The Two Really Old(ish) Happyhaunts Go South. Alone... But With ECVs!

[1000thhappyhaunt]

appleorchard: That IS your real name. Isn't it?

Welcome!

Altho... I don't know you. Seems like you know Me(l) pretty well. Nice to have you join. Here and now.


Where have I been??? hummmmmm


I've been here and there. Like a ghost. As is my nature.


Honestly... I lost a few years to an institution for the criminally insane. After voting for Gilles Duceppe.


What a deuce!!!!!!!


He looked cute in the hairnet. Overly so. and other than that. No explanation.


donkey fart


Excuse Me(l)



Yessssssssssss. There are real pictures on this report. Up now even.


BTW...stick around. Your mad multiple same quote quoting skillz are already legendary.


Or are you just happy to see ZZUB?


Cheers, Mel (and yes. I WILL finish. This ****)


edit: Be back tomorrow to do some replies and hopefully more trippie. Rock on.

 

[appleorchard]

Dear Happyhaunt. The new DISboards. I'm still trying to figure out how to reply. Thank you for pointing out my ineptitude. As I knew you would. Yes, I know you pretty well. It's the hazard of writing these things, people get to intrude upon your life. I've wondered about you ever since you disappeared in the middle of your final report about 100 years ago. Since I'm not one of the cool kids, I never found out what happened. After I read you and all your friend's reports a million times, I stopped reading Trip Reports. Kind of. I did write a few, though. Not as good as yours. I pasted crowns over my grandchildren's faces to placate my nervous children, but you could get a general idea of their shape. And mine.

Until TODAY. Well, it's yesterday now. Wish ZZUB would do one too. I share his faith but am not diligent to bring my Bible to Disney-- well, it's on my phone as an app, of course-- and read it in the early morning on the balcony. I don't even know what Roll Tide means, but I think of Disney every time I hear it.

I'm halfway through this one, because, you know, I have a life, which includes leaving for Disney Thursday with one set of family, coming back Monday and leaving next Sunday with another set. Maybe I don't have a life, come to think of it.

Roll Tide!(whatever that means) PS I grew up in Buffalo so I even enjoy your little mini travel reports. Sometime I'll tell you about the time I took my newly arrived Korean daughter over the border to see Niagara Falls and didn't bring her immigration papers with me. She almost had to grow up a Canadian.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Hello All!!! A few replies:

HI HALEY!!!!: Firstly... can you take pictures of your Princess enjoying a tiny scaled down but perfectly arranged cheese and charcuterie board? With proper accompaniments?

That is all I want.


For Passover this year. A Passover cheese and charcuterie board!

olo

Also... Good Golly!!!! combining MUPPETS...with...THE HAUNTED MANSION????!!!!!


Brilliant!!!! Just like combining meat and cheese for keeping Kosher.


And... I want you to know that both crème brulee and guacamole are wonderful. especially when ALSO combined. In fact... I'm gonna snail mail a nice guacamole crème brulee to ZZUB from the hinterlands. Should be nice when it arrives. Just maybe...shouldn't let the kidz have at 'er.


whogirl'smom: Welcome back!!! I remember you as well!


Dreamer and Wisher: Welcome back too!!!

Well. Haven't had another panic attack since. So hope all is well. However, I know how to breathe it out now. So I'll be fine.

I was also actually surprised that Mellyman's terrifying rage did not solve the problem but kidz are kidz. Afterall. Works that way in our house too.


Ashypoo!!!: Glad you enjoyed that chapter. and WTH??????? Canada's WONDERLAND???? Have you ever been? It is anything BUT a wonderland.


Uggghhhh. The waterpark is a vast unthemed concrete shadeless bandaid and urine littered wasteland ala Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

In fact... when you enter, the employees actually shout at you: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...dyin' times are HERE!"

Then they say "Sorry!" Being Canadian afterall.

So... no go. There.


BTDT got the sunburn. And someone's else's bandaid stuck to my foot.


