DIS-Functional Wonder Peeps 7/20 & 7/24, 2008 PART II

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Welcome to Part Two of the DIS-Functional Wonder Peep...place.

because we were going such an excellent job with the first thread, we earned a second one! (bridge anyone?)

to catch up on everything, here is the link to the first thread...
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1344141

quick update on the current DIS-Functional Peeps:
Beano & RonnieJo
Soccermom Cheri
Sue Ellen
DisneyDMBNut
Betsy'sMama
ophie
tarzanman
CamColt
AnalAnnie
tiggerandpooh
tinkryansmom
MMCD

[WDWLVR]

I've added a link from your old thread to this new one to make it easier for people to find you.

[Anal Annie]

wow! wonderpeeps part II! good thing we only have 5 1/2 months to go! a new thread should hold us, right (or at least until TZM finds himself out here all alone again & spends the evening talking to himself)!:rotfl:

SueEllen - we are very fortunate - we have a Chipotle over in the Kentlands which is about 1/2 mi. from my office and we have another one in Gaithersburg which is about 4 mi. from our home!! So, yes, it's almost TOO convenient!:goodvibes My DS usually does 1 or 2 carnitas tacos and a cheese quesadilla or 2 of those and 1 taco. He doesn't want to "upgrade" to a bowl yet! I will do a happy dance when he does! But then, he's not much of an eater EVER unless it's my scrambled egg sandwiches that he loves!:lovestruc

ok. too much tequilla last nite...Cheri are you talkin' 'bout salsa with habaneros? been there! done that!:goodvibes

[Anal Annie]

I've added a link from your old thread to this new one to make it easier for people to find you.

Thanks, Mary! I got scared they all left without me!:lmao:

[RonnieJo66]

We're so special, we're part II :lmao:


Morning everyone.....hope they all find us!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/CastawyCayDay.jpg

[CamColt]

I found you!!!:cool1:

Ok, I can't quote from the old thread, but...

"just the thought makes me .... every year on July 4th, one of the local disc jockeys lists the ingredients of hot dogs... <if I put a pukey smiley here will katie spank me??>"

Me, Katie? What am I missing?

[DisneyDmbNut]

a new thread...that is stoopid!!

(im gonna get spanked!)

[Anal Annie]

Ok, I can't quote from the old thread, but...


Didn't think about THAT aspect! We'd better get crackin' on this new thread so we gots some stuff worth quoting!:goodvibes

Where's Betsy? And Tigger & Pooh? Ophie?:confused3

My brain came up with a couple of ideas :idea: yesterday...yeah, yeah, that's rare...news flash!:rolleyes1 Now I need to figure out what to DO with the ideas!:laughing:

It is supposed to be in the 60's up here for Tues & Wed I think...normally I would be jumping for joy at that but it's not the forecast we want for skiing on Sat.!:headache:

[Anal Annie]

Oh THERE's Betsy! Hi!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

new version of web site almost done. You'll have to think to figure out the matching Peeps (heh heh heh) and we have brand new stars:cheer2: . There is most likely a new address as Time Warner migrated my site from Adelphia without telling me (they are so helpful).

off to get Expedition towed to dealer. Horses couldn't have been this much trouble. But then there was that whole carrying water part so nevre mind I guess.

Katie: you can spank 'cuz you is a Moder-erator. And is Sue Ellen come to think of it.:scared:

:flower3: Hi Betsy!
MIA: GSD, ophie, tiggerandpooh, Beano. Miss you guys.

[tinkryansmom]

Wow go off to coffee and a round of shopping at Target :rolleyes:

And look what happens!

I don't really understand the "cut up the long thread" idea??

There will be no spanking. Except for Betsy. She likes it.;)

And Cheri...since when do you drive an Expedition? What happened to leetle white fast car?

[tinkryansmom]

And don't forget your dancing veggies:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc25/Mal13_bucket/smiliedancingpickle-3.gif

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/Broccoli_2.gif

They cannot be left behind on other thread.

[DisneyDmbNut]

DH asked me how much the cruise was last night....um..er...ah...and that was BEFORE DSS is added to the cruise...

(pray that I still get to go..I think he is thinking a nice dinner and hotel instead of a vow renewal!)

[CamColt]

Katie: you can spank 'cuz you is a Moder-erator. And is Sue Ellen come to think of it.:scared:


I can spank! :cool1: :rotfl: Nah, just on the Restaurant Board. I can't do anything to you guys here. Your safe with me. ;) And a pukey smiley would hardly be worth a spanking. :lmao:

[tiggerandpooh]

Well aren't we just the bee knees with a Part II Wonderpeeps Thread

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Wow go off to coffee and a round of shopping at Target :rolleyes:

And look what happens!

I don't really understand the "cut up the long thread" idea??

There will be no spanking. Except for Betsy. She likes it.;)

And Cheri...since when do you drive an Expedition? What happened to leetle white fast car?
:cool2: leetle fast white car still in garage but have to have "field trip" and "go to airport" car. Turns out it's just the battery. AAA put a new one in. Only $150. Better than $275 at the dealer. :woohoo:

Very attached to my car I am :upsidedow

DH asked me how much the cruise was last night....um..er...ah...and that was BEFORE DSS is added to the cruise...

(pray that I still get to go..I think he is thinking a nice dinner and hotel instead of a vow renewal!)
:scared: Your DH is about to lose his "visibility" status. You ARE kidding, right? RIGHT??? :eek:

[Betsy's Mama]

What is with this new link?:confused3 That didn't happen before, did it? It seemed to go on for ever.:confused3

[Soccermom-Cheri]

The powers that be seem to think that the boards will run faster if the servers don't have to load several long threads. I'm not sure how many there are but that's what they're saying so we got all locked up. All of our secrets locked away:cool2:

[SueEllen]

If you people didn't talk so darn much we wouldn't have to have a 2nd thread :teeth:
:rotfl:

They are checking out a few options to see if the longer threads (over 10,000 posts) are an issue with the board speeds.

I guess I'm allowed to spank on this board (watch out) but I usually opt not too. You guys are too much fun to have to discipline (that and that too many of you might like a spanking.)

pirate: Sue Ellen

[tarzanman]

wow! wonderpeeps part II! good thing we only have 5 1/2 months to go! a new thread should hold us, right (or at least until TZM finds himself out here all alone again & spends the evening talking to himself)!:rotfl:


I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea
I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try
To carry on

I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

[tarzanman]

Babe, tomorrow's so far away
There's somethin' I just have to say
I don't think I could hide
What I feel inside another day
Knowin' I love you

And I, I'm getting' too close again
I don't wanna see it end
If I tell you tonight
Would you turn out the lights and walk away
Knowin' I love you

I'm gonna take you by surprise
And make you realize, Amanda
I'm gonna tell you right away
I can't wait another day, Amanda
I'm gonna say it like a man
And make you understand, Amanda
I love you

And I feel like today's the day
I'm lookin' for the words to say
Do you wanna be free
Are you ready for me to feel this way
I don't wanna lose ya

So it may be too soon, I know
The feelin' takes so long to grow
If I tell you today
Will you turn me away and let me go
I don't wanna lose you

I'm gonna take you by surprise
And make you realize, Amanda
I'm gonna tell you right away
I can't wait another day, Amanda
I'm gonna say it like a man
And make you understand, Amanda (oh girl)

You and I, I know that we can't wait
And I swear, I swear it's not a lie girl
Tomorrow may be too late
You, you and I girl
We can share a life together
It's now or never
And tomorrow may be too late

And feelin' the way I do
I don't wanna wait my whole life through
To say I'm in love with you

[SueEllen]

Okay, what's with the songs TZM? Two I like I might add...


Oh, Annie, I forgot to add that I'll be up in Gaithersburg later this month at a DIS and pin trading meet (I think it's the 23rd if that is a Saturday.) I'll also be up in DC for a Bon Jovi concert as well.

Sue Ellen

[tarzanman]

I was ridin' shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says baby is something wrong?
I say nothing I was just thinking how we don't have a song
And he says...

Our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day
Had gone all wrong and been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said...

Our Song is the slamming screen door
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I've heard every album listened to the radio
Waiting for something to come along that was as good as our song...

'Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

Play it again, play it again
oh yeah uh huh yeah

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I, wrote down our song

[tarzanman]

Okay, what's with the songs TZM? Two I like I might add...


Oh, Annie, I forgot to add that I'll be up in Gaithersburg later this month at a DIS and pin trading meet (I think it's the 23rd if that is a Saturday.) I'll also be up in DC for a Bon Jovi concert as well.

Sue Ellen

I knew how much everyone missed my singing so I figured I would treat y'all to some good stuff. :laughing:

[Anal Annie]

I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea
I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me
On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore
And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try
To carry on

I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

:rotfl: An oldie but goodie!

[tarzanman]

:rotfl: An oldie but goodie!

I thought that Come Sail Away might be appropriate for our group...:goodvibes

I keep going too fast for the 40 second post rule.

[tarzanman]

Maybe if I keep going at this pace, we can get to Thread 3 by the time the cruise comes...;)

40 seconds. Why so long?

[tarzanman]

Woke up this morning, feeling fine
There's something special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighborhood
Whoa yeah
Something tells me I'm into something good
(Something tells me I'm into something good)

She's the kind of girl who's not too shy
And I could tell I'm her kind of guy
She danced close to me like I hoped she would
(She danced with me like I hoped she would)
Something tells me I'm into something good
(Something tells me I'm into something good)

We only danced for a minute or two
But then she stuck close to me the whole night through
Can I be falling in love
She's everything I've been dreaming of
She's everything I've been dreaming of

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn't be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
Something tells me I'm into something good
(Something tells me I'm into something)
(Something tells me I'm into something)

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn't be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
Something tells me I'm into something good
(Something tells me I'm into something)
Something tells me I'm into something good
(Something tells me I'm into something)
To something good, oh yeah, something good
(Something tells me I'm into something)

[Anal Annie]

Oh, Annie, I forgot to add that I'll be up in Gaithersburg later this month at a DIS and pin trading meet (I think it's the 23rd if that is a Saturday.) I'll also be up in DC for a Bon Jovi concert as well.

Sue Ellen

Oh yeah?! A Pin trading meet? Where abouts? Let me guess...Gaithersburg....must be either the Hol. Inn or ummm...is it the Marriott or the Hyatt now? THOSE ARE BOTH only about 4 miles from me and are within sight of a Chipotle BTW!:rotfl: We have DS's Pinewood Derby from 1 - 4 on the 23rd....but we should try to catch a burrito bowl together or something!!:goodvibes

[SueEllen]

It's at Parkhopper's 'pin palace' It's in a business area on Crabb's Branch Way (Rockville is the actual address I believe.)
It starts at 1:00 and goes until everyone leaves. He's been doing these for years (I think since 2000) I remember going to these while I was pregnant with Trevor which was in 2001.
I'll definitely be up there with the kids. Steve will be working so it will just be the three of us. You should come.

[Soccermom-Cheri]

I was ridin' shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says baby is something wrong?
I say nothing I was just thinking how we don't have a song
And he says...

Our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day
Had gone all wrong and been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said...

Our Song is the slamming screen door
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I've heard every album listened to the radio
Waiting for something to come along that was as good as our song...

'Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

Play it again, play it again
oh yeah uh huh yeah

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I, wrote down our song

oh geez, I only hear this song ten or twenty times a day from the backseat. Thanks GSD!

it can't be: "staring out into the wild blue yonder..."? Now that boy I could listen to all day long. :rolleyes:

[Anal Annie]

It's at Parkhopper's 'pin palace' It's in a business area on Crabb's Branch Way (Rockville is the actual address I believe.)
It starts at 1:00 and goes until everyone leaves. He's been doing these for years (I think since 2000) I remember going to these while I was pregnant with Trevor which was in 2001.
I'll definitely be up there with the kids. Steve will be working so it will just be the three of us. You should come.

:goodvibes LOL...I know exactly where you mean - those are my old stomping grounds...DH & I lived in a townhouse off Shady Grove Rd. YEARS ago before we were married (Crabs Branch intersects with Shady Grove) and DH used to work in an office building on the corner of Crabs Branch & Redland Road). You could almost probably take the metro. ANYWAY, there is a Chipotle on Shady Grove about maybe 10 minutes to the West of there with the stoplights!:lmao: Shady Grove Rd. / Crabs Branch is only about 15 min. from where we live using I-270! So now I'm guessing where you're going is in one of those townhouse type commerical strips...probably near Indianola Dr. Well, like I said we have the Pinewood Derby on the 23rd from 1 - 4:00.

If you think you'll still be around until 5:00 or so we could try to hook up after if you want!?

[RonnieJo66]

Ok! Who has gone and stolen all my California sun??? Stoopid groundhog!:lmao: :rotfl2:


Why do they keep asking him anyways.....he always sees his shadow!

I'm ready for Spring I say! Hope you all have a happy day*







*oh lookie! I made a rhyme :rotfl:






http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/02133.jpg

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Yesterday Cassie asked, "Mommy, if the groundhog sees his shadow doesn't that mean the sun is up? It must mean spring is coming because if it was winter it would be cloudy and yucky." :confused3 Girl has a point

Annie: please to be ceasing the Chipotle mentions now. TY

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/sun.gif here ya go RJ

[Anal Annie]

Annie: please to be ceasing the Chipotle mentions now. TY


SueEllen - we must start talking in secret code now!:goodvibes (Code word will be goat!):rotfl:

[tinkryansmom]

Well aren't we just the bee knees with a Part II Wonderpeeps Thread

:lmao: bees knees :lmao: that's funny. Picture a bee with knobby knees.:lmao:

I knew how much everyone missed my singing so I figured I would treat y'all to some good stuff. :laughing:

:thumbsup2



You know its bad when someone gives directions by their favorite restaurants.;)

[QUOTE=Soccermom-Cheri;23004172]Yesterday Cassie asked, "Mommy, if the groundhog sees his shadow doesn't that mean the sun is up? It must mean spring is coming because if it was winter it would be cloudy and yucky." :confused3 Girl has a point


Girl does have a point.


RJ - you have fog? We actually see the sun today!:cool1: :woohoo:

OK what's left to do today: put groceries away. DD to orthodontist. fold and put away laundry. reschedule riding lesson. check in with pediatrician. retile kitchen. redo backyard fence. rehaul transmission.:lmao:

Guess I better get moving!:dance3:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

you forgot to add: wallpaper the garage. Geez, Johnna. You're slipping!:lmao:

[tinkryansmom]

you forgot to add: wallpaper the garage. Geez, Johnna. You're slipping!:lmao:

:lmao:

Oh I must have forgotten to update you - decided to texture the garage walls instead and then use the $$ I save not buying wallpaper to put down that really cool epoxy coating on the floor!!

:rolleyes1

Then I will tackle the garage cabinents.:thumbsup2 And restain the fence.

[RonnieJo66]

Johnna:
I would like my kitchen cabinets refaced.....could ya let me know when you can git on that fer me! :lmao: :rotfl2:



Could someone please tell me what that beeg yellow shiny thing is up in the sky?? :sunny: :sunny: YEAH SUN!!!!


ok, off to vote :headache:

[Anal Annie]

I think Johnna could probably schedule a trip back east for this spring to do my mulching and clean, drain & start up my pond again etc. too!:) :thumbsup2

We don't get to vote until next Tues.

