July 28, 2007 - "Rome-ancing the Mouse Cruisers" -11 days! Part 3

[MrsJobba1]

Hello we havent been so busy here today just a couple of posts!

I know Andrew - I spent the whole day working and writing lesson plans - I was worried that there would be lots of ketchup - but I was lucky.

 

[MrsJobba1]

I'ive just got back from dinner with my dad and brother. It was at a very good thai restaurant.
I had mixed seafood with curry sauce and coconut milk - it was lovely but very spicy

 

[jlawall]

NO NO NO JoAnn - you are the TP Queen remember! Your "our" royalty on this ship. Everyone wants to be your friend!

We have bestowed (hence the ) our own line of and graced you with our royal title.

Besides, doesn't every little girl want to grow up and be a Queen?

Look, I'll be your friend, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T REFER TO ME AS THE TP QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jlawall]

Yeah.... I hit my 300th post-!!


I remember when I first found this thread, I was an innocent, cruise lurker, just trying to find a little extra information about my cruise. I thought to myself, OMG some people have posted hundreds of times!!!!!!- Where do they get the time for this ???????

Now I know...
*you all have no clothes to wear either because you all have no time to do the wash....
*your families do not get hot meals either....
*you are about to loose your jobs because if your boss catches you on the computer once more.....
*your children now leave post-it messages attached to your back ( which is the only part they have seen of you in a long time)when they need you.....

OK...OK I'll stop

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, you're a teacher and you just ended your school year!!

 

[jlawall]

Here is a summary of things we've discussed (most assuredly incomplete, but here goes)

[COLOR=#0eac0]Lime green: Official color of the DIS. People use ribbons, Mickey paint chips (Home Depot), t-shirts, etc., in lime green to recognize each other (this is done at parks and cruises[/COLOR]

Recommendations:
Lime green ribbons: Put lime green ribbons or have something lime green during Cruise and at meets prior to cruise (AnnaS - Anna)
Glow necklaces: Preferred color lime green, however, any color would work - to wear when we meet Friday night and when we go to the Sailaway Party on Saturday night . (salliep - Sallie)
Local gift bag worth $15-$20 with something from your area - to be exchanged at DIS meet (one per DISer/Family)
Fish extenders outside staterooms
Small, nominal gifts for fish extenders (optional & gifts can be anything - just for fun)

DIS Meet: Sunday, Promenade Lounge (Deck 3) at 09:30
Group Picture: TBD (Suggestions: At DIS Meet, Pirate Night, or Last night of cruise)

Photos of fellow DISers cruising: Page 529, Post 7933 (disneylover5 - Lisa)
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=19165821&postcount=7933
Photos are also on Page 1, Post 12

Thank you Lisa, for compiling them, and Andrew for putting them on first page, as well as reorganizing first page

Lanyards: To be handed out prior to the cruise & during the DIS meet (Kyla - Jeanne)
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=19168700&postcount=7950

Nametags for the lanyards (disneylover5 - Lisa)
Lisa updates this list as she gets new information

Meet before the cruise
Meet at the Magic Fountain for the 22:30 show.
Drink (or two) at the Grand Marina hotel near the ship before the Magic Fountain meet. Suggestion to meet in Grand Marina Lobby at 19:30

List of Pirates (Andrew the Pirate Keeper)
There are several posts with the list, but you can find a good list at post #8790
(btw: WMRegina gave me that weebles wobble tag - she would laugh at knowing that is my pirate name)
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1064311&page=586

Important components of the Packing List (Sandaneli - Sandra)
List of things to do:
*Make fish extender, buy fabric, figure out pattern actually sew
*Make door decoration, buy magnet, download pictures or "scrapbook" image somehow put image on magnet, test magnet with image attached
*Buy green glow necklaces
*Buy lime green ribbons to tie on clothes
*Buy extra TP to start rolling. Let's see 2 people times 6 shore visits = at least 12 rolls, then there is the supply for those not bringing or rolling
*Purchase/make or otherwise acquire hundreds of things for fish extender disboard gifts.
*Purchase extra luggage for said fish extender gifts
*Get part time job to pay for hundreds of fish extender gifts and overweight luggage charges.
*Purchase 2-4 white tshirts and iron on transfer sheets for printer to make 2 tshirts to wear on cruise to be identified by other dissers. (extra shirts are for mistakes)
*Make tshirts and then make them again when the first ones don't come out because I will have forgotten to reverse the printing. (I know me).
*Locate and purchase items of local interest for grab/swap at DisMeet.
*Print out family photos, coordinate with names and make booklet with names matched to faces so I don't totally blow it and call people by the wrong names.


