Victoriasmom98
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EDGAR --- The Crutch That Came on Vacation
..a 9/2014 Trip Report
Wow .another Disney trip in the books and boy, it was quite the trip. I must say I think this was the best trip weve had as a family, well, except for Mr. Hop-a-long and his crutch! The was barely any rain --- even those pop-up afternoon thunderstorms were kept away and the crowds were awesome, although they started picking up towards the end of the trip. Are you all ready for this? Well, then come along!!!
We stayed from September 9 through the 19th at Coronado Springs Business Class Level. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this resort. We loved the location --- Cabana 9B, steps away from the bus stop and El Centro (food court, gift shop, registration). I made friends with Gay-Gay the teenage alligator who lives in the pond which the resort surrounds. Ok, well I made up that name, but it fit! There were also these huge turtles that were his roommates. So cool!! And of course, there were Disney Ducks!!! Cant forget those buddies!
So, lets get to those introductions, shall we??
This is my wonderful husband of 4 years Peter. I believe I now have him hooked on Disney. (hee, hee --- my evil plan has worked!!) I met him online 5 years ago and it didnt take very long to realize he is a lot like me, although hes the reasonable and frugal one. We both come from the same French Catholic background so it was and still is pretty easy to get along with him. They say to work at your marriage, but we havent had to. It just seems to come easily for us. (Knock on wood!!) Hes moved in to my house and we are currently in the process of selling his house up North. If you wanted to ready any of that saga, you can catch it in my latest pre-trip report. He took to Victoria as she was his own and Im very, very fortunate for that! They are like two peas in a pod! Peter works full time as a Service Manager in the propane heating field. His passions are his chickens and fixing up old classic European cars. Oh, and falling off of ladders, but thats a whole other story
Then there is my sweet Victoria ----- shes really growing up on me and I just dont think thats acceptable! Shes 16 now and has had her ups and downs in her life. Shes had quite a few medical issues that weve had to address ever since she was born, but weve managed them as a family! Shes a junior in high school this year and her first time at Disney was when she was 6 years old. Shes not a huge Disney fan, but she does enjoy the rides and being on vacation so its all good. Shes my one and only so you might say shes a bit spoiled yeah, ok, moving on .she is the Twitter and selfie queen, so there will be oodles of pictures with her iphone and I may throw in a selfie or two of hers. (yeah, they are not hard to find!!)
Then you have me --- the Disney lover, pusher, addict!! I just love the Disney bubble and am willing to drink as much Disney kool-aid as you want to give me. I love the feeling of magic when Im in the parks and I think half the fun of the vacation is planning it. I PLAN EVERYTHING!! I really do think its a sickness --- one that I share with many, many friends: Karen, Erin, Nicole to name a few!!! I work full time for State government and for the most part I love my job, but I am a child support agent who collects child support so, now I know this is hard to believe, but some people are not happy to hear from me when I call. Amazing, I know, but it happens! Ive been doing this job for 7 years now, so I must like it. And it affords me the Disney vacations I love to go on, so its all good! When Im not on a trip, Im scrapbooking it! So, I pretty much live Disney 365 days a year! Here is my favorite picture from this trip. You can see the pure joy in my face:
Then, our newest and least loved member of the family --- EDGAR!!
Edgar is the crutch that followed us around for the first few days of our trip. Oh, how Ive grown to HATE Edgar and really resented him being part of our trip. Peter did a pretty good job of having Edgar not show up in many pictures, but his presence was felt! How did Edgar manage to tag along on our trip? Well here is a little snippet from my pre-trip report:
I drive into the driveway on Saturday afternoon after going to pick up some chicken supplies (its all about my chickens, I know!!) when I see Victoria helping Peter to walk .um, WTH??? (although my big ole potty mouth said something different). At first I thought they were kidding as they know the trip is only days away and surely Peter didnt actually hurt himself THIS close to the trip, right? Then Victoria goes Guess what Peter did!! Oh yes, the little informant!! Apparently my wonderful husband fell off of a 14 foot ladder onto his foot while putting up roof rafters in the new car shed hes building. OMG!!! OMG!!! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???!!!! Now, of course my first thought was my husbands foot but in a close second was what the heck are we going to do about Disney??!!! My mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts like postponing the trip, renting EVC or wheelchair .just so much. We must first find out how his foot is and if anything was broken. Good thing is that we already had crutches from my bouts with an arthritic knee. See, a positive right there!!
