any November 15th eastern 7 ngt cruisers out there?

[kimszath]

....and thanks for the reminder--I'll have to stick it to my DH about cleaning up for his buddy. I'm fixing to go out there and make up a bed for him. He's leaving early, so I suggested DH take him to breakfast at 6 AM.... without me! I have a good excuse--I'm on the flightline until nearly 3 AM tomorrow night. Gives me the day to start packing and hopefully go find one last pair of casual shoes! The only ones I have are too big and clunky--take up too much space. Hoping to find a nice Brighton pair that I can wear with or without socks.

I'm gonna have a whole suitcase full of stuff like extension cords, clocks, Zicam, kid's medicine for just-in-case, over-the-door hangers, duct tape... anybody else wondering if they over-planned? How are we gonna fit it all in... gotta look at my docs again. We can take two suitcases per person, plus the one carry-on, right?

I just can't wait to be unpacked and lounging on deck in a nice deck chair, awaiting the sail-away party!!! Assuming our bags show up in time to get unpacked... Who was going to make the High Tea ressies?? We sent that ifo already, right? I'm starting to lose track. We leave in 5 days!!!

 

[lbgraves]

OK, first of all I have great news...wonderful news in fact. Kaitlyn has been dry for over 24 hours now!!! I only changed her pull up tonight because she had it on since bedtime last night. She got a little prize tonight for being so good about it all day. She didn't even go when I told her to try. She was so funny...stopped right in the middle of a sentance & shouted "peepee is coming!" then bolted for the bathroom. I was reading them a story before William went to bed tonight & she said that then rushed down the stairs. Now, we do have 2 toilets upstairs but her Blue's Clues seat was down here so...that is definantly going with us on the trip. LOL!

Now for my rant! ACK! DH finally pulled his clothes out & put them in the living room. I am so glad that I told him that I would pack them up!!! I can't believe what he has there...or rather what is missing. He has his 2 suits out for dinner with ties...but there is no long sleeved shirt with them. *** Is it OK for him to wear a short sleeved shirt with a suit? Does it look funny with no cuff showing? I also need to get some jeans and denim shorts out. And get this...no swim trunks!!! No way am I going to be handling the kids at the hotel pool & in the ship pool & at CC. Calgon!?!?!?!

I am torn between ironing his shirts tomorrow then folding them neatly or having to do all the ironing when we are on the ship. I am trying to keep us down to the 2 suitcases, garment bag, & a couple carryons. That will lead to wrinkles anyway. I am going to go to a dry cleaner in the morning & get some of those wire hangers that I hate so that I can fit as many things as possible in that bag. Those space bags are being of no help to me so they will probably be taken back after we get home. They are already back in the box. I have a suitcase for us for the 3 days at WDW and one for us to keep in JAX for before & after the cruise.

I am trying to get the thank you notes done tonight from William's party so they don't have to wait 3 weeks to go out too.

 

[Cruising canuck]

Jo-Anne

We are strictly grain farmers, livestock means you have no time for family, camping in summer or holidays anytime. We grow Durum Wheat (made into pasta), green peas and Lentils on 4100 acres. Not a bad year I have been through worse, good rains but not timely. Busy at this time of year marketing and delivering the grain harvested this year. Will live to see another year it is always 'next year country' when you farm. I am the only boy of 8 kids in my family so I got the chance to farm, belive me it is great to work for yourself. Dad is still there full time with me he is 71 but we get along well together. Can't afford to have him retire just yet and besides it is not in his plans.

Lisa

Lorraine is madly into scrapbooking too, so you two will have something to talk about.

Looks like the weather for next weekend might be perfect, cross our fingers!!

Talk to you tomorrow

 

[sherry]

Hooray for Kaitlyn

I am planning to have some things pressed on the ship, my dh doesn't want me to do it, and I'm not going to argue

Gordon, sorry we don't play cribbage.

Well, this time next week, I'm going to be bouncing off the walls!!

Have a good Friday everyone and anyone leaving soon....have a safe trip

 

[sherry]

Someone on the cruise boards asked about where to look for available cabins and I went to each site people suggested and none of them had any availability for our cruise. Looks like we do have a full ship.

 

[mkauffman]

Good Friday morning everyone!!

Is a full ship a good thing or bad thing?? I don't even care as long as I'm on that ship NEXT Saturday waving goodbye to everyone on land!

Lisa, take a deep breath and count to ten. You only have a few days and you're off, you lucky girl. You got some great news with Kaitlyn! I think hubby's short sleeve shirt will be fine if he's wearing a jacket. Who's going to know (except all of us! ).

Gord, I checked the weather for next weekend in Orlando and it does look great. Last cruise during our sail-away party it was sprinkling and cool. Let's keep all of our fingers crossed, especially for you! I guess anything above 0 degrees F is a good thing for you, right??

Kim, I feel like I'm over-planning, too! My husband and all my friends tell me that I'm obsessed, but I can't help it. I had a cruise list with all that stuff on, extension cord, post its, highlighter, business cards, address labels, Downey wrinkle releaser, Febreeze, etc.... I've crossed off all the stuff that I've gotten (or stolen from work!). I think we need an extra duffel bag just to handle it all! JK. I just don't want to NOT having something that would be really handy. I'm pretty sure I'm over-doing it but I can't stop myself!

Sherry, it's getting cold here again!

Linda.......are you back yet??

Michelle

 

[mkauffman]

I had to share this because of our Kaitlyn and Conor....


SHOULD CHILDREN WITNESS CHILD BIRTH?

Due to a power outage at the time, only one paramedic responded to the call.

The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Katelyn, a 3 year old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he
could see while he helped deliver the baby.

Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was asked.

Heidi pushed and pushed, and after a little while Connor was born.

The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom.

Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-year old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.

Katelyn responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place. Smack him again."

 

[Jo-Anne]

Yeah for Kaitlyn (and Mommy!). I too feel like we'll have just one suitcase for non-clothing items - kids & adults just-in-case medicines, sand toys, film, Downy Wrinkle Release, suntan lotions etc. etc. ANyone else bringing juice boxes aboard for their kids - mine aren't soda drinkers and want to make sure they have juices at their disposal. Dave is going to put out all his clothes this weekend on the bed and then I"ll double check them! When we went away this past summer, he blamed me for not packing all his underwear...he only had 2 pair for a 7 day vacation (in his bachelor days, he would have found that quite acceptable )!

 

[mkauffman]

Originally posted by Jo-Anne
he only had 2 pair for a 7 day vacation (in his bachelor days, he would have found that quite acceptable )!

My youngest still thinks that's acceptable!!

Michelle

 

[nedleycan]

I got back last night, and just spent the past 1.5 hours reading the boards. WOW... you guys have a lot to say! haha

Michelle, I am still laughing from reading your joke. That is hilarious!

Vegas was good, but we are so busy at work, that when we weren't in seminars, we were working at the hotel... but, I still got a chance to shop, and bought tons of stuff. Most of it is winter clothes, but I got a couple t-shirts and tanks.

Gordon, welcome to another canuck! We are from Mississauga, Ontario. My daughter Meghan is 6.5 years old and seems to like the exact same as your daughter. She is doing crafts constantly! I will tell her all about Carly tonight.

I will be doing a final count of who is coming to High Tea, tonight. So let me know if you are interested. So far, this is who I have marked down:
Lisa - 7010
Jo-Anne - 6099
Kim and Neida - 7074
Mary - 7512
Julie - 7586
Me!

Gordon, do you think your wife would be interested? I am making the reservations, so need to know before next Thursday.

I get to pick up the kid's passports on Monday. Yeah! Finally! I am going to start laying out my clothes tonight. Hubby will do his own on Thursday night... I am sure.

We are not usually people who use the laundry service at hotels, but it is so cheap on the cruise, that hubby took all of his shirts unironed and had them pressed, as well as his suit, as soon as we got there. It worked well.

 

[mkauffman]

Linda..count me in for the high tea!!

Michelle

 

[Tonydana]

hi guys.... 1 week from today, i will be on my way to orlando!!! ok, when is everyone leaving??

i'm bringing juice boxes for stephen.. more so for the plane so it will help his ears, i hope...

kim, i'm going to tan tonight, i'll let you know how t goes..

does anyone knoe if we can charge rm svc tips to the room??

and a big congrats to kaitlyn!!

more later..



dana

 

[mkauffman]

Oops...Linda I forgot to post my stateroom for you. I don't have it with me and I can't remember it exactly (that's terrible, huh?). You should have it listed on the document that Lisa sent out. Let me know if you need it.

Hi Dana!! I was wondering where you were, too. I don't think you can charge room service tips, which is why they tell you to take a small stack of one dollar bills. I've tanned 4 times and let me share a little secret.......I'm finally not burned in places that I shouldn't have been burned in the first place!! We're flying in on Saturday (same flight as Mary).

Michelle

 

[nedleycan]

We play cribbage and euchre. Hubby isn't much of a game player, but he knows how to play everything, because I force him to. haha

I would love to play euchre with you guys Jo, if you need a 4th.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Linda - good to know you're back safe and sound! Could you please add my friend Sue Sanders (6143) to the high tea. Not sure if she will come, but if you wouldn't mind adding her to the table. Yeah, we have a 4th euchre player! Now I have to remember to pack some cards! Could be a rousing game as I've just packed my mickey of rye!!

 

[lbgraves]

I have 4 boxes of juice bags ready to go for our 3 weeks. They probably wont drink much of it on the ship during the day but it will be nice when we are in St Marteen or at CC. Thanks for reminding me to get their sand toy backpack together.

I have the iron heating up now. I picked up a bunch of bags at the dry cleaners this morning while running all over town and decided to just press everything before I pack it. We don't usually iron here. Is it the men's shirts that are so cheap to have pressed onboard?

 

[nedleycan]

Shirts and suits were the only thing that we did. I am sure that all their pressing charges are good... certaining not worth doing it ourselves (cause there is too much fun stuff to do on the ship, don't want to be ironing!) haha

 

[mcampbell_22]

Lisa, congrats on Kaitlyn. You must be very proud and breathing a sigh of relief! My kids have been "trained" for ever but I still find myself reminding them to go, especially when we are busy or they're involved with friends, projects etc.

I'm packing some juice boxes but mostly just for the plane ride. Also decided to pack crayons, markers, funpads etc. for the kids to occupy them on the plane. They've each chosen a blank page journal to take along so they can write and draw about what they do on the vacation. Yes, this will go into the memory boxes!! LOL

Weather finely broke and we had a sunny day so I was able to finish planting the bulbs, all 300 of them! Did succeed in opening up the blister on my hand that I got from planting the first 500!

Hoping to finish crossing off the last of the items on my to do lists this weekend. Busy week next week. Tiger Cubs, Daisy Girl Scouts, parent/teacher conferences, 2 days with no school, watching my neighbor's kids for 2 afternoons, and cleaning out my car so theres room for the luggage (anyone else drive a car full of kid necessities (drinks, snacks, jackets, toys, books, crayons...)?

Time to feed the animals. Have a great evening.

 

[Cruising canuck]

Hello everyone,

My name is Lorraine (Gord's wife). I've been reading all about you and I think that this is so cool. We've never communicated with people BEFORE a holiday, we always meet people on vacation and communicate with them after.

Now that vacation is less than a week away, I'm allowing myself to become excited. Gord has been counting down the days since the 70's or so, (70 days ago I mean).

High tea sounds like fun, count me in too.

It will be great to meet everyone, and your families. As I hear about your stories I wonder what age group everyone is in. Gord and I are 38 and this will be our 6th cruise - 1st with Disney.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Hi Lorraine, I'm Jo-Anne and am 39 and Hubby Dave is 38 - our two kids are 7 & 4. Glad to have you join us for tea. I've been counting down for so long that I remember being in the triple digits and am so blown away that we are a week away! This time next week, we'll probably be having dinner in Cocoa Beach somewhere talking non-stop about what Saturday is going to bring! Lorraine, here in Toronto it was 1 degree today, but I can't believe the weather you've been having on the Prairies...you will be so ready to get away! Looks like there are quite a few little girls around 6&7 years old that will hopefully have a blast together in the clubs! Mary - I'd love to see a picture of your gardens next spring when 1,000 bulbs sprout up! Hope the blister heals in time so you can hold a wine glass