DDA Chapter 27

[mommykds]

Terry,
Sending you & Hal good thoughts.

 

[MrsHeg]

Terry,
My heart goes out to you, I'll be praying that a solution comes your way soon.

 

[Tammi67]

We go to Disney World this month!!!!!!!

19 more days! 8 more working days!

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

Happy Monday.

 

[my3princes]

Happy Birthday to Debbie and Richie and also to Elin and Bob.
Yeah last month when Hal and I celebrated 42 years, we didn't go out until two weeks later!!


Deb, I remember being too cold or two hot in any type of office situation I have worked in. I was always using a fan or wearing a scarf and gloves

Well as of August, Hal's school contract ends and he will also be unemployed. He had one interview in another school district and he was a 'close' second. My unemployment is at the point that I have to show two types of job searches a week and my benefits end October 8. I can't even imagine having to apply at retail places just to say I have looked for a job. I do have a call going into the Office of Aging (I cannot believe I am typing that!!!) next week for an interview. All of this and Steve and Michelle are expecting any day now and I so want to go down to see them and the baby. I am so stressing out right now.

The only thing that is holding me together is our trip in about 51 days. That and the 5K in January.

Good luck to both of you. I know that I applied for many jobs that I never thought I would. Heck the job I'm doing now is something that I swore I would never do again when I was laid off from Dartmouth in 2000. Now I look at it as a foot in the door and I figure I can tolerate anything for a year I've already been approved for a grade increase. Not sure when it will take effect, but that will give me better options when I'm applying to new positions. I know that my current position ends on May 7th so I need to find something before then. In the meantime I have a paycheck and good health insurance. Now that the restaurant has closed I don't have that as a fallback when something else fails.

 

[mommykds]

Good morning all!

We took the kids to Williamsburg VA for a long weekend & to celebrate birthdays. Dana & I have been going there since 1988 & we just love it. (Not as much as Disney of course!)

We started getting our back to school emails already & none of us are ready yet!!! I will be getting school supplies & backpacks today though..blah!

Have a great day!

 

[PNO4TE]

We go to Disney World this month!!!!!!!

19 more days! 8 more working days!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Anne Marie - you all were pretty close to us this weekend! Glad you had fun.

 

[my3princes]

it's been thundering here all afternoon, no rain yet though. Went in the lake earlier. Water was super murky. We brought our snorkel gear and can't see an arms reach in any direction. I did swim across the lake twice, once with çhris and once with Nick. Yah forf exercise.

 

[Disney Yooper]

I did my first official training for the January Marathon. It went well.

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

 

[bethbuchall]

Good morning, DDA! I'm still around. I just don't have too much to say.

3 weeks from tomorrow Laura needs to be at school. I'm thinking Matthew will go about the same time. I am so not ready for this. (I know, I know, it's all good. It's exactly how it's supposed to happen. I should be , and I am but at the same time...)

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA! I'm still around. I just don't have too much to say.

3 weeks from tomorrow Laura needs to be at school. I'm thinking Matthew will go about the same time. I am so not ready for this. (I know, I know, it's all good. It's exactly how it's supposed to happen. I should be , and I am but at the same time...)

You'll get there, Beth! How's Laura doing with it? Is she excited?

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA!

Trying hard to be more productive at home than last week's "slow" week. For a slow week I sure when through a heck of a lot of gas. Seems I was running everywhere! This week the plans don't reach further than the mall, thank goodness. Today we're having lunch with my younger charge and her mom and baby brother, who starts with me on Monday. I've got meetings set up for tomorrow and Thursday night. Then Friday we're heading out to meet my extended family for camping. I think we've got 35 people going - all of the aunts, most uncles, all cousins, most cousin spouses and all of the 2nd cousin-kiddos. Just wish the lower temps forecasted a week ago were going to hold true. Instead it's easily 100. Guess Deva and I might sleep in the cabins after all.

For today though - cleaning. Woohoo. I know you're jealous! My first "official" Girl Scout thing for the new year is tomorrow evening (actually I guess it was last Monday) so I've got to finish cleaning up and sorting out everything from last year. Day camp is still kind of overrunning the dining room. Luckily, I started sorting through it and it looks worse than it is. Most of it was just spread thinly so cleaning up more quickly than I was anticipating. The playroom, now that's a different story....

 

[PNO4TE]

I did my first official training for the January Marathon. It went well.

Good for you!!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[PNO4TE]

Just saw this and knew that it would interest some of you:

As of January 28, Disney will be indefinitely discontinuing the following Grand Gathering Events:

Safari Celebration Dinner
Good Morning Breakfast
International Dinner
Epcot Illuminations Dessert Party.

There is no word as to whether they will be reinstated in the future.

Thanks to Sue at Small World Vacations for this information.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA! It's a beautiful morning to be on hold! I didn't bother to get up to call at the stroke of opening so I get to wait now. Ah, well, why not.

I'm wondering if my calculations are off on one thing, but I can't remember how it works so won't know for sure until I get through. When I figured that maybe I was only going to see about a $50 discount I was including my tickets bumping up to current prices. However this morning I'm wondering if already having my reservations means the tickets will stay the same. Not counting on it, but just had that additional thought. Guess we'll see what the numbers are when I get through to someone.

 

[tmfranlk]

Worked! Between free dining and switching to standard I am down $150 even after bumping up my tickets to 10 days. I was hoping free dining would cover MVMCP ticket and it's done just that plus a little more.

Almost there now!!