5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 13

[BWVPam]

Congrats Monica for the Cubs Victory.

Concert was fantastic. John Waller opened with 3 songs, then the group Leeland sang about 5 songs and then Casting Crowns came out and played about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Concert started at 7:30 and we just got home at 11:30. The whole thing was AWESOME. Besides just playing the songs, there was a lot of worship going on and it left me feeling so blessed.

Tonight was only the 2nd night of the new "Alter and the Door" tour and I think it will be a huge success. They played all my favorites, plus the new tracks off the new CD. Well off I go to bed. Busy day tomorrow

 

[kikipug]

What is even more exciting though, is that Smitty has agreed to be our commencement speaker on Thursday night.

Very cool! Sure is a whole lot better than the City Attorney that spoke at our commencement!!! (yawn).

 

[ohiominnie]

Hey all! I see Mary has been keeping you up to date on my adventures. I can get to email on Mike's iphone but not the dis very well.

We are having fun. Surreal to be in a place that is similar, but so different from what we know. Even just finding a bathroom is hard. At WDW we know the closest bathroom locations no matter where we are! We're having fun seeing the differences in the rides. Even rides that are the "same" (i.e. Splash Mtn) are very different. Nice that it's not an exact carbon copy of each other.

LOVING that we can walk everywhere. I'm definitely getting my exercise. Of course, I'm also eating a LOT! Goofy's Kitchen was PHENOMENAL! Today we're going to eat at the Plaza Inn.

Btw, I may be upgrading to the iPhone.....Mike was trying to talk me into it a few weeks ago, but I'm in a contract with Disney Mobile....well, they are FOLDING! So I'll be in the market for a new cell phone and coverage by the end of the year! Can you believe they are folding? I got an email about it shortly before I waked by the Disney Mobile kiosk at Downtown Disney! I wanted to go up to the CM selling phones and say "uh....do you realize Disney Mobile is folding??"

Ok, gotta go. We slept in today after a late night last night and we just finished room service breakfast.

Catch ya all later!

 

[BWVPam]

Karen -- glad you guys are having a great time at DL. Sure wish we were there. We are still planning on going in June when the cruisers get off the ship, hoping it doesn't interfere with Dale's HS graduation. It is nice at DL to never have to move your car.

We are home from the swim meet. It was our first meet with the older kids and man did it go by fast. Ashley swam in 3 events and a relay. I didn't enter her in any others because the events are right on top of each other. She was swimming in heats with all ages over 13. Matter of fact one event even had a 41 year old woman. She did pretty good. She was third overall of all ages in the breaststroke. The top 4 places were all 13 year olds and then the others were in the older age groups. She got 9th overall and 5th in her age group in the 100 back and dropped almost 5 seconds from last year. Her 200 IM wasn't what it should have been, but she only had about 5 minutes rest between that and the 100 back, but still placed 8th. So, pretty good for her first meet with the big kids.

Glad we are home and I am pooped. Off to do some laundry and then to bed.

 

[justmestace]

Sounds like an interesting meet, Pam. I bet Ashley is wiped out with events that close together. Get some rest, all of you.

I'd give my left leg to be at Disneyland with Karen and family right now!! Get it?? Left leg?? The one with the cast?
Thanks, I'll be here all week.....

 

[justmestace]

Thirty nine hours and counting!!!

 

[kikipug]

I'd give my left leg to be at Disneyland with Karen and family right now!! Get it?? Left leg?? The one with the cast?
Thanks, I'll be here all week.....

Maybe GaRry would give you a left leg in exchange for a big juicy liver lobe.

 

[justmestace]

Maybe GaRry would give you a left leg in exchange for a big juicy liver lobe.

Sounds like a fair trade to me.

Pain has been much, much worse. I really think all the work the doctor did with my nerves must have been successful, because I can really FEEL it down there.

THIRTEEN HOURS til the cast comes off. It suddenly hit me that although I will be more comfortable in some sense, and...LOL...able to scratch....I doubt this is anywhere near the end yet.

Sorry, had a bad couple days and probably shouldn't post when I'm cranky.

 

[mickeymo]

That's OK stacey - feel free to vent away here!

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Team lost, team lost, team lost - boooooo hoooooooo

But otherwise the weekend was great....I cannot wait until Food and Wine --- pant - pant - ponly 2.5 more days to go..............

Finally made it into the Garden on Saturday. Decided not to dive as we had 2 birthday parties Saturday, one we were hosting....Trimmed back the path to the front of the house, but way more to do. Turns out it was a bad weekend to dive - seas ranged from 6 to 13 feet - No way!!!!!!!!

And the wind, wow - we existed the resturant on Sat. night and it was as if we were in a storm, or hurricane....wheeeeeee...

The first party was a neighbor's 1 year old...he was cute, with Elmo and friends decorating the house....

And Sunday more rain, and more wind.....After Church we just had to see Remy again before Food and Wine.....it was showing at a dinner theatre. nothing like a glass of red wine watching the movie. Errands and a trip to Mother's followed before heading home to complete chores.

Still lots more to do before we leave....

Cannot wait...(like Stacey, I am impatient, but for other reasons).

Hey Stace, best girlfriend now looks like you, 'cept it is her elbow....yowy....she shattered it in 3 places...

 

[CajunGirl2]

Hey Stacey, been to the dr. yet? No worries about venting to us. I'm sure I did my fair share a couple of years ago.

Is the Ohio Mouse family still in CA?

