You can't do Disney in a orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.

[parkers*momma]

Is it just me or does Disney music stink?

So with the airline tickets in my trusty Orlando Vacation folder. It is time to get my beloved Grumpy on the resort reservation. Up to this point, I haven’t had to call Disney Vacations since September 2008. So I am way behind learning they have changed their phone service. Now, I’ll be honest and I am not real good about change at all especially change that is not for the better. Definitely the case of the new phone system for reservations. Question, press number…….Question, press number…….Question, press number…….Question, press number…….Question, press number…….
Ok already….Let me talk to a real live human being!


I’m up bright and early on Feb.28th to add darlin’ Grumpy to the reservation. I put on a pot of coffee, fill a cup full of java and set about to get him on the ressie before I have to head to work at 9am. I answer all the MANY senseless questions and am finally put on hold. Isn‘t calling Disney a wonderful thing to do in the morning? I get to “feel” the magic even though It is snowing and blowing outside. There is positively nothing like starting your day in a quiet house, a nice cup of coffee and listening to wonderful Disney music. Sort of gives you a magical feeling all day. As the clock ticks away…I continue to the wonderful music while remembering days gone-by from our most recent trip. Tick tock…tick tock…another cup of coffee and three more songs I find myself singing too. The dog is looking at me like I am crazy because my singing skills are best left in a brown paper bag(I can’t carry a note if it was handed to me in a brown paper bag!) I’m totally amazed he isn’t howling but being the obedient dog that he is…he runs to his bed and hides from my rendition of “It’s a Small World”.

Tick tock….tick tock……still no Cast member but that‘s ok, the music has started from the beginning so I get hear it all over again. Tick tock…tick tock…ok, I’ve got to start getting ready for work. Now I am torn between getting ready for work which means I have to hang up the phone or stay on the line and be late for work. At this point, I am on the phone for 45 minutes and just know that if I hang up, I would have been the next person they would have answered the phone for. So I decide to take the phone with me as I wash my hair. Putting the phone on speaker I proceed with washing my hair. About ½ way into washing my hair…I have a great lather going on…the music stops and a cheerful voice says “Thank you for calling Disney, May I help you?”. Fumbling to grab a towel and the phone at the same time, soap gets in my eyes and I drop the phone! I swear, lathered hands combined with a round edge phone becomes a torpedo of destruction. The phone bounces off the top of my foot slams to the phone. Now hopping on one foot with soap in my eyes (saying a few choice words from the pain) I grab the towel with one hand and go for the phone with the other. NEVER should a defenseless cheap cordless phone be put through such turmoil. I pick up the phone as I am wiping the soap from my eyes all the while saying hello….Hello…HELLO?!?!?! NOTHING! The phone is dead. The poor thing died a on ceramic tile! With the phone in my hand, the back under the sink and the battery laying by the commode I don't know if I should laugh hysterically or cry. At least it was a quick painless death for the phone but I can‘t say so much for my foot! Sighhhhhh…now I will have to start all over again. But not today, I have to get ready for work.

I know better than to even try to get Disney Reservation on the new phone later that day after work, so I decide to start fresh on Monday. If you think setting on the phone for a long time in the morning is something….try sitting on hold on a Saturday at 5pm, you can literally see yourself age. Nothing good can come from that. Since Sunday is a sleep in day and I just couldn’t see giving that up, I decided to wait until Monday to call Disney. On Monday the ritual begins again, and again for over an hour I listen to mediocre Disney Music. Notice I said mediocre…it because you can only listen to the songs over and over again. All week I tried (heaven help me when that phone bill comes in) and I never got the chance to talk to a real live person. I’m so good at calling WDW now that I can answer #1, yes, yes, yes, yes, XXX-XXX-XXXX just as soon as the question starts to be asked.

By Friday, my day off that week…I am literally sick of Disney Music but I need to get Grumpy on the ressie. Forget the coffee, forget the shower, forget getting dressed, and forget combing my hair….I NEED to get this done today. So I am now Mrs. Grumpy (no coffee does this to me) who just happens to be in her Tinkerbelle jammies, smelly, and looking like Medusa. With the vow of all vows…by goodness I WAS going to get Grumpy on the ressie today. I dial the number and say 1, yes, yes, yes, yes, XXX-XXX-XXXX and start the ritual of listening to the rancid Disney Music. Finally a real live breathing talking Cast Member gets me off hold and saves whatever lil sanity I have left. I explain to this real live breathing talking Cast Member that I need to add Grumpy to the ressie. Not a problem, hold for a minute while I get him added. Tick tock….tick tock….tick tock….hmmmm this is taking a long time…..tick tock….tick tock….tick tock. Finally the real live breathing talking Cast Member comes back on the phone. I’m sorry, our system seems to have gone down. I can’t add him to the reservation at this time. Could you please call back? I the phone almost went sailing across the room! Taking in a very DEEP breath and letting it out, I say I can call back but could you do me a favor in the mean time?? Please change the hold music because the magic of hearing it has left forever! Hahahaha

