May 10, 2008 New Ship Of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 6

[woody73]

No room and flights changing. And people wonder why I'm crazy!
If you didn't already need a vacation, you'll need one now.

Woody

[waltsgirl]

Neither!

I thought our clocks changed on march 9th?

[gydell]

I thought our clocks changed on march 9th?

I lied! They do.

[iankh]

Yes dear... it is... How foolish of me (Kitty giggles)

I get confused between Colin Firth and Hugh Grant and then I get really screwed up when they appear in BJD!!!



Pack umbrella straws... CHECK....

I hope you know that I was not mocking you. I am really not up on Jane Austen. I think I may have only read one work, Sense and Sensibility. Austin was always considered chick-lit.

I did just reread for the third time a fantastic companion book, "What Jane Austen Ate, What Charles Dickens Knew." It is the essential book for explaining everything there is to know about 19th Century England, from titles to land management, to money, to which fork to pick up at dinner.

I feel it is alway best to prepare for an unexpected rip in the fabric of space and time. One never knows when one might be on the Michigan Avenue bus and unexpectedly be hurled through a time warp into 19th Century Bath.

I like to be prepared for these sorts of emergencies.

Michelle, I'm impressed that you could pick out the names of the houses.

A gal who knows her cottages!




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[EllaEnchanted]

What airline are you flying?

Allegiant Air from ABE (Allentown) to SFB (Orlando). It's from 8am NS to 10:30am for $125 one way. It's on Thurs May 8. Then we pick up the car rental and drive to Cocoa Beach.

[1Grumpy John]

Fishlips - 5:30 May 8,2008 Pm me if you are planning to go with how many adults and how many kids. Thanks!


How's that Deb?
shouldn't this be Fri the 9th????

[gydell]

Allegiant Air from ABE (Allentown) to SFB (Orlando). It's from 8am NS to 10:30am for $125 one way. It's on Thurs May 8. Then we pick up the car rental and drive to Cocoa Beach.

You're leaving at 7:45.

[Jhalkias]

Is the DIS just crawling for anyone else other than me?

Did someone sneak in an over 250 page thread?

[EllaEnchanted]

Most airlines would send you an email or such... but I always check to see what's going on and especially the day before... I call to confirm!!!

Thanks Michelle, that is very wise and good advice. I will do that.

[gydell]

shouldn't this be Fri the 9th????

Yes it should! I told ya'll I was going crazy. I changed it in the original post. Thanks for pointing this out!

[Making_Memories]

Ok, so I have to admit that I have an agreement with my best friend.....If ever I am in an accident or something, don't come straight to the hospital...first go to my house and make sure it is presentable!!!
I have promised the same for her....after all, what are true friends for....right?

That sounds like you have a great friend there!

[Jhalkias]

Some places around here are starting to go back to paper bags instead of plastic. Some towns have actually banned the use of plastic bags.

There is a store here that charges 5 cents per plastic bag. They have always done that since they opened up. In addition you get the benefit of having to bag your own groceries. They say that it results in savings that they pass on to the consumer, but truthfully I don't find their prices that much cheaper.

OK, back on my soapbox here. Other than for bagging dog poo, I HATE HATE HATE plastic bags. I argued with the people in our company about going to such a high degree with plastic. We still offer a choice, and I don't care what the plastic bag guys say, the plastic bags are impossible to pack well - compared to paper. I could beat the pants off of someone if I was packing paper and they were using plastic. Plus, I bet your bread would not be squished either!

This not even mentioning the environmental impact.

[EllaEnchanted]

You're leaving at 7:45.

We'll probably leave about 6:00-6:30am......it takes a half an hour to get to the airport and we'll need to be there at least one hour in advance. It's my first plane trip since 911. So all the rules are foreign to me. This should be an experience. I love planes, John hates them and gets sick, which is why we always drive.

[GatorFamily]

Hi,
My son (10) is sitting right here with me. He plays both Pokeman and Yu-gi-oh. He would be open to playing and/or teaching the game, he is considered intermediate. He would be open to some trading. And he will be bringing his cards along.

JosephThat would be awesome...my son will be so happy...he loves games and learns fast...he'll be happy to bring his cards. My DS is 7 hopefully he won't mind..but he's a quick learner. Are you going to any of the miniDIS meets in CA ? We are not sure yet because its the March one we could go to due to their spring break vacation and its a Sunday holiday weekend:confused3

My flight to MCO has changed AGAIN! We were suppose to arrive at 11:30 and now it's 2:15.

Airtran - this is the 4th time!
:sad2: :sad2: :sad2:
No room and flights changing. And people wonder why I'm crazy!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: we don't think that:goodvibes
I have a question for the Disneyland regulars...
We are only going to be able to stay over Sun and Mon at Disneyland, and haven't been before. What are the don't want to miss things you suggest?
It's me, DH, and 4 kiddies, ages 12-4. Thanks for any suggestions.I grew up on WDW so was excited to go to DL for the first time...I liked California Adventure though it does not take that long to see most of it....loved the Alladin show there and tried to ride those rides WDW doesn't have or no longer have like Mr. Toad's wild ride and the bobsled ride.....it was fun for us...but I do like WDW better since there is more and its bigger
shouldn't this be Fri the 9th????

I was thinking the same thing but was thinking what do I know:confused3 everyone knows so much more than me


gotta run...DH waiting to watch the invasion with nicole kidman...hope its nott scary ..I don't like scary movies.

[EllaEnchanted]

Is the DIS just crawling for anyone else other than me?

Did someone sneak in an over 250 page thread?

I'm getting the same thing and was wondering the same thing.

I was about to do a reboot on my laptop. Guess it's the DIS then if you're getting it too.

[iankh]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?




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[EllaEnchanted]

Yes it should! I told ya'll I was going crazy. I changed it in the original post. Thanks for pointing this out!

Yeah, I saw this earlier too and didn't notice. Oh well. We definitely need this vacation to get here.

[Jhalkias]

John, I think that would be pretty easy to do. I use powerpoint pretty regularly to prepare my class lectures, but I always do the whole thing on one computer...so the only part I don't know about is how much time it will take to add a bunch of pages to one report. I will have my computer on board and it does have powerpoint. I wonder if people can email me that page ahead of time so I can come onboard with that portion already prepared? John, if it was done in powerpoint...would Sophia have the ability to open and use it since it isn't your program of choice?

Sure!

I actually like the new MS Office for the Mac, and unlike the Windoze version, it comes in a cardboard box which was very easy to open!:rotfl2:

[Tink rules]

I hope you know that I was not mocking you. I am really not up on Jane Austen. I think I may have only read one work, Sense and Sensibility. Austin was always considered chick-lit.

I did just reread for the third time a fantastic companion book, "What Jane Austen Ate, What Charles Dickens Knew." It is the essential book for explaining everything there is to know about 19th Century England, from titles to land management, to money, to which fork to pick up at dinner.

I feel it is alway best to prepare for an unexpected rip in the fabric of space and time. One never knows when one might be on the Michigan Avenue bus and unexpectedly be hurled through a time warp into 19th Century Bath.

I like to be prepared for these sorts of emergencies.

Michelle, I'm impressed that you could pick out the names of the houses.

A gal who knows her cottages!




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You're talking to someone who just did at least 5 weeks of Jane Austen on Masterpiece Theater!!! I do pack P&P for every vacation because just incase I do run out of things to read and I'm stuck somewhere... I can always get a good read out of P&P....



We'll probably leave about 6:00-6:30am......it takes a half an hour to get to the airport and we'll need to be there at least one hour in advance. It's my first plane trip since 911. So all the rules are foreign to me. This should be an experience. I love planes, John hates them and gets sick, which is why we always drive.

Just remember - especially because of your legs...that you must take your shoes off now and put them through the xray machine... I recommend slip ons... Mocs are my faves...

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?
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I put off adopting until after this trip, but I know that near me there are boarding places that are like pet condos... I know one of the women out by you have used them (the one room her dog uses is Winnie the Pooh decorated...makes her feel less guilty)

[CameronsDad]

That would be awesome...my son will be so happy...he loves games and learns fast...he'll be happy to bring his cards. My DS is 7 hopefully he won't mind..but he's a quick learner. Are you going to any of the miniDIS meets in CA ? We are not sure yet because its the March one we could go to due to their spring break vacation and its a Sunday holiday weekend

Cameron gets along with most kids, as a PK, he has to spend time with children of all ages. We are only able to be at the April "meet", since we are part of morning church services. We will be at WDW on May 7th, and attending the "meet" at DTD on the 9th. If we don't meet up, we will figure out how to get them together. He's excited now that he knows there will be someone else who would like to play.

Joseph

[Jhalkias]

Ok Apple experts, if I download the HC episode, can I burn it to a disk and watch it on a dvd player? or only watch on my iphone or computer?

Just on your ipod or computer. You cannot burn video. You could also watch on an Apple TV.

Deb, I saw your post in an email of new post - faster than the page reloading on the DIS.

A good test if you think it is your computer . . . open up a new page or a new tab and go to Google. Google always loads really fast, and if it does, it is the website and not your computer.

[EllaEnchanted]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?




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I have a dog and a cat and six turtles. I'll have a house sitter staying here while we're gone. It's the kid, my husband's adult son who lives on the property with us in his own dwelling. He'll come and stay in our house while we're gone and take care of the pets and the mail and the phone messages, etc. We're not going home for another week after cruise so for us we'll be away for three weeks.....fortunately we have the kid here and don't have to worry about the pets.

[lillygator]

checking in and yes - my sd fits right into my pc!

[lillygator]

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[EllaEnchanted]

You're talking to someone who just did at least 5 weeks of Jane Austen on Masterpiece Theater!!! I do pack P&P for every vacation because just incase I do run out of things to read and I'm stuck somewhere... I can always get a good read out of P&P....



Just remember - especially because of your legs...that you must take your shoes off now and put them through the xray machine... I recommend slip ons... Mocs are my faves...

I'll be wearing croc flip flops....easy enough......but aren't the floors dirty to be standing there in my bare feet. Yuck!

And if I'm bringing a manicure set, I have to pack it in my check in bag, not my carryon correct. It has a little nail file and nail scissors. I can still take them right, just not in my carryon.



I put off adopting until after this trip, but I know that near me there are boarding places that are like pet condos... I know one of the women out by you have used them (the one room her dog uses is Winnie the Pooh decorated...makes her feel less guilty)


How adorable!

[Jhalkias]

Oh, good idea. I hear there is a large driveway in Ohio and an empty lot behind a house in Florida! :thumbsup2

Sounds pefect:thumbsup2 Just no Ohio in the winter!!!!:lmao:

Got that right! It is really icy on that driveway right now with all the freeze and thaw.

I did door to door for our levy campaign today, and it was supposed to go into the 40's today, but was REALLY cold! Did not near that - walked several streets with a teacher from our HS who teaches tropical biology and takes her class every year during Spring Break to Costa Rica to study a rainforest.

Going door to door these days can be a real experience, let me tell you.

[gydell]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?




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I am trying to get Brent's babysitter and my dog to get along so she can stay here. My dog picks and chooses who she likes which is few and far between. My dh will only be gone 11 days so if we have to we will board her. We go to Pet Lodge which has been on the travel channel for being one of the top 5 kennels in the states. Except the price, we love it! We go to Mexico for a week and the kennel bill is more than we spend on our trip!

[EllaEnchanted]

Just on your ipod or computer. You cannot burn video. You could also watch on an Apple TV.

Deb, I saw your post in an email of new post - faster than the page reloading on the DIS.

A good test if you think it is your computer . . . open up a new page or a new tab and go to Google. Google always loads really fast, and if it does, it is the website and not your computer.

Thanks John, I will try this next time I think it's my computer that's slow. Good trick!

[Tigger1221]

That would be a wonderful dream gift to win!
It was amazing and perfect. It was me, DM, and sister and we were only in the MK for one day so we got to do everything. I will find pics and post later if we remimbered to take any. We were very busy.

going to try the spray tan myself this time. My sister just did it yesterday, off to Hawaii today, so I'm getting the info from her upon return next week on how it was. I think I need a week of vacation to get ready for vacation, wax, tan, hair cut, pedicure & packing !!!

I would get the spray tan a few days early. On some people is rubs of on their clothes for a few days. It works different on different people.

Me too - but I wear long sleeves to the beach and snorkel in a skin......too much sun in Florida - but it is nice.....expecially today - we were diving, it is cold underwater on days like today - about 40 minutes at 70 degrees...brrr....

I would love a short wet suit but they cost too much. I wore one at Discovery Cove and didn't get burned and stayed warm in the water

[iankh]

I am trying to get Brent's babysitter and my dog to get along so she can stay here. My dog picks and chooses who she likes which is few and far between. My dh will only be gone 11 days so if we have to we will board her. We go to Pet Lodge which has been on the travel channel for being one of the top 5 kennels in the states. Except the price, we love it! We go to Mexico for a week and the kennel bill is more than we spend on our trip!

We have two dogs. They used to have to go into boarding which was really pricey. The last 2 week vacation it came out to about $900, but there was no alternative.

I now have someone who comes and stays here while we're gone to take care of the dogs. It comes out to MUCH MUCH less than that. Plus the dogs are happier.

Also there was the whole hassle of getting to the boarding place the day before and dealing with the hours they were open, and then needing to get home on a Saturday before the boarding place closed, otherwise they couldn't be picked up until Monday, which meant more money, taking another day off work, etc. etc.

So this works out well.

[Jhalkias]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?




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The dog is going to a kennel that we trust (one of the store Managers at our company and his wife own the kennel).

The fish - I bought an automatic feeder at the pet store for our last vacation.

The gerbils and the hermit crabs are going either to auntie's house or grandma's house.

Hopefully, no more pets in the next 70 days!

[EllaEnchanted]

It was amazing and perfect. It was me, DM, and sister and we were only in the MK for one day so we got to do everything. I will find pics and post later if we remimbered to take any. We were very busy.



I would get the spray tan a few days early. On some people is rubs of on their clothes for a few days. It works different on different people.



I would love a short wet suit but they cost too much. I wore one at Discovery Cove and didn't get burned and stayed warm in the water

I bought one for DH to snorkel in. I got it online at snorkeldirect.com and only paid $50 for it. I thought that was a good bargain. You can find them on the internet for less. You can do a search or check ebay or just go to snorkeldirect.

[lillygator]

what have I missed - skipped a lot of pages.

[gydell]

We have two dogs. They used to have to go into boarding which was really pricey. The last 2 week vacation it came out to about $900, but there was no alternative.

I now have someone who comes and stays here while we're gone to take care of the dogs. It comes out to MUCH MUCH less than that. Plus the dogs are happier.

Also there was the whole hassle of getting to the boarding place the day before and dealing with the hours they were open, and then needing to get home on a Saturday before the boarding place closed, otherwise they couldn't be picked up until Monday, which meant more money, taking another day off work, etc. etc.

So this works out well.

Our kennel is open 7am-7pm, 7 days a week and you can pay extra to have someone there at other times. 2 couples live there so that helps.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Ok, so I have to admit that I have an agreement with my best friend.....If ever I am in an accident or something, don't come straight to the hospital...first go to my house and make sure it is presentable!!!
I have promised the same for her....after all, what are true friends for....right?

When I was teaching, I had a similar deal with the woman who was our aide--if anything happened to me, she was to clean out my classroom. It arose because one of our colleagues died unexpectedly. She was a real pack rat, even for an elementary school teacher!:scared1: She had collections of egg cartons, spools, all that stuff a real teacher KNOWS she'll use for something someday. We couldn't help but have a laugh over the stuff that was uncovered. But after it was all over I made Carol (the aide) promise me that she'd get rid of the really gross stuff right away. Fortunately for Carol, I retired before I could die, so she was spared! I, on the other hand, had to face the music of my years of "collecting"!:lmao:

[lillygator]

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[lillygator]

so most of our time was in the ESPN interactive one these GIRLS are mad for baseball-----all they wanted to do was play ball and also basketball, which really, showed me Samantha is like Johnny - a true athelete.
This ESPN has been a lot different than previous...a little blah...

[taysmom]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?




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My wonderful neighbor is going to take care of my boo boo kitty. I had to beg and plead as my college sitter isn't going to be home yet, but she said yes. That was my last obstacle.

[JLSE50]

This is where I'm going... and where I've gone for the last 40 years...

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LOV-ER-LY

Lake George? Got your own motorboat?

Jan :earsgirl:

[EllaEnchanted]

Gydell, I love the new additions of the ducky and the bunny in the signature. They look like so much fun.....very spring! I like that. It means we're getting closer.

I remember sitting with John last year and saying that the new Panama Canal trip is available to book.......wouldn't it be an experience of a lifetime to do this cruise.....so on Feb 2nd we booked it. I remember that flashback as clear as day and now here we are just two months away and I have all of you to share the trip with. Oh what fun! I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams that I would meet and make so many new friends. It really is a blessing.

[lillygator]

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if I can't have Clooney.......mmmmmmm, Mark!
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[lillygator]

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[gydell]

Is there going to be a way we can get addresses and e-mails of everybody?

[gydell]

Gydell, I love the new additions of the ducky and the bunny in the signature.

Thanks!

[EllaEnchanted]

Is there going to be a way we can get addresses and e-mails of everybody?

Carry a little note pad and start taking numbers and addresses.

I guess that's the best way to do it. I think I'll do that too.

[gydell]

Carry a little note pad and start taking numbers and addresses.

I guess that's the best way to do it. I think I'll do that too.

Note to self - get address book!

[Jhalkias]

The DIS is driving me nuts tonight.

I'm just about caught up and I am DONE for tonight!

[lillygator]

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scottie pippen

[EllaEnchanted]

Note to self - get address book!

I have a little leather pouch that I wear diagonally on my shoulder, it's just large enough for a pack of cigarettes, which I won't need to carry anymore, so I can put my note pad in there and carry it with me.

Note to self, don't forget to bring a note pad to fit my bag.

[EllaEnchanted]

Has anyone been watching BB After Dark on Showtime?

[calmom]

Hi! I'm Heather and my husband was telling me about a possible group project for 4th graders on the Panama Canal. I would love to help and have our son take part in the project. I was thinking of having our son make a map book on the Panama Canal before we go. He study it in History just a few weeks ago but it was only one lesson and very short. I wanted us to study it a little bit more indepth. So please feel free to contact me.

Thank you, Heather

Sounds great! Seems like there is a lot of interest...it might be good to divide up according to grade. After I get through the fish teams, I don't mind organizing this - I think Fourmcds is thinking about leading this too. More to come!
Lisa

[sandiedvc]

LOL, I know how you feel Kathy. I think somehow I must be thinking, well, I'm in another country so I must be in another body! I'm doing the Outdoor Adventure and Parasailing, both things I thought I'd never do.....I was just waiting until I was "older" and out of shape I guess:rolleyes: So I have made a commitment to myself to lose 10 lbs and get back in shape before this cruise...we all have to have a dream, right? I just went and got the first in the series of 3 Hep shots last week. My Dr. also said 2 would be enough before the cruise, the 3rd is more of a booster.

Kathe

Ahhh, if only it were ONLY 10 lbs! Still really have 30 to 40 to go, but I have been exercising 3 times a week since last fall... I have really given up on being skinny and am trying to focus on being healthy. Trying to get in all those fruits and veggies, which is a huge struggle as I hate, hate, hate vegetables!

We are not quite adventuresome enough to try the parasailing or the outdoor adventure, snorkeling and hiking is about as crazy as we get!

--Kathy

[calmom]

I'm feeling a bit tired, little blue. Maybe just too much work and too little time! DH is having some concerns about being gone for the cruise...wish him some pixie dust please!

Have a good Sunday all - I might not get to post the teams until Monday. Night!
Lisa

[LisaG520]

I've been wonder who else here has pets and what are you doing with them for the 15+ nights?

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3 cats - we hire a petsitter - she comes everyday for 1/2 hour.

[JLSE50]

My little slice of heaven is a lake called Lake Pleasant - it is in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate NY... Started going there when I was 4 and only missed 2 summers (I wasn't old enough to drive...) I'm hoping to buy my own camp up there this summer so I can go and stay there and never leave if I don't want to!!!

My guess was wrong when I guessed Lake George.

The family of my buddy from High School had a camp on Piseco Lake. Her brother lives there year-round now. LOVELY AREA!!

I hope you find the camp you want for a price you can afford!

Jan :earsgirl:

[sandiedvc]

Another thing I am coming to hate (besides veggies) is plastic bags. Everytime I go to the grocery store I bring back 20 of them. I have quite the collection of them.

DD#1 brought back two Fortino's bags from Hamilton and the grocery stores around here are starting to sell the "lifetime" bags. So a step in the right direction.

But do you have to buy a set for every grocery you go to? Can you use the Kroger bags at HEB? Will the grocery store be offended? Will the sackers take it out on the produce?

I love my bags from Canada, because no one in Texas knows what they are!

--Kathy

[taysmom]

where is everyone tonight...

[Tink rules]

what have I missed - skipped a lot of pages.

Holly's computer died... she is taking emails at hollyntyler@yahoo.com but she'll be back at work on Monday...

Last day for fish extender sign up... & champage girls...(you're in...I noticed...cause I wasn't...but I am not...(thanks Deb!!!)

Dis has been slow...

Great pics!!! The new camera???


LOV-ER-LY

Lake George? Got your own motorboat?

Jan :earsgirl:

Not yet... Lake Pleasant... LG is too commercial for me....:rolleyes1

I'm feeling a bit tired, little blue. Maybe just too much work and too little time! DH is having some concerns about being gone for the cruise...wish him some pixie dust please!

Have a good Sunday all - I might not get to post the teams until Monday. Night!
Lisa

Lisa... sending pixie dust to my favorite fish monger!!! :grouphug: Tell Dh we think he needs a vacation... got one for him... How about Panama??? Mid May???

My guess was wrong when I guessed Lake George.

The family of my buddy from High School had a camp on Piseco Lake. Her brother lives there year-round now. LOVELY AREA!!

I hope you find the camp you want for a price you can afford!

Jan :earsgirl:

Thanks Jan!!! I hope so too, but it will just be a small camp...no big log cabins for me in my future unless I win the lottery!!!

Piseco!!!! Does he do the Bingo on Friday nights at the fire hall? If so... they he's probably won more than I have!!! :lmao:

[Tink rules]

I'm going to go and try to get warm....

Nite all!!!

[Tigger1221]

Allegiant Air from ABE (Allentown) to SFB (Orlando). It's from 8am NS to 10:30am for $125 one way. It's on Thurs May 8. Then we pick up the car rental and drive to Cocoa Beach.


Have you flown allegiant before? My friend is flying allegiant tomarrow but didn't realize that the airport wasn't in orlando. According to reports it takes about an hour to get to WDW. Is this an easy drive? Is it really that far away?


Edit- I saw you haven't flown in awhile. Has anyone flown Allegiant before?

[MrsMork]

We'll probably leave about 6:00-6:30am......it takes a half an hour to get to the airport and we'll need to be there at least one hour in advance. It's my first plane trip since 911. So all the rules are foreign to me. This should be an experience. I love planes, John hates them and gets sick, which is why we always drive.

It really can go easily if you are prepared. Wear shoes you can slip off, no metal, empty pockets of change etc. prior to getting in line. If you have a jacket on that has to come off and go into a tray to go thru the scanner. No liquids over 3 oz, meds in a clear quart baggie, take the laptop and the cpap out of their bags and put them in a separate tray to go thru the scanner. You should just zip on thru then. :thumbsup2

[Making_Memories]

Sure!

I actually like the new MS Office for the Mac, and unlike the Windoze version, it comes in a cardboard box which was very easy to open!:rotfl2:


:rotfl2:

[MrsMork]

How adorable!

Deb, yes put the scissors and nail file in the checked luggage. I think they have lightened up on those kinds of things (i.e nail file and very small nail scissors), but I check them just because I am not sure what is allowed and it just makes it easier to not have to worry.

[MrsMork]

We went to dinner and an auction for Grad Night fundraising for the high school tonight. We got several items on the silent auction: an outdoor firepit, 2 baseball caps - a Dodge one for DrHug and a Dodge Girl one (pink, very cute) for me, a wooden wine rack and a gift certificate for Dominoes Pizza. It was fun and I think we raised alot of money for the safe, tobacco, alcohol and drug free night of fun for the kids. :thumbsup2 DrHug bid on some barkdust for the flower beds since that is something we need, but was outbid. There was a local monied man there that bid high on lots of stuff. That's ok though, more money for the kids. They did auction a week in Cabo for $475 though. That was a steal! If we had not had this trip planned we would have probably been all over that! Value was $2700.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

CHERI, are you going to pop up and say hello here???

POP!!!!:yay:

:wave2:

[MrsMork]

V, great photos! Looks like the new camera is going to be great for you!

[Making_Memories]

Here are the pictures of the wall unit and furniture I use in my son's room to keep them clean. Oh and the walls are bare as the house was just painted and his new frames are not back up yet. It is a work in progress still I should have it back together soon.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/Domswallunit.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/Domwithbeadshejustmade.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/DresserwithhutchinDomsroom.jpg

[taysmom]

Congrats on the auction. I love school auctions. I'm a pro!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

All this sounds good. I'm wondering if it might be hard to coordinate? Is there a teacher on aboard???


I didn't even see this question...I've been skimming quickly trying to get caught up.

Do I smell an opportunity to earn some spa money????pirate:
:rotfl:

[taysmom]

Too cute!

[taysmom]

No money...it's for the kids wink wink....If you feel like teaching, I'm sure we can get you a DOD! hahahahaha

[Making_Memories]

Here is the one in my daughter's room.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/Jswallunit.jpg

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I have not gone to bed yet! I finally went and did it...

I got an iPhone :lmao: I got my iPhone almost all the way set up tonight. I am still adding people in and messing around with it.

OOOOOOO! I played with one at the Apple store the other day. Too bad I can't get one on Verizon!

[LisaG520]

Here is the one in my daughter's room.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/Jswallunit.jpg

These look like they would help organize my scrapbook stuff :thumbsup2

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Ok Apple experts, if I download the HC episode, can I burn it to a disk and watch it on a dvd player? or only watch on my iphone or computer?

Are you a Mac user? If so, you can bring it into iMovie and make a movie of it, then send it to iDVD and burn it. John & PJ have probably already answered this and most likely know a better/easier way.

[taysmom]

nan...bring it on!

[Making_Memories]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/DSC02737_0452.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj258/Haute_Like_Fire/DSC02734_0449.jpg

Here is a bracelet I bought the other day for Jacinda. I figured the starfish would be cute with a dress on the cruise! You can't really tell in the picture but the bangle part is silver and just the rope around it and the starfish are in gold.

[taysmom]

it looks like a tiara for your dog!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

The pages have been moving very slow on this thread this past week. Seems as if we all had to catch up on life and work for a bit.

So THAT'S why I'm able to catch up!:eek:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Sure!

I actually like the new MS Office for the Mac, and unlike the Windoze version, it comes in a cardboard box which was very easy to open!:rotfl2:

John,
What's new and different in Office 08? I'm not so eager to pay a bunch of $$$ if it's essentially the same.

[Making_Memories]

it looks like a tiara for your dog!

I love my little doggie............. he doesn't poop at all!

[taysmom]

r u two still talking...jezz..go to bed!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

DD#1 brought back two Fortino's bags from Hamilton and the grocery stores around here are starting to sell the "lifetime" bags. So a step in the right direction.

But do you have to buy a set for every grocery you go to? Can you use the Kroger bags at HEB? Will the grocery store be offended? Will the sackers take it out on the produce?
--Kathy

I've used my "lifetime" bags from Basha's (local chain) at WalMart and other places. No one said a word.

[taysmom]

goodnight all...type to ya tomorrow...while doing laundry! ugh!

[Making_Memories]

These look like they would help organize my scrapbook stuff :thumbsup2

I swear since I bought the wall units for the kids they have a whole different attitude on cleaning up. My son is very proud of his room and will clean it when told and then brags about his room being nice and pretty. :) My daughter has so much "stuff" that the buckets make it easier to organize all the odds and ends. They are called the Cameron Wall unit at Pottery Barn Kids. You can mix and match all the pieces to make something the size you would want or need.

[Making_Memories]

So THAT'S why I'm able to catch up!:eek:


Not a lot of talking going on. I added in a few pictures as filler for you all. :lmao:

[Making_Memories]

r u two still talking...jezz..go to bed!

haha hey she was waiting for her hubby to come home and well I was just UP! I have only used my new iPhone on Friday night and then on Saturday. I just looked and I have 9 hours and 20 minutes talk time! Good thing I am on the UNLIMITED talk time plan! :dance3:

[Making_Memories]

goodnight all...type to ya tomorrow...while doing laundry! ugh!


Laundry? nahhh well ok.......... do it early and we can catch lunch or dinner with the kids. :thumbsup2

[granmaz]

So every few months you will get to purchase a new "lifetime bag"? :rotfl: That strikes me funny!:lmao:

Exactly!!:confused3



Happy first Mother's Day Marilyn.....I'll see you in person to wish you a happy second Mother's Day!!

Thank you Deb.:hug: And later, thank you Kathe.:hug:

Tough night here in DC. I was so excited to finally get to see my girls preform in Footloose tonight. It is the 4th of 6 shows. Gretchen made me feel bad for not coming to the first 3 shows.

Well frank has taken another bad turn with 104 fever and high blood pressure. They decided they wanted to run a battery of tests on him tonight and they thought it best if a family member be here at the hospital with him.
Well DH just can't be here cause he is the director and his brother said he is just to busy cleaning tonight (?????) So it looks like me.

My girls are just going to kill me. There are two shows tomorrow... But I really wanted to go tonight.

www.centrevillepres.com

Oh Lisa you are being asked to do so much at the moment.:hug: to you and prayers for strength and grace to keep smiling.

Well some people worry about their underpants being clean and fresh in case of an accident. I worry about my house. What would my family think if they had to come to my house right now and sort through my belongings? Crazy sounding I know but my house being clean makes me happy.

Plus it is so much easier to maintain a clean house then having to spend hours doing a deep clean on a dirty house. Which is why it may sound nuts my kids clean their rooms every night, the fact is they are never really "dirty" so it is not a big deal and not a fight between them and I.

So for me keeping the house clean is the easy way out. :thumbsup2

Now that is how I feel but never manage to attain!:lmao: Well done to you.

Now those assigned didn't get upgrades? My theory maybe since we are not assigned right away its because we are getting an upgrade...wishful thinking:goodvibes

Well we have got to hope haven't we?



I have the same thing with Ray's daughter. I take care of him, attend to his needs, take him to the moseleum every week, pay for all of his expenses at Mrs. Bush, pay part of his monthly bill at Mrs. Bush, pay for his monthly pharmaceutical bill, take him to his doctors appointments, eye care, hearing aid appointments, whatever he needs......he's my step dad, but he's her father. The last time she saw him was about 4 years ago. He talks to her on the phone when he asks to call her at Mrs. Bush.....and I pay for it. No one came from his side of the family to Mom's funeral services. The only ones who are there for him are mom's family, not his own. It's very sad. But I promised my mom I would always take care of him and I do.

The bottom line is that we do what we must because we know that it's the right thing to do. There's no question, we just do it and we know it's right and we can sleep easily at night.

Deb, you're a star.

My flight to MCO has changed AGAIN! We were suppose to arrive at 11:30 and now it's 2:15.

Oh it is so annoying.

[granmaz]

The dog is going to a kennel that we trust (one of the store Managers at our company and his wife own the kennel).

The fish - I bought an automatic feeder at the pet store for our last vacation.

The gerbils and the hermit crabs are going either to auntie's house or grandma's house.

Hopefully, no more pets in the next 70 days!

We have fish and our neighbour's daughter comes in to feed and check. Fortunately she has had fish herself so we don't worry. WE have discys which are very sensitive fish.:sad2:

what have I missed - skipped a lot of pages.

Oh, loads of plans, arrangements, lists for special events.......!;)

Is there going to be a way we can get addresses and e-mails of everybody?

We coulod all do a little card with our address and/or email on and deliver them to the fish extender those we want to have them.


Have you flown allegiant before? My friend is flying allegiant tomarrow but didn't realize that the airport wasn't in orlando. According to reports it takes about an hour to get to WDW. Is this an easy drive? Is it really that far away?


Edit- I saw you haven't flown in awhile. Has anyone flown Allegiant before?

We have flown to Sanford twice and it is an easy drive down a toll road, much better than the I4. Does take a little longer to drive, but you are out of the airport much quicker too.

[iankh]

John,
What's new and different in Office 08? I'm not so eager to pay a bunch of $$$ if it's essentially the same.


I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.

It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

[iankh]

Am I the first one up today (in North America)?

I am heading out soon to work. My second job, leading WW meeting. Three again this morning.

Friday night after work I had to attend a WW staff meeting. Nothing like being in a room with 60 WW employees. Many are part time like me, there are also lots that are full time.

I have to weigh-in at every staff meeting. Actually I have to weigh-in once a month, having it done by another staff member and they sign it. I then have to send my weight slip to my boss who puts it on a report that goes to corporate.

They are having a bit weight loss push to help leaders get back to goal. I signed up for the 12 week contest. It's our territory against another for the biggest loss.

I now have to weigh-in every week for the next 12 weeks and send in my weight.

A little disconcerting because I am wearing business attire. Not the usual shorts and tee shirt like when I was getting to goal.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I stripped down and then weighed in?



.

[chip&dale&fun]

Morning All - Taking a moment before we had to Mass.....

Completed the mascots Panama Canal Hats last night - another cruise related item checked off....and then hit the hay - Finally I am warmed up.

[granmaz]

Back from Church and just had some lovely fresh bread we made in the machine overnight. Yum! Church had a Mother's Day theme and I came home with some daffodills and a bookmark. We are just in the process of changing Church as we left our last one a month or so ago. This one is quite a bit different for us but it is feeling 'right'.

Going out for a cream tea this afternoon which is a 65th birthday celebration for a friend, then visiting our son and daughter in law for a cuppa tonight. Othrwise a quiet and peaceful day. The sun is shining but there is a very cold wind. Apparently it is going to SNOW overnight!:eek:

[gydell]

Easy night to catch up on. Not much going on and still no room #.

[Tigger1221]

I bought one for DH to snorkel in. I got it online at snorkeldirect.com and only paid $50 for it. I thought that was a good bargain. You can find them on the internet for less. You can do a search or check ebay or just go to snorkeldirect.
Thanks I will definatly keep my eyes open.





We have flown to Sanford twice and it is an easy drive down a toll road, much better than the I4. Does take a little longer to drive, but you are out of the airport much quicker too.

Thats good to know since it is so much cheaper! DH and I can't rent a car yet (not 25) so wouldn't work for us. But in a few years it will be great. I will tell her its not bad and very easy. Thanks.

[JLSE50]

She is actually a big eeyore fan, she took mine and snuggles with every morning and night.:rotfl: Maybe she will get one of her own.

:rotfl2: You might do better getting yourself a new one:rotfl2: and let her keep the one she has now. :rotfl2:

Jan :earsgirl:

[MrsMork]

I swear since I bought the wall units for the kids they have a whole different attitude on cleaning up. My son is very proud of his room and will clean it when told and then brags about his room being nice and pretty. :) My daughter has so much "stuff" that the buckets make it easier to organize all the odds and ends. They are called the Cameron Wall unit at Pottery Barn Kids. You can mix and match all the pieces to make something the size you would want or need.

Those look great. Too bad my kids are grown. Hmmmm. Wonder if that could organize even DrHug and I! :rolleyes1

[edna mode]

Good morning all and a Happy Mother's Day to you, Marilyn!

I have a question for the Disneyland regulars...
We are only going to be able to stay over Sun and Mon at Disneyland, and haven't been before. What are the don't want to miss things you suggest?
It's me, DH, and 4 kiddies, ages 12-4. Thanks for any suggestions.

Let me get back to you on this one!

You're talking to someone who just did at least 5 weeks of Jane Austen on Masterpiece Theater!!! I do pack P&P for every vacation because just incase I do run out of things to read and I'm stuck somewhere... I can always get a good read out of P&P....

Me too, plus 2 rentals. It's been really fun. :hug:

Ahhh, if only it were ONLY 10 lbs! Still really have 30 to 40 to go, but I have been exercising 3 times a week since last fall... I have really given up on being skinny and am trying to focus on being healthy. Trying to get in all those fruits and veggies, which is a huge struggle as I hate, hate, hate vegetables!--Kathy

Kathy, this is the way to lose it - by giving up the words "skinny" and using the positive language of "healthy" You'll feel better inside and in your brain at what ever your size this way.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Good one!
It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

Is it more like the old Appleworks? I still use that for my own documents; it's so easy! Word to me is so cumbersome--hard to find the things I want to use and it does all this stuff on its own that I don't want.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Back from Church and just had some lovely fresh bread we made in the machine overnight. Yum! Church had a Mother's Day theme and I came home with some daffodills and a bookmark. We are just in the process of changing Church as we left our last one a month or so ago. This one is quite a bit different for us but it is feeling 'right'.

Going out for a cream tea this afternoon which is a 65th birthday celebration for a friend, then visiting our son and daughter in law for a cuppa tonight. Othrwise a quiet and peaceful day. The sun is shining but there is a very cold wind. Apparently it is going to SNOW overnight!:eek:

Happy Mother's Day!:flower3:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Hey Woody, Awhile back you mentioned a new camera. What did you get?

[gydell]

Marilyn - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

[readyalready]

Are you a Mac user? If so, you can bring it into iMovie and make a movie of it, then send it to iDVD and burn it. John & PJ have probably already answered this and most likely know a better/easier way.

John said it couldn't be done, this sounds complicated to me but I appreciate the post. I just went ahead and ordered the DVD from History Channel.

[KrisannB]

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

[cmash95]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

John said it couldn't be done, this sounds complicated to me but I appreciate the post. I just went ahead and ordered the DVD from History Channel.

No, it can be done, I've done it a few times and it's really not that complicated. In fact, I plan to burn those PC podcasts to DVD for myself.

If you ever want to try it, let me know and I can PM more complete directions.

[gydell]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome!

[gydell]

Chris - don't lurk - just jump in. If you have any ?'s someone on here can help answer them.

[tink1963]

Am I the first one up today (in North America)?

I am heading out soon to work. My second job, leading WW meeting. Three again this morning.

Friday night after work I had to attend a WW staff meeting. Nothing like being in a room with 60 WW employees. Many are part time like me, there are also lots that are full time.

I have to weigh-in at every staff meeting. Actually I have to weigh-in once a month, having it done by another staff member and they sign it. I then have to send my weight slip to my boss who puts it on a report that goes to corporate.

They are having a bit weight loss push to help leaders get back to goal. I signed up for the 12 week contest. It's our territory against another for the biggest loss.

I now have to weigh-in every week for the next 12 weeks and send in my weight.

A little disconcerting because I am wearing business attire. Not the usual shorts and tee shirt like when I was getting to goal.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I stripped down and then weighed in?



.

:lmao: I know that I weight-in in the exact same outfit every friday. I think some people wonder why I wear the same thing each friday.:lmao:

[woody73]

Hey Woody, Awhile back you mentioned a new camera. What did you get?
I got the Olympus Stylus 790 SW recommended by eeyorelvr10 (Thanks Laura!). She posted that the camera was on clearance at Target for half price, $149 instead of $299.

The 790 is 7.1 megapixel, has 3x optical zoom, and is waterproof to 10 feet. Perfect for snorkeling at Castaway Cay.

Today's Ritz Camera ad has the replacement model, the 850, for $299. It is 8.0 megapixel.