And thanks btw. About being willing to bear more chain restaurants, Walmart shopping and non-main Disney Parks. Cheers. And btb...you will HAVE to. Threat and promise. Heh heh.


FRICKLES P!: The "You have to unlock the door, Z. Or ring my doorbell." Thingie. sounded vaguely flirty to Me(l) heh heh.

You can ring my be-eee-ell! Ring my bell!!!!


Now... simmer down. He don't roll like that!!!


choopee: My Creole sista bear wife borg!!!! Glad you're enjoying and thanks for all that. What you said. And, yes, a bossman rules!




Mr. SnuffleWWUBllegus:

DED??? Really????

Good. Whew. Thanks so much there. It means a lot. Even tho it was certainly backhanded.

Who cares. I'll take it.

And I love when you're all nice (like 80 percent) to Me(l). You really are a big obese softie.

I just wanna pinch all your chins and eat you right up!!!!!


With some fava beans and a nice Chianti.




appleorchard: Heh heh. Ya I guess you do know me a bite. Couldn't resist that. Poke. There. Well...have a nice trips.

ROLL TIDE!!!!

I got a bunch of Alabama Crimson Tide garb. TFI. I like to wear it to Disney and catch plenty of random Roll Tidings. Which make the rest of the happyhaunts crazy. Cause they KNOW that I don't really know anything about soccer.



Cheers, Mel


Editedted> Too late for trippie. tomorrow. Night all love you all.

 

[MissMagnolia]

Apple orchard - Roll Tide is the "war cry" for the University of Alabama similar to the "war cry" of War Eagle at my graduate school alma mater Auburn University (NOZZUB).

 

[ZZUB]

Apple orchard - Roll Tide is the "war cry" for the University of Alabama similar to the "war cry" of War Eagle at my graduate school alma mater Auburn University (NOZZUB).

It could not be more dissimilar to Auburn's pathetic "war eagle," than two other completely dissimilar things.

It's true that Alabama fans shout "Roll Tide!" We shout it at kickoff. We shout it when we've scored. We shout it when we've got a first down. We use it to say hello. We use it to say goodbye. It's like Shalom or Aloha. It's also a shibboleth.

By contrast, that sad little trailer park of a school on the plains, in a desperate attempt to be like it's big brother across the state, shouts "war eagle, hey!" Which is an odd locution given that they're the Auburn Tigers. But when you're trying to match, Roll Tide Roll!, I suppose it's better than Go Tigers Go.

To sum up: Bama good. Roll Tide classic. Auburn bad. war eagle lame.



Although I hate them and everything they stand for, FSU's Seminole War Cry is one of the coolest things in sports. Watching Chief Osceola plant a flaming spear at midfield is pretty cool. Also, USC's deal is classic.

 

[GraceO'Malley]

Hi ZZUB!


Good to see you!!!!


I really enjoyed your trip reports.


But not as much as Mel's.


Far far superior. Product.

 

[Frickles]

Let me quote you
"donkey Fart

Excuse Me(l)"

Rolling! In the laughs, not the tide.

I worked for an orthodontist for 6 years and your teeth are fine! Much better than nubs. And, you have them all. That's also a good thing.

Great post- the C & R reference was hot!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Wednesday July 15th aka Day 4 aka Two Happyhaunts Make Blizzard Their *****!!!!!

Mellyman had taken off speedwalking to secure our happy place. Wellllll... mostly Me(l)'s happy place. TBH. I moseyed along. Just singin' my song. in my head. Which was "Zombie" at that particular moment.

In your head, in your head. Zombie zombie zombie hey hey

Which was pretty normal. I get that one stuck in my head all the time. Can't get the damn zombies outta my head. Perhaps they are eating my brains.

Rounded the corner by Polar Pub and saw Mellyman setting up our spot. Way in the far corner... under one of those giant shade bumbershoot thingies.

He had grabbed it before anyone else and made us a little nest by putting one lounger and two chairs together. And then dragging all the other ones away. From us. PERFECT!!!

