May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 3

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Fourth. How's everyone doing finding rooms for the DIS MEET???? I can't get anything Saturday night though I MAY still be able to get time share for Sunday/Monday, but I really wanted to arrive Sat so I could hit the parks Sunday morning.

Carolyn, were you trying to get something for Sunday night?

Cheri, have you checked out rooms yet? I know you wanted to do the red carpet on Saturday (my idea of a living-hell)?

I know Noel couldn't find anything in the DCL resorts, have people tried the area hotels???

ok...heading home now....back later........

I checked Hotwire a few days ago and there were rooms, but I haven't booked anything yet. Maybe I'll do that this week.
BTW I'm not looking for Disney properties, etc. I'm just looking for cheap!

 

[granmaz]

Marilyn,

When will you be there in November? We will be staying after our cruise, if all goes well with our new shop, from around the 18th till after Thanksgiving.

Karen

Karen, we arrive Sunday 25th November, late afternoon, hopefully staying at POFQ. It would be so lovely to meet you. I hope you aren't off home that day!

Dog logs.

You're lucky....not a speck of green here yet. I can't wait until the smell of the neighborhood the first time everybody mows. I just love the fresh-mowed smell!

Someone near us cut their grass at the weekend and it just smelled gorgeous. It is really one of those special smells.

Looks like Karen has already gone today. Must be the change in clocks! Cheri, seems you are still online. Good morning.

 

[been2marceline]

Karen, we arrive Sunday 25th November, late afternoon, hopefully staying at POFQ. It would be so lovely to meet you. I hope you aren't off home that day!



Someone near us cut their grass at the weekend and it just smelled gorgeous. It is really one of those special smells.

Looks like Karen has already gone today. Must be the change in clocks! Cheri, seems you are still online. Good morning.

Nope, still here!! Good morning, Marilyn!

I'm not sure when we will be heading home from WDW, we have to wait for DD's school schedule.

Another gorgeous day today. A bit too warm for me this early, tho'. But I know I shouldn't complain!!

Karen

 

[LiserAnn]

The switching is precisely why I suggested an excel spreadsheet. If someone changes their cabin, they can call me and leave a voicemail on my SR voicemail. That way I could change the SR number and notify the floor monitor. What do you guys think?

I think you're right and we do need a spreadsheet. In fact, I already started one to keep track of the names and cabins numbers of those who want DISmagnets. (I love excel-I'm such a geek, I know). We have a LOT of GTY folks!

LiserAnn, you and Noel should coordinate and be the managers of the stateroom numbers matching them to the names. Noel has a great system and if you worked with her, it should eliminate chaos.

I am happy to help Lisa in any way I can. Just let me know!!

I think that's what we need to do, so what's the best plan on this? We start with a master sheet that you have in your stateroom and then you'll make the adjustments on it as people call?

Well, aren't we all just a bit OCD...I mean we are already planning bunco nights, photos, etc for a cruise way too many days away For me....it makes me think it will happen sooner!!! Alas, it is still in the 400+ day count I have already bought several small things for the girls for the cruise...don't tell DH! Good thing I have lots of storage in my office, he never knows when I do things like that...and then when I do bring it out...."Did you just buy that?" says DH. "No, I have had it forever, haven't you noticed it before?!" I say innocently.

OCD-totally, look at us! Ridiculous...you'd think the cruise were happening in a month!! I just love it!!!!

I love your comment about new stuff....I do the same thing DH: "Honey did you just get that?", me: "Oh no, I've had that for few months, you must have missed it". All true, no fibbs.....

 

[LiserAnn]

Hi Karen and Marilyn-what are ya gals doing? I'm trying to coax myself to go to sleep...no go.

 

[granmaz]

I have to admit thinking about dressy clothes as I don't normally wear them, but I am hoping to be a good few lbs less by then!!!

Though, I am also wondering how not to wear all the summer clothes and shoes I like this year, so they will still be nice for the cruise!!!

My cruise box consists of the lovely fish extender at the moment!!!

 

[LiserAnn]

Oh, I see Cheri's still up also! Hi Cheri!

 

[been2marceline]

Oh, I see Cheri's still up also! Hi Cheri!

The DIS went down for a bit there and I had to close down and re-enter!

I'm heading off to bed now! Hope you all have a great day!!

Karen

 

[granmaz]

It looks a lovely day outside. Not completely cloud free but springlike. Off to the gym soon. I enjoy it when it is over, I guess I am too lazy really. Do any of you go to the gym on the ship? My gym is a ladies one, so no men in sight, and usually no 'posing' peple, so is it tough at the gym onboard?

 

[UKANGEL]

She is just lovely! Her eyes are amazing and I personally like the piercings! Mekayla has her nose pierced and I have a few myself.

