5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 10

[RachelTori]

Laura,
That is what I am leaning towards doing since the goal is to cut costs, but Iwanted to make sure I was not crazy for giving up the free dining? It seems so wrong! LOL

There are times when the free dining would be hard to pass up. A Mommy with 4 young children at WDW isn't one of them!!! (trust me!!)

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Cool! Girl trip, early November 2007! This fall is a little busy. :teeth:

Any other Moms that can take a Guilt Trip?

Hmm, what's the guilt part? Because we're going without kids? I've gone solo before and the funny thing is- not an ounce of guilt while I'm gone. Okay maybe when I'm on the PHONE with them but that's pretty much it- the rest of the time I'm like "oh me oh my I'm in heaven... no mouths to wipe, no picking up after other little people who are SO lazy, no back talking, no referreeing fights, no driving everyone to and fro, no nothing but fun!

Matter of fact- I think I'm about due for another trip like that. LOL The only problem is DH's hours are different now that he's on days instead of rotating shifts. Before I could go anytime I wanted- as long as I worked it around his schedule to when he was off and then going on midday shift where he could take kids to/from school and the youngest was in private preschool and such. NOW his hours are such that he couldn't take them to school nor pick them up! I'd have to find a babysitter for before and after school. And now he doesn't get 5-7 days off in a row, he's lucky to get weekends off sometimes. (Fri-Sun is overtime for him now though). wahhhhhhh I don't foresee any solo trips for me for awhile unless I find a babysitter. That's not likely to happen. We never have a babysitter to do anything without the kids either. :( Haven't for many years.

I'd join ya if I could! How's about a girl trip CRUISE with kids in the club/lab? Will that work? LOL
(as if I could talk DH into staying home while we went on a cruise without him. Not hardly! VERY easy to go to WDW without him as that's not really his thing- but a cruise.. forget it. He'd wanna go)

Amanda- if it were me, I'd stay with the original plan of POP and free dining plan and eat and eat and eat. Can you really feed all of you all those days for under $200 without a major cramp in your time, etc. to do so? Plus you weren't serious about eating ramon noodles every day were you? (although if you were serious- Robert would want to stow away with ya and probably consider that his dream vacation LOL) Can't you bank or rent your points? Did you just join DVC recently or something?

Ps. if you're taking Nathan- you're a better woman than I am. LOL I've gone with the kids by myself before- but the youngest was 4 at the time. (almost 5) When they're that young- dear husband HAS to come to help. LOL Yeah, he called himself "the pack mule" and the description fit him back then. LOL)

[tinksdad]

Mike the Mouse Matters on The DIS?:happytv:
Sounds like another soap opera to me...... :sad2:

[itdjbw]

when r u going again??

We leave on September 1st but our tickets where booked for Aug31st :confused3 :confused3

2 weeks cruising Alaska with a couple of days in Vancouver and I have not been there for 8 Years.
PLUS fun time with our friends!!!!

[dzneprincess]

So VWL just isn't for us. I'm very happy with my Boardwalk home, especially when I have a Boardwalk view!

UGH!!!!!!!!

[RachelTori]

Yes driving! See I am so used to being crammed at POP I forget that now I will ahve a mini fridge and a microwave at the studio right?

Is anyone going to be around during the 28th of Aug thru 09/04? I would love to meet up with

I'm going to miss you by a month :( I'll be at WDW 28th of September until October 5th - this is my annual "Ladies Only" for Food & Wine :woohoo:

[itdjbw]

I would stay at OKW with no dining plan. (waitlisted for BWV!) The dining plan is great if you want to eat ridiculous amounts of food, but with a little planning, you can eat economically. Have lots of healthy snacks on hand for in between meals.

Just my opinion, for whatever it's worth..... :sunny:

Growning boys can eat a lot :lmao: :lmao:

[itdjbw]

Our problems at VWL were three fold. First it was a studio for only 2 nights after a cruise.

We check in no problem. Room isn't ready - no big deal - so we head to MK. Come back when we call and the room is ready. Go to the room. It is first floor. Not my favorite but ok. Open the door and someone is sitting on the bed. We think they were the party that checked out that day but left the patio door unlocked so they could get back in. Go into the lobby of the Villas and call the front desk. We were told we had to go back to the Lodge. Walked over and were treated like we were bothering the person to get a new room. Strike #1.

We get a new room - also first floor. Go in, no one is there, kind of dark for my tastes but ok. We unpack and Mark is trying to upload our pictures onto the TV. Needed video inputs. Called and asked if we could get a vcr for that. Was told no problem but no one ever came and when we called back much later was told we couldn't have one. Strike #2.

While Mark was calling the 2nd time I decided to go out on the patio and read (just like I do on a balcony or verandah on vacation). As i go to open the door a snake crosses the patio. Strike #3.

So VWL just isn't for us. I'm very happy with my Boardwalk home, especially when I have a Boardwalk view!

Not sure if I posted here but we had the same thing in May but at the disney resort not DVC, checked in got our room, Tarryn opened the door and there was peoples things, closed the door and called from the passage phone and had to go back to get another room, got to the new room and it was not made - it was a pig sty, the beds were unmade, wet towels on the floor, dirty carpets etc called check in again and they said some-one would be there with a new room key, 40 minutes later a cleaning lady arrived and said she was making the room for us, it was now 11pm so I went back to check in and got a new room - no apology from anyone there, didn't care less that they wasted our whole evening and my kids were exhausted!!!

[itdjbw]

Yes driving! See I am so used to being crammed at POP I forget that now I will ahve a mini fridge and a microwave at the studio right?

Is anyone going to be around during the 28th of Aug thru 09/04? I would love to meet up with


Sorry I was not thinking and for some reason forgot you would have a kitchen and not be in a hotel room!!!

[Dancind]

I am sure we could work out a weekend. I wish you were coming back at the end of July like you have previously. I have an annual Conference at WDW (This year is Contemporary) and we had so much fun with everyone who was there last summer.

Sorry, Sharon! Can't do DL and WDW within a single month! It was fun, though. We need to do all that again. One of these days, all these kids will be grown, you know?

[Dancind]

All this talk about the women's trip makes me start wondering.....when can the guys go away with the wives and kids? :rotfl:

That should stir the pot for a while!!!!

Please see my above comment about scuba trips. Alicia being along does not negate the guy-ness of the trips!

Oh, I get it. Jim wants to go on a trip with Jay!

[Dancind]

I'm sure it will cost you more than $200 to eat at disney for 4 of you, not like there is cheap there :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I say stay with the original and save the points!!
you could rent them out fot 880. never done it but you could try!! :lmao: :lmao:

Sorry, I'd stick with OKW. Because I've stayed at a Value resort, and I'd much, much rather stay at OKW. It's nicer, quieter, two queen beds vs. doubles, and you don't have to stand in the aisle every single bus trip.

Did you waitlist a standard view at BWV, Amanda?

[Dancind]

Amanda -- if it was me and you wanted to conserve on eating out, I would stay at OKW, go with a 1 bedroom so you have a full kitchen and then buy what you need to eat in the room everyday. We usually try to have all of our breakfasts in the room, eat out at lunchtime, then have 3 or 4 meals in the room at dinner time. This has always saved us a lot of money. I did dining plan this year, just because it was available. Don't know how many times I will do that again.

We did it too, for the two nights we spent there before the cruise. Did some meal sharing, so managed to turn our two night sit down dinners into one night at CA Grill (two credits per person), and one at Les Chefs. All I can say is it's a lot of eating, and a lot of sit down dinners. Which could be difficult if it's just you and four kids. I know they are used to behaving in restaurants, but every night?

I'd say check the menus that are available on the internet, figure out what you would be likely to order at different places that you'd choose if you aren't on the dining plan, and decide if it's a good deal. I'm not that big on cooking while on vacation, but we do eat in some just to have a kick back/TV night a couple of times.

[Dancind]

Wow! I had no idea that my off the cuff idea would be such a hit! If you guys are in, I'm in.

Working from my bad memory, here are the heck yesses:

Me, Stacey, Amanda, Karen P., Laura

The maybes:

Monica, Sharon, Sandi

Tinytink, I don't know your real name. I'm so sorry, did I meet you on the cruise?

[RachelTori]

Wow! I had no idea that my off the cuff idea would be such a hit! If you guys are in, I'm in.

Working from my bad memory, here are the heck yesses:

Me, Stacey, Amanda, Karen P., Laura

The maybes:

Monica, Sharon, Sandi

Tinytink, I don't know your real name. I'm so sorry, did I meet you on the cruise?

Yep! I'm "in"!! :thumbsup2

[chip&dale&fun]

Hi folks - a quick post to catch up before I start with more work (i used to be fun, what happened???)

Anyway - all this talk of going to WDW - we will be there soon for a weekend. No parks because our passes are not good...But we can take a break and relax at a hotel. Love those Fla rates and Disney Dining card.

Tried to book a scuba trip at the end of July....HAH - it is mini-lobster season...I never paid attention before. Not a good time to get good rates in the Keys....must go back to the drawing board and see about other times.

WE do have Ameila Island coming up .... and that is a conference so there is an added benefit of a free night if I get my paper completed on time.

All this talk of going to Epcot - Cannot wait until Food and Wine. We have one Party of the Senses Weekend picked...but we need at least 2 trips to satisfy all my tastebuds....could actually use 3 - truth be told...

Amanda - sorry I cannot help with the options...we are only 2 so we have much more flexibility. We take a coffee pot when we stay at Pop Century and don't eat breakfast so that is one meal saved. Course we spend the remaining savings on food and dare I say "beer"....so, not sure that is a good role model for the little ones. There were some good suggestions posted.

Thanks to Sam, the CD is in the mail. I have learned lots about sharing of photos for the do over cruise....

Gotta run.....more work to complete tonight and out of town again tomorrow....Think - "paying for cruise".....

Nightie night all....

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I'm going to miss you by a month :( I'll be at WDW 28th of September until October 5th - this is my annual "Ladies Only" for Food & Wine :woohoo:

We (me and kids) were about "this" close to being there exactly during your trip. But then I decided even though it was very hard to give up the free dining- that I just didn't want to go and spend so much (mostly on the flight for us four!) for such a short trip (we'd have to go 28th-2nd only, because of the kids school schedule). I would have had to buy 1 day tickets for us all for the dining plan plus longer (cheaper) 7 or 10 day tickets for 2 of us, plus the flight and ofcourse we'd want to do MNSSHP- it just all added up to over $2000 (closer to 3) and I said nah.... nevermind. LOL

I do hope they do the free dining next year too though- I'll probably want to go again then since we won't be going again (before the cruises) until June 2008. *fingers crossed*

[tinksdad]

Oh, I get it. Jim wants to go on a trip with Jay!
I can see the headlines now: "Boys gone wild in Vegas"!!!! :rotfl2: :lmao:

[dzneprincess]

:rotfl: Amanda- if it were me, I'd stay with the original plan of POP and free dining plan and eat and eat and eat. Can you really feed all of you all those days for under $200 without a major cramp in your time, etc. to do so? Plus you weren't serious about eating ramon noodles every day were you? (although if you were serious- Robert would want to stow away with ya and probably consider that his dream vacation LOL) Can't you bank or rent your points? Did you just join DVC recently or something?

Ps. if you're taking Nathan- you're a better woman than I am. LOL I've gone with the kids by myself before- but the youngest was 4 at the time. (almost 5) When they're that young- dear husband HAS to come to help. LOL Yeah, he called himself "the pack mule" and the description fit him back then. LOL)

No, what I was saying, not that we could eat for $200 during that time, but that it would save $200 by using points and dining plan as opposed to cash OOP and free dining at POP...And I was joking about the ramen noodles (unless your were going to send some money to the AMANDA WDW fund) but I was not joking about the toilet paper! it is gone!
Last year, I took all 4 kids by myself, ages 9 8 5 and 2. My Steve says he doesnt know how I do it. I just do. We are happy there. I would be with them alnoe here at home, so I would rather be with them alone at WDW!

[dzneprincess]

We leave on September 1st but our tickets where booked for Aug31st :confused3 :confused3

2 weeks cruising Alaska with a couple of days in Vancouver and I have not been there for 8 Years.
PLUS fun time with our friends!!!!

Ahhh sounds lovely...when is the other cruse then? The one that is going to be 30 days I think?

[dzneprincess]

I'm going to miss you by a month :( I'll be at WDW 28th of September until October 5th - this is my annual "Ladies Only" for Food & Wine :woohoo:

awww shucks! I would postpone mine, as I prefer food and wine, but seeing as I am limited on vacation days and everyone is spoken for thru the end of the year, Iwas counting on that "FREE" Monday because it is labor Day and we are all off anyways!

[scuba diver]

How long is the world cruise and what ship??
Info please!!!!

He is debating between HA and Radisson. Probably will do HA because they include laundry service.

It will be 4 months.

Pricing and schedules are not out yet, but he is going to put his name on the waiting lists to make sure he gets the room he wants.

[RachelTori]

We (me and kids) were about "this" close to being there exactly during your trip. But then I decided even though it was very hard to give up the free dining- that I just didn't want to go and spend so much (mostly on the flight for us four!) for such a short trip (we'd have to go 28th-2nd only, because of the kids school schedule). I would have had to buy 1 day tickets for us all for the dining plan plus longer (cheaper) 7 or 10 day tickets for 2 of us, plus the flight and ofcourse we'd want to do MNSSHP- it just all added up to over $2000 (closer to 3) and I said nah.... nevermind. LOL

I do hope they do the free dining next year too though- I'll probably want to go again then since we won't be going again (before the cruises) until June 2008. *fingers crossed*

Yeah - that's a lot of money for a short trip - better you put it toward the Do-Over!! ;)

Right now I'm booked at POFQ with the free dining, but if AP rates come out, I might drop the dining.

Good night, all!

[dzneprincess]

Sorry, I'd stick with OKW. Because I've stayed at a Value resort, and I'd much, much rather stay at OKW. It's nicer, quieter, two queen beds vs. doubles, and you don't have to stand in the aisle every single bus trip.

Did you waitlist a standard view at BWV, Amanda?

I did just like you suggested! Thank you! The lady didnt really give me any detail on how it works, just that she waitlisted me, can you give me the gist of it? If you can spare the time?

[Dancind]

I did just like you suggested! Thank you! The lady didnt really give me any detail on how it works, just that she waitlisted me, can you give me the gist of it? If you can spare the time?

