Dec 09 PTR The Molecular change is in full swing. pg40 the pink puppy

[disneyaddicted]

Ty! I love the t-shirts! Very nice. Your tree looks beautiful too! I love your house. Mine is kind of like yours too, non cabin outside, cabin inside! We have deer on the wall. I put bulbs on them at Christmas, Jay hates it. But I think they are perfect hangers. Hee Hee.

Your hubby is gone for a week?? I want mine to go for a week. I was hoping he'd get picked for a bear hunt this year! NO such luck. I'm pretty confident he will next year!

Yaaaaay for the travel documents! It's so close now. Everytime I check my e-mail I have a new pin code. It's callin me! If you need the ECV, get the EVC! You don't want to spend your time there in pain. That won't be very much fun. Acutally, I think you will have a blast on one. I can't wait to hear those stories..

Love the pink puppy! It is so Paris Hilton. Shabby chic puppy! This may be a new trend. Can you imagine painting a dalmation? All those little white dots suddenly become the colors of the rainbow? Reese may have started something here!!

YOU PAINT CERAMICS?? REALLY?,........REALLY? So do I! When I was with my ex I had a ceramic shop. I had to sell all my stuff. It was so hard. Now there are hardly any shops around here. I do still have my kilns though. How cool. I learn something new about you everyday. Right now I'm getting ready to do a craft show. I am so swamped, but I wanted to take time to come talk to you for a few! If this show goes well, we are going to start doing more. Maybe I will get that trip next year after all!!!!!

I think we are related, there are too many similarities between us to not be related somehow.
The I think our DH's would get along great too. We do need to meet, I am super serious here, I am coming to Mi. this summer, we have to make plans to get together, WE HAVE TO!!!!
I hope your show goes great for you, I love going to craft shows, I have never participated in one, my mom use to all the time though, sometimes she might do a quilt show, but my parents used to always sell their cermaic stuff at shows and mom sold alot of her knitted stuff at them too.
I miss my cermaic shop, there used to be 2 of them by me, now I can't find one anywhere. I need to get the rest of a nativity I started years ago.

EVC and me at disney? I don't know about that, I would probably get a ticket or kicked out, people would be losing lower extremities because of me. I will figure something out though. No worries.

I am ready for my normal black and white dog now, the pink has been played out.

OH YAY!!! I'm so glad you got your surprise. I wish I had some more time to make you something wonderful, but (and I know you get it) time sort of just ran out on me. And I wanted you to have everything before it got too close. PS- I sent you a PM gushing in more detail about the DVD. I was a little rushed when I sent your surprise.

I love the Christmas tree. I tried to see if I could put the Christmas decorations up for Thanksgiving and Greg said no. He said that everyone would think i was a nut job having Thanksgiving dinner decorated for Christmas. I agreed but only because my time is running out and the decorating would be a huge overhaul. I'm still trying to get the finishing touches done on our apartment (hanging pictures, getting my curtains up) we've only been there since February so I figured it's about time.

I was so happy to get my surpise, don't even worry about it not being something homemade, I love it because you thought of me and that is what makes it special. I know you are busy and trying to save money, you really didn't have to do anything for me, but I love it so much Thank you again.
I will go read your Pm next and answer you back.

TO me christmas and Thanksgiving are the same, I like having the decorations up while eating Turkey and watching Christmas movies, I just grew up that way, normally my tree wouldn't be up until this weekend though, but like I said I might be working this weekend and I don't know how tired I will be so I might as well do the decorating while I have the time and energy.

Wow! You are seriously talented! I love the shirts so much. Did you free hand those??? Mickey is my favorite, but my screen name is MICKEY4EVER, so I guess you know why! Kermit is so adorable with this Mickey ears on, though! I can see you wearing that one to Hollywood Studios.

Your trees are beautiful, but I know what you mean about being OCD about them. I mess with my tree all season trying to get it "just right". It looks beautiful, though.

Your trip is getting closer all the time. Guess what? I may be leaving for Disney on Saturday. A completely impromptu trip with the parents at the Wilderness Lodge. It will be a birthday celebration for Mitchell who's turning five next month. It could change, but as of now, I really think we're gonna go!

I didn't draw the Mickey or the Kermit freehand, they were traced from clip art, I just hand painted them, so it's was just a thing of staying in the lines. I think we will all wear the Mickey shirts on our last night at DIsney, it's an MK day for us, and Kermit is definitley for HS.
Glad I'm not the only OCD person when it comes to lights, I can thank my mom for that, she was always crazy about her lights too.
YOu might be going to Disney this Saturday? When will you know for sure? Will you write a TR? Let us all know, I am so excited for you.

 

[disneyaddicted]

OK, so the Dr. appt went like this.
He wanted me to finish my last 3 and 1/2 weeks of PT before sending me back to work, he told me I wasn't ladder ready yet. SO I explained to him that I have my Disney trip in a little over 2 weeks and I wouldn't feel right going to Disney Worl while still collecting workmans comp, then he was concerned about me walking so much at Disney especially if I had just gotten back to work. I told him that I had the option of a wheel chair if need be, that made him feel little better about the whole thing, so finally he sid he was going to release me to go back for 4 hours a day for the next 2 weeks and then moving my hours up slowly, no ladders (I tried to get him to put no ladders forever, he just laughed....I wasn't kiddin gthough) no squatting, limited stair usage and no heavy lifting, he said if my work will agree to it then great. I took the letter to my MOD and he said he would fax it to corporate, if corporate will allow me to come back with restrictions on my ability to work then I could most likely be back to work by Wednesday, he will call me tomorrow with my schedule.
So for black Friday, which I was most worried about will only be a 4 hour shift for me. I really hope corporate approves this, I need to get back to work, as much as I love staying up all night dising, I am starting to feel like I'm not worth much, which is wierd, I was always a stay at home Mom, I worked outside the home for 1 summer (as a farm hand no less) just to get enough money for a down payment on a car, then I worked for a bit as a receptionist when Jim was in 1st grade but I was able to bring Reese to work with me everyday, other then that all my jobs have been from the home, well I also sold Partylite candles for a year, but Kent was home in the evenings for the kids, I only did 2 shows during the week and either a Saturday or a Sunday but never both in one weekend, and I gave me one free weekend a month. it was nice setting my own schedule around the kids. So anywhoooo, back on topic, I am starting to feel like I am not earning my keep. If it were up to Kent I wouldn't be working at all, but I needed a new car (apparently they need oil in them or they quit running, I learned that the hard way) and I really like my cell phone and satellite T.V. so I gotta work. And Disney, let's not forget Disney!!!
it also gives me purpose.

Kent called me, he is having a great time on his trip. I miss him but I don't miss his gascious musical montages during the night and I love having the bed to myself.

 

[nic100308]

So when do you hear back about work!?!?! I know what you mean. Before I took my fake, just for now job I was our of work for 6 months and felt like my most useless person alive. I mean I would cook and clean and do the house work, but I wasn't getting a paycheck (just unemployment) and there is only so much house work you can do. It's sad and lonely and boring when you're home all day. Plus daytime TV kind of sucks. LOL of course now I long for a day to be home when everyone else is at work. I think that's just because my current job is really boring, and I am surrounded be the most moronic people I've ever met (lol but that's another story)

Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Plus, going back to work may help you build up some knee strength for Disney, right!?!?!

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I didn't draw the Mickey or the Kermit freehand, they were traced from clip art, I just hand painted them, so it's was just a thing of staying in the lines. I think we will all wear the Mickey shirts on our last night at DIsney, it's an MK day for us, and Kermit is definitley for HS.
Glad I'm not the only OCD person when it comes to lights, I can thank my mom for that, she was always crazy about her lights too.
YOu might be going to Disney this Saturday? When will you know for sure? Will you write a TR? Let us all know, I am so excited for you.

Well, you still did a great job on those shirts! I don't think I could have done as well, clipart or no!

Yes, it is now DEFINITE that we are leaving for Disney on Saturday. So happy! And I believe there will be a TR following, too, so I'll be sure to let you know!

Now we both have trips to look forward to, YAY!!!

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Hope you get the go ahead Ty! It'll be a little extra pocket change for Disney too!

 

[MadilynnsMomma]

Wishing you best of luck with the work forefront!

 

[jenbear123]

There are days when I wish I could be home when everyone else is at work. But then I'll get 4 days off in a row and by the fourth day I'm so bloody bored that I want to go back to work! I can see how you feel the way you do. Never feel worthless though. You can't help the fact that your body is broken and still healing. Let people think what they want but don't let it influence how you feel about yourself. You have all the medical records to back up your current state so hopefully it will all be fine. Let's hope corporate will see it the same way I do I hope you will be alright going to Disney too. Look forward to hearing about what your work says. Keep smiling!

