Loving Moo Plus 2: Simple is Better, Part 2

My Girls

I've been putting off writing part 2 of "Simple is Better." The truth is I'm exhausted. Mentally my body and my mind feel like a train wreck most of the time. I love my family and would give the world to them. This trip was about celebrating Moo. But to be honest it was the trip that almost never happened.

The girls dad had been out of town traveling work for over a month and I was flying solo. And with that always comes the fun stuff of trying to make sure everybody is satisfied and keeping it simple is easier than it seems. I knew that whatever we were doing, meant Amazon was going to be my new best friend. Because there was no way I could pull off what I did last year. Bug and Mini Me talked and decided that they wanted to pair up. Which meant coming up with something for Moo and I, in hopes her daddy would participate. Dressing up is not his thing. Bug and Mini Me chose to be Carl and Ellie from Disney's UP. (Cute and easy. ha so I thought.) I racked my brain trying to come up with something for Moo and I. I kept thinking about Moo. I knew that whatever she wore had to be comfortable and easy to change. (We had major drama last year, when the family restroom DID NOT, I repeat DID NOT have a changing table. So standing up doing a diaper change in full costume for Mommy and Moo was not happening again this year!!!) btw, they didn't this year either....😢

I went with "The Nightmare Before Christmas." What a trio it was going to be, knowing darn good and well that Moo's dad wasn't going to wear more than a T-shirt. LOL😅 I was going to be Sally, and Moo would be the cutest Zero there ever was.....

Let me just tell you, I was right about Amazon being my best friend... The fun part is bringing mine and Bug's vision to life. How simple is simple?

Don't want to waste money
It has to be worn again
No fur
No tights
Moo has to look grown up since she's gonna be 15
Moo has to be comfortable so it has to be light weight nothing cumbersome

Ok I got to shopping and Clark was pretty simple to find. Ellie was simple, minus the yellow flowered shirt that was no where to be found, so we went with white. The Jack Skellington shirt was easy to find and a win win for me because I get to keep it and wear it again. Zero, ok what can we do for that? Zero is Jack's dog and he is a ghost. Umm ghosts are usually a sheet. "Not happening." So I found a pretty, white flowing dress that would be so comfortable for Moo and long enough to be ghost like. Then came mine, Sally. For the love of God, I am not running around Disney in the outfits they had picked out for her. Soooo I went online to Hot Topic and found The Nightmare collection. They had a cute tank top, but it wouldn't ship on time. So that is the only thing I actually had to shop for. Oh and some really cute bows to give Zero the finishing touch of cuteness for the pigtails.

WAIT, what's this? Monday, Moo got sick. Strep, oh Dear God. Tuesday, Miley got strep. Day 3 I'm gonna lose my mind, middle school project do, after school activities, seizures galore, house is on the market, animals have to go to the vet. Is this worth it? Thursday 2 sick kids home. Hubby is out of town still. Must go to festival Thursday night at the school (must support). Pack all kids. Try not to have panic attack. Did everything come in the mail? At this point, whatever happens is going to happen. I've said it once or maybe even a thousand times. In my family plans are overrated. Remembering all this is giving me anxiety.

Friday came and momma got up. I dropped 4 animals off at the vet. Came home packed the car. We didn't leave as early as we wanted to, because Moo wasn't feeling well. I kept thinking to myself, well worse case scenario. The girls can go with their dad and I'll keep Moo at the hotel and let her rest. Gave her some Motrin and off we went 4 hours to Disney by myself with the crew.

Looks are pretty deceiving. Most people think I have it all put together. But the truth is, no one really knows the truth.... Here is it is in the raw. My family works together because I work really hard on keeping the little things little and the big things really big.... Sometimes they get turned around. And at the end of the day, I realize what was is most important.

You know what was so hard about this trip. Although we are a family. We spend most of our time split up. I missed Mini Me's first roller coaster ride. I missed all the fun stuff the girls wanted to do on the first night because I was their to celebrate Moo. And vice versa they missed most of what Moo got to experience. But they all had fun and that was what was important. The momma heart hurts sometimes, but we hide it for our kiddos.

As an entire family we were together for 2 rides. We went to the Haunted Mansion. I rode with Moo and the girls rode with their dad. We were there at 6:00pm. By the time we got back to the room it was 2:00am The next day we took them to Animal Kingdom. We split up the same way for the River cruise. By 5:00 Moo was done and so was dad. So they went back to the hotel. The girls begged me to take them to the Magic Kingdom.

Mommy, Mini Me and Bug..... Let the adventures begin.

Park Hoppers are the best. We walked around from 5:30-midnight. By the time we got back to the room it was 1:00am and I could hardly move. These girls get the best of me, but I wouldn't trade one moment with each one.

In my heart I knew that going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party was how I wanted to celebrate. Who wouldn't want to celebrate in the most magical place in the world? "Ok, maybe a few people" But I am crazy like that. The girls had a great time. And Moo celebrated turning 15 in style....

I pray that I always have the strength to endure all things, and except the things I can not change. We had one family picture the entire weekend. It was the only time we were a party of 5. But the heart must go on......

Simple is Better, Part 2

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