The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 9

[lmartin2711]

I am calling it a night. Everyone have pleasant dreams and I will talk to ya'll in the morning.

Lynn

 

[bengalbelle]

I didn't know ya'll also did swim team!!! Do you have swim meets on Thursday nights??

My vote still goes for Caroline Elizabeth

Lynn

We have meets on Wednesdays. This is our first year doing it. Christopher LOVES it!!

ETA: I'm 99.9% sure it will be Caroline

 

[bengalbelle]

Congrats on the 1st place ribbon. My boys really enjoy swim team. They enjoy team sports but I like it when they can excel in individual sports also. Alex's favorite are the rainbow ribbons. He gets them after a swim meet if he beats his own personal best time. Those he really loves!!

Lynn

We're trying to find a balance between individual and team sports too. I like swim team because they can race for their personal best and they can race for the team in the relays. We're seriously considering putting him in year round swimming.

Christopher has several issues that he's had to/is still working through. He's weak in his upper body and swimming is so good for building upper body strength. He has some fine motor problems, coordination problems and visual perception problems. Most people don't even notice it but we know how hard he's had to work to overcome this and we are unbelievably proud of him.

As far as ribbons, he told me today that even if you don't win you still get a ribbon, it's just a different color. I think he wants one of each! I'm happy he made first today because it may not happen again and I wanted him to feel that success.

 

[ReAnSt]

I hope this works as I keep getting server is busy messages and am sick of dealing with it. So no smilies or cutesies as I am heading to bed, Have a good night everyone. I typed the rest of this is word and cut and pasted so I hope it is not terribly formatted.

I’m so excited, no more group home for me. Woohooo I handed in all of my stuff yesterday and today was the last day of my employment there.

Tonight was the flag burning ceremony, it went very well and there were lots of Girl Scouts and Cub and Boy Scouts. The Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts ran the ceremony and all of Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts were also involved. This is such an improvement for the Girl Scouts as last year the girls who attended handed out programs and had to sit and watch the ceremony. The Boy Scouts ran everything, this year the Boy Scouts manned the fire and were involved in the initial flag ceremony.

This Mouse Story made me think of all of you. We are already good at doing this but I want to remind you of how important it is. Sending hugs, prayers, pixie dust, congratulations, and well wishes to all of you.

MOUSE STORY

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife, open a package.
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered -he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,
but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap-- alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's
main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral the farmer
had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it
doesn't concern you,remember --
When one of us is threatened,
We are all at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life.
We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend. Thank you all for being an important part of my life. I truly appreciate each and every single one of you.

 

[kc10family]

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]I am now caught up but my notes are not that great. I am sorry for missing things so PD and prayers to all who need them. WTG for those who did good. [/font]

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Amy [/font]How are you feeling? Did Alyssa like swim lesson?

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Baloo [/font]Haven’t seen much of you, however I haven’t been around lots either.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Becky [/font]I am sorry I missed your birthday, I hope it was very nice.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Bernadette [/font]If you all meet up and spend at least an hour together you can qualify for a SSP. (Pictures are required also J

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Beth [/font]Keep up the good work on the weight loss.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Channon [/font]Thank you for the video on Everest, I finally watched it and it was so cool. If I can ever do anything for you let me know.

Love the picture of your almost nephew!!!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Clare [/font]Thank you for the link to DL history. I actually cried watching it.Enjoy your bumbag, I still have a diaper bag backpack due to Bethie, but some day I will get down to a smaller bag.

Congratulations on such great grades on your papers!!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Dawn [/font]Happy late birthday Brian!! Good baby report!!! I vote Lauren Elizabeth!!! Yeah Christopher! Love the blue ribbon!!!



[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Deb [/font]I will keep an eye out for Donald Duck fabric, did you say regular cotton or fleece or what ever we find? WTG Hunter!!!!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Denise [/font]You have had a full few days. I am very sorry to hear about Jacob, PD and prayers for all.



[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Glynis [/font]Thank you for sharing the ** SPECIAL GROCERY LIST email, it was what I needed to read that.

I am sorry to hear about Richard, I hope your father and all the family are doing ok right now.



[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Janet [/font]Sorry I missed your 2000th post, so here is a late WTG!!!!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Jen [/font]How was your test and speech? What did the ENT say? (read more, good to hear)

Love what you put together for your brother and you about Alyssa, looks great!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Jennifer [/font]Congratulations on the 38,000 milestone.!!!! PD for your brother.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Jennifer (Tink2020) [/font]Congrats on passing the tests and closing on the house!!!! Glad to hear you had a great time on your cruise.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Jo [/font]How are things with you and Ramiro? When will you be moving?



[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Julie [/font]Nice to see you and WTG Kyle!!! Keep up the good work on the weight loss, don’t worry about a small plateau, it happens every so often.

Love the door magnets from your cruise!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]June [/font]Congrats on paying off your free dining trip. Yeah Melaine and Debbie for clean the house and cutting the lawn.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Kate [/font]Anymore on Karen? PD and prayers for the test for Nick comes out fine.



[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Kristine [/font]Congrats to Christopher for the soccer team!!!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Kristin [/font]Where are you?Did I miss something? Come visit soon.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Lindsay [/font]When do you get back from Hawaii?

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Marti [/font]What’s going on with you these days?


[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Paul [/font]How do you like the new job?

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Robyn [/font]Love the diaper pails!!


[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Tammi [/font]YEAH Nicholas!Love the missing tooth smile!

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Theresa [/font]I hope you feel better soon. Please don’t call your preacher a drip. I know he may be the voice of a Disney character, but he is a preacher and all. J

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Teresa [/font]congrats on being Aunt Teresa

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Tia [/font]glad to hear Phil is doing a bit better this week. I will keep you in my prayers.

[font=Walt Disney Script v4.1]Vicki [/font]How is Chuck today? I think it would be great if you could come to DL with Glynis and I.





Thank you all for the wonderful words, prayers and PD for Katie and my SIL (Tammy). WOW what a wild few days! We have gone into “get it done” mode, so whatever needs to get done we are doing.

One of Katie’s best friends will be spending Friday evening with the girls and me while her mom and dad go to the viewing. Sam is just a little girl herself (10) and just doesn’t want to see her friend for the last time in a casket and I don’t blame her one bit. So we are having pizza and movie night with her. She will attend the service on Sat w/ her parents and then maybe some more time at our house before they drive home.

 

[babytrees]

Theresa,

I am sure you got some good answers, but my DH got me a Kodak easy share and I love it. since I have a son who can do a lot of things with a computer, he can scan the pictures I want and print them. If not, I would have gotten a printer as well.

I was wondering about the Easy Share as there is one on clearance at Target right now (two of my favorite words clearance and Target). Thanks!!!

 

[babytrees]

Hi Everyone. I have caught up. I had quite a few pages to read as I've been working late the past couple of nights. I can't possibly remember everyone individually, so I am going to post a collective to everyone who needs one, and to everyone who needs congrats, and to all.

The brief I've been working overtime on will finally be going out the door to the printer's tomorrow, so then I'll have my own reason for celebrating.

I came home tonight after working late and walked into a house that had just been vacuumed, the kitchen floor had been mopped, the litter box emptied and the trash taken out! I wasn't looking forward to having to any of that, so it was a great surprise (oh, and the lawn was mowed). It was Melanie and her friend Debbie. Melanie cleaned while Debbie cut the grass. So I had a chance to catch up with all of you.

WTG Melanie & Debbie!! That would be so nice to come home to......what sweethearts they are!!

 

[babytrees]

I seriously might be the world's worst mom

Tonight there was a deer in our backyard - and my kids got so excited that Bambi was actually in our yard - I asked him if they wanted him for a pet - and they said no

so at bedtime I told them if they didn't stay in bed - I was going to get Bambi to come stay with them in their rooms - Julia took it with a grain of salt but ran back up - Nick took off back upstairs as quick as I have ever seen him run

about 10 minutes later - Julia got out of bed and Nick got HYSTERICAL - "no - Mommy will get Bambi" Julia yells down - Mommy you can't get Bambi - he has a Mommy and Daddy waiting for him somewhere - I promised her I would not get Bambi

well I have traumatized Nick - he is in bed - has not moved and even after I told him that deers would be a horrible pet and that I would never bring a deer in our house

So I guess when Nick is an adult and has an unnatural fear of deer it will be all my fault!!! I thought they would think it was funny at the idea of having a deer for their pet/nanny - Julia actually did but poor little Nick is afraid Bambi will eat him!!!

Poor Nick....but you aren't the worst mom.....there's a whole thread on the CB with worst mommy/daddy moments and those are some doozies!!(mine included ) Nick and I can be therapy buddies....I have an unnatural dislike of deer too......I had a fawn chew at my panties while I was feeding it's sibling at a sanctuary. I can't watch Bambi....scares the bejeebers out of me. Though I did like Bambi II.

 

[babytrees]

Thanks to Amy/Kevin I can post Christopher's picture! His shirt had the name of the club he swims for and I thought that was TMI for the Internet. Anyway, here he is with his blue ribbon

WTG!!! Christopher!!!!!

 

[Steffy]

Thanks to Amy/Kevin I can post Christopher's picture! His shirt had the name of the club he swims for and I thought that was TMI for the Internet. Anyway, here he is with his blue ribbon

Christopher!!

 

[Brendita]

Server is giving me problems.
So just a quick post.
Sorry so unpersonal.

To all with losses & problems.
Many hugs & prayers.


Congrats
Grads & loss tooth.

Lots going on @ work & last week of school.
Very busy.

 

[Eeyorecln]

With all the sad news last night I forgot to post about Hunter's last game of the season. He plays Rec league so the games are more like scrimages, but to him it was a huge game. In the first inning he was playing second base. With one out he caugt a pop fly and tagged second base to make a double play. He was so proud of himself. Because of his great outfielding the couches picked him to be up first. He had a good hit and made it to second base. He scored the first run for his team. 2nd inning he had a nice play at short stop. They reversed the batting order so he was up last. Another nice hit and he drove in a run. Third inning. His best friend was at bat and he hit a line drive to Hunter at third base. He fielded it and tagged 3rd base to get the last out of the inning. He was up first again and made it to second, then scored another run. We don't really keep score, but I know that Hunter's team killed the other team. Hunter's team batted through their order all 3 innings and the other team got 3 outs before batting through their batting order. My parents were both there and Chris's Mom, boyfriend and aunt came too. He was so happy, a very nice ending to a short season. He was floating on Next year they will play against neighboring towns, although we may put him in lacrosse instead.

Deb

Good job Hunter. It sounds like a great game.

 

[Eeyorecln]

My anniversary is in December of 2007 too!!! What day did you get married?

I always feel so bad for you up posting alone late at night!!! I know to you it isn't late but we are all usually in bed by then!!

I think POR is really pretty!!!

Wow cool We got married Dec. 6. I wanted a Christmas wedding but this was as close to Christmas as we could get and keep peace. (Both families had issues with dates I was choosing) We still did Christmas colors deep burgundy red and a slightly dark emerald green. I'll never forget the week before all the baking. I decided to leave christmas cookie baskets in all the rooms for the guests and I underestimated how hard it would be to bake for over a hundred versus a family. I made gingersnaps, chocolate shortbread, sugar, mexican cinnamon, and peanut butter with hershey kisses and then peppermint fudge. Wouldn't you know all night I was writing down the recipe for that fudge. Still I love Christmas weddings and would do it all over again. When was your date?
And I do figure one of these days I'll have to pop in a movie for the kids and post earlier when everyone's up.
I think the pics for POR look neat and I think the boys will love it. Of course, I think they would love ASMO it's Diney for a whole week.

 

[Eeyorecln]

This is a vent and you do not need to read this, I am just up to my armpits in …..BLAH!!!



Yesterday it’s Katie has passed and today it’s mil SIL (the one in MI who has cervical cancer) has been given two weeks to two years. *** is going on!!!!

I know God has a plan and we have no clue what it is, but honestly! This is a bit much for two days. I had decided this morning that I would put my tears aside for Katie and make the day the best we could because you should live everyday to the fullest and then we get another crappy phone call. That’s it!!!! I am not answering the phone again today or tomorrow!!! Maybe I should just have the stupid thing disconnected, ok that’s not reality but wow am I done with sad news.



So here some my feelings as of now



Thank you for reading this and letting me vent.

Prayers for peace and understanding. I am so sorry that you are having such a trying couple of days.

 

[Eeyorecln]

So remember the baby shower you all were helping me with a few weeks ago, well I gave my girlfriend the task of coming up with the wording for the invites and this is it:

Because one daughter was so much fun,
Dana and Kevin thought they’d have another one!

New baby girl K**** is on the way
So we thought we’d help prepare for the big day;

It’s a Pamper party to start the fun
Diapers are requested for the little one

Please bring a pack of diapers, any size from 1 – 4
Because the thing with diapers is that you’ll always need more.

Or if diapers as a gift just isn’t your thing
Something to pamper mom is what you could bring;

Come celebrate the arrival of baby number two
On this day we will have lots of fun, we hope to see you.

Isn't that awesome! She said she looked at some of the invitation websites and kind of pulled it all together and she didn;t think it was all that good. Then we were talking about favors and I starting looking around the web and found these:

They are Diaper Pails and what makes it cool is that the favor from her 1st shower was a candle one as well to light when the baby was born. Now the question is do I do the metal one or pink ones, they are the same price?

I like the metal ones especially given the theme of your shower.

 

[Moonbeams]

Does anyone still have the directions of how to download your PhotoPass photos? Someone on our old thread gave me the instructions, but since I couldn't ever get it to work, I don't think I have them any more.

Thanks!!

Jennifer

 

[Eeyorecln]

Okay DDA My family needs your prayers.

A little back ground. MY brother and his ex girl friend have a son together. she also had a son when she started dating my Brother. they broke up and she moved out in Dec. My mom watches the boys from 1:30 p.m. til my brother gets off work at arounf 5 p.m.
Well Monday night he stayed late at our parents house working on his truck. so my mom took him home to shower and then drove him over to her place so he could put the kids to bed. THe ex had to stay late at work because they were coming to wax the floor at the store and they had to do it after the store closed. so she got home around 2 am. My brother then walked the mile to his house. and went to bed. When my Dad went to pick him up yesterday morn. Their was a note taped to his door. It said for him to stay away from R**** and the kids or else.Well last night my mom took him by his house to turn on the AC before she took him to R's house with the boys. She gets home and he walks home. their is a note on his door again this one saying DO you know what I am going to do to you?About an hour later one of his friends called and he walked outside to talk on his cell phone to her because he does not get good reception in his house and their is another note taped to his door. This one said BOOM YOUR DEAD. after this one he finally called the cops. He told R**** about the first note and she said she would tell one of her cop friends about it. but he was off duty.
I am really worried about my brother. I am so hoping the cops find this person before he does. The cops said that these are considered terroistic threats.

I sincerely hope the cops can get this straightened out. Prayers for your brother and his safety.

 

[Eeyorecln]

Hunter just got home from school. The first thing he asked me was "Do you really think I did a good job last night". My answer was to read my post to him and all of your responses. This is Hunter now (minus a couple of teeth ) Thanks for helping make his day special.

Nick came home from school with a note today. My reaction was on no as school is out tomorrow, it must be bad right? Wrong. It was a note that he wrote to me thanking me for all I do for him. I absolutely didn't expect it. What a nice boy. So this is me (I have all my teeth )

Deb

That's sweet.

 

[Eeyorecln]

He didn't peek and he took first place in his heat ! I'll try to post a picture later.

WTG Christopher.

 

[Eeyorecln]

Hi Everyone. I have caught up. I had quite a few pages to read as I've been working late the past couple of nights. I can't possibly remember everyone individually, so I am going to post a collective to everyone who needs one, and to everyone who needs congrats, and to all.

The brief I've been working overtime on will finally be going out the door to the printer's tomorrow, so then I'll have my own reason for celebrating.

I came home tonight after working late and walked into a house that had just been vacuumed, the kitchen floor had been mopped, the litter box emptied and the trash taken out! I wasn't looking forward to having to any of that, so it was a great surprise (oh, and the lawn was mowed). It was Melanie and her friend Debbie. Melanie cleaned while Debbie cut the grass. So I had a chance to catch up with all of you.

How very nice of them. I hope you're able to get that brief out the door and have your evenings free.