Won't be around buggin' ya'll too much tonite...'bout ready to eat some leftovers then head over to the book fair then straight to the pool...

Catch ya in a few hours! (Oh Wait! Is AI on tonight?! Humm...maybe catch tomorrow?!):rotfl:

[tinkryansmom]

Johnna:
I would like my kitchen cabinets refaced.....could ya let me know when you can git on that fer me! :lmao: :rotfl2:



I think Johnna could probably schedule a trip back east for this spring to do my mulching and clean, drain & start up my pond again etc. too!:) :thumbsup2



Um...checking schedule...I think I can fit you both in around...say...the 18th of July.

Does that work for you?

[RonnieJo66]

Um...checking schedule...I think I can fit you both in around...say...the 18th of July.

Does that work for you?

OIC how it is now............:lmao:



nope, me thinks I might be a tad bit busy having me some Disney style fun!!:woohoo:

[RonnieJo66]

Lookie! It's me and Cheri :hug:


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/RJPhylis.jpg

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Lookie! It's me and Cheri :hug:


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/RJPhylis.jpg

:woohoo: Yeah me likey the picture! My friend gave me that sweatshirt (can you guess who?) Cas is always asking, "are you wearing that AGAIN?" Yes, I am. What's it to ya' toots?

Ain't we boot-ee-ful? :flower3: Come back so we can take some more :rolleyes1

[Anal Annie]

Hey ya'll...

TRM - what's going on with your siggie? Don't see your screen name any more?!:confused3

[RonnieJo66]

A big DisPeep Mornin' to everyone :grouphug:



http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/221936228-S-1.jpg

[tinkryansmom]

Hey ya'll...

TRM - what's going on with your siggie? Don't see your screen name any more?!:confused3

Huh? What?

What's wrong with my siggie?? Betsy bee'd me so its a tad long and you can't read the last line....

Is my screen name not showing up or something?

[tinkryansmom]

No..wait...

It's there. I see it. Tinkryansmom all glittering and sparkly.:thumbsup2

:confused3

:surfweb: Up early. 5:45. Had coffee. Ate breakfast. Must go wake up DD for school.

Then...laundry. ho hum.

Must be packing for Disneyland!!:woohoo: :banana: Haircut. Passport photos for the girls. Check in with pediatrician.

Better get started!

Have a good day everyone!

[RonnieJo66]

Johnna:

Better add check on road conditions over Grapevine to your list. :thumbsup2 Please to be careful driving with precious lil girlie cargo :hug:



:rolleyes1 When you're in DL/DCA could ya check on sumthin for me?

[DisneyDmbNut]

someone going to Disney? I need those little black things that go on the back of pins..not the mickey shaped ones..plain black ones or maybe even screw backs

DH mouth is still hanging open from the sticker shock...maybe if he stays in this zombie state, he won't notice when we get on the ship!!

[RonnieJo66]

"catatonic" :thumbsup2

:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:




Come on Rick.....ya know you wanna sail with us! ;)

[Soccermom-Cheri]

just tell him how worth it it will be. There is no vacation in the world like a Peeps cruise :rotfl2: (hasn't that boy ever watched the video?)

Johnna: RJ wants you to send me a present :laughing: and actually I'm PM'ing you with something I need you check on for me (:rotfl: it's probably the same thing!) - also, please to be mailing fishy back to me. when do you leave and will you have finished the addition to the second story before you go?

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Johnna -
no sparkly - at least not on my screen

[tinkryansmom]

Johnna:

Better add check on road conditions over Grapevine to your list. :thumbsup2 Please to be careful driving with precious lil girlie cargo :hug:
:rolleyes1 When you're in DL/DCA could ya check on sumthin for me?

Was just going to check weather forecast and highway conditions.:thumbsup2 Please let it be sunny, please let it be sunny....
Yes, I would be happy to check on sumthin for you. Post it here or PM me or email me or call me.:cutie: I will gladly do it.:thumbsup2

someone going to Disney? I need those little black things that go on the back of pins..not the mickey shaped ones..plain black ones or maybe even screw backs

DH mouth is still hanging open from the sticker shock...maybe if he stays in this zombie state, he won't notice when we get on the ship!!

Consider it done. Pin backs. Not Mickey shaped. Plain black. or Screws.:thumbsup2

Johnna: RJ wants you to send me a present :laughing: and actually I'm PM'ing you with something I need you check on for me (:rotfl: it's probably the same thing!) - also, please to be mailing fishy back to me. when do you leave and will you have finished the addition to the second story before you go?

Yay!! PM's for me!!:banana: Whatever I can do to help. Or pick up or check on. Let me know!!

Fishy will be back on its way to you today. And I promise I will finish mine before July.

Johnna -
no sparkly - at least not on my screen

WHAT!!?? That is not right. Make it sparkle says I.

[Anal Annie]

someone going to Disney? I need those little black things that go on the back of pins..not the mickey shaped ones..plain black ones or maybe even screw backs

DH mouth is still hanging open from the sticker shock...maybe if he stays in this zombie state, he won't notice when we get on the ship!!

Betsy - always ROUND DOWN!!!:rolleyes1
If Johnna can't find the pin backs at DL look for them online...we like the locking ones but couldn't find them ANYWHERE in WDW last Aug. I finally found them online & ordered a bunch for DS for his stocking for Xmas!

Johnna - when do you go / come back? What fun! DS keeps bugging us to go back to DL...I'm like ONE DAY we will... Strange about your sparking siggie:confused3

Now CamColt is MIA!!

[CamColt]

Here I am! Just busy busy busy!

Johnna, I know you said it before, but when do you go? So sad to be missing you!!! :( And no, you arent sparkly for me either. ;)

Great picture, ladies! What a good looking bunch of peeps we are!

[DisneyDmbNut]

Consider it done. Pin backs. Not Mickey shaped. Plain black. or Screws.:thumbsup2


thanks! they are actually for Rick's uniform..he wears brass pins on his collar and they keep coming off...he has started using mine off my pins! :rotfl:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

oh, do you want the brass ones with the squeezie things on the back? (that is the official name, you know.. "squeezie things". Just ask me :laughing: or maybe it's a Cheri-ism. Hmmm)

[tarzanman]

Nice Cheri...Brass Squeeze Things. I think that its right. I have heard of those before. :thumbsup2

[Anal Annie]

oh, do you want the brass ones with the squeezie things on the back? (that is the official name, you know.. "squeezie things". Just ask me :laughing: or maybe it's a Cheri-ism. Hmmm)

Brass something else (rhymes with halls) comes to my mind...but I don't want to get bleeped!:lmao:

[tinkryansmom]

Nice Cheri...Brass Squeeze Things. I think that its right. I have heard of those before. :thumbsup2

:lmao:

We are leaving Friday morning. We will drive back home Tuesday afternoon.

Going to stay at the Anaheim Sheraton over by the Parking structure. Something new. ?? We shall see.

Yes, am sorry we could not be there at the same time CamColt. This weekend just works better for us as DH has BOD meeting the time you are there.

Must get to bottom of sparkling problem. I must sparkle!

[tinkryansmom]

Oh YAY!! TOP O THE PAGE!! TOP O THE PAGE!!

:cool1:

OK so funny DIS Board story. My best friend just booked 2009 Tortola cruise and I told her she has to get on Cruise Meets thread.

Well in their thread for every 100th post - if you are that poster - you are awarded a pirate: whom you can name.

So she posted the other morning and was post # 96 - and she was dying because she figured by the time she got home from taking kids to school she would have lost chance for post #100 and the pirate: But nobody had posted. So she bascially fluffed her way to #100 and anxiously awaited her pirate: award. The people on her thread were tocked off because she fluffed her way!!:rotfl2:

They reluctantly gave her the pirate: but restated the rules against fluff posts.:lmao:

OH and one lady said it was not fair for her to post during school hours because she was a teacher and could not post during the day.:laughing:

They apparently have too much to do at night and have never talked or sang to themselves here on the DIS. :dance3:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

1st: sparkly once again :woohoo: (what was wrong?)

2nd: what cruise was THAT? holy cow! too much competition, sez I pirate: Can the prize really be that good?

3rd: ok, I'm still hung up on #2 :lmao: I mean COME ON! It's a vay-kay-shun people.

4th:TZM: no comment on the "brass squeeze things" would have to PM you and ophie on that one" definately PM or email worthy! It is.... how do I say....."so open"

5th: MORE SONG LYRICS!!

6th: :cool2:

[RonnieJo66]

Here is a song I love:


EVER EVER AFTER LYRICS CARRIE UNDERWOOD
CARRIE UNDERWOOD LYRICS EVER EVER AFTER

Storybook endings, fairy tales coming true
Deep down inside we want to believe they still do
And a secret is taught, it’s our favorite part of the story
Let’s just admit we all want to make it too

Ever ever after
If we just don’t get it our own way
Ever ever after
It may only be a wish away

Starting your fashion, wear your heart on your sleeve
Sometimes you reach what’s real just by making believe
Unafraid, unashamed
There is joy to be claimed in this world
You even might wind up being glad to be you

Ever ever after
Though the world will tell you it’s not smart
Ever ever after
The world can be yours if you let your heart
Believe in ever after

No wonder your heart feels it’s flying
Your head feels it’s spinning
Each happy ending’s a brand new beginning
Let yourself be enchanted, you just might break through

To ever ever after
Forever could even start today
Ever ever after
Maybe it’s just one wish away
Your ever ever after
Ever ever ever after

I’ve been dreaming of a true love’s kiss

Oh, for ever ever after






The movie is going to be released to DVD on March 18th!!! :woohoo: :banana: SO gonna be buying this one!!!:thumbsup2

[tinkryansmom]

Dang. Well there's another movie I missed in the theatre!

Where is Annie tonight? Oh wait...I seem to recall her saying she was running around town.

And CamColt and SueEllen and Betsy and Beano and Ophie.

:confused3 :confused3

What up people!?

And Cheri the prize is...pirate: him. A pirate head. I think in your signature or something??:confused3 I don't get it. But friend does seem to be cruising with some fun people. Not as fun as my people but still....:cool1: Really...who could be!?:snooty: :hug:

[Anal Annie]

Where is Annie tonight? Oh wait...I seem to recall her saying she was running around town.

And CamColt and SueEllen and Betsy and Beano and Ophie.

:confused3 :confused3

But friend does seem to be cruising with some fun people. Not as fun as my people but still....:cool1: Really...who could be!?:snooty: :hug:

Hey there ya'll...

Annie took the nite off (sorta) from the Dis last nite. Actually, it was the first nite and only nite this week NOT running around town. Made dinner...had a cleaning date with Rosie...watched AI... Tonite is the "Cluster Concert" with the other schools - have to leave work on time and have DS at school by 5:30 for practice. Doors open at 6:45. Concert 7 - 8:00. THEN I suppose we'll get to have some dinner...probably either more leftover chilli or Mickey D's. Guess we'll take a vote after the concert!:goodvibes

Johanna - hope you have a great time with lots of SUN in DL!! How is little baby pirate doing by now? Over the RSV yet? Does Ryan miss school for this? I suppose do it while she's young... How long of a drive is it for you? What is a BOD meeting (Board of Directors is my guess)?! Sounds important anyway.;) Take lots of pics!

No way your friend could be cruising with better (more fun) peeps! Nope. Do not believe it!:sad2: Esp. if no fluffing allowed!

[RonnieJo66]

We can FLUFF all we want to! :lmao:


Hola Peeps!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/CCSigns.jpg

Which way to go?? Hmmm, I don't see the sign that points to DISPEEPS Point and our hammocks. :lmao:

[Joyce]

I have a pirate name now MAD GRACE FLINT
I'm not sure what this new thread is. is everyone still here

[tinkryansmom]

RJ - I think we should add to that sign!!

hmm...all we need now is a very clever and creative person who might, say, make these types of things on her computer......

Sunshine today!! Almost 60 degrees!!:banana:

Going to go run around. Errands dontcha know.

OK who am I kidding. There is a grande low fat cinnamon dulce latte out there somewhere waiting for me!!:lmao:

[Anal Annie]

I have a pirate name now MAD GRACE FLINT
I'm not sure what this new thread is. is everyone still here

Hi Mad Grace Flint:wave2: Welcome to Part II of the Dis-Functional Wonder Peeps thread (we outgrew our old thread and they made us start a new one). Are you also going on the Wonder this summer on either the July 20-24 or the July 24-27 cruises?!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

We can FLUFF all we want to! :lmao:


Hola Peeps!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/CCSigns.jpg

Which way to go?? Hmmm, I don't see the sign that points to DISPEEPS Point and our hammocks. :lmao:
and there is a very good reason for that! We don't need any help finding it and we certainly don't need anybody else taking up our hammocks. :eek: They're ours ours ours ours I tell you! Oh, sorry. got a little carried away.:rolleyes1

RJ - I think we should add to that sign!!

hmm...all we need now is a very clever and creative person who might, say, make these types of things on her computer......

Sunshine today!! Almost 60 degrees!!:banana:

Going to go run around. Errands dontcha know.

OK who am I kidding. There is a grande low fat cinnamon dulce latte out there somewhere waiting for me!!:lmao:
So what kinda sign you gonna make TRM?

[Soccermom-Cheri]

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! I am still awaiting stateroom numbers from the following Peeps: Betsy, Anne, Sue Ellen, Johnna. Please to be sending information in form of PM ASAP. :cool2: ('tis necessary to set up logical ding dong ditch strategy)

[RonnieJo66]

:confused3

There's "logic" involved in ding dong ditch?! Maybe that's why I am the one who usually gets caught!!:lmao: :rotfl2:

Does anyone know how many days out we are?...and yeah I realize I could go count, but that would involve math and I don't wanna. You can't make me! :rotfl:
Gotta figure when we can make Palo & excursions ressies doncha know ;)



http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/dcllogo.gif

[CamColt]

My estimations have us at 163 days!!!! :yay: :woohoo: :lmao:

However I am more concerned with 12 days and dont even have suitcases out yet for DL! There is just no time!!! I have been bombarded with work lately.

Johnna, get everything warmed up and in good shape for me.

Tonight I am helping to run a pasta dinner to fundraise for our 5th grade celebration so heres another night gone. UGH!

[DisneyDmbNut]

I did put my veil piece in my suitcase this week...so I don't forget it!

[DisneyDmbNut]

um...friend Cheri? Mine is in my siggie!
Mom's is 5013 for both

[tinkryansmom]

So what kinda sign you gonna make TRM?

:lmao: You make it!

:confused3

Does anyone know how many days out we are?...and yeah I realize I could go count, but that would involve math and I don't wanna. You can't make me! :rotfl:
Gotta figure when we can make Palo & excursions ressies doncha know ;)


Someone recently told me "you would know that if you looked at the DISPeeps website". Sheez that Cheri is kinda mean.

For me its April.


Johnna, get everything warmed up and in good shape for me.


:thumbsup2 Will do. I have my crews working on Small World right now. Replacing the flume dontcha know. Not sure it will be done when you get there however. Everything else should be A-OK for your arrival.

I did put my veil piece in my suitcase this week...so I don't forget it!

Betsy...please tell me you are not already packing for JULY!?:eek: Is the packing closet in full gear already??

