DDA Chapter 6

[UP Disney]

You're supposed to do this???? :eek:

:rotfl:

I don't think you are supposed to do that. I may have done that once in the 13 years that we've lived here. :lmao:

[UP Disney]

Love you Elin!!!!

The no seats is a deal breaker.:thumbsup2

Instead of POTS, we will opt for deluxe dining. I also canceled our Saturday arrival, so that saved huge bucks.

Okay, here's what I was able to get:

Sunday :Citrious watch Wishes from the patio.

Monday: Coral Reef lunch
Rose and Crown dinner watch Illuminations from the patio.

Tuesday: Chefs de France lunch
possibly MNSSHP (this would then count as our MK day)

Wednesday : Jiko dinner (our AK day)

Thursday: Yatchsman Steakhouse dinner

Friday : home

We are doing one day at MK, one day at AK and the remaining time at EPCOT. She has never set foot into AK or EPCOT. I was thinking about adding breakfast at Tusker House.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

What do you think??

When are you there Stephanie?

[UP Disney]

...all I'm picturing is the inside of your neighbor's house! :scared: There is no way to keep all that mud outside!

I was also thinking about what the dog must have torn up inside the house. I didn't even think about the mud they'd be dragging in all the time. I never understand how many can deal with dogs like that. :confused3

[my3princes]

Why is it that all the men they showed were obese and all the women had tiny perfect bodies?

Perhaps you missed the lifeguards :rolleyes1 And some of those tatoo'd bikini women were :eek:

[my3princes]

We started our day with the kids last day of bowling. They invite the local police stations to send officers to bowl with the kids. Colby really enjoyed it, but Nick and Hunter bickered the whole time. From there we went to the bingo hall for the awards ceremony. Nick and Hunter's team which was in 1st place last year end this year in 6th place. They got very small trophies. Colby's team (which Summer and Logan are also on) took 1st place in their division. They were so cute.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects190.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects191.jpg

After bowling, Nick had a tech crew party to attend. It was at school and they got to use the sound equipment. I think he had fun though he didn't say much (he's at that age where he doesn't say much about anything)

[my3princes]

Here are a couple of pictures from the science fair yesterday.

Hunter's display
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects187.jpg


Summer's display (I think Mom may have helped :rolleyes1 )
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects188.jpg

[my3princes]

The rest of my day/evening was spent on Nick's room. I ran out while he was at his party to see if I could find a comforter as his old one looked old against the fresh paint. Mom had the 30% off at Kohl's and I was lucky enough to find striped bedding that matched the paint chip I had in my purse :lmao: Of course it was on deep clearance so I HAD to buy the matching curtains, valance and throw pillow. I even found a rug to match. All for just over $100 which isn't bad if I do say so myself :rotfl2: I managed to sort through the books and reload the new bookcase, got the closet doors on and all the other odds and ends done. The only things left in that room is to paint the door casing one more time and find a couple of photos of him and Tuffy for his photo collage. He made a big collage of photos of "his" dog as he still misses him terribly. So here is the big reveal.

This is standing in our clearly unfinished entry looking at Nick and Hunter's rooms
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects202.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects203.jpg
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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects205.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects206.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects207.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/SewingProjects208.jpg

Some of the photos have weird shadows that aren't there in Real Life

[Steffy]

Stephanie your dining choices look wonderful! My cabinets need to be cleaned, but I am not bothering with it beings the kitchen is going to be redone. Good excuse right? :rotfl:

Thanks Janet. Yes, I just had my kitchen "freshened" that's why I have to clean all of my cabinets and reload. They were full of sawdust from when the painter sanded the cabinets. The kitchen looks so much brighter now. The cabinets were dark.

This is the furniture we are looking at for the living room. Gary took pictures at the store, but they did not turn out. We are not getting the whole sectional(just the biggest couch section) & the color is not brown(what we want is more of a dark green). There is also a large chair that is not in the picture that goes with the ottoman that we will be getting.

http://www.awfco.com/sectionals/th_1750-stonewall-l.jpg

This is the dining room table we have picked out. This is counter top height which will be perfect for us. The fruit decor is not included :rotfl:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/jlcorbin/Misc/th_diningroom_table.jpgLovely Janet!!:woohoo: :woohoo:


So today I got up and went to the Delegate meeting. Helped clean up and then left to head to the Career Fair event. I came home and went straight to bed as I was exhausted. I got out of bed and I have a temperature of 101.4. But my throat doesn't hurt as much anymore.

I have free tickets for the Reading Phillies baseball game tomorrow. We will see if I feel up to going. I also have a final exam to prepare for and a paper to write. I also should clean a room or few. Screens came out today as it was 76, and of course I am sick. I seem to get sick when it is nice.

I am off to watch a movie, not sure what, though. I guess whatever DVD decides to jump off the shelf.:laughing: :laughing:Hi Becky!! :wave:


I made it home safe and sound. It was raining (sprinkling) most of the way in the Lower Peninsula. The roads were wet but not slippery. Within 10 minutes of crossing into the U.P., the skies cleared and the roads were dry all the way home. Just wanted to stop in and let you all know I'm here.
Glad you're home safe Vicki!!!:goodvibes

[PNO4TE]

Debbie - I like your new design. I had no idea your DH had such a huge amount of brains!!! ;)

[PNO4TE]

Janet - I like your new furniture choices.

Becky - Boy I hope you are not getting sick!

Vicki - thanks for letting us know you are home safe and sound.

[PNO4TE]

Deb - thanks for posting all the pictures. I love Nick's bedroom. I know he will too. And Colby looks so grown up! Wow!

[my3princes]

Yes, she totally annoys me. I can't put my finger in why though. I watched the first 1/2 hour & then I got bored. First time that has happened with a Disney how but I just couldn't take her anymore.

Elin,
Nice pictures, I was thinking about you last night when Napa Rose came on the show.

Vicki,
Safe travels home.

Kristine,
Hi!!!

Stephanie,
Hi!!!

Hugs to all, I haven't had a chance to catch up & read everything.

I got my hair done this morning ...$140 later...:rolleyes1 See why I don't get my hair done more often!?:rotfl2:

Daniel played ball in the rain last night, they lost 4-0 & we were all soaked & cold. He has a game today but right now its Thunderstorming.
Dana took the girls to the Father/Daughter dance last night. He took no pictures.

My store is on Annex G.:sad2:

Does that mean you will be out of a job?

This is the furniture we are looking at for the living room. Gary took pictures at the store, but they did not turn out. We are not getting the whole sectional(just the biggest couch section) & the color is not brown(what we want is more of a dark green). There is also a large chair that is not in the picture that goes with the ottoman that we will be getting.

http://www.awfco.com/sectionals/1750-stonewall-l.jpg

This is the dining room table we have picked out. This is counter top height which will be perfect for us. The fruit decor is not included :rotfl:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/jlcorbin/Misc/diningroom_table.jpg

I love the furniture. I think that sectional would look great in our living room just as it is shown :love:

I made it home safe and sound. It was raining (sprinkling) most of the way in the Lower Peninsula. The roads were wet but not slippery. Within 10 minutes of crossing into the U.P., the skies cleared and the roads were dry all the way home. Just wanted to stop in and let you all know I'm here.

I'm glad you made it home safely. We expected rain all day, but the sun was out. Tomorrow I would love for the sun to shine then we could put furniture on the deck and sand the ceilings/walls...I'm sure it will rain.

Nick came into his room after I finished up and asked me if this "really" was his room. He says that he loves it and that it is very grown up ;)

[PNO4TE]

I had the nicest surprise tonight! Kristin called from the highway to tell me that she and two friends from school were on their way to town to take me out to dinner. So, I met them at Cheeseburger in Paradise for a wonderfully fun-filled evening. Then they just showed up on my patio because they wanted to talk some more before heading back to Richmond. What a terrific end to my day. :)

[tinknme]

Vicki glad you made it home safely!

Deb the rooms look great :thumbsup2

[tinknme]

How sweet! glad you were able to enjoy the evening with your daughter.

I had the nicest surprise tonight! Kristin called from the highway to tell me that she and two friends from school were on their way to town to take me out to dinner. So, I met them at Cheeseburger in Paradise for a wonderfully fun-filled evening. Then they just showed up on my patio because they wanted to talk some more before heading back to Richmond. What a terrific end to my day. :)

[Blueeyes101817]

well im home too!
I babysat tonight for a student in my class--it was actually a nice, fun night

I just cried the whole way home though---There is a song out called "you can let go"--i have heard bits and pieces but just heard the whole song tonight--o man, i was in tears.

So im home andh ere i am :0

[bear74]

Hey, Jennifer... Dripping Springs, TX is on "Unwrapped" on the Food Network! They are featuring "Rainwater" that they call cloud juice and is bottled and sold!
never heard of it
I've been playing around drawing my own stick people, I know Paw Paw has a rather large head. :rotfl:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/familyfun.gif
cute design
Deb - I love Nick's bedroom.

:hug: and :wizard: to all

[my3princes]

Thanks for the comments on Nick's room. I got a little sappy tonight when I realized that most of his "kid" things are gone. He still has 2 Mickey Piggy banks and a stuffed Mickey that is actually speakers for his MP3 player. Everything else is gone :sad1: His room looks so mature. The good news is that he only moved his stuffies to his closet, he wasn't totally ready to part with them yet :goodvibes At least Hunter's room still has the bright colors so you know it is a kid's room. Sappy...I know...

[MrsHeg]

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/bear74.gif

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning DDA,

I have to get my taxes printed and in the mail, I don't know why I've procrastinated so long, they've been done I just haven't printed them.

Deb - I love the work you've done in the boys rooms, they look fantastic. If you ever want to take a trip south I have three rooms that are in need of an update and new flooring.

Steffy - So good to see you, PD :wizard: on your new DGD arrival.

Janet - Love the new furniture!

Anne Marie - Just in case I miss you before you head out, have a Wonderful trip!

Elin - Sounds like a wonderful evening

Tammi - Glad to hear Nicholas is ok, Bob just keeps proving what a wonderful guy he really is. :thumbsup2

Vicki - Glad to hear you made it home safely.

Elizabeth - Glad to hear the news was good about your mom. Sorry about the Diva girl issues.

[MrsHeg]

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Robyn - Congrats to Lucy on her two teeth!

[tink2020]

I made it home safe and sound. It was raining (sprinkling) most of the way in the Lower Peninsula. The roads were wet but not slippery. Within 10 minutes of crossing into the U.P., the skies cleared and the roads were dry all the way home. Just wanted to stop in and let you all know I'm here.

Oh, I'm so glad you just hit the rain!

We started our day with the kids last day of bowling. They invite the local police stations to send officers to bowl with the kids. Colby really enjoyed it, but Nick and Hunter bickered the whole time. From there we went to the bingo hall for the awards ceremony. Nick and Hunter's team which was in 1st place last year end this year in 6th place. They got very small trophies. Colby's team (which Summer and Logan are also on) took 1st place in their division. They were so cute.

After bowling, Nick had a tech crew party to attend. It was at school and they got to use the sound equipment. I think he had fun though he didn't say much (he's at that age where he doesn't say much about anything)

Wonderful pictures, Deb! The rooms did really turn out great!

I had the nicest surprise tonight! Kristin called from the highway to tell me that she and two friends from school were on their way to town to take me out to dinner. So, I met them at Cheeseburger in Paradise for a wonderfully fun-filled evening. Then they just showed up on my patio because they wanted to talk some more before heading back to Richmond. What a terrific end to my day. :)

What a wonderful surprise, and a lovely evening! :cloud9:

Thanks for the comments on Nick's room. I got a little sappy tonight when I realized that most of his "kid" things are gone. He still has 2 Mickey Piggy banks and a stuffed Mickey that is actually speakers for his MP3 player. Everything else is gone :sad1: His room looks so mature. The good news is that he only moved his stuffies to his closet, he wasn't totally ready to part with them yet :goodvibes At least Hunter's room still has the bright colors so you know it is a kid's room. Sappy...I know...

Does the stuffed Mickey dance? With the speaker being in his foot? If so, my mom definitely just bought the Minnie for the girls' room :rotfl:

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/th_bear74.gif

Debbie, that is really great! I love the clipart on the t-shirts. Wonderful job! :goodvibes

[tinknme]

Good morning :)

[tink2020]

I hope the rest of you are also doing well! :goodvibes We've had a very busy, but very nice weekend. I have come to dislike packed weekends a bit since it makes Monday seem to arrive so much faster.... but I'm getting closer to being finished at work, which is helpful!

I saw Amy and Alyssa yesterday, and Amy looks fantastic! I was a bit taken aback when I remembered we were "due" at the same time, it certainly didn't look like it! :blush: :rotfl: Alyssa was a true princess at a shower that might ordinarily be a bit much for such a young lady, but I'm not at all surprised princess:

Today after church, the ladies there are throwing what I believe is the last of our showers. I am so overwhelmed at how much these girls are loved already! Kyle and I have had a wonderful time putting everything away, and I just can't wait to meet them! :cutie: :cutie:

[PNO4TE]

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/th_bear74.gif

How cute!

[UP Disney]

Here are a couple of pictures from the science fair yesterday.

Hunter's display
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects187.jpg


Summer's display (I think Mom may have helped :rolleyes1 )
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects188.jpg

My kids displays always looked more like Hunter's as well. He did a great job!

[PNO4TE]

Jennifer - It sounds as if you are doing quite well considering you are harboring two little ones on a daily basis. How nice that you got to see Amy and Alyssa yesterday. It is always fun to share pregnancies with friends, so I am glad you have that network, including Julie. Enjoy this lovely Sunday!

[UP Disney]

The rest of my day/evening was spent on Nick's room. I ran out while he was at his party to see if I could find a comforter as his old one looked old against the fresh paint. Mom had the 30% off at Kohl's and I was lucky enough to find striped bedding that matched the paint chip I had in my purse :lmao: Of course it was on deep clearance so I HAD to buy the matching curtains, valance and throw pillow. I even found a rug to match. All for just over $100 which isn't bad if I do say so myself :rotfl2: I managed to sort through the books and reload the new bookcase, got the closet doors on and all the other odds and ends done. The only things left in that room is to paint the door casing one more time and find a couple of photos of him and Tuffy for his photo collage. He made a big collage of photos of "his" dog as he still misses him terribly. So here is the big reveal.

This is standing in our clearly unfinished entry looking at Nick and Hunter's rooms
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects202.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects203.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects204.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects205.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects206.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects207.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/my3princes/th_SewingProjects208.jpg

Some of the photos have weird shadows that aren't there in Real Life

That looks like a wonderful young man's bedroom! I love what you guys did with it. What does he think of it?

