A
friend of ours who has children 15 or so years younger than ours planted an
idea in our heads some years ago. When each child was young, their maternal
grandparents took them, one at a time, on trips to Disney World. From the day
Joshua was born, we hoped some day we would be able to do the same with each of
our grandchildren. Two years ago, as Barry reached his milestone birthday, we
thought quite a bit about those plans but opted instead to take the whole
family to Florida. It was an amazing week, but we continued longing to realize
the “one child at a time” concept. A year ago that idea seemed the most remote
of possibilities. But over the past few months, as I have regained my strength
and the oldest of our grandchildren has matured, we decided that there is no
time like the present.
So
early this Sunday morning, Joshua, Barry, and I will be boarding a flight from
Logan to Orlando for what we hope will be four fun-filled days at Walt Disney
World. We think we have every possible detail covered: flights, rental car,
hotel, park tickets, hats, sunscreen. Following our usual philosophy that “everything
that can go wrong, will go wrong,” I have made countless phone calls to the
Orlando office of Lincare, my oxygen supplier, to ensure everything is in place.
I have letters from my pulmnologist for both Jet Blue and WDW; the latter is
not essential but following that recent news report I shared here about people
with disabilities at WDW, we figured it couldn’t hurt to have all the bases
covered. Barry has been studying the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World
2013 during every free moment from completing a grant application. Most
importantly, we have matching t-shirts in four colors (red, light blue, navy,
and green): even a small party should be color-coordinated, right?
I
don’t know if I will have time to post from WDW, and in fact I am not taking my
laptop with me, although Barry will have his. I plan to stay in the “real
world” (as opposed to the cyber world) while I’m there! Okay, I know, there’s
nothing especially real about Disney
World, but let me indulge in the fantasy! Either way I will certainly share the
highlights and pictures from the trip when we return.
Since
we will technically be in Orlando before summer starts, we are hoping it will
not be unbearably hot. Have a wonderful weekend and a nice last week of spring!
Love,
Rebecca
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