May 31, 2007 Wonder

[littleprincessmom]

Yeah Mal!!! See, you kept the faith and they arrived!

Having 30 women over for a meeting/dinner Thurs. night and still not sure what we are eating. Or who in the heck is going to clean up this messy house. Whoops...that must be ME! Gotta go!!!!

 

[almondjoy]

Well they arrived! Whew. . . Now I need to start packing, got my Mickey Heads for my door. Watching the Republican Debates think I'd rather be cruising.

Hey! I thought I was going to have to call you and find out what's up. I knew you would get them today.

I am so excited for you!!!!

 

[agraygirl]

Jim, get yours yet?

12 more days till we leave for WDW... Im getting a tickle in my stomach thinking about it.

I have SO MUCH TO DO!! I need a stroller that provides some pretty good shade and a swim suit for das bebe and and and... *sigh*

Doh, here come the men in white coats... gotta run.

 

[agraygirl]

Here's DS and DD playing together

Yesterday DS came out of his room in full snorkle gear he got from santa. My kid cracks me up. He's pretty excited about this trip.

 

[alcoromom]

Agraygirl:love the video,I loved that age when my kids were little.Nice to see someone else is up this early.

Snorkle gear reminds me that my kids need to hit the ymca and practice this weekend and make sure things fit

Will everyone's kids be out of school when they leave?We are pulling ours our early but they don't do anything at that point,I need to get my last 2 off to school now.

 

[magicalmcwho]

Agraygirl,

No havent received anything yet but will keep looking when I get home.
Great video of your kid playing.

Alcoromom,
Yes our DD will be out of school when we leave. In fact as soon as she gets out of school at 10:30 on May 25 we pick her up and head straight for WDW.

Jim.

 

[KatRob]

Will everyone's kids be out of school when they leave?We are pulling ours our early but they don't do anything at that point,I need to get my last 2 off to school now.

Today is the last FULL day for 8th graders at DD school. They were actually told not to show up tomorrow because attendance will not be taken. Award day Friday, Monday is Dollywood (class reward trip), Tuesday promotion practice (8-10am), and Wednesday is promotion.

The "real" class trip is to NYC June 1-4, hmmm, WONDER where we'll be?

 

[maleficent esq.]

What are you people doing up so early in the morning???

 

[magicalmcwho]

Mal,

I am at work, I get up at 4:30 to 5:00, so I can get to work by 6:15 to 6:45. I have around an hour commute each way to work, also 3 days a week, we have a telecon with our workshare office.

Jim.

 

[KatRob]

DD has to be at school around 7, but remember some of us are on eastern time. If I can get moving, I can have all errands run and back home about 9 or so. Today, I couldn't get my rear in gear until after 10 so I'm just now getting back.

Needed vacation supplies and couldn't decide on hardly anything!

 

[monica31671]

Alcoromom:
My third-grade son, Dane, and my mom, a teacher at a different school, both get out Monday, May 21. We will start the drive from Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 22.
Ahhh... I can almost smell the popcorn on Main Street now.

 

[alcoromom]

My oldest gets on the bus at 7,my last 2 get on the bus at 9.We get out June 1.

I have the suitcases upstairs and am hoping to be packed by next week.I am getting a perm tomarrow and I started tanning today.

Need to pack/clean before I leave for work.

 

[manlscott]

Well, its been a few days since I posted, but we are still here. We leave next Thursday. Our last day of school is May 18 and it can't get here soon enough! This last week of school is so crazy and hectic. They do put a lot of activities in the last week.

Our travel agent called yesterday and said she had our package and sent it out in the mail to us. Should get it today.

agraygirl: Loved the video of your kids. I love how little ones laugh outrageously at their older siblings.

Okay, so exactly where are we meeting and what time on the ship? (Sail away party and breakfast, anything else I'm missing?) I don't want to miss anything!

Better run, my DS is bugging me to get off the computer and go home!

Amy

 

[maleficent esq.]