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA! :sunny:

[UP Disney]

Nick came into his room after I finished up and asked me if this "really" was his room. He says that he loves it and that it is very grown up ;)

I knew it! I'm so glad that he loves it.

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, Vicki! :wave2: How is your weather in the UP?

[UP Disney]

Good morning DDA! It is a lovely day here in the U.P. The sun is shining again. Maybe more of this snow will melt. We have about 4 inches left in the driveway even. Chuck said it snowed continuously from sometime Friday night until Saturday morning about 9:30am.

[UP Disney]

Good morning, Vicki! :wave2: How is your weather in the UP?

:lmao: I typed my good morning message with how it is here this morning before I saw your note.

[UP Disney]

I've been playing around drawing my own stick people, I know Paw Paw has a rather large head. :rotfl:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/th_familyfun.gif

I love your design! Very cute.

[PNO4TE]

Good morning DDA! It is a lovely day here in the U.P. The sun is shining again. Maybe more of this snow will melt. We have about 4 inches left in the driveway even. Chuck said it snowed continuously from sometime Friday night until Saturday morning about 9:30am.

:lmao: I typed my good morning message with how it is here this morning before I saw your note.

Sounds like Mother Nature knew Vicki was coming home! :thumbsup2

[UP Disney]

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

[UP Disney]

Sounds like Mother Nature knew Vicki was coming home! :thumbsup2

Yep, she knew better than to have it snowing when I got home! She knew I'd throw a royal temper tantrum! :lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2:

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Good morning DDA

Deb- Nick's room looks :cool2: Way to go!

Debbie- I love the stick figures! Great job.

Elin- Your evening sounds glorious!

Jennifer- :cheer2: for nearing the end of work.

Janet- I love the new furniture.

Vicki- Glad you made it home safely.

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Vicki- Sending :wizard: to your uncle and cousin.

[UP Disney]

So today I got up and went to the Delegate meeting.

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.

[Tammi67]

Janet - the furniture you've chosen is lovely.

Deb - great pictures.

Vicki - glad you made it home safely.

Elin - what a wonderful daughter you have.

[Tammi67]

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/MrsHeg/bear74.gif
That's cute!

[UP Disney]

We are going to Shopko. Becky says that they have the "lowest prices" of the year. She also gets a discount because she works there.

[Tammi67]

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: You got it!

[Tammi67]

Good morning. :)

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Janet, I love it!

Janet - the furniture looks great! We need new furniture. But WDW is better than new furniture. Besides, I would need something claw-proof.:rolleyes:

I made it home safe and sound. It was raining (sprinkling) most of the way in the Lower Peninsula. The roads were wet but not slippery. Within 10 minutes of crossing into the U.P., the skies cleared and the roads were dry all the way home. Just wanted to stop in and let you all know I'm here.

Glad you made it home safely!

Deb - thanks for posting all the pictures. I love Nick's bedroom. I know he will too. And Colby looks so grown up! Wow!

Looks good, Deb! :thumbsup2

How sweet! glad you were able to enjoy the evening with your daughter.

Elin, it sounds like you had a nice evening!

Vicki- Sending :wizard: to your uncle and cousin.

Ditto! :wizard:

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.

Congrats on your award! I hope you feel better today!

[tink2020]

Elin, I think the biggest difference is that each day we're drawing a bit closer to "the end", which means stopping work, then meeting these girls, then feeling better again! :goodvibes

Vicki, what is Shopko?

[Blueeyes101817]

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

Absolutely!


Vicki, what is Shopko?
I was going to ask the same thing!


Good morning all! Im headed camera shopping :)
Have a great day!

[PNO4TE]

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

you have them

[PNO4TE]

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.

could someone in the "know" let you know how big a deal this is??

[PNO4TE]

Elin - what a wonderful daughter you have.

thank you, Tammi. She certainly made my week. :goodvibes

[PNO4TE]

Janet - the furniture looks great! We need new furniture. But WDW is better than new furniture. Besides, I would need something claw-proof.:rolleyes:

I hear you on this, Elizabeth. Our couch needs to be replaced desperately. It looks horrible, and I have it covered with sheets. But as long as Button spends 90% of her time on it it will remain where it is in its decrepit condition.

[ReAnSt]

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.

Unfortunately for the delegate meeting only 30 people had RSVPed but about 60 people showed up, so we should have left all the walls in the room open. Also the church still had the heat on and we had no way to turn it off, it was 76 degrees yesterday.:headache: :headache: Me in a business suit with a possible fever, :scared:

Congrats on whatever award you are getting.

Our annual meeting is not until May 21st. We have two Gold Award ceremonies yet, one in April and one in May, Our awards and Service unit team recognition is in June. The awards are not even being approved until the next board meeting, which is the annual meeting which is cutting it close in my opinion.

We also have one more Take the Lead Honoring Women of Distinction event in April. We honor outstanding women in the community, the older girls spend time with them and then present them at the event, younger girls are involved in other aspects of the night, like singing, flag ceremony, greeting people. It is a fund raising gala event. This will be the 3rd one, as they are scattered geographically around the council.

These events in addition to United Way and my service unit end of year events and I will be galaed out. Plus my waistline can not expand at all, it needs to shrink or my clothing will not fit.

My taxes are in the envelopes to mail. I had to redo some sections several times, because they kept being incorrect.

Several out of town firetrucks, just flew by. Not sure where they were headed. My parents also called to say a road was shut down. Hope its nothing serious.

I am not going to the baseball game nobody wanted to go with me. I feel fine but not 100%.

Hope you all have great Sunday's or Sundaes.:hug: :wizard:

[lovesdumbo]

Tia-congrats on booking your trip!!!!!:banana:

Janet-love your funiture!

Deb-love Nicks room!

Debbie-love your new design!

:wizard: and :hug: to everyone!

Lizzie & I had great time at the International Night mother/daughter girl scout thing on Friday night. Each troop had a country. They did a dispaly board on their country and had food. It was bit like the Food & Wine Fest at Epcot without the wine. Then we went into the gym for folk dancing. My shoulder was killing me when I woke up Saturday-must have the rowing song. I had surgery on my left shoulder years ago and my right one had been bad. It got better when I was pregnant with Lizzy and was good for years but bothers me every now and then lately. Thankfully it responded to drugs pretty good yesterday.

I made the kids all sleep pants yesterday. I think Lizzy's comment was the biggest compliment: "Mommy, how did you make them look so real?":rotfl: I had purchased the wrong size elastic so Lizzy & I went to JoAnn's last night to buy elastic and 7 different patriotic fabrics to make her a patchwork twirl skirt.

DH just took the kids to his Mom's. I'm off to go make Lizzy's non Disney shirt and once I've practiced on that to make Emma's Cars shirt and shorts. I want to pack my stuff for my Owner's Locker too.

The kids all wore their new PJ's last night. I'll do laundry and post a photo later. Hopefully photos of two cute A Line tops too.

[ReAnSt]

could someone in the "know" let you know how big a deal this is??

Every year a Girl Scout council has an annual meeting. The council is a larger geographic grouping of Girl Scouting, typically a few counties combined together. Although with the merger some are entire states.

The annual meeting is for the entire board of directors, all the delegates, which is one or more representative from every service unit or neighborhood.

The service unit/neighborhood is the division that a council is broken into. It can be a school district, a few school districts, or some other break down by geographics or some other break down. The service units are a group of troops of multiple age levels. So some Daisy troops, some Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior. The troop volunteers get together and have service unit meetings to get information from council but also to plan events for the girls. Girl Scouts of Eastern PA has 124 service units, that range in size from about 100 girls to 500 girls, with a total girl membership of around 46,000 girls and 14,000 adult vollunteers. The larger service units have more delegate representation then the smaller units.

At the annual meeting the Board of directors, delegates, staff, and any other Girl Scouts who want to visit can attend. This is the largest formal gathering that most Girl Scout councils hold. At the annual meeting, everyone is given a report of all the successes for the year, information about the strategic plan for the future of the council is given. Also information from National Girl Scout organization is presented, such as changes and things coming in the pipeline. Some key business pieces will probably be presented and the delegates get to approve or deny the legislature on the floor.

At last years meeting the largest piece of business on the floor was the merger of the three councils.

It also appears that at Vicki's Girl Scout council the annual awards are presented at the same event as the Annual meeting. The awards range from Outstanding Leader and Volunteer which are lower level awards to higher level awards like the Honor Pin/ Honor Pin 2 and Appreciation pin. At the lower level awards it can just be service to a troop, or service unit at the higher levels it involves service to multiple service units, or volunteer work toward furthering the council or multiple councils goals. The larger awards are from multiple years of continued service to service units or council or councils..

There are also numeral guards for the number of years as a member. Or years of service pins for the number of years someone was a volunteer as an adult. The larger numbers such as 40 years of membership numeral guard or 30 years or more of service pins are presented at our Annual Awards dinner. It is quite amazing to see someone receive a numeral guard for 75 years or more. Especially when they are still actively volunteering with the girls.

Also some Girl Scout Councils have their own awards in which the award is in honor of someone who did outstanding work for the council and volunteers who provide similar outstanding service can receive this award. Our council has an award for a young volunteer under 29 who does outstanding service. We also have an award for a volunteer that has provided outstanding volunteerism for 40 years or more to multiple service units or toward furthering the goal of the council.

The annual meeting and awards are the largest uniform events a council has with volunteer attendance.

Sorry for the lenghty explanation, hope it makes sense.

[PNO4TE]

Hope you all have great Sunday's or Sundaes.:hug: :wizard:

or both! :yay: hope you get back to 100%, Becky. :hug:

[PNO4TE]

I made the kids all sleep pants yesterday. I think Lizzy's comment was the biggest compliment: "Mommy, how did you make them look so real?":rotfl:

myBob and I chuckled at this!! :goodvibes We love the perception of kids.

[PNO4TE]

The annual meeting and awards are the largest uniform events a council has with volunteer attendance.

Sorry for the lenghty explanation, hope it makes sense.

It makes sense, Becky. And I should have known you would be "in the know"... :thumbsup2

But I must not have made my question to Vicki clear... I wondered if someone who is responsible for her award could let her know if it is something big enough to warrant taking time from work to attend.

[KMH1]

Happy Birthday Molly!

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We hope you had a wonderful birthday party!

:goofy: :stitch: :donald: :ccat: :tigger: :mickeyjum :dumbo: :sulley: :simba:

[PNO4TE]

(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

So when I was babysitting last night I ran across this channel called "Fine Living Network". There was a show about vacationing at WDW for $1600.

There were 3 families - a couple with 2 girls (ages 5 & 6), a mom with three boys (2 of the boys were definitely over 9, maybe the youngest one, too), and a couple in their 50's. I missed the first 15 minutes or so.

The first segment showed the family with the little girls eating at Tusker, which was covered by their DINING PLAN! Then they went to MGM, and at some point they were at MK because they talked about Dumbo. I don't think it was all on the same day because their clothes kept changing, so they must not have had hoppers.

The next segment showed the mom & boys at Disney Quest, then at Typhoon Lagoon (because they had the water park add on), then at Epcot BY LUNCHTIME ON THE SAME DAY, eating at Sunshine Seasons!!! :scared1: Then they rode Test Track and it was the greatest ride ever.

The couple played 18 holes of golf with rented equipment, did a couples massage at SSR, and had dinner with wine at Yachtsman.

OK, now for the "totals" to see if everyone kept to the $1600 budget.

The family with the litle girls did either 4 or 5 nights at All Stars, base park passes, and basic DDP for $1598.

The family with the boys did 3 nights at Pop, tickets w/ water parks add on, no dining, for $1591.

The couple did TWO nights at AKL, DxDDP with Wine Add-On, and added golf and massage to their package for $1538.

Excuse me? Isn't DxDDP mandatory 3 nights or more? And unless I missed that part, the couple never went to a park, but they would have had to have at least one day passes to get the DxDDP. I found that very misleading.
I also found it misleading that they kept emphasizing that the family with the girls had the DDP so their meals were paid for. They neglected to say that they had to tip OOP and that it doesn't include 3 meals per day, unless they covered that at the very beginning of the program. Then there was the issue of the mom and boys apparently having the ability to beam themselves from place to place and hit 3 different parks before lunch. It was a very peculiar show.

[mommykds]

Deb,
Love the blue color. Very nice job on the boys rooms.:thumbsup2
Well I might be out of a job or I can transfer to another store but the closet is alittle farther than I want since I have to get the girls after school.

Janet,
Love the furniture. I like that little shelf/stand under the table too..very nice.

[Blueeyes101817]

(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Happy Birthday Mo!
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[Blueeyes101817]

So im narrowed down to two camera choices--
I bought one but i have 10 days to decide if i want the other one

My choices are :
Nikon Coolpix S550
Canon POwershot SD 1100

Anyone happento have either of these

[tinker1bell]

Happy Birthday Mo!
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Love this!!!:goodvibes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MO

[MrsHeg]

Happy Birthday Mo!
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Hope you have a wonderful PINK day!

[MrsHeg]

I figured even stick families should have the Grandparents and Teens,
:lmao:

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[Tammi67]

Scraplifting....

Happy Birthday Molly!!
(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!

[mommykds]

Thanks for the comments on Nick's room. I got a little sappy tonight when I realized that most of his "kid" things are gone. He still has 2 Mickey Piggy banks and a stuffed Mickey that is actually speakers for his MP3 player. Everything else is gone :sad1: His room looks so mature. The good news is that he only moved his stuffies to his closet, he wasn't totally ready to part with them yet :goodvibes At least Hunter's room still has the bright colors so you know it is a kid's room. Sappy...I know...Not at all. I feel the same way. Sophie doesn't even play with her American Girl dolls now. I feel your pain.:hug:

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

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Anne Marie - Just in case I miss you before you head out, have a Wonderful trip!
Thank you!

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.Sending you good thoughts!

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.Congratulations Vicki!



I made the kids all sleep pants yesterday. I think Lizzy's comment was the biggest compliment: "Mommy, how did you make them look so real?":rotfl: I had purchased the wrong size elastic so Lizzy & I went to JoAnn's last night to buy elastic and 7 different patriotic fabrics to make her a patchwork twirl skirt. :lmao: She's so cute!!!! Yes, pictures please!

(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!Happy Birthday!!!

So when I was babysitting last night I ran across this channel called "Fine Living Network". There was a show about vacationing at WDW for $1600.
I saw that a few weeks ago & I agree with you on all counts.

