The preschool owner continues to be fascinated with how young I look, every day telling me I could pass for a child myself. Why is it more flattering coming from her than the gentleman greeter at the 'Mart?
Maybe just being bundled up takes a few years off one's appearance? It's been cold (not Iowa cold, but NC cold), so the so-novel-to-not-be-wearing-a-dress pants fest has been topped with lots of layers consisting of thermal tops, hoodies, vests, and knit caps. It is probably the knit caps accentuating my round face/cheeks that is making me look 15 but whatever, I tend to agree with the old myth that like 50% of body heat can be lost through an uncovered head. Plus I need to cut my hair again but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I did cut the fingertips off a pair of old gloves, a la keyboarding gloves, as even all the pre-trip googling I've been doing wasn't warming up my fingercicles. Can you see how that instantly bumped me up to Rockin'
Pre-trip, you say? Why yes, we're headin' out on a New Year(ish) road trip, a trip of many "firsts." Stew and my sister's first 1/2 marathon, run no where else but through the grounds of Disneyland, another first. The kids and I are going along to cheer them on (not from the $90 Platinum bleacher seats mind you), and to experience one of biggest tourist trap-y pieces of Americana there is.
I suspect it's going to be a bit like the Clampetts or the Griswolds, but we're going to have fun, damn it! Italicized because that's my sister's and I's (me and my sister's? Mom, help?) little catch phrase leftover from the Summer '11 road trip / river-tubing bonanza.
To make it even more "fish out of water / country cousin" sitcom-y, we're basically staying at the Disney trailer park, aka Cabins at Fort Wilderness. Six of us squished into a 500 square foot singlewide with a log cabin facade, should provide plenty of laugh track comedy gold, for sure. I'm pretty excited to work the Murphy Bed though. Especially if we can fold the 3 kids back up into it and hightail it to Epcot for an evening as they bang on the mattress yelling "Let us out! Let us out!" Ha ha.
In pure rags-to-riches style, we've been scrimpin' this past week or so, eating the cupboards bare, feeding the children even more Ramen noodles than usual. And last night I was tasked with cashing in our change jar... to the tune of $85 smackers. Look out Toll Roads and Cracker Barrels and Gas Stations and Sports Expos and finish lines and Monorails and Magic Kingdom... here we come!
Oh and PS, this post's subject is the punch line to one of Stew's favorite Disney related jokes. Otherwise, as a family are we big Disney fans? Not really. Milo's not too keen on people in animal costumes either. See, just more fun memories waiting to happen!
All joshin' aside, I'm stoked. Mostly just to get out of the house. And if there is a coaster ride or two in my future, all the better. Whee!!!! See y'all later.
"...that's my sister's and my little catch phrase...." Sometimes it helps to do each one separately: "my sister's little catch phrase, my little catch phrase." You wouldn't say "I's little catch phrase." Compound things can be tricky. Some people say correct grammar doesn't matter as much now. I don't worry about "who" or "whom"; but using "its" and "it's" incorrectly just drives me nuts. "It's" is a contraction for "it is" and not a possessive form.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you make me laugh. Are we really staying in a trailer with a log cabin facade? I guess that is probably what it is but come on, Disney calls it a "moderate" level accommadation, geez, it is not like the "value" level or anything. I actually did LOL after reading the Milo and animal costumes comment even though we had talked about it earlier. Should be good times. We are going to have fun, damn it!!!!
ReplyDelete"my sister's my little catch phrase" - ah, but I see ye mom already has that one for you.
ReplyDeleteHave a GREAT trip! I think it will be fun! And best of luck to the 1/2 marathoners!
Duh. I can't even type the correct sentence correctly. But I do as your mom as suggested - how would you refer to YOUR little catch phrase? "My little catch phrase." Anyhoooo - travel on! I'll be waiting for photos of terrified Milo with Mickey giving him a big hug :)
ReplyDelete"Milo's not too keen on people in animal costumes either. See, just more fun memories waiting to happen!"
ReplyDeleteYeeeah. This was every other childhood picture of mine. I hope you guys have fun.
This will be a memorable trip! Can't wait to read the after-report, if the vision I have of three boys trapped in a Murphy bed is any indication. Too funny.
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