When YOu Wish Upon a Star... Hey That's ME!!!!..updated with pictures

[starann]

..............we will be pulling away from our house, heading to Mickey's House (as the kids call it). Chey just got home from school, so this is the time we will be leaving!

YIKES....looks like I will have a busy weekend! I will try to take some picts of all the junk we are bringing (and that I have to pack!). I also have to clean, clean, clean this weekend. Although I know me, and I will end up slacking on the DIS most of the time, then be a real witch next week cause nothing is done!

 

[sherreis]

..............we will be pulling away from our house, heading to Mickey's House (as the kids call it). Chey just got home from school, so this is the time we will be leaving!

YIKES....looks like I will have a busy weekend! I will try to take some picts of all the junk we are bringing (and that I have to pack!). I also have to clean, clean, clean this weekend. Although I know me, and I will end up slacking on the DIS most of the time, then be a real witch next week cause nothing is done!

Why is it our houses are cleaner when we're leaving for vacation than when we're at home?

 

[starann]

The only time my house stays clean, is when I'm on vacation!!!

 

[sherreis]

The only time my house stays clean, is when I'm on vacation!!!

Amen sista! Same here. My boys don't know what the meaning of clean is.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

The only time my house stays clean, is when I'm on vacation!!!

Isn't that the truth!! Only 6 more days!! You guys must be so excited!!

 

[starann]

Isn't that the truth!! Only 6 more days!! You guys must be so excited!!

Now if only dh and I would stop fighting, I would be. The recent family drama that has been going on with my dad has taken a toll on me and I have been cranky because of it.


On a happier note....I started packing today!!!! Not much, but I started! We have also been doing the backlog of laundry in our basement so I have more clothes to pack. DH took the air conditioners out of the windows (we live in a house that is 108yrs old, so no central air) and down to the basement while I cleaned our room (which was a disaster!) Afterall Mom is coming to house/critter sit while we are gone, so she has to have a clean room to sleep in. Chey is currently cleaning her room (in case mom wants to sleep in there as she is not used to sleeping with dogs). Later he will take the boys for haircuts while I go to Target (I have to get a b-day gift for a party we have tomorrow). I also have to go grocery shopping as we have NO food in the house....we are even out of peanut butter, which in our house is a national emergency!

Soon the boys will be going down for a nap and I will be going up in the attic to get more stuff packed!


Well enough slacking for me, back to packing and cleaning!

 

[rosiep]

OMG!! I can't believe how close we are!!

I made a calendar with things to do for my countdown....banking, laundry etc...luckily DH is staying home so housecleaning isn't one of them

 

[starann]

I woke up this morning to find my 4yo in bed with me......guess who is sick?!?!?! I was planning on bringing the neubulizer with us, but to have to use it now??!?! UGH! He is barking, and it's the 'early' bark, which means tonight I will get NO sleep as we will probably be in the ER.

I'm coughing up technicolored mucous and our 13 yo hates us........But we are going to WDW in 4 days!!!!!!

I, of course, didn't get done all that had to get done this weekend, so that means I will be a busy busy girl this week......I need a vacation....yesterday!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

I woke up this morning to find my 4yo in bed with me......guess who is sick?!?!?! I was planning on bringing the neubulizer with us, but to have to use it now??!?! UGH! He is barking, and it's the 'early' bark, which means tonight I will get NO sleep as we will probably be in the ER.

I'm coughing up technicolored mucous and our 13 yo hates us........But we are going to WDW in 4 days!!!!!!

I, of course, didn't get done all that had to get done this weekend, so that means I will be a busy busy girl this week......I need a vacation....yesterday!

Yikes!! I hope your little guy and you get better ASAP!! I know how terrible sick at WDW can be!

4 more days!!!!

 

[sherreis]

OMG!! I can't believe how close we are!!

I made a calendar with things to do for my countdown....banking, laundry etc...luckily DH is staying home so housecleaning isn't one of them

When I first saw this I read baking, laundry. And, I was thinking, "Wow, what a woman - baking a few days before leaving to WDW..." Banking makes more sense though. Banks are closed today so we made sure to go on Saturday morning. How wonderful of your DH to clean. That makes it a little easier for you, I hope.

I woke up this morning to find my 4yo in bed with me......guess who is sick?!?!?! I was planning on bringing the neubulizer with us, but to have to use it now??!?! UGH! He is barking, and it's the 'early' bark, which means tonight I will get NO sleep as we will probably be in the ER.

I'm coughing up technicolored mucous and our 13 yo hates us........But we are going to WDW in 4 days!!!!!!

I, of course, didn't get done all that had to get done this weekend, so that means I will be a busy busy girl this week......I need a vacation....yesterday!

I'm so sorry -- lousy timing. Better today than in a few days. Hope you don't need the E.R. Don't forget to take care of YOU too. Us nurses are bad that you know - we're so busy taking care of everyone else. Vitamin C for everyone!!!!

 

[rosiep]

When I first saw this I read baking, laundry. And, I was thinking, "Wow, what a woman - baking a few days before leaving to WDW..." Banking makes more sense though. Banks are closed today so we made sure to go on Saturday morning. How wonderful of your DH to clean. That makes it a little easier for you, I hope.

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I bake too! I brought a plate of fresh cookies over to my neighbor on Saturday night. Yesterday I was trying to figure out what to do with the left over coconut I had (macaroons baby...)

I tend to go a little nuts before vacation...kinda like the nesting instinct people get when they're pregnant...I want everything to be in perfect order.


