I need a vacation from my vacation 2

well we are back!
A LONG yet very fun week.
We went to Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood studios(formerly MGM) and Animal Kingdom.
We have lots of memories, a few funny stories and tons of pictures, which I will post all throughout this week.

Turns out my "No Fear" 5 year old who is my adventure junkie thrill seeker is not much into fast rides, coasters or things that go down hills. He did fine until Universal Islands of Adventure and we went on Jurassic Park. It just got worse from there. All week he fretted and fussed about how fast or slow a ride was, how big or little the hill was, would it go up fast or up slow. He cried before he even got onto rides. It was actually a little surprising. Finn is always the one who is jumping out of the tree house, finding new and inventive ways for an adrenaline rush. He has always been my "lets go lets go lets go" boy.

Peter, who has always been a little more timid and reserved and seems to be scared of everything REALLY surprised me. He doesnt have much use of his left hand and arm. He is always more shy and scared to do things, for the longest time he didnt even want to go down tall slides at the playground. But he promised me that at WDW he would try all the rides at least once. Turns out Mr shy and timid is a roller coaster enthusiast! He rode Space Mountain TWICE, and Expedition Everst FOUR TIMES!! He just loved it. I think I could have gotten him back onto tower of terror again if we had more time. He really loved the thrilling rides and the rollercoasters and the fast rides.

A few highlights From Each park:

(Epcot)They LOVED Mission Space. We didnt do the wimpy green one either. We did the full out orange team with the spinning and the G-force pulling your face back to your ears as you blasted off to Mars. The one where as you are blasting off you can feel your stomach sinking lower and lower and it just keeps sinking. I actually cry out every time I ride it. I dont think my stomach can sink any lower and it does. It is just such an amazingly realistic ride.

(Animal Kingdom)- Peter loved Everest.(four times it was awesome). Finn Loved the Kali River Rapids. I happened to be sitting in the wet seat BOTH TIMES. I was soaked. A Bugs Life was a big hit as well.

(Hollywood Studios) I Loved Tower of Terror. It is my favorite ride. The one we went on had a GREAT sequence of drops and ascents. It was fantastic. The boys LOVED Star Tours. As soon as the movie was over, Finn in a loud voice said "That was TOTALLY AWESOME!"

(Magic Kingdom) Peter Loved Space Mountain. Finn did not. Finn and Peter both loved one of my favorite rides "Peter Pans Flight". Splash Mountain was fine until the last drop at the end and Pirates of the Caribbean was a big hit for all. Mickeys Philharmonic was so much fun too.

Universal studios and Islands of adventure was really fun all around. If anyone is going to IOA anytime soon you MUST ride the spiderman ride. It was amazing. The boys loved the Cat in the Hat ride, E.T and the Woody Woodpecker kiddie coaster.

So thats kind of a brief synopsis. I will post pictures this week etc.

To Quote Clueless, "I'm Outtie"

Remember this post?

Finn will FINALLY get his chance at WDW.

Hopefully next week i will have a REAL picture of the gang at WDW. We are leaving before the crack of dawn tomorrow morning. Peters Make A Wish trip is finally here!!

Have a great week y'all! I know I will.

I've got a golden ticket

Yesterday was just one of those days that went right.
Everything fell into place.
I got stuff done.
Good things came my way.

First I started in the upstairs bathroom. I went through all the drawers, under the cabinets etc and I pulled out a HUGE garbage bag full of junk and trash and shampoo bottles with only a squirt of shampoo left in them etc. i threw out old razors, old make up, face cleansers and more.
Then I cleaned, scrubbed the tub, cleaned the toilet, cleaned up boy pee that had missed the toilet, it was just so much better. It looked so good, it was sparkly clean, smelled great (thanks tea tree oil!) and I just felt a million times better without all the junk cluttering up the drawers and cabinets.

Then I got a call from the cosmetology school asking I come back in and re-sign some paperwork.
They were able to get me even more grant money! So basically every 3 months I will get a grant check for $950! It is like a little mini paycheck every few months. It is the exact amount I will need for after care at the school for the boys!!

THEN we got a nice check in the mail from Charles old job profit sharing! I took it to the bank and usually they put a hold on them for a week because they suck. BUT I got a nice guy who asked "When do you need these funds?" I told him by Monday would be great, and he said that usually it would be a 7 day hold, but since it was a company check etc he would override the hold and the funds were available first thing this morning. How AWESOME is that??

The boys mostly behaved. Dinner turned out fantastic (grilled checken in whole grain flat out wraps), and a whole garden full of more peppers than I will know what to do with.

Hopefully I can have even more of those days. They make me happy.

Our tooth fairy comes on the 1st and the 15th of the month...

