Welcome to the YaYa's: YYotC at Castaway Cay

[alabamaalan]

Tara, I am not shocked about the Christening gown. A tradition for some is to actually use an old bride's dress. Makes for some gorgeous gowns!

And if anyone uses yours, they won't even have to take it up/in

That bed hopping can really wear a body out, can't it??!!

Must...not...reply....

Alan, not a big fan of Freebird. I do enjoy 'Gimme Three Steps' a lot more.

Yep; you've got to love a song that has such a good moral


Oh Pam...

Don't worry boss; I'm coming to pick you up!

 

[Meriweather]

One more time

Okay....the time has come.
Holiday Exchange time!!

This year we will be having a Christmas present exchange.
This can be one larger present or multiple smaller ones.
They are to be wrapped....but they can be opened when they are received. We don't have to wait until Christmas.
And of course, you can always put in some extra things that aren't really presents.
MINIMUM is $20.

I will be taking names until 11-23.
Mail by date will be 12-5 (to accommodate those going to WDW).
Send me a PM if you want to play this year. I will then send you back a survey that will help your sistah or bother shop for you.
Names will go out the 23 ......or when all the surveys get back to me

 

[shep]

Beth--Lost my algae eater, a blue fish, can't remember the name & one of my angel fish.. ..They are getting moved to a new tank temporarily & the 35 gallon will be cleaned out....And put back by thanksgiving...bad at baseball? ...Hope the fishies weren't yours..

Karen--hope your teeth are better by now...

 

[helenabear]

Been packing this morning. I think I am mostly done with all my clothes and items like that. I have electronics left... so I am going to get my charger up here and charge the battery for my phone and see what all I can put in my computer case. Always fun to try to do trips carry on only

Tara, no worries... I can keep a secret
I do hope that you and Rose Mary have a blast

Alan, imagine me sticking my tongue out at you for that last one.
meanie

Woo hoo for the exchange!!! I am ready to start wrapping... I think... should be fun!

Todd, sorry about the fish... that was always an issue we had after a while.

I think I am going to eat some left over pasta... then going to work on finishing the packing.

 

[alabamaalan]

Leaving early today to take Mrs. AA to a follow up doctor visit for her ankle/knee.

Which is a good thing because now she has a cold and we think the girls do too

She skipped church yesterday and then decided she felt well enough to try going to a birthday party for one of the girls friends.

We went to "Pump it up" which does private parties where the kids have a variety of moon-walk type devices.

And yes, she did go down the slide and through the obstacle course.

 

[isyne4u]

Hi gang!
Let's see if I can ketchup...

Elaine...I've never heard of using old wedding dresses for the christening! But that sounds like a good idea. And go ahead and slap Alan when you see him for that comment...b/c I didn't think you were THAT short! BUt then again..i've seen some tall youngins!! Oh and thanks for keeping our little secret!

Nancy...hope you weren't near that mall that was shot up yesterday, I thought about you when I heard that! I don't know when I'm going to get my wrapping done!! I'll be taking it with me and wrapping it on the plane on the way home!!

Alan...how dare you talk to Lainey that way...you better becareful or she just might bite you on the knees!!!! (Elaine..please don't hate, me I couldn't help myself...it was Alan's fault!)

Shep...sorry for the dead fish...were any of them big enough for eatin??? Maybe could have made dinner out of them!!

Beth...get lots of work in so you can eat next week!! That's my favorite part of vacation...the food!!

RM..hey whatcha doing on Sunday?? Got any plans?? When we are finished we should plan a trip to Germany!! hehe

 

[helenabear]

Quick pop in... about to head out

Alan, I hate you!

Tara, so when are you going to share the little secret with Rose Mary? Hmm....?

Alan, I hate you!

Hope you all have a great evening... catch ya later!

