Sept. 2009 @ WDW! Be a Pop Tart 2009~come share your(Bounce Back or NOT)Dates !!!

[SlightlyGoofy]

Bonz, and all. I am for real. The ONLY things that stop me at all are the fact that I would be taking Tom away from his brother. Not that they see each other a lot but it is some and it means a lot to the both of them. AND, whether or not we could sell our house in the present financial crunch. Folks just are not used to saving up for a down payment anymore. The trip in April is just to see if it is even possible as it would have to be a place where Tom would be able to walk to a few places on his own as he does here. Otherwise there would be no reason if I would still have to be at his beck and call 24/7. The place I want is on a lake and I could walk around the lake, look in the window and see if he is still sitting or has fallen over and then continue walking or go in and pick him up. If he would walk too he would not be as prone to falling over. He loves his life. I just wanna life.
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Ang, I never stopped teaching. The only teaching I have ever done has been volunteer. Woman who earn a paycheck are entirely too independent according to dh. Teachers need to give respect if they want it from the kids. The truth is that most of them have far too many pupils in their classes to be able to give them individual attention. I am so sorry to hear that your poor dog is suffering. If I was suffering like that I would want to have an end to it and in a loving way. Suffering is alright if, at the end, there is a quality of life.

Melissa, I do not like pulling kids out of class for special attention as it causes hard feelings sometimes. I think that kids can learn much from others special needs and those with the needs learn much from the other students with other disabilities. We all have them, some show, some do not. It helps to see things from another's point of view. Kids so want to be just like everyone else and anything that sets them apart, good or bad, is embarrassing to them.

Bonz, you have pictures of your house and I have not seen them? I love looking at houses, especially before and after. Hint, hint.

Cheryl, you poor dear, what a problem. May ALL yours be so wonderful!

Christine, what Ang said!!!!! You best make it up when you get back. Lots of details. Pretty please?

Headed to the CC. Have a new bag of tricks I call the Discovery bag. I have lots of learning tools that they think are toys. The kids that are not listening to me read go to the back wall and I glance over and see them getting so excited over the items and I love it. I have two coming in afterward to learn how to tie their shoes. One boy 'knows' how so I cannot teach him. He almost has it but as long as he is bound and determined that he 'knows' I cannot help him. He is my student with the most needs. Love him though he sure do try to make it difficult. I have bruises on my legs to prove it. lol

SG

 

[jmskinner]

Ang, so sorry your baby is going through this so young. Constanze is almost 13 so it is kind of expected. I remember watching ER Vets on Animal Planet several years ago and this lady had two Schnauzers (sp?) that both had kidney stones. Think one had about 20 in him. I could not put my dog through all of the surgery either.

I'll have to try to find that video.

SG, how would DH do with a golf cart? Sun City just a few miles from us allows people to drive their golf carts around. Signs everywhere that you must yield to golf carts. Some of them are very fancy. Gets to be a pain when trying to find a parking spot, think you have one and realize there is a cart in it. But, the grocery store as parking right at the curb for the golf carts so you don't have to go far to do your shopping.

Where are you looking in Florida? I do enjoy it here. Hopefully some of the plants will be green again by April. Can't believe how bad some look. The trees I just love between Crystal Palace and Frontierland, with the purple blooms, were all brown when we were there two weeks ago. It was so depressing. I've been noticing that a certain type of palm tree didn't handle the cold well at all. Every one that I have seen, the branches have all turned brown.

Jonas is suppose to leave for overseas next weekend, but now it looks like it may be pushed back. Makes my life interesting since his mother scheduled her trip to be here about the time he was to come back, now she may miss him completely. I don't mind spending time with her, just got to get the house all clean.

I got us a reservation for Sci-Fi for Saturday. I don't really care for the food, but Jonas keeps mentioning the place and every time we try to get in they have been booked. Thought that could be his Valentines gift since he probably won't be here.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[angwill]

SG,
My dog is not in pain right now. She was in pain before surgery and has the chance of getting stones over and over and be in pain if she does again. Right now she is all comfy, cozy in her heated dog bed that she is refusing to share with her sister. lol

I hope you find something that suites you and Tom. Have you taked to his brother maybe he would enjoy comeing to visit you in Florida. You might even see him more often that way.