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

There are days when I wish I could be home when everyone else is at work. But then I'll get 4 days off in a row and by the fourth day I'm so bloody bored that I want to go back to work! I can see how you feel the way you do. Never feel worthless though. You can't help the fact that your body is broken and still healing. Let people think what they want but don't let it influence how you feel about yourself. You have all the medical records to back up your current state so hopefully it will all be fine. Let's hope corporate will see it the same way I do I hope you will be alright going to Disney too. Look forward to hearing about what your work says. Keep smiling!

Totally agree here, in no way should she feel worthless! You are right on with everything you said. I have nothing to add - just totally agree!

 

[Elevationist]

In my personal experience, wheelchairs < scooters. I did a wheelchair once, back in 2002, and having to have somebody push me everywhere made me CRAZY. I felt like suuuuch an burden.

That's the main reason I've opted for the scooter ever since, I need to have my independence. I need to be able to run around (or roll around, as the case may be) to look at things or shop or get fast passes all on my own, while Ron takes a smoke break or waits in line for Dole Whips or whatever else the day throws our way.

And. You know. Scooter races. You better be ready to put your pink slip where your mouth is, because I'm PRO at this stuff.

 

[DONTMINDME]

My mom and BIL both have scooters goin down there right now and they get to go to the front of the line. Just a little insentive it works just like a fast pass and you get to take someone with to help you on the ride. They are havin scooter races too and having a ball.

 

[heartofdisney]

Finally got all caught up again. It has been crazy around here,and I am not even going on a trip soon! Just the normal every day stuff.
When I saw that picture of Fahlulah,I laughed! The look on her poor face seems to be one of shame...haha. It reminded me when Kaitlyn painted our cat blue with her finger paints...of course she was only 3 at the time...haha.Reese is a character. I bet her and Kaity would get along..they both have a fun and sarcastic sense of humor.

Your tress are so lovely! I love the country rustic look. So cozey.I also loved the t shirts you made...you really are artisitc Ty! I can't do anything like that,although I do love scrapbooking as you do! I wish I had more time to work on it though.I am like 3 years worth of memorable events that need to be scrapbooked.

Ty,I understand not wanting to have to use a scooter while at Disney,so I was thinking maybe if you would just take alot of breaks while in the parks,and just sit alot,in between the rides ,it might help? You could just take this trip in a much slower and easier way,and get a different perspective of Disney,seeing things most people miss. Sit often and people watch....that is always alot of fun and I can imagine it would be even better in Disney World at Christmas time! Either way,you really do need to take it alot easier,or you will wear your knee out the first two days and the rest of your trip wont go as you planned for and hope.Plus you will just make your recovery take even longer,as when you get back home and see your dr,he will probaly say you went backwards in your recovery.I dont mean to be a downer about this,but this all happened with Kaitlyn after she broke her knee when she was 12. She rushed her recovery and started dancing on pointe too soon and ended up making things worse.So,I am just telling you this out of concern ok? Take everyones advice...get a scooter or wheel chair,and if you really dont want to do that,then at least take it very slow and easy. Think of all the moments you and Marvie can have to just sit,enjoying the Disney atmosphere and chat!

Anyway,time is drawing closer!You must be so excited! I am excited for you,and I really cant wait to hear all about your trip and meeting up with your best friend after twenty five years.....no matter what,that is what will make it a magical and special trip!

 

[Happydog]

Here's hoping that you get the clearance for PT work schedule ... I am sure you will be able to manage Disney with breaks and stops along the way. There is something to be said for mental healing too, not just physical, and Disney will certainly play into that!

Just a few weeks more!

We too leave soon -- Dec 19 - 27, BCV. Never been at Christmas, can't wait!!

 

[MyMuse]

Thank you.
Do you ever feel like putting up a tree? I love looking at other peoples decorations just as much as my own, I like to drive around and look at houses all decorated outside, some of the light displays are so amazing.

Yea, I am headed back to work real soon, I'm excited, I'm tired of being home all the time.
Disney ill be fine, I have alot of sitdown stuff planned and mid day breaks at the resort. And if need be I will park my butt in a wheel chair.

I just rented UP. I loved it, it was so funny and super cute. Good luck with your PJ shopping, there are lots to choose from.

I love looking at Christmas decorations and yes, I did drive around the different neighborhoods checking things out. More so, since I don't put my own up.

I live on a dead end single lane cul-de-sac and I'm the deadender house, so it's not like anyone is going to be driving by.

