Bunnies and mooses and groupies, Oh my!!! The Wilderness Lodge groupies thread. 4.0

[DiznyDi]

I'll 3rd that! Absolutely lovely children.

Yep, in agreement here, too!

We're in for a meet. Ressies made Dec. 2-11.

Hi Muushka! Hope you're having a grand time! We miss you!

 

[jimmytammy]

I enjoyed reading back and learning a little about you all. I have got to get in the habit of visiting the thread more often so I can stay caught up.

I am a stay-at-home/homeschool mom to dd & ds. Not the most exciting job but one that I'm thankful to have!!

And I must add she does a very good job of it. My dad likes to kid and tell people that the kids love their teacher, its the principal of the thing they dont care much for(thats me)

 

[jimmytammy]

We just booked our Dec ressies.

VWL(where else, or is there any other place to be that time of year) Nov. 28 til Dec. 10

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happiness in the New Year to you all....
Sorry I've been MIA for a couple weeks. Had a hectic as well as difficult December.

Came back from WDW on Dec 17 to a friend of my husband and mine who had a loss in the family. My husband works with him and his 19 year old brother died in front of their eyes. He had Cerebral Palsey and suffered a seizure and died. They tried to revive him but he passed away at Children's Hosp of Phila.

Then....barely 9 days later, my coworker (she's also my friend and boss) also suffered a sad loss. We had a very nasty snow storm here in the Philly area on Dec 19 (eliza I'm sure got hit too). My coworkers's 25 yo son went missing for 4 days after that. They found his car had slid into a tree and into a snow bank and he was reported dead on Dec 23.

So two tragic deaths and very heartbreaking funerals right before Christmas. So the holidays were overshadowed with much sadness.

Also, I started back to school this month....so trying to work on my organizational and time management skills and it's been a bit daunting

Hope you all are well....trying to catch up with the thread now......

Maria

 

[TammyNC]

Happiness in the New Year to you all....
Sorry I've been MIA for a couple weeks. Had a hectic as well as difficult December.

Came back from WDW on Dec 17 to a friend of my husband and mine who had a loss in the family. My husband works with him and his 19 year old brother died in front of their eyes. He had Cerebral Palsey and suffered a seizure and died. They tried to revive him but he passed away at Children's Hosp of Phila.

Then....barely 9 days later, my coworker (she's also my friend and boss) also suffered a sad loss. We had a very nasty snow storm here in the Philly area on Dec 19 (eliza I'm sure got hit too). My coworkers's 25 yo son went missing for 4 days after that. They found his car had slid into a tree and into a snow bank and he was reported dead on Dec 23.

So two tragic deaths and very heartbreaking funerals right before Christmas. So the holidays were overshadowed with much sadness.

Also, I started back to school this month....so trying to work on my organizational and time management skills and it's been a bit daunting

Hope you all are well....trying to catch up with the thread now......

Maria

So sorry to hear all that you all faced around the holiday's. Sending your way.

And I must add she does a very good job of it. My dad likes to kid and tell people that the kids love their teacher, its the principal of the thing they dont care much for(thats me)

You know they don't feel that way, they think you are a great one.

Thanks also everyone for the kind words about the kids, we think they are pretty great too (most of the time).

Hi all

I am so glad I checked this thread. I forgot to call for our Dec reservations!

Called Mr Muush, got our DVC number and got our 1 BR for 12/5 thru 12/11. I can't put in dates for anyone now on the front page (this keyboard is the pits), but I see HD will be there when we are (woohoo!) and I am sure others. I feel a 2nd annual Moose Meet coming on!!!!

We were supposed to go tubing today, but my hostess was kind of sore and backed out. Oh well, I can't get hurt sitting here in the lobby next to the fireplace typing!

Sounds like you are having a good time, staying warm by the fire sounds like a great plan for the day too.

Sending pixie dust to my sister and her family. They leave in just a few short hours on a drive south to our beloved lodge. They live in Pennsylvania, so they will be pulling up at 901 Timberline Drive some time tomorrow afternoon. Wish I were going with them...

Even though you won't be there with them, you can live the time through them.

 

[Inkmahm]

Looks like there WILL be a lot of us at VWL at the same time next December!

I changed our dates a bit and added one to VWL and took one from AKL. Now we will be at VWL for 4 nights (Dec 4,5,6,7)and then AKV for 3 nights (Dec 8,9,10) before we head out on the DCL cruise on the 11th..

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Happiness in the New Year to you all....
Sorry I've been MIA for a couple weeks. Had a hectic as well as difficult December.

Came back from WDW on Dec 17 to a friend of my husband and mine who had a loss in the family. My husband works with him and his 19 year old brother died in front of their eyes. He had Cerebral Palsey and suffered a seizure and died. They tried to revive him but he passed away at Children's Hosp of Phila.

Then....barely 9 days later, my coworker (she's also my friend and boss) also suffered a sad loss. We had a very nasty snow storm here in the Philly area on Dec 19 (eliza I'm sure got hit too). My coworkers's 25 yo son went missing for 4 days after that. They found his car had slid into a tree and into a snow bank and he was reported dead on Dec 23.

So two tragic deaths and very heartbreaking funerals right before Christmas. So the holidays were overshadowed with much sadness.

Also, I started back to school this month....so trying to work on my organizational and time management skills and it's been a bit daunting

Hope you all are well....trying to catch up with the thread now......

Maria

Wow Maria what a tough Christmas. I hope that the families of the people who died are doing okay. Our prayers go out to them. It is good to hear from you and I hope that things will be better for you and your friends.