So I decided I would give up and try on my next day off. Which was this past Saturday morning. Never mind that my 16 year old had 7 of his friends over for a night of Halo…which none of them even bothered going to sleep until 8am Saturday Morning. I’m a light sleeper…so light that the dog walking across the floor wakes me up. So with 8-16 year old boys being 16 year old boys, there wasn’t much sleep for me. But I’m up, cup of java in hand and dialing the trust Disney number. A quick press of 1, a yes, yes, yes, yes and a XXX-XXX-XXXX and the music starts. Nope they didn’t change it. I guess they are saving all the magic for when we arrive at our resort and the parks. But at this point, just getting Grumpy on the ressie would be magical.

In a very short time, Disney short that is….20 mintes, I have a Coleen on the phone.

Coleen: Thank you for calling Disney, how may I help you?
Me: Good morning, I’d like to add my Dh-Grumpy to the our reservation.
Coleen: I would be happy to add him, your home phone number please.
Me: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Coleen: just one moment please while I pull up the reservation.

At this point fear wells up in me…what is going to happen today? Is the phone going to go dead? Will the reservation system be down? Will a giant earthquake happen in NW Ohio and knock all the phone lines down?

Coleen: He’s all set. I have him listed on your reservation. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Me: (Bewildered) He’s on the reservation? That quick? Everything is good to go?
Coleen: (Chuckling) Yes, he is on the reservation. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Me: (Astonished) Heavens no, I don’t want to push my luck. I really REALLY appreciate you getting him on the reservation as effortlessly as you did. I’m all set!!
Coleen: Great! Have a magical day!

Wahoooo! Grumpy is going to Disney with us!!!

 

[michael's mom]

Awesome. I was feeling the anxiety sitting here in front of my screen. Keep it coming!

 

[disneynuts777]

Maddi.....OMG.....you are living my Disney life!!!!! I booked the bounceback last August for this August for myself and the 2 DD's. It was to be our last Girls trip before my oldest DD was a senior. Well it has now swelled to a Grand Gathering for 10!!!!!(There are times that I should keep my mouth shut!)
My DH sounds just like yours. He has stayed home for our last two trips. But now that others are coming....well....maybe he should come too.

Now I have my Family(ME, DH, DD16, DD13).....sister #2 +her DBF and DS13
and sister #3 +her DH and DD4.....which is why I needed the tinkerbelle stroller!!!!!!!
To make matters worse my sisters have not been since they were kids and the rest of there families have never been
They have left all the ressies and plannng to me quoting that since I nearly live there I know what to do.

I have panic attacks that I am going to fail them. What if I do not get all the ADR's that have been planned for....obsessed over....
This poor trip is turning into way more than I bargained for. Saratoga springs is not going to know what hit them when everyone tumbles off that ME bus.

There are days when I wish it was just the three of us again......but......then again I can hardly wait to see the 4 year olds face when she sees the princesses "for real"!

 

[parkers*momma]

Does Kissing butt get you closer to Disney?

So to help pass the days until our trip, it's time to scour the DISBOARDS constantly. Even though we are veterans by some people’s standards, we are still learning so much about Disney. Like the great non-park place to watch the fireworks, new restaurants, Pretty Ponies at DTD-who would have thought!, or places off the beaten path for those magical photographs. ( I will share all this information in my Trip Report). So nightly, I’m scouring DISBOARDS, jotting down everything that is new and interesting. Sharing my finds nightly who DH, who is back to his old self…not getting it at all. When I excitedly tell him about NELEP's (a wonderful Dis-friend) find of the Mickey head behind the contemporary and how cute were her pictures. He half heartedly is listening…typical! But that’s ok because even if he can’t get excited in Ohio about it, once at Disney he will just have to be excited. The Magic of Disney can even make the grumpiest of Grumpies happy. I just blow his aloofness off because in actuality this family doesn’t need two Disney fanatics. I had that area more than covered. Finally, I close my laptop and start watching a show with him. During the commercial, he…yes Grumpy…starts a conversation about our upcoming trip.

