08/15/2009 -Eastern- Tortola Treasure Seekers Part 2

[kritter]

I don't feel like being at work either!!!

Sorry, to hear that.......!!!!!!!!!

 

[caitlinsdad]

Oh my! That is just so wrong.

Yes, there are some stupid people in this world

 

[caitlinsdad]

Good Morning! I have to head to Dallas this morning as soon as I drop Zane off at school for an eye appointment so I won't be back home until this evening. See you all on page 376 Have a great day everyone!

Have a safe trip, well now we have something to shoot for pg 376

 

[caitlinsdad]

Nope. My distance running days are long over (my knees and the pavement aren't a good mix anymore). I noticed that I have lost a step or two on the soccer field so I am trying to work on increasing my strength before we start up again in the Spring.

I sure know what you mean by knees and payment not mixing

 

[captaincrash]

I hope that the flu thing is better now. Hope had a fever like that too. It was crazy how long it lasted...Hope your all on the mend now....!!!!!Tell Alicia I said Hello tooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In recent weeks I've ben so wacked - I KNEW I should have gotten a flu shot... but you know how they say that flu shots are mostly for those "at risk"... like senior citiczens and infants... right?

 

[caitlinsdad]

Have a safe drive. Talk to you tonight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning Kristin

 

[caitlinsdad]

He really is,,,,,But don't tell him I told you that...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hmansure]

Oh gosh, I feel for you .. DH's last secretary was that same way. He is thankfull that he finally got rid of her................

I'm working on that!!

 

[captaincrash]

Yes, there are some stupid people in this world

 

[caitlinsdad]

Hello folks!

Just swinging by ta say hello... lurk a little ... I've been blessed to have been given this lingering FLU + a non-stop schedule with visiting relatives, friends and just plain chaos on account of so many other things interferring with my DIS time.... and having found a moment to visit here I just noticed this sequence of recent comments that left me thinking something similar... but for different reasons...

Now I understand how all this must seem a bit ... suspicious ....

As a SAHD who's still running a business of 20+ years (however with less intensity as a SAHD) I've embraced the child caring chores and rituals we've all come to expect as familiar: The visits to local parks, parties, dance, gymnastics, soccer, etc... and as such .... I've sort of noticed how there are penny clusters of Moms in another little "world" all by themselves. Not to say I would have expected to have been approached as an unknown male element by Mothers tending their kids alone - which is common ... as this sometimes might seem a bit ackward if taken the wrong way by some ... so I understand. However, there sometimes seems to be a bit of what's been described.

On the other hand - I do believe there is a harmless element too. As I have "our neighbor friends" whom I'll engage in active conversation when we encounter one another. And this may seem to others as if we're shouldering them aside. So the opposite can occurr too.

As a result I tend to subscribe to the belief that there is little down-the-nose treatment being exercised out there. Well, yes... sometimes there will be too - but on balance - most folks are caught up with similar circumstances in our own respective communities. It takes the same commmittments and routines to ARRIVE at a particular dance or athletic event/practice... and I believe folks are pretty much BUSY with life. I confess to sometimes - ok, maybe OFTEN - showing up with a child in tow and in a hurry - maybe late. And it takes me a few minutes to get settled and ... dare I say, socialable. Knowing this - toss in that these kids diversions are just 45 minutes long or so - and most of the time we're focused watching our kids, on a cell phone or reading something. Leaving little wiggle room to "mix".

Well... I guess what I'm trying to say is the invisible barriers we sense may not be all that "real". It may not really be all that insidious or planned by others to be "closed" or "snobbish" to "us". So - I would encourage a lite hearted, tolerant attitude. AND... having said THAT.... in counter-point.... I tend to be gregarious and thick skinned sometimes. My spouse would probably chime in now and add that I'm also thick-headed too. However, as I admit to being a bit extroverted ... I tend to have little trouble in engaging folks whom I want to chat with in spite of any predisposition or barrier driven body language. It's in my nature to possess mild persistance in pursueing a little conversation if I want to chat with someone. SO - when there's no chatting ... in part it's beacuse I don't want it either.

