WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt6

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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

Link to Part Five: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1942122

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

& some rumors about 2010.... From the Dis team... but SHHHHHHHHHH :ssst: :ssst: :ssst: it's secret!!!

2010 SAILINGS - RUMORS, RUMORS, RUMORS

We want to "dish some dirt" about the 2010 sailings. Keep in mind, these are just rumors, but that's how most of this begins.

It looks like the Wonder will be doing 5 and 4 night sailings in June, July and August of 2010. They won't alternate, it will be two 5's and a 4 night. No idea of where it will be going, but it should "ease the pain" for those wanting to sail while school's out and want more than 3 night sailings when the Magic is expected to be overseas.

We already got the glimpse of the Magic being scheduled to be in the Baltics. However, there appears there's a twist to this as it may not be heading there straight away.

From what we've heard, on April 10, the Magic heads on a 14 night Transatlantic voyage. It arrives on 4/24 and begins with an 11 night sailing. On 5/5 there's a 10 night, on 5/15 an 11 night and on 5/26 a 10 night.

Here's where it gets interesting. On 6/5 there's a 7 night. Hmm...could the Magic be traveling from say, Barcelona to England? Are those 10 and 11 night sailings in April and May in the Mediterreanean? It would appear so.

From England, the Magic is scheduled for four 12 night sailings starting on 6/12. These are rumored to be the Baltics, including Copenhagen, Oslo and Warnemunde, Germany.

On July 30, it appears that there's going to be an 8 night sailing. We're speculating this is back to Barcelona. The schedule from there is an 11 night on 8/7, a 10 night on 8/18, an 11 night on 8/28, and a 10 night on 9/8.

Finally, on 9/18, the Magic should be heading "home" on a 14 night Transatlantic voyage.

Again, none of this is confirmed, these are "rumors."

Shh....let's be sure this is kept just among friends.

[iankh]

Je suis arrivé.

[granmaz]

Et moi aussi.;)

Now, where were we. Princess Piggy was it?

[Tink rules]

No... I don't think Piggy was ever a princess... she never even got to marry Kermie.... Fozzy Bear would have had to do the ceremony... and unless Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his trusty pal Beaker can come up with a solution... Piggy's still gonna be PORK!!! ;)

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I'm here, and I'm one of the top posters! ...at least for now...:lmao:

[nskjerven]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...

[edna mode]

Yeah, the honest will win Wilson!!!!! My Star Tours buddy forever!:hug:

[iankh]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...
Congratulations Wilson!!!!

[granmaz]

Well we're officially here now!!!

Perhaps this should be a Princess bashing free thread!!!:lmao: :lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

"Not like that cheap pretender Ella....."

Hey, who are you calling cheap????

Not my Ella (cat).....she's the Queen in my house......keeps the dog (Angel) spinning in circles!!!

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

Happy first day of Fall......Summer is officially toast!


CONGRATULATIONS SPEED WILSON!!!!!

[1Grumpy John]

just logging in on the new thread :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

so DEB should I stop at block buster tonight???

[EllaEnchanted]

just logging in on the new thread :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

so DEB should I stop at block buster tonight???

YUP! Earliest appointment I could get was Thursday.....we're one day better than Friday. Of course, we won't be here so we can't keep the appointment and we won't get TV until after we get home. That means that all of the new season shows that I was going to record while we're away, I will now miss.

I'll call again tomorrow and see if I can do another day better. I have to at least get an appointment by Wednesday.

Get some movies for tonight.

[tink1963]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: WAY TO GO WILSON. TOP OF THE PODIUM:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[ibouncetoo]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...


:cheer2: GO SPEED WILSON! :cheer2:



.....have to finish off the old thread....but can't till lunchtime.

Deb....had my first breakfast (muffin, egg, turkey sausage), sure was looking for butter or jelley for that baby! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

.

[EllaEnchanted]

:cheer2: GO SPEED WILSON! :cheer2:



.....have to finish off the old thread....but can't till lunchtime.

Deb....had my first breakfast (muffin, egg, turkey sausage), sure was looking for butter or jelley for that baby! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

.You are way better than me. I didn't eat any breakfast yet but I would have used a little bit of butter on the muffin. I will count those calories and add them to the day total, but I don't eat every single item that they say I can in a day so I have some wiggle room.

You are going to do great Jackie, keep it up!

[lillygator]

morning part six!

[EllaEnchanted]

Good Morning V.....did the Gators win this weekend? Are you still going to all the games this season?

[granmaz]

Morning V.:)

[scottishwee35]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...


WELL DONE WILSON:thumbsup2

Good Afternoon

I am bounce back now as I got the bugs last night.:sad2:

I feel much better now.

I think I missed the pages so I will catch it up later.

One more dayfor you Marilyn:cool1:

I got flight tickets today and I am confused with the times as I remember I got email and told us that our flight will be 7am but not now it is in the lunch times.:confused3

Oh the weather is beautiful, not fair, that I was sick :sick:

Olivia had a great times at weekend and what a beautiful country and the weather was so lovely and everyone enjoyed themselves so hopeful book again for next summer.

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

My friend send it to me and thought share with you

Olivia with her friend Amy

That photos was last July with 5 horibble raining days!!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/scottishwee35/2565349315a8945895932l.jpg

Scottishwee35

[granmaz]

Hi Deborah. Sorry you were ill over the weekend, but glad you are ok now!!!

Great picture there.

[gaylean93]

Hello everyone. You all were every chatty. I started to read the old thread and realized how confusing it is when you aren't right there typing along with everyone else. I am like Jasmine apparently and I can't remember who you all decided was a princess. I didn't get to the last few pages but I have a feeling the princess talk was longer than the potatoes with cheese talk. We went to a birthday party for Brooke's friend yesterday and then we went to a street dance at the beach. By the time I got home, we were all beat so we went to bed.

[gaylean93]

"Not like that cheap pretender Ella....."

Hey, who are you calling cheap????

Not my Ella (cat).....she's the Queen in my house......keeps the dog (Angel) spinning in circles!!!

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

Happy first day of Fall......Summer is officially toast!


CONGRATULATIONS SPEED WILSON!!!!!

Good bye summer :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

[Tink rules]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: WAY TO GO SPEED!!!!!!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

morning part six!

Morning V...:flower3:

[Tink rules]

Good bye summer :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Oh...you get 3 extra hours of summer than us today so quit complainin!!! :rotfl:

[granmaz]

Hello everyone. You all were every chatty. I started to read the old thread and realized how confusing it is when you aren't right there typing along with everyone else. I am like Jasmine apparently and I can't remember who you all decided was a princess. I didn't get to the last few pages but I have a feeling the princess talk was longer than the potatoes with cheese talk. We went to a birthday party for Brooke's friend yesterday and then we went to a street dance at the beach. By the time I got home, we were all beat so we went to bed.

I hope you read every last word like we all have to do after your mammoth chats!!!!;) :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

Well we're officially here now!!!

Perhaps this should be a Princess bashing free thread!!!:lmao: :lmao:
What fun would that be???

Yeah, the honest will win Wilson!!!!! My Star Tours buddy forever!:hug:

::yes:: Thanks :thumbsup2

Congratulations Wilson!!!!

Thanks :thumbsup2


CONGRATULATIONS SPEED WILSON!!!!!

Thanks :thumbsup2

:cheer2: :cheer2: WAY TO GO WILSON. TOP OF THE PODIUM:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Thanks :thumbsup2

:cheer2: GO SPEED WILSON! :cheer2:

Thanks :thumbsup2
:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: WAY TO GO SPEED!!!!!!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:


Thanks :thumbsup2

[nskjerven]

I hope you read every last word like we all have to do after your mammoth chats!!!!;) :rotfl2:

ya, what she said :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Tink rules]

I ROYALLY SECOND THAT!!! princess:

[HollyTyler]

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY! :goodvibes


Taking a brief moment at work to finish the last couple pages of the last thread and had to say:

WAY TO GO SPEED WILSON!!!!!
:car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car:
:dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer:
:jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

[Tink rules]

you know Holly... if you had gone before me.. I would have stolen that one... :rotfl2:

Very good use of smilies!!! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

No... I don't think Piggy was ever a princess... she never even got to marry Kermie.... Fozzy Bear would have had to do the ceremony... and unless Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his trusty pal Beaker can come up with a solution... Piggy's still gonna be PORK!!! ;)
Is that why I smell bacon?

Seriously, I read that post at just the right time because the smell of bacon is wafting through the office! :rotfl:

[granmaz]

My congrats to Wilson were on the other thread. Don't wantcha to think I haven't said anything!!!:lmao: :cool1: :cool1:

[HollyTyler]

morning part six!
Howdy V! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

WELL DONE WILSON:thumbsup2

Good Afternoon

I am bounce back now as I got the bugs last night.:sad2:

I feel much better now.

I think I missed the pages so I will catch it up later.

One more dayfor you Marilyn:cool1:

I got flight tickets today and I am confused with the times as I remember I got email and told us that our flight will be 7am but not now it is in the lunch times.:confused3

Oh the weather is beautiful, not fair, that I was sick :sick:

Olivia had a great times at weekend and what a beautiful country and the weather was so lovely and everyone enjoyed themselves so hopeful book again for next summer.

Scottishwee35
Deborah, sorry you were sick but hope you're feeling better now. No fair on beautiful days to be sick. :hug:

[HollyTyler]

My friend send it to me and thought share with you

Olivia with her friend Amy

That photos was last July with 5 horibble raining days!!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/scottishwee35/2565349315a8945895932l.jpg

Scottishwee35
Aw, they're so adorable together! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Hello everyone. You all were every chatty. I started to read the old thread and realized how confusing it is when you aren't right there typing along with everyone else. I am like Jasmine apparently and I can't remember who you all decided was a princess. I didn't get to the last few pages but I have a feeling the princess talk was longer than the potatoes with cheese talk. We went to a birthday party for Brooke's friend yesterday and then we went to a street dance at the beach. By the time I got home, we were all beat so we went to bed.
Sounds like a good time Gaylean! :thumbsup2

[Tink rules]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:

[gaylean93]

Oh...you get 3 extra hours of summer than us today so quit complainin!!! :rotfl:

Three hours means nothing. Summer was over for me when I couldn't sleep in anymore :sad1: I hate when the kids are in school because I like to have fun with them. Everyone I know says they can't wait until summer is over because the kids bug them but they don't bug me at all. I know they won't want to be with me forever :sad: :sad: :sad:

[EllaEnchanted]

My congrats to Wilson were on the other thread. Don't wantcha to think I haven't said anything!!!:lmao: :cool1: :cool1:

I saw it!

Hi Marilyn, it's getting close now......are you completely ready??? You're leaving very early tomorrow morning aren't you? We'll be out of here on Wednesday. I'm almost ready. My bags are packed but I'm very upset that I won't be able to record the start up of the new season TV shows. I might just have to make sure that I'm back at the hotel so I can watch the opening episodes of my favorites. Then I'll have to try not to fall asleep. We'll see what happens.

Have a wonderful refreshing and fun vacation. I'll be home before you so I'll catch you back on here while you're on vacation or afterwards at home.

Tell John we asked for him and hope that he enjoys his time away too.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[gaylean93]

I hope you read every last word like we all have to do after your mammoth chats!!!!;) :rotfl2:

Not a chance. I have to go to work ;)

[gaylean93]

ya, what she said :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I ROYALLY SECOND THAT!!! princess:

If you can give me one good reason I'll do it :lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:

What kind of date? With who? Hope you feel better soon!

[EllaEnchanted]

Three hours means nothing. Summer was over for me when I couldn't sleep in anymore :sad1: I hate when the kids are in school because I like to have fun with them. Everyone I know says they can't wait until summer is over because the kids bug them but they don't bug me at all. I know they won't want to be with me forever :sad: :sad: :sad:

I agree. It's always sad when the play days are over and the work days begin, for the kids and for you.

There's always next year.:laughing:

[gaylean93]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:

Just go anyway and use some antibacterial mouth wash before the kiss ;)

[gaylean93]

I agree. It's always sad when the play days are over and the work days begin, for the kids and for you.

There's always next year.:laughing:

I know there is next year but how many summers do I have left before they hate me :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

See you guys later. I have to go to work :sad1:

[JLSE50]

OMG.....I have my Lily Munster white streak back. You'll see in the FL pics. I'm not getting it done right now. Too much time and money and I would rather take the time to pack and spend the money on vaca. I will go get a pedi done in FL though. They're quick and cheap. [COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

Quoting from the last thread since I wanted to comment and it is locked. I am back there trying to catch up while I knit.

A little story I read once in Guideposts or Reader's Digest told of a lady whose baby had a white spot. She was thinking of buying Greecian Formula or using women's hair dye to dye it as she was so embarrassed :guilty: by it One day a little girl princess: came up to her in a store once and asked if she could kiss the baby.

When the lady said yes, but asked why, the little girl touched the spot and said that the baby had been kissed by an angel :angel: so she wanted to kiss him too. :cloud9:

:cool1:

When we lived in PA I had a friend with BLACK hair who had a WHITE STREAK down the middle from forehead to crown. She was teased as a kid by children who called her SKUNK. When she grew up she felt that it was her identity, her style. When I met her she was beginning to go gray and said that the hardest part of going gray was that now her stripe was being lost ;) and she was not sure of her identity without it.

Jan :earsgirl:

[nskjerven]

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY! :goodvibes


Taking a brief moment at work to finish the last couple pages of the last thread and had to say:

WAY TO GO SPEED WILSON!!!!!
:car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car:
:dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer:
:jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

Thanks I love those dancing guys. How is work today?

[nskjerven]

My congrats to Wilson were on the other thread. Don't wantcha to think I haven't said anything!!!:lmao: :cool1: :cool1:

uh sure....just kidding. I couldn't copy from there...thank you :flower3:

[nskjerven]

If you can give me one good reason I'll do it :lmao:

you Are just silly do you remember what we are talking about?:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[EllaEnchanted]

I know there is next year but how many summers do I have left before they hate me :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

See you guys later. I have to go to work :sad1:

Don't know......it could be next week.:confused3 :scared1:

[EllaEnchanted]

Quoting from the last thread since I wanted to comment and it is locked. I am back there trying to catch up while I knit.

A little story I read once in Guideposts or Reader's Digest told of a lady whose baby had a white spot. She was thinking of buying Greecian Formula or using women's hair dye to dye it as she was so embarrassed :guilty: by it One day a little girl princess: came up to her in a store once and asked if she could kiss the baby.

When the lady said yes, but asked why, the little girl touched the spot and said that the baby had been kissed by an angel :angel: so she wanted to kiss him too. :cloud9:

:cool1:

When we lived in PA I had a friend with BLACK hair who had a WHITE STREAK down the middle from forehead to crown. She was teased as a kid by children who called her SKUNK. When she grew up she felt that it was her identity, her style. When I met her she was beginning to go gray and said that the hardest part of going gray was that now her stripe was being lost ;) and she was not sure of her identity without it.

Jan :earsgirl:

Two very good stories.....thanks for sharing Jan.

Not to worry, regarding my white streak.....I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Nan!!!

Any news from the school for you yet?

Hope your day is going well.

[Tink rules]

Good idea Gaylean.. will pack the lysterine mint...

& deb...it's a very good "friend" of mine and this is the first time in 9 weeks we've managed to be in the same zip code... ;) if ya get what I mean.... :goodvibes

[JLSE50]

Another question from the last thread.


Guidance needed!

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I'm going to be going to New York City for a few days in Oct. with my sis. One night we're going to a taping of the Letterman show but the other night we were thinking about trying to see a Broadway play. Has anyone got any suggestions about what to see, the best way to get tickets, any ways of getting deals, etc?

TIA!


Friends have seen MARY POPPINS and thought it was good. They bought their tickets before they left home--Ticket Master maybe? :confused3

If I went to NYC I would want to see that or LITTLE MERMAID. :banana:

Jan :earsgirl:

[nskjerven]

Hi Nan!!!

Any news from the school for you yet?

Hope your day is going well.

I have to get back in touch with the Dept Chair. It's been plenty of time for him to get used to this semester and I want to make sure my classes start in Jan '09. I'll call him this week ::yes::

I was trying to think of a way to get your shows taped for you. Don't you wish you could have a friend tape them and email them to you ::yes:: I think tv will be different when our kids are adults. I suspect the lack of customer service will not even be an issue. But what are you going to do!!!! Did I miss the first Survior already?

[nskjerven]

Good idea Gaylean.. will pack the lysterine mint...

& deb...it's a very good "friend" of mine and this is the first time in 9 weeks we've managed to be in the same zip code... ;) if ya get what I mean.... :goodvibes

I thought you meant you had a date with yourself and a sore throat, not Michael :scared1: get better and quick girlie, we aren't getting any younger ;)

[nskjerven]

My sister bought us tickets for Wicked in January, should be fun !

[JLSE50]

Holly:

I am trying to finish the previous thread. I saw the report about Tyler's good day and the COMPLICATED :confused3 system the teacher has devised. I am glad she and he understand the popsicle sticks with velcrox and smilies :confused:

:yay: But I am more glad that he had a great day :thumbsup2

Then you post an apology for giving a long report--:sad2:

I do not care what your mother used to say,
:banana: WE WANT DETAILS, GIRL, WE WANT ALL THE DETAILS :cool1:

You need to vent or to report. We want to share your joys and your concerns. We are here for you and if anyone does not want to read it all, they can skip the post.

SO, POST THOSE REPORTS, KIDDO, POST !!

Jan :earsgirl:

[granmaz]

I saw it!

Hi Marilyn, it's getting close now......are you completely ready??? You're leaving very early tomorrow morning aren't you? We'll be out of here on Wednesday. I'm almost ready. My bags are packed but I'm very upset that I won't be able to record the start up of the new season TV shows. I might just have to make sure that I'm back at the hotel so I can watch the opening episodes of my favorites. Then I'll have to try not to fall asleep. We'll see what happens.

Have a wonderful refreshing and fun vacation. I'll be home before you so I'll catch you back on here while you're on vacation or afterwards at home.

Tell John we asked for him and hope that he enjoys his time away too.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

I'm just packed and have a bit of backache - you know the stress, need a rest type. Just having 15 mins before I start again. It is surprising what needs to be done even for a simple holiday. Hope the cases weigh well under the limit or John will start making comments!!!:lmao:

Not a chance. I have to go to work ;)

Excuses.

uh sure....just kidding. I couldn't copy from there...thank you :flower3:

I did try and copy and paste it but the colours etc didn't come out. I guess I could have done another, but time is precious tonight.

Good idea Gaylean.. will pack the lysterine mint...

& deb...it's a very good "friend" of mine and this is the first time in 9 weeks we've managed to be in the same zip code... ;) if ya get what I mean.... :goodvibes

Did you say 'pack' the listerine?

[Tink rules]

Ya know... put it in my bag???? To be used later.... ;)

[EllaEnchanted]

Good idea Gaylean.. will pack the lysterine mint...

& deb...it's a very good "friend" of mine and this is the first time in 9 weeks we've managed to be in the same zip code... ;) if ya get what I mean.... :goodvibes

In that case Michelle, what's a little sore throat among friends???

Have a great night!

[JLSE50]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:

DATE!?!?!? She has a date!! :yay:

Details, dahling, detals!

Jan :)

[JLSE50]

I saw it!

Hi Marilyn, it's getting close now......are you completely ready??? You're leaving very early tomorrow morning aren't you? We'll be out of here on Wednesday. I'm almost ready. My bags are packed but I'm very upset that I won't be able to record the start up of the new season TV shows. I might just have to make sure that I'm back at the hotel so I can watch the opening episodes of my favorites. Then I'll have to try not to fall asleep. We'll see what happens.

Have a wonderful refreshing and fun vacation. I'll be home before you so I'll catch you back on here while you're on vacation or afterwards at home.

Tell John we asked for him and hope that he enjoys his time away too.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

Looks like you are PRE-PLANNING some REST periods here!!

Way to go Deb! :thumbsup2

Watch those shows from the bed so your legs are both elevated!

Jan :earsgirl:

[EllaEnchanted]

I have to get back in touch with the Dept Chair. It's been plenty of time for him to get used to this semester and I want to make sure my classes start in Jan '09. I'll call him this week ::yes::

How exciting it's going to be for you to start the New Year, especially after your NYE cruise. That's the right way to kick it off!!!

I was trying to think of a way to get your shows taped for you. Don't you wish you could have a friend tape them and email them to you ::yes:: I think tv will be different when our kids are adults. I suspect the lack of customer service will not even be an issue. But what are you going to do!!!! Did I miss the first Survior already?

No Survivor didn't start yet. I guess I'll try to watch them online when I can. I'll have to go through my guide, which I still get, and see what I'll be missing and then keep a list and try to watch online. OR I'll just miss the opening episodes. It's out of my control.

I can't wait for TV to "grow up" and be more advanced for our kids. I'm curious to see how they improve on it. It would be great if it was "on demand" and you could watch what you wanted when you wanted for regular seasonal shows.

I'm going to go to NBC's website now and see if I'll be able to watch Heros online tonight. Keep your fingers crossed.

[JLSE50]

I know there is next year but how many summers do I have left before they hate me :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

See you guys later. I have to go to work :sad1:

They may never HATE you. You are a cool Mom and you do fun stuff with them.

They may grow up and away and live their own lives without being in touch with you for weeks at a time, but that does not mean HATE has to be a part of it.

When you are together you will have great times and you will MARVEL at what neat adult-people they are and what fun they are to be with!

Our boys never went through the "I hate you" stage. The closest they ever got was one silly conversation where they were discussing with each other, within earshot of us both, that we loved the other one more. :rotfl2:

It was so funny :rotfl:

THEY LOVE YOU MORE

NO THEY LOVE YOU MORE

NO THEY LOVE YOU MORE

NO THEY LOVE YOU MORE

:laughing: We figure that must mean we were pretty even-handed! :thumbsup2

Jan :earsgirl:

[EllaEnchanted]

Looks like you are PRE-PLANNING some REST periods here!!

Way to go Deb! :thumbsup2

Watch those shows from the bed so your legs are both elevated!

Jan :earsgirl:

Well that's one way to get me off my feet!

Unfortunately, the legs are worse again today. I just made an appointment with the wound doctor again tomorrow morning. It looks like the right leg is all infected yet AGAIN. It goes away, it comes back. I'm ready to give up!

So I'll see the doctor tomorrow and he'll do a culture and it'll probably be strep again.....it looks like I have strep throat on my leg....then he'll put me on antibiotics again. That means no champagne for me this trip.....can't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics.

I hope this is not a foreboding for how this trip is going to go. First the TV goes out and then the leg gets worse......hopefully my luck will change quickly.:confused:

[Tink rules]

DATE!?!?!? She has a date!! :yay:

Details, dahling, detals!

Jan :)

Jan... you are more excited than I am!!!

Will fill you in when I get back... ;)

& Bubba... I know that is going to be TMI so I will warn you ahead of time... :upsidedow

[ibouncetoo]

Deb, sorry to hear that your leg is acting up again...bummer Dude!

Just had my Thai Curry Chicken with rice and veggies...yum! Enjoyed it very much. Brought the AM snack (Cran-Grape shake) to have this afternoon and saving the afternoon snack for dessert tonight...as it's a sweet treat. :thumbsup2

I have to stop by the store and restock some basics (that I had to toss when the power was out). Do think I'll grab some romaine so I can supplement with a small salad at dinner ::yes::

...ok back to work....


DEB AND MARILYN....have great/safe trips!

.

[JLSE50]

Well that's one way to get me off my feet!

Unfortunately, the legs are worse again today. I just made an appointment with the wound doctor again tomorrow morning. It looks like the right leg is all infected yet AGAIN. It goes away, it comes back. I'm ready to give up!

So I'll see the doctor tomorrow and he'll do a culture and it'll probably be strep again.....it looks like I have strep throat on my leg....then he'll put me on antibiotics again. That means no champagne for me this trip.....can't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics.

I hope this is not a foreboding for how this trip is going to go. First the TV goes out and then the leg gets worse......hopefully my luck will change quickly.:confused:


:hug: Sorry!! :hug:

GLAD YOU GOT AN APPT WITH THE MD BEFORE YOU LEAVE! :thumbsup2:

One of my MDs said that when I was in the hospital he wanted me elevating my leg HIGHER than my heart. He said it would help the fluid drain from the leg into the blood stream.

I raised the foot of the hospital bed as high as it would go and lowered the head as far as it would go--flat. Then I had a pillow under my head and pillows under my leg. People had to sit by my head to talk to me, but who cares, if it helps, I'll do it.

So, when you are resting, if you can be flat, that might be better than sitting with your legs up.

Keep us posted on that leg! :grouphug:

Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

Jan... you are more excited than I am!!!

Will fill you in when I get back... ;)

& Bubba... I know that is going to be TMI so I will warn you ahead of time... :upsidedow

He can skip whatever post he does not want to read. :rotfl:

And yes, I am excited! I hope you have a great time!

Jan :)

[granmaz]

Well that's one way to get me off my feet!

Unfortunately, the legs are worse again today. I just made an appointment with the wound doctor again tomorrow morning. It looks like the right leg is all infected yet AGAIN. It goes away, it comes back. I'm ready to give up!

So I'll see the doctor tomorrow and he'll do a culture and it'll probably be strep again.....it looks like I have strep throat on my leg....then he'll put me on antibiotics again. That means no champagne for me this trip.....can't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics.

I hope this is not a foreboding for how this trip is going to go. First the TV goes out and then the leg gets worse......hopefully my luck will change quickly.:confused:

Aaaaaw, sorry about the leg again Deb! Sorry about the Champagne too! You'll soon be enjoying yourself in the world.:hug:

Deb, sorry to hear that your leg is acting up again...bummer Dude!

Just had my Thai Curry Chicken with rice and veggies...yum! Enjoyed it very much. Brought the AM snack (Cran-Grape shake) to have this afternoon and saving the afternoon snack for dessert tonight...as it's a sweet treat. :thumbsup2

I have to stop by the store and restock some basics (that I had to toss when the power was out). Do think I'll grab some romaine so I can supplement with a small salad at dinner ::yes::

...ok back to work....


DEB AND MARILYN....have great/safe trips!

.

Thanks Jackie.

[granmaz]

So, given all the new info/rumours about the 2010 itineraries, what are you all thinking of doing now?

[granmaz]

As far as Transatlantics go, I guess the September WB will be the one with least children now rather than the April EB.

We had such great children on our cruise and no problems like the EB seemed to have. I would hate that I really would.

[granmaz]

Off to do some more trip preparations. Back later.

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, sorry to hear that your leg is acting up again...bummer Dude!

Thanks Jackie.....it won't stop me from running around and playing at WDW all the same. I'll have to keep it wrapped now and no pool. But at least I can do Epcot Food and Wine!

Just had my Thai Curry Chicken with rice and veggies...yum! Enjoyed it very much. Brought the AM snack (Cran-Grape shake) to have this afternoon and saving the afternoon snack for dessert tonight...as it's a sweet treat. :thumbsup2

Glad you liked the Thai chicken. I give those to John because I don't like curry and he does. So instead of another substitute.....I let him eat those. I'm glad you liked it though. I hate all the shakes except for the chocolate. Tonight's desert is YUMMY! It's a good idea to do the snacks the way you did. You want more of a snack after lunch and dinner, not after breakfast.

Eating has now become a fun adventure for you.....that's what I thought at the beginning when I was following the menu strictly.

Today I skipped breakfast and just had coffee. For lunch I had Pork Tenderloin. It was delicious. I've just had water since lunch. I'll have dinner and a snack later.

I supplement with yogurt and bananas and salad too. I just do one meal a day and then eat the supplemental foods and total the calories. Today there is no supplemental food in the house because we're leaving in two days. So I'll have two Bistro meals and a snack. I switch it up so that I don't get bored and can do it long term.

Pickles are a great late night snack.....very little calories. I'll eat sweet gerkins and dill spears.

I have to stop by the store and restock some basics (that I had to toss when the power was out). Do think I'll grab some romaine so I can supplement with a small salad at dinner ::yes::

Great idea!

...ok back to work....


DEB AND MARILYN....have great/safe trips!

Thanks Jackie.....will keep you posted.

.

:wizard:

[EllaEnchanted]

:hug: Sorry!! :hug:

GLAD YOU GOT AN APPT WITH THE MD BEFORE YOU LEAVE! :thumbsup2:

One of my MDs said that when I was in the hospital he wanted me elevating my leg HIGHER than my heart. He said it would help the fluid drain from the leg into the blood stream.

I raised the foot of the hospital bed as high as it would go and lowered the head as far as it would go--flat. Then I had a pillow under my head and pillows under my leg. People had to sit by my head to talk to me, but who cares, if it helps, I'll do it.

So, when you are resting, if you can be flat, that might be better than sitting with your legs up.

Keep us posted on that leg! :grouphug:

Jan :earsgirl:

Jan, you are so right. One of my doctors told me the same thing. So that's what I will have to do every night after running around all day. We'll make it work.

I'll keep you up to date because I'll have internet and laptop.

[EllaEnchanted]

Aaaaaw, sorry about the leg again Deb! Sorry about the Champagne too! You'll soon be enjoying yourself in the world.:hug:

Thanks Marilyn, I would rather be there without the champagne than to be here with it! Mickey will make me happy!



:rotfl:

[EllaEnchanted]

So, given all the new info/rumours about the 2010 itineraries, what are you all thinking of doing now?

I'm holding out for the Southern Caribbean. I still believe they are going to offer it again and that just may be the right time. We'll go in October when the Magic gets back.

(keeping my fingers crossed!):cutie:

[granmaz]

Just coming on the say goodbye. Off to bed now. A bit worried about the baggage allowance.:rolleyes1

I might be able to pop in from La Gomera, we will have to wait and see.

Deb, have a good trip and a fun time.

Love to you all.

Bye.

[katypop]

Bonsoir. I hope Ian shared the news....

WILSON WON HIS RACE :goodvibes

Gotta go finish the princess knock down on that last thread back here later...

WOOHOO WILSON! CONGRATS :thumbsup2

Kathe

[EllaEnchanted]

As far as Transatlantics go, I guess the September WB will be the one with least children now rather than the April EB.

We had such great children on our cruise and no problems like the EB seemed to have. I would hate that I really would.


I would have been VERY annoyed if I were on the EB with those kids. Ours were just perfect. I'm spoiled. I have never had a bad trip with kids on any of my Disney cruises. If I did run into that I would have been complaining every day to every CM and to the kids' parents if I could find them. It would NOT have been pleasant.

[EllaEnchanted]

Just coming on the say goodbye. Off to bed now. A bit worried about the baggage allowance.:rolleyes1

I might be able to pop in from La Gomera, we will have to wait and see.

Deb, have a good trip and a fun time.

Love to you all.

Bye.

Bye Marilyn, Hugs and Love, Have Fun!:cutie:

[katypop]

Well that's one way to get me off my feet!

Unfortunately, the legs are worse again today. I just made an appointment with the wound doctor again tomorrow morning. It looks like the right leg is all infected yet AGAIN. It goes away, it comes back. I'm ready to give up!

So I'll see the doctor tomorrow and he'll do a culture and it'll probably be strep again.....it looks like I have strep throat on my leg....then he'll put me on antibiotics again. That means no champagne for me this trip.....can't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics.

I hope this is not a foreboding for how this trip is going to go. First the TV goes out and then the leg gets worse......hopefully my luck will change quickly.:confused:

Ah, Deb, sorry you're still having problems...good luck at your appointment tomorrow :hug:

Kathe

[katypop]

Just coming on the say goodbye. Off to bed now. A bit worried about the baggage allowance.:rolleyes1

I might be able to pop in from La Gomera, we will have to wait and see.

Deb, have a good trip and a fun time.

Love to you all.

Bye.

Marilyn and John, have a great vacation! :cool1: :dance3:

Kathe

[EllaEnchanted]

Ah, Deb, sorry you're still having problems...good luck at your appointment tomorrow :hug:

Kathe

Kathe, thanks so much. The timing is not great but at least it's not preventing me from going.

Good to see you here again! We missed you!

[katypop]

So, given all the new info/rumours about the 2010 itineraries, what are you all thinking of doing now?



I'm holding out for the Southern Caribbean. I still believe they are going to offer it again and that just may be the right time. We'll go in October when the Magic gets back.

(keeping my fingers crossed!):cutie:

2010 is really just a dream for me at this point, but I was hoping for maybe a May TA crossing and then a B2B to the Baltic. Doesn't sound like this will be an option now. If I end up not able to do the Baltic, a Southern Caribbean also intrigues me. I'll be doing the EC and WC on the B2B in 2009 so that might be a fun WARM option in 2010! Guess I'll just have to be patient and see :rolleyes:

Kathe

[JLSE50]

So, given all the new info/rumours about the 2010 itineraries, what are you all thinking of doing now?

Did they post info early? I thought it was not going to be announced until October.

:yay: Have a great trip Marilyn! :wave:

Jan :earsgirl:

[katypop]

Kathe, thanks so much. The timing is not great but at least it's not preventing me from going.

Good to see you here again! We missed you!

Thanks Deb :hug: I've missed all of you too! I love that you always look at the bright side, I'm glad you're still able to go on vacation too! We (myself, dd and dsil) are leaving for WDW on Oct 25 :cool1: I can hardly wait!

Kathe

[katypop]

Did they post info early? I thought it was not going to be announced until October.

:yay: Have a great trip Marilyn! :wave:

Jan :earsgirl

Jan, no, we're still all responding to the rumours :rolleyes: :lmao: Have to be ready for all possibilities you know ;)

Kathe

[EllaEnchanted]

Thanks Deb :hug: I've missed all of you too! I love that you always look at the bright side, I'm glad you're still able to go on vacation too! We (myself, dd and dsil) are leaving for WDW on Oct 25 :cool1: I can hardly wait!

Kathe

You and Sara are going to have such a great time together. What is your DSIL's name? He will have to go some to keep up with the two of you there!:laughing:

[katypop]

You and Sara are going to have such a great time together. What is your DSIL's name? He will have to go some to keep up with the two of you there!:laughing:

:yay: :yay: :lmao:
Trevor will have a great time too, we've booked a couple of buffet dinners, O'hana and Jiko...so he'll gladly let us drag him around to wherever we want to go ;) :lmao:

Kathe

[katypop]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:

Have a great time! Sorry about the scratchy throat though :headache:

Kathe

[JLSE50]

Jan, no, we're still all responding to the rumours :rolleyes: :lmao: Have to be ready for all possibilities you know ;)

Kathe

The rumors are interesting but we cannot plan until we have hard itineraries and compare them to Tom's work commitments so I do not pay attention until I know we have some time and money to spend and that is usually WAY AFTER the itineraries are announced.

We did not know there was to be a Westbound PC cruise or any Mexican Riviera cruises since we did not pay attention to the DIS or DCL sites until after the Westbound PC cruise was booked solid.

Then I called, whenever I thought about it, not obsessively or daily, and eventually there was a cancelation. I did not come on this thread until we had it booked.

I guess we are in a different planning-place than some. :confused3

Jan :rolleyes1

[JLSE50]

Just got this from thread 5!


Yippee! Tyler just came to me with a piece of paper to show me he just wrote a 3, 2, and 5. I wondered why things were so quiet, it's because he was in his room practicing. He used to have a horrible time with those numbers because of the curves. His hand just wouldn't go that way. I was so excited and knew he did it without looking at anything to see how they go because there's nothing in his room with numbers on it! He was all happy and told me he was practing with the resource teacher and that's how he learned. It's such a huge thing for him to be able to write something from memory. He hasn't been able to before, other than his first name and "mom". :banana:



:cool1: GREAT NEWS!!
Another indication that the medicine is helping. :yay:

Those side effects you were worried about--like hunger--seem, from my experience, to be related to people taking the wrong medication. When your body needs it, then the nutty things are not issues. That may not be the case with everyone, but with my family it is. ::yes::

Jan :earsgirl:

[katypop]

The rumors are interesting but we cannot plan until we have hard itineraries and compare them to Tom's work commitments so I do not pay attention until I know we have some time and money to spend and that is usually WAY AFTER the itineraries are announced.

We did not know there was to be a Westbound PC cruise or any Mexican Riviera cruises since we did not pay attention to the DIS or DCL sites until after the Westbound PC cruise was booked solid.

Then I called, whenever I thought about it, not obsessively or daily, and eventually there was a cancelation. I did not come on this thread until we had it booked.

I guess we are in a different planning-place than some. :confused3

Jan :rolleyes1

Jan, I'm sure everyone is in a little bit of a different position on planning future cruises. The Westbound PC was my very first cruise ever :) I was just VERY lucky to come onto the cruiseboard thread (after a few years on the WDW disboard threads) to try to get info on possibly cruising solo. My timing was perfect to hear the rumours for that cruise (thanks Jackie for helping me feel welcome :goodvibes ) and thankfully I was able to book the first day bookings were possible. Since I have to watch and count my pennies ;) I am very interested in what the options might be, since it is more economical to book early :thumbsup2

Kathe

[JLSE50]

Jan, I'm sure everyone is in a little bit of a different position on planning future cruises. The Westbound PC was my very first cruise ever :) I was just VERY lucky to come onto the cruiseboard thread (after a few years on the WDW disboard threads) to try to get info on possibly cruising solo. My timing was perfect to hear the rumours for that cruise (thanks Jackie for helping me feel welcome :goodvibes ) and thankfully I was able to book the first day bookings were possible. Since I have to watch and count my pennies ;) I am very interested in what the options might be, since it is more economical to book early :thumbsup2

Kathe

I am a born and bred penny pincher and prefer economy over almost anything, so that makes a lot of sense to me. :thumbsup2

I wish we could do that AND know that it would work with Tom's work commitments :rolleyes: but right now we have to do it the other way around. Maybe down the road we will have different options.

It is fun to read other's ideas and plans though. I sure hope no one thinks I was complaining about it. :eek:

Hope you have a super time with your kids! :dance3:

Jan :earsgirl:

[HollyTyler]

Ok... I have a date tonight and I have a scratchy throat... :headache:
A DATE?! Oh, I hope more details are waiting for me when I'm able to catch up! :cool1: Just a quick post while supper is cooking.

[HollyTyler]

Thanks I love those dancing guys. How is work today?
It was still very busy, but not CRAZY busy because my coworker returned from her cruise. I asked her about the Toy Story show on the Wonder and she told me she wouldn't see it again. She said it just didn't hold her attention like all the other shows do, and there was lots of murmuring throughout the audience like others felt the same. Interesting.

[EllaEnchanted]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH JOHN REALLY IS MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!

He fixed the TV so now it's back to normal for everyone in the house. It was a short in the cables coming out of the multiswitch off of the satellite dish. Way too complicated for me......I just know that it's fixed now. I'll be spending all day Wednesday programming 10 days worth of recordings. But I'm so glad that I'll get to see all the season openers tonight and all week.

Nan, Survivor starts this Thursday.......Don't Forget.

I get to see Heros and Dancing With The Stars tonight. YEAHHHHHH!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Tigger1221]

I haven't posted any of my creations in awhile. Here are a few I made last weekend.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2877536258_41a56b4515.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2877536268_6b6d6852c8.jpg

Marilyn and Deb- Have a great trip and take care of yourselves.

[EllaEnchanted]

I haven't posted any of my creations in awhile. Here are a few I made last weekend.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2877536258_41a56b4515.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2877536268_6b6d6852c8.jpg

Marilyn and Deb- Have a great trip and take care of yourselves.


Thanks Jill......love the new stuff.....you're so talented! Post more when you can.

[HollyTyler]

My sister bought us tickets for Wicked in January, should be fun !
Wicked is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[HollyTyler]

Well that's one way to get me off my feet!

Unfortunately, the legs are worse again today. I just made an appointment with the wound doctor again tomorrow morning. It looks like the right leg is all infected yet AGAIN. It goes away, it comes back. I'm ready to give up!

So I'll see the doctor tomorrow and he'll do a culture and it'll probably be strep again.....it looks like I have strep throat on my leg....then he'll put me on antibiotics again. That means no champagne for me this trip.....can't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics.

I hope this is not a foreboding for how this trip is going to go. First the TV goes out and then the leg gets worse......hopefully my luck will change quickly.:confused:
Deb, I can't imagine how awful this must be. It sounded like you were doing the right things and this happens again. I hope things improve soon for that leg. :hug:

[HollyTyler]

So, given all the new info/rumours about the 2010 itineraries, what are you all thinking of doing now?
It's too confusing for me to even think of any of it. I'll have to base it on what's during the summer when school's out. With all of the help Tyler's getting in school, I don't want him to miss any of that because it's really helping quicker than I'd ever expected (at least in the academic area). :thumbsup2

[nskjerven]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH JOHN REALLY IS MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!

He fixed the TV so now it's back to normal for everyone in the house. It was a short in the cables coming out of the multiswitch off of the satellite dish. Way too complicated for me......I just know that it's fixed now. I'll be spending all day Wednesday programming 10 days worth of recordings. But I'm so glad that I'll get to see all the season openers tonight and all week.

Nan, Survivor starts this Thursday.......Don't Forget.

I get to see Heros and Dancing With The Stars tonight. YEAHHHHHH!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Bummer we will be in the car headed to Reno (wilson's race, again), Maybe we'll get Wilson out of school a bit early, it would be so nice to check in have a dip in the pool, then sanwhiches for dinner and SURVIVOR from our hotel bed!!!

[nskjerven]

okay you may not believe this but I made dinner tonight!!!! :thumbsup2

Pulled Pork BBque sandwhiches. Still in the crock pot, I'm going to nap for an hour then get up to finish it off.

Paul is the one that cooks in our house, but no work for me so I have to get into my SAHM role...:bride:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

It was still very busy, but not CRAZY busy because my coworker returned from her cruise. I asked her about the Toy Story show on the Wonder and she told me she wouldn't see it again. She said it just didn't hold her attention like all the other shows do, and there was lots of murmuring throughout the audience like others felt the same. Interesting.

I've heard similar reviews. I'll be interested to see it for myself in Dec.

I haven't posted any of my creations in awhile. Here are a few I made last weekend.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2877536258_41a56b4515.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2877536268_6b6d6852c8.jpg

Marilyn and Deb- Have a great trip and take care of yourselves.

Very cute, Jill!

[HollyTyler]

okay you may not believe this but I made dinner tonight!!!! :thumbsup2

Pulled Pork BBque sandwhiches. Still in the crock pot, I'm going to nap for an hour then get up to finish it off.

Paul is the one that cooks in our house, but no work for me so I have to get into my SAHM role...:bride:
YUMMY!!!

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, I can't imagine how awful this must be. It sounded like you were doing the right things and this happens again. I hope things improve soon for that leg. :hug:

Thanks Holly.....that's what I thought too! Oh well. Back to square one again.

[EllaEnchanted]

Bummer we will be in the car headed to Reno (wilson's race, again), Maybe we'll get Wilson out of school a bit early, it would be so nice to check in have a dip in the pool, then sanwhiches for dinner and SURVIVOR from our hotel bed!!!

That sounds like a perfect day to me!

[EllaEnchanted]

okay you may not believe this but I made dinner tonight!!!! :thumbsup2

Pulled Pork BBque sandwhiches. Still in the crock pot, I'm going to nap for an hour then get up to finish it off.

Paul is the one that cooks in our house, but no work for me so I have to get into my SAHM role...:bride:


It sounds delicious Nan. I love crock pot meals best!

[HollyTyler]

Not sure if anybody remembers, but before I left work on Friday, one of the partners had a 1/2 hour conversation with me about the new job. He asked me if there's anything they can do to stop this from happening. I told him, sure, they could match the pay and number of hours (40 compared to 37.5) and toss me a few more vacation days, but the insurance is the big kicker for me. I told him I'm almost 40, so there are things that could start going wrong, and I just don't like the idea of the GIANT yearly deductible when the new place can give me the plan with ZERO yearly deductible, just the $20 copay for most things. But I told him I'm sad to leave because I really do enjoy the guys I work for, even the old guy, believe it or not, and I like the comfort level of knowing everything there.

Well, there must have been some discussions because today our office manager called me into her office and told me that same lawyer talked to her and asked her if I'd be OK with them asking me to stay with them for the same amount of pay. I told her just what I told him, and she said, "OK, I'll tell him you said no."

Well, after I left her office, I went to talk to that lawyer directly and told him of the conversation in the office manager's office. I told him I just wanted to share that info because she's not known for accurate communications. He thanked me for letting him know.

Just a bit later, his secretary (while I was at her desk working on the filing from all the work I did while she was gone) helped me realize that since they can't change the insurance plan for the whole firm, if they really want me to stay, they could take the amount of the yearly deductible (which is the main dealbreaker for me), figure out how much per hour that equals over a year, then add that onto the increased amount that the new job is offering me. It's just that simple. We came up with the dollar amount and of course, she'd want a couple dollar increase too if I'm getting one, and I asked her to go mention it to that lawyer because she's his secretary and knows how best to communicate with him. ;)

As I left today, she confirmed with me, "So it would take XXX dollars for you to stay, right?" So I'm hoping that means she's going to talk to him because I just don't have the guts to demand that.

HOWEVER, about 3 years ago I was hired elsewhere and my current job offered to match what the new place would have paid me, and I stayed. So if they did it before, they just might do it again! If not, it's fine, it's just fun to negotiate and very nice to feel appreciated! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

OH! Tyler's day.

Morning: 1/2 smile/1/2 frown (just a straight line mouth) for "keeping hands and feet to self", and smiley face for "not disrupting class".

Afternoon: Smiley face in both categories!

So this was a GREAT day for him! His teacher said there was only one minor incident in the morning. It didn't involve hurting anybody, so that's good. He just had to keep touching another child's face and had trouble stopping. He has this thing where he just has to touch and it's sort of like tapping the person over and over again. VERY irritating to that other person, I'd imagine.

SO WE WENT FOR ICE CREAM FOR HIS REWARD! Yummy! :goodvibes

Karate class was horrible and they almost asked him to leave, but it didn't involve hurting people, so I can handle that. Plus, when it came time for him to perform his moves of a particular form in front of everybody, he somehow switched off the troublemaker switch and did it perfectly. Amazing.

He was totally exhausted though, and almost fell asleep on the way to his 5:30 OT appointment. Poor guy. Then we still had to get home, have dinner and his bath and read bedtime book. He barely made it awake through it all.

LET'S HOPE HE CAN DO TWO DAYS IN A ROW! :yay:

[HollyTyler]

That sounds like a perfect day to me!
ME TOO! :cloud9:

[Tigger1221]

Thanks Jill......love the new stuff.....you're so talented! Post more when you can.

I've heard similar reviews. I'll be interested to see it for myself in Dec.
Very cute, Jill!

Thanks, I scrapbook/do swap stuff to relax. Its also time my mom and I spend together just the 2 of us.

I have good news:
This past weekend My DM, sister and I went to Chattanooga to go to a scrap convention and the mall. This was my moms first time leaving my stepdad since he couldn't walk. I asked Matt if he would stay with him for the day and he did. We had a fun time, I spent lots of $$$, the mall was worse than our local mall though but still fun. While we were gone Matt took my stepdad to the bookstore, target, and hardees. He took his wheelchair and they had a good time too. My poor stepdad said it was the first day no one had yelled at him for trying walking. (it scares mom when he tries to walk). We are thinking of doing this once a month now (girls day out). So all in all it worked out fine. My mom is doing better since she went to the Dr. for depression medicine. He said it was normal for people who take care of a disabled spouse to become depressed. She is starting to relax a little but she has always been uptight.

[HollyTyler]

Strange thing about Tyler's day. Both his teacher and the special ed teacher told me all morning it was like he had ants in his pants. So bad, they said they've never seen him like this so far this year. It was very extreme they said, but by afternoon that was completely gone. I don't think that's a side effect of his particular med, but I'll still mention it at our appointment on Thursday, but for some reason, I'm kind of thinking it was nervousness. I say that because on the way to school this morning, one of his arms had itchy bumps all over the top part from his wrist to his elbow and they looked like hives. I told him that Grandpa (my dad) gets bumps all over when he's really, really worried about something, and asked him if he's worried about his day. He denied that of course, but I can't help wondering if he was feeling pressures, knowing his med has been increased and feels expected to have a better day. And those bumps were completely gone after school. In fact, he told me he noticed at lunch that they were gone. Strange, huh?

[gaylean93]

Strange thing about Tyler's day. Both his teacher and the special ed teacher told me all morning it was like he had ants in his pants. So bad, they said they've never seen him like this so far this year. It was very extreme they said, but by afternoon that was completely gone. I don't think that's a side effect of his particular med, but I'll still mention it at our appointment on Thursday, but for some reason, I'm kind of thinking it was nervousness. I say that because on the way to school this morning, one of his arms had itchy bumps all over the top part from his wrist to his elbow and they looked like hives. I told him that Grandpa (my dad) gets bumps all over when he's really, really worried about something, and asked him if he's worried about his day. He denied that of course, but I can't help wondering if he was feeling pressures, knowing his med has been increased and feels expected to have a better day. And those bumps were completely gone after school. In fact, he told me he noticed at lunch that they were gone. Strange, huh?

Maybe he did have ants in his pants and they bit him on the arm :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[HollyTyler]

Thanks, I scrapbook/do swap stuff to relax. Its also time my mom and I spend together just the 2 of us.

I have good news:
This past weekend My DM, sister and I went to Chattanooga to go to a scrap convention and the mall. This was my moms first time leaving my stepdad since he couldn't walk. I asked Matt if he would stay with him for the day and he did. We had a fun time, I spent lots of $$$, the mall was worse than our local mall though but still fun. While we were gone Matt took my stepdad to the bookstore, target, and hardees. He took his wheelchair and they had a good time too. My poor stepdad said it was the first day no one had yelled at him for trying walking. (it scares mom when he tries to walk). We are thinking of doing this once a month now (girls day out). So all in all it worked out fine. My mom is doing better since she went to the Dr. for depression medicine. He said it was normal for people who take care of a disabled spouse to become depressed. She is starting to relax a little but she has always been uptight.
Great news about your dad's time with Matt. Sounds like a good idea to do that regularly. It really gives everybody a break. I can certainly understand your mom's depression and am glad she's feeling better. I can't imagine how hard it must be for her taking care of your dad and all the emotions that go with dealing with the situation. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[gaylean93]

okay you may not believe this but I made dinner tonight!!!! :thumbsup2

Pulled Pork BBque sandwhiches. Still in the crock pot, I'm going to nap for an hour then get up to finish it off.

Paul is the one that cooks in our house, but no work for me so I have to get into my SAHM role...:bride:

I made baked chicken and risotto. I tried making pulled pork in the crock pot and I guess I used a BBQ sauce that was too spicy because it was just too much. My sis made it once with beef and she made the sauce homemade and it was a lot better.

[HollyTyler]

Maybe he did have ants in his pants and they bit him on the arm :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: Maybe so! :rotfl:

[tink1963]

okay you may not believe this but I made dinner tonight!!!! :thumbsup2

Pulled Pork BBque sandwhiches. Still in the crock pot, I'm going to nap for an hour then get up to finish it off.

Paul is the one that cooks in our house, but no work for me so I have to get into my SAHM role...:bride:

Sound yummy Nan, what did you serve with it?

Wish Wilson good luck on his upcoming race. Bet his confidence level is high right now.:car:

[HollyTyler]

I made baked chicken and risotto. I tried making pulled pork in the crock pot and I guess I used a BBQ sauce that was too spicy because it was just too much. My sis made it once with beef and she made the sauce homemade and it was a lot better.
Risotto is like rice, right? If so, YUMMY dinner! :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

:headache: :headache: :headache: Ok... I got stood up by the stock market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache: :headache: :headache:

I got to Jersey... my phone broke... :mad: and because the stupid stock market dropped again today and oil climbed $16... HE HAS TO BE IN MEETINGS ALL NIGHT!!!!!

Now I'm mad....:mad: :mad: :mad:

So we're going to try for tomorrow... :upsidedow

[gaylean93]

Look what I found :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100215630&GT1=31036

[gaylean93]

Risotto is like rice, right? If so, YUMMY dinner! :goodvibes

Yeah and we had it a lot on the cruise. Well at least I did.

[gaylean93]

Sound yummy Nan, what did you serve with it?

Wish Wilson good luck on his upcoming race. Bet his confidence level is high right now.:car:

Hi my BFF. Don't tell Bubba.

[tink1963]

Hi my BFF. Don't tell Bubba.

HI back my BFF

ok, but you know he can read.:lmao: :lmao:

[tink1963]

Yeah and we had it a lot on the cruise. Well at least I did.

Do you make your risotto from scratch?

[gaylean93]

:headache: :headache: :headache: Ok... I got stood up by the stock market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache: :headache: :headache:

I got to Jersey... my phone broke... :mad: and because the stupid stock market dropped again today and oil climbed $16... HE HAS TO BE IN MEETINGS ALL NIGHT!!!!!

Now I'm mad....:mad: :mad: :mad:

So we're going to try for tomorrow... :upsidedow

Well he have a sore throat anyway. Plus it sounds like you can't see each other enough. You need to find one that is more available ;)

[HollyTyler]

:headache: :headache: :headache: Ok... I got stood up by the stock market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache: :headache: :headache:

I got to Jersey... my phone broke... :mad: and because the stupid stock market dropped again today and oil climbed $16... HE HAS TO BE IN MEETINGS ALL NIGHT!!!!!

Now I'm mad....:mad: :mad: :mad:

So we're going to try for tomorrow... :upsidedow
Oh Michelle, this damn economy sure does screw up ALL aspects of life, doesn't it? :headache: Sorry, lets hope tomorrow works out and it will be worth the wait that one extra day! :hug:

[gaylean93]

HI back my BFF

ok, but you know he can read.:lmao: :lmao:

He can read :eek: I never would have guessed ;)

[gaylean93]

Do you make your risotto from scratch?

No I actually cheated tonight. Again, don't tell Bubba :lmao: :lmao: It was really good though. I may use it all the time.

[Tink rules]

Well he have a sore throat anyway. Plus it sounds like you can't see each other enough. You need to find one that is more available ;)

Oh Michelle, this damn economy sure does screw up ALL aspects of life, doesn't it? :headache: Sorry, lets hope tomorrow works out and it will be worth the wait that one extra day! :hug:

Nah... he's a keeper... he really is... We've known each other for 15 years...so I can wait another day... :) I'm just mad at the stock market... :mad:

[Tigger1221]

Nan- Congrats on Wilson winning.

Holly- I am happy Tyler is doing better, this will make things easier for both of you

Deb- Sorry to hear about you legs. I hope you feel better and fully heal soon.

Michelle- I hope you get to see your friend soon.

Everyone Else- I hope things are going well and :wave2:

[gaylean93]

Nah... he's a keeper... he really is... We've known each other for 15 years...so I can wait another day... :) I'm just mad at the stock market... :mad:

he's a keeper and you have known each other for 15 years :confused3 :confused3

[HollyTyler]

Look what I found :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100215630&GT1=31036
:yay: YAY for cheese! I think I'll go have some right now!

[nskjerven]

I made baked chicken and risotto. I tried making pulled pork in the crock pot and I guess I used a BBQ sauce that was too spicy because it was just too much. My sis made it once with beef and she made the sauce homemade and it was a lot better.

Wilson just came in and said "mom I don't like it...I LOVE IT"

I really don't cook often at all. Used to when it was just us 2. It was nice to make a dinner everyone was happy with.

[nskjerven]

Sound yummy Nan, what did you serve with it?

Wish Wilson good luck on his upcoming race. Bet his confidence level is high right now.:car:

a spoon....

nothing else, just a lazy sandwich dinner. I had salad and lots of veggies but just didn't get around to making anything else. The kids are happy so no bi deal.

Thank for Willie. He is very happy. I think he just needed some good track to make it happen :thumbsup2 The cold weather is good for him, others get slippy and he zooms right thru 'em :car:

[gaylean93]

Wilson just came in and said "mom I don't like it...I LOVE IT"

I really don't cook often at all. Used to when it was just us 2. It was nice to make a dinner everyone was happy with.

Ethan always likes my cooking.....Brooke not so much :confused3

[HollyTyler]

Did anybody else hear about the musical road? I just heard about it on the news. Funny!

[HollyTyler]

I'm sure you CA folks heard about it, but for anybody who hasn't: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/the-road-as-roc.html

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

The 10:00 news sure was goofy tonight! They also had a bit about the Palin pig sandwich: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=9043827

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

OK, I ate a few pieces of swiss cheese, then 2 Fruit Loops straws, now I'm headed to bed before I scrounge up more junk to eat. Exhausted tonight. Mondays are so busy for us. Tuesday is our free day after work (well, at least this is our last one before the new job starts, then it will be 2 karate classes after work that day).

Goodnight all!

[HollyTyler]

Ethan always likes my cooking.....Brooke not so much :confused3
I like the cooking of ANYBODY who will cook for me.

[HollyTyler]

Oooooh! It was 80F today and supposed to stay 80 all week with NO RAIN in sight! :goodvibes BEAUTIFUL! Maybe we'll play in the backyard tomorrow after work/school :thumbsup2 Since we found 2 GIANT toads in our garage, Tyler wants to look for more and I'm sure there are lots in the backyard since I haven't mowed back there in a long time.

OK, really leaving now. ;)

[HollyTyler]

This is definitely not cute like the Spartan one was the other day, but this is Tyler yesterday trying on his scout stuff for the first time:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010142.jpg

We're still waiting for meetings to start but I think it's going to start this week. He's very sad to hear they're on Thursday nights when he's at his dad's. I hated seeing his face when I told him after I found out. I was told they'd either be Monday or Tuesday, but since nothing was organized (and still isn't yet), the mom who volunteered to be the den leader can only do Thursdays. So I assured Tyler that if his dad can't (or is "too tired" to take him) either Sheilah or I will get him there. He said, "But it won't be the same if they take me because I wanted YOU to take me." I assured him I'd explain the whole thing to his dad and ask his dad if he minds if I show up too.

I really hate the idea of intruding on their days together. After all, I wouldn't be too happy if his dad told me one day, "Oh, by the way, I signed Tyler up for swimming classes and they're on Monday nights, so YOU have to take him." I emailed him a couple days ago about the situation and told him I never meant to impose, etc. :guilty:

[BubbaGrump]

Gaylean used to be ONE of my BFF's and USED to call me EVERY day........

now she's just a.....




CHEATER , CHEATER , PUMPKIN EATER !!!!!

[nskjerven]

You are crazy, this is WAY better than a sports team. Just wait a few months you'll get the whole scout thing in your blood and feel me on this :thumbsup2


This is definitely not cute like the Spartan one was the other day, but this is Tyler yesterday trying on his scout stuff for the first time:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010142.jpg

We're still waiting for meetings to start but I think it's going to start this week. He's very sad to hear they're on Thursday nights when he's at his dad's. I hated seeing his face when I told him after I found out. I was told they'd either be Monday or Tuesday, but since nothing was organized (and still isn't yet), the mom who volunteered to be the den leader can only do Thursdays. So I assured Tyler that if his dad can't (or is "too tired" to take him) either Sheilah or I will get him there. He said, "But it won't be the same if they take me because I wanted YOU to take me." I assured him I'd explain the whole thing to his dad and ask his dad if he minds if I show up too.

I really hate the idea of intruding on their days together. After all, I wouldn't be too happy if his dad told me one day, "Oh, by the way, I signed Tyler up for swimming classes and they're on Monday nights, so YOU have to take him." I emailed him a couple days ago about the situation and told him I never meant to impose, etc. :guilty:

Also, Holly as Tyler gets older more and more things will come into his life and both you and dad need to realize that's just how it goes. One of my girl scouts sees dad on Friday nights for dinner and a movie, but now that they are getting older they have events that happen on Friday night. Her dad is just going to have to get over it and change his night to accomodate what his daughter needs in her life. This really is no different that what we face in a married house hold. Kids events don't happen to make our life harder or easier, but we as parents can choose to embrace our childrens events and passions and all that comes with them or not. Says the weary mom that goes to wayyyyyyy to many go-kart races (that she really doesn't enjoy, because they have only outhouses for bathrooms :sad2:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Thanks, I scrapbook/do swap stuff to relax. Its also time my mom and I spend together just the 2 of us.

I have good news:
This past weekend My DM, sister and I went to Chattanooga to go to a scrap convention and the mall. This was my moms first time leaving my stepdad since he couldn't walk. I asked Matt if he would stay with him for the day and he did. We had a fun time, I spent lots of $$$, the mall was worse than our local mall though but still fun. While we were gone Matt took my stepdad to the bookstore, target, and hardees. He took his wheelchair and they had a good time too. My poor stepdad said it was the first day no one had yelled at him for trying walking. (it scares mom when he tries to walk). We are thinking of doing this once a month now (girls day out). So all in all it worked out fine. My mom is doing better since she went to the Dr. for depression medicine. He said it was normal for people who take care of a disabled spouse to become depressed. She is starting to relax a little but she has always been uptight.

Hey, Jill, that sounds like a win-win-win situation for everyone! :thumbsup2

I made baked chicken and risotto. I tried making pulled pork in the crock pot and I guess I used a BBQ sauce that was too spicy because it was just too much. My sis made it once with beef and she made the sauce homemade and it was a lot better.

I've made crock pot BBQ by putting in raw stew meat and pouring BBQ sauce over it and letting it cook overnight, then smashing it with a potato masher. That's it! And it's really good!

Look what I found :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100215630&GT1=31036

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Actually, I was happy to read that. I hate fake cheese.:headache:


Wilson just came in and said "mom I don't like it...I LOVE IT"

I really don't cook often at all. Used to when it was just us 2. It was nice to make a dinner everyone was happy with.

How cute!:lovestruc

I'm sure you CA folks heard about it, but for anybody who hasn't: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/the-road-as-roc.html

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Dang! I was all excited to drive my Civic over that road the next time I was in CA--then I read the part about it being paved over!:sad1:


This is definitely not cute like the Spartan one was the other day, but this is Tyler yesterday trying on his scout stuff for the first time:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010142.jpg


Cute picture! And it looks like your kitchen vinyl is the same as mine! Is yours about 10 years old, too?;)

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Thanks Deb & Michelle for the Broadway ticket leads. I've been researching the shows and reported to my sis tonight. Since she's paying, ;) she'll decide what we see. I'll be happy no matter what! I've always wanted to go to a play on Broadway!:cloud9:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Marilyn & Deb,
Have a great time on your vacations/holidays!:goodvibes

[gaylean93]

Gaylean used to be ONE of my BFF's and USED to call me EVERY day........

now she's just a.....




CHEATER , CHEATER , PUMPKIN EATER !!!!!

I never called you every day, you called me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I don't get to talk while I'm at work ;) And I don't mind being a cheater if it is GOOOOD!

[gaylean93]

Hi Cheri. I see you're gone but I wanted to say hi anyway!

[tink1963]

I never called you every day, you called me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I don't get to talk while I'm at work ;) And I don't mind being a cheater if it is GOOOOD!

So share what it was you cheated with. I may want to try it.

Have your hours at work increased yet?

[gaylean93]

So share what it was you cheated with. I may want to try it.

Have your hours at work increased yet?

It was just in one of those boxes that have everything you need. Mine was a Fresh and Easy brand but if you don't have those yet you can probably buy them at any grocery. Mine was.....surprise....three cheese :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: It didn't taste like cheese though but it was good. It still took like 30 minutes so you have to have a little time.

Not yet. I think it will change after I take the 3 day class I need. There are a few positions I can't do until that class. I'm happy to be easing into it. Plus for some reason I am more motivated for the rest of the day after I work those few hours :goodvibes

[gaylean93]

You guys are talking too much and I can't keep up. Good night.

[BubbaGrump]

You guys are talking too much and I can't keep up. Good night.

Why dont you just come out and say it.....We BORE you!!!!

[gaylean93]

Why dont you just come out and say it.....We BORE you!!!!

You do but I had to come to see what you wrote :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[BubbaGrump]

You do but I had to come to see what you wrote :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Go put Jon to bed already!!!!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Hi Cheri. I see you're gone but I wanted to say hi anyway!


:wave2:


It was just in one of those boxes that have everything you need. Mine was a Fresh and Easy brand but if you don't have those yet you can probably buy them at any grocery. Mine was.....surprise....three cheese :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: It didn't taste like cheese though but it was good. It still took like 30 minutes so you have to have a little time.

Not yet. I think it will change after I take the 3 day class I need. There are a few positions I can't do until that class. I'm happy to be easing into it. Plus for some reason I am more motivated for the rest of the day after I work those few hours :goodvibes

I've gone to Fresh & Easy down in Phoenix/Scottsdale--they're wonderful! I wish we had one up here.

What class do you need to take? You never answered my question about what kind of job you have...that's OK, I won't take it personally....

[scottishwee35]

Good Morning

I haven't posted any of my creations in awhile. Here are a few I made last weekend.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2877536258_41a56b4515.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2877536268_6b6d6852c8.jpg

Marilyn and Deb- Have a great trip and take care of yourselves.

Beautiful :thumbsup2

:headache: :headache: :headache: Ok... I got stood up by the stock market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:headache: :headache: :headache:

I got to Jersey... my phone broke... :mad: and because the stupid stock market dropped again today and oil climbed $16... HE HAS TO BE IN MEETINGS ALL NIGHT!!!!!

Now I'm mad....:mad: :mad: :mad:

So we're going to try for tomorrow... :upsidedow

Oh dear, You know what I am going to saying,

MEN:rotfl:

Hope he is meeting you today.

Lovely day today:yay:

Go back to work this afternoon. I will have relax this morning.

Scottishwee35

[iankh]

Good Morning!

Very busy day yesterday. Our corporate Intranet launched. I've been working on this project since the end of June. We had a company lunch and learn where I did a demo. Now on to the next phase of the project.

I do have a new find for everyone:

Pandora Radio

I found out about via an email I received from Mrs. Bennett's parent, Chumby. It was about a new feature available (I already listen to streaming radio and internet radio via Mrs. Bennett).

Pandora allows you to create your own custom radio station that plays the genres, artists and songs that you want to hear. You can listen to your radio stations via your computer and other enabled devices.

I have set up several of my own custom stations. It's fabulous. It's also free.

You can find out more about it a www.pandora.com





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[HollyTyler]

Also, Holly as Tyler gets older more and more things will come into his life and both you and dad need to realize that's just how it goes. One of my girl scouts sees dad on Friday nights for dinner and a movie, but now that they are getting older they have events that happen on Friday night. Her dad is just going to have to get over it and change his night to accomodate what his daughter needs in her life. This really is no different that what we face in a married house hold. Kids events don't happen to make our life harder or easier, but we as parents can choose to embrace our childrens events and passions and all that comes with them or not. Says the weary mom that goes to wayyyyyyy to many go-kart races (that she really doesn't enjoy, because they have only outhouses for bathrooms :sad2:
I understand this and have since the beginning, and actually have tried explaining it to his dad for quite some time because Tyler wanted to sign up for soccer a while back and his dad didn't want him to because everything was on a Saturday and he didn't want to have to get up early and do stuff.

My only problem is that we should discuss it before one of us signs him up for something and the scout thing didn't work that way because of them telling me the wrong day they thought his meetings would be, so I feel bad about forcing it on his dad. But oh well, not my fault, I never intended it that way, so he'll just have to deal with it. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Cute picture! And it looks like your kitchen vinyl is the same as mine! Is yours about 10 years old, too?;)
I actually have no idea because it was there when we moved in 3 years ago. :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

This is no fun. Usually, I have to literally run back and forth in the office to get stuff done on time. Today I just can't do it. My body is stuck at turtle speed and I have no idea why. I feel like I could fall asleep sitting here. :guilty:

[mishoe01]

Ok chatty people! I go away for a week and have over 50 pages to read on the old thread (which I had to go search for) PLUS 10 pages on this new thread! AACK!

First of all - had a good weekend w/ my sister & niece....Ian was gone until Sunday night at 6pm, so didn't get to spend too much time w/ him. We did spend some quality time together though after he got home.

Really tough leaving them yesterday....I really don't like knowing that it takes Sydney a while to warm back up to me and then I have to turn around and leave again. I keep remembering how close I was to Ian & the way our relationship grew & then I think about how little time I get to spend w/ Sydney. It makes me sad.....I really need to play the lottery so that I can fly up there more often.

I got to spend some good time w/ Lisa too....David (bil) was in Virginia so it was basically a girls weekend.

[edna mode]

I'm sure you CA folks heard about it, but for anybody who hasn't: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/the-road-as-roc.html

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

That is hilarious, I'd never heard of it, but Lancaster is a long way away from us.

Thanks Deb & Michelle for the Broadway ticket leads. I've been researching the shows and reported to my sis tonight. Since she's paying, ;) she'll decide what we see. I'll be happy no matter what! I've always wanted to go to a play on Broadway!:cloud9:

If you haven't seen Wicked, go see it. It is the best show I've ever seen. I'm hoping we get Mary Poppins in the next 5 years:scared1:

[HollyTyler]

Ok chatty people! I go away for a week and have over 50 pages to read on the old thread (which I had to go search for) PLUS 10 pages on this new thread! AACK!

First of all - had a good weekend w/ my sister & niece....Ian was gone until Sunday night at 6pm, so didn't get to spend too much time w/ him. We did spend some quality time together though after he got home.

Really tough leaving them yesterday....I really don't like knowing that it takes Sydney a while to warm back up to me and then I have to turn around and leave again. I keep remembering how close I was to Ian & the way our relationship grew & then I think about how little time I get to spend w/ Sydney. It makes me sad.....I really need to play the lottery so that I can fly up there more often.

I got to spend some good time w/ Lisa too....David (bil) was in Virginia so it was basically a girls weekend.
WELCOME BACK Monica! Great to see you! :goodvibes

[mishoe01]

Cheri - I love Broadway!

I have a few sights that I can sometimes get discounted tkts from/with so will need to get those to you.

There are some great shows playing right now.....I really want to go see Little Mermaid.

Rent is no longer there (sniff, sniff). Wicked, Mary Poppins, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera, Spamalot, The Color Purple - all amazing shows. Really depends on what you are into. Tarzan was great too-but no longer there either.

[mishoe01]

WELCOME BACK Monica! Great to see you! :goodvibes

Thanks Holly.....sorry about everything that you & Tyler had to go through over the weekend/end of the week.

I feel so bad about how bad HE feels - I know how down on myself I get but he's so young that he shouldn't have to deal w/ all of that. :hug: :hug:

[mishoe01]

Ian - LOVED your arguments about who is a Princess and who isn't - had me laughing out loud!

Hope everything is good now w/ the new internet thing.

Found out that I'm Ariel (Nan - I knew we were sisters :lmao: ).

[mishoe01]

Must tell you of a good thing that happened Thursday....

I WON....2 tickets on American Airlines for travel in the US48, Caribbean, Bermuda & Mexico :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

I can either take someone w/ me....or can take 2 trips by myself :banana:

Tropical vacation HERE I COME!!!

Don't think I'll be doing Turks & Caicos - haven't heard how the island fared after the 2 hurricanes went over it.

Thinking of trying for somewhere where I can exchange my timeshare for a nice place....then it won't cost me tooooooooo much :rotfl:

[mishoe01]

Finally read what all those 2010 rumors are (as they appear to be right now)...if it turns out to be that way then I will be looking at the 6/12/10 Baltic cruise (if St Petersburg is included). Talked about this w/ Gydell & Connie last week - if DCL does not include St Petersburg in their itinerary, then I will be going elsewhere. I may then consider one of the shorter cruises but will have to wait and see.

JACKIE - have you ever been to England??? If we're going to consider a cottage stay that answer will help me figure out where to stay - I know the Cherry Tree cottage is in an area about 2 hrs from London in an area I have not been to, but am flexible :goodvibes

[mishoe01]

Nan - forgot to tell you to let Wilson know.....WAY TO GO!!! :cheer2:

[gaylean93]

:wave2:




I've gone to Fresh & Easy down in Phoenix/Scottsdale--they're wonderful! I wish we had one up here.

What class do you need to take? You never answered my question about what kind of job you have...that's OK, I won't take it personally....

Fresh and Easy ROCKS! I live in between two of them. On the day things expire they make them half off so I get a lot of meat that way and either eat it that day or freeze it. They also have things like cheese and baked goods and fruit and veggies half price too. It use to be easier to get it because no one new about it but now you have to go in the morning. Plus for every 20.00 you spend you get 5.00 off. Plus it is closer to me than a convenience store! OK enough of the advertisement :lmao:

I'm doing the noon aide at my job and I do other things for the office and teachers. I'm also a sub for the secretary and nurse. I need to take the "No child left behind" class so I can do other jobs. It is only a three day class that they offer at the adult school. My job is only 2 hours a day or so right now but it will lead to a better job.....I think :confused:

[gaylean93]

Ok chatty people! I go away for a week and have over 50 pages to read on the old thread (which I had to go search for) PLUS 10 pages on this new thread! AACK!

First of all - had a good weekend w/ my sister & niece....Ian was gone until Sunday night at 6pm, so didn't get to spend too much time w/ him. We did spend some quality time together though after he got home.

Really tough leaving them yesterday....I really don't like knowing that it takes Sydney a while to warm back up to me and then I have to turn around and leave again. I keep remembering how close I was to Ian & the way our relationship grew & then I think about how little time I get to spend w/ Sydney. It makes me sad.....I really need to play the lottery so that I can fly up there more often.

I got to spend some good time w/ Lisa too....David (bil) was in Virginia so it was basically a girls weekend.

Welcome back


from your other family. We missed you

[gaylean93]

Must tell you of a good thing that happened Thursday....

I WON....2 tickets on American Airlines for travel in the US48, Caribbean, Bermuda & Mexico :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

I can either take someone w/ me....or can take 2 trips by myself :banana:

Tropical vacation HERE I COME!!!

Don't think I'll be doing Turks & Caicos - haven't heard how the island fared after the 2 hurricanes went over it.

Thinking of trying for somewhere where I can exchange my timeshare for a nice place....then it won't cost me tooooooooo much :rotfl:

That's so cool. Congratulations

[gaylean93]

I miss Marilyn already :sad: :sad: :sad:

[HollyTyler]

Thanks Holly.....sorry about everything that you & Tyler had to go through over the weekend/end of the week.

I feel so bad about how bad HE feels - I know how down on myself I get but he's so young that he shouldn't have to deal w/ all of that. :hug: :hug:
Monica, that's exactly what makes this all so hard. He hates himself and says so regularly. It's horrible. But we're hoping for 2 good days in a row because that should help his confidence a bit. Fingers crossed for today!

[HollyTyler]

Must tell you of a good thing that happened Thursday....

I WON....2 tickets on American Airlines for travel in the US48, Caribbean, Bermuda & Mexico :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

I can either take someone w/ me....or can take 2 trips by myself :banana:

Tropical vacation HERE I COME!!!

Don't think I'll be doing Turks & Caicos - haven't heard how the island fared after the 2 hurricanes went over it.

Thinking of trying for somewhere where I can exchange my timeshare for a nice place....then it won't cost me tooooooooo much :rotfl:
GREAT NEWS!!! How'd you do that? Or it could mean 2 trips to visit Sydney & Ian! :cool1:

[HollyTyler]

I miss Marilyn already :sad: :sad: :sad:
ME TOO! :sad2:

[mishoe01]

Monica, that's exactly what makes this all so hard. He hates himself and says so regularly. It's horrible. But we're hoping for 2 good days in a row because that should help his confidence a bit. Fingers crossed for today!

Let him know that his Disney cruise friends (as you called us :lmao: ) have faith in him, we know he's a good kid, that he doesn't mean to do these things and that he can't control himself. :hug:

[mishoe01]

GREAT NEWS!!! How'd you do that? Or it could mean 2 trips to visit Sydney & Ian! :cool1:

That's what my sister said too....my response "no" - I'm not going to use this for MD as I can get nonstop flights as low as $177...I want to use those tickets for a higher cost location :lmao:

[mishoe01]

Welcome back


from your other family. We missed you

Thanks Gaylean :goodvibes :hug:

[mishoe01]

GREAT NEWS!!! How'd you do that? Or it could mean 2 trips to visit Sydney & Ian! :cool1:

Our American Airlines rep came into the office & had a drawing for 5 sets and my name was drawn :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Let him know that his Disney cruise friends (as you called us :lmao: ) have faith in him, we know he's a good kid, that he doesn't mean to do these things and that he can't control himself. :hug:
:hug: Thanks Monica, I've actually done that. He hears everybody telling him that on a regular basis but I don't think he'll believe it until things start getting better for him.

[mishoe01]

:hug: Thanks Monica, I've actually done that. He hears everybody telling him that on a regular basis but I don't think he'll believe it until things start getting better for him.

It doesn't surprise me that he's not believing it yet.....and I know he gets positive reinforcement all the time ESPECIALLY from you, but my heart goes out to him (and you too - but you atleast can understand what's happening). :hug:

Do I remember reading that he has a dr's appt this week?

[Tink rules]

he's a keeper and you have known each other for 15 years :confused3 :confused3

Uh Huh... :goodvibes He is... We were friends long before we were... :lovestruc and he just is... :goodvibes

I like the cooking of ANYBODY who will cook for me.

Oh yeah... Holly... HE cooks too... actually he used to be a chef... loves to open the fridge and see what he can make out of it... ;)

Thanks Deb & Michelle for the Broadway ticket leads. I've been researching the shows and reported to my sis tonight. Since she's paying, ;) she'll decide what we see. I'll be happy no matter what! I've always wanted to go to a play on Broadway!:cloud9:

Oh you will LOVE it... and you MUST go have a sandwich at the Stage or Carnegie Deli... 1 sandwich will feed a family of 6...:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Marilyn & Deb,
Have a great time on your vacations/holidays!:goodvibes

I miss them already... did they leave yet???

Why dont you just come out and say it.....We BORE you!!!!

Thank you Bubba... I love you too..:lovestruc

That is hilarious, I'd never heard of it, but Lancaster is a long way away from us.



If you haven't seen Wicked, go see it. It is the best show I've ever seen. I'm hoping we get Mary Poppins in the next 5 years:scared1:

MP is going on the road with the original Broadway leads!!!! I'm sure it will hit LA!!! The set alone is AMAZING!!! But like I said before... don't sit too far back in the orchestra or you will miss alot!!! :)

[HollyTyler]

That's what my sister said too....my response "no" - I'm not going to use this for MD as I can get nonstop flights as low as $177...I want to use those tickets for a higher cost location :lmao:
Very smart! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Our American Airlines rep came into the office & had a drawing for 5 sets and my name was drawn :goodvibes
WAY COOL!!!! :cool1:

[Tink rules]

:yay: :yay: :yay: HI MONICA!!!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

[HollyTyler]

Well, my replacement just left from her interview and a test doing a dictation tape. She starts tomorrow morning. :sad1:

[mishoe01]

:yay: :yay: :yay: HI MONICA!!!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

HI MICHELLE!!!!

How are you feeling??

Any possible get together today????

[JLSE50]

FROM THREAD 5:

One year, when I was teaching, I decided to learn calligraphy. I took a class from a woman in her home with a few other people. I had this huge "Aha" moment as I was struggling to learn to write the letters and needed to have my alphabet in front of me all the time to refer to--this was exactly the way it felt to be a Kindergardener or first grader learning to write! It was a very powerful experience for me--and I'd already been teaching 20 years at that time and had taught writing to dozens of kids. At that moment I realized just how hard it is. My hand would cramp up, I'd leave letters out of words, words out of sentences, and it was SO laborious! I've never forgotten it!

:cool1: What great insight! :banana:

:idea: Can we require that of all primary teachers who don't GET IT now? :teacher:

And the teachers of older kids can be required to take a course in their "I-cannot-stand-that-topic" course like the English teachers are required to take Calculus and the Math teachers :teacher: are required to take Shakespearean plays and the History teachers are required to take Physical Education :cheer2: :yay: and the Phys Ed teachers are required to SIT STILL IN THEIR SEATS AND take Latin .....etc...... :woohoo:
Jan :earsgirl:

[nskjerven]

I understand this and have since the beginning, and actually have tried explaining it to his dad for quite some time because Tyler wanted to sign up for soccer a while back and his dad didn't want him to because everything was on a Saturday and he didn't want to have to get up early and do stuff.

My only problem is that we should discuss it before one of us signs him up for something and the scout thing didn't work that way because of them telling me the wrong day they thought his meetings would be, so I feel bad about forcing it on his dad. But oh well, not my fault, I never intended it that way, so he'll just have to deal with it. :thumbsup2

ah ha, sorry to rag at you :hug: fyi, our scuts have changed their meeting days very year.

[LuvBaloo]

just joining in!

Hi Everybody!:)

[nskjerven]

Ian - LOVED your arguments about who is a Princess and who isn't - had me laughing out loud!

Hope everything is good now w/ the new internet thing.

Found out that I'm Ariel (Nan - I knew we were sisters :lmao: ).

maybe we dye our head together and don't know it. I know it leeches out when we are on our tile loungers :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

Must tell you of a good thing that happened Thursday....

I WON....2 tickets on American Airlines for travel in the US48, Caribbean, Bermuda & Mexico :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

I can either take someone w/ me....or can take 2 trips by myself :banana:

Tropical vacation HERE I COME!!!

Don't think I'll be doing Turks & Caicos - haven't heard how the island fared after the 2 hurricanes went over it.

Thinking of trying for somewhere where I can exchange my timeshare for a nice place....then it won't cost me tooooooooo much :rotfl:

who did you win them from??? a contest, or was this work related?? congrats....take me :lmao: :lmao:

[HollyTyler]

ah ha, sorry to rag at you :hug: fyi, our scuts have changed their meeting days very year.
No, you weren't ragging, just offering a perspective that I might not have considered (you didn't know), for which I'm always grateful. :hug:

I would actually like it if the scout meetings change every year. That would be helpful! I get the impression his dad isn't happy about it. Everything else I email him about, he responds in major detail. But the response to my email about the scout meeting day issue was just "I'll take him on Thursdays. I'll go into more detail later." And I never heard anything else about it. :headache: Maybe if I email him the picture of Tyler wearing the scout stuff that will help. :thumbsup2

[nskjerven]

Nan - forgot to tell you to let Wilson know.....WAY TO GO!!! :cheer2:

thanks Mon.

I know how you feel about your kiddos. One of the nice things about racing lately is my nephews are hanging around with us at the track. These boys grew up with Aunt Nan as their primary babysitter. When they hit 10-12 they all grew up and pulled away. My favorite nephew (don't tell the others) is really loving helping Paul and he and Wilson are very alike, so I'm so enjoying having him around now. :hug:

Keep calling those kids and tellingthem you love them all you can. Your relationship will change over time, but I'm sure it will always remain close and good.:hug:

[HollyTyler]

just joining in!

Hi Everybody!:)
HI SHANNON! :goodvibes

[nskjerven]

GREAT NEWS!!! How'd you do that? Or it could mean 2 trips to visit Sydney & Ian! :cool1:

THAT IS A GREAT IDEA!!!! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

[JLSE50]

Not sure if anybody remembers, but before I left work on Friday, one of the partners had a 1/2 hour conversation with me about the new job. He asked me if there's anything they can do to stop this from happening. I told him, sure, they could match the pay and number of hours (40 compared to 37.5) and toss me a few more vacation days, but the insurance is the big kicker for me. I told him I'm almost 40, so there are things that could start going wrong, and I just don't like the idea of the GIANT yearly deductible when the new place can give me the plan with ZERO yearly deductible, just the $20 copay for most things. But I told him I'm sad to leave because I really do enjoy the guys I work for, even the old guy, believe it or not, and I like the comfort level of knowing everything there.

Well, there must have been some discussions because today our office manager called me into her office and told me that same lawyer talked to her and asked her if I'd be OK with them asking me to stay with them for the same amount of pay. I told her just what I told him, and she said, "OK, I'll tell him you said no."

Well, after I left her office, I went to talk to that lawyer directly and told him of the conversation in the office manager's office. I told him I just wanted to share that info because she's not known for accurate communications. He thanked me for letting him know.

Just a bit later, his secretary (while I was at her desk working on the filing from all the work I did while she was gone) helped me realize that since they can't change the insurance plan for the whole firm, if they really want me to stay, they could take the amount of the yearly deductible (which is the main dealbreaker for me), figure out how much per hour that equals over a year, then add that onto the increased amount that the new job is offering me. It's just that simple. We came up with the dollar amount and of course, she'd want a couple dollar increase too if I'm getting one, and I asked her to go mention it to that lawyer because she's his secretary and knows how best to communicate with him. ;)

As I left today, she confirmed with me, "So it would take XXX dollars for you to stay, right?" So I'm hoping that means she's going to talk to him because I just don't have the guts to demand that.

HOWEVER, about 3 years ago I was hired elsewhere and my current job offered to match what the new place would have paid me, and I stayed. So if they did it before, they just might do it again! If not, it's fine, it's just fun to negotiate and very nice to feel appreciated! :goodvibes

:woohoo: keep us posted ;)

Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

Thanks, I scrapbook/do swap stuff to relax. Its also time my mom and I spend together just the 2 of us.

I have good news:
This past weekend My DM, sister and I went to Chattanooga to go to a scrap convention and the mall. This was my moms first time leaving my stepdad since he couldn't walk. I asked Matt if he would stay with him for the day and he did. We had a fun time, I spent lots of $$$, the mall was worse than our local mall though but still fun. While we were gone Matt took my stepdad to the bookstore, target, and hardees. He took his wheelchair and they had a good time too. My poor stepdad said it was the first day no one had yelled at him for trying walking. (it scares mom when he tries to walk). We are thinking of doing this once a month now (girls day out). So all in all it worked out fine. My mom is doing better since she went to the Dr. for depression medicine. He said it was normal for people who take care of a disabled spouse to become depressed. She is starting to relax a little but she has always been uptight.

:confused: Maybe Mom would have benefited from a little medication years ago? :confused3

Some people have struggled on the edge of depression their whole lives. They felt guilty :guilty: when they were told it was all in their heads (which was RIGHT) and that they should pull themselves together, so they faked it :) What a stressful life! :sad2:

Hoping things pick up. ::yes::

Can you get a handicapped room for the cruise? :banana:

Love the embellishments you make! :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2 KUDOS TO MATT!! What a guy!! :thumbsup2


Jan :hug:

[nskjerven]

No, you weren't ragging, just offering a perspective that I might not have considered (you didn't know), for which I'm always grateful. :hug:

I would actually like it if the scout meetings change every year. That would be helpful! I get the impression his dad isn't happy about it. Everything else I email him about, he responds in major detail. But the response to my email about the scout meeting day issue was just "I'll take him on Thursdays. I'll go into more detail later." And I never heard anything else about it. :headache: Maybe if I email him the picture of Tyler wearing the scout stuff that will help. :thumbsup2

remember the Pack meetings (ours are monthly) are a family event. So both of you should go. Make sure you go for sure since this will be the place that Tyler gets his advancements and reconitions.(sp) even some of the den meetings can be ok for both parents, just ask. You'll love scouting and I'm sure Tyler will too.

[nskjerven]

running out to take mom to the doctors see ya later:goodvibes

[JLSE50]

Strange thing about Tyler's day. Both his teacher and the special ed teacher told me all morning it was like he had ants in his pants. So bad, they said they've never seen him like this so far this year. It was very extreme they said, but by afternoon that was completely gone. I don't think that's a side effect of his particular med, but I'll still mention it at our appointment on Thursday, but for some reason, I'm kind of thinking it was nervousness. I say that because on the way to school this morning, one of his arms had itchy bumps all over the top part from his wrist to his elbow and they looked like hives. I told him that Grandpa (my dad) gets bumps all over when he's really, really worried about something, and asked him if he's worried about his day. He denied that of course, but I can't help wondering if he was feeling pressures, knowing his med has been increased and feels expected to have a better day. And those bumps were completely gone after school. In fact, he told me he noticed at lunch that they were gone. Strange, huh?

You are such a good detective!
(We need a smilie with a Sherlock Holmes hat !)

Now if Tyler and his teachers can learn to recognize that symptom and then figure out some ways to diffuse it, like time in the therapy room or a run down the hall and back or 20 jumping jacks in the hallway where the teacher can watch and no one is making fun or just some words of affirmation, we might have another piece of the puzzle!

Jan :hug:

[HollyTyler]

:woohoo: keep us posted ;)

Jan :earsgirl:
Yeah, well, that's not going to happen. My replacement starts tomorrow morning. AND they're hiring an EXTRA person to help the worthless secretary we have that can only handle working for 1 lawyer. That makes me SOOOOOO angry, now I'm glad I'm not sticking around here because I'd get fired for the things I have to say about that. If somebody can't do the job, get rid of them and hire somebody who CAN. Every other secretary before this one was always playing solitaire on the computer because that position doesn't produce enough work to keep somebody busy. And sure, I play around on here when I don't have work to do, so I'm not complaining about that part, what pisses me off is that nobody else had trouble handling that job, so she shouldn't. Or she shouldn't be here. :headache:

I'm GLAD I'm leaving now!

[HollyTyler]

remember the Pack meetings (ours are monthly) are a family event. So both of you should go. Make sure you go for sure since this will be the place that Tyler gets his advancements and reconitions.(sp) even some of the den meetings can be ok for both parents, just ask. You'll love scouting and I'm sure Tyler will too.
Yup, our pack meetings are on Saturdays. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

You are such a good detective!
(We need a smilie with a Sherlock Holmes hat !)

Now if Tyler and his teachers can learn to recognize that symptom and then figure out some ways to diffuse it, like time in the therapy room or a run down the hall and back or 20 jumping jacks in the hallway where the teacher can watch and no one is making fun or just some words of affirmation, we might have another piece of the puzzle!

Jan :hug:
Yes. I definitely don't want to reduce the med just because of a short time of "ants in the pants" if the teachers are able to work around that. That is much better than having him be violent towards others. But, it could be a fluke thing. After all, that was only one day. I'll just have to wait and see how today and tomorrow are. :thumbsup2

[scottishwee35]

Must tell you of a good thing that happened Thursday....

I WON....2 tickets on American Airlines for travel in the US48, Caribbean, Bermuda & Mexico :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

I can either take someone w/ me....or can take 2 trips by myself :banana:

Tropical vacation HERE I COME!!!

Don't think I'll be doing Turks & Caicos - haven't heard how the island fared after the 2 hurricanes went over it.

Thinking of trying for somewhere where I can exchange my timeshare for a nice place....then it won't cost me tooooooooo much :rotfl:

wow, that is great news, erm TAKE ME:flower3:

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

I came home and find out that the school will be ON STRIKE TOMORROW

No school tomorrow, lucky I am having day off tomorrow.

Scottishwee35

[HollyTyler]

I came home and find out that the school will be ON STRIKE TOMORROW

No school tomorrow, lucky I am having day off tomorrow.

Scottishwee35
WOW, what's that about?! :eek:

[scottishwee35]

WOW, what's that about?! :eek:

Having completed a risk assessment due to thewithdrawal of support staff and dinner staff on Wednesday because of Strike Action, we feel it is necessary, for the Health and Safety of all of our pupils.

Scottishwee35

[HollyTyler]

Having completed a risk assessment due to thewithdrawal of support staff and dinner staff on Wednesday because of Strike Action, we feel it is necessary, for the Health and Safety of all of our pupils.

Scottishwee35
:eek: :scared1: :eek: :scared1: :headache:

[EllaEnchanted]

WELCOME BACK Monica!!!

I'm back from the doctor........the leg is infected, but it's not cellulitus yet. We caught it early this time. We took a culture but don't have the results yet. We're stopping the antibacterial scrub and we're back to wrapping with the burn cream. We're on antibiotics again. We have to stop the weeping or we will keep getting infected. We have to lose weight, elevate the legs and use the compression sleves.

I'm going to Mickey's house and I'll worry about it all when I get back. In the meantime I'll stay on the antibiotics and keep elevating the legs while wrapping with the cream. We're still on schedule to leave tomorrow night. I'm excited and can't wait!

[LuvBaloo]

Quickly read through the new post. I decided to just leave the last thread alone, although it sounds like I missed an interesting Princess debate.

Monica - congrats on winning the airline tickets! :cool1: It is so cool hearing how excited you are to see your niece and nephew.

Holly - congrats on getting thing worked out to switch to your new job! :thumbsup2 Hope everything starts to smooth out again for Tyler! :grouphug:

Gaylean - how was the concert on the weekend? :confused3

Nan - Congrats to Wilson!

I'm out of time, back to work now :guilty: Hi to everybody else!:goodvibes

[JLSE50]

Uh Huh... :goodvibes He is... We were friends long before we were... :lovestruc and he just is... :goodvibes



Oh yeah... Holly... HE cooks too... actually he used to be a chef... loves to open the fridge and see what he can make out of it... ;)



What.:lmao: can He make :lmao: from a refrigerator? :lmao:

Sorry--could not resist....

Jan :upsidedow

PS: Cheri--to make smilies with a phone, you have to know the letter and colon combinations and type them in. Then read what you wrote to be sure you got ::yes:: instead of ;;yes;;

Then, if you have a Blackberry, you scroll through the message you quoted until little black dotted lines outline the blue arrow box beside the name of your quotee and then hit the "magic button that makes things happen" and poof, that original post appears. You can continue reading there and have not missed any posts.

[ibouncetoo]

JACKIE - have you ever been to England??? If we're going to consider a cottage stay that answer will help me figure out where to stay - I know the Cherry Tree cottage is in an area about 2 hrs from London in an area I have not been to, but am flexible :goodvibes


Yes, that got my attention. I have been to England in the summer of 1979! I'm felxible too. I loved York, but the south of England may have more places to visit on day trips if we want. Doing a Baltic with a UK visit appeals to me most (at least till we see actual ports of call), but I really have no idea where the money is going to come from! (Do have two lottery tickets in my possession for tomorrow's drawing :thumbsup2 )

Back to catch up
I'm enjoying Chicken in Marsala wine, green beans almondine and roasted baby carrots...yum!

[ibouncetoo]

That's what my sister said too....my response "no" - I'm not going to use this for MD as I can get nonstop flights as low as $177...I want to use those tickets for a higher cost location :lmao:

Good thinking! let me know if you want to take me with you...he he

[JLSE50]

Yeah, well, that's not going to happen. My replacement starts tomorrow morning. AND they're hiring an EXTRA person to help the worthless secretary we have that can only handle working for 1 lawyer. That makes me SOOOOOO angry, now I'm glad I'm not sticking around here because I'd get fired for the things I have to say about that. If somebody can't do the job, get rid of them and hire somebody who CAN. Every other secretary before this one was always playing solitaire on the computer because that position doesn't produce enough work to keep somebody busy. And sure, I play around on here when I don't have work to do, so I'm not complaining about that part, what pisses me off is that nobody else had trouble handling that job, so she shouldn't. Or she shouldn't be here. :headache:

I'm GLAD I'm leaving now!
:yay: you found your silver lining ::yes::

Jan :hug:

[JLSE50]

WELCOME BACK Monica!!!

I'm back from the doctor........the leg is infected, but it's not cellulitus yet. We caught it early this time. We took a culture but don't have the results yet. We're stopping the antibacterial scrub and we're back to wrapping with the burn cream. We're on antibiotics again. We have to stop the weeping or we will keep getting infected. We have to lose weight, elevate the legs and use the compression sleves.

I'm going to Mickey's house and I'll worry about it all when I get back. In the meantime I'll stay on the antibiotics and keep elevating the legs while wrapping with the cream. We're still on schedule to leave tomorrow night. I'm excited and can't wait!

Can you use the compression sleeves on the trip and wear them while sleeping?

Or is it like a sock you can put on in the morning before getting out of bed when the swelling is down from having been elevated all night and thus help keep the swelling down during the day?

Do you have two pair?

If they get wet from the fluid you can wash them in the sink in the room and hang them in the room over the fan to dry while you wear the other pair.

Jan :hug:

[HollyTyler]

WELCOME BACK Monica!!!

I'm back from the doctor........the leg is infected, but it's not cellulitus yet. We caught it early this time. We took a culture but don't have the results yet. We're stopping the antibacterial scrub and we're back to wrapping with the burn cream. We're on antibiotics again. We have to stop the weeping or we will keep getting infected. We have to lose weight, elevate the legs and use the compression sleves.

I'm going to Mickey's house and I'll worry about it all when I get back. In the meantime I'll stay on the antibiotics and keep elevating the legs while wrapping with the cream. We're still on schedule to leave tomorrow night. I'm excited and can't wait!
OH Deb, sorry to hear the news from the Dr. But you have such a positive outlook on this, I know you'll be right on top of it. :hug:

[HollyTyler]

:yay: you found your silver lining ::yes::

Jan :hug:
I'm still having 2nd thoughts about losing so much time with Tyler. Now I won't see him from Wed early morning until Sat at 5. We at least had a bit of time together before and after karate. Oh well, he's excited about getting to do the after school program every day now, so that's good I guess.

So now we'll only have about 2 hours together Mon & Tues after work, Saturday evening, and all Sunday. Permanently. Just doesn't seem fair. Doesn't seem to be enough time with a little kid. OH well, nobody said life is fair, I guess that's just the way it goes. :sad1:

Too bad I can't find a way to take summers off work. Well, I guess I'll just use my vacations in the summer now.

[HollyTyler]

Supper is cooking in the microwave, Tyler's anxious to eat fast so we can go out in our neighborhood to try to sell popcorn. Unfortunately, work is so small, not much chance of selling there and his dad doesn't like to take fundraisers to work so he doesn't. So wish us luck! :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Can you use the compression sleeves on the trip and wear them while sleeping?

Not going to do it. I would have to take the machine that plugs in and the hoses that connect between the machine and the sleves and then both sleves, one for each leg.

Or is it like a sock you can put on in the morning before getting out of bed when the swelling is down from having been elevated all night and thus help keep the swelling down during the day?

No it's tarp like plastic and both sleves fit from thigh to ankle. It's very cumbersome and hard for me to do by myself.

Do you have two pair?

Nope.....just one.

If they get wet from the fluid you can wash them in the sink in the room and hang them in the room over the fan to dry while you wear the other pair.

They don't get wet. My leg will be wrapped and if the wrap is wet, we'll change the dressing and put a dry one on. My left leg is not wrapped, but it is not as swollen and does not weep.

Jan :hug:

It's so sweet of you to be concerned. But I think we'll leave the compression sleves home and do it after we get back. It's only 10 days. In the meantime, I'll elevate them on the trip.

[EllaEnchanted]

OH Deb, sorry to hear the news from the Dr. But you have such a positive outlook on this, I know you'll be right on top of it. :hug:

Thanks Holly. At least we caught it in time and it's not bad yet.

Good Luck selling popcorn tonight.....do great and sell a lot!

[JLSE50]

I'm still having 2nd thoughts about losing so much time with Tyler. Now I won't see him from Wed early morning until Sat at 5. We at least had a bit of time together before and after karate. Oh well, he's excited about getting to do the after school program every day now, so that's good I guess.

So now we'll only have about 2 hours together Mon & Tues after work, Saturday evening, and all Sunday. Permanently. Just doesn't seem fair. Doesn't seem to be enough time with a little kid. OH well, nobody said life is fair, I guess that's just the way it goes. :sad1:

Too bad I can't find a way to take summers off work. Well, I guess I'll just use my vacations in the summer now.

OR space your vacations out throughout the year when Tyler has school vacations! :thumbsup2

You are a creative person and you will either find a great way for this to work or you will find a different job with the flexibility you crave.

You can do it! ::yes::

Jan :hug:

[JLSE50]

Supper is cooking in the microwave, Tyler's anxious to eat fast so we can go out in our neighborhood to try to sell popcorn. Unfortunately, work is so small, not much chance of selling there and his dad doesn't like to take fundraisers to work so he doesn't. So wish us luck! :goodvibes

We used to buy more than we needed for our family of the microwave Boy Scout popcorn and wrap it up for the boys' Christmas gifts to Grandparents. :idea:

Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

It's so sweet of you to be concerned. But I think we'll leave the compression sleves home and do it after we get back. It's only 10 days. In the meantime, I'll elevate them on the trip.

Best wishes !

Jan

[Tink rules]

HI MICHELLE!!!!

How are you feeling??

Any possible get together today????


::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

& that's all I'm sayin....

except this...

;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Sorry Bubba... I know... TMI...

[nskjerven]

wow, that is great news, erm TAKE ME:flower3:

Scottishwee35

hey girlfriend, get in line behind me :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

Good thinking! let me know if you want to take me with you...he he

oh no, you my friend are #3, Nan, Deborah, Jackie...1..2..3

[nskjerven]

Supper is cooking in the microwave, Tyler's anxious to eat fast so we can go out in our neighborhood to try to sell popcorn. Unfortunately, work is so small, not much chance of selling there and his dad doesn't like to take fundraisers to work so he doesn't. So wish us luck! :goodvibes

good luck, we are deep into our sales here. Wilson is trying to reach the $2500 goal to get the Boy Scout college scholarship. Prior years he sold $1700 & $1300. What we didn't know is once you sell $2500 in one year every year thereafter any amount you sell will add to your scholarship fund. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

OR space your vacations out throughout the year when Tyler has school vacations! :thumbsup2

You are a creative person and you will either find a great way for this to work or you will find a different job with the flexibility you crave.

You can do it! ::yes::

Jan :hug:
Yup! What I could do is take a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off when he has a vacation week from school and then we'd have from Saturday when I pick him up until after his dad gets out of work on Wednesday. :goodvibes And yes, I'm still looking for something with flexibility. It must be out there. Sure, I'm leaving a job with flexibility, but sometimes the almighty dollar has to take precedence. Not to mention the insurance I so desperately need. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

We used to buy more than we needed for our family of the microwave Boy Scout popcorn and wrap it up for the boys' Christmas gifts to Grandparents. :idea:

Jan :earsgirl:
Good idea, maybe I can purchase a bunch of extras and give to co-workers for Christmas gifts.

[iankh]

Ian - LOVED your arguments about who is a Princess and who isn't - had me laughing out loud!

Hope everything is good now w/ the new internet thing.

Found out that I'm Ariel (Nan - I knew we were sisters :lmao: ).

Monica ... Fear not!

I know that there the topic of who is and who is not a valid princess can cause a conundrum.

Therefore, to help avoid potential awkward moments, might you in Disney World, or on a cruise, find yourself face to face with such a person, I've made this handy print and cut out wallet reference card for you:


http://www.ozhasspoken.com/images/princess_pocket_guide.gif

Simply cut this out and carry it on your person at all times.

You will avoid many a potential socially fatal faux pas.

[HollyTyler]

good luck, we are deep into our sales here. Wilson is trying to reach the $2500 goal to get the Boy Scout college scholarship. Prior years he sold $1700 & $1300. What we didn't know is once you sell $2500 in one year every year thereafter any amount you sell will add to your scholarship fund. :thumbsup2
Yup, I heard about that scholarship fund too. Unfortunately, since the pack fell apart last year, nobody could find people to get things organized this year, so we missed the start of popcorn sales. Tyler's goal is just to get to the $300 prize level, and I'm just not sure that will happen. We'll do another street next time he's home, but that won't be until late Saturday. We came up with $120 sales from work and $50 from our street. I have a few friends I'll email and see if they'll purchase. That's about it though.

Unless his dad & stepmom will cooperate and take an order form to work, but he still hasn't even talked to me about Tyler being in scouts, so I'm not sure he'll help with sales. Jerk.

I sure hope Wilson makes his $2500 goal! GO WIL, GO!!! :banana:

[HollyTyler]

Monica ... Fear not!

I know that there the topic of who is and who is not a valid princess can cause a conundrum.

Therefore, to help avoid potential awkward moments, might you in Disney World, or on a cruise, find yourself face to face with such a person, I've made this handy print and cut out wallet reference card for you:


http://www.ozhasspoken.com/images/princess_pocket_guide.gif

Simply cut this out and carry it on your person at all times.

You will avoid many a potential socially fatal faux pas.

:rotfl2: I love it! I hate to ask, but who are Esmeralda and Megara?

[nskjerven]

Monica ... Fear not!

I know that there the topic of who is and who is not a valid princess can cause a conundrum.

Therefore, to help avoid potential awkward moments, might you in Disney World, or on a cruise, find yourself face to face with such a person, I've made this handy print and cut out wallet reference card for you:


http://www.ozhasspoken.com/images/princess_pocket_guide.gif

Simply cut this out and carry it on your person at all times.

You will avoid many a potential socially fatal faux pas.

Whew, this takes the sweat off my brow.:rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

Here's something funny. Tyler's been wanting spikey hair just like the kids at school since last year. Actually, he wanted a mohawk last year like a few other kids, but he's settling for spikey. So today I thought I've make his day and used some gel I have, plus a bunch of hairspray, and made his hair spikey. It didn't last long, he said it was flat before lunch. I had told him this morning if it doesn't hold up all day, we'll go look for a real product today after school. So we did, and I bought something called La Bella Spike Glue! :rotfl2: After he went to bed, I tried it on myself just to make sure it works before getting his hopes up. Of course, my hair is too long to stand up, so I just tried with the bangs. IT WORKS! I look like a unicorn! :rotfl: I can wiggle my head all over, tip it upside down and side to side and the spike still pops back up! :lmao: He's going to be SO HAPPY in the morning, I'll be sure to take a picture and will share it when I get home at the end of the day. His dad is going to be so UNHAPPY because he's very conservative and doesn't like anything "off the beaten path". :rotfl2: I'll be nice though, and will send him an email warning him. :rotfl: Tyler's so tired of the short buzz cut his dad always makes him get, I'm helping him be a bit of a rebel. ;) And he told me this morning that all the kids told him his hair looked "so cool", so he'll love having it last all day!

[ibouncetoo]

:rotfl2: I love it! I hate to ask, but who are Esmeralda and Megara?

Hunchback Of NotreDame (gypsy)

Hercules (all round bad girl) BUT....she has one of the BEST Disney songs! ::yes::

"If there's a prize for rotten judgment...."

[HollyTyler]

Hunchback Of NotreDame (gypsy)

Hercules (all round bad girl) BUT....she has one of the BEST Disney songs! ::yes::

"If there's a prize for rotten judgment...."
Thanks Jackie! I haven't seen either of those. :scared1:

[BubbaGrump]

::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

& that's all I'm sayin....

except this...

;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Sorry Bubba... I know... TMI...

Not even close to TMI!!! Forcepts being jammed in you, blood spattering, water breaking in the taxi on the way to the hospital.....now thats TMI!!!
You hookin' up with Mr Right and swappin' spit is cool with me!!!:banana:

[gaylean93]

UUUUMMM...where is everyone? I didn't see our thread right away :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

[JLSE50]

Good idea, maybe I can purchase a bunch of extras and give to co-workers for Christmas gifts.

:yay: There's that creativity!! :yay:

Jan ::yes::

[tink1963]

UUUUMMM...where is everyone? I didn't see our thread right away :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

We're all waiting for you to show up.:lmao: :lmao:

[HollyTyler]

UUUUMMM...where is everyone? I didn't see our thread right away :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:
I've been lying down trying to get rid of a migraine. Headed to bed in a couple minutes.

[gaylean93]

We're all waiting for you to show up.:lmao: :lmao:

:love: :love: :love: I was hoping you were waiting for me :hug: or :grouphug: whatever