Goose's Girl

May 12, 2017

4 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Those tie-die shirts are awesome! Good job.

What's with the Blue Jays cap? Is that Goose's team, or did a lady from Alabama somehow become a Blue Jays fan? The Blue Jays conduct their spring training practically in my back yard.

TCD

A lady from Alabama is being forced into being a fan, Goose knows some of the executives that's works with the team or something of that nature he gets free stuff.. I wear it a lot, I coach Tee Ball and my assistant Coach hates the Blue Jay's.. so you can believe I wear it every game.. LOL!

Here's a couple Cooper pictures.. I really do need to load more.. this will have to hold you over..

Mug Shot and the stare down...

Food is serious business in my house..

May 11, 2017

I can't even begin to explain my excitement about this!! I contemplated sneaking a non kid weekend trip down in the fall just to see it.. maybe I'll wait till next fall.. I think your right.. the crowds are going to be ridiculous for a very long time.

May 11, 2017

Ohhhhh Finally Magic Kingdom Day Part 1

I really didn't think us waking up early enough to make rope drop was going to be a problem, we are usually out of the house by 6am at home so I was almost in shock when ALL of us slept in until almost 9 the next morning! We had a 10 o'clock fast pass for Storytime with Bell and I really didn't want to miss it so we gathered up the troops, and headed to the Magic Kingdom, we may or may not have brushed our teeth and combed our hair.. looking at the pictures I'm going to say no.. we probably didn't..

We drove the carts down to the marina, parked, jumped a boat and away we went.. is there anything better than that first boat ride?? The kids were ecstatic!!

We got through the gates with no issues.. I was a little nervous.. the magic bands that was attached to our reservation was "misplaced" or should I say I couldn't remember where I hide them the day we were leaving so I had to pull out some that I had purchased a while back and link our tickets to them.. luckily no issues the magic was working for me to say the least!

We ran straight to Enchanted Tales with Belle, it was ok, probably wont do it again but I'm glad we did it this time.. leave it to my biggest Goon to get picked out of the crowd..

Once this was done we decided to go back at the gate and start over.. the one thing we were very set on was not to be commando park go-er's.. we wanted to enjoy this experience with the kiddos and not be rushed.. we had fast passes for later in the day for Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion.. both of which are my personal favorites so until then we would just wonder around and do whatever .. it just so happened that one of our favorite characters was at the front so of course we had to jump in that line.. I was minding my own business and taking some pictures with my phone when the photopass guy told me to jump in the picture and I did.. but then he said wouldn't scan my band if I didn't give Stitch some loving.. so I did.. :wub:

This is Goose's least favorite picture.. LOL

Don't let that blue little guy fool you .. he's got game! I was totally caught off guard by the kissing noises he was making.. we then wandered around main street for a while and just tried to blend in.. you have no idea how much attention these shirts got.. we made them and some Mickey heads were more like gun shot wounds.. but there was no doubting who belonged to who on this day..

notice the Kissy face.. He did that all day.. just to prove Stitch didn't have anything on him.. :rolleyes:

Intermission break!

May 11, 2017

33 minutes ago, ependydad...Doug said:

This looks like fun!

yes, it was my most awesome-est trip ever! We laught a lot.. you have to when you have 7 kids. :huh:

May 11, 2017

36 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I am putting in a request for more King Cooper photos please.

TCD

Yes Sir! I'll be sure to over load you..

May 11, 2017

Ok.. so we are all checked in early even, assigned to 2000 loop which was ok by me and started to set up camp. We rented 2 golf carts from Kenny and had plans to meet him at 2:00 to pick up the trailer. I had originally thought that I would be driving my truck to the fort but a week before the trip we decided to buy a mini van so we could take just one vehicle on this trip. My oldest man child didn't want to go to Disney.. he is no longer in my will just so everyone is aware.. but he did spend that week doing some good things so I guess I wont totally dis own him.. ANY WAY When we showed up to meet Kenny's driver in the parking lot behind Dunkin Donuts I then realized I couldn't pull that trailer with my mini van (which I love by the way.. I'll never be without one again... even when the kids are gone!) They were gracious enough to let us use their vehicle to take the cart in.. but wait.. he only had one cart for me? I reserved two.. a quick call to Kenny and he said if we were willing to go to another site at the campground and "repo" a cart that was left there buy a previous customer who ducked out early without returning the cart.. it was ours. Didn't sound like a big deal at the time so we said no problem and made our way back to the campground. Dropped the cart off at our site and drove his truck and trailer back to Dunkin Donuts. The whole thing really did only take about 30 minutes and I can't remember exactly what I paid for both carts but it was in the neighborhood of $400 ish dollars.. which for a week isn't to shabby compared to the Disney rates. We went searching for the second cart and found the site where Kenny said it would be sitting.. we found the cart but it was pulled up next to a camper.. and no one was home.. so we debated weather or not it was the one we were looking for.. Kenny couldn't remember what color it was at the time we talked to him.. just that the previous customer was camping at that site.. so we debated back and forth weather or not we were committing a felony by taking a cart that wasn't his.. some of you know me. We just took it and ran like the devil!! Let me just say every time security went by the first couple of days I might have been a bit nervous.. :lol: I didn't get a lot of pictures of our site.. I was alittle bit busy.. but here's a few.. please pay attention to the TeePee.. yes, that's a tee pee.. not the most comfortable thing I've every slept in.. but it made me laugh harder than it should have.. Goose is a Canadian Indian.. Ojibwa.. Picked it up at walmart the day before the trip for $40 bucks.. so it had to happen.. and it gave us some privacy from the kiddos.. win win. It leaked and had a rip out of the bag.. but we sure got a laugh out of it so I don't regret it ( I did leave it in the garbage pile when we left however)

The kilt kiddos.. we also picked up those camping cots for $20 at walmart, the kids said they were awesome!

