DDA Chapter 6

[UP Disney]

Woohoo! From the DVCmember website:

"Daily Internet charge to be discontinued effective May 4, 2008
Based on Member feedback, the daily charge for wired high-speed Internet access for Members staying at Disney Vacation Club Resorts at the Walt Disney World® Resort will be discontinued effective May 4, 2008. Guests renting Disney Vacation Club accommodations will continue to pay the daily rate for access, and high-speed Internet access charges still apply to Members staying at non-Disney Vacation Club Resorts.

In related news, plans call for wireless service debut inside vacation homes at Disney's Vero Beach Resort and Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort sometime this year. Look for updates on this Web site as new details become available."

 

[KristineN]

It's about time!! I am excited...3 weeks would have sure added up quickly

 

[lovesdumbo]

Hi, everyone. I'm checking in. Won't be able to do much chatting for a few more days, but wanted to see how everyone is doing. I don't stand a chance of catching up, so could someone do a recap for me?

Just wanted to let y'all know that our niece, Carissa, who's been in and out of the hospital for the last 2 months, passed away on Sunday. It's been a really sad time, and likely to remain so for some time. She was only 22. She had Down's Syndrome, and had been aspirating her food and liquid for her entire life. I guess it's fairly common in Down's kids, and that indirectly led to her death. The family is just devastated! She was our ray of sunshine, and she will be missed. We are working on the funeral now. I've been asked to play the prelude and postlude music, plus accompany Alan in singing "Nearer My God To Thee" during the service. This is a really tough one.

The funeral will be on Tuesday morning. Wish us all luck that we can get through this. My SIL is really struggling. It's not the natural order of things to have a child die before you do.

I'm sending pixie dust to all of you! I miss chatting with you on a daily basis. Hopefully, life will calm down, soon, and I can come back home!

I'm so sorry Glynis.

 

[UP Disney]

It's about time!! I am excited...3 weeks would have sure added up quickly

Me too!!!! Just a week adds up fast!

 

[Tammi67]

how much are you seeing ding fares for?

The discount is giving me fares for 85 one way

I see Ding fares in the $50-60 range.

 

[Tammi67]

I'm really liking this technique! Do you hire out?

I really like it. You're going to feel like you're in a new house when everything is said and done.

 

[Tammi67]

if you were to choose a miniature golf which one would you choose?

I've chosen Fantasia for us.

 

[Tammi67]

Um, should I actually admit, I've still never looked at our Photopass pictures from December?!!

Kevin said we got some cute shots though.

Amy, why do you have pictures taken.

 

[Tammi67]

What do you all think about Jeff being Peter Pan green shorts and shirt, the girls being Fairies for the MNSSHP
Not sure if I will be Wendy or not

I think there should be green tights as well.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hi everyone-
Just coming to post---I got called for an interview today!! its not with the same district, but a good district! i go on the 28th!
and with that..im off to girls night! have a great day, see you tomorrow

More good news for you!!

I've chosen Fantasia for us.

What is that course close to? Is that the one across from S/D?
We've never done mini golf at WDW, but we always say we want to try it.

Great news for Aidan! I hope his recovery is speedy!

 

[Tammi67]

More good news for you!!



What is that course close to? Is that the one across from S/D?
We've never done mini golf at WDW, but we always say we want to try it.

Great news for Aidan! I hope his recovery is speedy!

Yes, that's the one. I think we will do that Tues evening after our day at BB.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Yup, Florida people were just whining the other day that it was 50 and cold.

I opened the front door this morning at 10 and said shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops it is.

For us, that is shorts, t-shirt and flip-flop weather! For Florida residents, that is probably sweatshirt weather!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Theresa, sounds like mother nature is going through menopause.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Winter/Summer

if you were to choose a miniature golf which one would you choose?

 

[Pooh67_68]

Don't know if you still need one, but here is Paula Dean's.

1 1/2 pound diced chicken
1 cup chopped celery
4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup mayo
1 tsp. lemon pepper
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 to 3 TBSP. chicken stock

Throw all in a large bowl, and mix well.

Does anyone have a good chicken salad recipe?

