With a sleepless night and lots of crying and screaming, this morning found me 1) tired and cranky; 2) ears hurting; and 3) screaming for relief! Around 7 a.m. my left ear drum ruptured. And if you're wondering, "haven't you been down this road before?" To answer you, yes I have! This is the third time my ear drum has popped and served me up a HOLE lot of relief with a big ol' HOLE in my drum...pa rum pum pum pum!
So back to the ENT we went this morning to find out that I have a double ear infection that lead to a ruptured right ear drum. And lucky me, the sucker came out...not the kind that you get to eat but the one that makes lots of noise. They "vacuumed" out all the junk and applied the ear drops. Hopefully once the antibiotics kick in we'll be good as new!
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
It's A Small World After All
The potty training has paid off and Mickey did not disappoint! It was so exciting packing our bags and getting ready for the trip we talked about all year. Our flight left on Saturday out of LGA and we're so excited, not only to see Mickey but to see the Castle and everything that Disney World had in store for us. Of course I was the exceptional traveler in flight. We met up with Josh and his family at the airport and headed to the resort, All Star Music, where we were staying just for the night. It took some time to get there so the first night was pretty chill in that we grabbed some grub and hit the hay as we all knew with the time change I would be up at dawn, and I was. We had breakfast and packed up to have the bags transferred to the next resort while we headed to Downtown Disney where we did some shopping and wandering. The afternoon was spent checking into the Keywest Resort and did some swimming. Needless to say we did some relaxing to gear up for the week ahead. Sunday night we had a great dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe located in the beautiful Wilderness Resort. This restaurant is a rowdy, family-style place right out of the Old West where if you ask for a glass of water they bring a teeny tiny one or a refill comes in a gallon jug. It was a good time!
Monday morning we were up and at 'em ready for the world to bring on all of the glories of Mickey as we had a breakfast date scheduled at the Animal Kingdom. But first, opening ceremonies with Mickey and a stroll through the Park before we arrived at the Tusker House. The food was great but the guests were even better. We took pictures with Donald and inside we were greeted by Goofy, Mickey and Daisy. The rest of the day we spent wandering through Animal Kingdom and riding the rides. Of course we spent lots of time checking out the animals and learning that paper straws are great for recycling but not so great when they dissolve. Monday night we headed over to the Magic Kingdom, you know the park where Mickey rented out his castle to Cinderella and it's all lite up at night. It was so beautiful and even more so when the fireworks started. We also got to see the electric parade with tons of characters. We stayed after the fireworks, where I discovered my favorite ride, the cars. We did these a few times, both with mommy and daddy, until I was exhausted. We also wandered around the castle and picked up a beautiful necklace for my lovely Emily.
Tuesday we headed back for a full day at the Magic Kingdom. First things first we had to get pictures with Mickey and Minnie. We spent the remainder of the day riding the rides. Of course we missed a few, but this left us something to do when we returned later in the week. We also caught the Monsters, Inc. show where I was the star, okay actually Zach was the star but its not my fault they couldn't understand what I said. Once again, I'm pretty sure Broadway is not in my future, but I did pretty good. That night we had dinner together at Boma which was located inside the Animal Kingdom Lodge where we were able to check out the animals again out at the Safari view.
Wednesday we toured around the world at Epcot. We rode all the rides and then we tasted several different fares from all over the world. We spent the whole day hanging out eating and then we headed over to the Boardwalk resort where we had dinner at Flying Fish Cafe. We grabbed some dessert, watched a boardwalk performer and wandered back to Epcot to get a good seat for the Illuminations. Lots of fire and a big cookie kept me entertained.
Thursday we found ourselves in love with Hollywood Studios. They had everything a little boy loves, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story, need there be more? Rest assured there is. They have a great toy story ride and lots of shows that you can see. We saw Disney Jr. Live which had all the characters on stage. For lunch we grabbed a bite to eat at the Primetime Cafe which took me back to Grandma & Grandpa's time. It also had great rides for mommy and daddy. We loved this park so much that we had to come back on Friday morning. We didn't get all of our character pictures in so we returned to greet Woody and Buzz, as well as Sully and Mike from Monsters, Inc.
Friday was such a great day! After spending the morning with my favorite characters, we hopped a bus to Epcot and ran around the world to eat lunch with Chef Reme at Chef de France. This was an exceptional lunch, not only because the food was so good as was the price, but so was my visit with Chef Reme. He was so little, so cute, and I loved talking to him. Not sure who liked this lunch more, but I'm pretty sure my mommy did. After stuffing ourselves beyond belief we headed back to the bus and traveled over to the Magic Kingdom where we were able to ride the train, and catch a few of those rides we missed the prior days. Of course we drove the cars again and the people mover. That night while the park emptied out we stayed and had a big Christmas party with Mickey. The parade was awesome and it even snowed on Main St. We had our fill of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate. We rode some more rides, caught a few Christmas shows and thoroughly exhausted ourselves to the point where there was no feeling left in our feet.