Mandy...Love the picture of Becky! Very striking and love her eyes.
No piercings here! (Well, besides one boring small hole in each earlobe. So not cool enough for Becky or Mekayla or Thea...)

Carolyn

Thanks everyone! I don't really mind the piercings apart from her septum, but she's had loads of piercings over the last few years (including piercing her own eyebrow...ouch!). The worst was when she ahd her lip pierced and it got swollen and the ring was embedded in her lip!!! That took a hospital trip to sort out!
Anyway, I figure that there's an awful lot worse she could be doing...like drugs, smoking etc

 

[UKANGEL]

We are going to be in WDW from May5-18 if anyone else is going to be there we would love to meet!

we'll be on our cruise from 5th til 12th otherwise would love to have met up!

BAD Girl!


Enjoying the Great pictures now that you guys have learned how to post them.

Wow! Those eyes are killer. For someone with constant allergies though, the nose ring would never work for me! I would sneeze one off in a New York Minute!

Hmmmmm . . . just noticed she is 18 . . . would she like to meet a 19 (20 this summer) future American doctor???

DS Alex is now trying to figure out what to do this summer, his friend, who was to go to Europe with him this summer is chickening out on him. Unfortunately, most of his friends are only 1/2 done with college, and not so much in the mood to travel like Alex is.

He did want to visit England, and he broke up with his girlfriend last year . . .

(and if he even knew I was joking like this would probably want to kill me)

John, I too suffer from lots of allergies so know what you mean about the thought of the nose piercing!

I'm sure Becky would love to meet up with your lovely son (I've seen the pic so I know!)....sadly I don't think her bf would be very happy! If he does get to come over here though we'd love to meet with him and help in any way we can, let us know.

You silly girl...no, she really does have beaut-i-ful eyes but no, not marble eyes, just pretty like a marble!

That made me crack up!

 

[UKANGEL]

Well, after 5 1/2 years without, I learned Friday what I've been missing out on! Never did anything like that in my 20s, so I'm making up for it almost double-time! (Get it? I'm almost 40. ) [/COLOR][/SIZE]

see! 40 is a dangersous age....that's when I met my 'toy boy' dh too Holly!

Thought I would post a pic of our family too . . . DS in this photo will not be with us. This was taken last year at Easter outside of church.

Great picture, what a lovely family!

She is so pretty! I love that she has such strong sense of self! If I had a daughter, that would be my daughter (I would hope!)! Lisa

Lisa, thank you for your lovely words. What a very sweet thing for you to say

I'm posting as i see - so I had already posted that she presents as someone with a strong sense of self. and now I read this. Whatever she has gone through, I think perhaps it has given her much wisdom. Lisa

That's exactly how we see it too. You know the saying..."What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" ...or something along those lines!

When we moved into our house about 2 years ago, we had some light fixture spark and heat came out of the wall. So we called the fire dept (much to my husband's objection -"it is under control" "there is smoke" "fine, do whatever". So next thing I know, these 3 hunk of men (sorry John - girl talk) come to my door. I didn't know what to do. Do I call my single sister and tell her to come right away? Do I ask them to come to a dinner party? What I am wearing? I couldn't think of anything. All I could say is "my son loves fire, I mean firemen. Come here Aidan. Show him show firetruck" They said, "Madam, do you have a problem here?" I say no, well yes, well, no my husband doesn't think so. Well touch this wall. It is hot." I was SO embarressed. I couldn't speak! The moral of the story: if you have a reason to call the fireman, be sure to call all you single girlfriends and have them come 9-1-1. Have your husband do the talking and just sit back and watch!
Lisa
Lis

loved that image!

reminds me of the time when Becky and her little friend Rachel (both aged 4) locked themselves in my friend's bathroom (which they'd just had built as part of an extension!). The local fire station was just a few houses away so my pal ran down the road to ask them to break in for us, thinking we could keep it quiet....but no they had to actually get the engine out, siren going, and 3 burly firemen attended, took out the window and climbed through to rescue the girls....who were quite happily playing inside with their Barbies.
Couldn't have organised it better....there were 7 of us ladies and our various toddlers having a coffee afternnon at the time....looked like we'd laid on the entertainment!

 

[UKANGEL]

just snooping before I went to bed....


"- JLDSMD shines thru once again snagging the 42000 pirate....Don't worry guys! Anyone snagging a pirate who doesn't belong with the group will have the post cleared. "

from east bound of course

does this read that if and when we take 50K they (lisa) will nuke that post?

am I becoming paranoid and OCD?

How Naughty!

 

[Jhalkias]

Angel,

Thanks for your kind offer of assistance, and if Alex does decide to make his way to the UK this summer, I may ask for advice.

