12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 5

[pyramid2000]

How easy is it to lay that stuff?

It's really not that bad. I did the diningrooma few years a go.

 

[pyramid2000]

Caroline,

This is for you! I was all ready to make DD pancakes for breakfast her first day of school and she wanted cold cereal... Go figure!

Thank you! DD would appreciate that, but I got them some donuts.
Bad, bad mom.

 

[pyramid2000]

Quite frankly, I think brown is an awfully nice color, the color and name of one of the most storied professional football teams - the BROWNS!

John1

Ok, (although blue and silver are much better in that field ), but BROWN for girls softball??

Hey, they need a thumbs down smiley here.

 

[pyramid2000]

C'mon girls . . . you keep throwing me these softballs, I'm going to have to hit one out!

John1

Hmmmmmm....DH is away right now too John!

 

[becka]

 

[becka]

OK....this is rediculous! I am guessing that I can skip the last 1000 posts and I wont miss anything important?

Welcome Back Lisa!!!!

WARNING: The empress is back. I repeat the empress is back. We must go back to good behavior. Nothing interesting happened this weekend at all! Remember....everyone is to be quiet.

 

[pyramid2000]

Lisa!! BACK!!

Glad you made it home. PJ is right, you didn't miss a thing.
Keep telling her this guys so Becka doesn't get in trouble...

 

[pjpoohbear]

It is going to take Lisa forever to catch up. Should we start writing a synopsis of the discussions?

1. John's speech went well, the secretary of education looks better with or without her glasses depending on who you talk to.
2. Lilygator had a breakthrough with her mother
3. EVERYONE is shopping on Disney Direct
4. Angie is still looking for airfare
5. Caroline may join the Becka driving plan and they both may need a vacation after the vacation
6. Tana jumped right in.
7. PJ has slow weekends at work.

can anyone help????

8.Steve Irwin died by a sting ray puncture.
9. Angie is going to DL on Thursday
10. Real Mickey is catching up.

11. Todd is (not) working on Labor Day
12. Marielle's kids start school tommorow along with Sophia
13. Dr. Hug does NOT like overmedicating kids....
14. It was Becka's birthday yesterday
15. Becka slept in today so Aaron took over for her

16. Brack is at WDW too.
17. Bella just got back.
18. Caroline was NOT kidnapped by crazed strangers from the internet and now has her mother checking in on her daily.
19. Dr Hugs has broke 200 posts.
20. Caroline and i haven't told anyone how you truly got through security

Put together by Kim and Kristina.

Pj

 

[pjpoohbear]

Lisa!! BACK!!

Glad you made it home. PJ is right, you didn't miss a thing.
Keep telling her this guys so Becka doesn't get in trouble...

You would be such a bad big sister, .

Pj

 

[elaineteresa]

see no evil

hear no evil

speak no evil

type no evils either

LOL

where da monkeys at?

 

[becka]

21. I was fitted for my new pair of wings.

22. DH (Mice Pins) learned how to modify and make his own smilies.

 

[kimerinc]

OK....this is rediculous! I am guessing that I can skip the last 1000 posts and I wont miss anything important?

It wasn't us Lisa, it was someone else....

 

[tynkerbell]

OK....this is rediculous! I am guessing that I can skip the last 1000 posts and I wont miss anything important?

Welcome back Lisa... and yes, just skip those posts, we were perfect little angels while you were gone. (I'm sure Becka can back that up with a nice little angel smiley)

 

[tynkerbell]

WARNING: The empress is back. I repeat the empress is back. We must go back to good behavior. Nothing interesting happened this weekend at all! Remember....everyone is to be quiet.

 

[lbgraves]

Goodness, I'm not even going to try to catch up on anything around here. It is crazy enough at the house. We got home around 5:30 tonight.

It was great to see Kristina & Caroline & their reluctant family members at the aquarium Saturday. DS wanted to email Caroline's two youngest DDs tonight but I told him that would have to wait.

