2006 DVC Member Cruise - SSMC06 - October 22, 2006 Part 2

[curtdennis]

I LOVE CURLING!!! You aren't poking fun of one of my favorite winter things to do are you?? We even have a local curling club that if I had a friend who'd go with me, I'd love to join....I'm a chicken at doing new things solo.

Poking FUN? ---> CBC Channel 9 Windor, ON ROCKS! (PUN very intended, just to clue you in on I know what I'm talking about - ok Stones)

Tell you what Diana, On the DVC cruise we'll play shuffle board, do alot of pretending and let Karen & Bruce sweep for us, DEAL?

 

[Diana Lyn]

Poking FUN? ---> CBC Channel 9 Windor, ON ROCKS! (PUN very intended, just to clue you in on I know what I'm talking about - ok Stones)

Tell you what Diana, On the DVC cruise we'll play shuffle board, do alot of pretending and let Karen & Bruce sweep for us, DEAL?

OK Deal! I've been watching too much of that Deal or No Deal show on NBC this week!

 

[WDWLVR]

OK Deal! I've been watching too much of that Deal or No Deal show on NBC this week!

So have I!

 

[scrappy910]

My dh is totally taken with the Deal/No Deal show. We have had to watch it every night. We even had to get home from visiting the grandkids last night in time for this show. I thought they might have had their first million dollar winner tonight with that school teacher. Oh well, she did win more than she would probably make in several years of teaching.

Carol

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone! I'm home today! With the holiday on Sunday it feels wierd being off all ready,but I'm not complaining. How is everyone else doing today?

 

[Scratch42]

Good Morning!

They changed our Holiday Plant Shutdown, so I am home also today! Could have flown to California but will have to wait until tomorrow!

So today will be ~ Take the Cat to the Kennel, Get some more US Money, Visit my mom, Laundry, Pack, Clean and then try to sleep tonight!

Heck to add to my stress, I just might try to go to Mall Too!

Have A Disney Day!

janet

 

[cgcw]

Good morning everyone! I'm home today! With the holiday on Sunday it feels wierd being off all ready,but I'm not complaining. How is everyone else doing today?

Morning

I'm up and ready to go today too. I'm also off today, Monday and Tuesday. I got up with Gary when the alarm went off at 5 so I'd have some time to wrap the rest of the kids presents before they got up. Naturally, Cameron is still sawing wood.......but Walker's been up now for about 1/2 hour. Doesn't it figure. No secret wrapping today. Guess Gary & I will be having a late night tonight finishing up everything that can't be done during the day.

When Gary goes off to work, Walker will help me wrap up his presents. In fact, Walker likes to wrap more than I do so it will be a treat to have a helper. I just wish he would have slept a bit later so I could have done some solo wrapping first.

On the way out last night, one of my daycare mom's said, "see you tomorrow". I'm like, no, I'm closed.....in fact, I'm closed until Wednesday. She looked at me, said, did I know that? Ummm, it's been on the calendar posted on the signin book for about a month now, was in my most recent newsletter, in my contract. Good thing the Dad is off, or they would have been in a bind. And, if she didn't comment on the way out, they would have been here bright and early at 7:30 this morning. I sure would have been surprised.

We went last night and bought the kids ice skates and then headed over to a little pond. Our park district not only tests to make sure they are solid enough for skaters but they plow/shovel the snow to make them nice for the skaters. We were torn between buying Walker double bladed skates or single blades. We opted for the single, as Walker has had pretty good balance (since his ear tubes went in) and learned to ride a two wheeler right after his 3rd birthday. Good choice on our part. Walker took off, with absolutely no problem keeping up. Next thing he'll be asking for is to play hockey. Cameron did really well too.

Me, with my still broken/hurting toe, I watched from the sidelines. I do have a new theory as to why it's been hurting more. As long as I wear my crocs, which I do as often as I can, I'm fine. But when I put my snowboots on, it hurts. I'll try and get some new ones after Christmas and see if that makes a difference.

 

[cgcw]

Good Morning!