 

[Meriweather]

Tara...thanks for thinking about me.
The shooting was in Tacoma....about 80 miles or so south of me.
We did go to 2 malls and it was the talk at all of them.
Saw the firemen (unrelated to shooting Got 7 to sign our calendars

Been super busy....but things will calm down after I get caught up around here today.
Although the cookie baking is supposed to start Wed!!

Tara.....Keys to the Kingdom was a very good tour
I think I will be doing it again on the girlfriendz trip.
We're doing one of the Epcot ones in Jan. Love tours.

Lily hope the procedure went well.

Alan, hope all is progressing nicely with Rebecca's ankle. How is Pilot doing? Did she find anymore crayons

Sorry about the fish, Todd. We never had any luck with fish here

Elaine...packing

 

[helenabear]

Okay went out with my family... so I have packing and other stuff to do tomorrow. I really want it done completely before TG day. WEll save maybe one battery charge for my digital

Nancy, I hadn't heard about the shooting until much later today... so sad Glad you got to see your firemen though

I need to go... see y'all later!

 

[lvs_eeyore]

Hey All,

Well my trip to the dentist was a fiasco. After I got there and waited for two hours she announced to me that the 200.00 I paid for the temp was insufficient and that I had to pay 50% of ALL the work that has to be done on my mouth NOW or she wouldnt even put me in the chair. This is NOT what I was told Friday. We are talking a THOUSAND dollars which I just dont seem to have. I was told I could pay for the temp now and pay the rest when I have the crowns done which I told her wouldnt be for a couple of months. I left there in tears but not after loudly expressing my displeasure with her office practices of course in a waiting room full of people and telling her that she LOST 4 patients. I called my old dentist which isnt even on my plan and he told me to come right in. It was a couple hundred more expensive than the 200.00 I had paid but he also did almost 300.00 worth of work gratis on my mouth. He also informed me that I would have paid that witch 2000.00 and the bridge she was going to put in never would have held. He said he would have given it six months and it would have broken off.

Todd I am so sorry about your lost fishies. Do you know what caused it??

Tara that is so kewl that you will be going on the Keys to the Kingdom Tour with RM!!!! I hope you two have a BLAST!!!!

Anyone want two kids??????? I have had it with the homework crap. One more lost paper, book, workbook, homework not turned in, projects not done and Im gonna lose my everloving brain!

I think Im gonna go lay down for awhile. I have to do some work for the office but I cant get it done with all the hoopla going on around here. Gonna leave dh to deal with the kids for awhile and then get up and do what I have to do for the office while its quiet.

I will checkin laters.

HUGS TO ALL!!!

 

[lvs_eeyore]

Nancy I thought of you immediately when I heard about the shooting. Im glad you werent anywhere near there. I was relieved when I saw you post and knew you were okay. Im glad you got to see your fireman!!

 

[helenabear]

Just checking in before I go to bed. My head hurts as well as my throat so I am calling ita night

Karen, sorry about that dentist though

See y'all in the morning!

 

[flrose]

Hi all! Long day at the office and I'm pooped!

Ummmm, Tara I think I'm busy Sun. morning but, I'm up for the Germany thing.

Karen, sorry about the dental troubles. Hopefully, the old dentist will get thngs done for ya.

Nancy, FIREMEN Love men in uniform. That would make someone a very wonderful Christmas present.

Lainey

Sorry about your fishies Shep.
Lily hope all went well today.
Ok know I'm missing bunches but, I'm too tired to think.
Night all!

 

[Poohnatic]

Evening, all.

I don't want a fireman, just a masseuse named Sven. Preferably bald, but considering he'd be working on my neck and shoulders and I wouldn't see him, looks are NOT important. Just an hour or two working on these aching muscles!

Call me a sucker, I went in on my day off. If I didn't, it would've been hard to get some stuff into our offsites.

Then we went over to stepdad's. He decided he wanted the day to himself, that it would be easier to not celebrate ANYTHING, than to go somewhere else. He's going to try to treat it like any other day. I have to respect that. He'll either be going up to NY for Christmas or spending the night at my place. The kids will be a good distraction.

Got our Ham! Honeybaked, that is. Making the sides will be a piece of cake.

Karen, glad your old dentist was able to set you up. I miss my NY dentist!

RM and Tara are doing Keys together? Uh oh. Loved lunch, it's one of my faves now in MK-the galley salad, yum.

Pam, shall we send the gummy bear patrol after the techs who didn't get your pictures up?

Lainey, you are so organized, packing the way you have!

Nancy, glad you got your fireman autographs!

Tree is actually up and lit, lol. Ed was complaining about the tangle of branches at the top. Of course, I had to do something, so they are fluffed! We got our icicle lights for the front of the house. I was vetoed on the blue lights-we got multi colored.

Headed to bed. The hours I've worked have really caught up with me.

Suzanne

 

[isyne4u]

hey gang!!

Woohoo was bowling great tonight!! Last week I couldn't hit a pin to save my life..tonight I had a 491 series!!woohoo! My team actually won all 4 games (3 games and total pins)!

RM...I wish you weren't busy on Sun. morning...darn!!

Elaine...I have to have things packed before TG too!!! I wanted to get some done yesterday but cross stitching won out over packing. I'm gonna try for tomorrow night.

Lily...hope your test went well. hugs to you!

Nancy...glad the shooting wasn't where you shop! What fireman calendar?? Post some pics of those guys will ya??!!

Karen...sorry about the dental stuff...that sucks! Glad the other guy can get it done!

Alan...do ya get the feeling Elaine is holding something against you???

Okay, off to bed!! See you all tomorrow!!

tara

 

[isyne4u]

RM and Tara are doing Keys together? Uh oh. Loved lunch, it's one of my faves now in MK-the galley salad, yum.

Shhh!! you're not supposed to know i know that because she doesn't know that I know that she knows, so you can't act like you know too!!

hey where is lunch from. She told me but Ima Dork and forgot?

Wow your tree is up...I planned to do my lights this past weekend but I was more of a vegetable than anything else so they didn't get done. That will be on my list when we come back!!

alright, now that she has sneated I'm really going to bed!!

tara

 

[Poohnatic]

Tara,

Lunch is at the Columbia Harbor House. Galley salad was great (mixed greens, chicken, pecans, pineapples in a balsamic dressing). We had a view of the Haunted Mansion, so our guide was telling us lots about it while we ate. I'd never eaten there prior to Keys, and now that's probably my first choice in MK. IMO, that park is the weakest link as far as food goes.


Suzanne

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

HI everyone....



Quick update....

Things are better at home...Chris got a 98 on his drivers license test....he is very happy - I told him he could take my car out for a while by himself tomorrow afternoon (nervous now because we don't have a "spare" vehicle).
He may go with Jeffrey tomorrow night to pick up Alyssa.
Can't wait for Alyssa to come home....
Mr and Mrs Bambi were happily eating my aborvite trees this morning.
Still not feeling 100% - stepped on the scale too and that really ruined my mood.

Karen - so sorry to hear oof the dental woes - have to say that is the only "physician' that I never seem to trust.
Yay for packing - keys to the kingdom - Thanksgiving shopping and getting the stores ready !!
Did my Thanksgiving shoping today.
Tomorrow - clean the house - bake - mammogram (just for fun- haha) - work and wait for Alyssa to come home!!!

 

[TLinden16]

I caught this just before it went to page three. Whew.

JellyrollsKaren

 

[flrose]

It's 50 this morning. We are gonna have a freeze in the a.m. Ya'll take this cold stuff back, I don't like it! Plus we are having tropical storm force winds Need to check out the temps for Orlando for later in the week.

Well, running late this a.m. Stayed up too late making sweet potato crunch for work today. Gonna be some good eats at lunch. I'm not getting back on the scale until Jan 1st!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!