Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks: final update 12/29, p.98

[jedijill]

Here's a pic of me in the chair. We ordered two chairs and the oversized love seat. I love the floating living room look. That black mark is my amateur attempt at blurring out the price.

Love the chair! You're one hot momma too. I'm a fan of giving that stuff away on Craigslist...You haul it and I'll give it to you for free.

Jill in CO

 

[eandesmom]

Hi there.


We may be in a house in the next couple of days. I can hardly wait. I always thought it would be cool to live in a hotel and I have decided that the only time that might be cool is if you are at a Disney resort hotel.

That is great news! Fingers crossed.

 

[rentayenta]

I am SO impressed Michael even remembered who I was I swear Jeff (and Denny too I think) get still confused although Jeff is getting better. Then again, Jeff's never met Mary Ellen live, the only DISer he's met is Jordy. That sounds exactly like my conversations with Jeff. I think at this point her kids think it's weirder than Denny does and well, given that Jeff and I met online...he can't say squat.

Michael remembers everything much to my dismay. Michael has met a ton. He's met you and Pat. Jenna, Nate, and their family who are now our great friends. Jennifer who I'd love to see again. He's met Alison and Fran, super fun. Also good friend Keith. We've also met our share of folks that we wouldn't meet up with again. Not all personalities gel as well online as they do in person. No one here on the DIS though. ​

Jeff does know who you are though (conceptually lol), we were just talking about Gabby's AP Euro history situation last night, he was appalled.

Totally disgusting. We had a meeting with the principal and teacher but Gabby doesn't want to deal with it anymore so we canceled. He wrote back and at least the principal is aware of the situation.

Michael knows K plays soccer and that we aren't the only ones who are broke due to it. ​

I'm with you and Jeff would be with Michael. Conceptually I get it. The logistics of marketing it, selling it, etc. is such a pita I would SO rather give it away. Eric has an insane amount of playmobil I need to deal with. It is worth some $$. I'd just rather it be gone and make some kid happy. Jeff wants $$ for it that Eric can spend, so in his mind that makes "that" kid happy. LOL.

That Playmobil stuff is rad! I might be tempted to sell it too but for cheaper than most. We're also selling one of those above ground pools that we used all of twice. And two kids' snowboards. I gave away so much stuff in the winter. I'm a sucker during the holidays. ​

I stayed at the Palazzo last year and it was lovely. I'm not a big Vegas fan at all but it can be a lovely getaway and Michael definitely knows how to plan so I'm sure it will be amazing.

We really like Vegas without kids. I love some old parts too. It's close enough to get a good 3 romantic days out of. The kids will all be gone during one overlapping week in the summer so we'll have a staycation again like we did last year. It was so fun. We grilled and drank every night on the deck.

He's a good planner and very thoughtful. He's a keeper.​

LOVE the chair. Love it! Major drool factor.

Thank you. Its different but I love it too. I think two of those with the love seat will look stellar. They come with some accent pillows that I like, not love, so I'll be on the search for something beachy/nautical.​

Hi there.


We may be in a house in the next couple of days. I can hardly wait. I always thought it would be cool to live in a hotel and I have decided that the only time that might be cool is if you are at a Disney resort hotel.

Hi ya. Are they putting you in a rental? That would be fabulous especially for the animals. And I agree, I could live at AKV. I hope you get settled soon. When will you find out?​

Love the chair! You're one hot momma too. I'm a fan of giving that stuff away on Craigslist...You haul it and I'll give it to you for free.

Jill in CO

Thank you. We're asking $300 but I'll go as low as free. I posted the ad on FB and then added in my status to private message me if someone knows anyone who really needs them.

I hadn't thought of Craig's List. We have local ad site ksl.com and we've sold/gave away a ton of stuff there.​

 

[MomToPrincePhillip]

Love that chair! Is it a comfy as it looks? I hope you'll post a pic when you've got it all in you home

 

[eandesmom]

Michael remembers everything much to my dismay. Michael has met a ton. He's met you and Pat. Jenna, Nate, and their family who are now our great friends. Jennifer who I'd love to see again. He's met Alison and Fran, super fun. Our also good friend Keith. We've also met our share of folks that we wouldn't meet up with again. Not all personalities gel as well online as they do in person. No one here on the DIS though. ​

That is true. I've been lucky enough to meet a ton of DISers but trips haven't overlapped at all on our last 2 summer trips. Technically he met some folks on our Alaska cruise (our FE and DIS thread had a meet and greet) but we never saw them again and then on the summer cruise, we missed the meet and greet as we were so late. Kendall met a couple of the girls though at the teen club which was cool. Jeff has met a couple of long time online friends of mine from when I was pregnant with Evan (we all had babies in that same month/year, an online playgroup, I am actually hoping to connect with one of them next Sept when we are in SF.

