Early roll call for March 20-23rd 08 Wonder cruise

[brady961]

that is soooo cool and what a surprise to get a picture of you when a baby!!!!!!

years ago i put together a photo album of me from baby thru high school. being the baby of family and only girl my parents have many pics of me as a baby. after school started most pics are those taken at school.

even more years ago i put together a three generation photo album: grandmother, mother and me. i was so much fun finding those old black and white photos of my grandmother and mother. i gave it to my mother for a present but now don't remember if it was for mothers day, christmas or birthday. ummmm I am visiting my mother in July to celebrate her 77th birthday so will try to remember asking her about this album. wonder if she even still has it as I know i did in the late 80's.

i will take picture of the new chair and email to you tomorrow.

keep me updated on how the scrapbooking is going. if can take some pics and post or email, I would enjoy seeing what you are doing.

later gator.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Mornin Marsha,

Keep the new chair under 90 until it is fully broke in \Does it come with a helmet??

Eventually I will post a picture of a couple of pages. I need to practice a bit more first, plus i dont have a huge amount of things to work with yet, so not too elaborate. I did order a few things on line that should be here in a couple of days.

I will be looking forward to seeing the new chair.

Lots to do this morning before they deliver the bed for guest room this afternoon, so got to run. I'll be back around lunch time.

Kathy

 

[brady961]

Under 90???? boy you're no fun LOL.

I was up at 6a (early for me) so went at 7a to do laundry. at least that's out of the way now <G>.

chair delivery time is suppose to be 11a (he hasn't never shown up on time <G>)

email pics of new bedroom <G>

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

It is lunch time and I still havnt got my ironing done.
Guess that is what I will be doing this afternoon.

Minnie is sleeping by me on the couch and I am getting kinda sleepy myself.
But I know if i close my eyes the delivery man will show up, so no point in getting comfy.

Clouds seem to be rolling in but still pretty hot out. 86 by my thermometer.

I just watch a show on the travel network about the Wilderness Lodge at WDW.
I have spent the night there before. It is so beautiful there. It was an old show though because it show the Diamond Horseshoe Revue at MK. That hasnt been there for quite some time. I loved that show. The singing sheriff is John Charles and he is sometimes on the ships performing. I have seen him on 2 cruises now. He is very good.

well off to get in some more trouble!! Ironing

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good Morning Marsha,

well I never got to my ironing yesterday, but I need to do it right after I walk Minnie this morning. if I dont I wont have any shirts to wear this weekend.

Not sure yet, but we may go to Epcot and see a concert one evening this weekend. I think Saturday is the Tokens and Sunday is Peter and Gordon.
have to wait and see what Greg's schedule is before I know for sure.
Plus it is going to be hot, but we are thinking about it.

Well Minnie is bouncing around the room wanting to go for a walk, so I best get going, I will check back later,

enjoy learning to work that new chair!!!!
kathy

 

[brady961]

oh the ironing will always be there <G>

if get to the parks have fun.

I am selling my SUV in the morning which means I can't transport my scooter.
Leaving me with only the travel power chair until I get the van. So I can't do the parks this weekend but was thinking of going to DTD for some shopping.

I am playing around with the power chair in the apartment, also trying to figure out best way to carry the kids, a backpack, etc.....

I should have the van on May 4th but until VR can get a safer ramp up for me, I won't be able to take the chair out and about. But can use the scooter with the van or travel chair.

I want to sell the scooter once I get everything in place using chair and van. My two room apartment looks like a Mobility Medical store with a scooter, power chair, two wheeled walkers, two sets of crutches, and travel chair LOL.

I go in the morning to sell SUV so that will be one less stress and one for sure closed issue. HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Would love to meet up with you at Epcot over weekend but not sure the travel chair would work. But let me know if go and I will see if or what i can manage. I know it will do ok at DTD as it's flat smooth service, and distance between the stores aren't that far.

ok i am exhausted and burning up. I have to get the travel chair in/out of car 6 times today in this heat grrrrrrrrrr. Plus already pulled something in shoulder on Wed putting it in the car. My body feels banged up and like mack truck hit it LOL.

talk later

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

hi Marsha,
i will let you know what we decide, but we will be back to Epcot a lot for the next 5 weeks due to flower power concerts, so we will get a chance to meet during one of those weekends for sure

I know you will get things fixed up soon for your chair and transportation very soon. So dont stress if this weekend is too much of a hassle, we will have lots of opportunities the next few weekends.
I will keep you posted when we decide.