Woody

[tink1963]

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

Of course we missed you Krisann. Glad to hear the family is feeling better.:grouphug:

[tink1963]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

:welcome: :welcome: Chris, Bill, Robert and Rose Marie.

[woody73]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise . . .
Welcome.

Woody

[1Grumpy John]

hello all my name is Chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son Robert, and my mom rose Marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this opportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in Iowa but the rest of us live in Tampa Florida so getting to the port is easy. of course getting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to introduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
bye

Chris, Welcome aboard !!! :welcome: :welcome: this is a great bunch of people so just jump in.

Robert stop Skulking about and join the fun We men need the back :rotfl2: up:rotfl2:

[KrisannB]

Of course we missed you Krisann. Glad to hear the family is feeling better.:grouphug:


:) Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves :) - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

[figment52]

Welcome to the newbies. Happy to have you aboard.:welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

Happy Mothers Day to our UK friends.:flower3:

[gydell]

:) Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves :) - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

Sorry you had such an awful b'day. Happy birthday anyway! Just think your pretend birthday will be great!

[ibouncetoo]

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

Yes, we missed you and glad you are starting to feel better.:thumbsup2


hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome! There's some info on page one of some events/activities is you want to join in. If you have any questions, ask away!



:lmao: I know that I weight-in in the exact same outfit every friday. I think some people wonder why I wear the same thing each friday.:lmao:

Yep, I always had a weigh-in ensemble too!

Well, I've done a mess of laundry, but still have that big old pile of paper shreding to do.....

.

[figment52]

Sorry you had such an awful b'day. Happy birthday anyway! Just think your pretend birthday will be great!


Where is the chick?

[granmaz]

Good morning all and a Happy Mother's Day to you, Marilyn!

Happy Mother's Day!:flower3:

Marilyn - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Thank you!!

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

So sorry you have been so ill, plus the rest of your family.:grouphug:

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Hi and welcome.

:) Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves :) - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

Just try and rest and get better, sounds like a bad time if you aren't even up to opening your presents yet.

I will also be celebrating my birthday onboard a little late - haven't decided which day yet, but I think your idea of all of you celebrating tgether is very special.

Welcome to the newbies. Happy to have you aboard.:welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

Happy Mothers Day to our UK friends.:flower3:


Thank you.

[Jhalkias]

Are you a Mac user? If so, you can bring it into iMovie and make a movie of it, then send it to iDVD and burn it. John & PJ have probably already answered this and most likely know a better/easier way.

I did not know you could do this Cherie. No need for me as I use Apple TV and iPods.

[gydell]

Where is the chick?

Last night the bunny kept disappearing so maybe it's the chick's turn today!

[Jhalkias]

John,
What's new and different in Office 08? I'm not so eager to pay a bunch of $$$ if it's essentially the same.

Cherie . . .

More like Office '07 for Windows, but the biggest deal for me (and why I got it) is because of the dual binary with Intel support. The old Office '04 ran so sloooow on my MacBook through Rosetta. You can buy the student/home edition for much cheaper than the full edition.

I bought it on Black Friday . . . actually bought another copy of Office '04 that had a $6.99 upgrade to Office '08 with a $100 rebate. So I paid about $55 for Office '08.

If anyone needs the Mac sudent/home edition of Office '04, I have a full version - cheap!

[gydell]

Marilyn - what does your last name start with? I'm wondering if DCL has us in ABC order and that's why some have rooms(even those that booked after us) and some of us don't. My last name starts with a W.

[Jhalkias]

I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.:rotfl2:

It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

Ian is right about this too. We are still in the stone age at the office where I work (Office '97). I downloaded a trial of Office '07 for Windows and really did not like it. The interface reminds me of something you would set up for a preschooler. The Mac version has a much cleaner interface.

Is it more like the old Appleworks? I still use that for my own documents; it's so easy! Word to me is so cumbersome--hard to find the things I want to use and it does all this stuff on its own that I don't want.

If you want more of an Appleworks feel, you should probably get iWork instead Cherie. It is also cheaper than Office. I have both. I have used Word and Excel so much over the years that I prefer Office. You can play with both on my Macbook in about 70 days if you want.

John said it couldn't be done, this sounds complicated to me but I appreciate the post. I just went ahead and ordered the DVD from History Channel.

John stands corrected. We have one of those portable DVD players sitting in the dustbin. An ipod is so much smaller, and so much easier to use and pack. I found that the screen size makes no difference to Sophia or any of us when you are watching video on the plane or otherwise traveling.

Well, I am going to immerse myself in ATT H### right now. Our internet connection is waaaay too slow for what I am paying for, so I am going to call their tech support. Tried to do it over webchat, but they told me I would have to call due to my setup.

Wish me luck!

[figment52]

Last night the bunny kept disappearing so maybe it's the chick's turn today!

Now it is back - how odd.

Oh well, it keeps us on our toes.

[Tink rules]

I'll jump in because I also like the new Mac Office 2008.

They rewrote it an made it universal for the Intel based machines. I think it is more stable and faster.

They also took a Mac approach in design, so it truly feels like a Mac application rather than a Windows application in Mac drag.

It took a tiny bit of getting used to it but I quite like now. I have no problem working on documents that I created at work (on Windows office)

So when I bring my brandy new Mac with me on the cruise, I can come and beg for some help???? I'll bring the Fruity drinks....

Am I the first one up today (in North America)?

I am heading out soon to work. My second job, leading WW meeting. Three again this morning.

Friday night after work I had to attend a WW staff meeting. Nothing like being in a room with 60 WW employees. Many are part time like me, there are also lots that are full time.

I have to weigh-in at every staff meeting. Actually I have to weigh-in once a month, having it done by another staff member and they sign it. I then have to send my weight slip to my boss who puts it on a report that goes to corporate.

They are having a bit weight loss push to help leaders get back to goal. I signed up for the 12 week contest. It's our territory against another for the biggest loss.

I now have to weigh-in every week for the next 12 weeks and send in my weight.

A little disconcerting because I am wearing business attire. Not the usual shorts and tee shirt like when I was getting to goal.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I stripped down and then weighed in?



.

Don't you love how everyone gets there and strips down to the bare essentials just to weigh in??? I was behind a woman once that took off at LEAST 10 lbs of jewelry... and her shoes... and her belt... and yes, did hit the ladies room twice before weighing in... and no...it wasn't me... I was in my usual tuesday night leggings and tshirt...

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome!!!! We're quite friendly... jump right in!!!

[granmaz]

Marilyn - what does your last name start with? I'm wondering if DCL has us in ABC order and that's why some have rooms(even those that booked after us) and some of us don't. My last name starts with a W.

Our last name begins with an M. I also wondered if there are more Cat 6's than other cats, so perhaps they do the odd catagory with fewer cabins and ours gets left till last.:confused3

W is not a good initial at times is it?;)

[Tink rules]

Hey Angie...

Here's the Pottery Barn stuff in the adult version!!!

http://www.potterybarn.com/gift/thm/THMHOP/index.cfm

[gydell]

Our last name begins with an M. I also wondered if there are more Cat 6's than other cats, so perhaps they do the odd catagory with fewer cabins and ours gets left till last.:confused3

W is not a good initial at times is it?;)

So much for that theory! Maybe they put all the names in a hat and draw one at a time.......

[granmaz]

Are you having a Mac fan get together and workshop onboard?

[granmaz]

So much for that theory! Maybe they put all the names in a hat and draw one at a time.......


Who knows.:confused3 Mysteriouser and mysterioser.

[Tink rules]

Who knows.:confused3 Mysteriouser and mysterioser.

Mouseterior & Mousterior...:lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao::rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:

But I'm thinking even Mickey doesn't have a room yet....:confused3

[EllaEnchanted]

It really can go easily if you are prepared. Wear shoes you can slip off, no metal, empty pockets of change etc. prior to getting in line. If you have a jacket on that has to come off and go into a tray to go thru the scanner. No liquids over 3 oz, meds in a clear quart baggie, take the laptop and the cpap out of their bags and put them in a separate tray to go thru the scanner. You should just zip on thru then. :thumbsup2


Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

[mishoe01]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.


Deb-don't put your meds in the checked bag, just in case. You want those w/ you.

[MrsMork]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome, Chris!

[EllaEnchanted]

Have you flown allegiant before? My friend is flying allegiant tomarrow but didn't realize that the airport wasn't in orlando. According to reports it takes about an hour to get to WDW. Is this an easy drive? Is it really that far away?

Jill, it's about 45 mins to an hour North of WDW. But since we're going to Cocoa Beach, this isn't an issue for us. I wanted to get the better airfare, so I booked this one.


Edit- I saw you haven't flown in awhile. Has anyone flown Allegiant before?


This will actually be my first time flying Allegiant, but John has looked it up on MapQuest. So now we know. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[mishoe01]

Welcome Chris & family!

[LisaG520]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Not sure about the nail file , but scissors with blades under 4" in length are allowed as are nail clippers.

I wouldn't check your meds as they are not a covered item if stolen (like electronics and jewelry). As long as they aren't liquids there is nothing special you need to do with them.

Don't forget a qt size ziploc to hold all the liquids in your purse - including neosporin, tide laundry pen, inhalers, etc. The ziploc baggie has to be qt size (nothing larger).

You can bring snacks thru security but no drinks.

[MrsMork]

:) Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves :) - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

Choosing your own day to celebrate is not a bad thing. We have a DGS who has Dec 25 as his real birthday. We celebrate him in October. :thumbsup2

[Making_Memories]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome to the thread and happy cruising! :cheer2:

[LisaG520]

This will actually be my first time flying Allegiant, but John has looked it up on MapQuest. So now we know. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.



Nail files are allowed in your carry-on - I just checked the TSA website.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#2

[granmaz]

Mouseterior & Mousterior...:lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao::rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:

But I'm thinking even Mickey doesn't have a room yet....:confused3

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:



Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Definitely keep all your meds with you Deb - just in case the suitcase doesn't arrive the same time as you do!!!

I would pack your manicure set. I know it would be confiscated before security over here!

[granmaz]

Nail files are allowed in your carry-on - I just checked the TSA website.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#2

Ah, I stand corrected. Different rules. What abour scissors?

[MrsMork]

Hey Angie...

Here's the Pottery Barn stuff in the adult version!!!

http://www.potterybarn.com/gift/thm/THMHOP/index.cfm

Hey thanks! But....I don't want to grow up! Wonder if my Mickey totes would fit on there.

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, yes put the scissors and nail file in the checked luggage. I think they have lightened up on those kinds of things (i.e nail file and very small nail scissors), but I check them just because I am not sure what is allowed and it just makes it easier to not have to worry.

Thank you so much angie. I was worried about my stuff like that. I'll pack them in the makeup bag inside the check in suitcase and hope that all is ok. I'll call the airlines too just to be certain. I would hate for them to have to pull it out and open all my stuff.

[MrsMork]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

You can put whatever you want (almost) in checked. Even weapons, you just have to notify the airlines. We do put our meds in the clear quart bags and throw them in my carryon backpack so that if luggage takes a day or so to find us DrHug would not be without meds. I have only once had a delay with luggage and that was a long time ago, but too much of a risk with his meds.

[LisaG520]

Ah, I stand corrected. Different rules. What abour scissors?

Scissors are ok as long as the blades are less than 4" in length.

[MrsMork]

Nail files are allowed in your carry-on - I just checked the TSA website.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#2

I think they are changing alot of the rules, but then again they can tighten up in a hurry if there is an incident. So, we just put everything in checked that we don't need to have with us.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Our last name begins with an M. I also wondered if there are more Cat 6's than other cats, so perhaps they do the odd catagory with fewer cabins and ours gets left till last.:confused3

W is not a good initial at times is it?;)

Not to throw a wrench in the works or anything, but we booked on the day bookings opened up last year and were given a GTY. Same with my Aunt, and my sister.

My Aunt is not a CC member, my sister and I are.

All 3 of us booked Cat 11's.

My last name starts with a "N", same with my sister. My Aunt's is a "M".

By Jan 18, 2008 all 3 of us had been allocated room #'s.

Not sure if that info helps figure out the rhyme or reason for the allocation of rooms, but there it is...

[gydell]

Not to throw a wrench in the works or anything, but we booked on the day bookings opened up last year and were given a GTY. Same with my Aunt, and my sister.

My Aunt is not a CC member, my sister and I are.

All 3 of us booked Cat 11's.

My last name starts with a "N", same with my sister. My Aunt's is a "M".

By Jan 18, 2008 all 3 of us had been allocated room #'s.

Not sure if that info helps figure out the rhyme or reason for the allocation of rooms, but there it is...

I honestly think it's "pull the name out of the hat" system!

[granmaz]

Not to throw a wrench in the works or anything, but we booked on the day bookings opened up last year and were given a GTY. Same with my Aunt, and my sister.

My Aunt is not a CC member, my sister and I are.

All 3 of us booked Cat 11's.

My last name starts with a "N", same with my sister. My Aunt's is a "M".

By Jan 18, 2008 all 3 of us had been allocated room #'s.

Not sure if that info helps figure out the rhyme or reason for the allocation of rooms, but there it is...

So, cat 11's allocated but not 6's.

I honestly think it's "pull the name out of the hat" system!

