~ Sew Sweet 16 ~I’m packing your angry eyes just in case~Aug 2014~ BFF' bag 8/20!!!!

So, I just updated my Dismeet post...

Here it is if you are interested in reading... I am up to 32? If I counted correctly.
Hi Dee,
I'm finally catching up with your trip report. I wanted to compliment you on how well you are doing with your diet. You look so healthy in your latest pictures. It is really obvious when looking at your Dismeet pictures. You can see it in your face. :goodvibes

Now that it is July and your trip is just around the corner, you must be getting very excited. I now that I am looking forward to it. :goodvibes

By the way, do you get more than 5% off when buying the Disney gift cards at Target?
 
Your going to eat well this weekend!!!
Good luck on all your adventures this weekend and i cannot wait to see all the pictures!
Not going o comment on your packing stuff... Just not gonna...

Love you my friend! stay safe!!!


OMG you came up with the cutest saying on your sticker!!!
You mean THIS PICTURE:



Love ya

MEAN IT!

Thanks Mo... After all my grocery shopping yesterday - we BETTER be eating good all week.

YES!!! THat was the picture!!! THanks for posting it.

I hope you have a wonderful 4th... Love you too and you stay safe, as well.

Hi D~! I'm just checking in real quick since I will be heading out of town tomorrow. I won't be back till 7/13 so I won't be on the DIS for a while. I do check occasionally from my phone but I really hate replying on it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a Disney box! I had to graduate to a bigger one recently because I couldn't fit everything in the one I was using.

Thought of you last night as I had to sew a button on a pair of Jim's pants. Only took me a half an hour. That's the extent of my sewing ability.

Have a great week with your mom Ariana! Please extend your hellos from me. I hope that some day I can meet her, as well.

Hahaha... Yah - I have a few Disney boxes... And even a Disney door - where I hang all of my bags. :thumbsup2

Great Job on Jim's button - I bet he is very happy with your sewing skills. ::yes::

Sounds like you have a busy day today. I hope you get done everything that you have planned

Thanks LIllian - and it just got crazier last night.

I tend to drink coffee like it's going out of style- but minimal caloric intake as I only drink it black. Well, I say only but what I mean is 99% of the time. I cannot go a fall season without one or two pumpkin spice lattes or caramel lattes. And every once in a while I NEED a mocha. But as I go through bouts with dairy products, especially milks, I'm cautious.

Have a fun, safe trip to the lake. We may go to the American Village - a local colonial town recreation where a friend works. He'll be working and I'm sure (although I haven't actually checked) his wife and twins will be there too. We haven't seen them in forever.

I also actually have the 4th off, so I'm kinda in "short Timers" mode - you know: vacation's coming up, you have things you should be doing at work but you're all like "Naaah - I'm going to surf the DIS instead because I'm not going to be here for three days." However, since my Monday's are INSANE anyway, I'm going to try and be good and work.

Everyone have a Great Weekend (even if you're not celebrating your country's 'birthday')

Oh no, I wish I could drink coffee black - but I cannot. It is my very last "bad habit" to get rid of - but I just cannot do it/haven't really tried. :confused3

Have fun at the American Village - that sounds like a great time. Didn't you do that last year? I seem to remember you saying something about it.

Tell me about it - Definitely "short timers" mode here too.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and stay safe.

Have a great 4th of July. You deserve this break.

Thank you Shannon - the same to you and your family.

How do you get that decal? So cute!

Your pile of toiletries makes me nervous! I need to start making lists. I DREAD packing anxiety.

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Oh boy... Disney had the link up for a while... I don't have the link anymore... Does anyone here have it?

LOL Yah- I have way too many toiletries. :scared: Many of those are NOT going with us. It's just that every time I pick up something that I think will work for the trip - I throw it in the box... = Too. Much. Stuff.

Your plans are coming along great and it appears you have just about everything you need for the trip (just have to sort through it). Your trip will be here before you know it.

Have a great 4th of July.

LOL _ I hope I have everything... I am getting very close - for sure.

I hope you have a wonderful and safe 4th, as well. :hug:

Hope you get all your errands done.

It is so exciting to get your documents from Disney. You just know that once you have them in your hands, the trip is getting really close.

I hope you all have a great time this weekend.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel our November Disney cruise. With DH still without a job, we decided that the last thing we needed was to go and spend money on a cruise. We decided if DH gets a job soon, we will still get to go to WDW in late fall. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Thanks - I did.

I don't quite have my documents yet... I am hoping they come while we are at the lake. I can't remember approx how far out from the trip that they come?

So sad for you thtat you had to cancel your trip. I sure hope DH finds a job soon. :hug: I've been thinking of you and hoping for lots of Pixie Dust to come your way - you deserve a bit of it by now.

Love your decal and the Donald Hat you picked for yourself in it!

I wasn't going to take any toiletries either but then I switched shampoo a few months back, I couldn't stop my dry scalp and dandruff and someone recommended a clarifying shampoo (tresseme) and my hair has done so well with it that I went ahead and picked up a travel size bottle... Sigh... But I swear, I'm cutting wayyyy back in the packing dept this trip!!

Hahaha... Thanks - people are going to start to think I have a "thing" for Donald. :scratchin

Yah - if you have something you can't live with out - definitely bring it with. :thumbsup2

All caught up again....

Love your Disney Side sticker. I got mine as well, but I must say.....I thought it was a car decal, not an actual sticker. I'm a little at a loss to find a place to put it. You know....I thought it would stick to a window, like with the sticky stuff on the front side so you could see it through a window. What are you doing with yours?

Love that picture of us in front of Mo's before we left for the scary Freddie parking.

Glad you are all paid off and getting things together. It's getting close!!!

Yah - I thought it was a car decal too... Not sure where I am going to put it either? I might put it in my sewing room.

I know... I love that picture of us too!

Welcome home... I missed you, but I LOVED seeing your trip on FB - so happy you shared so much of it with us. :lovestruc

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Oh boy... Yesterday was a CRAZY day!

I debated on lifting... And eventually talked myself out of it... Shame on me... I figured I'd be lifting and hauling groceries all day. :thumbsup2

So, I showered and got dressed... Proudly wearing my shortest short-shorts from the very bottom of my bin in the smallest adult size I had ever owned previous to this... Caveat.. I never wear these shorts, because I feel like they are a little too short to be appropriate... However, everything I own was packed for the lake - so I just wore them anyways.

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Then, I was off to the meat market. Yikes... So glad I only have to shop like this once per year. :crazy2: We will be eating good this week - that's for sure!

After that, I came home and unloaded all of it into the freezer.

And then I went into my sewing room for about an hour... Made some nice progress on one of my bags. :thumbsup2 I am so close to being finished with it, I really didn't want to leave.

But - Allison had to be in town for her first real day of training. So, off we went.

Stopped at my Target store, did a return.

Then stopped at Walmart across the street - waited in a 20 minute line to return one $11 item. :crazy2:

Then, drove to Bff's town... Stopped at her Post Office and mailed out last week's bag order.

Then to the gas station to get gas in my car and a car wash (what I really needed there)... Drove in to the car wash and proceeded to get stuck. Sigh. Called BFF, asked her to find the # for the gas station and tell them I was stuck in their car wash. Eventually, they came out to rescue me and fix the car wash. :thumbsup2

Went to BFF's house...

Took her car to do the remainder of our shopping.

Went to Joann's... Got thread. I was nearly out of every color after all of my auciton bags, and I had a 50% off a thread purchase coupon. :woohoo:

Then to Petco, to get a different wheel for Miss Pissy Pants (ahem~Lottie)... She is going to the lake for us, and her current wheel doesn't fit in her bin with the cover on... So, smaller wheel = cover on = no Milton (Grandma and Grandpa's mouse hunter cat) eating Lottie. :thumbsup2 We hope.

After Petco... It was off to Target...