Star: Come on honey..just take deep breathes. And remember if the task at hand seems too big..just break it down into to managable portions.
I do hope you son feels better. Everyone seems to be feeling ill these days. I have been taking vitamin c, and airborne all week to try to ward off this cold I feel creeping behind me.

 

[sherreis]

Star - just wanted to wish you guys to have a great trip. Just remember what doesn't get done is OK and if you forget something you're not going to an uncivilized country. Leave your problems at home! (sorry, that doesn't include a DH or a pouty child - couldn't resist - that's how it would be at my house )

 

[addictedtothemouse]

I'm coughing up technicolored mucous and our 13 yo hates us........But we are going to WDW in 4 days!!!!!!

It must be the age, I'm currently not the favorite person of my 14 yo.
I hope you all start feeling better. With 3 of the five of us having asthma we take our nebulizer everywhere.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Star, I hope all is well with you guys and you and DS are feeling better! Your getting soooo close!!!

 

[starann]

Today my youngest had his follow up appt with the pediatric orthopedic surgeon. I took a half day from work, got him all excited for his dr appt. We go and they informed me that his appt was YESTERDAY. UGH! So we rescheduled for 11/11 (the dr comes to this area once a month from St. Christophers, so another specialist was in the office today).

I canceled his physical therapy appt for tonight....I have entirely too much to do. My DH says, "You are depriving our child of medical treatment cause you are lazy?" I said "He'll get more than enough 'physical therapy in Disney!"

I got the BIG suitcase (the one that can hold a human body) to start packing my stuff, finished the boys and started doing some 'family' things. That lasted all of an hour before I got bored and came to 'play' on the computer. I started printing some journal pages....which are TOO CUTE. Until I ran out of ink! Sigh. Sometimes I wonder if anything will come easy!

I called my MIL to see if she has started packing (and to give her a weather update), made an appt to get my van inspected while we are gone (thankfully we can leave it there until we get back, but I'm hoping they don't call us with the total bill until we've been there a few days....I know it will be a doozy and don't want it to ruin our vacation.

My 13yo's mood is better today, but it has been a rough few days. I'm really hoping that vacation will bring us all closer together as a family....that or it will kill us, one by one (reminds me of a movie, idenity, anyone see it, that was one that you really didn't guess the ending).

My husband is tried of my 'disney corniness' But I just want to be on vacation!

Oh, I've also been cleaning...an endless battle in my house....oh well, at least it is making me feel like I am doing something for our trip, cause lord knows I have to keep busy!

Ok, off to do some more trip stuff, then to bed....I have my last day of work tomorrow for a week and a half and have a meeting at 8am But then I'm on vacation!!!!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Today my youngest had his follow up appt with the pediatric orthopedic surgeon. I took a half day from work, got him all excited for his dr appt. We go and they informed me that his appt was YESTERDAY. UGH! So we rescheduled for 11/11 (the dr comes to this area once a month from St. Christophers, so another specialist was in the office today).

I canceled his physical therapy appt for tonight....I have entirely too much to do. My DH says, "You are depriving our child of medical treatment cause you are lazy?" I said "He'll get more than enough 'physical therapy in Disney!"

I got the BIG suitcase (the one that can hold a human body) to start packing my stuff, finished the boys and started doing some 'family' things. That lasted all of an hour before I got bored and came to 'play' on the computer. I started printing some journal pages....which are TOO CUTE. Until I ran out of ink! Sigh. Sometimes I wonder if anything will come easy!

I called my MIL to see if she has started packing (and to give her a weather update), made an appt to get my van inspected while we are gone (thankfully we can leave it there until we get back, but I'm hoping they don't call us with the total bill until we've been there a few days....I know it will be a doozy and don't want it to ruin our vacation.

My 13yo's mood is better today, but it has been a rough few days. I'm really hoping that vacation will bring us all closer together as a family....that or it will kill us, one by one (reminds me of a movie, idenity, anyone see it, that was one that you really didn't guess the ending).

My husband is tried of my 'disney corniness' But I just want to be on vacation!

Oh, I've also been cleaning...an endless battle in my house....oh well, at least it is making me feel like I am doing something for our trip, cause lord knows I have to keep busy!

Ok, off to do some more trip stuff, then to bed....I have my last day of work tomorrow for a week and a half and have a meeting at 8am But then I'm on vacation!!!!

I hope you guys are well!! It maybe good that the bag is big enough for a body cause if my DH said I was lazy he'd definitely need a body bag!

 

[addictedtothemouse]

Less than 24 hours and you'll be on the road!!!!

 

[starann]

Going to get the rental van.

Then we are OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jkCT]

You're probably on your way already...but I just wanted to say have fun!

 

[starann]

We are back...exausted but back!

I will hope to work on a trip report in the next few days. We got home at 5:30am this morning (we left Sun at noon, so we made GREAT! time back to PA), unloaded my inlaws and the kids, said BYE to the inlaws and crawled into bed until 9:30. Then it was time to take the rental care back, pick up my car, eat some lunch and go grocery shopping. I have since been downloading picts (about 860 of them!), loading them onto myspace and winkflash and somewhere in there I cooked dinner.

Tomorrow we both took off again to get more done, but the kids have school, and I have unpacking to do!

So stay tuned to find out.........

How long did it take us to get there?
Did my in laws have a good time?
We lost WHO for HOW long.......
Did Cody ride the Tower of Terror?
Who hid under the tables to get away from the characters?
What 'extra' places did we eat?
Who threw a hissy fit and walked away from the group?
Did Star get to meet up with RosieP?
When do the boys want to go back to Mickey's House?
Will I ever be crazy enough to go with them again?


For now, I am off to bed!