VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[horselover]

I Book - Beautiful car! Congrats! You definitely deserve it.

 

[jerseygal]

Running to work...Been DVC member since 08..Actually,
FIRST DVC REWARD OF SHARING THE MAGIC...I SHARED "ALOT OF MAGIC" ON THIS TRIP BETWEEN VWL, WATER PARKS, DISNEY DREAM, AND BCV!

FIRST REWARD OF "SHARING THE MAGIC" OF $250 WILL BE COMING MY WAY!

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

RUNNING TO WORK...CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO UPLOAD SOME FUN SIGNATURE STUFF???????

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

I Book that car is beautiful!!!! And well deserved! Thanks for sharing with us! That is the great thing about this thread. We can all share our hard times and get uplifted and share our happy times and know that the others on here are happy for us.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Well I got some good news, bad news. The good is that we finally sold our house in Iowa. The bad is that because of the bad housing market right now it will be a short sale. We need to come up with $10,000 by Sept. 20th. We have half of that but it will be a real challenge coming up with the rest. No banks want to loan us any money because we haven't lived here for a year. That really stinks. Even the bank we had our mortgage through for the past few years won't give us a loan. Could sure use some moose dust.

 

[Muushka]

Running to work...Been DVC member since 08..Actually,
FIRST DVC REWARD OF SHARING THE MAGIC...I SHARED "ALOT OF MAGIC" ON THIS TRIP BETWEEN VWL, WATER PARKS, DISNEY DREAM, AND BCV!

FIRST REWARD OF "SHARING THE MAGIC" OF $250 WILL BE COMING MY WAY!

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

RUNNING TO WORK...CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO UPLOAD SOME FUN SIGNATURE STUFF???????

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Here you go sweetie

How to steal a Moosie for your very own!

Please, he is yours for the taking!

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[quote="Disney loving Iowan, post: 42383523"]I Book that car is beautiful!!!! And well deserved! Thanks for sharing with us! That is the great thing about this thread. We can all share our hard times and get uplifted and share our happy times and know that the others on here are happy for us.[/QUOTE]
Amen!:goodvibes

[quote="Disney loving Iowan, post: 42383579"]Well I got some good news, bad news. The good is that we finally sold our house in Iowa. The bad is that because of the bad housing market right now it will be a short sale. We need to come up with $10,000 by Sept. 20th. We have half of that but it will be a real challenge coming up with the rest. No banks want to loan us any money because we haven't lived here for a year. That really stinks. Even the bank we had our mortgage through for the past few years won't give us a loan. Could sure use some moose dust.[/QUOTE]

I didn't realize you were selling your house. I'm glad that it is sold, and praying for the deal to be able to complete.:wizard:
Please keep us up with the sale.:goodvibes

 

[franandaj]

Well I got some good news, bad news. The good is that we finally sold our house in Iowa. The bad is that because of the bad housing market right now it will be a short sale. We need to come up with $10,000 by Sept. 20th. We have half of that but it will be a real challenge coming up with the rest. No banks want to loan us any money because we haven't lived here for a year. That really stinks. Even the bank we had our mortgage through for the past few years won't give us a loan. Could sure use some moose dust.

Congrats on selling the house! But that's awful about the cash. I know a great mortgage agent but he's in CA, so that doesn't help you much. I wish I had suggestions for you to raise the cash. At least I can send a little your way!

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . that is the great thing about this thread. We can all share our hard times and get uplifted and share our happy times and know that the others on here are happy for us.

Well I got some good news, bad news. The good is that we finally sold our house in Iowa. The bad is that because of the bad housing market right now it will be a short sale. We need to come up with $10,000 by Sept. 20th. . . . . . . . . . . Could sure use some moose dust.

Moose dust for YOU!

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies:

Thank you very much for wonderful compliments and congratulations on my new wheels! I love my car and still stunned that I have it! Believe me that car will be very well taken care of!

Muushka did brow-beat me (nicely put) and I'm still recovering! I'm feeling the love Muushka!

This thread is great and I enjoy how we all get along, support each other during the happy/sad times, etc. I'm very happy to be here and participate.


Muushka ~ I didn't tell you about mom? I thought I did via. e-mail. When mom fell last year she broke her left hip/shoulder. Mom has a rod with 2 screws in her hip and a plate with 11 screws in her left shoulder. Mom was in the hospital for 5 days, 5-1/2 weeks in rehab and had a caregiver living with mom for 3 months. Due to our house setup, mom wasn't able to stay here but she preferred to be in her own home which I can understand. In April mom had a second surgery on her shoulder. Due to having Osteoporosis, her shoulder collapsed. Surgeon replaced the 3 upper screws with smaller onces which worked. In June mom had to get a manipulation done on the shoulder. Mom didn't do enough therapy and her shoulder froze. Mom stayed here for 5 days and it was extremely difficult. Intense therapy 3 times a week for a month. During all of this I had to take mom to the dentist, ENT, chiropractor, PCP, 2 ER visits, etc. If it wasn't one thing bothering mom, it was something else. Mom recovered but she'll never be 100% again. Mom can only raise her left arm halfway and she has issues walking now so back to therapy twice a week for a month. Mom's right shoulder is no better. She fell in 1994, had surgery and has 3 titanium pins in her right shoulder. As mom puts it... "I'm a mess!". Mom keeps me very busy along with the never-ending daughter "to do" list. You wonder why I'm exhausted and in constant run around mode.

franandaj ~ The last few years has been a blur. One problem rolled into the next and I never got a break. Only time I was able to wind down was on vacation but still had to worry about mom. DH/mom are all I have and they mean the world to me. I worry about me last and take care of them first. I love life, thank God every day for what I have and extremely grateful for the things I've experienced so far.

jerseygal ~ Welcome back from your vacation and glad that you have a great time! What ports did you visit during your cruise?

Disney loving Iowan ~ Congrats on selling your home but I'm so sorry that the bank won't loan you the money. I hope everything will work out and will keep you in my thoughts/prayers. Good luck and keep us posted.

Again.. thank you for sharing in my joy and the kind words. It means a lot to me. All of you are wonderful!

Have a great day!

 

[Muushka]

I Book, yup, I knew your mom was injured, just not how. Wow, she was lucky they found her!

 

[Happydinks]

I agree, SOMEBODY better post soon

HD, that was some experience you had with the earthquake! Wow!
I have to ask, what is your DB? I thought I knew all the D....s, but not sure here.
I am married to Mr. Hurricane. When a hurricane is coming, no more Mr Muush.

Hey Muush - I do have one other brother living in NJ - 18 mos younger than me. He's sort of the black sheep (doesn't every family have one?) so he is not referred to very often. Oh yea - I have three words for you - whole house generator! We put one in two years ago - no worries anymore (I think anyway). The hurricane is now apparently heading to hit Morehead City - and then travel the coast and inland - so we are looking at taking a pretty good hit here too.

Hi Groupies... Me again...

The person that Muushka is talking about is me. On Monday I became the proud bouncy owner of this........

That is one BEAUTIFUL car!! Though I have never coveted a corvette, my brother (not the Jersey one) would absolutely be drooling over this. I dated a guy who had a silver one, and I will admit to being just a little heady when riding around town.

Well I got some good news, bad news. The good is that we finally sold our house in Iowa. The bad is that because of the bad housing market right now it will be a short sale.

Will keep you in our thoughts as you navigate through this maze! Very glad to hear that you sold your home - just wish you could have come out with being even! Any chance that the bank would "forgive" the 10K and give you a 1099 showing "earned income" (you'd have to pay tax on it)? I'm not sure when the 1099 route applies (i.e. you just have to walk away from it, or have declared bankruptcy, maybe it only applies to foreclosures etc). I may be talking "pie in the sky" - just regurgitating what I've heard thrown around the CPA office. Gook luck!

 

[Brian Noble]

Just got back from the Wonder for an Alaska cruise. On several days, the shipboard BGM loops had several tracks from the WL BGM loop...a little "home away from home"!

 

[Muushka]

Just got back from the Wonder for an Alaska cruise. On several days, the shipboard BGM loops had several tracks from the WL BGM loop...a little "home away from home"!

Hi Brian Welcome back. Those loops on an AK cruise is an awesome idea!

HD, I feel like a dork. DB brother, boss, boyfriend Brother, got it! Actually he is your BSDB

 

[Inkmahm]

Got back from the DCL cruise to Alaska last night. We loved it! Disney did a great job, just as we expected.

I'm catching up on email, regular mail, etc. and started to catch up on the groupie thread. A little late, but my answer to the "first time at WL" question:

The first time I stayed at WL was in March, 2001. I brought my parents for their first ever trip to WDW. And my 4 1/2 year old niece. We stayed in a lodge room with a regular bed and bunk beds so I got the bottom bunk and my niece got the top bunk. I picked the lodge because friend of mine had stayed there and loved it. I had last stayed in the Wilderness cabins in 1998 so I loved the Wilderness idea.

Every morning we ate breakfast at Roaring Forks. We each had our "assigned jobs" as to what to get with my niece being responsible for the napkins, jelly and plastic forks and knives. My dad made the toast while I got the rest of the food. Mom got the table.

My niece loved the swimming pool but felt more comfortable in the wading pool or over in the "quiet pool." We had no idea there were villas in addition to the regular hotel so we used the quiet pool since it was closer to our hotel room. My niece looked up at my dad on our room balcony and caught him smoking. We all thought he had stopped so her catching him smoking again became a famous family story that we still talk about.

On our way to the boats each day, my dad told my niece to watch for alligators on the path. Scared the begebers out of her at the time. She walked in the middle of the sidewalks to make sure the alligators couldn't get her. Funny thing, she's loved alligators ever since. I buy them for her now and then in various forms.

The next year in March 2002 I took my parents back to the WL and this time took my sister and my other niece who was just 4 years old. WL was one of the only Disney locations I could find that had rooms for 5 people. It was the room on the first floor right by the waterfall. It would have been a quick exit for my handicap mom if there had been a fire although the room wasn't a handicap room. It had a sleeper sofa in the living room area that I used and two beds in a separate bedroom. That sleeper sofa was really uncomfortable and I remember the room was something like $550 per night. My dad thought I was crazy paying that. It was a wonderful vacation though. My dad wanted to see the ocean so I took him there. We also watched Illuminations from a pontoon boat on that trip. And we had breakfast every morning at Roaring Forks.

WL has a special place in my heart from those two vacations. My dad got sick in 2003 and died in early 2004 from cancer. I was very happy to have had the chance to take him to WDW twice before he was gone. So many great memories at the WL with him. I wish I had owned DVC back then (or even knew about it) as we would have been more comfortable in the villas.

 

[Inkmahm]

Hi Groupies... Me again...

The person that Muushka is talking about is me. On Monday I became the proud bouncy owner of this...

Say hello to Scarlet O Speedy (aka Speedy)... 2011 3LT Corvette....

The story, since many of you don't know me that well (except Muushka):.. I'll try to keep this short... oh I doubt it....

I'm not able to have children. DH/I tried to adopt and after three agencies, six years and many leads our dream of becoming parents didn't come true. It broke my heart since I really hoped DH/I would have a family. On top of that my mother fell last year and broke her left hip/shoulder. She fell on my father's grave while trying to remove the silk holiday flowers. I had no clue she was going. Mom left her cell phone in the SUV and was not able to call for help. Luckily a couple heard her scream for help, called 911 and DH/I. If it wasn't for them, mom would have frozen to death. Her recovery has been long along with having other health issues to deal with. Due to being the only child... the responsibilities and worries are with me 24/7. I do almost everything for mom from taking her to the doctors, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. DH handles the finances and believe me that's a huge help. DH has back problems and a stressful job so I worry about him as well. The last several years of my life has been beyond challenging with one thing or another. The only family I have is my husband/mother. I ended up being the rock due to so much going on maintaining two homes, landscaping, errands, worrying about DH/mom and keeping everything afloat/calm.

Due to everything, especially the adoption not being successful, DH promised me that by my 45th birthday (in Sept.) that I will finally have my dream car... a Corvette. I honestly didn't think it would happen and never expected it. He kept his promise and words can't describe how happy/grateful I am. This was a twenty year dream that has finally come true and even typing this I'm getting teary eye again. For the first time in years the bounce/glow has returned. DH is a fantastic husband and I love him more than words can ever express. He knows that I've been through a lot and is amazed on how I handled everything.

Please know that I'm a down-to-earth person and I appreciate everything in life. Whether it's a gift, something I picked up at the dollar store to having a home, etc. I take great care of it and thankful for everything I have in my life. My parents/grandmother raised me that way and I truly believe in it.

So there you have it..

Have a great evening everyone and thanks Muushka...

Congrats on the new wheels! A great color, too. Dynaguy, my mom and me all have Chrysler products in "inferno red." Looks very similar to your new baby.

 

[Inkmahm]

Just got back from the Wonder for an Alaska cruise. On several days, the shipboard BGM loops had several tracks from the WL BGM loop...a little "home away from home"!

Hey, we were on the same cruise! You weren't on the cruise list on page one of this thread so I didn't realize that. Dynaguy and I noticed the music, too. We thought the WL music was very appropriate for Alaska.

 

[Dynaguy]

Happy Birthday DynaGuy!!!!!!

Why thank you!


I got to spend it not so far from the actual wilderness on The Wonder in Alaska.

 

[Happydinks]

Just got back from the Wonder for an Alaska cruise. On several days, the shipboard BGM loops had several tracks from the WL BGM loop...a little "home away from home"!

Got back from the DCL cruise to Alaska last night. We loved it! Disney did a great job, just as we expected.

I would be very interested in hearing about your cruise since we did ours earlier this summer on Princess. We had a "leisurely" southbound cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver BC and loved it (also did 6 days on land in Alaska in addition to the cruise). I mentioned to DH that I'd like to go back on the Wonder and his response was that he didn't think we'd like it - too quick a trip and time in ports were to short. Your take on that?

All potential projectiles taken down or anchored - check.
MIL's house hurricane proofed - check.
New tires for portable generator for MIL - check (wish we'd checked it before today though!).
Our house generator ready - check.
Movies to watch during the storm - check.

Guess we're ready for Irene! Everyone stay safe out there if you are going to be affected by the storm. Hope we don't have another aftershock during this - I think one natural disaster at a time is enough!

 

[franandaj]

I would be very interested in hearing about your cruise since we did ours earlier this summer on Princess. We had a "leisurely" southbound cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver BC and loved it (also did 6 days on land in Alaska in addition to the cruise). I mentioned to DH that I'd like to go back on the Wonder and his response was that he didn't think we'd like it - too quick a trip and time in ports were to short. Your take on that?

All potential projectiles taken down or anchored - check.
MIL's house hurricane proofed - check.
New tires for portable generator for MIL - check (wish we'd checked it before today though!).
Our house generator ready - check.
Movies to watch during the storm - check.

Guess we're ready for Irene! Everyone stay safe out there if you are going to be affected by the storm. Hope we don't have another aftershock during this - I think one natural disaster at a time is enough!

Stay safe! It sounds like you have everything taken care of. I never would have though about "potential projectiles". We've probably got tons of them around our home. I sure hope that hurricanes don't start out here, I'd never know what to do!

 

[Brian Noble]

too quick a trip and time in ports were to short. Your take on that?

I thought a week was pretty good---we spent several days in Vancouver before that. If you do an excursion in a port, there isn't much time for much else, but I don't know how many different times you need to go into a T-shirt shop/jewelry store/native art gallery/vaguely frontier-like pub/bar. I've only done the Wonder, so have no other AK trip to compare it to directly. I do hear that one-way land-and-seas are much more comprehensive. But, when it comes to cruising, my better half is a member of the "Only Disney Will Do" club.

It does also look like the 2012 Seattle itinerary has shorter port times. That may make a difference.

 

[Muushka]

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All potential projectiles taken down or anchored - check.
MIL's house hurricane proofed - check.
New tires for portable generator for MIL - check (wish we'd checked it before today though!).
Our house generator ready - check.
Movies to watch during the storm - check.

Guess we're ready for Irene! Everyone stay safe out there if you are going to be affected by the storm. Hope we don't have another aftershock during this - I think one natural disaster at a time is enough!

When Mr Muush got home from work he and I strolled around the house looking for the projectiles too! We are so much alike .
I rid the sun porch of all projectiles, except for our feral cat, Lucy. Hopefully she will come in when the weather gets bad.

Best wishes to all Groupies who are impacted by this hurricane/storm. Be safe.