July 18 2009 Tortola - Part 2!

[mickeymo]

Maggie enjoys the Wii fit step program, so I took her to the Y for the 30 minute beginning step class. I got dropped by my 12 year old! She did awesome! It's been years since I've been in a step class. My cardio was fine, my coordination was not. In my defense, it was not the regular instructor who is a good friend of mine, this substitute taught more complicated a combination of steps than what the class was used to.

Maggie now wants to go to exer-jazz and Zumba! I think it's my turn to pick - let's do a spin class - less obvious when you are lacking in the coordination department!

 

[WV Space Monkey]

A launch when we're there would be neat, but would you and Kristen get roped into working the launch?

I wont be required to work it, and I would hope Kristin could find someone else to take over her task. She is supposed to be the 'lead' from her group for sts-127, but there are other people that could do it, so I'm pretty sure the cruise will win.

 

[noahsmom]

We are getting to the Raddison on the 16th and going to KSC on the 17th!!!

Really?! That's great. Did you know the Radisson has a room rate that includes 2 tickets and a shuttle? That's what we are doing since we won't have any other transportation.

 

[noahsmom]

Good Morning everyone!!!

OK - I am kicking it in gear. I went to Joanns and bought all the FE stuff, and now I just need to make it. That will be this weekend.

Also - don;t know if anyone is interested, but I took the FE list from the first page and made a spreadsheet. If anyone wants a copy, I can email it. Just PM you email to me. I will wait until cutoff, and will update it as things change.

I put in columns for the cabin #, state, adults w/ names, kids w.names and # of adults and # of kids.

That's the format I have for my master FE list, I copy & paste into the 1st post when I update. A number of people have IM'd me for copies, which I've sent, and will send an update after July 1st. I was also planning on bring copies with in case anyone wanted one.

Just an FYI so people don't get confused.

 

[disnutz]

That's the format I have for my master FE list, I copy & paste into the 1st post when I update. A number of people have IM'd me for copies, which I've sent, and will send an update after July 1st. I was also planning on bring copies with in case anyone wanted one.

Just an FYI so people don't get confused.

Great minds must think alike. Maybe we can compare lists before its all over!!!

 

[jlawall]

That's the format I have for my master FE list, I copy & paste into the 1st post when I update. A number of people have IM'd me for copies, which I've sent, and will send an update after July 1st. I was also planning on bring copies with in case anyone wanted one.

Just an FYI so people don't get confused.

Great minds must think alike. Maybe we can compare lists before its all over!!!

I was going to ask my DD24 to possibly make us a ship FE list(with rooms highlighted).........I'll see if she'll do it and then we can use that........

 

[jlawall]

Here's a new thread for us to use. I will copy the FE list and anything else I can find tonight!

FE list with room #'s & States (updated 6/16):
Cabin # State Adults, Kids screen name
1 2103 MI Jill, Paul Kayla (12) Cinderella97
2. 2120 MD Shirley, Allison (14), Alex (15) Dizzyworld
3. 2128 TN Charleen, Tim, Teri (22), Shelby (15) cforsythe
4. 2130 TN Jim, Teressa with Pyrdum
5. 2132 TN Tricia, Stan, Jacob (9), Abigail (6) Pyrdum
6. 2548 MI Jerry, Joan Cinderella97's parents
7. 2577 TN Amy, Jesse, Nicholas (13), Jared (10) luv2boys
8. 2609 NC Lissa, Nancy (DM), Matthew (DB) tinkerbell_29
9. 2635 CA DH, DW DD (17), DD (5) Billsgirlz
10. 2637 CA Diana, Jenny (DM) Emily (9) Belle is my Fav
11. 5513 PA Lucy, Bob lwilliam
12. 6006 PA Darnelle, Mike, Patrick (9), Rachel(15) Disnutz
13. 6054 TN Lori, Steve, Samantha (16), Jack (10) sassytink
14. 6072 & 6074 Burkina Faso Aaron, Joann #2, Caitlin (7), Alexandra (5), Grace (2) BigAWL & 3Princessmommy
15. 6076 NJ Nancy, Mike, Matt (16 - going on 17) Starwood (Nancy) Darthvader92 (Matt)
16. 6082 NY Tara & Jeremy, Jack jlawall's DD's
17. 6083 PA JoAnn #1, Ken Jessica jlawall
18. 6088 TX Gale, Bobbie (Figgie) Ali (16) Macavity
19. 6086 WI Kelli, Bill Noah (11) noahsmom
20. 6094 NJ Bill, Alice Joann #1 albil
21. 6118 NJ Eeyore18, DH DS (11), DD (4) Eeyore18
22. 6134 IL Tip, Marilyn Mickeymo's parents
23. 6135 TX Monica, John Mike (14), Maggie (12) Mickeymo
24. 6136 NJ DM with Eeyore18
25. 6137 IL Brian, Mariela Matt (7) Mickeymo's DB, DSIL, DN
26. 6139 IL Angela friend of Mickeymo
27. 6584 NY Maryann, Tom MrsG
28. 6600 TN Donna, Jose Tony (14) Tia
29. 6632 MD Chrissy, Brett IM_A_PRINCESS
30. 7007 MD Susan, John Emily (19) gonecrusin
31. 7120 SC Mona, Tom Catherine (15) SC minnie
32. 7543 WV/TX Kristin, Nick WVSpacemonkey
33. 7629 IN Jenny, Mark John (15) aka fatphil32, Marshall (12), Mallory (10) jfis1020
34. 8516 WV Virgil, Frances Lauren (14), Ashley (14) WVMD
35. 8546 OH Chip, Nancy Matt (16), Kellie (13) ramule
36. 8548 GA Jamie, Bill Carrie (11), Claire (9) Georgia Jamie


