Let the Prom Drama begin....Like Aurora, her dress keeps changing

[disneyeveryyear]

You ladies are a hoot and I have just sat and read your entire thread. I feel lilke a soap opera viewer!

What dress will Finfan's DD wear? Who is the date? What tux will they choose?

We don't have the prama yet as my DS is 12 in 7th grade and DD is 8 in 2nd grade.

I will sit here and watch the drama unfold and be so glad that it isn't my turn yet!

It's been nice to meet you all!

 

[Sandy V.]

Hey disneyeveryyear, welcome aboard!! Nice to have you join us.

DS 12 and DD 8, huh? Well, you're getting closer to us than you imagine. With an almost-teenager, you can NEVER tell when they're going to break out in a hormonal outburst. Although my DS really didn't hit that until about 8th grade and then I wanted to sell him to the circus (well, not really . . . ). And 8 year old daughters can at times give you an emotional run for your money!!

You are always welcome to join in on the fun and the "prama". We're just a bunch of mothers who are lushes, who want to go to Vegas but we can't because our children take every last available dollar, and some of us will clean your house if you get us mad enough and you serve margaritas when we're done.

 

[mamacatnv]

And 8 year old daughters can at times give you an emotional run for your money!!

AT TIMES?????? I swear my 8 yr old is far worse than her brother ever was or has been!

You are always welcome to join in on the fun and the "prama". We're just a bunch of mothers who are lushes, who want to go to Vegas but we can't because our children take every last available dollar,

Amen to that-I almost spit my tea!
They even have their grubby little paws on the dollars that are not yet available but are in the future forecast

And some of us will clean your house if you get us mad enough and you serve margaritas when we're done.

Let me make sure everyone is clear:

Who cleans when mad? Pam(FinFan) & Sandy V.
Who makes the Margaritas? Melissa's Dh (Mamacatnv)
Who cooks? Melissa
Who does not clean? Yep, that would be Melissa again

Just wanted to clarify, wouldn't want to be giving out the wrong impression

Sandy:
I have a really big, really ugly, really old. butterscotch yellow GMC pick up they could use instead of a limo......we fondly refer to it as "Big Ugly"

 

[helenabear]

You ladies are a hoot and I have just sat and read your entire thread. I feel lilke a soap opera viewer!

What dress will Finfan's DD wear? Who is the date? What tux will they choose?

We don't have the prama yet as my DS is 12 in 7th grade and DD is 8 in 2nd grade.

I will sit here and watch the drama unfold and be so glad that it isn't my turn yet!

It's been nice to meet you all!

I agree with this! Though I am not a parent myself, I have totally enjoyed this thread and listening to eveyrthing your kids (and yourselves) are going through. I do hope you all will post a pic or two after the final day (though I can understand if you want to protect privacy, I don't need faces )

 

[Sandy V.]

Who cleans when mad? Pam(FinFan) & Sandy V.
Who makes the Margaritas? Melissa's Dh (Mamacatnv)
Who cooks? Melissa
Who does not clean? Yep, that would be Melissa again

Just wanted to clarify, wouldn't want to be giving out the wrong impression

Sandy:
I have a really big, really ugly, really old. butterscotch yellow GMC pick up they could use instead of a limo......we fondly refer to it as "Big Ugly"

I'll let DS know about "Big Ugly", Melissa. Hey, it's an alternative!!

Thanks for making sure the roles were spelled out; don't want folks thinking that you'll clean. But then again, I don't want anyone thinking that I like to grocery shop, either.

Helenabear, welcome to the banter. Kids are not required. They only make you insane anyway (kidding, kidding . . . ). I could tell you a WHOLE lot about my dog too!! Feel free to jump in anytime. This is definitely NOT a clique.

 

[mamacatnv]

Helenabear, welcome to the banter. Kids are not required. They only make you insane anyway (kidding, kidding . . . ).

She's not Kidding, they do make you insane (here Sandy .....take a quarter for your denial treatment jar), I'd hand you a buck but the DD took my last one this morning for her field trip next week!

Yes, welcome HelenaBear and Disneyeveryyear!

