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I'm so glad you were able to be flexible with your plans. How lucky that you were just able to swap a rest day. And very lucky that you could get into CM the next day. Sorry that you and Jamie were still a little under the weather. Hopefully you both recover for a fun filled day. And with your day swap we were finally in the same park at the same time. Not sure if our paths crossed, but with all the zigzagging of the park we did that day the chances are probably pretty good.
I am so glad you were able to rearrange your plans and get a breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Sounds like some great fun at the pool....glad that Selah got excited with the idea of a bath and walked the rest of the way back. Hope Jamie starts to feel better enough to meet you over at DTD.
All caught up, again! So sorry you guys got food poisoning! That really stinks on vacation. I am so glad you were able to change your Chef Mickey's ADR and did not get charged. Sounds like a relaxing day so far with the exception of getting Selah back to the room. Alex does the same thing to me sometimes and it is not fun to carry the extra 45lbs. Can't wait to hear about the rest of the day. I hope Jamie was able to meet you.
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Glad you guys were feeling better! I also thought on the ride Dinosaur that I felt like things were on the back of my neck-like a tyrodactyl (however you spell it) was right behind me. LOL
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Poor Asher -- I'm glad you were able to rearrange your plans! It sounds like a pretty relaxing day (well, except for the having to carry around 45 lbs. of kid part!), and I'm glad you started feeling better by lunch. Hope Jamie follow suit very soon!
We were so happy we were able to get that ADR for the next day! It was a nice relaxing day and it really ended up better that we went swimming that day because the next day was cooler and it would have been too cold to swim. The carrying the 45 lb. kid was definitely not relaxing and I was so thankful that she finally decided to walk. She is very long too and doesn't really help hold herself up. That just makes her heavier. We have always carried her around but in the past 6 months or so it has become much more difficult. I can't do it much any more. Of course, with a typically developing child you wouldn't be carrying them around when they are almost 6 but I often forget she is almost 6 because she does not seem like she is.
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So sorry your plans for the day were messed up, but awesome that you could rearrange days and dining to still get Asher into Chef Mickey's. Stefanie and Selah have so many similarities as Stefanie can soak in the tub or stand in the shower forever.
We were so happy that it worked out for the next day. Asher had been so looking forward to that. If we would not have made it he would not have said anything but I know he would have been disappointed. Selah is definitely a water baby! I have thought the same thing about similarities between them when I was reading your TR from last year.
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There was Magic & pixie dust in the air that you were able to change plans. There is a reason for everything
There sure is!
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Glad you were able to change your plans around! Poor, sweet Asher-- he's so smart, being able to figure out that he wasn't upset with you, just sad that the breakfast would be canceled. I hope Jamie's extra rest time helps and he's able to join you!
We were so happy when they said they had that time available! I was not about to say no. He deserved to be able to go to Chef Mickey's and we wanted it for him so bad.
Glad you were feeling better in the end and were able to get another slot at Chef Mickeys!
Thanks!
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Glad you're feeling better and we're able to change the CM's ADR! Nice relaxing start to your day today!
Thanks! It turned out to be an ok day even though we were not all up to par.
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I could feel Asher's disappointment at missing Chef Mickey's as I read. So glad you were able to reschedule! It sounds like you made the best of the day and I'm glad to hear you were feeling better. Hope Jamies feels well enough to join you at DTD.
It made me so sad when he was crying. He knew there was nothing we could do about it so he was not going to say anything but he couldn't help being sad. So often things get canceled because Selah can't go, we have no one to watch her or she has doctor appointments. He doesn't complain. He loves his sister and never does he get upset with her about anything.This time it had nothing to do with her but still it was one more thing that got canceled. I was so glad we were able to reschedule.
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Aww...poor Asher! I am so glad you were able to switch the ADR, a little Disney magic for him! It just broke my heart, to hear he was crying quietly to himself. He seems to be such a sweet and loving big brother to Selah, he deserves some special magic!
Glad your feeling better, and you were able to do some fun relaxing stuff for the day. Hope Jamie feels better soon too and can join you at DTD.
Can't wait to hear more!
I was too! He definitely deserved that Disney Magic! It broke my heart to see it! He is an incredible big brother.
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Glad you were able to switch things around and still get another ADR for Chef Mickey's! I hope that some rest is all Jamie needs, and that he's feeling better soon to join you in some fun.
We were so glad too!
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Glad you were able to reschedule your adr for Chef Mickey!
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I'm so glad you were able to be flexible with your plans. How lucky that you were just able to swap a rest day. And very lucky that you could get into CM the next day. Sorry that you and Jamie were still a little under the weather. Hopefully you both recover for a fun filled day. And with your day swap we were finally in the same park at the same time. Not sure if our paths crossed, but with all the zigzagging of the park we did that day the chances are probably pretty good.
I was really glad to have had that rest day available because I know if all we had left were park days that would have been really disappointing to not be able to use all of our park days. I totally did not expect to be able to get an ADR for Chef Mickey's for the next day. That was awesome how that worked out for us. When I read about your day I was trying to decide if we were ever any where near each other but I'm not sure. Maybe after I finish we can compare and see what we think. You did do a lot of zigzagging!