Again, spent too much, but got everything on my nice organized list and no real extra purchases.

Then the grocery store... Got all of our produce. THat's all I ever buy there anymore - so I didn't even go into the main part of the store at all. Kind of cool actually.

Dropped BFF off at her house.

Left to go get Alli from work.

Josh called...

Turn around...

The truck is dead in his work parking lot.

:scared:

Couldn't turn around... Had frozen cold stuff melting in the back of my car.

Went home first... Dropped off groceries and girls... Gave instructions of what to do to the girls... clean all the fruit... Melon ball it... cut it up... make into fruit salad. Shred the roast I had in the crock pot... Put away all the other groceries.

Then I was off again...

To pick up BFF... She was kind enough to ride up there with me.

Josh was already waiting on the tow truck when we got there. We waited another hour in his parking lot.

We think it's his fuel pump. :confused3

Josh rode with the tow truck...

I took BFF home... then met Josh at the shop.

They are closed all weekend. Can't look at the truck until Monday.

Which means, we are going to the lake in the Edge. :eek: :crazy2:

So, we all consolidated all of our stuff last night...

It's gonna be tight - I dunno how we are going to get all of it in there? I will be sure to take pictures.

After all of this... Josh went out to get the mail. And awwww... I had a package from Stephanie (Nowellsl)... Totally brightened my day and made everything better. Thank you so much for thinking of me - and I love this shirt. Even though I had no room left in my bags for the lake, I stuffed it in there, because I am going to wear it! THANK YOU!

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Then, to top it all off... We got home last night, and I realized that I forgot to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner... So, at 9pm last night, Josh ran to town and got us dinner. Now, that IS crazy!

So... Today will be a fun adventure. It really will be. And I will be taking pictures of my Edge, because it will be picture worthy - I am sure of it.

I wish all of you a...

Happy 4th of July!

And SAFE travels to each and every one of you... Enjoy your weekend.

All of you are in my mind and in my prayers every day. :grouphug:

D~
 
Love the Mad Genius Donald shirt.

I also talked myself out of working out this morning. And I've been eating, eating, eating. This will lead to major anxiety until I get back to my routine on Monday, it's really not worth skipping a work out!

Have a happy fourth. We are hot, humid, and stormy here!
 
Happy 4th July

You had a really crazy day yesterday. I hope it doesn't get too expensive to fix Josh's car.
 

Wow, what a day! Well I hope you can stuff it all in the Edge and you don't have to sit on Lottie ;)
Have a great time at the lake and just relax. Send lots of pics!
 
Happy 4th and safe travels! Sorry I've been away, crazy couple of days.

Quick update on DH: he had surgery on Wednesday and it went very well! Since it was abdominal surgery, he is having a LOT of hiccups as a side effect (anyone who is familiar with hiccups after surgery, any advice and tips would be awesome). We are hoping the next step with his oncologist is an easy and positive one.

OK, maybe that was not so quick! ;)

Lissette
 
Happy Fourth. Your day was really busy. I got tired reading about it.
I just worked yesterday and today. It was busy. You'd think people would have better things to do. I drove past the high school where they have fireworks and there are already people camped out there.
Have fun at the lake.
Liz
 
Love the Donald shirt!

I am sorry about DH car. I hope that it isn't too serious and they can fix it fast and hopefully fairly cheep!

I can't imagine putting all that stuff into an Edge. I would love to see a photo of that!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th!
 
Crap... I forgot that I cannot multi quote on my tablet... My apologies for not being able to do replies this morning.

We were up and at 'em early yesterday morning...

Josh had the awful task of packing the edge... It was so bad, he had to take my spare tire out from the compartment in the back, so we could pack that area with stuff too. :eek:

Here are the promised pics...

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Mm called shotgun, which worked out perfectly... He rubbed it in the whole trip. I was very comfy in the middle back because I was able to put my feet up on the console. ::yes::

The funniest part was that the girls put their devices in their go bags, and Josh packed them in the back... No one was brave enough to ask him to unpack the edge to retrieve their items. Lol... So we did what every other family does without devices... We played the Alphabet game... It was so much fun!!! We laughed hysterically the entire trip, until we got stuck on "X" and we all fell asleep.

All in all, it was a great trip to the lake... We arrived here safely, brought too much food, as usual. But I am of the opinion that my in-laws are gracious enough to let us come up here during the prime weeks of summer every single year, the least we can do is bring all the food for everyone. It all works out in the end.

V and grandma made a wonderful meatloaf for dinner last night... It had crackers in it, but I ate it anyways... I just considered the cracker portion to be part of my 20%... I am determined to do the very best I can while I am here, but I am not going to make everyone bend to my way of life either.

The grandparents and the girls went to a neighboring town last night for fireworks, Josh and I stayed behind... We went right to bed after they left, lol... We were exhausted after everything over the last two days.

I was excited because I discovered that the shirt Mo gifted me with in Chicago matches the Jammie pants Suzi gave me last year both match perfectly! :woohoo:

And look at those mad selfie taking skills... Pfft... And Mo says i can't take a selfie? Ha!

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Here is my view this morning, the lake is a bit choppy on our side, but its much calmer than it was yesterday.

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Today is Josh's birthday... We don't have a ton of plans, we do what he likes to do every year... We come to the lake, since this is the place he loves to be the most, and he spends the day doing whatever he wants. Then he chooses where we go for dinner. I just love this man, and I love him the most here, because this is where he is the happiest.

I did read each of your replies... You all continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend. Stays safe!

D~
 
Sounds like you had a nice trip to the lake even without devices :)
I can't do anything other than looking at the road when I'm in a car because I get sick if I try to look down at something.

Happy Birthday to Josh :cool1:

Have a great weekend :)
 
I love that MM called shotgun. He looked very pleased with himself and quite comfy too. Did Lottie get to go too?

Enjoy the beautiful weekend and happy birthday to Josh!
 
Just found your trip report and had to say love your sewing room. I am quilter besides a DIS lurker and wish I had a nice space like that, someday. :)

Looking forward to reading about your trip and maybe get some tips for my own.

Have a great time with the girls! pixiedust:
 
Hahaha... I was being attacked by dogs and I hit post. Lol

We had a marvelous day yesterday... The perfect lake day.

Mm and I went for a nice walk in the morning.

Josh took both girls out on the wave runners at some point during the day...

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I sat on the deck, then the dock sunning myself.

We took take-out for dinner from one of the BBQ places.

Then we sat around the fire pit after dinner.

Victoria and grandma made Josh a cake.

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And an exhausted MM...

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Couldn't have asked for a better day or a better day for a birthday!

Not sure of our plans for today? I know I am going for a walk shortly... Not sure if I am bringing mm this time? He was so exhausted last night...

We'll probably do some boating/tubing later if the lake calms down/isn't as busy.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone. :grouphug:

D~
 
Sounds like you all had a great day yesterday.

I had to deal with a really sick cat yesterday evening that I had to take to the vet after closing hours so it got really expensive ( it costed ten times more than it would have it we could have used the vet during opening hours ). I was afraid I was going to loose her. Fortunately she is doing a lot better today and is almost back to normal. I'm crossing my fingers that she will not get sick again.

Today it's really hot outside. I had the air condition on last night and I turned it off when I woke up. So now it's colder inside than outside.
 
A belated Happy Birthday to Josh. It loos like you guys are having a great time up at the lake.
We had some bad news yesterday. Our store manager's youngest son almost drowned at the local. beach. He's in ICU right now. Her family could really use your thoughts and prayers.
Other than that, it's been quiet around here. My daughter and her husband have been camping all weekend so I've been cat sitting.
Have a good day.
Liz
 
Happy belated birthday to Josh! :bday:

Your family looks so happy, I am glad you could all have such a wonderful trip to the lake. So relaxing to take a step away from the busy life.

Enjoy!! :beach:
 












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