Totally disgusting. We had a meeting with the principal and teacher but Gabby doesn't want to deal with it anymore so we canceled. He wrote back and at least the principal is aware of the situation.

Michael knows K plays soccer and that we aren't the only ones who are broke due to it. ​

Jeff remembers you from the humongous clothing drive at Xmas

I hear you there, Jeff knows that Mary Ellen's boys play (or I guess played in the case of Brian?). It's a DIS version of a soccer mom's trip!



I actually have a darling little soccer dangle hanging in my car now that Mary Ellen gave me on this last trip. Just wait, you'll be more broke. Actually we will be if her team actually makes it into the state cup finals. A serious long shot in our opinion but ugh if they do....regional are in HI. Her team is actually skipping that Utah tourney they did last year "to save" for HI. We think her coach is smoking crack. Good chance of making it to the semi's...but they way they are playing...not the finals.

OT! Sorry.

I don't blame Gabby for not wanting to deal with it but I am glad that the principal is aware. It is absolutely mind boggling.

That Playmobil stuff is rad! I might be tempted to sell it too but for cheaper than most. We're also selling one of those above ground pools that we used all of twice. And two kids' snowboards. I gave away so much stuff in the winter. I'm a sucker during the holidays. ​

It is rad. And worth coin. IF I still had all the boxes (had saved a bunch for forever for this reason and then one day got fed up and got rid of them. Plus Eric went through a phase of "creating" buildings. Which means a lot of the main sets aren't intact. Oh I've got all the pieces but figuring out what is part of the fire station, versus the police, versus the airport that mophed into the Governors Mansion is....

Craig's list freaks me out, someone driving to my house to pick up. Nope, don't want my address out there for someone to scope out my pickings. I may ebay the small stuff but then again I've been saying that about a lot of things for a long time...and they pile up...and then I give them away.

We really like Vegas without kids. I love some old parts too. It's close enough to get a good 3 romantic days out of. The kids will all be gone during one overlapping week in the summer so we'll have a staycation again like we did last year. It was so fun. We grilled and drank every night on the deck.

He's a good planner and very thoughtful. He's a keeper.
​

I would LOVE it if I could get the kids camps to overlap like that. Right now they don't. At all. Total pain. Not finalized but not looking good. I used to have a whole beach cottage set of furniture, blue and white striped, slip cover shabby chic style that I adored. It was wonderful. Doesn't go with our style now but I love that feel and you've got the upscale clubby but approachable thing going on with that chair, will you go for a solid accent like yellow or red? How fun! love it.​

 

[PrincessInOz]

Here's a pic of me in the chair. We ordered two chairs and the oversized love seat. I love the floating living room look. That black mark is my amateur attempt at blurring out the price.

Cool chair!

 

[kaoden39]

It will be so nice to have a more permanent situation. Hotel living is good for about a week and then I want my own place.

Jill in CO

It will be, I am going stir crazy. I think I know almost the whole staff. It will be nice for the dogs to have space to roam.

That is great news! Fingers crossed.

Thank you!

Michael remembers everything much to my dismay. Michael has met a ton. He's met you and Pat. Jenna, Nate, and their family who are now our great friends. Jennifer who I'd love to see again. He's met Alison and Fran, super fun. Also good friend Keith. We've also met our share of folks that we wouldn't meet up with again. Not all personalities gel as well online as they do in person. No one here on the DIS though.



Totally disgusting. We had a meeting with the principal and teacher but Gabby doesn't want to deal with it anymore so we canceled. He wrote back and at least the principal is aware of the situation.

Michael knows K plays soccer and that we aren't the only ones who are broke due to it.





That Playmobil stuff is rad! I might be tempted to sell it too but for cheaper than most. We're also selling one of those above ground pools that we used all of twice. And two kids' snowboards. I gave away so much stuff in the winter. I'm a sucker during the holidays. ​

We really like Vegas without kids. I love some old parts too. It's close enough to get a good 3 romantic days out of. The kids will all be gone during one overlapping week in the summer so we'll have a staycation again like we did last year. It was so fun. We grilled and drank every night on the deck.

He's a good planner and very thoughtful. He's a keeper.