I figured even stick families should have the Grandparents and Teens,
:lmao:

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[mommykds]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

[lovespoohbear]

we find out tomorrow what desirae is having. we are all hoping for a princess: i will let yall know when we find out. i might even get to go if her husband cant go.

[UP Disney]

Elin, I think the biggest difference is that each day we're drawing a bit closer to "the end", which means stopping work, then meeting these girls, then feeling better again! :goodvibes

Vicki, what is Shopko?

It is kind of like Kmart or Walmart (not Super Walmart which has food).

[UP Disney]

could someone in the "know" let you know how big a deal this is??

Maybe. I just haven't had time to check. They like to keep them a surprise.

ETA: I have already received the Appreciation Pin and Honor Pin that is Girl Scout wide and are the big honors. I have also received several of the local Council honors. I do believe that they created a new one a couple of years ago that I have not received so I think that may be the one they are giving. This is the last year our Council will be Girl Scouts of Peninsula Waters (because we are merging with 2 or 3 other councils into 1) so they need to get rid of all the pins! :lmao:

[tinknme]

Sending lot's of :wizard: for your cousin & uncle!


More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

[tinknme]

Congratulations!

Our annual Girl Scout Council meeting is scheduled for next Saturday. I got an invitation stating that I'm getting an award. I've already received most of the awards so I'm not sure what this one is. I'm still not sure if I can make the meeting.

[tinknme]

Thank you & to everyone else that commented!

Janet - the furniture you've chosen is lovely.

[UP Disney]

So when I was babysitting last night I ran across this channel called "Fine Living Network". There was a show about vacationing at WDW for $1600.

There were 3 families - a couple with 2 girls (ages 5 & 6), a mom with three boys (2 of the boys were definitely over 9, maybe the youngest one, too), and a couple in their 50's. I missed the first 15 minutes or so.

The first segment showed the family with the little girls eating at Tusker, which was covered by their DINING PLAN! Then they went to MGM, and at some point they were at MK because they talked about Dumbo. I don't think it was all on the same day because their clothes kept changing, so they must not have had hoppers.

The next segment showed the mom & boys at Disney Quest, then at Typhoon Lagoon (because they had the water park add on), then at Epcot BY LUNCHTIME ON THE SAME DAY, eating at Sunshine Seasons!!! :scared1: Then they rode Test Track and it was the greatest ride ever.

The couple played 18 holes of golf with rented equipment, did a couples massage at SSR, and had dinner with wine at Yachtsman.

OK, now for the "totals" to see if everyone kept to the $1600 budget.

The family with the litle girls did either 4 or 5 nights at All Stars, base park passes, and basic DDP for $1598.

The family with the boys did 3 nights at Pop, tickets w/ water parks add on, no dining, for $1591.

The couple did TWO nights at AKL, DxDDP with Wine Add-On, and added golf and massage to their package for $1538.

Excuse me? Isn't DxDDP mandatory 3 nights or more? And unless I missed that part, the couple never went to a park, but they would have had to have at least one day passes to get the DxDDP. I found that very misleading.
I also found it misleading that they kept emphasizing that the family with the girls had the DDP so their meals were paid for. They neglected to say that they had to tip OOP and that it doesn't include 3 meals per day, unless they covered that at the very beginning of the program. Then there was the issue of the mom and boys apparently having the ability to beam themselves from place to place and hit 3 different parks before lunch. It was a very peculiar show.

We saw this a couple of weeks ago. I also felt it was kind of misleading. I thought I mentioned it when it was on. However, I don't know that much about the pricing of the packages really.

[tinknme]

Gary made a comment the other day that I need to slow down on the trips with the remodeling that is going to start.

I know fixing up our home is important & that it is going to cost quite a bit, but I need my trips. So maybe next year I will just plan one ;)


Janet - the furniture looks great! We need new furniture. But WDW is better than new furniture. Besides, I would need something claw-proof.:rolleyes:

[tinknme]

Sounds like you have had a great weekend. Look forward to seeing your pictures!

Hope your shoulder is feeling better :wizard:



Lizzie & I had great time at the International Night mother/daughter girl scout thing on Friday night. Each troop had a country. They did a dispaly board on their country and had food. It was bit like the Food & Wine Fest at Epcot without the wine. Then we went into the gym for folk dancing. My shoulder was killing me when I woke up Saturday-must have the rowing song. I had surgery on my left shoulder years ago and my right one had been bad. It got better when I was pregnant with Lizzy and was good for years but bothers me every now and then lately. Thankfully it responded to drugs pretty good yesterday.

[UP Disney]

Well, we spent 3 hours at Shopko. When we were finishing up, my mom arrived in town and met us there. Between the 4 of us (Becky, Mom, Chuck & I) we spent $910. Mind you, Becky gets a 15% discount on all clothes and 10% on everything else but electronics. She saved us $144 from that. We bought a quilt for our bed, sheets for our bed and sheets for Becky's bed. The rest was clothes and shoes for all of us. Chuck got 2 pair of zip-off leg pants, 2 pair of shorts, lots of button-up shirts, 8 nice t-shirts, underwear, socks, and some airwalks. Becky got several pairs of shorts, underwear, quite a few shirts, a dress, robe, and good tennis shoes. I got several more casual shirts which was the only thing I was lacking, underwear and a pair of roll-up leg pants. Mom got a spring jacket, pajamas, 6 or 7 shirts, and some underwear. I can't believe we spent what we did but with Becky's discount we paid 55-65% off the regular price of all summer clothes.

[Blueeyes101817]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:
:banana: :cool1: :yay: :woohoo:

[UP Disney]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

:cool1: :dance3:

[tinknme]

I do as well. We were looking at one on line & it was storage space. Unfortunately this one is just for looks. Oh well one less place to store/hide junk :rotfl:


Janet,
Love the furniture. I like that little shelf/stand under the table too..very nice.

[tinknme]

Cute Debbie :rotfl:

I figured even stick families should have the Grandparents and Teens,
:lmao:

[tinknme]

Yea! :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:


I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

[tinknme]

:wizard: for Desirae!

we find out tomorrow what desirae is having. we are all hoping for a princess: i will let yall know when we find out. i might even get to go if her husband cant go.

[tinknme]

Now that is some shopping :thumbsup2

Well, we spent 3 hours at Shopko. When we were finishing up, my mom arrived in town and met us there. Between the 4 of us (Becky, Mom, Chuck & I) we spent $910.

[marcij]

More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

Sending prayers! I hope they get good news and that they figure out what is wrong with your Uncle. Glad you're home safe.

Janet --congrats on new furniture!

Deb -- you've done an amazing job with the rooms.

Elin -- sounds like the perfect evening!

Happy Birthday Molly!

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We hope you had a wonderful birthday party!

:goofy: :stitch: :donald: :ccat:

Happy Birthday Mo!

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:

Incredible!

We've had lots of sun but windy and coolish at times. Three soccer games prevented me from meeting Elizabeth and Lindsay for lunch. :sad2: But, the boys won all of their games. We went to the school auction last night. Emmitt Smith and his wife were the honorary co-chairs. Since their kids do go to school I assumed they would show up, but was amazed that they showed up and were still there when we left. They are very gracious.

Jake woke us up at 3:30 telling us he had just thrown up. He did make it to the bathroom thankfully. We put him in our bed and I went to try to sleep on the couch. He did get sick again around daybreak, but hasn't since then. His tummy really bothered him this morning, so I spent time holding his hand, laying beside him in bed and when he wanted to lay down on the floor by the heater/bathroom, putting washcloths on his head and drying his tears. He was so upset that he would miss the kite flying event this afternoon, and is scared he'll miss school and mess up his perfect attendance. He's feeling much better after taking a couple of long naps, so I think he'll go to school tomorrow.

Andrew had another soccer game today (they lost 4-3) and now is at baseball practice.

I hate to say it, but I'm really sick of The Disney Channel. I've OD'd on it today. :upsidedow

[Steffy]

I'll come back and catch up during Desperate Housewifes, I hope.:cool1:

The kitchen is loaded!!! The cabinets are done. All of the cabients are organized, clean, with every piece that was placed inside washed. :woohoo: :woohoo:

I still have to put the hardware back on a couple of cabinets and the drawers, but I have to go to the grocery store. I also cleaned out the refridgerator, had to clean the gaskets and the grill underneath. I pulled out the drawer under the stove and cleaned that. There is not a surface in my kitchen that still has construction dust except the broom closet. I'll get that next week. I'm bushed. My hands are like prunes.

But now, finally, after almost 3 years of living here, my cabinets are brighter and I really like my kitchen. It was the room we knew we had to redo from the begining, but other things kept coming up and it was pushed to the back burner. (very punny:lmao: :lmao: )

But anyway, it is done!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: and I did two loads of :laundy:

[tinknme]

Hope Jake continues to feel better :wizard:




Jake woke us up at 3:30 telling us he had just thrown up. He did make it to the bathroom thankfully. We put him in our bed and I went to try to sleep on the couch. He did get sick again around daybreak, but hasn't since then. His tummy really bothered him this morning, so I spent time holding his hand, laying beside him in bed and when he wanted to lay down on the floor by the heater/bathroom, putting washcloths on his head and drying his tears. He was so upset that he would miss the kite flying event this afternoon, and is scared he'll miss school and mess up his perfect attendance. He's feeling much better after taking a couple of long naps, so I think he'll go to school tomorrow.

[tinknme]

Wonderful Stephanie! I wish mine was finished & we haven't even started yet :rotfl:



But now, finally, after almost 3 years of living here, my cabinets are brighter and I really like my kitchen. It was the room we knew we had to redo from the begining, but other things kept coming up and it was pushed to the back burner. (very punny:lmao: :lmao: )

But anyway, it is done!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: and I did two loads of :laundy:

[PNO4TE]

I figured even stick families should have the Grandparents and Teens,
:lmao:

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:rotfl2: love it!!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

YAY!!! :cool1:

We saw this a couple of weeks ago. I also felt it was kind of misleading. I thought I mentioned it when it was on. However, I don't know that much about the pricing of the packages really.

Well, Disney's big marketing ploy is that a family of four can do a week for $1600. It is 6 nights at a Value resort during value season with base park passes. We always laugh about that because it doesn't include any food! (Or airfare, or souvenirs, or tips, or any of the other quadrillion nickel & dime things that inflate the cost of a trip.) This was kind of showing what you can really do for $1600, it just didn't show it very well.

Happy Birthday, Molly!

Stephanie - Yay for getting the cabinets done!! :banana:

Marci - I hope Jake is feeling better! Poor thing!

Janet - After the trip in August we will be back at square 1. The APs will be expired so our next trip will be starting from scratch. And of course I have DH and the Uncles pushing for DL. We'll see. :rolleyes1

Vicki - That was quite a day of shopping! It sounds like you guys bought about as much as we got rid of!

DH pulled a ton of stuff out of his closet that he took to Goodwill. I pulled out a few things (I get rid of things more often than he does) and I cleared out "the corner". :scared: It is the catch-all where we throw empty boxes, rolls of wrapping paper, odds & ends we have no good place for. Some of it was stuff we meant to donate last time but the box got left behind. I found 5 pieces of my stuff that needs to go to the dry cleaners - I never dry clean anything. Now there is actually room in the corner for us to put some sort of drawers or something to hold the overflow of DH's stuff. The closet is still full and so are all 3 dressers.

[PNO4TE]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

YIPPEE!!! :yay:

[PNO4TE]

Gary made a comment the other day that I need to slow down on the trips with the remodeling that is going to start.

I know fixing up our home is important & that it is going to cost quite a bit, but I need my trips. So maybe next year I will just plan one ;)

I assume it will be a BIG one! ::yes::

[tinknme]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY!

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[PNO4TE]

Well, we spent 3 hours at Shopko. When we were finishing up, my mom arrived in town and met us there. Between the 4 of us (Becky, Mom, Chuck & I) we spent $910. Mind you, Becky gets a 15% discount on all clothes and 10% on everything else but electronics. She saved us $144 from that. We bought a quilt for our bed, sheets for our bed and sheets for Becky's bed. The rest was clothes and shoes for all of us. Chuck got 2 pair of zip-off leg pants, 2 pair of shorts, lots of button-up shirts, 8 nice t-shirts, underwear, socks, and some airwalks. Becky got several pairs of shorts, underwear, quite a few shirts, a dress, robe, and good tennis shoes. I got several more casual shirts which was the only thing I was lacking, underwear and a pair of roll-up leg pants. Mom got a spring jacket, pajamas, 6 or 7 shirts, and some underwear. I can't believe we spent what we did but with Becky's discount we paid 55-65% off the regular price of all summer clothes.

That is some major shopping! :eek:

[tinknme]

Same here, my AP expires in Oct. :(

I brought a bunch of boxes home from work today. Large trash day is coming up & we plan on getting rid of a lot of stuff!


Janet - After the trip in August we will be back at square 1. The APs will be expired so our next trip will be starting from scratch. And of course I have DH and the Uncles pushing for DL. We'll see. :rolleyes1



DH pulled a ton of stuff out of his closet that he took to Goodwill. I pulled out a few things (I get rid of things more often than he does) and I cleared out "the corner". :scared: It is the catch-all where we throw empty boxes, rolls of wrapping paper, odds & ends we have no good place for. Some of it was stuff we meant to donate last time but the box got left behind. I found 5 pieces of my stuff that needs to go to the dry cleaners - I never dry clean anything. Now there is actually room in the corner for us to put some sort of drawers or something to hold the overflow of DH's stuff. The closet is still full and so are all 3 dressers.

[tinknme]

Oh yeah! :rotfl:

I assume it will be a BIG one! ::yes::

[tinker1bell]

Thank you & to everyone else that commented!


Janet,

I really liked the furniture. Forgot to say that yesterday.:flower3:

[UP Disney]

Vicki - That was quite a day of shopping! It sounds like you guys bought about as much as we got rid of!

DH pulled a ton of stuff out of his closet that he took to Goodwill. I pulled out a few things (I get rid of things more often than he does) and I cleared out "the corner". :scared: It is the catch-all where we throw empty boxes, rolls of wrapping paper, odds & ends we have no good place for. Some of it was stuff we meant to donate last time but the box got left behind. I found 5 pieces of my stuff that needs to go to the dry cleaners - I never dry clean anything. Now there is actually room in the corner for us to put some sort of drawers or something to hold the overflow of DH's stuff. The closet is still full and so are all 3 dressers.

Chuck had better get rid of a lot of his old stuff. That was the reason for buying him so much. He is like me and doesn't usually buy clothes for himself. We both really needed some new clothes. He has a bunch of shirts that are worn that he wouldn't get rid of. Now he has no excuses!

[PNO4TE]

Marci - I hope Jake feels lots better so he can go to school tomorrow. Yay for his perfect attendance record!