They changed our Holiday Plant Shutdown, so I am home also today! Could have flown to California but will have to wait until tomorrow!

So today will be ~ Take the Cat to the Kennel, Get some more US Money, Visit my mom, Laundry, Pack, Clean and then try to sleep tonight!

Heck to add to my stress, I just might try to go to Mall Too!

Have A Disney Day!

janet

Nice to have a day to do all that.

Have a great trip, Janet!

 

[Scratch42]

Thanks!

I'm kinda behind with this thread but I hope you have your Toe taped to the next Toe to it! That might help in the hurting and the healing.

Hope it heals soon!

janet

 

[cgcw]

Thanks!

I'm kinda behind with this thread but I hope you have your Toe taped to the next Toe to it! That might help in the hurting and the healing.

Hope it heals soon!

janet

We thought about doing that, but the sore part is the outside of my big toe. It can't hurt. I guess we'll get out the tape tonight and have a different kind of a wrapping party.

This is one time I know I should have gone to the doctor but my feeling is it's probably to late. And, it doesn't help that I think I broke it twice within 10 days as just as it was starting to feel better the first time, I tripped over a pair of shoes I didn't know were left by the backdoor. It hurt worse the second time. And, now with the boots, it's hurting again.

And, part of me is afraid to go to the doctor now, as I'm a bit worried about what the "cure" might be. With it being the big toe on my right foot, how on earth would I be able to drive if I had to have surgery and it casted or something?

We'll try to tape, thanks!

 

[cgcw]

I'm kinda behind with this thread (snip)

Janet, I just want to make a comment about your comment above. I hope no one feels as if they are "behind" on this thread. There really isn't any "behind". I don't want anyone to feel like if they can't read every day or every other day or every week, that they are going to miss anything important in here.

I don't have any experience with any other meet thread but I will say, based on experience with the last one, those of us who post frequently will definately make sure to fill in, rebump, repost anything that others who don't post frequently might have missed. In other words, if it's important, we try and try again to make sure the information is posted so that everyone has a chance to read it, regardless of how often they check the thread.

And, if there are any questions, along the way, please always feel free to ask. We will all try and help. Last SSMC05 was our first cruise, and I was very, very nervous about the entire trip, but I gained so much valuable information from this thread that it helped to ease my jitters.

I hope that makes sense.

 

[WDWLVR]

Cindy you bring up a good point. Back when there was no cruise meets board the main cruise board was kind of overrun with people chatting and getting to know others on thier cruise. That's why the cruise meets forum became its own entity. This part of the forum is dedicated to individual cruises and giving DISers a chance to meet and get to know each other.


This is the 5th meets thread that I've been involved in (not sure if there was one for SSMC03). The first one for our May '03 cruise was slightly active and while we had a nice DIS meet and sat next to DISers at dinner we really didn't feel like part of the group.
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Our next one for the 10 day Holiday cruise in 2004 was a big success with lots and lots of posts (we hit 24,000 posts on sailing day). We made some amazing friends from that thread. Some who we'll be sailing with in May of 2006 and some that I still talk to on almost a daily basis. We became a real community there. We laughed together, we cried together. We've helped each other out in medical emergencies. We've had couples get divorced since the cruise and have been there to offer support. I have also able to help one of the cruisers when her MIL was diagnosed with the same cancer as I had.

Then came SSMC05. Same of us had sailed before on SSMC03 and some of us had met at the DVC Member Homecoming. We also had a lot of first time cruisers. We found that the thread became a mixture of information (with the new cruisers asking questions and the veterans answering them) and getting to know each other (through the little quizzes like the one posted yesterday). What we also found was that there were lots of Twilight Zone moments - things we had in common even through we lived all across the country. Those TZ moments I think brought many of us even closer. What it led to was an amazing cruise. SSMC03 was great, but SSMC05 was amazing. Part of it was what DVC had planned for us, but even more was being able to take it all in with great friends made here on the boards. From the party the night before, to just about any event we went to, and even to the parks and resorts after the cruise - we ran into fellow DISers everywhere. It was wonderful!

