May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 7

[MouseFaninQueue]

any camcorder opinions?

I have a panasonic DV 203d but I don't use it that much. Especially not after getting the Canon S2. With the S2's easy to do video button I found it much easier to video with that than with the video camera.

So long as it wasn't a long parade or something, I just end up using my S2 more often.

I know that's not much help.

 

[gaylean93]

watching the Rock.....Sean Connery......yum! Yum, yum, YUM!

I agree. I love gray hair!

 

[HollyTyler]

This has me wondering where is Bobby?

Last I knew, he was scheduled to head to Seminole, FL. That's where his suitcase with passport & other goodies went, so I hope Bobby (actually, his twin) found his way there too. He probably got delayed since he didn't actually have his passport on him during while en route.

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

So, Flat Stanley and I went to visit Woody and Steph for a short visit to DL this morning. I took some pics of the restaurants that everyone was asking about:

Flat Stanley discussing the new Nemo ride with his buddies.

Flat Stanley on the Soaring ride:

River Belle Terrace morning menu:

River Belle Terrace restaurant:

Cafe Orleans:

View from both restaurants:

*Big Sigh*
Looks beautiful! Wish I could have been there...

 

[gaylean93]

By all means! A Princess on formal night is perfect!

I'm happy to hear because it makes my life easier!

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Cheri, I didn't know that you were staying in Cocoa Beach, me too. Where are you staying? Are you coming to Fishlips, I'm so glad. We'll have a wonderful time together. How long will you be staying in Cocoa Beach before cruise? We'll be there for 2 nights. I'm so happy we get to meet early.

I get in the evening of the 8th. I'm not decided on where I'm staying, I have a couple of reservations. I'm also not decided on whether I'm renting a car, but that's what I'm thinking of.

That 3 hour time change is just a killer for me! I always have to come in the day before because of it, but for the last cruise we came 2 days early, stayed in Cocoa Beach and it was sooooo much better to have an extra day to adjust to the time change. I felt awake and ready to have fun on sail-away day rather than foggy and headachy.

 

[TADsMommy]

Hi all,

We had SO MUCH fun at Magic Mountain. We actually upped our 2-days for $40 very special rate by another $20 and got 2008 passes. My crew just ran from thrill ride to thrill ride and really had a blast. Very different crowd than DL, but lots of fun for my teens.

I have ... ahem small applause here please ... caught up on the thread!! (okay so I missed #6 completely)

Hope someone is still around to chat with.


Karen

 

[Tigger1221]

any camcorder opinions?

I will just use the S5 but my mom has a sony and its very easy to use.

Off to bed now I have to work at 7am tomarrow.

 

[Disney Rocks]

All is fine here. We had a very busy week in Winnipeg and are glad to be home. It was a nice drive home on Saturday other than my DH was getting rather uncomfortable from his surgery by the time we arrived home. We were certainly glad we waited though. He got out of the hospital on Thursday so we could have left then but he was just not ready to make the drive home as it takes seven hours. Saturday was much better for him. Hope each day gets a little easier. We will certainly need a vacation by the time May 2 hits. Only 54 days left. We can't believe how fast time is going now.

Does anyone know if Sourmug (Martha) is still around? I am wondering about the Secret Mickey event as my girls would like to join in on that fun. I have emailed Martha twice now but haven't heard back. I hope she didn't cancel her cruise.

Take care.

 

[HollyTyler]

I think I need to look into that.

Somebody probably already said this, too tired to look...sorry. But it's called Thum. I have some for Tyler....looking at the bottle right now and the main ingredient is cayenne pepper extract. Walgreens sells it in the baby aisle.

 

[luv2cruzsus]

Hi all,

We had SO MUCH fun at Magic Mountain. We actually upped our 2-days for $40 very special rate by another $20 and got 2008 passes. My crew just ran from thrill ride to thrill ride and really had a blast. Very different crowd than DL, but lots of fun for my teens.

I have ... ahem small applause here please ... caught up on the thread!! (okay so I missed #6 completely)

Hope someone is still around to chat with.


Karen

Glad they had fun! Magic Mountain wears me out!

 

[amesmom]

I know the service stories were a ways back, but if you'll bear with me, I have one to share. This is about my uncle. He was a gunner during WWII. During a mission over Italy the plane malfunctioned, went into a nosedive, and he was ordered to jump. The plane recovered and flew back to the base, but my uncle was stuck behind enemy lines. He went to a farmhouse and asked for help. For six weeks, various families hid him in their houses and barns, moving him every couple of weeks, so he--and they--wouldn't get caught. This was toward the end of the war, and the Americans had finally reached a town nearby. So the local people who had been helping him finally were able to reunite him with the troops.

Fast forward 50 years. A man who was just three years old when his family helped hide my uncle tracked down my mother trying to find my uncle. Sadly, my uncle had passed away in 1979. But we struck up a friendship with this family and we all travelled to Italy to visit them in 1999. They showed us all around the village and pointed out the different hiding places. We stopped in one home, and an 80-year-old woman told us tales of my uncle and SAID HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE TO THE AMERICANS. She said my uncle was a great man. It just made us all cry. Those people who helped hide and care for a missing soldier were the heroes.

Well, thanks for listening. I was so inspired by your stories, I just had to share mine.

 

[TADsMommy]

I go outside and see 2 girls riding away on their bikes and yell after them, and then see their parents walking out from behind DH's car. SHE HAS MY TULIPS IN HER HANDS!!!! Some people, the nerve

I told her that those are our flowers and to give them back. She said "he (her husband/their father) told them not to pick them"

Who in their right mind picks flowers from their neighbors house without asking???

Honestly!! Ohmigosh!! Do not even have words for this one!!


Karen

 

[HollyTyler]

Nan - love the tulips! We have tons of stuff in our yard....but one lady stole stole some lemons from DH's lemon tree....he was watering the yard at the time and he hosed her down!!!!!!

don't mess with any of his plants, ask, and yes, he will give you anything but steal.....

That's hilarious! My mom does that too and it's so funny to watch the expressions of the people who get sprayed!

 

[woody73]

I fell asleepwhile reading. The warm laptop on my lap.....lulls me to sleep.

This reminds me of the book "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" with Lucy hugging Snoopy on the cover.

Woody

 

[TADsMommy]

Thank you so much for sharing (all the medals and photos) ... and ...

WELCOME HOME

and

THANK YOU SO MUCH

to all those who have so brilliantly served to protect all of our freedoms!!


Karen

 

[HollyTyler]

Heck I'm hoping we move - it's easier just to pack it all up and start trying to organize somewhere else

THAT'S what my problem is! No, seriously! I used to always move every year. I always rented and when it was time to renew my lease, I was bored and wanted a new place. But I specifically bought this house 2 years ago for permanence for Tyler's sake. My family is really teasing me lately because I haven't stayed 2 years in one home since before I moved out of home in the late 80s! My favorite part of every move was looking forward to tossing out a bunch of clutter and starting fresh at the next place.

 

[HollyTyler]

I know the service stories were a ways back, but if you'll bear with me, I have one to share. This is about my uncle. He was a gunner during WWII. During a mission over Italy the plane malfunctioned, went into a nosedive, and he was ordered to jump. The plane recovered and flew back to the base, but my uncle was stuck behind enemy lines. He went to a farmhouse and asked for help. For six weeks, various families hid him in their houses and barns, moving him every couple of weeks, so he--and they--wouldn't get caught. This was toward the end of the war, and the Americans had finally reached a town nearby. So the local people who had been helping him finally were able to reunite him with the troops.

Fast forward 50 years. A man who was just three years old when his family helped hide my uncle tracked down my mother trying to find my uncle. Sadly, my uncle had passed away in 1979. But we struck up a friendship with this family and we all travelled to Italy to visit them in 1999. They showed us all around the village and pointed out the different hiding places. We stopped in one home, and an 80-year-old woman told us tales of my uncle and SAID HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE TO THE AMERICANS. She said my uncle was a great man. It just made us all cry. Those people who helped hide and care for a missing soldier were the heroes.

Well, thanks for listening. I was so inspired by your stories, I just had to share mine.

Wow! That's such a great story! Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing. How cool that he tracked down your family.

 

[HollyTyler]

Sad thing today. I thought we'd go see the Easter Bunny today and have Tyler's picture taken with him. Nope. He said, "I'm not going. Who wants to get their picture taken with some guy in a bunny costume?" I told him I want to, but he didn't believe me. Then I told him I'll sit on the bunny's lap and Tyler can take a picture of us and he looked at me like I was crazy, shook his head at me, and walked out of the room. I told him the Easter Bunny will be very sad and might not want to come leave him a basket of goodies. He told me that's OK with him.

 

[cquick]

San Diego
http://www.tjsl.edu/

Oh, that's neat! Good luck to him! Mike went to NYU this weekend for an admited student presentation. He's going to Santa Clara in San Jose this weekend. He's got major decisions to make. He still has 2 more schools to visit, too.