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Thinking of you...
The "This is the BEST VACTION EVER!" Trip Report
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mousescrapper
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Hi Heather....
I did not realize everything going on w/ this hard decision....hope that whatever you and Matt have decided for now...you are at peace.
Julie
I did not realize everything going on w/ this hard decision....hope that whatever you and Matt have decided for now...you are at peace.
Julie
Hi all,
I'm sorry I haven't replied. Jordan is still with us. I've talked with our regular vet and right now it looks like we're not going to do the surgery, but we're not going to put her to sleep yet either. She's still eating every day, playing, acting mostly normal (except for being so skinny). Our vet said we would know when it is "time" so we're just playing it by ear right now. My mom seems to want us to do the surgery, but I really don't think we're going to (not saying "never" yet though).
I so appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. I hate that I don't get over here as much as I used to. It's harder after the trip. Especially when you don't know when you'll be able to go back (June trip is definitely out, most likely we won't be going at all next year). I will be getting my trip report up, no matter what it takes, it might just take a while. I am trying to get to your reports as I can. Thanks so much to all of you for sticking with me.
I'm sorry I haven't replied. Jordan is still with us. I've talked with our regular vet and right now it looks like we're not going to do the surgery, but we're not going to put her to sleep yet either. She's still eating every day, playing, acting mostly normal (except for being so skinny). Our vet said we would know when it is "time" so we're just playing it by ear right now. My mom seems to want us to do the surgery, but I really don't think we're going to (not saying "never" yet though).
I so appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. I hate that I don't get over here as much as I used to. It's harder after the trip. Especially when you don't know when you'll be able to go back (June trip is definitely out, most likely we won't be going at all next year). I will be getting my trip report up, no matter what it takes, it might just take a while. I am trying to get to your reports as I can. Thanks so much to all of you for sticking with me.
Thought you guys deserved an installment, so here's the rest of Day One. I can't get Photobucket to upload my video of the boys finding their "surprise" and I don't have many pictures because I was recording, but I'm going to try to upload it elsewhere and post the link.
So wed just arrived at Disney Quest. As we were leaving the arrival area my mom calls and tells me my cousin is trying to get ahold of me. A little bit of phone tag ensues and finally we agree that she will call Matts phone when she gets to DTD (my phone is about to die). We walk into the game room and see the Pinball game (which is awesome). Take a quick left and there is a line of NASCAR racing games. My boys (especially Will) love NASCAR and love to drive, so they get in line. When its their turn Will takes and car and Matt and Christian take one (Christian cant reach the peddles). They finish racing (I dont think they ended up racing each other) and we continue to walk. We come to Mario Kart. Racing again. Will takes one machine, Matt and Christian another. After that we come full circle to the Pinball game. Christian isnt tall enough, but they have a special stationary platform for people who arent tall enough, so he takes that. Will and I get a workout worthy of any Gym and Christian stands still and presses a button. Christian wins. Christina (my cousin) had called Matt while we were playing Pinball, so after three games, we head out of Disney Quest. Wed only been there about 30 minutes.
We walked toward Wolfgang Pucks and saw them walking towards us. I hadnt seen Christina in a couple of years, and her daughter Winslow, was just 5 months old. It was nice to finally meet her. We went into WPE and the CM explained out the Dining Plan worked (we knew, but let him explain anyway). Then we ordered and went outside to eat. The kids were hungry and kept asking where the food was.
Finally we ate. Matt and I had mushroom and pepperoni pizzas. Will had a pepperoni pizza and Christian had a grilled cheese. We got three brownies and a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. We took all of them back to the room.
And talked. And ate some more. It was nice to catch up. Christina and Chris were staying until Sunday so when everyone finished eating we got up and walked back over to Disney Quest. Then we said our good-byes. They went back to their hotel and we went back into Disney Quest.
We knew we wouldnt have long. We walked around for a minute and decided on Aladdin first. I love this attraction (except for the helmet being too heavy) because I imagined this type of virtual reality attraction when I first saw the movie, and I remember when they debuted the experience at Epcot. Its really pretty neat, except for the fact that the disinfective they use gave me a headache (I have a pretty strong aversion to smells-I cant even walk into a Yankee Candle store-and a strong smell will give me a headache pretty quickly. Will is pretty smell sensitive too).