[DisneyDmbNut]

Betsy...please tell me you are not already packing for JULY!?:eek: Is the packing closet in full gear already??

yep!!
Only the piece for the veil..i put it in a ziplock and stuck it in the suitcase..i need to remember to buy the tulle because Kate has been playing with the original tulle

now..what bank can I rob to pay for all this?? Getting married sliced my tax refund in half...bah!! who's idea was it to get married!!:scared1:

[RonnieJo66]

who's idea was it to get married!!:scared1:


YOURS!.....and you're doin' it again on the cruises! ;) :lmao:

[DisneyDmbNut]

yes, but maybe we should have done the Eddie Murphy thing...only the ceremony and none of the legal stuff!!

[Anal Annie]

Betsy...please tell me you are not already packing for JULY!?:eek: Is the packing closet in full gear already??

There is a packing closet?! I want to hear more!!:rotfl: Must be sorta like my spare guestroom thing that I do?!:confused3 What do you do Betsy - just put everything aside for your trip in one closet?

[DisneyDmbNut]

I have a large master closet that is just mine..I throw everything in there..I had a picture of it and I just deleted it about a month ago!

ETA - I do have the picture..this was about 10 days before the CAT 5 hurricane hit and 15 days before the cruise!
http://homepage.mac.com/momme30/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-10-16%2012.54.56%20-0700/Image-AEAF070E3E7E11DA.jpg

[Soccermom-Cheri]

um...friend Cheri? Mine is in my siggie!
Mom's is 5013 for both
a... yeah. I knew that :rolleyes1

yep!!
Only the piece for the veil..i put it in a ziplock and stuck it in the suitcase..i need to remember to buy the tulle because Kate has been playing with the original tulle

now..what bank can I rob to pay for all this?? Getting married sliced my tax refund in half...bah!! who's idea was it to get married!!:scared1:
you get a tax refund?

Remember that "funny" tax poster that said Write down much you made this year______________. Send it in. Um, I'm thinkin' that us. :sad2: AND property taxes AND cruises to pay off all within 3 weeks of each other. :eek:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

RJ, 4/6 is 105 days from 7/20 if'n you are all paid up - actually it's still 105 days away. But you get what I mean.

[RonnieJo66]

check this out AI fans:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_en_ot/disney_world_american_idol;_ylt=Ash76VuTphtPnzd0va qYmeWs0NUE

[Anal Annie]

I have a large master closet that is just mine..I throw everything in there..I had a picture of it and I just deleted it about a month ago!

ETA - I do have the picture..this was about 10 days before the CAT 5 hurricane hit and 15 days before the cruise!
http://homepage.mac.com/momme30/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-10-16%2012.54.56%20-0700/Image-AEAF070E3E7E11DA.jpg

LOL...we have his & hers master closets in our room but you can't hardly get your big toe in them! THEY ARE A MESS! Yours looks great in comparison! Remember way back when, when they said we should all have a "safe room"?! I had decided that ours would be our Master bedroom (pre-finishing of the basement & all). I think I still have duct tape, plastic sheeting and a grocery bag of pop tarts & tuna buried somewhere in mine!!:lmao:

[DisneyDmbNut]

That is what we have...his and her closets..when we looked at the house, I walked in this closet and said "this one is MINE!!!"
That big black thing on the left is the gun safe..so I guess he managed to get something male into mine..I also have all the heirloom blankets and Kate's "baby storage tub" in mine. We keep talking about getting a California closet done, but after 3 years..not done yet!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

What is a California closet?

[RonnieJo66]

What is a California closet?

yeah, what she said. Heck Cheri & I live in California and I have no idea what a "california closet" is??:confused3

[DisneyDmbNut]

http://online.recordnet.com/special/hm2006/0000554647.jpg

[DisneyDmbNut]

OH!! My washer and dryer with calclosets!!
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ol-images/sf/uploads/2007_05_25_easy2.jpg

[DisneyDmbNut]

Now...I am out of control!!
http://www.closets.com/images/gallery_files/closets/large_pictures/valet_organizers_mahogany.jpg

[CamColt]

um...friend Cheri? Mine is in my siggie!
Mom's is 5013 for both

Ive had 5013 on the Wonder before...my first DCL cruise! :goodvibes

[CamColt]

:thumbsup2 Will do. I have my crews working on Small World right now. Replacing the flume dontcha know. Not sure it will be done when you get there however. Everything else should be A-OK for your arrival.


No, theres a lot down. IASW, the Jungle Cruise, Carousel, Playhouse Disney (that one is ok with me,;)),and the one I'm really upset about...Pizza Ooo Mow Mow! I love the pasta and meatball there. Although right now I'm sort of sick of looking at pasta and meatballs. ;)

Edited to add...while its not saying its down there is no Fantasmic and the Block Party Bash has stopped and Pixar Play Parade hasnt started up yet.

[DisneyDmbNut]

Freedom of the Seas is on Travel Channel...my sis and bil are going on that in June..

[Anal Annie]

Cheri - what did ya think of LOST tonight?! I wanna know how everybody knows everything?!

RJ - your man James is back on Survivor!:thumbsup2

TRM - hope you're all packed - drive safe - hoping you have lots of sun and have fun! Full trip report expected by Tues. nite as soon as your garden is planted and your deck power washed & stained!:goodvibes

CamColt - pasta sounds pretty good right now!

Nite!

[tinkryansmom]

Hey hey!!

Last post before we leave...no really...

Had Cal. Closets out once for an estimate.:scared1: It was like $5K to do the master closet. Figured I would work it out with Home Depot. Maybe this fall.

Not packed. Just home from bunco. Romance theme. I won $5 and a pink pair of lacy thong underwear.

Final load of laundry is drying right now. Girls are in bed. Will begin packing momentarily. Was doing t-shirt design seeing as how it is Linden's first trip and all but I decided and DH pointed out I left a few too many things til the end and with the schedule from HE77 on Thursdays its just not gonna happen. Will print out the designs and put them in scrapbook.:thumbsup2 Linden won't remember anyhow.:ssh:

Will post trip report when I return. But no deck to power wash so I am clear on that one. Besides, no power washer. Really have to buy one of those for DH. That would be a late spring project. When it is nice and warm.:)

OK no IASM that I am totally ok with. But no Fastasmic and I am in between parades!? Gonna have to find something else to do I guess.

Oh bother off to pack everyone. Have a great weekend!!

[DisneyDmbNut]

When I say California Closets..I mean the kind you get at Home Expo...I want the cherry ones...but not the "real" cal closet..unless Costco has a good price..because they have them there!

Busy day! Taking Kate for her 10yr checkup (how did THAT happen!!) and then to mom's house..mom is borrowing her for the weekend!

[Joyce]

[QUOTE=Anal Annie;23049633]Hi Mad Grace Flint:wave2: Welcome to Part II of the Dis-Functional Wonder Peeps thread (we outgrew our old thread and they made us start a new one). Are you also going on the Wonder this summer on either the July 20-24 or the July 24-27 cruises?![/QUOT

is this the thread for the Magic on OCT 10, i am so confused:confused3

[DisneyDmbNut]

Nope..this is the WONDER 7/20 4 day and 7/24 3day...

[RonnieJo66]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/ccplane.jpg


Mornin' Peeps!


Looks to be a pretty nice weekend here. Thinkin' Beano may have to BBQ :thumbsup2


So, what's everyone doing for the weekend?

[Anal Annie]

[QUOTE=Anal Annie;23049633]Hi Mad Grace Flint:wave2: Welcome to Part II of the Dis-Functional Wonder Peeps thread (we outgrew our old thread and they made us start a new one). Are you also going on the Wonder this summer on either the July 20-24 or the July 24-27 cruises?![/QUOT

is this the thread for the Magic on OCT 10, i am so confused:confused3

Sorry Mad Grace - wrong boat! Wrong month! But we're probably more fun than they are if you want to switch and do a triple dip with us on the Wonder instead!;)

[tinkryansmom]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/ccplane.jpg


Mornin' Peeps!


Looks to be a pretty nice weekend here. Thinkin' Beano may have to BBQ :thumbsup2


So, what's everyone doing for the weekend?

I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!

:cool1: :cool1:

[RonnieJo66]

I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!

:cool1: :cool1:



Ppfht! ;)


Looks like you'll be having nice weather too Johnna! :thumbsup2

Have a good time :goodvibes

[CamColt]

Have a great time, Johnna!

I have a question for you CA peeps. Have any of you been to Micelis (restaurant in Hollywood)? We think we are going to try it when we are there.

[DisneyDmbNut]

Kate is going to my mom's so DH and I are having "date night" Saturday..tonight we are going to dinner with mom

[CamColt]

Woohoo! :cool1: Enjoy date night, Betsy!

[Anal Annie]

Hummm. Speaking of date night...I keep forgetting next week is Valentines Day. :headache: I guess we'll have our date on July 21.:goodvibes

Dunno about this weekend. We were supposed to do the 5th grade ski thing tomorrow afternoon - but we had one of those freaky warm weather weeks where it was like 30 degrees above average and so there is no snow - and they haven't even been able to make any machine made snow all week! The webcams didn't look so good when I looked earlier. :mad: I mean, they groomed what was there already, but it really didn't look so good. Just figures. We bought a snowblower so it snowed only once. We bought ski boots and a helmet for DS and so now it REALLY won't snow!!:headache: We take our first ever January trip to FL and it was 50 degrees most of the time. :guilty: We are a JINX!! It MIGHT get cold enough tonight for them to make snow, but I don't know. I thought it was cold enough LAST night too but they didn't make any. NEXT weekend it will be packed 'cuz of President's Day. We went last year on that weekend and it was SO-O crowded!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

http://online.recordnet.com/special/hm2006/0000554647.jpg
:rotfl2: yeah, all of us have a closet section just for our evening gowns and a whole wall of beaded pumps :lmao: . I do have a hooooge closet but it's too messy to ever post a picture of. I don't think I even let RJ see it. It's scary.

Annie - had to watch LOST. Was disappointed tho. They faked the plane crash (who? dunno) so they could go get Ben who must know or have something important. Naomi and the tall guy are in on it the rest are just flunkies who were sent to get them. The palentologist woman who found the polar bear in the desert - well, the only good thing there was that the bear came from the island (it was wearing a Dharma collar). So who took it off the island? Hmm. What a mind bender. I have to go back and read about Dharma. I didn't watch the show then.

[RonnieJo66]

I don't think I even let RJ see it.


I saw your hoooooooooooooge closet!
Man, Beano & my first apartment was almost as big as Cheri's closet! ;) :rotfl:


Beano & I watched the 1st season of Lost, and then "lost" interest in it. TOO WEIRD! And from Cheri's description....it's only gotten weirder! :lmao:



On a Starbucks note: don't order the iced skinny mocha :scared: blech!

[Anal Annie]

Just called & added the trip inurance to our 4 n. DVC cruise. One more thing to cross off my to-do list!:thumbsup2

Are we there yet?


So, flyer came home from teacher - still planning this ski trip - except now he's trying to add tubing to the mix! We don't want to tube again! I don't know WHY he did this, 'cuz it's only $1 discount, but the teacher said he committed to having 30 people for tubing! :eek: WHY? That was not mentioned on the orig. flyer! We don't want to waste $19 pp for 2 hours of tubing and THEN go pay for the skiing!:sad2: :sad2: :sad2: I hope he can get his numbers 'cuz I will feel bad for him if he has to pay for it himself! But I just REALLY hope they can make some snow tonight! He DID get a good group discount for the ski packages tho - so I think we won't bother going down to the ski chalet place in the morning to rent the skis. It would only save $4 pp - not worth the time & effort - may as well just do the package deal at the resort.

[Anal Annie]

:scared1: Uh Oh! We were on Page 2!! :scared1:

[tiggerandpooh]

Good Morning Everyone,

How has everyone been? It's been a while since we have been on, I have been so busy with training for plumbing, that I am so tired when I get home. I can't wait for our cruise to get here.

Well hope everyone has a great weekend, We are off to pick up my new truck, will post pictures hopefully today... If it stops snowing here...

[Anal Annie]

Good Morning Everyone,

How has everyone been? It's been a while since we have been on, I have been so busy with training for plumbing, that I am so tired when I get home. I can't wait for our cruise to get here.

Well hope everyone has a great weekend, We are off to pick up my new truck, will post pictures hopefully today... If it stops snowing here...

Hi! A new truck! What fun! And you can send about 6" of your snow down this way for this afternoon - we can't seem to get much this winter - and our little ski adventure this afternoon is lookin' a little bleak! (insert smiley on skis here!)

[DisneyDmbNut]

hola...posting from panama on the iPod
du and I are on the patio having breakfast...very nice this kidless thing!!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

does dh know about du?

[DisneyDmbNut]

ha ha...hate trying to type on the ipod..

Got new skort today! Size 14!!! WOOHOO!

[RonnieJo66]

Got new skort today! Size 14!!! WOOHOO!

:thumbsup2 :woohoo: WAY TO GO BETS!!!!

[DisneyDmbNut]

guess i should add that this time last year I was a 22 and last June in Disney I was an 18!!

48lbs!!
I may have to get a 14 dress for my VR!!! WEEEEE!!!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

WAY TO GO BETS!:cheer2:

now what kind of iPod let's you type? Or is this your iPhone?

[DisneyDmbNut]

the ipod touch..I got it for Rick for christmas..like an iphone but no cell. It lets you surf in wifi areas

[CamColt]

guess i should add that this time last year I was a 22 and last June in Disney I was an 18!!

48lbs!!
I may have to get a 14 dress for my VR!!! WEEEEE!!!

Great Job, Betsy!!! :woohoo: But I do have to ask you to stop sending that weight my way. Can't you find a better place for it? ;)

We are out of our misery....basketball season is over. :( Last year Cams team didnt lose a game...this year we won 1. :scared1: Today we ended the season on a great note...we played the best team and lost 44-24. Ouch! And just like last week one of players got a great basket, but in the wrong end. Cam actually shot at the wrong one, following someone else, but at least he missed! :rotfl:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

the ipod touch..I got it for Rick for christmas..like an iphone but no cell. It lets you surf in wifi areas
hmm. got one of those for Christmas. guess I should take it out of the box.

Great Job, Betsy!!! :woohoo: But I do have to ask you to stop sending that weight my way. Can't you find a better place for it? ;)

We are out of our misery....basketball season is over. :( Last year Cams team didnt lose a game...this year we won 1. :scared1: Today we ended the season on a great note...we played the best team and lost 44-24. Ouch! And just like last week one of players got a great basket, but in the wrong end. Cam actually shot at the wrong one, following someone else, but at least he missed! :rotfl:
She's sending all the weigh my way (and I'm not lovin' her for it). I so don't want to be fat for this cruise. I so don't want to go to the gym. Fat. Gym. Fat. Gym. Oh geez, just pass the wine and a sweatshirt.

Sorry to hear how the bball season ended. I so don't miss sports.

[SueEllen]

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! I am still awaiting stateroom numbers from the following Peeps: Betsy, Anne, Sue Ellen, Johnna. Please to be sending information in form of PM ASAP. :cool2: ('tis necessary to set up logical ding dong ditch strategy)

Still hoping ours will change. When I booked the stateroom I wasn't thinking about the location, then when I tried to change it found out they are on guarantee status only :( So I'll send you ours (as it is now) and hopefully we will change it at the port or if lucky before.

Sue Ellen

[Anal Annie]

Morning ya'll...

