The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 7

[Pooh67_68]

Thank you

Heidi congratulations on 25,000 post!

 

[yellowfish78]

Woohoo!!! My Dec. trip is booked! Chuck & I will be at Disney Dec. 1-5 at POR. We arrive about 1:00 pm on Friday and leave at 3:30pm on Tuesday. I'm calling to see if I can get MVMCP tickets for Dec. 4. I will be upgrading to AP's before the trip since we'll be going again in March (& hopefully Oct. 2007).

We will not be able to do DVC this year as I was hoping. I haven't given it up but I've started thinking about other places I want to visit so want to make sure we will continue to go to Disney several times a year before committing.

So now I need to research what else we want to do while we are there. We want to spend our time seeing the things that are special for the holidays. We probably won't ride many rides (except POTC since it was upgraded since we were there). So ... what are your favorite holiday things to see?

If there's time there is a great Christmas tour called Yultide Fantasy that they do! I think it's at the Magic Kingdom.
You have to do the Candlelight Processional no matter what!
Buy a shingle from the Grand Floridian Resort's Gingerbread house!

 

[yellowfish78]

Ok - who posted the link to the thread about the escalator? I had it open in a window for days and then I went to read it and accidently hit the X!

Can someone re post it please...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=12016262&postcount=40
Here you go Claire!

 

[marcij]

I plan on talking to the leaders who worked with her this year to see what they have to say. Everything I can tell is she has done a great job. This year the Junior and senior high aged girls were together, but they ended the year with a huge troop so next year they will be split into junior and senior high age levels, whether or not I take the co-leader position.

Becky -- congrats on a job well done! I would have a sit down talk with the person that wants your help, be very frank, and find out just what will be involved as co-leader.

Congrats on all your hard work being recognized!

 

[marcij]

We always rent a car and drive everywhere, I'm on vacation and cannot be bothered waiting for a crowded bus JMHO

We feel the same way!

 

[rosiejo]

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=12016262&postcount=40
Here you go Claire!

 

[marcij]

Thanks everybody for your good wishes and pixie dust. They're definitely helping a lot since today I really felt better and the pain is almost gone. I didn't even need pain reliever all day long. The kids are doing great and they are even being helpful. I'm just having some trouble with every-day activities, especially with DD 17 months, as far as changing diapers, bathing, combing, picking her up, etc., but DH has been great and is helping me a lot.

On the other hand, today it was a fun day since we celebrate in Mexico Children's Day, you know like Mother's Day? We went to our Club and they had a kid's party with all kinds of sport activities and games for them. They divide them according to their age, and each group rotates each activity. They gave them a t-shirt, candies and lunch was included too. They had a blast! This day you find special treats for kids at restaurants, stores, malls, etc. They also had a Children's Day party at school, but they had theirs last Friday. Preschool had games and activities like cookie decorating, necklace making, mask making, beauty saloon, hospital, etc., one in each classroom, and the kids were able to go from one classroom to the other to do all the activities. Elementary school went to the movies that day.

Denise: I'm glad Rees did good and I hope the doctor has good news.

Kate: I hope Nick gets better and it all ends up to be "just a virus". Good luck with the test results.

Amy: I'm sorry that things didn't work out well this weekend. Sending you pixie dust.

Happy Birthday to Paul and Alyssa!!

Monica

Monica -- thanks for the information and education on Children's Day. That sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[marcij]

Hi! Just hopping on for a min. I have a terrible cold. Hopefully it stays a cold and doesn't become bronchitis like usual. I have 3 customer events in the next 2 weeks. I truly don't have time to be sick!! I slept all day today and sent DBF to a friend's to watch the Talladega NASCAR race on TV, which was then rained out, but they had a cookout and fun anyway.

So, I'm hopping on to ask everyone's opinion on if I need to get over this situation, or if I have a right to feel slightly put out. But I should probably still get over it and move on.

My stepmom is a lawyer. Love my stepmom. She looks like my mom, so when we go out people think I'm her daughter. She's not a typical stepmom, so I'm very lucky. But I digress.