As to the rest, if he even suspected I posted something like that, he may not speak to me for a long time. He is actually a somewhat shy and very private young man - just like his mother. Amy is also that way until she gets to know you.

This makes for good comic relief in our house, because his mom really wants to know what is going on in his (love) life, and he does NOT like to discuss it! I am the more open one, and I NEVER ask!

 

[lillygator]

John and Amy - love the picture...you guys look great!!

And the poster who won the Minnie Sailor outfit...I was watching one as well...they also had an Ariel one!!

I need to stay away from Ebay...spend too much $$ there.

how many more days til we cruise??

I went back to the gym last night and also walked when I got home...on track to lose before I cruise!!

 

[MrsMork]

O.K. easy enough, but who's gonna' roam up and down the halls?

We did! Since there was a large group of DISers, there were some on every deck. So, Dennis and I grabbed our pirate beads and went down every hall. He took one side of the ship I took the other and we met in the middle, then up to the next deck. Anyone who had a stocking on the door and door signs or Mickey DIS heads got beads in their stocking. It really did not take the two of us too long to make the rounds.

 

[mishoe01]

Lots to catch up on.....but few thoughts of mine to add....

Noel/Lisa - my OCD came out early and I started a spreadsheet of all the info on page 1 (but need to update)...so if you want my help, let me know.

Karen (I think it was you)....LOVED the Auntie Mame quote!! This is one of my all time fav movies.

Love the idea of the Tshirt, deck monitors, living vivaciosly thru Holly !

For those coming to the World, and if you'd like to meet little ol' me for a meal, or what ever....send me a pm and we'll see what we can do. I'm usually free in the evenings (after 730p weekdays) and on the weekends. Only time I plan to be out of town before the summer rolls around is over Memorial Day weekend (going to NYC for a girls theatre weekend).

Heading back to try to catch up now....

 

[UKANGEL]

Angel,

Thanks for your kind offer of assistance, and if Alex does decide to make his way to the UK this summer, I may ask for advice.

As to the rest, if he even suspected I posted something like that, he may not speak to me for a long time. He is actually a somewhat shy and very private young man - just like his mother. Amy is also that way until she gets to know you.

This makes for good comic relief in our house, because his mom really wants to know what is going on in his (love) life, and he does NOT like to discuss it! I am the more open one, and I NEVER ask!

I know just where you're coming from John! Becky would be so embarassed too Anyway, just let me know if we can do anything for Alex. We're not far from London so may be able to help.

 

[mishoe01]

Angel,

Did you notice your tag from the Tag Fairy?? That's new isn't it?

 

[disneylover5]

Noel,

I just can't wait to meet you!

I was going to reply earlier that this sounded like an excel spreadsheet moment and then I thought, "but wait, someone else (Noel) will mention it too!!"

Great minds, or something scary like that...

Karen

This was my thought exactly...it was funny reading through the posts and seeing several of us thinking alike!! I even thought "someone else (Noel) will mention it too!!" How funny is that

How funny!! We are going to have to have a northern California mini meet!!!

I guess I am just going to have to move to California so I can do all these meets!!


The switching is precisely why I suggested an excel spreadsheet. If someone changes their cabin, they can call me and leave a voicemail on my SR voicemail. That way I could change the SR number and notify the floor monitor. What do you guys think?

Noel

AWESOME IDEA​

Love, love, LOVE the idea of a sleepover not in my house! Of course I can't do the whole make-over session for my boys (well, maybe for Jack my Barbie loving 6 year old). But the thought of having a popcorn movie night with a bunch of boys in a place other than my house...I just love it! Thanks for sharing!
Lisa

We have done the Hotel Sleepover Birthday party several times. Our focus is always the indoor Swiiming pools.....you almost always have them to yourself!!

Alas, it is still in the 400+ day count .

My job again!!

423 DAYS

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When we moved into our house about 2 years ago, we had some light fixture spark and heat came out of the wall. So we called the fire dept (much to my husband's objection -"it is under control" "there is smoke" "fine, do whatever". So next thing I know, these 3 hunk of men (sorry John - girl talk) come to my door. I didn't know what to do. Do I call my single sister and tell her to come right away? Do I ask them to come to a dinner party? What I am wearing? I couldn't think of anything. All I could say is "my son loves fire, I mean firemen. Come here Aidan. Show him show firetruck" They said, "Madam, do you have a problem here?" I say no, well yes, well, no my husband doesn't think so. Well touch this wall. It is hot." I was SO embarressed. I couldn't speak! The moral of the story: if you have a reason to call the fireman, be sure to call all you single girlfriends and have them come 9-1-1. Have your husband do the talking and just sit back and watch!
Lisa
Lis

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