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

[Jhalkias]

John, I am so sorry about your dad! I hope he gets better quickly! I have been trying to get on the boards for days but it is always down, so I promise I am not ignoring anyone.

Never would have thought that Kim!

John, we will keep your dad in our prayers here. Take care of yourself as well.

John1, we hope your dad continues to improve.

Lisa, Angie, and everyone else, thanks for your kind words and prayers. They will continue to run tests on dad the next few days to determine the cause of the low blood count. There is a concern for possible tumors. He is under good care though, and his spirits and color were even better today. We plan on keeping our trip plans intact. My brother will be here, and since there is no iminent danger, we feel OK about going.

Thanks again friends!

 

[elaineteresa]

Annette and I went to one of their outlet stores in Rehobeth Beach, DE. (not too far from here) She bought a bunch of their things for the price they normally charge for one piece!

I grew up at Rehoboth when it was just a sleepy beach town - no outlets - just great caramel popcorn and taffy. We were there with the kids right after they were born and it has really changed a lot.

 

[elaineteresa]

Hi guys,

It's been a long couple of days . . .

Yesterday I got a call when dad was at physical therapy that he had passed out and they called 911. I got to the hospital, and he was not well, his legs were swollen and he looked ill.

Three hours later, we found out he had a clot in each leg, a low blood count, and fluid around his heart. They admitted him to the hospital. So I spent a good part of the day and the evening at the hospital.



Geez - you think someone at the physical therapy place would have noticed that he looked ill. thank goodness you caught all this in time to get the healing started.

I hope your Dad makes a very quick recovery. Is he taking good care of himself? - or maybe he is slightly depressed since your mother's passing - make sure he doesn't neglect himself.

Have a wonderful trip to the World - Sophia looks all grown up in those shamrock pics - very cute!!! Hello to Amy too.

xxoo- elaine

 

[87Heel]

I grew up at Rehoboth when it was just a sleepy beach town - no outlets - just great caramel popcorn and taffy. We were there with the kids right after they were born and it has really changed a lot.

My best friend's family has a beach house at Bethany Beach; when we visit we hit Rehoboth one night for the kids to do the rides there.

 

[elaineteresa]

LOL! Of course they have markers! Up until 4 they used those crayola wonder markers though...no sense asking for trouble.

I think grandparents tend to not be that up to date on the developmental side of things - they forget that a 4 yr. old can be responsible enough to use markers without a problem. So a knee jerk reaction is often that it is too early for them to have something. We got this a lot but you know what your kids are ready for.

 

[elaineteresa]

Oh, the Cape May, NJ lottery winner came forward finally. It was not Caroline. Has anyone heard from her?

wow - I was really beginning to wonder. it started to seem very likely - lol. Maybe Kristina called her?

 

[elaineteresa]

My best friend's family has a beach house at Bethany Beach; when we visit we hit Rehoboth one night for the kids to do the rides there.

I still love the beaches there - so much nicer than Ocean City, Md.

 

[brack]

Oh, and Brack, close but no cigar on the 10,000 post on the WB thread!

I really didn't want to snag the and would have been if I had taken it. It was all in good fun!


I am sending my prayers for your Dad as well John.

 

[Jhalkias]

Geez - you think someone at the physical therapy place would have noticed that he looked ill. thank goodness you caught all this in time to get the healing started.

I hope your Dad makes a very quick recovery. Is he taking good care of himself? - or maybe he is slightly depressed since your mother's passing - make sure he doesn't neglect himself.

Have a wonderful trip to the World - Sophia looks all grown up in those shamrock pics - very cute!!! Hello to Amy too.

xxoo- elaine

Thanks Elaine, will do. I think losing mom has been very hard on him. When you spend almost 50 years of your life with someone, it has to leave a big void. It seems like with men it happens quite often when they lose their wives, they start to go downhill. Women are better survivors I think!

 

[Jhalkias]

I really didn't want to snag the and would have been if I had taken it. It was all in good fun!


I am sending my prayers for your Dad as well John.

Thanks Brack!

But just so you know, my mom told me the story of the fox and the grapes . . . if you were not trying, it is quite a coincidence that you got #10,001!

 

[Jhalkias]

OK, so when I post now, instead of thanking me for posting it says something like . . .

"Cannot find post postthanks"?

Appearantly the DIS is losing it's marbles.

 

[brack]

OK, so when I post now, instead of thanking me for posting it says something like . . .

"Cannot find post postthanks"?

Appearantly the DIS is losing it's marbles.

I get the same message each time I post. Let's hope the DIS doesn't lose it's memory with it's marbles. It would be terrible to have to start our post counts all over!

 

[lbgraves]

I get the same message each time I post. Let's hope the DIS doesn't lose it's memory with it's marbles. It would be terrible to have to start our post counts all over!

Remember....I have the thread saved to my HD.

 

[87Heel]

Remember....I have the thread saved to my HD.

And you can find anything we've said....uh oh.

 

[bubbasmom99]

I am having a Crumpler crisis....

Which one do I want?

I have the Rebel XT, kit lens, 75-200 zoom, 50mm fixed, and intend to get an external flash soon.

I usually wouldn't carry all that with me -- we have a padded LowePro backpack for transport. I just need something for when we are touring -- to hold the camera and maybe one extra lens.

Tana has the $4 mill and says she wishes it were bigger, but my boss just got the $5 mill and it seems soooo big to me. You have to understand I'm the kind of gal who, if carrying a bigger purse, tends to fill it with crap.... so I carry a small purse so I don't accumulate stuff I don't need. I fear that if I have a larger camera bag, I'll wind up toting the farm with me...

So that's my crisis for the night. And now I am going to bed

Sweet dreams everyone
and continued prayers for John's dad

 

[brack]

Remember....I have the thread saved to my HD.

Cool!

Thanks Lisa.

 

[brack]

I am having a Crumpler crisis....

Which one do I want?

I have the Rebel XT, kit lens, 75-200 zoom, 50mm fixed, and intend to get an external flash soon.

I usually wouldn't carry all that with me -- we have a padded LowePro backpack for transport. I just need something for when we are touring -- to hold the camera and maybe one extra lens.

Tana has the $4 mill and says she wishes it were bigger, but my boss just got the $5 mill and it seems soooo big to me. You have to understand I'm the kind of gal who, if carrying a bigger purse, tends to fill it with crap.... so I carry a small purse so I don't accumulate stuff I don't need. I fear that if I have a larger camera bag, I'll wind up toting the farm with me...

So that's my crisis for the night. And now I am going to bed

Sweet dreams everyone
and continued prayers for John's dad

I have a "big old" backpack for my XTi but always want something really small to protect it and carry the flash just in case I need more power than the built-in flash can give.

Go small!

 

[Jhalkias]

Good Morning!

No DIS'ing last night as the boards were getting upgraded - again!

Catching our plane in a bit to head down to the World!

Catch up with you guys later!

 

[Jhalkias]

BTW . . . Dad is doing better every day - they found some polyps in his stomache (caused the anemia) and hopefully they will come back benign.

And in case you were wondering (Lisa)

BUCKEYES WIN!​

 

[87Heel]

And in case you were wondering (Lisa)

BUCKEYES WIN!​

They certainly made it interesting again!
(I dozed off while watching it, and woke up with 13 seconds left... thought I wasn't focusing on the score correctly!)