DDA Chapter 11

[Blueeyes101817]

Deb-that sounds like a good costume!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Good night Elin. And everyone else too. I am headed that way too.

Goodnight Elin, and everyone else. I'm heading to bed too.

Good night, Robyn & Tammi!

So I came up with a crazy idea of making Nick into Mr. Potato Head for his costume. I want to make the various body parts with extras and have them velcro on. That way we could change his appearance. What do you all think?

That would be cool!

 

[ReAnSt]

Too cool!!! I think I'd have to get involved in this. In Girl Scouts, those would be called swaps.

Yep, but it was not face to face. I did organize a patch swap. I had 25 participants, which was more then I initially figured I would get. There was also a session to earn either a try-it, badge, or interest project patch that somebody else organized.

Here is the link to our cruise navigator and fish extender lists and the pocket size version.

Plus the kids activity journal. This is just the first page the whole thing was 20 pages. One for each day plus extras.

This amount of activity is abnormal. But we had a lot of time together and a lot of DIS cruisers.

 

[ReAnSt]

So I came up with a crazy idea of making Nick into Mr. Potato Head for his costume. I want to make the various body parts with extras and have them velcro on. That way we could change his appearance. What do you all think?

My friend Kim was Mr. Potato Head for Halloween in College. It was tons of fun. But she got annoyed after awhile as everyone kept playing with the parts.

 

[ReAnSt]

I gotta go to bed. I am still sickish. I wish I could get rid of the Disney crud.

I have my doctor appointment tomorrow for my foot. I hope it is healed enough so I do not need surgery.

Hope you are having good weeks.

 

[tinker1bell]

That's what I do!

So, after yesterday's debacle at Kroger...

...my grocery cart ended up in a huge pothole in the parking lot, because I was trying to navigate it one-handed so I could hold Alyssa's hand. Needless-to-say, the pothole won, because the whole cart tipped over, taking me down with it. $130 worth of groceries everywhere and I have a slightly sprained wrist and lots of scrapes...

...I decided that September 8th would be a fresh start!

So said fresh start began with Noah exploding and then peeing all over the place around 6 a.m. After that, we managed to get to ballet on time (new start time: 9:30 a.m.)

I won't bore you with too many other details, but I'm patting myself on the back for the following:
-no crying!
-did not kill Matty when he got in the elevator without the rest of us at the community center;
-spent less than $100 at Target;
-did not lecture Kevin too much for not using his crutches today;
-refrained from using profanity including in my response to Kevin when he suggested I go buy milkshakes even though he knows I officially started dieting today.

Now I'm off to frost the 2nd annual "back to school" cake.

Please take care everyone, and watch out for potholes!

all I can say is






in some sort of order !!!!!!

You poor thing. Hope tomorrow is better.

 

[tinker1bell]

Dang, Amy! Don't they have carry-out service at your Kroger? Your day sucked worse than mine! But it sounds like you held it together! I would have had the milkshake. I might have even added a shot of vodka to it.

I would definately have had the milkshake and added anything that would have tasted really, really good making sure it was something with alcohol in it!!!!!

 

[Steffy]

Hello DDA! I'm waaaaayyyyy back. A least 20 pages. So this is a drive by posting just to let you all know I'm thinking about you.

This has been one of the most stress filled days of my career. I just finished a Cosmopolitan.

I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is looking to be just as bad.

 

[tinker1bell]

Too cool!!! I think I'd have to get involved in this. In Girl Scouts, those would be called swaps.

I have been stashing things away for our trip in Dec. I cannot even believe how excited I am about this trip. I have probably bought too much. But it will be all in fun because everyone talked about this part of the trip when we went to the Magic Meet.

Depending on who all are involved, it could take a while going from deck to deck to put your surprise presents in the exchange.

Yes,,,,,,Stephanie and I are crazy or maybe just me

 

[tinker1bell]

Jennifer I found the best way to teach Dads the reality of taking care of the kids is to leave the house. If I wanted a break I would leave, I would go anywhere as long as I was getting a Mommy break. I'm sure Chris had trials and tribulations along the way, but all the kids are alive and no worse for wear I could leave for any length of time and I am confident that Chris could handle whatever might arise.

I agree.

Once when I went away for the weekend, Hal had all three. he managed. he even made blue rice. The kids still talk about that weekend.

 

[tinker1bell]

So I came up with a crazy idea of making Nick into Mr. Potato Head for his costume. I want to make the various body parts with extras and have them velcro on. That way we could change his appearance. What do you all think?

I cannot wait to see what you come up with

 

[tinker1bell]

Hello DDA! I'm waaaaayyyyy back. A least 20 pages. So this is a drive by posting just to let you all know I'm thinking about you.

This has been one of the most stress filled days of my career. I just finished a Cosmopolitan.

I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is looking to be just as bad.

I have had two VERY TALL gin & tonics and maybe having a glass of sherry as well after today.

 

[lovesdumbo]

no...in my travels around I found a lady who makes them....we ended up chatting and she was nice enough to make on up for us....I wish I had talent to make one myself!

She did a great job!

Oh my GOSH. Can I just say that Kyle, despite being SO good with the girls (he really is phenomenal, and I'm sure his field helps a bit ), would never last one day if roles were reversed and I were gone for hours or days on end. I could punch him right about now!

Thanks! DH called me at 5 PM to tell me DS was vomiting, so that was bad. But DS says he feels fine now. Not sure what was going on. DH is off tomorrow, so if DS is sick we won't have to scramble and juggle.

Hope he's feeling well tomorrow.

So, after yesterday's debacle at Kroger...

...my grocery cart ended up in a huge pothole in the parking lot, because I was trying to navigate it one-handed so I could hold Alyssa's hand. Needless-to-say, the pothole won, because the whole cart tipped over, taking me down with it. $130 worth of groceries everywhere and I have a slightly sprained wrist and lots of scrapes...

...I decided that September 8th would be a fresh start!

So said fresh start began with Noah exploding and then peeing all over the place around 6 a.m. After that, we managed to get to ballet on time (new start time: 9:30 a.m.)

I won't bore you with too many other details, but I'm patting myself on the back for the following:
-no crying!
-did not kill Matty when he got in the elevator without the rest of us at the community center;
-spent less than $100 at Target;
-did not lecture Kevin too much for not using his crutches today;
-refrained from using profanity including in my response to Kevin when he suggested I go buy milkshakes even though he knows I officially started dieting today.

Now I'm off to frost the 2nd annual "back to school" cake.

Please take care everyone, and watch out for potholes!

Hope you heal quickly! Tomorrow has to be better!

I gotta go to bed. I am still sickish. I wish I could get rid of the Disney crud.

I have my doctor appointment tomorrow for my foot. I hope it is healed enough so I do not need surgery.

Hope you are having good weeks.

Hope you're feeling better. Good luck with the dr.

 

[Steffy]

Playing Devils Advocate here. Being a Mom and knowing how much I like to spend time with my Children I'm sure that your Mom has a need to spend time with all of her children and grandchildren too. I know that my parents would move heaven and earth to see their grandkids. What you are thinking will make her weak may actually provide her with added strength. It may be just what the doctor ordered. Fighting cancer is done to keep living, not to make someone have to stay home every waking minute. I know that you are only trying to protect her, but she may really be looking forward to it. Perhaps you could assist her in taking care of your sister's kids (against you better judgement of course) as it would give you extra time with your Mom without flying to Kansas and it would give her the opportunity to spend extra time with DS

Thanks for the quoteable post Deb. Elizabeth I have kept my lip zipped and maybe I shouldn't have. Thank you Deb for your brave post.

My Dad is 93. He shouldn't be lifting pallets full of 50 pound stones for his walkway, but he does. He shouldn't still be mowing the grass. He shouldn't be hanging doors. He shouldn't be sneaking out of the house to eat cheese Whoppers. He shouldn't be laying decorative stones on his walkway. He shouldn't be working. He shouldn't be driving 4 hours to see his grandson get married. He shouldn't be doing any of that. But if he felt that he just went through life saving surgery, just so he could sit in a rocking chair, he would surely die. You know what, he's going to die someday anyway. But he's going to be doing what he loves to do. He's going to die with his boots on, doing SOMETHING. He would hate to get to the pearly gates and when St. Peter asked what did you die from, he say nothing. Not my Dad.

I have a friend who was just told her cancer has returned and she is now at stage 4. So is this the time for her to sit in her house and do nothing to preserve her energy? H E L L no. This is the time she wants to see her friends, go to the mountains and see the deer at her cabin.

I think the greatest gift you could give your mom right now is to find it in your heart to get along with Ms Selfish and Diva Girl. Maybe go to your sister's home for Thanksgiving. Plan a really nice time for your Mom. She doesn't need to be reminded every second of the day she's sick. She's trying to live with cancer, not die from it.

Thanskgiving was my Mom's birthday. No matter how sick she was, my Mom would watch my granddaughter while my sister, my daughter, my DDIL and her sister would go out for Black Friday. Usually my son would stay with her "to keep her company" Actually, he would watch my DGD, Mom was too sick to. But it made her feel useful. That was her yearly "job" to watch the kid while we hit the stores. Till the day she died I never told my mother she was too sick or too weak to do anything. Nothing I could gift my Mom made her happier than to see her children and grandchildren and the absolute apple of her eye, my daughter's daughter, getting along for the annual celebration of her life. And shopping.

Well, I've talked way too much. I'm going to bed. to you Elizabeth. I know you just want to protect your mom and you want to do SOMETHING to extend her life. And feeling very helpless in the process. But sometimes peace is the greatest gift of all.

 

[Tammi67]

So I came up with a crazy idea of making Nick into Mr. Potato Head for his costume. I want to make the various body parts with extras and have them velcro on. That way we could change his appearance. What do you all think?

Can't wait to see it.

 

[Tammi67]

Hello DDA! I'm waaaaayyyyy back. A least 20 pages. So this is a drive by posting just to let you all know I'm thinking about you.

This has been one of the most stress filled days of my career. I just finished a Cosmopolitan.

I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is looking to be just as bad.

Only 1 Cosmo?

Hi Stephanie. We miss you! Here's some that life takes it easy on you soon.

 

[Tammi67]

Well, I've talked way too much. I'm going to bed. to you Elizabeth. I know you just want to protect your mom and you want to do SOMETHING to extend her life. And feeling very helpless in the process. But sometimes peace is the greatest gift of all.

You said it all quite so well, Stephanie. to both you and Elizabeth.

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

 

[tinknme]

Good morning all, I am running late so I will catch up later!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Please, please let the noise I hear be thunder.