1000thhappyhaunt
Maelstromer
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2005
Formerly known as:
1. The happyhaunts Attempt to Get to Disney. Again. I think.
2. Mel happyhaunts' The Battle For My New Title
3. The happyhaunts' Guide To The Galaxy and The World
4. The Da happyhaunt Code
5. Horton Hears a happyhaunt! On the sixth of May...
6. The happyhaunt of The Baskervilles
7. The happyhaunt of Notre Dame
8. A Connecticut happyhaunt in King Arthur's Court
9. The Velveteen happyhaunt
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Wit happyhaunt
11. Portrait of a Lady happyhaunt
12. What It Means to be Crimson Tide: Mel happyhaunt and Alabama's Greatest Players
13.I Remember Paul "happyhaunt" Bryant
14.Fried Green Tomatoes at the happyhaunt Cafe
15. Brothers Karamazov and Sister happyhaunt
16. A Prayer For Owen happyhaunt
17. The Lady happyhaunt of the Lake
18. The Great Gatsby-haunt
19. Mel happyhaunt of Sunnybrook Farm
20. The Road to Understanding - Mel happyhaunt
21. Norse Stories Retold from the happyhaunts
22. The Picture of Dorian happyhaunt
23. Uncle Silas a Tale of Bartram happyhaunt
24. McIntosh and happyhaunt, Creek Indian Leaders
25. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and her happyhaunt
26. The House of a Thousand happyhaunts
27. In the Skin of a happyhaunt
28. The happyhaunt with Seven Toes And... looks like it's gonna stay that way.
29. The happyhaunt In the Rye
30. A Century of happyhaunt life in Dixie
31. The Memory Keeper's happyhaunt
32. The unhappyhat Always Rings Twice
Before I begin, AGAIN, putting you through the events of our trip which will be at times offensive, nauseating, mindnumbingly boring and probably not very funny. This time. I feel I should start with an introduction of the happyhaunts:
DS5: aka Tommy, Bama, the Filer, Streps, Crackhead... and more. Like Swuttypuffiler and the Rapper known as Swutty Five Cent. He is tiny, blond, sweet, squeaky, gentle, expressive and funny. Most of all...he BELIEVES! In the Magic of Disney, in the strength of our family, in me his mother and in HIMSELF. He is one in a million. He is special, in his way, to each of the five of us. We all cater to him and coddle him at times. Most times. Even times when we all know better. We can't help it. He seems vulnerable. To us. His older brother is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
DS8: aka Calvin, CALLLLLLLLLVVVVVVIIIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!, The Koala, Chia and Chives. He is a bundle of... well... something. It is: energy, life, laughter, trouble and passion. He is destined for greatness. Or else the Big House. He is also the most WORK I've ever undertaken in my life. Willingly and happily, though, because he makes me feel ALIVE. He is unique and challenging. Very. His younger brother thinks he's a God. And his older sister thinks that he smells "weird". Really.
DD11: aka Beth, Tiny, The Tick and The Boss. As opposed to Bruce Springsteen who claims to be The Boss. But really isn't. She has a huge sense of personal entitlement. If the world doesn't revolve around her... well, darn it... it SHOULD! She is mature, timid, thoughtful, quiet, intelligent and sassy. At times. She is an old woman in a beautiful new young body. My complete and utter opposite. Unlike me. But, still, my baby girl. And... my friend. She is very cool. For a kid.
DH41: aka Dad, Daddy or Mel. He is my beautiful bride. And the rock of this little family. He is smart, honest, good, strong and PATIENT. Usually. To this day I cannot believe that he actually broke down and proposed to me. That he promised to spend the rest of his life with ME... and actually went through with the wedding. And... uhhhhhhh... sometimes neither can HE!
Me(l)37: aka Mom, Mommy or Mel. I share the same name with my husband. Sorry. It's not our fault. But it is confusing at times. I'll try and ease you through the pain of this. In my first trip report I said I was perfect. Well... I still AM. Heh, heh. But I'm also very stubborn. And thick-skinned. I think.
DC3: aka Catbabycatgirliegoo, Lotus, Lodie and The Luscious Lady. Our cat. Uhhhhh... scratch that. She WAS our cat. Now she lives with The General in a state of bliss and captivity.
The General(very old): aka My Mother, Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma'am, Sir and Baba. She wasn't along on this particular trip with us. Thank the Good Lord. But... she might as well have been. Her beloved, dreaded presence is with us always. Like the GST. And our old rotting van and stroller. And the wicked big scar on my hindquarters. Even at Disney. Yep.
Mission Space: aka Mission Sinise and... errrr... well, let's call this ride MS. For short. From now on. Just for fun. It is a very favourite ride. For this whole family. We spend a lot of time there. Riding MS in Epcot. Our second favourite park.
DH?: aka Pepper, the Rodent, the Rat and, most likely, "The Terrible Smell Under the Shelves in the Corner of the Basement". Our hamster which is... somewhere? But, again, a long story. However, in my last TR opening, I made the mistake of not mentioning Pepper and the whole trip report went south in a big hurry. I think this was probably the reason. So... Pepper is BACK IN! Folks.
Well... wish me luck with this new Trippie. And I'll start with just ONE chapter of Pre-Trip, Post-Trip Pre-Trippie. Lucky you. The Dining Reports will be included. As will the poor grammar, big paragraphs, asides and general mayhem.
Now... breathe deeply, assume the yoga position I call "Smelling Your Own Foot" (ankle to forhead) and chant "Om" with me. Let's begin.
