WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt5

[Tink rules]

WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt5

Here we go....another new home.

Link to Part One: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1843067

Link to Part Two: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1862935

Link to Part Three: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....5#post26296015

Link to Part Four: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923094

Here are the links:

Thought I'd add in some links to the trip reports for this cruise too:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1803465 from Jolene (littleaussie)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1821822 from Lisa (calmom)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1703161 from Matt (Iamhiddenmickey)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1705259 from V (lillygator)

http://monicasadventures.blogspot.com/ from Monica (Mishoe1)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1810009 by PLANKY

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1908105 from Deborah (Scottishwee)



http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwil...ruise_wb_2008/ Deb Wills blog


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1840323 by cmash95

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....4#post25736044 by linuxwebguy

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....2#post25753582 by kmitchell



Some youtube stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21kp0nYP7-Y Sail Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR08yMLk Canal Crossing (10 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGDTyGf8UA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14dysVOR0M

Figment's youtube stuff:
..already have a few videos up..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JtVUJTrxHKU - Consider Yourself
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfsr4-DFRPw - Knees Up Mother Brown
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6HGbzhTP2MA - My Bonie Lies Over The Ocean
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fBRoTDH_ido - The Beer Song (slight glitch at the end.. don't know why it happened.. might fix it later)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426oYJ_lHhE - If I Were Not Upon The Sea

DCL video on the PC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejaT-Jeyuc

..
Photos:

http://gallery.mac.com/cheria#100129 Cheri's 'movies'

http://www.dropshots.com/knewell#alb...20World%202008 from Ken (MouseFanInQueue)

See Page 18 of part one for more links for Cheri's photo albums

http://iankh.smugmug.com/ Ian's photo gallery

A ZIP file of webcam captures from DISer awoltoday
http://www.4shared.com/file/47872135...iraFlores.html

2010 Destination Discussion thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1931478

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[granmaz]

Hey, I'm here.:yay:

[granmaz]

Now there is that problem with 2 threads open.

[mishoe01]

Thanks Michelle!!

[tink1963]

Checking in.:goodvibes

[Tink rules]

Thanks... but I owe it all to those who came before me... :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

Now there is that problem with 2 threads open.

Ya start to feel like you're talking to yourself after a while... Planky will do that to you... :thumbsup2

[LuvBaloo]

Joining in!
I'll have to check in again at home tonight to see the pictures of Ian & Sukie :cool1: :cool1:

Kelly - I love the idea of online health group thing!

[EllaEnchanted]

Part 4 is still open and letting you post, so go back and check again later to see if you missed any new ones.

Marilyn, I'm so glad you got to see the photos today. It was worth the wait! Have Sweet Mickey Dreams when you run off to bedtime.:wizard: :angel:

[tink1963]

Thought I would add the two others I have available
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/DSCF4062.jpg

Just look at those beautiful smiles. Maybe it will bring a smile to your face today. I know seeing my friends smiling faces helps make my day better.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/DSCF4063.jpg

[edna mode]

Hi, back from carpool. Zoe absolutely loved, loved, loved school. I got her the Peppa and George Pig (from Noggin) on ebay sent from England and had George sitting in her car seat. She was so excited (she loves them so much) that she could barely tell us about school. I think we were the last of our thread to start school, so we should all be moving along.

By the way, I forgot to mention that it 91 in Anaheim today. But Ian and Sukie thought it felt fine as it was much cooler and drier than Chicago. We were sweating so much from the humidity that Jonathan changed clothes in the parking lot. We are such babies out here!

Sorry Marilyn, I'll send some sun your way!

[edna mode]

PM or email your addresses and I'll send each of you the little keepsake from the party Saturday.

[scottishwee35]

Hello

Oh V

Love the photos:thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

[Tink rules]

It's amazing what a little pink and some bubbly can do for you!!! :goodvibes

Here's Jill...

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0816.jpg

Miss Sassy Bubbles 2008... :lovestruc

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0825.jpg

Miss Sassy Bubbles 2009.... (who is running on a platform of... "Man...I'll do ANYTHING for BOOZE!!!")

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0832.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0827.jpg

[tink1963]

Michelle, I love the group shot. I don't think I've seen that one yet.

:cutie: :cutie:

[pahrumpgirl]

We are here, still lurking

Doug & Carol

[fourmcds]

Ok, what is going on! :) post last night and come on today to 20+ pages and a new thread!!!!!! I didn't have a chance to read them all as my poor eyes get tired quick, but I did try and skim so I could see what caused all the chatter.

Thanks for the well wishes and the pic V! :) Great pics everyone....love seeing them all.

CONGRATS IAN & SUKIE!!!! You both look wonderful in the pics and sooooo happy which is great to see! Can't wait to see more from everyone over the next few days.

Deb, glad to see you posting! We'll get through these rough times, I know it!

Kelly, glad Zoe had a wonderful day at school.

Anyone who needs some extra hugs or positive thoughts......I am sending them your way.

Ok, better go see more patients again....gotta keep earning those paychecks to pay for the next cruise! Need to get ready to reserve another one in a few weeks :thumbsup2

[fourmcds]

See....and then I show up:scared1: and scare everyone away!!!! :sad2:

:goodvibes

[edna mode]

Hi Kaylee! How's your DD holding up going back to the school she didn't want to go to?

[fourmcds]

Hi Kaylee! How's your DD holding up going back to the school she didn't want to go to?

After lots of tears and some drama with the school, we got her switched into a class away from the bullies and into one with all of her friends so she is loving life at school so far! :cool1: :cool1: I couldn't believe the teachers and principal set it up like they did and then made us seem like demanding parents for wanting her switched....but we said, either switch her or she is out of here...no demands at all:lmao:
So, it turned out well in the end......

[ibouncetoo]

:tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2

GOOD JOB MICHELLE!



Just got off the phone with Ian about an hour ago...he sounded SOOOOOO excited and happy. They went over to Disneyland and had lunch at Cafe Orleans (regular and veggie Monte Cristos, of course) after the ceremony and were back at the hotel for a little break before heading to Napa Rose for their dinner.

Kelly, they were so delighted that you and Jonathan could be there as their witnesses. Thank you so much for representing all of us and making their day more special. :grouphug: Can't wait to see you on Saturday and share the hug in person.

Count me in for an on-line support group too!

Well, lots to do tonight, as I procrastinated on almost everying (did get the pedicure done last night), so I'm off to finish the last couple of pages on the old thread and head for the hills.

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[nskjerven]

So, I am over on the new thread talking to myself and you are all still here! :lmao:

But, have to pipe in here.......it is called.....

LIFESTYLE CHANGE and exercise! :goodvibes diet is a bad word that fails every time (IMHO) That is one thing I talk to all my patients about when we work on weight loss...........

Now, we wouldn't want to be politically incorrect would we :snooty:

Paul just got an email of how terrible we are for posting that our rental houe would be ideal for 2 people. I tell ya, I'm about up to my eyeballs in people being politically correct today....

You know I'm blowing steam...okay I'll not call it a diet when I'm eating 1200 calories a day and not having any comfort foods I'll call it TORTURE :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I start Boot Camp next week, just wait and see what a crab I am then :eek:

Just in case you aren't double threading...

[nskjerven]

Off to back to school night for Wilson, whoppie!!!!

It's really hot here today to, that might add to my less than wonderful mood :rolleyes1

[Tink rules]

Who us??? Multitask Nan??? That means being able to walk with a drink in our hands!!!

Michelle, I love the group shot. I don't think I've seen that one yet.

:cutie: :cutie:

If you want a copy of it...just let me know and PM me your email and I'll send it!!! :goodvibes

We are here, still lurking

Doug & Carol

:yay: :yay: :yay: Hey we miss you guys!!! How've you been???

See....and then I show up:scared1: and scare everyone away!!!! :sad2:

:goodvibes

NEVER!!!! :rolleyes1 We love you anyway Kaylee!!! :goodvibes

:tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2 :tigger::thumbsup2

GOOD JOB MICHELLE!



Just got off the phone with Ian about an hour ago...he sounded SOOOOOO excited and happy. They went over to Disneyland and had lunch at Cafe Orleans (regular and veggie Monte Cristos, of course) after the ceremony and were back at the hotel for a little break before heading to Napa Rose for their dinner.

Kelly, they were so delighted that you and Jonathan could be there as their witnesses. Thank you so much for representing all of us and making their day more special. :grouphug: Can't wait to see you on Saturday and share the hug in person.

Count me in for an on-line support group too!

Well, lots to do tonight, as I procrastinated on almost everying (did get the pedicure done last night), so I'm off to finish the last couple of pages on the old thread and head for the hills.

.

Thanks Miss Jackie!!! I didn't think you would mind - thought you might be busy packing for your journey...

Also talked to the guys... they are having a blast... Wish I could be there but I will leave it all up to you guys to do us proud...

They are still wondering what the party will be about.. .I mentioned something about country music and friend chicken... :lmao:

They did see the pictures on the other thread... Take lots of pics... want to see how much fun you guys had...

[Tink rules]

BTW.. Ian was balancing his wedding ring on his nose when I was talking to Sukie... I told him to tell him not to swallow it... :laughing:

[katypop]

Okay, I missed the entire last thread, I'm not missing this one too
Congrats Ian and Sukie party:
I loved the pics of you guys posted by Kelly on the previous thread :love: Brought tears to my eyes, I'm so happy for you guys!


Lisa (disneylover5) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! party: Sorry, I think I missed it by a day? Hope you had a great day!

Kaylee, so glad to see you here. How are you doing? Eyesight getting better yet? :hug:

Kelly, I need in on the support group too, what a wonderful idea:hug:

Kathe

[ibouncetoo]

:dance3: :cheer2: LISA....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!:cheer2: :dance3:

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[ibouncetoo]

KATHE.....HI, I MISS YOU.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[katypop]

KATHE.....HI, I MISS YOU.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Miss you too Jackie :hug: Sure wish I could be joining you guys this week! I'm SO envious!

Kathe

[HollyTyler]

Thought I would add the two others I have available
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/DSCF4062.jpg


What in the world is the green stuff in the jar in the bottom left corner of the picture?

[HollyTyler]

We are here, still lurking

Doug & Carol
Howdy strangers! Great to see you! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

After lots of tears and some drama with the school, we got her switched into a class away from the bullies and into one with all of her friends so she is loving life at school so far! :cool1: :cool1: I couldn't believe the teachers and principal set it up like they did and then made us seem like demanding parents for wanting her switched....but we said, either switch her or she is out of here...no demands at all:lmao:
So, it turned out well in the end......
Way to go Mom! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Off to back to school night for Wilson, whoppie!!!!

It's really hot here today to, that might add to my less than wonderful mood :rolleyes1
Another school with back to school night. You and Gaylean got to do this. Sounds fun!

[HollyTyler]

:dance3: :cheer2: LISA....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!:cheer2: :dance3:

.
I had no idea, sorry Lisa! If it's really so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :yay:

[HollyTyler]

Oh my gosh, we're finally getting rain! We haven't had any in at least 3 weeks, so nothing's green anymore. Grass is brown and crunchy. Things look ugly. Everything should be green soon though if it keeps raining. So far it's just sprinkling and we need a good soaker to get any benefit from it.

[fourmcds]

Just in case you aren't double threading...

Thanks Nan. I wasn't double threading it...too much to stay on top of one!..and with that description, I'll let you call it torture!!! :goodvibes

:dance3: :cheer2: LISA....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!:cheer2: :dance3:

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!

KATHE.....HI, I MISS YOU.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

DITTO! Hi Kathe!!!!
Way to go Mom! :thumbsup2

If we don't stand up for them...who will?! But, I am talking to a group that knows that and does it repeatedly for their kiddos!!! :)

Ok, out of here...gotta run home and eat dinner before 8! I have fasting blood work tomorrow and I don't get dinner soon, I don't get to eat :scared1: Have a great evening everyone.

Jackie and Cheri: have a fabulous and safe drive!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Carol & Doug! I was just thinking about you guys and wondered how you were! Great to "see" you.

Kathe, you too! Hi!!

I'm still home--if I'm going to drive down tonight I'd better get going.

Ian & Sukie, the pictures are WONDERFUL! I can't wait to see you guys! Thanks, Kelly & Jonathan, for representing us!

Lisa, happy birthday!!!

'bye all!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Kaylee, hi to you, too! Hope you're doing better each day.

Deb, kudos to you for staying away from the cigarettes! Keep on keepin' on!
:love:

[Tink rules]

I had no idea, sorry Lisa! If it's really so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :yay:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!!!!

FROM ONE SMARTIE QUEEN TO ANOTHER!!!


:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[HollyTyler]

Well everybody, I'm not used to getting up at 6am, so I'm wiped out. Goodnight all! :cloud9:

[ibouncetoo]

I'm still home--if I'm going to drive down tonight I'd better get going.



:scared1: :scared1: Now I don't feel so bad for not even starting to pack yet. :lmao: Actually, the clothes are in the dryer, so I'm almost there. But I think everyone is going to have to look at me with grey streals and brown roots...just don't feel like coloring my hair tonight....maybe I'll bring it with me and do it Friday night...if we're not up super late PAR TAY ING !:woohoo: :cool1:

Man....if forgot to ask Cheri if she's brining her swimsuit...well, I guess I'll just throw it in the back in case there's time for a dip.

[Tink rules]

Jackie don't worry about the hair... They will love you for just being there... :lovestruc

[taysmom]

What in the world is the green stuff in the jar in the bottom left corner of the picture?

Thats my special cup o' liquor! And my lovely forehead...nice shot!

[Tink rules]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0827.jpg

Can we do sort of what we did with the Dis picture???? Cherie was it you who was able to put names on people to identify them??? I know alot of people...but I was wondering about the rest...

Any help???

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Can we do sort of what we did with the Dis picture???? Cherie was it you who was able to put names on people to identify them??? I know alot of people...but I was wondering about the rest...

Any help???

Yes, I did the names on the others and I'll put names on this one when I get back. In the meantime, could you start gathering the names? Thanks!

Didn't make it down to Scottsdale tonight--couldn't get myself together early enough. Jackie, I'll throw in a swimsuit and I'll be driving down in the morning. I'll call you on my way down. See you tomorrow!!!

Whoooo hoooo!!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[granmaz]

Hi, back from carpool. Zoe absolutely loved, loved, loved school. I got her the Peppa and George Pig (from Noggin) on ebay sent from England and had George sitting in her car seat. She was so excited (she loves them so much) that she could barely tell us about school. I think we were the last of our thread to start school, so we should all be moving along.

