We're home. I am exhausted. The children had a wonderful time. Our lodgings were lovely, and we ate some great meals.
Before we left, we had a family drama, which I will not go into. We had a hair-raising departure, barely making it on the plane before it took off, and then finding that two of our suitcases had not arrived at our destination with us.
Padre Mickey left a comment saying that he hoped we were not still at Disney having fun because Lent had started. Well, I missed my ashes today, but my Lent has started.
Our brand new car has a leak in the back window that has been leaking for a long time sitting on the lot, and it messed up the trunk and other parts of the car, leaving them rusted and mildewed. The dealer is going to take it back, but now we have to pick out another car, renegotiate for a good price and redo the financing, because we cannot find a 2007 model of the car I want. The 2007 models have 0% financing.
As I left Disney, I said, "Adios", not "Hasta la vista"; "Adieu", not "Au revoir"; and "Addio", not "Arrivederci". I loved seeing the children enjoy themselves, but next time, it will be without me.
Sorry that this first post is such a downer. I guess it's due to exhaustion.
welcome back!
ReplyDeleteWe missed you, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteWait -- you sound like you need a big, Southern HUG. (((((Mimi)))))
And you have every right to be grumpy.
Now I hope you are getting a good long sleep. I'm sure you need a vacation from your vacation.
I could spend all day just doing Pirates of the Carribean, with the occasional rest for Phantom Manor. Loved them.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home, and sorry to hear about the new car.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you again. Look on the bright side - you weren't there in August.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome. I missed all of you, too. It's not just about the car. It's other stuff, too, which I can't mention on the blog. I know. I sound like a cry-baby. Boo-hoo. Poor me.
ReplyDeleteI hope the Disney trip is history but it sounds like that is not quite true. Praying the rest gets resolved quickly.
ReplyDeleteYou were missed by all of us.
Good luck with the car.
Welcome home. {{{{{Mimi}}}}}
And, you know, it is good to be home.
ReplyDeleteI checked in here everyday, as I had no idea how long you would be gone.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back and I'm sorry to hear about the car.
That dealer should _give_ you any car you want from the lot! (((((Mimi)))))
Mimi---I think that vacationing with family is the most stressful thing on the planet. IME, it is rarely fun. It's no wonder to me that you ended up having a family drama...
ReplyDelete(((Mimi)))
But welcome home! We missed you.
Welcome home. Like everyone else, I have checked and checked on the chance that I would catch you in. Now that you are home. Get some well deserved rest.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Susan S. That dealer should just swap you Even-Steven for any car on his lot without any new negotiation or new financing since he sold you a defective car.
Whatever it is that happened, prayers for you are ascending.
Welcome home and glad you survived the family drama at least enough to get to your own bed. We missed you.
ReplyDeleteYer back, and my world is brighter for it: yea!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry, Mimi, but I told my beloved wife and children years ago that I'd book a trip to Hell(or Ft. Worth) before Disney would see this poor sinner again.
ReplyDeleteOne visit did it.
Prayers for healing.
Thanks everyone. We shall survive and come to better days. It was a magical time for the children, and it was worth it for that.
ReplyDeleteDisney World is also a money pit. Nothing comes cheap, but I give them credit for the excellent food in some of the restaurants. The best this time were Tutto Italia at Epcot and Fulton's Crab House at Downtown Disney.
I missed all of you, too. I'm amazed at the power of internet relationships, plus I have not been disappointed by any of my face-to-face meetings with anyone I have known only virtually before - even you, Johnieb, who turned out to be nothing less than a respectable gentleman whose southern charm is still quite obvious despite your years in Yankee Land.
((((you))))
ReplyDeleteLike others I checked daily for your return, even knowing you would still be away. Glad to have you back. So sorry your Lent started non-liturgically.
ReplyDeleteWe missed ya and we luvs ya!
welcome back! really missed you! was really busy yesterday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hugs and welcomes. Gosh! They make me feel really wanted - a very good feeling, I can tell you.
ReplyDeleteAw, Mimi, we love you a lot. :-)
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