10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[RellingTwin]

Did I get #500???

Ave, just noticed you got TAGGED!:earseek:

[Windermere]

Eric,

We have never seen a case that has a lever to push the cd out.

Anyway, loved the pictures. It was kind of scary though. I was looking at several and thought, I would have taken that from the same angle - but I don't know anyone else that would have.


Nancy

[Windermere]

Peter,

Dh and I also love that GE line of appliances. Did the last 2 kitchens in Profile black. Convection oven and all.
At the new house we are going to mix it up a bit. The builder uses Fridgadaire and ......(drawing a blank). So we decided to upgrade a few and go our own way on the rest. Going to get the drop-in dual fuel ge range again but fisher-paykel drawer dishwasher. Also have to buy a new washer and dryer so it's the Whirlpool Duet this time instead of the Maytag Neptune. It's so much fun to pick out new things.

Now if I could just get a firm date for completion!

Nancy

[Windermere]

Congrats on 500 Mary!

Glad you had fun at the zoo. It was raining a little too much for us to venture out that way. Instead we did DC on Saturday. Too much walking though. Went from Union Station along Penn Ave to the White House then off to 19th and I for dinner. What a long walk and they didn't even have the White House decorated on the outside yet.

I'm trying to get a group together for reservations to see in the White House. They finally opened tours to the public again but it's a minimum of 10 people and you have to go thruu your rep. After so mucch bother I hope it will be worth it. I'm sure you got to see lots of different things that the rest of us wouldn't

Nancy

[Windermere]

Wow, no one is awake tonight.

I guess that means I should head off to bed too. To dream about being on another cruise right now - instead of having to get up for work.

Goodnight Mrs Calabash wherever you are. (Something my dad used to say when we would head off to bed)

[Viking]

Originally posted by Windermere
Eric,

We have never seen a case that has a lever to push the cd out.

Anyway, loved the pictures. It was kind of scary though. I was looking at several and thought, I would have taken that from the same angle - but I don't know anyone else that would have.


Nancy

Now I got it :p Those are very common over here. I especially like them in the car, because you can handle them with one hand.

Glad you liked the pics. I like to experiment with cam a lot, digital makes it very inexpensive.

[RellingTwin]

Nancy, the White House tour was wonderful, BUT it is the same tour for everyone. The difference for us was having my sister along. She has been on the tour MANY times and knew what questions to ask of the Secret Service staff who stand in each room. Also there are far less people on the "Staff Tour" which made it nice.

"Goodnight Mrs Calabash wherever you are" was coined by Jimmy Durante (I think??). I do not every remember him saying it, but I think it was a Trivia Pursuit question.

[bettemom]

You're right Mary.....Jimmy Durante ended every show with "Good-night Mrs.Calabash,where ever you are" as he walked off stage....and....I DO remember it...LOL:hyper:
Bette

OH !!! By the way......:( ......it's SNOWING !!!!!!

[jeanniec]

Mary and Ave' -- Happy to hear that you will be spending Christmas together! Sounds like it was a surprise to Ave'.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

We are having a cold spell here in NC, and I hate it. In the 20's at night and highs in only the 50's or even lower. Ugh! That's why we left Chicago many years ago. Don't know how we ever lived thru the cold and WIND in Chicago for so many years. I remember coming out of work at the hospital one night when the wind chill factor was -80 degrees. Not one car in the parking lot would start. Finally got a ride home from another nurse's husband who had his car hooked up to a battery warmer in their garage.

We have a family wedding in Blowing Rock (in the mountains) on Saturday. We plan to leave on Friday to spend the night in Blowing Rock , attend the wedding on Saturday and then back home on Sunday after the lunch buffet. Now they are forecasting possible ice storm and/or snow for Friday which will goof everything up. So we may be spending the weekend at home instead. Did I mention that I hate cold weather? Sure wish we were on our cruise right now!

[jeanneg]

Jeannie: The temperature is pretty much the same here in Raleigh, but it's bright and sunny and therefore, doesn't seem too bad. When I saw your post, I quickly checked our forecast for Friday and they are only predicting rain. You're at a higher elevation so you may have more chance of some flurries. I just don't want a repeat of that horrible ice storm we had around this time last December. After 2 nights without heat or power, we took off for PA. Of course, the day after we left, everything came back on! And we were the lucky ones - some people had to go a week or even more without power.

Hope everyone had a nice holiday.......Christmas season is way too short this year. So much to do............arrrgghhhhh!

P.S. Something else we have in common, Jeannie: I'm also an accountant!

[jeanniec]

Jeanneg -- Isn't it great when everything balances?

Did you have only one ice storm last year? We had at least 2, and as you said, it is no fun being in the cold without heat or light. They really need to start burying the power lines around here. The whole city is paralyzed when a little ice builds up on the lines.

[RellingTwin]

To my NORTH CAROLINA friends....the family and I are looking at spending a week in NC sometime this summer. I have been doing some searching but need some advice. We want 1) a cabin or house right on a lake where kids can fish and we can put in our canoes. 2) we would like to be close-by to area attractions(read shopping area :hyper: ) 3) we would like to keep it in the apx. $700 price range.
I have check out a number of State Parks but everything is already booked for 2004 :(
Anyone know of anyone who rents out such a place?Or have you been to anything like I've discribed you would recommend?

I know what you mean about ICE! Because Charleston is so dependent on the many bridges we have here, when the temps go down and the bridges ice up it shuts down everything!WAY different from my years growing up in NY where there had to be 6 inches of snow on the road to close the schools!

[padisneyfan]

Have just been lurking the past couple of days. Sunday we started to put up the outside lights and just as we are finishing, DS#2 called that he was having car problems on his way back to school. So we had to drive half way to Pittsburgh, give him my van and had his car towed back to York. So have been with only 1 car all week.

So far have outside lights and Dickens Village out for the holiday. Wednesday we leave for WDW so the rest of the decorating will have to wait until we return. We fly out Wednesday night, before the bad weather gets to Central PA. Thursday is to have light snow. Plus just checked the weather and it is to get colder later this week in FL though it won't be like Central PA.

I have been getting prices for our May family cruise. We wanted to do Mariner of the Sea out of Port Canaveral, but that ship is nearly booked up already. There are no inside cabins left as we planned to put the boys in there own inside cabin and Norm and I get ocean view. Most of the rooms that hold 4 have sofa beds and I don't want to hear those two fighting every night about sleeping togethers. Especially when they don't come in until 3am. So it looks like we are going to do Navigator of the Sea out of Miami. They have alot of rooms left on that ship. Then we will just rent a car and drive to WDW after the cruise. Plus the dates will work out better on the Navigator. So I hope to call tomorrow and make the reservations for that cruise before we leave for FL.

Well, I guess I should start to pack. I just got the suitcases down from the attic. I'm off tomorrow so I can always pack in the morning. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

Nancy::MinnieMo

[RellingTwin]

Nancy...have a great trip!

[jeanniec]

Nancy -- Wow, do I envy you! Off to WDW soon, planning a May cruise and then the cruise in October. We have to wait until May to go to WDW with our grandson who will be almost 5. That will be so much fun. Last time he went with us, he was just 3, so this time he should enjoy the experience a lot more altho he does remember lots about the last trip. Then we do HH in July and the cruise in October.

Mary -- We usually do the beach or WDW or a cruise and I can't think of the type of place you are looking for. I will check around and see what I can find out about a cabin/lake/shopping location. When we lived in Illinois, we vacationed at Fontana Village located in the mountains in NC. We would meet our Florida relatives there, and the kids had a great time with their cousins. We stayed in a cabin (first time in my life). This is a fairly big resort, but very casual. I know the boys fished in a lake somewhere in the resort. It was a great place. Back then (which is a while ago), they had softball games every night and my DH and BIL and the boys never missed a game. You might try checking the Net and see what is going on at Fontana now. I'm not sure it is even there anymore. Will let you know if I find any place that seems to meet your needs.

[jeanneg]

jeannie: yep, we had only one ice storm last year (early Dec) but it was a doozie.....something like 90% of Raleigh was without power and the schools were closed for days.
I know what you mean about having everything add up....I actually ENJOY balancing the checkbooks!

Mary: you mean there are really attractions in NC?!? What part of NY are you from? I spent the first 30 years of my life in Manhattan and DH was a Bronx boy before we were married.

[Twinave]

Nancy, Have a great trip! It's getting a little chilly in my part of FL, but Orlando should be great.
jeanniec and jeanneg: I am having the hardest time keeping you guys straight. LOL:p Am I the only one?:confused:
My boss is taking off for NYC this weekend. She got first row tickets to see The Producers at the 2 pm matinee on Sat. (She went to med school with a lady who is married to a guy, who's step-dad is a real "producer". He produced "Annie".) Anyway, she is excited about it. I try to pull off my "grew up in NY, Broadway...yawn.....but I can't quite manage it.:hyper:

Bed is calling.....night all!

Later,
Ave'

[RellingTwin]

jeanneg...YES! There are sights to be seen in NC!:earseek: My In Laws just got back from the Biltmore Estate, and had a wonderful time.I grew up on Long Island (Hicksville) and still have 2 brothers and 1 sister in NY (brothers on L.I. sister in Manhattan).

Ave, no you are NOT the only one! I too am having a hard time with the Jeann(s)::yes:: Tell Myra, I said have fun, and dress WARM!
DS is back from his school trip. His class spent 3 days at the barrier islands studying wildlife, ecology, biology, ect.
DD took a "seat test" in her orchastra class, and was put in 1st chair!

[cdnmickeylover]

I'm going to be an aunt once again -- due date for SIL is July 22 -- my brother's birthday! So it's going to be a long wait although we will know whether it's a boy or girl long before then.

Time for the shower door bang.

Take care everyone.

Fiona

[jeanneg]

OK, it figures that twins would have similar disabilities! No need for any confusion.....I'm the cute one! Only kidding....
Anyway, in a nutshell so you don't have to go to the main list:
I'm Jeanne married to John planning to have dinner with the 2 other initial couples: Nancy & Norm and Arlene & Andy, native New Yawker living in Raleigh, 4 kids in college and beyond. Just remember the "c" in jeanniec can stand for Charlotte! Any questions?

[ARLO1]

Hi Everyone:

Its been awhile since I posted. Alright I'm guilty of lurking. Slap me silly with a wet noodle...

Jeanne: I'm a little confused....are you twins with Jeanniec.I didnt catch on to that earlier. Just a little dense or confused..I dont know which.

Still cant wait to cruise and glad to see that are initial dinner plans are still in the go. Maryjo and her family posted an interest in joing the table if/when she books. When you want are reservation # to link dinner plans just let me know..

Its going to snow here big time so they say starting tomorrow with a second storm to follow on saturday. Cant wait. Too bad its not starting on Sunday-Monday so we can get out of work.

Arlene

[jeanneg]

Ha-ha, OMG, NO, the two jean(ne)s are not twins........I was referring to Mary and Ave (who I thought were twins) both having the same difficulty in getting us mixed up! reminds me of that old Arnold S. /Danny DeVito movie!

[ARLO1]

Boy am I relieved..I know I read stuff and sometimes forget(a sign of future senility-definetely possibility) or it doesnt sink in or I that I just missed a post somewhere....

Cant wait 2 more weeks and then I have 4 days off from work...
couldnt come quick enough...

Arlene

[jeanneg]

I know the feeling......the older I get, the more I suffer from CRS!!!!

[jeanniec]

Jeanne -- Pretty clever about the "c" in my user name standing for Charlotte, altho I don't know if that will help anybody tell us apart since we are both from NC. If you are the pretty one, does that make me the smart one? Just kidding, of course! I believe I am the older twin for sure.

By the way, I, too, kind of wondered what attractions we have in NC. Biltmore Castle was a good answer. I wouldn't have thought of that even tho I've been there several times and it is fantastic. It's for sure there are no attractions in Charlotte. I think they are in the process of building a white-water mini-river or something for Olympic and other athletes to use for practice. I am really excited about that -- not. How long have you lived in NC? We moved here from Chicago 17 years ago. Never even heard of Charlotte until my brother got transferred here from NJ. Moved for the weather and the proximity to the mountains, ocean, Florida and WDW, of course!

Not sure if we are going to make it up to the mountains tomorrow for the wedding on Saturday. Called and they are shoveling wet, heavy snow. Ugh! The forecast for Saturday is high of 31, low of 29, snow showers and windy. Poor bride!

Jean (with one "n")

[Viking]

Hi Folks,
just back from checking the Antiguaorbust-mailbox - No new cruisers so far :( Perhaps we'll have the ship exclusively for our group pirate:
Yesterday we got a nice letter from Dreams Unlimited: They welcomed us back home and asked if we booked again while on board. They offered to transfer our booking to DU for a better price, but I think this time they can't beat the price we have to pay :teeth: :hyper:

I just started the planning for our first vacation in 2004 (The cruise and the 2 1/2 weeks in Dixie will be #3): We're going to London in April for a week to do a lot of sightseeing and -of course- shopping. I already checked out the London Zoo, the Science Museum and some other attractions. It's going to cost an arm and a leg, but IMHO London is the most fascinating city in Europe, if not in the world.

[RellingTwin]

Eric, I got the same letter from DU. It was nice to see.Your vacations sound wonderful. Have you ever been to Barcelona? It's my favorite city (of my limited experience) in Europe.

We will be under 300 days very soon!

Weather in S.C. today was YUCKY! Cold and rainy all day

:( Oh well, I guess we have to have a few bad days:p As long as the "white stuff" stays north of SC I'm happy!

jeanneg...TwinAve and I are twins (identical)::yes:: I am the smart, pretty, nice twin!

Fiona...congrats on being an Aunt again! Keep us posted!

Survivor was pretty dull tonight. I think if I hear Jon swear on his grandmother's grave again I'll scream!

[papa]

Sorry that we haven't posted lately, like everyone else we have been covered up with work.

Received the DU letter also, but I am going to manage my own ressie this time.

Have made several santa claus bibs for some of our babies and have one or two more to make.

