I hate that people came by yesterday only to find that Some Kind of Bug had rendered me useless for the entire weekend and that I had nothing to say.
You're in luck! As of last night I started to feel better, but not in time to write anything good. (Oh, wait. I guess that means you're still out of luck.)
But I DO have a Very Important Two-part Question to pose, in all seriousness. I will take all answers to heart:
1) Have you ever taken your 18-month-old to Disney World, with older siblings? and
2) If yes, would your Future Self go back and tell your Former Self that pulling your toenails out with pliers would have been a more enjoyable experience?
We are tentatively planning our first trip to DisneyWorld with the kids in January, SO I'VE GOT TO GET HOPPING ON THE PLAN-MAKING. So far all I've done is make my mental Pros and Cons list:
PROS OF GOING TO DISNEYWORLD IN JANUARY
- The Spring Break crowds and prices won't be out in force yet.
- The Christmas vacationers will have returned to their homes.
- The lines will be short(er).
- The weather won't feel like the seventh circle of Hell.
- My sister and parents will fly down to join us.
- Nathaniel will be the only one in public school and therefore the only one to have to make up work.
- Nathaniel will be 7 years old and Nick will be 5, so they would both still get that "first-time magical experience" with sense of wonder intact.
CONS OF GOING TO DISNEYWORLD IN JANUARY
- It will still be Plenty Hot.
- Jake will be 19 months old.
- Related: He will still desperately need naps. He will have to be carried or will require a stroller. He will need to go to bed before 8 p.m. He will not be able to ride most of the rides. I might die.
SO, what say you, my faithful readers? COME ON. EARN THAT TARGET GIFT CARD, PEOPLE.
