Something About Nothing.......#4

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Morning youse all ... (yes it's still morning here - we're on MST)

instead of king andy, perhaps Major Andy?

Dis Control to Major Andy
Commencing countdown, engines handy
Check ignition and may Pixie Dust be with you!

... you got me dancin' now too

...either that, or we'll be forced to become 'morning' people

I will never become a morning person ...

 

[bubba's mom]

I will never become a morning person ...

me either!


Thanks for the info on CP....thinking early June would be the best "summer" time to go.... I had heard staying 'onsite' gains you early entry to the park.... Considering it.... (like I said, traveling w/ another family)..

 

[coastermom]

Mslclark ...

We CP . WE haven't been in a few years we may have to go next year .

If you think Top Thrill Dragster is bad don't come to NJ where Kingda KA is . IT is the same type of ride but 128 MPH and 452 fet high . We really enjoy that .

Breakers express is just as good but you need to drive to the island every morning . We also stayed at Castaway bay .. Too expensive for what it was .

 

[marciemi]

We're big Cedar Point fans - used to spend 20-30 days a summer there (does that sound familiar, Mary?!) back in the days when the kids were little, we lived in Michigan, and there weren't zillions of other commitments. Even were written up in the Detroit News a couple times for it (I have those links somewhere, but don't think they're valid anymore!). Our record was 33 days one summer.

Speaking of which, we'll be heading out on August 7 & 8th if anyone wants to join us! We're also staying at the Breakers, but only for the night in between for the location. We'll be coming from the Detroit area (visiting family) and then heading back home afterwards so will stay in the Toledo area the night before and after for much cheaper ($40 a night!) rates.

Kind of funny - I asked my kids to each list their top 5 "must do's" for the time while we're there. Keep in mind these are kids who are HUGE coaster fans. And haven't ridden Maverick yet. Or Top Thrill or Force in over 2 years now. Guess what the number one thing on each kids' list was? Go ahead, guess!

Nope - I bet none of you got it! The Early Petting Farm! This is so weird - we probably went for 10 years back when the kids were little and never found or stopped in the place. Then a couple years before we moved, we stopped once and suddenly our days became planned around the feeding times at the petting farm! If you want to know how bad it was, once we were on the LOADING PLATFORM for Top Thrill, and once of the kids suddenly realized it was like 12:55 (first feeding time was 1:00), and we left via the chicken entrance to run over to make it there in time (not riding TTD in the meantime). People looked at us very strangely as we left the line saying "it's almost feeding time at the petting farm!" Anyways, I have NO idea why they love this so much. I'll post some pics later!

We never had a problem with lines. We treat it like Disney - at the gate 30 minutes before opening, hit all the biggies in the morning, and by noon we're relaxing at Soak City. Back in in the evening to do shows and the "lesser" rides. Although we'll evidently have to fit in a couple of those feeding times as well!

 

[mslclark]

If you think Top Thrill Dragster is bad don't come to NJ where Kingda KA is . IT is the same type of ride but 128 MPH and 452 fet high . We really enjoy that .

Breakers express is just as good but you need to drive to the island every morning . We also stayed at Castaway bay .. Too expensive for what it was .

Ummm - I am there! Where in NJ is this located? I loved Top Thrill - it's actually scarier to watch it than ride it! We saw the Breakers Express on the way in, it looked pretty nice. But it was wonderful to walk to the parks, especially with teenagers who have their own schedules if you know what I mean (sleeps until noon)

Nope - I bet none of you got it! The Early Petting Farm! This is so weird - we probably went for 10 years back when the kids were little and never found or stopped in the place. Then a couple years before we moved, we stopped once and suddenly our days became planned around the feeding times at the petting farm! If you want to know how bad it was, once we were on the LOADING PLATFORM for Top Thrill, and once of the kids suddenly realized it was like 12:55 (first feeding time was 1:00), and we left via the chicken entrance to run over to make it there in time (not riding TTD in the meantime). People looked at us very strangely as we left the line saying "it's almost feeding time at the petting farm!" Anyways, I have NO idea why they love this so much. I'll post some pics later!

We completely missed the petting farm - where is it?

It's so neat to hear from other CP fans - down here in GA nobody has heard of it! When we tell people where we went they say, where did you hear of that place? I told them on the Travel Channel!

 

[RAPstar]

You can also do the "pick a pearl" in Epcot ...

G'night all

Me and Chip thought about doing Epcot, but I don't think $70 for one park is a little pricey. But then park hopper for one day is over $100. Don't even get me started on the no expiration tickets. No wonder I never venture north of this section of the boards.

Andy ...YOU JUST FOUND BOWIE ... wow I saw him years ago in concert it was really a great show. You were born in 1985 ? I am feeling old now ...

and all hail the KING ... So I want a wopper with cheese and some o-rings ok ...