Our May '06 thread is much the same way and now we have this one.

I think my fellow frequent posters will agree that getting to know each other and learning about each others lives makes the cruise great. Some people only post from time to time - maybe because of thier busy lives or because they just don't have the interest of posting all the time. That's fine as well. Last, but not least, we've had people in the past who only posted once or twice and didn't really want anything to do with the group - that's fine too. Everyone has their own style. Please know that everyone is welcome to this group. If you are an infrequent poster and have a question that you don't want to get lost in all the chat you might try something that one of the new cruisers on our May thread does. She starts the post like this:


CRUISE QUESTION **** CRUISE QUESTION **** CRUISE QUESTION ****

She always gets an answer!

 

[Scratch42]

Janet, I just want to make a comment about your comment above. I hope no one feels as if they are "behind" on this thread. There really isn't any "behind". I don't want anyone to feel like if they can't read every day or every other day or every week, that they are going to miss anything important in here.

I don't have any experience with any other meet thread but I will say, based on experience with the last one, those of us who post frequently will definately make sure to fill in, rebump, repost anything that others who don't post frequently might have missed. In other words, if it's important, we try and try again to make sure the information is posted so that everyone has a chance to read it, regardless of how often they check the thread.

And, if there are any questions, along the way, please always feel free to ask. We will all try and help. Last SSMC05 was our first cruise, and I was very, very nervous about the entire trip, but I gained so much valuable information from this thread that it helped to ease my jitters.

I hope that makes sense.

Does that me if I can make sense of this.........

I know that you guys are gonna be a great help. I just feel bad that I haven't had the time to give more pertinent information!

But I'll take care of that when we get back from DL!

I'll even make sure that there are pix with me in them!

You guys sound like a fun bunch or else I would not have made the effort to try to sail!

Merry Christmas to All!

janet

 

[cherylp3]

Janet,

Have a fun trip in DL!!

Cheryl

 

[Scratch42]

Thanks!

I just finished laundry so now I have to get off my duff and pack it!LOL

At least the weather forecast looks great!

It will be nice not to have to wear boots!

I even had a pedicure last night so that I could wear sandals!LOL

Merry Christmas!

janet

 

[scrappy910]

YAHOOOO!!!!! My house is finally clean. Now to just finish the wash and I will be done until tomorrow night when I will start getting some of my Christmas dinner ready. Gee, what will I do with myself tomorrow. Can't imagine just relaxing. Is that allowed this time of year????

Spoke with Gail this am. They are at OKW for the week. Her first comment was "I hope it warms up". Yeah, wait till she gets back to Michigan and our cool Florida weather will be like a heat wave. Of course, she said it was 90 degrees in the Cayman Islands. So I guess our 60's are a bit cool now. She said Cozumel is still pretty messed up.

Merry Christmas

Carol

 

[alikat99]

YAHOOOO!!!!! My house is finally clean. Now to just finish the wash and I will be done until tomorrow night when I will start getting some of my Christmas dinner ready. Gee, what will I do with myself tomorrow. Can't imagine just relaxing. Is that allowed this time of year????

Spoke with Gail this am. They are at OKW for the week. Her first comment was "I hope it warms up". Yeah, wait till she gets back to Michigan and our cool Florida weather will be like a heat wave. Of course, she said it was 90 degrees in the Cayman Islands. So I guess our 60's are a bit cool now. She said Cozumel is still pretty messed up.

Merry Christmas

Carol

Oohhh, I'm SO jealous of you!!! My house is still a disaster. Chris finally got our new sink installed and the dishwasher hooked up again. So, I can finally clean up our kitchen again. I still don't have a bar counter that wraps around on the other side of my kitchen counter, but it will have to wait until at least next week before they come back.

I'm going to spend tonight cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Then, I hope to just enjoy tomorrow with the girls, then church, dinner and getting ready for Christmas after the girls go to bed.

 

[Stitch#1]

Hey there everyone!
I didn't get a chance to post last night because that bed kept calling my name. I can't wait for sunday morning!

