7th January 2007, 4 Night Wonder Cruise

[disallday!]

Thank you Kelly

I am now the proud owner of a pile of wood that will tomorrow hopefully be turned into a deck

How cool!!! Post some pics when u can!

 

[disallday!]

Mandy... you sure are thoughtful! (although Paul would probably disagree I still get a kick looking at that card!

Robin... have a safe trip I can't wait to see pics when u get back from there too! Boy am I demanding

We went to the funeral today, I felt so bad for the family... it was alot of people there! They are loved so much

Carolin (her cousin and their group of friends) found out that they all made the cheerleading team! The cheerleading coach was at the funeral and pulled them aside before they left and gave them the good news to cheer them up a little. The girl, who lost her mother, will have a spot when she's ready.

Have a great weekend all! Take care

 

[mandymouse]

Oh Kelly - how sad that you've been to the funeral today, it must've been a difficult day

I'm so pleased that there was some good news during your day Well done to Carolin in her cheerleading

Have a great weekend everyone (I wonder where Betsy is right now)

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

Kelly, I'm so sorry that you had such a sad day yesterday.

I hope that you have a bright and happy weekend

It's quite windy here today but the temperature is comfortable.

Hoepfully my deck will be constructed today.

Never know though when you are counting on "underpaid" (also known as free) help

I will keep you updated and take pictures to post later.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Betsy I think by now that you are almost at Disney

Enjoy your time with the boys.

 

[mandymouse]

Morning Girls

I hope you're having a nice weekend

Robin - How is your decking coming along ? I hope it has started well

Kelly - Has Chad had a football match this weekend ? I hope he did well

Besty - Well according to your little itinerary, you should be in the Magic Kingdom today - I hope you all have a great time

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

My deck is finished

I will post some pictures later!

 

[mandymouse]

My deck is finished

I will post some pictures later!

Great, I look forward to seeing it Robin

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

These are some before pictures of the backyard and the house:

Notice the very large step down from the house to the ground. That's the main reason for the new deck. Too hard on us "Old" people to step so far.

The deck before it became the deck:

a work in progress:

Beer break for the "master deck builder" also known as my brother Bill

End of day one:

Our first meal on the deck, pizza.

Construction day 2:

The completed deck:

 

[mandymouse]

Great pictures Robin, you must be so pleased with it

Mandy

 

[mandymouse]

Hey Girls

Well it's been fun and games over here today. My little town Nuneaton, has been on the local and national news, as we had a tornado hit about 1/2 a mile away from where we live. We were all woken about 6.15am, and there was torrential rain and it was so noisy too. I jokingly said to Paul that a hurricane had just gone by - but it wasn't till hours later that we found out about the tornado, as trees had been blown down and there was a lot of debris about

http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Tornado-hits-Nuneaton.html

Thankfully no-one was hurt, and it didn't affect us at all

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

Yikes, Mandy.

I know what that's like.

We had a little twister or tornado go right thru our neighbourhood when the kids were small. Liz was not even two yet.

It tore bricks off of houses and also vinyl siding. Trees were uprooted, fences knocked down that sort of thing.

Pretty scary stuff.

I'm glad that you are okay.

 

[disallday!]

Robin, I LOVE the deck And the pizza has already made me hungry this morning Thanks for sharing!

Mandy, Yikes! Glad you guys are ok and that no one was hurt! Chad had a soccer game on Sat. They are now 0 - 5 The team just can't get it together. But ya know... you can't win them all!

We went to Busch Gardens yesterday for their Hallowscream, I am so tired this morning. Carolin screamed so loud that her voice is very hoarse today She even yelled so loud it scared the person who was trying to scare her

Hope everyone is having a great day (you too Betsy)! Take care

 

[mandymouse]

Carolin screamed so loud that her voice is very hoarse today She even yelled so loud it scared the person who was trying to scare her

Kelly - How are your parents getting on in Europe ? where are they now ? I hope they're having a great time

Mandy

 

[mandymouse]

It's 3 Months till Christmas !!

or

13 Weeks To Go !!

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

Good morning.

 

[disallday!]

Morning to you too!!

I'm sorry, forgot to tell you guys that mom and dad returned safely from Europe on Saturday! They had a wonderful time

Three months is going to pass by very quickly

 

[mandymouse]

Wow, they're back already, that break went quickley Kelly - glad they had a good time

Robin - have you started packing yet, are you excited ? I bet you're looking forward to your meet. I know you've probably already told me, but what's your itinerary while you're away

Have a great day everyone

Mandy

 

[Cruisin]

Mandy I have not started to pack yet but I only need to pack for 3 days, so it's no big deal really.

We have no set itinerary except for MNSSHP on Friday night and meeting up with Betsy and Ann in Epcot and spending some time in the World Showcase and then going on to the Threadkiller meet from there.

Other than that, we will take it as it comes along.

We have thoughts of lots of Disney Park hopping

First thing though is that I have to attend a funeral tomorrow,

Rick's uncle who we hardly know or have seen in years passed away yesterday.

His funeral is tomorrow and it is an hour and a half drive in each direction

We are only going for Rick's parents sake. It is her sisters husband. He was 87, so he had a good long life.

 

[mandymouse]

So sorry to hear about Rick's uncle, have a safe journey tomorrow

I'll be thinking of you over the weekend, I hope you all have a great time

Mandy

 

[disallday!]

So sorry to hear about Rick's uncle, have a safe journey tomorrow

I'll be thinking of you over the weekend, I hope you all have a great time

Mandy

Same here, Robin. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers!