DDA Chapter 8

[Blueeyes101817]

Okay, because I am such a worry wart and tried calling Glynis this afternoon...no answer just a strange noise like a full tape machine and I checked back for what she said on her last post....it said she'd be back with us on the 10th.

I will try again to call her tomorrow.

Hope you can get a hold of her! Ive been worried too--By the way theresa, good luck today!

GOod morning everyone! Im headed to work--FINALLY i dont have anythig ( that i know of ) going on tonight so it may be a night to relax! have a great day all!

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

ap Rates Are Out! Call Now!!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I am talking with a CM now to see if I can get an AP rate. Nothing at WL, checking at AKL.

 

[tinknme]

Good luck Elizabeth!

I am talking with a CM now to see if I can get an AP rate. Nothing at WL, checking at AKL.

 

[bethbuchall]

So my projects bombed 2 for 2. I'm wondering if the ink is old? Only the pink stuck, the black areas (changed the cartridge tonight) was fine. Thankfully I used shirts that I had on hand that I paid less than $2 each for (those have been in a tote for years). So was it old transfer paper, old parchment paper, old ink or old t-shirt? I fear we will never know. I will buy a pack of Avery paper complete with the parchment paper and change the color ink cartridge as it is low anyway. Hopefully I will get a successful shirt out of it. I told Chris this shirt is my nemisis. I struggled with a design idea for the last year, finally come up with an idea, but can't make it work on a shirt

I hope you get it figured out. I have a new printer since I made all our shirts last time. I hope this one works as well. I did make Miles a shirt for his birthday, and the ink seems to be holding up.

I called the hospital and talked to my mom. She's doing well. Not too much pain, they brought her a normal dinner, she is able to get up and use the restroom by herself. The Dr. hasn't spoken to her - all she knows is what my aunt told her. Odd. She expects to talk to the Dr. tomorrow before she is discharged.

I talked with her a bit about Diva Girl and the plane ticket. Mom did tell her to ask me to look at fares, but Mom was going to pay for the ticket. I told her I looked but it is too much for DG to fly with me. I suggested that DG should stay HOME and take driver's ed. Mom said they need to think about it some more and come up with a plan. I think taking driver's ed is the best use of her time, because once Mom is in treatment I imagine there WILL be days where she is not feeling well enough to drive. I told Mom there may be a fare sale tomorrow, but there is no way to "hold" fares on SW - you snooze, you lose. So we'll see. Maybe if they got some COUNSELING they would get on each other's nerves less and Diva Girl wouldn't need to have a "break". Not that babysitting for someone else's toddlers counts as a "break" in my book. In fact, "out of the frying pan, into the fire" sums it up better!

for the whole situation!

here is the best shot of us all---only one take

this was taken just out the back door by the badmitton net

Gorgeous photo!

Hi everyone....

Today my cell phone rang and it was Jackie's teacher....she says, "I have some bad news" In my mind I immediately thought she was going to tell me that since I pulled Jackie out of school that somehow she was going to have to repeat the 7th grade!!

Unfortunately she called to tell us that one of Jackie's classmates died!! Talk about shocking...before I thought it through, I told her....she has been perplexed the whole rest of the day.

Please keep the family of Jimmy Moore in your thoughts...I can't imagine what they must be going through

I hope that Jackie is doing ok.

I went into work & stocked up on water. The health department is making their rounds being sure tap water is not being used. So no coffee(our morning drinkers are going to get cranky lol), no fountain drinks, & no ice.

A manager from McDonalds was in buying all of our coke/diet coke to sell at their restaurant We are officially out of gallons of water & have a few cases of small bottles left at work. Hopefully stores will be able to get more in or better yet, this boil order will be over quickly.

that the boil water advisory ends soon!

I am talking with a CM now to see if I can get an AP rate. Nothing at WL, checking at AKL.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Nothing yet. I can do SSR for $169 but then we'd definitely need a car. The car would cost more than we would save on the room.

The AP site hasn't been updated, so we can't look there.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I like that.

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" and then Beaches and Cream Kitchen Sink" at the bottom?

 

[tinknme]

No luck here yet either, oh well I have 48 days before we leave. So that is 48 days of calling

Nothing yet. I can do SSR for $169 but then we'd definitely need a car. The car would cost more than we would save on the room.

The AP site hasn't been updated, so we can't look there.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Shot out of the saddle once again!

NOTHING for our dates except SSR. And since I doubt those are going to be snapped up I can think about it. Once they get the rates loaded on the Passholder site I can keep checking. I had a feeling there wouldn't be much available because the resorts seemed so full already.

I did get my boarding pass for tomorrow. A22! Not that a plane going to KC at dark o'clock on a Thursday is going to be jammed full like a flight to Orlando, but I like to be at the FRONT of the line.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

No luck here yet either, oh well I have 48 days before we leave. So that is 48 days of calling

Well, shoot! I'm sorry!
I will just keep checking. Someitmes as people upgrade (or cancel if they can't pay rack rate) the inventory changes. We'll just keep watching!

 

[tink2020]

I was remembering this morning, that she said she would be staying at her moms for 2 weeks after getting home from England.

I'm so glad you remembered this, I was getting worried!

ETA: Now I'm worried again.. please let me know if anyone hears from her! I don't often worry quickly since I'm totally guilty of disappearing sometimes, but it's been a while!

 

[tink2020]

The price of Gas versus Printer Ink


All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....

You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was...)


Compared with Gasoline......


Think a gallon of gas is expensive?





This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective..


Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon


Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon



Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per gallon



Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ......... $10.00 per gallon



Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ...... $33.60 per gallon



Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ... $178.13 per gallon



Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallon



Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ........ . $25.42 per gallon



And this is the REAL KICKER...


Evian water 9 oz $1.49..$21.19 per gallon! $21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source

(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)


Ever wonder why printers are so cheap?





So they have you hooked for the ink.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at................
(you won't believe it....but it is true........)
$5,200 a gal.. (five thousand two hundred dollars)


So, the next time you're at the pump,be glad your car doesn't run on water, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!


Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...

We always make a similar joke at the Reds/Bengals games, etc. We refuse to buy many drinks or anything there, because we just calculate the cost. At our ballpark prices anyway, a case of Bud Light would cost about $140, and a even a case of soda would be about $50!

 

[Tammi67]

I don't know... and I don't know... I don't know... and I don't know! You are the one on vacation so please call them and ask what we need to know!

Washing the van with Alyssa sounds like fun. Wish I could do that instead of teach.

Ok, I'll look into it today.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[Tammi67]

I had the most delightful night tonight! I had put Glynis' pot roast in the crock pot for dinner tonight but when I got home at 7:00 neither Bob nor Kristin really wanted to eat "beef." Bob opted to have a peanut butter sandwich and go to bed early. Kristin and I sat outside on the patio and had a glass of wine. We discussed where we could grab something for dinner.

Heads up on this one, Tammi... We decided to go downtown to grab a quick dinner, but it was after 9:00 so many things are closed. We chose Bistro Bethem, where Tammi and I went for lunch a few weeks ago. But, as we turned to corner we noticed that the new Kybecca wine patio bar was open so we went there instead. YUMMY! They served us at 9:40, which is unheard of in our downtown area. The food was delicious, as was the wine and the location outside. Not a huge menu, but scrumptious! We decided that we would to go there at least once a week. Tammi is welcome to join us.

Hmm....I would suggest we try this for lunch of Friday, but I don't know about the kids.

 

[PNO4TE]

Well, it looks like my AAA rate will probably be the best that Disney has to offer since the AP rates that were released today stop on the day we arrive.

August - Sept. Annual Pass rates have been released

Booking dates: 6/18 - 9/27/08
Travel dates: 8/3 - 9/27/08
Booking code FKH

 

[PNO4TE]

Hmm....I would suggest we try this for lunch of Friday, but I don't know about the kids.

Not for the kiddies. The menu is limited and adventurous. There are other places we can try that are also downtown. Let me think on it!

 

[mommykds]

Good morning!

Janet,
Hope your water is now safe to drink & your feeling much better.

Elizabeth,
Ok, I know you might have answered this already but why do you need a car for SSR?

Keep trying for the AP's because thats what I did for our April trip. Nothing was available for the resort I wanted until about 3 weeks or so before the trip. Good luck!!

 

[PNO4TE]

I am going to run out to Kohl's to see if they have any capris or skorts that I can get to replace the ones that are wearing out. I am hoping they have a couple on sale!

Enjoy your days, friends.