Grumpy: So when we going to Disney?
Me: September 15-24th , why?
Grumpy: I need to request those days off from work.
Me: You haven't yet?
Grumpy not yet.
Me: (OK, surprised that he hadn't but let it go) You might want to request September 15-25th off because it is a late flight back and with getting our luggage then the drive home, we will be lucky to be home by 1am on the 25th.
Grumpy: I can do that. So everything is set? The hotel (OMG he just called a Disney resort a hotel!-I reframed from telling him the difference) and the airline tickets are set?
ME: Yep, we are good to go. I’ve started a list of things to see and do on our off days, waiting for June 19th to make the ADR’s, waiting on the Disney Calendar to decide what days have EMH so I can plan our on days.
GRUMPY: When are we going again?
ME: (SIGHING) September 15-24th but you need to request September 15-25th off.
GRUMPY: You need to write that down so I can ask my boss about the days off.
Me: Here’s the dates….September 15-25th…that’s all you have to remember.
Grumpy: Ok, just write them down for me so I can take it to work.
Me: why can’t you write the dates down???

I feel a storm brewing!

OK….I know I am being petty. I really do but dang it, I do all the planning when it comes to our vacations. As I said, I have OCD so I tweak the daylights out of any vacation plans I make. Not only do I make the plans, pack for the vacation, get everything lined up with the children’s school and their school work, the pets to boarding or friends to watch while we are gone PLUS I am the frugal one of our family. I’m the one that finds that extra money that gets us to WDW. Like grooming the dog myself (poor thing is still hiding behind the sofa from his last hair cut). So for me to have to write the days down for him to take to work was like asking me to skywrite it with an airplane. Not happening! Back and forth, back and forth it went…until I just simply ignored him. HA! I won!!

Or should I say I sorta won? He never asked again so I thought he just gave up on me writing it and hoped beyond hope that he would do it. Or at least remember the dates.

The next day, before he came home from work, he calls me on the new telephone….

GRUMPY: Before I leave work, I need to know when we are going to Disney.
ME: (sighing) September 15-25th.
GRUMPY: Let me grab the calendar….
ME: drumming fingers on the counter
GRUMPY: Ok, Got it! Now when…..
ME: Honey…September 15-25th is when we are outta here!

Dead silence..utterly total dead silence. OMG have I killed another phone?

ME: Honey?? You there??
GRUMPY: (in a sheepish voice) Uhhhhhh yea.
ME: (bewildered once again) What’s wrong?
GRUMPY: (in yet a sheepish voice) Nothing
ME: What’s wrong?!?!
GRUMPY: uhhhhhh..welllll….it looks like someone has already requested those days off.
ME: OMG you are kidding right. This is just a sick joke right? You can’t be telling me that you aren’t going…ARE YOU?
GRUMPY: Let me talk to Dave (his boss) and see what he says.
ME: (in a panic) Talk and see what he says??? Oh no no no no NO. This can't be happening!! Tell him we are going...simple dear, start kissing butt.....heck tell him if it gets you off that week I'll Kiss his butt! Better yet, tell him to fire your butt and rehire you when we get back. Tell him to lay you off and he can call you back on the 25th. Tell him the your old maid aunt (he doesn’t have an aunt) died and you were her favorite nephew and need to oversee everything in Florida for 2 weeks. Better yet, we will just wait until it is time to leave, I’ll call him on the morning of the 15th to tell him you died and will call him on the 25th to tell him the Doctors have resuscitated you butt.
GRUMPY: Hon...hon....honey...I'll talk to Dave. Trust me I will get it off so I can go. Deal???
ME: (sighing but still not happy) Ok deal but I’m not a happy wife right now.
GRUMPY: Probably not a good time to come home, huh?
ME: You’re fine, really. It’s just you don’t have a clue what I went through to get you on the reservation.
GRUMPY: I know, I know…tell you what. Why don’t I just pick something up for supper. You take the night off.
ME: Deal.

Ok…I will be honest, he didn’t have to buy supper that night. Not that I don’t appreciate it, it is something we gave up to save for the trip. I love not cooking a night. All I wanted from him was a “YES, I have the 15-24th off for our trip.” But that is something we won’t know until Monday.

Kissing butt might not work for his boss but Grumpy kissing my tushy worked. I love KFC and that's what he brought home!