I think we should figure out some pix's but I am the most technically challenged person I know - maybe one of you can sort me out - there could be an alcoholic beverage involved

BTW my DH doesn't get the phone either - he will stare at it and announce who is calling but he rarely if ever answers it and only uses it to call technical support at the Dish Network!

 

[ElizaB39]

You can put me down for cleaning too, especially when I am feeling down. I like to have instant gratification so this works!

Further info on the 13 yo DD and the drama of middle school. I love this girl she is so great. Not so much good with the "friends" at this point.

 

[mamacatnv]

You can put me down for cleaning too, especially when I am feeling down. I like to have instant gratification so this works!

Further info on the 13 yo DD and the drama of middle school. I love this girl she is so great. Not so much good with the "friends" at this point.

I am surrounded by neatfreaks
Funny, but my 2 closest friends are also neat freaks, where I am a little bit of a clutter bug who employs a housekeeper to keep the health department from condemning the place.

Middle school I'm so sorry.......I remember when DS was in middle school, that is when he decided that girls are mean and he hasn't changed his mind much since. They can be very horrible to each other and I am dreading the day that my DD is that age since she is soooooo drama prone. The child will have a complete meltdown if there is to much syrup on her waffles (I'm not kidding) Lord help us....................

 

[Sandy V.]

You can put me down for cleaning too, especially when I am feeling down. I like to have instant gratification so this works!

Further info on the 13 yo DD and the drama of middle school. I love this girl she is so great. Not so much good with the "friends" at this point.

See, Melissa, you'll have a spotless house by the time we're all done. And thanks for the quarter for my therapy jar. I will definitely need that at some point!!

ElizaB39, sorry about whatever's going on in your DD's life. You just keep hugging them and be there for her. I STILL dislike kids that did things to my kids over 7 years ago. A Mom just doesn't forget.

 

[disneyeveryyear]

I am so not a neat freak. My house isn't a pit, but I don't like to clean.

However, I do love to grocery shop and cooking is fun. In fact, my DH has been a professional chef in a Country Club prior to becoming the general manager, so he can cook us some really amazing things.

I will even unload and load the dishwasher in a pinch.

DS12 is starting to get a little hormonal, but is still a really good kid at heart.

DD8 really wishes she could be a boy, and wears her brother's hand-me-downs. Not sure what she would wear to prom - she doesn't even own a dress at this time (not even to wear to church). She and I had the 2 hour shopping excursion this week to find something for spring pictures. I finally spent too much money on an outfit I wouldn't have chosen, but anything to get home, and then she ended up wearing a STL Cardinals jersey and Warm upo pants. I told her the other outfit is going back.

So, I am mixing the margaritas, come on down and I will find some way to piss you off enough to clean my whole house.

Finfan - I am just 3 hours down I-55, come on by.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Count me in as another "fan" of the thread who has been following along on the Prama and loving the stories! I don't have kids of my own yet, but I had quite the Prama myself. I've won awards for "worst prom story ever" and DH refrences it at random times!

The highlights include:

• My date greeting me with "don't girls usually do something fancy with their hair for prom?" followed by "your dress is really plain. how come you didn't do something nice?" (I had waist length curly hair - the front and sides were all gathered up and I had rhinestone combs in it; my dress was made by my grandmother and was white shimmery satin sort of Cinderella style - this was the '80's...)
• My date pocketed the cash his dad gave him to take me out to a nice restaurant and instead took me through the drive through at Burger King.
• My strapless bra broke about 15 minutes after arriving at Prom.
• My date ditched me to take off with the girl he REALLY wanted to go to prom with, leaving me to listen to HER date gripe for over an hour.
• The car my date & other girl took off in was my best friend's mom's sports car that she'd loaned to me for the night.
• My date didn't want to go to the post-prom midnight picnic that we were supposed to do, so instead we went back to my house (his car was at my place) and discovered that we were locked out. My mom, brother, and sister had left for Florida (for a wedding and WDW) right after I left for prom, and my dad & I were supposed to fly out early the next morning. Dad was soundly sleeping and I was going to get in through my brother's window, but my date suddenly turned into mr. chivalrous and decided he'd do it...but complained non-stop about it.

Oh, and did I mention it was raining the whole night?

