The Nothing Thread

[Ginger]

It's amazing the comments people will say! I think it's terrible that they say these things in front of the children. I'm glad you all do not let the comments bother you.

Carpet was put into the bonus room yesterday so we are finished (except for 1 door). Yeah! I'm so glad. Now to the fun part of decorating the room. It will probably take forever as I'm not one to just buy any old thing. I wait until I find exactly what I'm looking for. :) And I know we are going to get some things during out Oct trip.

[Rozzie]

Awesome Ginger! Isn't it fun when you *have* to buy more Disney stuff!! Let us know when the grand opening ceremony is, and lots of pics!!:bouncingg

[gopherit]

I was pg with DS #2 when our first son was only 7 mos old. We got all sorts of rude comments tossed our way as it became clear we were expecting again. A man at my office looked at my stomach one day and said, "OMG - are you pregnant AGAIN?" I looked at him at and said bluntly, "If I say "no" will you be really embarrased that you asked and vow to never ask anyone that question again?" He said, "Well, yeah!" And I said, "Well then for YOU, on behalf of all women - that's my answer."

When I was pg with dd, my DH and I were working in the same building. Along comes this fellow who knows both of us from various work experiences. He sees my obvious pg belly and says, "Why, look at you, are you expecting again?" "Nope," I said, "just really bloated from lunch. Those cafeteria chili dogs are a killer." He didn't get it. I LITERALLY had to then tell him YES, I AM, and have been for 8 mos. He then turns around, sees my DH standing there talking to another guy in the hallway and says, "Oh, and there's your husband Rich - so, Rich, he's the father?"

Though stunned, I managed to quickly answer, "Nope. For the 3rd child, we decided to outsource paternity on eBay in return for highest bid on college tuition."

It was everything I could do to NOT add, "Here's your sign". But I doubt he would have understood that, either. Clearly his elevator never left the lobby.

DH thought my answer was great, but then he had to put up with all sorts of torment all day from folks in the building about the paternity of his wife's child being questioned. Oddly, they didn't pick on the moron who suggested it in the first place.... where's the justice, I ask you.

[gopherit]

Speaking of Here's your sign moments, a friend of DS9 really got DH the other day.

We were at the ball fields with a bunch of Ryan's teammmates. One kid was wearing a shirt that read, "Gihon Elementary School Hockey Team".

DH read the shirt title aloud, and then, wondering if it was an outdoor street hockey, indoor or field hockey or maybe even ice hockey team, asked the kid, "So, where do you play hockey?"

The kid looks at his shirt, looks at DH and says, "At Gihon Elementary School! Duh!"

Poor DH - he got heckled by a whole herd of third graders. :hehehehe: :headscrat

[nono]

I like your end table reference. It's SO true. What urks the bejeezus out of me are people who walk up to what are clearly NON-Chinese parents, look at the kids and ask, "Are they adopted?" I always have the urge to push the girls behind me and say,"Go away, Stupid Person!" My sister loves it (not!) when her DH isn't around and someone asks "if the father is Chinese". She always replies "I would assume so."

DisFlan

DisFlan,

So, the one that fires me up is, "Obviously she's adopted." (Um if it is obvious, then does it need mentioning?) I love when I get that one and my husband is around. I just look at the person, then walk over and start talking to my husband, who is Chinese. That gets 'em. :rockband: It's then immediately assumed she's biologic.

If I'm in a "willing to irritate others mood," I'll ask if all their kids have the same father. Never fails to get people huffy. I point out that it is no more of a personal question that what they asked, as they are delving into the parentage of my child.

I should also say that 90-95% of people are just totally normal, and ask nothing or ask politely. I think that's why I get so bent when something rude/odd happens. If everyone else has a clue, why can't this person that's suddenly in my face? :idontgeti

BTW, never an intrusive question at WDW or DL. Interesting, eh???

[AFMom]

The people who need to understand "Here's your sign" never do..... I had to deal with a bunch of them last night.
Arg! So I was going to tell you, Erin, that I'd love to meet for lunch Monday - but now we've ended up with dr's appts (one for me, one for son) and it's the only time they could get us appts for 3 weeks. Must be a bug going around or something. Friday is too crazy - my kids have their last day (only 1/2 day actually) of zoo school, then we have swimming, and a meeting (which could last for hours:faint: ) to prganize day camp (I'm the Webelo - 4th and 5th graders- Director this year).
I want to go to lunch! (See Kristy have a temper tantrum....) I want ME time (even if the kids have to tag along! ) BTW - where is that shopping center - I'm not familiar with the name.....
So - now it's really looking like I'm going to be Cub Master by the end of the month. I can't decide if that's really a good thing or not - but I guess there's only one way to find out!
And oh yes! I was pregnant with my 2nd (quite on purpose) when the 1st was only 5 months old - started really showing when 1st was about 10 months old. I got comments from complete strangers. It didn't help that I looked young for my age back then (Wish that was a problem now.....). But I couldn't believe what people thought they had a right to say without even knowing me! Of course- the comments were worse from family. OK - so we only wanted 2 kids (both of which happened to be boys), we got the whole, "aren't you going to try for a girl?" line. Wanted to ask them what they thought I should do if it was another boy.....:Pokepoke: Then - even after my 2nd son was 5 - I was getting relatives asking if I was still "Popping out more babies". I had 2! Jeeze, people.

[TW1]

WHAT!

No one congratulated Rozzie on the 3,000th Nothing Post.

LETS GO PEOPLE!

Hoist those Yuenglings!

:ale::ale::ale::ale::ale:

[Ginger]

Awesome Ginger! Isn't it fun when you *have* to buy more Disney stuff!! Let us know when the grand opening ceremony is, and lots of pics!!:bouncingg


DH took some pictures of the room last night. I'll get them off of his computer and share them later this week or weekend. As for the grand opening, I guess we will have to wait until after our Oct trip. But I'll share more pictures once we have some Disney in the room and bathroom.

[Stimpy]

WHAT!

No one congratulated Rozzie on the 3,000th Nothing Post.

LETS GO PEOPLE!

Hoist those Yuenglings!

:ale::ale::ale::ale::ale:

Yay Rozzie!! First a Grand Villa now the 3000 post in the Nothing Thread! Must be a sign of good things to come. :ale:

[Stimpy]

Speaking of Here's your sign moments, a friend of DS9 really got DH the other day.

We were at the ball fields with a bunch of Ryan's teammmates. One kid was wearing a shirt that read, "Gihon Elementary School Hockey Team".

DH read the shirt title aloud, and then, wondering if it was an outdoor street hockey, indoor or field hockey or maybe even ice hockey team, asked the kid, "So, where do you play hockey?"

The kid looks at his shirt, looks at DH and says, "At Gihon Elementary School! Duh!"

Poor DH - he got heckled by a whole herd of third graders. :hehehehe: :headscrat

:hahahaha: I have a very strange sarcastic sense of humor, so this and the stories during your pregnacy cracked me up!

When we got DD's first haircut at the Magic Kingdom, she got her Mickey ears and we were walking down Main Street. A CM came up to us, read the words on the hat and said "Oh she's so cute! What's her name? It's so long!" DH, who gets annoyed with me for being sarcastic all the time, answers "First Haircut!" The CM kind of looked perplexed for a minute or two until she realized that we really did not name her that!

[bavaria]

WHAT!

No one congratulated Rozzie on the 3,000th Nothing Post.

LETS GO PEOPLE!

Hoist those Yuenglings!

:ale::ale::ale::ale::ale:

I just ate three Asbach Uralt (brandy) filled chocolates which are illegal for sale in Canada - does that count? shhh - I'm on a conference call at the moment.....:tongue:

Good health everyone, from a happy SINK who loves kids, so long as they are not her own!

[TW1]

I just ate three Asbach Uralt (brandy) filled chocolates which are illegal for sale in Canada - does that count? shhh - I'm on a conference call at the moment.....:tongue:

Good health everyone, from a happy SINK who loves kids, so long as they are not her own!:thumbsup: These count for sure! Zum Wohl!!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/Asbach.jpg

[Stimpy]

I just ate three Asbach Uralt (brandy) filled chocolates which are illegal for sale in Canada - does that count? shhh - I'm on a conference call at the moment.....:tongue:

Good health everyone, from a happy SINK who loves kids, so long as they are not her own!

I wonder if those are the same candy my Great-Grandmother used to get sent to her from Germany? (She was from Germany herself and still has family there) I was about 30 before I was finally allowed to have one! I do occasionally drink, and heck, I went away to college for 4 years ;) , but that 1 candy knocked me for a loop!

Kristy...love that countdown of yours! Looks like it's getting pretty close to the zero!

[bavaria]

Gee, not THOSE big ones! Make me look like a :ale: and it's not even 1030am yet! :D Mine were slightly more moderate in size....

[Stimpy]

:thumbsup: These count for sure! Zum Wohl!!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/Asbach.jpg

Those are definately them!! :clappingh

[AFMom]

Those look good!!!!!
Yep - countdown is looking happy! And hey - I can't put the right date he's coming home on there (we can't announce when they are traveing:grrrrr: ) - but I can say that there is a chance the countdown would look even better!
Congrats again Rozzie! Man - I gotta get me a grand villa.........

[Rozzie]

WHAT!

No one congratulated Rozzie on the 3,000th Nothing Post.

LETS GO PEOPLE!

Hoist those Yuenglings!

:ale::ale::ale::ale::ale:

What do I win? What do I win? :idea: Cool beans! :kickingco I just had a Yuengling at lunch today, on the deck, over looking the water, eating a great shrimp poboy! Now that is a great way to celebrate 3000 posts!

We went to Target today for trip shopping. I always love shopping for the trip. Got some cool Margarita glasses and Tiki tumblers with umbrella straws. Bringing all our Buffet and Marley CDs. We are going to be balcony livers on this trip. Hope we have nice like music on deck neighbors!!:Pokepoke:

[TW1]

Gee, not THOSE big ones! Make me look like a :ale: and it's not even 1030am yet! :D Mine were slightly more moderate in size....
Uh huh, sure, its ok, we're in the closet now, no one will say anything...

[bavaria]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-92526164547335_1891_1178544

Stimpy, while I was attending Hotelfachschule (hotel school) the Asbach rep came and gave out lots of free samples. :burp: Different world!

We used to get those as 'bandaids' from my grandmother when we had a boo-boo as children......

[lllovell]

Hello everyone!

Glad to see we are mostly healthy, wealthy and wise :)

Mot much to report from lllovell land. Working, trying to keep the desk in decent order before being out next week for SWW :jumpingbe so that is keeping me busy enough. Finally hooked up my picture printer here at work (never any time at home for such things with 3 little ones!) and have been playing with it. I am amazed at the pictures I have to print. I started with Dec, 2002 if that gives you any idea of how far behind I am. :scary: At least i am finally getting to it.

