Honey, I Shrunk the Checkbook, Really final, some Feb shots, 7-27, pg82.

[lexmelinda]

It's available on iTunes!!!

Did ya hear that Steve? iTunes! Heh, heh.

Michelle....You'll have to burn it and send him a copy. Wait...maybe I shouldn't assume he has a CD player.

And Natalie quit smoking after 25 years! Awesome!

 

[nebo]

Thanks for the update. Sounds like you had a lot of fun with friends!! Your castle picture is beautiful!!!

Thanks, PM, but I thought I had a little bit better pic, not quite as blurry. I'll post that one again coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sigh, right now, I'd give anything to see the castle in a totally fog enshrouded mist. And I would love it! Because it would mean I am THERE.

Hooray for an update tonight! First let me say that the pic of you and smidgy at the R&C was great--Christmas card material!

Halloween card material.

Good for you for giving the PDA couple a little verbal nudge. Why didn't they go back to the room already??? Was it not ready yet?

Oh, why do you do this to me? Was it not ready yet? You are talking about the room, right? I would think at ten thirty at night it would have been ready. Unless you meant something else? If then, I can't help you there.
geesh!

I love the GF Cafe mainly b/c of their spinach dip! We walked right up when we went for lunch year before last (and I didn't think anything about it b/c it was our first trip, no DDP and didn't know that ADRs were that big of a thing. Ah, ignorance is bliss...)

Yes, ignorance WAS bliss, but oh how times have changed.

We're still keeping our Dec. reservations for now, so I'm hopeful I'll get to see the castle all lit up. Of course, I'm trying to decide whether to switch back to the week before Christmas instead of Pop Warner--can't decide when dd would miss less stuff in school.

!

Hoogy, from what I have seen and heard, Poop is not a problem at anywhere but the All Stars, sorry, I mean POP. Pop, not Poop. Finger Stuck there for a second. Anyway, they are also there only a few nights, and your odds of catching them on all the nights are slim, besides, they hardly go to the parks, so that's not a problem. Geesh, no wonder I end up losing all my arguments!

Somehow, I bet my hubby would find soup that you can eat with a knife and fork interesting. It has cheese so that automatically makes it onto the short-list. Thanks for info, Nebo.

HI Steph, it really is a lot more fun to take away the knife and fork before the baked French Onion soup comes, and then watch him try to eat it with just a spoon. Great Entertainment.

Put French Onion soup on the list of things never to order on a first date.

Besides spaghetti.

What else?

Pigs knuckles, tripe, and moray eels that are passed along as FISH from the Rose and Crown.

Last editted by nebo: Hi Steph!

Great one liner!!

Thank you Cheri, once again you didn't let me down.

I don't understand how they pick "captains" for this ride. The girl we got,,, and girls are hardly ever as good as guys,,,was just terrible. SHe appeared to be scared to death, missed at least half of her lines, and whispered the ones that came to her.

I came close to commandeering the boat!


Isn't this the BEST JOB for NEBO??? he already knows the SCHTICK> can you imagine the one liners he could come up with???

Ahem, lately, any job sounds like a great job for neb. Including, greasing the monorail, reading last rites to the Magical Depress folks going back to the airport, and cleaning up the horse turds that Rhonda misses on Main Street. *

sorry, Melinda
* see earlier report

I was just contemplating how Casserole of Progress had scarred me for all eternity when you made your little comment. You are as good as Kreskin.

Would it be too much trouble to post a little dictionary of all your warped Disney terms?Yes, I'm not done yet!

I knew you wouldn't let the PDA couple go without a nebo comment.

Of coarse you did. You could see it coming from a mile away.

The castle is lovely with the Christmas lights on! Just beautiful!

Diane....YES! Jungle Cruise captain is the perrrrfect job for him!

and................

Smidgy, if you go way back in this report to when you & Nebo abandoned it (and us )for another trip we decided that Captain would be the perfect job for Nebo! I think we set you up at the Poly bar

Great update, looking forward to the next installment

Chelley, I do remember that, but I think Monica said it best; "No, I don't thinkk so, knowing him, he won't stick to the scriipt, and there is not muchh room for ad-libbing. Unless I could get somebody to LISTEN to some script changes, I, personally, think it's time for an overhaul myself, don't you agree?


Or am I in Denial?

night night

 

[Disneydad99]

ok so shooot me I have not been around lately....

