Even though my kids make me crazy on a daily basis, I still try to make their little hearts explode with excitement and joy…
So this past Sunday morning Eric and I announced we were leaving for Disney that morning…the kids were thrilled, especially since our last trip was cancelled after we got into a car crash on the way there…
Fast forward to 4 that afternoon…we had dropped off our luggage and were on the monorail to the Magic Kingdom when Hope tells me her tummy hurts and she has to go potty…
Hmmm, I wonder if she really has to poop badly…so I ask her to hold it as we’re almost there…
We walk up to the gate and she says the magic words….Mommy, I don’t feel good then bursts into tears….
I go into full mommy mode…I scoop her up and run to the bathroom…
Alas…she did not make it…and when the boys saw that Hope was sick their faces crumpled and they looked defeated, as though they knew their vacation was over…
But no! I would not let it be! We were going to have fun, dammit, if I had to drag everyone through the Magic Kingdom and put the fucking Mickey suit on myself!
So I rented a stroller for Hope and pushed the sick little girl through the park and let the boys each pick out a ride…
Insane? Maybe. Ridiculous? Probably. Worst Mother Ever To Hope? Yes…
After two rides we go back to the hotel where I tell Eric there is no way we are leaving the next day…if Hope’s still sick he takes the others…like I said, those kids were going to have fun!
But guess what? Hope woke up all better! So off to Hollywood Studios we went, took a breather, then back to the Magic Kingdom before heading to the hotel for the night…
Ahhh…finally! A good trip to Disney!
Until 11:30 that night, when Blake woke me up….
Mom, I threw up all in my bed…
Wow, that sucks…but I took Jack out of the bed, tossed him in with Hope, stripped the bed and left that little treat in the hallway for housekeeping, then set Blake up on the couch with a bucket…and back to sleep I went…
Until one in the morning, when Jack’s screeching wakes me up…Mommy! Mommy! My tummy is hurting so bad!
I leap across beds and try to get him out of the bed before it’s too late, but naturally I didn’t get there in time and he started puking on the bed and hanging over the edge. I grab him, pull him into the hallway and hand him a wastebasket….
After a few minutes Jack is spent and passes out in the hallway…I give him a blanket and pillow, strip the other bed, lay a towel over Hope for a cover, and leave another surprise in the hallway…
I know what you’re thinking….Holly! Surely you got to go to sleep now, right?! Everyone is all done being sick, right?
Wrong…
I had it worse than the kids*….luckily, it was over quickly and I got to go to sleep….
You know, until Hope woke me up barfing…
By morning, our room looked like rock stars had been there…no sheets on the beds, towels covering vomit on the floor, every wastebasket and ice bucket full to the brim…
But at least I didn’t have to clean it…
I bet you’re thinking we’re never going back to Disney again…two times bad luck…
Wrong! We’re going back next month…
We will go every fucking month until we make Disney our bitch and everyone has an awesomely fabulous time….
*everyone enjoys TMI, right?
OMG! Actually died of laughter. Although its a bitch being sick while on vacation just think of all the laundry and cleaning you saved yourself! Gotta do round 3. Third times the charm right?
Oh, honey …
… yeah, that’s all I’ve got.
Oh poor you!
We are going in June!
It’s really hard to be happt when you’re puking, even at the Happiest Place on Earth! Luckily we haven’t had any issues with our 2 trips to Disney World. We live too far away to be able to not make it work!
Kids always recover quickly. It’s the old parents that get hit the hardest.
I will do a voodoo curse lifting dance to remove your disney curse. Quit giving your kids alcohol to calm them down and maybe they won’t have hangovers!!!:)
Oh no, you poor thing. I can’t even imagine having more than one pukey kid to deal with..I’m sure the housekeepers loved you..LOL
Now I pretty much don’t feel bad that I’ve never been to Disney…
Are you sure Disney isn’t trying to kill you? You should look into it lol. You might have a good lawsuit on your hands and end up owning the place! LMAO. Hope you have a better trip next time.
I’ve puked in Disney World too:)
I love your site! You are an inspiration.
That’s just not right…
That sucks so frickin bad. Make Disney your bitch. fo’ sho.
Aww, you poor things. Hopefully your next Disney trip with be awesome!
You poor thing. We go to Disney every year (we’re going this year in August), but 2 years ago when we went we all got some sort of puking bug while we were there. It started with my 4 year old (who was 3 then) and he puked all over me on the way back to the hotel room the second night we were there. Yay me. Then the next morning I was queezy on the bus ride to the Animal Kingdom and sure as shit, I barfed all over the place once I got there. It was so embarrassing. Next was my 14 year old stepson who also puked his guts out at the AK, but it was 2 days later. Last, but not least, my 7 year old, who was 6 at the time, threw up on the plane during the ride home. That was the best of all. Somehow my husband never got it, but I knew 2 other families down there that same week and they all had it, too.
LOL! That last line had me cracking up!! I can’t believe you all got so sick! Such a nightmare. But, bonus on not having to clean any of it.
Third time’s a charm, right? Wow, you are one tough lady. The whole family barfing in the hotel. Ugh.
I”m so glad you’re not giving up. I’m so sad you all got sick! I’m so glad you didn’t really have to clean it up! I’m so sad I’m not there.
I laughed so hard I puked a little in my mouth. Solidarity.
That is epic and you can’t say the kids wont have that as a permanent memory, they’ll tell their kids about it. “You think you had a bad time and Disneyland today?!!? Well… have I got a few stories for you!!!”
eschelle recently posted..Growing a family while shrinking a mortgage
my kids were just talking about it last night…they were laughing at how much barf I had to clean..charming