Well I wanted to answer the GTKYFC questions!

1. What is your first name? Stacy

2. What color pants are you wearing? Blue jeans

3. What are you listening to right now? Everyone loves Raymond (on tv right now)

4. What was the last thing you ate? Wendy's baked potato & chili

5. Do you wish on stars? But of course, because Jimminy Cricket told me my dreams would come true!

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Purple

7. How is the weather right now? Cold but not to bad

8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom

10. How old are you today? 36

11. Favorite drink? Dr Pepper

12. Favorite sport? Hockey

13. Hair color: Reddish Brown right now

14. What color is your car? Blue

15. Siblings? 1 Sister

16. Favorite month? Any warm month

17. Favorite food? Tough to narrow down, but mostly shell fish like lobster, shrimp & such

18. What was the last movie you saw? The Chronicles of Naria, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe ( I spelt it all out since it drives my DS nuts when people just say Narnia)

19. Favorite day of the year? Christmas Eve

20. What do you do to vent anger? Lash out (I told Jeff I want a punching bag)

21. What was your favorite toy as a child? I don't remember but my Mom would say Raggedy Ann

22. Summer or Winter? Summer

23. Hugs or kisses? Both!

24. Chocolate or vanilla? Both!

28. When was the last time you cried? Last night watching Extreme Makeover Home edition

29. What is under your bed? Shoes & a box with boxes and gift wrap & tissue

30. Who is the friend you have had the longest? David (19 years)

31. What did you do last night? Vegged out!

32. What are you afraid of? Heights

33. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? Butter & Salted

34. Favorite car? No Particular one

35. Favorite flower? Not much into flowers, roses are really pretty

36. Number of keys on your key ring? 4

37. How many years at your current job? 5

38. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

39. What did you do on your last birthday? I don't remember

40. How many states have you lived in? 1, New York

41. How many cities have you lived in? 3, Yonkers, Ballston Lake, & Clifton Park

 

[Stitch#1]

Oohhh, I'm SO jealous of you!!! My house is still a disaster. Chris finally got our new sink installed and the dishwasher hooked up again. So, I can finally clean up our kitchen again. I still don't have a bar counter that wraps around on the other side of my kitchen counter, but it will have to wait until at least next week before they come back.

I'm going to spend tonight cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Then, I hope to just enjoy tomorrow with the girls, then church, dinner and getting ready for Christmas after the girls go to bed.

Glad to hear you're partially back to normal.
We had crazines over the summer when we got new carpeting. When they pulled up the old carpet we found there had been some water leaks and some of the subfloor had rotted so they couldn't put the new carpeting down because the tack strips wouldn't hold. We were having the carpeting done in my Living room, Hallway, & bedroom and we had to replace subflooring in each and reschedule a time for them to come back and put in the carpet. So the house was a shambles for like 10 days. It was a big mess

 

[MarkRG]

Glad to hear you're partially back to normal.
We had crazines over the summer when we got new carpeting. When they pulled up the old carpet we found there had been some water leaks and some of the subfloor had rotted so they couldn't put the new carpeting down because the tack strips wouldn't hold. We were having the carpeting done in my Living room, Hallway, & bedroom and we had to replace subflooring in each and reschedule a time for them to come back and put in the carpet. So the house was a shambles for like 10 days. It was a big mess

When we moved into this house we had the opposite. There was already carpeting down in what the previous owners used for a living room. Our intent was to dump the idea of a living room and make it the dining room as there was a prefectly good completely finished rec/living room in the basement. And the fact we have an excellent formal dining room set that was from Field's(not bought by us tho-longer story).

Pull up the rug to discover... a near perfect oak hardwood floor! Not veneer, real oak tounge in groove. Only problem was a number of drywall screws that had been shot in to quiet squeaks. Backed them out, countersunk and put them back in, covered with wood filler. They look like pegs in the floor now. Then I refinished it myself, proper sanders and all, What a dust mess that was! Two nice coats of polyuerthane later and it really looks great