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

[tinksdad]

What, all those people stampeding each other for the after xmas sales?

Human bites are the worst you know!!

 

[CajunGirl2]

Here is them opening their surprise...
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40aa1b72_6437/d809/__sr_/b0bfre2.jpg?ph4oGsDBYTaYM2P6

Here is Christopher's 'masterpiece' that he created...
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40aa1b72_6437/d809/__sr_/811dre2.jpg?ph4oGsDBzSX7ClEo
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40aa1b72_6437/d809/__sr_/cb4fre2.jpg?ph4oGsDB1oBDENQ5

The links didn't work for me. Anyone have any idea why???

Ang

 

[kikipug]

what gets me the MOST choked up is that Christopher is sitting there on CHRISTMAS DAY in his jammies and....

it's sunny outside....
and the door is wide open!!

if only you could see what our day was like....misty, grey, rainy, and the ground was only 1/2 covered in snow...the rest was muck.

Sorry... it was beautiful here yesterday! About 72 and sunny. This was my parents' first Christmas away from New England... they LOVED it... they don't miss the "White Christmas" aspect at all! I had a hard time getting used to it, but, this is my 3rd Christmas here, and I think its finally 'normal'. It's so nice to be able to go for a walk after dinner and look at Christmas lights without freezing our butts off!!!!!!!

 

[kikipug]

The links didn't work for me. Anyone have any idea why???

Ang

No idea... anybody?

 

[WDWLVR]

No idea... anybody?

Links don't work for me either.

 

[MarkRG]

Can't find them either. But I do have a suggestion. The Dis has it's own photo gallery. It's very easy to use, and you use your dis account to login to it.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/

 

[MarkRG]

Mark & Mary, liked the pictures! What was the last thing Mary was sitting on? Looks kind of like Soarin', but it's outdoors?

It's called the Golden Zephyr. It's these bullet shaped vehicles that rotate around this tower and as they do, they swing out some. It's at California Adventure, on the 'wharf' part, which is supposed to resemble a famous park on a wharf out there. They even have old time carny games.

 

[scuba diver]

we're off to see the lighthouse all decked out for Christmas...

We have never done that. Is it worth it?

 

[scuba diver]

I think I should have taken Sir Scubas lead and gone away for Christmas this year! Not going to bore you with details. Suffice it to say my brother is a jerk! But at least I was drinking Banfi when the incident happened and after finishing off the bottle and crying myself to sleep, I felt much better!

We are back. We got in late last night. The only down side of this trip was the traffic coming home. Some of the highways were stop and go for miles at a time. We ended up getting off the highway and going cross country. Thank goodness for GPS.

Now for a short trip report because we are already thinking that this would be a good spot for a DIS mini-meet.

We stayed at Southern Cross Ranch is Madison (website is southcross.com) . It was about 1 hour southeast of Atlanta. It is a working horse ranch with over 200 horses. It is an all inclusive bed and breakfast.

There are about 10 rooms. As the kids call it, Sharon and I have the Walt Suite and they had a cat 11. I figured that was the only way to get Sharon there. Our room had a fireplace, large sitting area, whirlpool, steamroom, etc. It was a great place to set up our Christmas tree (yes, I did take one). We played a lot of games in our room. Family Time.

They have a dinning hall which is always open with food for Matt. Homemade cookies 24/7 which were great. Game room with pool table, darts, foosball, etc.

They had meals at 8, 1, and 6. The food was all homemade, the kind that Mom use to make. It was heavy carbs and bread, but a great variety. Everything is buffet. For Christmas they had the tables set with china, white table cloths. Nice. It was great having a nice Christmas lunch watch the horses in the pasture. For that lunch we had turkey, ham, goose, mashed potatoes and gravy, bread, dressing, etc. It was one of the best holiday meals I have had.

We rode every day at 9 and 2 for 2 hours each. They would assign you a horse and give you a lead rope. We would walk out to the pens to get our horse, bring it up, brush it down, get the tack and saddles. They would put the gear on and they we would lead it out to the woods and ride. They had a guide go with us the first time, but after that it was our choice. Some times we took the guide, but other times we just went on our own. They let us trot and lope which were great fun.

If we liked a horse we would get the same one. Matt ended up asking for BB which was a Belgium draft horse. It was a monster horse, but a great one to ride. Very smooth and with feet as big as Matt's. He like the horse because of the size.

The weather was great. It was sunny and not to cold. Monday morning it got windy as was uncomfortable at the end.

For us, it was a great trip. The kids loved having free run of the range. Sharon and I loved reading books in the sun room or in front of the fire place.

I'll post some pictures this week of the trip. If you are ever looking for a 3-4 day get away and you enjoy riding, sitting by the pool, relaxing. we would recommend this trip, even Sharon would!

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning cruisers!

Happy Tuesday!

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Back to work for us today!

Scubas - welcome home!

Stacey - thanks for checking in from the ship. Hope you all are having a great time!

 

[dobelover]

Good Morning All - No time to catch up, busy day! Hope all is well and enjoy your day.




Sue

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Good Morning Folks - back to work for me today and I am going to be Late!

Christmas was wonderful, and Boxing Day the same. I hosted a lunch for mother's lady friends, more like a very fancy tea, with champagne, of course. Sam and I relaxed over a patio fire and leftovers last night - yummy shrimp and langasteno pasta (from the hors-dorves) ok that is not spelled correctly.

It is chilly here - the house was 66 when I work up - time for the heat!

Scuba's glad you had a great time. Jim thanks for the trip report - Sharon thanks for the Christmas day recount.

Stacey - thanks for the trip report - sounded like fun.

Vir - sorry you had to work, but glad you were there.....for all you needed you.

Kikikaren - I cannot view your pictures either - perhaps the boards were slow today. I grew up in Fla. so Chirstmas day Mass was always a short sleeve dress. This year failed me, I had to wear a light-weight jacket over the dress...(poor us!)....

Mark/Mary - Yours were slow to open - a great trip report, I need to read it again, like at work, where it will be slow....

Poohey on big - bad - brothers....We will go thump him for you O/M.

And, no talking of caleries or work-outs until after the Christmas season (New Year's) - I still have parties to host and attend. Legal Seafoods for a business lunch today (well, I needed a reason to get up this morning).

Christmas china and silver all washed and ready for the next event....The ppor tree looks lost without it's presents...Maybe I'll put out the ones for the next event - Friday - our traditional friend party. Sam and I have decided to cook instead of having a publix turkey dinner....their offerings have seemed to declined over the years. Two large Perdue oven stuffers over the grill with all the extras sound yummy.

OK - gotta move it! LAter...

 

[kikipug]

We have never done that. Is it worth it?

No... this year, it wasn't all wrapped in lights as it had been in the past... the buildings and fences were still lit with white lights, and there are a few large stars just below the observation deck on the tower, but other than that, nothing. So we just drove around for awhile, had to take the kids through Leisure Villas, and went back home to feed our faces some more.

Not sure why the pics aren't working... they were earlier- lets see if I can figure out what's going on... here they are from photobucket instead...

Opening the big gift

Hard at work (note the open door that OM is jealous of...)

The end result...

The kids are already fighting over whose turn it is to take a link of the countdown... its gonna be a long 151 days.

 

[ohiominnie]

Scubas....sounds like a fun place. I know KT would LOVE it! May have to think about sending her to horse boarding camp this summer. Me? I'm not so fond of horses up close. Too big and dumb. And they seem to know I don't like them b/c they are always whacking me with their big head and tail!

Kiki....Maybe do like we do with the advent calendar. One kid gets the odd days, one kid gets the even. Nick ususally gets odd....because he is!

Mark and Mary, thanks for the DL trip report!! Someday we'll get out there!

Irene....do you EVER stop? My goodness....we had Christmas eve at Mike's dad's and I had to cook here just for the 4 of us on Christmas day and that's enough for me!

Busy day today....yes, kids have to do a little school. They get another week off in January, so they have to do a little over "break." THen they go in to the opthalmalogist (sp?) to start their glaucoma testing. VERY VERY prevelant in the family and they suggested starting to monitor them now. Then we're going out and celebrating my birthday today b/c tomorrow the boys have a basketball game. Woo-hoo. I love turning 29 (I've done it a lot, ya know!)

p.s. thanks for all the hugs and offers to thump my brother.

 

[ohiominnie]

Not sure why the pics aren't working... they were earlier- lets see if I can figure out what's going on... here they are from photobucket instead...

For whatever reason I was able to see them before, but they are great pictures, glad everyone else will be able to see them now.

btw, photobucket rocks! so easy! and FREE!

 

[tinksdad]

The end result...

The kids are already fighting over whose turn it is to take a link of the countdown... its gonna be a long 151 days.

Nice picture! I like the Mickeys on the side!!

Hope for Irene's sake the waves aren't that high though......

 

[CajunGirl2]

Then we're going out and celebrating my birthday today b/c tomorrow the boys have a basketball game. Woo-hoo. I love turning 29 (I've done it a lot, ya know!)

OHMinnie, you share your birthday with my best friend. She'll be turning 40. I think it'll be a tough one on her since she's still single. Her clock is ticking. Too bad I'm not still in Louisiana to celebrate with her.

Ang

 

[CajunGirl2]

Kiki, great pictures of the kids!

Ang

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Nice picture! I like the Mickeys on the side!!

Hope for Irene's sake the waves aren't that high though......

You got that right - Kiki- can we ask for a flat sea pic - just for me - please..........

Kevin - the camera was a success - you cannot have it!
Matt - Santa brought Sam a ditigal with underwater camera - no more 24 shots for him!!!!
Virgil - how do I test over the counter seasick medicine. So far recommendations, 'scuse spelling - include Dramamine - Bomine - Tripakalee (no that was the Star trek grain) Trip something. I am tinking of taking the pills at night and in the morning and see if I get an adverse reaction on shore....since most medicines make me sick, I thought I would test before I got onto the dive boat.

Everyone - have a fun day....Think I will boost my post count today - very slow here....

 

[ohiominnie]

should be about time for.....