Plastic Phones and Coo Coo Birds

Well, we found the Westin. It took a little effort but we did eventually get there. At this point we realize that Caroline has not opened her gifts from us so we take them up to them room. And the following picture is how she reacted when she opened up the plastic Incredibles phone I wrapped up.

He was the one who explained that it meant we would get her a phone of her own. Later she told me that when she unwrapped the phone because it was a Disney phone she thought her present was going back to Disney. Right then. We were next to the airport. That would have been a cool gift. But for the cost of another Disney trip (which is totally in my future, by the way) she can send a whole lot of text messages so we stuck with the phone thing.

Then we set off to the rooftop pool. The kiddos thought this would be a wonderful adventure. I thought surely the rooftop pool at the airport Westin at 9:00 P.M. would be abandoned. Which is a good thing, by the way. I was wrong. Ever happen to you?

Of course, it was like 105 out so it's really no wonder everyone was at the pool. It was also pretty dark up there. But we figured what the heck. Sometimes we ought to just be slapped.

Casey gets in with the kids. I sit on a chaise lounger nearby and observe. I guess my mother's intuition told me there would need to be some observing. Well, we've been there all of about 3 minutes when I realize Caroline is swimming with her glasses on. So I call out to her-

"Caroline. Yoo-hoo! Caroline, are you sure you want to swim in your glasses?"

Drunk-half-naked lady stops and turns to me and says "thank you" while handing me her specks. I am confused. I shake my head and point to my child, who is not more than 10 feet away, in her glasses. None of this registers with drunk-half-naked lady. I lay her glasses down at the end of the chaise lounger. A couple sitting on the edge of the pool laugh out loud at her. She doesn't notice.

I am puzzled. I sit there thinking to myself exactly how long we actually have to stay at the pool. Not long, as a matter of fact. Drunk-half-naked lady took a liking to my son. She tried to remove him from my husband's arms. She was unsuccessful. The couple from the side of the pool now say out loud that they think she's drunk. My husband replies that he agrees. All of this takes place directly in front of her face and she doesn't take notice. At all. She continues speaking to Duncan. He is annoyed. She tried to hug him and Casey pulls him away from her. She gives my 8 year old son her e-mail address.

Casey decides it's time to go. He and Duncan say "Coo-coo, coo-coo" over and over again as we exit the pool and return to our room. I'm gonna guess she didn't notice. I wonder if she ever found her glasses.