May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 6

[EllaEnchanted]

That reminds me of another song

One man went to mow
Went to mow a meadow
One man and his dog
Went to mow a meadow

Two men went to mow
Went to mow a meadow
Two men, one man and his dog
Went to mow a meadow

Three men went to mow
Went to mow a meadow
Three men, two men, one man and his dog
Went to mow a meadow


Four men.........

Just keep going. I know the tune but can't sing it here!!

Nope, never heard of that one.

 

[taysmom]

Rachel was our med cruise director, but brent was on our ship too. A "passing of the torch". She was taking her vacation and he was taking over the rest of the med. Rachel told us that her plans were to be back on the magic to take it through the canal. I had asked because friends of mine got engaged on the ship when it was in california last time and rachael was instrumental in the suprise, so they had hoped she would be on this next summer as they are going on again with their new baby...(although she'll be a year old by that point). Rachel pretty much did everything, but brent was right there. I was talking with several of the crew and they were happy that brent was coming on, I guess he's crew friendly.
We had a great time with rachel so it's no biggie either way. I just hope the kids club people and our wait staff are still there. Most said they had planned on it, but they also say that plans can change.
Have a great labor day.
Holly...hope tyler has a great day in kindergarten! Funny side note, 2 of my neighbors kids started kindergarten last week. I asked them both, seperately, what they learned in kindergarten. One said "oh you know ABC's and 123's"
the other said "no hitting"
It was very funny...to myself and my other neighbor, but nick just shrugged and walked away.

My dd starts 4th grade tomorrow. It's no big deal to her. It's more like she can "finally" see her friends again!

Cya
S

 

[ibouncetoo]

Ok so here is a link to the crusie budget sheet DH made. http://www.mediafire.com/?8lo4ap9c4ru


It is very easy to use. You put in all your expeneses and it tells you what you need to save each month. It also lets you keeps track of what you have paid so far.

I clicked "Save to file"....how long should this take to download (I have a high speed internet connection)??????

.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Hey, I hear Brent will be our Cruise Director. Any of you sailed with him before? I can't wait to hear that Aussie accent!

YEA!!!!! I love Brent....very upbeat and excitable....cute accent....he does tend to babble some....Holly will love him! He made me feel like I was on the LOVE BOAT....ok, how many of us were fans....I was!

 

[lillygator]

I clicked "Save to file"....how long should this take to download (I have a high speed internet connection)??????

.

I clicked open with Excel and then did a file save as.

 

[HollyTyler]

Tell Tyler I said Good Luck in school tomorrow! It's so fun to see the little one so anxious to get started in school. Take pics Holly!

I will! Thanks! Unfortunately, no camera yet. Just the cruddy one on my phone.....but it's better than nothing! I had been counting on getting my new camera with the birthday check my mom usually sends me, but no check this year. Not even a birthday card. Not even a phone call until 3 days after my birthday. But she's notorious for forgetting and usually is a month late, so she's getting better!

 

[lillygator]

Tell Tyler to have a great first day of school!

 

[HollyTyler]

Rachel was our med cruise director, but brent was on our ship too. A "passing of the torch". She was taking her vacation and he was taking over the rest of the med. Rachel told us that her plans were to be back on the magic to take it through the canal. I had asked because friends of mine got engaged on the ship when it was in california last time and rachael was instrumental in the suprise, so they had hoped she would be on this next summer as they are going on again with their new baby...(although she'll be a year old by that point). Rachel pretty much did everything, but brent was right there. I was talking with several of the crew and they were happy that brent was coming on, I guess he's crew friendly.
We had a great time with rachel so it's no biggie either way. I just hope the kids club people and our wait staff are still there. Most said they had planned on it, but they also say that plans can change.
Have a great labor day.
Holly...hope tyler has a great day in kindergarten! Funny side note, 2 of my neighbors kids started kindergarten last week. I asked them both, seperately, what they learned in kindergarten. One said "oh you know ABC's and 123's"
the other said "no hitting"
It was very funny...to myself and my other neighbor, but nick just shrugged and walked away.

My dd starts 4th grade tomorrow. It's no big deal to her. It's more like she can "finally" see her friends again!

Cya
S

Too funny what your neighbor kids said!

I hope your daughter has fun getting to see her friends again tomorrow!

 

[tink1963]

Hey, I hear Brent will be our Cruise Director. Any of you sailed with him before? I can't wait to hear that Aussie accent!

We had Brent on our 05 Mexico cruise. I thought he was great.

Ok so here is a link to the crusie budget sheet DH made. http://www.mediafire.com/?8lo4ap9c4ru


It is very easy to use. You put in all your expeneses and it tells you what you need to save each month. It also lets you keeps track of what you have paid so far.

Thanks for sharing. Looks like someone put some time in to creating it.

