I haven't visited the Trip Reports board in, well, probably, years, as the Dining Reports board is where I hang out most of the time now. Feeling like I've been probably missing some good reading, I decided to venture over here yesterday morning. I, too, have a bad back (actually had to do WDW in a wheelchair a few times), but was doing great for quite some time now, until a week ago. I've recently started babysitting my four month old grandson, as his mom, my daughter, recently went back to work, and he is quite the big baby, weighed 9lb 12oz when he was born a week early. Anyway, because I'd been doing so well I wasn't being careful carrying him, and bending to change his diaper, etc. I stupidly bent over to pick something up while holding him, and OMG. My back. What the heck did I do? I was in more pain that evening than I had ever been. Called my PM&R doc (physical medicine and rehab) immediately the next morning to schedule an appointment. She's given me injections in the past that have really helped. Sadly for me, she was away, and because of that I can't be seen until next week, which means I won't be able to schedule injections until at least the week after that, as it is done in an outpatient OR setting, under conscious sedation, and guided by fluoroscopy. Whew, that was a mouthful. To top it off, I'm taking off in 30 days on a WDW adventure! I have to get this back under control! The point of me telling you this is that I so feel your pain, literally, and unless one has back issues, one has no idea how excruciating and debilitating it can be.
I don't think I've ever read any of your TRs before, but I'm so glad yours was the first I stumbled on to! Even though it isn't a traditional WDW trip report, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and read the entire report over the last 24 hours, with some time thrown in there for sleep, lol! I mean, I can't do much of anything else right now, so what better way to spend time? I feel like I've taken a tour of Canada and parts of the US I've never been to! What fun! Loved all your DISmeets, too! I've been on a few, shout out to
@Dan Murphy, and to my DIS friend from Israel, DeeDee, who my husband & I met back in November 2016 at WDW. We had ice cream at Ample Hills Creamery at the Boardwalk, and then did the California Grill brunch together the following day after my husband ran the half marathon. I feel pretty close to several dining report DISers, and consider them friends, as we are also FB and IG friends now, after all, lol, and hopefully we'll meet in real life some day in the near future! Wow, this reply is almost like a mini real life report! Sorry. I tend to be chatty. Looking forward to the rest of your report!
I slay myself! 
to the TR,
