The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 5

[triplefigs]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around. Everything's fine.

I put my t-shirt designs here for anyone who still wants one.

Hi, Midnite. Glad to see you. You've been quite the topic of our cult today! Hope all is well. Hugs to you.

 

[tinker1bell]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around. Everything's fine.

I put my t-shirt designs here for anyone who still wants one.

Midnite,

It is so good to see you here.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

There are lots of us! We'll have two! I'll find out who wants him for WDW and we'll make sure they have one of the two. This is really cool. Thanks for volunteering yours as well. Then those that want him for WDW should be able to have him. Sometimes, they might be at WDW together with two different families! That would be cool too! I'm putting together autograph books, passports & some other stuff for them. When I get them done, I'll make a copy for your pal and send it to you if you are interested. I'm also working on some kind of permanent id for mine. I'll have to talk to Kate about a special t-shirt design for them. I have blank t-shirts on order. This is going to be so much fun! Something to look forward to besides camping and Disney. Woohoo!! Can you tell I'm excited? How am I going to get to sleep tonight?

Vicki
we are going to Denver and Disneyland Oct 13-22 - so if you want him to go to DL - let me know!!

 

[Steffy]

My weekend was so busy, and emotional I just want to sleep.



The prep for BIL Air Force Reserve retirement ceremony and party was draining. My sister (whom I do love very much) was about to get shot from my mother,DH and myself. She didn’t have her fecal matter together what so ever. One would think that if YOU had to host a party… YOU would have your fecal matter together. She didn’t even have a dress to wear! She went shopping Friday night AND Saturday morning for it. I could go on and on. The basics are… she didn’t have all the food needed, didn’t have a dress, and expected my mother and I to decorate as well as go pick up the food she didn’t get. While she went to Macy’s.

Now mind you… my sister is self-employed (as a Stager) and she can work how ever much she feels like. She worked all week except Friday when she did who knows what and then came to my house (1 ½ hours away) about 6:30 just to leave again and didn’t come back with anything.

The ceremony was wonderful, they had a slide show of BIL from the day he entered the AF to just a few months ago. WOW how time flies!

They (his unit) gave him wonderful words and gifts, but the thing that got me and always does was the official flag folding.

The Honor Guard walks in and brings a folded flag; they then give a few clicks of their heels and unfold the flag. As it is held open, music starts and another Honor Guard member speaks of the meaning of the stars, stripes and the colors. As the Honor Guard member is telling everyone what the stars, stripes and colors represent, the other two members begin to fold the flag again. At the end, they go and give it to the retiree with “thanks from a grateful nation”. This always makes me cry. If you have ever seen the flag folding ceremony for a military funeral (even in a movie or TV), it’s the same thing minus the sound of the bugler in the background playing TAPS.

Know it was off to my house for food and gifts from family and friends. We had a nice time and just about all of the people BIL invited came. We had a wonderful and stayed up until almost 11:00. WOW what a long day.



Sunday I had to go to work all day. When I got home we spoke with some friend’s who have a daughter that was diagnosed with cancer back in August and is no longer responding to the chemo treatments. The doctors give her about six months if a new non-FDA approved drug doesn’t work. It’s so very sad, she is only 11.

They are on their way to WDW for her Wish trip and I am making her a few shirts for the trip. I will say that even with her looking so bad, her spirits are very high. Her parents are not going to tell her what the DR said, because any chance is better than none at all.

This morning I was out looking for shirts for Katie and I hope to have them done by tomorrow.



Update on my SIL to come later. I am off to play a few games with the girls.

I know what you mean about the flag folding ceremony. We had that for my husband's funeral. 21 gun salute. The whole nine yards. When the soldiers came to give me the flag, I had them present it to his mother. She gave him life, I felt she should be honored at his death....

 

[julia & nicks mom]

KATE! You are going to be so, so, so, so, so jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read this post. Guess who he saw at AK???????????

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=12242643&postcount=1

and he didn't know who they were!{?!{?!{? thta is so wrong!!!!!!

 

[Steffy]

Good news!!!

Midnite was not banned - she is taking a break (unrelated to us) and turned off her pm's so people would not think she was ignoring them when she did not answer

she is still not sure if her trip is going to happen or not

She says hello and will be back when things calm down a bit!!!

This is the best news this evening....

 

[triplefigs]

and he didn't know who they were!{?!{?!{? thta is so wrong!!!!!!

You could have broken out in song and danced a little with them. Where is the Zac red folder when you need it?

 

[triplefigs]

Night. I'll check in after I register them for Kindergarten! Oh, and hit the dollar store for Easter party supplies for school on Wednesday. Oh, and go pick up our tax returns to mail. Oh, and take Rees to therapy. Oh, and go to the grocery store.

 

[Steffy]

Hi. I feel pretty silly lamenting about this, with the more serious problems we all face, but I figured you might be wondering where I've been all day, so here goes:

We lost one of our cats today. We noticed Mickey was acting a bit odd on Saturday, but it was easy to assume he was at odds with Lucy, the other cat. (Lucy is the alpha cat and she typically puts him in his place.) Yesterday, we noticed he was walking funny, so I made him a vet appointment today for when Kevin got home from work, so someone could stay home with Alyssa. Well, when Alyssa and I got back from getting her pictures taken this morning, Mickey couldn't even walk, so I begged Kevin to come home early and I rushed him to the vet. He had a bladder infection and though he survived the process of unblocking him, his heart gave out after the procedure. I feel terrible. He was only seven. And Alyssa keeps asking where he is.

I'm going to turn the computer over to Kevin, because I asked him to design our Easter card, but I'll try to check back in later tonight and respond personally to some posts from the last 36 hours...

Amy

Awww Amy, I'm so sorry...

 

[tink2020]

the 22nd, ONLY if it's done before evening, right?

Edit: Hmm..... in Discrete mode, apparently even if you hit 'quote' it doesn't do so. This was in response to Julie's garage sale

 

[tink2020]

Amy -
I'm sorry to hear about Mickey Hugs to you all .... (even though I can't get the smiley thing in discreet mode

 

[tink2020]

re: Midnite's cruise design -
I can send it out if you can't get it now, PM me so I remember tomorrow when I get home

 

[tink2020]

Vicki
I don't think [your pal mickey idea] is nuts, I think it's an AWESOME idea! If there was a way to keep up with the info (your website, etc) without too much trouble, it would be a neat way for us to see (even more ) into each others day to day lives!

 

[tink2020]

re: Midnite's Pop Century design
I have hers... lol, I swear I'm didn't collect ALL of her designs! I have a few others as well, PM me if you'd like

 

[Tammi67]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around. Everything's fine.

I put my t-shirt designs here for anyone who still wants one.

Hi MidNite. Thanks for checking in and I'm glad to hear everything is ok. I hope you can stick around awhile, when you feel up to it.

 

[Tammi67]

I know what you mean about the flag folding ceremony. We had that for my husband's funeral. 21 gun salute. The whole nine yards. When the soldiers came to give me the flag, I had them present it to his mother. She gave him life, I felt she should be honored at his death....

How touching. Not many wives would be that caring.

 

[PNO4TE]

When you traveling? Are you going to be around the time Tia and I are there?

Nope, Chanon. My DH and both daughters are going from October 19-22 for the Food & Wine Festival and MNSSHP. It has been a tradition to take our kids to WDW for their birthdays for quite a number of years. Older DD will turn 28 on this trip and her first birthday trek to WDW was at age 3!. So, although the free dining was tempting, this particular weekend is the only one we can do. Younger DD has a long weekend for "Fall Break" from college so it is destiny that we continue our tradition

 

[yellowfish78]

PNO4TE - Well, it was worth a shot! We almost had a mini DDA meet going! Our plans always started the 30th of September, so it was pure luck that the dining plan popped into it! I'm scared because of it now, I'm afraid it's gonna be swamped! Since they've been there before during F&WF, would you mind if I pm you some questions?

UP - Just let me know if you need an address! Or, would it be easier to ship directly to the hotel? Can we ship from the hotel? (I'll have to find that out today...)

 

[PNO4TE]

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around. Everything's fine.

I put my t-shirt designs here for anyone who still wants one.

That was so nice of you to do, MidNite. Glad everything is OK and we will be here when you return!

 

[PNO4TE]

I know what you mean about the flag folding ceremony. We had that for my husband's funeral. 21 gun salute. The whole nine yards. When the soldiers came to give me the flag, I had them present it to his mother. She gave him life, I felt she should be honored at his death....

Steffy - that made me teary. What a lovely thing to do for his mother.