Have fun at the CC.

Melissa,
DH is going again that's a bummer. Where is he going this time?

Schnauzers are prone to getting stones it is one of the health issues with them. My dog had 4 grape sized stones in her bladder. I hope the 20 the dog on TV had were small ones, poor thing.

I didn't know there was a Sun City in Florida too. There is a Sun City north of Pheonix that my aunt lived in and was a retirement community as well. I wonder how old you have to be to qualify to live in a retirement community?

DS loves Sci Fi and can watch the shows over and over again laughing and never get bored. The burgers there are similar to Turf club since they are Angus beef and DS loves the shakes there. The burgers are not on the dinner menu but you can ask to order one for dinner. Have fun when you go.

 

[jmskinner]

He is going to Qatar. Just for a month. I'm ok with it, he would rather go to Afghanistan. Guess his life isn't exciting enough.

Thanks for letting me know about the burgers at Sci-Fi. I was trying to book lunch just for that reason. What time do they switch over? I couldn't find anything anywere giving a time.

Glad your baby isn't in pain. Constanze wouldn't eat last night, but she did eat this morning. She is taking the meds with the cheese and keeping them down. I'll talk to the vet this morning about how the cheese might reduce the potency of the medicine.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Ang, I am delighted to hear that Angel is not in any pain. That is a whole nother kettle of fish. I fear I have had to consider too many end of life choices lately. My take is as long as you are not in too much pain, with no end in sight, and no quality of life you keep on going but I do wish that they would accord us old folk (lol) the same considerations as those given to our beloved pets.

Melissa, I just cannot fathom how you cope with all the changes in your life. You are a strong woman, just what Jonas needs, to keep it all together for when he gets back. I bet he really appreciates that. I do not know how those without such support manage to do their jobs. I hope the month flies and he is back and the biggest complaint you have is how he is under foot and leaving his undies on the floor.

Tom, in a golf cart? Not good idea. To put it bluntly, as he once did to me, he does not like rules and it causes him stress having to remember them. He literally shakes when confronted with having to think about such. Simple things like chewing with your mouth closed, stopping for lights, looking before you change a lane, hanging up clothes, getting a hair cut when needed, brushing your teeth, and on and on and on. I tell him what to do and when, over and over and over again. Have to concentrate on only the most important things as I do need sleep sometimes. It is my life. Getting a place at Lake Placid means that I could ensconce him on the front porch, with his remote, and have the freedom to walk around the lake and see whether he is still upright at each rotation would make a major difference in my life and I might even be able to sit and talk to a grownup occasionally.

Back to cleaning drawers and shelves for me. Four piles, one to toss, one to keep, one to sell and one to give away.

SG

 

[angwill]

Melissa,
I don't remember any fighting going on in Qatar, hopefully I am right. Some men have to look for that addrenelin rush where ever they can find it even if it is in Afganastan.

I believe dinner at all the restaurants starts after 4pm but just ask for a burger if you go after that time. Al said they have good pork ribs too if your interested.

Let me know what your vet says about the cheese with antibiotic. My regular vet is like 87 years old and the sweetest man but I sometimes wonder if his info is out dated. lol We get to hear his war stories from when he was in the Air Force during WWII when we go in and they are some interesting stories. He was one of the first people to fly over China to make a map of the area back when there were none.

I have one dog that eats all her food at one time and another that will eat only a little in the morning and more in the evening but at times does not finish all of it. I wonder if the antibiotic is effecting Costanzas stomach?

SG,
I completely agree with what you say about wishing we had a choice like animals do when in lots of pain at the end of our time here. It just sucks to have to make the choice for someone you love when they can't make the choice themselves. By the way you are only as old as you feel. Too bad our body's sometimes feel so much older than our minds. lol My heart goes out to you with the health decisions you have had to make.

