Nothing to See Here...

[Belle Ella]

I'm here Sherry! I just have a back log of posts to catch up on while trying to get to my TR as well (without a laptop charger this is gonna get interesting). I always want you to continue. But maybe a break from Photobucket is necessary to leave you with sanity. It'll make it easier on me when I have to catch up, haha!!

 

[JH87]

I'm here! That spaghetti looked yummy! I normally don't like eating spaghetti out in public because I feel like I eat it so messy! I usually stick to pasta dishes with the shorter fat noodles, they are less of a mess! So I think you are very brave to have gotten spaghetti!
The bread looks soooooooooooooo good though! I love bread.
Looking forward to the rest of the TR! You're almost done, you can do it!

 

[PHXscuba]

Sherry:

I'm still here! I finally got rid of the last of the houseguests after more than 2 weeks I'm so far behind that I think I've lapped myself!!

And the Christmas tree finally came down today. I'm afraid the season is about over. You're all I have left of Christmas!

PHXscuba

 

[Sherry E]

I am here!! You know that. I am a faithful fan!!

You're here! Yes, you're definitely a faithful follower, Michele! Actually, you're really great about posting on all of your DIS-friends' TR's (even just to pop in for a quick moment to say you're there). You're one of the best ones at being loyal to threads and peeps, which I'm sure we all appreciate tremendously.

Nope! That's what was so funny - your description and photos made my mouth water! I just might have to try it someday Hopefully that will be a good day for the garlic bread

Tania - I hope it's a good garlic bread day when you finally try it, too! This bread I had on Day 4 was not cutting it at all, compared to what I know it can be! The Day 3 bread was excellent, though!

Even though I realize that at least 50% of each review we read/hear of certain restaurants is based on people's expectations not being met or people's personal tastes in food (as opposed to whether or not the food was actually what we would like), I still worried a bit about Storytellers because I'd read a review in which the OP and the entire party at their table got food poisoning from either the lunch or dinner menu. It's one thing if someone says they had bad service at a meal, or that the food was not to their liking on that day - because that could be one of the dreaded 'off days,' or it could just be that the OP/reviewer expected something different than what they got. Food poisoning is a different story. I've certainly eaten at Storytellers a bunch of times and have never gotten food poisoning once, and I've never had service that was really bad. Most always, the service has been good or even great when I've been there. But you never know when things can take a turn for the worse, so I went in not knowing what to expect. Even though the garlic bread was not good on the second day, everything else was great!

Now, if we could only figure out why the Haunted Mansion holiday gingerbread display disappeared from Storytellers overnight, and why no one (except my waiter) recalled seeing it! That's very weird!

I'm here Sherry! I just have a back log of posts to catch up on while trying to get to my TR as well (without a laptop charger this is gonna get interesting). I always want you to continue. But maybe a break from Photobucket is necessary to leave you with sanity. It'll make it easier on me when I have to catch up, haha!!

Woo hoo! Jazz is still here!

I read about your charger issue. I wonder how long it will take to get to you from SoCal, given the crazy postal system. You do so much on your computer that you definitely need that charger!

Honestly, I don't even know how you can keep up with your TR's, so I appreciate you trying to get caught up on mine! Even though there was a substantial gap of time in between your September Halloween Time trip and your pre-Christmas DLR trip, it seemed like they were almost back to back in the TR...and then you had the New Year's trip right after that.

So my hat's off to you for even attempting to keep your TR current and updated with posts and photos from the most recent trips as they happen (even if you skipped doing a pre-TR this last time). It is a lot of work - though it's fun work - and sometimes (as we all know) you just don't feel like it, or as we were saying when you stopped by to see me the other day, there's just not enough time in the day! As you can see, it's taking me forever to get through my TR, and I only had 3-1/2 days to cover, total! What on earth will I do when I make a longer trip (hopefully this year, if I can take advantage of the $99 per night PPH deal before the year is out) or end up at DLR for more days than I am usually there in a year (like if I make an extra trips beyond the usual Christmas or Halloween jaunts)?

