Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Back to life

We got home late last night. Now back to normal, but our normal right now kind of blows!
It consists of dropping daddy off at the airport today, to go back to California. Not knowing when he will come home again, because we can't afford to fly him home anymore. I did get in touch with an advocate with the IRS, because I'm done playing games. From what I've heard, the advocates get your paperwork moved to the front, so hopefully we have our money in the next couple weeks.
Which reminds me, has anyone actually used the advertising on their blogs, and does it even bring any money in?

Before I get to vacation pics, because I have over 700 to sort through! I'm going to start with our very special visit today.
Sarah and Joyce were in town, and we met up with them for lunch! How nice to meet them in person! I still remember when Sarah first left a comment on my blog, and I was like, who is this person. When I read her profile, I saw that she was a 19 year old with Down syndrome. That was my first real experience with an adult with DS that had their own blog!




Our trip was so much fun! It really is a pain to fly with Jaxson, and I probably won't do it again unless I have to. Getting through security wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. They didn't scrutinize any of my meds or liquids, on either flight. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing! They let us on the airplane first, but they don't give us enough time to get settled, so people are walking past us while we are trying to get all of our equipment put away.
It started off rocky. There was supposed to be someone waiting for us from GKTW, but we got off the plane so late, that they left us. We called the number, and the lady said he was in baggage claim. When we got to baggage claim, he had left us again! Hello, don't you know that most people with Make a Wish are going to have handicap kids that take time! So we had to find our way to the rental car alone. No biggy.
Give Kids the World (GKTW) is so amazing! It looks like who-ville, from the grinch. Brightly colored villas, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen! An amazing pool, and ice cream anytime you want it. I think I ate ice cream more this week than in all of last year! We had frequent visits from little lizards and racoons. It was hot, but I loved working on my tan. It was a real shocker going from 80's to 40's. Brrrrr!
Like I said, I have a ton of pictures, but here's a few to start.
Our beautiful villa!


Our first day was Jax main part of his wish, to meet his beloved Buzz Lightyear at Hollywood Studios. We thought we were going to miss it, because we didn't get a regulator for our oxygen tanks, so we were stuck at the villa. We were late, but we grabbed a cast member, and they let us in the back door, stopped the line, and took us right to him.
Jax smiles were priceless!



This picture is my favorite out of the whole trip. Jax smile, have you ever seen him so alert? And his eyes looking for Buzz! Where did he go?

15 comments:

Alison said...

Glad to hear you had a great trip. I can't wait to see more photos!!

Kristin said...

So good to see you (and everyone else) today! Can't wait to see all your trip pics :)
Knock on wood, but we're all healthy over here - we need to get together for a photoshop workshop :)

To Love Endlessly said...

Thanks for the sneak peak into your trip, must've been amazing!! :) how great you met Sarah and Joyce, aren't they simply fabulous? I just had the honor of meeting them last week. :)

Junior said...

So happy to hear your trip went well. Love, love,love the pics of Jax with Buzz Lightyear.

Simply, Sarah said...

I love the picture of Sarah and Jax, and the family picture. Jax DOES look so alert!!

Glad you had such a good time. Sorry you had to come back to reality. Sometimes that bites, doesn't it.

Denise said...

Boy you don't waste any time getting back in the swing of socializing do you :) So glad you got to meet Sarah and Joyce. Heather and I were trying so hard to get there but it just didn't work out. I can't wait to see the rest of your pics. The villas look adorable!! And that family picture with Woody and Buzz Lightyear is such a great picture!! I hate that Ray had to come back to CA without you. We have 2 1/2 weeks of school and sports and then our schedule will be free!! Hopefully then we can be a better friend to him and have him over or go hang with him for dinner at least. Hope you guys can get here soon!!

Team Carter Jay said...

It looks like so much fun! Can't wait to hear how the rest of the trip went. Email me about the blog advertising. <3

kecia said...

i will have to steal a few of your pics from today! it was so fun! your trip looks so great! so happy you could all do that!

Melissa said...

Glad to see you all home and I can't wait to see more pictures!!

Cammie Heflin said...

Can't wait to see more DisneyWorld pix :) So jealous that you got to meet Sarah!!!! I'm hopeful to do the same someday!!!

Rochelle said...

Looks like a fabulous time! Oh and meeting Joyce and Sarah, awesome!

(Praying we get submitted tomorrow)

Jen Paris said...

I know this was such a great, happy trip for your cute family. It brought tears to my eyes. That picture of you holding Jax to meet Buzz. You are an amazing woman Lacey! And I love the pictures of you with your friends. Thanks for this great post. Have a great day!

Michelle said...

Looks like a wonderful trip, hope you can get settled back into some sort of routine relatively quickly. Love the pic of Sara and Jax.

Jason Turpin said...

so cool that you got to meet Sarah and Joyce! And I really love the picture of Jax's eyes all lit up and so alert! So cool to see!

Scrappy quilter said...

Love the picture of Jax's smile too...priceless. And that villa...wow!! Hugs