VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[wildernessDad]

WD - I'm really ready for a Lodge fix!
.....oh yeah, I'll be there in another 10 days!

Ten days!! No fair!

 

[horselover]

horselover Hopefully we can still meet up the evening of the 9th, though it looks like we'll not get to the Magic Kingdom much before 8 PM. I'll send a text once we get there.

Looking forward to seeing you! You will likely beat us there. We have an ADR at Kona at 7:00. Can't see us getting to MK much before 8:30. No matter though as we plan to shut the place down so no rush.

 

[Muushka]

Tomorrow is a special day.....

wait for it......

wait for it......

A birthday so special, no other Groupie shares this month!

I Book He Pays!!!

Happy Birthday Trish!!!!

So, lunch will be where???????????
You pick the restaurant, we will all show up!​

Quick! We need more graphics!!!!

 

[horselover]

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TRISH!!!!

 

[Granny]

Happy Birthday Trish!!!

 

[stopher1]

Happy Birthday Trish!


I brought this sundae for you.... I hope you enjoy it. (just ignore that cutie in the background who wanted to enjoy it with you! )

 

[stopher1]

Happy Birthday Trish!


I brought this sundae for you.... I hope you enjoy it. (just ignore that cutie in the background who wanted to enjoy it with you! )

Edited: OOPS! I see I got a double post here... but that's okay - now you can enjoy that sundae DOUBLY Trish - think of it as a Double Trish Dish!

 

[stopher1]

One more sleep ...

... but I don't get to fly to Florida. Tomorrow my eldest and I head out to CA. We got to see my FIL on skype last night, so at least my son is prepped. Just talked to my DW, and the change in him between last week when she arrived and today has been remarkable. The deterioration is going very quickly. She said common sense things aren't happening any more, and he's having trouble even holding a spoon. Today was the first day he's been outside in more than a week, and just getting up out of his chair to come back inside took so much energy that he went to lie down and slept for 4 hours. It will be interesting to see how the next 10 days goes. I have lived through this before with other relatives - but none of my DW or her siblings have. They don't know what to make of it all. Everything she has described so far happened before with other relatives. It'll be nice to be together again and resume my place as her rock for a while. It's not quite as easy to do when separated by 2200+ miles.

 

[Muushka]

Hugs for you Stoph and your family. You are all in our prayers.

 

[horselover]

Thoughts & prayers with you & your family Christopher.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday Trish!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Stopher
Prayers going up for you and your family

 

[DiznyDi]

Trish -
Just can't let the day go by without wishing you a great big Happy Birthday!
Hope you enjoyed yourself celebrating the day away!

 

[twinklebug]

Hey Stopher to you, your kids and especially to your wife. Not an enviable trip.

 

[Photobee]

Hi, I just subscribed to this thread!

We will be using my parents timeshare next Nov (2012) and have FINALLY narrowed it down to VWL! I'm excited about this and have LOTS of time to plan. This is the 3rd place we were planning on staying, so I'm hoping we're finally done, and going to call WL home for a week next year!

 

[stopher1]

Hugs for you Stoph and your family. You are all in our prayers.

Thoughts & prayers with you & your family Christopher.

Happy Birthday Trish!!

Stopher
Prayers going up for you and your family

Hey Stopher to you, your kids and especially to your wife. Not an enviable trip.

Thanks all.

DW posted a pic of FIL and my middle child today on FB, and I could see in his face the sunken eyes, confusion, sadness and kind of glazed stare that my grandmother had all those years ago near the end. When I spoke with DW on the phone today, one of several calls actually, she was sharing more of the deterioration with me. He is very confused about a lot of things now, that just last week when she arrived he was clear on. He's gotten very forgetful, and has trouble moving. He was on oxygen for practically the entire day yesterday. There was a twinge of regret in her voice, that the 4 siblings weren't able to have that group conversation with him this past weekend that they so wanted to have. They were about to, but he fell asleep on them. She's afraid they might not have another chance now.

Not having gone through this with any relatives in the past as I have, she's not sure what's going on. She shared about various things she and her brother have been doing to try and helpwith things like the itching, the sleeping, the pain, etc, etc, (changing the medication time, mix, dose, etc - even taking some away altogether) and regardless of what they try, it's just getting worse. I think she's finally starting to realize that the similarities between cancer patients are more common than they all thought, and "predictions" if you will, of what might be expected that I shared with her 13 months are coming to pass. And the realization that he won't be with us much longer is really sinking in deeply - with all of them. It's sad. Not a visit I'm relishing, but one that needs to be made for so many reasons.

Thanks for the prayers and s - I do appreciate them so very much.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Stoph - Seems like you have quite a group backing you up - include DiznyDi & I in that cloud of friends. Our prayers for you and DW.


Trish - One more B'Day - Have a Happy one!

 

[wildernessDad]

Hi, I just subscribed to this thread!

We will be using my parents timeshare next Nov (2012) and have FINALLY narrowed it down to VWL! I'm excited about this and have LOTS of time to plan. This is the 3rd place we were planning on staying, so I'm hoping we're finally done, and going to call WL home for a week next year!

You will love it and welcome!

 

[jimmytammy]

Welcome PhotoBee!!

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies:

Thank you very much for the birthday wishes. All of you are wonderful and I truly enjoy chatting with you on the thread. No special plans today other than taking mom to the chiropractor and maybe out to lunch. If it's raining then we'll go on Monday which is fine. DH/I are going to Cape May this weekend which has been a tradition for years. We'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon and taking the new wheels.

Muushka ~ Thanks for announcing my birthday... you are a sweetie! Let's have lunch at the Whispering Canyon Café' and then take the boat over to MK.

Stopher ~ Double Trish Dish.. More to share with the groupies and the cutie. She's gorgeous! My heart breaks for you and the entire family. Please know that all of you are in my thoughts/prayers during this difficult time.

Horselover ~ The ornament was in the gift shop at AKL and in Africa at AK. I think the shop was across from Flame Tree BBQ. If you don't mind picking up one for me I would really appreciate it. I'll reimburse you for the ornament/shipping. No problem. If you don't have the room it's fine. Have a great trip and enjoy!

Photobee ~ Welcome to the thread and great to have you with us! VWL is gorgeous and I can't wait to stay there in the future. Happy planning.

Have a great day everyone and thank you again for the birthday wishes.