Man-Oh-Man, I love that man of mine!

 

[parkers*momma]

To date:

9/17/08....Booked the bounceback in September of 2008 for September 2009 for free dining.

2/13/09....Bought 2 round trip airline tickets from Detroit to Orlando Non-stop for $139.00 each.

2/27/09....DH decided he wants to join us for our ANNUAL Mommy and Me Vacation. UGGGHHHH

2/27/09....Bought 1 round trip airline ticket from Detroit to Orlando non-stop for $139.00

2/28/09....Tried calling Disney to get DH on the reservation...one broken phone and bruised foot later, he still isn't on the reservation.

3/2/09-3/13/09...still trying to get DH on the reservation.

3/14/09....WAHOOO!!! Finally got DH on the reservation!

3/21/09....Free DINNER compliments of DH!

 

[SunnieRN]

lol, hilarious!! Looking forward to more!!

 

[michael's mom]

I'd kill him! Not literally of course...but that's exactly what my DH would do...I know exactly how you feel, but about something smaller...one dinner ressie (at Chef Mickey's however, and not DH, Dcousin)!

 

[parkers*momma]

When I last submitted a post I ended it with Man-oh-man I love that man of mine! It should have said “man-o-man WHY do I love that man of mine?

I probably appear very dominate or a control freak when it comes to planning Disney Vacations. In all actuality, I guess you could say I have to be a control freak. And here’s why……..

I’m running through my Ultimate Disney Vacation folder. I mean I have this puppy strewed all over the kitchen table by days of the week. In the middle of the pile is this huge calendar with our dates highlighted and cute little Disney stickers on each date. I mean I really do love planning and spreading the Disney Magic on everything…even my daily agendas.

So the man of my life, Darlin’ Grumpy wonders into the kitchen and while trying to appear casual, he is looking over everything. I immediately thought secretly, “wahoooo he is taking an interest in what we are going to be doing each day”…then another little voice says “maybe he is just trying to humor you to soothe over the fact the he doesn’t even know if he can get the days off”. Ohh if only those little voice knew….

The conversation went like this:

Grumpy: Huhmmmm, you do know I only get two weeks off this year instead of the 5 weeks I had at the other job….right???
Me: Yes, but the trip is under the two weeks actually by one day.
Grumpy: Why did you book the flight out on a Tuesday and back on a Thursday?
Me: Because it is a lot cheaper to fly mid week than on the weekends plus the resorts are cheaper on the weekend. I save quite a bit by going this time of the year.
Grumpy: But if you book it weekend to weekend, it’s basically the same number of days and you get to full weekends.
Me: Right but the parks are more crowded on the weekends so I usually avoid them like the plague. I don’t like crowds and you don’t get that when doing the parks through the week.
Grumpy: But it will eat up all my vacation time for the year. I don’t think I can go another 6 months without a vacation day.
Me: (Puzzled) But you have 3 personal days plus Good Friday and the one vacation day possible two if you decide to go back to work on that Friday. That‘s basically one three day weekend a month?
Grumpy: You know, I think I will go down with Diva and you but will just fly home on that Sunday or maybe fly down on that Saturday and meet you guys at one of the parks when my flight comes in.

Ok, at this point I was staring at him like he had just grown an extra head! I couldn’t believe what he had just suggested! Moreso, I couldn’t believe he was silly enough to not only think it but to speak it out loud to me. OMG!!!!! This is not going to be good!

