12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 13

[tynkerbell]

I don't really know what that is. But last Christmas I got a lot for one of my kids at school. I noticed around November that she was wearing the same thing every time I had her for class. Once I noticed that I would intentionally look for her every day. She always wore the same ole grubby outfit. It was horrible. It broke my heart. I went to the guidance councelor and told her that I wanted to give her a nice Christmas but didn't want her or any of the other kids to know it was me. My DH and I got her a winter coat, gloves, hat, bath and body works shower stuff and lotion, hair ribbons, shampoo, gap sweatshirt, jeans, shirts from Sears and K-mart. I also got her some jogging type pants. I told the lady at Sears what I was doing and she got her manager. He gave me a 40% discount on the total because of what I was doing. Then I got her arts and craft supplies. The police officer who runs our DARE program delivered it to the door on Christmas Eve. He also delivered a food basked with Turkey and all of the trimmings that was put together by my husbands Sunday School class. That way the only people who know what was going on were my family, the guidance councelor, and the cop. She was beaming when we got back from Christmas break. Her regular classroom teacher said she over heard her saying that Jesus must have given her an angel to bring so many things. The other teachers didn't know it was me...I did it for her...KWIM? I overheard her classroom teacher saying it in the lunch room. That will always be a special christmas to me.

I always donate stuff to the Bethany Children's Home...but that is going to a faceless person (I don't know them.) Last year was just different...if that makes any sense!

Sorry for the long post...I just got on a tangent...a feel good one.:

Brandi, when my mom was a kid her family was very poor and never got christmas gifts. My mom was a lot like this girl you mentioned. Always wearing the same clothes, etc. One christmas someone dressed as Santa delivered her family a food basket and gifts for my mom and her siblings, new clothes and a toy for each. My mom later found out it set up by one of her teachers who had noticed my mom's family had very little. To this day my mom talks about that Christmas and will never forget that someone cared enough to go through the trouble of making sure her family had a real Christmas miracle.

I know you realize you've really touched this girl but let me say that it has touched her much more than you probably even realize. God bless you!

 

[MrsMork]

OK, DISers...I need help. (no comments, John)

We have about a week until we leave and WE (DW and I) have nothing done....NOTHING.

Bags are not packed....or even started.....We have no real list of what we need to do....Work is backing up (mine and hers).....Bandanas are not ironed....house is still in disorder....and, she is stressing more over the stupid pirate costume than over us having a well prepared week...If I have to take over the packing and organizing, we will be in VERY serious trouble.

I am asking everyone to do us a favor...INTERVENTION! Gentle reminders to BOTH of us to get to work, get packed, etc etc...

She is lurking right now as I type this, even after I asked her to get back to work. She runs out the door in the morning to get to work and then shows up on DIS right away...she stays later (to finish stuff up) but then has to run home and DIS... Then she tells me we don't have enough time.

I'm just as guilty...I need to get to work too...But knowing that she is lurking, just to stay caught up, makes me hang around here too...not good!

We are not going to be ready to go and we'll both be stressed and screaming at each other for this last week and the following week....Please help....I KNOW you all understand.

Ok, now who was it that told you there was no time for pricing and that you had packing, ironing etc to do? Hmmmm??? And who was it that said there is always time for pricing!

 

[tynkerbell]

phone - oh I just got your message and i'm callingto let you know that we ran out of time and there won't be a quiz tomorrow.


me - do you know what time it is?

phone - oh - did i wake you?




This is a person teaching my child.

I'm mad.

I'm sick to my stomach.

I'm at a loss for words. .... can't ya tell?


And guess who will be getting a phone call from me in the AM?

Ms. Principal!!!!


DH said - there is something wrong with that lady.

okay...end of my rant....


can I just tell you all how glad I am that you guys are here for me to cry to.

oh I could just use a cry right now!

 

[lillygator]

now I can afford lunch!

 

[becka]

Just an update in case anyone was interested. We made it to work fine - the main roads were not too bad. Hopefully we will get home tonight before the worst of it really hits.

Work has been chaos (as can always be expected). I hope I get to check in again a little later.

