8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 8

[Diznyfan68]

Yes, I whipped through those too! At some point I started speed reading - we don't know when, but I was doing it by 5th grade. Some of my favorite authors were Louisa May Alcott and Noel Streatfeild. Actually, I still go back and reread Noel Streatfeild - you may have heard of her book "Ballet Shoes", but she wrote tons of others. Many of them you could only get in Britain, but since my parents traveled quite a bit on business back then, they would bring them back for me.

Actually, I tend to like British authors - my two favorite authors for adult literature are Dorothy Sayers (I :love: Peter Whimsey) and Terry Pratchett. If you ever try Pratchett - just don't read him in public ... It is really embarassing when you fall off your chair laughing - REALLY embarassing....

pdarrah (Pamela)

I'm a spead reader too. Whipped through Alcott and graduated to Jane Austen and Conan Doyle. I'm an avid mystery reader and really love British authors and characters - Colin Dexter, PD James, Anne Perry - and American authors who write stories based in Britian or have British characters - Elizabeth George and Elizabeth Peters. But I will also read just about anything that catches my interest - huge Harry Potter fan, have appointments with Joe (not allowed to call it a date anymore:confused3) to see HP V at the movies and go to the B&N midnight madness party the following week.

[lbgraves]

I just read earlier today that you are supposed to get new pillows every two years, also that you are supposed to get a new mattress every seven! Now, I can maybe see the pillows (though I would bet mine would go for three or four) but 7 years for a mattress? Sorry, I'm waiting longer than that!

Wonder who wrote that report? :rolleyes1

[dahuffy]

Going to sign off now, been a long day, work tommorrow.

See you all''''''

Night Andrew!

[lbgraves]

Okay so some of us were "good" and some of us were "bad" but.................As long as I don't see any of you on Dateline's "To Catch A Predator" then you're all alright in my book :lmao: :lmao:

:scared1: Those people are just STUPID!!!!

[Diznyfan68]

Isn't it amazing the difference between then & now. I remember that child abuse was just starting to be a buzz word when I was in 7th or 8th grade. I went to a Catholic school where he was on the board at the CU, belonged to the men's club, was a 4th degree KofC, and BS leader. Big whoop! :sad2: Everyone ignored the fact that I walked into the school with a black eye twice. When the kids asked me who did it I said it was my dad.

Today...you have to worry if your child falls on their bike and gets a bad bruise because CPS could be called in.

This is getting really freaky - you just described my father, except for the BS leader - he never got overly involved with my brother like that.

[lbgraves]

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Time for ketchup... :surfweb: you certainly have been yakky... I'm still waiting for this thread to die down a bit. ;) :lmao:

:scared: :scared: :scared: YUCK!!!!!!:scared: :scared: :scared:

[lbgraves]

I will be gone for most of the next week as it is time to shut down the computer and get it moved off the floor. I just don't understand why they can't refinish the floors with my dest still in place but they tell me it won't work. I will check in when I can. See you all later. Lois

Tell them to make it work! :lmao:

[lbgraves]

Hey that was a really nice thing for you guys to do. We got a Best Buy Code from Ebay for MSG and a Fan Club Code for Giants Stadium. We bought the MSG not knowing they were coming to GS. I'd much rather tailgate and sit under the stars at GS than MSG anyday, so we might sell the MSG tix. Not sure right now. BTW the MSG tix were MUCH more $$$ than the GS tix, another reason for selling the MSG ones. Does your brother know you bought him the tixs?? Again, that was a really nice thing to do!

:scared1: I don't know what to put after the blah, blah, blah for that. :confused3 :lmao:

[lbgraves]

Another unusual story revealed

While on the Disney Magic one cruise I was enjoying pre dinner cocktails with BLI Jack (aka Fincantieri). We had Cat. 4's with balconies non conecting. I was with my 2 year old daughter in the room at the time. DW was with older DD at the movies. We were passing drinks over the bacony to one another our balcony doors were open. I ran out into the hallway to speak to our Host and the draft pulled the door out of my hands shut. My 2 year old DD was locked in the room. Host had vanished. So I knocked on Jacks door and told him that DD was locked inside my stateroom and my key was locked in the room also. So I ran to his balcony and proceeded to climb over his balcony onto mine in my intoxicated state the boat was cruising at @ 20mph. Jack being less insane grabbed me and pulled me back onto his balcony. Just then Jacks DW came in. We told her what happened and she found a Hostess who opened our stateroom door. DD was safe inside as if nothing happened.


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[lbgraves]

Double EWWWWWW!!

It's bad enough the pool's become people soup! It horrible to think it becomes a different kind of soup (that also starts with P) as well!


Gives a whole new meaning to the expression: If it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown.......well you know the rest!

I guess that we have been lucky to not have that problem at the MP when we have been on the ship.

[windermerejudy]

:scared1: I don't know what to put after the blah, blah, blah for that. :confused3 :lmao:

I don't know either but I think it has something to do with chinese food additives:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[lbgraves]

My child has already told me that he won't be in our room except to sleep and that the rest of the time he is practically disowning us. I thanked him.

LOL! Lucky you! :lmao:

[lbgraves]

I'm addicted the other way - it's a good source of quick cash, but you have to have something that they are buying.

I use to enjoy it but when they made you switch to a business paypal account I stopped. Besides...DH is much happier now that people can't shop out of our garage. ;)

[O'BWV]

:scared1: I don't know what to put after the blah, blah, blah for that. :confused3 :lmao:


Oh I know Lisa....blah, blah, blah Ebays too much! :lmao: :lmao:

[O'BWV]

I don't know either but I think it has something to do with chinese food additives:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:



Okay Judy it took it a minute there...MSG :lmao: MSG = Madison Square Garden! Good one :lmao:

[PBader]

Good night Andrew.:)

[dahuffy]

Time for another round of

7 questions!

1) Whats' fer dinner tonight matey?

2) What was the last thing ya bought?

3) What was the last nice thing ya said to anyone?

4) What was the last thing you sent a rebate form in for?

5) Did you get that rebate back yet?

6) What is your favorite shore excursion - all time favorite?

7) And - what is your favorite dessert off the Magic or Wonder?

1) Mc D's
2)Groceries
3)"Loves you" to Kev
4)Batteries
5) yup
6)Behind the Scenes Dolphin Tour at WDW
7) Any kind of Cheesecake

[Diznyfan68]

Okay Judy it took it a minute there...MSG :lmao: MSG = Madison Square Garden! Good one :lmao:

I didn't get it until you posted this!

[lbgraves]

I have never bought or sold on EBay.

LOL! The kids tell me to look it up on Ebay. :lmao: DS resently got interested in YuGiOh cards after getting some at McDs. I found him 200 cards + some bonus cards for under $20 shipped...much better than in the stores. He isn't allowed to play against anyone or give any of them away but he enjoys reading them & sort them into groups. DD knows that if there is something in a McDs happy meal that she would like the set of...I can go to a bookmarked seller to get them cheaply. ;)

[O'BWV]

I'm a spead reader too. Whipped through Alcott and graduated to Jane Austen and Conan Doyle. I'm an avid mystery reader and really love British authors and characters - Colin Dexter, PD James, Anne Perry - and American authors who write stories based in Britian or have British characters - Elizabeth George and Elizabeth Peters. But I will also read just about anything that catches my interest - huge Harry Potter fan, have appointments with Joe (not allowed to call it a date anymore:confused3) to see HP V at the movies and go to the B&N midnight madness party the following week.



My DD was a freak for The Babysitter's Club. Do young girls still like those books? I thought they were great! DS not so much of a reader. I wish that was different :rolleyes:

[Diznyfan68]

LOL! Lucky you! :lmao:

He's practicing for when he's a becomes a stinky teen next year.:rotfl:

[lbgraves]

Believe me, we could pay for everyone's cruise if Mark sold all that he a bought on Ebay. They send him get well cards when he doesn't buy.

:rotfl2:

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[lbgraves]

Here is my son steering the 'Brig Unicorn' from the POTC movies in St. Lucia in December, complete with authentic pirate on cell phone in the background....

http://www.jrgray.net/images/alex_pirate_cellphone.jpg

WAY COOL!!!! :thumbsup2

[O'BWV]

I didn't get it until you posted this!



That's funny Lorri and you had a better shot at getting it than the Floridian. I must stop using acronyms! :thumbsup2

[lbgraves]

Who's watching the Oscars tonight?

Since it is the only thing on....:happytv: .

[O'BWV]

He's practicing for when he's a becomes a stinky teen next year.:rotfl:


And let me tell you, we didn't see much of our stinky teens last cruise. They weren't too thrilled with the Stack, but they loved the movies and late night hanging out on deck 9 and my DS spent all his time on the sports deck. We could watch him on our stateroom TV up there!

[lbgraves]

Where were all these hot female teachers sleeping with male students when I was growing up? I think my youngest teacher was in her 50s.

Well...we had nuns. :rolleyes1

[dahuffy]

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Now...

... I'm NEVER gonna find an image of the Leonardo pose at the front of the ship WITH a notebook computer and find an old image of myself to patch this together.... but it does make for an entertaining thought.

... and 2nd) What is a BLUE HAWAIIAN?

Oh-My-G** I love Blue Hawaiians!!! Rum,pineapple juice,Blue Curacao are most of the ingredients.

[Diznyfan68]

That's funny Lorri and you had a better shot at getting it than the Floridian. I must stop using acronyms! :thumbsup2

I'm tired tonight, yeah -that's it, I'm tired tonight...that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[lbgraves]

You know all those Disney clothes you buy over the years. Those sell really well too.

Gymbo use to sell really well too. ;)

[lbgraves]

Excellent Job Mark!!

Did I ever tell you guys about when the Police (the real Police, not the band) showed up at house because of Ebay????

I sure hope that you already have posted the story here. :lmao:

[lbgraves]

I had no idea you could ebay make-up. I'm a make-up junkie

:lmao: People even buy used lotions & stuff from B&BWs....seriously!!! :lmao:

[lbgraves]

Years passed without me giving it another thought. Well lo and behold THREE years later the Policeman called me, said they broke up the ring and that he was returning my wallet. And he did!!! Did I happen to mention I LOVE EBAY!!!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Priceless!!!

[lbgraves]

This will be my first year NOT watching. Missed too many of the movies.

I never usually see the movies that are featured on the Oscars. We just don't go out to the theater much.

[lbgraves]

Oh if you love makeup........GO right away to Ebay.............much, much, much cheaper!!!

You can get most things much cheaper on Ebay. :thumbsup2

[lbgraves]

Oh now I'm super intrigued. I am going to be trying to figure this out for the next three hours!

Glad that I didn't spoil it but it just made me mad...along with DS. :lmao:

[allshookup]

Oh-My-G** I love Blue Hawaiians!!! Rum,pineapple juice,Blue Curacao are most of the ingredients.

Hmmm well I love the movie Blue Hawaii! :love:

[pdarrah]

I never usually see the movies that are featured on the Oscars. We just don't go out to the theater much.

I think the last movie I saw at a theater was Narnia. I've seen a few of DS7's DVDs here at home (like Cars) but that is about it for movies. DH has the Oscars on - I think he is also reading a magazine. I wandered in there a while ago and saw the nominations for something - I didn't even know the names of the 5 movies - never heard of them! :rotfl2:

pdarrah (Pamela)

[lbgraves]

OH MY!!!! Jennifer Hudson won!!! Everyone is watching this live...right?

[miztigg]

1) Whats' fer dinner tonight matey?wendys how healthy:rotfl:

2) What was the last thing ya bought?partlite garden lites aroma melter on ebay

3) What was the last nice thing ya said to anyone?youe welcome i gave a patient his tube feeds

4) What was the last thing you sent a rebate form in for?sprint i just bought thw wireless internet foe my laptop so i dont have to steal my neighbors:)

5) Did you get that rebate back yet?no friday

6) What is your favorite shore excursion - all time favorite?never did one usually my DH & DS go

7) And - what is your favorite dessert off the Magic or Wonder?choc suff @ palos is there anyother:)

[Diznyfan68]

OH MY!!!! Jennifer Hudson won!!! Everyone is watching this live...right?

YES!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[lbgraves]

Jay & I were in the room and heard this "thump..thump...ha ha ...thump"
and there was DS and friend...suddenly on our balcony!:eek: They were lauging and we were NOT. But chewing them out didn't do much good, as they showed their trick to DD and she and her friends had to try it too. :sad2:

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: I have read about kids doing this onto balconies that they were not in the room and couldn't get back off. The guests came back to their room to find the kids on the verandah & called GS.

[windermerejudy]

So.......do you guys own EBAY stock or something??????:lmao: :lmao:

[allshookup]

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: I have read about kids doing this onto balconies that they were not in the room and couldn't get back off. The guests came back to their room to find the kids on the verandah & called GS.

That's really scary. I always leave my balcony door unlocked & I've always felt safe sitting out there at night by myself. :eek:

[lbgraves]

Nancy Drew here!

I have the entire series up to high school. They are the double book set with the purple hard covers. I have them out in the garage for the kids along with many more. I have been bringing them inside and airing them out with fabreeze as DS can read them. He has my LH series...with the .85 & .95 prices on the front. DD got the series from my BIL & SIL for Christmas so she has her own set. That is her bathtub reading...I read to her while she scrubs & soaks.

[lbgraves]

I loved Nancy Drew. I even watched the TV series when it was out. But IMO the books were much better.

Did either of you read Trixie Beldon?

[lbgraves]

The one with Pamela Sue Anderson (pre-Dynasty) - I also watched the Hardy Boys show but never got into the books.

I watched that series too. :) Let's see...also have the complete Anne of Green Gables series...prior to the movies...and anything by L. Alcott. :)

[Diznyfan68]

Did either of you read Trixie Beldon?

I know I did but I'm not recalling much about it...

[lbgraves]

Yes, I couldn't remember who played her. You have a great memory.

Parker Stevenson & Puke Face Cassidy played the Hardy Boys. ;)

[lbgraves]

I'm a spead reader too. Whipped through Alcott and graduated to Jane Austen and Conan Doyle. I'm an avid mystery reader and really love British authors and characters - Colin Dexter, PD James, Anne Perry - and American authors who write stories based in Britian or have British characters - Elizabeth George and Elizabeth Peters. But I will also read just about anything that catches my interest - huge Harry Potter fan, have appointments with Joe (not allowed to call it a date anymore:confused3) to see HP V at the movies and go to the B&N midnight madness party the following week.


