hello dear lost friends....kinda of a pun in around about way...!
...fyi~ i', m not dead....or even retired, yet!
fyi..from time to time , i read your postings, just for all the good
vibes you all give/share. i can't express enough, so i will quote
from my professional background..."this/you guys" are the best
site here, barred none...& if i had the power , when some posters
are misbehaving esp., toward one another, & instead of infractions...
mandate them- to come here to learn the true meanings
of friendship. ..seldom do i ever express my direct feelings over
any open-form topics-- but 2 things spilling out here -- on a consistent
rate..."patience & compassion". sure , you can find many here
trying to "sell" those qualities ...but if you read a little into
their feelings....their rationalizations give 'um away. but here, they
simply are your trademarks, day by days.
as you know, i been spending most of my time learning about
the dvc gift i gave to my wife in 2009. i really had to put "efforts in",
mostly via posting "set up/research questions to get @ the truth-
the best kept secret/s......has more traps than it should. however,
it has been worth/$ it. but some of the things going on inside dvc
was very shocking -over the ethic line & some even "touching" many
legal issues ( not disney but certain individuals in different
positions. ) . as you know, i knew very little about this program...
but "learning" is a hobby of mine, regardless the topic.....
speaking of legal issues...remember that criminal neighbor i had
the "pleasure" dealing with? ......he is long gone. now "we"
all ...have our cci carry concealed permits....because you just never know.
that was appox. 5 years ago...& you might remember how he
was terrorizing the wildlife....( the game warden never back down
& was just as committed as i was- toward putting this criminal
in his place. ) i know many of my friends/family didn't understand
"why go thru" all this? , & just sell /find a new place to hunt. well
it is part of my constitution & protecting wildlife....not just
hunting. at the time, there were very little left of the wildlife
......but wait til i post pictures from last year game camera!
it even shocked me...to see not just one or 2 trophies
deer....but close to 20, & several are "world class" record
holders potential. there's more than deer...there a beautiful
red fox claiming our land as his own. you can't imagined
how happy they make me. yep, everything except maybe a
big foot yet. fyi...our local paper did a few stories about
hunters paying up toward $ 20,000 to "hunt" these special
trophies..bucks....we have about a "dozen" ---it's crazy to
see the camera catching them together. i don't do it
for the $, but out of respect for nature."they-wildlife" -
needs a place to live.
...our "big news" for us this past year, we added another 65
acres to the same property. it was from an auction. "going in", my
concern was over the fact the land has 2,000 feet of road
frontage & "good location." that frontage used to be an
apple orchard. it is over grown & "people free"...prefect conditions
for wildlife/& critical for deer. there were 3 developers @ the auction.
yuck! needless to say, it took our very last bid to preserve this
land.
have "wheat thin" stop by? he remind me one of the best thing
in doing any
disney vacations...meeting others with the goal
toward developing family values. the thing that "wheat thin" demonstrated
in his trip reports, his insights in this area. i still can "hear" the
bell from his surry bike. ding-ding. liked a musical instrument.
well i was going to write a trip report on the dvc site but there
are too many over there "outside" our dvc realm. what i learn
most from this dvc site here, there is a wide range of dvc owners-
& different groups- & the majority here are rci owners using the
dvc connections. what many are doing makes interesting reading.
often what they advised , they don't follow. one "see" this by
comparing their comments, over the similar topics but from
"different" threads. i also checked different disney sites~but the same
people are posting there under different names.
nabby~g, sounds like you have been thru some tough family times.
it is good that you are the voice of reason...every family needs
someone for a compass....& you have always been impressive here.
not surprising to hear from your fellow dissy~ friends "rallying" around
you.
psst, yep i still making up my own words...remember, "in~deeds"?
disney is an amazing place of sights & people.but if you are just going to
"do stuff", oh mine! you are missing out on too much!!! bring all your
available sensory expectations & push them further from the value system
you been developing all your life. and don't be afraid to share all your new
discoveries with all you encounter with. isn't "celebrating" just an excuse
to do something that makes you happy?
now i know i am expressing more de~tails than any other thread
would tolerate, but that only because it also a reflecting
how golden~this little community~ you all created here. it always
been a honor just to "break" in with the happy thoughts being share.
common sense vs critical thinking. because this is
something i am practicing all the time, & one
of the beliefs i live by ...but also, turned out a life "saver",
this past spring-- for "me."
it goes back to reasons "why" one should take time out
to really 'look" @ their realities instead of taking them for
granted ....and /or accepting them without checking for
alternatives. in a split second, using all these feelings
allowed "me" to "react" in a way, against common sense-
switching to "critical thinking" so i escape from a life-
threatening situation...without a scratch.
reality~is a interesting/funny concept. why? i think it is a school
subject worth studying for the benefits it can give a person in
life. it also a factor that drives people crazy - in all kinds of
ways. why? see? why we need to add to primary/higher
education. because it is involve in human dynamics but also defines
the world we live...& beyond. it can be as solid as a piece
of concrete....and/or fluid of water-even taking on different
forms...ice, water.even vapors. black/white &
all the greys that we recognize but even more--those we do not.