I helped him organize a bit and then we were off to rent a locker and put our locker-stuff away. When we were paying for the locker at the Beach Haus I started talking to the CM ladies and asking them if they had premium guest areas and all that. They do!!! Lodge Picnic Umbrellas and Polar Patios!!!

Which we would NOT be enjoying TODAY my friends!!!! Cause I was off the panic train. Baybee!!!! But just so you know... same deal as Typhoon Lagoon. Around $50 and $300. If you reserved them.

One CM asked us where we were from????? And I said we were from "regions beyond... Canada." Mellyman's lips got slinder. Heh heh. She then told me she LOVED Montreal. So beautiful yada yada blah. I agreed but asked her did she realize it was: French??????? Funnily enuff... she did. Odd but whatever. Southerners confuzzel Me(l) sometimes. We left because Mellyman was literally pulling me outta the giftshop. Literally. But I rolled her some tide anyway.

Off to the lockers and I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAD!!!! It was *of course* the top row of lockers. Great. Because I like to tie the key to my bikini bottom strings and then never take it off all day. I just check that I have it eleventeen hundred times. Sometimes when the locker is waist high or just below it's really easy to open without removing it. Several times I have had a lower and even lowest locker that I must basically oddly squat or actually kneel down to open. This one was gonna be hard I was thinking. Mellyman would have to cheerleader or overhead press lift me... over his head. Today. Which he wouldn't be doing... because his shoulder is pretty badly Murphed.

(one of our friends who has *ALSO* blown his shoulder out as well. But way before Mellyman did.) TFI.

What I'm saying here is this: that one day you might just spy a happyhaunt doing some weird moves by the lockers at one or both of the Disney Water Parks to avoid bikini bottom key removal. As her OCD demands.


It's alright it's alright it's alright she moves in mysterious ways


It's alright yada yada

Back to our happy retreat and we commenced to lounge pretty vigorously. Mellyman reading his paper and me just chilling and people watching. My sport. Even better at waterparks!!!!

Mellyman: Mel? What are you eating?

Me(l): Mmmnnn... mnuffin'.

Mellyman: A cookie?

Me(l): Yep.

Mellyman: You're eating steak!

Me(l): Meat cookie. Want some?

Mellyman: Ummmm. NO!

Me(l): Your loss. But I'll save you some.

(back in the cooler bag)

Then I put sunscreen on, SPF 60. Mind the freckles! And told Mellyman to put some on too. And also to do my rear view. Please.

He said "Later". To which I replied "Now". Then he said "NO". And I looked at him sternly and held out the sunscreen, "IT RUBS THE LOTION ON IT'S SKIN! OR ELSE!!"!!! (NOHannibalVector)

It works. All the time. And it's all fun too!

We lounged some more. Until I was so bored so so so bored.

Time to PLAY!!!! So we headed of to Cross Country Creek so do some rivereering. Lazily. I jumped into it... quickly and first, popped up and grabbed a tube. Got the hell away from the Hippo. Also dangerous and unpredictable when submerged. He managed to awkwardly climb, crawl, slide, do it again and finally perch in his tube like a giant shrimp tempura roll tail guy. Which you can totally eat the tail. Cause it's fried. Anything can be eaten when fried btw. Prolly even white dog****.

We proceeded to do the same as the day before. I steered Mellyman around and around. Around groups of people and around the lazy river. Many times. Prolly four times. It was over an hour and a half I think. It was relaxing and eventually Mellyman grabbed another tube to put his legs on too and then I steered him and his two tubes.

He fell asleep. OLO!!!!! Not joking. Full on snoring asleep. Which was hilarious. Not only to me but also to many others on the lazy river that day.

One of my favourite Disney memories this trip!!!!

Unlike a hippo tho Mellyman cannot actually sleep underwater. And then bob up to take a breath and sink back down. Every five minutes or so. (NOD Vector our Wildlife Director)

So I had to lifeguard my hippohaunt in the river. Finally I woke him up with a blast of icy cold sneeze water from the ICE GATOR!

