***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 5

[Eeyorecln]

Just got this email. I think it is worth passing on, even though it's kinda long.

I BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS

I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid.
I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the way my big
sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she
jeered. "Even dummies know that!"

My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day
because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told
the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a
whole lot easier when swallowed with one of her "world-famous" cinnamon
buns. I knew they were world-famous, because Grandma said so. It had to
be true.

Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites, I told her
everything. She was ready for me. "No Santa Claus?" she
snorted...."Ridiculous! Don't believe it. That rumor has been going
around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad!! Now, put on your coat,
and let's go."

"Go? Go where, Grandma?" I asked. I hadn't even finished my second
world-famous cinnamon bun.

"Where" turned out to be Kerby's General Store, the one store in town
that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its
doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars.

That was a bundle in those days. "Take this money," she said, "and buy
something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then
she turned and walked out of Kerby's.

I was only eight years old. I'd often gone shopping with my mother,
but never had I shopped for anything all by myself.

The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to finish
their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused,
clutching that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy, and
who on earth to buy it for. I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my
friends, my neighbors, the kids at school, the people who went to my
church.

I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker. He
was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he sat right behind me in
Mrs. Pollock's grade-two class.

Bobby Decker didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out to
recess during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the
teacher that he had a cough, but all we kids knew that
Bobby Decker didn't have a cough; he didn't have a good coat. I fingered
the ten-dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a
coat!

I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it. It looked real
warm, and he would like that.

"Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the counter
asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down.

"Yes, ma'am," I replied shyly. "It's for Bobby."

The nice lady smiled at me, as I told her about how Bobby really needed a
good winter coat. I didn't get any change, but she put the coat in a bag,
smiled again, and wished me a Merry Christmas.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat (a little tag fell out of
the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible) in Christmas paper and
ribbons and wrote, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" on it. Grandma
said that Santa always insisted on secrecy. Then she drove me over to
Bobby Decker's house, explaining as we went that I was now and forever
officially, one of Santa's helpers.

Grandma parked down the street from Bobby's house, and she and I crept
noiselessly and hid in the bushes by his front walk. Then Grandma gave me
a nudge. "All right, Santa Claus," she whispered, "get going."

I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the present down
on his step, pounded his door and flew back to the safety of the bushes
and Grandma.

Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to
open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobby.

Fifty years haven't dimmed the thrill of those moments spent shivering,
beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker's bushes.

That night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus were
just what Grandma said they were: ridiculous. Santa was alive and well,
and we were on his team. I still have the Bible, with the coat
tag tucked inside: $19.95.

May you always have LOVE to share, HEALTH to spare and FRIENDS that
care...

And may you always believe in the magic of Santa Claus!

OK I know I have been overly emotional due to lack of sleep, but this made me cry. That is sweet. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Eeyorecln]

Hope all the triplefigs and mom get better soon.

 

[Eeyorecln]

Hi, everyone. No, unfortunately I am really, really sick and Brantley-Kate has been vomiting for 24 hours... I can barely catch my breath from coughing. I'm on antibiotics and a nebulizer, but it's not helping. Hopefully, we'll make it to the Christmas Party at school tomorrow.

Oh, and we had a huge ice storm in Atlanta last pm. Roads are ok, but we lost tons of limbs off trees. It will likely refreeze tonight. Fun- NOT!

It is hard to take care of a sick kid when you feel sick. Prayers for your family to all get better for Christmas.

 

[tmfranlk]

Julia and I made foam photo ornaments today with her and Nick's pictures in them -

she kept kissing Nick's picture and would say - My little brother is so cute -

one time she said to me - I love my little Cutesie - that is her nickname for him - my little cutesie

I finally called DH cause it was so cute and she got on the phone and said

Daddy - my little cutesie is my treasure!!

How sweet is that?

She's just so sweet!!! Terra says things like that sometimes and I just cross my fingers and how she stays that way. A few times at WDW she just looked at me and said, "Thank you." I asked her, "Thank you for what?" and she replied, "Thank you for you." It made me cry the first time. (and the second and the third...)