Thank you. Its different but I love it too. I think two of those with the love seat will look stellar. They come with some accent pillows that I like, not love, so I'll be on the search for something beachy/nautical.



Hi ya. Are they putting you in a rental? That would be fabulous especially for the animals. And I agree, I could live at AKV. I hope you get settled soon. When will you find out?





Thank you. We're asking $300 but I'll go as low as free. I posted the ad on FB and then added in my status to private message me if someone knows anyone who really needs them.

I hadn't thought of Craig's List. We have local ad site ksl.com and we've sold/gave away a ton of stuff there.​

We are going to do a walk through after Scotty does the content walk today. I cannot believe how I cannot remember everything I owned. I am so afraid we won't get enough money to replace the contents. The house repairs are pretty much a done deal.

 

[rentayenta]

Love that chair! Is it a comfy as it looks? I hope you'll post a pic when you've got it all in you home

I will, thank you. They are so comfortable. The chairs arrived this morning. It'll be about 3 weeks for the love seat. I'll post a pic.


Are you packed and ready? I'm so excited for you!​

That is true. I've been lucky enough to meet a ton of DISers but trips haven't overlapped at all on our last 2 summer trips. Technically he met some folks on our Alaska cruise (our FE and DIS thread had a meet and greet) but we never saw them again and then on the summer cruise, we missed the meet and greet as we were so late. Kendall met a couple of the girls though at the teen club which was cool. Jeff has met a couple of long time online friends of mine from when I was pregnant with Evan (we all had babies in that same month/year, an online playgroup, I am actually hoping to connect with one of them next Sept when we are in SF.

Does Kendall keep in touch with them? I hope you get to meet up with your friends this fall. You're going to SF? Girl, you do go a ton of places. ​

Jeff remembers you from the humongous clothing drive at Xmas

I love that humongous clothing drive. Collecting and giving to those kids are one of my favorite things about the holidays. In fact I was thinking if we leave for Disneyland on 12/21, I'll have to have everything wrapped and to KC much earlier than usual.​

I hear you there, Jeff knows that Mary Ellen's boys play (or I guess played in the case of Brian?). It's a DIS version of a soccer mom's trip!

I tell Michael that at least I'm sharing my online fun with him and that all he has to do is check the DIS to see what I'm up to. ​

I actually have a darling little soccer dangle hanging in my car now that Mary Ellen gave me on this last trip. Just wait, you'll be more broke. Actually we will be if her team actually makes it into the state cup finals. A serious long shot in our opinion but ugh if they do....regional are in HI. Her team is actually skipping that Utah tourney they did last year "to save" for HI. We think her coach is smoking crack. Good chance of making it to the semi's...but they way they are playing...not the finals.

They are going to play in Hawaii? I hope the coach lets them swim. Our girls can't swim during tournament and that would be a crying shame to be in Hawaii and not be ale to swim. Of course you can all arrive before or after the tournament.

That's sweet that you got a soccer trinket. And I hope I can't get any more broke! Michael wants Joshua to go to this 4 day soccer camp that costs $450. Insane.​

I don't blame Gabby for not wanting to deal with it but I am glad that the principal is aware. It is absolutely mind boggling.

I would have liked to get some sort of guarantee regarding curriculum in writing but at this point, she just wants to chill. I get that. They can say whatever they want really, I'll never know once she's out of his class unless the other two take AP Euro.​

It is rad. And worth coin. IF I still had all the boxes (had saved a bunch for forever for this reason and then one day got fed up and got rid of them. Plus Eric went through a phase of "creating" buildings. Which means a lot of the main sets aren't intact. Oh I've got all the pieces but figuring out what is part of the fire station, versus the police, versus the airport that mophed into the Governors Mansion is....

How much are you selling the fire house for? Please post a pic of you playing with Playmobil while sorting it all out.​

Craig's list freaks me out, someone driving to my house to pick up. Nope, don't want my address out there for someone to scope out my pickings. I may ebay the small stuff but then again I've been saying that about a lot of things for a long time...and they pile up...and then I give them away.

Craig's List scares me too but really it's no different than how I have it for sale now except this is just Utah locals. We've had good luck but I did get a funky text this morning from a lady; seems like a scam text. Odd wording and grammatically incorrect.​

I would LOVE it if I could get the kids camps to overlap like that. Right now they don't. At all. Total pain. Not finalized but not looking good. I used to have a whole beach cottage set of furniture, blue and white striped, slip cover shabby chic style that I adored. It was wonderful. Doesn't go with our style now but I love that feel and you've got the upscale clubby but approachable thing going on with that chair, will you go for a solid accent like yellow or red? How fun! love it.

