 2 customes for Halloween too.

 

[desparatelydisney]

Hi!
Anyways....I have found that leaving a little "surprise" for those I leave behind-like a book, magazine, or DVD gives them something to do while I'm gone and lessons the pain a little bit and I also bring them home something small too. The kids do realize that they will get their turns so they understand now.

Great idea!

 

[Wonders10]

Hi there!

I stopped by after seeing your post on the Christmas thread. I'm so excited for you two to have a mother/daughter trip. My mom and I are super close and still take many vacations or weekend getaways just the 2 of us.

First, that dress you made is unbelievable! Better than the store version for sure! Absolutely beautiful!

Second, we might be at WDW around the same time. I just read through it, but can't remember if you mentioned dates or not...I'll be there with my friend Nov. 19-22. We are planning on doing the Nov. 19th MVMCP.

Third, could you PM me some info about the company you work for? I definitely feel very knowledgable about planning disney vacations and a little extra money never hurts.

Fourth, Hope your doggie is back to normal now! So scary. I'm in the middle of treating a really bad "hot spot" on his tail. He's on steroids and an antibiotic and coned. Not fun. For anyone.

Fifth, I'm super jealous you are staying at the GF! I've always wanted to stay there but no one I ever travel with has any desire to stay there - because of the cost and I think the overall theming. Oh well, I will get there one day.

Can't wait to hear more about your trip!

 

[desparatelydisney]

Hi!
OH...and I've been busy at work so I haven't been posting too much on the disboutique thread but I LOVE your DD's dress!!!! SO cool!!!! I have a HUGE list of stuff I want to make for DD (and me) for our Nov trip and stuff I want to make for my other DD's birthday trip. My oldest thinks she's too old for costumes but I want to make her a few applique T's. My youngest is a tomboy so nothing like your Belle dress but she will wear a dress if the fabric is OK. I just haven't been in the sewing mood lately. I need to get on it-have to make 2 customes for Halloween too.

First, that dress you made is unbelievable! Better than the store version for sure! Absolutely beautiful!

Thanks, y'all. You're gonna make me blush

Second, we might be at WDW around the same time. I just read through it, but can't remember if you mentioned dates or not...I'll be there with my friend Nov. 19-22. We are planning on doing the Nov. 19th MVMCP.

We ARE doing the party on the 19th!!!

Fourth, Hope your doggie is back to normal now! So scary. I'm in the middle of treating a really bad "hot spot" on his tail. He's on steroids and an antibiotic and coned. Not fun. For anyone.

Yes, thank goodness!

 

[desparatelydisney]

Evening, Everybody. Things here have been crazy!! Today I swore off Corn Mazes FOREVER!! Check back tomorrow that story

 

[punkin413]

Evening, Everybody. Things here have been crazy!! Today I swore off Corn Mazes FOREVER!! Check back tomorrow that story

oh, i gotta hear about this!

 

[desparatelydisney]

oh, i gotta hear about this!

Sorry for empty lead, guys. It's been a bad weekend. DH's grandmother passed away tonight at the age of 98. She always said she had no "daughter-in-laws" or "granddaughter-in-laws", just sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters. I knew her for 20 years and is nearly as much my grandmother as she is his. So....I promise I will post the crazy, funny & totally aggravating corn maze story soon.

MMM

 

[punkin413]

so sorry to hear about your loss. you and your family will be in my prayers.

 

[desparatelydisney]

so sorry to hear about your loss. you and your family will be in my prayers.

thanks, dawn she had a wonderful life but it's still hard

 

[desparatelydisney]

Okay....the much delayed corn maze story....I promise it is worth the wait

So, it all started last year....(see backstory wavy lines like Dr. D does in Phineas & Ferb)...

You see, when I was a child in ....oops, sorry....

One morning on the way to school, last fall my oldest (Luke) says to Dwight (DH)-
"Daddy, when can I ride on a real plane? You know, a jet plane?"

"I don't know; if I can think of somewhere to go we'll fly" - hello people, DISNEY WORLD (but I digress )

Well, Dwight's first cousin lives in Buffalo and he has a son the same age as Luke. They are great buddies but live 14 hours apart. So, Dwight decides they will fly to Buffalo for the weekend.

While there, they go to some big Fall Harvest Festival that has....doom, doom, doom...A CORN MAZE!!!

Great fun, right?! Well, that's assuming that your then 7 year old doesn't get lost in the maze.

Everyone comes out of the maze except.....you guessed it..... my child...after 30 minutes they find him. Of course, HE wasn't lost....THEY (the adults) just didn't know where he was

When they get home from NY, Dwight says "I promise you, I am NEVER going to another corn maze."

----end backstory---see wavy lines....

