The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 31

[Glynis]

Glynis, you are always so creative..i love seeing your posts!

Aw, thanks!

 

[Tammi67]

Bernadette - love the hats. I hope you feel better soon.

You too, Jen.

Great pictures, Glynis. Love your Capt. Jack. I tried to talk Nicholas into being the Capt. and Alyssa being Elizabeth Swann, but they didn't want any part of it. If they had, I would have been a pirate wench. I love themes like that.

 

[Glynis]

Bernadette - love the hats. I hope you feel better soon.

You too, Jen.

Great pictures, Glynis. Love your Capt. Jack. I tried to talk Nicholas into being the Capt. and Alyssa being Elizabeth Swann, but they didn't want any part of it. If they had, I would have been a pirate wench. I love themes like that.

Poor Jacob! He really didn't want to be Capt. Jack. He really wanted to be a "transformer", but Alan found the Capt. Jack hat at the Disney store for 3.00, and picked it up. Luckily, he was a good sport!

I love themes, too! If Alan would agree to dress up, it would be a lot of fun, but he's a real fuddy duddy! I loved Amy's pictures of the Beauty and the Beast clan!

 

[lovesdumbo]

It irks me that she doesn't seem interested in DS and she is the only grandparent he has.

here are pictures of what Heidi sent me in the ornament exchange.

Very nice! Love to Pooh pens and ornaments!

He are some of Nicholas' Pow Wow pictures.

Looks like a GREAT day!!!!

Here are DS's ornaments from Hunter. There is also a really cool pin, but he already took off with that. Besides, I haven't mastered taking photos of pins.

Cool!

okay i think I am going to take some benadryl and go to bed. I have been itching all over my face, chest and shoulders off and on for the past week. Today the itching has been constant. The itching was just my jaw line on my face but now its my whole face. I have not used anything new so not sure what is causing it.

Hope the benadryl worked!

I would love to meet you guys if our days overlap.

Seeing as I still don't have a reservation yet much to Elizabeth's horror, I don't have a color coded matrix of fun started. Actually I NEED to do the color coded matrix of fun so I can look at park hours, plan out some days and make a few ADR's. We'll have to compare schedules as we get closer.

My mother asked me to ask you how you like your new machine. She is STILL debating about which one to buy. I can't remember the reasons, but she does not want the LG and won't do a steam option either. I swear she has asked 100s of people now. Remind me which machine you bought too? Thanks


She passed away at 4 AM yesterday morning at the age of 50. She was surrounded by her family. It is so sad to think of someone so young losing their life. Chosing not to aggressively treat the cancer was her choice and whether it was the right choice or not we will never know, but it was her choice in the end.

I got the Maytag Epic but since Whirlpool bought out Maytag about a year ago it is essentially the same as the Whirlpool Duet and one of the Kenmores. They all rated the same in consumer reports right behind the LG.

So sorry for your Boss. Prayers for his family.

REES IS GOING
HOME TODAY!!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!

 

[lovesdumbo]

They did really well this week with the paper route, I am proud f them. While we are gone they will walk home as usual, deliver the papers, & then Gary's mom will pick them up. For our Christmas trip they have to find a substitute.

Congrats to the boys on a job well done!

I can't believe the amount of stuff I got done this weekend. myBob's dd wasn't feeling well so we didn't spend too much time together, hence I had free time. Crossed off my list was........6 loads of laundry, cleaned the upstairs windows inside and out, cleaned the windows in the family room as well, made the ornaments, got Nicholas project done except for the report he has to write, cleaned the windshield inside the van, and rans some errands for household essentials. Wow, I like weekends when I can look back and realize I accomplished a lot. Now when do I get to relax?

Congrats on a productive weekend. Must feel great!

Well the pats game is over--and i think chris will be very happy!

Really? They were loosing when I left my MIL's. Just looked up the 24 to 20 score. Must have been quite the ending.

Is a 10 year old boy going to want to do the masks at Epcot? I'm thinking of doing the passports instead for them.