I'm so excited they'll all overlap. Chloe will be in AZ with her bestie and the other two will be at camp. I was thinking about taking the week off work but I'll see where Michael's 96* off falls during that week. And hopefully he'll be in town too. If he's not then I'll work a lot. He's going to try to be in town though. Last year was the best.

We're sticking with blue, tan, white, and cream accents and of course the splash of orange. Haha! I can't wait until its all in. Your furniture sounds great. What color scheme/theme do you have now?​

Cool chair!

Thank you! I love them. Silly to get all jazzed over chairs but I've been staring at the same stuff for 8 years and it was used when I bought it.​

It will be, I am going stir crazy. I think I know almost the whole staff. It will be nice for the dogs to have space to roam.

We are going to do a walk through after Scotty does the content walk today. I cannot believe how I cannot remember everything I owned. I am so afraid we won't get enough money to replace the contents. The house repairs are pretty much a done deal.

I bet the staff enjoys having the same nice family to attend to though. They'll be happy and sad to have you guys go.

Can you look through Facebook for photos or do you have any on your phone to spark your memory?​

 

[rentayenta]

Here are two photos. Michael took these as I'm *working*. The first one makes our walls look pink and they're so not pink. In the second one I touched it up but it makes the furniture look brown. I'll take and post proper photos but I'm just so excited right now. I can't believe he gets to enjoy them first.

We're not sure what we're going to do with the end table thats far left in the back. Ideas? He says it looks too big between the chairs but I'll check when I get home.​

 

[MEK]

Yes the tentative plan is for flower and garden, May 12th ish or so as I need to plan it for after State Cup soccer. Jeff assumes somehting is planned on about an 18m schedule and isn't really interested in the details until it gets closer Even then he will forget until a month or so out.

Denny knows because I outlined how we are going to use our APs for the following scenarios - June 13 October 13 May 14 (girls trip) versus October 13 May 14 (girls) October 14 (if our June trip cancels, which I think it is).

He didn't bat an eye! I think he has come to grand moment of acceptance that I travel with internet strangers.

Jenny - I love your new chairs. They are gorgeous and look so comfy.

 

[MomToPrincePhillip]

I will, thank you. They are so comfortable. The chairs arrived this morning. It'll be about 3 weeks for the love seat. I'll post a pic.


Are you packed and ready? I'm so excited for you!​

Thanks for the chair pic! They look lovely, and I'm really diggin' the orange flowers with the blue, very nice.

We are mostly packed, DH and I will finish up tomorrow night once DSs are in bed. I'm so excited, sometimes I can't help myself and I have to scream

We head to WDW on Friday, I'm all caught up on my work stuff, so now it's all about our trip And the boys still don't know about the week in Disney 1st I'm telling ya Friday 8PM can't come quick enough

 

[PrincessInOz]

Love the chairs. Enjoy! Hope that table fits somewhere.

 

[franandaj]

Hi there.


We may be in a house in the next couple of days. I can hardly wait. I always thought it would be cool to live in a hotel and I have decided that the only time that might be cool is if you are at a Disney resort hotel.

I hope you get some peace in a house. I had some friends who went through a similar situation and it took a long time for them to get back in their house but it came out a lot nicer in the end.

Jenny, I love the new furniture, I vote for Craigslist for the old stuff, it usually leave really quickly, especially if the price is right!

 

[kaoden39]

I hope you get some peace in a house. I had some friends who went through a similar situation and it took a long time for them to get back in their house but it came out a lot nicer in the end.

Jenny, I love the new furniture, I vote for Craigslist for the old stuff, it usually leave really quickly, especially if the price is right!

Allison!

I have missed you the last few times I have been on here. It has been quite interesting for sure.

 

[eandesmom]

Does Kendall keep in touch with them? I hope you get to meet up with your friends this fall. You're going to SF? Girl, you do go a ton of places. ​

It's so funny, I don't think I do, at all! Yes, we are going to SF in Sept. for a weekend. Jeff got a burr in his saddle that he wanted to watch the America's cup finals. So apparently we are going. LOL! Guess I need to figure out of that means we are staying at his dad's or getting a hotel and if it's kids too. He bought 4 tickets while I was in DC but then mentioned his dad and stepmom are "in" and I don't know what that means. LOL!