Agatha Christie fan here. :thumbsup2 I am considering taking DS8 to the HP midnight party since it will be the last book & his only chance to do this. DD6 will want to go to though. OY!

[Diznyfan68]

I know I did but I'm not recalling much about it...

Went to the website and I do recall them now but I only had a few of my Mom's to read.

[lbgraves]

Watching the Awards.....not happy that it's a political platform, Al Gore can go home now.
:duck: :duck:

And is it just me, or did Melissa Etheridge sound really bad???

I didn't care for that song at all.

[miztigg]

Been there....Done that........ FGM has me on the EBAY Parole Program......... called STOP BUYING !!!!!! :eek: We have to pay for a 15 day cruise !!!!! :scared1:

Mark

DH has me on ebay timeout:rotfl:

[lbgraves]

This is getting really freaky - you just described my father, except for the BS leader - he never got overly involved with my brother like that.

I didn't have a brother & he wasn't a BS as a kid. :confused3 Never could figure that one out.

[lbgraves]

I don't know either but I think it has something to do with chinese food additives:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

ROFLMAO!!!! :lmao: :thumbsup2

[lbgraves]

Oh I know Lisa....blah, blah, blah Ebays too much! :lmao: :lmao:

That one I understood. :thumbsup2 :lmao:

[FINCANTIERI]

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

My kids climbed (more than once) from the aft public deck 8 to our balcony in 8602 (the big huge one) but if they fell, they would have only fallen onto Secret Deck Aft 7. I think. :sad2:

everyone who read Darth's dtory remember the moral. No not "Don't drink too mucH" But buying drinks for Jack pays off in the end because he may save your life. If not for me Darth would have been on a 20/20 special.:rotfl2:

[lbgraves]

My DD was a freak for The Babysitter's Club. Do young girls still like those books? I thought they were great! DS not so much of a reader. I wish that was different :rolleyes:

They are out there. Last year when DS finally got inspired to read more with AR testing he would got thru the Magic Treehouse books in an hour reading 2 or more in a night during the summer. He also liked the AtoZ mysteries & started reading The Boxcar Children.

[lbgraves]

FINALLY caught up!!!!!

[FINCANTIERI]

Watching the Awards.....not happy that it's a political platform, Al Gore can go home now.
:duck: :duck:

And is it just me, or did Melissa Etheridge sound really bad???

Gore is doing to put the Oscar into his lock box.

[Diznyfan68]

FINALLY caught up!!!!!

:cool1: :cool1:

[Diznyfan68]

Okay - it is me, but why did they have Celine Dion sing that song and why is she still on the stage?

[miztigg]

I had no idea you could ebay make-up. I'm a make-up junkie

you can buy ANYTHING on ebay i wish i would have thought of ebay i would have bought out this cruise for all of us

[justmestace]

Okay - it is me, but why did they have Celine Dion sing that song and why is she still on the stage?


:confused3 :sad2:

[pdarrah]

OK, Time for tonights Blast from the Past! I read another 900 back-pages today AND kept up with the current thread :woohoo: IF I can keep it up, I'll be caught up by the end of the week :eek:

I think I was slowed down today because I kept getting tears in my eyes - lots of sad/happy DISer stories last Sunday/Monday....

maureen, I find if I start a project DH will always finish it. He thinks I don't know what I am doing.:thumbsup2

Yes, I think it is the SRY (sex-determination region) gene of the Y chromosome that activates the "PNA" base pair within males...where PNA, of course, means PAY NO ATTENTION! So, you see, it's genetic and men can't change that any more than they can change the size of their feet! :lmao:
There have been Hunter ceiling fans that were 75% off at Target years ago in the loft in our garage waiting to go in the kid's rooms so they aren't so humid in the summer months. :rolleyes1

:lmao: That's ok. I got a kitchen sink and faucet this Christmas and it's still in the box, in the family room. We're waiting to put in a new kitchen counter before it gets put in. I'll post a picture when it's done....maybe in 2 years:sad2:

We have been renovating/remodeling our 100 year old house since 1990!! Yes - over 16, nearly 17 years!:scared1: Although tons of progress has been made in that time (all new electrical, all new plumbing, new roof, new kitchen, new bath, etc.) you wouldn't believe the unfinished projects. For some reason finishing the trim/moulding is a biggie - there are rooms that have needed just that to be complete for over 12 years. The "new" bath was functionally completed over 7 years ago - but the trim and little finishing touches are still not done. I do try and do some of the projects myself, but DH is a total perfectionist and will usually step in and take away any project I start (it doesn't always get finished, but it gets to a point where it is beyond my abilities! :laughing: ) Part of it is that as soon as the weather gets good outside, he drops all indoor projects like a rock and goes out to garden. House projects only get done between November and April - and of course not much can be done in December because of all the holiday stuff going on and the THOUSANDS of lights that MUST be put up outside :rotfl2:

Our DS was also the NICU bully - full-term 21 inches 7lbs. 9 oz. The nurses would fight over him because he could be picked up and cuddled.

Our DS7 was one of those also. He was 2 weeks late. We went through 24 hours of labor (after the water broke) and then an emergency c-section. Like Sk8tingmom, I'm not going to go into details - but I will NEVER go through that again! DS7 ended up in the NICU for a week and was by far the biggest, healthiest baby there. I wasn't able to visit much, but DH was there a lot and every time one of us arrived we had to look around for him since one of the nurses would be holding him and he wouldn't be in his crib. I was sent home after 3 days (with strict instruction that I could visit 1 time per day for 30 minutes). DS came home on Mother's Day and the nurses sent a geranium with him as his mother's day gift for me. We still have that geranium - it is in a large pot and goes outside each summer and then gets overwintered in our basement under a light.

On the topic of braces.
I had mine for 8 years!!!!! My teeth were slow movers and I had numersous extractions!
Chrissie

Lucky me had braces twice! :eek: The first time I was pre-teen and one of my adult teeth came in behind the baby tooth. They pulled that one into position and straighted some other teeth then. At that time, no one really paid attention to "Bite" .... sooooo, in my mid-twenties I started having pain in my jaw due to my bite being misaligned and got to have braces again. It was MUCH worse having them as an adult - people notice it more and are constantly asking "Why - your teeth are already straight!"

Well, she's a little shy, so 1000 people coming up to her and asking her if she is "SWMBO" will be a little intimidating. I doubt she will wear a black shirt -- she will want to go incognito.

Considering how many of us DISers will be on that ship, she might stand out more by NOT wearing a black shirt! :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

pdarrah (Pamela)

[PBader]

Did either of you read Trixie Beldon?

Not that I remember Lisa.

[PBader]

Parker Stevenson & Puke Face Cassidy played the Hardy Boys. ;)

I think they were among the hunks that graced Tiger Beat. I can't remember the names of any of our other Teeny Bop books

[dahuffy]

:scared: :scared: :scared: YUCK!!!!!!:scared: :scared: :scared:

Oh, it comes in Green too!!:sad2:

[PBader]

you can buy ANYTHING on ebay i wish i would have thought of ebay i would have bought out this cruise for all of us

:cool1:

[jonesing]

WOW!!! I go away for almost the entire weekend and this thread is all the way down to the #5 position under Cruise Meets!

Is it just me? I haven't heard of over half the movies nominated for an Oscar! :confused:

[PBader]

We have been renovating/remodeling our 100 year old house since 1990!! Yes - over 16, nearly 17 years!:scared1: Although tons of progress has been made in that time (all new electrical, all new plumbing, new roof, new kitchen, new bath, etc.) you wouldn't believe the unfinished projects. For some reason finishing the trim/moulding is a biggie - there are rooms that have needed just that to be complete for over 12 years. The "new" bath was functionally completed over 7 years ago - but the trim and little finishing touches are still not done. I do try and do some of the projects myself, but DH is a total perfectionist and will usually step in and take away any project I start (it doesn't always get finished, but it gets to a point where it is beyond my abilities! :laughing: ) Part of it is that as soon as the weather gets good outside, he drops all indoor projects like a rock and goes out to garden. House projects only get done between November and April - and of course not much can be done in December because of all the holiday stuff going on and the THOUSANDS of lights that MUST be put up outside :rotfl2:
DS came home on Mother's Day and the nurses sent a geranium with him as his mother's day gift for me. We still have that geranium - it is in a large pot and goes outside each summer and then gets overwintered in our basement under a light.
pdarrah (Pamela)

It is always that way around here too. Just 1 little something stays undone or gets broke and it seems it is like that al loooong time. DH is outside as soon as the weather breaks too. I think he is more proud of our yard than our home.

That is wonderful that you still have the plant. I have not the tiniest of green in any of my fingers.

[O'BWV]

Sorry I vaporized there for a minute. I just had to Ebay a spf product. I mentioned on Thurs night I was undergoing roseacea treatment. It consists of 5 fotofacial treatments spaced one month apart.........wait a minute....is Jennifer Hudson about to POP out of that dress :scared1: but I digress. During and after the treatments Dermatologist said I need to be very diligent about sun protection year round and need UVA and UVB protection. I just picked up some Dr. Denese products that contain both UVA & UVB. Need this stuff before I go to Florida next month. Even on Ebay the stuff is $$$. But since the treatments are $300 each and not covered by insurance, what another couple of bucks. I mentioned in chat Fri. night that my nose is turning purple in spots and it's awful really. I'm only 46! Anyway, just from the first treatment I'm already seeing an improvement! Maybe I'll be back to causcasian again before our cruise. You know when people say I don't care if you're black, white or purple.........they're talking about me :rotfl: :rotfl:

[PBader]

Sorry I vaporized there for a minute. I just had to Ebay a spf product. I mentioned on Thurs night I was undergoing roseacea treatment. It consists of 5 fotofacial treatments spaced one month apart.........wait a minute....is Jennifer Hudson about to POP out of that dress :scared1: but I digress. During and after the treatments Dermatologist said I need to be very diligent about sun protection year round and need UVA and UVB protection. I just picked up some Dr. Denese products that contain both UVA & UVB. Need this stuff before I go to Florida next month. Even on Ebay the stuff is $$$. But since the treatments are $300 each and not covered by insurance, what another couple of bucks. I mentioned in chat Fri. night that my nose is turning purple in spots and it's awful really. I'm only 46! Anyway, just from the first treatment I'm already seeing an improvement! Maybe I'll be back to causcasian again before our cruise. You know when people say I don't care is you're black, white or purple.........they're talking about me :rotfl: :rotfl:

I hope it works great for you . I would send the $$ on the SPF also.

[dahuffy]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

[PBader]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

I am so glad It's now official! Best of luck to you all in your endeavor.:banana: :banana:

[The FairyGodmother]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

Congrats on becoming official!!! :cool1: :cool1:

I would love to have my own motorcycle too. It would have to be custom made since my legs are so short.

[O'BWV]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.


Congrats Kev & Debi!!!! Much success in your new endeavor! :woohoo: :cheer2: :grouphug:

[FINCANTIERI]

Congrats on becoming official!!! :cool1: :cool1:

I would love to have my own motorcycle too. It would have to be custom made since my legs are so short.

I'm sure you can get one on E-bay.:lmao:

[O'BWV]

Well that's it for me folks! I had a really fun weekend chatting with my DIS friends! Good night all!

[miztigg]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

congrats:cool1:

[atakaratemom]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

Congratulations!! Best of luck on your new venture!

[The FairyGodmother]

Good night MR.

[atakaratemom]

Well that's it for me folks! I had a really fun weekend chatting with my DIS friends! Good night all!

Night MR!

[miztigg]

dahuffy you can start selling on ebay then youll be world wide:goodvibes

[Diznyfan68]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

Congrats & Good Luck!

[allshookup]

[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]

We have been renovating/remodeling our 100 year old house since 1990!! Yes - over 16, nearly 17 years!:scared1: Although tons of progress has been made in that time (all new electrical, all new plumbing, new roof, new kitchen, new bath, etc.) you wouldn't believe the unfinished projects. For some reason finishing the trim/moulding is a biggie - there are rooms that have needed just that to be complete for over 12 years. The "new" bath was functionally completed over 7 years ago - but the trim and little finishing touches are still not done. I do try and do some of the projects myself, but DH is a total perfectionist and will usually step in and take away any project I start (it doesn't always get finished, but it gets to a point where it is beyond my abilities! :laughing: ) Part of it is that as soon as the weather gets good outside, he drops all indoor projects like a rock and goes out to garden. House projects only get done between November and April - and of course not much can be done in December because of all the holiday stuff going on and the THOUSANDS of lights that MUST be put up outside :rotfl2:


pdarrah (Pamela)

We started renovating this house a few years ago & it's at a stand still. We put on a farmer's porch, new siding, & all new windows but same thing...no trim or paint! :rolleyes: We still want to renovate the kitchen & 2 baths & then put it on the market. I have a 2 story colonial built in the 70's, but I hate going up & down the stairs, there is no storage, no closet space, no laundry room & the neighbors all have raised ranches & look right into my back yard. I hate it! :sad2:

[Diznyfan68]

Well that's it for me folks! I had a really fun weekend chatting with my DIS friends! Good night all!

Night MR! See ya on the flip side!

[Enna]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.


Congratulations!!!

[FINCANTIERI]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

:thumbsup2

[The FairyGodmother]

Well, Good night all. Hoping there is a snow day tomorrow but so far nothing posted. Lots of ice and freezing rain but the snow hasn't started yet.

Still would like another day to get over this darn cold.

Sleep well.

[PBader]

Good night Mary Rose. have a nice day tomorrow.:)

[pyramid2000]

We are starting to get freezing rain here and then snow later. That means the stores will have a run on bread and milk. The schools will probably be closed too. We transported northerners know how to drive in this and we just chuckle at this.


Talk to you later!


KAREN

We started as some frozen rain. We were in the middle of our last official GS cookie booth and boy did we do good. 145 boxes in 2 hours!!:thumbsup2 We are now down to the nitty gritty.

It did turn into a beautiful snow for an hour or so before it turned back into frozen rain then just plain old rain. Too often we only get to see the snow for a very short time before it gets washed aeay. *sigh*

[allshookup]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. We're basically sub-leasing the shop and we're paying $.25 on the $1.00 for the merchandise. All in all it's going to cost us $6000. We have to clear $1400 a month to break even. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

Congrats!!!
http://bbweb.free.fr/SMILEYS/fiesta.gifhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_55.gif

[PBader]

Good night laura, Hope you have a snow day tomorrow.:)

[pyramid2000]

Sisters Unite!!! I'm a DC Drinker too. Coffee will never touch these lips....blugh:crazy2:

I don't like the smell or taste of coffee, although I do like coffee cake.:upsidedow Did someone say cake?

