Any Magic Halloween Cruisers 2003 out there?

["Ginger"]

Good Morning all
Rae I am glad to hear that Annie is in good health. To bad you are having her spayed I would love to have an Annie puppy.

My kitchen: Well I have not decided on a cabinet manufacture yet but I do have some of the cabinet hardware. Last year while we were at WDW I went shopping DTD. I found in the bath-kitchen store Mickey cabinet knobs and Disney character wall hooks. I didn't get enough for all my cabinets. Sunday I booked our stay at the Radisson before the cruise. I booked Thursday and Friday thinking that I could go over to DTD either before going to the Rad or Friday morning. I told DH that I was going for the Old World Mickey theme for our new kitchen. He just shook his head and laughed at me.

 

[rocadonismom]

Hi everyone, I'm back! Wow, there certainly is an awful lot to catch up on, haven't read any of the posts yet. I'll try to get through them in the next few days.

Rae - Please make a change to the cruise list. Angelo is out of the picture. I'll be traveling with Brenda, 50, a friend of the family.

Glad to be back, please let me know if there is anything that I missed that I need to know.

--Carolyn

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

ooo there are some idiots on these boards! I posted my opinion on a thread about Iraq on the teen board because that was what it was there for. It happened to be different to the thread starter's and so it turned into a bit of a debate. So much so that the thread got deleted. Now the guy has posted on the debate board calling us ignorant!

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

Don't worry about it. I get in quite a bit of trouble on these boards. It takes all kinds with different opinions to make a world and a democracy. Of course I am American and a Marine wife but don't advocate war but do support our troops and the end to SH's brutal reign against the people of Iraq. I think it is great you are so well read and educated. You will go far in life

Anyway, I am back. I have been busy with this darn war, worrying about my DH going, taking care of my neighbors and friends and supporting them anyway I can and planning my surgery for the 22nd.

This SARS thing has me worried without a spleen it worries me to travel so I am hoping they get it contained quickly!

I think I finally decided on Nativeway for GC for myself, Chance (5) and my sister and her companion. My parents, MIL and DS )2.5) will be going on DCL excursion that tours the island in the AC'd bus.

Now for Cozumel???

Hope everyone is well or at least warm!!!

Tiff

 

[rae519]

Got lots to share but feeling very sick today, gang - you know that spring crud (throat, ears, runs).

First off, Emma, those people are the ignorant ones. Same as the ones who yelled at Michael yesterday for touching a cheap timer in a store that I was buying but let two white preteens screw around with an expensive stereo. I was like a Woman Possessed (no jokes here gang!) and I went after them with my claws out and at the top of my voice (remember ex cheerleader AND stage actress) let them know that I felt they were prejudice and allowed those two WHITE kids to run amok but as soon as my son touched the timer I was purchasing snatched it away and made a scene. Well, I made a bigger scene. No one is going to treat my son like a third class citizen, especially when he was both well-behaved and standing right next to me the entire shopping trip.

So Emma, with that off my chest, remember I had my tailfeathers burned over on the Debate board because I opposed the War (all war) not my fellow soldiers who are there, but all war!!! Coming from a Vietnam Veteran who was injured in the line of duty and married to another VV who was also injured in the line of duty and retired, I have EVERY right to believe what the heck I believe and to blazes with those ignorant ones who call me "unpatriotic".

I have always supported the American soldiers and will continue to do so. And as a military wife, I support "buzz&Woody's Mom" wholeheartedly - there is nothing harder than being the spouse of an active duty member and have to be both father and mother to children AND always worry about the spouse. Hardest job in the military, the military wife.

With that tyrade over, Emma, you are okay - they are the ignorant ones, so don't let them sweat you. Right Tiff?! We know the types!

Carolyn - I'll fix it tomorrow when Tom can help me. I messed up the 5/3 cruise list and have to do that one also. Definitely not my thing!!!

Got a long ANNIE story for you will share that later, have to get ready for MD. Figured that if I didn't nip this after two days of trying to cure it, I don't want it on the cruise!


Take care all
Rae

 

[rae519]

Annie has parvo. She's at the vet's being taken care of.
Seems the scumbag who said he owned her a few days ago is an ex-convict running a puppy mill and insisted she was "newly purchased and a year old and in perfect health" - well, vet said otherwise and long story made short, he got nasty on the phone and told us to ****ourselves and keep the **** dog.

So we are. Now we have to just pray that she get through this horrible virus. It is fatal without treatment and highly contagious. But fortunately our other animals are current on their vaccinations. So this "free" dog is turning out to be a bit expensive, but what the heck - God didn't put her in my path for nothing!!!

Been sick myself here - now have insomnia due to medication - so what's to do at 3AM Friday morning?! Not much!

Looks like some nice weather here for the weekend - hope the rest of you are having it also!

Rae

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

You continue to amaze me with your kindness and love for all. I agree with you about the prejudice that is inflicted on the minority in this country, espcially our young african americans. Good for you for standing up for your son and the best thing to do is speak your mind as you did.

