Time to DOUBLE up!! 2 for 1 Pre-TR!!!!!!! TRIP REPORT HAS STARTED!!!!!!!

[that's nice]

Hey everyone!

We are home. All scans were clear and Juliana's blood work came back normal too. Her oncologist also took a urine sample after we told him about Juliana's random abdominal pain, which came back clean. He agrees with us that he thinks it is just her noticing her body more. He said if her pain gets worse to call him. We will see him in 3 months for another x-ray and ultrasound. She won't need a CAT scan till January.

Thanks to all for thinking of Juliana (and us!)

 

[Mommy2LittleVols]

Hey everyone!

We are home. All scans were clear and Juliana's blood work came back normal too. Her oncologist also took a urine sample after we told him about Juliana's random abdominal pain, which came back clean. He agrees with us that he thinks it is just her noticing her body more. He said if her pain gets worse to call him. We will see him in 3 months for another x-ray and ultrasound. She won't need a CAT scan till January.

Thanks to all for thinking of Juliana (and us!)

I am so glad to hear that everything came back clear and normal!!! I know you and Mel are so relieved. Enjoy the rest of your day and give that sweet little girl lots of hugs and kisses!

 

[shannon47142]

GREAT news

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Great news about Juliana

I'm all caught up...the pic of Juliana with the big sunglasses, sun hat, and sun cover up looks like a catalog picture, very cute

very cool about the house rental, mom and I threw that idea around for our upcoming trip, but it's the boys first trip so we opted to stay on property

can't wait to read more

 

[that's nice]

I am so glad to hear that everything came back clear and normal!!! I know you and Mel are so relieved. Enjoy the rest of your day and give that sweet little girl lots of hugs and kisses!

GREAT news

She did great with the scans... the blood work on the other hand... not so good. She got through it though. You would think it would get easier as time goes on but it doesn't.

Great news about Juliana

I'm all caught up...the pic of Juliana with the big sunglasses, sun hat, and sun cover up looks like a catalog picture, very cute

very cool about the house rental, mom and I threw that idea around for our upcoming trip, but it's the boys first trip so we opted to stay on property

can't wait to read more

We have stayed on property once. (in March 09) We are staying at POP this October. There are pluses and minuses to both. But for the FULL Disney experience, staying on property is better IMO.

 

[All7OfUs]

OH, I am so pleased about the results that came back!! What a relief for you for you and Melody!! I'd say you're right, holding pee and being hungry can both make a tummy feel not so right.

Now, I didn't go back far enough to read about the house thingy, so I"ll go back now.

 

[All7OfUs]

If you're really interested in Settlers go to www.settlersofcatan.net and check out the site. We really like the game and even our 7 year old knows how to play the basic game.

 

[onelilspark]

Hey everyone!

We are home. All scans were clear and Juliana's blood work came back normal too. Her oncologist also took a urine sample after we told him about Juliana's random abdominal pain, which came back clean. He agrees with us that he thinks it is just her noticing her body more. He said if her pain gets worse to call him. We will see him in 3 months for another x-ray and ultrasound. She won't need a CAT scan till January.

Thanks to all for thinking of Juliana (and us!)

 

[that's nice]

After that last round of Indy photos, maybe you don't want to share the last 2 days with us??

I know I know... Real life has gotten in the way of my DIS life LOLOL. In my next post I will continue on with the Indy TR.

 

[that's nice]

I got to sleep in a bit on Wednesday morning.... after Tuesday night I needed it! When I got up (about 9:45) it was thundering and raining. Dave was already gone! He had a few appointments on the road. We were trying to figure out our game plan. Branda and Melody started talking about Disney store discounts.... then they wanted to goto the Disney store at the mall. So we got the kids ready, piled them in the car, and headed to the mall. We got lunch there then went to the Disney store. We got Juliana a 2 towels (6.99 each), 3 pairs of sunglasses (1.60 each), 4 pairs of flipflops (1.99 each) and some other random stuff.

