May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 2

[mom_of_2_princesses]

Wow, keeping up with this thread is hard!

I am stuck on crutches for a few weeks so I should have time to stay up to date!

Is there another website for this cruise?

What did you do?

Check out the first page of the website on the right hand side there are links to each one's pm box.

Thank you. I did not see it.

 

[Jhalkias]

OK,

You can go to this address to download the old spreadsheet from our last cruise:

http://idisk.mac.com/john.halkias-Public

If it asks you for a password, it is "binky"

It has some information filled in just as an example, and it would keep track of percentage of weight loss and exercise time. I had planned on prizes for both. I would be happy to modify it with our logo, etc. but as I already said (famous last words) I am a bit tired tonight.

There is also a slide show there that I quickly put together from our last cruise, but that is all in the folder. If you have any problems getting it, let me know, it is in excel.

 

[amesmom]

Originally Posted by granmaz
The fish extender looks great. Thanks so much for making them. When do you want payment?

Decorating will not be my forte, but I will be out and about looking for what I can use.

Going to be fun seeing them around the ship and popping goodies in the pockets.

For those of you who are craft challenged, don't forget that you can use fabric glue (pretty much the same consistancy of elmers) and then can glue on little doo dads to decorate it. You could also cut out little fabric pictures (like of mickey or tinker bell) or glue on patches, etc...

Hey all, I need to borrow a Bedazzler for my fish extender.....anyone?

 

[amesmom]

Just checking in. I got caught up on 15 pages, and now it's past my bedtime. So I'll check in tomorrow.

The weight-loss idea sounds great, John. Thanks. I was supposed to lose weight before our trip to Hawaii, but I don't think there'll be much progress in the 2 weeks I have left before the trip. I guess my next big motivation is my 25th high school reunion. That will be in June, so I've got time. Now I need the motivation. It'll be great to have some support here.

Good night all.

 

[mom_of_2_princesses]

Hey all, I need to borrow a Bedazzler for my fish extender.....anyone?

Great idea! I don't have one though. I am going to have to check into that.

 

[HollyTyler]

OK,

You can go to this address to download the old spreadsheet from our last cruise:

http://idisk.mac.com/john.halkias-Public

If it asks you for a password, it is "binky"

It has some information filled in just as an example, and it would keep track of percentage of weight loss and exercise time. I had planned on prizes for both. I would be happy to modify it with our logo, etc. but as I already said (famous last words) I am a bit tired tonight.

There is also a slide show there that I quickly put together from our last cruise, but that is all in the folder. If you have any problems getting it, let me know, it is in excel.

Cool! Thanks so much for posting the link, John! Can't wait to check it out after work tomorrow (or should I say today?).

 

[fourmcds]

Someone wrote about how great the Disboards are to everyone. I was also the recipient of their love and concern. Two months after I booked the first East Bound repo cruise, I found out I had breast cancer. And I had a really agressive form. I was 41 and it had already spread to my lymph nodes. So 15 months before I am to leave on my dream cruise I go totally hit for a loop. My friend Susan (Ivanova) kept the boards informed of my progress. I ended up getting so sick from the chemo that I moved in with my parents. Needless to say, I was too sick to get on the boards (and you all know, that is really sick!!!) I was feeling really down, I was bald, I wanted to die because I was so sick, and I just didn't feel like I could keep going with the treatment. That weekend Susan came by and she had a box for me. Inside the box was cards and wishes and hats and scarves and doo-rags for my bald head. I had everything from Mickey mouse patterns to parrots. I cried and cried and cried. It was just what I needed. I started wearing the head ornaments and we took pictures and emailed them in. Needless to say, that care package gave me the motivation to stay with the program and make it through all my treatments and I still made it on the cruise. My hair was not very long, and I looked pretty butch, but I was on my cruise! So yeah, we do get to know each other really well, and we are there through the good times and bad. I still get teary eyed thinking about it. Disboards seem to attract the cream of the crop when it comes to outstanding human beings!!

Laura

Thanks for sharing Laura, and congratulations on being a survivor. I have a horrible family history of breast cancer (MGM 2x, MAunt 2x and Mom 2x) so I know what a struggle it can be to get through the treatment. Always nice to have lots of support and love to help make it through. Will this cruise be a celebration for your 3 year survivor status? I know my mom does something special for every year (she is now a 9 year survivor from her first diagnosis, my GM was a 30 year survivor(she is gone now, but didn't pass away from cancer) and my aunt is a 5 year survivor).