Stephanie - we want pictures of this renewed and refreshed kitchen!

[PNO4TE]

I need to spend time getting rid of "stuff" again too. Today I worked outside and raked up old mulch and leaves and cleaned out the floor of our shed so we can fill it up again. ;)

[UP Disney]

Jake woke us up at 3:30 telling us he had just thrown up. He did make it to the bathroom thankfully. We put him in our bed and I went to try to sleep on the couch. He did get sick again around daybreak, but hasn't since then. His tummy really bothered him this morning, so I spent time holding his hand, laying beside him in bed and when he wanted to lay down on the floor by the heater/bathroom, putting washcloths on his head and drying his tears. He was so upset that he would miss the kite flying event this afternoon, and is scared he'll miss school and mess up his perfect attendance. He's feeling much better after

I hope that he is feeling better so he doesn't mess up his perfect attendance. That was very important for me. It is something that I'm still proud of all these years later. I missed one day of high school - my grandfather's funeral. Otherwise, I had perfect attendance all 4 years. I'm glad that I attended my grandfather's funeral but it still bothers me that I missed that one day.

[PNO4TE]

I also cooked an amazing dinner, if I do say so myself! Bob and I have been reading WDW menus and I have been reading dining reviews on the DIS so I decided I am going to start to cook again on the weekends.

Tonight's menu:

Boneless Beef Short Ribs with Cabernet Sauvignon Reduction

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Steamed Fresh Vegetable Medley

HRM Rex Goliath California Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Dessert....






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bet you won't believe it.....











Smores! :rotfl2:

[PNO4TE]

Bob and I also have been watching the Travel Channel a lot today. They are doing shows on our National Parks. I want to take him to see the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. I have such vivid memories of those two NPs. And I really want to go to Yosemite. We did not get there in 1967 nor in 2007, so I would like to go. The vistas we saw in Sequoia NP last summer were very similar, but with not quite the immense grandeur.

[tinknme]

Thank you Terry! I will like it even more once it is in my house :laughing:

Janet,

I really liked the furniture. Forgot to say that yesterday.:flower3:

[tinknme]

Ditto!



Stephanie - we want pictures of this renewed and refreshed kitchen!

[KristineN]

you need to be assigned a course from the last Titanic dinner!! :thumbsup2


I also cooked an amazing dinner, if I do say so myself! Bob and I have been reading WDW menus and I have been reading dining reviews on the DIS so I decided I am going to start to cook again on the weekends.

Tonight's menu:

Boneless Beef Short Ribs with Cabernet Sauvignon Reduction

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Steamed Fresh Vegetable Medley

HRM Rex Goliath California Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Dessert....






wait for it.....













bet you won't believe it.....











Smores! :rotfl2:

[tinknme]

Elin your dinner sounds wonderful!

[PNO4TE]

you need to be assigned a course from the last Titanic dinner!! :thumbsup2

maybe not the dessert course...

[PNO4TE]

Elin your dinner sounds wonderful!

thanks, Janet!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Elin - Kevin and HisBob are rubbing off on you! :rotfl2:

DH made pork chops, steamed carrots, and garlic mashed potatoes for dinner. I have a brand new package of vanilla Oreos for dessert. But i won't have those until Desperate Housewives starts!

I still have 2 loads of laundry in the hallway, plus a load in the dryer & a load in the washer. Being gone last weekend really caused the laundry to pile up! :scared: DS was forced to wear his khaki pants to school on Friday. He has some strange aversion to the khaki ones, even though they are identical to his navy ones except for the color. :confused3 He ripped a hole in one pair of the navy ones so he may be forced to wear the khaki a few more times before the year is through!

[PNO4TE]

Elin - Kevin and HisBob are rubbing off on you! :rotfl2:

their Dining Reviews certainly are!

I have to admit that I have done some catering in my time, but not for a number of years, so I had to do some thinking about ingredients and cooking times today. But I am determined to pick something else equally delicious for next weekend too!

[UP Disney]

We had chicken/rice casserole for dinner tonight. We wanted something really easy to make. My favorite kind of meals - very easy & tasty.

[PNO4TE]

We had chicken/rice casserole for dinner tonight. We wanted something really easy to make. My favorite kind of meals - very easy & tasty.

I love chicken and rice! Haven't made that is a while either. And then there are chicken and noodles like we used to have in Ohio. hmmmmmmm...

[babytrees]

Happy Birthday Molly!!



Hope your day was fantabulous!!

[Blueeyes101817]

So i have to show you guys what i think we may do on one of our stops in alaska...im so excited about it
Within a few miles of Juneau you will be in transported back in time to relive the spirit of the gold rush with an Iditarod Dog Musher and his team of Alaskan huskies. After a drive along Gastineau Channel and into the remote Sheep Creek Valley, you'll arrive at the Sled Dog Summer Camp and be greeted by an Iditarod Musher and the team of Alaskan huskies. Your musher will guide you through an educational tour of the camp, located on the actual site of the AJ Mine. See a replica of an Iditarod Race checkpoint and go through the steps the musher goes through as if you were actually arriving at the checkpoint with him. Learn how dog care and the health of the musher's dogs are his two greatest concerns. Visit the puppies and take part in their initial social training. Interactive and Interpretive displays of the Alaskan gold rush days and sled dogs, then and now, are placed within walking distance throughout the Camp. Visit your musher's wall tent and learn what it's like to live in the middle of 120 huskies. Climb aboard a wheeled dog cart and experience the thrill of mushing approximately 1.5 miles through Sheep Creek Valley behind a team of highly trained Alaskan Huskies.

[PNO4TE]

So i have to show you guys what i think we may do on one of our stops in alaska...im so excited about it
Within a few miles of Juneau you will be in transported back in time to relive the spirit of the gold rush with an Iditarod Dog Musher and his team of Alaskan huskies. After a drive along Gastineau Channel and into the remote Sheep Creek Valley, you'll arrive at the Sled Dog Summer Camp and be greeted by an Iditarod Musher and the team of Alaskan huskies. Your musher will guide you through an educational tour of the camp, located on the actual site of the AJ Mine. See a replica of an Iditarod Race checkpoint and go through the steps the musher goes through as if you were actually arriving at the checkpoint with him. Learn how dog care and the health of the musher's dogs are his two greatest concerns. Visit the puppies and take part in their initial social training. Interactive and Interpretive displays of the Alaskan gold rush days and sled dogs, then and now, are placed within walking distance throughout the Camp. Visit your musher's wall tent and learn what it's like to live in the middle of 120 huskies. Climb aboard a wheeled dog cart and experience the thrill of mushing approximately 1.5 miles through Sheep Creek Valley behind a team of highly trained Alaskan Huskies.

sounds really fascinating, Jen!

[my3princes]

Oh, I'm so glad you just hit the rain!



Wonderful pictures, Deb! The rooms did really turn out great!

Does the stuffed Mickey dance? With the speaker being in his foot? If so, my mom definitely just bought the Minnie for the girls' room



He is supposed to though I haven't seen him dance yet

That looks like a wonderful young man's bedroom! I love what you guys did with it. What does he think of it?

We can't get him out of it :rotfl: :rotfl:



More prayers & pixiedust: needed for my family. Remember the cousin I said had cancer. Well, we got more details. She had a biopsy and we are waiting to here if it is cancer. My uncle got the message garbled. So prayers & pixiedust: that it is NOT cancer.

However, the reason for more prayers & pixiedust: is said Uncle from above is having some serious health issues and is currently in intensive care. So prayers & pixiedust: that they find out what is causing his problems.

:wizard: :hug:

Happy Birthday Mo!
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I hope you had a great day Molly

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!



:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: When do you leave again?

Maybe. I just haven't had time to check. They like to keep them a surprise.

ETA: I have already received the Appreciation Pin and Honor Pin that is Girl Scout wide and are the big honors. I have also received several of the local Council honors. I do believe that they created a new one a couple of years ago that I have not received so I think that may be the one they are giving. This is the last year our Council will be Girl Scouts of Peninsula Waters (because we are merging with 2 or 3 other councils into 1) so they need to get rid of all the pins!

I'm sure that it is a well deserved award. You gave so much time to the GS.

Gary made a comment the other day that I need to slow down on the trips with the remodeling that is going to start.

I know fixing up our home is important & that it is going to cost quite a bit, but I need my trips. So maybe next year I will just plan one

Remodeling is very expensive :scared: Even doing the work ourselves it is adding up quickly.

Well, we spent 3 hours at Shopko. When we were finishing up, my mom arrived in town and met us there. Between the 4 of us (Becky, Mom, Chuck & I) we spent $910. Mind you, Becky gets a 15% discount on all clothes and 10% on everything else but electronics. She saved us $144 from that. We bought a quilt for our bed, sheets for our bed and sheets for Becky's bed. The rest was clothes and shoes for all of us. Chuck got 2 pair of zip-off leg pants, 2 pair of shorts, lots of button-up shirts, 8 nice t-shirts, underwear, socks, and some airwalks. Becky got several pairs of shorts, underwear, quite a few shirts, a dress, robe, and good tennis shoes. I got several more casual shirts which was the only thing I was lacking, underwear and a pair of roll-up leg pants. Mom got a spring jacket, pajamas, 6 or 7 shirts, and some underwear. I can't believe we spent what we did but with Becky's discount we paid 55-65% off the regular price of all summer clothes.

It sounds like you have made some great purchases of late. We won't recognize you if we ever get to meet again.

Sending prayers! I hope they get good news and that they figure out what is wrong with your Uncle. Glad you're home safe.


Deb -- you've done an amazing job with the room



Happy Birthday Mo!



Incredible!

We've had lots of sun but windy and coolish at times. Three soccer games prevented me from meeting Elizabeth and Lindsay for lunch. :sad2: But, the boys won all of their games. We went to the school auction last night. Emmitt Smith and his wife were the honorary co-chairs. Since their kids do go to school I assumed they would show up, but was amazed that they showed up and were still there when we left. They are very gracious.

Jake woke us up at 3:30 telling us he had just thrown up. He did make it to the bathroom thankfully. We put him in our bed and I went to try to sleep on the couch. He did get sick again around daybreak, but hasn't since then. His tummy really bothered him this morning, so I spent time holding his hand, laying beside him in bed and when he wanted to lay down on the floor by the heater/bathroom, putting washcloths on his head and drying his tears. He was so upset that he would miss the kite flying event this afternoon, and is scared he'll miss school and mess up his perfect attendance. He's feeling much better after taking a couple of long naps, so I think he'll go to school tomorrow.

Andrew had another soccer game today (they lost 4-3) and now is at baseball practice.

I hate to say it, but I'm really sick of The Disney Channel. I've OD'd on it today.

I hope that Jake is feeling better. I'm sure he has his heart set on perfect attendance. I don't know how you guys keep up with your kids schedules. I have enough trouble keeping up with my kids and they aren't nearly as active.

I'll come back and catch up during Desperate Housewifes, I hope

The kitchen is loaded!!! The cabinets are done. All of the cabients are organized, clean, with every piece that was placed inside washed.

I still have to put the hardware back on a couple of cabinets and the drawers, but I have to go to the grocery store. I also cleaned out the refridgerator, had to clean the gaskets and the grill underneath. I pulled out the drawer under the stove and cleaned that. There is not a surface in my kitchen that still has construction dust except the broom closet. I'll get that next week. I'm bushed. My hands are like prunes.

But now, finally, after almost 3 years of living here, my cabinets are brighter and I really like my kitchen. It was the room we knew we had to redo from the begining, but other things kept coming up and it was pushed to the back burner. (very punny:lmao: :lmao: )


Sounds like you've made great progress. So where are the pictures :rolleyes1 I'm a visual person ya know.

YAY!!! :cool1:


DH pulled a ton of stuff out of his closet that he took to Goodwill. I pulled out a few things (I get rid of things more often than he does) and I cleared out "the corner". :scared: It is the catch-all where we throw empty boxes, rolls of wrapping paper, odds & ends we have no good place for. Some of it was stuff we meant to donate last time but the box got left behind. I found 5 pieces of my stuff that needs to go to the dry cleaners - I never dry clean anything. Now there is actually room in the corner for us to put some sort of drawers or something to hold the overflow of DH's stuff. The closet is still full and so are all 3 dressers.

Sounds like spring cleaning is spreading all around the DDA world.

I need to spend time getting rid of "stuff" again too. Today I worked outside and raked up old mulch and leaves and cleaned out the floor of our shed so we can fill it up again. ;)

Sounds like you made a great start. Have you seen the new mulch that is made of rubber. It is guananteed to never break down or need to be replaced. I saw some at BJ's and had to wonder how plants would react to being surrounded by rubber :confused3

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Happy Birthday Molly!

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

We hope you had a wonderful birthday party!

:goofy: :stitch: :donald: :ccat: :tigger: :mickeyjum :dumbo: :sulley: :simba:

(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday Mo!
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Love this!!!:goodvibes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MO

Hope you have a wonderful PINK day!

Scraplifting....

Happy Birthday Molly!!



Happy Birthday!!!



Happy Birthday Mo!




Happy Birthday, Molly!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY!

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Happy Birthday Molly!!



Hope your day was fantabulous!!


I hope you had a great day Molly



Molly says "Thank you Thank you!" She got a big kick out of finding her name on the "puter" She loved all the wishes. Thank you all so much!

[PNO4TE]

Sounds like you made a great start. Have you seen the new mulch that is made of rubber. It is guananteed to never break down or need to be replaced. I saw some at BJ's and had to wonder how plants would react to being surrounded by rubber :confused3

They had that stuff at the Australian Walkabout at the F&W Festival a couple of years ago. It was very nice walking, I must say. And you really couldn't tell that it was old tires! :thumbsup2 How did it compare in cost?

[my3princes]

So i have to show you guys what i think we may do on one of our stops in alaska...im so excited about it
Within a few miles of Juneau you will be in transported back in time to relive the spirit of the gold rush with an Iditarod Dog Musher and his team of Alaskan huskies. After a drive along Gastineau Channel and into the remote Sheep Creek Valley, you'll arrive at the Sled Dog Summer Camp and be greeted by an Iditarod Musher and the team of Alaskan huskies. Your musher will guide you through an educational tour of the camp, located on the actual site of the AJ Mine. See a replica of an Iditarod Race checkpoint and go through the steps the musher goes through as if you were actually arriving at the checkpoint with him. Learn how dog care and the health of the musher's dogs are his two greatest concerns. Visit the puppies and take part in their initial social training. Interactive and Interpretive displays of the Alaskan gold rush days and sled dogs, then and now, are placed within walking distance throughout the Camp. Visit your musher's wall tent and learn what it's like to live in the middle of 120 huskies. Climb aboard a wheeled dog cart and experience the thrill of mushing approximately 1.5 miles through Sheep Creek Valley behind a team of highly trained Alaskan Huskies.