Which he wasn't lovin' it. But I meant it.

Back to our beach chairs and lounger. Mellyman continued to read his paper and I continued to people watch. Mellyman finally started people watching to. He noticed a lot a lot of female bums out. Like fully out. It was like The Day of The Triffids Bums. There were SO MANY thong bikinis. There.

He didn't like it. He thinks it is inappropriate at a Disney Water Park. I agree. Too. Not... very magical. Or family friendly. Then, again, Beth is not allowed to wear yoga leggings around home either. And, especially, not on a date. NO WAY GIRLIE!!!! Dad's rule.

Ouch. He's an old fart. He is.

After awhile we got hungry. And Mellyman reminded me that we had a Walmart to be at. To return the stupid useless Fifty Shades Darker camera.

back to the locker. Get some clothes. Get our stuff. Leaving other stuff at our shady relaxing spot for our return. After our offsite adventure.

We rode!!!! To Walmart. yes again. yes. But this time Mellyman just ran in to return the camera and was back, magically, in a FLASH!

FIFTY SHADES FREED!!!!!!

Idiotic camera. Moronic books.

We gotta gets us some eats!!!! OH hail yay!!!!

And, even better, cause it was a surprise to Mellyman. We were headed to Sweet Tomatoes baby!!!! On the way there Mellyman asked Me(l) what it was. I merely said that he would like it. Didn't elaborate. Obviously.

Parked and walked in. I talked it up to Mellyman..."Yes. It's a nice bright clean place. yum yum. Grab a tray. Take a plate. Start with the salads. I'll go first. Then I'll find a table. Okay? Great."

I had to get ahead of him. quickly.

PLUS... OH... I was so excited to try this place for the first time!!!! I had read the reviews on TripAdvisor. And heard good things. Sounded yummy, healthy and most of all... super duper cheap!!!!

Because... there is nomeat. no. meat.

No matter. I was jazzed. In fact I was feeling *just* like Bumbershoot rolling some vegetarian salad tide!!!! And here's another tip. If you wanna enjoy some enjoyable Disboarding... read anything by Bumbershoot. Anything. Literally. any. thing. I'm a big fan. Is what I'm sayin' here.

love her!


SAVE THE BUMBERSHOOT!!!!

I got some lemonade, some soups and found a table.

Pretty soon Mellyman joined me with a tray of salad, soup and soda.

Mellyman asked me if I realized there was NO MEAT??! NONE MEAT!!!!! Here. At the buffet. I countered by pointing out there were bacon bits at the baked potato bar.

And...some tiny chicken bitsish on the focaccia. bread.

Some chili with *meat*? Maybe?

And tons of CHICKPEAS!!! meat *like* ish. protein.

Mellyman started in on complaining and crabbing.

Oh. No crab. Either. Melly. Heheh


Then he said that the kicker is this: NO BEER!!!!!!




Then he said:

"And why the HELL do you keep calling me Mr. Bumbershoot?"


Cheers, Mel


Edit:

 

[Frickles]

A Sweet Tomatoes lunch date! That's sweet. I hope it lived up to your expectations! I like to get the brownie muffin and the blueberry muffin and smother it in butter and call it lunch. Who cares about the salad bar. The carb bar is where it's at for me. So, it's a good thing I live 1 hour away from the nearest ST.

I've never had a lazy river ride that was lazy enough to catch a nap. I have issues with the possibility of touching other people's feet as they are sticking out everywhere. I also worry about how my fanny looks squished in that donut hole, hoping no one swims under me with goggles. eeeek. If you like lazy rivers, the one at the Altantis resort if the absolute best. It's crazy - half wave pool as you go down and half river rapids.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

EDIT! To the last chapter!

Tonight the happyhaunts had the saddesthaunts BBQ. And tomorrow we will do it all again. Even more saidly.