By the way, I forgot to mention that it 91 in Anaheim today. But Ian and Sukie thought it felt fine as it was much cooler and drier than Chicago. We were sweating so much from the humidity that Jonathan changed clothes in the parking lot. We are such babies out here!

Sorry Marilyn, I'll send some sun your way!

Oh, please send some sun. I was wondering where it had gone and now I know. Ah well, take it as a wedding present from us over here to Ian and Sukie!!!:lmao:

PM or email your addresses and I'll send each of you the little keepsake from the party Saturday.

That would be lovely, but I won't ask you to send anything over here. Costs are going up.

It's amazing what a little pink and some bubbly can do for you!!! :goodvibes

Here's Jill...

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0816.jpg

Miss Sassy Bubbles 2008... :lovestruc

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0825.jpg

Miss Sassy Bubbles 2009.... (who is running on a platform of... "Man...I'll do ANYTHING for BOOZE!!!")

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0832.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/mbelauzon/IMG_0827.jpg

You know. I think I would rather the Champagne Girls stayed just girls. It was special.

We are here, still lurking

Doug & Carol

Hi, good to see you still around.

Ok, what is going on! :) post last night and come on today to 20+ pages and a new thread!!!!!! I didn't have a chance to read them all as my poor eyes get tired quick, but I did try and skim so I could see what caused all the chatter.

Thanks for the well wishes and the pic V! :) Great pics everyone....love seeing them all.

CONGRATS IAN & SUKIE!!!! You both look wonderful in the pics and sooooo happy which is great to see! Can't wait to see more from everyone over the next few days.

Deb, glad to see you posting! We'll get through these rough times, I know it!

Kelly, glad Zoe had a wonderful day at school.

Anyone who needs some extra hugs or positive thoughts......I am sending them your way.

Ok, better go see more patients again....gotta keep earning those paychecks to pay for the next cruise! Need to get ready to reserve another one in a few weeks :thumbsup2

Hi Kaylee. Yes, get the deposit ready.:thumbsup2

Okay, I missed the entire last thread, I'm not missing this one too
Congrats Ian and Sukie party:
I loved the pics of you guys posted by Kelly on the previous thread :love: Brought tears to my eyes, I'm so happy for you guys!


Lisa (disneylover5) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! party: Sorry, I think I missed it by a day? Hope you had a great day!

Kaylee, so glad to see you here. How are you doing? Eyesight getting better yet? :hug:

Kelly, I need in on the support group too, what a wonderful idea:hug:

Kathe

Kathe, hello. Missed you.

What in the world is the green stuff in the jar in the bottom left corner of the picture?

Eeeeuuuw! Didn't notice that. Yuk.

[granmaz]

Ladies, I just want to say something in case you don't read my longer posts.

I want to put in a vote for Champagne Girls to stay just girls. I think it was special and as much as I love the men, I think it would change the experience. :blush:

[granmaz]

However, as nothing is booked yet it is only thoughts!!!:lmao:

[scottishwee35]

Good Morning

Olivia was up all night as she had an accident last night that she drop a chair on her toe.

Her toe look painful, swollen and bruise.

Think take her to sick hospital to check it??

What a carry on

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Good Morning

Olivia was up all night as she had an accident last night that she drop a chair on her toe.

Her toe look painful, swollen and bruise.

Think take her to sick hospital to check it??

What a carry on

Scottishwee35

Poor Olivia. I hope it isn't broken. Give her a :hug:

[granmaz]

Just been to the chiropractor (click click), and walked back doing a bit of shopping. It is horrible out. Pouring with rain and cold - 57deg F.:sad2:

But, I am back home, getting dry, Dising and drinking a cappuccino!! I just need one or two pals.:lmao:

Just 18 days and we are flying off to the sun!!:yay:

[HollyTyler]

Good morning Marilyn & Deborah! :goodvibes

Poor Olivia. Deborah, she probably broke a toe and the doctor will likely just tape it to the next toe to keep it still until it can heal. Hugs for Olivia: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: Please let us know what you find out.

Well, I'm headed to work!

[HollyTyler]

Just been to the chiropractor (click click), and walked back doing a bit of shopping. It is horrible out. Pouring with rain and cold - 57deg F.:sad2:

But, I am back home, getting dry, Dising and drinking a cappuccino!! I just need one or two pals.:lmao:

Just 18 days and we are flying off to the sun!!:yay:
Try to stay dry Marilyn and just think of all the sun you'll be seeing very soon! :goodvibes

Wish I could stay and talk but have to run out the door to get to work.

[HollyTyler]

Ladies, I just want to say something in case you don't read my longer posts.

I want to put in a vote for Champagne Girls to stay just girls. I think it was special and as much as I love the men, I think it would change the experience. :blush:
Marilyn, I don't feel I can vote since I wasn't able to attend due to Tyler not being able to be in the kids' club, but if I had attended, I'd also be in favor of just keeping it the girls. Although all the men in this group are wonderful, sometimes it's nice to just have a girls' only get together. :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Wow, lots of work here today waiting for me, so you won't see me back until tonight after I get home from going out with a few girls for an after work drink. Have a great day everybody! :goodvibes

[granmaz]

Wow, lots of work here today waiting for me, so you won't see me back until tonight after I get home from going out with a few girls for an after work drink. Have a great day everybody! :goodvibes


Enjoy your busy day Holly, though I will miss you.

[scottishwee35]

Hi Marilyn

Got back from hospital, I hate it, waiting for aged!!

Anyway, Olivia got small cracked in her toe so need sole shoes for one or two weeks.

Ian's parent saw it and thought it was broken but it was not. I am glad that.

Olivia is happy now.

I forgot where are you going in 18 days ? I know not Tenerife.

Holly

Have a fun after work :thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Hi Marilyn

Got back from hospital, I hate it, waiting for aged!!

Anyway, Olivia got small cracked in her toe so need sole shoes for one or two weeks.

Ian's parent saw it and thought it was broken but it was not. I am glad that.

Olivia is happy now.

I forgot where are you going in 18 days ? I know not Tenerife.

Holly

Have a fun after work :thumbsup2

Scottishwee35


Glad Olivia's toe isn't broken, but being cracked will be painful!!!

We are going to La Gomera, which is a small island off the coast of Tenerife. We fly to Tenerife and then get a ferry from Los Christianos over to the island. It is a long day!!! La Gomera is like a volcano and there are no roads around the outside of the island so you have to go up and down snaking roads, and a journey that would take about 10 to 15 mins from where the ferry docks opn La Gomera to the site takes around 45 mins. We have been twice before, and I am still a bit scared of the roads.

Here are some pictures. You can see Mount Teide on Tenerife from some of them.

http://www.thu.no/gomera01.htm

There is a map on here. You can see what I mean about the road system.
http://www.gomeratravel.com/la_gomera_map_quest.jsp

[LisaG520]

Hi Marilyn

Got back from hospital, I hate it, waiting for aged!!

Anyway, Olivia got small cracked in her toe so need sole shoes for one or two weeks.

Ian's parent saw it and thought it was broken but it was not. I am glad that.

Olivia is happy now.

I forgot where are you going in 18 days ? I know not Tenerife.

Holly

Have a fun after work :thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

Glad to hear it's not broken - but I imagine it is still quite painful :scared1:

[LisaG520]

Glad Olivia's toe isn't broken, but being cracked will be painful!!!

We are going to La Gomera, which is a small island off the coast of Tenerife. We fly to Tenerife and then get a ferry from Los Christianos over to the island. It is a long day!!! La Gomera is like a volcano and there are no roads around the outside of the island so you have to go up and down snaking roads, and a journey that would take about 10 to 15 mins from where the ferry docks opn La Gomera to the site takes around 45 mins. We have been twice before, and I am still a bit scared of the roads.

Here are some pictures. You can see Mount Teide on Tenerife from some of them.

http://www.thu.no/gomera01.htm

There is a map on here. You can see what I mean about the road system.
http://www.gomeratravel.com/la_gomera_map_quest.jsp

Looks beautiful!

[scottishwee35]

Glad Olivia's toe isn't broken, but being cracked will be painful!!!

We are going to La Gomera, which is a small island off the coast of Tenerife. We fly to Tenerife and then get a ferry from Los Christianos over to the island. It is a long day!!! La Gomera is like a volcano and there are no roads around the outside of the island so you have to go up and down snaking roads, and a journey that would take about 10 to 15 mins from where the ferry docks opn La Gomera to the site takes around 45 mins. We have been twice before, and I am still a bit scared of the roads.

Here are some pictures. You can see Mount Teide on Tenerife from some of them.

http://www.thu.no/gomera01.htm

There is a map on here. You can see what I mean about the road system.
http://www.gomeratravel.com/la_gomera_map_quest.jsp

Oh it look beautiful

Can go for the day? Just wonder.

Where are you staying at? Hotel or apartment or Villa? I am nosey :rotfl:

Oh at Tenerife, you will get beautiful weather ::yes::

I am counting the days lol think 6 weeks to go or 7 weeks :rotfl: :rotfl:

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Oh it look beautiful

Can go for the day? Just wonder.

Where are you staying at? Hotel or apartment or Villa? I am nosey :rotfl:

Oh at Tenerife, you will get beautiful weather ::yes::

I am counting the days lol think 6 weeks to go or 7 weeks :rotfl: :rotfl:

Scottishwee35

They do day trips from Tenerife, but not sure how expensive it is. When we were out and about we saw coaches dropping people off at the visitor centre at the tropical forest. There are some great view points. The sand is black!

We stay at a timeshare type place we belong to. To be honest, there isn't a whole lot to do there in general. We are going to relax and swim in the great pools on the comples. Oh, and eat of course. It is a great place for walkers and the whole island is criss-crossed by walking paths. During the summer though it is really too hot for walking (fortunately!!!!!!!)

I'm a little worried I will be bored now after spending so many hols at WDW

[MrsMork]

I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.

[ibouncetoo]

Jackie don't worry about the hair... They will love you for just being there... :lovestruc

I hope so, 'cause I didn't get it done! :lmao:



I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.

HEY ANGIE! Man......you just miss us in DL by ONE DAY. :sad1: We head back homeTuesday morning.

I'm all packed and ready to go, but will need to make a purchase in CA for my 'supplies' for Saturday...unless we are 100% on schedule for departure, then I can take care of that before leaving the valley.

GAYLEEN, VENETIA, BUBBA, KELLY, NAN & CREW....see you Saturday! :cool1:
IAN & SUKIE....see you at dinner! :thumbsup2 Maybe after dinner we should go back to the HoJo's and stalk Nan........

My ride to work should be here any minute, don't think I'll be back on the computer, so everybody have a good weekend, and everybody who's traveling, travel safe!

.

Hey....

[granmaz]

I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.

Hi Angie. Just wonderful to see you and hear how things are going. Don't worry about catching up, just keep us informed!!! Most of what we are doing is chit chat, and planning for 2010.:yay: We miss you you know!!

Enjoy DL next week. Sorry we won't be there to see you like we did in May.

I hope so, 'cause I didn't get it done! :lmao:





HEY ANGIE! Man......you just miss us in DL by ONE DAY. :sad1: We head back homeTuesday morning.

I'm all packed and ready to go, but will need to make a purchase in CA for my 'supplies' for Saturday...unless we are 100% on schedule for departure, then I can take care of that before leaving the valley.

GAYLEEN, VENETIA, BUBBA, KELLY, NAN & CREW....see you Saturday! :cool1:
IAN & SUKIE....see you at dinner! :thumbsup2 Maybe after dinner we should go back to the HoJo's and stalk Nan........

My ride to work should be here any minute, don't think I'll be back on the computer, so everybody have a good weekend, and everybody who's traveling, travel safe!

.

Hey....

Have a good trip Jackie.:)

[gaylean93]

:scared1: :scared1: Now I don't feel so bad for not even starting to pack yet. :lmao: Actually, the clothes are in the dryer, so I'm almost there. But I think everyone is going to have to look at me with grey streals and brown roots...just don't feel like coloring my hair tonight....maybe I'll bring it with me and do it Friday night...if we're not up super late PAR TAY ING !:woohoo: :cool1:

Man....if forgot to ask Cheri if she's brining her swimsuit...well, I guess I'll just throw it in the back in case there's time for a dip.

I haven't had my hair done since before the cruise :scared1: My roots are like 6 inches long :lmao: My hair dresser is 30 minutes away and I haven't been able to get rid of the kids all summer. The last time I had is done around here it was way to expensive. We'll take a cute picture with our roots together :hug:

[gaylean93]

Can we do sort of what we did with the Dis picture???? Cherie was it you who was able to put names on people to identify them??? I know alot of people...but I was wondering about the rest...

Any help???

I'm there and that's all that matters :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I had a lovely day that day. Martini tasting and then champagne tasting :eek: How come no warned me ;)

[gaylean93]

Ladies, I just want to say something in case you don't read my longer posts.

I want to put in a vote for Champagne Girls to stay just girls. I think it was special and as much as I love the men, I think it would change the experience. :blush:

We read everything, unlike some people :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: That being said, I MISSED the conversation about changing the champagne girls to be co-ed :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: What is this about?

[gaylean93]

Good Morning

Olivia was up all night as she had an accident last night that she drop a chair on her toe.

Her toe look painful, swollen and bruise.

Think take her to sick hospital to check it??

What a carry on

Scottishwee35

I hope it isn't broken. Broken toes are the worst. Let us know what happens.

[gaylean93]

Just been to the chiropractor (click click), and walked back doing a bit of shopping. It is horrible out. Pouring with rain and cold - 57deg F.:sad2:

But, I am back home, getting dry, Dising and drinking a cappuccino!! I just need one or two pals.:lmao:

Just 18 days and we are flying off to the sun!!:yay:

I'm so happy for you. Where are you going, I forgot.

[gaylean93]

Glad Olivia's toe isn't broken, but being cracked will be painful!!!

We are going to La Gomera, which is a small island off the coast of Tenerife. We fly to Tenerife and then get a ferry from Los Christianos over to the island. It is a long day!!! La Gomera is like a volcano and there are no roads around the outside of the island so you have to go up and down snaking roads, and a journey that would take about 10 to 15 mins from where the ferry docks opn La Gomera to the site takes around 45 mins. We have been twice before, and I am still a bit scared of the roads.

Here are some pictures. You can see Mount Teide on Tenerife from some of them.

http://www.thu.no/gomera01.htm

There is a map on here. You can see what I mean about the road system.
http://www.gomeratravel.com/la_gomera_map_quest.jsp

Are you going to be sleeping on a park bench? It looks beautiful.