WAY to go Betsy on your size 14! :worship: That's awesome! You must be so-o happy about that!:dance3:

Well, the 5th grade night ski trip turned into a bit of a bust. We get there & there were a lot of families (mostly of boys) but they had pretty much all decided to just tube. I didn't take our boots for tubing but DS wanted to tube with his friends. So we put some toe warmers in his tennis shoes & let him go for 2 hours while we sat there in the lodge & watched. We really didn't want to tube again. There were a couple other parents that didn't tube too - we talked for awhile with this Scott Kinney guy who's brother, Jeff, wrote this kids book called "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". It's a really funny book for ES school age & it's done really well on the best seller list - anyway, he just released a sequel which we haven't picked up yet - but they are a funny family. The brother lives up your way somewhere CamColt.

OK, so anyway, he tubed from 4-6:00 then we went down & did the night skiing until 10:00. Once the sun went down it started getting really icy. This was the first time we had gone at night - it made it hard to see the icy spots. There are a couple of colleges not far from this ski resort so there were a lot of college age kids with their snowboards. LOTS - probably for the cheaper rates. I don't like the snowboarders. They are always down & you have to avoid them, a lot of them are inconsiderate & some are toooooo fast.:sad2: ANYWAY, I did a lot better with the new boots and actually graduated off of my little bunny hill up to a couple of the green trails! :banana: Although I don't think I'll be training for the Olympics any time soon, I did OK on one & not so good on the other. I fell on the 2nd one twice - it had a couple of really sharp turns that I wasn't ready for! I still panic when I pick up too much speed & for some reason the snow on this trail was really bumpy + it was icy - just too much for me. On my 2nd fall I lost a ski & hurt my back a little. So I went back to the other trail & stuck to it. But I get a little better each time we go. My last 2 runs were much faster! :dance3: It's just really hard to teach an old dog new tricks but I'm gonna keep trying!

[RonnieJo66]

Mornin Peeps!


Sounds like you had a good time Annie! Good job on the skiing :thumbsup2

Johnna: Hope you're having fun in DL :goodvibes


I don't know what we are doing today, so I guess I'll go have some coffee and read the paper :surfweb:

Have a nice day everyone!

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[Anal Annie]

Hellllloooo?! Where is everybody today?! :) Out shopping for da cruise?! Hummm...SE is probably working...maybe CamColt is packing for her next big trip?! TRM is livin' it up at DL....RJ should be done reading the paper by now....Betsy...welllll, Betsy is probably doing unmentionable things that people without kids for the weekend do with their spare time....TiggerandPooh are probably out 4 wheeling in the new truck....Beano, TZM and Ophie have 'bout given up on us....that leaves Cheri....she's probably doing something craftsy like making fish extenders or else she's doing something technical like working on the new webpage thing-a-ma-bob....

[DisneyDmbNut]

I am actually roasting a chicken and making risotto with peas!

[RonnieJo66]

I am actually roasting a chicken and making risotto with peas!

Can I have some? :)

[CamColt]

Hellllloooo?! Where is everybody today?! :) Out shopping for da cruise?! Hummm...SE is probably working...maybe CamColt is packing for her next big trip?! TRM is livin' it up at DL....RJ should be done reading the paper by now....Betsy...welllll, Betsy is probably doing unmentionable things that people without kids for the weekend do with their spare time....TiggerandPooh are probably out 4 wheeling in the new truck....Beano, TZM and Ophie have 'bout given up on us....that leaves Cheri....she's probably doing something craftsy like making fish extenders or else she's doing something technical like working on the new webpage thing-a-ma-bob....


A day in the life of the peeps! :rotfl:

I worked, did laundry, ran to Target, and did a bit of packing (just the toiletries bag). I hate trips like this...clothes are so hard to decide on. We literally need all season stuff. July will be so much easier....summer!

[Anal Annie]

I am actually roasting a chicken and making risotto with peas!

Yum... I went with shrimp & scallops sauted with lemon butter then mixed with Orzo & steamed peas and covered with a crushed red pepper, sage, garlic and EVOO concoction tonight. ;) Who else had peas tonight?

(Oh, and some pinot grigio!)

[RonnieJo66]

(Oh, and some pinot grigio!)



WHAT??? :eek: Was "the Cap'n" jealous?? :lmao:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Yum... I went with shrimp & scallops sauted with lemon butter then mixed with Orzo & steamed peas and covered with a crushed red pepper, sage, garlic and EVOO concoction tonight. ;) Who else had peas tonight?

(Oh, and some pinot grigio!)
there'll be peas in Cassie's fried rice. Does that count?

[RonnieJo66]

there'll be peas in Cassie's fried rice. Does that count?

Chinese delivery???

[Anal Annie]

WHAT??? :eek: Was "the Cap'n" jealous?? :lmao:

Shhhh!!!!:lmao: Don't tell him I had a date with a box tonight!

[Anal Annie]

there'll be peas in Cassie's fried rice. Does that count?

Sure they count! 3 peeps with peas tonight!

[RonnieJo66]

Ok Peeps...


I slept in a bit and got to the computer late and we're still on page 2!

Um, hello.............is anybody out there? Bueller...Bueller?

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[Anal Annie]

We will probably find CamColt and TiggerandPooh frozen in a block of ice somewhere up north!:rotfl: Brrrrr....cold one even here today (mid-teens + the wind)! :cold: NOW they're making snow at our little ski resort place!!

Should we try to go back again this weekend? It will be crowded 'cuz of it being Pres. Day weekend & all....but the snow / slope conditions will be so-o much better...DH has to work on Monday (lumber yards are still retail) and we have next door neighbor kids birthday party Sat. morning (she hired some guy to set up laser tag at home in the back yard from 9:30 - 12:30 or something like that). Doughnuts instead of pizza.... But I was thinking we could go either Sat. NITE again when it's cheaper OR EARLY, EARLY on Sun. morning for the whole day.... Am I getting carried away? Winter will be over soon (I think)! We have the Pinewood Derby on the 23rd and the Blue & Gold banquet on March 1 plus who knows what the weather will be like...it usually starts warming up in March...

[Anal Annie]

:confused3 Did we just have a mutiny? I just found us like almost 1/2 of the way down page 2!! HELLLOOOOO?!!?:confused3

[tarzanman]

I don't think that we have mutiny, just busy. Ophie and I had a very busy weekend working her biggest fund raiser of the year! We got home at 3:30AM on Sunday morning after working an 18 hour day! At least we can feel good that they raised lots of money. But, we are suffering the consequences. Both of us feel run down and kind sick to our stomachs. I can't wait for my body to reset.

Hope that the Tigger folks are enjoying their new truck! I hope that they got a great deal on it. :thumbsup2

Is Bob enjoying the Sync system in his new Ford Focus? Does he have any Tiffany on his iPod just for show? LOL! :goodvibes

[tiggerandpooh]

Hope that the Tigger folks are enjoying their new truck! I hope that they got a great deal on it. :thumbsup2

We are Tim, and wanted to Thank you again for the pin number and all the help :worship: :grouphug: :grouphug: .

We got the truck for under invoice, for what the dealer paid for it. The lady who helped us was shocked that the pin number brought the price so low, so once again a million Thank Yous, I shall buy you and Sarah your first sailaway drink and a few more during our cruise.

Anyone who is looking to buy a Ford, Lincoln-Mercury or any other cars or trucks in the Ford family of vehicles, let Tim help you with a pin number, trust me when I say you will get a great deal this is the second time we used the pin number and it worked out great for us, and we may be using it again to trade in our Fusion for an Edge....

[DisneyDmbNut]

Morning!

rainy and yucky here today...wish I was in bed!

That's all I got right now...need to get busy!:surfweb:

[RonnieJo66]

Mornin' All :grouphug:

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Well, we're another day closer to our cruises! :woohoo:


I thought we were done with the fog around here, but nope. Another foggy day schedule here today...the kids love it though cuz' they get to sleep in! But the down side is I have to get up and be awake to find that out :lmao: no goin' back to sleep fer me .....pfht!


Anyone hear ever watch the show called "Mythbusters"?

I am taking Matt tonight to see Jaime and Adam speak at Fresno State University...we're hoping to get some pictures, guess we'll have to wait and see.

Have a nice day all :goodvibes

[CamColt]

Morning!

Checking in to do my part to keep us up here.

Glad you are liking the truck, T&P! TZM, you guys rest up. Yikes!

Not much happening here...just working, and trying to figure out what to pack. I could pack if I knew what to bring, but I just cant figure it out...other than everything in my closet.

Johnna, are you home yet? How was DL???? Hows the weather? ;)

[Anal Annie]

I thought we were done with the fog around here, but nope. Another foggy day schedule here today...the kids love it though cuz' they get to sleep in! But the down side is I have to get up and be awake to find that out :lmao: no goin' back to sleep fer me .....pfht!

Anyone hear ever watch the show called "Mythbusters"?

I am taking Matt tonight to see Jaime and Adam speak at Fresno State University...we're hoping to get some pictures, guess we'll have to wait and see.


Your fog delays are just like our snow delays! Have to get up to find out!

Yes - we watch Mythbusters...well, esp. DH! Matt not Bob? Very cool...post pics! I will tell DH!

[RonnieJo66]

Matt not Bob?


dual personality doncha know! ;) :lmao:

[DisneyDmbNut]

LOL!
I was just reading the thread after we came back in June!



DUDE!!!

[RonnieJo66]

LOL!
I was just reading the thread after we came back in June!



DUDE!!!

SWEET

[RonnieJo66]

"borrowed" this from another thread: :lmao:

Dieting now THIS makes sense!

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FITNESS AND HEALTH







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Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.





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Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!





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Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.





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Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!





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Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! .... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?





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Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.





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Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!





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Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.


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Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!







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Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.





And remember:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride"

[Anal Annie]

WELL it started freezing rain around 3:00 this afternoon so swimming was cancelled again. Whew! I was relieved as I stepped out of the office onto a sheet of ice and had to spend 10 min. scraping the car. THEN I had to go vote! Only 24 degrees. Passed 2 wrecks within 5 min. of leaving work. Winter weather advisory until 7:00 am. Expecting a possible school delay in the morning!:headache: At least dinner is basically made tho (planned for leftovers since I THOUGHT we'd be heading back out by 7:00)!!:banana: Then we can watch AI at a normal time and go to bed (alarm went off at 4:00 for DH to get up)!

OK, where's TRM? Isn't she back from DL yet?!

OK, so I have a question about this Atlantis thing at Nassau. DCL offers what looks like the full shebang for $155 pp (incl. access to the water slides I think). THAT'S a lot of Captain Morgan there folks! $155!:scared: GeezeOFlips! The internet rate for the Comfort Suites for one nite is $215. OK, so that's $250 less (for us). BUT, it says check-in at 3:00. How do you book this room for the day and still get wristbands? Will they let you check in early and give them to you EARLY when we first get off the boat and go over there? Anybody know anybody who's actually DONE this? And are any of YOU thinking about doing this? I know my DS would love this............

[CamColt]

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.



:lmao:

Annie, we had thrown around the idea of doing that since we never have. I don't know know much about it. Convince me. ;)

[Anal Annie]

:lmao:

Annie, we had thrown around the idea of doing that since we never have. I don't know know much about it. Convince me. ;)

OK - let's see...picture 3 boys and their Dads off together on water slides while their Mom's sip tropical drinks by the pool while we :worship: the sun!:lmao: Actually, I would probably like the water slides too...at least somewhat. I like knowing there is cool water nearby when I get hot laying out. (Yes, I'm one to lay out all day if I get the chance!)

I haven't really talked to DH about it yet - but just quickly looking over the options for Nassau I would guess we'll do this on at least one of the stops! DS is a water bug! :) I just really hate to spend $155 pp!! That's almost as much as our helicopter rides in Hawaii. Well. Not QUITE. But that's a LOT. I know we'll bring our own snorkel gear for CC...not sure if we'll plan a true excursion or not. The website doesn't specify TIMES for these things. Like what if we want to do parasailing and the stingray thing on the same day for example...how do you know the timing? I would guess knowing us we will plan at least one thing for each day tho. Most of these excursions are pretty short so they still leave a lot of the day to goof off it looks like.:confused3 We've never been to CC...but I am looking forward to a little down time tho!:goodvibes

[RonnieJo66]

ok, so the only thing I had on me was my camera phone...but here are Jaime & Adam aka "The Mythbusters"


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it was very cool :thumbsup2

[Anal Annie]

Well, we're all iced up this morning. Just like I figured. :headache: Hope all our FL peeps are OK from yesterdays wild weather down there!?

So, our IT dept. sent out one of those "reminder" emails to everyone yesterday about proper internet useage...I think Big Brother is watching so I'd better watch my P's & Q's at work for a few days.:confused3 Maybe? Do ya think they're watching?:idea:

So RJ - what did Adam & Jaime talk about?

TRM - you make it back from DL OK?! Let's hear all about it!

CamColt - you'd better start packing!

[RonnieJo66]

So RJ - what did Adam & Jaime talk about?


They talked about themselves, the show and how things work and then the audience got to ask questions. They showed us some unaired footage :thumbsup2 and talked about some up-coming shows and themes. All in all, it was very cool :woohoo:


Looks like another foggy day schedule for us here (although I won't know for sure until after 6:30) :rolleyes1

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[DisneyDmbNut]

We are ok..just alot of wind, rain and lightning..they said we had over 3000 strikes in our area last night..and we got about 2" of rain. Not enough to raise the lake, but it will help with some of the canals being so low

[CamColt]

2 hour snow delay here. UGH!

Annie, sounds good. If we do that it would be the 2nd time. The first Nassau day (anniversary!) we are staying on board to do either a couples massage or the mud thing. :rolleyes1
I think we are going to parasail our first CC day. then I have to figure out when to do the Stingrays. But first I have to figure out what to pack for next week!!!!

[RonnieJo66]

Katie:
maybe this will help ya decide what you need to pack


http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/sports/tenday/92805?locid=92805&from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_sports

[Anal Annie]

2 hour snow delay here. UGH!

Annie, sounds good. If we do that it would be the 2nd time. The first Nassau day (anniversary!) we are staying on board to do either a couples massage or the mud thing. :rolleyes1
I think we are going to parasail our first CC day. then I have to figure out when to do the Stingrays. But first I have to figure out what to pack for next week!!!!

We had a 2 hour delay as well for the ice this morning. The receptionist lives up in another county & she had orig. called & said she'd try to be here by Noon...now she just called & said she's not coming at all...I didn't think she would. So, now that I'm out taking a shift on the switchboard I'm ignoring the email from IT about staying off message boards ETC... I am still working, right?! I'm just doing someone else's job!:goodvibes

The mud thing 'eh? What's that little number called? (since it's not a shore excursion - where do you find it)?! I'm not picturing me getting into that one but DH might (it's not our anniv. but I'm still trying to come up with ways to get more DVC points)!:rotfl2: I still need to figure out how this "day room" thing works at the Comfort Suites. I suppose I may have to post my own thread out there about it 'eh?!:confused3

[Anal Annie]

:scared1: These excursions are starting to add up! I just looked on the DCL website again & noticed that they also have one that is called the "Dolphin Cay Aquaventure" (6-8 hrs) that is a "dolphin encounter" not a "dolphin swim" whatever THAT means AND it includes the slides ETC. for the Atlantis water park thingy. For a mere $285 pp!!

OK, so other Nassau options...there's also something called "Blue Lagoon Island Dolphin Encounter" for only $99 pp - again they call it an encounter not a swim. WHAT is the difference please? Anybody done these before?! HELP!