Or punishing those of us who are moaning!!!!:lmao:

[gydell]

So, cat 11's allocated but not 6's.


I'm cat 11 - booked 1-31-2007 - CC member. No room!

[EllaEnchanted]

Exactly!!:confused3



Thank you Deb.:hug: And later, thank you Kathe.:hug:



Oh Lisa you are being asked to do so much at the moment.:hug: to you and prayers for strength and grace to keep smiling.



Now that is how I feel but never manage to attain!:lmao: Well done to you.



Well we have got to hope haven't we?



Deb, you're a star.

No. I think Lisa/dl5 is....she has a family and house and extended family and job and everybody and everything to take care of. I have John who does a lot for me and just Ray to take care of and he doesn't live with me, just right down the road, so it's easier. You just do what you've got to do in life so that you can live with yourself. I couldn't do any less, I don't understand people like Ray's daughter that can just ignore his existence. How does she look in the mirror everyday? I couldn't do it.



Oh it is so annoying.

Marilyn, I LOVE the duckie on the egg! Soooooo cute!

[granmaz]

I'm cat 11 - booked 1-31-2007 - CC member. No room!

See, if we stop moaning we will get allocated!!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

Back from Church and just had some lovely fresh bread we made in the machine overnight. Yum! Church had a Mother's Day theme and I came home with some daffodills and a bookmark. We are just in the process of changing Church as we left our last one a month or so ago. This one is quite a bit different for us but it is feeling 'right'.

Going out for a cream tea this afternoon which is a 65th birthday celebration for a friend, then visiting our son and daughter in law for a cuppa tonight. Othrwise a quiet and peaceful day. The sun is shining but there is a very cold wind. Apparently it is going to SNOW overnight!:eek:

Sounds like a lovely day Marilyn, enjoy it and celebrate Mom's day to the fullest! You deserve it!

[onekindman]

I honestly think it's "pull the name out of the hat" system!

I am agreeing that it must be the name out of the hat system. We are a cat 8 GTY and still waiting too! I am hoping for the upgrade myself!

[EllaEnchanted]

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

Congratulations on being an official champagne girl now!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I bought it on Black Friday . . . actually bought another copy of Office '04 that had a $6.99 upgrade to Office '08 with a $100 rebate. So I paid about $55 for Office '08.


That was a smart move! The student edition is about $150 with no discount for upgrade, so far as I have found. (I have Office student '04). I'm actually thinking of getting iWork. There's a free trial you can download.

Also, did you guys know that there's a section on the Apple.com website called "Find Out How"? It has a bunch of video tutorials as well as text documents covering OSX, photos, music, movies, web and iWork.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Are you having a Mac fan get together and workshop onboard?

Well, long, long ago (almost a year, probably) I mentioned that I'd love to talk Macs with both John and PJ on the cruise so I've been planning on doing that at some point. Nothing formal was set up. I'm just planning on picking their brains.

But if anyone is interested in hearing about the SUPERIOR machine, I'd be happy to talk to anyone who's interested. PM me and we'll figure out something.

[EllaEnchanted]

Marilyn - what does your last name start with? I'm wondering if DCL has us in ABC order and that's why some have rooms(even those that booked after us) and some of us don't. My last name starts with a W.

Good Try, Gydell! But.....No! I'm an F!

[KrisannB]

Updates on our plans - feel like it is really getting close!

Well we had planned to come in - stay at a value resort for a few days and do some disney stuff and then transfer over on Friday to the Hyatt so we could take Disney transport from there what ever time we wanted and I did not want to spend the extra $$ on a moderate or above so I was willing to do this extra step.

WELLLLLL I then got to thinking that Friday would be so short and that was really the day to go to MK so I did not want to cut it short with packing and making our way back to the airport but also did not want to wait till the "resort bus" run on Saturday - also having to transport to a resort with our luggage via regular tranporation or taxi.

My solution? We are staying at the All Star Movies - getting there on 7th and checking out on the 10th. We will schedule an early morning Magical Express to take us back to the airport with our luggage - dropping us off close to where we just go and get on a bus to the port! This will allow us best of both worlds I think. The only downside is we will not get to meet up with the Hyatt people on Friday night.

We will be at the Poly for the Lua on Friday night so we will not make the meet in DTD either - kids only asked to do Magic Kingdom and Friday was the best day for us with other things going on.

Is anyone else going early and staying at All Star Movies?

We ended up doing a package with the Disney Dining Deluxe plan for food - so I also have to work on all the ADR's for evertying while we are there. We plan on doing some places we have never eaten at. And I thought making reservations for Palo was exhausting!

On Thursday we are going to one of the water parks - anyone like one over the other more? We love water parks and normally only go to Blizzard Beach because TL is closed when we go in January so we have never been to it.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee

Welcome to the Thieves!pirate:

[nanatink]

Good Try, Gydell! But.....No! I'm an F!

and I am an A.

[EllaEnchanted]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Angie, I did see your answer about the manicure set. I just had to keep reading. Thanks so much, you really have helped. I had no idea what the new procedures and rules are. This is necessary to know in advance.

[LiserAnn]

Whew! Hi everyone! It's been a busy couple of days and I have not had a chance to log on. It's clear I'm not going to catch up (chatty folks!) so let me know if I've missed anything important. I see we have a lot of new people...if you're new be sure to check out page one of this thread and PM me your info if you want to be on the master list and get a mini navigator!

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb-don't put your meds in the checked bag, just in case. You want those w/ you.

I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

If you want more of an Appleworks feel, you should probably get iWork instead Cherie. It is also cheaper than Office. I have both. I have used Word and Excel so much over the years that I prefer Office. You can play with both on my Macbook in about 70 days if you want.


Thanks!!! I'd love to! I'd also like to hear about Apple TV.

I'm going to house-and-dog sit for my sister in about 10 days while they go to Hawaii. I'm planning to go to the Apple store as much as I can and immerse myself in their workshops!:lovestruc :banana: :worship:

[granmaz]

Well, long, long ago (almost a year, probably) I mentioned that I'd love to talk Macs with both John and PJ on the cruise so I've been planning on doing that at some point. Nothing formal was set up. I'm just planning on picking their brains.

But if anyone is interested in hearing about the SUPERIOR machine, I'd be happy to talk to anyone who's interested. PM me and we'll figure out something.

I know my John would be interested as he is a Mac user and can always learn more. Perhaps you all could get together, as each of you have something to teach others. He should have his Mac with him this time too.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

Carry them on! You never know what might happen. I got stuck w/out mine last summer. My flight home from Hawaii was delayed so long that I ended up spending the night at LAX and flying to PHX the next morning. It was the first time in a long time that I packed everything and didn't carry that stuff on. I learned my lesson.

[EllaEnchanted]

Not sure about the nail file , but scissors with blades under 4" in length are allowed as are nail clippers.

I wouldn't check your meds as they are not a covered item if stolen (like electronics and jewelry). As long as they aren't liquids there is nothing special you need to do with them.

Don't forget a qt size ziploc to hold all the liquids in your purse - including neosporin, tide laundry pen, inhalers, etc. The ziploc baggie has to be qt size (nothing larger).

You can bring snacks thru security but no drinks.

Wow, so many more things to think about. I almost want to check in my carry on bag too. I'm really going to have to work with this and try to get it right. I can't imagine packing and flying all the time. I'd rather drive and bring what I want where I want it!

[granmaz]

I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

We are supposed to keep all our meds in their original packaging!! I do put non necessary items in checked baggage such as supplements that I could buy when I get there if necessary, but essential ones are in my hand baggage.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I know my John would be interested as he is a Mac user and can always learn more. Perhaps you all could get together, as each of you have something to teach others. He should have his Mac with him this time too.

That sounds fun! The teacher in me is already envisioning it...:lmao:

[KrisannB]

Question for those mailing items - since we are spending several days at WDW ahead of time I do not want drag all our stuff to Orlando and was thinking of mailing some things like our snorkle gear and formal clothes - had anyone done this before - if so how far in advance do you send it? And what is the best way to send it? i am going to pack suitcased inside suitcases so I have places for everything to come home :)

I am a little nervous doing it but at the same time want the convience.

[granmaz]

That sounds fun! The teacher in me is already envisioning it...:lmao:

Another list!!!:rotfl:

[EllaEnchanted]

Nail files are allowed in your carry-on - I just checked the TSA website.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#2

Thanks Lisa, so nice of you to do that and post the link. Now I have to look up the corkscrew that I carry in my make up bag.....I'm always prepared.....can you tell that I like drinking wine and champagne when I'm out travelling.

[iankh]

Is it more like the old Appleworks? I still use that for my own documents; it's so easy! Word to me is so cumbersome--hard to find the things I want to use and it does all this stuff on its own that I don't want.

Now that you mention is, it is a bit more Appleworksy that the former MS Office.

I like it. I certainly think it's more stable and just feels like a Mac app. Stuff is in the right place like preferences under the file menu rather than shoving it under the tools menu in "Options" etc.

[LisaG520]

Wow, so many more things to think about. I almost want to check in my carry on bag too. I'm really going to have to work with this and try to get it right. I can't imagine packing and flying all the time. I'd rather drive and bring what I want where I want it!

We fly pretty frequently so I guess we're used to it. Driving certainly allows to pack a lot more "maybe we'll need them" type items.

I just put in my carry-on all electronics, meds, snacks (diabetic - so don't want to get stuck with nothing to eat sitting on the runway for 3+hours) and in-flight/airport entertainment stuff (books, magazines, cross-stitch, even crocheting if flight is long enough). Then after going thru security I pick up a bottle of water for the flight. If it's a business trip I add a change of clothes. For vacation I don't bother with the extra clothes.

[LisaG520]

Thanks Lisa, so nice of you to do that and post the link. Now I have to look up the corkscrew that I carry in my make up bag.....I'm always prepared.....can you tell that I like drinking wine and champagne when I'm out travelling.

I was surprised to see you can pack a corkscrew in both carry-on and checked!

[EllaEnchanted]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:



Definitely keep all your meds with you Deb - just in case the suitcase doesn't arrive the same time as you do!!!

I would pack your manicure set. I know it would be confiscated before security over here!


Thanks Marilyn, I'm learning lots of new things. This gets very complicated. I have to think about every single item in the bathroom bag and the makeup bag and the meds bag, etc. wow, I'm glad LisaG sent me the rules. Thanks Lisa I need to reference it for everything I'm bringing just about.

[iankh]

:lmao: I know that I weight-in in the exact same outfit every friday. I think some people wonder why I wear the same thing each friday.:lmao:


I actually ended up wearing a t-shirt under my shirt and gym shorts under my pants. I did strip down for the weight in this morning. It was really early, about 7AM so no members where there, but because I am a leader, my weight did have to be witnessed by another staff person and they had to sign a slip to validate that.

I told my members about in all 3 meetings this morning. They LOVED it. They love the fact that I still face the same challenges they do.

[waltsgirl]

I must get very lucky because I always forget to take my tide stain stick out out purse and I never get stopped. I left it in at the airport in Detroit, Japan and the Philippines.



Not sure about the nail file , but scissors with blades under 4" in length are allowed as are nail clippers.

I wouldn't check your meds as they are not a covered item if stolen (like electronics and jewelry). As long as they aren't liquids there is nothing special you need to do with them.

Don't forget a qt size ziploc to hold all the liquids in your purse - including neosporin, tide laundry pen, inhalers, etc. The ziploc baggie has to be qt size (nothing larger).

You can bring snacks thru security but no drinks.

[iankh]

So when I bring my brandy new Mac with me on the cruise, I can come and beg for some help???? I'll bring the Fruity drinks....

My dear, let me correct you ... that's fruity-fatty-boozy drinks (I believe in a balanced diet).

If that's the case, I'll be happy to be the help desk.



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[EllaEnchanted]

You can put whatever you want (almost) in checked. Even weapons, you just have to notify the airlines. We do put our meds in the clear quart bags and throw them in my carryon backpack so that if luggage takes a day or so to find us DrHug would not be without meds. I have only once had a delay with luggage and that was a long time ago, but too much of a risk with his meds.

Does it matter if you're flying nonstop vs. changing planes? I'm not sure what a qt. size bag looks like and whether all my meds and John's meds are going to fit in just one bag. Probably not......I can just see me carrying on 5 bags of medicines.

[EllaEnchanted]

I think they are changing alot of the rules, but then again they can tighten up in a hurry if there is an incident. So, we just put everything in checked that we don't need to have with us.

I think I'll keep my jewelry, my documentation and my electronics with me in the carry on.....not sure about the meds yet, I have to look at the size of a qt. bag before I'll know for sure.....the rest I will pack away in the check in bag.....notice I said only one for me......that's our goal.....one each to check in and one each to carry on and one garmet bag to check in and that's all! Wish me luck, I think I'm going to need it.

[waltsgirl]

Deb- I usually carry a weekly supply of my medicine in my carry on. I have one of those medicine weekly pill containers. I put that in a plastic bag in my purse and just let it go. I put the rest of the medicine in my checked luggage, in a make up kit so it does not look like medicine. I figure if my luggage takes that long to get to me I will call and arrange to get new medicine or get prescriptions faxed. I have quite a few medications that I need and take but I feel that as long as I have a week supply with me the rest should find me in time.



I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

[katypop]

Ahhh, if only it were ONLY 10 lbs! Still really have 30 to 40 to go, but I have been exercising 3 times a week since last fall... I have really given up on being skinny and am trying to focus on being healthy. Trying to get in all those fruits and veggies, which is a huge struggle as I hate, hate, hate vegetables!

