5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 6

[ohiominnie]

the TOP!!!


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[chip&dale&fun]

I'm with you 100% on the respect issue. Some kids today don't even know what it symbolizes. My DH and I hate when we're at a Yankee game and some people don't take off their hats or teach their children that. My boys know right away to take your hat off. Or, when people are talking and not paying attention during the National Anthem. I feel like my mother saying all this, but it's true.

Hat Protocal - Ladies, please remove your hats! When ladies hats were frilly, it was acceptable for us delicate flowers to keep our hats on during the playing of the NA. Now that we wear baseball hats and the like, we should follow the same protocal as our guys....

Just FYI....

 

[scuba.mom]

Now THAT was mean! Matt goes with him, you know. Apologize to Sharon.

That was mean. And, Matt wasn't even with him. This was on our 20th Anniversary Cruise. Talk about having to "go with flow" on planning. Despite excursions booked, etc, the ship pulled into Key West, decided it was to rough and left for Coz - changing all of our days that we would be at sea or in a port. It was still fun.

 

[ohiominnie]

Ok, after the discussion earlier, I thought I'd share this. It just showed up in my inbox from a good friend of mine that recently moved to Texas....it is of a religious nature, so if you're rather just skip it, I understand.


Ten Guidelines From God


Effective Immediately,

please be aware that there are changes YOU need

to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be

completed in order that I may fulfill My promises

to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in

this life. I apologize for any inconvenience,

but after all that I am doing, this seems very

little to ask of you. Please, follow

these 10 guidelines



1. QUIT WORRYING:

Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit

and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here

to take all your burdens and carry them for you?

Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little

thing that comes your way?





2. PUT IT ON THE LIST:

Something needs done or taken care of. Put it

on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY

to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care

of the problem. I can't help you until you turn

it over to Me. And although My to-do-list

is long, I am after all... God. I can take care

of anything you put into My hands. In fact,

if the truth were ever really known, I take

care of a lot of things for you that you never

even realize.





3. TRUST ME:

Once you've given your burdens to Me,

quit trying to take them back. Trust in

Me. Have the faith that I will take care of

all your needs, your problems and your trials.

Problems with the kids? Put them on My list.

Problem with finances? Put it on My list.

Problems with your emotional roller coaster?

For My sake, put it on My list. I want to

help you. All you have to do is ask.



4. LEAVE IT ALONE:

Don't wake up one morning and say,

"Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think

I can handle it from here." Why do you think

you are feeling stronger now? It's simple.

You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking

care of them. I also renew your strength

and cover you in my peace. Don't you

know that if I give you these problems back,

you will be right back where you started?

Leave them with Me and forget about

them. Just let Me do my job.



5. TALK TO ME:

I want you to forget a lot of things.

Forget what was making you crazy.

Forget the worry and the fretting because

you know I'm in control. But there's one

thing I ask you never forget. Please, don't

forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU!

I want to hear your voice. I want you to

include Me in on the things going on in your life.

I want to hear you talk about your friends

and family. Prayer is simply you having

a conversation with Me. I want to be your

dearest friend.



6. HAVE FAITH:

I see a lot of things from up here that you

can't see from where you are. Have faith in

Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me;

you wouldn't want the view from My eyes.

I will continue to care for you, watch over you,

and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me.

Although I have a much bigger task than you,

it seems as if you have so much trouble just

doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?





7. SHARE:

You were taught to share when you were

only two years old. When did you forget?

That rule still applies. Share with those who are

less fortunate than you. Share your joy with

those who need encouragement. Share your

laughter with those who haven't heard any in

such a long time. Share your tears with those

who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith

with those who have none.



8. BE PATIENT:

I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime

you could have so many diverse experiences.

You grow from a child to an adult, have children,

change jobs many times, learn many trades,

travel to so many places, meet thousands

of people, and experience so much. How can

you be so impatient then when it takes Me

a little longer than you expect to handle

something on My to-do-list? Trust in My

timing, for My timing is perfect. Just

because I created the entire universe in

only six days, everyone thinks I should

always rush, rush, rush.



9. BE KIND:

Be kind to others, for I love them just

as much as I love you. They may not dress

like you, or talk like you, or live the same way

you do, but I still love you all. Please try

to get along, for My sake. I created each

of you different in some way. It would be

too boring if you were all identical.

Please, know I love each of your differences.





10. LOVE YOURSELF:

As much as I love you, how can you not

love yourself? You were created by me for

one reason only -- to be loved, and to love

in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me.

Love your neighbors. But also love yourself.

It makes My heart ache when I see you

so angry with yourself when things go

wrong. You are very precious to me.

Don't ever forget......

 

[ohiominnie]

That was mean. And, Matt wasn't even with him. This was on our 20th Anniversary Cruise. Talk about having to "go with flow" on planning. Despite excursions booked, etc, the ship pulled into Key West, decided it was to rough and left for Coz - changing all of our days that we would be at sea or in a port. It was still fun.

My most humble apologies, Sharon. You are one person I would not ever want to be mean to.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

BBB - Did not recall you had already paid up - but you may be able to transfer back to the Eastern. I have not cruised enough to know the specifics, perhaps there is a thread on the main board. I recall a discussion with the cruise director on board when we were discussing future cruises and travel insurance. Transferring to another cruise was an option at that time.

And consider the 9.48 Passporter book as a good investment. The extra $10. should not be that big a deal, and it comes with an Index! very handy. Especially if the dolphin swim is cancelled due to weather. This happened to the folks on our November cruise and they needed to find alteranate plans the day the ship docked as they did not know.

Also, I looked at the Nassau cruise and the Dolphin swim there is rated very high. For St. Maarten, try to google St. Marteen and dolphin and you will find a good site.



Happy Planning!!!!

PS. Stingrays are cute!!!!!!

Heyyyy... you trying to get rid of me just because I was a little disappointed for like 24hrs? I need one of those big huge emoticons that is crying and rubbing his eyes. LOL

Yes, I've already paid up and booked things online and everything. Plus already paid for flight, etc. You ain't getting rid of me that easy.

Oh and stingrays are not cute. So there. *insert sticking out tongue emoticon here*

Glad you're cracking up and not cursing me. I have a tendency to be a little smart alek. Ok, ok, a BIG one. It's what I do. Ask Sir Scuba and HH.

Hmm... perhaps another way we are alike. LOL

Hey is sir scuba your husband? And who is HH?

Oh, I FULLY believe God is looking out for you. But you need to do your part and trust that He is. I'm more of a plan things but let them take their intended path kinda girl. I know that when I've fought all signs that something was NOT RIGHT for me and I've done it anyway, I've turned out miserable. As many on this board can attest to, I bought a dog against EVERYONE'S advice and against all rational thoughts. God was putting up big red warning flags and I was burning them all down as I saw them. Wished I'd have listened better....

but then again, I do have a nice $6,000 fence in my backyard right now...


COOL! An unexpected TOP shared with God....oh...and THE BEAST!

pdfg (a TOP shared with God and pdfg...that's GOT to be good!)

I know I know.... He has looked out for us in the past but I've never really depended on him for something like this- a vacation. LOL
Sorry about the dog... another way God was looking out for us was our dog we got 2 Christmases ago (shortly before that Christmas- the week before). I'd been going to the shelter sporadically trying to find a dog that I thought would work best for us- for over a year! Didn't go very consistently though... thought I'd never find the right dog for us... boy was I wrong! I just happened to stop by there one day about a week before Christmas and found THE perfect dog (in the world!!! LOL) He is really the best... the most smartest goodest (is that a word?) sweetie pie in the world! Our Tramp (yes, that's his name... it was fitting. He was found as a stray- although he doesn't look a bit like the Tramp LOL) is the bomb diggity... can't imagine life without him now (and yes, I sometimes worry what in the world we'll do when he passes- cause he will eventually.. cause we certainly won't ever find another dog as great as him!)
Anyway, sorry about the beast... didn't mean to rub it in how great Tramp is. Had to brag a bit on my furry baby. LOL
(oh and ps. he'll be on vacation when we are too... he'll be going to a boarding place that will treat him like a king while we're gone. LOL)

I'm tired today... who's tired today... who's with me on tiredness? LOL I only got 2hrs sleep and no nappie today while the kids at school because Valentine's parties to attend and errands and stuff. I'll be mucho tired tonight after all their soccer practices/homework/dinner/etc. for sure for sure.

 

[kikipug]

That would explain it........

Ooohhh no.... it started a LONG time before college, that's for sure! By that time, I had perfected the 'art of managed insanity'.

 

[wdwgoose]

I'm NOT reading ALL THIS



LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANYTHING ????????







gaRry

 

[kikipug]

Hey is sir scuba your husband? And who is HH?

(No, not laughing AT you, just laughing at the thought of Scuba being OhioMinnie's DH)...

Sir Scuba is actually "scuba diver" and is scuba.mom's DH...
HH is Handsome Handyman, who is actually "Tinksdad", who is dancind's DH
OhioMickey (who almost NEVER posts) is OhioMinnie's DH

Got it? Nah... that's why Mark is making buttons...

 

[ohiominnie]

I'm tired today... who's tired today... who's with me on tiredness? LOL I only got 2hrs sleep and no nappie today while the kids at school because Valentine's parties to attend and errands and stuff. I'll be mucho tired tonight after all their soccer practices/homework/dinner/etc. for sure for sure.

TWO HOURS OF SLEEP? ARE YOU A MANIAC???? Why oh WHY did you only get two hours of sleep? You do'nt work nights, do you?

I'd probably lose my sanity with only 2 hours of sleep...

oh...wait...I only got two hours of sleep the first night we got the beast...

and the second night too....

oh wait....I DID lose my sanity.

My neighbor STILL teases me that I called her in tears (she thought Mike had died b/c I was so hysterical) but actually, I was just out of puppy food!

 

[ohiominnie]

I'm NOT reading ALL THIS



LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANYTHING ????????


gaRry

What? First you ask us not to treat you any differently and now you're asking us to give you the Cliff note's version. Uh-uh, buddy....you wanna know what happened, start back 12 pages and read.

 

[ohiominnie]

(No, not laughing AT you, just laughing at the thought of Scuba being OhioMinnie's DH)...

hyperventilating here. literally

THAT is a good one!!!

 

[ohiominnie]

waaaa....i gotta go to the dentist. just a bi-manual cleaning

not looking forward to it. i love my dentist....'cept i bit a tic-tac the other day and now something is sharp on my tooth. i'm hoping it's just a little chipped edge....easily sanded....and not a cracked filling....ugh.

btw, when mike was in medical school (or in residency, can't remember) he'd always refer to his "bi-manual evaluation" instead of "bi-annual evaluation." well, women will understand this....when you go to your annual exam, and one hand is on top and the other in....that's the "bi-manual exam".....so...when mike said he got his "bi-manual evaluation" I'd crack up....

nevermind. inside joke.

 

[ohiominnie]

(No, not laughing AT you, just laughing at the thought of Scuba being OhioMinnie's DH)...

Sir Scuba is actually "scuba diver" and is scuba.mom's DH...
HH is Handsome Handyman, who is actually "Tinksdad", who is dancind's DH
OhioMickey (who almost NEVER posts) is OhioMinnie's DH

Got it? Nah... that's why Mark is making buttons...

And don't forget our two most famous ones....

WDWLVR and MarkRG are dh and dw

 

[ohiominnie]

HEY, when did Stacey move ahead of me in posts on this thread????

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

TOP WITH KIKKIPUG!

(No, not laughing AT you, just laughing at the thought of Scuba being OhioMinnie's DH)...

Sir Scuba is actually "scuba diver" and is scuba.mom's DH...
HH is Handsome Handyman, who is actually "Tinksdad", who is dancind's DH
OhioMickey (who almost NEVER posts) is OhioMinnie's DH

Got it? Nah... that's why Mark is making buttons...

LOL
Okay well I thought she was saying that as in he knew how she was in REAL LIFE... so I assumed husband. Had no idea HH was actually Tinksdad. LOL Good thing on the buttons... LOL

Ohiomommie- don't ask me why! I guess because I'm used to staying up late and could NOT go to sleep last night with the old man snoring (I'm calling him old man now -he has another birthday early March and he's getting old... while I ofcourse stay the same age. LOL) like a buzzzzzzzzz saw. I'll be glad when he loses a little more weight. Last time he lost the weight the snoring stopped or lessened dramatically enough that I was able to sleep and not get awakened by his snoring.

(oh btw- sorry to dizneprincess if he hasn't lost the weight and you hear snoring from across the ship there. Just slap him upside the head the next morning if he keeps you up- he'll deserve it. LOL)

AND I just wasn't thinking of how much stuff I had to do today.

LOL@ calling hysterically because out of dogfood!

 

[Dancind]

This year, when you buy a 1-day pass, you can turn it into an AP automatically and use it for the entire year at no extra charge.

I think that was it! But I think it was not long after 9/11 that they had that promotion, I'm amazed they still need it. Yes, we loved Kraaken too, smoothest coaster ever. Just didn't care much for the front row!

 

[ohiominnie]

40 second rule.......

CRUD....BBB and DancinD came out of NOWHERE......

to the BOTH of you!!!!!

 

[WDWLVR]

We are now the #1 thread!

 

[ohiominnie]

I guess because I'm used to staying up late and could NOT go to sleep last night with the old man snoring

I've got two words for you, BBB.....

BENA DRILL!!!

Or, as Diana (Dancind) would say:

Simply Sleep!

what snoring? Is someone snoring? I didn't hear snoring!