5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 9

[TiggerInNY]

Cruise question!!!!

I'm starting to gather my thoughts about gifts for the counselors. Do you think Wal-Mart gift certificates are OK? I know they can't personally keep them, but is there a Wal-Mart near the port that they can go to? Any other suggestions if this one isn't right? Thanks.

 

[TiggerInNY]

While it looks like no one else is here...mayb I could a TOP!!!????

Woo Woo - it worked!!!

 

[ohioMickey]

Thx for asking. Seems like maintenance chemo has thrown her more for a loop than her treatment chemo. She's quite tired all the time. She'll take a 20 minute walk around the neighborhood and come home and sleep for 3 hours. But, even in spite of that, she's found time to pick up new hobbies--like crochet (KT got a homemade OSU pillow and afghan for Christmas) and stay active in her church....she just won a prize in some show they had (ohioMickey...do you remember what category she won in???)

karaoke... really!

 

[CodyJ]

Good Morning, Everyone


Sue, I am so glad that you are feeling better.


Liz

 

[CodyJ]

In the continuing saga of Cody, the diabetic dog....

He is at the Vets right now with DH having his IV site from last week's crisis checked out. My sweet boy just goes with the flow. I am hoping for a good report.

Each time Cody walks by us, I tell DH that there goes our Fall anniversary cruise.

Have a good day.

Liz

 

[kikipug]

Cruise question!!!!

I'm starting to gather my thoughts about gifts for the counselors.

They get to spend an ENTIRE week with all of our wonderful children... what better gift is there????

 

[justmestace]

If Da Coach needs to start buffing up his speech skills, here's an excerpt from memory:



BTW- I think that thing is nuts. The local morning news used it a few days back and it gave them totally bizarre results too.



Wee! A top with the Pugs and Winston Churchill!

Jay swears that all new babies look exactly like Winston Churchill. Or maybe it was because all of ours were BALD!

 

[BWVPam]

Pam... What kind of special rate did you get at the Rad?? I think ours was not great... holiday weekend?? Anyway it was not nearly as good as the rate we got last time!

Barbara -- because I do a lot of work with our Local Radisson, the Sales Manager called and got us a rate of either $99 or $109, I would have to look at the resv.

 

[justmestace]

Well, I got out of cooking dinner last night...but not exactly in the way that I would have wished. I had a little accident. NO...not while cooking!

Stupid story, actually. I was sitting on a footstool, asking my guys what they wanted for dinner, when the stool decided to collapse. (must truly be diet time). Anyway, some of you know that I have a bad back to begin with....and I didn't do it any favors last night. I was pretty miserable. It seems to be a whole lot better this morning, just a little touchy, so I guess I didn't do any more permanent damage. But I'm going to have to be darn careful for a while. All I could think of was this cruise.......I really thought I had blown it big time!

 

[BWVPam]

Hi Stacey -- have you adjusted to being back home yet?? Before you know it, you will be leaving again

 

[BWVPam]

Well, I got out of cooking dinner last night...but not exactly in the way that I would have wished. I had a little accident. NO...not while cooking!

Stupid story, actually. I was sitting on a footstool, asking my guys what they wanted for dinner, when the stool decided to collapse. (must truly be diet time). Anyway, some of you know that I have a bad back to begin with....and I didn't do it any favors last night. I was pretty miserable. It seems to be a whole lot better this morning, just a little touchy, so I guess I didn't do any more permanent damage. But I'm going to have to be darn careful for a while. All I could think of was this cruise.......I really thought I had blown it big time!

Glad you did not seriously injure yourself!!

 

[justmestace]

Hi Stacey -- have you adjusted to being back home yet?? Before you know it, you will be leaving again

I'm pretty well caught up. I WAS wondering why I torture myself by coming and going so often.

THIRTY DAYS! Do you believe it!!??

 

[tinksdad]

I HATE a hurt back!! Nothing like trying to hold yourself up off the vanity while you're brushing your teeth..... ouch, ouch!!

 

[BWVPam]

Maria -- I thought of you this morning. I was folding clothes and had the tv on Martha. Johnny Damon was the guest. Seems like a nice guy. They had a bunch of little league kids on the show all wearing yankee shirts. Said the Yankees won last night, was that the game you went to???

 

[justmestace]

Glad you did not seriously injure yourself!!

Landing on my bu** is the worst fall I could take. I was pretty upset last night...but so glad that it doesn't seem to have caused any major trouble. It just makes me mad when something like that happens. Mad that I have to be so careful, mad that the stupid stool decided to cave in, mad that nothing can be done to "fix" my back......
But this morning.....glad that all is well and it's a beautiful day.....

 

[BWVPam]

Well gotta run, gotta go get some more housework done since I am not working at the office today. Check in later

 

[tinksdad]

I'm pretty well caught up. I WAS wondering why I torture myself by coming and going so often.

THIRTY DAYS! Do you believe it!!??

I told Alicia this morning that in less than a month we were going to in WDW!!


She says: Yeahhhhhhh!!!

I know, I'll tell her she can't go unless her room is clean......

 

[justmestace]

I HATE a hurt back!! Nothing like trying to hold yourself up off the vanity while you're brushing your teeth..... ouch, ouch!!

Nothing like having to have someone help you get on and off the toidy.

 

[ohiominnie]

Cruise question!!!!

I'm starting to gather my thoughts about gifts for the counselors. Do you think Wal-Mart gift certificates are OK? I know they can't personally keep them, but is there a Wal-Mart near the port that they can go to? Any other suggestions if this one isn't right? Thanks.

They can't keep them??? I know if they get cash tips, they have to pool that together and split it amongst all of the counsellors, but I had heard gift cards were theirs to keep.....and everytime we've handed one over to a counsellor, they've immediately put it in their pocket!!

We started by getting international phone cards at Sam's Club but then heard most CM's have cell phones and don't need them. So we switched to $10 Wal*mart cards. Usually the kids give out 2 or 3 to their favorite counsellors. They go up that person and say "I just wanted to tell you that you made my cruise MAGICAL.....so I want you to have this to thank you." The CM's almost always are flabbergasted!! They have been near tears. They hug the kids and are just smiles for a long time. No way *I* could do their job!!!

There is a Wal*mart near the port--and the "Fun Bus" will take them there on Port Canaveral days.

Hope this helps!

 

[justmestace]

I told Alicia this morning that in less than a month we were going to in WDW!!


She says: Yeahhhhhhh!!!

I know, I'll tell her she can't go unless her room is clean......

That one hasn't worked for the last 5 trips, why would it work now???