Me: (trying to remain calm) Do you realize what I just went through to get you on the reservation? (I know I have asked him this before) Do you realize that to change the airline ticket from Thursday to the previous Sunday it will be $75.00. I may be able to buy a one way back cheaper but that will take that one initial ticket over $200.00
Grumpy: I’ll pay the difference.
Me: (not succeeding in staying calm) What about the car at the airport? How are we going to get home if you already have the car? You can’t pick us up because our flight gets in at 5:15, you don’t even get off work until 5:30 and it’s a two and a half hour drive to the airport.
Grumpy: We could drive separate.
Me: (in amazement that he would even suggest that) and pay for two cars in airport parking? Do you know expensive that will be?
Grumpy: Maybe you two can hang out at the airport until I get there.
Me: (throwing calm right out the window)For two and a half hours? Heck, we will probably be arrested for loitering before you get there or worse, arrested for suspicious activities. I don’t think so. Not only that but you are on the reservation. I haven’t a clue how Disney will do that. I’m not even sure they CAN do that since you are leaving early.
Grumpy: How about this? I come up on that Saturday instead of Tuesday. I’ll get one of the older kids to drive me to the airport. Diva and you can take the car, I’ll fly in on Saturday, meet you at the parks and we will fly home together on Thursday. Then we can just ride home together. No extra Parking fees.
Me: (nails are starting to bite into the palms of my hands) Problem is, you have to be with us on the first day because of the free dining. If not, I can probably add you to the reservation when you come in but not for free dining which means it is all out of pocket. I can’t afford that with all the character meals and dinner shows we have planned.
Grumpy: I’m just don’t want to go for all those days and burn off my vacation time. Do you realize what I will be like if I don’t get a break from work before September?
Me: (nails breaking the skin)And do you realize what I am going to be like if I have to change everything AND spend more money for less time.
Grumpy: Well what are we going to do? What will work?
Me: (blood dripping from my palms) What will work? Me walking out of the kitchen before I blow.

I could see his back stiff and his jaw set…heck my spine was already stiff but my jaw was a flappin’. This can’t be happening as visions of 2007 flash through my mind. We haven’t even made it to Disney and the attitudes are starting!

I look at him one last time, he is staring at me like I now have two heads. Instead of adding fuel to the fire---heck sacrificing him to the volcano Gods because I feel a huge eruption brewing-I walk out of the room.

So here is the plan I have come up with after a good night’s sleep.

At the 90 day mark, I am going to make all the ADR’s that I have planned for entire trip based on 3 people. After that, I’m going to photocopy every blooming thing in my folder and put it all in another folder. In the new folder, I will add the airline’s phone number with HIS ticket information, Disney’s phone number, and each of the older kids phone numbers. If he wants to go through the hassles…great, he can change it and the only thing it is going to affect is his airline tickets. As long as he doesn’t touch my reservation so it costs me more or Diva and I lose days…it’s all good….he can subtract whatever days he wants and pay for his dining out of his pocket.

Once he decides what he is going to do…and it’s booked and paid for, I’ll call and correct whatever dining that needs to be corrected, like Cinderella’s Royal Table or Disney’s Spirit of Aloha. When it comes to Typhoon Lagoon, MNSSHP, and a day of horseback riding…I just hope he has enough cash in his pocket.

Ohhhh YEA….just between you my dear DISBOARD friends….I’m not even going to ask him…not even one time…if he wants to go with us in 2010. We are sneaking off to Disney while he is at work and I’ll call him once we are there!

And they say woman are indecisive!

 

[michael's mom]

Oh, Maddi! I'm so sorry that your planning is hitting a road block. I love your idea of handing him the folder and telling him to do it if he wants to make the changes. Some people don't understand what it takes to plan a trip...they bug me because they never appreciate how hard you've worked. Believe me, everyone going with me just doesn't get it. They sort of tease me about how "into it" I am, not realizing that I'm doing it to maximize their experience! I hope this all works out for you and that DH makes up his mind.

And, for 2010...GO FOR IT!

 

[parkers*momma]

OK at this point I have to add. We have been together for almost 25 years. I love him dearly though at times (especially like these) I don't like him very much.

I really think why he decided to come is seeing the fun we were having while planning our vacation plus all the "do yous" DD is constantly saying "Momma do you remember when we did this at Disney or do you remember that or do you wanna eat here or there." I truly think he realize how much he missed when he didn't join us last year. She is a Daddy's little princess more than a Momma's girl...KWIM?

Who knows, next week he could change his mind again and go the full time or not at all. I'm love to have him join us but just as happy if he doesn't. Just as long as we don't have a repeat of 2007...it's all good!

Sadly...he is even going to miss more next year..CAUSE I SWEAR we are not telling him until we are there!

 

[parkers*momma]

Oh, Maddi! I'm so sorry that your planning is hitting a road block. I love your idea of handing him the folder and telling him to do it if he wants to make the changes. Some people don't understand what it takes to plan a trip...they bug me because they never appreciate how hard you've worked. Believe me, everyone going with me just doesn't get it. They sort of tease me about how "into it" I am, not realizing that I'm doing it to maximize their experience! I hope this all works out for you and that DH makes up his mind.

And, for 2010...GO FOR IT!

hahaha you are sooooo right. I wish I could be a fly at night gal but ok....I'm like a lil kid at disney. I want to eat with a character or two. We both know you can't just walk up to the castle at noon and expect to get a seat during free dining.