Supposedly K's cruise friends had a FB group going but I don't know that there's been much activity. Of course on the cruise they were all plotting for a reunion cruise but now, I don't think many are in touch, maybe one girl but I'm not sure.

I tell Michael that at least I'm sharing my online fun with him and that all he has to do is check the DIS to see what I'm up to. ​

Jeff doesn't DIS so that won't happen but he sees the updates on FB. Or I torture him by texting pictures of margaritas from the Ditch as Mary Ellen can attest. He just LOVES that. Actually I probably texted him one the night we were all there.

They are going to play in Hawaii? I hope the coach lets them swim. Our girls can't swim during tournament and that would be a crying shame to be in Hawaii and not be ale to swim. Of course you can all arrive before or after the tournament.
​

Oh who knows. We are in Region IV and our regionals this year are in HI. Typically it would be whomever wins state cup gets to go. This year, WA has the wild card so it means 1st and 2nd get to go. Last year the regionals were in AZ, our team came in 2nd but the team that got the wildcard (AK I think) didn't go so we could have gone but chose not to as several of the girls on the team at that point were either on the ODP team which had it's own tournament either the week before or after or were moving to ECNL team sand it conflicted. K wasn't on the team so it didn't really matter to us either way, she re-joined it after state cup was over so wouldn't have gone. Realistically she was able to re-join the team as some of those girls left for the ECNL team, they'd been playing both and it really wasn't fair to the team.

This year really, they are tracking in the upper third of their bracket. Not a shoe in by any stretch of the imagination. They "should" make it to the semi's but you never know. Both Jeff and I will be shocked if they are in the finals. Which sounds awful, they are capable of it, but I just don't see it happening.

Given that I find it very interesting that coach is so sure we are going. The team did go back in 2008 and Kendall was on the team then. If memory serves there were some restrictions but I don't recall what (we didn't go, the flights were over $800 at the time! so her mom went, took T and they made it their vacation...which was pretty boring for T a lot of the time but I digress). I do know she took a surfing lesson but that may well have been after they got knocked out of the tournament. Which was swift and early.

That's sweet that you got a soccer trinket. And I hope I can't get any more broke! Michael wants Joshua to go to this 4 day soccer camp that costs $450. Insane.

Camps, any camps are crazy. I think the cheapest one we are looking at is $325 for the boys. I'd probably take a 4 day camp for $450 over a 3 day tournament that means plane fare and hotel and then the rest is in the very high club fees....

I would have liked to get some sort of guarantee regarding curriculum in writing but at this point, she just wants to chill. I get that. They can say whatever they want really, I'll never know once she's out of his class unless the other two take AP Euro.​

How much are you selling the fire house for? Please post a pic of you playing with Playmobil while sorting it all out.​

I have no idea. Right now all that is intact is the vet, the soccer field and the school. There is an airport, fire station, post office, police station, grocery store, bus stop as well but they are all in pieces. Boys were supposedly trying to reconstruct but sounds like it isn't going very well. We had a bunch of the castle stuff too but gave that to my nephews in Germany. I may see if they want any of this...not sure.

Craig's List scares me too but really it's no different than how I have it for sale now except this is just Utah locals. We've had good luck but I did get a funky text this morning from a lady; seems like a scam text. Odd wording and grammatically incorrect.​

Yeah, I'm just not comfortable with giving out my address, period. Which is a bit of a bummer as the playmobil set is on a great train table that I also need to sell and that's definitely too big to ship anywhere.

I'm so excited they'll all overlap. Chloe will be in AZ with her bestie and the other two will be at camp. I was thinking about taking the week off work but I'll see where Michael's 96* off falls during that week. And hopefully he'll be in town too. If he's not then I'll work a lot. He's going to try to be in town though. Last year was the best.​

I was REALLY hoping Eric would pick church camp as then they would be gone at the same time. Right now it looks like Evan has 1 week at Church Camp and 1 week at a Young Life Camp. Which is also church camp lol. Eric has 1 week at Scout camp and then had his choice between a week long scout 50 mile raft trip or Church camp and it seems he is leaning towards the raft trip. He can't do both as they overlap by a day plus I can't afford both. Heck, I'm not sure I can afford all 4 as it is, I'm only officially committed to 2 of them.

We're sticking with blue, tan, white, and cream accents and of course the splash of orange. Haha! I can't wait until its all in. Your furniture sounds great. What color scheme/theme do you have now?

They look great! And it is NOT silly to get jazzed over them.