Its not my fault...Im a moron....

so Nebo?

are you moving to Disney yet?

I think I may!!!!

so I am going to go back and read your crazinesss!!!1

Disneydad!!!

 

[Maraena]

Phew! Trying my best to get all caught up but failing miserably. The nice thing is, I think I only missed 2 updates! Now to get caught up on all the gossip and such.

On a curious sidenote, I think I'll have to give up on MTD's TR. I've read all the posts since he has them neatly arranged with links but am so far behind on the between stories chatter that I'm just downright lost.

Ok, being downright lost isn't terribly different from normal.

By the way, congratulations on impending grandparenthood!

I'll see what I can do to check in more regularly. At least I'll be in town for the next month rather than traveling from one end of the coast to the other.

 

[smidgy]

so Nebo?

are you moving to Disney yet?

I think I may!!!!



Disneydad!!!

unfortunately, our move to disney has been delayed, due to the housing market. but it is a definite GO!! we know just where we want to live, and... we have a GOAL!! we just have to make some money , any way, any how (well, legally, of course). who CARES what kind of job we have??? just to make the bills until we can sell this place for enough to buy our little manufactured home in a very pleasant place 10 minutes outside of disney!!when you have a goal in mind, you are willing to work just about ANY legal job to get there!!!... and we WILL get there! (in time to have thanksgiving dinner with tiggerbell, rhonda and her clan!, when they move there) then you can all visit us.
this is the first time I have said this and NOT been sarcastic: "then we can ALL see the fairy princess together!"

 

[Disneydad99]

unfortunately, our move to disney has been delayed, due to the housing market. but it is a definite GO!! we know just where we want to live, and... we have a GOAL!! we just have to make some money , any way, any how (well, legally, of course). who CARES what kind of job we have??? just to make the bills until we can sell this place for enough to buy our little manufactured home in a very pleasant place 10 minutes outside of disney!!when you have a goal in mind, you are willing to work just about ANY legal job to get there!!!... and we WILL get there! (in time to have thanksgiving dinner with tiggerbell, rhonda and her clan!, when they move there) then you can all visit us.
this is the first time I have said this and NOT been sarcastic: "then we can ALL see the fairy princess together!"

hey smidge
well hey at least you have a goal....and heres to finding the money to get there.....hope the house sells quickly and for a huge profit....

see you Katz in Disney....missing you guys....

disneydad

 

[Donald is #1]

unfortunately, our move to disney has been delayed, due to the housing market. but it is a definite GO!! we know just where we want to live, and... we have a GOAL!! we just have to make some money , any way, any how (well, legally, of course). who CARES what kind of job we have??? just to make the bills until we can sell this place for enough to buy our little manufactured home in a very pleasant place 10 minutes outside of disney!!when you have a goal in mind, you are willing to work just about ANY legal job to get there!!!... and we WILL get there! (in time to have thanksgiving dinner with tiggerbell, rhonda and her clan!, when they move there) then you can all visit us.
this is the first time I have said this and NOT been sarcastic: "then we can ALL see the fairy princess together!"

Wow! You guys have it all planned out! Hopefully, the housing market recovers soon for you.

 

[UtahMama]

I got some new images for y'all to ponder....while we wait



These are from my and DS' meeting of Marita, Smidgy and Nebo this past December~



Our Beaches and Cream Lunch with the fabulous Marita~

and this was from Dinner with Herr Nebo and Ms Smidgy at the Rose and Crown...

MARITA EATS? Marita looks adorable as always!

Tiggerwannabe~ You and your son are so cute!

Smidgie and Neeb~ That is the BEST picture of both of you! VERY beautiful/handsome!

Great chapter. I'd love to see the world in "Winter". Must try Chocolate to the 5th Power!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

unfortunately, our move to disney has been delayed, due to the housing market. but it is a definite GO!! we know just where we want to live, and... we have a GOAL!! we just have to make some money , any way, any how (well, legally, of course). who CARES what kind of job we have??? just to make the bills until we can sell this place for enough to buy our little manufactured home in a very pleasant place 10 minutes outside of disney!!when you have a goal in mind, you are willing to work just about ANY legal job to get there!!!... and we WILL get there! (in time to have thanksgiving dinner with tiggerbell, rhonda and her clan!, when they move there) then you can all visit us.
this is the first time I have said this and NOT been sarcastic: "then we can ALL see the fairy princess together!"