It was at Burger King that I decided I'd just laugh at this all instead of getting my undies in a bundle...


So as I've been reading all the "Prama", I keep praying that your kids have a MUCH better time than I did!

 

[Sandy V.]

Good morning, everyone. I still need more coffee . . .

Disneyeveryyear, another cook is always welcome in our merry little band. I'm sure I can be sufficiently provoked to do some cleaning.

Your shopping adventure with your DD reminded me of when my own DD was close to that age. When we shopped for school clothes, she would say that she LOVED something, only to never wear it when we got it home. I got so frustrated that at times she had only about 4 or 5 outfits that she really wore (mind you, she had plenty of other things; she just decided that she didn't like them ) that I said we weren't going shopping ever again until she started wearing what SHE picked out in the first place!! Made for some interesting power struggles around here.

ImarriedGrumpy, welcome to the thread. That was quite the prom story - I am hoping that DS has better luck than that. It was a good thing that you handled it with such good humor - sometimes you gotta laugh so you don't cry.

I don't know DS's girlfriend very well, but since she's the one that actually asked HIM to go with her, I am optimistic that they'll have a good time. We have mutual family friends and they've told me and DS and girlfriend actually went to day care together when they were 3 or so, but I don't remember her. The parents are a little odd at the moment - if girlfriend goes out on the weekend, her curfew is 10. BUT . . . if DS goes over there, he can stay until 11:30 or so (he has to be home by midnight). So in order to maximize their "hanging out" time together, we obviously haven't seen her all that much.

Not much else to report here. DS and I are looking at tuxes on Sunday. And at least there isn't any snow on the ground!!!

 

[horseshowmom]

Whew!!! A lot has happened while I've been gone.

MamacatNV - I'm with you and wish I could find a good house cleaner for my house but no such luck. Unfortunately, I think I live too far away to get anybody on this thread mad enough to come over to clean for me.

I sooo agree about the money. We had a conversation the other day about expenses. DD thought that since her scholarships cover pretty much all of her expenses that she was doing pretty well (not costing us much). I reminded her of who pays her car payment, her insurance, her prescriptions (she has a low blood pressure problem that can affect her heart - completely treatable, but scary when we first found out), her medical care, regularly takes her and BF out, provides extra gas and spending money as needed, etc., etc., etc. She hadn't thought about all that...

As far as melodrama when she was little, when she was about 6 we had to have a conversation with her, because she knew everything about everything. I explained to her very calmly that she had to realize that her mother and daddy really did know more than she did about pretty much everything. We were grown and had jobs and had been to college and really did know more than she did. At that point, she broke into sobs. Her dad and I looked at each other , and I asked her what was wrong. She informed me in a very injured and righteous tone that I had hurt her feelings soooo bad. I knew then that we were headed for trouble!


Sandy V. - To paraphrase Shakespeare, "To limo or not to limo, that is the question..." Bless your heart, just keep repeating "this will be over soon, this will be over soon, this will be over soon".

Gotta love these dogs, huh?


disneyeveryyear - I love your user name. We used to go every year too, but that was before horses entered the picture, and every spare cent went towards horse showing.

When DD was about 4 or 5, we were in a store looking at some sort of toys, and out of the blue she looked at me and asked me if she could be a boy when she grew up. Umm, no, honey, afraid not, why do you ask? I just think I'd like to be a boy when I grow up. She grew up to be a cross between a tomboy and a very girly girl. She can handle a horse and muck out stalls with the best of them, but she loves girly clothes and dressing up (horse show is the best of both worlds, because the girls' outfits are really flashy).


ImarriedGrumpy - When I was in high school (many, many years ago ), our school didn't do proms, it did banquets (they do proms now). Furthermore, only juniors and seniors from our own school were allowed. If you had a date, it had to be a fellow junior or senior. Very few people dated fellow classmates, so most of us went in same sex groups. We complained about it heartily. After reading your prom description, I think I've decided ours was pretty good after all!