Denny knows because I outlined how we are going to use our APs for the following scenarios - June 13 October 13 May 14 (girls trip) versus October 13 May 14 (girls) October 14 (if our June trip cancels, which I think it is).

He didn't bat an eye! I think he has come to grand moment of acceptance that I travel with internet strangers.

Acceptance is an important part of the process ​

 

[rentayenta]

I updated our Disneyland day.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3096743&page=4​

Thanks for the chair pic! They look lovely, and I'm really diggin' the orange flowers with the blue, very nice.

Thank you. I'm a color person for sure. Our walls are so many different colors. Its a fun and inexpensive way to add personality to the home.​

We are mostly packed, DH and I will finish up tomorrow night once DSs are in bed. I'm so excited, sometimes I can't help myself and I have to scream

Yeah, you've got to do it on the sly. I can't believe you have been able to keep it a secret. I tip my hat.​

We head to WDW on Friday, I'm all caught up on my work stuff, so now it's all about our trip And the boys still don't know about the week in Disney 1st I'm telling ya Friday 8PM can't come quick enough

Yay! You're telling them at 8:00 on Friday? You should video it. They're going to flip. I bet you feel like you're going to burst. ​

Love the chairs. Enjoy! Hope that table fits somewhere.

Thank you. So far, it doesn't fit but I'm going to wait for when the love seat arrives before I give up hope. The blue chairs are exactly what the room needed.​

Jenny, I love the new furniture, I vote for Craigslist for the old stuff, it usually leave really quickly, especially if the price is right!

Thank you Alison. How's the cruise? Thanks for checking in here. I'm not getting many hits on KSL so I think I may try it. I have a friend in OC who sells everything on Craig's List.​

It's so funny, I don't think I do, at all! Yes, we are going to SF in Sept. for a weekend. Jeff got a burr in his saddle that he wanted to watch the America's cup finals. So apparently we are going. LOL! Guess I need to figure out of that means we are staying at his dad's or getting a hotel and if it's kids too. He bought 4 tickets while I was in DC but then mentioned his dad and stepmom are "in" and I don't know what that means. LOL!

It never feels like enough to me either. I could go away every other weekend and be perfectly happy. Except for the unpacking. I hate unpacking. Packing is so much more fun. Unpacking is just a reminder that in the next day or two, reality hits. ​

Supposedly K's cruise friends had a FB group going but I don't know that there's been much activity. Of course on the cruise they were all plotting for a reunion cruise but now, I don't think many are in touch, maybe one girl but I'm not sure.

Bummer, that would have been fun had they kept in touch. I think FB isn't so popular for the teens anymore. It's all about Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat for my girls. Gabby deleted her FB and Chloe rarely gets on hers. They tweet constantly though. It moves a lot faster than FB Gabby says though I'm not very familiar with it.​

Jeff doesn't DIS so that won't happen but he sees the updates on FB. Or I torture him by texting pictures of margaritas from the Ditch as Mary Ellen can attest. He just LOVES that. Actually I probably texted him one the night we were all there.

They're all the same. Michael doesn't DIS either but I like to show him pictures and read him stuff when we're both ipadding in bed. He will sometimes read over my shoulder though he won't admit it.​

Oh who knows. We are in Region IV and our regionals this year are in HI. Typically it would be whomever wins state cup gets to go. This year, WA has the wild card so it means 1st and 2nd get to go. Last year the regionals were in AZ, our team came in 2nd but the team that got the wildcard (AK I think) didn't go so we could have gone but chose not to as several of the girls on the team at that point were either on the ODP team which had it's own tournament either the week before or after or were moving to ECNL team sand it conflicted. K wasn't on the team so it didn't really matter to us either way, she re-joined it after state cup was over so wouldn't have gone. Realistically she was able to re-join the team as some of those girls left for the ECNL team, they'd been playing both and it really wasn't fair to the team.

She must be really good. Gabby does it more for fun and to be part of a team. I just wish she could do it for AYSO. Her team this year hasn't won a game but none of them seem to mind. It's crazy. They practice 3x a week and play once a week and lose and lose and never seem to get upset. Its bizarre.​

This year really, they are tracking in the upper third of their bracket. Not a shoe in by any stretch of the imagination. They "should" make it to the semi's but you never know. Both Jeff and I will be shocked if they are in the finals. Which sounds awful, they are capable of it, but I just don't see it happening.

It doesn't sound awful especially after what I wrote above. ​

Given that I find it very interesting that coach is so sure we are going. The team did go back in 2008 and Kendall was on the team then. If memory serves there were some restrictions but I don't recall what (we didn't go, the flights were over $800 at the time! so her mom went, took T and they made it their vacation...which was pretty boring for T a lot of the time but I digress). I do know she took a surfing lesson but that may well have been after they got knocked out of the tournament. Which was swift and early.

Well I hope if they go you're able to join her and can take on a week in Hawaii but I see how it makes more sense for her mother to take her.​

Camps, any camps are crazy. I think the cheapest one we are looking at is $325 for the boys. I'd probably take a 4 day camp for $450 over a 3 day tournament that means plane fare and hotel and then the rest is in the very high club fees....

Yeah Jew Camp is $2000K before flights but it is for two weeks. Gabby is working so she gets 4 weeks for the same price. Thankfully I had a bunch of SW points and booked their way home using those. I paid cash (or plastic) for their way there. Joshua is set to fly alone and it makes me nervous. Thankfully he's still considered an unaccompanied minor and the $50 I had to pay is well worth the piece of mind.​

I have no idea. Right now all that is intact is the vet, the soccer field and the school. There is an airport, fire station, post office, police station, grocery store, bus stop as well but they are all in pieces. Boys were supposedly trying to reconstruct but sounds like it isn't going very well. We had a bunch of the castle stuff too but gave that to my nephews in Germany. I may see if they want any of this...not sure.

Very cool. I'm sure you will get a bundle for it if jeff wants to part with it.​

Yeah, I'm just not comfortable with giving out my address, period. Which is a bit of a bummer as the playmobil set is on a great train table that I also need to sell and that's definitely too big to ship anywhere.

I hear ya. I should be more cautious.​

I was REALLY hoping Eric would pick church camp as then they would be gone at the same time. Right now it looks like Evan has 1 week at Church Camp and 1 week at a Young Life Camp. Which is also church camp lol. Eric has 1 week at Scout camp and then had his choice between a week long scout 50 mile raft trip or Church camp and it seems he is leaning towards the raft trip. He can't do both as they overlap by a day plus I can't afford both. Heck, I'm not sure I can afford all 4 as it is, I'm only officially committed to 2 of them.

What kind of church if you don't mind me asking? Two camps sounds like fun and a week at each sounds perfect. Chloe said she'd go to Jewish Camp but 2 weeks is too long. They don't offer a one week option though so she's out of luck. She says two weeks is too long however she has no issue going to AZ for two weeks to be with her bestie. Hmmm......​

They look great! And it is NOT silly to get jazzed over them.

I'm on them right now, Mac in lap, and petting them. ​

Denny knows because I outlined how we are going to use our APs for the following scenarios - June 13 October 13 May 14 (girls trip) versus October 13 May 14 (girls) October 14 (if our June trip cancels, which I think it is).

I love it. Keep me posted. I;m really going to try to tagalong. I got the okay and as far as I can tell, I've got nothing major next May. Joshua's bar mitzvah is this October so after that I am mitzvah freeeeeee!!!!​

Jenny - I love your new chairs. They are gorgeous and look so comfy.

They are so comfortable, I love them. They're so new and they smell so good. Joshua wanted to do his homework in one but I had to be an anal freak at first and said no. No writing utensils on the new blue leather. ​

 

[eandesmom]

I updated our Disneyland day.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3096743&page=4​

I need to go read!

It never feels like enough to me either. I could go away every other weekend and be perfectly happy. Except for the unpacking. I hate unpacking. Packing is so much more fun. Unpacking is just a reminder that in the next day or two, reality hits. ​

I am HORRIBLE about unpacking, it takes at least a week, often longer

Bummer, that would have been fun had they kept in touch. I think FB isn't so popular for the teens anymore. It's all about Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat for my girls. Gabby deleted her FB and Chloe rarely gets on hers. They tweet constantly though. It moves a lot faster than FB Gabby says though I'm not very familiar with it.​

exactly, snapchat, instagram and twitter.

They're all the same. Michael doesn't DIS either but I like to show him pictures and read him stuff when we're both ipadding in bed. He will sometimes read over my shoulder though he won't admit it.​

LOL! EXACTLY the same.

She must be really good. Gabby does it more for fun and to be part of a team. I just wish she could do it for AYSO. Her team this year hasn't won a game but none of them seem to mind. It's crazy. They practice 3x a week and play once a week and lose and lose and never seem to get upset. Its bizarre.

It doesn't sound awful especially after what I wrote above.

Well I hope if they go you're able to join her and can take on a week in Hawaii but I see how it makes more sense for her mother to take her.​

She hopes to play in college. We will see. So far we have 2 D2 schools expressing real interest. Unfortunately neither are really exactly what she is looking for academically, though one is probably a very solid backup plan and one it an outstanding school...just not what she is looking for so that's a bit of a bummer. For what she is interested in academically...she's got to get those SAT scores WAY up. GPA is there but the practice test she took was not encouraging.

Jeff will likely handle some of the summer college visits and ID camps and IF the team goes to Hawaii, her mom will do that but I really don't see Hawaii happening.

Yeah Jew Camp is $2000K before flights but it is for two weeks. Gabby is working so she gets 4 weeks for the same price. Thankfully I had a bunch of SW points and booked their way home using those. I paid cash (or plastic) for their way there. Joshua is set to fly alone and it makes me nervous. Thankfully he's still considered an unaccompanied minor and the $50 I had to pay is well worth the piece of mind.

What kind of church if you don't mind me asking? Two camps sounds like fun and a week at each sounds perfect. Chloe said she'd go to Jewish Camp but 2 weeks is too long. They don't offer a one week option though so she's out of luck. She says two weeks is too long however she has no issue going to AZ for two weeks to be with her bestie. Hmmm......​

That's cool, mine don't have to fly so that is something. There are 2 local options that our church goes to, but both are driving, one just a lot farther than the other (so I pick the closer one!). Nope, don't mind you asking Church camp is through the UCC church which is an O&A Christian Church (Open and Affirming). Basically uber liberal Protestant. Young Life, if you aren't familiar with it is a non denominational Christian youth organization. I went to it in HS and one of their summer camps and it really was an amazing experience. It's kind of cute as Evan stumbled across Young Life all on his own, through his friends, as I did and it just makes me smile.

I love it. Keep me posted. I;m really going to try to tagalong. I got the okay and as far as I can tell, I've got nothing major next May. Joshua's bar mitzvah is this October so after that I am mitzvah freeeeeee!!!!​

I am holding you to this you realize

They are so comfortable, I love them. They're so new and they smell so good. Joshua wanted to do his homework in one but I had to be an anal freak at first and said no. No writing utensils on the new blue leather. ​

OMG I wouldn't allow it either! Reading....yes.

 

[rentayenta]

I need to go read!

It was a pretty great day. Next is 1901.​

I am HORRIBLE about unpacking, it takes at least a week, often longer

A week? I don't like it but I'm done the night we get home. It takes a while to do the laundry though. The laundry after is always overwhelming. ​

exactly, snapchat, instagram and twitter.

Gabby tells me the FB is for old people. Creep. I have an Instagram and like it.​

She hopes to play in college. We will see. So far we have 2 D2 schools expressing real interest. Unfortunately neither are really exactly what she is looking for academically, though one is probably a very solid backup plan and one it an outstanding school...just not what she is looking for so that's a bit of a bummer. For what she is interested in academically...she's got to get those SAT scores WAY up. GPA is there but the practice test she took was not encouraging.

Its so anxiety producing but at least she's got options. Are they talking scholarships? That would be great. Where are the schools?

I'll never understand the importance they place on SAT scores. They are in part a very unfair way to predict who will succeed and who won't.​

That's cool, mine don't have to fly so that is something. There are 2 local options that our church goes to, but both are driving, one just a lot farther than the other (so I pick the closer one!). Nope, don't mind you asking Church camp is through the UCC church which is an O&A Christian Church (Open and Affirming). Basically uber liberal Protestant. Young Life, if you aren't familiar with it is a non denominational Christian youth organization. I went to it in HS and one of their summer camps and it really was an amazing experience. It's kind of cute as Evan stumbled across Young Life all on his own, through his friends, as I did and it just makes me smile.

Thats very nice that you both found the same group on your own. Meaningful and wonderful. Both sound amazing. We're uber liberal too. Reform Judaism is very open, fluid, transparent, and I like that.​

I am holding you to this you realize

I'm serious you realize. It sounds like so much fun. I'm loving your girls trip report even though I'm still very behind.​

OMG I wouldn't allow it either! Reading....yes.

Yes, they are for reading only. I told Michael that. He thinks I'm bananas but no one is writing in my chairs. ​

 

[MEK]

I am holding you to this you realize


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Me too!

 

[rentayenta]

Me too!

in the infamous words of Pitch Perfect, I'm totes in. Do you have fairly firm dates?​