My friend's timeshare is right up the street....the perfect place to carpool to the World~

MARITA EATS? Marita looks adorable as always!

Tiggerwannabe~ You and your son are so cute!

Smidgie and Neeb~ That is the BEST picture of both of you! VERY beautiful/handsome!

No. Actually. : Marita ordered water.

but we can excuse her for this one cause she was on her way to a big Disney banquet that evening and was probably saving room for dinner~

thank you dahlin~

I Love how that photo turned out too They are sooooo cute together~

 

[Backstage_Gal]

No. Actually. : Marita ordered water.

but we can excuse her for this one cause she was on her way to a big Disney banquet that evening and was probably saving room for dinner~

~

Wendee, plus I had to go back to work before leaving at 2pm to get ready for banquet, so there was no time to eat since it was already almost 1:30 or so.

Smidgy, love your attitude

 

[HaleyB]

Diane....YES! Jungle Cruise captain is the perrrrfect job for him!

Hmm. I am not so sure about that.
I don't think Disney is too fond of their captains winging it, and I can't imagine Nebo toeing the line for very long.

 

[RHONDALEE]

Ahem, lately, any job sounds like a great job for neb. Including, greasing the monorail, reading last rites to the Magical Depress folks going back to the airport, and cleaning up the horse turds that Rhonda misses on Main Street. *[/QUOTE]

Are you saying that men do a better job of cleaning up horse turds than women?

Just remember that that was my job first Nebo.

 

[dwheatl]

Hmm. I am not so sure about that.
I don't think Disney is too fond of their captains winging it, and I can't imagine Nebo toeing the line for very long.

Somehow, I missed the PDA update in my lurking. Great comment, Nebo. Better than what popped into my mind; "You know, in Leviticus it says..." Nothing like a little Bible-thumpin' to ruin the mood. As for winging it on the Jungle Cruise, we had one captain at DL who was crazy-funny, all ad-libs. Next time we went, he was checking lap-bars on BTMR. Next time, no sign of him. So much for free-spirited humor at Disney.

 

[nebo]

YAY! An update!


Great update!

Ah, Emily, you would make a great press agent. Now, let's just SEE what happens when a Longneck makes a cameo appearance in this saga.

I love that you just had to say something to the PDA couple. Too funny!


Thanks for the update.

Livabiff, (that comes from a certain comic strip, I just can't remember which one), I think most guys would have cracked, just like me. It is definately a "female" thing that understands and knows enough to respect the nature of a "true PDA. GUYS? Nah. It's just fodder, and possible one liners in the making.

Hi Nebo-

It's available on iTunes!!! Although, it was recorded with studio singers, so when they talk about the boat, they actually say "it's a big boat". Don't they know - "butt" wasn't a typo???

Thanks for a fun trippie!! People look at me weird now when I eat lunch at my desk and start laughing about leaving the lights on.

Thanks Michelle, for the info.
I mean the info about people looking at you weird. As far as the Other info, a certain Kentuckian who posted sums it up best.

Guess what's on MY desktop?

Until DH gets home from his business trip.

Monica, I suppose it's too late now, but I actually like THIS photo better, I'm even thinking of putting it on MY desktop.

Hi
Just back from WDW
Good times
I enjoyed reading your new installment, it really helps to lessen the depression
of coming back.
I thought of you on the occasions when I had to take 4 motrins just to make it to MK.
My knees are shot and my ankles too. I recently quit smoking after 25yrs and gained 15lbs in 2 mths!!
I had to take motrin everyday.

Anywho, I will be in better shape for my next trip.
Thanks for listening, do you charge by the hour?

Natalie

Wow! First time I saw that LadyMar has a name. Finally came out of the closet, (or the truck) didja? Natalie, congrats on the no smoking thing, I hope to join you there soon. For the record, 4 Motrins would just destroy my stomach, but we all know what we have to do. Hope you had a good time, feel free to post any special pics you took here. I can also just imagine what will happen when I try to quit. They will change my name from "Finding Nebo" to "You can't miss Nebo".

Did ya hear that Steve? iTunes! Heh, heh.

Michelle....You'll have to burn it and send him a copy. Wait...maybe I shouldn't assume he has a CD player.