Did you ask that they call you, or did you make it automatic? If the former, they will call and ask if you still want to make the change, and then you have a day or two to call back. If automatic, they just switch you, and send you a new confirmation. It doesn't hurt to call every few weeks to check on it, sometimes there's a cancellation and they just give it to you. Even though they say they don't do that.

[itdjbw]

Ahhh sounds lovely...when is the other cruse then? The one that is going to be 30 days I think?

That's next September 23, 2007, can you see I am ADDICTED!!!!!!! :teeth:

[mickeymo]

All this talk about the women's trip makes me start wondering.....when can the guys go away with the wives and kids? :rotfl:

That should stir the pot for a while!!!!

Did you REALLY mean WITH???

John is already planning a photo trip with Kevin somewhere in the middle of nowhere Texas...Dueling D200s :lmao:

So, I figure a 2007 mom's trip would be just about right! I've already done WDW with a childhood friend without our children - (and on Maggie's B-Day ) so, no problem leaving them behind...

They kids want me to go away more often - it's fun when Dad's in charge :thumbsup2

[itdjbw]

He is debating between HA and Radisson. Probably will do HA because they include laundry service.

It will be 4 months.

Pricing and schedules are not out yet, but he is going to put his name on the waiting lists to make sure he gets the room he wants.

We are having a taste of that next year but I just informed DH that is what I want for my next BIG birthday so to start saving for it now!!!!
Wonder if Princess has a round the world cruise and by then I would hope to have free laundry too :teeth: :teeth:

[itdjbw]

Did you REALLY mean WITH???

John is already planning a photo trip with Kevin somewhere in the middle of nowhere Texas...Dueling D200s :lmao:

So, I figure a 2007 mom's trip would be just about right! I've already done WDW with a childhood friend without our children - (and on Maggie's B-Day ) so, no problem leaving them behind...

They kids want me to go away more often - it's fun when Dad's in charge :thumbsup2

Not to mention one day they are going to go on lots of vacations and not give a thought to us :teeth: :teeth:

[mickeymo]

Oh, I happen to know someone who wrote something for a certain feature on an unnamed website.

But I don't know how much I can divulge.....Mike, Mouse Matters, DIS. :)


ahhh - now it's becoming clearer ;)

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

:rotfl:

No, what I was saying, not that we could eat for $200 during that time, but that it would save $200 by using points and dining plan as opposed to cash OOP and free dining at POP...And I was joking about the ramen noodles (unless your were going to send some money to the AMANDA WDW fund) but I was not joking about the toilet paper! it is gone!
Last year, I took all 4 kids by myself, ages 9 8 5 and 2. My Steve says he doesnt know how I do it. I just do. We are happy there. I would be with them alnoe here at home, so I would rather be with them alone at WDW!

Ooh, well then no question- if you're saving $200 AFTER using points and getting the dining plan... then that's a no brainer. I thought you were saying it was $200 cheaper if you go with the points but then you'd have to buy food the entire time! Sorry about the confusion.

LOL about the Amanda WDW fund. Sorry- right now we're contributing to the Shelley/Jeff/Robert/Ruby/Rita WDW/cruise fund. :rotfl: What's up with the toilet paper though? Were you stocked up from a sale or something and ran out? Or just don't want to go to the store? If it's the latter- I'm with you on that. I keep procrastinating doing that- I'm going to have to give in and go grocery/etc. shopping soon. Darnit. LOL

It's the 2yr old that makes me say you're more woman than me. LOL Sure I'd be home with them alone anyway while DH at work but it wouldn't be 24/7 alone- and um, I do less at home than at WDW. LOL When we go to WDW we make the most of our time and not a whole lot of relaxing. (maybe someday when we are DVC members too! LOL)
You must have very well behaved children.. not heathens like mine. :confused3 I do good to keep up with my 3 (only 2 hands yanno!) at older ages much less try it with a wee one added to the mix. LOL Mine are a bit hyper though- atleast the older two are..
Maybe you just have more patience or higher stress threshold than myself or something. Anywho- I bow to you. LOL I can do it- but not with a stroller, diaper clad (atleast my last 2 were at 2yrs old- not sure about Nathan) little one, etc. That's just not my idea of fun. You go girl! :)

Oh and I meant to say earlier- some of your posts had me laughing out loud! Especially the one about the AP temptation to renew/etc. LOL

[ohiominnie]

Wow! I had no idea that my off the cuff idea would be such a hit! If you guys are in, I'm in.

Working from my bad memory, here are the heck yesses:

Me, Stacey, Amanda, Karen P., Laura

The maybes:

Monica, Sharon, Sandi

Tinytink, I don't know your real name. I'm so sorry, did I meet you on the cruise?

Careful....there are two Karen P.'s on this thread. ;)

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Yeah - that's a lot of money for a short trip - better you put it toward the Do-Over!! ;)

Right now I'm booked at POFQ with the free dining, but if AP rates come out, I might drop the dining.

Good night, all!

Yep, especially because our "do over" we're planning on doing back to back cruises! And we'll probably do a "me and kids" WDW trip next summer as well- we can't go that long without a Mickey fix! June 2006 to june 2008 without a Mickey fix? I don't think so! LOL

[Dancind]

Careful....there are two Karen P.'s on this thread. ;)

OK, she is Kiki, and you are OM. Is that better?

[justmestace]

All this talk about the women's trip makes me start wondering.....when can the guys go away with the wives and kids? :rotfl:

That should stir the pot for a while!!!!

Don't give me that cr*p. You guys go all the time. Scuba, remember????

[justmestace]

Oh, I happen to know someone who wrote something for a certain feature on an unnamed website.

But I don't know how much I can divulge.....Mike, Mouse Matters, DIS. :)

Mike is now peeing out Mouse Matter??????????:confused3

[justmestace]

You better watch it, or I'll sic Virgil on you!!! :crazy:


:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: I'm sorry...I'm really sorry!! BTW, did I tell you that the knot you tied in my camera strap has stayed nice and tight, and it's the best knot I've ever seen and you are just the greatest??? please don't sic Virgil on me........





pixiedust: :tinker: pdfg

[justmestace]

Sorry, Sharon! Can't do DL and WDW within a single month! It was fun, though. We need to do all that again. One of these days, all these kids will be grown, you know?

Well, yeah, but then we'll be paying for college.....:sad1:

[justmestace]

Please see my above comment about scuba trips. Alicia being along does not negate the guy-ness of the trips!

Oh, I get it. Jim wants to go on a trip with Jay!

Where's the drink warning??!! :lmao:

[tinytink]

Wow! I had no idea that my off the cuff idea would be such a hit! If you guys are in, I'm in.

Working from my bad memory, here are the heck yesses:

Me, Stacey, Amanda, Karen P., Laura

The maybes:

Monica, Sharon, Sandi

Tinytink, I don't know your real name. I'm so sorry, did I meet you on the cruise?
Diana,

My name is Theresa. I really didn't meet that many people as I had hoped to on board but if any of you remember a little girl with squeeky shoes, that would be my Maddy Jade. So I would be in close proximity or you can wait for Mark to send out the CD/DVD of pics. Mine should be going out to him today with my $5. I do hope to make it any mini dis meets near me or if we will be close to anybody else out there, so in the mean time I'll just keep dis'ing.

[tinytink]

well good night all. Got to log on to the DVC for the first time. :banana:

[DareTooDream]

Hey Amanda,
We stayed in a studio at SSR after the cruise. We are not DVC members but rented points from someone on the DIS rent/trade board. As for availability it wasn't reserved until April 3rd, fairly close to our stay. We were in the Paddock bldg - about opposite of the area with DTD views. We probably got what was left 'cause we didn't check in til about 9pm because we did the KSC after disembarking. We did look out over the pool - one of the little pools - not the main one. We didn't use any of the pools. In the building by the pool there was 2 washers and 4 dryers. They have the slots for quarters but you don't have to pay. I'm told the only the 1 and 2 bedrooms have washers and dryers. There was a mini fridge, microwave, small sink, and I think a coffee maker. There were 4 stoneware type mugs, 4 glass drink glasses, and the rest was disposable - 4 sets of plastic silverware, 4 paper bowls and 4 paper plates. You would need more plates and all if you were to eat in the studio much. We only ate in the food court the night we arrived. It was good and there was a bit of variety like someone mentioned (Diane?). Alan and Bryce took the bus over to Epcot once, and Shane and Bryce went from MGM to SSR once. Both times there wasn't much of a wait for the bus to pick them up, just that the bus does take some time to get to your destination of course.

Hope that helps!
Sherry

[DareTooDream]

I've gotten a couple of emails from Bryce. They're nothing like Matts. You can just tell it's killing him to sit still long enough to get two sentences out. I hope his English teachers never see these........anyway, the one this evening said he "forgot" to tell me they went "elevated water entry......". Apparantly that is also knows as cliff jumping :teeth: . The 30 feet of Inspiration Point (hmmmmmmmm) wasn't enough for him so he went higher to 35-40 feet. It's probably a good thing he "forgot" to tell me before hand. Stacey, weren't we just talking about my other son and rumors of cliff jumping at lunch???????

He's also going to be able to get his advanced scuba certification. What a summer this kid is having.
Sherry

[chip&dale&fun]

Good Morning All - - itchy to travel again after reading the posts you posted after I signed off.....

Amand a- don't know if I ever told you but we stayed at Boardwalk Villas for my Mother 80's birtday and it was perfect. Of course, it was just the 3 of us. We had a nice room, one huge bedroom and walk in bath with jacuzzi and a living room, with sofa bed and an ever larger walk-in shower. A full kitchen, 2 balconies...Turned out cheaper than 2 rooms the summer of 2000....no rates that year on any hotel. It was a treat!

Mother still wonders who is sleeping in "her" room!!!!

Later...

[WDWLVR]

:tinker:Good morning cruisers :tinker:





Happy Wednesday!

[CajunGirl2]

Ang,
Aubrey said you don't have to check the wiring but check all the recepticles and GFI that they are not blown.

Thanks Julia!

[RachelTori]

Mike is now peeing out Mouse Matter??????????:confused3


:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: THAT required a drink warning!!!!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl: :lmao:

Poor Mike - some things you can never live down! ;)

[RachelTori]

:tinker:Good morning cruisers :tinker:





Happy Wednesday!










You know what I REALLY miss? Your "We sail in (xx) weeks" :sad: Hoping it won't be too much longer till we can see that again! :thumbsup2

[ohiominnie]

You know what I REALLY miss? Your "We sail in (xx) weeks" :sad: Hoping it won't be too much longer till we can see that again! :thumbsup2

Two thoughts on this....

#1, Mary could do a "we sail in approximately (xx) weeks" and then change it when the final date is known....

but...

#2, her (xx) would actually have to be (xxx) b/c it would be over 100 weeks!!! not sure I want to see a number THAT big. :lmao:

[RachelTori]

Two thoughts on this....

#1, Mary could do a "we sail in approximately (xx) weeks" and then change it when the final date is known....

but...

#2, her (xx) would actually have to be (xxx) b/c it would be over 100 weeks!!! not sure I want to see a number THAT big. :lmao:

Well, #2 is rather depressing!! How about we just stick with using x's until it gets to a # we all like!!!! :lmao:

[kikipug]

Sorry, your cover is blown. I just printed this page so Lisa can take it to school. :rotfl2:
Now, I do have a price that will keep the page out of her hands.......:thumbsup2

I'll BET you do!!!!

But remember, I really DO have meetings at theme parks... INSIDE the parks, at that! Hmm... we might have plan a ladies day at SW during that trip to make it 'official'... then it won't be a lie!!!!

[mickeymo]

Well, #2 is rather depressing!! How about we just stick with using x's until it gets to a # we all like!!!! :lmao:


0 ??? :rotfl2:

[mickeymo]

If my ticker is correct for the June 7th date - we are in double digits! :cool1: I think it's around 94 weeks.

[WDWLVR]

I'll be happy to add the countdown back in on Saturday. Didn't know if everyone wanted one yet.


June 7th 2008 is 710 days from today which means 101.43 weeks (it will be 101 weeks come Saturday).

[mickeymo]

I'll be happy to add the countdown back in on Saturday. Didn't know if everyone wanted one yet.


June 7th 2008 is 710 days from today which means 101.43 weeks (it will be 101 weeks come Saturday).


sigh - I liked my 4 week/month average better :teeth:

:thumbsup2 I miss your countdown, too!!!

[RachelTori]

I'll be happy to add the countdown back in on Saturday. Didn't know if everyone wanted one yet.


June 7th 2008 is 710 days from today which means 101.43 weeks (it will be 101 weeks come Saturday).

Yes! I'd like to see it each week. :sunny:

Monica, what's wrong with your "ticker"? :lmao:

[WDWLVR]

Ok some number crunching for a Wednesday morning.


It has been 1101 days (or 157 weeks) since the first post on the Dec. 2004 10 day thread where some of us met. Yes we've been chatting for 3 years now!

It has been 637 days or 91 weeks since Amanda first started this thread.

It was 544 days or 77 weeks between the first post on the 10 day thread and the actual cruise.

It was 605 days or 86 weeks between the first post on this thread and the actual cruise.

[tinksdad]

Ok some number crunching for a Wednesday morning.


It has been 1101 days (or 157 weeks) since the first post on the Dec. 2004 10 day thread where some of us met. Yes we've been chatting for 3 years now!

It has been 637 days or 91 weeks since Amanda first started this thread.

It was 544 days or 77 weeks between the first post on the 10 day thread and the actual cruise.

It was 605 days or 86 weeks between the first post on this thread and the actual cruise.
WOW!!!

Very cool!! :thumbsup2

[kikipug]

Ok some number crunching for a Wednesday morning.


It has been 1101 days (or 157 weeks) since the first post on the Dec. 2004 10 day thread where some of us met. Yes we've been chatting for 3 years now!

It has been 637 days or 91 weeks since Amanda first started this thread.

It was 544 days or 77 weeks between the first post on the 10 day thread and the actual cruise.

It was 605 days or 86 weeks between the first post on this thread and the actual cruise.


And one month ago today, we were at Castaway Cay... :guilty:
Time flies when you're no longer having fun.

[mickeymo]

Yes! I'd like to see it each week. :sunny:

Monica, what's wrong with your "ticker"? :lmao:

My (math teacher) father was selfish with his mathmatical genes :teeth:

[RachelTori]

Ok some number crunching for a Wednesday morning.


It has been 1101 days (or 157 weeks) since the first post on the Dec. 2004 10 day thread where some of us met. Yes we've been chatting for 3 years now!

It has been 637 days or 91 weeks since Amanda first started this thread.

It was 544 days or 77 weeks between the first post on the 10 day thread and the actual cruise.