I should take a break from Photobucket to preserve my sanity...what little sanity I have, that is! It is really the sort of thing that tests even the most patient of souls. I know that if I take a break and don't finish up the last day I have left of this epic, I will probably fall out of the mood to do it and it will be one of those TR's that's left hanging. You know, the ones that get started and never finished? It's the sort of thing where you have to strike while the iron is hot, I guess.

I'm here! That spaghetti looked yummy! I normally don't like eating spaghetti out in public because I feel like I eat it so messy! I usually stick to pasta dishes with the shorter fat noodles, they are less of a mess! So I think you are very brave to have gotten spaghetti!
The bread looks soooooooooooooo good though! I love bread.
Looking forward to the rest of the TR! You're almost done, you can do it!

Jillian - You're absolutely right! I was a brave soul for taking on the spaghetti in public! As I'm sure we all know, spaghetti is a very tricky, sneaky food because, just as you think you have it tightly wound around the fork, you bring the fork up to your mouth only to discover that there's like a mile of spaghetti still hanging off of it!! So then you have the dilemma of whether or not to dump it back on the plate and re-twist it around the fork, OR shove the whole thing in your mouth and make a big mess!

I know what you mean, the short, fat noodles are easier to eat. I have been known to cut my spaghetti up rather than trying to wind it around the fork if I'm in public somewhere. That makes it easier. But if I'm at home, all bets are off and I'm eating it the messy way!

Sherry:

I'm still here! I finally got rid of the last of the houseguests after more than 2 weeks I'm so far behind that I think I've lapped myself!!

And the Christmas tree finally came down today. I'm afraid the season is about over. You're all I have left of Christmas!

PHXscuba

PHXscuba! Yay! Those were some long-staying houseguests!

I'm glad to be the last little strand of Christmas that's left for you. Actually, I realized that this TR is what I have left of Christmas too, and when it's done, that's it! I've enjoyed looking at all the holiday stuff in window displays again (I forgot half of the photos I took until I posted them here!) and at the Round-Up, and it makes me wonder if the window displays will be different for this next holiday season.

Actually, to be honest, I really wonder what the 2011 holiday season will be like at DLR overall. Right now, as I type this, the powers that be at Disney probably already have an idea of whether or not they will do a Christmas party this year. And if so, will it start in November or December? Will the parade, fireworks and snow suddenly become party exclusives? And exactly when will the holiday season begin and end? I think the dates have been a bit more apparent the last 2 years. This year, I think the dates may be a bit later than last year because I have a feeling that Halloween Time will end later than usual, and that will delay the holiday season.

I do have to put in some time over on the Christmas thread and work on the first few posts there - that's been my plan all along - so when I am done with this TR and all the photos I can possibly post in it, I am heading over to the Christmas Superthread to add in some info and build that up so that it's fully developed by the time the next wave of DLR holiday visitors needs to refer to it. So my Christmas 'celebrating' is not quite done yet!

Oh, to answer your question about using the coupon you gave me - yes, I did! The thing is, I used it at a place that wasn't one of the places which was supposed to take it. I forgot that only certain shops were supposed to accept it, and I pulled it out, not even thinking about it. The CM said that they were not supposed to accept it but that other people had come in with the same coupon and tried to use it anyway, so they would try to ring me up with it and see if it still worked (in other words, see if their system would accept it). So I felt kind of guilty because they weren't really supposed to take it at this place, but they did anyway.





One thing I was going to comment on a while back, in response to what amamax2 was saying about the IASW Holiday wreaths. I kind of see what you mean about not really being blown away by them. The pictures that each one has look almost like they were kind of stapled on (like a school project). That makes them look not as polished or finished as they could look. I think they could do a more professional job with those same wreaths - using the same themes for each one (Nutcracker, polar bear and friends, gingerbread man, etc.) but just making it look a little nicer. I do, however, like the fact that each wreath by IASW Holiday is different, and I enjoyed zig zagging back and forth to get each one on camera!!

