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

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

Alright, come on page 3 just will not do!!!

Shyla, Congrats on the new gig, as far as the motivation you sound like me before we go to Disney, the sad part is, it is 48 days away and I am already getting that feeling.

Suzie, any news on the baby????

How about a history lesson, tomorrow will be exactly 2 years from when this thread was started, which means I have been checking on this thing for that long. I remember it like yesterday when the Queen put out the first post, as we are about to go at it again.

You all want some more??? Well today we are 150 days from when we were forced to leave the ship, which takes us back to November 30th, 2005. We were on page 57 and it was post 845, in which SteveMed put in for 4 green wrist bands.

Well I am off, still waiting for Spring of 2008 rates to come out so that we can do it again.

Tom

 

[suziemva]

Nope, nothing yet. Monday is my scheduled day so October 9th will be the latest date she will be born. Waiting is hard.....don't know which is worse, waiting for the baby or waiting for the cruise! LOL!

Those wristbands....such a great idea! Really helped to "find" people on the ship! Definitely gotta remember that for future cruises!

48 days?! That's all?!?!?! My gosh, time really does fly! Before you know it, you'll be screaming on Rock N Roller Coaster or seabreezin' it by the pool! Just remember us poor schlubs up North with all the cold weather...no sunshine, no pools, no Fastpasses, no Dole Whips, no Mickey Bars, NO DISNEY!!! Waaaahhh!! Tori asked me the other day when we could go to Disney and why we weren't there! Ha! The girl has the bug, too! Like mother, like daughter.....

Have a wonderful time and keep things going!

 

[BLBCB]

Without the wristbands, I wouldn't have known the person sitting across from me in the limo bus on the way back to Orlando was "one of us"! Party Pat and I hadn't met on the cruise so I wouldn't have recognized her any other way. Brittany still wears her wristband everyday. I promised her a trip anywhere she wants to go for her 16th birthday next year. As the agent who gets the discounts I get to go too of course. She has the whole world to pick from and she has decided she wants to go to WDW. I've obviously raised that child right! Her best friend, who also lives across the road from us is coming too. The funniest thing is, is that she has the same last name as us too. There are only 6 kids in that class, and two have the same last name. They were both born in the same hospital a few hours from here too. And no relation at all. We used to live about 1/2 hour from eachother but never met. Of course the towns are so small around here that we had heard there was a family there with the same last name but had never met up with them. What are the odds that with all the moves we've made and she's remarried and all, that we would move in the the farm across the road from them! Fate is what I call it.

Len, my Dad and I built the hot tub room on the side of our house this weekend. Pretty soon we'll have a complete home!

Have a great day everyone.

 

[suziemva]

Barb, you'll have to let us know when you are going...maybe we can meet up! That would be so cool! We all miss you guys. Ed keeps asking about Len and Tori about the kiddos! Your kids made such an impression on her! Actually Ed asks about a lot of the guys! He had such a great time! Thanks everyone!

So cool to hear about the hot tub! Man, we will have to come visit! Just maybe not winter time.....

 

[BLBCB]

It's safe to come in the winter, the hot tub is inside now remember! And once we get some windows on that side, we can sit in the hot tub and look down the cliff to the river. Snow looks very nice when viewed from a steaming hot tub! We own the local toboggan hill too remember. What more could you ask for! If I keep asking, somebody is eventually going to come up for a visit to "Friendly Manitoba". The offer of the Crown Royal tour is still available too.

 

[suziemva]

Forgot to tell you that I have a friend on my 2002 PG board that actually has family that lives near you...sorta....Anyway, she's driven through your town before! WOW! A small town that someone else knows about! Can you believe it!

 

[castlegazer]

GOOD LUCK SUZIE!!!!!


You will be amazed at how fast it goes if it is natural and not a C-section.


We still wear our wrist bands around - plus if I had gone this past weekend on the cruise, I would have gotten to wear it for real again.

The kids love the glow in the dark stuff.

I just had my exit interview and cried again. This is really hard no matter how much you really want to go.

 

[BLBCB]

Forgot to tell you that I have a friend on my 2002 PG board that actually has family that lives near you...sorta....Anyway, she's driven through your town before! WOW! A small town that someone else knows about! Can you believe it!

Someone actually know about my town? Tell her to look on the west side at the top of the hill. She will see my business sign at the end of the lane. Does she live around here, or at least in this province? If she lives anywhere in Manitoba I've probably lived by her at one time or another. One advantage of moving a lot is all the great people I've been able to meet.

Shyla, After you've been working at a place for a while it becomes your second home with many friends. In some ways it is leaving what you know to go to something that is new too. Just keep thinking about how great the new job is going to be. We're all here for you when you need to vent feelings, good or bad.

I might be heading down to WDW for more training in Dec. Keep your fingers crossed for me that all the numbers line up.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[BLBCB]

Forgot to mention that we had our first hard frost last night. Woke up to the grass and vehicles all white. Everyone keeps saying the signs are there for a really cold winter this year. Can I come live with some of you?

 

[Lisa D]

Barb, I've got my fingers crossed for you! I wish we were going sooner - November was always our WDW month until the kids got older and I got addicted to cruising! Last week I just did my DVC ressies for next August - over 300 days away! Just can't take the kids out of school anymore - they really did miss alot while we were on the cruise - but I'm still extremely happy that we did it. I think our school district is making it harder and harder for parents to take their kids out of school for a family vacation.

Shyla, don't be ashamed of the tears - I even cried when I left my job to take care of my kid! After many years it's a part of your life. I almost cried when Jonathan left elementary school because I spent so much volunteer time there over five years - and I don't consider myself an emotional person (although Phil might think differently!).