Cheers, Mel.
1. The happyhaunts Attempt to Get to Disney. Again. I think.
2. Mel happyhaunts' The Battle For My New Title
3. The happyhaunts' Guide To The Galaxy and The World
4. The Da happyhaunt Code
5. Horton Hears a happyhaunt! On the sixth of May...
6. The happyhaunt of The Baskervilles
7. The happyhaunt of Notre Dame
8. A Connecticut happyhaunt in King Arthur's Court
9. The Velveteen happyhaunt
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Wit happyhaunt
11. Portrait of a Lady happyhaunt
12. What It Means to be Crimson Tide: Mel happyhaunt and Alabama's Greatest Players
13.I Remember Paul "happyhaunt" Bryant
14.Fried Green Tomatoes at the happyhaunt Cafe
15. Brothers Karamazov and Sister happyhaunt
16. A Prayer For Owen happyhaunt
17. The Lady happyhaunt of the Lake
18. The Great Gatsby-haunt
19. Mel happyhaunt of Sunnybrook Farm
20. The Road to Understanding - Mel happyhaunt
21. Norse Stories Retold from the happyhaunts
22. The Picture of Dorian happyhaunt
23. Uncle Silas a Tale of Bartram happyhaunt
24. McIntosh and happyhaunt, Creek Indian Leaders
25. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and her happyhaunt
26. The House of a Thousand happyhaunts
27. In the Skin of a happyhaunt
28. The happyhaunt with Seven Toes And... looks like it's gonna stay that way.
29. The happyhaunt In the Rye
30. A Century of happyhaunt life in Dixie
31. The Memory Keeper's happyhaunt
32. The unhappyhat Always Rings Twice
Before I begin, AGAIN, putting you through the events of our trip which will be at times offensive, nauseating, mindnumbingly boring and probably not very funny. This time. I feel I should start with an introduction of the happyhaunts:
DS5: aka Tommy, Bama, the Filer, Streps, Crackhead... and more. Like Swuttypuffiler and the Rapper known as Swutty Five Cent. He is tiny, blond, sweet, squeaky, gentle, expressive and funny. Most of all...he BELIEVES! In the Magic of Disney, in the strength of our family, in me his mother and in HIMSELF. He is one in a million. He is special, in his way, to each of the five of us. We all cater to him and coddle him at times. Most times. Even times when we all know better. We can't help it. He seems vulnerable. To us. His older brother is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
DS8: aka Calvin, CALLLLLLLLLVVVVVVIIIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!, The Koala, Chia and Chives. He is a bundle of... well... something. It is: energy, life, laughter, trouble and passion. He is destined for greatness. Or else the Big House. He is also the most WORK I've ever undertaken in my life. Willingly and happily, though, because he makes me feel ALIVE. He is unique and challenging. Very. His younger brother thinks he's a God. And his older sister thinks that he smells "weird". Really.
DD11: aka Beth, Tiny, The Tick and The Boss. As opposed to Bruce Springsteen who claims to be The Boss. But really isn't. She has a huge sense of personal entitlement. If the world doesn't revolve around her... well, darn it... it SHOULD! She is mature, timid, thoughtful, quiet, intelligent and sassy. At times. She is an old woman in a beautiful new young body. My complete and utter opposite. Unlike me. But, still, my baby girl. And... my friend. She is very cool. For a kid.
DH41: aka Dad, Daddy or Mel. He is my beautiful bride. And the rock of this little family. He is smart, honest, good, strong and PATIENT. Usually. To this day I cannot believe that he actually broke down and proposed to me. That he promised to spend the rest of his life with ME... and actually went through with the wedding. And... uhhhhhhh... sometimes neither can HE!
Me(l)37: aka Mom, Mommy or Mel. I share the same name with my husband. Sorry. It's not our fault. But it is confusing at times. I'll try and ease you through the pain of this. In my first trip report I said I was perfect. Well... I still AM. Heh, heh. But I'm also very stubborn. And thick-skinned. I think.
DC3: aka Catbabycatgirliegoo, Lotus, Lodie and The Luscious Lady. Our cat. Uhhhhh... scratch that. She WAS our cat. Now she lives with The General in a state of bliss and captivity.
The General(very old): aka My Mother, Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma'am, Sir and Baba. She wasn't along on this particular trip with us. Thank the Good Lord. But... she might as well have been. Her beloved, dreaded presence is with us always. Like the GST. And our old rotting van and stroller. And the wicked big scar on my hindquarters. Even at Disney. Yep.
Mission Space: aka Mission Sinise and... errrr... well, let's call this ride MS. For short. From now on. Just for fun. It is a very favourite ride. For this whole family. We spend a lot of time there. Riding MS in Epcot. Our second favourite park.
DH?: aka Pepper, the Rodent, the Rat and, most likely, "The Terrible Smell Under the Shelves in the Corner of the Basement". Our hamster which is... somewhere? But, again, a long story. However, in my last TR opening, I made the mistake of not mentioning Pepper and the whole trip report went south in a big hurry. I think this was probably the reason. So... Pepper is BACK IN! Folks.
Well... wish me luck with this new Trippie. And I'll start with just ONE chapter of Pre-Trip, Post-Trip Pre-Trippie. Lucky you. The Dining Reports will be included. As will the poor grammar, big paragraphs, asides and general mayhem.
Now... breathe deeply, assume the yoga position I call "Smelling Your Own Foot" (ankle to forhead) and chant "Om" with me. Let's begin.
Cheers, Mel.