DDA Chapter 6

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Maybe he'll just hang out in the room and wait for you all to come back!

I think Kristine needs to call and add one more person to all of her ADRs.

I always said if Becky had been first, I wouldn't have had a second. I feel for you!

Robyn, I really do think part of that is an age thing. Sister used to change clothes 5 or 6 times a day on weekends, but nobody tried to stop her! And of course her dress up stuff was never put away properly. Half the time she would wear the dress up stuff and eat chocolate or something else really messy so I would be stuck figuring out how to wash the dress up stuff.
Can you get a trunk/box/bin of some sort and put the things she is allowed to use for dress up in there? When she is finished she must put everything back in the bin. She may NOT pull out regular clothes, pajamas, etc. If she chooses to break the rule then the bin and all of the contents get taken away, and she loses some other privilege for a day or so. Maybe if she does well there might be an incentive, like a new piece of dress up if she keeps things tidy. Good luck!!

Princess has swimming today, but we don't have anything else planned. DS has been up for 30 minutes but has yet to emerge from his room, so I need to go hurry him up!

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

 

[tink2020]

Thank you all, for all of the flattery

I have the white terrier and her name is Sweetpea. She has the Sweets and Treats living room and the ballerina bedroom. She also has a yard that is better landscaped than mine, with a koi pond, swimming pool and vegetable garden. Yes, I'm addicted.

Yeah, see I have two jungle animals, which I love. If I were a child, and not a type-A nutjob adult, it wouldn't be an issue. Kids don't care if a Lion or Tiger is in a ballerina room, or some funky spaceship room. But to me, if there is a jungle theme (and Webkinz makes this worse by giving you the most adorable Throne and Jungle-y bed to start out!)... then they must have their rooms done as such! I'm struggling enough to make their rooms different, when there is only one Jungle theme. I keep telling Kyle that it's ok though, becuase one is a girl -- her room has to be more sophisticated (I don't think he really cares either way, but I thought I'd justify it to him anyway )

The rooms are definitely my downfall. I blow through money so quickly, that I just HAVE to keep playing to get more cash, so I can get "one more thing". My biggest mistake, I think, was needing several rooms to start. I couldn't fathom having a bathtub in the bedroom (seriously, I need something more productive to take on before my brain melts! ), so I immediately spent almost all of my money buying a kitchen, bathroom, yard, game/play room, and of course have their bedrooms that came with them. So I can't afford any stuff to put in it, especially since I also "had" to have walls and floors to start! Each room has, like, one necessary item. It's the stupidest looking thing I've ever seen. So of course, the cycle continues.....

Free to Good Home: One cute but mischievous 4 year old girl. Has a loving heart and lives for missions of destructions. Likes to snuggle and cuddle. Likes to ignore directions and requests. Can melt your heart and drive you crazy all at the same time. Comes to you with a full closet of clothes, a filled toy box and overflowing bookcase. Her tired parents will even continue to pay for her care. Any takers

Nope. I already have one of these in a 5, soon to be 6, year old model.

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Jennifer- Webkinz are addicting. Molly has some really cool themed rooms.

I had no idea.... When Amy suggested it, I thought it was sort of like Nintendogs (or Tomagotchis!), where I would just adopt a pet, play with it and feed it once, find it totally boring, and kill it off -- then feel guilty. I was a bit off!

I think I am getting some sort of thing on my left wrist. My best estimate is that it is a ganglion cyst, but it HURTS. If I bend my hand forward there is a lump that sticks out, but it isn't hard enough to be bone. And it is new. Very odd. Hopefully it will go away.

Ooh, I hope it goes away quickly! Or is easily removed and stops causing you pain!

I'm safe and sound in Lansing once again! The trip was beautiful. The sun was shining the whole way.

I'm glad your drives are getting progressively sunnier!

Deb and Chris, congrats on the truck and hooray the appraisal is over!

...
Oh, and did I mention...

WE LEAVE IN LESS THAN 4 DAYS!!!!! ​

Chris and Deb, I agree on both accounts -- but especially the truck, which is absolutely gorgeous!

Denise -- I am beyond excited for your trip! You all are going to have a marvelous time, and look wonderful too!

Morning all! Im off to work

but first, last night we all sat down and decided on our excursions...
I wll be going atv riding/ziplining, dogsledding, and whale watching

..another 32 days to go!

Have a great day!

Kyle will be glad to hear this. We were just talking about how he desperately wants to do an Alaskan cruise, and I just haven't really had the urge. This sounds awesome though, and I can't wait to hear about all of it!





With that, I'm off. You guys were kind of chatty! My mom and sister are coming over after lunch, so I need to get a few things done prior to their arrival. I have a phone call into my OB to see about getting a "pass" for a game we were supposed to go to tonight. Essentially, I begged and made a lot of promises of elevators, wheelchairs, etc. I hope since I'm allowed up a couple of hours anyway, that it won't be a problem. I assured her it wouldn't become a habit.