It was 605 days or 86 weeks between the first post on this thread and the actual cruise.

Makes me feel like a "newbie"!! I've only been posting on this thread since October 2005. Someday I really should go back and read all the "stuff" I missed!! :surfweb:

:rotfl2:

[WDWLVR]

Makes me feel like a "newbie"!! I've only been posting on this thread since October 2005. Someday I really should go back and read all the "stuff" I missed!! :surfweb:

:rotfl2:

Especially the white type from Amanda in the early days. :lmao:

[BWVPam]

Good morning everyone!!


All this talk of a mom's trip to WDW has me wishing I could go. Unfortunately, Charley and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in November 2007 and I need to save up for that. I have been playing with the idea of a Wonder cruise. Even have a secret porthole room selected. Then I started thinking about RCCL. Have always wanted to try them and figure this was a good time since we would be doing a 4 day cruise w/o kids. They only require a $200 deposit on a 4 day and we can get a Junior Suite with a balcony for about $100 less than a cat 10 on DCL. Decisions, Decisions. I have to release the dcl room today.

[ohiominnie]

If my ticker is correct for the June 7th date - we are in double digits! :cool1: I think it's around 94 weeks.

Ok, not a math genius here, but there are 52 weeks in a year....that means 104 weeks is two years....but we are just less than that....by 3 weeks, which still leaves us at 101 weeks.

If I'm wrong, I'd better brush up on math before the next school year starts!!! :lmao: :lmao:

[ohiominnie]

Good morning everyone!!


All this talk of a mom's trip to WDW has me wishing I could go.

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family. I'd probably be miserable knowing I was doing something that my family LOVED so much and they'd be stuck at home. Mike and I went to WDW once without the kids (but we did take his mom and her dh) and it just wasn't the same without them....I cried when I saw Snow White in the parade b/c that was KT's favorite and I knew she'd dearly love to have been there.

Guess there will be a time for Mike and I to vacation alone, but it won't be until the kids are grown and gone. And me vacationing by myself? or Mike by himself? Probably will never happen.

So no mom's trip for me.....not like I was invited anyway!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif :stir:

[armyfam]

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family. I'd probably be miserable knowing I was doing something that my family LOVED so much and they'd be stuck at home. Mike and I went to WDW once without the kids (but we did take his mom and her dh) and it just wasn't the same without them....I cried when I saw Snow White in the parade b/c that was KT's favorite and I knew she'd dearly love to have been there.

Guess there will be a time for Mike and I to vacation alone, but it won't be until the kids are grown and gone. And me vacationing by myself? or Mike by himself? Probably will never happen.

So no mom's trip for me.....not like I was invited anyway!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif :stir:


Hey, OM,

Paul and I were just talking about this possibility....maybe it would work for your family as well...

Go with the family when the "Mom's meet" and meet the Mom's for dinner or a day at a park or....

That way you get the best of both world's...sharing disney with the family as well as the Moms!

We're toying with that since I have some Visa $$ I need to spend before Dec 07. (Took all of my $$ out just before we ended up not going on the cruise.)

susan

[WDWLVR]

Karen - you aren't odd man out because I'm right there with you. It would be hard to leave Mark and go do something like WDW or a cruise that we both love and do it without him.

[justmestace]

Hey, OM,

Paul and I were just talking about this possibility....maybe it would work for your family as well...

Go with the family when the "Mom's meet" and meet the Mom's for dinner or a day at a park or....

That way you get the best of both world's...sharing disney with the family as well as the Moms!

We're toying with that since I have some Visa $$ I need to spend before Dec 07. (Took all of my $$ out just before we ended up not going on the cruise.)

susan


That's a great idea! Did you hear her, Mary????

[justmestace]

Ohminnie...I wouldn't have considered it either, when my kids were younger like yours. Now that they are teenagers, I will take any opportunity to get as far away from them (for a limited amount of time) as possible. It won't be long and they'll be going all sorts of places without me, so I may as well get in a week or two now and then to myself.

My Mom's entire life revolved around us kids. Ever since we all left home (to this very day!) she has had no idea what to do with herself. I'm convinced that the reason she is the way she is (very jealous of any friends I now have, very over-possesive of our time together, etc) is because she made her life all about us kids, and didn't have a life of her own. I guess I'm selfish, but I won't do that to myself. I have spent 24 years HALF MY LIFE! raising kids. I am entitled to some "me" time.

Sorry....having a bad day thanks to one of the kids. Off my soapbox now.

[kikipug]

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family. I'd probably be miserable knowing I was doing something that my family LOVED so much and they'd be stuck at home.
I think in this case, its easier for me because (now, all of you, don't hate me for saying this), but going to Orlando isn't a vacation to me. My kids are used to WDW being a daytrip, not a vacation. Which, honestly DOES have a downside- its a little less 'special' than it was before we lived here. (And we can NEVER justify DVC...)

Guess there will be a time for Mike and I to vacation alone, but it won't be until the kids are grown and gone. And me vacationing by myself? or Mike by himself? Probably will never happen.
Ray and I took our first vacation without kids when Elizabeth was 18 months old. We found it was very good for US, and gave the kids some uninterupted grandparent time. We used to go every year, but it doesn't always work out that way now that we live farther from my parents. Now, he occasionally comes with me when I have a business trip, and it becomes our mini-vacation. But, different things work for different families... my sister and her DH took their first sans-kids vacation last year... and their oldest is 23. (But she and I have cruised together - no kids, no DH's... now THAT was fun!!)

not like I was invited anyway!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif :stir:
Hmm... sorry... you're not laying the guilt trip on us for this one... and I quote...
I think I need a park buddy that wants to go off season and enjoys hanging out at Epcot. Any takers?
Any means ANY... including you!!!!

[tinytink]

I think in this case, its easier for me because (now, all of you, don't hate me for saying this), but going to Orlando isn't a vacation to me. My kids are used to WDW being a daytrip, not a vacation. Which, honestly DOES have a downside- its a little less 'special' than it was before we lived here. (And we can NEVER justify DVC...)

Ray and I took our first vacation without kids when Elizabeth was 18 months old. We found it was very good for US, and gave the kids some uninterupted grandparent time. We used to go every year, but it doesn't always work out that way now that we live farther from my parents. Now, he occasionally comes with me when I have a business trip, and it becomes our mini-vacation. But, different things work for different families... my sister and her DH took their first sans-kids vacation last year... and their oldest is 23. (But she and I have cruised together - no kids, no DH's... now THAT was fun!!)

Hmm... sorry... you're not laying the guilt trip on us for this one... and I quote...

Any means ANY... including you!!!!
I have never been anywhere without the kids since they have been born. With our last one still nursing at 17 months I think I will be ready for a break from the kids. I am home with them 24/7. Mommy needs some Mommy time. hehehe I got this pillow as a baby shower gift and it's cross stitched to read "Mommy's Turn" on one side and "Daddy's Turn" on the other. I think I will have to flip the pillow to "Daddy's Turn" for this trip, but you all know we will have to see as the time gets closer. Have a good day all.

[whnim64]

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family.
That's why I'm doing a girls' cruise. Two of my 'kids' are grown, and I don't get to see them much. At least once a year we've been taking a 'girls weekend'. We just decided to extend it in 2007, when my older DD will be 30! So I'll have to leave DH and DS home for a week. Besides, with :happytv: , they won't even know that I'm gone.

[ohiominnie]

Hmm... sorry... you're not laying the guilt trip on us for this one... and I quote...

Any means ANY... including you!!!!

But Diana said:


I think I need a park buddy that wants to go off season and enjoys hanging out at Epcot. Anytakers?



I want to do PEAK season at Magic Kingdom ;) ;) :lmao:

Part of our problem too is that Mike maxes out his vacation time each year taking family trips. He *technically* is allowed 5 weeks. He usually takes 6, plus various and sundry Fridays or Mondays to extend a weekend (or a vacation) So for him and I to go it would mean decreasing one of our other trips---which no one wants to do. :)

The good thing is, I'm ok with the situation as it is now. Everytime something comes up that sounds interesting, I just remind myself that right now is the season for me to be raising kids. I'm not sad about it. I don't feel deprived. Nor am I resentful of the fact that this is where God wants me right now. :) :) :) So in the words of Colin.....It's all good. :)

[kikipug]

The good thing is, I'm ok with the situation as it is now.
There's the key right there!!!





BTW... 5 weeks vacation.... we can't even coordinate the 2 that we each get!!!!

[kikipug]

Nor am I resentful of the fact that this is where God wants me right now.

Yet I can't help but think that God REALLLLLLY wants us ALL to be on Castaway Cay, sipping Konk Koolers today... ;)

[Dancind]

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family. I'd probably be miserable knowing I was doing something that my family LOVED so much and they'd be stuck at home. Mike and I went to WDW once without the kids (but we did take his mom and her dh) and it just wasn't the same without them....I cried when I saw Snow White in the parade b/c that was KT's favorite and I knew she'd dearly love to have been there.

Guess there will be a time for Mike and I to vacation alone, but it won't be until the kids are grown and gone. And me vacationing by myself? or Mike by himself? Probably will never happen.

So no mom's trip for me.....not like I was invited anyway!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif :stir:

Of course you were invited, did you not read "any takers?" That means you! I do understand though. And I can't even claim that it's because Alicia is a teen, because she's a joy to travel with. She's in a "been there, done that" phase, so I might as well take advantage of it and take an opportunity to do some off-season travel that I just can't do with her. The summer trips were really getting tough with the heat and the crowds. We wouldn't leave her here alone, so that means Dad stays too. I've done it plenty of weekends and longer scuba trips so I don't feel guilty, in spite of what I said. Yes, I will miss them, but I expect to be having so much fun that it won't be full time missing. Plus, she will be driving by then so it will be pretty easy for Kevin. It's this September that will just about kill him. But as I said, I've built up quite a credit.

[Dancind]

Hey, OM,

Paul and I were just talking about this possibility....maybe it would work for your family as well...

Go with the family when the "Mom's meet" and meet the Mom's for dinner or a day at a park or....

That way you get the best of both world's...sharing disney with the family as well as the Moms!

We're toying with that since I have some Visa $$ I need to spend before Dec 07. (Took all of my $$ out just before we ended up not going on the cruise.)

susan

Susan, that's a really good idea! Those of you that want to go with your family and can swing it school-wise or work-wise, consider this! I guess we will need to pick dates by this November, huh? That way everyone will be happy!

[Dancind]

I have never been anywhere without the kids since they have been born. With our last one still nursing at 17 months I think I will be ready for a break from the kids. I am home with them 24/7. Mommy needs some Mommy time. hehehe I got this pillow as a baby shower gift and it's cross stitched to read "Mommy's Turn" on one side and "Daddy's Turn" on the other. I think I will have to flip the pillow to "Daddy's Turn" for this trip, but you all know we will have to see as the time gets closer. Have a good day all.

Theresa, thanks for adding your name! Don't worry about crazy internet people, they're all on this thread anyway.

You probably deserve the trip more than most! It is hard when they are little. Kevin and I took two long weekend trips when Alicia was little, my SIL watched her. Alicia got sick both times, just like the first time she went to GS camp. She didn't do well without her Mom and Dad, but I think she would be just fine now! Hee. Problem is, SIL has two kids now with busy schedules, and Alicia's schedule is as bad as both of hers combined. We couldn't do that to anyone. So no couple vacations for us for a while. We have a 20th anniversary in 2008. Whatever we do, we take her along. You don't leave a 17 year old home alone!

[Dancind]

Almost to the end of my posting frenzy. Must take the daughter to lunch and to buy shoes for the DL parade. They discourage dance shoes since they would be in shreds by the end of the parade.

I sometimes think that I only have a few years left of family trips. But my brain tells me that this isn't going to happen. She likes travelling with us, especially when we pay! And that won't go away soon, right Virgil? I'm looking forward to that time too, just hoping we can keep paying for it!

[tinksdad]

We have a 20th anniversary in 2008. Whatever we do, we take her along. You don't leave a 17 year old home alone!
Hmmmm, what to think about Hawaii??? Twenty years to get back there, about time .......:banana:

[dzneprincess]

More charges have posted to my credit card today. I guess what they were able to get in before I called the CC company. They are up to $124.31 on one card, they went to walmart,kmart and GNC and $21.39 at Kmart again on my other card. Wow..same Kmart store too. I dont know why it still made my stomach sink today when I saw more charges has been posted that day. I have never been thru this before. Both cards are with citibank..what happens? Does anyone here know?

[RachelTori]

More charges have posted to my credit card today. I guess what they were able to get in before I called the CC company. They are up to $124.31 on one card, they went to walmart,kmart and GNC and $21.39 at Kmart again on my other card. Wow..same Kmart store too. I dont know why it still made my stomach sink today when I saw more charges has been posted that day. I have never been thru this before. Both cards are with citibank..what happens? Does anyone here know?

Amanda,

The accounts are closed, right? Citibank should be working with you to get those charges cleared. When it happened to me, Chase security and I went over ALL the charges, I told them which ones I had actually made. (those I had to pay!!) All the thieves' charges went on an affidavit which was sent to me, I signed it, and all those charges were taken off my account.

Did you file a police report? If not, you should do that. Nothing they can do for you, but it helps to have it "on the record". Also, notifiy Equifax (they should notify the other 2 credit agencies for you) and put a *fraud alert* on your credit report. This is especially important since your CC's AND your drivers license were stolen. You want a police report and fraud alerts. Unfortunately, I speak from personal experience. If you want any other info from me, email me!


pixiedust: PDFG

[dzneprincess]

thnx Laura email sent

[chip&dale&fun]

Susan, that's a really good idea! Those of you that want to go with your family and can swing it school-wise or work-wise, consider this! I guess we will need to pick dates by this November, huh? That way everyone will be happy!

WE are always up for a trip to Epcot...not that either of us are a "mom"....Noticed I did not say I was not "invited".

And yes, I said "we"......another change to go to Food and Wine and I can disappear for a while....unless of course the dates you pick in November are when we are diving in St. Thomas......

[chip&dale&fun]

Hmmmm, what to think about Hawaii??? Twenty years to get back there, about time .......:banana:

We love it...were last there in 2003....renewed our vows on the beach for 25th Anniversary in Lanai....hiked through the volcano on The Big Island...Tok an eco-tour up to Mauna Kea, camped on Kauai in Waimea canyon...found a great brewery (two actually on same island......).....and much more.

Had a fire every night but once I think on our 2003 trip....Prob.the only folk you know that pack long jons to go to Hawaii.

