May 10, 2008 New Ship Of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 5

[LisaG520]

Hey all,

Just checking in really quickly. Work is killing me. I am part of the team bring the smart car to the US, and the work load for this project has been extreme, to say the least. I'm going to try to keep up here, but it will probably be intermittant at best.

Seaulater is correct - we are going to do a MouseAdventure on High Seas again. This will be the third installment (the original was on the first PC Westbound and then on the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise in 2006).

I am going to tentatively say on the 20th - the day after Acapulco. Logistically, we will deliver the game packet to everyone's stateroom fish. From the time we do the deliveries, teams will have 24 hours to return their answer sheet to the designated location. This lets you do it at your own pace, and let you schedule it around other activities you might want to do.

The good news is that we keep this version a easier than our main game. After all, you are on vacation! Although, there will be six of the creative team from the main game on-board, helping us write it.

YES Need to go add clipboard to packing list!!!!!

 

[nskjerven]

Oh Nan, sorry to hear your news. I will be praying for you and the whole situation.

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Nan, I am so sorry for the hard time you are having. Prayers and good wishes for yourselves, your MIL and all your family, have strength and faith

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Nan - so sorry - luck, strength, pixie dust and prayers for you and your family....a hug too.

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Nan, I'm sorry you and your family are going through this. It must be so difficult. We're all here for you whenever you need us.

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Nan,

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Nan, prayers on the way for your family. Addictions are just so difficult and never go away. It is a lifetime battle, one day at a time.

Thanks, and I agree, just so much of this is new to me I'm overwhelmed....

Oh Nan, hang in there. It is just a terrible disease and it certainly doesn't help for her DH to enable her. Our prayers are with you and your family and for the safety of your MIL.
Lisa

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Nan, I know this story a little too well, if you need help finding a place, call me this morning.

Thanks, I wish I could call for this help, unfortunately she back peddled and yelled and screamed at Paul that she had to go home.

We are meeting with her therapist tomorrow to get some advice on how to deal.

I will email you later and we can talk about what might be a good down the road option for her, when and if she is ready to go again. She has done a live in here already and 3 times for a 30 day program

Hope it all turns out. It's tough when they enable.

Nan, so sorry you have to go through this again, what a difficult time this is for you and your family.

Nan,

So sorry to hear about your MIL. We have other issues with DMIL and I can totally understand your feelings about being the outside DIL. It certainly is frustrating. Perhaps DFIL,your DH and his brother will look into AL-ANON.

No chance for FIL (not D in my mind these days) he refused to believe that therapy helps and he belittles her for going. It really sucks. Paul and I are going to look into it very soon.

Thanks for all the support please keep the prayers going.

 

[Making_Memories]

Wasn't sure when to jump in here and introduce myself, so- no time like the present. My DH and I were able to take advantage of a cancellation back in December, right before the $1000 deposit deadline. We were distraught back in January last year when we realized we had missed getting a res. for the second time for the Panama Canal crossing. However, patience paid off for us and we could not be more excited

It is just the two of us, I'm Vicki and my DH is Tom. We have a gty 8 and this is our 5th Disney cruise. I was able to get a res. at Palo for dinner, but missed out on brunch. Can someone confirm the 75 day mark is Monday, 2-25. I want to try again then for brunch. With all those sea days it seems odd to me that I wasn't able to get one before. I've been reading these threads since January and I see many of us are in the same boat, so to speak.

I look forward to meeting everyone in May ,
Vicki

Welcome to the thread!

 

[LisaG520]

Mouseadventure sounds like alot of fun.

What can you tell us Overcompulsive Planners that will help us to prepare?

Read everything!!!!!

 

[LisaG520]

EASY....DID YOU SAY EASY? At least I know on the ship that if I go in the wrong direction and go overboard that I am playing the wrong game, unlike at California Adventure when Shari, Leslie and I spent an hour in the Grand Californian!

For those wanting more info, of course, you can go check out their website mouseplanet.com and go down the left side and click on mouseadventure. It is a blast!

Linda - are you playing in April? Did you attend either of last years?

We're registered for Basic (again) for this April.

 

[nskjerven]

Canon Rebel Help please....

So, last night I took the time to play around with my new camera and try printing pics and such....All the pics are really "grainy" I can't tell if it is our printer, that I have the resolution set too low or a step I am missing. I know a few of you have (and love) the Rebel...can you PM me for some possible help. I have some great shots that look great on the computer but when they get printed they look horrible.

Thanks for any advice.

describe your settings, and read the troubleshooting guide. mine are great and I don't do anything special, usually use the auto focus too.

 

[Making_Memories]

OK...I'm really out of here this time. Can't stop eating cupcakes. Thanks to Marr! (Just kidding, of course!) Although adorable, that tower of cupcakes pic was dangerous! Created an uncontrollable craving. So instead of eating supper tonight, I had about 15 rolls of Smarties and then 3 cupcakes for dessert! That is NOT going to help that 10 pounds I've regained GO AWAY! I hate not being able to control those urges.

WOW I wanna eat dinner at your house!

 

[txtwins2000]

Sorry I'm so late in writing this but I'm finally catching up! Last night when I tried the site was having difficulties...so now I finally have a chance again!!

and prayers to everyone going through a rough time right now!!! I really hope things start looking up for all of you!!! And we're all here for you!!!

