May 10, 2008 New Ship Of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 5

[pjpoohbear]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:


This is so AWESOME! I have wanted to do a Mouseadventure for years! Can't wait.

Let me know when you have solid details, and I will add it to the calendar.

Pj

[TADsMommy]

Hi all :goodvibes

We have been crazy busy the past two days so I have alot of catching up to do. I especially want to send some big hugs to ...

IAN ... ohmigosh, sorry to hear of your friend passing

NAN ... hope your MIL is able to stick with the program and get better

LINDA ... had to :rotfl: but sorry about your stall situation.

Okay, back to the past 40 pages. Talk to you again in a few hours!! :surfweb:



:tinker: Karen

[pjpoohbear]

this was an employee using patient info to open credit card accts....I know many of us are facing desperate times, but why ruin your career/job?:confused3

So you have the other side of it, the production and information gathering fiends, the big time criminals will pay huge amounts of money for that kind of information. We get the fiends who are trying to use those CCs.

Pj

[calmom]

grrrrr I am so mad at me. For the second day in a row a sale I wanted to check out I MISSED! :mad: Gilt Groupe has their sales start at 9am Pacific time and I just now remember there was one today I wanted to look at. So of course all the cute stuff is sold out already. Ughh I am going to have to put sale dates on my calendar! They do email you when a sale starts but I had been ignoring my email today getting caught up on other things. I MUST remember that Badgley Mischka is the sale Monday! :love: Adding it to my calendar now. It is a member only type site so if any of you want a referral to join PM me your email address and I will send you a link to sign up. I have bought a few things for the cruise from here at pretty decent prices.

Does anyone else here shop on www.Gilt.com ? They have some really good prices on designer items. Here is a little blurb about the site (from the site)
Launched in November 2007, Gilt Groupe brings the invitation-only sample sale to all of America, through our website. Gilt Groupe’s sales, which are exclusively online, provide members access to coveted fashion and luxury lifestyle brands at sample sale prices. Every sale is designer-specific, and held over a one day period.
Gilt Groupe’s team of buyers hand selects both established and up-and-coming designers relevant to members, from American designers like Zac Posen to Italian designers like Alessandro Dell’Acqua.
As a preview, Gilt Groupe’s production team creates a reel to introduce each designer brand to members and makes additional background information available through our website so that members have the opportunity to fully experience that particular brand.
Membership is by referral only and there is no fee associated with joining, however only you, the Gilt Groupe member, has access to Gilt Groupe sales.

edited to add: this was not really cruise related at ALL but I have been buying things there for the cruise so sorry for venting here. I just hate that I forget stuff sometimes!
I'd LOVE to join...but something tells me it wouldn't be a good idea for me! :rotfl: I best walk away..:rolleyes1
Lisa

[MrsMork]

Kaylee great pics! You guys must have had a blast!

calmom - I believe I am on the Geek team unless they kicked me out, which could be the case! ;)

It would never happen, V! Geek forever!

[pjpoohbear]

It didn't feel that way though. I'm sure it was much colder in Canada, so I'm not complaining. We've had an unusually cold winter this time, so I'm sort of used to it I suppose. ;)

sorry, it was slightly warmer here, and now it is 37 F. :confused3

Pj

[lillygator]

Ian - I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

Nan - many thoughts and prayers, I hope she gets the help she needs.



PJ, yes, I am on the other end. ....it just makes me sick when it is one of our employees. Last summer a really great young guy, in school for PT who had been with us 6+ years fell on hard times and was processing credits back to his own CC on our credit card machines. It was $3k and he lost more than that in the end.

[pjpoohbear]

I'm only a teensy bit competitive!

V, can I be on your team, lol. I need to be with someone like me.:hug:

Pj

[TADsMommy]

To me this picture is why Disney is worth the money. I looked around and noticed it seemed other peoples kids were all smiley too.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/WhyDCLisworththemoneyimo.jpg



I don't know what the rest of the country sees as far as DL commercials, but I like the ones where a parent and child are together at the start of the ride, and then the parent has "become" a child so there are two children at the end of the ride. Thinking along the lines of that concept ... isn't this picture all of us?!? I know it is my family (and me!!) everytime I get near Castaway Cay ... and the MAGIC ---- that first glance in the port gets me everytime ... and it just gets better and better all week long (for us all 15 days long!!)!!


:tinker: Karen

[gydell]

I have decided that the DCL web site just doesn't like me! I have not been able to get on it all day.

[pjpoohbear]

I don't think this was your problem that dreadful night/morning. I was using one computer, accessing one ressie, never did get past that awful fish!

Ah, but Angie, both you and I were trying to get on and we are linked, we show up on each other's reservations. That is the linked part of the warning. :surfweb:

Pj

[Making_Memories]

I'd LOVE to join...but something tells me it wouldn't be a good idea for me! :rotfl: I best walk away..:rolleyes1
Lisa

Doesn't hurt to look :lmao: ok so I have a problem looking as it leads to buying but I figure better to buy a dress and save a couple hundred then to buy full price right? Ok so maybe I have warped thinking but it works for me:thumbsup2

[lillygator]

V, can I be on your team, lol. I need to be with someone like me.:hug:

Pj

look out, we are going to WIN!

[MrsMork]

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome! So glad you found us!

[pjpoohbear]

Oh, ok. so PJ and John1 were in their ressies when I was trying to book. HHHMMMM. This is not good when sometimes hundreds of DISers are linked for dining.

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens. :teacher:

Pj

[fourmcds]

look out, we are going to WIN!

competitive...winning....those words describe me...I wanna join your team too! :thumbsup2

[Making_Memories]

I have decided that the DCL web site just doesn't like me! I have not been able to get on it all day.

:hug: Sorry and hope you are able to get on soon. I know that can cause a lot of frustration as I have been there before.

[ibouncetoo]

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome! Glad you made it over. Don't let the fast pace of the thread scare you....just pick a conversation and jump in. :thumbsup2


LOST TONIGHT! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

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[MrsMork]

This is so AWESOME! I have wanted to do a Mouseadventure for years! Can't wait.

Let me know when you have solid details, and I will add it to the calendar.

Pj


Do we need to PM someone to let them know we are in?

[figment52]

Cool - will look for this one too!

pirate: pirate:

[lillygator]

competitive...winning....those words describe me...I wanna join your team too! :thumbsup2

YES!! Lisa, Amy, Kim, Ang?

[fourmcds]

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens. :teacher:

Pj

Wouldn't that have been a nice thing for DCL to tell us, say, ummm, 14 months ago?! :headache: Since we never linked or booked excursions before this cruise...has this always been an issue or did our repo cruise just tax their system so much they are changing policies?:confused3

[lillygator]

what do I need to do to get up to speed with Lost?

[lillygator]

Wouldn't that have been a nice thing for DCL to tell us, say, ummm, 14 months ago?! :headache: Since we never linked or booked excursions before this cruise...has this always been an issue or did our repo cruise just tax their system so much they are changing policies?:confused3
we've been linked before and never had a problem. :confused3

[MrsMork]

Ah, but Angie, both you and I were trying to get on and we are linked, we show up on each other's reservations. That is the linked part of the warning. :surfweb:

Pj

-Yep, I re-read it and realized that. Not a good thing! Maybe we DISers will need to wait until after the 90 day mark to link our ressies from now on. :thumbsup2

[MrsMork]

look out, we are going to WIN!

We want to be partners too! Will you all play with us? :worship:

Edited to read: DrHug is very smart and a logical thinker and a bunch of fun! But, you gotta take me to get him.

[lillygator]

POTC 3 here...me and the girls.....! John left a bit ago...you know, he had the nerve to wear his clay filled cleats in my car!!!

[MrsMork]

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens. :teacher:

Pj

Great minds, PJ!! :thumbsup2

[fourmcds]

what do I need to do to get up to speed with Lost?


go to abc.com and watch "Lost: Past, Present, & Future"
02/01/08 this episode under full episodes of LOST. It was a pretty good summary. Then, you can watch the other episodes of this season on line as well and be all caught up by next week. This season is great!!!!

[MrsMork]

Wouldn't that have been a nice thing for DCL to tell us, say, ummm, 14 months ago?! :headache: Since we never linked or booked excursions before this cruise...has this always been an issue or did our repo cruise just tax their system so much they are changing policies?:confused3

We had over a hundred linked in 2006 Dec and we did not have this kind of problem....or was it after the 90 days when Lisa got out her clipboard and did all the linking?? :confused:

[MrsMork]

POTC 3 here...me and the girls.....! John left a bit ago...you know, he had the nerve to wear his clay filled cleats in my car!!!

:scared1: :mad: :sad2:

[lillygator]

so back in the office tomorrow....kind of a bummer, I have loved being in the field!

[HollyTyler]

I am on page 112......so I have a lot to catch up on tonight.

this is tonight

Take Gretchen to Alice in Wonderland practice
Drive Annie to Work
Pick Gretchen up from Alice in Wonderland
Drive Gretchen to Tap and Jazz (2 hours)
Pick up Annie at work
Take Annie to Footloose practice
Pick Gretchen up from Tap and Jazz
Take Gretchen to Footloose Practice

Don will bring them home from Footloose.

And then tomorrow it starts all over again.

We are supposed to get a big snowstorm tonight and tomorrow....

Vanessa comes home from Hawaii on Saturday!!
Wow! How do you do all of that?! How do the girls manage to stay awake late enough to do all that without dropping from exhaustion? How do they find time to do homework too? You AND your girls are true superwomen! :grouphug: Sending huge hugs full of strength and energy to get through it all every day!

Vanessa's coming home! She's going to have so many great stories to share with you about her experience! I'll bet she's having a wonderful time. :dance3: And I'm sure you miss her too. :hug:

[lillygator]

"mom, can we visit the Cracken on CC when we are on the cruise?".....Samantha seems to think that is where the Cracken ended up...

[HollyTyler]

sorry, it was slightly warmer here, and now it is 37 F. :confused3

Pj
Lucky you! It's still 20F here. But at least tonight it's only supposed to get down to 17 and NOT zero again. I hate winter.

[HollyTyler]

Welcome! Glad you made it over. Don't let the fast pace of the thread scare you....just pick a conversation and jump in. :thumbsup2


LOST TONIGHT! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

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And please remember, no spoilers for the ones who can't watch until tomorrow....or just type in white please. :flower3: Same with Survivor please! :flower3:

[LiserAnn]

YES!! Lisa, Amy, Kim, Ang?

The race is on....

[ibouncetoo]

And please remember, no spoilers for the ones who can't watch until tomorrow....or just type in white please. :flower3: Same with Survivor please! :flower3:

Not to worry. I just plan to post stuff like WOW...CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?....OMG!.....WHAT A SHOW....just to torment you...he he he. :lmao:

OK...outta here....think I'll have some pizza to go with Lost. :thumbsup2

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[pjpoohbear]

what do I need to do to get up to speed with Lost?

We have a channel up here, showing last weeks episodes and they have pop-ups, this new and it is great! I understand so much more now, lol.

