The Running Thread - 2018

[jennamfeo]

This isn't "haha" funny, it's more "what are the chances" funny.... My husband and I were at MK when someone said his name and come to find out his cousin and family were there on vacation, taking their foreign exchange student to WDW. It was so fun to see someone we knew so far from home! We rode splash together and filled an entire vehicle. Super fun picture

You really learn how small the world is in moments like that. My husband and I were in DC at a baseball game a year or so after transferring from overseas and ran into a guy that I was stationed with overseas at that same game!

 

[Chasing Dopey]

ATTQOD: On our last trip, DW and I got on Thunder Mountain with a light rain. A memory came flooding back of my mom and I on Thunder Mountain in a much heavier rain when I was a teenager. I remember the two of us laughing the whole way through! It was a blast! DW and I also had fun, but it was great to pull up a lost memory of that trip in the rain with Mom. Good thing my face was already wet. (She isn't gone or anything, but as we get older, well, ya know.)

We don't have kids of our own yet, but some of our favorite moments watching people in the parks are a child's first reaction to something, or when we happen upon a cast member going that extra mile. It's hard to ignore all the adults and their issues, but when you are able to look past them, you see magic happening all the time.

For me personally, it's tough to top a moment like this. With Mom in 82 or 83:

 

[TCB in FLA]

Thursday’s QOTD: Shades of Green. Was just less than a moderate, plus so much more space. Being able to walk to the Poly/monorail was a huge factor in our decision, plus the shopette means we don’t have to mess with grocery delivery. I don’t love their bus system but do like Uber/lyft more anyway.

I did not get drawn in the lottery for the NY half in March. Sigh. And I don’t have any races on the calendar after Dopey, so I’m kinda lost. There’s nothing local I want to run again, can’t convince running friends to travel. Perhaps if my 24hr-trail-event-I’m-using-as-a-catered-long-run goes well tomorrow, I’ll consider looking into an ultra or trail event. Or decide to work on some speed with shorter distances. Or something.

 

[avondale]

I tried cling wrap but it wouldn't stay stuck... but I haven't tried the actual brand-name Saran Wrap, and I recall it being far superior to whatever it is I have form the Dollar Store. I'll give that a try - thanks!

Very strangely, my husband and I swear by the plastic wrap sold at CVS. It's in a yellow box and the brand name is something like "Home Value" or something. It actually really sticks to food containers that you use it on! We could never get cling wrap or saran wrap or any of those to stick. Now we stock up every few months on the CVS brand and never bother to buy anything else.

 

[avondale]

ATTQOTD: I don't remember this, but it is a family story. My parents took me to WDW for the first time when I was 3 years old. (There are pics to prove it, I just don't remember it.) We drove from western Pennsylvania to WDW. It was the late 1970s. The trip all went OK. The "funny" part is on the way home.

My parents decided it would be nice to drive the "scenic" route through the Appalachians for awhile. That is when they discovered that I get car sick. The story goes that I managed to throw up on every change of clothes they had for me before they managed to get back onto the relatively straight interstate highway. In my family, this story is extra funny because if you knew my father, he was so incredibly short-tempered. He must have been furious both with the fact that I was throwing up (in the car! you don't get the car dirty!) and about all the frequent stops. My poor mother dealing with it. I'm glad I don't remember it - telling the story is much funnier.

 

[DIS-OH]

Perhaps we will see you there! We will look like the people out of place at the GF lol.

We will, too! DH farms and goes nowhere without wearing a “gimme” hat from an equipment dealership or seed company!

 

[DIS-OH]

ATTQOTD:

Interesting in a science-related way: My mom and I did a Mother-Daughter trip several years ago for Mother’s Day. We were taking a break and stopped between The Land and The Seas pavilions at Epcot to watch a rabbit in the grassy area between the two buildings. My mom said, “Awww, it’s Thumper!” At that moment, a big hawk swooped in and grabbed the rabbit, carrying it off. I looked at Mom and said, “Awww, it’s the Circle of Life!”

Funny: My extended family—4 generations—went in early June to watch my nephew march with our HS band in the MK. We were staying at All Star Movies. We had an early flight and went to the MK. Except for DH, who had changed to a later flight so he could get more acres planted that day...it had been a wet spring and he was behind schedule.

DH sent me a text when he was on ME and asked what room we were in. I replied with the room # and told him we were staying for the fireworks at MK.

Later, as we are exiting the MK, DD#2 gets a call. I hear her saying “yes, that’s the right room.” Then she tells me that DH can’t find the room. I take the phone and start giving directions..go out the food court, turn right, etc. He’s following along but kept saying he didn’t see the landmarks I was describing.

After a few minutes, it dawns on me to ask the important question: “What resort are you at?” Yup...he got off the ME bus at All Star Music instead of All Star Movies...spent 90 minutes wandering around the wrong resort. When I explain that to him, his response was “Well why in the heck would a marching band be staying at Movies instead of Music?”

 

[Disney at Heart]

Thursday's QOTD: Shades of Green first timers. In my quest to stay at all resorts, this is one of the last. We've done them all at least once except some of the Villas. Like, stayed at Saratoga a couple of times, but never at the Treehouses, and Contemporary, but never at BLT. (From SoG, I hope the Poly monorail will be our friend.)

Friday's QOTD: Catching a tram to the parking lot once we (5 of us) were waiting in our stall. When the tram arrived, the family in the next stall had put about 12 family members in one line, so when the tram started loading and they realized they wouldn’t all fit on their row, they started pushing my family out out the way to get to our seat. Being mama bear, I wasn’t letting them leave my family to wait for the next tram so I shoved my 2DS & 1 DIL ahead and blocked like a football player to get them on before the other team. Then I squeezed in and had to sit up on the edge of the seat just to get in. I think we had our 5 adults plus 3-4 of them on one row! But both families all got on and I didn’t have to tackle anybody.

 

[huskies90]

It's finally Friday and time for our Fun Friday QOTD: Tell us a funny or interesting story you have witnessed while visiting the parks.

ATTQOTD: We like to people watch so there are probably a thousand stories I just can’t think of right now so I’ll go with two oldies but goodies that have stuck with me personally over the years:

My first trip ever was with my family in 1977. I was 8 years old. I went back for the second time in 1990 when I was visiting my cousin who lived in Lakeland, FL at the time. We only had 1 day at Disney. By then both EPCOT and MGM were open but I said I have no memory of my first trip so I really wanted to go back to Magic Kingdom. Well, the second I stepped into the park and onto the rides, every and I mean every detail of my first trip came back to me and I remembered everything like I was there a month earlier. And even today when I’m on attractions that were open in the 70’s I always get this weird reminiscence of that first trip.

Then, on our first trip as a family in 2004 - which was all of our first time at Animal Kingdom, we were heading into the maharajah jungle trek and the CM at the entrance was cradling and petting a baby Komodo Dragon. I was intrigued so I walk up to her. She says, “do you want a closer look?” I said sure as I inched closer to the dragon. When I get just close enough, the CM pulls the dragon away from her body and sticks it my face with a loud “ROAR”. I jumped away and let out a loud shriek only to realize it was just a stuffed toy. The CM, my family and anyone else that happened to witness it were laughing hysterically. Meanwhile, I pretty much had to change my underwear after that.

 

[LSUlakes]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

 

[dis_or_dat]

So sorry to hear about your fur-baby. Something similar happened to me recently and it was so tough. I cried and cried when I put her down. She was a good dog.

On a brighter note
ATTQOTD: Back when Disneyland allowed 10 year olds to be dropped off and roam free, my friend and I were asked to jump on one of the Main Street Electrical parade floats by Peter Pan!

 

[McNs]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

So sad to hear. Our Pomeranian Pekingese fluff with teeth is having indoor accidents but he is 16. We took him to the vet for what we thought would be the last time after he was having trouble walking, but by the time we got there he was fine. Vet said it was likely arthritis. That was a couple months ago and he’s been ok since, some good days and other days he is just quiet. We are prepping the kids for his last day, truth Ben told I’m the one who needs the prepping as he is more my dog (function of being chief feeder/walker/groomer). Anyway thoughts with you and the rest of the family. Here’s a photo of Olly:

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

I'm so sorry. Making those decisions are some of the hardest.

 

[jmasgat]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

So sorry to hear.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house...

@LSUlakes, I am sorry to hear about your beagle. We had to make the call on two elderly cats, and it's not easy.

 

[LSUlakes]

This is our Dixie girl. She was being a good girl on the way home yesterday riding shotgun.

 

[FFigawi]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

Sorry to hear about Dixie. Making these decisions is the hardest part of having a pet.

 

[cavepig]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

I'm so sorry about your fur baby.

 

[apdebord]

Some sad new today at the LSUlakes house. So for the past few days our little beagle has been having accidents unusually around the house. We figured she had a bladder infection so I brought her to the vet to confirm that. Well that test did not come up with anything. After blood work which did not show much of anything, ultrasound was next. Unfortunately that test showed that she has a softball size tumor in her abdomen. We got our her the first fall we were married. She’s 9 and it seems we have some difficult choices to make now. For now she is comfortable, but for how long is unknown.

Sending good thoughts to you guys. We took in an elderly dog in April 2015, thinking he only had a year left. Dusty is still with us, but not doing well. The vet says he’s just senile and grumpy, and the best thing we can do is keep him comfortable. He’s somewhere between 15 and 17. I never had a pet growing up, so this is my first time going through it and it’s really tough. I know you will make the best decision about Dixie, but I know it’s really hard to do.

Here’s our old man Dusty, he got stuck in his water bowl lol:

 

[Slogger]

Sorry @LSUlakes about Dixie.
Having pets brings so much joy but losing them is so hard too.