After Aladdin we walked down the stairs to get in line for Pirates of the Caribbean. The boys kept asking to do the raft game, but Matt didnt want to do it, and I forgot about it after we got off of Pirates. Pirates was a lot of fun, though. It is my favorite attraction at Disney Quest. The boys really like it too. Incidentally, I really miss the maze game they used to have on the bottom floor of Disney Quest. Does anyone remember that? One person played the game while the other person had to walk around and follow their real truck under the floor and give directions. It was cool. I dont know why they got rid of it.
After Pirates we went up to the kids floors and played a bunch of games. Will did some bowling, Christian did some basketball, and I played a dance game (I love the dance games, but I am not very good, so I dont like to do it when there are a lot of people) and Guitar Hero. I have GH for my DS and I really like to play it. One of these days I will get it for our Wii.
Finally, it was time for them to close. I wasnt too worried because I knew wed planned to be back 2 or 3 more times during the week. We werent sure if they boat was still running, so we planned to take the bus back. We walked out and walked all the way to the old bus stops behind Cirque du Soleil before we realized that they were old bus stops and that busses didnt run there anymore. So then we had to walk all the way back up to the bus stops by Planet Hollywood.
The boys were tired.
We were tired.
And the bus took FOREVER to come.
Will kept asking and asking where the bus was. I think Christian fell asleep.
Finally the bus arrived and we got on and rode back to the resort. Remember when I said we SHOULD have made note of the fact that we were right next to the North Depot?
Yeah.
We both figured our bus stop would be the one after the front, so when the bus stopped we got off at the West Depot.
We never forgot it was North Depot again. It was a LONG walk back to our room, and Christian was asleep. We kept handing him back and forth until Matt finally had to put him down and wake him up. We just couldnt carry him anymore. It seemed to take forever, but probably really only took about 15 minutes. It was midnight by the time we got back.
I got my camera ready while Matt was opening the door. Christian was awake by now and both boys walked into the room. My sign had fallen down, and we had to kind of direct the boys, but they were so excited. Will kept saying I cant believe Mickey came to our room and left us all of this stuff! Now I had never said Mickey came to the room. I cant remember if Matt said he did. But I wasnt about to ruin that image for them, so I let them believe it. They went through everything in their bags (Wills camera fell on the ground and we had to find it) and they oohed and ahhed. I showed them their books and they wrote down their favorite thing of the day. Then we quickly got them into their pajamas, and finally, ahh FINALLY, it was time for bed.
(I just tried to upload the video to Shutterfly and I'm getting an error there too. I plays fine on my computer, so I'm not sure why it won't upload. Sorry. They did have a great reaction!)
It was a very long, very, very wonderful first day.
So wed just arrived at Disney Quest. As we were leaving the arrival area my mom calls and tells me my cousin is trying to get ahold of me. A little bit of phone tag ensues and finally we agree that she will call Matts phone when she gets to DTD (my phone is about to die). We walk into the game room and see the Pinball game (which is awesome). Take a quick left and there is a line of NASCAR racing games. My boys (especially Will) love NASCAR and love to drive, so they get in line. When its their turn Will takes and car and Matt and Christian take one (Christian cant reach the peddles). They finish racing (I dont think they ended up racing each other) and we continue to walk. We come to Mario Kart. Racing again. Will takes one machine, Matt and Christian another. After that we come full circle to the Pinball game. Christian isnt tall enough, but they have a special stationary platform for people who arent tall enough, so he takes that. Will and I get a workout worthy of any Gym and Christian stands still and presses a button. Christian wins. Christina (my cousin) had called Matt while we were playing Pinball, so after three games, we head out of Disney Quest. Wed only been there about 30 minutes.
We walked toward Wolfgang Pucks and saw them walking towards us. I hadnt seen Christina in a couple of years, and her daughter Winslow, was just 5 months old. It was nice to finally meet her. We went into WPE and the CM explained out the Dining Plan worked (we knew, but let him explain anyway). Then we ordered and went outside to eat. The kids were hungry and kept asking where the food was.