 

[FINFAN]

Good Mornign Ladies! I finally have service connected again for the 'puter! It has been a bit of a 3 day nightmare and turns out the splitter on the upper attic was the culprit...things have been non-stop around here..and now, as if Prama wasn't enough...DS hops in the car from track practice and announces hes has a GF and this weekend will be booked up with school dance/mixer, track meet, movis etc...I have so much to tell and so little time as I am behind on tons of work...but, first things first:
Welcome Disneyeveryyear, Helenabear and ImarriedGrumpy!( sorry for your Prama...you really got hammered, sorry, but I was giggling picturing a Raymond episode...like a flashback and it was Ray going thru your Prama)
Yay! 3 more Lushettes ( I assume, ) and yes, I am guilty of cleaning when frustrated, except for now, I am too darn exhausted...I have succumbed to chaos. Had carpet company out yesterday to measure...poor woman had to maneuver around DS monorail set up ( this thing takes up a whole room)as I thought he had taken it down, but NOOOOOOOOOOO! Apparently he was "busy" talking with the new GF using up minutes on my cell! Hello, does NO ONE use a land line anymore?
You guys are a great addition to this thread ( which I can't believe is this long!) I love knowing I am not alone in my "thereapy jar" we are always saying..balh blah blah is cheaper than therapy... and don't Iknow it about the money-sponges...ESPECIALLY the part about how they suck up the $$$ that's not even there yet! Hey, there might be a competition to get "Big Ugly"...can you believe we can't even find time to look for the desperately needed replacement for our van? Life hasd been one step forward 2 steps back lately.
Ahhhh middle school...DS who is 12 and in the 7th grade..the GF announcement came out of the blue as he has been anti chick for quite some time, unless the girl would be Disney lover, then she was cool. As a maater of fact his GF just returned from there...coincidence? I think not! I guess she has been the pursuor ( sp?) and she is on track w/DS...and you know the routine, her friends went up to DS friends...so and so likes so and so...and they are "going out" DD is just glas the heat is off of her and Art Guy for now. DS planning to bring a flower to the dance tonight for his GF, says he wants to be a good BF...even tho he knows this will more than likely last about 2 weeks the avaerage length of a middle school couple!
So, on to DD ...where did I leave off? Still no dress decision, but in her defense she literally has not been home to even try them on again, has had 3 other girls ask her to go shopping with htem and she has had to say no, work is crazy, school is crazy, art show this weekend, riding, but Art Guy also puts stuff on YouTube...and has been filmong his curent project and went to DD's work to "hang" waiting for her to get out...I am not used to DD being this interested in someone....at least no this quickly! She has always been the paractilce/non-girly type, much like what many of you ladies have at home..but she is just 6 weeks shy of 17 and I guess it is finally hitting her. Anyway, the BIG news is Art Guy bought the tickets yesterday, a goodie bag comes with them with items like a key chain , CD holder, picture frame, some sort of blinky light thing...so DD came home with the bag, (Art Guy kept the Tux catalogue that came with it and the blinky thing...DD got the rest) they are getting excited now..no garter...DD says it is just too wierd ( whew! DH would've feaked at that anyway!) Latest issue is that ther is 10 in their group, but tables seat 8..so who goes to a new table? I told them they won't really be at the table much...so not to stress over it.I see what you ladies mean about likeing the BF's as family...it is weird as I hardly know Art Guy, but the few times I have talked to him, I have been at ease, he is really shy, but appears pretty comfortable around us. In DD's usual fashion, she does not "go out" with anyone, she will "date" and usually she won't commit because she knows it always ends badly, lose a great friend etc., but not so sure this time...I think Art Guy may ask down the road, or maybe not...maybe he's not into the whole "steady" thing either..and both are very busy. So, for now, it is what it is..them having a great time.
We'll see what the weekend brings...and I will try and postpictures, but the kind with their heads missing....DD is too shy for that and I'm not compfortable putting someone elses kid on the net....but we'll get the outfits in there! Admittedly, I will need DD's help to do so...self proclaimed electronically impaired mom here.

Gotta run,

Melissa, I know you have your hands full with your mom, hope all goes well this weekend..


Pam

 

[Sandy V.]

Apparently he was "busy" talking with the new GF using up minutes on my cell! Hello, does NO ONE use a land line anymore?

. . .

