11/28/2009 - 12/5/2009 Nana Nation 2009 - The Nana's Ride the Seas Again

[TiggerKing]

Good Morning! I hope every one is around today!

I have lots of stuff to accomplish these 3 days in order to be able to leave first thing Thursday morning! But I'll be back to check on everyone!

Tell me about it, Dawn. Why does it take so much work to get ready to go on vacation?

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good morning nanaheads,

well I think I have recovered from our short trip. All the clean up is done. The dogs are still tired and snoozing a lot after running all weekend, which makes it easier for me today.

Going to be mid 80's today. Hope we have a good breeze, if so I wont have to turn on the AC. I hate high electric bills

Hi Michelle, good to see you again, please drop by when ever you can. We all understand how crazy and hectic our lives can get at times.

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Gang!
It's been a busy weekend! Friday night we had a really bad storm with "straight line winds" come through. It was scary. We were without power for most of the evening afterwards. We were fortunate not to have any damage but some of our neighbors did. Over 100,000 people in Omaha were without power and many still are! They said it could take weeks to get them all back on.

Chris had a wedding saturday so the boys and I were alone all day. I took them on a couple of outings and wore them out really good!

Today we went to an art fair and just got caught up on things.

I was following the conversation about Halloween and Christmas at Disney. Just wondering, why is it that there are hardly any lines? Wouldn't that be a busy time? I'm more of a cruising expert than Disney could somebody enlighten me?

I havnt heard the term Straight line winds. What does that mean??


Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Tell me about it, Dawn. Why does it take so much work to get ready to go on vacation?

It's twice as much work when you return
Packing to go is easy for me, but when we return, there is laundry,grocery shopping, mail to go through, dust has settled everywhere, dogs want your 100% attention all day long etc.... I get tired just thinking about it


Kathy

 

[mruhaak]

I havnt heard the term Straight line winds. What does that mean??


Kathy

Basically (I think) it's really strong winds in a storm but they are not circular like a tornado. I heard these winds were about 65-80 mph and were even faster higher up. That's why there was so much damage around here.

This is really sad but there were 2 teenage boys killed because a tree fell on their car with them in it.

 

[mruhaak]

Tell me about it, Dawn. Why does it take so much work to get ready to go on vacation?

Hi Bob

Come visit us more often!

 

[mruhaak]

Here's a photo of the boys at the top of the tower out at the Park I took them to on Saturday. You can see the Loess Hills in the background. The tower was built as there is a big bird watching program at the nature center there.

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

Good morning all!

I guess it is afternoon where I am. I am recovering from all my weekend fun. Scrapbooking for too many hours.

I am glad to hear everyone had safe travels this weekend. I hate the getting back clean-up too.

I just finished unpacking the car and am already dreading having to load everything back up next week. I brought a lot of projects to get finished. I brought so many my head is spinning. I am now making a list so I can stay on task.

I have not looked for Halloween fabric for my extender yet. I will do that next week unless I go to a little quilt shop in the mountains. Anyone know how many pockets to put on the extender? One per person?

The cruise will be here before we know it! I am getting excited. I will not be taking any projects with me on the cruise.

Have a great day all.

 

[mruhaak]

Here's a photo of the omaha skyline (in the distance) from the tower. The Loess Hills are a unique type of soil. The only other place you can find them is somewhere in China.

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

Here's a photo of the boys at the top of the tower out at the Park I took them to on Saturday. You can see the Loess Hills in the background. The tower was built as there is a big bird watching program at the nature center there.

Way TOO CUTE!

 

[mruhaak]

Renee-
I would be excited if I were cruising Halloween too.. you're right it will be here before you know it!

I'm sure glad I'm going to have Dawn to make me a fish extender for our cruise. Last year I just used a felt gift bag! I'm not much of a seamstress!!

 

[mruhaak]

Top of the page for me!!!

Read it and WEEP boys!!

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

Before the boys were in the older grades , I use to plan our vacation around going to the Halloween party on the day we arrived, (wouldn't do anything all day and then go to the party).

I was thinking of doing the Halloween party before the cruise we are doing in October or just going to one of the parks the day we get back. Which would you suggest?

Also will it be crowded during the Halloween party? I think there will be some Halloween stuff on the boat.

Any costume ideas? We have tons of pirate stuff but I was thinking Titanic Survivors (or maybe some who didn't make it)???

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

Renee-
I'm sure glad I'm going to have Dawn to make me a fish extender for our cruise. Last year I just used a felt gift bag! I'm not much of a seamstress!!

Last year we crusied just before Christmas and I used a stocking I bought for $1.00. I was so desperate I assembled my door decorations in the cabin. I made a Mickey shaped wreath to go around the cabin numbers. I bought the stuff at Walmart just before we got on the ship.

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

I am still not having any luck with my October 30th cruise. Is it possible that there is another thread that is more active? How could I find it?

 

[philatiger]

Good Morning! I hope every one is around today!

I have lots of stuff to accomplish these 3 days in order to be able to leave first thing Thursday morning! But I'll be back to check on everyone!

Hi Dawn...hope you have a great trip. I am being lazy and don't want to read back through the posts. What are the dimensions of the fish extenders and how many pockets do you usually have on them? I can actually sew and may make an attempt at making one.

CHuck

 

[philatiger]

Do all the first time cruisers know about the autographed pillow cases on the cruise? I was looking at some of my things from the cruise and saw my pillow case that I needed to get framed.

Chuck

 

[SeaSickPsycho]

Do all the first time cruisers know about the autographed pillow cases on the cruise? I was looking at some of my things from the cruise and saw my pillow case that I needed to get framed.

Chuck

I took a large white picture mat with me last time and dropped it off to get all the autographs. I bought one that came with a frame for under $20.

 

[Bellybee]

Ok about time I gave you a little unofficial Malta holiday report so here goes nothing

Our First Day at Malta

Well first full day at least we left home Wednesday but were travelling until about 2.30am in the morning.

The first full day me and Mum were up early and decided to walk down to the seafront and look at the sea.

Here is a photo of my Mum in front of the Sea.

Here is the sea view from our self catering apartment the place was ok but very very basic but we could see the Sea from the back and the front which was fantastic.

Then we got caught by evil Time Share Touts trying to force us to buy a time share by convincing us we had won a holiday.

After we finally got away about 2 hours later we relaxed by the pool here is Mum again.

 

[philatiger]

I took a large white picture mat with me last time and dropped it off to get all the autographs. I bought one that came with a frame for under $20.

thanks for that tip. Didn't know they would also take picture mats. Will do that for the next cruise. Although I do like the pillow case.

Chuck