At any rate - I wuz just swinging by to take a glance. I happened to notice this thread on the meet list and thought I'd pop in. I've been lurking a lot more then posting in the last 2 months with the schedule and FLU I've had (as previosly mentioned - and yes - I am a bit anal retentive ... I know) ... as the holidays + social calandar was overwelming combined with the lite travel we undertook. Only now are things beginning to relax a bit. But only just so cuz I still have a tidy backlog of chores and business to attend to.

OK.... gonna go now .... I hope everyones' been well... happy and safe. I swing by from time to time - but tend to focus a little more on the upcoming sailing I have in Aug of '08 before I turn to Aug of '09. So, I promise to try and visit here more often. Almost certainly I'll post a lot more after the PCREPO this Aug.

Cheers!

Glad to see you, hope you start feeling better. And stop in anytime.

 

[caitlinsdad]

Crash,

Glad to see you back and "lurking" among us....................................................We are going to be counting on you to come up with some "lively" posts...............................................................

What we are not doing enough to make this place lively

 

[caitlinsdad]

OMG!! So many pages to read!!
I can't catch up now but hope everyone is doing well!!

We just got back from our trip to WDW this past week and we had fun but boy was it crowed!!!! It was like high season.
We think it was because of a few reasons. Looks like WDW must have gave some kind of deals to families from Brazil ( about 50% of people were from there in the parks) then alot of cheerleading groups and other large groups.
It was crazy but still fun.
We did a rebook for BB for next Aug. Don't know if we can go but better to hold onto the booking. since we could get the BB offer. I am never lucky enough to get a pin code, email or post card offer.

Anyway our Birthday boy had fun turning 8 on this trip!! And his brother had fun also! We all did. We didn't win a dream like we did last Aug. but thats ok, we feel lucky to have at least win one the 1s time!!

Whats up with everyone and hope you all had a nice holiday weekend!!

Welcome back

 

[captaincrash]

Crash,

Forgot, want to see pics. of the bunk beds when you have a chance............Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ooooOOOO.....


.... now you're gonna make me hook up the deep storage external hard drive now, are ya? That's where THOSE photos probably are. Give me a little time ta get to it. For the moment I gotta run my other daughter to school now - well... actually she needs some breakfast - chicken noodle soup I think for this morning. Then maybe after my chores are outta the way today I'll wander back to visit... OK?

 

[caitlinsdad]

Work sucks today.... sitting on a conference call..... my secretary is stoooopid (I know that's not nice or appropriate, but she's driving me nuts today).

Anyone else having fun today?

I got a 5am wake up call from our service desk( some users in India) couldn't connect to web server.

Then when I got into work, more applications decided they didn't want to play well together this morning. Here it is noon, and only now have I had a chance to slow down.

Only another 5 hrs to go

 

[caitlinsdad]

I don't feel like being at work either!!!

I see a general theme among us

 

[captaincrash]

Glad to see you, hope you start feeling better. And stop in anytime.

Thanks C-Dad...

I gotta run now...​

 

[caitlinsdad]

ooooOOOO.....


.... now you're gonna make me hook up the deep storage external hard drive now, are ya? That's where THOSE photos probably are. Give me a little time ta get to it. For the moment I gotta run my other daughter to school now - well... actually she needs some breakfast - chicken noodle soup I think for this morning. Then maybe after my chores are outta the way today I'll wander back to visit... OK?

I suspect you must have multiple large drives and a pretty good indexing system to find the right image for all occasions.

 

[caitlinsdad]

To help us laugh a little today

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly Mother.
The first said, "I built a big house for our Mother." The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how Mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well any more. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took Elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote one son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."
"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel any more. My eyesight isn't what it used to be. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "you have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was delicious!"

 

[caitlinsdad]

A mother and her child were at a wedding.
A little boy looks at his mom and says, "Mommy, why does the girl wear white?"
His mom replies, "The bride is in white because she's happy and this is the happiest day of her life."
The boy thinks about this, and then says, "Well then, why is the boy wearing black?"

 

[caitlinsdad]

David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude.
David tried hard to change the bird's attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything else that came to mind. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird got worse. He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking and screaming and then, suddenly, all was quiet.
David, frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's extended arm and said, "I'm sorry that I offended you with my language and actions. I ask for your forgiveness."
David was astounded at the bird's change in attitude and was about to ask what changed him when the parrot continued, "May I ask what the chicken did?"