Sounds like you have had your hands full, but as you said, at least tomarrow one project will be done with Then the next weekend more will be done.
Soon it will all be set and you'll be zipping all over the place

I think it was way too hot this afternoon, my thermometer said 86 but for most of the day there was NO breeze so it felt worse! The Humidity is coming and I can feel it. I hate the summers here

Well enough complaining, I did get my washing all done and the ironing. I even managed to go out and get prescriptions refilled too. I was pooped tonight, I had another night where I woke up at 3 a.m., so I pulled out individual size mini pizzas for the guys. They are so small they eat 2 or 3 each. I add extra cheese and onions and pepperoni, so they are edible.

They dont like many frozen pizzas. I spoiled them when I owned a pizza place by making really good fresh pizza for them.

Looks like it may rain tonight, we could sure use it.
I am off to check my mail.
I'll let you know what we decide about the parks later.

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good Morning Marsha,
I hope things go smoothly for you selling your van today

We are off to shop a bit, back by lunch then we will decide if we are going to the parks today or not. Suppose to be 88, that is so hot!! I don't do well in the heat, so I will decide at the last minute today.

Let me know how the day goes for you.

I'll be in touch,
kathy

 

[brady961]

Good Morning Marsha,
I hope things go smoothly for you selling your van today

We are off to shop a bit, back by lunch then we will decide if we are going to the parks today or not. Suppose to be 88, that is so hot!! I don't do well in the heat, so I will decide at the last minute today.

Let me know how the day goes for you.

I'll be in touch,
kathy

good morning kathy. i am selling my SUV to CarMax which I had it appraised last weekend. Yesterday called them to find out the balance owed between what they appraised and balance of the loan. So went to get cashier's check for that balance yesterday.

Today just have to take SUV up there, cashier check, regristration, keys to SUV, and my DL. Then sign some papers and boom I no longer own a SUV.

Hopefully and praying that this time week I own the new conversion van (company keeps telling me they will deliver it May4th. hope they are correct).

I may end down to DTD to shop some. If go to parks enjoy, style hydrated and cool as possible. I need to get to one of those everything a dollar. need to stock up on shower caps <G> will be used to cover control unit on power chair in rain, around pools, or water. Cheap but will do the trick.

Ok talk later. Still seems just you and me on this cruise. But I realize it's way far away, so maybe others will join esp once we get into 2008.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Marsha,
When the cruise gets closer we will have others join us I'm sure, if not we will have the ship to oursleves just remember i get first dibs on Captain Jack

Well we went to the flea market this morning. I have been wanting to go for several weeks now, but Greg doesnt like them, so never asked him to go. But he agreed today so I could look for a few items. He lovedit, they are totally different here than in Oregon. It was all I could do to get him out of there!!

I was so glad he enjoyed himself, but now too late and tired to go to WDW, perhaps tomarrow?? We'll see .

I really liked it too, Of course I have always like flea markets.

I bought a tapestry for our room to go on the wall over the bed. it is in browns and golds of 3 cowboys standing by a fence, but only show from knee down to show off old boots. It is nicer than it sounds and fits the early west theme of the room. Plus got a framed picture of a cowboy driving a covered wagon being attacked by an indian. very pretty!!!

Then I got 2 painting and frames for the tropical room I am decorating. Instead of all the brightly colored paintings these are charcoal greys and blacks. They look great against the bright yellow walls. I needed something to off set the bright colors in there.

We picked up some fresh fruits too.
My best find was lacy type doilies to go under the lamps on our nightstands and a runner to go across the top of the dresser and a small rectangle one to go on the other dresser. They are tan and will look great against the dark wood. i didnt want white since it would be too much of a contrast.

I was a great day, it was so hard to resist all the puppies for sale too!! But once I saw the price it was much easier to resist They were thoroughbreds and many hundreds of dollars!!! Minnie would throw a fit anyway.

That was my day, I am pooped!!!

I will see how hot it is going to be, may try tomarrow for Epcot!!

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Morning Marsha,
Just stopping by for a minute to say hello before we head out the door for Epcot.
Going to be a HOT one again today. i think I will take our spray bottle. it always feels good to spray ourselves on the neck and face with cool water from it on these hot days.