Melissa, I know you have your hands full with your mom, hope all goes well this weekend..


Pam

Are you living my life? That's one of the things I have to harp on DS for! We're "Verizon people" and the girlfriend is on another network. I have yelled at him several times over the past few months about using the land line to call these chicks. I told him next month I'm taking $$$ from his allowance to help pay the bill. The calls aren't as bad as the text-messaging; may have to disable that if he doesn't get his act together.

Like Pam said - Melissa, I hope that all goes well for you this weekend in Portland.

Whew!!! A lot has happened while I've been gone.

. . .

Sandy V. - To paraphrase Shakespeare, "To limo or not to limo, that is the question..." Bless your heart, just keep repeating "this will be over soon, this will be over soon, this will be over soon".

Gotta love these dogs, huh?

You're right horseshowmom - turn your back for a second and this thread grows. I'm delighted that we've kept it going and ANYONE is welcome to join us!!

I have taken myself out of the limo situation, and will let DS squirm and figure it all out!!

And as for the dogs, I have a Norwegian Elkhound. Sturdy dogs designed to keep moose and elk at bay while the hunter catches up to the game. Well, mine is a "weenie". Yesterday afternoon we had 18 (yes, 18) deer in the yard at the same time. Tundra just stared at them - not a bark out of her. She's scared to death of them.

 

[horseshowmom]

Are you living my life? That's one of the things I have to harp on DS for! We're "Verizon people" and the girlfriend is on another network. I have yelled at him several times over the past few months about using the land line to call these chicks. I told him next month I'm taking $$$ from his allowance to help pay the bill. The calls aren't as bad as the text-messaging; may have to disable that if he doesn't get his act together.


And as for the dogs, I have a Norwegian Elkhound. Sturdy dogs designed to keep moose and elk at bay while the hunter catches up to the game. Well, mine is a "weenie". Yesterday afternoon we had 18 (yes, 18) deer in the yard at the same time. Tundra just stared at them - not a bark out of her. She's scared to death of them.

Oh, ladies, I understand about the cell phone! Before DD got pretty much attached to this BF, I always wanted to know want network the other person was on. It was so much less stressful if they were on Cingular (like us), because that meant free calling between the two cell phones.

Poor Tundra! You should take better care of her than that - letting those vicious deer in the yard. She's obviously very intelligent. If she'd barked, they would have known where to find her!

I have more than one dog, but our Chihuahua came to mind first. He thinks he's actually a Doberman, and he would have been after those deer big time (while being stomped, no doubt ). We have lab mix who loves to play with anything and everything. She would have run out to greet them. Then when they ran, she would have been in hot pursuit (again, thinking it was a game - everything's a game ). She plays "chase" with our horses - one in particular (the one I said was like a "bad" teenager). She'll chase him, and then he'll chase her. They go back and forth until one of them tires out.



FINFAN - DD's BF was shy too. The first night he asked her out, they were at a rodeo, and he was walking her to the truck (they already knew each other). She said that she thought he was going to roll the brim right off his hat before he finally came out with it. She thought it was so cute and much more attractive than guys who act like the Jerk guy.

 

[mamacatnv]

Dangit - I was almost done with a lengthy post and puter locked up

Trying again................

Good morning Lushettes
Welcome IMARRIEDGRUMPY (although I thought I did, but that is a whole nother thread Are you in San Jose, CA???? I grew up there.

Teens & Cell's - great topic for a cold, blustery Friday!
We just renewed with Verizon last Sunday - they introduced a new text plan on Sunday also (it was a coincidence) They now truly have an unlimited in/out of network text plan and we upgraded to it for a few extra bucks. We did have the $20 unlimited in network and 2600 out of network text plan for DS. Now 3 phones w/ 700 shared minutes, service/replacement contracts and the new unlimited text is going to run me about $118 a month + taxes. Only about $15 more than I was paying and no one has to worry about the bill.

Sandy:
Some friends of ours have a Great Pyranese (sp?) as they have 10 acres and lots of coyotes & wild horses. Dogs name is Itzy Bitzy (150#'s of white fluff) and she is so timid it is funny. She does really good with the coyotes but the wild horses still occassionally wander the property, she does keep them away from the main house where they cause the most problems with fencing, landscaping etc. Personally, I have cats, I am not a big dog fan.

