Sheesh! It's been over a month since I've last posted. I know, too long.
Where to start? I've now hit my--what I'm calling my eternal birthday--because I've officially stopped counting. My sister convinced me to do Disneyland for the big day, and it was, bar none, my favorite birthday ever!
First, my dearest friend, after declining to accompany us, offered us the use of her mini-van--that was the best way to go! We had Looney Toones playing in the DVD player all the way up, and my kids, and my silly sister laughed the entire way up. When we got there, my sister jumps out to exchange vouchers for tickets, and by the time the rest of us parked and got to the front of the park, had put my mother in a wheelchair. My Mom's having problems with hip pointers and nerve pain that cause her feet to feel like they're on fire. So, for $12 additional to the free admission, we got to skip nearly all the lines for the rides. We managed to do all the major rides twice! We had a fantastic day. I kept telling my sister "I love the way your evil little mind works," every time we shaved off an hour wait. My poor mom had to suck up the pride, and put up with both me and Paul grunting as we pushed her up the slight inclines that don't seem too bad on foot, but when pushing a loaded wheel chair was akin to Mount Everest! I'll admit to a little dramatizing here, but it was too funny listening to my Mom swear she was going on a diet on Monday. We had lots of good laughs at her expense. My boys were absolute troopers. Porter got to go on all the rides but the Indian Jones ride. I couldn't believe he did Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain--no problem. Jake, we practically had to drag onto the ride. It scared him the last time. It wasn't too bad for him this time, but he took some convincing.
My brother and sister-in-law that live in Perris came for a little while, but their 7 mo. old daughter Bella scratched her eye as they were loading her in her car seat, and son, Jackson, was not feeling well. They came anyway, and it was so good to see them for my special day. I did get pictures of my sister and my mom, unfortunately, I can't post them. I got the funniest picture of them while we were on Autopia. I caught my sister just as she realized she was about to rear end us, which is forbidden on the ride. Her look of surprise is hilarious, but it also makes her look like she's got more chins than China. So I'm not posting it. I should also mention that she has one of me that is just as bad--it's not so much the number of chins, but the girth of said chins that makes the picture cringe-worthy. We're not publishing these pictures and calling it professional courtesy.
I'll put a plug in for my new favorite shoes here--I got Fitflops at Nordstrom's Rack, and, I was the only one at the end of the day who did not have sore feet. Also, as advertised, my rear was sore the next day because they give your glutes and hamstrings an extra work out. I love these shoes! They are completely worth the $40 I paid.I'm reading a hilarious book right now. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. I'm absolutely belly laughing while reading it. It's about and angel and a demon who are trying to prevent Armageddon because they rather like earth and mankind. I bet the writers laughed out loud while they were writing it. It is full of dry British humor and I love it!
