The Meanest Mother in the World--A L-B TR, 5/05 *DONE. p.65, with one last pic*

[scrappinmom]

Oh my - I just sat here and read ALL 37 pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE this trip report!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kim you are awesome!

 

[sheridac]

Kimmie!!!

I'm having a sort-of deja vue moment here.

I know. I read. Your very latest install.

But.

I neglected to comment??? What was I thinking???

Duh!!

This Fairy Godmother is so warm, and friendly, not just to my children but to all of the kids with whom she is visiting. She’s a true princess, I don’t care who you are.

This is soooo very true. In fact, every CM that takes the time to make a magical moment in our day is a true prince(ess)(ish).

 

[kpk89]

You are, of course, wrong about 1900 PF. That is the name of the restaurant. The meal you ate there was dinner. As you conceded, dinner at 1900 PF is in fact Cinderella's Gala Feast. So when I said, "technically, you were at Cinderella's Gala Feast" I was correctly identifying the name of the meal. Your attempt to correct me fell flat. Like Commander in Chief.

Who said Brother ZZUB was pedantic?!

Why did I think this was nearing the end of your trip? Did someone spike my Yoo Hoo? Again.

Isn't that precisely what I said? That the RESTAURANT is named 1900 PF? Perhaps I had mistakenly interpreted your comment to think that you believed the restaurant to be CGF. Geesh, lawyers.

Though I must agree with you about Commander in Chief. Right idea, wrong implementation.


LALA!!! Thanks for making me look normal, to ZZUB anyway. Who knew all it takes to be "normal" is to NOT ingest assorted pig parts?


Mel! That jolly fellow wasn't my husband. (shhhhh! Don't tell my husband!!) Now get back to cowering before I do something really mean. Like post another chapter.

Ash, Beana, musicmama, scrappinmom, Sheridac, scrap4U, smithfamily, flipflop and twinkiemama --- thanks for your kind words and for taking the time to post. I love to read the comments and look for them each day with just as much anticipation as for another chapter of the happyhaunts adventures.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Why did I think this was nearing the end of your trip? Did someone spike my Yoo Hoo? Again.

DUH!!!!!!

Yes.

Didn't you notice the lady in the Minnie Ears. Pretending to water your silk office plants? All the while hovering around your vat of Yoo Hoo?

Yoo Hoo!!!!

Pay attention. Mister. Brother.

Kim ~ Although mean and heartless... you are correct. In both your arguments. ZZUB is wrong.

I never thought your TR was about to end. It's so good that ZZUB was just HOPING it would end.

It's putting his lame ones to shame.

Sally forth. Meany.

Cheers, Mel.

P.S. One Lil' Grumpy for you:

 

[bamabelle]

This TR is so fantastic. Me and my sister have stair steps, too. 9, 5, 4, 3, 2. Mine are DD9 and DS3; hers are DS2, DS4, and DS5. DS2 will be turning 3 on our trip in 9 days! My computer is about to die, but I will be back after I get a good charge on the battery!

 

[MagicMe]

Once again, another great installment. Loved the pics of the little ones with Cindy and the prince! And the Fairy Godmother was great...kids are just drawn to those fairy godmother types - aren't they?!

 

[jaymie_g]

Excuse me......it's almost midnight and I WANT THE REST OF MY ENTERTAINMENT for the evening!!!!!

What can I say....I lead a boring life!!!!!

More More More

 

[bamabelle]

Those pictures at 1900 PF made me gush like your children were mine! Priceless! I wanted to show them off to my entire family! You are good! Can't wait to keep reading!

P.S. 2005 Acura TL, charcoal gray with black interior--loaded!!
2005 Ford F-150 extended cab, 4-wheel drive, King Ranch edition, dark green

My little boy is about deep-sea fish like Conor is about cars! Love it!

 

[Angelrose]

Another great installment as usual. Love the pics with the Fairy Godmother. Can't wait to read more.

 

[flipflop]

Mean Mama should not be on the second page. First page only. bump....

 

[nicolemarie]

Loved your latest installment - though it still makes me laugh that this trip happened over ONE YEAR AGO!!!!

But I'm glad. I like having your installments pop in here and there. It's like when your magazines come in the mail - a fun surprise.

Can't wait to read more and I'm glad you are only on Day 3!!

 

[LaLa]

LALA!!! Thanks for making me look normal, to ZZUB anyway. Who knew all it takes to be "normal" is to NOT ingest assorted pig parts?

No problem. My pleasure.

I love your trip report Kim. Keep it comin (not) Mean Mama.

 

[mrp4352]

Waiting, not-so-patiently for another fantabulous installment!

 

[kpk89]

Hello, MRP! I thought for a second that my brother had ventured onto the dis. MRP are his initials. Though I have a feeling he'd come up with something more creative than his initials.

