Hi all, happy Thursday. I had a weird dream this morning. I dreamt I was at the Studios in WDW and went to get a FastPass for Toy Story Mania. They were out, so we got in a 40 minute line. My dad somehow got separated from us, so my mom and I were stuck waiting in an empty plaza and would be the next group to enter the building.
Then they send us to the building, and in front of us is a rock climbing wall with ropes, and we're told we have to scale the wall to make it to the last part of the line. I started saying I had a bad back and couldn't scale the wall, so they wouldn't let us ride. My dad reappears later and says we didn't have to scale the wall, the rope was going to pull us up on its own once we held on. Then we realized we'd forgotten to make ADRs for the Brown Derby and we ran over there in a panic. And then I woke up.
Anyone wanna psychoanalyze that for me?
Hey...guess what I did today? I got my hair done at a salon. I got highlights done. I've never had anything other than a cut or a perm done, and the lady there was so excited to do something fun with my hair. She did a great job, and gave me a great deal. I was there for 2-1/2 hours! My DD thinks it looks good, so if it gets her approval, that's a good thing! It was fun.
Woo-hoo! Glad you got to have a good treat for yourself, Deb.
OK so I totally cried last night at Glenn's show...it is playing at theatres again tonight so if you missed it....I highly recommend going to see it tonight. Yes, I cried...alot. The whole audience did. Especially at the very end, all you could hear through out the theatre were sniffles. Man, that has to be one emotionally exhausting show to put on. I just wanted to give him a huge hug at the end of the show.
I came into work at 5am this morning, gotta leave early. DH goes before the board today for an AGR slot on base. I've been praying relentlessly for weeks in the hopes that he gets it. We need it SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad. He's applied for so many civilian jobs, and hasn't gotten a single interview in 3 months, even for the jobs where they specifically wanted someone with military background, and law enforcement....he's a police officer in the military-how much more perfect of a fit do they want??
This would be the BEST Christmas present we could receive this year.
I'll have to share it when I get home, but DH decided to play with Jacob and the camera yesterday and took the cutest picture of him...He's still so tiny he fits inside our stockings, so that is where he put him
Jacob seemed to actually like it. Guess he was digging the soft furry feeling of it. He cried when he took him out. haha!
Glad you had fun at the show, JB! And I will be praying for y'all that the job situation goes well. And I'm still so happy Jacob's home and well!
Well, let me preface my post by saying that, I am a singer. I have been trained and have been performing since I was 5, so I'm probably far more critical than the average viewer.
I thought she looked beautiful, and had fantastic stage presence. She complimented Glenn wonderfully, and she has a brilliant voice. The only thing that I didn't care alot for was some of the long drawn out vocal runs that she did from time to time. I prefer keeping things (traditional songs at least) very close to original melody and not "fixing something that isn't broken". I have the same issues with people messing with the Star Spangled Banner. I think keeping it a little more on the simple side would have been better, especially for "until we meet again" and "oh child why do you run", two of the most poignant moments in the show.
I haven't seen the show, so I have no idea what she sounds like, but I agree with what you're saying. I don't like it when people try to "personalize" classic songs, such as the National Anthem. I'm one of those gals who goes to a lot of sporting events, so I've suffered through some real hack jobs over the years. Sing it as it was written. Period.
This is a beef I have with the church I attend. They very rarely sign hymns, and usually when they do, they feel the need to "reinterpret" them to make them more modern. My eye starts to twitch within five minutes flat usually. The Christmas choir concert they had recently was no exception. They changed some songs so much I couldn't even recognize them. Blah.
Soarin, that is so cool you got to see Christmas Sweater. I love Glenn Beck! Blest, I have gotten very few Christmas cards this year, I think a lot of people aren't sending them anymore. It gets so time consuming and expensive. Heck, at .42 per card to just mail it, that's some serious money right there. I went ahead and sent them, but only to people that really matter. And I got very lovely, very religious, Christmas cards. I am sure my one friend delivered a great big eye roll my way since she finds religious cards at Christmas annoying. I may never know,
she hasn't spoken to me since before the election when she walked by my house and saw my McCain sign. 
Now that's mature. Some friend.
Our church offers a free in-house Christmas card delivery service between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They tweens and youth groups sponsor it, and this year they have been inundated with cards to deliver. I peeked in the sorting room yesterday and there were hundreds and hundreds of cards yet to be delivered!
One cool side story on that: It has come to my attention that many people are using this delivery service as a way to send cash anonymously to other families in the church who are out of work or otherwise under financial stress. There is a whole lot of joy going on here right now.
What a great idea! And how heartening as well.
I just read the Rick Warren thread, your comment made so much sense. My dear stepdad (minister who is liberal to a fault God Bless him) says "mega church" like its a dirty word. I mean what is the problem with large churches with some people? Seems to be the Reverend Wright was preaching to a very large crowd. I don't see any of those people on the os screaming about that mega church.
You can say what you want about Rick Warren, but the guy isn't afraid to get his hands dirty and isn't afraid to go out on a limb.
I think Obama made a wise choice. And a very deliberate one.
I haven't read the thread, but I'm probably guilty of saying mega church like it's a dirty word myself. I have nothing against them, and I think it's great so many people find the same church apealing. I just personally wouldn't want to attend one. I like a big church, but not a mega-church. But all of my thoughts on the matter are due to what's happening now at the church I've gone to since I was a baby. They are really pushing towards becoming a mega-church. They're not even building our sanctuary as promised; they're building practically a danged stadium, complete with tiered seating and theater-style seats. I'm not happy about it at all. But anyway.
Did y'all ever notice that the same folks (IRL of course, I would never talk about anyone on the DIS
) who have a problem with religion have no problem whatsoever believing in Global Warming?
Just saying....
Some folks are like this, yes. I have a friend like this, actually. She thinks people are stupid to follow religion, but if anyone asks even a question about global warming "proof" she goes off like you're calling her mother a name.
[Needless to say, we don't talk about politics if we can help it!
]
If you haven't read Coulter's book Godless, there's a good section on global warming and how we are expected to believe it without question as if it were a religion, while some of those same people think we're stupid for believing in God.
What would I know? I'm just a hateful bigot (well, according to someone on another thread.
)
Good news update::: My friend has decided to forego the Orlando conference in January. Looks like it'll be just me, which is the next best thing to having DW go with me.
On a related topic, what is the shortest lead time anyone here has had for a trip to WDW. The reason I ask is that the stars have aligned (kids staying with grandparents for a few days, enough money in the bank, job responsibilities not critical this weekend, shopping is done) so the DW and I could -repeat COULD -take off and go to WDW
tomorrow for a few days and come back Christmas Eve.
I know that sounds crazy, but every once in a great while we'll take a notion and do something romantically spur of the moment like that. I must admit it would be a doozy even for us. Eh, it probably won't happen but it's fun to think about.
I'm glad you'll get to go solo, Zip! And I know later in the thread said you can't take the spur of the moment trip after all, but I hope it'll change and you can go. Sounds like fun! Life's short, after all.
that is because, as we all know, the internet was invented by a democrat...al gore...so it will never be perfect, only more expensive.
Definitely do it! A few weeks ago, I surprised my wife with a very last minute trip to Manhattan after she saw one of our favorite restaurants on TV and mentioned how much she missed our old life there during this time of the year. That was on Friday morning and by Friday afternoon, I booked 3 nights and got reservations at the very restaurant she was talking about. When we got home from work that day, I told her we were leaving in the morning and she flipped! Since then, I've been promoted to "superstar" status around the house, even higher, for once, then the kids and our 2 dogs! The only thing better than the anticipation of a trip is no anticipation at all.
Sounds like a great trip!
I offered to do a spreadsheet but my dad said no. He'd rather do it all himself.... and organized he is not!
My sister does not want to go, and when she doesn't want to do something.... she does everything in her power to ruin everyone else's good time. I honestly want to strangle that girl 99.9% of the time (and she's almost 17!).
Ah, another reason why I am glad I'm an only child.
Having the whole family together, jostling through the throng in World Showcase on New Year's Eve.
Priceless!
ford family
I dunno what sounds worse to me: Fighting the crowds in WS on NYE, or having the
whole family together.
me too, but i always add information like, "get fast pass for safari" or "last nemo show at ...." and in november, i definitely avoid the super soap weekend at dhs. gad zooks that's a frightening thing!
This year was the last one, so you shall be safe from now on!
ON the same subject... anyone miss me? WOO HOOO I was at work! Doing... WORK THINGS! Met a bunch of the staff, cleaned out my room. I'll haul stuff in tomorrow, but the way it is looking we'll be having a SNOW DAY tomorrow! LOL One day of work and I'll probably have tomorrow off, then Christmas break. It was SOO Nice to be working today! We have maybe two paychecks of mine going back into "catch up", then we can throw the rest into savings and paying off a few very minor credit cards. Oh I want my savings account back!
I'm so glad for you!
We made it to the grocery store yesterday when there was only an inch on the ground and the roads were just wet. I picked up bread for sandwiches, and frozen stuff that can go in the toaster oven if the weight of the snow takes out trees or branches, which in turn take out the power. The gen can run the toaster oven, but can't run the range.
Well it CAN, but only if that is the only thing it is running, and we kinda like being able to have the well pump and lights on.
I wish we were having an encore somewhere in MS because I'd be there again tonight!
That's where you are, isn't it? Or am I losing it?
I absolutely loved how he acted the story out- he is definitely a gifted actor! I think my favorite part has to be when he got to the part about Eddie passing through the storm- I cried the whole time because I thought about myself and how many times I too have passed through the storm. The lady who sang was also amazing- her voice was stellar!! She was a perfect accompaniment to Glenn and the story. When the show ended everyone in the theater clapped and cheered (even though we were in a movie theater). The girl who gave us our tickets commented she'd never heard of The Christmas Sweater so I told her about it. I wish Jackson was showing an encore tonight- I'd so go back!!!!
I am just so thankful I got to see Glenn perform his beautiful story- I would not have missed it for anything in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