Finally we ate. Matt and I had mushroom and pepperoni pizzas. Will had a pepperoni pizza and Christian had a grilled cheese. We got three brownies and a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. We took all of them back to the room.
And talked. And ate some more. It was nice to catch up. Christina and Chris were staying until Sunday so when everyone finished eating we got up and walked back over to Disney Quest. Then we said our good-byes. They went back to their hotel and we went back into Disney Quest.
We knew we wouldnt have long. We walked around for a minute and decided on Aladdin first. I love this attraction (except for the helmet being too heavy) because I imagined this type of virtual reality attraction when I first saw the movie, and I remember when they debuted the experience at Epcot. Its really pretty neat, except for the fact that the disinfective they use gave me a headache (I have a pretty strong aversion to smells-I cant even walk into a Yankee Candle store-and a strong smell will give me a headache pretty quickly. Will is pretty smell sensitive too).
After Aladdin we walked down the stairs to get in line for Pirates of the Caribbean. The boys kept asking to do the raft game, but Matt didnt want to do it, and I forgot about it after we got off of Pirates. Pirates was a lot of fun, though. It is my favorite attraction at Disney Quest. The boys really like it too. Incidentally, I really miss the maze game they used to have on the bottom floor of Disney Quest. Does anyone remember that? One person played the game while the other person had to walk around and follow their real truck under the floor and give directions. It was cool. I dont know why they got rid of it.
After Pirates we went up to the kids floors and played a bunch of games. Will did some bowling, Christian did some basketball, and I played a dance game (I love the dance games, but I am not very good, so I dont like to do it when there are a lot of people) and Guitar Hero. I have GH for my DS and I really like to play it. One of these days I will get it for our Wii.
Finally, it was time for them to close. I wasnt too worried because I knew wed planned to be back 2 or 3 more times during the week. We werent sure if they boat was still running, so we planned to take the bus back. We walked out and walked all the way to the old bus stops behind Cirque du Soleil before we realized that they were old bus stops and that busses didnt run there anymore. So then we had to walk all the way back up to the bus stops by Planet Hollywood.
The boys were tired.
We were tired.
And the bus took FOREVER to come.
Will kept asking and asking where the bus was. I think Christian fell asleep.
Finally the bus arrived and we got on and rode back to the resort. Remember when I said we SHOULD have made note of the fact that we were right next to the North Depot?
Yeah.
We both figured our bus stop would be the one after the front, so when the bus stopped we got off at the West Depot.
We never forgot it was North Depot again. It was a LONG walk back to our room, and Christian was asleep. We kept handing him back and forth until Matt finally had to put him down and wake him up. We just couldnt carry him anymore. It seemed to take forever, but probably really only took about 15 minutes. It was midnight by the time we got back.
I got my camera ready while Matt was opening the door. Christian was awake by now and both boys walked into the room. My sign had fallen down, and we had to kind of direct the boys, but they were so excited. Will kept saying I cant believe Mickey came to our room and left us all of this stuff! Now I had never said Mickey came to the room. I cant remember if Matt said he did. But I wasnt about to ruin that image for them, so I let them believe it. They went through everything in their bags (Wills camera fell on the ground and we had to find it) and they oohed and ahhed. I showed them their books and they wrote down their favorite thing of the day. Then we quickly got them into their pajamas, and finally, ahh FINALLY, it was time for bed.
(I just tried to upload the video to Shutterfly and I'm getting an error there too. I plays fine on my computer, so I'm not sure why it won't upload. Sorry. They did have a great reaction!)
It was a very long, very, very wonderful first day.
aaaateamsgrandma
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How super sweet Heather. Your boys are just the cutest things. I can just imagine their excitement even as tired as they were. Good job Mickey.
On a side note. Just enjoy Jordan everyday. I know when we lost our Max we really knew the day. It was just a different feeling that day when he woke up and looked at me like please momma I'm done. He was 18. It was extremely hard. So hard in fact we moved the following year. Everytime I looked down that hall I expected to see him coming to get me. I just couldn't bear it anymore. Don at first thought I was just stupid but after we moved it's like we both healed.