I'm really having fun getting started on our June trip. This is going to be so much fun. I am looking for pins for pin collecting thanks to Elizabeth.

I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to. I want to make one when my kids are doing them.

Well, my mom and brother got home from the shore a little bit ago and things just arent looking good. On Tuesday, my grandpa will be going for tests to see if the cancer is spreading. He wants to know if the problems he has been having are a result of the cancer spreading or from the chemo. He hasnt been eating and is veryw eak and depressed..started talking about DNR orders and hospice..just a really hard night..sorry, had to get it out

While he was doing that, I was making these eyeball cookies. I made 3 dozen for a Halloween party. They went like hotcakes!

LOVED all your photos! The kids looked great! Those cookies are too cool! No wonder they were a big hit.

 

[UP Disney]

Nope - and I know they don't allow you to use their usual 40% coupons on Cricut stuff.

I've scanned the part of the ad relating to it:

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I knew they didn't take the regular 40% off coupon. I'll be stopping at every Michael's on the way to Lansing until I find one in stock. If they don't have any, I'll have you check and see if you can get one there. I'm going to own my own bug!

 

[PNO4TE]

Tammi & Glynis - In the name of the DDA throng I would like to thank you both for getting so much done this weekend. Seems only fair that we share your work ethic.

 

[UP Disney]

Thanks Vicki and Glynis. I guess I should get myself caught up on scrapbooking before I go investing more money into supplies.

I was saying the same thing but this little bug is amazing and got my creativity flowing. I'm hoping that it helps motivate me on the scrapbooking. I never had the right lettering or the right shape. Just for the lettering alone, this is amazing. No more stickers for me. I can use whatever color paper I want to match the page.

 

[Tammi67]

Vicki/Lindsay - is that starter set advertised at Michaels the same as the Cricut Expression?

 

[UP Disney]

Vicki/Lindsay - is that starter set advertised at Michaels the same as the Cricut Expression?

No, that is the regular Cricut. It only cuts up to 5.5 inch letters. The cricut expression cuts at least twice that size.

 

[marcij]

My kids are busy circling things in the Toys R Us catalogue. I'm listening to them talk back and forth about what they want. Is 8 too young for an IPOD?

My kids did the same thing -- but circled something like 15 items each! I don't think 8 is too young. Jake has had one for a year and it comes in handy -- the boys don't fight over music when they came listen to their own.

Well, my mom and brother got home from the shore a little bit ago and things just arent looking good. On Tuesday, my grandpa will be going for tests to see if the cancer is spreading. He wants to know if the problems he has been having are a result of the cancer spreading or from the chemo. He hasnt been eating and is veryw eak and depressed..started talking about DNR orders and hospice..just a really hard night..sorry, had to get it out

Jen -- I'm so sorry about your grandpa.

I haven't had time to go by Wal-Mart. Has anyone found the fleece for you? If not, I'll look when I go in the next few days.

Glynis -- I loved the pics of your kids and of the latest project.

Denise -- I'm so glad that Rees was getting to go home. You must be so relieved!

Janet -- have a fantastic trip!

I just skimmed along -- ridiculously busy weekend... so I'm sending out lots of PD and prayers to all those who need them. Sports, birthday parties, Partners Card shopping, laundry and the list goes on. I'm going to go get dinner and watch the rest of Housewives.

 

[my3princes]

We just had a major crisis in our house Nick has an Aztec project due and he decided to make a bow and arrow. He worked on it all week, selected a stick, whittled the bark off, painted the designs on it. He just needed 2 holes drilled for the string and help stringing it. I drilled the holes and he apparently asked dh to string it. DH (aka bull in a China shop) pulled the string too tight and snaped the stick into many small pieces. This was 10 minutes after Nick's bedtime. Then he went out to find another stick, but came back with a straight one so we both went out in the dark searching for an appropriate branch. Remember we have NO trees on our property so I hope we didn't flash our light into our neighbors houses while we searched the outskirts of their properties. We finally found on that will work. Dh had to cut it to the right size and then he took it out and whittled the bark off. I drilled holes and added the string and now Nick is trying to paint it again. He had put a lot of thought into his paint scheme using gold and green because the Aztecs cherished gold and jade. Hopefully it will dry overnight and Nick won't be too tired tomorrow.