[pyramid2000]

Hey Andrew...thank you for remembering the "cry".....maybe you should be Best Actor!!! Tell Elton hello from me ;) I love his music. Did I tell you we'll be seeing The Police in August. Do you like them?

An EJ fan!!!:thumbsup2

[atakaratemom]

Well, Good night all. Hoping there is a snow day tomorrow but so far nothing posted. Lots of ice and freezing rain but the snow hasn't started yet.

Still would like another day to get over this darn cold.

Sleep well.

Night Laura!

[PBader]

We started as some frozen rain. We were in the middle of our last official GS cookie booth and boy did we do good. 145 boxes in 2 hours!!:thumbsup2 We are now down to the nitty gritty.

It did turn into a beautiful snow for an hour or so before it turned back into frozen rain then just plain old rain. Too often we only get to see the snow for a very short time before it gets washed aeay. *sigh*

Great job on the cookies Caroline. I remember hustling those cookies when I was in GS. I usually don't buy them anymore, but I give the girls outside of places $5 for their troop fund. Saves me many calories.:)

[pyramid2000]

Happy Birthday!
Alexandra
&
Stephen
party: :bday: party:

Hope you both had a great day!!




Thanks for letting me borrow this!

[Diznyfan68]

Well, Good night all. Hoping there is a snow day tomorrow but so far nothing posted. Lots of ice and freezing rain but the snow hasn't started yet.

Still would like another day to get over this darn cold.

Sleep well.


Good night Laura - feel better!

[lbgraves]

We started as some frozen rain. We were in the middle of our last official GS cookie booth and boy did we do good. 145 boxes in 2 hours!!:thumbsup2 We are now down to the nitty gritty.

It did turn into a beautiful snow for an hour or so before it turned back into frozen rain then just plain old rain. Too often we only get to see the snow for a very short time before it gets washed aeay. *sigh*


That is fantastic, Caroline!!! :banana:

[atakaratemom]

Did someone say cake?

Enna, where's the wine?

[pyramid2000]

I will reveal a story I think even my wife doesn't know:

While in Vienna Austria visiting friends we were having a good time with food and drink. My friends dared me and a friend to dress up as women and take a walk through a naughty section of town. To make a long story short we were arrested and taken to the Police Station and questioned. After we explained our acts the Policemen in the station wanted to take pictures with us.
I guess it had to be the large jewel encrusted butterfly I had pinned to my sweater. I think I have a picture somewhere in the attic. Must dig it out.

This was the only time I was arrested.

Yes, we MUST see a picture of this!:rotfl:

[lbgraves]

Watching the clips of the actors who have died this past year was sad. I had no idea most of them had...guess the kids & school with DH oot so much has kept me away from the news.

[pyramid2000]

The pictures the police took can be found on this YOURTUBE link.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/characters/emily.shtml
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/Littleb.jpg

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Diznyfan68]

We started as some frozen rain. We were in the middle of our last official GS cookie booth and boy did we do good. 145 boxes in 2 hours!!:thumbsup2 We are now down to the nitty gritty.

It did turn into a beautiful snow for an hour or so before it turned back into frozen rain then just plain old rain. Too often we only get to see the snow for a very short time before it gets washed aeay. *sigh*

:thumbsup2 Way to go!:thumbsup2

[lbgraves]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

And she is catching up once again. ;) :lmao:

[Diznyfan68]

:cool1: Helen Mirren just won!:cool1:

[atakaratemom]

Watching the clips of the actors who have died this past year was sad. I had no idea most of them had...guess the kids & school with DH oot so much has kept me away from the news.

Did you notice one of them was Jack Wild. They showed a clip of him from "Oliver". He was the boy in HR Puff n' Stuff.

[miztigg]

We started as some frozen rain. We were in the middle of our last official GS cookie booth and boy did we do good. 145 boxes in 2 hours!!:thumbsup2 We are now down to the nitty gritty.

It did turn into a beautiful snow for an hour or so before it turned back into frozen rain then just plain old rain. Too often we only get to see the snow for a very short time before it gets washed aeay. *sigh*

i hate snow thank god for 4 wheel dr i came to work @ 6pm and there were so many cars on the road i saw 4 crashes! i have no idea where these people were going on a sun nite in this weather:confused3 on person lost it right in front of me i saw they were ok and headed to work if i didnt have to be at the hospital i would be home in front of the fireplace:)

[Diznyfan68]

Watching the clips of the actors who have died this past year was sad. I had no idea most of them had...guess the kids & school with DH oot so much has kept me away from the news.

I always get goosebumps when I watch that - and discover a few people who have passed on that I didn't know about.

[Diznyfan68]

Did you notice one of them was Jack Wild. They showed a clip of him from "Oliver". He was the boy in HR Puff n' Stuff.

He was one of the one's I don't remember hearing about, probably because it wasn't covered anywhere...

[dahuffy]

Congrats on becoming official!!! :cool1: :cool1:

I would love to have my own motorcycle too. It would have to be custom made since my legs are so short.

I'm only 5'3" and the one I'm looking at, I can sit on and flat foot on the ground no problem.

[dahuffy]

dahuffy you can start selling on ebay then youll be world wide:goodvibes

Believe me, that's where some of it's going to go!:)

[pyramid2000]

You had a BUSY day Caroline! Sounds like you all have made great progress on your floor!

All I can say is WOOOOHOOOO the weekend is over!! We had a nice ending though. Had a nice turkey dinner at my mom's house. Not sure which was the better part; the dinner, or the fact that I didn't have to cook it or clean up after it.:rolleyes1 Then we had a cake for DD's birthday that was last week. It was cute though. My mom asked her what her favorite kind of cake was and she like vanilla cake with chocolate icing. Gee, more cake... This is my least favorite kind so my DD told her she could make a vanilla/vanilla one (isn't she sweet!) But my mom insisted on making her favorite.:goodvibes

The floor is done. I left it to DH and didn't even go check it out. I'll put my trust that he did his best.:flower3:

[pyramid2000]

Here is a picture we took of the Marigalante when we were in PV last November.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/mbjarvis/marigalante2.jpg

:thumbsup2 Cool boat!:cool2:

[Diznyfan68]

i hate snow thank god for 4 wheel dr i came to work @ 6pm and there were so many cars on the road i saw 4 crashes! i have no idea where these people were going on a sun nite in this weather:confused3 on person lost it right in front of me i saw they were ok and headed to work if i didnt have to be at the hospital i would be home in front of the fireplace:)

I hate s*** too - it's snowing here now, we're supposed to get 3-6 inches when it's all over tomorrow night. I'm sure that we won't get salted or plowed so I just might be staying home tomorrow (did I mention before that my car SUCKS in s***?)

[pyramid2000]

Health isnusrance is a real bummer for us self-employed. We ended up going with a Health Savings Account plan. We have a $5300 ded. before our insurance will pay a dime and then they pick up 100%. We deposit the ded. amount into an account that works like a debit card to pay for any medical related expenses.

We looked into doing that a few years ago, but it seemed to be almost as much as regular insurance!

[lbgraves]

Did you notice one of them was Jack Wild. They showed a clip of him from "Oliver". He was the boy in HR Puff n' Stuff.


Yes, I did see his name.

[Diznyfan68]

I'm sorry Peter O'Toole didn't win - didn't see his movie, or Forest Whittakers but hear tremoundous things about both of their movies. I'll probably get both on DVD.

[miztigg]

All I can say is WOOOOHOOOO the weekend is over!! We had a nice ending though. Had a nice turkey dinner at my mom's house. Not sure which was the better part; the dinner, or the fact that I didn't have to cook it or clean up after it.:rolleyes1 Then we had a cake for DD's birthday that was last week. It was cute though. My mom asked her what her favorite kind of cake was and she like vanilla cake with chocolate icing. Gee, more cake... This is my least favorite kind so my DD told her she could make a vanilla/vanilla one (isn't she sweet!) But my mom insisted on making her favorite.:goodvibes

The floor is done. I left it to DH and didn't even go check it out. I'll put my trust that he did his best.:flower3:

your not far from me now that your floor is done your more than welcome to come do mine:rotfl2:

[lbgraves]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

[Diznyfan68]

Good night everyone - best picture is being announced and it's time for me to hit the sack.

See ya on the flip side!

[Diznyfan68]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

He's very scarry!:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

[PBader]

All I can say is WOOOOHOOOO the weekend is over!! We had a nice ending though. Had a nice turkey dinner at my mom's house. Not sure which was the better part; the dinner, or the fact that I didn't have to cook it or clean up after it.:rolleyes1 Then we had a cake for DD's birthday that was last week. It was cute though. My mom asked her what her favorite kind of cake was and she like vanilla cake with chocolate icing. Gee, more cake... This is my least favorite kind so my DD told her she could make a vanilla/vanilla one (isn't she sweet!) But my mom insisted on making her favorite.:goodvibes

The floor is done. I left it to DH and didn't even go check it out. I'll put my trust that he did his best.:flower3:

Isn't nice to go eat at Mom's...glad you had a nice time and got to have Cake:banana:

[lbgraves]

Good night all! The alarm will be going off in less than 7 hours. :(

[lbgraves]

Posting Summaries 33001 - 34000:

- Blah, blah, blah concert tickets???
- Blah, blah, blah ebay addiction.
- Blah, blah, blah Oscars!
- Blah, blah, blah favorite childhood authors & books.
- The Castaway Club Compass (http://www.disneyhosting.com/cruise/compass07/DisneyCruiseLine_Compass.pdf)
- Lbgraves swipes the 34000 pirate!
- Score: Wenches 25 Jack 3 Swabbies 5 Evil Twins 1

[pyramid2000]

I received the following in an e-mail, the scary thing is, I remember most of these. :eek:



This caused me to smile/laugh and even giggle with memories!!!


>
> Cereal boxes with that GREAT prize in the bottom
>



Hey what happened to those?!?!?!


That was great Andy!:thumbsup2

[PBader]

I hate s*** too - it's snowing here now, we're supposed to get 3-6 inches when it's all over tomorrow night. I'm sure that we won't get salted or plowed so I just might be staying home tomorrow (did I mention before that my car SUCKS in s***?)

I wish we would get some snow.....I have been getting jealous of so many of you!:confused3

We looked into doing that a few years ago, but it seemed to be almost as much as regular insurance!

Caroline, It would have cost us roughly $17,000 (1450 mon) for great coverage. DS has allergies, exzema,ADD and asthma(when he was young.) I had 2 herniated disks and psorasis. Our HSA is about $4500 (360 mon) + $5300 we put on the card. It saves us a little over $7000 a year. The thing that I like the best about it is that what ever we don't use on the debit card stays there and grows. We had been fairly healthy the last 3 years, but DH knee surgery will take all of this years deposit.

[PBader]

Good night Lorri and Lisa. Sweet dreams

[pyramid2000]

How about seeing the first t.v. show In Color!!
Having only 1 t.v,Dad decides what the family will watch and you were the Remote Control.

My kids think I am crazy when I tell them this!:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

How about rotary phones! My aunt still has one and my kids had no idea what it was.:scared1:

[pyramid2000]

<chuckles>

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/9C/36/6D/i9C366D8A-0E50-45A8-82B7-8E29B8A6B43C.jpg

I'd like to use my 40 seconds for acceptance speaches to simply say...

Thank You, it's an honor and privilage to serve up a few chuckles...

<then I'll just stand there and smile silently for the remaining 40 seconds waving the Oscer!>

So whose body did you steal??:scratchin

[captaincrash]

I was a full time live in nanny while waiting for OCS classdate to arrive for almost a year...started with a 6 mo & 2 yo. The mother was a PM RN & the father a cheif on a ship. Many days the mother saw the girls while they ate breakfast as she passed thru on her way to bed. I fixed dinner & she came out ready to go to work. They couldn't take the fact that the baby had seperation anxiety from me and not them. One thing that experience made me realize was that I didn't want anyone else raising my kids IF I ever had them. At that point I was still career minded going into the Naval intel division to travel the world. On our trip thru Nova Scotia that is one thing that DH2B & I talked about...just 4 months after we had met. IF I ever had kids, I wanted to raise them. (please don't take this as anything against anyone who is not a SAHM...this is just what I learned thru my experience because I saw how the mother resented me) I am lucky enough that DH has a job that allows me to be here for the kids. Of course, we live in pohdunk, NC and the great rate I worked up to before staying home of 7.24 ph in 1998. That was quite the drop for me from working in VA so it doesn't pay for me to go to work here in the long run. When & if we move closer to a big city where I could have something left after daycare...I will probably return to an office. I have been thinking about getting into a job that I can do from home like medical billing though.

There were times when as a SAHD I was having mixed roller coaster feelings... I want to be more productive - but then WHAT can you do between 11AM and 5PM 4 days a week ... and at random times you can't really work if someone is ill or some kids' activity starts up - like gymnastics, soccor, karate or t-ball? So I plug away somewhat effecttually at my business of 18 years. It self sustains itself at an idle but competition is effectively eroding my accumulated volume.

I used to think if this conhtinues then eventually I'll be ready to bag groceries at the market. It was real depression I felt at times over the years and this was mixed with the satisfaction of observing and guiding our kids through various needs and diversions. Sweet and sour... an odd mixture outside of a chinese dish, eh?

[miztigg]

I wish we would get some snow.....I have been getting jealous of so many of you!:confused3



Caroline, It would have cost us roughly $17,000 (1450 mon) for great coverage. DS has allergies, exzema,ADD and asthma(when he was young.) I had 2 herniated disks and psorasis. Our HSA is about $4500 (360 mon) + $5300 we put on the card. It saves us a little over $7000 a year. The thing that I like the best about it is that what ever we don't use on the debit card stays there and grows. We had been fairly healthy the last 3 years, but DH knee surgery will take all of this years deposit.

that is crazy i pay 68 dollars every 2 weeks and my whole family is covered. i bowl on a leauge with my doc so he never even charges me for a co pay
my DD needs surgery next month so i have no idea what my copay will be for that cause its not my hospital:confused3

[captaincrash]

CRASH....your last question about dessert OFF the Magic/Wonder....did you mean dessert anyplace other than the ships? That's how I took it, but it looks like I'm the only one who did:confused3

It was a poor choice of erbage on my part...

... but then again I was just trying to distract as many wenches from teh 33,000th sprint as possible... so if it ate into 5 extra seconds then ... IT WORKED! <chuckles>

Interpret it anyway you like. We'll still reward you with a Mickey Bar when you get to the ship!

http://www.wdw-photos.com/photos2/mickice.jpg

<soft snickering>

[pyramid2000]

.....

[pyramid2000]

Looks like I've missed tons of stuff again!

Condolences to those with recent losses.

Congrats to all the award winners; that looked like a fun list to compile!

MR, I never noticed you were from Jersey! I live in Hillsborough.

Andy, I'm not happy to hear that the snow has started! Hope you won't have to deal with ice tomorrow.

In the spirit of the oldies e-mail, I will pass on this one I received:

Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics

to accommodate aging baby Boomers. They include:

Herman's Hermits--- Mrs.. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker.

Ringo Starr--- I Get By With a Little Help From Depends(Andy?);)

The Bee Gees--- How Can You Mend a Broken Hip.

Bobby Darin--- Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash.

Roberta Flack--- The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face.

Johnny Nash--- I Can't See Clearly Now.

Paul Simon--- Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver

The Commodores--- Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom.

Procol Harem--- A Whiter Shade of Hair.

Leo Sayer--- You Make Me Feel Like Napping.

The Temptations --- Papa's Got a Kidney Stone.

Abba--- Denture Queen.

Tony Orlando--- Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall.

Helen Reddy--- I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore.

Leslie Gore--- It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want To.

And my favorite:

Willie Nelson--- On the Commode Again


:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[captaincrash]

The Reposition Thread Oscars

Tonight is Oscar’s night; here are my nominations for awards up the red carpet, (in my opinion and slightly tongue in cheek).

Best Animation …………..........… Captain Crash

Quickest photo reply………….....Captain Crash
Best picture ……………..............Brick in the pan
Best Science fiction TV ………..Doctor Who
Most attractive female pirate….. The unknown lady with her head cut off (Captain Crash)


<chuckles>

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/9C/36/6D/i9C366D8A-0E50-45A8-82B7-8E29B8A6B43C.jpg

I'd like to use my 40 seconds for acceptance speaches to simply say...

Thank You, it's an honor and privilage to serve up a few chuckles...

<then I'll just stand there and smile silently for the remaining 40 seconds waving the Oscer!>

So whose body did you steal?? :scratchin

http://i3.tinypic.com/vzfxic.jpg

[pyramid2000]

Not really...

... I am like anyone else in most ways (I suspect). I wake up and have a few minutes before the kids awaken and I usually post after the kids fall asleep. In the middle of the day it is very sporadic if I post at all. And when I do ... half the time I am doing other stuff and wandering back to glance at what has been posted just BEFORE and AFTER I post. I - like most folks - am having a terrible time reading EVERYTHING. But when I get on initially I click the link to get to my last posting so I can take a look around to see if there is anything posted as a reply to me that I might have missed.

RIght now I was to have taken my girls to breakfast but my spouse got up and deflected that plan... thus leaving me with a little time here. And I just found this posting of yours' which I otherwise would have MISSED.

So... I am usually juggling live hamsters while standing on one foot and cooking dinner ... that's my daily grind as a SAHD who also tries to earn a little change pushing my business along... same one I've been runnin' for 18 years now. ANd NO... business is very soft given I am sacrificing it to be a Dad for the kids. My spouse has a "great job" but cannot take a step back without losing it. We reasoned that my business could take a step back and I could recover... plus I get paid even if I step back as I am a wholesaler... so business continues to pay... it's just that I gradually lose business and my lack of availability (to work/travel/etc.) means I'm not replacing it and maintianing sales volume.

So... it is worth it. We feel the kids are very closely supervised and supported. They can pursue karate, Gymnastics, Soccor and T-ball simultaneously because I am available for that. Plus they have pre-school and K-school. And when they get sick .... I'm there to handle anything. My spouse gets to pursue her career and her shopping escapades without disturbance too!

We've taken a huge income hit (short term) but I hope to regain most of it someday. In the meanwhile some things have obviously been sacrificed. Including some of my attitude. There was a time when I felt myself going through DEPRESSION over the changes. This was mixed with an appreciation for what we were gaining... but at the same time I had a strange mixture of sweet and sour feelings over it all. I am not accustomed to feeling helpless on certain matters.

We have had a full time nanny before - and we tried replacements, various day care alternatives - and so on. But we are VERY PARTICULAR about who we employ with our kids and in our home. IE... many folks who have a nanny say she is the greatest - EXCEPT -- every now and then things DISSAPPEAR. TO my spouse and I this is totally unacceptable. So much is IMPLIED silently by petty thievery.

Aside from that... I think EVERYONE has sacrifices to make if they have kids. Especially young ones. If you run two careers full time - that's great! But the flexability is narrow. I have a flexable business so I was the one to take the reins over the kids - and TRY to maintain what I could in business. And - I have time to post sometimes.

My image trolling is sometimes very fast - and other times I can't find an image at all and generally will not post at all. SO - it's "all or nothing" with me. WHich - BTW - was a nick name some friends used to apply in referring to me sometimes. In the matter of our kids - I am "ALL" the way committed to them... as are all of us here who have kids in tow.

So much for my rambling - sorry for taking up so much acerage - at least I didn't hog up bandwidth with animations to match it!

Your girls are going to have such great memories hanging with you!:goodvibes Not many dads get to spend so much time with their kids. You and they will treasure it forever.:flower3:

[captaincrash]

Posting Summaries 33001 - 34000:

- Blah, blah, blah concert tickets???
- Blah, blah, blah ebay addiction.
- Blah, blah, blah Oscars!
- Blah, blah, blah favorite childhood authors & books.
-


- Score: Wenches 24 Jack 3 Swabbies 5 Evil Twins 1

http://culturesofscientificrevolutions.***************/space/showimage/business_woman_walking_hamster_wheel_hg_wht.gif

What are we to do guys?

the wenches are walkin' all over us?!?!

[pyramid2000]

Doesn't matter here, we don't get The Travel Channel. :sad2:

Hey Andy, you have Comcast right? I got something in the mail last week about getting digital cable for free for a year. I have been meaning to call them to see what it is all about. Would be nice to see all of these shows people talk about.:upsidedow

[pyramid2000]

So, is his pirate t-shirt going to be black and white STRIPED??

:lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2:

[miztigg]

Hey Andy, you have Comcast right? I got something in the mail last week about getting digital cable for free for a year. I have been meaning to call them to see what it is all about. Would be nice to see all of these shows people talk about.:upsidedow

do you have anything sattillite? i have direct tv it was much cheaper than comcast however i dont get the flyers games:sad2:

[atakaratemom]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

He's channeling his inner Brittany! :rotfl:

[captaincrash]

Your girls are going to have such great memories hanging with you!:goodvibes Not many dads get to spend so much time with their kids. You and they will treasure it dorever.:flower3:

Really...

...thanks. I imagine it is great for the kids... but it is really difficlut to let business relationships evaporate over these past 5 years. I simply cannot service the accounts the way I need to (by traveling out in person). And competitors who do show up in person will eventually take the business. So - we made a decision of sorts and - I keep going through this like a recording - so I'll just stop right here.

I figure on exactly what you said - and I will do what I'm doing. Besides, it's easier to lurk, taunt (gently) and poach for the 1000th postings this way.

http://www.scripting.com/images/2001/09/27/einsteinTongue.gif
Sometimes when I'm feeling really mixed up I have to tell myself I'm doing the smartest thing...
And so what with the rest of the world and what anyone else might think!
Know what I mean?
<chuckles>

[miztigg]

He's channeling his inner Brittany! :rotfl:

what is the deal with her? shes losing her marbles

[captaincrash]

do you have anything sattillite? i have direct tv it was much cheaper than comcast however i dont get the flyers games:sad2:

My HDTV just blew out! It is a rear projection bulb driven TV and it just poped. That is gonna cost me $300 or so for a new bulb. I have a spare on hand but - oh well...

[PBader]

that is crazy i pay 68 dollars every 2 weeks and my whole family is covered. i bowl on a leauge with my doc so he never even charges me for a co pay
my DD needs surgery next month so i have no idea what my copay will be for that cause its not my hospital:confused3

I totally agree that it is crazy!!!

[atakaratemom]

what is the deal with her? shes losing her marbles

Who would have ever thought that Federline would end up looking like the stable parent? Those poor kids!

[miztigg]

My HDTV just blew out! It is a rear projection bulb driven TV and it just poped. That is gonna cost me $300 or so for a new bulb. I have a spare on hand but - oh well...

:scared1: i just have a regular big screen my DH wants one of thoes plasmas i told him after the cruise of a lifetime was paid for:)
is your tv older ? any warranty?

[PBader]

My HDTV just blew out! It is a rear projection bulb driven TV and it just poped. That is gonna cost me $300 or so for a new bulb. I have a spare on hand but - oh well...
So sorry!!!

[miztigg]

Who would have ever thought that Federline would end up looking like the stable parent? Those poor kids!

now that is a scary thought :scared1:
i also feel bad for anna nichole's baby

[pyramid2000]

We're the opposite - I'll probably start on getting a new one in the next year or so and DH will refuse. About 6 months later he'll mention it like it was never discussed before and then we'll get one.

:rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:
That sounds like my DH! :rotfl:

[pyramid2000]

Ok...A picture of Captain Crash, his laptop and the phrase "I'm king of the world" just flashed through my mind. :eek:







OMG!!:scared1:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[atakaratemom]

Well everyone, it's been fun DISing with all of you today, but it's back to work tomorrow so I guess I should say good night. Have a great evening late crew!

[PBader]

Good night Mary. H:) ave a nice day tomorrow.

[miztigg]

Well everyone, it's been fun DISing with all of you today, but it's back to work tomorrow so I guess I should say good night. Have a great evening late crew!

good nite:)

[pyramid2000]

Too early!

Yet I got it in the end!

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/lbooth68/th_Capt-Jack-Sparrow.jpg

Congrats Lorri!!!!:cool1: :banana: :dance3: :yay: :cheer2:

[pyramid2000]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I tell these jokes to everyone at work! For some reason, they don't really laugh!

:rolleyes1
You must not be a preschool teacher!:lmao:

[captaincrash]

Happy Birthday!
Alexandra
&
Stephen

http://www.shaniasplace.com/Dax_Gallery/jpgs/birthday-giff-shania-marvin.gif

Please forgive me for loading such an enormous animation - it was 7.168 MB - but it was so elegant I had to try it.

[PBader]

I heading off to bed also. I am off tomorrow, but I don't want to sleep
my morning away. Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.

[pyramid2000]

Another unusual story revealed

While on the Disney Magic one cruise I was enjoying pre dinner cocktails with BLI Jack (aka Fincantieri). We had Cat. 4's with balconies non conecting. I was with my 2 year old daughter in the room at the time. DW was with older DD at the movies. We were passing drinks over the bacony to one another our balcony doors were open. I ran out into the hallway to speak to our Host and the draft pulled the door out of my hands shut. My 2 year old DD was locked in the room. Host had vanished. So I knocked on Jacks door and told him that DD was locked inside my stateroom and my key was locked in the room also. So I ran to his balcony and proceeded to climb over his balcony onto mine in my intoxicated state the boat was cruising at @ 20mph. Jack being less insane grabbed me and pulled me back onto his balcony. Just then Jacks DW came in. We told her what happened and she found a Hostess who opened our stateroom door. DD was safe inside as if nothing happened.

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

Do not...I repeat... DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT TRYING THAT AGAIN! You almost gave me a heart attack just picturing it! TG for Jack!

[captaincrash]

Well everyone, it's been fun DISing with all of you today, but it's back to work tomorrow so I guess I should say good night. Have a great evening late crew!

G'nite Mary! As my older daughter sometimes quips... "sleep tight and don't let the beddy bugs bite!"

http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/bedbugco.gif

[miztigg]

I heading off to bed also. I am off tomorrow, but I don't want to sleep
my morning away. Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.

have a good night:)

[captaincrash]

http://home.zonnet.nl/fred.kitty/calvin/sneak.gif

Did I get the 33,400th?

Drat!

Foiled by another wench!

[captaincrash]

I heading off to bed also. I am off tomorrow, but I don't want to sleep
my morning away. Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.

I see your green on-line lite is still on ...

so here's a g'nite fer ya!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/Triste4Life/ththi58595548_69948.gif

[miztigg]

http://home.zonnet.nl/fred.kitty/calvin/sneak.gif

Did I get the 33,400th?

does that count? now i am a true wench or i guess only a mini wench ill take it:woohoo:

[sk8ingmom]

Cool - a "Great Lakes" song. I love that type of music (although I agree that Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was seriously overplayed on the radio once-upon-a-time). My favorite singer (who probably no one has ever heard of!) is a folk singer who specialized in the songs of the Great Lakes. His name is Lee Murdock and he must be getting more "popular" since he doesn't actually play much around here anymore and is touring out of the midwest more and more.

:thumbsup2 I grew up 2-3 miles from Lake Erie. I haven't heard of Lee Murdock, I'll check him out. Thanks!

[captaincrash]

does that count? now i am a true wench or i guess only a mini wench ill take it:woohoo:

I dub thee ...

... a official Mini-pirate Wench! All Wenches are wenches (I think) ... and the so called "true pirates" are the 10,000th posters. I have yet to achieve one of those. But I have had two 1000th postings.

Remember ....

TAKE WHAT YA CAN!!!!

[sk8ingmom]

I was an avid reader & basically devoured books. I remember getting Little House on the Prarie in kindergarten and the rest of the series soon after. Reading allowed me to escape.

Well, you were advanced - I didn't start Little House until 1st grade!
I actually got in trouble for reading too much during school. After our worksheets, test, whatever was done, we were allowed to read silently. If I was in the middle of a good book, I would rush through the work just to get back to my book. Teacher met with my parents and I wasn't allowed to bring books to school for quite some time. Can you imagine?!

I'm always reading 2-3 books at a time.

[pyramid2000]

I have never bought or sold on EBay.

The only thing I have ever bought on e-bay were Disney pins. Took over my life for about a month, but DDs have plenty of pins to trade.:thumbsup2 Now DH is another story... :rolleyes1

[sk8ingmom]

I don't like the smell or taste of coffee, although I do like coffee cake.:upsidedow Did someone say cake?

Cake.

[sk8ingmom]

I'm tired, I'm sick of single parenting (DH has been gone since last Mon.), and Celine Dion is wailing on my TV.

I'm going to bed.

[miztigg]

I dub thee ...

... a official Mini-pirate Wench! All Wenches are wenches (I think) ... and the so called "true pirates" are the 10,000th posters. I have yet to achieve one of those. But I have had two 1000th postings.

Remember ....


TAKE WHAT YA CAN!!!!
GIVE NOTHIN BACK

[captaincrash]

We've had 33,407 postings with 321,063 visits to the thread over the last 42 days, 8 hours and 28 minutes (42.35278 days). That works out to an amazing 788.78 postings and 7,580.68 visits every 24 hours. In turn that amounts to 32.87 postings and 315.86 visits per hour. Or... that's on e new posting every 1 minute and 49.5 seconds. OR... one new "visit" every 11.43 seconds.

Here is the current list of postings at the 33,407th posting point...



lbgraves 3,295
Diznyfan68 2,128
windermerejudy 1,554
Verandah Man 1,503
DisneyVegas1 1,366
captaincrash 1,302
BibbidyBobbidyBoo 1,206
Enna 1,201
pyramid2000 1,163
Andrew DEREK UK 1,011
O'BWV 985
yargrnhoj 909
got2travel 903
allshookup 809
darthrugby 715
justmestace 618
DindelsPA 587
sk8ingmom 585
JLDSMD 553
pansmermaidzlagoon 469
disneypilots 451
PBader 446
buckifan 439
ChrizJen 426
The FairyGodmother 380
goofyforlife 354
atakaratemom 354
magiroux 350
jonesing 342
arlenesp 305
GoofyontheHiSeas 290
castoff 257
dahuffy 242
Downrivermama 241
PMDR59 239
DiaLady 227
micmse2003 215
cinderella_mom 200
bellelinus 182
geffric 177
Joel110 175
mkygrl 164
FINCANTIERI 154
Buddy Bear 126
brack 125
dh chrisva 120
radioclash2 117
eeyorelvr10 117
LITTLEKID58 111
disneyjunkie 110
Friend_of_Piglet 108
pdarrah 106
maine_jennifer 100
cruisin'Mike 99
Lil' Grumpy 92
MJGirl 84
jeanneg 79
GSCM_DisneyScout 73
Reenieny18 70
daipp 67
tiggrbaby 66
miztigg 65
winnyis 64
Esteri 62
A fat english gent 60
RobinMarie 59
Michelle2 59
Stinasmom 57
ivanova 57
m&m's mom 57
maryisme 57
Scratch42 56
kab407 54
poohssmum 53
wheelerkidz3 52
mom_rules 51
ohanafamily 47
Grandma4ever 46
mtt-swd 43
kap158 43
RJAYL 42
Reenieny 41
DisneyMom13 38
Pluto, 36
CBJHockeyNut 35
lotsofboys 34
tynkerbell 29
AndyR 26
silmarg 23
wdwluvrs 23
GrayFal 23
luvmylab 22
Randy_Man 22
4boons 22
tjeagle 22
OCD for WD 20
lillygator 19
disneylover5 17
DisCrazzy 17
crzy4dals 16
Hygiene99 15
piglet33 15
A Litle Pixie Dust 15
Disney Sweetie 15
RRBB 15
scuba.mom 14
rsschneck 14
Mickey&Co 14
rsjj 14
paulasillars 13
Twice Charmed 13
newfamilyman 12
ElenitaB 12
Jhalkias 11
faireygod mother 11
sklimuck 11
pjpoohbear 11
Grandma x3 10
MATTAPULCO 10
kimerinc 10
luvmy3sons 9
Mom323 9
dzneprincess 9
agraygirl 9
mndisfam 9
Mickey02 9
tiggerandpooh 9
ladypoo 8
poolex3 8
MrsScooby 8
msaseifert 8
Sarangel 8
kaceyisme 7
SeaSpray 7
Denise W 7
REPO MANIAC 7
minnieandmickey 6
Stepht5 6
drumbumswife 6
Hanover 6
eeyoregon 6
bigben 6
scrapbookmom 5
UVAWahoo 5
DisneyElf 5
alexandmaddie 4
GatheringNoMoss 4
WldWcnWmn 4
chipscinderelly 4
dclfan57 4
cdnsluvdisney 4
Minniemiss 4
goingsouth 4
disneycrazzzy 4
Bella2000 3
IMNOTLISA 3
inkkognito 3
padisneyfan 3
amesmom 3
zack&alexmom 3
cykojoe 3
ga9497 3
HollyTyler 3
Skallywag 3
2canadianfans 3
ImmortalVerse 3
tap & dap 3
Phoeberella 3
Joan1 3
discruiser 2
aynastasia 2
The Adams Family 2
birkner 2
iwynlea 2
jhryb 2
misseulalie 2
TiggerKing 2
TMTIP 2
disneyfreakjackie 2
WebmasterRegina 2
Caren90 2
ilovemky 2
mthr2boys 2
DisneySpirit 2
LynnTarrant 2
tigger24 2
DrHug 2
MousseauMob 2
Tinkerbel129 2
klaubaugh 1
AL'N'STEVE 1
crazynutjob 1
joksten2000 1
Celestine 1
gydell 1
Hannosmom 1
Chrisva 1
sejejoemmiev 1
johnrgray 1
sopandbass 1
bridegirl 1
MK2thcleaner 1
GoofyforGoofy 1
joshua121301 1
SnowWhite2 1
petsar68 1
papa 1
4fosterkids 1
nearcat 1
DCL~Dreamer 1
ulittletinker 1
Perdita&Pongo 1
CRSNDSNY 1
irvingp 1
KSDisneyDad 1
cotomom 1
off to neverland 1
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RebeccaLovesDisney 1
Sunshineanddaisys 1
Zane_Anthony 1
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DisneyWatchMan 1
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[captaincrash]

I'm tired, I'm sick of single parenting (DH has been gone since last Mon.), and Celine Dion is wailing on my TV.

I'm going to bed.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/schoolgal/Hi%20Nite%20GoodMorn/gdm.gif

I know how it must/might be... as I had my spouse gone for a few days and the 3 of us were basicy sick... and now on antibiotics.

Have sweet and restful dreams!

[miztigg]

guess ill get back to taking care of patients have a good nite:cloud9:

[Friend_of_Piglet]

Good evening, all caught up so now I'll post my replies:

I guess I'm a misfit too (a Misfit like Jems, let's see if anyone remembers that?)

Starting smoking way too young? Are you kidding?!?!?! Would never touch those things eeewwwwww. No drugs or alcohol ever either.
Quit smoking? n/a
good humor man/Mr. Softee? :confused3 huh?
parents knocked me across the room? Nope, got a few shoes thrown my way.:lmao: Mom was a bad aim though.:duck:
Arrested? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: uh, no. Only one speeding ticket.:car:

[Friend_of_Piglet]

1) Whats' fer dinner tonight matey? Panda Express, yummy orange chicken.
2) What was the last thing ya bought? Went to Target today, bought some closet organizers. oohhhh exciting.
3) What was the last nice thing ya said to anyone? Thank you
4) What was the last thing you sent a rebate form in for? My Tivo
5) Did you get that rebate back yet? Yes
6) What is your favorite shore excursion - all time favorite? I've only been on one cruise, so I guess the under 2 flags tour.
7) And - what is your favorite dessert off the Magic or Wonder?Baked Alaska

[Friend_of_Piglet]

My DD was a freak for The Babysitter's Club. Do young girls still like those books? I thought they were great! DS not so much of a reader. I wish that was different :rolleyes:


I LOVED THE BABYSITTERS CLUB!!!! I couldn't wait for each book to come out. My fav was Mary Anne!!!

[Friend_of_Piglet]

Have a Happy Monday, Good Night!!!

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I'll start with a question in case everyone might miss it in my long multi-quote post!
Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..
Aaarrgh!! STILL no Small or even X-small sizes! I just saw this post around 4:30 today and rushed over to see and NOPE none in my size. Last month at WDW I looked everywhere and they had all the kid sizes and M, L, XL in adult - but NO small or x-small adults. Why, why, why???? You'ld think I'd be fine since I can actually wear either size - I'm right in the middle and the "small" is just a little loose, but perfectly wearable and the "x-small" is a little snug but is fine after I wear them for a few days to stretch them out a bit. With 2 potential sizes you would think I would have twice the selection - but 0 + 0 is still 0 :eek:

pdarrah (Pamela)
I'm so sorry. When I mentioned it I had just seen the thread and went to order size small and medium in the black/red. So they were there when I posted about it, I guess they went quickly. :(

I just received word a few minutes ago that our DCL CM friend Tanya passed away this afternoon. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:
Oh that is so sad. :( I'm sure she'll be missed by many!

The govenor of California Named Arnold has my Birth Date. I am not sure if that is good or bad.
Gee BIP make me feel real old!!!!!:sad2: My oldest son was born during the year you were born!!!! I could be your mother!!!!:rolleyes:

Whoops, sorry about that!

:grouphug: Maybe they are waiting for the REALLY good deal to put your size up there. :thumbsup2 Thanks BIP for posting this earlier. I managed to order one of the light grey ones with pink straps for me afterall.
Good deal! I'm glad someone was able to grab some before they were all gone again!

Congrats on the pinewood.. can you post some pic of the cars? We never did figure out how to make a car that went fast or straight.. :confused3
my husband swears the best "tricks" to make them go faster is A) putting the wheels on properly so it goes straight and fast and B) the proper placement of the weight up to maximum allowed. I guess he knows what he's talking about because last year Robert's one first place overall, this year he was a bit rushed in getting it done because they told us about the race with such short notice but still he got 3rd place.

Since we are talking pinewood derby, here is a picture of my car from our parent's race last year:

http://www.jrgray.net/linkedimages/monorail.jpg
That is fluffing awesome!!!! I have to show that to DS!

Our stories sound much the same. I can wholeheartly understand that part of you.

:hug:
Ditto that. :hug:

The Reposition Thread Oscars

Tonight is Oscar’s night; here are my nominations for awards up the red carpet, (in my opinion and slightly tongue in cheek).

Best Theme and thread starter….Windermerejudy
Most dedicated poster………….....Diznyfan68 Disneyvegas1 0’BWV
Best Animation …………..........… Captain Crash
Best Original posts……………........Li’ Grumpy
Most moving Life Story………......Verandah Man
Longest day 2007………………......January 31st
Longest day 2008……………........Panama Canal
Most annoying post…………….....anyone ending in 999 and 40 second rule
Most talked about subject……...The Weather and The Panama canal
Most annoying subject…………...DCL stateroom GTY status.
Quickest photo reply………….....Captain Crash
Best picture ……………..............Brick in the pan
Slowing down the Disboards award…….All posting at ‘0000.
Best male newcomer…………......Randy Man
Best female newcomer……….....Angelina
Best twin newcomers……..…....Two new ships, yet unnamed
Most talked about sport………..Rugby
Best Science fiction TV ………..Doctor Who
Most attractive female pirate….. The unknown lady with her head cut off (Captain Crash)
Most Thousand posts …………….BIB Bibidy bobbidi boo
Coldest place award………………..Sk8ingmom
Best Musical Score ……………...Allshookup
Warmest words…………………......Pbader
Best Tag……………………..........…Diznyfan68
mmmmmm there's peanut butter in my chocolate
Tsk, tsk, tsk. You'd better not be sticking out your tongue at the Tag Fairy!
And
..........................................The Fairygodmother.
Always remembers to wear undergarments on wooden coasters
What in the world did I do with that magic wand? Just a wave of my stick and to finish the job Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
Best Actress………………………......Carmen Verandah Mary Rose
Most loving Signature picture……Justmestace
I'm Capt'n Jack Sparrow Oscar….Disneypilots
Best Welcomes……………………......Verandah Man
Worst Spelling mistake……………..T-S****
Best product in a supporting role….Ketchup
Most overused punchline………….....Arrgggghhhhhh.
Best thump on screen..................Tigger
Best travel agent…………………........Kelsie Johnson Dreams
Most Posts…………………….. ........Ibgraves Ibgraves Ibgraves quote by Ibgraves
Best supporting Website………....… Ibgraves
Longest and sharpest Sword .….. Oscar withdrawn last weekend (I would have won)
Strictest Moderator award ………....Ibgraves
Nicest Moderator ………………......... UK Deb (only joking) Webmaster John

Late entry the G W BUSH, ''I've been snubbed!!'' award ....yargrnhoj!
Most thousand posts?? I don't think I'm going to win that one...

I can't wait to hear how your date night went. I am sure everything went well with the kids!:goodvibes

Things went "pretty good". Atleast no one got hurt and no emergencies. A couple of minor things with the little ones especially my son (saw that one coming!) but Ruby was able to manage it. The only thing that REALLY bothers me is that she left the back door unlocked after letting Tramp out to do his business one last time before bedtime. We do have a privacy fence but it's not like my eldest hasn't already jumped over it a few times to retrieve balls that accidentally bounced over off the hoop/backboard- so it's not like someone else couldn't just jump over and come right on in the unlocked backdoor. But other than that- everything went fine with the kids. (well they did "play" with the garage door apparently. That's what they used to get inside- thru the garage SUPPOSEDLY so I could make sure the doors stayed locked and no key was lost- they used the garage door opener.. but from what I hear she was pushing the garage door remote to close it, Robert was pushing the button to close it- so they went back and forth that way until he finally stopped. But someone turned the handle thing that locks the garage- playing around in the garage I guess? Because when we came home and used OUR garage door opener to park my vehicle in there- it made a huge noise and that bar thing is all bent up now. Apparently they hadn't turned it completely, otherwise it wouldn't have opened at all. arrrrgggh kids!)

The show? Well it was alright... remember when I said never disappointed? Well we were kinda disappointed this time so I guess I spoke too soon. Too many things to list out but to put it briefly the show was shorter than usual and some of the "illusion" where you become engrossed in the whole thing was lost because this time they had the audience all the way around a thin stage- so you're watching the show and see people staring back at you in your direction from across the stage. Tapis Rouge was so ridiculous I've put in an email on their contact page (as a member) to find out who to write to about it. Tapis Rouge used to be (as they advertise it) a relaxing entertaining atmosphere with food, drinks (desserts during intermission) and private bathrooms/etc. Well this time it was so packed we were shoulder to shoulder, nowhere NEAR enough places to stand let alone sit, no way to even sample all the food because it was gone so quickly, tons of little kids running around, long lines for our supposed "private" bathrooms, etc. Come to find out I look online for the nights they have left and instead of the normal 2 front sections being available for Tapis Rouge tickets- they now have about 90% of the seating available for it! I'm not kidding, you can look on their website yourself (dallas, thru mid-march). No WONDER it was so packed in there. We'd have been in the minority if we'd saved a lot of money and went with regular seating!

Oh and Jeff's shoulder was hurting him real bad by the middle of the evening. He thinks it has something to do with standing in such crowds trying to "hold" his shoulders in the entire time. It wasn't just crowded in the Tapis Rouge lounge before and during intermission, it was also like a cattle roundup to get in and out of the show tent- obviously because a lot more people were leaving during intermission because the majority of the people were tapis rouge ticket holders! *sigh*

Don't get me wrong, we still enjoyed our evening out alone... but it was nothing like our previous "wow" evenings when we've gone to Cirque Du Soleil and as tapis rouge ticket holders, KWIM? :(

Oh, thank you. Thank you. It really is just an honor to be mentioned in the same post with all of those wonderful other artists. I don't know where to begin.

Thank you to WindermereJudy for starting this thread. To Magiroux and my friends on the 10-day holiday cruise for getting me going posting on the boards. To lbgraves for not banning me for having 13 lines of text in my signature. To BIP for teaching me that it's not about the color of a woman's T-**** but the content of her character. To O'BWV for her cordless blender and the promise of frosty drinks to come. To Captain Crash for visual effects. To Captain Jack for not throwing me off the ship for my lime green background to his wonderful T-**** design. To pyramid2000 for her keeping us informed of what was discussed last week. To Lil'Grumpy for helping me get in touch with my feminine side. To darthrugby for providing us something to talk about to keep out post counts up. Oh, I hear the band playing that music now.... So finally, thank you to Walt Disney for having a dream and to Mickey Mouse for opening his ship and taking my money....
LOL
Too cute!

OMG! Andy this was so beautiful. Yes, I lived, I did almost all of these things. Thanks so much for the memories.

Let me add:

watching The Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights, and Mutal of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Ditto, lived almost all those things and definitely remember all the nights watching those shows! I miss them!



he,he,...the very day..that lil'stinker got himself "wheeled" out of the
nursey for good....disorderly conduct...& disturbing all the rest of
the babies. [ i was visiting, and i looked @ my wife..do you hear that
awful noise coming from the nursey...:eek: , boy! i sure feel sorry for
who ever has that kid! :confused3 , never thinking it could be us, then
hearing the squeaking on those "push bassinets"...NONE OF THIS IS
MADE UP!..EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE SAYING, then the frustrated/
worn out nursey nurse..came popping in...'we can't have him in
there!...he is literally keeping every baby awake!'- well , how you
know its ours??? she left, not looking a bit happy! patrick..had his
head up against the top of the bassinett..still trying to push out!"
after breast feeding, her lunch tray was still there..with rice..he
ate it all!..{ don't be to surprise..remember he was "late". }


I can believe it. My mom swears I was such a pig that I could never get full and on the 3rd day I ROLLED OVER in one of my fits to get more in my tummy- and that is when she relented in giving me solid foods... 3 days old... LOL
(I was a very hugely obese baby though. My mom swears back in those days it was known as a healthy baby if they were fat- and boy was I fat. Atleast until about 5mo or so... I started walking at 6mo and still in the pictures I look kinda chunky but I guess walking took some weight off me. Thanks for making all the fat cells for me to fill up later in life mom!)

Thanks for the laugh today. I really needed that. The kids have been trying my patience terribly. :sad2: DD was taken out of Church by DH after the homily and DS ended up banging his forehead on the pew when we were kneeling after communion. :confused3 He said that he was bored & tired. He has been told that if he can't behave better, he will not be receiving first communion with his class this year.

Oh, to add to it I decided to catch the kids up on their allowance since it has been since September that I have given them any money. Well, I wanted to make sure that they hadn't gotten any of that $17 already so I counted DS's first. He was over by $30. DD was short by $32. :mad: :headache: DS will be writing a long sentence about not taking anything that isn't his 30 times before he goes to bed tonight.
LOL!
Sounds so much like my kids.
My youngest (6) can count money and knows it can buy her things but still hasn't truly grasped the concept that it doesn't grow on trees somewhere for us to pick it up. She's said things like you can go to the bank to get more- when I tell her I don't have cash on me for things at places that require cash. She's also been known to "pirate" some money out of other's piggy banks- even when I used to keep them on MY dresser in my bedroom just to avoid this happening! Lil theif...

Another unusual story revealed

While on the Disney Magic one cruise I was enjoying pre dinner cocktails with BLI Jack (aka Fincantieri). We had Cat. 4's with balconies non conecting. I was with my 2 year old daughter in the room at the time. DW was with older DD at the movies. We were passing drinks over the bacony to one another our balcony doors were open. I ran out into the hallway to speak to our Host and the draft pulled the door out of my hands shut. My 2 year old DD was locked in the room. Host had vanished. So I knocked on Jacks door and told him that DD was locked inside my stateroom and my key was locked in the room also. So I ran to his balcony and proceeded to climb over his balcony onto mine in my intoxicated state the boat was cruising at @ 20mph. Jack being less insane grabbed me and pulled me back onto his balcony. Just then Jacks DW came in. We told her what happened and she found a Hostess who opened our stateroom door. DD was safe inside as if nothing happened.

What's really sad is I could totally see my husband doing this even completely sober. Not a scared bone in his body... I'd be clawing his backside to keep him from doing it though!

1) Whats' fer dinner tonight matey? Well tonight sure wasn't a fancy night- I just put together something fast- salisbury steak with gravy sauce, green beans in cheese sauce, and um...thinly sliced potatoes cooked in the deep fryer. I'm a bad mom tonight. LOL Well, things can't be fancy every night- yanno? Too much going on and not enough time to cook supper...
2) What was the last thing ya bought? diving watch for DH's birthday on March 4th... bought on ebay.
3) What was the last nice thing ya said to anyone? um, that I loved my sister's new vehicle? (I'm not counting the kids because I tell them nice things repeatedly every day and couldn't possibly list the last thing, I don't think)
4) What was the last thing you sent a rebate form in for? some stuff from Radio shack bought at the day after thanksgiving sale
5) Did you get that rebate back yet? NO, and I'm getting PO'd about it... I'll never do rebates with them again! I did staples rebates the same day and rec'd those a long time ago.
6) What is your favorite shore excursion - all time favorite? http://www.chacchobenruins.com/wst_page8.html Mayan Experience in Costa Maya- hands down! (even though I think we melted a bit from the heat/humidy during the ruins tour- that part seriously could have been shorter in my opinion- but the rest of the excursion more than made up for that!
7) And - what is your favorite dessert off the Magic or Wonder? That would really be hard for me to say- honestly I don't remember anything that stood out. It might have been because I FORGOT you could ask for mickey bars for dessert and usually by dessert I was so full I only like nibbled a dessert afterwards. They probably would have tasted better if I wasn't completely stuffed and only taking a token nibble off them every night! Well there WAS some really delicious sampler sizes of cheesecake out in the hallways one night- tasted good but again I was so stuffed I really only took a bite. I didn't try anything on pirates night either because I was so stuffed. Note to self: save room for dessert next time!

[Verandah Man]

:wave: Good Morning All :wave:

I see I have quite a few pages to skim over before I have to get Angelina up and moving this morning, so I better get busy. ;)

[Verandah Man]

OH MY!!!! Jennifer Hudson won!!! Everyone is watching this live...right?


I'm happy for Jennifer, but I was asleep way before her category came on. :lmao:

[Verandah Man]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.


Congrats and Best of Luck!!! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

[Verandah Man]

Hey Andy, you have Comcast right? I got something in the mail last week about getting digital cable for free for a year. I have been meaning to call them to see what it is all about. Would be nice to see all of these shows people talk about.:upsidedow


Yep, we have Comcast..........I even called them once and asked about The Travel Channel............they said if more people called and requested it, it might be added, so far I haven't seen it included in our area. :confused3

[Verandah Man]

Ok, that wasn't too bad, caught up for the time being. :banana:

Here's wishing everyone the best start to a new week!!! :goodvibes

So far, looks like school and work are a GO for today, going to check the school website again, just to make sure. Not much sn*w, but it does look slippery outside. :rolleyes:

[miztigg]

Yep, we have Comcast..........I even called them once and asked about The Travel Channel............they said if more people called and requested it, it might be added, so far I haven't seen it included in our area. :confused3

im near you and direct tv has it
everyone in the philly area do you belive that the birds arent gonna sign garcia:sad2:that is why i cant root for the eagles they do retarted things thank god im a dolphins fan
now the flyers is a diffrent story i bleed black and orange but this year:sad1:
hope everyone has a great day it dosent look like my ride home will be too bad
andy careful out there today

[Verandah Man]

im near you and direct tv has it
everyone in the philly area do you belive that the birds arent gonna sign garcia:sad2:that is why i cant root for the eagles they do retarted things thank god im a dolphins fan
now the flyers is a diffrent story i bleed black and orange but this year:sad1:
hope everyone has a great day it dosent look like my ride home will be too bad
andy careful out there today



I know what you mean, I was hoping to see Garcia back again, I guess his age was against him, but come on. I'm also a Dolphins fan. I almost put a bid in for the Dan Marino signed helmet during our cruise last August, but it was a bit too many $$$$ for me.

Flyers and Sixers this season, please. I wear my Flyers cap at work, and boy do I get razzed about it. Sheeesh!

Time to get Angelina up, she isn't goin' to be too happy, she was hoping school was going to be called off today. :rolleyes1

[kap158]

Morning everyone:surfweb:

Another Monday Morning here. I saw on the news that the NE is getting hit again with snow. Everyone please be careful if you have to go out today.
I live in SE Va and the way the weather goes we could get hit with snow and ice from the west of Richmond and in the summer time if the coast gets hurricane winds we can also get them. The last big ones being Gaston, Isabel and most recently Ernesto(which by the way gave me 3 extra days at WDW this past August/September. Southwest airlines cancelled my flight and I got the extra days at Disney.

MR - you are still a riot! I had a couple of Bailey's smoothies yesterday. They were soooo good!

Andy - stay warm and dry today while out working.

Have a magical day everyone!:grouphug:

KAREN

[miztigg]

I know what you mean, I was hoping to see Garcia back again, I guess his age was against him, but come on. I'm also a Dolphins fan. I almost put a bid in for the Dan Marino signed helmet during our cruise last August, but it was a bit too many $$$$ for me.

Flyers and Sixers this season, please. I wear my Flyers cap at work, and boy do I get razzed about it. Sheeesh!

Time to get Angelina up, she isn't goin' to be too happy, she was hoping school was going to be called off today. :rolleyes1

i stand by the flyers no matter what even with this season:sad2: i know what ya mean about the hat i have a flyers tattoo i get picked on all the time but i dont care

[LITTLEKID58]

:surfweb:

GM pirate:

Presently 62 going up to 81 with possible chance of rain here in Central Florida..


Happy Birthday

The list was not updated.....saying Happy Birthday just in case.

party: :bday: party: :bday: party:

:hug: pixiedust: :grouphug: to everyone who might need it today

Have a great Friday

Liz
6.39a

[miztigg]

:surfweb:

GM pirate:

Presently 62 going up to 81 with possible chance of rain here in Central Florida..


Happy Birthday

The list was not updated.....saying Happy Birthday just in case.

party: :bday: party: :bday: party:

:hug: pixiedust: :grouphug: to everyone who might need it today

Have a great Friday

Liz
6.39a

your lucky better than this white stuff up here:sad2: im going home to bed everybody have a good day

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Questions please?

Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..


And figured I'd ask here because it seems a lot of you cruise not only DCL...
If you had to choose between a 4-5 night inside stateroom on a Carnival cruise or a slightly CHEAPER 7 night cruise with oceanview room on Norwegian Dream- for 2 adults only- which would you choose? Itinerary are similar, although ofcourse extra ports on the 7 night. We're considering this because Dh got a bonus check we weren't expecting and yeah, it could be saved for the "trip of a lifetime" but I think we're okay with everything else we have earmarked to save for that... and we could go next week when the kid are out of school on break and stay at sister's home... the cruise would mostly be relaxation for me, scuba diving at atleast one port for DH. It could be a birthday celebration, DH turns the big 4-0 on March 4th. We're not big drinkers nor are we young enough to go partying into the night either. I didn't think I'd ever consider cruising other than on DCL but this is just much cheaper and we'd never go DCL without the kids anyway..

So which would you choose if you had the choice? (based on what I have told you what we're looking for in a cruise and based on your experience OR things you have heard of either cruiseline.

[msaseifert]

Hey everyone - I have 2 quick questions for anyone who might know the answer. We are slated to use DCL for our air and opted to arrive a day early for this cruise because of the time change.

One: Since we are opting the overnight stay, the ressie online says hotel MRRT - is this a Marriott? Anyone know which Marriott like where it is?

TWO: Can we opt to arrive 2 or three days earlier if using DCL for air? This would also require a hotel for those nights as well.

DH figures we should check out DL while we are in CA since we are right there. I know I can call DCL to find all this out and I will at some point but I figured I would ask here first.

THANKS a heap everyone - have a great new week!

[jeanneg]

He was only like 16 when the group was on top of the charts. I've seen him several times on VH1.

That would still put him close to 60 since I'm 54!

[bellelinus]

Did either of you read Trixie Beldon?

I did . . . and they recently re-released the Trixie series and my middle daughter went through a phase where she read through all they had released so far. A friend of mine is one of the writers for the new Nancy Drew series, but (although I would never tell her this) I always preferred Trixie to Nancy, and even with the new Nancy series my girls have never really gotten into Nancy Drew.

[bellelinus]

Questions please?

Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..

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My girls have "Thing One" and "Thing Two" shirts that they got at Universal a few years back (solid red shirts with the big "Thing 1" or "Thing 2" in a circle on the front). . . I'd be glad to send you one or both of those if you'd like . . . then you could get some blue spray-on temporary hair color and spray your daughter's hair blue to complete the (quick and easy!) transformation . . .

PM me with your address if you decide you want to use the shirts.

[Enna]

Ok, that wasn't too bad, caught up for the time being. :banana:

Here's wishing everyone the best start to a new week!!! :goodvibes

So far, looks like school and work are a GO for today, going to check the school website again, just to make sure. Not much sn*w, but it does look slippery outside. :rolleyes:


My kids' school is opening 2 hours late today due to weather. I keep hoping the sun will come out to help melt the frozen stuff on the roads.

[tiggrbaby]

Questions please?

Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..


And figured I'd ask here because it seems a lot of you cruise not only DCL...
If you had to choose between a 4-5 night inside stateroom on a Carnival cruise or a slightly CHEAPER 7 night cruise with oceanview room on Norwegian Dream- for 2 adults only- which would you choose? Itinerary are similar, although ofcourse extra ports on the 7 night. We're considering this because Dh got a bonus check we weren't expecting and yeah, it could be saved for the "trip of a lifetime" but I think we're okay with everything else we have earmarked to save for that... and we could go next week when the kid are out of school on break and stay at sister's home... the cruise would mostly be relaxation for me, scuba diving at atleast one port for DH. It could be a birthday celebration, DH turns the big 4-0 on March 4th. We're not big drinkers nor are we young enough to go partying into the night either. I didn't think I'd ever consider cruising other than on DCL but this is just much cheaper and we'd never go DCL without the kids anyway..

So which would you choose if you had the choice? (based on what I have told you what we're looking for in a cruise and based on your experience OR things you have heard of either cruiseline.

1. Probably can go as Thing 1 w/ tights and a wig made out of yarn

2. If the NCL is one of the newer ships bulit for freestyle cruising, I would choose that one. I have been on the Star and the Dawn. It is fun to go to all the different restaurants, especially the Mexican on the Dawn:yum! We are actually going to try Costa April 1st as they had kids for taxes/port fees only, so it was only $3000 for the week for 5 people in two obstructed view balcony cabins. And we only booked 10 days ago! Remember, just because it's not Disney, that doesn't mean don't do it. It will be different. But it will be different traveling without the kids, too!

[yargrnhoj]

[J. R.] Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties because it's coooold out there today.
[Judy] It's coooold out there every day. What do you think this is, Castaway Cay?
[J. R.] There's another reason why today is especially exciting.
[Judy] Especially cold!
[J. R.] Yes, especially cold, okay, but the big question on everybody's lips
[Judy] On their chapped lips
[J. R.] Right, on their chapped lips. Do you think anyone is going to talk about these topics today?
[Judy] That's right woodchuck-chuckers, it's...
[All] GROUNDHOG POST!

SO:

Did anyone get a room assignment from DCL today?
Lisa, did we tell you we really miss the website?
Cake. Yum, cake. With frosting. And whipped cream?
What size crocs should I buy? Are they comfortable? Boy, are they ugly.
blah, blah, blah N.R. (with swords)
Where are we going to be able to buy our lime green DIS T-****s for the cruise, Captain
The Tag Fairy doesn't like me. She likes me. I got tagged! It's like Christmas in February!
Did anyone get moved off WLE dining to Captain's dining?
Duct tape.
Who's going to win on that science-fiction show "AI"?

[yargrnhoj]

OK....I just have to say that what just happened 14 minutes into AR is SO not fair especially considering the history. :(

Never take more than one stop.

[darthrugby]

Good morning everyone, great day, cold, 3 inches of wet heavy snow on the ground. You gotta love it. 34 days till WDW.:)

Need to catchup be back soon!

[pyramid2000]

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

My kids climbed (more than once) from the aft public deck 8 to our balcony in 8602 (the big huge one) but if they fell, they would have only fallen onto Secret Deck Aft 7. I think. :sad2:

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:
You guys are freaking me out here!!:eek:

[yargrnhoj]

I went on the patches when they first came out. I was fine as long as I didn't do anything that I associated with smoking, having a toddy was one of them. We never smoked in the car, so I used to make Kev take me for rides. I used to sew and crochet alot which meant that I also had a smoke in the ashtray the whole time, so I had to hang up my needle and thread for a while. I think the hardest times were after a meal,talking on the phone and going to the "can". ;)

I wonder if they have a patch for DIS addiction. Maybe one of those paint swatches from Home Depot.

[Pluto,]

Yep, we have Comcast..........I even called them once and asked about The Travel Channel............they said if more people called and requested it, it might be added, so far I haven't seen it included in our area. :confused3

i live in new jersey also in cumberland county. i have the travel channel its on channel 188. you will think you would of had it first you live in glouster county if i remember correct. glouster county is a whole lot more populated then cumberland county. we had the travel channel here about a year now.

[yargrnhoj]

I got tired of hearing gimme gimme and I want from DD mainly all the time. Once DS just said to use the CC. I sat them down & explained how we had to pay that bill and that daddy works very hard to make that money. I also asked them if they wanted that thing right then or to have the money to pay for the cruise...the cruise usually won. ;) They actually have stopped asking for things as often and think about how much things cost before they do buy them. They ask me if the item will go on sale or clearance. :thumbsup2 I am surprised at how much they had in their banks...after I corrected the swiping problem ;). It use to be spent the moment they had enough money. I was going to look into getting them nano shuffles for Christmas but if DS keeps asking for one, I might just offer to have him save up for an Ipod...with us paying half.

I've been impressed with my oldest's ability to save. He earned a lot of money cutting lawns last summer and saved it all for the cruise. Then we got to the cruise and he spent $10 on an arcade card and bought one T-shirt. He said he didn't see anything else that was worth it. He has my sense of cheapness.

[goofyforlife]

Isn't it amazing the difference between then & now. I remember that child abuse was just starting to be a buzz word when I was in 7th or 8th grade. I went to a Catholic school where he was on the board at the CU, belonged to the men's club, was a 4th degree KofC, and BS leader. Big whoop! :sad2: Everyone ignored the fact that I walked into the school with a black eye twice. When the kids asked me who did it I said it was my dad.

Today...you have to worry if your child falls on their bike and gets a bad bruise because CPS could be called in.

Ain't it the truth, Lisa....

My Stepfather gave me a black eye once and I was the one they made go to counseling. To this very day my mother denies that he is an alcoholic too....

She ignores most of what happened during our childhood and i'm the black sheep for accusing them of what they did to my sister and me...

[yargrnhoj]

Gore is doing to put the Oscar into his lock box.

That's a good strategery.

[yargrnhoj]

Okay - it is me, but why did they have Celine Dion sing that song and why is she still on the stage?

Why would you have Celine Dion sing ANY song? I was so peeved in 1996 when we had the Olympics in Atlanta and they brought her in to sing the theme song rather than any one of a number of Georgia or other Southern artists.

[yargrnhoj]

Considering how many of us DISers will be on that ship, she might stand out more by NOT wearing a black shirt! :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:



Fair point.

[buckifan]

How about rotary phones! My aunt still has one and my kids had no idea what it was.:scared1:

Ugh! Rotary phones!! My grandparents phone # ended with the digits 0199....I think it would have taken less time to just walk to their house....

[yargrnhoj]

http://culturesofscientificrevolutions.***************/space/showimage/business_woman_walking_hamster_wheel_hg_wht.gif


What are we to do guys?

the wenches are walkin' all over us?!?!



And does that SURPRISE anyone?

[buckifan]

My HDTV just blew out! It is a rear projection bulb driven TV and it just poped. That is gonna cost me $300 or so for a new bulb. I have a spare on hand but - oh well...

Which model/brand TV do you have? How long did it last? I've been wondering how long our bulb will last....

[pyramid2000]

We are now the proud owners of "Grumpy's Train House" Guess where we'll be spending our weekends? Kev has dreamt of owning a model train shop for a looong time and I'm happy for him. I told him we could do it,as long as we still get to go on the cruise next year AND I still get my motorcycle.

So, if anybody's into model trains or model ships, let us know.

Best of luck to you!! :flower3: WIll you be having a grand opening? How fun to own something that you love.

[darthrugby]

That's a good strategery.

Nucular man, nucular.

[pyramid2000]

Great job on the cookies Caroline. I remember hustling those cookies when I was in GS. I usually don't buy them anymore, but I give the girls outside of places $5 for their troop fund. Saves me many calories.:)

That is fantastic, Caroline!!! :banana:

:thumbsup2 Way to go!:thumbsup2

It was a great cookie day!:thumbsup2 They did almost as many in one booth as the day before with 2! Only 200 boxes left and that is with getting 4764 in total!! I finally have the back of the minivan back.:rotfl:

[buckifan]

Pete....where is the picture you promised?

[pyramid2000]

your not far from me now that your floor is done your more than welcome to come do mine:rotfl2:

You know, I really love putting in flooring, as long as it is the snap in kind.:rolleyes: We have a lot more to do around here though. We are moving our bedroom into the addition, so our "old" bedroom will get a new floor also. After a bit more constuction. Now when we have to tile the bathroom? I have never done that before.:eek:

[pyramid2000]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

I didn't watch the Oscars last night, but I did see that!:confused3

[goofyforlife]

My kids' school is opening 2 hours late today due to weather. I keep hoping the sun will come out to help melt the frozen stuff on the roads.

2 hr delay here too....

But i've been up since 4:30.....

DH and i had to drive one of our dog show judges down to Dulles for a flight this morning. Roads were wet but clear....

Then we took dry cleaning to the cleaners (Gotta get it done so i have something to wear back to work next week.)

Thank God DD leaves any minute now...

I need a nap soon...

[pyramid2000]

Isn't nice to go eat at Mom's...glad you had a nice time and got to have Cake:banana:

It is! :thumbsup2 We only live about 5 - 10 minutes away. I wish she invited us more often... they seemed to have slowed down as I had each kid.:rotfl2:

[pyramid2000]

I wish we would get some snow.....I have been getting jealous of so many of you!:confused3



Caroline, It would have cost us roughly $17,000 (1450 mon) for great coverage. DS has allergies, exzema,ADD and asthma(when he was young.) I had 2 herniated disks and psorasis. Our HSA is about $4500 (360 mon) + $5300 we put on the card. It saves us a little over $7000 a year. The thing that I like the best about it is that what ever we don't use on the debit card stays there and grows. We had been fairly healthy the last 3 years, but DH knee surgery will take all of this years deposit.

Now that I could handle. When I talked to friend in the business about it she told me the policy was a lot higher than what you pay. Maybe I will look into it again.:thumbsup2

[DindelsPA]

:surfweb: Good morning!
Hope everyone is safe and warm. We got about 5" and DDs school is closed. I've already read back pages...so helpful knowing how to multi-quote! ;)

The only thing I have ever bought on e-bay were Disney pins. Took over my life for about a month, but DDs have plenty of pins to trade.:thumbsup2 Now DH is another story... :rolleyes1
Ooooh...Disney pins. Yep, got me into a wee bit of trouble on e bay too! DB is a CM so I think I like his discount on sale pins a bit better. If DDs like a particular character/type, let me know. I might have some extras to trade, including the lanyard (now known as Hidden Mickey.)


Questions please?
Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..


And figured I'd ask here because it seems a lot of you cruise not only DCL...
If you had to choose between a 4-5 night inside stateroom on a Carnival cruise or a slightly CHEAPER 7 night cruise with oceanview room on Norwegian Dream- for 2 adults only- which would you choose? Itinerary are similar, although ofcourse extra ports on the 7 night. We're considering this because Dh got a bonus check we weren't expecting and yeah, it could be saved for the "trip of a lifetime" but I think we're okay with everything else we have earmarked to save for that... and we could go next week when the kid are out of school on break and stay at sister's home... the cruise would mostly be relaxation for me, scuba diving at atleast one port for DH. It could be a birthday celebration, DH turns the big 4-0 on March 4th. We're not big drinkers nor are we young enough to go partying into the night either. I didn't think I'd ever consider cruising other than on DCL but this is just much cheaper and we'd never go DCL without the kids anyway..

So which would you choose if you had the choice? (based on what I have told you what we're looking for in a cruise and based on your experience OR things you have heard of either cruiseline.

Question 1: Besides Things 1 & 2, maybe Cindy Lou Who?

Question 2: Have you left the kids before? For how long? If you can stand it, I'd recommend the 7 nighter. I've heard both good and bad on Carnival and Norwegian...it's all in what you make of it!! If you do go on Carnival, let me know. We have a 7 night booked on the Valor in June and I'm hesitating...it's a suite and we got a really good deal on it...it's just not DCL.


It was a great cookie day!:thumbsup2 They did almost as many in one booth as the day before with 2! Only 200 boxes left and that is with getting 4764 in total!! I finally have the back of the minivan back.:rotfl:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! GS Cookies! We just finished selling ours up here. Our troop of 2nd grade brownies is 19 strong and our cookie mom was out with a bad back. Being an assistant leader with a mini-van, guess who got the chore...:confused3 I was close to tears when I could finally put groceries in the back again!:rotfl2: Awesome job on the booth sales. Where did you set up at?

Time to get back to my :laundy:

[pyramid2000]

do you have anything sattillite? i have direct tv it was much cheaper than comcast however i dont get the flyers games:sad2:

We actually do have satelitte also, but that is just a package for DH. He is from Egypt and he gets a few channels from there to watch. I am just leary to make the switch. For one it would raise the cost of my internet!:scared1:

[pyramid2000]

G'nite Mary! As my older daughter sometimes quips... "sleep tight and don't let the beddy bugs bite!"

http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/bedbugco.gif

:rotfl: I have never said that to my girls because all 3 have gone through a period where they were deathly afriad of bugs. Last thing i wanted to do was make it worse!:lmao:

[pyramid2000]

I dub thee ...

... a official Mini-pirate Wench! All Wenches are wenches (I think) ... and the so called "true pirates" are the 10,000th posters. I have yet to achieve one of those. But I have had two 1000th postings.

Remember ....

TAKE WHAT YA CAN!!!!

GIVE NOTHING BACK!!

[Enna]

Time to get back to my :laundy:



Glad to know I'm not the only one :laundy: today.

Now that the kids are finally off to school after the 2 hour delay, I can :surfweb: a little between :laundy: loads.

My goal is to get 2 closets and all of my kitchen cabinets emptied out, cleaned & re-organized before Easter. I'm 1/2 way through the first closet, so I am hopeful.

[pyramid2000]

Well, you were advanced - I didn't start Little House until 1st grade!
I actually got in trouble for reading too much during school. After our worksheets, test, whatever was done, we were allowed to read silently. If I was in the middle of a good book, I would rush through the work just to get back to my book. Teacher met with my parents and I wasn't allowed to bring books to school for quite some time. Can you imagine?!

I'm always reading 2-3 books at a time.

I went through this with my oldest DD. I had to talk to her teacher about letting her read after a test, etc because she would make silly mistakes because she just wanted to read. I also had to ban her from reading during lunch or recess so she would talk to her friends instead.:rolleyes:

[DindelsPA]

Glad to know I'm not the only one :laundy: today.

Now that the kids are finally off to school after the 2 hour delay, I can :surfweb: a little between :laundy: loads.

My goal is to get 2 closets and all of my kitchen cabinets emptied out, cleaned & re-organized before Easter. I'm 1/2 way through the first closet, so I am hopeful.