I'm still not sure if I caught all the wreaths (with the masks) in New Orleans Square. I think I did, but somehow I feel like I missed one or two.

I'm still wondering why the Mickey-shaped wreaths were removed from the lampposts and signposts in ToonTown or anywhere else in DLR. Those were signature Disney, and something that definitely said 'Disney/Holiday.' Surely it couldn't cost that much extra money each year to put them up.

 

[bumbershoot]

WDW has been scaling back, according to the experts, for nearly two years. Not as many decorations as their used to be, and at Epcot they took out, entirely, a HUGE canopy of lights along the International Gateway (if memory of what I read serves), last year. So I've read.

What do they have against light canopies????


Yes, I don't think I've been in NOS at night to see that light canopy. And that makes sense b/c I've only been there during the holidays with Eamon and Robert, and NOS at night + Eamon isn't the best combination. Too spooky with Haunted Mansion looming nearby.

 

[Sherry E]

WDW has been scaling back, according to the experts, for nearly two years. Not as many decorations as their used to be, and at Epcot they took out, entirely, a HUGE canopy of lights along the International Gateway (if memory of what I read serves), last year. So I've read.

What do they have against light canopies????


Yes, I don't think I've been in NOS at night to see that light canopy. And that makes sense b/c I've only been there during the holidays with Eamon and Robert, and NOS at night + Eamon isn't the best combination. Too spooky with Haunted Mansion looming nearby.

Molly - As soon as I read your sentence about the light canopy along the International Gateway, I thought the exact same thing you said - What do they have against the light canopies? That's too funny. And yet it isn't funny - what's the deal with that?

That's very interesting to hear that WDW has scaled back their decorations in the last couple of years as well. Very, very interesting, indeed. And it's probably nothing that anyone would ever notice outright...if they hadn't 'noticed' it to begin with, that is. Like if I hadn't noticed there was a light canopy that illuminated the whole NOS area at night in the past, then I wouldn't notice it was gone now, perhaps.

I would still think that they could get away with more scaling back at WDW because there are soooo many corners and areas to decorate in that whole huge place, that if they took away some stuff, there would still be lots of things left over. DLR, of course, is much more compact, so it becomes increasingly evident if certain things are missing.

For example, there was never a whole lot of decor in DCA to begin with - and that's fine; it doesn't need to be a carbon copy of Disneyland - but the little touches they used to have in the Hollywood Backlot area, such as the bells and candy canes on the posts, have been removed because of ElecTRONica and all the work they're doing in that area. Now the Golden Gate Bridge will be gone. No more candy cane CALIFORNIA letters. So that leaves very little in the way of decor for 2011, I think. If they keep the decorations in A Bug's Land, you have to actually make a point of going back there to see them, which I bet a lot of folks don't do.

And as I was saying earlier, there was nothing in Storytellers this year. Aside from the HM gingerbread house that went missing overnight, which I never got to see, my waiter told me that they have been "on and off" with having trees/wreaths in the restaurant. Some years they've had them; some years they don't. He said he didn't know why they don't have them up every year.

Anyway, I guess they have to do what they have to do at DLR - maybe it's a creative decision to scale back or it's a financially-driven decision (more decor = more man power to put it up = more $$$). But I do find it very interesting that people are noticing that WDW has scaled back as well. So at least it's not just exclusive to DLR.

 

[Belle Ella]

Woo hoo! Jazz is still here!

I read about your charger issue. I wonder how long it will take to get to you from SoCal, given the crazy postal system. You do so much on your computer that you definitely need that charger!

Honestly, I don't even know how you can keep up with your TR's, so I appreciate you trying to get caught up on mine! Even though there was a substantial gap of time in between your September Halloween Time trip and your pre-Christmas DLR trip, it seemed like they were almost back to back in the TR...and then you had the New Year's trip right after that.

So my hat's off to you for even attempting to keep your TR current and updated with posts and photos from the most recent trips as they happen (even if you skipped doing a pre-TR this last time). It is a lot of work - though it's fun work - and sometimes (as we all know) you just don't feel like it, or as we were saying when you stopped by to see me the other day, there's just not enough time in the day! As you can see, it's taking me forever to get through my TR, and I only had 3-1/2 days to cover, total! What on earth will I do when I make a longer trip (hopefully this year, if I can take advantage of the $99 per night PPH deal before the year is out) or end up at DLR for more days than I am usually there in a year (like if I make an extra trips beyond the usual Christmas or Halloween jaunts)?

I should take a break from Photobucket to preserve my sanity...what little sanity I have, that is! It is really the sort of thing that tests even the most patient of souls. I know that if I take a break and don't finish up the last day I have left of this epic, I will probably fall out of the mood to do it and it will be one of those TR's that's left hanging. You know, the ones that get started and never finished? It's the sort of thing where you have to strike while the iron is hot, I guess.

I know that mailing letters in California always arrive super-duper fast, but I don't normally send anything else so I have no idea how long it will take. The fact that I don't have it period drives me nuts. My sister is getting annoyed with me borrowing hers. I'm slowly running out of photos I have already edited but there's no way I can edit photos without killing my battery and then I'll just be SOL until I do get it which certainly wont be tomorrow since it's Sunday.

The big problem between the not-so-big gap between the September TR and my December one was my lollygagging in actually writing it, lol. I tend to come upon those days of disinterest in updating my TR rather frequently, probably because I put a lot into them and I burn out a little quickly. And then of course bouncing back between that and the check in threads, the wait list threads, etc. It all adds up and then I have no time for a while until I have to shift around priorities every now and again. I'm mostly amazed I even finished my pre-Christmas TR before I left for my post-Christmas trip. It feels more daunting then ever this time with what ... 6 days I have to remember. But somehow we always manage. I will die a little before I ever let one of mine just hang in the limbo of never being finished. Althugh maybe one day it will take me a year to write ...

Which is why you just have to barrel on through even though we think we'll go slowly insane!!

 

[TheColtonsMom]

I am still here too. Holwever kinda quiet since it is tough 2 write a lot on my droid I am reading along. We were going to take the laptops out 4 coffee this am but now colton has caught whatever we had so didn't want 2 take him out in the snow. That teen in daddys pick up has really cramped my style.

 

[Estella]

I'm still here - I was trying to catch up and read the rest of your report along with the great pics! I noticed at WDW that there didn't seem to be as many decorations as I remembered when I went in 2007. It's a bummer because I really enjoy all the decorations. I agree the DLH trees were kind of wimpy. I see alot of Christmas merchandise in your pics that I did not see at WDW - and believe me we visited almost every shop. Epcot does have its speciality shops in each country, so of course DL doesn't have those items, but the regular Disney items I saw more in your pics. Not to say WDW didn't have alot of Christmas stuff, they even have a huge Christmas shop in DTD, but there were some items I didn't see.

My love for Disney started in the 70's too when my cousins came back from a trip to this great place called Disneyland and stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. They made it sound so exciting and we couldn't wait to visit. Of course, we couldn't afford the DLH and stayed at one of the motels around the area. I stayed at DLH once in the 80's and once in the 90's and have fond memories; with the pics on the construction site, I hope they bring back some of that retro feel. I don't like that you can't catch the monorail directly from the hotel anymore-that was always the fun part going back to the park in the afternoon or evening!

I love entering through Main Street - I get this excited feeling and feel like skipping down the street - in fact, I saw my daughter dancing down Main Street when we were at the Magic Kingdom in WDW. Gotta keep the magic going.

Sherry, you would go crazy in WDW - talk about pictures! You'd have tons. This was my 3rd trip and we only went for 5 days this time - but we could have stayed 5 more days and still not seen everything! It always gives me the excuse to go back. At Hollywood Studios they have the history of Disney with a museum and a movie. It got me excited to go back to Disneyland where it all started - I haven't been since 2006. I was thinking about going in August, but now I'm thinking maybe another December trip. When we went in 2006, we stayed at the CCI. I'm going to start checking around and maybe try your PIN idea to see what I can afford - I'd like to stay at least 3 or 4 nights.