I really hope things work out for you in Florida. I am sure the move would be refreshing.

Ok this info you wrote: Simple things like chewing with your mouth closed, stopping for lights, looking before you change a lane, hanging up clothes, getting a hair cut when needed, brushing your teeth, and on and on and on. I tell him what to do and when, over and over and over again.

Chewing with mouth opened, not brushing teeth like they should, not getting hair cut when needed, never, ever hanging clothing maybe DS and DH are related to Tom. lol I stopped trying to tell them all but about the clothing since I figure they are big boys. I told Al today that I was going to start hiding the clothing on the floor, chair, table, etc. and then I will laugh at him while he hunted for it. If I am feeling nice I might tell him when he is hot and cold. Should make for some fun for me for once. lol

 

[Minnie&Nana]

OK Christine you wanted us to start communicating here again and then you disappear on vacation. lol

But look at all the chatting that has gone on the last few days!! Now I have much to catch up on.

In truth, before we left, changed my DIS settings to no email and forgot to come back until this morning.

One thought does come to mind about dog food - Melissa, we feed a bland diet and make their food: boiled chicken, carrots, greens bean, small amount of rice and a liquid vitamin mixed in once a day. It is very good for them and they love it. Some Vets may not like it, but any who are open-minded will go along (we do what we feel is best for our dogs regardless of what the Vet may say). We got the recipe from our Vet in Boston and then did research into natural diets.

More later - woke up at 4:30 and about to fall back to sleep....a short nap, no doubt.

Happy Saturday!!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Sooo..there is a vent in the community board...here's the link...

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2385071

What is wrong with some people? She is freaking out b/c she's "stuck" at WDW for 2 extra days with 3 kids under 10 and cannot go to a park.

We never went to a park everyday, no matter the ages of the kids...so much else to do at WDW. Perhaps she's just not thinking clearly...but I have my doubts...come on...it's 2 days...she has spent more energy arguing with Disney over tkts (setting a bad example for her kids imho) when she could have told them, "Lucky us! We have 2 extra days, let's do some new fun things we never had time for before." With her attitude her kiddos might well complain, but they just need to start having fun - they're kids!!!

...sigh....end of vent.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2385071

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Christine, I read some of that vent and agree with you. I am not quite sure I understand why they cannot upgrade their tickets but whatever. I think that Disney is so far superior to other parks that we tend to expect far more from them than we might from any other place. I found myself, sitting atop the train station, and looking at the paltry, by Disney standards, Christmas decorations and then reminded myself that they are probably still better than at other places. It is just that I have been there when it was in all its glory and noticed the difference. I quite enjoy not going to the parks every single day and when I had my grandkids there they wanted to do so many small things outside the parks that we often did not make it at all. The mom might be projecting.

Ang, so this is all normal behavior? Maybe you and I are just used to abnormal? lol I have friends who are married to what appear to be normal people, maybe they just hide things better than I. Just walked in and caught Tom choking on a banana. Chew and swallow seem to be out of his realm as well and one fine day I may not be there to correct the situation.

Off to the dump, check out some new flooring tiles for the UR and a bit of shopping, get gas and then back home to catch my breath before I take my next door neighbor to a friend's house for some research. He is making a scale model of our town square and needs some background from someone older. He is 80. I have loads of even older friends so I am taking him for a tour.

Keep warm, be glad of what you have and even happier for what you might not have.

Hugs, warm hugs, SG

 

[jmskinner]

Got a few minutes before time for Jacob to do homework. M&N, too funny about that thread. Probably a little chilly for water around here, but there is so much to explore at the resorts and DTD. So I am sure those tickets are like the military tickets that can't have days added to them, I wouldn't expect them to do something extra just because my train was cancelled. Can you imagine for every flight cancelled WDW offering a special perk. Didn't read the whole thing, but I bet it gets a little nasty.

We currently feed Constanze boiled beef and rice with broth poured over it. Feed her twice a day.

