BuzznBelle'smom
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Good afternoon all! I only have a second because Luke is awake and fussy--he was up half the night, the least he could do is sleep during the day!
Happy Birthday, Tamie! Have a great birthday trip to WDW! My only recommendation on MGM is, DON'T eat at the ABC Commissary! This was truly awful when we were there in August. Maybe Backlot Express or Toy Story Pizza Planet? The rest of your itinerary sounds fun--plenty to do, but not too packed, which is the best way to go with a toddler. You never know what's going to catch their fancy.
Gems--We can so relate to the "parental help" only going to one sibling--DH's mother bought his brother a house--a HOUSE! because he lost his in foreclosure (which should be a clue as to how good he is with money...). She bought the new one outright. And what does he do? Runs out and gets a home equity loan to put in a pool, because we have one! But to hear MIL tell it, DBIL is the smart one, I'm married to the dumb jock (with a master's degree amd no bankruptcies or foreclosures to his credit!). But I think there's a strong sense of MIL wanting his life to be better, because she feels it's a reflection of her parenting.
Hillary--that's scary about the light. Good thing nobody was hurt.
Kim--I so know what you mean on the "campaigning" from DD. Jocelyn desperately wanted an MP3 player--I was going to wait for Christmas, but she made a good argument for getting before the play, so she can use it during her time backstage. But, I had told her no way, and I had the poor kid in tears several times, just thinking about how bad she wanted it. I felt so bad, but I wanted her to be a smart consumer and do some research, which she did, before just picking the pink one. Maybe you can tell your DD that a puppy would be so much easier in the spring, when it could go outside more, you know--string her along. But then again, I'm mean. Great new on DH's raise, too.
Robin--I'll have to remember that the MK funnel cakes are cheaper. I wish I was going sooner--I could do a whole study of MK vs. Boardwalk vs. Epcot, who has the best one and the cheapest, etc. I know at the Boardwalk, you can get them with ice cream. You know, the research alone could take weeks, maybe I can find a government grant to fund this....
Oh, you mentioned bugs--out here, we get rodents invading every winter. Not a real surprise, it's the country, a 200 year old house, but still, yuck! The cats catch a couple, but for some reason, it's been bad this year. So, DH has been on this campaign with traps (the spring loaded kind). So far, my great hunter-gatherer has nabbed 13! Which is good that they're gone, but how gross!
Okay, I've ignored Luke long enough. "Hi" to everyone else. Do we know when justthat is getting back? I'm dying to hear how her trip went.
Happy Birthday, Tamie! Have a great birthday trip to WDW! My only recommendation on MGM is, DON'T eat at the ABC Commissary! This was truly awful when we were there in August. Maybe Backlot Express or Toy Story Pizza Planet? The rest of your itinerary sounds fun--plenty to do, but not too packed, which is the best way to go with a toddler. You never know what's going to catch their fancy.
Gems--We can so relate to the "parental help" only going to one sibling--DH's mother bought his brother a house--a HOUSE! because he lost his in foreclosure (which should be a clue as to how good he is with money...). She bought the new one outright. And what does he do? Runs out and gets a home equity loan to put in a pool, because we have one! But to hear MIL tell it, DBIL is the smart one, I'm married to the dumb jock (with a master's degree amd no bankruptcies or foreclosures to his credit!). But I think there's a strong sense of MIL wanting his life to be better, because she feels it's a reflection of her parenting.
Hillary--that's scary about the light. Good thing nobody was hurt.
Kim--I so know what you mean on the "campaigning" from DD. Jocelyn desperately wanted an MP3 player--I was going to wait for Christmas, but she made a good argument for getting before the play, so she can use it during her time backstage. But, I had told her no way, and I had the poor kid in tears several times, just thinking about how bad she wanted it. I felt so bad, but I wanted her to be a smart consumer and do some research, which she did, before just picking the pink one. Maybe you can tell your DD that a puppy would be so much easier in the spring, when it could go outside more, you know--string her along. But then again, I'm mean. Great new on DH's raise, too.
Robin--I'll have to remember that the MK funnel cakes are cheaper. I wish I was going sooner--I could do a whole study of MK vs. Boardwalk vs. Epcot, who has the best one and the cheapest, etc. I know at the Boardwalk, you can get them with ice cream. You know, the research alone could take weeks, maybe I can find a government grant to fund this....
Oh, you mentioned bugs--out here, we get rodents invading every winter. Not a real surprise, it's the country, a 200 year old house, but still, yuck! The cats catch a couple, but for some reason, it's been bad this year. So, DH has been on this campaign with traps (the spring loaded kind). So far, my great hunter-gatherer has nabbed 13! Which is good that they're gone, but how gross!
Okay, I've ignored Luke long enough. "Hi" to everyone else. Do we know when justthat is getting back? I'm dying to hear how her trip went.
And they are darn yummy.
I better get shopping too. HOLY COW!
I do try and appreciate it, and relish the small times with my kids, but I do miss going out, talking with adults, making a little money, using my skills in one way or another. Although, on the other hand, I don't miss farty kids and their parents, and requesting days off, etc. 
. I think he's bored because he couldn't go outside today.