So my stepmom hired a young woman to join her family law practice last summer. The young woman (call her Allison because this is getting complicated) is the daughter of some friends of my stepmom's friends. So when Allison moved to Dallas from Austin, she expressed interest in joining the Junior League, of which I am a member. My stepmom arranged for the three of us to go to lunch one day to talk about the League. Allison was still interested, so I said when I got the dates for the new member info meeting, I would let her know.

We get the dates for the new member meeting, and I email Allison to invite her to attend the meeting with me. We made arrangements in late Sept for a late Oct meeting. We went to dinner first and had a nice conversation, then went to the meeting. On the way home, I asked her if she was interested, because if so I need to get 2 other sponsors which could take some time since I transferred and don't know tons of people. She said she would let me know. This was late Oct. The sponsor forms are due mid January.

I didn't hear from her, and I didn't hear from her. Finally, in early January, I emailed her and asked if she wanted to join Junior League. She said yes. So I scrambled around to find 2 other sponsors. By then, most of the people I know were already sponsoring someone else. Fortunately, someone at my JL book club agreed to sign, and I got the sponsor form submitted in time.

But Allison never asked me if I got the sponsors or the form in on time. Granted, she was getting married mid Feb, so I let it slide. She was supposed to hear if she got in during Feb or March, and she would have to turn in some provisional papers (provisional = new member) by the end of March. Then she would need to attend a mandatory orientation meeting with her sponsor in May, then she would begin her provisional year in Sept.

I never heard from her in Feb or March if she got in. I never heard from her in April. Then last week I got a notice from the League saying my sponsoree was accepted and to please make sure she attended the meeting in May.

By now, I'm kinda PO'd. Because here I did her a favor by sponsoring her -- someone I don't really know -- and scrambling around to find other sponsors (no small task), and she never had the decency to tell me if she got in or to tell me which meeting she was attending so I could go with her.

I was going to email her about it in April to ask if she got in, but DBF was like "forget it, if she can't be bothered to reach out to you at all through this whole process -- including letting you know in the first place if she wants to join, then it must not be very important to her." So I let it slide. But when I got the notice last week, I kinda lost it.

So I called my stepmom to see if Allison said anything about getting in. Mind you, Allison never told my stepmom we went to the new member info meeting together. My stepmom bugged me about it in Nov, and I told her Allison and I already went and that I thought Allison would say something to her boss about it so I hadn't mentioned it. Anyway, so when I called my stepmom last week, she said she had no idea if Allison got in since she never mentioned it.

So I emailed Allison and basically said: did you get accepted into the League? did you submit your papers? are you signed up for a meeting in May? do you need me to go with you or do your papers indicate I need to do anything? She replied and said "good to hear from you, it's been a while" and that she was in, signed up and all set for a May meeting. And that she didn't need me to do anything else. (According to the notice I got last week, I don't have to go to the meeting with her, but I am encouraged to do so.)

Am I right to feel sort of put out? I mean, I'll totally get over it. But the whole thing seems sort of rude. Like how hard is it to send me an email along the way and let me know she got in, turned in her papers, etc. And her boss is my stepmom for heaven's sake. Sheesh.

Like I said, I'll get over it. But the whole thing bugged me enough to vent on it to you all, who can tell me if I should be quiet or if I'm right to feel put out.

Thanks for listening/reading.

Jennifer

Jennifer -- I think you have a right to be upset. Junior League in Dallas is a very BIG deal. It's hard to get in and hard to get sponsors for people you want to help. It took a lot of your time scrambling around last minute to do things. I would be very upset seems she seems very indifferent and not at all thankful. Actually, she sounds like a spoiled brat!

 

[marcij]

Good evening, Clare. What are you still doing up?

 

[tink2020]

Jennifer (moonbeams) -- I don't think you're overreacting. I don't know much about the Junior League process, but from just what you have said, you went to a LOT of trouble for her. It's something you belong to that you are very proud of, so it seems reasonable to me that you would feel put out by someone who is a) maybe not taking it seriously and b) not really giving you the time of day for what you did for her!

If it continues to bother you, is it something you can (nicely) tell her -- just to sort things out? Nothing nasty, just a conversation or email about how excited you are for her, but that you were anxiously awaiting hearing from her and would have loved if she kept in touch with you better?

I hope it smooths out soon, and your sponsor relationship works out well with her!

 

[UP Disney]

If there's time there is a great Christmas tour called Yultide Fantasy that they do! I think it's at the Magic Kingdom.
You have to do the Candlelight Processional no matter what!
Buy a shingle from the Grand Floridian Resort's Gingerbread house!

Thanks for the info. I've added them to my list. I'll definitely be checking out the Yuletide Fantasy tour. We like tours. It says it starts at Epcot but mentions parks so hopefully would include Magic Kingdom. That is so cool. I had never heard of that one.

 

[ReAnSt]

Hi! Just hopping on for a min. I have a terrible cold. Hopefully it stays a cold and doesn't become bronchitis like usual. I have 3 customer events in the next 2 weeks. I truly don't have time to be sick!! I slept all day today and sent DBF to a friend's to watch the Talladega NASCAR race on TV, which was then rained out, but they had a cookout and fun anyway.

Jennifer

Jennifer,
First of all I hope you feel better and don't get bronchitis. Second of all you have every right to be irritated. You did that girl a favor and she won't even acknowledge it. The nerve of some people. If she doesn't want you to go I wouldn't spend my time going as she doesn't get what you did for her.

Even though she probably won't say it, here is a thank you from me for her. Thank you for helping me get into the Junior league.

Feel better soon and don't let it bother you too much.

Becky

 

[my3princes]

I have another busy day on the horizon so I'll just say hello to y'all. Why is it that life just doesn't slow down? I'll check back later.

Deb

 

[tmfranlk]

OH OH OH

It took me a minute to catch on!!

We are going to spectro and wishes on Saturday night - then to Jellyrolls!
On Sunday - we are a little more loose on the plans - Kristine leaves first thing in the morning - the rest of us are think AK for EE and then lunch at WCC - then Marti is going with Matt and Skunka and Tammi and I will make decisions - my knee stamina is a factor - we both leave Sunday evening

Marti leaves on Monday

Well, I had been debating and debating sneaking down for my birthday and then saw the stuff about Priceline and $36 at Music and Sports. I decided to take a chance and ended up with 5/21 at Music and 5/22-24 at Sports. I am going to add the 20th today at AP rate hopefully. Looking at airfare I think we'll get to MCO around 3. I was thinking Spectro and Wishes that night as well. I'm going to figure out today what we're doing the other days as soon as I get the airfare locked in.

 

[marcij]

Well, I had been debating and debating sneaking down for my birthday and then saw the stuff about Priceline and $36 at Music and Sports. I decided to take a chance and ended up with 5/21 at Music and 5/22-24 at Sports. I am going to add the 20th today at AP rate hopefully. Looking at airfare I think we'll get to MCO around 3. I was thinking Spectro and Wishes that night as well. I'm going to figure out today what we're doing the other days as soon as I get the airfare locked in.

Tia -- congrats on your birthday trip! There's no better place to spend a birthday!

 

[tmfranlk]

Kate - How is Nick today?

 

[KMH1]

It's Jennifer's (Bear74) birthday today! Here's a link to her birthday thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1100606

Happy Birthday Jennifer!!!

 

[UP Disney]

Happy Birthday!!!!!

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[KMH1]

Morning all!

Thank you for all your consoling words regarding our bust of an open house yesterday. Last night, we both just vegged in front of some of our favorite Sunday night TV shows, and today is a new day, right?!!

Julie, Carli, Kyle, Alyssa and I are going to meet Kevin and Dave for lunch across the river at Joe's Crab Shack. Going out to eat always puts a smile on my face!

I'll try to check in during naptime. I hope all the sick kiddos are having a good morning and here's some for those coping with stressful family situations too. The sun's not shining here in Cincinnati, but here's a little fake sunshine to brighten everyone's day.

Amy

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Hi!
Am I right to feel sort of put out? I mean, I'll totally get over it. But the whole thing seems sort of rude. Like how hard is it to send me an email along the way and let me know she got in, turned in her papers, etc. And her boss is my stepmom for heaven's sake. Sheesh.

Jennifer

I would feel a little used! You did all the work to get her in and then she can't even thank you or let you know

I think your feelings are very valid - but I am the type of person who would just decide to get over it especially since she works for your stepmom - I would never help her out in the future though!!