Link to Teen board:http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1718362

Scheduled meets (WDW & DCL):
Thursday, July 16, 4:30 pm
Saratoga Springs Resort - Turf Club Bar & Grill
---followed by---
Downtown Disney Marketplace - Earl of Sandwich
For all who are interested in meeting other cruisers, a group will be gathering at the SSR Turf Club for drinks and chatting. Then while some head off to dinner reservations or other plans, the rest are invited to boat across the lake to DTD and enjoy the great (I hear) food at the Earl of Sandwich (look here for the menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_eofs.htm).

Friday, July 17 - Grand Gatherings Illumnations Dinner at Epcot link for more info: Grand Gatherings: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...5&postcount=32

Friday, July 17 - Meet at the Radisson???
Sunday, June 19 - Studio Sea at 12:15pm

Can we add the grab bag info to the first page info on Sunday, July 19th at 12:15 at Studio Sea? All DIS members are invited to a DISmeet and grab bag swap for about $20 ........also we talked about meeting on Deck 10 at Sailaway on Saturday, July 18th wearing our Tshirts (if you made one) so we can informally find each other!!

 

[tinkerbell_29]

Thanks everyone! I'm really excited about this new job. The new center needs a lot of work but I love a challenge.

I'm really the only one in my family who enjoys the FE exchange but mom, and Matt help me with it w/out complaining.

27 days until we leave! I'm ready to go!

Lissa

 

[Macavity]

Day 2 of summer school done.....

Tomorrow, they start learning how to use the great things in 2007 word to do research papers should take them a few days to get through the assignments they are getting tomorrow....

So far in two days they have had 2 quizzes and 2 tests, and I have just put a total of 10 grades into the grade book - progress reports go home next Wednesday.

 

[MrsG]

Congrats Lissa!!! It was well deserved, I'm sure.

Happy belated B'days, Monica and John!!!

Can you believe we are less than one month??????? I could sure use those warm trade winds about now. It feels like fall in NY!!!!

 

[Macavity]

Miss Mermaids Tortola Post for today:

907am and the current done mash up (no power, no elec-tricky). My batt-tree will die soon, maybe I will get one before the next hurricane or himmacane. Hoping da current come back before I fire up the generator. Ha!

A brilliant day with bright blue skies and white puffy clouds with a few gray ones thrown in. We had our early morning heavy dew (light rain). Might get some more vertical moisture, but only for a quickie, as the outdoor cats are indoors, even though the front door is propped wide open. The fat lazy one scowled at me, when the current mash up, because the fan he was laying under went off. The two brothers, both slim, trim and fit, were out all night doing heaven knows what and look positively exhausted today, collapsed a few feet apart in matching chairs. I recently sewed up some new covers for the chair cushions and that signaled the cats that this was done especially for their comfort and personal enjoyment. They've staked them out as "theirs" and it's the new favored napping spot. They are particular too, the black one gets the right chair and the tabby gets the left one and no switching about.

