Wild Turkeys and Dancing Banana Heads Cruise 11/25/06

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Thanks for the dancing monkeys!!!

just make sure they dont eat the dancing bananas!!

 

[LindaBabe]

Good Morning, All!

T.Bob, thank you for the photo! What an incredible group! It will be the centerpiece of my scrapbook

I made some more copies of the Christmas card - next year, I guess I'll have to order 100.

No snow yet up here in the northeast. I would have liked a white Christmas - and t hen for it to go away the day after. Bruce, on the other hand, would like it to start and not stop.

Happy Day, All!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Morning all,
we have a beautiful sunny morning, with rain on its way this weekend, which is great since we didnt get rain all summer which is our rainy season.
I am happy we dont live in Denver, just saw pictures of their snow storm!!!
I love snow, but not that much.

I am feeling a little better today, Bill the monkey must of helped!!!

Got to go to the bank and pharmacy this morning before the roads get too crazy with holiday traffic.

Linda, I agree we were (are) an incredible group.
Did you receive the map from DCL yet??? I am sure it will be a very nice one.

got to get stuff done so I can rest. I will check in later to see what is happening around here today.

have a great day everyone!!!

kathy

 

[pgfour]

Evenin, everyone....

Don't worry, Cheri....We're converting people over to the good side....
I have high hopes that 07 will be a true pre-08 nanahead reunion.

Kathy...I sure hope you feel better. Sucks to be sick...
Here, have a monkey....

monkeys always make ya feel better.

Let's keep working on those nanas for 2007!!!!

Maybe by '08, we'll be able to book as one big family . . .is there a large group discount we could qualify for (I know they have the family reunion package)??? By the way things sound so far, we may be pretty cozy after the 2007 cruise!

 

[TiggerKing]

Let's keep working on those nanas for 2007!!!!

Maybe by '08, we'll be able to book as one big family . . .is there a large group discount we could qualify for (I know they have the family reunion package)??? By the way things sound so far, we may be pretty cozy after the 2007 cruise!

Actually, I believe we could qualify for some kind of group discount. Would be interesting to find out!

 

[woogal]

Actually, I believe we could qualify for some kind of group discount. Would be interesting to find out!

Now there's a heck of an idea ... I wonder how we'd get that started?

 

[LindaBabe]

Anybody got a good Disney travel agent? I could ask mine. . . she knows all the angles.

Here's a new recipe:

Jen's Orange-Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin, packed with vitamin A, proves it has a life after Thanksgiving.

Serves 10
Canola-oil cooking spray
Parchment paper
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
2 tsp grated orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp gelatin
1 cup lowfat ricotta cheese
6 oz lowfat cream cheese
1 tbsp finely minced candied orange peel

Heat oven to 375°. Coat a 12" x 15" x 1" jelly-roll pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer on high until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until combined. Reduce speed to low; add pumpkin, zest and vanilla until just combined. Gently but thoroughly fold in flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Spread into an even layer. Sprinkle pecans on top. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Lightly dust a clean towel with confectioners' sugar. Remove cake from oven. Invert cake onto towel. Remove pan. Gently peel off top parchment. Tightly roll up cake in towel, starting on long side closest to you. Place seam side down on a rack. Place gelatin and 1 tbsp cold water in a heatproof bowl; place bowl in pan of hot water to melt gelatin. In another bowl, beat ricotta, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer on medium until smooth. Beat in gelatin and candied peel. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Gently unroll cake; set towel aside. Spread top with even layer of filling, leaving a 1-inch border on the far side. Gently roll up cake. Place seam side down on a platter. Refrigerate until ready to serve, covered loosely with plastic wrap. Before serving, trim cake by diagonally cutting thin slice off each end. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

The skinny 275 calories per serving, 12 g fat (3.7 g saturated), 35 g carbs, 1.9 g fiber, 8.7 g protein

She got it from "shape" magazine and it was SOOOOOOOOOO good - not disgustingly pumpkiny but just right!

 

[Michelle2]

Hi guys,
I wanted to pop in and say what a wonderful time we had on our cruise. I miss it so much already. I was not able to go to the meet (our 4 kids going every which way made it hard), but I met Kathy and her husband , and saw and recognized alot of people from their photos--I was just too shy, and didn't think anyone would know me. I sat right behind Woogal and cruisemutt a few times at the adult shows...weren't they funny? We loved the entertainment that cruise....

To answer your question about the group booking, I am a travel agent, and have looked into DCL groups before. Basically, they give you $100 credit for each room, and a group gift per room for groups of 8 staterooms or larger. The only problem is that if you rebooked on board, that deal of $200 stateroom credit is much better, so it cancels the group one out. Alot of times the TA throws in a few extra incentives, and sometimes has a bonus from the group booking that can be split up amongst the rooms. HTH!

 

[TIGGER41681]

Good Afternoon ,
Sorry I did not get to write yesterday. Yesterday was a nightmare for me!! DS was terrible and I just could not make him happy. Today in the morning he was unhappy but he seems fine now. He is back trying to get into everything. Tomorrow I am going to get all my cold cuts and last minute things for Christmas. Well I have to get dinner ready because DH left early today. Okay talk to you all later !!!

 

[woogal]

Yesterday was a nightmare for me!! DS was terrible and I just could not make him happy.

According to Linda, I think you just shovel some food into him and he's good to go ...

 

[woogal]

I sat right behind Woogal and cruisemutt a few times at the adult shows...weren't they funny? We loved the entertainment that cruise....

You shoulda said HI!!! We wondered what the heck happened to you!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Michelle,
it was fun meeting you and I did watch for you at the meet, wish you would of come! People wernt as mean as you might of heard , accept Mutt, he did bite a couple of people . But Shell said he has had his shots so no worries!
All kidding aside I did look for you several times after we met and a couple of people did ask me if I had seen you because they hadnt got to meet you yet.
Hopefully our paths will cross again someday. I will help you get over your shyness. I use to be very shy too.
Did any of your family get ill?? I hope not, but many of us did.

Hope everyone had a good day.

I did all my errands so I shouldnt have to leave the house again until after Christmas. Thank goodness.

Have a great evening,

kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Just a reminder to everyone, in case you havnt been reading the main forum page. Friday about 5 P.M. they will be upgrading this site which will take 24 to 48 hours so the site will be down for a while.

Kathy

 

[LindaBabe]

WHAT am I gonna dooooooooo? 48 hours with out my nanahead friends?

Pretending to work here. B was smart - he took the day off to go skiing.

Woo, with Drew, that's an easy answer - I pity those kids their food bill when that boy gets to be a teenager!

Lynn, he couldn't be teething, could he? (sorting my photos - you guys get a double page spread in my sb, I've got so many - and they're ALL irresistable!)

Happy Day, All! And happy holiday too, if I don't get back here before the boards go down!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good morning everyone,
well our rain is about here, we really need it.

Just wanted to check in and say Hello before they start to work on this site.
I mostly wanted to say to everyone,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Stay safe and have a wonderful holiday.

Hopefully the upgrading on this site will be short!!!

Kathy

 

[TiggerKing]

I hope that everyone has a WONDERFUL Christmas! Enjoy the time this weekend!

 

[cruisemutt]

My goodness, Bob....your signature has changed. You better make it a done deal, my friend.

Here, have a donkey....http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/2005/12/dominic-italian-christmas-donkey.html

 

[disneediva]

Merry Christmas Ya'll

Hope everyone has a nanariffic holiday...


Wendy

 

[jd99]

Happy Ho Ho Ho to you all!

 

[woogal]

Have a holly jolly Christmas
It's the best time of the year
Well I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer

Have a holly jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet

Ho ho the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me

Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh bygolly have a holly jolly Christmas
This year