The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 6

[bengalbelle]

See Dawn....

 

[tinknme]

Great job Deb, pal mickey is so cute

I've got a few pages to catch up on, but I thought you might like to see what I've been up to the last couple of days. My job for the travelin' Pals was to make them blankets. I did that yesterday and had a bit of material left that I thought would make cute sleep pants. I tried to find a pattern last night, but no luck in the 10" size for boy dolls. I ended up creating my own today and made these sleep pants. I need to locate more material in my basement in order to send a pair of pants and a pair of shorts with each one. These are what I have done so far.

 

[tinker1bell]

Boy, was that obvious!!!!! She had 7 from the monster thread. She stole one right out from under the noses of a couple of people. She was totally surprised & felt really bad (or at least pretended to).

I also remember because she was very sick and didnt realize it until 60 posts later

 

[mgkkgdm]

Now thats more like it...

THANK YOU

 

[UP Disney]

Now that I caught up!! You all were chatty while I was at dinner.

Anyway, I have to brag on my oldest. Cassidy has a passion (notice I said passion and not knack) for volleyball so she joined the 8th grade volleyball team...she has been on C team all season long and they played the quarterfinal game tonight. She was so excited, all but one of her serves made it over the net!!! On her way home she asked if we were going out I said not unless you are paying and so that's what she did!! She paid for us to go to Chick-Fil A. She really does have her sweet moments!!

Right across from Chick Fil A is the Disney Store the cast member said that all snowglobes are on sale starting tomorrow!! Tshirts are also on sale...not as cute as the DDA's but still inexpensive!!

Tell her to keep feeding that passion. I LOVED basketball. Wasn't very good but I loved it so much I practiced. In 9th grade, I started out sitting the bench. At the end of the season, I was pulled to Varsity for the tournaments and was on the varsity team my sophomore to senior year. I got all-conference honors all three years on varsity. It was the passion that fed my desire to get better. The best players aren't always the ones that start off the best. It is the passion that makes an excellent player.

 

[kc10family]

Love The Skunka!

 

[bengalbelle]

 

[Moonbeams]

May DDA trippers,
Do these look ok for Pal Mickey?

QUOTE]

Vicki -- Do you think the paint will come off on his fuzzy fur? If not, if I send you a pair of BABW crocs, would you paint some for Eloise? Or, will you tell me what brand of paint you bought, then maybe I can decorate some crocs for her with flowers and such.

Thanks!

Jennifer

 

[tinker1bell]

See Dawn....

Skunka is back

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Now thats more like it...

THANK YOU

Love your signature dear -- next thing you know there will be a song of the day again...

 

[UP Disney]

Denise is a milestone hog...

The skunk is back!!!!! Yeah!!! I've missed the skunk. When did the queen give it back. I know it wasn't there earlier.

 

[bengalbelle]

...and

 

[tinknme]

Oh how cool! Kate & Vickie you rock!

We asked Kate to design a Pal Mickey Kate original for us a couple of weeks ago. I got the tees done tonight and sent off to Deb & Kristine. Here's a picture of PM in his tee.

 

[UP Disney]

very sweet!! I was not so good in 8th grade - but rocked at VB in 9th grade - I had a killer serve (I once aced 13 points in one game until my coach told me to stop - I might have been slightly competitive) and then I threw out my arm in softball that year - thus ending my VB career - anyway my point is - she still had time if she has the passion!! Just don't let her play softball!!

You competitive? Who'd have guessed!!!! That's one of my personality traits that I'm constantly having to try to tame.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Dawn, clean out your pms!!!

 

[kc10family]

Hi DDA! I have a whole lot of pages to catch up on, but I got the following in an email today and thought I would share, since it is sort of the way the DDA is - touching each other's lives.

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was
walking home from school.

His name was Kyle.

It looked like he was carrying all of his books.

I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?

He must really be a nerd."

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends
tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so
he landed in the dirt.

His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet
from him.

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around
looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.

As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.

They really should get lives.

" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"

There was a big smile on his face.

It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him
before.
He said he had gone to private school before now.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.

We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.

I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends

He said yes.

We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked
him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious
muscles with this pile of books everyday!"

He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

When we were seniors, we began to think about college.

Kyle decided on Georgetown , and I was going to Duke.

I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a
problem.

He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football
scholarship.

Kyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd.

He had to prepare a speech for graduation.

I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.

He looked great.

He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.

He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.

He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.

Boy, sometimes I was jealous.

Today was one of those days.

I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and
smiled.

"Thanks," he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began

"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those
tough years.

Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your
friends...

I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift
you can give them.

I am going to tell you a story."

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first
day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.

He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to
do it later and was carrying his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

"Thankfully, I was saved.

My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us
all about his weakest moment.

I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.

Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions.

With one small gesture you can change a person's life.

For better or for worse.

June, I have read this many many times and I always cry when I read it. Thankyou for posting it.

 

[mgkkgdm]

Love your signature dear -- next thing you know there will be a song of the day again...

Well it is a new day,


Song of the Day:

I Wan'na Be Like You, from The Jungle Book

 

[triplefigs]

get to see a specialist on May 15th

I presume a psychiatrist?

 

[mgkkgdm]

The skunk is back!!!!! Yeah!!! I've missed the skunk. When did the queen give it back. I know it wasn't there earlier.

I don't need the QUEEN to bring back the skunk, she has no power here...

 

[UP Disney]

May DDA trippers,
Do these look ok for Pal Mickey?

QUOTE]

Vicki -- Do you think the paint will come off on his fuzzy fur? If not, if I send you a pair of BABW crocs, would you paint some for Eloise? Or, will you tell me what brand of paint you bought, then maybe I can decorate some crocs for her with flowers and such.

Thanks!

Jennifer

It would probably be cheaper for you to do it than mailing them to me. Though, I'm happy to do it. The paint is from Walmart. I'm letting them dry overnight and then I'm going to try to scratch it off to see how well it stays on. If it seems to be staying on well, I'll send you the type of paint I used and you can decide whether you want to do it or mail them to me.