Calling All 8/19/06 Special Western Cruisers! AKA "The Cruisin' Castaways"

[lynr]

Mark & Sandra: Welcome we are in 6070 and my friends are in 6068 so we are all right near each other.

I am traveling with just my DH but my friends are traveling with their DS 15 and DD 2. So Robby and your daughter will be in the teen club together.

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Everyone I am very sad today. Matt's friend's Mom died of ovarian cancer on Thursday. She had been fighting this for years and I am so sad for the family and her children, she was only 46.

She told me last spring that all she wanted to do was live long enough to see her son Matt graduate high school, which he did last June. I feel so bad that these kids lost their Mom when they still need her so much.

Life is so precious, we need to cherish every moment with our loved ones.

Lyn

[SeaSpray]

Lyn: I'm so sorry to hear about Matt's friend's mom :( :( You're right, even though our kids might be older, they still very much need their mom. I'm glad she was able to make it to see her son graduate. At least he'll have that memory.

[Mjasp]

Oh Lyn...I'm so sad for Matt's friend. It amkes you take a step back and realize what's important in life.

Terry...At this point I am doing NY things in August, but my godchild (who lives in Orlando) will be turning 16 in November and my friend MAY have her sweet 16 party in August, but she really doesn't want to do that as she feels its too far from her birthday. So if she does August, I will be going to Florida. If she does November (like she is hoping to) I will be doing NY day trips. I will definitely let you know so we can get together :)

Doreen...Keep up the faith and don't let your guard down.

Joanna

[castoff]

Lyn: I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Matt's friend's mother. I pray the family will be able to find peace and be able to comfort each other. :grouphug:

[sandygirl]

MARK & SANDRA -
Welcome to the "Castaway" cruise from a fellow "Fool"!

SUE - We are definately doing the brunch. Hope we can get a group together. If not, you are more than welcome to join us.

Just a quick note to everyone...hope you are all doing well...I spent the morning transfering the tape of my DS's Homecoming to send to him and my mom. I cried through the whole thing...again and again. Gotta' get ready to go sell GS Cookies. Yeah! Have a great day!

Darlene

[NYdiscuisers]

Greetings Castaways!

I guess it's time we officially joined the "Cruisin' Castaways". We're spending most of our time over on the "Ship of Fools" repo cruise thread. It's hard to look past that vacation, since it will be the longest one that we've taken. Our family consists of Paul, Linda, DD(12) and DD(8) (ages at sailing.) We're signed up for main dining.

We're looking forward to meeting some new dis'ers and having a reunion with some of the "Fools" that are booked here too.

Paul

[sandygirl]

WELCOME NYdiscuisers!
I actually spend more time over on this thread because I have friends here from last years cruise. By the time this cruise rolls around all the FOOLS will have met also. This is going to be an awesome cruise! Glad you are over here, too.
Darlene

[sandygirl]

LYN - I am so sorry about Matt's friends loss. I don't think you are ever old enough to lose your mom. Such a tragedy. We are not far, is there anything we can do?
Darlene

[Verandah Man]

Greetings Castaways!

I guess it's time we officially joined the "Cruisin' Castaways". We're spending most of our time over on the "Ship of Fools" repo cruise thread. It's hard to look past that vacation, since it will be the longest one that we've taken. Our family consists of Paul, Linda, DD(12) and DD(8) (ages at sailing.) We're signed up for main dining.

We're looking forward to meeting some new dis'ers and having a reunion with some of the "Fools" that are booked here too.

Paul


Welcome Aboard Mates to the Cruisin' Castaways!!!

[Mjasp]

WELCOME NY DISCUISERS!!!!!!!!!! This is going to be some DIS meet. Maybe DCL will give us the lounge for a meet.

Doreen...Hope your feeling better, call anytime to talk

Joanna

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone :wave:

Please count us in for the group brunch. :drinking: Also, we have late dining and hope you will link us up the other Cruisin Castaways. I've read somewhere about a pirate: night. Does anyone know what it is? :confused3

Welcome Mark & Sandra and NYdiscuisers. This is a great group of people. :disrocks:

Sue - looking forward to meeting you and Vicki in August. I don't know whether we will be in Florida on the 18th or 19th. We're leaving on the Glory on 8/20 and we'll be back on the 27th and staying in Kissimmee until 9/2.

Karen - hope you get better soon.

Lyn - so sorry to hear about the loss of Matt's friend's mother. It's such a shame at any age, especially for someone so young. My best friend of 45 years passed away 4 years ago from ovarian cancer.

Most people think that I am crazy for doing the vacations/cruises and things that I do (since I am a single parent and can't afford it) but you only live once and I can't afford not to do things to create memories with and for my family. :love1: Memories are priceless. I believe you have to enjoy life while you are living and not just to exist. I've learned the hard way not to take things for granted.

Yesterday my DS Harley wanted to go to the Wingbowl which is a really big thing here in Philly before the Superbowl. Even though he just started college a few weeks ago, I let him go. He missed only one class and was back in time for his second class. He still hasn't stopped talking about how great it was to be part of the excitement. :bounce: :bounce: For me, life's about creating great memories. Hopefully, tomorrow Philly will be creating another great memory

:cheer2: :cheer2: Fly E-A-G-L-E-S Fly Fly E-A-G-L-E-S Fly:cheer2: :cheer2:

Hope everyone is doing well.

Bev ::MinnieMo

[Mjasp]

Bev...Well said, I agree, live life to the fullest

By the way sorry Terry I have to say it

GO EAGLESGO EAGLES

[SeaSpray]

Don't apologise! LOL Everyone has to be loyal to their own teams! :cheer2:

Don't forget, I'm a JERSEY GIRL! However, I don't like any of the NY/NJ teams (I HATE the Giants!) and my DSs like 2 different football teams. Robby is a Rams fan and Craig is a Patriots fan. DH John-Bob is, of course, a Patriots fan. He grew up here in Massachusetts.

So, since the Rams didn't make it to the Superbowl, I am cheering for the PATRIOTS, but only by default. lol

[sandygirl]

BEV - You expressed my sentiments also. Sharing and making memories with my family are very important to me. That's why I like cruising so much...gets us away fom everything to be together.

Harley got into the Wingbowl?! All the guys in my office have gone together for the past 3 years (SHHH don't tell Admin). This year they didn't get in because they closed the doors before they got there. What time did Harley get there? We did have the treat of listening to it the whole morning on my boss' radio. LOL EL WINGADOR RULES LOL

Darlene

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

My goodness I take one day off to watch my beloved Wales beat England yippee in the 6 nations rugby championship and I miss loads of posts, so here goes:

Many Many Thanks to all of you who have invited me to Brunch, Tea or Dinner at Palos, I am very grareful to you all. It will be great if we can arrange a big meet, prehaps we can take over the whole of Palos lol.


Mark and Sandra: A very warm welcome to you, looking forward to meeting you.

Lyn: That is so sad about Matts Friends mum, so young, what a tragic thing to happen.

NYdiscuisers: Warm welcome to you too, how wonderful to have 2 cruises to look forward to.

Bev: We will have to try and arrange something nearer the time, we dont leave Florida until the 2nd September, so we just might be able to fit a meet in somewhere. Looking forward to it. I am going to meet up with Andy, Hazel and Angelina somewhere, sometime on the 19th and have made arrangements to meet with 3 other disers from the UK boards on the 20th at Epcot. This trip is turning into a meeting of dear friends from near and far for us and we are so looking forward to it. I also agree about what you said concerning taking holidays with the family. The way I look at it Vicki will only want to come away with her mum for a few more years before she starts wanting to go with her friends, so as a single mum as well, I intened to make the most of it, most of my friends think I am Disney crazy and ask questions like how can you afford it, well I rearly go out, work very hard and save like crazy.The memories of the holidays Vicki and I have will stay with me forever.

Joanna, Darlene, Terry, Andy, Doreeen,Tina, Dori, Mary Rose, Diane,Ginny,Karen and anybody else I have forgotten,which I am sure I have:

I hope you are all well and look forward to speaking to you soon.

By the way has anybody heard from MaryRose latley?, just wondering how she was.

Sue :wave:

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone :wave:

Darlene - Harley left the house at 3 am, picked up some friends and was there by 4 am. He said the parking lots were so packed by that time, that they were closed. I thought he was :crazy: to leave that early but I'm glad he did and that he had a chance to feel part of it. It's all about creating memories. He wanted me to go with him but we had a Superbowl party at work.

For the EAGLES fans, it seems like time is standing still until 630. :hourglass

Hope everyone is well and have a great day. :sunny:

:cheer2: GO E - A - G - L - E - S :cheer2:

Bev ::MickeyMo

[Verandah Man]

Just arrived home from the Deptford Mall, it was a Sea of Green!!! At least 95% of the people there wore something with the "EAGLES" on it!!! It was crazy!!!

[Reenieny18]

Just so you all know.. Donavan Mc Nabb did come from SYRACUSE.. so around here its mostly half and half.. here he was a grad from SU.. Yet our own COACH MAC went and coached for NEW ENGLAND and perhaps got the team turned around all those yrs ago.. so who knows.. As of last night.. THE CITY OF SYRACUSE bleedORANGE when it beat NOTRE DAME.. :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2:

WELCOME NYdiscuisers.. enjoy yourself and feel free to speak your mind.
LYNN so sorry to hear about the loss that MATT's friend is facing. Its funny how we can go on with out a dad to a point... but with out a mom,, things go down hill... :grouphug: to MATT and all his friends.

Ok I am off to the SUPER BOWL game party.. GO TEAMS :cheer2:

JOANNA,.. Lexie is more and more cuter everyday....
I will have to get some pix to send soon.

Doreen

[sandygirl]

DD's Sunday School class was a sea of "Eagles" jerseys!

I guess you can tell by my timing that I don't watch football. I'm on the computer while my DH, DS and DD are all glued to the game. Maybe I'll check out half-time. You never know what may happen!

Darlene

[allshookup]

Sorry Eagles fans but I gotta say....GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[SeaSpray]

WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY PATRIOTS!!!!!!!!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:


To all you Eagles fans, it was a great game, right down to the last seconds!!!! :hourglass

[Mjasp]

OK the Eagles LOST, but half time was AWESOME :cool1: :rockband: :music:

[SeaSpray]

OK the Eagles LOST, but half time was AWESOME :cool1: :rockband: :music:

Paul McCartney was EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: That was the BEST half time show I've ever seen. However much they paid him to perform, it was SOOOOOOOOOOO worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockband:

[mickeymom923]

Half time was awesome :dancer: . Well, Eagles lost :sad2: - but there's always next year.

Bev :wave:

[SeaSpray]

Half time was awesome :dancer: . Well, Eagles lost :sad2: - but there's always next year.

Bev :wave:

That's true! Starting tomorrow, everyone is UNDEFEATED! :teeth: :cheer2:

GO RAMS! GO PATRIOTS! :sunny:

[Reenieny18]

It so hard to believe that it was a yr ago with that JANET JACKSON half time show.. WOW how time flies... Who knows.. maybe we will be on our cruise before we know it..

Paul McCartney is a classic... and HEY JUDE... how can you go wrong with the BEATLES :dancer:
Any commericials stand out for anyone???


Have a great day everyone...
Doreen

[Mjasp]

Yes, the commercial with the man wanting to have 2 beautiful woman next to him and then they start barking orders at him, that got a chuckle here. Hey men...Always watch what you wish for LOL

[Verandah Man]

Yes, the commercial with the man wanting to have 2 beautiful woman next to him and then they start barking orders at him, that got a chuckle here. Hey men...Always watch what you wish for LOL


Ain't that the truth!!! LOL!!! :banana:

[castoff]

Joanna: We laughed at that commerical also. We liked the one where the pilot jumped out of the airplane for the beer. The most heartwarming one of course was the one where the some of the troops returning and people in the airport were standing and clapping. Have a good day. Tina

[sandygirl]

I thought it was refreshing to have a half-time show with CLASS. And the commercial honoring the military members made me cry. Go figure. All the men I know laughed out loud at the cat/sauce commercial. I think it was definately a guy commercial. Although I thought it was funny it made me uncomfortable at the same time.

Congrats PATRIOTS fans. EAGLES fans take heart, there is always next year.

Darlene

[mickeymom923]

I thought the commercial honoring the military and saying "Thank You" was great. Someone should be thanking them for the great job they are doing.
I liked all the commercials with the monkeys.

Have a great day.

Bev ::MickeyMo

[castoff]

Good Morning Everyone ! We were on the 2nd page and I just had to bump us back up. Hope this day finds everyone well. :sunny: Tina

[Reenieny18]

Our weather says SNOW is on the way... We have rain today... :umbrella:
So much for a FEBRUARY winterfest here in SYRACUSE. All our snow that we did get is melted or getting black in color.

Well,I guess I am heading back to VIRGINIA in a week again. This time to drop JACLYN off for the week to visit KAREN during the week of MID WINTER BREAK. My mom and I are driving down. Daniel is going on a ski trip weekend so Karen is a bit upset that he will not be there.. But where can you go skiing for a weekend for skis, lift and food all for $48.. I told him to go for it. :wave:

Darlene, who would think you would cry over the military... not you.... :teeth:

Joanna here are my "OTHER" babies...http://by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/saferd/IMG_0959.JPG?_ I will get better ones of LEXIE soon.

Have a gret day everyone.. TINA>. how are you doing?? Teen life any better??? :grouphug:

Doreen

[Reenieny18]

Our weather says SNOW is on the way... We have rain today... :umbrella:
So much for a FEBRUARY winterfest here in SYRACUSE. All our snow that we did get is melted or getting black in color.

Well,I guess I am heading back to VIRGINIA in a week again. This time to drop JACLYN off for the week to visit KAREN during the week of MID WINTER BREAK. My mom and I are driving down. Daniel is going on a ski trip weekend so Karen is a bit upset that he will not be there.. But where can you go skiing for a weekend for skis, lift and food all for $48.. I told him to go for it. :wave:

Darlene, who would think you would cry over the military... not you.... :teeth:

Have a gret day everyone.. TINA>. how are you doing?? Teen life any better??? :grouphug:

Doreen

[SeaSpray]

I just heard on the news that we're due for more snow on Thursday, up to 6". We still have a LOT of snow on the ground here. :cold:

I just hope the kids don't have any more snow days.....I can just feel my June cruise slipping away..... :( :sad2:

[Mjasp]

Yep they say a Nor'easter is on the way YUCK

Doreen, I can't get to the link of Lexie, can you e mail it to me?