$155 pp for the "Atlantis Aquaventure" only.

Do we want to catarmaran / snorkel on CC or at Nassau? :confused3

We could do the Comfort Suites thing for $215 if I can figure that out and the "Blue Lagoon" dolphin thing for a grand total of only $512 for the 3 of us (plus taxes I'm sure...)

OR we could do the Cat. snorkel for $45 pp or the Caribbean Queen snorkel for $37 pp and the Comfort Suites... :eek: Crap. I don't know!!

OH, and there's also Blackbeards Stingray thing on Nassau - anybody know how that compares to the one on CC?

You guys have all been there before & done some of these things! Any recommendations?!:confused: What is just absolutely NOT worth it? I am so glad we have our snorkel equip. to bring too...I would hate to rent it ea. day! I'm assuming there's a place on CC to snorkel "for free" if you have your own gear?!

[tinkryansmom]

Wow! You all have been busy!!

Let's tackle the easiest thing first: CamColt. Pack shorts. Or light capris. No jeans. The sunshine was wonderful and the shade will cool you down just perfect. We needed sweatshirts after about 8 or 9 pm.

Fireworks are always awesome. More crowded than I thought it would be but certainly cleared right out after fireworks. Ryan discovered Big Thunder Mtn. Railroad. So we rode that like a bazillion times. She tried Tower of Terror and I will say she is not a big fan. picture leaving the ride in tears But at least she tried it.

Did the Princess Fantasy Faire. Which Cam, I am sure your boys will not bother with, while it was cute and all, the forcing you into line to meet whichever princess happens to be there and then cleverly exiting you into the princess costume and accessory corner I thought sucked. Part of Disneylands charm for me is wandering around and "bumping into" whichever characters you find hidden about the park. But they have kind of taken the WDW approach and you can find only certain characters at posted times at one location. And imagine your little princess really wanting to see Cinderella. Head over to Fantasy Faire, wait in line for up to an hour and a half, get behind the cleverly designed wall, to find....Aurora.:mad: I think that kinda sucks.

Did not do the new Nemo ride. The shortest line we saw all weekend was 60 minutes. Not gonna happen. In fact, not sure we rode anything in Tomorrowland and than Buzz Lightyear. But the single rider line for California Screamin' is pure genius!! We let the kids run around in the Redwood Creek Parents Rest Area.:thumbsup2 The boys will definitely dig that.

Dinner at Blue Bayou rocked.

Did not get "dreamed" however. That would have been cool.

Asked if we could go back. DH said something about having a cruise to pay for.:confused3 Killjoy.:rotfl2:

Not glad to be home. Its cool, breezy and overcast here. Oh and Ryan got up last night crying that her stomach hurt. Then threw up.:headache: :sick: So we are watching movies and playing board games and doing laundry. But best friend did bring me a latte!!:thumbsup2 Of course I think she really only wanted the antenna balls I brought back for her.:rolleyes:

OK guess it's "Milo and Otis" time. Heavy sigh.

Will post pictures later.

[Anal Annie]

Let's tackle the easiest thing first: CamColt. Pack shorts. Or light capris. No jeans. The sunshine was wonderful and the shade will cool you down just perfect. We needed sweatshirts after about 8 or 9 pm.

Did not get "dreamed" however. That would have been cool.

Asked if we could go back. DH said something about having a cruise to pay for.:confused3 Killjoy.:rotfl2:

Not glad to be home. Its cool, breezy and overcast here. Oh and Ryan got up last night crying that her stomach hurt. Then threw up.:headache: :sick: So we are watching movies and playing board games and doing laundry. But best friend did bring me a latte!!:thumbsup2 Of course I think she really only wanted the antenna balls I brought back for her.:rolleyes:

OK guess it's "Milo and Otis" time. Heavy sigh.

:wave2: Hi! Welcome back!

That weather sounds PERFECT - CamColt - you are gonna have a blast! Maybe next time we want a "quick" weekend we should try CA?! Is that too far for 4 nights?!:confused3 DS DOES always ask when we can go back...

DH is convinced we will never be "dreamed" either 'cuz we're always bickering!:rotfl: :p

Sorry, but WHO are Milo & Otis?:confused:

Sorry Ryan's :sick: Hope she's doing better by now!

Antenna balls!:rotfl2: I don't have an antenna...but if I did I would have balls!:yay:

OH, and the first time DS did TOT he didn't want to go back again for 2 or 3 days. Then after he thought about it he asked to go back & now it's one of his top 3 or 4 rides ALWAYS!:thumbsup2 You must use the old falling off a horse analogy next time!!

Speaking of paying for the cruise...we need to work on our taxes this weekend (yes, Cheri - we hope to get a refund - that is always our vacation stash!! I let my favorite Uncle, Sam hold onto it for me so I don't squander it on foolish things like Captain Morgan!:) )

I don't have enough funds budgeted for all of these excursions!! My vacation $ spending envelope is like WAY short of being able to cover all this stuff...What to do...what to do... I posted a thread asking opinions on these goofy excursions...nobody's answering much. :rolleyes1 Will one of you guys go answer me?! Please? :lmao:

[Anal Annie]

Hi - me again...just more obsessing...and relaying of information.

So I called the toll free number for the Comfort Suites. The kid verified the $215 internet rate - but they got all kinds of extra charges (pp, energy, taxes etc). The Tues 7/22 rate is a little less than the Sat. 7/26 rate...kids 12 & under are free - max. 4 pp per room... Anyway, I think the rate for the Tues (for the 3 of us) ends up about $263 and the Sat. rate would be around $293ish (I'm rounding a little). He said there were only 9 rooms left at those "internet rates" for either date. He couldn't tell me how the 3:00 check-in thing would work. He suggested I call the hotel directly. So, I call them. The lady I got said booking directly with the hotel is a 2 night minimum.:eek: I don't see anything online right now about this 2 n. minimum. So I said I'm not interested in 2 nights, only the wrist bands...she said if we get there at say 10:00 we go to the desk to check-in and ask for a "pre-check-in" in order to get the ID's etc. But she didn't believe me about the website not saying 2 n. min. - she was pretty insistent about that. The first kid I talked to said they take a credit card guarantee & would have to cancel by 5 days ahead to avoid being charged.

Who thinks what about this plan?! Book safely thru DCL for roughly $200 less and get the "light lunch" and transportation included or try to save a buck and "deal" with this mess!?!?!?!?:confused3

[tinkryansmom]

OK

wanna feel sick to your stomach??

The house across the street has been empty since summertime. The guy paid around $740K for it about a year before that. Anyhow, he up and just walked away from it giving it back to the bank. We don't miss him.:rolleyes:

It was listed with a realtor briefly then nothing until this weekend. The bank has relisted the property.

3200 sq ft., 5 bd, 3 bath, large lot for the area with a pool and spa, 3 car garage.










$340K



:eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared: ill smiley followed by pass out smiley

a 50% loss to be taken by the bank. Can you say things aren't good here in CA suburbia land!?

All we can hope for is a bidding war. Or that TZM and Ophie decide now is the time to buy in CA!

And good new neighbors. But at that price....it will most likely end up a rental.:sad2:

[tinkryansmom]

Hi - me again...just more obsessing...and relaying of information.

So I called the toll free number for the Comfort Suites. The kid verified the $215 internet rate - but they got all kinds of extra charges (pp, energy, taxes etc). The Tues 7/22 rate is a little less than the Sat. 7/26 rate...kids 12 & under are free - max. 4 pp per room... Anyway, I think the rate for the Tues (for the 3 of us) ends up about $263 and the Sat. rate would be around $293ish (I'm rounding a little). He said there were only 9 rooms left at those "internet rates" for either date. He couldn't tell me how the 3:00 check-in thing would work. He suggested I call the hotel directly. So, I call them. The lady I got said booking directly with the hotel is a 2 night minimum.:eek: I don't see anything online right now about this 2 n. minimum. So I said I'm not interested in 2 nights, only the wrist bands...she said if we get there at say 10:00 we go to the desk to check-in and ask for a "pre-check-in" in order to get the ID's etc. But she didn't believe me about the website not saying 2 n. min. - she was pretty insistent about that. The first kid I talked to said they take a credit card guarantee & would have to cancel by 5 days ahead to avoid being charged.

Who thinks what about this plan?! Book safely thru DCL for roughly $200 less and get the "light lunch" and transportation included or try to save a buck and "deal" with this mess!?!?!?!?:confused3

Annie - I answered you on your other thread.:thumbsup2 I say we wait for Travel Zoo to give me what I asked for and book the Atlantis deal when it shows up. However, if kids are free.....and they kid you talked to first does not hold fast to the 2 night rule....we book it together and split the wristbands!!:teacher: :laughing: I don't know. That leaves us a wristband short as I think there is a 5 person limit right?? Although you say 4 person. So??? I know there is another thread where people have made this work. I am just not sure I want to work so hard to have fun on vacation.

Know what I mean!?:confused3

[Anal Annie]

OK

wanna feel sick to your stomach??

The house across the street has been empty since summertime. The guy paid around $740K for it about a year before that. Anyhow, he up and just walked away from it giving it back to the bank. We don't miss him.:rolleyes:

It was listed with a realtor briefly then nothing until this weekend. The bank has relisted the property.

3200 sq ft., 5 bd, 3 bath, large lot for the area with a pool and spa, 3 car garage.










$340K



:eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared: ill smiley followed by pass out smiley

a 50% loss to be taken by the bank. Can you say things aren't good here in CA suburbia land!?

All we can hope for is a bidding war. Or that TZM and Ophie decide now is the time to buy in CA!

And good new neighbors. But at that price....it will most likely end up a rental.:sad2:

:scared1: Wow! And I thought things were bad here (slipping in our neighborhood from $800-900K down to mid $600's-$700!) NEVERMIND that a lot of us paid like mid $300's 8 years ago! It's the people who bought in the past few years that are really getting hurt!

[Anal Annie]

Annie - I answered you on your other thread.:thumbsup2 I say we wait for Travel Zoo to give me what I asked for and book the Atlantis deal when it shows up. However, if kids are free.....and they kid you talked to first does not hold fast to the 2 night rule....we book it together and split the wristbands!!:teacher: :laughing: I don't know. That leaves us a wristband short as I think there is a 5 person limit right?? Although you say 4 person. So??? I know there is another thread where people have made this work. I am just not sure I want to work so hard to have fun on vacation.

Know what I mean!?:confused3

:goodvibes I saw! We really could be cousins I think! :rotfl2:

I am going to talk to DH...If it's just a credit card guarantee I might just reserve it for now to know that I have it.....but I'm still not 100% comfy with it...but there's time to cancel... CamColt...prob. looking at the Tues rather than the Sat to save the $30! :eek: We'll see...

[Betsy's Mama]

A tornado touched down in Ft. Laud. last night with damage but no one was hurt. The lightning was terrible and one was so close it set off a bunch of car alarms in my parking lot.:scared1: :scared1: I nearly jumped out of the bed because it sounded like it was right outside my bedroom window. It rained most of the day but the sun came out about 5:00pm.

[tinkryansmom]

Anne - stay safe.

I was reading about the tornado that touched down in Cocoa Beach also.:scared1:

I am afraid the east is in for some wacky weather as these storms move across the US.

[tinkryansmom]

:goodvibes I saw! We really could be cousins I think! :rotfl2:



You know I have been working on geneaology....what is your maiden name again!?:rotfl: Where do y'all come from??

Virginny right? Maybe not then. I have mostly PA and NJ on mom's side and OH on dad's side.

[tarzanman]

All we can hope for is a bidding war. Or that TZM and Ophie decide now is the time to buy in CA!

And good new neighbors. But at that price....it will most likely end up a rental.:sad2:

Well, at this point, I don't see us moving to CA anytime soon. My job is unfortunately, currently firmly planted in south Florida. Hopefully that will change.

It is pretty sad that people are getting killed by the devaluation of housing. I think that it is also pretty bad that people still think that their houses are worth anywhere near what they for sold in 2004-2005. The WSJ had an article about how something like 35%-50% of people still think that their homes are worth at least the 2005 price. Another 15% on top of them think think that their house appreciated in the past year. I guess its a new kind of fantasyland.:sad2:

[tarzanman]

Some people got to go to our island by themselves? You would think that Disney would have thought of us first.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/disney-dream-comes-true-port-orchard-wash-family-day-disney-cruise-line-island_476928_1.html

[tinkryansmom]

I guess its a new kind of fantasyland.:sad2:

:lmao: :rotfl2:

Sad but true. But hey, its OK, you can just give your house back to the bank. So thats well and good. :idea: Then just rent someone elses. It's cool. Unless your landlord defaults on his home loan and then you end up homeless. That would be bad.

How are the dealerships doing?? I know Tracy Chevrolet just basically shut its doors. Only current contracts for sales or service were being honored. Don't know if the partners defaulted or just wanted out??:confused3 Pretty scary. And Fremont Ford either is downsizing or something. I heard they are moving from the Auto Mall. Tis not good.

On to happier things...Neil wants to wait on the DVC market. He is thinking summer might be the time to buy a resale and then start adding on!:thumbsup2 YAY for me!!:banana: Maybe we will be neighbors! Think I am going to start with HHI.

[tinkryansmom]

Some people got to go to our island by themselves? You would think that Disney would have thought of us first.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/disney-dream-comes-true-port-orchard-wash-family-day-disney-cruise-line-island_476928_1.html

Rude. Not even to be consulted.:sad2:

[tinkryansmom]

Think I am going to start with HHI.


Then I am gonna add on a CA

Then I am gonna add on a HI

:yay: :woohoo: :banana: :thumbsup2 :cheer2: :dance3:

Ok well thats MY plan anyways.....

[tarzanman]

On to happier things...Neil wants to wait on the DVC market. He is thinking summer might be the time to buy a resale and then start adding on!:thumbsup2 YAY for me!!:banana: Maybe we will be neighbors! Think I am going to start with HHI.


HHI is an awesome property! I took Ophie by there on return home trip from North Carolina. I love it there. The theming is great and it is just a place away from everything. I love HHI because of the things to do there. Ummm...Shop, golf, fish, sail, eat, drink, eat, do nothing on the beach. Yeah. It's pretty cool. And, its close to Savannah and Charleston.

[tinkryansmom]

HHI is an awesome property! I took Ophie by there on return home trip from North Carolina. I love it there. The theming is great and it is just a place away from everything. I love HHI because of the things to do there. Ummm...Shop, golf, fish, sail, eat, drink, eat, do nothing on the beach. Yeah. It's pretty cool. And, its close to Savannah and Charleston.

:banana: :woohoo:

This confirms my thinking!! Waiting for my DVC DVD to help convince the DH.

Must call your Guide Contact Dude and ask him some questions!!

[tinkryansmom]

Annie

Have done some thread searching:

People who have done the Comfort Suites thing use this link:

http://www.smartertravel.com/hotel/mb.php?id=1417

to book out for a better rate?? Most people say they do this without incident and the 2 night minimum is a seasonal thing or at least a "depends on who answers the phone" thing.

I will keep you posted for a travel zoo special. The last one I got was for spring but you never know...maybe one will show up.

