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

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Well....I'm glad you guys had the great camera/housing debate for my while I was gone! LOL Too much $$ for that, think I'll take Irene's advice and practice more with the one I have. I'll save all that money for port shopping with my buddy! ;) Kevin will have to LOVE that idea!!! ::yes::
Diana, we only had, what? An hour to shop in Antigua?? We did good in an hour, just THINK what we can do with three or four in Costa Maya and Cozumel!! :cool1:
 
CajunGirl2 said:
Off to go straighten the house some ... maid is coming tomorrow. Someone PLEASE remind me why I have a maid????

Ang

A. Your back.
B. It's better than doing the whole house yourself.
C. Your back.
 
mickeymo said:
ohh - I like that - can I swipe it? I try hard not to brag and have the right amount of humor, self-deprecation, and sarcasm to make it fun...

Certainly! I wish everyone would write letters like these. Better yet, write one like this, send it....that person reads it and FORWARDS it to the next!
 
kikipug said:
See... more love... you're getting it from all sides today. Guess it's your turn. I'm sure your reindeer-antlered dog still loves you... oh wait... Molly... maybe not.

My dog loves me......as long as food is involved. She must be related to Matthew. :dog2:
 

Hey you Blabbermouth food people!

Food Channel!

Top of the Hour: Holidays at WDW
Next hour: Behind the Bash- Disney's 50th Celebration

These are NEW programs!
 
MarkRG said:
Hey you Blabbermouth food people!

Food Channel!

Top of the Hour: Holidays at WDW
Next hour: Behind the Bash- Disney's 50th Celebration

These are NEW programs!

I saw that! I'm planning on watching...thank you!!!
 
I got my first Christmas card in the mail today. A friend from here who moved to Illinois. Her twins are 14 years old already...hard to believe. I was in the delivery room for their birth, and filmed it for her.
Anyway, her oldest son, Derek, is 20....and just left for Iraq. Please pray for his safety. Thank you.
 
Hey Angie! Sorry to butt in here folks but I thought you would get a kick out of this and anyone else who has been here! :flower:

Subject: Atlanta Georgia -



This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever
lived in Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans
to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who already lives in
Atlanta, or knows anyone who has ever heard of
Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The
only way to get out of downtown Atlanta is to turn
around and start over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina.



All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and
include the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House."
Except that in Cobb County, all directions begin with,
"Go to the Big Chicken."

Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is
not to be confused with Peachtree Circle

Peachtree Place
Peachtree Lane
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree Run
Peachtree Terrace
Peachtree Avenue
Peachtree Commons
Peachtree Battle
Peachtree Corners
New Peachtree
Old Peachtree
West Peachtree
Peachtree-Dunwoody
Peachtree-Chamblee
Peachtree Industrial Boulevard


Atlantans only know their way to work and their way
home. If you ask anyone for directions they will
always send you down Peachtree.

Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. That's all they
drink there, so don't ask for any other soft drink
unless it's made by Coca-Cola.

Gate One at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport
is 32 miles away from the Main Concourse, so wear
sneakers and pack a lunch.

The 8am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.

The 5pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM.

Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts
through 2am Saturday.

A native can only pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue, so
do not attempt the Spanish pronunciation. People will
simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you.

The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawns duh LEE-on".
The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to
immediately forget all traffic rules. If a single
snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days
and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15
minutes for a week. All grocery stores will be sold
out of milk, bread, bottled water, and toilet paper.

I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta that has a
posted speed limit of 55 mph (but you have to maintain
80 mph just to keep from getting run over), is known
to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."

Don't believe the directional markers on highways.
I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going
"North" or "South". The locals identify the direction
by referring to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop".

If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.


Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to
one of the interstates and you will soon find one in
the middle of the road.

Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their
feet in the air.

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia.

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in

Georgia, plus a couple no one has seen before.

If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.


It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.

"Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store).

Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
drinking it when you're 2 years old.

"Jeeeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"

If you understand these jokes, forward them to your
friends from Atlanta, Georgia, and those who just wish
they were.
 
chip&dale&fun said:
Amanda - where are you - I have had a bad day - so you told me to vent with Disfriends - "vent - vent - vent - vent". OK, better now.


:lovestruc :lovestruc Adding more love to the boards..... :lovestruc :lovestruc
:love: :love: Back atcha...I am sorry you have had a bad day! This too shall pass. To quote Madonna, from her new CD, Let it Will be.....
 
chip&dale&fun said:
Recipe for a Happy Year (This one is for 2005)

Ingredients:

One Couple - Irene and Sam
One Mother - Gladys
One Hedgehog - Hedgie
Work - much the same
Holidays
Vacations
Hurricanes
Chores

Directions

Mix together happy holidays, such as Easter, Birthdays, Thanksgiving. Add a small amount of work, being careful not to include the grumpy days, and household chores. Break open the hurricane carefully, so as not to drop any of the mixture on the Mother. (When I made this recipe, it mostly landed on the couple).

Divide mixture, to the couple and hedgehog, stir in one Food and Wine celebration at Epcot and one 7 night Eastern Cruise on the Disney Magic to St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Castaway Cay, and add smiles to taste. To the Mother, add another year of good memories.

Makes one year!

Is this going to be your letter???? If so, I think it is awesome! if I received a letter like that it sure would bring a great big smile to my face!
 
Irene - I love your receipe - o.k. y'all got me inspired but, more to swipe your ideas than to come up with something creative this year...

Here's two of my favorite short "letters" from previous years I have them saved in Publisher but, can't remember how to get them uploaded to post as a whole - so you get the "copy and paste" version of just the text...
2001 we lived in Canada and moved back to Texas in Mid-Dec as a note of explanation - I combined Christmas and change of address into one...

2001 Year in Review
January: ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, February: ski, ski, Houston, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, March: ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski,
April: ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski
May: Mother’s Day and we’re still skiing! May 21: End of ski season.
June: Still snowing, but no skiing. Lots of friends visit. June 30: End of School.
July: John begins 13+ hour workdays; Monica, Michael and Maggie begin to play. Play, play, play, play in Chicago, play, play, play in B.C. with Grandma and Grandpa Isgren, play, play, play, play, play, play, play
August: play, play, play, play, play, play in Jasper with Grandma and Grandpa McCawley. August 28: School Begins. John still working long hours. September: school, school, school, school, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
October: school, school, school, school, work, work, work, work, work, work, work
November: school, school, school, John’s long hours end, still working, school ,school; November 7: Ski season opens, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, ski,
December: ski, ski, ski, ski, pack and load moving van, ski, ski, drive, drive, drive ski, ski, ski, ski, ski, drive, drive, drive, drive, unload moving van and unpack boxes….

Our plans for 2002?….


We're going to the beach - (Then included our Houston address)
 
I still am proud of 2002 letter- that took the most creative ingenuity on my part - it opened with...

Com’n listen to my story about a man named John,
Tried to keep his family warm
with the Canadian White and Red
An’ then one day, he was finished at the plant,
And up thru the jobs came a bubblin’ crude.
Oil that is! Black Gold! Texas Tea!
Well, the first thing ya know, John’s without a care
Boss-folk said, “Move away from there.” Said
Texas City is the place y’oughta be, so they
Loaded up the truck, and they moved back to Houston-y.
Heat that is! Swimmin’ pools, Astronauts!

(My sincerest apologies to the Beverly Hillbillies for taking liberty with their TV theme song!)

Then closed with...

Well now it’s time to say goodbye to John and all his kin
An’ they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin’ in.
You’re all invited back again to this locality,
T’have a heapin’ helpin’ of their hospitality.
Texan, that is! Set a spell, Take your shoes off!
Y’all come back now, y’hear!
 
I just went back through and skimmed the last few letters - they made me smile remembering what we did - I guess I might just have to write a letter - more for my memories than anything...
 
I'm so ashamed- 2004 was a "traditional" letter - Guess that's why I had forgotten about it...Oh well, that'll be my "Ishtar" of Christmas letters...
 
MarkRG said:
Hey you Blabbermouth food people!

Food Channel!

Top of the Hour: Holidays at WDW
Next hour: Behind the Bash- Disney's 50th Celebration

These are NEW programs!

thanks but a few little problems

we presently have no cable...we also still have no antannea.
We do however have a great set of 418 rabbit ears on top of the wine cabinet!!!!! :rotfl2:

Can someone post the hightlights.
 
chip&dale&fun said:
thanks but a few little problems

we presently have no cable...we also still have no antannea.
We do however have a great set of 418 rabbit ears on top of the wine cabinet!!!!! :rotfl2:

Can someone post the hightlights.

We'll also have to "watch" it through the DIS - no cable here - even on a good weather day...Sounds like it would be fun to watch too...
 
chip&dale&fun said:
Ture confessions, never it heard...... :rotfl2:
Yeah but the sentiment is the same...Let It Will Be.....
Oh let it be
Oh let it be
Oh let it be (Won't you let it be?)
Oh let it be (You've got to let it be)
Just let it be (Anyone can see)
Won't you let it be? (Let it will be)

This has been my personal mantra for a few weeks now, because my work situation has really declined....
 
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