This brings me back to a plane ride home on Saturday where I slept the whole way. We came home telling stories, reflecting on what we saw, remembering details that we hope to never forget. It truly was a magical week that won't be topped for a long time to come.
Monday morning we were up and at 'em ready for the world to bring on all of the glories of Mickey as we had a breakfast date scheduled at the Animal Kingdom. But first, opening ceremonies with Mickey and a stroll through the Park before we arrived at the Tusker House. The food was great but the guests were even better. We took pictures with Donald and inside we were greeted by Goofy, Mickey and Daisy. The rest of the day we spent wandering through Animal Kingdom and riding the rides. Of course we spent lots of time checking out the animals and learning that paper straws are great for recycling but not so great when they dissolve. Monday night we headed over to the Magic Kingdom, you know the park where Mickey rented out his castle to Cinderella and it's all lite up at night. It was so beautiful and even more so when the fireworks started. We also got to see the electric parade with tons of characters. We stayed after the fireworks, where I discovered my favorite ride, the cars. We did these a few times, both with mommy and daddy, until I was exhausted. We also wandered around the castle and picked up a beautiful necklace for my lovely Emily.
Tuesday we headed back for a full day at the Magic Kingdom. First things first we had to get pictures with Mickey and Minnie. We spent the remainder of the day riding the rides. Of course we missed a few, but this left us something to do when we returned later in the week. We also caught the Monsters, Inc. show where I was the star, okay actually Zach was the star but its not my fault they couldn't understand what I said. Once again, I'm pretty sure Broadway is not in my future, but I did pretty good. That night we had dinner together at Boma which was located inside the Animal Kingdom Lodge where we were able to check out the animals again out at the Safari view.
Wednesday we toured around the world at Epcot. We rode all the rides and then we tasted several different fares from all over the world. We spent the whole day hanging out eating and then we headed over to the Boardwalk resort where we had dinner at Flying Fish Cafe. We grabbed some dessert, watched a boardwalk performer and wandered back to Epcot to get a good seat for the Illuminations. Lots of fire and a big cookie kept me entertained.
Thursday we found ourselves in love with Hollywood Studios. They had everything a little boy loves, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story, need there be more? Rest assured there is. They have a great toy story ride and lots of shows that you can see. We saw Disney Jr. Live which had all the characters on stage. For lunch we grabbed a bite to eat at the Primetime Cafe which took me back to Grandma & Grandpa's time. It also had great rides for mommy and daddy. We loved this park so much that we had to come back on Friday morning. We didn't get all of our character pictures in so we returned to greet Woody and Buzz, as well as Sully and Mike from Monsters, Inc.
Friday was such a great day! After spending the morning with my favorite characters, we hopped a bus to Epcot and ran around the world to eat lunch with Chef Reme at Chef de France. This was an exceptional lunch, not only because the food was so good as was the price, but so was my visit with Chef Reme. He was so little, so cute, and I loved talking to him. Not sure who liked this lunch more, but I'm pretty sure my mommy did. After stuffing ourselves beyond belief we headed back to the bus and traveled over to the Magic Kingdom where we were able to ride the train, and catch a few of those rides we missed the prior days. Of course we drove the cars again and the people mover. That night while the park emptied out we stayed and had a big Christmas party with Mickey. The parade was awesome and it even snowed on Main St. We had our fill of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate. We rode some more rides, caught a few Christmas shows and thoroughly exhausted ourselves to the point where there was no feeling left in our feet.
This brings me back to a plane ride home on Saturday where I slept the whole way. We came home telling stories, reflecting on what we saw, remembering details that we hope to never forget. It truly was a magical week that won't be topped for a long time to come.
Monday, October 31, 2011
I Put a Spell on You
My costume this year was picked out in a line up of sorts, but for the last few months my parents have been asking me what I wanted to be for Halloween. I constantly replied that I wanted to be a fireman. Throwing suggestions left and right, every which way possible, they tried to convince me to be a pirate like Jake, or even an Army guy (what's that?), but I was steadfast in my desire to be the hero, the good guy, the one with a great costume. Only problem was, there was not a "great" fireman costume to be found. That was until the side trip to Costco with daddy. There it sat, like some sad puppy in a line up waiting to be taken home. We quickly approached to only find out the size was 5/6 and without trying it on, we walked away disappointed; but not before shooting a picture of it and sending it off to never land to end up in mommy's hot little web browsing hands. A quick search on Costco.com brought more information and it was soon decided that it had to be purchased and pray it works.
It finally arrived and I tried it on and guess what, 5/6 really means 4/5. So its a little big but that just means extra playtime. Of course I had to have boots to match and a hose to save the day. What good is a fireman without a hose that shoots water?!? The costume was complete and of course I rocked the hero look like you wouldn't believe. The only problem was, my costume stayed hanging on the back of the front door ready to be thrown on at a moments notice, or upon the happening of a fire alarm. Thankfully neither happened, but I guess it's true, waiting is the hardest part.