[granmaz]

Are you going to be sleeping on a park bench? It looks beautiful.


:lmao: I saw that picture and thought:confused3

We have a great place to stay. I will show you some pics in October.

By the way.....

We get home......


on the 7th October!!!


Who can tell me why that is a special day?

[gaylean93]

:lmao: I saw that picture and thought:confused3

We have a great place to stay. I will show you some pics in October.

By the way.....

We get home......


on the 7th October!!!


Who can tell me why that is a special day?

I'm not sure :confused3 What could possibly be going on that day :lmao:

[granmaz]

Here are some pictures I found on the web. The official HPB site is private so i can't show you those pics. Our own are on paper, so I would have to scan them!!

This is taken from the main pool looking up to some of the apartments.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/633815

Seems to be the only view available on the net.:)

http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/06/04/explore-the-island-lost-in-the-mists-of-time-97319-21021052/

Ooh, the other side of the main pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_pete/62433173/

Ok, a bit boring. I will bore you more when we get back!!!

[granmaz]

I'm not sure :confused3 What could possibly be going on that day :lmao:


We won't be home till early evening(all being well!!) so I will be on here straight away.

[iankh]

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, because we're heading out the door for in a moment.

So, let's see how this trip has been so far ...

Yesterday I finally mastered tying a bow tie.

Oh, yes, I got married...

Quite frankly we were both nervous and completely stunned. Sukie kept waiting for something to go wrong. I kept waiting for something to go wrong.

Nothing went wrong.

It was wonderful to have Kelly and Jonathan as our witnesses and the clerk couldn't have been better.

Kelly and Jonathan had a DVD going in the mini van of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a CD of the wedding march.

It made all the difference in the world to have friends as the witnesses and know that you were all there in spirit.

I guess everything just lined up right this time. It certainly felt more real than our attempt with Canada. Last time we didn't even know what to wear. This time, the attire was carefully planned.

Did you like the expensive hats?

Aside from the pseudo Edwardian motif I was striving for, there was additional meaning behind "the look."

It was intended to be old fashioned and us looking like two old "confirmed bachelor gentlemen" as people used to refer to unmarried men such as ourselves.

We ended up not going to Napa Rose. We were still too full from our lunch at Cafe Orleans. We had a 6:30 PM reservation at Napa Rose. I tried to change it to 7:30 or 8 but they were booked up.

I couldn't see eating a big dinner if we weren't hungry (that will teach me to eat a Monte Cristo).

OK, more later and perhaps some more photos. We're off to Disneyland.

[iankh]

By the way ... the next cruise ... bow tie lessons!

Once you've seen a real bow tie and not a pre-made or clip-on there's no going back.

A real bow tie looks much better and is really not difficult at all to tie, once you understand how it's done.

[gaylean93]

Here are some pictures I found on the web. The official HPB site is private so i can't show you those pics. Our own are on paper, so I would have to scan them!!

This is taken from the main pool looking up to some of the apartments.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/633815

Seems to be the only view available on the net.:)

http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/06/04/explore-the-island-lost-in-the-mists-of-time-97319-21021052/

Ooh, the other side of the main pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_pete/62433173/

Ok, a bit boring. I will bore you more when we get back!!!

Can I go?

[scottishwee35]

I'm so happy for you. Where are you going, I forgot.

:lmao: I saw that picture and thought:confused3

We have a great place to stay. I will show you some pics in October.

By the way.....

We get home......


on the 7th October!!!


Who can tell me why that is a special day?

Well, you are well organising lol

Here are some pictures I found on the web. The official HPB site is private so i can't show you those pics. Our own are on paper, so I would have to scan them!!

This is taken from the main pool looking up to some of the apartments.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/633815

Seems to be the only view available on the net.:)

http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/06/04/explore-the-island-lost-in-the-mists-of-time-97319-21021052/

Ooh, the other side of the main pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_pete/62433173/

Ok, a bit boring. I will bore you more when we get back!!!

Lol

Gaylean I was asking that question early on look like everybody forgot where they are going:rotfl: :rotfl:

Oh it look so beautiful and I cannot image sunset or sunrise there I bet it will be beautiful at night.

No good for us if we take our childrens as it was be nice for two of us romance ::yes::

I got email from Northwest Airlines and I have no clue about it help I hope someone not fraud me???:confused3 :confused3 :scared1: :scared1: email show here:

Greetings,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxxx
Your password: pass0590

Your credit card has been charged for $618.92.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Northwest Airlines

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, because we're heading out the door for in a moment.

So, let's see how this trip has been so far ...

Yesterday I finally mastered tying a bow tie.

Oh, yes, I got married...

Quite frankly we were both nervous and completely stunned. Sukie kept waiting for something to go wrong. I kept waiting for something to go wrong.

Nothing went wrong.

It was wonderful to have Kelly and Jonathan as our witnesses and the clerk couldn't have been better.

Kelly and Jonathan had a DVD going in the mini van of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a CD of the wedding march.

It made all the difference in the world to have friends as the witnesses and know that you were all there in spirit.

I guess everything just lined up right this time. It certainly felt more real than our attempt with Canada. Last time we didn't even know what to wear. This time, the attire was carefully planned.

Did you like the expensive hats?

Aside from the pseudo Edwardian motif I was striving for, there was additional meaning behind "the look."

It was intended to be old fashioned and us looking like two old "confirmed bachelor gentlemen" as people used to refer to unmarried men such as ourselves.

We ended up not going to Napa Rose. We were still too full from our lunch at Cafe Orleans. We had a 6:30 PM reservation at Napa Rose. I tried to change it to 7:30 or 8 but they were booked up.

I couldn't see eating a big dinner if we weren't hungry (that will teach me to eat a Monte Cristo).

OK, more later and perhaps some more photos. We're off to Disneyland.

What a great day for you.

WE loved the pictures and I think you got your clothes just right.

By the way ... the next cruise ... bow tie lessons!

Once you've seen a real bow tie and not a pre-made or clip-on there's no going back.

A real bow tie looks much better and is really not difficult at all to tie, once you understand how it's done.




John will be interested in that.

Can I go?

Of course!

Lol

Gaylean I was asking that question early on look like everybody forgot where they are going:rotfl: :rotfl:

Oh it look so beautiful and I cannot image sunset or sunrise there I bet it will be beautiful at night.

No good for us if we take our childrens as it was be nice for two of us romance ::yes::

I got email from Northwest Airlines and I have no clue about it help I hope someone not fraud me???:confused3 :confused3 :scared1: :scared1: email show here:

Greetings,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxxx
Your password: pass0590

Your credit card has been charged for $618.92.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Northwest Airlines

Scottishwee35


Deborah, either Northwest Airlines have made a mistake, or someone indeed is guilty of fraud.

I would contact your bank to look into it.

[scottishwee35]

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, because we're heading out the door for in a moment.

So, let's see how this trip has been so far ...

Yesterday I finally mastered tying a bow tie.

Oh, yes, I got married...

Quite frankly we were both nervous and completely stunned. Sukie kept waiting for something to go wrong. I kept waiting for something to go wrong.

Nothing went wrong.

It was wonderful to have Kelly and Jonathan as our witnesses and the clerk couldn't have been better.

Kelly and Jonathan had a DVD going in the mini van of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a CD of the wedding march.

It made all the difference in the world to have friends as the witnesses and know that you were all there in spirit.

I guess everything just lined up right this time. It certainly felt more real than our attempt with Canada. Last time we didn't even know what to wear. This time, the attire was carefully planned.

Did you like the expensive hats?

Aside from the pseudo Edwardian motif I was striving for, there was additional meaning behind "the look."

It was intended to be old fashioned and us looking like two old "confirmed bachelor gentlemen" as people used to refer to unmarried men such as ourselves.

We ended up not going to Napa Rose. We were still too full from our lunch at Cafe Orleans. We had a 6:30 PM reservation at Napa Rose. I tried to change it to 7:30 or 8 but they were booked up.

I couldn't see eating a big dinner if we weren't hungry (that will teach me to eat a Monte Cristo).

OK, more later and perhaps some more photos. We're off to Disneyland.

Hiya

You two looked lovely, you were asking about the hat well you both look smarted and something different.:thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

What a great day for you.

WE loved the pictures and I think you got your clothes just right.



John will be interested in that.



Of course!




Deborah, either Northwest Airlines have made a mistake, or someone indeed is guilty of fraud.

I would contact your bank to look into it.

But which Credit card?? I hope it is not fraud as I am sick of it.

I emailed back and told them that I have no clue or are you winding me up??

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Did the email have the attachments it said it did?

[granmaz]

But which Credit card?? I hope it is not fraud as I am sick of it.

I emailed back and told them that I have no clue or are you winding me up??

Scottishwee35


Sorry, I first of all thought they had the end of the credit card details as sometimes happens.

[gaylean93]

Well, you are well organising lol



Lol

Gaylean I was asking that question early on look like everybody forgot where they are going:rotfl: :rotfl:

Oh it look so beautiful and I cannot image sunset or sunrise there I bet it will be beautiful at night.

No good for us if we take our childrens as it was be nice for two of us romance ::yes::

I got email from Northwest Airlines and I have no clue about it help I hope someone not fraud me???:confused3 :confused3 :scared1: :scared1: email show here:

Greetings,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxxx
Your password: pass0590

Your credit card has been charged for $618.92.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Northwest Airlines

Scottishwee35


You better check into that :scared1:

[scottishwee35]

You better check into that :scared1:

I thought you buy me a ticket for flight to LA lol lol:lmao:

Yes I emailed back now

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

Sorry, I first of all thought they had the end of the credit card details as sometimes happens.

no attachment

but my email show right???

number there that is all

Oh dear

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

Sorry, I first of all thought they had the end of the credit card details as sometimes happens.

no attachment

but my email show right???

number there that is all

Oh dear

Scottishwee35

[gaylean93]

I thought you buy me a ticket for flight to LA lol lol:lmao:

Yes I emailed back now

Scottishwee35

You better hurry to the airport or you might not make the party tomorrow :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[fourmcds]

I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.

Hi Angie!!!!! Sounds like you guys are doing wonderful. Don't forget to drop me a note on one of your drives through WA and hopefully we can see each other, even if it is just for a cup of coffee! Enjoy DL and the travels. :hug:

[fourmcds]

I haven't had my hair done since before the cruise :scared1: My roots are like 6 inches long :lmao: My hair dresser is 30 minutes away and I haven't been able to get rid of the kids all summer. The last time I had is done around here it was way to expensive. We'll take a cute picture with our roots together :hug:

See, I would fit in perfectly!!! I haven't had my hair done either and it is out of control....my excuse, well I had this crazy summer! :lmao:

[fourmcds]

By the way ... the next cruise ... bow tie lessons!

Once you've seen a real bow tie and not a pre-made or clip-on there's no going back.

A real bow tie looks much better and is really not difficult at all to tie, once you understand how it's done.




Ian...sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time......take lots of pics!
I think someone made a mistake on your countdown clock, it says your wedding is 11months away:confused3

[fourmcds]

Well, you are well organising lol



Lol

Gaylean I was asking that question early on look like everybody forgot where they are going:rotfl: :rotfl:

Oh it look so beautiful and I cannot image sunset or sunrise there I bet it will be beautiful at night.

No good for us if we take our childrens as it was be nice for two of us romance ::yes::

I got email from Northwest Airlines and I have no clue about it help I hope someone not fraud me???:confused3 :confused3 :scared1: :scared1: email show here:

Greetings,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxxx
Your password: pass0590

Your credit card has been charged for $618.92.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Northwest Airlines

Scottishwee35

Deborah, I would look into that right away. Hope it turns out to be a mistake.

Glad that Olivia's toe was not broken...

[gaylean93]

See, I would fit in perfectly!!! I haven't had my hair done either and it is out of control....my excuse, well I had this crazy summer! :lmao:

Well at least we all looked good on the cruise ;) I need to get it done soon so I can have it done again before the holidays.

[fourmcds]

Well at least we all looked good on the cruise ;) I need to get it done soon so I can have it done again before the holidays.

And that we did!!!! :crazy: ;)

[LuvBaloo]

:dance3: :cheer2: LISA(DL5)....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!:cheer2: :dance3:

What in the world is the green stuff in the jar in the bottom left corner of the picture?

Thats my special cup o' liquor! And my lovely forehead...nice shot!

But what is the green stuff?:confused3 :confused:

Deborah - glad to hear Olivia's toe isn't broken. Did you figure out what was up with your credit card and the plane ticket??

Marilyn, I don't feel I can vote since I wasn't able to attend due to Tyler not being able to be in the kids' club, but if I had attended, I'd also be in favor of just keeping it the girls. Although all the men in this group are wonderful, sometimes it's nice to just have a girls' only get together. :goodvibes

I wasn't there either, but it sounds like I missed a great time! I'm with Holly, sometimes its nice to have girl things.


Marilyn - your vacation sounds lovely. have a great time.

Angie - sounds like you are busier than ever after retiring!

Ian - I love the outfits! I like that the were similar but not identical. :thumbsup2 I figured there was some symbolism there, so thanks for explaining it. Glad to hear you were nervous, but everything worked out great! Every wedding has to have something go wrong, you just had your wrong thing early with the whole trip to Canada!

[granmaz]

Deborah, that email is junk. Over on the dibb there are a few reporting having received it or similar. Don't open any attachments.

[Tink rules]

[QUOTE=granmaz;27369670]Ladies, I just want to say something in case you don't read my longer posts.

I want to put in a vote for Champagne Girls to stay just girls. I think it was special and as much as I love the men, I think it would change the experience. :blush:

However, as nothing is booked yet it is only thoughts!!!:lmao:


Marilyn, I don't feel I can vote since I wasn't able to attend due to Tyler not being able to be in the kids' club, but if I had attended, I'd also be in favor of just keeping it the girls. Although all the men in this group are wonderful, sometimes it's nice to just have a girls' only get together. :goodvibes

CHAMPAGNE GIRLS UNITE!!!!


(i almost wrote untie...:rolleyes1:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

Holly... you were there by Proxy... I do believe we all sipped a little of yours... :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc


Hi Marilyn

Got back from hospital, I hate it, waiting for aged!!

Anyway, Olivia got small cracked in her toe so need sole shoes for one or two weeks.

Ian's parent saw it and thought it was broken but it was not. I am glad that.

Olivia is happy now.

I forgot where are you going in 18 days ? I know not Tenerife.

Holly

Have a fun after work :thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

Oh Deborah...I'm glad that it's not too serious... tell her to take care and we think about her alot!!! (and tell her to stop playing with the furniture!!! :rotfl: )

[Tink rules]

I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.

