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Who: Me - Melissa - 39
DH - Brent - 50
DS - Liam - 11
DM - Jean - 64
DF - John - 64
DSis - Amanda - 42
DBiL - Steve - 50
Let’s see, a little background info before I get into the actual trip.
It snowed on Sunday the 18th, so DS and I had a snow day off from school on Monday. That was nice, the first real snow fall of the year, but it melted quickly because it was back into the 60s by Wednesday. This has been a crazy, stupid winter! But I was glad to have a little taste of winter, so that the warm Florida breezes would be that much better!
On Wednesday the 22nd my Mom went back to the Orthopedist hoping to get her walking cast off. But the x-ray showed that the break was not completely healed. So she needed to be in her walking boot for a few more weeks. No problem, we wouldn’t be doing that much walking, except at LegoLand and we will get a wheelchair for her there.
But that means we definitely would not be going in to the Parks, which was disappointing. But our trip would be a lot more relaxing this way! They revoked her Main Gate Pass privileges when she was not able to return to work after the first of the year. But we still got her CM discount at restaurants and on souvenirs. So that was good!
While packing on Friday night, I checked the weather one more time and decided to take out some of my shorts and capris. It just didn’t seem like it was going to be warm enough. And it was probably good that I did. We ended up having 2 cool days and 2 warm days.
Up Next : Airport troubles!
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Donning my Wellies to cut Peat in Scotland
Melissa
Who: Me - Melissa - 39
DH - Brent - 50
DS - Liam - 11
DM - Jean - 64
DF - John - 64
DSis - Amanda - 42
DBiL - Steve - 50
Saturday morning, the 25th, dawned clear and cold. Which was good, another taste of winter before Florida!
We had a little trouble with Security at the airport . . . DH took only his Driver’s License and credit card out of his wallet to bring on the trip. When we got to Security the guy checking his license took an extra-long look and pointed out to DH that his License had expired! He had picked out his old license from his wallet! Why he is still carrying his old license is anyone’s guess! But the TSA Agent said since it had not been expired a year yet, he would let him through.
In hindsight, we had enough time to go get his current license, and we probably should have, just to avoid the lecture when we went through Security in Florida on the way home. (“The year grace period rule can be revoked at any time and if I didn’t want to let you on the plane I wouldn’t have to, blah, blah, blah. Ok, ok, we get it!”) Geez!
On another note, at both airports there were signs stating that now children under 12 do not have to remove their shoes. Nice gesture, but doesn’t that just give crazies a good plan?
Anyway, we found seats at our gate and DS went to use the bathroom, while I bought a bottle of water. While we were doing that it came over the loudspeaker “Will Melissa Williams and Liam Williams please return to security” You should have seen the look on DS’s face when he came out of the bathroom! “What now?” I thought! So we walked back to Security and after looking at my non-expired ID, they handed over our Boarding Passes which I had left in the x-ray bin. Geez! This trip was getting off to a great start!
We finally got on the plane and were settled in. But before taking off the Pilot warned us that it would be a little bumpy because of the wind until we reached a certain altitude, but by the time we got to Atlanta we should be fine. Well . . . the beginning of our flight was really, really bumpy. People were gasping and the girls’ college softball team in the back of the plane actually screamed a few times. In the midst of this DH starts to cough, I know that means his stomach is upset, he does that on lots of rides that I make him go on. I look over and he is white as a sheet! And he takes off his fleece vest because his is overheating! Holy Mackerel! I got the barf bag ready! DS is completely oblivious, watching the land below us get smaller and smaller. I swear it was only 10, maybe 15 minutes before we were out of the wind, but boy was it scary! But I was sooo relieved that DH recovered just fine once we stopped bouncing around!
The rest of the flight was uneventful. We landed, my parents picked us up, and we had lunch at Burger King in Sanford. We made it to Pop Century around 1:30 I think.
Up Next: Our evening plans
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Donning my Wellies to cut Peat in Scotland
Melissa
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Looks like I found this at just the right time. What a departure day you had! From an expired license to pulling out the barf bag 10 minutes into the flight! Glad you made it there safely though.
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Thank goodness they let your DH through with the licence, although it sounds like the guy on the way back wasn't so understanding.
Don't get me started about letting kids through without taking their shoes off. I think I commented on that to a TSA person a couple of years ago and she just looked at me and said words to the effect of they know that, it's not them you have to tell. Says it all really....
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That was nice, the first real snow fall of the year, but it melted quickly because it was back into the 60s by Wednesday. This has been a crazy, stupid winter! 
But I was glad to have a little taste of winter, so that the warm Florida breezes would be that much better!
So she needed to be in her walking boot for a few more weeks. No problem, we wouldn’t be doing that much walking, except at LegoLand and we will get a wheelchair for her there. 
But our trip would be a lot more relaxing this way! They revoked her Main Gate Pass privileges when she was not able to return to work after the first of the year. But we still got her CM discount at restaurants and on souvenirs. So that was good! 
He had picked out his old license from his wallet! Why he is still carrying his old license is anyone’s guess! 
I look over and he is white as a sheet! And he takes off his fleece vest because his is overheating! Holy Mackerel! 
I got the barf bag ready! 
DS is completely oblivious, watching the land below us get smaller and smaller. I swear it was only 10, maybe 15 minutes before we were out of the wind, but boy was it scary! But I was sooo relieved that DH recovered just fine once we stopped bouncing around! 
Glad you made it there safely though.
I hope it gets smoother from here on out! 
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