OK...so I guess that somewhere in the past few hundred pages they filled you in on my adventure Thursday. Well, I ran over to a friend's house to pick up her DS's GBA so that DS would be able to enjoy it on the trip. I was running around at 11 am filling out a rebate that had to be pmd by 9/2. I took my GC out of my wallet telling myself to be sure to put it back in my purse for the airport. Just as I finished, our ride showed up about 10 minutes early. That started throwing me off a bit since I was very nervous about the flight by that point. I also forgot DS's bag of food for lunch on the counter. Well, we picked up the kids and went right to the airport. We got in line for security and there were over 20 people still in front of us. The plane was late getting there so we weren't rushed. I got to the front to show the person our tickets and ID and my heart stopped. I knew that it was still on the counter at home. I didn't have the cell for the person who had just dropped us off and the only person with a key to our house was at a meeting and I didn't know where so the only option was to call another person to come pick us up, take us to the house to get my wallet, and take us back. Since we are about 10 minutes away, we could have just made it back to board the plane with little extra time. I was in tears by the time I went back to the check in counter where there were several people still waiting in line. The girl I went to said that it would be fine, I would get on the plane. When I asked how she said that she was giving me a ticket for a security screening. At that point I didn't care as long as I got on that plane & got to Baltimore ASAP.

While waiting in line with the kids again I was thinking about all the horror stories that I had heard about screening and was determined to have the kids come with me where ever I had to go. The guy in front of us started talking to DS and he learned that I forgot my wallet at home. I was trying to be positive so said that as long as we didn't get stuck in Charlotte, we would be fine since DH would have money & the CC. (I actually didn't even think about the fact that we would have had to stay at the airport there and NOT go to a hotel even if the airline offered it because I wouldn't be able to get back into the airport easily since it was much larger until I talked to Kristina on Saturday. ) Before I knew it, that man was handing me money. I felt funny taking it and declined it but then he said miss, you will have to get these kids something to eat if that happens. Please take the money. I couldn't turn it down after he said that.

So we get up to the scanner and the security people see my ticket for the screening and start discussing what to do about the kids. One said that they needed to be screened too but others said they didn't need ID so they shouldn't be. I told them that as long as they explained everything to them and I stayed with them, I had no problem with them being checked too. Of course at that point I had no idea what that entailed. They had each of them go thru the scanner and stand to the side to wait for me. I went thru then stood off to the side where one of the female guards simply did a very quick pat down and that was it. We went over to wait for them to go thru our bags. They had to search everything. I have to say that the people who did that were wonderful with the kids. One woman handed DD my sandals. She started giggling and said they were not hers. When she did give her a sandal it was only one. A few people I talked to said that wouldn't have happened at a larger airport but I don't think that they broke any rules. Apparently this happens sometimes. Maybe the people here just aren't on a power trip wanting to intimidate others just because they have that job. ???

Anyhow, DD provided the entertainment for the people in our area on both flights. She didn't scream, but she wasn't quiet when she talked either. Her first question?

Momma, what happens if the lightening hits the plane? Will we fall down and break into lots of pieces?

When the plane started down the runway to take off she grabbed my hand and yelled WHOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

She thought it was so way cool when she could see everything from the air. However, she said that she couldn't see the Washington Monument. When I told her that we weren't in DC she said....but momma, we can see everything from up here!

As we got into the clouds she asked...Momma, are we in outer space now?

That flight on the little plane was the smoothest flight that I have EVER been on! I was so relieved! Both kids loved the flight & did so well...what a relief!!! We had 20 minutes to get from terminal E to terminal B at that airport at the very end of each one. We booked it thru the airport. DD was worn out when we got there. After we sat down and saw that the plane wasn't there yet, they changed to time. We got on that plane an hour late then sat for another 30 minutes. That flight was a little bumpy going into Baltimore but nothing like what I have experienced before with drops.

 

[pyramid2000]

You forgot about Becka's REALLY bad math song!

 

[lbgraves]

OK re #2 please point me in the right direction here. This one sounds like it will either be a tear jerker or a hilarious story by Vanessa.

18. Caroline was NOT kidnapped by crazed strangers from the internet and now has her mother checking in on her daily.

I suppose that is good since we would have been put on the most wanted list if they hadn't found their way back to their home.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!!

 

[becka]

You forgot about Becka's REALLY bad math song!

That is what is going to get me in so much trouble....really!

 

[elaineteresa]

We really could not believe that they would let you on the plane without ID - we thought you called in the Fairy Godmother.

I bet you wouldn't have survived it without the kids - they sound like real troopers and great moral support.

hope it was all fun

elaine

 

[elaineteresa]

Angie tried to keep them all in line but they just plain outnumbered her.

LOL.

elaine