July 5, 2009

•     Our last full day in Disney was spent at Disney Hollywood Studios. 
  

  
  

  
  

  This was a pretty neat park.  We saw how stunts were done.  It was very cool to see how they created some of the scenes from Pearl Harbor. Today was the day that Jake was surprised with a lunch with Leo and June from the Einsteins and JoJo and Golieth.  I have to say that I did not find it worth the money that we payed.  Yes, Jake enjoyed it but he did not know this was part of the day's plan so it really would not have mattered to him if we had done it in the first place.  I also think that if we had a girl then maybe it would have been a little more fun because girls love this stuff...I would have rather eaten with a princess myself.  Anyway, Jake enjoyed dancing with June and getting autographs.  The food was pretty good.  Bob and I laughed when we got the bill because they put a suggested tip on there of 13 some dollars.  IT WAS A BUFFET,PEOPLE!  I am sorry I am not giving a waitress that much money because she brought the three of us drinks and refilled them for us once.  I know waitress' do not make a lot of money but seriously?
  Here are a few pictures of Jake at lunch.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  We enjoyed our day there at the park.  I meant to post some pictures of our hotel because people are always asking us what the military hotels are like.  Shades of Green is awesome.  Right on the grounds of Disney, not overpriced, and the grounds were immaculate.  Everyone is friendly and helpful too.  I did not get any pictures of the pool areas but they were nice too.  One was the shape of Mickey's head, very cute and the other had a hot tub and was for adults only.  Lots of places to eat there and a shoppette and game room area too, with WII!
  

  
  

  The front of the hotel
  

  
  

  What you see right before entering the main doors.         The Lobby
  

  
  

       This is the view from our balcony (Bob's view)    This was my view! HA!  We had a wall, although most balconies had railings.Every room did have a nice view though.
  

  
  

  Our room, I know a mess, but I forgot to take a picture until the day we were leaving.
  

  
  So that is pretty much it for our Disney trip. 

  Now the unexpected event:  On the Sunday before we left for our trip to Disney, my mom's knee started to hurt her and started to swell up.  I tried to talk her into letting me take her to the ER but she said no, stubborn woman!  So on Monday after we left she went to see the doctor and ended up in the ER for 9 hours.  She had a really bad infection (Staph) and did not want to have surgery, which the doctor tried to talk her into.  She did not want it.  She has never had surgery before so I am sure the thought of it scared her a bit.  The Doctor told her to go and get an MRI in the morning and gave her antibiotics to appease her.  Long story short, by Tuesday afternoon she had surgery to drain her knee and now she is home, getting physical therapy twice a week and nurse care 3 days a week.  She has to wear a pic line in her arm to get continuous antibiotics pumped into her body, 24 hours a day.  She has to wear this for at least 3 weeks.  I am amazed at how well she is doing.  She is walking well and seems in pretty good spirits most of the time.  Her leg is still swollen, which has been frustrating for her.  Her circulation is not great due to the infection.  They think the infection came from her teeth.  She has had horrible teeth all her life, and at one point they told her the infection from her teeth could one day cause a lot of problems for her.  Great.  So the moral of this story boys and girls...BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND FLOSS EVERY DAY.  My mom does now, but she grew up in Germany and they had poor teeth care, now she suffers.  Trust me I am adament about my teeth  being kept clean!  I do not wish what she has gone through on anyone.  Please keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery, she needs all the prayers she can get.
  
  I will be blogging soon about our 4th of July festivities.  So stay tuned!

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