Like the old saying goes: Dogs have owners, Cats have servants.

Hey! Good news! 919am and da current done come back. Oh goody cause my gas can is still up the hill in the heap of a jeep. (I'm feeling lazy, sitting here with coffee and eyes propped open with toothpicks). By the way for those that wrote asking about my generator setup, I put together a list of what you need and where to buy it; portable power for under $650.

I try to remember to save my email throughout the writing so it doesn't get eaten by the cyber monsters. I reinstalled AOL and that seemed to eliminate the jumbys (Caribbean ghosts & spirits).

82 degrees, moderate winds, perfect for sailing, diving, watersports. Captain Roy took a private group out on snorkel adventures today and the water is PERFECT for that, very clear today, can probably see see the bottom down to 30-40 feet.

I was just going to sign off, but first a large bird crashed into the window screen and seemingly knocked himself out, in the garden. The cats have sprung to life and one is clinging to the inside of the screen looking for that bird. A flutter of feathers, and the bird rights himself and flies out of the garden. All 3 cats return to their snoozing spots.

OK, life can't get any stranger can it? About a minute later, the rooster comes inside and is sitting on top of the sofa seatback cushion! I didn't seem him fly in, just heard a noise, looked up and there is the rooster sitting on the sofa. I'm laughing, because the cats are merely watching him with bored interest. This rooster, that has adopted us, stalks the yard all day for tidbits, so I toss him something now and then. Although the cats avidly hunt, they look at the rooster as a pet and let him live here in peace.

Go figure.

 

[31Buzz]

Miss Mermaids Tortola Post for today:

907am and the current done mash up (no power, no elec-tricky). My batt-tree will die soon, maybe I will get one before the next hurricane or himmacane. Hoping da current come back before I fire up the generator. Ha!

A brilliant day with bright blue skies and white puffy clouds with a few gray ones thrown in. We had our early morning heavy dew (light rain). Might get some more vertical moisture, but only for a quickie, as the outdoor cats are indoors, even though the front door is propped wide open. The fat lazy one scowled at me, when the current mash up, because the fan he was laying under went off. The two brothers, both slim, trim and fit, were out all night doing heaven knows what and look positively exhausted today, collapsed a few feet apart in matching chairs. I recently sewed up some new covers for the chair cushions and that signaled the cats that this was done especially for their comfort and personal enjoyment. They've staked them out as "theirs" and it's the new favored napping spot. They are particular too, the black one gets the right chair and the tabby gets the left one and no switching about.

Like the old saying goes: Dogs have owners, Cats have servants.

Hey! Good news! 919am and da current done come back. Oh goody cause my gas can is still up the hill in the heap of a jeep. (I'm feeling lazy, sitting here with coffee and eyes propped open with toothpicks). By the way for those that wrote asking about my generator setup, I put together a list of what you need and where to buy it; portable power for under $650.

I try to remember to save my email throughout the writing so it doesn't get eaten by the cyber monsters. I reinstalled AOL and that seemed to eliminate the jumbys (Caribbean ghosts & spirits).

82 degrees, moderate winds, perfect for sailing, diving, watersports. Captain Roy took a private group out on snorkel adventures today and the water is PERFECT for that, very clear today, can probably see see the bottom down to 30-40 feet.

I was just going to sign off, but first a large bird crashed into the window screen and seemingly knocked himself out, in the garden. The cats have sprung to life and one is clinging to the inside of the screen looking for that bird. A flutter of feathers, and the bird rights himself and flies out of the garden. All 3 cats return to their snoozing spots.

OK, life can't get any stranger can it? About a minute later, the rooster comes inside and is sitting on top of the sofa seatback cushion! I didn't seem him fly in, just heard a noise, looked up and there is the rooster sitting on the sofa. I'm laughing, because the cats are merely watching him with bored interest. This rooster, that has adopted us, stalks the yard all day for tidbits, so I toss him something now and then. Although the cats avidly hunt, they look at the rooster as a pet and let him live here in peace.

Go figure.

That has GOT to be a wacky country!!!

