2 Castles, 2 Send out 2011 & Ring in 2012...12 Days of Christmas

[momabaarjo]

oh...late to even when you scored today...

however... just for good measure... here is a little pic.

How cool is that...

This should be worth a point....

I agree

 

[momabaarjo]

Sorry I did not seem to get in a post yesterday, I had training all day, then the district calendar committee afterschool (can you believe we are already working on the 2012-13 school calendar...last year when working on the committee was when I came up with the brilliant idea to go to WDW for Christmas) and then we had parent/teacher conferences for Goo. When I got home Ab was studying latin vocabulary on the computer...and I was tired!

FRIDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
In Aladdin, another actor was suggested to do the voice of the parrot, who was it and what is the name of the parrot. For more points post a picture of the parrot, tell me who the actor who is the voice, and tell who who the parrot it the sidekick too? And anything else you want to share about this character...maybe some of his famous quotes?

 

[momabaarjo]

This morning I woke up late... not a great way to start off the day, but I am back on schedule (just missed my working out time, so maybe it was intentional over sleeping)...but I can tell you that my dreams this morning started nicely, dreaming of the final reveal in Denver International Airport...but guess who had forgotten to back the t-shirts?! Then I realize Jeff was not there and he missed the reveal...guess who got mad at me for the rest of the trip...then for some strange reason on our layover we hook up with some families that we have never met before and decided to spend our layover on a party bus and I find myself in the mountains...mind you where we were was a good 2-3 hours away from the airport...we get back to the airport and Jeff is missing while we are sitting at the gate...I could easily feel in my dream all of my tension and planning self about to have a serious meltdown...thank goodness I woke up! I have been trying to make sure that our schedules for the 12 days are not so tight and rigid and reminding myself that I have to go with the flow and not be a commando...this is supposed to be fun...

 

[Dream426]

Sorry I did not seem to get in a post yesterday, I had training all day, then the district calendar committee afterschool (can you believe we are already working on the 2012-13 school calendar...last year when working on the committee was when I came up with the brilliant idea to go to WDW for Christmas) and then we had parent/teacher conferences for Goo. When I got home Ab was studying latin vocabulary on the computer...and I was tired!

FRIDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
In Aladdin, another actor was suggested to do the voice of the parrot, who was it and what is the name of the parrot. For more points post a picture of the parrot, tell me who the actor who is the voice, and tell who who the parrot it the sidekick too? And anything else you want to share about this character...maybe some of his famour quotes?

Danny Devito
The parrots name was Iago

Gilbert Gottfried did the voice.
Sidekick to Jafar
"Oh, shut up, you moron!"

This was a good challenge. I had to look up the actors.

 

[hunterfaimly]

Iago is Jafar's sidekick and is voiced by Gilbert Gottfried. My personal favorite line is "I think I will have a heart attack and die from not surprise". He is a scarlet macaw

Noelle

 

[shocky5]

This morning I woke up late... not a great way to start off the day, but I am back on schedule (just missed my working out time, so maybe it was intentional over sleeping)...but I can tell you that my dreams this morning started nicely, dreaming of the final reveal in Denver International Airport...but guess who had forgotten to back the t-shirts?! Then I realize Jeff was not there and he missed the reveal...guess who got mad at me for the rest of the trip...then for some strange reason on our layover we hook up with some families that we have never met before and decided to spend our layover on a party bus and I find myself in the mountains...mind you where we were was a good 2-3 hours away from the airport...we get back to the airport and Jeff is missing while we are sitting at the gate...I could easily feel in my dream all of my tension and planning self about to have a serious meltdown...thank goodness I woke up! I have been trying to make sure that our schedules for the 12 days are not so tight and rigid and reminding myself that I have to go with the flow and not be a commando...this is supposed to be fun...

You need to have the dream I had the other night... and before I tell you what it was... NO, I do not and never have done this.

But I dreamed DH and I and another couple who we are friends with were hiding from current school counselor in the coaches office smoking illegal narcotics. No tension there...

 

[momabaarjo]

Not TR...just need a pity party....

I hope that no one minds, but I really need to have a pity party for myself...one that I can't do on facebook....

Today was a bad day that just seems to get worse in emotions...