We also were there twice before....Once we took a three night hike down into the crater in Haleakela (bad with spellings)...Absolutely beautiful....there was no one - birdsong everywhere - starts spectacular.....breathtaking, almost alien landscapes...On that trip we also went to Molokai and Kauai for more hiking - this time the "swamp trail"....

First trip, the tourist trip - the 4 large island, Ohau, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island....Could talk about Hawaii all night....

http://www.hawaiiconnection.com/island.gif

[chip&dale&fun]

More charges have posted to my credit card today. I guess what they were able to get in before I called the CC company. They are up to $124.31 on one card, they went to walmart,kmart and GNC and $21.39 at Kmart again on my other card. Wow..same Kmart store too. I dont know why it still made my stomach sink today when I saw more charges has been posted that day. I have never been thru this before. Both cards are with citibank..what happens? Does anyone here know?

Please tell me you did not have your social security card in your purse - or your check book...more places to alert ASAP.

[chip&dale&fun]

Makes me feel like a "newbie"!! I've only been posting on this thread since October 2005. Someday I really should go back and read all the "stuff" I missed!! :surfweb:

:rotfl2:

Yeah right -- as if that will happen.....

[chip&dale&fun]

I'll BET you do!!!!

But remember, I really DO have meetings at theme parks... INSIDE the parks, at that! Hmm... we might have plan a ladies day at SW during that trip to make it 'official'... then it won't be a lie!!!!

Karen - When I travel to Orlando and it justifies a stay over, I always book at WDW. Usually cheaper than the convention rates anyway at the Airport. Then I get a "free" walk-around the park of my choice at times....Had some good evenings that way.....Can only take so much of the convention "meet and greet", if you know what I mean.....

[RachelTori]

WE are always up for a trip to Epcot...not that either of us are a "mom"....Noticed I did not say I was not "invited".

And yes, I said "we"......another change to go to Food and Wine and I can disappear for a while....unless of course the dates you pick in November are when we are diving in St. Thomas......


Ooooo, that's right! Diana, if you schedule the "ladies" trip in the first half of November, we can all do FOOD & WINE!!!! :woohoo:

When are you diving, Irene?

[scuba diver]

Good morning everyone!!


All this talk of a mom's trip to WDW has me wishing I could go. Unfortunately, Charley and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in November 2007 and I need to save up for that. I have been playing with the idea of a Wonder cruise. Even have a secret porthole room selected. Then I started thinking about RCCL. Have always wanted to try them and figure this was a good time since we would be doing a 4 day cruise w/o kids. They only require a $200 deposit on a 4 day and we can get a Junior Suite with a balcony for about $100 less than a cat 10 on DCL. Decisions, Decisions. I have to release the dcl room today.

Sharon and I did a Radisson for our 20th. It is a great memory! No kids, just great food, wine, and service.

Go for it!!!

[Dancind]

WE are always up for a trip to Epcot...not that either of us are a "mom"....Noticed I did not say I was not "invited".

And yes, I said "we"......another change to go to Food and Wine and I can disappear for a while....unless of course the dates you pick in November are when we are diving in St. Thomas......

Hey, Irene, you are Hedgie's Mom! Not too mention the breathing furry creatures you may have. When is your St. Thomas trip, is that in 2007 or this year?

[scuba.mom]

When is the guy's trip?

I think you just call it a scuba trip, a hiking trip, a trip to Costa Rica, etc - Have you forgotten all of the "Boys Trips" you have taken?

[scuba diver]

Not me. Call me odd man out, but I MUCH prefer vacationing with my family. I'd probably be miserable knowing I was doing something that my family LOVED so much and they'd be stuck at home. Mike and I went to WDW once without the kids (but we did take his mom and her dh) and it just wasn't the same without them....I cried when I saw Snow White in the parade b/c that was KT's favorite and I knew she'd dearly love to have been there.

Guess there will be a time for Mike and I to vacation alone, but it won't be until the kids are grown and gone. And me vacationing by myself? or Mike by himself? Probably will never happen.

So no mom's trip for me.....not like I was invited anyway!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif :stir:

Did you ask the family if THEY wanted you to go. Maybe they will enjoy the time without you!!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif:stir:

[Dancind]

Ooooo, that's right! Diana, if you schedule the "ladies" trip in the first half of November, we can all do FOOD & WINE!!!! :woohoo:

When are you diving, Irene?

Well, of course. That's why I said early November. Or October, but then there's still a chance of hurricanes. We want NICE weather.

[Dancind]

I think you just call it a scuba trip, a hiking trip, a trip to Costa Rica, etc - Have you forgotten all of the "Boys Trips" you have taken?

Sharon, I have been waiting for you to chime in! You are the expert on Boys Trips!

[tinytink]

We love it...were last there in 2003....renewed our vows on the beach for 25th Anniversary in Lanai....hiked through the volcano on The Big Island...Tok an eco-tour up to Mauna Kea, camped on Kauai in Waimea canyon...found a great brewery (two actually on same island......).....and much more.

Had a fire every night but once I think on our 2003 trip....Prob.the only folk you know that pack long jons to go to Hawaii.

We also were there twice before....Once we took a three night hike down into the crater in Haleakela (bad with spellings)...Absolutely beautiful....there was no one - birdsong everywhere - starts spectacular.....breathtaking, almost alien landscapes...On that trip we also went to Molokai and Kauai for more hiking - this time the "swamp trail"....

First trip, the tourist trip - the 4 large island, Ohau, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island....Could talk about Hawaii all night....

http://www.hawaiiconnection.com/island.gif
The Chris (DH) had to turn down a business trip to Hawaii because we were doing the DD Cruise. IT would have been his first time but Disney with the kids was and is more fun. He was very bummed.

[dzneprincess]

Please tell me you did not have your social security card in your purse - or your check book...more places to alert ASAP.

no luckily I do not carry my sscard around. They got 2 of my credit cards (VISA) a Lane Braynt Card, my Sams Club credit card, My Debit card and my Drivers license.

[dzneprincess]

Did you ask the family if THEY wanted you to go. Maybe they will enjoy the time without you!!! http://dkeddy.com/pictures/1poke.gif:stir:

haha good one Jim!

[scuba diver]

We are doing the Doc Dance!!!


:dancer: :dancer: party: party:

Just got the docs for our Alaska trip.

They were sitting at the front door right next to Molly and delivered by UPS!!

Just another example that Molly is not a killer dog! :rotfl:

[justmestace]

Remember the coveted "Travel Packet" or whatever it was...that not all of us got for the May cruise?? I got one the other day for the September cruise. Had to laugh, they skipped me last time!

Got this from a friend and thought it was cute:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v444/justmestace/BabyMickey.jpg

[Dancind]

Jim, I'm jealous! Alaska is going to be very cool, we expect a full review. I was just reading in our Sunday paper that the different cruise lines are adding ships to their Alaska route. Very popular!

Cute, Stacey! Have you heard about the handsome doctor that donates to a sperm bank in CA? I think there was an article in People. He has a LOT of kids.

[dzneprincess]

Amanda, I was thinking of you last night. I told Madona you said "Hi" - not really, but I would have if I could have :thumbsup2 I only saw a few minutes of the show, but heard it all quite well! She started 45 minutes late - I heard Thursday night too. I'm told Thursday there were some very interesting outfits - quite a few characters (no, not Mickey) at the show. Saturday was kind of mellow. Someone mentioned she'd been starting late all tour. I'm guessing she must get a percentage of the concessions so she holds off starting :teeth: That way everyone is hot from waiting outside to get in, hot from waiting inside where it feels like the air conditioning is turned off, and they are willing to pay big bucks for beverages!


Sherry

Oh you! HOW did you see the first few minutes of the show??? DId you see her entrance? I had decided, b4 my wallet wa stolen, that to heck with it all and I wma going to the Atlantic City show! Show in about 2 weeks I am off to see the QUEEN! Of course the stolen wallet puts damper in that, as I now feel badly about spending money, but I had booked my airfare b4 it was stoel thru Hotwire on a clearance fair and it is nonrefundable/changeable etc etc ....I am trying to figure out where to stay now.
I have been lucky enough to see her previous 2 tours and she always starts late. Never at ticket time! That hag! haha Gotta love her!

[dzneprincess]

Remember the coveted "Travel Packet" or whatever it was...that not all of us got for the May cruise?? I got one the other day for the September cruise. Had to laugh, they skipped me last time!

Got this from a friend and thought it was cute:



Too funny! I got one for my Sept cruise as well and not for the May cuise weird huh??

[BWVPam]

Hi all. HOpe everyone has had a nice day.

Well, all this talk about trips. I do wish I could go, and I do wish my family could go. Unfortunately for us, we have decided not to do any Orlando trips with the family until the cruise in 2008. My kids have had a disney vacation every year since they were very small. Ashley had her first Disneyland trip at 15 months, Dale at 18 months. Since then we have had a vacation at DL or WDW every year. When we went to WDW for our first trip in 1997, Ashley was still free because she wasn't 3 yet and I thought we wouldn't go again for a long, long time. Well, needless to say that didn't happen. Now, here I am thinking about a 4 day cruise out of Orlando for Charley and I. We can only go if my parents will come and stay with the kids, which I am pretty sure they will.

In our 19 years of marriage, Charley and I have had exactly 3 trips together w/o children. We went to WDW for a business trip for Charley for 4 days, for our 15th anniversary for 4 days and then for a conference that I attended in Orlando and Charley came along for 3 days. I went again to Orlando in the spring of this year on a business trip and Charley stayed with the kids. I love traveling with my husband and kids, but with them in school, I hate to pull them out for very long. When Charley and I went for the conference a couple of years ago, we both felt so guilty, that we very quickly planned at 10 day trip to WDW for that summer so we could all go. The kids love it when we surprise them. Last summer, we told them we were spending the week in Albuquerque (Kevin/Diana -- you can imagine their excitement:lmao:) Well, they were blown away when we parked in front of the airport and told them to unpack because we were getting on an airplane.

So, I will try not to feel too guilty about leaving them for a few days so he and I can have a little alone time. We never go out without them at home. I think the only times we have ever even eaten out by ourselves is when both of the kids are doing something with their friends (which doesn't happen very often when they both are doing something on the same night). We are the only couple out of both of our families that are still married to the same person.

[tinksdad]

Does anybody remember what the real name for Castaway Cay is, or was before Disney bought it?

I can't recall........

[WVMD]

Does anybody remember what the real name for Castaway Cay is, or was before Disney bought it?

I can't recall........

Gorda Cay

Virgil
pirate:

[tinksdad]

Gorda Cay

Virgil
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Thanks Virgil!! :thumbsup2

[justmestace]

Gorda Cay

Virgil
pirate:

Yep...that's what we put on Megan's wedding invitations, because we thought Castaway Cay would sound a little silly. ;) Actually, it was just a way of hiding from the unwanted relatives. Not.

[justmestace]

Cute, Stacey! Have you heard about the handsome doctor that donates to a sperm bank in CA? I think there was an article in People. He has a LOT of kids.

I did read that.....he's nice looking, and the kids are cute.

[justmestace]

We are doing the Doc Dance!!!


:dancer: :dancer: party: party:

Just got the docs for our Alaska trip.

They were sitting at the front door right next to Molly and delivered by UPS!!

Just another example that Molly is not a killer dog! :rotfl:


Refresh my aging memory....when are you going, and on what ship? My friend Sharon is cruising Alaska soon. Well, my OTHER friend Sharon, the one who lives here.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

It was 605 days or 86 weeks between the first post on this thread and the actual cruise.
Ugh, so long!
But for me this wait is actually "technically" less time than we had to wait for our first cruise- considering we originally booked it in 2003 for Feb 2005 then in 2004 had to postpone it to May 2006! So I can handle this, I can handle this. That will be my mantra..... :rotfl:

Amanda, I can understand being upset to see more charges on there! Actually I'm kinda surprised- for stuff to be showing up at this late a date. You'd think if it was charged on the day you lost it- that it would have shown up by now.. and if charged later, the card would have denied the pymt of that charge. But I suppose the card just was delayed on showing the chg even though it went thru sooner. I'm sure they'll take those charges off. I agree with whoever said to be sure to report this not only to the cc's/etc. but the police and file with credit reports. I'm so sorry this happened to you. :(

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Hi all. HOpe everyone has had a nice day.

Well, all this talk about trips. I do wish I could go, and I do wish my family could go. Unfortunately for us, we have decided not to do any Orlando trips with the family until the cruise in 2008. My kids have had a disney vacation every year since they were very small. Ashley had her first Disneyland trip at 15 months, Dale at 18 months. Since then we have had a vacation at DL or WDW every year. When we went to WDW for our first trip in 1997, Ashley was still free because she wasn't 3 yet and I thought we wouldn't go again for a long, long time. Well, needless to say that didn't happen. Now, here I am thinking about a 4 day cruise out of Orlando for Charley and I. We can only go if my parents will come and stay with the kids, which I am pretty sure they will.

In our 19 years of marriage, Charley and I have had exactly 3 trips together w/o children. We went to WDW for a business trip for Charley for 4 days, for our 15th anniversary for 4 days and then for a conference that I attended in Orlando and Charley came along for 3 days. I went again to Orlando in the spring of this year on a business trip and Charley stayed with the kids. I love traveling with my husband and kids, but with them in school, I hate to pull them out for very long. When Charley and I went for the conference a couple of years ago, we both felt so guilty, that we very quickly planned at 10 day trip to WDW for that summer so we could all go. The kids love it when we surprise them. Last summer, we told them we were spending the week in Albuquerque (Kevin/Diana -- you can imagine their excitement:lmao:) Well, they were blown away when we parked in front of the airport and told them to unpack because we were getting on an airplane.

So, I will try not to feel too guilty about leaving them for a few days so he and I can have a little alone time. We never go out without them at home. I think the only times we have ever even eaten out by ourselves is when both of the kids are doing something with their friends (which doesn't happen very often when they both are doing something on the same night). We are the only couple out of both of our families that are still married to the same person.

So does this mean you are, or are NOT??, going to do the do over cruise?

[chip&dale&fun]

Hey, Irene, you are Hedgie's Mom! And Mary is Pooh's Mom, right? Not too mention the breathing furry creatures you may have. When is your St. Thomas trip, is that in 2007 or this year?


Our St. Thomas trip is 2006 - It is my second week of vacation -- the week of 11-11 -- but please do not plan any WDW trip around this as my work schedule is often hectic before vacation, so I may or may not be able to pop up to WDW....When you all set the date, I will certainly plan on it of course.....but you may wish to use the same dates as it has Veterans'Day - which might be a holidy. I like being at WDW for the American pipes and drums on patriotic holidays to hear the military songs....

