4/29/06 Eastern Magic...We're Going!!!!!

[suziemva]

Barb, I actually am handy with a hammer...screwdriver, drill, hacksaw...but build my own room.....maybe not! Weather here today is supposed to be 60! And with snow still on the ground!!!

Tori's full name is Victoria Grace. Named her Grace after my mom's best friend who also was my voice teacher. (her daughter is one of my oldest friends, named...ELIZABETH!! whose daughter is also Victoria Grace but she's only a year old!) Grace is just one of those special people. She and my mom have known each other since 4th grade and went to school together in DC. Guess it is a really popular name!

Got my first bout with morning sickness today...just the icky tummy...should make life interesting on the cruise....anyone on deck 5 AFT Starboard side? Might want to change rooms.......

 

[partypat]

Speaking of Wal-Mart:

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[ohsodisney]

Suzie , I actually call my daughter Holly, Gracie , because she is so accident prone LOL . 60 regress today ? , very nice . We still have a coating of snow on the ground here , I hope it disappears today , I think we have a shot at 45 today . The snow is one thing I will not miss if we move . Wow you definitely bet me last night , I manage to get to bed around 1:00 , that's good for me.

Well, I thought about starting tanning today but changed my mind since I would need 30 sessions before we leave . I'm just so pasty white that I blend in with my bed sheets.

Hey Pat , your back . I know how it is being away from the board for a day. Typically I have to go back some 4 or 5 pages to catch up.

 

[ohsodisney]

LMAO Pat , sounds like some of the people that live here in Fulton .

 

[ohsodisney]

One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Jack says to Mike behind him,
"My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I better see a doctor."
"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies.
"There's a diagnostic computer down at Walmart. Just give it a urine
sample and the computer'll tell you what's wrong and what to do about it. It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars...a hell of a lot cheaper than a doctor."

So Jack deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Walmart. He
deposits ten dollars, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine
sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits. Ten seconds later,
the computer ejects a printout: You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It will improve in two weeks.

That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Jack
began wondering if the computer could be fooled. He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and
masturbated into the mixture for good measure.

Jack hurries back to Walmart, eager to check the results. He deposits ten
dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results. The computer
prints the following:

1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener.
2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo.
3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
4. Your wife is pregnant...twin girls. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.
5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better.

 

[castlegazer]

he doesn't seem too excited about this trip. Few other things on his mind right now I guess.

Barb

Well, Barb, you and I have that in common. My husband is so up to his eyeballs right now in a capital campaign and just learning how to run his organization (just was made a CEO of his non-profit economic development organization) that it took him two days to finally be able to breathe and ask me how I did at 3 am with our ressies - can you beleive that? 2 whole days before I even got to tell him how it went! The one good thing I can say is that he is home every night at 5:30 to pick up the kids - but then he often has night meetings for boards he is either on or chairs.

I would love to visit Manitoba. I have never been to that part of Canada. The Eastern provinces I have been to often, but never central or west. It's on a must-do list of mine.

I can paint - but I kinda stink at the hammering thing.

OK - back at work - Grammy came to play with Quinn for the afternoon. You know a kid's sick when you go to the store and pick up cookie dough and they don't even want to make them or eat them.

ohsodisney - girl, that was sick - but funny.

I know everyone's checking to see what antics we can pull off today, but I have nothin - I tell ya, nothin, in my repertoire today. I am having a very blah day today. I was driving my son to the grocery store this morning to get milk (and that cookie dough) and the kid starts crying for his Daddy - man, feeling the love! I had just told him I didn't have his sunglasses for him in my car - not sure what Daddy could have done to rectify that situation, but for my overly sensitive child due to sickies, I had committed a mortal sin and needed replacement immediately. At least when I left home after lunch he did give me a big hug and told me he would miss me I'm telling you, day care makes them so independant, but I could go for one day of screaming hysterics again like he used to do when I would leave him. Then, the next day, I would want that over with. That period stunk and broke my heart on a daily basis.

OK - so since that was a total downer, here's some more pirate stuff :

What did Captain Hook Die of?

Arrrrrr - Jock Itch!
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I don't know if you guys have heard about this new pirate corn that is out there, but I guess it's going to be like a buck an ear.
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Two Pirate Ships were crossing the ocean, one with a booty of red paint, one with a booty of blue paint. What happened when the ships collided?
The became marooned!
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Have you heard about the new pirate movie?
It's rated ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH because of all the booty

 

[suziemva]

Hey, Julie! I'm gonna go take a nap now! Okay?

 

[castlegazer]

Well here ye arrrrrrrghhhh:

(drag your mouse over the area under this to highlight it, I am writing it in white)

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A pyrate walks into a bar with this enormous steering wheel stuck down his pants. The bartender can’t help but ask, “What’s with the steering wheel?” “ARRRRGGH,” the pyrate answers, “it’s drivin’ me nuts.”[/font]​

 

[PhillyJen2006]

Very nice jokes ladies!!! I especially like the "secret" pen effect! Ok Back from field trip hell and gotta tell you. Hannah's teacher has NO control over her class. I was SHOCKED!!! She is new and I think early in the year she made the mistake of wanting them to like her that she is paying for it now. We walked all over VF National Park on a beautiful 60 degree day in the snow!!?? IT was definately strange.

I NEED to go do some cleaning. I got nothin today either. I was in quite a rare form last night(and it had nothing to do with alcohol believe it or not!).

PJ

 

[mketting]

Remember that grouchy day Suzie had? Well, I think the grouchy virus has hit here. I just want to go climb in bed until tomorrow but that isn't even a remote possibility.

 

[castlegazer]

yup. Man, no one's even rolling over the steering wheel joke. we've got it bad. It's hump day, though - that's somthin', right?

 

[BLBCB]

I've been a good girl and worked hard this afternoon, and stayed away from here for hours and hours I finally gave in and checked in to see how much I had to catch up on. Cute jokes, but where is everyone else?

Castlegazer, if you are ever in the province, give us a call. I won't even make you build your own room! Manitoba has a desert, mountains, over 1000 lakes, tundra, you name it. I'd love to show you around. I've moved over 20 times, all within this province, so I've seen a lot of it. You got a question about Manitoba, I could probably answer it.

I coach grade 7 & 8 girls basketball at the school. I rushed in today to coach at lunch time, and all but three girls forgot about it. One other did show up for the last 10 minutes, but it was hardly worth my driving the 15 minutes into town to coach. I just played "bump" with them, and I'm proud to say that I held my own in the compitition. This old girl still has a bit of stuff left in her. Although I wanted to go lay down after! LOL

Barb

 

[castlegazer]

Castlegazer, if you are ever in the province, give us a call. I won't even make you build your own room! Manitoba has a desert, mountains, over 1000 lakes, tundra, you name it. I'd love to show you around. I've moved over 20 times, all within this province, so I've seen a lot of it. You got a question about Manitoba, I could probably answer it.
Barb

Will do - that's for sure!

Hey guys, I am about to ask this over on the main Theme Park Strategy forum, but, anyone know a good link to a pleasure island schedule. I used to have a link to a guy who kept the schedule and now can't find it for the life of me. I am trying to plan my girl night out there in a week and a half and am having some extreme difficulty. But, I did find out there is a new Irish restaurant/bar there called Raglan Road that looks SWAAAEEEEEETTTT! BUT, then again, it looked like all the bars here in Boston. But I am all for going here.

 

[suziemva]

Remember that grouchy day Suzie had? Well, I think the grouchy virus has hit here. I just want to go climb in bed until tomorrow but that isn't even a remote possibility.

I'm sorry! I promise I didn't send it to you!!! I'm normally not like that (had a bad night on the net with another board but all is moshy-skoshy and we kissed and made up). Please say that the Grouchies have left!!

 

[suziemva]

Julie - where are you? I was only kidding...I thought it was funny you knew that I was napping the other day.....Julie....Julie....

Alright, gotta go...Wing Night again! YUMMMMMMM!!!!

 

[BLBCB]

Suziemva,

Tori looks so much like my Brittany when she was that age. I'll have to find the box that has my old pictures in it, and send one to you.

Enjoy your wings!

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

Well, I don't think that I really have anything to spice it up today either, I am in Traverse City tonight for work, so have been out of touch all day. I did go and buy a bottle of wine to sit in the room with while I wait for my new sales rep to get out of his existing job (he doesn't start working for us until the 27th) and pick up his wife so that I may take them to dinner. I did call the Queen and tell her that Suzie was calling her out, but she is at swimming with the princesses and then off to brownies, I told her that I would catch up with her later on the boards. I have to tell you that all of this Wal Mart talk is actually driving me nuts, I get so mad when the Queen shops there. Just to give you all a little history of what I do, I work for a state retail association that will lobby for small business in our state legislature, we also provide services to medium to small businesses buy grouping them together to get better pricing. Wal Mart is putting Mom and Pop stores out of business, retail actually employees over 50% of all jobs in the nation, and when a company like Wal Mart comes in and will loose money just to put a small company out of business, I don't think it is fair. The Queen still shops there, but I on the other hand will not support them, I will now step off my pedestal and apologize if I have offended anyone, but I love unique small retail stores and they are becoming extinct.

Again sorry for the rant.

Tom

 

[ohsodisney]

Wow , did a grouchy bomb fall from the sky ? I am feeling the same way . All I wanted to do was sleep , I even made the girls take a long nap with me . I think I should head to the DR's tomorrow , I have had aweful pains in my chest and sonetimes down my arm nera my elbow . , I am still trying to chalk it up to a pulled muscle probally somewhere in my back . Has anyone here ever pulled a muscle , if so how long should or deos it last , it is making me feel horrible . I dispise going to the DR's , I feel there is never a definite answer to anything .

Hey Tom , I'm with you , I never shop there . DH on the other hand does go there for medicines and such ,since they are cheaper at times . I am much more of a shopper that really does enjoy unique items , boutique items and my house is also furnished with many things you will not find anywhere . I just have to save more for them . Now that drives my DH nuts ! I too hope I don't offend anyone but I have just never been interested in going there,


CG , I'm sorry I don't have any info on Pleasure Island. Are you planning on going there 1 night ? We thought about it and we may go on Thursday night, but our schedule is so jammed packed already. My DH Mom keeps talking about taking the girls for a day but I feel they would have much more to do at the hotel and not a rented house . Don't get me wrong it is nice of her but I asked her if she wanted to watch them if she could do it at ALK but she is trying to ignore me on that matter .ALK like WL offers so many things for the kids to do like Storytelling , cookie decorating and such I'm sure many may know since alot of you have staying there . My MIL ois renting a house down there near us , she lives in Port Charlotte and is coming up for 2 or 3 days .

Well off to make dinner , big night, chicken nuggets and fries . DH is the gourmet cook in our house and I am so not . Yesterday it was Spharros Pizza and the day before McDonalds .

 

[ohsodisney]

On the brighter side of things . LOST is on tonight , it looks like it may be good !

 

[suziemva]

CG - is this what you're looking for?? It's the Live Entertainment guide for Disney. Just click on DTD when it comes up, Pleasure Island is just a bit down...

http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/

I love Occoquan, the little town near us. It's a quaint little boutique type town that has my favorite jeweler there. LOVE QUINN'S JEWELERY! They are the absolute best and always give you Godiva chocolates with your purchases! I would much prefer to shop small stores but sometimes they really don't have what you need or your wallet doesn't have what YOU need! Our area is too much of a big retail store area. New stores popping up all the time. Kind of makes you sick, but unless you want to travel an hour, you don't really have a choice......wish I lived where you guys do, Tom. I love the small town feel of places but I do like the big town conveniences, too!

Wings were excellent, as usual. Friends were a blast. Had a great time, but need to watch some tv and go to bed.....I can NOT have another night like last night.

Good to see everyone here. If not, well, there'd better be a darn good excuse! Julie, you are excused....