 

[Pooh67_68]

Hi everyone-
Just coming to post---I got called for an interview today!! its not with the same district, but a good district! i go on the 28th!
and with that..im off to girls night! have a great day, see you tomorrow

 

[lovesdumbo]

Bernadette I loved all the fabric you posted on the boutique thread

Thanks!

so I will put the photos here:

Loved all your photos! That black swan reminded me of the one at AK that Emma fell in love with.

Emma could use a tiny dose of pixie dust. Her teacher was out of school the week of Easter, her grandmother died so she went home for the funeral. The weekend before she was to come back she broke her foot. Her dog and her mother's dog pulled her down the steps. So it's been weeks since she has been in school. And will likely be out until the 28th of April. It could be longer, she cannot put any weight on her foot at all. So in the meantime Emma's class has had lots of substitutes. They do have a permanent one now that was there the end of last week, this week and will be there next week.

Emma is having a hard time adjusting to the new routine and missing her teacher. She is in tears about it and has been the past few nights.

Poor Emma. Hope her teacher heal quickly. Lizzy's K teacher had a broken foot at orientation in June before K started and was still in a cast well into the year. She was close to retirement and I think missed almost as many days as she was there. It was rough on Lizzy too.

I check airfare almost every day for a good rate. Hoping to find a deal so that we can get to the World soon!

Leighanna's prayers lately have included "Please help me and my family have Disney dreams, and that we can go back to Disney this year!"

Hope you can find a great deal!

I had my sight checked today and it seems that all is well. He thinks that I need to use eye drops 3 times a day to help them stay moist. He said that will help with my distance clarity. I'm relieved that it is as simple as that.

That is great!

I feel alright. My abdomen does not hurt like yesterday. Still slight dull pain, but I think it was because it hurt so much yesterday. Basically my entire body between my chest and legs hurt a lot. It was not specific just pain all over.

Today my nose was bleeding. My throat still hurts a tiny bit and I have started sneezing. For some reason I have been a medical calamity the last few days.

Hope you're feeling better!

Well, I managed to get the front and a little of the back yards mowed today before running out of gas. The running out was my goal though so that was good. I got the oil drained, underside cleaned, air filter off and spark plug checked. The next step was removing the blade to prossible sharpen, probably replace, but it was not coming off for me! Finally got Dad down to help on that part and he managed to get it off finally. There was no way I was trying his method seeings as how I left the yard while he did it for fear a tool might go flying. The real benefit to his coming out though was that he offered to take the parts for replacements and thus he was the one paying for them, not me. So, now tomorrow I've got to fill the oil and finish mowing the back, then by recommendation of the local mower fixer guys, drain the oil again and put in all new. Hopefully that all means I'll have a lot let struggles with the mower this year! It also means I feel like Super Deb with my mechanical abilities. Doesn't hurt that Dad shocked the life out of my by calling me this evening and telling me he was proud of me for figuring out how and doing all of that stuff on my own this morning. Now that doesn't happen very often.

WOW! Great job!

Buttons are overrated. Just slap some velcro on there and you're good to go!

All 3 of us love EE, so Riley is more than welcome to ride with us! I can't go on it multiple times in a row or my head hurts, but it doesn't seem to bother DS. Maybe if you and Garrett each get a FP for it we can send DS and Riley back through a 2nd time.

Lizzy can't ride more than once either but Joe & I did it 3 times in January.

The ultrasound is over, and I'm staying home for the night anyway There was nothing "too urgent", which was nice to hear.

We match on 3 days with Janet, and we're having breakfast at MK on 8/16 with Bernadette's family. This is good, because I don't want to spend 16 days just talking to DS & DH. Actually, I talk to everyone (CM's, people in queues, people on buses, people in restaurants) so I have plenty of interaction. DS will really enjoy talking with the other kids since we never travel with anyone his age.

Hello all! Well, apparently someone has been hired for the nanny position, but I'm not too terrible upset.

Elizabeth - Any thoughts on looking at Craigslist type postings or would you stick with more "professional"/placement service avenues?

Good luck finding something that fits you better! Not that it is the same but.....my company uses Craigslist to list some of the professional positions openings.