We are diving and hiking St. John's.....this St. Thomas trip can be attributed to this group....Kevin suggested a dive boat for our November Eastern last year, and we had such a good dive, we are going back. They offer a dive and hotel package and we snatched an low, low air fare.....and a great rate on a rental car....it just all fell into place. I wanted to hike on St. John's but we did not have time after the dive on the Eastern cruise, so another reason to return.

This time, I will have the underwater camera....and take full advantage of all the hints Mark has suggested so I can share pictures better when I return.....

We have one Food and Wine trip planned to WDW for our Anniversary- This year is our 28th.....but we are looking for some other trips - just the weekend....must eat more food, drink more wine.....Gluttony is a sin, ins't it.....I should be ashamed..... :blush:

[chip&dale&fun]

Well, of course. That's why I said early November. Or October, but then there's still a chance of hurricanes. We want NICE weather.


Oh dear, here is my take on hurricanes in early November or October.....With the present weather patterns, early November "should" be a safe bet.....October may not be. October is the BEST time, in my opinion to go to WDW BUT there is a chance of a storm, as the last 2 years showed....From NOAA for October....
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/basics/images/october.gif

Until recently, Orlando did not have to worry much about storms that came from the west, as the dissappaited as the hit the west coast....BUT, I would still plan on a WDW trip in October because statistically it still should be safe. We do not plan trips that we cannot cancel in October...not because of the hurricane hitting where we may go, but because we may need to stay home to put up shutters on our home and Mother's......

Food and Wine IN October and November with DisMom's --- wheeeee.....

[chip&dale&fun]

The Chris (DH) had to turn down a business trip to Hawaii because we were doing the DD Cruise. IT would have been his first time but Disney with the kids was and is more fun. He was very bummed.


Ohhhh, what a dea to be bummed about Hawaii or DD....now those are the conundrums I wish to be faced with..... :teeth: Seriously, maybe you can plan a trip for 2007?

[scuba diver]

Refresh my aging memory....when are you going, and on what ship? My friend Sharon is cruising Alaska soon. Well, my OTHER friend Sharon, the one who lives here.

We leave July 13. No ship. This is a land tour with Tauck tours, Call of the Wild program. It's their family program which includes lots of activities to keep the kids happy.

[chip&dale&fun]

No travel for me today....maybe I can catch up as I will be in the office all day.....that would be nice.....as Sam is working on July 4th - I will also be working on July 3rd it should be slow that day.


Time out for a personal - political message - please...

Remember the stores are open July 4th because people who are off on July 4th will go there. If people did not go, the stores will be closed. Remember your friends who cannot take the day off, because you did not plan and inisted on stopping in for one more bag of ice, hamburgers, or just because it was convenient to go to the store that day.

OK - political message over....thanks for bearing with me...

wonder if I should put this in white print.....

OK - so as not to offend, white print it is. Thanks for listening.

[WDWLVR]

:tinker:Good morning cruisers :tinker:


Happy Thursday!





Looks to be a beautiful day here in Chicago. Hope everyone has a great day!

[CajunGirl2]

Good morning all!

Got our new DSL modem in yesterday to find out something is wrong with the computers. We still couldn't connect to the internet. I hooked my work laptop up & connected just fine. Cable is still out ... put in another call to the cable company. Alarm system on the house is still out. Alarm company can't come out until Thurs. Still need to take Julia/Aubrey's advice & go around the house to see if any outlets are out.

Hope everyone has a great Thurs.!
Ang

[MarkRG]

Hi Ang, sorry to hear that. Probably the zap went over the networking cables and fried out the ethernet connection in the pc's too.

[kikipug]

Time out for a personal - political message - please...

Remember the stores are open July 4th because people who are off on July 4th will go there. If people did not go, the stores will be closed. Remember your friends who cannot take the day off, because you did not plan and inisted on stopping in for one more bag of ice, hamburgers, or just because it was convenient to go to the store that day.

OK - political message over....thanks for bearing with me...




And thank a BudMan who's working on the 4th so that you can pick up that last minute 12-pack! (In fact, ya better pick up 2...) Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day & New Year's Day are our only 3 holidays...

[CajunGirl2]

Hi Ang, sorry to hear that. Probably the zap went over the networking cables and fried out the ethernet connection in the pc's too.

Yep, that's what we figured. At least it didn't fry the hard-drives.

[ohiominnie]

And thank a BudMan who's working on the 4th so that you can pick up that last minute 12-pack! (In fact, ya better pick up 2...) Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day & New Year's Day are our only 3 holidays...

WOW! Three holidays a year? The ONLY day Mike's pediatric office is closed is Christmas Day. Yup. That's it. They are open Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and every other day and holiday for your convenience.

But just b/c they are closed on Christmas doesn't mean they are off. They still take your phone calls AND round on any unfortunate kid who has to be in the hospital on Christmas Day.

[tinytink]

WOW! Three holidays a year? The ONLY day Mike's pediatric office is closed is Christmas Day. Yup. That's it. They are open Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and every other day and holiday for your convenience.

But just b/c they are closed on Christmas doesn't mean they are off. They still take your phone calls AND round on any unfortunate kid who has to be in the hospital on Christmas Day.
yes be he also gets 6 (really 5) weeks of vacation. The DH is lucky to get 2 weeks, then again according to the DH I am on vacation 24/7 365 because I am at home with the kids. I guess I should not be complaining I could have work outside the home and not be there for the kids so I guess I will have to take the working vacation 365 24/7.

[justmestace]

We leave July 13. No ship. This is a land tour with Tauck tours, Call of the Wild program. It's their family program which includes lots of activities to keep the kids happy.

Cool...even better. They're taking a few extra days as an add-on. I hope they get a chance to do some cool stuff.

[tinytink]

WOW! Three holidays a year? The ONLY day Mike's pediatric office is closed is Christmas Day. Yup. That's it. They are open Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and every other day and holiday for your convenience.

But just b/c they are closed on Christmas doesn't mean they are off. They still take your phone calls AND round on any unfortunate kid who has to be in the hospital on Christmas Day.
yes be he also gets 6 (really 5) weeks of vacation. The DH is lucky to get 2 weeks :hug: , then again according to the DH I am on vacation 24/7 365 because I am at home with the kids. I guess I should not be complaining I could have work outside the home and not be there for the kids so I guess I will have to take the working vacation 365 24/7. :rolleyes1

[ohiominnie]

Yesterday was proof positive that I'm blessed to be home. KT and Nick were at acting camp. It's a 25 minute drive into town each way. I was going to leave to pick them up at 2:30, but at 1:50 the phone rings. There is a sad little voice on the other end saying "mom, will you come pick me up, I don't feel well." Awwwwwww. KT was coming down with a fever---chills/headache/yuck. So I walked out of the house and went to get her (sat in the parking lot in the car with her for 45 mintues so Nick could finish)

But driving in to get her I could not help but think how great it is that I have the honor and privledge of staying home with them.

[ohiominnie]

yes be he also gets 6 (really 5) weeks of vacation. The DH is lucky to get 2 weeks :hug: , then again according to the DH I am on vacation 24/7 365 because I am at home with the kids. I guess I should not be complaining I could have work outside the home and not be there for the kids so I guess I will have to take the working vacation 365 24/7. :rolleyes1

Gotta say, he doesn't GET 6...he takes 6. :) BUT...... for doctors who are not on salary (he's not, he pays all of his own expenses---rent, staff, cost of vaccines he uses, cost of strep tests he orders, etc etc) these are all UNPAID vacations. B/c if he's not seeing patients and generating charges, he doesn't get paid for that time at all. Usually he'll see it 3 or 4 weeks after he gets back.....a big slump in insurance reimbursements b/c he was gone on vacation and therefore isn't getting paid for that time. :(

edited to add, one of the docs he works with takes ONE week of vacation a year b/c he can't stand the fact that he's "losing" money while he's on vacation......besides having to PAY for vacation, he's not MAKING any money back at the office. Just a difference in philosophies, I guess. :rolleyes:

[itdjbw]

I get 18 work days, soon to be 20 and we get 6 personal days and 9 public holidays.
I make sure I put them to good use :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

[itdjbw]

Gotta say, he doesn't GET 6...he takes 6. :) BUT...... for doctors who are not on salary (he's not, he pays all of his own expenses---rent, staff, cost of vaccines he uses, cost of strep tests he orders, etc etc) these are all UNPAID vacations. B/c if he's not seeing patients and generating charges, he doesn't get paid for that time at all. Usually he'll see it 3 or 4 weeks after he gets back.....a big slump in insurance reimbursements b/c he was gone on vacation and therefore isn't getting paid for that time. :(

edited to add, one of the docs he works with takes ONE week of vacation a year b/c he can't stand the fact that he's "losing" money while he's on vacation......besides having to PAY for vacation, he's not MAKING any money back at the office. Just a difference in philosophies, I guess. :rolleyes:

Yes, DH has the same problem, when he is not there he is not earning so besides paying for vacation he is not making money while on the vacation, luckily he has me working. :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

[kikipug]

They are open Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and every other day and holiday for your convenience.



And the parents of the world who have had a sick kid on a holiday thank you!!!
(Knock on wood, mine have never been in the MD on a holiday... but MANY a Sunday morning!!! Oh wait... Memorial Day one year... never mind...) Thanks!

[itdjbw]

Yesterday was proof positive that I'm blessed to be home. KT and Nick were at acting camp. It's a 25 minute drive into town each way. I was going to leave to pick them up at 2:30, but at 1:50 the phone rings. There is a sad little voice on the other end saying "mom, will you come pick me up, I don't feel well." Awwwwwww. KT was coming down with a fever---chills/headache/yuck. So I walked out of the house and went to get her (sat in the parking lot in the car with her for 45 mintues so Nick could finish)

But driving in to get her I could not help but think how great it is that I have the honor and privledge of staying home with them.

I work but if my kids call for something I am lucky enough to be a couple of minutes from their school and luckily have an understanding boss who knows my family come first. After being here close to 10 years they know that I don't take advantage of them. Between DH, my dad and myself we are available to pick them up and schlep at all the odd camp hours, some days DS has camp from 9 - 1 and then DD has from 10 - 3. I love being able to work and get established after moving here at the age of 28 and being available for my kids.
I take my hat off to stay at home moms cause I think my kids are better off with me working!!!

[kikipug]

edited to add, one of the docs he works with takes ONE week of vacation a year b/c he can't stand the fact that he's "losing" money while he's on vacation......besides having to PAY for vacation, he's not MAKING any money back at the office. Just a difference in philosophies, I guess. :rolleyes:

So when he dies, are his kids going to want to take a day off for the funeral, or will they be too busy making more money? Priorities ya know... they get passed down from generation to generation.

(My dad, on the other hand, figured out that if he took a bartending job at the Knights of Columbus on Friday nights (where he hung out on Friday nights ANYWAY), he could afford to take us on a cruise every 2 years when we were kids... THANKS DAD!!)

My vacation days will never go unused!

[itdjbw]

So when he dies, are his kids going to want to take a day off for the funeral, or will they be too busy making more money? Priorities ya know... they get passed down from generation to generation.

(My dad, on the other hand, figured out that if he took a bartending job at the Knights of Columbus on Friday nights (where he hung out on Friday nights ANYWAY), he could afford to take us on a cruise every 2 years when we were kids... THANKS DAD!!)

My vacation days will never go unused!

I grew up with my mom always saying that no-one is indespensible - life goes on and you might as well take a couple vacations a year as if you got sick and had to be in hospital for 3 weeks you would have to take the time so you might as well enjoy your life and time with the kids, needles to say all 4 of us kids do a pretty good job at having good vacations every year.
Another thing she always said was ' when you are young you cannot afford to travel and when you are old you don't have the energy to travel'

I guess I am passing this down to my kids!!!

I'm with you on those vacation days!!!

[ohiominnie]

So when he dies, are his kids going to want to take a day off for the funeral, or will they be too busy making more money? Priorities ya know... they get passed down from generation to generation.

His kids are all grown up now. I think he had 6. One died as a teenager, but he still put 5 through college and a couple of those through medical school. I think part of the reason he works so much is to build up a nest egg b/c he spent it all on school for the kids. Now all of his kids are doing VERY well, and they can thank dad for that. He must have taken more vacations when the kids were younger b/c Mike has told me stories of some of their vacations (real Clark W. Griswold vacations!) :lmao:

[tinytink]

His kids are all grown up now. I think he had 6. One died as a teenager, but he still put 5 through college and a couple of those through medical school. I think part of the reason he works so much is to build up a nest egg b/c he spent it all on school for the kids. Now all of his kids are doing VERY well, and they can thank dad for that. He must have taken more vacations when the kids were younger b/c Mike has told me stories of some of their vacations (real Clark W. Griswold vacations!) :lmao:
it just goes to show what some parents will go through to support their children. We didn't grow up poor but we always family meals and a family vacation even if it was the beach for a day. I will always remember those day of my parents working two jobs so they could provide for me and my three siblings. The DH and I are really lucky he only has to work one job, I get to stay home, and we can afford to take the kids on awesome vacations like the disney cruise. An added bonus we just joined the DVC this last cruise since we've been on two cruises and spent what it would have cost us to join DVC back in 2004 so we took the plunge. I guess the DH will have to wait on that new car and keep this 95 Honda for a little while longer. :)

[itdjbw]

His kids are all grown up now. I think he had 6. One died as a teenager, but he still put 5 through college and a couple of those through medical school. I think part of the reason he works so much is to build up a nest egg b/c he spent it all on school for the kids. Now all of his kids are doing VERY well, and they can thank dad for that. He must have taken more vacations when the kids were younger b/c Mike has told me stories of some of their vacations (real Clark W. Griswold vacations!) :lmao:

OM, I had to laugh, I was reading pediascribe and there is a commercial for netflix while telling us to spend quality time with our family away from the technology!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Love OM stories though just thought it funny!!!

[ohiominnie]

OM, I had to laugh, I was reading pediascribe and there is a commercial for netflix while telling us to spend quality time with our family away from the technology!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Love OM stories though just thought it funny!!!

HA HA. FUnny you should mention that. Mike had me read his last pediascribe as soon as it was posted and he mentioned that..."and hey, a Netflix ad right on that page!" :lmao: :lmao:

But Netflix is good! Last night Mike and I watched Season 1, Disc 1, Episode 1 of LOST (we have never watched it before).....uh....what's the big thing tromping around in the jungle?????? That's scary!