Pj

[Tink rules]

We were supposed to have clouds (well, we live in Oregon, of course we were supposed to have clouds!), but it was clear and beautiful. We had a great show from our deck! :cloud9:

We went outside to watch! The kids loved it. We had ice cream with brownies and hot fudge. Sounded like good eclipse food to me! :rolleyes1 Was cool to see and a nice evening with the kids.

YOU HAD SNACKS!!!

Cool!!!

I for the first part kept bending over to see the progress from my desk... (my mom insisted I was watching it upside down... :rotfl: ) Then I went out to sneak a peak when it was full

Things like that just amaze me... I love that and watching the moon rise over the lake and shooting stars and the milky way...

I just love the sky...

[pjpoohbear]

POTC 3 here...me and the girls.....! John left a bit ago...you know, he had the nerve to wear his clay filled cleats in my car!!!

John2 is going to be vacuming the car out this weekend :rolleyes1 .

Pj

[lillygator]

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=fish+extender&category0=

some cute fish extenders!

[pjpoohbear]

We had over a hundred linked in 2006 Dec and we did not have this kind of problem....or was it after the 90 days when Lisa got out her clipboard and did all the linking?? :confused:

I know that she worked with DCL just after our 90 days, she had the spreadsheet for months before that though.

Pj

[lillygator]

John2 is going to be vacuming the car out this weekend :rolleyes1 .

Pj

DETAIL duty!!


maybe I should tivo Lost from now on....is it my imagination or are there hot guys with skimpy clothes on in this show?

[HollyTyler]

Not to worry. I just plan to post stuff like WOW...CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?....OMG!.....WHAT A SHOW....just to torment you...he he he. :lmao:

OK...outta here....think I'll have some pizza to go with Lost. :thumbsup2

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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[pjpoohbear]

YES!! Lisa, Amy, Kim, Ang?

What about me?

Pj

[gouodux]

Well, life has really been extremely busy over the past three weeks.

Just real quick post, because we just received the attached via email and I think it is pretty cute.

Went to Flagstaff this past weekend for some skiing and sledding. Jenna enrolled in ski school for the first time and LOVED it! She took to it like a beaver to water. She actually went up one of the BIG lifts with Shawn and I and made it all the way down the mountain like a pro. We and she, were so proud of her.

Below is a little shot of Kayla sledding with our friend Tracy.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee108/fineblackman1/th_DSCF3044.jpg (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee108/fineblackman1/?action=view&current=DSCF3044.flv)

[Tink rules]

Everytime I tried to get on here after the eclipse the boards were not working so I gave up and I got into bed to catch up on some sleep! :thumbsup2

I think it was the moon.... ;)

We are staying away from DL that weekend! and friends traveling with us are also going right home - so that's four people on the cruise who aren't going (and we're all So Cal too).

I'm hanging out at the pool at the GC... maybe cruising the parks just to get the lay of the land but I'm not there to kill myself to see it all - will be there until Friday...

Good morning all,

Yes, it is another rainy day in the southland! My flowers look great, but we're sick of it.

Here's a picture of our area - photo taken from the beach - the mountains surround us and have been covered in snow all winter. Our theory, snow should be seen and not felt.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x16/milestogo1/v-daypartysnow022-2.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x16/milestogo1/v-daypartysnow040.jpg

You want some of my snow??? We're getting more tomorrow... I could send you some...

This is what I use. It's not all that attractive either, but ir holds all my stuff and whatever DH decides he no longer wants to carry.:)

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=1&langId=-1&catalogId=1&categoryId=30118&parentCategory=4520&cat4=2913&productId=190798&display_id=28908&feat=4520-tn&catalog_id=TA&from=&rtnComp=&storeLocation=0

I like the tapestry one. :thumbsup2

I LIVE IN THE LLBEAN HEALTHY BACK BAGS!!!!

I think I have 4 of them and the leather one is next on the list... I call it my wonder bag... I used to sneak all kinds of snacks into the shows I used to take my nieces to on Broadway...

Of course I don't know how healthy it is after I've packed it with 20 lbs of crap... :lmao:

[JLSE50]

Hey guys, it seems we have all been doing a lot of this lately but if you could send some prayers and pixie dust it would be nice. My cousin's husband (he is 42 with 3 DKs 13 and under) was taken to the hospital in Delaware, Ohio a little earlier with chest pains. They determined that he had a heart attack and has 4 blood clots in his lungs and have sent him on to a bigger hospital in Columbus (Delaware is about 30 miles north of Columbus).

Carol


Prayers for him and all the family,
Jan

[JLSE50]

I love this. Don't tell anyone else about it I'm gonna win that auction !!!

Did you get it? Sure looks cute.

Jan :earsgirl:

[disneylover5]

Back to catching up.....I am all cuddled up in bed. All the old folks have have all their meds today and I can just sit and relax a little...just need to stay awake...

[LiserAnn]

What about me?

Pj

...and John also!

[JLSE50]

I bought this dress (http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=101497&CategoryID=4357&PageID=4327*1*24*-1*-1*13) but I am not sure about looking dorky in it on the cruise!

Looks ELEGANT to me!! WOW!

Jan :earsgirl:

[disneylover5]

Hi guys:

Popping in late tonight asking for some prayers and :wizard:

My MIL has fallen off the wagon and we've found out that my FIL has been enabling her buy buying and bringing her booze. :sad2:

We checked her in the hospital for detox tonight and will most likely get her in the morning and have her stay with us thru the weekend while we look to get her out of town to a rehab clinic.

She has done quite a few programs around here and not had sucess, but always comes home to the same issues with her husband, FIL.

She is at a very low point and during the past New Years holidays she had 2 attempts at suicide. This was not the first time for this all became very clear to us when this all came to light.

Hopefully we have gotten between MIL & FIL this time to get her to a place that she can recover and make better choices. I'm just at a loss. I just spent the last hour online looking and not knowing what and where to turn.

It's hard being the outside DIL the boys (Paul and his brother) aren't assertive with there father and clearly he is not making the situtation better for MIL.

Wish us luck and strenght in dealing with this over the next few days and weeks.

I'll be here as I can, as I know the support you guys offer is so sorely needed to get me thru.

Nan

Nan I am so sorry....This is so difficult...I lived this for 10 years....I hope so much she can get though it.

[Tigger1221]

Okay I received my Disney pins yesterday from mousepinsonline.com and here's what I ordered and received! I ordered 125 grab bag pins and we ended keeping/wanting about 50 pins! We received quite a few pirate pins, chip and dale (who I love) and various princess and Tinkerbell pins! They were all the official hidden Mickey and/or cast member pins! We then received about 35 propins which are the original pins! My daughters loved these as they're brightly colored and have fun scenes so we ended up keeping some of those too!! So with that large of an order we have about 60 pins to trade! And that's if I keep them hidden until our trip, otherwise it will keep dwindling down!!

Just wanted to report on what I received!! Hope everyone else has the same luck!!!

Did you get any duplicates? They sound great and I am jealous. I can't decide how many to order. We are going to WDW first and DL after so I need lots. I told DH that is what I wanted for easter or my birthday.:laughing:

[HollyTyler]

Well, life has really been extremely busy over the past three weeks.

Just real quick post, because we just received the attached via email and I think it is pretty cute.

Went to Flagstaff this past weekend for some skiing and sledding. Jenna enrolled in ski school for the first time and LOVED it! She took to it like a beaver to water. She actually went up one of the BIG lifts with Shawn and I and made it all the way down the mountain like a pro. We and she, were so proud of her.

Below is a little shot of Kayla sledding with our friend Tracy.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee108/fineblackman1/th_DSCF3044.jpg (http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee108/fineblackman1/?action=view&current=DSCF3044.flv)

VERY cute! "Here we gooooo!" :cloud9:

[disneylover5]

Snow on the boardwalk at Bethany Beach. I love seeing snow at the beach!! We are really supposed to get hit tonight to......and I am supposed to drive to Baltimore in the morning.....YUCK.

http://www.bethanycam.com/

OK, I know quoting myself is a sign of insanity....but I AM SO HAPPY!! The stupid all day yucky gross terrible horrible meeting I had for the day tomorrow has been postponed because of our bad weather.....we all have to drive up to 150 miles to attend this meeting........

[JLSE50]

Prayers, :grouphug: and pixiedust: being sent out your way - I lost my best friend on Sep 21, 2006 and she left her young son (my godson) who was only 18 months old at the time and a 9 yr old dd. It was hard - this was while we were on the 11-Night cruise in SC, Carol! That was hard - still remember - I was at the terminal getting last minute stuff for her kids when DH came back to the terminal after dropping stuff off -we'd intended to go back out - when he told me right smack in the middle of the terminal. I think people must of thought I was nutso when I burst out crying. It was hard. Really sending out some hope and prayers that he will be ok!

:hug: So sorry.

Jan :earsgirl:

[disneylover5]

We went outside to watch! The kids loved it. We had ice cream with brownies and hot fudge. Sounded like good eclipse food to me! :rolleyes1 Was cool to see and a nice evening with the kids.

Remind me to come to your house next eclipse. Sounds so good!!
Lisa

[aphoenix]

Do we need to PM someone to let them know we are in?


Nope - we'll deliver the packets to everyone on the roster automatically. You can choose to particpate or not. That will give you a chance to look at it and decide if you want to play.

[HollyTyler]

OK, I know quoting myself is a sign of insanity....but I AM SO HAPPY!! The stupid all day yucky gross terrible horrible meeting I had for the day tomorrow has been postponed because of our bad weather.....we all have to drive up to 150 miles to attend this meeting........
Lisa, this is GREAT news! Now you don't have to worry about driving so far in that mess! :thumbsup2 You'll be able to stay close to home and keep safe.

[disneylover5]

Lisa: Your post with "Baltimore" and "morning" in the same sentence made me think of Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray. Good Morning Baltimore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjss4dErY9c)

Have a good trip.

Woody

Trip has since been canceled....Yea!!! My kids love Good Morning Baltimore and they go around signing the song all the TIME.....

I think Gretchen is going to try out for a part this summer in Hairspray...

[HollyTyler]

Nope - we'll deliver the packets to everyone on the roster automatically. You can choose to particpate or not. That will give you a chance to look at it and decide if you want to play.
AWESOME! Thanks a ton!

[JLSE50]

these are the dresses my mom bought me...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/lillygator/new/casdress-1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/lillygator/new/bubble-1.jpg
I think I posted them before.

WOW~~ Very nice!

Jan :earsgirl:

[lillygator]

John2 is going to be vacuming the car out this weekend :rolleyes1 .

Pj

What about me?

Pj

...and John also!
YES!

Nope - we'll deliver the packets to everyone on the roster automatically. You can choose to particpate or not. That will give you a chance to look at it and decide if you want to play.
wow, that's a huge job! Thanks!:woohoo:

[lillygator]

WOW~~ Very nice!

Jan :earsgirl:

if only I looked like that in them!!:lmao:

[Tigger1221]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

I am so excited about this. Since a Mouse adventure is like a scavanger hunt but better does everyone still want to the scavanger hunt or not? It doesn't matter to me I will still do it if we want but if not thats cool too.

