Our morning started off like the others, with a couple of exceptions. Commando Nikki was standing over me with a cup of coffee, but Beatlebum was awake too. This was her big day. She was going to touch a dolphin, a dream of hers.
Commando Nikki wasn't allowing showers this morning, no way. They have showers at Discovery Cove and we will be in the water all day. She was throwing herself in front of the bathroom door every time someone made a move near it. She thought she was funny, imitating DH's slow motion karate moves.
I stepped outside & she followed me barking her usual "Let's move, let's go!" pulling on the back of my blue duck pajama's. Yeah, keep bugging me kid, and you'll find out how slow I can really move. While she is harassing me, DH snuck into the shower.
Commando Nikki freaked!
She was all arms and legs running back into our room, pounding on the door, screaming. I could tell by the way she was darting her head around, she was looking for that stupid whistle. I still wonder why POR didn't kick us out. Nobody else behaves like us.
I got dressed and for some dumb reason I had my camera (Nikon 5700) hanging from one shoulder and the video camera (Canon ZR65, for the camera buffs) on the other. I went outside to take a look at the pictures I had taken. Brother was already sitting out there when I sat down.
**CRASH**
Both cameras hit the floor when I did. Perfect.
"Gravity test?" Brother asked.
Jerk.
"You DO know you can also shorten the straps on those things?" Brother said sarcastically. Shut up.
"So, the warrantee on those must have just run out?"
I mean it, shut up.
"Did you hear how crisp the sound of that crash was?"
I kicked him. I pointed over the edge of the stoop and screamed "Snake!!"
He screamed back "Grasshopper!"
Dh comes out of our room begging me to do something about Commando Nikki, she was trying to put his sandals on for him.
Beatlebum & Em were wrestling with Waldo, trying to get him to hurry up.
Where's scruffy with the Xanax?
I unclench my hands long enough to find out the damages to my cameras. Just so you know, they can handle a 3 foot drop. I was shocked the lenses didn't crack, because you know that’s how they both landed. Wheeew!
I packed them back up and grabbed the disposable water-proof one. They had been through enough today.
Hey, wouldn't this be a good time for Brother & his wife to have a problem? Scuffy and pigtails did too. Oh, good!
The kids had all taken off for Brother's van. Dh & I were waiting, not caring anymore if they all killed each other, but we weren't the ones with the tickets, or the van. Commando Nikki came back, in tears pleading with me to do something.
I mooned her.
I did something.
What more could I do?
Scruffy was moving into Brothers room. NOW. Pigtails was heading home, NOW. Scruffy and Brother's wife had a fight. DH was looking at me with his eyes wide open, jerking his head to the side, trying to tell, me "Lets go."
But Lassie, I don't have the tickets or a van. Timmy can rot in the well.
I went to the van to check on the kids, and to try to calm down Commando Nikki, who was very close to having a heart attack. I headed back to the room to talk to Brother and met up with pigtails in the hall.
"Hey, Hi, we about ready to go?" I smiled at her. Pigtails wasn't smiling, she almost plowed over me.
Note to self: Stay away from pigtails.
Brother was just standing outside his room while his crew was inside battling to the death. It was getting late! We were suppose to get there for 8:30 and it was almost 9:30. Scruffy was yelling that he wasn't going until...
Are you ready for this?
You sure?
He wasn't going until he washed his hair. At least that’s what Brother translated for us. Brother was rolling his eyes, just chuckling on how ridiculous his crew and vacation had become.
Finally, it happened, Commando Nikki snapped. We should have seen it coming. Brother couldn't move fast enough. She jumped on his back and started pulling him back by the forehead.
"I said let's go, I mean let's go!" Thankfully Brother took pity on the kid and didn't kill her.
Brother & I thought maybe if we were all sitting in the van, they would come along. They did, 1/2 hour later. I felt so bad for the kids, but I knew once we ever did get there, it would be all good times.
Sure.