YEA!!!!! I love Brent....very upbeat and excitable....cute accent....he does tend to babble some....Holly will love him! He made me feel like I was on the LOVE BOAT....ok, how many of us were fans....I was!

Big Fan here too. I just love the accent.

I clicked open with Excel and then did a file save as.

This is how I did it as well.


Deb, Have a fun and relaxing BBQ with your brother. I know having him home will make things easier for you and give you some additional support.

 

[HollyTyler]

YEA!!!!! I love Brent....very upbeat and excitable....cute accent....he does tend to babble some....Holly will love him! He made me feel like I was on the LOVE BOAT....ok, how many of us were fans....I was!

 

[disneylover5]

and yes, you should have heard the cheers when the Michigan scores were posted! Unreal!

Don said the same thing happened in Blacksburg!!

Your children are so very cute!! Each picture is cuter than the next one.

 

[disneylover5]

I didn't know that....now I'll have to check the labels and see it that's in the food. Then what do I do if it is...I have a whole month's worth? I was going to finish it and then try the one that Lisa suggested. If it makes me sick, I might just have to return it and then try Lisa's.

What I loved about Diet to Go was everything was fresh!! No additives. It was like having a chef cook fo you...but it was more $$$$$$$$.

 

[HollyTyler]

Tell Tyler to have a great first day of school!

I sure will! I just decided that to celebrate, I'm going to take him for ice cream tonight (if he gets home early enough from his dad's). I have a coupon for Baskin Robbins for a free birthday scoop, so we can share that. BUT no penguin swirl ice cream (that nasty looking black ice cream), if they still have that flavor!

OK.....off to heat some water to take a quick bath (water heater finally gets installed tomorrow), then to attempt Tyler's wallpaper border. I've never done one, but it seems easy enough.

 

[granmaz]

I guess everyone is off having fun. We'll go in the pool when John gets home.

Just eaten - salmon, new potatoes, green beans and carrots. Too full for our strawberries as yet - my piece of salmon could have fed the both of us!

I've never heard that one, but I sure wish I had those 4 men (or more) mowing for me!

Have fun in the pool! That reminds me....I've been meaning to empty Tyler's because although we still have some days in the 80s, it gets down in the 50s overnight, so the pool just doesn't hold its heat anymore. End of season for us. I was so mad at myself when I mowed today because I realized I'd had the filter running still for the last 2 weeks and I thought I'd unplugged it, knowing I'd be emptying the pool soon. No need to run the filter when we wouldn't be in the pool anymore. Such a waste on my electric bill. So that's unplugged and we'll probably drain the water tonight.

Always seems a little sad when summer ends, but our autumn, your fall, is lovely too. And there will soon be snow on the snowman cam!

I liked watching the Niagara Falls cam last winter as the ice got deeper and deeper too.

 

[lillygator]

I loved going back to school.....but it was to see all my friends!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

V - love all the pictures!!! I feel like I'm getting my WDW fix through them since we aren't going this year.



I totally agree with this - my nutritionist (2 years ago) put me on 1500 a day and said its ok to go over some days (by a little) but I should not go below by much or my metabolism would think I was starving. And she also told me a snack between every meal (15 carbs - 100 calories) is important so that when meal times come I'm not starving which makes you more likely to overeat. - I lost 40 pounds the first year and have kept it all off the last year.


I was on 1500-ish calories when I was going to the nutritionist also....my problem was that I had to eat way too much food....so I was constantly eating and cooking and shopping and it was way too much work and I was way too full all the time, even though I stuck to the correct portions....something like 4 cups of various veggies, 3 fruits, dairy and protein. It was a lot. I did lose weight, but it was like 2 lbs over 3 months. It came off very slowly.


Have you had the Mickey Burgers before? Let us know how they are - our store just started carrying them and they were about the same price as the normal frozen burgers we get so if they are good we'll give them a try.

I'll let you know how they taste, they certainly look cute.


We've always had Racheal - but he always gets rave reviews on the boards.

You'll love Brent...he keeps you hopping.

 

[lillygator]

I wonder how the islands and Mexico are faring with the hurricane. It's a 5 now.

 

[ibouncetoo]

What I loved about Diet to Go was everything was fresh!! No additives. It was like having a chef cook fo you...but it was more $$$$$$$$.

BUT not as expensive as what I've been spending eating out SOOOOO much!

Speaking of $$, I just re-worked my budget. Since I got my puny annual raise and I'd bought may car when the lease was up and changed insurance companies (and the savings on the last two totaled MORE than the first one) AND just switched my home phone into a package with my cable/internet, I was able to up my allowance and my saving account deposits! YEAH!

 

[gydell]

We didn't like the Mickey burgers. The cheese was ok. I was hoping that the burgers would be good - oh well....

 

[granmaz]

Hey everyone - just for your interest. It is just


250days now.