Team Focker Watch CHAT - New and Improved Part 4!

[Disneyland_Mama]

Submarines?? That outing would bust Waldo's buttons! Can he tag along?

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

Submarines?? That outing would bust Waldo's buttons! Can he tag along?

OMG, T, tag along? He can just take my place!

 

[jcc0621]

OMG, T, tag along? He can just take my place!

Sounds like youmight be able to make some cash on this

 

[Goofyluver]

Mom just called and he's doing better---doing more chest xrays today. The liver tests are almost normal. Mom said he really likes his nurse--she is a short African American woman and she came to his room yesterday....swung open the isolation door.....and said "Praise the Lord! You're outta isolation! We were all prayin' for you!"
THis morning, she woke them up at 7 am (he sleeps till at least 10) and said "even on my off-days, I'm up before dawn---you need to get on up now!"

I think mom wants her to come home with them just to keep him in line!

Awwww TE...glad he's doing better. He's still in my prayers.

Another Maddie update... sorry if I'm boring you!

The fever finally broke. Just *poof* it was gone! I would say it lasted for about 30 hours and went away. I'm thankful! I hate to see my babies suffer, like most moms. Thanks for all your advice, Fockers. Love how we're always there for eachother.

First...you never bore us. We're mostly mommas here...we get it...KWIM?

I'm glad her fever broke!!! Jon frequently gets really high fevers due to his medical issues. The thing that always works with him is: wetting socks, placing them in the freezer, and them putting them on his feet. Children carry their head often in their hands and feet, and this always seems to do the trick. Came from out ped.

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I was doing some sly packing for our trip today without being seen by the boy, and this happened. Meet Kinzee Faith...my thief of a chihuahua.

Oh...and this pic is also posted on my pre-tr. Which some of you have not visited...

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

 

[princessjv]

T- Fever is gone! YIPPEE!

Janet- Can I borrow your DH?? My dh seems to be on strike. Or is it he is just being lazy? The lawn work just seems to sit there...


Jen- I will go over there! I missed that you had one. Watch that Thief! Our kitty, tries her best to get packed when I pull out the luggage.

 

[englishrose47]

We are on the DCL cruise from May 2 to the 9th and then at WDW from the 9th to the 16th.

Where are you staying? We will be at Pop, Could be a liitle later than the nd too, due to my work scedule ! Wewould be there still on the 9th anyway !!

 

[cmp1111]

I just said to David CE wants to meet up in Paris and he said when?

Probably around June 5th?

Sounds like a tough afternoon, Ellie is like that she's so intelligent except when it comes to punishments

Yep, that's Woody. He remembers everything else, why not this?

Nothing much going on here. Work totally sucked last night. This is the third weekend in a row that we've been super busy and it's not even a high sick part of the year.

Anyway, just a quick check in. Gotta get ready for work.

I hope the night's going better for you, Z.

I'll watch 'em. Send them on a plane to LA, we'll do Disney for a week!

Sounds good. Oh, except for school. My mom said much the same thing, "I could watch them HERE." Darn that school thing...

I know exactly how you feel. Evan is the "pusher" as well. Unfortunately, he loses every time,but that doesn't stop him.

Well, this is it. I never, NEVER give in to the whining and arguing. It has never and will never work, yet he keeps going. I could see it if we were inconsistent, but this is something we've stayed firm on for their whole lives. We talked about that when he finally got to come out. Hopefully it got through this time...

The fever finally broke. Just *poof* it was gone! I would say it lasted for about 30 hours and went away. I'm thankful! I hate to see my babies suffer, like most moms. Thanks for all your advice, Fockers. Love how we're always there for eachother.

Oh, I'm so glad she's feeling better.

My dad is in town for a week and my DH is out of town for the weekend. #1 son has a lacrosse picnic tomorrow evening, and my dad wants to go walk through old rusty submarines that we've been through 7 times before Should be a fun day.