Have a great Thursday!

Laura

[ErinC]

What do I win? What do I win? :idea: Cool beans! :kickingco I just had a Yuengling at lunch today, on the deck, over looking the water, eating a great shrimp poboy! Now that is a great way to celebrate 3000 posts!

We went to Target today for trip shopping. I always love shopping for the trip. Got some cool Margarita glasses and Tiki tumblers with umbrella straws. Bringing all our Buffet and Marley CDs. We are going to be balcony livers on this trip. Hope we have nice like music on deck neighbors!!:Pokepoke:


Alright, what time were you at Target today? I was there too. Were you wearing scrubs? There was a woman in scrubs walking around with a man, and I looked at her and wondered...... Was that you? I was there from about 9:30-10:30.

[ErinC]

Kristy- let me know what day is good for you. We'll try to work something out. The Eastern Shore Centre is two exits before you cross Mobile Bay. Kinda our new mall. There's a Cracker Barrel and Logans right out by the interstate.

[AFMom]

Oh! I know where that is! I always stop there for gas on the way back to Pens. That's not too far at all.
I'll try to figure out a day before DH get's back!

[Rozzie]

Alright, what time were you at Target today? I was there too. Were you wearing scrubs? There was a woman in scrubs walking around with a man, and I looked at her and wondered...... Was that you? I was there from about 9:30-10:30.

OMG! I wasen't in scrubs, but I was there at 1000am! You might have heard DH and I arguing in the snack aisle about what to buy....:Pokepoke:
What's even funnier, we were at the stop light at hwy 90, and there is this black suburban by us. Girl with Dark long hair like you, drinking out of a WL coffee mug. I kept telling DH, that must be Erin! That must be Erin! He kept trying to get me to roll down the window and get the girl's attention!! :ROTFL: Sorry again about lunch, we didn't eat breakfast, and DH begged me the whole target trip to go to Ed's and get a poboy. He minded pretty well, and behaved for the most part, so I couldn't refuse! ;) We'll get together soon, I promise!

[PoohsPal]

OK, just surfacing to say.....

Happy Mother's Day!!!

to all the wonderful mom's in Nothing land! You all :rockband: and deserve a great day!

[ErinC]

OMG! I wasen't in scrubs, but I was there at 1000am! You might have heard DH and I arguing in the snack aisle about what to buy....:Pokepoke:
What's even funnier, we were at the stop light at hwy 90, and there is this black suburban by us. Girl with Dark long hair like you, drinking out of a WL coffee mug. I kept telling DH, that must be Erin! That must be Erin! He kept trying to get me to roll down the window and get the girl's attention!! :ROTFL: Sorry again about lunch, we didn't eat breakfast, and DH begged me the whole target trip to go to Ed's and get a poboy. He minded pretty well, and behaved for the most part, so I couldn't refuse! ;) We'll get together soon, I promise!


I was in the snack aisle when I saw this couple! And when I left Target I went to Michaels across Hwy 90! But I drive a dark green Yukon(although right now it is so dirty it looks black), and I never ever drink out of my WL mugs at home. I keep them safe and sound in a bag so that they don't get scratched up, that way when I take them back to get my free refills they don't look old and worn out like the rest of my WDW mugs!!:hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha: No big deal about lunch, I'm glad you got to spend a day with your DH. I bet Ed's was beautiful today! Love that YO Mama's platter!! I feel like breaking out in a chorus of "It's a small world after all....It's a small.....:innocent:

[TW1]

I SOOOO need it to be Friday!

Shut the closet door, break out the Yuengling and pass the Funyuns.

Anybody joining me?

[Stimpy]

I SOOOO need it to be Friday!

Shut the closet door, break out the Yuengling and pass the Funyuns.

Anybody joining me?

Hmm...only 9am here but heck I'll join you! I'm so sleep deprived these last few weeks that time is blending together anyway LOL :beer: It's 5 o'clock somewhere! :fresh:

[Ginger]

Here is a picture of our bonus room that we've been working on for the past month or so.

http://www.vikingimports.com/room2.jpg

The red is the bathroom and will one day (after our Oct trip) be a Mickey and/or Disney bathroom. It's a tiny half bath. The paint came from Lowes, but it's very similar to the "mickey's pant" color that Home Depot sells.
The green is the main room. It will be gym and family/tv room combination. But it will have some touches of Disney too. I'm not sure what, probably art work or a clock or something.

[mickeyndvcfan]

I SOOOO need it to be Friday!

Shut the closet door, break out the Yuengling and pass the Funyuns.

Anybody joining me?



A closet drinker huh!!!!!!!!! Soooooooooooo glad it is Friday:cheerlead .....it just gets harder and harder to go to work.....

[TW1]

...blending...
What a great idea...
BREAK OUT THE BLENDER!

[Ginger]

What wedding gift would you buy for a couple who are not registered anywhere (that I can find), have lived together for a few years, the groom's been married before I don't know about the bride, and they probably have most everything they need? My DH works with the groom. They eat lunch together and sometimes work out together. I've never met either one.

I'm at a loss and really don't want to go with a set of towels or a vase. :) We would probably spend around $20.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Ginger

[TW1]

What wedding gift would you buy for a couple who are not registered anywhere (that I can find), have lived together for a few years, the groom's been married before I don't know about the bride, and they probably have most everything they need? My DH works with the groom. They eat lunch together and sometimes work out together. I've never met either one.

I'm at a loss and really don't want to go with a set of towels or a vase. :) We would probably spend around $20.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Ginger

"Dear Newlyweds:

In lieu of a gift I bought myself a case of Yuengling and had a blast in your honor.

All the best.

Ginger"

[Stimpy]

Blender drinks...now your talking! :jumpingbe

Ginger, the room loves great! I love how the colors go so well together and you did an awesome job with the paint and trim. Looks very professional!

Wedding gift...hmmm...besides a case of Yuengling...how about a gift certificate to a nice restaraunt in your area? That's a toughie for me...up here wedding gifts are "expected" to be in cash :idontgeti

[gopherit]

What wedding gift would you buy for a couple who are not registered anywhere (that I can find), have lived together for a few years, the groom's been married before I don't know about the bride, and they probably have most everything they need? My DH works with the groom. They eat lunch together and sometimes work out together. I've never met either one.

I'm at a loss and really don't want to go with a set of towels or a vase. :) We would probably spend around $20.




In a case like this, I might be inclined to go the gift card route, LOL - maybe to a restaurant or a home place like Pier One. Let them decide what they want. Are they going somewhere fun for their honeymoon? I have given a nice picture frame with a gift card for a photo shop for developing or getting enlargements made from their trip (just make sure the photo place does both regular and digital). Or perhaps a nice bottle of wine with a silver "cork-thingy" (obviously though this only works if (a) they drink wine and (b) they aren't fine-wine-only "wine-snobs", LOL.)

Good luck!

[lllovell]

I SOOOO need it to be Friday!

Shut the closet door, break out the Yuengling and pass the Funyuns.

Anybody joining me?


I just love the way you think!!! *passing out some Big Red to combat the Funyun breath* but we do tend to stink up the place sometimes :tapedshut

[Stimpy]

I just love the way you think!!! *passing out some Big Red to combat the Funyun breath* but we do tend to stink up the place sometimes :tapedshut

:hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha:

[lllovell]

Ginger - I love your rooms! I have been meaning to ask if you will hire out. I have a house in some serious need of home improvement and a hubby who HATES doing things like that. What I really need is 24 hours straight sleep and then i would feel like tackling it myself! Maybe over the summer :)

I like the photo and photo place g/c idea. How about some movie tickets? The problem with gift certificates for me is that I end up spending MORE than I would on a gift because I am a good shopper and usually get things on sale. I know our theaters sell movie bucks so you can spend them on tickets and/or concessions which makes them nice. Are they the kind that might enjoy a pottery class together (I know - I hear the guys groaning) but a g/c to a place llike that might be fun for them.

Laura

[DisFlan]

Well, geez...I'm not painting with neat colors or drinking beer or doing anything REMOTELY interesting today. I'm thawing meat for a meat loaf tonight. BUT - the sun is finally out!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

DisFlan

[bavaria]

Where's Nono when you need her? Looks like another weekend of work, and I need a Rudesheimer Kaffee today after all of that brandy talk from yesterday (and yes, it's not even 11am here, so I am really turning into a :ale: here on the nothing thread!)

Happy Friday!

[nono]

OMG -- I was taking a NAP! Really! DD wouldn't go down for one unless I was in the extra bed in her room. I had a great one...not sure if she even slept! :headscrat

To make up for my tardiness, today's special is FREE CHAMPAGNE! (the real stuff)

It's my wedding anniversary today. Yes, :violinist and :rockband: all at the same time. :lmbo:

[TW1]

3 Cheers for Nono!
:ale: :ale: :ale:

[mickeyndvcfan]

OMG -- I was taking a NAP! Really! DD wouldn't go down for one unless I was in the extra bed in her room. I had a great one...not sure if she even slept! :headscrat

To make up for my tardiness, today's special is FREE CHAMPAGNE! (the real stuff)

It's my wedding anniversary today. Yes, :violinist and :rockband: all at the same time. :lmbo:


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!!


:jumpingbe :jumpingbe

[bavaria]

Best wishes for a wonderful anniversary!! :clappingh

[nono]

Thanks for the well wishes! I lost $20 today. (I had the under on the marriage lasting 5 years!). :crazy:

[TW1]

Thanks for the well wishes! I lost $20 today. (I had the under on the marriage lasting 5 years!). :crazy::ROTFL:

[Rozzie]

Don't let nono fool you! I have met her and her DH, and they are the best couple!! And they area blast to :ale: drink with!!

Happy Anniversary!!

Ginger, the rooms look great! TW1, I got a cold yeungling in hand! All is well in the world!! :woohoodan

[gopherit]

Rozzie, I just noticed your ticker - if my count read only 5 days to go, all would be right in my world too, LOL, yuengling or no yuengling!!!! :thumbsup:

Speaking of WDW trips - If anyone has pointers on getting an illum, cruise, I'm all ears - I'll be trying to secure one for our Aug trip over the next few days, so no sleeping in for this gopher!