Ang, Constanze is one of those dogs that isn't a "pig". She is happy to have a few bites and then finish it later. She enjoys throwing her food around and then eating it. Guess she is pretending it is a live kill. She has learned to eat when it is put down though. Mozart was always a "pig" when it came to food. Actually, he really was pig like, dog would eat anything. I have to clean my floor a lot more now. And a little boy once asked us why we had a "pig" in our house. We still laugh about that one.

SG, you got me with Tom not stopping at lights. At that conference I mentioned previously, the therapist said she had helped a man out. He was in jail, his mother hired this therapist and got the judge to agree to let her help him. After getting out of jail and seeing her for awhile he came to see her one day all excited. He told her he was driving and stopped at a stop sign. She waited for the rest of the story, but he just stood there beaming at her. She finally asked what happened. He said he had never stopped at a stop sign before. Boundaries is the word she used, sounds like Tom has issues with boundaries.

So, I'm not the only one that has to pick up after their husband. I'm nice and buy him these little dessert yogurts, only to have to pick up the spoon and container off of the tables in the living room and bedroom. And one day he will learn one tub is for darks and one for lights/whites. Maybe when I only wash the darks in the dark tub he will catch on. I honestly think they do things horribly so we think they can't do them and just do it ourselves.

Hope you are all having a great day!!!

 

[angwill]

SG,
I like your parting words SG and it is so true.

I think guys inhale food and that is why they choke on it more than women. I don't know how they even taste it sometimes. lol When I was in my early 20's I had my boyfriend/childhood love die in a car accident and learned from it that when they are gone we will forget all those really stupid things and they become not such a big deal then and we only remember the good things and how special they were. It's still really annoying though when they are alive and we have to deal with it though. lol

As for the Holiday decorations I have noticed that Disney is not the only ones who didn't decorate as much. We like to go to the Wisconsin Dells the couple days before Christmas and they hardly decorated up there either this year and it has been cut back every year it seems. I too really enjoyed it back when they really did it up.

Christine,
Welcome back. I looked at the link and can understand the lady being annoyed as she was told they could and was looking forward to adding the two days but Disney doesn't control the weather or the trains; she should have bought travel insurance. I wouldn't let it ruin my extra two days though. Maybe she doesn't realize she can explore the other hotels, ride the monorail, enjoy DTD etc. A little dissapointment never hurt anyone and kids need that to understand that life isn't always magic. lol I think part of the problem is reading these boards and seeing where Disney does special things like giving out free tickets for complaints. I read one where a man wrote Disney to say he was looking forward to seeing the yeti on EE but was disspointed in it as it was not that good. I think it was probably not moving like we experienced last year. Anyway, Disney called him and offered to send him 6 one day comp tickets.

Did it really snow bad in Orlando though? I didn't hear anything about it on the news.

Melissa,
I miss when I could feed the dogs with a continuous feeder. It seems Shih tzu's can handle always having food and not pigging out on it but when we got the Doxie we realized she just ate endlessly and got way too fat. Imagine the short legs with a belly that almost touched the ground. I am surprised she didn't get rug burn. lol Anyway, we realized it was a problem and didn't want her to develope spinal issues so we started feeding them the recommended amount for their size in seperate bowls in the morning and the Doxie lost all the excess weight. Maybe that is what I need to do for myself. lol The funny thing is the shih tzus will eat anything off the table and loves baby carrotts but the Doxie is really picky and won't eat much human food. No more table food for them now.

I have a feeling SG is going to agree with you about the boundries issue from the stories I've heard. Some people just can't/don't process consequences or how some things effect others let alone themselves and boundries sounds like a nice word for it. My DB with his issues had a really hard time not just saying the first things he though and never thought how his words would effect others till it was too late. He got fired from a job when a female co-worker walked in with a super short skirt on and out of his mouth came OMG you are not going to work in that you look like a hooker. Most people would think it but not say it but he never stopped to think first. He came to me to help him understand why he got fired for saying that. He was really kind hearted but he just didn't get it and once it was explained to him how it made the person feel he would feel horrible. Thank goodness he never drove.