Pam:
ArtGuy sounds really nice and I am glad to hear things are going well. I think my DS is one of the "nice boys" and therefore sometimes overlooked. I wonder when a girl is going to come along and realize what a treasure he really is. I'm thinking it will be college or later. He has a ton of friends but no real interest in a certain one.

DS is hoping on going tux shopping with his girl after school today. He asked me if he could go while I was gone, I reminded him that he has life guard training tonight and then all day on Sat & Sun. So he is going to try and get it done this afternoon, they are getting short on time. Girl is going with him, upon further review last night I know who he is going with and they are really good friends. Right now they are splitting the cost of the tix and he was going to bring up the flowers since he was thinking they would swing by the tux store and then the florist so it is done.

Prom Vehicle:
We have a hard and fast rule that DS cannot be in a car with another teen driver. He is either the driver or is with a parent approved by us, we also must approve all occupants. Teen drivers scare me more than just about anything.
My best friend has a fancy Land Rover that she is probably going to lend him for the prom. She does these kind of things for him because she knows he is responsible and he does a lot for her and her family. He of course loves it because a Land Rover is soooo much better than his Honda or mom's mini van!

Horseshowmom & Disneyeveryyear:
Clothes with DD's - oh I can so relate to this. DD hates to go shopping, she moans & groans, whines and complains and then just gets downright difficult. We have to agree ahead of time where we are going, what we are getting and that she will TRY it on! She has gotten really good about telling me immediately if she does/doesn't like something. She is also real good about checking the price tags (I'm very frugal and she makes me proud) We were at "Justice" one day and she picked up a pair of jeans, looked at the price tag and said "$36, now that is just stupid", I was glowing ) I certainly hope this habbit lasts into her teens!

I was at her school the other day and she received a couple of "good student" slips (rewards for random acts of citizenship). There were several group pictures on the wall of which she was in 3. She was wearing the same shirt in 2 of the 3 and they were not taken on the same day!

ImarriedGrumpy:
Your prama sounds rather traumatic and reminds me of why my DS keeps saying girls are mean (not you, the wench who stole the guy and the car)

I heard there were margaritas in the blender............yummmmm

Thanks to you all for the well wishes for my trip. I leave early tomorrow morning and was up bright and early this morning printing my SWA boarding pass.

I think I am caught up..................

 

[horseshowmom]

MamacatNV - As far as the cats go, I can talk cats too! Currently, we have a dozen (all spayed or neutered) that were abandoned in one way or another. Some live in the house, some are barn cats. Scooter is my handicapped Siamese (born with twisted back legs but thinks he's as tough as anybody and runs the Lab mix off the back porch with no trouble - Who does that dog think he is anyway? Hmphf!).

The girls just don't know what they're missing as far as your son goes. For some reason, lots of girls just don't seem to "get it". There are nice girls out there who will appreciate him though. Finding them can be pretty hard (kind of like finding the really nice guys is ). Quite honestly, DD's BF didn't date at all in high school. Things did get better in college though. He's a great guy (treats DD with complete respect and is extremely considerate and is a pleasure to have around), and it sounds like your son is too!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Disneyeveryyear, another cook is always welcome in our merry little band. I'm sure I can be sufficiently provoked to do some cleaning.

Your shopping adventure with your DD reminded me of when my own DD was close to that age. When we shopped for school clothes, she would say that she LOVED something, only to never wear it when we got it home. I got so frustrated that at times she had only about 4 or 5 outfits that she really wore (mind you, she had plenty of other things; she just decided that she didn't like them ) that I said we weren't going shopping ever again until she started wearing what SHE picked out in the first place!! Made for some interesting power struggles around here.

OMG that is so my daughter. She has now got to the point that she likes to go shopping (as long as it is for her and limited on time) and try the clothes on and then wants to buy them. However, after we come home she never wears them. There are still some outfits in her closet with the tags still on. She wouldn't care if I never bought her anything else, she goes digging in her brother's "too small" pile looking for stuff. She would much rather wear his hand me downs that buy girl clothes.