[tiggerandpooh]

Hello From The Frozen Tundra in The Northeast,

Just letting everyone know that we are finally thawing out up here, it started to snow here about 2:30pm yesterday, then turned to ice about 11:30pm through 6am, then finally turned to rain sometime this afternoon, it was brutal getting to work this morning, I HATE THE NORTHEAST WINTERS, but I still LOVE NEW YORK, I tried living in another state but , the only great thing to come out of it was I met my Linda. What is the old saying you can take the boy out of the city , but you can't take the city out of the boy..... Can't wait for the cruise

[RonnieJo66]

:firefight Where's Rick when you need him? :rotfl2:





:rolleyes1 I smell smoke..........





go to kitchen, look into oven:

UM! it's on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bob gets fire extinguisher... pulls pin, fire






oven fire out.




:confused3 Call is in to appliance repair guy... can we still use oven??


Still have to have a sense of humor, whatcha gonna do ;)

[tarzanman]

Oven on fire!!! Were you cookin' RJ? Glad Bob was there to help. :goodvibes Good job Bob!!

[Anal Annie]

TZM - tell Ophie we got our Jump Rope for Heart packet yesterday...DS jumps on the 29th...guess I'll bring the form into the office & leave it down in the kitchen for a few days to see if I can get anyone to sign up for support. (We're not allowed to directly solicit according to the employee handbook. Well, the owners daughter sold her girl scout cookies cube to cube...but then she's the owners daughter...and the owner brings her dogs...so rules are only rules if you "just work here"!:goodvibes )

TRM - Thanks - will check out that link later (as I'm sneaking on here right now)! Must find time to talk to DH about this crap!:goodvibes

RJ - glad Bob was home! Was your oven on a recall list or something? Hope no damage other than to dinner!!

Where's Cheri this week - another one MIA!!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!:love:

[DisneyDmbNut]

RJ! Didn't you just have work done on that oven??
Me thinks it is time to toss it out!! and since your kitchen doesnt fit a regular oven...must REMODEL KITCHEN!!!

LOL!! Or not, and go on a cruise!

forgot to buy valentines for DD to take to school...she didn't say anything about it...i am a bad mommy!!

[RonnieJo66]

There was some grease on the bottom of the oven that I forgot to clean up. The grease is what caught on fire...had I thought quick enough, I would have tossed baking soda on it instead of the fire extinguisher. :confused3

I hope that we don't need a new oven....this one is only a few months old! :headache:


:lovestruc Happy Valentine's Day!:lovestruc

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/0e8c_1.jpg

[DisneyDmbNut]

Rick says you could have turned the oven off and shut the door...fire needs air and if the door is closed..it will burn itself out with no O2 to feed it

they get oven fires just about every week..especially during the holidays when people who usually don't cook try to..:P

[RonnieJo66]

I know....I know :rolleyes1



Does he know if I can still use the oven??

[DisneyDmbNut]

i will ask him, but the extinguisher might have killed it

[RonnieJo66]

we had turned it off :confused3

[DisneyDmbNut]

Happy Valentines Day to someone!!!

http://images.*********/image/gif/9cd345dd2965df5b307b572c1c4436ae6b4fd0.gif

I aint sayin who..Im just sayin!!:rolleyes1

[RonnieJo66]

appliance guy just left.............



the oven lives!!:woohoo:

He said we actually did a really good job cleaning it up. Although he suggested I put it on self-cleaning mode, but that SO freaks me out! 3 hours @ 900 degrees :eek: ....that just doesn't seem right.

[DisneyDmbNut]

i self clean my oven when it is cold..like today..so it makes the house toasty!

living in Florida..the oven doesn't get cleaned much!! LOL!

[DisneyDmbNut]

that SO freaks me out! 3 hours @ 900 degrees :eek: ....that just doesn't seem right.

it's better than an oven fire!:rolleyes1

[RonnieJo66]

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/indianajones.html?showVideo=1



New Indiana Jones movie....May 22! :woohoo: :thumbsup2

[Anal Annie]

appliance guy just left.............



the oven lives!!:woohoo:

He said we actually did a really good job cleaning it up. Although he suggested I put it on self-cleaning mode, but that SO freaks me out! 3 hours @ 900 degrees :eek: ....that just doesn't seem right.

:yay: Good! Glad it's OK! I know what you mean about that hot oven cleaning thing...I've never cleaned mine 'cuz that idea sounds nuts! (But I also don't use it for much more than chicken nuggets and the occasional meatloaf or lasagne!:rotfl: ) Mine is ready for me to do it tho....:eek: Yeah...it's only been 8 years!:lmao: (Can you say ewwwww?!) I keep a piece of foil in the bottom which can be thrown away & replaced if something runs over...my mess seems to mostly just be on the door. It's all nasty looking.:rolleyes1

OK, so I saw a post on another thread about booking the dolphin thingy in Nassau thru a place called shoretrips.com. So I peeked at the site for a couple minutes...they offer some of the same exact stuff as DCL - for a few dollars MORE even on some! Like the Blackbeards Stingray thing was about $5 more pp or something! Who'd have thunk?!:confused3 They do offer an actual dolphin SWIM in addition to the dolphin ENCOUNTER too - dunno if it's worth the price difference. :confused3 Anyway, but so I DID see something else on this website that I thought might be kinda cool that I will just throw out there to see if anybody else is interested in this idea. We like to snorkel & will probably plan at least one snorkel excurision somewhere. Anyway, you can charter a catamaran for a private 3 1/2 hour snorkel trip!! You can charter it for up to 25 ppl or for up to 50 ppl!!! The price for the 25 ppl one is $2,096 - so if we scraped together 25 of us it's about $25 more than booking a reg. excursion but how cool would that be if it was just a peeps trip?! They can depart at either 9:15 or 1:15 (we have ashore at 8:30 and onboard at 7:00 in Nassau). Does anybody else snorkel?!

http://www.shoretrips.com/common/search4.asp?rcode=CAR&lcode=NAS&tcode=005489

Like I said, I'm just tossing the idea out there to see if I get any bites!:goodvibes

[CamColt]

Yikes! Fires, tornados, frozen peeps! This is getting dangerous! Glad everyone is ok.

Welcome back, Johnna! Thanks for the advice. Sounds great!

Annie...Im so confused. I think I gotta get through next week before I even look into this.

My kids did the Jump rope thing too...Cam yesterday and Colt today.

Ok, back to work. :headache:

[Anal Annie]

You know I have been working on geneaology....what is your maiden name again!?:rotfl: Where do y'all come from??

Virginny right? Maybe not then. I have mostly PA and NJ on mom's side and OH on dad's side.

:rotfl2: WEST Virginny, Thank You Very Much! I think you must be my 2nd cousin from Bakersfield!! Are you sure you don't have a brother named Eddie?!

ACTUALLY, they have done a lot of research on my Mom's side (I guess it's my Maternal Grandfather's family). WAAAAYYY back in the 8th Century they were Norse settlers who somehow ended up in Cumbria, England. The name was originally "Lauthra-a" but at some point it was changed to "Lowther". There's a family crest, an old falling down family castle (I think it's officially called a ruin now) and a Lowther Church that was built in like 1175 by the Normans or something. One of my Aunts went to England and visited the castle (I have a picture - it's pretty cool). I remember reading something in it too about also being a descendent of Anne Hathaway or something - she was from like the 1600's maybe? The family tree is enormous and now that it's completed back that far they maintain it with updates every year at the family reunion. Somebody updates it with all of the deaths, births, marriages etc.:thumbsup2

My Dad's side are mutts from Germany I think!:rotfl2: Actually, I have something about some of them somewhere but nothing so extensive. They don't do family reunions or anything. I think my Paternal Grandfather's family is also probably from England and my Paternal Grandmother's side is German. My Maternal Grandmother's family is Irish I think. It's only the one Maternal side that has done the whole family tree thing...they have a family reunion every summer, the last weekend in June. It's like scheduled. The only thing that varies is the past like 3 years it's been in a different place.:goodvibes

[Anal Annie]

People who have done the Comfort Suites thing use this link:

http://www.smartertravel.com/hotel/mb.php?id=1417

to book out for a better rate?? Most people say they do this without incident and the 2 night minimum is a seasonal thing or at least a "depends on who answers the phone" thing.

I will keep you posted for a travel zoo special. The last one I got was for spring but you never know...maybe one will show up.

OK - so I just tried to check it thru this link and it says 2 night min. for that date... I am not familiar with TravelZoo....I may check directly thru Comfort Suites site again.....but DS has swimming tonight (skipping the den meeting).....then Survivor when we get home......so probably not happening tonight! Still got 5 months. We should be OK, right?!:rotfl2:

[DisneyDmbNut]

Got my first "wife" valentine card and beeg box of Godiva!! Aww!! silly DH!!

[RonnieJo66]

Got my first "wife" valentine card and beeg box of Godiva!! Aww!! silly DH!!

:cloud9:


ahhhhhhhhhhh, good job Rick :thumbsup2

[DisneyDmbNut]

he wasn't suppose to get anything because we think VD is too commercial...bad bad DH!!

He did come home to a steak and scallop dinner, so he was happy too!

[RonnieJo66]

he wasn't suppose to get anything because we think VD is too commercial...


yeah, that's what Beano sez too

[BeanoC]

he wasn't suppose to get anything because we think VD is too commercial

Amen, brother!! (Assuming that by "VD" you mean Valentine's Day and not venereal disease?)

If we need the calendar to tell us it's time to do something romantic, then it's fundamentally pointless. Valentine's Day was invented by Hallmark, Stovers and flower shops.


I'm a hopeless romantic, I know... :sad2:

[tarzanman]

Amen, brother!! (Assuming that by "VD" you mean Valentine's Day and not venereal disease?)

If we need the calendar to tell us it's time to do something romantic, then it's fundamentally pointless. Valentine's Day was invented by Hallmark, Stovers and flower shops.


I'm a hopeless romantic, I know... :sad2:

The man returns!!!

Ophie and I decided to go to use the money that we could have used for VD to go to Disney World the weekend of March 1. No parks planned. Just La Nouba and dinner.

[Anal Annie]

Annie...Im so confused. I think I gotta get through next week before I even look into this.

You are no more confused than me! :rotfl: Your ticker says 4 more days - so when exactly are your dates that you're gone!? Do you go on Tues? When do you return?! You must be so psyched!

[CamColt]

Amen, brother!! (Assuming that by "VD" you mean Valentine's Day and not venereal disease?)

If we need the calendar to tell us it's time to do something romantic, then it's fundamentally pointless. Valentine's Day was invented by Hallmark, Stovers and flower shops.


I'm a hopeless romantic, I know... :sad2:

Totally agree! Valentines Day to me means, having to get the kids valentines for their class, and stuff for their parties, find them something red to wear, give them a little gift etc.... Of course I got DH a box of Hugs and Kisses, but that was just because I knew he wasnt getting me anything and I wanted them. Ill end up eating most of them. :lovestruc

Yep, Annie. We go Tuesday, 5:00 PM flight to San Diego. Wed morning we drive up to DL.:cool1: We are taking the red eye home on Monday the 25th, so I'll be home Tuesday morning...and probably totally out of it by that time. ;)

[tinkryansmom]

If we need the calendar to tell us it's time to do something romantic, then it's fundamentally pointless. Valentine's Day was invented by Hallmark, Stovers and flower shops.


I'm a hopeless romantic, I know... :sad2:

:lmao: Neil feels the same way but I got a card and a Dallas Cowboys t-shirt. If that ain't romantic I don't know what is. :hug:

Ophie and I decided to go to use the money that we could have used for VD to go to Disney World the weekend of March 1. No parks planned. Just La Nouba and dinner.

:thumbsup2 Have a great time!!

Of course I got DH a box of Hugs and Kisses, but that was just because I knew he wasnt getting me anything and I wanted them. Ill end up eating most of them. :lovestruc

Yep, Annie. We go Tuesday, 5:00 PM flight to San Diego. Wed morning we drive up to DL.:cool1: We are taking the red eye home on Monday the 25th, so I'll be home Tuesday morning...and probably totally out of it by that time. ;)


:laughing: Chuckled about the candy. I do that too!

Not too much going on here. Great weather today. Finally got to put shorts back on!:banana: Unpacking. Doing laundry. Next I have to address packages to the peeps who requested items from Disneyland!:thumbsup2 Friday is "Mom doesn't have to cook" night here so I am thinking Mexican food tonight. Then have to take Ryan to get a birthday present for a party tomorrow and pick out clothes for Linden's 6 month portrait. I know, I know, she is 7 months old now...but had to reschedule due to RSV and Disneyland.

Gotta go someone is at the door!

[Anal Annie]

Friday is "Mom doesn't have to cook" night here so I am thinking Mexican food tonight.


YUMMM!!! GOAT!!:lmao:

(Us too...from you know where!):rotfl2:

Speaking of which that I'm not allowed to say anymore...where IS Miss Cheri this week?!:confused3 She OK?! We need to talk about LOST this week!! OMG! WHAT is going on Cheri? (But can I just say that Sayid is hot!? LOL... Did you know in real life he has a British accent?! So weird!)

[tinkryansmom]

:magnify: hhmmmm....

Yes, where is Cheri!? Not like her to be so quiet.:ssst:

What is everyone doing this weekend??:confused3

Tomorrow - photos, birthday party, pick up friends kids from soccer game, dinner with neighbors 8 pm fancy restaurant:scared: no clothes to wear.

Sunday - ?? I dunno. Maybe passport pictures at Costco for the girls.:confused3 Sleep. That would be nice.

TZM and Ophie are off to Nouba.

Annie?? CamColt?? Bets?? RJ?? Cheri??

BTW - not complaining here but are we on this boat all by ourselves!?:confused3 :idea: :dance3: :banana:

[tinkryansmom]

Oh and no, me no likey the goat.

Pollo Asada por favor!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

I'm here. Had a looong rough glad-it's-over-week. One good thing: I no longer have a " shaggy dog"

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/tmymom/timmybeforehaircut.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/tmymom/timmyhaircut.jpg

[tarzanman]

:magnify: hhmmmm....

Yes, where is Cheri!? Not like her to be so quiet.:ssst:

What is everyone doing this weekend??:confused3

Tomorrow - photos, birthday party, pick up friends kids from soccer game, dinner with neighbors 8 pm fancy restaurant:scared: no clothes to wear.

Sunday - ?? I dunno. Maybe passport pictures at Costco for the girls.:confused3 Sleep. That would be nice.

TZM and Ophie are off to Nouba.

Annie?? CamColt?? Bets?? RJ?? Cheri??

BTW - not complaining here but are we on this boat all by ourselves!?:confused3 :idea: :dance3: :banana:

We do not go to La Nouba until March 1. This weekend we are home. Got some work around the house to do.

[tarzanman]

So does anyone else have to mow their lawn today?


Cheri, is it snowing in San Diego?

[DisneyDmbNut]

Nope!! No lawn today!!

I am going to try on my wedding (Vow renewal) dress!!!

[tarzanman]

Yeah, I think I might have heard something about that. Ophie is preparing to meet you I think. I am going to stay home and do :laundy:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

So does anyone else have to mow their lawn today?


Cheri, is it snowing in San Diego?
um, no but it has been b*tt cold and so wet we were thinking of buying kayaks. T and I went out to play soccer yesterday and mostly played "smush ball"


Annie- you've been doing research on Atlantis. From everything I've read, the Disney excursions don't give access to the water slides unless you pay about $250 pp, right? We aren't doin' that. (BTW, I didn't like LOST this week. It's getting dumb IMO. Now Sayid is working for Ben? And I'm tired of Jack's "poor me" sad eyes. Next week should be better - according to the spoilers)

ok, back to the laundry.