 

[fourmcds]

Added this to the informal events list, and added a link to Jolene's PM, so everyone can ask questions and show interest.

Am I missing something...is there another website where all this stuff is being moved to? I am sure it was mentioned somewhere in the first pages of posts that I still haven't had time to read yet!

Thanks

 

[calmom]

Am I missing something...is there another website where all this stuff is being moved to? I am sure it was mentioned somewhere in the first pages of posts that I still haven't had time to read yet!

Thanks

Welcome! PM PJpoohbear or AuntyBrat about the website. Glad you are joining us!
Lisa

 

[been2marceline]

I've arranged for group photos on the last 4 or 5 cruises we have been on. Here's the picture of our group on Pirate night during the 2005 PC cruise I arranged. If you would like me to take care of that for this cruise, I would be happy to do so.

Love it! Especially with Mickey in the middle!

Count us in!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

Hi All,

Here are the pictures of the Fish Extenders we are making for this WBREPO cruise.

This is the way you will receive them so there is lots of room to personalize them.

Carol and Doug,

Looks wonderful!! Thanks again!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

Ok I added this to the website and turned on the comment option, who knew I could do that , so we can keep a easy to read stream of thought on this. It is in the blog section.

PJ, you're the bomb! Thanks for doing this and that and all the rest!!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

This may be a stupid question I know, but are there scrapbooking stores in the UK? I'm sure there are. Anyway, Disney has some GREAT scrapbooking products that would be perfect to decorate these with. They have stickers...just tons of stuff. That might be a good start for you!

I have tons of the Creative Memories Disney stuff that I could ship... anywhere... they are really cute and guaranteed!!

Karen, wife of bene2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

No, today was not any better. I was stuck on the freeway going to a meeting for an hour because they shut the freeway down. That was how my day started at 630am.
My Alaska cruise is officially caput! I canceled it today. It just was becoming too worrisome and no long fun. Not to mention it kept cost us more and more and more money. So the girls are good with canceling because we will do something else with them this summer. And my friend and I know we made the right decision because canceling it did not leave us crying and depressed, it has left us releaved.

So now, it appears that Jeannine and I really will be going on the East Bound Med Repo cruise without our teens!! We are waiting for final pricing info but it looks like we will be on our way!!! So I guess God really doesn't close a door without opening a window!!

Someone wrote about how great the Disboards are to everyone. I was also the recipient of their love and concern. Two months after I booked the first East Bound repo cruise, I found out I had breast cancer. And I had a really agressive form. I was 41 and it had already spread to my lymph nodes. So 15 months before I am to leave on my dream cruise I go totally hit for a loop. My friend Susan (Ivanova) kept the boards informed of my progress. I ended up getting so sick from the chemo that I moved in with my parents. Needless to say, I was too sick to get on the boards (and you all know, that is really sick!!!) I was feeling really down, I was bald, I wanted to die because I was so sick, and I just didn't feel like I could keep going with the treatment. That weekend Susan came by and she had a box for me. Inside the box was cards and wishes and hats and scarves and doo-rags for my bald head. I had everything from Mickey mouse patterns to parrots. I cried and cried and cried. It was just what I needed. I started wearing the head ornaments and we took pictures and emailed them in. Needless to say, that care package gave me the motivation to stay with the program and make it through all my treatments and I still made it on the cruise. My hair was not very long, and I looked pretty butch, but I was on my cruise! So yeah, we do get to know each other really well, and we are there through the good times and bad. I still get teary eyed thinking about it. Disboards seem to attract the cream of the crop when it comes to outstanding human beings!!

Laura

OK, teary-eyed with this one! So lucky and thank heaven for us that you battled through and are here to lead us throught the canal again!!

Bless you, Aunty Brat!

 

[been2marceline]

Here is the link for the fonts...


Ship of Thieves Stealing the Magic again is The King and Queen font

the rest of the wording is Caribbean
http://www.dafont.com

Thank you!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

Or make them all edible and we won't have to worry about packing them and bringing them home.

http://www.orientaltrading.com/appl...hallpartial&N=377441&sd=FROSTED+PIRATE+SUCKER

Oh sure, and in the same thread as "weight loss"... Not that I'm knocking consumables!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

Ok, DOD, Chocolate and finally making a decision has helped eliminate some of the stress and I am back on track!!!