Victoria and Alex bought Juliana a cup and Juliana bought the kids bouncy baseballs.

We headed back to the house. Dave got home just before we did and he was already in his office on the phone. That guy must talk about 5-6 hours a day on his phone! LOLOL

We had a great dinner. The kids played outside while the girls cleaned up. Then we went back to feed the ducks again. Got the kids to bed and the girls went out for a while. Dave and I had a few beers but after Tuesday night we were kind of shot! We went to bed about 12:30. Thursday was going to be another fun filled day.

 

[JPFamilyMom]

That is a very cool entrance to a Disney Store ... and great deals like that are fun, we got the sunglasses deal too

 

[Terryb329]

This seems like you have truly planned ahead. My family is planning our trip and I am lucky my daughter is up todate on her board. She has it all planned for us. she is trying to get me caught up with my own plan book. Learning to plan, so all your and your friends info is important to me. Loved your story. god bless your family and trip.

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

YEAH!!! Great news and I'm so glad to hear Juliana's test results were good news!!

I just hit the two month marker today so we're getting close!!!

Heather

 

[jenseib]

This seems like you have truly planned ahead. My family is planning our trip and I am lucky my daughter is up todate on her board. She has it all planned for us. she is trying to get me caught up with my own plan book. Learning to plan, so all your and your friends info is important to me. Loved your story. god bless your family and trip.

Welcome to the Dis!


Great updates. I laughed so hard at your antics. LOL! I love fun like that.
Glad the test went well!

 

[that's nice]

That is a very cool entrance to a Disney Store ... and great deals like that are fun, we got the sunglasses deal too

I can spend $100's in the Disney store! After we paid for all our goodies, I went back to buy Juliana princess rings. Victoria had a set of them and Juliana loved them. The kid is spoiled!!!! LOLOL

This seems like you have truly planned ahead. My family is planning our trip and I am lucky my daughter is up todate on her board. She has it all planned for us. she is trying to get me caught up with my own plan book. Learning to plan, so all your and your friends info is important to me. Loved your story. god bless your family and trip.

WOW Your 1st DIS post was on my PTR!!!!!!!! I feel honored!!!!!!!

I hope you pop in often and say hi! If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. There are a few... ummm.. I mean a lot of Disney veterans that stop in here that would be happy to help you as well.

YEAH!!! Great news and I'm so glad to hear Juliana's test results were good news!!

I just hit the two month marker today so we're getting close!!!

Heather

Wow 2 months exactly! You guys must be getting excited!!!! Do you have a PTR? I didn't see on in your siggy.

Great updates. I laughed so hard at your antics. LOL! I love fun like that.
Glad the test went well!

This is why renting a house will fit us better when we go in March, although I would like to stay in the park. We will have more room plus we will be able to relax and talk about old times! (like the time we drove to Indiana to see them!!!!!) LOL

 

[All7OfUs]

Remember those confessions I'm doing over on my PTR?? Well, I have one more for here. The first time I was ever in a Disney store was in Nashville when I met maroo!!! Yes, I know, the shame is haunting me. I'm not sure I'll ever get over it.

I went, I browsed, I left. Nothing really tempted me, I guess cuz I'm not really a power shopper. I like to window shop and browse, but rarely buy unless I have something specifically in mind.

Store that away for future reference.

 

[that's nice]

Remember those confessions I'm doing over on my PTR?? Well, I have one more for here. The first time I was ever in a Disney store was in Nashville when I met maroo!!! Yes, I know, the shame is haunting me. I'm not sure I'll ever get over it.

I went, I browsed, I left. Nothing really tempted me, I guess cuz I'm not really a power shopper. I like to window shop and browse, but rarely buy unless I have something specifically in mind.

Store that away for future reference.

LOL. Let the truth be known!!!

When we went they were having a sale on adult tee shirts too. Melody and I both bought one- 2 for $20. Not too bad.

I can't believe you made it out of there without even dropping a dime!