I will be in touch later, have a great day

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Marsha,
well we are back from Epcot. It was just too hot and miserable to stay for the concert. We were both tired to start with.
It was a great day in the park. I loved all the topiaries. They out did themselves this year.

I am going to go and relax some, hope you had a great weekend too,
Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Happy Monday Marsha,
I am off early this morning to shop for groceries and mothers day cards.
Still pretty smokey here from the wild fires in Grorgia. How is it at your place?

It smells like a campfire here. Guess we need to roast marshmallows

I'll be in touch.

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good night Marsha, got your e-mail.
I just wanted to keep us bumped up so others will see us!!

will chat a bit tomarrow

 

[brady961]

nite catch you tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

morning Marsha,

well today I will be going to the bank to put in paycheck then I need to empty out our dressers and night stand so we can move them to the other bedroom tonight, so new stuff can be delivered tomarrow.

I am going to open up our 2 largest suitcases to start with and fill with clothing. Plus I have one big box, so that should do it, I hope. I don't have a lot of clothes but i do have alot of paprs and such in my dresser.
Then tomarrow I get to put it all back in the new dressers
I will be glad when it is done.

I got a good roast on sale yesterday so I will cook it today too.

Hope you have a good day too, I will be back later,

Kathy

 

[brady961]

sounds like another busy day.

here too esp with work.

will catch up with you more later.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Marsha,
Well I got my dressers all emptied, some errands run and called my brother in Oregon to visit for awhile.
Then Peter showed me a new place to shop. I have lived here for a year an never knew that just 10 miles away there was a Russell Stover candy distribution center and they have a discount candy store there !!!

There were free samples as soon as you entered. it was like a warehouse with cases of chocolates everywhere!!!
One side had al new chocolates at great dicounts compared to the stores.
The middle was rejects that had defects in their appearance so they couldnt be sold in the stores. the last side was holiday stuff that had be greatly discounted.
Giant solid chocolate bunnies for $2.00 Huge Valentine heart boxes for $3.
The entire back wall was sugar free, low carb and weight watchers. Plus theses apeciality candies were throughout the isles.
It was all Whitmans and Russell Stover candies.

People were buying cases of chocolates. I saw types of chocolates there that I havnt seen in the stores which really surprized me.
I got a whole big bag of individual sugar free candies for Greg for $4.

Good thing I cant eat chocolates or I would of spent a fortune and had cases of chocolates all over the house

That was a fun trip. I can't wait to take the grandkids there when they come to visit.

Tomarrow the new furniture comes,so I will be home all day until they come.
Then I want to get some place matts to protect the new table.

I did make 2 more pages of my scrapbook of Minnie today. They were much better than the first couple of pages I did. I am learning quite a bit already, just by trying to do things. It really is fun.

Well I've talked your ear off long enough for now,
Hope you had a good day too!!

 

[brady961]

WOW don't let me anywhere near the choc place. I would go nuts even more than I already am LOL.

sounds like another busy day for you.

looking forward to seeing pics of new furniture.

i put some things on craigslist and someone responded. said would meet me at storage and never showed up. grrrrrrrrrrrrr i even waited almost 45 min thinking they got caught in traffic, lost etc... tried calling her cell phone and got recording this number isn't in service at this time. grrrrrr if by chance i hear from her and she still interested, she will call me when she gets to storage facility then I will leave my house to do there. but am hoping to sell lots of stuff out of storage as I don't need most of it anymore.

ok email me as soon as you can when furniture arrives. I will be waiting here from 10a-2p for Bellsouth. Ya know in this day of technology I don't see why they have to give you such a long waiting period, making you sit at home waiting. for them to show up late still or call to say not going to make it and reschedule. Call me 30 mins when on your way and I will meet you there. this having to wait around for 4 hours not knowing when they show or if show is ridiculous imo.

ok enough rambling.

have a good night

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

I have to wait for a call in the morning to give me a 4 hour window for delivery, so i will be playing the waiting game too!!

Not much a guy can do, we are at their mercy

All the furniture is moved out to the guest room and the old table has been moved into the living room for now. Nothing in there yet, so it will work for storage until we can get rid of it.

I will let you know when it arrives and I will take photos of it and send a copy to you as soon as I can.

I'll be in touch,

nite,
Kathy