hello everyone... we're still here!
had to move our ressie to the 28th - july 6th, guess it never got updated here.
But.... just got a call from MIL/FIL. They're coming here for a visit, and then watching our animals while we're at WDW.
They have had some bad luck on the road (driving a motorhome from CA to AR, then on to OH).
It started with a flat tire yesterday morning. They said people kept waving at them and they thought everyone was just being nice
until a car finally held up a sign that said "flat tire". It ended up that all 4 tires had been "sunburned" from sitting for 6 months w/o being used, and they had to purchase 4 new tires!
Then, FIL figured they would be able to get to a certain point before filling up. Well, it seems his calculations were off, and they had to run on fumes for almost 30 miles before finding a gas station! They were sweating that time, hoping and praying that they didn't run out of gas!!
Now, last night.... FIL fell while unloading their jeep from the back hitch, and hurt his knee and has a pretty big bump and cut on his forehead! It was dark, he was on a slight hill..... (you see where this is going??)
He slipped getting out of the jeep, fell down, rolled down the "slight" hill... all the while, the JEEP is also rolling down the hill!! MIL said he had to get up and hobble, I mean run, to jump back in the jeep and stop it before it hit a tree!
MIL said he was covered in blood, but refused to let her take him to urgent care. They are a day away from home, in some remote little motor home park/camp. He got all cleaned up and has a bandaid covering it up, but still refuses to let her take him to urgent care.
Well, after only one day of traveling, they're now going to turn around and go home... .now we have to find someone to watch our animals NEXT week!!!
We kept telling them not to drive the motor home, with gas prices, the time it would take, their almost 70, etc. but it seems when you get "older" you must turn back into teenagers and not take sound advice any longer!
I am glad that their going back home... I do not want anything else bad to happen to them!
But now I am worried about our vacation
I have no idea if the kid who normally watch our animals are going to be around next week, he just graduated high school. I am going to call over to them today, but not too early.. I'm sure he's still sleeping
We've already purchased our AP, thankfully they're vouchers, but all of our points. In a holding account... and we'd have to book 30 days out... for a 2 bedroom!! And since I work at a school our vacations are limited to summer/breaks. We already have Christmas booked. And since we have a April UY, so we wouldn't even be able to use them for Spring Break next year. Not to mention that we borrowed a bunch of these points already and their not bankable.
Ok.. I shouldn't be this worried yet, I haven't even called the kid yet, but that's me. I plan a year in advance, so I must worry a year in advance
Thanks for letting me vent. I sure hope I get to see VWL next week!!
and they offered free financing.
I made my ADR's for our Dec. trip and I couldn't believe how many places were booked already 
arty: I hope the Dream Team finds each and every one of you to make your trip extra-special.