And the kids get lots of educational videos on Netflix. We watched one of the Life of Mammals disks and it was really good. :)

[kikipug]

OM, I had to laugh, I was reading pediascribe and there is a commercial for netflix while telling us to spend quality time with our family away from the technology!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Love OM stories though just thought it funny!!!

I thought the same thing about the DIS Board ad! Although, we all know what great FRIENDS we (AND our kids) have made through the DIS!!!

[itdjbw]

I thought the same thing about the DIS Board ad! Although, we all know what great FRIENDS we (AND our kids) have made through the DIS!!!

I thought that too but then decided that if you are on the dis it could be planning that family trip and doing the parks is sure good excersize and family bonding (at least for some)!! :teeth:

[kikipug]

I thought that too but then decided that if you are on the dis it could be planning that family trip and doing the parks is sure good excersive and family bonding (at least for some)!! :teeth:

Or, you can be killing time between 2 DCL cruises 2 years apart... :rotfl2:

[Dancind]

But Netflix is good! Last night Mike and I watched Season 1, Disc 1, Episode 1 of LOST (we have never watched it before).....uh....what's the big thing tromping around in the jungle?????? That's scary!



OM, you've just entered the rabbit hole. That's a show you get hooked on, and you can't miss an episode. And it has Matthew Fox. You should be able to get through Season 1 and Season 2 before Season 3 starts. Don't forget, it has Matthew Fox.

Oh yeah, the big scary thing doesn't show up much after that show.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Yesterday was proof positive that I'm blessed to be home. KT and Nick were at acting camp. It's a 25 minute drive into town each way. I was going to leave to pick them up at 2:30, but at 1:50 the phone rings. There is a sad little voice on the other end saying "mom, will you come pick me up, I don't feel well." Awwwwwww. KT was coming down with a fever---chills/headache/yuck. So I walked out of the house and went to get her (sat in the parking lot in the car with her for 45 mintues so Nick could finish)

But driving in to get her I could not help but think how great it is that I have the honor and privledge of staying home with them.

Amen, sister... I'm so with you on that one. I worked when my older two were younger (from babies on up) and I can't tell you how LUCKY I was that they weren't sick often and they tended to get sick on weekends when DH was off on weekends because I sure wasn't off on weekends and my job was such that I could NOT just up and leave work (I was the boss running the place and on one to take my place if I had to leave, no one else who was allowed the key, the responsibility, etc. and it was not a job that I could just close it up to go get my kid if they were sick- it was a restaurant btw). It was a little better when I was over several restaurants and not physically opening/running one store but not much. I was still working TONS of hours each week and on call 24/7 too.
Like I said- very lucky the kids weren't sick needing me to come get them!

I've been a stay at home mom since having my youngest and I'm so glad. Now with 3 kids there is 3 times the chance of one of them needing someone- even when at school. Thankfully still blessed that they aren't sick hardly ever- but you know... they still need things (forgot lunch, spilled food/drink on clothes and need a change, etc. LOL)
And now I get to be involved in all their schools as volunteer, parties, field trips, extra-curricular activities, etc. :)

Honestly I can't imagine how I'd manage to get everything done now, at this point, if I had to work that same type of job again now... I pretty much do everything with the kids and house (except DH is also involved in extra-curricular activities in the evenings with the kids since now he works day!yeah!) and have no idea how I'd do that AND work that same type of job again. Every day I count my blessings that I'm able to be home to *always* be there for them whenever a parent is needed. :) :cloud9:

You know- sometimes I think how things work out just right when you didn't think they would. For instance it took a devastating injustice for this to end up happening for me/us. (DH was terminated from his job of 10yrs with "no reason" so we couldn't file wrongful termination here in Texas since no reason was given. They gave him a glowing recommendation to get another job- we know the reason he was fired is because he had received 100% on evaluations the entire 10yrs and was the highest paid supervisor they'd ever had- they had already hired a young friend of the family to take his place making 1/3 what DH was making before they even fired DH! We found this out later) ANYWHO- it was devastating at the time- we didn't know how we'd make it or how he'd ever find a job making that amount of money/etc. It was rough for a few months (including a miscarriage during that time. :guilty: ) but it turned out for the best! The next job he got turned out to be the best thing for us and now he makes triple what he made previously- something we never dreamed could happen.. and he's been there 7+ yrs now and not only that- but this type of job he LOVES! (previous job was supervising people running the same machines that he used to work also- day after day same thing. This job is FIXING everything- from machines to electrical to computer-etc throughout the entire plant and they didn't call him Mr. Fix it most of his life for nothing! He loooovves fixing things. So this is his dream job- the salary part put aside he'd still love it)

And because of that- I was able to quit working and stay home with #3 (and the other two at that point too, ofcourse LOL). It took a few months of despair and stress and worrying about our future- but it was for the best for us. Funny how things work out like that! :)

Uhoh, I'm rambling. :wave: Sorry.

Hey, I'm having surgery tomorrow.. y'all be thinking of me 'kay? I won't be online for awhile atleast... probably... so maybe this long post is just making up for lost time- ahead of time. LOL

[RachelTori]

Shelley, first - whew! you must have *flying fingers on that keyboard!* :lmao:

Seriously though, pixiedust for your surgery tomorrow pixiedust: we'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know when you are up and around again, OK?! Here's to a speedy recovery. :moped:

[Dancind]

Shelly, will be thinking of you tomorrow. Best of luck!

Irene!! And anyone else interested in the Food & Wine trip: I was talking about November 2007, not 2006. I can't go in November after going on the cruise in September. Now, if someone else wants to arrange a get-together for this November, please feel free! But you'd better book rooms quick!

[itdjbw]

Shelly :wizard: for tomorrow and let us know how it goes!!!

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

LOL
Well I can type fast- even people who type fast kinda freak out when they see how fast I can type. I don't know why... maybe because I type so much I type faster out of necessity or something? Maybe the do-over cruise I can give a demonstration at internet cafe. We'll schedule it. That will be my "contribution" to the scheduling stuff. :rotfl:


Thanks for the thoughts, well wishes and pixie dust. :)

[tinksdad]

LOL
Well I can type fast- even people who type fast kinda freak out when they see how fast I can type. I don't know why... maybe because I type so much I type faster out of necessity or something? Maybe the do-over cruise I can give a demonstration at internet cafe. We'll schedule it. That will be my "contribution" to the scheduling stuff. :rotfl:


Thanks for the thoughts, well wishes and pixie dust. :)
I bet Jay could bet you!!! :happytv:

[RachelTori]

Have y'all seen on the news..... a 12 y/o boy died on RNRC. The story I heard is that when the ride stopped, he didn't get out of his seat, they tried CPR but to no avail. Prayers for that family - I can't imagine what they're going through. :sad1:

[WDWLVR]

I bet Jay could bet you!!! :happytv:

Maybe the next time he and Stacey are in Vegas.

[MrsMork]

Hello folks! Some old friends, some new friends. DrHug and I need to do a cruise in 2008 as it will be Magic's tenth anniversary. I cannot (nope cannot!) go back and read all this thread. Can you tell us if you are planning early June, mid June or late June trip? Oh and would you mind if we joined you? :teeth:

[tinksdad]

Maybe the next time he and Stacey are in Vegas.
OK, OK! Jeez, everybody's a critic........ :lmao:

[tinksdad]

Hello folks! Some old friends, some new friends. DrHug and I need to do a cruise in 2008 as it will be Magic's tenth anniversary. I cannot (nope cannot!) go back and read all this thread. Can you tell us if you are planning early June, mid June or late June trip? Oh and would you mind if we joined you? :teeth:
Hey Angie!! Long time no talk....

The suggestion has been made for June sometime. Probably after schools get out, or close to it!!

[justmestace]

Maybe the next time he and Stacey are in Vegas.


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[justmestace]

Hello folks! Some old friends, some new friends. DrHug and I need to do a cruise in 2008 as it will be Magic's tenth anniversary. I cannot (nope cannot!) go back and read all this thread. Can you tell us if you are planning early June, mid June or late June trip? Oh and would you mind if we joined you? :teeth:

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_17_4.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb0 01_ZS) How GREAT!!! We'd love to see you and Dennis again!! I think we're talking toward the first of June.

[justmestace]

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_17_1.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb0 01_ZS) http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/13/13_1_209.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb0 01_ZS) Shelly....hope all goes well!!

[WDWLVR]

Hello folks! Some old friends, some new friends. DrHug and I need to do a cruise in 2008 as it will be Magic's tenth anniversary. I cannot (nope cannot!) go back and read all this thread. Can you tell us if you are planning early June, mid June or late June trip? Oh and would you mind if we joined you? :teeth:

Angie - how great to see you! The date we are thinking of is June 7th if that works into an Eastern itinerary. Of course if DCL decides to do something different that could all change. :) We'd love to sail with you and Dennis again!


Cool - a UTOP shared with MrsMork!

[RachelTori]

Hello folks! Some old friends, some new friends. DrHug and I need to do a cruise in 2008 as it will be Magic's tenth anniversary. I cannot (nope cannot!) go back and read all this thread. Can you tell us if you are planning early June, mid June or late June trip? Oh and would you mind if we joined you? :teeth:


Hi MrsMork! :wave: Nice to meet you (new friend, here!). I hope you will sail with us. :goodvibes Amanda has updated the first post on page 1, so please go back and read that one if you haven't already! We're assigning "tasks" for the Do-Over!! ;)

:rotfl2:

[ohiominnie]

Hey, Angie!!! Thought of you recently....Mike passed some cat litter!!! (no actually he passed a stone, but he turned CAT LITTER into the urologist for lab testing!!! ----seriously!!!!)

Btw, my parents also have mentioned you recently...."remember the couple from Oregon who made their own wine....." :) They are making their own now too!!! Some of it really good....some not so good....Mr. Scuba tried a lot of it and liked it, but I don't know if he was just saying that to protect my feelings ---you now how he always tries to be so tender and gentle with what he says!!! :lmao:


Anyway, I digress.....we'd love to have you on our cruise!!

[CajunGirl2]

LOL
Well I can type fast- even people who type fast kinda freak out when they see how fast I can type. I don't know why... maybe because I type so much I type faster out of necessity or something? Maybe the do-over cruise I can give a demonstration at internet cafe. We'll schedule it. That will be my "contribution" to the scheduling stuff. :rotfl:

Thanks for the thoughts, well wishes and pixie dust. :)

We can have dueling keyboards then! Everyone at work is amazed at how fast I type and don't have to look at the keyboard. I took typing in high school then worked as a secretary at my uncle's architecture firm in college. My high school typing teacher "hated" our class. It was a class full of band students. He said that they always typed the fastest so we all had lots of free time, which got us in to trouble.

Good luck with your surgery. :wizard:

Ang

[ohiominnie]

Mark and Mary, thought of you today too....

we passed a new restaurant in Columbus.....Bonefish Grill!! I told Mike I thought that was where you had your "pre-cruise dinner" and got creme brulee. Unfortunately, we were on our way to Dave & Busters and couldn't talk the kids out of going there.

Pam, Dave and Busters has an AWESOME fondue----much like the one the Garden Grill USED to have. Do you have D&B in your area?

[ohiominnie]

We can have dueling keyboards then! Everyone at work is amazed at how fast I type and don't have to look at the keyboard. I took typing in high school then worked as a secretary at my uncle's architecture firm in college. My high school typing teacher "hated" our class. It was a class full of band students. He said that they always typed the fastest so we all had lots of free time, which got us in to trouble.

Good luck with your surgery. :wizard:

Ang

I also took typing in high school. I can't imagine having to look at the keyboard to type. I worked as an assistant to the assistant to the head librarian in college (work-equity) so typed a lot there. Now I type fast, but make more mistakes. I try to type as fast as I can think, but that doesn't work. At least I can hit the backspace key without looking! :) :lmao:

[ohiominnie]

Btw, Shelley, good luck with your surgery!!

I always ask my surgeons and anesthesiologists (sp?) one question before they start my surgery "did you get a good night's sleep last night?"

My dad always asks them his question....he says "how was the party last night?" if they say "what party?" he says "good, that's the answer I wanted to hear!" :lmao: :lmao:

[WDWLVR]

Mark and Mary, thought of you today too....

we passed a new restaurant in Columbus.....Bonefish Grill!! I told Mike I thought that was where you had your "pre-cruise dinner" and got creme brulee. Unfortunately, we were on our way to Dave & Busters and couldn't talk the kids out of going there.

Pam, Dave and Busters has an AWESOME fondue----much like the one the Garden Grill USED to have. Do you have D&B in your area?

You are right - we did Bonefish Grill the night before we left on the cruise and had creme brulee. You should try it sometime - I think you would like it.

[ohiominnie]

Ok, off to get the kids to bed and then watch another episode of LOST. :)

[scuba diver]

....Mr. Scuba tried a lot of it and liked it, but I don't know if he was just saying that to protect my feelings ---you now how he always tries to be so tender and gentle with what he says!!! :lmao:




:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl:

Yea right!!

[scuba diver]

Mark and Mary, thought of you today too....

we passed a new restaurant in Columbus.....Bonefish Grill!! I told Mike I thought that was where you had your "pre-cruise dinner" and got creme brulee. Unfortunately, we were on our way to Dave & Busters and couldn't talk the kids out of going there.

Pam, Dave and Busters has an AWESOME fondue----much like the one the Garden Grill USED to have. Do you have D&B in your area?

Try Bonefish's Bam Bam Shrimp. It's great!

[kikipug]

Hey Scuba... I just heard that VIP has had a bordadella (sp?) outbreak this past week that they are *denying*... my neighbors dog just spent 2 days at the vet (after their 5 day cruise)... the vet guessed where the dog had been before they even told him... eek... is Molly staying there while you're in AK? Hopefully they're germ free by then!

[kikipug]

I also took typing in high school. I can't imagine having to look at the keyboard to type.

It drove my mother crazy that I never took typing in HS... but it always interfered with honors courses that only met once a day... there was no way I was giving up a 5.0 course for a 3.0 course in my GPA (yeah... back when I still thought that it really MATTERED :rotfl2: )

I ended up in an inside sales job that relied on data entry for my first 7 years out of college... and it was commission-based, so the faster we could enter an order and start another one, the more $$ we made. It still makes my mother crazy to see me type... I use all the wrong fingers, but can keep up with the best of them.