Kate, you're too excited. Calm down, woman!

Seriously, for a good day anyway.

So another exciting Saturday night in the puggy household. PoC At World's End is on Starz later, so that will probably be my excitement for the night.

I saw that on my HD list, but we don't get Starz. I have the DVD, but it's not hi-def and I'm getting spoiled! (Actually, our receiver is supposed to "up-convert" regular DVD's and PotC (the first) was my first trial DVD and looks great on the new set! )

Oooh, I like Pampered Chef...

I do, too, but wait til I tell the story...

If he s having heat stroke now what is he going to do in August

To be fair to both him & T, it's hot there. He was at an air show in 105 degree heat.

Sure, send them down to Philly. I'll send them to the Y with Jimmy for a week

They'd love it, thanks! Oh, yeah, school.

Oh...and this pic is also posted on my pre-tr. Which some of you have not visited...

I know, I'll get over there tomorrow. I keep clicking on the link and then having to get off the computer.

 

[cmp1111]

I knew I had too many images, so I thought I'd just start a fresh post to tell you about my night.

First, D's mom called just before I needed to pick up the sitter. Turns out that my first impression about the graduation time was correct, it IS at 11:00. So I think we're now obligated for more of the day in Boston, and it negates my happiness at making MIL spend time with the graduate rather than us.

She also said she could get out here some for the France trip, and she & I discussed the possibility of maybe me just going for the 5 days or so (out of D's 10 day trip) that she could cover. I just mentioned this to D, and it would be just the Paris portion. I would like to see Nice, but I LOVE Paris, so... I'll take 5 days in Paris over nothing, KWIM? D's still going to see if his dad and stepmom want to come up, though I can't imagine that as they've never even sat while we went out to dinner or whatever, but...

Anyway, I had to hang up rather abruptly with her to get the sitter.

I picked up my friend and we headed to the Pampered Chef party. We thought we were the first ones there, but we came in and found the hostess's mom, two of mom's friends, and the consultant, who is the daughter of one of mom's friends.

Two more of our playgroup moms show up a bit later, and we're good to go.

The consultant has just started. Believe me, I have sympathy with anyone starting a new job/business. It can't be easy. She did mention at least 3 other parties she'd done, but that had to be it.

But this was the absolute worst "demonstration" party I've ever seen. She quite clearly hadn't even looked at the recipes beforehand. The first thing she was going to make were mojitos. Hooray!

Yeah, it took an hour to make them. I wish I were kidding.

We used a few of the products, but there was no "patter" and for example, she didn't bring a strainer. She asked the hostess for one. "I have one, but it's not Pampered Chef, ha, ha..." The consultant's answer, "Oh, a strainer's a strainer." Nice sales technique, there.

She used two different knives. I asked the difference. "Oh, this one's just pretty for summer. It's JUST as good as the forged one, and a lot cheaper." (For the record, I went to a party in Oct. and got a huge spiel over the difference in the knives and why you should want to buy the forged German steel one. And the knives aren't "pretty for summer" either.)

She went on to make the entree and didn't know how to cut a bell pepper. Which is OK, but again, if she'd prepared AT ALL she might not have looked so bad.

Meanwhile, one of the other playgroup moms (and a great friend of ours) was telling a story. She's Irish. She never pronounces (or at least I never heard it until tonight) the "th" sound. Her husband's name is Anthony, for example, but she always, always says, "Antony".

So she's telling a story about having a company party at the aquarium and how she felt it was inappropriate for the "third station" (meaning food table) to be sushi. Which is, indeed, funny. But my friend and I were laughing so hard we were crying, because of course in her accent she said, "tird station" which just sounds wrong.

Later in the evening, however, she was talking very earnestly about "salad thongs" quite clearly saying the "th" sound. So she can, but apparently not when she's supposed to.

Maybe you had to be there, but I laughed so hard I cried at least three times.

THEN, I knew the hostess had cats, but we very rarely see them at playgroup - the 14 kids seem to scare them. So, when one wandered down, that was surprising enough.

But I swear, this cat looked, to quote the friend who rode with me, "like it died 3 weeks ago." It had very long black fur, but very, very patchy. It was not good. She saw it and started laughing, then I started laughing (we were just giddy at this point) and then the hostess asked if we thought her cat looked funny.

Well, what can you say?

Then I leaned back on a dining room chair and the back fell off.



This was apparently not a new problem, but it just capped my night.

I'm giggling all the way through writing this. I fear that no one else is going to think any of this is funny, but it's been a giggly night for me.

Got home and the sitter said Woody was golden, so that's good.

So, it was a fun night, but probably not for the right reasons. Oh well. I hope you are all having just as much fun.

PS: Oh, and I forgot that we got on the subject of Disney as the two other playgroup friends just got back (remember the lice story?) Anyway, the consultant had apparently paid for her parents to take a long weekend last month. Nice! However, in the most animated she got all night, she told us about this 8 page invitation/announcement she'd done for her dad for the trip, telling us every exact word and describing in loving detail each illustration she included. And how she did it. If she'd shown HALF as much attention to detail in her job, well...

 

[carrieannie]

Hi CE!! I`m now going back to read your latest life update!!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

I'm giggling all the way through writing this. I fear that no one else is going to think any of this is funny, but it's been a giggly night for me.

Nope, I'm cracking up reading this whole post - 'course this Sangria is helping a bit!

 

[cmp1111]

Hi CE!! I`m now going back to read your latest life update!!

Hi, Carrie! It's a long one! Thanks for reading!

Nope, I'm cracking up reading this whole post - 'course this Sangria is helping a bit!

Oh, good. I have to also point out that I was NOT drunk during any of this. The hour wait for the mojito severely impacted my drinking time, since I was driving. I am, however, having wine now.

 

[carrieannie]

OMG!! That was funny!! I was laughing right along with you..
I was a pampered chef consultant!! Your lady didnt sound too great though..I was great at the Demos. but wasnt real comfortable inviting myself into other peoples homes. Did you order anything?
The Cat!!! wish you took a picture...then the chair!!

 

[jcc0621]

Janet- Can I borrow your DH?? My dh seems to be on strike. Or is it he is just being lazy? The lawn work just seems to sit there...

He is pretty great

The consultant has just started. Believe me, I have sympathy with anyone starting a new job/business. It can't be easy. She did mention at least 3 other parties she'd done, but that had to be it.

But this was the absolute worst "demonstration" party I've ever seen. She quite clearly hadn't even looked at the recipes beforehand. The first thing she was going to make were mojitos. Hooray!

Yeah, it took an hour to make them. I wish I were kidding.

We used a few of the products, but there was no "patter" and for example, she didn't bring a strainer. She asked the hostess for one. "I have one, but it's not Pampered Chef, ha, ha..." The consultant's answer, "Oh, a strainer's a strainer." Nice sales technique, there.

She used two different knives. I asked the difference. "Oh, this one's just pretty for summer. It's JUST as good as the forged one, and a lot cheaper." (For the record, I went to a party in Oct. and got a huge spiel over the difference in the knives and why you should want to buy the forged German steel one. And the knives aren't "pretty for summer" either.)

She went on to make the entree and didn't know how to cut a bell pepper. Which is OK, but again, if she'd prepared AT ALL she might not have looked so bad.

That's a shame. You have to have a good salesperson for a demo. That's what makes it fun.

Meanwhile, one of the other playgroup moms (and a great friend of ours) was telling a story. She's Irish. She never pronounces (or at least I never heard it until tonight) the "th" sound. Her husband's name is Anthony, for example, but she always, always says, "Antony".

So she's telling a story about having a company party at the aquarium and how she felt it was inappropriate for the "third station" (meaning food table) to be sushi. Which is, indeed, funny. But my friend and I were laughing so hard we were crying, because of course in her accent she said, "tird station" which just sounds wrong.

Later in the evening, however, she was talking very earnestly about "salad thongs" quite clearly saying the "th" sound. So she can, but apparently not when she's supposed to.

Maybe you had to be there, but I laughed so hard I cried at least three times.

THEN, I knew the hostess had cats, but we very rarely see them at playgroup - the 14 kids seem to scare them. So, when one wandered down, that was surprising enough.

But I swear, this cat looked, to quote the friend who rode with me, "like it died 3 weeks ago." It had very long black fur, but very, very patchy. It was not good. She saw it and started laughing, then I started laughing (we were just giddy at this point) and then the hostess asked if we thought her cat looked funny.

Well, what can you say?

Then I leaned back on a dining room chair and the back fell off.



This was apparently not a new problem, but it just capped my night.

I'm giggling all the way through writing this. I fear that no one else is going to think any of this is funny, but it's been a giggly night for me.

At least something was fun

Got home and the sitter said Woody was golden, so that's good.

So, it was a fun night, but probably not for the right reasons. Oh well. I hope you are all having just as much fun.

DId you buy anything

Hi CE!! I`m now going back to read your latest life update!!

Hi Ed

 

[jcc0621]

It was NOT a good bedtime night for Jimmy. It started off fairly well. We went up about 9:00 got washed up, brushed our teeth, and I let him come into my room to watch the Care Bears movie (I figured that would put him right to sleep ). Actually I think he was a sleep when he says to me that he wants to watch Speed Racer. Um, no it is 11:00 He throws a major fit and starts crying. Has about a 20 minute meltdown and then passes out I wonder if he will even remember it in the morning

 

[cmp1111]

OMG!! That was funny!! I was laughing right along with you..
I was a pampered chef consultant!! Your lady didnt sound too great though..I was great at the Demos. but wasnt real comfortable inviting myself into other peoples homes. Did you order anything?
The Cat!!! wish you took a picture...then the chair!!

Oh, good. I really worried I was just in the mood where everything is funny, even if it's not, KWIM?

DId you buy anything

I was in desperate need of a new cheese grater (the restaurant type), so I got that. I had a Pampered Chef one that lasted for years, but I warped it in the dishwasher. The last one I bought wasn't nearly as good and it broke as well. So, I was pleased to get it, and I bought the $1 seasonal recipe book.

 

[cmp1111]

It was NOT a good bedtime night for Jimmy. It started off fairly well. We went up about 9:00 got washed up, brushed our teeth, and I let him come into my room to watch the Care Bears movie (I figured that would put him right to sleep ). Actually I think he was a sleep when he says to me that he wants to watch Speed Racer. Um, no it is 11:00 He throws a major fit and starts crying. Has about a 20 minute meltdown and then passes out I wonder if he will even remember it in the morning

 

[princessjv]

CE- did you buy anything after that crazy evening?

It is so fun to have a night with girlfriends...extra specially when it is full of laughter and a wee bit of Mojito.

 

[carrieannie]

Hi Janet! Hi Jen!
I bet Jimmy was sleeping when he said that..are you going to take hime to see the movie? Annie is in my bed now..but I will mover her to hers when I go in..which will be soon, because its a new SNL..

 

[cmp1111]

CE- did you buy anything after that crazy evening?

It is so fun to have a night with girlfriends...extra specially when it is full of laughter and a wee bit of Mojito.

a cheese grater and a recipe booklet.

It really WAS fun, and the stories are worth the price of admission.

 

[carrieannie]

I love the cheese grater..everything comes out much better because your using fresh cheese..you can really tell the differance...the grated cheese you buy in the store has additives that keep it from clumping...so everything tastes better and it melts better with the fresh grated cheeses..you can use it for choclate also!! We dont have a dishwasher so its a pain to clean, but worth it!!