Exhausted, half deaf, crazy busy, and somewhat more scatterbrained than usual, but back nonetheless. It was a great long weekend in Disney, and I so enjoyed meeting the members of the 2009 WDW Moms Panel. They are a really great group and I know that the panel will be in good hands.
Pictures will be coming soon…this weekend I hope. I am busy playing catch up on all those Christmas presents I decided to make. (Someone please remind me of this next year, or else I’ll do it all again) Nella, if you are reading this I send out my sincerest apologies. I had something finished for Niilo weeks ago, but I am STILL not done with yours. Looks like you’ll be getting a belated gift this year. Which of course, to anyone who knows me, this comes as no surprise.
Eardrum rupture did close so no surgery required – woo-hoo! Tons of fluid in both ears though, which is why I can’t hear. I am on round 3 of steroids and round 4 of antibiotics right now, and still a prescription decongestant, so hopefully one day soon I will be hearing again! Voice is almost back as well. I think the hearing thing is annoying sometimes, mainly when I have to leave the house, but at home I find it rather handy to not be able to hear the children at all times. Is that terrible to admit?
Ok, enough of my mini-update – I’m back to sewing now. Oh and before I forget, Allison from A Slice of Heaven is my CARES winner. Congratulations Allison! It will be mailed out shortly. 
Enjoy your weekend!
Short and sweet today (because I’m sick, remember?)
Flying with kids can be a real hassle. Lugging all of the gear through the airport, dumping out the sippy cups so you can pass through security, explaining to the annoyed security guard that actually, your child wouldn’t be crying at all had you not just had to dump out their drink, collapsing 2 strollers, removing 10 shoes, 3 car seats, 6 carry-ons, 2 video game systems, 3 ipods, 2 cameras, 2 cell phones, 1 video camera and 1 laptop so that they can be scanned for approximately 7 seconds, then replacing all 10 shoes, video games, cameras, phones, computers, unfolding 2 strollers and loading up 3 car seats while the childless people behind you sigh in disgust at the delay, immediately seeking out the nearest water fountain to replace the liquid you just dumped, and proceeding to the terminal. Forget the flight itself – that’s the easy part compared to making it through the airport.
There’s not a whole lot that can be done to improve this process (thanks terrorists!), but one less item to haul certainly helps. Especially if it’s a bulky item like a car seat. And that is where CARES comes in. This great travel item works as an FAA-approved safety restraint system for your little one, so car seats on planes can be a thing of the past. Good news indeed for weary travelers like myself.
Would you like one to make your life easier as well? Just visit the website linked above, and then leave me a comment here telling me how CARES will improve the quality of your travel. A winner will be chosen at random, and one lucky reader will be able to enjoy having a CARES system of their very own. Contest ends Tuesday, 12/9 at midnight EST. Good luck!
OK, very annoying Blogger glitch. AGAIN. The link won’t work, but the website is www.kidsflysafe.com
Disney rocks my world!, How I See the World | Heather December 12, 2008 | 
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