Any 10-16-04 cruisers yet?

[tevagirl]

Rose, trust me, if anyone can get that rock to talk it's Jule. I'll take you up on that offer. 50 minutes from Disneyland, huh? You could probably get a job there as a character. When I retire I want to get a job at Disney World picking up gum wrappers. I mean, think about it....no pressure and how many gum wrappers can there be? They don't even sell gum in Disney World. There would only be illegal gum wrappers and they would be few and far between. Yep, every day at work when someone ticks me off (and that is every day) I just take a deep breathe and visualize myself walking down Main Street in my cute little gum wrapper picker upper uniform with my favorite Disney character (Michael Eisner) walking next to me arm in arm....oh sorry...what were we talking about? Never mind, it wasn't important. It's suppose to snow tonight. That means that every little old lady in our county who can drive has wiped out every loaf of bread and every jug of milk in every store within a 25 mile radius. We don't get snow that often, you know? We could get one inch and they will think that it'll be Spring before they get dug out. Usually it's gone as soon as the sun comes out. Well I have rambled on long enough. Sorry, but there isn't anything good on TV tonight and you are always so entertaining.
Goodnight to every one, Denise

 

[GeneralMax]

Denise -

I think I will try the "gum wrapper picker upper" visualization. Please forgive me if I don't include Micheal Eisner. I work in HR for a big company and I get my fill of senior management types.

Coming from the east coast orginally I remember old ladies and the bread. Here in Minnesota we don't have snow days. It snows but we keep going anyways. Quite a shock to me when I tried to call in to work the first time it snowed after I moved here.

 

[tevagirl]

I already called in.

 

[Boardwalk4us]

Denise,

You really made me laugh today with your gum wrapper job
visualization. In the middle of the day I read it and what a day brightner.

Took our youngest to the doctor and she has the flu
so she is home from school. She has the cough and high fever.
She is pretty upset as she has her first speech tournament on Saturday and most likely will have to miss it. The doctor was encouraging to her but she won't be able to go to school tomorrow.

We are waiting for some snow here, as now we see brown lawns. YUK. The snow storms seem to be missing us lately.

Ruth, you are right we never get snow days here not even the schools shut down unless they are in the rural areas. DD ALisa keeps hoping for a snow day.

Everyone have a good night.

Nancy

 

[GeneralMax]

Nancy-

Sorry to hear your DD is sick. It is really a bummer when they miss an activity they are looking forward to. Last year my DD skied all season in hopes of making the "JR MASTERs RACE".. .. Don't ask me what that is I am from out east. She got the flu the night before and missed the race and about a week of school. We are still talking about it this winter. I hope she gets better and makes the speech tournament.

Ruth

 

[Mickey02]

Good Morning!!

Just a quick note to say hi. I get to go to yet another all day training. Yippeeeeeee!!

I am getting so excited about the cruise. I am going to be making my reservations next week. I have to cordinate DVC points so it is taking a while.

Have a wonderful day and keep warm......Burrrrrrrr

Barb

 

[Denine]

Wow! You guys have been very chatty since I last looked at this thread.

Just to refresh everyone's memory it will be me (Denine), DH (Jerry) and DD (Kaleigh who will be 2 at cruise time).

We have been DVC members since 1995 and went to WDW 4 times last year. We are leaving again in 3 weeks to stay at our favorite resort, OKW.

We have sailed DCL 5 times and have been on 7 cruises alltogether.

I hate snow, and I know all about the old ladies. Don't forget, they buy up all the toilet paper too!

 

[takemeaway]

Denise, I have some good news and bad news for you. The good news is I was talking to DH and he told me that are room number is not 6060 which means we are NOT down the hall from you. The bad news is when we booked in OCtober (I swear we are not stalking you), they gave us room number 6054 which means you and I have connecting rooms. OMG!!!!!

First of all we need to get some things straight. I want to make sure you are going to lock your doors at all times because if we find the door open, we are coming in.

Secondly, the wonderful children wake up at 6 am every morning. This might be too early for you but when they are bouncing off the walls, there is really nothing we can do it about.

Thirdly, I know Joe, being a corrections officer, must have some handcuffs and to be honest, I DO NOT want to hear what you guys do with them.

Finally, can you babysit?

I was shocked when DH told me the correct room number. It really is a small world (ship).

If I am going to work at Disneyland, I am not gonna be some gum wrapper picker upper. I want to be something good...like Cinderella or Belle. Did you ever notice the girls they choose to be those characters have amazing bodies and flawless skin. It is almost as though Disney clones them....Stepford Princesses. Maybe I can be the Evil Queen from Snow White. I don't think that character will be much of stretch for me.

Well, that is all for now! Denise, I hope you will be okay with the news. Take a deep breath. This is gonna be a long cruise!

 

[wide awake]

Hi Rose,
Theoretically the kids should sleep till 9 with the time change, but I know that didn't work in our room...up at 5 every morning...we were in the hot tub every morning at 6. We are just down the hall from you and Denise...want me to stop and pick you up on the way ? We are scheduled to have early dining, but I think I will switch to late this time, just to stay on target with our home dinner hour...and hope we can stay in bed till 7...it is our vacation after all.
Denise...your gum wrapper job sounds fab...low stress, nice surroundings...

 

[takemeaway]

HI Wide Awake...what is your real name? If you are down the hall from me, why don't we leave the kids with the DH's and you and I go to the adult pool or spa? Better yet, if you pick me up, I will buy the bailey's and coffee!

Wide awake how old are your children? Last cruise, the kids slept until about 8 or 9 am ( I was just trying to torment Denise). We had early dinner seating and will stick with that again this year. It worked really well for us. And besides, when I am hungry, I get mean!!!!!

 

[GeneralMax]

I may get thrown off the board for this one but I have the opposite problem. I cannot get my kids up and moving before 10am. They are night owls.

I think I created my own monster here. Ii am not really friendly if I don't get enough sleep. They learned really young to wake up their Dad if they have a problem in the middle of the night...Better yet just sleep late. I'm pretty friendly when I get enough sleep.

 

[tevagirl]

Rose, Get out! Are you serious? Okay, well I have heard your rules, now here goes mine....
First...my door will most certainly be locked but it would have been anyway because, let's not forget, my children are also going to be on this cruise.
Second...Joe is also up bouncing off the walls at 6 am so let's send your kids off with him and the rest of us can have a peaceful morning!
Third.....there will be no handcuffs on this cruise. They take up too much room in the suitcase. Beside's they hurt.
And finally....as far as babysitting....that can be summed up with 2 words and the second one is....NO!

I would appreciate it if you, Wide Awake, and Bailey would take me with you to the spa so knock on my door on your way by, okay? And Wide Awake....I'll put a good word in for you if you want a gum wrapper job. Not Rose, though, she thinks she's some kind of princess.

 

[Boardwalk4us]

Good Morning,

Well DD is finally back to school and doing much better.So hopefully she will be able to keep up with her schedule. Other daughter is back on her schedule of college and part time work.
She lives at home which can be trying at times, but it is what she wanted to do.
Got a very light dusting of snow here, it is a little warmer, but not by much.
We have now decided to stay until Sunday, October 24. The girls want to hit the Disney outlet malls and Downtown Disney. My DH just goes along with it! (he doesn't realize how much it is going to cost him) So we have decided we want to stay at OKW for that Saturday night.
We have settled on early dining as the girls "don't want to get hungry" like that is a problem on the ship!

Hope all is well with all of you.

Nancy

 

[takemeaway]

Good afternoon everyone. Thought I would check in. I am great, thanks for asking.

First of all Denise, I DO NOT think I am princess. At my age, I am now the Queen. Yesterday in the post office, my five year old looked up at me and said, "Mom, you are the queen of everything." Is that kid brilliant or what? What a genius!

We too are going to stay in Orlando for a couple of days after the cruise. We are gonna do the MNSSHP at the Magic Kingdom. We had such a good time last October that we have to do it again this year.

Not much else going on. I could swing upside down from a chandelier but last time I did that the chandelier broke and my back has never been the same.

Have a great day!

Rose

 

[tevagirl]

TGIF! This has been a very long week. And cold. Just wanted to check in and say hello, hope every one has a good weekend!

Denise

 

[wide awake]

Hi Rose, Denise, and everyone else !!!!!
I second the horrible week thing...I had a meeting yesterday that made me vow never to go to another without some type of chemical help. The gum wrapper job is looking better by the minute ! My name is Leslie, and I will be happy to have Baileys and coffee with anyone that wants to participate...if we start having fun early in the day the cruise is a better value. I'm feeling pretty good about value anyway...I checked the brochure price today, our cabins have gone up $650 apiece since we booked...

 

[tevagirl]

Keeping buying and chewing that gum......it's job security!

 

[wildernessgirl]

Hi there! Sorry I have been MIA lately, but with having the baby 2 weeks ago and trying to get everyone back into a routine, it has been a little busy around here. For those of you who were on the board before I had the baby, here is the scoop on her:

Brooke Marie was boarn on Jan 8th at 9:44am She was 8lbs 4oz and was 20 inches long. Everything went well even when my blood pressure dropped to 80/40.

If you would like to see a picture of her, you can go to this web site and see her hospital picture:http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=4V5A2Y9Y0D

Welcome to all of you who have joined board since I have posted last. My crew that will be going in October is:

DH - Garry, me - Julie, DD - Makenzie (5yrs at time of cruise), DS - Garry aka "The Big Guy" (3 yrs at time of cruise), DD- Brooke (8 1/2 months at time of cruise).

Well, gonna go. I will be checking in more often now! Take Care!

 

[tevagirl]

Hi Julie...glad you and the baby are doing well and welcome back to the board.

I just got back from the food store (had to beat the little old ladies...it's going to snow) and I spent $190.00. I had 4 bags. So, I look over my receipt and here they charged me $52.00 for a pack of chicken breast. I think that was a little too much but maybe that's just me. It wasn't like the chicken was going to lay any golden eggs. Although, I almost did when it rang up $190.00!

Gotta go...talk to you all later,
Denise

 

[tevagirl]

Uh oh....my daughter just informed me that she has found this board. It is highly probable that I could be in some big trouble. Have I ever mentioned what a joy she has been to our lives?