8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 13

[disneypilots]

Happy Mothers Day to all the Ladies !!!!!


Where would we be without our mothers ???? Lost and confused LOL !!!


Mark

 

[MkUSmile78]

Welcome aboard!!

As a newcomer you have three high priority taskers:
(a) send lbgraves all your personal information, name, address, kids' names and ages, hair color, drink preference, DNA sample and of course email address
(b) change your sig lest the cap'n dole out some lashes
(c) ketchup on all 3900+ pages of posts in time for chat on Friday...yes, there will be a quiz: why is captaincrash called "crash"? is lil'grumpy really a pussycat? which way does the Captain's (Todd) sparrow fly? is sk8ingmom overcompensating for that whole ice skaters are wimps thing...and is she really a sleeper? how long after sk8 moves to DC will she be arrested for sucker-punching some idiot who asks if she had running water out there in the Alaskan wilderness? where exactly is enna? is justmestace the worst mom ever or just ST-challenged? are STs really that stinky? will MR O'Blender overdo her pre-cruise primping and not be able to walk because of an overzealous waxy in addition to her mani & pedi? how many wenches are going to wear the Ariel thong? how many swabbies are going to wear those shorts in front of the Palo window during the wenches tea? will darth be naked for the rugby match? and most important....who will win the posts contest--swabbies, wenches or the Captain?

WOW I have alot of catching up to do!!!

I got an e-mail from Dreams Unlimited last night telling me that DCL had called Sue Ellen and is trying to cancel the reservation because nobody from the original reservation *Andy's Reservation* was listed on there. She said she is going to try her best for us to keep the reservation but she didn't know if they would kick it out or not so everyone please cross everything is doesn't hurt to cross that DCL doesn't kick the reservation out of the system! I could really use bunches of good luck sent our way

 

[goofyforlife]

Am I the only one who thinks it's kind of scary...the Magic going all that way? In a way, I'm glad I'm NOT doing it.

Just be glad you didn't have my dream from Friday night. I dreamed that we were on the transatlantic and had a room that had a window out onto the bow of the boat. It was very sunny and there were people out there taking pictures. Then all of a sudden these huge waves came and the bow dipped down and we couldn't see the people any longer. The waves made a huge crash sound and then i woke up.

I did make it back to sleep and i think in my dream the boat eventually righted itself but when it got over the ocean i remember thinking "I'm flying home."

Silly dreams......

Hah...I got poop picked up and the grass mowed....bonus

I have to ask....
... were my kids the only ones who saw this cake and said something along the lines of "I want that candy cake!!!"?

Yes, it does look yummy. It's funny though. While i like to look at chocolate..it really doesn't appeal to me all that much anymore.

However, for the practical reasons you described, all of my girls are taking Spanish.

Yes, down here in the DC area. There are many jobs where being bilingual (in spanish) is part of the job description. My DD is on her second year of spanish. The middle school teaches the same curriculum as the high school and our kids take the same tests and get high school credit.

I really would like her to take a few more years of spanish since she is doing so well.

Now her english class...Hmmm wonder if they could teach that in spanish..Maybe she'd do better.

 

[bellelinus]

WOW I have alot of catching up to do!!!

I got an e-mail from Dreams Unlimited last night telling me that DCL had called Sue Ellen and is trying to cancel the reservation because nobody from the original reservation *Andy's Reservation* was listed on there. She said she is going to try her best for us to keep the reservation but she didn't know if they would kick it out or not so everyone please cross everything is doesn't hurt to cross that DCL doesn't kick the reservation out of the system! I could really use bunches of good luck sent our way

Here's hoping that it all works out for you!!

 

[bellelinus]

Yes, down here in the DC area. There are many jobs where being bilingual (in spanish) is part of the job description. My DD is on her second year of spanish. The middle school teaches the same curriculum as the high school and our kids take the same tests and get high school credit.

I really would like her to take a few more years of spanish since she is doing so well.

Now her english class...Hmmm wonder if they could teach that in spanish..Maybe she'd do better.

My oldest daughter will be heading to Cadiz, Spain, next month in a foreign exchange program and will take classes at the University of Cadiz (she turns 15 a few days before she goes). I can't imagine how much better her Spanish will be when she gets back! Hopefully your daughter can find some program like that when she gets a little older.

 

[bellelinus]

I was forced to take Spanish rather than my desired French because DDad said something along the same lines. Though, he wasn't as nice about it, he said Spanish would be more practical due to the increasing number of non-English speakers coming into SoCal. Of course the only time I ever really used it was to (a) help a little boy order his ice cream at Thrifty--I was the ice cream weenie (b) order some cervesas at the bars in Tijuana and (c) realize that we were in a "locals" bar in TJ and that the chicas who were being very friendly with us were, uh, "working girls" And here we thought they were impressed with our manly good looks! Yeah we were 20something know-it-all college students!

Well, I did take French in school and have never used it except for going to France (and they all thought my accent was terrible!). My daughters already tell me what our doormen are talking about when they think we can't understand (luckily, so far never anything bad about us!). The Mandarin issue is another story -- it's hard to predict the future and how useful it might be, although Crash made a good point about all the different dialects.

 

[arlenesp]

DH was the only one to get a CC card after our first cruise. I called & got the rest of them. This time we got all of them. I claimed them for the scrapbook.

Just got our packet yesterday and as usual, they sent mine and my DS and not DH. Called them and they said wait a bit and if I don't get his in a week to call back. I'm sure I will get the whole DD familys' cards before he gets his. Oh by the way, anyone who booked with the Disney Visa, check with DCL to make sure you get the 50.00 SBC. Since they were so rushed , the agents didn't mention it to the booking agents.

Brack, that is why we got the DVD player/recorder. DH plugs the camera into the player & esentially burns it onto a DVD. We print out labels with everything on it and can watch everything pretty easily...even watch the sail away party multiple times without rewinding.

I have to convert it first to my computer and then burn it. It does take a long time to convert the file. Maybe one day when it goes on sale!

I also got the transcription job. I've been doing the training jobs over the past week & they got approved last night. I guess that just about catches everyone up on what has been going on here. I am worn out & trying to ketchup a bit. I wont be going into school this week so I should be able to ketchup at some point.

Congrats!!!! I knew you would get it.

ITA with your final two as well. Both Blake & Lakisha were terrible last week so it could have been either one of them. Lakisha has been bad 3 out of the past 4 weeks though while this was Blake's first bad week in the past 4 so that is probably where the result came from.

My DH wanted her off so badly. He just didn't like her. I thought how really good she was looking in the past months. When they ran the tape you can see how much she changed for the better. Hope she does well.

OK...here are the unofficial official numbers for this group.

Of the 438 DISers who have sent in their info to me....

19 unknown dining
235 Captain's dining
129 late dining
55 WLE with late dining (not included in the 129 who want to stay late)

Also...
220 GTY status
218 have room assigned to them

Put me down for late dining. Hopefully it will be 8 instead of the later seatings.

Boy today I got caught in the worst rain downpour at lunchtime. Not only did it rain but I got pummeled by hail as well. I had a driver in front of me who freaked when the rain was blinding. She #1 didn't have her lights on , #2 kept hitting the brakes every time she hit some water and panicked so much she went into one of the lots off to the left. When she realized where she was, came out and was driving on the wrong side of the road.
When I see someone that nervous on the road, I stay far away from them. When I got back to work, I was talking to the Security guard about the hail ,etc and guess who strolled in. My mystery driver, who started stressing she almost got killed in the rain. I think she transferred to us from India. One of the Managers told me she really shouldn't be driving here as she is really not understanding the US especially Florida. Glad she didn't kill herself or anyone else.I was going to tell her to turn her lights on in the rain as it's a state law but didn't want her to know I was the one flashing my brights at her. I think one of the managers were going to ASK her about them rather than tell her.
And of course as always, the minute I got to my desk it stopped.Glad I got to leave early today.

Hope everyone has a Great Mothers Day. I am so tired from all the running around this week, I would be so happy to just have take out. Now I need to convince DH.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

.ha! justm., unlike lisa' lil angels...ours came with a lil'miss attitude.
* referenced by the dcl pic. of the day..the begining ones.

[ i think i posted a pic. of her being miss bell, . pssst,
rumor around here, sezs its from her grandmother, my mia~ .

....i /we feel really lucky...jordan has a wonderful girl scout leader.
she has some diffculties [ parents] , but does wonderful things
with their group. * including once, mr. v., taking all he girls to the
build a bear workshop. before last year cruise, she organized an outing
where some on the girls donated to the "locks of love". there was a
lil'girl from her school wanting jordan's hair...so what you saw in the pic.
was cut off. holly whiskers!!...she reminded me-- when we used to
shaved our "sheep dog" ( astro)...for summer.....

, justm, what a sweet expression of . of course,very
well deserved...

let me tell you a'lil something about being a daddy, the kids only..,
sweet nothings...when they need $.

dear pbager.... ..i'm begining to see why it's dangerous drinking
& posting..at the same time....never know what going to pop up!

 

[PBader]

to
Keagan & Mike

Hope you both had a wonderful birthday.

 

[PBader]

But did Mom HAVE to do curses so well....I have TWO daughters!

(sons can give us just as much grief!)

 

[goofyforlife]

Hopefully your daughter can find some program like that when she gets a little older.

Ummm I am taking her on this TOAL.... Almost all our ports are spanish speaking... Hoping she can translate....

In December, when we were in Costa Maya and Cozumel she thought is was neat that she could understand some of their language and read the road signs. (Yeah like what the taxi drivers were yelling at us on the street "Hey Chicas...." )

 

[justmestace]

Just be glad you didn't have my dream from Friday night. I dreamed that we were on the transatlantic and had a room that had a window out onto the bow of the boat. It was very sunny and there were people out there taking pictures. Then all of a sudden these huge waves came and the bow dipped down and we couldn't see the people any longer. The waves made a huge crash sound and then i woke up.

I did make it back to sleep and i think in my dream the boat eventually righted itself but when it got over the ocean i remember thinking "I'm flying home."

Silly dreams......

Sounds a lot like our NCL cruise this past Christmas. I only WISH it had been a dream. No one went over, though.
We had a room in the very front of the ship, balcony overlooking the bow. Had a terrible storm the first night, waves almost to our balcony (the rooms below us DID have the waves) and we hit swells so hard that it popped open two of our verandah doors!

ANd yes....my thought was "Can I just fly home now???"

 

[justmestace]

Ummm I am taking her on this TOAL.... Almost all our ports are spanish speaking... Hoping she can translate....

In December, when we were in Costa Maya and Cozumel she thought is was neat that she could understand some of their language and read the road signs. (Yeah like what the taxi drivers were yelling at us on the street "Hey Chicas...." )

Exactly why I wish I'd (or one of my kids) taken Spanish instead of French. But we get it here everyday....just walking into a Circle K. I really want to know what they're saying about me! Or...maybe I don't want to know.

 

[justmestace]

(sons can give us just as much grief!)

Thanks for the warning. I have a feeling mine (now 13 going on 55) will give us plenty of grief...possibly more than the girls.
Can I resign now???

 

[geffric]

Hi

Happy Mother's day and b'day to all it is appropriate..


The boys took me to Sweet Tomatoes for breakfast.. it was okay.. we'll never go there for breakfast again. Then we delivered the broadwalk to the nature center for Geoff's Eagle project part 6. Dh was fixing the dishwasher for me as part of my present but he couldn't get it back together and now it doesn't work at all. So I went to Lowes and bought a new dishwasher..

 

[PBader]

...nooooo i haven't been sneaking into our precious o'blender, ~
scouts' honor.

what are you expecting, i am a swabbie that really loves... ,
all the time! [its a weakness...you know?] p.s., i'm sorry but one must
contrive a lil' to get my "gist"...over lime key pies?


, i just think its great when you all share your kids pics.!
here's one of my baby...after her first irish dance rectial...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/pic5-1.gif?t=1179078421

How sweet

 

[PBader]

I am trying to download Podcasts of the MED cruise from Itunes, DCL have made some information pod's, I have been able to see one very good, part cartoon style. But they take me on cable about 40 mins to download each part.

That is so aggravating when it takes forever!

 

[PBader]

WOW I have alot of catching up to do!!!

I got an e-mail from Dreams Unlimited last night telling me that DCL had called Sue Ellen and is trying to cancel the reservation because nobody from the original reservation *Andy's Reservation* was listed on there. She said she is going to try her best for us to keep the reservation but she didn't know if they would kick it out or not so everyone please cross everything is doesn't hurt to cross that DCL doesn't kick the reservation out of the system! I could really use bunches of good luck sent our way

for you!!

 

[sk8ingmom]

Congrats on the job Lisa! Just think - more $$ for TOAL!

Welcome aboard!!

As a newcomer you have three high priority taskers:
(a) send lbgraves all your personal information, name, address, kids' names and ages, hair color, drink preference, DNA sample and of course email address
(b) change your sig lest the cap'n dole out some lashes
(c) ketchup on all 3900+ pages of posts in time for chat on Friday...yes, there will be a quiz: why is captaincrash called "crash"? is lil'grumpy really a pussycat? which way does the Captain's (Todd) sparrow fly? is sk8ingmom overcompensating for that whole ice skaters are wimps thing...and is she really a sleeper? how long after sk8 moves to DC will she be arrested for sucker-punching some idiot who asks if she had running water out there in the Alaskan wilderness? where exactly is enna? is justmestace the worst mom ever or just ST-challenged? are STs really that stinky? will MR O'Blender overdo her pre-cruise primping and not be able to walk because of an overzealous waxy in addition to her mani & pedi? how many wenches are going to wear the Ariel thong? how many swabbies are going to wear those shorts in front of the Palo window during the wenches tea? will darth be naked for the rugby match? and most important....who will win the posts contest--swabbies, wenches or the Captain?

For the record: I'm not overcompensating. All of my crazy activities are just a futile attempt to not get old. And carpe diem and whatnot.

Heck, I'll tell people that we don't have indoor plumbing, it is -20 and dark year-round, and there are bears in our backyard. They will be less likely to come up here and stay. I LOVE living in a place that is 2/3 the size of the continental US with a population of 625,000.

WOW I have alot of catching up to do!!!

I got an e-mail from Dreams Unlimited last night telling me that DCL had called Sue Ellen and is trying to cancel the reservation because nobody from the original reservation *Andy's Reservation* was listed on there. She said she is going to try her best for us to keep the reservation but she didn't know if they would kick it out or not so everyone please cross everything is doesn't hurt to cross that DCL doesn't kick the reservation out of the system! I could really use bunches of good luck sent our way

You've got 15 months - plenty of time for someone in your party to legally change their name to Andy, Hazel, Angelina or Vi VerandahClan.

Don't we have a lawyer around here somewhere????

 

[PBader]

.
dear pbager.... ..i'm begining to see why it's dangerous drinking
& posting..at the same time....never know what going to pop up!

Hey LG, it does make the posting more fun at times!!