Because Beth goes back to University on Sunday. *sad*. But... you gotta let your babies fly. Afterall. Good on her. Anywho... stay tuned cause I'm gonna send you, my friends, some pics of my grown up ghost babies tomorrow. Cause I know you'd like to see them.

but for now...

The Blizzard beach pics thus far:

 

[jamal]

Meat cookie. Now THAT's a term that has missed some circulation time. Shrek will love it. In fact, I will use it today as he grilled steaks last night and will have sad meat cookie for brunch. Because we ate all the bread. Of course! Our dinner was a bit of a homecoming as Andrew is home from college for the weekend. Now that is the best right there. I am so eager to see the not-so-little Happyhaunts!

Time to PLAY!!!! So we headed of to Cross Country Creek so do some rivereering. Lazily. I jumped into it... quickly and first, popped up and grabbed a tube. Got the hell away from the Hippo. Also dangerous and unpredictable when submerged. He managed to awkwardly climb, crawl, slide, do it again and finally perch in his tube like a giant shrimp tempura roll tail guy. Which you can totally eat the tail. Cause it's fried. Anything can be eaten when fried btw. Prolly even white dog****.

I was nodding along with the imagery of the tempura rollup when you HAD to go there. Ruined my breakfast, as was your goal, I'm sure. You took me right back to freshman year of college where every vegetable in the world was fried. Now I am wondering if I ate white dog ****. Thanks for that.

The Maelstromers LOVE a lazy river, but we stick to Stormalong Bay. For lots of reasons. 4.3b8 is that we love it.

We rode!!!! To Walmart. yes again. yes. But this time Mellyman just ran in to return the camera and was back, magically, in a FLASH!

Can you people not get away from Walmart??? I won't go there at home and would never consider it on vacation. Freaky Canadians. Yes, I know a couple.

And, even better, cause it was a surprise to Mellyman. We were headed to Sweet Tomatoes baby!!!! On the way there Mellyman asked Me(l) what it was. I merely said that he would like it. Didn't elaborate. Obviously.

Now that is just mean. Not even lovemean. My sister and I kindasorta did that to my 15yearoldtallathleticsuburbanite Evan the other day when we took him to lunch. At the Frothy Monkey. We kindasorta knew he wouldn't feel the vibe at a hippie coffee shop but did it anyway.


Mel, I accept that this trip was a getaway for you and your Mellyman, but this girl has to dream you made it to Magic Kingdom at some point. Did you even see Wishes? I'm here for the whole run, so I'll stick with your pace.

 

[nicolemarie]

WOOOO HOOOO!!! I am all caught up! Oh girl, you have not lost your funny. Since I read about eighteen installments all at one time - even skipping the witty banter in between which I will go back and read eventually - I won't comment on all of them. But I'll hit a few highlights.

I had a panic attack one time and made my hubs take me to the ER. I was certain I was in cardiac arrest. Certain of it. An EKG and one very welcome Valium later, I was diagnosed as having taken a quick ride on the Crazy Train. NOOzzyOsborne. Lest anyone here think I'm being politically, socially and mentally incorrect, I do not think panic attacks are anything less than legit. But they are one of the biggest freaks of nature I've ever experienced.

NOZZUB.

Mel, you and your man are precious. PRECIOUS!! The pics are great and he seems like one big sweet teddy bear. I can tell he loves you to pieces and you love him right back. The pics were my favorite part.

(Does anyone else sometimes get wolley when they want a moving emoji to use in a text message? Oh, Disboard emojis how I have missed you!!)

We took our summer vacation to WDW about a month ago. We also ate at Chevy's and Sweet Tomatoes. I loved both of them. We contemplated Fuddrucker's because we used to have one here, but it didn't make the cut.

Keep in mind that the off-property excursions were made on the tail end of our 11 day vacation. When the NM family vacation was over and me and the little NMs were doing an add-on with some other friends. So there's that. Because the NMs NEVER venture off property once we pass thru those glorious arches.