Did the Mother's Tea thing today at dd5's kindergarten. Bought flowers for our local "adopted" grandma and a few flats-o-flora for the yard. Took dd5 shopping for b'day presents for TWO parties she's attending tomorrow. (She's hit what we call The Party Years - right around age 4 to age 8, seems like it's non-stop birthday bashes. May as well stock up on gender-neutral presents now and get ready for the partyfest...) Speaking of which - gotta go out tomorrow to get the loot for her gala event on Wednesday. Poor kid, having a b'day sandwiched between Mother's Day wkend and Memorial Day means having nearly no birthday at all! She has a ballgame on the night of her birthday and Coach Dad won't cancel her game, LOL - the show must go on! She says she's ok with that, but personally, I bet she's praying for Tuesday rain...

Well, I hear pigs (guinea) wheeking in the family room for a ration of romaine and a lonely bun clamoring in his cage for love... (Say what you will, citizens, but that rabbit :beatinghe LOVES :beatinghe me.... in a way no mortal being - especially my DH - can comprehend. Maybe it's the fresh parsley talking, but I swear I can see it in his eyes.....I think he senses my "inner rodent".... :earboy: )

ANYWAY.... best go attend to my lil critters and then head to bed myself. Happy wkend to all - hope it's a good, happy, healthy one for all! :yes:

[mickeyndvcfan]

Good morning everyone.

[Rozzie]

Good morning everyone.

Good morning Mickey!!!

off to take mom to pedicure appt. I was ahead of the game on packing, but now I am behind. I work mon and tues, leaving wed at 0300. This is the get ready weekend, and it is a busy mom weekend!! New niece dinner party tonight, mothers day brunch tomorrow. DH might have to pack his own suitcase, which the thought is scary enough! How did this boy make it in life before I arrived? Seems in the almost 9 years of marriage, he forgot how to do 75% of what he did when he lived alone. :confused:

gopher, your little Mr. Buns makes me want to get a little piggie, but alas, my greyhound might not make a good big sister!!:dog: He sounds so precious!!

[AFMom]

Good morning all!
Great room! We painted my sons bedroom Mickey Red. Big mistake. Red is such a hard color to paint! 1 coat of primer and 4 coats of red..... ug!
And Happy Anniversary! Oh - I know - everyone loud and clear - we'll sing "Happy Anniversary" like that horrid couple on Haunted Mansion........:innocent: :innocent: :sing: :sing:
One crazy day after another here, and no real end in sight. But look! 27 more days to go! I'm starting to realize that all the crap I wanted to get done before he gets home needs to be getting worked on now......... Like - oh-I don't know - actually doing the laundry?
I got coffee here to help with any "closet" hangovers from all the partying in the Nothing Thread yesterday! We need closet jello shots next.
"Your inner rodent'........:ROTFL: :ROTFL:
BTW - I like the wine thing for the wedding present - or maybe a little gift basket- wine, crackers, shelf stable cheese (mmmmmmmm), 2 cute glasses. If you went to World Market/Cost Plus - I'll bet you could do that for around $20.
Well - have a great Mother's Day all!

[bavaria]

I'm up for coffee!! Still trying to get work done but clients are delaying again *sigh* and dragging feet.

I LOVE Cost Plus/World Market - just discovered it last year and was fascinated. I stock up on a lot of German food there plus almost everything else. When I'm at home, the nearest one is 2.5 hours drive but I still go there quite often...

Kristy, I'll bet that 27 days goes by quickly if you start attacking your list..... here's some pixie dust sent to make the days go by quickly!

[Colorado Belle]

Hi all,
Haven't posted here much since I returned from DisneyWorld. Been battling fluid in my ears...guess my diving and then flying and then driving up to 9000 did a number on them. One seems to be loosening, but the left one is still a mess.

Bad news yesterday...My half sister, who was always more like an aunt in that her kids were just a couple years younger than me, passed away suddenly.
High blood pressure forced her into the hospital last week, and then mysteriously, her kidneys shut down. She had been on dialysis for 3 hours a day, and her husbnad thinks that maybe she just decided to end it all in fear that dialysis would become a permanent thing.

She only lived two hours north of Orlando, and so I am very sad, and feeling guilty that I didn't go visit her more often when I came to the World, and especially this last time, when I really could have driven up there on Friday (since my plane left out of Tampa on Saturday.)

I loved my sis, but her kids (all in their 40's and 50's with families of their own) are the kind that kept running home to momma...and leaving their kids for 'grandma' to raise. She and her H did the best they could'; yet it seems that these adult children never stopped using the parents, and never stopped complaining. It's just very sad for me. Even today, I've been called by the 'kids', each trying to win me to their perspective of things. Not one of them understands the concept of giving back, and now, it is too late.

I'm trying to find a way to fly back to Orlando in time for the services on Tuesday.
I can't believe that there are very few seats left on all the planes that fly that route; that neither united or frontier will let me use reward miles. I know that if I go to the services that I might just blow up and tell all these 'children' to grow up.
I know this wouldn't be the time or place. :tapedshut But I also know that it is very hard for me to keep my mouth shut when I see stuff that is just plain wrong.

I tried speaking with the 'youngest' daughter who already has grandchildren of her own...Her mom raised her first child'; yet this daughter was trying to tell me how awful her mom was and how horrible her siblings were. She has justified her guilt to herself and really believes the 'stories' she was telling me. It's all so very sad.

Those of you who pray, please pray for this family. They are so dysfunctional and it seems to pass from one generation to the next. I can only hope that my sister has found some peace and that one day her children will come to understand that our mothers probably all made a lot of mistakes, but that mothers love us and always do the very best that they can in the moment. We children, especially we girl children, need to grasp that, and maybe forgive our moms for the needs they couldn't meet. That is my mother's day wish for all the moms, step moms, birth moms, adopting moms, soon to be moms, out there. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day.

[jiggerj]

Hi all,
Haven't posted here much since I returned from DisneyWorld. Been battling fluid in my ears...guess my diving and then flying and then driving up to 9000 did a number on them. One seems to be loosening, but the left one is still a mess.

Bad news yesterday...My half sister, who was always more like an aunt in that her kids were just a couple years younger than me, passed away suddenly.
High blood pressure forced her into the hospital last week, and then mysteriously, her kidneys shut down. She had been on dialysis for 3 hours a day, and her husbnad thinks that maybe she just decided to end it all in fear that dialysis would become a permanent thing.

She only lived two hours north of Orlando, and so I am very sad, and feeling guilty that I didn't go visit her more often when I came to the World, and especially this last time, when I really could have driven up there on Friday (since my plane left out of Tampa on Saturday.)

I loved my sis, but her kids (all in their 40's and 50's with families of their own) are the kind that kept running home to momma...and leaving their kids for 'grandma' to raise. She and her H did the best they could'; yet it seems that these adult children never stopped using the parents, and never stopped complaining. It's just very sad for me. Even today, I've been called by the 'kids', each trying to win me to their perspective of things. Not one of them understands the concept of giving back, and now, it is too late.

I'm trying to find a way to fly back to Orlando in time for the services on Tuesday.
I can't believe that there are very few seats left on all the planes that fly that route; that neither united or frontier will let me use reward miles. I know that if I go to the services that I might just blow up and tell all these 'children' to grow up.
I know this wouldn't be the time or place. :tapedshut But I also know that it is very hard for me to keep my mouth shut when I see stuff that is just plain wrong.

I tried speaking with the 'youngest' daughter who already has grandchildren of her own...Her mom raised her first child'; yet this daughter was trying to tell me how awful her mom was and how horrible her siblings were. She has justified her guilt to herself and really believes the 'stories' she was telling me. It's all so very sad.

Those of you who pray, please pray for this family. They are so dysfunctional and it seems to pass from one generation to the next. I can only hope that my sister has found some peace and that one day her children will come to understand that our mothers probably all made a lot of mistakes, but that mothers love us and always do the very best that they can in the moment. We children, especially we girl children, need to grasp that, and maybe forgive our moms for the needs they couldn't meet. That is my mother's day wish for all the moms, step moms, birth moms, adopting moms, soon to be moms, out there. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day.

I am so sorry CB- :grouphug: to the family and of course :grouphug: for you- You are all in my prayers- Laura

[Stimpy]

CB, I'm so sorry! I really hope you are able to get to the services for your own sake, not for her children's. My thoughts and prayers are going out to all of you. :grouphug:

[Rozzie]

Oh CB, I am so sorry to hear about your sister. I hope you are able to go, to pay your respects, in honor of your sis. Your words about mothers are so wise, I can not imagine how hard it must be to be a mother.

Many <<hugs>> to you. Take care, and let us know if we can help you out. :hug:

[AFMom]

:grouphug:

[nono]

CB,

My condolences to you, and I'll be wishing peace for your sister's family! Sounds like they could use some.

Take care.

[bavaria]

CB, sending best thoughts to the family, and to you.....

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's on the nothing thread!! (and beyond... :) )

[ErinC]

CB, so sorry to hear about your sister! I hope that you will be able to arrange to go to the services. Also, I apologize for my tardiness, but thank you so much for the sweet email to Addison, she loved it! It was so sweet of you to take the time to do something nice for us!

Happy Mother's Day to all. We just got back from stuffing our faces after church this morning. Had seafood buffet overlooking Mobile Bay, it was beautiful!

[Ginger]

I'm sorry CB. Prayers for the family.

Thanks for the complements on the painting. I think DH and I are going to go with the wine for the wedding present. There is a local vineyard that we like, so we will probably get a bottle from them.

Busy weekend, had a family wedding. Standing around all day makes you tired! Wish I could have slept in today. :)

[jnrrt]

So sorry, CB!

[mickeyndvcfan]

So sorry for your lose CB. My prayers are with you and your sisters family.

[PoohsPal]

Oh, CB :hug: I will pray for that family. It's so hard to watch, but so many speak very poorly of the dead to just fy the guilt. My SIL's sis, spoke horribly about her father not 3 feet from teh casket. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. Actually, I just wnated to smack her, because I loved her father very much! She complained tha the would not go to her ds's soccer game in teh rain when he last visited. The rest of us were trying to figure out how he survived the trip as he was in very bad health when he went. :rolleyes:

So sorry that you're in the middle. How awful!

Forgive my absence Nothingers, it's bee a wild ride at work adn home lately. Hoping we'll slow down soon!

[Rash]

My condolences, CB.

[nono]

Coffee's on....

Bad week to have bad weather....my DD has turned into a Toy Story and Toy Story 2 fanatic! What started as a general Buzz Lightyear preference (hat, shirt) has turned into an obsession with the movies! She's just a little over 2, and I *think* why she likes them is that now she's getting the jokes! (Etch and Woody have a duel makes her fall down laughing). I don't mind her watching movies, (as opposed to TV), but the tears when I limit her to one a day wears me out!