I can't believe you go so long without eating! Is the Jazz Kitchen Express still there in DTD? When I was there in 2006 they had delicious breakfast sandwiches. You should think about that next time for a quick, inexpensive protein start to your day.

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your trip report - it's been fun reading about your adventures and seeing all the pics!

 

[mariezp]

I'm still here too Sherry. I'm just a bit behind but at least I finally made it back! Sorry to be responding to posts way back when but I figure better late than never.

I got a good night’s sleep yet again – I sleep better at DLR when I am by myself than I do at home.

If you are like I am I always figure I sleep so well because of sheer exhaustion after a day in the park.

I went down my list of things I wanted to accomplish, photographically speaking, checking off anything I had already done. I was surprised at how few of the items I was actually crossing off, given how much I felt I had accomplished. I also had a whole long list of treats/snacks to try, and yet “peppermint ice cream” was the only one I crossed off the list at that point! Clearly, I was slacking off!

Isn’t it amazing just how long it takes to actually make some progress on those check lists. I always have one a mile long! I usually mark off quite a few items every year but I always seem to find something else to add by the next trip.

How cute of them to come wave at you! I need to get over there and try that character meal!

Mariezp, about taking pictures of inside the bathrooms, I have a confession to make. I absolutely love the flooring inside the bathroom near the Village Haus in FL. I have taken a picture of it so I can have the pattern to refer to when it is time to redo my floors in my kitchen. I feel so silly to use that as an inspiration for a floor pattern for my house, but I can't help it. I like it too much.

Always good to hear that I am not the only one! Good idea! I should keep my photos handy in case we ever decide to change our decor.

Hey, everyone! I just met Jazz (Belle Ella)! She's adorable and very sweet, as we all already know on this board

YAY! Sherry got to meet another TKer! There's been a lot of that going on lately!

I think I was wandering aimlessly around the Disneyland Hotel after spending some time at Downtown Disney..... And look who was just standing around in the DLH lobby, with no one to talk to! There were literally no people anywhere in sight, and Goofy was all by himself…a sight that is rarely seen anywhere in DLR, I assume....
Finally, a nice couple walked up and offered to take my photo with Goofy. I am a huge fan of his ‘cooking,’ after all!
But when I left Goofy, he was still alone. That was a moment where I wish I’d had a child with me, because it would have been a prime opportunity to have some quality time with a major character!

How lucky to find him alone and get to spend some quality time with him! Your aimless wandering really paid off! You've shared some great pictures with us. I'm not one to wander around the hotels but thanks to you now I have been able to see some of what lies beyond the park.

The DLH Santa Photo Op…but the Big Guy was missing! Even though I think the GCH is the nicest overall setting for a Santa photo (and with a PhotoPass person, too!), I actually think the backdrop at the DLH is better than the GCH or the PPH Santa backdrops. It’s much more detailed and interesting to look at.

Wow! What a beautiful backdrop for photos! You have inspired me to get down to the hotel and see their Santa next time we are there during the holiday season. Not sure it will be this year. DH made some mention of a conference he has in Utah in September so he was thinking we might want to get in our DL trip during the same trip. We'll have to discuss it further before I make any definite plans. Can you believe that my DS has already asked me "How many days?"? He's such a good boy!

Also, I had to break things up by going into the hotels and wandering around DTD and exploring, or I would have burnt out on just DL.

So, I guess this means you are not quite ready for one of my 2 week trips? I know. Definitely not for everybody.

I enjoy when characters just stroll around and interact with the environment and guests in a natural way, rather than just standing in line for a photo. It seems so much more magical. But I am glad to have an organized line when it's a character I've been dying to get a photo with!

Exactly! Hard to beat those spontaneous moments for a little magic. But for getting autographs it seems to work best when there is a specified line. I have had way too many people jump in front of me when there was no line and it was very annoying. Some people get so caught up in their own little world they pay no attention to anything or anyone else around them.

Anyway, it was a delightful, carefree, pure Disney moment (Mary and Bert dancing), and even though I was neither dancing nor encouraging random children to dance, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

How lucky to stumble upon them! I would love to catch them one day. Must put that on my list! Find Mary and Bert! Glad you were able to avoid the parade next and make it back to Toontown. All the pictures were well worth another attempt!

Hmmmm..... I know where this is at but apparently I've overlooked seeing it! It's roped off. What do they have going on in this area?

By the way, I'm getting guilty b/c you're so far along in your report, AND it's distracting me!

Right there with you! I can't even get my TR started! Keeping up with Sherry's trip report is yet another good excuse to delay!



Thanks for sharing the beautiful details in NOS. I always think it's pretty but seldom stop and take a long look. It does look like it is missing something without the light canopy. Thanks for the comparison photos mvf-m11c.

It sounds like your first solo dining experience was indeed unique! Tales of disappearing gingerbread houses, children conking themselves on your chair, angry looking grandmas. Going to be hard to top all that on your future solo trips! Thankfully the food was as expected. The picture looks really yummy but I do have to say that I have never heard of carrots in spaghetti sauce. Still the photo looks good enough that I am going to add it to my "to try" list.... even with the carrots.

I hope you realize that the more you post the longer my list is getting!

 

[Sherry E]

Woo hoo! Everyone is still here!

I've been tied up with some work (although, thankfully, my client showed up with the work just in time to save me from getting trapped in an unwanted chat with a super-talkative neighbor - have you ever had those? The scenarios in which you just can't get away because the person has hunkered down for the Winter to chat with you and won't let you escape?). And now I have to eat something. I must say - I make a mean hamburger! Not like that dry, thin disc of a burger that you all saw in the PPH room service photo. No - my burgers are thick and juicy, and they drip down your face! Of course, I get some help from George (Foreman, that is). Without George, I don't think I could possibly go on...

So, after I eat, how's about I come back, reply to Jazz, Estella, Sherri and Marie and then get back to what's left of this TR?

 

[kaoden39]

Gotta love George, he makes a mean grill.

 

[mariezp]

Works for me Sherry! I'll just hunker down here and wait. Who knows? Maybe another Sunday afternoon party! I missed the last one. Just gives me another good reason to postpone my TR!

 

[funatdisney]

Sherry, I am still here. I have been keeping up with your TR between getting used to the kid's schedule (going to bed and falling right to sleep as soon as they started school. It doesn't make sense, but what does now a days) and putting way Christmas decor (this weekend). I have also decided to take a photo of all my Disney ornaments to be sure that I stop buying duplicates! That task has slowed me down a bit.

Always good to hear that I am not the only one! Good idea! I should keep my photos handy in case we ever decide to change our decor.

Tania/tdashgirl asked me to post a photo of the floor. I have been searching for it, but DH told me that it was one of the files that got lost when our computer crashed last August So I will have to take another one. We will be staying in a studio Feb 5, but we may not have time to get into DL. DD(13) has a volleyball tourney and DD(15) and I will be attending a horse trade show. Of course, DL is no where near these activities but I originally had the reservation for a DH and I get away. Hijacked by the kids again! I have already booked a weekend for July for the get away.


Anyway, Sherry I'm still here and reading your TR with great interest.

 

[TheColtonsMom]

Sherry, I am still here. I have been keeping up with your TR between getting used to the kid's schedule (going to bed and falling right to sleep as soon as they started school. It doesn't make sense, but what does now a days) and putting way Christmas decor (this weekend). I have also decided to take a photo of all my Disney ornaments to be sure that I stop buying duplicates! That task has slowed me down a bit.



