**Shake it off, shake it off.**
We were a mess once DS left. Waldo tells me that a few people stopped to watch and we had about 4 - 5 Cm's kind of "guarding" us. They would politely usher them along, allowing us some privacy. There was one CM that was trying to give Em stickers, but she just kept crying quietly, big tears rolling off her cheeks.
We went back into the MNSSHP, but we were still pretty out of it. DH sat on the sidewalk with the girls waiting for the parade, while I went and called my mom.
I was P-O'd at Brother for not being there.
The headless horsemen came riding down Main street. Em wouldn't move off DH's lap. She was laying across it. Poor little thing was an emotional mess.
We thought about leaving, but the girls insisted they wanted to stay. They got their faces painted, and we rode a few rides. Em was beginning to feel better. She found an American flag pin with all the characters on it she wanted to buy for him.
We left MK just strolling along towards the buses, wandering near the boat dock, just as casual as can be and I noticed something very strange.
Two kids I had never seen before were following DH. They were about 8-9 yrs. old. I thought we had had this talk, we weren't having kids together. I asked DH where he got the extra kids, and when he stopped and turned around, the little girl nearly fainted. Her daddy's backside and Dh's backside looked a lot alike. We kept an eye on them and relocated thier panic-stricken parents.
Nice bus ride back, made some friends with strangers, had some skin-to-skin contact and arrived at POR. Waldo bid us ado and disappeared into his room. The girls went straight to bed, DH & I stepped outside for a final cigarette and to talk about the days events.
Brother was sitting on the stoop, but not too close to the edge.
We got a chance to talk about what was going on with him, why they weren't having a good time. He hadn't gone on any rides except for our first day, seen no shows, fireworks or parades. He was spending his vacation standing outside gift shops waiting. All she wanted to do is shop. I felt so bad for him.
We covered the next days schedule. We were going to Discovery Cove to swim with the dolphins. I was sad DS was going to miss it, and I will take him there someday, but I was excited for Beatlebum. This was right up her alley. This kid was all about the fish. We agreed that we had to be there very early, 8:30 am, so we had to head to bed now.
Commando Nikki would be up first, with her stinking whistle. She's probably laying in there awake now, because she DID arrange a power-nap for herself on the monorail.
Brat.