ANGIE!!!!! :grouphug: We miss you and Dr Hug talking to each other on the board!!! come back!!!!! We miss you!!!

Have a great trip!!! check in when you can!!!

I'm there and that's all that matters :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I had a lovely day that day. Martini tasting and then champagne tasting How come no warned me ;)

We did... :sick: you didn't listen... :lmao:

:lmao: I saw that picture and thought:confused3

We have a great place to stay. I will show you some pics in October.

By the way.....

We get home......


on the 7th October!!!

Who can tell me why that is a special day?

I'm not sure :confused3 What could possibly be going on that day

Haven't a clue... so you better rush home and let us know.. :lmao:


Here are some pictures I found on the web. The official HPB site is private so i can't show you those pics. Our own are on paper, so I would have to scan them!!

This is taken from the main pool looking up to some of the apartments.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/633815

Seems to be the only view available on the net.:)

http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/06/04/explore-the-island-lost-in-the-mists-of-time-97319-21021052/

Ooh, the other side of the main pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_pete/62433173/

Ok, a bit boring. I will bore you more when we get back!!!

Marilyn... tell john to leave the speedo at home... not even Michael Phelps wears one.... ;)

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, because we're heading out the door for in a moment.

So, let's see how this trip has been so far ...

Yesterday I finally mastered tying a bow tie.

Oh, yes, I got married...

Quite frankly we were both nervous and completely stunned. Sukie kept waiting for something to go wrong. I kept waiting for something to go wrong.

Nothing went wrong.

It was wonderful to have Kelly and Jonathan as our witnesses and the clerk couldn't have been better.

Kelly and Jonathan had a DVD going in the mini van of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a CD of the wedding march.

It made all the difference in the world to have friends as the witnesses and know that you were all there in spirit.

I guess everything just lined up right this time. It certainly felt more real than our attempt with Canada. Last time we didn't even know what to wear. This time, the attire was carefully planned.

Did you like the expensive hats?

Aside from the pseudo Edwardian motif I was striving for, there was additional meaning behind "the look."

It was intended to be old fashioned and us looking like two old "confirmed bachelor gentlemen" as people used to refer to unmarried men such as ourselves.

We ended up not going to Napa Rose. We were still too full from our lunch at Cafe Orleans. We had a 6:30 PM reservation at Napa Rose. I tried to change it to 7:30 or 8 but they were booked up.

I couldn't see eating a big dinner if we weren't hungry (that will teach me to eat a Monte Cristo).

OK, more later and perhaps some more photos. We're off to Disneyland.

NO NAPA ROSE???

So... what was I supposed to wear as my OLD MAID costume?????

Old... my A$$.... Unless you AND Sukie shared a flat with Jenny Lind...

Well...there went MY surprise... :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :flower3: :flower3: :flower3:

By the way ... the next cruise ... bow tie lessons!

Once you've seen a real bow tie and not a pre-made or clip-on there's no going back.

A real bow tie looks much better and is really not difficult at all to tie, once you understand how it's done.




Your Queen approves just as long as she doesn't have to wear a bow... her butt looks big enough as it is... :cutie:


I got email from Northwest Airlines and I have no clue about it help I hope someone not fraud me???:confused3 :confused3 :scared1: :scared1: email show here:

Greetings,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxxx
Your password: pass0590

Your credit card has been charged for $618.92.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
Northwest Airlines

Scottishwee35

But which Credit card?? I hope it is not fraud as I am sick of it.

I emailed back and told them that I have no clue or are you winding me up??

Scottishwee35

IT'S JUNK!!! PHISHING IS WHAT THEY CALL IT... it is a way to try to get you to give your credit card info, etc. if you ever get anything like it... first just delete it... and if you think it's real... call NW AND your credit card... they will tell you whether it's real or not...

Most are not..

Beware of everything that comes in from Ebay and Paypal too... and NEVER pay for anything on ebay by Western Union... it's fraud!!!! They are trying to take money that is hard to trace...

[Tink rules]

Going to the Greek Fest. in the city tonight... Gotta get my Spannikopita and some Lukamates!!!! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

Some more of the rowdy teens on the EB... I don't know about you guys... buy MY mother would have killed me... (even at 44...she gives me the LOOK!!!)

I'm glad we did the cruise we did cause I LOVED all of our kids!!! :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc

With respect to the rowdy kids -- this was the first time we've ever experienced this on DCL and we wrote something in our comment card about it. We did see two OQ kids get reprimanded by a counselor for sitting in the elevator talking and going along for the ride with whoever joined them. However, that was about the extent of any action we saw taken by Disney employees. We saw a group of boys by the Deck 6 forward elevators being quite loud one night and when we asked them to be quiet, they just backtalked to us. Fortunately, our persistence finally got them to quiet down and it helped that we knew one of the boys (he wasn't being loud but it was guilt by association). We also experienced a lot of running and jumping on the stairs, screaming and overall obnoxious behavior. The worst was a group of young teen boys in line at Topsiders bragging about how they drained the ice cream machine by Goofy's Galley. Someone else told us they would try to deliberately break the ice cream machines.

Kid behavior? Some of the worst I've seen. Out of control enough for Christiaan to practically beg parents to get their kids into the Clubs.....and then to have us come out of our room one night to find a kid stuck ON TOP of the elevator (Deck 8, Aft) with the doors open and it halfway between floors, while Security & Maintenance were being called to "unstuck" him....his friends had abandoned him, except for the one inside the elevator. I hope they either dumped the family off in Aruba, or made him stay in his room for the rest of the cruise, but I doubt it. From what I've seen, DCL isn't hard enough on misbehaving kids.


I would also agree about the rowdy kids on board. We have been on many cruises and never have had this amount of disruption and out and out obnoxious behavior. It seemed we couldn't get on an elevator without having to deal with visiting every floor and climbing the stairs was not much better as most times we were having to avoid kids either pushing past us or jumping around us. We were of course on deck 2 and it did seem like the kids were worse there but there was no reason for these kids to be wandering the halls after OQ was closed. The night I stayed up all night doing laundry I was amazed at how many tweens and teens, were hanging around in the stairwells and hallways at 4 am. Which was when I was delivering FE's so I saw this on many floors not just deck 2. My in-laws who are in their 80's had several stories to tell about the rudeness of kids to elderly folks who couldn't move as quickly, like stealing elevators and pushing in front of them in line. They also witnessed the ice machine draining. We even saw kids who were out and out wrestling in the middle of the hallways. When asked where there parents were they told us they didn't have any. When asked by the room steward to settle down they just laughed at him and continued on. Truly, I was surprised by the basic lack of manners and common courtesy of many kids. Now I know that this wasn't every kid and there were those who were very polite and were watched closely by their parents, but they seemed few and far between and like someone said there was probably a lot of guilt by association going on too. It is a shame that a few could ruin it for so many. Really makes you wonder what their parents were doing and why the kids didn't seem to know how to follow the rules. Of course, they were probably the same people who didn't think that the dining room proper attire request for No shorts, please, applied to them.
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DD and DS both said that the game systems were always hogged by people and you couldn't even get on if they wanted to. The counselors didn't put any time limit on them. DS also said that he watched two kids break a game consol just because they could. He was upset by it because it meant one less game area that could be used to play. He also said that when him and his friends mentioned it to a counselors later on they basically just ignored it
and didn't even approach the kids that were breaking items

Yes for the first time ever my two kid avoided the clubs rather than go to them, usually they are in there 9.00am to 11pm, sea days and you wouldn't get them out, this time because of the game console hogging and behavior of some kids in the clubs my two just stopped going.

My son went to Ocean Quest one morning and got on the simulator for just a minute or two, when he said an 'adult' pushed him off and said he was going on it. I did witness some bullying of my son in the goofy pool, so went in, and was going to speak to the child concerned, but he went off and attacked another kids in the pool, and their parents told him off.

Aly and AJ were next door to us so we had a lot of kids going up and down our deck knocking on our door as they knew the approximate location, Aly and AJ said in the concert the type of room they had to it narrowed it down to our deck,


We saw alot of bullying and just plain rude kids. DS was in the pool the first day at sea for about 5 minutes when he came out and said that two boys pushed him and kicked him in the stomach, cursed and said to get out of their way. They were brothers and not more then 10 years old. I went over to see who they were and they were out of the pool. Parents must have complained because after that date a cm was at the Goofy pool walking around the edge of it. We saw these same boys, DS pointed them out on the next day at sea again at the Gooy pool climbing up the poles on the sides of that deck with their parents sitting there watching them do this

A few evenings the kids attempted to play foosball and one kid kept running up to the tables and grabbing the ball and throwing them away from the table. On Pirate night DS tried to play with another DISr's daughter and the same kid came and did the same thing. He must have been around 7years old as he was pointed out to me by both kids later that night

Once DS figured out the kids that he should stay away from he just wouldn't go to the areas they were in.

I blame the kids but also blame the parents for allowing their kids to behave the way they do

I am just glad that my kids ended up making friends with kids that were well behaved and very nice and they did have a great time. The kids were all hugging on the last night and not wanting to say goodbye

Someone in the stack had her purse stolen on CC day and her mom and her were walking over to the teen area to see if they could find it. The girl was very upset as she had her passport, ipod and other items in there

This in no way ruined our cruise - we really did have a TOAL and would do it again in a heartbeat

Andrew it was a pleasure speaking with you and your children while waiting for the doors to open for the Aly & AJ show

I wanted to add that this behaviour was not the norm and not a daily occurance just what stuck out in my mind. Even the ST we encountered were polite. I hope that my ST was one of the polite ones any of you encountered The teens we did see hanging out were just doing so out of boredom and not being disruptive


And other stuff...

We were told that the delay at disembarkation was due to a surprise health inspection. That wouldn't surprise me, since the ship had been gone for so long, and had been in Colombia.

[scottishwee35]

Deborah, that email is junk. Over on the dibb there are a few reporting having received it or similar. Don't open any attachments.

I do hope so as there is no attachment :confused3

Now I am home and have a glass of wine because It is FRIDAY:lmao:

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

Tink Rules

Michelle

Aye, I know that I have been reading about EB cruise and I glad that we never on that times.

We were so lucky to have lovely cruise in May with you and other.

EB Cruise remind me the faulty tower :rotfl: :rotfl:

They seem had worst problem that us!!!

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

You better hurry to the airport or you might not make the party tomorrow :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

YES I WANT TO COME TO PARTY :dance3: :rockband: :dancer: :disrocks: :love1: party:

WITH YOU AND OTHER

well I have work party tom night I don't think it will be same as I am not keen on it now as lots of my working people pull out. it is summer party as everyone dress up like holiday clothes.

I think I go for a wee while then off to somewhere with my friend erm maybe jump on plane to LA but if I do that your party might finish :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Hopeful we meet up again in one day ::yes::

Scottishwee35

[Tink rules]

Ya know... I think with most of the Cal contingent at the party this weekend... this is going to be a VERY quiet time.... :rolleyes1

Holly...isn't it time for you to go and cut the grass again??? :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

I INTERRUPT THIS HONEY MOON


I get to see my friends this weekend. :cheer2: :cheer2:

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OK MAYBE NOT

[LuvBaloo]

Going to the Greek Fest. in the city tonight... Gotta get my Spannikopita and some Lukamates!!!! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

What is that? I'm not up to speed on Greek food, but I do love the fried cheese they have at the local Greek restaurant. I should go there again one night.:goodvibes

[gaylean93]

And that we did!!!! :crazy: ;)

I remember that night :rolleyes1

[gaylean93]

[QUOTE=granmaz;27369658]


CHAMPAGNE GIRLS UNITE!!!!


(i almost wrote untie...:rolleyes1:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )



I was a little untied

[gaylean93]

YES I WANT TO COME TO PARTY :dance3: :rockband: :dancer: :disrocks: :love1: party:

WITH YOU AND OTHER

well I have work party tom night I don't think it will be same as I am not keen on it now as lots of my working people pull out. it is summer party as everyone dress up like holiday clothes.

I think I go for a wee while then off to somewhere with my friend erm maybe jump on plane to LA but if I do that your party might finish :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Hopeful we meet up again in one day ::yes::

Scottishwee35

I hope we will too. It isn't too far to get over there, is it? :lmao: Some day when I'm rich...or the next cruise, whatever is sooner!

[edna mode]

Who invited that last guy? he better bring some good food.

Well, I talked to Cheri and Jackie, they are on their way across the desert 111 degrees:scared1:

Ian, said yesterday was a blur.

Nan is behind schedule and trying to get out the door with the family.

Talked to Steve and he and the boys are ready for tomorrow.

Didn't talk to Venetia or Gaylean, cuz they are locals!;)

Warning to Gaylean and Venetia. Stop and go to the bathroom on your way and prepare for bad parking.

[HollyTyler]

Enjoy your busy day Holly, though I will miss you.
Aww, it's good to be missed! :hug:

I was so busy today, I couldn't take my lunch until 2pm. It was great to stay busy nonstop because my day flew by! :thumbsup2 Then a nice dinner and a beer with 1 coworker and 2 former coworkers and now a couple beers with my DIS friends! :grouphug: I sure love Fridays!

[HollyTyler]

Hi Marilyn

Got back from hospital, I hate it, waiting for aged!!

Anyway, Olivia got small cracked in her toe so need sole shoes for one or two weeks.

Ian's parent saw it and thought it was broken but it was not. I am glad that.

Olivia is happy now.

I forgot where are you going in 18 days ? I know not Tenerife.

Holly

Have a fun after work :thumbsup2

Scottishwee35
I'm glad you got Olivia's toe taken care of and that she's happy now. :goodvibes

And I sure did have fun after work! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Glad Olivia's toe isn't broken, but being cracked will be painful!!!

We are going to La Gomera, which is a small island off the coast of Tenerife. We fly to Tenerife and then get a ferry from Los Christianos over to the island. It is a long day!!! La Gomera is like a volcano and there are no roads around the outside of the island so you have to go up and down snaking roads, and a journey that would take about 10 to 15 mins from where the ferry docks opn La Gomera to the site takes around 45 mins. We have been twice before, and I am still a bit scared of the roads.

