DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info – DISapalooza (continued)

[halliesmommy01]

Good morning. It is 33 degrees here. So glad I stopped being stubborn and turned on the heat Friday. Of course a warm up is on the way starting tomorrow. Hope you all had a nice weekend. I am super excited since my DH surprised me and got the NFL package for me for the rest if the season. It helped that our provder called with an pretty good deal. I love the St Louis Lambs I mean Rams but I just can't bear to watch them.(even though I will) Ok I am off to make blueberry muffins for the kids.

 

[dpuck1998]

Happy Sunday all, haven't kept up with this thread at all, but wanted to say hi.

Going to see Jeff Corwin today, I think the kids are going to love it. Beautiful fall day in michigan and had a great time touring wineries last night.

carry on

 

[georgemoe]

Had a fun night tonight! It's always fun to catch someone looking where they shouldn't be looking... Random stranger at the Egyptian Cafe where we went for dinner tonight. The guy was sitting across from our table and was facing me. I was wearing a black sheer top with a black tank top underneath. However, the black tank top reveals a bit more than I usually show if I'm not careful. I'm pretty aware of it, so I'm usually making sure that the, uh, aren't on display. This guy kept staring...It got kinda funny after awhile. Suggestions on FB said to give him our bill for looking... After dinner we went to our friend's house and Matthew taught us how to play spades. I won the game...I can be pretty sneaky and managed to pull out the win...pretty good for a first-timer!

Spades is a fun game.

Good morning. I have to clean out the spare bedroom today since my dad is coming to visit next weekend. If I don't resurface by 5pm call the police. They will find me crushed under the giant pile of useless stuff that has accumulated there.

Too bad it wasn't a nice fall day Scott. Instant yard sale.

Good Morning everyone from Chilly Florida. It's 48 degrees out side this morning and is only expected to get in to the low 60's as a high today. Yesterday the parks were crowed. You couldn't move in Epcot, the lines were crazy. Most Kiosks had at minimum 30 people in line some were upwards of at least 50 people. I met Shelly at the park after the Buddy Walk and she likened the crowd to that of New Year's Eve.

I am off to Walmart to get me a cheap long sleeve T-shirt as this extreme cool down was not in the forecast when I packed for the trip.

What a difference a week makes with temps. We boiled 10 days ago. Sorry to hear the parks are so crowded on the weekend. To be expected though which is why we didn't book the weekend as part of our trip. Well, that and we needed our DVC pts for DAP.

Enjoy your trip Tracey!

I finally convinced Slapwhitey we needed to go to DAP!!! We are only coming for the weekend but we can't wait!!!

Awesome! A lot of us are long weekenders. We were only 3 nights previously but were fortunate to be able to add a 4th.

They are not easy to find and it is only part of the year. If you are ever in the area let me know. I just hate for anyone to think that Mrs T is the way a pierogies should taste. There is also a brewery that makes "gourmet" perogies with stuff like alligator meat those are tasty.

I'm guessing this is a frozen item. I wouldn't touch that Anne so don't worry.

I never got a definitive answer so I thought I'd ask again...

Is 9:00pm a one-time, make or break time to arrive for the TSM party? I have a 7:20 ressie at California Grill and Wishes is at 8pm so I would be pushing things to get to DHS by 9:30. I'd love to attend, but this dinner is intended to be the highlight of our vacation so I really can't rush it to be at DHS by 9.

I'm looking for an answer as well Shanta. We plan to be in MK for the day and want to take in Wishes. That may not happen if we need to be at DHS exactly at 9.

 

[Launchpad11B]

Happy Sunday all, haven't kept up with this thread at all, but wanted to say hi.

Going to see Jeff Corwin today, I think the kids are going to love it. Beautiful fall day in michigan and had a great time touring wineries last night.

carry on

Puck, there are pics of you on the DATW thread.

 

[Minnie Lor]

Oh my, there is something yellow in the sky casting a funny light over the landscape here this morning. It's really pretty. I hope it lasts for more than an hour.

 

[scarlett873]

Spades is a fun game.

Spades was pretty fun and relatively easy to learn! Which surprised me...I was never one to pick up on card games so easily. They tried to teach me in high school and then again in college, but I just never got it. I guess in my old age, I'm beginning to understand these things better...

Morning!

 

[AnneR]

Oh my, there is something yellow in the sky casting a funny light over the landscape here this morning. It's really pretty. I hope it lasts for more than an hour.

Run hide!

Seriously, I am glad you have sun Lorie - we aren't expecting sun until tomorrow.

 

[scarlett873]

Oh my, there is something yellow in the sky casting a funny light over the landscape here this morning. It's really pretty. I hope it lasts for more than an hour.

The same thing is attacking us here too...eerie...

 

[georgemoe]

Good morning everyone.

Lousy day here in the Bay State especially on the coast with high winds and surf.

A very generous DISer, BornTeach, called me this morning offering a spare Patriots ticket for todays game vs. Tennessee. Thanks Kristin! I would have loved to go but I've had a lot of work stuff piling up and it's the end of our fiscal year. So i can't go. Hopefully I can get a good dent in the work completed by game time but there is always Tivo to fall back on.

Good morning. It is 33 degrees here. So glad I stopped being stubborn and turned on the heat Friday. Of course a warm up is on the way starting tomorrow. Hope you all had a nice weekend. I am super excited since my DH surprised me and got the NFL package for me for the rest if the season. It helped that our provder called with an pretty good deal. I love the St Louis Lambs I mean Rams but I just can't bear to watch them.(even though I will) Ok I am off to make blueberry muffins for the kids.

Hi Becky. NFL Sunday Ticket is cool! Sorry about your Rams.

Happy Sunday all, haven't kept up with this thread at all, but wanted to say hi.

Hi Don. Have fun today.