Hang in there Suzie ! Only a few more days to go! I'm thinking of you!

Lisa

 

[BLBCB]

Just thought I'd remind you all that it's our Thanksgiving up here this weekend. I just read a great article in our local paper about the differences between Canadian & American Thanksgiving, much more than just the dates. Too long to get into here, but something I thought was interesting to share.

Have a great weekend everyone (I took Friday off to go along with the Monday off ). We will be at a wedding for Thanksgiving (who plans a wedding for Thanksgiving weekend?!!), but Len & I will be sure to give thanks for all of our new American friends.

Barb

 

[rubysmom]

Shyla, I havent ckd in for awhile, but Suzie told me about your new job and I'm SOOOO excited for you! The commute endured by so many east coasters just blows me away. I guess it happens around Seattle too, but what a relief for you to be close to home! Does your new job start today or do you have some time off between?

The days are getting chillier here too...still sunny, but our furnace comes on now...there goes the gas bill!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to the Novaks!!..on both sides of the road ! How did the wedding go? They shouldnt feel bad about having it at Thanksgiving...Dave & I got married on Christmas Eve--What were we THINKING!! While the colors were lovely, I don't recommend it to anyone. What a score for Brittany to have a TA for a mom, lol! You girls will have the best time. One of my favorite trips was when just Emma and I took the train to Disnelyand in August '05. Just me & my Rubygirl! (remember, Tom, that's my DD, not my DH What page was THAT on anyway?)

Suzie, I'm thinking about you every day, wondering if anything is happening early. Ameera's room is all ready, the csection date is set...what are you doing to calm your racing thoughts??

Lisa, we're facing that too, about taking kids out of school for vacation. No trouble thru about grade 5, but after that it gets more difficult every year it seems. Did I mention Dave's going to be in your area soon? He'll be in State College on the 24th & 25th and Pittsburgh on the 26th. Okay, I know it's not exactly close by, but if I were going with him, I'd be finding a way to come see you guys!!

I can't believe we're into October already! 2008 really is NOT that far off. When do those dates come out again??? I keep thinking that we all HAVE to convince Suzie that she will be fine on the cruise with baby Ameera. It wouldnt be the same without you!

 

[suziemva]

Well, boys and girls....tomorrow is the day. In less than 20 hours little Ameera will make her grand entrance into this bright new world. Y'all have been there for the whole trip and made it really fun! Had a great time cruising with you guys and putting up with the preggo woman!!! Hope to have pics soon to show....I'll probably be sending them out on the regular email group instead of here....

Love you guys!

 

[inthemood]

Suzie,

We'll be thinking of all of you !!

Jonna

 

[BLBCB]

Suzie,

I'm sure you and Ed are on cloud 9. Tori will be so excited too. Let us know the weight, length, etc (We still measure babies in pounds and inches up here so don't worry about converting!). Hope you are feeling good. Did you end up with a C-section?

Today is only October 10th, and it has been snowing all day! That's right I said SNOW! I'm not used to this down here. You expect it where I used to live up north, but not down here in the south. They say it might last for two days! Although I guess it's not too uncommon because this time 15 years ago I had Brittany and Len got storm-stayed at the hospital with me for 3 days.

We had a great trip out to Saskatchewan for the Thanksgiving wedding. The ceremony was in a church, but the music playing was current songs instead of hymns. She had three readings, but instead of being from scripture, they were quotes from a song, a book, and my favourite, Winnie the Pooh! Not your typical wedding, but fun none-the-less. We had a wonderful traditional Thanksgiving meal, and I didn't have to cook it or help with the dishes! My three sister-in-laws and I all get along great but don't get much of a chance to see each other, so it was a really fun weekend.

Have a great day everyone, and welcome to baby Ameera!

 

[rubysmom]

Ameera has arrived!!

(not sure how to get it to just put the picture in there rather than the link!?)

Born yesterday at 10:59 AM, 19 3/4 inches, 7 lbs, 5 oz.


A True Disney !

Way to go, Suzie & Ed! Great big for you and Tori and Ameera!

 

[STEVEMED]

Way to go Suzie and Ed.....Looks like we have a new member of the fan club.

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

Suzie and Ed sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G!!!!

So here is the real question, When you going to Disney????

Also isn't it great to see Jonna back

and what about SteveMed

We have missed you buddy!!!

Now all we need is the Eggman and we will be all set.

By the way if anyone wants to crack up check out the last couple of pages before we left. Here is the link to a page that is a couple of days before we left!!!!

Tom

 

[BLBCB]

Does anyone remember the songs they were playing in the background in the hallways and elevators? One I remember is Goofy singing "I'm Blue". I would like to get a list together so I can start finding these songs.

If you feel like making a snowman or have a snowball fight, come on up. Some buses didn't run today because of the storm this morning. Our kids were upset that our bus did run, they thought they might have a day off!

Have a great day everyone.

 

[suziemva]

I'll keep this short since I'm so exhausted....

The c-section went good but I had a massive panic attack just as they started the actual surgery so they had to give me some meds to calm me....almost put me to sleep. Recovery was better since they gave me Demerol for the shakes and Nubane for the itching! Great nurses at the hospital! Hated to leave them but really wanted to be home.

Ameera was born at 7lbs 5 oz and 19 3/4" long. She's had a latch problem (just like her big sister, big suprise) but has lost a little more weight than what we'd like. She's down to 6 lbs 8 oz at last weighing...and now a bit of jaundice. So, we have two little things to work on and get over and then I will destress!

She has a TON of hair (no wonder I had so much heartburn!) and is just such a cutie! Tori loves her and keeps asking to hold her!