HAHAHA I never told of this but once...and I kid you not...we were having this crazy battle on packing. We were going to Vegas for a week and I planned everything. At the time there was still 3 kids to home plus a dog. So you know the routine...all the planning, getting the kids all packed and to the sitters, school and notes, reservations for hotel, meals, tickets for shows...and I got this total bull streak going on because he made a comment on how he didn't understand why I go so stressed out before we left for a vacation. So I decided fine...you are a big boy you can pack your own things. The battle was on....the day we left, he is (I kid you not) throwing whatever in a brown paper bag. For heaven sakes we were flying! He brings it out and sits this one lil brown paper bag beside the mountain of suitcases and says he is packed.

He won...I took it into the bedroom, folded everything, added more things and put it in a suitcase. Without either of us saying a word...we put everything in the car and left. To this say...nothing has ever been said about the brown paper bag. I left him win...but I don't think it is going to happen this time

 

[Trentmom]

I am in in

This is a great read


Love brown paper bag story...the visualization of that is cracking me up

 

[disneynuts777]

OH....Maddi....I will keep in you in my thoughts!!! DH looked at my folders and stuff all over the table this weekend and just kept on walking.(smart man). He knows that I wil go ape if any commets are made.

I am down to 68 days to figure out our meal plan for free dining for 10 people. Nobody will be eating at the kitchen table any time soon

 

[michael's mom]

hahaha you are sooooo right. I wish I could be a fly at night gal but ok....I'm like a lil kid at disney. I want to eat with a character or two. We both know you can't just walk up to the castle at noon and expect to get a seat during free dining.

HAHAHA I never told of this but once...and I kid you not...we were having this crazy battle on packing. We were going to Vegas for a week and I planned everything. At the time there was still 3 kids to home plus a dog. So you know the routine...all the planning, getting the kids all packed and to the sitters, school and notes, reservations for hotel, meals, tickets for shows...and I got this total bull streak going on because he made a comment on how he didn't understand why I go so stressed out before we left for a vacation. So I decided fine...you are a big boy you can pack your own things. The battle was on....the day we left, he is (I kid you not) throwing whatever in a brown paper bag. For heaven sakes we were flying! He brings it out and sits this one lil brown paper bag beside the mountain of suitcases and says he is packed.

He won...I took it into the bedroom, folded everything, added more things and put it in a suitcase. Without either of us saying a word...we put everything in the car and left. To this say...nothing has ever been said about the brown paper bag. I left him win...but I don't think it is going to happen this time

the things we do for those we love!

 

[miprender]

The brown paper bag reminds me of Everyone loves Raymond episode

Maddie I dont know how you put up with that. My DH loves Disney just as much as me,but my brother sounds like your DH. Just last week he said that he wasnt sure if he could get two Weds off because his class is now on Wed and wanted to go back to leaving on Thurs And he finally just asked work off for the time!! I felt like my mom and kept reminding him to tell his boss and YES I had to write those dates down too. Several times. So I feel your pain (well sort of)

 

[michael's mom]

The brown paper bag reminds me of Everyone loves Raymond episode

Maddie I dont know how you put up with that. My DH loves Disney just as much as me,but my brother sounds like your DH. Just last week he said that he wasnt sure if he could get two Weds off because his class is now on Wed and wanted to go back to leaving on Thurs And he finally just asked work off for the time!! I felt like my mom and kept reminding him to tell his boss and YES I had to write those dates down too. Several times. So I feel your pain (well sort of)

I was thinking the same thing...At least there wasn't stinky cheese involved in poor Maddi's house!

My sister's fiance waited FOREVER to ask for the days off too! But, I just let her deal with that.

Oh, and Miprender...where's the spring NE weather? It was pretty cold here today, except in my classroom which was a sweltering 76 (I like it when it's 68)

 

[michael's mom]

After reading through all the RC posts, I can imagine you're completely swamped with that...I'm anxiously awaiting more updates here

 

[nelep]

Ummmmm......HELLOOOOOO! So, why didn't anyone tell me about this? After all the PITA RC horrors... this is much better reading!

Parkers*Momma - you are hilarious! LOL!!!! My DH wants to know what's so funny. But I can't tell him because he wouldn't get it. You should see my Disney folder... you know, the one with the FW claim check in it.

 

[TINK0998]

And I thought I was having trouble with my plans...I wish you the best and I will enjoy reading how this progresses.