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

[fourmcds]

We're hoping to find a red eye from CA also. I know it's exhausting but that will work the best for the school situation. The flight I'm thinking of would also get in around 8am on the 10th.

Hmmm, if we do end up leaving on the red eye on the 9th...we should consider a DIS van rental to get us all to the port! Start the party early None of us will be awake since red eyes are so miserable to sleep on, but we could always share the misery of traveling through the night!

 

[LiserAnn]

Hmmm, if we do end up leaving on the red eye on the 9th...we should consider a DIS van rental to get us all to the port! Start the party early None of us will be awake since red eyes are so miserable to sleep on, but we could always share the misery of traveling through the night!

Kaylee-that's actually not a bad idea!!!!! Let's keep that in mind! When do flights for that time period become available?!

 

[been2marceline]

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/testdates0506.asp

Here is some info on the Star Testing website. Hope this helps.

Noel

Noel,

As always, you are a veritable plethora of information!! If only I had looked at the boards first this morning I would have been less frustrated with not finding any information throught the district or the Junior High!!

Karen

 

[clynne]

And then my mind starting thinking of what our soldiers hear every night/day over in Iraq...it's gotta be rough over there!

Can't even imagine. Takes a special kind of person to volunteer and thrive in that environment.

Did you ever wake your DH up? I'm a REAL weenie and wake mine up if I hear any little thing. Can't tell you how many times he's trudged outside with a flashlight for me...(When he's away on business, I leave a light on upstairs AND downstairs!)

Hope you have a more peaceful sleep tonight!

Carolyn

 

[birkner]

Noel,

As always, you are a veritable plethora of information!! If only I had looked at the boards first this morning I would have been less frustrated with not finding any information throught the district or the Junior High!!

Karen

Don't you just hate when the people who are supposed to have the info are less informed than you are?

Hope this all works out from your family!!

Noel

 

[disneylover5]

The East Coast of the US got the Fish Extender as well today!! Thank you very much!! It is so cute. I can't wait to decorate it!!

I had to decide where to put is so I do not lose it over the next 400 or so days......I decided it file it with all my paperwork for this cruise. My kids want me to take it to the MED this summer....but my guess is no one would know why I had it hanging on my door.

 

[pahrumpgirl]

The next six fish extenders are going out priority mail tomorrow. Linda (seaulater), Nanette (nskjerven), Lisa (lakadaisy), Corrine (Mom323) and Virgina (ulittletinker), your extenders should be arriving soon. I know there are only 5 names, ulittletinker ordered two. Hope you enjoy!

Carol and Doug

 

[disneylover5]

436 DAYS

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[nskjerven]

Thank you everyone for the pixie dust and thoughts. My grandfather passed away this afternoon and is finally not suffering any longer.

I appreciate everyones thoughts and prayers and whatnot they helped me get through all this.

Many hugs of love and support being sent to you....prayers of course also.

We're hoping to find a red eye from CA also. I know it's exhausting but that will work the best for the school situation. The flight I'm thinking of would also get in around 8am on the 10th.

I'm thinking redeye too, we may even shoot for the same flights...where will you travel from? I'd love to find a direct flight but don't have any of those from San Jose, I figure we'd look into flights from LA to see what we could find from there....

Lisa,

It took me 3 phone calls to get the date for this year!! I can't believe how disorganized middle school is in relationship to our elementary school. I got so spoiled with people who actually HAD A CLUE!!

Anywoo... Our testing ends on the 11th this year, so my assumption is that it will end on the same Friday next year for our school in the Bay Area. They have a make-up date the following Monday, but you might be able to work out make-up dates prior to the end of the testing.

Karen

I was afraid of that....I'm gonna deal with that next year....

Hmmm, if we do end up leaving on the red eye on the 9th...we should consider a DIS van rental to get us all to the port! Start the party early None of us will be awake since red eyes are so miserable to sleep on, but we could always share the misery of traveling through the night!

totally good idea....

 

[nskjerven]

436 DAYS

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you crack me up Lisa !!!!

 

[tlb2864]

I'm inserting myself very late into this thread, I know...but I've been reading the thread for a long time now and I'm wondering a vew things.

First, you sound like a fun group of people. Do you all know each other from previous cruises?

How can a newbie join the group? We're on the West Repro cruise in May08, our second Disney Cruise, and we're very interested in meeting other couples. I am 51 and DH is 48. We are also traveling with my parents, dad 78 and mom 72.

And finally, what is a fish extender?

Thanks
Tina

 

[AuntyBrat]

I'm inserting myself very late into this thread, I know...but I've been reading the thread for a long time now and I'm wondering a vew things.

First, you sound like a fun group of people. Do you all know each other from previous cruises?

How can a newbie join the group? We're on the West Repro cruise in May08, our second Disney Cruise, and we're very interested in meeting other couples. I am 51 and DH is 48. We are also traveling with my parents, dad 78 and mom 72.

And finally, what is a fish extender?

Thanks
Tina

You are welcome to join and page one will answer almost all your questions!!!

 

[disneylover5]

I'm inserting myself very late into this thread, I know...but I've been reading the thread for a long time now and I'm wondering a vew things.

First, you sound like a fun group of people. Do you all know each other from previous cruises?

How can a newbie join the group? We're on the West Repro cruise in May08, our second Disney Cruise, and we're very interested in meeting other couples. I am 51 and DH is 48. We are also traveling with my parents, dad 78 and mom 72.

And finally, what is a fish extender?

Thanks
Tina

Welcome!! of course you can join in....pretty soon you will be the old kid on the block!! Look at my e-mail a few up ... we still have 436 days till we cruise together.

I am also glad there is another 50 something on the cruise....I think for the most part (sorry grandma's) most are younger than me!!

I do not know anyone from a previous cruise......I am not sure about everyone else......

Jump in and laugh with us...one warning....we are addictive!!

 

[birkner]

I'm thinking redeye too, we may even shoot for the same flights...where will you travel from? I'd love to find a direct flight but don't have any of those from San Jose, I figure we'd look into flights from LA to see what we could find from there....

United goes direct from SFO. We have flown on the afternoon flight 292 which leaves at 1:05PM and arrives at MCO at 9:21PM. Also, there is a redeye flight #52 at 11:15 PM arriving at 5:16AM. There are other times but those are the two flights we have flown. We stay at the Hyatt MCO and take #295 which departs at 8:00 AM and gets into SFO at 10:55 AM. Outbound flight is 5:16 minutes and inbound is 5:44 minutes.

SWA does fly to Orlando from San Jose but you have to change planes. The cost differential is not that much so I would rather fly direct. 973 Depart San Jose (SJC) at 8:00 AM arrive in San Diego (SAN) at 9:15 AM then change to 371 in San Diego (SAN) departing at 11:25 AM arrive in Orlando (MCO) at 7:55 PM . The return is direct #1008 Depart Orlando (MCO) at 10:15 AM and arrive in San Jose (SJC) at 3:00 PM.

Of course this may all change by 2008 but this is current as of 2007. Hope this helps.

I have found tha flights are cheaper from SFO than SJC when you cross the country. We just take a limo both ways and still it is cheaper than leaving the car if we gone for more than a week.

Noel

 

[tlb2864]

Guess I can't PM or email anyone until I post two more times.

AuntyBrat here's my role call info.


Thanks AuntyBrat for the welcome. Here's our info for the roll call.

Tlb2864 - Issaquah, Washington
Tina 52 at time of cruise
Chuck DH 48 at time of cruise
Bill 79 (Tina's dad) at time of cruise
Betty 73 (Tina's mom) at time of cruise
2 X Cat 9 and Deck 2
Late Dining
Will be celebrating Bill and Betty's 55th wedding anniversay on 5/31 and Chuck's 49th Birthday on 5/27. Too bad we couldn't be on the ship at least one of those days.

Thanks
Tina

 

[nskjerven]

I'm inserting myself very late into this thread, I know...but I've been reading the thread for a long time now and I'm wondering a vew things.

First, you sound like a fun group of people. Do you all know each other from previous cruises?

I've never met anyone on this thread, just joined them and now feel like one of them....there are a few people who call themselves the "Geeks" amoung us that did travel together before


How can a newbie join the group? FOR SURE We're on the West Repro cruise in May08, our second Disney Cruise, and we're very interested in meeting other couples. I am 51 and DH is 48. We are also traveling with my parents, dad 78 and mom 72.

Glad to have you aboard. Send a pm to Aunt Braty she'll log you on the first page and you're one of us

And finally, what is a fish extender?

they are a mailbox type attachment for us to use on the cruise...I'm going to let another continue this as I need to dash to boy scouts right now.

Thanks
Tina

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Well that must be somewhat of a relief?!

Yes it was a bit of a relief. I am going to run all this information past the principal of the elementary school and reach an understanding with her. Hopefully, she will still be the principal in 436 days. Ha Ha.

I still haven't received a phone call back from the principal of the high school. But I am a bit more encouraged than I was on Tuesday.

 

[fourmcds]

Kaylee-that's actually not a bad idea!!!!! Let's keep that in mind! When do flights for that time period become available?!

We usually fly Alaska Airlines and they will release their May 08 flights around June 07 for the first time (it is something like 330 days before day of flight).

 

[LiserAnn]

I'm thinking redeye too, we may even shoot for the same flights...where will you travel from? I'd love to find a direct flight but don't have any of those from San Jose, I figure we'd look into flights from LA to see what we could find from there....

Because we're in the middle of all the airports, we can go to one of any number of them, depending on who has the best direct flights...so that would be LAX, San Diego, Ontario, Long Beach or John Wayne (although the red eye direct flights will more than likely be at LAX or San Diego).

 

[AuntyBrat]

Well slap me silly and call me Shirley...We just keep adding and adding and adding to this slap happy group! Welcome to all the new folks and remember to check out Page 1, Post 1 for updates and links and all that good stuff!!!

Update - I have no updates at this time that I can share....


Round Up -

If you will be taking your child out of a public school you might want to check and see if they will be throwing you in jail for this because it is against their 'rules' and to give your fellow disboarders time to research your states laws to help keep you out of the pokey and not having to use your DOD funds for an attorney. And, no folks, I am not kidding on this one. I can not make up stupidity like this.

I will be moving back into costume mom roll again starting next week so keep these posts pithy so I can keep up!!!

I am off to shower and shampoo and then crawl into bed and drool over Hugh Laurie....sigh...those of you who are totally gaga over AI, good luck with that one. I caught the last 10 minutes last night and frankly, I was shocked and my dogs started howling. Frightening....truely frightening....

Night all....