20040131 ~ Cruising Jan 31 2004 Western Who's with us?

[auntrenae]

Dean,
I saw that, you thought I wasn't watching, but I'm here... I love the idea of doing 'welcome to Fla.' drinks for everyone! Of course, at my house that is either lemonade or milk... Does that appeal? I could do the frou-frou straws, or even mickey and minnie slurpy straws? Funny guy!

On a more serious note, the site you posted for the cute smilies, is it one that keeps doing pop-ups after you use the site, or is it a good one without all the extra advertizing? I'd love to have access to them, but...

I have some catching up to do... I spent the evening making jam. Yum!!! Hot bread too! Anyone wanna come over? Just smell that hot bread and raspberry jam...

Renae

 

[Cap]

Hello all. Judi and I made it from Michigan to Sparta, Tn. It snowed until we got past Lima, Ohio, but then started to get warmer. It's 25 degrees warmer here than it was in MI.

Dean, I'm glad to hear you got lime green eggs. Great color choice.

Gary, thanks for the call

For those who are getting in early and will be at Boardwalk, I'll try to respond to you on Monday. I'm on dialup here, and it is really, really slow - not at all easy to scroll back and forth on the thread.

I've already found that I forgot my red bowtie, along with the magnetic paper for the door. Now I'll have to get more and hope my MIL lets me use her printer.

Annie, tell Randy we don't want any laggards. He needs to get going on getting better fast. How can he be one of the party leaders if he's still resting up?

Talk with you on Saturday. It's been a long day. Judi says hello to all.

 

[Juli]

Hey Renae,
You and I are the night owls after all aren't we? I have a Newcastle Brown Ale for Nikki if she would open her eyes! Nice of DH to bring a 6-pack of that home the very day she said she liked it. Um, there's only one left though and it's got Nikki's name on it. The Beer Tender has spoken.

We have a big day tomorrow so I must drag my wretched bones to bed. (Not the to the dead center of the room you Haunted Mansion fans.) I won't be online again until Sunday, so "Party on Dudes!"

Juli

 

[Juli]

Originally posted by Butterfly2
Juli,
Don't you enjoy those two that you had when you were just a little older? /B]

You are too kind Cheri. A little older? There's a world of difference between becoming a Mom at 23 as opposed to 36. I was much more terrified at 36. I knew what we were getting into and having 2 to boot. Argh!!! Once we came out of the the shell shock it was a lot of fun. The little guys make me appreciate my older son all the more as well. His life was so different as a kid than it is for our younger ones.

I think it's interesting that my Mom had her first at 23 and her last (me!) at 36. I did the same, but she had 5 kids in between her first and last. Not me, just the two pregnancies and 3 kids. That's enough for me.

Juli

Now I lay me down to sleep....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

 

[auntrenae]

Hey everybody,

On our last cruise, some DIS'ers were concerned that the door magnets would be stolen, so we all decided to put them high on the door so little 'sticky' fingers wouldn't be able to reach them. It worked, so maybe the ones taking them were kids. Nobody had the magnets stolen...

Renae

 

[jedokids]

well i'm glad to hear randy is doing better, dean's b-day went well, cap and judi made it thru part of there cross country travels and that everyone is really cracking down on getting ready.



last night I packed just about everything I could except for sum t-shirts and shoes.

well here in IL its early saturday so that means one week dance!!!! now i just have to make it thru one more week of school then one week of warm weather!!! Because it is like 23 degrees here and hasn't been over 32 degrees in about a month and there is no snow so what fun is this weather?



well I need sleep, i'll be in tomorrow to read what all you early birds add to our sit-com




goodnight- bobby

 

[auntrenae]

I've been thinking, (a dangerous thing, I know) I love the idea or a quiet meet on that secret aft deck with some books and snacks, and maybe an umbrella drink. I think it would be so much fun to share that interest with like minded friends. I have had so little time lately to get into a book the way I like to that I would just inhale it, so if anyone is interested, let's try to make a time to do it once we meet or on here. We just have to hope for it to be empty! There are so many DIS'ers now that know about it that it might not be so secret anymore...

Renae

 

[Kabuli1]

Yes, Renae, thinking is dangerous! It's gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years.