Adian update:

April 17, 2008 at 05:21 PM CDT
Well we are in a room and all went pretty well. He isn't a fan of the big bandage but that comes off in the morning. Right now he is resting fairly well.

The surgery surprised the docter which is not always good. It seems Aidan has lots of bone marrow in his skull, so when they started to drill, he started to bleed and bleed he did. His body holds about 800cc and he lost 450cc. The docter told us in the 300+ surgery's he's done, he has never seen a child do this. So leave it to Aidan to cause a little trouble.

Well it all went well after that and we got to stay out of the ICU and not have to get a transfusion. He does look like a little ghost at the moment, but he's our little ghost and he's now safe.

I get to enjoy the nice plastic chair (bed) this evening and we will hopefully go home tomorrow.

Thanks for the prayers and support, we will do this all again in a few months.

Thanks for the update Janet. Continued prayers for Aidan. Thanks to Elin too. I can't believe he's already home after lossing 1/2 his blood.

I know Nicholas will enjoy seeing your DS and Janet's Riley, and whatever other boys might be around. I gets a little put off after too much time with Alyssa and Bethany.

Last night, we went to Julie's house. It was Carli's 8th birthday, and she recently made her First Communion, so I made her a cake and took over some homemade burritos for dinner. We had a great visit, but poor Julie is definitely ready for Tuesday! Please keep her in your prayers.

I don't think I've told you all this, but since this fall, we've had over 100 car break-ins in Sharonville. Our van had been rummaged through several months back (it was unlocked, which was a blessing, since they were smashing out windows of locked vehicles), but I guess Disney CDs weren't very appealing. Now it seems the thieves are getting bolder, breaking into detached garages. My FIL, who lives less than a mile away, had over $750 of tools stolen. They have finally set a reward for information, so hopefully they'll catch the culprits soon!

In other news, Matty was putting his toys in "mime out" yesterday.

I have a doctor's appointment this morning, so I better get moving.

I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend!

Prayers for Julie.

Hope they catch the thief soon.

Matty is too cute!

Bernadette did you decide which place for breakfast?

I would like to do Cape May. OK? Then Emma can wear the Nemo outfit I want to make out of this:

Pop Pop is one lucky man. I found out yesterday that a mini van hit from behind, he and the bike skidded and then he flew off of the bike and landed on top of a taxi cab. He literally walked away with not a scratch. He was taken to Shock Trauma because he is a Baltimore City Police officer. He was leaving work on his own bike but in uniform. It is apparently protocol. In the bed next to him was another police officer who was hit on his work bike and didn't fare quite so well. His accident wasn't quite as bad but broke his collarbone and had numerous internal injuries. Pop Pop must have one great guardian angel.

Lucky guy indeed!!!

Jackie survived the concert...this morning she informed us it was "the most amazing night of her life" I will be forever grateful to the guy who ended up taking them and standing for 6 hours

a funny side note...a bunch of people wanted to know where they bought their concert t-shirts!! I felt good that the design I made passed the test!

You rock!!!

morning and happy friday!

I cant believe i forgot to tell you guys this--i got a letter from the place i interviewed at ...They said congratulations i passed the first round of interviews!!! I can get called when there are v acancies now!!

Now, have a great weekend!

Macy's really had some GREAT deals today!

This decorative painting is quite time consuming.

That looks awesome!

if you were to choose a miniature golf which one would you choose?

I've heard Winterland/Summerland was easier. And you might be able to get a great Christmas card photo there.

What do you all think about Jeff being Peter Pan green shorts and shirt, the girls being Fairies for the MNSSHP
Not sure if I will be Wendy or not

Wendy is a great idea. Could you purchase a nursing top in light blue? Shorts would be easy to make.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I am off for the night, so a reminder. New Disney show tonight at 9:00 pm EST

 

[tinknme]

What time is breakfast at Cape May? I have already booked a breakfast at Ohana for the boys & myself in August

Can't wait to see Emma's Nemo outfit!

I would like to do Cape May. OK? Then Emma can wear the Nemo outfit I want to make out of this:

 

[tinknme]

Night Heidi! I already have the Travel Channel on, I am ready

I am off for the night, so a reminder. New Disney show tonight at 9:00 pm EST