Disney Wonder Sept 3-7, 2006 Part 3

[lunamum]

Does that make me a giant? (5'7" and a half... )

yes.... but we love you anyway (unless you wear heels and then thats just mean )

 

[taeja71]

O.k. sparrow lovers, get a fan you'll need it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_Zl1lWO6g&mode=related&search=

 

[taeja71]

I'm too sexy POTC style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDU461YsXf0

 

[lunamum]

Well, not really. We want to do the pirate museum, and then my husband is dying to go to the straw market and haggle and then we have a 1pm reservation for the dolphin encounter, and somewhere in there we have to eat and locate "authentic" Bahamian food for my husband. If he gets sick from it I'm leaving him in the dust.

I figure that if we don't start lining up to leave the ship until 9:45, then we have time to do goody bags. But no one answered my question so I haven't got a clue...

Dawn

Sorry I can't answer your question about the time we line up to get off the ship on nassau day. I wish I knew also. Maybe a post later on will give us the answer, I'm STILL trying to get caught up!

boy, don't miss a day on here or you're sunk, We did hit 10,000 posts though yay!

My sister has been teasing me because I am like your husband, in that I would like to find some "authentic" Bahamian food also. She said there is no way she is missing Castaway Cay even if I am stuck in the bathroom of our cabin all that day. niiiiice sister!

So, does anybody who has already been to Nassau have any suggestions or recommendations on where you can get some authentic (yet not scary) Bahamian food?

Thanks!

 

[taeja71]

yes.... but we love you anyway (unless you wear heels and then thats just mean )

ya, that'd be like rubbing it in. I'm taller than yOu.

 

[lunamum]

Tae Ja's odd thought of the day...

pack a pair of pants/short w/ an elastic waist just in case....

you mean they actually make pants WITHOUT elastic waistbands?

 

[lunamum]

I haven't been very good on my diet. I've been watching my weight go the wrong way. up.

Nah, now there's just more of you to hug!

 

[lunamum]

My wife has two of our suitcases zipped up and ready to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy !@#%#@$@# ummmmmm i mean, good for her, thats great.

eeeeek I am SO far behind, why am I still sitting here when I should be working on things for the cruise!!!!!

Bill, your wife is an inspiration for us all......

Hmmm.... I wonder where my suitcase is

 

[taeja71]

Holy !@#%#@$@# ummmmmm i mean, good for her, thats great.

eeeeek I am SO far behind, why am I still sitting here when I should be working on things for the cruise!!!!!

Bill, your wife is an inspiration for us all......

Hmmm.... I wonder where my suitcase is

notice she's not the one posting??? I'm the poster and the packer of luggage. I'll be posting and packing wee into the early morning before we leave.

 

[taeja71]

look what I'm getting! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007QKN22/104-3738675-8580704?n=502394

 

[lunamum]

Maybe you have more closets than I do. I admire your determination to stick with it. I gave up no new shoes unless an old pair goes.Off to bed. Visiting friends tomorrow and then camping overnight in our little Rialta (motorhome). I am over 100 pages behind.

OH YES!! I did find a SUPERB facility for mother. SUPERB!! She is on the wait list so will be here in God's time. Thanks for the encouragement and support.
Jan

I'm so glad things are working out and you found a high quality home for your mother. That is fantastic news. Will be nice to not have to worry about that while on your cruise.

Now you guys can just enjoy yourselves

 

[lunamum]

Right on DAWN!! Convenience, comfort and safety in one stretchy package!

Good morning all. It is 8:15 as I write.

We will be taking our little camper up near Lake Michigan for a picnic at an Environmental Learning Center (read "camp for city kids to learn about the environment") of which DH was on the Board of directors for years before we moved. We'll see the eye MD up that we like (he has followed DH since before his laser vision surgery and is keeping a close eye on recent developments since DH is one of th 5% who did not get to be glasses-free after surgery.) Camping overnight--somewhere--then home sometime Sunday. Only bad thing is I cannot get internet while we drive so cannot DIS with you.

If anyone particularly cares about details of the SUPERB Alzheimer's facility I found for Mother please let me know if I should post or PM about it. If you are all OK with the fact that I found IT and I am great with the whole concept and reality, then that is good too.

Lisa--how big is that condo?????

Someone wanted a smilie for drinking water--how about this one?

Jan

Oooh I like that smilie! Have a great time on your trip... although at the rate I am taking to get caught up, it is likely that you have probably already been there and are back

 

[NJBILL]

Gotta go catch up

 

[lunamum]

Tae Ja posted that I should tell everyone about the place for Mother so here I go.

I interviewed and toured 6--2-3 hours per visit.