I have been wallowing around in sadnes the last couple of days. Tomorrow marks the last time I spoke with my grandmother before she died last year. It has been hitting me really hard this last week and I feel myself bursting in tears constantly. My grandmother was my second parent and helped to raise me...in fact after my parents divorced when I was very young we moved in with her and it was that way until I moved away after college. She was my hero and my rock...my mother and I have never gotten along...I am too independent for her liking. The anniversary of her death will be a little later in the month, which I was able there for, but she was beyond able to communicate when I finally arrived. Her death was not pretty like Hollywood likes to protray and I have been extremely mad at God for the last year for allowing her to die that way and having to experience it...

My mom called last week and my Godfather (who was my grandfather's best friend and for all purposes my fill in dad...he did all the father daugher events with me, including walking me down the isle) suffered a mild stroke but with age (he is 90) comes complications. They brought him home Monday, but have decided that my godmother just can't take care of him and they are putting him in a nursing home today...so I know the end is coming soon for him and it hurts to think of losing him now too.

Then things are just not going well at school this year with my teachers...since I am the bearer of new programs and such I have officially crossed over to "ONE OF THEM"...you know adminstration...along with not being on campus a lot this fall for training has really hurt relationships. One teacher was extremely ugly about me behind my back in the middle of the staff work room apparently the other day...then today was 1/2 day for students and 1/2 day work day for teachers...at lunch everyone takes off together for lunch and I am left alone to go and grab something by myself...no offers to join everyone even though I am standing right there as they are leaving or making plans...

Now, I am just trying to find a happy place...I can't vent on facebook because a lot of my staff is a friend...and I can't express sorrow on facebook because I am not one that wants to draw attention to my feelings...and lately I have felt like no one cares what I have to say any way on facebook...sorry DIS fans...that leaves you to listen to my whining today!

 

[momabaarjo]

You need to have the dream I had the other night... and before I tell you what it was... NO, I do not and never have done this.

But I dreamed DH and I and another couple who we are friends with were hiding from current school counselor in the coaches office smoking illegal narcotics. No tension there...

I wonder what a dream analysis would reveal about you over this one! Maybe we should try to find out what this means!

 

[swwake]

We care! We care! Feel free to vent your frustrations here. We will support you Tammie! Hang in there, girl. This is just one of life's rough patches, and you will make it through triumphantly. Look for support in your real life friends and family outside of work. Who needs those catty teachers for lunch anyway? Just think, if you had been invited to lunch, it might have been even more uncomfortable. So maybe it's best you didn't join them.

Chin up! You're going to Disney World!

 

[momabaarjo]

We care! We care! Feel free to vent your frustrations here. We will support you Tammie! Hang in there, girl. This is just one of life's rough patches, and you will make it through triumphantly. Look for support in your real life friends and family outside of work. Who needs those catty teachers for lunch anyway? Just think, if you had been invited to lunch, it might have been even more uncomfortable. So maybe it's best you didn't join them.

Chin up! You're going to Disney World!

Thanks Susan! I just really neede dto get some feelings out. I tend to be the strong one and keep everything bottled up...that is me and I never depend on anyone else for comfort...guess that is one of the hard things about being a child of divorce (at least in my case). I have been burned so many times by people that I thought were my friends that I have closed myself off to friendships, and it times like this I feel so alone.

With the teachers at school it just hurts...I try so much to be their advocate and then to be treated the way I have been this year all because of district policy it stings!

 

[momabaarjo]

100 Things I am Looking Forward to...​

100. Checking into the Royal Pacific Resort
99. Italian Margarita and a Cheeseburger in Paradise at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville
98. Breakfast at Chef Mickey's
97. Experiencing the Osborne Lights
96. Seeing Lightning McQueen and Mater
95. Grinch and Friends Breakfast
94. Tree of Life
93. Mickey's Philharmonic
92. Christmas Trees
91. Tower of Terror
90. Dinner at T-Rex
89. Pressed Penny Hunting for the boys
88. Seeing Tink Fly
87. Breakfast at the Crystal Palace
86. Toy Story Mania and its Line/Que
85. Innoventions
84. Main Street Stroll
83. Dole Whip
82. Pirates of the Caribbean Ride
81. Jedi Training
80. Mickey Bar

81. Jedi Training

After seeing Lovethatink's pictures of her dear son Anakin enjoying Jedi training and then having Star Wars movie night and showing the boys videos of Jedi training I am so excited for my boys to do this...so much that I am even considering allow Jeff to do the TSM dash while I dash with the boys for Jedi training sign up!

80. Mickey Bar

My family loves ice cream...hoping to have a few of these as we use up our snack credits!

 

[momabaarjo]

FRIDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
In Aladdin, another actor was suggested to do the voice of the parrot, who was it and what is the name of the parrot. For more points post a picture of the parrot, tell me who the actor who is the voice, and tell who who the parrot it the sidekick too? And anything else you want to share about this character...maybe some of his famous quotes?

Danny Devito 1
The parrots name was Iago 1

1


Gilbert Gottfried did the voice. 1

Sidekick to Jafar 1

"Oh, shut up, you moron!" 1


This was a good challenge. I had to look up the actors.

1+1+1+1+1=1=6 points....You now took over 1st place...come on Ashley!

Iago 1
is Jafar's sidekick 1
and is voiced by Gilbert Gottfried 1
. My personal favorite line is "I think I will have a heart attack and die from not surprise". 1
He is a scarlet macaw 1


Noelle

1+1+1+1+1=5 points....


Wow you 2 did a great job on this one...anyone else want to give me some lines for some points?

Current Standings:
Dream426...36
Ashley (lilpixie) 34
Ann 28
Susan 16
Lisa (becc1) 14
Amy (shocky5) 12
Heather (monkmon)11
Noelle 9
lovthattink 8
Thing 1...7
Petals 6
Laurie 1

 

[lovethattink]

I'm so sorry. I can relate about your grandmother and I understand all those emotions. It's been over a decade for me. I was angry at God too. If you need to pm, feel free.

That just stinks about the teachers! I'm sorry you were left out. You really need some Disney magic!!

 

[lovethattink]

After seeing Lovethatink's pictures of her dear son Anakin enjoying Jedi training and then having Star Wars movie night and showing the boys videos of Jedi training I am so excited for my boys to do this...so much that I am even considering allow Jeff to do the TSM dash while I dash with the boys for Jedi training sign up!

Yes!!! They will love it!!

 

[Dream426]

I know exactly how you feel. My grandmother died in July 2009 and I was very close with her. We had such a special bond. In May of 2009 she went into respiratory failure in the hospital after surgery so I didn't know if was going to be my last day talking to her and to watch her suffer was horrible. I miss talking to her every day. She always lifted my spirits when I was down. I didn't even have to say anything to her. Just being around her made me happy. Then I lost my father this year in April right before my daughter was born and I was even more broken. I know exactly how you feel. It does not get any easier but some how you learn how to live with it. I have my good days and bad days. My daughter gets me through a lot. The people around me (my family and friends) really help me through a lot. I hope you have a better day tomorrow. Lots of hugs.

 

[annmarieda]

Iago is Jafar's sidekick and is voiced by Gilbert Gottfried. My personal favorite line is "I think I will have a heart attack and die from not surprise". He is a scarlet macaw

Noelle

I love that quote too!!

You need to have the dream I had the other night... and before I tell you what it was... NO, I do not and never have done this.

But I dreamed DH and I and another couple who we are friends with were hiding from current school counselor in the coaches office smoking illegal narcotics. No tension there...

Not TR...just need a pity party....

I hope that no one minds, but I really need to have a pity party for myself...one that I can't do on facebook....

Today was a bad day that just seems to get worse in emotions...

I have been wallowing around in sadnes the last couple of days. Tomorrow marks the last time I spoke with my grandmother before she died last year. It has been hitting me really hard this last week and I feel myself bursting in tears constantly. My grandmother was my second parent and helped to raise me...in fact after my parents divorced when I was very young we moved in with her and it was that way until I moved away after college. She was my hero and my rock...my mother and I have never gotten along...I am too independent for her liking. The anniversary of her death will be a little later in the month, which I was able there for, but she was beyond able to communicate when I finally arrived. Her death was not pretty like Hollywood likes to protray and I have been extremely mad at God for the last year for allowing her to die that way and having to experience it...

My mom called last week and my Godfather (who was my grandfather's best friend and for all purposes my fill in dad...he did all the father daugher events with me, including walking me down the isle) suffered a mild stroke but with age (he is 90) comes complications. They brought him home Monday, but have decided that my godmother just can't take care of him and they are putting him in a nursing home today...so I know the end is coming soon for him and it hurts to think of losing him now too.

Then things are just not going well at school this year with my teachers...since I am the bearer of new programs and such I have officially crossed over to "ONE OF THEM"...you know adminstration...along with not being on campus a lot this fall for training has really hurt relationships. One teacher was extremely ugly about me behind my back in the middle of the staff work room apparently the other day...then today was 1/2 day for students and 1/2 day work day for teachers...at lunch everyone takes off together for lunch and I am left alone to go and grab something by myself...no offers to join everyone even though I am standing right there as they are leaving or making plans...

Now, I am just trying to find a happy place...I can't vent on facebook because a lot of my staff is a friend...and I can't express sorrow on facebook because I am not one that wants to draw attention to my feelings...and lately I have felt like no one cares what I have to say any way on facebook...sorry DIS fans...that leaves you to listen to my whining today!

You vent away. I know how much it can help just knowing that someone who is impartial is listening...and all your dis friends are. I imagine this is a hard time for you. As Susan said though, you will get through this. You are a strong lady!!! It just sucks at times when everything piles up like it is now. Soon though, things will settle and you will have Disney to bring up your spirits.

And as for your dream..it WON"T happen!!! Everything will go smoothly. All your planning will ensure that!!!

 

[momabaarjo]

Islands of Adventure
Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Part 2

Please note that I am not going to post pictures from the inside of the buildings/shops...some things are better left to experiencing for your self!

When you emerge from theTriwizard Challenge/Dueling Dragons ride you are thrust right into the middle of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. Let me warn you the shops are SMALL...just the way that JK wanted them, so be prepared to wait in line just to get into the shops (or best bet wait until almost closing time).

Important Touring Tip: Make sure you take time exploring each shop window in Hogsmeade. Each window are contain detailed dressings and animated illustions. There are hidden touches in each one of them. Spend some time looking at them...they are amazing!

First on the left hand side is

Zonko's Joke Shop & Honeydukes Sweet Shop

Zonko's Joke Shop was a favourite place for Hogwart's students to shop on trips into Hogsmeade as it carried "jokes and tricks to fulfill even to please the Weasley boy's...and this place at IOA does not disappoint...but don't expect to find Toys R Us toys or or souivner type items. Everything sold in Zonko's has been designed and packaged to look like it would have been something Hogwart students would have bought.

Honeydukes is one of the famous attractions in Hogsmeade. It is a sweet shop famous for its chocolate and many wonderfully wild sweets. It also houses the entrance to a secret passageway to Hogwarts, I wonder if this has been built into the store at IOA? Last year I brought home the kids chocolate wands, chocolate frogs and the ever famous Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans...yep, the are as gross as experienced in the Harry Potter books/movies. I am really looking forward to getting a chocolate caldron, maybe a pumpkin pasty and tenacle treat...I found on another thread that they make all these things...how did I miss this stuff?

Continuing on the left side (assuming you enter from Lost Continent)...

Three Broomsticks...this is the place where Harry and classmates unwind after a hard day of wizarding. A bit of trivia for this structure is that the restaurant at IOA actually insprired the look of the film set, and not the other way around. Watch the walls and rafters...from time to time you will see shadows of house elves and owls busy at work while you dine. Here you can grab a bite to eat...a restaurant somewhere between a counter service and a sit down meal. The menu has both British style food as well as American favorites. If the weather allows, there is additional seating outside on the back patio...with awesome views of Hogwarts!

Adjoining Three Broomsticks is Hog's Head Pub. If the butterbeer cart is too busy, head inside and get a frozen butterbeer (and if you must a real beer). You can also get pumpkin juice on tap. If you want to see the pubs namesake in action behind the bar slip the barkeep a tip!

Butterbeer cart...IOA has brought to life 2 beverages that have had readers wondering for years what they actually taste like. Again, JK had her hand in designing butterbeer and pumpkin juice...and once again she does not disappoint. It is everybit as good as I ever dreamed of and then some. You can get it two ways...cold or frozen. I like them both and plan on drinking my share once again. Just beyond the butterbeer cart, is another cart with pumpkin juice...think apple juice with pumpkin pie spices. My advice if you must try, split a bottle with several people...way too sweet! But just don't ask to share my butterbeer!

Bathrooms...yes I want you to check out the bathrooms just next to the pub or directly across from Olivander's...listen for moaning Myrtle sighing and weeping....even in the men's room.

On the righthand side right after the entrance to Dueling Dragons you will find Diagon Alley and a back entrance into Dervish and Banges which specializes in Hogwart's school supplies (uniforms, robes, brooms). I really never got to go in and look around...too crowded!

Before you enter Diagon Alley...you will come across the Owlery, which is a great place to seek refuge from the sun. It is a shaded area beneath the clock tower. Look up into the rafter and see the owls! There is also a cart that leads to the side entrance of Dervish and Banges. This cart is where you can get the famous Hogwart's postcards, stamps, and postmark to send home to HP fans!

After Dervish and Banges is the Owl Post, which is also the exit from Olivander's. Here you can purchase your wands and get postcards/stamps/postmarks. Make sure you take a look in the window and find the Howler!

After the Owl Post is Olivanders. Yes, I know that D iagon Alley and Olivanders are not part ot Hogsmeade...but so needed to complete the experience of HP!

Olivander's is a small scale show that lasts about 5 minutes where someone out of the audience is choosen for a wand picking, much like what happens in the books. There are lots of theories of how to get picked to be the choosen one, I am just going to up our odds by trying going each morning first thing to the show. JK would not allow for any named characters to be actualy characters roaming around WWofHP so the person just plays the part of an employee of Olivanders, and not Olivander himself. The lines to the show are as long, if not longer for the ride attractions. Be warned!​

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[momabaarjo]

I think I found my happy place today...right in the middle of Hogsmeade...

We care! We care! Feel free to vent your frustrations here. We will support you Tammie! Hang in there, girl. This is just one of life's rough patches, and you will make it through triumphantly. Look for support in your real life friends and family outside of work. Who needs those catty teachers for lunch anyway? Just think, if you had been invited to lunch, it might have been even more uncomfortable. So maybe it's best you didn't join them.

I'm so sorry. I can relate about your grandmother and I understand all those emotions. It's been over a decade for me. I was angry at God too. If you need to pm, feel free.

That just stinks about the teachers! I'm sorry you were left out. You really need some Disney magic!!

I know exactly how you feel. My grandmother died in July 2009 and I was very close with her. We had such a special bond. In May of 2009 she went into respiratory failure in the hospital after surgery so I didn't know if was going to be my last day talking to her and to watch her suffer was horrible. I miss talking to her every day. She always lifted my spirits when I was down. I didn't even have to say anything to her. Just being around her made me happy. Then I lost my father this year in April right before my daughter was born and I was even more broken. I know exactly how you feel. It does not get any easier but some how you learn how to live with it. I have my good days and bad days. My daughter gets me through a lot. The people around me (my family and friends) really help me through a lot. I hope you have a better day tomorrow. Lots of hugs.

You vent away. I know how much it can help just knowing that someone who is impartial is listening...and all your dis friends are. I imagine this is a hard time for you. As Susan said though, you will get through this. You are a strong lady!!! It just sucks at times when everything piles up like it is now. Soon though, things will settle and you will have Disney to bring up your spirits.

Thanks girls...I really needed a big ole group hug last night and I got it.

Today is a new day, although I am dreading it. It is Goo's school carnival (just to put it into size it raises almost $75,000 a year)...this is the first time in 10 years that I am not being the booth coordinator for the entire carnival and working from sun up to wee hours of Sunday morning...or for that fact spending the last week every night there. The chair and I were very close friends, but she and I had a major falling out a year ago prior to the last carnival...she is a MEAN GIRL RING LEADER and I got sick of the high school drama stuff and stood up to her and her little posse (I hated it when I was in high school, who said I wanted to do it all over again when I am in my 40s)...so I cut ties and by doing that I ended up being cut from everything at Goo's school....which really hurts to feel left out all the time at a place I have devoted time to since Ab was 4! I really dread having to deal with all these people today...but I am working our required shift (first shift of morning) doing the costume contest for Goo and a little bit of carnival fun with the kids and going home well before 2-3 in the morning. WE GET TO ENJOY CARNIVAL AS A FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!

 

[momabaarjo]

Saturday's Trivia:
What name does Dumbo's mother give to him when he is born?

 

[ZFamily5]

Saturday's Trivia:
What name does Dumbo's mother give to him when he is born?

Jumbo, or Jumbo Junior!