[tinkryansmom]

I am going to stay home and do :laundy:

:eek: You do laundry too!:woohoo: :thumbsup2 Go Ophie picked a good one!:woohoo: :cheer2:

Please to be calling Neil and explaining the process!

:rotfl:

Cheri I don't like kayakmomCheri as a screen name. Can you take up Jai Alai??
or Scuba. ScubaMomCheri.

hhmm...

GolfMomCheri

Nope.

Will think on this.

[Anal Annie]

Annie- you've been doing research on Atlantis. From everything I've read, the Disney excursions don't give access to the water slides unless you pay about $250 pp, right? We aren't doin' that. (BTW, I didn't like LOST this week. It's getting dumb IMO. Now Sayid is working for Ben? And I'm tired of Jack's "poor me" sad eyes. Next week should be better - according to the spoilers)

Yes - lots of excursion research going on here! DCL actually appears to offer 3 diff. levels of Atlantis excurions. One is simply a beach thing - runs $65 pp - I think it includes lunch but no waterslides. (We have several friends that did that one last year and they enjoyed their day a lot.) The next one is the "Aquaventure" one which is $155 pp which is the beach one with lunch plus it DOES add wristbands for the waterslides. The 3rd one is called the "Dolphin Cay Aquaventure" and is the regular "Aquaventure" PLUS a dolphin encounter (2 hour interaction I think it said) all rolled into one day! THAT one is $285 pp.!:scared1: Our problem is that if DS even THINKS there are waterslides within reach he will be upset to not get to go on them! The other option is booking a room at the Comfort Suites (next door to Atlantis) for approx. $215 for 4 ppl. + all their energy surcharges & taxes blah, blah. (Kids 12 & under no extra charge etc.) One room for us would run ABOUT $263. But then you have to get taxis on your own to get there and buy your own lunch. So maybe what, another $50-60 or so?! So I think I can round the Comfort Suites thing to about $325. for the 3 of us which would save $140 VS booking with DCL.

That website that offers the private charter catamaran also has a 3 stop snorkeling trip we might think about. It's more of a dedicated snorkel trip than a booze cruise type thing - but DH & I like the snorkeling so that might actually be worth it. It was about $55 pp I think. I have found a couple of other options for Dolphin Swims too (as opposed to the "encounter" thing that DCL offers). Most ppl seem to think the extra $ is worth it for the "swims". DCL only offers the Blue Lagoon "encounter" for $99 pp. The same exact thing elsewhere is $85 pp and the actual "swim" is $165 pp at one place & $175 pp at another. These excursions take about 3 1/2 hours. But that's another pricey excursion. Now I need to research the tour companies a little to see if the one that's $10 more is better or not.

I also need to talk to DH about this crap. Maybe we'll skip Atlantis & do the 3 stop snorkel (I'm assuming with no responses that nobody else is into a private charter and / or snorkeling) and then maybe a dolphin swim on the other stop. I don't know. Really just budgeting! We will basically have 3 beach days on CC as all of the excursions there are very short. I'm OK with spending most of my day doing something else in Nassau.:thumbsup2

I have emailed our friends (3 families that went together) about the Atlantis thing. I don't want to go there & not do the slides & then have DS be all mopey about them if they're like right in your face and he can't use them!


LOST - I am "over" Jack and Sawyer & Hurley both need showers! I can smell them both thru the TV screen! Esp. Hurley! LOL! Lots of speculation about Sayid and Naomi out there...he was very upset about her dying I think. He is so-o-o ummmmm _____ tho (starts with an 's' and ends with a 'y')! But do you think they're counting Ben as one of the Oceanic 6? Do you think he assumes someone else's identity with all of those passports? Who was in the coffin? Locke? I heard Michael will be back this season - do you think he's on this ship?!

[tinkryansmom]

Sooo Lost on the Lost thing. I gave up somewhere in the middle of season 1.

But excursion info me likey. Go Annie! and figure it all out. DH and I like the catamaran idea but seeing as how Linden will only be 1 when we sail there is no sense taking her off the boat which means one person goes with Ryan and one person stays behind.

I would love to do the Atlantis thing. DH is lukewarm at this point. So I don't know what that gets me.:confused3

If travel zoo comes up with a room rate I will most likely book it. That being said, since we are only cruising the 4 day, not too sure we will go crazy with excursions. Or maybe one stop at CC I will do something with Ryan and the other stop at CC DH will do something with Ryan. ??

Was just looking at rates for 2009. Best Friend is still whining about us not going with them 7/18/09 - $10221 to sail cat 4 with them $4973 to sail cat 4 9/12/09 - I love my best friend but that is a big difference in $$. We are really leaning towards no kids Disney Adventure in 2009 - to Ireland if they are still offering it. Can't wait for that information to come out!

OK off to take Ryan to birthday party and pick up best friends kids at soccer field. :thumbsup2

[Anal Annie]

OK, I think we've pretty much decided what we're doing and have formed a plan. I don't think there will be any Atlantis for us! DH and I don't want to pay to go to the beach there when we're going to have 3 days of beach on CC. Nor does he want to pay THAT much for a pool & waterslides and we don't want to risk DS finding out that he missed out on a waterslide somewhere! :rotfl: So I think we are going to book a dolphin "swim" directly thru this dolphinencounters.com (http://dolphinencounters.com) place for our first Nassau day. It is still a lot of money ($165 pp) but we agreed if we're going to spend $500 it's going to be on something DIFFERENT! I've been fiddling around with this crap long enough!

I THINK on the 2nd Nassau day we are going snorkeling. The EXACT trip remains to be decided. DH doesn't want to be cocktail-less so I don't know if we'll do the afternoon 5 hour / 3 stop serious snorkel one or a shorter, earlier one (but this one has a stop with sharks)! The sharks sound cool. BUT if we book a shorter early snorkel we don't have to be back onboard until 7:00. So we COULD snorkel early - put DS in the club for the afternoon & then we could go to Atlantis for a little while alone for some gambling! AND it's still possible we might decide to book the snorkeling on CC instead - but they flat out say on the website vests are required and I despise that requirement - and they don't appear to include cocktails their snorkel trips either!:rotfl2: But the Dolphin swim needs to be booked early as they don't allow as many slots for those as they do on the "encounters". So I think one really pricey excursion will do it for us!:cool2:

[Anal Annie]

But excursion info me likey. Go Annie! and figure it all out. DH and I like the catamaran idea but seeing as how Linden will only be 1 when we sail there is no sense taking her off the boat which means one person goes with Ryan and one person stays behind.

I would love to do the Atlantis thing. DH is lukewarm at this point. So I don't know what that gets me.:confused3

If travel zoo comes up with a room rate I will most likely book it. That being said, since we are only cruising the 4 day, not too sure we will go crazy with excursions. Or maybe one stop at CC I will do something with Ryan and the other stop at CC DH will do something with Ryan. ??

Was just looking at rates for 2009. Best Friend is still whining about us not going with them 7/18/09 - $10221 to sail cat 4 with them $4973 to sail cat 4 9/12/09 - I love my best friend but that is a big difference in $$. We are really leaning towards no kids Disney Adventure in 2009 - to Ireland if they are still offering it. Can't wait for that information to come out!

I keep forgetting you are only on the 4 day one!:sad1: It's tough for me to give up on the Atlantis idea....but DH really liked the dolphin plan.... The worst thing about planning it like this thru a diff. tour co. is that we have to pay for it NOW and then there's the cancellation thing. I think this place does offer to cancel up to 24 hours ahead tho - which is decent....but I don't want to hassle with trying to get our money back!

:scared1: YIKES on those 2009 rates! I don't think we will EVER go above a Cat. 6! I stopped at the bank yesterday & emptied out my 2012 cruise fund envelope!:rotfl: I am up to $1,500!! THAT'S not going to get me in a Cat. 6 any more by 2012! I am going to have to adjust my envelopes for inflation!:lmao:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

:eek: You do laundry too!:woohoo: :thumbsup2 Go Ophie picked a good one!:woohoo: :cheer2:

Please to be calling Neil and explaining the process!

:rotfl:

Cheri I don't like kayakmomCheri as a screen name. Can you take up Jai Alai??
or Scuba. ScubaMomCheri.

hhmm...

GolfMomCheri

Nope.

Will think on this.

How about IndependentlyWealthyMomCheri? I go for dat! Just not sure how to accomplish. Hmmm.

Annie- Cas and I did a dolphin thing at Sea World for her birthday a few years ago. It was very cool and we were in the water about an hour in actual contact with the animals. Chris and I also have done this twice in Hawaii and, although it was cool as well, the time with the dolphins was considerably less and about DCL prices. No likey. (I remember the 2 different options on the dolphins - watch or swim. The reservations were as hard or harder to get than Palo.)

[Anal Annie]

Annie- Cas and I did a dolphin thing at Sea World for her birthday a few years ago. It was very cool and we were in the water about an hour in actual contact with the animals. Chris and I also have done this twice in Hawaii and, although it was cool as well, the time with the dolphins was considerably less and about DCL prices. No likey. (I remember the 2 different options on the dolphins - watch or swim. The reservations were as hard or harder to get than Palo.)

Well, this place actually only works out to (only) be like $66 more than the DCL "encounter" and we figure it's probably worth it. It is not an hour in the water with them - more like 30 min. I think. It looks like this Blue Lagoon place is where they all end up so it's fundamentally the same trip. The actual "experience" itself will be the same. And yes, book it early they say! (They only take 10 ppl per slot for the "swims"!) I guess one way to look at booking thru someone else and getting it paid for NOW is that will reduce our ship bill by $500!:lmao:

OK - so now RJ is missing!!:eek: Two days with no pictures!:guilty:

CamColt - you packing!?:confused: Have to think of you - my feet are so cold...I keep taking my slippers off & putting my toes RIGHT IN FRONT of my little heater!

[RonnieJo66]

OK - so now RJ is missing!!:eek: Two days with no pictures!:guilty:



Just for you Annie:


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/cruisewonder1-1.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/thanniehead.jpg





I am running outta new pics to post :eek:

[tinkryansmom]

Oh! Someone has been playing with their sign designs!!

Cheri - I definitely like IndependentlyWealthyMomCheri the best!! If you figure out that plan of attack let me know!

Guess I gotta get serious about an excursion plan eh? Gosh Annie and I was busy obessessing about 2009 cruise prices. Sheez. :rotfl: Makes me wanna book one. But if'n I book a 2009 and it's not the one Best Friend is going on....I am thinking I might need another Best Friend 'cause she ain't gonna talk to me no more!:)

Ireland with DH sounds better though. Must stick to that plan. hamsters on wheel in head running...thinking maybe do both vacations...how to pay for that...hamsters tired, out of breath, oh no hamsters just passed out....:rotfl2:

OK need to find something to wear to grown up adult dinner with neighbors. I am guessing shorts aren't gonna cut it. What fits me? What fits me?

Speaking of that...was looking at bathing suits online yesterday!:scared1: :scared: Not quite ready to go there.:sad2:

[SueEllen]

Okay, a few minutes to post (between answering client emails) :)

So, it looks like we might actually be able to do the 3 night as well afterall!!!! I might actually be triple dipping again :banana:

Hey Annie--going to GOAT tomorrow ;) I think about you everytime I'm there now.

So how was everyone's V-Day :lovestruc Trevor fell and busted his head, so we spent a few hours at Doc in a box to make sure he was okay. Other than a slight concussion and a bit of blood mixed in his blonde hair, he's fine.

This is the end of fundraiser week at school, so I'll be taking care of the deposits and the order forms Tuesday (always fun.)
Oh, and if any of you want to order from VA Diner, let me know and I'll give you the web link. While he only gets credit for orders placed before Tuesday, the school will continue to get any funds from orders placed for up to a year.

So, T & S--heading to La Nouba soon, have you seen it before? It's really awesome.

So some of you are thinking of doing Atlantis huh? Haven't thought much about it myself. Comfort Suites for the day room is usually the best way to go, but sometimes Atlantis has specials as well for the room rates. The DCL excursion for Atlantis is a bit too pricey if you ask me.

Okay, better get back to answering client emails.
Sue Ellen

[Anal Annie]

RJ lives!! OK, so RJ - I LOVE the Annie mouse...WHAT IS IT and how did you do it?! Tell me puhleeeze?! See how's I have to use purple now to match?!:rotfl:

TRM - what's the occasion for the grownup dinner?!
We ordered some stomboli's and bruchetta from this local place. Oh, and decided we should work on finishing off last years girl scout cookies that we forgot we had before the NEW batch arrives in a week or two!:lmao:

[Anal Annie]

Just bumping off of PAGE 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:scared1:

[Anal Annie]

So, it looks like we might actually be able to do the 3 night as well afterall!!!! I might actually be triple dipping again :banana:

Hey Annie--going to GOAT tomorrow ;) I think about you everytime I'm there now.

So how was everyone's V-Day :lovestruc Trevor fell and busted his head, so we spent a few hours at Doc in a box to make sure he was okay. Other than a slight concussion and a bit of blood mixed in his blonde hair, he's fine.
So some of you are thinking of doing Atlantis huh? Haven't thought much about it myself. Comfort Suites for the day room is usually the best way to go, but sometimes Atlantis has specials as well for the room rates. The DCL excursion for Atlantis is a bit too pricey if you ask me.

YAY! :cheer2: Hope you do get to re-book your 3 n. one!

Yummmmm....goat!:lmao: (Don't forget I can give you directions to more goat for next Sat. if you want!):goodvibes

So sorry to hear about Trevor - no stitches I hope?! DS fell at school once & cut his forehead (1st grade) and the teacher called me at work. She says "we think he needs stitches...do you want to come and get him or do you just want us to call an ambulance?":eek: I was like weeellllll, first, will someone from the school ride with him or will he be alone? And 2nd, how bad is it? Can it WAIT for me to GET there? The answer was he would've gone alone and they thought he'd be OK for me to come...so that's what I did! BUT OH the blood was everywhere when I got there! ALL over his coat!:scared: They had him bandaged up with this white thing wrapped around & around & around his head like a turban! I didn't Know WHAT was under there! Turned out not to be TOO bad (only 3 stitches) - but the bandaging skills from the school nurse were frightening!:rotfl2:

OK, so now, back to the Atlantis thing!:rotfl: (Yes, I am so fickle!) Got email back from one friend who did the Atlantis beach thing last January. She said most of this stuff was still under construction when they were there but that it LOOKED super cool and she thought the extra $ would be worth it!! They REALLY liked the lagoon area there too she said. OK, so I go to the Atlantis website & browse thru this stuff...and OMG!!:eek: DS would LOVE THIS PLACE! We know he would rather do this than snorkel!!!!! Check it out! Mayan ruins...pools....slides....giant aquarium....63 acres!http://www.atlantis.com/water/aquaventure.aspx
So now we're back to thinking OK...maybe we should go........I read something now that said the busiest days are Tues & Sat - so the Fri. stop might be better.... I called the Atlantis directly - $437 with taxes etc. for a room with guaranteed access. :scared1: She said a special will probably come out within 30 days of July 25. So no way to know NOW. Day passes are avail. IF they're not too busy - so no guarantees for them ($105 pp adult / $ 75 for kids). I have now called the Comfort Suites 877 # like 3 times now. Each time, they say they DO have it available for 1 night (and it shows 1 n. online). BUT when I call the hotel directly they say a 2 n. min. DH is thinking if we book the one night online or thru the 877 # we might run into a problem trying to do an early check-in just to get the wristbands. And he likes that DCL provides the transportation blah, blah. I agree that their price is a LOT tho. The 800 # people said if they book it the hotel has to honor it! SO. Now what? SueEllen - what do you know about this? Do you know anybody who's actually done it for 1 n. with no problems when the hotel says 2 nights?!:confused3 I am not happy with the conflicting info. that I get when I talk to the 2 diff. phone numbers!! What do you think?

