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IASW Rider

07-18-2001, 11:31 AM

OK - I'm back - no more "work" for me, I am here to enjoy the great company, palm trees, fireworks, and of course the EWP! Oh, and I'd be happy with a large vat of Diet Coke, if we can order one, Slightly Goofy (hee hee!)!

Happy (early) Birthday, SlightlyGoofy!! :) :) :)

Cathy - so sorry that we strayed so far off topic, on the Resorts Board! I had a feeling that we may have had to "move", at some point! But that's OK - now we can all gather here, in this wonderful resort room on the Community Board!

Angelina - Glad to hear that your post-WDW-blues are starting to ease, and that you are thinking about planning another trip! And the Straight A Club sounds wonderful - what a great idea!

Thanks for the kind and warm welcome, Dan, Amid Chaos, and Serena!

Bashful - I think it's great that you are a WAHM - that's a dream of mine! I'm sure that you and your DH do a wonderful job with your business and your children!

Janet2K - Hello! How are you doing?

SlightlyGoofy - I think that our room is located somewhere on or around the Seven Seas Lagoon, with private shuttle service to the EPCOT and Studios areas!

I have never seen the Osborne Lights in person before, but I have seen pictures and I have seen them on TV, and they look spectacular! Hopefully, you will be able to see them on your trip. If not, I'm sure that there are many other new and neat things that you will get to see!

We are looking forward to seeing all of the new parades honoring 100 Years of Magic, when we are at WDW on our honeymoon next June! We are also determined to see all of the shows that we somehow managed to miss on previous trips - ie: "Millionaire", "The Little Mermaid", "Hunchback", etc. Also, in all these years, I have not been on the "new" Imagination ride (since Dreamfinder left), so we are determined to ride it, as well! We will also try some restaurants which we have never visited at the resorts and at the parks!

Speaking of the parks......anyone up for a quick monorail trip to the MK???? Hop aboard with me and let's go!!

Have a nice day!

:)

angelina

07-18-2001, 03:29 PM

SG, what are the Osborne Lights? Happy birthday, by the way. Does that make you a fellow Leo? How nice for you to spend your birthday in such a lovely location, sipping lemonade and enjoying all your friends. I think I would choose to spend mine the same way, especially at the Poly! Where are you staying on your next trip? We are thinking about the Contemporary. The kids just loved it when we were there last trip for Chef Mickey's.

Janet, what about you? When are you going back? You always have such terrific things to share.

Rider, how are the wedding plans going? My husband and I also went to WDW on our honeymoon. Will you be going back before then?

I'm heading to Epcot for a walk around the world showcase--would anyone like to join me?

bashful64

07-18-2001, 03:51 PM

Good morning everyone. I have finally managed to drag myself out of bed and am now ready to pull up a chair and join you for a cup of tea. What a lovely view and so relaxing.

SG - Happy Birthday!!! There is no better place I'm sure than WDW to celebrate your birthday. We will have to have Mickey give you a call and send his best wishes.

Janet - what lovely decorations! It is also nice to meet someone who likes room service as much as my family does!

Rider - Very nice to meet you. How exciting...planning a wedding and honeymoon. My DH and I honeymooned at Disney Paris (many moons ago --- well okay 9 years ago this year....it just feels like many moons some days ;) ) I hope that plans are going well and wish you and your DH to be all the best.

Angelina - I am glad to hear that your post Disney blues are fading away and that you are ready to start planning your next trip. I am in the middle of trying to plan our first trip to WDW for this fall (well not really because every time I start I get so overwhelmed that I put it off for another day) Have a good walk through Epcot. I think I will just sit here and watch the world go by for awhile while I drink my tea.

angelina

07-18-2001, 04:44 PM

Hi, Bashful, it's nice to meet you. How exciting to be planning your first trip to WDW. Will you be there for the 100 years celebration? I'm hoping we will get to go sometime in the next year. We missed the Millennium celebration, and the 25th anniversary, too. We were fortunate to see the CM's filming a commercial of some sort for the celebration, so we got a sneak peek at the new floats. Hopefully we'll be able to get in a quick trip sometime this winter or spring--maybe for Easter. We were there several years ago for Easter/Spring break and it was just beautiful. Where will you be staying?

IASW Rider

07-18-2001, 05:33 PM

Hi Angelina!

The wedding plans are fine, so far, thanks for asking! Not too much planning to do - it's going to be a relatively simple wedding, so there aren't that many details to tend to before the time gets closer. We do have a Rabbi, a place to hold the ceremony and reception, and a photographer, though! I can't wait till a few months pass and it's not too early to make our Poly honeymoon reservations! :) Where did you stay on your honeymoon? I wish that we were able to go back to WDW for a quick trip before then, but I doubt that we will be able to get away until next June. But that's OK - it gives us something to look forward to! :) How about you - any thoughts about when you might be returning, yet?

Hi Bashful!

Nice to meet you too, and thanks for your kind wishes! What did you think of Disneyland Paris? I'm sure that it was beautiful there!

Well, I had a wonderful time at the MK this morning - rode IASW 4 times! :) Time for an afternoon nap. Any suggestions on where we should have dinner, everyone? I vote for 'Ohana! Great view of the EWP from up there, too! :)

CathyCanada

07-18-2001, 06:24 PM

Lemon and no sugar is fine for my iced tea SG, thank you!
And IASW, no apology needed! I don't sweat the small stuff. :)
Ahhhh, I love these cyber trips....so relaxing and sooooo much cheaper than the real thing!!! LOL
CC

bashful64

07-18-2001, 07:36 PM

Well after spending a wonderful afternoon strolling around the magic kingdom I have returned to put my feet up and have a glass of wine.

Hi Cathy - nice to see a fellow canuck on this virtual vacation (I'm having so much fun with this). If the Canadian dollar continues to plummet virtual vacations is all we will be able to afford soon!

Hi Rider - DP was wonderful although very very crowded (they reached capacity crowds every day we were there).

Hi Angelina - we will actually be at WDW for the 100 year celebration. We are heading down for the DIS convention on the 28th of November and staying at the BC. Then after DIS con we are headed off on a 4 day cruise on the Wonder and then return to AKL for a few more days of fun at WDW.

bobcat

07-18-2001, 09:28 PM

Hi all! I was just wandering by your room, on my way to the pool to soak up some rays, and it sounded like you were all having a wonderful time! Mind if I pull up a lounge chair and sip a cool glass of lemonade?

I'm a single mom who is teaching her 8 yo DD and 6 yo DS a love of Disney! We leave for WDW in 21 DAYS!!! I was at WDW last Thanksgiving and the crowds weren't bad, except MK on Sat.

Slightly Goofy - you DH sounds like me in the summer! I teach so the first couple of weeks I get off I am like that! Just call me a vegetable and when my sanity comes back I just might answer you!

Maybe I'll change the lounge chair for a hammock, does that rascal CM Don something offer a fan and grapes?

SlightlyGoofy

07-18-2001, 10:17 PM

Boy, I sure am glad that I was smart enough to plan a very large room. We would not want to miss anyone of you. Even though everyone is out and about at different times it is nice to have a second 'home' to come to and relax.

Rider, I put some diet coke (no caffeine) in the fridge, right there behind my iced tea. I just knew that YOU would know the location of the room. Sounds exactly right to me. BTW what in the world is a 'simple' DW wedding? (grin)

Angelina, the Osborne lights are originally from a family in (ARK?). Neighbors did not like all the attention not to mention the glare so Disney bought them and gave the family lifetime tickets to DW (lucky people) and DW puts them up on the fake houses on the backlot each year around Thanksgiving. Totally awesome, better than any display I have ever seen and I've seen quite a few in my life. You can get special glasses to wear (FREE!!) that can make the lights look like angels or snowflakes or whatever they figure up. Yep, I am a Leo. I am the oldest of a large family and I used to try to keep them all under control until I got old enough to know better. Relax everyone, I am mellow in my 'old' age and make no rules, except, have fun and find smiles wherever you can.

We will be at AS? in November. I still have not changed my ressies from Sept yet. Am trying to fit it in with the rest of my life. Must take grandson to see Harry Potter movie on the 16th and would love to be there late enough to see some Christmas stuff. Sigh, I will probably miss seeing Bashful who will be there right after we leave. Gosh, darn it!

Cathy, you are in luck with the lemon slices. You can have them all. I take my tea straight. (leer)
Bobcat, y ou are most welcome here. Please make yourself at home and feel free to move the furniture if so inclined. My DH has been retired for 2 years and is still quite comfortable doing nothing. Figure it won't be long before he gets some oxygen in so he won't have to breath for himself anymore. Ahhhhh111 In our room Don Juan does any darn thing we want. OK ladies, quit that. I will have to turn the a/c up!!!

Everyone has such great ideas of where to go this evening but I have already made plans to go over to Boardwalk. Dinner at Spoodles, a ride around on the bikes and an evening 'howling at the moon' at Jelly Rolls for me. Hope my singing does not scare anyone.

Slightly Goofy

Tiiiigergirl

07-18-2001, 11:17 PM

Hello!

Slightly Goofy was kind enough to invite me to drop by. This is a great room! It may take me awhile to get to know everyone but I look forward to the opportunity.

Ok now my party manners are over. Someone pass me the lemonade and I'll try not to spit cookie crumbs when I speak uh type.

Wedding plans. How exciting. Can you catch me up on the details? I know I'm coming in late but I just love romance. It tingles me down to my very toes.

Gotta run I'm still trying to track down a good rate for the HRH.

Serena

07-18-2001, 11:53 PM

I'm back for just a minute. :)

My family went to WDW for the first time last June. For four days we had extended family with us, then we had two days to enjoy after they left. :D
It's going to be a while until the next one, the money is going out almost faster than it is coming in.

I'll have a lemonade please. I just need to sit back, and get off my feet a moment. Ahhhhh

Janet2k

07-19-2001, 12:35 AM

SlightlyGoofy, I loved the “Hail, hail, the gang’s all here” reference. How cute! And I am glad that you liked the HAPPY BIRTHDAY decorations. I had an awful lot of help putting them up with our newfound Dis friends. We were getting so carried away decorating that at one point we almost completely engulfed our Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan in the crepe paper! It was actually Don Juan who suggested the apricot flowers. It seems to me that he and you have met before? You naughty girl!!

IASW Rider, welcome to the fold! It was getting lonely here without you. And thanks for the monorail ride. I do so love it when I get to ride in front. How thoughtful of you to ask the Cast Member if we could ride in front.

Angelina, I am so glad that you convinced me to grab a beer with you in Germany during our walk around the World Showcase. Like you, I am not a big beer drinker but it sure did hit the spot. Danke sehr (thank you very much).

Bashful64, is there a particular kind of tea that you would like Angelina and I to pick up during our next World Showcase visit?

CathyCanada, would you like one or two lemon wedges with your iced tea? It is so peaceful here, don’t you agree?

Hello there, Bobcat. The pool sure was refreshing today, wasn’t it? And the lemonade afterward sure hit the spot. And to answer your question, I heard mention that our Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan peels a mean grape. I bet he’s marvelous with a fan.

Tiiiigergirl and Serena, welcome to our suite. Earlier today I heard one of the Cast Members down at the Front Desk mention that the “EWP Suite” (our suite!) is the resort’s largest suite and it is booked for the next twelve months to the “EWP Group” (hey, that’s US!). The guest he was speaking with was very disappointed to hear that. I walked up to him and mentioned that he can join us any time that he’d like. That made him much happier (and me, too).

Oh, I have a surprise for everyone. I just brought into our suite a couple dozen of the cutest illuminated bracelets. They are called “Light Wear Illuminated Fashion Motion Bracelets” and they are adorable. I thought we could all put one on right before the Electrical Water Pageant came by. I have at least four of their styles – the heart, star, swirl, and daisy patterns. When you move your wrist, the bracelet lights up. I think it will be a hoot to have them on as we dance on our balcony during the Electrical Water Pageant. I just put the daisy patterned one on. Watch me dance! Would anyone care to join me out on the balcony? I think I hear the overture for the Electrical Water Pageant. Oh, I’m getting so excited -- it will soon be here! Come join me, everyone!

bashful64

07-19-2001, 01:41 AM

I think I will join you out there on the balcony Janet. Just hang on a sec while I slip on one of those bracelets....a heart one I think...yes that's it...ok I'm heading out to the balcony now.

glo

07-19-2001, 04:03 AM

Hi Guys!!

just stopping by to Welcome you guys to the CB!!! Glad to see you here!! This place is cool and you will have a blast here!!! So, kick off your shoes and make yourself comfortable!!!

KimRaye

07-19-2001, 04:14 AM

Any Pink lemonade here? Or, I'll share the caffeine-free, diet coke, too.

The view and events from your suite are totally New to me and, awesome!! (Even if I've been 4 times the past 10 years!)

Welcome to CB and, my shoes are already off. Does that qualify?:confused: I've been back about 6 LONG weeks now and, the Blues aren't going away but, this thread gives me renewed hope for our next trip!:D

SlightlyGoofy

07-19-2001, 10:41 PM

Welcome Kim, you may have any drink your heart desires. In this place all things are possible and almost anything can happen and probably will. I really had a wonderful time last night at Jelly Rolls. They kept trying to get me up on the stage and finally I went. Now, I am not a singer but I have a comedy routine that kills. I have a family that provides a lot of material. Usually one of my sisters is with me and I have to contain but last night there were no barriers so I let it all loose! I believe I heard Rider in the back ground yelling "You, go girl!"

TY for the welcome Glo. DW is just the nicest place and the people are what makes it so special. United in love for the Mouse.

Bashful, did you happen to notice if they got the BBQ set up for tonight? Don wanted to do something special for us ladies this evening. He mentioned something about how nicely Janet had unwrapped him from the crepe paper and he was smiling from ear to ear. I would be jealous except I am an old married woman and never think of such things.:p

For t hose of you who have not met Tiiiigergirl before you should visit the trip reports forum and check out her reports. She is a quite talented writer and I am going to ask her to write the year end travel report for this group. Can you imagine the envious glares we will get from the other DIS members when they find out where we have been hiding out?

Serena, what a lucky girl you are to have had your first trip. I remember mine and how I was athe one with the big eyes and open mouth and not my kids. Jaded things that they are. Now my DD takes her family. LOL You have so much to look forward to as you have just had a tiny taste of all that is waiting for you. Please come and walk around MGM with me this evening and we can check out Spectromagic. Maybe some others will join us. When we go on the GMR I think WE should take over the train. Everyone game?

I believe I forgot to tell you all that you can just charge anything to your Room key and the bill will be presented at the end of our year's stay. Since I invested our treasury in Eli Lilly stock and they just announced huge profits I think we are covered.

The stars are shining outside and I can hear the music from the evening parade wafting over the water. My iced tea is gone and it is time to get up and go out into the Wonderful World of Disney.

Slightly Goofy

catsrule

07-19-2001, 10:58 PM

Welcome to the CB board, also known as the 'cat board' to some of us.

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angelina

07-19-2001, 11:08 PM

SG, I would love to join you in watching Spectromagic! It is my favorite parade--I watched it 4 times when we were there last month. I was just looking into planning a trip for Thanksgiving or during our Mardi Gras break.

bobcat

07-19-2001, 11:22 PM

That Don Juan is a great find!:D He waves a mean fan!

Now that I'm refreshed I think I'll go shopping. Anyone want anything while I'm gone? I will try to restrain myself (but not too much)!

I have read Tiiiigergirls trip reports and think she would be great to write an year end report.

I'm off! I'll have to find a cute CM to help me carry all my packages!;)

IASW Rider

07-19-2001, 11:33 PM

Yes, that was me in the audience last night cheering you on, SlightlyGoofy! You did a wonderful job! Can't wait until your next performance! Thanks so much for investing our treasury so wisely and for setting up all of the amenities! I am definitely up for a trip to see SpectroMagic or to go on the GMR!

Thanks so much for the great bracelets, Janet2K! We had so much fun wearing them and dancing around on the balcony during the EWP, tonight! We'll have to get our antics on videotape tomorrow night!

Thanks, Catsrule! I also think that Catsrule - I have 4 cats now, and will have 6 cats in a few months when my fiance moves in with his 2 (sort of like "The Feline Brady Bunch"!):)

Hi KimRaye! Hi Glo! Hi Serena! Hi Angelina!

Hi Bobcat! Have a wonderful time on your trip! I'm sure that you and your family will really enjoy it!

Hi Tiiiigergirl! Thanks for asking - my boyfriend proposed to me across the lagoon from our virtual suite, at the Poly last month! It was on the first night of our WDW vacation and we had a magical week to follow, there! Will be spending our honeymoon at the Poly next June - the same week that we were there, this year!

Thanks Cathy! We'll try to behave over here......(??!!)

How do you feel that DLP compares with WDW, Bashful?

Time for a quick MK launch ride across the Seven Seas Lagoon! I love how all the resorts look, all lit up at night! And look at the beautiful Castle, changing colors across the way! Better run down to the dock, now, so that we can see the fireworks from the water!

See you all there!

:)

bashful64

07-20-2001, 12:17 AM

Good evening everyone.

SG - the BBQ is definitely set up...and boy does it smell good!

Rider - I think that as far as the actual park goes DP is more comparable to Disneyland. Of course as far as hotels go it is more like WDW (although definitely not in size). WDW has the advantage of sheer size. It has so much more space to fit everything and expand. Disneyland is now starting to catch up with the addition of DCA and the planned third gate.

Well I think I am going to go and have some dinner at O'hanas. I have heard wonderful things about it. I will see you all later this evening.

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 12:21 AM

Hey, guys I am glad you are having fun but couldn't you wait for me? All this dancing going on and I am not there to enjoy it. Don is doing his famous fan dance is he? That rascal. He is supposed to be cooking NOT "cookin'!

I put my bracelet down some where, ummmmm. There it is. Must have fallen down in the sofa cushion. Ugh, who left that beavertail down there? Sure glad we have room service to clean up after us.

Angelina and Serena, you sure were a blast at MGM tonight. Did you see the look on that CM's face when we hijacked the GMR. I think the people enjoyed it though. I always did think they rushed through things a bit too much. Serena, that was a wonderful idea coming back around the other way so we could see both sides better. That 15 minute stop in the land of Oz sure set me up for the magic of Spectromagic. Watching the crowd go by as we sat at the Brown Derby with our Grapefruit Cake was the best. Nothing like being the only people on the bus to make you feel pampered. Such a nice bus driver. I didn't know they were allowed to pass out 'no time limit; Fast Passes? I think we got enough to give each member of the EWP Group at least a half dozen.

Hey there Catsrule. Please feel free to bring your little friends with you but please pardon me if I do not pet them as my asthma does not like them as much as I do. Ahhh Chooo! (grin)

I believe I am ready to turn in for the night as I have some mighty big plans for tomorrow. Faaaairry tales do come truuuuuuuuue, it can happen to youuuuuu, if you're young at heart.

S(lightly) G(oofy)

IASW Rider

07-20-2001, 12:42 AM

Thanks for the information, Bashful! I have only ever seen pictures of DLP and it looks very interesting - especially their Sleeping Beauty Castle!

And speaking of Castles, is anyone up for breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table, tomorrow morning? I understand that Prince Charming will be saving a special table for the members of the EWP Group! And I say that we all do Fantasmic tomorrow night! What do you say?

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 10:35 AM

Poor Don, his feeling are hurt because we are spending the morning with Prince Charming. I told him that you all would be back later so he is feeling a bit better. He was cleaning up after last nights party when I left this morning.

Have to spend some time in the 'real world' today. Sigh. Lots to do and have a busy weekend. I have tickets to "South Pacific" on Sunday. I just love Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Did I ever tell you guys that I have a Disney connection? The grandson of a dear friend has acted in several movies. His first big break was when we was the voice of "Chip" in Beauty and the Beast. He was the boy in Jumungi and in The Borrowers. He was on Touched by an Angel and several other things that I cannot think of right now. He is in banking right now waiting for his age to more appropriate for the parts he wants in the future.

The food was good at the castle, the view was even better but the company was the greatest. I love being with my good ole Disney buddies.

Slightly Goofy

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 10:49 AM

Oops, how rude. I did not mention my friends name. It is Bradley Pierce. You can do a search and find his homepage to see what all he was in. He was on "Days of Our Lives" also. Great kid - oops again - young man.

SG

IASW Rider

07-20-2001, 11:19 AM

Happy Birthday, again, SlightlyGoofy!!!!!!:)

And you'll have to give us a review of "South Pacific" after the weekend! I think I overheard Don singing "Some Enchanted Evening", as he was cleaning our room this morning!

Ah, what a lovely day to walk amongst the palm trees!

That is really neat about your friend's grandson! I definitely know who he is and have seen him in some of the films which you mentioned! Please wish him good luck in his future endeavors for us!

My Disney connection is my friend who is the Show Control Crew Chief for "Fantasmic" at WDW. He also does Show Control for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Play It!" and has worked with WDI, too. Also, though I cannot really call these people "friends", per se, I have met several actors whose voices "appeared" in Disney films: Matthew Broderick, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa)! Does anyone else have any Disney connections to report?

Time to wander over to Tomorrowland and take a spin on The Carousel of Progress! Have a nice day, everyone!:)

Serena

07-20-2001, 11:21 AM

It was fun last night!! And I haven't danced in public for so long I thought I forgot how. I was right, but no one cared. :D

IASW Rider

07-20-2001, 12:37 PM

You did a great job, Serena! I loved those new steps that you taught everyone - I hope that I remember them so that I can teach them to all my other friends!:)

helenabear

07-20-2001, 01:04 PM

Wow this sounds like my kind of people! I love to sit back, relax and drink my lemonade. The EPW is something I always like to see... brings me back to my childhood. Glad to know this was brought to the CB.

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 03:49 PM

Now Rider, if you keep congratulating me on my birthday does that mean I have to add even more years to my age? Hope now, I am on a slippery slope as it is. LOL

Wouldn't it be great if Disney could have "Broadway" shows? I would stay an extra week just to go to all of them. I love musicals. I can't carry a tune in a bucket, sure glad that Don has talent though. My favorite song in SP is "You Have to be Taught".

I just developed a new friend at Disney. On our last trip we had a very friendly mousekeeper who came in and sat and talked to us for quite awhile. I was very motherly and advised her about not going in strangers rooms etc. and she gave me her address so we could be penpals. She just had a baby and I found the neatest outfit that says All Stars on it with a baby Mickey. Just perfect.

Serena, you dance just lovely, with energy and enthusiasm. The only dance I know is the Big Bottom Boogy. (grin)

Helena, do you prefer regular or pink lemonade? We aim to please. Consider this your home away from home at Disney. We wander in and out all day long and sometimes party long into the night so you will never be alone. I am a former Buckeye myself and have a sister and best friend that live in Columbus. Would love to take my grands to COSI someday.

How did the COP do Rider? Ijust love those old rides especially when they are cool and you get a comfortable seat. The Cirque for us tonight. Not sure where to eat though. Any suggestions?

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-20-2001, 05:07 PM

Welcome, Helenabear! Come join our never-ending quest for fun, making new friends, support of the EWP, and love of WDW!

SlightlyGoofy - ooh - so glad that you got those Cirque tickets - what a great show La Nouba is! There are lots of great restaurants in Downtown Disney......we enjoyed the House of Blues! Any other suggestions?? And no, more birthday congratulations just mean more happiness over the upcoming years, not more years!! :)

Amzey

07-20-2001, 05:56 PM

Wow, you guys look like you're having fun! Can I join in?
My name is Amy, and I'm almost 17 (August 20th! woohoo). ;) I love ballet, WDW, and babysitting. I live on Cape Cod... hmm, that's about it. :)

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 09:14 PM

Dear Amy

Of course you may join us. You fit our qualifications - Loving the Mouse!!:earsboy: We welcome all perspectives on our magical world. Maybe you can give us some new ideas of what to do. We are here for the next year and are interested in seeing all the nooks and crannies of WDW that we can find. Ways to do DW differently and just plain enjoying our favorite things over and over again is on our agenda. What is your drink of choice? So far we have lemonade, pink and regular, iced tea, diet coke and I think I am missing something. Luckily we have Don fetching and carrying for us and he is in charge of all the mundane things around here. Frees us up to enjoy the important things. He is a sweet boy, reminds me of my little son. (6 ft 5 in) I thought I would check out the music at the House of Blues this evening. If you would like to join me and anyone else who would like to go along you are welcome. A Shrimp Po Boy for me!

Slightly Goofy

Janet2k

07-20-2001, 09:53 PM

Bashful, my daughter loves the heart bracelet, too. Nice choice. It’s wonderful out here on the balcony, isn’t it? Did you bring your drink? And I can’t wait to get my hotdog from the BBQ. I like my hotdog charred on the outside but moist on the inside. Yum!

Glo, thanks for the lovely welcome! Have you picked out your bedroom yet in our suite? We have plenty of rooms for everyone.

KimRaye, I love pink lemonade. It’s especially refreshing this evening. Do you take yours with ice? Or without?

SlightlyGoofy, I heard IASW Rider screaming, “Take it off…Take it ALL off…” On second thought, I think that was our favorite Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan yelling that. (hee hee) And thank you for being our group’s designated Treasurer. I am going right over to the Magic Kingdom to get Guest of Honor badges made up for our entire group. I can’t decide on the name, though. Maybe I should keep it short and sweet and have it state “EWP Groupie.” Do you think Disney would allow that on the badge? I hope so. I’ll charge the badges to our suite, the “EWP Suite.” Just thought I’d give you a heads up since you’ll be carefully checking over our bill on a monthly basis. That will be a valid charge, so let our accountant pay it when it becomes due.

Catsrule, thanks for the lovely welcome. I did not know that the CB board also was called the Cat Board. I have so much to learn.

Angelina, Spectromagic’s music makes me cry. Actually, it makes me feel so blessed to be alive, and thus the tears start running down my face (I am so sappy).

Bobcat, I’m so happy to hear that Don Juan waves a mean fan. I already knew that he peeled a mean grape (SlightlyGoofy told me that). I’m feeling a little flushed right now. I think I’ll place a call to Private Dining and order up some pink lemonade. What would you like to drink?

IASW Rider, glad you liked the light-up bracelets. I thought you would. I have my camcorder batteries charging right now, and once they’re done, I’ll be ready to let the tape roll and catch our evening’s antics. And include me, please, in the Cindy’s reservations. I hope Aladdin is there. He’s a cutie. And also include me in the Fantasmic reservations. I think we should set up a Fantasmic Dessert party. All the Disneymooners do something like that for their wedding parties. I think it sounds like a fun way to end an evening.

Serena, you were quite the dancer last night. I don’t know if it’s true, but one of the Jelly Rolls’ Cast Members mentioned that you actually were the choreographer for the local Chip And Dale dancers. Is that true? Or maybe he meant Chip ‘N Dale dancers (as in Disney characters). Oh, I had a little too much to drink last night and my memory is all fuzzy now.

Amzey, pull up a chair and join us on the balcony. Did you know that the “EWP Suite” has the largest balcony on Seven Seas Lagoon? It does. I put in a request last night to the Resort Manager that she get a Jacuzzi added to our balcony. She will have the contractors stop by tomorrow to take measurements. Does anyone have an idea as to how many EWP groupies our Jacuzzi should hold? Twenty? Thirty? Forty? Let me know and I’ll pass that information along.

Helenabear, so you’re another lemonade gal? Great! As SlightlyGoofy has stated, we aim to please, just let us know which kind of lemonade you prefer (pink, strawberry, cherry, or the ol’ fashioned kind).

I am so sorry that I missed the “hijacked” GMR. That must have been something! We better make sure that our scribe (aka Tiiiigergirl) notes that one in our “year end” report. I bet it will be a real doozy!

IASW Rider

07-20-2001, 10:00 PM

Welcome, Amy!

Of course you can join us - pull up a comfy chair and make yourself at home! Happy (early) birthday, by the way! We're celebrating lots of birthdays, here in the EWP Suite! Janet2K will break out her special decorations for yours, too!

Great idea about the jacuzzi, Janet! Great way to relax after a tiring day at the parks! Maybe we can have Don bring his fans and grapes to us, while we all splash around! Great idea about the Guest of Honor badges, too! We are the proud EWP Groupies!

Time to get ready for Cirque du Soleil and the House of Blues, followed by a special presentation of Fantasmic and dessert party, SlightlyGoofy!

As Mickey Mouse would say: "Everyone clean and pretty? Then on with the show!"

angelina

07-20-2001, 10:30 PM

Hi, Amy, it's nice to meet you. Looks like you're another Leo. Welcome to our suite! The company is terrific, and so is the view.

Janet, when we were at WDW in '98, we saw the MSEP. Actually, it was so crowded we only saw the very tip top of MSEP. This trip, I was completely mesmerized by the music of Spectromagic, the beginning, anyway, and those funny little characters with the faces that change colors! I taped the whole thing the second night so I could watch it again at home. Unfortunately, my video doesn't do justice to the beautiful colors, although I did get some pretty terrific pictures, but the music is just great. I can't wait to go back! I have to say, Fantasmic comes in a very close second. We were fortunate enough to get front row seats for the show, and were so glad we weren't scared off by the warnings that it was too much for small children. My 2 yo dd handled it just fine. Even so, I don't think I could have walked back down that hill if she had been scared. It was a really long, hot day.

It's been nice to chat with everyone--I'm going to take a walk out to the dock and watch the EWP and grab a cold Pina Colada while I wait for the fireworks!

SlightlyGoofy

07-20-2001, 11:14 PM

Wow, so much is going on since I left. A jacuzzi!! I had not thought of that one. What a wonderful idea. I just love the way that our rooms surround the community area and then the the deck surrounds the whole suite. You get such great views all around the property that way. The private elevator sure keeps the wait down to get to our private kingdom. I was talking to the concierge today and he said, if we don't mind, he would assign one of the indoor pools and exercise rooms for our exclusive use. He felt that with the large amount of people we had in this suite it would work better for everyone concerned. I fear we will have to get poor Don some help though as we are just too much for any one man!:earsgirl:

I am a bit worried about so many Leos in one place. We have a tendency to rule the roost but I have a feeling that the rest of you will keep us in line. Happy birthday to you all. Why not have a birthday party for all of us this weekend? Just what we need, an excuse to celebrate!!

Janet, I love the buttons saying "EWP Groupie" Sounds so good rolling off the tongue. You are a poet, did ja know it? Bet your feet are Longfellows. LOL

Rider, you are our tour guide for this evening. I love the agenda. Some of my favorite stuff. Do you have your agenda for your honeymoon all planned out yet? I bet you do and I bet it is a doozy.

Angelina, front row seats? Wonderful. We were all the way in back. It was not bad t hough as we had some interesting people in front of us. They must have been DISers cause they knew everything about DW and were exponding at great length. I enjoyed listening to them almost as much as I enjoyed the show. BTW that was one of the most expensive meals we had at DW that trip cause we got in late and had not eaten all day and were sorely tempted by all the vendors over and over again. LOL

Have a great eveing ladies and I will try t o keep up with all of you, Slightly Goofy

bashful64

07-21-2001, 03:20 PM

Wow all that dancing and partying wore me right out.....I just woke up. What's everyone doing for luch today? Anyone mind if I tag along?

jstmee

07-21-2001, 03:49 PM

Hi, My shoes are off, my legs are up and my four children are outside doing their chores. My identical boy twins turned 13 yesterday, so I'm recuperating from their sleepover. I also have a 9 year old girl and 8 year old boy......also boy 20 and granddaughter 11 month old girl, they live in Germany. (I am too young for this, LOL) Only 63 more days until Disney--yes I must remember to call to reserve at Cindy's.

