Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

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OK,

It's Shutters at Old Port Royale (Carribbean Beach)

and Shutters at Vero Beach

and yes, you can call 407 WDW DINE and make ADRs for either one of them.
 

OK,

It's Shutters at Old Port Royale (Carribbean Beach)

and Shutters at Vero Beach

and yes, you can call 407 WDW DINE and make ADRs for either one of them.



I couldnt think of that one and I have eaten at both... DUH
 
Well, after two days of not being on the chit chat thread, I haven't missed much...however I am hoping that everyone is going out and doing things!

Carol: hope things go well in the repairs with your truck
John: hope the pens win, although hockey for me is watching the fights..:lmao:
Carol: I should have known the trivia, just ate at Shutters in Vero a couple of weeks ago...
I think it was Shannone's picture, cool pic!

Ok, I was invited Friday afternoon late by the Freshman sponsor at school to be a chaperone. She knew Chris was working because she just finished our softball program (and what a great job she did) and we had been talking. Anyway, she offered to pay my DS4's way and mine to Islands of Adventure if I would chaperone the trip with her and some other teachers. DH was working all weekend so we can go to the GG this coming weekend, so I said what the hey!
We were there at 7am and DS4 couldn't wait to get on the bus. He also couldn't understand why the nice doggie was sniffing all the bags! He was also quite put out that the dog drooled on our cooler. He spent about 3 minutes trying to dry off his cooler because his Fruit2O was in it!
We had to wait because the dog targeted this one back each time she went by (three times) so we had to wait so the dean could search it. Come to find out, the kid didn't have anything in it, but he sure had something in it recently! He behaved the whole trip though.
I was a little worried about going on the trip, based on the behavior of the normal population of our school, but I have to say that I was very impressed with the kids and we had not one incident all day! The kids were so good and 90% of them came and checked in with us early! It is nice to have a pleasant surprise once in a while!
Today, I was supposed to pack the RV. My father came up because he is going to wire a circuit breaker for the RV so that we can run the refrigerator without blowing a circuit on the box. It is soooo nice to have an electrician in the family! Anyway, we ended up spending the whole afternoon with my parents (DS and I) and got nothing done! I had to go and take a nap because the smoke from the fires came in really strong and gave me a massive headache. I hope it is not that bad tomorrow, whew!

DS and I spent about 90% of Saturday in Seuss Landing. Here is DS playing in the water...he spent about 2 hours there and I got to give the teacher look to 2 middle schoolers that didn't belong there and one parent of another middle schooler...geeesh!

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OK,

It's Shutters at Old Port Royale (Carribbean Beach)

and Shutters at Vero Beach

and yes, you can call 407 WDW DINE and make ADRs for either one of them.

I was looking for them both to be at WDW. Good quiz.
 
I am not happy with my mom !! My oldest daughter has been in middle school band for 3 years now. She plays sax and piano and has had many solos and fun parts over the years. She loves playing and is really good (proud mom :goodvibes ). My gripe is that my mom has NOT made it to ONE of her concerts in the last 3 years. :mad:

My mom lives about 45 miles from here....and we see them quite a bit. They go camping just about every weekend. She told me tonight that she isn't coming tomorrow night to my dd's LAST concert of middle school because gas is too expensive. Yet she drove 100 miles from home to camp last weekend....and is going back to the same place next weekend :headache:

I guess I know where her priorites are. My dd keeps asking me if any of her grandparents are coming....but I don't think any of them are (and the rest of them live closer than my mom !). There are two important awards being presented to 8th graders tomorrow night and my dd is really hoping to get one of them. She has worked very hard for the last three years and always goes above and beyond what is expected of her (again with the proud mom:goodvibes ).

So anyway...I needed to get that off my chest. THANKS .
 
Shannone-

I can understand yours & your DD's disappointment on the part of your mom. Sometimes we let our folks down & sometimes they let us down. Take the upper road on this one Shannone. Go, enjoy the concert, be very proud of your daughter, take your pictures and/or video. If your mom inquires about the concert and if any awards were won, play it up big time, and by all means, share the pictures with her! That'll make you the bigger person. Your mom, unfortunately, is the one losing out. It's too bad she doesn't see it that way.

Here's hoping DD's reed doesn't crack!!:cutie:
 
I'm sorry Shannone. Maybe one day she will realize the blessings she has. I know how hard this must be on you...trying to keep everyone happy and your kids free of disappointment. You are very proud of your children! I'm sure they must know that!
 
Shannone, I understand you. We have a set of grandparents that always have "excuses" for not coming, and they live in the same town. But if one other cousin in particular has something they don't miss it(she is an only child, and has a useless father who doesn't go to anything-that is what they say:mad: ) They actually didn't come to the one and only fieldhockey game that DD had(rec fieldhockey) because this said cousin was having a halloween party and wanted them there. My DD was so hurt, then they didn't come to DDs guitar concert which she had 2 solos in because they had to help their daughter get rid of ants(apparently she can't do that for herself).

It is really disappointing for the kids, I feel for you DD. But I tell mine to just do their best, and have fun it's Memere and Pepere who are losing out. Good luck to her tonight, I played the sax in the middle school band. Not that I could remember any of it now! And I'm sending you good vibes for the awards!!!!:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes Have fun!!! I know I'm not anywhere near as important as a grandparent(or any family member really, lol) but I will be there for you in spirit!!!!
 
(((((Shannone and DD))))) I understand how you feel. I hate to see that disappointment in my children when a grandparent doesn't show up. Has your DD called and asked the grandparents to come? Sometimes that changes things. My parents come to everything and the inlaws hate to come to anything for my kids but go to BIL's stepsons everything. And when they do come they have such sour puss faces I often wonder why we want them there. Unfortunately it happens in every family. But for me the hardest part is the disappoint in my child. Good luck to her and I hope she receives the award. Take lots of pics and be proud Mama!!!!
 
Shannon....its a shame that we HAVE to love our parents sometimes isnt it!!! I know thats sounds terrible, but I so completely know how you feel. My mom's the same way to the "T". Lives 10 minutes away and has never shown up for a birthday, christmas, etc....just never has. I was never thrown a bday party as a kid, never unwrapped a present till I was 14 and friends gave me a gift or two....I didnt want to tear the paper......most people dont remember opening their first wrapped gift...I'll never forget it.
We do occassionally speak with my mom...but not often. Every couple of months, I guess guilt takes her over and she'll show up with a couple of items(unwrapped, of coarse) and do the Im sorry I didnt make if here for ..insert occassion here....but I brought ya'll a few things!!!! She just doesnt get that its not about getting crap from her, its about her being somewhere that means something special to a kid!!! We dont care if she shows up empty handed....just freakin show up!!!!
I couldnt care less anymore...I know how she is and I would be more freaked out if she DID actually show up for something, but I know better. Ive stopped calling her on Mother's Day for the last couple of years...not so much to teach her a lesson, because at 67yrs old...her lessons have been learned long ago...but I dont call her because I enjoy revenge and hope that it hurts her a little....and I save a bundle not buying that dozen of roses and skipping her being on the check at whatever restaurant I bring MY KIDS MOM out to....I like my kids' mom much better than MY mom!
 
Rog, how sad. No present until you were 14. I'm sure you appreciate things more now. Your kids seem to have a great mom. I know how you feel. My mom past away when i was 12 and my dad flew the coop after that. My grandma (moms mother) gave him land to live on so he had to pass by our house everyday and he never even waved when he went by. Things are better with him now but we still rarely see him. I always invite him to my kids birthdays and he has shown up only once or twice over the years. I just figure he's the one missing out. My inlaws are the best grandparents so my kids are loved.
 
So, looks like we have a new trip planned in the near future!! Woohoo!! Now, there is one point that is bad news. It won't be at the Fort :(

So yesterday, my mother-in-law (MIL) spends the day with us, and we're going around to some stores and just enjoying the day. So Beth, Reilly, and I leave around 6 PM to head back home, and Beth and her mom are talking on the phone. Well they somehow decide that we need to go somewhere July 4th. Sanibel Island, Jacksonville, Tampa, the Keys, we floated a few ideas around. In the end, we decided that we were going to go to Disney (not as if I didn't magically push all of them into that decision ;) )!!

It is going to be Beth, Reilly and I, as well as Beth's mom and Beth's uncle (her mom's brother). Her uncle is kind of private, so we started looking for either a suite or someplace where 2 rooms would be feasible. Oh, and I should mention, this is "family trip" that they've decided they want to give us, so we don't have to pay!!! WOOHOO!! Yea, I know, I'm spoiled, I got lucky, sue me :P

So for once we were able to look without money being much of an option (they recently received some inheritance). We actually found a really good deal on the cabins, for only $200 bucks a night. Our trip is going to be from Thursday-Sunday, which I think is July 3rd to July 6th. The cabins for a long time seemed to be the way we were heading, and I was very happy about that!

However, Beth has never stayed at the Polynesian and it's one of her favorite resorts, and I know her being able to finally stay there, as well as it being Reilly's first Disney trip ever, will make it really special for her. So we decided to go with the Polynesian, and we just got two adjoining rooms so that it would be a bit more private. Now I know what it feels like to be rich!! Kind of!! Ok not really, but for once it's nice!!

I can't tell you how excited Beth is, she spent all night calling up all her friends telling them about her new trip with Reilly (and his first trip, Disney or not). He'll be 3 months by then, and while we were going to wait until 6 months, 3 should be fine. This is a once in a lifetime kind of trip, one where we're going to really do it up, and it will be a trip we can talk with Reilly about for the rest of his life ("Hey remember when we took Reilly on his first trip, and dad had one too many and started rambling about peacocks and otters?")...lol.

We've already made reservations for the Lua, and for O'Hanas (one of our favorites), as well as plans to have Tonga Toast every morning...lol. This is her uncle's first trip maybe to Disney ever (he might have been once like in 1976...lol), he's 62 years old, so it's one we want to make really special for him. Also with it being Reilly's first Disney trip ever, I am really going to have to plan out my "grab a drink at the bar while the girls go shopping" moves, because that kid is going to have two women and an uncle doting on him all weekend...lol.

If you can't tell, I'm really excited about the trip. I really wish we could have made the Fort his first trip, but this will be the first time Beth and I have stayed at the Polynesian together, her first stay there ever (as well as her mom and uncle), and my first stay in years.

Oh, and there will definitely be a couple boat trips over to the Fort to hang out at Crockett's on some of those nights, so maybe I'll see some of you around!!! lol

Just look for me at some point in the day at either Crockett's, The Outer Rim bar at the Contemporary, or now probably quite a few trips to that great bar at O'Hanas (watched the Packers amazing playoff game last playofss in their large sitting area, was great!). Although now we have a kid, so there probably won't be as much time spent there!
 
Rog... I am so sorry for you terrible memories. Just think of how lucky your children are and how much better off they are because of it. :hug:
 
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