Funny, Will and I play who can find the most plates, cups, kleenex, paper towels etc. when Al leaves for the week. It just never occurs to him to clean up after himself I blame it on his mother always cleaning up after him. This is why I do not clean up after Will and will remind him when he forgets and not do it for him. I am doing it in hopes that it will make his wife happy some day that he cleans up after himself even if it is only most of the time. lol

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I have not had nary a reminder about the DIS for who knows how long. Only because Chris reminded me did I chase you all down.

Ang, your poor dog reminds me of what I used to look like with my short legs, about 130#'s ago. Am down a bit more now but mostly cause of being a tad bit sick. Lost nearly 7 pounds as far as I can figure. A couple of large teas and it will be back again, even without sugar. Life ain't fair. Mom was right.

I taught my son to pick up after himself and now he is married to a woman who does no housework or cooking and he does it all. Might have overtrained him a tad bit.

JM, I am with you on that thread. Personally, I think that the DIS should be required reading but that lady might not have read as much as she might should have. I enjoy my out of park days very much. It is a time to rest those feet and see the small things that you do not often have time for and the kids would have probably had a blast doing any of the many things that I can think of. I once had a grandchild who spent the entire day at the resort playing at the playground and he still talks about it.

Great news gals! My daughter, who does not have a degree, got a big job promotion with a huge wage increase. She was up against many with degrees and such but since she is such a hard worker and does not need direction she won out over them all! I am not one bit surprised and am very proud!

Hope everyone is keeping warm. Hearing that even Divas will be freezing body parts these days. Brrrrrr!

SG

 

[jmskinner]

SG, fantastic news about the promotion for your daughter.

I don't feel a degree prepares you for the real world. When I was a supervisor at BCBS of South Carolina I was interviewing people and asked "Why are you a better applicant than the other?" All of the applicants were from the training pool so they knew each other. I didn't hire one guy because of his answer, "Because I have a degree." Having a degree doesn't mean you can do a job.

Hope everyone is well and living through this crazy weather. Pouring down rain here and only 43 degrees. I have gotten so spoiled with all of the warmth that is normally here in Florida.

Well, the hubby just got home. Said he would take me to dinner, I'm holding him to it!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

JM, thank you for the kind words about my daughter. Those are true words, in that a degree means nothing without something to back it up. My daughter barely made it through HS and we had many arguments with her trying to tell me that she was not smart enough to do the work. I knew better. She had to figure it out for herself but it sure was painful watching her go through it though.

Enjoy your dinner. No dishes to wash either!

SG

 

[angwill]

SG,
Congrats on DD promotion. That is awsome in this economy especially. I would hire a hard worker over someone with a degree that doesn't work as hard anyday.

I agree with you both that a degree does not make a good employee. Heck I had to take classes that weren't needed in the real world. I would love to know how many people use the higher math class skills in the work force. lol

I had a good friend who always bragged that she got her bachelors degree before I even went to college. I would roll my eyes because she was book smart but had no common sense at all. She went and got a job and lied on that she knew different computer programs that she knew nothing about. Who did she call while at work to walk her through the programs but me her friend who she was better than because she had the degree. I bit my tongue and helped her where I could. They eventually realized she didn't know her stuff and she lost the job.

Linda,
I forgot to add that no person can possibly look like a fat dachshund which is hillarious looking. Heck I am fat but my belly will never come close to touching the ground unless I put it there. lol

I see nothing wrong with a man cleaning a house and cooking, it's sexy. Too bad I never met any men who were sexy for that reason. lol

I feel cleaning should be a shared responsibility and if I could convince my DH of that I would be happy. If Will married and did half or even most of the cleaning and cooking and loved his wife despite it all I would be so proud of him and happy for him.

Melissa,
Hope you enjoyed your dinner out. DS and I had Panera this afternoon and it was awsome. I love the whole grain bread there.

Hello to everyone else.

 

[thunderbird1]

Hey everybody! Good to see this thread still chugging along, and that everyone is doing well. I pop on the DIS most days but only for a few minutes, and never wanted to leave anyone out so didn't post. So I figure I'll just say hi to "everyone" and then no one will be left out, lol.