You're only as old as you feel! And I feel forty! :sigh: I'll get right on your food, though I'm not good at cooking. Slightyl pink burger and onion rings without batter ok?

I will never become a morning person ...

Me either!!! I had to be at work at 8:45 today and tomorrow. And Sat.

 

[roseprincess]

amtrak has had problems with the st louis/chgo line for 3 years now.
sometimes they have to get off at a stop in between and take a bus up for the rest of the trip. no fun at all.....

you are lucky it was only 2 hours late.

recently, people had to sit in st louis union station for hours before they could get on the train due to delays. when i say hours, i'm talking 6-7 hours

i always would take a book to read or crossword puzzle book to pass my time waiting for the amtrak for son.

sorry you had a wait, but not a bad wait for that st louis line.

that is great your aunt is helping out with g'ma. still have her in my prayers.

hey, maybe your aunt will want to get to know your kids better and babysit for you so you and dh can go out a few evenings.....that would be nice.

is dh doing ok on the meds now?

I took a little nap this afternoon.- feeling a little more awake. I am not much of a morning person either.

Mac, yes DH is doing a little better with the meds for diverticulitis. He still is a little sore at times, but doing much better than he was a few days ago. Thanks for asking He is eating a little of spicy foods tho, even tho he shouldn't be. He is stressed out at work. I think that partly contributed to his diverticulitis- my opinion. He always seems stressed at work. Anywhere he works or has worked at, they give him more work to do, like for 2 to 3 people. He says he has to handle it. This has always been the case with him.

Thanks for letting me know about the Amtrak St. Louis to Chicago line.
THey were delayed last night supposedly b/c the conductor let the freight trains go first? That was the explanation my aunt gave. THe train kept stopping.
My aunt is staying w/ grandma in her nursing home room. My g-ma wants my aunt there at all times for now, which helps my mom out, as my mom is working today and the rest of the week, as far as I know.

As of my aunt babysitting, that will never happen
My mom and my aunt are "career women"
My aunt doesn't babysit for no one, believe me. Very disfunctional family I have. My aunt is a very free- spirited person and doesn't babysit for no one.
Hell would freeze over before she offers to babysit.
Please no tag on that sentence
At least my mom is willing to sit for my kids once in awhile. b/c it's her grandkids.
My aunt's priority here is to be with my grandma (her mother). And also to do work for her job on her laptop.

Looks like 10 more pages to go before we need to move to our new home? Mac, I know you've been painting and getting things done for the new house.

Ok, have a good evening everyone!

 

[keishashadow]

Wait.a.minute. RAPStar is the new Burger King?

What will Gemma think????????????


Wait, no, it's okay. There can be more than one Burger King. Gemma's BK can be the BK of the UK!!!!!

did u see the new commercial, he has a creepy kid now too

Hi Everyone! Remember me? just checking in on you guys! We got back from a trip to Cedar Point - and we loved it there! All coaster freaks must go there before they die!

maybe that's where we go to die they could roll us into the lake

we luved it!

u hit it great, very short waits compared to our end of July-weekday

barb - im told May is the best time, wonder how their halloween festivities r?

marci - ever since ecoli became a big deal, most of the petting zoos are closed in our area . The goats always latched on to my kids & starting munching their clothing...probably because they tended to wipe their hands on their pants instead of using a napkin

that song is soooooooooo kkkeewwwlllllllllll, got me singing it now and i'm not in the shower....




gemma left us.......
she only comes back around when she is drunk and at a computer.
she does that so we know she is not out lying in a ditch half dead.

lot's of moms on this thread, we worry. it is in our contract.

let's find an ambulance chaser & renegotiate our contracts

 

[roseprincess]

rose - sound like ur church will be rockin!

Yeah, our church will be rockin, it's always rockin!



So.. what's up with the "who has a crush on you" advertisements that our on the top of my Disboard page all the time? Please, no one answer this, but I have been noticing this for awhile.

 

[coastermom]

Mslclark .... Kingda KA is in Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson NJ. It is a great ride but to me TTD is better. Kingda ka has over the shoulder restraints and the feeling is just not the same as TTD. We love Cedar Point I just need my son to grow a few inches to go there again .

Andy Never mind on the food I will go hit a Johnny Rockets instead ...Sorry better o-rings there .


Marcie ... No me visit an amusement park more then 20 times in one season now how could you have guessed ??? ... We are addicted to coasters I need to get another hobby soon besides scrapbooking and coasters one that doesn't cost me any more money .. I am already planning on what coasters we will need to ride next year . We just did Superman in SF New England last summer IT was AMAZING . It is always voted best steel coaster year after year kind of like Mythos is voted best resturant .

Ok gotta run ..Never got a Mani or Pedi today maybe I will get to it in the morning . I need my kids to learn to MOVE in the morning and not be so LAZY . OK gotta run BBL maybe if my AOL doesn't keep knocking me off.