Alright. Carry on, Mel Happyhaunt. You have no idea how ecstatic I am that you're back. I have missed you terribly and thought about you so many times! YAY YAY YAY!!!



Edited to add: I have a new son named Alex, too. Freaky borg.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

The happyhaunt babies pics!

As I said. Plus Slinddog and Alex!!!

You can see how much the dog loves being picked up by The Cheen Machine. olo!

Cheers, Mel

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Mel - oh my where does the time go???

Beautiful (tall!) mini haunts.

Do they still have the love for Disney? LittleYak's goal now is to reach 21yrs (next July) and join me with my CIF's (Hi Haley...) at the F&W to publically consume grey goose slushies in France.

Good goal!

And stop at Sweeeeeeet Tomatoes!!!

I'm lovin' that you criss cross the Magical arches to the forbidden zone

Orlando is the destination....

BTW have you ever met The Dead Guy at Orlando Airport??We visit him for a photo op every time...and best thing his bag tag destination is YYZ.

Walmart rocks....

Chicken Fart.....bahahahaha

Which everytime I read that all my brain can process is Trump saying "China". China China. Chicken Fart

Lovin' the Water Parks TR. NOCanadasWonderland. Next stop: River Country?

 

[AshClan]

LOVE the pictures Mel! Wow, the boys look like their dad (even tho they look different, I can see him in both of them), and Beth is your mini-me for sure!!

Hi NM!

We have a couple of Sweet Tomatoes up here, but they are pizza places. So I was a bite confused. Only Frick would figure out how to make a vegetarian place unhealthy. Brownie muffins? With butter? Wow.

Falling asleep in the lazy river sounds scary! Thank goodness you were there to protect him from drowning. And to wake him up when you saw the need.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

The Edit to the Pics!


Thanks all for the lovefest on my babies!

The jokes in our family are that Calvin looks just like his father. But he says he is "Dad 2.0"

Bigger better stronger handsomer faster olo.

We say to bug Calvin... "Human. 2.0. Perfect human. evah."

Then.... we bug him about having pimples. But, we call them "pickles" in happyhaunt home. so there.

Kids get pickles. everyone does.

Everyone tells Beth that she looks like Me(l). She hates it TBH. But... she accepts it.... in our close circle. And says she's "Mom. 2.0."

When feeling festive. And...

For laffs.


olo.

Tommy we call: The HYBRID.

Which makes us all laff. Cause it's real. real.
Tru.


However...



Some one better remark on how cute my damn Slinddog is!!!!!


STAT!!!


Or I'll be all wolley



Cheers, Mel


edit: Thanks for following. be back soon with more trippie and stupidity.

Toll. Ride.

 

[ZZUB]

NOZZUB

None taken.

Nice pics, Mel. But I'm always more interested in what's going on in the background of any picture. That's almost ALWAYS where the action is. And I'm concerned that your TV, like your trip to Disney World, is woefully outdated. Seems small. NOMyAttentionSpan. Also, what is the cord hanging down from the TV? Why is it hanging down and not tucked behind the set? Is that a Canadian thing? Like government run health care and no First Amendment?

Sweet Tomatoes is the cruelest, most racist taunt of all. I've been there once. And I still wake up some nights in a cold sweat thinking about that experience. It's not just that you left WDW to eat off property. It's that you left to eat at THAT craphole! I've never assumed you had taste or anything. I mean, you are Canadian and think fatty ham is bacon, but c'mon! Sweet Tomatoes??!! Did y'all not even consider the hot dogs at the Hess Station?



Roll Tide!

 

[DisneyNutMary]

So I went on vacation, donated my kid to Disney - he's in the college program, the brainwashing begins, and I come back a week and a half later and nothing much happened. It's why I love Mel's trip reports, I never miss anything. Love ya! Mean it!

I'll be the first to say Slinddog is the cutest pup ever. I just wish he would contribute to the trip report like Zzub's dog used to do. Miss the Schupupin. Roll Tide.

I feel so old, the little happyhaunts are all growed up. I feel like I blinked and they are all teens now. Nopeterpan

I was almost on the Sweet Tomatoes train, until no meat was mentioned. Blasphemy. I can't live without meat. Bacon bits don't count, I need my bacon in it's natural form, strips of deliciousness, Novegetarian, I'll stick to overpriced chicken tenders on property and chicken shawarma at Epcot's best kept secret counter service.
Can't wait to read more.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Holla! some reply guys:

MissyMagnolia:

Thanks for clearing up some soccer stuff for appleorchard. Which I'm sure is her real name. I can tell she's so Compton. Good new movie btw...straight outta and all that. My snoopdogg was in it too!!!!

Anywho... good movie. Try to catch it.

Long movie but goes real fast cause it's good. However... I managed to eat a whole large buttered (layered buttered) popcorn. And felt really really sick when I left.

Don't mind ZZUB. and his crazy soccer enthusiasm which borders on the zealotism. ish. Side.

It can't be helped. I think. Just a part of him. I expect he rolls tide to the toilet paper roll itself.... after a good satisfying #4.



Grace O'Malley: We're so borg that we seem like twins. Irish pirate captain twins. in fact. we prolly are.




Frickles Pickles! I'm not sayin' you have acne. Just hoping. Cause... you're too damn perfect. You're like Calvin 2.0. If he was a lardlady.

Your thighs are similarily large.

Is what I'm sayin' here.

Also: Thanks for saying my teeth are okay. From a professional standpoint. and yet. my mouth is NOT.

Do you know I am in the Smithsonian? For real no joke. Just a xray tho. Of my torus mandibularis. Apparently mine are so large that a whole convention of dentists liked them and they are there now. My dentist was real proud. That he brought him some freakshow content to the convention.

I got some load of new toothbrushes outta that tho. So all good.


Also> brownie muffin and butter. Your makin' sweet tomatoes your new Lardlady. honey. I didn't even try a lil muffin. But they looked real nice. I really like Sweet Tomatoes to be honest. HUG. Glad we checked it out. I'm sure your fanny looks real nice squished in a donut hole.


You really really are all about donuts.

Aren't you???? NOZUBB.


Jami my Wami Bami:

Laffed hard that I messed up your breakfast with white dog****. I really did. Sorry. but amused me greatly. NObumbershoot.

For your information...YESSSSS... we do make it to both Magic Kingdom and Epcot again.

So chill your pill.

Sweet Jamatoes.


NicoleMarie: My dear NM! I love you. And I mean it!

We are so borg on panic attacks and Alex guys!!! It's so right. As it always was.

Thanks for liking both the report and the pics.

Yah. I love my Mellyman lots. And he tries hard to love Me(l) back. OLO!

We had a great and seemingly, boring, trip. Who cares. We had a great time!

I'm so glad to see you again. And your dog is *almost* as cute as mine!!!

If. In fact. It were a real dog.

It's not. Tho. It's a miniature dog-wannabe rodent.



YAK Canadian Yak attack!:

Yes!!! The baby ghostly babyhaunts still LOVELOVELOVE Disney!!!!

As much as me. And mellyman. Which I am eternally grateful for. My mission in this afterlife as it were.

However... we are all going back together in February. And Beth is going to be 21. And really wants to "Drink Around The World". At Epcot.

Eeeek! idk how I feel about that. yet.

We do NOT make it to RIVER COUNTRY!!! oh sweet nostalgia. My parents took me there on my first trip to Disney. I was 8 yrs old. And almost drowned.


It was sooooo scary. And still magically a good memory. Thanks God. My dad was paying attention. Cause The General was somewhere else.

Getting ice cream.

The ice cream was the best almost drowning bandaid ever. Love my folks!!!!


AshmyASH!!!! my bestest girl crush evah!!!! (NOmr.silli)

Thanks for the baby ghost love!!!!