I swear that I read everything, but I can't remember now.

Great pictures Glynis.

Yey for the Pats.

sorry guys my head is mush right now, not to mention the headache. The look on Nick's face when the branch snapped broke my heart.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

We just had a major crisis in our house Nick has an Aztec project due and he decided to make a bow and arrow. He worked on it all week, selected a stick, whittled the bark off, painted the designs on it. He just needed 2 holes drilled for the string and help stringing it. I drilled the holes and he apparently asked dh to string it. DH (aka bull in a China shop) pulled the string too tight and snaped the stick into many small pieces. This was 10 minutes after Nick's bedtime. Then he went out to find another stick, but came back with a straight one so we both went out in the dark searching for an appropriate branch. Remember we have NO trees on our property so I hope we didn't flash our light into our neighbors houses while we searched the outskirts of their properties. We finally found on that will work. Dh had to cut it to the right size and then he took it out and whittled the bark off. I drilled holes and added the string and now Nick is trying to paint it again. He had put a lot of thought into his paint scheme using gold and green because the Aztecs cherished gold and jade. Hopefully it will dry overnight and Nick won't be too tired tomorrow.

I swear that I read everything, but I can't remember now.

Great pictures Glynis.

Yey for the Pats.

sorry guys my head is mush right now, not to mention the headache. The look on Nick's face when the branch snapped broke my heart.

o man deb--hope it works out!

 

[UP Disney]

Elizabeth, what is the site where you track all the Disney pins that you own? ETA: I found it. www.pinpics.com

 

[UP Disney]

We just had a major crisis in our house Nick has an Aztec project due and he decided to make a bow and arrow. He worked on it all week, selected a stick, whittled the bark off, painted the designs on it. He just needed 2 holes drilled for the string and help stringing it. I drilled the holes and he apparently asked dh to string it. DH (aka bull in a China shop) pulled the string too tight and snaped the stick into many small pieces. This was 10 minutes after Nick's bedtime. Then he went out to find another stick, but came back with a straight one so we both went out in the dark searching for an appropriate branch. Remember we have NO trees on our property so I hope we didn't flash our light into our neighbors houses while we searched the outskirts of their properties. We finally found on that will work. Dh had to cut it to the right size and then he took it out and whittled the bark off. I drilled holes and added the string and now Nick is trying to paint it again. He had put a lot of thought into his paint scheme using gold and green because the Aztecs cherished gold and jade. Hopefully it will dry overnight and Nick won't be too tired tomorrow.

I swear that I read everything, but I can't remember now.

Great pictures Glynis.

Yey for the Pats.

sorry guys my head is mush right now, not to mention the headache. The look on Nick's face when the branch snapped broke my heart.

Have him take the pieces with him tomorrow with the rest of his project? He can show how much work he put into the project by having to redo it.

 

[Tinkaroo]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I knew they didn't take the regular 40% off coupon. I'll be stopping at every Michael's on the way to Lansing until I find one in stock. If they don't have any, I'll have you check and see if you can get one there. I'm going to own my own bug!

You're welcome! Yes, let me know if you have some luck!

Those things look really cool. I've been perusing the scrapbook stuff lately, collecting supplies to make my nieces' autograph books. I could see how this stuff could get addicting (and expensive)!

Speaking of said books, I need to try to get the covers done tonight. I haven't done stuff like this in years. I'm a little scared!

I haven't had time to go by Wal-Mart. Has anyone found the fleece for you? If not, I'll look when I go in the next few days.

I just skimmed along -- ridiculously busy weekend... so I'm sending out lots of PD and prayers to all those who need them. Sports, birthday parties, Partners Card shopping, laundry and the list goes on. I'm going to go get dinner and watch the rest of Housewives.

Marci - I'm not sure if Jen saw my post, but I checked at Wal-Mart last night, and found nothing. My guess is that now that Jerry has to pay Romo almost $68 million, he's not selling the rights cheap enough for a $4 blanket.

You sound insanely busy! Hopefully you can relax a bit tonight!

We just had a major crisis in our house Nick has an Aztec project due and he decided to make a bow and arrow. He worked on it all week, selected a stick, whittled the bark off, painted the designs on it. He just needed 2 holes drilled for the string and help stringing it. I drilled the holes and he apparently asked dh to string it. DH (aka bull in a China shop) pulled the string too tight and snaped the stick into many small pieces. This was 10 minutes after Nick's bedtime. Then he went out to find another stick, but came back with a straight one so we both went out in the dark searching for an appropriate branch. Remember we have NO trees on our property so I hope we didn't flash our light into our neighbors houses while we searched the outskirts of their properties. We finally found on that will work. Dh had to cut it to the right size and then he took it out and whittled the bark off. I drilled holes and added the string and now Nick is trying to paint it again. He had put a lot of thought into his paint scheme using gold and green because the Aztecs cherished gold and jade. Hopefully it will dry overnight and Nick won't be too tired tomorrow.

I swear that I read everything, but I can't remember now.

Great pictures Glynis.

Yey for the Pats.

sorry guys my head is mush right now, not to mention the headache. The look on Nick's face when the branch snapped broke my heart.

Oh, no! But great team work in getting it all back together. I hope Nick gets to bed soon.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Marci - I'm not sure if Jen saw my post, but I checked at Wal-Mart last night, and found nothing. My guess is that now that Jerry has to pay Romo almost $68 million, he's not selling the rights cheap enough for a $4 blanket.
:

Thanks guys--ill have to give up on the 4.00 fleece..but i was talking to deb and she showed me where i can buy dallas fabric and just buy 60" of that and theres my blanket!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

o this time change is killing me..but its only the 3rd quarter so i have to stay up--its oging to be rough going to work tomorrow!

 

[Tammi67]

Oh Deb, I'm so sorry for Nick. I'm sure Chris felt horrible. I hope Nick isn't too tired tomorrow.

 

[lovesdumbo]

My sinuses are killing me too---i heard they are coming out with a sinus PM medicine--i cant wait--i have the hardest time sleeping when i get a sinus infection

Hope you find relief soon!

I love the one your SIL made. It is beautiful but I can't imagine a boy wearing it. It wouldn't fit an adult, would it?

Actually I think it would. I haven't tried it on but it was big on Joe. It is really lovely but I just couldn't let Joe wear it. He's already not much of a boy's boy. He more comfortable with the girls or other quiet boys. The agressive boys in his class would be brutal if he wore that.

I guess I need to thank SIL for pushing me to try knitting. My other SIL helped me (um I mean she did it) cast on the stitches for another hat.

Bernadette - love the hats. I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks!

We just had a major crisis in our house Nick has an Aztec project due and he decided to make a bow and arrow. He worked on it all week, selected a stick, whittled the bark off, painted the designs on it. He just needed 2 holes drilled for the string and help stringing it. I drilled the holes and he apparently asked dh to string it. DH (aka bull in a China shop) pulled the string too tight and snaped the stick into many small pieces. This was 10 minutes after Nick's bedtime. Then he went out to find another stick, but came back with a straight one so we both went out in the dark searching for an appropriate branch. Remember we have NO trees on our property so I hope we didn't flash our light into our neighbors houses while we searched the outskirts of their properties. We finally found on that will work. Dh had to cut it to the right size and then he took it out and whittled the bark off. I drilled holes and added the string and now Nick is trying to paint it again. He had put a lot of thought into his paint scheme using gold and green because the Aztecs cherished gold and jade. Hopefully it will dry overnight and Nick won't be too tired tomorrow.

Hope the paint drys quick!