The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 9

[Eeyorecln]

I'm back from my camping trip. It was fun, but not at all relaxing. They offer so many activities from sun up to sun down that we were constantly on the run. The boys really seemed to enjoy themselves, but by Friday they were ready to just hang out, no events. It was really nice to come home today. Chris says that we are never doing split vacations again as we both really missed each other and the kids while we were home alone. He's been chasing me where ever I go tonight and says that he's not letting me out of his sight again . I'll post details later.

The big question on my mind is............Any new babies yet? I have no idea how many pages I need to read, but I just gotta know.

Deb

That is so sweet. He might need a little ODTT.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Nick fell sound asleep - but the fireworks are non stop the week of 4th of July around here - and I think it is going to be a long week for him!!

Glynis - I would gladly come join you and Jamin for lunch!! Maybe you could invite him to the September DL trip- I think suddenly more of us would be able to make it and it would be a short trip for him!!!!!

 

[Eeyorecln]

I don't mind the hard time. It makes me feel like part of the family! My personal preference would be the grotto. It's a lot easier to get pictures there without a crowd, and Mr. Toad can be quite difficult sometimes. What do you think, Paula, Tia, and Christy?

I think both are good but you are right about the crowds in FL. It typically took me 15 min. to get a pic. of the kids in each of the Gold vehicles because of people just walking right in front of the camera. Still I was determined to get those pics.

 

[UP Disney]

Well, I'm off to bed. It is after midnight and I really should get some sleep since I'll be in a house with 6 young kids for 2 days. It should be interesting! I'll stop on in the morning!

 

[my3princes]

I have been trying to catch up for hours now. I'm still 50 pages behind, but that is much better than when I started.

For all of you that are dealing with the heavy rain and flooding. That is the same weather that we have been having here since May. It is hard to believe that so much of the east coast has had to deal with flooding issues. I know that the farming industry is really suffering due to damaged crops. I have to wonder how many family farms will be forced to sell because of the increased cost of buying hay/corn that they would have normally grown themselves. Then there are the homes and roads that have been destroyed. We could all certainly use a little sunshine. The only bright side is that everyone's wells are full so no fear of running out of water anytime soon which can be an issue all to often.

To those of you with friends and family members requiring medical attention. It seems that there is way too much of that for all of us lately.

I finally made it to the shower pictures. I'm glad that Amy enjoyed her shower and had a good time. I can't wait to hear what Alyssa thought about the gifts for her and the new baby.

I'm off to bed. Hopefully I'll catch up later (today as it is now after 1 AM).

Deb

 

[Eeyorecln]

 

[Eeyorecln]

This is the baby Ephram (Effie we call him.)

 

[Eeyorecln]

Thanks Vicki I got it figured out with your help.

 

[Eeyorecln]

This is Blake my oldest.

 

[Eeyorecln]

This is Zachary.

 

[Eeyorecln]

And this is Caleb. Sorry don't know how to downsize it or adjust them so they're the right side up.

 

[Eeyorecln]

Have a migraine so I will be heading to bed and letting DH watch Effie.
and for everyone who needs them. Goodnight.

 

[rosiejo]

Originally, a breezeway was just a roof covering between the carriage house (horse barn) and house (since the breeze blew through it it was called a breezeway). Even though people started to add walls later, it kept the name. With Chuck being a civil engineer, he was able to tell me where the term came from when you asked. It may also be called an entryway, back hall, or mud room. When we added our garage to our house, we also added a 10x12 room between the house & the garage. It has a door on every wall - one from the front yard, one from the garage, one to the backyard and one into the house. It pretty much just has a bench, a hanging mirror with coat hooks and a closet in the room.

Even though ours has walls, I like the sound of breezeway better than the other terms people use. So I call mine a breezeway so the closet is a breezeway closet.

As a side note, it is becoming our Disney room. We painted it yellow and it is quite cheery. There are two Disney posters on the walls. My mom got me a bunch of picture frames from Goodwill & St. Vinnies (second hand stores that benefit the needy). I'm going to print pictures from our Disney trips and hang them in the room as well. There is nothing better than being reminded of Disney as we leave or enter the house!

Claire,
A breezeway is kinda like a porch between the garage and house and sometimes a closet is put in just to hold things so they don't get wet if it rains.

Thanks for the explanation guys! Our house doesn't have a garage so we lack a breezeway

Vicki I love the idea of turning yours into a Disney room... I'm pretty much doing that to my study

 

[rosiejo]

Clare - maybe we should all come to WDW and give you a crash course!!

You are an awesome girl and have NO reason to be shy - just think of it as joining a new thread!!!

I'm going to have to keep a beady eye out for matching tees and tie dye crocs...

Thanks for the compliment! It's actually something I have on my development plan at work so I should be doing something about it. If I tell people I know that I'm shy they just laugh because I'm obviously not around them... I just squirm when I have to talk to strangers!

FEEL FREE TO IGNORE THE REST OF THIS POST EVERYONE - IT'S MY THERAPY

Actually - I think it goes deeper than that... I've been thinking about it since yesterday and since I trust you guys I'm going to share this - like therapy!

It's a trust issue... my dad was in the army so we travelled a lot when I was a kid and I found it hard to make friends, I was bullied a couple of times, but worse than that had a few so called friends turn against me. When I got to uni I met a girl who became my first proper friend, kind of like a soul mate I suppose, over the years she managed to get me to share everything with her. At the time I knew in my heart there was somthing wrong with her, she would hide in her room for days at a time, lie to me about things etc and then when I would beg her to come out of her room she would be back to her normal self. She didn't just lie to me, to her family too, she failed a year and had to go back but she didn't tell her parents. I should have done something but I wasn't brave enough to rock the boat. Then in my final year she went MIA again. I assumed she was in her room as the TV was on so just left it for a couple of days. Then I got a letter through the post, she was in hospital, at her parents, having just attempted suicide.

I know it was a cry for help - because she did it in her parent's house. I had nightmares for days after because what if she'd done it in her room in our halls, and no one had looked for her?? It turns out she had depression and they started treating her. I went up to visit her a few months later, but once again wasn't brave enough to ask her all the questions I had... still have... about why she did it... and why if we were such good friends she didn't ask for my help. I've not seen or spoken to her since... (6 years) I just can't do it, it was a very stressful time for me those months after, and I nearly messed up my degree, I'm not sure I can go through stress like that again.
Sometimes I want to ring her up -to tell her how well I'm doing and that I'm married, but part of me knows that I won't find out about the real things that are happening in her life...

So there you go... if the new couple next door had been in their forties or older I would have stopped to chat and been the pleasant neighbour... but they are our age, and that freaks me out because I'd love to have some "friends" living next door, but I'm still too scared to make proper friends and am keeping everyone at arm's length.

Ok now I'm crying. I don't expect anyone to respond to this, but I've bottled it up for so long it feels good to have it down on "paper" and I'd like to post it for that same reason...

 

[rosiejo]

Chuck was all for the girls getting purple streaks, etc. in their hair while they were young and before they had jobs. However, to him, ear piercing is permanent.

I always thought any piercing was ok as it ISN'T permanent, the hole will heal over... now tatoos, they're permanent!

 

[rosiejo]

Nice to see you Baloo, I hope all is well with you.

I am Gasp...


You Are Miss Piggy

A total princess and diva, you're totally in charge - even if people don't know it.
You want to be loved, adored, and worshiped. And you won't settle for anything less.
You're going to be a total star, and you won't let any of the "little people" get in your way.
Just remember, piggy, never eat more than you can lift!


I am as I truly do not feel this describes me at all.

Oh that's funny

 

[rosiejo]

Great to see you, Alicia! I was just thinking about you last nioght and wondering how you were doing and when we might hear from you on the DDA board again... and then... Bob's your uncle... there you were!

ELin - get a gold star and go directly to the top of the class

 

[rosiejo]

Make a pan of your brownies and take them over. Welcome them to the neighborhood. That's what I have to do. I'm shy with strangers, too, and this way I feel like I'm needed. Odd I know, but that's me!

ooo that's a GREAT idea... I was thinking a bottle of wine, but then DH and I don't drink so that would be really awkward straight away if they offered to crack it open for us all to drink... now my infamous dairy free brownies... that's a much better plan!

Thanks Glynis

 

[rosiejo]

Hello DDA! Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday-
I lounged in the pool and didnt leave the house, it was actually really nice.

I wanted to say thanks to you all-I know the last couple of months, theres been al ot of things coming up in my family, especially now with the accident last weekend, and i have come here venting alot. I know it gets old to hear the same things, but sometimes i feel like i have nowhere to turn.. Its hard sometimes--im 21 years old ,but dont go out and party and drink like most of the people around here...i guess im just in a blah mood- guess its just been a rough couple of months and you guys have really helped me get through them--Thank you!!

You're welcome - come here and vent anytime - I'm just happy that you have some place to go when you need to do that

Here's some that things get better in the coming months it's harsh for someone your age to have to deal with the stuff that you have

 

[rosiejo]

I can't believe it! I'm all caught up! You don't know how good it feels to be all caught up with the events of my DDA family! I really missed you all while I was gone.

Our trip to Cedar City was a lot of fun, well for me and the kids at least. Poor Alan had to work the whole time. He videotapes the plays for the Festival for archival purposes, and then does stories for the news station. So, it wasn't very relaxing for him.

The first few days we just spent time with my mom relaxing and playing in the yard. My kids love to run through the sprinkler! In the evenings, we would go to dress rehearsals for the plays and enjoy the pleasant weather. The plays look to be really good this year. There are 2 theaters, one indoor theater and one outdoor (it's a replica of the Globe theater. It's so authentic, that the BBC used it to film part of one of Shakespeare's plays). Each theater shows 3 plays in repertory. Indoors are On Golden Pond (I bawled through this one. So good!), Room Service (zany, crazy Marx brothers inspired), and H.M.S. Pinafore. My father is performing in this one as Sir Joseph Porter. If you are familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan, you will know he's the bumbling old fool. Typecasting my dad says. It's a darling show, and my older 2 kids loved it. Of course, seeing grandpa singing and dancing was worth the price of admission alone. In the outside theater the plays are The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra. I only got to see Merry Wives, but I loved it! Very fun!

On the 26th there was a reception before the statue unveiling and that was so much fun! So many people were there to honor my dad. I was so touched. People from all over the country and world were there. It's amazing to think how many people my father has touched and inspired. The statue itself is pretty amazing! It is a very nice honor for my dad! All of my siblings were there, and they asked us to do the unveiling. Talk about emotional!

I do have some pictures, so I'm off to upload them to my photobucket account and then I'll post them.

Thanks for letting me know I was missed! I thought about you guys all the time I was gone!

Sounds like you all had a ball!