 

[marciemi]

Ummm - I am there! Where in NJ is this located? I loved Top Thrill - it's actually scarier to watch it than ride it! We saw the Breakers Express on the way in, it looked pretty nice. But it was wonderful to walk to the parks, especially with teenagers who have their own schedules if you know what I mean (sleeps until noon)

We completely missed the petting farm - where is it?

We've never actually stayed at a CP hotel before. We always camped in the campground (can you believe the higher end sites are $90 this year in the campground? Makes Disney look cheap!). We did once stay in the cabins - early in the season they used to be around $100, but now it seems like they're always closer to $250.

The petting farm is on the same trail that the Force is on. Just keep going back into the park (towards Thunder Canyon, Mean Streak, etc.) and it's on your left.

marci - ever since ecoli became a big deal, most of the petting zoos are closed in our area . The goats always latched on to my kids & starting munching their clothing...probably because they tended to wipe their hands on their pants instead of using a napkin

Guess my kids will be disappointed if that ends up being the case. But I hope they can get over it!

Marcie ... No me visit an amusement park more then 20 times in one season now how could you have guessed ??? ... We are addicted to coasters I need to get another hobby soon besides scrapbooking and coasters one that doesn't cost me any more money .. I am already planning on what coasters we will need to ride next year . We just did Superman in SF New England last summer IT was AMAZING . It is always voted best steel coaster year after year kind of like Mythos is voted best resturant .

Mary, when Stephen was in 3rd grade he did a report on rollercoasters and calculated that in the previous 2 years he'd ridden on 63 different ones! Of course we'd done DL and WDW in that time frame, along with CP, Michigan's Adventure, Canada's Wonderland, and King's Island. And we'd gotten 6 Flags passes and done the ones (then) in Ohio, Chicago, New York (Darien Lake) and DC (can't remember the name of that one). So yeah, he'd racked up a few coasters!

Some cute goat pics from 2004 (our first year to the petting farm):

I think Eric was at a soccer tournament that weekend or something - none of him!

 

[marciemi]

Yeah, our church will be rockin, it's always rockin!



So.. what's up with the "who has a crush on you" advertisements that our on the top of my Disboard page all the time? Please, no one answer this, but I have been noticing this for awhile.

The ones on the top of mine are all about migraines!

 

[marciemi]

Eric's first time on Top Thrill (on the very left) - doesn't he look different?!

 

[bubba's mom]

So.. what's up with the "who has a crush on you" advertisements that our on the top of my Disboard page all the time? Please, no one answer this, but I have been noticing this for awhile.

Rose, honey...I think you are seeing things.... I don't see that?

 

[macraven]

Yeah, our church will be rockin, it's always rockin!



So.. what's up with the "who has a crush on you" advertisements that our on the top of my Disboard page all the time? Please, no one answer this, but I have been noticing this for awhile.

probably a snake

 

[ky07]

Stopping by to say good night homies and Mary Eva wanted to say Hi to you Barb

 

[bubba's mom]

Stopping by to say good night homies and Mary Eva wanted to say Hi to you Barb

Tell your wonderful BRAVE wife that I said "good evening" to her also!

(tell the boys "yo" too )

Getting ready to hit the hay here too..... Nite everyone

 

[t-and-a]

Hi Homies!
I hope everybody is having a fabulous night!

So.. what's up with the "who has a crush on you" advertisements that our on the top of my Disboard page all the time? Please, no one answer this, but I have been noticing this for awhile.

Rose, I haven't ever seen that ad. That's odd....

 

[roseprincess]

probably a snake

Oh stop, Mac! There is no snake as far as I know.
I'm too tired for all this talk

I have been seeing the migraine advertisements as well lately.


O snap, DH forgot to watch the interview of Brett Favre w/ Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Channel tonight. He got too involved watching the home run derby on ESPN. Oh well.


Marcie- enjoyed your pics!
Oh, your oldest son(can't remember his name, sorry), how is he and the girlfriend? Is he still dating the same girlfriend from last yr?

Goodnight all.

 

[macraven]

Oh stop, Mac! There is no snake as far as I know.
I'm too tired for all this talk

I have been seeing the migraine advertisements as well lately.


O snap, DH forgot to watch the interview of Brett Favre w/ Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Channel tonight. He got too involved watching the home run derby on ESPN. Oh well.


Marcie- enjoyed your pics!
Oh, your oldest son(can't remember his name, sorry), how is he and the girlfriend? Is he still dating the same girlfriend from last yr?

Goodnight all.

wait,i was figuring this out.
you said you are 6 years younger than your aunt? did i get that correct?
are you two close then?

hopefully she won't have any issues going back to st louis by amtrak.
she is getting a real change of weather up here. it is very hot down there now.