This week in Tweets

This Week in Tweets
  • Anyone want a 2 year old who refuses to go to sleep? It’s almost 8:30 and he’s still going strong. #
  • “JSL you need to go to sleep.” “Noooo” “Yes” “Nooooo!” Aren’t overtired two year olds fun? #
  • Strawberry smoothies were a success… after a few trip-ups. Too much OJ in the 1st batch. 2nd batch, the frozen berries wouldn’t blend. #
  • Finally hit on the right solution. Thaw frozen berries first, then puree them, then add vanilla fat-free frozen yogurt & hit puree. #
  • HIlarious “swine flu” Ink Pen comic strip today. http://www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2009/05/25/ #
  • RT @TheAngelForever: Naturally hidden Mickey Mouse –> http://www.theangelforever.com/?p=1249 Do you see what we see? #
  • Didn’t get to start my EA Sports Active workout this Sunday like I hoped. Back was killing me & wanted to rest it a bit more. #
  • Plus, Shavuot is coming up, so I’d need to skip days during my first week. I’ll start this coming Sunday. #
  • Trying to export an SSL certificate from one server to use on another. Running into problems. fun fun fun #
  • Yay! The SSL Certificate works now. All I needed was an IIS restart. #
  • Been feeling shaky when I eat late. Diabetes is in my family, so I’m going to go for a blood test tomorrow to check my sugar levels. #
  • Just spoke with my sister. She has a tumor removed from her heal bone a week & a half ago. Just found out today that it is benign. Yay! #
  • Computer slow. Was about to blame McAfee again, but *EEK!* Firefox is using 1.2GB or memory!!! Time to restart Firefox! #
  • Ok, that 1.2GB seems to be “virtual size.” Actual memory taken up is 280KB. Still going to restart Firefox. #
  • Today’s #TSIB: “It’s likely even Jesus would have OK’d water boarding if it would have saved his Mom.” http://bit.ly/rEP6V (RT @Shortpacked) #
  • We’re got a pig & a PIT here. NHL is a pig – leaves toys everywhere & JSL is a PIT (Pig In Training) learning fine art of piggery from NHL. #
  • Wanted to buy hard boiled eggs to go with my breakfast, but the cafeteria’s eggs were too greasy. How do you make hard boiled eggs greasy?!! #
  • Yay. Trying to be productive and our mail server crashes… again! #
  • RT @BuildingCamelot: Father, 29, in child support court says he has 21 kids http://tr.im/mzrV <= Quick!Snip him before he spawns again! #
  • B to JSL (trying to get him to say “Thank you mama” for his Binky): “What do you say? Say what, JSL!” JSL to B: “What JSL!” #
  • My wife said some couples have a babymoon when pregnant – one last pre-baby vacation. We never had 1 so she suggested a weaning-moon. #
  • When JSL is weaned, we’d drop them off at B’s parents & we would go on a trip – just the two of us. Where to go, though? #
  • Heading to sleep. Can’t eat so that I can have my sugar test tomorrow morning. #
  • Ok, now I’m really heading to sleep. I swear. Here I am shutting off my computer… Ok, I’m shutting it off for real now. Goodnight all! #
  • Heading to my blood sugar test now. Haven’t eaten in 12 hours. Not feeling shaky, but I usually don’t feel that way in the morning. #
  • Back from my blood draw. Everything went smoothly. Now time to eat breakfast before my meeting in a half hour. #
  • Black & Decker stops providing 1 part of my hedge trimmer. Guess which 1 part I need to repair my hedge trimmer? Yup, just that part! #
  • So since 1 section of 1 hedge trimmer blade is bent & B&D isn’t selling replacements anymore, I need to pay $50 for a new one. Lovely! #
  • Any tips on DIY fence removal? Need to remove a wooden fence (shouldn’t be too hard since it’s falling down already) & a metal one. #
  • Doing EA Sports ACTIVE with @TheAngelForever. Send help! It’s kicking our rears! (On Easy no less!!!!) #
  • Sounds like a hockey game over here with @TheAngelForever’s language. Thank goodness kids are asleep. #
  • I thought EA Sports ACTIVE was going to be WiiFit on steroids. It’s nothing like WiiFit. MUCH better workout (& we’re not even done yet!) #
  • Just finished the workout & @TheAngelForever’s legs are no rubber! #
  • Is it bad that, right after workout out with EA Sports ACTIVE, I want to nosh on something? #
  • Noshed on strawberries & low fat whipped cream after my workout. Still feeling hungry though. Maybe I just need to drink some more water. #

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Our Week In Disney World – Part IV – Hollywood, Here We Come!