It sounds like fun. That is something that we would enjoy.

They had that stuff at the Australian Walkabout at the F&W Festival a couple of years ago. It was very nice walking, I must say. And you really couldn't tell that it was old tires! :thumbsup2 How did it compare in cost?

I don't remember off the top of my head. I'm in there at least once a week so I'll check the price next time I'm in there. It would be nice to not have to replace it yearly. I would guess that a weed barrier would be a great idea though.

[tink2020]

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!

:mickeyjum :goofy: :figment: :stitch: :simba: :maleficen :ccat: :donald: :dumbo: :sulley: :tigger: :hmghost:

How exciting! I hope this week flies by for all of you! :yay:

It is kind of like Kmart or Walmart (not Super Walmart which has food).

Got it! Sounds like a fun shopping trip! Kyle and I went shopping ourselves today, to get some things off the registry now that we are showered out! :) We are anticipating a coupon from BRU this week, and then the real spree begins! They were nice enough, and had enough foresight to send our coupon out earlier than our due date, knowing I won't be out shopping much longer! Target on the other hand....... :rolleyes1 :headache:

So i have to show you guys what i think we may do on one of our stops in alaska...im so excited about it
Within a few miles of Juneau you will be in transported back in time to relive the spirit of the gold rush with an Iditarod Dog Musher and his team of Alaskan huskies. After a drive along Gastineau Channel and into the remote Sheep Creek Valley, you'll arrive at the Sled Dog Summer Camp and be greeted by an Iditarod Musher and the team of Alaskan huskies. Your musher will guide you through an educational tour of the camp, located on the actual site of the AJ Mine. See a replica of an Iditarod Race checkpoint and go through the steps the musher goes through as if you were actually arriving at the checkpoint with him. Learn how dog care and the health of the musher's dogs are his two greatest concerns. Visit the puppies and take part in their initial social training. Interactive and Interpretive displays of the Alaskan gold rush days and sled dogs, then and now, are placed within walking distance throughout the Camp. Visit your musher's wall tent and learn what it's like to live in the middle of 120 huskies. Climb aboard a wheeled dog cart and experience the thrill of mushing approximately 1.5 miles through Sheep Creek Valley behind a team of highly trained Alaskan Huskies.

Jen, that sounds amazing! :goodvibes

He is supposed to though I haven't seen him dance yet



Hmm.... I don't think Minnie has an option but to dance. Of course, "dancing" is loose -- she sort of bobs her head, and moves her arms a bit ;)




goodnight all!

[KristineN]

I thought it was $16-19 a cu ft...I have debated it....my only concern is if you change you mind...that would be heck of a clean up since it won't ever disintegrate. I have to really make sure I want to do this....as I have a very large area to cover

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Pictures from Molly's celebrations..

The butterfly cupcakes for her preschool class...
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And from today...

Her new Barbie bike (of course it's pink)
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She just had to finish the salad!
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From her sisters
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She got a camera of her own
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[my3princes]

I slept in this morning and that was the only relaxing that I did. Chris and I started prepping the house for sanding the drywall. We spent 4 hours taping paper over the new flooring in the halls, removing everything that we possibly could and covering what was left with sheets. We even taped the bedroom doors closed so that no dust could get through the cracks :goodvibes It took us a couple of hours to sand, then we let the dust settle a bit and started cleaning up. That took several more hours. The good news is that the bedrooms remained dust free. The bad news is that the ceiling and one wall crack needs another coat of durabond :sad2: I'm not excited about that. The kids are off this week and I'm hoping that I can get the hall and entry painted and back together. Our appraisal is on the 21st so it would be nice to have that area completed. I'm hoping that I can pick away at it. I also have to work 5 nights this week :headache: The money will be nice, but It will slow things down here.

Tomorrow I will try to get the ceiling painted and maybe just maybe catch up on laundry.

[babytrees]

I think you got the pink right!!!:thumbsup2

Cake looks scrumptious!!

[Blueeyes101817]

Robyn--that cake looks GOOD!

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

I think you got the pink right!!!:thumbsup2

Cake looks scrumptious!!

Robyn--that cake looks GOOD!

Thanks, it was good but too sweet!

There is about 1/2 of it left, when should I expect you?

[Blueeyes101817]

Thanks, it was good but too sweet!

There is about 1/2 of it left, when should I expect you?

2....2.5 hours? i know i can get there ! feel like a houseguest any time soon lol

[my3princes]

I think you got the pink right!!!:thumbsup2

Cake looks scrumptious!!

The cake looked so good that I had to go get a snack :rotfl2: :rotfl2: I did opt for a weight watchers muffin, but that won't do much good with the other junk I've been eating.

[ReAnSt]

I did not go to the Baseball game. We did go to Texas Roadhouse. I only ate part of my salad and a roll. The rest of my food came home. Then I had some of my brother's Birthday ice cream cake that our Mom made..

I am watching Desperate Housewives now and then will probably head to bed.

Night all.

[PNO4TE]

I don't remember off the top of my head. I'm in there at least once a week so I'll check the price next time I'm in there. It would be nice to not have to replace it yearly. I would guess that a weed barrier would be a great idea though.

looking online it appears regular mulch runs about $3 a bag and the pulverized rubber stuff is $10-$15 a bag. Could be worth it if it truly lasts. And I would definitely invest in a weed barrier. We have it down out front and I never have to weed, although there is this maple tree that keeps wanting to come up in my azaleas. :confused3

[PNO4TE]

Robyn - the pink cake and everything else looks great!

[Blueeyes101817]

headed to bed--goodnight all!

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

We had a nice evening yesterday with our friends and their kids. The kids played outside all evening and we just sat and chatted. It was great. We picked up my niece on the way home last night as she wanted to spend the night. Got home and put the girls to bed. I cooked up the ground beef for the spaghetti sauce and mixed it all together.

This morning I got up and finished the Pink cake and got the spaghetti sauce into the crock pot. We had breakfast and then cleaned up the house.

Emma had a soccer game this afternoon, they lost 6-0 but they played so much better than they did the first game. Emma played the entire game. She was exhausted tonight!

After the game it was dinner here. My parents, sister, niece and MIL were here. Everyone left around 7:30ish. I got the girls bathed and in bed. I've still got some clean up to do which is really not at all that I want to do. I am getting off of here now to do that and then head to bed.

Obviously you can see that we read through the last pages but I am beyond exhausted so please forgive me for not responding individually. :hug:'s, :wizard: and :cheer2: all around.

Good night all!!

[PNO4TE]

good night, everyone!

[tinknme]

Robyn thanks for sharing Molly's birthday pictures! You are all killing me with the cupcake & cake pictures, they look so good :rotfl:

Jen you are going to have so much fun on the cruise!

Deb I hope you get everything completed on your list before the appraisal :wizard:

Becky sorry your were not able to enjoy your dinner, hope you feel better tomorrow :wizard:

[bear74]

Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.

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OMG that is too cute Pink and Purple are Olivia's favorite colors
(Thanks for the reminder, Amy!)

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MOLLY!

Happy Birthday Molly

[lovesdumbo]

I figured even stick families should have the Grandparents and Teens,:laughing:

I'm packed!!! I'm packed!!!!!:banana:

Jake woke us up at 3:30 telling us he had just thrown up. :wizard: Hope he's up for school!

The kitchen is loaded!!!
WOW!!!

I also cooked an amazing dinner, if I do say so myself! Bob and I have been reading WDW menus and I have been reading dining reviews on the DIS so I decided I am going to start to cook again on the weekends.

Tonight's menu:

Boneless Beef Short Ribs with Cabernet Sauvignon Reduction

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Steamed Fresh Vegetable Medley

HRM Rex Goliath California Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Dessert....






wait for it.....













bet you won't believe it.....











Smores! :rotfl2:Can I come next weekend?

So i have to show you guys what i think we may do on one of our stops in alaska...im so excited about it
Within a few miles of Juneau you will be in transported back in time to relive the spirit of the gold rush with an Iditarod Dog Musher and his team of Alaskan huskies. After a drive along Gastineau Channel and into the remote Sheep Creek Valley, you'll arrive at the Sled Dog Summer Camp and be greeted by an Iditarod Musher and the team of Alaskan huskies. Your musher will guide you through an educational tour of the camp, located on the actual site of the AJ Mine. See a replica of an Iditarod Race checkpoint and go through the steps the musher goes through as if you were actually arriving at the checkpoint with him. Learn how dog care and the health of the musher's dogs are his two greatest concerns. Visit the puppies and take part in their initial social training. Interactive and Interpretive displays of the Alaskan gold rush days and sled dogs, then and now, are placed within walking distance throughout the Camp. Visit your musher's wall tent and learn what it's like to live in the middle of 120 huskies. Climb aboard a wheeled dog cart and experience the thrill of mushing approximately 1.5 miles through Sheep Creek Valley behind a team of highly trained Alaskan Huskies.Emma would LOVE that! She says she's going to live in Alaska because she wants a husky but she HATES the cold. I think she'll figure out that you don't have to live there to get a husky.


Pictures from Molly's celebrations..
Happy Birthday Molly!!!!

Everything looks wonderful!

The kids are off this week and I'm hoping that I can get the hall and entry painted and back together. Our appraisal is on the 21st so it would be nice to have that area completed. I'm hoping that I can pick away at it. I also have to work 5 nights this week :headache: The money will be nice, but It will slow things down here.

Tomorrow I will try to get the ceiling painted and maybe just maybe catch up on laundry.:wizard: Goodluck getting it done!!

[lovesdumbo]

Here are the kid's sleep pants. I forgot to make the pattern big enough for the elastic casing and hem so I had to add cuffs. I was able to find a coordinating print for Emma's. They all loved them!
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07894.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07893.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07896.jpg

I also bought a PDF file for an ALine top. I made one for Lizzy first to practice on:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07886.jpg

I still need to refresh myself on how to do button holes. Lizzy tried it on and it looks so cute!

Here's Emma's Car's A Line top and I made shorts to go with it.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07897.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07904.jpg

[lovesdumbo]

And some things I'll be working on.....

The fabrics for Lizzy's twirl skirt:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07883.jpg

I'll make Lizzy an A Line top and white shorts with matching cuff out of this:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07882.jpg

I bought these fabrics years ago to make Lizzy & Emma pillowcases but now I'm thinking I might make them A Line dresses for CP. You don't think Lizzy is too old for that fabric (the green one) do you?

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07902.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07899.jpg

[tinknme]

Post 15,000 for me :dance3:

[lovesdumbo]

Post 15,000 for me :dance3:

:woohoo:

[bear74]

Bernadette
The pants look great. Love the tops. I am so wanting to learn how to sew now. I have been looking at the dis boutique thread and am in awe!!

Can't wait to see the rest of the stuff you make

[Steffy]

Please remember, my house is the same age as me....

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0343.jpg
This is the yucky color it was before...

Basically, anything would be an improvement...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0362.jpg

This is without the hardware and stuff. I still have to put the baseboard up, but it is so bright and organized, I like it a lot.:dance3: :dance3:

[bear74]

Post 15,000 for me :dance3:

Congrats Janet

[bear74]

looks great Steffy

[lovesdumbo]

Bernadette
The pants look great. Love the tops. I am so wanting to learn how to sew now. I have been looking at the dis boutique thread and am in awe!!

Can't wait to see the rest of the stuff you make
Thanks! The tops were a bit more complicated-not something I would try to start with but the pants were great and the instructions were so super clear-much better than a commercial pattern. The pattern was something like $9.95 but you get size 1 to 10 and American Girl Doll sizes too. AND the instructions were just so good. It was a really great way for me to get back into sewing. It was Easy Fit Pants from www.youcanmakethis.com.



Please remember, my house is the same age as me....

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0343.jpg
This is the yucky color it was before...

Basically, anything would be an improvement...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0362.jpg

This is without the hardware and stuff. I still have to put the baseboard up, but it is so bright and organized, I like it a lot.:dance3: :dance3:Nice!!!

[bear74]

So we are changing our dates.

Jeff thinks it will be cooler and less crowded in Sept. We thought about going for our Anniversary but free dining stops on the 20th. Our Anniversary is on the 28th.

We are now leaving the house on the 13th driving to Houston to see an Astros game at 6pm. after the game drive to the other side of Houston. Stay overnight at a hotel, get up around 5am and head to Disney. Arrive late on the 14th stay thru the 22nd and head home. Thinking of doing MNSSHP on the 16th.

How does this sound?

[PNO4TE]

Bernadette - your sewing projects look great! And, no... I don't think Lizzy is too old... did you ask her?

Stephanie - Love the new kitchen. It is so bright!

[PNO4TE]

So we are changing our dates.

Jeff thinks it will be cooler and less crowded in Sept. We thought about going for our Anniversary but free dining stops on the 20th. Our Anniversary is on the 28th.

We are now leaving the house on the 13th driving to Houston to see an Astros game at 6pm. after the game drive to the other side of Houston. Stay overnight at a hotel, get up around 5am and head to Disney. Arrive late on the 14th stay thru the 22nd and head home. Thinking of doing MNSSHP on the 16th.

How does this sound?

As long as you can stand to wait that long I think it is a great idea, Jennifer. :thumbsup2

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA! :sunny:

[Blueeyes101817]

morning all!

[PNO4TE]

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[PNO4TE]

morning all!

:wave2: Hi, Jen!

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Good Morning!

Robyn, thanks for sharing picures of Molly's party. The cake looked great! The cupcakes were really cute too!

Steffy, your kitchen looks great! A coat of paint sometimes does wonders!

Bernadette, your becoming a sewing junkie like me!;) Everything looks great! I have a Lightning McQueen outfit to make for Leighanna yet too! I really like how yours turned out!

I have been so busy with work, and other things that I rarely get enough time to post anymore!

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!:sad2:

Have a great day all!

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

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Wow! Congrats Elin!

[mommykds]

Elin,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.gif for 14,000!

Janet,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.giffor 15,000!

Robyn,
Nice pictures!

Bernadette,
Great job on the kids outfits!!!

Stephanie,
The kitchen looks great. Nice & bright.:thumbsup2

http://bestsmileys.com/hello/1.gif to anyone I missed!

[mommykds]

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!:sad2:

Have a great day all!

Sorry to hear this, the poor little thing...so much cr@p happens on the bus because no one is really watching them. You are better off driving her.
When my oldest was in Kindergarten, an older kid punched her in the face. We brought it to the principal & I also went over to the kid's house & let the mother have an earful.http://bestsmileys.com/angry2/10.gif It stopped then & there, however not all issues can be resolved that way. Good luck & hope you let the school know why you are driving her.:wizard:

[mommykds]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go today....I wonder if they have seen the store closing list yet? My manager is at Disney right now..wonder if anyone called her. I hope not, let her enjoy her vacation. 2 of our closest stores are closing. If May 1 is the day of the turnover then I guess I won't be working when I get back from our trip.:confused3 Oh well, I guess I could make alot more money somewhere else.:sad1:

[mommykds]

Elin,
I like your new siggie pictures.

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Robyn--that cake looks GOOD!

Like there is such a thing as a bad cake? ;) It does look fabulous. I really like cake, you know.

Post 15,000 for me :dance3:

Yay! Congrats!!

looks great Steffy

Yay for the new kitchen!! Some house that I have lived in over the years had that metal grate/scrollwork across the front of the sink. I hadn't thought of it in a long time. :)

So we are changing our dates.

Jeff thinks it will be cooler and less crowded in Sept. We thought about going for our Anniversary but free dining stops on the 20th. Our Anniversary is on the 28th.

We are now leaving the house on the 13th driving to Houston to see an Astros game at 6pm. after the game drive to the other side of Houston. Stay overnight at a hotel, get up around 5am and head to Disney. Arrive late on the 14th stay thru the 22nd and head home. Thinking of doing MNSSHP on the 16th.

How does this sound?

Sounds like you will miss all of us in August! :guilty: But I am sure you will have a great time! We'll catch you guys at WDW another time! :)

http://www.glittermaker.com/temp-images/3/419/glitter-cute-120816943962995.gif (http://www.GlitterMaker.com/)

Congrats!! :banana:

Sorry to hear this, the poor little thing...so much cr@p happens on the bus because no one is really watching them. You are better off driving her.
When my oldest was in Kindergarten, an older kid punched her in the face. We brought it to the principal & I also went over to the kid's house & let the mother have an earful.http://bestsmileys.com/angry2/10.gif It stopped then & there, however not all issues can be resolved that way. Good luck & hope you let the school know why you are driving her.:wizard:

Tom, poor Leighanna! I am sorry to hear this! I hope the school is working with you to punish the bullies!

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go today....I wonder if they have seen the store closing list yet? My manager is at Disney right now..wonder if anyone called her. I hope not, let her enjoy her vacation. 2 of our closest stores are closing. If May 1 is the day of the turnover then I guess I won't be working when I get back from our trip.:confused3 Oh well, I guess I could make alot more money somewhere else.:sad1:

Well, the Annexes are preliminary. Also, don't rule out driving to another store until you find out how the benefits are changing. If they reinstate really good benefits that include parks and/or resorts then it might be worth the drive!! But if not, you have current retail experience so you can get hired on at any other shop in the mall. Gap is a good company - I looked at going into mgmt. with them a few years back.

Happy Monday, everyone!!

[tinknme]

Bernadette I love the clothes you have made!

Stephanie your kitchen is so bright now :thumbsup2 My kitchen is very dark as well, I can't wait to have it brightened up.

Jennifer bummer that I will not get to meet you & your family :(

Elin congrats on your personal milestone :cheer2:

Anne Marie I hope you still have a job when you return :wizard:

Tom sorry Leighanna has had to deal with a bullie on the bus :hug:

The sun is shining this morning & as the week goes on, it is slowly going to warm up :yay: Hopefully it will start to feel like Spring!

[tinknme]

Good morning :)

[Tammi67]

Gary made a comment the other day that I need to slow down on the trips with the remodeling that is going to start.

I know fixing up our home is important & that it is going to cost quite a bit, but I need my trips. So maybe next year I will just plan one ;)Yeah, one really BIG one! ;)

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Unfortunately the school is doing NOTHING about the problem on the bus.:mad:
Looks like I will be driving her to school from now on.

Leighanna was having trouble at lunch too. She packs her lunch alot, and when she does, she doesn't have to go through the lunch line. Apparently the lunch monitor seats the kids in first available seating, so Leighanna couldn't eat lunch with her classmates. Most of the time she would come home with a lunch box that was barely touched, just so that she could be excused and let outside to play. At least her teacher has fixed this problem, and lets Leighanna go through the lunch line with her classmates so that she can sit with them.
Leighanna usually has no problem making new friends, but some kids can be cruel and heartless, and Leighanna is so tender hearted she would get upset.
It was starting to get so bad, that the last two Fridays she was so worked up with stress, she made herself sick.

Since I have promised to drive her to school and pick her up, her whole attitude has changed. I hope this helps.

[UP Disney]

Unfortunately the school is doing NOTHING about the problem on the bus.:mad:
Looks like I will be driving her to school from now on.

Leighanna was having trouble at lunch too. She packs her lunch alot, and when she does, she doesn't have to go through the lunch line. Apparently the lunch monitor seats the kids in first available seating, so Leighanna couldn't eat lunch with her classmates. Most of the time she would come home with a lunch box that was barely touched, just so that she could be excused and let outside to play. At least her teacher has fixed this problem, and lets Leighanna go through the lunch line with her classmates so that she can sit with them.
Leighanna usually has no problem making new friends, but some kids can be cruel and heartless, and Leighanna is so tender hearted she would get upset.
It was starting to get so bad, that the last two Fridays she was so worked up with stress, she made herself sick.

Since I have promised to drive her to school and pick her up, her whole attitude has changed. I hope this helps.

Katrina spent most of 3rd grade with an upset stomach for many of the same reasons. Kids can be so cruel.

[tinknme]

Three weeks from today I will be getting ready to leave for the airport to head to Disney! :cool1: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :yay:

[my3princes]

Here are the kid's sleep pants. I forgot to make the pattern big enough for the elastic casing and hem so I had to add cuffs. I was able to find a coordinating print for Emma's. They all loved them!
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07894.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07893.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07896.jpg

I also bought a PDF file for an ALine top. I made one for Lizzy first to practice on:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07886.jpg

I still need to refresh myself on how to do button holes. Lizzy tried it on and it looks so cute!

Here's Emma's Car's A Line top and I made shorts to go with it.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07897.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07904.jpg

And some things I'll be working on.....

The fabrics for Lizzy's twirl skirt:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07883.jpg

I'll make Lizzy an A Line top and white shorts with matching cuff out of this:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07882.jpg

I bought these fabrics years ago to make Lizzy & Emma pillowcases but now I'm thinking I might make them A Line dresses for CP. You don't think Lizzy is too old for that fabric (the green one) do you?

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07902.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/lovesdumbo/DSC07899.jpg

Wow...You've been hiding your sewing talents. I'm very impressed :worship: I don't think the pooh fabric is too young looking, I think Lizzy would look cute in it...the important question is what does she think? It is a lot of work, so I'd ask her first.

Please remember, my house is the same age as me....

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0343.jpg
This is the yucky color it was before...

Basically, anything would be an improvement...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0362.jpg

This is without the hardware and stuff. I still have to put the baseboard up, but it is so bright and organized, I like it a lot.:dance3: :dance3:

I love it :goodvibes It really brings out the flooring. I had to go back and see if you changed that too :love:

[PNO4TE]

Good Morning!

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!:sad2:

Have a great day all!

Good morning, Tom. We miss you here, so it was nice to come on and see a post from you. Poor Leighanna... kids can be so nasty. I can't believe the school won't do something about the bullying! :sad2:

[PNO4TE]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go today....I wonder if they have seen the store closing list yet? My manager is at Disney right now..wonder if anyone called her. I hope not, let her enjoy her vacation. 2 of our closest stores are closing. If May 1 is the day of the turnover then I guess I won't be working when I get back from our trip.:confused3 Oh well, I guess I could make alot more money somewhere else.:sad1:

Hopefully you will find a place where you enjoy working as much as you have liked being at TDS, Anne Marie.

[PNO4TE]

Elin,
I like your new siggie pictures.

Thanks! I figured my new post count deserved a donation to the DIS and that prompted a change in avatar since they stuck the DIS Sponsor picture smack dab in the middle of my signature in the middle of the night! As long as I was working on it I decided to scraplift some shots from the Disneyworld dot com site. :goodvibes

[PNO4TE]

Three weeks from today I will be getting ready to leave for the airport to head to Disney! :cool1: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :yay:

:yay:

[UP Disney]

I've been meaning to make a donation to the DIS as well. I guess my 10,000 post count would be a good time to do that. Thanks for the idea.

[UP Disney]

53 days! Wow, I can't believe I'll be at Disney in 53 days. We are going to have so much fun with my niece & nephew. My only concern was whether my sister was going to listen to me about the rest in the afternoon. She seemed to think it wasn't necessary. Well, she took her kids to an indoor water park last week-end and told my mom afterwards that her kids were going to need a rest in the afternoon while we are at Disney! Yeah! She understands!

[UP Disney]

I'm off to the post office sometime this morning to pick up the dresses and see whether I like them. I'm hoping my overland donner bag is here as well. There are two packages at the post office. The second one is either my bag or my movies from the Disney Movie Club. I just had a 50% off all additional movies if you buy one at regular price so I bought about 12 of them. I also had free shipping.

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

My girls and April do not mix when it comes to haircuts!

Molly decided this morning that she needed a haircut, so she gave herself one.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/PICT0002-2.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/PICT0003-1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/PICT0011-2.jpg

It's certainly not even but it's the best I can do! It took us so long to grow those bangs out. :headache:

[UP Disney]

My girls and April do not mix when it comes to haircuts!

Molly decided this morning that she needed a haircut, so she gave herself one.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/th_PICT0002-2.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/th_PICT0003-1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/th_PICT0011-2.jpg

It's certainly not even but it's the best I can do! It took us so long to grow those bangs out. :headache:

What is it about kids and haircuts? Luckily, my kids never did this but I've known so many little girls that have done this.

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

2....2.5 hours? i know i can get there ! feel like a houseguest any time soon lol

Any time!


The cake looked so good that I had to go get a snack :rotfl2: :rotfl2: I did opt for a weight watchers muffin, but that won't do much good with the other junk I've been eating.

Thanks! I hear you. We need to get back on track here.

I did not go to the Baseball game. We did go to Texas Roadhouse. I only ate part of my salad and a roll. The rest of my food came home. Then I had some of my brother's Birthday ice cream cake that our Mom made..

I am watching Desperate Housewives now and then will probably head to bed.

Night all.

Sorry you didn't make it to the game.
Ice Cream cake, Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

Robyn - the pink cake and everything else looks great!

Thanks Elin!


Robyn thanks for sharing Molly's birthday pictures! You are all killing me with the cupcake & cake pictures, they look so good :rotfl:



Thanks Janet!

OMG that is too cute Pink and Purple are Olivia's favorite colors


Happy Birthday Molly

Thanks Jennifer!

:laughing:

:banana:

:wizard: Hope he's up for school!


WOW!!!

Can I come next weekend?

Emma would LOVE that! She says she's going to live in Alaska because she wants a husky but she HATES the cold. I think she'll figure out that you don't have to live there to get a husky.


Happy Birthday Molly!!!!

Everything looks wonderful!

:wizard: Goodluck getting it done!!

Thanks Bernadette! And I love the pants, shirt and outfit. The fabrics you got are so cute.


Post 15,000 for me :dance3:

:cool1:
Please remember, my house is the same age as me....

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0343.jpg
This is the yucky color it was before...

Basically, anything would be an improvement...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/StephaMickey/disney%20food/100_0362.jpg

This is without the hardware and stuff. I still have to put the baseboard up, but it is so bright and organized, I like it a lot.:dance3: :dance3:

Looks fantastic!!

So we are changing our dates.

Jeff thinks it will be cooler and less crowded in Sept. We thought about going for our Anniversary but free dining stops on the 20th. Our Anniversary is on the 28th.

We are now leaving the house on the 13th driving to Houston to see an Astros game at 6pm. after the game drive to the other side of Houston. Stay overnight at a hotel, get up around 5am and head to Disney. Arrive late on the 14th stay thru the 22nd and head home. Thinking of doing MNSSHP on the 16th.

How does this sound?

Sounds like a good plan! You'll be there for my birthday!

http://www.glittermaker.com/temp-images/3/419/glitter-cute-120816943962995.gif (http://www.GlitterMaker.com/)

Congrats, I like the new siggy!

Good Morning!

Robyn, thanks for sharing picures of Molly's party. The cake looked great! The cupcakes were really cute too!

Steffy, your kitchen looks great! A coat of paint sometimes does wonders!

Bernadette, your becoming a sewing junkie like me!;) Everything looks great! I have a Lightning McQueen outfit to make for Leighanna yet too! I really like how yours turned out!

I have been so busy with work, and other things that I rarely get enough time to post anymore!

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!:sad2:

Have a great day all!

Thanks Tom! I was wondering where you were. I am so sad to hear that Leighanna is having trouble on the bus. It is insane that the school will do nothing about the bus situation. Give her a :hug: from me.

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Three weeks from today I will be getting ready to leave for the airport to head to Disney! :cool1: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :yay:

:cool1:


53 days! Wow, I can't believe I'll be at Disney in 53 days. We are going to have so much fun with my niece & nephew. My only concern was whether my sister was going to listen to me about the rest in the afternoon. She seemed to think it wasn't necessary. Well, she took her kids to an indoor water park last week-end and told my mom afterwards that her kids were going to need a rest in the afternoon while we are at Disney! Yeah! She understands!

Glad she came around. That was our biggest mistake. Well I should say it was Eric's biggest mistake. ;)

[tink2020]

Pictures from Molly's celebrations..


Robyn, wonderful pictures! It looks like Molly had a really great weekend!

I slept in this morning and that was the only relaxing that I did. Chris and I started prepping the house for sanding the drywall. We spent 4 hours taping paper over the new flooring in the halls, removing everything that we possibly could and covering what was left with sheets. We even taped the bedroom doors closed so that no dust could get through the cracks :goodvibes It took us a couple of hours to sand, then we let the dust settle a bit and started cleaning up. That took several more hours. The good news is that the bedrooms remained dust free. The bad news is that the ceiling and one wall crack needs another coat of durabond :sad2: I'm not excited about that. The kids are off this week and I'm hoping that I can get the hall and entry painted and back together. Our appraisal is on the 21st so it would be nice to have that area completed. I'm hoping that I can pick away at it. I also have to work 5 nights this week :headache: The money will be nice, but It will slow things down here.

Tomorrow I will try to get the ceiling painted and maybe just maybe catch up on laundry.

Again, you have me exhausted!