[justmestace]

Hey Scuba... I just heard that VIP has had a bordadella (sp?) outbreak this past week that they are *denying*... my neighbors dog just spent 2 days at the vet (after their 5 day cruise)... the vet guessed where the dog had been before they even told him... eek... is Molly staying there while you're in AK? Hopefully they're germ free by then!

I can't believe they don't require all the dogs to have shots before they stay there...ours does. Especially bordetella. That's Kennel Cough.

[kikipug]

I can't believe they don't require all the dogs to have shots before they stay there...ours does. Especially bordetella. That's Kennel Cough.
They do... but supposedly its like a flu shot... there are resistant strains...

We are really careful with our dog, as Greyhounds are very susceptible to it because of their increased lung capacity... since she retired, she has only been kennelled twice in the 5 years that we've had her.

[DareTooDream]

We can have dueling keyboards then! Everyone at work is amazed at how fast I type and don't have to look at the keyboard. I took typing in high school then worked as a secretary at my uncle's architecture firm in college. My high school typing teacher "hated" our class. It was a class full of band students. He said that they always typed the fastest so we all had lots of free time, which got us in to trouble.

Good luck with your surgery. :wizard:

Ang
I took typing in high school too. I will never ever forget that one day I got in trouble for pulling the paper out of the typewriter without releasing the roller. The teacher made me stay after school and take the paper out properly 100 times (I had to count out loud)! :furious: I was such a trouble maker :teeth:
Sherry

How 'bout that - a U TOP!

[DareTooDream]

And it has Matthew Fox. You should be able to get through Season 1 and Season 2 before Season 3 starts. Don't forget, it has Matthew Fox.



Diana, I haven't forgotten it has Matthew Fox :teeth: I haven't forgotten it has Josh Holloway either :teeth:
Sherry

[DareTooDream]

Shelley - hope all is going well today :thumbsup2
Sherry

[Dancind]

Diana, I haven't forgotten it has Matthew Fox :teeth: I haven't forgotten it has Josh Holloway either :teeth:
Sherry

I know that, yes! It also has Sayid, and a couple of other nice looking guys. But I'm a Jack fan.

[justmestace]

I took typing in high school too. I will never ever forget that one day I got in trouble for pulling the paper out of the typewriter without releasing the roller. The teacher made me stay after school and take the paper out properly 100 times (I had to count out loud)! :furious: I was such a trouble maker :teeth:
Sherry

How 'bout that - a U TOP!

I bet your typing teacher didn't die of a heart attack because of your class! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_1_112.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb0 01_ZS)

[justmestace]

They do... but supposedly its like a flu shot... there are resistant strains...

We are really careful with our dog, as Greyhounds are very susceptible to it because of their increased lung capacity... since she retired, she has only been kennelled twice in the 5 years that we've had her.

Wow.....I'll say you have to be careful! I bet she's a beauty.

[ohiominnie]

Diana, I haven't forgotten it has Matthew Fox :teeth: I haven't forgotten it has Josh Holloway either :teeth:
Sherry

I had no idea who Matthew Fox was. After seeing Diana's original post about it, I *assumed* that he was the young stud brother to the pedicure girl (Boone, I think his name is.) But I just googled Matthew Fox and it's the doctor. Hmmmm...

[ohiominnie]

I know that, yes! It also has Sayid, and a couple of other nice looking guys. But I'm a Jack fan.

Yeah, gotta agree with you there. :)

edited to add:

Oh, wait a sec....I thought you meant "Jack Bauer".... :confused3

[itdjbw]

Try Bonefish's Bam Bam Shrimp. It's great!

We have Boneheads and they have a bang bang shrimp which is yummy!!!!

[justmestace]

I had no idea who Matthew Fox was. After seeing Diana's original post about it, I *assumed* that he was the young stud brother to the pedicure girl (Boone, I think his name is.) But I just googled Matthew Fox and it's the doctor. Hmmmm...

He's a fox, alrighty. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/16/16_3_103.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb0 01_ZS)

[MrsMork]

Thanks for the warm welcome back! :grouphug: Ok, I'm gonna commit us - no not to the State Hospital - to this cruise whenever it might be! Haven't talked with Dennis yet, but I know he will be excited to see good friends again.

[Dancind]

I had no idea who Matthew Fox was. After seeing Diana's original post about it, I *assumed* that he was the young stud brother to the pedicure girl (Boone, I think his name is.) But I just googled Matthew Fox and it's the doctor. Hmmmm...

Just wait. He gets darker, and broodier, and his voice gets lower as the series goes along. I haven't figured out that last one yet, do you think they do polls? "What do you think of Matthew Fox's voice?"

[Dancind]

Hi Angie! :wave2:

[scuba diver]

Hey Scuba... I just heard that VIP has had a bordadella (sp?) outbreak this past week that they are *denying*... my neighbors dog just spent 2 days at the vet (after their 5 day cruise)... the vet guessed where the dog had been before they even told him... eek... is Molly staying there while you're in AK? Hopefully they're germ free by then!

Thanks for the update. I had not heard of this. Yes, Molly and Mickey were planning on staying there.

I may call our Vet to see if she heard of anything happening there.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I bet Jay could bet you!!! :happytv:

Well he might could bet me- but he wouldn't beat me. :rotfl: hardy har har

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

We can have dueling keyboards then! Everyone at work is amazed at how fast I type and don't have to look at the keyboard. I took typing in high school then worked as a secretary at my uncle's architecture firm in college. My high school typing teacher "hated" our class. It was a class full of band students. He said that they always typed the fastest so we all had lots of free time, which got us in to trouble.

Good luck with your surgery. :wizard:

Ang

Hmm, maybe you're on to something there. I was a band student also- clarinet.. that requires movement of fingers (ofcourse) so I wonder if that has something to do with it?

Oh and btw- y'all are on... it's ON! Deuling keyboards competition is on. LOL

Thanks (about surgery- yes I'm still up. A nightowl canNOT change that especially when they are having surgery oh in about 7.5hrs. *sigh* As if I can relax more than usual and go to bed earlier than usual? Ohwell- I'll be sleeping tomorrow during surgery and afterwards with some good drugs. :rotfl: )

oooh- top with Ang, dueling keyboards, etc. :)

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I also took typing in high school. I can't imagine having to look at the keyboard to type. I worked as an assistant to the assistant to the head librarian in college (work-equity) so typed a lot there. Now I type fast, but make more mistakes. I try to type as fast as I can think, but that doesn't work. At least I can hit the backspace key without looking! :) :lmao:

LOL!! Oh yes, I can do backspace and correction in a blink of an eye- because I can't stand things spelled incorrectly. Doesn't bother me when someone else does it- just bothers me when I do it. I have OCD sometimes. LOL

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Btw, Shelley, good luck with your surgery!!

I always ask my surgeons and anesthesiologists (sp?) one question before they start my surgery "did you get a good night's sleep last night?"

My dad always asks them his question....he says "how was the party last night?" if they say "what party?" he says "good, that's the answer I wanted to hear!" :lmao: :lmao:

Oh that's good! I'll have to try that party one on my doctor in the morning. He'll get a kick out of it (and he better answer correctly LOL)

[chip&dale&fun]

Good Morning All - Good Morning Jim - sent you a pm.


Hope you all have a great holiday weekend....We are taking some time off today. If nothing else, I need a mental health day away from the office.

Some pixie dust and prayers needed for Best Friend - who is undergoing tests....

[chip&dale&fun]

Thanks for the update. I had not heard of this. Yes, Molly and Mickey were planning on staying there.

I may call our Vet to see if she heard of anything happening there.

We vacinated our cats agains bordella (sp?) when it was going around here.....

[chip&dale&fun]

They do... but supposedly its like a flu shot... there are resistant strains...

We are really careful with our dog, as Greyhounds are very susceptible to it because of their increased lung capacity... since she retired, she has only been kennelled twice in the 5 years that we've had her.

Once again caught by reading poss backards - a resisent strain - poor puppies..

[chip&dale&fun]

Shelley, first - whew! you must have *flying fingers on that keyboard!* :lmao:

Seriously though, pixiedust for your surgery tomorrow pixiedust: we'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know when you are up and around again, OK?! Here's to a speedy recovery. :moped:

And more pixie dust added.... :wizard:

[chip&dale&fun]

Shelly, will be thinking of you tomorrow. Best of luck!

Irene!! And anyone else interested in the Food & Wine trip: I was talking about November 2007, not 2006. I can't go in November after going on the cruise in September. Now, if someone else wants to arrange a get-together for this November, please feel free! But you'd better book rooms quick!

oooh, well, miss a post or two and you get your name in CAPS....ok - food and Wine in 2007 it is......thanks......This November would be pushing it fr use as we have a dive trip planned, but as stated oftern, we are spoiled.....only 2.5 hours away....

[chip&dale&fun]

Everyone else still sleepin......

Better get Stitch to wake you all up!

[ohiominnie]

Just wait. He gets darker, and broodier, and his voice gets lower as the series goes along. I haven't figured out that last one yet, do you think they do polls? "What do you think of Matthew Fox's voice?"

Well, you know it IS on ABC, and ABC IS a Disney company and Disney IS research happy, so maybe that's it.

Or the actor went through puberty mid season. :confused3

[ohiominnie]

Everyone else still sleepin......

Better get Stitch to wake you all up!

Everytime at Disney we comment on the Stitch and Mickey wake up calls. Wouldn't it be cool if you could buy into that service and get wake up calls every day from Mickey?????

(in my best Mickey voice)
"up and at'um. Lots of stuff to do today. You're working in a job you hate, but you have to stay in b/c you need the money to come see me. Kitchen is a wreck and needs a good scrubbing. Oh, and the litter box is full. Get yourself out of bed already!!!!!"

[WDWLVR]

:tinker:Good morning cruisers :tinker:



Happy Friday!




Pixie dust to all that need it.
Here's hoping that things dry up in the Northeast.

[ohiominnie]

Gotta give Kudos....
Mike's newest article was chosen as the featured article today on searchwarp.com (http://www.searchwarp.com/) !!! (front page under "Lorie's pick of the day")

I'm so proud! :)

[WDWLVR]

(in my best Mickey voice)
"up and at'um. Lots of stuff to do today. You're working in a job you hate, but you have to stay in b/c you need the money to come see me. Kitchen is a wreck and needs a good scrubbing. Oh, and the litter box is full. Get yourself out of bed already!!!!!"



:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[WDWLVR]

Gotta give Kudos....
Mike's newest article was chosen as the featured article today on searchwarp.com (http://www.searchwarp.com/) !!! (front page under "Lorie's pick of the day")

I'm so proud! :)

Very cool!

[chip&dale&fun]

And what doe Stitch say?

Get risin' no sleepin'

Mickey - Sorry folks - ever since Stich escaped into the Mgic Kingdm...

about then I reach for snooze control :lmao:


Hey and a U-Tp to start the day! :cheer2:

Up and At-em everyone!!!!!!

pixie dust for Garry and all who are undergoing tests and surgery!

[chip&dale&fun]

Gotta give Kudos....
Mike's newest article was chosen as the featured article today on searchwarp.com (http://www.searchwarp.com/) !!! (front page under "Lorie's pick of the day")

I'm so proud! :)


Awwwwh.....notice he did not reference the Dis...but he was thinking it :teeth:

[RachelTori]

Gotta give Kudos....
Mike's newest article was chosen as the featured article today on searchwarp.com (http://www.searchwarp.com/) !!! (front page under "Lorie's pick of the day")

I'm so proud! :)

I see why it was chosen -- GREAT article! :thumbsup2 Congrats, Mike! Gosh, we can say we knew you "when"!!! ;)

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Awwwwh.....notice he did not reference the Dis...but he was thinking it :teeth:

Yeah, it is a great article (clap clap clap!!!) but I was thinking- where's the mention of going to Disney? I know I get my exercise there. haha :)

Great article. :)

Oh and I'm about to leave to go have the surgery.... I didn't sleep a wink last night. I didn't start getting tired until after I showered about 5am- well what's the point of going to sleep for 2hrs? that might work for DH but I don't do well on catnaps- just makes me tired and cranky. LOL

I'll talk at y'all later- soon as I'm able to get up to the computer. :)

[kikipug]

Everytime at Disney we comment on the Stitch and Mickey wake up calls. Wouldn't it be cool if you could buy into that service and get wake up calls every day from Mickey?????

(in my best Mickey voice)
"up and at'um. Lots of stuff to do today. You're working in a job you hate, but you have to stay in b/c you need the money to come see me. Kitchen is a wreck and needs a good scrubbing. Oh, and the litter box is full. Get yourself out of bed already!!!!!"

Instead of the boring "Windows" sound, my computer at work starts its day with the Mickey wakeup call. When a critical question box comes up, the Army Seargant from Toy Story yells, "Code Red, repeat, we are at Code Red", my popup blocker says, "Hey look, I'm Picasso!", and at shutdown, the LGM says "I have been chosen, Farewell my friends, I go on to a better place."

[armyfam]

Instead of the boring "Windows" sound, my computer at work starts its day with the Mickey wakeup call. When a critical question box comes up, the Army Seargant from Toy Story yells, "Code Red, repeat, we are at Code Red", my popup blocker says, "Hey look, I'm Picasso!", and at shutdown, the LGM says "I have been chosen, Farewell my friends, I go on to a better place."

That is neat, Karen!
Where did you get those sound bytes and how did you do that???

I love the Code Red! sound byte.


susan

ps. Hope all goes well with your surgery, BBB!!! Hope all goes well for those having tests too!!!


susan

[Dancind]

Now, I would be OK with Disney movie sounds on my computer. I generally keep the sound off, because I don't like unexpected noise. Like when you're innocently browsing Ebay auction and one of them starts yelling at you, or playing music really loud.

OM, that's great! Maybe Mike could start a new career. Vacation all but one day a week when he writes the article!

Irene, sorry. I didn't need to yell. Just wanted to make sure you look for us in the right year. :goodvibes

[MrsMork]

Everytime at Disney we comment on the Stitch and Mickey wake up calls. Wouldn't it be cool if you could buy into that service and get wake up calls every day from Mickey?????

(in my best Mickey voice)
"up and at'um. Lots of stuff to do today. You're working in a job you hate, but you have to stay in b/c you need the money to come see me. Kitchen is a wreck and needs a good scrubbing. Oh, and the litter box is full. Get yourself out of bed already!!!!!"
We DO get a Mickey wake up every morning! We have the Mickey phone/alarm combination. "Time to get up" "Look what time it is" He also alerts us when the phone rings.."phone's ringing" "anybody gonna answer that" :lmao:

[kikipug]

That is neat, Karen!
Where did you get those sound bytes and how did you do that???

