WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 15

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WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 15



ROLL CALL FOR THE 2011 CRUISES


Thieves booked on the B2B LA - Alaska
Monica
Nan (family?)
Ian and Sukie
Kathe
Cheri
Deb and John
Ken and Shannon and Girls & Inlaws
Gydell and family
Woody and Mrs. Woody
Connie and Chuck
Lisa & Darrell
(michelle & Barbara)
(Steve Joey and Danny)
Kaylee & family (repo only - Mex Riv before)
Vicki and Greg






Thieves on the WBPC so far: (courtesy of Jackie)

Carol & Doug
Holly & Tyler
Heather & Family
ME!
Cheri
Marilyn & John
hawkeye19 (Bruce, Nancy, Liam)
aan1701
Tracyvp

also, some new Tortolian pals:
Kay R
CustardTart
disneylove69
















July 26th Alaska

Angie and Dennis
John, Amy & Sophia
V (Fl), John and the Girls




August 9th Alaska

Jan & Tom




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

Link to Part Six: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1960425

Link to Part Seven: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1984145

Link to Part Eight: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2010429

Link to Part Nine: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2039686

Link to Part Ten: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2060857

Link to Part Eleven: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2083446

Link to Part TWELVE!!! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2117127

Link to Part 13... :scared1: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2156129

Link to Part 14... http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2219700

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

[mishoe01]

Our new home! :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Thanks Michelle!

[LuvBaloo]

:thumbsup2 I'm here and on page 1:cool1::banana:

I'll be back tonight to share some pictures while I'm :happytv:

[tink1963]

:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes
Wow a new thread. :woohoo:

[gydell]

I'm here!

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Hi All!!!

Just an informal poll...

Is it ok to just name us the Ship of Thieves instead of the WBrepo? I can change it if nobody objects... (Bubba.... :rolleyes1)

[BubbaGrump]

:confused3Not MY thread to tell you otherwise........but I think you should just call it wbrepo, just to mess with peoples!

[Tracyvp]

Hey, guys, I just had to come on in just to be on page one! That hasn't happened in a LONG time! But I cant' stay away that long, especially since everyone here at "home" is so darned nice. :goodvibes:goodvibes There are a couple of folks over on the other thread that are already starting to get on my nerves!!!:rolleyes1

Michelle, don't forget to add me in to the PC repo cruise list, at least for now. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it works out with Erik's schedule. Holly, are you still planning to do that cruise? I see your name listed her, but I didn't see it on P. 1 of that thread. Or maybe I just missed it.

[iankh]

Je suis ici

[granmaz]

Moi aussi!!

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:confused3Not MY thread to tell you otherwise........but I think you should just call it wbrepo, just to mess with peoples!

Just didn't want to confuse the new people going westbound...

Hey, guys, I just had to come on in just to be on page one! That hasn't happened in a LONG time! But I cant' stay away that long, especially since everyone here at "home" is so darned nice. :goodvibes:goodvibes There are a couple of folks over on the other thread that are already starting to get on my nerves!!!:rolleyes1

Michelle, don't forget to add me in to the PC repo cruise list, at least for now. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it works out with Erik's schedule. Holly, are you still planning to do that cruise? I see your name listed her, but I didn't see it on P. 1 of that thread. Or maybe I just missed it.

Will do... and Tracy.. remember that with our thread... there were all kinds on there - it's FAMILY that's still here... :grouphug:

& Ian & Marilyn...

First you try to teach us English... NOW it's FRENCH??? :confused: :rotfl:

[LuvBaloo]

Hi All!!!

Just an informal poll...

Is it ok to just name us the Ship of Thieves instead of the WBrepo? I can change it if nobody objects... (Bubba.... :rolleyes1)

::yes:: whatever rocks your boat :)

Here's a few pictures from last weekend:
Miss Shaelyn wanted her face in the food porn shot:
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/151219.jpg

Me & the girls just before heading onto the suspension bridge
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/154042.jpg

My sweetie on the bridge
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/160245.jpg

very cool picture of Shaelyn by the cabin. Check out the window - its a reflection of Kaleigh who was standing near Ken while he was taking the picture.
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/165235.jpg

my angels posing at Stanley park. we saw a great sunset!
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/183500.jpg

nice shot looking out to sea
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/190313.jpg

one happy kid when we were checking out the seawall
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/185931.jpg

[LuvBaloo]

Have to share a picture of a random house in Vancouver. Its so cute!
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/193516.jpg

Kaleigh having fun at the football game. The outfit she's wearing used to be Shaelyn's.
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091002/203223.jpg

And I don't think I shared this one last month, but here's a couple of girls excited about my Birthday. Shaelyn wrote Mom on the cake (great job!)
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20090918/181228.jpg

Okay, that's a few pictures to pass the time :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

Fantastic Pictures!!! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

The Girls are getting so BIG!!!

& I love the cabin shot... almost like Kaleigh was being a ghost...

Oh... and I love you all... but there is NO way I'm goin on that bridge... :scared1: :scared1: :rolleyes:

[EllaEnchanted]

Fantastic Pictures!!! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

The Girls are getting so BIG!!!

& I love the cabin shot... almost like Kaleigh was being a ghost...

Oh... and I love you all... but there is NO way I'm goin on that bridge... :scared1: :scared1: :rolleyes:

Nope, not me either....not doing the bridge...but I'll do the SeaWall at sunset...that's awesome!

I love the pictures of the girls getting bigger too. Thanks Shannon.

[EllaEnchanted]

Just didn't want to confuse the new people going westbound...


It's ok with me...but then I'm easily confused. I think when they write the Alaskan Repo that it's our repo cruise!?!:confused3:confused3


Will do... and Tracy.. remember that with our thread... there were all kinds on there - it's FAMILY that's still here... :grouphug:

& Ian & Marilyn...

First you try to teach us English... NOW it's FRENCH??? :confused: :rotfl:


.....ah..hahaha....:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

Michell, just an FYI for page 1....For the July 26 Alaska...you could add PJ, John1 and Amy and Sophia, V and John and girls are going too I think...you might want to doublecheck that one. It's a Geeks Reunion....I call them the Geeky Thieves.;)

[EllaEnchanted]

Hey, guys, I just had to come on in just to be on page one! That hasn't happened in a LONG time! But I cant' stay away that long, especially since everyone here at "home" is so darned nice. :goodvibes:goodvibes There are a couple of folks over on the other thread that are already starting to get on my nerves!!!:rolleyes1

Michelle, don't forget to add me in to the PC repo cruise list, at least for now. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it works out with Erik's schedule. Holly, are you still planning to do that cruise? I see your name listed her, but I didn't see it on P. 1 of that thread. Or maybe I just missed it.


Yea, we're the nice ones...we don't bite...well except for Nan when she's in Nana mode...but not on Mondays....nevermind, ya had to be there.:laughing::laughing:

[iankh]

Hello everyone!

I continue to be very much heads down at work, trying to save the project I was assigned to right before I left for vacation in September, so I'm extremely busy.

But this is a very good thing. Good to be assigned to a tangible project rather than strategy development for the future.

We are expecting that the the acquisition of the company I work for will be complete in November.

There has been no information about the transition plan. A group of managers in the IT department is going to NY next week to start some discussions. Not sure why we had to initiate them, but at least they will start. My boss won't be there because she's out on medical leave.

I believe the goal is to just absorb us, but at any rate I think when discussions happen in the coming weeks about who's working on what it is better that I'm working on the development and implementation of a new billing system which is easier to understand and digest.

[nskjerven]

Yea, we're the nice ones...we don't bite...well except for Nan when she's in Nana mode...but not on Mondays....nevermind, ya had to be there.:laughing::laughing:

I just nibble on Mondays...

I don't care for those "other" people either :snooty: frankly, I'm too lazy to go to our other thread too, if you need me you know where I live :rotfl2:

Also, Michelle, it's OUR thread. Thieves, and Bubba is always right, why even bother to try to change it, you know he will win in the end. (did I say that outloud!!!)

This afternoon is Willie's last surgeon appointment, one more xray. Sadly at out of pocket $54 each I'd be happy to pass, but I guess the doctor knows what they "need" to see :sad2:

Send more :wizard: to Paul please. Still not much luck on the job front :mad:

Off to go check email at my desk, I'll say hello from there I'm sure :flower3:

[granmaz]

I was wondring how things were going with Paul's job hunt. Sorry it isn't better news, but soon we hope!!!

[LuvBaloo]

I was wondring how things were going with Paul's job hunt. Sorry it isn't better news, but soon we hope!!!

::yes:: what she said!

[BubbaGrump]

Also, Michelle, it's OUR thread. Thieves, and Bubba is always right, why even bother to try to change it, you know he will win in the end. (did I say that outloud!!!)

:

:

What was I right about this time? And what do I win?????:woohoo:

[BubbaGrump]

And I heard ya all the way down here!

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Michell, just an FYI for page 1....For the July 26 Alaska...you could add PJ, John1 and Amy and Sophia, V and John and girls are going too I think...you might want to doublecheck that one. It's a Geeks Reunion....I call them the Geeky Thieves.;)

Got it!!! Thanks!!!

Hello everyone!

I continue to be very much heads down at work, trying to save the project I was assigned to right before I left for vacation in September, so I'm extremely busy.

But this is a very good thing. Good to be assigned to a tangible project rather than strategy development for the future.

We are expecting that the the acquisition of the company I work for will be complete in November.

There has been no information about the transition plan. A group of managers in the IT department is going to NY next week to start some discussions. Not sure why we had to initiate them, but at least they will start. My boss won't be there because she's out on medical leave.

I believe the goal is to just absorb us, but at any rate I think when discussions happen in the coming weeks about who's working on what it is better that I'm working on the development and implementation of a new billing system which is easier to understand and digest.

Good Luck!!! I'm sure it will be fine... & come up for air once in a while ;) :thumbsup2

I just nibble on Mondays...

I don't care for those "other" people either :snooty: frankly, I'm too lazy to go to our other thread too, if you need me you know where I live :rotfl2:

Also, Michelle, it's OUR thread. Thieves, and Bubba is always right, why even bother to try to change it, you know he will win in the end. (did I say that outloud!!!)
This afternoon is Willie's last surgeon appointment, one more xray. Sadly at out of pocket $54 each I'd be happy to pass, but I guess the doctor knows what they "need" to see :sad2:

Send more :wizard: to Paul please. Still not much luck on the job front :mad:

Off to go check email at my desk, I'll say hello from there I'm sure :flower3:

Honey... I wasn't gonna take Thieves out... just WB... I'll leave it... I don't want to get in trouble with.....

What was I right about this time? And what do I win?????:woohoo:

HIM :scared1:

And I heard ya all the way down here!

She woke me up... :rotfl:

[nskjerven]

What was I right about this time? And what do I win?????:woohoo:


I knew we'd hear from you
Got it!!! Thanks!!!

Honey... I wasn't gonna take Thieves out... just WB... I'll leave it... I don't want to get in trouble with.....

HIM :scared1:

She woke me up... :rotfl:

I'm just saying I don't want your blood on my hands
:laughing:

[Tink rules]

FINE...:snooty: :snooty: :snooty:

I'll just leave it... wouldn't want to mess up your manicure...

[ibouncetoo]

Reporting in.

Haven't read posts yet....see there are some pics to take a closer look at.

I say yes to loosing the WBRepo...mostly cause it might confuse people looking for the new/assorted repos on the meets forum.

back later...............

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Checking in...:dance3:

Nice pictures, Shannon! and you look great, by the way!

I'm down in Scottsdale for a few days. It's gorgeous!!! I LOVE FALL!!!:cool1:

[BubbaGrump]

Checking in...:dance3:

Nice pictures, Shannon! and you look great, by the way!

I'm down in Scottsdale for a few days. It's gorgeous!!! I LOVE FALL!!!:cool1:

I love fall too. Going to the Eastern Sierras in a couple of weeks and the aspens will be in fall colors and the air will be getting nippy. And the fish are on the move this time of year. Starting to run upstream from the lakes.:thumbsup2

[Tink rules]

bubba...

Why are the :fish::fish::fish: going backwards? :rotfl:

[katypop]

::yes:: whatever rocks your boat :)

Here's a few pictures from last weekend:
Miss Shaelyn wanted her face in the food porn shot:
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/151219.jpg

Me & the girls just before heading onto the suspension bridge
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/154042.jpg

My sweetie on the bridge
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/160245.jpg

very cool picture of Shaelyn by the cabin. Check out the window - its a reflection of Kaleigh who was standing near Ken while he was taking the picture.
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/165235.jpg

my angels posing at Stanley park. we saw a great sunset!
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/183500.jpg

nice shot looking out to sea
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/190313.jpg

one happy kid when we were checking out the seawall
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/185931.jpg

Great pics Shannon! Looks like you had a great weekend!

Nope, not me either....not doing the bridge...but I'll do the SeaWall at sunset...that's awesome!

I love the pictures of the girls getting bigger too. Thanks Shannon.

I was showing my son Shannon's pics because I want to stay and play in Vancouver after the Alaska cruise.He took one look at the bridge and said "ha, you won't go near that" :scared1: Okay...that's a dare!!! I am definately doing that bridge now :eek::woohoo:;)

Hello everyone!

I continue to be very much heads down at work, trying to save the project I was assigned to right before I left for vacation in September, so I'm extremely busy.

But this is a very good thing. Good to be assigned to a tangible project rather than strategy development for the future.

We are expecting that the the acquisition of the company I work for will be complete in November.

There has been no information about the transition plan. A group of managers in the IT department is going to NY next week to start some discussions. Not sure why we had to initiate them, but at least they will start. My boss won't be there because she's out on medical leave.

I believe the goal is to just absorb us, but at any rate I think when discussions happen in the coming weeks about who's working on what it is better that I'm working on the development and implementation of a new billing system which is easier to understand and digest.

Hi Ian. Good luck with your project. I hope the acquisition goes smoothly and is painless for you :thumbsup2

I just nibble on Mondays...

I don't care for those "other" people either :snooty: frankly, I'm too lazy to go to our other thread too, if you need me you know where I live :rotfl2:

Also, Michelle, it's OUR thread. Thieves, and Bubba is always right, why even bother to try to change it, you know he will win in the end. (did I say that outloud!!!)

This afternoon is Willie's last surgeon appointment, one more xray. Sadly at out of pocket $54 each I'd be happy to pass, but I guess the doctor knows what they "need" to see :sad2:

Send more :wizard: to Paul please. Still not much luck on the job front :mad:

Off to go check email at my desk, I'll say hello from there I'm sure :flower3:

Hi Nan. I hope Willie's appointment went well, and that he is as good as new :thumbsup2

Sending lots of pixie dust for Paul :wizard::wizard::wizard:

Are you still booked on the EBTA ? I hope you haven't had to cancel too :sad1:

Kathe

[Tink rules]

Hey Ian.... Zero points?


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3932481936_fcc1d44dfb.jpg

[Tink rules]

Hi Kathe!!! :yay:

[katypop]

Hi Kathe!!! :yay:

Hi Michelle :hug:

Sorry, but I'm off to bed! Serenity's birthday party was yesterday and it was great fun! She's been here ever since I got home, but goes back to her mom's tomorrow night for the next 4 days, so I hope to get back to say hi and post some pics sometime this weekend. I do work all weekend though and we are having our Thanksgiving feast on Monday :thumbsup2

Goodnight:cloud9:

[nskjerven]

Great pics Shannon! Looks like you had a great weekend!



I was showing my son Shannon's pics because I want to stay and play in Vancouver after the Alaska cruise.He took one look at the bridge and said "ha, you won't go near that" :scared1: Okay...that's a dare!!! I am definately doing that bridge now :eek::woohoo:;)



Hi Ian. Good luck with your project. I hope the acquisition goes smoothly and is painless for you :thumbsup2



Hi Nan. I hope Willie's appointment went well, and that he is as good as new :thumbsup2

Sending lots of pixie dust for Paul :wizard::wizard::wizard:

Are you still booked on the EBTA ? I hope you haven't had to cancel too :sad1:

Kathe


::yes:: still booked but no $$$ too pay it off yet. If we're working we'll go, if not another time. Don't have to decide really until the last minute. I think the prices are going to plummet the closer we get, so even if we have to move our deposit I could move it back if/when the price drops. long story, maybe we go maybe we don't

[LuvBaloo]

I was showing my son Shannon's pics because I want to stay and play in Vancouver after the Alaska cruise.He took one look at the bridge and said "ha, you won't go near that" :scared1: Okay...that's a dare!!! I am definately doing that bridge now :eek::woohoo:;)

You can do it! It only sways a little :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.


Nan, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust and love that Paul lands a good one very, very soon.

Everyone, I would love to stay and chat, but the Vicodin is kicking in and I'm going to lay down. Usually I take a half....tonight I took a whole....it HURTS!!!

[LuvBaloo]

:grouphug: Deb, you have some rotten luck! Hope its just sore and not broken.:flower3:

[nskjerven]

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.


Nan, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust and love that Paul lands a good one very, very soon.

Everyone, I would love to stay and chat, but the Vicodin is kicking in and I'm going to lay down. Usually I take a half....tonight I took a whole....it HURTS!!!



People!!!!! Did we not agree to NO MORE BROKEN-FRACTURED BONES?????

Deb, I'm so sorry, that sucks. I hope you are feeling better in the morning and it's not so bad. Do what the doc says and get better :flower3:

Thanks for the dust, I grabbed it all and will keep it until he gets that good one :thumbsup2

And I'm NOT going on the bridge. Ya'll need someone to stay back and take the pictures ya know ::yes::

[Tink rules]

Hi Michelle :hug:

Sorry, but I'm off to bed! Serenity's birthday party was yesterday and it was great fun! She's been here ever since I got home, but goes back to her mom's tomorrow night for the next 4 days, so I hope to get back to say hi and post some pics sometime this weekend. I do work all weekend though and we are having our Thanksgiving feast on Monday :thumbsup2

Goodnight:cloud9:

Dinner at Kathe's House on Monday!!! :banana: :banana:

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.


Nan, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust and love that Paul lands a good one very, very soon.

Everyone, I would love to stay and chat, but the Vicodin is kicking in and I'm going to lay down. Usually I take a half....tonight I took a whole....it HURTS!!!



Deb... I would normally tell you to let John spoil you silly... but he already does that... :lovestruc :lovestruc Feel Better :hug:

[gydell]

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.


Nan, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust and love that Paul lands a good one very, very soon.

Everyone, I would love to stay and chat, but the Vicodin is kicking in and I'm going to lay down. Usually I take a half....tonight I took a whole....it HURTS!!!



Hope your toe gets better FAST!

[ibouncetoo]

Michelle, made some corrections here:

Carol & Doug
Holly & Tyler
Heather & Family
ME!
Cheri
Marilyn & John
hawkeye19 (Bruck, Nancy, Liam)
aan1701 (Alan)
Tracyvp

also, some new Tortolian pals:
Kay R
disneylove69

so you can update page one

.

[granmaz]

Deb, sorry about the toe. Take care. I hope it soon settles down.

[granmaz]

We had a great time with Connie, Chuck and Patrick last night.We met for a meal at TGI Fridays. They are off on a trip today, first to Atlanta and then the Smokey Mountains for a few days. They colours should be lovely there.

We are breaking record highs here at the moment.I'm not complaining as long as I can get inside. Monica is obviously not praying hard enough for rain!!!:rotfl2:

[fourmcds]

Morning All!
Found ya......just checking in to say hi.

I have been so swamped lately at work, but it is all paying off. I am in the process of building up another business and over the last few weeks my hard work for the last year is starting to pay off!!!! In a nutshell, that means that Scott and I can finally start to breathe financially!:banana:

It has been a really rough few years for us in more ways than one....and for some reason with Rosh Hashanah this year, I felt that a big change was coming...sure enough the year 5770 is going to be wonderful! I hope it brings lots of great changes for everyone else as well (since I know I am not the only one who has had struggles over the past years).

Hope everyone is doing great! Hugs to you all....sorry I can't keep up here more often, but hopefully after 1/1/10 my life will slow down and I can start to have more fun!:thumbsup2

Have our B2B booked for 2011, but just can't seem to get excited about it yet or start planning....maybe in 2010 I will.

Planning our WDW vacations...hopefully 1/10 and 10/10....anyone else going to be there?????

Have a great weekend. It's another home Hawks game (Ken....are you betting against us again? Just checking) hoping that this week they actually remember to show up and play!

[nskjerven]

Molly update....

The good news is that our doctor called back and gave me a script for her over the phone :thumbsup2

Bad news, she still has a fever and feels bad :sad2:

The sad news is that she will be missing her first school year concert tonight and Community dinner at her school :sad1:

But the last bit of Molly news is that she was placed BACK into advanced math. Last year she tested just below the cut off (handwriting issues on the test) and she got placed down in math, but she is one of the bright students so it really was a case of not reading what was best for the student. She has endured 6 weeks of average math class (BORING) and now has to suffer thru a schedule change of her core(english and social studies) teacher. She is happy about the harder math class, but we are all bummed that she has to re-learn a new core teacher :sad2:

[fourmcds]

Molly update....

The good news is that our doctor called back and gave me a script for her over the phone :thumbsup2

Bad news, she still has a fever and feels bad :sad2:

The sad news is that she will be missing her first school year concert tonight and Community dinner at her school :sad1:

But the last bit of Molly news is that she was placed BACK into advanced math. Last year she tested just below the cut off (handwriting issues on the test) and she got placed down in math, but she is one of the bright students so it really was a case of not reading what was best for the student. She has endured 6 weeks of average math class (BORING) and now has to suffer thru a schedule change of her core(english and social studies) teacher. She is happy about the harder math class, but we are all bummed that she has to re-learn a new core teacher :sad2:

hope she feels better soon. I can't believe how sick kids are getting around here already. The school nurse told me yesterday that she has sent home between 8-15 kids per day since school started! That doesn't include the ones that stayed home.....yikes...might be a rough season! Boost those immune systems everyone!!!!

[Tink rules]

Jackie... Got it... :thumbsup2 Thanks...

Marilyn.. Glad you had a good time...

Kaylee... :banana: :banana: :banana:

Nan... Hope :cutie: feels better soon... & :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: on the 1+1=2 :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[ibouncetoo]

Shannon:

post the chocolate, pumpkin cake receipe here after you try it! ::yes::

[Tracyvp]

Just popping in for a second. Haven't really had time to catch up, but....

DEB: hope your toe is feeling better today and that it's just bruised, not broken.:hug:

HOLLY: I haven't had time to say that I hope the new schedule is working out for you and Tyler. It sure sounds like it should make things smoother.:cheer2:

NAN: sorry for all the "stuff!" You just seem to be getting hammered. I'll be keeping good thoughts for the whole family.:wizard:

SHANNON: ADORABLE pix!

EVERYONE: Sorry I can't keep up and I don't mean to leave anyone out, but I'll keep popping in when I can.

DEBORAH: Did you see my question about your trip to England? I'd love to see your family while we're there if you make it down as far as a day's train trip from London.

Had my flu shot today. I've never had one before and I was a little shocked when the doc recommended it. Then I remembered that I turned 50 this year and that puts me in the "high risk" (read: OLD!) category. :scared1:Now I'm depressed.... But not for long, because we leave for Europe a week from tomorrow!!!!!! I'm SO excited.

Hugs to all and I'll see you around when I can.:grouphug:

[ibouncetoo]

Just looked at some wonderful Disneyland pictures and am now very sad that I wasn't born a week earlier. Will miss all the cool Halloween stuff when I go on my birthday. :guilty:





BUT....Mickey is letting me in for free when I do get to go! :thumbsup2

.

[katypop]

still booked but no $$$ too pay it off yet. If we're working we'll go, if not another time. Don't have to decide really until the last minute. I think the prices are going to plummet the closer we get, so even if we have to move our deposit I could move it back if/when the price drops. long story, maybe we go maybe we don't

Sending more pixie dust that you'll manage to be aboard :wizard::wizard::wizard:

You can do it! It only sways a little :goodvibes

Thanks Shannon, glad to see someone has faith in me ;) Can't be any worse than ziplines, right :eek:

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.



:grouphug: Sorry you hurt your toe Deb :sick: Have a good rest and hopefully it will feel much better tomorrow!



And I'm NOT going on the bridge. Ya'll need someone to stay back and take the pictures ya know ::yes::

I'd say I'm surprised but I'm not :rolleyes1 After all, I saw you run from that baby minnow :lmao:

Dinner at Kathe's House on Monday!!!


Actually, I won't be home! Dinner's at my SIL's :thumbsup2

Morning All!
Found ya......just checking in to say hi.

I have been so swamped lately at work, but it is all paying off. I am in the process of building up another business and over the last few weeks my hard work for the last year is starting to pay off!!!! In a nutshell, that means that Scott and I can finally start to breathe financially!:banana:

It has been a really rough few years for us in more ways than one....and for some reason with Rosh Hashanah this year, I felt that a big change was coming...sure enough the year 5770 is going to be wonderful! I hope it brings lots of great changes for everyone else as well (since I know I am not the only one who has had struggles over the past years).

Hope everyone is doing great! Hugs to you all....sorry I can't keep up here more often, but hopefully after 1/1/10 my life will slow down and I can start to have more fun!:thumbsup2

Have our B2B booked for 2011, but just can't seem to get excited about it yet or start planning....maybe in 2010 I will.

Planning our WDW vacations...hopefully 1/10 and 10/10....anyone else going to be there?????

Have a great weekend. It's another home Hawks game (Ken....are you betting against us again? Just checking) hoping that this week they actually remember to show up and play!

Hi Kaylee:hug: Sorry you've had a rough couple of years, I'm glad things are finally falling into place. Sounds like you have some great plans for 2010 and 2011 :thumbsup2
Molly update....

The good news is that our doctor called back and gave me a script for her over the phone :thumbsup2

Bad news, she still has a fever and feels bad :sad2:

The sad news is that she will be missing her first school year concert tonight and Community dinner at her school :sad1:

But the last bit of Molly news is that she was placed BACK into advanced math. Last year she tested just below the cut off (handwriting issues on the test) and she got placed down in math, but she is one of the bright students so it really was a case of not reading what was best for the student. She has endured 6 weeks of average math class (BORING) and now has to suffer thru a schedule change of her core(english and social studies) teacher. She is happy about the harder math class, but we are all bummed that she has to re-learn a new core teacher

I hope Molly feels better soon :hug: Good news about the math class. Hope the rest isn't too much of an adjustment for her.

Just looked at some wonderful Disneyland pictures and am now very sad that I wasn't born a week earlier. Will miss all the cool Halloween stuff when I go on my birthday. :guilty:





BUT....Mickey is letting me in for free when I do get to go! :thumbsup2

.

Woohoo :cool1: I'm getting excited for you Jackie! Sorry you'll miss the Halloween stuff but I know you'll have a great birthday!

And you know I'll be asking for tips about seeing DL in 2011;):flower3:

[katypop]

We had a great time with Connie, Chuck and Patrick last night.We met for a meal at TGI Fridays. They are off on a trip today, first to Atlanta and then the Smokey Mountains for a few days. They colours should be lovely there.

We are breaking record highs here at the moment.I'm not complaining as long as I can get inside. Monica is obviously not praying hard enough for rain!!!:rotfl2:

Glad you all had a nice get-together :thumbsup2

I am so envious of the weather you are having! All we are getting is rain, rain and more rain since I got home :headache: We can't even enjoy the leaves on the trees, they just don't look nice without the sun shining on then! They are sopping on the trees and sopping all over the yard. Brian raked a bunch for me one afternoon, when it actually stopped raining for a couple of hours. That night, a raccoon got into the bags and now the leaves are all over my driveway:mad: We get to put them out at the street for pick-up next week, so hopefully we'll get a respite from the rain and get them all bagged up again!

[nskjerven]

NAN: sorry for all the "stuff!" You just seem to be getting hammered. I'll be keeping good thoughts for the whole family.:wizard:


Had my flu shot today. I've never had one before and I was a little shocked when the doc recommended it. Then I remembered that I turned 50 this year and that puts me in the "high risk" (read: OLD!) category. :scared1:Now I'm depressed.... But not for long, because we leave for Europe a week from tomorrow!!!!!! I'm SO excited.

Hugs to all and I'll see you around when I can.:grouphug:

Thanks Tracy :hug:

Have a wonderful trip, lots of pictures and share when you get home. Travel Safe :thumbsup2

Sending more pixie dust that you'll manage to be aboard :wizard::wizard::wizard:


I'd say I'm surprised but I'm not :rolleyes1 After all, I saw you run from that baby minnow :lmao:


I hope Molly feels better soon :hug: Good news about the math class. Hope the rest isn't too much of an adjustment for her.



::yes:: I'm hoping we'll go too, I really like the idea of having the alone time with my boy :lovestruc

AND THAT minnow nearly killed us, Deb she is making fun of the attack again :mad:

Molly is now on drugs, not feeling any better, but just ate for the first time all day, so that is some improvement. Her band teacher asked me from the stage, "where is she?" (he didn't read his email) I said sorry at home with her 103 fever I can run home and get her LOL

[LuvBaloo]

Shannon:

post the chocolate, pumpkin cake receipe here after you try it! ::yes::

if it works, its just adding a can of pumpkin to a chocolate cake mix. Don't follow the instructions on the cake mix, just dump in bowl and stir in pumpkin. Wish me luck:goodvibes

I'm enjoying my Friday evening, just sitting back with some chips and salsa, got my crops planted, ate some delicious porkchops earlier (Ken did good!)

[BubbaGrump]

if it works, its just adding a can of pumpkin to a chocolate cake mix. Don't follow the instructions on the cake mix, just dump in bowl and stir in pumpkin. Wish me luck:goodvibes

I'm enjoying my Friday evening, just sitting back with some chips and salsa, got my crops planted, ate some delicious porkchops earlier (Ken did good!)

Just made our first margaritas of the night, a late start to....MARGARITA FRIDAY!!!! Trade for some chips and salsa Shannon????

[tink1963]

Just made our first margaritas of the night, a late start to....MARGARITA FRIDAY!!!! Trade for some chips and salsa Shannon????

Baby, we have chips and salsa, but you just had chicken salsa for dinner. Why did'nt you say you wanted chips.

[tink1963]

if it works, its just adding a can of pumpkin to a chocolate cake mix. Don't follow the instructions on the cake mix, just dump in bowl and stir in pumpkin. Wish me luck:goodvibes

I'm enjoying my Friday evening, just sitting back with some chips and salsa, got my crops planted, ate some delicious porkchops earlier (Ken did good!)

::yes:: I have done this. It is really good, but I've never done it with chocolate. I used a spice mix. And added raisins and baked as a bundt cake.

[HollyTyler]

Howdy everybody! :grouphug: SUPER busy today, so I'm trying to catch up all over the place.

Some stuff from our last thread:
Nan & Shannon, I can't gift the buffalo topiary yet, but will as soon as I get to that level. :goodvibes

Nan: glad you got the meds for Molly, hope she feels better quickly. Great news about her math class though....WAY TO GO MOLLY!!!!!! :dance3: Police dog will be fun to see at Wilson's upcoming scout meeting. :thumbsup2

I was really busy at work because I missed almost 1/2 the day from oversleeping and a doctor appointment, so I was busting my booty the rest of the day trying to catch up. I'm going to go in and work a bit tomorrow and/or Sunday too because there's just too much leftover work.

Had to rush home because somebody was coming over to buy the guinea pig cages I sold on Craig's List. Then Tyler laid down for about 1/2 hour with a bad headache while I did some fish stuff on FB, and when he felt better we went clothes shopping for him. When we got home we spent WAY too much time on FB! Tyler was watching me with on Fish World and asked if he could have his own tank, so I let him sit down and set his up. He used up all my money, but that's OK because more fish are ready to sell. :thumbsup2 I was showing him other peoples' fish tanks and when he saw one of Nan's, he asked "Why are there brains in her fish tank? Gross!" :rotfl2: The coral. ;)

Tomorrow will be even busier! First thing in the morning we're going to Lowe's for one of their building workshops for kids. Then we're headed to our local science museum for Scouts Chemistry Day. Then we'll head to a co-worker's house for a house warming party. We need to squeeze lunch in there somewhere, and laundry too. When we finally get home, if we're not completely exhausted, we're going to finish putting Halloween decorations up, do our outside ones, and put batteries in all the inside ones that need them.

[HollyTyler]

And with that, I have to go to bed. Can hardly keep my eyes open. Sorry, I didn't read any of this new thread yet. Will try to catch up tomorrow at breakfast or in the evening. :goodvibes

[LuvBaloo]

::yes:: I have done this. It is really good, but I've never done it with chocolate. I used a spice mix. And added raisins and baked as a bundt cake.

that sounds good too. I'll have to try that another time.:goodvibes

Just made our first margaritas of the night, a late start to....MARGARITA FRIDAY!!!! Trade for some chips and salsa Shannon????

::yes:: ,but do you deliver?

[Tink rules]

Night all... Sweet Mickey Dreams as Deb would say... :cloud9: :cloud9:


Oh and V... you got last word on #14... :goodvibes :goodvibes (Congrats;))

[granmaz]

Howdy everybody! :grouphug: SUPER busy today, so I'm trying to catch up all over the place.

Some stuff from our last thread:
Nan & Shannon, I can't gift the buffalo topiary yet, but will as soon as I get to that level. :goodvibes

Nan: glad you got the meds for Molly, hope she feels better quickly. Great news about her math class though....WAY TO GO MOLLY!!!!!! :dance3: Police dog will be fun to see at Wilson's upcoming scout meeting. :thumbsup2

I was really busy at work because I missed almost 1/2 the day from oversleeping and a doctor appointment, so I was busting my booty the rest of the day trying to catch up. I'm going to go in and work a bit tomorrow and/or Sunday too because there's just too much leftover work.

Had to rush home because somebody was coming over to buy the guinea pig cages I sold on Craig's List. Then Tyler laid down for about 1/2 hour with a bad headache while I did some fish stuff on FB, and when he felt better we went clothes shopping for him. When we got home we spent WAY too much time on FB! Tyler was watching me with on Fish World and asked if he could have his own tank, so I let him sit down and set his up. He used up all my money, but that's OK because more fish are ready to sell. :thumbsup2 I was showing him other peoples' fish tanks and when he saw one of Nan's, he asked "Why are there brains in her fish tank? Gross!" :rotfl2: The coral. ;)

Tomorrow will be even busier! First thing in the morning we're going to Lowe's for one of their building workshops for kids. Then we're headed to our local science museum for Scouts Chemistry Day. Then we'll head to a co-worker's house for a house warming party. We need to squeeze lunch in there somewhere, and laundry too. When we finally get home, if we're not completely exhausted, we're going to finish putting Halloween decorations up, do our outside ones, and put batteries in all the inside ones that need them.

I'm exhausted!!:eek:

[iankh]

Happy Saturday all!

For a change I'm not working this morning. I was supposed to sub but it got weird. I was asked earlier in the week whether I could sub for a meeting that is 5 minutes away from our house (15 minutes if I walk). Then yesterday the leader called me a work to say that there was a very strong chance she would be working. We agreed she would email me in the evening. By 8 p.m. (about the time I start getting sleepy) I hadn't heard from her. I phone her and she said there was a 99% chance she would work and could she phone me later. I told her that why don't we just assume I'm NOT working, and told her I'd be happy to fill in at any time.

I was sort of po'd because I really wanted to know if I would have to go to bed early enough to get up for work. I didn't understand all the farting around with it. Either yes she needed me to sub or no. I don't mind doing it, but I only get 1 morning a week to sleep in and needed to know if I could stay up late or not (late means until 11:00 p.m.)

Sorry I've been so quiet. I really have nothing to say. I'm just very busy at work still trying to bring the off-course project in to meet the date of the pilot. I only have 50% confidence that it can be done.

I have little time or energy these days for anything other than work. That's not a bad thing. It's just one of those things that is.

It's a good thing from a work perspective given the acquisition and transition.

The meeting in NY next week got cancelled. Very odd, so no inkling of a transition plan yet. It was cancelled by the NY folks who were not very engaged in the concept of a meeting and from what I hear not very prepared. It would be nice to know what going on and the status of our jobs.

I am still in a much better position now than I was before our last vacation, because I am leading up a project that's critical to the business.

I still haven't figured out what to do with my found vacation days. I'm 98% leaning towards just staying home. I'm not sure that I'm in the mood to go away and would like to save the money for some other things.

I've been rather quiet lately. Frankly I haven't got much to say about anything much these days. I also don't have the time to keep up with the multiple thread and posting the same thing in multiple places.

Our thread to Alaska is nice, but I haven't got a whole lot to say about a trip that's over 570 days away. I'm more concerned with planning the big family holiday next October with the daughter-in-law (Lucy), a friend of her (Carmel) and the grandson (Ben) coming for a fortnight's.

I find it difficult to engage in a trip that's a year away, let alone a trip that is OVER a year and half away. Right now I'd like to make it to my birthday and still have a job.

I have only done the amount of planning that I was forced to do about something I can't get engaged in.

The good news is that by banking the DVC points we have left this year into next year, we won't have to borrow points from 2011. We'll have enough for a 2-bedroom at Old Key West for 14-nights. We'll stay at OKW because the units are much larger than any of the other resorts.

I have also had to have some discussions about tickets with Lucy, who apparently wants to buy a 14-day WDW Ultimate ticket (for UK residents only) that includes all the parks and water parks, PLUS a 14-day Orlando flex ticket that includes Universal's parks, Seaworld and their water park Aquatica, Wet n Wild and Busch Gardens.

I pointed out that the WDW ticket comes with 2 water parks, and questioned the need for another 2, or a grand total of 4 water parks. I mean how much time of a holiday can you spend in water parks? There's also the question of how they'll get to these other water parks because while I'll rent a car, I have not interest in them. I also don't really want to drive all the way to Tampa to go to Busch Gardens.

I know it's a year out, but there are facts I know about myself. I have never in my entire life wanted to drive to Tampa, especially not to see some animals.

I have stepped away and am letting Sukie deal with his daughter. You should see Sukie in stern father mode. It's quite a shock to the system. It's also interesting that his daughter is 33 but pretty much obeys what he lays down.

And so that is where I am. Busy and still employed.

Oh, one more thing. I bought the blu-ray Snow White that came out. Through a price reduction and a $10 off coupon I ended up paying $9 for it at Amazon.

I was skeptical about an HD version of it, but it is AMAZING. Not so much for the movie, but for the bonus disk and materials. It has all the bonus stuff from the previous platinum version done in 2001, PLUS an entire new set of bonus materials. It's the new bonus materials that are worth the money. The new interactive documentary materials are AMAZING. It's the highlight of the set.

[ibouncetoo]

Morning Thieves! I'll be home all morning waiting for the air conditioning guy to come for my 'check up' (transition from ac to heat).

FOUR WEEKS till my birthday and Disneyland! :cool1: Four weeks till senior discounts! :lmao:




::yes:: I have done this. It is really good, but I've never done it with chocolate. I used a spice mix. And added raisins and baked as a bundt cake.

Oh, that sounds yummmy, as I love spice cake (but I think I'd skip the raisins). Did you put a cream cheese frosting on it?

Holly....did I miss something, do you not have the guina pigs any more? Or did you upgrade cages, so you are selling the original ones?

....oops, gotta go shift a load from washer to dryer and start another...

.

[granmaz]

Ian, if your visitors are buying their own tickets then I would say let them get the multi ones as it gives flexibility and choice, and they don't cost too much more. However I agree that it is an awful lot to do in just 14 days!!! Our UK tickets are wonderfrul value.

However, f you and Sukie are buying their tickets then I would clamp down on their enthusiasm as they won't get everything done.!!

[iankh]

Ian, if your visitors are buying their own tickets then I would say let them get the multi ones as it gives flexibility and choice, and they don't cost too much more. However I agree that it is an awful lot to do in just 14 days!!! Our UK tickets are wonderfrul value.

However, f you and Sukie are buying their tickets then I would clamp down on their enthusiasm as they won't get everything done.!!

Thanks for the advice Marilyn. They're buying their own tickets and the Orlando Flex ticket is a great value for a fortnight at £176 (edited later to correct the price from £149) , I have however pointed out to them that there is a 7-day Universal hopper and a 2-visits within 7-days Seaworld ticket that works out to about £105. If we stagger and over lap the 7-day periods a bit, that might be good enough.

Lucy's friend has never been to WDW at all so as you say, that's a lot to cram in in 14-days. WDW alone for the first time visitor is a lot to do, though I don't think it's 14-days worth.

[Tink rules]

Happy Saturday all!

For a change I'm not working this morning. I was supposed to sub but it got weird. I was asked earlier in the week whether I could sub for a meeting that is 5 minutes away from our house (15 minutes if I walk). Then yesterday the leader called me a work to say that there was a very strong chance she would be working. We agreed she would email me in the evening. By 8 p.m. (about the time I start getting sleepy) I hadn't heard from her. I phone her and she said there was a 99% chance she would work and could she phone me later. I told her that why don't we just assume I'm NOT working, and told her I'd be happy to fill in at any time.

I was sort of po'd because I really wanted to know if I would have to go to bed early enough to get up for work. I didn't understand all the farting around with it. Either yes she needed me to sub or no. I don't mind doing it, but I only get 1 morning a week to sleep in and needed to know if I could stay up late or not (late means until 11:00 p.m.)

Sorry I've been so quiet. I really have nothing to say. I'm just very busy at work still trying to bring the off-course project in to meet the date of the pilot. I only have 50% confidence that it can be done.

I have little time or energy these days for anything other than work. That's not a bad thing. It's just one of those things that is.

It's a good thing from a work perspective given the acquisition and transition.

The meeting in NY next week got cancelled. Very odd, so no inkling of a transition plan yet. It was cancelled by the NY folks who were not very engaged in the concept of a meeting and from what I hear not very prepared. It would be nice to know what going on and the status of our jobs.

I am still in a much better position now than I was before our last vacation, because I am leading up a project that's critical to the business.

I still haven't figured out what to do with my found vacation days. I'm 98% leaning towards just staying home. I'm not sure that I'm in the mood to go away and would like to save the money for some other things.

I've been rather quiet lately. Frankly I haven't got much to say about anything much these days. I also don't have the time to keep up with the multiple thread and posting the same thing in multiple places.

Our thread to Alaska is nice, but I haven't got a whole lot to say about a trip that's over 570 days away. I'm more concerned with planning the big family holiday next October with the daughter-in-law (Lucy), a friend of her (Carmel) and the grandson (Ben) coming for a fortnight's.

I find it difficult to engage in a trip that's a year away, let alone a trip that is OVER a year and half away. Right now I'd like to make it to my birthday and still have a job.

I have only done the amount of planning that I was forced to do about something I can't get engaged in.

The good news is that by banking the DVC points we have left this year into next year, we won't have to borrow points from 2011. We'll have enough for a 2-bedroom at Old Key West for 14-nights. We'll stay at OKW because the units are much larger than any of the other resorts.

I have also had to have some discussions about tickets with Lucy, who apparently wants to buy a 14-day WDW Ultimate ticket (for UK residents only) that includes all the parks and water parks, PLUS a 14-day Orlando flex ticket that includes Universal's parks, Seaworld and their water park Aquatica, Wet n Wild and Busch Gardens.

I pointed out that the WDW ticket comes with 2 water parks, and questioned the need for another 2, or a grand total of 4 water parks. I mean how much time of a holiday can you spend in water parks? There's also the question of how they'll get to these other water parks because while I'll rent a car, I have not interest in them. I also don't really want to drive all the way to Tampa to go to Busch Gardens.

I know it's a year out, but there are facts I know about myself. I have never in my entire life wanted to drive to Tampa, especially not to see some animals.

I have stepped away and am letting Sukie deal with his daughter. You should see Sukie in stern father mode. It's quite a shock to the system. It's also interesting that his daughter is 33 but pretty much obeys what he lays down.

And so that is where I am. Busy and still employed.

Oh, one more thing. I bought the blu-ray Snow White that came out. Through a price reduction and a $10 off coupon I ended up paying $9 for it at Amazon.

I was skeptical about an HD version of it, but it is AMAZING. Not so much for the movie, but for the bonus disk and materials. It has all the bonus stuff from the previous platinum version done in 2001, PLUS an entire new set of bonus materials. It's the new bonus materials that are worth the money. The new interactive documentary materials are AMAZING. It's the highlight of the set.

I'm 45 and I occasionally still listen to My mother... (we're very good at ignoring each other - especially after 9 pm...)

Glad you still have a job... waiting to see if I have one... :headache:

& I keep watching the commercials for the SW blue ray... All I can say is I was in that store you hate the other day and they had up, I think ... Ice Age and the contrast and depth was AMAZING...

Happy Saturday All...

Mom and I just went to Olivers for Breakfast... very nice as always... Faith always spoils me... Not much else planned today... the sun is trying to poke through.. very windy though... Thank God the tree in the front is a birch or else we would have lost it the other day... Trying to clean out the garden that died... first frost is possible by Tuesday... with the slight chance of wet snow in the higher elevations (which I am not...:rolleyes:)

[nskjerven]

checking in.

not much new here since yesterday :laughing:

molly feels better and did eat breakfast :thumbsup2

We are in house clean up mode today, Tuesday we have Paul's cousin and wife visiting for an over night. He is a race car driver, and has been very interested in Willie's karting so I think we will have a fun visit. It's a cousin we haven't met before so who knows??? Funny fact, none of the rest of Paul's family is coming over to see them. We are keeping it on the quiet side. Too short a visit for the whole family and they haven't gotten to know him like Paul and I have over the last year. Just another weird family moment :rolleyes1

Holly I figured out why you sleep so much. Because when you are awake you are a crazy woman :banana: You are going all over the place this weekend, it makes me tired reading about it :laughing:

Ian, hope you enjoyed your lie in today.

Shannon, yummmmmm turkey dinner sounds so goodddddd

everyone else, enjoy the fall day. It's lovely here today, maybe a short bike ride around the block later is called for :dance3:

[nskjerven]

Thanks for closing us V. I hate 2 threads at the same time :goodvibes

[BubbaGrump]

Happy Saturday all!

For a change I'm not working this morning. I was supposed to sub but it got weird. I was asked earlier in the week whether I could sub for a meeting that is 5 minutes away from our house (15 minutes if I walk). Then yesterday the leader called me a work to say that there was a very strong chance she would be working. We agreed she would email me in the evening. By 8 p.m. (about the time I start getting sleepy) I hadn't heard from her. I phone her and she said there was a 99% chance she would work and could she phone me later. I told her that why don't we just assume I'm NOT working, and told her I'd be happy to fill in at any time.

I was sort of po'd because I really wanted to know if I would have to go to bed early enough to get up for work. I didn't understand all the farting around with it. Either yes she needed me to sub or no. I don't mind doing it, but I only get 1 morning a week to sleep in and needed to know if I could stay up late or not (late means until 11:00 p.m.)

Sorry I've been so quiet. I really have nothing to say. I'm just very busy at work still trying to bring the off-course project in to meet the date of the pilot. I only have 50% confidence that it can be done.

I have little time or energy these days for anything other than work. That's not a bad thing. It's just one of those things that is.

It's a good thing from a work perspective given the acquisition and transition.

The meeting in NY next week got cancelled. Very odd, so no inkling of a transition plan yet. It was cancelled by the NY folks who were not very engaged in the concept of a meeting and from what I hear not very prepared. It would be nice to know what going on and the status of our jobs.

I am still in a much better position now than I was before our last vacation, because I am leading up a project that's critical to the business.

I still haven't figured out what to do with my found vacation days. I'm 98% leaning towards just staying home. I'm not sure that I'm in the mood to go away and would like to save the money for some other things.

I've been rather quiet lately. Frankly I haven't got much to say about anything much these days. I also don't have the time to keep up with the multiple thread and posting the same thing in multiple places.

Our thread to Alaska is nice, but I haven't got a whole lot to say about a trip that's over 570 days away. I'm more concerned with planning the big family holiday next October with the daughter-in-law (Lucy), a friend of her (Carmel) and the grandson (Ben) coming for a fortnight's.

I find it difficult to engage in a trip that's a year away, let alone a trip that is OVER a year and half away. Right now I'd like to make it to my birthday and still have a job.

I have only done the amount of planning that I was forced to do about something I can't get engaged in.

The good news is that by banking the DVC points we have left this year into next year, we won't have to borrow points from 2011. We'll have enough for a 2-bedroom at Old Key West for 14-nights. We'll stay at OKW because the units are much larger than any of the other resorts.

I have also had to have some discussions about tickets with Lucy, who apparently wants to buy a 14-day WDW Ultimate ticket (for UK residents only) that includes all the parks and water parks, PLUS a 14-day Orlando flex ticket that includes Universal's parks, Seaworld and their water park Aquatica, Wet n Wild and Busch Gardens.

I pointed out that the WDW ticket comes with 2 water parks, and questioned the need for another 2, or a grand total of 4 water parks. I mean how much time of a holiday can you spend in water parks? There's also the question of how they'll get to these other water parks because while I'll rent a car, I have not interest in them. I also don't really want to drive all the way to Tampa to go to Busch Gardens.

I know it's a year out, but there are facts I know about myself. I have never in my entire life wanted to drive to Tampa, especially not to see some animals.

I have stepped away and am letting Sukie deal with his daughter. You should see Sukie in stern father mode. It's quite a shock to the system. It's also interesting that his daughter is 33 but pretty much obeys what he lays down.

And so that is where I am. Busy and still employed.

Oh, one more thing. I bought the blu-ray Snow White that came out. Through a price reduction and a $10 off coupon I ended up paying $9 for it at Amazon.

I was skeptical about an HD version of it, but it is AMAZING. Not so much for the movie, but for the bonus disk and materials. It has all the bonus stuff from the previous platinum version done in 2001, PLUS an entire new set of bonus materials. It's the new bonus materials that are worth the money. The new interactive documentary materials are AMAZING. It's the highlight of the set.


" I really have nothing to say...." :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

" I really have nothing to say...." :rotfl2:

that was a lot of nuthin huh? :laughing:

[Tink rules]

Hi Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to let you know... that THIS is our 32nd thread!!!!!! (counting the before cruise ones... 17 before & 15 after... )

What motor mouths we are... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually it is a testiment to our friendship. :hug:

The before threads were done with alot of help from the people who were there mostly to make plans, etc. :surfweb: But it is the rest of us that keeps the story going... We have gone through just about everything together from births to deaths to all in between...

People come and people go... but it is those who have bonded and become family who are on here now...

& I for one wouldn't want to be anywhere else... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[granmaz]

Hi Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to let you know... that THIS is our 32nd thread!!!!!! (counting the before cruise ones... 17 before & 15 after... )

What motor mouths we are... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually it is a testiment to our friendship. :hug:

The before threads were done with alot of help from the people who were there mostly to make plans, etc. :surfweb: But it is the rest of us that keeps the story going... We have gone through just about everything together from births to deaths to all in between...

People come and people go... but it is those who have bonded and become family who are on here now...

& I for one wouldn't want to be anywhere else... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Lovely post and so very true!!

[Tracyvp]

Hi Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to let you know... that THIS is our 32nd thread!!!!!! (counting the before cruise ones... 17 before & 15 after... )

What motor mouths we are... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually it is a testiment to our friendship. :hug:

The before threads were done with alot of help from the people who were there mostly to make plans, etc. :surfweb: But it is the rest of us that keeps the story going... We have gone through just about everything together from births to deaths to all in between...

People come and people go... but it is those who have bonded and become family who are on here now...

& I for one wouldn't want to be anywhere else... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Well Said! I may not be quite so "regular" as some, but I feel very much at home here, and that's why I keep coming back! Even when I stay gone for a month or so, every time I post something here, it's like I was never gone and everyone welcomes me like family. We're a GREAT group of Thieves!:grouphug:

[fourmcds]

Well Said! I may not be quite so "regular" as some, but I feel very much at home here, and that's why I keep coming back! Even when I stay gone for a month or so, every time I post something here, it's like I was never gone and everyone welcomes me like family. We're a GREAT group of Thieves!:grouphug:

ditto! :goodvibes I know that you guys gave me more support than some "close" friends here when I went through my horrible life changing stuff last year and I really appreciate everyone for it all! :lovestruc Maybe that is one reason I just can't seem to even consider getting started on the MR 10d cruise thread....it will just never be the same!

:love: to everyone!

[ibouncetoo]

ditto!
:love: to everyone!


:grouphug: Back at cha!

.

[onekindman]

Greetings from the bankrupt state! We are still working, a good thing, the boys still have no idea we are booked for the Northern European Capitals trip in Jun 10, I am planning on booking the B2B from LA to Alaska (trying to refi the house right now to pay for all of it!) and the boys are doing well. The hard part is that they seem to think they are now entitled to travel every year. Trying to break them of that thought even though it is mostly true. Ok hugs to all you Thieves and look forward to seeing anyone who comes to SoCal again. TinkRules can always get intouch with me if I have not been on for a while.

[iankh]

Greetings from the bankrupt state! We are still working, a good thing, the boys still have no idea we are booked for the Northern European Capitals trip in Jun 10, I am planning on booking the B2B from LA to Alaska (trying to refi the house right now to pay for all of it!) and the boys are doing well. The hard part is that they seem to think they are now entitled to travel every year. Trying to break them of that thought even though it is mostly true. Ok hugs to all you Thieves and look forward to seeing anyone who comes to SoCal again. TinkRules can always get intouch with me if I have not been on for a while.


Hey there Steve! Good to see you!

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Friends...glad it's Sunday and that Saturday is over. I went to my neighbor's funeral service. Fortunately, I didn't have to go on crutches. I took a lot of vicodin and limped. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. It was so crowded. I cried immediately after seeing the first picture of Kelly. There was a long line to wait in to go up front to greet Mike and Kelly's parents. Then I sat in the back and John and the kid stood. The lady sitting next to me had a small boy with her who just returned to sit with her. I said at least the kids are not here. She told me, "Oh yes they are, they were just playing together." Then I saw the back of Mikayla's head sitting with her dad getting ready to start the service. I lost it. The woman then told me that Mikayla is blocking the whole thing out. She's walking around being giddy and silly. OMG that poor child. Then during the service they told the ages of the kids...Mikayla is 7 and little Michael is only 4. I didn't realize that he was that much younger than his sister. OMG that poor family. I'm glad that day is over for me. We didn't go to the cemetary. We left the church and went home. Enough! I would have started sobbing uncontrollably and didn't want to do that. I tried to be strong, but it was so hard.

[EllaEnchanted]

Today will be a much better day....It's Football Sunday in America!!! Let the games begin! My Giants are 4-0. WOOHOO!!! My Raiders are 1-3 typical. John said at least they won one this year...:laughing::laughing:

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm so happy that I'm sailing again in January. We got our pre-cruise documents. I'm getting excited. I know it's only 4 nights, but it's being on the Wonder. YEAH!

I'm already paid in full and have booked Palo brunch and an Atlantis excursion so that we can stay on property all day. I have to remember to do the online check in today. WOOHOO! Then I'm ready. I'll just pack a weekender. I'll wash some clothes and pack from my big suitcase that I used for Tortola. Although in January it's going to be a little cooler in Florida. I have to remember that and pack some PA clothes too.

[nskjerven]

Deb: My eyes are welling up for your loss. I'm so sorry for your dear friends and children. No one should lose a mama that young :sad2:

Going out to hug my rotten little ones, they are what my life is all about, thanks for making me see that this morning :hug:

[iankh]

Today will be a much better day....It's Football Sunday in America!!! Let the games begin! My Giants are 4-0. WOOHOO!!! My Raiders are 1-3 typical. John said at least they won one this year...:laughing::laughing:

Is it football season?

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb: My eyes are welling up for your loss. I'm so sorry for your dear friends and children. No one should lose a mama that young :sad2:

Going out to hug my rotten little ones, they are what my life is all about, thanks for making me see that this morning :hug:


Hug them tight and never let them go....it does put everything into perspective doesn't it.

[EllaEnchanted]

Is it football season?


Only if you're a fan, Ian. It is for me but not for you.;)

[iankh]

Back from a horrible Sunday and a crappy experience with a member.

I had started a getting started session when a woman and her daughter came flying into the room, interrupted and wanted to ask me a "quick question." I told them I would be happy to answer their question after I was done, and I was with a member.

She kept pressing about her "quick question." I asked her what it was, and she said, pointing at her daughter, "she's been doing this for a month and hasn't lost any weight."

I told her that I'd be happy to speak to them afterwards, but out of courtesy to the member (new member, who arrive on-time, even early) that I would so so after I finished the session so I could give them my attention.

She stormed out and said, "Well I think you should be courteous to members who come and not make them wait 30 minutes."

What so of quick answer did she want? A or B or C?

A = Your daughter is obviously stupid and can't stop eating

or

B = Your daughter is seriously ill seek a doctor immediately

or

C = Your daughter is a genetic anomaly. Are you sure she's yours and you were not abducted by aliens who implanted you with an alien fetus?

That's about the best quality I could have mustered for a "quick answer."

That question was a 30 minute discussion it itself.

I get so upset with the rudeness sometimes. Plus the rudeness to the member I was with. Someone must have forgotten to call me before I left the house this morning to let me know that the center of the universe would be coming to my meeting.

For the most part I am very caring with my members, but this sort of rudeness really upsets me. Plus when a member does not want to own their results and for some reason wants me to own it.

I was really extremely upset by the entire incident.

[EllaEnchanted]

Back from a horrible Sunday and a crappy experience with a member.

I had started a getting started session when a woman and her daughter came flying into the room, interrupted and wanted to ask me a "quick question." I told them I would be happy to answer their question after I was done, and I was with a member.

She kept pressing about her "quick question." I asked her what it was, and she said, pointing at her daughter, "she's been doing this for a month and hasn't lost any weight."

I told her that I'd be happy to speak to them afterwards, but out of courtesy to the member (new member, who arrive on-time, even early) that I would so so after I finished the session so I could give them my attention.

She stormed out and said, "Well I think you should be courteous to members who come and not make them wait 30 minutes."

What so of quick answer did she want? A or B or C?

A = Your daughter is obviously stupid and can't stop eating

or

B = Your daughter is seriously ill seek a doctor immediately

or

C = Your daughter is a genetic anomaly. Are you sure she's yours and you were not abducted by aliens who implanted you with an alien fetus?

That's about the best quality I could have mustered for a "quick answer."

That question was a 30 minute discussion it itself.

I get so upset with the rudeness sometimes. Plus the rudeness to the member I was with. Someone must have forgotten to call me before I left the house this morning to let me know that the center of the universe would be coming to my meeting.

For the most part I am very caring with my members, but this sort of rudeness really upsets me. Plus when a member does not want to own their results and for some reason wants me to own it.

I was really extremely upset by the entire incident.


I'm proud of you for sticking with the member that you were already helping. How could you be as rude to her as the apparent other member was. Her daughter is probably not losing any weight in a month because she's cheating, but YOU can't say that. You have a real job to do. It would take you hours to analyze what she's been doing for a month to give the mom the right answer. That lady is just a putz.

[EllaEnchanted]

Game Over! GIANTS WIN! They played the Raiders. Giants 44-Raiders 7....it was a slaughter.

[Tink rules]

Hi Friends...glad it's Sunday and that Saturday is over. I went to my neighbor's funeral service. Fortunately, I didn't have to go on crutches. I took a lot of vicodin and limped. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. It was so crowded. I cried immediately after seeing the first picture of Kelly. There was a long line to wait in to go up front to greet Mike and Kelly's parents. Then I sat in the back and John and the kid stood. The lady sitting next to me had a small boy with her who just returned to sit with her. I said at least the kids are not here. She told me, "Oh yes they are, they were just playing together." Then I saw the back of Mikayla's head sitting with her dad getting ready to start the service. I lost it. The woman then told me that Mikayla is blocking the whole thing out. She's walking around being giddy and silly. OMG that poor child. Then during the service they told the ages of the kids...Mikayla is 7 and little Michael is only 4. I didn't realize that he was that much younger than his sister. OMG that poor family. I'm glad that day is over for me. We didn't go to the cemetary. We left the church and went home. Enough! I would have started sobbing uncontrollably and didn't want to do that. I tried to be strong, but it was so hard.



Ohh Deb... Many :hug: :hug: :hug: coming your way... it must have been very difficult and I hope they get the kids the help that they need to cope with the loss of their mom. :hug: :hug:

I'm so happy that I'm sailing again in January. We got our pre-cruise documents. I'm getting excited. I know it's only 4 nights, but it's being on the Wonder. YEAH!

I'm already paid in full and have booked Palo brunch and an Atlantis excursion so that we can stay on property all day. I have to remember to do the online check in today. WOOHOO! Then I'm ready. I'll just pack a weekender. I'll wash some clothes and pack from my big suitcase that I used for Tortola. Although in January it's going to be a little cooler in Florida. I have to remember that and pack some PA clothes too.



Take a sweater as my mom says... (and your jacket...:rolleyes:)

Deb: My eyes are welling up for your loss. I'm so sorry for your dear friends and children. No one should lose a mama that young :sad2:

Going out to hug my rotten little ones, they are what my life is all about, thanks for making me see that this morning :hug:

Can I hug them too? :hug: :hug: :hug:

Is it football season?

No... soccer ended a while ago... well.. they're probably playing SOMEWHERE... ;)

Back from a horrible Sunday and a crappy experience with a member.

C = Your daughter is a genetic anomaly. Are you sure she's yours and you were not abducted by aliens who implanted you with an alien fetus?

For the most part I am very caring with my members, but this sort of rudeness really upsets me. Plus when a member does not want to own their results and for some reason wants me to own it.

I was really extremely upset by the entire incident.

I go with C... Sorry they made your morning poopy... some people just think the earth rotates around them...




I'm proud of you for sticking with the member that you were already helping. How could you be as rude to her as the apparent other member was. Her daughter is probably not losing any weight in a month because she's cheating, but YOU can't say that. You have a real job to do. It would take you hours to analyze what she's been doing for a month to give the mom the right answer. That lady is just a putz.



I'm going with Deb... the lady is a putz... :thumbsup2

Game Over! GIANTS WIN! They played the Raiders. Giants 44-Raiders 7....it was a slaughter.

Raiders are having the same season the Mets had... :rotfl:

[scottishwee35]

Hi Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to let you know... that THIS is our 32nd thread!!!!!! (counting the before cruise ones... 17 before & 15 after... )

What motor mouths we are... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually it is a testiment to our friendship. :hug:

The before threads were done with alot of help from the people who were there mostly to make plans, etc. :surfweb: But it is the rest of us that keeps the story going... We have gone through just about everything together from births to deaths to all in between...

People come and people go... but it is those who have bonded and become family who are on here now...

& I for one wouldn't want to be anywhere else... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

aww love it :grouphug::grouphug:

Hi Everyone

I have not forgotten you all as I was busy at the weekend...

Ian - I am sorry about rude woman and her daughter but you made me :rotfl: about A OR B OR C... or is she pregnant???

Shannon & Katy - Enjoyed thanksgiving day...

Deb - I just want to hug you about your sad times... but I am pleased about your good news of January cruise...:hug::thumbsup2

Now I am off to bed as I am tired as it is 11 pm...

Good night:cutie:

Scottishwee35

[iankh]

aww love it :grouphug::grouphug:

Hi Everyone

I have not forgotten you all as I was busy at the weekend...

Ian - I am sorry about rude woman and her daughter but you made me :rotfl: about A OR B OR C... or is she pregnant???



Scottishwee35

:rotfl2: I LOVE that! Could you imagine if I had looked at her and innocently said, "Maybe your daughter is pregnant?"

[iankh]

Thank you everyone for allowing me to vent and making me feel MUCh better.

There's a real chill in the air today. Almost time for us to start watching TV with our footie pajamas.

I've also started to plan Thanksgiving dinner.

[Tink rules]

:rotfl2: I LOVE that! Could you imagine if I had looked at her and innocently said, "Maybe your daughter is pregnant?"

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Thank you everyone for allowing me to vent and making me feel MUCh better.

There's a real chill in the air today. Almost time for us to start watching TV with our footie pajamas.

I've also started to plan Thanksgiving dinner.

you are going to give us your menu again, right?

[nskjerven]

Thank you everyone for allowing me to vent and making me feel MUCh better.

There's a real chill in the air today. Almost time for us to start watching TV with our footie pajamas.

I've also started to plan Thanksgiving dinner.

::yes:: I need to know what to have with the yams in booze :thumbsup2

I told you I'm not looking at C-town for Tday right? My nephew graduates first weekend in Nov. and only 4 tickets to it, so I'm not even invited :snooty:

[gydell]

Back from a horrible Sunday and a crappy experience with a member.

I had started a getting started session when a woman and her daughter came flying into the room, interrupted and wanted to ask me a "quick question." I told them I would be happy to answer their question after I was done, and I was with a member.

She kept pressing about her "quick question." I asked her what it was, and she said, pointing at her daughter, "she's been doing this for a month and hasn't lost any weight."

I told her that I'd be happy to speak to them afterwards, but out of courtesy to the member (new member, who arrive on-time, even early) that I would so so after I finished the session so I could give them my attention.

She stormed out and said, "Well I think you should be courteous to members who come and not make them wait 30 minutes."

What so of quick answer did she want? A or B or C?

A = Your daughter is obviously stupid and can't stop eating

or

B = Your daughter is seriously ill seek a doctor immediately

or

C = Your daughter is a genetic anomaly. Are you sure she's yours and you were not abducted by aliens who implanted you with an alien fetus?

That's about the best quality I could have mustered for a "quick answer."

That question was a 30 minute discussion it itself.

I get so upset with the rudeness sometimes. Plus the rudeness to the member I was with. Someone must have forgotten to call me before I left the house this morning to let me know that the center of the universe would be coming to my meeting.

For the most part I am very caring with my members, but this sort of rudeness really upsets me. Plus when a member does not want to own their results and for some reason wants me to own it.

I was really extremely upset by the entire incident.
What a bummer! Hope the rest of the day went better.:grouphug:

[EllaEnchanted]

OH no, Turkey Day is next month!!! I better make reservations.

After I saw Ian's post it reminded me. Thanks Ian for the heads up. Then I asked John what he wanted to do. He said, "I'm not cooking." Then I thought, for a split second, well then I could cook. NAH. I better make ressies.

[nskjerven]

OH no, Turkey Day is next month!!! I better make reservations.

After I saw Ian's post it reminded me. Thanks Ian for the heads up. Then I asked John what he wanted to do. He said, "I'm not cooking." Then I thought, for a split second, well then I could cook. NAH. I better make ressies.



I'd love to join you for your dinner on Tday, that place you go to is really cool.

I better start asking around our family what is up, or better thought I think we'll cook. Peeps can come if they want. Easier to decide that than have to check with everyone :laughing: And I want the leftovers too :woohoo:

[HollyTyler]

Hey, guys, I just had to come on in just to be on page one! That hasn't happened in a LONG time! But I cant' stay away that long, especially since everyone here at "home" is so darned nice. :goodvibes:goodvibes There are a couple of folks over on the other thread that are already starting to get on my nerves!!!:rolleyes1

Michelle, don't forget to add me in to the PC repo cruise list, at least for now. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it works out with Erik's schedule. Holly, are you still planning to do that cruise? I see your name listed her, but I didn't see it on P. 1 of that thread. Or maybe I just missed it.

Yup, we're booked on the PC repo. I just didn't PM my info to the person doing the other thread. I'm not sure how active I'll be, maybe when it gets closer I might want to join in more. I've only posted a few times I think. I'm just not feeling good vibes yet. I'll try again soon.

[HollyTyler]

::yes:: whatever rocks your boat :)

Here's a few pictures from last weekend:
Miss Shaelyn wanted her face in the food porn shot:
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/151219.jpg

Me & the girls just before heading onto the suspension bridge
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/154042.jpg

My sweetie on the bridge
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/160245.jpg

very cool picture of Shaelyn by the cabin. Check out the window - its a reflection of Kaleigh who was standing near Ken while he was taking the picture.
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/165235.jpg

my angels posing at Stanley park. we saw a great sunset!
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/183500.jpg

nice shot looking out to sea
http://media8.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/190313.jpg

one happy kid when we were checking out the seawall
http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/77977/20091003/185931.jpg
I love these pictures, especially the one of both kids in the sunset! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

This mouse is driving me CRAZY! I'm literally chasing it around the house! I still haven't seen any evidence left behind, but today I started seeing it dart across the floor. I'm running around trying to drop a bucket upside down on it to catch it that way because it's completely avoiding all traps. I keep putting more traps where I see it (it likes Tyler's bedroom!!!!!!) but can't catch it. :headache: I just saw it run from the bathroom into Tyler's room. :eek: :scared::faint::(

[nskjerven]

EEEEK! That is freaky, get that mouse Holly :scared1:

[HollyTyler]

Hi All...I had a bum accident...I stubbed my toe and now I'm on crutches and ice and pain killers. It's swollen so it may be a slight fracture or just a bad bruise. I gotta do the doctor thing tomorrow...John will take me. It kills me because I was just starting to get a little active again. Well it's just a small delay.


Nan, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust and love that Paul lands a good one very, very soon.

Everyone, I would love to stay and chat, but the Vicodin is kicking in and I'm going to lay down. Usually I take a half....tonight I took a whole....it HURTS!!!


Oh my gosh Deb, sorry to hear this! Hoping when I catch up I'll have read a post from you saying whether it's broken or not. :guilty:

[HollyTyler]

EEEEK! That is freaky, get that mouse Holly :scared1:

I KNOW!!! I'm trying! It's grossing me out! :eek:

[HollyTyler]

Morning All!
Found ya......just checking in to say hi.

I have been so swamped lately at work, but it is all paying off. I am in the process of building up another business and over the last few weeks my hard work for the last year is starting to pay off!!!! In a nutshell, that means that Scott and I can finally start to breathe financially!:banana:

It has been a really rough few years for us in more ways than one....and for some reason with Rosh Hashanah this year, I felt that a big change was coming...sure enough the year 5770 is going to be wonderful! I hope it brings lots of great changes for everyone else as well (since I know I am not the only one who has had struggles over the past years).

Hope everyone is doing great! Hugs to you all....sorry I can't keep up here more often, but hopefully after 1/1/10 my life will slow down and I can start to have more fun!:thumbsup2

Have our B2B booked for 2011, but just can't seem to get excited about it yet or start planning....maybe in 2010 I will.

Planning our WDW vacations...hopefully 1/10 and 10/10....anyone else going to be there?????

Have a great weekend. It's another home Hawks game (Ken....are you betting against us again? Just checking) hoping that this week they actually remember to show up and play!

Good to hear things are moving in the right direction, congrats!!!! :yay:

[HollyTyler]

I'm exhausted!!:eek:

I was too! We didn't even leave the house today. It was a relaxing day at home, watching TV and doing lots of cleaning. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Holly....did I miss something, do you not have the guina pigs any more? Or did you upgrade cages, so you are selling the original ones?

....oops, gotta go shift a load from washer to dryer and start another...

.

No, we still have the guinea pigs. The cages I sold were smaller ones we used when we first got them and have since upgraded to just one large cage. :thumbsup2

[gydell]

This mouse is driving me CRAZY! I'm literally chasing it around the house! I still haven't seen any evidence left behind, but today I started seeing it dart across the floor. I'm running around trying to drop a bucket upside down on it to catch it that way because it's completely avoiding all traps. I keep putting more traps where I see it (it likes Tyler's bedroom!!!!!!) but can't catch it. :headache: I just saw it run from the bathroom into Tyler's room. :eek: :scared::faint::(

You have entertainment!!!:rotfl:

[HollyTyler]

Hi Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to let you know... that THIS is our 32nd thread!!!!!! (counting the before cruise ones... 17 before & 15 after... )

What motor mouths we are... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Actually it is a testiment to our friendship. :hug:

The before threads were done with alot of help from the people who were there mostly to make plans, etc. :surfweb: But it is the rest of us that keeps the story going... We have gone through just about everything together from births to deaths to all in between...

People come and people go... but it is those who have bonded and become family who are on here now...

& I for one wouldn't want to be anywhere else... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

I agree! Now who's friend enough to come get this mouse for me! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

Back from a horrible Sunday and a crappy experience with a member.

I had started a getting started session when a woman and her daughter came flying into the room, interrupted and wanted to ask me a "quick question." I told them I would be happy to answer their question after I was done, and I was with a member.

She kept pressing about her "quick question." I asked her what it was, and she said, pointing at her daughter, "she's been doing this for a month and hasn't lost any weight."

I told her that I'd be happy to speak to them afterwards, but out of courtesy to the member (new member, who arrive on-time, even early) that I would so so after I finished the session so I could give them my attention.

She stormed out and said, "Well I think you should be courteous to members who come and not make them wait 30 minutes."

What so of quick answer did she want? A or B or C?

A = Your daughter is obviously stupid and can't stop eating

or

B = Your daughter is seriously ill seek a doctor immediately

or

C = Your daughter is a genetic anomaly. Are you sure she's yours and you were not abducted by aliens who implanted you with an alien fetus?

That's about the best quality I could have mustered for a "quick answer."

That question was a 30 minute discussion it itself.

I get so upset with the rudeness sometimes. Plus the rudeness to the member I was with. Someone must have forgotten to call me before I left the house this morning to let me know that the center of the universe would be coming to my meeting.

For the most part I am very caring with my members, but this sort of rudeness really upsets me. Plus when a member does not want to own their results and for some reason wants me to own it.

I was really extremely upset by the entire incident.
What a crappy way to start a Sunday. I hate when people are so rude! I wouldn't have been able to be nice to her like you were.

[iankh]

::yes:: I need to know what to have with the yams in booze :thumbsup2

I told you I'm not looking at C-town for Tday right? My nephew graduates first weekend in Nov. and only 4 tickets to it, so I'm not even invited :snooty:

Yes, you told me you won't be in Chicago :(

Too bad, you would have liked Thanksgiving dinner at Eastwood Manor, imagine a meal like the one's we had on the ship, only louder and rowdier.

[nskjerven]

Yes, you told me you won't be in Chicago :(

Too bad, you would have liked Thanksgiving dinner at Eastwood Manor, imagine a meal like the one's we had on the ship, only louder and rowdier.

I'm sure it will happen, just not this year, we'll make it happen :thumbsup2

[BubbaGrump]

HOLLY...sent you a pm on how to catch the mouse.:thumbsup2

[BubbaGrump]

Whats up Nana???

[nskjerven]

why can't ya share the catching advise with US :mad:

We love gross out stuff here :lmao:

I'm playing Bejewelled on FB, if I can keep my laptop away from my son who likes it as much as me if not more :woohoo::scared1::woohoo:

[BubbaGrump]

I can share. No big secret or nuthin'. ....... Hey Holly, are you using the old fashioned traps. If you are , this works EVERY time! Put just a dab of peanut butter on the trap and.....WHACK!....every time I tell ya! But then you have to pick up the dead mouse and throw it away.
__________________

[nskjerven]

::yes:: that is what Paul does too, but with the RATS in our backyard :scared1:

[HollyTyler]

HOLLY...sent you a pm on how to catch the mouse.:thumbsup2

Thanks Bubba! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

I can share. No big secret or nuthin'. ....... Hey Holly, are you using the old fashioned traps. If you are , this works EVERY time! Put just a dab of peanut butter on the trap and.....WHACK!....every time I tell ya! But then you have to pick up the dead mouse and throw it away.
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Yup, that's what I'm doing, even with peanut butter. I have a neighbor who has volunteered to come dispose of the dead mouse for me. ;)

I think this mouse is just stubborn. I keep moving the traps to where I see him. I guess I need to just get a whole bunch more and put them all over. Damned sneaky rodent. :mad: Maybe I need to be more patient too, but I want him gone NOW. :mad:

[HollyTyler]

::yes:: that is what Paul does too, but with the RATS in our backyard :scared1:

Oh, I'd die if I saw a rat! I've actually never seen one other than in cages in a place I worked for one day. ;)

[HollyTyler]

Well, I'm off to bed. Have to get up in 6 1/2 hours. I'm not sure I'll sleep well, not knowing where that mouse is and seeing it so close to my bedroom. :eek: If I step on it in when I get up in the morning, I'll probably pass out.....but then he'd be gone so I guess that wouldn't be all bad. :rotfl2:

[Tink rules]

I can share. No big secret or nuthin'. ....... Hey Holly, are you using the old fashioned traps. If you are , this works EVERY time! Put just a dab of peanut butter on the trap and.....WHACK!....every time I tell ya! But then you have to pick up the dead mouse and throw it away.
__________________

Another reason why I don't eat Peanut butter???? :lmao: :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

[scottishwee35]

:rotfl2: I LOVE that! Could you imagine if I had looked at her and innocently said, "Maybe your daughter is pregnant?"

i think she will mad if you say that :rolleyes1:rolleyes1 (hee hee)

OH no, Turkey Day is next month!!! I better make reservations.

After I saw Ian's post it reminded me. Thanks Ian for the heads up. Then I asked John what he wanted to do. He said, "I'm not cooking." Then I thought, for a split second, well then I could cook. NAH. I better make ressies.



I have book reservations in New York for after thanksgiving parade....

I love these pictures, especially the one of both kids in the sunset! :goodvibes

yes I agreed with you...:thumbsup2

This mouse is driving me CRAZY! I'm literally chasing it around the house! I still haven't seen any evidence left behind, but today I started seeing it dart across the floor. I'm running around trying to drop a bucket upside down on it to catch it that way because it's completely avoiding all traps. I keep putting more traps where I see it (it likes Tyler's bedroom!!!!!!) but can't catch it. :headache: I just saw it run from the bathroom into Tyler's room. :eek: :scared::faint::(

No, we still have the guinea pigs. The cages I sold were smaller ones we used when we first got them and have since upgraded to just one large cage. :thumbsup2

Holly

You have guinea pigs and hamster so I thought you would love Mouse???

I mean Mickey Mouse :lmao:

Scottishwee35

[EllaEnchanted]

Turkey Day ressies are made. Here's where we're going:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/


Here's the menu:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/bellago.php

It looked so nice and reasonably priced, we booked it twice....Thanksgiving and Christmas.

We have been there before, but only for wine tastings that they do in June. This will be the first time we will be there for a different event. I'm looking forward to going. Another fun adventure. Me and John and the kid and Ray will be going.

[EllaEnchanted]

I'd love to join you for your dinner on Tday, that place you go to is really cool.

I better start asking around our family what is up, or better thought I think we'll cook. Peeps can come if they want. Easier to decide that than have to check with everyone :laughing: And I want the leftovers too :woohoo:


That place looks beautiful and the food was great for the brunch, but we were all a little disappointed with the food for Turkey Day. It wasn't worth the price we paid.

So we found another place to try. We'll see how this one works out. We'll take pics.

I wish we had the wherewithall to cook so that we could have the leftovers. But that's just not going to happen. Not now. John said what do we do about having Ray here with Angel? We'll have to keep her locked in the bathroom. Then when Ray needs to use the bathroom, it's a pain. It's just not worth it. We'll go out. If we want to cook a little turkey for us later, we can do that.

You're doing it right. Just say you're cooking and whomever wants to will come. If not, there's always next year. No worries.

[EllaEnchanted]

This mouse is driving me CRAZY! I'm literally chasing it around the house! I still haven't seen any evidence left behind, but today I started seeing it dart across the floor. I'm running around trying to drop a bucket upside down on it to catch it that way because it's completely avoiding all traps. I keep putting more traps where I see it (it likes Tyler's bedroom!!!!!!) but can't catch it. :headache: I just saw it run from the bathroom into Tyler's room. :eek: :scared::faint::(


Since we live next door to a corn field, when we first moved in here we had a LOT of mice. We tried everything and nothing worked. Finally John went into the local Agway store and said help. They told him RAT POISON. It will kill anything that you don't want in your house. We have never seen a mouse here since. You put it around all the cracks and seams around the house. It's safe for the dog and cat....not sure about Tyler and Guinea Pigs. If you have any specific questions on what kind to buy and where to place it, just email John or ask your local "Agway like" kind of store. If you don't have any stores like that, John can suggest other places where you might check. I'll PM you his email address. Good Luck! It works!

[EllaEnchanted]

The rat poison is way better than the mousetraps because you don't ever have to deal with the dead mouse. They eat it, then they walk away and die somewhere....just no where that you have to deal with it. Much better.:goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

The winery right down the road from us just opened a Bistro. I'm making ressies there for my birthday. YUM.


http://cherryvalleybistro.com/entrees.html


http://cherryvalleybistro.com/index.html


DONE! Just me and John...no Ray...no kid! Yeah!:cutie::banana::cutie:

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm gearing up for a busy time for us. It starts with my birthday in November, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Years, then John's birthday ends it in January. I already have my birthday present picked out and my ressies made for dinner. Thanksgiving and Christmas ressies have been made. New Years we just stay in usually. Although there is a new place that opened on Saylors Lake. It has live music with a bar and bar food. We might want to try that for this year. 2010 will be special. I'll check it out. It's appropriately called Glacier. hahaha....did they know I'm planning an Alaskan cruise.

http://www.theglacieronline.com/index.html


Oh and then for John's birthday, we're cruising a 4 night on the Wonder. I just need a few presents from Amazon for Christmas and I'm finished. Voila! An easy year!

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm off the crutches now. I just take a half of vicodin every day and have a little pain, but tolerable. I limp when I walk still. At least there's been some improvement. This should be gone in an couple more days. That probably means that it's not broken. At least it's healing fast....I'm happy. I had just started to get active around the house. Sure, that's why I banged it. hahaha.:laughing::laughing::laughing:

[nskjerven]

It all sounds good Deb, even the part about the healing toe :thumbsup2

Not sure on the rat poisioning??? I had out snail bait once and Casey got it and we had to pump her stomache. How can it hurt the rat but not cats or dogs???

[gydell]

I'm off the crutches now. I just take a half of vicodin every day and have a little pain, but tolerable. I limp when I walk still. At least there's been some improvement. This should be gone in an couple more days. That probably means that it's not broken. At least it's healing fast....I'm happy. I had just started to get active around the house. Sure, that's why I banged it. hahaha.:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Good news!

[Tink rules]

Turkey Day ressies are made. Here's where we're going:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/


Here's the menu:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/bellago.php

It looked so nice and reasonably priced, we booked it twice....Thanksgiving and Christmas.

We have been there before, but only for wine tastings that they do in June. This will be the first time we will be there for a different event. I'm looking forward to going. Another fun adventure. Me and John and the kid and Ray will be going.

So... what time is dinner??? ;)

[Tink rules]

Well... I'm headed to Jersey on Saturday for the All Media Reunion at my old college... William Paterson...

They want all the TV geeks to show up (producers especially...) (yep... I studied TV in college... :happytv:)

[EllaEnchanted]

Nan, John says you're right. Don't put them where the pets can find them.

Put them in dark places that are not accessible to any other animals, i.e. under or behind the refrigerator, washer and dryer, under the sink in the back, behind and under the couch, etc. Another idea if possible is under the crawl space under the house outside. Basically hide them away from Tyler and the guinea pigs where they can't reach them. Then you'll never see another mouse again.

[HollyTyler]

Holly

You have guinea pigs and hamster so I thought you would love Mouse???

I mean Mickey Mouse :lmao:

Scottishwee35

Well, I'd be happy if Mickey Mouse was running around my house! I do think mice are cute, but I don't want them running around my house! :eek:

[iankh]

I'm sure it will happen, just not this year, we'll make it happen :thumbsup2

You should think about it for next year.

Planning is in full swing. I'm now trying to figure out if I'm going to do an organic free range or a heritage turkey this year (which is also organic and free range).

[HollyTyler]

Turkey Day ressies are made. Here's where we're going:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/


Here's the menu:

http://www.splitrockresort.com/bellago.php

It looked so nice and reasonably priced, we booked it twice....Thanksgiving and Christmas.

We have been there before, but only for wine tastings that they do in June. This will be the first time we will be there for a different event. I'm looking forward to going. Another fun adventure. Me and John and the kid and Ray will be going.
Yum, looks good! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

The rat poison is way better than the mousetraps because you don't ever have to deal with the dead mouse. They eat it, then they walk away and die somewhere....just no where that you have to deal with it. Much better.:goodvibes

Yeah, but what if they die inside the house or under the crawl space, wouldn't I smell the rotting bodies? :eek:

[HollyTyler]

The winery right down the road from us just opened a Bistro. I'm making ressies there for my birthday. YUM.


http://cherryvalleybistro.com/entrees.html


http://cherryvalleybistro.com/index.html


DONE! Just me and John...no Ray...no kid! Yeah!:cutie::banana::cutie:
Yum! The lobster & crabmeat stuffed chicken sounds good! :goodvibes

[skyshelder]

Yes! Rat Poison causes big time stink

[HollyTyler]

I'm gearing up for a busy time for us. It starts with my birthday in November, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Years, then John's birthday ends it in January. I already have my birthday present picked out and my ressies made for dinner. Thanksgiving and Christmas ressies have been made. New Years we just stay in usually. Although there is a new place that opened on Saylors Lake. It has live music with a bar and bar food. We might want to try that for this year. 2010 will be special. I'll check it out. It's appropriately called Glacier. hahaha....did they know I'm planning an Alaskan cruise.

http://www.theglacieronline.com/index.html


Oh and then for John's birthday, we're cruising a 4 night on the Wonder. I just need a few presents from Amazon for Christmas and I'm finished. Voila! An easy year!

How nice to have everything all taken care of so you can relax and enjoy the holidays and both birthdays! :thumbsup2

[Tink rules]

Nan, John says you're right. Don't put them where the pets can find them.

Put them in dark places that are not accessible to any other animals, i.e. under or behind the refrigerator, washer and dryer, under the sink in the back, behind and under the couch, etc. Another idea if possible is under the crawl space under the house outside. Basically hide them away from Tyler and the guinea pigs where they can't reach them. Then you'll never see another mouse again.

Well, I'd be happy if Mickey Mouse was running around my house! I do think mice are cute, but I don't want them running around my house! :eek:

Yeah.. I was gonna mention that big rat we all love... :lmao:

You should think about it for next year.

Planning is in full swing. I'm now trying to figure out if I'm going to do an organic free range or a heritage turkey this year (which is also organic and free range).

I think you should free range it under the El... might be kind of gritty though.... :rolleyes:

[HollyTyler]

I'm off the crutches now. I just take a half of vicodin every day and have a little pain, but tolerable. I limp when I walk still. At least there's been some improvement. This should be gone in an couple more days. That probably means that it's not broken. At least it's healing fast....I'm happy. I had just started to get active around the house. Sure, that's why I banged it. hahaha.:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Great news! :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

Holly.. I think you need to name the mice Jaques and Gus Gus and keep watching Cinderella until you've got yourself convinced that they little mice are actually out in the kitchen doing your dishes... :rotfl:

[HollyTyler]

Holly.. I think you need to name the mice Jaques and Gus Gus and keep watching Cinderella until you've got yourself convinced that they little mice are actually out in the kitchen doing your dishes... :rotfl:
:rotfl2: I did trap one.......sort of. I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and saw it run under the door to a closet. I was too 1/2 asleep to manage moving a trap over there because I thought he'd just run out again, so I stuffed an old bathroom towel under the space between the bottom of the door and the floor so he couldn't get out and was going to deal with it in he morning. Well....I overslept...supposed to be at work at 8:30 but never heard my alarm (and it has an automatic snooze so it goes off every five minutes, 5 times in a row), and only woke up when our office manager called me at 9:30. So I was too rushed to deal with the mouse until I got home. I put a trap by the closet door and then pulled the now chewed up towel out, hoping he'd rush right out and into the trap. I've not seen him one single time today. :headache:

[EllaEnchanted]

Yes! Rat Poison causes big time stink


Well not the kind that we use....do you all really think I would have stinking dead mice all over the house. I think it makes them thirsty and they wander off to find water before they die. I repeat, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MOUSE since we started using this stuff....dead or alive.

And the rat poison that we use has no smell at all. It's a hard square like substance....no smell, no mice.

btw, I don't recall seeing you on here before, skyshelder. This is the Ship of Thieves....did you sail with us?

[EllaEnchanted]

Fall has arrived on Blue Mountain:


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009013.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009016.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009012.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009018-1.jpg

I get more pine cones than falling leaves...this is the top of my driveway.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009019.jpg

[HollyTyler]

Great pictures Deb! :goodvibes Our colors have started to fade already as leaves are falling.

[nskjerven]

Deb, right off a postcard :thumbsup2

Fall has arrived on Blue Mountain:


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009013.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009016.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009012.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009018-1.jpg

I get more pine cones than falling leaves...this is the top of my driveway.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009019.jpg

[granmaz]

Is it raining Nan?

[Tink rules]

Hi Marilyn!!!

(and Deb, Nan & Holly... (and V... I know you're out there... ;))

Beautiful pics Deb!!! FAll at it's finest!!!

They are talking temps in the 20's at night by Friday... :scared1: & the possibility of some white fluffy stuff falling from the sky... I didn't know Marshmallows came from there... :rolleyes:

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Marilyn!!!

(and Deb, Nan & Holly... (and V... I know you're out there... ;))

Beautiful pics Deb!!! FAll at it's finest!!!

They are talking temps in the 20's at night by Friday... :scared1: & the possibility of some white fluffy stuff falling from the sky... I didn't know Marshmallows came from there... :rolleyes:



Hi Shell, & Marilyn, & Nan, & Holly, & V....

Thanks all. That's why I love seasons. That's the view from the side of our house....the driveway is the view down the front.

[Tink rules]

Hi Deb...

How's the toe today?

I have to go and get some fresh air before the sun goes down and we get another freeze.. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....

[tink1963]

Is it raining Nan?

Not Nana, but yup, it's raining here. has been since sometime last night.
Hi Marilyn!!!

(and Deb, Nan & Holly... (and V... I know you're out there... ;))

Beautiful pics Deb!!! FAll at it's finest!!!

They are talking temps in the 20's at night by Friday... :scared1: & the possibility of some white fluffy stuff falling from the sky... I didn't know Marshmallows came from there... :rolleyes:

Of course I'm here, busy at work, but able to at least check in.


Hi Shell, & Marilyn, & Nan, & Holly, & V....

Thanks all. That's why I love seasons. That's the view from the side of our house....the driveway is the view down the front.

:wave: Deb, beautiful pics. Like Nana said postcard picture.

[Tink rules]

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss47/mblauzon/su-omynona-pink-ribbon--breast-canc.jpg

Ok Champagne Girls... (and their wonderful partners in life... )

I care about all of you and I want you to make sure you take care of yourself!!!

Remember that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and let this (and me...) be your pain in the cute little pink butt and remind you all to get your mammograms!!!

Stay Healthy so we can all stay together and sip bubbly!!!

[ibouncetoo]

Deb, this is the view I grew up with...cornfield across the street with the woods behind.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009018-1.jpg

Many years there was a fence in front of the cornfiled and while blackberries grew there! YUM!

.



HI KIDS!



,

[Tink rules]

Hi V!!!!! :goodvibes :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

hi marilyn!!!

(and deb, nan & holly... (and v... I know you're out there... ;))

beautiful pics deb!!! Fall at it's finest!!!

They are talking temps in the 20's at night by friday... :scared1: & the possibility of some white fluffy stuff falling from the sky... I didn't know marshmallows came from there... :rolleyes:

hi michelle!

[HollyTyler]

hi shell, & marilyn, & nan, & holly, & v....

Thanks all. That's why i love seasons. That's the view from the side of our house....the driveway is the view down the front.

hi deb!

[HollyTyler]

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss47/mblauzon/su-omynona-pink-ribbon--breast-canc.jpg

Ok Champagne Girls... (and their wonderful partners in life... )

I care about all of you and I want you to make sure you take care of yourself!!!

Remember that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and let this (and me...) be your pain in the cute little pink butt and remind you all to get your mammograms!!!

Stay Healthy so we can all stay together and sip bubbly!!!

Did it last month, so I'm set for a year. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

deb, this is the view i grew up with...cornfield across the street with the woods behind.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/ellaenchanted00/fall2009018-1.jpg

many years there was a fence in front of the cornfiled and while blackberries grew there! Yum!

.



Hi kids!



,

hi jackie!

[HollyTyler]

HI VENETIA and anybody else I didn't mention. :goodvibes

Well, I didn't oversleep for an hour like yesterday morning! :thumbsup2 It's always a pleasant surprise to all when I make it to work on time. ;)

I haven't seen my mouse or any evidence left behind, so I'm hoping he moved out, but will keep traps out just in case.

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Deb...

How's the toe today?

I have to go and get some fresh air before the sun goes down and we get another freeze.. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....

It's way better...I'm off pain killers and dealing with tolerable pain. It gets better every day.

Enjoy the fresh air while you can.

[EllaEnchanted]

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss47/mblauzon/su-omynona-pink-ribbon--breast-canc.jpg

Ok Champagne Girls... (and their wonderful partners in life... )

I care about all of you and I want you to make sure you take care of yourself!!!

Remember that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and let this (and me...) be your pain in the cute little pink butt and remind you all to get your mammograms!!!

Stay Healthy so we can all stay together and sip bubbly!!!


I get mine done every year for my birthday since I turned 40. I'm scheduling the next one soon. Thanks for the reminder. It's important. My mom had breast cancer twice and my grandmother had it once. I'm in a HIGH risk category. But so far, so good! Early detection is key.

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, this is the view I grew up with...cornfield across the street with the woods behind.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009018-1.jpg

Many years there was a fence in front of the cornfiled and while blackberries grew there! YUM!

.



HI KIDS!


Hi Jacks...Hi again V....I've been watching the AZ sunset pictures on FB. Stunning!




,

:cutie:

[EllaEnchanted]

hi deb!

Hi Holly....

[ibouncetoo]

Speaking of those Arizona sunsets....I'm signing off and going HOME RIGHT NOW!

Catch ya later!

.

[granmaz]

Hi everyone. Sounding a bit like the Waltons back there for a while!!

Good news about the toe Deb, And lovely photos.

My mammogram appt came through befoe we came away and I had to postpone it till I get back!! We have them every 3 years from our 50th birthdays. Good reminder though,

Hope the storms arean't too bad out West. Amazing that that storm started down Mexico or S America way, went all accross the Pacific to torment Japan, then worked its way back and landing up in California! In the process it was what caused our heatwave down in Florida by causing a chain of weather situations. So the weatherman said.

[HollyTyler]

It's way better...I'm off pain killers and dealing with tolerable pain. It gets better every day.

Enjoy the fresh air while you can.

Glad to hear this Deb! :hug:

[MouseFaninQueue]

This mouse is driving me CRAZY! I'm literally chasing it around the house! I still haven't seen any evidence left behind, but today I started seeing it dart across the floor. I'm running around trying to drop a bucket upside down on it to catch it that way because it's completely avoiding all traps. I keep putting more traps where I see it (it likes Tyler's bedroom!!!!!!) but can't catch it. :headache: I just saw it run from the bathroom into Tyler's room. :eek: :scared::faint::(

Get a big deep bucket.

Put some cheese or some sort food in it.

put a ramp going up to the lip of the bucket so the mouse can easily get to the top. Make sure it is deep enough that he won't jump out but not too deep that he won't jump in.

In the morning you will probably find the mouse in the bucket which you can then take outside and let him loose in the neighbour's yard.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Fall has arrived on Blue Mountain:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/fall2009016.jpg




I love the reds. We don't get many RED here. We get green and yellow. the only red seems to be from dead evergreens.

Beautiful pics.:thumbsup2

[Tink rules]

& you people have a maple leaf on your flag... :rolleyes1

[Tink rules]

Currently 33 chilly degrees... :cold::cold::cold::cold::cold:

Tropical, huh Ken???

[nskjerven]

Is it raining Nan?

yup, sorry for my late reply. Power was out this morning, then got caught up getting the house ready for an over night visit from Paul's cousin and wife from Minnesota. Just checking in and saying nite nite from the couch tonight. Not many peeps I'd give up my bed for but it's family whatchagonnado?

big storm, we're all okay and it smells really nice now with the clean air :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Get a big deep bucket.

Put some cheese or some sort food in it.

put a ramp going up to the lip of the bucket so the mouse can easily get to the top. Make sure it is deep enough that he won't jump out but not too deep that he won't jump in.

In the morning you will probably find the mouse in the bucket which you can then take outside and let him loose in the neighbour's yard.
Oh, I really like this idea, then I won't feel bad about seeing the dead mouse in the trap, thanks! :goodvibes

[granmaz]

yup, sorry for my late reply. Power was out this morning, then got caught up getting the house ready for an over night visit from Paul's cousin and wife from Minnesota. Just checking in and saying nite nite from the couch tonight. Not many peeps I'd give up my bed for but it's family whatchagonnado?

big storm, we're all okay and it smells really nice now with the clean air :thumbsup2

Glad all ok. I love the smell just after a rainfall. At home it is so fresh, here in Orlando it is a lovely tropical smell.

I don't want to go home.

[HollyTyler]

This must be Heaven:

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

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

[LuvBaloo]

I'm back. Just finished speedreading through 10 pages.

We had a good Tday (not up to Ian's gourmet standards though ;) ). I decided to try using dill on the steamed carrots. Ken didn't think it sounded good, but everybody liked it :thumbsup2 The chocolate pumpkin cake was good. Just one chocolate cake mix with one can of pumpkin, and then it seemed too thick so I added a cup of milk and then a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg. Turned out nice and light, and everybody liked it except Ken (he doesn't like pumpkin at all!). And lots of leftovers (which is why Ken likes it when its at our house).

Ian - your life sounds busy in a good way, except for the wacky mom at WW. I like Deborah's answer the best!

Holly - hope the mouse is gone for good. Ken's bucket trap works great for Hamsters:thumbsup2

Now I've got to get back to work.:sad2: Hi to everybody! :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Thursday Night
Low: 35
Rain likely in the evening...then rain and snow and a chance of sleet after midnight. Light snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.


Friday
High: 45
Cloudy. Rain and snow or a chance of sleet in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Additional light snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.


Chance of snow tomorrow and Friday....no sun until Saturday. It's an early winter in the mountains.

[EllaEnchanted]

I wrote one check today and paid Mrs. Bush. None of the money was mine! WOOHOO!!!


My wound leg is good again. I guess it was just the transition from steroids back to using the boot compressor instead. Dry and no leaks, inflamation still exists, but it's not extreme and it's under control. No wrapping anymore, just using the boot every night for an hour. And I haven't had an infection since the cellulitis in May. WOOHOO!!!


Left foot toe is getting much better too. Two days of no drugs now and the pain keeps lessening. Soon I won't even be limping anymore. WOOHOO!!!


Every day it's getting better....a little better all the time. It's getting better all the time....better, better, better....getting so much better all the time. A little Beatles music for your lyrical pleasure.

[EllaEnchanted]

Here's where the shoe falls and the rug gets pulled out....


I talked to my brother yesterday and he said that Jane (ex wife and mother) is having problems with Casey (nephew) not going to school and getting caught in compromising positions with his girlfriend....they're both 17 years old....she says that he doesn't keep his room clean. She's fed up and wants him to live in an apartment with my brother in Texas near the boat. My brother lives on the boat. He doesn't need an apartment just for himself. He said he would have to talk to Casey and if he wanted to could he move in here to finish high school. He thought Casey would want to be here instead of home with his mom and it's going to be too tough for him to have Casey move to Texas with him.

Casey is Tristan's (the marine) younger brother. Jane says that she had one that's perfect and one that's not.

Personally, I think Casey is a good kid. He has a harder time getting along with his mother. Tristan is just like Jane and Casey is just like my brother. Hence the conflict.

Me and John talked it over, we hope he doesn't want to come here, but if he does and it's going to help him get on the right track then he's welcome. He has to follow our rules and he has to get a part time job and go to school and do well. I think he will. He won't be a problem like Tom was. He's even more behaved than Kris is and Kris was a sweetheart when he visited. We'll see what happens.

Feel free to talk about it on here, but DO NOT mention it on FB...both Jane and Tristan are on my friends list. Thanks.

[LuvBaloo]

Wow, Deb, you're life is never boring!
Glad to hear the leg and toe are improving.
It ticks me off to hear a parent say they have one perfect child and one not :mad:

Long before I had kids, I had to take some arts courses in order to get my science degree, and I chose to take child psychology for 2 semesters. I found it really interesting. One section I really found interesting was all about expectations and how kids will believe what you say about them. If you tell a child they are the the bad one, there's a good chance they will be the bad one, cause they are meeting your expectations.

Anyhow, I hope it all works out for Casey. You and John are very generous to keep taking in kids :upsidedow

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm coming up on my first WW holidays. I have special meals planned and food and drink outside of the norm coming up.

I did good on the cruise because I had a lot of activity. I didn't do as well in the suite after the cruise. I gained 3 pounds.

Now I'm not active at all and I'll be tempted by good food and drinks again. I know that I'm not going to say no. I can eat half and stop, but what about having chocolates and egg nog in the house and all the special holiday treats....birthday cake, pumpkin pie and coconut custard. HELP!

I'm losing at a weird rate right now too. Since I've been back from vacation....I had gained 3 then I lost 5 then gained 2 then lost 4. How bizarre. I had been losing 2-3 every week before vacation. Overall the numbers are still going down, but how strange.

[EllaEnchanted]

Wow, Deb, you're life is never boring!
Glad to hear the leg and toe are improving.
It ticks me off to hear a parent say they have one perfect child and one not :mad:

Long before I had kids, I had to take some arts courses in order to get my science degree, and I chose to take child psychology for 2 semesters. I found it really interesting. One section I really found interesting was all about expectations and how kids will believe what you say about them. If you tell a child they are the the bad one, there's a good chance they will be the bad one, cause they are meeting your expectations.

Anyhow, I hope it all works out for Casey. You and John are very generous to keep taking in kids :upsidedow


I couldn't agree more Shannon. John and I were in their presence when Jane and Tristan would comment about Casey and his shortcomings because he wasn't exactly like them, he was just like his father. That's what they said. Me and John were appalled. We did not want to start a war so we kept our mouths shut. This was a few years ago at Tristan's Jr. High graduation. So I know where it's coming from and I'm not suprised to hear that Jane is having issues with Casey. I just feel like the kid deserves a fair chance and he doesn't have it at home.

As far as taking the kids in, me and John would do anything for any of the kids. You would too. You'll see when they get older, they may leave but they come back!!! Just ask Kathe!!:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

Right Nana!!!;););)

[MouseFaninQueue]

& you people have a maple leaf on your flag... :rolleyes1

Actually in more southern climes you will find the Maple tree, along with lots of them out east. Here in "northern BC" we don't get many of the reds and not much for Maple trees. But in other locales they are quite plentiful.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Currently 33 chilly degrees... :cold::cold::cold::cold::cold:

Tropical, huh Ken???

We are balmy 34degrees here today at work.

At home in Quesnel, Shannon is sitting at a nice luxurious 32 degrees.

[MouseFaninQueue]

Ok just had to post this.

My sister and her family just got back from DL. First time my sis has ever been there without me and the first big trip she has planned all on her own. Anyhow, she did good.

But here is the pic that I just had to post of my "step" nieces. I love it!

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9616_182073300844_570410844_4255517_7723420_n.jpg

I'm really glad we got that there.

(and yes Shannon will have to wait til she gets home to see the pic)

[HollyTyler]

Ok just had to post this.

My sister and her family just got back from DL. First time my sis has ever been there without me and the first big trip she has planned all on her own. Anyhow, she did good.

But here is the pic that I just had to post of my "step" nieces. I love it!

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9616_182073300844_570410844_4255517_7723420_n.jpg

I'm really glad we got that there.

(and yes Shannon will have to wait til she gets home to see the pic)
Very cool! :goodvibes

[LuvBaloo]

(and yes Shannon will have to wait til she gets home to see the pic)

Sometimes you are a jerk! (but I say that with love ;) )

[HollyTyler]

Yesterday and today have been the most boring I've had in quite some time. Absolutely nothing to do at work! :mad: I'm sure tomorrow and Friday will be super busy to make up for it though.

[HollyTyler]

Sometimes you are a jerk! (but I say that with love ;) )
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[iankh]

I'm coming up on my first WW holidays. I have special meals planned and food and drink outside of the norm coming up.

I did good on the cruise because I had a lot of activity. I didn't do as well in the suite after the cruise. I gained 3 pounds.

Now I'm not active at all and I'll be tempted by good food and drinks again. I know that I'm not going to say no. I can eat half and stop, but what about having chocolates and egg nog in the house and all the special holiday treats....birthday cake, pumpkin pie and coconut custard. HELP!

I'm losing at a weird rate right now too. Since I've been back from vacation....I had gained 3 then I lost 5 then gained 2 then lost 4. How bizarre. I had been losing 2-3 every week before vacation. Overall the numbers are still going down, but how strange.


My loss pattern was odd but steady, big loss followed by a little or no loss, followed by a gain, followed by a big loss again. This pattern kept repeating.

Regarding foods, eTools has lots of alternative recipes. Another strategy is to prioritize, I'm sure that not all of the treats are must haves, they may be "wanna haves" but they're not must haves. Identify what are the must haves and try working them into the plan in reasonable amounts.

I also understand that diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires are all treats and all of them have very low points.

[nskjerven]

I couldn't agree more Shannon. John and I were in their presence when Jane and Tristan would comment about Casey and his shortcomings because he wasn't exactly like them, he was just like his father. That's what they said. Me and John were appalled. We did not want to start a war so we kept our mouths shut. This was a few years ago at Tristan's Jr. High graduation. So I know where it's coming from and I'm not suprised to hear that Jane is having issues with Casey. I just feel like the kid deserves a fair chance and he doesn't have it at home.

As far as taking the kids in, me and John would do anything for any of the kids. You would too. You'll see when they get older, they may leave but they come back!!! Just ask Kathe!!:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

Right Nana!!!;););)



Ya ya I hear ya Deb.

I have to admit, even I had a nephew on my couch for a few weeks when his parents (my sister) kicked him out because he has just gotten his 17 year old girl friend pregnant :sad2: Sadly, the kid is still a dope and a user of people 13+ years later and these kind of personal family dramas are what shapes my mind and choices when I talk about having the kids out of the house and on their own living with their own choices and decessions.

Of course you have to have an open mind to help the kids, but I TOTALLY agree with Shannon and I choose to have the bar held really high and I expect them to suceed (rather than talk smack about them and have them fail) It's very hard when you watch other adults in your own family not support their children in positive parenting ways. I get it Deb. You and John are those kinds of parents to those kids, and they so need you to be.

Dang, just started raining AGAIN and I'm in the office with no hood. So gotta run to the house and out to get Molly from school.

Ciao

Nan

[iankh]

We are balmy 34degrees here today at work.

At home in Quesnel, Shannon is sitting at a nice luxurious 32 degrees.
It's 93F up where you are now? Awfully hot for this time of year, isn't it?

[iankh]

Here's where the shoe falls and the rug gets pulled out....


I talked to my brother yesterday and he said that Jane (ex wife and mother) is having problems with Casey (nephew) not going to school and getting caught in compromising positions with his girlfriend....they're both 17 years old....she says that he doesn't keep his room clean. She's fed up and wants him to live in an apartment with my brother in Texas near the boat. My brother lives on the boat. He doesn't need an apartment just for himself. He said he would have to talk to Casey and if he wanted to could he move in here to finish high school. He thought Casey would want to be here instead of home with his mom and it's going to be too tough for him to have Casey move to Texas with him.

Casey is Tristan's (the marine) younger brother. Jane says that she had one that's perfect and one that's not.

Personally, I think Casey is a good kid. He has a harder time getting along with his mother. Tristan is just like Jane and Casey is just like my brother. Hence the conflict.

Me and John talked it over, we hope he doesn't want to come here, but if he does and it's going to help him get on the right track then he's welcome. He has to follow our rules and he has to get a part time job and go to school and do well. I think he will. He won't be a problem like Tom was. He's even more behaved than Kris is and Kris was a sweetheart when he visited. We'll see what happens.

Feel free to talk about it on here, but DO NOT mention it on FB...both Jane and Tristan are on my friends list. Thanks.


You're made of stronger stuff than we are. I don't know what we would do.

We were sort of at our wits end with my niece and the way she runs amuck, but then my niece is 46 years old.

I suppose that we would end up doing what you're doing. It's hard for me to shirk responsibility.

[EllaEnchanted]

My loss pattern was odd but steady, big loss followed by a little or no loss, followed by a gain, followed by a big loss again. This pattern kept repeating.

Regarding foods, eTools has lots of alternative recipes. Another strategy is to prioritize, I'm sure that not all of the treats are must haves, they may be "wanna haves" but they're not must haves. Identify what are the must haves and try working them into the plan in reasonable amounts.

I also understand that diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires are all treats and all of them have very low points.


Ian you are such a gem!! :laughing::laughing: I'm planning on getting PINK diamonds for my birthday...so that's already a given.

That's an excellent idea to prioritize instead of having everything in the house. That's going to be my downfall if I don't put it in check beforehand. Out at the restaurants, I can do fine. I will be getting physical too as soon as the toe gets a little stronger. Thank you. You saved me! Really, it helped.

Did you notice how I ignored the recipe part....that involves cooking! UGH!

I'm glad your weight loss was irregular too. Now I feel normal.

[EllaEnchanted]

You're made of stronger stuff than we are. I don't know what we would do.

We were sort of at our wits end with my niece and the way she runs amuck, but then my niece is 46 years old.

I suppose that we would end up doing what you're doing. It's hard for me to shirk responsibility.


You do what you have to because you love the kid involved. It doesn't matter if that kid is 17 or 37 or if that kid is a nephew or a grandson....when they need help....NOT mooching off of you....but help to get back on their own feet again....then you have got to be there for them. That's what family is all about. When the world kicks you down, your family or family of friends helps you back up. You do it out of love. I know that you would do the same, like it or not, you adjust, you compromise, you make it work temporarily.:hug:

Just think, one day that grandson is going to be a teen and maybe not get along so good with mom. Then what if he wants to come and live with grandpa Sukie and grandpa Ian? How could you tell him no?

[granmaz]

I'm back. Just finished speedreading through 10 pages.

We had a good Tday (not up to Ian's gourmet standards though ;) ). I decided to try using dill on the steamed carrots. Ken didn't think it sounded good, but everybody liked it :thumbsup2 The chocolate pumpkin cake was good. Just one chocolate cake mix with one can of pumpkin, and then it seemed too thick so I added a cup of milk and then a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg. Turned out nice and light, and everybody liked it except Ken (he doesn't like pumpkin at all!). And lots of leftovers (which is why Ken likes it when its at our house).

Ian - your life sounds busy in a good way, except for the wacky mom at WW. I like Deborah's answer the best!

Holly - hope the mouse is gone for good. Ken's bucket trap works great for Hamsters:thumbsup2

Now I've got to get back to work.:sad2: Hi to everybody! :goodvibes

Sounds like some great Thanksgiving food there Shannon!!:)

Oops, posted accidentally, so editing the rest so no smilies!!!

I wrote one check today and paid Mrs. Bush. None of the money was mine! WOOHOO!!!


My wound leg is good again. I guess it was just the transition from steroids back to using the boot compressor instead. Dry and no leaks, inflamation still exists, but it's not extreme and it's under control. No wrapping anymore, just using the boot every night for an hour. And I haven't had an infection since the cellulitis in May. WOOHOO!!!


Left foot toe is getting much better too. Two days of no drugs now and the pain keeps lessening. Soon I won't even be limping anymore. WOOHOO!!!


Every day it's getting better....a little better all the time. It's getting better all the time....better, better, better....getting so much better all the time. A little Beatles music for your lyrical pleasure.

Really pleased for you Deb!!


Here's where the shoe falls and the rug gets pulled out....


I talked to my brother yesterday and he said that Jane (ex wife and mother) is having problems with Casey (nephew) not going to school and getting caught in compromising positions with his girlfriend....they're both 17 years old....she says that he doesn't keep his room clean. She's fed up and wants him to live in an apartment with my brother in Texas near the boat. My brother lives on the boat. He doesn't need an apartment just for himself. He said he would have to talk to Casey and if he wanted to could he move in here to finish high school. He thought Casey would want to be here instead of home with his mom and it's going to be too tough for him to have Casey move to Texas with him.

Casey is Tristan's (the marine) younger brother. Jane says that she had one that's perfect and one that's not.

Personally, I think Casey is a good kid. He has a harder time getting along with his mother. Tristan is just like Jane and Casey is just like my brother. Hence the conflict.

Me and John talked it over, we hope he doesn't want to come here, but if he does and it's going to help him get on the right track then he's welcome. He has to follow our rules and he has to get a part time job and go to school and do well. I think he will. He won't be a problem like Tom was. He's even more behaved than Kris is and Kris was a sweetheart when he visited. We'll see what happens.

Feel free to talk about it on here, but DO NOT mention it on FB...both Jane and Tristan are on my friends list. Thanks.



You are such good people. I hope he doesn't ask to stay with you though. It was so hard with Tom.

Ok just had to post this.

My sister and her family just got back from DL. First time my sis has ever been there without me and the first big trip she has planned all on her own. Anyhow, she did good.

But here is the pic that I just had to post of my "step" nieces. I love it!

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9616_182073300844_570410844_4255517_7723420_n.jpg

I'm really glad we got that there.

(and yes Shannon will have to wait til she gets home to see the pic)

That is so cool!!

[EllaEnchanted]

I have made a crucial decision in life....when I hit 110 pounds I'm buying a slightly used Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. It's a two seater and I'm getting manual transmission and a convertible. GO SPEED RACER! ha.

That's what I want.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/08.jpg


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/05.jpg

[iankh]

I have made a crucial decision in life....when I hit 110 pounds I'm buying a slightly used Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. It's a two seater and I'm getting manual transmission and a convertible. GO SPEED RACER! ha.

That's what I want.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/08.jpg


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/05.jpg


How wonderful and what a great goal and reward! You'll also be very pleased to know that a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is very low in points!

[Tink rules]

big storm, we're all okay and it smells really nice now with the clean air :thumbsup2

I always like it after the thunderstorms...

Stay safe...

Glad all ok. I love the smell just after a rainfall. At home it is so fresh, here in Orlando it is a lovely tropical smell.

I don't want to go home.

You ARE home... ;)



Thursday Night
Low: 35
Rain likely in the evening...then rain and snow and a chance of sleet after midnight. Light snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.


Friday
High: 45
Cloudy. Rain and snow or a chance of sleet in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Additional light snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.


Chance of snow tomorrow and Friday....no sun until Saturday. It's an early winter in the mountains.


Thanks for my weather... I'll be in Jersey Friday/Saturday...


Here's where the shoe falls and the rug gets pulled out....


I talked to my brother yesterday and he said that Jane (ex wife and mother) is having problems with Casey (nephew) not going to school and getting caught in compromising positions with his girlfriend....they're both 17 years old....she says that he doesn't keep his room clean. She's fed up and wants him to live in an apartment with my brother in Texas near the boat. My brother lives on the boat. He doesn't need an apartment just for himself. He said he would have to talk to Casey and if he wanted to could he move in here to finish high school. He thought Casey would want to be here instead of home with his mom and it's going to be too tough for him to have Casey move to Texas with him.

Casey is Tristan's (the marine) younger brother. Jane says that she had one that's perfect and one that's not.

Personally, I think Casey is a good kid. He has a harder time getting along with his mother. Tristan is just like Jane and Casey is just like my brother. Hence the conflict.

Me and John talked it over, we hope he doesn't want to come here, but if he does and it's going to help him get on the right track then he's welcome. He has to follow our rules and he has to get a part time job and go to school and do well. I think he will. He won't be a problem like Tom was. He's even more behaved than Kris is and Kris was a sweetheart when he visited. We'll see what happens.

Feel free to talk about it on here, but DO NOT mention it on FB...both Jane and Tristan are on my friends list. Thanks.



Honey...you've got more :hug: :hug: :hug: than anyone I know...

I'm coming up on my first WW holidays. I have special meals planned and food and drink outside of the norm coming up.

I did good on the cruise because I had a lot of activity. I didn't do as well in the suite after the cruise. I gained 3 pounds.

Now I'm not active at all and I'll be tempted by good food and drinks again. I know that I'm not going to say no. I can eat half and stop, but what about having chocolates and egg nog in the house and all the special holiday treats....birthday cake, pumpkin pie and coconut custard. HELP!

I'm losing at a weird rate right now too. Since I've been back from vacation....I had gained 3 then I lost 5 then gained 2 then lost 4. How bizarre. I had been losing 2-3 every week before vacation. Overall the numbers are still going down, but how strange.



:hug: :hug:

Ok just had to post this.

My sister and her family just got back from DL. First time my sis has ever been there without me and the first big trip she has planned all on her own. Anyhow, she did good.

But here is the pic that I just had to post of my "step" nieces. I love it!

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9616_182073300844_570410844_4255517_7723420_n.jpg

I'm really glad we got that there.

(and yes Shannon will have to wait til she gets home to see the pic)

LOVE IT!!!

Sometimes you are a jerk! (but I say that with love ;) )

:lmao: :lmao:

I also understand that diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires are all treats and all of them have very low points.

NOw I know what to ask for for Xmas...

It's 93F up where you are now? Awfully hot for this time of year, isn't it?

:beach:




Ian you are such a gem!! :laughing::laughing: I'm planning on getting PINK diamonds for my birthday...so that's already a given.

That's an excellent idea to prioritize instead of having everything in the house. That's going to be my downfall if I don't put it in check beforehand. Out at the restaurants, I can do fine. I will be getting physical too as soon as the toe gets a little stronger. Thank you. You saved me! Really, it helped.

Did you notice how I ignored the recipe part....that involves cooking! UGH!

I'm glad your weight loss was irregular too. Now I feel normal.

It's shopping time already??? & we're normal??? :confused3

I have made a crucial decision in life....when I hit 110 pounds I'm buying a slightly used Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. It's a two seater and I'm getting manual transmission and a convertible. GO SPEED RACER! ha.

That's what I want.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/08.jpg


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/05.jpg

I like the color - and Ian... the convertible is less points, right?

[Tink rules]

Deb...

Congrats on the Mrs. Bush's check... I think you need to take a cruise... ;)

[Tracyvp]

Fall has arrived on Blue Mountain:


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I get more pine cones than falling leaves...this is the top of my driveway.

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Oh, my gosh! When I see pictures like this I almost regret living in Southern California where we don't get a real change of seasons. What incredibly beautiful pictures. Thanks so much for sharing!

[MouseFaninQueue]

It's 93F up where you are now? Awfully hot for this time of year, isn't it?

I wish.

Just getting so used to talking to the Americans on this thread, I'm actually understanding Fahrenheit.

[EllaEnchanted]

How wonderful and what a great goal and reward! You'll also be very pleased to know that a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is very low in points!


:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: HaHaHa.....and you have to keep the weight off to fit into it. Lots of incentive to maintain. :thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb...

Congrats on the Mrs. Bush's check... I think you need to take a cruise... ;)

I think you're right and I think we'll take one in January.:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

[HollyTyler]

I have made a crucial decision in life....when I hit 110 pounds I'm buying a slightly used Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. It's a two seater and I'm getting manual transmission and a convertible. GO SPEED RACER! ha.

That's what I want.


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DEB, what an awesome goal and reward!!!!!! :dance3: You'll get there! :cheer2: I'm doing small rewards for every 5 pounds, and my final reward is much smaller than your, but when I reach 70 pounds lost, my reward will be a new tattoo. I'm a huge fan of the TV shows "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink" on the Learning Channel, and for those of you who know the shows, I plan on filling out the application forms to hope to be chosen to have a tattoo done by Kat Von D. in LA. I don't want to be on the show, just want her to do my tattoo. :thumbsup2 And if they don't select me, I'll just get one with the same guy who did my other 2. :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Oh, my gosh! When I see pictures like this I almost regret living in Southern California where we don't get a real change of seasons. What incredibly beautiful pictures. Thanks so much for sharing!


So you visit me and I'll visit you.:goodvibes

Have a blast in Europe Tracy. I can't wait to see pictures and hear the stories. :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[EllaEnchanted]

DEB, what an awesome goal and reward!!!!!! :dance3: You'll get there! :cheer2: I'm doing small rewards for every 5 pounds, and my final reward is much smaller than your, but when I reach 70 pounds lost, my reward will be a new tattoo. I'm a huge fan of the TV shows "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink" on the Learning Channel, and for those of you who know the shows, I plan on filling out the application forms to hope to be chosen to have a tattoo done by Kat Von D. in LA. I don't want to be on the show, just want her to do my tattoo. :thumbsup2 And if they don't select me, I'll just get one with the same guy who did my other 2. :goodvibes


That's awesome Holly. I can't wait to see it when you get it. What do you want to get?

[HollyTyler]

I wish.

Just getting so used to talking to the Americans on this thread, I'm actually understanding Fahrenheit.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: HaHaHa.....and you have to keep the weight off to fit into it. Lots of incentive to maintain. :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2 And I'll have to maintain so I don't stretch the tattoo out of shape! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

That's awesome Holly. I can't wait to see it when you get it. What do you want to get?

I want a portrait one done of a head shot of Tyler when he was 2. It's hanging on my fridge as motivation. In this picture, he has the bluest eyes and chubby cheeks and it's just how I always picture him when I think of him. And Kat Von D does the best portrait tattoos I've ever seen (if I could get one done by her). :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

I want a portrait one done of a head shot of Tyler when he was 2. It's hanging on my fridge as motivation. In this picture, he has the bluest eyes and chubby cheeks and it's just how I always picture him when I think of him. And Kat Von D does the best portrait tattoos I've ever seen (if I could get one done by her). :goodvibes

This is it. The glare isn't on the real picture, it's only there because I only have a printed version, so I took a picture of the picture. LOL!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010585.jpg

[EllaEnchanted]

I want a portrait one done of a head shot of Tyler when he was 2. It's hanging on my fridge as motivation. In this picture, he has the bluest eyes and chubby cheeks and it's just how I always picture him when I think of him. And Kat Von D does the best portrait tattoos I've ever seen (if I could get one done by her). :goodvibes

That is just the sweetest thing EVER! Where are you going to put your boy?

[EllaEnchanted]

This is it. The glare isn't on the real picture, it's only there because I only have a printed version, so I took a picture of the picture. LOL!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010585.jpg

Well if I made somebody who looked like that I would be proud to show him off too. He's beautiful and soulfull with those eyes. I can see why it's special to you.;););)

[HollyTyler]

That is just the sweetest thing EVER! Where are you going to put your boy?

I'm not sure yet, I'll figure that part out later. :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm not sure yet, I'll figure that part out later. :goodvibes

You'll get there....I know you will!

[Tink rules]

I wish.

Just getting so used to talking to the Americans on this thread, I'm actually understanding Fahrenheit.

How about Enlish? ;)

I think you're right and I think we'll take one in January.:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

I want a portrait one done of a head shot of Tyler when he was 2. It's hanging on my fridge as motivation. In this picture, he has the bluest eyes and chubby cheeks and it's just how I always picture him when I think of him. And Kat Von D does the best portrait tattoos I've ever seen (if I could get one done by her). :goodvibes

This is it. The glare isn't on the real picture, it's only there because I only have a printed version, so I took a picture of the picture. LOL!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010585.jpg


Holly... beautiful picture... but isn't an iron T-shirt cheaper? ;)

[HollyTyler]

Holly... beautiful picture... but isn't an iron T-shirt cheaper? ;)

;) Yup, but once you've been bitten by the tattoo bug, it's addicting!

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Shell....how are you feeling today? Any pains?

[nskjerven]

I have made a crucial decision in life....when I hit 110 pounds I'm buying a slightly used Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. It's a two seater and I'm getting manual transmission and a convertible. GO SPEED RACER! ha.

That's what I want.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/08.jpg


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/05.jpg

Love it Deb.:thumbsup2

Sadly, we are putting our little red car on the auction table later this week. Oh well, it's only a car and only money, I'm glad we can say we are all healthy...this comes of course after our latest piece of wonderful news. The bathroom floor in our rental is soaking wet. Looks like a pipe burst (or leaked) we are looking at a new bathroom, perhaps with some insurance coverage perhaps not, depends on if it was sudden or gradual. I of course believe it was sudden...wish us luck in our latest adventure in life :rolleyes:

[Tink rules]

Hi Shell....how are you feeling today? Any pains?

Ok so far Deb... the change in weather is getting me though... from the 60's last week to the 20's tonight...

Love it Deb.:thumbsup2

Sadly, we are putting our little red car on the auction table later this week. Oh well, it's only a car and only money, I'm glad we can say we are all healthy...this comes of course after our latest piece of wonderful news. The bathroom floor in our rental is soaking wet. Looks like a pipe burst (or leaked) we are looking at a new bathroom, perhaps with some insurance coverage perhaps not, depends on if it was sudden or gradual. I of course believe it was sudden...wish us luck in our latest adventure in life :rolleyes:

Nan... take her out for a spin and then send her out into the world with lots of love and good memories... :hug: :hug: :hug:

[HollyTyler]

Love it Deb.:thumbsup2

Sadly, we are putting our little red car on the auction table later this week. Oh well, it's only a car and only money, I'm glad we can say we are all healthy...this comes of course after our latest piece of wonderful news. The bathroom floor in our rental is soaking wet. Looks like a pipe burst (or leaked) we are looking at a new bathroom, perhaps with some insurance coverage perhaps not, depends on if it was sudden or gradual. I of course believe it was sudden...wish us luck in our latest adventure in life :rolleyes:

Oh no! Sorry to hear about the bathroom/pipe problem. What a financial burden to deal with. :sad2: Yuck.

[gydell]

Deb - love the pixs! And the car!

Holly - the pix of Tyler is precious!

You two reminded me of what I did wrong on my "change of eating"(not a diet) way of life - I forgot to set a reward for myself!!!:lmao:

We had dinner with Connie and Chuck tonight and had a great time. They're on their way home from seeing Mike. They said that Patrick is tired of camp and wants to go home!

[HollyTyler]

Deb - love the pixs! And the car!

Holly - the pix of Tyler is precious!

You two reminded me of what I did wrong on my "change of eating"(not a diet) way of life - I forgot to set a reward for myself!!!:lmao:

We had dinner with Connie and Chuck tonight and had a great time. They're on their way home from seeing Mike. They said that Patrick is tired of camp and wants to go home!

Well you need a major reward for all you've lost! :dance3: Think of something and go for it! :thumbsup2

How fun that you got to visit with Connie & Chuck! :goodvibes

[Tracyvp]

I'm coming up on my first WW holidays. I have special meals planned and food and drink outside of the norm coming up.

I did good on the cruise because I had a lot of activity. I didn't do as well in the suite after the cruise. I gained 3 pounds.

Now I'm not active at all and I'll be tempted by good food and drinks again. I know that I'm not going to say no. I can eat half and stop, but what about having chocolates and egg nog in the house and all the special holiday treats....birthday cake, pumpkin pie and coconut custard. HELP!

I'm losing at a weird rate right now too. Since I've been back from vacation....I had gained 3 then I lost 5 then gained 2 then lost 4. How bizarre. I had been losing 2-3 every week before vacation. Overall the numbers are still going down, but how strange.



I've been having a rough time, too! I did SO well the first half of the year.. Lost 30 pounds between January and June, starting at about 2 pounds per week, then slowing down to less than a pound a week, but fairly steady.

Then summer hit and with our crazy schedule I just couldn't make it to meetings. Then I stopped tracking, but was still being "good." Then I stopped thinking about what I was eating. Next thing I knew I was craving fats and sugar again. Sigh... Finally had the guts to step on the scale yesterday. Up 3.5 pounds. Not TOO bad, considering, but certainly not good. Now we're leaving for Europe on Saturday and I know I'm not going to want to "deprive" myself while we're gone so I'm anticipating more weight gain when we get back. The only thing I figure will save me is that we will be walking everywhere!

So when I get back, will someone PLEASE hold me accountable to get back to meetings?? I know I just will not be successful unless I go to meetings. That's just the way I roll. 20 pounds to go and I'll be about at goal. And I do NOT want to quit now!

[iankh]

How about Enlish? ;)




No, Great Britain is metric. Young people, like Sukie's daughter understand Celsius rather than Fahrenheit.

The following are the countries that still use Fahrenheit: United States, Belize, and Jamaica.

The United States can't even get itself onto the metric system. We're having trouble moving on to a system developed in 1791.

The only countries in the world that are not on the metric system: United States, Burma and Liberia.

We attempted to go on the metric system back in the early 1970's but congress freaked out. The ONLY industry that converted was the beverage industry.

Some people in my age group may remember when quart soda bottles disappeared and was replaced by liter and 2-liter bottles, and alcohol became 750ml. How odd! We talk about about buying soda and such in metric measurements and the country didn't blow apart.

[granmaz]

No, Great Britain is metric. Young people, like Sukie's daughter understand Celsius rather than Fahrenheit.

The following are the countries that still use Fahrenheit: United States, Belize, and Jamaica.

The United States can't even get itself onto the metric system. We're having trouble moving on to a system developed in 1791.

The only countries in the world that are not on the metric system: United States, Burma and Liberia.

We attempted to go on the metric system back in the early 1970's but congress freaked out. The ONLY industry that converted was the beverage industry.

Some people in my age group may remember when quart soda bottles disappeared and was replaced by liter and 2-liter bottles, and alcohol became 750ml. How odd! We talk about about buying soda and such in metric measurements and the country didn't blow apart.

We are basically metric now. John does say that buying wood is a mixture. You buy some board 8ft by 4ft, but 25mm thick!!! As you said, we are celsius in temperature, but when we get hot weather we suddenly become farenheit again as it feels much hotter!!! We start talking about being in the 80's or even 90's.:lmao:

I can't ever remember the normal celsius body temperature reading though. 98.4 deg F will always be my normal temperature.;)

[EllaEnchanted]

IT'S OFFICIAL....it's October 15th at 10:00 am and it's SNOWING! Not just flurries either. It's coming down pretty good, but it's heavy and wet so there's no accumulation yet.

It's usually just flurries for the first time and that's after Thanksgiving. It is early this year. It has been a wet spring and summer....why not fall and winter too.

Good luck driving to Jersey tomorrow Michelle.

Good luck driving home tonight sweetie.

[HollyTyler]

...So when I get back, will someone PLEASE hold me accountable to get back to meetings?? I know I just will not be successful unless I go to meetings. That's just the way I roll. 20 pounds to go and I'll be about at goal. And I do NOT want to quit now!
Tracy, you're in the right place for this, lots of us here are doing WW and many of us struggle. Ian is a huge motivator and always has wonderful advice and strategies for us. :goodvibes We're all here for you. :grouphug:

[HollyTyler]

IT'S OFFICIAL....it's October 15th at 10:00 am and it's SNOWING! Not just flurries either. It's coming down pretty good, but it's heavy and wet so there's no accumulation yet.

It's usually just flurries for the first time and that's after Thanksgiving. It is early this year. It has been a wet spring and summer....why not fall and winter too.

Good luck driving to Jersey tomorrow Michelle.

Good luck driving home tonight sweetie.


WOW!!! Sounds like we usually get snow before you because it starts the beginning of November around here. I often can't go out of town to Thankgsiving with family because of the weather. It sure hit you early this year!

Sorry, but..... :yay::woohoo::yay::woohoo::yay: I'M READY! I want to go sledding and skiing and throw snowballs at Tyler! :dance3:

[HollyTyler]

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!! :cloud9:

[EllaEnchanted]

Ok so far Deb... the change in weather is getting me though... from the 60's last week to the 20's tonight...




At least you're feeling well enough to be off pain killers. That's a step up for you! Every season this year has had strange and unusual weather. This is just another one.

Hope you feel better in NJ. What part do you go to? John is in Newark.

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb - love the pixs! And the car!

Hi Gydell....thanks!

You two reminded me of what I did wrong on my "change of eating"(not a diet) way of life - I forgot to set a reward for myself!!!:lmao:

OMG....you MUST reward yourself. Think of something that you really want. I didn't reward myself for not smoking yet, just in case I ever went back. I think it's safe to say that's not going to happen. I'll celebrate with the car for both.

We had dinner with Connie and Chuck tonight and had a great time. They're on their way home from seeing Mike. They said that Patrick is tired of camp and wants to go home!

So glad you got to enjoy a meal and chat together again. I'm sure they had a good time with Mike and Patrick is just funny. Naturally, he wants to be home. :laughing::laughing:

[LuvBaloo]

Good morning everybody!
I didn't make it onto here last night, and I see you I missed lots. Deb wants a Spyder, Holly wants a tattoo, and Nan's floor is wet!:eek:

It snowed yesterday and now its going to warm up for a couple days (supposed to be 17C tomorrow :goodvibes)

[EllaEnchanted]

I've been having a rough time, too! I did SO well the first half of the year.. Lost 30 pounds between January and June, starting at about 2 pounds per week, then slowing down to less than a pound a week, but fairly steady.

Then summer hit and with our crazy schedule I just couldn't make it to meetings. Then I stopped tracking, but was still being "good." Then I stopped thinking about what I was eating. Next thing I knew I was craving fats and sugar again. Sigh... Finally had the guts to step on the scale yesterday. Up 3.5 pounds. Not TOO bad, considering, but certainly not good. Now we're leaving for Europe on Saturday and I know I'm not going to want to "deprive" myself while we're gone so I'm anticipating more weight gain when we get back. The only thing I figure will save me is that we will be walking everywhere!

So when I get back, will someone PLEASE hold me accountable to get back to meetings?? I know I just will not be successful unless I go to meetings. That's just the way I roll. 20 pounds to go and I'll be about at goal. And I do NOT want to quit now!

We're all here for you because we're all doing it too. Just be sensible and active on vacation. Start tracking and going to meetings when you get back. Put it into your head now, then stick to it.

I find WW works by planning ahead. Don't do anything spontaneous. Like Ian said, for the holidays pick priorities in advance and plan what you'll "cheat" with. If you keep it within weekly points and add activities, it's manageable.

Just ask and we will help in any way...especially our Leader and Guru, Ian. He's the best! He helps us the most!!!

[EllaEnchanted]

Tracy, you're in the right place for this, lots of us here are doing WW and many of us struggle. Ian is a huge motivator and always has wonderful advice and strategies for us. :goodvibes We're all here for you. :grouphug:

YEA, what she said.:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

[EllaEnchanted]

WOW!!! Sounds like we usually get snow before you because it starts the beginning of November around here. I often can't go out of town to Thankgsiving with family because of the weather. It sure hit you early this year!

Sorry, but..... :yay::woohoo::yay::woohoo::yay: I'M READY! I want to go sledding and skiing and throw snowballs at Tyler! :dance3:


Oh you definitely get way more than us. I love when it snows too, as long as I don't have to go out in it....and back up my driveway....especially if it's not plowed. Then I have to park at the bottom and walk up. :headache:

[EllaEnchanted]

Good morning everybody!
I didn't make it onto here last night, and I see you I missed lots. Deb wants a Spyder, Holly wants a tattoo, and Nan's floor is wet!:eek:

It snowed yesterday and now its going to warm up for a couple days (supposed to be 17C tomorrow :goodvibes)

Hi Shannon, you got the jist of it all.

Was it your first snow fall of the season? Any accumulation?

[HollyTyler]

We're all here for you because we're all doing it too. Just be sensible and active on vacation. Start tracking and going to meetings when you get back. Put it into your head now, then stick to it.

I find WW works by planning ahead. Don't do anything spontaneous. Like Ian said, for the holidays pick priorities in advance and plan what you'll "cheat" with. If you keep it within weekly points and add activities, it's manageable.

Just ask and we will help in any way...especially our Leader and Guru, Ian. He's the best! He helps us the most!!!
YEAH, what she said! ;)

[HollyTyler]

Oh you definitely get way more than us. I love when it snows too, as long as I don't have to go out in it....and back up my driveway....especially if it's not plowed. Then I have to park at the bottom and walk up. :headache:
Oh, I don't blame you on that, yuck!

[HollyTyler]

Another day, no work to do. THIRD day in a row with no work. But........I'm not complaining! I'm still grateful for my job, even on the boring days! :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

YEAH, what she said! ;)

:lmao::lmao::lmao::laughing::laughing::laughing::r otfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[EllaEnchanted]

Oh, I don't blame you on that, yuck!

Exactly!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

[EllaEnchanted]

Another day, no work to do. THIRD day in a row with no work. But........I'm not complaining! I'm still grateful for my job, even on the boring days! :goodvibes

At least you have time for farming and fish...hahaha.

How is your PC 2010 thread? Is it busy and moving fast?:confused3

[EllaEnchanted]

First snow in the mountains 10/15/09:

Down the driveway

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow09019.jpg


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow09021.jpg


In the yard

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http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow09020.jpg


It's big and white and fluffy...not wet anymore and it's just starting to stick. We're going to get our first accumulation. It's supposed to go overnight into tomorrow and they said about 2 inches for my area...the lower altitudes of the Poconos. The higher altitudes are supposed to get 4-6 inches. Winter is here very early this year.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Tink rules]

IT'S OFFICIAL....it's October 15th at 10:00 am and it's SNOWING! Not just flurries either. It's coming down pretty good, but it's heavy and wet so there's no accumulation yet.

It's usually just flurries for the first time and that's after Thanksgiving. It is early this year. It has been a wet spring and summer....why not fall and winter too.

Good luck driving to Jersey tomorrow Michelle.

Good luck driving home tonight sweetie.



YOU WIN!!!! (Actually Ken saw it last week...:rolleyes:...) We're supposed to get some tonight... the edge of the storm you're getting... higher elevations they say for some snow... It's the storm on Saturday that they're not sure about...


LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!! :cloud9:

Holly... I love you dearly... but blow it out your A $ $..... :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:




At least you're feeling well enough to be off pain killers. That's a step up for you! Every season this year has had strange and unusual weather. This is just another one.

Hope you feel better in NJ. What part do you go to? John is in Newark.

I have to go to Wayne for my college reunion and I'm staying in Mahwah with my brother and I'm meeting one of my childhood friends for dinner tomorrow... (lots of family gossip... :rolleyes:)


Great Pics!!! If I see any white fluffy stuff... I'll see if I can catch it to... ;)

[EllaEnchanted]

It's still snowing. It's big and white and puffy and heavy and wet....good packing snow, meaning good for building things and making snowballs.


The driveway

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow101509003.jpg


The yard

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The treetops

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow101509005.jpg


The corn field

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/firstsnow09029.jpg