Well, Don is off in Illinois packing up our belongings, canceling our bank accounts, and getting a well-deserved break from his kids and his little apartment. And hating it!
Knowing the kids would miss their dad a lot, I decided to meet a friend and her kids at Disneyland. During spring break. On a weekend. Easter weekend. With the dogs in tow.
Most people think I am crazy. This is not the case, I just don't really think about the consequences of things until they're upon me. Thank goodness, because we would not have near as many Adventures.
Compounding the crowds was the fact that Becca's bladder seems to be growing at a slower rate than the rest of her. She can drink a liter of fluid and her tummy can be okay with it, but she will then have to pee continuously for 3 hours. Net result: I saw more ladies rooms (aka, damsel's, tinkerbell's, princess', and Minnie's rooms) than I did actual rides. (But there are some darned clever bathrooms at Disneyland.)
As well, Sarah has a very conservative nature (colloquially speaking, she's a chicken), so she really only wanted to go on the kiddie rides that were meant for kids Becca's age. Becca has a wild streak (colloquially speaking, she's a nutcase), so she generally wanted to go on anything that looked like it might launch her straight to San Francisco if the belt wasn't tight enough. Between the 2 of them, there wasn't much common ground. I got to see It's a Small World though, so I can hardly complain.
We did stand in a particularly long line -- 75 minutes -- for the new Monsters Inc. ride at California Adventure Park, and it was a dumb ride if you ask me. (Nobody did, so don't feel obligated.) Becca is not capable of waiting for anything longer than 3 seconds, so we had to find some things to do. Here are a few of them.
Pick a scab open and try to suck all the blood in your body out of the open wound.
Make up new dance moves (only good if the temperature is moderate, otherwise not recommended, too sweaty.)
Give your sister love.
Pick paint off the queue banisters (this ride has only been open about 4 months, and already the banisters need repainting. Serves them right for making 4 year olds wait 75 minutes!)
Practice WWF moves like bumping bellies as hard as you can.
Ask to go pee. Every 20 minutes.
There are people who go to Disneyland every month and feel deprived if they can't go. Personally, I need a vacation from this vacation. (Though I could now writing a coffee table book called The Restrooms of Disney...)