Well, it seems I could not escape the rain that is flooding the homes of my Massachusetts friends. It followed me here to Orlando and now I am sitting in the resort's wireless-equipped lounge waiting for my 4-year-old to come out of the "Kids Only" Sponge Bob movie experience. Parents are discouraged from attending. Normally, this 84-minute pass would have me in the bar ordering a delicious cosmopolitan. But since Mike is up in the room watching over a sleeping Brendan, I figure I should do something equally of value: catch up on some blogging!

After all, fellow manic mommies, I cannot let today go by without posting my sheer displeasure with Disney World's answer for a rainy day: Disney Quest. Touted as 4 floors of entertainment for children of all ages, this jumbo arcade is nothing more than that. A jumbo arcarde. Cast aside the violent video games and you have very little for young children to do. Add in the fact that strollers are not allowed inside and you might imagine what my day looked like. Did I mention there were plastic ponchos involved? And a $100 tab? After I purchased the tickets, waited in a rain soaked line (with our 2-year-old trying to leap to his freedom), I was cursing Walt Disney and his entire intoxicating enterprise.

I'm sure a sunny day at Magic Kingdom tomorrow will change my outlook. But today I actually thought I would have been happier at Chuck E. Cheese's. And for those of you who know me, know what a drastic statement that is!