Is this gown too dressy for formal night?
Just kidding! 
Good morning!
I'm feeling better, and all is well.
Jesse wasn't feeling well yesterday, and he slept from 6 pm to 6:30 AM, straight through! He must have needed that good rest, as he woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed!
Nan, that's funny about Paul hemming and hawing about the cruise. I have a feeling us girls are going to be kissing each other at midnight on NYE! No hubbies! Well, we still have Jeff and Richard, and Grim, and Cal, and Russ...ok, I see we have enough men to share!
I'm finally putting up my autumn/Halloween decoration. I've been waiting for it to feel like fall, and today it sure does.
I'd better get to it, so I'll wish you all a good day, and I'll BBL!
...will need to wait till next weekend since i'll be at DL all this weekend.......
Tell West Coast Mickey I'll see him in just over 10 months time!!! We're paying full price for Samuel but at least he'll be able to start collecting miles of his own... 
Just put a room request in with DVC for the 3 of us at either the Disneyland Hotel or the Grand Californian - if we get that sorted with our DVC points, the vacation costs will be kept sooo low and we can splurge on a couple of tours! If you wonder why I'm sharing this with you guys, unfortunately the Mexican Riviera cruise thread isn't very exciting so no real connection there as yet... 
I shall have to keep Richard informed of all the NYE action he could be seeing - there's no way he'd bail knowing that he's gonna get to kiss/be kissed by so many ladies!!! 
Wow Kaz, free air to LAX! That's great!
And Brenda is going to DL!
And Tig is going back to WDW in a few months!
Lucky girls!!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to get tickets to see Tom Jones in Atlantic City for my birthday in November. I didn't check prices yet, but if they're over $100, oh well, Tom's not worth it.
This is so funny. I'm sitting in the car next to the park, and there are a bunch of elderly Chinese people doing Tai Chi. I've seen them before in the morning after I drop Jesse off at school. A few years ago I wanted to sign up for Tai Chi classes, but now I see I can do it for free! I'm sure they'd teach me and let me join in every morning!
And one more cool thing. A few years ago my family bought me a violin because it's always been a dream to learn how to play, but I never did. Now I find out that Jesse's new little girlfriend has been playing violin since she was a young child and teaches! So guess who's going to finally get violin lessons, and for free! I'll pay her something of course, but she swears she won't take any money from me!
Nan, I got your message. I accidently left my cell phone in the car, so I didn't see the message until this morning! I was SO happy you sounded cheerful.
We most definitely are...
Ooh sounds good, Aisling!
I've always liked the idea of Tai Chi but have yet to find anywhere local to me that teaches it...Good luck with that too...
You could pay her in meatballs like the lady on the Wedding Singer
soooooooo i have lots and lots of photos already printed which i will / should continue to scrapbook traditionally BUT beginning with August (or whatever photos i haven't printed yet)...those are al going to be done digitally!!!!! This IS SOOOO cool i just had to share!!!!!
This digital format sounds really interesting as I'm quite creative but TBH I need something/someone to point me in the right direction... 
Okay....gotta share this with all of you....I have been scrapbooking "traditionally" for about 10 years....now CM offered "Storybooks" that are done digitally about a year ago & i made a couple of those....but they're not the same as my "family albums".....SOOOOOOO they have just recently introduced a new form of digital scrapbooking with some awesome new software. Once i upload & 'fix' all my photos...i send them to the new software, import different 'digital' paper packs do EVERYTHING on the computer...the paper, the photo placement - size etc. EVEN all the journaling!!! Once done with a page or pages - upload them to Costco and go pick them up in about an hour for 2.99 page!!!
I have a couple of Costcos near me, so that would be great. Are the books hardcover? I'd love to get stated on some Christmas gifts of this type.
Brenda, I'm also very interested in this. I've read lots about digital scrapbooking, but never did it. Can you tell me where to get the software to get stated? Does CM sell it? If I buy it throgh you, do you get a commission?
Kaz, congratulations on your DVC ressie! My kids and I are dying for a Disney trip, but we don't have the time or the money right now. I'm having my basement tiled, and we decided to go with the good stuff, so there's one Disney trip eliminated. But the new floor will be worth it. A
Also, I've been putting off Jesse's deviated septum surgery, because I was told by a couple of doctors to wait until he's at least 17 for his facial bones to stop growing, but we can't wait anymore because he has difficulty breathing. The septum mialignment is also causing a big bump on his nose, and he's becoming self-conscious about it. SO, I called Dr. Diamond in Cali, one of the Dr. 90210 docs, and he referred me to a guy here in manhattan who does good work. The issue is that my insurance will pay for the septum, but not the bump, so it's going to be about $5000 out of pocket. There's another Disney trip eliminated, but this is an absolute necessity. I'm taking him out of school early today to see this guy, and I'm praying he can do the surgery over Christmas break, so that Jesse has time at home to recover for 10 days. YOWSERS!!!! that is a whole trip...but you know Jesse is such a handsome boy....already...don't want this 'bump' to ruin that!
Brenda, I'm glad to hear that Jessica is a sweet, polite young lady. Jesse's Gabbie is also a good girl, even with her purple streaks in her hair! She a Converse sneaker model, and so they have something in common, as Jesse has done some modeling, too. She's Egyptian/Australian, just moved here 5 years ago, and Jesse likes to aggrivate her with the "put the shrimp on the barbie" talk. It's cute. Imagine if these two married and had kids, their kids would be Egyptian, Australian, Turkish, Norwegian, Spanish, and Filipino! What a mix! But I'm sure he's going to have tons of girlfriends before marriage; I don't want him getting serious with any girl at age 15/16! YEP...that would be some mix...but gorgeous i bet!!! Look how handsome our boys are with the asian/caucasian mix!!!
I was "feeling Mel out" about the cruise last night. I said to him that I decided we're not staying at the Grand Floridian before the cruise to save money, and he said "I know, we're staying at Pop." So that's a good sign that he's still on board! VERRRRY COOL....i SOOO wish i could convince Dale!
I'm running into the park now to meet with my new Chinese friends and do some Tai Chi! And then off to the hair salon...I'm having a REALLY BAD hair day! I just don't know how to style my hair, since I've always just washed and blown straight. Can't do that anymore with these layers. After washing my hair last night, I have a head full of fluff! Not very attractive! I go to a place (Chinese again!), that does hair for $10 WITH a head/back massage! ohhhh i need a massage!!!!! i still have a'neck ache' from NY...not sure if it was the bed...the flights...or just looking up while walking around
Tiggie, I looked at your pics, and I'm wondering what's with the cute little dolly??? I was so happy to see you SMILING in your pics...you looked like you had a fabulous time!!! Isn't that "BOO" from Monsters Inc she's holding? ?????
BBL!
i make enough just from CM to pay for those Disney cruises as well as some of my other 'shopping habits'....and could really make a lot more if i was working 'it' more. I only do the one 12-hour workshop 9 mos a year & 3 months a year i have those wkend events.....IF i was doing shows or classes on a regular basis it would bring in a LOT more income...something that i totally plan to do once i retire from the frzn food business. I'll PM you the other info...