I did have my mom in a wheelchair one year (we did only day trips to Disney back then) and it was rough for me to push her by the end of the day, but it was all good. That was the first time, we got a wheelchair and I didn't know there were handicap entrances. I think I almost gave the CM a heart attack when I went into the regular line.

Another year, I did get my mom a scooter and after a few tries she did get the hang of it. We never stayed on-property, so we never had to worry about the busses, besides we onyl rented for the day. I never knew about park-hoppers.

I did buy UP the other day ($9.96 w/ the in-store special and $10 coupon!)and wanted to see it since I saw the previews back in May. I am not a big movie-goer, so I didn't watch it when it came out in theaters. It was....ok. I guess I was expecting more. Or maybe I should not have seen A Christmas Carol first?

I did buy the blue Mickey winter wonderland PJs! I knew it was there due to your posts, so I hunted around until I found the blue ones and lo and behold in my size. YAY! I can't find your pic of it, can you repost? I need to steal it for my PTR.

I'm glad your doctor appt semi-worked out. I've always worked and to be at home would be heaven ....for about a week-ish. But you're right, after about the 5th day, I would be going crazy.

 

[disneyaddicted]

Hey everyone, sorry I have been MIA. Life just kind of started up for me again, I've been working and trying to get ready for the holidays and my trip. The kids have been keeping me busy with shows and open mic nights. Now that Kent is back from the mountains he can start helping with the driving the kids around again and taking Jim out for driving lessons.
I have tomorrow off work but I need to go get my drivers lisence renewed, it expires on my birthday and I will be in Disney at that time, so I got to get it done now.
I work black Friday, I'm excited, I worked this past weekend and it was busy busy busy, you would have thought it was black friday then with all the people there, the lines at time were getting backed up and I would ring for over an hour straight before there would be a lull in the crowd, just a few minutes to breath before it would start all over again, but it makes the time go by faster.
The leg is holding up pretty good, my first and second day back were the hardest but it's not so bad now. I just come home in thevenings and ice it then it's fine again.
I am in the single digits, whoo hoo, 9 days, I can hardly believe it.

I will try to get back here and answer all of your posts, but I am so far behind on everyone elses PTR's that I want to go catch up with them first. Hopefully I will have time on Thanksgiving day to get back here and do a better update.

 

[nic100308]

No worries!!! It's a blessing to have craziness, it make the Disney waiting go by faster. I've welcomed the business of getting ready for Thanksgiving. I'm really excited to be hosting and it's been nice to have to do all that running around!!! And I would kill to have a busy work day. I only have 5 more work days left, and it has been so ridiculously slow.

YAY 9 DAYS FOR US!!!!!

Can't wait to see what the next episode has in store I need something to fill my work days.

 

[MadilynnsMomma]

Hi Ty! Glad to hear you are back to work! Also glad to hear you get to work Black Friday, I may or may not be a crazy woman and go out to the stores... time will tell.

No worries about going back to reply - let's move forward... what's next?

 

[jenbear123]

Hey Ty! Glad to hear you made it back to work with your leg doing alright. Hope you can handle Black Friday! I've heard the stores are INSANE on that day. I'm also glad I didn't miss much while I was gone And hear I thought there would be pages and pages to catch up on! It seems everyone always gets REALLY busy once their trip is only a few days away. Are you excited?!!??!?! The day is almost here!!!

 

[disneyaddicted]

Hey everyone, Sorry I have been neglecting this PTR. I really didn't think I would be so busy. I actually had Tuesday and Wednesday off, I had 3 appts on Tuesday, Guidance counselor for both kids at school, Drivers lisence renewal, and physical therapy, then I did some Thanksgiving food shopping.

Wednesday I was bored so I called into work and asked if they needed any help, and they did, so I went in and worked for 4 hours. It was so busy it felt like I was there ten minutes. I would gladly have stayed longer but I am still on 4 hours restriction, Dr's orders. and my Mods make sure I am there only 4 hours, If I clock in ten minutes early they make me clock out ten minutes early.

I am known as the ladder girl at work. I hope that passes quickly. They have a bunch of new hires and when I introduce myself they say, "Oh you're the lader girl." it irks me to no end.

I called Mom last week and asked her how excited she is, she told me she bought a little video camera, that is so unlike her, I guess she wants to document this trip with video footage, so I said I will take all the still pictures and she will do all the recording then we will make eachother a copy of everything. I am so excited that she did that, I really wanted to video again this year but I hated the idea of lugging that video camera around and dealing with tapes, her's is a tiny one, the size of a small camera and it's digital. perfect!!!!