And what darling photos have been posted lately!! The kids are all so cute!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

And welcome other newbies!! (I'm one too) And still in the lifeboats!!!!

 

[LisaG520]

Many thanks to those of you who directed me to the cruise meet! This is our fifth cruise with Disney! first time through the canal! Will be travelling with DH, DS (12), and DD (10)

Welcome!

 

[txtwins2000]

Read everything!!!!!

About the ship and its layouts or just Disney in general? Or on their website? Yes, I'm a BIG planner too!!!

In fact, when my husband and I went to Disney World for our 1st anniversary I had a map of every park with rides listed and wrote what time we needed to be at what ride (luckily it was the off season)!! Hey it worked!! We saw the all the parks in 3 days and I broke my foot the day before we left!!! But now with kids I have learned to adjust (or at least I'm trying)!!!

 

[LisaG520]

I don't think this was your problem that dreadful night/morning. I was using one computer, accessing one ressie, never did get past that awful fish!

Ditto

 

[LisaG520]

I have 2 set of refill pages too....so that gives me 35 (70 front/back) pages to fill

That's good - I have a feeling you'll need them

 

[LisaG520]

I don't know what the rest of the country sees as far as DL commercials, but I like the ones where a parent and child are together at the start of the ride, and then the parent has "become" a child so there are two children at the end of the ride. Thinking along the lines of that concept ... isn't this picture all of us?!? I know it is my family (and me!!) everytime I get near Castaway Cay ... and the MAGIC ---- that first glance in the port gets me everytime ... and it just gets better and better all week long (for us all 15 days long!!)!!


Karen

I love those commercials so cute and so true

 

[Mom323]

Okay, so I have a story to share from yesterday......

Decided to run a couple of errands late in the afternoon and then come back to work. I had parked my car out at the front of the building because all the spots to the side were gone when I came to work.

So, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, leave the building through the front entrance, but I gathered up my purse, and since I'm on the 2nd floor, I went out the middle and down our atrium stairs and decided once I was at the bottom to use the ladies restroom before I left.

Well, I NEVER, and I mean NEVER, use that restroom. I either use the one upstairs or go down the back staircase and use the one on the first floor, but I did. So used my key to get in. Did my thing, and then......

When I went to leave, the door on the stall was broke and I couldn't get out. Now, normally, this would not take me over the edge, but based on the events of the last month, that was just the final straw.

So, luckily I had my cell phone and called my office and asked to talk to our director of property so she could come get me out. Well, I had her paged, but to no avail, she did not answer.

So, I had the Chief Operations Officer paged and she was in a meeting but answered and I said Lisa.....would you come down to the atrium and come into the ladies restroom because I have a problem I need help with.

Well, she just happened to be in a meeting with the property manager and they both came down to the bathroom and when they entered and I told them I was stuck in the stall they hysterically started laughing and almost wet their pants.

Needless to say, it has been the joke around the office all day that I got stuck in the bathroom stall and didn't want to crawl on the floor to get out.

I really, really, need a cruise!

Thank goodness you had your cell phone. It could have been worse, it could have involved an ugly typo and tums.

 

[Mom323]

When I let the dog out at 7:30 AM it was almost -2 here.



Cork and Marilyn maybe we could have a table team. I will have to look and see if I still have the one from the 11 night. I didn't get a chance to do it because of other things but would like to try it this time. Bet we would see things on the ship we wouldn't see other wise.

Carol

What a great idea.

 

[Mom323]

This is so AWESOME! I have wanted to do a Mouseadventure for years! Can't wait.

Let me know when you have solid details, and I will add it to the calendar.

Pj

No, No make a list!

 

[Mom323]

New DIS rule, link ressies after on-line booking opens.

Pj

Good idea!!

 

[LisaG520]

I am so excited about this. Since a Mouse adventure is like a scavanger hunt but better does everyone still want to the scavanger hunt or not? It doesn't matter to me I will still do it if we want but if not thats cool too.

I don't think you can ever have too many scavenger hunts!!

 

[Tracyvp]

Well, having read a little about Mouseadventures I think I won't be any good on a team! I know nothing!!!

You don't need to know anything to have lots of fun at Mouseadventure! You need to have someone on your team who's VERY observant, someone who's great at puzzles of all kinds, someone with a good memory and then MAYBE someone who knows some Disney trivia.

It's SO much fun!

~T

 

[ibouncetoo]

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some advice for posting a box of stuff to the ship beforehand...Is this a common thing to do? How soon before did you send your items? Anything special, or just regular post? I will be posting my things from Australia via our postal service, but it is just the regular post, not a courier or anything...

Did anyone have any troubles/things I should look out for?

I know the address is in the first post - thanks to all the organisers on this thread who take care of us!

Thanks in advance for your help!!
Leanne

I've only sent stuff to the ship via UPS or Federal Express. I don't know that I'd trust any method that didn't have package tracking capabilities.

PERHAPS one of our FL cruisers would arrange to have you send regular post to them and they could then send it on via currier to the ship. This would take some lead time,of course. Do you even have any idea how long it takes a package via your mail service to reach the US? Perhaps our UK friends have a suggestion too...if they've done it before.

Actually, just thinking about this is making my head hurt right now I need to get some sleep.