:

Oh, your a riot, you are. Bam, Zoom, Right to the moon, Alice!
Your also right.
I just got back from Walgreens. I had taken about 10 pics at Christmas of the family, then shot out the last of the role on our last Feb trip. Yes, I finally brought it in for developing. I still have the memory card in the digital mind you. The girl behind the counter looked at me after I told her I just want single prints, then asked me if I want them also put on a CD.
I was very clear in my order, and this extra question kind of irritated me.
And it showed: "No, I'd like them transfered to an 8-track, please.

Kills me how some of my best lines result in a blank stare.

ok so shooot me I have not been around lately....

Its not my fault...Im a moron....

so Nebo?

are you moving to Disney yet?

I think I may!!!!

so I am going to go back and read your crazinesss!!!1

Disneydad!!!

Patrick, I love you man. Hope things are going a little better for you. With the housing market the way it is, it looks like Florida may be a bit delayed. But, we WILL be there,,,,,,,,,, please, check in often, you have my number.

 

[nebo]

Phew! Trying my best to get all caught up but failing miserably. The nice thing is, I think I only missed 2 updates! Now to get caught up on all the gossip and such.
Ok, being downright lost isn't terribly different from normal.

By the way, congratulations on impending grandparenthood!

I'll see what I can do to check in more regularly. At least I'll be in town for the next month rather than traveling from one end of the coast to the other.

Oh, so now we have the Prodigal Daughter returning, just long enough to say she may not be returning for a while. Maraena, I've heard that they have internet access on BOTH coasts. Nice to hear from you, though.

unfortunately, our move to disney has been delayed, due to the housing market. but it is a definite GO!! we know just where we want to live, and... we have a GOAL!! we just have to make some money , any way, any how (well, legally, of course). who CARES what kind of job we have??? just to make the bills until we can sell this place for enough to buy our little manufactured home in a very pleasant place 10 minutes outside of disney!!when you have a goal in mind, you are willing to work just about ANY legal job to get there!!!... and we WILL get there! (in time to have thanksgiving dinner with tiggerbell, rhonda and her clan!, when they move there) then you can all visit us.
this is the first time I have said this and NOT been sarcastic: "then we can ALL see the fairy princess together!"

Geesh! I had no idea she could be so tender. (wiping tears away with my plunger/wand.) Isn't it great to have the same goals? Ok, babe, soon as you get this place sold and have a job set up down near Orlando, give me a call, and I'll give you directions on how to get here.

MARITA EATS? Marita looks adorable as always!

Tiggerwannabe~ You and your son are so cute!

Smidgie and Neeb~ That is the BEST picture of both of you! VERY beautiful/handsome!

!

Wendyyy, Colleen is a great photographer. But this is the first time I have ever been called Beautiful! Although, Diane IS a handsome woman. (that little dumb joke probably isn't going to fly, is it? Just get me in trouble, won't it?)

My friend's timeshare is right up the street....the perfect place to carpool to the World~
No. Actually. : Marita ordered water.

but we can excuse her for this one cause she was on her way to a big Disney banquet that evening and was probably saving room for dinner~

thank you dahlin~

I Love how that photo turned out too They are sooooo cute together~

Firstly, yes, Backstage Gal ordered water. Even though Marita WAS actually out in the sunlight, she didn't eat a thing, and just as she left, I didn't see her reflection in the mirror. I'm not sayin,,,, I'm just sayin.

Yes, I think Marita is Tinkerbell!

Wendee, plus I had to go back to work before leaving at 2pm to get ready for banquet, so there was no time to eat since it was already almost 1:30 or so.

Smidgy, love your attitude

Oh yeah, 2 o'clock? Uh huh! 5 hours to get ready for a banquet? Your little game is UP Tinker.

Hmm. I am not so sure about that.
I don't think Disney is too fond of their captains winging it, and I can't imagine Nebo toeing the line for very long.

Haley, I agree with you, all it would take would be for someone to say, He left out, " But if he doesn't get it now, he'll get it in the end."

Ahem, lately, any job sounds like a great job for neb. Including, greasing the monorail, reading last rites to the Magical Depress folks going back to the airport, and cleaning up the horse turds that Rhonda misses on Main Street. *[/QUOTE]



Are you saying that men do a better job of cleaning up horse turds than women?

Just remember that that was my job first Nebo.

No, no, simmer down there young lady. I said "behind you". Like the little guy at the end of Sherman and Peabody, the little sweeper guy, no, I would never, ever think of taking away your dream job.