Oh wait. That didn't sound very nice. Rather mean, in fact. Well, if you note my dis-name, it's not the utmost of creativitity, either. LY/MI, and thanks for tuning in, MRP!


And Mel. I know that you don't REALLY hate ZZub's tr's. So does that mean that you REALLY DON"T like mine? Just sayin'. Your reverse psychology is throwing me for a loop.

Hi jaymie! I don't have a life either. And yet I still seem to take forever getting these chapters written. Maybe tonight, I'll work on it. It's Friday, after all. Prime time for PWNL. (People with no life)

nicolemarie, good to see you! LaLa. How was your lunch at the 7-11?


Conor has a sore throat and a little wee fever, so I'm waiting to see if the doc can squeeze us in. Who thinks they'll call me back before 5? On Friday?

I thought so.

 

[BostonTink85]

bumping this up from page 2.....hope conor's feeling better....can't wait for the next part!!

 

[tadamom]

I can't wait for the next installment either, you are cracking me up!!!

 

[wdwobsessed]

OMG! So I sat here with a smug face reading all the posts of "more! more!" thinking that since I was reading a trip report that had started in APRIL that you would be done by now for sure and that I would not have to join in the chant of "more! more!"

Thanks a lot Kimmie!

LOL!

More! More!

WDWO

 

[Lisa_Belle]

Just bumping the Meanest Mama back to page 1.

More, Kim, more!

 

[kpk89]

Warning: This chapter is boring. Seriously. No drama, no injury, not even a park. We had such a day off that I don't even have any receipts from this day!

By day 4 of our trip, we decided it would be fun to take a day off. The original plan had been to alternate park days with "down" days, in order to make our trip more bewaxing. That's Sydneyspeak for "relaxing."

Here's the reality about that.

FACT: We're here Friday to Friday. Eight days total, but of course day one and day eight are travel days.

FACT: There are four major theme parks. Four!

FACT: Taking a day off after each park isn't going to cut it, people. You do the math.

As it turns out, taking a day off after each park day would make our days at the parks LESS bewaxing. Because then we'd be stressing out trying to see and do everying for a given park on its assigned day. Having the AP's really helped us to relax and enjoy the parks in smaller bites without feeling like we were "wasting" a day (as if!) on a Magic Your Way ticket if we didn't stay from open to close.

And lounging by the pool for 3 entire days in between doesn't work for us, either. You see, we're white. Beyond pasty white, and on to translucent, jellyfish white. Sunblock is very labor intensive for us. Plus, as I may have mentioned, the pool area at Old key West is very nice, but not terribly conducive to watching three little ones when one wants the water slide, one wants the baby pool, and one wants to go off to the bathroom every five minutes.

So, rather by process of elimination, Monday was our down day. The day that did not have Spectromagic, a priority seating of great importance, or Conor's birthday. So we took the day off.

Slept in, lounged around in our jammies, had breakfast while watching Playhouse Disney. Doug was able to check in with the office, and I began what was to have been my trip report. It was not good. I'm glad to have started afresh on that one.

You all will probably be ashamed of us, but we seriously frittered the morning away.

At Disney!

Blame DVC. It really is Home Away from Home.

We had lunch on the patio, making a strenuous effort at using up some of the pile of groceries we'd bought through WeGoShop. Then headed to the pool, after dunking everyone in the vat o'sunblock.

While it's not the stuff of great trip reports, we really did have a lovely afternoon at the pool. It was a bright, hot sunny day, and so we contented ourselves to staying in the water. Conor wore a path in the steps up to the waterslide, making continuous trips up and down for our entire visit. Doug and I each took one of the girls, and helped them swimming in the deep water, making sure that one of us was always near to the slide exit, ready to assist the little man if need be. For the most part he did very well and became expert at swimming away from the churning waters lest somebody barrel down on top of him. We spent a lot of time just sitting on the pool steps, chest deep in the water, chatting and giggling and splashing. Good times.

At one point I went for dry towels. I was wearing the Disney Cruise Line t-shirt that the Enabler brought back for me one time. Anyway, the man passing out the towels asked how I'd liked the cruise. When I explained that I'd never been, he said, "Oh you've got to do it. THAT's a vacation." He gestured with his arms open, "This -- this is fun, but it's work."

Well of course it is, I thought. It's your job! But then I realized that he meant Disney World en toto. And he's right, in a way. It can be tiring. Exhausting, even. Definitely not the same as lounging on a deck chair sipping mai tais all day.

Why would anyone want to do THAT?

If Disney World is work, then I never want to retire.

 

[riopooh]

Ahh - A little vacation in the midst of a marathon. I always warn friends toremember to relax while at Disney or you'll need a vacation when you get back!!

Thanks for the update!!