Ginny
On a side note. Just enjoy Jordan everyday. I know when we lost our Max we really knew the day. It was just a different feeling that day when he woke up and looked at me like please momma I'm done. He was 18. It was extremely hard. So hard in fact we moved the following year. Everytime I looked down that hall I expected to see him coming to get me. I just couldn't bear it anymore. Don at first thought I was just stupid but after we moved it's like we both healed.
Ginny
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I can't even imagine how tired you all must have been, doing all that on your arrival day! The boys' reaction sounds precious!
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Great update Heather. Your boys look like they are just having the time of their lives!
Sounds like the surprise was a big hit! Busy first day, I bet you were so ready to climb into bed!
Sounds like the surprise was a big hit! Busy first day, I bet you were so ready to climb into bed!
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Thanks for the Disney Quest report. We've never been there, but I think my boys would really love it. Maybe we'll try it this summer when it is just me and the boys.
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How sweet that they thought Mickey delivered their prizes!
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Morning Heather,
I bet writing the update helped you forget the sad things that are going on around your house right now.
I am so not a gamer but I really liked Disney Quest. I agree that the Pirates of the Caribbean game is the best.
Poor things, you were all so tired from a long day. I would have let Mickey take the credit for leaving all of the surprises in the room too.
I bet writing the update helped you forget the sad things that are going on around your house right now.
I am so not a gamer but I really liked Disney Quest. I agree that the Pirates of the Caribbean game is the best.
Poor things, you were all so tired from a long day. I would have let Mickey take the credit for leaving all of the surprises in the room too.
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Hi there! I have finally got a chance to come on here and catch up with your TR! I an at Teacher Training college right now and it has stolen all my Dis time!!!
Your surprise worked so well. I was looking forward to seeing their reaction. What a lovely first day you have all had. Can't wait for the rest of it!
Your surprise worked so well. I was looking forward to seeing their reaction. What a lovely first day you have all had. Can't wait for the rest of it!
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Hey Heather...
Thanks for the update on DQ...we will definitely have to get there especially for my little guy and my big guy...
Love WPE...yum...
So sweet for the boys...getting back to your room after "Mickey" came......
Thinking of you and hoping you have a good week...
Thanks for the update on DQ...we will definitely have to get there especially for my little guy and my big guy...
Love WPE...yum...
So sweet for the boys...getting back to your room after "Mickey" came...
...Thinking of you and hoping you have a good week...
Hey everyone. I know it's been a while. I've been busy and I've got to get Day 2 together.
I just wanted to let you all know, those of you that have been waiting with me, that Jordan died sometime last night or this morning. Matt found her this morning. We knew that we were going to have to take her tomorrow, but I guess she was ready. She spent all day yesterday sitting with me while I was on the computer.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know. I'll try to get back on here soon and get day 2 up.
Thank you all for your prayers and wishes.
I just wanted to let you all know, those of you that have been waiting with me, that Jordan died sometime last night or this morning. Matt found her this morning. We knew that we were going to have to take her tomorrow, but I guess she was ready. She spent all day yesterday sitting with me while I was on the computer.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know. I'll try to get back on here soon and get day 2 up.
Thank you all for your prayers and wishes.
PracPerfPatricia
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Oh Heather, I am so sorry for your loss...
I know how much Jordan's condition was weighing on you...and as sad as it is it was a gift that she passed peacefully...you will never have to second guess yourself since it was out of your hands...
Love and comfort to you and Matt and the boys...
I know how much Jordan's condition was weighing on you...and as sad as it is it was a gift that she passed peacefully...you will never have to second guess yourself since it was out of your hands...
Love and comfort to you and Matt and the boys...
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Heather, I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved Jordan. I know what she meant to you and your family. At least she was home and it sounds like it must have been peaceful for her. That is a blessing.
Love and prayers to you and your family.
Ginny
Love and prayers to you and your family.
Ginny
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Oh Heather, I'm so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts today.
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You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Loosing a member of the family (and Jordan was a member) is always hard.
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