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

[twokats]

twokats - so sorry you had to cancel that trip. How is your mom?

Still packing--I'm such a Dory...oh look there's a shiny thing; hey that looks interesting....how can I get so distracted???

I'm just glad I was not the one to have to tell the grandchildren.

Sorry to tell ya'll that Mom is in the hospital. Her count has stayed so low and she has had a low grade temp, which is not good, so her doctor had me take her to the ER so that he could give her IV antibiotic and a blood transfusion. She wishes she was home, but she is still a good trooper. We hope to get her home by Friday.

Dory, I am usually up all night before we leave for the world trying to get all my packing finished. I have not ever been able to accomplish it early!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Stopher
Yes I believe in Angels also. Though I have never seen one, I feel they are there. My MIL, while in a coma, saw them and spoke vividly of them later. See saw them after the coma while still in the hospital. She cant recall much else about from the time she arrived til the time she left, but the angels stand out. Nurses and doctors told her several other people witnessed very much what she was describing.

Muushka

Congrats to you and Mr. Muushka on the permanent job! And we need to plan another get together at Maggianos real soon.

twokats

Still sending those prayers. Keep the faith!! He will sustain.

 

[Inkmahm]

Well, we could stand it no longer.

Mr Muush got an offer to go to permanent at his contract job. Working out the details now. But......

Booked a cruise! Freedom of the Seas. A 7 night out of our favorite departure port, Port Canaveral. Eastern, in a junior suite! 314 sq foot cabin and 101 square foot balcony. Such a deal!!! Only caveat, it is in September. But we have done it before and are flexible!

Yay! Congrats to Mr. Muushka on the permanent job. Hearing others are getting hired gives hope to the rest of us unemployed people.

 

[Muushka]

Stopher
Yes I believe in Angels also. Though I have never seen one, I feel they are there. My MIL, while in a coma, saw them and spoke vividly of them later. See saw them after the coma while still in the hospital. She cant recall much else about from the time she arrived til the time she left, but the angels stand out. Nurses and doctors told her several other people witnessed very much what she was describing.

Muushka

Congrats to you and Mr. Muushka on the permanent job! And we need to plan another get together at Maggianos real soon.

twokats

Still sending those prayers. Keep the faith!! He will sustain.

I loved that restaurant! We're in if you come this way.

Stopher1 Oh my gosh. What a nightmare of an accident. I am so glad that you were all right.

Kathy, I am sorry to hear your mom is not doing well. You sound like a great daughter, you take good care of Mom.
I hope she feels better soon.

PS Thanks Inkmahn, I knew I was forgetting someone!

 

[Inkmahm]

Sorry to tell ya'll that Mom is in the hospital. Her count has stayed so low and she has had a low grade temp, which is not good, so her doctor had me take her to the ER so that he could give her IV antibiotic and a blood transfusion. She wishes she was home, but she is still a good trooper. We hope to get her home by Friday.

Prayers are going out for your mom. It's so hard to watch our parents become old and ill. I know the feeling of being helpless. Hang in there! It sounds likes your mom is in good hands.

 

[Granny]

Muush...congrats on Mr. Muushka and the job scene!

twokats...continued prayers for your mother. I hope she is able to come home as scheduled.

 

[stopher1]

Muuska - congrats to both you and Mr. Muuska! That's great. Congrats also on the upcoming cruise.

jimmytammy - my grandmother, on the night before she died, saw and was talking to (an) angel(s). We were all there in the room with her surrounding the bed, and she was totally oblivious to us, looking off in having an audible conversation. It was fascinating to observe.

 

[stopher1]

Stopher1 Oh my gosh. What a nightmare of an accident. I am so glad that you were all right.

Thanks, me too. It was crazy. I'd only had my license for a couple of months too, and was on my way from our high school basketball game to an after-game pizza party for the players and cheerleaders and then WHAM, literally. Every so often my DW, who tends to have a bit of a lead foot, audibly wonders why I stick very close to the speed limit and don't like to stay too close to any merging lanes... and I'll retell the story. She then stops complaining and says the same thing you did... I'm so glad you were all right.

 

[Muushka]

Thanks, me too. It was crazy. I'd only had my license for a couple of months too, and was on my way from our high school basketball game to an after-game pizza party for the players and cheerleaders and then WHAM, literally. Every so often my DW, who tends to have a bit of a lead foot, audibly wonders why I stick very close to the speed limit and don't like to stay too close to any merging lanes... and I'll retell the story. She then stops complaining and says the same thing you did... I'm so glad you were all right.

You were just a kid when that happened . I probably would have never driven again!

Yay! Congrats to Mr. Muushka on the permanent job. Hearing others are getting hired gives hope to the rest of us unemployed people.

Thank you and everyone for the congrats.
"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. "
(to quote Andy Dufresne from one of my favorite movies Shawshank Redemption).

 

[stopher1]

You were just a kid when that happened . I probably would have never driven again!

It took me a while to get back behind the wheel.

 

[horselover]

Yay! Congrats to Mr. Muushka on the permanent job. Hearing others are getting hired gives hope to the rest of us unemployed people.

Hang in there Inkmahm! DH had an interview this week, has another scheduled with a different company for next week, & one other potential interview for next week as well. He's also decided he's going to try going out on his own & doing the consulting thing. He's got a very good idea for how to break into a specialty market. I told him to contact SCORE through the small business association & they'll hook him up with a mentor (mostly retired executives). He's got that meeting next week as well. They've paired him up with the founder of BJs. Hopefully all this means things are improving.

Eliza - thanks for the info. on Newark airport. Unfortunately you snooze, you lose. I didn't book the ticket last night & now that fare is gone. Seems to be the story for how this trip is going. Back to waiting & watching.

 

[twokats]

twokats

Still sending those prayers. Keep the faith!! He will sustain.

Kathy, I am sorry to hear your mom is not doing well. You sound like a great daughter, you take good care of Mom.
I hope she feels better soon.

Prayers are going out for your mom. It's so hard to watch our parents become old and ill. I know the feeling of being helpless. Hang in there! It sounds likes your mom is in good hands.

[/B]...continued prayers for your mother. I hope she is able to come home as scheduled.

I thank all of you for the care and concern but especially the thoughts and prayers. It is hard to watch your parent who has always been on the go be confined to the bed for so long and have so many hospital stays (which she hates!!)

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Well, we could stand it no longer.

Mr Muush got an offer to go to permanent at his contract job. Working out the details now. But......

Booked a cruise! Freedom of the Seas. A 7 night out of our favorite departure port, Port Canaveral. Eastern, in a junior suite! 314 sq foot cabin and 101 square foot balcony. Such a deal!!! Only caveat, it is in September. But we have done it before and are flexible!

Yeah Muushka on the DH getting the job!! Nothing says congratulations like a cruise!! Speaking of which, go ahead and add us to the cruise list....7 night Mediterranean DCL Cruise, August 13, 2011!!!!

 

[Muushka]

Yeah Muushka on the DH getting the job!! Nothing says congratulations like a cruise!! Speaking of which, go ahead and add us to the cruise list....7 night Mediterranean DCL Cruise, August 13, 2011!!!!

Oh yeah! Done!

 

[Inkmahm]

Hang in there Inkmahm! DH had an interview this week, has another scheduled with a different company for next week, & one other potential interview for next week as well. He's also decided he's going to try going out on his own & doing the consulting thing. He's got a very good idea for how to break into a specialty market. I told him to contact SCORE through the small business association & they'll hook him up with a mentor (mostly retired executives). He's got that meeting next week as well. They've paired him up with the founder of BJs. Hopefully all this means things are improving.

I think they are improving, yes. But the group I am in at outplacement is for the most part all people over 50 and we haven't seen too many of us get jobs yet. But activity is picking up for interviewing, but the actual job offers are still pretty rare.

I've been turning down offers of consulting work and just concentrating on finding a full time permanent position. SCORE is a great idea if your DH does decide to do the consulting route.

I have a few jobs that may fit me that I know about but all are in very early stages. I haven't even had a chance to interview for them yet. Everything seems to take forever these days, but that's okay. As long as I end up with something decent in the end, I can wait.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Muushka ! Congrats on the Mr getting a permanent job and for booking that Disney cruise !!!!

Maria

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

DLI--how fun to experience the lodge over the phone through the eyes of your aunt. I have never eaten dinner at WCC--only breakfast. Did they like it?

I haven't gotten to talk to her yet but she has eaten there before and really liked it. She said she didn't think she would be able to eat though because she was having a bad heartburn attack. She went with though for her friends. She tried to call me again this morning to tell me she was walking up Main Street but I was at work.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Oh and
3 weeks from today!!!!!

 

[horselover]

Dropped to the 2nd page. Say it isn't so!

DiznyDi & Dad - hope you're having fun. Missing your daily pre-trip excitement posts!

Only 145 days to go....

Happy weekend groupies!

 

[Inkmahm]

Good news: My inlaws were able to get a 2 bedroom at OKW for our trip in December. Bad news, we won't be staying at VWL anymore.

Muushka,can you change the schedule to show Dec 4 through Dec 8 at OKW and Dec 9 and 10th at AKV. We're going to leave OKW a day early to still stay at AKV two nights instead of moving for just one for Friday.