As for horses, I certainly hope she never picks up that sport. My boss has horses and has actually spent 3 of the last 4 weekends traveling to Florida, New York, and Canada looking for a new horse. Can't even imagine the final costs for that. I do billing for a local barn and trainer and see some people get billed monthly and know that doesn't include the cost of the horse, the vet, the clothes for shows, etc.

It was very nice to be welcomed by you very gracious group of ladies, and the margaritas are ready to go when you are. However, I don't own a blender, so in my world margaritas are top-shelf, on the rocks with salt! If you want yours different, let me know. (Quite often 3:00 p.m. on Friday becomes cocktail hour here at work - sounds good for today. I think I need some tequila before I can make them today though. I guess a trip to the liquor store is in my future this afternoon.)

As to my name, we usually go more than once a year, however we went the first of this month and my DH is expecting me to wait until next Feb. before we go again. I personally think he is delusional. Of course, he and DS get to go on a high-adventure BSA trip in July. Maybe DD and I should find some cheap airfare to WDW and spend a week at POP. With APs already bought and only 2 people on the dining plan, it might be doable.

 

[Sandy V.]

Poor Tundra! You should take better care of her than that - letting those vicious deer in the yard. She's obviously very intelligent. If she'd barked, they would have known where to find her!

I have more than one dog, but our Chihuahua came to mind first. He thinks he's actually a Doberman, and he would have been after those deer big time (while being stomped, no doubt ). We have lab mix who loves to play with anything and everything. She would have run out to greet them. Then when they ran, she would have been in hot pursuit (again, thinking it was a game - everything's a game ). She plays "chase" with our horses - one in particular (the one I said was like a "bad" teenager). She'll chase him, and then he'll chase her. They go back and forth until one of them tires out.

Dogs are so much like kids. But they don't need braces, and you don't have to send them to college. What is it with little dogs thinking they can "take" anything? I am laughing at the visual I'm getting about your lab mix playing "chase" with the horse.

Teens & Cell's - great topic for a cold, blustery Friday!
We just renewed with Verizon last Sunday - they introduced a new text plan on Sunday also (it was a coincidence) They now truly have an unlimited in/out of network text plan and we upgraded to it for a few extra bucks. We did have the $20 unlimited in network and 2600 out of network text plan for DS. Now 3 phones w/ 700 shared minutes, service/replacement contracts and the new unlimited text is going to run me about $118 a month + taxes. Only about $15 more than I was paying and no one has to worry about the bill.

Sandy:
Some friends of ours have a Great Pyranese (sp?) as they have 10 acres and lots of coyotes & wild horses. Dogs name is Itzy Bitzy (150#'s of white fluff) and she is so timid it is funny. She does really good with the coyotes but the wild horses still occassionally wander the property, she does keep them away from the main house where they cause the most problems with fencing, landscaping etc. Personally, I have cats, I am not a big dog fan.

DS and I were riding home from a lacrosse game Wednesday, and they were talking about this new Verizon text plan. Will definitely have to check this out - anything to help cut down on the SIZE of this bill.

We live on 2 1/2 acres and unfortunately, also have coyotes. I say "unfortunately" because while they are normally lone hunters, we have recently had a pack of 5 or 6 in the neighborhood. Tundra is far too fat to be carried off by one of them, but I do worry about a whole group attacking her at once. But with all of the abundant wildlife around here now, I think she's safe for awhile.

As to my name, we usually go more than once a year, however we went the first of this month and my DH is expecting me to wait until next Feb. before we go again. I personally think he is delusional. Of course, he and DS get to go on a high-adventure BSA trip in July. Maybe DD and I should find some cheap airfare to WDW and spend a week at POP. With APs already bought and only 2 people on the dining plan, it might be doable.

My DD also had things with the tags still on them. Drove me NUTS.

We went to Disneyland over Spring Break, but probably won't get back to Orlando until a year from June. We split our time between WDW and Universal; with older teens it's a good combination. I hope that you and your DD get to go this summer - you've got some leverage if DH and DS are off on the BSA adventure.

Well, gotta finish up some work for the day!! Everyone have a good weekend if for some reason I don't get back to this by the end of the day.