 

[tinkerbell_29]

OK I can not even imagine a situation in which i would be OK with a rooster sitting on my sofa. Tortola has got to be one strange place.

Today was an interesting day. Spent the morning with my kids split between two classrooms due to a tornado warning. Lots of fun and not so amusing things went on during those two hours. Then to finish the day we had a fire drill during nap. Not fun! Our administrator redeemed himself though by having teenagers come in and spend the afternoon playing with the kids.

Lissa

 

[gonecrusin]

WTG!!! I had to take DH to work because we are picking him up at 2:00 to leave for Cincinnati.

Big weekend there.......tomorrow we have been invited up into the radio booth to visit during the game with the broadcasters!

They are having the "Civil Rights Game" and luncheon in town. We stay at the hotel that is connected to the convention center. In town for the game/luncheon are Bill Clnton, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Bill Cosby, among others. I hope we "run into" someone. I'd love to meet Bill Cosby!

Have a great day!

Sounds like fun. He comes to MD once a year to do a benefit and it seems like we always miss him (Bill Cosby). If you see him tell him Susan says 'Hi'!

 

[lwilliam]

I was going to ask my DD24 to possibly make us a ship FE list(with rooms highlighted).........I'll see if she'll do it and then we can use that........

PLEASE DD.....Tara....a list

 

[disnutz]

I was going to ask my DD24 to possibly make us a ship FE list(with rooms highlighted).........I'll see if she'll do it and then we can use that........

Oh - like one with deck plans? That would be awesome!!!!! I would love it.

So, I guess we should wait to put the FE gifts out until at least Sunday, in case anyone upgrades at port? WIll that work? That way we can get word out to most of the group.

 

[LoriLuvsDisney]

Who has been to the Kennedy Space Center? Any tips for me? We are staying at the Radisson, they have a KSC package (2 tickets plus transportation). We still need to get a ticket for Noah. Do we pre-purchase or wait until we arrive?

We are planning on going the day we get off the cruise. I haven't purchased tickets yet. On our last cruise we went straight from the port to Magic Kingdom and we still didn't have our land legs back yet. I was more nauseated on land than on the ship with a hurricane!! I didn't want to have to do something if we weren't feeling up to it. We are also stayng at the Radisson!

 

[LoriLuvsDisney]

Anybody know what the West Texas Intermediate Fuel price closed at today? (June 17)?

When we booked we paid the fuel surcharge and the only way we'll get it back is if the price is below $70 a barrel today. I was watching the general crude oil prices and it was around $70.46 -

If it's below 70, I'll get my fuel surcharge credited as an onboard credit. $154!!!! If not - they take it all!

 

[Dizzyworld]

I was just going to sign off, but first a large bird crashed into the window screen and seemingly knocked himself out, in the garden. The cats have sprung to life and one is clinging to the inside of the screen looking for that bird. A flutter of feathers, and the bird rights himself and flies out of the garden. All 3 cats return to their snoozing spots.

OK, life can't get any stranger can it? About a minute later, the rooster comes inside and is sitting on top of the sofa seatback cushion! I didn't seem him fly in, just heard a noise, looked up and there is the rooster sitting on the sofa. I'm laughing, because the cats are merely watching him with bored interest. This rooster, that has adopted us, stalks the yard all day for tidbits, so I toss him something now and then. Although the cats avidly hunt, they look at the rooster as a pet and let him live here in peace.

Go figure.

Not cool. I am extremely afraid of birds. I saw a lot of them in that one DISer's pictures too. I'm getting nervous. Maybe I should drink a painkiller or two to get through all of this.

 

[Dizzyworld]

Today was an interesting day. Then to finish the day we had a fire drill during nap. Not fun!
Lissa

I had one of those days too. I had less than 5 mintues to go in cleaning up our snack table and fire alarm went off also. We didn't think it was real, but since the test was the day before we had to of course treat it like a real fire. Went outside in the rain and waited. A fire engine, looked at us, and drove by. After several minutes someone called the fire dept. to see if they were coming to check out the building. They never received the signal. [I feel safe.]This took 40 mintues.

For my morning class, today is the last day until mid Sept. I need a break from this class. I will teach one night a week through the summer but it doesn't require me to prep, I just show up. It is run like a tutorial. And it is usually light in the summer so I can surf the net or read. Not a bad gig.