Jim -
Hope your tickets came today. Agraygirl - video was adorable. Littleprincessmom - how are the dinner plans coming - the best and worst part of having guests is having to clean but then having a clean house is great. Have to get a housesitter for the trip someone has to watch my dog. Don't know whether I am going to tan or just get the spray on type. I have read some good things about them. I really am going to start packing this weekend. Well probably should go do something other than disney

MAL

 

[littleprincessmom]

House is CLEAN, Mal, thanks for asking. My D MIL who knows that I am cleaning-challenged took pity on me and sent her cleaning service to help today. Loving my clean house, wishing it would last more than a day

I'm just ready for this thing to be O-V-E-R tomorrow so that I can focus on important things like this Cruise, oops, I mean work....

DDs get out of school on May 24th. We were planning to leave May 26th to head to WDW but are thinking maybe a day earlier would be better...HMMMM

Have not packed anything. I am hoping to get started this weekend. That is the only part of this whole trip that I dread. I do not like packing (and unpacking is worse!) Buying things for the trip, I like. Packing? Not so much!

Agraygirl - kids are PRECIOUS!!!!! Thanks for sharing the video. They grow up so fast.

My girls still don't know about the cruise. Any ideas on how I can tell them? We will be at AKL until the day we leave...I'm looking for suggestions!

I think I am the only night owl of this group! Jim - I don't know how you do it. I am lucky to drag myself out of bed by 6:45 a.m. to have the kids at school before the tardy bell at 8:00!!!! DH and I are both "night people" and our poor children have inherited that trait also. My DD is the only 4 year old in the world who likes to sleep in like a teenager on the weekends!!! They love EMH at night and staying in MK until 2 a.m. but we've NEVER made an 8:00 a.m. park opening!

It's been a long day. We buried a dear friend of mine today who was killed in a freak boating accident Friday evening. Makes me ready to leave for vacation today--- He was leaving for Africa in 5 weeks on a big safari they'd planned for years.

Night all and blessings....

Laura

 

[KatRob]

It's been a long day. We buried a dear friend of mine today who was killed in a freak boating accident Friday evening. Makes me ready to leave for vacation today--- He was leaving for Africa in 5 weeks on a big safari they'd planned for years.

Night all and blessings....

Laura

I am so sorry about your friend. My SIL died right before one of our trips and I just couldn't handle it. Everything reminded me of her. She gave so much of herself to everyone else--I really thought of her more like a sister because I was 7 when my brother married her and she was around much more than my sister.

Back to Amy's question: Where would be the best place for us to meet for the away party, I know deck 10 was suggested but a specific area wasn't decided on. Come on, you vets, help us newbies out a little on that one!

I may have to get up early, but I still stay up too late. This board isn't helping any! I get sidetracked sooo easily these days.

 

[agraygirl]

Sail away meet:
Find the goofy pool,at this point they will have pulled the stage over it and dancing on it, now go up a deck (deck 10). We will meet in the center of the rail on the side closest to land immediately after the boat drill. If there is land on both sides... which I can't remember. Look for me. Maybe I'll get a t-shirt from cafe press.

As for the breakfast... Ill print out our logo thingy the same thing that is on the buttons, and place it on our table in Parot Key.

Sound good?

Oh and if anyone wants to organize something else I'll have a dry erase board on my door. Room 7102. Just put the place and time on the board.

14 Days Till Embarkation!!

 

[iloveokw]

Two weeks from right NOW I will be boarding the Disney Wonder (hopefully - the line won't be too long). Happy and safe travels to those of you leaving before we do (Wed the 30th).

 

[maleficent esq.]

I love my husband - I volunteer to get bubbles for everyone, what that really means is I volunteer DH to go get bubbles Last night DH went shopping for a few items found a bubble gun and special no spill bubbles for little ones. I really appreciate all he does to make me look good. Two weeks I can't believe it. Of course there a few at my job who really don't understand why I get all this time off to go to Disney. My answer of course is you need all this time off to go to Disney.

Love the meeting place can't wait for the sail-away party. My mother wasn't sure if she was invited to be with all of us since she is not part of this group - I assured her it was ok and not a by invitation only event. Important stuff is done - I think all ressies are made and docs are here, anything else if I don't have it with me I can buy (sorry Brent) Well I guess since I am taking off so much I should work when I'm here
MAL

 

[almondjoy]

Hey Mal!! go ahead and tan. the spray ons usually turn orange after a while.