[eeyorelvr10]

Haven't been to my local Target yet, but a deal website is reporting that Target has the green Olympus SW790 on clearance for $149.99. This is the point and shoot that is waterproof to 10ft.

I will be checking a few Targets tonight. I wasn't in the market for a new camera but I like the under water feature. Right now I just use disposables when snorkeling.

Don't know if anyone is looking for a small, good point and shoot but this was posted on another thread. I have both this camera and the 770SW. The major difference between the two cameras is that the 770 does underwater shots up to 33 ft and the 790 does up to 10 ft.

The important part of this camera is that if any of you are like me - I tend to drop things or else anything electronic tends stop working for me - the 770/790SW has a feature that makes it shockproof from 5ft. I am just under 5'4" so if it falls from my neck down - it is covered. I've taken some shots with this camera and the 770SW if anyone is interested in seeing what it can do. For the price is is a great camera. It does use XD cards as compared to an SD card but that is nothing major.

The reason for markdowns? Olympus is coming out with newer versions come March - those cameras the 840SW and the 1030SW will be 10 megapixels and shockproof from 6 ft. The will retail around $400.

These cameras about 1 month ago were retailing for about $269-$300. Just saw the 770SW at Sam's club today for $269.99 - as is! So if your in the market - and don't mind a later model - this might be a great little camera for ya! Cheap too. BTW, these models are 7.1 megapixels.

Never mind think I will enclose a shot of my youngest - this is April at Seal Beach in California - last Friday. It was shot about 4:30 pm on Snow/Beach mode. It is relatively easy to change modes -just a flip of a dial. It was shot with the 790SW.

If anyone has any questions, just let me know would be happy to answer them if I can. I've had the best luck with Olympus on point and shoots.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/lauravell/P2150084.jpg

[JLSE50]

On a happier not here is one of my formal night outfits.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/JillGlass/DSC02248.jpg

Very Pretty!

Jan :earsgirl:

[Making_Memories]

I am so excited about this. Since a Mouse adventure is like a scavanger hunt but better does everyone still want to the scavanger hunt or not? It doesn't matter to me I will still do it if we want but if not thats cool too.

BOTH! The kids will get more out of the scavenger hunt I think as it might be easier for them. The other sounds more adult.

[eeyorelvr10]

:hug: So sorry.

Jan :earsgirl:

Thank you Jan - its :scared1: to realize that the loss is still felt even after 2 years (almost). It hit harder though because I forgot to mention that she was only 40! :sad1:

So everyone - make sure you take care of yourself and don't put yourself on the back burner. Its amazing what a big hole you will leave in this life - and not just on your immediate family - but your extended family too! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourself. Now off everyone goes - make sure your up-to-date on shots, mammograms (after all -we must take care of the girls) and other routine check-ups!

OK off my soapbox - off I go to catch up on 50 pages! :scared1:

Sorry for any groundhog moments later this evening - here's some :flower3: to take the frustration out. :flower3: :flower3:

[edna mode]

I just can't decide. The kids say they want to stay. DH thinks after being gone 16 nights we'll be ready to come home. I could get us on a 8:30 pm flight out on Monday and my oldest could go to school Tues tired, the little ones could sleep late. There is no magical morning on Monday, HoJos is only $70, which makes me think a DLR is not worth the extra. We could check out DD on Sunday, I need to go check to see if there are fireworks.

As a person who was away for 32 days last year and had never been away for more than 8 days, he may be crying when he gets off the ship.

Hey all,
Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

I want to come over and see it... I've been to your shop to see your wife and am very interested in this car.


Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

I'm very excited about this, I went on the website, but couldn't find any info.

I read in the paper that Lillian Vernon is filing for bankruptcy.

Guess I won't order the purse I just earmarked.

These are the ones that I've read... pretty good, I thought of course...no Jane Austen...

http://www.amazon.com/Darcy-Takes-Wife-Linda-Berdoll/dp/1402202733/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203630569&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Darcy-Elizabeth-Pemberley-Prejudice-Continues/dp/1402205635/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

Watching being jane austen now.

I saw the "Being Jane Austen" when it was shown on PBS (week prior to P & P). Quite interesting - didn't know much about her life.I can watch P & P over, and over, and over again :goodvibes

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome:banana:

what do I need to do to get up to speed with Lost?

Most of the websites offer the entire episodes online now to watch, just like TV.


I'm hanging out at the pool at the GC... maybe cruising the parks just to get the lay of the land but I'm not there to kill myself to see it all - will be there until Friday...

Go early in the morning to the parks and later at night - it's pleasant at both times.

You want some of my snow??? We're getting more tomorrow... I could send you some...

nonononononononononono... and can I say No thank you. ... :lmao:

[woody73]

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!
Welcome.

Woody

[JLSE50]

I find that hard to believe Kaylee (that they were scary sights on you)!! I need to get some new suits but unlike you I DO NOT do bikinis (talk about scary sights)....my speed is more the Miraclesuit that makes you look 10 lbs less. :lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2: :rolleyes1

Now THAT is something I would go shopping for!! Where do we find them?

Jan :earsgirl:

[disneylover5]

I've been cruisin the net and guess who I think is over on mouse planet.

Gossipgirl, only this one is AnnaAnderson.

Who are these poeple and why does it matter?

[HollyTyler]

BOTH! The kids will get more out of the scavenger hunt I think as it might be easier for them. The other sounds more adult.
DITTO! :thumbsup2

[disneylover5]

:rotfl: Is she still asking for pictures?! :lmao:

Okay, now I really want to know who these people are????

[woody73]

Since we never linked or booked excursions before this cruise...has this always been an issue or did our repo cruise just tax their system so much they are changing policies?



we've been linked before and never had a problem.

We've been linked before and never had a problem either.

Woody

[disneylover5]

I read in the paper that Lillian Vernon is filing for bankruptcy.

Sharper Image filed for bankruptcy...

[disneylover5]

yawn, yawn, yawn...this is me!

Me too..I am exhausted!

[mishoe01]

Monica, loved the pictures of Sydney. I just love her little orange tipped nose. You can tell someone lovers her orange veggies. Our youngest had the same thing. :goodvibes

THanks Cork :hug:

BTW - did you see me waving to you as my flight was coming into BWI? (was thinking about you :goodvibes )

[mishoe01]

Monica, Sydney is so precious too:goodvibes Luv her expression! Looks like you all had a great weekend, bet it was hard to leave though:hug:

Kathe

Kathe- it was VERY tough to leave......after I got dropped off (last time too), I was almost in tears even before getting into the terminal at the airport.:sad1:

Now I just need to wait until June, when I go up for Ian's 12th bday.

[disneylover5]

Lisa, this is GREAT news! Now you don't have to worry about driving so far in that mess! :thumbsup2 You'll be able to stay close to home and keep safe.

I am so HAPPY!!:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

[mishoe01]

So this means we can't book excursions at the same time. We aren't even doing any of the same things as the other people we're linked to. Will they will have to book our excursions that they aren't even going on?

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but you could always call DCL or your TA to unlink you until after the 75th day - book everything individually (per cabin) then call back and get re linked together. That way someone in each cabin could book what ever they wanted at the same time.

[disneylover5]

Don't know if anyone is looking for a small, good point and shoot but this was posted on another thread. I have both this camera and the 770SW. The major difference between the two cameras is that the 770 does underwater shots up to 33 ft and the 790 does up to 10 ft.

The important part of this camera is that if any of you are like me - I tend to drop things or else anything electronic tends stop working for me - the 770/790SW has a feature that makes it shockproof from 5ft. I am just under 5'4" so if it falls from my neck down - it is covered. I've taken some shots with this camera and the 770SW if anyone is interested in seeing what it can do. For the price is is a great camera. It does use XD cards as compared to an SD card but that is nothing major.

The reason for markdowns? Olympus is coming out with newer versions come March - those cameras the 840SW and the 1030SW will be 10 megapixels and shockproof from 6 ft. The will retail around $400.

These cameras about 1 month ago were retailing for about $269-$300. Just saw the 770SW at Sam's club today for $269.99 - as is! So if your in the market - and don't mind a later model - this might be a great little camera for ya! Cheap too. BTW, these models are 7.1 megapixels.

Never mind think I will enclose a shot of my youngest - this is April at Seal Beach in California - last Friday. It was shot about 4:30 pm on Snow/Beach mode. It is relatively easy to change modes -just a flip of a dial. It was shot with the 790SW.

If anyone has any questions, just let me know would be happy to answer them if I can. I've had the best luck with Olympus on point and shoots.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/lauravell/P2150084.jpg

This is a great camera. Annie and Vanessa both have one. You guys have seen all the swimming pictures I have posted that were taken with camera.

I am going to borrow Annie's to bring on this trip:goodvibes

[mishoe01]

Gydell - meant to ask this last week - does Bill suspect anything yet???

[disneylover5]

Making_Memories 217
nskjerven 168
HollyTyler 166
granmaz 128
Mom323 84
LisaG520 83
lillygator 80
chip&dale&fun 60
disneylover5 55
gydell 55
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mishoe01 53
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g-twn toothfairy 1
birkner 1
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1Grumpy John 1
tupperny 1
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[JLSE50]

This morning before school, Tyler let Bobby wear his 100th day of school hat and he showed him a picture of Bethany so Bobby would recognize a familiar face when he gets to FL. I heard whispering and when I asked Tyler what he said to Bobby, he said, "I told him she's my beautiful FL girlfriend and she's GORGEOUS and that he better be really nice to her!"
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: In this pic he's holding Bethany's picture right in front of Bobby's eyes. Again, ignore the SCARY mess all over!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1000415.jpg

Bobby has a crown?
Will (did?) you post this picture on Bobby's Trip Report?

Jan :earsgirl:

[mishoe01]

Finally only 13 more (now 14) pages to read before I'm caught up *whew*

Slow down-will you!

[mishoe01]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

Thanks for checking in....looking forward to meeting you and trying out the MouseAdventure :thumbsup2

[mishoe01]

Monica,

Thanks. The last I heard was yesterday afternoon. They had given him nitro to start his heart and he was on morphine. Have not heard anything else so in a way I guess that is good news. I am depending on a teenager to keep me posted, though :confused3 :lmao: , so I may have to call his wife's sister (who lives across the street from me and is watching their kids) to get a good answer. :thumbsup2

Carol

Continued prayers and PD :hug: :hug:

[disneylover5]

I think it is so funny the CAT 4 keeps coming up and going away. There again now.

05/10/2008 15-Night Westbound Panama Cruise Category 04 : Deluxe Family Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 9,594.58

[HollyTyler]

Bobby has a crown?
Will (did?) you post this picture on Bobby's Trip Report?