Dean great party - even if it did end a bit early out there in Tiny Town. Probably a good thing since I got to bed at a reasonable hour.

It's miserable and cold here and the snow yesterday made the roads pretty nasty. I did notice that the current temp in Port Canaveral was a brisk 47 degrees! Now that is scary! Why isn't the port camera facing the Magic?

I was blown away by your comment Dean that ours is the NEXT sailing! Oh wow! (I wish you could hear the mixture of abject horror as well as gleeful excitement in those two words: "Oh Wow!") 4 more days to try to do everything - and all my friends are trying to get a little time w/ me before I leave. Othere than getting some work done on my lesson for tomorrow, yesterday was a complete write-off. SIGH So I was up at 4:30am worrying! I hate worrying!

I don't think I'm going to remember the little stuff, like magnets and bubbles. Anyone who has them, please bring extras!

Cap, I'll pm you my cell phone number we'll be checking in at the Boardwalk Thursday afternoon, probably around 3pm.


So it's the one week dance! I'll try to throw some extra dancing energy into my packing and class preparations!

Cheers!

Karyn

 

[The4OfUs]

Originally posted by Juli
Hey Renae,
You and I are the night owls after all aren't we? I have a Newcastle Brown Ale for Nikki if she would open her eyes! Nice of DH to bring a 6-pack of that home the very day she said she liked it. Um, there's only one left though and it's got Nikki's name on it. The Beer Tender has spoken.

OOOH! You're so kind, thank you!! Of course, at 7:55 in the morning, I think I'll wait till later...

Busy day today, shopping and packing and stuff...my list of things is huge, and the suitcases are sitting here in the computer room empty and lonely...at least I won't be bored today.

Good morning all...just think, 7 days from today we'll be getting on board!!

A quick check of the weather shows nasty stuff for us in the Northeast this week. Major cold, along with the possibility of Ocean Effect Snow (OES, that's LES's cousin, Gary!) Sunday, which won't affect us, but WILL affect our airport...more snow Monday - Tuesday...and then, and I quote, "Dry wx for thurs then yet another system to bring snow Friday. And for arctic lovers, more of it on tap for the weekend. "

*crosses fingers and toes*

We fly out Friday morning at 6:30am from Boston...

 

[The4OfUs]

Originally posted by kmc33
I don't have a lot of experience with the different ages, but I recently read a post that made sense. I think the jist of it was to start them out in their own age groups and start them the first day, because it's easier to make friends right away. Once the kids are already getting to know each other it might be harder to 'break in'. And this way, if later one moves to the others group they would know each other and one may have already formed some friendships. Whereas, it might be harder to go the other way when one moves into a different group all alone. I hope that made sense. When I read the post it did and it sounded like it might apply to your situation.

I might be missing the point here, but I thought I read that once you start in a group you can't move up (or down)?

My kids are already asking why they have to come to dinner with us the first night! *sigh*

 

[The4OfUs]

Originally posted by Butterfly2
The sign in my kitchen actually does say, "It's not done until the smoke alarm goes off" and the smoke alarm has gone off on a regular basis. I agree with favorite thing to make is reservations. Cheri

Hah! Why do you guys think I married a chef? *wink* If the recipie does not start with "Open box, put in microwave...", I can't do it!!! I can build a computer from scratch, I can design websites, I can forecast the weather, but COOK? *shudder* I'm sorry, I think that takes a huge talent that I simply don' thave. Glenn keeps saying I can learn, but the things he can do, the sensitivity to taste he has where he can pick out single ingredients, the knowledge of what is needed or would help...it's beyond me.

 

[Steve&Lisa]

I did extensive research into carrentals and found budget to be the cheapest in the area.

 

[Kabuli1]

Nikki, glad to see that someone else is up this morning. Thanks for the forecast in "English" this time! Got any info on the Midwest? (Specifically Wednesday am.) I look outside at all the gray and white and wonder why I live here! I also hope you've got a list of suggested "reading" for my trip out west! I appreciated somone's suggestion that I use my local library - but I didn't know how to return the books to IL once I got to WA. I want to be married to a chef! How can I find one, and can I keep Randy as well? BTW, Randy is so excited that he gets to meet a real meteorologist - beware!

