Trip Report Always two there are. No more. No less.

Remember how in the final push for my previous TR when I had to make a bullet point list of the wild events in my last year?

Here comes a list of the things that happened in between writing the end of the last TR and the start of this one.

“How much could have possibly happened in a day and a half BES?!?” you are surely asking yourself.

Well…

• There’s an area rug sized hole in our family room ceiling.
• We have to replace a furnace
• DH decided not to go on the trip (due to above)

There might have been more stuff tbh but I’m too tired to fully process all of this now. More detailed explanations coming later.

So now it’s just me and lil BES on the trip.

I still don’t have full use of my left hand due to my fracture in November. I’ve only gotten a few hours of sleep. And lil BES has thrown some epic tantrums lately.

If I wasn’t sticking with Star Wars themed titles the runner up was:

Special lady time the vacation edition has already commenced.

May the Force be with us all.

Spoiler: Track 1:

 

[meggo819]

You two will have a great time!

 

[k8einwdw]

Sending positive, minimal-meltdown vibes your way! If it gives you any hope, our trip with L last month was probably our best one yet, once we got past the adjustment of the first couple days.

 

[fractal]

Have a great trip!

 

[Go.Nijntje]

That's terrible about your ceiling and I'm sorry your husband can't join you for the trip but...

 

[cgersic]

Oh my! So sorry to hear about your ceiling, but really excited to read about the BES girls' trip!!!

 

[rshell68]

Sorry about all the craziness but hey....

You got this mama!!

 

[Wicked Sisters]

So sorry to hear your husband had to stay behind but you girls will have so much fun.

 

[Swissmiss]

What an awful way to start your vacation! I’ll send good vibes that your trip is tantrum-free.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hope you and little BES have a good trip!

 

[MickeyCB]

Holy hole in the ceiling Batman!

(But I hope you two have a good time!)

 

[RememberWhen]

You got this! One-on-one trips are awesome! (Sorry hubby had to stay behind…)

 

[Tiki Traveler]

Sorry that DH had to stay behind to deal w/house issues but hopefully you can …..

I had to include it. Perhaps there can be a future trip w/a lot of DH’s interests/favorites?? Pending Lil Bess’ approval of course!

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

You two will have a great time!

Thanks and we did!

Sending positive, minimal-meltdown vibes your way! If it gives you any hope, our trip with L last month was probably our best one yet, once we got past the adjustment of the first couple days.

Thanks! I still have to catch up on your TR. I’m glad you had a good trip. Aside from the meltdowns I am really enjoying this age.

Have a great trip!

That's terrible about your ceiling and I'm sorry your husband can't join you for the trip but...
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Thanks and we did have lots of fun:

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Oh my! So sorry to hear about your ceiling, but really excited to read about the BES girls' trip!!!

Sorry about all the craziness but hey....

You got this mama!!

So sorry to hear your husband had to stay behind but you girls will have so much fun.

What an awful way to start your vacation! I’ll send good vibes that your trip is tantrum-free.

Thanks all. It was definitely an unexpected change in the trip but we ended up having a lot of fun. DH is the least Disney in the family so I don’t think he was too broken up about not going.

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Hope you and little BES have a good trip!

Holy hole in the ceiling Batman!

(But I hope you two have a good time!)

Luckily the water caused less damage than Batman.

You got this! One-on-one trips are awesome! (Sorry hubby had to stay behind…)

It was indeed awesome. I had figured lil BES and I would do them eventually- just not so suddenly. I foresee more in our future.

Sorry that DH had to stay behind to deal w/house issues but hopefully you can …..

I had to include it.

Someone had to! lol.

Perhaps there can be a future trip w/a lot of DH’s interests/favorites?? Pending Lil Bess’ approval of course!

Jokes on DH. Muppetvision 3D is his favorite. By the time we will go again he’ll have to pick a new favorite

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Pretrip:

So when did this trip start to fall off the rails? Hmm. In retrospect, approximately one week prior to departure.

Lil BES is 3.5 yo now. I think we are certainly in what I was warned was the “three-nager” stage. She’s super sweet and happy 95% of the time but that other 5%…

The weekend before we left, lil BES had an increase in very spirited tantrums.

Reasons for some of the meltdowns included:

• We wouldn’t let her eat crackers in our bed
• I wouldn’t (and couldn’t) move a piano upstairs
• I had to pee

The increase in meltdown suddenly made sense when lil BES awoke Monday to say her throat hurt.

Lil BES has developed what my family calls “Uncle E syndrome.”

My youngest brother has always been sweet and mild mannered- except when he is sick. It’s been a family joke that whenever he would say something mean as a kid the next day he was sure to be sick.

Luckily lil BES developed only a mild cold. Tuesday was her peak sickness level. Her preschool was cancelled due to outside temperatures being too low.

I ended up staying home too. I was feeling a little iffy and had been up much of the night with lil BES.

We were all trending better by Wednesday.

Then Thursday happened. It’s getting its own post.

Spoiler: Track 2:

Getting a grumpy toddler to take medicine reminded me of this one.

 

[Tiggerish]

Cliffhanger!!

 

[Swissmiss]

My daughter’s “tell” to coming down with something was the color of her skin - her face would seem translucent; by the next day she would have a fever or a cold or something.

Can’t wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

 

[MinnieM123]

Reasons for some of the meltdowns included:

• We wouldn’t let her eat crackers in our bed

You wouldn't?! That's child abuse!