DDA Chapter 6

[PNO4TE]

Right about 7:30. It wasn't too bad of a wait.

we were there about 7:00, so we missed you ... and you missed the throng! Did you see all the motorcycles?

 

[Tammi67]

Yes, the kids enjoyed that.

 

[Glynis]

Hello
Thank you allfor the compliments on the new truck. I've been walking around the last couple of days with a severe case of per-ma-grin

It's no wonder!!! It's a great toy! I can't wait to hear how it handles the Brook's family road trip!

 

[Glynis]

I do

Sounds like we could hire you to follow all the DDA members who don't know how to do this! You could be our own personal "car guy"!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I'll keep your mom in my prayers!

I'm with Momboss. You shouldn't feel bad about your trip! You deserve this!

Thanks, Glynis!

Bernadette - Well, you weren't expecting me to call! I kept the green bag, even though the blue and the pink were VERY nice. I also found another bag over in the luggage section that I ALMOST bought. It was more like a small carry-on - it had the thing on the back where you slide it over the luggage handle. They had the briefcase bag, too. I saw the "only bagg" on a website but Marshall's didn't have any.

I hate to admit this, but I don't know how to change a tire

I don't even know how to check the air pressure in the tires.

I'm so sorry to hear about your great uncle.

Becky, I am sorry! Your plate is overflowing these days!

We have another band of big, nasty storms rolling in so I am going to turn my computer off. Have a great night, all!

 

[Kitchensinkguy]

It's no wonder!!! It's a great toy! I can't wait to hear how it handles the Brook's family road trip!

I'm sure it will do well. It has a towing capacity of over 10,000 lb.s and our camper only weighs about 7,000 fully loaded

 

[Kitchensinkguy]

Sounds like we could hire you to follow all the DDA members who don't know how to do this! You could be our own personal "car guy"!

I will answear any questions I can.

 

[Tinkaroo]

We are staying at OKW, mainly because of the bed configuration. The four of them (Bob, DD, his sister and niece) are sharing one studio, because it's the cheapest way to go. They will be more comfortable in the 2 beds as opposed to a sleeper. If I had my way we would be staying at BWV. I've already had my parents at OKW and would like to show them something different. If they go too, we'll have enough for a GG!

We don't do wine at our church. We were practicing at home the other day using toast! They used crackers Monday night at Religion. I'm so afraid that he will gag on it and spit it out!

Sounds like great plans! Do you already have reservations at SSR, and just waiting to switch at the 7 mo. mark?

I'm rethinking aspects of our Dec. trip, and made a back-up DVC reservation yesterday just in case. (We hadn't expected to have any pts. until Oct. '09, but my BIL/SIL still aren't going to be able to afford WDW this year, so we have those points we had set aside for them.) I'd love to change to AKV, but MS was telling me they didn't have anything but SSR and OKW available right now for all of my nights. Have you waitlisted before?

At her 1st Communion, Kathrin was so disappointed that the "host" was not a mint!

This story reminds me of my nephew! My nephew yelled in church once. The priest gives a "blessing" to the deacon so he could give the sermon. (To do this the priest places his hands over the deacon's head, says a prayer and we wait for the sermon to start.)
In that lovely long pause, my nephew - only 5 or 6 - decides to ask my mom - making sure that everyone within 25 rows of us could hear asks: "Gramma, is he praying for hair?" Our deacon is bald.

Here's the revision Theresa,

I'm not happy with the picture in this one, I'll keep looking later, right now I need to get out there and finish cleaning up my flower bed.

Elin - thanks for asking, I'm doing quite well, (knock on wood), still inching toward my next weight loss goal. Patience is not one of my strong points.

Tammi - Gary was very efficient and got the paperwork to us very quickly.

Looks like I'll be meeting several of you in August, my time off was approved so I'll be making our reservation soon. I can't wait to meet more DDA'ers!

Wonderful designs, Debbie! And congrats on the August trip!

Bob got the confirmation number from him immediately (he paid with his CC). Oh and have I told you all that he got a Disney Visa and is racking up the Reward Points?!?! So now he just has to wait for the paperwork.

When in August are you planning on going? I hope it overlaps our trip.

Sounds like someone is definitely catching on.

She's gained all of 11 pounds, Glynis!

Did you get to go to the game last night, Jen?

Today I discovered that my local Hallmark store has a Webkinz deal of the week...a full-sized Webkinz for only $7 starting every Monday until they sell out. This week's animal is a duck. I didn't buy it, but it sure is cute and fluffy.

All this talk of Webkinz - I may have to check it out! Don't know when I'd find time to play it, but a girl can dream!

hee hee...Matty certainly knows the way it goes...first lock the door and THEN play in the bathroom!!

But see the upside is that those hours would be peaceful. I don't sleep much more than 5 or so hours a night so I could sleep a bit before and then nap when Lucy naps and Mo is at school. And it wouldn't be every night. What I like about those hours is that I can still do stuff with the girls in the evening. It certainly would be an adjustment but I think it would not be as mentally exhausting. Baked goods are attitude free and speechless

Robyn, if you think you can deal with the schedule, then I say go for it! You never know until you try. And baked goods sound like just the thing to deal with at that time of night.

 

[my3princes]

Morning! Off to eat lunch with the kids at school (yes, at 10:30am) and then run errands. John is doing the same. Then tomorrow I get a Pedicure and pack. I can't believe we will leave Friday finally!

I'm getting excited for you

Hi, Just stopping in for a fly by posting.

My morning started with stopping at Panera for bagels well actually two Panera's as the first had like no bagels left. Plus having the flowers spill water all over the floor of my car. It was for administrative assistant's day.

Tomorrow starts the wacky weekend. I have a to drop off registration forms, then head to a year end dinner Thursday night, Friday I have K-registration, then to camp until about 2pm Saturday when I will head to the baseball stadium for the overnight. Then Sunday I have a Gold Award ceremony to attend. Details are still being worked out about when I need to be where. My manager is trying to tell me not to stay overnight Friday night into Saturday. Umm, the volunteers want me there Friday night and Saturday morning. I am not driving 2+ hours home Friday night to turn around and drive 2+ hours back Saturday morning to be back by 9am. At $3.59 per gallon I am not driving almost 200 extra miles.

I am able to take my test on Monday, which I am very grateful for. Although Monday I could be attending my Great Uncle Alvin's funeral. He was found dead at the top of his stairs today. They think he was there since Monday or Tuesday. He lived by himself and my great aunt went to pick him up to take him to the doctor today and no one answered the door.

I am going to take a nap. I am tired and I know my weekend will wear me out. So I need to take advantage of the possibility of sleep. Even an hour or two will be helpful in the long run.

Hope everyone has been having a great week and has a great weekend.

I'm sorry about your uncle I hope that you find some down time soon, you are going to burn out.

oh, he is so hooked!

I think I hear a DDA or is it WDW wedding in our future I hope they at least give us notice so we can all clear our schedules You know that if they don't get married there they will surely honeymoon there and we'd Have to crash the honeymoon

I hate to admit this, but I don't know how to change a tire

me either!

I do. It usually goes like this. Um Honey...I have a little problem can you help me out?
























Just kidding. I've been changing tires since I was little. I can do oil and many other things too

Hello
Thank you allfor the compliments on the new truck. I've been walking around the last couple of days with a severe case of per-ma-grin

And I thought I put that grin on your face

 

[Tammi67]

Sounds like great plans! Do you already have reservations at SSR, and just waiting to switch at the 7 mo. mark?

I'm rethinking aspects of our Dec. trip, and made a back-up DVC reservation yesterday just in case. (We hadn't expected to have any pts. until Oct. '09, but my BIL/SIL still aren't going to be able to afford WDW this year, so we have those points we had set aside for them.) I'd love to change to AKV, but MS was telling me they didn't have anything but SSR and OKW available right now for all of my nights. Have you waitlisted before?

Yes, I'm holding a ressie at SSR and May 6 is my booking day for all of my nights. I'll need 2 studios, one for the kids and myself and the other for my parents.

I've waitlisted for both BWV and AKV and they both came through. BWV was even in October.

 

[Tammi67]

I think I hear a DDA or is it WDW wedding in our future I hope they at least give us notice so we can all clear our schedules You know that if they don't get married there they will surely honeymoon there and we'd Have to crash the honeymoon

Wouldn't that be fun? Would you all come?

 

[yellowfish78]

Don't cha just love it? So how are the wedding plans coming, it's going to be here before you know it.

I hadn't thought about it today until you mentioned it! We have food tasting on May 10th, June is the dress fitting and invites. Then we start paying people. Ack! Oh...and put the invites and favors together.

I hate to admit this, but I don't know how to change a tire

I do. It's called 1-800-AAA-HELP.

We had a new bishop appointed over our congregation, and he stood up and told us all how happy he was, and if there was ever anything anyone needed, he would be happy to help out. One of my neighbors kids started acting up, and his daddy got up to take him out, and the little boy screamed at the top of his lungs, "Bishop, help me!" I was impressed that the bishop left the podium, took the little boy from his father, and got the little boy calm!

That is too cute!

Wouldn't that be fun? Would you all come?

OHhh...a dessert party in France during Illuminations...

 

[my3princes]

Wouldn't that be fun? Would you all come?

You bet cha.

 

[babytrees]

We had a new bishop appointed over our congregation, and he stood up and told us all how happy he was, and if there was ever anything anyone needed, he would be happy to help out. One of my neighbors kids started acting up, and his daddy got up to take him out, and the little boy screamed at the top of his lungs, "Bishop, help me!" I was impressed that the bishop left the podium, took the little boy from his father, and got the little boy calm!

that (and all of the other church stories) is precious!!

Only one I have is Cassidy exclaiming "AMEN" loudly in our little church (think 50 people in worship) in the middle of a LONG prayer

 

[Tinkaroo]

So today is our 100 day mark.
My ticker says 99, but the way I count we won't be in double digits until tomorrow.

My mom sees the OB/GYN tomorrow. I have decided that it was really very irresponsible of them not to include her pelvis in the CT scan they did. At any rate, they are going to have to do some serious biopsies to make sure the "fibroids" really are just that. I am more concerned about the area of "thickening" on the uterine wall. My research shows that can be cancer, and her variety of cancer DOES spread to the uterus. Hopefully the OB/GYN will be very thorough so when Mom sees the oncologist again on May 9 they will know with 100% certainty what is going on throughout her entire body. I want to get my flights booked for her surgery, so hopefully when she goes on back they will schedule it.

I feel guilty being so excited about our trip when she has all these things going on. Unfortunately she refuses to listen to me when I try to help, so maybe I do need to step back and let her do whatever. She is having more repair issues with her car yet she will NOT think logically about it. I made several suggestions and she got all mad. Still, I feel guilty. I told Momboss maybe we should cut the trip down so I can help my mom with her finances. She said we shouldn't cut the trip short because we have tried to help and Mom INSISTS on doing it her own way. My mom wouldn't be so short on money if 1) she would say NO to my sister and 2) she would file her taxes from the past 3 years and 3) she would file all of her medical claims. Her cancer policy will be tremendously helpful IF she files the claims for reimbursement. She could move to a less expensive apartment (they chose that one because it has lots of "amenities", but the actual apartment is very basic), she could get rid of her storage unit if she would throw out all of the boxes of records from my father's defunct business (the man is DEAD, and it wasn't HER business so she is NOT responsible for all that crap!), so on and so on. Since she is so stubborn about making things better I shouldn't feel bad about doing something for my family, but I do.

Elizabeth, I agree with Momboss. You shouldn't put your life on hold to potentially "rescue" your mom out of a situation, particularly when she keeps shunning your help. I say go, and enjoy yourself! If something happens that absolutely requires you to get to your mom, I'm confident the logistics wouldn't be too hard to coordinate.

Well Virginia had her 6 month check up today. She weighs 15lbs 11oz and is 26 inches long. She got 3 shots. She is in the 50th % on both height and weight. Robyn she eats 2 stage one jars of baby food a day and some cereal.


Heidi I have seen the Nugget thread. Their is also a designer that makes water bottle labels.

Great news!

Hi, Just stopping in for a fly by posting.

My morning started with stopping at Panera for bagels well actually two Panera's as the first had like no bagels left. Plus having the flowers spill water all over the floor of my car. It was for administrative assistant's day.

Tomorrow starts the wacky weekend. I have a to drop off registration forms, then head to a year end dinner Thursday night, Friday I have K-registration, then to camp until about 2pm Saturday when I will head to the baseball stadium for the overnight. Then Sunday I have a Gold Award ceremony to attend. Details are still being worked out about when I need to be where. My manager is trying to tell me not to stay overnight Friday night into Saturday. Umm, the volunteers want me there Friday night and Saturday morning. I am not driving 2+ hours home Friday night to turn around and drive 2+ hours back Saturday morning to be back by 9am. At $3.59 per gallon I am not driving almost 200 extra miles.

I am able to take my test on Monday, which I am very grateful for. Although Monday I could be attending my Great Uncle Alvin's funeral. He was found dead at the top of his stairs today. They think he was there since Monday or Tuesday. He lived by himself and my great aunt went to pick him up to take him to the doctor today and no one answered the door.

I am going to take a nap. I am tired and I know my weekend will wear me out. So I need to take advantage of the possibility of sleep. Even an hour or two will be helpful in the long run.

Hope everyone has been having a great week and has a great weekend.

Wow, Becky. Lots of and energy for the coming days. I'm sorry to hear about your great uncle.

A very nice stranger came into my studio tonight to tell me that one of my tires was completely flat. As I was getting ready to change it a father of a student in a class I don't even teach came out and did it for me. Then myBob came downtown and followed me to our tire place.

Instead of going out to dinner with my Singers friends we came home and sat outside in the and had a glass of wine. Now, it is barely dark and I am home, and done with everything. I could get so used to these shortened hours. Of course, our budget would probably be strained if I quit teaching at 6:30 every night!

What a nice man! Glad it was easily fixed!

Can you see the fireworks from the Grand Flordian Beach?

Thinking of doing the Character dinner at GF trying to decide what time to try for,. Was thinking of eating then walking down to the beach to watch the fireworks then the electric water parade.

What do you all think?

I still need to decide on a couple more meals

Arrive Sept 20 just do CS
Sept 21?
Sept 22 Tusker house 10ish
Sept 23 CP dinner 5pm MNSSHP
Sept 24 H & V 1115
Sept 25?
Sept 26 Norway at 1025
Sept 27 CRT 1005
Sept 28 Anniversary?
Sept 29 come home flight leaves at 1130

The way the GF beach is situated, it faces more towards the Poly, and not towards the MK. The best place to see the fireworks at the GF is right outside Gasparilla's Grill (their CS restaurant), at the GF marina. They have umbrella tables outside, and the music is generally piped in. You can also see the fireworks from the resort launch dock, and near Narcoossee's.

Any thoughts of where you'd like to eat on your anniversary? Will you take the girls, or look at child care?

 

[Kitchensinkguy]

Wouldn't that be fun? Would you all come?

 

[babytrees]

Elizabeth, I agree with Momboss. You shouldn't put your life on hold to potentially "rescue" your mom out of a situation, particularly when she keeps shunning your help. I say go, and enjoy yourself! If something happens that absolutely requires you to get to your mom, I'm confident the logistics wouldn't be too hard to coordinate.



Great news!



Wow, Becky. Lots of and energy for the coming days. I'm sorry to hear about your great uncle.



What a nice man! Glad it was easily fixed!



The way the GF beach is situated, it faces more towards the Poly, and not towards the MK. The best place to see the fireworks at the GF is right outside Gasparilla's Grill (their CS restaurant), at the GF marina. They have umbrella tables outside, and the music is generally piped in. You can also see the fireworks from the resort launch dock, and near Narcoossee's.

Any thoughts of where you'd like to eat on your anniversary? Will you take the girls, or look at child care?

I love dittoable posts

 

[Tinkaroo]

Before we were allowed to take our driving tests my Dad insisted that we be able to change a tire and the oil in a vehicle. I can do both. I choose AAA for one and Walmart for the other usually.

That's my kind of thinking!

I learned many years ago, but there's a reason I have AAA and OnStar!

We had a new bishop appointed over our congregation, and he stood up and told us all how happy he was, and if there was ever anything anyone needed, he would be happy to help out. One of my neighbors kids started acting up, and his daddy got up to take him out, and the little boy screamed at the top of his lungs, "Bishop, help me!" I was impressed that the bishop left the podium, took the little boy from his father, and got the little boy calm!

All these cute kid stories!

Hello
Thank you allfor the compliments on the new truck. I've been walking around the last couple of days with a severe case of per-ma-grin

Hi, Chris! Glad the truck is still making you smile!

Just kidding. I've been changing tires since I was little. I can do oil and many other things too

Now, why am I not surprised? Is there anything you CAN'T do?

 

[Tinkaroo]

Yes, I'm holding a ressie at SSR and May 6 is my booking day for all of my nights. I'll need 2 studios, one for the kids and myself and the other for my parents.

I've waitlisted for both BWV and AKV and they both came through. BWV was even in October.

That is good to know! I love SSR, but would like to try something different. If we go that route, I'd be giving up AKL CL, and it wouldn't "sting" so much if we got to stay at AKV.

Wouldn't that be fun? Would you all come?

Come?! We'd all help you PLAN!!!!!!

I love dittoable posts

 

[my3princes]

That's my kind of thinking!

I learned many years ago, but there's a reason I have AAA and OnStar!



All these cute kid stories!



Hi, Chris! Glad the truck is still making you smile!



Now, why am I not surprised? Is there anything you CAN'T do?

I am a firm believer in trying everything. I think everyone should try everything once just to increase your knowledge base. Some things work out, others do not. So I'm sure that there are many things that I can't to, but it isn't for lack of trying