I love the Code Red! sound byte.


The Toy Story ones are from:
http://disneyfan.50megs.com/

The Mickey wake up call is from:
http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/sounds.html
(Scroll way down to the "other" section).

Save the wav files that you want to use, then go to Sounds on your control panel and assign the sound you want to use to the action.

[Dancind]

Mea Culpa! Going back through my posts, I DID say "early November 2007". No wonder everyone is confused. I meant 2008, honest!

[RachelTori]

Mea Culpa! Going back through my posts, I DID say "early November 2007". No wonder everyone is confused. I meant 2008, honest!

Wait! Now you have ME confused!!!!! You "DO" mean November 2007, don't you? Ladies @ WDW early November 2007; Do-Over cruise June 2008. Right? ;)

[BWVPam]

So does this mean you are, or are NOT??, going to do the do over cruise?

Do-over cruise yes, park trip with the ladies --No

[tinksdad]

Wait! Now you have ME confused!!!!! You "DO" mean November 2007, don't you? Ladies @ WDW early November 2007; Do-Over cruise June 2008. Right? ;)

Don't look at me! You girls need to figure it out......... :rotfl2:

[tinksdad]

Mary & Irene and who ever has Scoopie; Check this thread out!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1151897) You can contribute!! :banana: :Pinkbounc

[Dancind]

Wait! Now you have ME confused!!!!! You "DO" mean November 2007, don't you? Ladies @ WDW early November 2007; Do-Over cruise June 2008. Right? ;)

Well, we could do both years? So sorry, I can't do 2007. I'm already doing an almost two week trip without the family in September. I think rooms are going to be tough at this late date too. Could you maybe sneak away in 2008? I've been saying a lot of dumb things lately, sorry guys. My mind seems to be out to lunch.

[BWVPam]

Mark and Mary, thought of you today too....

we passed a new restaurant in Columbus.....Bonefish Grill!! I told Mike I thought that was where you had your "pre-cruise dinner" and got creme brulee. Unfortunately, we were on our way to Dave & Busters and couldn't talk the kids out of going there.

Pam, Dave and Busters has an AWESOME fondue----much like the one the Garden Grill USED to have. Do you have D&B in your area?

Unfortunately, no D&B here!

[Dancind]

Mary & Irene and who ever has Scoopie; Check this thread out!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1151897)You can contribute!! :banana: :Pinkbounc

Maggie has Scoopie (Monica and John's DD), right? Mary has Bear, Irene has Hedgie. I think I've got it straight now.

[BWVPam]

Well, we could do both years? So sorry, I can't do 2007. I'm already doing an almost two week trip without the family in September. I think rooms are going to be tough at this late date too. Could you maybe sneak away in 2008? I've been saying a lot of dumb things lately, sorry guys. My mind seems to be out to lunch.

Diana -- Are you suer about those dates. I thougth you were doing the 2 week trip in September 06 and that was why you were talking about November 07 and then a cruise with us in June 08. Is that right?

[BWVPam]

Just caught up.

A note about my situation. I have worked all my life. Even when my kids were young. I have had periods when I had great bosses and were very understanding. I had a period with one who did not and that was a miserable year. Thank goodness it was only 1 year.

I am very fortunate with the job I have. I get 20 days of vacation, 10 days at Christmas, 5 days for spring break, 2 personal day, 12 sick days and 7 additional holidays. I also have a boss that lets me adjust my schedule as to how I need it. He is a strong family man and is so understanding when it comes to my family. I couldn't ask for a better boss. During the school year, I come in early and leave early so that I can get Ashley to swim practice on the days that Charley can't take her. I drop everything when I need to go to the school because of sickness, etc. I feel so fortunate that I can do those things. I volunteer at the school when I can, made it to almost all of the school parties when they were having them, etc.

If I didn't work, we wouldn't have DVC, we wouldn't go on cruises or nice vacations and I probably wouldn't have any college funds. Oh well. Life is good

[WDWLVR]

Mary & Irene and who ever has Scoopie; Check this thread out!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1151897)You can contribute!! :banana: :Pinkbounc

Thanks Kevin! I went over and posted a few of Bear from the cruise.

[WDWLVR]

Diana -- Are you suer about those dates. I thougth you were doing the 2 week trip in September 06 and that was why you were talking about November 07 and then a cruise with us in June 08. Is that right?

I'm not doing any of the girls trips but I thought the same as Pam.

11 day cruise in September 2006.
Ladies Epcot trip November 2007.
Do-over Cruise June 2008.

[RachelTori]

I'm not doing any of the girls trips but I thought the same as Pam.

11 day cruise in September 2006.
Ladies Epcot trip November 2007.
Do-over Cruise June 2008.

That's what I thought too! Diana? Today is June 30, 2006!! :lmao:

[kikipug]

Diana.... you're confusing us:confused3 :rotfl2: :confused3:rotfl2: ... here's your ORIGINAL post...

Cool! Girl trip, early November 2007! This fall is a little busy. :teeth:

Any other Moms that can take a Guilt Trip?


Diana? Today is June 30, 2006!! :lmao:

Yeah.... what she said. :)

[ohiominnie]

Hey, my lucky day.....it's FRIDAY.....FRIDAY KAREOKE!!!

and in honor of our own Diana:

A tweaking of Chicago's "Does Anyone Really Know What Time it is?"

Does Anyone Really Know what YEAR it is?"

As I was walking down the street one day
A man came up to me and asked me what
The time was that was on my watch, yeah...And I said

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to cry

And I was walking down the street one day
A pretty lady looked at me
And said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead...And I said

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to cry

And I was walking down the street one day
Being pushed and shoved by people trying to
Beat the clock, oh, no I just don't know
I don't know, and I said, yes I said

(Background)
People runnin' everywhere
Don't know where to go
Don't know where I am
Can't see past the next step
Don't have time to think past the last mile
Have no time to look around
Just run around, run around and think why

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to die
Everybody's working (I don't) I don't care (About time)
About time (Oh no, no) I don't care

[RachelTori]

Hey, my lucky day.....it's FRIDAY.....FRIDAY KAREOKE!!!

and in honor of our own Diana:

A tweaking of Chicago's "Does Anyone Really Know What Time it is?"

Does Anyone Really Know what YEAR it is?"

As I was walking down the street one day
A man came up to me and asked me what
The time was that was on my watch, yeah...And I said

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to cry

And I was walking down the street one day
A pretty lady looked at me
And said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead...And I said

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to cry

And I was walking down the street one day
Being pushed and shoved by people trying to
Beat the clock, oh, no I just don't know
I don't know, and I said, yes I said

(Background)
People runnin' everywhere
Don't know where to go
Don't know where I am
Can't see past the next step
Don't have time to think past the last mile
Have no time to look around
Just run around, run around and think why

(I don't) Does anybody really know what year it is
(Care) Does anybody really care (about time)
If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no)
We've all got time enough to die
Everybody's working (I don't) I don't care (About time)
About time (Oh no, no) I don't care


Perfect!! :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: We love you, Diana!

[Dancind]

Diana -- Are you suer about those dates. I thougth you were doing the 2 week trip in September 06 and that was why you were talking about November 07 and then a cruise with us in June 08. Is that right?

Pam, you are right. I have 2008 on the brain. Please ignore me. Sorry, Laura!

[dzneprincess]

OK confusion over!hahaha I was curious to get thru the posts to see what the answer was!

[Dancind]

Hey, my lucky day.....it's FRIDAY.....FRIDAY KAREOKE!!!

and in honor of our own Diana:

A tweaking of Chicago's "Does Anyone Really Know What Time it is?"



Ok, now you hurt my feelings. :( You shouldn't pick on the confused. Losing a year is pretty bad, I admit.

[ohiominnie]

Ok, now you hurt my feelings. :( You shouldn't pick on the confused. Losing a year is pretty bad, I admit.

Awww, we love ya!!

It's easy to lose a year when we all plan so many years in advance.

And with the time zone difference between me and you, it makes it even easier....after all, it WILL be 2007 HERE before it's 2007 THERE! :lmao:

[mickeymo]

Thanks Kevin! I went over and posted a few of Bear from the cruise.


I posted one of Scoopie and Hedgie from Food and Wine (thanks to Irene and Hedgie!!!) I don't have any of the theme night photos loaded on my computer. If anyone else has them feel free to post them!

[tinksdad]

That's what I thought too! Diana? Today is June 30, 2006!! :lmao:
LOL!!! Earth to Diana...... Earth to Diana......... :scared1:








































Some how this is all going to be MY fault!! :rolleyes1 :crazy:

[RachelTori]

LOL!!! Earth to Diana...... Earth to Diana......... :scared1:



Some how this is all going to be MY fault!! :rolleyes1 :crazy:


It's only cuz we love Diana that we're teasing her! :lovestruc































But if you want to take the blame, Kevin......... :rotfl:

[WVMD]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:

[tinytink]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:

Virgil,

Many prayers and PD pixiedust: pixiedust: .I hope all will be alright. :grouphug:

[tinytink]

Amen, sister... I'm so with you on that one. I worked when my older two were younger (from babies on up) and I can't tell you how LUCKY I was that they weren't sick often and they tended to get sick on weekends when DH was off on weekends because I sure wasn't off on weekends and my job was such that I could NOT just up and leave work (I was the boss running the place and on one to take my place if I had to leave, no one else who was allowed the key, the responsibility, etc. and it was not a job that I could just close it up to go get my kid if they were sick- it was a restaurant btw). It was a little better when I was over several restaurants and not physically opening/running one store but not much. I was still working TONS of hours each week and on call 24/7 too.
Like I said- very lucky the kids weren't sick needing me to come get them!

I've been a stay at home mom since having my youngest and I'm so glad. Now with 3 kids there is 3 times the chance of one of them needing someone- even when at school. Thankfully still blessed that they aren't sick hardly ever- but you know... they still need things (forgot lunch, spilled food/drink on clothes and need a change, etc. LOL)
And now I get to be involved in all their schools as volunteer, parties, field trips, extra-curricular activities, etc. :)

Honestly I can't imagine how I'd manage to get everything done now, at this point, if I had to work that same type of job again now... I pretty much do everything with the kids and house (except DH is also involved in extra-curricular activities in the evenings with the kids since now he works day!yeah!) and have no idea how I'd do that AND work that same type of job again. Every day I count my blessings that I'm able to be home to *always* be there for them whenever a parent is needed. :) :cloud9:

You know- sometimes I think how things work out just right when you didn't think they would. For instance it took a devastating injustice for this to end up happening for me/us. (DH was terminated from his job of 10yrs with "no reason" so we couldn't file wrongful termination here in Texas since no reason was given. They gave him a glowing recommendation to get another job- we know the reason he was fired is because he had received 100% on evaluations the entire 10yrs and was the highest paid supervisor they'd ever had- they had already hired a young friend of the family to take his place making 1/3 what DH was making before they even fired DH! We found this out later) ANYWHO- it was devastating at the time- we didn't know how we'd make it or how he'd ever find a job making that amount of money/etc. It was rough for a few months (including a miscarriage during that time. :guilty: ) but it turned out for the best! The next job he got turned out to be the best thing for us and now he makes triple what he made previously- something we never dreamed could happen.. and he's been there 7+ yrs now and not only that- but this type of job he LOVES! (previous job was supervising people running the same machines that he used to work also- day after day same thing. This job is FIXING everything- from machines to electrical to computer-etc throughout the entire plant and they didn't call him Mr. Fix it most of his life for nothing! He loooovves fixing things. So this is his dream job- the salary part put aside he'd still love it)

And because of that- I was able to quit working and stay home with #3 (and the other two at that point too, ofcourse LOL). It took a few months of despair and stress and worrying about our future- but it was for the best for us. Funny how things work out like that! :)

Uhoh, I'm rambling. :wave: Sorry.

Hey, I'm having surgery tomorrow.. y'all be thinking of me 'kay? I won't be online for awhile atleast... probably... so maybe this long post is just making up for lost time- ahead of time. LOL
BBB,

Wish you the best of luck with your surgery. Hope all went well and you will be able to join us on the DIS boards soon.

[tinksdad]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:
I'm so sorry to hear that Virgil! Prayers and good wishes are on their way!! :love:

[armyfam]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:

Virgil,

We will be praying for you and your dad. :grouphug:

susan

[dzneprincess]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:
Virgil
My thoughts and prayers are with your Dad this weekend!

[tinytink]

we are really slipping on posts, our thread is way down on the page. let's keep talking. I am surprised to log on see not many pages to catch up on. Well, this is my 100 post. yeah me! :woohoo:

TTFN

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I am fine. Will write more later. Thank you all.

[tinytink]

I am fine. Will write more later. Thank you all.
BBB,

Wow you are posting already? Glad to hear you are doing well.

[tinytink]

Hi Mark&Mary,

Just wondering if you have recieved our CD of pics yet? Let me know. thanks.

[RachelTori]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:


Virgil,

Keeping your Dad in our prayers. Please keep us posted. pixiedust:

[WDWLVR]

Virgil - sorry to hear about your dad. Will definately be keeping you and him in our prayers.

[WDWLVR]

Hi Mark&Mary,

Just wondering if you have recieved our CD of pics yet? Let me know. thanks.

Theresa - giving this a bump for Mark. He's been keeping track of the CD's coming in.

[WDWLVR]

Good morning Cruisers


We sail in 101 weeks*!


DISclaimer - this is based on a June 7, 2008 sailing. Actual sail date to be determined once DCL announces their 2008 schedule.

Well look at that a UTOP for our first new countdown! YEAH!

[RachelTori]

Good morning Cruisers


We sail in 101 weeks*!


DISclaimer - this is based on a June 7, 2008 sailing. Actual sail date to be determined once DCL announces their 2008 schedule.

Well look at that a UTOP for our first new countdown! YEAH!

YIPPEE!!!! GREAT to see that again :yay: (even with the BIG number and the DISclaimer!!)

[CajunGirl2]

Hi all... Asking for some prayers and PD.... Looks like my dad had a stroke today. I'm driving up to Wheeling to check on him tomorrow - but he's weak on his right side and his speech is slightly slurred....


Virgil
pirate:

Prayers & pixie dust to you & your family, Virgil. Hope everything turns out ok.

Ang

[CajunGirl2]

Good morning Cruisers




We sail in 101 weeks*!


DISclaimer - this is based on a June 7, 2008 sailing. Actual sail date to be determined once DCL announces their 2008 schedule.



Well look at that a UTOP for our first new countdown! YEAH!
What a way to start the morning! This was the first post that I saw.

Ang