:woohoo: You go girl! Tackled DDs closet last weekend. Now I just need to do mine!:rolleyes1

[captaincrash]

6:50AM....

Not meaning to be impolite... but its' relatively cool and dark out... and ore temps are 43 going up to 58 then back down to 38. And that's with the slated to emerge. So if that's wjat we're gettin' then I can only imagine it's a cold air jet elsewhere. I caught a glance at an MSN headline that the NE was gonna get cold today. You folks try your level best to ensure your safety and warmth, naturally!

And otherwose, good morning to ya'!

[buckifan]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

My dh and I think he's looking a bit like Brando now....or Mr. Clean

[pyramid2000]

Yep, we have Comcast..........I even called them once and asked about The Travel Channel............they said if more people called and requested it, it might be added, so far I haven't seen it included in our area. :confused3

Yeah, and I guess they keep taking channels away because people say they don't want them?!?! :rolleyes1

[Enna]

:woohoo: You go girl! Tackled DDs closet last weekend. Now I just need to do mine!:rolleyes1



Ohhh...my closet isn't even on my to-do list. That would be scary. The kitchen cabinets are about as brave as I'm willing to get for the moment!

[pyramid2000]

i stand by the flyers no matter what even with this season:sad2: i know what ya mean about the hat i have a flyers tattoo i get picked on all the time but i dont care

My mom is the biggest Flyers fan out there. She plans her whole 'season' around them. Want to go to dinner mom? Nope, there's a game on. Want to go on a little get away? Only if I have access to a tv on Wed and Fri for the games. :lmao:

She always sends in for the power play contest. I am now the proud owner of a book and hat from when my name was called but they didn't score.:rotfl: She uses the kids' names after she has been picked.

[pyramid2000]

Questions please?

Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..




And figured I'd ask here because it seems a lot of you cruise not only DCL...
If you had to choose between a 4-5 night inside stateroom on a Carnival cruise or a slightly CHEAPER 7 night cruise with oceanview room on Norwegian Dream- for 2 adults only- which would you choose? Itinerary are similar, although ofcourse extra ports on the 7 night. We're considering this because Dh got a bonus check we weren't expecting and yeah, it could be saved for the "trip of a lifetime" but I think we're okay with everything else we have earmarked to save for that... and we could go next week when the kid are out of school on break and stay at sister's home... the cruise would mostly be relaxation for me, scuba diving at atleast one port for DH. It could be a birthday celebration, DH turns the big 4-0 on March 4th. We're not big drinkers nor are we young enough to go partying into the night either. I didn't think I'd ever consider cruising other than on DCL but this is just much cheaper and we'd never go DCL without the kids anyway..

So which would you choose if you had the choice? (based on what I have told you what we're looking for in a cruise and based on your experience OR things you have heard of either cruiseline.

Sorry I can't help you there. Is it that time of year already? Our schools do vaious things, but the most they have for a dress up day is wearing a crazy hat.



I would go for taking the longer one so that you had more time to relax. Look up the ships! I think the Dream is a newer one?

[bellelinus]

OH MY! Why is Jack Nicholson bald????

Well, thank goodness he wasn't doing it to look good -- here is the answer:

Jack Nicholson Goes Bald at Oscars

Sunday, February 25, 2007

(02-25) 20:10 PST Los Angeles (AP) --

Is Jack Nicholson playing Lex Luthor in the next "Superman" movie? Maybe he'll be Daddy Warbucks in a remake of "Annie." Or perhaps he's going to the same hairstylist as Britney Spears.

As host Ellen DeGeneres walked onto the stage at the beginning of Sunday's Oscars, the camera found its way to an applauding Nicholson, who appeared wearing his signature sunglasses and sporting a very non-signature shaved head.

Turns out the extreme haircut was just devotion to craft.

Nicholson and co-star Morgan Freeman are filming director Rob Reiner's film "The Bucket List," a buddy comedy/drama about two terminally ill men who flee a cancer ward to complete a list of things they want to do before they die. It is scheduled for release in November.

[buckifan]

Well, thank goodness he wasn't doing it to look good -- here is the answer:

Jack Nicholson Goes Bald at Oscars

Sunday, February 25, 2007

(02-25) 20:10 PST Los Angeles (AP) --

Is Jack Nicholson playing Lex Luthor in the next "Superman" movie? Maybe he'll be Daddy Warbucks in a remake of "Annie." Or perhaps he's going to the same hairstylist as Britney Spears.

As host Ellen DeGeneres walked onto the stage at the beginning of Sunday's Oscars, the camera found its way to an applauding Nicholson, who appeared wearing his signature sunglasses and sporting a very non-signature shaved head.

Turns out the extreme haircut was just devotion to craft.

Nicholson and co-star Morgan Freeman are filming director Rob Reiner's film "The Bucket List," a buddy comedy/drama about two terminally ill men who flee a cancer ward to complete a list of things they want to do before they die. It is scheduled for release in November.



I figured it was for a role....

As for Brittney's new look....I don't know if this is true or not, but dh said he heard on a radio talk show that she shaved it because her hubby, in an effort to prove she's an unfit parent because she was doing drugs while they were married, was going to have drug testing done, and it can show up in your hair. :confused3

[darthrugby]

Pete....where is the picture you promised?

We're in the process of cleaning out the attic this week. If I find it I'll get it onto the thread. If not I'll call my friends in Vienna to see if they have a copy.

[pyramid2000]

:surfweb: Good morning!
Hope everyone is safe and warm. We got about 5" and DDs school is closed. I've already read back pages...so helpful knowing how to multi-quote! ;)


Ooooh...Disney pins. Yep, got me into a wee bit of trouble on e bay too! DB is a CM so I think I like his discount on sale pins a bit better. If DDs like a particular character/type, let me know. I might have some extras to trade, including the lanyard (now known as Hidden Mickey.)




AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! GS Cookies! We just finished selling ours up here. Our troop of 2nd grade brownies is 19 strong and our cookie mom was out with a bad back. Being an assistant leader with a mini-van, guess who got the chore...:confused3 I was close to tears when I could finally put groceries in the back again!:rotfl2: Awesome job on the booth sales. Where did you set up at?

Time to get back to my :laundy:

The girls do have their favorite characters, but they just love to trade! They were really bummed in Dec. when there was no trading allowed with the CMs for the first 3 or 4 days. It is a hoot to see what DD4 picks to trade.:rotfl:

We set our booth up at the local Acme. It is the only one that has a heater vestibule (sp?). We do much better at K-mart, but it has been too cold since the first weekend, even when they let us in the vestibule.

[pyramid2000]

I figured it was for a role....

As for Brittney's new look....I don't know if this is true or not, but dh said he heard on a radio talk show that she shaved it because her hubby, in an effort to prove she's an unfit parent because she was doing drugs while they were married, was going to have drug testing done, and it can show up in your hair. :confused3

Yes, drug testing the hair is a much better way to do it as it stays there much longer. So this could very well be true.

[pyramid2000]

Talking about :laundy: , I am surprised the girls were able to find something to wear this morning.:rolleyes1 I guess I should get started on something. At least the dishwasher is running...

[DindelsPA]

The girls do have their favorite characters, but they just love to trade! They were really bummed in Dec. when there was no trading allowed with the CMs for the first 3 or 4 days. It is a hoot to see what DD4 picks to trade.:rotfl:

We set our booth up at the local Acme. It is the only one that has a heater vestibule (sp?). We do much better at K-mart, but it has been too cold since the first weekend, even when they let us in the vestibule.

I hear you with how DDs can trade! :rotfl2: My DD has a good eye for the HM pins, lets the CM know that she sees it, and then trades for something else. If she doesn't like the pin, she won't trade!

I hear you about too cold for sales. Our K-Mart lets us in the vestibule, but everywhere else, banks, post offices and Wally World, for the girls outside. There was NO WAY that we we going to be freezing our butts off just for that!

[captaincrash]

Questions please?

Does anyone have any CHEAP ideas for how a small girl could dress up as a "Dr. Seuss character" for 1st grade in school? They do this every year (atleast I've gone thru it a few times because she's the last child) and I never know what to dress them as... short of buying a costume which I'm not going to do. So my kids always do not participate in this. Ofcourse my DIVA youngest daughter wants to dress up as something... but what? Any ideas? I'm at a loss on this one and even doing a google search to try to get ideas has only led me to cat in the hat costumes where a costume would have to be purchased or quite extensive to try to make one. I can't think of what kind of "character" she could be that wouldn't require a bunch of money to be spent! I have to figure out something by next Friday..



And figured I'd ask here because it seems a lot of you cruise not only DCL...
If you had to choose between a 4-5 night inside stateroom on a Carnival cruise or a slightly CHEAPER 7 night cruise with oceanview room on Norwegian Dream- for 2 adults only- which would you choose? Itinerary are similar, although ofcourse extra ports on the 7 night. We're considering this because Dh got a bonus check we weren't expecting and yeah, it could be saved for the "trip of a lifetime" but I think we're okay with everything else we have earmarked to save for that... and we could go next week when the kid are out of school on break and stay at sister's home... the cruise would mostly be relaxation for me, scuba diving at atleast one port for DH. It could be a birthday celebration, DH turns the big 4-0 on March 4th. We're not big drinkers nor are we young enough to go partying into the night either. I didn't think I'd ever consider cruising other than on DCL but this is just much cheaper and we'd never go DCL without the kids anyway..

So which would you choose if you had the choice? (based on what I have told you what we're looking for in a cruise and based on your experience OR things you have heard of either cruiseline.

http://stagestruck.com.au/catalog/images/siteIMGP4487.jpg

I think you could MAKE these things prety easily enough... 1st choice of materials might be red and white felt from a fabric store... with a construction paper stiffener inside a hat - or just use good construction paper taping it from the inside for a cat in the hat hat. Using paper to fabricate the hat might be OK if you achieved the right "look"... and it will depend on the finish standards your little Diva demands.

It seems to me your key ingredients for the definitive "must have" costume components are (by priority)

1) the cat in the hat HAT (usable alone if need be)
2) black leotard (seems like standard wardrobe or inexpensive to substitute with anything black) adding a cut piece of white felt.
3) Huge red bow tie - seems OK to sub a large flocked red Christmas Bow.
4) Red and white long socks?

I would consider calling a couple of thrift shops to ask if they had anything along these lines - maybe they'd know of the hat at least being on hand. Might save a drive.

Otherwise you might look to ebay. My Google search turned up results where they had no inventory. Seems to me you could ferret out a clearance on these sort of things somewhere... but that would involve buying it. And for a one time use thing I would agree... best to achieve the effect at the lowest or zero cost if possible.

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Now as to 5 nites on carnival versus 7 on NCL Dreams. I've sailed both lines and like each but for different reasons. I might ask... could you not squeeze in a 4 niter on DCL instead?

We sailed a Carnival 8 niter last Valentines week and it was sort of a soft let down compared to DCL. Yeah it was cheaper for 8 nites in a veranda versus 7 on DCL in a window cabin... and there was a lot in common between between the two... but it was the differences that matterred most to us. We are spoiled with the expectations we get from DCL.

And if I had to narrow my remarks otherwise to either or for CCL or NCL... I would put it this way...

Which ship is newer... that makes a difference to us. 2nd... what is the port line up and you intensity of interest for the ports? Seeing as this is less of a ship is the destination/ship intensive trip and more of a port intensive voyage... the ports should matter more. Unless the ships - or one of the ships is much newer. These considerations would influence my choice of trip rather then BRAND of cruise lines.

BELOW is a photo link to 200 images in a slide show from our Carnival Spirit voyage:

http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=nma4cnc&P=,mmj&AID=3381804&Show=Y

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/F9/1C/F4/iF91CF4B3-B4DF-48BE-9566-D87C576E001A.jpg

HOWEVER... if I were to assume the ships and ports were effectively identical... then I would choose NCL over CCL any day. We sailed NCL once and we had a decent time of it. SOme aspects of Carnival we simply dislike. And with NCL we actually enjoy the Freestyle basis of dining. We would probably invite an opportunity to share a table with folks at RANDOM... initially, as we would volunteer our interest in sharing a table to the head dining room manager as we checked in for seating. Maybe later in the cruise we might opt for private dining.

In addition, I would recommend you try some of the pay for dining alternatives the NCL ship is sure to offer. Just be sure the main dining options have little of interest to you on their menus.

I don't know how helpful any of this has been... but I tried.

Cheers, from

Tom

[dahuffy]

The only thing I have ever bought on e-bay were Disney pins. Took over my life for about a month, but DDs have plenty of pins to trade.:thumbsup2 Now DH is another story... :rolleyes1

I've bought and sold on Ebay. Got a really nice leather Mickey Mouse jacket for $50.00 just before Xmas. We had paid over $200 for Kev's at Belz Mall in Sept. Bought several pins,Kev gets alot of his train stuff there.

[sk8ingmom]

Mornin' No (new) snow here. It's too cold. Low 0 High 15.

Time to ketchup.

[Verandah Man]

My kids' school is opening 2 hours late today due to weather. I keep hoping the sun will come out to help melt the frozen stuff on the roads.



Just got in for lunch, spent the last 2.5 hours walking around in this sloppy mess, I'm pooped, and I'm not talking bricks here people..........:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

The meters I'm reading today are all outside on the side of the residents homes. With all the sn*w on the ground, it makes it difficult to get to some of the meters, especially if there are little mounds to try and walk up, just think, slip, slide and away, that would be me..........:lmao:

I go, after work tomorrow, to get a series of x-rays on both of my knees. I know one thing, my knees are quite stiff and sore today. :rolleyes:

[sk8ingmom]

And - what is your favorite dessert off the Magic or Wonder?Baked Alaska

Reminds me of one of my favorite pictures from our last cruise. It is not the best photo of any of us, but

LOOK! BAKED ALASKANS!
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/sk8ingmom/DIS/bakedalaskans.jpg

[dahuffy]

I wonder if they have a patch for DIS addiction. Maybe one of those paint swatches from Home Depot.

:rotfl2:

[sk8ingmom]

Just got in for lunch, spent the last 2.5 hours walking around in this sloppy mess, I'm pooped, and I'm not talking bricks here people..........:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

The meters I'm reading today are all outside on the side of the residents homes. With all the sn*w on the ground, it makes it difficult to get to some of the meters, especially if there are little mounds to try and walk up, just think, slip, slide and away, that would be me..........:lmao:

I go, after work tomorrow, to get a series of x-rays on both of my knees. I know one thing, my knees are quite stiff and sore today. :rolleyes:

Oh take care Andy!