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TiggerKing

04-27-2006, 03:22 PM

Which rooms are you both in??

DW and I are in 6634, and Momx4 is in 6636 (if I remember correctly).

Dixielady908

04-27-2006, 09:30 PM

pirate: Not sure about dressing up for pirate night. I mentioned this to my husband and he thought that it may be fun and I think the kids traveling in our party are planning on dressing....Well see what kind of stuff I find around halloween....!!!

:banana: Cant wait to see the "Hot Legs" sounds exciting!!!!

Denise

mom x4,grandma x4

04-28-2006, 08:46 AM

I am dressing up for pirate night. I have one outfit I wear everytime we sail. I love it, so much fun because so many others do it too!
Not sure about DH yet. He will at least have a pirate t-shirt on and the head bandana, we'll see about the rest. Our last cruise on the Magic at least 2/3 of the people were dressed up some way, shape or form!! Those who wernt all asked, How did you know to dress up?? They didnt know about pirate night. Obviously they dont read the Dis boards!
If DCL would let people know about this, even more would dress up and join in the fun!!!
mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy

DisneyDarling

04-28-2006, 08:47 AM

disneediva

04-28-2006, 08:11 PM

Tiggerking, we had a great time and the cabin was awesome. The kids were a little frightened due to the bear attack while we were there but overall it was a grand trip.
Count us in on those linked ressies, do you think the dining staff will be able to handle all us Disers in one swoop :cool1: then again if the rumors are true we will be a cake walk compared to Lampy :banana: LOL feel the love Lampy feel the love..... :love: :love: :love:
hope everyone has a great weekend DS is having his party tomorrow and its Fear Factor this should be interesting

Wendy

feenie

04-28-2006, 08:52 PM

Thanks for the awesome welcome everyone!

JanDave, we're staying pre-cruise either at POFQ or CSR. I'm having the most difficult time deciding. We've never stayed at either, so that makes the decision tougher. I originally booked POFQ then my dh & ds saw the slide at csr so we're still deciding. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm up for it. (We're staying at BC post-cruise).

I'm really looking forward to meeting a lot of you on the cruise!

DH and I are booked at the POFQ for the 2 nights prior to the cruise. We have stayed there twice before and really love it. We love the theme and everything is just a short walk away. (we had a MUCH longer walk at the Polly to get the main lodge than we ever had at POFQ)

Michelle2

04-29-2006, 03:42 AM

Hi everyone, just checking in again.
So are all the people that are linking up reservations just on the later dining rotation? Is anyone doing any linking on the early rotation? Not that I have it yet (I am on waitlist), but I am hoping to get it....last cruise it just really worked out for our kids. :teeth:

We kinda dress up for pirate night. I have some pirate shirts that we all wear, along with some hats and eyepatches, swords, and the bandanas they provide...I just bring a few for whoever wants to wear them.

We will be flying in on Thanksgiving day on the 23rd, and flying directly home on Saturday when the cruise is over on the 2nd. :sad1: I wish we were going to WDW for a few days afterwards like we did last year, but I guess I should get the kids back to school! LOL

It's coming up fast. Hope everyone has a great weekend! :teeth:

TiggerKing

04-30-2006, 07:51 AM

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. It has been a nice and relaxing one here. I pulled out the new Passporter last night and started reading it. Now, I REALLY need a vacation. I wish I could hop on a cruise today, but that isn't happening. I need a beach trip or something in the very near future.

Enjoy your Sunday!

woogal

04-30-2006, 11:31 AM

Hi everyone....hope the weekends going well for all.
I think I'm finally getting in the groove of summer. My head has a sunburn from working in the yard, the side driveway has a mountain of mulch in it and I'm starting to think of what kind of peppers to plant. Fall really isn't so bad, is it??

Has anyone else been checking the local6 webcam....gimme a clue here, please?? I checked the site once and saw the dcl terminal plain as day...now I can't seem to find it. Maybe it doesn't like me. The other webcam at twopalms is much better to me. I caught some really good snapshots yesterday of the ship (if I understand the technology, the pics of the ship are courtesy of mutt, tyvm). Anyways...enough of my rambling, I still have a yard to cut and landscaping to do----if anyone feels the spirit to give me a hand, I'll supply lunch!

Enjoy, everyone...

cruisemutt

04-30-2006, 11:35 AM

Hi again...I should really check whose logged into this blasted thing. Woogal is NOT doing all the work, does not have the sunburn and I decide which pepper is which. Sorry about the mix-up.
Gimme a break,.... its Sunday mornin and I'm not awake yet. ty.... :confused3

mom x4,grandma x4

04-30-2006, 02:11 PM

Hi Shelly,
we have been :furious: with that darn local 6 web cam for several weeks. Most of the time it doesnt move. I just checked it 5 minutes ago and it was the same place as yesterday and the day before.
Two palms is working great, but you have to sit and wait to catch it going by.

I hope they get it fixed soon, I have read many posts of people wonderig about it. :confused3
Guess we need to send some :wizard: to them so they will get it fixed.
We who are addicted to DCL need to see the ships!!! :cloud9:
It is our fix to help us through until we cruise!!! :woohoo:

Tomarrow is May, we are that much closer to our cruise :banana:

Kathy

mom x4,grandma x4

04-30-2006, 02:29 PM

Hi everyone,
we spent yesterday painting stencils of Mickey, Donlad and Goofy on our pool deck. They came out really nice and I did take pictures. Ater we get back from our 3 day cruise this week I will try to post them for you to see.

Hey Tiggerking,
Our room on the Wonder this week is 6634
Does that sound familiar???
I know it's the wrong ship, but I thought of you when I found out our room number. I'll let you know how it is, since the rooms are identical pretty much identical on the ships.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend!!!
Kathy

TiggerKing

04-30-2006, 04:12 PM

Kathy, I will be looking forward to your report. Take pictures if you can to give DW and I an idea of what it is really like!

Cruisemutt: I was trying to figure out why your wife had a sunburned head. Seemed a little strange to me!

Today is puppy give-away day around our house. One of our black labs had 11 puppies. We posted the ad in the paper this week, and have already given away 3 today, and 3 to friends before the ad posted. Only 5 left to go. I will miss my babies, but I can barely afford to feed the 3 dogs and 3 cats that already live here! Yes, we are animal lovers. It is sad when you have to find someone to house sit for you to take a vacation, because to board the animals would cost more per day than many hotel rooms on WDW property!

woogal

04-30-2006, 04:45 PM

Cruisemutt: I was trying to figure out why your wife had a sunburned head. Seemed a little strange to me!

Yeah, um ... I was wondering that myself. He's so jealous of my beautiful FULL head of hair. :rotfl2:

Tigger, if you were just THIS much closer, I'd take 2 of those beauties! We lost our lab mix last October (he was very sick but the absolute love of our lives!) and I'm ready for a new puppy or 2 in the house. Unfortunately, my Guido does not agree (and at 15 years old, he DOES have a say!).

fourfoxesinpa

04-30-2006, 05:21 PM

Hi Cruisepals!

Just checking in to say "hey!" Such a busy time for me to start a new job. In these 10 days we have an Irish Dance (Feis) Competition, a Ballet recital, a 4th Grade Science Fair project and a 1st Holy Communion. All on top of my brand new part time job. :scared1: Can you say Mama Needs a Vacation?

I can't wait to get some time to go back through these many pages that I've missed and update The List.

Hope everyone is well and has a good week.

snoopy_mom

04-30-2006, 08:16 PM

Hi everybody, I know a few people here were hoping to catch this party. They posted the dates, and the weekend we disembark, the dates are only Dec 1st (we are at Castaway Cay) and Dec 4th (Monday). We were hoping to see the Christmas parade on Sunday Dec 3rd (based on previous years' schedules) so we booked our flight home for Monday. I think I may try and change our flight to Dec 5th. I really wanted to see the Christmas shows, it was the main reason we were staying a few days after the cruise (well, the few days in WDW were a definite plus, too!).

mom x4,grandma x4

05-01-2006, 08:37 AM

MAY 1 st !!!
Another month is gone :woohoo:

we are one month closer to our cruise :rotfl2:

We can't wait !!!

Have a great week everyone :banana: :banana: :banana:

Kathy

Michelle2

05-02-2006, 12:20 AM

The summer will fly by before we know it!
Kathy, have a great time on your Wonder cruise! I can't wait to see your Disney stencils....might inspire me to do something like that around our pool....pretty plain.

disneediva

05-02-2006, 08:31 AM

Good Morning all
I am off to another day at work, hope ya;ll have a great day.
Wendy

MamaKate

05-02-2006, 11:51 AM

Well my son has surgery on his leg tomorrow so if everyone can say a little prayer that he makes it through O.K., I'd appreciate it. I'm really nervous because he has never had anesthesia before. He will still be in his cast when we go to WDW at the end of May, so he will be using a wheelchair. This is going to be a fun trip for me, pushing a 100 pound kid around in the Florida heat and humidity :thumbsup2. I'm going to need a vacation after this vacation.

Hi everybody, I know a few people here were hoping to catch this party. They posted the dates, and the weekend we disembark, the dates are only Dec 1st (we are at Castaway Cay) and Dec 4th (Monday). We were hoping to see the Christmas parade on Sunday Dec 3rd (based on previous years' schedules) so we booked our flight home for Monday. I think I may try and change our flight to Dec 5th. I really wanted to see the Christmas shows, it was the main reason we were staying a few days after the cruise (well, the few days in WDW were a definite plus, too!).

I noticed this too and was a little disappointed. We were planning on going to MVMCP on Dec 3rd based on past year dates and I extended our trip to fly out on the 4th. I don't want to extend it to the 5th because I don't want my kids to miss an extra day of school. Now we are just going to do an extra day at the parks, which isn't that bad ;) !

mom x4,grandma x4

05-02-2006, 01:50 PM

Hi everyone,
well i finished my shopping and I'm ready for our 3 day cruise this thursday :thumbsup2

Sorry I cant take all of you with us :sad:
But be asured that we will eat extra :mickeybar :mickeybar and a couple of :drinking: for all of you.

Hope everyone is having a great day :banana:

I know I am :woohoo:

Kathy

LindaBabe

05-02-2006, 08:26 PM

Have a Wonder-ful trip!

andy99

05-02-2006, 08:28 PM

Hello Everyone! My wife (Dandy8) and I along with our two kids Daughter 7 and Son 4 will be joining you on the Magic on 11/25. We just wanted to stop in and Say Hello. Some of you(Kathy and Bill) already know us from the cruise critic board. We cant wait for this trip we are all so excited. This my 8th cruise but our first Disney cruise.
Andy

cruisemutt

05-02-2006, 08:35 PM

Hey Andy.... good to see ya! You and Danielle finally got here! I've only known these people a short time but they've made Woogal (my DW) and I
feel right at home.

Tell Danielle I left a message on the "other" board...lol. Oh...you'll like the lil icons a lot better here, too! :goofy: :mickeyjum :donald: :tigger: :simba: :dumbo:

Dandy8

05-02-2006, 09:00 PM

Hi everyone! Hi Bill, Woogal & Kathy! We're really getting excited about this trip. Andy has put the tropical cruise music with the pictures of the ship on our screen saver so that is all we are listening to put us in the mood. Bill, I did see your posting, thanks for the two palms link and I'm looking forward to the recipe.

I'm looking forward to getting to know more people who will be on our cruise. :wave:

Talk to you guys soon!

disneediva

05-03-2006, 07:16 AM

Hi Andy and Dandy8 welcome to the group, Kathy have a great time I'll try real hard not to be too jealous :sad:
Wendy

mom x4,grandma x4

05-03-2006, 07:51 AM

Hi Andy and Danielle,

Glad to see you found us ok. :thumbsup2
Bill is right, this is a great :grouphug: of people who make you feel like part of a big extended family. Lots of great information here too :banana:
I'm sure there are people with kids the same ages as yours, so maybe that will help them to make a friend on board. :yay:

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes for our cruise tomarrow. :cloud9:

Wendy, sorry I couldnt stow you away in my luggage, but DH has big feet, so his shoes take up too much room!!! :rotfl2:
I can't believe that tomarrow is almost here :woohoo:
I am ready and will post a short trip report when we get back.
Please forgive me for rubbing it in, but you would do the same if the situations were reversed!! :lmao: :lmao:
Maybe I should mention we have a 7 day cruise on 9/23/06 too!! :teeth:

Take care everyone and have a great weekend, I know we will. :goodvibes

Kathy

Dandy8

05-03-2006, 09:40 AM

Kathy,

Have an awesome time....I can't wait to hear about it!

Danielle :)

TiggerKing

05-03-2006, 09:52 AM

Andy and Danielle, welcome to our group. It is a unique arrangement of individuals. :teeth:

Dandy8

05-03-2006, 10:06 AM

Thank you for the warm welcome. Does anyone have small children? We have a 7 yr old daughter & 4 yr old son and will be traveling with another couple with 4 & 5 yr old daughters.

If you have sailed with Disney before, how was the Kid's club?

woogal

05-03-2006, 10:28 AM

Welcome Dandy and Andy! We're glad to have you aboard! :cheer2:

And BON VOYAGE, KATHY! We are so jealous! But we'll be watching the ship as you cruise off tomorrow. Make sure to wave at the camera! :wave2:

DutchsMommy

05-03-2006, 04:37 PM

Hi Andy and Danielle!

Your youngest and friend's DDs are my son's age - which I think is GREAT!! I was really hoping he could get to 'know' (as much as they can at this age) kiddos his age before the cruise. Mommy and Daddy would LOVE having to drag him out of the Club every night LOL! He is a typical 4 yo (birthday in Feb) - LOVES Dinosaurs (bit 'Rainman-ish' on the Dinos if you ask me, but whatever), trucks, hotewheels, being silly, talking about his butt, wiggling his butt, telling really bad jokes - I'm sure you've been there LOL.

Anyway - his name is Dutch. We are Sarah (me) and Stony (dh). Looking forward to hearing more about the youngsters cruising with you!