 

[that's nice]

On Wednesday night we all got some much needed sleep! Juliana was up again at 7am (what else is new?), so we went downstairs to watch TV. Dave was already awake and on the phone in his office. We watched TV for a while till everyone woke up. We had breakfast then got ready to go.... we were going to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. We stopped for lunch, then headed over to the museum.

The kids had so much fun. They had a tiny aquarium. The girls found 'Nemo'! Here they are in their matching dresses. LOL

They also had a screen where you can dress up and dance around and it looked like you were underwater. Juliana didn't want to dress up but Victoria was a lobster!

There was also a mini submarine the kids checked out.

The museum had 5 floors, each with different types of exhibits. There was a Formula 1 race car that all the kids sat in.

There was a whole section about Egypt. When you walked in it was like being in Egypt. It was set up like a modern day town. It felt like I was in a country in the world showcase! On the top floor there was a carousel... Juliana had to ride it. She loves them!!

I had to show off my hula-hooping skills.

Juliana playing with water.

We spent 3 hours at the museum then headed back for dinner.

 

[jenseib]

That place looks fun. We used to have a place kind of like that here, but it shut down. Not enough funds to keep it going.

 

[that's nice]

Thursday was one of the hottest days of the trip. Once we were back at the house, the girls started making dinner and Dave and I set up the slip-n-slide for the kids. They were a little tentative at first, but once they figured it out they had a blast!

When the kids were done playing in the slip-n-slide, Dave and I ran out to get some sushi. I've had sushi once before and I liked it. He was telling me about this restaurant that makes really good sushi.. so we decided to get some to have as an appetizer before dinner.

After dinner, Dave set up the fireplace... we were going to have 'smores for dessert!

After 'smores we got the kids ready for bed. The girls made martini's and the guys had a few Coronas. Then some how the girls started doing shots? I think those martinis went straight to their heads. LOLOL

We finally had our Disney talk. We firmed up our dates. We will be renting a house from March 6-14th. We decided on a house (I still haven't put the deposit on it... hopefully I'll get that squared away today). Although I'd like to stay in a Disney hotel, we will have more fun staying in a house. We are going to fly down a few days early... probably March 3rd and visit with Melody's grandparents again. Dave and Branda are going to drive. It is about a 15 hour drive from where they live.

We talked about park tickets.. they didn't realize how expensive they are. I told them about undercover tourist and I think a 6-7 day base ticket is the way for them to go. I'm sure we will take 1 or 2 days of no parks on our trip. We also discussed a few places that we want to eat. Chef Mickey's (d), 1900 Park Fair (d), Crystal Palace (l or d), and Akershus (b or d) were discussed. A few princess meals and a few other meals (poor Alex is out numbered!!! LOLOL) for the kids. I don't think we will be eating too many TS in the parks. Having a house I think we will be cooking breakfast mostly there. Although Melody and I are planning on hitting Kona breakfast as well.. don't know if they will come or not.

We started talking about a tentative schedule... but we didn't get too far. We have plenty of time to talk about that. I know Saturday (6th) we won't be going to a park.. plus they will have been driving for a while. So Sunday(?) will be our first park day. I'm sure it will be MK because that's DISNEY!!!!! I'm not sure if they will goto a park on Sunday the 14th.. I think they will have to start driving home. We will hit the park one more day till our flight home Sunday evening.

We talked about other random Disney stuff but the girls martinis and shots started kicking in. We were out by the fire for a while then it started raining lightly. We moved inside and MJ was wondering where we were. He was already having a beer.

We stayed up till about 2 talking and drinking. Melody and I had to call it a night. We weren't looking forward to our 13 hour drive home.

On Friday we woke up, had breakfast, and packed the car. We hit the road for our ride back to CT. We drove straight through because I had to work all day on Saturday. We hit some very heavy rain and it took us 14 hours to finally be home.

It was really sad saying goodbye. We had a great week with our friends and the kids had so much fun together. We really miss our friends and we can't wait to see them in October and then again in December. After December the next time we would see them is in March!!!!