Nothing too exciting here--just busy with the day to day real life stuff. Got the taxes done (well, dh got the taxes done, with a little help from me) so glad that's over with. Trying to get motivated to work on a resume so I can start looking for work for the first time in 10 years--yikes! And watching the Olympics--so sad about one of the torch things not working last night, and just tragic about the luger.

I'll leave you with this thought: today is ValenSWINE's day--the day when men take out their mistresses because tomorrow they have to take our their wives. Fortunately, none of us have to worry about that, so everyone have a great Valentine's Day and President's Day weekend! Miss you all!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I find men most attractive when holding their children. Not just holding them but holding them in a way that indicates caring and loving and not just 'babysitting' for them. If I see one more commercial where the man makes a big honking mess and the woman is happily running for cleaning products I will scream! I have had many of my older friends remarry and in each and every instance there was an understanding that the woman would NOT be doing all the housework, if any at all. Seems women get smarter as we age.

Ang, it must have been frustrating to do the work of your more 'qualified' colleague. Seems to me that many schools of higher learning are nothing more than diploma mills and are in the business of selling the lambskin rather than actually teaching anyone much of anything in the way of useful knowledge. I can think of little I ever learned in most schools that has come in handy other than when helping students do their homework.

TB, if my husband were to take a girlfriend anywhere any old day of the year I would have call her to make the date, buy the flowers, drive them and then remind him to allow her to talk once in awhile, compliment her on her appearance and then have him brush his teeth for the good night kiss. I guess I have job security.

We got about a foot of snow yesterday. Not only broke records but shattered them. Me thinks fate is shoving me toward Florida. I have had all I can take and I am not taking it anymore! Now, if only I could open a window to shout to the world.

I hope all you guys are doing alright and that this crazy weather abates and Spring arrives early but I am not holding my breath.

SG

 

[jmskinner]

I'll leave you with this thought: today is ValenSWINE's day--the day when men take out their mistresses because tomorrow they have to take our their wives. Fortunately, none of us have to worry about that, so everyone have a great Valentine's Day and President's Day weekend! Miss you all!

I had never heard of ValenSwine's day.

TB, if my husband were to take a girlfriend anywhere any old day of the year I would have call her to make the date, buy the flowers, drive them and then remind him to allow her to talk once in awhile, compliment her on her appearance and then have him brush his teeth for the good night kiss. I guess I have job security.


SG

Hope you are all doing well. Everything here is about the same. Ready for the warm weather that is finally returning the end of this week. Can't believe I would ever say that, but I'm tired of a cold house.

Husbands and housework. That is what I have enjoyed about not working now. I use to do most of the house work even though we both worked. When Jonas did decide we needed to clean house together, it was always when I had found something I wanted to watch on TV or doing something else.

Now I would like him to at least pick up after himself. I was just complaining while taking the rank, etc off of his uniform so I can then take it in to be cleaned. Ok, got to change the topic before I get mad again.

Constanze seems to be doing ok. I'm going to try the dog food the vet is recommending. Also keeping her and Bubblegum apart. Currently have Constanze on the couch with me and Bubblegum is in my bedroom. Good thing is, the big goofy dog is scared to death of the baby gate, so I don't even have to lock it in place, just lean it. She won't go near it. Yup, that's my security dog.

Have a great day everyone!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Oh where oh where have my dear friends gone?

I do hope this is not an indication that Disney World is not the main thing on everyone's minds nowadays. Real life should never take precedence over the important things in life.

Spring is starting to creep into our area. Being that it is Indiana we can be assured of at least one more blast before it finally sticks around, just to let us know who is boss.

I hope everyone else is enjoying at least a small taste of spring and looking forward to what the day brings.

Hugs, Linda/SG

 

[jmskinner]

Hey there SG. I hope you are right about the last blast of cold air. Finally next week the weather shows to be in the low 70's for more than one day!

Hope all is going well for ya, along with all the other Pop Tarts!