I cannot believe we are actually thinking about doing this (again) and the dolphin thing!:scared: SOMEBODY SHOOT ME!!!!!!!!

[CamColt]

Oh No, Sue Ellen! Poor Trevor!!! Just what you need. :( Glad hes ok though. :goodvibes

So, Im down to just about 48 hours until I leave and am I packed???? Nooo! Well, Im about 90% done for myself, just last minute stuff on Tuesday and I do need to go by some sunglasses. Although looking at the forecast I sure as heck wont need them. UGH! I thought it never rains in southern California???? It poured on me 1 day the last time I was there and it looks like we could have 3-4 days of rain this time.

But I still have about 75% to do for both kids and I just dont know what to pack . No matter what I do they will complain...they will be too hot or too cold. I will have packed the wrong stuff no matter what. DH is no help, hes at the BC basketball game with Cam. Of course that leaves me with Colt crying that he wants to go (my uncle gave us his 2 tickets, mostly for Cam because he plays). Plus Im trying to get work done through all this.

Im beginning to think going away isn't worth it. :headache:

[Anal Annie]

Oh So, Im down to just about 48 hours until I leave and am I packed???? Nooo! Well, Im about 90% done for myself, just last minute stuff on Tuesday and I do need to go by some sunglasses. Although looking at the forecast I sure as heck wont need them. UGH! I thought it never rains in southern California???? It poured on me 1 day the last time I was there and it looks like we could have 3-4 days of rain this time.

But I still have about 75% to do for both kids and I just dont know what to pack . No matter what I do they will complain...they will be too hot or too cold. I will have packed the wrong stuff no matter what. DH is no help, hes at the BC basketball game with Cam. Of course that leaves me with Colt crying that he wants to go (my uncle gave us his 2 tickets, mostly for Cam because he plays). Plus Im trying to get work done through all this.

I so hope it doesn't rain on you guys every day! I will cross my fingers! Make sure you take some crocs or something you can get wet in

Do you have any of those covertible zip off cargo style pants for the boys? I find them at Kohls on sale all the time! I'm telling you I LOVE taking those things on vacation for both DS & DH!! I need some for myself too!! :rotfl: FIRST, for DS - he's so-o skinny I love them 'cuz most have like an elastic draw string waist - we NEED that! Second, it doesn't matter how wrinkled they get - they don't have to be perfect - that's just sorta the look they have. So easy to pack. Third, you have pants and shorts all in one - saves space! They can wear them to dinner as pants, then start out the next morning in pants if it's cool, then zip off the bottoms if / when it warms up to shorts weather! Then when the sun goes back down you just put 'em back together. OK, well, I fight with the zippers a little trying to figure out which leg is which...but BASICALLY, I LOVE them!:thumbsup2 (Another good thing to bring is like a zip up hooded sweatshirt jacket thing!)

Usually I complain 'cuz neither of my guys do SQUAT (and I think that's a legitimate complaint) but I am lucky in that they also know not to complain about WHAT I pack!:goodvibes

[CamColt]

LOL, Annie. DH is good in that he packs for himself. And hes good at running out for quick errands. Hes the type who can't sit still so I think he likes when I come up with something I need bought.

And yes, I have 2 pair of zip offs for each kid. They are great for trips like this. I just hope we get to zip them off. Low-mid 60s isnt shorts weather for me! :eek:

(and I refuse to do crocs):rotfl:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Katie-
I'm with you on the crocs - and I know of at least one more Peep who feels the same :rolleyes1 (Cas got some for Christmas from my mom and, bless her heart, she put on the biggest smile and gave Grandma a big hug. "Oh, thank you Grandma." We had a good laugh afterward)

Who said anything about rain? :eek: Um... I see sun out my window right now and it was nice yesterday too. Are you bringing rain with you? Geez, any more rain and I'm gonna have to go buy umbrellas. Please to be leaving yucky weather back east.

[Anal Annie]

:rotfl2: I LOVE my Crocs!! :rotfl2: I don't have the usual boat shoe ones - they don't fit my skinny feet. But I have these BRIGHT pink slide sandal things...decorated with Disney doodad things in the holes of course!:rotfl: They will be perfect on CC!! :lmao:

DH has been workin' on our taxes....YAY! Wonder if I can talk him into a few more DVC points with what's leftover from paying for the cruise & AKV?! Hummmmm... A girl can dream can't she?!

[Soccermom-Cheri]

I was just putting all of our tax things together tonight as well. I remember the days of refunds.:rotfl: 198---somethin':rotfl2: or wait there was that one time in 199-something and then again. No wait. Nope :lmao: (you either laugh or cry. and it ain't check writin' time yet)

back to listening to Guitar Hero and thinking about having "peas" for dinner again. Well, our version of "peas" :laughing:

[CamColt]

Katie-
I'm with you on the crocs - and I know of at least one more Peep who feels the same :rolleyes1 (Cas got some for Christmas from my mom and, bless her heart, she put on the biggest smile and gave Grandma a big hug. "Oh, thank you Grandma." We had a good laugh afterward)

Who said anything about rain? :eek: Um... I see sun out my window right now and it was nice yesterday too. Are you bringing rain with you? Geez, any more rain and I'm gonna have to go buy umbrellas. Please to be leaving yucky weather back east.

ROFL! Same thing here! Maybe a year or so ago when they first came out my Mom was asking me about getting them for the boys for Christmas. :eek: I had to nicely tell her NO WAY!

Accuweather says rain. Please tell me they are wrong...pretty pretty please????:flower3:

[CamColt]

We missed a peeps birthday.....

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, TARA/PG SWEETIE!!!! party:

Hope it was a good one!

[SueEllen]

OMG!!!! Did I not wish her a Happy Birthday here????

:duck: OH NO! Bad, bad mom!!!

Crocks = YUCK in my book (wouldn't catch me dead in them) but hey--to each their own.

Katie, have fun on your trip.
Cheri, I'm with you--tax refund? What's that? I owed more last year than I make in more than 3 months combined (EEK--how does that happen?) I USED to get a refund before doing what I do now. I wish my mean 'ole Uncle would stop taking my money ;)

Annie, I'm going to send you my cell number so you can give me a call when you are done Saturday. I'm not sure how late I'm staying up there, but I'm always up for GOAT :rotfl2: Wish we could find a way to get one of those on the ship.

I'm so through with the drama this week. Trevor's head is fine, and no stitches needed, but enough to really scare me.


Hey--did you hear that I now live in INDIA? :rotfl: oh, and I am not a real person--I am a machine (okay, so I feel like a machine many days) too funny. WHO MOVED ME WITHOUT TELLING ME? I've been in some strangers home :scared1:

[Soccermom-Cheri]

Oh, so wanted to post something on that thread...
"but I've got her on video singing Kenny Chesney!"
"if she's not real then she's not gettin' a t-shirt"
"egad! who was that PM from?"
"I like egg salad"

[SueEllen]

Oh, so wanted to post something on that thread...
"but I've got her on video singing Kenny Chesney!"
"if she's not real then she's not gettin' a t-shirt"
"egad! who was that PM from?"
"I like egg salad"

OMG! I forgot you had me on video singing Kenny!!! YIKES--hide that puhleeze!!!
I'm trying to remember what else I may have done on camera to embarrass myself (fortunately Beano was very kind in the Peeps DVD he made and didn't put too much of me on there.)

HEY--I want a stinkin teeshirt this time. I didn't have one last time :( (no that does not mean I was topless) :scared1:

[Anal Annie]

OMG!!!! Did I not wish her a Happy Birthday here????

:duck: OH NO! Bad, bad mom!!!

Crocks = YUCK in my book (wouldn't catch me dead in them) but hey--to each their own.

Katie, have fun on your trip.
Cheri, I'm with you--tax refund? What's that? I owed more last year than I make in more than 3 months combined (EEK--how does that happen?) I USED to get a refund before doing what I do now. I wish my mean 'ole Uncle would stop taking my money ;)

Annie, I'm going to send you my cell number so you can give me a call when you are done Saturday. I'm not sure how late I'm staying up there, but I'm always up for GOAT :rotfl2: Wish we could find a way to get one of those on the ship.

I'm so through with the drama this week. Trevor's head is fine, and no stitches needed, but enough to really scare me.


Hey--did you hear that I now live in INDIA? :rotfl: oh, and I am not a real person--I am a machine (okay, so I feel like a machine many days) too funny. WHO MOVED ME WITHOUT TELLING ME? I've been in some strangers home :scared1:

I don't have a copy of this peeps birthday list!! WHO is the keeper of the list?! Please share!!

SueEllen - yes - please give me your cell phone number before next weekend (likewise I'll send you mine)! It would be fun to meet up for some goat! :rotfl: I still can't quite believe you drive that far for this meet / trade thing!! How far is it for you anyway? (Is it a Dis meet or a Pin Trade or both?!)

Anyway, the time they have allowed for the Pinewood Derby is 1-4:00. If he gets eliminated early on we could leave - but if he wants to stay & watch then we'll stay. The past 3 years we have "gone all the way" and qualified for the District race which is held near the end of April. He's a 2nd year Webelo - so this is his last year as a Cub Scout to do this. Always have to wonder how the car will do. He's been lucky so far! It will be sad if his car does poorly but he had a good run. They put the 2nd color of paint on it yesterday. Then they put a clear coat on it and the red paint ran a little. So I think they need to find some time for touch ups. They haven't put the wheels or weights on it yet...they need to work on it tonight tho so I can go weigh it at work on the postage scale (it can't go over 5 oz.). They need have time to fiddle with the wheel alignment & stuff before Saturday! It always comes down to the last minute!:headache:

Cyber SueEllen! :rotfl2: I couldn't resist posting in that other thread! That was so funny! That nasty poster doesn't have a high post count - but I see them here & there over on the DVC boards too. They're a bit odd for sure. Just always strange comments.

Katie - I am still crossing fingers (and will add toes) for your weather!

[RonnieJo66]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/BeanoC/palo.jpg


YUM! Palo Brunch is my favorite!! :thumbsup2


Hola Peeps....:grouphug:

[DisneyDmbNut]

http://www.concierge.com/images/bestof/spa/spapoll2006/cruiselines/disney/sp_disney_001hl.jpg
I wanna be here!! Not with those peeps..but with DH!

here is a sneak peek too!
http://i27.tinypic.com/2mphbi8.jpg

[Soccermom-Cheri]

looky how leetle Bets is getting! :thumbsup2

RJ: "you want pancakes, you go to Topsiders. In Italy we don't do pancakes so good."

back to :laundy: and working on gifts :rolleyes1 (I am so bored - I hate when the kids are home)

[DisneyDmbNut]

Dirty Computer Screen??

http://www.linein.org/media/screen_clean.swf

(don't sneeze Cheri!!)

[Soccermom-Cheri]

:lmao: (achoo!)

if anyone is a science nerd like me (ooh Boooooooob.....)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/tmymom/earthatnight.jpg
the earth at night from a sattelite. Man you folks on the east coast sure use a lot of electricity. :laughing:

[Anal Annie]

WOW! Betsy! Looks great! :thumbsup2

CamColt....ya been quiet today....ya done packin' yet? Hope you have a GREAT time! Very jealous (rain or no rain)!:goodvibes

Now TRM has disappeared....what's up with ya'll - you takin' turns with the disappearing act?!

OK, how about a little humor:

An Irishman, a Mexican and a Blonde Guy were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building.

They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, "Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch, I'm going to jump off this building." The Mexican opened his lunch box and exclaimed, "Burritos again! If I get burritos one more time I'm going to jump off, too." The blonde opened his lunch and said, "Bologna again! If I get a bologna sandwich one more time, I'm jumping too."

The next day, the Irishman opened his lunch box, saw corned beef and cabbage, and jumped to his death. The Mexican opened his lunch, saw a burrito, and jumped, too. The blonde guy opened his lunch, saw the bologna and jumped to his death as well.

At the funeral, the Irishman's wife was weeping. She said, "If I'd known how really tired he was of corned beef and cabbage, I never would have given it to him again!"

The Mexican's wife also wept and said, "I could have given him tacos or enchiladas! I didn't realize he hated burritos so much."

(Oh this is GOOD!!)

Everyone turned and stared at the blonde's wife. The blonde's wife said, "Don't look at me. He makes his own lunch"

[Anal Annie]

:confused: :confused: :confused:
OK, so just out of curiosity (tax refund not filed let alone received yet burning hole in pocket)...checked the availability of the 4 "secret verandah" cabins on the 3 n. cruise...ALL STILL THERE! Is it an OMEN? :confused3 The Cat. 7's HAVE gone up a couple hundred dollars since we first booked them...sigh. But so, by my fancy math calculations:teacher: if I follow what ya'll over there at DU do I THINK that with the increase in credit for going up in categories (and if I figure out the one-way xfers to the airport, blah, blah, blah I think it would end up being ABOUT $526.21 more to upgrade cabins on the 2nd cruise from the "SPH" cat 10 to the "SV" cat 7. (Would've only been a little over $400 to have done it in the beginning...but I didn't.) Who thinks I should just drop it NOW LeeAnn and don't EVEN ask DH?! Stay put...don't pack - leave it A-L-O-N-E?! OK, now, show of hands for who thinks I should see what DH thinks about it and have our good friends at DU double check my math for me??

Which side of the ship is best at CC? (right or left... ummm...rephrase...starboard or port?!)

[Soccermom-Cheri]

I prefer starboard. Too bad you can't see how many cat 3's are left (Katie? Sue Ellen?) That might really tell us how empty the ship is. sorry, I don't know how much you would be gaining by moving from a 10 to a 7. Personally, I have to have a door I can open - no likey a closed in feeling (truth be told I don't even like walking down the hallways - yeah, I'm that bad)

[CamColt]

Wow, Betsy!! You look awesome! Love the dress too.

SE, I hear ya! We used to get a nice refund every year. The first year I did this job, it went down some, last year we pretty much broke even, this year we owe! This is 1 huge downfall of this job.

That Palo picture reminded me...did someone suggest we do a Palo brunch as a group? I thought I had seen that somewhere along the way. If so, defintiely count DH and I in! That is something we havent done yet and are hoping to do. Anyone know when it is on the 4 day?

About 90% packed for all 3 of us. Just trying to tie up loose ends with clients now and the rest I can do tomorrow...with 1 more run to CVS, 2 loads of laundry, etc...

[BeanoC]

tax refund

I am not understanding this term. (Isn't it an oxymoron??)


I don't even like walking down the hallways - yeah, I'm that bad

I wouldn't worry. Just another glass or 2 of chardonnay and you can stumble down the hallways instead.



Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them,
'I must tell you all something. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent.'
'Thank God,' said an elderly nun at the back. 'I'm so tired of chardonnay.'
:rotfl2: