8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 7

[Verandah Man]

Oh Lil' Grumpy, thank you! Your posts always make me smile. You are very fun!!

Congrats on your tag there Mary, I just saw it!!!

 

[Diznyfan68]

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 to be $160,140 for a middle income family.
Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year, or

* $741.38 a month, or

* $171.08 a week.

* That's a mere $24.24 a day!

* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is "if you want to be 'rich', don't have children. Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day

For $160,140, you never have to grow up.
You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:
* keep reading "The Adventures of Piglet and Pooh" ,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies,
* wish upon a star.

You also get to:
* frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets,
* collect: spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas,
* hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day,
* cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no bigger bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness history:
* her first step,
* his first word,
* her first bra,
* his first date, and
* their first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs called grandchildren and great grandchildren in your obituary

You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God.
You have the power to:
* heal a boo-boo,
* scare away the monsters under the bed,
* patch a broken heart,
* police a slumber party,
* ground them forever, and
* love them without limits...so that one day they, like you, will love without counting the cost.

That is quite a deal for the price!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!

I love this! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Diznyfan68]

There are worse things I could do
Then go with a boy or two
Even though the neighborhood thinks I'm trashy and no good
I suppose it could be true
But there are worse things I could do

I could stay home every night
Wait around for Mr. right
Take cold showers every day
And through my life away
On a dream that won't come true
There are worse things I could do

I could hurt some one like me
Out of spite or jealousy
I don't steal and I don't lie
But I can feel and I can cry
A fact I'll bet you never knew
But to cry in front of you
That's the worst thing I could do.

I know I forgot a verse....brain fart.

I can hear Stockard Channing singing it now!

 

[Enna]

Your welcome guys......It was a really nice day.....Water was pretty nice for that part of Mexico and it was secluded. Picture a mexican version of Castaway Cay without 1200 people. (and no chocolate cookie dough icecream)



(and no N.R. players either)

Mr. Enna RAVES about that ice cream. I think it's the only reason he agrees to travel on DCL. What is it with you people?

 

[dahuffy]

I finally broke 500 posts!

 

[The FairyGodmother]

I am totally hooked on Grease too! There will never be another John Travolta or Oliva Newton John. I hoping John will be a surprise guest!!!

I really like Max for the Danny part. I think he is just cool enough and he has a bit of that beach boy type of shyness that is Danny shows when he is just with Sandy. Besides he is the underdog and he has a great smile.

 

[Diznyfan68]

"Stranded at the drive-in..."

Sandy, baby, can't you see that I'm in misery

 

[atakaratemom]

MARY!!! Check your tag!!!

OMG, Thank you, Thank you dear Tag Fairy!!! I am a grown woman (and black belt ) about to cry like a baby! WOO HOO!

 

[Diznyfan68]

I finally broke 500 posts!

Congrats!

 

[Joel110]

Yeah, you're scrod then -- M$ doesn't support that OS anymore. Your computer will NOT advance the time correctly so it will be off by an hour for a while. Then it will change back sooner. You'll have problems with appointments in Outlook and dates/times on documents.

Yeah, but will losing an hour due to daylight savings time put me another 400 posts behind?

My brother teaches there. I guess that makes him a pirate, too.

Cool. What's he teach?

My dh was the same way when we went on our last cruise. Finally, I made a profile for him.....made a sig and all.....and FORCED him to post a message. After that, he really enjoyed it. I think I'll be able to get him on here at some point. I've been "briefing" him about all of you.

DH was the same way for our first cruise. Once we got to the terminal he was asking me who we were suppose to meet. LOL! He enjoyed knowing our tablemates & the fact that the kids had others their age to talk to. He started asking more questions earlier with the second cruise. Once he met John & his family, he started reading the boards himself but he doesn't have an ID.

Hey...opposites must attract! (Except, I think, for Disneypilots and Fairy God Mother who both post here ) I think my DW just is so busy that she can't grasp the concept that I have time to read the Disboards.

Yes this is River the runny brick pooping dog......okay not anymore thankfully... Joel has 2 and we have 1 and I think Lil Grumpy grew up with one......He came from Colorado....

He's a beauty!

 

[dahuffy]

I can hear Stockard Channing singing it now!

Rizzo was my favorite character.

 

[Enna]

Okay since everyone is gone now and I have taken to talking to myself and the kettle person.......

Squirrels were mentioned earlier....
Remember the hurricane triple punch to Florida....well my mom called me to come over as she had this "varmit"(TX lingo) laying in her front yard. I went over and there were these 2 baby somethings with umbilical cords still attached. I picked them up and brought them home and later discovered they were squirrels. I used to get up all through the night every 3 hours and hand feed them. I tried to get them to a wildlife rehabilitationist but since every squirrel, raccoon, possom, snake, deer, gator ....had been affested they had no room. Word got out amongst the golf course maintenance crew and they kept bringing me more.............I ended up with 22 squirrels.
Here are some pictures of their journey

This was during the last Hurricane and we had no power and we had to keep them in our bathroom.

They are the MOST adorable littler Varmints EVER!

 

[Enna]

OMG, Thank you, Thank you dear Tag Fairy!!! I am a grown woman (and black belt ) about to cry like a baby! WOO HOO!

I am SO very happy for you!

THANK YOU Tag Fairy for including our superty cool friend. Your chocolate is on its way.

 

[atakaratemom]

Ha! Did I call it or what!?

Yeah----Mary I love your new tag.........

See when you are least expecting it........

Thanks everyone!!!! You guys are awesome!!!!

 

[The FairyGodmother]

I am SO very happy for you!

THANK YOU Tag Fairy for including our superty cool friend. Your chocolate is on its way.

Enna,

When did your tag change?

 

[atakaratemom]

I am SO very happy for you!

THANK YOU Tag Fairy for including our superty cool friend. Your chocolate is on its way.

Thank you Enna!! You were my cheerleader!!

 

[The FairyGodmother]

Thanks everyone!!!! You guys are awesome!!!!

What a great tag. Congrats.

 

[windermerejudy]

Enna -----
You did notice your tag then??????

 

[windermerejudy]

Thank you Enna!! You were my cheerleader!!

Yes........but now she has to pay up.......

 

[The FairyGodmother]

Here's one that describes this group.


We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong
Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should be
Waooo Yeah

We're one of a kind like dip da dip da dip do whap de dobby do
Our names are signed boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shooby do wap shoo bop
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-one

When we go out a night (oh-h oh)
And stars are shining bright (oh-h, oh)
Up in the skies above
Or at the high school dance
Where you can find romance maybe it might be lo-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uve

Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong
Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Dip da dip da dip do wop da dooby do
Boogy boogy boogy boogy shooby sho wap sho wap
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong
Shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippity boom sha boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
Yip da dip da dip shoo bopp sha dooby do
Boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shooby do wap sho bop
Sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
A womp bop a looma a womp bam boom

We're for each other like womp bop a looma a womp bam boom
Just like my brother is sha na na na na na na na yippity dip da do
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be together
Waooo Yeah!

We'll always be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together