Off to the hospital we went. All three of us. Victoria and I are plenty used to hospital visits, so it doesnt freak her out at all. The ER wasnt all that busy (the crazy drunk people havent shown up yet LOL ) but it still took 3 hours for us to be seen. Ugh!!! Good news ---- nothing is broken .Bad news ----- doctor doesnt recommend Peter try to walk in Disney . His foot is a lovely shade of blue and he cannot put any weight on it. Its not the ankle at all that hurts, its the arch and heel of his foot. I played nurse for the entire weekend with icing, Tylenol, and catering to him. He doesnt believe in taking meds for pain, so its just Tylenol for him. He did go to work today but he can have his crew do the manual labor he can sit at his desk with his foot up. I did wrap it in an ace bandage to keep it immobile. (OH LOOK --- SMILIES I NEVER THOUGHT I'D USE!)
I told him we can postpone the trip ..wed lose money (I havent looked into that) but it doesnt matter as I want him to feel well and enjoy himself. He absolutely refused and said we are going. Ok, so next two options would be to bring a wheelchair or to rent a scooter , but he doesnt want me to look into either of those options unless absolutely necessary. He wants to wait until next Monday to see how the foot feels. This does NOT sit well with an uber planner!!! What if the scooter rental places are all booked up? What if they cost 50 million dollars a day??? How can he possibly make me wait to book something???!!!! We have a family friend that could loan us a wheelchair, so Im not worried so much about that option. Would you believe Ive already started reading the Disability boards? From what Ive read, they wouldnt issue a GAC (or whatever its called) for someone who just has mobility issues, but maybe Im wrong. I was reading quickly, in the evening, while exhausted. Knowing my big tough independent man will say he feels fine and refuse any assistance, but again, he wants to wait to see how he feels. And you all know me ---- the ace bandage and ice pack are already packed!!
And thus is how Edgar came to tag along Peter named him Edgar. Oh look, heres a picture of Edgar enjoying himself on Buzz Lightyear with Victoria:
It really wasnt funny!!!!
Wow .another Disney trip in the books and boy, it was quite the trip. I must say I think this was the best trip weve had as a family, well, except for Mr. Hop-a-long and his crutch! The was barely any rain --- even those pop-up afternoon thunderstorms were kept away and the crowds were awesome, although they started picking up towards the end of the trip. Are you all ready for this? Well, then come along!!!
We stayed from September 9 through the 19th at Coronado Springs Business Class Level. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this resort. We loved the location --- Cabana 9B, steps away from the bus stop and El Centro (food court, gift shop, registration). I made friends with Gay-Gay the teenage alligator who lives in the pond which the resort surrounds. Ok, well I made up that name, but it fit! There were also these huge turtles that were his roommates. So cool!! And of course, there were Disney Ducks!!! Cant forget those buddies!
So, lets get to those introductions, shall we??
This is my wonderful husband of 4 years Peter. I believe I now have him hooked on Disney. (hee, hee --- my evil plan has worked!!) I met him online 5 years ago and it didnt take very long to realize he is a lot like me, although hes the reasonable and frugal one. We both come from the same French Catholic background so it was and still is pretty easy to get along with him. They say to work at your marriage, but we havent had to. It just seems to come easily for us. (Knock on wood!!) Hes moved in to my house and we are currently in the process of selling his house up North. If you wanted to ready any of that saga, you can catch it in my latest pre-trip report. He took to Victoria as she was his own and Im very, very fortunate for that! They are like two peas in a pod! Peter works full time as a Service Manager in the propane heating field. His passions are his chickens and fixing up old classic European cars. Oh, and falling off of ladders, but thats a whole other story
Then there is my sweet Victoria ----- shes really growing up on me and I just dont think thats acceptable! Shes 16 now and has had her ups and downs in her life. Shes had quite a few medical issues that weve had to address ever since she was born, but weve managed them as a family! Shes a junior in high school this year and her first time at Disney was when she was 6 years old. Shes not a huge Disney fan, but she does enjoy the rides and being on vacation so its all good. Shes my one and only so you might say shes a bit spoiled yeah, ok, moving on .she is the Twitter and selfie queen, so there will be oodles of pictures with her iphone and I may throw in a selfie or two of hers. (yeah, they are not hard to find!!)
Then you have me --- the Disney lover, pusher, addict!! I just love the Disney bubble and am willing to drink as much Disney kool-aid as you want to give me. I love the feeling of magic when Im in the parks and I think half the fun of the vacation is planning it. I PLAN EVERYTHING!! I really do think its a sickness --- one that I share with many, many friends: Karen, Erin, Nicole to name a few!!! I work full time for State government and for the most part I love my job, but I am a child support agent who collects child support so, now I know this is hard to believe, but some people are not happy to hear from me when I call. Amazing, I know, but it happens! Ive been doing this job for 7 years now, so I must like it. And it affords me the Disney vacations I love to go on, so its all good! When Im not on a trip, Im scrapbooking it! So, I pretty much live Disney 365 days a year! Here is my favorite picture from this trip. You can see the pure joy in my face:
Then, our newest and least loved member of the family --- EDGAR!!
Edgar is the crutch that followed us around for the first few days of our trip. Oh, how Ive grown to HATE Edgar and really resented him being part of our trip. Peter did a pretty good job of having Edgar not show up in many pictures, but his presence was felt! How did Edgar manage to tag along on our trip? Well here is a little snippet from my pre-trip report:
I drive into the driveway on Saturday afternoon after going to pick up some chicken supplies (its all about my chickens, I know!!) when I see Victoria helping Peter to walk .um, WTH??? (although my big ole potty mouth said something different). At first I thought they were kidding as they know the trip is only days away and surely Peter didnt actually hurt himself THIS close to the trip, right? Then Victoria goes Guess what Peter did!! Oh yes, the little informant!! Apparently my wonderful husband fell off of a 14 foot ladder onto his foot while putting up roof rafters in the new car shed hes building. OMG!!! OMG!!! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???!!!! Now, of course my first thought was my husbands foot but in a close second was what the heck are we going to do about Disney??!!! My mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts like postponing the trip, renting EVC or wheelchair .just so much. We must first find out how his foot is and if anything was broken. Good thing is that we already had crutches from my bouts with an arthritic knee. See, a positive right there!!
Off to the hospital we went. All three of us. Victoria and I are plenty used to hospital visits, so it doesnt freak her out at all. The ER wasnt all that busy (the crazy drunk people havent shown up yet LOL ) but it still took 3 hours for us to be seen. Ugh!!! Good news ---- nothing is broken .Bad news ----- doctor doesnt recommend Peter try to walk in Disney . His foot is a lovely shade of blue and he cannot put any weight on it. Its not the ankle at all that hurts, its the arch and heel of his foot. I played nurse for the entire weekend with icing, Tylenol, and catering to him. He doesnt believe in taking meds for pain, so its just Tylenol for him. He did go to work today but he can have his crew do the manual labor he can sit at his desk with his foot up. I did wrap it in an ace bandage to keep it immobile. (OH LOOK --- SMILIES I NEVER THOUGHT I'D USE!)
I told him we can postpone the trip ..wed lose money (I havent looked into that) but it doesnt matter as I want him to feel well and enjoy himself. He absolutely refused and said we are going. Ok, so next two options would be to bring a wheelchair or to rent a scooter , but he doesnt want me to look into either of those options unless absolutely necessary. He wants to wait until next Monday to see how the foot feels. This does NOT sit well with an uber planner!!! What if the scooter rental places are all booked up? What if they cost 50 million dollars a day??? How can he possibly make me wait to book something???!!!! We have a family friend that could loan us a wheelchair, so Im not worried so much about that option. Would you believe Ive already started reading the Disability boards? From what Ive read, they wouldnt issue a GAC (or whatever its called) for someone who just has mobility issues, but maybe Im wrong. I was reading quickly, in the evening, while exhausted. Knowing my big tough independent man will say he feels fine and refuse any assistance, but again, he wants to wait to see how he feels. And you all know me ---- the ace bandage and ice pack are already packed!!
And thus is how Edgar came to tag along Peter named him Edgar. Oh look, heres a picture of Edgar enjoying himself on Buzz Lightyear with Victoria:
It really wasnt funny!!!!
Now I have to go back and read your intro since I was so intent on being first. 
) Okay, I was able to read while the boss took a phone call. The introductions pictures are great even if Edgar was in a couple of them. I'm anxious to see all of the pictures and read your story.
Great introduction! It was nice to meet Edgar, even though you didn't really want him to come along. The picture of him and Victoria is hilarious! She's too funny! 
We had plenty of time before our flight started boarding (about ½ hour) but theres not a whole lot to do in the Portland, Maine airport just sit and wait. Our flight was departing at 6:05am and it was still early for us to have breakfast. We were landing in Baltimore around 8:30am and we decided to get breakfast there. As I was checking in our bags, the counter agent noticed Edgar (yeah, kind of hard to miss) and asked if we would like priority boarding due to the injury. Um, Yes please!!!! 
Priority boarding means you are the first one on the plane but only one family member can board with you and guess who decided to go with Peter?....
I get this was every single time. Im just so happy to be there!! Im sure others look at me and think Im total crazy. Why yes, yes I am and thoroughly enjoy it! Again, we didnt have the Magical Express bus, but at least it wasnt the yellow Mears bus.
!! I really try to come up with cute titles to my reports and Edgar certainly did fit this time around! Oh, Boston Terriers are so cute and Im sure yours is so much cuter than the crutch! We have a big ole yellow lab named Cutie. I love my doggie! Well, Peter still doesnt have any answers about his foot, even though he can now put weight on it. The foot specialist is sending him for an MRI but he hasnt been scheduled yet. Its very frustrating to wait.