Here are the kid's sleep pants. I forgot to make the pattern big enough for the elastic casing and hem so I had to add cuffs. I was able to find a coordinating print for Emma's. They all loved them!
I also bought a PDF file for an ALine top. I made one for Lizzy first to practice on:

I still need to refresh myself on how to do button holes. Lizzy tried it on and it looks so cute!

Here's Emma's Car's A Line top and I made shorts to go with it.


Everything looks wonderful! I'm so impressed! :goodvibes:

Please remember, my house is the same age as me....
This is the yucky color it was before...

Basically, anything would be an improvement...


This is without the hardware and stuff. I still have to put the baseboard up, but it is so bright and organized, I like it a lot.:dance3: :dance3:

It looks great, and I'm sure it's so nice to be in freshly organized!

Good Morning!

Robyn, thanks for sharing picures of Molly's party. The cake looked great! The cupcakes were really cute too!

Steffy, your kitchen looks great! A coat of paint sometimes does wonders!

Bernadette, your becoming a sewing junkie like me!;) Everything looks great! I have a Lightning McQueen outfit to make for Leighanna yet too! I really like how yours turned out!

I have been so busy with work, and other things that I rarely get enough time to post anymore!

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!:sad2:

Have a great day all!

:( I'm so sorry to hear about Leighanna's bus troubles! I hope things resolve soon, it breaks my heart to think she dreads it so much!


Elin,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.gif for 14,000!

Janet,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.giffor 15,000!


CHATTY LADIES! :faint: ;) Congratulations!

Three weeks from today I will be getting ready to leave for the airport to head to Disney! :cool1: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :yay:

Hooray! :yay:

[babytrees]

Elin,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.gif for 14,000!

Janet,
http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/2.giffor 15,000!

Robyn,
Nice pictures!

Bernadette,
Great job on the kids outfits!!!

Stephanie,
The kitchen looks great. Nice & bright.:thumbsup2

http://bestsmileys.com/hello/1.gif to anyone I missed!

Thanks for the dittoable!!:thumbsup2

[tmfranlk]

Janet - Love the new furniture! I'll bet it would look great in your house.

Deb - Nick's room looks wonderful! I really like that bedding, etc.

Debbie - I love the stick figure design. So cute!

Vicki - Prayers and :wizard: for your family. I hope your uncle is doing better soon and the biopsy results for your cousin are good.

Anne Marie - Yeah for packing!!!

Marci - Congrats to the boys on the good games. I know what you mean about ODing on Disney Channel. On some school breaks or weekends I have to beg Rachel to please, for the love of God, let me change the channel. There are only so many episodes of the same show I can take at a time. :upsidedow

Stephanie - Glad your kitchen is done! It looks wonderful all bright and cheery. My mom wants the kitchen done so badly, but it will just take too much right now.

Robyn - Happy belated birthday to Molly! I hope the party was fun! Ack to the haircuts! Sorry your growing out work was for naught. :(

Amy - I probably missed it before, but how was the Fancy Nancy party?

Jen - The possible port excursion sounds great! I would be all over that one.

Bernadette - Love the sewing projects!! All very cute and the fabrics for the new projects are cute too.

Jennifer - Sounds like a good plan! And if we end up going in Sept we'd be there the same time!

Tom - Sorry to hear that Leighanna is having bus issues. I'm glad that you can take her to help easy the anxiety especially with so many years ahead of her. :grouphug:

Elin and Janet - Congrats on the big milestones!

Theresa - Watch your mail this week!

[tinknme]

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA! Another seemingly crazy weekend, though I don't know what happened. The best part though is that I don't have to rush through my taxes today. Apparently, due to the local flooding lately they've pushed back the deadline for our county and a bunch of others in the area. I still need to do them ASAP, but at least the pressure is off for today since the to do list is already massive.

[tmfranlk]

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!

Cool! I got the email the other day that they were being mailed and was wondering what it would be. Sounds a lot nicer than I was anticipating. Maybe we'll get ours today too!!

[UP Disney]

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!

Bummer. I didn't sign up for this. I suppose it is another thing that I'm too late on!

[bear74]

Tia what are your dates, and where are you staying?

[bear74]

Bummer. I didn't sign up for this. I suppose it is another thing that I'm too late on!

neither did I sounds like you got some neat stuff Janet.

[tmfranlk]

Tia what are your dates, and where are you staying?

They will probably be Sept 12-20 and we'll be at Sports.

[Tammi67]

:hug: and :wizard: all around. I've read, but am running out of time to post.

Today after work I am leaving to go to Pittsburgh. I have to probate my uncle's will, so I need to physically be there to do that. I'm flying up today and back on Wed. No way was I going to drive. Now I'm realizing that I have 2 parties in less than 2 weeks, and one weekend to get everything done. Unfortunately that weekend is booked with activities. Yesterday I wasn't feeling so well so I spent the entire day lying around.

If I'm not around much, know that I am thinking of you all and sending good thoughts your way!

[bear74]

They will probably be Sept 12-20 and we'll be at Sports.

PM sent

[tinknme]

Robyn sorry about the haircut! Riley liked to cut his hair when his was younger :rolleyes1

[tinknme]

Have a safe trip Tammi!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Three weeks from today I will be getting ready to leave for the airport to head to Disney! :cool1: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :yay:

That's exciting!! :banana:

What is it about kids and haircuts? Luckily, my kids never did this but I've known so many little girls that have done this.

I had a charge cut his bangs down to the scalp, smack in the middle so there was no way to hide it or even it out. :rotfl2:
Robyn - It will grow back eventually. It doesn't look that bad. :hug:

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!

PINS? It has PINS? Now watch, this will be one of those things that mysteriously never shows up in my mail. :mad:

:hug: and :wizard: all around. I've read, but am running out of time to post.

Today after work I am leaving to go to Pittsburgh. I have to probate my uncle's will, so I need to physically be there to do that. I'm flying up today and back on Wed. No way was I going to drive. Now I'm realizing that I have 2 parties in less than 2 weeks, and one weekend to get everything done. Unfortunately that weekend is booked with activities. Yesterday I wasn't feeling so well so I spent the entire day lying around.

If I'm not around much, know that I am thinking of you all and sending good thoughts your way!

I hope it all goes smoothly, Tammi! :wizard:

Marci - Speaking of mail, did you decide to mail the tickets to my work address? Just wanted to know where to watch for them! :goodvibes Thanks again!!

[Tammi67]

Have a safe trip Tammi!


I hope it all goes smoothly, Tammi! :wizard:
Thanks!

[ReAnSt]

Hi,

Hope all of you are doing well.

I decided to stay home. Not necessarily because I do not feel well, but more so because I did not want to drive again today 2 hours or more. I did take a nap though.

Tammi- Have a safe trip.

Robyn- Great pictures of the party, sorry that Mo decided to redo her hair. It will grow back, better after the party then before.

Tom- Good to see you around. :grouphug: :wizard: for Leighanna. Sorry the kids are bullying her.

Deb- Great redo of the rooms.

Jennifer- Glad to hear you are still hanging in there. Hope work isn't too bad.

Bernadette- Great job on the clothing. I should make myself some pajama pants then perhaps they will not look like high water pants.:laughing:

Jennifer- Hope that your trip is cooler in September, since you rescheduled.

Jen- Your excursion sounds neat. They actually have dog sledding in NY, NJ and some other local places. Obviously not in the summer though. Although there was still snow on the Blue mountain Ski area on Saturday in the 76 degree weather and they have not been open for a month.

All of you going on upcoming trips have a good time.:grouphug: :wizard:

[Tammi67]

Does anyone remember when they usually announce the speakers for the Candlelight Processional?

[tinknme]

Becky sounds like you needed to take a day off. Enjoy, relax, hope it helps re energize you!

Hi,

Hope all of you are doing well.

I decided to stay home. Not necessarily because I do not feel well, but more so because I did not want to drive again today 2 hours or more. I did take a nap though.

[tinknme]

I'm thinking June :confused3 It might have been sooner though. I just remember sil was able to book this when she made ADR's last year in June.

Does anyone remember when they usually announce the speakers for the Candlelight Processional?

[ReAnSt]

Since most of you can not do the last weekend in June for a Philly meet. Is there anyone who can do June 27- 29, 2008? Do we want to try and do a different weekend in Philly for the summer?

I am not even sure if I will be there no matter when. But I know several people said they can not be in Philly that weekend. Thoughts anyone???:confused3 :confused3

[PNO4TE]

CHATTY LADIES! :faint: ;) Congratulations!



But, please note that I have been "at it" since 2001!

[PNO4TE]

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!

that's some very cool stuff, Janet. Have fun giving those pins away. Someone will love to get them, I am sure!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Tammi - Sorry - no clue on the CP narrators. :confused3

Becky - I am not going to be able to do any meets this summer, except the one at WDW in August. The airfare to go back and forth to Kansas City at least 3 times has severely impaired my ability to go anywhere else. Now, if you guys want to come to Dallas (or Kansas City) I can make that work! :rotfl2:

[PNO4TE]

:hug: and :wizard: all around. I've read, but am running out of time to post.

Today after work I am leaving to go to Pittsburgh. I have to probate my uncle's will, so I need to physically be there to do that. I'm flying up today and back on Wed. No way was I going to drive. Now I'm realizing that I have 2 parties in less than 2 weeks, and one weekend to get everything done. Unfortunately that weekend is booked with activities. Yesterday I wasn't feeling so well so I spent the entire day lying around.

If I'm not around much, know that I am thinking of you all and sending good thoughts your way!

travel safely, Tammi. If you need any help when you get home, let me know.

[UP Disney]

I'm thinking June :confused3 It might have been sooner though. I just remember sil was able to book this when she made ADR's last year in June.

I think it was later. I was able to make my reservations earlier but we didn't know until late summer on who was going to be at which one if I remember correctly. It was one of the complaints that was running around the boards. People didn't know when to make their CP ADR's because they wanted the schedule first.

[PNO4TE]

Does anyone remember when they usually announce the speakers for the Candlelight Processional?

Can't find that info, but according to Deb's site you could start booking the CP packages on July 2, 2007.

[mommykds]

Hopefully you will find a place where you enjoy working as much as you have liked being at TDS, Anne Marie.Yes, but then I will have to move to Florida!:lmao:

My girls and April do not mix when it comes to haircuts!

Molly decided this morning that she needed a haircut, so she gave herself one.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/mommy2emmolu/PICT0011-2.jpg

It's certainly not even but it's the best I can do! It took us so long to grow those bangs out. :headache:Oh no!! So many kids do that!

I received my Mickey's Mom club kit today! Along with some brochures it also came with 2 trading pins(Tinkerbell YOAMD's), mousepad, magnet for car, stickers, & the DVD planning video. I already have the video & the pins, but what a special treat to get in the mail today :dance3:

Guess I can spread the magic at Disney & give the pins away pixiedust:

ETA: forgot to add the nice photo included of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, & Goofy!How cool! I haven't gotten my mail yet today.

:hug: and :wizard: all around. I've read, but am running out of time to post.

Today after work I am leaving to go to Pittsburgh. I have to probate my uncle's will, so I need to physically be there to do that. I'm flying up today and back on Wed. No way was I going to drive. Now I'm realizing that I have 2 parties in less than 2 weeks, and one weekend to get everything done. Unfortunately that weekend is booked with activities. Yesterday I wasn't feeling so well so I spent the entire day lying around.

If I'm not around much, know that I am thinking of you all and sending good thoughts your way!Safe travels Tammi!

[PNO4TE]

Tammi -- according to another site the narrators weren't announced until July 5, 2007. Three days AFTER the packages went on sale.

[tinknme]

Well I sure didn't help! Some memory I have :rotfl:


I think it was later. I was able to make my reservations earlier but we didn't know until late summer on who was going to be at which one if I remember correctly. It was one of the complaints that was running around the boards. People didn't know when to make their CP ADR's because they wanted the schedule first.

Can't find that info, but according to Deb's site you could start booking the CP packages on July 2, 2007.

[ReAnSt]

Anne Marie- An article and video about the Toy Story Show (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-toystory1108apr11,0,4031422.story) on the Wonder. It looks pretty cool.:cool1: :banana: :banana: I am so excited for you and your family.

You'll have to let us know what you think of it.

[mommykds]

Anne Marie- An article and video about the Toy Story Show (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-toystory1108apr11,0,4031422.story) on the Wonder. It looks pretty cool.:cool1: :banana: :banana: I am so excited for you and your family.

You'll have to let us know what you think of it.
Thank you, thank you for posting that Becky!
I am looking forward to seeing it! I think I am starting to get excited now.

Dana called Daniel's school today to let them know he was missing 3 days. The teacher told him, "I know, Daniel's been telling the whole class since September.":lmao: She said she has no problems since he is doing so well. Whew! Now I just have to tackle the girls school.

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Thank you, thank you for posting that Becky!
I am looking forward to seeing it! I think I am starting to get excited now.

Dana called Daniel's school today to let them know he was missing 3 days. The teacher told him, "I know, Daniel's been telling the whole class since September.":lmao: She said she has no problems since he is doing so well. Whew! Now I just have to tackle the girls school.

That's why we don't tell DS when we plan trips during the school year!:rotfl2: The truancy zealots would have me shackled and jailed if word got out that we were going on VACATION! :scared:

[bethbuchall]

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.

[bear74]

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.

Hi Beth,
hope the meds work

[babytrees]

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.


good to "see" you

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hi, Beth! Sorry you aren't feeling well, but I am glad it isn't too terrible!

Baskin Robbins is doing $.31 scoop night on April 30 starting at 5 PM.

DH said my Mickey Moms' Panel packet arrived today!! :banana:

DS had math homework over the weekend. That NEVER happens. So DH told him he didn't have to do it on Friday. :headache: He worked on it a little bit on Saturday but he was really distracted. I told him he could have some meds and finish it once he could focus. No, no, no he wanted to do it in tiny little chunks over the course of Saturday and Sunday. Well, he completely crashed and burned on the assignments. :sad2: Because he didn't bother to follow the directions about rounding!! :mad: It wasn't that he didn't understand, it was that he couldn't be bothered to do it properly. I told DH it is his fault for not enforcing the homework rule (all homework is done immediately after school), and it is partly my fault for letting DS talk me into letting him do it without meds. We are the adults and we shouldn't be letting DS call the shots about homework and meds. :sad2: So now he has several pages of corrections to do tonight, a language arts project that is due Wednesday that he needs to work on, and vocabulary for Social Studies. It doesn't sound like it will be a fun night.

[lovesdumbo]

So we are changing our dates.

