DDA Chapter 6

[KMH1]

Robyn, have fun watching the NKOTB interview.

I know what you mean about heartthrobs pushing 40. I like to catch up on celebrity gossip on TMZ, and I saw a "Guess the Celebuspawn" picture that looked like just like Ricky Schroder. Yep, it was his 17-year-old son, Luke!

 

[KMH1]

Glynis, sending you lots of strength as you deal with your MIL's latest drama. Hopefully, most of Alan's siblings will present a united front with you and Alan!

And, of course, I've taken plenty of pictures of all the baking, but you know me. I still haven't posted pictures of Matty's 1st birthday party or our December Disney trip. Heck, Kate went ahead and posted Matty's first pictures, remember?!!

 

[marcij]

I hope the bruising goes away quickly. I'm glad you had it taken care of though.

Ditto!

No...the kids want "regular, normal" gnomes

Blasphemy!

That is horrible. We will add him to our prayers.



I get those too, but I just take a needle and pick at them until I get the center out. I didn't realize that I was doing a medical procedure though

I also do this, but I haven't had any super close to my eyes.

I just received an email from AR (my favorite CM)

She wrote in part

I want to thank you for that great letter you wrote to WDW on my behalf. Believe it or not, it took until late January before it finally reached me. The good part was it was sent all the way up to the desk of Erin Wallace, WDW Senior Vice President of Operations and I was presented with a Disney "Star" Pin (really neat pin) and a special Cast Member Recognition and copy of the letter signed off by Erin "Arlene, thank you for making magical memories for our guests". It was read at one of our team meetings and I was presented the pin. It was really neat!! Thanks for making a magical moment for me.


I was surprised at the lengths that Disney went with this. I'm very impressed.

Good for you for taking the time to write in.

I'm sorry that I've been MIA the last few days. This week has been H E L L

Tuesday was the bus incident. It appears that 2 kids have been suspended as a result. Today I brought a box of chocolates out to the bus driver to Thank him for looking out for my kids. He was shocked, but I wanted him to know that we were thankful that he dealt appropriately with the situation. I also hope that it keeps him motivated to continue to do so.

Yesterday I stopped by Best Buy to check on the status of a TV that I had brought in for potential repair. I paid $35 to have them ship it to a repair center to be diagnoses. They were to call to let me know what was wrong and to give the a repair cost. The initial paperwork gave an estimate of $64 I hadn't heard anything so I stopped in last week and they were going to look into it and contact me, but still nothing. Yesterday they pull it up and tell me that it has been fixed and that I owe an additional $140 I did not authorize the repair and certainly would not have. It is a 3 year old TV and I'd rather put that $140 into buying a new one with a warranty. I still have no idea what they plan to do about it as the tv did work (though poorly) before I dropped it off.

This morning I got up with high expectation of getting a lot done on Nick's room. I started by heading into Hunter's room to hang the closet doors. I inadvertedly put my hand on his desk only to leave a huge void. His entire room was covered in a white dust. I thought that my mother must have sanded while I was at work (which I had told her NOT to do). I started cleaning his room (which was completely brand spanken new on Monday. Then I noticed the dust on all of our electronics in the living room. After 4 hours of cleaning I was in tears as I felt like I had been set back by DAYS not just hours. I called my mother (crying no less) and she swore that she hadn't sanded, but she would come down to help me clean. As I went back into Nick's room I picked up a hammer that was speckled with white paint and the dust. Well I had used the hammer before work yesterday which meant the dust occurred last night. It turns out that Chris had used our new paint sprayer to pain the doors and it had created a white vapor that travelled throughout the house leaving a white dust. Thankfully it comes off by dusting, but what a mess. And to make matters worse the paint gun had left the door all blotchy so I had to hand paint them anyway. So now I am way behind schedule and totally stressed out. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

How frustrating. I hope you get a lot more done today.

It is absolutely POURING here. The rain sounds like golfballs hitting the roof.

2 weeks from today we will be heading to the airport & hopefully to wonderful sunny skies!

Today my plan is to get all the kids clothes packed in their ziplocs & in the suitcase. They still have no idea!!!

I'm so impressed that it's still a secret -- what wonderful surprise!

THANK YOU!​

Thank you so much for all of Alyssa's birthday wishes. She really got a kick out of seeing her name and all the clip art, especially the Fancy Nancy pictures.

Thanks Robyn, Mo, Emma, and Lucy for the cute Fancy Nancy ecard too!

I hope she had a great day. Good luck with all of the parties!

Elizabeth -- safe travels and have a great visit. I hope your flight is on time.

I'm going to make cupcakes tonight for my brother's 40th birthday on Sunday. We have a baseball tournament this weekend for the select team that Andrew and my nephew are on, and Tres is one of the coaches, so we'll celebrate with the team. I also need to make peanut butter balls tonight to take for the tournament tomorrow. A good source of protein between games and the team loved them when I made them last weekend.

We've had thunderstorms and rain overnight (and it's still sprinkling) so the baseball game Jake has tonight may be rained out. Both boys have soccer games tomorrow, Andrew has that tournament 1 1/4 hours away, and Jake has a birthday party to attend.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[KMH1]

It was so much fun reading a book to Alyssa's class, but I definitely made the right decision in teaching high school, not preschoolers.

During naptime, I frosted Alyssa's small butterfly birthday cake, and when the kiddos woke up, we went to McDonald's for dinner (nothing like a 4-year-old choosing the meal ). Then it was back home for cake, presents, bathtime, and lots of phone calls from family members. A great day.

Today, we need to hit Kroger for the last of the party groceries. I still need to put the final touches on the games, do some spot-cleaning, hang up the streamers, and of course, frost (24 cupcakes and three cakes to go!).

Have a great day DDA. and to all.

Elizabeth, I hope you have a noneventful and safe flight.

Deb, I hope it's a much better day. You're going out of town for the weekend, right (bowling, I think?).

Take care everyone!
Amy

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

 

[tmfranlk]

...So now I am way behind schedule and totally stressed out. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Ack! What a mess. I hope that today is a much better day and there are no surprised to deal with.

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA. So far it's a dreary morning here today, but we're supposed to get some sun later, if not warmth.

I think I might be losing it today - first I heard talking in the car, though the radio wasn't on; then I was in the bathroom and kept hearing something like a small child calling out for someone, but Terra's still asleep; now I'm hearing loud bird sounds like they are in the house, but can't figure out where they're coming from. Maybe I need to go back to bed!

 

[tmfranlk]

Robyn - Any idea when NKOTB is supposed to be on?

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Robyn, have fun watching the NKOTB interview.

I know what you mean about heartthrobs pushing 40. I like to catch up on celebrity gossip on TMZ, and I saw a "Guess the Celebuspawn" picture that looked like just like Ricky Schroder. Yep, it was his 17-year-old son, Luke!

OMG, he has a 17 year old! That is too much!

I still think that I am in love with Jonathan.

Robyn - Any idea when NKOTB is supposed to be on?

They were on at about 8:33am here.

 

[tmfranlk]

I looked up the video on the Today site. Man, that was crazy!! Sooo loud. Guess I'll be watching May 16, huh. I think I'd have to agree with you on Jonathan. He's only gotten better looking with age.

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

It was hard to hear. I think they all look great ( but Danny scares me a little!) but Jonathan has always been my favorite. I am honestly surprised to see him there. He had a nervous breakdown and suffers from panic attacks.

I've marked my calendar!

I looked up the video on the Today site. Man, that was crazy!! Sooo loud. Guess I'll be watching May 16, huh. I think I'd have to agree with you on Jonathan. He's only gotten better looking with age.

 

[tinknme]

Deb how awesome that AR was given recognition from your letter!

I hope today goes better for you

 

[tinknme]

Kristine how big is the Mickey Gnome, is it real heavy?

 

[my3princes]

Vicki,
Hope you heal fast. I want pictures of the new corvette when you buy it!

Chanon,
I know, I know!! My kids will definately want to stray from Disneyworld to go to the Harry Potter park.

Deb,
So nice to see that AR was recognized! Is she still on the Dream Team at HS or did she move?

AR is back on the photopass team at HS. She is only working 2 days a week as the equipment is heavy and she is nearly 68 years old. She is hoping for something to come up at a Resort Front desk or Concierge, but part time positions there are rare. She is also on a list (top of the list by the sounds of it) to go back on the Dream Team, but she has to do the photopass for at least 3 months. She said that there is a possibility of a Dream Greeter position after the year of a million dreams ends and she has high hopes that she would get that job. So she has lots of irons in the fire. Hopefully something wonderful will fall into her lap soon.

 

[my3princes]

I've had a wonderful morning. Colby let me sleep in, until 10:30 this morning I can't remember the last time I slept that late. He was so cute, at 8:30 he asked me if he could crawl into bed with me and it wasn't long before he was sound asleep When we got up we had lots of cuddle time. So I haven't touched any of my projects, but at least I'm happy.

I need to pack a bag for each of us for this weekend so that is my first priority today. I may take time to pay bills too, but that may be after I put a coat of primer on the walls. We'll have to see how motivated I get.

 

[KristineN]

I put him on the kitchen scale (Bill thought I was nuts) he weighs 2 pounds, 10 ounces....15 inches tall....around 8 inches wide. (This is the statue dimensions)

It was in styrofoam...and then in a box....so for me...I can't see how you would easily pack it in luggage at all.

Kristine how big is the Mickey Gnome, is it real heavy?

 

[PNO4TE]

I've had a wonderful morning. Colby let me sleep in, until 10:30 this morning I can't remember the last time I slept that late. He was so cute, at 8:30 he asked me if he could crawl into bed with me and it wasn't long before he was sound asleep When we got up we had lots of cuddle time. So I haven't touched any of my projects, but at least I'm happy.

I need to pack a bag for each of us for this weekend so that is my first priority today. I may take time to pay bills too, but that may be after I put a coat of primer on the walls. We'll have to see how motivated I get.

that is the most important thing, Deb! The work will be there when you get to it. Cuddle time and sleep is precious!!

 

[tinknme]

Thank you, you were reading my mind! Maybe I could carry it on the plane like the Tinkerbell tree topper

I put him on the kitchen scale (Bill thought I was nuts) he weighs 2 pounds, 10 ounces....15 inches tall....around 8 inches wide. (This is the statue dimensions)

It was in styrofoam...and then in a box....so for me...I can't see how you would easily pack it in luggage at all.

 

[KristineN]

I forgot about that...that was a big box!

Thank you, you were reading my mind! Maybe I could carry it on the plane like the Tinkerbell tree topper

 

[tinknme]

I forgot about that...that was a big box!