If any of you have ever spent time with Gwumma before, you know that occasionally she can work her self into a laughter so strong that it is difficult for her to breath. Virtually any Chevy Chase movie can set her off, and she will laugh continually for a good 20 minutes. Well, after her second hip replacement, she was worried that Big Thunder Mountain would be too much for her. Her Doctor told her she could go ahead and try it, and if she liked it, she could go again, and if not, then no big deal. So she tried it out, and I bet if you listened, you probably could have heard her laughing all the way from California. She squealed and laughed and laughed some more. She laughed as hard as I had EVER heard her laugh, and she did it EACH time we rode that ride. (At least 4 times, maybe more.) At the end of the trip, we asked each other what our favorite rides were, but we all knew what she would say. Ask her about it, and I bet you can get her to laugh some more.Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Our Vacation June 10, 2009
If any of you have ever spent time with Gwumma before, you know that occasionally she can work her self into a laughter so strong that it is difficult for her to breath. Virtually any Chevy Chase movie can set her off, and she will laugh continually for a good 20 minutes. Well, after her second hip replacement, she was worried that Big Thunder Mountain would be too much for her. Her Doctor told her she could go ahead and try it, and if she liked it, she could go again, and if not, then no big deal. So she tried it out, and I bet if you listened, you probably could have heard her laughing all the way from California. She squealed and laughed and laughed some more. She laughed as hard as I had EVER heard her laugh, and she did it EACH time we rode that ride. (At least 4 times, maybe more.) At the end of the trip, we asked each other what our favorite rides were, but we all knew what she would say. Ask her about it, and I bet you can get her to laugh some more.
Our Vacation June 8, 2009
We enjoyed many perks by staying at the Disneyland Hotel. We were able to watch the fireworks from our room, and were thrilled by their customer service. JB loved getting free candy each night as they left chocolate wafers in the shape of a Mickey on our turned down beds.
Our Vacation June 7, 2009
Today we started early in Disneyland, then left about 2:00 ish, had lunch and drove to Huntington Beach. We were not exactly sure how to get there from the Disneyland Hotel, so at the gate out of the complex, Daddy simply asked for directions. The man at the gate said, hang on I'll get you some directions, and pulled out a pen. I thought he was going to jot down some directions on a piece of paper and send us on our way. Instead, he used the pen to help tear off a pre-printed slip of paper that read: "Directions to Huntington Beach from Disneyland Hotel." On the back side were printed the directions on how to get back from the beach TO the Hotel. I was amazed! The mouse thinks of everything! Oh yeah, the beach was great, too!Our Vacation June 6, 2009
Whenever we do Disneyland, Daddy always makes out a schedule of events for us to follow. We find this works very well for us because then we don't have to worry about what ride to go on next. It eliminates the worry about shopping for trinkets because time for that is always on the schedule. Where will we eat lunch? Look at the schedule. What time is dinner? Look at the schedule. I know this sounds weird to plan to such detail, but in Disneyland it really is a bonus. We know how/when to accumulate and use fast passes, and which rides are going to be the busiest at different parts of the day. By using a schedule we can maximize our time by actually going on the rides instead of spending that time discussing what to do next. With this system we see EVERY ride in the park at least once, some multiple times, and once even rode a record breaking 9 rides within 2 hours. We LOVE the schedule!
Our Vacation June 5 2009
June 5th was a great day! Mom and Dad celebrated 19 years, JB celebrated her first day of summer, and Grandma and Grandpa celebrated their retirement. Dad had made reservations for us at Steakhouse 55, a fancy, Disney owned restaurant in the Disney Hotel Complex. As a surprise he made arrangements for a huge cake to be delivered to our table for dessert. It had candles, Chocolate Mickey's, and a picture of the Cinderella castle painted on white chocolate, with the words "Happy Retirement" Grandpa looked surprised, Grandma cried, and the rest of us were left eating cake for the duration of the week. Good thing we had a refridgerator in our room and the chocolate mousse, triple layered cake was delicious!
Friday, June 5, 2009
New life!
A few days ago, J.B. and I were driving home from school, just chatting, and a "flash of red" caught my attention in the field we were driving past. I looked over just in time to see the back end of a sheep, and a lamb drop to the ground. I said I thought that sheep just had a baby, so we turned the car around, parked, and got out to look. In the 30 seconds that it took me to turn around, the Momma had that baby pretty much cleaned up, on it's feet, and starting to nurse. It was pretty incredible.
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