 

[miss missy]

I won't be on tonight - we are going to the dojo. Matt is testing tonight for his green belt in karate. He is so excited we can hardly pin him down. Plus we are picking up his little girl friend Olivia and eating at Friendly's first (Matt's choice, not mine!) So I'll see you all tomorrow.

Marti

I miss the DOJO, DD was purple (2 from black) but we had to quit becuz my hours changed. Very sad! She still misses it, so maybe we'll get back there!

Let us know the good news when you get back!

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

I won't be on tonight - we are going to the dojo. Matt is testing tonight for his green belt in karate. He is so excited we can hardly pin him down. Plus we are picking up his little girl friend Olivia and eating at Friendly's first (Matt's choice, not mine!) So I'll see you all tomorrow.

Marti

GOOD LUCK MATT!!!

 

[tmfranlk]

We'll be leaving that afternoon so no FW that night. But, if you're there during the day you might see us. I didn't notice they closed early Christmas eve but that seems strange considering the amount of people there this season. I just hope we'll be Ok as far as getting back in, we had planned a break in the afternoon for kids to nap and coming back around 5 during the week. But I read that they have been closing the gates in the afternoon. There's no way we would make it staying all day without a break. So we'll just hope for the best.

No, I don't think we'll be there during the day. We fly in at 11am and are planning to hang out with my best friend that day since we are only in town until Monday. Her passes are blacked out then so we'll be at their house, or we might walk to DTD as she only liked about 1/2 mile away. We're staying at the Little Boy Blue Inn, I think.

 

[Eeyorecln]

No, I don't think we'll be there during the day. We fly in at 11am and are planning to hang out with my best friend that day since we are only in town until Monday. Her passes are blacked out then so we'll be at their house, or we might walk to DTD as she only liked about 1/2 mile away. We're staying at the Little Boy Blue Inn, I think.

We're staying at the one of the Comfort Inns in a kidsuite. It's hard to find hotels that can accomodate our size family. We don't like getting 2 rooms because of the kids ages DH and I would have to split up. Obviously, DH doesn't like that idea.

 

[tmfranlk]

We're staying at the one of the Comfort Inns in a kidsuite. It's hard to find hotels that can accomodate our size family. We don't like getting 2 rooms because of the kids ages DH and I would have to split up. Obviously, DH doesn't like that idea.

Sounds fun! Have a great time!!!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Can you order just the vase?

 

[MidNite]

I just wanted to say goodbye to everyone on this thread. We will be heading to Baltimore in a few hours to spend the night before our flight leaves tomorrow AM at 7:10. Thanks to all of you for your friendship. You have made planning for this trip so enjoyable.

An extra special thank you to Kate, Denise and MidNite for their designs. I just know my t-shirts are going to add a lot of pixie dust to this trip. You guys are great. Also, thanks to Deb for sharing her tiedye techniques.

Have a great week everyone. We arrive home at 7:50 PM on Christmas Eve and I may not get back on for a few days. If I don't, I want to wish everyone now a very Merry Christmas.

Tammi



Elin - I pm'd you back

You're most welcome. Have a fantastic trip!!!

 

[MidNite]

Tinkaroo, that is such a fantastic picture in your signature! Ya'll look so cute holding Tinkerbell. The picture almost looks 3D!

 

[MidNite]

I need that link to the house with the lights and music. Kate isn't it from a post of yours? Anyone have it??

Wizards of Winter

 

[MidNite]

Please excuse my posting frenzy. (I'm just trying to get to 1000? Nahhhh) Anyway, I found this video on Google that you might appreciate:

Diet Coke & Mentos

You might want to turn off your sound, the music gets annoying.

 

[cocowum]

Have a great trip!!!


Any Greys Anatomy fans out there??? I was in Disney on Sunday and missed it. I heard it was a great episode. Can someone please tell me what happened. pretty please.

Just Bumping for the night crew. Amy, are you out there???

BTW MidNite is that a new tag? (A better name for me would be Her Royal Majesty)

 

[KMH1]

Just Bumping for the night crew. Amy, are you out there???

BTW MidNite is that a new tag? (A better name for me would be Her Royal Majesty)

I'm here. We're safely in Huron, and Kevin and Alyssa are watching a Baby Einstein video.