One facility stands out from the rest--Sunrise at Carmel. It is the one which has only dementia and Alzheimer's residents. There are 7 neighborhoods in the building with 11-12 residents in each neighborhood.
There is a circular hallway surrounding a courtyard which is visible to staff and accessible to residents. Branching out from the hallway are the neighborhoods--like spokes on a wheel. Three neighborhoods plus common rooms filled with overstuffed furniture, tables, popcorn machine and an ice cream parlor are downstairs and four neighborhoods are upstairs. Neighborhoods consist of a common room with a living-diningroom feel to it. Bedrooms are around the periphery. Residents live in mixed groups so that the more capable can help those with more needs.
Neighborhoods are separated from the circular hallway by only a small fence and a doorway so that all residents can come and go and visit each other and talk over the fence, but there are some boundaries and recognizable landmarks to help residents find their way.
Each neighborhood is decorated differently and has a different theme so residents do not get confused as to which is their home. This helps them find their own neighborhood more easily than they could if all were identical.
Each room of one or two residents has its own bathroom. Bathrooms are very accessible and permit assistance without making the resident feel cramped and crowded.
Decorations in the common spaces are chosen to encourage memories--photos, lovely paintings, quilts, quality art work. One area has a wedding gown hanging on the wall that can be touched and discussed, as well as photos of weddings in frames on a desk nearby. Activities that may be chosen or not (but are encouraged) include people from all neighborhoods.
Fire doors automatically separate the area with a suspected fire from the rest of the building but can be opened to get all the residents to the other side easily and quickly. Fire drills are held to train staff but residents do not know why they are moving to a different place so that they are not unduly alarmed.
This facility is 15 miles from the condo (30-60 minutes depending on traffic) on city streets which a friend from church reports to be some of the first plowed in bad weather as it is a route used daily by commuters.
They have visiting professionals to provide medical, podiatric, dental and vision exams.
I signed a contract and my brother is sending a check so she will be on the waiting list for the next companion room to open up.
SO--in God's timing, Mother will be here.
Jan

Sunrise at Carmel sounds like a lovely place. What a blessing to be able to find a place that is so nice and relatively close to where you live. It seems like you made a great choice!

I hope you keep us posted when she finally gets to move in. I know this sounds horrible, but I hope your wait on the list isn't too long.

 

[NJBILL]

Ahahaha... wow, no one on this thread wants me to be single and lonely.. Go me !

Sooo.. I could look your son up on Facebook and be like "Your dad thinks we should meet".. I bet that would freak him out!

He is on myspace not sure about Facebook.
Look for Lewis Levinson

 

[NJBILL]

the colts play this weekend....? it should be a funny season again.

E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!!!!!

 

[NJBILL]

YAY!!

Sorry, I'm excited.

I just got the call that I got the job I interviewed for last week. I suspected as much but didn't want to get my hopes up, they kept telling me how nice I was and how put together I seemed to be and how amazed that I'd kept a job in fast food since high school...
They also talked to me about how, once I got my degree, if I was still working with them I would have an endless amount of opportunities open to me to go anywhere at all I wanted!

I am now an employee of JP Morgan Chase Bank
BEST part?? Part-time employees earn PAID sick leave and vacation!!!!!!!! I'm soo glad I got this. It pays almost $2+ an hour more than BK and I won't smell like food when I leave.. (Of course the ultimate benefit to the pay raise would be that I have to work less and have more time for school )

Guess this means I won't be working with Alex for much longer.. sorry guys

Way to go!!!

 

[zweihund]

I completely agree. I chuckle when Holly says that she was dying during those LAST 8 miles.

I just think, good lord woman, I have never even ran eight miles, let alone ran 24 miles and then thought, aww I should have trained harder because these last 8 miles are going to suck

I take my hat off to all of you runners out there, it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to put your body through that day after day after day. I'm exhausted just thinking about it! During the cruise, I am definitely going to be in the group taking shots every time your pack runs past me lounging on the deck

I wonder how many times around would equal a marathon?

 

[NJBILL]

Holy !@#%#@$@# ummmmmm i mean, good for her, thats great.

eeeeek I am SO far behind, why am I still sitting here when I should be working on things for the cruise!!!!!

Bill, your wife is an inspiration for us all......

Hmmm.... I wonder where my suitcase is

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZipppppppp!
There is another!! We are going to the parks before the cruise, so we should be ahead

 

[lunamum]

YAY!!

Sorry, I'm excited.

I just got the call that I got the job I interviewed for last week. I suspected as much but didn't want to get my hopes up, they kept telling me how nice I was and how put together I seemed to be and how amazed that I'd kept a job in fast food since high school...
They also talked to me about how, once I got my degree, if I was still working with them I would have an endless amount of opportunities open to me to go anywhere at all I wanted!

I am now an employee of JP Morgan Chase Bank
BEST part?? Part-time employees earn PAID sick leave and vacation!!!!!!!! I'm soo glad I got this. It pays almost $2+ an hour more than BK and I won't smell like food when I leave.. (Of course the ultimate benefit to the pay raise would be that I have to work less and have more time for school )

Guess this means I won't be working with Alex for much longer.. sorry guys

CONGRATULATIONS PATSY!!!