We are not quite adventuresome enough to try the parasailing or the outdoor adventure, snorkeling and hiking is about as crazy as we get!

--Kathy
You've got a great attitude, good for you, healthy is definately the focus we should all have. I love veggies and fruit, but I also love bread, pasta, ice cream, cake, wine ;) I need to lose more than 10 lbs, but that's what I'm hoping I can actually lose before May.
Another thing I am coming to hate (besides veggies) is plastic bags. Everytime I go to the grocery store I bring back 20 of them. I have quite the collection of them.

DD#1 brought back two Fortino's bags from Hamilton and the grocery stores around here are starting to sell the "lifetime" bags. So a step in the right direction.

But do you have to buy a set for every grocery you go to? Can you use the Kroger bags at HEB? Will the grocery store be offended? Will the sackers take it out on the produce?

I love my bags from Canada, because no one in Texas knows what they are!

--Kathy
We have a chain of grocery stores in Ontario that recently opened a store in Milton that is completely "bagless". Shoppers can purchase plastic reusable bins or bring in and reuse their plastic bags or buy the reuseable cloth ones.

Back from Church and just had some lovely fresh bread we made in the machine overnight. Yum! Church had a Mother's Day theme and I came home with some daffodills and a bookmark. We are just in the process of changing Church as we left our last one a month or so ago. This one is quite a bit different for us but it is feeling 'right'.

Going out for a cream tea this afternoon which is a 65th birthday celebration for a friend, then visiting our son and daughter in law for a cuppa tonight. Othrwise a quiet and peaceful day. The sun is shining but there is a very cold wind. Apparently it is going to SNOW overnight!:eek:

Sounds like you're having a wonderful day! I need to go out and start shovelling the snow in my laneway, there's still quite a bit of it and we are supposed to get rain tomorrow, it's going to be a wet mess once again!

Kathe

[waltsgirl]

Going to the Philippines was the first time that I left my medicine in the original containers. No one asked or said anything to me about it. I had my weekly supply in my purse and no one asked my about that either.

On all of our cruises I have always just used the weekly pill containers, sometimes I have 3 of them and no one has stopped me or asked me what they were. With as much medicine as I take the original containers take up so much room.

[calmom]

FISH TEAM
Ok! The list is "finalized." If anyone sees an error, or if I forgot to add you to a team and you asked to be on team, please PM. If you are on a team, and no one has started the communication, please PM your team leader. If you are on a team without a team leader, then PM everyone on your team and start the communication. There may be cases where people stated that they will be on a team, but then become MIA. I suggest just moving forward without that member. Due to the amount of teams, I can not act as a "go between." So basically, please keep the communication between your teams. Have fun! And as we have said, you can also give gifts on your own - and deliver them whenever you want. After a couple days, this list will be "final" and any changes/additions will be done directly with each individual team. Thanks!
Lisa
Giving gifts SOLO:
Luv2cruzsus
Edna ModeMilestogo
ozdisneyfan
Gouodux
Brisully
TADsMommy/TADsDaddy
TiffAshDav

Lanyards:
Edna Mode/Milestogo - LEAD
Kulkatt
DisneyRN1
Nskjerven
Edna Mode to update other team members

TEAMS
May 10 - DAY 1
Team 1
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Tink Rules
HollyTyler

Team 2
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Mishoe01
Fourmcds
Gydell
Little aussie

May 11 – DAY 2 - CASTAWAY
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Pahrumpgirl
tink1963
ibouncetoo
Threebritts
granmaz
Tigger137
Readyalready
eeyorelvr10

May 12 – DAY 3 SEA
“Royal Court Fish Team”
No Team Leader
Tink rules
disneylover5
HollyTyler
nskjerven
Onekindman

May 13 – DAY 4 - SEA
“Geek Team”
No Team Leader
Mrs Mork
Jhalkias
Pjpoohbear
Lillygator
LiserAnn
kimerinc


May 14 – DAY 5 - ARUBA
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: txaggie94gigem
DebWills
Tigger1221

May 15 – DAY 6 - SEA
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Gydell
Making_Memories
sandiedvc
Scottishwee35

May 16 – Day 7 - PC
“Nan and the 4Ls”
TEAM LEADER: Calmom
disneylover5
mom_of_2_princesses
nskjerven
Amesmom


May 17 – Day 8 – SEA
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Txsleepingbeauty
Notsolittlemermaid
DH2DW&DS
CBEB
TracyVP

May 18 – Day 9 - SEA
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: TADsMommy
Tiffashdave
txtwins2000
Githens (non-DIS/parents)
Gatorfamily
Iankh


May 19 - Day 10 - ACA
No Team Leader/Name
seaulater
Mom323
Dvcmike
Cquick
Ginamarie


May 20 – Day 11 - SEA
“Liberty Belles”
Ellaenchanted
Lisag520

May 21 – Day 12
No Team Name
TEAM LEADER: Rufustee/CruzDirectorKaren
Taysmom
Lovebeast
CameronsDad
KrisannB
Tink 58

May 22 – Day 13 - CABO
No Team Leader/Team Name
willoughbyclan
tlb2864
wldwcnwmn
Mexican-mouseketeers

May 23 – Day 14 - SEA
No Team Leader/Team Name
Tupperny
Mommyto3princesses
jellojatdisney
kiserfamily


May 24 – Day 15 – SEA
Anonymous

[EllaEnchanted]

Carry them on! You never know what might happen. I got stuck w/out mine last summer. My flight home from Hawaii was delayed so long that I ended up spending the night at LAX and flying to PHX the next morning. It was the first time in a long time that I packed everything and didn't carry that stuff on. I learned my lesson.


Oh yeah, I forgot about flight delays.....yup, have to carry them on! Thanks Sassy!!

[EllaEnchanted]

We are supposed to keep all our meds in their original packaging!! I do put non necessary items in checked baggage such as supplements that I could buy when I get there if necessary, but essential ones are in my hand baggage.

OK Then, me and John are just going to need bigger carry on bags!

[katypop]

I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

Everyone's giving you great advice on carrying your meds on the plane, Deb. A couple of years ago I had a friend join me at WDW. She flew direct to MCO from Toronto...and yep, they lost her luggage. She was just newly diagnosed as diabetic and was insulin dependent. It was very lucky she had all her meds on her, it would have been quite a hassle trying to replace them. Instead, we only had to replace clothing , toiletries, etc for her week long stay, as she never did get her luggage:sad2: NOT THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU OF COURSE!

Kathe

[EllaEnchanted]

We fly pretty frequently so I guess we're used to it. Driving certainly allows to pack a lot more "maybe we'll need them" type items.

I just put in my carry-on all electronics, meds, snacks (diabetic - so don't want to get stuck with nothing to eat sitting on the runway for 3+hours) and in-flight/airport entertainment stuff (books, magazines, cross-stitch, even crocheting if flight is long enough). Then after going thru security I pick up a bottle of water for the flight. If it's a business trip I add a change of clothes. For vacation I don't bother with the extra clothes.

I can tell you don't wear jewelry......I have to pack my tiara for formal nights....ha ha ha, but not kidding!

Really, thank you for the experienced perspective. I needed that!

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb- I usually carry a weekly supply of my medicine in my carry on. I have one of those medicine weekly pill containers. I put that in a plastic bag in my purse and just let it go. I put the rest of the medicine in my checked luggage, in a make up kit so it does not look like medicine. I figure if my luggage takes that long to get to me I will call and arrange to get new medicine or get prescriptions faxed. I have quite a few medications that I need and take but I feel that as long as I have a week supply with me the rest should find me in time.

Hi Amy, that's a brilliant idea. Thank you so much for sharing. I can definitely do this and it makes good sense to me also. Thanks for solving that dilema!

[EllaEnchanted]

Going to the Philippines was the first time that I left my medicine in the original containers. No one asked or said anything to me about it. I had my weekly supply in my purse and no one asked my about that either.

On all of our cruises I have always just used the weekly pill containers, sometimes I have 3 of them and no one has stopped me or asked me what they were. With as much medicine as I take the original containers take up so much room.

I know exactly what you mean, Amy. It's great to know someone like me and John who is an experienced airline traveler. What a help you have been for us. So many thanks.

[katypop]

:) Thanks! Oh and I forgot to say that my birthday was last Saturday - the day I got so sick and never really got out of bed at all. We had already planned on celebrating birthdays on the cruise because we will all be together (hubby will be in Iraq for everyone's birthday) so we have all selected dates that corespond with our birthdays while on the cruise to "celebrate" so I will still have a special day.

I still have not felt like ipening my gifts yet though.

Life throws curves :) - and as long as we are all better for this cruise.

Updates on our plans - feel like it is really getting close!


My solution? We are staying at the All Star Movies - getting there on 7th and checking out on the 10th. We will schedule an early morning Magical Express to take us back to the airport with our luggage - dropping us off close to where we just go and get on a bus to the port! This will allow us best of both worlds I think. The only downside is we will not get to meet up with the Hyatt people on Friday night.

Is anyone else going early and staying at All Star Movies?

.

Hi Krisann. Happy Belated Birthday :bday: party: Sorry you and your family have been so sick, but glad to hear you're better. I started out with a ressie at CSR from the 8th-10th but when the AP rates came out I decided to change it as I'll really only be sleeping at my resort. I 1st had ASMovies but I could only get a preferred room, decided to change it for an even cheaper AP rate at the ASMusic.(more DOD's on board;) ) I have the same plans as you, to take the ME back to MCO then the DCL bus from there. Maybe we'll be on the same bus to MCO :cool1:

Kathe

[iankh]

Well, long, long ago (almost a year, probably) I mentioned that I'd love to talk Macs with both John and PJ on the cruise so I've been planning on doing that at some point. Nothing formal was set up. I'm just planning on picking their brains.

But if anyone is interested in hearing about the SUPERIOR machine, I'd be happy to talk to anyone who's interested. PM me and we'll figure out something.

It can be thrown in with a demo of Mouse Manager. Although Mouse Manager runs on both Mac and Windows.

[Tigger1221]

This will actually be my first time flying Allegiant, but John has looked it up on MapQuest. So now we know. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.



I am glad it is closer than I realized. They are very cheap flights and you pay per bag which I LOVE.

Updates on our plans - feel like it is really getting close!

Well we had planned to come in - stay at a value resort for a few days and do some disney stuff and then transfer over on Friday to the Hyatt so we could take Disney transport from there what ever time we wanted and I did not want to spend the extra $$ on a moderate or above so I was willing to do this extra step.

WELLLLLL I then got to thinking that Friday would be so short and that was really the day to go to MK so I did not want to cut it short with packing and making our way back to the airport but also did not want to wait till the "resort bus" run on Saturday - also having to transport to a resort with our luggage via regular tranporation or taxi.

My solution? We are staying at the All Star Movies - getting there on 7th and checking out on the 10th. We will schedule an early morning Magical Express to take us back to the airport with our luggage - dropping us off close to where we just go and get on a bus to the port! This will allow us best of both worlds I think. The only downside is we will not get to meet up with the Hyatt people on Friday night.

We will be at the Poly for the Lua on Friday night so we will not make the meet in DTD either - kids only asked to do Magic Kingdom and Friday was the best day for us with other things going on.

Is anyone else going early and staying at All Star Movies?

We ended up doing a package with the Disney Dining Deluxe plan for food - so I also have to work on all the ADR's for evertying while we are there. We plan on doing some places we have never eaten at. And I thought making reservations for Palo was exhausting!

On Thursday we are going to one of the water parks - anyone like one over the other more? We love water parks and normally only go to Blizzard Beach because TL is closed when we go in January so we have never been to it.


Don't forget that night is the Pirate and Princess Party so the park closes at 7pm. We are staying at the Dolphin. I love waterparks and TyphooN Lagoon is awesome but I think we might try Aquatica by Sea World this year. Still haven't decieded yet.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

My dear, let me correct you ... that's fruity-fatty-boozy drinks (I believe in a balanced diet).

If that's the case, I'll be happy to be the help desk.
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Hey, I want a piece of this action! How about if I'm the help desk mascot? I already have a costume...

[Tigger1221]

Has anyone heard from txaggie94gigem recently? She hasn't posted since part 4. I tired pm'img her maybe she will answer soon.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Does it matter if you're flying nonstop vs. changing planes? I'm not sure what a qt. size bag looks like and whether all my meds and John's meds are going to fit in just one bag. Probably not......I can just see me carrying on 5 bags of medicines.

I've never put my meds in baggies. They're in those weekly pill thingys and I just leave them in my carry on. I've never had a problem doing that. But in Jan. when my nephew and I flew to LA to go to DL, I had a bottle of kids' cold medicine in my carry on. I didn't even think about it. I guess they saw it in the X-ray and opened my bag to see what it was. They didn't take it away, just told me I should have kept it out for them to see.

[KrisannB]

Does it matter if you're flying nonstop vs. changing planes? I'm not sure what a qt. size bag looks like and whether all my meds and John's meds are going to fit in just one bag. Probably not......I can just see me carrying on 5 bags of medicines.

I do not think meds in pill form have to be in the quart bags - only creams or liquids and they can be in a separate one than your "personal liquids" but must be in a bag. We just put our pill meds in the actual bags.