Finally, the day is here, the one that I learned an extra special song. You know the one that goes trick-or-treat, smell my feet, I don't care, you pull down my underwear. Oh, you don't know that song? Well neither did my parents who held a crash course in what not to say when standing on a door step begging for candy. It was stressed to the max that underwear shall not come out of my mouth otherwise I just may get what I ask for.
I woke up and threw on my costume like I was heading to a fire. Dressed to the nine's I was out the door and on my way to school to show off my duds. We had a parade, sans parents thanks to a snowstorm, and a party afterwards. Mommy showed up early with my "Thad" labeled Halloween basket being told 100 times "I want to go trick-or-treating." We headed over to Emily's where I mastered "trick-or-treat", and because of this I kept my clothes on and got lots of candy. The parental units were so proud!
The first of the end-of-year holidays is in the books and we're eating up all the candy that was thrown in my basket. It's time to hang up the duds that I am sure will be pulled out for fun for months to come. Bring on November!
It finally arrived and I tried it on and guess what, 5/6 really means 4/5. So its a little big but that just means extra playtime. Of course I had to have boots to match and a hose to save the day. What good is a fireman without a hose that shoots water?!? The costume was complete and of course I rocked the hero look like you wouldn't believe. The only problem was, my costume stayed hanging on the back of the front door ready to be thrown on at a moments notice, or upon the happening of a fire alarm. Thankfully neither happened, but I guess it's true, waiting is the hardest part.
Finally, the day is here, the one that I learned an extra special song. You know the one that goes trick-or-treat, smell my feet, I don't care, you pull down my underwear. Oh, you don't know that song? Well neither did my parents who held a crash course in what not to say when standing on a door step begging for candy. It was stressed to the max that underwear shall not come out of my mouth otherwise I just may get what I ask for.
I woke up and threw on my costume like I was heading to a fire. Dressed to the nine's I was out the door and on my way to school to show off my duds. We had a parade, sans parents thanks to a snowstorm, and a party afterwards. Mommy showed up early with my "Thad" labeled Halloween basket being told 100 times "I want to go trick-or-treating." We headed over to Emily's where I mastered "trick-or-treat", and because of this I kept my clothes on and got lots of candy. The parental units were so proud!
The first of the end-of-year holidays is in the books and we're eating up all the candy that was thrown in my basket. It's time to hang up the duds that I am sure will be pulled out for fun for months to come. Bring on November!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Nice Guys Finish Last
If you didn't think I absolutely loved and adored my Emily, that first love is truly blossoming. While we were at school today, Emily began to cry and revealed that our classmate had hurt her. I also started crying and when asked why, I responded "because Steven hurt my girlfriend." I was then told by my teachers that I should tell Steven that it was "not nice." So, in my most angry voice, I did exactly what I was supposed to; "Don't you ever hurt my girlfriend again!"
Then it comes to light that Steven was only trying to help Emily with her jacket. So much for being a nice guy.
Then it comes to light that Steven was only trying to help Emily with her jacket. So much for being a nice guy.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Please Don't Go
If you haven’t heard lately, my momma is the traveling kind. She flies all over the country to take depositions of sick men. Sounds like a good time, right? Recently I have come to realize that she leaves a lot and it is suddenly sinking in. I often ask if I can go to whatever amazing destination in her suit case. Lately she's been to Buffalo, NY, New Mexico, Ohio and even Texas.
Tonight was the first night that I expressed my desire for her not to go and that I would miss her immensely…maybe not in those exact words but something like this “I don’t want you to go cause I’m going to miss you.” Yes, leaving for vacation, as daddy calls it, is getting harder for her to do. But she usually returns with some type of goody for me, which is a nice constellation prize for the part-time motherless child.
Tonight was the first night that I expressed my desire for her not to go and that I would miss her immensely…maybe not in those exact words but something like this “I don’t want you to go cause I’m going to miss you.” Yes, leaving for vacation, as daddy calls it, is getting harder for her to do. But she usually returns with some type of goody for me, which is a nice constellation prize for the part-time motherless child.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Let's Hear it for the Boy!
I am fully potty trained and it’s all thanks to Mickey Mouse. I was having difficulty understanding why I couldn’t use my underwear like a diaper when it came to pooping. Everyone around me was losing their patients when it came to this part of the potty training because I got it, just didn't want to be a part of it. It wasn’t until my mother informed me that Mickey doesn’t allow boys who don’t poop in the potty to enter the Magic Kingdom. With that in mind you can bet my butt found that toilet promptly when the urge arose. Knowing that we would be traveling to the Magic Kingdom within a month really motivated me. So there you have it folks! It’s a miracle worthy of a visit to Mickey’s castle who I have been told rents it out to Cinderella who was evicted by the evil stepmother from her itty bitty apartment above the mansion for not properly cleaning the floors. Mickey is clearly a generous guy.
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