Tomorrow is our first Magic Kingdom Day!!

May 11, 2017

1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

LOL. The dog was the first thing I noticed in that photo, and it made me smile. All the boxers we've owned have had similar personalities. That dog jumping in to that mess is typical boxer behavior. They're great dogs and they love to play.

TCD

11 hours ago, LONE-STAR said:

Good attention to detail I missed the dog

Yes, that is King Cooper.. if you know boxer's nuff said.. as you know he doesn't know he is a dog.. and right in the middle of the action is where he is gonna be!

May 11, 2017

14 hours ago, DaveInTN said:

Judy! My sister from another mister.... great report so far! I wish we had caught up with you before you checked out... it wasn't in the cards. You bringing your gang to defeated creek this year?

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I know!! I did see Isabell and Emma as we were leaving the pool (there was a poop incident) and wanted to grab and hug them and decided not to scare the heck out of them just yet.. but yes, all my Goons will be at Defeated Creek except my oldest man child.. he will be in basic training

May 10, 2017

4 minutes ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:

Ready to read more..

39 minutes ago, Duane said:

I predict this TR is gonna be a hoot! Come on gurl, get to typing, we are all waiting!!

I'm working on it, photobucket is horrible!!

May 10, 2017

The date was set, we would go to Disney and camp at the Fort from March 12^th to the 19^th. We ALMOST had to rearrange the schedule again because Goose is part of an organization that does the Legends of Huntsville Havoc charity game every year to raise money for the Children’s Autism society. This is a cause close to his oversized heart. In true Judy luck.. the game got schedule for March 11^th. This put us in quiet the pickle.. The event is Team Gibby vs. Team Goose of which he is the captain.. events, showings, meet and greets and activities start on Friday and go all the way to Sunday evening.. so what’s a man to do? He did everything he usually does (to include win the game.. insert proud moment here) and then we started driving the night of the 10^th..after he worked all day Friday and Saturday and played the game.. what a guy right?! Here’s a few pictures from the event.. if any of you are hockey fans.. and close to this area.. this is truly a great cause and these boys put on quiet the show!

After he celebrated with the team for a moment and kissed the babies.. we started driving, it was around 9PM but I was totally excited so I tucked in my Goose, told the kids to go to sleep, popped in some tunes and drove all the way to the Florida Line before I had to tap out.. Goose was alive and well at that point so he drove us in and to my amazement, at 10am.. they let us check straight in with no issues! We were assigned to the 2000 loop but for the life of me can't remember the site number.. at that point I couldn't have cared where they put us.. I was just so darn excited to be back at the fort after all this time, my last trip was with the wild womenz I think in 2014 maybe? My honorary wife Yvonne will have to confirm that one.

May 10, 2017

21 minutes ago, momof3kids-Yvonne said:

I am in! Of course I have the advantage of have already met and gone camping with these families. We need to plan another trip soon or even just an afternoon/evening to hang out.

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I just need to let you write this.. I'm struggling.. I don't remember it being so hard! lol

and your right! our schedules should slow down some this summer.. he even made the comment yesterday and I'll quote.. "I'm getting the Disney itch.." GAWD I LOVE this man!! :wub:

May 10, 2017

So.. after many months of just me and Goose enjoying each other, we decided it was time to let the kids in on our secret.. we expected it to be hard.. I mean really how could we possible blend a family of 9 without drama right? We knew it was meant to be but also accepted the fact we had a lot of work in front of us.. but something magical happened from the very start.. not only was our kids happy to see us happy.. they actually got along.. and wanted to spend time together.. and with us.. so we spent quiet a few months just enjoying the heck out of each other.. with our kiddos.. I could show you hundreds of pictures but I’ll spare you and just show a few.. getting the whole bunch together in one picture isn’t easy.. but here’s a couple of my favorites.

So after all this.. what better way than to plan the ultimate vacation.. to my favorite spot.. Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground.. my favorite spot with my most favorite people ever.. WIN WIN for this girl! We surprised the kids at Christmas.. come spring break March 12^th to the 19^th, THE GOONS WERE GOING TO DISNEY!!

May 10, 2017

ok.. I'm not doing so good at this..

how can I delete a post?

May 10, 2017

If anyone can send me a cheater on how to make the pictures smaller.. it will come in handy :)

May 10, 2017

Hello friends, it's been a really REALLY long time since I tried my hand at a trip report on here.. but this one is worth telling.. for a couple of reasons and what better way to keep the memories alive and going than a trip report posted for all to enjoy as much as I have enjoyed the past few years leading up to the BEST TRIP EVER! This first post serves to introduce myself and my cast of characters.. and to see if I can get the picture thing to work right.. so here I go.. free handing it..

It all started with two very different families.. this one.. these are mine..

and this one..

These two families had no idea that the other existed for more than a year and a half.. so many things to take in to consideration when you have kids.. would they be happy? Would they get along? I guess what I'm telling you this is a love story/trip report so now's your chance to bow out, run if you must! My name is Judy, and the big hairy guy that's Mike, also known as Goose.. He played hockey for a lot of years.. his jersey is retired in the Van Braun Center here.. here's a picture of my Princess Izzy at her first hockey game with his number in the back ground (33) this was before they knew about him.. so this picture still makes me giggle..

so here's to the first post.. I'm gonna push the magic button and see how this looks... if it's good.. LOTS more to follow!!

Travisma · March 19, 2017

That's cause you're famous.

We drove all night and I'm sure I was smelly and scary looking.. It was probably the easiest way to get me away from the entrance [emoji23]