Roll Call - All of the updates I have recieved have been posted and updated!! I continue to marvel at all the good looking folks who want to join this group of thieving pirates!!! No wonder the EB group is concerned about the size of their mousy bits!!!!

Updates - Mishoe01 has had her name fixed in the PM updates!! <my bad>

Also, with the discussions of people doing gifts for the group, if you are volunteering to coordinate getting something, please PM me with the item and if you are looking for financial aide to pay for it, or if people will need to pay for items themselves.
Example 1
Jane Smith is going to order neon pink boas for everyone, and is looking for 4 or 5 people to split the cost with her. It would be $25 per person.
Example 2
John Smith is going to order custom lanyards that will cost $7 per person. If you want to order one you need to prepay John for the lanyard.

I will then post this information on page one. If we do it this way, I hope we will avoid having any confusion on what will be group gifts and what is a group purchase. Avoiding hurt feelings is what I am aiming for here!

Also, we have couple of different off Disboards websites going. Please remember that not all information is on both websites, and it is not practical for each website to mirror the content of the other. So if you don't find something on one, it may be on the other, or drop a PM or request on the boards.

Round Ups -

Appantly the ship of thieves is not quite as malnurished in days of old... There is some talk about co-ordinating a check in to help motivate us to lose weight to look our svelte best when we walk that plank. Keep an unpatched eye out for an update to page 1 with more info!!

Dang, Disboards folks just rock. Kind, loving, supportive, and all those good things in life. Boy Scouts ain't got nothing on us!!!

Looks like there is a possible Dis meet May 21 or 22 at Downtown Disney!! Looks like some of us will be having one in Cadiz Spain on the other repo cruise!!! Isn't it exciting to have faces to go with the names and comments that go on? Pictures people!!! We will need pictures!!! Embarassing pictures preferred, but we will settle for group shots with your bedazzled spanxx for all the board to see!!!

Looks like lots of family members are on the mend!! We are glad that all of you are getting back to your nomal mental illnesses, instead of those nasty physical ones!!!

Think that will do it for tonight!!!

All I can say is, YOU ROCK Thank you so much for concise, intelligent, and humorous reporting!!

HAIL TO AUNTY BRAT!!!

Your humble servant, Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[been2marceline]

And after all the weight we would have all lost by then, we could eat it all!!!

I like the idea of being able to get some little goodies for everyone, but not having people feel pressured to do so. Also, John's points are good ones - especially the whole packing issue. There might not be as much surprise if we all talk about what to get though on the boards! Maybe there is a way to divide this up and then keep it a secret - maybe anyone that wants to do it can send a PM to someone that will then divide people up into 15 teams? And as more people join us, they can join a team - so we have Team 1 (first day), Team 2, (second day), and so on. And maybe one leader for each team. And the indivudals in each team can PM each other so it can remain a secret what you will get!

Any other ideas? It will feel like in May! Lisa
Lisa

Huh?????????

No really, good plan!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[granmaz]

This may be a stupid question I know, but are there scrapbooking stores in the UK? I'm sure there are. Anyway, Disney has some GREAT scrapbooking products that would be perfect to decorate these with. They have stickers...just tons of stuff. That might be a good start for you!

Thanks, yes there are stores, I just haven't been in them much! We are in Disney in November, so will be looking out too!

 

[granmaz]

Good morning. Dismal, wet day today, but I have the thoughts of the cruise to keep me going!

Originally Posted by granmaz
The fish extender looks great. Thanks so much for making them. When do you want payment?

Decorating will not be my forte, but I will be out and about looking for what I can use.

Going to be fun seeing them around the ship and popping goodies in the pockets.

For those of you who are craft challenged, don't forget that you can use fabric glue (pretty much the same consistancy of elmers) and then can glue on little doo dads to decorate it. You could also cut out little fabric pictures (like of mickey or tinker bell) or glue on patches, etc...

Thanks - I am beginning to get some ideas. I will look at some photos of others too to get some ideas.

Or make them all edible and we won't have to worry about packing them and bringing them home.

Mmm, edible gifts!!! Going to be waddling home.

http://www.orientaltrading.com/appl...hallpartial&N=377441&sd=FROSTED+PIRATE+SUCKER

On a happier note, the pirate suckers are fat free.

Hey all, I need to borrow a Bedazzler for my fish extender.....anyone?

What is a Bedazzler?

There have been some very moving stories on this board and I feel for you all. A group of overcomers and survivors!

Have a great day.