So...here we are in September of 2009 and my homeschool group decides we should take a fieldtrip to a local farm that is doing hay rides, pick your own pumpkin, and, you guessed it, a corn maze. Assuming, of course, that the previously recited story was not nearly so distressing as it was made to sound AND that this was a much smaller place, I had no concerns. However, just to jinx us, Dwight has to say before we leave - "Couldn't get me to go to that corn maze". Upon which he prompty leaves to go help HIS dad 2 hours SOUTH of our house (this will become important later ).

Now, this story would be WAY to boring if we didn't have to add another factor....we invited another family to go with us....so we trot along and pick up an additional mom and her two 5-year olds...now there are 7 of us headed to the corn maze that is roughly 30 minutes NORTH of my house.

Plug in new GPS to truck....check
Punch in farm address....check
Follow GPS.....GET LOST!!
Cut GPS off, go the way I would have gone without GPS, find farm
All guests accounted for....check
Kids loaded on hay ride....check
Take group picture......camera battery is dead Of course the camera battery is dead....this day's bad luck is only getting going nice and strong.....

To be continued......

 

[punkin413]

Follow GPS.....GET LOST!!
Cut GPS off, go the way I would have gone without GPS, find farm
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isn't this the way it always is with GPS???

can't wait to hear the rest of the story!

 

[desparatelydisney]

So where were we....

Oh yes, so far today we have gotten lost and my camera battery is dead....now to the corn maze.

I have clipped my keys to my belt loop like I always do with my Mickey Head carabiner clip but decide that they are are making too much noise. DH always accuses me of looking like a jailer when I do this, and he always takes just the truck key and leaves the rest in the truck, so I figure...why not?! I take the Land Rover key fob (which is a totally nondescript black rectangle about 1" x 2"), put it in the back right pocket of my jeans, and pile onto the hay wagon with everyone else.

After 5 minutes or so, we all pile off the hay wagon at the edge of a roughly 5-acre corn field with one 2' wide path cut into the side of it. The farmer tells us that in the middle of the maze is a flag. It's our job to find it. There is only one way in and one way out. So....off hop 3 moms and 7 kids...and into the corn maze we go.

After about 6 or 7 minutes, Luke (my oldest) and one of his friends named Ben coming running past us, announcing that they have "found the flag!!" Great, I think, now we can get out of this blasted thing. Well, they get to the farmer only to find out they have found a 2" x 3" pin flag marking the path; the flag in the middle is a big flag.

So....back into the corn maze we go. We twist and turn, we pass people and are passed, we make wrong turns, and re-trace our steps. After 30 minutes we are tired and TOTALLY OVER the corn maze. The group I am with decides to head out....flag or no flag.

We get to the hay trailer and find several other folks there. After a few minutes the remainder come out.
"Anybody seen Luke," I ask.
"Nope," comes the response, "nor Ben."


And so we wait



and wait



and wait.



About 10 more minutes go by and we begin to holler. No answer.


Being the terribly impatient person that I am, I decide to go in to look for the boys. I do a quick check of all my belongings....
camera left on hay in trailer....
coat left on hay in trailer....
other kids know where I am going....
key in back pocket....
and head into the corn maze..............

I wander and wander....and call and call....occasionally I hear the boys but they never hear me. Finally, after about 10 minutes of this, I finally get the boys to respond. Being totally frustrated and fed up I tell the boys to STAY exactly where they are and CUT INTO THE CORN!!!! For about 150 feet or so I cut across corn rows to beat the fastest path to the boys. When I find them, they say....

"We found the flag!!!"

"That's great," I say, "but everyone else was out ages ago and we were all worried about you."

"We were fine," Luke says.

"Yeah, we were brave," says Ben.

"We PER-SER-VERED!!!!" says Luke.

"Well, good job guys. Now let's just get back".


Now this has taken soooo long that the farmer has now come in to get us and we meet him about halfway out. The boys run ahead (as usual) and I am once again walking by myself. No longer stressed and in a hurry, I slow down and put my hands in my back pockets.....


MY KEY IS GONE!!!!!!!


Stay calm, I tell myself, I just left it with someone at the hay - like I did my camera.

Out of the maze again, I say..."Okay, someone out here PLEASE tell me that I left my key with you??!!"

blank stares

Well, all is not lost, I probably gave it to the mom that came with me. Catch up to her...."hey, I gave you the key right?"
"Um, Nooooo. You put it in your pocket".



Okay, stay calm.....can't stay calm....going into total stress overload at this point. I have 7 people who are now stuck at a farm, my husband is 2 and half hours away with my other key, and the salesman already told us when we bought this thing "DO NOT LOSE THIS KEY - IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE!"


To be continued.....

 

[punkin413]

WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!