Somehow, I missed the PDA update in my lurking. Great comment, Nebo. Better than what popped into my mind; "You know, in Leviticus it says..." Nothing like a little Bible-thumpin' to ruin the mood. As for winging it on the Jungle Cruise, we had one captain at DL who was crazy-funny, all ad-libs. Next time we went, he was checking lap-bars on BTMR. Next time, no sign of him. So much for free-spirited humor at Disney.

Hi again Wheat. I thought it was in Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Pentatuch, but no, I am not that cruel.

My ideal job at Disney? That would be a mercenary, a "free spirit" if you will. Check the lap bars on Space Mountain, run the Karaoke at Kimonos, ad lib at the Laugh Floor , clean out the ash trays in the smoking sections at Epcot, drive the internal shuttle carts at Coronado, and write a humorous monthly collumn that is posted in newspapers all over America, on why folks need to be here.

steve

 

[Disneydad99]

Patrick, I love you man. Hope things are going a little better for you. With the housing market the way it is, it looks like Florida may be a bit delayed. But, we WILL be there,,,,,,,,,, please, check in often, you have my number.

hey Buddy love you guys too......preciate it...and yes I am doing well ...just got back from the world...and had a blast...I want to move down with you guys ...hey I could pay rent and be the third in the horse poop trail

and I will be cking in often now...see ya man!!!

and Hey Smidge...


disneydad

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Firstly, yes, Backstage Gal ordered water. Even though Marita WAS actually out in the sunlight, she didn't eat a thing, and just as she left, I didn't see her reflection in the mirror. I'm not sayin,,,, I'm just sayin.

Yes, I think Marita is Tinkerbell!

Hey, I had every intention of getting ice cream, but we were late getting seated, and I had an unforseen emergency at work.
I hated having to leave so soon, really. Stupid emergency ended up being nothing of consequence, but at the time I was under pressure.

AND WHADOYA MEAN THERE WAS NO REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR?
Although that is my secret wish, I don't look in the mirror unless I have to, I scare myself with my VERY REAL REFLECTION.

SO THERE!

Oh yeah, 2 o'clock? Uh huh! 5 hours to get ready for a banquet? Your little game is UP Tinker.

Hey now! What 5 hours to get ready?????????
I have a 45 minute drive home, and 45 drive back, and the reception started at six. And remote parking in the MK parking lot to take a bus to the Contemporary.
So that left me about 2 hours to get myself, DH and both our escorts ready (plus a few minutes of relaxation with a glass of wine)

HARUMPH!!!

 

[smidgy]

tired, don't have much to say except: LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!
OH, and, in my new job, I have a WHOLE BUNCH of unsuspecting people, I get to initiate into our cult!!! you can't believe all the customers who have been to disney or are going to disney!! (what do you mean, you want your salads, can't you see I'm writing out web sites and tips and hints to these people here??!!", so what if you wanted your steak medium rare,; well done is fine! I'm explaining extra magic hours here!) Nebo would be SO jealous!! a whole bunch of people who we haven't bored yet with our disney stories, and NARY a Nebo in sight... they are mine.. ALL MINE!!! BWAHAHA HA!
(um, no wonder business is slow) :

 

[jcc0621]

a whole bunch of people who we haven't bored yet with our disney stories, and NARY a Nebo in sight... they are mine.. ALL MINE!!! BWAHAHA HA!
(um, no wonder business is slow) :

Isn't it so much fun chatting with people who have never been? I am helping a friend plan her August trip and I am having a ball

 

[Maraena]

Oh, so now we have the Prodigal Daughter returning, just long enough to say she may not be returning for a while. Maraena, I've heard that they have internet access on BOTH coasts. Nice to hear from you, though.

They may have access on both coasts but I'm too cheap to pay the $16.95 fees they want to charge for it at the various hotels. Plus, it seems like now when I'm getting online, it's to find this article or that publication. It's just a busy time of year for me and folks have me running in 20 different directions. (I can handle 19 1/2 but 20...eesh, what a difference a 1/2 makes.)

Anyhow, I promise to get back in the groove soon. I'm almost finished with Chapter 3 and should be finished with other proposals by May. Then it's back on the Dis boards for a bit.

Heck, by the time I get back, you and Smidgy may be living down in Florida. Can I come stay with you? I'll be the daughter you never wanted.