We took Dutch on the Wonder last Feb when he just turned 3. He really enjoyed the Club, and we enjoyed the whole DCL experience - really great for kids and grownups alike. I am thinking he will enjoy the Club even more this time. Last time he was just potty trained and I was really worried about accidents. He also was just beginning to play with others so the organized activities were a bit over his head. By the time we cruise he will be almost 5 and I think he will find the activities alot more enjoyable, and will really like meeting kids and playing together. Maybe we could plan some 'pre' activities so that the kids can get a head start on getting to know each other. That way, when we arrive we can just get them together and let them take it from there.

Some of us on the board have suggested linking ressies together for dining. I put my name into the hat - even though it is late seating. I am therefore REALLY hoping DS hangs in the Club so we can have a nice adult dining experience! If not, oh well there's plenty of chicken fingers on the high seas - but I think it is pretty likely he will take playing in the Club over sitting in the dining room any day! LOL

So.........WELCOME!!!!!! :cool1:

And Hello to everyone else. Sorry I havn't been on in a while - been SO busy at home and work. Anyway - exciting news - we bought a new car yesterday and I can go pick it up tomorrow - woohoo. DH works with cars so I have had 'second hand beaters' for YEARS - I am so excited....imagine, new car smell!!!!!! I got leather seats (heated for that warm tushie on a cold morning feeling too LOL!), 6 CD changer, sunroof, cool black colour etc etc. Anway - I'm really looking forward to picking it up (as you can likely tell! :banana: ).

I can't believe how fast time is flying - which is good for the upcoming cruise! Only 6 months and a bit to go :thumbsup2

Gotta go - riding lesson tonight and gotta pick up DS at daycare.

TTFN

mom x4,grandma x4

05-03-2006, 09:06 PM

Congratulations on the car. :thumbsup2
You gave a beautiful detailed description about it, accept for the type of car it is??? :rotfl2:

So if you dont mind, me asking, What type of car is it???

Kathy

disneediva

05-03-2006, 09:50 PM

Dutchsmommy, congrats on the car. Since Katrina I have been trying to talk the DH into a new Saturn Vue, I think he is near cracking.
Kathy, Tell DH he really only needs I pair of shoes and he can wear those on board, pleaseeeeeeeee let me stowaway. :rotfl2:
Wendy

Dandy8

05-04-2006, 10:25 AM

Hi Sarah, Stony & Dutch,

So nice to meet you. I think your son and ours would get along great. He is into all of the stuff you mentioned and his most favorite is The Wiggles. He always tells me he wants to be a Wiggle (he wants to be a wiggle that wears the color brown - don't ask me why he picked that but I guess he figures there isn't a brown wiggle currently)when he grows up. Hopefully we can all meet up the first day and say hello and get the kids acquainted. My son's name is Jared (he just turned 4 on 4/13) and my daughter is Hailey (6 1/2 - she'll be 7 when we cruise). We can't wait to go!

Congrats on the new car!!! Enjoy!

Danielle :)

mom x4,grandma x4

05-04-2006, 11:18 AM

Bye everyone, :wave: we are off to the port. :moped:
Keep your fingers crossed the smoke doesnt close any more roads. last night 3 main roads to the port were closed. :guilty:
The ones that are open now could close at anytime, :confused3 so all of us who are cruising today need lots of pixie dust :wizard: blowing our way so we can make it safely and on time to the port. :hourglass

I will be waving at the 2 palms camera to all of you!! :woohoo:

Kathy

cruisemutt

05-04-2006, 12:56 PM

What in the world are we gonna do without Kathy for 4 days?? Its gonna get awful quiet in here :confused3 Sure hope she makes it to port ok.

fourfoxesinpa

05-04-2006, 03:11 PM

Hello Dandy8 & Andy & Disney Darling.

Welcome to the Board. I have FINALLY had a chance to sit down and update our spreadsheet. Whew! What a big group we are.

If there is ANYONE here who isn't technologically challenged like me and can figure out how to post this spreadsheet on a secure website so everyone can look at it at will, please send me a PM. On the last cruise, we exchanged the link via PMs so it wasn't published. Just not cool to post so much personal information in one place (although everything on the spreadsheet was from this board). If we can't figure that out, I can always email the sheet to anyone if you'd like to see who's onboard so far. Just PM your email address to me.

DutchsMommy

05-04-2006, 07:55 PM

Here's hoping Kathy has a great cruise. Why is it smoky down there? Are there brush fires? Sorry - I'm a little out of touch.

Thanks for the congrats on the car. I picked it up this afternoon. It's really neat - and NEW! It's a Mazda 3, black, GT with GFX and Luxury pkg. Now - don't ask me what all that means :) DH is in charge of the details. All I know is it is really nice looking, easy to drive and has a leather interior. We also got satellite radio free for a year in the car - so we'll have to see how that goes. I really don't listen to the radio that much. Mostly with DS in the car we were watching kids DVDs and documentaries about dinosaurs. I now know how to spell and say Carcharodontosaurus and Eustreptospondylus - which is a bit strane, but stranger still is DS knowing more than I do LOL. I imagine it will take me a while to figure out all the bells and whistles of the car, but as a Type A I am about 1/4 of the way through the manual LOL!

Danielle, I am going to tell Dutch about Jared and ask if he wants to post anything to him. I'll mention Hailey as well, but he is in a bit of an anti-girl phase right now. Besides, she is a 'bug kid' and probably wouldn't want to hang out with him anyway. Oh kids - gotta love em. :rolleyes2

So, things are good here. The weather is shaping up nicely. We've been around 20 for the last week or two. I think that's around 70/75 (Lampy - sorry your calculator was just to Einstein-ish for me to bother with right now :teeth: ). It's great to be able to get home from school/work and have Dutch playing outside while I get dinner ready. He wanted the sprinkler on tonight for goodness sake! And being the good mother I am I said 'what the heck' so he splashed til he was blue. I am hoping to pay off the last of the trip in the next month or so. Our dollar is SO good against the USD right now - around the .90 cent mark - which is great for us. When we first went to WDW we were around .65 cents. It makes a huge difference on a trip this big. I can't believe how time is flying. I feel like I need to get on things, but likely will be running around last minute. :rolleyes1

Well I better go and get dinner out of the microwave (sorry Martha). Talk to you all soon. :wave:

Oh...PA...the new car doesn't have a DVD player. Anyone but one of the portables to use in the car? Anyone have experience good or bad? The one in the minivan was built in to the ceiling, but the ceiling on the new car is too low, so I was thinking about one of the ones you hang on the back of the seat. Then we could also take it with us on trips etc.

LAMPSKIES

05-04-2006, 08:36 PM

Dixielady908

05-04-2006, 09:29 PM

:) Hello everyone....Well I Know Cathy left just a few short hours ago, howver I cant wait until she's back to hear all about her cruise.

Sarah, Congrats on the new car.....love the new car smell.

Just thought I'd drop a line and say hello. Thank God tomorrow is Friday...

Have a great Friday everyone...

Denise

TiggerKing

05-05-2006, 08:58 AM

Hey Everyone! I hope it has been a great week for everybody. Congrats on the new car Mommy!

It has been a great week here in Atlanta. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the 60s. I am looking forward to the weekend, although it is going to mean cleaning out the basement. DW and I are about to start finishing our basement so that we can allow my oldest brother to move in with us. He is on disability and can care for himself, but really can't afford his own place. So, once we get part of the basement converted into a small apartment for him, he will be moving in with us. I am actually looking forward to doing most of the work myself, with the help of a couple of friends. Now, if I could just convince work to pay me to stay at home and work on the basement, I would have it made! :thumbsup2

As for going down, DW and I will most likely drive down on Friday. We do Thanksgiving dinners twice on Thursday, so I will need a bit of rest. As for the return, I haven't quite decided yet. I would love to come back and spend a day at WDW and maybe take DW to see La Nouba. I have seen it, and I think she would enjoy it.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Dandy8

05-05-2006, 10:43 AM

LAMPSKIES

05-05-2006, 11:14 AM

woogal

05-05-2006, 11:34 AM

Good morning E1!

So it's finally Friday, and yet another day closer to the cruise. My gosh, this is going to be a LONG summer!!!!

Bill (Mutt) and I are flying in the day before, and my parents are picking us up at MCO and we're staying overnight with them. They will bring us to the ship on Saturday and pick us up when *sob*:sad1: it's over. Seeing as my dad is one of those "it's-5am-time-to-get-up" kind of guys, for all I know the mutt and I may be in line to get registered at 7 a.m. (NOT!) ... you know, like waiting in line for a concert?!

Danielle, when we went last Thanksgiving with my family, there were 12 of us from 7 to 70, and late seating was good for a couple of reasons. It gave the younger ones time for a nice hour or 2 nap (which they needed IMMENSELY since they were on the go from the minute they woke up) ... as well as naps for some of the older ones (!) ... and they enjoyed the shows that much more. Plus we weren't rushed to get back to the ship at any of the stops.

Hey Ladies ... what are you planning to wear for "semi-formal" night?

favoriteslave

05-05-2006, 01:00 PM

Good Morning All -

Since its been raining cats and dogs here, we have been MORE than busy at work. (Soccer).

I thought I would write and answer some of the questions that are going around.

We are staying at the Radisson at the Port. We stayed there last year and DS loved the pool. We will probably hang out there until around noon (or they kick us out) I hate carrying my bag with me on the boat so I will show up around 1:00 ish and that I can deposit my bag in my room and so I can use both hands to start drinking with (J/k).

I bought a formal last year, its PINK (which is not one of my colors) but it looks good with a tan. I will probably wear it again. DH & DS had matching tuxes with pink paisley vests that matched my dress. If I can find a red dress, I will be buying and wearing that one instead.

Funny story about the dress: After Dinner I had made a b-line for goofy and lost my DH and DS in the process (had to get a picture), so I start walking around the ship to find them. I'm in the Aft Elevators and a man and his daughter get on. He says look - its one of the princesses. (Talk about being in an uncomfortable situtation.) I smiled and said, "just for tonight". It still makes me smile when I think about it.

Have a great weekend.

cruisemutt

05-05-2006, 02:09 PM

Danielle? Make sure the kids don't bite the hosts or the servers at the late seating...it puts such a damper on the evening (ask woo).

woogal

05-05-2006, 03:51 PM

Oh Danielle? Here is an illustration of what it looks like with little ones ... late seating ... no nap.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/untitled.jpg
(I wish you could see how hard she's crying to get the full effect!)

What a great dinner that was :headache: ...

If you think that's bad, you should have seen Mutt (he's a bear when he needs a nap) :rotfl2:

Tonya: I'll meet you at Signals on 11/25 at 1:01 p.m., K :thumbsup2 ?

favoriteslave

05-05-2006, 05:47 PM

Woogal, you are on at Signals. I am really hoping that my bartender is back for our cruise. I never had an empty glass, unless I wanted one.

We had a 8/9 year old at late seating. He did well. Most evenings I had to pull him out of the pool at 730 so that he could get dressed for dinner. Having dinner with Mom and Step-Dad was the only thing he was required to do during the day. He talks daily about our servers and was crying when we left Breakfast the last morning of the cruise. (so was MOM)

ttyl.

LindaBabe

05-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Welcome Andy and Danielle!

Bon Voyage, Kathy!

We're a party of two, arriving in Florida on November 17th, we hope. We're bringing a pair of Disney Virgins for Thanksgiving week, then putting them on the plane home on the way to Port.

It seems as we age we prefer time for dinner to settle before we go to bed, and even on a cruise, we're larks rather than owls, so we've chosen early dining, although I would like the latest of the early times. WE'd be happy to link - if there's anyone who doesn't mind 'middleaged with no kids' at their table :lol:

What to wear to dinner. . . I have a set of comfy velvet clothes - pants, jacket, shell, skirt and (dress if I can fit in it) and will wear some combination of those. I know on the western the rotation to want is PlaPlap to get Lumiere's on Formal night. What is it on the eastern? Edited to say I guess that is eastern . . . I wonder where I ate on the western?

Sorry, I forget what the other questions are - Knew I should have written them down before I started answering. You'll find I can't remember twice round a broom handle - including names.:( I might as well apologize now!

DutchsMommy

05-05-2006, 08:48 PM

Danielle: We're staying at the Residence as well! Looks like the kiddos can meet up ahead of time - nice!

Jared: Here's a picture of Dutch on CC last year - pretending to pick his nose!! What a goose!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc38b3127cce900f780f9e9b00000105139Aatm7JqzcU
OK - on second look I would say he is, in fact, picking his nose. :sad2:
We are currently on early seating but, as I've already mentioned, would love to link ressies on the late if we can manage it. DS is young enough that if that doesn't work for him we can just feed him from Goofys/Plutos and the buffets. He doesn't eat much anyway - and definately nothing 'weird'. If memory serves, he had mickey pasta with no sauce at every meal on our Wonder trip.

I'm always up for a bevvie or two, so we may well join you for the 1:01pm Signals rendevous.

disneediva

05-05-2006, 10:12 PM

Well count me in for signals, cocktails are always welcomed. We are late seating but waitlisted for early, we will be happy to link ressies with ya'll. What night are ya'll going to do Palo?
Wendy

DutchsMommy

05-06-2006, 08:31 AM

I think the 3rd night. It depends on the rotation of course, but all other nights have 'somthing' going on in the dining rooms - ie pirate night, formal night, cpt gala etc.

LAMPSKIES

05-06-2006, 02:10 PM

Hi Everyone!

So how many of us are there? We have the early seating and are contemplating moving to the late since my parents and the other family we are traveling with are late and on the wait list for early. I'm afraid the kids will fall asleep in their plates if we do the late seating. On the other hand if we do the late they will enjoy the show better. Ahhh.....such dilemmas! I guess we will have to take naps.

We're flying in the day after Thanksgiving and staying near the port at the new Residence Inn. Anyone every stay near the port? Please let me know your experience and where you stayed.

Sarah, Your car sounds great!!! The kids would love to post.

FourfoxesinPA, Are you from PA? DH & I went to college there.

We're enjoying the great weather here in New York, Sunny & high 70s....just perfect!

This is our 6 sailing with DCL and we had early on our first in 2000. I have to tell you, if you have the 5:30 seating you are REALLY rushed to get back from your excursons, get showered and dressed and to dinner......whenever there is a post asking "early or late" I reply with a story......on our 03 Eastern we had just got back from our excursion, I went to the bar had my mug filled and casually strolled down to the internet cafe to check on the DDs when I heard all this racket, it must have been Mom, Dad, Kids and Grandparents running down the stairs yelling at each other "hurry up we're going to be late......AGAIN!" That's when I decided late is the way to go.......Now remember.......You have 2 time zone changes while at sea on an Eastern also......so 5:30 is 3:30 Port canaveral time and 8 is 6....FYI.

TIGGER41681

05-07-2006, 04:21 AM

Good Morning All,
Just wanted to say Hello and let you all know that my son arrived on May 2, 2006 at 1:48am. He weighed 7lbs and 21 inches.He is a blessing to our family!! I am getting used to being a Mom with sleepless nights!! Talk to you soon!! Hope you all had a great weekend :banana: !!!
Lynn :cheer2:

andy99

05-07-2006, 09:10 AM

:cool1:

CONGRATULATIONS

Dont worry you will beable to sleep again as soon as he turns 8

:teeth:

Dixielady908

05-07-2006, 04:07 PM

:) Congrats on the new arrival...sleepless nights but always worth it.

Denise

DutchsMommy

05-07-2006, 07:42 PM

Big Congrats Lynn and thanks for letting us know!

DutchsMommy

05-07-2006, 07:44 PM

Kate - hope DS's surgery went well and all is OK.

mom x4,grandma x4

05-07-2006, 08:11 PM

WOW!!

I go away for 3 days and I come back and see your son has arrived!! :cloud9: That is fantastic!! Please keep us posted and when your up to it, how about posting a picture of this future cruiser??

Well we are back from a great trip.
we got off to a stressful start because of the brush fires burning near the coast. Our usual route was closed due to the smoke, so we started our alternate route and it had a closed road too. NO detour signs were posted, the radio station that is suppose to give road reports according to the signs along the highway at 1300 a.m. had nothing at all, so we were not getting any help. we just kept heading towards any town we knew was on the beach. After lots of confusion we saw a couple of cruise line buses and we saw people in them so we just followed the bus to cocoa beach area, then we were ok. we usually get to the port around 10, but this time we arrived around 2:15. Everyone was running late and the terminal was very busy. Luckily it didnt take too long. I ran to the room to dump the carryon bag and DH headed to the buffet which was suppose to be closing but people were lined up out the door. I headed for the promenade lounge for a cruise meet with fellow disers at 3 p.m.. It was a great meet with very nice people.
Lots of them had been having the same problems with the smoke as we had.
after the safety drill it was time for the sail away party. :woohoo:
High Frequency was playing and they did a great job. There was a good crowd, but not packed as it usually is, the ship was not a full ship this time.
It was never crowded accept the first day at the buffet for lunch because everyone was running late. so after several minutes of dancing, singing and screaming it was time to watch us pull out. We left about 15 minutes late, so it was easy to find a place to stand, a lot of people were leaving to dress for early dinner by then. We stayed on deck for a long time as we pulled out.
No dolphins this time, but lots of pelicans and one bald eagle swooped over the deck. I did wave at all of you on the two palms camera as we went by. Did you see me? :rotfl2: I was thinking of you :rolleyes1

Anyway we had perfect weather the entire trip. We learned the Charles Marshall Band is no longer with DCL, so any big fans out there, I'm sorry but he wont be back. Our ship made a few funny sounds as we traveled along. we found out later that one of the propellers had got damaged at a previous trip to CC. It had been checked out by divers, but cant be fixed, it must be replaced. So they couldnt fill some of the rooms on deck 2 as it was really loud and the crew quarters on deck one were terrible at the one end of the ship for noise. Dont know when it will be replaced. For us it was a quiet background noise, not bad at all.
They have a new smoking policy too. On the outer decks there is still No smoking by the kiddie pool, but all the rest of the open decks are non smoking on the starboard side and smoking on the port side. so any adults who want to be near the adult pool can sit on the starboard if they dont want the smoke. At the family pool you can sit with the kids on the starboard side and no smoke too. same on deck 4. The signs are small so it will take alittle time for people to notice this.
All the shows were awesome, as usual. Food was excellant.
Pirate party was done a little differently than the last 2 I had been to. But it was still fun and the fireworks were great.
The new Navigators are terrible. Tiny print, times were worng about half the time so we missed things,so did others. The spreadsheet layout just was confusing and we didnt likeit at all. Most we talked to didnt like it either.
Tiggerking, tell DW I did take pictures of the room which I will post later this week.
We spent a lot of time in the promenade lounge listening to Don and Tommie perform. They are friends of ours , so we always stop to enjoy their music when we connect on board. They are excellant performers and such nice people. The stores actully had a few new things this time too. I guess we go so often that it seems like it never changes, but it does.
This trip was the first time we ever got to meet Captain Henry. He came over to us in the promenade lounge one evening and introduced himself and visited for about 10 minutes before leaving. Of course this is the one time I dont have my camera with me!! :confused3
The night shows were good too. Lots of yummy late night snacks by the clubs .
In Nassau we just shopped around. The straw market had been redone since we were there last May. Someone said it had burned down a few months ago. It is still a big white tent, but it is taller and the center isle is large enough you can easily walk down it, even with a stroller, The next row in either side is wider than it use to be then the rest are tiny and cramped, like it use to be. They have several new things this time, I was pleasantly surprised and the quality of what I got this time. Then DH and I looked at t-shirts and hats. Bought a shirt for cruisemutt, then walked around to the pirate museum, but they were lined up to buy tickets to go in, so we skipped it since we had done it before.
We went back to the ship and relaxed to the island band playing by the family pool and saw some characters greeting the kids. I was constantly running into fellow dis board people and hearing all the fun they had been having. I really enjoyed that.
At CC it was HOT!! great weather to go swimming!! Beaches wernt crowded though, but the ship wasnt full, so I'm sure that had soemthing to do with it. They have a pirate scavenger hunt which we did. It did take about an hour and some of the answers were very obscure, but we managed to finish it and get our treasure afterwards. It was fun. Then we rented bikes and rode both the trails on the island. The new trail is 5000 feet long. It has 2 places to park your bikes, but no benches to sit and nothing to see. It is just for riding on. It was a very good smooth, wide path. It was so hot that after a late lunch at cookes BBQ we went back to the ship to cool off in the adult pool while most people were on shore. afterwards as we were heading back to the room a woman who had been swimming came up to us with DH's ID which he forgot was in his pocket and he had lost it in the bottom of the pool. That could of been a diaster to loose that!!
All in all it was a great trip. we mostly went with the idea to destress after moving and a job promotion, so we didnt do excursions or race to do everything on the ship. although I did watch the ice carving which was great. he did a dolphin this time which I hadnt seen before.
we did leave a few mickey bars for everyone.
Once we got off the ship the smoke was worse than when we left . So we just drove hwy 1 down to titusville and came inland. All the roads around were closed or cops were there closing them as we drove by. I hope people who are traveling to the port the next few weeks know about this because they dont have any signs up on which way to detour. If you just flew in and rented a car this could be a terrible problem for you.
well I am tired, if I think of something else I will post it soon.
hope everyone had a great weekend, I know we did.

Oh, almost forgot, we did book another 3 day or next april too. :thumbsup2

mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy :wave:

Dixielady908

05-07-2006, 09:11 PM

:) welcome back Kathy...glad to hear you had a good trip. I sooo need this trip and 6 months right now sounds like a long way off. I know the time will pass quickly, but I am so ready to go. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

Denise

disneediva

05-07-2006, 10:39 PM

Kathy, welcome back :wave: are we your next cruise or will there be another surprise cruise thrown in for fun?

Lynn, Congrats pixiedust:on the new bundle of joy, post a picture when yuo can.

Well we had a great weekend I have been after DH to get a new car for some time now and I finall wore him down :bounce: Yesterday we bought a new Saturn Vue, I kept explaing how great it would be when we drove down for the cruise to have all that extra room(course it just means I can now bring more)Plus its a benefit with hurricane season to have a SUV for evacuation Think kid and dog in a small!!!! car for 18 hours. Thats how long it took us to get to Atlanta last time we had to evacuate, normally a 8 hour drive fun fun
Have a good night I am going to sit in my new car and enjoy that new car smell while it last LOL
Wendy

TiggerKing

05-08-2006, 09:02 AM

Lynn: Congrats on the new baby! Hope you are able to get SOME sleep between now and the cruise.

Kathy: Glad to hear you made it to the cruise, albeit a bit late, and that you had a great time. Of course, how could you not have a great time? I told DW about the pictures and we are looking forward to seeing your pictures of the cabin and to hear your thoughts on it.

Wendy: Congrats on the new car. I like the appearances of those Saturn Vue's. DW and I keep talking about a new car, but neither of us wants to go back to making car payments again!

We had a great weekend. Weather was a little off on Sunday, but on Saturday we were able to clean out the basement and get the grass mowed. A great accomplishment for both of us. It is nice to actually be able to walk through our basement again. We are hoping to start finishing out the basement very soon.

Have a great week everyone!

Dandy8

05-08-2006, 10:18 AM

I haven't been on in a few days (lots of yard work & laundry to do) and feel like I missed so much so I'm trying to catch up...

Welcome back Kathy.....we were thinking about you. I'm glad you had a great trip.

Lynn, Congratulations!!! Just remember to sleep when he does!

Love the pic of Dutch!!!!! It is a familiar pose to us. I'm glad we will be staying at the same hotel...we definatly have to hook up. Being that I am a DCL virgin, Signals the adult bar?

Thanks for all of the feedback on the dining. Because people have given me such great feedback for both sides, I'm still torn. Can anyone clarify the whole 3 times on the early dining rotation? That was a great point regarding the time zones. :confused3

Danielle :)

woogal

05-08-2006, 10:23 AM

Well first things first ...

CONGRATS LYNN!!!

Kathy: Bill is SO excited that you found his t-shirt for him! That's all I heard about the other day when you wrote him! Thank you ... from the bottom of my heart! ... because now I won't constantly hear "I want another Sea Dog shirt ...". Of course we watched you on Two Palms as you went by!

Lastly, I just checked out some sales on disneyshopping.go.com. Really cute stuff ... great prices!

woogal

05-08-2006, 10:25 AM

Being that I am a DCL virgin, Signals the adult bar?

Oh yeah ... next to the adult pool!

MamaKate

05-08-2006, 01:52 PM

Kate - hope DS's surgery went well and all is OK.

Thanks! He's doing a lot better. The 1st few days were rough and he had a lot of trouble getting around. But he's doing well and should be fine for our trip at the end of the month.

P.S. You son looks adorable in the picture at Castaway Cay (even with his finger in his nose :teeth: ).

Lynn ~ Congrats on your son. Boys can be tiring to raise, but it is so worth it. They love their mommies to death.

cruisemutt

05-08-2006, 02:56 PM

Hey everyone....

So who's all doing this "signals" thing at 1:01pm? I hated to tell the dw but after 8 months of diet and exercise to look halfways decent for this cruise, ,my nose is gonna be stuck in the banana bread bread pudding at 1:01pm. At any rate....whoever makes that meeting at signals....make sure she doesn't wander off....its a big ship.

Congrats to ya, Lynn...great news!

oh...almost forgot....I wanna go NOW.
Enjoy... pirate:

DutchsMommy

05-08-2006, 02:58 PM

Wendy - congrats on the new car - you gotta love that new car feeling! Now I can't believe how crappy my old car was LOL!

Kate and Danielle, thanks for the :thumbsup2 on Dutch. He's a handful, but it's fun....never a dull moment as they say LOL.

Kathy - welcome back - glad to hear you finally made it onboard! Is it common to have fires down there at this time of year? I have actually never heard of that before and thought FL was a fairly 'moist' state :teeth: Seriously....I always think of the central states as being really dry - like our Prairies up here and FL kinda like Ontario (but warmer of course!) where we go through a few dry spells but nothing major. Is it just this time of year, or could we be in trouble in November? I would be one of those stuck in a rental car, pulling up to the Arch in St Louis and wondering how the heck I missed the turn-off for the Port :crazy:

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Weather is looking really nice up here for the next few days. Talk to you soon :wave:

favoriteslave

05-08-2006, 03:29 PM

Congrats Lynn

Tell him that there are a bunch of people looking foward to meeting him. :) Boys are fun.

Im on for Signals. With my job being so busy, my mantra of "Disney Cruise, Disney Cruise" is beginning not to work? Any other suggestions?

REMEMBER I am still taking orders for t-shirts, we need to get to 101 so we can get a discount. JUST LET ME KNOW.

LAMPSKIES

05-08-2006, 03:39 PM

Oh yeah ... next to the adult pool!

That where the great "Lampy"

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/f1469a63.jpg

And infamous TCD

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/f1469ebf.jpg

Were in the "hot legs contest".... :rotfl2:

Dandy8

05-08-2006, 04:09 PM

woogal

05-08-2006, 04:23 PM

Exactly what we are trying to avoid! You are so funny woogal! Cute kids...are they yours?

Nope ... niece and nephew (7 and 8 ... on our Thanksgiving cruise 2005). Mutt and I only have "furry" children, so to speak! :dog2:

TiggerKing

05-09-2006, 01:28 PM

Okay, I was just tired of checking several times today and seeing us on Page 2!

I hope that everyone is having a great week!

WooGal: DW and I only have "furry" children as well. 3 dogs, 3 cats. I wish we could bring them on the cruise!

mom x4,grandma x4

05-09-2006, 06:34 PM

Hi Dutchsmommy,
yes this time of year brush fires are common. We are at the end of our dry season. The rainy season starts in June. But this year we are having a drought so it is much worse than normal. We had a big brush fire near Sea World yesterday. It is finally under control, but the smoke was horrible for the people who were there.
We had rain this morning but not enough to help with the fires.
Hope everyone is having a great week!!!

Kathy

DutchsMommy

05-09-2006, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the info Kathy. I heard on the news today there was a big explosion at Universal Studios - in the fireworks truck?! That must have been massive.

Dixielady908

05-09-2006, 08:54 PM

Hi Kathy..

Hoping you get your much needed rain to help with the fires.

Hello everyone and hope your week is going well..

Denise

TiggerKing

05-11-2006, 10:21 AM

Near the bottom of page 2???? In the words of Gomer Pyle, "That is just turrible, turrible, turrible!"

I hope that everyone is having a great week. Apparently everyone is having a busy week since there hasn't been a lot of activity on our thread.

Have a wonderful Thursday. Only one more day until the weekend.

mom x4,grandma x4

05-11-2006, 01:34 PM

Shazam and Gollygee,
Tiggerking, I am here! :woohoo:
I am watching it pour down rain with thunder and lightning, which we need really bad here in florida, but the lightning may start more brush fires, that we dont need!
It is a good day to dream of a tropical cruise.
How's the weather out your way?

Sorry I havnt got my pictures of the room downloaded yet. I am new at this computer stuff and I usually wait until my son comes around or my DH is here to help me. But I promise i will get to them soon for your DW and you to see.

Hope everyone is having a great week!!
Bottom of page 2 again :confused3 , guess we better work harder at keeping us on page 1 where we belong!! :goodvibes

mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy

woogal

05-11-2006, 04:01 PM

It has been eerily quiet in here lately. Hmm ... are we all just ready for summer :sunny: to start? Or is it that nagging "is-the-cruise-EVER-gonna-come" feeling :hourglass ?!

Anyhoo ... Kathy, can't wait to see pics!

Tigger: Bill and I are excited to meet you and your DW so we can all talk about our "furry" children :dog2: . Still have any puppies left?? Send a pic of them!

And to all the girls that are meeting up at 1:01 p.m. on 11/25/06 at Signals ... :drinking1 can't wait to see you there! Note guys ... this is GIRLS ONLY .. NO BOYS ALLOWED :rotfl: ... Unless, of course, you're buying, in which case you're very welcome to join us (yes, we do learn those little games early in life and pull them out when we need them!:p).

Dixielady908

05-11-2006, 05:19 PM

:cool1: Count me in for the 1:01 meeting at signals....looking forward to meeting everyone....

Denise

TiggerKing

05-11-2006, 05:20 PM

Hey Kathy, no problem on the pictures. We have 6 months to look at them!

Shell: Here are a couple of pictures. The first is of the last litter of puppies. We have a recliner that the puppies would whine for us to open it up because they liked sleeping under it:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/tiggerking/Puppies2006047.jpg

This picture is the puppies grandmother (our 4 year old lab). That is my side of the bed, and my pillows that she is laying in. If I get up in the middle of the night to take a bio break, either her or her daughter will move to laying on my pillows, and then look at me like I am crazy when I tell them to move.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/tiggerking/Puppies2006055.jpg

cruisemutt

05-11-2006, 06:11 PM

Tigger....you have NO idea what a can of worms you just opened....:mad:
Honey, baby. sweetie? No No No.....not until #1 son is with Sammy.
Kathy, glad you're finally back... looking forward to your pics....
(btw....thank you again...the package arrived today and its perfect!) :banana: Ok, fellas...who's gonna take woogal up on the buying thing at signals???
:confused3

woogal

05-11-2006, 08:52 PM

I WANT NEW PUPPIES!

Oh man, Tigger, Bill is right ... you opened up a HUGE can of worms! OH they are SO cute! We miss our lab so much ... we lost him in October and not a day goes past that we don't talk about him. What a character he was! God love him ... at least we know that now he can run and play and isn't in any pain.

Kathy: Bill keeps fondling his new shirt :lmao: You've created a monster!

TiggerKing

05-11-2006, 09:05 PM

Shell: It was INCREDIBLY hard to give all of those boys and girls away. They had some awesome personalities. The good news is that 3 of them are with friends and neighbors, so we should get to see them quite often. I would have kept all 11 of them if I had the room...and the money to feed them!

Bill: Sorry about that man! I should have known she would react that way.

Have a great Friday everyone!

Bob

Dixielady908

05-11-2006, 11:01 PM

Awww the puppies are soooo cute.

Denise

mom x4,grandma x4

05-12-2006, 08:05 AM

LOVE the puppies!!!

They are sooooocute!!
My son has a black lab too. I let him swim in my pool when ever he comes to visit. DH thinks I'm nuts, but Poncho loves jumping into the pool to fetch his ball.

Cruisemutt, Glad the package arrived Ok.

Have a great friday everyone,
mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy

TiggerKing

05-12-2006, 10:28 AM

One more pic, and I promise to stop...well, at least for this week. This is one of the puppies playing outside when they were about 8 weeks:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/tiggerking/Puppies2006057.jpg

Kathy:

Our two labs love to disappear down to the creek in the woods behind our house. The creek is no more than about 6 inches deep, but my 65 pound dogs can come home soaked from head to tail!

mom x4,grandma x4

05-12-2006, 10:50 AM

Hi,
Did anyone see the Today show today? They had a segment on the new Freedom of the Seas ship. It was very interesting to see the pictures of the inside of the ship. Just curious if any of you have any thought on the largest ship on the seas??

It looks like our rain has already left the area. but it did seem to help some of the fires, so maybe people wont have such a hard time getting to the ship after they cut down the dangerous trees today.

Anyone doing anything special this weekend??
We are putting up wallpaper borders in a couple of rooms and the upstairs hallway. Sunday we may go to WDW for mothers day, but not sure at this point. I havnt been feeling too great today,so I'll see how I am on sunday.

Any moms out there go special plans for mothers day??

Enjoy the weekend everyone,
mom x4,grandma x4
kathy

woogal

05-12-2006, 11:07 AM

One more pic, and I promise to stop...well, at least for this week.

Bob? You're killin' me here!

TiggerKing

05-12-2006, 11:54 AM

Bob? You're killin' me here!

I'm sorry Shell, but that is just one of the cutest pictures I had ever taken of the puppies and just felt I needed to share. I promise not to post any more pictures of the pups unless specifically requested.

Bill: BTW, since it was YOUR wife who suggested the drink buying, don't you think it would be appropriate for YOU to buy? I am confident that Lampy would agree with me on this! :rolleyes:

LAMPSKIES

05-12-2006, 02:08 PM

I'm sorry Shell, but that is just one of the cutest pictures I had ever taken of the puppies and just felt I needed to share. I promise not to post any more pictures of the pups unless specifically requested.

Bill: BTW, since it was YOUR wife who suggested the drink buying, don't you think it would be appropriate for YOU to buy? I am confident that Lampy would agree with me on this! :rolleyes:

Someone is buying??? Only for the "ladies"? Looks like I'll pack my tutu.....anything for a few free rounds!!! :rotfl2:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/potluck05001.jpg

woogal

05-12-2006, 02:19 PM

Oh dear god ... what have we gotten ourselves into??? :scared1:

LAMPSKIES

05-12-2006, 02:52 PM

Do ya mind it I bring a "date" with me? This is actually my atty.!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/potluck05025.jpg

TiggerKing

05-12-2006, 03:07 PM

Do ya mind it I bring a "date" with me? This is actually my atty.!!!

I started to ask what you did that you need an attorney, but based on those pictures, that question is already answered!

LAMPSKIES

05-12-2006, 03:13 PM

It's just beginning!! LOL

TiggerKing

05-12-2006, 03:23 PM

I also believe that we need to cut Lampy :crazy: off NOW! No alcohol for him between now and the end of the cruise. He scares me!

woogal

05-12-2006, 03:34 PM

Ron, I'll give you $50 to wear the tutu to dinner on formal night.

LAMPSKIES

05-12-2006, 03:46 PM

DW was pretty proud last sailing with "hot legs", "Ron Bon Jivi", winning the "dance off" on stage pirate night and the YMCA.....hmmmmmmmm the tutu at dinner may put her over the edge!!

woogal

05-12-2006, 04:36 PM

Wow, you'd actually consider that?! I didn't think you'd work that cheap! :rotfl:

andy99

05-12-2006, 04:39 PM

Do ya mind it I bring a "date" with me? This is actually my atty.!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/potluck05025.jpg

If you wear that outfit on the ship..I will buy you a drink.
I would love to see the faces of the bartender when you walked up to the bar to order it!

TiggerKing

05-12-2006, 04:46 PM

Hmm...that 12/02 Western is starting to seem like a MUCH better idea.....

cruisemutt

05-12-2006, 05:57 PM

I get out of buying drinks.... :banana:
I get out of seeing Ron in a tutu... :banana:
I don't have to get a new puppy... :banana:
I won't be asked to enter the hot legs contest (no worries, Ron) :banana:

The biggest ship in the world, eh?
158,000 gross tons of pleasure boatin, eh?
(thats the equivilant of almost TWO Wonders or Magics or nearly FOUR Titanics, FYI)
Free Ben & Jerrys Ice cream aboard?
Bob....promise me you won't tempt the missus with more irresistable black lab pups and I'll book the trip. RCCL, take me away!!!
Blasphemy, you say? The mouse would agree with me! ::MickeyMo

Wag of the tail to everyone!
Bill

disneediva

05-12-2006, 06:28 PM

Hi everyone,
We have had an exciting day here today, my sister works for American Airlines and they are often able to get great deals on last minute cruises so today for the fun of it she called and we are now booked on the Wonder sailing June 1. we were leaving on the first for a week at WDW any way so we decided at that great rate we couldn't pass it up so we shall start our week off with a cruse with the mouse. :cool1:
A new car and now the cruise :banana: :banana: :banana:
I am soooooo happy :Pinkbounc
Have a great friday everyone
Wendy

Dixielady908

05-12-2006, 07:58 PM

:rolleyes2 I'm starting to worry about this .....but what the heck I say go for it and wear the tutu......

Oh this cruise is starting to sound like a blast and we havent even left yet.. :rotfl2:

Denise

mom x4,grandma x4

05-12-2006, 08:11 PM

Hi Wendy,
congrats on the June 1st cruise!!! :thumbsup2

That's awesome :woohoo:

Now you need to get to work on door signs and pirate outfits :banana:

Kathy

mom x4,grandma x4

05-14-2006, 09:10 AM

Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there, and that includes the moms of the furry,cuddly type kids too!! :goodvibes

Hope everyone has a great day. I may go and see a movie or just lounge around the pool today. Mothers day is kind of like being on the ship, I let everyone wait on me all day for a change. :cloud9:

mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy

andy99

05-14-2006, 09:34 AM

Happy Mothers DAY!

The kids and I are making Danielle Breakfast in Bed. The souffle is cooking and the coffee is brewing.

Have a great day Everyone

disneediva

05-14-2006, 09:48 AM

Happy Mother's Day everyone :Pinkbounc

We are having the family over and having a crab boil, it will be fun since it will be about 14 of us.

One day closer to the cruise now :cool1:

Wendy

cruisemutt

05-14-2006, 10:08 AM

Happy Mothers Day to all of you! Hope your day is grand for ya!
Bill

TiggerKing

05-14-2006, 10:28 AM

Happy Mother's Day Everyone!

I just made pancakes for Lisa for breakfast, and then we will head over to her mom's house later today to celebrate mother's day. Mine is celebrating in heaven!

TIGGER41681

05-14-2006, 12:42 PM

Hello Everyone,
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!! My mom is coming over to celebrate my 1st Mother's Day!! Talk to you you soon!!
Lynn

TIGGER41681

05-14-2006, 12:47 PM

Your pictures are sooooooooooo cute!! I love them!!! paw:
Lynn

One more pic, and I promise to stop...well, at least for this week. This is one of the puppies playing outside when they were about 8 weeks:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/tiggerking/Puppies2006057.jpg

Kathy:

Our two labs love to disappear down to the creek in the woods behind our house. The creek is no more than about 6 inches deep, but my 65 pound dogs can come home soaked from head to tail!

Dixielady908

05-14-2006, 04:48 PM

:wave: Happy Mothers day: I know I'm late, I slept in this morning, although I did cook my own breakfast, then went grocery shopping. My son gave me my Mothers day card, which he had to "fix", since he bought it yesterday and it was from more than one child, :rotfl: Oh well, that is truly my son, what can I say. Enjoy your day everyone.

Denise

disneediva

05-15-2006, 11:01 PM

wow we were at the bottom of page 2 now we can't have that...hope everyone had a good monday
wendy

LindaBabe

05-16-2006, 07:03 AM

JUST what I needed this morning - a good laugh! Youse guys are too much fun. We SO can't wait!

What can we do for pirate costumes? I have NO imagination.

mom x4,grandma x4

05-16-2006, 07:52 AM

Pirate Costumes:
I have seen so many different ones it's hard to describe. If you google pirate costumes and look at some of the pictures it will give you some ideas. I did that and it really helped a lot.
I have seen jeans cut off about knee length, then cut up the leg about 8 to 10 inches and left with a ragged uneven look. sandals and knee high boots. Some pants had vertical stripes and were cut the same way as the pants. Long vests ( to bottom of hips) again cut a jagged edge around the bottom of it. Sashes around the waist are very popular. Black or brightly colored striped sashes around the waist look great. You can just buy a small piece of material and hem the edges and you have a sash. No need to worry about straight seems. Nothing is perfect on pirate clothes. Men and women both with white shirts, long sleeves, puffy type sleeves and ruffles on the chest. I saw several men with black jeans on for the pants. I few had captain Hook costumes on. I saw a father and son with matching hook outfits. They give you a pirate bandana at dinner to wear too. I have a silver medallion necklace I wear that is the coin from the Pirates of the caribbean movie. I got it at WDW for $10 last year. I saw lots of bulky beads too. I have a skirt that is tan color with layered uneven edges I got at K-mart for $10, long sleeve white shirt, tan vest, tan boots with metal buckles a bandana, medallion necklace, a sash that is brown leather with a metal skull and crossbones on the front, and an eye patch. That is what I wear. hope that helps some. Also they have face painting on the ship and lots of kids have eye patches and a scar on their checks painted on which looks great too.
You will see some people who ordered entire outfits from costume shops on line. They look awesome, but I know they are a bit much for my budget. Although when its not close to Halloween you can get some good buys on line, but most have a NO return policy, so watch carefully.
Myself I would head for the thrift store to get some cheap clothes you can cut up, I did that for a couple of things and it worked great. Rips, tears and stains are all ok, so that makes it easy. I read one lady said her family would never throw out their old clothes, so she took them to make the pirate outfits. That got rid of the old clothes and made the costumes as well. Now they have to get new clothes because she cut them up for patches too, so they couldnt wear any of them again. she was very cleaver and sneaky too. A true mom!!!
Well I hope this has given you a few ideas. I'm sure others will have some ideas much better than mine.
Have a great Tuesday.
Kathy

mom x4,grandma x4

05-16-2006, 08:10 AM

Hey,
I forgot to tell you guys, anyone who has been waiting for the port canaveral web cam to get back on line. Last night it was working!! YIPPEE!!! No more blue screen. So this week we should be able to see the ships in port.
Hopefully it wont break down again.
Kathy

TiggerKing

05-16-2006, 10:28 AM

wow we were at the bottom of page 2 now we can't have that...hope everyone had a good monday
wendy

Wendy:

I am firmly convinced that this group is entirely too busy on Mondays! We do great the rest of the week and most of the weekend, but on Monday, there is very little activity. We all need to learn to waste more time on Monday! ;)

woogal

05-16-2006, 01:22 PM

Yup, it's those Back-to-work-Monday-blues that get us every time!

Dixielady908

05-16-2006, 08:37 PM

:wave2: Hello everyone...Happy Tuesday. We are truely on the countdown now. I cant belive how fast the time is passing. Have a great Wednesday everyone.

Denise :woohoo:

TiggerKing

05-17-2006, 11:28 AM

Okay, all you work-aholics. Back in the loafing pool! Take a break and enjoy life for a few minutes. We hit the 6 month mark VERY soon!

Hope everyone is having a great week and can make it over hump day!

woogal

05-17-2006, 01:30 PM

Maybe what we need is another compromising photo of Ron to get things started.

Ron? Whatcha got to offer? Extra points if I laugh so hard I shoot my sushi out my nose.

TiggerKing

05-17-2006, 01:55 PM

Ron? Whatcha got to offer? Extra points if I laugh so hard I shoot my sushi out my nose.

What? You're having sushi for lunch and didn't bring enough to share with the rest of us? You should be ashamed of yourself!

p.s. If I see another picture of Ron like that, last week's lunch is going to come up! :guilty:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 01:56 PM

Tiggerking,
I am trying to post pictures of the room for you and DW, if they dont come out right on this post I will try again I did it a few weeks ago, but I fotgot how.

http://w57.photobucket.com/widgets/dynamicflash.php?featuretype=bucketstrip&featurename=room&pa=/g212/sixtoedfrog/

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 02:01 PM

Sorry Tiggerking, that came out a video show instead of individual pictures, so I will try again. It may take a few posts to get them downloaded.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/Picture1119.jpg

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 02:06 PM

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/Picture1116.jpg

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 02:10 PM

trunk for clothes

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/Picture1117.jpg

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 02:18 PM

Sorry these pics are so big, I havnt figured out how to make them smaller.
This is the entrance door, on right is double closet, on the left is the split bathrooms and then a full length mirror next to bed.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/Picture1116.jpg

mom x4,grandma x4

05-17-2006, 02:22 PM

Ok this is the last one, sorry it is so dark. At least you and DW have a idea of what your room looks like.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/Picture1115.jpg

favoriteslave

05-17-2006, 02:47 PM

Great Pictures.

Woogal, I need sushi!!!!! I have only had it one time this week and Im going through withdrawls.

Since Ron isn't responding with a picture, I will. Most of you have heard how Lampy made a clean sweep of all adult activities on board. This should be enough to bring up someone's lunch. (love ya ron).

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/favoriteslave/BonJoviJam.jpg

Doogierunner, wmiller86, lampskies and 5j's. They rocked. :)

Happy Hump DAY.

TiggerKing

05-17-2006, 03:16 PM

Kathy, thanks for the pictures. The room looks great and we are definitely excited about it!

FavoriteSlave: You, well actually the picture, make me sick (literally)!

And to think, I was actually excited about the infamous Ron joining our cruise! ;)

woogal

05-17-2006, 04:12 PM

Woogal, I need sushi!!!!! I have only had it one time this week and Im going through withdrawls.

Since Ron isn't responding with a picture, I will. Most of you have heard how Lampy made a clean sweep of all adult activities on board. This should be enough to bring up someone's lunch. (love ya ron).

Oh man, that hurt! :sad2: Do you know how hard it is to clean sticky rice out of one's nose??? :rotfl2:

Well THAT pic livened up everyone's day!

disneediva

05-17-2006, 06:05 PM

I am afraid now very very afraid
Woogal,
what if Ron gets WILDIER on our cruise :rotfl2:

Hey by the way I haven't had sushi yet this week wanna guess whats for dinner tonight?
Wendy

favoriteslave

05-17-2006, 06:42 PM

Here maybe this will make you all feel better. Here is to roughly 6 months until we all meet.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/favoriteslave/f1473738.jpg

Have a wonderful evening and a better tomorrow.

Dixielady908

05-17-2006, 10:19 PM

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: you guys are just way to funny.... Oh yeah this cruise is going to be a blast....cant wait.....

Denise

TiggerKing

05-18-2006, 09:05 AM

Tonya, thanks for the wonderful picture.

We are either going to have a blast on this cruise, or declare that we never want to see each other again! Or, those of us with cameras may have some great blackmail material. :teeth:

6 Months, 1 Week from today!

cruisemutt

05-18-2006, 10:10 AM

For the love of pete.....I'm getting all excited that in a week it will be 6 months......THIS JUST DOESN'T GET EASIER, DOES IT??? Please, someone,...anyone...how do I get through this "wait in the lobby" stuff?

Bill

DW? Its a good thing mama-san has fantastic chinese, cause sushi dont feed the bulldog. Bleachhhh :crazy2:

woogal

05-18-2006, 12:34 PM

DW? Its a good thing mama-san has fantastic chinese, cause sushi dont feed the bulldog. Bleachhhh :crazy2:

See? This is why you can't sit at the table with the cool kids. :cool2:

cruisemutt

05-18-2006, 01:01 PM

Maybe you should let the cool kids decide that..... :banana:

woogal

05-18-2006, 01:11 PM

WOW! ZING!

Hey DH ... you forgot to make coffee this morning. Gee, hope I don't forget to make dinner tonight! :rolleyes1

TiggerKing

05-18-2006, 03:12 PM

CHILDREN!

If you are going to mis-behave and have a fight on this board, you need to go to your corners until.....the rest of us have time to pull up a chair and watch! :rotfl:

cruisemutt

05-18-2006, 03:49 PM

Yes, Bob....we're really off topic on this one and even though its not an official fight, I'm willing to forgive and forget...like a grown-up would. :teeth:
Hope everyones having a great day!

btw...can someone send ohio some warmer weather....this rain and chill is just not getting me in the mood for Castaway Cay....ty in advance....

cruisemutt

05-18-2006, 04:06 PM

Yes, work is slow....if anyones interested...as of 3:20, local 6 has the Wonder in full view and in all its majesty and glory. Enjoy!

TiggerKing

05-18-2006, 04:15 PM

The weather here in Georgia has been awesome over the last 2 weeks. We have had some showers to deal with, but for the most part it has been highs in the low 70s/high 60s and lows at night near 50 degrees. We have had the windows open for almost 2 straight weeks now with the AC turned off.

Now, for some of you, that may seem cool. To me, it seems like heaven! And, the dogs have been loving it too. Black dogs tend to attract a lot of heat and get warm awful quick, but our two have been having a blast playing outside. Plus, it has kept them from seeking out the creek to get cool! :thumbsup2

Hey Bill: Nothing on this thread is off topic...off color, maybe, but not off topic! ;)

Bob

fourfoxesinpa

05-18-2006, 05:26 PM

fourfoxesinpa

05-18-2006, 05:38 PM

Oh man, that hurt! :sad2: Do you know how hard it is to clean sticky rice out of one's nose??? :rotfl2:

Well THAT pic livened up everyone's day!

And man, oh man, that Wasabi would hurt!

Whatever you do...don't order the california roll on board. It's Naaaaasty with a Capital N. It's wrapped in a tortilla like thing...blllaaaaaahk.

Anyone ever have Wasabi Peanuts? New thing we've just found here and they are so good!

TiggerKing

05-18-2006, 05:48 PM

You guys and gals have me wanting sushi now! Lisa and I may have to go eat Japanese tonight, if I make it home before 7:00 p.m. Otherwise it may be fluffernutter sandwiches!

Anyone ever have Wasabi Peanuts? New thing we've just found here and they are so good!

Jamie, this is going to be one area where we differ. A friend "surprised" me with the Wasabi Peanuts one night. That had to be one of the nastiest things I have ever had in my mouth. :(

Bob

favoriteslave

05-18-2006, 05:53 PM

Yes the cali roll on board was terrible. My husband eats Wasbi Peas. They smell horrible, but he loves em.

mom x4,grandma x4

05-19-2006, 08:22 AM

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!!!

another week closer to the cruise :woohoo:

Lynn, how is the newest cruiser doing?? Any pictures to post yet? :cloud9:
I hope you are getting some sleep now.

Have a great weekend everyone :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy

woogal

05-19-2006, 09:23 AM

You guys and gals have me wanting sushi now! Lisa and I may have to go eat Japanese tonight, if I make it home before 7:00 p.m. Otherwise it may be fluffernutter sandwiches!

What in the world is a fluffernutter sandwich?! Is that some kind of southern thang???!!! I tried red-eye gravy a few weeks ago when I was in Raleigh. Talk about BLECHHHHHHH! :scared: And the worst part is ... I actually asked what is was before I tried it. (for those that don't know ... it was described to me as -- and I quote -- "Ham drippin's and coffee")

GO CAVS!

TiggerKing

05-19-2006, 10:19 AM

What in the world is a fluffernutter sandwich?! Is that some kind of southern thang???!!! I tried red-eye gravy a few weeks ago when I was in Raleigh. Talk about BLECHHHHHHH! :scared: And the worst part is ... I actually asked what is was before I tried it. (for those that don't know ... it was described to me as -- and I quote -- "Ham drippin's and coffee")

GO CAVS!

Shell, you pooooor sheltered child. Red eye gravy is perfect with country ham, a little bit over your grits (you do know what those are, don't you?), or with a biscuit for soppin (that means to dredge your biscuit through the juices left on the plate after the food is gone)! :stir: Sounds like Lisa and I need to meet you and Bill for breakfast at a Waffle House in Florida to introduce you to the finer things in life.

As for a fluffernutter, that is by no means a southern only thing. A fluffernutter sandwich is made with marshmallow creme (fluff) and peanut butter. It is a stick to the roof of your mouth, sweet shot of sugar rush!

Geez, you mid-westerners have to got to realize there is more to life than buckeyes, corn and beef! And by the way, which Cavs are you talking about? Cleveland or Univ. of Va.? :rolleyes2

MamaKate

05-19-2006, 11:27 AM

As for a fluffernutter, that is by no means a southern only thing. A fluffernutter sandwich is made with marshmallow creme (fluff) and peanut butter. It is a stick to the roof of your mouth, sweet shot of sugar rush!

Nope, not a southern thing. My kids love these and eat them often. But they'll eat marshmellow fluff with anything.

TiggerKing

05-19-2006, 11:51 AM

Nope, not a southern thing. My kids love these and eat them often. But they'll eat marshmellow fluff with anything.

DW gets mad at me because I can sit there with the jar of fluff and a jar of peanut butter and a spoon. I do fluffernutters without the bread! Maybe that is why I have my own jar of peanut butter at the house!?! :confused3

It is also good on cereal bars! Peanut butter is good on anything! In the words of my father "Man cannot live on bread alone, but give him a little peanut butter and he will be alright!"

woogal

05-19-2006, 12:10 PM

OK Bob, let's take these comments one-by-one, shall we?

1. Yes, I do know what grits are ... I have mine with butter and Equal (that should make any southerner's skin crawl!). I have instant ones in my cupboard right now, but as we all know from My Cousin Vinny: "No self-respecting southerner would make instant grits".

2. Soppin' ... we cultured northerners call that Delicately Dunking ... and we don't do it with anything that incorporates "ham drippin's and coffee" as the 2 major ingredients.

3. Waffle House, huh? I want to go to a Biscuitville!

4. "Buckeyes, corn and beef" you say? HA! You're so wrong! You forgot about pierogies, kielbasa, and pork & sauerkraut!

5. There are other Cavs in the world besides the ones that are up 3-2 against the #1 seeded Detroit Pistons in the NBA playoffs??? Well I'll be darned ...

DutchsMommy

05-19-2006, 12:27 PM

Shell, you pooooor sheltered child. Red eye gravy is perfect with country ham, a little bit over your grits (you do know what those are, don't you?), or with a biscuit for soppin (that means to dredge your biscuit through the juices left on the plate after the food is gone)! :stir: Sounds like Lisa and I need to meet you and Bill for breakfast at a Waffle House in Florida to introduce you to the finer things in life.

As for a fluffernutter, that is by no means a southern only thing. A fluffernutter sandwich is made with marshmallow creme (fluff) and peanut butter. It is a stick to the roof of your mouth, sweet shot of sugar rush!

Geez, you mid-westerners have to got to realize there is more to life than buckeyes, corn and beef! And by the way, which Cavs are you talking about? Cleveland or Univ. of Va.? :rolleyes2

OMG - :yoda: I have never heard of anything like this. Maybe it's an American thing?? I do notice a difference in the groceries in the stores down there - so even though we are next to each other, there are definately some differences too!!! I'll look forward to some 'edumucation' when we meet!!

cruisemutt

05-19-2006, 12:48 PM

CHILDREN! Move over Bob....lemme get my lawnchair down beside ya...I wanna watch this. Woo loves grits, hates corned beef and isn't too wild about perogies or kielbasi... I have 6 months to exercise just to come close to Ron in the bestest legs contest so I'm gonna steer clear of all that stuff til the cruise.

Honey...baby...darlin (not you Bob!) We need to stay humble about the cavs...we have NOT won yet. You KNOW how cleveland sports are. Easy does it...hope and pray, its good for the city.

Enjoy everyone!!! This cruise is gonna be a blast...we have good people here! :dumbo: :simba: :stitch: :goofy: :tigger: :sulley: :ccat: :mickeyjum :donald:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-19-2006, 01:11 PM

From the sound of things around here maybe we should have a cruise meet in the fitness center, :rotfl: we could ask if they have a boxing ring for people to meet at! :rolleyes:

Fluffernutters are awesome!!!!! :thumbsup2

If the kids are being noisy, give 'em one of those sandwiches and they wont be able to open their mouths for a couple of hours!! :rotfl2:

Have a great weekend everyone, :wave:

Kathy

woogal

05-19-2006, 02:01 PM

I'll look forward to some 'edumucation' when we meet!!

I suspect we'll ALL get a good edumucation on this trip!

woogal

05-19-2006, 03:17 PM

:dumbo: :simba: :stitch: :goofy: :tigger: :sulley: :ccat: :mickeyjum :donald:

:crazy2: PERSONAL FOUL FOR HAVING TOO MANY BOUNCING ICONS IN ONE POST! :headache:

TiggerKing

05-19-2006, 04:09 PM

:crazy2: PERSONAL FOUL FOR HAVING TOO MANY BOUNCING ICONS IN ONE POST! :headache:

Silly woman, that's not a personal foul. It is a technical foul!

cruisemutt

05-19-2006, 06:35 PM

you just called dumbo, Simba, stitch, goofy, tigger, sulley,checat, mickey and donald a FOUL. Can there be a worse crime? Why don't we just ask Walt....

Hope everyones Friday is going in grand fashion!
'preciate the support Bob. :sad2:

disneediva

05-19-2006, 06:37 PM

Wooo I am trying to keep up
We have been getting ready for our trip on the wonder in two weeks and I feel like I am so far behind. Plus DS has exams next week and then we are out of here :banana: :banana: :banana:
We throw some bananas on our fluffernutters mmmmm mmmmm
have a great friday everyone
Hey was Lampy been? Ya'll think he's tanning those legs for the contest?

Wendy

TIGGER41681

05-19-2006, 08:45 PM

Hello Kathy,
The newest cruiser is doing really good. This week he will be 3 weeks old.
I am getting sleep thanks to my DH because we have been taking turn getting up at night. He is eating every 3 or 4 hours!!
He went to the Doctor for his first check-up and he is now 7lbs 7oz. I am not sure how to post pictures?? How do you do that?? Talk to you soon..
Lynn princess:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-19-2006, 09:15 PM

Hi,
Glad to hear all is well at your house. 3 weeks already, it doesnt seem tha that long to me.
What I do for pictures and keep in mind I am learning and a newbie at this.
Once you down load pictures on your computers go to www.photobucket.com and make yourself a family photo album there. Once you do that you can post pictures. I had to struggle with it a lot, but others on this thread helpe dme with hints on how to do it, so if you try and dont understand the directions, tell us what point you are at and someone will be able to talk you through it. It may not be me though I am still learning, but if I can do it, so can you!!!! When it comes to computer stuff I am about a smart as a stick in the mud!!!
I sure hope you can figure it out because I would love to see some pictures of the wee one before he starts college!! Ha! Ha!
Have a great weekend and please dont hesitate to ask for help with the pictures!!!
kathy

Dixielady908

05-19-2006, 10:41 PM

I suspect we'll ALL get a good edumucation on this trip!
:yay: I am looking forward to all the edumucation...... :lmao:

denise

TIGGER41681

05-20-2006, 08:09 AM

Hey Kathy,
Thanks for the info on the pictures. I am going to try it with my DH because he knows alot more about computers then me. I just learned how to download my pictures on to my computer!! Hopeful I will get them posted this weekend. Have a great weekend !!!
Lynn princess:

TiggerKing

05-20-2006, 02:43 PM

I hope that everyone is having a good weekend. The weather here went straight from early spring (70/50 h/l) to August (87 degrees right now). It is beautiful, but dang that is hot when there is no water around (I need some beach time).

As far as the edumacation, do I need to be prepared to teach a class on Southern 101 when we meet up? I am sure some of you need to learn about the finer things in life that only the south can provide! I promise that I will leave out the chitterlings (or, as pronounced properly, chitlins) :stir:

woogal

05-20-2006, 05:14 PM

Well it has finally stopped raining here ... after what seemed like 2 straight weeks of continuous rain. It's about 60 (below average) and Bill is tilling the garden as I write. He added another 40 sf, and I bought 12 roma tomato plants, 6 banana pepper plants, 3 habenero pepper plants, 3 red hot chili pepper plants (I have named them Anthony, Flea, and the last one is JohnAndChad), celery, lettuce spinach, carrots, peas and green beans. So we have a busy summer ahead of us. :sunny:

I just can't wait for my southern-fried edumucation. Hmmm ... I'm guessing Chitlins and Biscuits 101, Introduction to Talking with a Twang, and Civics: We Coulda Left Y'all, Y'know. :lmao:

:wave2: Hi Bob and Lisa!

cruisemutt

05-20-2006, 05:59 PM

You can dress her up...................................
---nuff said.

cruisemutt

05-20-2006, 06:24 PM

See above

woogal

05-20-2006, 06:26 PM

mom x4,grandma x4

05-21-2006, 01:54 PM

Howdy everyone,
I just wanted to keep us off the bottom of page two!!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. :goodvibes We are in the mid 90's today. :sunny: DH and DS are out in the pool. I will join them a little later. :banana:

It was so nice to have the port web cam up and running for a change. I loved seeing the ship in port. :thumbsup2

Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone,
mom x4,grandma x4
Kathy :wave:

Dixielady908

05-21-2006, 03:27 PM

:sunny: Its been sunny here the last couple of days. We planted our garden friday, cut the lawn on saturday and today shopping and laundry....I know, I know, now dont be jealous because I lead such an exciting life. :rotfl2:
Have a great Sunday everyone.

Denise

cruisemutt

05-21-2006, 05:21 PM

Gee, Denise...how can I be jealous? I mowed the grass AND tilled the garden Saturday, went shopping and did laundry Sunday...but we couldn't plant here.
Frost advisory...IN MAY?? I guess the good news is its supposed to be 85 by Saturday in NE ohio...so the garden will get planted. What do you plant in your area? We do cucumbers, romas, banana peppers, carrots and such. Its not a big garden so we're kinda limited.
Anyhoo....
Have a great week everyone!
Bill :banana:

TiggerKing

05-21-2006, 07:20 PM

OOO! I forgot about Southern Liberal Arts:

Southern Lit: The Collective Works of Jeff Foxworthy
Southern Performing Arts: Comparative Analysis of Smokey and the Bandit vs. The Dukes of Hazzard (With Pictures)

You know, it is bad enough you talk about our food and our speech. But, when you start trashing Foxworthy, the Bandit and DOH, you have crossed the line!

And this coming from a person whose state's biggest claim to fame is Cleveland! Let's see, that made Drew Carey famous, so I guess it is SOMETHING to be proud of.... :lmao:

Dixielady908

05-21-2006, 09:19 PM

We just plant tomatoes, bell peppers and some habenero's. But we moved our garden location, so that included getting the new section ready also. I'm just getting to old for all this yard work!!

Denise

DutchsMommy

05-22-2006, 08:50 AM

I'll be looking forward to Southern 101. I have Sirius satellite radio in the car and have been listening to the Blue Collar comedy tour....which seems to have alot of people from the Southern states - so at least I will have all your stereotypes down pat LOL.

Weather here has been crazy. We were having great normal spring weather when all of a suddent this weekend it has gotten really cool - maybe 10 degrees above freezing. And yesterday I was volunterring at a Horse Show at the barn where I ride and it was gale force winds, rain that turned to hail/sleet and freezing - NOT pleasant!! Oh well, today is a holiday Monday for us (I think yours is next weekend?) so DS and I are getting ready to go to the zoo - hopefully the weather is better today - it's still cool right now but sunny so fingers crossed it will stay that way!

We're almost at the 6 month mark :thumbsup2 :woohoo:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-22-2006, 08:59 AM

Good morning,
I got too old for the gardening and yard work years ago!!! :rolleyes1

I have to admit I loved having a big garden when we lived in Oregon. :thumbsup2
Corn, beans,zucchini,tomatos, and sweet peas. YUMMY!!!

Denise, Bill, Shel, any of you guys sending our CARE packages at harvest time??? :rotfl: If so, put my name first on the list!!! :goodvibes

Have a great Monday everyone,

mom x4,grandma x4 :wave:

cruisemutt

05-22-2006, 09:44 AM

Hey everyone...good morning.

We has so much last year, all of our friends were over-run with vegetables. I'm pretty sure we can accomodate you Kathy (as long as we have a decent crop, that is...with our wacky weather, who knows).

Hey Bob....don't go dissin northeast ohio!!! I mean, we have the Cavaliers....ok, bad example...we DO have the Indians...wait...lemme try again...we DO have one of the cleanest cities in...ok, I give up.
Tara? Where are ya, honey?
Have a great monday, everyone!
:banana:

woogal

05-22-2006, 01:20 PM

You know, it is bad enough you talk about our food and our speech. But, when you start trashing Foxworthy, the Bandit and DOH, you have crossed the line!

Yeah, Bill warned me that I may have crossed the line with the Foxworthy comment. :banana:

TiggerKing

05-22-2006, 02:04 PM

Yeah, Bill warned me that I may have crossed the line with the Foxworthy comment.

There are certain sons of the south that you never bring into question, especially when they are from the same city as the one to which you are speaking.

I will forgive your injustice this time, but next time Bill will have to duel to satisfy my requirements for justice!

Hope everyone is having a great week. It is HOT down here in Georgia! It is days like this when I wish I had a pool!

Dixielady908

05-22-2006, 07:40 PM

:cheer2: Yay we are finally warming up again this week. By the end of the week we should be in the low 80's. Looking forward to some good weather this holiday weekend.
Glad Monday work day is over...very busy....I hate Mondays..hope the rest of the week is better. Well only 3 days left for me, I took friday off, my DH and I are doing a belated anniversay dinner friday evening..so a nice 4 day weekend. :)

Have a great week everyone....

Denise

Cathy: If the garden produces more this year..sure I'll send you a care package. We had to find a new area, as the past few years our garden really hardly produced anything..

TiggerKing

05-23-2006, 09:16 AM

Happy Tuesday Everybody!

We were slipping back to page 2, so I had to get us back in the front.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

cruisemutt

05-23-2006, 11:09 AM

Hey everyone...Happy tuesday! :banana: (yeah, I like the lil banana-man thingee....).
If anyone needs a 6 month booster shot on DCL... I believe the Travel channel is airing (or re-airing...not sure if this ones new or not) the Disney Cruise Line special. June 1st and 2nd if I remember. Check the website and listings for times. Something on the 8th too, I believe. Just do a search on Disney Cruise and check "listings".
Enjoy.
Bill

Dandy8

05-23-2006, 12:47 PM

Hello everyone...been away from the boards for a while. Me, Andy & the kids sufferning from colds, ear infections, croupe, pink eye........all that fun stuff, but we're on the mend. Six months from Thursday!!!!! Can't wait. I hope everyone is having a great week.

mom x4,grandma x4

05-23-2006, 01:00 PM

Danielle,
I was beginning to wonder about you? :confused3 I am happy to hear that you are all on the mend. :thumbsup2
We have been passing the colds around here too, right now it is my turn :sick:

That nasty page 2 keeps creeping up on us :rotfl2:

Have a great day everyone, :sunny:
Kathy :wave:

Dandy8

05-23-2006, 05:17 PM

Thanks Kathy! I hope you are feeling better. It is certainly a nasty bug. I was back to the pediatrician with the kids 3 times this past week but it looks like we are getting better.

Nothing new to report...can't wait for the vacation.....I won't feel totally comfortable until I can book my airfare. I'm waiting for Southwest to extend their bookings to November & December. Hopefully soon!

Dixielady908

05-23-2006, 08:58 PM

:wave: Happy Tuesday everyone....

Danielle..glad to hear your all feeling better...this yuk that is going around just seem to linger..

Kathy...feel better soon.

Well "see ya" all on Wednesday... :thumbsup2

Denise

feenie

05-24-2006, 07:52 AM

[QUOTE=Dandy8
Nothing new to report...can't wait for the vacation.....I won't feel totally comfortable until I can book my airfare. I'm waiting for Southwest to extend their bookings to November & December. Hopefully soon![/QUOTE]

The past 2 years Southwest has opened through mid december at least around the 15th of July.
Of course I start checking obsessivly around the beginning of June, but it has been the 2nd thursday in July for 2 years now. :rolleyes:

:hourglass

mom x4,grandma x4

05-24-2006, 08:54 AM

Hi Athene,
It was great to hear from you again. :thumbsup2 It's been quite a long time since you last posted.
Your thread has really grown hasnt it??? :goodvibes
I am so glad you started it.
I am looking forward to seeing you and your DH again. :woohoo:
Time is flying by.
see you both soon,
Kathy :wave:

woogal

05-24-2006, 09:31 AM

Good Hump Day everyone ... Only one day to the 6-month mark!!!

Anyone have any American Idol predictions? I'm a Taylor fan, and I can't imagine a senario where he doesn't win. But them, I'm also a fan of Cleveland sports and you see how well that's worked for me over the years ... :sad2:

Dandy8

05-24-2006, 09:47 AM

The past 2 years Southwest has opened through mid december at least around the 15th of July.
Of course I start checking obsessivly around the beginning of June, but it has been the 2nd thursday in July for 2 years now. :rolleyes:

:hourglass

Thanks for the info Feenie. I've been checking obsessively for a month now..so now I guess I need to be a little more patient. I have ding on my computer at work and noticed it sent a notification last time they extended the dates. Well see...

Woogal.....TAYLOR ALL THE WAY!

feenie

05-24-2006, 09:55 AM

DOWN with KAT!!!
(that is the slogan in our house!)
we wanted Chris to win, but we will be happy if Taylor wins!!

Hi Kathy!!
Work lately has been so busy I have time to lurk but not ususally time to post!!! Its the week before a holiday, so a bunch of the doc's are out for vacation!!! (more time for playing :cool1: )
:crazy:

cruisemutt

05-24-2006, 11:12 AM

I want Locke, Hurley and Jack to win.....oh....wait, thats the wrong show, isn't it? :rolleyes1

Happy Wednesday everyone!

TiggerKing

05-24-2006, 11:56 AM

American Idol is still on the air? Wow, guess I must have missed that in the TV Guide!

Let's see, my vote is for Clay Aiken!

disneediva

05-24-2006, 12:13 PM

Its Soul Patrol all the way at our house....we also wanted Chris but I'll take Taylor over that OTHER GIRL any day...Geaux Taylor :cheer2:
Send Pixie dust please DS is taking exams today and we have had a rough year after Katrina so we are hoping for the best..
Wendy

fourfoxesinpa

05-24-2006, 12:21 PM

Four more members of Taylor's Soul Patrol here. :cool1: :smooth: I only could get 7 votes in for him last night. Busy, busy, busy.

And, back to this food talk...how's everyone feel about scrapple? (remember...I'm an Amish Country native)

And more about food...has anyone with late dining actually have their ressies linked yet? The FourFoxes have had a family meeting and decided we'd like to hang with y'all at dinner (despite these pictures we've seen!) :goodvibes

We do enjoy our fluffernutters in PA and, yes, sometimes they are tasty with a little sliced banana on them.

I, too, am waiting for Southwest to release their 11/24 dates! I have us all lined up to come home free on AirTran (courtesy of Wendy's cups!) but no tickets to Florida yet.

Six months tomorrow! Woo-Hoo.

woogal

05-24-2006, 12:37 PM

BOYS! Let's get something straight: Jack, Hurley, Locke, and Clay Aiken are not eligible to become the next American Idol. Got it? You crazy nuts, you ... :crazy:

Jamie: I think that Ron is doing something with linking the ressies ... or that's what I've heard. We'll have to see if he appears here again and ask. Also, I'm from Ohio Amish Country ... You gotta love a culture that figures that a good meal consists of mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing and noodles all at the same sitting!!!

mom x4,grandma x4

05-24-2006, 12:43 PM

Ok guys,
your not going to believe this but:

I have NEVER watched american idol!!! Not ever :confused3

Of course I have heard of the show and seen the commercials, but i swear I have never watched it.

Please dont vote me off this board :rotfl2:

Kathy :wave:

cruisemutt

05-24-2006, 12:48 PM

Sorry Jamie.... I lived near Philadelphia for awhile. I KNOW what goes into most commercial scrapple. I'm gonna pass on that, if its ok. (btw...I really did love the taste of it until I found out what it was made of). Ok...speaking of food---this is to all the 7 day eastern and western vets. Are the international buffets (asian and I think a mexican or southwest is it?) at the parrot cay any good?
Bill

TiggerKing

05-24-2006, 02:24 PM

Jamie: Ron (Lampskies) did mention that he might possibly have a connection that would be able to link our ressies AND get us the PLA rotation. But, he said we probably won't need to do anything until October or early November.

As for as the scrapple, I promised I wouldn't bring chitlins into the challenge, so don't be bringing no scrapple! As I told a co-worker in France who wanted me to try foie gras..."I don't do organs and innards." :rotfl2:

MamaKate

05-24-2006, 05:38 PM

As for as the scrapple, I promised I wouldn't bring chitlins into the challenge, so don't be bringing no scrapple! As I told a co-worker in France who wanted me to try foie gras..."I don't do organs and innards." :rotfl2:

I'm with you on this one!! I don't care how good it may taste!!

Well, we're leaving to WDW tomorrow morning so I'll miss all the antics of this thread :guilty: But I'm sure I'll still have a good time :thumbsup2

Hope everyone has a great Memorial weekend!

:wave2: ,
Katie

mom x4,grandma x4

05-24-2006, 07:58 PM

Katie,
have a great trip to WDW. :thumbsup2 We are in the 90's in Florida right now, so bring the sun sreen, you'll need it!! :sunny:
Let us know how it goes when you return,
kathy

andy99

05-24-2006, 08:43 PM

And, back to this food talk...how's everyone feel about scrapple? (remember...I'm an Amish Country native)

Six months tomorrow! Woo-Hoo.

SCRAPPLE! Danielle and I went to York College of PA. Since we are Long Island born and raised we had no idea what it was. I will never forget the first time I saw this old timer eating it at a dinner in PA. I had to ask one of my PA friends what the heck is that guy eating. After he told me about scrapple I didnt feel any better about it. I did try it once. I guess its an aquired taste.
:crazy2:

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 09:04 AM

I did try it once. I guess its an aquired taste.
:crazy2:

Not picking on Andy here, but this phrase is what gets me about some foods. If someone tells you a food is "an acquired taste", it means that the first time you put it in your mouth, you will gag and want to spit it out. Then, after eating it hundreds of times, your taste buds will be so numbed that they can't pick up the flavor of anything anymore! :rotfl2:

Hope everyone is having a great week! It is officially 6 months until we embark! :banana: :bounce: :banana:

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 09:05 AM

Okay, since we have gotten to know each other here, I want to ask a question. Have any of you ever owned a Monte Carlo (2002 or newer)? DW and I went and looked at one last night. It is a gorgeous vehicle, but I don't know anyone who has owned one, so I thought I would ask here.

So, if you have owned one, or know someone who has, and can give me some feedback, it would be appreciated!

mom x4,grandma x4

05-25-2006, 09:15 AM

Tiggerking,

I think an aquired taste means it was fed to you as a little kid and mom and dad made you eat it, so eventually you just got use to it!! Like peas and green beans!! I was lucky and had a dog that whoofed things down so fast he never tasted what he was being given. So my plate was always pretty clean. My dad was a farm boy, he loved pickled pigs feet, head cheese etc...Lucky for us kids, mom was not a farm girl and she intervened a lot a meal time!!!

we had a monte carlo, but it was in the mid 70's and we loved it!! Never had a new one. Sorry I cant help you with that one, but I will ask DH if he knows anyone at work that has one. He knows lots of people in his line of work.

Today is a landmark for our cruise!!!
6 months :woohoo:

Time to :dancer: party: :dancer: to celebrate today!!

Kathy :wave:

woogal

05-25-2006, 09:32 AM

HAPPY 6 MONTH TO THE CRUISE DAY!!!

Okay, since we have gotten to know each other here, I want to ask a question. Have any of you ever owned a Monte Carlo (2002 or newer)? DW and I went and looked at one last night. It is a gorgeous vehicle, but I don't know anyone who has owned one, so I thought I would ask here. So, if you have owned one, or know someone who has, and can give me some feedback, it would be appreciated!

The Mutt and I learned a long time ago that we don't trust nor buy domestic cars! We just traded in both of our Camry's over the last year for a Solara (his) and a Rav4 (mine). Do yourselves a favor and go find a nice Toyota, which will last 10X as long and be virtually maintenance-free. Even if it has over 50K miles, that's equivalent to about 20K or less on a domestic car. Now aren't you glad you asked??? :thumbsup2

acquired taste n.One that is unpleasant on immediate experience or is likeable only after being experienced repeatedly ... or with enough wine in your system so that you forget what you're really eating. (That's how I came to eat escargot in Paris ... after a few glasses!)

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 10:52 AM

The Mutt and I learned a long time ago that we don't trust nor buy domestic cars! We just traded in both of our Camry's over the last year for a Solara (his) and a Rav4 (mine). Do yourselves a favor and go find a nice Toyota, which will last 10X as long and be virtually maintenance-free. Even if it has over 50K miles, that's equivalent to about 20K or less on a domestic car. Now aren't you glad you asked??? :thumbsup2

Well, DW and I currently own a 91 Accord (204,000 miles), a 96 Accord (176,000 miles) and an Explorer (180,000 miles)! My motorcycle has the lowest miles of any vehicle we own (it only has 2800 miles). I love the Toyotas and the Hondas, and DW REALLY likes the Solara convertibles, but I REALLY like the look of the new Monte Carlos. Consumer Reports actually rates them pretty decent for a Chevrolet. We will see what happens. I emailed a low-ball offer to the salesman this morning to see where we stand. I think we are overdue for a new(er) vehicle, but as stated before, I am extremely cheap and have to find the right deal!

Bob

woogal

05-25-2006, 11:07 AM

Solara convertible??? Now there's a SWEET car!!!

Michelle2

05-25-2006, 12:17 PM

Hi guys,
I haven't been to this thread in awhile, but had to stop in and say hello! We are still here, and excited it is at the 6 month mark! I remember how fast the last 6 months went last year at this time. WOW!

Oh, and I know that this is a little late, but I was a huge Chris fan. I thought he did the best performance of all last night with Live. I am really glad that Taylor won over Katharine though. I thought that second spot should have been Chris', but Taylor is a great performer!

Dandy8

05-25-2006, 12:32 PM

Tiggerking,

My dad was a farm boy, he loved pickled pigs feet, head cheese etc...Lucky for us kids, mom was not a farm girl and she intervened a lot a meal time!!!

Kathy :wave:

HEAD CHEESE!!!!! I've seen it in the deli case and wondered if anyone actually ate it. Kind of scary.....I guess you can't knock if you don't try it!! I think if I did I would pull a Kellie Pickler (American Idol Finale) and gag and spit it out. Andy went to lunch with a friend who is turkish and he came home with some leftovers which included this strange type of meat. He told me it was pork so I tried to eat it (notice I said tried) it was terrible. He then proceeded to tell me later on that I was eating toungue. Never again!! Another acquired taste....

Andy never told me what was in Scrapple I need someone to let me know.....or do I want to know? :confused3

Back in '99 Andy was waiting for his company car to be delivered so they rented him a monte carlo for a few weeks in the meantime. It was a beautiful car.....lots of power, loved it!! I'm sure the newer version are really nice!

YEAH.....6 MONTHS TO GO!!!! :banana:

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 01:24 PM

Andy never told me what was in Scrapple I need someone to let me know.....or do I want to know? :confused3

From Wikipedia:

Composition
Scrapple is typically made of hog offal, such as the head, eyes, heart, liver, bladder, and other scraps, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head), to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are discarded, the meat is reserved, and (dry) cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. The meat, finely minced, is returned, and seasonings, typically sage, thyme, savory, and others, are added. The mush is cast into loaves, and allowed to cool thoroughly until gelled. The proportions and seasoning are very much a matter of the region and the cook's taste.

Commercial scrapple often contains these traditional ingredients, with a distinctive flavor to each brand, though homemade recipes often specify more genteel cuts of pork, with a consequently blander taste. A few manufacturers have introduced beef and turkey varieties.

Hope no one read that right after lunch! :eek:

woogal

05-25-2006, 01:39 PM

Thanks, Bob. That certainly goes well with Chipotle ... :scared: Wow, the things people eat!

cruisemutt

05-25-2006, 02:12 PM

Hey everyone. Happy 6 months...(wow, that felt good....DW :rolleyes1)
Great analysis of scrapple Bob. There are even more unsavory ingredients that go into scrapple but what's ground up in New Jersey, stays in New Jersey. Hope everyones having a great Thursday~

roughly 180 days? we can do that standin on our heads!!! :banana: :banana: :upsidedow

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 03:21 PM

roughly 180 days? we can do that standin on our heads!!! :banana: :banana: :upsidedow

I am starting to think that Mutt needs to talk with a therapist about his addiction to the banana! :lmao:

Dandy8

05-25-2006, 03:33 PM

From Wikipedia:

Composition
Scrapple is typically made of hog offal, such as the head, eyes, heart, liver, bladder, and other scraps, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head), to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are discarded, the meat is reserved, and (dry) cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. The meat, finely minced, is returned, and seasonings, typically sage, thyme, savory, and others, are added. The mush is cast into loaves, and allowed to cool thoroughly until gelled. The proportions and seasoning are very much a matter of the region and the cook's taste.

Commercial scrapple often contains these traditional ingredients, with a distinctive flavor to each brand, though homemade recipes often specify more genteel cuts of pork, with a consequently blander taste. A few manufacturers have introduced beef and turkey varieties.

Hope no one read that right after lunch! :eek:

Thank you.....I'm going to throw up now...... :crazy2:

woogal

05-25-2006, 03:52 PM

Uh oh ... someone get some Dramamine from outside sick bay on Deck 1 for Danielle ...

Bob? Imagine how worried I am about Mutt's fondness for bananas ... :scared1:

...what's ground up in New Jersey, stays in New Jersey. You mean like Jimmy Hoffa? :eek: (sorry, so uncalled for, but I couldn't resist).

LAMPSKIES

05-25-2006, 04:06 PM

Well, DW and I currently own a 91 Accord (204,000 miles), a 96 Accord (176,000 miles) and an Explorer (180,000 miles)! My motorcycle has the lowest miles of any vehicle we own (it only has 2800 miles). I love the Toyotas and the Hondas, and DW REALLY likes the Solara convertibles, but I REALLY like the look of the new Monte Carlos. Consumer Reports actually rates them pretty decent for a Chevrolet. We will see what happens. I emailed a low-ball offer to the salesman this morning to see where we stand. I think we are overdue for a new(er) vehicle, but as stated before, I am extremely cheap and have to find the right deal!

Bob

Hey all been busy and am now catching up.....what's with all the "car talk"? And car questions....let 'em rip!! I, am a sales Mgr. for a large dealership in N.W. Indiana.......and me, I have a 2000 'vette convert with 19k on it, an 04 Eddie Bauer Expedition, 98 Grand Cherokee, 04 Jeep Liberty and DD (Jessica 16) has an 02 Bug....yep too many cars.....want to talk toys? :rotfl2: 2005 Tahoe 22 ft speed boat, 24ft pontoon, 16 ft fishing boat, golf cart......yes, he who dies the the most toys wins!!!!!

mom x4,grandma x4

05-25-2006, 04:47 PM

By the time this cruise is over I think a lot of people are going to need some SERIOUS THERAPY!!!! :rotfl2:

You know who you are?? :thumbsup2

kathy :wave:

cruisemutt

05-25-2006, 06:43 PM

Dixielady908

05-25-2006, 07:35 PM

I am starting to think that Mutt needs to talk with a therapist about his addiction to the banana! :lmao:

:banana: :banana: I was thinking that myself...just glad someone else said it first.... :rotfl2:

Denise

TiggerKing

05-25-2006, 08:07 PM

Hey all been busy and am now catching up.....what's with all the "car talk"? And car questions....let 'em rip!! I, am a sales Mgr. for a large dealership in N.W. Indiana.......and me, I have a 2000 'vette convert with 19k on it, an 04 Eddie Bauer Expedition, 98 Grand Cherokee, 04 Jeep Liberty and DD (Jessica 16) has an 02 Bug....yep too many cars.....want to talk toys? :rotfl2: 2005 Tahoe 22 ft speed boat, 24ft pontoon, 16 ft fishing boat, golf cart......yes, he who dies the the most toys wins!!!!!

First off, we now know that Ron has WAY too much money and needs to buy the drinks (3 boats?). ;)

The car talk is that I am looking at buying a 2003 Monte Carlo SS, and I was curious who could give me any feedback. It sounds like you are the right person! I will drop you a PM, if you don't mind answering a few questions.

DutchsMommy

05-25-2006, 09:10 PM

OK, first off scrapple=barf :stir:

The things you learn on these boards - I have never in my life heard of scrapple - and now I know why. I was thinking it would some kind of nice scrambled-up apple type dessert...WRONG!!!!!!!!!!

Lampy - DH has a lot of toys too - man's perogative I suppose. But then again, I ride horses so while not truly toys, they are my hobby. DH is planning DSs 'first car' already - and DS is 4!

All is well here - finally getting some nice weather after a long weekend (our holiday Monday was Victoria Day, this Monday past) of near freezing temps and at the horse show I was at on the weekend torrential rain and sleet/hail - NICE, gotta love Canadian spring lol. But...it's supposed to get up near 80 on Sunday with humidity so we may have to hit the splash-park for the first time this year :cheer2: Everybody put on their sunglasses in anticipation of my white-as-only-a-tue-Canadian-can-get legs!! :rolleyes:

I'm happy we are down to the 6 month mark :woohoo: Can't wait to meet everyone in person. Gotta go put DS to bed - talk to you all (or y'all I suppose) later. :wave2:

andy99

05-25-2006, 09:25 PM

Andy went to lunch with a friend who is turkish and he came home with some leftovers which included this strange type of meat. He told me it was pork so I tried to eat it (notice I said tried) it was terrible. He then proceeded to tell me later on that I was eating toungue. Never again!! Another acquired taste....

:rotfl2:

I never told you it was pork. I told you to guess. You guessed pork and I didnt confirm or deny

It was actually Sheep toungue. Most people from Turkey dont eat pork for religious reasons.

I ate it at lunch and my friend ordered for me in turkish so i didnt know what i was eating either, And I had to eat it. He was paying for lunch and I didnt want to offend him.

I still get a laugh out of that story. :rotfl:

you didnt seem to mad at me ....

:teeth:

PuppyMommy

05-25-2006, 10:11 PM

Hello Everyone!

This is Lisa, TiggerKing's DW (actually, he is the one typing right now). We have been sitting here going through some of the posts and Bob has been showing me how to move around in the forum. So, bear with me since I am a newbie at all this forum stuff and posts.

Hope everyone has a great Friday and I am looking forward (I think) to meeting all of you in November!

Dixielady908

05-25-2006, 10:23 PM

:) Hi Lisa, nice to meet you, looking forward to meeting everyone on the cruise.....this will be one crazy cruise I belive.....

Denise

disneediva

05-25-2006, 10:38 PM

Hi Lisa nice to meet ya!! :wave2:

Wow only 6 months to go, we leave Wednesday for a 12 day trip down to Orlando and I haven't packed one thing yet. But now that exams are over :cheer2: :cheer2: for DS we can concentrate on vacation. This time next week I will be having a drink on my verandah, sorry had to rub it in Ron has all those toys and I was having my own pity party til DH reminded me that we are leaving on a cruise in less than a week. 180 days will sure fly by.
Have a good weekend
wendy

andy99

05-26-2006, 08:47 AM

woogal

05-26-2006, 08:52 AM

A simple conversation to my dw in Las Vegas....MGM....Flying Monkey Bar.
DW: Did you get yourself a drink over at the bar?
Mutt: No!
DW: ....and why?
Mutt: I wanted a banana daquiri....how in the name of everything holy can a bar named "The Flying Monkey" NOT have a banana daquiri?
Folks, that is an honest-to-gawd true story. And I've heard about the stupid Flying Monkey Bar and its lack of banana daquiri's repeatedly over the last 10 years. Pity me. :sad1:

WELCOME LISA!!! So good to finally have you with us!!! :cheer2:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-26-2006, 09:20 AM

:welcome: Lisa,
I knew there was a better half lurking out there somewhere for Tiggerking!
Glad to have you with us, jump right in and start posting.
It is a crazy group here so you can post about anything and fit right in with the crowd!! :rotfl2:
We ladies need all the help we can get to keep one up on the guys on this thread!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you soon, afterall we will be neighbors on the ship, our rooms are right next to each other! :cheer2:
Kathy :yay:

TiggerKing

05-26-2006, 09:34 AM

A simple conversation to my dw in Las Vegas....MGM....Flying Monkey Bar.
DW: Did you get yourself a drink over at the bar?
Mutt: No!
DW: ....and why?
Mutt: I wanted a banana daquiri....how in the name of everything holy can a bar named "The Flying Monkey" NOT have a banana daquiri?
I do not need therapy.
Bananas :banana: a"peel" :banana: to me...its not a crime!

You know, you were okay in pushing the blame to your wife until that lame last sentence. Now, not only should you be required to attend therapy, but you must also attend PA (puns anonymous). I am sure that it will be a real dog of a course for you! :rotfl2:

Dixielady908

05-26-2006, 10:19 AM

:wave2: Happy Friday everyone....we finally made it to the weekend....and I'm off of work today.... :cheer2: a nice four day weekend.....anyhow, my DH and I are going out for dinner tonight to celebrate our belated anniversary which was on 5-12. So I talked him in to taking off, thinking that we could do someting...as in antique shopping or maybe downtown Chicago and go to Navy Pier (never been), but guess what won out???? We are going to do Yard work...plant flowers and such. I am not really happy about this, but what can I say... :confused3 Oh well, at least I am going to get a nice
dinner out of this later today. Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the holiday...

Denise

feenie

05-26-2006, 10:57 AM

Speaking of car talk!
DH and I are car shopping tomorrow.
We have not bought a car in 9 years, so I think it's about time.
We have put 180,000 miles on our dodge stratus in that time, and things are starting to break... :confused3
Oh well, DH has had his eye on the PT Cruisers since they came out, so now he can have his car. :sunny:
Have a great weekend!!!! I can't believe we are within the 6 month time frame before our cruise!! I have to pack!!! ;)
:hourglass

Dandy8

05-26-2006, 11:05 AM

:rotfl2:

I never told you it was pork. I told you to guess. You guessed pork and I didnt confirm or deny

It was actually Sheep toungue. Most people from Turkey dont eat pork for religious reasons.

I ate it at lunch and my friend ordered for me in turkish so i didnt know what i was eating either, And I had to eat it. He was paying for lunch and I didnt want to offend him.

I still get a laugh out of that story. :rotfl:

you didnt seem to mad at me ....

:teeth:
I could never be mad at you....you're too cute. We definately work to much, we're having a little spat on the Dis boards for goodness sake!!!! GET ME ON THAT CRUISE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dandy8

05-26-2006, 11:16 AM

I, too, am waiting for Southwest to release their 11/24 dates! I have us all lined up to come home free on AirTran (courtesy of Wendy's cups!) but no tickets to Florida yet.

Southwest extended their booking to October 27th this morning. I guess it will be July before we'll be able to book November........

Have a great Memorial weekend everyone!!!! We are looking at nice weather here in the Big Apple area. :wave2:

cruisemutt

05-26-2006, 11:22 AM

Hey Lisa! 'bout time you joined our merry band of cruisers! This cruise really is gonna be a blast EVEN WITH your husband and my wife gangin up on me! Hope to hear more from ya over our cruisin countdown.

:banana: na-na-na.... :banana: na-na-na...hey, hey, hey...goodbye!
Enjoy Friday everyone.

feenie

05-26-2006, 11:41 AM

Southwest extended their booking to October 27th this morning. I guess it will be July before we'll be able to book November........

Have a great Memorial weekend everyone!!!! We are looking at nice weather here in the Big Apple area. :wave2:

I am now going to really be compulsive about checking.
Once I have my Tickets I will be so happy. I hate waiting. pirate:

Dandy8

05-26-2006, 12:18 PM

I am now going to really be compulsive about checking.
Once I have my Tickets I will be so happy. I hate waiting. pirate:

Amen to that......I have 4 roundtrip free tickets I'd like to use and since they limit the amount of award tickets per flight I don't want to get shut out.

JanDave

05-26-2006, 09:25 PM

Happy Long Weekend everyone!

DH and I are heading to Morgantown, WV tomorrow morning and will return to mid-Michigan Monday evening. We are visiting our DS, DDIL, and two angelic grandchildren. Our plans almost changed as my DD (in Michigan) was having some contractions Wednesday evening. When she goes into labor, I'm taking care of DGS who is 2. DD is due in late June; this baby will be grandchild #6!

Six months from now (Sunday, 11/26) I hope to be seated at dinner, followed by an evening at Rockin Bar D or Promenade Lounge.

Love those BBCs; can't wait for my "nutrition" juice.

Kathy: I've never watched American Idol, Desperate Housewives, The Office, etc. I seldom turn on the TV, but when I do, I usually watch the cable news shows.

I am a bookaholic though. I'm almost done reading James Patterson's 4th of July.

If anyone is driving or going to drive this weekend, have a safe trip.

Jan

Michelle2

05-27-2006, 03:38 AM

Amen to that......I have 4 roundtrip free tickets I'd like to use and since they limit the amount of award tickets per flight I don't want to get shut out.
We were the same way, and unfortunately with Delta you have to book your skysaver tickets almost the day that they become available (like 331 days in advance), since they limit them per flight so much. And bad news for us, we did not know we were going on this cruise again when they became available, so it was a major pain....we are going to cancel our credit card with them because we are always getting shut out. It's getting old not being able to use the tickets we rightfully earn. :rolleyes:

Are there any younger kids traveling with any of you besides Dutchsmommy? I have a DD12, and a DD10 that would love to email or correspond with other girls close to their ages. It makes it more fun for them. :teeth:

mom x4,grandma x4

05-28-2006, 09:22 AM

JanDave,
hope you have a great trip!
I am glad to hear I am not alone for not seeing American Idol. When a neighbor says somerhing about it and i say I never watched it they look at me as if I were crazy!! :crazy:
Let us know when #6 arrives :thumbsup2

My girls are through having kids now, so we are stuck at 4 GK's. The boys arnt married and are NOT thinking about getting married and adding to our awesome 4 some. I really dont want to rush them, but I hope someday they will make a contribution, while I'm still around to enjoy them. :banana:

We have had some more brush fire problems in central Florida. :sad2: The main road to the port was closed on friday again, not sure about saturday. Yesterday we had another brush fire that closed some main roads, but it was near Kissimmee, so it didnt bother the routes to the port. No injuries or lossod houses so far :goodvibes

Well I hope everyone is having a good extra long weekend. ;)

Kathy :wave:

disneediva

05-28-2006, 02:37 PM

Trying to get some packing done we leave on Wednesday for our Wonderful cruise and WDW stay. Its getting closer now.. :banana:
Wendy

Dixielady908

05-28-2006, 04:08 PM

[QUOTE=mom x4,grandma x4]JanDave,

The boys arnt married and are NOT thinking about getting married and adding to our awesome 4 some. I really dont want to rush them, but I hope someday they will make a contribution, while I'm still around to enjoy them. :banana:

:rolleyes: ummm Kathy how old are your boys??? I have a single daughter that I'm waiting on.....!!! I already told her she is on a deadline, she's only got about 4-5 years to go....I told her I didnt want to be to old to be grandma...riding around in one of the motorized chairs..running over the grandkids... :rotfl2: she just goes along with me..however no serious boyfriend yet.

Denise

mom x4,grandma x4

05-28-2006, 06:34 PM

Wendy, I wish you a Magical trip!!!! :wizard:
The weather has been very hot here in central florida. In the 90's everyday and with the humidy our heat index has been over 100 a couple of times recently. So bring the sunblock you will need it!!!!

Denise my boys are 31 and 23, soon to be 24. :goodvibes

Is that the right age group :confused3
She would have to love fishing and hunting and video games!!! Fishing and hunting seem to be their entire world at times, camping too!! :rotfl2:
Let me know,
Kathy :wave:

Dixielady908

05-28-2006, 10:52 PM

:) Kathy, she is 26, shes been fishing and camping not sure how much she enjoys it....anyway she lives in colorado, she is in the army. she is my little "army chick". I just love to tease her about being single..she takes it all in stride.

Denise

mom x4,grandma x4

05-29-2006, 08:19 AM

Hi Denise,
at least we are fairly close on the age group here ;)
Eventually my boys are both moving back to Oregon to live. That is our home state, we will eventually get back there too. Colorado isnt that far from Oregon, so who knows??? :goodvibes I'm sure stranger things have happened!!

We finally got a little rain last evening, maybe a 1/2 inch. We really need it badly here. Florida is very dry.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Kathy :wave:

cruisemutt

05-29-2006, 11:33 AM

Hey everyone! Happy memorial day to all! I hope everyone has a fantastic day full of family, picnics, bar-b-ques, swimmin and maybe even a lil relaxation mixed in there somewhere!
Enjoy! :sunny:
Bill

Dixielady908

05-29-2006, 12:20 PM

:sunny: Happy Memorial day everyone....have a great day and just think we get to all go to work tomorrow :crazy: sorry I just had to throw that out there..... :rotfl: Enjoy your day.....

Denise