1+1=2? most of the time, but there are the "exceptions". and those
little differences ( tiny & tiniest of details )... can bring forth the
most unexpected results. we are blessed with 5 sensory receptors ~
sight /hearing/smells/touch/ taste. they are your functional tools from
human dynamics. exchanging feelings- "flow" back &
forth but establishing their meanings can be common sense &/or
beyond "face value", --often refer as a critical thinking process.
we know many things & often it is easy to verbalize quickly
all the angles we using @ any given time....but setting up a new
knowledge realm /structure....is more challenging/ & you "lose"
those that do not practice 'higher learning" in their daily thinking.
( sorta funny as these types of choices, elicit a defensive
response by labeling the person....so they can be denied).
any time , trying to communicate some of these topics/subjects-
require the lecturing approach--in "order", to add/include/embellish/
mold/fit/ ..all the words, into "tiny dots"..slowing/steady building
the pictures in the mind so that we all "know" what each other are
feeling. ( growing up, i heard God is great many times &
often , without any other terms...but making others happy
in ways we sometimes can't explain...comes from "this"
higher level of thinking.....is just a single example "how"
God is great...because all the "parts" to reach this understanding-
in facts, was a system "invented". how neat is this? "us"-human beings
have the ability to understand another person's feelings? that's
the bottom line.
*** plus without having to go thru their experience/s....giving us
the option for compassion & printing our memories...
for future "dis-closures." and all any of us have to
do to possess any/some of these highest levels /gold
standards~'human dynamics for our own personal
usage...is just to "try".
really all i am doing is explaining what i see you all doing all the
time, & the levels being reach by supporting one another
simply by caring. easy-peasy, but try finding it on any other
threads here, even from the beginning & or on other sites.
snot so much.
so when describing all the factors. 2 people can explain the same
event in 2 different versions & both be correct. how?
well 1+1 does not always equal 2, if ever .( in life, i am
totally amazed how many fail to grasp all the stimulus
that are available , where all they have to do
is effort & pause.. mix with feelings & adding , a "pinch"
of thought. instead wandering- from one misery to another,
seem the most desirable....why? is the part beyond me. i
have heard fear of changing but whenever i come across
a new.better ways to improve my chances for desired
outcomes..."feels" stronger than the fear of change. )
sorry, i am a boring person...because in nature, & human
dynamics are easy to express in speech but extra difficult
in writing a response too.
what..a presentation?!! well, it is needed...to explain my
greatest gift this year...being here. like i said, i made a horrible
mistake...when i pulled out in front of a truck. a school bus
coming in the other direction was distracting me, & i did not
see the truck..until it was a second from slamming into
my door. the truck driver never reacted. the common sense
thing was to hit the break but as soon as i did, the gravel only
made me slide , worsening the situation. there was no time
to "think" , & even less options......all i remember "hitting the
breaks" was adding to the problem....so i went from that
to "flooring" the gas pedal...i needed the engine to burn
the gas 2 seconds beforehand, and still expected getting slammed
but hoped not into me , directly. what i got ..was extremely
lucky......the car "flew" straight into a neighbor front yard,
and missed the truck. whew! & i wasn't even late for work!
one added observation....goes a long way to show how "easy"
smart people can do stupid stuff.
moo? girl? how about those buckeyes?!#1...i guess you be rooting
for them as they represent the big 10? been wanting to add
a few comments last year....fyi, we were in d~land during last
year christmas/rose bowl & ran into many msu's fans. but
what i wanted you know, the kid that caught the winning
td pass in last year championship game....against osu,
was kid from the my high school. i think m~school,from up north
....should have kept both the last 2 coaches...sometimes
you have to "build" a program.& they are in a re-building
phase ever since their legend coach left.can't understand
why they don't recognize that factor...and seeking immediate
results. "their" real problem, is self evident to me & it
has to do with their school next to them...msu! 35 msu
players are from o-h-i-0. ( not every player can go to osu,
and they used to go up north, making them a powerhouse,
& "the game" very, very interesting!
as for the my dvc trip report, i was going call it ..."the dvc fubu
disney adventures report"...combining several trips/the most
interesting encounters ...we experienced. but i think the things
we look @ & the ways we do our family vacations would be
too much "de~tails" for the dvc people on this site. oh,
what is a "fubu" , just in case you are not familiar with the
label?...."for us, by us". ho, ho, ha! i thought it was a lil'
funny.
again, i can't express enough~ as you can already tell~ i am
happy to be here this holiday season!
ooops, almost forget.....sure hope everyone "here" have
a very nice visit from santa , and happy & exciting new
year. unlike lucy~ from peanuts, i got what i wanted for
christmas...,"real estate"!!! merry christmas!
. I know how hard that first Christmas can be. We went to WDW the year my Mom passed away and it helped.
It was our first since losing my father-in-law... We are at my daughter and son-in-law's in North Carolina and went to my daughter's in-laws' for Christmas day. It was nice to see them again. 