I am a SAHM and volunteering at school, etc. keeps be busier than working. I can feel the warm breeze and am enjoying a nice cold lemonade. Ahh.

IASW Rider

07-21-2001, 06:36 PM

Welcome, Jstmee! Glad that you're here to join the fun!

Looking forward to using all of our private facilities, SlightlyGoofy! You're right - maybe we should make sure that Don gets some help. I think I heard that they were sending another private conceirge by the name of Kas A. Nova over to the suite, this evening! We have not yet plotted out the "official honeymoon schedule", though there are a few things which I know we can't miss - among them SpectroMagic! Unfortunately, I was never able to see MSEP "live" - only in pictures and on TV, and I have the soundtrack. It (along with SpectroMagic, now) only seemed to run 2 nights a week during the past 3 times that I was at WDW, and those 2 nights always turned out to be either our last night there, or the one day of the week when we weren't there! (By the way, I know that I've said this before, but did you all know that the EWP was actually the "prototype" for the original MSEP at DL? The EWP came first, in 1971, at WDW. It was designed to signal the beginning of the Luau at the Poly each evening - and that's why it still passes by the Poly first on its route, every night. It also used the "Baroque Hoedown" music before it was adapted for MSEP at DL. So, one could say that the EWP is actually the "grandparent" of SpectroMagic!) We really need to see SpectroMagic next year! We did get to see the floats up close and even look inside them, on the Backstage Magic Tour last month, though! We also saw a demonstration of how each of the types of lights that are used in the parade work, on the Tour. It was really interesting.

Angelina - When we saw Fantasmic last month, there was a couple with a 2 year old daughter sitting next to us......and the little girl fell asleep before the end of the show and slept right through the "explosive" finale! You are very brave to sit in the front row - I have an irrational fear of loud noises and always sit toward the back, as a result! I like your idea about waiting for the fireworks and the EWP out at the dock with a pina colada - mind if we come along, later?

Bashful - Sorry that we missed you for lunch, but why don't you pick a restaurant and we'll get a group together for dinner!

Have a nice evening! :)

angelina

07-21-2001, 07:02 PM

Hi, jstme, it's so nice to meet you. I'm another sahm of 3 years, and I agree, I work harder now than I did when I held a "paying" job. As for Fantasmic, Rider, being so close to the characters when they passed by on the riverboat was terrific. I don't remember that it was nearly as scary and loud as I feared it would be.

I would love for everyone to join me this evening for drinks on the dock in between the EWP and fireworks at 10:00. See you there.

jstmee

07-21-2001, 07:12 PM

Hi Amy, This is such a friendly place. Makes you feel sooo welcome. I can't wait to have breakfast with Prince Charming tomorrow. As for tonight, my DH and I will be dining at the Flying Fish, then enjoying a romantic stroll. Heee we are actually going across to Canada for a seafood dinner then a movie..... But I will be dreaming of Disney.:bounce:

IASW Rider

07-21-2001, 08:00 PM

Angelina - I'll be there with my illuminated bracelet on!

Jstmee - Have a nice evening at the Flying Fish.....and in Canada!

IASW Rider

07-22-2001, 08:10 PM

Hope that everyone had a nice weekend! :)

SlightlyGoofy

07-22-2001, 11:18 PM

Whew, may I please pull up a big comfy chair and a footrest. If one of you younger ladies would please bring me an iced tea, no sugar, I would bless you name. I know what Snow White felt like even though I was only surrounded by 2 small people. I am going to figure out a way to harness that energy and I will never have to pay another utility bill!!! I had to make a short trip back home to tend to some business and get a grandkid fix. Love those little rascals.

OK, Rider. Fess up. You have got to be the person who names things at WDW. (Haunted Mansion graveyard?) You take words and spin magic with them. Cass A. Nova. My lands, you sure know how to pick them. I feel like swooning already and I have not even met him yet.

The MSEP was the very first parade we saw with our children on our first trip. Even our jaded, much traveled children were in awe over that one. I can still hear the music all these years past. I was young enough to sit on a curb in those days. I can still sit on the curb, I just cannot get up. LOL Rider, thank you so much for the background info on the parades. It makes thing so much more enjoyable to know the 'back stories'.

jstmee, I love your name. It says a lot about your sense of humor. You will fit right in here. Welcome and please remember the only rule is to have fun. Any suggestions are most welcome. The world would be most boring if everyone was the same and wanted the same things. I am looking forward to getting to know you.

I am afraid that I have not introduced myself to you all. I am an almost 53 (this Wednesday) homemaker with 2 plus children (I have a step daughter who is close to my age so it is hard to think of her as a daughter although I would love to be her friend.) and 6 grandchildren who all live close by us in a small town in IN. My hubby retired about 2 years ago and we travel a lot. I volunteer for the local schools, library and wherever I am needed. I am majorly into helping peopl be literate and tutor our oldest grandson who has Nystagmus and needs help to get through school. I am a former refunder and coupon queen and read an average of a book a day. If everyone else would like to introduce themselves I would love it. We are not Survivor or Big Brother, we do not vote people out and vote everyone in.

Bashful, where did you end up going for lunch? Give us a review so we might decide whether to go there ourselves. Being that we are going to be here for a year we need a wide variety of places to eat. Wonder if it would be possible to eat at a different place each and every day? I will have to go into Deb's and count how many places there are. Interesting idea. No, some places deserve to be visited often and over and over.

I think I will spend the evening in the hot tub waiting for the fireworks and parades. I deserve a break today.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-23-2001, 02:03 AM

Here's your iced tea, SlightlyGoofy! How was the play, today? I'm sure that it was great! How are your Grandchildren doing? I appreciate your compliment! But I doubt that I "have what it takes" to become an actual Disney Imagineer and be one who names things at WDW (much less creates them!) I was actually just chatting on line with my friend who works down there (or shall I say "down here", as we are all ensconced in our lovely suite!). He has worked a few stints with WDI, so I know the range of talent and skill that one must have to do so........and unfortunately, I do not qualify. :( I wish I could say that I did, though, and I appreciate your confidence in me! :)

COUNTDOWN TILL SLIGHTLYGOOFY'S BIRTHDAY: 3 DAYS!!! Janet has the decorations all ready and we will be having a big party, here in the EWP Suite!

I will introduce myself to the Group, as well! I am 34 years old, live in Central NJ, and I'm an Assistant Vice President / Trust Officer with a large and well known brokerage firm. As you all know (and I'm sure are tired of hearing!), I was engaged at the Polynesian last month, and my fiance Frank and I will be getting married next June and spending our honeymoon at the Poly (same week as this year!). I have no children, but I do have 4 cats : "Laverne", "Shirley", "Boo Boo Kitty", and "The Big Ragoo"! Frank has 2 cats of his own, so when they all join us, it will be like a "Feline Brady Bunch"! I am also a book-a-day reader, and I love to take photographs and videos and spend time with friends, in my spare time. I also love the theater and enjoy seeing Broadway plays in NYC, as well as productions at our many great regional professional theaters in NJ. I'm a big fan of the NY Mets and when I can't get out to Shea Stadium to see games, I enjoy seeing the Somerset Patriots, our local professional team, play. I'm a lifelong Disney fan, and have been visiting WDW since I was 6 years old! I'm a big fan of all of the classic MK attractions....particularly It's a Small World (as you can tell by my "name")! Many people are irritated by that attraction, but I may just hold the world's record for riding it the most times - it's been my favorite (and my traditional first "stop" when visiting WDW) since childhood! Perhaps its "fate" that I love IASW and the NY Mets, as the 1964-65 World's Fair Grounds (location of the debut of IASW) happen to be right across the street from Shea Stadium (where the NY Mets play)! I am also, needless to say, a big fan of the Electrical Water Pageant ("EWP")! It's been entrancing me since I was first awakened by it with my mother, from our Contemporary Resort room balcony, in 1976! I try to see it as many nights as I can, on each of my trips to WDW. And I was lucky enough to see it up close, at its dock, when we took the Backstage Magic Tour, last month! It sounds corny, but it really was a thrill to be able to walk right up to the barges and examine them in daylight, see where the drivers sit, etc. (I didn't dare touch them, though!) I love The DIS and am so happy that I have met such wonderful people and made such great friends, here!

Hope that all is well with everyone! I'm calling room service for a midnight snack, now! :)

TIGGERSMOM

07-23-2001, 03:00 AM

You guys look like your having so much fun and I heard the party from down the hall - Can I come in?

I am a WDW addict and DIS fanatic - the EWP is a must in my household and a bone of contention due to our staying at Boardwalk for the convention. I am trying to have a canal dug so it comes our way but I keep misplacing the keys to the backhoe.

I am 39(and will be for the next few years). I work both outside the home and have my own business. There are 2 guys who hang around my house and eat all my food, but they like WDW so I let them stay. One has some money so him I like, the other just spends the money so I am not so sure about him yet. But after 16 years I suppose I kinda like him too.
We have 3 dogs -sorry no cats, the 16 is allergic. We head to WDW about 3 times a year, next trip in 17 days for the pin event - My name is Tiggersmom and I am a disney pin addict. Have to say that part of the 12 steps to recovering from pin addiction. We are also convention bound and hope to meet everyone from the DIS we possibly can.

.:wave: :earsboy: :wave: :earsboy: :wave: :earsboy:

IASW Rider

07-23-2001, 11:51 AM

Hi TiggersMom!

Thanks for joining us! Glad that you're here - you can teach us about the intricacies of pin trading and collecting! It's wonderful that you are able to visit WDW so often! And it's great that you are going down for the convention - you will have to give us a full report upon your return!

Speaking of pins, I saw a picture of the EWP pin, which was apparently a limited edition pin and is now only available via the "secondary market"! It's really neat, though! Pin expert that you are, do you think that they might issue another EWP pin some time in the future?

Let us know if you need help digging the canal linking the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Boardwalk area - I'm sure that we can all pitch in.....or have Don and Kas do the work for us!

Have a nice day, Everyone! :)

bashful64

07-23-2001, 12:37 PM

Hi TiggersMom! Welcome to the EWP. I will be at DIScon and look forward to meeting you there. I can hardly wait...it will so exciting to meet so many DISers all at one time.

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a good weekend. Like SG I had to zip home for the weekend to take care of some business so was MIA all weekend. I am so glad to be back here in the EWP suite where I can just put my feet up and relax. I am sure that Don will be a dear and bring me some nice hot earl grey tea so that I can just watch the world go by for a little while until I recover my strength.

I think later today I will head out to DD and do some shopping. I really must send some souvenir back home for the nieces and nephews. Then I think I will have some lunch at the Rainforest Restaurant.

Are there any plans for this evening?

helenabear

07-23-2001, 12:53 PM

Sorry all I couldn't stop by this weekend. My dad returned from a business trip to India on Saturday and I spent yesterday planning out his birthday party. Now I am ready to sit back in my new caftan my dad brought me back from India and drink some lemonade (oh and I prefer regular lemonade... nothing like that nice tart bite on a hot day). Now if I had only thought about going to the Crystal Palace for lunch.... oh well my bagel was just as good :)

I'll tell you all a little more about myself. I am a young one at 24. I was married this past Oct. in my hometown of Columbus and we honeymooned at WDW at the Poly concierge (and had a great lagoon view to see the EWP). I did go to OSU for college and am a big old Buckeye fan (I also met my DH there as well). I do not have children but I have what I call my two "kits" Cleo and Gwen. Cleo is a beautiful 8 year old black Maine Coon and Gwen is another beautiful Maine Coon. Gwenie though is only about 9 months old and weighs about 11 pounds. She is marked beautifully... mostly dark with white paws and white on her face... a few taupe stripes on her back as well. We recently bought a house and are looking forward to the move to more space. Other than playing on computers I love trying to convince DH that we need to vacation at WDW more often ;)

IASW Rider

07-23-2001, 02:41 PM

Hi Bashful! I think that we should spend some time "hanging out" in the Suite tonight, so that we can get to know our newest "members" better! Maybe we can have Don and Kas pick up our favorites from our favorite WDW restaurants and deliver them to us! Then we can all sample the various cuisines!

Helenabear - one of my cats, "The Big Ragoo", is also a black Maine Coon! And I also have a rather large cat, amongst my brood - "Laverne", a calico, weighs in at 19.1 pounds (down from 20, last year!)! "Shirley" is a Russian Blue and Boo Boo Kitty is a white Siamese, and they are both average weights! Happy Birthday to your Dad! We will toast him during our July / August Birthday Celebration, here in the "EWP" Suite!

jstmee

07-23-2001, 03:30 PM

Well, well, well, I was MIA this weekend also. With my twins and DH birthdays and all. Hanging out and sampling all of the foods sound marvelous to me. I am solo this week as DH is in Mexico and children have playoff baseball games to attend to. I will only use the teleport to see the games then come back quickly. I also have a cat. Her name is Mittens and she is all black with green eyes and incredibly small. She's a nervous cat, could be because the four kids make her nervous with all of their noise, maybe she should join us in the suite and relax a day or two. Can't wait to sample the goodies, if we get a currier. cya Wendy

SlightlyGoofy

07-23-2001, 03:45 PM

I must find out what kind of air cleaner Disney uses in this suite as back home I am very allergic to cat hair and I don't seem to have that problem here. It is wonderful. I am enjoying watching your cats get to know one another.

I love the idea of getting Kas or Don to pick up our food this evening and getting together to swap life stories. I had read about a food delivery service in the Orlando area and was all excited until I found that they do not deliver on site. I have seen where you can order pizza but you have to go to the main desk area to pick it up. We might use our influence to get Disney to rethink some of their food practices. For instance the lack of late night eateries. While we don't have such worries it behoves us to watch out for our less fortunate breathern.

Gee, wonder if we can figure out what Riders all time favorite tv show is? IASW might not be my very favorite ride but it sure ranks right up there. I enjoy sitting in different spots and picking out different areas to explore each time. One time we got to ride 4 times in a row without getting out of the boat because it was so not crowded. Might have gotten to ride more but did not want to press the point. I keep thinking that the last room used to be entirely white while it now has a blue tone. Bet I know someone who can tell me for sure.

Doesn't Helena look beautiful in her sari? I just love rich, vibrant colors. It shows off your coloring so nicely.

I am hoping that I might be able to come to the DisCom also. I did not get my ressies changed in time for the rate change so I am praying they will come out with another offer so I don't have to go out in the heat of September. Also our tiny town will be hosting a National Country Music contest at Heritage Days and since I live near the town square I usually have an open house and would be sorely missed. Would it not be great for several of us to m eet there? TiggersMom and Bashful and I could really get into some serious trouble. (grin)

TiggersMom, you need to remember that Cass and Don are here to meet our every need and not only will they dig the canal to your specifications but they will find the keys. Please do not stress youself. It sounds as if you have enough going on in the 'real world' and this is where you can get away from it all.

Bashful, where did you get to sit at the RC? I love the monkey room but then I am afraid they will think I think I am one of the animals and not let me leave. I NEVER order bananas.

Rider, next time we are in the room at the same time I will be delighted to fix you your drink of choice. In my youth, before I was 21, I was a bartender and still remember how to make a few fancy drinks. Thank you so much for fetching for me in my hour of need yesterday.

I am off to Epcot today. I am in need of some dark, cool corners today. I believe lunch at Mexico and a ride or two or three on the River of Time would hit the spot. Anyone who wants is more than welcome to come along.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

07-23-2001, 04:12 PM

I love looking at all these kitties. It's amazing how beautiful these cats look together. I love feeling the warmth of a cat sleeping on my lap just puring away.... it just seems prrrrfect.

I think I may have to just join you Slightly Goofy... the idea of riding through el Rio del Tiempo just sounds absolutely perfect given today's heat. Although as much as my babies love water, I'll have to leave them behind. Although I can't stay for long since I have to go and make sure my dad's house is nicely decorated for his birthday tonight... that and drop off his brownie birthday "cake" I made yesterday.... I just love planning birthday parties!

bashful64

07-23-2001, 07:34 PM

Dinner in sounds wonderful. I can't wait to sample all of the delicacies that Kas and Don are going to deliver!

Isn't the RC just wonderful. The kids just love it (although some of the things do alarm my yougest at times). We like to sit in a different section each time...this past time it was the elephants we sat with.

Shopping at DD was great this morning. Spent a fortune as usual but managed to buy some wonderful presents to send back home. Now I am off to AKL to visist the real animals. I will see you all for dinner later.

IASW Rider

07-23-2001, 11:11 PM

Wow - I've never been to the Rainforest Cafe, but it sounds like a really neat place, SlightlyGoofy and Bashful! Maybe DF and I will try it on our honeymoon!

Glad to hear that we have another cat person in the Suite, Jstmee! Where did Catsrule go? She should be here to join us! Glad to hear that all the pusses are not bothering your allergies, SlightlyGoofy, especially since they seem to have a habit of jumping into your lap and taking some quick cat naps! Just let us know if you would like us to direct them to the "EWP-Feline-Suite", which is currently being built next door, complete with scratching posts and cat beds! If we have other guests with other types of pets, I'm sure that we can get Don and Kas to break out their tool belts and build some additional pet facilities for them, too! By the way, as big a fan I (still!) am of TV shows of the 1970's and 1980's (I'm a big Nick at Nite / TV Land watcher!), "Laverne and Shirley" actually wasn't my favorite show (though I think that it's cute!) I actually started out with 2 female cats and was looking for 2 female names that went together. After considering "Wilma and Betty" and "Lucy and Ethel", I realized that "Laverne and Shirley" just seemed to fit them! A few years later, I took in 2 strays - one male and one female.....hence "Boo Boo Kitty and The Big Ragoo"! To be honest, if I was to name them after the characters on my favorite 70's sitcom.....their names would be "Barbarino", "Horshack", "Washington", and "Epstein"! :) (Totally irrelevant point of information: I took an acting class which was taught by the actor who played "Horshack", a few years ago, and the actor who played "Epstein" is an old friend of my ex-husband's!)

COUNTDOWN TILL SLIGHTLYGOOFY'S BIRTHDAY: 2 DAYS!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HELENABEAR'S FATHER!!!!

Loved riding El Rio Del Tiempo with you both, SlightlyGoofy and Helenabear, today! That is such a nice and peaceful boat ride. I have never gotten up the nerve to try the Maelstrom, though - have any of you? We did eat in Restaurant Akershus in Norway for the first time last month, though, and it was outstanding! The food was excellent and the service was wonderful! Our waiter taught us all about his homeland, as well!

Glad that you enjoyed your shopping spree, Bashful! There are so many great stores at DD that I never know where to begin looking!

Well, I expect that our gentleman assistants will be arriving soon with our buffet of goodies, so I'd better straighten up the place, a little bit! I like Bashful's idea - I think we should all hit the Animal Kingdom tomorrow - what do you say?

Have a good night and bon appetit! :)

helenabear

07-24-2001, 08:58 AM

IASW Rider you are really going to have to join me on the Maelstrom today. It is no where near as bad as they make it look from the outside. It is actually another very nice ride to go on a nice hot day like today. I think after a nice dip in the pool this morning, I will have to go over there and go on that one again. It is another big favorite of mine at EPCOT.

CathyCanada

07-24-2001, 09:47 AM

May I join you today? A cyber getaway is just what I need right now! :)
CC

IASW Rider

07-24-2001, 10:48 AM

Are there any big dips on the Maelstrom, Helenabear? Oh.....maybe I'll get brave and go with you! Please join us for a walk around the World Showcase, Cathy!

Have a nice day!:)

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

07-24-2001, 11:52 AM

Hello ladies.

I was wondering if I might join you for awhile. I have a delicious dessert to share if Don doesn't have anything planned for this afternoon. I need your opinions, as I am planning to submit this recipe to the Pillsbury Bake off later today. I'm hoping that my recipe is only sufficient enough to get a free trip to Orlando, as I am crazy about a certain mouse who resides there.

Unfortunately, as it happens, I mightn't get a chance to visit the mouse while there...the Pillsbury people would like us to bake our recipe for the contest. I suppose I could go ahead and attempt to do a bit better. An annuity just might be my ticket out of cyber vacations and into real vacations with the mouse every year.

As I said, if you are good enough to let me join, I would be happy to share my dessert and my personal knowledge of the Osborne lights, as I lived in Arkansas during the years that Jennings lost his mind to the lights....

I promise not to monopolize the conversation, and I would be glad to play nicely with everyone as I have been taking my happy pills on a regular basis these days.

By the way, can you make an ICB (Icy cold beverage) like they do at Sonic? They have this wonderful frozen lemonade in a Route 44 cup...

helenabear

07-24-2001, 12:28 PM

IASW Rider there are no big dips at all on this ride (that I can remember). They try to scare you more by having you not face the way you would if you could see how gentle it really is. Of course I may have a different opinion but it is definitely what I would consider a complete family ride... maybe on the level of Pirates of the Caribbean... actually pretty darn close to it. Plus it is nice and cool inside the ride. A great get away from heat around here.

CC, we'd love you to join us... maybe you could help us convince IASW Rider to try out the Maelstrom with us as well stroll around the World Showcase :) Anyone have any good ideas for lunch?

helenabear

07-24-2001, 01:33 PM

You know I was just thinking how wonderful this group is... I always am bugging my hubby for a trip to WDW and now I can go when I please... and the room at the Poly is gorgeous... my favorite resort of all times :)

Rafiki... share away with your desert... I love trying new ones ;)

bashful64

07-24-2001, 01:54 PM

Welcome to the EWP Rafiki. Glad you could join us. I'm sure that Don could whip up any frozen concoction that you would like. He really is quite marvelous. I can't wait to hear about your dessert.

IASW I love the names of your cats. I let my DH name our 2 and I am stuck with a Cassiopoeia (or some such thing...I never could spell it...the kids cal her o's o's for short) and then because I gave him a bad time for that name he called our next one meowser :rolleyes:
I'm sure that they would love to come and play with all of the other kitties. I aslo have a dog (she is a purebread Keeshond) named Tia.

Helenabear I would love to join you all on a walk around the World Showcase. How about Morocco for lunch...or Mexico...I hear that they are pretty good. Or maybe we should head to AK like IASW suggesteed and got he Rainforest for lunch.

IASW Rider

07-24-2001, 03:12 PM

Hi Rafiki! Can't wait to hear about your dessert! Maybe we can all sample it tonight, while watching the EWP, if you would be kind enough to share it! Welcome to our Suite!

Bashful - bring the kitties and doggie along! I understand that the Pet Suites have been completed and are ready for inhabitants!

Helenabear - the Poly is my favorite, too!

Sorry that this is so short, but duty calls (in the "real world") - UGH. Will be back soon!:)

SlightlyGoofy

07-24-2001, 05:17 PM

I find it amazing that I have been somewhere that Rider hasn't . We must kidnap her and take her over to RTF for a relaxing, in the heat of the day, meal. I opt for the 'monkey room, unless someone else objects. I guess it is because I feel right at home there. LOL I hear some bad reports on the food but I have been ok with it. Not the best I have ever had but far from the worst. The last time the service was less than admirable but I have a feeling that our EWP badges might command a bit more respect and better service. I am sure that you all know about taking the backdoor into AK. Just in case I will clue you in. You go thru the RFC and they have an entrance for people coming from the parks. This is a much easier way to get into the park than going thru the main gate. (until everyone else finds out)

I am so old that I not only remember all those old time tv shows but I remember when they were NOT reruns!! I even remember when SNL was funny!

Rafiki, are you just entering the contest or are you in the finals? Maybe you could share the recipe with Don and Cass. We would be more than happy to let you practice on u s. LOL We are so happy to have someone with your culinary abilities to join us. I make icy cold beverages on a regular basis as my grandchildren love them. Not hard to do at all and I can make almost any flavor.

Helena, now big old chicken me is scared to death of the Maelstrom and Pirates. I used to ride POTC all the time and do not remember a dip before my last ride a few years ago. Am I imagining that? I get scared of sudden things and it does not help much even when I know they are coming. I do not believe that a 'normal' person would be scared of these rides though as I have riden both and lived to tell about it. BTW, how did your Dad's birthday party go? I bet he was pleased as punch.

Cathy, wonderful to see you taking a break from all your responsibilities. If anyone deserves a cyber vacation it is you. Just let me know what you want to drink and I'll whip it right up for you. I just checked and was amazed at all the visits we have had in this room. I think we may have to add on a few more floors. Hope there is room.

I was at the Swan this morning for a bit of glamour and glitz. Watching the crowds wander and enjoying a cool drink. A quick round of Fantasia golf before the sun got hot and now back here for a bit of rest before this evening's festivities. Where are you guys headed and I will join you, if I may.

Slightly Goofy

PS Any suggestions on how I might spend my natal day tomorrow?
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CathyCanada

07-24-2001, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies (as always!). Since we are doing the walk around the World Showcase, a watermelon drink from Mexico is one of my faves, right after we do Maelstrom (it's a piece of cake IASW!!). Once we get to France a glass of Champagne would be lovely in that little garden area to the right. :)
Ahhhhhhhhhh....................
CC

Janet2k

07-25-2001, 01:09 AM

Well, I’m standing here in the middle of the parlor room of our gorgeous suite just looking around. I ran into the Resort Manger today and she asked me if we had a final “headcount” for our desired Jacuzzi yet. I told her that we are wild and crazy EWP fans and we thought that bigger was definitely better. I told her that our Jacuzzi must comfortably seat at least 50 EWP lovers. Her eyes grew real big and she told me that the largest Jacuzzi that Disney currently has installed at a resort only seats about 20 people, but since our wish is her command, she will begin working immediately with the Disney Imagineers on getting our wish fulfilled. Gosh, how I love it here at this resort. Such service, and with such a gorgeous smile, too.

For those of you new to our EWP Suite, welcome! As you can see, a “parlor” room is the sitting area of the suite. It contains our incredible entertainment center with large screen HDTV, a surround sound stereo system, a DVD system, a 100-CD Wurlitzer jukebox (thanks, IASW Rider, for having Disney install something so classy as that jukebox into our suite), a couple 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 PCs, a couple Apple Power Mac G4 computers (I need a decent machine to create my streaming video upon so that I may post video footage of our antics for our relatives and friends to view), and high-speed Internet access. Yahoo! We can surf the net and the Dis at lightening speed; no more dial-up lines for our gang, only the best will do (you can thank me for talking Disney into upgrading our suite to contain such state-of-the art equipment for our stay). Oh, don’t you just love it here? I must admit that this is my favorite suite on WDW property. I think I may never go home. We’ll just have to see about extending our stay beyond 12 months.

Now for some important things… I think it’s time to put up the final HAPPY BIRTHDAY decorations for SlightlyGoofy’s birthday tomorrow (Wednesday, July 25th). I took a photo of Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan and had it blown up into a life-size likeness of him. I actually had WDW Photographic Services create a cardboard mockup of Don. I think SlightlyGoofy will really get a kick out of that. And since we learned that Don waves a killer fan, I had him dress “appropriately” for his photo shoot, if you know what I mean (hee hee).

I hope you all have been enjoying your Guest Of Honor badges this week. It took a little arm-twisting on my part to get the Magic Kingdom Cast Member to put “EWP Groupie” on them (Disney does have rules about what may and may not go on a Guest Of Honor badge). I think they look lovely, don’t you?

Amzey, I’m glad your birthday isn’t until August 20th. That should give me some time to figure out how to decorate the suite for someone as sweet as you. Do you have a particular color scheme that you would like your decorations in? Let me know.

Angelina, I bet your Spectromagic video is priceless. I don’t believe that I have ever videotaped it, therefore I am looking forward to (hopefully) doing so on my next trip over to the Magic Kingdom. I just love the music.

SlightlyGoofy, I absolutely LOVE having our very own private elevator. It makes me feel like a rock star every time I take it (well, it makes me feel that way when I have my sunglasses on, that is). And our very own pool and exercise room was a wonderful gesture on the concierge’s part. How special.

Bashful64, it took me a day or two to recover from all that dancing, too. But the exercise did my heart good. Or maybe dancing with Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan did my heart good (I don’t think it did much for my marriage, however).

Jstme, I hope your twins had a lovely birthday. I wish I would have known – I could have had a life-sized cardboard mockup done of Brittany Spears for our suite. Or I could have asked Brittany to come over and sing “Happy Birthday” to them. I heard she was in the area and I bet one of our resort’s concierge Cast Members could have pulled that off for us (they are so good at making the impossible seem possible).

IASW Rider, oh, I absolutely LOVE the name of our new concierge Cast Member – Kas A. Nova. Oh, my, does Disney know exactly how to fill our needs or what?! I’ll say it again, we have just GOT to extend our stay beyond 12 months. And thank you for being our resident EWP expert. I love all the little facts that you know. Thanks for sharing them. I have so much to learn. I cannot wait to check out the new feline suite. What a wonderful addition to our resort. I always thought that the pet kennel over there at the Ticket and Transportation Center looked a little small. I don’t have any pets but I do adore animals.

Tiggersmom, welcome to your new suite! Please get your resort room key from Jstme, our other new roommate. SlightlyGoofy has set it up so that you may charge whatever your heart desires to your room key. Our growing stock portfolio is doing quite well and should cover this year’s vacation expenses. If you have any stock tips, just let us know. Oh, I just LOVE your idea of having a canal dug between the BoardWalk and our resort. Did you know that Bashful64 led a wild prior life up there in British Columbia? Yes, she did. She ran with a dangerous crowd and is rumored to have never encountered a vehicle that she could not start. I think you and she need to hook up and work on that little key problem, if you catch my drift. By the way, I see that Bashful64’s birthday is on August 16th. We’ll have to start planning a little soirée for her upcoming birthday. Maybe we can get some of her old crowd to fly down for a little visit to help us out with that wonderful canal idea of yours, what do you think?

Helenabear, I hope your father can come over to the EWP Suite for a little belated birthday party. I’m sure we can have our Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan and our new concierge Cast Member Kas A. Nova whip up a little surprise for him. And I just love your caftan. You look so elegant and comfortable in it. By the way, congratulations on your recent nuptials. I hope you’re enjoying being a newlywed!

WebmasterCathyCanada, I was wondering where you were lately. I was beginning to wonder whether or not you had run off and eloped with Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan as I haven’t seen him lately either. You didn’t hijack him by any chance, did you? I am so in need of some ice-cold lemonade and I wanted him to bring it on up to our room (I just can’t get enough of his gorgeous smile). On second thought, I would love to try that watermelon drink that you spoke of. I bet it’s scrumptious. I think I should top it off with some champagne. I cannot turn down a glass of good champagne. Oh, I’m getting thirsty just thinking about it.

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, welcome to your new suite! Please get your resort room key from Jstme or Tiggersmom, our other new roommates. I myself do not cook but I love to eat. I cannot wait to try your tempting dessert. I bet it’s out of this world. And I would love to hear all about the Osborne Lights because I have not experienced them yet. I have so much to learn.

I should introduce myself to my new roommates. I work in the high-tech industry and love it. Well, I don’t love the layoffs that go along with working in the high-tech industry, but I do love just about everything else. I especially love the fact that just about all of my fellow co-workers are just that – fellows. Of course it drives my husband crazy that I’m around nothing but men all the time, but he knew that when he met me in college all those years ago, so I do not allow his jealousy to ruin things for me too much (luckily for me, he’s a pretty good guy). I have a young daughter (lower single digits) and a teenage son. My son is an angel and my daughter is the devil (okay, she’s a cross between a young Madonna and Brittany Spears). I have my work cut out for me with her. I am already living in fear of her teenage years. Of course by then I will send her to live with Aunty SlightlyGoofy. I am sure that she will straighten her butt out for me (hee hee). I will be so lonely, however, when my son moves on to college in the next few years. He’s been my best friend forever. What a good guy he is. As you can tell, I’m very proud of both of my children. My life revolves around them and would be nothing without them. My other passion you folks already know about – Walt Disney World. I don’t know which passion is more expensive, though, my children or Walt Disney World. Right now I think it’s a toss-up.

We have a very important birthday celebration coming up in September. That is when Walt Disney’s hometown, Marceline, Missouri, will be celebrating his birth. Here’s the link to his hometown celebration webpage: http://www.wd100birthday.com/.

I’m heading out to the balcony right now to enjoy the warm night air. Sleep tight, my friends.

CathyCanada

07-25-2001, 10:21 AM

A belated Happy Birthday to all the birthdays I have missed and today a very Happy Birthday to our own SlightlyGoofy. I hope you enjoy our EWP suite and we will celebrate it with you the way it should be! With Don Juan and Cas A Nova of course!

Janet, great job on the suite, it is mahvelous!!

I'll pop in when I can ladies, the nasty virus I got a month ago decided to kick in on Fri and I had to have my motherboard replaced and was working off my kids computer.

So, let the party begin!!
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IASW Rider

07-25-2001, 11:15 AM

:) :) :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SLIGHTLY GOOFY!!!!!!!:) :) :)

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Hope that you have a wonderful day!!!! We have all kinds of surprises planned for you, here in the EWP Suite, so stay tuned! Janet's life-sized figure of Don (and his fan!) is only the beginning! We'll start off with a deluxe breakfast served by our gentleman "assistants" on the terrace - all of your favorites will be there! Then, we'll continue on to some very special celebrations in all 4 of the major WDW theme parks! And we can't forget the special performance of the EWP, followed by a special birthday presentation of "Fantasy in the Sky", in your honor!

Helenabear - Thanks for the advice and encouragement about the Maelstrom - I will be brave and ride it the next time that we are in EPCOT! The PoC dip doesn't bother me at all, so if the Maelstrom is no steeper than that, then I should be OK (hee hee!)! Still not brave enough to ride Splash Mountain, though!

Cathy - The watermelon drink DOES sound wonderful! And I am always ready for a glass of champagne, as well! (perhaps I will need one after getting off of the Maelstrom?!) We will have to take a stroll over to Mexico and France and do some wine tasting! Hope that your computer is up and running again, soon!

Hi Janet! Thanks so much for checking on the status of our jacuzzi and for arranging all of the wonderful ammenities in our Suite! It's so wonderful to have so many great entertainment options at our fingertips! And you did a fantastic job with all of the decorations and surprises for SlightlyGoofy's birthday! Can't wait to see the newest installment of your video documentary "Around the 'World' with the EWP Groupies"! And thanks again for the badges - I love when people stop me in the parks and ask about my badge. It gives me an opportunity to boast about all of my great new EWP Groupie friends, and our amazing accomodations in this outstanding resort!

I agree - I never want to leave this wonderful resort, either! I hope that they WILL let us extend our stay beyond 12 months!

Have a great day Amid Chaos, Amzey, Angelina, Bashful, Bobcat, Cathy, Catsrule, Dan, Glo, Helenabear, Janet2K, Jstmee, Kimraye, Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, Serena, SlightlyGoofy, TiggersMom, and Tiiiigergirl! Hope that I got everyone!

:)

helenabear

07-25-2001, 01:22 PM

Happy Birthday SlightlyGoofy!!!

What a wonderful day it is today. I so look forward to sharing the largest Jacuzzi tub on property with you all. Right now I am just sipping my lemonade and enjoying the day go by. It feels like it should be such a lazy day today, especially after all the birthdays my family has had lately. My grandmother recently turned 90 and boy did we have a bash for her.

SlightlyGoofy, my dad enjoyed his birthday and his "toys" we got him as well. I think i remember the small dip always being there in PoC. That is such a nice cool refreshing ride. You ought to join me on it sometime and try to forget the dip. We'll have a nice chat before so you don't remember anything bad about the ride... we'll forget our worries and enjoy one of the nicest rides in MK.

IASW Rider, I am glad I calmed your fears about the Maelstrom. After we take Slightly Goofy on PoC we will have to hop on over to EPCOT to do the Maelstrom. Now all I have to do is get you on Splash Mt. That one really needs to be tried though. The drop is only as scary as you can make it but the ride inside before the drop is just too cute to miss... especially if you loved Song of the South as much as I did. "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Zip-a-dee-ay, my oh my what a wonderful day...."

Well I need to check in with work now (work... what's that). I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

07-25-2001, 01:37 PM

Happy Birthday SlightlyGoofy!!!
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For your birthday, I've arranged for Pete and Alex to visit our lovely suite and present to you this lovely commemorative lithograph of Minnie decorating a birthday cake, signed and numbered by Walt himself. I will have Janet and our personal decorator, Randall (of Randall Byer's in Little Rock) hang it in just the right spot for you.

I've been to see the Imagineers at work--our Jacuzzi will be shaped like Mickey. They're pouring the final moulds as we speak, and Jacuzzi brothers is working on Mickey shaped jets that will take care of our aching feet after long days in the parks. Janet, they asked me to have you call when you get a chance. They have some questions about fixtures, etc.

By the by, that Kas is really handsome. Janet, where did you find him?

I was thinking about hopping over in the minivan to Walt's birthday celebration. It is, afterall, really close to my dear uncle who lives at Levenworth. It's quite a drive. I wonder if the Mickey plane will hop over to get us.

Tiggersmom--thanks for the key. I didn't know they had Mickey shaped keys too!

Have you guys been in the bathroom? The toilet paper has EWP engraved on it! I feel so special.

I have two desserts--the first, my 6 layer black forest dessert is being cut by Don. Would ya'll like some hazelnut creme coffee to go with that, or shall I have him make us some Jamaican Blue? I think a mocha would be a bit much. I still haven't sent that recipe in to Pillsbury. Everyone, have a taste, and then I'll send the recipe. I need to know if it needs anything else. Is the cream cheese filling sweet enough? What about that chocolate morsel crust? I'm hoping to work on the garnish design a bit more. I'm sure they'll want it to be as beautiful as it is tasty. If I win, I think I'll extend our stay here in the private resort for another year.

Can someone tell me what's for lunch today? I'd really like another shrimp po-boy.

Paige

IASW Rider

07-25-2001, 03:00 PM

WOW, Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki!!!!!!!! That cake is unbelievably amazing!!!! YUM!!!!!!! Thanks so much for making it for us! Your cake also serves as a terrific birthday cake for SlightlyGoofy! Not only does it taste wonderfully, but it is beautiful, as well! I am sure that you will win the competition with it! Could somebody pass the milk, please? I think that I'd like another glass.....and another slice of that cake! Don, oh Don! Could you please come over here and lick....uh, I mean wipe.....the frosting off of my cheek, please??

I also noticed our new EWP logo on the toilet paper - pretty nifty! It's amazing how they designed it especially for us! I can't wait to see the Mickey-shaped jacuzzi with the Mickey-shaped jets!

Helenabear - happy birthday to all of the members of your family! You should invite them all here to join us, on this birthday-celebrating-sort-of-day! I know - I love Song of the South, too - I wish that there was a way to go on Splash Mountain without having to take the BIG PLUNGE! I would love to see what it's like inside. I've seen pictures and videos, though! The most "adventurous" that I get at WDW is Big Thunder Mountain, Star Tours, and Body Wars. I went on Space Mountain once, but I doubt that they would let me on again, after shattering the eardrums of everyone within a 20 mile radius when I rode the first time!

I'm off to Orlando International Airport, now, to pick up the members of SlightlyGoofy's extended family, so that they can come and join in her birthday celebration, here in the Suite. After dropping them off in the Suite, I am going to take the monorail over to the Poly and take a dip in their new volcano pool!

TIGGERSMOM

07-25-2001, 03:19 PM

The room is beautiful and I am glad to be welcomed.

IASW - I will keep an eye out for any EWP pins -they are a must. I would try to corner the market but should leave some for the rest.

Bashful64 - HMM I am glad to see lost keys present no problem. A wildlife - can't imagine anyone on the DIS being anything but relaxed and calm, but then again I didn't find it until after the disorderly charges were dropped - but that incident was just a misunderstanding. WHo knew WDW would get mad about digging canals they never planned. Maybe Don & Cas can use their charms to persuade WDW to make the connection.

SG - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! - 21 isn't it?!?!?

All I need to charge to the room is a nice cold Pina to hold in the jacuzzi and I am a happy woman!!

IASW Rider

07-25-2001, 04:09 PM

Hi TiggersMom!

Have you seen the Electrical Water Pageant pin "in person"? Would you happen to know if they are very rare or are rather easily found on the "secondary market"? Thanks!:)

helenabear

07-25-2001, 06:24 PM

Mickey shaped jacuzzi... wow, I'll have to convince my DH to get one for home as well ;)

IASW Rider, now you've done it. I have to convince you to go onto Splash Mountain. If you can handle Big Thunder Mt., you surely can handle Splash Mountain. Splash Mt is such a tame ride in comparison... really it is... the drop is no worse than anything on BTM. I am really not lying either. I avoid rides like Space Mt. due to my neck and back but I do fine on BTM and perfect on Splash Mt. So what do you say, we'll try it together. I'll make sure you don't look at that final drop and the next thing you know, you'll hear this little gopher saying "FSU" and then you'll get a quick view of the Castle? Do I have you convinced yet?

I know someone will ask. The FSU thing with the gopher is becuase some FSU college students helped work on the ride with Disney and you'll hear a cute high pitched "F-S-U" right towards the drop.

SlightlyGoofy

07-26-2001, 12:02 AM

Hello eveyone!

I have been out celebrating since Tuesday night and am just now getting in. I am a bit too tired from all the fun to properly express my thanks for all the wonderful thoughts you have sent my way. I just could not go to sleep without checking in on you all and seeing what you were up to. I will be sure and get around to everyone tomorrow to thank you in a more expressive way. BTW Whomever supplied Don with the lacy see thru fan, many thanks. It was a wonderful touch. (grin)

I am off for a well deserved rest and am looking forward to seeing the start of the construction of our Micky shaped jacuzzi. Very smart idea, we will be able to accomodate quite a few more people in that type of shape because of the three circles. You all are so very clever.

Much love and great big fluffy hugs to you all from - Slightly Goofy

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bashful64

07-26-2001, 02:29 AM

Sorry guys I have been MIA. I have been snowed under with work in Rl but I wanted to wish Slightly Goofy a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

I will return (hopefully tomorrow)

TIGGERSMOM

07-26-2001, 03:14 AM

IASW _ Seen it - why I have one of course!! I could not even think about joing the EWP party if I did not own this one. I would be most happy to look for one for your very own when I skip to out of the room to attend the pin bash in 13 days!!

A mickey jacuzzi - how wonderful. I can't think of anything more relaxing than sipping my Pina and sitting in Mickey's ear.

IASW Rider

07-26-2001, 10:48 AM

Hope that you had a wonderful day, SlightlyGoofy! Can't wait to hear all about it!

TiggersMom - do you really think that there might be some available EWP pins out there? If so, would you have any idea how I might buy one? Any assistance or direction that you might be able to provide would be greatly appreciated! There are so few "souvenirs" of the EWP, that when I heard about and ultimately saw a picture of that pin (thanks to the folks on the Collectors' Board), I really wanted to find one! I have tried to contain myself when it comes to collecting pins - I am a big collector of various things, but I have tried to stay away from the pins 'cause I know that I would drive myself completely crazy trying to collect them all, if I got involved! I saw so many great ones at WDW, last month, but I exercised restraint! The EWP pin would be an exception, though! :)

Helenabear - You are very kind to want to help me get over my irrational fear of Splash Mountain! I have been on many flumes and flume-type rides before, but I have read many times that Splash Mountain has THE STEEPEST DROP OF ANY FLUME IN THE U.S. ....... and that thought, alone, scares the #$%& out of me! I really would like to see the inside of the attraction, though! And I have heard about the little "FSU" gopher! I will have to think about it some more........maybe we can ride BTM a few times, to get me ready for it, OK? Thank you for your sensitivity to my irrational fear! :)

Anyone want to join me for a nice pot of 100% Kona coffee at the Kona Cafe? Then, come watch as Helenabear valiantly attempts to get me on to Splash Mountain! :)

Have a nice day!:)

SlightlyGoofy

07-26-2001, 07:46 PM

Whew, I am all worn out. At this rate I may not live until my next birthday. You guys are so awesome and I surely do appreciate all the kind wishes and the banner. Such talented people on here.

Tigersmom, wouldn't it be great if you or someone else could find us a source for EWP pins? I don't collect pins but I just might get this one as it would be so special and remind me of you all. You were close on my age. I say I am 'plenty one". Actually I am 53 but since my DH is 67 I still feel younger than springtime. LOL

Rider, I drink tea and not coffee and am far too chicken to ride any flume rides but would be willing to join you in cheering Helanabear on as she takes her inaugaral ride on Splash Mountain. If you should happen to see one of our fabulous conceirges, do you think it might be possible to arrange a special ride on SM for us chickens? I would love to see the inside and Brer Rabbit and all (Have seen them on my video) but DO NOT want to see the top of the flume. They could just drop us off inside and we could wander around and get a close up view of the scenery before casually taking an easier and less heart thumping ride down. You are such a doll for thinking to bring my wonderful grands to join me here. They are Disney nuts also and were so thrilled to be able to make the quick trip. An empty grandma lap is a terrible waste. I often allow youngsters to stand in front of me at parades and such after I have held a place for hours at times. If their parents agree and they are interested they can enjoy the padded comfort of my lap also.

Janet, how in the world did you know that one of my favorite wishes in the whole world is to own a Wurletizer jukebox. And you put in a great supply of my favorite music also. Hope you all enjoy Motown, DoWop, 50's and 60's rock and roll. Did not get to listen to it when I was young so I am enjoying it in my second childhood. (grin) I had just envisioned a wall of entertainment equipment but as usual you have outdone my meager efforts. I am a gadget junkie and I am drooling over all our new toys. Hope I don't short anything out. BTW, you picked well in chosing me to retrain your DD. I am the oldest of 8 children and have raised far more than the 2 I gave birth to. 4-H leader and school volunteer help to round out my child rearing credits. Thanks to Miss Clairol I do not show too many battlescars from my efforts. I have a feeling that you DD is just wonderful and needs very little in the way of adjusting though. She can come visit Aunt SG someday and I will show her the wonders of rural life. You have to come with her though so we can visit also.

Poor Cathy. I can imagine the pain that having your computer misbehave must cause you, not to mention all the people who depend on you. I have just got to ask about the watermelon drink at Mexico. I just love the watermelon flavor at the igloo and am salivating at the thought of getting a fix in a big gulp instead of tiny sips. Please send details so we can find and devour that magnificent concoction?

Rafiki, That banner was a beacon in the night. What a wonderful thing to come home to!! It was so nice of Pete and Alex to join us. I am flattered and honorexd although I suspect they came by to see what we were up to. Have you noticed how many drop in visitors this thread is getting? I hope some of them decide to join us and stay for a bit. This is just too good to keep to ourselves. Black Forest Cake is my very, very favorite. I have one I make that costs almost $60 in ingredients to make. My kids used to request it for when they returned from camp. Mine is made with whipped cream. I had not thought of using cream cheese. Yummmm!!! You should be careful in advertising your recipe. No one here would steal your idea but you just never know what a hacker might do in order to get a chocolate fix. GRIN

Helenabear, thanks for setting me straight on the dip on POTC. I must have been made of sterner stuff when I was younger and forgot the dip. Now that I am older and more frail (yeah, right) I may require the services of Kass and Don to sit on either side of me to help me keep my composure. Yep, sounds like a plan to me. I think I will give that some thought this evening. I think that TON would hit the spot this evening. A late dinner at LeCellier would be a great capper. Would you believe I have never eaten there. Cheddar Cheese soup, here I come! Anyone coming with me?

Slightly Goofy

SlightlyGoofy

07-26-2001, 10:58 PM

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Sorry ladies, I was trying to learn how to put an image on here and thought I would practice where people would forgive me. You will won't you? If someone could tell me what I did wrong I would appreciate it.

Slightly Goofy

SlightlyGoofy

07-26-2001, 11:03 PM

Wow, I went back in and did an edit thing and it worked. Now if I only knew what I did. Now I have to figure out how to get it on my profile thingie. You guys are spurring me onto greater and better th ings. Thanks. SG

Janet2k

07-27-2001, 12:10 AM

I haven’t had the chance to play "catch-up" yet with our thread, but will do so soon. In the meantime, I just had to put this news flash here for IASW Rider and any other "It's A Small World" fans... The rumors board has a thread that Team Disney is considering something sinister regarding that ride. Here's the link: http://64.225.125.24/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=537227#post537227
I repeat, it's only a RUMOR but still it has me concerned. I know that IASW Rider is secretly planning a wedding reception in that ride for the EWP gang. If the ride goes, so does IASW Rider’s party plans. Sorry to let the cat out of the bag, IASW Rider, but when someone gets our new concierge Cast Member Kas A. Nova all liquored up, he sings like a canary! I think we should start using our pull with WDW to get that rumor not only squashed but also the Team Disney organization all revved up to make sure that "It's A Small World" is never removed from any of the Disney theme parks around the world (as in planet Earth). Come on gang, it's time to band together. Let's discuss this out on the deck this evening. It's a beautiful night. And please do not remove the towel that is covering Kas; he's trying to "sleep off" the libations that he and I shared this afternoon. (Sshh! Please don't tell my hubby!)

SlightlyGoofy

07-27-2001, 12:37 AM

Janet, how did I immediately know that it was you who got poor Kass all liquored up? You are a wanton woman with no shame whatsoever. Must be what I like about you. LOL

They would not dare to do away with IASW. If they thought people were up in arms over Figment just imagine the riots that would break out over our favorite ride? I say we stage a sit in and just ride it over and over until our eyes are crossed and the tune is permanently embedded into our brains. Oops, we have already done that. Ok, second plan. If they do away with our ride we will sneak into Mr. Eisener's house and hide in every corner and sing the song in unison until he is forced to restore it before his mind goes. Oops, that won't work either cause if he even thought of getting rid of our ride it would mean his mind was already gone. I guess I am not nefarious enough to think up an appropriate punishment but I am sure that one or more of you will be able to come up with an ultimate punishment. We could get Kass and Don to sneak bits and pieces of the ride over to Riders house and she could take care of it until saner minds prevail. I am sure she would invite us all over to share her good fortune. She is a very nice person.

Seriously though, I see an ugly trend toward 'thrill' rides and away from the character and magic that we know and love about the place. That is what this chicken fell in love with in the first place cause I could ride almost every single ride. I have shied away from US because there are few rides I dare attempt. If I want to get the bejesus scared out of me I will just get out my old tax records. I want fun, smiles, details and magic. NOW!!!!!

I am going over to MK and ride IASW a few times just to bolster the attendence records. Did you all get the message about the late dinner at the Castle just for the EWP group? Please remember your Groupie badges so you can get it. There is a rumor that they are going to run a special parade for us also but I am not sure about that. I hope that Tinker gets to do a fly by for us.

Slightly Goofy

Janet2k

07-27-2001, 01:18 AM

WebmasterCathyCanada, I am so sorry that you got a nasty virus. That has happened to several of my friends, too. I am so glad that you brought this unpleasant topic up. I will make sure to have Disney’s computer experts stop by the EWP Suite in order to install the latest virus protection software, as well as a state-of-the-art firewall.

IASW Rider, the birthday foods were incredible. Yum! I am so glad that SlightlyGoofy had her Tums to share with me as I truly ate too much.

Helenabear, I agree with you about Splash Mountain. It is just too cute to miss.

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, I loved the commemorative lithograph that you got for SlightlyGoofy’s birthday. All I can say is WOW! And I absolutely love your idea of the Jacuzzi being shaped like Mickey. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that before. How original and what a wonderful way to fit 50 EWP lovers all at once. Double wow! IASW Rider found Kas, and I agree, he’s dreamy. Sigh. I would love to attend Walt’s hometown’s celebration with you, if you don’t mind. I was told that if you want to charter the WDW corporate jet, just call 1-800-EWP-LOVE and ask to speak with Marilyn. She’s in charge of all charters. Your Black Forrest dessert was to die for. I especially loved the cream cheese filling. Oh, where did I put those Tums? Once again I have gorged myself as if it were my last meal, and unfortunately for my suite mates, it was (as in, I ate it all and left nothing for you folks, sorry!).

TIGGERSMOM, yes, there are a lot of undiscovered skeletons (hee hee) in our fellow suitemates’ closets. Did you know that WebmasterCathyCanada secretly works as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on every other Thursday? Yes, it’s true. I’ve seen photos of her that were secretly taken by Dan Murphy. Of course she was wearing a mustache in those photos so as to disguise the fact that she is a woman, but her dazzling smile gave her away. I wonder what secrets we’ll discover about you?!

Bashful64, I hope to see you soon. I heard through the “grapevine” (aka, Tiggersmom) that you have really been going to town on the planning of the “secret” canal between the Epcot resorts and the Magic Kingdom resorts. If I remember what Tiggersmom said correctly, you are “busy as a beaver.”

SlightlyGoofy, I am so glad that you were coerced (!!) into volunteering to take my Madonna-child off my hands once she reaches those torturous teenage years! Yahoo! (hee hee) Seriously, I am so glad that you enjoyed the day of celebrations that we threw for your birthday. It was so much fun, probably the best day that I have ever had at WDW. Thank you for letting us share it with you. I’m glad you liked the Wurlitzer jukebox that IASW Rider had installed in our suite. It really is a classy addition to our lovely accommodations.

I absolutely LOVE all of SlightlyGoofy’s suggestions for the “SAVE IASW” campaign. How ‘bout we add on a room to our suite, say, once the Jacuzzi is done? Actually, not a room, how ‘bout a shrine? In there we can install the “pieces” that Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan and Concierge Cast Member Kas A. Nova are going to “acquire” for our new collection. I am really beginning to love our private elevator. It is so perfect for our “covert” missions. And I also love the fact that we have someone of Bashful64 and WebmasterCathyCanada’s caliber amongst us. We can really learn a lot from those two. Are there any others amongst us who also have “hidden” talents? Now’s the time to speak up – we need you for our “SAVE IASW” campaign. Do your fellow EWP lovers proud!

I’ll see you all at the Castle dinner this evening. Thanks, SlightlyGoofy, for the reminder to wear my “EWP Groupie” GOH badge this evening. It’s nice how it just gives me access to all kinds of wonderful things at WDW. Of course I will be riding the “It’s A Small World” ride for the hour prior to dinner. I hope to bump into a few of you over there.

Janet2k

07-27-2001, 05:43 AM

There is a "secret" Disney website that requires a password. Here is the link to it:

http://disney.go.com/vacations/websites/100yom/secret/flash.html

The password is "Walt".

(I found this info posted on the OurLaughingPlace.com website by Francine).

It told me that I was "Cinderella." Wow. I have been called many things before, but never by the name of a fairy princess.

SlightlyGoofy

07-27-2001, 11:28 AM

Well, Janet, you will not be surprised to find that I took the test and still ended up being "Goofy". I was not surprised at all. Just as well so I won't have to go thru the trouble of changing all my details. LOL Thank you for the link to the 'secret' site. I will explore more when I take a break. Vacation is hard work (NOT)

That sure was fun last night. I don't believe I ever saw IASW sparkle quite as much. I think the children knew of our campaign to save them and they were smiling extra just for us. They are so sweet.

Janet, I don't think Madonna is quite as bad a role model as some might think. I really don't think she does half the stuff she puts out there. She is quite a business woman (saw where she gives free tickets to no one) and seems to be raising her children very traditionally. I would rather see a woman exploit herself than be exploited. JMHO Your DD will rule the world and make up her own rules. I do hope you survive the training period though. Been there, done that and hope I never have to do it again. Whew!!! I am still recovering.

I have to go over to Spoodles and do some checking today. A nasty rumour is going around that they are discontinuing their brunches. I want to find out if it is true and if so I will have no choice but to drown my sorrows with baked goods from the bakery while looking out over the lake with great sadness and foreboding.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-27-2001, 12:38 PM

Hi Everyone,

Sorry that it's taken me so long to respond, but I have taken up residence inside the WDW IASW building in attempt to convince the POWERS THAT BE that IASW is still so loved by Disney fans that they are willing to MOVE INTO THE PLACE to prove it! My mission is to ensure that IASW is safely maintained forever in DL as well as WDW and all of the other parks! You will find me in a different "country" every day - today I write to you on my specially charged laptop from "Israel", as I practice my traditional Jewish dancing with the little bride and groom dolls there, in preparation for my wedding! I spent last evening having a long talk with the Italian gondolier boy (he told me that his name is "Tony") and soliciting suggestions from him, as well as the French can-can girl dolls about how we may ensure that IASW is never removed from any of the Disney parks! Thanks for bringing DVC-Landbaron's post to my attention, Janet2K (he always has the most interesting posts!). It immediately spurred me into action to do everything I can to save the greatest attraction in Disney history! Feel free to visit me here as you ride IASW before dinner, gang. You're sure to recognize me - I'll be the one with the laptop, holding an "IF IASW GOES, I'M GOING WITH IT!" sign! Keep me posted about the activities in the Suite until my return! And thanks for all of the "save IASW" ideas, Slightly Goofy - they are very inspiring, and have clearly contributed to the inspiration of my demonstration!

And thanks so much for posting the link to that great web site, Janet! I loved seeing it - especially the 100 Years of Magic "tours" of the celebration! I can't wait to see those new parades! I also took the personality test, and I am also "Cinderella"! (which is great, since she is my favorite Disney character!) I put one of the wallpapers from the site on my computer today, as well!

I completely agree with you, Slightly Goofy, as you said that it seems as though there is a trend away from the traditional character-oriented / family rides at the Disney parks, and more of a concentration on thrill rides. If I wanted thrill rides, I would go to the Six Flags park located 20 miles from my home, not fly 938 miles for them! The special, original, creative, and one-of-a-kind attractions are what make the Disney parks so unique, entertaining, and memorable. Where else can one be treated to the remarkable, interesting, amusing and / or lifelike animatronics that can be found in many of the Disney attractions? Where else can we see our favorite stories and films come to life? IASW is such a special and sentimental attraction for me - just thinking about it brings back great memories from my childhood - and from my adulthood! There are few places where I am as happy as I am, when I am in one of those IASW boats! I cannot believe that they are seriously considering (if not already planning) to remove the Country Bears from DL. I always loved them at WDW and hope that they don't close their show there, as well! As Slightly Goofy said, I am also a "chicken" when it comes to many rides, and was always so relieved to find how many I could experience at WDW, because many are not "thrill-oriented". I hope that that does not change. And by the way, I am the "big chicken" - not Helenabear! She is very brave......and especially brave to offer to risk her hearing by coercing me onto Splash Mountain, where she will inevitably have to listen to me scream and whimper the entire time! Maybe Helenabear can show us a way to experience Splash Mountain and all of the neat characters and scenes inside.....and not have to take the BIG PLUNGE, as you said, Slightly Goofy! Maybe she knows of a secret exit which we can take!

I wish that I could jump on that chartered jet and join you all for Walt's Hometown Birthday celebration, as well! Maybe I can catch up when my sit-in (or shall I say "live in") is over! At that time, I will assist Don and Kas with the covert "transfer" of our little IASW friends to the SAVE IASW HEADQUARTERS OFFICE in the Suite! Please keep me posted regarding Bashful64's progress with the digging of the canal (assisted by Don and Kas!) as WebmasterCathyCanada stands guard, please bring me a taste of whatever other goodies Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki might happen to whip up for us, and please bring over the models for TiggersMom's 2001 EWP Groupies Collectors' Pins so that I can see them before they go into full production and the inventory is completely purchased within the first 5 minutes! Come and visit me in here when you can - show your support of IASW!

:)

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

07-27-2001, 01:02 PM

Well, they might as well close the park if IASW is closed down. Let me just say that the grandeur of the ride changed a bit when they updated the ride some years ago...it just isn't the same I remember from childhood.

By the way, I have some tempra paints and a few extra posterboards left from my DD's school projects this year. If any of you want to help paint signs, meet me in the vestibule at 3.

Here's another dessert for you. I submitted it to Pillsbury yesterday. It's somewhat like the other, but different. It has layers of pie crust covered with cinnamon chips, cream cheesse filling, covered with apple pie filling and topped off with caramel. Hope ya'll like it.

The imagineers and the Jaccuzzi brothers are done with the jaccuzzi. They want to bring it over around 5. SG, will you have Don whip up another batch of ICBs? I'm going to run over to MK and help out IASW with her stand down. I have some superglue and am planning to glue my blue butt to the ride.

Let's not take this standing up girls! Grab the glue, and let's head on over to MK!

helenabear

07-27-2001, 01:06 PM

I so agree with you Slightly Goofy about the direction the parks are going with the rides. Now I don't mind a few of them here and there (MK has a great blend as does EPCOT in my eyes), but I do not like MGMs massive thrill rides. If I want thrills, I'll go to Cedar Point. Of course here I am trying to get you and IASW Rider on a few of these "thrill rides"... but then again they really aren't too terrible to go on. (Rider if you've been on flumes they are all the same... this one actually feels much safer than the rest I've been on... bigger boats so you don't rock side to side so much)... now all I have to do is convince you that the drop on Splash Mt is no bigger than the ones elsewhere ;) Seriously though, I do not think Rock N Roller coaster ride belongs at Disney. That is NOT a family ride and I thought that was the point... a family vacation! I think Space Mountain is a bit much but it is rather tame compared to most rides... as is BTM. I just hope some people realize this and know that as I get older my back and neck get worse and I cannot handle massive rides like that.... well I think I have done enough complaining... we are supposed to be happy.

IASW Rider, you aren't going to get out of the big drop ;) As I said before, it really isn't any worse than any other flume that I have been on (mostly at Kings Island) and if you can do those, you definitely can handle this. Just remember when you hear "FSU" you HAVE to look straight ahead to see if you can get a glimpse of Cinderella Castle! The next thing you know, you'll be slightly wet and finishing up the ride. And don't call me brave... I still refuse to go on Rock N Roller Coaster. Don't you worry about the screaming... I'll just buy earplugs first ;) I'll also make sure I bring a pillow, so you can tear at that instead of my arm... And yes, there is an exit right before the drop but you'd have to be VERY quick to get off right before the drop... And if you do go on this with me, I will make sure you don't walk on and then walk right off to the exit side. I do wish I could share this with you guys but I don't have any pictures or video. I will have to look around though.

Well I am glad it is Friday. I so look forward to a nice long weekend of relaxation. I hope everyone here has a great weekend. Anyone have any good plans?

helenabear

07-27-2001, 11:00 PM

I'd hate to be the one who killed this thread. I hope you all are having great weekends!

bashful64

07-28-2001, 01:43 AM

Helenabear I'll save you from that thread killer label ;) Sorry to have disappeared on everyone but real life comittments call. DH and I have 2 contracts both needing completed buy July 30th.....so I have been working like crazy.....and still have a lot more to do. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Think of me while you are all partying it up in the EWP suite....and don't tire Don and Kas out before I get back ;)

TIGGERSMOM

07-28-2001, 04:53 AM

well IASW I would like to join you in a barricade to keep any powers that be from removing a single singing, dancing munchkin from the fair SW land. Maybe we could find Figment to ehlp us I hear he is really angry over hispink slip from Epcot. He could do airial reconosance for us.

Bashful64 - I hear you have begun a covert mission to help the bring the canal to BW area. I can start at one end if you get DOn & Cas to help on the other. Plus I hear we don't even need keys to operate heavy machinery.

I am now on a search and retrieve mission for EWP pins, I hear they may be out their but someone may be hoarding them. I would bet the same folk starting rumours about IASW.

I will down my Pina, put on my undercover Light up Turtle and head to do some spying. Being as it is not Thursday and CathyCanada is unavailable.

helenabear

07-28-2001, 08:39 AM

I would love to help with the "Save IASW" campain. Does that mean I have to go down to WDW to picket the ride, because I could handle that ;)

Well today we are off to the Columbus Zoo. It might rain but it doesn't look to be too bad. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

IASW Rider

07-28-2001, 10:51 AM

Greetings, once again, from the inside of IASW! Still here, taking a stand against the possible "dismantlement" of the greatest attraction in WDW! Also, munching on Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki's new cinnamon-cheese-apple-crust dessert! YUM!!!!!!! It is unbelievable! It was so kind of you to bring me a slice as you floated by while glued to your IASW boat, Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki! Thanks for joining in the effort........and for the delicious treat!

Please don't think that you would have killed this thread, Helenabear! Remember, you're stuck with your Suitemates for at least the next year - you can't get rid of us that easily!;) OK, OK - you have me convinced.......break out those earplugs, 'cause as soon as I have finished my IASW mission, I will attempt to go on Splash Mountain with you! Maybe we can bring SlightlyGoofy with us! And I'll keep my eye on the Castle.........uh oh, I'm getting nervous again - I'd better not think about it! Have a great time at the zoo, today! Let us know how it compares to the AK! :)

Lots of good luck with completing your contracts, Bashful64! I'm sure that you and DH will complete them beautifully, and in time to be able to enjoy the rest of the weekend with your family!

And thanks for engaging in a search for EWP pins, TiggersMom! I'm sure that they will look great with our illuminated bracelets which Janet2K brought for us! (Seriously - would you happen to know of a way that I might be able to locate and purchase an EWP pin? Thanks!) Be careful out there - bring Don and Kas for protection! And if you see Figment or Dreamfinder along the way, please tell them about our SAVE IASW EFFORTS! Maybe you could recruit them to join us - we could use all the help that we can get!

Well, though I am in IASW in my mind, now hanging out with the big pink elephant and funny blue hippo in "Africa", in reality I am off to join DF and bring his cats to the vet for their check ups (and emotionally prepare them to join my feline family in 2 months!)!

Have a great weekend, everyone! :)

CathyCanada

07-28-2001, 11:52 AM

Thanks for picking up the slack for me TIGGERSMOM!! :)
First Skyway, then CoP and now IASW. Poor Walt is rolling over in his grave. :(
CC

SlightlyGoofy

07-28-2001, 04:02 PM

Helenabear, you are sweet to worry about killing this thread but you don't have to worry. We are beyond best friends here. Best friends are people you want to spend every sinlge day with and never miss however Bestest Friends are the kind that go with the flow ard are there when you need them, as you are for them, but they are low maintance and do not require constant, draining attention. We are all carrying this thread and if someone has to deal with the real world from time to time we will pick up their share and hold the fort until they can return. I am counting on you all while I am in the real world park for two weeks in November. I cannot imagine what you will all get up to and can't wait to find out.

Rider, did you hear that the 'Unimagineer" that is considering doing away with and/or 'improving' our favorite ride met with an unfortunate accident? He was going thru the ride looking for dolls to lay off when he was 'accidentally' kicked in the head by one of the Russian Dolls and fell into the water where the crocodile of Peter Pan fame carried him off to the far reaches of AK to be held for a late night snack. He was informed that due to ongoing changes at WDW he was considered expendable and being the true 'company man' that he is/was he understood completely and will submit to his fate like the cold hearted animatronic thing he was/is. I have a feeling that this may at least slow down any forthcoming changes as there does not seem to be another manager at DW that wants to follow in his footsteps. We die hard DIS people are not to be messed with. Others may come and go but we return over and over again and will stick up for our favorite rides, parades and Disney magic moments.

Rafki, you are destroying my diet. Luckily, all this park walking will enable me to enjoy some of your goodies with no ill effects. Who needs the Norway Bakery when we have you? Yummm!!!

Bashful, we are sending pixie dust to you so you will hurry up with the work so you can get to the important stuff -
FUN !!!

Tiggersmom, Did you know that there is scuttlebutt that Figment is coming back and in a big way? I rode the ride last trip and was not impressed. I liked the old ride better but as long as they bring Figment back with the Professor I will be most pleased. Rider and I have begun digging from the middle toward your ends so we can get this canal done in short order. I think this will be a vast improvement to our resort area and be a great addition to the World. Hope they appreciate our efforts.

Cathy, Can you not use your powers to save our rides and parades? I hear you have awesome powers to curb unjustice and defend the Mouseketeer's Way. We will be your soldiers and you can lead the way. At your service

Slightly Goofy

CathyCanada

07-28-2001, 05:54 PM

ROFL Slightly Goofy!! General CC, has a nice ring to it.....NOT!!
Powers, influence, I WISH!! LOL
Hmm, sounds like the beginnings of a new thread though.........
CC

IASW Rider

07-28-2001, 06:47 PM

Yes! Yes! General CC - please save the Carousel of Progress, too! I cannot fathom that anyone was ever thinking of shutting that wonderful attraction down! If (God forbid) IASW and CoP were ever to be displaced, I think that they should wind up back where they started - at the NY World's Fair Grounds in Flushing, Queens! Then people would still be able to enjoy them and they would have a home where Walt first placed them! But I hope that it would never come to that - they need to be at WDW and DL (in the case of IASW), where they belong!

"Bestest Friends" - I love that, SlightlyGoofy! I enjoy staying in touch with all of you in our Suite! :)

Good riddance to that Unimagineer! I'm glad that he met with the appropriate "fate"! I hope that he is enjoying running around the AK and trying to escape the stampeding ostriches, as we speak! Now I can leave my IASW post and return to the Suite for some relaxation (and hopefully "seconds" of Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki's dessert!). Break out the Diet Coke, here I come! :)

SlightlyGoofy

07-28-2001, 07:38 PM

Rider, I see I am not the only one who knows that if you drink a diet drink with a rich dessert they cancel each other out. Anything eaten while standing does not count. Holidays do not count. Vacations do not count. Anything you eat while on vacation (DW naturally) during a holiday break and standing while watching a parade not only does not put on weight but will actually cause you to lose weight. You can trust me, h onest. (evil grin)

Ahhh, Cathy. You are one brave soul to take on the responsibility of leading this brave band of merry maids on their crusades. Since you are one of the original founders of this site I know we will be well taken care of. Heaven knows we need some sort of structure as we tend to wander off the path and find new adventures wherever we go in this life or the real ones.

Anyone up for a weekend jaunt to Vero Beach? I was just checking out the newly posted menus down there and think it is something we should check into. I believe that the shuttle will be by about 7 to depart on our adventure.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-28-2001, 09:40 PM

I'll go! I've never been to Vero Beach before, and the photos of the resort in Disney Magazine looked great!

SlightlyGoofy

07-28-2001, 09:44 PM

Climb aboard Rider! I packed my bathingsuit. Before I put it on I must file an environmental impact statement though. LOL

I am looking forward to checking this place out. Wonder if any of our roomates have ever been here? I hope so. It is always fun to go with someone who can lead us to the best spots.

Slightly Goofy

PS Just noticed that I went from a visitor to a veteran. How did I do that? Some much to learn, so little brain power! :jester:

CathyCanada

07-28-2001, 11:02 PM

Vero Beach is lovely. Quite peaceful, nice rooms. :)

Just want to correct that I was not a founder of the site, Pete Werner is the genius who did that! :)

I was one of the original board moderators when it got to larger than the 3 boards though.

Ready to join y'all in Vero Beach, and the snacks in the Green Cabin room (? right name) lounge are yummy.

CC

SlightlyGoofy

07-28-2001, 11:41 PM

Oops, I am so sorry Cathy. I did not state it very well. I think it is still awesome that you were here from almost the start. It must have been very exciting. This forum is by and far the best on Disney that there is IMHO.

Are you going to be our guide around Vero Beach? I hope so as I tend to get lost very easily and would hate to end up far from my intended destination. What kind of entertainment do they have?

I hope I can keep my eyes open as I had a very late night last night.

As a Webmaster do you get free trips to WDW? If so, I may have to start working hard toward getting a job with you all. I have to support my habit (WDW) somehow. LOL

Slightly Goofy

CathyCanada

07-28-2001, 11:49 PM

SG, Pay? Free trips? I wish!! LOL No this is strictly volunteer. :)

I'd love to be the tour guide, I know my way to the pool and the beach and back to the pool to the pool snack bar, then the resort. Is that ok? :)
CC

SlightlyGoofy

07-29-2001, 12:37 AM

Good evening Cathy

Volunteer? Gawrsh, I do enough of that kind of work already. Am rich in good wishes but low on cash (recently retired). LOL The best part of volunteering is that you get to pick what youwant to do and you sure picked well.

I should warn you that my DS and her DH are headed your way the end of October. I am so happy for them as they don't get to travel much and have had a hard few years with sick family members. I can't wait for them to tell me about their trip. Hope you survive their visit. After all they are 'Slightly Goofy' also.

Vero Beach has nothing but a pool and a beach? Lucky I brought some friends with me so I will have something to do (talk, chat, visit and converse). LOL

Slightly Goofy

Janet2k

07-29-2001, 06:04 AM

SlightlyGoofy, I am so glad that you are Goofy through-and-through. I would have really been upset if I had to call Mr. Eisner to tell him that the quiz was incorrect. Glad to know that it was perfect. I have never been to Vero Beach before and am looking forward to experiencing it with you and the rest of the gang. I have read such nice things about it.

IASW Rider, I am glad that you are back with us. I thought I should mention that when you first disappeared, I was very worried. I asked our secret, resident, semimonthly Mountie (aka, WebmasterCathyCanada) to help find you. Of course she immediately agreed to help (I think she was especially excited about the possibility of hijacking one of the horses from Cinderella’s coach in her quest to find you). I should also mention that Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki immediately began working on a “special” cake that would contain a large file. She was going to bake it and then give it to Helenabear, who in turn was going to hand-carry it over to the IASW ride, whereupon she was going to turn it over to Amzey and Angelina, who were going to get into the last row of one of the ride boats. As their boat was to approach the African land (your last known whereabouts), they were going to catch your attention and then somehow deliver the cake to you. You were supposed to eat the marvelous concoction (in order to get your strength up) and then take the file and begin whittling away at the dolls, one doll at a time, until eventually all the dolls were dismantled. At that time Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan and Concierge Cast Member Kas A. Nova were going to begin secretly removing the dismantled dolls (note how I am not saying “dismembered” dolls – that’s a very subtle difference) and ferreting them over to our resort, whereupon they would load the dolls onto our private elevator and bring them up to our suite’s “It’s A Small World” shrine. Now that you’ve safely returned, thankfully we can put an end to those plans. Of course I will file them away on my computer. One never knows when another ride will be threatened with extinction and our plans may be called into action again (with minor tweaking, of course).

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, I haven’t had so much fun painting in years. I hope you didn’t get too upset with the fact that no matter what I tried, I just could not stay within the lines. I hope my sign was still readable. And I am salivating at the thought of your latest dessert concoction. My goodness. Where on Earth do you come up with such delectable delights? I couldn’t cook if my life depended on it. I am so glad that you are one of our suitemates. You must tell us what kitchen equipment you need added to our EWP Suite. And if you have a china preference, I’d love to hear it, too. I think the current china in our suite is a little too boring for our gang of groupies, don’t you agree?

Bashful64, I heard there were some slight hiccups with your current thinking as to the route the canal should take. Tiggersmom mentioned that she thinks the route should zig at that point instead of zag. Please contact her for the reasoning behind her zig-zag theory. She was last seen headed down to the pool with her rubber duckie.

Now for some updates: WebmasterCathyCanada, the Disney computer experts have installed the latest anti-virus protection software, as well as the latest firewall; our suite’s computers should be safe now. Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, the Jacuzzi Brothers (aka, Disney Imagineering) couldn’t get our Jacuzzi tub installed today. Something about them being called to an “emergency meeting” at the “large watering hole” over there in the Magic Kingdom. I have it on good authority, however, that the “large watering hole” is really their codename for the “It’s A Small World” ride. It seems that someone high-up at WDW called them in to find a way to make sure that another sit-in would never happen again. I’m not too worried about that because I have it on good authority that as soon as they make it over to the Magic Kingdom, they will find that their “emergency meeting” has been "cancelled." Little do they know that we have our very own WDW spies amongst us who are helping us with our “SAVE IASW” campaign. And speaking of those WDW spies, I have a call in to Private Dining right now for those ice cold lemonades and chocolate covered strawberries that we so love. I’ll see everyone out on the balcony in a few minutes for the sunrise.

Janet2k

07-29-2001, 06:40 AM

Also thought I'd mention for IASW Rider's sake that the Dis has a "Disney Wedding & Honeymoons" board. Here's the link: http://64.225.125.24/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=55&x=9&y=9 It should be a great place for her to get some honeymoon ideas from.

CathyCanada

07-29-2001, 09:47 AM

Ice cold lemonade, chocolate covered strawberries and sunrise.......mmmmmmm what a great combination and the best way to start the day until Paige cooks up one of her delectable concoctions.. :)
CC

SlightlyGoofy

07-29-2001, 02:21 PM

Janet, you just make my day. Life is never boring with you around. I think you know more of what is going on around here than the people who are in charge. I believe that we may just have to take over the next shareholder meeting and demand that you be elected to a top position in WDW management.

I fear that Rider will get so caught up on the link to the Disney Wedding and Honeymoon ideas that we will have a hard time getting her attention. I think I saw her wandering around by the pool with a dreamy look in her eyes. We will have to watch to make sure she does not fall in and drown. In her present state she would not notice.

I think that Paige should let Don and Kass in on her cooking secrets before she becomes a slave to our appetites and does not have time to get out and about with the rest of us. Don and Kass are the very souls of descrection and would never hijack her ideas nor give them to others. I cannot wait for the Bakeoffs and know that Paige will be front and center at the end of the day.

I am stuffed from the buffet at Sonya's. Haven't made up my mind if I should go back for dinner tonight or give Shutters a try. Choices, oh my. I think I am getting the vapors. Best lay back in the lounge with my favorite book and clear the stress from my mind. Feel free to splash all you want. T he cool water feels great.

Slightly Goofy

bashful64

07-29-2001, 04:48 PM

Whew...Hi everyone. Just checking in. How is everyone this fine day? One more day and I should be back in residence at the EWP suite with you all.

SlightlyGoofy

07-29-2001, 07:03 PM

Dear Bashful

We have been wondering when you would be able to join us again. Just not the same without you. As you can see our members have been up to some rabblerousing, all for a good cause of course. Worn out from all our activity we had to take a quick weekend trip to Vero Beach for a little R&R, We will be ready for your return and are anxious to see your smiling face again ASAP.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-30-2001, 01:05 AM

Thank you for saving me from almost falling into the pool, SlightlyGoofy! It's an unfortunate habit of mine to almost fall into large bodies of water, as Janet2K knows (hee hee!)!

Sorry for the brief absence, my Friends - had to leave Vero Beach temporarily for the "real world", where I have been plagued by sinus headaches / migranes and have also been working on cleaning out my garage and closets so that DF can start bringing things over to my house to store (maybe all that cleaning and organizing has brought on the headaches?! Hee hee!) I have now returned to the Suite, however, and I immensely enjoyed our trip to the Vero Beach resort! The pool, the beach, the resort, and the snack bar were great for me, Webmaster / General CC and SlightlyGoofy! Those are all the "things" I need for a great vacation! (In fact, I did actually take a vacation like that, once. A few years ago, I was going through a rough time - pre-DF - my mother had just gotten sick, was hospitalized, and had recently been released, I had just gotten "dumped" by the person whom I had been dating for 8 months, I had a very frustrating "dead end job", all of my girlfriends were getting married or having babies, I felt really alone and began wondering what my life "meant" and what I wanted for myself, and I just needed to get away by myself. So I just took off for a week in the Bahamas, alone - I had never done that before! Spent the entire time moving back and forth from the pool to the beach, reading, listening to music, keeping to myself, thinking my thoughts. It was wonderful and very therapeutic! I also learned how to become comfortable dining in formal restaurants by myself, without the aid of something to read as a "crutch" - I forced myself to do that, every night. The trip was really good for me! In fact, it was the prelude to my one and only trip to WDW by myself.....which took place a few months later. Being at WDW by myself was a great and interesting experience. I knew the parks by heart and really felt at home, so I felt really comfortable from the start. I struck up conversations with a few guests and CM's, occasionally, but basically it was me and my video camera for the entire trip! That's when I was able to videotape all of my favorite attractions and really concentrate on "documenting" them. I even went to the Luau at the Poly by myself! And I watched the EWP by myself (and videotaped it, too!) several times, as well!I learned that there really is something to be said for travelling alone. Not that I would want to do that forever, but the trips were really interesting experiences and really good for me. And I was able to tour WDW at my own pace and do what I wanted when I wanted, which was great! Since I am so familiar with the parks, I was able to zip through them and see what I wanted to see relatively quickly and efficiently, and still be able to rest when I wanted to. The following year, DF and I went together - his first time at WDW - a nice contrast, 'cause then I was able to act as "tour guide" and show him all of my favorite things, and take time for the entire parks. Now he considers himself an "expert", too, and we pick and choose our favorite things while still maintaining the "traditions" of my childhood.....like riding IASW before anything else!:) )

Oops - I digress! :)

Thank you, Janet2K for coordinating a SAVE IASW effort! I'm sorry if I inconvenienced you, Webmaster / General CC, Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, Helenabear, Amzey, or Angelina by leaving my "post"! I would love to have seen that "special dessert" containing the file, and to have watched Don and Kas bring the IASW dolls to safety! Fortunately, SlightlyGoofy came through with the latest update in the nick of time! I am so glad to have been able to join all of you in Vero Beach and to now be relaxing in our Suite, in anticipation of the completion of our jacuzzi! I have now abanodoned the Diet Coke in favor of a bottle of wine, however......it's been a long week!:)

And thanks so much for posting the link to the new wedding and honeymoon board, Janet 2K! I didn't realize that it was there! I really enjoyed looking at it and reading several romantic WDW proposal stories, and finding a web site with many WDW wedding stories, web sites, and photos! I love reading other people's stories - I even got teary-eyed and choked up reading a few of them! Thanks again! I am going to send the link to DF. He has been wanting to start posting on The DIS Boards for awhile.....but has been waiting to discover the perfect "DIS name" under which to do so!

Congratulations on becoming a "Veteran", SlightlyGoofy! :) I was very excited when my "status" changed, as well, and I'm very happy for you!:)

Welcome back, Bashful64! I'm sure that everything is going wonderfully! I'm sure that you'll need to relax, once you have completed your project. Don - please bring this lady a nice cold drink!

I apologize for rambing on and then leaving, but I think that we all need to get our rest for our big day, tomorrow! I will spend the rest of the evening "psyching myself up" for my first ride on Splash Mountain with Helenabear (get ready, SlightlyGoofy!) and for my subsequent cinematography / digital photography lesson by Janet2K!

Hope that all is well with all of you! Take care and have a great week!:)

Janet2k

07-30-2001, 04:07 AM

WebmasterCathyCanada, the sunrise was especially beautiful this morning, wasn’t it? Okay, enough with the pleasantries – I heard that it was you who finished off Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki’s home-baked goodies late last night. Come on, ‘fess up! And don’t try to pull the wool over my eyes because I found a trail of crumbs leading down the hall all the way to your bedroom. You don’t have to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to figure that one out (if that ain’t evidence, I don’t know what is). The next time you go on a late-night binge, please give me a call. (hee hee!)

SlightlyGoofy, I guess I should have thought twice before I posted the link to the Dis’ honeymoon page. I never gave it a second thought. I can see IASW Rider’s deer-caught-in-a-headlight eyes right now. Gosh, and to think that with all the water around, especially the “large watering hole” over there in the MK, I sure put her life in jeopardy. I will try not to be so careless in the future. Did you read on the Community board that Sonjarella and WillyJ are going to get married in December? Yep, love is everywhere on the Dis. First there was IASW Rider’s engagement and now Sonja & Willy’s. Wow! I’d be careful, if I were you, at how I looked at Private Dining Cast Member Don Juan or Concierge Cast Member Kas A. Nova the next time that you bumped into them. They are both single and with all the love in the air over here on the Dis, well, you just never know what compromising situations you might find yourself in.

Bashful64, I am so glad to hear that you’ll be joining us shortly. I may have to disappear for a few days and it pleases me to know that our resident canal expert will be back and working on the canal full bore.

IASW Rider, so your fiancé wants to begin posting on the Dis, how fun! My husband hates computers, which works out quite nicely for me – it gives me full access to my home computer (well, not full access, I still have to battle my teenage son for it since he hates my laptop and much prefers my full-blown computer). Just last night while I was posting on the Dis so very, very late, my husband woke up and said, “Are you communicating with your boyfriend again?” I said, “No, I’m having way more fun than that, I’m communicating with my buddies on the Dis!” He rolled over and went back to sleep. I think my laughing at everyone’s posts was the reason that he woke up in the first place. I’ll have to remember to laugh more quietly in the future.

Updates: Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki’s little sister just began posting on the Dis. Her Disname is “A Bear of Very Little Brain.” I would love to see the look on the police officer’s face who pulls her over for a traffic violation – I wonder if the officer could keep a straight face while reading her driver’s license. What a hoot! (hee hee) And speaking of Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki, since we are enjoying all the concoctions that she has been creating for us, I saw it fitting (excuse the pun) that we begin following the new feature that the Dis will begin offering on Wednesday, August 1st. Yes, the GETTING FIT FOR DISNEY feature. Here’s the link to the thread on the “Inspiration” board that is the precursor to the new feature’s start date: http://www.disboards.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=549430#post549430
By the way, even I posted a question in that thread for Sky.

IASW Rider

07-30-2001, 05:31 PM

Hi Everyone!

Isn't that great news about Willy J and Sonjarella? I completely missed the post until you pointed it out, Janet2K - thanks! And thanks for letting us know about Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki's sister's post, as well - I hope that she will join us in the EWP Suite soon!

I am also looking forward to the Getting Fit features - very good idea!

Sorry that this is such a short one, but while I'm lounging by our private pool and sipping a margarita.......I'm also trying to finish up my work (yuck) in the "real world".:(

Hope that everyone is having a nice day! :)

helenabear

07-30-2001, 05:45 PM

Hi all... sorry I was away for so long. After taking a day for the Columbus Zoo, I had to do some "real life" work yesterday. The zoo was absolutely fabulous. It has changed so much in the last few years I've been there. We have "Jungle" Jack Hanna as our zoo guy and he really has made the zoo very nice. It has a lot of lush vegitation everywhere and they do their best to make sure the animals are in nice homes. It had a little feel of Animal Kingdom to it as well. There were winding paths you could get lost in and the sidewalks had little animal prints here and there. I forget how wonderful the Columbus Zoo is compared to some places.

IASW Rider, I wanted to wish you a congrats on your upcoming wedding. I only wish that board had been there when I was planning my wedding... of course the DIS never seems to stop growing ;) If you ever need advice or to vent... I just went through it less than a year ago so it is all fresh in my mind.

Well I am glad I have gotten a few people braver about rides... can't wait to plan to go on them with you. I wish I could stay and chat but my wonderful DH got me dinner... what a wonderful man I have... now if I could only convince him to take me to WDW in December :D

helenabear

07-30-2001, 07:01 PM

Slightly Goofy, I wanted to thank you for that wonderful post about the "Bestest Friends" it really lifted me up and even though I have been known to kill a post or two, I will never worry about this there. Right now I really am enjoying sitting by the pool drinking my lemonade. It was a hot sticky day and this is just a perfect way to end the day. Anyone care to join ISAW Rider and I?

SlightlyGoofy

07-30-2001, 07:26 PM

Helenabear, we took our kids to the Columbus Zoo many years ago and it was nice then. I like Jack Hanna and bet he has improved the place even more. I was born and raised south of Columbus so I know the area. I come around there once in awhile as I have a best friend and a sister who live there now. Maybe we can meet for a lunch or something sometime. I am usually over the Reynoldsburg way. I am glad that you liked the 'Bestest Friend" thing but that is the way I operate in the real world. I am a bit older than some on this forum and I have noticed how people flow in and out of your life as you age. Things change and life alters cases. Some people you never see again but others are still around on the fringes and you reconnect from time to time. I have some super friends that have been here for me thru the years and I hope that I have been able to make a difference in their lives. I would not want this thread to become a chore for anyone. When you are out and about on the DIS and you meet someone with a sense of humor and the ability to be as verbose as we all are please invite them to join us. Many hands make light work AND give us fresh insights on this wonderful world of ours.

I found the greatest site the other night while playing with our high powered computer. It had real time videos of most of the Disney rides and attractions. It would have taken me a half hour or more to download on my old Pentium but it just whizzed by on our wonderful Pentium 5. I was able to 'try out' some of the rides I was not sure of and determine whether this poor weak person could survive such excitement. I have added a couple of new rides to my list. Kilanmenjaro here I come!!! Poachers be darned.

Rider, did Willy and Sonjarella meet on the DIS forum? I have a sister who met and married a guy she met on the Internet. Wild world we live in but I think it is better to meet on the Net than in a dark bar where you might not know what you had until the bright light of day hit it!:p

Janet, I am an old married lady and the only feelings that Kass and Don could arouse in me would be purely maternal. (mostly) I never have to share my computer with my DH cause he cannot dial the phone for himself even. He does have one great thing going for him. He thinks I am just beeeeautiful!! I bribe his optometrist and it has worked for nearly 30 years. LOL

Bashful, we have been looking all around for you. I hope you are out having a good time and not still mired in work. We will keep a cold drink ready for you.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

07-31-2001, 03:11 PM

Hi Everyone!

How are you all doing, today?

Glad to hear that you had a nice time at the zoo, Helenabear! It sounds great! I haven't been to an actual zoo in so long! I went to the Bronx Zoo several years ago, which was nice. And the Six Flags park which is somewhat near my home has a drive-through safari, which I visited a few years ago. Also, I have only ever been to Ohio once - to visit my friend who was attending Miami University, at the time. Thanks for offering wedding preparation advice, too - I appreciate it! And belated congratulations, again, on your marriage! I have actually been through this once before - 10 years ago - so I'm (unfortunately) somewhat experienced when it comes to wedding planning. Perhaps you might be able to offer me some advice with regard to dealing with "pre-wedding" / "pre-cohabitation" jitters. I have been living alone for the past 5 years and am feeling very anxious about DF moving in (which he will do in October). I've gotten sort of "set in my ways" and used to my personal space (maybe that's an "only child thing", too), and don't want to offend him if I need to spend time by myself or in another room, once he's living with me. Any thoughts, Helenabear or anyone else????? Thanks!

And I'm sure that you have never "killed" a thread, Helenabear! As I said, you're stuck with us - you can't get rid of us that easily (hee hee!)!

SlightlyGoofy - I definitely know what you mean about people and relationships changing over time. I am lucky enough to still have close friends from elementary school, summer camp, high school, college, and even previous work places! I love that they are still in my life and I love to stay in touch by phone, e-mail, or letters (I still like hand writing letters!). But over the past few years, I have noticed my relationships with some of my friends changing - many of them were getting married or having children when I was just divorced, so our lives were very different. But I appreciate the friendships as they are, even though they may not be what they once were (it's taken me a long time to be able to feel that way!), and I'm grateful that those people are still in my life.

I think I know which site you're talking about - it must be "Digital Disney"! I love looking at the videos on that site, too - it's the closest that I have ever gotten to riding Splash Mountain and Rock - N- Rollercoaster (notwithdstanding my plans to ride Splash Mountain with Helenabear - sorry that we were not able to do that, yesterday, it's a shame that they temporarily closed the ride due to thunderstorms when we were there, isn't it? We'll have to go back tomorrow and see if I can work up my courage, once again! I don't know about all of you, but I am going to spend the afternoon floating around the "lazy river" in Typhoon Lagoon!)! It's a really neat web site!

I'm not certain as to whether Willy J. and Sonjarella met on The DIS, or if they knew each other beforehand. Maybe one of the other EWP Ladies knows. Regardless, I think it's great for them! And I sure do miss those "corn posts" of old!

How is that canal coming along, Bashful64, Webmaster CC, and TiggersMom? It will be so neat when it's completed - we'll be able to see the EWP, Fantasmic, and IllumiNations, one right after the other! We may even be able to see all 3 simultaneously! And have the Jacuzzi Brothers (A.K.A. Imagineers) resumed work on our jacuzzi, Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki? Can't wait till it's installed so that we can try it out. We'll have to host a party and invite our other friends from the Community Board to come and join us! At that time, perhaps Janet2K can give us a sneak preview of her EWP Suite documentary!

Hope that all is well with all of you! Have a nice day!:)

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

07-31-2001, 05:06 PM

Hi Girls...

Sorry I've missed you for a couple of days...

Don't you just love our new Jacuzzi? I've been to the store this morning and got some Chips Ahoy chunk cookies for 65 cents a pack. There's a pack for each one of you in the kitchen...just let Kass know when you want some. And don't be getting any crumbs in the Jacuzzi.

I can tell you a little about Sonja and Willy, as I was in the chat room when they met. They did meet right here on the DIS last year. I think she was attracted to his corn revolution charisma--he was attracted to her charm. The rest is history.

Anyone want to hop on the Disney bus and go to Blizzard Beach with me this afternoon? I've been feeling the need for a little water slide ride.

bashful64

07-31-2001, 05:21 PM

Hi everyone,

I have finally surfaced from my home office and am ready to come and play. I think this new jacuzzi is just lovely! If you don't mind I think I will just spend the day here in the suite letting Don and Kas fulfill my every whim. I hope that youhave all been well.

IASW I think that the canal is almost finished. I had to abandon my efforts as works was calling my name. I am now ready to pitch in and help finish it off though if I am needed.

Well I hear a cold drink and the jacuzzi calling my name.

Maybe we can all meet for dinner later.

IASW Rider

07-31-2001, 05:32 PM

Oh goody - the jacuzzi is ready! I still say we have a jacuzzi party for all of the Community Board folks!

I will come to Blizzard Beach with you, Rafiki, if you don't mind coming to Typhoon Lagoon with me, for a bit. I left SlightlyGoofy and Helenabear floating around in the lazy river there, and perhaps we can pick them up and bring them with us! And maybe we can convince Bashful64 to come along for awhile, too!

That's so neat that Sonja and Willy met right here on The DIS! I love hearing stories like that! Did they just become engaged very recently, or did they become engaged awhile ago and are just telling people about it, now? I am so sad that the "Classic Posts" Board no longer exists......though I did print out the original corn posts, while they were still on line, so I have them in hard copy form and can look at them on days when I need a good laugh!

Speaking of "good laughs", our Suite is so much more fun and happy than what's going on in my "real life" work........my assistant hasn't shown up for work for over 2 weeks......without even calling in! He had basically announced that he was taking a 2 week leave, and though the leave hadn't been formally approved, he just stopped showing up for work and doesn't bother to call anyone to let us know if or when he is planning to come back! My boss was laid off a few weeks ago, and the attorney who works with my group just resigned, today. I have a secretary that spends all day on the phone making personal calls, and "calling in sick" when ever she stays out too late the night before. We have a support person who spends all day trying to undermine the other people in my group, while simultaneously trying to get eveyone to feel sorry for her. There are maybe 3 of us who are actually doing work, and who are carrying the group at this point. UGH! It's one thing after another, in this place!

Anyway...................... off to the water parks!

:)

helenabear

07-31-2001, 10:23 PM

Ooooh... jacuzzi here I come. It's been a rather busy day for me, so I am just checking in. I am so glad others feel as I do about friendships. It will be nice not to have to try with anyone here.... makes drinking my lemonade so much more relaxing. I am also glad that I cannot kill this thread, that just makes my day!

You know Rider, we waited until our wedding night to spend our first night together. I mean we were stuck in the same hotel room when we were stranded in Pittsburgh during a massive snow storm but that is not the same. I had many roommates through out college and got used to a lot so when my DH and I moved in together, we were happy. We were finally married and it didn't matter. Now he has habits I could kill him for (and vise versa I am sure) but we manage and we are actually quite fine. We spent a good portion of our time together, so we knew how the other was. I am sure you and your DF will be just fine. Honestly I feel that if you have spent any amount of time together you will already know what you are in for and I am sure your DF knows the same. Just now when my DH does something I do not like, I camly tell him and only when I have to tell him for the 50th time do I yell and scream and pull his hair out... I mean firmly tell him I do not like it but I love him dearly! I think if you two are meant to be, it will not be a problem.

Well all I have to run... my pillow is calling :D See you guys tomorrow.

IASW Rider

08-01-2001, 12:01 AM

Thanks, Helenabear!:)

I guess I'm just getting a little nervous and stressed - I constantly worry about things for no reason! DF and I have always been very comfortable spending weekends or vacations together, so I really have no good reason to worry.......but I worry anyway!

OK - time to stop worrying and time to start planning tomorrow's adventures! We had so much fun at the water parks today that I think I'll try some resort pool hopping, tomorrow!

Have a good night, Everyone!:)

Janet2k

08-01-2001, 05:19 AM

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I'll catch up on all the above posts this weekend when I get a minute. For now, I just wanted to let you know that I am taking scuba lessons in our Jacuzzi with an instructor by the name of Fabio Licious. He's as dreamy looking as his name sounds, and he looks wonderful in his scuba suit. Well, I'm off. See you all on Saturday!

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

08-01-2001, 10:05 AM

Janet, you'd better quit inviting men in...my DH is going to get jealous.

Rider, sorry I missed your search for advice on the DF issue yesterday. DH and I moved in together somewhat before we married (you know, that about killed my Catholic mother) and there were some really tense moments at first.

Just make him understand before he moves in that your time alone and time on the DIS means an awful lot to you. Once he gets that, I'm sure everything will be okay. Just work it out before you move in together. That will make things a lot easier for the both of you. Approach it with--"I don't want to mess things up between the two of us...I'm rather set in my ways. I want us to be happy together." And then ask him if there are any requests he has of you before he moves in. You may be surprised to find he has a few of them himself!

By the way, I've invited Buckalew to join us. She has just returned to the DIS from an absence and could use a Jacuzzi. Ya'll welcome her when you see her.

angelina

08-01-2001, 10:34 AM

Hi, everyone. Our suite has grown so in the past few days. It's so nice to meet all of our new friends. Surely, we have our own EWP BUILDING by now. It seems I have missed quite a lot--for some reason, I stopped receiving updates to our thread about a week ago, and I have had quite a lot of reading to do this morning to catch up. I sure hope the jaccuzzi is up and running and there's room for one more. I sprained my ankle on Monday when I jumped up trying to reach something over my head. I just know the hot water will make it feel so much better! Maybe I can just rent one of those motorized scooters for a few days. I would hate to miss Fantasmic tonight--and maybe we can just scoot to the front of the lines until I'm up and walking again. I'm going to take advantage of Kas and Don for the next few days, LOL.

helenabear

08-01-2001, 12:55 PM

I think I will have to join you IASW Rider for the pool hopping. It sounds like a wonderful relaxing thing to do today. I haven't been to a few pools that I 'd love to see, like BW & WL pools. I have been to a few others, but these sounded so nice to me. I am glad I helped to put some fears aside. It really was much easier for me than anyone told me it would be. They all said the first years were full of tough adjustments, but honestly I like being able to spend more time with him and not have to figure out who is where, when... AAACK!

angelina sorry to hear about your ankle... but I am sure the new jacuzzi will really help it a lot. I am sure we can get you a scooter so you don't have to miss a moment of the World. You know out of all the times I've been to MGM, I still haven't seen Fantasmic. That might be a good thing to go watch tonight before the beloved EWP (if the timing is right)

Janet, where do you find these men :D If my DH saw all these wonderful men he'd wonder what I am really doing here all of the time ;) Scuba lessons do sound wonderful though. Maybe if I keep up with them I can do that scuba excursion at The Living Seas I have heard so much about!

CathyCanada

08-01-2001, 02:41 PM

Missed you ladies yesterday but could really use the jacuzzi and the services of Don and Kas today, they do do massages, don't they?
CC

SlightlyGoofy

08-01-2001, 04:28 PM

Oh my heavens, just look and see what I missed. Now you know that the only thing(s) that could keep me away are my grands. I just cannot say no to them. They are mighty hard to refuse. My 4 year old has refused to give me permission to move permantely to our resort. I have promised that I will shuttle back and forth often. I pointed out that there were advantages to granny being at DW all the time, visits etc. but he contends that is not the same as being able to drop by granny's house and getting a hug and story on demand. Please forgive me for my absenses but I am sure you will understand. It is really the best of both worlds really as no one can live in such perfection without being jaded and lose the magic altogether but no one in their right mind would want to live in the 'real world' all the time either. Too stressful.

So much going on around here. I see Janet has acquired yet another manly man. Wonder what she uses for bait? And those names. My heavens their parents had such abilities to pick the perfect names to match what they would grow into. I just love the 'scenery' around here. And useful they are also. Such a great combination. I just love that in a man. Swoon~~~

Angelina, next time please let one of the guys do your reaching for you. Now if you do decide to get a scooter don't forget to look truly pathetic so people will know that you 'deserve' to be in one. Some seem to get a bit bent out of shape if you look 'healthy' while riding in one. (smile)

Rafiki, something I have used often with DH and my children and now occasionally my grands is "I am in a bad mood, it has nothing to do with you but I need a little time alone cause I do not want you to suffer". Doesn't always work but sometimes? When you marry at an older age it seems that you are both set in your ways a bit and it takes more adjustment but then you are more mature and more able to work through the things. There is a good chance that Rider's DF might wish some time alone or with his friends and interests also. As long as they work together and do what is right for them (and not what others expect) it will be fine. An older friend of mine told me that marriage is like a roller coaster, sometimes all you can do is hang on and scream until things even out. LOL

Rider, just spend as much time together as you can until you marry and it will not be as much of a shock to your systems. You don't really know anyone until you live together. As long as there is love AND respect it will work out. I have been married for almost 30 years and it is ever changing and evolving. When the kids left home it all changed and now that retirement is here (DH is a lot older than I am) it is changing again (grimace) LOL. After reading your description of your working environment I think you up to any organizational challenge and up to dealing with anyone else's little or not so little quirks. You are ready for marriage.

Helena, your husband ONLY has to be told 50 times before he learns something? You lucky gal. I read something once that said - The reason women nag is because men do not listen. How true. (grin)

Bashful, I am ready for dinner any time you are. Do you have any suggestions? I feel up to something new this evening. You pick. As long as it is calorie laden and totally devoid of nutritional attributes I am all for it.

Slightly Goofy

CathyCanada

08-01-2001, 05:19 PM

IASW - the canal is coming along nicely, if you think Don and Kas are hot (from the Fla. humidity of course) you should see the construction guys we hired.:eek: And congrats on your engagement!

Rafiki3 - baking up something yummy for our afternoon snack, cyber weight is my favourite kind, you can gain and lose in the same day. ;)

Angelina - hope your ankle is better soon

To the rest of the ladies, I am thinking a spa treatment is in order soon, anyone care to join me, this face could use a facial and these shoulders need a massage from too much time in front of this computer. :)
Have a good day all!
CC

helenabear

08-01-2001, 09:24 PM

Hello everyone!

Wow today was a nice hot day here! I am enjoying my time relaxing and doing nothing! Somehow the nice humidity of Ohio just sucks the energy out of you... but hey, it's great training for trips to WDW. We just had a nice evening. We went over to our new house (okay it was built in 1947 but it is new to us) to take some measurements for our furniture. This way I know what I need to buy for the rooms :D Actually I think I have most of the house covered which is amazing. We will just spread out our current family room arrangement between our new living room and family and maybe just buy a chair or two as well. My only problem I think is that I have to find a way to make sure my babies can look out the front window better... I'll have to work on that. The rest of the rooms are more than covered which is a good thing as we don't want to spend too much money on "unimportant things" while we should be saving up for Disney.

WOW, I am more drained than I thought I was. I had better shut my trap and relax a while more. I think CC's idea for a spa treatment is well over due for me. I certainly loved my aromatherapy treatment from last Oct at the GF Spa. Maybe I can get Jean Paul again. Ooo was he a cutie and he did an excellent job!

CathyCanada

08-01-2001, 10:43 PM

Oh Elaine, my friend Webmaster Michelle had a massage from Jean Paul when we were there in April and she loved it. The fact that Jean Paul was gorgeous had nothing whatsoever to do with his magical fingers. ;)
CC

bashful64

08-02-2001, 02:14 AM

Sorry to be so late SG. Would you care to join me for a late dinner at the Coral Reef? I think I would like to just sit back and watch the fishies swimming lazily by. Might make me feel a little more relaxed after such a hectic day.

Cathy you name the spa and I will be there with you and Helenabear!

IASW my DH and I lived together for 2 years before we got married. It just happened to be the way things worked best for us. I'm sure that you and DF will be fine. I can't wait to hear all about your wedding plans.

Janet where do you find all these gorgeous men. Between them and Cathy's construction workers I am going to stain my eyes! ;) (DH says it's okay as long as I look but don't touch).

Angelina I'm sorry to hear about your ankle. We will have to make sure that Don, Kas and Fabio look after you for the next few days.

Rafiki x 3 I am so happy to see that Buckalew has returned to the DIS. I will be happy to welcome her to the EWP suite should she decide to come and stay with us.

Janet2k

08-02-2001, 04:43 AM

Hello, EWP gang! I thought I’d pop into the Dis while my scuba instructor Fabio Licious refills my scuba tank. I didn’t realize how dangerous scuba diving was. So far I’ve had to be revived at least ninety-nine times (but who’s counting?). I tell ya, Fabio Licious is the best instructor. He never complains when he has to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Gosh, it’s no wonder I love Walt Disney World so much. Well, gotta go. Surf's up! I’ll pop back in again soon. By the way, there's an extra forty-nine sets of scuba tanks, masks, and fins sitting in the "It's A Small World" shrine room. Grab yourself a scuba set and come on down to the Jacuzzi for lessons. It doesn't matter if you can't swim, take my word for it, Fabio is very good with the mouth-to-mouth stuff. Well, I'm off. See ya soon! Bubble… Bubble…Bubble…

Janet2k

08-02-2001, 04:58 AM

Oh, I just found out that there is a Dis meet on August 4th at the GF, which is right next door to our resort. They're meeting in the GF's lobby at 9pm, then they're going outside to watch the Electric Water Pageant. I think we should invite them over to our suite, what do you guys think? Here's the link to their thread: http://64.225.125.24/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71824

IASW Rider

08-02-2001, 11:23 AM

Hi, Everyone!

And thanks so much for all of your wonderful advice - I appreciate your taking the time to share your experiences with me! I know that everything will be OK - I guess I just have a lot on my mind and am just anxious about "THE FUTURE" in general (ie: with DF, the future of my job / job security, etc.) On top of that, I believe that I have a sinus infection which causes me to have debilitating headaches in the middle of the night, every night - UGH - time to see a doctor. Maybe someone could send that attractive resort Doctor, whom Fabio mentioned to Janet, over to the Suite!

I'm afraid that I am not brave enough to take scuba lessons, Janet, but I sure am enjoying watching you and Helenabear take them.......from that amazing instructor, Fabio Licious!

Welcome back, Angelina! And hope that your ankle is feeling better!

How is your sister enjoying The DIS so far, Rafiki x 3? Looking forward to seeing Buckalew, soon!

The spa treatment sounds wonderful, Webmaster CC! Maybe while the Jacuzzi Brothers are putting the finishing touches on our tub, they can begin taking measurements for an entire spa room for us, so that we won't have to leave the Suite in order to pamper ourselves! Maybe Jean Paul can recommend some of his friends to be on call for our new spa room!

Congratulations on your new home, Helenabear! When will you be moving into it? I'm sure that you and DH will have a lot of fun decorating it! And I cannot believe that you have never seen Fantasmic!! We'll have to run over to the Studios and see it, tonight!

Slightly Goofy and Bashful64 - may I join you at the Coral Reef, please? I have never been there before, but I understand that it is wonderful!

Thanks so much again for all of your kind words of wisdom and support, Everyone!

:)

I'm going to pop over to the thread which Janet mentioned and extend an invitation to the folks meeting at the GF on the 4th!

Have a nice day! :)

helenabear

08-02-2001, 12:59 PM

Hi everyone!!!

You know I think we will just have to get Jean Paul over here once in a while for everyone. My DH jokes saying I was in love with another man while honeymooning with him, but let me tell you Jean Paul had the most amazing hands. If I could have brought him home with me just for his hands, I would have. Since the GF spa isn't so far away, I am sure he could stop by just for us to use when we need a good massage.

We are moving into our house sometime around September. The previous owners who are technically renting our house from us :D are building a house and getting terrible service so they are way behind on schedule. We are happy to own a home and can't wait to move in, but I am really feeling bad for those people. They were told JULY now they are being told Sept... they just want the occupancy permit so they can move. We'll see though. Oh I do have pictures of the house from the inspection. You can see them here (http://www.geocities.com/helenabear/house.html)

I know I am awful, I haven't seen Fantasmic. I just don't personally ever spend much time at MGM, so I have never stuck around for it I guess...

Well I have to get back to work. But I certainly enjoyed spending part of my lunch with you guys!

IASW Rider

08-02-2001, 03:15 PM

Hi Helenabear!

Your new house looks great! You must be so excited! I hope that you don't mind, but while I was there, I looked at the rest of your site, too! I really enjoyed seeing the photo of you and your DH and reading the great story about how you met! And I loved seeing the photos of your kitties, too! They are both adorable! Your Cleo looks a lot like my Ragoo! I, too, am done with my lunch / DIS break - back to work! Hope that you (and Everyone else) are having a great day!

:)

helenabear

08-02-2001, 08:09 PM

Hello everyone!

ISAW Rider, I am so glad that you liked the photos of everything. And of course I do not mind that you went peering around the rest of the site... some of it is from 1996 with minor updates, but the house, the kitties and the story about Luis and I are fairly new. I invite everyone to look as you like on my site. I don't give anything away that I would't want the public to read. Cleo is pretty beautiful isn't she (if I don't mind saying so... and bragging about my babies) and Gwen just grows every day. I have more recent pictures I will put up soon showing how big the "little" one really is.

You know as I was lounging in the jacuzzi drinking my lemonade after a wonderful hour with Jean Paul, I started thinking, what is everyone's real first name. So if you don't mind sharing, it might be kind of nice to put a first name to a user name... and in my case you can even see a picture of myself on the internet. So I will start of by saying my first name is Elaine. I do put that in my signature as well and I go by anything since I am the youngest of three I was called my siblings names (and even my brother's). My user name is a little more interesting how I got it. My confirmation name is Helena (pronounced Elena but I do respond to any way you thought it would be pronounced as well) and in high school I was called "Elaine Bear" and "Pooh Bear". A guy I dated in high school started the "Elaine Bear" because he had a cat named "Sue Bear" and I supposedly have many cat like qualities so he called me that. The double meaning came with the fact that I love Pooh, so that is where the "Bear" in my nicknames really stuck. So when I got tired of people knowing my real first name in Yahoo chats many many years ago, I adopted the username 'helenabear'. I use it a lot for these types of things and it seems to be a good part of me. So since I shared that much of me, I want to say here's a picture that is only a year old of Luis and myself, so you can put a face to a name US (http://www.geocities.com/helenabear/us.html). It's a big picture otherwise I'd put it here. It's funny, I never noticed until those pictures were taken that I had a dimple on my right cheek... and I always wanted dimples :) So I know I shared a lot about myself and it would be neat if anyone else would like to share anything (like a name) if not, I completely understand. Fortunatley I feel fairly safe here and since they haven't pinned a face to that crime.... ;)

I hope everyone has a wonderful evening! So who is going to join us for Fantasmic?

IASW Rider

08-02-2001, 09:57 PM

Great picture of you and your DH, Luis, Elaine / Helenabear! Thanks so much for sharing it with us! :) And thanks for sharing the story of your DIS name, too!

My name is Lisa, DF's name is Frank, and if you haven't already been bored by our WDW Yahoo photo albums, there are 2 photos of me (one with Frank) in the DIS Family Album under the letter "L"! I still haven't figured out how to post photos within a post or add one to my signature, even though Dan was kind enough to point me in the right direction! Just can't seem to get it! And I'm sure that you all know how I chose my DIS name - I just like to ride IASW!

:)

Sorry that this is such a short post, but believe it or not, I have yet another sinus headache......and I have to get rid of it quickly, so that we can head over to Fantasmic! Have a good night, Everyone! :)

SlightlyGoofy

08-02-2001, 11:34 PM

Well, my screen name is so exotic and my real name is so very, very ordinary. Linda. You cannot go anywhere and call that name without someone responding and it is usually someone of about my age. Funny thing is that my DIL is named Linda also and since our son is named after his dad it causes some funny and not so funny moments. I am the oldest of 8 (from Southern Ohio) and my mom often went thru a half dozen names when callling any of us before she got it right. LOL You are so young Helenabear. I may be the oldest one on this thread. Not a bad thing as I always wanted more kids and I will just adopt you all. LOL

I enjoyed touring your house, Helenabear. I just love house shopping on the internet. Your place is so cozy and nice looking. Lots of cute touches. I can see a tiny porch on the front with those little built in seats on either side and rose bushes on either side of the porch. I love the back deck. I will wave as we drive by on our next trip to Columbus.

Janet, you are too much. Mouth to mouth, oh my. Those chest compressions and leg lifts are too bad either. (grin)

Bashful, what a wonderful choice, the Coral Reef restaurant. I have never been there before. I went to a Bass Pro Shop restaurant that had a huge fish tank on the back wall. Fish are so very relaxing and the food was not too bad either. Don't know that I could bear to order a fish dish though. LOL You are a great picker. Thank you so much. It was so nice getting to know one another.

The closest I have ever gotten to a massage is the fact that my 4 year old grandson loves to lay across my lap and have me tickle his back. I sure hope he gets a good education so he can afford these luxuries when he outgrows my tender loving care. LOL

Cathy, you seem to know where to find the best men just like Janet. I will have to read carefully and get some lessons from you gals. Well, maybe not as I don't think my DH would take that too kindly. I will just live vicariously through you youngsters.

I have a half of a sinus infection myself so I think I will make it an early night. After playing miniature golf most of the day I think I need the rest. Think we could get Tiger to come and give us some lessons?

Jacuzzi, here I come. Tall iced tea and a beaver tail to cap off the day. I promise not to get crumbs in the tub.

Slightly Goody

Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki

08-03-2001, 01:14 AM

Well girls, my real name is Paige, just in case you didn't know. I'm a mom of 3 girls--two naturals and one step, but I am raising all of them to the best of my abilities. They are 11, 3, and 3 months. I stay at home and take care of the youngest 2 while their daddy trains young men to fly the Air Force's T-1. And I must say, some of those young men are very nice looking ;) (love you dear)!

Back in the old days before marrying a Republican, I used to work helping Democrats get elected to office (our clients always won...including Bill) and helped with numerous other political causes. Remind me to tell you all sometime about the time I met George Stephanopolous. (Sorry if I slew your name, George).

Anyway, girls...my sister is in from out of town with her kids, and I'm going to visit with her this week. I'll be back to the Jacuzzi next week.

BTW, say a prayer for my friend Amy. She's going to have surgery next week and could really use a prayer or two.

Paige

SlightlyGoofy

08-03-2001, 11:54 AM

Rafiki (Paige) I am sending pixie dust to your friend Amy. I hope it is simple surgery and she will be up and around in no time.

I have two children. My husband has a daughter from his first marriage. It is kind of a funny situation as we only met her a few years ago and she is close to my age. I would like to be her friend but well - here is a for instance. After her first visit she called to tell us that she had the part of Catwoman in the new "Batman" movie and needed $5,000 for acting lessons. I try to encourage my DH to keep in contact with her but she sure does make it difficult at times. Our children are grown with children of their own and my DH retired a couple of years ago. I see two of my grands on an almost daily basis but the others are homeschooled and their parents do not want any outside influences so they do not let the kids go anywhere. I read an average of a book a day, garden, tutor my oldest grandson and others and do volunteer work in our tiny town. (museum, library, schools and wherever I can help) We travel quite a bit.

My DH is a Democrat and I am a Republican but we both vote independent as heck. Haven't really been excited about a politician since Barry Goldwater and you guys are far too young to even know who he was. BUT he is still right, after all these years, IMHO (grin)

We live in a huge old house that I remodel from time to time. I do the simple jobs and when it is beyond my ken I have a wonderful neighbor who is retired and very handy. When I finish one room it is time to start on another. 18 rooms. I am considering a huge downsize in the near future.

I look forward to my virtual visits and can really see myself in any given place. We love to take long visits so the pressure of doing it all is gone. 10 days in November coming up. I am getting so many great ideas from you all. This will be our 12? trip.

I see that everyone else is out and about this morning so I had better get myself in gear and join you all in whatever adventures you have planned for the day.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-03-2001, 11:34 PM

Well I am just stopping in to say hi to everyone!!!

Paige I will say a prayer for your friend and send a lot of PD her way. I wanted to thank Paige & Linda for sharing (and I will say that must be odd at your house sometimes Linda with those names ;) ) more about yourself. Oh and thank you Slightly Goofy for your suggestions for the house... I dream a lot right now until we can move ;) I also hope you do not have a sinus infection. My dad gets them all the time and I see how miserable he can be with them.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Tomorrow, I am off to shop for a comforter for my grandmother... and that should be a big trip! So I am going to spend the rest of my evening lounging in the jacuzzi and enjoying the wonderful men that Cathy & Janet find for us!

CathyCanada

08-04-2001, 03:41 PM

Elaine, your home is lovely, very warm and welcoming, I know you and Luis will be very happy there.

Paige, hope all goes well with Amy's surgery

Here is a little about me. Been a SAH Mom since '96, found DIS in '98 and within 6 months starting doing writing for the site. Shocked the heck out of me when Pete asked, I had never considered myself a writer before. My DH is in Finance dept in the automotive industry, and I have 2 terrific kids, Meg (16 and working on driving lessons now....eek!) and Patrick (12, brilliant kid, also happens to be deaf so we learned to sign). We are DVC members so go to WDW at least once a year. Working for Dreams I travel more (meetings, research, etc) and I am the Agent Manager and LOVE MY JOB!! My house is in desperate need of a housekeeper (cuz it ain't me!) and my family has intimate knowledge of all the take-out places around here, but we do our best to get by. :) They all tolerate my addiction (Meg is a poster here too and it was Jim's idea to buy DVC). I'm no little Suzy Homemaker (wish I was) but they love me anyway!! And I adore them!!

Looking for the rest of you to join us in the jacuzzi as Kas and Don serve ice cold drinks and perhaps some appetizers (hey it's OUR jacuzzi, we can eat in it if we want to!) ;)

Who is next?
CC

helenabear

08-04-2001, 04:50 PM

Cathy, I am so glad that you liked our house as well. Of course when we move, you are all welcome for a visit!

WOW this is a gorgeous day here. I am soaking it in the jacuzzi and took it upon myself to get our beautiful men to serve me some cheese and crackers while I am in the jacuzzi. The guys are wonderful about cleaning any and every crumb that might make it's way into the water. I also recently spent a lot of time on the "Digital Disney" website. It is great to be able to ride all the rides that are now gone. I am thinking maybe tonght I will have to head over to EPCOT for a while. I wasn't able to see Illuminations 2000 while I was there (it was very windy the days we went to EPCOT) so tonight looks like it will be a great night for that. Anyone care to join?

IASW Rider

08-04-2001, 05:48 PM

I will join, Helenabear / Elaine! We saw I2K and ToN when we were at WDW last year, but a huge thunderstorm prevented us from seeing either, this year, as they were both cancelled. :(

Sorry that I have been away for a bit - haven't been feeling very well. Went to the doctor yesterday and it turns out that not only do I have a sinus infection, but I also seem to have contracted a yucky case of poison ivy.......probably while doing a tiny bit of weed pulling behind my house last week. All this to say, between the 2 "illnesses" I have barely been able to sleep - UGH. And the antibiotic that I was prescribed yesterday is making me sick to my stomach. UGH again. Fortunately, Don Juan has been bringing me snacks and drinks in bed, so it is not all bad! I trust that I will be up and walking around in time for our evening jaunt to EPCOT!

I hope that all is well with your friend, Paige, and will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks so much to everyone for sharing your lives and families with us!

I know exactly how you feel, SlightlyGoofy / Linda - I can barely go anywhere, myself, without at least 3 other people having my name! Even my best friend from high school shares the name "Lisa"! (it was really cute when she and I were dating 2 boys in high school, who happened to be twins - Lisa & Lisa & the twins........!) And I didn't realize that you have 7 siblings - that is great! I am an only child and always wished for a sibling or two. And I would be happy to be "adopted" by you, if you don't mind! (by the way, I'm going on month #2 of my mother not speaking to me, except in front of DF. I give up - there is no way to reason with her without her yelling at and berating me, so I choose to accept the silence. UGH for the third time.) I think it's wonderful that you are building a relationship with your step daughter, no matter how difficult it may seem at times, and that you are encouraging your DH's relationship with her. I wish that I had more time to volunteer, as you do, because I think that it's a wonderful thing to do! When I was in college, I actually was the President of a co-ed Community Service Fraternity (ie: our pledge requirements were doing a specified number of hours of different types of community service, and our "brotherhood" - yes women were "brothers", too! - maintained and ran at least 30 different community service projects per year, in which everyone participated). Although we were a recognized "fraternity", we didn't all live in the same house - as we had a co-ed membership! Strangely enough, DF also belonged to the same fraternity - at the same college - but he is 6 years older than I am, so he was out of school before I began, so we didn't know each other until we worked together years later! Anyway, I digress......I think that volunteer work is great and fulfilling and hope that I will have some time to become involved again in the future!

Your former career sounds really interesting, Paige, as does your DH's! Would love to hear about the time that you met George Stephanopoulos, too!

And your career sounds amazing, as well, Cathy! Do you basically work from your home? Is your family able to travel with you when you are travelling for work?

Hope that your shopping trip went well, Elaine!

Well, I am going to continue getting some rest so that I can be ready for more adventures! Have a great weekend, Everyone!

:)

helenabear

08-04-2001, 10:03 PM

Hi all, just popping in to say hi real quick for the evening before I head back out for fireworks at EPCOT! The shopping went great today and by the Grace of God, we only took 15 minutes! My grandmother was really decisive and got a great comforter for only $20!!! So we all were lucky and had a great lunch afterwards as well with my dad and sister.

ISAW Rider/Lisa, I do hope you are feeling better. How awful to have both a sinus infection AND poison ivy. A friend told me that in order to kill poison ivy, wash things with Clorox bleach and dabbing it on small bumps helps to dry them up. So every time she works out in the yard, she washes up with bleach. Sounds odd but she hasn't been bothered by it yet and I have SEEN her pick that nasty stuff up. Myself I have never come across it as far as I know, and I hope to keep it that way. I am so sorry that you and your mom aren't getting along. It is such a sad thing when that happens. Sometimes I think if people knew how short life really was, then they wouldn't be acting the way they do sometimes. I would have given anything in the world to have my mom there at the wedding (physically) but obviously that is imposible since she has been gone since Dec of '93. I think it is wonderful that Slightly Goofy/Linda is trying so hard with her DH to communicate with your step daughter. It can be rough I am sure but I think that in the long run everyone will feel better in the end.

Before I head out, I too am interested in Cathy's work life. It sounds so interesting and something that I really would love to do someday. I plan to be a homemaker (and if I am lucky, I'll stay at home with any kids we may be blessed with) and that sounds like something great to take up some of my time with and to keep in touch with the outside world ;) So please Cathy, tell us what it is like!

Well I need to fly if we are to make it to the I2K tonight! See you all later.

bashful64

08-05-2001, 01:18 AM

Hi everyone!

How are you all this evening?

I have just finished an exhausting day at MGM paying Who Wants to be a Millionaire and am now ready to relax in the jacuzzi with a cool drink in hand.

Paige I hope that all goes well for your friend and I will keep her in my prayers.

Helenabear congrats to you and Luis on your new house. I wish you many happy years there.

Cathy...sounds like quite an exciting life. I always thought that being a travel agent (especially one who specialises in Disney) would be such a fun job!

It is nice to hear something about you all. My name is Shannon and my first and most important job is being a mom to Alix (DD age 7), Tyler (DS age 5) and Kaylee (DD age 22 months). We also have 1 dog (a purebread Keeshong named Tia nd two cats Cassie and Meowser). When I am not looking after them I run a company with my DH (Hank). We run a consulting firm which makes custom software for our clients. It keep us quite busy. We live just outside of Vancouver British Columbia.

IASW take care of yourself...it sounds like you are having a pretty rough few days! I am sure that Kas and company can take good care of you.

Well I'm off to the jacuzzi!

jstmee

08-05-2001, 11:03 AM

Hi, as to introductions, my name is Wendy aka jstmee. Along with being just me, lol, I have a DH who travels all over the country for his job--he manages a Service group for a specialized machine. Since it's a Swiss machine he travels to Switzerland often as well as Mexico. "Poor him"....I only wish it was me. Now for me, I stay at home with my DS Matthew 8, DD Lisa 9---------to all of you Lisa's out there, I love that name and she hates it, she said when she is 18 she's going to change it to Emily. I also have identical twins, turned 13 last week, Mark and Kenny. Staying at home is more difficult than working. I've done everything from ski instruct to manage hotels in my former "life" before children and during children, I went to college for Travel Administration, thus my LOVE for travel and these boards...., now hubby earns enough to allow me the "luxery" of staying home lol, now I find I'm as busy carting children around and volunteering, I teach religous ed to second graders and I am a Junior Girl Scout Leader and I also am a part of a program to try to keep kids off alcohol and drugs and nicotine. We have two hermit crabs and a cat named Mittens, that is a nervous cat, poor thing she throws up practically everyday. We live in Northern Maine which means a lot of snow and cold weather. Well after all this rambling I better get off to MK we have ressies for later tonight at the Polynesian Luau with seats available, anyone care to join me...................:D

CathyCanada

08-05-2001, 11:06 AM

IASW, hope you are feeling better!

Elaine, glad the shopping trip was not too bad. Personally I detest shopping (and I call myself a WOMAN??) ;) I need to have a plan, go there get it and leave.

bashful, we love playing Millionnaire, after my DD made it to the hotseat, my DH got hooked on it at home on the computer. :) My SIL lives in Penticton and she will be coming to visit in a couple of weeks. BC is so beautiful!

As for my work, it is the Travel Agency that Pete started here. We only sell Disney because we are Disney experts. I work a LOT as do all of our agents, usually 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week. We price Disney vacations and when they book, we answer questions, plan itineraries, make reservations and PSs, the whole kit and caboodle. As the VP of Operations, I look after the agents and do content for the site too. But I love it. My family, as I said, is very supportive and I love the luxury of being here to get lunch for Meg who is in High School and being here when Patrick comes home from school off the bus. Of course I have to spend a fair amount of time on the DIS too. I no longer write content here, just edit it, as the Content Webmaster. So I am busy. And I finally hired a housekeeper to come in once a week and will use the time to cook more!!!! After spending $180.00 at the last Pampered Chef party (I LOVE gadgets), I BETTER do more cooking!!! LOL

Enough about me, who is next? :)
How about we meet outside the Fountainview Cafe for a capuccino and watch the dancing fountains this fine Sunday morning? :)

CC

SlightlyGoofy

08-05-2001, 11:49 AM

Wow, what an interesting and busy bunch of ladies we have here. It is amazing that everyone finds the time to drop in here but then maybe that is what we all need - a place to gt away for a bit.

I am so enjoying getting to 'know' each of you. It is so much easier to remember who is who when you have something besides a screen name to go by.

I had to pop back to prepare a Brickyard 400 luncheon for my family and friends. We only live about 50 miles from the real thing but being the intelligent people we are we gather around the big screen with the a/c going (98 here today) and eat food that has been prepared in hygenic circumstances and does not require taking out a second mortgage to afford. (smile) While the grownups gather to watch the cars go round and round the youngsters (myself included) will retire to the bedroom for a funfest of Disney videos and books. You just know that is where I prefer to be anyway.

Cathy, I am not much of a shopper either and considering that in my coupon queen days it often required being in a grocery for 4-6 hours at a time it is amazing that I survived. Guess getting all my groceries for free week after week and all those nice freebies (tv's, vcr's vacations etc.) made it that much more interesting. With no good deals around anymore I tend to get in and get out, of course I shop at Aldi's and such a lot too. Would rather read a book plus I am kind of on the cheap side. LOL I would love to have a job like yours. I do a lot of Disney trip planning for friends but I don't get paid. The ARE required to give me a trip report when they return tho. (smile)

Wendy, what a perfect name for a Disneyphile. You are so right that staying home to raise kids is a hard job. There are a few women who sit around and do as little as possible and some people seem to think that is what at SAHM's do but you and I know better. Don't you just hate that "What do you DO for a living"? I have always called myself a "Homemaker" as I made a home literally at times. Bet you find that the skills you learned in your earlier life stand in good stead in this part of your life. So many skills you have to have to run a home and raise a family. Yours is so lucky. I am sure that your DH appreciates how much you do to make his life run smoother. Do you ever get to travel with him?

Helena/Elaine, it tells a lot about what kind of person you are to hear about you taking your grandma shopping. It is wonderful to have a relationship like that. A lot of my friends are older and they give such a special insight on the world and life in general. Everytime she sees her comforter it will make her a bit warmer thinking of your day together.

Rider, I have friends who swear by the bleach for poison ivy also. I hope you are feeling better. It seems to me that small problems can be more painful than large ones sometimes. I hope you are able to sleep as that would make it much worse if you could not. My DD had poison ivy so bad once she had to go to the hospital so I know it is not something to mess around with. Did you know that if you burn the leaves you can get it from the smoke and if you inhale it - oh my goodness- I would not want to think of that.

Bashful, we are big on HWTBAM here also. I am going back to try the game at DW next trip. I got so frustrated last time as I had the answers right most of the time but never did get into the hot seat. I have found some tips on the boards to use for next time. I play trivia with people from all over the world two nights a week and have a blast. Great bunch of people. I have fun even when I don't win.

I had better go check on the bread. After this day I will need the jacuzzi and some TLC from our resident hunks. I won't need any dinner tonight as I always lose my appetite when I cook large meals. Funny thing. No one else does so it must be ok. You are all welcome to come by. Just grab a pillow and find a spot somewhere. We are a friendly bunch.

Slightly Goofy (Linda)

helenabear

08-05-2001, 08:08 PM

Sounds like everyone is having a good weekend so far. Since I last posted I banged my knee on our footboard of our bed so I am using the jacuzzi in good health. It doesn't hurt too much, but it hurts enough to have to be pampered by our beautiful men ;)

You know I am not much of a shopper myself. I don't mind wandering around a mall and just seeing all there is to see, but when I have to shop I hate it. That was why I wasn't looking forward to shopping with my grandmother. Other wise my Nanna is such a trip. She is so funny and it is hard to believe she is 90 years old. I remember when I was in 8th grade about to be confirmed, I hoped she'd be alive for that... then for my wedding. I am blessed to have such a great grandmother. She was my mom's mom, and I think since my mom died, we have had a special bond. I remind her of my mom and she reminds me of my mom as well.

You know when it comes to shopping, I actually find better deals and things I like when I am not intentionally looking for anything. It might sound so "high schoolish or grade schoolish" but during the summer I go for walks at the local mall because it can get really sticky out here, especially during August. We joke and say we can actually have 100% humidity w/o rain. Well today I went to our local mall and stopped by Lazarus. I found a wonderful fountain that I like and I am lucky because my babies who LOVE water just looked at it but didn't touch it really (thank goodness). The only bad thing was my baby kitten got stuck in the handle of the bag and we had to cut her out. She was a little shaky other wise we would have just backed her out of the bag. Also had she been a little smaller, she would have made it though, but being the 11 pounds she is (at nine month too :rolleyes:) her back end got in the way. No more Lazarus bags for my baby.

Well I had better get away from here and break up the cats "fighting" (they're playing but they are being too loud and rough. I hope everyone has a great last part of the weekend!

SlightlyGoofy

08-05-2001, 09:39 PM

Helenabear, you are bringing back old memories for me. I am from a tiny (200 pop.) town down near Athens and I remember my first trip to the big city of Columbus and shopping at Lazarus. I can still remember the outfit I bought that day. I was so proud of myself. LOL

A lot of people here walk in the malls. They even open early for the 'mall walkers". Our local high school allows us to walk in there. It sure is wonderful in the winter or when the weather is hot like now. It is more fun to walk when you have others to walk with. Talking makes the miles go faster. The only problem is that there always seems to be something calling for me to buy it. I can get by Elder Beerman, JC Penneys etc. just fine but that Dollar Tree gets me each and every time.

I hope your poor knee is feeling better. I hit my shins on our bed. For our 25th anniversary we went wild and bought this fantastic bed that cost more than all the other furniture in our (18 room ) house put together. It is solid cherry and is handmade. When we move we have to find a house that will fit the bed!!! My day the family went well. Hardly any leftovers so that is a good sign and a local boy (Gordon) won the race so everyone was happy. I was glad to see them all and glad to be here relaxing in the jacuzzi. I would worry about us spending so much time at DW in the jacuzzi if we did not have such a good view of everything from here. Could you please pass me my drink and we will wait for the EWP together. Hope some of the others come soon and join us. I can't wait to hear what they got up to today.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-06-2001, 03:23 PM

Hi Everyone!

Elaine and Linda - so people really put bleach - as in Clorox - directly on their skin, and it clears up poison ivy???!! WOW - I've never heard that before! Believe me - at this point, I am willing to try anything - I HAVE HAD trouble sleeping because of it, and when I get out of the shower, my arm itches like anything! UGH! I am using a prescription cream as well as calamine lotion and Gold Bond cream, and it doesn't seem to be going away. Web MD says that the symptoms can take up to 10 days to manifest themselves, much less to heal (so does that mean that I could get more bumps within the next 2 days, as it's already been 8?!). I'm hanging in there - the doctor said that the cream he gave me should work......if not, I'm going to the bleach! Remind me never to walk behind my house again! :)

Aside from whining about not feeling well (hee hee!), my weekend was nice. DF and I went to see "Planet of the Apes", which was good, but nowhere near as good as the original in my opinion! We also went to spend some time with his sister, who just bought a house about 5 miles away from where I live. I was also able to catch up on some much needed rest! Thank you for your kind words and wishes, everyone! Don was kind enough to bring me a non-stop stream of healthy snacks, while Kas prepared a humidifier of sorts to clear my head, while simultaneously rubbing my temples, so I'm beginning to feel much better, now!

Gee, I wonder where Janet is?? Maybe she's enjoying her scuba lessons so much with Mr. Fabio Licious, we will never see her again! :( Janet, oh Janet - are you out there??!! :)

Thanks so much for sharing and telling us about your lives and families, Shannon and Wendy! And thanks so much for the information about your work, Cathy! It really sounds interesting -and busy! Do all of the Agents who work for Dreams Unlimited work from their homes? I'm sure that it is a lot of work, but it sounds like a lot of fun - I'm sure that you get to speak with a lot of interesting people!

I would also love to be a homemaker and be able to devote all my time to the child or children that DF and I will hopefully be blessed with. Unfortunately, I don't think that that will be financially feasible, but it would be wonderful. My father had his own business and aside from going in a few days to help him out, here and there, my mother didn't work outside of the home. So I was lucky enough to have her pick me up from school every day, etc. I wish that I could offer to that to a child of my own, but I don't think that we will be able to do that. Oh well - maybe some day!

It is really wonderful that you have such a close and special relationship with your Grandmother, Elaine! I'm very sorry to hear about your Mother. Thank God your Grandmother is with you and that the two of you can share memories and create new ones together.

There are many people who walk in the malls here, too! Our malls also open early for "mall walkers"! I'm also not a big shopper - particularly in malls. When I have to buy something there, like Cathy, I have to know exactly what I want ahead of time, buy it, then get out of there as quickly as possible! I much prefer internet shopping - very quick and convenient and you don't have to go anywhere! For the past 2 holiday seasons, I don't think that I stepped into an actual store once, to buy a gift!

Elaine - my cats have gotten their heads stuck in the handles of bags, too! I guess it's the old feline curiosity that gets to them! It's scary when it happens, and they start running around with the bag around their necks, hoping to get it off that way! :(

Wendy - I'm sorry to hear that your kitty is nervous! Maybe she gets sick because it's "furball season", now? Do you notice that she gets sick less in the winter time? I know that there are special foods for cats with sensitive stomachs (one of mine is prone to urinary tract infections) - maybe your vet can recommend something! And I do like the name "Lisa"! I guess it used to bother me when I was younger, since so many people seemed to have the same name, but I really do like the name and would never want to change it! I'm sure that your DD will feel the same way, too!

Shannon - please let me know the next time you are going over to "Millionaire" and maybe we can get a group together to go! I have never actually seen it played at WDW. When we were there 2 months ago, my friend who works on "Fantasmic" was doing a rotation of tech work at "Millionaire". We met him right outside the "Millionaire" soundstage and hung out with him for awhile.....but we never did get on line to actually see the show / play the game! We will have to do that next time! In the mean time, Shannon, let me know if you're planning to go again, and maybe some of our Suite-mates will come and join us!

Anyway, back to work! Can't wait till this day is over, so that we can go to the Poly Luau and see the EWP!

Have a nice rest-of-the-day, Everyone! :)

SlightlyGoofy

08-06-2001, 03:55 PM

Wow, it has been so very hot. I spent most of the morning hanging out at Ice Station Cool. Can't get enough of the Watermelon but I do enjoy watching people sample the Beverly. LOL I got caught in a snowball fight there one time and have noticed that they have had attendents the last few times I have been there.

I am grateful that our swimming pool is an indoor one. I am staying right here until it cools off a bit and then I am going to head over to Marketplace to enjoy the breezes over the lakes there. It is such an interesting place especially in the evenings. Ghiraldaldi's will be my dining place this evening. Must have a balanced meal so I will have a scoop of vanilla, chocolate and raspberry. (grin)

Rider, I was so hoping that you were doing better. Poison ivy can be miserable. I have several friends who swear by the bleach and I cannot see where it would hurt. It IS to be diluted though, not full strength. Has your sinus infection cleared up?

I am glad that you reinforced my intention to not go see the new Planet of the Apes. I am going to Jurassic Park though. I love special effects so I go the movie theater for those kinds of movies and rent the rest when they hit the video market. Living on a retirement income has made me even more thrifty than I was before and believe me that is going some! Fortunately I rather enjoy bargain hunting, it is an adventure. My DH thinks I am crazy. Probably so. (smile)

Cathy, can you work for Dreams and work from home from anywhere in the US? If so, it is a dream job indeed. I would love to be able to earn some money while working from home. I do the secret shopper thing but am not too happy with the assignments I have been given. They add more requirements after I sign up and it takes so long that you end up making very little. Maybe if I lived near a bigger town it would be more lucrative. It must be so rewarding to help people plan a dream Disney vacation. It is a special kind of person who appreciates Disney and all it entails.

I had better check the ice box for some of my special tea that I requested and head on down to the pool to see what those lovely young men are up to. I might find Janet while I am down there. She might be out shopping for more 'help' for our suite?

Slightly Goofy and Really Hot

helenabear

08-06-2001, 07:58 PM

Hi all, just popping in from the heat outside. It sure is hot here!!! Although I missed your suggestion for the Luau last night Wendy, how about going to the late show tonight? I think it would be a wonderful way to end today. Anyone care to join? Oh and thank you Wendy for sharing those wonderful insights into your life... and I am glad to know it isn't "just you"

Shannon, I wanted to thank you as well for sharing about yourself. Some find it easy and some find it hard. I personally don't mind too much since I figure that's about all we have to go on here... words. I wish I could say I have met some of the wonderful people on the DIS in person, but alas, the imaginiation will have to do me some good ;)

I know it sounds odd Lisa, but I watched my friend wash her hands in bleach after touching the poison ivy and she didn't get a spot on her hands. Try it, and hopefully it works. Hey the smell of the bleach might help your sinus infection too :) Also apparently if you take it and spray it outside, it will kill the poison ivy you have in your back yard. I cannot vouch that this works, only my friend said it, but she is a pretty reliable source.

I too was wondering where Janet was... maybe she is interviewing some new men for our suite :D I wonder when she shall return....

Linda, I think you have a good idea to go over to that evil evil place at the Market place. I make some wonderful brownies that would go great with icecream... and surprise they are made with Ghiradelli chocolate powder. They are yummy... I may have to go make some right now!

Well my knee is feeling a little better. The bruise looks nasty now, but it should be fine soon. I was just told at work today that we would be getting MORE work. My supervisor is wonderful but I feel like I am behind as it is. Oh well, it makes heading out to El Rio Del Tiempo all the more wonderful after work. I did pass by the Ice Station as well. So was that you Linda making the snowballs? What fun to play with in August in Florida. Well I think I am going to take a nice dip in the pool and listen to the beautiful underground water there. I may take my scuba gear as well since I have had such luck with our diving instructors. That way I can listen to the music for as long as I want. See you all soon! Bubble... bubble... bubble...

SlightlyGoofy

08-06-2001, 08:38 PM

Good afternoon Helena

I am so glad that you could drop in while I was 'in house". I am glad you are not mad at the snowball I tossed your way. It seemed like a good day for such foolishness. This place just brings out the kid in me.

You will just have to log on while you are here visiting and get a bit of work done in between the parades and fireworks so you won't have to do all that work when you get back. Come to think of it I bet we have a few people who could probably help you out with some of the work. Many hands make light work you know. I volunteer to do the typing.

You should make up some exotic excuse for the bruise on your knee. Maybe some pity will get your workload eased. I have been doing dumb stuff today, washing the car, yardwork and cooking, cleaning etc. I am sure glad I do not work. I don't have time. If I had a magic wand I would turn my husband into a bologna loving man. Now tell me, isn't it unreasonable to want pork chops and all the trimmings in this heat? LOL

I would love to be a fly on the wall to see Janet's interview techniques. I am sure that it would be most interesting. (grin)

Slightly Goofy

jstmee

08-06-2001, 10:09 PM

Good evening everyone, Just checked in here for a quick moment. It's been a busy day here. We went to garage sales all day with MIL and SIL, it was fun. MIL was driving, what an experience for us, she said she's going home to tell FIL that she had a driving lesson today. My two younger children are sleeping at friends, too bad the two older one's are still home, could have had some romantic time with DH, oh well. At least i'll get more computer time. I really need a soak in the jacuzzi then i'll join you at the Laua. Wendy aka jstmee

SlightlyGoofy

08-07-2001, 11:49 AM

Jstmee, a little advice from an older woman who has been in the trenches. Next time you want some alone time with your DH just announce to your children (works better with older ones) that it is clean up the house time. Theywill immediately get extremely tired and retire to their rooms for the night. LOL I used to hide the Christmas presents with the cleaning supplies as I knew no one but myself ever went there. Must have gotten this devious mind from my mom who used to put the books she wanted us to read on the top shelf and the others on the bottom. (great big old grin)

How wonderful for you and your kids to spend time with the in laws. I just love family time. Wish I had more of it. My DIL is not interested in me. Not personal, she didn't like any of her other mil's either. I have plenty of other young people in my life but it just isn't the same. Pity party over, time to go enjoy some magic. I want to go over and enjoy Spaceship Earth and then later I am going to have a late lunch at the little Cantina and get a table seat for TON. I just cannot watch that parade enough. It gives me goosebumps.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day today.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-07-2001, 12:55 PM

Hi all, just popping in for lunch today... I think I will just eat cookies that I keep stealing from the concierge lounge.... bad me. Actually today is kind of more laid back as the supervisor is out today at some sort of training class. But I know tomorrow I will be hit with another project to work on. Oh well... as long as they want to give me work that's fine because at least I know that I should have a job to come to ;) Well I should get back to work but I had to pop in to say hi!

CathyCanada

08-07-2001, 01:55 PM

SG, you are brilliant!!!! And had me ROFLMAO!!!!!!

I'm thinking those white chocolate macadamia nut cookies would hit the spot too Elaine, and Kas, be a dear and bring more iced tea please. :smooth:
CC

bashful64

08-07-2001, 03:44 PM

Hi everyone!

How are you all doing today?

IASW I hope that you are feeling better today.

SG you are too funny! I now have a new place to hide all of my CHristmas presents thanks to you.

Hi Elaine...aren't those cookies addictive!

Hi Cathy! I hope you don't mind if I join you for a glass of iced tea.

Hi wendy and welcome tot he EWP. I hope you enjoy it here.

BTW has anyone seen Janet since she left for those scuba lessons a few days ago?!?

IASW Rider

08-08-2001, 12:52 AM

Hi Everyone!

Thanks again for all of your kind words! I think that my headaches are beginning to subside and DF says that my arm looks better (although it still looks like a big mess, to me!)!

Anyway, I've been trying to keep my mind off of itching by boating around the Seven Seas Lagoon in a little motorboat - very relaxing! Also, a nice way to catch some breezes on a HOT day, such as this one! Also spent some time on the white sand beach outside our resort - I'm so glad that they have those cabana chairs set up - it was a nice place for an afternoon nap! After a great evening of ToN and IllumiNations with SlightlyGoofy and Company, I am ready for a soak in the tub, some of those cookies which Webmaster CC suggested, and a good night of sleep!

Hope that your knee is feeling much better, Helenabear! And hope that you don't have too much work piled on, tomorrow - remember, we have our group outing to Fort Wilderness and the Hoop Dee Doo Review, tomorrow night, so you have to be well rested!

I think that we may have lost Janet2K, temporarily, Bashful64! Last I heard, she embarked on a special Disney Scuba Cruise, as Fabio Licious has licensed her as his Assistant Instructor! I'm sure that she will be rejoining us, upon her return......and may even bring some interesting sailors / cruise personnel to join our "staff"!

Have a great night, everyone! :)

helenabear

08-08-2001, 08:09 PM

Hi all!

I hope you are all having a good evening. I was lucky with work today, I didn't get the new project that I thought I would. So life is good there and I am all rested for the Ft. Wilderness treck. I think I might join Lisa on her boating right now. That sounds like a good idea right now. You know, I've been scuba diving and I haven't seen Janet there. I wonder where she could be. I hate to say 'hi' and run but I need to get a few things done tonight before having fun with you all at the Ft. Wilderness. Let me grab some peanutbutter cookies first.... munch....

SlightlyGoofy

08-08-2001, 08:23 PM

Helenabear and everyone else - Life is far too interesting to be spent in this suite all the time. The purpose of this suite is to give us a quiet relaxing place to hang out in when 'real life' becomes too much or when we want to get together to plan another DW adventure. I have to admit that it is tempting to spend more time in here as everything is just so wonderful. Did you see our newest CM? His name is Bo Dacious. He is an expert life guard and is here to watch over us when we are engaged in dangerous water activities. I heard that his hobby is flower arranging so he will be able to add to the atmosphere in more than one way. (grin)

I was over at Pinocchio's today and I swear I saw Rider on IASW. She was grinning from ear to ear. The dolls looked happeir than I had seen them in some time also. Truly the Happiest Place on Earth.

I am going over to see "Tarzan Rocks' and "Lion King" this evening. I enjoy all the energy of the performers. Since I am driving over I will be able to enjoy a leisurely dinner at RainForest before returning to the suite in time for the fireworks over the lagoon. Please come along and keep me company?

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-08-2001, 09:01 PM

Now that I am done with my dinner... can you believe I forgot I was making rice until my DH told me it was done... oops... now I will sit back with my frozen lemonade and enjoy the evening. You know I was reading a really good book today. It is called Partners In Pleasure by Dr. Paul Pearshall... now I will say it is not about pleasure in the sexual term, but it is how to keep a happy marriage... Hawaiian style. It felt very fitting to read in a place like this and I completely have to agree with what he is saying. The summary of what he is trying to talk about is that in any relationship (whether married or not) we have to go under the "we" thought instead of the "me" thought. Like some people say that 1+1=2, but for the Hawaiian thought process 1+1=1. Like instead of taking rocks, you get two when you add one with the one, you should take two parts of water and when they mix it is still two parts of water. I couldn't feel more happy sitting here reading that book surrounded by this atmosphere... there could be no better place than to read this here and now.

I am so happy that it is finally cooling off here today, but then again it is supposed to be hot again tomorrow. So now that I have finished another chapter, I think I will go boating for a while if they still let me as that is one of the best things out there to do. I hope everyone has a great evening and remember when you are cooking so that you don't do what I did and leave the world behind the moment I came here. Aloha!

SlightlyGoofy

08-08-2001, 11:13 PM

Helena, if you would please give me the info on how to get my DH to read let alone understand or agree with this book I would appreciate it. LOL

I believe that the secret to a happy relationship, marriage, friendship or whatever, is respect. If people have respect for each other and their feelings things will work out. I couldn't make a lot out of that idea though as it would not fill a book. JMHO

I took a group of older friends out for lunch today. We had a fun day except that one lady locked herself out of her house and I had to threaten her to keep her from finding a ladder and climbing up the back of her house to get in. She is 84. On my way to drive her to her daughter's home to get another key she found her key in her purse even though we had looked several times before. I need a little excitement from time to time so I can appreciate the nice boring times. (grin)

I have to do yardwork and clean the house tomorrow. It is supposed to be near 100 so look for me tomorrow evening. I will be hunting down one of those nice frozen drinks that Don is famous for and hunting for the nearest a/c vent.

Slightly Goofy

CathyCanada

08-08-2001, 11:18 PM

Glad to hear my cyber bestest friends are well or doing better. And SG glad you stopped your feisty friend from using the ladder!

Now on to Bo....... I think tomorrow out to be a pool day, the new one at the Grand or AKL, which is your pleasure? Althought the Grand has these lovely cabanas where we can post to the DIS and of course Bo would be at our service as well as being our personal life guard. :smooth:
Anyone game? :)
CC

SlightlyGoofy

08-08-2001, 11:36 PM

Dear Cathy

If I say I am game, will you shoot me? (grin) Either pool is fine with me but why limit ourselves to just one?

Slightly Goofy

jstmee

08-09-2001, 12:26 AM

shoot me lol
This is such a "feel good" place to be.!!! I sure needed to read all of these wonderful posts today. hee hee especially about respecting people, i.e. spouse and the 1+1=1 very nice anology!!!

IASW I sure hope you're poison ivey goes away soon. Sounds like your over the worst of the sinus infection.

I will join any swimmers for a romp in any pool, just let me know which one. I definately can't wait for the Hoop dee doo Review, I've been waiting for that one for a long time now. I will have to use my time traveller again since I have to go down to Connecticut with DH to pick up his company car tomorrow. I am so tempted to use one of his free airline tickets to take a quick Disney trip just for my self this weekend. We are going 9/22-10/3, but he travels a lot and he'll only be home until next Thursday. I figure, I could fly down Saturday through Wednesday............. I could use priceline for hotel and car....maybe just stop in at the travel center.OK TRUTH, who thinks I'm crazy Remember, I'll leave him with 4 children..... Oh yes, and did I mention, I don't have much money either.?? Slimfast?? Will that do?

For now, I'll wait for Bo Licious, I booked a massage with him, then I'll join you all at the pool. Have a lovely evening. Jstmee

IASW Rider

08-09-2001, 11:46 AM

Any pool is fine with me, Webmaster CC! Going swimming is definitely the thing to do, today - it's supposed to be 115 degrees, with the heat index, here today! Unbelievable!

Thank you for introducing us to our dedicated lifeguard, Bo Dacious, Slightly Goofy! He's already fitting in nicely with our EWP personal staff! Please be careful if you're doing yard work in this heat, today.....and PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR POISON IVY!!!!!! (I am still miserable - may go back to the doctor in a day or 2. It seems to be improving - I'm trying not to put anything on it, now - but it's healing so sloooooowly!)

That sounds like a really interesting book that you're reading, Helenabear! Maybe I will read it, too! I agree with SlightlyGoofy - that respect is the most important aspect of a successful relationship - respect and trust and the ability to be true to one's partner and also to oneself. I think it's very important to really be able to be yourself with the person you're with and know that you love one another for who you each really are.

And I also occasionally forget that I have left something boiling on the stove.....particularly when I am engrossed in The DIS - don't worry - we all do it, sometimes!

Jstmee - I'm right there with you - I have fantasized about hopping down to WDW for a weekend, on the spur of the moment, too! I wish that it was that easy! I keep trying to justify it to myself - "how expensive could it be?".......Oh well - I'll have to force myself to wait until June! Fortunately, your WDW trip is coming up very soon!

SlightlyGoofy - OK - you caught me - that WAS me, sneaking in a ride on IASW! Even though I know that I should be resting out this stupid sinus infection, I couldn't resist a quick trip on the "happiest cruise that ever sailed".......as well as a Pinocchio's cheeseburger (I have always maintained that no cheeseburger ever tastes as good as having one at Pinocchio's Village Haus while sitting at one of the tables which overlooks IASW!)!

Well, time to return to the "real world" and work, for awhile......but I'll be back in time for our afternoon swimfest! Have a great day, Everyone! :)

SlightlyGoofy

08-09-2001, 12:39 PM

Jstmee, you can get free air tickets? OK, rooms are just $49. Get a friend who wants to go and is willing to pay for the room in trade for your expertise in guiding her around. If you have AP's that covers the admissions. If food is the only time stopping you I have the cure for that also. Eat 2 meals a day in the room and only eat one meal in the parks. If you chose carefully you could probably eat for around $10-15 a day. I take a microwave with me and acatually cook 2 meals in the room. Not really so much t o save money but just to have a relaxing meal without crowded food courts or travelling all over to find food after the parks close. With 4 children you deserve a break for yourself. It would really be doing your family a favor. It would give dad some time to bond with his children (not to mention a new respect for what you do on a daily basis) and your children would realize what all you do for them when you are not there to do it!!! I say you should go for it. (grin)

Rider, I have asthma so I have to take it easy when doing yardwork. I go out and work for 30 minutes and t hen come in a rest for 30 and so on. Of course when I am inside 'resting' I am doing laundry, cooking, cleaning etc. etc. I have a retired husband to dust around. Sigh. Even more fun is the days that my lupus is acting up. Then I feel like the tin man and need some WD40 to keep moving. I was on a site last night checking out poison ivy. My dear friend told me to tell you her hint. I do not reccomend it though. She says she burns her poison ivy spots as she can treat a burn but not the ivy. Ugh!! Like cutting your finger off because of a hang nail IMHO.

CC, you done good organizing that pool tour. I had never really checked out many of them before. I had always thought that the Port Orleans dragon was the tops but you showed me new heights in beauty and fun. We are so lucky to have someone with your expertise and fun loving nature here to guide us to new experiences. Thank you.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-09-2001, 04:29 PM

SlightlyGoofy - how are you able to travel with a microwave??!! Do you take it on the plane with you?! Nifty! Thank you for researching the wonderful world of poison ivy, on my behalf. I have also been doing some on-line research - I learned lots of interesting things, too! There are some things that I always assumed about poison ivy, which are not true, such as the fact that it is not contagious and can only be "caught" from the plant itself. Also, that it does not "spread" due to scratching or contact, but rather because it was there all along but was just "dormant"! Anyway, enough of that yucky topic! Thanks for thinking of me, though! :) Hope that you are accomplishing everything that you need to get done, but are taking it at least somewhat easy in this heat!

I'm loving this pool hopping, too, Webmaster CC! Let's try Stormalong Bay, next - I've never been there before!

SlightlyGoofy

08-09-2001, 04:58 PM

Rider, I drive to Florida. DH will not fly besides I like having our car so I can drive around instead of waiting for buses and such. I have a handicap card so I can park up front. I can walk but cannot stand in line for long periods of time. You would be surprised at what I can whomp up with my microwave. It is very restful to sit for a quiet breakfast before we hit the parks or when we return to the room and enjoy a nice pasta meal or something. I keep everything neat and organized and put the microwave on the luggage rack in the closet along with my 'kitchen' box. I gave up renting a fridge as the price was high and so was the temperature it kept the food. A small cooler handles everything we need easily. The maids always compliment me on how neat the room is and how easy it is for them to clean.

I did not learn much about poison ivy for you that you did not already know. I have known of people who inhaled the smoke from ivy being burned and had dire consequences. We had a bit of the terrible stuff at one time but it is long since gone. I hope you are much better today. It rained a tiny bit and I went out and pulled weeds then. Rather get wet than get overheated. It is supposed to rain more tonight and trivia has been cancelled for the night so I will have some free time to enjoy our suite and plan our next adventure. I think one of the tours would be great. I just read about a Christmas decoration tour. Sob. We will be gone before it starts. Can't do it all no matter how much I try.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-09-2001, 09:26 PM

Hi all, I am popping in with bad news. I will read all the wonderful things you guys said tomorrow when I have more time. My DH was laid off today and since we are all friends here, I thought I'd let you know. Since we can't quite afford the house on my salary alone, he will need to find a job within a month. So anyone with any good Columbus, Ohio companies to look at for IT, please let me know. We have his resume out there already but of course the more the better. Everyone else, please send some PD, we could use it. We are doing fine and we have family that can help us out, but I'd rather not let it come to that. I will let you know if something good comes up. I hope you all have a wonderful evening! See you guys tomorrow... (she says as she grabs some more cookies :D)

SlightlyGoofy

08-09-2001, 10:05 PM

Helenabear, {{{{{Big Old Fluffy Hugs from me to you}}}}}. I have sent you a pm but I wanted to post something here also. I can only imagine the atmosphere around your home tonight. Please calm down and quit thinking the worst. It is never the worst. This may be (and I sincerely hope) a great opportunity. When I hear from you I will contact my sister and bil and see if they know of something. Hopefully some of the people who have been dropping in might have some ideas also.

It is times like this that I wish I was a witch (good one of course) and could wave my wand and make everything alright again.

We will all be rooting for you and someone else will probably come up with better words than I have but please know that I care and am holding your dream home in my prayers and hope to come and sit on your back deck someday with you.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-10-2001, 08:36 AM

Lots of hugs from me, too, Helenabear! I completely understand what you are going through - it's a scary job climate out there, and I have seen so many friends and colleagues lose their jobs over the past few months - it's really heartbreaking and unfair. My former boss, who is a wonderful person, was laid off last month. She and her husband had just bought and moved into a large and beautiful home - one which they spent a great deal of their life savings on. Her husband is a "stay-at-home-dad", so she was the only one supporting their family. My new boss's husband is also in IT, and he was laid off several months ago. He recently took a job driving limousines, so that he would bring in some money while he sends out resumes. It's very tough for them, as well, as they have a son in college. Both my former and current bosses confided their feelings to me, a lot, so I can empathize with your situation. Please don't be scared - things always have a way of working themselves out! I know that everyone is probably telling you that, and that it sounds really trite, but it's true. I, myself, was laid off several years ago, and it was just after my ex husband and I had bought our house. We were less experienced, then, and hadn't been in the "working world" very long, so all we were supporting ourselves and the house on was his nearly-entry-level salary and my unemployment. So I sent out a flood of resumes and went on countless interviews, and even though it was frustrating and scary, I ultimately found a job. I'm sure that the same will happen for your DH. I wish that I was familiar with companies in your area or could help in some way (want to pick up yourselves, your cats, your family, and your house and move to the greater NJ-NY area? Hee hee! Well, it was worth a try, anyway! :) )! Just be your wonderful optimistic self and keep supporting DH! I'm sure that you will both get through this! You never know - he might just wind up finding another job which he likes even better than the one which he had! Again, though it may sound trite, sometimes lay offs are a "blessing in disguise" because often, people have been thinking about changing careers or finding another job in their same field, but never left their original jobs because of security or "fear of the unknown". I've seen many friends use being laid off as an opportunity to try things that they would have been too nervous to try before - like applying for jobs at the places where they really wanted to work, going back to school to study a career in a different field, or finding a job in a totally different field. I have many friends who are in the IT field and have seen many rounds of lay offs which have affected them. But you know that these things go in "waves" - we will always need IT people and there will always be jobs. The market will turn around soon - it just has to! Just tell DH to keep sending out those resumes and going on those interviews! And also, keeping his eyes, his options, and his mind open for other things that he may be interested in, maybe in a somewhat related field. He might just find something even better and more interesting than what he was doing before! And even if you find that he needs to take another job in the interim, just to "tide you over" until he finds the job of his dreams, that's OK too - many people are doing that! I'm sure that you both will continue to talk about this together and decide what it right and what is best for the two of you! I wish that I had some better words or that I could directly help in some way! Just hang in there and know that your friends in the EWP Suite are here for you if you need us! :) Lots of Pixie Dust coming your way! :)

It sounds like you really know how to plan a vacation, SlightlyGoofy! And I think it's wonderful that you have been able to create your own mini-kitchen in your hotel rooms and be able to have real meals there! That is so smart! And you're right - making your own meals before and after going to the parks sure does save the time and energy of waiting on lines at restaurants, making priority seatings, or travelling around aimlessly looking for a place to eat! Of course you drive down - what was I saying? I know that we spoke about this before - about your outstanding navigational skills around the greater Orlando / Lake Buena Vista area! How long does it take you to drive down from your home? Do you make the trip without stopping, or do you stop along the way?

I'm really hoping that this heat wave is finally going to break, today! I'm praying for thunderstorms tonight! I am also calling my doctor, today - one week after I went to see him and I am still having the debilitating sinus headaches every night and my arm looks like something out of a horror movie! (I'm tired of people coming up to me and saying "Ewww! What's on your arm?!" as if I didn't notice that it looks like something out of "Night of the Living Dead", or something! And it's so hot that I can't hide it under long sleeves!)

Have a wonderful day, Everyone! And hang in there, Helenabear - we're here if you need us! :)

helenabear

08-10-2001, 09:19 AM

Okay, I mean litterally the rain is here... we are now beginning to cool off. Tomorrow is supposed to be 85 degrees with very LOW humidity :D I am sooooooo happy about that. I wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful thoughts. IT around here isn't dead and if he has to work in a place like MicroCenter (computer store), he will. One of his other former co-workers was laid off several months ago and he got a job in about a week or two (a much better job) so we are extremely hopeful. We know of several consulting firms that need people as well so all is good so far. It truly greatly depends on where you live and right now Columbus is doing pretty good with IT jobs. One thing we are lucky about with the house is that we didn't need both salaries to be as high as they were so he can get that unrelated job until he gets what he needs. And we figured this might happen, but not so soon (Luis was just beginning to actively look). His company has had some really bad worth ethics lately and that has caused them to lose money. Nothing to do with the economy, just crappy workers.

Well today I am going to lounge by the pool, eat some cookies and drink some wonderful lemonade. I am rather sleepy as our phone rang at 3:30 this morning with what we think was a fax looking for a fax number.... sigh.... so as I doze off, I hope you all have a great day!

SlightlyGoofy

08-10-2001, 10:58 AM

Dear Helenabear

I am in a rush to get out the door on time but thought I would drop a quick note to let you know that my sister sent out a couple of emails to her personnel director and a couple of other places to see if an interview could be arranged. I will let you know as soon as I can. I have my fingers and eyes crossed hoping for a miracle. She is a paralegal at a major law firm in Columbus.

I wish I could join you all today but I have about a million things to do and very little time to do them in. Please keep a space in the jacuzzi for me. I will need it when this day is over.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-10-2001, 02:13 PM

Linda I want to thank you for all your help so far! Every little thing helps us.

Well we are off to a good start today. Luis found about 10 things to go on right now so that isn't too bad. I just got my quarterly bonus so that is great too. We can carry on like this for a while and Luis said he'd have the place ***** and span by the time he goes back... so he'd better hurry up and clean quick because I don't expect him to be home long at all :D

I have spent most of my day here and enjoying it. It still feels a little hot but I hope that changes soon. I have a strange desire to go for DQ. I wonder if one of our guys will be able to help with that request. In the mean time I think I will go for a dip in our pool and head out for some boating on the Seven Seas Lagoon. Then I'll come back and do some more reading in that book I told you all about. It really is nice to read. It sounds like such a gentle way to live There is a lot of respect for each other in this style (even though it isn't said as such) because part of the things they practice is to praise the other and make sure that no put downs are said. Treat each other in private as you would in public. Such a relaxing book. I love reading it here as the atmosphere here just fits it :D

IASW Rider

08-10-2001, 03:36 PM

Hi Everyone!

So glad to hear that DH has so many great prospects, Helenabear! I'm sure that he will be flooded with offers, soon, and will be able to pick and choose amongst them!

The more you tell us about the book which you are reading, the more I want to buy and read it, myself!

The rains came here, too! I haven't peeked outside in awhile, but my secretary came by and said "I hope that you didn't leave your car windows open....."! I will go and see what's going on out there, soon.

Hope that you all are having a nice day! I think that I will engage in the "rainy day activity" of sitting in the Poly lobby and staring at the rainforest / garden until the weather gets clearer! Then I think that I will just have a low-key room service (oh Don.....!) and EWP night in the Suite - it's been a long and rough week. Anyone is welcome to join me! :)

helenabear

08-10-2001, 03:58 PM

Hmmmm roomservice with Don.... I think I'll have to join you for that one Lisa!

I am finally back here relaxing and I just saw my soap today... after months of only listening to it, it is neat to see how people look now... and how bad some of the hair styles have gotten ;) Reading this book is nice. One of the exercizes that you get to do is pretend you are in a canoe or outrigger and feel the water. You get to let yourself be one with the water and you and your SO get to paddle together without talking... and see how good you do. Supposedly (we haven't tried it yet) you can do this very well after a while and then you know you are beginning to think and feel a like. As I read more I'll post more about it since it really does fit in the feel of the Poly. Well back to reading :D

IASW Rider

08-10-2001, 04:22 PM

What soap is that, Helenabear? I was just posting on the "All My Children" thread, here on the Community Board! (see how much work I'm getting done today? Hee hee! :) )

I have finally moved into the 21st century and figured out how to use private messaging on The DIS! I have even set up a buddy list - I never realized that you could do all of those things! I feel so badly - I had several messages waiting for me.....and I had no idea that anyone had sent them to me (sorry, SlightlyGoofy! :( )!

helenabear

08-10-2001, 05:05 PM

I am a CBS person so I was watching As the World Turns. I do watch the other three on the station but I grew up watching ATWT. Hey you got as much done as I did today Lisa... maybe more ;) Don't feel too bad about the PM thing... I didn't know it was there until recently myself... My tummy made it's first motion that I should start to think about dinner... any good ideas. I am up for anything tonight... or maybe we should hire a new cook.... oh where is Janet when we need to hire a new guy... maybe Cathy could help a little ;)

IASW Rider

08-10-2001, 05:49 PM

Well, maybe we should give Slightly Goofy's Bo Dacious a shot and see what he can do....in terms of dinner, that is! (hee hee!) I am still sitting here, procrastinating at work....almost time to leave (yea!), but there is a huge monsoon-like thunderstorm going on outside (boo!), so I'm not looking forward to the 20 mile commute home! Oh well......I'll dream of WDW in my car and it will make the time go more quickly!

I just saw another interesting post on the Community Board, and wanted to post the news here, in case others didn't happen to see it:

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2000TH POST, HELENABEAR!!!!!! :) :) :) :)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SlightlyGoofy

08-10-2001, 10:41 PM

Wow, a celebrity in our midst. Congratulations Helenabear. 2000 posts? You are even more verbose than I and that is saying something. You deserve some good news today, of all days.

Now Rider, I hope you just kept thinking of Catasrophe Canyon on your way home. I know how driving in bad weather is. I don't worry too much about what I am going to do but I pray like heck that everyone else is going to be careful also. It only takes one person to get a bit antsy or something and cause massive damage. I hope you are sitting with your feet up and thanking your lucky stars for a safe journey.

I used to watch soap operas (Days of Our Lives and Another World) but I went on a three week vacation and decided that when I got back I would kick the habit. It was not too hard at the time as the story lines were getting away from my favorite characters anyway. I then became hooked on talk shows and then got tired of them and am now into news programs and some of the judge shows. Not much of a tv watcher. I read and have the tv on for the noise more than anything.

I found the tiles for my kitchen table. I bought the table for $15 a few years ago and it is now in residence in my newly remodeled kitchen. It is a mission style. It looks a bit forlorn in such splendor but is so useful and fits just perfectly so I decided to tile the top. I bought a box of 100 off white tiles for $14 and then some beautifully floral decorated tiles for accents. The total for all the tiles and installation equipment came to $82. The accent tiles were $4 each!! I have great taste. LOL I sure wish you all would come over and help me set them. I have to clean the garage tomorrow and won't be able to get to my fun job until Sunday. I would appreciate Bo and Don having the jacuzzi on high power for the next two nights as I will be in sore need of some pampering.

Do you think I could have one of those layered margaritas that I have read so much about? Maybe 3 or 4!!!! Then I would be much more than - - - - - - -

SLIGHTLY GOOFY

Janet2k

08-11-2001, 12:34 AM

Hey gang, sorry I’ve been away from our suite for so long but those scuba lessons have just been way too much fun and I seem to have gotten in way over my head (hee hee).

I have not had a chance to catch up on the posts in this thread yet, but I did see Helenabear’s bad news. I’m sending pixie dust your way, Helenabear. Your family will be in my prayers.

IASW Rider

08-11-2001, 04:33 PM

Wow, SlightlyGoofy - are you really going to tile your table top yourself??!! You must be very artistic and talented.....and have a great deal of skill and patience! I could never do that myself! I'm sure that the tiles that you found are beautiful and that your table will come out wonderfully! I tried to get away from my soap opera for several years (I only watch one - "All My Children"), because I didn't have time to tape and watch it every day. But when I lost my job several years ago and was home during the day......I got hooked all over again! Now I really look forward to seeing it, to relax after work! And I got DF hooked on it, too, so we watch together! Aside from that, I don't watch too much TV, though there are a few shows which I enjoy seeing during the regular season (like "Friends", "Will and Grace", and "Dawson's Creek"!).

Welcome back, Janet2K - we knew you'd "resurface" (excuse the pun - hee hee!)!

Ooh - layered margaritas! Good idea, SlightlyGoofy! Let's head over to the Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT for dinner later! Then we can have a margarita and jacuzzi party after the EWP tonight, in the Suite!

Have a great weekend, Everyone! :)

CathyCanada

08-11-2001, 05:48 PM

SG, can you come over to my house, I bet you could do wonders with the place, I know I can't!! ;)

IASW....great idea!!! Layered Margaritas would hit the spot right now! And I have seen to it that we will have our own waiter......Luis Lopez Fitzgerald. If you watch Passions, you will understand....ooh lala! Oh no, that would be for the France waiter....anyway, here he is ...Luis (http://www.nbc.com/Passions/photo/28.html)
Adios until tonight and welcome Janet!
CC

bashful64

08-11-2001, 06:03 PM

Hi all!

How is everyone doing this beautiful Saturday?

Janet it is good to see that you have come up for air :D

I hope everyone is going to have a great weekend! I think that I am going to head over to River Country today and spend a lazy day floating on the river.

SlightlyGoofy

08-12-2001, 02:10 PM

Don't get the wrong idea ladies. I am not great at this I am just lucky enough to not have enough money to pay people to do this stuff and have a totally inept husband. I started doing this stuff when I was too young to know I didn't know what I was doing. Nothing like having a non working toliet to bring out the handiperson in someone! LOL If it comes out I will try to take a picture and scan into my computer and show it to you all. If it looks awful I will just hope you forget about it. (grin)

It is so nice to see our Janet back even for a tiny visit. We have sorely missed her and her writing talents, not to mention her ability to attract such wonderful and useful men to our resort.

Rider, my DH used to have smart aleck comments to make about people who watch soap operas until he started working second shift and he got hooked on them bad. LOL I have friends who feel badly about watching soaps or doing some other leisure thing and I have explained to them that their Dh's do not work 18 hour days (as a rule) so why should they. SAHM just work split shifts. If they did not take a moment from time to time for themselves they would soon be worthless to everyone. IMHO I wish I had been that smart when I was raising my charming children. (smile)

Webmaster CC, you can have Luis to yourself. I have always been attracted to older men. My DH is 14 years older. My dreams would center around James Garner types. I loved him as a kid and have never seen any reason to change my mind. Different strokes for different folks. A sense of humor is more important to me than tight abs or cute buns. Of course, if I could find both in the same package I would not mind at all. Sigh. :smooth: I wish I could help you out with your projects but this house is a neverending project of my own. Been working on it for 25 years and am not done yet.

Bashful, do you mind if I come along to laze away some hours? I need a rest. River Country sounds safe and relaxing. I read somewhere that one of the water parks is a favorite of the male Cm"s as there is a high degree of bathing tops that somehow come off while people are coming down the slides. Not even Disney can do away with some things. :)

I have a big old pan of BBQ ribs that need to come out of the oven before I head over to River Country so I had better get it done and catch up with Bashful.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-12-2001, 06:03 PM

Hi all I am popping in for a nice quick visit. It got humid here so I thought I'd need a good dip in the pool. I went to the Ohio State Fair yesterday and got some color on me (the first time this year) and today I went with my Dad to visit my grandmother (the one who is 90). We fixed her glasses and she showed me some old pictures. What is really cool is that she has a picture of her cousin in the arms of Babe Ruth who was a family friend!!!! I never knew that one :D

As cute as the Luis that Cathy brought in, I think I will have to stick with mine ;) Although I don't mind looking at such beautiful men. Today is a nice leasurely day now and I certainly do not look forward to going back to work. My Luis will be at home and he said he will clean and do a lot of other things that I just don't have time to do while working. A nice thing he told me is that he is much less stressed since he doesn't have to work. Apparently he was very bored there. He had already had his resume updated because he was beginning to look for a new job anyway... too bad they couldn't have waited a few months :D

Well I need to call the in-laws. I love them to death but they have a tendency to lecture us about things... and that is not what Luis needs right now. I did notice one thing however. Ever since we started reading the "Partners in Pleasure" book, we have been more 'gentle' with each other... more loving as well.

I hope you all had a great weekend! I am in need of a lesson from Bo... we are behind in our scuba lessons!

SlightlyGoofy

08-12-2001, 06:46 PM

I am sure lucky I checked my messages before I headed down to River Country. This is what I read. I was just barely able to catch Bashful in time.

(quote)If you are planning to visit River Country within the next few days, I'd think about this twice. It seems as if Bay Lake recently overflowed into Bay Cove, and with it some of its wildlife that perished from the chemicals - in other words, there are dozens of dead fish floating in the water, and the cast members cannot be moved to remove them. Quite disgusting and upsetting! (unquote)

I am sure that they will get things under control soon and then we will head for nice long lazy ride.

Helenabear, it must be nice to have a husband who will read such a book with you. In my experience the men who do read such generally do not need to while the ones who need it in the worst way wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Did the info I send you do any good at all? Did Luis have the skills needed? It is all beyond me. I barely know how to 'cut and paste'. It took me two years to learn that it is 'copy and paste". LOL Please forgive the in-laws if they tend to 'lecture'. It is so hard not to worry when you care about people. My in laws had some very different ideas. I allowed them to vent them and then we did as we wished. I always felt that if they were not paying our bills it was not their business and I feel the same way about our kids. If we aren't supporting them it is none of our business what they chose to do. Now, when they ask for advice that is another matter and I am flattered beyond belief!!!! (grin) I hope your house does not get tooooooo clean. Luis will be too busy soon to think about cleaning the refrigerator seal. (BTW a toothbrush works great:)

I wish I had a picture of my DH brush with fame. Mickey Hargitta used to drop his wife into Tom's lap when they were at the sports club. His wife was Jayne Mansfield! Their daughter is on CSI. A friend of mine has a grandson that you all would know. His n ame is Bradley Pierce and he was in several movies. Jumunji, The Borrowers and his first big break was when he was picked to be the voice of "Chip" in B&TB.

Better get back to work so I will earn the right to luxuriate in the Magic Kingdom later.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-13-2001, 01:27 PM

:) :) :) BELATED CONGRATULATIONS TO BASHFUL64 FOR HER 4000TH POST!!!!! :) :) :)

Hi Everyone!

Hope that you all had a nice weekend! Aside from still being plagued by these stupid headaches, ours was nice. My best friend from high school, her husband, and her family took DF and I out to dinner in honor of our engagement on Saturday night, which was wonderful! Then DF and I went down to the Atlantic City area yesterday, to visit my best friends from elementary school. That was a lot of fun, as well!

Very nice new waiter, Luis, WebmasterCC! Glad to have him join our private staff! :)

That's great that your DH is feeling less stressed, Helenabear! As we were saying last week, maybe this turn of events is actually somehow a "blessing in disguise" or a "sign" that he will soon have a more satisfying and enjoyable career and position! And don't worry about your in-laws - I'm sure that they mean well and are just trying to help. The important thing is that you're there for each other - I'm sure that you will soon be looking back on this time, from your new home, while DH is having a great time at his new job!

I love hearing about everyone's family's "celebrity encounters" and "celebrity connections"!

Sorry that this is such a quick one, but I have to return to the "real world" and work - UGH.

Looking forward to dinner at the 50's Prime Time Cafe, tonight, though! :)

Have a nice day, Everyone! :)

helenabear

08-13-2001, 01:39 PM

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. Here I am taking a break from work. I don't mind too much. My supervisor is out on vacation for a while so life is good ;) I played hookie on Friday so that I could spend a little time with DH and give him some moral support so I get to spend today catching up :D Luis is now working hard to get the house clean for our move into our home and we are very optimistic for his job search. If he makes $10.50/hr we are fine... and around here a temp usually can make that kind of money easily. So like I said we aren't worried (at least for the most part... I will admit it does creep in once in a while). I hope for more for his sake as well as mine (when he makes enough, I quit working... yippee), but as you can see we aren't destitute at all. We do have one bill that is going away soon so at that point he could make minimum wage just to help out :D Yes, Slightly Goofy, he thinks what you sent him should be able to help. So I do appreciate that soooo much. It is amazing what our friends are able to come up with to help us. So enough about the unpleasantries of life.

I have to stay away from the sun for a while. I got a little pink from Saturday at the fair. So I will have to sit in the shade and enjoy my wonderful lemonade while I read that book some more. I think you guys are right. The ones who read it aren't the ones who necessarily need it. I am all for improving myself and this is helping me little by little. One neat thought it brought up is something I used to believe couldn't happen. You can't change a person. Now I believe that you shouldn't try to change someone for your own good or that you shouldn't expect the changes, but I realized after thinking about my life that my DH has changed me. Subltly yes, but I have changed. We have grown closer towards the other in how we act and feel... and this seems to be a good part of the book as well.

Well I have rambled enough... so I had better call over one of our men to get me some more cookies :D Thank goodness I can't gain an ounce by eating them here :P I hope you all are having a great day.

SlightlyGoofy

08-13-2001, 05:58 PM

Helenabear - I think I am the 'old lady' of this group and having been married for almost 30 years I can tell you that in a marriage both people change. There are many things I would never have done without my DH and many things he learned from me. We basically agree on the major things but those little ones can be killers. Just when I think we have this marriage thing down pat something changes and it is a while new ballgame. When the kids left home was one and now my DH's retirement. Ever evolving. I am so relieved that you are not up against the wall and do not need a major miracle but just a small one. You are smart people. Not owing money (or at least not much) gives you a freedom that is awesome.

Rider - Have you seen a doctor about your headaches? Those sinus things can be killers. If you let it go too long it can be harder to get rid of and cause some baaaaad problems. Please take care of yourself.:)

The reason I call myself the "Old Lady" is cause my son married a girl who had two wonderful boys. They lived together before they got married and my son who has this strange sense of humor (don't know where it got it GRIN) told them to call me "The Old Lady". I took care of the boys when DS and DIL went on their honeymoon. I sat the boys down and told them that they didn't have to but if they wanted they could call me Grandma. The oldest was 4 and he looked up at me and said "Does that mean you aren't old anymore?" I just roared and I think I hugged him so much that he can still feel it. LOL I had 3 days to come up with a wedding and reception for them when they got married. I do not get to see these grands anymore as their mom does not like MIL"s. It is not personal, she didn't like any of her other ones either. I worry a lot about those children. There are 2 wonderful little girls now also. They are homeschooled. My DIL does not brook outside 'interferrence'. Nuff "stuff'. Sigh.

My wonderful neighbor lent me a tile cutter to make my life easier. My oldest grand is coming after school to help me with it tomorrow. I will crank up the music and we will boogie on down and make a table full of memories.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-13-2001, 08:41 PM

Good evening everyone. I just got back from my scuba lesson... I have to admit with our instructor it is very hard to concentrate. Well the good news is today my DH was able to find 12 jobs to apply for!!! I know I am young but I have not applied for 12 jobs TOTAL in my life. So it sounds pretty promising to me. The other good news is that all so far have offered MORE than he made before... so I am more and more thinking this was a blessing in disguise :D

Thank you again Linda for your kind words. Yes PD is helpful and I appreciate all the good thoughts and wishes everyone has given us. I do like your outlook on life... I didn't used to think that way but now I do more and more. If no one changes then you will be stuck thinking, acting and wearing clothes like you did back in high school... for me that wouldn't be terrible (clothes wise at least... but I know for some :eek: )

We are moving September 1st so anyone who would love to help us move is welcome to come visit us ;) Maybe I'll have to borrow some of our men from here to help me. So what are we all doing this evening. After spending so much time out in the sun, I think I will have to just lounge around here munching on cookies and watch the EWP from our room. I can see it now and I so look forward to just relaxing and enjoying the atmosphere. In the mean time my cats have decided to join me and steal some of my food from my plate. They are so sweet and I am glad they are here to join me in my relaxations :D I hope everyone is having a wondeful evening.

BTW...
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: CONGRATULATIONS ON 4000 POSTS SHANNON!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

SlightlyGoofy

08-13-2001, 10:30 PM

Now Elaine, it would not be a huge drive to come and help you move but since I can barely breathe I don't think I would be of much use. I could sit in a chair in the middle of the LR and point to where I want our gallant glamerous gents to put things. I see myself on a t hrone with a scepter so I could point with grace and authority. LOL I have a feeling that you guys will have a bunch of friends to help you out. A tip, if you have not already thought of it. Write on the outside of the box in which room you want it deposited and have one box with the basics of what you need for your first night's stay, bedding, coffeemaker etc. I hope it all goes well. What an adventure you have in front of you. Is this your first home? We bought this one over 25 years ago and I still don't have everything done!

Luis is just going to have to have an auction with all those people bidding on his services. What a wonderful feeling he must have. I have seen so many very talented people trapped in jobs where they were not appreciated but they were afraid to go somewhere else cause they did not know anything else. What am I bid? $12 an hr, 14, 17 in the corner, 20 on the phone. Who will give 25? I have $24 in the back. Going, going, gone!!! $24 an hour with full benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation and free child care when needed. Yeah, Luis!!!!! Hey, if you're going to dream might as well make it a big one. (grin)

I see you found the Jam Thumbprint Cookies. So nice of you to get me an iced tea. You are too kind to me. I think I will join you in watching the EWP. There is a new detail to notice each time it goes by.

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-14-2001, 03:15 PM

Well all I had to pop in to say hi and give the good news. My DH already has an interview for tomorrow. Now it doesn't mean anything except that he is already getting a call. So this is a step up in happiness so please send my DH PD tomorrow at around 1:00 PM EST.

Otherwise life is pretty good. I should head back to work :( but I wanted to share the good news.

SlightlyGoofy

08-14-2001, 03:27 PM

Helena, thank you so much for keeping us apprised of your DH's job hunt. It sounds as if you will not have your 'housemaid' much longer. Would it be good if I root that he does not start his new job until after your move or is that being just a bit too greedy of me, on your behalf?

That Pixie Dust will be bombarding Luis tomorrow around 1 but I hope it will not be so much that he can't get out of the driveway! LOL

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-15-2001, 12:37 AM

Lots of good luck to Luis on his upcoming interview, Elaine! I will also be sending some pixie dust in your general direction at 1:00PM tomorrow! I'm sure that everything will go wonderfully!

And I enjoyed reading your moving / packing tips, SlightlyGoofy! We can use some of those, as well, as Frank is now in the process of packing up his house and I am in the process of cleaning mine out, in anticipation of his moving in, in October! I also enjoyed hearing about your son and DIL and her children - it's just sad that you aren't able to see them or your other grandchildren more often. Do you at least get to see them on holidays? You are very understanding and thoughtful!

Sorry that I haven't been around as much as I would like to be, lately. I am going to see an ENT specialist about my sinuses on Thursday - I'm still getting these horrible headaches! UGH!!! I started yet another series of medications for them, yesterday. Hopefully, these will work. In the mean time, I have enlisted our staff to find me a private conceirge / nurse to assist me until I'm feeling back to my old self. Bo Dacious came up with a friend of his - one Marv Elous - to do the duty! Marv started this evening, and I must say that he's doing a fine job, so far! I especially enjoyed his reading poetry to me while simultaneously rubbing my feet! As soon as I am feeling better, Marv has promised to stay on and act as an assistant to our regular cast of gentleman helpers! I'll just be staying in the Suite, tomorrow, in attempt to recover, so everyone go out and do exciting things tomorrow, then come back and tell me about them!

Have a great night! :)

SlightlyGoofy

08-15-2001, 01:16 AM

I just never know what you people are going to get up to next. Marv Elous indeed. I hope my DH never finds out about what goes on here. (giggle)

Rider, I am glad you found something of interest in my moving tips. I love giving advice. Now, mind you I also don't mind if people don't take it.

The table is beautiful. I tried to take a picture with my cheapie digital camera but I am not sure I have it plugged in right and I am too darn tired to take everything apart to check it tonight. I will try again tomorrow. My 10 year old grandson put me to shame. I had him come to 'help' me. I showed him how to do it and he was putting things in their right places and wiping up the messes as he went. When his mom came to get him he went over to the tile cutter and asked if he could play with some scraps. We had just done mostly the while tiles today and I was going to cut the others tomorrow. He started cutting out small pieces and fitting them together in a pattern to fill in the empty sides. It was so pretty that I told him that I would go get a couple of colored tiles tomorrow and he could have at it and finish the sides. I am so proud of him.

No, I have not seen my Fab Four since before Thanksgiving. I had taken birthday presents for my youngest granddaughter and was informed that they might not come for Christmas Eve. It came and went with no call or anything. They do not return my calls. I saw my DS at a family party but he came alone. His wife has some funny ideas but I have tried to go along with her and always did whatever she asked me to but she just plain doesn't like me and there is nothing I can do about it. I would if I could. I am worried about them. I want this marriage to work and I want the kids to be loved and wanted and happy. I seem to be good at taking care of others but not my own sometimes. I don't think we h ave to be clones of each other to get along. If everyone was alike this world would be very boring. I am concerned about abuse though. Long story. Too long, too sad.

Please let us know what the doctor says about your headaches. You should not have to be feeling like this, especially for so long. If Marv cannot be there tomorrow just let me know and I will fluff up the pillows on the sofa, put on your favorite videos and fix you anything you want to eat or drink. Works for my grands. (smile) Until you feel better here are some big old fluffy {{{{{hugs}}}}} for you and all my other EWP buddies.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-15-2001, 11:32 AM

Thanks, SlightlyGoofy - you are very kind to offer to take care of me! Lying on the couch with pillows and videos sounds very good to me, right about now.....a lot better than being at work, which is where I actually am! Oh well.......it's much more fun to be in the Suite, so.....

I am here enjoying a relaxing morning in our Suite's parlor room. It was so nice of Marv to bring me that wonderful omelette for breakfast, as well as some Kona coffee from the Poly's Kona Cafe! He also brought along videos of some of my favorite movies, "The Way We Were", "Saturday Night Fever", and "When Harry Met Sally". Anyone is welcome to keep me company, watch some movies and have some popcorn, if you happen to be drifting through the Suite!

I can't believe that you and your grandson have completed the tiling of your table, already! WOW! I'm sure that it looks wonderful - I hope that you are able to upload some pictures of it to show us! It's great that your grandson is so creative and helpful!

I'm sorry to hear about the situation with your son's family - I hope that you don't think that I was prying! :( Maybe somehow things will change - maybe your son will be able to reason with your DIL and make her see how important it is that their children be a part of your life and vice versa. Regardless, you are amazingly strong and understanding and it seems as though you have a very rational view of this situation. It's unfortunate that things have to be that way. But you never know.....maybe some day, things will be different......!

Have a great day, Everyone! Go out there and have some adventures in WDW for me, then come back to the Suite and tell me about them! :)

Lots of pixie dust coming your way, Elaine and Luis! :)

SlightlyGoofy

08-15-2001, 12:29 PM

Rider, did I tell you that my oldest grandson is only 10 years old so it is especially wonderful that he was able to come up with the mosasic idea and be able to cut the pieces so perfectly. He has an eye disease called Nystagmus and has a lot of trouble with schoolwork and learning to read. I am so lucky that I get to spend so much time with my daughter's boys. I think I am a great help to her but I do not feel put upon at all since I just plain love kids, especially my grands. I have to be calm about all the other chaos. I have been through some rough times with my kids and at times was almost suicidal and now I am older and I have decided that I cannot control everything in the world. All I can do is do the best I can to try to treat people as well as I would like them to treat me and pray for the best.

I am glad you enjoyed the videos. They are some of my favorites also. I enjoy musical type movies. One of my favorites right now is "The Full Monty". People look at me funny when I say that but it is NOT a dirty movie. It has a wonderful theme and is so funny and so sad in some spots. It is funny to see men go through what women usually have to go through. Of course, GWTW is my most favorite of all time. Anything by Rogers and Hammerstein. Oh my, I have too much work to do to get to pining for laying around watching old movies. Anybody else want to tell us about your favorite movies? How about some of those visitors to this thread stopping long enough to introduce yourselves and give us some new insight into your Disney dreams?

Rider, I will be thinking of you and waiting to hear how your doctor's appointment comes out. You need to relax and not expect so much from yourself. Life is too short to worry about 'things'. Things do not love you back people do. Spend the time with people not things?

Slightly Goofy

helenabear

08-15-2001, 12:49 PM

Hi all... I decided to take my lunch break here and eat some wonderful sweet & sour chicken then our staff whipped up for me and I am drinking a nice cold lemonade :D The weather at home is gorgeous today and I am so glad it carried over to here as well.

IASW Rider, I do hope your headaches go away soon. I have had sinus trouble myself in the past and I completely understand how you might feel. I will have to join you for watching When Harry Met Sally as that is one of my favorites as well. I am such a picky eater and I completely relate to how Sally orders her food. I guess that is why I like it here so much... they make me wonderful food just the way I like it :D I hope as we watch the movie they will put extra butter on the popcorn for me...

Slightly Goofy, I am so sorry to hear about your DS & his family. I never can understand how things like that can happen and I only hope that things will improve. I am a firm believer that something good always will come out of the bad. I truly hope that this happens in your case. Do you live far away from your grandchildren? I could understand not seeing them much if they lived far away, but still, not a call for Christmas? My grandparents really didn't care much for my mother so when my dad married her they didn't even help with the planning (but they sure could help my dad's cousin when they were getting married) so I grew up living about 5 miles or less from them and hardly seeing them, by their choice. My other grandparents moved so they could see us more often. Now I don't expect everyone or anyone to do that but it showed how much they loved us even after they moved away again. Now I hardly have a relationship with my dad's side of the family but a great one with my mom's side. It's really sad that they don't care as much for me and I don't really know a whole side of my family all because they labled my mom as a "foreigner"... So I hope things look up soon and in the mean time make sure your grandkids always know you love them :D

I will let you know how the interview went as soon as my dear calls me. Things are looking good as he has gotten two more call backs as well. So we will see. We need to buy a fridge for our home and luckily Sears is having a one year same as cash deal so we will probably be buying from there. Anyone have any good suggestions? We are looking for a simple top freezer fridge. Well I hope you all have a great day and I'll post how the interview went later :D

SlightlyGoofy

08-15-2001, 01:27 PM

Helana, I will join you for a visit but cannot share your food with you. I cannot eat anything that has a lot of sugar in it. Makes me veeery sick. The company would be great t hough. I am cleaning house today (yawn).

I would check out Consumer Reports as to what kind of refrigerator to buy. I think Amana was the top brand last time I checked. When I bought mine there were two brands to choose from and I picked the one with wire shelves. I like wire shelves. That way I only have to clean the bottom shelf!! LOL I am kidding, mostly. I just have so much to do that I try to pick things that make my life easier. Don't save a few bucks and get a refrigerator without options that you will later regret not having as you will, hopefully, have the refrig for many years. All my 'good' advice comes from all the mistakes I have already made. (grin)

To let you know what I am up against with my dil I will tell this story in all it's boring (to everyone but me) details. This is just one instance that might show my situation a bit better. We went to my son's house ,after calling several times to see when it would be convenient, to take a granddaughter some birthday presents. We were invited to eat (surprising as often they eat while we sit in the living room). The youngest baby was about 6 months old and sitting next to me. She touched a hot dish and started crying. I have seen a basketball get bounced off her head and she hasn't cried so she is not in the least a fussy child. I naturally reached for her to comfort her and my dil said in a very mean voice "You had best not do that". I hesitated thinking one of them would pick her up and finally when they didn't I did take her out of her seat and soothe her and I put her back as soon as possible to avoic any problems. My dil looked daggers at me and said"Think you are smart, don't you? Just for that she doesn't get anything to eat". I was in such shock that we ate quietly and left as soon as possible. I don't know who I am more ashamed of, my son for doing nothing or me for not saying anything. In my defense I have tried since they got together to not get involved or say anything MIL like cause I knew it would mean I would not get to see the kids anymore and I felt that they needed me. My dil met my son when he was about 14 at a summer camp and he fell for her in a big way. He wrote, called and even ran away to see her. She got married right out of HS and it about killed our son as he thought she was his girlfriend and he did not know she was seeing anyone. About 3 years ago she called out of the blue and wanted DS's phone number. She was going through a divorce and had 2 children. Anyone here old enough to see what was going on? I knew but had hoped that his love for her and maybe her appreciation for him would make a good marriage anyway. We gave them a wedding and paid for a honeymoon and have done everything we can to be available whenever they have asked for anything, babysitting, presents etc. etc. I am heartbroken but most of all worried to death about the kids. My DS is 30 and is fully grown and should be able to take care of himself but it seems that neither of them seem to really care for the kids in a way that most parents do. The police have been called twice since they have been married and now our Dil has decided to homeschool the kids to keep them out of the system. There is my life story. I will not bore you with the details anymore but if you would like to send some pixie dust to my Fab Four I would surely appreciate it. They are in my heart and prayers hourly. They only live about 15 minutes from here. I don't care how my dil and son treat me I just want the kids to be loved and cared for. I wish I had the wisdom to know how to help my dil as I know she had a very hard life.

Helena, I hope you can post a message soon (maybe today) announcing a new position and wonderful benefits and salary for your DH. I am in need of some good n ews today. (grin) Have you gotten the wallpaper and such all picked out for your new home?

Slightly Goofy

jstmee

08-15-2001, 11:52 PM

SG I will keep the Fab Four and most importantly you in my prayers and send Pixie Dust to all! What a sad situation. Live tends to be that way.........However, with time, we pray that things will all work out.

Helenabear, sounds like a job will be coming very shortly.

......and everyone else... I'M BACK, I didn't go to WDW, but I did go to South Carolina to visit a friend for 4 nights. I really needed it and had a wonderful time. Now i'm back to reality, it's good to be home and even good to clean, that won't last long. Kiddo's go back to school tomorrow, so this was a quick hi, see ya all soon..........Wendy, jstmee

bashful64

08-16-2001, 12:36 AM

Hi everyone. Just dropping in to say a quick hi and that I have been thinking about all of you. I hope all is well with you guys. I'm too tired to even have a fantasy vacation today so I will say have a goodnight and I will catch up with you all tomorrow.

SlightlyGoofy

08-16-2001, 10:26 AM

Poor Bashful, too tired to even have a fantasy vacation? Oh my, we will have to change that. (grin) I do my best dreaming when I am exhausted. Well, maybe not best but definitely the strangest. Last night I dreamed my DD had turned my house into a restuarant and there were messes everywhere. Now, you have to understand that the main reason I bought a breadmaker is not that I don't know how to make bread. Have been doing that on an almost daily basis for years - but I can't stand the mess that the dough and flour makes on my counters. I am truly sick. (lopsided grin) What are you up to that is wearing you out? Here join me on the balcony. There is an empty seat right next to me and I will fetch you a drink and snack and hear your tales of woe. I would rather hear them than tell them. It helps to vent a bit now and then. It keeps you from exploding. (smile)

Thank you so much Jstmee, for the kind thoughts for my Fab Four. They are a great gang of kids. Willie is so serious and sweet, Danny is just my little Pooh Bear and is as cuddly as one, Katie is a wild child and ornery as they come, Alliza is granddad's girl. She loves men the most, already. I don't have a bad kid in the whole gang. Course, I have never met a bad kid yet. (grin)

We go to Myrtle Beach from time to time and I hope you enjoyed your SC visit. Us land locked people enjoy just sitting and watching the ocean. The main thing I enjoy about Myrtle Beach is that there is basicially just one main road so I can't get lost. Well, I CAN go in the wrong direction and then have to turn back around but at least I know where I am lost AT!!

I know the feeling about being so happy to be back home that cooking and cleaning even looks good. I hope you are enjoying your first day of freedom with the kids off to school. Ain't it great?:p

I am thinking of going to check out the refurbished Indiana Jones show. Haven't seen it in awhile. Harrison Ford is my idea of a dream man. Good looking, great personality with a bit of dry humor, rich, talented AND he is a carpenter. Swoon!!!

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-16-2001, 11:51 AM

Hi Bashful64 - Welcome back! Come join us in the Suite and relax for awhile - don't work too hard! :)

Hi Jstmee! Welcome back! Hope that you had a wonderful trip! And lots of good luck to your children for the new school year!

Helenabear - Any NEWS?????!!!! It sounds like your DH has lots of great prospects! And I'm sure that you will find a great fridge - I agree with SlightlyGoofy - check Consumer Reports and see what they say! And Sears always has a great selection - I just bought a new washer and dryer there, a few months ago!

SlightlyGoofy - Thank you for sharing your story with us. That is just awful, and I'm sure that it is very difficult for you to keep yourself from becoming involved with your son's family. But you are doing the right thing by staying out of it and letting your son and grandchildren know that you are there if they need you. I'm sure that it is hard not to contact them when you want to or not to be as close with your Fab Four as you would like to be. But maybe some time in the future - maybe when they are older - they will be able to spend more time with you. Maybe somehow your DIL will come around and get over what ever her "issues" are. She should consider herself very lucky to have your son, who is obviously a devoted husband and friend to her and father to their and her children, in her life, much less to be part of a warm and caring extended family. Maybe she will see that, some day, and will realize how many years she wasted, not being a part of your family "to the fullest" and denying their children the opportunity to spend time with their grandparents. Lots of pixie dust to you and yours!

Helenabear - I'm sorry to hear about your grandparents, as well. It's so sad when things like that happen in families. I don't understand why some parents won't give their children-in-law a chance and "do not approve" from the start (unless there is a very valid reason, like the future child in law is a hurtful person). It's too bad that you don't have a closer relationship with your father's side of the family. But it's great that you are close with your relatives on your mother's side of the family and are able to enjoy them!

I have sort of the opposite situation - my mother doesn't stay in touch with her family, so I never really knew anyone on her side, but I know everyone on my father's side of the family! My mother has lots of "issues" - too many to bore you with, here - some of which I probably don't know about. But she has a habit of just cutting off communication with people for no good reason - she'll get all "huffy" after an argument and just stop talking to people - hence her lack of relationship with her family......and the fact that she has barely said a word to me since the night after we got back from WDW on June 10th. And we didn't even have a "fight"! She just started making judgments about me and the way that I live my life (unsolicited) and I disagreed with her (the WORST thing to do with my mother) and she just started screaming at me and calling me names and then stopped talking to me. This is a trend - any time something good happens in my life, she tries to tear me down and make me miserable. My father wants me to suck up to her and apologize to her....I refuse to apologize to her, because I didn't do anything wrong! My father has always been afraid of her - at this point, I don't know why, since she is 100% physically dependent on him for everything from bathing to sitting up. It really stinks, but I refuse to let her get away with trying to make me feel badly and intimidating me, like she always does. At this point I figure "if she doesn't want to talk to me, fine - her loss". I need to think about myself, for a change, and not let her ruin this happy time for me.

OK.....so there's my family story of woe! (SlightlyGoofy is probably napping, right now - she's heard this sordid tale, before!)

OK - on to happier topics! I also like those classic movies, like GWTW and all of the great movie musicals, SlightlyGoofy! I also like movies of the 40's and 50's like "All About Eve" and "Now, Voyager". Among my other favorites are "Steel Magnolias", "Moonstruck", "Swing Shift", "Pretty Woman", and most of Mel Brooks's and Woody Allen's movies! I also liked "The Fully Monty", and I did find something sad about it, even though it is a comedy. You know, there is a Broadway version of the film, now - it was even nominated for Best Musical! I know people who have seen it and really enjoyed it!

Anyway, time to get back to work - I'm leaving early today to go to the Dr. Now, I'm beginning to worry that these headaches are not sinus-related at all......and are really migraines.....since neither of the antibiotics that I was or am taking seem to work - UGH!

Still lazing about and watching videos in the Suite......just sent Don out to pick up a raspberry souffle from the California Grill for me - does anyone want anything, while he's out?

Have a nice day! :)

CathyCanada

08-16-2001, 11:56 AM

Hey EWP gang!
I thought I needed to check in once I saw we have a new "guy" Marv, he DOES look like Harrison Ford, doesn't he? :)

Linda, I am sorry to hear about the Fab Four and know you must miss them terribly as they must miss you. I pray it all works out in the end.

Wendy, I haven't been to Myrtle Beach for a long time but always loved it there. I'm another who could sit and watch the ocean for hours.

Bashful hope you are feeling more rested today.

Elaine, any news on the interview??

I could use a cyber hug from my bestest friends. Had a heated discussion with a dear friend who wanted me to be honest but didn't want to hear what I had to say and it didn't end up well. I am hoping this is not beyond repair. :(

I wish you all a happy day.
CC

SlightlyGoofy

08-16-2001, 01:12 PM

Dear Webmaster CC

Big old fluffy {{{{{Hugs}}}}} to you. I can imagine how you feel. I think it will work out. Sometimes when people are very close and care a lot about each other their feelings are very easily hurt. You friend asked you for the truth cause he/she trusted that you would do just that. After he/she has a chance to think about it I bet things will be better than ever. If not for real friends how would we ever get through life and real friends tell the truth no matter how much it hurts. I have heard the truth a few times in my life and it always made me a better person (I hope).

I am so anxious to hear from Helenabear. I hope they are just too darn busy celebrating to contact us. Champagne does tend to cloud the mind. LOL

As much as I love Disney World I am finding my mind wandering over to the suite we stayed in at Myrtle Beach on our last trip. Something about watching water just relaxes you. Love Restaurant Row also. There is a place there called "Dicks Last Resort" that is a hoot. It is an insult place. They pick on you from the time you come into the door until they 'kick you out'. Last time I was there they brought me a job application. Think they were trying to tell me something? (grin)

Indy outran the ball again. I would love to see the stage up close and see the marks where he has to stand to avoid all those sharp knives. Seems you would want to practice a lot to avoid becoming a tenor.

Slightly Goofy

bashful64

08-16-2001, 01:38 PM

Good morning everyone.

*phew* finally a moment to sit down and just relax. I am so glad that I have this beautiful suite to come and relax in (ice cold lemonade in hand) and such wonderful friends to enjoy it with. This summer has been soooo busy! My DH and I have our own company and we have been working like crazy these paste couple of months. That's great income wise but when you don't have anyone to pass any of the work onto it can also get very hectic. Then on top of all that there was swimming lessons 5 days a week for the kids (they want to learn how to swim before our trip to WDW so they can go on the waterslides :rolleyes: ), golf lessons for 2 weeks (which included having my nephew live with us for those 2 weeks) and other assorted summer activities...I'm worn out.

CC sending you loads of {{{{HUGS}}}}. I hope that things with your friend smooth themselves out once they have time to cool down and think about the situation.

SG....I'm sorry to hear about the fab four situation. I may not get a long really well with my in laws but I would never deny them access to my children. Maybe one day your DS will "see the light" and things will change.

IASW...I hope that the doctor can help with the headaches. You take it easy and get better!

Heleabear...any news yet? I hope that no news means good news. I'm keeping everything
crossed for Luis that I can (not as much as I could in younger days but I can still manage to cross a few things ;) )

Oh SG I meant to thank you for catching me on the way to River Country the other dead.....all I can say is ick!

Well is anyone up to a stroll along the boardwalk? I've been closeted in my office too long and can't wait to take a stroll in the sunshine.

IASW Rider

08-16-2001, 02:42 PM

Don't worry, WebmasterCC! We have all been through situations like yours with your friend, and I'm sure that you did the right thing! Your friend would want you to be honest, even if that means not hearing what he or she wanted to hear. I'm sure that once your friend thinks about what you said, he or she will really appreciate your straightforwardness and your taking the time to say how you feel. We are here if you need us! :)

It sounds like you have been having an action-packed summer, Bashful64! Sounds like it's time for a vacation! You'll be back at WDW in no time at all!

SlightlyGoofy - I enjoy the Indiana Jones show, also! For some reason, though, I haven't gotten around to seeing it, on my past few trips. The last time I saw it was 10 years ago! Wanted to see it in June, but we didn't have Fastpasses and it seemed that every show was Standing Room Only! Oh well - we'll have to make a point of seeing it next year!

While bringing my raspberry souffle from the California Grill, Don was kind enough to bring over several dessert sampling trays, as well! Help yourselves, ladies! :)

helenabear

08-16-2001, 02:48 PM

This is a quick pop in... I didn't get much of a lunch today (had a conference call with people out on the west call at 12:00 noon our time... earlier for them). Unfortunately no news yet. The place he had an interview was a consulting firm that would contract him out. He hasn't heard anything yet about the others but he should hopefully by the end of the week. If not, we have found a few temp agencies to get him a job that he may call this week or next (more of last resort). He may do that so when he gets a good call back he can pick up and go there. He did call one company's HR department and the guy who would do the hiring in hope that they will see how serious he is about a job there. So we wait. In the mean time we go to Sears to shop for fridge's tonight.

Slightly Goofy, my heart cried for you when I read about the relationship with your son & DIL. I pray for the best for the sake of your grandchildren as well. I can't say much more except here's a great big {{{{{HUG}}}}}.

Cathy, with everything that I 'know' about you from here, I am sure you did the right thing. Sometimes it hurts to tell a friend the truth but hopefully something good will come out of it. Here's a {{{{HUG}}}} for you as well.

Well I have to run back to work... I have another meeting to go to. I hope everyone is havinga great day!!!

CathyCanada

08-16-2001, 02:57 PM

Thanks for the hugs my friends, they really helped! :)

Elaine, keep us in the loop, we're all rooting for Luis!
CC

angelina

08-16-2001, 10:57 PM

Hi, everyone. I've been catching up on all the posts from the past few days--I've been busy with birthdays and getting everyone ready to go back to school on Monday.

SG, it must be terribly difficult for you to be separated from your grandchildren. Your DIL depriving the children of such a wonderful person. I so enjoy reading your posts. I had an aunt who never had children, but doted on all of her nieces and nephews, most importantly by taking a sincere interest in everything we did--artistic abilities, school, dance, sports--whatever. She has been gone 7 years now and every day, I think of her and wish she was here for my children--I'm so sorry they don't have her in their lives. I think of her as my guardian angel--I find myself "thinking" to her often. A week or so after Christmas two years ago I was thinking how sorry I was that I didn't have "letter to Santa " from my son that year, as that was probably the last year that he would believe. I felt such an overwhelming sadness at that moment. As God is my witness, I started picking up around the house and found his backpack lying around, and saw something sticking our of a zippered compartment, and guess what it was? A LETTER TO SANTA ! It's just the sort of thing she would have appreciated. I miss her terribly. We are still fortunate to have my grandmother with us. She was 92 this year, and my 7 yo dd adores her. She loves to spend the day ( and sometimes the night) with her. I hope one day your DIL will learn to appreciate you.

So, those of you who were suffering from the heat wave--are things any cooler (relatively speaking) these days? Down here in southern AL, it's unbearably hot and sticky! I can't wait for what we call winter! Hi's in the 50s and 60's, and lows in the 40's! It's been a little risky to go swimming in the Gulf this year. Last year, the jellyfish were too numerous, this year, it's the sharks. It makes the beautiful pool here at our suite especially wonderful.

SlightlyGoofy

08-17-2001, 12:36 AM

Wow, raspberry souffle? Could I please have a bite of someone's? I cannot eat much as I had most of my stomach and stuff operated on quite a few years ago and cannot handle much sugar. I have a theory that all of the calories are in the first bite as that is all I have eaten of a dessert in many years. My DH is thin and he eats the rest of the dessert after I take the first bite so I must be right. LOL

Angelina, what a smart and loving person your aunt was. I see so many people who are so sad cause they don't have any children in their lives and there are so many around tht could use the attention. I always wanted a bunch of kids and could only have 2 so I just collected others where I could. I am sure you miss your aunt but what wonderful memories she gave you. What a wonderful Christmas story. I just love stuff like that. You can still tell your aunt. I talk to my mom all the time and I know that she hears me.

Helenabear, you are so kind to remember us and keep us up with what is going on. I hope you get a good deal on your refrigerator. Please do not pity me. The grandkids are what I am worried about. I am not your typical mil (stereotype). It is my job (as I see it) to help out where I can and to butt out and not cause trouble. A wife trumps a mom everytime and it should. I just hope my son keeps on doing the best he can before more kids are left to their mom's 'care'. The best case scenerio would be if they went to the parenting classes that the court ordered. I fear I will get a midnight call from the police and have to make some terrible choices.

Rider, I did not know that Indy had the Fast Pass option. How does that work since it is a show? I have seen it a few times and have never gotten a front row seat. I am usually in the back and behind a post. LOL Maybe out EWP badges will get me special treatment? I come from a very disfunctional family so it was my dream to have a loving family. Hard to make a dream come true when you are the only one dreaming it sometimes. I think you appreciate family more when you did not have it growing up. Maybe that is why you enjoy IASW so much cause all those dolls of every possible race and sex all get along so well? If I may butt in a bit with some advice - you should keep in touch with your mother, just don't let her set the tone. If she does not want to talk, fine that is HER problem but you never know when she may pass away and I don't want you to feel badly. I lived thru this with my father. He was a mean SOB (sad but true) but I still slepped myself over to Ohio to see him regularly before he died. Part was in hopes that he might have some regrets and we might have some kind of relationship and the other way that I wanted to do what I felt was right and have no regrets when he was gone. I will tell you what 'horrible' thing I did with my 'inheritance' sometime. I have a truly evil mind. LOL Since I am a 'witch' I will cast a spell to cure your headaches. Might as well get some use out of these 'powers'. (raised eyebrows and great big old grin)

Bashful, what kind of business do you and your DH have? How do you manage to work and live together? You must be very special people as that is very hard to do. I am glad that I could save you from River Country ickiness but I know you would do the same for me or any of us.

The table did not get much work done on it today as my grandson had too much homework and it had to come first. Maybe we will finish it this weekend. In the middle of all this and while I was cleaning the bathroom my DH brought a guest who had never been here before. Great first impression. (chuckles)

I think I am up for a late dinner at the Contempory. Think they might do a few fireworks just for our amusement? I think we all deserve a treat after this day.

Sweet dreams and happy thoughts to you all.

Slightly Goofy

IASW Rider

08-17-2001, 08:03 AM

Thanks for the update, Helenabear! I'm sure that you and Luis will be hearing some good news, soon! In the mean time, it sounds like you have a great plan and a great attitude! And good luck with your refridgerator purchase!

Welcome back, Angelina! And lots of good luck to your children for the upcoming school year! It's wonderful that you had a person as special as your Aunt in your life. I'm sure that she lives on in you and your family, and I'm sure that she is watching out for all of you, as a guardian angel! And I loved the story about your son and his Letter to Santa! And it's so great that your Grandmother is still with you and your family and can share in the lives of her great grandchildren!

Thanks, as always, SlightlyGoofy, for your kindness and words of wisdom. Believe me - I am not being "stubborn" on the subject of talking to my mother - frankly, I'm a little afraid. Every time she "gets like this", a torrent of insults can come pouring out of her mouth at a moment's notice. Throughout my childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, I just kept my mouth shut, internalized everything, and actually believed all the bad things she would say to or about me. I've spent most of my life thinking that there is something "wrong" with me.....when I can't think of anything that I did to deserve feeling that way, or anything "bad" that I have done! But I can't do that any more. It's not that I'm being selfish - I just don't feel like hearing how "irresponsible" (for example) I am, or how I "don't know how to run my life", when I have been doing just fine in terms of supporting myself and taking care of myself since I moved out of my parents' house 10 years ago, much less since my divorce. It's like she'll think of anything just to put me down and make me doubt myself. Perhaps that's her way of trying to "hold on to me" or make sure that I'm never 100% independent. But at the same time, I know that I do the best that I can and think that I have done pretty well for myself, and don't want to be "knocked down" by my own mother. Anyway, I've tried to reach out to her by phone (at my father's request) and all I get is silence (very humiliating) or intentionally stilted responses from her, designed to make me feel uncomfortable (which they do). I have so much pressure coming from other places, that I just don't have it in me to "play her game". This is nothing new - there were at least 4 different periods of 3-6 months, during my childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood when my mother just stopped talking to me for no apparent reason (imagine being 12 years old - a time when a daughter really needs her mother - and having your mother just stop talking to you for 6 months, with the exception of the occasional screamed insult). Every time, I would apologize to her (without knowing what I actually DID to deserve the silent treatment in the first place - I was a "good kid" - I did well in school, never smoked, drank, touched drugs, or did any other "bad thing") so that things would be "normal" again, and I would wind up feeling badly about myself all over again. I can't go through that again, now - it just takes too much out of me. I have also thought about the fact that I would feel horribly if she became more ill or God forbid passed away without our having resolved this. But after all these years, I don't know if "it" (whatever that is) will ever be resolved. Sorry to dump all of this on you - and everyone else - and sorry to bore everyone! I hope that no one thinks I'm some terrible, unfeeling person - I'm just trying to develop a slightly "thicker skin" after 34 years of wondering whether I really am the "stupid", "insignificant", "irresponsible", "cowardly", "superficial", "wimpy" person that I have been made to feel as though I am. Enough of that! Sorry about that! :(

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your father - I'm sure that you did the right thing by reaching out to him. Maybe I'll be brave enough to do that with my mother, some day. And I do appreciate your advice! And I hope that everything works out with your son and DIL. They are so lucky to have you in their lives and looking out for them and for your grandchildren.

On a lighter note......yes, Indy has fastpass - when we were there a few months ago, it seemed as though the whole audience had fastpasses because we couldn't get anywhere near the entrance of the arena, and we tried several times! We'll have to try those fastpasses next year! And the California Grill makes a wonderful made-to-order raspberry souffle - YUM! I think it takes 20 minutes to make it.........and about 3 seconds to eat it, it's so good!

Hope that I haven't bored or depressed everyone so much that I get kicked out of the Suite! I promise - no more depressing stories!

Have a nice day, Everyone! :)

helenabear

08-17-2001, 12:40 PM

I just feel the need to give everyone a real big {{{{{{HUG}}}}}} right now. It's truly sad to hear the way family is. It is sad for the whole family when someone cannot understand how their actions can affect someone. I do hope that for IASW & SG that things look up within the family structure. SG, I will continue to keep your grandchildren in my prayers and IASW Rider, I do hope someday maybe your mother and you can have a relationship. I always try to remember that people aren't around forever and you have to make the most of the time you have with them because once they are gone, they're gone and there is nothing you can do to change the past.... Angelina, I had an aunt who was similar to the one you described. Unfortunately after my mother died (her sister) she lost touch with us, but it was nice to know she had us to look to when she did. Your aunt sounds like she was a wonderful lady.

Well we did buy a fridge. We wound up with a Maytag that has an icemaker. It was a slightly older model but it still had excellent ratings for power usage (the same as the "Energy Star" rated ones). So that is a bonus. It has all we need and it is a good size at around 21 cubic feet. We almost got a 25 cubic foot fridge but it was $900!!!! So we saved $250 and got the one we both liked best... and it only took us 1 hour and 15 mins :rolleyes: I feel good about the purchase and we couldn't walk away from the one year same as cash deal. Life otherwise is good. Luis is considering going into programming (maybe through a temp agency so if he hates it, he can leave quicker). He did it in college but didn't like it so much there only because they had unreal time limits, got stuck with crappy partners who could screw it all up for them, and were graded unfairly on their work. He did enjoy it at some points so that is why he thinks he might look for that type of a job. I told him now would be a great time to do it. If he has to work more hours that is fine, but no sleeping over at work like the crazy programmers do ;)

It is a gorgeous day here... absolutely beautiful. High is around 85 and I am loving it, so I worked a deal with the Mouse and he agreed to turn on the outdoor AC for us here in the World so we could enjoy the wonderful weather Ohio is finally having. So I hope you all enjoy it. I am peeling very slightly on my shoulders from last week when I was at the fair so I am still sitting on the balcony watching the world go by. I might head out to the Seven Seas Lagoon to rent a watermouse (with tons of sunscreen on though or a t-shirt on) so I can go hop on the old Discovery Island (that is the name correct) on Bay Lake. It might be fun to see what is still left there :D I don't have a clue what I am going to have for lunch, but I think I am in the mood for those wonderful all beef hotdogs and maybe some homemade mac n cheese. I know not very exciting but I'm in a boring kind of food mood... hey maybe I'll have to go to Crystal Palace. They serve wonderful food there and it might just be what I need. Any takers? If I go now, maybe I'll relax and then go rent a boat a little later in the afternoon. Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

SlightlyGoofy

08-17-2001, 12:43 PM

Dear Rider

I am so sorry if I gave the impression that I thought you were wrong in anyway. Never, I can tell from your posts that you are a thoughtful and kind person and I was just worried about you if something would happen to your mom. I understand exactly where you are coming from as my parents did the same things to me and my siblings. The older group of kids (I was in this group) all got good grades and never got into any trouble but we were berated and put down at every turn. I never had the relationship with my parents I would have liked but I tried to keep the lines open in case things would improve. I just wanted you to be able to be comfortable with the situation in case the worst would happen as I think you would be hurt and I don't want you to be. I would keep in touch with her but maybe in a distant way. Send a card once in awhile and maybe a chatty note. She cannot give you the silent treatment that way. She sounds like a very sick woman and may be mentally ill in some way. It would take the fun out of 'ignoring' you if you send notes and cards once in awhile. She might get curious about what you wrote and read it even if she might never admit it and even if she had hurful things to say in return unless she writes them she could not hurt you. If she writes mean things just don't read them. Maybe your DF could screen them for you. I am just trying to think of ways that you could find some peace with this terrible situation. It is so sad that she cannot be proud of you and all you have accomplished. Others are, so you must realize that it is not something you have done or not done but her problem as you already know. Please forgive me if I sounded judgemental. I really did not mean to. I am so sorry. Maybe you will allow me to treat you to a raspberry souffle and you can have my turn with our resident masseur?

I am the oldest of 8 kids and have always had a houseful of young people around and seem to attract people with problems and am always trying to 'set things right'. I am a fussy, worrywort type of person who hates to see anyone hurt.

I have a feeling that this will be a good day for everyone. In order to balance out yesterday it has to get better. It should improve for me AFTER I get the oven cleaned. LOL I have a 4 year old coming to spend the night so I have to get my chores done early and run over to the suite for a bit of rest before my hectic but wonderful evening.

Slightly Goofy