Jan :earsgirl:
;) Bobby was wearing Tyler's 100th day hat he made at school. It says "Hip Hip Hooray! We've been here 100 days!" They made those on the day his 104 fever started and when he got picked up from school, he was sound asleep on a mat, and was feeling too sick to remember everything he needed to take home. He was worried the whole time he was off school sick about leaving that hat at school. He was sure it was gone forever. I assured him the teachers knew how sick he was and they'd take care of it for him. Sure enough, they kept it in a safe place, along with his glasses that were left there too because he took those off before he fell asleep.

Actually, this is the only Bobby picture I didn't post on his thread, but I'll go do so! :thumbsup2

[mishoe01]

Having just seen this, let me rephrase a previous post.

Woody,

We are not that adventurous!!!!!
Cork

Me neither! No way in the world would I eat there!

[disneylover5]

;) Bobby was wearing Tyler's 100th day hat he made at school. It says "Hip Hip Hooray! We've been here 100 days!" They made those on the day his 104 fever started and when he got picked up from school, he was sound asleep on a mat, and was feeling too sick to remember everything he needed to take home. He was worried the whole time he was off school sick about leaving that hat at school. He was sure it was gone forever. I assured him the teachers knew how sick he was and they'd take care of it for him. Sure enough, they kept it in a safe place, along with his glasses that were left there too because he took those off before he fell asleep.

Actually, this is the only Bobby picture I didn't post on his thread, but I'll go do so! :thumbsup2



Did Tyler ever get his new glasses? How about the headaches?

[nskjerven]

No realignment for us! :cool1: Actually, we lost one troop of girls down in the 4 corners area to Arizona but it was less than 30 girls and we had our realignment done in less than one day! Do you know Michelle McCormick from Santa Clara?

yup, know of her, I'm not sure if we have met or not.

Little Brownie



Only 2 bakers now. ABC and Little Brownie. I have a good friend who worked for Girl Scouts out in Calif. at the Tres Condados Council for 18+ years I think, and she went to ABC last May. If someone is dying for something from ABC I can see if she can ship some over to me. The new Lemon cookie form Little Brownie did really well in pre-sales here this year. Glad they got rid of that fudge cookie (double dutch? or something like that?) we called it "ROAD BASE"

:lmao:

we love the lemonades....:dance3:

[nskjerven]

Oh, and speaking of re-alignment, (since you asked), even though we didn't realign, we did change our fiscal year, so not only did I do a 1/1/06 to 12/31/06 audit I also got to do another one for 1/1/07 to 9/30/07 for a shortened 9 months and now we are on a 10/1 to 9/30 fiscal year each year.

So I got 2 audits in a year, and the board changed auditors since we had been with the previous ones for 8 plus years, so it was quite fun???? to say the least.

Okay, now I am going to work on getting January financials completed and out to our board of directors today!

:surfweb:

ok, that sucks. But you have a long road until the next one now :lmao:

[nskjerven]

With dance, piano, soccer and mom working...that is pretty much all I can handle:lmao: They really have never shown an interest and I would say it isn't huge around here. Actually Campfire is more predominant around here...and 4H.

yeah, get a goat or a cow, that would be a nice addition to ones family life :lmao:

[nskjerven]

I think all the kids look so cute when they are all excited and in awe of the ship and the trip in general! This picture is my sons first time off the ship and he is headed to the beach. He couldn't stop smiling. Picture wise it is not the best shot I took but it captured how he felt the whole time perfectly. To me this picture is why Disney is worth the money. I looked around and noticed it seemed other peoples kids were all smiley too.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/WhyDCLisworththemoneyimo.jpg

he is so cute, and looks so little in this picture.

[disneylover5]

Good night.. late here in the East Coast....snow is starting to fall.....

[HollyTyler]

Did Tyler ever get his new glasses? How about the headaches?
Yes, he got his new glasses. No more headaches. The whole process took a month, so it was frustrating because he couldn't see with them since they were for his original nearsighted vision, but now he's farsighted so he can't see without them either. Oh....that's in one eye, but his other eye has astigmatism, so the Dr. says his vision is quite off-balance. But it's taken care of for now. The above picture was early morning before he had put them on and the cowboy hat close-up was the end of the day so he'd just taken them off because he was headed to the bathtub. ;)

[MrsMork]

OK, I know quoting myself is a sign of insanity....but I AM SO HAPPY!! The stupid all day yucky gross terrible horrible meeting I had for the day tomorrow has been postponed because of our bad weather.....we all have to drive up to 150 miles to attend this meeting........

Don't you just LOVE the snow!! :thumbsup2 :yay: :rolleyes1

[MrsMork]

Nope - we'll deliver the packets to everyone on the roster automatically. You can choose to particpate or not. That will give you a chance to look at it and decide if you want to play.

Thank you! :woohoo:

[mishoe01]

YES!! Lisa, Amy, Kim, Ang?

How about me???:confused3

[tink1963]

Yippee, an updated list.!!!

Did I ever mention I love lists!!:lovestruc :lovestruc

Check out Organizedchristmas.com, it's one of my favorites sites for holiday lists.

I spend the holiday season at organizedchristmas.com. Just finished my second year organizing my christmas with their help and advice.

[HollyTyler]

Goodnight everybody! Tomorrow at work I'll DEFINITELY be too swamped to check here, sadly. The woman I cover for on Fridays has an energizer bunny boss. He truly needs 2 people working for him because he's just so fast and spews forth massive amounts of work nonstop. Today when he came in, since he knew I'd be working for him tomorrow, he jokingly asked me if I had to go home tonight. ;) Then when I left at 5, he looked shocked when he said, "You're leaving?! You thought I was joking?! How about tomorrow morning you just bring a sleeping bag with you and you can just work til you fall asleep and camp out on the floor here and resume working when you wake up Saturday morning." :lmao: The sad part is that even if I did that, I still couldn't keep up with him! He's unbelievable. Nobody can figure out how the heck he does it. And on top of that, he's also president of the Michigan Vintners Club....AND he writes wine articles for some local magazine. And he's the calmest, nicest, most patient guy I've ever worked for. Unbelievable.

[nskjerven]

I had to bargain with another mom for a box as we do not have those! So can I buy 2 boxes off molly of those? :thumbsup2 Like I need more cookies! :laughing:

what do you have to trade??? We don't have those latte ones, do you???

I have lots, whatever ya want.

[HollyTyler]

what do you have to trade??? We don't have those latte ones, do you???

I have lots, whatever ya want.
But notta lotta lattes!

[nskjerven]

who won the bag? I want to see the inside of it before I buy,...I have a train case type of thing.

I got one, and will tell ya when I get it. You want inside pictures???

I got my box o pins today. THEY ARE GREAT!!! I'm very happy, wish I had gotten more, but 25 should be enough to trade.

[HollyTyler]

But notta lotta lattes!
Strangely, this makes me want to say Ramalamadingdong!

[HollyTyler]

OK.....I'm obviously overtired. I need one more cupcake and am hitting the hay.

[MrsMork]

Goodnight everybody! Tomorrow at work I'll DEFINITELY be too swamped to check here, sadly. The woman I cover for on Fridays has an energizer bunny boss. He truly needs 2 people working for him because he's just so fast and spews forth massive amounts of work nonstop. Today when he came in, since he knew I'd be working for him tomorrow, he jokingly asked me if I had to go home tonight. ;) Then when I left at 5, he looked shocked when he said, "You're leaving?! You thought I was joking?! How about tomorrow morning you just bring a sleeping bag with you and you can just work til you fall asleep and camp out on the floor here and resume working when you wake up Saturday morning." :lmao: The sad part is that even if I did that, I still couldn't keep up with him! He's unbelievable. Nobody can figure out how the heck he does it. And on top of that, he's also president of the Michigan Vintners Club....AND he writes wine articles for some local magazine. And he's the calmest, nicest, most patient guy I've ever worked for. Unbelievable.

Does he want to buy some REALLY nice vinyard property in the Willamette Valley in Oregon? :lmao:

[vtiffany]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

[HollyTyler]

Does he want to buy some REALLY nice vinyard property in the Willamette Valley in Oregon? :lmao:
I'm thinking he's not in the market to buy, sorry! ;)

[mishoe01]

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birkner 1
gouodux 1
threebritts 1
1Grumpy John 1
tupperny 1
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This is scary as I only started reading this thread yesterday!:scared1: :laughing:

[nskjerven]

I'm rather upset today. I don't usually bare my soul but ...

Got a huge shock this morning at work.

Someone I work with was found dead in her condo last night. I worked with her at another company. She was a really nice and smart lady. She didn't show up at work yesterday after the long weekend. They phoned and there was no answer. Work called the police who broke into the condo. She died sometime over the weekend. About 1/3 of my company all came from this other company and we all knew each other. I was just pissed off and angry all day.

It was just one of those days.

Sorry Ian, that is terrible.:hug:

[HollyTyler]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki
Welcome! Yup, 2/25 is correct. :thumbsup2

[mishoe01]

Yes, he got his new glasses. No more headaches. The whole process took a month, so it was frustrating because he couldn't see with them since they were for his original nearsighted vision, but now he's farsighted so he can't see without them either. Oh....that's in one eye, but his other eye has astigmatism, so the Dr. says his vision is quite off-balance. But it's taken care of for now. The above picture was early morning before he had put them on and the cowboy hat close-up was the end of the day so he'd just taken them off because he was headed to the bathtub. ;)

That's great news! I'm sure Tyler's happier now.

[nskjerven]

Absolutely! :thumbsup2 But then the person I was filling in for suddenly came to work, so she took over her computer, leaving me computerless for the rest of the day. I was a floater, wandering around doing filing. Not a horrible job though!


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Well, I thought it was!

ok, I can laugh now, just not then I had to work....and not get paid to DIS:rotfl:

[HollyTyler]

That's great news! I'm sure Tyler's happier now.
I'm sure. But you know kids.....when we asked him if he can see better, he just shrugged and said, "I guess". :rolleyes: KIDS! But he's not taking them off to rub his eyes nonstop, he's not taking them OFF to see or looking over the top anymore to see, and not saying his eyes burn. So....from those clues, at least his eyes are happier!

[nskjerven]

Hey, what's going on here?? I went from work....to pick Tyler up from school....to karate....to drop him at his dad's....then to Mangos (my weekly Mexican restaurant hangout) with the girls, then I come home to find only about 6 pages waiting for me? What the heck happened? Where did everybody go?! Well.....I do see I have 5 PMs though, so I guess I'd better go see what those are about. Maybe SINGLE MEN from that thread I mentioned earlier! :rotfl:

or not...just the queens....

[HollyTyler]

ok, I can laugh now, just not then I had to work....and not get paid to DIS:rotfl:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[mishoe01]

I am FINALLY caught up!!! And basically in time for me to go to bed....what am I going to wake up to tomorrow????


Welcome to the newbies! Jump on in and put in your 2cents when ever you want to.....check out page 1 of this thread, and pm Pj (pjpoohbear) for the info on our password secure site.

[HollyTyler]

or not...just the queens....
You would be correct. Although I love you all, it would have been nice to have PMs from SINGLE MEN! :lmao:

[Making_Memories]

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OMG Hide the list!!!! :scared:

[HollyTyler]

You would be correct. Although I love you all, it would have been nice to have PMs from SINGLE MEN! :lmao:

Preferably, ones who'd be happy to pay the rest of my way through law school! :rotfl: What, I can dream!

[mishoe01]

I'm sure. But you know kids.....when we asked him if he can see better, he just shrugged and said, "I guess". :rolleyes: KIDS! But he's not taking them off to rub his eyes nonstop, he's not taking them OFF to see or looking over the top anymore to see, and not saying his eyes burn. So....from those clues, at least his eyes are happier!

you never know---other things could always calm down alittle w/ the new glasses too......I know that sometimes kids can act out in 1 way when something completely unrelated could be what is really wrong (did that make sense?? I know what I was trying to say :confused3 :laughing: )

[MrsMork]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

Glad to have you aboard!

[HollyTyler]

OMG Hide the list!!!! :scared:
One of Lisa's favorite hobbies is that she LOVES to show you blabbermouths how gabby you are! :lmao:

[mishoe01]

Marr, Kaylee, Leslie, Holly, Nan (and I'm sure I've forgotten atleast 1 person)....

Great pics! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup2

[MrsMork]

I'm thinking he's not in the market to buy, sorry! ;)


Drat!

[nskjerven]

Guess what...guess what....

My phone was stolen off the table tonight at my regular after work restaurant.


So you know what that means.... I NEED A NEW PHONE....


what do you think i should get???

that is bad news good news. Right from your table. that's bad:scared1:

[HollyTyler]

you never know---other things could always calm down alittle w/ the new glasses too......I know that sometimes kids can act out in 1 way when something completely unrelated could be what is really wrong (did that make sense?? I know what I was trying to say :confused3 :laughing: )
Could happen in some situations, but he first got glasses almost a year and a half ago and his other issues were going on years before and during and now still, so probably not in his case. His next evaluation is 3/5 with an occupational therapist for sensory issues. She'll take 2 appointments to evaluate him. Oh....and his pediatrician will give us a decision on 3/17 about tubes in his ears and depending on what she says, we'll see the ENT shortly after that, as soon as we can be seen.

[HollyTyler]

Marr, Kaylee, Leslie, Holly, Nan (and I'm sure I've forgotten atleast 1 person)....

Great pics! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup2
De nada!

[Making_Memories]

he is so cute, and looks so little in this picture.
Yup he was three and it seems so long ago even though he is just now four. I wish I could keep him little forever :sad1:

[HollyTyler]

OK...I'm really out of here this time. Can't stop eating cupcakes. Thanks to Marr! (Just kidding, of course!) Although adorable, that tower of cupcakes pic was dangerous! Created an uncontrollable craving. So instead of eating supper tonight, I had about 15 rolls of Smarties and then 3 cupcakes for dessert! :eek: That is NOT going to help that 10 pounds I've regained GO AWAY! I hate not being able to control those urges. :scared:

[mishoe01]

I'm heading off to bed too....please don't chat too much tonight....work has been crazy so I really can only DIS when I'm on hold w/ an airline waiting for them to answer.

Have a good night. :hippie:

[ozdisneyfan]

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some advice for posting a box of stuff to the ship beforehand...Is this a common thing to do? How soon before did you send your items? Anything special, or just regular post? I will be posting my things from Australia via our postal service, but it is just the regular post, not a courier or anything...

Did anyone have any troubles/things I should look out for?

I know the address is in the first post - thanks to all the organisers on this thread who take care of us!

Thanks in advance for your help!!
Leanne:thumbsup2 :) :flower3:

[ibouncetoo]

maybe I should tivo Lost from now on....is it my imagination or are there hot guys with skimpy clothes on in this show?

Oh...NOT your imagination! :love:



I'm hanging out at the pool at the GC... maybe cruising the parks just to get the lay of the land but I'm not there to kill myself to see it all - will be there until Friday...


One of my favorite things about staying at the GC, is to put your swim suit on under your clothes, ride Grizzler River about 8 times in a row, walk around the corner and over to the pool, strip out of your wet clothes and go for a swim! :thumbsup2


OK, I know quoting myself is a sign of insanity....but I AM SO HAPPY!! The stupid all day yucky gross terrible horrible meeting I had for the day tomorrow has been postponed because of our bad weather.....we all have to drive up to 150 miles to attend this meeting........

Yeah!



Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

WELCOME Vicki & Tom!

Lost was.....very interesting......
Enjoyed seing MORE of Sawyer! :love:

...toddling off to bed soon.....'

[txtwins2000]

I got one, and will tell ya when I get it. You want inside pictures???

I got my box o pins today. THEY ARE GREAT!!! I'm very happy, wish I had gotten more, but 25 should be enough to trade.


Yeah!!:cool1: I'm so glad to hear you're happy with them!! Happy trading!!

[LisaG520]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

YES:cool1: Need to go add clipboard to packing list!!!!!

[nskjerven]

Oh Nan, sorry to hear your news. I will be praying for you and the whole situation.:grouphug:

Thanks

Nan, I am so sorry for the hard time you are having. Prayers and good wishes for yourselves, your MIL and all your family, have strength and faith :grouphug:

Thanks

Nan - so sorry - luck, strength, pixie dust and prayers for you and your family....a hug too.:hug:

Thanks

:grouphug:

Thanks

Nan, I'm sorry you and your family are going through this. It must be so difficult. :hug: We're all here for you whenever you need us.

Thanks

Nan, :grouphug:



Thanks

Nan, prayers on the way for your family. :grouphug: Addictions are just so difficult and never go away. It is a lifetime battle, one day at a time. :hug:

Thanks, and I agree, just so much of this is new to me I'm overwhelmed....

Oh Nan, hang in there. It is just a terrible disease and it certainly doesn't help for her DH to enable her. Our prayers are with you and your family and for the safety of your MIL.
Lisa

Thanks

:hug:

Thanks

Nan, I know this story a little too well, if you need help finding a place, call me this morning.


Thanks, I wish I could call for this help, unfortunately she back peddled and yelled and screamed at Paul that she had to go home. :sad2:

We are meeting with her therapist tomorrow to get some advice on how to deal.

I will email you later and we can talk about what might be a good down the road option for her, when and if she is ready to go again. She has done a live in here already and 3 times for a 30 day program

:hug: Hope it all turns out. It's tough when they enable.



:hug: Nan, so sorry you have to go through this again, what a difficult time this is for you and your family. :hug:

Nan,

So sorry to hear about your MIL. We have other issues with DMIL and I can totally understand your feelings about being the outside DIL. It certainly is frustrating. Perhaps DFIL,your DH and his brother will look into AL-ANON.

No chance for FIL (not D in my mind these days) he refused to believe that therapy helps and he belittles her for going. It really sucks. Paul and I are going to look into it very soon.

Thanks for all the support please keep the prayers going. :grouphug:

[Making_Memories]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

Welcome to the thread! :)

[LisaG520]

Mouseadventure sounds like alot of fun. :cool1:

What can you tell us Overcompulsive Planners that will help us to prepare? :)

Read everything!!!!!

[LisaG520]

EASY....DID YOU SAY EASY? :confused3 At least I know on the ship that if I go in the wrong direction and go overboard that I am playing the wrong game, unlike at California Adventure when Shari, Leslie and I spent an hour in the Grand Californian! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

For those wanting more info, of course, you can go check out their website mouseplanet.com and go down the left side and click on mouseadventure. It is a blast!

Linda - are you playing in April? Did you attend either of last years?

We're registered for Basic (again) for this April.

[nskjerven]

Canon Rebel Help please....

So, last night I took the time to play around with my new camera and try printing pics and such....All the pics are really "grainy" I can't tell if it is our printer, that I have the resolution set too low or a step I am missing. I know a few of you have (and love) the Rebel...can you PM me for some possible help. I have some great shots that look great on the computer but when they get printed they look horrible.

Thanks for any advice.

describe your settings, and read the troubleshooting guide. mine are great and I don't do anything special, usually use the auto focus too.

[Making_Memories]

OK...I'm really out of here this time. Can't stop eating cupcakes. Thanks to Marr! (Just kidding, of course!) Although adorable, that tower of cupcakes pic was dangerous! Created an uncontrollable craving. So instead of eating supper tonight, I had about 15 rolls of Smarties and then 3 cupcakes for dessert! :eek: That is NOT going to help that 10 pounds I've regained GO AWAY! I hate not being able to control those urges. :scared:

WOW I wanna eat dinner at your house! :rotfl2:

[txtwins2000]

Sorry I'm so late in writing this but I'm finally catching up! Last night when I tried the site was having difficulties...so now I finally have a chance again!!

:hug: and prayers to everyone going through a rough time right now!!! I really hope things start looking up for all of you!!! And we're all here for you!!!

And what darling photos have been posted lately!! The kids are all so cute!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

And welcome other newbies!! (I'm one too) And still in the lifeboats!!!!

[LisaG520]

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome!

[txtwins2000]

Read everything!!!!!

About the ship and its layouts or just Disney in general? Or on their website? Yes, I'm a BIG planner too!!!

In fact, when my husband and I went to Disney World for our 1st anniversary I had a map of every park with rides listed and wrote what time we needed to be at what ride (luckily it was the off season)!! Hey it worked!! We saw the all the parks in 3 days and I broke my foot the day before we left!!! But now with kids I have learned to adjust (or at least I'm trying)!!!:rotfl:

[LisaG520]

I don't think this was your problem that dreadful night/morning. I was using one computer, accessing one ressie, never did get past that awful fish!

Ditto

[LisaG520]

:rotfl: :lmao:

I have 2 set of refill pages too....so that gives me 35 (70 front/back) pages to fill :thumbsup2 :rotfl2:

That's good - I have a feeling you'll need them :thumbsup2

[LisaG520]

I don't know what the rest of the country sees as far as DL commercials, but I like the ones where a parent and child are together at the start of the ride, and then the parent has "become" a child so there are two children at the end of the ride. Thinking along the lines of that concept ... isn't this picture all of us?!? I know it is my family (and me!!) everytime I get near Castaway Cay ... and the MAGIC ---- that first glance in the port gets me everytime ... and it just gets better and better all week long (for us all 15 days long!!)!!


:tinker: Karen

I love those commercials so cute and so true :thumbsup2

[Mom323]

Okay, so I have a story to share from yesterday......

Decided to run a couple of errands late in the afternoon and then come back to work. I had parked my car out at the front of the building because all the spots to the side were gone when I came to work.

So, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, leave the building through the front entrance, but I gathered up my purse, and since I'm on the 2nd floor, I went out the middle and down our atrium stairs and decided once I was at the bottom to use the ladies restroom before I left.

Well, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, use that restroom. I either use the one upstairs or go down the back staircase and use the one on the first floor, but I did. So used my key to get in. Did my thing, and then......

When I went to leave, the door on the stall was broke and I couldn't get out. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Now, normally, this would not take me over the edge, but based on the events of the last month, that was just the final straw.

So, luckily I had my cell phone and called my office and asked to talk to our director of property so she could come get me out. Well, I had her paged, but to no avail, she did not answer.

So, I had the Chief Operations Officer paged and she was in a meeting but answered and I said Lisa.....would you come down to the atrium and come into the ladies restroom because I have a problem I need help with.

Well, she just happened to be in a meeting with the property manager and they both came down to the bathroom and when they entered and I told them I was stuck in the stall they hysterically started laughing and almost wet their pants.

Needless to say, it has been the joke around the office all day that I got stuck in the bathroom stall and didn't want to crawl on the floor to get out.

I really, really, need a cruise!

Thank goodness you had your cell phone. It could have been worse, it could have involved an ugly typo and tums. :lmao:

[Mom323]

When I let the dog out at 7:30 AM it was almost -2 here.



Cork and Marilyn maybe we could have a table team. I will have to look and see if I still have the one from the 11 night. I didn't get a chance to do it because of other things but would like to try it this time. Bet we would see things on the ship we wouldn't see other wise.

Carol


What a great idea. :thumbsup2

[Mom323]

This is so AWESOME! I have wanted to do a Mouseadventure for years! Can't wait.

Let me know when you have solid details, and I will add it to the calendar.

Pj

No, No make a list! ;)

[Mom323]

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens. :teacher:

Pj

Good idea!!

[LisaG520]

I am so excited about this. Since a Mouse adventure is like a scavanger hunt but better does everyone still want to the scavanger hunt or not? It doesn't matter to me I will still do it if we want but if not thats cool too.

I don't think you can ever have too many scavenger hunts!!

[Tracyvp]

Well, having read a little about Mouseadventures I think I won't be any good on a team! I know nothing!!!:lmao:

You don't need to know anything to have lots of fun at Mouseadventure! You need to have someone on your team who's VERY observant, someone who's great at puzzles of all kinds, someone with a good memory and then MAYBE someone who knows some Disney trivia.

It's SO much fun!

~T

[ibouncetoo]

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some advice for posting a box of stuff to the ship beforehand...Is this a common thing to do? How soon before did you send your items? Anything special, or just regular post? I will be posting my things from Australia via our postal service, but it is just the regular post, not a courier or anything...

Did anyone have any troubles/things I should look out for?

I know the address is in the first post - thanks to all the organisers on this thread who take care of us!

Thanks in advance for your help!!
Leanne:thumbsup2 :) :flower3:

I've only sent stuff to the ship via UPS or Federal Express. I don't know that I'd trust any method that didn't have package tracking capabilities.

PERHAPS one of our FL cruisers would arrange to have you send regular post to them and they could then send it on via currier to the ship. This would take some lead time,of course. Do you even have any idea how long it takes a package via your mail service to reach the US? Perhaps our UK friends have a suggestion too...if they've done it before.

Actually, just thinking about this is making my head hurt right now:headache: I need to get some sleep.

[Making_Memories]

what do you have to trade??? We don't have those latte ones, do you???

I have lots, whatever ya want.

No lattes :guilty: we have for our new cookie the lemon chalet cremes!

[GatorFamily]

wow...it took me forever to catch up:sad2: I probably skipped a page or two:confused3

So sorry about your friend. Feel free to say whatever you like on this board. That's what we are here for.
Ditto...I'm sorry about what happened...hopefully your coworkers that knew her could be of support
I saw the "Being Jane Austen" when it was shown on PBS (week prior to P & P). Quite interesting - didn't know much about her life.

I can watch P & P over, and over, and over again :goodvibesWe just saw that last night...wow I cried so much it was heartwrenching at times and I guess I'm a typical american always wanting the happy ending:sad2: what a good movie about her life

So sorry to hear this :hug: I hope you can get your MIL to a place that can help her get on the road to recovery and help her to make better choices for herself in the future. Maybe the FIL can be urged into counseling and join something along the lines of Al Anon to get help in understanding he is only hurting her by being an enabler.
:grouphug:I agree maybe in time he'll come around...hang in there Nan:grouphug: she needs you now

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)
welcome:thumbsup2

I don't know how to keep up:scared1: We'll see how the booking of excursions go this weekend at the 75 mark...hopefully they did something to make it better:confused3

I loved everyones pics:love:..... Monica what cute pictures she is so cute.

[GatorFamily]

Oh and congrats to Cheri's family on winning the cruise...Cheri you sure have lots of luck:goodvibes

[LisaG520]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki


Welcome!!

[GatorFamily]

so you guys have made me try new things....went to costco today and picked myself up a pair of crocs never had a pair before we'll see how that goes...hope they are truly comfy especially for the parks:goodvibes I saw the pancake blaster thing was tempted to try it but DS is allergic to eggs and that would mean I would have to make some from scratch ...sort of...don't have time every morning:sad2:

[Mom323]

THanks Cork :hug:

BTW - did you see me waving to you as my flight was coming into BWI? (was thinking about you :goodvibes )

Yes, I did. :) It was nice of the pilot to waggle the wings. Did you see the smoke signals I sent up?

[LisaG520]

or not...just the queens....

You would be correct. Although I love you all, it would have been nice to have PMs from SINGLE MEN! :lmao:

Ok - I have to admit Smarties were not the queens I had in mind when I read Nan's post first :lmao: :rotfl2:

[woody73]

Haven't been to my local Target yet, but a deal website is reporting that Target has the green Olympus SW790 on clearance for $149.99. This is the point and shoot that is waterproof to 10ft.



Don't know if anyone is looking for a small, good point and shoot but this was posted on another thread. I have both this camera and the 770SW. The major difference between the two cameras is that the 770 does underwater shots up to 33 ft and the 790 does up to 10 ft.
Laura, thanks so much for posting. Tonight we found the Olympus 790SW for $149. It's perfect for our needs.

Woody

[Mom323]

I spend the holiday season at organizedchristmas.com. Just finished my second year organizing my christmas with their help and advice.

I am sad they closed the board there. I haven't joined any of the new ones.

[LisaG520]

About the ship and its layouts or just Disney in general? Or on their website? Yes, I'm a BIG planner too!!!

In fact, when my husband and I went to Disney World for our 1st anniversary I had a map of every park with rides listed and wrote what time we needed to be at what ride (luckily it was the off season)!! Hey it worked!! We saw the all the parks in 3 days and I broke my foot the day before we left!!! But now with kids I have learned to adjust (or at least I'm trying)!!!:rotfl:

The quest packet - read everything and if something doesn't make sense read it again. Not sure if any guide books would help but it couldn't hurt.

The park versions have a trivia aspect to them in addition to the quests so we have the A-Z Disney Encyclopedia.

We have had a blast on the 2 Mouseadventures we've done so far - park versions.

[ozdisneyfan]

This is nice, but from Australia, so will be expensive.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170146807154&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:GB:1123

Hi, if you want to buy this, you could get it posted to me in Sydney and I'll bring it along with me on the holiday, if you would like. It would be no problem at all.

Leanne:)

[woody73]

This is a great camera. Annie and Vanessa both have one. You guys have seen all the swimming pictures I have posted that were taken with camera.

I am going to borrow Annie's to bring on this trip
May I borrow Vanessa's camera? Just kidding -- we bought one tonight.

Woody

[katypop]

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Thanks, and I agree, just so much of this is new to me I'm overwhelmed....



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Thanks, I wish I could call for this help, unfortunately she back peddled and yelled and screamed at Paul that she had to go home. :sad2:

We are meeting with her therapist tomorrow to get some advice on how to deal.

I will email you later and we can talk about what might be a good down the road option for her, when and if she is ready to go again. She has done a live in here already and 3 times for a 30 day program







No chance for FIL (not D in my mind these days) he refused to believe that therapy helps and he belittles her for going. It really sucks. Paul and I are going to look into it very soon.

Thanks for all the support please keep the prayers going. :grouphug:

Nan :hug: So sorry you are having to deal with this right now, not a good situation. Sending hugs and prayers:hug:

Kathe

[txtwins2000]

The quest packet - read everything and if something doesn't make sense read it again. Not sure if any guide books would help but it couldn't hurt.

The park versions have a trivia aspect to them in addition to the quests so we have the A-Z Disney Encyclopedia.

We have had a blast on the 2 Mouseadventures we've done so far - park versions.

Perfect!! Thanks so much for the help!! It sounds really fun and different!!! Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!!

[pjpoohbear]

This is nice, but from Australia, so will be expensive.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170146807154&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:GB:1123

Marilyn, that is gorgeous. If you can work it out, go for it.

Pj

[Mom323]

Mouseadventure sounds like alot of fun. :cool1:

What can you tell us Overcompulsive Planners that will help us to prepare? :)

Read everything!!!!!

EVERYTHING? as in go to the library and start with A or 000 in nonfiction.;)

[Tracyvp]

Mouseadventure sounds like alot of fun. :cool1:

What can you tell us Overcompulsive Planners that will help us to prepare? :)

Read everything!!!!!

And assume NOTHING!!!

[readyalready]

I don't think the plan to not link until after 90/75 days would work if you wanted to do Palo together.

[Tracyvp]

I've been cruisin the net and guess who I think is over on mouse planet.

Gossipgirl, only this one is AnnaAnderson.

Okay, I've got to know the story on this. There was someone over at the PassPorter boards asking for Twice Charmed pix as well. What's up? Enlighten me!

[woody73]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself . . .

I look forward to meeting everyone in May
Welcome.

Woody

[readyalready]

Okay, I've got to know the story on this. There was someone over at the PassPorter boards asking for Twice Charmed pix as well. What's up? Enlighten me!

You should ask Jackie, I think she is a big fan...

[tink1963]

I am sad they closed the board there. I haven't joined any of the new ones.

Me too. I have checked out the two that were started when CEO said she was closing her boards, but I have not checked them out since before christmas.

[katypop]

Kathe- it was VERY tough to leave......after I got dropped off (last time too), I was almost in tears even before getting into the terminal at the airport.:sad1:

Now I just need to wait until June, when I go up for Ian's 12th bday.

Well, we should be able to find something to keep you occupied with until June:rolleyes1 ;) :hug:
Kathe

[nskjerven]

I could print you out the deck maps just separately on 11 x 17. Would that work for you? :scared1:

I think Kinkos makes poster size too. :lmao:

[Mom323]

Okay, I've got to know the story on this. There was someone over at the PassPorter boards asking for Twice Charmed pix as well. What's up? Enlighten me!

There was this young girl, hounding people who had returned from cruises for pics of Twice Charmed. Her name was Gossipgirl. I don't think she was banned but I think they took away her posting privileges.

I was doing a search for Mouseadventures, which took me to Mouse Planet. I saw a girl named AnnaAnderson was asking for Twice Charmed photos. She must be making the rounds. I wonder if she has hit Cruisecritic?

[nskjerven]

Nan - sorry about the problems with your MIL.


Thanks Gydell

[nskjerven]

Okay I received my Disney pins yesterday from mousepinsonline.com and here's what I ordered and received! I ordered 125 grab bag pins and we ended keeping/wanting about 50 pins! We received quite a few pirate pins, chip and dale (who I love) and various princess and Tinkerbell pins! They were all the official hidden Mickey and/or cast member pins! We then received about 35 propins which are the original pins! My daughters loved these as they're brightly colored and have fun scenes so we ended up keeping some of those too!! So with that large of an order we have about 60 pins to trade! And that's if I keep them hidden until our trip, otherwise it will keep dwindling down!!

