The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 5

[Glynis]

I'm loving the pictures but wanted to comment on your beautiful children. They are gorgeous.

Aww, thanks. I think they're pretty cute! Especially all cleaned up and ready for Church.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

Well I'm off. Molly is up from her nap. So ends Emma' quiet time with mommy. We played a few games of tic tac toe, Disney Princess style, and then watched a movie. Will check back in later.

 

[Glynis]

Glynis- Give me a time frame to work with. I am always up for a little DL.

As soon as I know anything, I'll let you know!

 

[tink2020]

I just got off the phone with our mortgage loan counselor. We had an error in our credit report regarding the deferrment of Kyle's student loans. Nothing that changed our score drastically, but important to the 'doctor loan' criteria. So we are in the process of getting it fixed. In the meantime, we were told, we can file for an exception and still get the ball rolling. Well apparently they won't grant exceptions anymore, so we are waiting on the credit bureaus. We talked about actual rescoring, but that would cost us hundreds and hundreds of dollars. So the advice given was just to wait until May 1st, see how things pan out, and if things have changed on their own by then.

Well, not exactly what I wanted to hear, but something at least, right? But now we just wait, and hope things just take care of themselves? Not to mention the fact that we can no longer look at a mid-May closing, we're going to be lucky to get in on time for Kyle's start date (mid-June). AND.... that means that - if we're "lucky" - we can close the first full week of June. When we're supposed to be on our graduation trip. I don't know what to do . I don't want to cancel the trip until at least May 1st when we figure out if this is even going forward. But at the same time, the longer I wait the more money I lose (I already lose a huge chunk of it). I guess it was a stupid idea to try and go on vacation while all of this is happening... but I really felt like we needed it. And not just because I want to go, but because it was supposed to celebrate all that we worked for, and also be something for our anniversary since our honeymoon (aside from the Disney portion) was a disaster.

Who knows.

 

[UP Disney]

8/9/2005 Wow! Skunka wasn’t addicted from the beginning!

Hi - all the addicts out there will find this funny (Hi, I'm Marti and I'm a Disney Design Addict). Every time my husband walked by my computer he complained because I'm on the t-shirt thread. Well, don't fall over, but guess who just walked by my computer and actually asked if somebody out there "in t-shirt land" could make him a t-shirt!!!!!!

We are vacation club members and he wondered if anybody has tried to do a t-shirt for the DVC. Is anybody up to the challenge?? I'm still rolling on the floor at his request!!! Once I stop laughing, I guess he's serious... so could somebody help me with either my laughing or the t-shirt (or both????)

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Our home resort is Beach Club Villas, but we ALWAYS stay at Old Key West... I know there is already one done for that. When we pull up to OKW, we must roll down the window and wait for the "Welcome Home" from the attendant or our stay is not perfect (according to hubby). I'm not that creative, but Welcome Home would be great in there somewhere.

Thanks in advance, and now my husband has started to become addicted... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rosiejo]

Ok..no one laugh at this site. http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm But I have been using it alot when Claire is around...trifle pudding...tip...it helps!! (I've only used the "United Kingdom English for the American Novice" and haven't checked out the other sites...not sure if I want to!)

I just read the one you pointed out - I've never heard of half of those words! But it is quite funny to read the things I do say and relalise that half the time I might as well be speaking Japanese to you guys

For all you turtle fans:

I'd buy one for everyone but they are $60!

That's fantastic! Denise you need to get John to buy you this for your September trip

 

[tinker1bell]

I just loved the fact it was in her eyebrow...

If I was to pluck every grey hair in my eyebrows, it would look like a very scared caterpillar

 

[rosiejo]

I just got off the phone with our mortgage loan counselor. We had an error in our credit report regarding the deferrment of Kyle's student loans. Nothing that changed our score drastically, but important to the 'doctor loan' criteria. So we are in the process of getting it fixed. In the meantime, we were told, we can file for an exception and still get the ball rolling. Well apparently they won't grant exceptions anymore, so we are waiting on the credit bureaus. We talked about actual rescoring, but that would cost us hundreds and hundreds of dollars. So the advice given was just to wait until May 1st, see how things pan out, and if things have changed on their own by then.

Well, not exactly what I wanted to hear, but something at least, right? But now we just wait, and hope things just take care of themselves? Not to mention the fact that we can no longer look at a mid-May closing, we're going to be lucky to get in on time for Kyle's start date (mid-June). AND.... that means that - if we're "lucky" - we can close the first full week of June. When we're supposed to be on our graduation trip. I don't know what to do . I don't want to cancel the trip until at least May 1st when we figure out if this is even going forward. But at the same time, the longer I wait the more money I lose (I already lose a huge chunk of it). I guess it was a stupid idea to try and go on vacation while all of this is happening... but I really felt like we needed it. And not just because I want to go, but because it was supposed to celebrate all that we worked for, and also be something for our anniversary since our honeymoon (aside from the Disney portion) was a disaster.

Who knows.

Jen that stinks

Are you renting at the moment? Can you not delay the house purchase just until you get back from your trip? It would be such a shame to cancel it.

I have no idea how US house buying works as it sounds completely different to ours...

 

[UP Disney]

I just got off the phone with our mortgage loan counselor. We had an error in our credit report regarding the deferrment of Kyle's student loans. Nothing that changed our score drastically, but important to the 'doctor loan' criteria. So we are in the process of getting it fixed. In the meantime, we were told, we can file for an exception and still get the ball rolling. Well apparently they won't grant exceptions anymore, so we are waiting on the credit bureaus. We talked about actual rescoring, but that would cost us hundreds and hundreds of dollars. So the advice given was just to wait until May 1st, see how things pan out, and if things have changed on their own by then.

Well, not exactly what I wanted to hear, but something at least, right? But now we just wait, and hope things just take care of themselves? Not to mention the fact that we can no longer look at a mid-May closing, we're going to be lucky to get in on time for Kyle's start date (mid-June). AND.... that means that - if we're "lucky" - we can close the first full week of June. When we're supposed to be on our graduation trip. I don't know what to do . I don't want to cancel the trip until at least May 1st when we figure out if this is even going forward. But at the same time, the longer I wait the more money I lose (I already lose a huge chunk of it). I guess it was a stupid idea to try and go on vacation while all of this is happening... but I really felt like we needed it. And not just because I want to go, but because it was supposed to celebrate all that we worked for, and also be something for our anniversary since our honeymoon (aside from the Disney portion) was a disaster.

Who knows.

So sorry to hear this! If at all possible, don't cancel the trip. You definitely need to take the time to stop and celebrate if you can. Life is too short and you need to take every chance you can!!!

 

[yellowfish78]

Jen - The world works in odd ways. Maybe it's the way to tell you to stop and smell the flowers at the zoo some more. It'll all work out in the end! And take the graduation trip! From the looks of how busy you two are, it'll be the only relaxation that you'll have before winter hits!

 

[tinker1bell]

Ok..no one laugh at this site. http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm But I have been using it alot when Claire is around...trifle pudding...tip...it helps!! (I've only used the "United Kingdom English for the American Novice" and haven't checked out the other sites...not sure if I want to!)

For all you turtle fans:

I'd buy one for everyone but they are $60!

That is just too cute

 

[Tinkaroo]

Ok Marti - let's see if this works.

Before:

After:

Glynis - YOU LOOK AWESOME!!!! Yea for you!!!!!!!

 

[Glynis]

Gotta laugh about the comfortable shoes. I have worn SAS shoes (the Freestyle, tie up)for years. With everything. Shorts, (YIKES!!), dresses (old lady, yes I am), dressy clothes.

So when my son got married, his wife looked down at my feet and just shook her head. And I said, hey they're navy, just like my dress!

Fast forward to today. I have a soft cast (the infamous black boot) on my left leg and a teak colored SAS shoe on the right leg, that I had a lift built on so I would walk evenly. And then I have this flowered purse that tinker1bell gave me for my birthday eons ago.

So the kids tell me I not only look like a granny, I look like a great-granny!!

And then, and then, I found a grey hair in my eyebrow.....

But I bet you are the COOLEST granny, ever! I mean, you love Disney!!! That makes you tops in my book!

 

[Glynis]

Really?!?! The look so real that I thought you had some really great candy store near by that I was missing out on.

Well we do have a candy factory here in Alpine called the Peppermint Place, but truth be told I bought those rabbits at Walmart last year. I just fell in love with them. I was hoping they'd have some more this year, as I wish that I'd bought several more. No such luck, though. Oh well.

 

[Glynis]

I think all the girls going in on the DDA trip need one. What a sight they would be with matching tie dye shirts, shoes, and turtle suitcases. Imagine the looks they would get!

I was thinking the exact same thing!!!!!

 

[Glynis]

I just got off the phone with our mortgage loan counselor. We had an error in our credit report regarding the deferrment of Kyle's student loans. Nothing that changed our score drastically, but important to the 'doctor loan' criteria. So we are in the process of getting it fixed. In the meantime, we were told, we can file for an exception and still get the ball rolling. Well apparently they won't grant exceptions anymore, so we are waiting on the credit bureaus. We talked about actual rescoring, but that would cost us hundreds and hundreds of dollars. So the advice given was just to wait until May 1st, see how things pan out, and if things have changed on their own by then.

Well, not exactly what I wanted to hear, but something at least, right? But now we just wait, and hope things just take care of themselves? Not to mention the fact that we can no longer look at a mid-May closing, we're going to be lucky to get in on time for Kyle's start date (mid-June). AND.... that means that - if we're "lucky" - we can close the first full week of June. When we're supposed to be on our graduation trip. I don't know what to do . I don't want to cancel the trip until at least May 1st when we figure out if this is even going forward. But at the same time, the longer I wait the more money I lose (I already lose a huge chunk of it). I guess it was a stupid idea to try and go on vacation while all of this is happening... but I really felt like we needed it. And not just because I want to go, but because it was supposed to celebrate all that we worked for, and also be something for our anniversary since our honeymoon (aside from the Disney portion) was a disaster.

Who knows.

Oh, Jen! I'm so sorry that this has turned out to be more complicated than you hoped it would be! I'm going to send tons of that it will all work out so that you can still go on your trip.

Just keep breathing, and don't stress too much, yet.

 

[lovespoohbear]

Yep! We have 3 kinds (Sumatran, Indian, and African Black).... but you're right, this one is Indian!

went to workshop on rhinos at out zoo. it was a professional developmeent for school. didnt get to do everything they had planned for us because one of our rhinos died 2 days before the scheduled workshop. i have been thinking about geting zoo membership. i love the zoo.

 

[mommykds]

ELIN,

Sorry for your loss.

 

[mommykds]

GLYNIS,

You look wonderful..You should be proud!!

I also like the smile in your "after" picture...you look great.

BTW, when were you in the museum of natural history? That's my kids favorite part..That mastodon behind you got caught in a bog (quicksand), sunk, & was preserved as he is standing up...amazing!

 

[Steffy]

Sorry to hear about your knee, I hope you can quickly train it to stop misbehaving.

Talk about having a large variety of food. Here is our extensive list. This is short for my Mom normally we have a larger variety and more desserts.

Turkey, Ham, Potato Filling, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, green beans, broccoli with cheese, carrots, spinach dip with beer bread, Grand’s biscuits, honey lemon muffins, homemade strawberry jelly, homemade, apple butter, macaroni salad, cole slaw, pepper cabbage, deviled eggs, Jello eggs, Pink cement, turtle brownies, pineapple sour cream pie, rice krispy treats, cheesecake, peanut butter pie, angel food cake, sugar cookies, peanut butter eggs, cherry cream eggs, coconut cream eggs and butter cream eggs. I think that covers everything.

She always sends everyone home with leftovers and also takes some to the one neighbor whose wife died about a year ago.

I went to 8am church, than I helped my Mom get lunch together for the 15 people she was hosting. We ate lunch around 12:45, played some card games, watched Narnia and Toy Story 2 with my Mom’s friend’s kids. Somewhere in the we had dessert, it is separated from the meal so that we can actually eat it. I took my grandmother back to her nursing home and had dinner. I attempted to nap and then I went to work and I just got back from work.

Becky

Sounds like some good eating!!!