So how is everybody celebrating today? Is everyone packed? (ugh, the "P" word!) I'm looking for some bouncing today, what's up? Is everyone asleep still?



Karyn

 

[Steve&Lisa]

I haven't been here for a while.
Are there any plans for a meeting once we are on the ship ?

Steve

 

[Kabuli1]

Steve, welcome back, where have you been?

We have two meets planned 3-3:30 on Saturday before the drill in front of Studio Sea (the entrance overlooking the main lobby. We're hoping to have a group picture taken at that time. And that evening at 10pm in the Promenade lounge we plan to hang out and make other plans. Be sure to join us.

Did I get it right? someone correct me if my info is wrong, Cause Steve wouldn't be the only one not at the right place.

Karyn

 

[Steve&Lisa]

Originally posted by Kabuli1
Steve, welcome back, where have you been?

We have two meets planned 3-3:30 on Saturday before the drill in front of Studio Sea (the entrance overlooking the main lobby. We're hoping to have a group picture taken at that time. And that evening at 10pm in the Promenade lounge we plan to hang out and make other plans. Be sure to join us.

Did I get it right? someone correct me if my info is wrong, Cause Steve wouldn't be the only one not at the right place.

Karyn

Thanks a lot.
Where have we been.......well I was sick for 10 weeks (hospital for one) and my wife (33yrsold) had two seperate surguries for breast cancer but it dodn't reach the nodes so thank god.
Anyway we DEFINATLEY need this holiday right now especially before she starts her treatments.
That's our sordid tale.
Hope to some of you on board.

Steve and Lisa

 

[Butterfly2]

Steve,
God Bless your heart, sound like you've been through a pretty bad spell. Now next week all our troubles we leave behind and just have fun. "Don't Worry, Be
Happy"
Cheri

 

[Kabuli1]

Awwww, Steve, I'm so sorry you've been having a rough time. I understand the definite need for this cruise right now and I think you'll find if you check back thru the thread there are several people struggling right now. If there's anything I can do for you, let me know. Meantime, you and Lisa are in my prayers and thoughts - along with several other people here (Janice, Randy . . .) I wish you could have shared earlier, cause we like to lift each other up. I hope right now you're both feeling pretty great, cause this is going to be a great time together.

Karyn

 

[KofPShannon]

Good morning - big yawn. The posts have been busy as usual! I bought my over the door shoe holders and suntan lotion yesterday. Now I have 3 things for the trip.

Dean the birthday party was great. Cheri - good job on the cake. I had seconds. BF Jim says sorry about your neighbor's cows. He really thought they were the NYC Rockettes with those long legs. He thought the red ribbon on the barn door would keep the neighbor out.

We went to see "Along Came Polly" last night. Movie critic review follows - "Boo, hiss, thumbs down" It was really bad! It was by the same people who did "Meet the Parents" so I expected more. All the funny parts were seen in the previews.

Captain Kangaroo died yesterday, so I'm in mourning. For all you non-locals, he hosted a local kiddy show when I was a child.

We have snow and 14 degees here. Every time the phone rings I cringe , thinking it's another shopping center weather-related disaster. Send pixie dust please!

 

[dheller97]

Good morning all!

Thanks for covering the morning shift for me. I got delayed. First, had to make an edible breakfast for the boss and me, which was extremely good by the way. Then, had to go over to the courthouse and talk to Jerry our local police department. He wanted to know who all those people with the funny looking hats were and what they were doing banging on the door at the city pool last nite. So, must confess, I told him I didn't know any of you. Got a little while to work this morning before I can sit and watch the Magic in port.

Steve, welcome back. I agree that I wish you had stopped by for a little support, and maybe a few smiles, from this group. They are some of the best I have been fortunate to communicate with.
Please add our prayers to those you have already received for you and Lisa.

Karyn got all of the details right! So, even though swimming in a sea of packing peanuts, she knows what's happening! Hey, Mom, you need a break today - go shopping, Randy said it was OK.

Winter storm warnings out for the weekend around here, too. Hope it is all over by the time we leave on Thursday.

Have a great day, all. I'll check back later. Gotta go shopping for some little red tie thingy-ma-bobs.

Dean