My DH bought an internet radio and we are really enjoying listening to the Disney stations on it. Especially the one that plays all the park music and audio from the attractions. We are at 144 days out and it just seems like forever. We still haven't been able to sell our vacation for Feb. I think we can post it on the 11th. I hope we will have some luck with it.

 

[stopher1]

I enjoyed reading back and learning a little about you all. I have got to get in the habit of visiting the thread more often so I can stay caught up.

I am a stay-at-home/homeschool mom to dd & ds. Not the most exciting job but one that I'm thankful to have!!

And I must add she does a very good job of it. My dad likes to kid and tell people that the kids love their teacher, its the principal of the thing they dont care much for(thats me)

Very, very cool guys. That's us too. My DW, who is not on the boards at all, is also a stay-at-home/homeschool mom to our 3 kids. We've got an 8th grader, 5th grader and kindergartner in our house. And yes, like you Jimmy, I'm the principal in our school too! That's definitely what makes it so flexible for us to be leaving for 10 days to WDW on Monday! The kids they hang out with at church and in Scouts are quite jealous...perhaps some day we'll be able to meet.

 

[eliza61]

Came back from WDW on Dec 17 to a friend of my husband and mine who had a loss in the family. My husband works with him and his 19 year old brother died in front of their eyes. He had Cerebral Palsey and suffered a seizure and died. They tried to revive him but he passed away at Children's Hosp of Phila.

Then....barely 9 days later, my coworker (she's also my friend and boss) also suffered a sad loss. We had a very nasty snow storm here in the Philly area on Dec 19 (eliza I'm sure got hit too). My coworkers's 25 yo son went missing for 4 days after that. They found his car had slid into a tree and into a snow bank and he was reported dead on Dec 23.



Maria

Happy New Year Maria,
and it's always good to hear from you. Didn't this storm seem to leave a lot of young deaths in it's wake in our area? I work in Delaware and there were 3traffic accidents with young adults as victims.
Rizzo was (still is) pretty mad at the "old guy" and me because we refused to let him take the spare jalopy to school with him. I'm not a stable mabel on a good day so the thought of him driving around the mtns of West Virginia would have been enough to send me in a perpetual Jack Daniels stupor.

Send your friends my support and sympathy.

Sending pixie dust for a happier beginning to this New Year.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Hi Groupies! Got back from the north pole last night -ie, MN. WOW!!! I was keeping my stocking cap and scarf on for an hour or two after coming in from outside just trying to thaw out. It was wonderful to get off the plane last night and smell rain - not cold!

We have our reservations for next Dec too - the 5th-12th so I'm in for a groupie meet! We used a few of our next years VWL points for the trip this year not enough points to book the lodge right now so we're at BLT - MK View!!! Tried for standard view so I wouldn't have to borrow but it was a no-go for 3 days so I figured what the heck. Might as well watch all the MVMCP fireworks right from the room.

 

[twinklebug]

Just a little fun for those of us tired of snow...

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

TB love the snowman pics. They remind me of the Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.

 

[eliza61]

TB love the snowman pics. They remind me of the Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.

There's a reason why we named our dog, Hobbes.

These were our exact thoughts recently. Sid was a bit disappointed this past holiday because he found out that our township has an ordinance against allowing leopards as house pets.

 

[blossomz]

This cold weather is crazy!

 

[stopher1]

I LOVE Calvin & Hobbes.

I really like the top cartoon, but they both have such a wonderful flair to them.

 

[jimmytammy]

Maria. Please let your friends know we are praying for them.

 

[jimmytammy]

Stopher
would love to meet you folks one day also

 

[jimmytammy]

This cold weather is crazy!

A friend who is cm at wl said it was snowing at his house in lakeland this morning

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happy New Year Maria,
and it's always good to hear from you. Didn't this storm seem to leave a lot of young deaths in it's wake in our area? I work in Delaware and there were 3traffic accidents with young adults as victims.
Rizzo was (still is) pretty mad at the "old guy" and me because we refused to let him take the spare jalopy to school with him. I'm not a stable mabel on a good day so the thought of him driving around the mtns of West Virginia would have been enough to send me in a perpetual Jack Daniels stupor.

Send your friends my support and sympathy.

Sending pixie dust for a happier beginning to this New Year.

It was really bad eliza---did u feel the plows just didn't get out soon enough ? The eerie thing, was I had to work that night and I had my husband come and pick me up after work (I work at Abington Hospital if you're familiar eliza). Where my coworker/friend's son had his accident was in Bryn Athen (not too far from the hospital---maybe 10 min). Cars were sliding and spinning out all over Abington and all the way home to my town of Lansdale. Normally a 35+ min drive---took slightly over an hour to get home. Just felt the plows waited too long to get out on the road that day/night.

Thank you for your kind words eliza....also TammyNC and DLI and Jimmytammy. Truly appreciated...means the world.

And eliza, that day my son had to work too. I urged him to let his dad drive him in and pick him up in the 4x4. Andrew argued with me a bit.....told me I "underestimated and didn't trust his driving skills". I recall being so stressed over him driving. He did give in and let dad drive him. He later came up to me upon hearing of Scott's death and said he "got" why I was so nervous about it. I despise snow and ice. I have had 3 accidents in my entire life and ALL were snow/ice related. HATE the winter....driving conditions can be treacherous. So I TOTALLY understood how the thinking about Rizzo driving in that area and under those weather conditions would stress you to the max. I'm your soulmate where that is concerned.

Maria

 

[MiaSRN62]

Just a little fun for those of us tired of snow...

Thank you so much for the chuckle Twinklebug ! LOVE it !

Maria