Just wanted to report on what I received!! Hope everyone else has the same luck!!!

I'm keeping about 3 of the 25 I ordered:thumbsup2

[taysmom]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

Welcome..glad you jumped in. Looking forward to seeing you again!

steph

[nskjerven]

Hey Nan...

Many hugs and lots of thoughts and prayers and most of all STRENGTH to you and your family at this time. Know that we are here for you if you need to talk or anything... I'll pm you my number if you need it...

Stay strong - keep breathing and know that we are here... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Thanks, just send me the drugs, oops smarties...I'm hanging in, my humor is starting to leak back out.

[taysmom]

Alright, I am going to order those pins too. Glad they worked out. Taylor is excited to have pins to trade.

Any west coasters want to form a mouseadventures team? Nan, Marr??? Anyone. Sounds like fun, and I am super competitive...(ie..we can win!) hahahahaha

So I have my phone back. After 24 hours w/o it, I really missed it. I didn't realize how much I use it over my home phone. I can wait for the iphone until gps is really on it.

[nskjerven]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

Can you point us to a place to see what is a Mouse Adventure??? I wanna play, just wanna know the rules and stuff.

[LisaG520]

Can you point us to a place to see what is a Mouse Adventure??? I wanna play, just wanna know the rules and stuff.

http://www.mouseplanet.com/mouseadventure/

Though I imagine on-board the rules won't be as stringent (i.e. no camera, etc.)

[fourmcds]

Thanks everyone for the comments on the pics (it was quite beautiful there) and the camera issue. I'm still playing around with it and have emailed a few pics off to walmart to see what they look like there. Hopefully they will turn out good there and then I know the problem lies with the printer. I think I have the resolution as high as it will go on the camera....:confused3

[txtwins2000]

Alright, I am going to order those pins too. Glad they worked out. Taylor is excited to have pins to trade.

Any west coasters want to form a mouseadventures team? Nan, Marr??? Anyone. Sounds like fun, and I am super competitive...(ie..we can win!) hahahahaha

So I have my phone back. After 24 hours w/o it, I really missed it. I didn't realize how much I use it over my home phone. I can wait for the iphone until gps is really on it.


I would be interested! I live in OR! I'm competitive too and know my family wouldn't be interested, so I would love to be teamed with others!!

But is it just one day or multiple days? And how much do the ship ones cost to participate in?

[fourmcds]

Welcome to the newbies joining us in the past day or 2! Jump right in and start chatting away:lmao:

[fourmcds]

I would be interested!* I live in OR!* I'm competitive too and know my family wouldn't be interested, so I would love to be teamed with others!!But is it just one day or multiple days?* And how much do the ship ones cost to participate in?I am sure you have answered this before, but what part of OR? We are in the Seattle area.

[taysmom]

I would be interested! I live in OR! I'm competitive too and know my family wouldn't be interested, so I would love to be teamed with others!!

But is it just one day or multiple days? And how much do the ship ones cost to participate in?

you're in! We'll rule the ship:lmao:

I ordered my pins just now. I am going to check out the link for mouseadventures..brb

[taysmom]

I read about it and it sounds like fun. I want to to the disneyland one in april! How do we do it on the ship? It looks like it's just held at DLR?

Anyone have any answers..and who do we pm to sign up..and (yes theres more questions) does it cost to play?

[nskjerven]

Below is the best description we have for MouseAdventure - just replace Disneyland with Disney Magic. We don't expect you to know much in advance. If you can think, you can play. There isn't much you can do to prepare, really. A clip board is usually a good idea, along with a couple of sharp pencils.

Anyone can play - and the nice thing about being able to have a full day is that you can do it at your own pace. (Unlike the park game which is under a time limit - and there is never enough time to do everything). We really try to keep the shipboard version much lower key. I am posting the hardest question we did on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise below so you can see what they might look like.

And Linda - there is to be NO LEFT TURNS on deck 10. We want to keep everyone on board, safe and sound.




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that looks hard to me, but fun :woohoo:

[LisaG520]

I read about it and it sounds like fun. I want to to the disneyland one in april! How do we do it on the ship? It looks like it's just held at DLR?

Anyone have any answers..and who do we pm to sign up..and (yes theres more questions) does it cost to play?

Here's the post about it:

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car (http://www.smartusa.com)to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22939311&postcount=4245)- we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it. :scared1:

There was another post later saying that all who are signed up on this thread will get the packets delivered to their fish then you can look it over and decide if you want to do it.

[nskjerven]

So sorry to hear this :hug: I hope you can get your MIL to a place that can help her get on the road to recovery and help her to make better choices for herself in the future. Maybe the FIL can be urged into counseling and join something along the lines of Al Anon to get help in understanding he is only hurting her by being an enabler.
:grouphug:

thanks for the :hug: back at ya :hug:

[calmom]

I forgot to report what a great find I had last night! I was checking out United website and looked out my direct SFO-MCO flight, which was $350, and it was for $149! I quickly called and got over a $1200 refund to my credit card!!:banana: How great is that?

All the talk about buying pins got me thinking about another way to surprise my kids with the cruise. Usually, the Easter bunny leads a trail of candy from their room to the family room. Maybe I should leave a trail of Disney pins!
Lisa

[nskjerven]

Nan - so sorry you and your family are having to deal w/ this. REmember that we are here for you whenever you need us. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

thanks Mon :hug:

[nskjerven]

Ian - I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

Nan - many thoughts and prayers, I hope she gets the help she needs.



PJ, yes, I am on the other end. ....it just makes me sick when it is one of our employees. Last summer a really great young guy, in school for PT who had been with us 6+ years fell on hard times and was processing credits back to his own CC on our credit card machines. It was $3k and he lost more than that in the end.

thanks V

[nskjerven]

Hi all :goodvibes

We have been crazy busy the past two days so I have alot of catching up to do. I especially want to send some big hugs to ...

IAN ... ohmigosh, sorry to hear of your friend passing

NAN ... hope your MIL is able to stick with the program and get better

LINDA ... had to :rotfl: but sorry about your stall situation.

Okay, back to the past 40 pages. Talk to you again in a few hours!! :surfweb:



:tinker: Karen


Thanks Karen

[nskjerven]

Did you get it? Sure looks cute.

Jan :earsgirl:

yup and I'll let ya know when I get it.

[nskjerven]

Nan I am so sorry....This is so difficult...I lived this for 10 years....I hope so much she can get though it.

time will tell, thanks

[woody73]

I forgot to report what a great find I had last night! I was checking out United website and looked out my direct SFO-MCO flight, which was $350, and it was for $149! I quickly called and got over a $1200 refund to my credit card!! How great is that?
That's wonderful.

Woody

[nskjerven]

One of Lisa's favorite hobbies is that she LOVES to show you blabbermouths how gabby you are! :lmao:

you are so close to me blabby you can't talk, oh never mind yes you can:lmao:

[nskjerven]

About the ship and its layouts or just Disney in general? Or on their website? Yes, I'm a BIG planner too!!!

In fact, when my husband and I went to Disney World for our 1st anniversary I had a map of every park with rides listed and wrote what time we needed to be at what ride (luckily it was the off season)!! Hey it worked!! We saw the all the parks in 3 days and I broke my foot the day before we left!!! But now with kids I have learned to adjust (or at least I'm trying)!!!:rotfl:

by not breaking your foot huh :scared1: :lmao:

[taysmom]

So I will pm that disser and tell him that i'm in with txtwins..anyone else on our team?

[nskjerven]

No lattes :guilty: we have for our new cookie the lemon chalet cremes!

darn it. we are bringing cookies to the track on Sunday, are you guys still coming? we are getting there around 9am. I got a bounce house and cotton candy machine (okay that was for me....)

[nskjerven]

Ok - I have to admit Smarties were not the queens I had in mind when I read Nan's post first :lmao: :rotfl2:

hee hee hee, we don't discriminate ya know:lmao:

[nskjerven]

Hi, if you want to buy this, you could get it posted to me in Sydney and I'll bring it along with me on the holiday, if you would like. It would be no problem at all.

Leanne:)

so pretty :thumbsup2 so small :sad2:

[nskjerven]

Nan :hug: So sorry you are having to deal with this right now, not a good situation. Sending hugs and prayers:hug:

Kathe

thank you :hug:

[MouseFaninQueue]

A quick post to basically mark where I am.

It's 11:15pm and this is the first time I've been able to get on. Wonderful - I only have 37 pages to catch up on!!

I wonder if I can get caught up before I fall asleep ...:confused3

Are we taking wagers?? Oh right this is a Disney cruise board - no gambling on Disney Cruises!! LOL

Well I guess I'd better get reading!

[nskjerven]

Alright, I am going to order those pins too. Glad they worked out. Taylor is excited to have pins to trade.

Any west coasters want to form a mouseadventures team? Nan, Marr??? Anyone. Sounds like fun, and I am super competitive...(ie..we can win!) hahahahaha

So I have my phone back. After 24 hours w/o it, I really missed it. I didn't realize how much I use it over my home phone. I can wait for the iphone until gps is really on it.

Wilson and I will join (only a winning team) we are sore losers and we win EVERYTHING....Molly is really sweet and we can pawn her off on some unsuspecting team, perhaps Monica will take her (darn I let the plan out of the bag) :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I think the Blabbly Gabby Trips have to run this game together.....

[nskjerven]

you're in! We'll rule the ship:lmao:

I ordered my pins just now. I am going to check out the link for mouseadventures..brb

you crack me up!!!!

[nskjerven]

I forgot to report what a great find I had last night! I was checking out United website and looked out my direct SFO-MCO flight, which was $350, and it was for $149! I quickly called and got over a $1200 refund to my credit card!!:banana: How great is that?

All the talk about buying pins got me thinking about another way to surprise my kids with the cruise. Usually, the Easter bunny leads a trail of candy from their room to the family room. Maybe I should leave a trail of Disney pins!
Lisa

good for you, but what about me!!! I think that's our flight too...I'll have to look tomorrow.

[Making_Memories]

Alright, I am going to order those pins too. Glad they worked out. Taylor is excited to have pins to trade.

Any west coasters want to form a mouseadventures team? Nan, Marr??? Anyone. Sounds like fun, and I am super competitive...(ie..we can win!) hahahahaha

So I have my phone back. After 24 hours w/o it, I really missed it. I didn't realize how much I use it over my home phone. I can wait for the iphone until gps is really on it.

I'll join up if you will have me! :rotfl:

[nskjerven]

So I will pm that disser and tell him that i'm in with txtwins..anyone else on our team?

I think we team up on the ship, calm down steph, breathe....

[taysmom]

ok, now we're 4 (5 if taylor plays, but she'll probably be too busy for me)

watching lipstick jungle and just realized it's 11:30pm...gotta go to bed!

cya

[taysmom]

i like to plan...hello...oh..you'll learn!