Finn has been OBSESSED with losing his teeth. He thought it was so cool that when Peters teeth fell out he got shiny gold dollars under his pillow (hey the tooth fairy has to use those things up from the post office somehow!)

So for the past few weeks he has insisted his tooth was loose.

I felt it and perhaps it was the teenyist bit loose. Well he hooked onto that tooth with a mission. Every time I looked his direction his finger was in his mouth and he was just a wigglin' away on it.

That tooth got looser and looser. One day it got so loose it was about 1/4 of an inch taller than his other teeth. When he would breathe, the tooth would pfff forward with exhales and ffftt back with the inhales. He wouldnt let me yank it though. All it would have taken was a quick tug and it would have come right out. He insisted it fall out without any medical or parental intervention.

So,I gave him a donut for a snack and as he was eating I hear "Hey, I lost my tooth!"

I go over and sure enough his tooth fell out. He spit it out and said "I cant believe it! I lost my tooth. I was eating my donut and next thing I know I was chewing my tooth! Can you believe it? I lost my Tooth! Hey Peter, I finally lost a tooth!"

He was so proud.

The next morning on his breakfast plate was a crisp, beautiful Disney Dollar (a dollar from disney world that can be used as money there)

FINN: DAD! I got a Disney Dollar. The Toof Fairy left me a Disney Dollar! Isn't that awesome?

DAD: Wow, a whole disney Dollar? Thats pretty Cool buddy!

FINN: I know. Look Peter, the Toof Fairy left me a disney Dollar!

PETER: Yeah, thats great finn.

DAD: Hmmmm, I wonder how the tooth fairy knew we were going to Disney World?

FINN: Hmm, maybe she heard us from her castle or something.

So yay, he finally lost a tooth. Now if only I can keep him from yanking out all his other teeth. That dollar thing was a pretty good deal!!

They see me rollin...

So we were driving up to the Renaissance festival, and I notice peter in the backseat doing something kind of silly.

I turned around and asked "Peter, what are you doing?"

He looked at me and said(in all seriousness) "Im driving while I shake my boo-tay...DUH"

Ah.

I grab the camera and tell him to do it again. So here he is in his home video debut.

The upcoming week

To quote Queen (my favorite band EVAH), "I'm going slightly mad..."
What a week I have planned. Just looking at my gigantic dry erase wall calander, it is full of red!

• This week I have to take all my finished paperwork back to school to complete my registration (I got some grants and pell grants and a student loan, so I just had to take the paperwork home, have charles sign it and bring it all back).
• Then on Wednesday we are going to Disney On Ice (free tickets, courtesy of Make a Wish),
• Thursday is the first day of The Stringing Group (the jewelry making and beading group I started. If anyone in charlotte is interested, let me know, new classes are forming!) Then i am working at the Media Center at the kids school.
• Friday I am taking the dog to the kennel, then I am cleaning house, packing and finally on saturday heading to Disney World!

I have my first day of orientation on the 21st and start full time on the 27th.
So sometime between today and then I have to enroll the boys in an after school program for 2 1/2 hours a day.

But on the plus side;

• I am going to Disney World.
• I am going back to school and I will be done in a year.
• I started a beading group that I am very excited about.
• My book club is reading Enders Game by Orson Scott Card for Octobers book.

All good things. so despite all the red on my calander, it leads up to good things. I cant complain.

So I will just crank up my Queen CD a little louder, put on my big girl underwear and get it all done.

MIA...again

I havent been able to get onto blogger this week, I have been kind of busy.

Tuesday I had to take Peter to UNC for a check up with his cardiologist and a biopsy.
Turns out it was time for his yearly heart catheterization as well.
So what was SUPPOSED to be a quick in and out thing, turned into a long day.
PLUS on the way home on I-85 outside of Kannapolis there was a wreck with a fuel spill. SO 85 was a parking lot. I was stuck in the thick of it with no way to get off the road, exit, turn around etc. I just had to sit there and wait. I moved three tenths of a mile in an hour and 15 minutes.
I left at 630am and got home at 9pm. I was tired, grumpy, and was ready for bed as soon as I walked through the door. I didnt even watch my shows on DVR!!

Then yesterday I was busy working on the mothers bracelets for our Super Saturday activity.
36 bracelets are being made. I had to order 612 letters! And figure out how many crystals for each bracelet, and determine how many beads and clasps etc. It literally took me all day. But it is done and I came in 8$ under budget. YAHOO.

Today i am going to COSTCO with my friend Amy. My one day of just nothing.
Actually this morning I am going to clean like crazy. Yesterday while I was working away the sister missionaries had stopped by and I hadnt cleaned my house in 2 days. Wow was I embarassed.

Hopefully this weekend will be quiet and relaxing.