12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 11

[GoofyforGoofy]

Instead of sending your DH to the safehouse......

 

[waltsgirl]

Brack,
Tar Heel hoops update in case you've been too busy with work:
Tipoff against Winthrop at 7pm tonight; game is on ESPN.

Personally, we have never asked if we can take the kids out of school. We send a note in TELLING the teacher that our son/daughter will be out on these dates becasue they will be going on a family vacation. We request any work to be sent home and if there are any concerns they can call us. What we ususally get is two things: 1. a note saying "Have a great time, family time is important. 2. Nothing...

Our DS, who is 19 now, never had any work to do on any of our vacations. I remember one year he had to make up some work when we got back and they gave him 2 weeks to do that after our vacation.

 

[becka]

DH has his pirate costume. Here he is!

 

[waltsgirl]

I got my hair chopped off on Sunday, I don't like it either...not much help I know!

How short did you go????

 

[brack]

DS is laying on the couch watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He is really into the holiday spirit already.

Driving home tonight I decided to check out the channels on my XM radio ....... YEAH! one of the Christmas channels is up and running.

 

[becka]

Becka - that's why we love you....you can be funny even though you are having such a rough time.

They say laughter is the best medicine and I have always found that to be true. I think that is why I usually feel so much better here...because I always get a really good laugh.

 

[waltsgirl]

Men - Warning - Women talk ahead!!

Speaking of hair cuts...I have a dilemma - I'd been letting my hair grow out because I wanted a new style, not sure what, but something different and I knew the best way was to let it grow out first.
SO...2.5 weeks ago, I go to a reputable salon and pay for a haircut from the 2nd most expensive cutter - 'scuse me, stylist - there. Well, you know what's coming...I DON'T LIKE IT!!! It's not horrible, but something is just not right about it - plus it's more maintenance than I want - I'm a wash and go girl - this I have to use a straightening serum, and use a round brush and dryer on!! So, what am I to do???? I want to get it cut again (appointment with her on the 1st for trim/color), but I don't want to wait that long because I'm not liking it now and I don't want to wait too long to see if I like the next cut. SO...what would you do?? Go to another salon? There are 2 others that I'm considering going to. I would like an appointment for next week (to give time for the next disaster to grow out!)...or should I let this disaster continue to grow and let this girl try again? Only problem I see is there will be no time to correct it if I don't like it the 2nd time around. Hmmm...what to do???? Suggestions welcome!

I would call the salon and ask to speak with the person who cut your hair. Explain to her that the cut is not working for you and see if she can get you in sooner to do something else.

 

[brack]

Vanessa, call your doc!

Vanessa, call your doc!

 

[goofyforlife]

uhhhhhh Becka .....

I think your DH killed the bat and made it part of his costume.....

 

[brack]

Aww, but isn't there a cute pm that goes with it?

I had some thoughts go through my mind but decided to take the high road .....

 

[lillygator]

Karen - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your DS!! Is it today? I looked on the birthday list but don't see it!

 

[GoofyforGoofy]

DH has his pirate costume. Here he is!

Nice Monkey...that WAS a monkey, right?

 

[lillygator]

How short did you go????

too short for me...it's about sholder length now!!!

 

[lillygator]

Vanessa, call your doc!

I did....I am going in in the morning.

 

[brack]

Covers , neah they dont care if you wear nothing ....Oh you mean cover charge ...Nope no cover charge ....

Thanks Captain for saying what I was thinking

 

[lbgraves]

What do you think MrsMork. Can I get a Mac too?


I would love to.

It's that or another guitar!

 

[off to neverland]

More for off to neverland:
Any committee that wants to make major changes (kill an event, spend more than budgeted, etc) will go to the president to have it put on the agenda. Discussion and vote at the meeting.

People just volunteer to chair committees. Usually arm-twisting is involved. You can only chair a committee for 2 years (so that no project is under one person's control forever and ever). If no one can be convinced to take over a committee, then you can chair it again (more than 2 years). Officers are one year (again, some people have done it for additional years because no one else would volunteer).

Thanks so much for taking the time to post these for me, Marielle. I'm really over my head here, and dealing with some people who are very power hungry, but then we they have the power, play the martyr. Poor me.... No one else volunteers.......... I have to do everything. But then when other people finally do steip up to the plate, they can't let go and even go so far as sabotaging projects.

One lady recently tried to address the "lack of volunteer" problem by offering to be a volunteer liason of sorts -- and all the responsiblity would have been on her shoulders to organize volunteers because she was willing to take it, but this "martyr group" continually ignored her efforts and purposefully would do projects that needed volunteers and wouldn't ask for support. Then they told her how she had failed, and nothing would work. It was just going to have to be all them, doing all the work.

So sad, and makes me want to leave the school.

I volunteer A LOT, so I'm friends with these people, but I'm also friends with a lot of people who don't volunteer, and it's such a division and "us against them" mentality..... More so with the pathological volunteers than the non volunteers. I love my time volunteering, and do it because I want to and because that is why I am not working.... I want to be involved with my kids.

But this sure does make it unpleasant.

Thanks again for the info.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Also for only the ladies (highlight to read below)...

WARNING MEN! I am not kidding here you really don't want to read this information. You may think I am just trying to give you a hard time but you really will be sorry if you read this. Just pretend you never saw this post! It will be far too much TMI for any of you to handle.

All of this stress has actually pushed back that TOM so while I thought I would have to deal with all of that during the cruise it now looks like I won't after all. I am soooooo happy. It was really bumming me out!

Becka, Ditto! The new inventory and POS system at the store is not anything like the company promised and now the S*** is hitting the fan, and the new President of the company is determined to go live on December 1st, he picked this system over the one that most of the steering committee choose.

Pj

 

[brack]

AWESOME!!!! At least we know who was first!!!!! I hope I am next!!!!

I just hope that I am not last! I couldn't stand the pressure.

 

[lbgraves]

Maybe you could tell him you got a good deal at a yard sale from some family that had a reunion on DCL!