Other Notes:
JoAnn, I mean, Captain Provider, will be providing TP rolls to those who sign up. I imagine her stateroom will look something like this when she unpacks:

And we'll be well prepared for any church, right?

(This actually reminds me of the time that I got the bright idea to dress my ds as a mummy for Halloween when he was in 3rd grade (I think). I wrapped him up in toilet paper, and when I ran out, I used paper towels. I'll never forget the image of him sitting in the car on the way to school with his arms sticking out (think of the little brother in his snow suit in the movie "A Christmas Story"), and then shaking his head and saying, "I'm not very happy," with tears in his eyes. OMGosh, I felt like such a terrible mommy!! I called work & told them we had a domestic issue I had to take care of, and then went to the store & bought a ton of gauze. I dressed him up, and of course, as the day wore on, the gauze was falling off -- he got the award at school for the best homemade costume. He ended up a happy little boy that day... but the image of him sitting in my car w/paper ripping everytime he moved... it's really funny ....... now)

SPACE RESERVED FOR TP ROLLERS & TP BRINGERS

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I see that they've heard we'll be in Italy and are preparing the artwork just for us.

HAHAHA.............well done, EXCEPT, I have said that I will get a lime green ribbon for my bag and if I'm on an excrusion.....I probably will be carrying TP..........I'm not PROVIDING on the ship!!

 

[jlawall]

I know Andrew - I spent the whole day working and writing lesson plans - I was worried that there would be lots of ketchup - but I was lucky.

Lesson Plans???

 

[jlawall]

Well, we barbecued on the beach (very hot day here!).......spent the day with "the rents" and my family minus Tara (who is still in Miami)

Nice day, we plan to visit the Ocean City Boardwalk tonight!

 

[MrsJobba1]

Lesson Plans???

some of us are still at work

Hope you had fun today - weather is still pretty awful here

 

[jlawall]

some of us are still at work

Hope you had fun today - weather is still pretty awful here

I know,.....I was being naughty..........

Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MrsG]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday, my dd, Kelly, graduated from high school. It was a really nice graduation followed by a dinner at a restaurant at the Redondo Beach Marina with her dad & his family (even though we're divorced, his family & I are close).

I'll have a picture to post tomorrow.

Today, unfortunately, I was laid low with a huge headache, and just got up. I guess I should share... I hate hate hate headaches. I still have one, but at least I can open my eyes now. Hopefully, it won't happen again tomorrow because I have to count @ church (I'm on a counting team).

Okay, off to

Congrats to Kelly!!!!!

We're definitely taking the Harry Potter book with us. The issue will be who will read it first, my ds, Nick, or me. I'll probably have to get two different bookmarks because we'll both be reading it. I'm also taking Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - haven't read it yet. Nick is reading some Steven King serious, so he'll probably take that, too. Kelly doesn't much like to read books, so she'll probably take a soduko magazine to play. I also like to take crossword puzzle books to pass the time. I also have the audio book Watchers that I will probably download to my IPOD, since that is one of my all-time favorite books (Dean Koontz). I'll also download the DIS podcasts to listen to.

I'm going to buy the Harry Potter book the day it comes out. If I read it on the ship, I'll never go on my excursions!!!!! I love Angels and Demons. I think it was better than the Davinci Code.

Yeah.... I hit my 300th post-!!


I remember when I first found this thread, I was an innocent, cruise lurker, just trying to find a little extra information about my cruise. I thought to myself, OMG some people have posted hundreds of times!!!!!!- Where do they get the time for this ???????

Now I know...
*you all have no clothes to wear either because you all have no time to do the wash....
*your families do not get hot meals either....
*you are about to loose your jobs because if your boss catches you on the computer once more.....
*your children now leave post-it messages attached to your back ( which is the only part they have seen of you in a long time)when they need you.....

OK...OK I'll stop

Congrats on 300!!!

 

[MrsG]

Congrats on the Andrew & Happy Father's Day to you and to all our Dis Dads.