Anyway, looks like the clouds are breaking up, so maybe we can go spread some mulch for a good part of the day! :kickingco

[Rozzie]

Coffee's on....

Bad week to have bad weather....my DD has turned into a Toy Story and Toy Story 2 fanatic! What started as a general Buzz Lightyear preference (hat, shirt) has turned into an obsession with the movies! She's just a little over 2, and I *think* why she likes them is that now she's getting the jokes! (Etch and Woody have a duel makes her fall down laughing). I don't mind her watching movies, (as opposed to TV), but the tears when I limit her to one a day wears me out!

Anyway, looks like the clouds are breaking up, so maybe we can go spread some mulch for a good part of the day! :kickingco

oh nono! Tell her Aunt Rozzie loves's Toy Story also! And if she jumps on a plane and meets me down here, than I will let her stay up ALLL night and watch the movies back to back to back!! See, I am a purty good Aunt, huh??? ;) Seriously, I got the warm fuzzies thinking of her giggling like that. :lovestruc

Well ya'll are all probably wondering why I am online and not cleaning up rounds of enema's. I patheticly begged a coworker for a week to work for me today, and I think I finally either peed her off, or she was tired of me calling her at home. :tongue: LOL, I only called her once at home. But I was real sad sounding. I don't feel guilty in the least bit, as I am leaving a DAY EARLY! That's right, leaving today when Scott get's off. He is going to be kinda late, about 6pm, as he has "employee issues", AKA firing someone, before he gets to leave. But we are only going to drive to Tally, only 3 hours or so, then get up at 6am and be at OKW checkin desk by 1130. We both were dreading getting up at 2am and leaving at 3am, and fearing we would be to tired to enjoy our first day. Much less the crankiness that appears with sleepiness between us. :Pokepoke: So leaving tonight fits so nice into the master plan!! :idea:

CB, hope you are doing OK, and checkin soon. :grouphug:

[AFMom]

Too funny! That's such a great age. My kids adored the Toy Story movies....
Ya know - thier favorites were Peter Pan and Jungle book for a long time, though.
I need some of that coffee... actually I'm stopping at a Starbucks on the way to DS's speech therapy. Coffee and a croisant.....
So - I might have an outbreak of shingles next to my left eye. Been bugging me for weeks and I finally went to the dr not having a clue what it could be. They sent the blood work in yesterday - hopefully I'll know by the end of the week. This would explain the partial loss of hearing in my left ear last week too (buzzing so loud I couldn't hear a thng), and when I felt like I was getting the flu but never really got it...... :idea: So anyway - I'm officially feeling old right now.:headbange
Hopefully it'll come back negative - but all of the adult women on my Mom's side of the family have had problems with them..... arg.
So - my WDW ticker is starting to look better! We have a dedicated 2 bedroom at OKW, and I can't wait! I have until December, though...... I'd better calm down. i've already made prototypes for 2 different sweatshirts for the kids so that my DH can tell me which design looks better. Pitiful.

[nono]

Rozzie,

Congrats on leaving early! Hope you have a blast! Can't wait to read your trip report!:)

[Rozzie]

Kristy--let us know when you get updated from the Doctor! I can't imagine a loud buzzing sound in my ear for any extended period of time. It would have driven me crazy!:crazy: BTW, your other ticker is looking pretty sweet! :woohoo: Won't be long now! The 3 of us girls need to get together before he get's back. When I get back next week, I'll PM both of you, and we will work out a day, K?

Oh, and listen for a honk of a horn about 730pm, I'll be passing by your exit!! :coolcar:

[TW1]

I'll take a strong cup o' joe down here please!

Up late doing paperwork, etc. Can't believe how that stuff piles up on you!

Have a great time Rozzie, drive safe, and don't do anything we wouldn't do.

[Stimpy]

Has anyone heard from CB? I hope she was able to make arrangements to get to the wake & funeral.

Kristy, I hope you get better soon and the blood tests come back negative! :goodvibes

Nono, I think we've been through quite a few different "Disney Movie Stages" in our house LOL Right now we're in a Cinderella one with DD. She already thinks she's a princess :holymoly: Not being a girly-girl myself, I would definately go back to the Toy Story one if we could! :angel:

Rozzie, I'm so jealous and excited for you at the same time! DS ws packing AGAIN this morning LOL The boy is driving me nuts this week ;)

DS's class just threw another wrench into our trip :headbange (But we ARE still going LOL) I should have been suspicious when both our airline tix and resort ressies contain "666" in them that this trip was going to be trouble! When I booked the flights, I booked a 1:30 PM flight down so DS could get atleast 1/2 day of school (and the all important "present" for his attendance!) Usually we take the 1st direct flight out at around 7am so we can get a full day. (And the last direct flight home for same reason)

Well, I just got a notice home yesterday that his class is taking a field trip to walk to the local Post Office on Friday. Of course, no times are listed. I had planned on taking DS out of school before lunch at noon. (We live 10 minutes from the airport)

Hopefully, the field trip will be first thing in the morning and very short. Otherwise, I will have to keep him out for the full day...and have 2 very excited, hyper kids sitting around the house just WAITING for hours until we leave for the airport. :scary: I'm also a little irked, not at anyone in particular, that we could have booked the earlier flight and had 1 more full day at Disney. (Forunately, DS is ok with missing the field trip this time...we were not so lucky last year when we tried to surprise him with SWW. He cried hysterically at the airport b/c he wanted to go on his field trip/picnic to the beach and didn't want to go to Disney World. :holymoly:)

I sent a note in with him today and hopefully his teacher will let me know more about times etc.

So does anyone have any experience taking an earlier flight on Southwest? Since the flights look fairly booked, I doubt they'll be able to change us. Also, if we could change, would we have to pay more? (DH and my tixs are Ding fares, the kids were purchased at the airport with SW credits)

[Rozzie]

Have a great time Rozzie, drive safe, and don't do anything we wouldn't do.

please elaborate TW1! :ROTFL:

[TW1]

please elaborate TW1! :ROTFL:
Wink Wink
Nudge Nudge
Know what I mean
Know what I mean
Say no more
Say no more

[PoohsPal]

Rozzie - I think you'd have a stretch to do anything TW wouldn't do! ;) ;)

[TW1]

Rozzie - I think you'd have a stretch to do anything TW wouldn't do! ;) ;)
Stretching definitely helps.

[gopherit]

Actually, I beg to differ with TW1, Rozzie - I think you should do EVERYTHING we wouldn't do, and then report on it... so we can find out if we OUGHT to be doing it, LOL! :yes:

CB - condolences to you and your family - check in soon. :hug:

Well, today is the littlest gopheretta's 6th birthday. Mama Gopher (uh, that's me) had a school board mtg that lasted til 9 pm last night, after which I had to go to WalMart to get a few more things for tomorrow's big "par-tay". Didn't get home til 11 pm, then stayed up til 1 wrapping her loot and getting the treat bags ready. I'm thinking about skipping outta here at lunch and surprising my baby gal at school for lunch.... if I can stay awake that long! Gotta fetch the Dairy Queen cake she wanted, too... :birthdayc

I did something last night that was hard to do - I bailed. I turned in my official resignation to the school board. Actually, this is the second time I've done this - did it last year and was off for all of 4 months, and then caved and came back because no one from my parish would do it and the Board had no secretary (an office I loathe but have done before.) This time I gotta be firm, though. Only so much gopher to go around, and when I finished my 3 yr term last year, I did so with the idea that I would invest that time in the Academic Booster chairperson role. I feel like we haven't gotten anywhere with the school board, but with the chariperson role, I can see real progress. I absolutely LOVE teaching - the rewards I get from it are exponentially greater than anything I EVER got from sitting in a board (BORED) meeting. The Board just doesn't seem to recognize that if you build a great education system, they will come. All they wanna talk about is our "mission", our "charter", how we should "market" ourselves, and of course, sports facilities and how we can't afford to lose this coach or that coach. And then they ponder why enrollment is down. Go figure. I'm sure SOMEONE has to discuss that stuff, but it isn't this rodent's cup o' tea. Just not a value-adding use of my time. So as of July my school board days are done. Nuf said.

I am so jealous of you folks headed to WDW. I could use a little Disney R&R right now! I was wrapping gifts for dd, which included some pins I bought for her while I was in Orlando on business. Can't believe our trip is less than 3 mos away. Can you believe we'll be there the same time, same place as Greenbanned? Tony and I think it's the start of a good joke... "So a Gopher walks up to the pool bar and meets this frog..." I just hope it isn't too swamped (no pun on frog-life intended) with freebie-diners - that's the first week of the promo. Yikes.

AFMom, your ticker is lookin' good! My brother has a few weeks to go. My mom is delusional and thinks he's going to pit-stop at my sister's house for my niece's graduation. I said fat chance - that boy is headed HOME to his wife and kids! He's worried that his littlest guy won't "know" him, so I know he's anxious to get back to the hacienda and get re-acquainted.

Well, I'd better get re-acquainted with my lab bench and email! Ciao for now... (but top off my cup before I leave, please.... thannnnnnks!)

[TW1]

Sorry, Gopher you asked for it...


A drunk is sitting at a bar, and says, "Bartender! Another drink."

The bartender shakes his head and says, "No you've had enough."

"Well," the drunk says. "How about if I show you something really cool? Then will you give me a drink?"

"Sure," the bartender says. "But it's gotta be pretty cool."

The drunk takes a tiny piano and a frog out of his pockets and sets them on the bar. The frog starts banging away, playing a beautiful song.

The bartender gives him a drink. The drunk downs it, and orders another.

"No way," the bartender says. "Now you've really had enough."

"If you give me a drink, I'll show you something even cooler," says the drunk.

The bartender agrees.

The drunk pulls out a gopher, and sets it next to the piano. The frog starts banging away again, and the gopher starts singing to the music.

The bartender is amazed, and gives him another drink.

A man who had been watching all this comes up to the drunk and says, "You've got a million dollar act there. I'll give you $500,000 for them right now."

"Not for sale," the drunk croaks.

"Ok, $500,000 just for the frog."

"Not for sale."

"Ok, $500,000 just for the gopher."

The drunk agrees, and the man pays him and leaves.

The bartender says to the drunk, "What did you do that for? You broke up a million dollar act!"

"Not really," the drunk says. "You see, the frog's a ventriloquist."

[PoohsPal]

:faint: That was bad. Thanks!!! :upsidedow

[Stimpy]

Sorry, Gopher you asked for it...


A drunk is sitting at a bar, and says, "Bartender! Another drink."

The bartender shakes his head and says, "No you've had enough."

"Well," the drunk says. "How about if I show you something really cool? Then will you give me a drink?"

"Sure," the bartender says. "But it's gotta be pretty cool."