[TADsMommy]

So I will pm that disser and tell him that i'm in with txtwins..anyone else on our team?

I'd love to join the fun ... is there still room for a SoCal DISer??


:tinker: Karen

[nskjerven]

i like to plan...hello...oh..you'll learn!

I'm telling ya, we might want Wilson to join us. He is sneaky and good. He is small and can pretend he is not Eavesdropping and get all the good info....it's not really cheating if a child does it on your behalf is it?

(just pretend you never saw this post, it never happened)

[nskjerven]

I'd love to join the fun ... is there still room for a SoCal DISer??


:tinker: Karen

only if you plan on winning at all costs....(heee heee hee)

[taysmom]

There's room for all...i'll try to get the info and pm all who are interested. K, now I really gotta go to bed. I'll see you all later....

S

[Making_Memories]

:) I forgot to report what a great find I had last night! I was checking out United website and looked out my direct SFO-MCO flight, which was $350, and it was for $149! I quickly called and got over a $1200 refund to my credit card!!:banana: How great is that?

All the talk about buying pins got me thinking about another way to surprise my kids with the cruise. Usually, the Easter bunny leads a trail of candy from their room to the family room. Maybe I should leave a trail of Disney pins!
Lisa

Wow $1200 is like a whole kid is cruising free. Well in my warped way of thinking, but great refund :thumbsup2

[nskjerven]

I think we are the west coast of 6...

Steph
Twinsmom (what's your name)(such a bad memory sorry)
Me, Nan
Marr
Karen
a kid as our ringer (taylor or wilson)

Watch out Geeks we're gonna win win win....:cheer2:

[nskjerven]

:)

Wow $1200 is like a whole kid is cruising free. Well in my warped way of thinking, but great refund :thumbsup2

I thought it was almost a purse :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[nskjerven]

I think we are the west coast of 6...

Steph
Twinsmom (what's your name)(such a bad memory sorry)
Me, Nan
Marr
Karen
a kid as our ringer (taylor or wilson)

Watch out Geeks we're gonna win win win....:cheer2:

Upon getting our sheet well meet in the bar to discuss our strategy, ya strategy....

[Making_Memories]

darn it. we are bringing cookies to the track on Sunday, are you guys still coming? we are getting there around 9am. I got a bounce house and cotton candy machine (okay that was for me....)


Yup we will be there! What time should we plan on coming by? Kids will love the bounce house and the cotton candy. Nothing better then sugar on a stick! :)

[ozdisneyfan]

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens. :teacher:

Pj

We have a stand alone booking, not linked to anyone for anything, and I couldn't get in for 5 hours either (at least it was daytime here) - just kept seeing FISH!!!

[ozdisneyfan]

Hi
Can someone enlighten me with the story of GossipGirl? It sounds too intriguing - PM me if you dont want to give her any thread space!!

Thanks

[DisneyRN1]

You don't need to know anything to have lots of fun at Mouseadventure! You need to have someone on your team who's VERY observant, someone who's great at puzzles of all kinds, someone with a good memory and then MAYBE someone who knows some Disney trivia.

It's SO much fun!

~T

I LOVE stuff like this! My DH is excellent with puzzles of all kinds, he is analytical and observant. I have a pretty good memory(I think:confused3 ), and we are both pretty good with WDW park trivia, and a wealth of useless trivia in general. Not very good on kids movies done by Disney,though.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Canon Rebel Help please....

So, last night I took the time to play around with my new camera and try printing pics and such....All the pics are really "grainy" I can't tell if it is our printer, that I have the resolution set too low or a step I am missing. I know a few of you have (and love) the Rebel...can you PM me for some possible help. I have some great shots that look great on the computer but when they get printed they look horrible.

Thanks for any advice.

If your ISO is set high you could end up with grainy pics. Usually the top level of the ISO settings is not that great to use for darker/ no flash pics.

Grainy pics can result from a printer setting that is set to text rather pics. So you might want to check your printer settings too.

As others have stated, you might not have the setting high enough on the camera as to quality of shot.

There are actually lots of reasons why the pics wouldn't turn out. One thing would be to post a pic on here so people can see the "grainy" pic and then we may be able to help with it being a camera or a printer "error"...

[nskjerven]

Yup we will be there! What time should we plan on coming by? Kids will love the bounce house and the cotton candy. Nothing better then sugar on a stick! :)

lots of sugar then bounce, sounds like a barfo rama to me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Anytime after 10 would be good. I'll pm you Paul's cell # and you have mine...when you get to the gate call me and I can look for you and tell ya where we are.

So, the rain thing. They aren't going to call the race until really late, maybe 11am. I'm told that the weather can come and go, so we plan on being very go with the flow that day. I'll have foul weather gear in case...

[nskjerven]

Hi
Can someone enlighten me with the story of GossipGirl? It sounds too intriguing - PM me if you dont want to give her any thread space!!

Thanks

why we love to chatter about nothing here. She came on and rambelled and stalked people to give her pictures of Twice Charmed. She posted lots of questions and then was I guess not seen again...

[nskjerven]

ok, I've read the thread tonight I can now go to bed.

Good Night :cloud9:

[Making_Memories]

I'm telling ya, we might want Wilson to join us. He is sneaky and good. He is small and can pretend he is not Eavesdropping and get all the good info....it's not really cheating if a child does it on your behalf is it?

(just pretend you never saw this post, it never happened)

OMG I am laughing my butt off over here! :thumbsup2

[getdul981]

Can anyone tell me how to add a photo at the end of or in the middle of a post?

Greg

[Making_Memories]

I thought it was almost a purse :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

LMAO yup a purse! :thumbsup2 My fare had dropped a little bit but only enough to buy say a backpack! :lmao:

[granmaz]

Okay, so I have a story to share from yesterday......

Decided to run a couple of errands late in the afternoon and then come back to work. I had parked my car out at the front of the building because all the spots to the side were gone when I came to work.

So, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, leave the building through the front entrance, but I gathered up my purse, and since I'm on the 2nd floor, I went out the middle and down our atrium stairs and decided once I was at the bottom to use the ladies restroom before I left.

Well, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, use that restroom. I either use the one upstairs or go down the back staircase and use the one on the first floor, but I did. So used my key to get in. Did my thing, and then......

When I went to leave, the door on the stall was broke and I couldn't get out. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Now, normally, this would not take me over the edge, but based on the events of the last month, that was just the final straw.

So, luckily I had my cell phone and called my office and asked to talk to our director of property so she could come get me out. Well, I had her paged, but to no avail, she did not answer.

So, I had the Chief Operations Officer paged and she was in a meeting but answered and I said Lisa.....would you come down to the atrium and come into the ladies restroom because I have a problem I need help with.

Well, she just happened to be in a meeting with the property manager and they both came down to the bathroom and when they entered and I told them I was stuck in the stall they hysterically started laughing and almost wet their pants.

Needless to say, it has been the joke around the office all day that I got stuck in the bathroom stall and didn't want to crawl on the floor to get out.

I really, really, need a cruise!

Ohg, I'm glad you had your cell phone!!!!:lmao:

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal!:thumbsup2 Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome.

The only thing that would make this story any funnier is if you were pooping tums!:rotfl:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

When I let the dog out at 7:30 AM it was almost -2 here.



Cork and Marilyn maybe we could have a table team. I will have to look and see if I still have the one from the 11 night. I didn't get a chance to do it because of other things but would like to try it this time. Bet we would see things on the ship we wouldn't see other wise.

Carol

Sounds a good idea but John isn't too keen on the whole thing. I think he wants to see all about it first!!!!

I am on page 112......so I have a lot to catch up on tonight.

this is tonight

Take Gretchen to Alice in Wonderland practice
Drive Annie to Work
Pick Gretchen up from Alice in Wonderland
Drive Gretchen to Tap and Jazz (2 hours)
Pick up Annie at work
Take Annie to Footloose practice
Pick Gretchen up from Tap and Jazz
Take Gretchen to Footloose Practice

Don will bring them home from Footloose.

And then tomorrow it starts all over again.

We are supposed to get a big snowstorm tonight and tomorrow....

Vanessa comes home from Hawaii on Saturday!!

Another quiet evening in the Disneylover household then!!:rotfl:

Cool - will look for this one too!

pirate: pirate:

[eeyorelvr10]

Laura, thanks so much for posting. Tonight we found the Olympus 790SW for $149. It's perfect for our needs.

Woody

Woody what part of LA did you go? I went to two in Norwalk and they didn't have one. One was out and the other still had the camera listed at $250. I was a bit :sad: Am looking for one for niece and a friend.

I am sure you have answered this before, but what part of OR? We are in the Seattle area.

Hey - I was stationed at Ft Lewis and lived in Lacey and Olympia. :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc WA and would have loved to go back there. Unfortunately - I married a CA guy who :lovestruc CA too much. Thus the only time I leave here is when I go on vacation - hence - I'm always on vacation mode! :rotfl2:

[ozdisneyfan]

I am sure you have answered this before, but what part of OR? We are in the Seattle area.

Hello!

We are visiting Seattle as the first part of our trip before the cruise! Sydney to LAX then Seattle - anything you can recommend that we should do in Seattle - we have already booked our Boeing tours... Thanks!!:)

[granmaz]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited:woohoo:

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May:flower3: ,
Vicki

Welcome!!:)
Hi, if you want to buy this, you could get it posted to me in Sydney and I'll bring it along with me on the holiday, if you would like. It would be no problem at all.

Leanne:)

That is lovely of you. It will probably be a little too expensive for wearing once only, but I will have another look.

I think we are the west coast of 6...

Steph
Twinsmom (what's your name)(such a bad memory sorry)
Me, Nan
Marr
Karen
a kid as our ringer (taylor or wilson)

Watch out Geeks we're gonna win win win....:cheer2:

War!

[eeyorelvr10]

Hello!

We are visiting Seattle as the first part of our trip before the cruise! Sydney to LAX then Seattle - anything you can recommend that we should do in Seattle - we have already booked our Boeing tours... Thanks!!:)

Make sure you see the Space Needle. Course its been years but Seattle has some great nature walks. Pick up a hiking guide and they have some fabulous nature hikes that you can do as a family. Not very long or as long as you want.

Its been a few years but just before I left there - lived there for 3 years - we managed to do the underground tour of old Seattle. Basically it was discovered that at one time ( I think due to fire) Seattle was rebuilt over old parts of town. Its very old west. There's old drugstores, bath houses, things that you might find interesting. Good for a bit of reminiscing.

[eeyorelvr10]

BTW OzDisneyFan - you have managed to combine 2 of my alltime favorites - in fact - that is my name on another forum! Small world isn't it? :rotfl:

[MouseFaninQueue]

Ok caught up. And still managed to stay awake during it all. Now it's off to bed. 6:30am is gonna come early ...

[chip&dale&fun]

Ok caught up. And still managed to stay awake during it all. Now it's off to bed. 6:30am is gonna come early ...

Good Morning - this is your wake up call......


It's Friday!!!!