Maryann

 

[MrsG]

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, you're a teacher and you just ended your school year!!

Yes, can't wait!!! Tomorrow is my Science comp (equivalent of the Regents) so I have to proctor during the day and grade until the wee hours of the evening. So please, take it easy tomorrow. Otherwise it will take me until Friday to ketchup!!!!!

Maryann

 

[Pixie Dust II]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday, my dd, Kelly, graduated from high school. It was a really nice graduation followed by a dinner at a restaurant at the Redondo Beach Marina with her dad & his family (even though we're divorced, his family & I are close).

I'll have a picture to post tomorrow.

Today, unfortunately, I was laid low with a huge headache, and just got up. I guess I should share... I hate hate hate headaches. I still have one, but at least I can open my eyes now. Hopefully, it won't happen again tomorrow because I have to count @ church (I'm on a counting team).

Okay, off to

I am with you on the ketchup, but also the headaches!! No one knows if they have not been there!! It is miserable, but I do hope you are feeling better today! I know it takes time to really feel better, but I am thinking about you!!

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Harole Ann!

I'm bored! How was your weekend? Any wins?

 

[MrsG]

Hi Laura,

I'm so excitied! I just got a new laptop and we decided to go wireless. I can now get the internet anywhere in the house and I just tried to get on our network on my back patio and it works! It is beautiful out tonight. About 80 degrees with no breeze. While DH is cleanng the bbq grill I am sitting here typing away!!! All I need is a Bahama mama and I'm all set.

Maryann

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Hey Mary Ann - aren't they the most wonderful invention? I am soooo hooked on mine. I'm sorta bummed that (we have Sprint) it won't work overseas. I am so spoiled with the speed of DSL wireless. I'm going to be totally bummed out.

To tell you the truth - I haven't taken mine outside and I probably should - its only about 74 but it feels good here. In fact, I'm oing to do it right now. I'll be back.

 

[eeyorelvr10]

ok - I'm here - your right - its nice too. Now - I come out here and the Stinky DD comes out and wants to know why I'm out here?

First one stinky dog that HAS to be but to hip on me and then the DD that wants to know if I'm feeling ok.

Wow - just an observation but my mood is slightly improving by the second.

GEEZ, does this really mean I'm ?

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Darn this the 3rd time I forgot to ask you -what kind of laptop?

 

[Pixie Dust II]

Important components of the Packing List (Sandaneli - Sandra)
List of things to do:
*Make fish extender, buy fabric, figure out pattern actually sew--Let dh do it, he is muc more creative
*Make door decoration, buy magnet, download pictures or "scrapbook" image somehow put image on magnet, test magnet with image attached--bought new software for computer & played with it having fun making door decorations!!
*Buy green glow necklaces--Thank goodness the Dollar Store just got huge supply!!
*Buy lime green ribbons to tie on clothes--dh picked up when he was getting goodies for fish extender
*Buy extra TP to start rolling. Let's see 2 people times 6 shore visits = at least 12 rolls, then there is the supply for those not bringing or rolling--Thanks, Sandra, I knew I could count on you!!
*Purchase/make or otherwise acquire hundreds of things for fish extender disboard gifts.--Started--, barely
*Purchase extra luggage for said fish extender gifts--That will give us room to bring home all that shopping we do!
*Get part time job to pay for hundreds of fish extender gifts and overweight luggage charges.
*Purchase 2-4 white tshirts and iron on transfer sheets for printer to make 2 tshirts to wear on cruise to be identified by other dissers. (extra shirts are for mistakes)--Good Idea!!
*Make tshirts and then make them again when the first ones don't come out because I will have forgotten to reverse the printing. (I know me).
*Locate and purchase items of local interest for grab/swap at DisMeet.
*Print out family photos, coordinate with names and make booklet with names matched to faces so I don't totally blow it and call people by the wrong names.

Just one last thing, our local Home Depot seems to be a little short on paint samples in the Mickey lime green color...some strange lady seemed to take quite a lot of them this evening...wonder why??

 

[eeyorelvr10]

See - bored to death and up trouble.

A list of the top 10 - Mary Ann - your close to catching Lynn who's on holiday! (I've found that having a wireless laptop allows for more frequent postings due to the fact that one can travel with it - even into the back yard! )

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