The drunk takes a tiny piano and a frog out of his pockets and sets them on the bar. The frog starts banging away, playing a beautiful song.

The bartender gives him a drink. The drunk downs it, and orders another.

"No way," the bartender says. "Now you've really had enough."

"If you give me a drink, I'll show you something even cooler," says the drunk.

The bartender agrees.

The drunk pulls out a gopher, and sets it next to the piano. The frog starts banging away again, and the gopher starts singing to the music.

The bartender is amazed, and gives him another drink.

A man who had been watching all this comes up to the drunk and says, "You've got a million dollar act there. I'll give you $500,000 for them right now."

"Not for sale," the drunk croaks.

"Ok, $500,000 just for the frog."

"Not for sale."

"Ok, $500,000 just for the gopher."

The drunk agrees, and the man pays him and leaves.

The bartender says to the drunk, "What did you do that for? You broke up a million dollar act!"

"Not really," the drunk says. "You see, the frog's a ventriloquist."

:hahahaha: :hahahaha:

[Ginger]

Have a great trip Rozzie!

[Stimpy]

***Editted! Too much somethingness in a nothing thread :) ****

Ok, back to nothingness....Maybe I'll start packing a few days early :angel:

[Colorado Belle]

Hi everyone. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts for my sister and her family, and me. I've been having a harder time snapping back from this. I frustrated myself trying to use mileage awards with United to no avail...there were over 70 empty seats on EACH of many flights, and saver-awards were listed on the web site, but I spoke with people in India who couldn't seem to understand what I was asking, wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor, and finally, I missed the flight (the only one into Orlando designated saver) when the web site I was referred to wouldn't print out my ticket. It was such a mess, and such a horrible thing to go through at this time. United really treated me shabbily.

My ears haven't cleared up and I was also concerned about driving over Independence Pass and then getting in an airplane. This has never happened to me before, but the effect is very surreal. Perhaps that is contributing to my down mood. I could have paid $800 for United's 'bereavement fare', though that seemed silly considering that $500 was the cost of a regular fare. But I got it in my head that I would use up miles (because after 10 days vacation ending last week, finances are a little shorter than usual) and by the time I figured out that it wasn't happening, it was just too late.

The family understands, and I know my sister would. I'm sad that it had been so many years since I had seen her. (She wouldn't come visit me and I would get as far as Disney World and want her to meet me there.) I sent some pictures from our last trip to my other sister to display at the services. I have such a funny one of her in the jacuzzi (bubbles up to her neck) at a Old Key West unit back in l997.
I may have mentioned that my sis was more like an aunt...a half sister who was married with kids before I was born. But my family is getting smaller and smaller and it sometimes feels like there really isn't any family left.

On a positive note, my godson (born in April) is doing great. His other set of grandparents are in town this week (his grandma, my good friend from Hawaii was here a few weeks ago), and today his momma called me to see if I want to go out to lunch. (Of course, this is a perfect time to give him his first set of Mouse Ears!)

Thank you all again, for your condolensces and comfort. I needed you, and you were there for me.

[PoohsPal]

Oh, Kimberly, that is awful! I cannot imagine. Is there any way you could switch sections? (I know, hard without telling anyone why.) :grouphug:

CB - Sorry things did not work out for you. It sound sike it may be btter for you if you've been having ear problems, though. (Just trying to htink of anything that may make you feel bette, don't think I'm making light of it.)

[PoohsPal]

Rozzie - I haven't told you to have a great trip yet. That's because I'm so darn jealous! ;) Hope you have a wonderful time!!!! Give my bear a hug from me!

[Ginger]

Kimberly, I'm so sorry that these memories are brought up after all these years. Will father and son's be working together? If so, could you just speak with your DH and not your son? Your DH could "help" your son and if they got to the bad name, just skip it.

HUGS

[Rozzie]

Oh, Kimberly. I don't know what to say. But that every emotion you feel is a real one, and never be hesitant to shed tears, cuss like a sailor, bang your head, etc. Is there any way you can trade sections? Is there someone you can talk to about this horrible situation? I don't know what I would do in your situation. Isn't just surreal how someone so horrible to do this can still be causing pain, after all these years, from beyond the grave. All I can offer is a shoulder to cry on, and a friendly ear to vent to. Hope this situation somehow works out. :hug:

CB, $800 bereavement cost? I am sorry to hear that you couldn't go. I truly believe that in life that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes things don't work out because they were not supposed to. So don't beat yourself up over it. I am sure your Aunt does/will understand. We can always honor those we lost by letting them live in our hearts forever. We don't have to attend a public memorial, or spend $$$ on flowers, or whatever traditional ways we usually do to honor someones passing. I am so sorry this happened, and we will be here to support you, K? :hug:

[Stimpy]

Thanks for the support! :grouphug: I realized after "beheading" a whole box of left-over Easter Peeps that this was just way to much for this thread! I'm sorry to be such a downer. So I editted the original post. I REALLY appreciate all the kind words! Thank you!

CB, I'm so sorry you weren't able to make it. I can't believe the way United treated you! Nice of them to make a painful situation even worse! :rolleyes: You and your family are in my thoughts!

Back to nothingness:

DS's field trip is early enough in the day that he can go to school on Friday for the 1/2 day. So on the one hand, there goes my little "fantasy" of leaving earlier on Friday for WDW but on the other, he'll get credit for attendance that day ( & have 1 less "illegal" absence on his record)

Of course the sun finally came out this afternoon. Ordinarily after over a week of rain and general dreariness, I would be excited. But now the t-ball game I was hoping would be called for rain is back on. Which means extra running around today, extra mud in the uniforms (& my car & my house! :scary: ) and less time to get the things I need to get done before we leave Friday. On the bright side, maybe everything can finally start drying out in our area....and up North from us too!

[Rozzie]

Stimpy----just remember----very shortly you'll be at the happiest place on earth!! Hope things go your way this week, and I will see you soon!!!!:howudoin:

[ErinC]

Oh Rozzie, sorry I missed you have a great trip!

Kimberly- I have no idea what was contained in your original post, but I hope whatever it is it will work out for you!:grouphug:

AFMom- Hope you don't have the shingles. I know another friend that was just diagnosed with shingles too. Sounds so painful!

Gopher- You never cease to amaze me! Do you ever sleep? I feel like such a lazy bum compared to you!:worship: Does sound like you need a break from the board, this time stick to your guns!

CB- so sorry that United was so rotten to you. I hate that you couldn't go, but it might have been best with your hearing issues right now.

Hope I haven't missed anyone else.

Did the little tykes end of the year preschool party today. Working on printing the Kindergarten graduation program for DD6's graduation on Friday. DH did the Christmas program and the Farm play program. The teacher just assumed he would be willing to do the graduation program too. He was just too busy, so I decided to tackle it myself. It looks pretty good for a first timer (if I may say so myself). Check in with you all again later!

[Ginger]

Kimberly, I don't think it was too much. You needed to vent and a shoulder to cry on. Hope you feel better and if you need to chat your Disney friends are here for you.

[Stimpy]

Thanks again to all of you! :hug: Everytime I think about the situation, I'm still kind of stunned at how ironic it all is!

Well, I am now in a wacky humorous mood today! As someone who doesn't normally eat alot of sugar, those Peeps....ok and a few of their friends ;) and all tha caffeine from my "secret" Dr Pepper stash really has me in a strange mood. :jumpingbe (Some people drink alcohol, I hit the Dr Pepper for comfort LOL)

I watched Gone With the Wind last night on TV. Some of you may know, my DD is named Tara. After hearing "Yankees?? In Tara??" over and over again last night, I put a Yankees shirt on her this morning as my own private joke for the day. :upsidedow DH didn't find it as humorous. I tried to explain that now there were Yankees ON Tara but he didn't get it...plus he's a Mets fan :holymoly: But it made me smile :angel:

My "cruel" parents just called from the airport. Two weeks ago, they found out the won a local contest that I sent my mom the link for with all the answers for her that I also entered. (Took me over an hour to find the darn trivia answers!) Well, she won Grand Prize and her and Dad are on their way to Sea World for 3 nights for a amazing time! They are taking the Shamu Southwest airplane down today, staying at a Hilton, park passes VIP treatment etc.

They just called to tell me they are having a big party at the airport for all the winners (several sponsors, enough to fill the plane just with winners and their guests). They haven't even boarded the plane yet! They have 2 penguins walking around the terminal that people are able to pet, a giant sloth, freebies from Sea World and SW for everyone at the airport..not just the contest winners, free breakfast etc. The penguins are going to be able to roam freely on the whole flight through the aisles!

I'm excited for them but I'm so jealous...especially since I did all the work LOL But we would have had to turn it down anyway b/c we already have SWW planned, plus school attendance etc. And besides, I did win second prize....a small stuffed Shamu....that both kids are constantly fighting over! :crazy:

PS. I told my parents the least they could do was get 1 more Shamu for my kids! :angel:

[PoohsPal]

And besides, I did win second prize....a small stuffed Shamu....that both kids are constantly fighting over! :crazy:

PS. I told my parents the least they could do was get 1 more Shamu for my kids! :angel:
lol. I hope they can do better than that! Darn cruel people! ;)

Glad you are in a fun mood today Kimberly! I need the entertainment. :D

[AFMom]

Aw Kinberly - Love the Yankee's t-shirt. I have something in my past - and when it comes up I'm a mess. Doesn't matter how many years, how many good memories, etc come between it and me - it still really upsets me. I'm glad you were able to vent to us :hug: Glad the field trip thing worked out too!
CB - I can't imagine trying to fly with what's going on with your ear - but I am sorry you weren't able to get down there. When my Grandfather died I was on an airplane headed in the WRONG direction, it was so frustrating!
Both of my kids are coming down with colds- they both slept in until 8:30 this morning! Ususally they are up at 7:00!It was rather pleasant having the house quiet this morning..... :woohoodan

[Colorado Belle]

peeps and DR. Pepper ? ....What's for lunch!
Kimberly, just wanted to send you off to the World with a big hug:hug: and lots of :dust ...You deserve it!

Sorry you went through a rough period last week; I hope the issue resolved some and I hope you felt supported here because you always offer such kind support to all of us!

I think you should start calling your Mom, Cruella for running off with Shamu and the grand prize. But at least you shouldn't have to get her a mother's day gift for years to come!

I'm getting back on track, even tho my ears still won't clear. Mud season wasn't all that bad; it's actually been pretty dry (too dry re wildfires). My daffodils have been active all month (here at 9000 ft) and my doggie isn't as mudtracking as last year , so I am (gasp) going to wash the floors!

[ErinC]

Just a quick check in this morning. Off to drag DH away from work and to Walmart to get Dd (soon to be 10) birthday present. He won't be here for her birthday next week, he'll be in Syracuse, NY (how far is that from you stimpy?). I told him that purchasing an electric scooter and putting it together was not my dept. and he has to handle it before he leaves town! I've probably lost my mind even letting her have one, but she has been begging. I wonder if the scooter comes with full body armour....., I think we'll need it!:scary:

[gopherit]

TW1 - verrrrry clever! Work in the proper locale (OKW pool bar) and by Jove, you've got it!

Kimberly - I too missed whatever the post was, but remember, therein lies the beauty of the Nothing thread - there's no rules, so if ya need to vent, no apology necessary! Whatever the dilemma, I hope there's a solution waiting for you.

To all of you who posted on the other thread re: my Mother's Day "issues", I'd like to give a big "thanks" to your kind words and support. AFMom, I will try to get my hands on that book. I do believe it's the sins of the father here (my MIL relates a little TOO well to what I've experienced. One year, she got a boat motor - for HIS boat - as a gift.) So I realize if we are gonna stop this crazy train ride of insensitivity in his family's Y chromosones, it starts here and now, with our brood. May my future daughter-in-laws be forever thankful for this moment....

DH knows I'm super-stressed right now, with the party plannings. Unfortunately, I can't totally blame him for not helping - I'm such the control freak. Last night he started frosting the cupcakes - I ended up "fixing them" behind his back. I hadto start giving him "jobs" to do so he wouldn't do things I had to go back and un-do, LOL! His dedication waned at 10 pm, though, while I was up til 2 am cutting out cat tails and whiskers. If there is a 12-step program for obsessive-compulsive control freaks like me, please fax me the info stat.

And to top it off - just to add to my worries - I think I have a blood clot in my arm. Last year I had surgery under my left arm to remove a thankfully benign mass, and I developed superficial thrombophlebitis (clot in a vein). For reasons I don't understand - I have it again, same arm. I'd know that feeling anywhere. I just can't figure out why now - not like I had surgery, trauma, or did anything physically demanding lately. I have a call into my PCP, but getting to see him is like getting an appointment with the Dhali Lama. Or even just a regular llama. In any case, I DON'T HAVE TIME for this... but then again, I guess if the body speaks, ya gotta listen. Probably will have to sit in the eternal you-know-what that our lovely ER is - and if that Dr. Last in his Med Class comes through my curtain, OMG - there's no tellin' what this gopher might do. Watch your 11o'clock news.... I may be in it.

CIao for now... gotta go get ice, napkins and incidentals for the party!

[AFMom]

Gopher, dear, I know next to nothing about blood clots - but I do think you should go in ASAP! Where's Rozzie when we need her!? I kow what you mean about not having time for it, though - why do these things always happen when you absolutely no time to deal with them?!?!?!!?!?
Glad you're getting the book - it really is a good read, actually, and he uses humor so it's palatable. Not quite as dry as some of the other self-help type books I've read!
Control freak? :Pokepoke: Nah - you're just like me - If you want something done right - you have to do it yourself....... We're not the problem - everyone else is just incompetent :tongue:

[PoohsPal]

What Kristy said! :D

Take care of yourself Momma Gopher!!!

[Ginger]

I'm with Kristy and Carrie.

[Colorado Belle]

Ditto!

[Stimpy]

Just a quick check in this morning. Off to drag DH away from work and to Walmart to get Dd (soon to be 10) birthday present. He won't be here for her birthday next week, he'll be in Syracuse, NY (how far is that from you stimpy?). I told him that purchasing an electric scooter and putting it together was not dept. and he has to handle it before he leaves town! I've probably lost my mind even letting her have one, but she has been begging. I wonder if the scooter comes with full body armour....., I think we'll need it!:scary:

Syracuse is a whole other world from us. Syracuse is in a beautiful area! We're down here on Long Island, about 15-20 minutes from the Hamptons (over an hour during "Tourist Season" :hammer: ) and 40 from NYC. Syracuse is much further upstate NY. They have mountains, we have beaches. Even the people in general are different, with neither being good or bad...just different :) Kind of hard to explain, but it's almost like 2 seperate states, downstate (NYC/LI) and upstate NY.

Good Luck with the scooter! I'm kind of glad we have some time before DS is ready for one. He has absolutely no coordination and I'd be scared to death with him riding one. (That's another issue we'll be seeing the neurologist for)

Gopher, get that blood clot checked out please! I hope it's nothing! :goodvibes
After your thread about mother's day, Dh bought me a portable DVD player for the plane ride Friday for me and DD (DH and DS have the gameboy to play). He didn't have much choice, I basically told him he screwed up and he IS buying it! :innocent:

[PoohsPal]

He didn't have much choice, I basically told him he screwed up and he IS buying it! :innocent:
Go Kimberly! :cheerlead

[Ginger]

Some old friends of mine are coming to visit in June (for dinner). The husband has Crohns disease. I asked if he had any dietary restrictions was told "nothing high in fiber and no corn". I don't want to fix things he can't eat or cause him to be polite and eat something he shouldn't.

Can anyone offer any personal insight as to what I should and should not cook?

I'll ask them more specific questions and do some google research. I'm not familiar with Crohn's.

Thanks!

[PoohsPal]

Ginger, sounds like he can have all the bad stuff!

Stay away from whole grains, wheat bread, stick with stuff made from white flour (pasta, crackers, bread).

I'll keep thinking but it sounds fairly simple.

[ErinC]

Ginger, my Disney buddy has Crohn's. She can't stomach salad at all. The lettuce and tomato combo really messes her up. She eats a Chickfila biscuit every morning for breakfast, so apparently biscuits sit okay with her. I'll ask her when I see her later able the rest of her diet.

[ErinC]

Whooo HOOO!!!! Drum Roll Please! Take a look at my new ticker in my signature! DH agreed to the New Years trip this morning, and I called and booked it!

[PoohsPal]

Woo hoo Erin!!!:cheerlead

[TW1]

Some old friends of mine are coming to visit in June (for dinner). The husband has Crohns disease. I asked if he had any dietary restrictions was told "nothing high in fiber and no corn". I don't want to fix things he can't eat or cause him to be polite and eat something he shouldn't.

Can anyone offer any personal insight as to what I should and should not cook?

I'll ask them more specific questions and do some google research. I'm not familiar with Crohn's.

Thanks!http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/YuenglingBottle.jpg

[Ginger]

Thanks for the suggestions. From the little bit of research I've had time to do, it looks like meat and white potatoes will be on the menu. I've sent them an email to ask about specific foods.

[TW1]

Thanks for the suggestions. From the little bit of research I've had time to do, it looks like meat and white potatoes will be on the menu. I've sent them an email to ask about specific foods.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/Funyuns.jpg

[PoohsPal]

If you're gonna' go with the funyons (which should be safe), hide tehm from Laura! :ROTFL:

[lllovell]

tooooo late!!! Toooooo late!!!

I see them!!!

:fresh: :crazy: :hahahaha: :yummy:

Just remember....there is Big Red over there on the shelf for a reason people! :hyper:

Laura

[PoohsPal]

Just remember....there is Big Red over there on the shelf for a reason people! :hyper:

Laura
You shot Big Red????!!!!! Now who is going to look after Little Red???

[PoohsPal]

Just in case I forget, Have great trips Rozzie, Kimberly & Laura!!!! Really, I mean it! Think Nothing of us losers you're leaving behind. Not like we're worth thinking about anyway. We'll be fine, I'm sure. Don't even look back. Just keep on truckin'. (Is it workign yet? Does anyone fell sorry enough fo rlittle ol' me to overnight me tix? :laughing: )

[Stimpy]

Whooo HOOO!!!! Drum Roll Please! Take a look at my new ticker in my signature! DH agreed to the New Years trip this morning, and I called and booked it!

That's great news! You must be so excited!!! I've never been for NYE, it must be so exciting to be in WDW for that. Good Luck and have fun with all the planning now. :)

[Stimpy]

Just in case I forget, Have great trips Rozzie, Kimberly & Laura!!!! Really, I mean it! Think Nothing of us losers you're leaving behind. Not like we're worth thinking about anyway. We'll be fine, I'm sure. Don't even look back. Just keep on truckin'. (Is it workign yet? Does anyone fell sorry enough fo rlittle ol' me to overnight me tix? :laughing: )

Aww Carrie! Sorry you can't make it too. If it makes you feel better, we'll be home probably before anyone even knows we've been gone. :crymeariv Just a short 3 nighter for us this trip. :idea: Hmm..Rozzie is already there....you better start working on Laura!

[Rozzie]

*turns Marley music down*

....Gopher----Seriously, get to the hospital right away, don't wait for a PCP, go to the ER, maybe there is another doc working. Hope to hear soon how you are doing! I mean it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*turns music back up**....

[AFMom]

I thought so!!!!! Knew we could count on you Rozzie!

[TW1]

Someone tell me its Friday somewhere...:coffee1:

[RweTHEREyet]

Syracuse is a whole other world from us. Syracuse is in a beautiful area! We're down here on Long Island, about 15-20 minutes from the Hamptons (over an hour during "Tourist Season" :hammer: ) and 40 from NYC. Syracuse is much further upstate NY. They have mountains, we have beaches. Even the people in general are different, with neither being good or bad...just different :) Kind of hard to explain, but it's almost like 2 seperate states, downstate (NYC/LI) and upstate NY.

Good Luck with the scooter! I'm kind of glad we have some time before DS is ready for one. He has absolutely no coordination and I'd be scared to death with him riding one. (That's another issue we'll be seeing the neurologist for)

Gopher, get that blood clot checked out please! I hope it's nothing! :goodvibes
After your thread about mother's day, Dh bought me a portable DVD player for the plane ride Friday for me and DD (DH and DS have the gameboy to play). He didn't have much choice, I basically told him he screwed up and he IS buying it! :innocent:

Stimpy, I sure wish I had known you wanted a portable DVD player. We bought a really, really good one, used it for one trip, then we all bought portable iBooks that play DVD's and we don't need the portable DVD player. I would have made you an offer you just couldn't refuse. :(

[PoohsPal]

In my dreams, TW, in my dreams.

I had someone as how my morning was going. Uh, not great. He says, "Oh it's too early for it not to be great."

Got a nasty-gram from teh gov today. Not my fault but bad news fo rmy client and a BIG hassle. He says, "Well, at least if it started bad, it can only get better."

Nope. I know this guy now thinks I'm a grump, but the nasty-gram means I have to work with the one prinicple of our firm that I have no respect for and is a big jerk! Not looking good.

Just had to vent. For someone who doe snot wknow what I do, how can you know how soon my day can turn sour??? I know he meant well, but my allergies are going bonkers, my cleint forgot our first thing meeting and I had to go track him down (Ok, so I got chai out of it, but it put me more behind), tehn I get in to the office to find this beautiful nasty-gram. Can I go home and go back to bed?

[TW1]

Can I go home and go back to bed?
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[lllovell]

TW1 - you are my hero!!!

Carrie - come on - we are leaving in about 3 hours so jump in! Now, hubby will have to ride on the top when we come home, but we will worry about such things later! (we have an extra seat going down since he will be joining us Friday evening....if that man doesn't get some vacation soon, I am going to go nuts! Oh well - doesn't keep the rest of us from playing :) :beaniepro )

Gopherit - that doesn't sound good - I am with Rozzie - I hope you get seen and soon!

Erin - I want to try that one of these days!!! I can't wait to hear how you like it. :)

Stimpy - you and me both on the short trip - - - - but SWW is too much fun to miss! Unfortunately - it meant that I didn't get to go to the "meet your new teacher" meeting for my son's teacher next year. My kids are in montessori, so they do 3 year blocks and Charlie is about to move up to the 1st - 3rd grade block. Of course, when do they have these meetings? 2:45 in the afternoon. I work about 45 minutes (with no traffic) north of the kids school, so those sorts of things are IMPOSSIBLE! I would have just taken the day off, but I am off 1/2 of today and tomorrow, looks like I have to be off for the last day of school next Friday (they do a 1/2 day - once again -don't some parents WORK?!?!?!), and then hubby gets the big snip snip the following Friday. So, something had to give. Going to poke my head in today and see her before we leave to get the handouts she gave out yesterday. We will see how it goes.

WEEEEEEEEE - about to run off and get a pedicure!!! Don't tell them I am not running company errands :P (ok - the shorts and tank top probably gave away that I am working today - but don't push it :lmbo: )

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Laura

[TW1]

hubby gets the big snip snip the following Friday. So, something had to give. Lets hope it doesn't give to much!

Have a really, really, really fabulous time!

[JamJarJo]

I just wanted to say how great the Mouseowners forum is:clappingh
I posted a message yesterday about the in-room Babysitting services at WDW but unfortunately I only got one response suggesting I move it to a different thread. So I decided to check out another Disney Forum. I did find that someone had posted the exact same question but when I read the discussion I was horrified:jawdroppi After the first couple of posts, which did actually address the question asked, the posts degenerated into a discussion, by people who had NEVER used the babysitting service, as to wether ANYONE should use it. Along the lines of "How could you do that?", "vacations are for kids" etc. Very judgemental and not at all helpful.
It was the first time I had read a disney discussion forum other than Mouseowners so I was shocked. And I just want to say a big THANKYOU to everyone here for making the Mouseowners Forum a helpful, reasonable non judgemental and humourous place to ask questions.
I know you're thinking "but she didn't get any replies here" but as far as I'm concerned No replies is better than being ripped apart for even asking the question.
Go Mouseowners! :cheerlead

[jnrrt]

It is a different feeling here, isn't it?

And as for your thread, does it mean anything that I looked at it and thought, "I'll be interested in the answers"? I don't know the answer, but I'd like to!

We've kicked that babysitting thing around a lot. I do know that they're all screened and everything, but so far, I haven't been able to do it, and our youngest is really picky about people, doesn't even like his own relatives half the time, so we know it wouldn't work for him until he's older. But it sure would be nice to have a date once in a while when on vacation! This year, FIL is coming, so he's taking the kids (not sure if we've told him that yet, lol) and we're going to Jiko! I can't wait - I've been wanting to try it.

[JamJarJo]

It is a much nicer atmosphere here. I did think "OK maybe this is a touchy subject" so I went and read a couple of other threads that were, I thought, just straight forward questions and the same thing seemed to happen there -- a lot of judging and not a lot of real answers.
As for the babysitting I'm also really stuck when it comes to making this decision. My husband is in the military and away quite a lot. We have no family around and we have only lived here 6 months or so and don't know a lot of people. Plus my 4 year old son has hemophilia. For all of those reasons we hardly ever go out by ourselves. But my husband is deploying for a year later this year so I would really like for us to be able to go out once when we are at WDW in September. My kids will be 10, 5 and 3 then, they're pretty sociable and I know they won't be miserable without us. I'm just worried about leaving them with someone we don't know and who is not familiar with my son's medical condition. I'm torn. I was hoping hearing someone elses experiences would help me make the decision.

[PoohsPal]

JamJarJo - Thanks for the compliment! :flowerfor We've gto a great bunch of people here and we just want to have fun and talk Disney! :dust that you do get some replies. You just never know. Not everyone can spend as much time here as others of us do. :D (Implication that I might spend a bit much time here)

TW - Thanks for the get out of jail free acrd. That's what it looks like to me!!! I may have to print it out and tape it to my monitor!

Laura - Boy, do I wish I could come with you.

[Ginger]

JamJarJo, I love this place too. I don't have any children, so I'm not up on the childcare at WDW. But don't some of the resorts have kids clubs or something like that? If so, you could look into that for your children.

[JamJarJo]

They do have Kids clubs and my kids did stay in the daycare room at SSR whilst we took the tour. It was a little easier for me to leave them in this "open" type of setting. Plus we had a pager and were close by. My kids LOVED it and were disappointed when we picked them up lol. So I probably would not have too many qualms about leaving them in one of the Kids Clubs. Problem is that the Kids clubs are, I believe, only for Kids 4 and up and my daughter will only just have turned 3 in September. So they're not an option for this trip.

[TW1]

JamJarJo, keep bumping up your thread, someone will hotice this question who has this experience. While we have not at WDW, our home resort is HHI and I can assure you that those CM's are more than qualified and come highly recommended.

I thought I read about a WDW restaurant that has some sort of kids club. Could it be Shulas? Do I recall Gopher eating there, maybe I'm mistaken.

Anyway, thanks for the kind endoresement of MouseOwners and so happy you joined us. Forums can be a scary place and there's no reason to mix the happiest place on earth with opinionated knuckleheads.

[Stimpy]

JamJarJo, I hope you are able to find something for the kids! They would probably enjoy it just as much as you and your DH will enjoy your night out! :)

I don't know if you found this on Deb's site yet but here's some additional info until someone can post personal experiences: http://www.allearsnet.com/pl/childfaq.htm

Also, just a note, I don't think the in room babysitting is run by Disney. I'm pretty sure they are all outside agencies. Disney does have a recommended service, I thikn Fairy Godmothers?

Good Luck!

[AFMom]

Don't have any personal experience - but I've heard WONDERFUL things about Fairy Godmothers.
I agree - this place is wonderful!

[Stimpy]

RWe, that was nice of you to offer the DVD. It all happened so suddenly LOL I had no intention of getting one but we were in Best Buy, I was still miffed at DH, DD was starting to act up, I started having nightmares already about the plane ride with her...and one thing led to another LOL

For the record, in case anyone is ever stuck on a plane with us, my kids, esp. DS, are usually very well behaved. But DD can turn on us in a second! She's like the Exorist sometimes! :goodnevil

Carrie, sorry your day is rough and I hope it gets better! :hug:

Laura, Have a great time! I hope we get to see you!! Our school is pretty non-accomodating for working parents too. It really boggles the mind especially these days! They rarely take working parents into consideration when scheduling anything. Oh and I hope you DH handles the ..ahem...operation better than mine did! :innocent: Everything went perfectly smoothly for him medically, it was the whining I had to hear for weeks beforehand (even though it was his idea!) and now 6 months later he tells everyone he runs into about it, like it's a badge of honor LOL

[nono]

JamJarJo,

I think there's safety in numbers. We only have one so far, and she's 2, so for us now it isn't an option. Plus, she's a foodie and would be P.O.ed if we skipped out on her for a table service meal!

But, I do see the time coming when we have 2 or 3 kids that I could leave them for a few hours at some point, esp. when one is older than 7. For now, we have friends who babysit coming along on our Oct. trip, so we may end up with a night out (the heck with dinner -- I'm going to get :margarita s). Also for our Jan. trip, for the 1/2 marathon, we are bringing my MIL along to watch DD from 4 am - 9 am (!!!) while we run.

As for judging, just be glad you aren't that wound up that you are like those posters on the other list! No one knows someone's circumstances, and all the factors that go into various decisions. I think snap-judgemental folks are generally unhappy/uneasy with their own choices and lash out to feel better.

[PoohsPal]

there's no reason to mix the happiest place on earth with opinionated knuckleheads.
I think that should be our motto! :D

What's a motto?

I don't know, what's a motto you? :ROTFL: Someone needs some sleep.

Kimberly - You're reminding me of a very unpleasant airplane experience with my nephew at age 2. As hard as I tried, I could not get him to sit still. Tried everything but a straight jacket. SIL and BIL wer no help. I felt so sorry for the guy in front of me. I'm sure he told everybody what a horrible mom I was. :innocent:

Hope dd has a happy flight! :yes:

Jcubed - Your kids will lve being "free" from their parents. Many pshycholigists will tell you how important time alone for the parents is to the marriage and to their parental abilities. Your circumstances make it even more important. Hope you're not thinking twice about what the opinionated knuckelheads said!

[TW1]

Or dwarfs posing as medical professionals

[Stimpy]

Or dwarfs posing as medical professionals
:lmbo:

[Rozzie]

Or dwarfs posing as medical professionals

LOL! Nothing would surprise me on the dwarf!!! :crazy:

[jnrrt]

Hey J3 -

When will you be there in September? We're going the third week.

TW1 - It's an especially nice board when you can state so emphatically your opinion about the opinionated knuckleheads, no? Oh, the irony!!!

And yes, I think it is Shulas, but I think they have the same age restrictions. I don't think we'll ever be able to use the kids clubs because by the time the youngest is old enough, the oldest will be too old. Bummer.

[gopherit]

Gopher here.

Well, had a choice between partying with my dd and 15 kindergarteners, or having an ultrasound of my arm. Found a doc who said I probably wouldn't die last night and elected to do the party, then have the US done at 8 this morning. I do not regret doing the party, but in a way, I do regret waiting for the US, because while I went to bed with a throbbing arm... I woke with a non-throbbing one. THey did the US and didn't find anything, which I already knew they wouldn't. I had a clot in that arm before, but that was right after surgery. THis time, no recent surgery or trauma so I can't fathom why it did that, other than to mess with my mind. It was a surface or superficial vein last time, which is what I surmised was the case again (not deep vein, which is wayyyyy more serious). My arm feels pretty much ok now, though now and then, it sort of aches, in a way I just cannot fully describe. Like it's heavy and needs to rest. Weird. So something is going on, just not sure what. Anyway they sent the US stuff to my PCP and I have an appt to discuss, so there ya have it.

As for dining out - jamjarlo, I would think that with a 10 yr old in the mix, you should feel fairly ok with the in-room services. I think the only time I might have reservations with using a service sight-unseen would be with a single child, or very young children who might balk at a stranger, etc. With 3 kids, there is strength in numbers, haha, and if eldest sib seems ok, the younger ones usually feed on that. Of course, in my family right now, we have a surly 11 yr old who believes he's ABOVE babysitters - that could be a problem! Keeping a 10 yr old occupied just in the room could be tricky - where are you staying and how long did you think you might want to be out? At least at Disney, going "out" doesn't mean the sitter has to drive - they can all use the Disney transport. I had a neighbor who used Disney's kid's night out at Disney (is that the name? Can't recall.) I know the sitter actually took my neighbor's two boys, aged 7 and 9, out to DTD one night and they raved about it. I would think that you could have a fair amount of security in the ages you describe to, at the very least, snag a few hours out for you and your hubby, even if the kids do just stay in the room. And sadly, yes, any of the kid's clubs will ask that your child be 4 yrs old - the primary point being potty training. (It's not so much the age they seemed to care about - it's the potty training.) I am willing to bet that a certain percentage of 3 yr olds have stayed in kids' clubs at Disney as "4-yr-old-wanna-bes" courtesy of their folks, but at age 3 none of mine were securely potty-trained enough for that, and I was too chicken to risk it, LOL! You can call the Dolphin to dble check, but I'm pretty sure 4 is their age limit too - I will say, however, that they have the best deal around town for families with more than 1 kid - 2 hrs FREE kids' club (for any amount of kids, provided they are yours, LOL) while you dine at Shula's or BLue Zoo. That's a great offer, given the usual price for kids' clubs per hour and especially when multiplied by 3 or more!

ITA, nono - Typically, those who slam others are looking for a way to feel better about their own decisions. SOmehow they have got it in their heads that by running you down, it will pick them up. Fuzzy logic at its best... I think also that we have computers and Dr. Phil to thank for this. There's something about the anonymity of internet that allows people to ditch good home training and common civil courtesy, and then make no apologies for their actions, rationalizing that they are just "tellin' it like it is". As if they are doing you a favor to show you the "errors of your ways." There's no accountability in that, no way for you to know if they even walk the talk... they just get to dish on you, pick a fight, and hide behind their self-righteous keyboard. THat is one of the main reasons I don't post on certain boards. Too many self-involved folks who haven't figured out how to reconcile their own life choices without running down those of others.

** evil twin Gopher checking in... **

Like, for example, my choice to vacation in August versus right now.... you people leaving now make me SICK, ya hear me? You are SOOO going to regret going now, mark my words! Foolish, foolish travelers! Only a complete rube would travel in May! Are you listening?!? August is the only time to go - I happen to LOVE crowded restaurants and a park jammed with freebie diners! Yessiree, August is the ONLY time to vacation - May Schmay! To quote Timon, what WDW in August lacks in shade and water it more than makes up for in searing heat and blinding sunlight! Too bd you didn't have my clever rodent resources to figure all this out in advance, eh. Bet you don't even feel like going now, do you. So there!

*** back to the REAL Gopher, who is giving Evil Gopher the obligatory boot to the biscuits - don't let the turnstiles hit ya on yer way out, bonehead....***

Sigh.... I am so jealous!!! Wish I were at WDW right now. Say, if Carrie gets a ticket, send me one for the adjoining seat! THis Gopher needs a break badly (as opposed to a bad break, hardehar!) Hey, maybe all I REALLY need is a nice Yuengling and a seat at the Gurgling suitcase... that outta thin my blood, right? Okay, maybe red wine would be better.... sangria, perhaps? Do you think I can get my doc to write an Rx for that?

Some beach..... some where..... :ale:
LATER!

[JamJarJo]

TW1 I couldn't agree more!
Thankyou for the Link Stimpy --- there was some good, helpful information there.

AFMom there are some great testimonials for Fairy Godmothers on that link. I think it is actually Kids Nite Out that WDW endorses. Not as many testimonials for them but it says that they are all liscensed, bonded, CPR certified etc which is good to know.

Nono the safety in numbers thing was sort of how I was feeling about it too. Especially with my eldest being 10. And yeah I try to stick to the "until you've walked a mile in their shoes" rule

Poohspal -- Jcubed --- I love it! I may have to use that as a screen name somewhere. I'll admit the opinionated knuckleheads threw me for a few but then I came back here to the "voice of reason" lol.

[AFMom]

Not to be an alarmist - but couldn't that mean that the clot came free and could be, ya know, floating around???:bugeyed:
If there is any scar tissue there in your arm, it can be easier for the blood cells to coagulate there and for a clot...... Take care of yourself!!!! Now I'm going to be all worried about you until your dr appt!
I completely agree with you about the internet meanies......but even your alter ego mean Gopher is cute!:grouphug:

[ErinC]

JamJarJo- glad you like the MO site. Great people here! I'm kinda in the same boat as Jnrrt, by the time my youngest will be old enough for the kid's clubs, my oldest will be almost too old! I think I might have one year in there! I too agree about the strength in numbers thing. As long is your oldes is comfortable with the idea, than the others will probably be fine. Depending on where you are staying and where you plan to eat, you probably won't be that far away from them anyway! Hope it all works out for you. Sorry for all the flack you got for just asking a question!:crazy:

lllovell- ahh, "the surgery". DH always said he would have no problem having it when we were done having kids. Well, the closer it got he started back peddling a little. I told them if I had to have a c-section I would get my tubes tied, but if not, he was going. I think he secretly prayed that I would have to have a section with DD #3, and he wouldn't have to go through with it. But everything went as scheduled and he had to make good on his promise. Several months after #3 was born I reminded him that I wasn't going back on birth control and unless he wanted to be a father of 4, he better make that appointment!:yes: He made the appointment, and started to whine like Stimpy's DH. He kinda begged me the day before, "I really don't want to do this, I really don't want to do this,....." I just ignored him and told him he would be fine! He really was like a pitiful little child!:o But he went through with it the next day. The best advice I can give you is to follow dr's. orders and don't move around too much the first couple of days. Have several bags of frozen peas in the freezer too! The worst part was the kids! "What's wrong with Dad?" A week later, "Why does Daddy's tummy still hurt?"

Gopher- glad the arm feels better, I hope it truly is better. When do you see your Doc?

Stimpy- I flew once by myself with 2 kids. DD #2 was a couple of weeks shy of 2 and was a holy terror on the plane. She was getting really uptight as we sat idle on the runway in Atlanta! She kept banging her hand on the tray (that was supposed to be up) and yelling "Coke, Coke, Coke!" She kept kicking the seat in front of us, and finally the guy got up and moved. I felt really bad, but I thought, "oh well, we'll never see these people again." The moment we stepped off the plane, DH starts talking to the guy that DD#2 was kicking. I was sooooo humiliated!:o Sure enough, they went to high school together. I still see him around town occasionally and we laugh about it now, but I'm sure he thought I had the worst kid on the planet!

[Stimpy]

Stimpy- I flew once by myself with 2 kids. DD #2 was a couple of weeks shy of 2 and was a holy terror on the plane. She was getting really uptight as we sat idle on the runway in Atlanta! She kept banging her hand on the tray (that was supposed to be up) and yelling "Coke, Coke, Coke!" She kept kicking the seat in front of us, and finally the guy got up and moved. I felt really bad, but I thought, "oh well, we'll never see these people again." The moment we stepped off the plane, DH starts talking to the guy that DD#2 was kicking. I was sooooo humiliated!:o Sure enough, they went to high school together. I still see him around town occasionally and we laugh about it now, but I'm sure he thought I had the worst kid on the planet!

Erin, I'm sorry you went through that but I gotta tell you, I laughed so hard! That would totally be my luck too. :yes: You are much braver than me! At this point in my kids lives, I wouldn't even dream of flying alone with them. We have enough problems figuring out which child should sit in front of the other so the one in front will be the least annoying to strangers. And I won't even mention the fights DH and I get into over who is going to sit with which kid ;)

[JamJarJo]

LOL Stimpy. I'm having the same worries at the moment. We're flying to England next week and I just do not know how my daughter (2) will behave. She can be a sweet, affectionate little angel one moment and then in the blink of an eye she can turn into a screaming, flailing, demon child. I'm going to take her car seat on the plane 'cos she's used to having to sit in that for quite a length of time. I'm hoping that will keep her contained but there's really no knowing.
18 months ago I flew to England and back by myself with all 3 of them (then 8,3 and 1) and it actually went very smoothly. People at the end of both flights stopped to tell me how well behaved they were. This time I'll be flying back with them by myself and somehow I don't think I'll be being congratulated. Now if only I could bank credit for their behaviour on that last flight and cash it in on this flight!
Hope your flight goes smoothly.
Oh and I forgot to mention that my husband smokes, so on long flights his behaviour is basically right up there with my daughter's.

[AFMom]

LOL Stimpy. I'm having the same worries at the moment. We're flying to England next week and I just do not know how my daughter (2) will behave. She can be a sweet, affectionate little angel one moment and then in the blink of an eye she can turn into a screaming, flailing, demon child. I'm going to take her car seat on the plane 'cos she's used to having to sit in that for quite a length of time. I'm hoping that will keep her contained but there's really no knowing.
18 months ago I flew to England and back by myself with all 3 of them (then 8,3 and 1) and it actually went very smoothly. People at the end of both flights stopped to tell me how well behaved they were. This time I'll be flying back with them by myself and somehow I don't think I'll be being congratulated. Now if only I could bank credit for their behaviour on that last flight and cash it in on this flight!
Hope your flight goes smoothly.
Oh and I forgot to mention that my husband smokes, so on long flights his behaviour is basically right up there with my daughter's.

That will be a long flight!!! I like the behavior bank idea..... mayne we could carry around score cards for them something..... or little digital read outs on their foreheads......:tilt:

[JamJarJo]

That will be a long flight!!! I like the behavior bank idea..... mayne we could carry around score cards for them something..... or little digital read outs on their foreheads......:tilt:
LOL Score cards would be good. Then I could say "I know he's being a brat right at this moment but he's not normally like this --- Look he got a prefect grade for conduct EVERY SINGLE WEEK in 4th grade. Or "I know this has been the nightmare flight from Hell but see she doesn't normally Kick and scream for 9 straight hours.