Spades was pretty fun and relatively easy to learn! Which surprised me...I was never one to pick up on card games so easily. They tried to teach me in high school and then again in college, but I just never got it. I guess in my old age, I'm beginning to understand these things better...

Morning!

Sounds like we could do some SPADES ON A BOAT!

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Yes...it's in regards to our adoption. When we began the process, families were waiting maybe a year before getting their referrals. As you can see, we have been waiting (as far as China's concerned) for 2 1/2 years now. And no end in sight. No speed ups...nothing. They are about a year behind us in referrals, so it sounds optimistic, but they really only match families at a pace of about 3-6 days per month. When you have families logged in just about every day of the month, it takes China an ETERNITY to get through one month of referrals. If they continue at the pace they've been going at, we could be waiting another 5 years. It just sucks...and there's nothing we can do about it except pull our paperwork and I'm not ready to do that yet. We've looked into other programs, but we don't qualify (too many divorces between the two of us).

Not only is the waiting agony, but then we have to keep our papers updated here with our homestudy. Just about yearly...homestudy updates are $400...fingerprinting is $160 (every 12-16 months)...I-600a (immigration-related...allows us to bring her back into the U.S.) is $700 now and that's every 18 months. We get one free renewal with the fingerprinting and I-600a paperwork, but we've used that so this time we pay for it, but next renewal is free. And I sincerely hope that we won't have to pay for this again after that...

Please don't mis-read this...I am very excited about our adoption plans...it's just so hard to wait...I'm not getting any younger and I'm afraid that by the time we get a referral, I'll be 80. By the time we get this referral, we will have probably aged out of the program, so Dorissa will be an only child.

Sorry guys...I just have these pity me days with this every now and then. Thanks for the shoulders...

Forgive me for prying and you can totally ignore this if you'd like, but I was just wondering why you would put yourself through all of the agony associated with waiting for a child from China when there are so many children here in the USA that need parents? Wouldn't that be an easier route? Or, have you already bonded with the child and that is why you are holding out? I'm just trying to understand.

I love doing cardio.
It is a good day when you can get in your cardio.
Your lucky you can do it at home.

Ewww...the gym? What's that?!!!

Yes, I actully did find out some interesting things but I definitely can't say what they are!! And no I don't know who the speaker for Friday is, but Pete's face lit up like a christmas tree when I asked!!

TEASE TEASE TEASE TEASE!

Good morning everyone.

Lousy day here in the Bay State especially on the coast with high winds and surf.

A very generous DISer, BornTeach, called me this morning offering a spare Patriots ticket for todays game vs. Tennessee. Thanks Kristin! I would have loved to go but I've had a lot of work stuff piling up and it's the end of our fiscal year. So i can't go. Hopefully I can get a good dent in the work completed by game time but there is always Tivo to fall back on.



Hi Becky. NFL Sunday Ticket is cool! Sorry about your Rams.



Hi Don. Have fun today.



Sounds like we could do some SPADES ON A BOAT!

I heart Kristin!



Well, it's official. There's going to be a bit more Jersey at DAP! I have my resort ressie and air booked! Now I need to catch up and see where I can cause some trouble...uhhh...errr...I mean hang out!

 

[Annette_VA]

Well, it's official. There's going to be a bit more Jersey at DAP! I have my resort ressie and air booked! Now I need to catch up and see where I can cause some trouble...uhhh...errr...I mean hang out!

 

[shellyminnie]

TEASE TEASE TEASE TEASE!

I don't know what you're talking about, I'm a perfect angel!!

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Yeah right!

 

[shellyminnie]

Yeah right!

 

[DVCsince02]

<---- Love him!

 

[k5jm]

Spades is a fun game.

George I am all about Spades (and dominos, Texas 42)

 

[katscradle]

Good Morning everyone from Chilly Florida. It's 48 degrees out side this morning and is only expected to get in to the low 60's as a high today. Yesterday the parks were crowed. You couldn't move in Epcot, the lines were crazy. Most Kiosks had at minimum 30 people in line some were upwards of at least 50 people. I met Shelly at the park after the Buddy Walk and she likened the crowd to that of New Year's Eve.

I am off to Walmart to get me a cheap long sleeve T-shirt as this extreme cool down was not in the forecast when I packed for the trip.

Good morning and yikes that's quite a tempature drop.

 

[scarlett873]

Forgive me for prying and you can totally ignore this if you'd like, but I was just wondering why you would put yourself through all of the agony associated with waiting for a child from China when there are so many children here in the USA that need parents? Wouldn't that be an easier route? Or, have you already bonded with the child and that is why you are holding out? I'm just trying to understand.

Because that's where my daughter is...

I've had to re-type this response several times. This is not a new question to me. We get this question all the time...but it still bothers me when we do. To me, it's the same as asking someone why they've chosen to give birth to their children as opposed to adopting a child who needs a home. This is a very personal decision that adoptive families make. They don't make the decision on a whim without considering every possible option. Trust me. Domestic adoption isn't for everyone.

And I am not holding out. Although I have not met my daughter...heck, she probably hasn't been born yet...I know that she is in China...waiting for me...

And for the record, the wait hasn't always been this long. When we began the process, it was considerably shorter...

I hope that you don't read this as being rude or nasty or anything, it's just a personal decision that we made in order to build our family.

 

[katscradle]

Ewww...the gym? What's that?!!!



Well, it's official. There's going to be a bit more Jersey at DAP! I have my resort ressie and air booked! Now I need to catch up and see where I can cause some trouble...uhhh...errr...I mean hang out!

I happen to love going to the gym!
This is my time away from everything and everyone.
I also find it relieves alot of stress.
It is also good for my health.

Glad you are coming to DAP!!

 

[katscradle]

<---- Love him!

Jen this little guy is very cute!