Don't forget that night is the Pirate and Princess Party so the park closes at 7pm. We are staying at the Dolphin. I love waterparks and TyphooN Lagoon is awesome but I think we might try Aquatica by Sea World this year. Still haven't decieded yet.[/QUOTE]


Yes -we are aware (but we are not going) that is part of why we are going because hopefully it will not be as crowded during the day - we have a character breakfast at 8 am in MK so we will already be inside for the park opening at 9 am - we have a ADR at Liberty Tree at 1 to sit back and relax some and then we will hit it again till 7 when we will make our way to the Poly for dinner show. We do Tour Guide Mike so we have our "plan" all set out and ready to make the most of the short day.

[KrisannB]

FYI Reminder:

If you have added on items to your agenda (flights, hotels, etc.) or changed your dates make sure you adjust your Travel Insurance!

The dates - make sure your start date is the day you actually leave your house to go to airport (like us we are going to airport on the 6th so that is the date we start - not the 7th when we fly out)

It was not much for us to up our policy $2000 to cover our airfare and disney stay before - just an extra $40.

As speaking of someone who has had to use Trip Insurance before - it is worth every penny!

[luv2cruzsus]

Marr,

I like the term mad money. In my case, considering how much I set aside it was more like lunatic money!

Not quite sure what I was thinking, but if I live up to it, you should all find me passed out in a deck chair for 15 days, surrounded by empty glasses of fruity-fatty-boozy drinks (at least the little umbrellas will provide a form of shade).

Actually I feel much better knowing that it is all taken care of. I just want to really enjoy the cruise and not have sticker shock at the end (and fruity-fatty-boozy drink remorse).

I wonder, how much do people allocate for photos? I haven't set any money aside for them.


.

We usually spend about $200 on photos max - usually less. For some reason I usually like the ones we take ourselves better! But we normally get some stuff to send to the parents and at least one or two for us to keep.


Susie

[Tigger1221]

Yes -we are aware (but we are not going) that is part of why we are going because hopefully it will not be as crowded during the day - we have a character breakfast at 8 am in MK so we will already be inside for the park opening at 9 am - we have a ADR at Liberty Tree at 1 to sit back and relax some and then we will hit it again till 7 when we will make our way to the Poly for dinner show. We do Tour Guide Mike so we have our "plan" all set out and ready to make the most of the short day.

Sounds like fun! We will be there at 4 for the party. I tried Tour Guide Mike once but since I had worked and been to WDW so much I didn't end up using it. Plus we ended up sick that trip so our plans changed.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

It can be thrown in with a demo of Mouse Manager. Although Mouse Manager runs on both Mac and Windows.

That sounds good! I'd like to see a demo of that!

Do you want to handle "the list"?

[KrisannB]

Sounds like fun! We will be there at 4 for the party. I tried Tour Guide Mike once but since I had worked and been to WDW so much I didn't end up using it. Plus we ended up sick that trip so our plans changed.

This will be our 4th trip to WDW using Tour Guide Mike - I use it mostly for the days to go to what parks when. It really helps us as we are used to going in January at slow times but the last 2 times have been high times and did I mention I HATE long lines - don't mind 20-30 minutes but 2-3 hours is OUT.

[luv2cruzsus]

My flight to MCO has changed AGAIN! We were suppose to arrive at 11:30 and now it's 2:15.

That stinks!

[Tigger1221]

This will be our 4th trip to WDW using Tour Guide Mike - I use it mostly for the days to go to what parks when. It really helps us as we are used to going in January at slow times but the last 2 times have been high times and did I mention I HATE long lines - don't mind 20-30 minutes but 2-3 hours is OUT.

We normally go during the school year. Mostly may. His park days were good though, easy to use. My DM and sister get aggravated after 20 minutes :confused3 . My DM hates crowds, I have to stand between her and the person behind her of she keeps poking me saying "they are touching or bumping into me again." :rotfl2:

[Tink rules]

Updates on our plans - feel like it is really getting close!

Well we had planned to come in - stay at a value resort for a few days and do some disney stuff and then transfer over on Friday to the Hyatt so we could take Disney transport from there what ever time we wanted and I did not want to spend the extra $$ on a moderate or above so I was willing to do this extra step.

WELLLLLL I then got to thinking that Friday would be so short and that was really the day to go to MK so I did not want to cut it short with packing and making our way back to the airport but also did not want to wait till the "resort bus" run on Saturday - also having to transport to a resort with our luggage via regular tranporation or taxi.

My solution? We are staying at the All Star Movies - getting there on 7th and checking out on the 10th. We will schedule an early morning Magical Express to take us back to the airport with our luggage - dropping us off close to where we just go and get on a bus to the port! This will allow us best of both worlds I think. The only downside is we will not get to meet up with the Hyatt people on Friday night.

We will be at the Poly for the Lua on Friday night so we will not make the meet in DTD either - kids only asked to do Magic Kingdom and Friday was the best day for us with other things going on.

Is anyone else going early and staying at All Star Movies?

We ended up doing a package with the Disney Dining Deluxe plan for food - so I also have to work on all the ADR's for evertying while we are there. We plan on doing some places we have never eaten at. And I thought making reservations for Palo was exhausting!

On Thursday we are going to one of the water parks - anyone like one over the other more? We love water parks and normally only go to Blizzard Beach because TL is closed when we go in January so we have never been to it.


Another way of doing it, but the busses get in a bit later is to take the DCL busses from one of the WDW resorts!!! You will have to take a cab or something over to one of the resorts to get it (I know POFQ is one... and some of the Deluxes are also...) That way you may be able to skip that run to the airport...



I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

Deb...

I take my meds with me all the time and believe me... I'm a walking pharmacy. I keep them in a meds bag in my carry on. In the original containers ESPECIALLY since some of mine are heavy duty pain killers. They can and will confiscate anything that is a narcotic if it is not in it's original container. Also I carry a photo copy with all my rx's just in case something needs to be replaced.

I have never had a problem carrying meds this way.

Depending on what you use for a carry on... I use a rolling back pack for mine and it works well.

Question for those mailing items - since we are spending several days at WDW ahead of time I do not want drag all our stuff to Orlando and was thinking of mailing some things like our snorkle gear and formal clothes - had anyone done this before - if so how far in advance do you send it? And what is the best way to send it? i am going to pack suitcased inside suitcases so I have places for everything to come home :)

I am a little nervous doing it but at the same time want the convience.

You can send boxes to your resort ahead of time. Give them a call, but I do believe that all you need to do is put hold for your arrival and the res # w/your name. Send it either UPS or Fed Ex as you can track those packages. I plan on sending mine to the GF.

My dear, let me correct you ... that's fruity-fatty-boozy drinks (I believe in a balanced diet).

If that's the case, I'll be happy to be the help desk.
.

Well.... I was LEAVIN out the FATTY part!!! :lmao:


Hey, I want a piece of this action! How about if I'm the help desk mascot? I already have a costume...


Hey... I need all the help I can get!! ;)

[luv2cruzsus]

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if I can't have Clooney.......mmmmmmm, Mark!
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You gotta love Mark!! He is on the Guiding Light every now and then.

Susie

[taysmom]

hello all my name is chris and I am going to be going on the westbound repo cruise with my husband bill, my 21 year old son robert, and my mom rose marie. it has always been a dream of my mom's to see the canal before she dies and when this oportunity arose, I grabbed at it. my mom lives in iowa but the rest of us live in tampa florida so getting to the port is easy. of course geting home is a bit tougher but we are really looking forward to it. feel free to send me a pm if you want to intorduce yourself to me. my son in on this board as well but he tends to lurk. well thats it for now.
byeee
Welcome...we are a friendly and chatty bunch!

Ok nobody has probably missed me but here is where I have been for the past 2 weeks or so - Strep throat has gone to everyone in my house - including me - and not at the same time. I have been the sickest and am just now getting back onto the computer really. I totally missed part 5 and now most of part 6 - I do not think I will ever get caught up!

Now a couple of things:

I will be updating the Who's doing what when spread sheet with the few that have come in over the past several weeks while I have been sick. If anyone else has their info to send - please PM me with it.

I got my info on fish team but just the first email - but not sure what now?

I will do some PM'ing about the Secret Mickey as I thought I signed up for that but never heard back anything further - any news on that part?

I will try to read and catch up - hope everyone has been better than us for the past 2 weeks!

Oh and I am so excited to be off the Champaign Girl waiting list!!!!

I pm'd you about the fish team.

[Mom323]

We'll probably leave about 6:00-6:30am......it takes a half an hour to get to the airport and we'll need to be there at least one hour in advance. It's my first plane trip since 911. So all the rules are foreign to me. This should be an experience. I love planes, John hates them and gets sick, which is why we always drive.

It really can go easily if you are prepared. Wear shoes you can slip off, no metal, empty pockets of change etc. prior to getting in line. If you have a jacket on that has to come off and go into a tray to go thru the scanner. No liquids over 3 oz, meds in a clear quart baggie, take the laptop and the cpap out of their bags and put them in a separate tray to go thru the scanner. You should just zip on thru then. :thumbsup2


Don't forget effective January 1, 2008, you may not pack spare lithium batteries in your checked baggage – that is, the baggage you give to the airline for handling.
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

[luv2cruzsus]

I'm feeling a bit tired, little blue. Maybe just too much work and too little time! DH is having some concerns about being gone for the cruise...wish him some pixie dust please!

Have a good Sunday all - I might not get to post the teams until Monday. Night!
Lisa

I have been having those thoughts as well - I've never taken two weeks off of work before and have been a little freaked out about it. I've decided not to worry about it and I hope he does that same - it's hard I'm sure. :wizard:pixiedust:

[Mom323]

Back from Church and just had some lovely fresh bread we made in the machine overnight. Yum! Church had a Mother's Day theme and I came home with some daffodills and a bookmark. We are just in the process of changing Church as we left our last one a month or so ago. This one is quite a bit different for us but it is feeling 'right'.

Going out for a cream tea this afternoon which is a 65th birthday celebration for a friend, then visiting our son and daughter in law for a cuppa tonight. Othrwise a quiet and peaceful day. The sun is shining but there is a very cold wind. Apparently it is going to SNOW overnight!:eek:

Happy Mother's Day Marilyn. :flower3:

[granmaz]

Happy Mother's Day Marilyn. :flower3:

Thanks Cork. I have had a really nice day really.

How are you as I haven't seen you around much recently?

[Mom323]

DD's home from college for Spring Break.:cool1:

I plan on putting her to work decorating my Fish Extender and designing door magnets.

She gets to put her Graphic Design studies to work . Over $80 grand in college costs and she's designing cruise magnets. :lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

Everyone's giving you great advice on carrying your meds on the plane, Deb. A couple of years ago I had a friend join me at WDW. She flew direct to MCO from Toronto...and yep, they lost her luggage. She was just newly diagnosed as diabetic and was insulin dependent. It was very lucky she had all her meds on her, it would have been quite a hassle trying to replace them. Instead, we only had to replace clothing , toiletries, etc for her week long stay, as she never did get her luggage:sad2: NOT THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU OF COURSE!

Kathe

That's a great story Kathe, lesson learned. Hard to believe that her luggage could vanish into thin air on a direct flight, but she is living proof that it happened. Thanks for sharing.....I will definitely be carrying on mine and John's meds.

[Mom323]

Thanks Cork. I have had a really nice day really.

How are you as I haven't seen you around much recently?

Our Oldest daughters FIL fell and broke his arm. He had to have a total shoulder replacement. I've have been pulling double Grandma duty babysitting. Her DMIL babysat one day a week and I picked up her day, plus my day and the additional babysitting when they went to the hospital to visit him. Also her inlaws live across the street from us, so we have been visiting them as well. Today was my day to work at the hospital as well.

[EllaEnchanted]

I've never put my meds in baggies. They're in those weekly pill thingys and I just leave them in my carry on. I've never had a problem doing that. But in Jan. when my nephew and I flew to LA to go to DL, I had a bottle of kids' cold medicine in my carry on. I didn't even think about it. I guess they saw it in the X-ray and opened my bag to see what it was. They didn't take it away, just told me I should have kept it out for them to see.

Whew, you got lucky there!

[Mom323]

Wow, that's a lot of new rules.....I'm going to put the bathroom bag and the meds bag in the suitcase to be checked in so I don't have to worry about it. What about my manicure set? It has a nail file and a scissor in it. Can I bring it and leave it in the check in bag? The shoes will be croc flip flops and the laptop will come out of the bag, those will be easy. Thanks for the heads up.

Deb, I wouldn't pack my meds in the luggage to be checked. If it lost or delayed it could cause real problems for you.

We always carry on our meds. :thumbsup2

[granmaz]

Our Oldest daughters FIL fell and broke his arm. He had to have a total shoulder replacement. I've have been pulling double Grandma duty babysitting. Her DMIL babysat one day a week and I picked up her day, plus my day and the additional babysitting when they went to the hospital to visit him. Also her inlaws live across the street from us, so we have been visiting them as well. Today was my day to work at the hospital as well.

You need a few :hug: then at the moment. Hopefully the invalid will be improving now, but with that type of injury/operation I suppose he will neede help for a while.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Another way of doing it, but the busses get in a bit later is to take the DCL busses from one of the WDW resorts!!! You will have to take a cab or something over to one of the resorts to get it (I know POFQ is one... and some of the Deluxes are also...) That way you may be able to skip that run to the airport...