I'm happy to report that my parents seemed to have a good time on their cruise. I was really worried. They liked their stateroom even though it was in the back of the ship ... Mom said it was quiet. They were able to book the tour of the Tulum ruins only to find out the night before that it was cancelled. They got off the ship & found someone to take them on a tour of Cozumel. They said that the ship offered the same type of excursion but they think they got more out of this one. They said that the guy was very personable, took them all over & explained a lot to them. I'm so proud of them ... you have to understand, my mom is a very nervous person & doesn't like to make decisions ... so this was a big deal for her! She said that they were very impressed with their wait-staff & room hosts. She said that their waiter even came over to wait on them at open seating lunch one day. She said that he knew exactly what they wanted to eat, etc. I'm sure that made her feel special. Hopefully they'll be ready to cruise/vacation again.

Irene, wonder if my parents were feeling same effects that you felt this weekend? They said that they seas in the Gulf were VERY rough yesterday.

Ang

 

[WVMD]

Stacey - how are you doing? Come out of your pain medication haze and let us know!

Hope that the Mouse family is enjoying their trip!

Virgil

 

[justmestace]

You had it pegged well, Virgil. I came home, took my pills and tried to sleep.

Still not functioning well so I'll make it quick for tonight. I was a little shocked today. No walking for me. They took off the cast, removed (ouch) the stitches, said it all looks great....but they put me in something I'd never seen before.
It's called an AirCast. It's like a Cam Walker, but has valves so that we can pump it full of air to make it even more tight and secure.

The shock...and the worst part....still NO WALKING at all...for two more weeks.
I KNOW the doctor had told me 3 weeks non weight-bearing, then 3 more in a Cam Walker. I just am so surprised by this...and sadly disappointed. But I have been giving myself an attitude adjustment all afternoon....this too, shall pass. Still, that will be 5 weeks of not walking. They don't even want me to use a walker. Nothing. The choices were crutches (and now that they know how clumsy I am, they nixed those), wheelchair, or the knee walker...if I can manage to be coordinated to use it. So far, I haven't been very successful at it.
Anyway...that's where I stand. One legged still.

 

[CajunGirl2]

Stacey, I'm sorry that you didn't get the results you wanted. I hope today is a better day for your. Just remember that being off of your foot will just mean that it has more time to heal properly. I know it's hard, but try to be patient.

Ang

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone.

Stacey - sorry to hear that yesterday wasn't a good one. I know it is really hard now but hopefully it is all for a better pain free future.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Poor Stacey - here is hoping the time passes quickly and then you are up and better than ever.....

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Hey Stacey, been to the dr. yet? No worries about venting to us. I'm sure I did my fair share a couple of years ago.

Is the Ohio Mouse family still in CA?

I'm happy to report that my parents seemed to have a good time on their cruise. I was really worried. They liked their stateroom even though it was in the back of the ship ... Mom said it was quiet. They were able to book the tour of the Tulum ruins only to find out the night before that it was cancelled. They got off the ship & found someone to take them on a tour of Cozumel. They said that the ship offered the same type of excursion but they think they got more out of this one. They said that the guy was very personable, took them all over & explained a lot to them. I'm so proud of them ... you have to understand, my mom is a very nervous person & doesn't like to make decisions ... so this was a big deal for her! She said that they were very impressed with their wait-staff & room hosts. She said that their waiter even came over to wait on them at open seating lunch one day. She said that he knew exactly what they wanted to eat, etc. I'm sure that made her feel special. Hopefully they'll be ready to cruise/vacation again.

Irene, wonder if my parents were feeling same effects that you felt this weekend? They said that they seas in the Gulf were VERY rough yesterday.

Ang

Angie - glad your folks are enjoying the cruise.....The local tours can be more fun than those booked on the ship and it seems they had a great guide. We enjoyed ours, but I wonder how Costa Maya has fared? I sent an e-mail to the tour company after the storm, but have not heard back yet.

Admittedly, I am getting tired of rain and wind...and wind and more wind, even though we still desperatly need the rain, it is not falling in the right place.

We are sooo looking forward to Food and Wine this weekend that I do not mind if it rains.....

As for the seas, they are rough and beach erosion is quite severe. If I recall there was a TD in the gulf when your folks wer on the cruise. We are still posting 10 foot seas.....Sat they are back down to 2-4 but no diving for us...We will be at WDW......

We have been

 

[justmestace]

Been working on my "attitude adjustment" this morning....and dreaming about being as far away from this day as I can be. In other words, I keep concentrating on the next cruise.

I think I might know why I'm not being allowed to walk on it yet, not sure, just a theory. But the surgeon had told Jay after my surgery (which had taken longer than expected) that there was a lot of nerve damage, the nerves in my foot had adhered to scar tissue and it took the doctor a lot more time to remove that, and try to get the nerves all back where they belong.
So maybe...maybe that's why it's longer. I don't know, only a guess.

So anywho..here's the latest in fashion footwear at my house...

And one of the valves where we insert the pump to inflate:

 

[ohiominnie]

Stacey, Sorry to hear your treatment isn't as easy as you had hoped.

We're still in CA. Moved from DL to the Hotel del Coronado.

This place isn't Disney...

In our first hour, we found out parking is $20 a day PLUS there is a $24 "resort fee," we had to call security to open our connecting rooms (they wouldn't open without a key), we found black kinky hairs in the bathroom, there was trash in the corner of the room, and we had to call maintenance to fix the toilet (it wouldn't stop running).

Luckily DVC is picking up the base price of the room! Otherwise we'd be staying at the Comfort Inn!

(btw, you know what the hotel del looks like? Like the grand floridian? yeah, except our room is in the 1970's looking addition. Not even connected to the main building.) Ah well, beats being in Ohio!

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Hi Folks......

If all goes well, I will be posting Food and Wine pictures from the new digital point and shoot camera soon.

Meanwhile, everyone stay well, get better or have fun, (as may be appropriate).

Good Luck to all who are in races and safe travels for all who are in the air, on the road or on the water....

Best wishes for good health to all DisFriends and families.

See ya back on Monday.