Mikepirate:

[jeanneg]

I haven't missed an episode since my mother was a baby! Yesterday was such a crazy day and I was doing things in such a hurry (bad news for me), that the tape I inserted had only 20 minutes of playing time left. It cut off during the scene where the 3 members were getting their "reward". As of now, I still don't know who got the boot, but i'll read it online later. (My reward for getting my work done!) If you ask me, they blew it last week when they had the opportunity to vote off Jon or Burton and didn't take it. I'm still sad about losing Rupert!

[cdnmickeylover]

They blew it big time on Survivor. Last night Christa was voted out. Not sure who I want to win as long as it isn't Jon. What a slime.

Have a great weekend everyone. Am leaving work early today!

Fiona

[Twinave]

Weekend is here! Yipee! (of course I have to work Sat. and Sun, but still like the weekends) I just figured out that I will be getting 5, yes that's FIVE days off over the Christmas Holiday. I may just stay in my PJ's for a whole day.
Rellingtwin, Congrats to Regina! First chair is great! :smooth:
Another beautiful day in Florida.:sunny: OK, I had to wear a sweatshirt this morning, but no snowflakes in site.:teeth:
I am going to an employee Christmas party tonight.(job#2) But leaving DH home with the kids. Can't stay late, but it should be fun.

Hi to everyone!:wave2:

Later,
Ave'

[Viking]

Hi Folks,
last week we had temps of up to 21ºC/70ºF in Bavaria, which is kind of a catastrophe for the all the skiing villages down there. No snow below 6000 feet, thousands of cancellations by disappointed tourists. The French are drowning in one of the worst floods ever, and on the Mediterranean islands them temps are in the 50ies, with sleet and rain - It's a crazy year, isn't it?
But our weathermen predict the first signs of winter for this weekend.
Right now it's Saturday and guess where I am? At the office :mad:
Funny coincidence: Jeff (Silentshot) got a new job and will work just one or two blocks away from me starting JAN 04. So we can meet during the lunchbreaks and talk about the good old times in the Carribean :hyper:

[ohioscootersdad]

Hi everyone,
Just a quick note while I'm at work on a Saturday.
We are going to have another little girl from our DD. Her due date is 3/20/04, luckily we have tons of girl stuff already.
I just found the coolest remote controlled flying saucer for Josh.
Colleen thinks it's more for me ;)
Better get going, this isn't what they pay me to do.


Don:smooth:

[Suecot2000]

Hi All:

Just dropping a note to say HI to everyone. It's so hard to get to the computer this time of year.

I'm trying to keep up with the posts, but it's getting hard. I am also going on a DCL cruise January 24, 2004, and have been trying to keep up with those posts also.

Last time I posted I was getting ready to go to NY for the Xmas Spectular. Had a great day, nice, sunny and warm (walked around with just a sweater). Went to the Toys R Us at Times Square, The Disney Store on Fifth Ave, FAO Schwartz, and Rockerfella Center. And also had a pretzel. Everything was wonderful and put me in the Xmas spirit.

Getting ready to go outside and dig out from about 7inches of snow, not to mention the 6 inches I shoveled yesterday. I HATE WINTER. Need to move to Flordia.

Well, just wanted to say hello to everyone and let you know that I still think about you all.

Sue

[ohioscootersdad]

Sue,

I know how you feel, we got about 8 inches of snow, here in N.E. Ohio, yesterday.

Another business trip next week. Anyone know where Oil City Pa. is? I don't think the weather will be as nice as two weeks ago in Mexico.

Well, not much going on here today, maybe I'll be able to sneak out early and watch some football.

Don:smooth:

[ohioscootersdad]

:jumping1: just wanted to see this on the boards.

[ohioscootersdad]

Don't mind me, trying different things at the moment.

Don:smooth:

[bettemom]

That'sokay Harry...We understand boys & their toys....

Violet :hyper:

[piglet33]

well, we have about 8 inches of snow here in NJ, and it's still falling! I'm going to take Haley out in her sled for the first time tomorrow. We'll have to see how she likes or dislikes the snow.

Great news Don about the baby. Tell Colleen we said hi. Miss you guys. Is it October yet?????

[Twinave]

Hi Everyone!:wave2:

Sue, no worries, we will be here to cheer you up when you get back from your 1/24 trip.
Don....Congrats on the baby! Aren't you and Colleen too young to be grandparents?:tongue:
Eric, sounds as if Europe is having a seasonal dysfunction.
No snow in FL.....:sunny: :jester: :jester:
Sorry just can't help myself.
Renee, have fun in the snow with Haley.

Later,
Ave'

[Viking]

Ave,
at least we have seasons :teeth: :hyper:
This morning it was freezing for the first time: -2ºC/28ºF. All the cars' windshields were completely frosted - except for ours: That remote-controlled preheater I had installed last year is so great!!
All the windows are free of ice and the interior of the car is cozy. Add our heated seats and you can really like winter ;) Would love to have white Xmas. Last year it worked out fine and as we'll spend the holidays in the northernmost part of our country we may be lucky again.

[usetheforceluke]

Hi everyone.

It's Fiona's birthday today, December 7.

Jim. :)

[piglet33]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIONA!!!!!!!
:bounce: :Pinkbounc :jester: :jumping1:

Hope you have a great day!!

[bettemom]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIONA !!!!!:sunny:
Big Hugs,

Kim & Bette

[Viking]

Herzliche Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag, Fiona:wave2: :wave: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[Hygiene99]

this is the most snow i seen in my life, we must have over 2 feet
thank god for the friend with the snow plow.....

peter

[Twinave]

Happy Birthday Fiona!!!!! :cool1: http://burns.thefinaldimension.org/otn/party/xlbirthday.gif

Almost old enough to drink, right?http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/drowned/clown.gif

Later, Ave'

[RellingTwin]

Happy Birthday Fiona!

Eric, nice that Jeff will be working so close to you!

Peter....just keep digging, just keep digging, digging.....:cool:

Suecot2000...don't worry about keeping up. Just read/post when you can::yes:: (LOVE those NY pretzels!)

[cdnmickeylover]

Thanks everyone! Not quite old enough to drink though!!

We missed all the snow so just have a dusting of snow on the ground here although we went to friends' house this afternoon for a Christmas open house. They live about 20 minutes north of us and they have snow on the ground although not too much. Not enough to shovel thankfully!!

Took out the Christmas china this morning -- it's not all put away yet though as we have to find space for it. Collection started when I was a teenager and couldn't think of anything for Christmas -- it's grown a bit since then. Totally decadent to have china used just for Christmas!! Am hoping DS will get the Dept 56 houses out this week. He does a really good job of arranging them on top of the piano. We have the Dickens Village series although I think the Disney houses are adorable.

Hope everyone who got snowed on is ok.

Fiona

[RellingTwin]

UNDER 300 DAYS!YIPEEEEEE!!!

[bettemom]

Originally posted by Hygiene99
this is the most snow i seen in my life, we must have over 2 feet
thank god for the friend with the snow plow.....

peter

Hi Peter & Jen,

We are with you somewhere in the 2 feet range. We stayed in all weekend working on everything for "cookie night:, hope you guys are able to come..

Bye, Kim

[bettemom]

:teeth:

For those of you that are coming 'Cookie Night"...Bernies' "Mom & Dad" will be here....
:goodvibes

For those not coming.....:bitelip:..we will tell you all about meeting them... :chat:

Wish you could ALL be here

Bette

[Viking]

Whatever that "Cookie Night" may be - Have fun.
It sounds yummy!!!

We hope that nobody of you is hit to hard by the snow. We saw a lot of it in our evening news.

[Twinave]

Not a snowflake in sight!

Eric, we have 4 season in this part of Fl. There are as follows:
Spring: March and April
Summer: May-Oct
Fall: Nov and Dec
Winter: Jan and Feb
:sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

Have fun at the cookie party!

Later, Ave'

[padisneyfan]

Hi everyone--- We got back from WDW this afternoon. Since we were in Florida we missed the snow and our neighbor snowblowed our driveway for us so didn't have to deal with that when we got back. However, since the snow was so heavy my bushes were nearly flat with the Christmas lights laying on the steps. So Norm removed the snow and redid the lights. Nothing like doing them twice.

We had a great time in WDW. With my AP got a great rate for AKL savanhanna view which was really great. We really liked AKL and would stay there again for the right price. It was warm Thursday and part of Friday, but Sat was really cool with a wind chill factor of 40. We had our winter coats, hats, and gloves on as the wind was really blowing. Of course, I shouldn't complain since I wasn't home dealing with the snow. We did MVMCP on Thursday and Candlelight Procession 2x. Rita Moreno was wonderful as the narrator on Friday night, she was really into it. Miss America did Sunday night and we didn't enjoy her as the narrator. She was expressionless throughout the entire thing. It was a sharp contrast compared to Rita Moreno. We had really great meals eating at Boma, LeCellier, and Teppanyaki. I finally got brave enough to do Mission Space. We had 3 hours until we were to have dinner, so thought if I felt sick would have time to recover before dinner. The ride didn't bother me at all, so will be doing it on future trips. Of course today as the weather was heating back up, we had to come. Will start to watch for discounts for hotels and airlines and maybe will take another trip before the winter is over especially if it is going to be snowing like last winter.

Happy Belated Birthday Fionna. I forgot you also have the Dickens Village. Mine is all out and am restraining from buying any more houses. You just start to run out of room after awhile. At last count I have 30 houses. Mine will stay up until end of Feb or early March.

I'm heading off to bed early. Since I am back to the real world tomorrow.

Nancy

[RellingTwin]

Welcome home Nancy and Norm! Sounds like you had fun AND picked the right time to go::yes::

I am SO disapointed with the final of "Average Joe"! I think she made a poor choice!

Ave ..we have the same Seasons here:teeth: There was a lot of frost on the ground today. That is as close as I want to get to snow!!!!

Have a fun Cookie Night! We want to read details!I am assuming it has something to do with ....baking cookies???eating cookies???

[jeanneg]

Oh Mary, I so agree with you. I actually woke up in the middle of the night and starting thinking about poor Adam and his broken heart! Whatever was that girl thinking? If I were just a few decades younger, I'd go after him myself! I actually found his looks more attractive than "pretty boy".......Adam's smile was so engaging, I can't understand how anyone could turn him down! I'm thinking they probably will bring him back for a show where he does the choosing, but my husband disagrees....he says he has too much class!

[jeanniec]

Well, we got back from our NC mountain wedding. Not too much snow or ice, and they did a great job of plowing and sanding the roads. In Charlotte, I think we have about one or two snow plows and they "slag" the streets when we get snow or ice. The whole city can be paralyzed for days if we get a little snow or ice. Very, very windy up in the mountains. Highs were in the 30's & lows in the 20's, but the wind chill factor must have been much lower. Reminded me of our hometown of Chicago and why we left. The wedding was very nice and it was great to see people we hadn't seen in years. There were about 15 people who couldn't make due to the bad weather.

I haven't watched Average Joe, but there is a lot of Survivor coming up this week. The usual hour on Thursday and then a 3 hour finale this Sunday. If Jon wins somehow, I don't think I will ever watch the show again. Altho I said the same thing when Jenna won, and I am still addicted to the show.

[Viking]

No snow so far in Frankfurt, but morning temps of -6ºC/21ºF:scared1:

I just finished burning my first DVD. After work I picked up my new external DVD-drive and as the installation was a piece of cake I already did my first disk. It holds as many photos as about 6 CDs, which will save a lot of space on my shelf.

[Twinave]

Another day done. Looking forward to Sat. Got some shopping to do, and some stuff to get done before the the "holiday week" starts.
Had to bring my kitty to the vet. :( She has a large wound on her front leg. She had to be sedated, leg shaved, and the wound cleaned and sutured up. She did NOT like me much when I picked her up. http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/otn/animals/cathappy.gif

Still no snow in FL!:sunny:
Later, Ave'

[bettemom]

Hi Guys...


We are busy like everyone else this time of year.

Peter & Jenn, I will e-mail you a map with directions to our house

Ave' if you REALLY miss the snow I can send some down to you...

Just finished decorating giant 10" gingerbread men for cookie night so now I am going to go and be lazy, have a lousy chest cold and it just hangs on and on... I know the cure !! a week in the Caribbean, however I do not thinks that BC/BS will pay for that treatment...

Bye, Kim

[RellingTwin]

Another busy day in S.C.!

jeanniec...the wedding sounds like fun. Glad you had a good time:bounce:

The outside of the house is all decorated, and looks great! The inside has not been started yet:( I think we will get our tree this weekend, and pull the inside decorations out. Since we will not be here for Christmas, I may go easy on the inside decorations. I also plan on getting rid of a bunch of things I have been keeping (goodness only knows why). I have been watching a new show called "Clean Sweep, and it has inspired me to really look at some of the "junk" (can't say the word I REALLY want to use)I have been keeping.

Kim...pixie dust to you. Hope you are feeling better soon!

Ave, is the kitty your new "foster cat" or Nala? I hope you have a wonderful Birthday tomorrow!

[padisneyfan]

jeanniec ---Sounds like you had a great time at the wedding. Welcome home

Kim--- That 10" gingerbread cookie sounds so good, it makes me almost want to start off to drive to your house for cookie night just for that. Just wish we were able to come, but no vacation time left for Norm till 2004. I was so hungry for a gingerbread cookie while we were in WDW and when I found some they were pre packaged not even made fresh in WDW. Plenty of gingerbread houses but no cookies.

I have the downstairs family room decorated. I have a small artificial tree that I put down there and I just love it after I get it decorated. This year I did it all in red and silver. I was tempted to do blue and silver since that seems big this year, but that would have required me to go get some additional deocorations and I was too lazy to run to the store. We will get our big tree for the living room once DS#2 gets home with my van. He is going to Michigan for a hockey tournament on Friday so won't be home until late Sunday or Monday. I bought a couple of small poinsettas which I have managed to kill off already, so will wait closer to the holiday to buy the big one that I use on my dining room table. Once the big tree is deocorated then all the decorations will be done. I even have some gifts wrapped. My least favorite thing to do is bake so that will be the last thing that is done.

I did book our family May cruise on the Navigator of the Sea. Got us adjoining promenade inside staterooms. Promenade view rooms are unique -- an interior room with a window overlooking the Royal Promenade. So Norm has a window, but won't see the ocean. Plus the boys have their own space.

Came to work early to get some things done, so I better start working on my little projects.

Nancy

[piglet33]

Hi everyone,

Well it rained all day and the snow on my front lawn is gone. Good thing, because now Lenny can put the new Christmas decorations outside that I just bought. I can't believe Christmas is almost here. Boy do I need another cruise, unfortunately that costs money and that I have to save for October. Oh well.....

Have fun cookie night. Wish I could be there.

[Twinave]

Bettemom...I am NOT missing snow. I am simplely rubbing in the fact that we don't have to deal with it!:sunny:

Happy Birthday to my best friend....Mary AKA Rellingtwin!
Hope you had a great one!

Kitty that was hurt was Nala. She has now forgiven me for taking her to that "place". And is back to sleeping on my head at night.:teeth:

Got to run and pick up some NY pizza. DH has the crudd that's been going around. So he get chicken noodle soup.

Later, Ave'

[jeanneg]

Piglet: what an adorable photo of your little girl! I remember when mine were young.....they were all very close in age (4 in 5 years and no twins!) We'd do the Christmas photos every year and damnit, I don't think I ever had a year when all 4 looked good in the same shot! Yours came out great!

[piglet33]

thanks. can you believe they took 3 pictures in different settings and I had to buy them all. She came out good in all of them, and I couldn't decide which ones to get.

[Viking]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Mary & Ave :wave2:

[padisneyfan]

Happy Birthday Mary and Ave

So which one is older?

That picture of Haley is so adorable. Yes, I remember buying all those pictures. In fact when I was doing my scrapbook albums for my sons, I was able to use some of those pictures. So even years later got some use out of them.

Everyone must be busy with holiday activites as not much posting lately.

Have a great day everyone.

Nancy

[piglet33]

Happy Belated Birthday Mary and Ave!!!!

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :jumping1: :jumping4: :jumping2:

[cdnmickeylover]

Happy Belated birthday Mary & Ave -- yeah more December babies.

Renee -- absolutely adorable picture of Haley.

Busy today at work and then our christmas party is tonight. Am leaving early from the Christmas party though as have to be up at 6:30am tomorrow to get DS to the amouries for a course he's taking that starts at 8am! And it's both Saturday and Sunday -- no sleeping in for me this weekend.

No snow here although there are a few flurries in the air. The rain got rid of all the snow.

Take care everyone!

Fiona

[Hygiene99]

Well it is that time of year again , got the lay off check yesterday
and i am now in search of a new job ...
they have work next week for me but none this week
think im going to anwser the phone right


snow is slowly melting ,,,,,



peter

[Twinave]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I had a great birthday! The only thing bad was when I got home from work DH was sick. Now DD is sick as well. Oh well, better now then during Christmas I guess.
Renee, great picture. I did the same thing with DD. Bought every picture, but I'm glad I did. They grow up so fast.
Got the day off tomorrow, so lots to do, shopping ect. Also I am making Christmas Breakfast for my co-worker on Monday. I do this instead of buying them presents. So I have to get ready for that.

Kind of sad today. Lost a patient early this morning. Didn't know about until the funeral director called this morning wanting to know when my doc was going to be signing the death certificate.
She was a very nice lady, and we had just seen her on Monday, so it was a bit of a shock.
:(

Later, Ave'

[@GoofyNut]

:wave2: Guys ... I know I've been MIA for a while. Real crazy at work and throw in getting ready for the holidays and VOILA ... I'm going crazy.

Fiona, Mary & Ave ... hope you had real nice birthdays! Wish you many, many, many, many more.

Right about now all I want to do is just sit in my "lazy" chair and just hibernate. Enjoy looking at my Christmas Tree and the little village under it.

Glad to see the girls on Survivor finally got some brains and got rid of one of the guys ... too bad it took so long. Can't wait for the finale on Sunday ... it just better not be that Jon is the winner cause it won't be a pretty sight in our house if it is.

Loved Trista and Ryan's wedding ... only hope it wasn't just for show!

Well back to work ..............

[Viking]

Ave,
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ to Mark & Mary.
Sorry to hear about your loss, but unfortunately this is part of the profession. Anja was lucky so far, she lost only 2 in 15 years, but I had fatalities well in the 2-digit-range when I worked in the emergency medical services. You always take some of it home with you, which was also a reason for me to change my profession after about 10 years on the ambulance.

Over here it's raining cats & dogs at 10ºC/50ºF :( and additionally a stormfront coming in. They already had to cancel a skijump-event because it was too dangerous.

[RellingTwin]

Busy day! This is the 1st Sat. since our cruise I have NOT looked at the port camera to see the Magic. Lots of pre-Christmas cleaning, and a little Christmas shopping.

Thank you for the nice birthday wishes:)

Peter, sorry about the lay off. Is this an every year thing?

Bette and Kim...how was the cookie party?

Time to get dinner on the table:wave2:

[Hygiene99]

Cookie party is not til the 19th day of Dec.

And the lay off thing is not something i want to happen every year but the weather has alot to do with construction for example u cant pour concrete due to the tempeture ...

It is ok thought im going to the World with with 3 nieces and 1 of jens friends 5 woman and me oh boy......

three nieces it is a surprise trip for them .....

2 of the nieces The TWINS Kirah and Kaylee

It is Just time for there surprise trip we promised them
since we have been doing it with the other 3
they asked when it was time for there surprise trip that they go together........

And then There is Brittany the older sister
She Got the best Report card in her entire Class in the fifth grade
Being #1 in her class Deserves another surprise trip to Disney

Twins r being told that DAD has a chance to work an overnight shift for overtime and they have to stay over our house.

When the twins get to the house we r going to tell them they r going to Disney .. and Jens friend Lauren is Going to be here,.
We r going to say that Lauren is taking us to the airport
and then is going to take care of Brittany for the night...
and take her to School in Morning.... when we get to airport
We r going to Surprise Brittany and then they will find out that Lauren is going also......

Have a little side work to keep me busy.....

but do not want to start any project around the house until after the holidays..... have 3 partys here....

and one of the projects is to rip up the tile floor in the kitchen and put down hard wood.....

Sand the wide pine floor in family room and stain and polyurethane....

[Viking]

11am our time-5am your time: They got Saddam!!!:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: American and Kurdish soldiers arrested him in Tikrit - Let's hope that this stops that nightmare once and forever.

[bettemom]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Thanks Eric !!!

Read your post about 6:30 our time...Had not as yet turned tv on....What a GREAT surprise..:teeth:

One of our police officers was just deployed on Friday...Hope this will make it safer for all the guys & gals over there....

Bette

[RellingTwin]

I was very happy with the outcome of the last "Survivor"! I'm not sure if it was because Sanda won, or because Jon didn't win.

Another week gone, and another week closer to our cruise.

Eric, thanks for posting the news. I had checked the board early Sunday morning, and after reading your post, turned on CNN just in time for the official announcment. :bounce:

[jeanniec]

Been away from here for a while -- due to stomach flu (UGH). I have a new computer at home that I still haven't got set up & I haven't been near the one at work since last Wednesday. I used to have just an internet appliance at home (email & net only) but I finally broke down and bought a REAL computer. Took forever to put the desk together (that kind of stuff is not really Sam's thing). Then we had to move furniture around in one of our 3 "spare bedrooms" to find room for the desk. Had a hectic weekend shopping, cleaning, babysitting. Maybe I can get the computer on the desk tonight and try to figure out how to get it going. I will be home all next week so I won't be able to get into a computer if I don't get the new one working.

Belated happy birthdays to Fiona, Mary and Ave'!

Couldn't believe that they actually caught Saddam -- wonderful.

Re Survivor: I am OK with Sandra winning. Lill was never a particular favorite of mine altho she was sure interesting to watch. I had to admire her for picking Sandra instead of Jon to go to the final two. She would have won if she had picked Jon, and it is hard to believe that she would take the chance that she might lose by going up against Sandra. The fact that she did not make an easy game-winning decision (by picking Jon) really entitled her to win, in my mind. Did that sentence make any sense? Sandra was so obnoxious in the beginning that I could not stand her but she became more likeable toward the end. Thank goodness that it was not Jon! He was absolutely horrible on the reunion, too. I guess that is just the real Jon. One creepy guy!

[cdnmickeylover]

Thanks Eric for posting. I saw it and immediately turned on CNN and watched the official announcement. Was up at around 6:15am or so since DS had to be at the amouries for 8am. His course is basically every other weekend and it starts at 8am both days. :( He's ok with it though as he figures he'll get paid about $1200 for the eight weekends.

Was ok with Sandra winning although after Lil won the last challenge I thought she deserved it. Was surprised she didn't take Jon to the final 2 but was relieved that Jon didn't get to go to the final 2. Does that make sense??? Boy was he obnoxious and he's no better in real life apparently.

Frustrating day at work -- banks are so difficult to work with sometimes.

Christmas is 10 days away! Help!!!

Fiona

[Hygiene99]

yes i was happpy that jon did not get in the final 2
wanted the girl that got voted out 4th to win but im happy with the out come

[jeanneg]

Despite the show of hands on Sunday night, I don't believe Lil would have won. The fact that she was an outcast and not there for the entire duration would not have sat well with the rest of the jury. If Jon had made it to the final 2, he would have "deserved" to win. True, he was a lying, conniving little weasel and I would hate to see him win, but the fact remains, if he got that far, he deserved the vote and probably would have gotten it. Of the final 4, I would have liked Darrah to win, but Sandra was also deserving. I believe she knew full well what she was doing at the tribal counsel when Ruppert was eliminated, but she was smart enough to do it in a manner that could be explained in a satisfactory way. After the whole Christa and the fish incident, we saw that Sandra was a very capable liar. The facts remain, she played the game well and therefore deserves to win, although she was definitely not the most likable or honorable person.
I've watched all seven Survivors and in MY opinion, the only winner that was totally deserving AND ETHICAL was Ethan. OK, so much for shooting my mouth off........
Can't wait for the all-star version!

[@GoofyNut]

:wave: Hi guys and gals ... feeling the Christmas Stress and then My DSIL sent me this .................. aah the daydream of it all!

:wave2: MaruLou.

It's a balmy 73 degrees with snow flurries continuing to fall throughout the day," announced the ship's cruise director as the "Disney Magic" docked at Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. Just in time for the holiday season, Disney Cruise Line guests are finding themselves literally "walking in a winter wonderland" - or rather a Magical Wonderland - a new themed decor package that has transformed Disney's sandy private island into a "snowy" holiday hideaway. In addition to "snow" flurries, guests enjoy seeing Christmas trees, Mr. and Mrs. Snowman (with shell noses and tropical shirts), carolers and a sleigh full of presents in the middle of the Bahamas. Disney characters, dressed in holiday island styles, sign autographs and pose for photos to the beat of holiday tunes. Even the island's tram that transports guests across the 1,000-acre island has been decorated to resemble a reindeer, complete with antlers and tail. At the beach, families learn the art of sand sculpting. Guests may even catch a glimpse of Goofy on a jet ski as he tries his hand at water sports in the lagoon. Scuttle's Cove, the children's programming area at Castaway Cay, hosts holiday-themed children's activities all day long. Children, ages 3-7, make candy cane reindeer and paper plate angels while kids, ages 8-12, create snowflake-mobiles and clothespin reindeer. Whether lounging on a sun-drenched beach, participating in a variety of water sports or indulging in the ultimate island barbecue, Castaway Cay offers an authentic tropical experience - now with a touch of the holidays - that every member of the family can enjoy. Onboard, Disney's Magical Holidays celebration continues: - A nearly three-deck-tall tree-lighting ceremony in the atrium lobby, where "snow" magically falls - A Christmas Day visit from Santa Goofy, with surprises for all the kids - Special family time, when families join together to design and decorate their own gingerbread houses - Disney Cruise Line's own rendition of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" with a reading by Mrs. Claus and caroling by the main stage performers - Traditional holiday feasts in Disney's three themed dining rooms - Multiple faith and inter-denominational holiday services.

After reading that if you aren't cruise-dreaming, you'd better check you temperature!

Jen & Peter ... You are the absolute best Aunt and Uncle to those kids and I wish you a safe, happy and memorable trip.

[piglet33]

I'm cruise dreaming right now. Boy do I wish I was there right now.

[Viking]

Jen & Peter,
have fun and enjoy it!!!

Our forecasts predict a 70% probability of snow on Xmas Eve :Pinkbounc

Ok,
commercial break is over - Gotta head back to the telly, one of my favourites is on, a baseball-flick: The Cleveland Indians, starring Tom Berenger, Wesley Snipes, Renee Russo, Charlie Sheen, etc.

See Y'all

[bettemom]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY-JO !!!!!!!

See you in a couple of days...safe trip :sunny:

Hugs,

Kim & Bette

[cdnmickeylover]

Another December baby -- yeah!! Happy Birthday Mary Jo!!

So wish we could see you on the 19th but darn work interferes with life once again.

Could definitely go on a cruise right now. We have a bit of snow on the ground but at the moment it's raining so I don't know how long it's going to last. It gets dark so early it's depressing.

Had a cookie exchange at work today so have nine dozen cookies to eat! Took them to my car at lunch time so that I wouldn't start eating them.

Friday is munchie day here -- everybody brings in something and we get to eat most of the day. Unfortunately I'll be busy and here late so that means I'll eat less which might not be a bad thing.

Two deals just got moved to the 23rd so am not going to be taking that day off. I'm hoping not to come in on the 24th but we'll see. Since the firms end of year is Dec 31st it also means that all accounts have to be in by the end of the year too. Makes it a busy time.

Must get back to work (or better yet cruise dreaming).

Take care everyone.

Fiona

[papa]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY JO!!!!!!!:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[ARLO1]

happy birthday maryjo....

add me to the december birthdays also.. mines the 22nd. taking that day plus a few more to celebrate....

arlene

[bettemom]

Hi Guys,

Mine is December 27 th....

See all those coming to cookie night in a few days.

Bye, Kim

[padisneyfan]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY JO :hug:


Nancy

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes....I appreciate them!!

Add another December birthday to the list--Sam is actually a Christmas baby...born on December 25th!!

Leaving for New Hampshire on Friday and just hope we have no snow--supposed to get rain for the day today and snow/sleet tonight!! Yuck--the joys of living in NE Pennsylvania!!

[jeanneg]

Happy Birthday, Mary Jo, and all the other previous December birthdays I may have missed.

[Twinave]

Happy Birthday Mary JO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Viking]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Mary Jo :wave:

[ohioscootersdad]

Hi everyone,

Happy belated birthday to Fiona, 'Ave,& Mary.

Happy birthday Maryjo.

Christmas stress has kept Colleen and myself off the computer for quite a while.

Hopefully, no more business trips for a while.

Looking at two 3 day work weeks for the holidays.

We changed our H.H. ressie's to check in on June 13th and check out on June 18th.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night.

Don:smooth:

[@GoofyNut]

:wave: and :bounce: Happy Birthday :bounce: MaryJo and have a safe trip to Cookie Night!

[Hygiene99]

cookie night is getting closer......................

happy B day Kim

Well i figured out what was wrong with our PC.
After reinstalling windows Twice ...and up dating Virus software
Witch i dont understand how this could happy if i have automatic updates with Nortons ???

We had the BLASTER WORM Virus......

all better now..

it is amazing what tech Support at Gateway can do for $1.95
per minute...................................
had the thing gone in about 20 minutes or so.......

[Viking]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Kim :wave:

And congrats for post #600 to me :teeth:

[cdnmickeylover]

Happy Birthday Arlene, Sam and Kim in advance!! :bounce: :bounce:

Didn't realize so many of us were born in December -- pretty amazing really.

Long day at work today and it will be tomorrow too!!

Wish we could come to the cookie party. :( :(

Unfortunately work is going nuts and there's a christmas party I must attend tomorrow night.

One good thing is that tomorrow is goodie day here -- food all day, all the time.

Still wish I was cruising for Christmas but oh well maybe some year.

Take care everyone -- haven't heard the forecast for Christmas Eve but hoping for snow. (The only time during the winter you will hear me speak those words!)

Fiona

[RellingTwin]

Happy Birthday Mary Jo!

I also had a long day at work! BUT tomorrow I get a half day and plan on finishing up my shopping. The house is finally decorated and the tree is trimmed. :hyper:
Tomorrow is the OB/Gyn dept Christmas party. This is the only time DH gets to wear his tux (other then the cruise)This year it is being held at a very nice Country Club:tongue:
Happy Birthday to Sam, Kim and Arlene:earseek:
December Birthdays...out of 8 children in my family 4 of us were born in December!My sister, brother and of course my twin and I!My poor parents!! Imagine having to buy for 8 kids at Christmas and 4 kids birthdays in the same month! :eek:

[piglet33]

Wow, so many birthdays this month.

Happy Birthday to all December birthday people. I don't want to miss anyone.:)

[papa]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all our friends with birthdays this month. Hope to be on the computer more after the holidays. Have to run as granddaughter is coming towards me with a book to read to her. Mike.

[Viking]

Folks,
we're off to the Baltic Coast to spend the holidays with Anja's patents.

Everybody have a Merry Xmas

See Y'all in a week on the Boards

[Hygiene99]

Happy holiday to u also viking....

We r off to Cookie night With Kim and Bette

Just another benefit of the nice people we have met on these boards will give full report im sure it is going to be fun

peter

[Cheese Please]

The University of Delaware's Fighting Blue Hens won the NCAA Division I-AA football championship by defeating Colgate 40 to 0 in the championship game tonight in Chattanooga Tennesee. Gary Delana's "favorite" team did a lot more than "peck" at Colgate.

Hope everyone has a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy New Year.

Dave & Ellen

[papa]

Congratulations Dave and the fighting blue hens. Chattanooga is about a two hour drive from nashville. About 120 miles. Mike

[Hygiene99]

Cookie Night With Kim and Bette


All i can say is WOW

We arrived and greeted By many guests, and told many of them we met them on a Cruise they where like Wow neat ...

Being New this year we teamed up with some one who had been before and otu came the cookies tins and Tins of them
Kim must have baked everynigh for ever .....

then came the instructions
we all bagged the coookies we had in the tin in front of us
when the bagging as done we all made Boxes of all the different kinds i think there was 20 ... boxes got wrapped and tagged with your name and placed by the door as u left u could take your box........ was like a Nabisco Factory and great fun ....

As the crowd dwindled we had time to sit and Chat with Kim and bette who where like One armed paper hangers most of the evening ..... Kim has some of the neatest Disney Mem...
hanging on her walls ...............
also present was MARY JO and husband Sam And SARAH
we sat and chatted until it was late and Both of us having to work in The Am .. Said goodNight

Was fun and Would recomend a trip from Germany for this event.... lol

We also got to Meet BERNIES PARENTS We did not know the Story behind Bernie and learn the whole story it was Quite funny


Kim and Bette thank u over and out Peter & Jen

[Twinave]

Wow! Cookie Night sounds like a lot of fun. Wish I could have been there.

Finally got all my shopping done. Still have to wrap the gifts, but the tough part is over with. Now we have to clean the house, and stock up on groceries for our company. Rellingtwin and her family will be here...this Wed!:bounce:

Hi to Dave and Ellen! Watched to Sting Ray City DVD yesterday. And was thinking of you both.:wave:

Plans for this week:
Mon: Work
Tues: Work
Wed: sister arrives, oysters and beer on the back porch, maybe a few friends stop by for some munchies.
Thur: To In-laws for presents and my father-in-laws famous Christmas Breakfast. (quail, pheasent, dove, homemade sausage, bacon, biscuits, gravy, OJ, coffee, homemade nut and fruit danish, and made to order omlettes. Yummmm. Then back to my house, to get ready for Christmas Dinner, Ham, Turkey and all the trimmings for 14 people.
Fri: Relax
Sat: Relax
Sun: Relax

Later, Ave'

[RellingTwin]

Just a few days of work, then off for 5 days! It's been a busy weekend and will be a busy week.
Christmas shopping is finally done!:bounce:

Wish we could have joined "Cookie Night" is sounds like a blast!

[piglet33]

Wow Ave', you're making me hungry reading about all the food you will be eating. Between that and reading about the cookies, I'm ready for lunch!

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in case I don't get to post before then.

Renee', Lenny and Haley

[@GoofyNut]

Dave (Cheese Please) ... loved to hear about the "Blue Hen" victory. Now you have something to talk about with the DCL comic!

Before the Holidays take over my mind ...

:Pinkbounc Happy :Pinkbounc Birthday to Arlene on the 22nd, Sam on the 25th and Kim on the 27th!

Of course it seems like I am getting my usual bronchial thingy just in time for the holidays ..... coughing my brains off. AND just before I have to go for some testings where they tell you to remain still till they are done with the scans!

Sorry, I'm done now!

What does Santa like to do in his garden?

Have a very Merry, from Art, Cathy & AshLee!

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARLENE (ARL01).....HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!! Mary Jo

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

As soon as I can find my desk (mail was all over my chair and desk when I came into work today since I was off on Friday--when I am off for the day, my boss just leaves the mail and everything else for me!!)--I will post about cookie night.

[cdnmickeylover]

Happy Birthday Arlene!!

Fiona & Jim

[Twinave]

Happy Birthday Arlene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::yes:: :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Ave'

[RellingTwin]

Happy Birthday Arlene!

We leave today for Florida! To all who are traveling, be safe!
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas!
I'll post from Ave's house.

[Hygiene99]

HAPPY birthday ....... Arlene


MY dog also has a birthday in December She was a New years Eve Baby..... her name is Shelby

[padisneyfan]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ARLENE, SAM AND KIM

Next up will be the January Birthday group which will include me.

Decorating done, shopping done, wrapping done, cards sent out, grocery shopping completed (turkey thawing), and baking done (even it is only those pull apart and bake cookies, I did bake). So I guess I am as ready as I can be for the Holidays to begin.

It will just be the 4 of us for Christmas, but on Friday we are traveling to upstate PA to visit with my family. It is over a year since we got together as last Christmas it snowed and we didn't make it. So hopefully we can make it this year.

Cookie night sounds like so much fun and yummy. Wish we could have been there.

Hope everyone has a safe trip to their destinations for the holidays.

In case I don't get a chance to post before 12/25

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Nancy::MinnieMo and Norm ::MickeyMo

[Hygiene99]

Very sad news about NATHAN PAGE....

The Page Family has touched our hearts deeply .................

[papa]

Merry Christmas to everyone and happy holiday's from our family to yours:bounce:

We have been busy with our babies and delivering toys to those that needed them.

Cathy hope that all your tests came out OK. :wave2: Mike

[Mr.Karaoke]

A very happy birthday to everybody and a happy holidays and happy new year to each and everybody. Be healthy, happy and safe this holiday season.

Lets all meet next year on our favorate ship.

Andy

[Hygiene99]

Merry Christmas.... Andy and alll

[bettemom]

:goodvibes :jumping1: :love1:


Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night !!!

Kim & Bette

[padisneyfan]

HO, HO, HO AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT


NANCY::MinnieMo AND NORM::MickeyMo

[Twinave]

Hi Everyone,
Rellingtwin and family have arrived safely and we just finished a few dozen cold oysters. Yum. The kids are beside themselves. Just a few more hours to go!
Merry Christmas to all!!!!! http://burns.thefinaldimension.org/contrib/anym/snowman.gif

Later, Ave'

[papa]

Feliz Navidad , Merry Christmas to one and all.

Cathy here is some pixie dust to cure your bronchitis.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Mike

[Twinave]

Merry Christmas from RellingTwin (Mary) and family.

We are having a great time at Ave's home. The kids ripped open gifts about an hour ago and are now busy playing with their new things.

Cathy, we got you card and Mickey before leaving Charleston...Thank you!!!

[Cheese Please]

Merry Christmas to everyone. Our teenage kids (17 & 19) are still in bed, believe that. Even though we had them up for midnight services last night you'd think they would be up by now....teenagers.... :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

Of course it does give me some time to check the boards...

Hugs, Kisses and Pixie dust to all the Cruisetoberfest III (and II and I) Cruisers. Hope your holidays are filled with Love, Peace and Joy.

Dave & Ellen

[bettemom]

Merry Christmas.....

We are up & going...Gifts open...Muffins warm...coffee hot...It a good day.....

Hugs to all,may you have a healthy,peaceful day...


Kim,Bette & Kevin

[jeanniec]

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas. I spent Christmas Eve night in horrible pain -- diagnosed it as gallbladder even tho I have never had that problem before. I was up all night. Thought about going to the ER but couldn't stand the thought of being cooped up in the car while driving there. I had Christmas dinner but just threw things together and then went back to bed while the family was eating. Poor Sam had a real mess to clean up. My daughter was sick, too. Thinks she has a strep throat, but can't get in to see her doctor. They are too busy, but they are supposed to call in an antibiotic Rx for her. Not our best Christmas, I must say. We sure could use a cruise right now -- but will have to wait for a while. October can't come soon enuf!

[Twinave]

jeannie, sorry you and your daughter were felling poorly. Hope you both get better soon.

Christmas was fun for us. Today Rellingtwin and I are bring the DDs shopping, and DH is bringing the boys out on the boat. They will go over to Shell Island and fire off rockets. Boy stuff! :):tongue:

Cathy, Thanks so much for the Mickey and card. Love the little Santa hat.
Papa, Love the pic of Katie!

Take care everyone!!!!
Later, Ave'

[papa]

Jeannie so sorry that you and your dear daughter are under the weather.

Cathy the package came today. Thank you so much. I hope that you are feeling better and your bronchitis is on the road to healing.

Dave these young kids are not as tough as advertised. :crazy: Hope that the girls are enjoying being at home during winter break.

Hope that Eric and Anja are enjoying their trip for the holidays and have a safe trip home.

Ave take care of the twin and do not eat too much, as you might wind up looking like me :hyper:

Kathy is working tonight. We had a wonderful Christmas at Katie's mom's house. It was a pot luck Christmas as everyone contributed a dish or two along with desserts. Kathy made her famous chocolate meringue pies and I made a couple of pecan pies along with dressing (stuffing to you yankees) and a spiral sliced honey ham.

Mike

[Viking]

Hi Folks,

we're back :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc
We chose our driving time so carefully that we did both trips at low traffic: 4:40 on the way north and 4:30 on the way back. This is an average speed of about 80 mph for the first leg and 83 mph for the second :teeth:
I hope everyone has "survived" the feasting ;) We went to the local branch of our gym each day to compensate for all the excess food and so could avoid gaining weight.
After new year's eve we'll go on a 2-month diet to prepare ourselves for the Frankfurt Half-Marathon in March. I'll have to shed another 15 - 20 lbs for it and Anja wants to lose about 4 lbs for it. The less weight we'll have to carry the faster we will be.

See Y'all later on the boards

[padisneyfan]

Cathy---- Thank you so much for the Santa Mickey ornament. You are just so crafty. Sorry you've been sick.

Dave (Cheeseplease): I can relate to those teens not getting up or should I say young adults (19 and 20). We went to Midnight mass so it was late when we went to bed. DS#2 got up around 10:30 and I finally made DS#1 get up at 11am. Till we were done opening up the gifts it was time for our Turkey dinner.

jeanniec--- Sorry to hear that you and your daughter were under the weather for the holiday. Hope you are soon feeling better. Does that nasty gallbladder have to come out?

Sounds like everyone else had a nice holiday. Christmas was quite for us since it was just the 4 of us. Friday we went to visit my family, so it was much more hectic then. We got to see my niece's husband (he is a Marine and is back from the Kuwait). Just to keep him in shape, my brother (his FIL) had him chopping down trees and hauling them back to the camp for firewood. We all got together at our family cabin in upstate PA which was really neat. My brother had the place all decorated for the Holidays. We even had an outside campfire going. It was great being with family for the day.

Went out to buy some of those big after Christmas sales on Christmas lights, cards and wrapping items. Since I didn't get to go on Friday, didn't know if there would be much left, but was able to find what I needed.

Eric--- So is 80 a normal speed to travel. In my area if I was going 80, it would be at least 15 miles over the speed limit. That is not to say, I don't go that fast. You just don't want to get caught.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. It was so nice to have 4 days off.

Nancy::MinnieMo

[Majestic]

Thought you guys may be interested in the following thread.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=482773

I created a database for you to see who's going when you are. :hyper:

And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming. :teeth:

Enjoy.

[Viking]

Nancy,
thanks for your wonderful card, we really loved it ::yes::
Yes, 80 is the "recommended" speed on all German Autobahnen when there is no posted speed limit. But to average a speed of 80 over a distance of 375 miles you have to travel at 100 - 110 mph, because there are large portions with posted limits of 60 and 75. In construction zones the limit may be as low as 50. So most of the time we cruised at about 100. The snow tyres we have mounted are certified up to 120 only, so we couldn't go at max anyway. Max is about 135 for our car, but going at max is not very fuel efficient, yesterday we averaged 27 mpg at max, it would only have bee about 20. And you think twice about that at $5 per gallon :eek:

[ohioscootersdad]

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Sounds like the cookie exchange was a big hit.
I'm glad the twins got to be together for the holidays.
Eric, what is the weather like at the Baltic this time of year?
Colleen, DD, SIL, and Becca were all sick for Christmas, not as festive as we would've liked. Colleen is slowly getting better, I hope she can enjoy the Disney Champaigne with pixie dust that I got on our last night on the Magic.
Two and half days of work, then four days off to end the year, can't wait.

We are hoping to get together with some of our cruise friends before October, see everyone soon(on the boards).

Don:smooth:

[RellingTwin]

Only 46 days until we go to Disney's Hilton Head Resort!
But for now....back to reality today.

Santa brought Regina a viola for Christmas! She was thrilled!
George W got a remote controlled helicopter. He is one happy boy!

Our clinic is closed Thursday, so 3 days of work then 1 day off, then one day of work, then a weekend. Because 2004 is a leap year, next year New Years is on a Sat. so I think we get Friday (new Years Eve) off.

Don, sorry to hear your family is not feeling well. :( I hope they are back on their feet soon.

Eric, glad you are back safe and sound! When we were heading back to SC the interstate (I-95) was jammed with "Snowbirds". We must have seen 1000 motor homes, campers ect. heading south. It looked like a traffic jam from NY to Fla!

We have no plans for New Years Eve, just a quite night at home.

Pixie Dust to all who are under the weather!

[Viking]

Originally posted by ohioscootersdad
Happy Holidays to everyone.

Sounds like the cookie exchange was a big hit.
I'm glad the twins got to be together for the holidays.
Eric, what is the weather like at the Baltic this time of year?
Colleen, DD, SIL, and Becca were all sick for Christmas, not as festive as we would've liked. Colleen is slowly getting better, I hope she can enjoy the Disney Champaigne with pixie dust that I got on our last night on the Magic.
Two and half days of work, then four days off to end the year, can't wait.

We are hoping to get together with some of our cruise friends before October, see everyone soon(on the boards).

Don:smooth:

Don,
the weather was a mixture of wind, rain & snow at temps in the low 30ies. The sky was overcast the whole week we spent up there :( The wind reached speeds up to 70 mph with gusts of 90 :eek:

[Viking]

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Only 46 days until we go to Disney's Hilton Head Resort!
But for now....back to reality today.

Santa brought Regina a viola for Christmas! She was thrilled!
George W got a remote controlled helicopter. He is one happy boy!

Our clinic is closed Thursday, so 3 days of work then 1 day off, then one day of work, then a weekend. Because 2004 is a leap year, next year New Years is on a Sat. so I think we get Friday (new Years Eve) off.

Don, sorry to hear your family is not feeling well. :( I hope they are back on their feet soon.

Eric, glad you are back safe and sound! When we were heading back to SC the interstate (I-95) was jammed with "Snowbirds". We must have seen 1000 motor homes, campers ect. heading south. It looked like a traffic jam from NY to Fla!

We have no plans for New Years Eve, just a quite night at home.

Pixie Dust to all who are under the weather!

Mary,
please tell George that he must not destroy the copter before I had an opportunity to see it in action in September ;)
We are thinking about flying to the States on 9/11, Anja has to check with the hospital if she can get full four weeks in a row again. The reason is: Hertz doesn't offer rental cars with a GPS in Charleston, but in Orlando. We would then fly into Orlando, pick up the car and drive to Crystal River for some diving, then to Savannah for 2 or 3 days, to Charleston for a week, then to PCB for another week, then to Orlando for an afternoon of shopping, drop off the car and have a limo take us to the Radisson for the Pre-Cruise-Party :yo-yo:

New Year's Eve will be quiet for us too: We'll go to our favourite restaurant, a Malaysian/SriLankean place with exotic food and extremely yummy cocktails. They have a nice non-smoking area, which is -unfortunately- still an exception in German eateries.

Good news waited on my office-puter when I returned from my vacation: A mail announcing a €150 (Approx $190) raise for me starting 1/1/04. Combine that with my company's regular raise of 3.2% scheduled for 3/1/04 and this adds up to some serious shopping in the USA :teeth:

[jeanniec]

Mary -- I'll be anxious to hear about your trip to Hilton Head. Are you going to the DVC resort there or somewhere else? We love HH, but have always gone in the summer or fall. I'm wondering how the weather will be when you go in (February?). I have often thought about going there off season just to relax, walk the beach and eat in all the wonderful restaurants. Sam seems to think he can only go on vacation when it is warm and he can swim even tho we have our own pool in the backyard.

Also interesting about the viola. I used to play viola in the high school orchestra (and clarinet in the band). I think there are a lot of people who have never heard of a viola. Brings back fond memories of long ago.

I am feeling better. My daughter and grandson both had strep throat which turned into the flu. They were really sick over the weekend but thankfully, they are starting to feel a little better so I can stop worrying quite so much.

Happy New Year to all if I don't post before then!

[RellingTwin]

Eric, congrats on the raise. Well deserved, I'm sure:) Your travel plans are very impressive. We are under the 40 week mark now!

jeanniec...we have been going to Disney's Resort in HH for the past 3 years for "President's Weekend". The kids have Fri and Mon. off so we make it a long weekend. The weather has always been wonderful. The pools are heated so the kids swim like crazy! The beaches are very empty (great for kite flying) and the activites at the resort are great fun. This is also the weekend of the Daytona 500 so DH goes to Murgey's Den and watches it on the big screen TV.It's always nice to have a trip planned after the holidays. Although we look forward to the cruise, it's still too far away to help us with the post holiday blues.
Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Regina LOVES the viola!She resently took her "chair" test and is now 1st chair (please forgive mommy bragging!)
Work was crazy yesterday:earseek: Between the patients with the flu, and the fact we were closed for 5 days, we had a very busy day.I'm sure today will be the same.
Speaking of work, time to get going.

Eric, you will be happy to hear that ALL Fl. resturants are now smoke free.

[padisneyfan]

Work has been crazy, I think someone forgot to tell the patients it is the Holidays. Our hospital has been full except for Christmas Day. Of course, in the rush to get patients home for the holidays we cleaned house on Christmas Eve Day. Well guess what most of my patients who were discharged returned on Dec 26th. Having major bowel surgery and then going home and gorging yourself with Christmas dinner, just doesn't go over real well. Plus, this is prime season for perforated bowels. So I am busy, busy, busy.

Eric--- Congratulations on the raise. Norm also told me he got one that starts next paycheck.

Since the weather has been so nice, have been taking 4 mile power walks to work off all the excess food. I got some new CD's for Christmas so have some new music to listen to while walking. It was a nice change to walk outside instead of doing my Walk Away the Pounds videos.

Well, must start to work on my patient load for the day.

Have a great day everyone.

Nancy

[Viking]

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Eric, congrats on the raise. Well deserved, I'm sure:) Your travel plans are very impressive. We are under the 40 week mark now!

jeanniec...we have been going to Disney's Resort in HH for the past 3 years for "President's Weekend". The kids have Fri and Mon. off so we make it a long weekend. The weather has always been wonderful. The pools are heated so the kids swim like crazy! The beaches are very empty (great for kite flying) and the activites at the resort are great fun. This is also the weekend of the Daytona 500 so DH goes to Murgey's Den and watches it on the big screen TV.It's always nice to have a trip planned after the holidays. Although we look forward to the cruise, it's still too far away to help us with the post holiday blues.
Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Regina LOVES the viola!She resently took her "chair" test and is now 1st chair (please forgive mommy bragging!)
Work was crazy yesterday:earseek: Between the patients with the flu, and the fact we were closed for 5 days, we had a very busy day.I'm sure today will be the same.
Speaking of work, time to get going.

Eric, you will be happy to hear that ALL Fl. resturants are now smoke free.

Mary,
I thought they've been smokefree since last summer :confused: When we met with Jen & Jeff near Ellenton in an Irish Pub we thought it amusing that so many guests left the pub every 15 minutes for their necessary dose of carcinogens:teeth: BTW, next monday Anja & I have been clean for six years ::yes::
Anja checked her ward's vacation roster and we've got green light for ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: weeks!!!!
Would there be any chance to see a NASCAR race during our stay in Dixie? I wouldn't insist on a top-league race, a smaller one would also be fine. I would be willing to adjust our travel plans accordingly. A race near Charleston or PCB (Hi Ave:wave2: )would be great.
Another piece of good news (For us) is the very favourable Dollar/Euro exchange rate: The Euro hit the $1.25-mark yesterday, some experts even deem $1.35 for one 1 EUR possible. This would make for very, very serious shopping :hyper:

[RellingTwin]

Eric, you are probably right about the smoking ban. I think it went into effect last July.
I looked at the NASCAR schedule and there are 2 races on the east coast during the time you will be here. One is 9/11 in Richmond Virginia, the other is in Talladaga Alabama on 10/3!The rest of the races are either in the northeast (New Hapshire) or out West. Sorry:( I will look into the smaller races, like the NASCAR truck series, and let you know.

A little web surfing has found a track nearby which has Sat. night racing. The 2004 season has not started yet, but we will check it out one Sat night before you get here and see what it's like.

[Viking]

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Eric, you are probably right about the smoking ban. I think it went into effect last July.
I looked at the NASCAR schedule and there are 2 races on the east coast during the time you will be here. One is 9/11 in Richmond Virginia, the other is in Talladaga Alabama on 10/3!The rest of the races are either in the northeast (New Hapshire) or out West. Sorry:( I will look into the smaller races, like the NASCAR truck series, and let you know.

A little web surfing has found a track nearby which has Sat. night racing. The 2004 season has not started yet, but we will check it out one Sat night before you get here and see what it's like.

Thanks a lot, Mary :wave2:

[ohioscootersdad]

Good morning to all,

A quick note from N.E. Ohio at 3:30 am, last day of work then 4 days off. Colleen is starting to feel a little better, we can't decide when to take our 3rd vacation for the year, any suggestions?

We are looking at New Hampshire in December, or maybe Canada in the spring. We have to work around Josh's school.

So long for now,

Don:smooth:

[bettemom]

WELL !!!! Of course New Hampshire in December !!!!COOKIES !!!!!!

[Viking]

Hi Folks,

this is Germany greeting you from 2004 :wave2: How's it like still being in 2003? :hyper:

[bettemom]

Hi Eric !!

Just means we're younger....:tongue: :teeth:

[bettemom]

Hi Eric !!

Just means we're younger....:tongue: :teeth:

[papa]

What Bettemom said.:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[Twinave]

Happy New Year Everyone!

We've got black-eyed peas and ham hocks for everyone!
One of my favorit Southern traditions, and that's saying a lot for this transplanted Yankee!

Oh, and ditto what Bette said. :jester:

[Viking]

But now you're older again :teeth: :hyper: :teeth: :hyper:

[bettemom]

And Wiser !!! :wave2: :wave2:

[jeanniec]

Ave -- We've been in NC for 17-1/2 years now, but I don't think I will ever get into ham hocks and black-eyed peas. I think in the Carolina's, the big thing for New Year's Day is some kind of pork and greens??? That's probably wrong because the first time I heard about it, I tried to forget. I must say that the first time I went to the grocery store here, I couldn't believe how many different kinds of peas and beans they had on the shelves. At home (Chicago) we had peas -- one kind -- green. We had never heard of black-eyed peas, field peas, crowder peas and I don't know what other kinds of peas there are. Also, never heard of Great Northern Beans and some of the other kinds of beans that are available here. I pretty much stick with green beans and baked beans. Can you tell I'm a picky eater? I sometimes get into trouble on cruises when choosing dinner -- usually look for something plain and simple which is not always easy. Happy New Year to all!

[jeanneg]

OK, while you guys argue who's older and who's wiser, it's the first day of the New Year and all I am is friggin' WASTED! Damn that champagne last night......if anyone so much as mentions a conch cooler, I'm gonna hurl......Happy New Year everyone, I'll start whatver it is I'm starting -- tomorrow!

[Twinave]

jeanniec...Bean Story: Growing up we had 3 kinds of beans/peas: green (english) peas, brown beans, and lima beans. I hated lima beans! Whenever any of us kids started acting up, or refused to eat our dinner my mother would say she was going to call the "bean farm" and have them come and get us. At the Bean Farm you had to work all day in the fields, picking lima beans, and you got one meal a day. And it consisted of just one item...you guessed it ....lima beans.
I was in my late 20's before I ever ate lima beans of my own free will. And I would never eat them on a cruise! LOL

Going to see Haunted Mansion tonight.:earseek:

jeanneg: Sorry to hear that you've got a touch of the "cocktail flu". Hope you're feeling better soon.:smooth:

Later, Ave'

[RellingTwin]

I hope everyone had a nice New Years!
I sort of "mixed" our northern and southern traditions. I cooked a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Since we were not home for either Thanksgiving or Christmas, I wanted to cook my families favorites at least once during the holidays.
BUT...I did make a BIG pot of Collard Greens (with pig tails!!!) This is my sister-in-law's recipe and the tails really make a difference. I never thought I would get use to the "southern style" of cooking (fat back, pig parts,ect)but I must say, I really like collard greens!

I did miss TwinAve's husbands blackeyed peas with corn bread. He makes the BEST and no matter how I try, I can't seem to make it come out like his!:confused:

Work tomorrow then another 2 days off! I could get use to these 2 and 3 day work weeks!

I spent the day cooking and watching Animal Cops, and Clean Sweep! Yup...TOTAL SLUG DAY!I don't get to spend a day doing almost nothing very often, so it was nice.

[padisneyfan]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

In my area, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dinner for New Years is Pork and Sauerkrout. Now that is not a meal that you want if you have a hangover.

I acutally stayed awake to see the New Year come in. Usually I am asleep on the sofa. Norm and I stayed home, but both my son's were out and never came back until this afternoon. Better to have them stay with their friends than trying to drive home.

Back to work for me tomorrow. I agree with Mary, I could get use to this work schedule.

Tomorrow will be 9 months and counting.

Nancy::MinnieMo

[papa]

Mike and I stayed home and had a quiet night. We watched the big ball drop in NewYork and even though it was an hour early for us, we wished each other "Happy New Year" and a happy anniversary because it is the first of the month.:tongue: Then I went to bed. I read for a little while and then I heard some firecrackers go off and went to sleep. BORING...

Tonight I am at work making the BIG money (double time and a half) for 12 beautiful hours. Love it. We have 4 babies and I have the two sickest but they are really fine.

Katie is sick with the flu or a really bad cold. She is coughing and wheezing. I asked Stacey if she had taken her to the doctor but she hasn't because she said that the doctor wouldn't do anything for a cold. She is right but Katie sounded really congested. She is getting tylenol, round the clock and sleeps with the vaporizer on. I am just a grandmother, what do I know?:confused:

I am off the weekend and can get done on some serious sewing I started. Ya hoo! Hope everyone has a great New Year. Can't wait to see everyone in the spring. Kathy

[Viking]

Originally posted by jeanneg
OK, while you guys argue who's older and who's wiser, it's the first day of the New Year and all I am is friggin' WASTED! Damn that champagne last night......if anyone so much as mentions a conch cooler, I'm gonna hurl......Happy New Year everyone, I'll start whatver it is I'm starting -- tomorrow!

Jeanne,
you just have to do it like we did: We ran 8 miles on New Year's Eve and started the year with a 4 mile run and an hour of Pump (Weightlifting class with music). But we only had two cocktails each during the evening - Although the second round was quite stiff: The restaurant ran out of cocktail glasses and so they served us Pina Coladas in half-litre beerglasses :hyper: at the regular price:Pinkbounc

[cdnmickeylover]

Happy New Year everyone! Haven't posted in a while as I've been busy doing almost nothing!! Took Christmas Eve off work, worked December 29th and am off til Jan 5th. Nothing much was happening and everything else can be dealt with on Monday.

Ave -- had to laugh about the lima beans. It is one of the few foods that I absolutely hate. Jim laughs at me because I pick them out of the frozen veggies before they are cooked! They are just yuck!

Weather here has been great actually. No snow on the ground and the temperatures have been quite warm -- relatively speaking. Haven't had to wear mitts and a hat yet this winter but I know that the bad weather will be coming at some point.

Must go and do some errands while the stores are open. Also have to wake up DS as his father is coming to take him paintballing -- a sport/game I don't get but men seem to love!

Take care everyone. Nine months to go!!!

Fiona

[piglet33]

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

I decided to take today off and just spend the day all alone with Haley. Not sure if we're doing anything yet or if we'll just hang out here. It doesn't look too good outside so it will probably a day inside of playing with all her new toys :teeth:

Yippee 9 months to go!!!!! Boy I can't wait for this.

[jeanniec]

Mary -- pig "tails"??? That sounds really disgusting, but then as I said before, I am a very picky eater and tails would definitely not be anything that I would eat. I won't even do any kind of greens (seems like weeds to me). And -- I detest grits (had one teaspoonful once) and never again! Poor Sam -- he will eat just about anything as will our son, but they pretty much have to put up with my weird appetite unless we are eating out. My daughter is more like me, but even worse. There are only a few things that she will eat, and her son is the "picky-est" of all.

I see that we seem to have an interest in Animal Cops/Animal Precinct in common. It was a marathon yesterday, wasn't it? I was cleaning closets and drawers and watching Animal Planet yesterday, too. I am addicted to the humane society rescue programs, altho they are so sad sometimes that I cannot watch some parts of them. I always love the happy endings when the animals are adopted into loving homes. Unfortunately, not all the endings are happy. I had seen most of the programs but enjoyed a second viewing. I like the New York stories the best.

Nine months from today!!! Wow!!!

[jeanneg]

Originally posted by Viking
Jeanne,
you just have to do it like we did: We ran 8 miles on New Year's Eve and started the year with a 4 mile run and an hour of Pump (Weightlifting class with music). But we only had two cocktails each during the evening - Although the second round was quite stiff: The restaurant ran out of cocktail glasses and so they served us Pina Coladas in half-litre beerglasses :hyper: at the regular price:Pinkbounc

Our activities were not so different afterall.......I skipped the run but did several hours of 'pump" instead.....I lifted my oh-so-heavy glass many, many times and pumped my body full of the bad stuff!

I am happy to report I am feeling better now. We saw Return of the Ring yesterday and I didn't get rid of my headache until halfway through the movie. It was very good but sooooo long.
OK, so the cruise is 9 mos. away....that should be plenty of time to get in some sort of shape (wishful thinking). As we all know, resolutions don't actually begin until the first Monday of the New Year!!!!!!

[RellingTwin]

Yes, pig tails! But we don't eat them...they are cooked with the greens to "flavor" them (ok...they add FAT to them!).

I also like the NY Animal Cops, but the new one in Miami looks like it will be good also. My brother adopted a puppy from the Manhattan ASPCA. She was abused then abandoned. She is now a BIG German Shepard and she is still very skittish.

One of the docs at work told me he bought his wife a trip to the Cayman Islands for Christmas. He dives and I enjoyed teasing him about me going to the Caymans last year. I am going to bring him the video of our Captain Marvin's StingRay tour. Another of the docs is booking the 7 night Western next June and I have already given him the "Navigators" from our last trip. I feel like the resident travel agent!

Renee...have a wonderful day off with your DD!

[Viking]

Originally posted by jeanneg
Our activities were not so different afterall.......I skipped the run but did several hours of 'pump" instead.....I lifted my oh-so-heavy glass many, many times and pumped my body full of the bad stuff!

I am happy to report I am feeling better now. We saw Return of the Ring yesterday and I didn't get rid of my headache until halfway through the movie. It was very good but sooooo long.
OK, so the cruise is 9 mos. away....that should be plenty of time to get in some sort of shape (wishful thinking). As we all know, resolutions don't actually begin until the first Monday of the New Year!!!!!!
That's what we we call 'The one-armed clean-and-jerk' in Germany, we do it in two different classes: half a liter and one liter :laughing:
But your hangover must have been bad anyway, because not the 'Ring' returned, but the 'King :teeth: If the Ring had returned, that wouldn't have been a happy ending, would it?
I saw the movie the monday before Xmas and I loved it, I can't wait for the extended version on DVD which will be available sometime in August.

[Twinave]

We are going to Disney!!!!

Mark booked a 3 night stay at the All Star Sport of our Anniversary. (Feb 14th...15 years) We leave here on 2/12 after work/school. Spend Fri and Sat in the parks, then drive home on Sun. I am so excited!
I wanted to meet Rellingtwin in Hilton Head, but DH loves the parks. And since I went to HH the last 2 years on our anniversary(without him) I had to give in. LOL

My foster cat is missing. We can't find her anywhere. She is so timid, it's hard to see her wandering off very far.
:(

Got to go make Lost Kitty signs.

Later, Ave'

[jeanneg]

Ha,ha....ring, king, whatever.....but that would explain why the girl at the box office looked at me kinda funny when I asked for 3 tickets to "Return of the Ring" (either that, or the fact I was still slurring my words!)
Ave: Congrats on your upcoming trip to WDW. I'm so sorry about your cat....hopefully, she'll find her way back home.

[Viking]

Ave,
sorry about your kitty :( , but congrats for going to WDW.

I just booked air & hotel for our upcoming London-trip using the internet, which saved us about €500 ($625) compared to the regular travel agencies :hyper: , but I guess Anja will spend that -or more- shopping for hip clothes :earseek:

[jeanniec]

Ave' - So sorry about your kitty. We have 5 cats -- 4 of them were "orphans of the storm". I know how you feel. Hopefully she is back by now. Our cats are all house cats and Sam's favorite (Gizmo) got out somehow one day. We drove all over looking for him, thought he was gone and then he turned up several hours later. We were so happy. One of the nurses that I work with was watching her son's two dogs while they went to her daughter-in-law's home in Kansas for Christmas. Unfortunately, Rocco (the Jack Russell terrier) dug under their backyard fence and they have been looking for him for two days now. I haven't talked to her today, but hope that Rocco will turn up, too.

I am so happy for you that you are going to "the happiest place on earth soon for your anniversary. What a wonderful place to celebrate as you well know. We are not going back to WDW until the first week in May and I really need a Disney fix. It will be 7 months between our last visit and May -- longer than we usually stay away.

Once again, good luck with the kitty and congratulations on your anniversary trip.

[Twinave]

Thanks for all the good thoughts about my cat. But we found her. She was hit by a car. One of our nieghbors saw it happen, but he didn't know it was our cat. He showed DH the body and Mark brought her home. DD and DS are very upset. And of course I now have to write a letter to her owner, who is in Bahrain.
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Bye for now.

[piglet33]

Originally posted by Twinave
We are going to Disney!!!!

Mark booked a 3 night stay at the All Star Sport of our Anniversary. (Feb 14th...15 years) We leave here on 2/12 after work/school. Spend Fri and Sat in the parks, then drive home on Sun. I am so excited!
I wanted to meet Rellingtwin in Hilton Head, but DH loves the parks. And since I went to HH the last 2 years on our anniversary(without him) I had to give in. LOL

My foster cat is missing. We can't find her anywhere. She is so timid, it's hard to see her wandering off very far.
:(

Got to go make Lost Kitty signs.

Later, Ave'

That's great about the trip the WDW. Have a great time. BTW, you will be travelling on my birthday (2/12). :teeth:

[piglet33]

Originally posted by Twinave
Thanks for all the good thoughts about my cat. But we found her. She was hit by a car. One of our nieghbors saw it happen, but he didn't know it was our cat. He showed DH the body and Mark brought her home. DD and DS are very upset. And of course I now have to write a letter to her owner, who is in Bahrain.
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Bye for now.

That is so sad. I'm so sorry to hear that this happened. :(

[Twinave]

piglett... thanks for the nice thought. And we will be thinking of you as we pack our car and head south on 2/12.
Later,
Ave'

[papa]

Hope that everyone is having a nice weekend. Our January thaw has come early this year. Yesterday it was 70 degrees here.

We are up to 40 patients now and it is quite a job trying to see them all along with Kathy's real job.

Ave sorry about the cat. I have a 18 year old orange tabby that you are welcome to.:wave2:

Our Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. What a game.:bounce: Mike

[Suecot2000]

Happy New Year to everyone!

Finally, have some time to check out the boards.

Ave, so sorry about your kitty. When I read that I had to give my two, Mickey Meow and Minnie Meow, a big hug.

Mike, congrats on the Titans win. It was very painful for me, being a Ravens fan. Ravens would have won if it weren't for that 15 yard penalty for unsportsman like conduct by Orlando Brown. Hope he gets fined by the coach...you just don't do that during playoff games. But, may your Titans go to the Super Bowl.

Got three weeks left before my Jan. 24th curise, and have my documents. No upgrades...darn. Wow, only 9 months til Oct cruise. Can't wait for both.

Take Care,
Sue

[jeanniec]

Ave' - Sorry about the kitty -- how sad. I haven't heard whether Rocco has been found yet. I guess I'll find out at work tomorrow.

[Viking]

Sorry about your cat, Ave :(

Congratulations, Mike ::yes::
BTW, we saw Castaway this week on TV and in that movie Helen Hunt and Tom Hanks talk about the Tennessee Titans having been the Houston Oilers before they were moved/sold :confused: to your home state. Is that right or just movie-talk?

[Twinave]

We Found Fraidy Cat!!!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
She just came walking in the door late last night! The dead kitty we found looked just like her. Since I didn't want to kids to get a false sense of hope, I declared her dead.
Needless to say, the children are overjoyed! And so are DH and I.
And now I don't have to write the dreaded letter to her owner.
Thanks again for all your kind words.http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/fk/hello.gif

Later, Ave'

[jeanniec]

Ave' - I'm so happy for you and for your foster kitty. So glad you don't have to write that letter. Now you can really concentrate on your happiness at going to WDW soon! Rocco still hasn't been found, but we are hoping for the best.

[padisneyfan]

Ave--- I just watched "Mad House" on TV Sat and they keep thinking that the cat had been killed, but he keep showing up. Reminds me of you and the Foster cat. Have a great time at WDW. I think we are going to wait until May for another trip.

While the weather was so nice yesterday, took down the outside decorations. We hit 62 yesterday which was a record. Finished taking down all the inside decorations today. So the holiday season is officially over at the Fike house. Diet's don't start until after my Birthday which is Wednesday. I did pretty well over the holiday, made sure I exercised each day to try to keep the weight under control.

jeanniec---- Hope that Rocco also makes it home safe and sound.

Since I have worked all weekend undecorating, I am now going to spend the rest of the day just lying around doing nothing. Pizza for dinner.

Back to a full work week starting tomorrow.

:( I was just getting used to those 4 day weeks.

Nancy::MinnieMo

[piglet33]

Ave' - That is really great that your kitty was found and really wasn't killed. I'm sure it's a big relief.

[Viking]

Ave,
congratulations on your 'Lazarus'-kitty ;) I just hope you don't work that way in the hospital :jester:

[cdnmickeylover]

Ave -- glad that everything worked out with your kitty. It is so scary to have a missing pet. Also congrats on going to WDW for your anniversary.

Back to work today. Ugh. Just looked and our first statutory holiday isn't until April 9th -- Good Friday. Won't be able to last that long I don't think.

Our good weather is now gone. It's below 0C today and there is a light dusting of snow on the ground. Saturday we were outside with just sweaters on it was so warm.

Hope everyone is well. Less than 9 months to go!!

Fiona

[jeanniec]

Welll, Rocco (my friend's missing "granddog" ) was found in someone's yard in their neighborhood. Apparently he was hit by a car. They took him to the emergency vet last night and found that he has a broken femur, broken pelvis, big gash in his side with an abscess already formed. Put him on IV's and sedated him overnight. Vicki and Paul drove him home (Mt. Pleasant, SC) today with his IV and heavily sedated. ER vet bill was $800 and the vet estimated his surgery bill (to repair the fractures) will be around $3000. Sad, but at least, he was found and they don't have to wonder what happened to him.

[Twinave]

jeannniec..so glad Roscco was found. Poor guy, I hope he get well soon.
Back to work today, stayed BUSY. Lots of sick people out there. Bad for them, good for us. :eek:

Got to get dinner on the table.

Later, Ave'

[papa]

Eric it is true. The Tennessee Titans used to be in Houston as the Houston Oilers.

Hope that everyone is staying warm and dry. Mike

[Viking]

Thanks for the info, Mike.

Good to hear that all the missing pets are back - Get well soon, Rocco ::yes::

[Viking]

Anja & I have green light for a 4-week-vacation in September/October:jumping1: As soon as we're back from London (March/April) we'll have to do some heavy planning.

[Hygiene99]

Man I need to move to GERMANY.... would kill for a 4 week vacation.... even though i am unemployeed and will probably not work til may.... ...

AVE we Got u Beat .. We leave on thursday for ourr trip to the world... just got the last 2 bedroom unit to complete our reservation... so we have to spend 3 nights at the Boardwalk and 1 night at the wilderness lodge Villas....

This is the surprise trip for the Twins... And Brittany #1 report card in her class 5th grade..

Dam i wish i knew some other Twins i could take on a Surprise trip...lol

After this trip our OBligation As Aunt and Unlce AND Disney trips will be completed..... They r on there own ...... since We got The 5 of them each there Twice ... once as group trip and once own there own... We r done....lol

Unless they get a Perfect report card ... That means Number 1 in there class then they get a trip..... Like Brittany Did

welll have to go....Glad all the animals r safe...

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Ave'...glad that the cat is safe...what did you do with the dead one (or shouldn't I ask??).

Peter and Jenn...have a great trip to WDW...you could adopt me as your older niece and take me (I also come with points!!)

Tons of illness up here...our ER looked like a MASH unit...every room was filled and the overflow (about 12 patients) were out on stretchers in the halls!! Our entire hospital is filled and we are trying to discharge the "well" patients early but sometimes this backfires!! Lots of flu up here (and colds).

We have been having mild temperatures (in the 50's for December) but winter is coming in full force tonight with our high supposed to be 18 degrees...yikes...I hate winter!!

[Twinave]

MaryJo, We buried the mystery cat. I felt a little funny about it since her owner might be looking for her, but I couldn't just leave her in the ditch or on the side of the road. So have you guys made your reservations yet????

Peter and Jen, Pick me...pick me...I'm a twin. LOL Hope you have a great time. The Wilderness Lodge is fabulous. We were there in Dec. 2000. I agree about the living in Germany comment. Even after 8 years at my last job, I still only got 80 hours of vacation. And I never get to drive 100 mph.:crazy:

Hi Everyone!:wave2:
Later, Ave'

[padisneyfan]

Pete and Jen--- Have a great trip to WDW. Now that winter has returned, I hope that it is warm for you in Florida. Our Dec trip started off warm, but then needed the winter coats with wind chill factors.

I've been at my job so long that I get 6 weeks vacation, plus I can roll it over from year to year what I don't use up to a maxium of 9 weeks. Then in October, you can acutally turn in some time for cash if you want. I usually use 4-5 weeks vacation and then turn in 1 week for money. I try to keep a few weeks left in my account each year. Plus we have a separate sick leave bank.

Work is still crazy, our hospital is also filled and has been everyday in Dec and Jan except for Christmas day. They consilidated Geriatric Psy patients onto the regular Psy unit, so they could turn the Geri Psy floor into an overflow unit for all the medical patients. It is a full moon so that makes things even wilder than normal.

Today is my Birthday and tomorrow will start a reduction in my eating. I can still fit in my clothes, but they are tighter than normal. After losing 70 pounds, nearly 2 years ago I try to really keep my weight under control. So less food and my exercise program should get me back on track.

Well, I need to start to do some work.

Have a great day everyone.

Nancy

::MinnieMo

[bettemom]

Nancy....

Happy,Happy Birthday !!!!:sunny:

Many Hugs & Loads of Pixie Dust....

Kim & Bette

[Hygiene99]

Yucky what is going on in Florida , We want warm weather....
and the forcast is less than desirable...



ursday night: Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies overnight. Low 52F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday (24 hours): Showers possible. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.
Saturday (24 hours): Few showers. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Sunday (24 hours): Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.

Well those r the breaks when u go to fla. in jan....

should be ok since we r in the teens here in boston

[Viking]

Alle Gute zum Geburtstag, Nancy :wave:

For those of you dreaming of 6 weeks vacation per year and speeds well in the three-digit-range: We're dreaming of affordable gas, right now we're at about 5 Bucks per gallon :eek: I would happily trade a week of vacation for your gas prizes ;) But I wouldn't trade our Autobahn for your speed limits: You would have to prye the steering wheel from my cold, dead fingers :jester: (Sorry about stealing that sentence from you, Mr Heston :teeth: )

#700 :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NANCY and enjoy the cake today!! Good luck with your diet!!

Ave'...yes, we have rebooked for this cruise. We will probably just fly down on Friday night and then fly home either Saturday or stay till Sunday and fly home that day. Sarah made high honors which was an accomplishment..she is in the honors program which is a little harder but short of her procrastination with projects, she seems to be handling it well.

Freezing cold here today...we are supposed to go into the single digits tonight...a far cry from the 50's we had last week. Now that I've whined about the weather...when the heck is spring???

Things are really bad at Sam's plant--they laid off another 100 people right before New Year's--last year the plant had 1496 employees and the same time this year, they are down to under 750. Sam is about 75th in seniority so he is ok for now but there is talk of shutting down the plant in spring.

[@GoofyNut]

::yes:: HAPPY ::yes:: BIRTHDAY ::yes:: Nancy! Remember, you are only as old as you think you are ... THINK YOUNG!

Sorry I've been a little mia of late but too pooped out after work to do much except supper and collapse in my recliner. Have some more tests to go for and still awaiting the results of the echo and stress.

Hope everyone had a nice new years.

Definition of ignoranus ... someone who is both stupid and a tail!

[ARLO1]

nancy:

happy birthday. may all your disney and non disney dreams come true. enjoy your special day!!!!

arlene and andy

[jeanneg]

Happy Birthday, Nancy!
Congrats on finding the cat, Ave!

I would like to tie the dinner seatings together some time this month and so I need to hear from the N's, the A's and the SM's (sounds kinda kinky.....!) with reservation numbers. It would also be a big help if you could all let me know the last name the booking is under (you can pm me or use my personal email). I did some coordinating for a group of us on the last cruise I took and didn't realize until I made the call that the cast member would not be very receptive to screen names! If anyone else is joining us, please let me know soon.

So what time is the party at the Radisson? I took a look at the October flight schedules and it seems we probably won't be getting into Orlando until about 8pm which means we'll undoubtedly miss all the action. I was looking over Eric's list and it appears that bettemom and I are the only ones that plan to stay at the Hyatt MCO. I guess I need to pm her and discuss options.

This is my busy, busy time at work.......setting up payroll for the new year and closing out the old one. Lots of adjustments and reconciliations for tax purposes......and then when all that is done I have to go prepare the personal stuff for tax filing. Yuck! Is there income tax in deutschland, Eric? And if so, is is a straight percentage or do you have to deal with the reams and reams of tax law that we have here?

[bettemom]

Things are really bad at Sam's plant--they laid off another 100 people right before New Year's--last year the plant had 1496 employees and the same time this year, they are down to under 750. Sam is about 75th in seniority so he is ok for now but there is talk of shutting down the plant in spring. [/B][/QUOTE]


Hi Everyone, This is Kim here...

I always thought that with a new year things were to get better, right now things are not too great...

1) The contractor renovating our house has been MIA for 4+ months, the siding is down and the green waterbarrier is up and that's it ! NO SIDING, it is all in the garage...

2) Little health issue that is sending me to Mass General Hospital to see a specialist there for treatment. ( thanks Ave' for your help)

3) We won our property lawsuit with the " idiot" neighbors but now we can't collect on the money it cost us, since the lawyer will cost more that the money we spent ! ( many thousands)..

4) The owner of my laboratory informed me yesterday that we will most likely be shutting the doors the end of this month... Our customers love us but we are not making enough $$$.

So, if anyone knows of any fun jobs let me know. If anyone would like to join a house siding party for a weekend in late march / early April, come on down/up/over... this will be on the job training for all of us.

More than anything mom & I need the cruise in October, and we are keeping our fingers crossed that we can still come.

Time for me to end the pity party, :worried:
Happy B-day Nancy, Peter & jenn have a great vacation, wish I was going too...

Bye, Kim

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Kim...pixie dust is on it's way up to you in NH...and lots of it!

My late mom always used to say that God never gives you more than you can handle but sometimes it makes you wonder and want to send a message skyward...ok, we've had enough...give a little to someone else!

Hope everything works out well with the job though..we know the anxiety it can bring but unfortunately, it is out of our and your control so I refuse to get myself sick or upset about it. Hey, we could always look for jobs at Disney (although they don't pay!!) or somewhere else in sunny Florida.

Hope the medical problem is indeed a minor one. Take care..I will keep you in my prayers. Mary Jo

[jeanneg]

Bette, Kim:
Sorry about all the trouble you've been experiencing lately. Now I feel bad about PMing you about trivial stuff. You've got lots of more important things on your mind right now, so please excuse me. I hope everything works out alright. If your local news station runs a consumer advocate segment, you should report your contractor to them. It's amazing how a little bad publicity can really get a deadbeat motivated. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Hygiene99]

KIM , JOIN ME in the ranks of the unemployeed.....
it is not fun .... but u have to laugh............
Since u will not be working maybe we should do a cruise... lol
TAX returns make great cruise funds.... lol
Siding party cool i love partys.....

luck to you all to the North


Did i say this already i leave for Florida in the Am



Things r bad here in Mass. filed for unemployment Week after Thanks Giving and Still have not recieved check yet...????

THANK GOD for the Bread Winner in the family Jen ......
im actually thinking of going to a restruant Appling for a cooks position.. nice to have another trade to fall back on....

Construction is so up and down how can u Survey when u cant see the ground....lol

[Twinave]

Happy Birthday Nancy!!!!
Kim, Sorry about your troubles. Hang in there!
Maryjo, DD is thrilled to hear that Sarah will be going on the next cruise. And I'm happy to have my movie buddy back. I'll bring the popcorn. :teeth:
Cathy, Hope the tests come out OK. Pixie Dust heading your way.
jeanneg, the Raddison get together is very informal and subject to change depending on the weather and the nightly mosquito population. :tongue: Right Mike?
Still lots of time to plan for it. And stock up on OFF! :jester:
Pete and Jenn, Weather in NW Fl was cold today 30-50 degrees. But still better than single digits. Where long pants, with sweatshirts and you'll be fine. Have fun. Those girls will keep you running.
Work to do. UGH!
Later, Ave'

Hi Mary:wave2:

[jeanniec]

Happy Birthday Nancy! Hope you had a great day and a great year to come!


Jean

[RellingTwin]

Happy Birthday Nancy!!!

Sorry to hear everyones woes. DH has been very slow getting jobs also. Lots of people want him to start jobs, BUT not right now! One good customer of him wants his whole house (inside and out) painted...but wants to wait until next month!:confused: NEXT MONTH???? He needs the job NOW!!! Don't these people know we have bills to pay???:confused:

Oh well....to quote my favorite singer (Keb Mo) "You'll get yours...when I get mine!" The creditors will just have to wait :p

[bettemom]

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Happy Birthday Nancy!!!

Sorry to hear everyones woes. DH has been very slow getting jobs also. Lots of people want him to start jobs, BUT not right now! One good customer of him wants his whole house (inside and out) painted...but wants to wait until next month!:confused: NEXT MONTH???? He needs the job NOW!!! Don't these people know we have bills to pay???:confused:

Oh well....to quote my favorite singer (Keb Mo) "You'll get yours...when I get mine!" The creditors will just have to wait :p


Hi Mary, This is Kim here...

I have given this a lot of thought, here is an idea, if DH does not have any painting jobs lines up then if you would like some girl time, ship him up here, ( granted it is darn cold, it will be - 40 tonight with winds) he can advise us on how to strip the paint off of the woodwork in the old house ( 1762). We have a ski mountain in the backyard and hunting, fishing and all those " guy" things. Of course, we can feed him very well but alas...I have no money either... Oh well it was a thought...

Have a nice day,

Kim

[padisneyfan]

Thanks everyone for the Birthday wishes. We weren't able to go out to dinner last night as DS#2 worked, so the diet is postponed for another day. So dinner tonight and the diet starts on Friday.
DS#1 leaves to go back to college on Friday and then DS#2 leaves on Sunday. So will have peace and quiet at the house until winter break time.

So sorry to hear about everyone's job problems. I think Bette has a great idea, but should have Peter come also since he is in construction. Between Relling Twin's DH and Peter they could have the house in tip top shape. Plus then I could have them come to my house and start on my list of things that need done.

jeanneg--- Will dig out my confirmation numbers and email you the information.

Get Well wishes to Kim and Cathy. Hope all your test turn out ok.


Mike--- How did Kathy make out with all her tests for her heart problems she was having? I don't remember reading an update, but I might have missed it.

MaryJo--- You must be very proud of Sarah.

We won't fly down until late on Friday night, so will miss the Raddison pre cruise activites again. Not sure if we are going to stay there again. May just do the Hyatt (for the right price) and then drive over on Sat morning. Last year, our flight was delayed and never got to the Raddison until nearly 1am. Have plenty of time to decide. This is like having a baby, we have 9 months to plan but will end up at the last minute doing things I put off until it is time to deliver. In this case leave for the cruise.

I really must get started with work. Another busy day.

Nancy





::MinnieMo

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

After Peter and George leave New Hampshire, they can stop at my house to do some repairs (insulation in attic which my contractor was going to do last spring and it still isn't done, etc.) before they head to Nancy's house in York since I am 2 hours north of her--we also have a ski area (Montage) about 1/2 mile from house, hunting, ice skating, etc. so we could really make this a vacation for the guys!!

Freezing here today--wind is blowing and it is really cold!! Mary Jo

[bettemom]

In the spring when Sam gets laid off,he can come stip our wood floors............................................ ................then.............................. ...............................:hyper:

[piglet33]

We're staying at the Radisson this time so we'll be able to go the pre-cruise activities :Pinkbounc . We should land around 12:30 pm. I figured we might hit the outlets or something and then head to the Radisson. We should be there early enough to hit the pool :teeth:

Now I only have to decide what "goodies" to bring this time.

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Bette...the possibilities are endless!! Anyone else care to join the caravan???

Then when no one has a job and none of us can afford to cruise, I can get a villa at the Williamsburg timeshare and we can all go on vacation!!!

[bettemom]

Who says cruise people arn't inventive?:hyper:

A sence of humor is the best medicine for any thing !!:sunny:

[@GoofyNut]

:earseek: :earseek: :earseek: What's going on with "the gang"?

Kim ... Bummer. Try not to get down, you are a smart cookie and would be a great catch for an employer.

Pete ... I can actually see you as a cook (hehe). You have that "Emeril" attitude. Have fun on your vacation and stay safe.

AND don't you just love it when they want you for a really big job but don't want it done now. I usually have the problem that I can't seem to find someone who is willing to work now!

Health Issues ... let's just not go there right now ... Hope everyone is keeping their head up and THINKING CRUISE, SOAK THOSE BONES IN THE SUN @ CASTAWAY or DECK 4!

My DSIL is cruising in March out of Cape Canaveral and she told me they are building a new hotel ... I've asked her to check it out for us. It has multi room suites, spa's and a lazy river tube float in their pool area. ( I'm trying to figure out a way to hide in her car and Just have to go cruising with her then - hehehe. )

Have a nice day and THINK CRUISE!

[Hygiene99]

I Love to Strip............ Will work for Disney cruises.....


Kim i have this stuff that works awesome on wood u can get it at home Depot... U can do it yourself will peel off like butter........

What no Ski Mobile....... or 4 wheeler

Use to have those toys now Jen has them on her finger..... lol

Hey did i mention im going to Florida today......
peter

[bettemom]

Hi Everyone,

I have an idea, I am going to start a new group, we are to be the Unemployed Diser's.:crowded:

Peter & Kim will be the charter members, George & Sam will be associate members since they do not have an exact date for their work slowdown / termination.

We ( our group) should come up with things that are charitable to do in our spare time, however I think a worthy cause would be..." How do we finance our next cruise :boat:"

It would be nice if our group remained small & select, but we would turn down no new members, even though we would hope no one wants or needs to join...

Gee can you all tell it is really quiet here today...

Well I am off the clean up the MESS our owner caused yesterday when he blew up a huge truck battery :firefight, he kept going
" did you see that explosion" he and one of my techs are lucky they were not injured ...all of my acid spill supplies were needed to stop that disaster.

Bye, Kim

Gee can you all tell it is really quiet here today...

[jeanneg]

Hi Nancy,
Staying at the Hyatt MCO shouldn't be all that bad.......it's where we're planning to spend the night! If I book the Delta flight I've been looking at we'll arrive a little after 8pm (assuming it's on time, of course). I was planning to grab the first Disney bus and travel in style and hassle free. I've just started comparing notes with Kim and Bette, who will also be at MCO, and they rented a car each way. Maybe with the six of us we could pool the rentals or hire one of those private limos (talk about traveling in style.....I'll even bring the champagne!) Yeah, that's right baby, we'll turn the MCO into the real party place to be! How's that for all you Radissonites, anybody thinking of converting?

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Gee, I way I look at it, we could have Peter's entire winter filled with construction projects along the east coast before he even returns from Florida--ok Peter, how many points would it cost me to get you to strip!!!

Not too busy here today (although I could be!!) as you can tell--I am being lazy and can't wait for the weekend to sleep in and maybe take Sarah to the movies!!

P.S. Peter--sent Jenn an envelope on Lancaster, PA stuff so be on the lookout for it.

BY THE WAY..DID I MENTION WE ARE NOT LEAVING FOR FLORIDA???

[bettemom]

:rolleyes: :hug: :hug: :hug: :jumping1: :laughing: :laughing: :grouphug: :love1:

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Peter...I think you meant you love to strip floors.....I thought you meant that you love to strip.....LOL!!!!

[bettemom]

Hi Mary Jo...

Please let Sarah know that I am sending her down a treat
( in the mail) on Monday, can you send mom your address at home ...

Bye, Kim

[usetheforceluke]

Mark me down for the siding thing. This is obviously a Government Job, and seeing that I've had absolutely no experience with it, I should be appointed the Lead Supervisor. The job shouldn't take any more than four, maybe five months at most, and we should be done well before the cruise.

We have a budget on this job? I guess we should know that before we start booking in the heavy equipment, but it's not a Major Issue if you don't have one.

We're having sort of coolish weather up here. -35 degrees C tonight. Thinking of actually getting out the touques and mittens-on-a-string, but if we do that, we'll have nothing to do when it gets really cold. Oh, well.

Jim.

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Jim...actually, the job of supervisor is already taken by Gulliver because he is already an honorary worker for the NH Department of Transportation (he lays around and does nothing!!)--sorry NHDOT--but you could be the second in command.

Kim...count us in for the siding party...we come cheap...we work for cookies (loved the shortbread and the spritz are to die for)--btw...these cookies are calorie free, aren't they???

As far as a budget on the job, there is no budget because Kim doesn't have any money to pay you!!

I really had better get some work done today....yikes...it is almost time for lunch!!

[Hygiene99]

Over Qualified, lol

maybe i could be ***. to the ***. since super... is taken...

Stripping is 109 points.... enough for one person for a cruise..lol


Love FED goverment jobs.. since im a Union worker...

Was on the Big DIG for 6 years

I dont know why it was over budget.....lol

OH yea Jen went to pick up the kids from School
Did i mention this WE R GOING TO FLORIDA...

wont be long now...

[usetheforceluke]

So no budget means that we'll have to forego the scaffolding, the on-site catering and the portable jacuzzis. We can still do the job with a couple of ladders, some two by fours, chili dogs, cold beers and a garden hose.

At least I now have an excuse, ah, sorry... a reason to go and browse the power tools at Home Depot. I've had my eye on one of those rechargeable drills for quite some time now. You should see all of the add-ons that come with it, and it comes with a leather pouch thingie that you can put on your belt. Sigh.

Jim.

[bettemom]

OKAY>>>OKAY::::::OKAY:rolleyes:

Have a wonderful trip...:wave: :hug:

Kim & Bette

[ARLO1]

peter:

while youre on the home repair road trip andy and i would love to have our basement finished. we also supply entertainment while you work


...no not stripping(thankfully) but andy will do a little karaoke if you want. just let us know when the road trip begins. we're in ny so you can squeeze us in before the pennsylvania group.

Arlene

[piglet33]

You guys are a riot. I am laughing so loud, people at work are looking at me stranger than normal.:laughing:

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Peter might not be around to answer because did he tell you that he is leaving for Florida???

[cdnmickeylover]

Wish I could say that we were going to Florida as I look out my office winter at the snow coming down. Just wore shoes today which was a big mistake -- pumps and snow don't mix.

I can vouch for Jim being a great supervisor (although my mother would be even better!!!!). He does always stare at the tools anytime we go near Home Depot.

If we do the siding can we get manicures afterwards? There's a show up here where a lady does home repairs and she usually ends the show buffing her nails etc. to show that women can do home repairs and not wreck themselves. It's actually quite funny.

Pixie dust to all those unwell and unemployed although I like the idea of the unemployed disers group fundraising for a pick me up cruise!

They aren't closing the office early so hopefully I won't have to brush too much snow off my car when I leave -- had to clear the car when I went out for lunch.

Fiona

[usetheforceluke]

He does always stare at the tools anytime we go near Home Depot.

Ya, right. I have to spend hours and hours standing around in every Shopping Opportunity while every little bit of merchandise is viewed and surveyed. The minute that I start looking at power tools usually signals that it is time to leave, so all I really get to do is to 'stare'.

Purchasing power tools borders on a mystical art for some of us. Every tool must be picked up, evaluated and put down. Not to mention the close scrutiny of accessories and add-ons.

Where was Peter going? It seems to have slipped my mind.

Jim.

[ARLO1]

thats because instead of visions of sugarplum fairies dancing in your head have been replaced by visions of power tools buzzing at home depot.

peter is off in sunny florida while most of us of dealing with freezing temperatures and pretty white stuff falling from the sky...

arlene

[bettemom]

Purchasing power tools borders on a mystical art for some of us. Every tool must be picked up, evaluated and put down. Not to mention the close scrutiny of accessories and add-ons.

Where was Peter going? It seems to have slipped my mind.

Jim. [/B]


Hey Jim...

I have my own cordless power tools ! and my brother gave me a wheel tool case for christmas. You come down for the siding party and I will let you use my tools :cool: :cool: :cool:

Sorry Fiona, I know nothing about manicures...

Bye, Kim

[cdnmickeylover]

You only get to stare because usually the power tools are strapped down to the display case. This is because Home Depot knows that power tool gurus like to test them in their waist bands.

Of course we usually don't get to Home Depot while the batteries are fresh in the battery operated tools so there is always the look of disappointment when the power tool doesn't go and just sits there waiting.....

"Pretty white stuff"? Definitely a half full type of person!

It's actually stopped snowing here for the moment but the temperature hasn't stopped falling! I think Peter better bring back some summer Florida weather. (The temps there haven't been too great so can't be overly jealous yet).

Fiona

[cdnmickeylover]

That's ok Kim because I don't really like manicures. Two Christmas' ago my mother gave me a spa day as a gift. Once was enough. The pedicure actually hurt and I'm not really into anyone fussing with my hands or feet. Also got a massage which was ok but not wonderful. I actually fell asleep during the facial -- the lunch was a bird lunch too. Very swanky spa here in Toronto and everyone else had fun but it just isn't my thing. I found the day tedious rather than relaxing and had the nail polish on my fingers picked off within days! Can you guess that our spa bill on the cruise is $0?

[piglet33]

Originally posted by cdnmickeylover
That's ok Kim because I don't really like manicures. Two Christmas' ago my mother gave me a spa day as a gift. Once was enough. The pedicure actually hurt and I'm not really into anyone fussing with my hands or feet. Also got a massage which was ok but not wonderful. I actually fell asleep during the facial -- the lunch was a bird lunch too. Very swanky spa here in Toronto and everyone else had fun but it just isn't my thing. I found the day tedious rather than relaxing and had the nail polish on my fingers picked off within days! Can you guess that our spa bill on the cruise is $0?

Oh, but Fiona you REALLY should try the Surial Bath on the ship. Me and Lenny did that when we went on the Wonder (before Haley) and had a blast. You can do a lot of things with that mud!;)

[usetheforceluke]

Geeze. What's all this about power tools? I seem to be mis-understood again. Nobody but me seems to appreciate the Fine Art of Power Tool Selection.

And 'buzzing' usually indicates that whatever motor is being used is a goner. Wait'll that happens on your laptop, and you'll appreciate the difference between 'whirring' and 'buzzing', especially if there is a the fine scent of burning stuff in the air.

Oh, well. Time for the Afternoon Nap. I'm getting in shape for those days at sea early this year.

Jim.

[bettemom]

Peter went to Flordia ? Really ? When ? Did Jenn go too ??:teeth:

[cdnmickeylover]

Renee -- Actually tried to talk Jim into it for the last cruise but he wasn't in any way interested -- now if it was power tools rather than mud it might agree to it!! Have nine months to bribe him for this cruise.

Whirring, purring, who cares. Now if the person holding the power tools looked like Ty of Trading Spaces I might be more interested!

[bettemom]

OOPS !!!!!! There went your mud fun......

[piglet33]

Boy, everyone is very talkative today. Guess not very busy. Wish everyday was like this!

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Fiona...you mean that Jim doesn't look like Ty of Trading Spaces??

And what is this...Jim..you're going to take a nap this afternoon (I am convinced now that you are a secret government worker!!) while the rest of us are hard at work???

[cdnmickeylover]

Nope. Ty has no facial hair!!

Did I say that Jim now has mickey ears again on his chest? Had to go for tests again yesterday and there they were afterwards!

Busy?! Never too busy for Disney!!

Jim "naps" most days -- he's getting older you know! He is practicing for the cruise though as I think he napped just about every afternoon on the cruise.

Fiona

[bettemom]

I think everyone should head to New Hampshire for the week-end

We can do a pot of homemade soup,make some bread,a pan of lasagna.....and....bake some cookies......

What's better than good friends/food ????:teeth:
Bette