I just need to breathe and remind myself that in one week I will only have 1 HOUR left here before I am on VACATION!!!!

 

[MrsMork]

Andy - GET TO WORK!!!

Really though, you will get it all done. It really doesn't take that long to pack. The most important thing is a swimsuit and something else to put n your back. You may want a few of these so you don't have to do laundry every night in your swimsuit! I just asked DH today if he has any shorts and he replied, "I think I have one pair."

birth cert/passport is the only thing that you absolutely HAVE to pack. Anything else can be obtained somewhere along the way....even if you wind up wearing Dopey underwear!

 

[MrsMork]

Ok, I'll need some more info on this!

I'll try to find the maker's name tonight and post.

 

[tynkerbell]

Just received my documents today.

I was getting a little bit worried.

Congrats! Hopefully I'll be doing the Doc Dance today.

 

[MrsMork]

http://www.householdappliance.com/egg_cooker.html

I did a google for egg cooker and found this. Very similar to mine. I think mine is a Egg Head brand (?) and cost just a couple of dollars less, but it looks almost the same. My favorite small appliance. MMMM love them deviled eggs!

 

[tynkerbell]

Forecast Conditions High/Low °F Precip.
Chance High Temperatures Low Temperatures Precipitation

Thu
Dec 7 Showers
72°/55° 40%
72°F

Fri
Dec 8 Showers
71°/53° 60%
71°F

Sat
Dec 9 Scattered Showers
71°/51° 60%
71°F

Care for Your Plants in the Rain

I hope it doesn't rain too much at WDW... I actually wouldn't mind a little rain because then maybe the parks won't be as crowded.

Woke up to take DD to school and it was 30 degrees outside!!! I can't wait to get to warmer weather!

 

[lbgraves]

I wonder if it's related to all that rain you reported on earlier and the scheduled shuttle launch?

UGH! That is going to mess up the launch.

 

[lbgraves]

Lisa???

Not us. We don't buy the tickets.

 

[lbgraves]

In our district, if you are helping in the classroom or school in anyway, including going on fieldtrips, they have to do a background check on you first.

They do that here to.

 

[lbgraves]

Which one is Greg and what exactly is wrong?

He is the one in the yellow shirt. I posted the article that gave his condition a few pages back.

 

[MrsMork]

Not us. We don't buy the tickets.

I know someone who actually DID win. Well, her FIL won the Michigan lottery. He came out with enough that each of his kids got 1 million after taxes and all. Needless to say my friend and her hubby do not work here anymore.

 

[lillygator]

He was the main guy wasn't he? How sad....

 

[tynkerbell]

I can't believe it!!!

I just called WDW again, to see if we could switch to a value resort next week knowing nothing would come up and ready to cancel and bunk with my mom...well, she found ASMusic!! So I am getting back $200 (well on my room credit, my Poly deposit covered two nights and $200 back!! Yippeeeeeee!!!!)
My reservation number stayed the same??!!! and CM Ruby, remembered me by my email address!! Anyway I am happy we are not going to stay with my mom!

I'm glad it worked out.

 

[lillygator]

wow....guys it's really getting closer!! I'll be a WDW this time next week! Yippee!! Who is going to turn out the lights in the thread?

 

[lbgraves]

I wont let a little rain ruin our trip. We spent a day at MK with the rain. I have packed up our green ponchos already.

We will be in MK this time next week!!!!!

 

[DSharpe]

OK - know how I've told you guys I'm not real keen on my TA??? I just called to fine out where our freakin docs are - she says:
They came in over the weekend - you can pick them up anytime.
So I say:
WHAT??? YOU MEAN THEY'VE BEEN IN YOUR OFFICE FOR 4 DAYS AND YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME??????? DO YOU NOT REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE DOCS AND THE PAIN AND SUFFERING I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING????

OK - maybe I didn't really SAY that, but I sure did THINK it!!!

So looks like I'll be sailing after all!!

Now - back to catching up...I WILL get finished packing TODAY (at least the clothes)!!!! That is my goal!!!