Hi ALL

Joanna

[SeaSpray]

I just heard on the news that we're due for more snow on Thursday, up to 6". We still have a LOT of snow on the ground here. :cold:

I just hope the kids don't have any more snow days.....I can just feel my June cruise slipping away..... :( :sad2:

[castoff]

Doreen: DS has gotten himself in more trouble recently. He now has 4 days off site detention for a fight at school. I am not making an excuse for him but it was self-defense and the policy is he should have walked away and tried to get someone. DS has ADHD and is in special classes and is often picked on. Thank god no one was hurt. This is a difficult time in his young life and he is dealing with some issues.........some lessons will be hard ones.

We are expecting snow also Wed, Thur, Fri, They are not saying how much. :scratchin

Sue: Just wanted to send you some flowers your way and say"Thank You" :flower1: :daisy: :flower: :rose: :flower2: Tina

[florida sun]

Tina: Thank you, they are lovley, your very welcome, you have my email or pm, use them anytime, it's nice to chat to you.

Sue

[Verandah Man]

Six weeks from today, my family flies to Florida for Spring Break!!!

:banana: :sunny: :banana:

[winnyis]

Andy - I got you beat - LOL

My family flies to florida for our spring break in 3-1/2 weeks

I cant wait !!!!

[Verandah Man]

Andy - I got you beat - LOL

My family flies to florida for our spring break in 3-1/2 weeks

I cant wait !!!!


Have a great time Ginny!!!!! I'm so looking forward to getting away, this cabin fever is driving me :crazy:

[Mjasp]

Andy - I got you beat - LOL

My family flies to florida for our spring break in 3-1/2 weeks

I cant wait !!!!


And when you all back to the same old same old, I'll finally be going. So don't forget to turn up the heat for me in Florida when you all leave. :) I am so so so ready.

[castoff]

Terry: I just saw our weather and they said we were getting between 6 to 12 inches of the white stuff. I think your getting more then us.

For those of you going to Fla. soon.........Enjoy See ya there in 2006.

[Verandah Man]

I just arrived home from the doc, he has me home another two weeks. I hope if we get anymore snow this winter, we get it over the next two weeks!!!

[SeaSpray]

Terry: I just saw our weather and they said we were getting between 6 to 12 inches of the white stuff. I think your getting more then us.

For those of you going to Fla. soon.........Enjoy See ya there in 2006.

Did you just hear me SCREAMING?!?!?!?!?!?!? I just saw the forecast and my specific part of Massachusetts is due for 8-16"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

:crazy: :earseek: :cold: :sad2: :scared1: :faint: :scared: :eek: :crazy2:

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Andy, I hope you're better soon! Are you home because of your knee? Take it easy and get all better :)

[Verandah Man]

Yes, I'm still home because of my knee, the doc has me going for PT three times a week for the next two weeks.

If you get too much snow, maybe you can get some of those Patriot team members to help dig you out, now that the season is over, they don't have that much to do.

[SeaSpray]

Yes, I'm still home because of my knee, the doc has me going for PT three times a week for the next two weeks.

If you get too much snow, maybe you can get some of those Patriot team members to help dig you out, now that the season is over, they don't have that much to do.

We can handle the snow, we have a snowblower plus 2 big strong teenaged boys. LOL My worry is over snow days and the kids having to go later in June, which might cause us to cancel our cruise :(

[Verandah Man]

We can handle the snow, we have a snowblower plus 2 big strong teenaged boys. LOL My worry is over snow days and the kids having to go later in June, which might cause us to cancel our cruise :(


That's what I need a couple of strong teenage boys around, of course, then I would have to feed them, and I remember what it cost my parents to feed us four boys during our teen years, OUCH!!!

[castoff]

Terry: I thought we getting alot this year. You are really taking a pounding. NY schools must be different. They alway allow a certain number of "snow days" if they use them all up they take away the spring break days. They have never had a longer school year. It has always been around June 26th. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. By the way.........They haven't had to shortened a spring break yet. :)

Andy: Hope your knee feels better soon. It sure won't help it if you get some snow and you have to shovel.

Anyone hear from Mary Rose? Hope all is well. Tina

[Reenieny18]

Tina,, all I can say is "this too will pass". At this present time you may not think so, but TRUST ME.. it does. After the past 2 weeks that I have had with my family, I didnt' think i would handle it... God finds a way and gives us only the amount we can handle.Be strong and take lots of deep breaths and know we are here for you... IM me if you need me..

TERRY... good luck with the snow.we only had 2 snow days so far. Its seams like winter is coming slow but with a vengence when it does show its ugly head.

ANDY.. you and KAREN should do PT together,,lol She goes 3 days a week still and no work.

MARTY finally had a MRI today after 3 yrs of waiting for the workers comp paper work. We go tomorrow to see the results.

Doreen

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone :wave:

Is anyone going to the DIS meet in Allentown in July? :confused3 I want to go but don't want to go by myself.

Andy and Karen - hope you feel better soon.

Tina - hope things get better with your DS soon. I know raising children can be very difficult, but hang in there, things usually work out.

I went to the GI doctor today and he scheduled me for an endoscopy next month. :scared1: I am such a big chicken that I will probably worry about it until then. :worried:

Hope everyone has a great day.

Bev ::MickeyMo

[SeaSpray]

Hi Bev :wave2:

I was considering going to that but then John surprised me with a trip to Disney World for that same time period. It sounds like a lot of fun though :sunny:

[mickeymom923]

Terry - I'd rather be in Disney World too. I have to wait until August to act "goofy".

Hope everyone has a great day.

Bev ::MickeyMo

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone :wave2:

Remember when I was concerned about having to cancel our Royal Caribbean Cruise because of the kids' snow days? Well since we're due for more snow Thursday night I decided to email the principal to see what he had to say about what they would do in the event of more snow days.

Currently they have 5 snow days, and this means my DSs will be missing a full week of school, (the last week). This is Ok because I know they don't do much that last week, but if they have to miss any more than that, then John and I would have to seriously consider cancelling.

The principal's reply basically said that he "suggest that we NOT cancel our plans" and that the Superintendent of schools does NOT want to extend the school year beyond June 24th (which is their current last day of school), and if necessary they'll have 2-hour-delayed openings instead of cancelling. He said that whichever students can make it to school is fine, but if parents opt to keep their kids home on those days then that's fine too. He did say that they will not be cancelling April spring break because many families already have plans for that week (including us!) so many students would be missing that week anyway. So I'm assuming that barring another BLIZZARD, we'll still be able to go on that cruise :boat:

The principal even mentioned Robby's name saying that since he's only in 8th grade he won't have any final exams to worry about and that Robby has not missed a day of school this year so there's no worry about his attendance record.

So this is good news. :) Now I just have to hope for no more blizzards!! :cold:

[castoff]

Bev: Dis Meet sounds interesting. I don't know anything about it. Where can I find out more information? I am not familar with what your having done so I can only offer you my support. Force yourself into thinking about other things to take your mind off of it. Can someone go with you?

Terry: Glad things worked out with the school. Now plan that cruise and I hope the weatherman was wrong about how much snow your getting. I was wondering who was screaming. Now I know. :rolleyes1

Doreen: Thanks for reminding me. Sometimes we forget these things. How did Marty make out today with the results? :wizard:

[Verandah Man]

Terry, that is great news!!! I just saw on the Weather Channel that the Boston area might only get about 1-3 inches of snow instead of the 12 inches they were calling for earlier. We are now only expected to get rain from this storm, which is fine with me. I don't think my knee could take the strain if I had to shovel more snow right now.

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone :wave:

Terry - glad things worked out with the school. :banana: The past three years I went on a cruise the week before the winter break and both Harley and Lindsay missed a week from school. The teachers didn't care because that week and usually by the beginning of June in Philly, most teachers show up but don't want to be there either. :teacher:

Tina - thanks for your support. I'll have to find someone to take me to the hospital and home because the doctor said I can't drive for 12 hours :sad2: after the procedure because of the anesthenia. I have a month to worry about it (and I will) or chicken out. LOL

Tina and anyone else interested in the Allentown DIS meet in July - hopefully this is the link for info. (It worked but I had to copy and paste). Sounds like fun, but I hate to go by myself.

allentownpa2005@dismeets.com

No snow here in Philly, just calling for :umbrella:

Hope everyone has a good evening and :sunny: skies tomorrow.

Bev ::MickeyMo

[Verandah Man]

Here is the link for the DISmeet in Allentown this summer: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=603360

[mickeymom923]

Thanks Andy for posting the correct website for the DIS meet. Are you going? How is your knee?

Bev

[Verandah Man]

Thanks Andy for posting the correct website for the DIS meet. Are you going? How is your knee?

Bev


I don't think we will be able to make the DISmeet in Allentown this summer.

My knee was very stiff this morning, but after I went to PT it was feeling much better. I saw the doc last night and he said that I have an inflamed tendon in the knee which is causing the pain. The ice does help with keeping the swelling down, but I have one cold knee!!! LOL!!!

[ElliotFan]

I saw the doc last night and he said that I have an inflamed tendon in the knee which is causing the pain. The ice does help with keeping the swelling down, but I have one cold knee!!! LOL!!!

Andy, Andy, Andy...

That's incorrect use of ice! The ice goes into the smoothies. And if the smoothies are properly and frequently applied then the knee doesn't hurt anymore. (You don't get frostbite that way either!)

Good luck on the recovery! And watch out for those Physical Terrorists! (Can you tell that I've done my time in that arena? I truly empathize about the knee - between us we have one good set of knees. I ran through a sliding glass door as a kid and trashed my left one, but it usually doesn't slow me down too much.) :p

Dori :badpc:

[Verandah Man]

Andy, Andy, Andy...

That's incorrect use of ice! The ice goes into the smoothies. And if the smoothies are properly and frequently applied then the knee doesn't hurt anymore. (You don't get frostbite that way either!)

Good luck on the recovery! And watch out for those Physical Terrorists! (Can you tell that I've done my time in that arena? I truly empathize about the knee - between us we have one good set of knees. I ran through a sliding glass door as a kid and trashed my left one, but it usually doesn't slow me down too much.) :p

Dori :badpc:


Dori,

This injury was done to my right knee (I had my right knee operated on last May), that "WAS" my good knee. My left knee had a partial replacement put in 4 years ago. Now, I don't have a good knee to stand on, pun intended!!!

I got a chuckle about your comment with the ice, that was a good one, LOL!!!

Andy

[Reenieny18]

Let it Snow Let it snow let it snow... Sorry Terry.. as long as it doesnt affect you.... well its snowing again here.. since 330pm or so...uggg. I want summer NOW!!!

Well, MARTY does have to have disc surgery. There is a new procedure that is almost FDA approved ( like within a few weeks) to be done in the US. It has been done in EUROPE for several months now with much success. Its replaces the whole disc(s) instead of the fusion. They describe it as being a "OREO" type device. Recovery is 4-6 weeks as soon as the insicion is healed and they go in through the abdomen and moved the vital organs out of the way with minimal discomfort. The older way the FUSION is 6- 0 month recovery and they fused the disc to the other disc and you have less mobility afterward. Marty has suffered for over 3 yrs that I have known him and bascially over 10 yrs. Anything is better than what he has now.. Thank you for asking!!!

WHAT A DAY!!!!! :banana: :cheer2:

Doreen

[ElliotFan]

Andy - I'm sorry to hear that there is only one decent knee between us. (The right knee is okay, it's the ankle I trashed on that side.) And God bless those Physical Terrorists... I mean Physical Therapists. However, I sometimes wonder about a person whose joy in life is causing someone else pain "for their own good". (Just kidding! I've been through it several times myself and have had a few reprimands for overdoing it, because I absolutely hate not being able to do the things I normally like to do. And I do respect anybody that can do that job day-in and day-out.)

Dori :upsidedow

[castoff]

Bev:You can't chicken out........A month to think about is a long time. So use that month to do other things. Do you have a hobby that you enjoy? Devote your time to that for the next month. Spend the next month :chat: on here about the cruise. It's never to early to chat and plan for it ya know. So are you doing Palo's brunch? lol Glad It's not snowing there. Chuck is somewhere in PA.Thanks for the link about the meet. I will talk with Chuck this weekend. Looks like fun. :)

Doreen: That "Oreo" device sounds really great. Are you going to wait for it to be FDA approved. What a difference in recovery time. I will still send you pixe dust your way in hopes it all works out for you. :wizard:

We got about 2 inches last night and it's snowing right now. We are expected another 2-4. :rolleyes: I know it could be worse.

[SeaSpray]

It's going on 8am here and so far it's only raining. :umbrella: We may get a couple of inches this evening, but I'm pretty sure that even if we do, the kids will still have school tomorrow. :sunny:

I hope everyone that has medical problems will be OK. :grouphug: Hey I got some excellent news yesterday. Not sure if I had mentioned this or not, but my sister was recently told she'd have to have hip replacement surgery. She has extremely severe asthma and needs to take Prednisone, a steroid, frequently. Well this can lead to a condition called osteonecrosis which cuts off the blood supply to the bones. With no blood supply, the bone can "die" and become very brittle. She had gone for x-rays, then a bone scan and it was determined she'd need the surgery. But then she went for an MRI last week and THAT test determined that it wasn't nearly as bad as they had though and they are now NOT recommending surgery. We are thrilled!! My sister is only 53 and you would not believe her health history: severe asthma which has almost killed her MANY times, Graves' disease (she no longer has a thyroid and will rely on medication the rest of her life), breast cancer which led to a double mastectomy, gall bladder disease (she had to have her gall bladder removed within days of one of her mastectomies), and I know there are other more minor diseases that she has, BUT on top of ALL of that, she also has a brain tumor. I know...I told you....hard to believe that one person can have so many health problems :( The thing is, if you ever saw my sister, you'd think she was the healthies person on earth. She's like the Energizer Bunny! And she has a wonderful attitude which keeps her going.

Anyway, didn't mean to ramble but my sister means the world to me and I am just so relieved to know she won't need this surgery afterall. Not any time soon, anyway. :sunny:

I'm heading off to work today, for the first time in about 2 months! I only work 1 day a week and for the last 2 months it's been one thing or another that's kept me from working.

Have a great day, everyone! :wave2: Here's a Mickey Bar! :mickeybar

[8 Ears]

:wave: Hello! Wow! Now I see why we were not able to get our first choice for cabin #. We booked about 3 weeks ago. It will be DH and myself. Leaving the boys home with Gram this time. :cheer2:

Enjoying the thread and only have a few dozen more pages to read to catch up :rotfl2:

[Verandah Man]

:wave: Hello! Wow! Now I see why we were not able to get our first choice for cabin #. We booked about 3 weeks ago. It will be DH and myself. Leaving the boys home with Gram this time. :cheer2:

Enjoying the thread and only have a few dozen more pages to read to catch up :rotfl2:


8 Ears, Welcome Aboard Mates!!!

I know you will cherish this cruise with just you and DH cruising. As you know, DW and I did this in January, it was the first vacation that DW and I took alone since adopting our DD in 1991. We weren't sure about leaving her behind, but we had such a remarkable trip. So much so, that we are thinking of doing it again. Luckily our DD is 14, and she doesn't mind spending some quality time with my mom.

Terry, I'm glad to hear that your Dsis doesn't need the hip replacement surgery. Hazel had this done two years ago because the pain got so bad she could hardly walk. The pain is gone, but Hazel still has discomfort at times. As my surgeon always tells me, the longer we can keep your original body parts in your body, the better. At times, I question that theory!!!

[8 Ears]

Thanks Verandah Man!

[Mjasp]

Hi 8 EARS and welcome aboard to the 8/19/06 thread, please join in, wow reading all these pages, now that's a novel LOL

Joanna

[castoff]

8 Ears: Welcome Aboard ! We are also sailing thris trip without the kids. We were married on Castaway this past November and thought it would be nice to re-visit the Island twice. We didn't have a chance to have a "Honeymoon" so for us this will be a little late but hey that's o.k. Couples need to take that time for each other. The kids are spending the week with DH parents and are going to WDW. They are also getting a vacation. Tina

Terry:Great news about your sister !! :cheer2: It's always nice to hear good news on this board.

Doreen: Glad you didn't get that much snow.

Still waiting to see if anyone has heard from Mary rose?

Dori, Sue, Lyn, Lisa, Darlene, Linda, Joanna, Bobby & Cindy How is everything???

[Reenieny18]

Terry, I will keep your sister in our prayers.. :wizard: For the people on her of the CATHOLIC faith,and those of other faith as well.,you have heard of MOTHER MARION COPE and her next step in becoming a SAINT. Well, her remains are laying in STATE here in SYRACUSE at the MOTHER HOUSE near our home. It was in the paper today that people are coming to pray before her and bringing special intentions on paper and leaving them in a basket for the "SISTERS" to pray. So terry, I will bring a request for the health of your sister, when I go on SATURDAY with my family.
It is so seral to think that we may have a SAINT cannonized in our life time. And from our neighborhood too. Actually, she even got the main Catholic hospital here St Joseph's and St Elizabeths in Utica established. St E's is where I went to Nursing school. So it really hits home to me and my family.

8 EARS.. welcome to our family... :grouphug: enjoy the reading.. What room are you staying or what dining do you have?

Tina we only got about 4 inches of snow.. slight flurries now.. :cold:

I learned a new hobby of CROCHET and KNITTING while I was down in VIRGINIA so MARTY is taking me out now to get some more supplies for my VALENTINES gift.. I get them and make the stuff and give them away... Its so relaxing. Anyone else crochet or knit??? Is there a DIS BOARD for that item too??lol

Talk to you all later stay healthy :goodvibes :flower: .. no accidents either(MATT).lol

DOREEN

[ElliotFan]

Tina - Things are going okay at the moment, but things could get interesting this weekend. Devin is due to get his report card on Friday. I'm expecting better grades than last time, so I'm hoping that I won't have to revoke his video game privileges again. (Oh, the joys of raising adolescent boys!)

I have finally gotten enough of the holiday-explosion cleaned out of my house that I can start working on the t-shirts again. Keep your fingers crossed! I'm hoping to get the screens made within the next month (it would be sooner if I could put the rest of my life on hold for a while). Then I'll need some time to test things out before I'll be ready to start taking orders. And with the size of this group, I'm gonna be really, really busy screening shirts. (Andy - Are you sure that I can't kidnap you to come help? ;) )

Well, I better get back to work. (Validating medical claims from our last test run and writing up training documentation for the parts of the system that I changed - ICK! :badpc: )

Dori :wave:

[winnyis]

Hey Doreen - you can knit us all koozies for our smoothie glasses for the next cruise. This way our hands dont get cold while we party - LOL

8-Ears - Welcome to our crazy bunch.

Terry - glad to hear some good news about your sister. She must be an exceptional person to have all those health issues and still stay positive and active.

[8 Ears]

Hello all, a little more info on us. On the Dec. 16, 2004 Wonder we celebrated our 15th anniversary.

We will be in 6582 and have early sitting.

No real ages but I will say we are in our mid 30's and have 2 DS's. They will not be with us this time but are 10 and 13.

We can be a bit shy until we get to know you but looking forward to getting to know all of you.

Here in the mountains of Maine we have 3+ inches and it is not supposed to stop until around 6 AM TOMORROW! Yuck, how much longer until we cruise again....no, no, guess I do not want to know after all :sad2:

Tim and Mary

[sandygirl]

WELCOME 8 EARS! :grouphug:

Dori - I can't wait to see you again. I am enjoying your sense of humor so much. You make me laugh :rotfl: .My best :wizard: to Devin on his report card. I'm sure he worked hard.

Terry - I am inspired by your sister. Please send her our regards. Glad she doesn't need that surgery for now. I truly believe that attitude is so important. :angel:

Doreen - I love Ginny's suggestion...I want a glass cozie! Tell Marty we are thinking of him.

Tina - If things keep going so well for us, we will be at the DISmeet in July. Hope to meet up with you there.

Off tomorrow to Washington DC. Taking a short trip to meet up with Steven and Jaclyn. I'm so excited to spend time with them. :cloud9: Taking Sandy out of school for the day. Being with her brother is more important! :p

Hello to ALL! :wave:

Darlene

[ElliotFan]

Dori - I can't wait to see you again. I am enjoying your sense of homor so much. You make me laugh :rotfl: .
Darlene

Darlene - I come from a long line of (what my father would call) "educated-donkeys"! :rolleyes2

Dori :jumping1:

[Reenieny18]

DORI,, you are a hoot..lol :rotfl: I can imagine the holidays at your home with all your WITS!!.

DARLENE enjoy the trip to DC.. I agree the SANDY needs to see her brother as well. I am a stickler for school.. but in this case.. let her go.

TIM and MARY.. you will fit in with us just fine.. your not that far from TERRY perhaps.. :wave2: I went to BANGOR MAINE once,,, real cold there,,lol

GINNY.. if you didnt steal all the ice we woudnt have to worry about keeping the drinks COLD now would we??? :teeth: CUP COZIES my eye..lol you want me to get ARTHRITIS for sure?? I just went to another store that has beautiful yarns... for $$$ not like WALMART and MICHEALS and they have 6 week class on knitting.. and Marty said Ii can take it, he will pay for it. I was floored.. he is kissing up to me since I have to take care of him post-op,,lol :love:

DOREEN

[florida sun]

HI Guys

Hope you are all well. I see there are lots of posts for me to catch up on, so I will keep this fairly brief:

Doreen: Hope all goes well with Marty, let us know how he is, my best wishes to you. Oh and by the way I can knit, just pearl and plain stich, but I am sure I could knit a scarf lol.

Dori: Hope the knee is holding up. Great news about the t/shirts, keep up the good work, if I could do anything to help I would, but I am not sure what good I am thousands of miles away, but the offer is there if you need it.


Bev: Try not to worry to much, the month will go by pretty quick, just stay chatting on the boards to keep your mind off it. Best Wishes.

Tina: My dear neighbour, hope you are well, loving our little chats, hope things are ok. Speak to you soon.

Terry: Hope the snow stays away, great news about your sister, that must be a relief that she does not need surgery. Best Wishes, not long to your cruise now.

8 Ears: Tim and Mary, Thank you for your PM. Welcome to my new neighbours, the other side of me. I have sent you a PM.

Andy: How's the knee, make sure you rest up while you are off work. My best to you and yours, speak soon.


Darlene: Have a great time tomorrow in Washington, my best wishes to you,Dont blame you for taking Sandy out of school,family is important.Have a great day.

Once again as I am sure to have forgotten sombody: Stay safe and well, best wishes to you all.

Speak soon

Sue :wave:

[castoff]

Dori: After seeing the beautiful area on T.V as to where you live.......You can always kidnap me to help you with the t-shirts. :moped:

Doreen: My DD who is 11 just learned how to knit from her Noni. She is making herself a fuzzy pink scarf. :cloud9: Maybe she will teach me ?

Sue: Trying to stay warm and getting really tired of this snow !!!!!

Darlene: Have a safe trip. So happy your able to spend more time with your son. Enjoy !!!!!

[SeaSpray]

:boat: :sunny: :boat: 79 weeks to go!!!! :sunny: :boat: :sunny:

[Verandah Man]

:boat: :sunny: :boat: 79 weeks to go!!!! :sunny: :boat: :sunny:


Hey, we made it below the 80 week mark!!! My income tax refund was deposited in my checking account this morning, I guess I should take some of those $$ and apply it to the Cruisin' Castaways cruise!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!!

[Verandah Man]

After Angelina got home from school yesterday we went to the furniture store. We promised we would get Angelina a new dresser and mirror for her bedroom (they are being delivered this morning) with some of our income tax refund. After we left the furniture store, we went to Applebee's for dinner. After ordering our food, I started glancing through the adult drinks menu and two words jumped out at me, "Bahama Mama." I started laughing and both Hazel and Angelina were wondering what I was laughing about, when I told them, Angelina said, "Oh dad, there you go again with that DCL talk!!!"

:earboy2:

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

Hope you are all well, Looking forward to the weekend. It is half term over here next week so Vicki will be off school for a week, so that means I get an extra 1/2 hour in bed every morning, and even better I have next Thursday and Friday off from work as well. So a nice three day week for me next week, just hope the weather improves as it has been cold and raining over here non stop for the last 3 days.

Just got myself another little way of saving more money for holidays, I have become an Avon rep. Dont know if you have Avon in the states, but it is a line of cosmetics and beauty products. The lady that was doing it in work has given up, so I thought I would give it a go. I will only spend a few hours doing it every week and so far my first orders total nearly £300 and I get 25% commission yippee, which will go stright into my savings account for our holidays, every little helps.

Well I see we are under the 80 weeks to go mark, cant wait until it gets under 52, then thats less than a year.

Andy: Well done on the income tax refund, have only ever had one refund in my life and that was for £2.76, did'nt go far lol. What I would do right now to be sat on the balcony of the magic drinking one of those Bahama Mamas.

Have a great weekend all.

Sue :wave:

[Verandah Man]

Sue, Hazel was an Avon rep many, many, many years ago. She did rather well with it, while she was doing it.

[ElliotFan]

Sue - According to Avon.com, the company started in the U.S. back in 1886 and made it over to the United Kingdom in 1959. Good luck with your new enterprise! Boy, the weather we had this morning would have made you homesick if you had been here. It was sooo foggy! And it didn't burn off until around noon.

Andy - Congrats on the income tax refund! Just make sure that you use some of the money for something fun. I sketched out my tax return this last weekend and it looks like I'm going to get back just enough to cover my property taxes for the year and the balance left on the cruise. (I consider the cruise my 'fun money' for this year. I always try to cover at least one bill and one fun item with my tax return.)

Darlene - I hope that you and Sandy have a wonderful time with your son!

Tina - If you really want to come help with the t-shirts, I do have a spare bedroom in the house! :)

Doreen - No glass cozies, huh? Come on! It's not like we asked for sweaters or something. :rotfl:

To all the new folks - Wecome! Please check your sanity at the door. :crazy:

Lucy (lwilliams) - Are you ever going to come back out and play with us some more? :confused3

Dori :earboy2:

[Verandah Man]

Dori-we used some of our tax refund to make a payment for the 8-19-06 cruise, that was our spending it on something fun. What was left, after Angelina's dresser and cruise payment, went to pay off our Disney Visa bill.

[Mjasp]

Ok we are under the 80's mark :Pinkbounc

Dori...You have been making me LMAO since the knee incident. Keep the humor coming.

Doreen...Still waiting for the picture of Lexie, I couldn't open the link

Sue...I sold Avon about 3 years ago, spent way more than I made, so I gave it up. Try NOT looking at the catalogs.

To everyone else, I'm sure I have something to say, but not enough time to type it. so to all :wave2:

Have a great weekend

Joanna

[ElliotFan]

Hey! If you spend the money on Disney, then it's definitely "fun money"!

Dori :cool1:

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone :wave2:

John and I just got back from dinner, we went out to a local Mexican restaurant. On the wall behind our booth was one of those Mexican sun dial things that I saw a million of while on our cruise, especially at Costa Maya! :teeth: It was cool to realize that I actually knew what it was!

Craig and Robby both have friends over, so before we went out I made quesadillas for them all. They had the option to join us for dinner but Craig and his friend were having band practice (they both write their own songs, music and lyrics) and Robby and his friend were playing an online XBOX game with some other friends from school so they chose to stay in. I didn't mind that one bit, John and I enjoyed having dinner alone. :love:

I don't think I mentioned this on the thread last year, but right around this time last year I came down with something. Either a virus, or I don't know what. But for about 2 months I was exhausted ALL the time. I slept well at night, I'd get up in the morning to get John and the kids out the door, then I'd go back to sleep until around noon, then I'd be up for a few hours, till about when they kids got home from school. Then before dinner I'd have to lay down for an hour, then make dinner, then I was exhausted all over again. I did manage to take care of the usual household things such as laundry, cooking, food shopping, etc, but that's it. I didn't work (I only work 1 day a week for our accountant) for almost 3 months. I did go to the doctor, and he did blood work and examined me, but nothing really showed up out of the ordinary. Since my mother had recently died, and since it was quite traumatic for me since we brought her home to die and I was with her 24 hours a day for the 5 days it took her to die, my doctor and I both thought that perhaps I had fallen into a depression. I went on an antidepressant and while it did help to a certain degree, it didn't make me feel any more energetic. By the time spring came around I started to feel better and didn't have to sleep all day like I was. In the summer I went off the antidepressants and I've been fine ever since.

Fast forward to this past week. I'm beginning to feel tired and sleepy during the day again :( I am just hoping that I am not getting whatever it was last winter that had me sleeping 18 hours a day. :(

Have any of you ever had anything like this? I really don't want to sleep through the next couple of months. :confused3





Sue: My niece is an Avon rep, and she really enjoys it. :)

Dori: You've been making me laugh, as well. Thanks! :goodvibes

Tim & Mary: Welcome!!! Great to have you aboard! :boat:

[zack&alexmom]

Hi everybody,

I have been lurking again - I just haven't had the energy to post. Lot's of problems - needed new furnace (at $4,550.00), FIL with colon cancer, Grandma that they thought had a stroke(now think something else), ect, ect, ect. I hope all are well. Welcome to all new Castaways!!!

Sue - Last week I stopped selling Avon after 8 years. I just didn't have time anymore & I was spending more than I made every order. If you work at it you can make money. If you have any questions you can PM me & I will help if I can.

Terry - have you thought that it might be the lack of sunlight - I can't remember what it is called but it would fit that it went away when Spring came. I know that it mimics depression.

Darlene - Enjoy your son and thank him for all of us.

Karen & Andy - Best wishes for speedy knee recoveries.

Tina - Sorry about the DS issues - If you need to talk just PM me.

Doreen - We will have to plan a little mini-meet with Tina - Maybe a wine tour. My husband has numerous back problems(herniated(sp?), bulging, leaking, ect) so I will be interested to hear about back surgery.

3 weeks to Carnival Glory cruise - can't wait but so much to do. Bye to all for now.

Linda

[MoranClan]

Hey everyone... I've been lurking when I can. Nice to hear from everyone again. I haven't had time to read or post lately... Hope all is well. Katie and Jessie made honors and little Bobby passed his hearing test at the Drs....He failed 6 times at school. Nothing exciting happening here....Just the way I like it!
Cindy ::MinnieMo

[TootyJane]

.... I don't think I mentioned this on the thread last year, but right around this time last year I came down with something....
Fast forward to this past week. I'm beginning to feel tired and sleepy during the day again :( I am just hoping that I am not getting whatever it was last winter that had me sleeping 18 hours a day. :(

Have any of you ever had anything like this? I really don't want to sleep through the next couple of months. :confused3

Terry, I go through this every winter and I live in "sunny" San Diego. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Here's a link to an article about it: Lack of Winter Sunlight Makes People 'SAD' (http://www.cm-life.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/28/41f9d5ef8db7c). What works for me is going to the tanning bed at least once a week. In spite of the obvious issues about skin cancer and such and knowing that a tanning bed is not good for you, this really has helped me and I feel soooo much better during the winter. HTH

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

Good Morning to you all, just to let you know I have a new name kindly given to me by a very nice man in the post office: :flower:

I just picked up my wonderful gifts from the January quiz. :cool1: I had a beautiful Christmas 2004 plate with stand featuring all the gang, Mickey Minnie, Donald etc, A Pooh scented candel in a tin, A Pooh snowglobe and some beads and coins from Universal's Halloween Horror nights. They are fantastic and I am thrilled to bits, my daughter has already taken ownership of the beads and coins. :banana:


I have to tell you thou picking them up from the sorting office was no easy task, as they delivered yesterday while I was at work, they took them back to the sorting office and left me a card telling me to pick them up today and to bring some identifaction with me, :moped: well I did not read the card properly and walked in this morning armed with my credit card. :3dglasses

After finding the parcels I showed the guy my credit card, "I'm sorry Mrs Sun he said the name is not the same, but what a fabulous name you have. What was he on about :confused3 then looked at the parcels to see Rhys who hosted the quiz in January, had addressed them to my screen name of Florida Sun. After trying to explain the situation he said I could have them if I had something with my address on, luckly I had my driving licence on me, which has my address on, so he then passed them over. "Thank you and goodbye" I replied to which he answered "Thank you too Mrs Sun, have a good day" :rotfl:

So now I am offically called Mrs Florida Sun. :sunny:

Sue :wave: a.k.a. Mrs Sun :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[Verandah Man]

That's a funny story Mrs. Florida :sunny:

[Mjasp]

Oh Mrs. Sun, Sun Mrs. Golden Sun hiding behind the tree....Remember that song? LOL

Cindy...Jane's is February 26th , I'll keep you informed

Terry...I have heard of that before although I do not know the proper name

Linda...Good for you, going cruisin'. We had no heat last night, boiler wouldn't fire up, I woke this morning to 58 degrees and $500 lighter. But it is warm now. And my boiler is only 6 years old.

Dori...I hope you keep that dancin' dude in your signature, it is SOOOO you. LOL

Talk to you all later

Joanna

[castoff]

Hello Everyone :wave:

Dori: Thanks for the invite. The closest I will be is Las Vegas and that will be in April. Although I will have some free time I am meeting Chuck out there for a business trip.Someday I will try to make it out your way but I doubt it will be before cruise time.

Linda: So sorry to hear about everything that's been going on with you. Please PM me if you need to talk. :grouphug: I hope you will be able to enjoy your cruise.

Sue: So Mrs. Florida Sun........Kinda catchy :sunny: Is this person married at the post office?? If not maybe you need to go back to the post office and mail something. :moped:

Terry: Sounds like it is lack of light during winter. Go back to doctor and see what they say.

Andy: We haven't done our taxes yet. I am scared to even think about it. First year for us since we are married and I don't think we are going to get any money back. :earseek: Glad someone was able to put it towards there cruise. That's what I would have done.

[castoff]

Hello Again :wave:
Finally I wanted to share some good news with everyone. I got a letter in the mail yesterday. It was from the Principal at my DD school. It said that the 6 Red teachers have nominated Brooke to receive an award. You and Brooke are cordially invited to attend an honorary breakfast on February 18th 7:30 a.m. This is not recognition for Honor Roll students,which would be an additional letter. Please take a moment and congratulate Brooke on this fine achievement and inform Brooke to meet you in the cafeteria that morning. Then it goes on to say that a ceremony will follow ect, ect. Well I was thrilled. We have no idea what this is for.I like the fact that they had me tell Brooke. Well it seems lately I have had to vent about my troubles so I just had to share this with everyone. :Pinkbounc :bounce: Tina

[Verandah Man]

We haven't done our taxes yet. I am scared to even think about it. First year for us since we are married and I don't think we are going to get any money back. Glad someone was able to put it towards there cruise. That's what I would have done.

Just incase I take early retirement before August 2006, I want to have this cruise paid ASAP. My mom, Hazel and I have been looking into buying a new double wide manufactured home and have it replace the single wide mobile home my mom has on her property now. We found a manufactured home community just about 8 miles from where my mom lives that we could purchase a home from and they would install the home on my mom's property. I talked to one of the salesmen on the phone this morning and my mom is going to go take a look at some of the models they have, then when we visit my mom in March, Hazel and I are going to check the models out as well. My mom's property measures 150 X 110 so there is plenty of room for some tents for a pre-cruise or post-cruise party, LOL!!!

[Mjasp]

Andy...By Florida's standards, your mom has a nice size property. If you know the zero lot line in Florida community's, then you will know the shock I first experienced when we looked at homes there. We currently have a 75x200 piece of property, so it was pure shock to us.

Tina...Congrats to Brooke, let us know what it was all about. Amanda had her National Junior Honor Society induction on Wednesday and it was so nice to hear of all the kids accomplishments in only 8th grade. Think I MUST add this, one girl danced and sang on Carnival Cruise Lines. Thought you would all appreciate that.

Where is everyone tonight?

Joanna

[Reenieny18]

Terry, I think it may be similar to SUNDOWNER syndrome that people experience when it gets dark outside. In the winter its darker longer. And many people experience that depression like feeling. They sell those very bright type of LIGHTS to make your house and work areas brighter to remind you of summer and spring like days. Your family doctor should be able to tell you more about it. Its not all in your mind either.. its a fact that winter does cause depression. Try keeping the blinds, shades,curtains open longer and turn on more lights in the house... But, than again who doesnt need a nap in the afternoon,,lol :goodvibes

Joanna I will try another link..http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc33b3127cce9065dbac720e00000010108Aat2zFm5bti This is LEXIE. Lexie is my baby,, she is a bit dirty here. I may be able to take her with mne to KARENS next week.. WAHOOO she loves going for rides...

MRS. FLORIDA SUN,, good luck with AVON... do you have free shipping and handling?? :rotfl:

Doreen

[Reenieny18]

Here is our other dog with LEXIE. This is KATIE, trying to eat LEXIE.. Dont worry.. the little one always wins....

For you Joanna...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc33b3127cce9065db97f30500000016108Aat2zFm5bti

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc33b3127cce9065dbac720e00000016108Aat2zFm5bti

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc33b3127cce9065dbee724c00000016108Aat2zFm5bti





Doreen

[Mjasp]

Doreen...She is so cute and Katie could just swipe her if she wants. LOL Thanks for the pics. I love her coloring.

[castoff]

Andy: Kudos to you for just being able to retire "Early" :cheer2: :cheer2:
How far are you looking to be living from Orlando? :rolleyes1 How big are these tents going to be? :rolleyes1 Enough room for 142 give or take people which are your closest dearest friends ? :rolleyes1 O.K I am serious now. I am just jealous someone will be moving there before me. It sounds great and I hope it all works out for your family. :sunny: Tina

[MoranClan]

Hello Everyone..

Sorry for the delay in posting...Work has been Very Busy...

We moved from deck 8 to deck 6..

We reserved 2 CATEGORY 6 DELUXE VERANDAH STATEROOM's 6120, and 6122...We figured there is more room...And the price is just about the same...Plus this time around Cindy'a Mom, Maddy is coming...

How has everyone been?...

I will try and post more often...

The diet thing hasent worked..I lost a few...and well Just gave up...I will be thinner before the cruise... :rotfl: :rotfl2:

Talk Later

Bobby

[Verandah Man]

Andy: Kudos to you for just being able to retire "Early" :cheer2: :cheer2:
How far are you looking to be living from Orlando? :rolleyes1 How big are these tents going to be? :rolleyes1 Enough room for 142 give or take people which are your closest dearest friends ? :rolleyes1 O.K I am serious now. I am just jealous someone will be moving there before me. It sounds great and I hope it all works out for your family. :sunny: Tina


My mom lives in Lake County about 45 minutes north of Orlando and about 60 minutes north of WDW. I think I might see an AP to WDW in my future!!! :earsboy:

[Reenieny18]

Where is everyone....
Bobby and CINDY and children,,, it was great to talk to you guys again.. Glad things are going well for you.. and WTG with the 2 rooms... Thats what we did this time as well.

GINNY>> I need ICE>. Sorry we didnt get to talk longer but dinner was ready. Sunday night Jaclyn has lacrosse practice, so I was running late as it was.

JOANNA,.. I gave LEXIE a bath today and she is a PUFF ball... She is a lap dog for sure and KATIE thinks she is too!!

BOBBY... I kills me too to send my babies to a kennel,,, thats why KAREN and I both do dog sitting..To bad I wasnt closer for you guys.

ANDY my dad is in DAVENPORT FLORIDA for the month. How close to where you are thinking of making your home? He goes there every year to a beautiful community near KISSAMEE.

Ok time to go pick up my daughter.. PARENTHOOD never stops... :wizard:

Doreen

[sandygirl]

HELLO!
Glad to see Bobby and Cindy posting...and that things are good and uneventful...and the kids are doing well...I've missed you guys.

ANDY - Glad to see you are moving ahead with your plans to relocate to FL. They have no personal income tax, you know.

SUE - Good luck with your new endeavor! Did it myself many, many years ago.

TERRY - Ask you DR about SAD. I know I need sunlight. My grandmother has SUNDOWNING that causes uncharacteristic agitation when the sun goes down. But that is different from SAD. Let me know how you are doing. :sunny:


TINA - Congrats to Brooke (and you!). Can't wait to hear what her award is for. :flower:

Washington DC was awesome. My DS "marched" us for miles and miles and miles :cool1: . And it was cold :cold: . We took a trolley tour at night and saw the city and monuments illuminated. Very cool! We went to Arlington Cemetary, very sobering. Smithsonian Institute, at least the small portion that we visited, is fantastic. It's like WDW, you can't see it ALL. Did see the "Hope Diamond" and it is beautiful.

And the BEST part was the family time we were able to spend with DS & DDIL. My sister and brother and 2 nephews drove down with us. Got lots of hugs from DS and he made us laugh and laugh. :rotfl: Sandy was on :cloud9: and so was I.

Back to work tomorrow...so goodnight!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
Darlene

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

Had to fight my way to the computer today due to all the flowers :flower: :flower: :flower: :flower: :flower: and cards from my secret admirers blocking the way, :love: felt sorry for the post man this morning delivering such a large sack full of goodies :love1: :lovestruc .......and if you believe that you'll believe anything lol.

Happy Valentines Day.


Sue :wave:

[ElliotFan]

Sue - Follow my lead! I've discovered that I'm my own best Valentine. I bought myself a good book that I've been wanting to read and am planning on Chinese take-out for dinner (so I don't have to cook). I'm also eyeballing a small sampler box of Whitman chocolates for dessert. That way I can indulge without too much bulge! (It also works out well, because I don't have to worry about returning any unwanted gifts!) :love2:

Dori :cool1:

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone :wave:

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to everyone. :lovestruc

Hopefully, someday my prince will come. LOL

Hope everyone is doing well.

Bev ::MickeyMo

[TootyJane]

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day. We ordered pizza and an antipasto salad from our favorite pizza place, Filippi's. Glad we called in our order instead of all going as the line was out the door when ds and I went to pick up the order. I made dh's favorite dessert -- Strawberries Romanoff.

Have a great day all!!

[SeaSpray]

HI everyone :wave2:

My doctor is on vacation until next week, but I made an appointment to see him on next Wednesday. This gives me another full week to make sure that this long-term thing is happening again. I have a feeling it is since it started a week ago and hasn't gone away yet.

On a happier note, Craig took his road test today and passed; he now is a licensed driver in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!!! :cheer2: I am so relieved that he passed! :teeth: Tomorrow I will pick him up from school and take him to the insurance company so he can get insurance on his car, then we'll go directly over to the Registry of Motor Vehicle so he can get it registered and get plates for it, then he'll be on his own driving!

He'll start out slow and just drive himself to work the few days a week that he works, and fortunately the store he works at is literally just a few minutes away, basically "around the corner" from where we live :)

[sandygirl]

Congrats to Craig :moped: ! I'm sure he is so excited :bounce: .

Terry, you may want to keep a log this week. How you felt and when (morning vs. evening, what you ate, how long you slept, that kind of thing). It may help him understand what is going on with you right now. I'll be thinking of you. The sun is shining here today but we are supposed to have a nasty weekend. Bring on the :sunny: !

Darlene

[lynr]

HI everyone :wave2:
On a happier note, Craig took his road test today and passed; he now is a licensed driver in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!!! :cheer2: I am so relieved that he passed! :teeth: Tomorrow I will pick him up from school and take him to the insurance company so he can get insurance on his car, then we'll go directly over to the Registry of Motor Vehicle so he can get it registered and get plates for it, then he'll be on his own driving!


:cheer2: Yeah Craig :cheer2: :moped: Now he is truly mobile

I hope you feel better real soon. I can't stand the winter and it depresses me also.

Lyn

[SeaSpray]

Thanks Darlene and Lyn! Craig is thrilled. His car is insured, registered, and he drove by himself for the first time this afternoon when he drove to work to pick up his paycheck :teeth:

It's a relief to me too because I am thinking of driving down to NJ this Friday and staying for a few days. Both kids have off of school all next week, but since Craig will have to work, I can only take Robby with me. If Craig didn't have his license and have his car on the road, I wouldn't have been able to go at all because I'd have to be here to drive Craig to work. But now that he can drive himself, I can leave him and John "home alone" for a few days. LOL My doctor appt is next Wed so I'm thinking of picking Robby up at lunchtime on Friday and driving down and then coming home Tuesday afternoon.

Darlene, good idea about keeping a log, I will start to do that!

[Mjasp]

CONGRATS TO CRAIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you feel better soon

Joanna

[florida sun]

Congrats to Graig, :moped: Way to go. :cheer2: :Pinkbounc

Terry - Hope you feel better soon, let us know how you get on at the docs. Take it easy on that drive to NJ.


Sue :wave:

[castoff]

Terry: Congrats to Craig !! :moped: If it was me I would be scared but hey I know my DS isn't ready yet. lol Have a safe trip and let us know what the doctor says.

Darlene: I wen't to Washington a long time ago and saw the sights. I think everyone should see it at least once in there lifetime. I didn't see it at night though. I am sure that must have been an awesome sight. Glad you had a good trip.

I have been busy baking for DD bake sale at school. This snow is really getting to me. We have more coming tonight. I have a hard time driving in it.Have a good day everyone. Tina

[Reenieny18]

Tina isn't the snow enough already? We really havent had all that much but its still a nuisance,lol

WTG Terry for CRAIG's driving freedom... :moped: That is one thing I really don't like is that I have to drive the kids to all the games and practices. Jalcyn goes to school about 30 min away.. so its tough to go there and back... I have read many a good books while waiting..I hope your feeling better soon. SPRING is coming soon.. I can feel it :banana:

My mom, Jaclyn and I are heading to KARENS for the weekend. Jaclyn will stay there for the week and Daniel is going skiiing... AAAGGGGG I am letting MARTY take charge of getting him there and picking him up at the meeting place.. (say a prayer that he doesnt forget him).

Our kids are off as well next week.. That means I am too.. WAHOOO!!!! :Pinkbounc

More snow is heading here tonight..with LAKE EFFECT.. 6-12 inches this evening. I just hope we can make it down Rt 81 fast enough in the morning.
:sunny:

Have a great weekend everyone...Stay healthy,,, and most of all HAPPY :goodvibes

Doreen

[Verandah Man]

Doreen,

Have a safe trip and hope you get out of town before it gets too bad. We are supposed to have snow changing onto rain from Sunday night into Monday morning. It's crazy, I was watching the local FOX weather and they said we will have a high of 38 on Monday. I switched over to the WEATHER CHANNEL, and they say our high for Monday will be 56, quite a difference in temps if you ask me.

I just hope that is all rain, as it looks like I will be returning to work on Tuesday.

[castoff]

Doreen: All the schools around here are off next week EXCEPT my kids !!! My kids only have off Monday and Tuesday. What a bummer. We are suppose to get Snow tonight into tomorrow morning. They are talking about another system for Monday and Tuesday. I hope they have a snow day Monday and Tuesday because that teach them to have school on those days. Drive careful !! :moped: Hope Karen is up and about soon. Tina

[ElliotFan]

If you guys back east are ready for springtime, then come visit me. My roses are starting to leaf out, my plum tree is getting leaves and my dogwood tree is covered in buds (but hasn't started blooming yet). Yesterday the pollen count for trees reached the 'high' category and my sinuses informed me of it before I ever saw it on the news. (Oh goody, I get to start my spring allergies a month early.)

I'm not ready for spring yet. I'm not quite done getting the inside of the house back together after the holiday season (I've still got to get the spare bedroom back in livable condition) and now it looks like I need to find time to get outside and weed my flowerbeds. Next it will be time to drag the mower out of the garage and tune it up for the year. :flower3:

Dori :rose:

[sandygirl]

DOREEN - Have a safe trip! Give Karen a hug :grouphug: .

DORI - Send some springtime my way, please, please.

TINA - Washington DC was awesome. My nephews were amazed at the size of the memorials. Especially Lincoln. My brother was impressed by Iwo Jima, he always thought it was merely life-size. Films, photos, and video do not do the city justice. You really need to be there to appreciate it. We will go back when the weather is milder (SEND THAT SPRING, DORI).

Of course the best part of our trip was spending time with DS & wife.

To everyone else: Happy Thursday!

Darlene

[TootyJane]

Terry, a big congratuations to Craig :cheer2: :cheer2:. Scott got his license last August 13. His 6 month probation was over on Feb. 13 so he can now drive with with anyone 20 and younger without having to have a licensed parent, guardian or other licensed driver 25 years of age or older with him. He still cannot drive between midnight and 5 AM. He be able to do that when he's had his license for one year. It's nerve-wracking having a teen driver but it's so nice to ask him to drive to the store if I need something :) One thing I make him do (and he hates it) is he has to call us when he gets to his destination and again when he leaves to come home. Of course, I worry about him driving but I worry about the other drivers out there more!!!

My kids have off school tomorrow (Staff Development Day) and Monday (President's Day). I have Monday off as well. :Pinkbounc We leave in a month for our cruise to the Mexican Riviera on the Diamond Princess so I told them all that they're trying on their dress clothes, etc. this weekend because I don't want to rush around at the last minute because something doesn't fit anymore or shoes are too small.

Have a great Thursday everyone!!

[SeaSpray]

:sunny: :boat: :sunny: 78 weeks to go!!!!! :boat: :sunny: :boat:


We'll be heading out around lunch time and will be back mid-week. Have a great weekend everyone! :wave2:

[castoff]

Good Morning Everyone ! :wave:
I just got back from my DD school. 15 kids from the 6th grade got an award. Brooke got a "Diligent Worker" award. On the award it says " Knock the "t" off the can't". She was only a point or 2 away from getting honor roll. They said she always comes to class prepared and does her work well. It was a nice morning. :sunny: Tina

[sandygirl]

TINA - Congrats to your DD! Give me a hard worker anyday...actually, give me a hard worker TODAY. Does your DD want a job?

Darlene

[ElliotFan]

Tina - How special! Give Brooke a hug for me and tell her "Good job!" I know that as parents we tend to view our own children through rose-colored glasses, but nothing can give us that warm fuzzy feeling like having someone else speak highly about our kids. Enjoy!

Terry - Drive safely and have fun in NJ!

Darlene - What kind of job are you offering? Who knows? It could be more fun than the one I'm doing at the moment! I'll also do my best to encourage the warm weather to head east!

Doreen - HAve a safe trip to Karen's house. Ask her when she's going to come out and play with us some more.

Bobby - You can ignore the PM I sent you. I found where I saved the link.

Sue, Joanna, Lisa and all those folks lurking - Hi! I hope that things are going well for you.

To all those missing in action - Where are you?!!!

Things have been kinda nuts for me this week. I'm so glad that it's Friday!

Devin did bring his grades up (at least they were all Cs and higher this time). YEA!!! He really screwed-up first quarter and this last report card was the average of the first two quarters. Now, if he can continue the same level of effort, he should have no problem getting them ALL to Bs this next quarter. (We would be requiring higher grades than this from him if he wasn't in the gifted program at school. He's already doing high school-to-college level work in the seventh grade.)

I have been working on the t-shirt designs again this week. I've got all of the transparencies done now (for both shirts), except for the lettering which I hope to get done in the next week or so. Then I get to use them to create the screens. I'm trying to get to the point that I can start testing out the printing process by April and hope to be able to start taking orders by May or June. I'll give you guys all the specifics on sizes, prices, etc once I'm ready for production.

Well, I better get back to work. I've got a meeting in about 15 minutes.

Dori :badpc:

[Verandah Man]

TINA - Congrats to your DD! Give me a hard worker anyday...actually, give me a hard worker TODAY. Does your DD want a job?

Darlene


Hey Darlene--I give you a beep and a :wave: as we drive down the BHP tonight on the way to take Angelina to my sister's house for a weekend visit.

[sandygirl]

Hey Andy!
What time did you go by? I thought I heard a BEEP. :) Hope Angelina packed some extra warm clothes for this weekend. :cold: I talked to one of our vendors in Ocean City today and she was being blown away by a fiercely cold wind. Hope you have a nice LONG weekend!
Darlene

[sandygirl]

DORI
It amazes me the amount of work that goes into creating a t-shirt design. Guess I just never thoght about it before. Thank you for all you are putting into it for us.

Glad to hear that Devin brought up his grades! Good for him.

I'm sure you are way over-qualified for the job. But if you want to move to NJ I'd be glad to give you a shot at it. Let's see- Qualifications:

1. Know your ABC's (yes, in order)
2. Be able to file using numbers with decimals
3. Understand (very) basic construction terms, ie-footing, foundation, etc
4. Speak politely on the phone (this is a toughie)
5. Remember what day it is
6. Remember that we schedule for tomorrow (not yesterday)
7. Try not to be too, too superior when you tell everyone how over-qualified you are
8. Show up on time

If you are interested let me know!

My, my, did I have a bad day. Forgive me.
Darlene

[Verandah Man]

Hey Andy!
What time did you go by? I thought I heard a BEEP. :) Hope Angelina packed some extra warm clothes for this weekend. :cold: I talked to one of our vendors in Ocean City today and she was being blown away by a fiercely cold wind. Hope you have a nice LONG weekend!
Darlene


We went past about 6:15pm on the way down to my sister's, and about 9:15pm on the way home, I beeped both times, LOL!!! Yea, she packed some warm clothes, but we got back home and found her tooth brush on her bed.

[sandygirl]

Good thing Toothbrushes are easily replaced.

You are off Monday, aren't you?

Darlene

[ElliotFan]

Darlene -

I'm willing to take almost any job at this point. I've been upgrading Medicaid systems for the last three years. I'm what is known as an edit/audit specialist. When you get a medical explanation of benefits (EOB) which states that you are only allowed one eye exam every two years, that is an audit. Edits are data checks to make sure that the information on the current claim is accurate and correct. An audit is looking at the medical history of the recipient of the claim to make sure that things "jive" (no ingrown toenail fixes on a foot that was amputated four years ago, etc.).

I've spent this week trying to test some changes to the audit process. It seemed like, if the claim would pay then the recipient didn't have any history to check against. Or... if the recipient had a bunch of history, then I couldn't get a claim to pay (for the life of me). Claims have to be in a 'paid' status before the audits are performed against it. I was trying to determine how the process was walking through the history claims. At this point, I think that I've got keyboard-prints permanently embedded on my forehead from pounding my head against the keyboard.

So, what is it that you do for a living? From the description, it sounds like some sort of library or engineering/civil engineering type job.

Don't worry about the t-shirt gig. It's what I do to relax. I come from a very artsy/craftsy type family. It helps me to balance out the technical and creative sides of my personality.

By the way I have decided that I'm going to print several t-shirts (about 40, in various sizes) before I start taking orders. With the size of this group (150+), I want to have a head-start before I begin taking orders.

Dori :flower3:

[Verandah Man]

Good thing Toothbrushes are easily replaced.

You are off Monday, aren't you?

Darlene


Yes, I'm off on Monday!!! But we are going back Sunday afternoon to pick Angelina up, I want to get back home before the bad weather starts.

I see my doc Monday afternoon, and I'm sure I will be going back to work Tuesday morning :(

[sandygirl]

Dori
My official title is "Technical Assistant to the Construction Official". I am a public servant in local government. One of the things I love about the job is the blending of the creative and the technical. So I know what you mean. I am also a certified Paralegal. About twice a semester I teach seminars to Technical Assistants through Rutgers University. I'd love to expand on that someday.

It sounds like you have quite a puzzle to work through. I bet you love the challenge though, right. You mean to tell me there isn't a little person wearing a visor sifting through all my info looking for conflicts and inaccuracies and typing up my EOB? I'm disappointed.

I'm hoping to need a smaller size t-shirt next year. I'm also hoping to win the lottery but that doesn't seem likely either since I don't buy lottery tickets!

Darlene

[sandygirl]

Andy,
Stan was released to go back to work yesterday. He was thrilled. We see the oncologist on Monday so I'll know more then about the chemo. Looks like Monday is "doctor" day for both of you. I hope you get good news and that the weather starts to cooperate and not cause you any more injury.
Darlene

[Verandah Man]

Tell Stan congratulations, I've only been home three weeks and cabin fever has already set in with me. The only thing I wish with going back to work, would be, that is was 50 degrees warmer, then I wouldn't have to worry about snow and ice!!! Oh well, what are you going to do, that's part of life in NJ!!!

Have a nice weekend!!! :goodvibes

[Verandah Man]

O.K. So I may have had some extra time on my hands the past few weeks, but I did put it to some good use (I think). Check out this link and let me know what you think about it. This is not to replace Dori's t-shirt design, it's just something I came up when I found this website.

www.cafepress.com/castaways2006

[ElliotFan]

O.K. So I may have had some extra time on my hands the past few weeks, but I did put it to some good use (I think). Check out this link and let me know what you think about it. This is not to replace Dori's t-shirt design, it's just something I came up when I found this website.

Hey if you guys want to make it so that I only have to build one t-shirt instead of two - it's no skin off my nose! I like Andy's design too! :teeth:

I'm still trying to send some warmer weather east to you guys. Today we have blue skies and temperatures in the 50s. (The tree pollen has been 'high' for about four days now. I guess that I better get the 'springtime allergy nasal spray' refilled for both Devin and I. It looks like we're gonna need it early this year.)

Darlene -
I'm so glad to hear about Stan! I've been going through a similar situation here. My best friend's father (the friend helping me with the t-shirts, this guy is my "other Dad") just had surgery for colon cancer about a week and a half ago. He's still in the hospital because he popped a couple of his internal stitches and had to have a drain put in. They are watching him closely for signs of infection at this point. I sent him a 'boredom relief kit' the other day, filled with reading material, crossword puzzles, etc to help keep him occupied while he's stuck in a hospital bed.

And yes, as frustrating as my job can be at times, I do love the challenge. I'm the type of person that loves puzzles of all kinds and, to me, the computer programming thing is just another puzzle. I enjoy figuring out how things all fit together and how it rearranges when you change one part.

Dori :cool1:

[sandygirl]

DORI

I'm so sorry to hear your "other dad" is having complications with his surgery. To tell you the truth, Stan's complication was more nerve-wracking than the surgery itself. It took so long for the drains to do their job and collapse the abscesses. Even though he is back to work I still look for signs of infection, fever, chills, pain. We go Monday to the oncologist.

How old is your friend? Please tell him he is in our thoughts and prayers. I hope he has skilled and kind nurses. Stan did so much better under some nurses than others. Let me know how he is doing.

Darlene

[zack&alexmom]

Andy - That website is great. I love all of the options. We can all get buttons, ect. What a great idea. Hope the weather isn't too bad Monday.

Tina - Tell Brooke congrats!!! Alexandra is getting an honesty award this month. They give a character award to 7 or 8 kids a month.

Doreen - Have a safe trip. I hope you got out before the snow. I hate lake effect.

14 days until Carnival cruise - I need to start packing this weekend because the next two weeks are just crazy. In the last week my DH's grandmother died and I just found out the my step-grandfather had a heart attack this morning. He has been married to my grandmother for 26 years - I never knew my real grandfather. On top of that my FIL will be having surgery for his colon cancer soon. When it rains, it pours.

Dori - I am so jealous of your signs of spring. I can't wait!!!

Hello to everybody that I missed. I hope all are well.

Linda

[sandygirl]

LINDA
It sounds like you are having a rough time of it with family illness. I hope you can look forward to your upcoming cruise as a time to rest and regroup.
Take care,
Darlene :grouphug:

[Verandah Man]

Linda,

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. I saw on the Weather Channel yesterday that Syracuse was getting hit rather hard with snow. I can't wait for Spring to get here!!! :sunny: :flower:

Yes, I'm actually up at this god-forsaken hour, I fell asleep watching TV around 8:30 last evening and woke up at 2:30 this morning wide awake. This is going to be a very long day!!!

[ElliotFan]

Darlene - I just found out last night that my 'other dad' came home from the hospital this weekend. They even removed the drain before he left. Thank goodness! I'm not sure exactly how old he is, but would have to guess that he's in his early seventies. Don't let the age fool you. He's one of these types that doesn't slow down much. In fact when I found out about the popped stiches I told Traci (my friend) that we should have duct-taped him to the hospital bed before the anesthesia wore off (she agreed).

Linda - Don't be too jealous of our early springtime weather. It's going to cause major problems for us later this year. There is serious talk of drought in the area this summer. Our snow-pack is only about 1/3 of what it should be and that is going to adversely affect our water supply this summer when we rely on the snow melt for water. According to the news, the local water reserviors are currently stock-piling water, but they don't think that it will be enough to meet our needs. Oh goody, it sounds like we get to deal with water rationing this summer!

Dori :Pinkbounc

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

Hope you are all well, sorry I have not posted for a few days, but I have picked up a lousy chest infection and cold again.

The weather here is freezing at the moment, and the forcast this week is snow, snow, snow.

Avon is going very well and my first order came to just over £400 so I was really pleased.

Vicki will be going back to school tomorrow after having a week off, so back to the early morning run before work for me to get her to the school bus in time. I am sure the neighbours are relieved she is back tomorrow, so they dont have to hear the drum playing all day.lol

Off now to put my electric blanket on and have an early night, gosh it's ffffreezing.

Take care all

Sue :wave:

[Verandah Man]

Hi Sue,

It's getting very cloudy here in my neck of the woods, and snow is on the way. I hope the weather forecasters are correct and the snow changes to rain before tomorrow morning. Even with that, we are supposed to get 3 to 6 inches before the change over. "Think Spring" everyone!!!

:flower: :sunny: :flower:

[lynr]

Andy,
Stan was released to go back to work yesterday. He was thrilled. We see the oncologist on Monday so I'll know more then about the chemo. Looks like Monday is "doctor" day for both of you. I hope you get good news and that the weather starts to cooperate and not cause you any more injury.
Darlene

Darlene: That is great that Stan is released to go back to work. :banana: I hope all goes well at the oncologist. Be sure to give us an update.

Linda: What can I say oh my goodness you have you hands full. I will keep you in my prayers.

Dori: Glad to hear your second dad is doing better, sending pixie dust his way.

Doreen & Terry: Have a safes trip to and from your destinations.

Sue: Hope you're feeling better soon.

Andy: I hope you make out well at the doctors. Maybe he'll let you stay home until spring.

Mary Rose & Karen: My good friends where are you? :confused3 Hope all is well with both of you.

Lyn

[Verandah Man]

Andy: I hope you make out well at the doctors. Maybe he'll let you stay home until spring.


Lyn--One can only dream!!!!!!!!!

Darlene--it was fun chatting with you this afternoon, I hope I didn't surprise you too much with the call!!! We arrived home safe and sound and before any snowflakes starting falling, LOL!!! Time to hunker down for the night!!!

[sandygirl]

ANDY!!!!
It was such a nice surprise to get your call. :goodvibes It is so fun to hear someone's voice when all I usually hear is myself (in my head, not outloud!) reading posts. I'm so glad you called. I'll try to be home next time you go by. It would be so much fun to get together, and I haven't met Angelina yet.
Darlene :flower:

[sandygirl]

DORI
Duck tape works wonders for active patients. Wish I had known about it before. Glad your friend is out of the hospital and I hope his recovery runs smooth. :flower:

SUE
Sandy was playing her drumsticks today. Apparently the pad that came with them was not sufficiently loud enough, so she set up a box to tap on. That was loud! Just glad she didn't confiscate a pot from the kitchen. She was having a blast. Nice that your Avon is starting out well. Hope you feel better :goodvibes .

Darlene

[mikayla'sMom]

Well, hello there :wave2:

I am FINALLY up to date. I have been trying to catch up for weeks now! I feel as though I know all of you. We are: me Heather (36), dh BOB-Don (35) and dd (7). Ages as of cruise, infact my daughter is turning 7 on the 22nd. We also have early seating. My mother is coming (I think) and maybe her husband? Long story!

A little backround on our cruise experience: I have cruised The Big Red Boat (1) and RCC (2) (once with my husband, his first). We are DVC members at Beach Club and love it. My daughter and I are Disney crazy. My husband thinks we are nuts! So I, anyway, should fit in with the group.

We seem to be the only one's who are doing DCL for the 1st time and with young ones. I have been waiting to do this, but now I see I should not have waited. :flower:

One thing you should know about me.......I am a horrible with spelling.....where is the spell check anyway. :confused3

[ElliotFan]

One thing you should know about me.......I am a horrible with spelling.....where is the spell check anyway. :confused3


Heather - Welcome! Here's a little poem I found about spell checkers. Hopefully it will make you feel better about your skills in that department.


SPELL CZECH

Eye halve a spelling chequer. It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques for my revue miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word and weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write. It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid, it nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite. Its rarely ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it, I am shore your pleased two no.
It’s letter perfect in it’s weigh. My chequer tolled me sew.


Dori :rotfl2:

[sandygirl]

WELCOME HEATHER
We are looking forward to getting to know you and your family. My DD will turn 9 on the 20th. We are veterans of DCL and still love it. We are also DVC Members (VWL). You re going to have a great time anticipating the cruise with this bunch of Castaways!

Darlene

[sandygirl]

ANDY
All my snow is gone! :goodvibes
Here's some :wizard: for tomorrow.
Darlene

[mikayla'sMom]

Dori.. I am rofl :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

That was actually hard to read! I guess I am not that bad!

Thank you for the warm :sunny: welcolme!

Darlene: Thank you also for the welcome. Maybe they should have a joint celebration! :bday: My daughter's friends are mostly boys anyway! I hope that will eventually change or I will be in BIG trouble! I was actually trying to convince my dh to stay at VWL in Nov. this year, but he loves the BCV's. We stayed at the VWL about 3 years ago and it was really nice.

[8 Ears]

Darlene, we have 4 inches and it is still snowing. Would be more than willing to pack it up and send to you?! :flower:

Mary

[Verandah Man]

Welcome Aboard Heather and Family!!! Glad you found us and were able to read through the thread!!!

Just about all our snow is gone here already as well, we had only about 2 inches of snow before it changed over to rain. I just arrived home from PT and seeing the doc, I "WILL" be returning to work Tuesday morning. I know I will have a lot of catching up to do as the meter readings are about two weeks behind. I hope my boss keeps Jason on for another week or so to help me catch up. I feel my knee is about 85 percent back to normal, tomorrow will be the big test.

Mary, you can keep all that snow up your way, thank you very much. I've had enough of it already!!! I'm ready for :sunny: 70 degree days!!!

[lynr]

We are: me Heather (36), dh BOB-Don (35) and dd (7).

Heather: Welcome the more the merrier. By the way we are all Disney Nuts so you fit right in.

We are a fun group :banana: just wait and see, we can get really silly :rotfl2: It's been alittle quiet around here lately but we seem to keep the thread going. As we get closer to the cruise we'll all be on everyday.

Lyn

[mikayla'sMom]

Andy - Thank you for the welcome. Sorry you are going back to work, but glad you are doing well enough to go back. Also late congratulations on your early retirement.

Lyn - I can see I am in good company. I am actually glad it was slow for awhile, or I don't think I could have ever caught up on this thread! :rotfl: I am glad I got the chance and will enjoy getting to know you all.

Terry - I have suffered with SAD for many years, but not every year. I am here if you need to chat.

Well, I am not sure how happy you will be with me close to departure :rolleyes1 . I always over plan and considering it is my first DCL cruise, we are all in :rolleyes1 trouble!

[Verandah Man]

Hey Lyn--check out your post total 666.

Heather--I only wish about the early retirement, I got more BAD news about that the other day. It appears the report from the township treasurer wasn't all that accurate. I heard from the township administrator this past Thursday, and he said even though I have enough years in with the township, I still need to be at least 55 to have my health benfits paid for after retirement. I only hope these knees can hold out another five more years. :confused3
BTW, we are also from central South Jersey.

Andy

[mikayla'sMom]

Andy - Real sorry to hear the change in news :sad2:. Any chance they could be wrong this time :wizard:. It will all work out either way, we could use you here in NJ for a few more years ;). I am never sure where to say I live. I am originally from North Jersey. When we went to the beach, it was always "down the shore". I live off 195. and 15 min. from Belmar.

I hope this doesn't come across wrong, but I think Angelina is very luck that you picked her. I was adopted too. My brother was also (different birth parents). My Mom mostly raised us alone, but I am lucky and have a GREAT family.

[Verandah Man]

Heather we are farther south in "central" Jersey, just across the Delaware River from the Philadelphia International Airport.

My DW and I feel as though we are the lucky ones, we waited 15 years for Angelina to come into our lives, and it was worth the wait!!! :goodvibes :) :goodvibes

Andy

[mikayla'sMom]

Andy - Most people say I am from South Jersey, but when you look at the state, it really is central. I guess along the coast as long as you are south of Sandy Hook, you are south. :confused3

I actually always argue with my Mom as to who is the lucky one! My dd is from my husband and I, but it was a difficult 5 yrs waiting. We again, have been trying for 5 yrs., and I am just about to give up. But if my dd is all there is, I have sincerely been blessed. She is very much a handfull! The things that I love about her the most, are the ones that drive me the most crazy! She has a very large personality!

Good luck Tuesday and be careful!

[Verandah Man]

Heather, that is a cute photo in your sig!!! It's time for me to call it a night, got to get my rest for tomorrow!!!

[ElliotFan]

Andy - BUMMER!!!! I'm sorry that you won't be able to retire as early as you thought. I was so looking forward to the camp-out on your front lawn before the cruise! :sad2:

Mary - You can send the snow my way, as long as you aim it toward the mountains for us. I know that the local skiers would appreciate more snow at this point. :umbrella:

Darlene - I have a friend at work that is interested in para-legal work, but isn't exactly sure what the job entails. I was wondering if you could PM me your email address, so she could contact you to get a better idea about it. (She is sooo ready to get out of the IT industry and wants to make sure that it won't be some sort of glorifed secretary position before she decides what she wants to do.) :badpc:

Everybody - Devin is watching over my shoulder and wants me to tell you guys "HI!". :jumping1:


Dori :cool1:

[Verandah Man]

Andy - BUMMER!!!! I'm sorry that you won't be able to retire as early as you thought. I was so looking forward to the camp-out on your front lawn before the cruise!

Well, it's just after 5am here on the east coast and I couldn't sleep any longer. I woke up at 4:50 after having a dream that I had just returned to work and my work car was sitting there waiting for me. It's funny, I even remembered the license plate number and that was in my dream as well. In a few shorts hours, I will be out hitting the pavements again. Lucky me, at least it "isn't" freezing cold here this morning.

We will still be staying at my mom's house the night before our August 2006 cruise, so bring your tent along with you, I'm sure my mom won't mind!!!

[sandygirl]

ANDY
Hope you have a good day at work. Watch those knees!
Just an opinion: Did you get your response from the Admin in writing? The policy must be written down somewhere, Personnel Policy, Union Contract, Resolution. I'd want to see it for myself before dashing all hope.
And just in case you DO need to wait the extra 5 years, remember, slow and steady wins the race.
Darlene

[lynr]

Heather: Your daughter is gorgeous!!! :flower:

Andy: I can't believe that they told you that you could retire and then turn around and say you can't. You would think they would have checked everything out before they told you in the first place. :confused3 How depressing now you have to work for five more years.

Lyn

[sandygirl]

LYN - How is Matt doing?
Darlene

[lynr]

Darlene:

Matt is fine health wise. He is doing well being a teenager, tormenting his parents. He is getting ready for prom, senior trip and basically having a good time for the rest of his senior year. :banana:

In one way I can't wait for June so that we can be done with school, but in another way I am sad because my baby is growning up. At graduation I will be a mess, when my oldest graduated I cried through the whole ceremony. Just imagine what I will be like when they get married.

Lyn

[Verandah Man]

Just got in for lunch, the morning went O.K., having some pain, but other than that it wasn't too bad, except to find out that I am 6 meter books behind where I should be this quarter. Looks like I have my work cut out for me between now and April 1st.

BTW, I'm still going to try and find in writing what the township policy is about retirement, wish me luck.

[ElliotFan]

GOOD LUCK, ANDY!!!!!!

Here's some pixie dust to bless your efforts!
:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

And a few good vibes, for good measure.
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes


Dori :cool1:

[sandygirl]

LYN - I can totally relate about graduation. It is certainly a bitter-sweet time, for all of you. I'm glad Matt is feeling well and enjoying the rest of his senior year. Go ahead and cry...you're the mom. I'd love to see you post a photo from the Prom. Oh heck, maybe I'll go ahead and cry with you...

Darlene

[mikayla'sMom]

Andy & Lyn - Thank you both for the compliments on my dd. The only problem is she knows it. :love: It also has a way of getting her out of trouble. Everybody thinks she is such an angel! :rolleyes1

Andy: Hope the rest of your day was OK. Hopefully you got a chance to put your feet up and relax. Also, I agree with Darlene, check what it says on paper. I will send pixie dust to you and hope for the best.
:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Lyn: I cried at my dd's preschool graduation! :blush: I cried at her 1st dance recital. :blush: I guess I am in alot of trouble for the future. :confused3

I hope everyone is feeling better :flower:

[Verandah Man]

After lunch I turned the meter book that I had finished and got the next book and got started on that one. I came home after work, rested my knee, and kept putting ice on it to help bring the swelling down from being on it all day. The ice did help, I felt much better by bedtime. One good thing I found when I woke up this morning, "NO" snow like I heard we might get before I went to bed last night, that made me feel better this morning!!!

:wave2:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Andy,

I got your snow this time :rotfl2:
Got 1/4 inch of the icy stuff here in CT.


Ed in CT,

[Verandah Man]

Andy,

I got your snow this time :rotfl2:
Got 1/4 inch of the icy stuff here in CT.


Ed in CT,

Hey Ed,

As far as I'm concerned, you can keep all that white stuff, I don't care if I never, ever, see anymore of that stuff again. The problem is, we are supposed to have some more Thursday afternoon, than again more early next week.

Glad to see you found your way over to our cruise meets thread!!!

Andy

[florida sun]

Hi Guys

Well how are you all, I am feeling a little better after my cold but still have a very sore throat, which is amazing really as I had my tonsils removed when I was 21!!

Right I have now had time to catch up a little on the last few posts, so here we go:

Heather: Welcome aboard, lovley to have you join us, and by the way your daughter is absoultley adorable, I remember when my not so little girl was all smiles and cute as a button, she is now (as she tells me) "A drum playing,football loving,music mad, 14 year old teenager". But she's still my little girl to me lol.

Andy: My dear friend, I can not believe your retirement plans seem to be on hold again, have you managed to find out anymore information? Well lets just look forward to our holidays this August and our wonderful cruise August 2006, that will pass away 18 months stright away.Good luck in catching up with your meter books.

Dori: How are you, tell Devin HI right back to him from across the pond.

Darlene: Hope you are well, How is Stan?

Lyn:So glad that Matt is well, go ahead and have a good blubber at his graduation, thats what us mums are supposed to do. Dont forget to take plenty of pics for us to see.

Tina: How are you? Hope everything is ok. Look forward to speaking to you soon, Vicki loved the photos by the way, thanks for the email.

Hope all my other friends are well, Doreen,Karen,Terry,Joanna,Bobby,Ginny,Diane,Bev and Lisa and of course anybody elae I may have forgotten.

And last but not least, Mary Rose: How are you, hope you are lurking once in a while so you see we have not forgotten you, hope things have improved and the job hunting is going well. My best wishes to you always.

Speak soon,

Sue :wave:

[Verandah Man]

I talked to the personnel director this afternoon and she read the township ordinance to me out of the ordinance book word for word. It states that an employee must have 20 years service "AND" attain the age of 55 to have all health benefits paid for by the township upon retirement. She did tell me not to get my hopes up, but she is going to try and see if I might be able to retire early and get my benefits paid for because of my medical condition, and the fact that in May I will have 26 years service in with the township. I'm not giving up all hope just yet. Just thought I'd share this news with you. The personnel director said she will get in touch with me once she knows something for sure. Keep those good thoughts and prayers going upward!!!

Sue--I hope you feel better real soon!!!!!

Andy

[florida sun]

Andy: I am keeping everything crossed for you, good luck, keep us posted.

By the way I celebrate 25 years service with my company this year, but as it stands at the moment I can still see me working there for another 22.

For 25 years service with my company I can have a party or Dinner for up to 50 collegues and I can select a piece of jewellery to the value of £500($900) approx. Not sure what to go for yet, but my boss has asked me "would I like holiday vouchers instead of jewellery" as she knows I am not much of a jewel fan and that I love my holidays. What do you think I should go for, I am very excited about this. I do love my holidays, but will I regret not having a momento of my 25 years.

Any thoughts ?

Sue :wave:

[Verandah Man]

If it was me............I'd take the holiday vouchers, as I could share the holiday time with my family.

[ElliotFan]

Hi Guys

Well how are you all, I am feeling a little better after my cold but still have a very sore throat, which is amazing really as I had my tonsils removed when I was 21!!

Speak soon,

Sue :wave:

Oh boy! Can I sympathize with that one! I had my tonsils out during Christmas break my senior year of high school. (After 10 cases of tonsilitis and strep throat in two years.) I remember that ice cream and popsicles helped a lot when the throat was really sore. However, may I recommend a picher of smoothies instead? Even if it doesn't make the sore throat go away, you won't care. :rotfl:

Dori :cool1:

[sandygirl]

SUE
IMHO TAKE THE HOLIDAY VOUCHERS! Jewelry will sit inanimatedly (is that a word?) in your jewelry box but the holiday will live forever in the hearts and minds of you and your family.

Just my humble opinion. Congratulations on your 25th anniversary!

Darlene

[sandygirl]

Andy, my friend, do not give up hope.

The governing body can make an exception to its own rules. It helps if they LIKE you. Hope Personnel can make some headway for you. Let us know how it is going.

Darlene

[Verandah Man]

Andy, my friend, do not give up hope.

The governing body can make an exception to its own rules. It helps if they LIKE you. Hope Personnel can make some headway for you. Let us know how it is going.

Darlene


I did hear that there were some exceptions made in the past, I'm hoping I'm one of the exceptions in the near future!!!

[ElliotFan]

I did hear that there were some exceptions made in the past, I'm hoping I'm one of the exceptions in the near future!!!

If truth be told...

If your knees don't hold up, then they will have the choice of giving you the early retirement or putting you on disability until you are eligible for retirement. (It kinda works out to the same thing, doesn't it?)

Dori :flower:

[Verandah Man]

If truth be told...

If your knees don't hold up, then they will have the choice of giving you the early retirement or putting you on disability until you are eligible for retirement. (It kinda works out to the same thing, doesn't it?)

Dori :flower:


Actually, if I went out on ordinary disability pension, I won't get as much $$ as if I went out on early retirement because of the number of years service I have in. The disability pension would come out to 40% of my current income, where my early retirement comes out to nearly 50% of my current income. The difference is about $200.00 a month.

[ElliotFan]

Andy - Question - If they ended up putting you on disability, would that be the level you would stay at forever, or would it only be for a couple of years until you were eligible for retirement? (It's nice to know this kind of stuff for future reference.)

By the way, I keep trying to send you guys some of our weather, but it doesn't seem to be working and it just keeps getting warmer here. Today were reached the low 60s.

Dori :sunny:

[8 Ears]

Dori, sorry to hear about your warm weather :rolleyes: , we made it up to 24 f today :rotfl: It was sunny :sunny: though

[Verandah Man]

Andy - Question - If they ended up putting you on disability, would that be the level you would stay at forever, or would it only be for a couple of years until you were eligible for retirement? (It's nice to know this kind of stuff for future reference.)

By the way, I keep trying to send you guys some of our weather, but it doesn't seem to be working and it just keeps getting warmer here. Today were reached the low 60s.

Dori :sunny:


Yes, if I went out on disability, I would stay on that forever, there is no changing once I sign up. We are expecting 5-8 inches of snow starting Thursday morning, I would love for it to be 60 degrees!!!

[ElliotFan]

Andy - Man! That stinks! Thanks for the warning, since I have some health problems of my own. (It's nice to know!)

I'll keep trying to send the weather east. :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

Dori :cool1:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Hello all,
Let me introduce another family for the Special Western Cruise.

Just booked on the 8/19/06 cruise.
First time cruisers. Me- Ed, DW -Beth and DD- Caitlin,

at time of cruise Me -49, DW-49 and dd- 9.

I've been lurking for a little while and have just finished all 147 pages of posts.


We are staying in a cat 6 room. # 6088.

Andy, we too have more snow on the way. I don't want it either. :sad2:

Anyone want to join me and hang that ground-hog up by his paws


In the coming days I hope to get to know you all better,
after reading all these posts, I feel part of the cruise already.

And I like the name "The Cruising Castaways" too.
__________________

[Verandah Man]

Dori, I'm sure each company does things differently, it just so happens this is how it would work out for me. That's why I have to be very careful with making my selection how I want to retire.

[Verandah Man]

As I said on the other board a few minutes ago Ed, "WELCOME ABOARD to the CRUISIN' CASTAWAYS CRUISE!!!" :cool1:

Looking forward to meeting you in August 2006!!! :cool1:

It looks as though you will be checking out of the Fort Wilderness Cabins as we are checking in the Fort Wilderness Cabins this August.

Andy

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Andy,

Thank you, your partially responsible for us being on board.
Thanks for pointing out, my ex agent was wrong, when they said this cruise as sold out.


I forgot to mention in my last email, we have the 6 pm seating for dinner.


Oh for those who are trying to figure out why your counters are wrong,
The DIS Board has announced they have disabled the html code. You will need to use a differant source for your counters.

Go to http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=748671
for the details.

[Verandah Man]

Andy,

Thank you, your partially responsible for us being on board.
Thanks for pointing out, my ex agent was wrong, when they said this cruise as sold out.


I forgot to mention in my last email, we have the 6 pm seating for dinner.


Oh for those who are trying to figure out why your counters are wrong,
The DIS Board has announced they have disabled the html code. You will need to use a differant source for your counters.

Go to http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=748671
for the details.


Thanks Ed, I was wondering what was going on with my countdown clocks, mine will have to wait until tomorrow to get fixed, I'm off to bed.

It is supposed to start snowing here between 8-10am on Thursday, and dumping 4-8 inches on us before it ends. Come on Spring!!!

[SeaSpray]

Just wanted to pop in and say HI EVERYONE, including the new people! :wave2:

Just got back from NJ last night (had the BEST time being with my sister, niece, and my dad :sunny: ) , had a million things to do today, and I am probably quitting my job tomorrow. (In a nutshell: You probably remember, I work 1 day a week for our accountant, out of her home, and it's a long story, but I just can't work there anymore. Her live-in boyfriend is a drug addict and is wanted by the police, and I fear for my safety with him there :worried: , so I am quitting).

The kids are off of school all this week. Craig's been using his car a LOT during this past week, which is his first week on the road! LOL :moped:

Anyway, I hope you're all doing OK. I sincerely apologise for not writing any personal messages right now, but I definitely will as soon as I get the chance! Hugs to all of you! :grouphug:

[Verandah Man]

Terry, I think your choice is very wise, not worth having your life in danger for a one day a week job. Stay safe and take care of yourself.

How is mom adjusting with the new driver in the house? Angelina is only a couple of years away form being able to drive, and I'm already getting nervous about that.

[sandygirl]

ANDY - I'm watching the snow come down outside my window and praying for you today.

TERRY - Sometimes you have to make those decisions. I'm sure, if need be, you will find a job that fits you and is safe. You should not have to worry about safety.

DORI - Did your friend get my e-mail?

:cold: Sitting in the snowy Northeast, waiting for Spring or a Cruise, whichever comes first. :sunny:

Darlene

[sandygirl]

WELCOME ED AND FAMILY!!
Sandy will be so happy to hear there is another friend for her to meet. She will turn 9 onboard.
Darlene

[Ct_TiggerFan]

WELCOME ED AND FAMILY!!
Sandy will be so happy to hear there is another friend for her to meet. She will turn 9 onboard.
Darlene


Thank you, for the welcome aboard.


Caitlin will be overjoyed when we tell her, there will be other girls on board near her age, My dd is a social gal when it comes to other kids, (young or older than her. :rotfl2: , She is an only child so you can image how happy :cheer2: she will be.

Caitlin's bday is at the end of June

[Verandah Man]

Thanks Darlene, I just finished reading a meter book before lunch, it had over 50 curb meters in it and I got those done before it starting snowing real hard. I finished the other 75 meters in the book walking through the snow, being very careful "NOT" to slip!!! Not sure what I'm going to do after I turn this meter book in this afternoon. Isn't it Spring time yet??? :confused3

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Oh boy, I started another page. :)


Andy,
Take it slow, no more sliding around.

I still think I'm gonna hunt down that goundhog :rotfl2:

It hasnt started here yet, but we know it will.

Saying about 5-7 inches to hit in this part of the state
will be starting about 1hr before I head home for the night
Roads will be a mess


Ed in Ct

[ElliotFan]

Darlene - Yes, my friend got your email, but hasn't had time to respond to it yet.

Ed - Welcome! Devin and I both have late June birthdays, too.

Andy - Be careful! Maybe you should get yourself a pair of track cleats or golf shoes (the kind with metal cleats) to prevent slippage.

Terry - It's too bad that you have to do the work over at her house. Is there any way that you could do the work from home? But your well being is much more important than any job.

Sue - I hope that the sore throat is better soon.

Have a great day everyone! Now I better get back to work. (You DO realize that work is a 4-letter word, don't you?)

Dori :sunny:

[Verandah Man]

Luckily, the roads were still rather warm and the snow hasn't started sticking to the roads, but the ground is already covered. We are expected to get about 5-8" before the storm ends.

[Verandah Man]

Have a great day everyone! Now I better get back to work. (You DO realize that work is a 4-letter word, don't you?)


Boy, do I ever!!! :scared1:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Dori - Thanks for the welcome, and I have a few other four letters words for work, :rotfl2: , but its does pay the bills, :rotfl:
well most of the time it does.


Andy, Forgot the cleats get a flame thrower.


I'm lucky I guess, I support the web servers were I work, so I get to hop online a few times a day.

[ElliotFan]

I'm lucky I guess, I support the web servers were I work, so I get to hop online a few times a day.

Another "computer geek"! All right! :rotfl:

That's how I get away with it too. I just keep a window open, but minimized, on the DIS board site. That way I can jump over and check it out while programs are compiling, queries are running, etc.

Dori :badpc:

[mikayla'sMom]

Sue - Thank you. My daughter appears to be sweet as pie. :rolleyes1 I hope you are feeling better. It is going around and around. Congratulations on your 25th year! :cheer2: :cheer2: I would take the vouchers, more time to spend in sunny Florida! :sunny:

Ct_TiggerFan - Welcome to you and your family! :wave: My dd will be turning 7 on the cruise, too bad they will be in different clubs. :sad2: My dd idolizes older kids. We also have early seating. Did you say this was your first cruise? Disney or anyline?

Terry - Welcome home and glad you had a good time. Sorry you have to let the job go. I used to work at home when my dd was a baby, but it didn't work out.

Andy - I hope they go out of thier way to make it work for you! Not many people stay working at the same place for long anymore. Our mail came 6 hrs. early, so I guess they had an early start! :cold:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Another "computer geek"! All right! :rotfl:

:badpc:

Yep, been in this field since 1979, not sure if "geek" is right word or dinosaur
:rotfl2:

Started before pc's were around, I remeber card decks :earseek:

I' been working at this company for last 15 years.

Have been a computer operator, programer, analyst, email admin, now in web
technical support. (Sr Techonlogy Analyst / AVP) :Pinkbounc big woof :rotfl2:


On of these days I might hold down a job :rotfl2:


Andy,

I know the feeling about retirement, I have another 18 years to go for full benefits, 10 years for partial at company, but then still need another 7 for SS. :confused3 . But by that time my dd will be ready for College
and me the poor house. :sad2:

Oh well, hi ho, hi ho its off to work I go. :worship: hoping comuters stay up. :rotfl2:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Heather,

This will be our first cruise, :cool1: :cheer2: Disney or otherwise,

We too have the first seating group.

So far I know of two b-days on board now. I suspect many more.
But at least two from this group.

[ElliotFan]

Yep, been in this field since 1979, not sure if "geek" is right word or dinosaur
:rotfl2:
Started before pc's were around, I remember card decks

I'm right there with ya, Ed. I got into the field just as punch cards were being phased out. I first learned to program in Basic on a TSR-80. (Oh boy, I just really dated myself there, huh?) I've done everything in the field from Data Tape Librarian for an entire DP department to Data Entry Clerk to Information Analyst (my current title). So if you're a relic, then I guess that I am too!

Time to go track down a problem. I just got the info I needed via email.

Dori :badpc:

[mikayla'sMom]

This will be our first cruise, Disney or otherwise,

This will be my 4th, dh Bob-Don's 2nd and little dd Mikayla's 1st. You are going to love cruising. :love: It is so relaxing and crazy and fun. You can do as much or as little as you want. This will be our 1st time on DCL and I can't wait :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2: . We spend alot of time in WDW, but this will be something else. I wonder if I will miss WDW in 2006? :confused3 I have a feeling after the cruise I may find it hard to use my DVC points at home again. :confused3 I guess not a bad position to be in...I really should not complain. :flower:

[allshookup]

Hi all! I've been lurking lately and keeping up with everyone but I just wanted to say hello to everyone & welcome to the new families that have signed up.

Andy I hope you get to retire early. We will be heading to FL July/2007 & I was hoping we'd be neighbors! My mom lives in The Villages of Lady Lake which is about 1 hour north of Disney also. Wonder if she's close to your Mom? We will be moving to the Gulf coast most likely around Sarasota. I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Terry sorry to hear about your job. Maybe you could find something else that doesn't have a lot of hours. I work 5 days a week but it only adds up to 10 hours. Not really worth the check I bring home every week but I'm a lunch monitor and it gives me a lot of experience with elementary age children before I actually become a teacher in FL. After watching hundreds of kids at a time....I am looking forward to a classroom of 20/30 kids.

It is Feb vacation here but my DD and I have a miserable cold so just laying low & yes we are getting that snow too and they say more on Monday! When will it end???

Diane

[mikayla'sMom]

Diane - Thank you for the welcome. I hope you and your daughter feel better soon. How long have you done the lunch monitor thing? Is it as bad as I hear? My dd's principal has asked if I would be interesed in doing this. I said this year I couldn't because my dd in in half day K, but maybe next year. Then my friend said I would be have to be crazy to take that joc, they can never keep anyone in that position. What are your thoughts?

[allshookup]

Hi Heather! It is definitely not for the faint hearted ha ha! Actually it is not that bad, at least not in our elementary school. We have a great principal who basically says it is my job to keep them safe only & all disipline should be left up to him. Of course if I sent a child for every little infraction he would not have a moment's peace, but it is nice to know that I can send anyone at anytime & the children know it too. It was really tough at first because I think they test you, just like having your own children, but if you let them know you won't put up with any back talk, running around at lunch, throwing food, or pushing on the playground (am I scaring you?), they respect you. It took a few months, but I really enjoy interacting with them all now that I know them. Like any job, some days are better than others depending on the moon cycle (just kidding don't know why they are crazier some days than others), but those two hours go so fast it is amazing. If you do give it a try...give it a couple of months before you decide for sure. Good luck!

[Verandah Man]

We sure have been a chatty group today, must have something to do with all the snow falling down. I made it through the day without any slips or falls!!! I'm so proud of myself!!! LOL!!!

:bounce: :banana: :bounce:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Wow New page twice in a day !!!

Got to do our job top keep the posts near the top of the list :rotfl2:

[ElliotFan]

We sure have been a chatty group today, must have something to do with all the snow falling down. I made it through the day without any slips or falls!!! I'm so proud of myself!!! LOL!!!

:bounce: :banana: :bounce:
Not for all of us! We actually ended up breaking 70 degrees yesterday and we have another gorgeous day again today. I'm still trying to send some of our sun your way, but it's not cooperating, at all! :sunny:

I'm glad that you made it through the day with no mishaps! :cheer2:

Dori :badpc:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

I'm still trying to send some of our sun your way, but it's not cooperating, at all! :sunny:
Dori :badpc:


Ok Geek talk. If we set up a peer to peer network maybe we could get that sun this way :rotfl2: :sunny:

[Verandah Man]

Sun, did somebody say sun, I would love to see the sun.........that's a lot better to look at then this stinking white stuff falling down from the sky!!!

Oh no, the street in front of our house is starting to get covered over, I hope this stuff stops soon!!!

Sun, I need the sun!!! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[ElliotFan]

Ok Geek talk. If we set up a peer to peer network maybe we could get that sun this way :rotfl2: :sunny:

The network is in place, but I think that the server is down! Maybe you joined our group just in time, Ed. Get to work on it, okay? :rotfl:

Dori :rotfl2:

[ElliotFan]

Sun, did somebody say sun, I would love to see the sun.........that's a lot better to look at then this stinking white stuff falling down from the sky!!!

Oh no, the street in front of our house is starting to get covered over, I hope this stuff stops soon!!!

Sun, I need the sun!!! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

Andy - You are more than welcome to come visit me. And I won't even put you to work screening t-shirts! :rotfl2:

Dori :sunny:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Oh I can see this is gonna be a fun bunch. :cool1: :flower: :banana: :Pinkbounc

[Verandah Man]

Andy - You are more than welcome to come visit me. And I won't even put you to work screening t-shirts! :rotfl2:

Dori :sunny:


I don't know about that, you "might" change your mind after I get there and put me to work, I know how you women think!!! :rotfl:

Yep, I think this is going to be a fun bunch for sure!!! :rotfl:

Dinner time here, roast pork, mashed 'taters, and creamed corn, yum yum, later guys!!!

:wave2:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Dinner time here, roast pork, mashed 'taters, and creamed corn, yum yum, later guys!!!
:wave2:


mmmm mmmmm Good,


Well time to head home, before the snow hits in CT :wave2:
catch you later

[Verandah Man]

I laid down on the couch, to rest my eyes, after eating dinner. I just woke up!!! Man, it's still snowing here like crazy. I've had enough of it already, at least Survivor is on tonight!!! :)

[Ct_TiggerFan]

The couch will do that to you sometimes.
Well I got home just as the snow began here in Ct.


I sure hate shoveling this stuff. Well the cars are parked end to end to cut down on the driveway size.


Gotta see who Donald will fire tonight. What a bunch of wieners they have on the show this time :rotfl2:

[Verandah Man]

Yea, I'll be watching the Donald, once Survivor goes off. It's a good night to curl back up on the couch, but this time I plan on staying awake!!!

[sandygirl]

We sure have been a chatty group today, must have something to do with all the snow falling down. I made it through the day without any slips or falls!!! I'm so proud of myself!!! LOL!!!

:bounce: :banana: :bounce:
:cheer2: We are proud of you too! :cheer2: And glad!
Darlene

[sandygirl]

DORI
Stan was asking me who Dori is. He thought you might be a cousin of mine with a similar name. When I started to explain that you were on the cruise and lived in Washington State he remembered exactly who you were. He remembered that you had your son with you and you broke your fingernail and he described your 70's outfit. Pretty good for a guy who can't remember what I told him 5 minutes ago!
Darlene

[ElliotFan]

Ed - I just noticed your tag. I love it! I'm a big fan of duct tape myself. You should see some of the looks I get from people when I'm out in public and have to warn Devin, "Now don't make me pull out the the duct tape!". (I keep telling him that I'm gonna wrap him up in duct tape and throw him in the closet until he's old enough to act civilized. He'll be 13 this summer.) He usually just looks at me and laughs. He knows his mom entirely too well.

Dori :cool1:

P.S - In case you haven't noticed yet, I've got a rather perverse sense of humor. Fortunately, Devin does too.

[ElliotFan]

DORI
Stan was asking me who Dori is. He thought you might be a cousin of mine with a similar name. When I started to explain that you were on the cruise and lived in Washington State he remembered exactly who you were. He remembered that you had your son with you and you broke your fingernail and he described your 70's outfit. Pretty good for a guy who can't remember what I told him 5 minutes ago!
Darlene


Go figure! :rotfl2:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

P.S - In case you haven't noticed yet, I've got a rather perverse sense of humor. Fortunately, Devin does too.


Must be a result of working with those puters all those years. :rotfl2:

A long time friend of mine and I formed a group back in the 70's called
"Insanity Ink" the tag line is ,




Imagine pointing at your head while saying
"we're all a little crazy" Up here.

[ElliotFan]

Must be a result of working with those puters all those years. :rotfl2:

A long time friend of mine and I formed a group back in the 70's called
"Insanity Ink" the tag line is ,
Imagine pointing at your head while saying
"we're all a little crazy" Up here.

Only a little? I'm convinced that anyone working in a technical field (math, computers, engineering, etc) must be crazy. I think that it's a prerequisite for the job. (Devin's dad is a mechanical engineer. The poor kid doesn't stand a chance!) :rotfl:

Dori :badpc:

[ElliotFan]

For those of you that missed seeing me at the 60s Party on board. Here's the outfit that Stan was talking about. This is me with the cast members from the party.

Dori :flower:

Flower Power!

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Only a little? I'm convinced that anyone working in a technical field (math, computers, engineering, etc) must be crazy. I think that it's a prerequisite for the job. (Devin's dad is a mechanical engineer. The poor kid doesn't stand a chance!) :rotfl:

Dori :badpc:


Truer words have never been spoken. :teeth:

Its worse on this end, before I started with computers, I was repairing power supplies and telex machines lol.

[ElliotFan]

Oh Ed! It's worse on my end than you think. I got turned onto computers in high school and I have a BS in math with a minor in computers. (How sick is that?!!!)

Dori :crazy:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

I think we must have crossed simular paths.

My High School had a computer club, Yep I was a member, You had to punch your basic programs and run them in using a paper tape reader.

Boy I haven thought about that in over 30 years,

[ElliotFan]

It's worse than you think! There was only one computer class in my high school. I was one of only two girls and I had the highest grade in the class. (Made me really popular, let me tell you! Good thing that I was already dating Devin's dad or I don't think that I would have had a single date in high school.)

Dori :rolleyes:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

It's worse than you think! There was only one computer class in my high school. I was one of only two girls and I had the highest grade in the class. (Made me really popular, let me tell you! Good thing that I was already dating Devin's dad or I don't think that I would have had a single date in high school.)

Dori :rolleyes:


Yep I bet your were real popular

[mikayla'sMom]

Dianne - Thanks for the information. Yes, I believe you may have terrified me! :scared: :scared: Actually, I think I will try it. Unless I need to go back fulltime. Then it will be back to billing, payables and the rest of that boring stuff! I wonder how my dd would feel about seeing me at school. Right now, she is too you to see it as a bad thing. :rolleyes1 Thanks again!

[ElliotFan]

Yep I bet your were real popular

Only when my classmates wanted to be tutored in math or computers! :badpc:

Heather - Your daughter is still young enough to think that it's okay to have mom at school. Just wait until she hits junior high! :teeth:

Dori :cool1:

[mikayla'sMom]

Gotta see who Donald will fire tonight. What a bunch of wieners they have on the show this time

Ed, I agree where did they get these people anyway! :rotfl:

Dori - great picture! :rotfl2:

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Heather,

Look at it this way, In a couple of years if you need to embarrass your dd,

what good chances you will have :rotfl2:

[mikayla'sMom]

Ed - :rotfl2: :rotfl2: You are soo right! :rolleyes1 I better start on those posters right away.....

[ElliotFan]

Heather,

Look at it this way, In a couple of years if you need to embarrass your dd,

what good chances you will have :rotfl2:

Heather - Don't forget that there are other ways too! Don't forget about those cute, bare butt shots of them as babies. Keep them handy and threaten to show them to friends and sweethearts. Keeps them in-line every time! :rotfl:

Dori :)