 

[lmartin2711]

Speaking of Webkinz, who do kids think they are these days?! Coming home from school and quite obviously jamming up the site I've been playing on all day?!

All I need is money, because this Webkinz thing is a lot like real life. I buy stuff, waste all my money, dislike things I bought and replace them to waste more money. And now, finally, at 4pm there is some game that gets you bonus money. I happen to be great at it, until the website just throws me out ruthlessly, and now I can't get back on. This wasn't a problem any other time today!


Amy, it's all your fault!

Hi Jen....

Alex loves Webkinz! He actually has a pretty cool room set up. He said that he is setting up his room how he wants his college room set up. I'm not sure about that but at least at the age of 10 he is already talking about college.

Lynn

 

[tinknme]

Hi Lynn! It is so nice to see you post, how have you been?

 

[tinknme]

Bernadette I was just checking the weather for the start of our trip & wow it looks to be warm! I will be packing shorts only for this trip & plenty of sunscreen

We have storms going through right now, it is so gloomy looking. I really need to get motivated here as tonight we are pulling up the carpet in the living room & dining room

 

[tinker1bell]

And I have another one yet to hit this stage Pray for me, my friends, pray for me.



As frustrating as it is, it is just as funny.

Robyn,

Guess what??? it doesn't get any better!!!!!!!

I keep hoping one of these days he will get smart and admit to me that I was right. The other two finally did that. Years later but they did.

 

[yellowfish78]

Chanon do we know when the MNSSHP tickets go on sale

Sometime in May maybe?


Hi Lynn!
Janet your trip is so close!
Have fun Denise and the Figs!
Congrats on the new truck Chris (and Deb!)
Vicki, it's good to hear that your drive was nice! It's amazing what nice weather does for your commute!

I know I missed people - so Happy Earth Day and have a wonderful day everyone!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Bernadette I was just checking the weather for the start of our trip & wow it looks to be warm! I will be packing shorts only for this trip & plenty of sunscreen

We have storms going through right now, it is so gloomy looking. I really need to get motivated here as tonight we are pulling up the carpet in the living room & dining room

Yay for good weather!!
Pulling up carpet sounds really NOT fun. I hope it goes quickly!

 

[tinker1bell]

Hi Jen....

Alex loves Webkinz! He actually has a pretty cool room set up. He said that he is setting up his room how he wants his college room set up. I'm not sure about that but at least at the age of 10 he is already talking about college.

Lynn

Hi Lynn---Good to see you!!!


Yes, I will admit, I have a Webkinz too. I love the games.

 

[tinknme]

I am thinking it is going to be one big mess with dust everywhere

Yay for good weather!!
Pulling up carpet sounds really NOT fun. I hope it goes quickly!

 

[Tammi67]

Morning all! Im off to work

but first, last night we all sat down and decided on our excursions...
I wll be going atv riding/ziplining, dogsledding, and whale watching

..another 32 days to go!

Have a great day!

Sounds fun, especially the dogsledding!

 

[kc10family]

We had a VERY strange weekend. It started Thurs when I found out I printed the wrong judges page for the talent comp program book. So I busted my back side and printed another. Then Friday was run around day and make sure everything was ready for Saturday.
Sat came and it was wild and crazy, Cassie helped me sell raffle tickets and cruise tickets as well as some program books.

I got Ellie ready and set up for her performances (she did fabulous) I hope to get them up on her site by next week.
http://www.thereporter.com//ci_89931...hereporter.com

Then it was out to sell tickets and program. We sold $320 in program books and raffle tickets. I am happy but a bit sad as well. I had printed over 200 program books and we only sold about 50 of them. The gal who did them last year said she sold out and they were only a few pages and ALL black and white, mine had color and pics from last year as well. Oh well some money is better than no money.

Then the talent scout who came up from Holywood asked Cassie if she like modeling and stuff. She invited Cassie to IPAC as well. After talking to the singing teacher who is taking us to Hollywood, we might have found a way to get Cassie down there (not as a performer) but in and around the ageants etc. We don't have enough $$ to send her as a perormer, we still have not gotten enough for Ellie, but we will make sure she goes.
Carole (the singing teacher who runs the pageants in town) told us Cassie could enter the next pageant for free to get her feet wet. That is a $325 savings. Things are looking up for that kid. Oh and she and I have talked about her crap and we figured it was just a very bad day for both of us and we took it out on eachother, so all is well.

THEN Sunday Ellie sang at my Wing Commanders call (big deal, she commands the largest reserve wing the the US) and they loved her. I cried.
http://www.349amw.afrc.af.mil/

My house is trashed because I have done nothing to keep it up in 5 days, but I am spent so part of me doesn't care.

I do hope all is well with the DDA, if anyone has a minute to give me some cliff notes, that would be fabulous.

Enjoy your morning all.

 

[babytrees]

Hi Jen....

