Well, I think that we * the kids and I * have made a grand total of 3 trips to Disneyland this week alone. We were there on Wed...we went to Calif. Adven with my parents and lil sister Alison..then Caleb, the "little girls" and I were there on Thurs for his B-day. They *D-Land* has this great program this year, you can get a Free 1day/1 park ticket on your birthday..or if you are pass holder like we are, you have some other options. Caleb *chose* to get a Birthday Card with the amount of a 1day/1park ticket price on it. He was thrilled! I was thrilled! He wanted to go shopping right away! Of course, he was a bit overwhelmed with all the possibilities at first, and since we were on a time constraint, we had to make it a quick trip. He ended up getting a Happy Birthday mickey ears hat, with his name on it of course! I love that the HUGE merch. store at DownTown Disney now does the names when you buy the hat! And it's FREE!! Always a perk!!
Okay, so now that accounts for days 1 and 2..so now on to the "infamous" day 3!! Well, Krista and Sam and I took all our kids on Friday afternoon/night. We left right after the kids got out of school. We got down there with no major incidents....then we got into the parking lot. And I swear it seems like as soon as we get any where near that place my kids turn into little monsters! The whining and complaining started, they were hungry, they were tired, they did not want to walk, etc, etc. So we get all loaded up, get to the tram, and wait...luckily we did not have to wait long for a tram. That was the upside! We headed to Calif. Adven first...mainly because it closes earlier than D-land....The 1st ride that Caleb wanted to go on, was Monsters Inc..we waited in line, are almost to the front...and then....the ride breaks! I was like," Are you kidding me?" So, we move on...the kids went on a couple or other rides before we headed over to the "big D".
If we thought that Calif was busy, boy were we wrong! Dland was much busier, and the line to buy tix was insane!! I mean we headed to Dland at like 6pm, and unless Dland does some sort of discount tix price after a certain time, it just seems like a lot of $$ to waste to me! Any who, so we go on a few rides, at this point everyone is getting tired, and hungry. Seeing as the kids have gone through all the snacks that we brought, we talk about heading home to eat and get the kids to bed. Here is where things went really wrong. I say to Sam, "Hey should WE take Caleb to get his present at the Big Store at DTD?", He *Sam* hears," get Caleb a present from the big store at Dland." So he says, lead we will follow. So I lead, But they are unable to follow...Now here is where things get sticky. I have Caleb and Delilah *who I am carrying in a sling* with me, and Sam and Krista have the rest of the kids and 2 giant strollers..OK to be fair, mine is the only "giant" stroller we have with us. They *Sam and Krista* did not know that We *Caleb, Delilah, and I* left the park, We did not know that They had not been able to follow us. And the icing on this sad cake is this...Sam had not only HIS cell, but Mine as well. Great planning on our parts huh??
Well, this sad tale ends with Caleb getting a seriously annoying toy, We getting lost at DTD, me needing my inhaler, bumming $.50 from a total stranger, freaking out the tram employees *having a combo panic/asthma attack*, and FINALLY finding Sam and Krista and assorted children. Needless to say I was not a very happy person. My poor kids, and Krista and hers. They all felt really bad, and I was really mad to boot! Sam and I "talked"...okay we "had it out" in the car, and were fine by the time we got home.
Now for the moral of this story....Never be at Dland without a cell ph. Because odds are that you will get separated from those that you are with, and people suck...oh yes,I failed to mention that I asked 3, yup count em' 3 people to borrow their cell ph's....one guy *the prick* told me so nicely," there's a payphone right there!" I will refrain from what my reply was, as I am not sure who reads this blog. I can assure you is was ummm colorful, shall we say? So, I made my call, found everyone, got to the car, got home. And that is the end of my week at the "Happiest Place on Earth"...yeah right!
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