Day 88

Thursday, June 3, 2010
Day 88 - Day 3 at Disney included:
- getting on Space Mountain, Star Tours, and Matterhorn all in first 45 minutes - a new personal record!
- Astro Orbitor

- Mad Tea Party

- Alice in Wonderland

- Jedi Training.  Cousin Meagan was selected out of the crowd to be a padawan jedi knight!  Guess who didn't get selected...

- Pirates of the Caribbean (third time's a charm!)
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Lunch with everyone

- Petting Zoo

- Swimming at Hotel
- One of my goals on the trip is to take each of the kids on a "date."  Caden and I went out today and looked at some of the shops in Downtown Disney.  Had a great time together!

- Trying to eat at ESPN Zone - waited an hour for a table - no luck
- Back at Disney for another round of Star Tours and Monorail back to hotel

The whole gang is now here!  Big day tomorrow as we spend the day at California Adventure and then over to Disneyland until midnight! 

The weight of being a single parent is especially heightened on this trip.  So many decisions to make and tasks to perform.  Physically, mentally getting tougher as the days go on.  Having a great time but I often feel weighed down by the heavy responsibility of looking after three children who all want to go off in different directions.  From the moment I get up it seems like my mind is on "go."  Sunscreen, making sure I've got everyone's tickets, not forgetting the room key,  keeping an eye on each of the kids at all times, listening to a thousand requests to buy everything Disney has to offer, etc.  Not to beat a dead horse but I miss having someone to help bear the burden of parenting three kids, not to mention someone to share such a wonderful vacation with.  Oh, and the people watching.  Most definitely miss not having someone to people watch with here at Disney.  Weird feeling lonely amidst tens of thousand of people. 

Prayer Requests:
- Praise that everyone is getting along, everyone is healthy, and the weather has been great!
- Prayers for physical strength. 

"Father, thank You for another wonderful day spent with family.  You have taken care of me on this vacation and though I'm tired, I can see Your goodness.  Thank You for such a wonderful time to make some lasting memories."