And yah... Tommy looks both like Mellyman and also Me(l). Like his father his is GIANGANTOR. Going into grade 9. But will dwarf every other grade nine.

There.

He also like his father... cannot seem to smile with teeth. Bizarre to me.

Can't keep my teeth in check. They are free range.


ZZUB:Y!!!! WWUBBUBBBIE!!!!:

Thanks! Dearest WWUB!!! Aren't they nice babies? And I would *love* to see yours too.

Not gonna prolly happen tho. But... I roll them some Auntie Happyhaunt tide anyway!

I have to thank you for some new OCD. I do!!! Of *course* it's you. To give me more issues.

Again.


I don't know why that cord is hanging down there either. In front of the stupid tv. Which isn't that small. BTW. Everything is dwarfsized by the giant freaky happyhaunt kids. Optical illusion. I think.

Never noticed the cord thing before. Even tho I live there and walk by it a gramillion times a day.

So.

THIS IS A HAT TIP: it's really bugging me now. DAMMIT ZZUB!


If you wanna be even more of a spy. I looked at the pics. From your odd perspective and there is a frame of family pics in a shot.


Here's the funny:


In the middle a pic of Calvin's face. Real real close up. With a funny expression. He must have hijacked the camera and done it himself. Cause I was surprised when going thru the pics. To see it. LOVEDIT!

On the wall.

There is nearby a pic of Mellyman and two beautiful tasty fish he caught. Which he was pleased about.

Also a pic of tiny puppy Slinddog. All tuckered out. From a day at the beach. May hours of herding and dragging Tommy outta the water.

She does it to this day. In her dog mind...Tommy can't swim. And she tries to drag him back to shore. Only Tommy. And all the time.


So cute and funny and it kills us.

It's her mission at a beach. Tommy is not allowed to swim!!!!!

The there is a pic of Tommy with his hair all up like mohawked. Like Pee wee Herman. Cause Beth and Calvin used to do that to him with the vacuum all the time. All the time. in fact, the vacuum has been used on Tommy's head in our house more than on any carpet or floor.

Bottom right: Very bottom. Very right.


Christmas eve. The duct taping of the brothers. By Beth. To a pole in The General's basement at The Presidio.

Until screaming commenced and The General ensured their release from prison camp avec scissors.


olo!!!

Those are some good memories right there.

Look for them.


Damn you about my new cord OCD!!!!!


MaryyonuttynuttyMary:


Mellyman would LOVE YOU!!!!


He was not feelin' The SWEET TOMATOES either.

Thanks for the Slinddog love!


I needed that!!!!


I only hope ZZUB has a new dog now. Cause he needs one. As does everyone.

Just not a *fake* dog.


NONM!




Cheers, Mel.


Edit: Maybe too far on the little dog bashing. Nikki. But... gonna let the record stand.


Heh heheheheheheh.

 

[AshClan]

NM's dog is the CUTEST dog I've ever seen. So lay off Mel. Just sayin'.

I never had a dog in my life. But my son and his girlfriend have a black lab/hound mix who just turned 1 and is the light of my life. But I am always happy when he leaves that he does not, in fact, actually live with me!

Your TV is not small, and I too noticed the cord. But y'know what? We have one of those too. It's related to video games. Either a controller cord or some other kind of video game connector cable that can't go in the back. Not sure. But it bugs the crap out of me daily. So you are not alone. Even though it wasn't bugging you until Z brought it to your attention.

I, too, almost drowned in River Country. First trip with the hubby in 1987 and I fell through the "donut hole", as Frick would say. Arms and legs flailing, and stuck. Head underwater. Full on panic (NOMel&NM). I finally saved myself to find my dear husband laughing his a** off. I've told this story before. In the Dorkapalooza TR. Bottom line, I was not sympathetic when said husband ended up with massive swimmer's ear problems thanks to his River Country exploits. Karma's a b*tch.

Oh, and I did notice the big frame of pictures. Must look closer. But for now, I have to pretend to do some work. TTYL!