Jeff thinks it will be cooler and less crowded in Sept. We thought about going for our Anniversary but free dining stops on the 20th. Our Anniversary is on the 28th.

We are now leaving the house on the 13th driving to Houston to see an Astros game at 6pm. after the game drive to the other side of Houston. Stay overnight at a hotel, get up around 5am and head to Disney. Arrive late on the 14th stay thru the 22nd and head home. Thinking of doing MNSSHP on the 16th.

How does this sound?
I think the crowds will be a smaller in September but I don't think it will be much cooler. Sorry we won't meet you.

Bernadette - your sewing projects look great! And, no... I don't think Lizzy is too old... did you ask her?Lizzy LOVES that fabric. I think she's having a hard time seeing it as the dress but I know she'll love it.

http://www.glittermaker.com/temp-images/3/419/glitter-cute-120816943962995.gif (http://www.GlitterMaker.com/):woohoo:

Bernadette, your becoming a sewing junkie like me!;) Everything looks great! I have a Lightning McQueen outfit to make for Leighanna yet too! I really like how yours turned out!

Off to get Leighanna ready for school.
Leighanna is having issues with some older kids on her bus, so I have opted to drive her to school, and pick her up. She is starting to get anxiety attacks, and she is making herself sick just thinking about riding the bus.
She used to love the bus, but all it takes is a few rude kids, who like to pick on little ones to ruin the whole experience!
Thanks! You have inspired me so much!!!!!

Poor Leighanna!:hug: We are lucky in that its just K/1/2 on Joe's bus and 3/4/5 on Lizzy's bus. I'm not looking forward to the 6 to 12 bus though.:scared1:

Bernadette,
Great job on the kids outfits!!!Thanks!

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go today....I wonder if they have seen the store closing list yet? My manager is at Disney right now..wonder if anyone called her. I hope not, let her enjoy her vacation. 2 of our closest stores are closing. If May 1 is the day of the turnover then I guess I won't be working when I get back from our trip.:confused3 Oh well, I guess I could make alot more money somewhere else.:sad1::wizard: Hope you can find something that works for you!


Bernadette I love the clothes you have made!
Thanks!

Wow...You've been hiding your sewing talents. I'm very impressed :worship: I don't think the pooh fabric is too young looking, I think Lizzy would look cute in it...the important question is what does she think? It is a lot of work, so I'd ask her first.Thanks! I think she'll love it. The A-Line is pretty easy once you've got it down. I think that would be a great pattern for that fabric-show off the fabric well.

53 days! Wow, I can't believe I'll be at Disney in 53 days. We are going to have so much fun with my niece & nephew. My only concern was whether my sister was going to listen to me about the rest in the afternoon. She seemed to think it wasn't necessary. Well, she took her kids to an indoor water park last week-end and told my mom afterwards that her kids were going to need a rest in the afternoon while we are at Disney! Yeah! She understands!:thumbsup2

Molly decided this morning that she needed a haircut, so she gave herself one.
You did a great job fixing it but I understand your frustration. Emma's been letting her bangs grow out since August. I would be so upset if she cut them now that we are almost there.

Thanks Bernadette! And I love the pants, shirt and outfit. The fabrics you got are so cute.
Thanks!

Everything looks wonderful! I'm so impressed!
Thanks!

Bernadette - Love the sewing projects!! All very cute and the fabrics for the new projects are cute too.
Thanks!

Bernadette- Great job on the clothing. I should make myself some pajama pants then perhaps they will not look like high water pants.
Thanks! I did buy some fabric and pattern to make me PJ pants. I bought extra fabric to be sure I'd have enough to add to the inseam.

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.
:wizard: Hope you're feeling better! Good luck to Laura too!

[lovespoohbear]

Desi had her u/s this afternoon. its a pirate: :sad2:

[tinknme]

Hope you are feeling better soon Beth, enjoy Spring break!

I had to look this up "frenectomy". Sorry Laura has to wait so long.

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.

[tinknme]

Our Baskin Robbins closed :sad2:

Yea for your packet arriving! Hope ds can get all his work done tonight :wizard:



Baskin Robbins is doing $.31 scoop night on April 30 starting at 5 PM.

DH said my Mickey Moms' Panel packet arrived today!! :banana:

DS had math homework over the weekend.

[tinknme]

That is wonderful! Sorry you seem sad, but boys are just as special :goodvibes

Desi had her u/s this afternoon. its a pirate: :sad2:

[mommykds]

That's why we don't tell DS when we plan trips during the school year!:rotfl2: The truancy zealots would have me shackled and jailed if word got out that we were going on VACATION! :scared:
Well that's the deal with the girl's school. Since Daniel goes to private school they do not collect federal funding & therefore do not rely on attendance to get their money. As long as we do not abuse the priviledge (& & 3 days isn't) we are o.k. The girls go to public school & the principal there is a truent zealot too (I like that terminology!:rotfl: )

Hi Beth,
hope the meds work
Ditto!!!

I got my Moms panel packet too! :woohoo:

[UP Disney]

Ricky's home. He is staying here for a few days to visit with Nicky. Then he'll be packing up to head off to see my niece & nephew. They really enjoyed Nicky so I think they'll be happy to see Ricky.

[UP Disney]

I got the princess dresses. I think that my niece will love them. Mom found some stuff at St. Vincent's for my nephew's Prince Charming outfit. We'll be working on that later this week.

[UP Disney]

I love my Overland Donner bag. It is a gorgeous color and I think it will be perfect with the compartments in it. This is exactly what I wanted. Thank you Lindsay for being an enabler! :lmao:

[tinknme]

What color did you get? I have the Aloe & now the chocolate, I love them both!

I love my Overland Donner bag. It is a gorgeous color and I think it will be perfect with the compartments in it. This is exactly what I wanted. Thank you Lindsay for being an enabler! :lmao:

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Our Baskin Robbins closed :sad2:

Yea for your packet arriving! Hope ds can get all his work done tonight :wizard:

Bummer about your Baskin Robbins! :guilty: They are franchised, you know. Through the same company as Dunkin' Donuts. Just in case you and Gary are looking for a business venture...:rolleyes1

I thumbed through my packet. The pins are the best part!

DS is working a bit more on his project. He didn't seem to work on it much before I got home, and since he only has tomorrow before it is due I want him to finish it. I am not helping on this one, I am just nagging him to finish it! :rotfl2:

[tinknme]

Get 15 4x6 prints free online at Walgreens tomorrow only, use code TAXDAY.

[UP Disney]

What color did you get? I have the Aloe & now the chocolate, I love them both!

I got the twilight/paisley one. I went back and forth about the chocolate one and finally decided on the twilight one. I may just have to get a second one down the road.

[UP Disney]

My two favorite shows are on tonight. Bones & New Amsterdam. I started watching New Amsterdam online when I was bored with what was on TV. I really connected with it for some reason.

[Blueeyes101817]

Hope everyone is having a great night!

[KMH1]

Stopping by to say :wave2: with a fun post count. :teeth:

Very impressive pictures, Deb and Stephanie!

Congratulations on your milestone post counts, Elin and Janet!

Tia, the party was great! Here's a link to the pictures I posted last week. :)

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w249/AGoohs-H/kiddos--April%2008/?start=all

And Robyn, I loved seeing Molly's birthday pictures! You really put me to shame with those fancy cupcakes! I'm sorry about the scissors incident this morning. That's one reason I'm not pushing the whole "Alyssa has weak control of scissors" thing at home. ;)

Julie has her c-section scheduled for next Tuesday...hopefully Baby Jack will wait that long! :goodvibes

Alyssa got her first Webkinz (a polar bear she named Corduroy) and I am so clueless! We bought a trampoline for some exercise, but how do we put it outside? :confused:

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. :grouphug:

[yellowfish78]

So is it terrible that I left my dining reservations at work taped to my desk? I honestly am so fried out that I have no idea what we are eating where...Off to go check the schedule for park days to refresh my mind! :crazy:

[tmfranlk]

Stopping by to say :wave2: with a fun post count. :teeth:

Very impressive pictures, Deb and Stephanie!

Congratulations on your milestone post counts, Elin and Janet!

Tia, the party was great! Here's a link to the pictures I posted last week. :)

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w249/AGoohs-H/kiddos--April%2008/?start=all

And Robyn, I loved seeing Molly's birthday pictures! You really put me to shame with those fancy cupcakes! I'm sorry about the scissors incident this morning. That's one reason I'm not pushing the whole "Alyssa has weak control of scissors" thing at home. ;)

Julie has her c-section scheduled for next Tuesday...hopefully Baby Jack will wait that long! :goodvibes

Alyssa got her first Webkinz (a polar bear she named Corduroy) and I am so clueless! We bought a trampoline for some exercise, but how do we put it outside? :confused:

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. :grouphug:

Such cute pictures!! The cakes and cookies were beautiful. Looks like everyone had a lot of fun.

To put the trampoline (or anything for the room) outside or into the room, you just drag it from the bar at the bottom into the room. For the trampoline, have you bought the outside room yet? To do that, click on "map" and then on "buy a room". Hope that helps! If not, I can try again

[lovespoohbear]

That is wonderful! Sorry you seem sad, but boys are just as special :goodvibes
im happy for her she just really wanted a girl and now her husband is saying he doesnt want anymore after this one and he is getting fixed. i hope he thinks about it because she wants to try 1 more time for a girl in a few years.

[tinker1bell]

Stopping by to say :wave2: with a fun post count. :teeth:

Very impressive pictures, Deb and Stephanie!

Congratulations on your milestone post counts, Elin and Janet!

Tia, the party was great! Here's a link to the pictures I posted last week. :)

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w249/AGoohs-H/kiddos--April%2008/?start=all

And Robyn, I loved seeing Molly's birthday pictures! You really put me to shame with those fancy cupcakes! I'm sorry about the scissors incident this morning. That's one reason I'm not pushing the whole "Alyssa has weak control of scissors" thing at home. ;)

Julie has her c-section scheduled for next Tuesday...hopefully Baby Jack will wait that long! :goodvibes

Alyssa got her first Webkinz (a polar bear she named Corduroy) and I am so clueless! We bought a trampoline for some exercise, but how do we put it outside? :confused:

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. :grouphug:


you have to have a back yard

[Steffy]

Janet - Love the new furniture! I'll bet it would look great in your house.

Deb - Nick's room looks wonderful! I really like that bedding, etc.

Debbie - I love the stick figure design. So cute!

Vicki - Prayers and :wizard: for your family. I hope your uncle is doing better soon and the biopsy results for your cousin are good.

Anne Marie - Yeah for packing!!!

Marci - Congrats to the boys on the good games. I know what you mean about ODing on Disney Channel. On some school breaks or weekends I have to beg Rachel to please, for the love of God, let me change the channel. There are only so many episodes of the same show I can take at a time. :upsidedow


Robyn - Happy belated birthday to Molly! I hope the party was fun! Ack to the haircuts! Sorry your growing out work was for naught. :(

Amy - I probably missed it before, but how was the Fancy Nancy party?

Jen - The possible port excursion sounds great! I would be all over that one.

Bernadette - Love the sewing projects!! All very cute and the fabrics for the new projects are cute too.

Jennifer - Sounds like a good plan! And if we end up going in Sept we'd be there the same time!

Tom - Sorry to hear that Leighanna is having bus issues. I'm glad that you can take her to help easy the anxiety especially with so many years ahead of her. :grouphug:

Elin and Janet - Congrats on the big milestones!

Theresa - Watch your mail this week!Thanks for the dittoable post Robyn! I wanted to catch up, but I'm exhausted. I'm off to bed soon.:goodvibes :goodvibes

[my3princes]

Un Frickin Believable...

Apparently the someone "stole" Hunter's games from the bowling alley before our friend got there to pick them up. Now the lady at the bowling alley had the case with the games in her hand when I called. Apparently they are now gone. I just got the email so I called the bowling alley and of course the person there now has no idea what I'm referring to. I plan to call first thing in the morning. I would think that they would be liable to some extent since they had the case.:mad: I wonder if I can file a police report, or maybe they should. Maybe their insurance would cover the games :confused3 We just made a list and we think he had 9 games in the case. 9 games at an average of $30 per game is $270 :headache: I'm feeling sick over this :sick:

What would you guys do?

[Steffy]

Thank you all for the comments about my kitchen. :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

I have to do the dishes and then I'm going to bed. I am falling asleep in my chair and I have a really long day tomorrow. Nite all.:love: :love:

[tinker1bell]

Un Frickin Believable...

Apparently the someone "stole" Hunter's games from the bowling alley before our friend got there to pick them up. Now the lady at the bowling alley had the case with the games in her hand when I called. Apparently they are now gone. I just got the email so I called the bowling alley and of course the person there now has no idea what I'm referring to. I plan to call first thing in the morning. I would think that they would be liable to some extent since they had the case.:mad: I wonder if I can file a police report, or maybe they should. Maybe their insurance would cover the games :confused3 We just made a list and we think he had 9 games in the case. 9 games at an average of $30 per game is $270 :headache: I'm feeling sick over this :sick:

What would you guys do?


Deb

Did you get the name of the person who had the case in her hand?

Yes they are liable.

[bear74]

I think the crowds will be a smaller in September but I don't think it will be much cooler. Sorry we won't meet you!
I am bummed about that as well. We went in Sept. 2002 for our honeymoon and it was cooler their then here at the time.

[my3princes]

Hello, DDA! First day of spring break found me at the walk-in with a UTI. Fortunately, he prescribed the painkiller along with the antibiotic, so it hasn't slowed me down too much.

We don't have any great plans for the week. There is no school, but the other activities don't stop.

Today we had lunch at Friendly's (that place is getting pricey for the quality of the food). We also went to Target and the orthodontist. Fun day, huh? :rotfl:

It looks like Laura is going to need a frenectomy. We can't get into the oral surgeon's office for a consult for a month.

I have been missing you all, though I try to pop in at least to read a couple of times a week.

What is a frenectomy?

Deb

Did you get the name of the person who had the case in her hand?

Yes they are liable.

Nope...I didn't forsee a problem as she was very nice. It may have been the manager. They didn't deny that they had it, but now claim that it was stolen. I sure hope they have insurance for things like that.

[tinknme]

:wizard: for Julie!



Julie has her c-section scheduled for next Tuesday...hopefully Baby Jack will wait that long! :goodvibes

[tinknme]

Deb I would report it, sorry this happened :hug:

[tinknme]

I had to look this up earlier myself:

http://www.dentalfind.com/glossary/frenectomy.html

What is a frenectomy?

[my3princes]

I had to look this up earlier myself:

http://www.dentalfind.com/glossary/frenectomy.html

Thanks for the info. That sounds like it would be painful :scared: