Any Magic Halloween Cruisers 2003 out there?

["Ginger"]

Radisson 1-800-333-3333 boy! that is an easy number I should remembered that one.

Rae I would love to stay at WDW but we our spoiled and only like Old Key West, a 2 bedroom. It's 24 points for Thrusday and 56 for Friday, too many for just 2 night stay. I was thinking about a WDW trip in January 2003, so I'll save them up for then.
I hope everyone is feeling better today.

Andy I wish you and your family were coming with us.

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by "Ginger"
Radisson 1-800-333-3333 boy! that is an easy number I should remembered that one.

Rae I would love to stay at WDW but we our spoiled and only like Old Key West, a 2 bedroom. It's 24 points for Thrusday and 56 for Friday, too many for just 2 night stay. I was thinking about a WDW trip in January 2003, so I'll save them up for then.
I hope everyone is feeling better today.

Andy I wish you and your family were coming with us.

Ginger, I think you are kinda late for a WDW trip in January 2003???

 

["Ginger"]

O.K. so I live in the past, only you would catch that. See what happens to you when you have your kids at an old age.

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by "Ginger"
O.K. so I live in the past, only you would catch that. See what happens to you when you have your kids at an old age.

You don't have to tell me about that we were 35 and 36 when our DD came along!!!

 

["Ginger"]

Don't tell anyone but I was 39 when Ashley came along.

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

We're gonna be in WDW the week before the cruise Rae! It would seem rather pointless to just fly out from England just for a week. Well that's what my mum and I say anyway. My mum said we could arrange to meet up at WDW if you wanted.

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by "Ginger"
Don't tell anyone but I was 39 when Ashley came along.

Your secret is safe with me, I won't tell anyone on the DISboards about that!!!

 

[rae519]

Emma - ohh yes! Definitely, tell your Mum that we would be delighted!! I don't know where we will be staying. If you'd like to let me know your arrangements, maybe we could get there!
This is great!!!!! I think we will fly down on either Tuesday or Wednesday.


Andy/Ginger - We adopted Michael when he was 3 weeks old; I was 40 and Tom was 45. I think we have you both beat!!!!!! And let me tell you, I have earned every gray hair on my head with that kid!!!


Rae

 

["Ginger"]

Now Rae you weren't suppose to read that it was for Andy's eyes only. LOL I don't have any gray hair but DH who is 5 1/2 years younger than I has nothing but gray hair. He'll tell you that I gave it to him.

I'll be shopping at Downtown Disney on Thursday or Friday of that week.

 

[mdvasquez]

Hey everyone. It's seems like forever since I have posted on here. I just had to read 4 PAGES to catch up!!! A Late Happy Easter to all!

We have been very busy here. We had friends from Germany visiting for the week before Easter. They brought us lots of YUMMY chocolate! We had a wonderful Easter, the day before our church had its annual easter egg hunt and my DD (whose 12) found the golden egg and won a bike! She was so excited.

We have also had some bad news, my uncle who is only a year older than my father passed away this morning from cancer. So next Sunday we will drive out to Tampa for a memorial service.

As far as Disney news, I have booked two mini trips to orlando for this summer. We will stay at WL for memorial day weekend. And OKW for two days in June for our anniversary. I also booked one night at VBR for my birthday in August. Of course that is only a 15 minute drive from my house, but I just want to lay out on the beach.

I think that we will be staying at the Raddison the evening before the cruise as well. We got the King size suite last year and loved it.

Well, that's about it for now, I need to go put my daughter to bed. Hopefully I will be able to post more often. I feel so out of touch with everyone.

Have a great night.

Dena

 

[rae519]

Guess who came to my house tonight?!

Jan from the Halloween 2002 cruise and she brought pictures with her so I got to see a lot of you!!!!!!

We had a great time and for those who don't know Jan, well, she's one of the most charming, interesting and intelligent people on this forum! But then again, she's a native New Yorker (like me!) and it's to be expected!!!! HAHAHAH!

Hello to all of you from Jan -

Rae

 

["Ginger"]

Hi All I found us on page 3.

Hi Jan! So glad you two got together.

 

[JLSE50]

Wheew!!

I went to visit my mother for three days before Easter. I crammed my case load for homecare physical therapy visits for children into two days (It can be done, but not be old people like me.) and drove 12 hours, 700 miles, to upstate NY to see my mother for three days. We sorted, talked, visited friends, ran errands, etc. I fixed the curtains that were hanging funny since the painter was there and moved some of her phones around until we got them where she wants them. I was amazed at how many telemarketer calls she got so told my brother and he got her on the list of people who are not to be called! I went to church with her and drove home on Easter Sunday--12 1/2 hours this time as I was drinking a lot of coffee and cokes to stay awake. Nice to have unlimited minutes on the weekend with the cell phone and a head set--hands for the steering wheel--I called my mother, sister, brother, friend and DH (twice).

Last month we got a new (to us) car. The 1990 Plymouth Voyager had 211,000 miles and needed something fixed every month. We had looked at SUVs and with college loans for both DSs decided that secondhand was the way to go. The vehicle I liked best is another van--a Mercury Villager-1999. They took such good care of it, it is like new. Leather seats, two captain chairs in the middle, two sliding doors, fold down bench seat in the back, but there are just enough mild dents in the outside that I am not paranoid about driving in the inner city, that someone would try to vandalize it. I love it!

So--as a result of all that, I had to start on page 32 of this thread!! You have been BUSY and now I have comments and questions.

What is with a Disney Green paint chip? Wear it how?

DENA: Sorry to hear about your uncle.

DZNEYPRINCESS: My sister lives in Eufaula. Alabama. Columbus is one of the places they go to shop frequently.
We too have had plumbing stories! Our first house had a cesspool--that is a rock lined hole into which the waste water goes and slowly seeps out until the oils in the laundry and dishwashing water clog the dirt and it backs up all over the yard and up the plumbing.....

TIFF: What is the latest on the surgey and recovery? If you told us what you had to have done, I missed that. Want to share? As others said, this is the place to unload. If we cannot be here for each other when the going gets tough, what good are we?

AND

RAE: Thanks for the hospitality!
And the too-kind words here on this thread.
Michael is a charmer. He played the piano for me. He aspires to be a dualing pianist for the DCL. I want to know when he signs his contract so I can book a cruise!
(I was on my way to a continuing education class and stopped to see Rae, her DH and DS on the way.)
We had a great time. Fortunately I had my 2002 DCL scrapbook in the van. I had put it in last week when hoping to show it to a friend and forgotten to take it out. When Rae asked to see pictures, I could show her!
I have pictures of DENA's ASHLEY in her Sully costume and one during the DIS trick or treat that shows GINGER. There were a couple with EMMA and GINGER's ASHELY too.

I missed the banter going on here!!

Jan

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

Hi-

First time on since the surgery. Pain is off the charts so just a quick hello and back to bed. The Halloween DCL cruise with my family and you wonderful people is keeping me going.

Tiff

 

[rae519]

Tiff - I wanted to send you a card, but we don't have eachothers home address!!!!!!! How are you?! Besides being in pain that is?!

Love,
Rae

 

[dzneprincess]

HI all,
Sorry I havent been on much, been a bit busy trying to get ready for the baby. My parents are in town, and baby is still not doing anything to get out. On Thursday I had a nonreactive stress test, so the DR had me come back that evening to have it done via ultrasound. The technician wasn't too happy with the results, but said the baby passed. Today I had a follow up appt, at which he did another NST and wasn't happy with it again. So I went back to the untrasound tech tonight, and she measured my fluid. She said it was OK. I just wish he would go ahead and induce me and get this show on the road. My parenst are only staying until Fri or Sat so they will probably miss the birth of the baby. I t sure would be nice if it happened while they were here, because then I wouldn't have to worry about where to put my other 3 when I go into labor.

Now the sad news, my puppy has ran away HE has been excited this week because of the guests. Well while I was at my OB appointment today, he got away from my Dad into the front yard. My dad only made the situation worse by trying to chase him, and the puppy took off. As soon as I got back, I went looking around the neighborhood for him and calling him, but he has not shown up. This was at about 11am that he took off. It is now 930 pm and no sign of him. I even went to the pound hoping someone had picked him up and turned him in. NO luck. I just made signs on the printer and I will put them up tomorrow, after my OB appointment. But he has never run away like this before and stayed gone. Hopefully some kind hearted person like Rae will take him in, like Rae did her pup Of course my dad feels horrible about it. I can't really be mad at him, because the dog has gotten away from us before too. But when he tried to corner the dog, thats what made it worse. This a papillion puppy, a very rare breed and I am afraid that someone is going to realize that he is worth alot of money and try to sell him

 

[rae519]

Concerned first about YOU and the baby! My dear, sometimes babies are overdue - Michael was for his birthmother by a week! Just take it easy and don't stress over this. I would have liked for my family to have been around when I had Christopher but hubby was sent PCS before me to the States, and parents were both working and couldn't get off. So I was alone in Germany when I had Christopher!! (In fact, I was being medi-evac'd from Aviano, Italy to the States when we had this diversion called "active labor at 28 weeks"!)

IT will be okay, you just don't get too stressed about it!!!!!

That poor little puppy! I hope someone will find him and take care of him for you. I made sure all three of my animals got microchipped - just in case. Never too early to do it and if it is taken in to a shelter or clinic, they have scanners to locate the chip and get the information. I think it ran me $40/animal.
Small consolation now for you though - make sure you do the ad in the paper, call the vet clinics, shelters, etc.

Even though it is a purebreed, it is actually worthless without papers, so the person who might have found him, might just try to find you first.

I know Annie is a rare type of Pomeranian, but without her papers, she's just plain old "Little Orphan Annie"!

I'll keep you all in my prayers -

Rae

 

[dzneprincess]

Thanks dear You are such a sweet person, I look forward to your replies, and everyone elses too. Everyone seems to be so kindhearted here. Still no Spirit I am going to go to the pound again after my OB appointment, he has never been out all night b4 so maybe he got scared last night and showed himself at a home. I hate that you had to go through your labor alone Rae. I am very thankful that my DH will be able to be with me. You are right, it will all work out. It just has to. It just seems to all be falling down around me right now, but I know that things are affecting me differently being so close to my due date. My poor DH, just imagine he has to live with me! What a brave man!

On a good note, my sweet sweet dad, took it upon himself to get me a new guest bathroom! I have always wanted the floor tiled, and when he got here, we went to Lowes and picked out tile, a new medicine cabinent, new wallpaper and a new sink and countertop. I was just happy that he was going to do my floor! I never expected all this! I put it all on the Lowes card! LOL Those things are nifty huh? Really though, considering I am getting a whole new bathroom makeover, it has come in atabout $550! That is great! I don'y imagine I could have gotten a tiler out here for my floor for less than that. HE is going to put the sealer on the grout today, then we are going to start on the paper. It is going to look so nice, and now I will always have a reminder of my dad around

 

[rae519]

Please send your Dad over! My house was built with a very small Master bathroom - no tub! Can you believe that?! I want a luxury tub so much!

It's nice to have a Dad around - I miss my Pop very much. He was always there for me and from the time my Mom married him when I was 16, he was there for me just as if he were my birthfather. 25 years of that man in my life just wasn't enough! You'd have never known he was my step-father from our relationship. (My birthfather died and I never knew him very well since I was very young.)

I think the adversity in my life only served to give me more strength because I am pretty good in a crisis - and believe me I've had my share. Not trying to be a "drama queen" here, but I think the challenges served to make me a better and stronger person.

I know what you mean about your DH - my Tom is a gem!! I told him that I was feeling poorly today and he took the day off!!!!! What a sweetheart!!!

I really hope you find your puppy soon.

Still looking forward to hearing about Rae Jr.'s appearance - maybe you should tell him that his Auntie Rae is waiting IMPATIENTLY because her cruise is in 4 days!!

Take care, sweetie!

Rae

 

[JLSE50]

DZNEPRINCESS: Do keep us posted on the NEW BABY and on SPIRIT! So much to deal with at the same time. Wish we could help.

Did the earthquake today hit near enough for you to feel it?

Jan