Alex loves Webkinz! He actually has a pretty cool room set up. He said that he is setting up his room how he wants his college room set up. I'm not sure about that but at least at the age of 10 he is already talking about college.

Lynn

Howdy stranger!! How is life???

Come and visit us and post more often!!

 

[Tammi67]

Yeah, see I have two jungle animals, which I love. If I were a child, and not a type-A nutjob adult, it wouldn't be an issue. Kids don't care if a Lion or Tiger is in a ballerina room, or some funky spaceship room. But to me, if there is a jungle theme (and Webkinz makes this worse by giving you the most adorable Throne and Jungle-y bed to start out!)... then they must have their rooms done as such! I'm struggling enough to make their rooms different, when there is only one Jungle theme. I keep telling Kyle that it's ok though, becuase one is a girl -- her room has to be more sophisticated (I don't think he really cares either way, but I thought I'd justify it to him anyway )

The rooms are definitely my downfall. I blow through money so quickly, that I just HAVE to keep playing to get more cash, so I can get "one more thing". My biggest mistake, I think, was needing several rooms to start. I couldn't fathom having a bathtub in the bedroom (seriously, I need something more productive to take on before my brain melts! ), so I immediately spent almost all of my money buying a kitchen, bathroom, yard, game/play room, and of course have their bedrooms that came with them. So I can't afford any stuff to put in it, especially since I also "had" to have walls and floors to start! Each room has, like, one necessary item. It's the stupidest looking thing I've ever seen. So of course, the cycle continues.....

I hear you and I'm right there with you. When I see what my kids, especially Alyssa, put in there rooms, it just cracks me up. They thing nothing of having a fussball table and a toilet in their kitchen. Then I look at her toolbar thing and see 18 bowls of tomato soup. She just goes through and clicks on things to buy because she wants to. It is so funny. Then they get mad at me when they send me gifts that just clash with my themes and I resell them to get the cash. We have such fun.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hi, Lynn!

Paula - Sounds like lots of excitement! I hope it all goes well!

 

[babytrees]

Since we've had 2 requests for the Reader's Digest version of DDA:

There is a lot of remodeling going on (not in my house ). Janet has a new bathroom, Deb and Chris started remodeling for an appraisal that happened yesterday.

We have had another run of the not feeling so hot go through the DDA.

Poor Tammi is in appliance/electronics H E double hockey sticks. Hopefully she comes out of it soon.

Jen is on bed rest. She needs to keep those buns in the oven for a few more weeks.

Neither Jen or Amy look pregnant-they look so cute .

A sewing bug seems to have attacked the DDA....the outfits are adorable.

We have 3 or 4 getting ready for trips....I am just a teeny bit jealous.

We have figured out that munchkins make us want to pull our hair out every once in awhile whether they are toddlers, teens or supposedly grown up.

Vicki was given a Girl Scout award.

Becky is feeling the "is school out yet?" bug....as is some of the DDA kiddos.

A few anniversaries and birthdays have been thrown in for good measure.

Other than that we are just CHATTY!!

 

[babytrees]

If I missed you in my update I am sorry...all I remember of the last few days really clearly is that we have been chatty.

 

[KMH1]

If I missed you in my update I am sorry...all I remember of the last few days really clearly is that we have been chatty.

I think that was a great update Theresa!

And thank you all for your compliments. I was just wearing a flattering shirt and I had a 4-year-old blocking me. Believe me, I've gained 25 pounds...I'm definitely big and pregnant!

Prayers and for Julie please. Her c-section is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. She was so nervous when I talked to her, but I know everything is going to be just fine and Jack is going to be here in less than an hour!

 

[tink2020]

Hi Jen....

Alex loves Webkinz! He actually has a pretty cool room set up. He said that he is setting up his room how he wants his college room set up. I'm not sure about that but at least at the age of 10 he is already talking about college.

Lynn

Hi Lynn! I will get back with you shortly. It's nice to see you posting!

I hear you and I'm right there with you. When I see what my kids, especially Alyssa, put in there rooms, it just cracks me up. They thing nothing of having a fussball table and a toilet in their kitchen. Then I look at her toolbar thing and see 18 bowls of tomato soup. She just goes through and clicks on things to buy because she wants to. It is so funny. Then they get mad at me when they send me gifts that just clash with my themes and I resell them to get the cash. We have such fun.

This cracks me up. I need 18 bowls of tomato soup, these animals eat way too much. It cramps my style, I tell ya'!

And thank you all for your compliments. I was just wearing a flattering shirt and I had a 4-year-old blocking me. Believe me, I've gained 25 pounds...I'm definitely big and pregnant!

Prayers and for Julie please. Her c-section is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. She was so nervous when I talked to her, but I know everything is going to be just fine and Jack is going to be here in less than an hour!

You are not! You are barely showing, especially next to my big ol' uterus!

I can't wait to hear how Julie and Jack are doing! Is this her first c/s?