OK, I had to skip the chit-chat, which I hate, but I read all the updates. And Lessa would tell you that once I catch up, I stay caught up.
Because I just read the whole thing, a few comments:
I still sleep with a Piglet that D (my DH) gave me about 10 years ago. Before that, it was my mom's teddy bear from her first Christmas.
We only went for 5 nights, but still managed a pretty good time.
I don't own a Fry Daddy. Or even a Fry Baby. (My grandparents owned a hardware store in the 70's/80's. I worked there in high school. I sold my share of Fry Babies. I also got a 99th percentile on the Army tool test (ASVAB???) they gave h.s. seniors at the time, because I knew what a ******* file was. No joke. I was recruited for years.)
We didn't see Philharmagic. No idea why.
You have a lovely family and I'm glad I am in on the story now.