I am so glad you saved the dog too and Happy B. Day to your DM

I can not stand people who judge based on color or someone's sexuality. Who in the heck gives us that right. Last time my name was Tiffiny Anderson not Tiffiny GOD Anderson.........

Just like I said Emma, those people that were mean are ignorant. When someone resorts to name calling that usually means they have nothing to back up their useless thoughts!!!

Ginger-I love the idea for the kitchen and remember seeing decorations for a kitchen in a Disney catalog.

Dena-Where did your NCL cruise go? Hope it was fun!

We should hear something today about DH but if this goes according to plan the USMC will be 1 month late in making their decision about my DH...........which in this case is ok with me

Off to coral my little nightmares they are playing "pirates" in the family room and the baby (Cade) seems to be on the losing end :confused

Tiff

 

[rae519]

Sheesh, Tiff! I'm no Mother Theresa!!!! Actually some people think I'm a pretty tough drill sergeant!!!!!! Must be that New York/USAF personality!!!!

Annie is holding her own at the vet's. She has a very low white blood cell count but still hanging on. I do hope she makes it and we will know more each day.

RE: prejudice - I have always fought tooth and nail for the underdog, whether it was a poor kid at school or a racial thing. I hate bigots or people who lump an entire race together because of one or two people/incidents. Sheesh! There are so many good, kind and wonderful people in the world but the stupid ones just make it more challenging.
Ignorant you can teach, but stupid is forever!!!!!
Remember that Emma!!!!!!!!!

Not much else going on, it's a lovely day today and I am hoping that you (Tiff) get some very good news soon about your husband.

Rae

 

["Ginger"]

Good Morning All

I thought I would hop on for a few minutes before my day gets started here at home.
Gheez!!! Rae sorry to read about Annie I hope she makes it O.K.. Sounds like your having a bad week, I sure do hope that things go better for you too. Not to much longer before you cruise, just keep thinking about how wonderful that wil be.

Tiff how are things going with your family, DH still home with you? I hope so. Thanks for the telling me about the Disney Catalog I'll check it out.

Off to plant Blueberry bushes with DH.

 

[rae519]

Good morning!!!
It's a sunfilled morning here and I've had my coffee!! No news to report on Annie, but that is actually GOOD!!!! And Ginger, you are so right - seems like I just picked up on a lot of very negative stuff last week and dumped it on all my DIS friends - sorry!!!! I am going to make this next week a happy and positive one! I promise!!

Are there any interests in meeting up for a brunch on our cruise?
Let me know and I'll put that down on the list.

Rae

 

["Ginger"]

DH is outside waiting for me with a shovel in his hand Ha! Ha!

Don't worry Rae if you can't dump on us who can you dump on. I had a pretty awful day yesterday myself. We was really late running my route, not going right kind of day. DH and I were suppose go to an awards dinner for the drivers of the Aberdeen Frito-Lay plant and our DD's Godmother and Godfather were going to take her for us. Her Godfather was operated on last week for a stomach anuerism and yesterday he had a blockage and had to be rushed to the hospital. The hospital he was taken to could not help him so they had to fly him to another hospital where they perform surgery to remove the blockage. He's doing better now, Thank You God.

Yes today is going to be much better for all of us.

I would love to say yes to the Brunch but I promised DH that this cruise was going to be for us. I'll talk to him and see what he says, I'll get back to you on that O.K..

Enjoy your day.

 

[rae519]

Ginger - get outside before he changes his mind!!!!
So very sorry to hear about your DD's Godfather but very glad to hear that he is doing better. Yes, thank God!!!! I don't know how people without faith can get along in life - seems like it would be impossible since I have such a strong faith.

Just tell DH that I will promise not to steal his shrimp if he comes to brunch. Mom will be with me and believe me, she's still MY MOM - in every sense of the word!!!

I think I'm going to get Tom to come outside with me and do some stuff!!!!!

Rae

 

[rae519]

My Vermonter friend just came back from her daughter's wedding in Playa del Carmen (across from Cozumel) and had wonderful things to say about the area, beaches and people. They went over to Cozumel but didn't care much for it - so she highly recommended getting to Playa and enjoying that area.
Her daughter got married on the beach at sunset - the pictures are extraordinary!!!

Rae

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I hope Annie's OK Rae.

My mum was in a car accident on Friday night. She got hit head on by a drunk driver doing 70 on the wrong side of the road at something ridiculous like 5 in the afternoon. Fortunately she got away with just a cracked breastbone and lots of bruises.

 

[dzneprincess]

Oh my EMMA! I am soooo glad she didn't get hurt any worse than she did! I know you must be too! How horrible!


Sorry I haven't been posting much to this thread. Sometimes it seems as if you all have your own private conversations going on, and I don't want to intrude

Other times I am just to darn lazy to hit reply and type something out I have roughly 3 weeks left til my EDD of 05/03/2003..Rae that means 3 weeks left til your may cruise I am still miffed that you are going without us, BTW

My dad called me yesterday and wanted to know if they could come for a visit next week. As if he had to ask, LOL. Well my mother and I have been going thru a 'thing" since June. We haven't spoken since then, so that will be akward, oh well. I will be some 39 weeks pregnant by then, I will be too miserable to care! LOL

I finally am on maternity leave! Geesh! I am sooo tired. I will definetly not go in this week, but I am expecting to hear by Friday whether or not my short term disability benefits are approved. If they are not, then I will have to go back to work :-( My case manager was acting like she wasn't going to approve me. She said unless my DR put me on complete bedrest, that she would not be able to approve me.....sucks huh? One of the downsides of working for a LARGE corporation as opposed to working for a "boss"


Well enough about me, sorry. HOw is everyone else's day to day life coming along?

 

[rae519]

Ohhh, please don't feel like we are clicking off into groups and excluding others - I am soooo sorry!!! Some of us just have a lot of time on our hands (me!!!!!!) and use this to compensate!!!

No one person is more or less than any other on this forum and we all have our stories to tell and are here to listen and reply - so please jump in and don't worry I won't steal shrimp from you (since you are my dining mates!!!!) SO INTRUDE ALL YOU WANT!!!
Just don't touch the shrimp on my plate!

Emma, our hearts and prayers go out to your Mum. Poor dear! I just can't imagine the terror of a head on! Truly she was in His hands during that crash. Please convey our wishes for a speedy recovery!!! Stupid people drink irresponsibly.

Rae

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

Emma-I am so sorry to hear about your Mum. I HATE drunk drivers and hope that they caught him or her and she recovers very quickly.

Dzineyprincess-I went out on maternity leave at 36 weeks and this was in California before we moved to NC and my Doctor was begging me to go out bc my DH was deployed, I worked full time as a Loan Officer and had our house and 3 year old all to myself. I was under the impression that if the Doctor said you needed to go out then you needed too. You may need to get your OB to be more forceful in a letter or a call to the HR lady bc that is not how my STD worked.

Good luck and hello to all!!!!

I have a busy week so Happy Easter and yes my DH is still here and it looks like he will get to stay with the great progress the troops made in Iraq over the past 2 weeks. And I was crying with joy when they found the 7 POWS today

 

[dzneprincess]

Never Rae! I didn't mean it to sound like that...not at all. Just wanted to explain why I hardly ever post, little anti-social thing that I am! LOL I enojy reading everyone's posts. I think we have a pretty good group of people going on our cruise with us!

buzz&woody'smom: believe you me I am ready to be out. My DR, after delivering 3 of my previous children, still does not feel like he is totally on my side. If ya KWIM? I continue to go to him out of habit. I am not sure he would say I needed to be out on bedrest, just to get me out of work. The problem comes in, that I can stay out if I want to, it won't count against me, because of FMLA. However I will not get paid :-( I can not afford to not be paid for 3 weeks b4 birth, as well as 5 weeks after the 5 paid weeks I get when I have the baby. I am going to stay out until he is 10 weeks old, and I only get paid for the 1st 5 weeks for a norm vag birth. ( OK had to edit the whole word LOL apparently that word is too risque for the disboards)

I too am sooooooo glad that our troops have found 7 POWS. It just seems to going so well now, (at least for us not over there) that it is making me a little leery. Seems it is going a little too easy..anyone else feel that? Or am I just the strangest worry wart around? LOL


Anyways, now that I will be at home for awhile, I am sure that you all will be hearing a lot more from me I really didn't mean to come off as complaining about cliques in my post, my apologies to anyone that took it that way. BTW Rae, you can steal all the shrimp you want from me and my DH LOL I only like crab meat! Does the Magic serve any crab?

 

[rae519]

Glad to know hubby stays put, Tiff! Yes, our soldiers have made great progess in freeing the Iraqi. I was glad to see the nice welcome the injured received from everyone when they arrived. Vietnam was so different in so many ways - the public didn't understand that the American soldier is just that a soldier who does what s/he is ordered to do. We just do our job whatever it is.
Makes me proud to be an American!!!

Talking about pregnancy, ladies -----I had multiple hospital stays due to problems with my pregnancy in 1980. Chris was born at 28 weeks gestation (normal is 40) at 2lbs, 13 1/2 ounces and 15 inches length. Called a "feed and grow" premie because he didn't require any ventilation and was just kept under the radiant warmer to control his body temp (no fat built up at that age).
Now he is normal and healthy. I had to lie in the Trendelenburg position (feet and legs up) for weeks to maintain the pregnancy and for a while couldn't get out of bed for anything (even bathroom!!!)
We do what we have to do to save lives, especially if that life is inside us!!!!

I am so excited about dzneprincess's upcoming delivery on our cruise date!!!!!! It's going to drive me nuts to find out how my little "Rae Jr." is!!

Rae

 

[rae519]

Can't remember seeing any crab on the menu but we do get lobster!!!

So you can't put the word "vag...a" on the forum?! Ohhhh! I never thought of that as a WORD - being an anatomical term I am surprised. I taught my kids the words as they are used in medical practice - and kept all the "cutesy" words out. My parents were so embarassed!!!! Oh well! What do they expect? "Wee wee" or "tinkey"!! SHESH!

Rae