I have been going nuts trying to find clothes that fit me now. I won't buy anything new, not for a while, I have found 3 pair of jeans in the attic that I can fit into now, good things jeans pretty much stay in style, but none of my capris or shorts fit me anymore, I'm still bringing 2 pair of capris, I will just have to wear a belt, no worries. But it's to the point I don't want to lose anymore weight before Disney, as crazy as that sounds. So it's look like I will be doing some laundry at Disney, I hate that idea but I don't have enough outfits for each day, I'm ok with shirts but not pants.

funny story, totally off topic, last Saturday my Supervisor told me I wasn't allowed to wear "Those" shoes to work, I was like what are you talking about? I look down at my feet and I was wearing my slippers, I turned beat red and told her they were my slippers and I just forgot to put my shoes on before I left the house. She got a kick out of that and made sure everyone else knew I was wearing bedroom slippers at work.

I think I might switch to a smaller suitcase, my one with the broken wheel, I can't really think of a reason to bring my super huge one, I am all packed and there is major room left in it, I have my carry on for all my Disney purchases so it's not like I need the extra room, Should I bring the broken wheel one and just lug it around? or should I go with the big "I can fit 2 adult bodies in it" suitcase and easily wheel it around?

8 days, that's all I have left. I am getting to the point where I can't sleep and I day dream about it all the time.

I'm feeling a bit jealous that Mom gets to experience everything for the first time, you can never get your first back you know, Once you have been that's it, you can still have the excitement for each time you go, but the anticipation of the completley unknown, you only get that once, Mom gets it this time,the feeling you get when you first drive onto DIsney property, the first time smell of Magic Kingdom, the first look at the castle, her very first character meet n greet. She doesn't know what to expect but she is so excited, excited to tears. Mom is just going to love it. Whether or not she will become a Disney addict only this vacation will tell, but none the less, she is going to love this trip.

Ok now onto my Disney nightmare, I get these before a trip.
I was at Disney and all the lines were long waits like 60 minutes or more and fast pass was not available, the only problem was all the rides were up high on platforms so part of the wait was on a ladder.
I was waiting on the ladder and getting towards the top when a family in front of me decided they did not want to wait anymore so they were trying to get back down the ladder while I was standing on it, I felt like Iwas going to fall but I didn't and the family made it down the ladder, then another family in front of me had brought their stroller up the ladder with them and a CM told them they had to leave it on the ground so they were passing the stroller from person to person back down the ladder, when it got to me I was afraid to let go of the ladder and grab the stroller, then everybody started yelling at me and calling me a Disney magic fun sucker. they started chanting it, finally I get to the top of the ladder just to find out that the ride itself was a ladder, you just hung on while the ladders swung you around in circles. I was too afraid to ride it but they wouldn't let me back out of it, so as I'm climbing onto the ladder my Mom hands me my crutches and says don't forget these or you might break your leg again, so I'm on the ladder with my crutches and it starts swinging, I let the crutches drop and hold on with both hands, then when the ride was over I couldn't find my crutches and I couldn't walk with out them, I would take a step and my knee would give out, so my Mom went to get a wheel chair but all they had left were skateboards, I had to sit on the skate board and hold my Mom's hand while she pulled me. Then the parade taping started and it got so crowded that My mom and I got separated in the crowd, I would see her getting onto a ride and I would wait at the exit for her but then I would see her get on a different ride. I then found Reese and her boyfriend Devon and we were at Epcot all of a sudden, we wanted to ride Mission Space I kept telling them how awesome the ride was and how it was my favorite, when we rode it though it was just a spinning spaceship version of the teacups at MK, and I got sick.

That's all I remember from that dream.


Today is Thanksgiving, Hope everyone has a great one. It's just us this year, and Reese's boyfriend Devon, small and relaxing. I am ready for some food!!!!

 

[Millie12591]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

 

[ILMICKEY]

Really?, You wore your slippers to work!! Stop the madness Ty!! Too funny. You really need to get yourself some slippers that look like shoes.

I'm glad you got to go back to work, I know you were sick of staying home. Your dream was hilarious! I sure hope they don't ever make a ride like that. YIKES! Wow, it's almost here isn't it? I'm so excited for you.

Thats great on the weight loss! Good job! Sorry you don't have any clothes though.

I just wanted to pop in and say Happy Thanksgiving! I'm truly thankful to have you as a friend!!