Disney, Family, Photos, Travel

We spent our first full day (Mother’s Day) at Disney World in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  We arrived before the park opened and waited for the gates to open.  Our plan was for everyone to walk through the gates, hand me their passes, and then I would run to Fast Pass the Toy Story Mania ride.  The plan didn’t work out quite that way, however.  As we walked through the gates, I collected the cards.  Meanwhile, B and B’s mother were handed flowers for Mother’s Day.  After I had all of the cards in hand, I wound my way through the crowds to the front of the pack.  Then I hit the rope.

Apparently, when they open the park, they don’t *really* open the park.  They just let people in so they can see the opening ceremony.  In it, a "casting agent" drove up with two audience members (possible honeymooners).  He introduced the "director" who drove up in another car.  The director, in turn, introduced us to his "stagehand" and told us that we were part of his latest film.  We were instructed to say our lines and then *WALK* down Sunset Blvd.  He couldn’t stress enough that we would all *WALK* down the street.  At his signal ("1… 2… 3…"), we all chanted "Light, camera, action!"  The two chosen audience members then shouted "Hollywood, here we come!"  The director, stagehand, casting agent, and two chosen audience members drove off and we were allowed to *WALK* into the park.  To make sure no running was involved, Disney employees walked in front of us with their arms outspread.

At one point, I thought I spotted a shortcut and made a break for it.  Unfortunately, I was told by a Disney employee not to go that route.  (Plus, I stepped on a woman’s sandal on the way, causing it to pop off.  I fought the crowds to retrieve it for her.)  After returning to the crowd, I made my way back towards the front.  I got to the Fast Pass and got our tickets just as B and everyone else caught up with me.

Since everyone else was Fast Passing Toy Story Mania, the actual line for it was quite small.  We decided to take advantage of this and go on the ride right then and there.  The entrance/line area was amazing.  Tons of giant toys were scattered everywhere.  Everything from Bucket Of Monkeys to Candy Land to drawings by "Andy."  At one spot was a giant talking Mr. Potato Head telling jokes.  ("I’m a potato.  I comment on things.  I guess you could call me a commentater.")

I got in a cart next to NHL and we went for a ride.  It was NHL’s first real Disney World ride and it was amazing.  You ride on a cart with a gun mounted in front of you and 3D goggles on your head.  By pulling the string in front of you, the gun "fires" off rings, balls, or pins (depending on the section of the ride).  The game is a series of carnival games.  In some, you are popping balloons.  In some, you are firing off rings to loop around the little three eyed aliens.  In some, you are tossing balls to hit targets.  In all, you are having a ton of fun as balloons and other objects fly past you (complete with little breezes of air).  Needless to say, everyone had a blast.  (I was very pleased to hear that they’re working on a version of the ride for the Nintendo Wii complete with 3D effects.)  It was a very nice introduction to the kinds of rides that we would experience on our Disney World trip.

Our Week In Disney World – Part III – Mickey the Chef

Disney, Family, Food, Photos, Travel

After the Magic Kingdom, we headed over to the Contemporary Resort for our first Disney Dinner: Chef Mickey’s.  Since this was going to be not only an all-you-can-eat buffet, but a character dinner also, we planned ahead and bought NHL an autograph book and pen.  Once we got our table, NHL, B, and B’s parents left to get some food while I sat with JSL.  B and NHL quickly returned, however, as Donald was approaching our table.

We wondered beforehand how NHL would handle the characters.  Previously, he’s expressed fear over costumed characters, but we were hopeful that this Disney trip would cure him of that.  Unfortunately, this wasn’t to be.  At least not this first night.  NHL was willing to say hi to the characters, and have them sign his autograph book, but not to go close to them.  He always kept a wary eye down the aisle to where the characters would be coming from.

NHL, however, didn’t have the worst reaction that night.  That honor belonged to JSL.  The minute he saw Donald Duck, he freaked out.  He grabbed me and wouldn’t let go.  He didn’t care when Donald left, he still looked around for any other characters that might surface.  He refused to eat, even cheese, chicken nuggets, pizza and macaroni and cheese – four of his all-time favorite dishes.  He even refused the birthday cupcake that they brought out.  Eventually, JSL fell asleep.

The meal itself was phenomenal.  The Mickey-shaped raviolis were great as were the salmon and vegetables.  The desserts were spectacular as well.  After eating, we went window shopping in the stores there.  That’s when I found my first must-have.  A small Stitch figure dressed up like Yoda.  As a Star Wars buff as well as a Lilo & Stitch fan, I knew that I was just *going* to have to buy it.

We didn’t actually buy anything at that moment, but we got a few ideas for later.  As we were quite tired, we went back to our room.  The boys were extremely overtired and ran wild between the two rooms.  (We got connecting rooms to increase the space they could run in.)  As they ran wild, the stress of the day took its toll on us as well.  B searched for the phone charger cord and we got into an argument as to whether it was really packed or not.  Clearly, we were all in need of some sleep.  We got the boys to sleep then settled down ourselves for some much earned rest.

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