Here are some pictures. You can see Mount Teide on Tenerife from some of them.

http://www.thu.no/gomera01.htm

There is a map on here. You can see what I mean about the road system.
http://www.gomeratravel.com/la_gomera_map_quest.jsp
Very nice Marilyn! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

I'm finding it impossible to keep up now that I am retired! :confused3 Good morning all! We are still RVing it in Missoula. The house here closes Monday and then we will leave to go get our stuff out of storage...by way of DL! :yay: We will be at DL Wed and Thurs of next week then Dennis will go to the USC/Ohio State football game on Sat and we will leave with our DS, DDIL and DGS and their stuff. We will go thru OR and pick up our stuff and be back here to unload on the 17th. DS starts work here in the 18th. We are having a good time here reconnecting with relatives and good friends.
Angie, it's wonderful to see you pop in! :hug: What great news about the house! :goodvibes

[iankh]

Ian - I love the outfits! I like that the were similar but not identical. :thumbsup2 I figured there was some symbolism there, so thanks for explaining it. Glad to hear you were nervous, but everything worked out great! Every wedding has to have something go wrong, you just had your wrong thing early with the whole trip to Canada!

Not Canada's fault. We still love Canada and all you Canadians (the civilized North Americans).

We just had a bad lawyer doing our paperwork, that's all.

Second time's a charm.

Plus the expensive hats and real bow ties must have created positive juju for us!

[HollyTyler]

Here are some pictures I found on the web. The official HPB site is private so i can't show you those pics. Our own are on paper, so I would have to scan them!!

This is taken from the main pool looking up to some of the apartments.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/633815

Seems to be the only view available on the net.:)

http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/06/04/explore-the-island-lost-in-the-mists-of-time-97319-21021052/

Ooh, the other side of the main pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_pete/62433173/

Ok, a bit boring. I will bore you more when we get back!!!
Wow, very relaxing! The last picture you posted, I can imagine sitting in one of those lounge chairs by the pool and just watching the water of the ocean. :cloud9: I read the info and it says they have an "internet room" onsite, so if you do get bored, you can pop in and chat with all of us occasionally!

[HollyTyler]

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, because we're heading out the door for in a moment.

So, let's see how this trip has been so far ...

Yesterday I finally mastered tying a bow tie.

Oh, yes, I got married...

Quite frankly we were both nervous and completely stunned. Sukie kept waiting for something to go wrong. I kept waiting for something to go wrong.

Nothing went wrong.

It was wonderful to have Kelly and Jonathan as our witnesses and the clerk couldn't have been better.

Kelly and Jonathan had a DVD going in the mini van of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and a CD of the wedding march.

It made all the difference in the world to have friends as the witnesses and know that you were all there in spirit.

I guess everything just lined up right this time. It certainly felt more real than our attempt with Canada. Last time we didn't even know what to wear. This time, the attire was carefully planned.

Did you like the expensive hats?

Aside from the pseudo Edwardian motif I was striving for, there was additional meaning behind "the look."

It was intended to be old fashioned and us looking like two old "confirmed bachelor gentlemen" as people used to refer to unmarried men such as ourselves.

We ended up not going to Napa Rose. We were still too full from our lunch at Cafe Orleans. We had a 6:30 PM reservation at Napa Rose. I tried to change it to 7:30 or 8 but they were booked up.

I couldn't see eating a big dinner if we weren't hungry (that will teach me to eat a Monte Cristo).

OK, more later and perhaps some more photos. We're off to Disneyland.
Oh Ian, I'm so glad you made time to drop in and share with us. I'm so happy everything went and is going so perfectly for you and Sukie! You both looked very spiffy in the outfits you chose. Great choice! :hug: Now, get back to having an awesome time! :yay:

[gaylean93]

Who invited that last guy? he better bring some good food.

Well, I talked to Cheri and Jackie, they are on their way across the desert 111 degrees:scared1:

Ian, said yesterday was a blur.

Nan is behind schedule and trying to get out the door with the family.

Talked to Steve and he and the boys are ready for tomorrow.

Didn't talk to Venetia or Gaylean, cuz they are locals!;)

Warning to Gaylean and Venetia. Stop and go to the bathroom on your way and prepare for bad parking.

I forgot a pic of Steve :scared1: I really tried hard to remember everyone. I didn't have one of Jonathon.

[HollyTyler]

CHAMPAGNE GIRLS UNITE!!!!


(i almost wrote untie...:rolleyes1:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

Holly... you were there by Proxy... I do believe we all sipped a little of yours... :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc

Well, that's good news! As long as you at least thought about me. And I do still have my tiara! :thumbsup2


Oh Deborah...I'm glad that it's not too serious... tell her to take care and we think about her alot!!! (and tell her to stop playing with the furniture!!! :rotfl: )
Deborah needs to tell Olivia to SIT in the chair, not DROP it on her toe! :rotfl2: :hug:

[nskjerven]

What in the world is the green stuff in the jar in the bottom left corner of the picture?

I hope so, 'cause I didn't get it done! :lmao:





HEY ANGIE! Man......you just miss us in DL by ONE DAY. :sad1: We head back homeTuesday morning.

I'm all packed and ready to go, but will need to make a purchase in CA for my 'supplies' for Saturday...unless we are 100% on schedule for departure, then I can take care of that before leaving the valley.

GAYLEEN, VENETIA, BUBBA, KELLY, NAN & CREW....see you Saturday! :cool1:
IAN & SUKIE....see you at dinner! :thumbsup2 Maybe after dinner we should go back to the HoJo's and stalk Nan........

My ride to work should be here any minute, don't think I'll be back on the computer, so everybody have a good weekend, and everybody who's traveling, travel safe!

.

Hey....


I wish you would....we are leaving soon, it's been a long rotten day. Details to come or not, just glad to be seeing you all soon.

::yes:: to breakfast at Mimi's I'll call ya when I'm in the car to confirm the time :hug:

[HollyTyler]

Ya know... I think with most of the Cal contingent at the party this weekend... this is going to be a VERY quiet time.... :rolleyes1

Holly...isn't it time for you to go and cut the grass again??? :rotfl2:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: Believe it or not, it hasn't grown since last time I cut it! We've been so dry for so long. We did have rain all night last night, but not a hard enough rain to do much good.

Hey, why the heck do you want me to mow anyway?! ;) You want me HERE posting!

[HollyTyler]

I INTERRUPT THIS HONEY MOON


I get to see my friends this weekend. :cheer2: :cheer2:

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OK MAYBE NOT
I'm showing them all again because I love seeing you all again! :goodvibes

And Bubba in the pink wig reminded me of something. I had printed a picture of that a while ago to show Tyler. He thought it was so funny, he kept it without me realizing it. On the way to his dad's this week, he said, "I still can't believe Bubba had a pink wig on! I'm gonna take this to show my dad!" :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

I forgot a pic of Steve :scared1: I really tried hard to remember everyone. I didn't have one of Jonathon.
How come Steve doesn't come here and play with us anymore? Tell him I said HI please! :goodvibes Why haven't you left yet?

[HollyTyler]

I wish you would....we are leaving soon, it's been a long rotten day. Details to come or not, just glad to be seeing you all soon.

::yes:: to breakfast at Mimi's I'll call ya when I'm in the car to confirm the time :hug:
:hug: Nan, whatever's going on, I hope the bad day is behind you so that you can have an awesome time with everybody celebrating Ian & Sukie! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Oh no! I'm all caught up! What will I do now?! :eek: :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

How come Steve doesn't come here and play with us anymore? Tell him I said HI please! :goodvibes Why haven't you left yet?

I only live a few minutes away so I would be really early ;)

[Tink rules]

What is that? I'm not up to speed on Greek food, but I do love the fried cheese they have at the local Greek restaurant. I should go there again one night.:goodvibes

Spanikopitta is the spinach pie and the lukamadies are the fried dough with cinnimmon and sugar on them...

Yum!!!

Tomorrow I'm thinking of going back for more... :flower3:

[HollyTyler]

I only live a few minutes away so I would be really early ;)
Oh, I didn't realize you lived so close. You're so lucky!

[HollyTyler]

You know how sometimes when you overeat or your pants are just too tight, you get home and undo the button and partly unzip the zipper just to get comfortable? WELL.....as I went to change in to my pajamas just now, I JUST realized I'd been wandering around my house like that all evening with the CURTAINS OPEN, so everybody can see me! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

OK, Gaylean's probably going to leave soon to get ready to leave, so Michelle and Shannon, what are you up to tonight?

[LuvBaloo]

I INTERRUPT THIS HONEY MOON


I get to see my friends this weekend. :cheer2: :cheer2:

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OK MAYBE NOT

I first read this at work and it made no sense since the pictures didn't come through :lmao: :lmao: Now it makes sense. Your last friend looks good! ;)

[LuvBaloo]

:wave2: OK, Gaylean's probably going to leave soon to get ready to leave, so Michelle and Shannon, what are you up to tonight?

I should be studying but instead I'm relaxing on here after a yummy dinner Ken and the kids cooked :) and sipping a lovely mango, kiwi, hard lemonade:surfweb:

[HollyTyler]

:wave2:

I should be studying but instead I'm relaxing on here after a yummy dinner Ken and the kids cooked :) and sipping a lovely mango, kiwi, hard lemonade:surfweb:
Wow, I can't remember the last time somebody made dinner for me. :goodvibes What are you supposed to be studying?

[LuvBaloo]

Sorry I left for a bit. Ken had me read a list of "how to get your spouse/girlfriend to play boardgames with you" Some of the suggestions were hilarious!

Wow, I can't remember the last time somebody made dinner for me. :goodvibes What are you supposed to be studying?

been taking accounting courses over internet for 2 years now, working towards CGA designation. Hoping this will help me switch out of industrial lab and into office work.

Its very nice to come home to supper almost ready. The girls are excited when they help cook and Kaleigh always eats better if she helps make it :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Sorry I left for a bit. Ken had me read a list of "how to get your spouse/girlfriend to play boardgames with you" Some of the suggestions were hilarious!



been taking accounting courses over internet for 2 years now, working towards CGA designation. Hoping this will help me switch out of industrial lab and into office work.

Its very nice to come home to supper almost ready. The girls are excited when they help cook and Kaleigh always eats better if she helps make it :thumbsup2
Wow! Well, keep up the good work with the classes! :goodvibes

[LuvBaloo]

Holly, did you ever figure out what happens with your pay on holidays? Or are you just waiting to see what happens? How did you survive your two long days in a row?

[HollyTyler]

Holly, did you ever figure out what happens with your pay on holidays? Or are you just waiting to see what happens? How did you survive your two long days in a row?
Everything I've researched says employers have no obligation to pay for holidays, so I'm just going to accept the 7.5 hours of holiday pay like everybody else gets, even when it falls on a day I'm scheduled 9 hours. The part I will protest though is being forced to use my personal hours to get up to that 9 hours. I'll settle for just the 7.5 hours. There's no way they can force me to use those hours because they're "personal" hours, which I need to save for doctor's appointments or build up to use as full days for if Tyler gets sick and needs to stay home from school, or if I get sick.

The big test will be on this next paycheck because our office manager told me my official fulltime status would start September 1. A couple days ago she told me, "Oh, we can't do that because that was a holiday, so we'll make the start date 9/2". I told her, "No way, you TOLD me 9/1". Unfortunately, I don't have anything in writing either way, but I still will include that holiday on my time sheet and see what happens. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Oh, and the long days didn't seem any longer than usual to me. Probably because the first hour and a half I'm the only person in the offices, so I sort of blunder through my work in a half asleep state, then people start coming in and I start waking up, and they day is over before I know it. :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

OK, Gaylean's probably going to leave soon to get ready to leave, so Michelle and Shannon, what are you up to tonight?

I'm sticking my head between 2 pillows and avoiding the world... This week is finally catching up to me... I need my teddy bear... :sad1:

[HollyTyler]

I'm sticking my head between 2 pillows and avoiding the world... This week is finally catching up to me... I need my teddy bear... :sad1:
What the heck is that about?! :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Tink rules]

Well... I'm SUPPOSED TO BE IN CALIFORNIA...

& I'm still getting over the traveling...

& I lost the 2 places at the lake...

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Jumpin Jacks closed for the season so no more cheap soft serve until spring...

[Tink rules]

I'm having a pity party... :upsidedow

[LuvBaloo]

Holly - Sounds like you've got it figured out for your holidays :thumbsup2

Michelle - did you find your teddy bear? do you need to snuggle it to feel better or throw it ?:goodvibes

[tink1963]

Warning to Gaylean and Venetia. Stop and go to the bathroom on your way and prepare for bad parking.


Excuse Me??:confused3 :confused3 No Bathrooms????

[Tink rules]

Oh no... we snuggle..

Bear abuse is not allowed in this house unless they are the real kind and they are in my garbage... ;)

[Tink rules]

It really hit me yesterday when I saw the pics of the wedding cause I was supposed to be there and things just fell apart on my and my business project may come through next week, which is one week too long for both the trip and my lake place...

Michael tells me not to worry...but he's not here right now either so hence...the teddy bear...

[LuvBaloo]

Excuse Me??:confused3 :confused3 No Bathrooms????

That's one way to control the amount of drinking :lmao: :lmao:

[HollyTyler]

I'm having a pity party... :upsidedow
:hug: Just remember, things will look better in the morning. Look at the bright side: you didn't get stranded in TX in a major flood from the hurricane and you have the rest of us here to share the sadness of missing Ian & Sukie's wedding. :grouphug:

[LuvBaloo]

It really hit me yesterday when I saw the pics of the wedding cause I was supposed to be there and things just fell apart on my and my business project may come through next week, which is one week too long for both the trip and my lake place...

Michael tells me not to worry...but he's not here right now either so hence...the teddy bear...

:grouphug: :grouphug: what a rough start to a weekend. They know you are there in spirit :grouphug:

[Tink rules]

True... and I'd still like to roll up the newspaper and hit my sister upside the head for her lack of evacuation plans in case of the hurricane... I hate when she's right... but someday... probably after she has moved... they will get a hurricane in TX... she lived in CA for 6 years and never felt an earthquake... she'll get away without a hurricane... promise....

:headache:

[BubbaGrump]

Excuse Me??:confused3 :confused3 No Bathrooms????


B U S H E S !!!

[tink1963]

B U S H E S !!!

Very Funny:rotfl2: :rotfl2: but still:confused3 :confused3

[HollyTyler]

I love fall because of the smell of people burning leaves, but it also freaks me out ever since a house a couple houses away burned down 2 years ago. Every time I smell a fire, I wonder if it's a real fire. That was so scary to watch, especially since it spread to the house on each side of it, so it could easily have spread down a couple more houses to ours, considering it was the middle of the night when everybody was sleeping. :eek:

I mention this because I'm wondering whether the smell I'm smelling now is a real fire or somebody burning leaves. But since it's way too early for leaves to fall, that makes me wonder even more. I just walked outside to see if I can see any smoke anywhere, but none.

[Tink rules]

B U S H E S !!!

Very Funny:rotfl2: :rotfl2: but still:confused3 :confused3

Don't forget to bring the double ply tp with you... :lmao:

[LuvBaloo]

True... and I'd still like to roll up the newspaper and hit my sister upside the head for her lack of evacuation plans in case of the hurricane... I hate when she's right... but someday... probably after she has moved... they will get a hurricane in TX... she lived in CA for 6 years and never felt an earthquake... she'll get away without a hurricane... promise....

:headache:

Go ahead! Roll up the paper and smack her picture. Let the frustration out. If you always get frustrated with her, but want to keep the peace, just tell her "you Are Simply Super" It works well for Ken & I (of course he knows what I mean, but I have also used that expression at work and they don't)

[BubbaGrump]

Don't forget to bring the double ply tp with you... :lmao:

Change for a twenty......

[HollyTyler]

Go ahead! Roll up the paper and smack her picture. Let the frustration out. If you always get frustrated with her, but want to keep the peace, just tell her "you Are Simply Super" It works well for Ken & I (of course he knows what I mean, but I have also used that expression at work and they don't)
:rotfl2: That's a good one! There are many people at work I'd love to say that to every day! ;)

[HollyTyler]

Sorry, but I'm falling asleep as I sit here. Headed to bed. My plan is to sleep until NOON just because I can! :goodvibes Saturday morning......my only morning to sleep in......my FAVORITE morning! Goodnight all! :cloud9:

[Tink rules]

Go ahead! Roll up the paper and smack her picture. Let the frustration out. If you always get frustrated with her, but want to keep the peace, just tell her "you Are Simply Super" It works well for Ken & I (of course he knows what I mean, but I have also used that expression at work and they don't)

She thinks she is super... :mad:

Change for a twenty......

2 rolls of quarters ok with you Bubba????

or we could make it 4 rolls of dimes...

[LuvBaloo]

I love fall because of the smell of people burning leaves, but it also freaks me out ever since a house a couple houses away burned down 2 years ago. Every time I smell a fire, I wonder if it's a real fire. That was so scary to watch, especially since it spread to the house on each side of it, so it could easily have spread down a couple more houses to ours, considering it was the middle of the night when everybody was sleeping. :eek:

I mention this because I'm wondering whether the smell I'm smelling now is a real fire or somebody burning leaves. But since it's way too early for leaves to fall, that makes me wonder even more. I just walked outside to see if I can see any smoke anywhere, but none.

Here burning leaves and grass inside city limits is against the city by-laws. There's still a few that do it, but its not too common. I've never seen anybody burning leaves, sometimes people burn their lawns in the spring.

Lots of people have wood stoves for heat in winter, and if the weather is right, you can smell that smoke (yuck!)


Hi Bubba - what does change for $20 mean :confused: :confused3 Its probably obvious and I'm just having a blonde moment :)

[BubbaGrump]

She thinks she is super... :mad:



2 rolls of quarters ok with you Bubba????

or we could make it 4 rolls of dimes...

Ouch!!!!!!

[LuvBaloo]

Good night Holly! :cloud9:

[BubbaGrump]

Hi Bubba - what does change for $20 mean :confused: :confused3 Its probably obvious and I'm just having a blonde moment :)

UUMMMM..... wanna splain it to her Michelle????:rolleyes1

[Tink rules]

Sorry, but I'm falling asleep as I sit here. Headed to bed. My plan is to sleep until NOON just because I can! :goodvibes Saturday morning......my only morning to sleep in......my FAVORITE morning! Goodnight all! :cloud9:



So Holly...you'll be back in an hour, right??? ;)

[BubbaGrump]

HI SHANNON!!!!!:wave:

[LuvBaloo]

Hi Bubba - You and Venetia looked great in the pics that Gaylean posted. ::yes:: The red outfit and tux must have been from formal night! The pink wig was also gorgeous ;)

[LuvBaloo]

UUMMMM..... wanna splain it to her Michelle????:rolleyes1

Never mind - I'm slow but I got it now (DUH!)

[LuvBaloo]

Off to get kids ready for bed and spend quality time with Ken ::yes::

Bye folks :)

[BubbaGrump]

Off to get kids ready for bed and spend quality time with Ken ::yes::

Bye folks :)

G'nite!chickenbone:woohoo:

[Tink rules]

Here burning leaves and grass inside city limits is against the city by-laws. There's still a few that do it, but its not too common. I've never seen anybody burning leaves, sometimes people burn their lawns in the spring.

Lots of people have wood stoves for heat in winter, and if the weather is right, you can smell that smoke (yuck!)


Hi Bubba - what does change for $20 mean :confused: :confused3 Its probably obvious and I'm just having a blonde moment :)

Ouch!!!!!!

UUMMMM..... wanna splain it to her Michelle????:rolleyes1

Never mind - I'm slow but I got it now (DUH!)

Oh good... I hate explaining myself... :lmao: (or bubba, for that matter...:rotfl: )

[taysmom]

Have a great time at the wedding reception! Say congrats to the newlyweds from me!


Chickenbone!

[gaylean93]

I'm sticking my head between 2 pillows and avoiding the world... This week is finally catching up to me... I need my teddy bear... :sad1:

I hate it when that happens :hug:

[gaylean93]

Well... I'm SUPPOSED TO BE IN CALIFORNIA...

& I'm still getting over the traveling...

& I lost the 2 places at the lake...

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Jumpin Jacks closed for the season so no more cheap soft serve until spring...

I passed some homeless people on the way home and I can't believe where I am today.

[gaylean93]

Excuse Me??:confused3 :confused3 No Bathrooms????

I'll pee where ever :rolleyes1

[gaylean93]

That's one way to control the amount of drinking :lmao: :lmao:

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: No one brought that up :scared1:

[gaylean93]

B U S H E S !!!

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: OK now I feel better. Thanks.

[gaylean93]

Very Funny:rotfl2: :rotfl2: but still:confused3 :confused3

We'll go together :rotfl:

[gaylean93]

Change for a twenty......

I still have some quarters left from the cruise :confused3

[gaylean93]

Never mind - I'm slow but I got it now (DUH!)

How much did you have to drink tonight ;)

[gaylean93]

Off to get kids ready for bed and spend quality time with Ken ::yes::

Bye folks :)

ckickenbone...chickenbone...chickenbone...oooohhh chickenbone

[gaylean93]

G'nite!chickenbone:woohoo:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Oh my we are BFFs ;)

[gaylean93]

Have a great time at the wedding reception! Say congrats to the newlyweds from me!


Chickenbone!

You are horrible for not coming :mad:

[granmaz]

Good morning Gaylean.

Wow, very relaxing! The last picture you posted, I can imagine sitting in one of those lounge chairs by the pool and just watching the water of the ocean. :cloud9: I read the info and it says they have an "internet room" onsite, so if you do get bored, you can pop in and chat with all of us occasionally!

Free internet and wifi, so taking our laptop. I hope to chat!!!

I wish you would....we are leaving soon, it's been a long rotten day. Details to come or not, just glad to be seeing you all soon.

::yes:: to breakfast at Mimi's I'll call ya when I'm in the car to confirm the time :hug:

Oh Nan???? Hope things are ok.:hug:

You know how sometimes when you overeat or your pants are just too tight, you get home and undo the button and partly unzip the zipper just to get comfortable? WELL.....as I went to change in to my pajamas just now, I JUST realized I'd been wandering around my house like that all evening with the CURTAINS OPEN, so everybody can see me! :rotfl2:

:lmao: :lmao: Never mind, you were comfortable and that's all that matters!

I'm sticking my head between 2 pillows and avoiding the world... This week is finally catching up to me... I need my teddy bear... :sad1:

Oh, you too Michelle.:hug:

Well... I'm SUPPOSED TO BE IN CALIFORNIA...

& I'm still getting over the traveling...

& I lost the 2 places at the lake...

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Jumpin Jacks closed for the season so no more cheap soft serve until spring...

Aaaaaah, no ice cream!!!;)


I'm having a pity party... :upsidedow

:hug:

[granmaz]

Gaylean, what are you doing awake?

[scottishwee35]

Good Morning Everyone

Gaylean

I laugh as I looked at the picture and thought what a lovely pictures then Joey Fatone :lmao:

Marilyn

Ian slept in and took the car so I have cooking class today and we are going by the bus as the weather seem dull look like raining soon.

I have work night out to dress up summer clothes but look at the weather huh

Have a nice day

FOR LA - Have a GREAT TIMES AND DONT DRUNK TOO MUCH:drinking1 :drinking1 :drinking1 party:

Scottishwee35

[HollyTyler]

So Holly...you'll be back in an hour, right??? ;)
Ha ha! Not quite! ;) Darned train woke me up though just now at 6:25am. :mad: Oh well, I can easily go back to sleep!

[HollyTyler]

Free internet and wifi, so taking our laptop. I hope to chat!!!


Good thing, because otherwise we'd miss you too much!

[HollyTyler]

Good morning Marilyn and Deborah!

Deborah, what kind of cooking class are you going to?

OK, I'm headed back to bed.

[granmaz]

Good thing, because otherwise we'd miss you too much!

Aaaaaaw.:hug:

Good morning Marilyn and Deborah!

Deborah, what kind of cooking class are you going to?

OK, I'm headed back to bed.

Hope you get back to sleep.

[granmaz]

Well, bekieve it or not, we've missed the rain so far today!!! It was very heavy in the night, but so far today we have had a little sun!

Unfortunately there have been floods around the country again. They say the ground is just so full of water it can't take any more.

[scottishwee35]

Hello HollyTyler

Good morning Marilyn and Deborah!

Deborah, what kind of cooking class are you going to?

OK, I'm headed back to bed.

It is about healthy cooking

so I made the soup and homemade pizza!!

Well, bekieve it or not, we've missed the rain so far today!!! It was very heavy in the night, but so far today we have had a little sun!

Unfortunately there have been floods around the country again. They say the ground is just so full of water it can't take any more.

Today seem dry but raining is on and off not heavy raining since last night.

Oh dear about floods, I am fed up with it.

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

I'm watching some of the opening ceremony for the Paralympics. Some of it is just beautiful.

[granmaz]

Now I am officially moved to tears as the flame is taken round the stadium.

[granmaz]

If you get a chance to see it, watch the flame being lit.

[HollyTyler]

Hope you get back to sleep.
Sure did! I slept until 11am, until I couldn't stand trying to sleep through the construction truck noise any longer. The smart thing would have been to just stay up when I got up at 6:20am to start getting things done. I have lots of laundry to do and still need to clean the living room. But my motivation that was here last weekend is long gone.

[iankh]

Good morning all!

We are meeting up with Nan, Paul, Molly, Wilson, Jackie and Cheri for breakfast this morning at Mimi's.

Last night we had dinner with Cheri and Jackie at Hook's Pointe and had a great time.

We spent pretty much all day yesterday in the parks. We started at DL in the morning and then later on went to DCA, then back to DL.

We're enjoying DL, but a bit of a shock after the MK. We know our way around the MK so well, and keep getting confused in DL.

The castle was a shock. Sukie refers to it as Sleeping Beauty's condo.

Just a couple of culture shocks:

1. We can't get over how people stand and wait for the light to change before crossing the streen. Even if there is not a single car around ... They still stand there waiting for the light, rather than just crossing. We're from Chicago, the traffic light is well, more of a guideline than a rule.We do not stand and wait for the light. We just launch ourselves out and across the street.

2. There are a lot more Japanese tourists and Australian tourists here than we see in Chicago. Also, I'm sure that there must be a rip in the fabric of time in Japan. The style in Japan, from what I can tell veers towards some trampy version of Jan and Marsha Brady, who like to look pouty and pose for photos sporting peace signs with their hands.

For the most part I can't tell much about the Australians. They seem like Americans, only louder.

The day we got married we stopped in at City Hall in DL to pick up the "Just Married" buttons. There must have been some confusion, because it has a picture of Cinderella and Prince Charming. I asked if they had one with just two Prince Charmings, but they don't.

We've had a lot of people wishing us well, which has been very nice. We've also had some dirty looks, which are less nice, but who care.

We're really looking forward to tonight but are still clueless as to what's happening. We're not going to be wearing the wedding outfits. It's just too hot, and from what I understand, there won't be anyplace to change.

[HollyTyler]

Well, bekieve it or not, we've missed the rain so far today!!! It was very heavy in the night, but so far today we have had a little sun!

Unfortunately there have been floods around the country again. They say the ground is just so full of water it can't take any more.
Glad you're getting some sun today, I hope it stays for you. How awful about the floods! Are you in danger of being flooded?

[HollyTyler]

Hello HollyTyler

It is about healthy cooking

so I made the soup and homemade pizza!!

Yummy! Good job! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

I'm watching some of the opening ceremony for the Paralympics. Some of it is just beautiful.
I never heard of the Paralympics. I just checked after reading your post and it's not on here. Or at least, not on a channel I get.

[HollyTyler]

Good morning all!

We are meeting up with Nan, Paul, Molly, Wilson, Jackie and Cheri for breakfast this morning at Mimi's.

Last night we had dinner with Cheri and Jackie at Hook's Pointe and had a great time.

We spent pretty much all day yesterday in the parks. We started at DL in the morning and then later on went to DCA, then back to DL.

We're enjoying DL, but a bit of a shock after the MK. We know our way around the MK so well, and keep getting confused in DL.

The castle was a shock. Sukie refers to it as Sleeping Beauty's condo.

Just a couple of culture shocks:

1. We can't get over how people stand and wait for the light to change before crossing the streen. Even if there is not a single car around ... They still stand there waiting for the light, rather than just crossing. We're from Chicago, the traffic light is well, more of a guideline than a rule.We do not stand and wait for the light. We just launch ourselves out and across the street.


2. There are a lot more Japanese tourists and Australian tourists here than we see in Chicago. Also, I'm sure that there must be a rip in the fabric of time in Japan. The style in Japan, from what I can tell veers towards some trampy version of Jan and Marsha Brady, who like to look pouty and pose for photos sporting peace signs with their hands.


For the most part I can't tell much about the Australians. They seem like Americans, only louder.

The day we got married we stopped in at City Hall in DL to pick up the "Just Married" buttons. There must have been some confusion, because it has a picture of Cinderella and Prince Charming. I asked if they had one with just two Prince Charmings, but they don't.

We've had a lot of people wishing us well, which has been very nice. We've also had some dirty looks, which are less nice, but who care.

We're really looking forward to tonight but are still clueless as to what's happening. We're not going to be wearing the wedding outfits. It's just too hot, and from what I understand, there won't be anyplace to change.
Ian, I'm so glad to hear you & Sukie are having such a great time!

Cinderella's condo.....good one! :rotfl:

Sorry about the dirty looks. I just don't understand people sometimes. :sad2:

I can't wait to hear about tonight! Have fun! :goodvibes

[granmaz]

Sure did! I slept until 11am, until I couldn't stand trying to sleep through the construction truck noise any longer. The smart thing would have been to just stay up when I got up at 6:20am to start getting things done. I have lots of laundry to do and still need to clean the living room. But my motivation that was here last weekend is long gone.

I think the sleep will ahve done you more good Holly.

Good morning all!

We are meeting up with Nan, Paul, Molly, Wilson, Jackie and Cheri for breakfast this morning at Mimi's.

Last night we had dinner with Cheri and Jackie at Hook's Pointe and had a great time.

We spent pretty much all day yesterday in the parks. We started at DL in the morning and then later on went to DCA, then back to DL.

We're enjoying DL, but a bit of a shock after the MK. We know our way around the MK so well, and keep getting confused in DL.

The castle was a shock. Sukie refers to it as Sleeping Beauty's condo.

Just a couple of culture shocks:

1. We can't get over how people stand and wait for the light to change before crossing the streen. Even if there is not a single car around ... They still stand there waiting for the light, rather than just crossing. We're from Chicago, the traffic light is well, more of a guideline than a rule.We do not stand and wait for the light. We just launch ourselves out and across the street.

2. There are a lot more Japanese tourists and Australian tourists here than we see in Chicago. Also, I'm sure that there must be a rip in the fabric of time in Japan. The style in Japan, from what I can tell veers towards some trampy version of Jan and Marsha Brady, who like to look pouty and pose for photos sporting peace signs with their hands.

For the most part I can't tell much about the Australians. They seem like Americans, only louder.

The day we got married we stopped in at City Hall in DL to pick up the "Just Married" buttons. There must have been some confusion, because it has a picture of Cinderella and Prince Charming. I asked if they had one with just two Prince Charmings, but they don't.

We've had a lot of people wishing us well, which has been very nice. We've also had some dirty looks, which are less nice, but who care.

We're really looking forward to tonight but are still clueless as to what's happening. We're not going to be wearing the wedding outfits. It's just too hot, and from what I understand, there won't be anyplace to change.

Hi Ian. Thanks for keeping us updated. Glad you are enjoying DL. We were there for the first time after the cruise and were surprised how much we enjoyed it. You must see the fireworks if you haven't yet. I have to say they beat the socks of the WDW ones, and that pains me to say!:lmao:

Have a great party tonight and we will all be with you in spirit.

[granmaz]

Michelle, I hope you aren't being battered by Hanna. Are you hunkered down?

[HollyTyler]

I think the sleep will ahve done you more good Holly.


I'm sure you're right Marilyn. I'm going to try to go to bed early tonight too. Tomorrow after church we're headed to the Detroit Zoo, which is really quite large, so we'll be walking all day. I'm so excited to see the polar bears again and the penguins! They have so many things there that our tiny local zoo doesn't have.

Oh, and I suppose Tyler will have to do homework tonight. The information packet his 1st grade teacher gave out made it sound like she sends homework every Friday just like his kindergarten teacher did. His dad only had him do it over there once or twice, the rest of the school year fell on us. Not fair.

[scottishwee35]

I'm watching some of the opening ceremony for the Paralympics. Some of it is just beautiful.

Now I am officially moved to tears as the flame is taken round the stadium.

If you get a chance to see it, watch the flame being lit.

I managed to watch at end and saw wheelchair lift to set the flame.

Michelle, I hope you aren't being battered by Hanna. Are you hunkered down?

Ian said Tennis had been cancelled due to bad weather

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

I managed to watch at end and saw wheelchair lift to set the flame.



Ian said Tennis had been cancelled due to bad weather

Scottishwee35


Ah, I saw the end of that report on the news and wondered what it was about.

Hanna is coming over to us and bringing us.......can you guess? RAIN.:sad1:

[EllaEnchanted]

Good Morning Cruisers.......It's a nasty day here today.....Hanna is on her way, or what's left of her. It's dark, cold, windy and raining a lot.

So glad to see the Ian and Sukie wedding of the century pictures. You both looked hot! Happy that you're checking in here and updating us so we can be a part of it all. I LOVE Sukie's comment about Sleeping Beauty's condo.....it makes good sense to me.

Hi Holly, Hi Deborah, Hi Marilyn. John is off at the grocery store picking up supplies before the weather gets any worse.

Angel (dog) comes in thru the doggie door after being outside and she's running through the house soaking wet and getting me and John wet as we're doing coffee and talking.......before he went to the store.

Hi LEFT Coasters and Wedding Party People! Have an excellent time and post lots and lots of pictures for us!:banana:

[granmaz]

Hi Deb. sorry you hace some problems with Hanna. Get the provisions in and enjoy chatting and spending time with John.

[LuvBaloo]

G'nite!chickenbone:woohoo:


Have a great time at the wedding reception! Say congrats to the newlyweds from me!


Chickenbone!

ckickenbone...chickenbone...chickenbone...oooohhh chickenbone

Shaelyn renamed chicken drumsticks as chicken bones when she was little, so we had chickenbone for dinner and later there was chickenbone for 'dessert' ;) ;) :lmao: :lmao:

Oh good... I hate explaining myself... :lmao: (or bubba, for that matter...:rotfl: )

I'm sure there's a good wisecrack response I should make, but I'm too slow this morning :confused3 :rotfl2:

Hello HollyTyler


It is about healthy cooking

so I made the soup and homemade pizza!!

Today seem dry but raining is on and off not heavy raining since last night.

Oh dear about floods, I am fed up with it.

Scottishwee35

DO you end up with food to take home? How did Ian and the kids like it?

I'm watching some of the opening ceremony for the Paralympics. Some of it is just beautiful.

I always forget about the paralympics. Maybe they'll show some of the ceremony tonight.

Sure did! I slept until 11am, until I couldn't stand trying to sleep through the construction truck noise any longer. The smart thing would have been to just stay up when I got up at 6:20am to start getting things done. I have lots of laundry to do and still need to clean the living room. But my motivation that was here last weekend is long gone.

so is my motivation :lmao:
Today we are counting out the kids piggy banks and starting them recording their money in a little notebook, and then they get to start getting allowances. And this afternoon Shaelyn starts a kids pottery class, she's very excited :yay:


Ian - I love your description of the Japanese tourists. :lmao: :lmao:
In the last few years we've done both WDW and DL, and we really noticed in May that we'd mix the parks up in our heads and we're confused in WDW and DL ;)

[EllaEnchanted]

Ah, I saw the end of that report on the news and wondered what it was about.

Hanna is coming over to us and bringing us.......can you guess? RAIN.:sad1:

The US Open Tennis matches take place in Queens, NYC......Michelle lives in upstate NY......not the same area. New York is very unique because it has New York City (Manhattan) and the burroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island), Long Island and upstate New York. Each area is so different. I grew up on Long Island, mostly beaches, then moved into NYC while I was a young adult. Now I'm in PA which is more like upstate NY, very rural.

[HollyTyler]

Ah, I saw the end of that report on the news and wondered what it was about.

Hanna is coming over to us and bringing us.......can you guess? RAIN.:sad1:
Oh no! You don't need any rain! I wish we'd get some here though. It's nice not to have the grass grow, so no need to mow, but it's so ugly with everything so brown.

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Deb. sorry you hace some problems with Hanna. Get the provisions in and enjoy chatting and spending time with John.

Hi Marilyn, that sounds like a great idea. It also sounds like you should be doing the same......with your own weather.:confused3

[HollyTyler]

Well, I just got out of the shower, and need to go return some library books so their recorded message will quit calling me! "Hello, this is Bookmark from the Capital Area District Library. Our records indicate that somebody at this address has overdue materials. We would appreciate the materials being returned as soon as possible. Please call your librarian for any questions. Thank you." :rotfl2: Yes, I get that recorded phone call LOTS. :lmao: I can hear his voice in my sleep!

Then I need to get some groceries and have lunch. I thought there was something else too, but I'm sure I'll remember it while I'm out.

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Shannon. What kind of an allowance do kids get these days? I remember getting 50 cents a week when I got mine.

Hi Holly, what's on the agenda for today? Sounds like a movie and nap day for you.

[granmaz]

Hi Marilyn, that sounds like a great idea. It also sounds like you should be doing the same......with your own weather.:confused3

Oh, we are doing now! This morning was lovely(:eek: I know!!!) so we went out to town for a coffee and a shop, and then we come home and sat and chatted over lunch in the conservatory which was lovely and warm. John has been finishing off the roof work outside and I have been pottering and getting tea ready as well as watching some of the Paralympics opening ceremony.

Now I can smell the chicken cooking and it has had a major downpour outside, so we are watching Shrek and feeling snug and safe!

[granmaz]

Well, I just got out of the shower, and need to go return some library books so their recorded message will quit calling me! "Hello, this is Bookmark from the Capital Area District Library. Our records indicate that somebody at this address has overdue materials. We would appreciate the materials being returned as soon as possible. Please call your librarian for any questions. Thank you." :rotfl2: Yes, I get that recorded phone call LOTS. :lmao: I can hear his voice in my sleep!

Then I need to get some groceries and have lunch. I thought there was something else too, but I'm sure I'll remember it while I'm out.

Do you get fines for overdue books?

Enjoy your outing.

[EllaEnchanted]

Marilyn, I like the idea of the Champagne Girls remaining only the girls too, but I felt bad for John not being able to join in the fun activities. So how about we do girls only at the Champagne Girls party and then do another party, a wine tasting maybe, with mixed company. Then we can have the best of both worlds and have more parties!

Don't forget we'll be doing the parties on the Tortola cruise in 09 and we're not sure where we're going yet in 10.....gotta wait to see the choices in Oct and check in here to see what everyone is picking. John and I don't care where we go, we just want to be with all of you disers. The only thing is that we're not really keen on doing another PC crossing. It was great to do it once, but we probably won't do it again.

I would pick the Southern Caribbean to do again if it's available. I hope some disers are interested in doing that one. I LOVED ALL the ports that we did on that cruise and we only did 11 nights so it wasn't as expensive as the PC.

[EllaEnchanted]

Oh, we are doing now! This morning was lovely(:eek: I know!!!) so we went out to town for a coffee and a shop, and then we come home and sat and chatted over lunch in the conservatory which was lovely and warm. John has been finishing off the roof work outside and I have been pottering and getting tea ready as well as watching some of the Paralympics opening ceremony.

Now I can smell the chicken cooking and it has had a major downpour outside, so we are watching Shrek and feeling snug and safe!

It sounds divine! I love that you can walk to town for coffee and shopping.

John sounds like a handy man to have to do repairs around the house.

Glad your day started off sunny and glad you're now snug since the weather has changed.

What's for tea today?

[granmaz]

Marilyn, I like the idea of the Champagne Girls remaining only the girls too, but I felt bad for John not being able to join in the fun activities. So how about we do girls only at the Champagne Girls party and then do another party, a wine tasting maybe, with mixed company. Then we can have the best of both worlds and have more parties!

Don't forget we'll be doing the parties on the Tortola cruise in 09 and we're not sure where we're going yet in 10.....gotta wait to see the choices in Oct and check in here to see what everyone is picking. John and I don't care where we go, we just want to be with all of you disers. The only thing is that we're not really keen on doing another PC crossing. It was great to do it once, but we probably won't do it again.

I would pick the Southern Caribbean to do again if it's available. I hope some disers are interested in doing that one. I LOVED ALL the ports that we did on that cruise and we only did 11 nights so it wasn't as expensive as the PC.

I agree with you on the cruise and would do a longer Caribbean cruise - I would do any longer cruise!!!:lmao: I think it seems likely that the Magic will go to Europe, so the longer cruise would be a Transatlantic. I'm thinking it won't be a PC cruise as it would be too soon to have Alaska organised.

Not sure if we would do a Transatlantic or not. I know everyone enjoyed it last year, but reading about the weather and waves on the EB crossing etc.:scared1:

[granmaz]

It sounds divine! I love that you can walk to town for coffee and shopping.

John sounds like a handy man to have to do repairs around the house.

Glad your day started off sunny and glad you're now snug since the weather has changed.

What's for tea today?


A large chicken breast joint, baked potato, carrots and cauliflower. Then chcoalate fudge cake!!!:rolleyes1

How about you?

[EllaEnchanted]

I agree with you on the cruise and would do a longer Caribbean cruise - I would do any longer cruise!!!:lmao: I think it seems likely that the Magic will go to Europe, so the longer cruise would be a Transatlantic. I'm thinking it won't be a PC cruise as it would be too soon to have Alaska organised.

Not sure if we would do a Transatlantic or not. I know everyone enjoyed it last year, but reading about the weather and waves on the EB crossing etc.:scared1:

I know we won't be doing a Transatlantic or the Med. It would be way too expensive with the airfare on top of it and we really DID NOT enjoy flying home after the PC crossing. We paid $100 for an extra suitcase, had to walk way too far in the airport with all of our luggage and then had some tanning products thrown out from the carry on bag. And that was just getting to the plane. The plane was crowded and we felt like stuffed sardines. And John does NOT like flying. We're used to driving to and from FL and we like it that way. So we would look for a cruise that will pick us up and drop us off at the port in Port Canaveral. Then we can do Cocoa Beach before the cruise and WDW after.

[EllaEnchanted]

A large chicken breast joint, baked potato, carrots and cauliflower. Then chcoalate fudge cake!!!:rolleyes1

How about you?

I can live vicariously thru you and imagine eating all the foods you're cooking, especially the chocolate fudge cake!

I'm having BistroMD diet food again....probably chicken and veggies. It's good food, but it's very plain and without the goodies for desert. But I'm on a mission to lose the added pounds, so I'm sticking to it. John is going to see what's on sale in the grocery store and then he's going to make a crock pot meal for himself to eat that will also last during the week. So I may have a bit of whatever he ends up making for tomorrow's dinner. It gives me a break from the strick dieting. Then I can get back on the program on Monday.

[edna mode]

Good morning ladies, Well, I've been cooking and prepping for the party for 3 hours and am just about ready! Our van is stuffed to the gills with supplies. We'll go over to the venue about 3:00. Keep your fingers crossed. My guess is they are having a fun breakfast and over to the parks this morning. I probably won't get to post pics until tomorrow morning because we will go back to the DL to see the fireworks after the party. Talk to you tomorrow.