I'm not too good with show summaries, but I'll try my best:

The Chief's wife demanded he go to a relative's Christmas play, so Dr. Bailey had to pick up the slack, since so many other surgeons were out too. She made Meredith and George help her because she is so exhausted from her pregnancy (her feet hurt, baby was kicking, etc.)

Dr. Burke got a Christmas tree for the apartment and Cristina revealed she's Jewish...however she's not spiritual AT ALL! They had a patient, a young boy, who needed a second heart transplant, and he was livid with his mother because she wanted another child to die, so he could live. Dr. Burke and Cristina argued about the fact, Burke believes there are spiritual influences in medicine. He truly believed the boy needed not only a new heart, but the will to live too. The child coded and Cristina brought him back, but this made her realize he did need to believe he deserved to live.

Alex had to retake his boards the next day, so he was stressed. All the other interns decided to help him by pretending to have ailments, which made Izzy flip her lid, but after Meredith lit into her about the Christmas spirit, she relented and helped too. However, she bawled her eyes out and Alex was quite apologetic for hurting her.

Dr. McDreamy avoided his wife most of the episode...she finally confronted him at the end of the episode, asking him what happened, they used to love Christmas together. He stated he wasn't trying to hurt her, but his affair with Meredith wasn't just a "fling," and he still had feelings for her.

That's all I can think of right now. I was actually dipping turtles in chocolate during the episode, so I was going to go back and watch it again, since it'll be reruns for awhile.

Hope I helped a little.
Amy

 

[KMH1]

Amy,
I must have coppied your cut out cookie recipe wrong. The dough was still very sticky when I tried to take it out of the bag and even sticker when I tried to roll it out. I even put wax paper on top when I rolled it and it stuck to the paper. then I tried to cut shapes and it stuck to the floured board. I ended up just trashing it.

Hmmm..I'm sorry you had to throw it out. 3 cups of flour, right? It is still sticky, and I heavily flour my counter and rolling pin, when I roll it out.

Sorry!
Amy

 

[cocowum]

I'm here. We're safely in Huron, and Kevin and Alyssa are watching a Baby Einstein video.

I'm not too good with show summaries, but I'll try my best:

The Chief's wife demanded he go to a relative's Christmas play, so Dr. Bailey had to pick up the slack, since so many other surgeons were out too. She made Meredith and George help her because she is so exhausted from her pregnancy (her feet hurt, baby was kicking, etc.)

Dr. Burke got a Christmas tree for the apartment and Cristina revealed she's Jewish...however she's not spiritual AT ALL! They had a patient, a young boy, who needed a second heart transplant, and he was livid with his mother because she wanted another child to die, so he could live. Dr. Burke and Cristina argued about the fact, Burke believes there are spiritual influences in medicine. He truly believed the boy needed not only a new heart, but the will to live too. The child coded and Cristina brought him back, but this made her realize he did need to believe he deserved to live.

Alex had to retake his boards the next day, so he was stressed. All the other interns decided to help him by pretending to have ailments, which made Izzy flip her lid, but after Meredith lit into her about the Christmas spirit, she relented and helped too. However, she bawled her eyes out and Alex was quite apologetic for hurting her.

Dr. McDreamy avoided his wife most of the episode...she finally confronted him at the end of the episode, asking him what happened, they used to love Christmas together. He stated he wasn't trying to hurt her, but his affair with Meredith wasn't just a "fling," and he still had feelings for her.

That's all I can think of right now. I was actually dipping turtles in chocolate during the episode, so I was going to go back and watch it again, since it'll be reruns for awhile.

Hope I helped a little.
Amy

Thanks so much!!! Great recap. You helped a ton! I was going crazy! I soooo need TiVo.

 

[mommykds]

Can someone direct me to the thread on how to make your pictures smaller to put into siggie? I have one in my photo bucket but its too big. Thanks!

 

[miss missy]

Can someone direct me to the thread on how to make your pictures smaller to put into siggie? I have one in my photo bucket but its too big. Thanks!

what are you using to do it? can you link it so I can do it for you? or email it to me?