Tania/tdashgirl asked me to post a photo of the floor. I have been searching for it, but DH told me that it was one of the files that got lost when our computer crashed last August So I will have to take another one. We will be staying in a studio Feb 5, but we may not have time to get into DL. DD(13) has a volleyball tourney and DD(15) and I will be attending a horse trade show. Of course, DL is no where near these activities but I originally had the reservation for a DH and I get away. Hijacked by the kids again! I have already booked a weekend for July for the get away.


Anyway, Sherry I'm still here and reading your TR with great interest.

You aren't the only one that does this we ph otograph ed the floor of the boys room in innoventions for our sons room which we are redecorating now.

 

[funatdisney]

TheColtonsMom, you know what they say about great minds...

 

[TheColtonsMom]

I think Sherry and that really good burger ran away 2gether LOL

 

[mvf-m11c]

Luckily I didn't missed much on the boards since I worked all weekend at an Anime Convention in Sacramento. It's been so busy and very exhausted after the long weekend of dealing with a lot of teenagers dressed up in Anime costumes. There were some teenagers dressed up as Disney characters during the event. I believe I saw Belle at the convention. I wished I brought my camera so I can share it to everyone on the boards. I would expect that it would be a crazy day when I go to Bakersfield in two weeks. But I will enjoy a nice time at DL before I head to Bakersfield for the Anime Convention. It will be interesting to see another person dressed up as a Disney character at the Anime Convention.

You know that I will be still on your TR and can't wait to see the last part of it.

 

[Sherry E]

Well, I had too much trouble with my PC yesterday afternoon/early evening and the Internet was moving slowly. So I gave up and went on to other things, and didn't even come back here to the DIS. It was too frustrating. And then, today, I was just sitting down to reply to the posts I wanted to reply to (in order), and my client called with some work. So I only got as far as replying to Jazz and Sherri!

I have to do this tiny bit of work quickly and then I will come back and continue with my replies (I left off at Estella - she was the next one up!).

...The big problem between the not-so-big gap between the September TR and my December one was my lollygagging in actually writing it, lol. I tend to come upon those days of disinterest in updating my TR rather frequently, probably because I put a lot into them and I burn out a little quickly. And then of course bouncing back between that and the check in threads, the wait list threads, etc. It all adds up and then I have no time for a while until I have to shift around priorities every now and again. I'm mostly amazed I even finished my pre-Christmas TR before I left for my post-Christmas trip. It feels more daunting then ever this time with what ... 6 days I have to remember. But somehow we always manage. I will die a little before I ever let one of mine just hang in the limbo of never being finished. Althugh maybe one day it will take me a year to write ...

Which is why you just have to barrel on through even though we think we'll go slowly insane!!

Jazz - Yes, I agree. The TR's that are left hanging are frustrating! And you're right again - for those of us who put a lot into the TR's (a lot of writing, a lot of explaining, a lot of photos), it can wear you out quickly. It's easy to burn out. It's also a scheduling/time management issue. For me, my issue is not necessarily burning out on the TR itself but finding time. If I have actual work to do on the PC during the day, then I'm not necessarily itching to continue on with the TR at night. I get burnt out on being on the computer, not so much on the TR itself. It works better for me if I have a window of opportunity during the day, when I'm not working and not sick of the PC yet, and then I can make great strides in the TR!! Also, it would be so much easier for me if I didn't have the technical problems I have, and if things moved a little more quickly on Photobucket and what not.

But...I carry on! I do it for the people!

I am still here too. Holwever kinda quiet since it is tough 2 write a lot on my droid I am reading along. We were going to take the laptops out 4 coffee this am but now colton has caught whatever we had so didn't want 2 take him out in the snow. That teen in daddys pick up has really cramped my style.

Sherri, I read about the teen in the truck! Harrowing! I hope Colton feels better soon. I don't have a Droid - and, in fact, my stupid cell phone can't even access the DIS, really - but I can imagine how frustrating it is to try to type on it on a message board.

 

[Belle Ella]

And the people love you for it Sherry!!