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I am so glad you were able to rearrange your plans and get a breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Sounds like some great fun at the pool....glad that Selah got excited with the idea of a bath and walked the rest of the way back. Hope Jamie starts to feel better enough to meet you over at DTD.
It was good fun at the pool I only wish Jamie could have joined in on the fun. I was glad Selah got excited about that bath too!
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All caught up, again! So sorry you guys got food poisoning! That really stinks on vacation. I am so glad you were able to change your Chef Mickey's ADR and did not get charged. Sounds like a relaxing day so far with the exception of getting Selah back to the room. Alex does the same thing to me sometimes and it is not fun to carry the extra 45lbs. Can't wait to hear about the rest of the day. I hope Jamie was able to meet you.
Thanks! It does stink to be sick on vacation! We were really glad we were able to change the ADR too! It was a very relaxing day with the exception of carrying Selah part way back to the room.
I considered mentioning this when I started my TR and was introducing everyone but then I didn't do it. Some of you may be wondering how to pronounce Selah's name. If you are not then you can skip this post. Most people who first meet her and see her name say it wrong. We pronounce her name, Say La. Hope that makes sense. The rest of our names are exactly as they are spelled. Selah's is the only one that can be confusing. I'm mentioning this now because I have been asked recently by someone on here and figured I might as well bring it up. Plus I know when I am reading a book and then it is turned into a movie if they pronounce a name different than the way I thought then it is kind of annoying to me.
Now hopefully my next post will be an update but I haven't even had a chance to get started on it yet. Hopefully this weekend.
Very pretty name for a pretty girl. She's adorable! My son loves to do the boneless chicken routine too. Not fun. They can't wait to walk and then they want u to hold them all the time.
great update can't wait to hear more about your trip
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Thanks for the name pronunciation. It helps when I'm listing to the story in my head :-). I'm glad you were starting to feel better. Getting sick on vacation is bad enough, but at Disney? It should be outlawed!
Now, this is a funny coincidence because I was just wondering if I was pronouncing Selah's name correctly then I read your most recent post. (btw -I wasn't -I was reading See La). Thanks so much for posting! I'm a teacher and it really, really bugs me if I pronounce a kid's name wrong. Most kids with more unusual names understand but it bugs me just the same.
I considered mentioning this when I started my TR and was introducing everyone but then I didn't do it. Some of you may be wondering how to pronounce Selah's name. If you are not then you can skip this post. Most people who first meet her and see her name say it wrong. We pronounce her name, Say La. Hope that makes sense. The rest of our names are exactly as they are spelled. Selah's is the only one that can be confusing. I'm mentioning this now because I have been asked recently by someone on here and figured I might as well bring it up. Plus I know when I am reading a book and then it is turned into a movie if they pronounce a name different than the way I thought then it is kind of annoying to me.
Now hopefully my next post will be an update but I haven't even had a chance to get started on it yet. Hopefully this weekend.
That is exactly how I was pronouncing it in my head as I read, but then I love the music of the Christian group called Selah, pronounced the same way. It is a beautiful name as is Asher.
Very pretty name for a pretty girl. She's adorable! My son loves to do the boneless chicken routine too. Not fun. They can't wait to walk and then they want u to hold them all the time.
Thanks so much!
Boneless chicken routine! I like that! Hadn't thought of it like that before. You are right, it is not fun. Also, not the last time it happened on this trip.
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great update can't wait to hear more about your trip
Hope to get another update done sometime this weekend.
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Thanks for the name pronunciation. It helps when I'm listing to the story in my head :-). I'm glad you were starting to feel better. Getting sick on vacation is bad enough, but at Disney? It should be outlawed!
I like to know I am pronouncing names correctly too.
It should be outlawed! Wonder if we could get something done about that.
Now, this is a funny coincidence because I was just wondering if I was pronouncing Selah's name correctly then I read your most recent post. (btw -I wasn't -I was reading See La). Thanks so much for posting! I'm a teacher and it really, really bugs me if I pronounce a kid's name wrong. Most kids with more unusual names understand but it bugs me just the same.
Great minds think alike! Most people pronounce it the way you were reading it. When we were at Special Olympics last week that is how they said her name when they introduced her in with her class. I wish they would have said it right because I would have liked to see whether or not she noticed and responded. Oh well. Maybe next time.
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That is exactly how I was pronouncing it in my head as I read, but then I love the music of the Christian group called Selah, pronounced the same way. It is a beautiful name as is Asher.
Awesome! Most people not only do not say her name right but they also have not heard of that group. That is where we got her name. One night we were discussing possible girl names and the TV was on. A commercial came on for Christian CD's. Selah was listed in the groups on the CD. We knew the group and liked them but had not thought about it for a name up until that point. We knew it was a word in the Bible but didn't know how it was pronounced and just hadn't thought of the group. When we heard them say it in the commercial we both loved it. Asher's name is in the Bible and we like that it is not common (or at least wasn't when he was born). His name is one of the 12 tribes of Israel, son of Jacob and one of Joseph's brothers. Giving our girl a name from the Bible that is also not common was perfect. Of course, in the Bible, Selah is not a name it is a word. I think it is a very appropriate word for my Selah. It means to pause/reflect. She may not pause and reflect but everyone who meets her will pause and reflect on this incredible little miracle.
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