That's precisely why we moved from the ASMovies to the POFQ. We don't mind getting in a bit later - there was no one in front of us at the lineups at the port and we feel we weren't rushed.

Plus the girls liked the bus ride with the videos and we liked not having to worry about out luggage. It was picked up early that morning and we got it when we got to the ship.

We might have missed all the characters and the fun at the port when we got there, but it was also very nice not to be in a line and just start the relaxing right from the moment we wake up.

[Mom323]

You need a few :hug: then at the moment. Hopefully the invalid will be improving now, but with that type of injury/operation I suppose he will neede help for a while.

Thanks for the hugs. Being busy has it's pluses, the time is going by faster. :thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

Another way of doing it, but the busses get in a bit later is to take the DCL busses from one of the WDW resorts!!! You will have to take a cab or something over to one of the resorts to get it (I know POFQ is one... and some of the Deluxes are also...) That way you may be able to skip that run to the airport...



Deb...

I take my meds with me all the time and believe me... I'm a walking pharmacy. I keep them in a meds bag in my carry on. In the original containers ESPECIALLY since some of mine are heavy duty pain killers. They can and will confiscate anything that is a narcotic if it is not in it's original container. Also I carry a photo copy with all my rx's just in case something needs to be replaced.

I have never had a problem carrying meds this way.

Depending on what you use for a carry on... I use a rolling back pack for mine and it works well.

Sounds like another sister here.....I have narcotic and nonnarcotic pain killers and muscle relaxers and steroids.....yea, a walking pharmacy, me too! Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it.



You can send boxes to your resort ahead of time. Give them a call, but I do believe that all you need to do is put hold for your arrival and the res # w/your name. Send it either UPS or Fed Ex as you can track those packages. I plan on sending mine to the GF.



Well.... I was LEAVIN out the FATTY part!!! :lmao:





Hey... I need all the help I can get!! ;)

:wizard:

[Mom323]

Question for those mailing items - since we are spending several days at WDW ahead of time I do not want drag all our stuff to Orlando and was thinking of mailing some things like our snorkle gear and formal clothes - had anyone done this before - if so how far in advance do you send it? And what is the best way to send it? i am going to pack suitcased inside suitcases so I have places for everything to come home :)

I am a little nervous doing it but at the same time want the convience.

We are sending a box down to the Poly and will check it with our luggage when we leave for the cruise. Sending a box to the port seemed to have alot of restrictions, re: size and items you could send. We will send the box down on Monday before the cruise. We arrive at the Poly on the 7th.

[Mom323]

Does it matter if you're flying nonstop vs. changing planes? I'm not sure what a qt. size bag looks like and whether all my meds and John's meds are going to fit in just one bag. Probably not......I can just see me carrying on 5 bags of medicines.

Medications, baby formula and food, breast milk, and juice are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding three ounces and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint.

[KrisannB]

Another way of doing it, but the busses get in a bit later is to take the DCL busses from one of the WDW resorts!!! You will have to take a cab or something over to one of the resorts to get it (I know POFQ is one... and some of the Deluxes are also...) That way you may be able to skip that run to the airport...



You can send boxes to your resort ahead of time. Give them a call, but I do believe that all you need to do is put hold for your arrival and the res # w/your name. Send it either UPS or Fed Ex as you can track those packages. I plan on sending mine to the GF. QUOTE]



I know about the later busses from the resorts but I figure if I have to go somewhere else I might as well do the easy part (and free) to go back to airport. we will probably still not get to port till between 12 and 1 knowing us. I will decide on the MYW return trip on Thursday before the cruise - depending on how we are feeling!

As for the boxes - I want to send them to the cruise - not the resort - can anyone point me to the rules and regs for limitations on the boxes? Thanks.



[QUOTE=taysmom;23554000]Welcome...we are a friendly and chatty bunch!

I pm'd you about the fish team.

Got it - will respond to you soon! I too am ready to get started with it! Looking forward to our team!

[EllaEnchanted]

Don't forget effective January 1, 2008, you may not pack spare lithium batteries in your checked baggage – that is, the baggage you give to the airline for handling.
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

Thanks Cork......will keep it off the list!

[Mom323]

[QUOTE=Tink rules;23553663]Another way of doing it, but the busses get in a bit later is to take the DCL busses from one of the WDW resorts!!! You will have to take a cab or something over to one of the resorts to get it (I know POFQ is one... and some of the Deluxes are also...) That way you may be able to skip that run to the airport...



You can send boxes to your resort ahead of time. Give them a call, but I do believe that all you need to do is put hold for your arrival and the res # w/your name. Send it either UPS or Fed Ex as you can track those packages. I plan on sending mine to the GF. QUOTE]



I know about the later busses from the resorts but I figure if I have to go somewhere else I might as well do the easy part (and free) to go back to airport. we will probably still not get to port till between 12 and 1 knowing us. I will decide on the MYW return trip on Thursday before the cruise - depending on how we are feeling!

As for the boxes - I want to send them to the cruise - not the resort - can anyone point me to the rules and regs for limitations on the boxes? Thanks.





Got it - will respond to you soon! I too am ready to get started with it! Looking forward to our team!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1739859:thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, I wouldn't pack my meds in the luggage to be checked. If it lost or delayed it could cause real problems for you.

We always carry on our meds. :thumbsup2


Thanks again Cork.....I'm a believer, now how do I convince DH?

[pahrumpgirl]

That's a great story Kathe, lesson learned. Hard to believe that her luggage could vanish into thin air on a direct flight, but she is living proof that it happened. Thanks for sharing.....I will definitely be carrying on mine and John's meds.

Deb,

I have also had a checked bag come up missing on a direct flight from Ontario, CA to Reno. That is not an easy feat but the airlines are up to it. Be sure to put your Med's in your carry on. I do a lot of flying and have never had any problems with the meds but have lost, had them take, cork screws, small screw drivers, (pocket type) and a small 2" crescent wrench that was on my key chain.:confused: Have also had them break the blade, nail file and scissors off of a money clip.:sad2: Just depends on how much of a pain they want to be and if they are on a power trip that day. They do provide the QT. size bags for liquids and paper booties for your feet.

Doug

[EllaEnchanted]

Medications, baby formula and food, breast milk, and juice are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding three ounces and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint.

Thank you Cork....wow you are really being very helpful today!

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb,

I have also had a checked bag come up missing on a direct flight from Ontario, CA to Reno. That is not an easy feat but the airlines are up to it. Be sure to put your Med's in your carry on. I do a lot of flying and have never had any problems with the meds but have lost, had them take, cork screws, small screw drivers, (pocket type) and a small 2" crescent wrench that was on my key chain.:confused: Have also had them break the blade, nail file and scissors off of a money clip.:sad2: Just depends on how much of a pain they want to be and if they are on a power trip that day. They do provide the QT. size bags for liquids and paper booties for your feet.

Doug

Now I know why I haven't flown since 911.....this is really starting to sound like a nightmare. I'm not the criminal, don't punish me. Make your rules within reason and I'll follow them but it sounds exactly like what you have said.

[gydell]

Cat. 4 is back!

[MrsMork]

I know I usually put them in a carry on, but since it's a nonstop flight, I thought maybe it would be safe enough that my luggage won't get lost.

Do you think I should put them in plastic bags and keep them in my carry on bag still? I have lots and lots of them that are all in one a medicine bag.

What do you think?

I think anything can happen, nonstop or not, and I would want my necessary medication with me.

[Tink rules]

Cat. 4 is back!

I think that Cat 4 is a broom closet.... :rotfl:

[MrsMork]

Thanks Lisa, so nice of you to do that and post the link. Now I have to look up the corkscrew that I carry in my make up bag.....I'm always prepared.....can you tell that I like drinking wine and champagne when I'm out travelling.

WE too have a corkscrew, but it is in the outside pocket of our checked luggage with our SkipBo cards....two decks just in case.

[MrsMork]

Does it matter if you're flying nonstop vs. changing planes? I'm not sure what a qt. size bag looks like and whether all my meds and John's meds are going to fit in just one bag. Probably not......I can just see me carrying on 5 bags of medicines.

Just get the quart size ziplock baggies at the grocery. If you need 2 or 3 that is ok. Just put them in your carryon. They usually don't take them out, they just scan them, but if they do want to examine them they (or you) are not required to dig around through the carryon.

[KrisannB]

[QUOTE=KrisannB;23554868]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1739859:thumbsup2


Thanks! I will now find some smaller boxes to mail in and keep them under the 20 pound limit. Not a problem for me - every little thing I can send ahead the better off I am!

[hawkaye19]

Evening all,

Just got caught up...whew...

Air Canada really fouled us up last spring. I had an early morning direct flight to Orlando from Ottawa - arriving at 10:30...and a flight back at 8 pm ...ahhhhh

they changed the early morming one to a late afternoon one , and the one back left Orlando at 7:30 am....so I lost almost 19 hours at WDW..


This time I thought i would be smart and booked Westjet, direct flight to Orlando leaving at 11:30 am ...giving us loads of time to wake up at a decent hour and drive to the airport

You guessed it...my direct flight now connects through Toronto ( I hate that airport) and leaves Ottawa at 7 am....


They always ask you to call them when they make a major change like that, and when I did the young lady at the other end.....just could not grasp the fact I did not want to go through Toronto (she's in Calgary).....it turns out Westjet cancelled all their direct flights from Ottawa and routed them all through Toronto....


I just like clearing US customs in Ottawa and knowing that when i get off the plane...I'll be in MCO

Sorry...just had to vent...

Then of course i just found out my flight back is now 1/2 an hour earlier.....which would not have been soooo bad except for the fact i built in an extra hour in Toronto to clear customs before our connecting flight home....

[iankh]

All of this talk about people staying before the cruise and people staying after the cruise is really bumming me out (yes, that's what I said, I graduated high school in the very early 1970's)

I wish I could either get some time before the cruise or even better, a few days afterwards to go to DL. I could not swing that with work, I haven't asked, but I don't think I could swing it. People are shocked that I'm going to be gone from work for 2 weeks.



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[KrisannB]

All of this talk about people staying before the cruise and people staying after the cruise is really bumming me out (yes, that's what I said, I graduated high school in the very early 1970's)

I wish I could either get some time before the cruise or even better, a few days afterwards to go to DL. I could not swing that with work, I haven't asked, but I don't think I could swing it. People are shocked that I'm going to be gone from work for 2 weeks.



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We are only getting the few days before - but not after. We had hoped for after at DL but not going to happen - we are on a 1:00 pm flight on the 25th back to Nashville. We had hoped to visit Califorinia since we have not been before where we could visit and enjoy DL and California. Think of it this way - it gives you a reason to make another trip! That is how I am looking at it.

[Mom323]

All of this talk about people staying before the cruise and people staying after the cruise is really bumming me out (yes, that's what I said, I graduated high school in the very early 1970's)
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Far out, I graduated in the very early 70's as well. :flower3:

Loved reading about Mrs. Bennett. A Chumby is my DB's future. DD loved it as well and her birthday is in July. :thumbsup2

[iankh]

Far out, I graduated in the very early 70's as well. :flower3:

Loved reading about Mrs. Bennett. A Chumby is my DB's future. DD loved it as well and her birthday is in July. :thumbsup2

Another child of the '70s!

I think we should all bring our high school year books and have a time warp party.

[Mom323]

Another child of the '70s!

I think we should all bring our high school year books and have a time warp party.


:lmao: I went to High School in the burbs, we were surrounded by corn fields.

[taysmom]

Does anyone watch the cheesy reality show "Flavor of Love" on VH1? I can't believe these women are seriously interested in that aging rapper! It's crazy!

[Mom323]

It has gotten very quiet.

[CameronsDad]

Updates on our plans - feel like it is really getting close!

Well we had planned to come in - stay at a value resort for a few days and do some disney stuff and then transfer over on Friday to the Hyatt so we could take Disney transport from there what ever time we wanted and I did not want to spend the extra $$ on a moderate or above so I was willing to do this extra step.

WELLLLLL I then got to thinking that Friday would be so short and that was really the day to go to MK so I did not want to cut it short with packing and making our way back to the airport but also did not want to wait till the "resort bus" run on Saturday - also having to transport to a resort with our luggage via regular tranporation or taxi.

My solution? We are staying at the All Star Movies - getting there on 7th and checking out on the 10th. We will schedule an early morning Magical Express to take us back to the airport with our luggage - dropping us off close to where we just go and get on a bus to the port! This will allow us best of both worlds I think. The only downside is we will not get to meet up with the Hyatt people on Friday night.

We will be at the Poly for the Lua on Friday night so we will not make the meet in DTD either - kids only asked to do Magic Kingdom and Friday was the best day for us with other things going on.

Is anyone else going early and staying at All Star Movies?

We ended up doing a package with the Disney Dining Deluxe plan for food - so I also have to work on all the ADR's for evertying while we are there. We plan on doing some places we have never eaten at. And I thought making reservations for Palo was exhausting!

On Thursday we are going to one of the water parks - anyone like one over the other more? We love water parks and normally only go to Blizzard Beach because TL is closed when we go in January so we have never been to it.

We will be staying at Port Orleans from the 7th to the 10th. We will be going to Blizzard Beach on the 8th. We did both water parks two years ago, but son wanted to go back to BB. We are going to AK on the 9th.

Joseph