[granmaz]

I know we won't be doing a Transatlantic or the Med. It would be way too expensive with the airfare on top of it and we really DID NOT enjoy flying home after the PC crossing. We paid $100 for an extra suitcase, had to walk way too far in the airport with all of our luggage and then had some tanning products thrown out from the carry on bag. And that was just getting to the plane. The plane was crowded and we felt like stuffed sardines. And John does NOT like flying. We're used to driving to and from FL and we like it that way. So we would look for a cruise that will pick us up and drop us off at the port in Port Canaveral. Then we can do Cocoa Beach before the cruise and WDW after.

I don't blame you Deb. If the Magic doesn't do anything that suits you for 2010, then you could try another cruise line. Then of course there is 2011!!



I can live vicariously thru you and imagine eating all the foods you're cooking, especially the chocolate fudge cake!

I'm having BistroMD diet food again....probably chicken and veggies. It's good food, but it's very plain and without the goodies for desert. But I'm on a mission to lose the added pounds, so I'm sticking to it. John is going to see what's on sale in the grocery store and then he's going to make a crock pot meal for himself to eat that will also last during the week. So I may have a bit of whatever he ends up making for tomorrow's dinner. It gives me a break from the strick dieting. Then I can get back on the program on Monday.

Well, I really could do without eating the chocolat fudge cake but I don't have any will power at the moment.

You are doing so well Deb.:thumbsup2

Good morning ladies, Well, I've been cooking and prepping for the party for 3 hours and am just about ready! Our van is stuffed to the gills with supplies. We'll go over to the venue about 3:00. Keep your fingers crossed. My guess is they are having a fun breakfast and over to the parks this morning. I probably won't get to post pics until tomorrow morning because we will go back to the DL to see the fireworks after the party. Talk to you tomorrow.

Sorry to miss you Kelly. I'm sure you are going to have a brilliant time.

[EllaEnchanted]

Good morning ladies, Well, I've been cooking and prepping for the party for 3 hours and am just about ready! Our van is stuffed to the gills with supplies. We'll go over to the venue about 3:00. Keep your fingers crossed. My guess is they are having a fun breakfast and over to the parks this morning. I probably won't get to post pics until tomorrow morning because we will go back to the DL to see the fireworks after the party. Talk to you tomorrow.

Thanks Kelly for keeping us informed.....it's Almost like we're there. At least it's the next best thing.

Wow you and Jonathan have really been working hard on getting things ready for the big party today. I hope you'll be able to sit back and enjoy the festivities once you get there. You're really a trooper for putting all of this together. Take some pictures of the cake topper and some of their hands showing off their wedding rings......please. Hope you have a fun time and hug everyone there for me and John and tell them we're sending our love. Looking forward to seeing all the pictures tomorrow.:yay: :hug:

[EllaEnchanted]

I don't blame you Deb. If the Magic doesn't do anything that suits you for 2010, then you could try another cruise line. Then of course there is 2011!!

WHAT? Another cruise line? NEVER! Me and John would NOT travel on another cruise line. I'm sure we'll find something to do in 2010. We love the Caribbean and just being on the boat is what matters. I'm curious to see what they are going to offer and what all my friends here are going to pick to do. We shall see!

Well, I really could do without eating the chocolat fudge cake but I don't have any will power at the moment.

You are doing so well Deb.:thumbsup2

Thanks Marilyn, I wish the scale would reflect that a little more. Eventually, it will kick in.....I guess.



:goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Hi Shannon. What kind of an allowance do kids get these days? I remember getting 50 cents a week when I got mine.

Hi Holly, what's on the agenda for today? Sounds like a movie and nap day for you.
Hi Deb! I just had a bit of running around to do, didn't get my grocery shopping done though, got too hungry and had to come home for lunch. I think I should be able to get groceries on my way to pick Tyler up later. Am just about to watch a rented movie, one I've never heard of (Interstate 60), and eat lunch. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Do you get fines for overdue books?

Enjoy your outing.
No fines for overdue books, they just call every day with a reminder. ;)

[HollyTyler]

A large chicken breast joint, baked potato, carrots and cauliflower. Then chcoalate fudge cake!!!:rolleyes1

How about you?
YUMMY!!!

[EllaEnchanted]

I just got off the telephone with DGS Tom from FL. Some of you may remember the saga that ensued after our Halloween 07 cruise together. While I was reading the posts about the kids on the EB PC, I thought about DGS's Tom and Kris running around the boat on our halloween cruise together and said yup, ours were like that too. Their parents said nothing. Me and John pitched at b...ch at them, but it didn't matter. Then we had it out with their parents after we got back. Oh what a nightmare!

We saw all of them before the PC cruise in May. They came to our hotel in Cocoa Beach. We all had a pleasant visit. It's a good thing because we're going to see them again in about 2 and a half weeks in Orlando. Hopefully this will be a nice visit too.

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Deb! I just had a bit of running around to do, didn't get my grocery shopping done though, got too hungry and had to come home for lunch. I think I should be able to get groceries on my way to pick Tyler up later. Am just about to watch a rented movie, one I've never heard of (Interstate 60), and eat lunch. :thumbsup2

Hi Holly. I read your post after I finished posting mine. I think we were typing at the same time. What's for lunch?

I've never heard of Interstate 60 either. Let us know if you like it.

[granmaz]

I just got off the telephone with DGS Tom from FL. Some of you may remember the saga that ensued after our Halloween 07 cruise together. While I was reading the posts about the kids on the EB PC, I thought about DGS's Tom and Kris running around the boat on our halloween cruise together and said yup, ours were like that too. Their parents said nothing. Me and John pitched at b...ch at them, but it didn't matter. Then we had it out with their parents after we got back. Oh what a nightmare!

We saw all of them before the PC cruise in May. They came to our hotel in Cocoa Beach. We all had a pleasant visit. It's a good thing because we're going to see them again in about 2 and a half weeks in Orlando. Hopefully this will be a nice visit too.

Well, the dust has settled, and distance has helped, so I bet you will have a great visit.:yay:

[HollyTyler]

Hi Holly. I read your post after I finished posting mine. I think we were typing at the same time. What's for lunch?

I've never heard of Interstate 60 either. Let us know if you like it.
A sandwich from Subway. :goodvibes

So far, the movie is really good, right from the start! It's made by the same people who made "Back to the Future" and it even had Michael J. Fox for a short part in the beginning, and Christopher Lloyd too.

Just popped into the kitchen for another glass of pop, so back to the movie I go!

[gaylean93]

Shaelyn renamed chicken drumsticks as chicken bones when she was little, so we had chickenbone for dinner and later there was chickenbone for 'dessert' ;) ;) :lmao: :lmao:




My kids call them chicken bones too :flower3:

[gaylean93]

Hi Shannon. What kind of an allowance do kids get these days? I remember getting 50 cents a week when I got mine.

Hi Holly, what's on the agenda for today? Sounds like a movie and nap day for you.

My kids get $2.00 a week but they don't do that much yet. Ethan takes the trash out and Brooke puts the dishes away in the dish washer. She also helps me in a lot of other ways but that is all she is required to do right now.

[gaylean93]

Marilyn, I like the idea of the Champagne Girls remaining only the girls too, but I felt bad for John not being able to join in the fun activities. So how about we do girls only at the Champagne Girls party and then do another party, a wine tasting maybe, with mixed company. Then we can have the best of both worlds and have more parties!

Don't forget we'll be doing the parties on the Tortola cruise in 09 and we're not sure where we're going yet in 10.....gotta wait to see the choices in Oct and check in here to see what everyone is picking. John and I don't care where we go, we just want to be with all of you disers. The only thing is that we're not really keen on doing another PC crossing. It was great to do it once, but we probably won't do it again.

I would pick the Southern Caribbean to do again if it's available. I hope some disers are interested in doing that one. I LOVED ALL the ports that we did on that cruise and we only did 11 nights so it wasn't as expensive as the PC.

I know Jon would be interested but he won't wear a wig! I like both ways so it doesn't matter to me. I just wish it was earlier so I didn't have to leave early for dinner :sad1:

[gaylean93]

A large chicken breast joint, baked potato, carrots and cauliflower. Then chcoalate fudge cake!!!:rolleyes1

How about you?

So you call dinner tea? I thought it was before dinner. I hope you didn't have that for a snack :scared1: Sounds really good though, especially the cauliflower :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

I know we won't be doing a Transatlantic or the Med. It would be way too expensive with the airfare on top of it and we really DID NOT enjoy flying home after the PC crossing. We paid $100 for an extra suitcase, had to walk way too far in the airport with all of our luggage and then had some tanning products thrown out from the carry on bag. And that was just getting to the plane. The plane was crowded and we felt like stuffed sardines. And John does NOT like flying. We're used to driving to and from FL and we like it that way. So we would look for a cruise that will pick us up and drop us off at the port in Port Canaveral. Then we can do Cocoa Beach before the cruise and WDW after.

We need you there. The champagne tasting won't be the same without you :sad1:

[gaylean93]

Good morning ladies, Well, I've been cooking and prepping for the party for 3 hours and am just about ready! Our van is stuffed to the gills with supplies. We'll go over to the venue about 3:00. Keep your fingers crossed. My guess is they are having a fun breakfast and over to the parks this morning. I probably won't get to post pics until tomorrow morning because we will go back to the DL to see the fireworks after the party. Talk to you tomorrow.

Hey what a coincidence, I've been doing that same thing today ;) I know you have way more to do :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Well, the dust has settled, and distance has helped, so I bet you will have a great visit.:yay:

Yup, you're right. Too bad we still don't like the son inlaw now that we have seen his true colors. At least we only have to put up with him in short doses. I do miss Sandi and the boys though.

[EllaEnchanted]

A sandwich from Subway. :goodvibes

So far, the movie is really good, right from the start! It's made by the same people who made "Back to the Future" and it even had Michael J. Fox for a short part in the beginning, and Christopher Lloyd too.

Just popped into the kitchen for another glass of pop, so back to the movie I go!

OOOOHHHHHH, I LOVE Subway. It's my favorite fast food place.

The movie sounds good. Enjoy!

[EllaEnchanted]

My kids get $2.00 a week but they don't do that much yet. Ethan takes the trash out and Brooke puts the dishes away in the dish washer. She also helps me in a lot of other ways but that is all she is required to do right now.

WOW, me and my brother used to do a lot more work around the house for our 50 cents. Mom was divorced and single raising us alone. We used to vacuum and dust and clean the bathroom and kitchen every Saturday. I used to get stuck with dusting and kitchen because my brother was older and he picked vacuuming and bathroom. He also took out the trash every night and I did the kitchen every night. I also had to do the laundry for the whole family. We had a lot more chores than most kids do today.

[EllaEnchanted]

I know Jon would be interested but he won't wear a wig! I like both ways so it doesn't matter to me. I just wish it was earlier so I didn't have to leave early for dinner :sad1:

OK Then! We'll have 2 different parties and we'll start them at 2PM. Cool!

Wigs, of course, are optional!:lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

WOW, me and my brother used to do a lot more work around the house for our 50 cents. Mom was divorced and single raising us alone. We used to vacuum and dust and clean the bathroom and kitchen every Saturday. I used to get stuck with dusting and kitchen because my brother was older and he picked vacuuming and bathroom. He also took out the trash every night and I did the kitchen every night. I also had to do the laundry for the whole family. We had a lot more chores than most kids do today.

Oh me too. My mom was a stay-at-home mom but she still had us clean a room everyday. There were three of us at the time (I have a 16 year old brother) and we had two living rooms, a kitchen and two bathrooms. So she cleaned one and we cleaned the rest. We all did our own laundry. I was probably around 8 when that started and I know Ethan couldn't do all that now. I will say that we DID NOT have as much homework as the kids do now days. Plus we could go outside and play which is impossible today :sad1:

[EllaEnchanted]

We need you there. The champagne tasting won't be the same without you :sad1:

OK, twist my arm......I guess we'll have to deal with the plane ride! Pack light and wear the same thing!:laughing:

[gaylean93]

OK Then! We'll have 2 different parties and we'll start them at 2PM. Cool!

Wigs, of course, are optional!:lmao: :lmao:

Sounds good to me. But Marilyn has to come to both :rolleyes1

[gaylean93]

OK, twist my arm......I guess we'll have to deal with the plane ride! Pack light and wear the same thing!:laughing:

All you need is a pink shirt, a tiara and maybe some sun screen :scared1:

[EllaEnchanted]

Hey what a coincidence, I've been doing that same thing today ;) I know you have way more to do :goodvibes

Oh I'm so jealous! You're going to have such a good time with all my buddies. Don't forget to hug and love everyone for me. AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!

:lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :dance3::dance3: :dance3: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[granmaz]

So you call dinner tea? I thought it was before dinner. I hope you didn't have that for a snack :scared1: Sounds really good though, especially the cauliflower :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Ah, the whole dinner/tea/supper thing!!! We had a long chat with Cherie on PC crossing day about this.

I was brought up in a home where we ate our main meal at lunch time - so called it dinner(dinnertime, dinner break, see?). So tea was a lighter meal. Now I sort of mix terms. We have lunch at lunchtime, and then tea early evening which is a cooked meal(normally). We don't use the term dinner for our evening meal. But sometimes we still do for lunch!!:lmao: John will say 'is it dinner time yet?'

Afternoon tea was and is a light mid afternoon snack really - sandwiches, scones, cakes etc. High tea was a light cooked meal - ham, egg and chips, salad etc. When I was growing up we never had afternoon tea, but occasionally went out for high tea on a Sunday.


All very simple really.

Oh, and we love cauliflower. Better with cheese sauce, but today we didn't have that. We had Brussels sprouts yesterday.:laughing:



Sounds good to me. But Marilyn has to come to both :rolleyes1

[gaylean93]

Oh I'm so jealous! You're going to have such a good time with all my buddies. Don't forget to hug and love everyone for me. AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!

:lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :dance3::dance3: :dance3: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

I'll try. I'm the type of person that forgets and then I wish I had more. I'm sure we'll take group pics.

[HollyTyler]

Oh me too. My mom was a stay-at-home mom but she still had us clean a room everyday. There were three of us at the time (I have a 16 year old brother) and we had two living rooms, a kitchen and two bathrooms. So she cleaned one and we cleaned the rest. We all did our own laundry. I was probably around 8 when that started and I know Ethan couldn't do all that now. I will say that we DID NOT have as much homework as the kids do now days. Plus we could go outside and play which is impossible today :sad1:
I wonder what grade daily homework will start for Tyler. It will suck losing a bit of our together time.

Why can't your kids play outside? Is it the heat?