The Nothing Thread

[Rash]

What fresh hell is this? And where's the Yuengling?

[lllovell]

:beer:


:yahoo:


:shots:

:cheers:

[PoohsPal]

Good to see you, dear Rash! DCouldn\'t have any Yeungling without the Nothing Thread!

http://www.united-nations-of-beer.com/images/yuengling2.jpg

The bar is open!

[Stitch]

They gotta be here somewhere...

[idratherbeinwdw]

We couldn\'t have a Nothing Thread without well stocked Yuengling. Which kind do you prefer? (although as Carrie\'s is on tap that may be the preferred choice)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/idratherbeinwdw/yuengling.jpg :scratchin:

[lllovell]

We were just in Chattanooga TN over the weekend. They must have opened a brewery there because there were billboards all over \"welcoming\" everyone to the family of Yuengling.

We will have to take a road trip and do a tour! Please oh please tell me they do sampling!

TW1!!! Did you see all the Stitch Avatars I found for the site? Tim has uploaded them. I hope you find one you like!

Wow. I have not seen the smiling horse in ages.

:santa: Is being good to us all, no?

Laura

[Stitch]

Nice to see you Laura. Missed you at the other place.

[lllovell]

You too Mr. Stitch!

I kept thinking it was a time issue, but I realize now that I just wasn\'t happy there so I stopped posting.

However, I missed you all.

Hopefully this will be the chance we all needed to find our happy place!

Laura

[Rozzie]

Did I hear someone say not only beer, but Yuengling???? :beer: :rocker: :cheers:

We missed you Laura! :hug1:

[athenna]

I could use a Yeungling or two, maybe they\'ll warm me up!
:beer:

[PoohsPal]

Yay! My favorite trouble-making alien has arrived!

[nono]

I\'m just plain drunk. I\'ll drink everclear right now, but a Yuengling would be nice too.:thumbsup:

[PoohsPal]

Sliding shome shots to nono to have with teh beers I slid you in another thread. ;)

[stimpy]

Stitch wrote:

Nice to see you Laura. Missed you at the other place.
Hey someone is going incognito! :rolleye11:

[PoohsPal]

Yeah, it took, what? 5 seconds to see through the disguise? :P

[kathyseb]

Think I will join in on the drinking. I have had a WONDERFUL day!!!

[PoohsPal]

DO I detect sarcasm in that kathy? Sildign one down to you!

I know I must be cursing the computer too much when dh comes in bearing alcoholic beverage. Yum, egg nog adn Captain.:pirate:

A mrere 8 hours on teh computer adn $25 later, though, I can send DVDs to my Palm. Woo hoo! May need it if I\'m to do 20 on teh TM this weekend. :silly1:

[nono]

Yikes,

I just realized I don\'t have a Xmas gift for my sister. Or else, I got it so long ago, I\'m blanking on it! :ohmy:

[PoohsPal]

Must be somethng in the air nono! My mom called em with that problem tonight. We got her set.

So, can you tell you sis that you bought the gift before ds arrived and now you can\'t remeber where it is?

[nono]

Carrie,

She would know that is not true. I\'m not a summer shopper for the holidays! Still can\'t imagine what I was planning, and I really don\'t think I did purchase anything yet for her. However, there is hope that the UPS man might clear up my confusion with an extra box in the next day or so....a girl can dream, can\'t she??

:lol:

[PoohsPal]

Lost in teh mail? :confused:

[lllovell]

I used to be done with my shopping before Thanksgiving. Those days are looonnngggg over!

Now I am one of those people that run around at the last minute. However, I don\'t get all frantic about it :)

Hubby helped me a ton this past weekend to get \"caught up\" with a few Starbucks breaks built in :woohoo:

Laura

[Stitch]

lllovell wrote:

a few Starbucks breaks built in :woohoo:
It\'s the only way to shop, followed by post-shopping Yuengling breaks of course.

[PoohsPal]

Yeah, but PA is a long drive after a day at teh mall. :( Still lamaenting my inabiliity to get any home this fall....

[nono]

PoohsPal wrote:

Lost in teh mail? :confused:

Really just lost in my mind, my email inbox, and cleared up by UPS man. That would be my Christmas miracle! :yahoo:

[KNWVIKING 2.0]

PoohsPal wrote:

Yay! My favorite trouble-making alien has arrived!

TW, I didn\'t know you were Mexican.

[kathyseb]

PoohsPal wrote:

DO I detect sarcasm in that kathy? Sildign one down to you!

Nope, for once in my life I was 100% sincere on the comment. :yahoo:

[nono]

Tick tock tick tock.

Just 30 hours until I HAVE MY HOUSE BACK! My MIL and her boyfriend will be gone. No one else will be showing up. Yahooo!!!! :yahoo:

[jiggerj]

http://home.earthlink.net/~wk29003/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/martinihand.gif
to nono getting her house back!

[nono]

jiggerj wrote:

http://home.earthlink.net/~wk29003/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/martinihand.gif
to nono getting her house back!

Thanks! I\'ll take 2! Just got back from a 4 mi run that ended up being a bit longer...I was too cold to walk home the last 3/10 of a mile! Great run though. Got to see the sun rise over the ocean on the run back. I think I\'m ready for the funny farm though -- I actually yelled at the dog to check out the sunrise. Yep. I\'m crackers! :woohoo:

[PoohsPal]

Merry Christmas to nono for being close to done with guests!

Kathy - FOrgive me, I\'m getting over being overly gullible, so I assume everythign is sarcasm now. Glad you had such a great day! Want to share why?

[Rozzie]

Don\'t feel bad Carrie, I was thinking in a sarcastic nature too with what Kathy said! Glad you had a great day Kathy!!! :thumbsup:

Sitting cozied up in my flannel dog PJs in my new recliner. Coffee check. Could use something a little stronger in my cup as I am going to finish up some last minute shopping with my mom. You know, I do have to say, we are getting along better for those that missed all my therapy talk on MO. I just know how to react to her now. I think I could use that in all the people I deal with on a daily basis. Or either a lot more alcohol, either way is better than before!!!!!!! ;)

nono, less than 24 hours now!!!!!! :drunkard:

[mickeyndvcfan]

:cheers: & :hug1: for nono....won\'t be long now.

Hey Roz....glad things are getting better with you and your mom. Hope you have a good day shopping. I can\'t believe that next week is Xmas already. I actually get to have it twice next week. Once on Xmas day at my son & dil\'s and again on friday when my daughter and her family come down.

[athenna]

Roz-glad things are getting a bit better between you and your mom.:goodvibes:

[PoohsPal]

So glad to hear theat you are learning to deal with you mom Rozzie!!!

I was doing so well with MIL and ILs in geenreal until girls weekend. Then I gave up caring. Got to figure it out again with FIL having issues. Hard to care about a family who \"Didn\'t even know you were looking ofr a new job\" when teh reason tehy didn\'t know is no one bothered to ask how I was or hw my job was in a 7 month period. You guys know that I coudl nto keep my misery in if anyone asked. heck, I had a hard time lying to the hygienist! :P Starting Monday, though, I have to be on best bhavior. Must remind mysel fit\'s for dh, not ILs.

[Rozzie]

Thanks guys, it\'s really my attitude that changed, not hers.

Carrie, so hear ya\' on the family. No one even remembers where I work, or what I do. I was thinking of you yesterday, I started getting really blue about the job I applied for but not getting. I remembered how you really had to wait a long time for something new, and you survived all in one piece. I just really have to work on my attitude about it all. :silly1:

So anyone going to see any movies over the next few weeks? I haven\'t seen Enchanted yet, and now I also want to see the new National Treasure movie. We never go to the movies, but it seems like around the holiday we always see something.

[PoohsPal]

I loved enchanted! Hoping to see National Treasure over teh holidays. Can\'t wait for time to do puzzles in my pjs. ;-) Then, I work for 7 days and leve fro marathon!

Rozzie - Very time I had a delay getting a job, it held me off until I ended up where I was supposed to be. Mind you, I knew that during my search, but it offered me no comfort adn if one mmore person told me that, I would have killed them. Hope it helps that I know this is where I\'m meant to be and that there have been fnny side benefits that confirm it. Hope your search goes quiker than mine!:hug1:

[Ginger]

So this is where the cool kids hang out now? Can I join? :yahoo:

[PoohsPal]

Hey GInger!!!! Good to see you! WE don\'t have *all* the cool kids, but looks like we just got one more! ;)

[idratherbeinwdw]

Ginger wrote:

So this is where the cool kids hang out now? Can I join? :yahoo:

Great to see you here Ginger! Hopefully lots more cool cats will be here soon. :cheshire: :welcome:

Sorry to hear about the inlaw issues Laura. I give you a ton of credit for trying your best even though they seem to not be reciprocating. I am not sure I could do the same. I hope your DH notices and appreciates your efforts.

[Ginger]

What is it with inlaws? I know some of you have heard my stories in the past. I think almost all inlaws are nuts!

Carrie, I skimmed back a little and saw you mention jobs. Are you looking for another new job or were you referring to the new job you got a while back?

[nono]

Oh. This is where the cool kids hang out? Whoops. I\'m not cool, so I\'ll say my good byes now....

[kathyseb]

PoohsPal wrote:

Kathy - FOrgive me, I\'m getting over being overly gullible, so I assume everythign is sarcasm now. Glad you had such a great day! Want to share why?

Major medical procedures/tests came back with G-R-E-A-T results.

Drinks all around.

[Rozzie]

kathyseb wrote:

PoohsPal wrote:

Kathy - FOrgive me, I\'m getting over being overly gullible, so I assume everythign is sarcasm now. Glad you had such a great day! Want to share why?

Major medical procedures/tests came back with G-R-E-A-T results.

Drinks all around.

Sweet!!!!!!!! I know that was must have been a huge relief. :goodvibes:

Wow, Athenna got great news too. It\'s a great week for sure. :yahoo:

[PoohsPal]

Yeah, you can\'t get away from us that easily! :p

:yahoo: Yay Kathy!!!!!

Ginger - I was refering to my current job that was new a while back and the whining I did while searching.

[athenna]

Rozzie wrote:
Wow, Athenna got great news too. It\'s a great week for sure. :yahoo:[/quote]


Thanks friend!:yahoo: Yup, a great week indeed!!!



Hi Ginger!!!:goodvibes: :hug1:

[PoohsPal]

Woo hoo Athenna! :yahoo:

[Ginger]

kathyseb wrote:
Major medical procedures/tests came back with G-R-E-A-T results.

Drinks all around.[/quote]

Great news Kathy!

[athenna]

We\'re all celebrating!!!!
Drinks all around!
:beer: :beer: :beer:

[nono]

On phone hold with the IRS.:rolleye11:

[Ginger]

Nono, you are supposed to pay your taxes on April 15th. :)

[idratherbeinwdw]

Hip Hip hoorah for all the good medical results for my pals!! :grouphug: :hbleft: :party: :sheepdance:

[nono]

Ginger wrote:

Nono, you are supposed to pay your taxes on April 15th. :)

Yes, and when I overpayed them by $xx,xxx, they got greedy and put me on backup withholding! They\'ve sent the $$ back, but still have a hand in my pocket taking money each month from whatever interest I\'m earning in my HUGE :lol: bank accounts.

[nono]

Husband is getting ragged from the visit. I\'m shot too. Come on tomorrow!

[Ginger]

Well that\'s not very nice of the IRS.


:beer: :beer: for you and Mr Nono. Tomorrow will be here soon.

[PoohsPal]

The sun will come out......:rolleye11:

Sorry, just couldn\'t help myself! :P

[nono]

That\'s for the beers and the catchy tune.

It\'s so bad right now that Mr Nono and I are emailing each other our gripes! I guess things were going too well. All the knives are coming out and being fiercely thrown at our heads! :ohmy:

[Rozzie]

I really thought I would be able to do a lunch date and shopping with my mom. Oh well, 1 step forward, 2 steps back. We went to the OG, and it got so bad, Mr. Roz had to come over to table to remind me that I was using my \"outside\" voice. Then brought alcohol to the table for me. Does that boy know me or what?? Really my mom is using the same crap guilt she has always used, but instead of believing it, I throw it right back at her. Makes for a interesting lunch date for sure. :thumbsup:

nono, that reminds me, I got to pay my property taxes. :ohmy: Too funny on the emails between you and Mr. Nono, reminds me of when Mr. Roz and I passing gripe notes to each other in church. (when we used to go)

Oh I played Santa again for myself today. I bought my press pot and new age crock pot I asked for from Santa. (hey at least I know I am getting the ones I wanted) All he has to do is wrap it up and put it under the....rats, I keep forgetting I didn\'t put a tree up. Crap. :silly1:

[kathyseb]

Rozzie wrote:

kathyseb wrote:

PoohsPal wrote:

Kathy - FOrgive me, I\'m getting over being overly gullible, so I assume everythign is sarcasm now. Glad you had such a great day! Want to share why?

Major medical procedures/tests came back with G-R-E-A-T results.

Drinks all around.

Sweet!!!!!!!! I know that was must have been a huge relief. :goodvibes:

Wow, Athenna got great news too. It\'s a great week for sure. :yahoo:

Athenna, it sounds like we are both celebrating. I know exactly what you are feeling. So here is to both of us :cheers:

[athenna]

kathyseb wrote:


Athenna, it sounds like we are both celebrating. I know exactly what you are feeling. So here is to both of us :cheers:[/quote]



Thanks, Kathy!!! Doesnt it feel great?:hug1: :yahoo:

[kathyseb]

athenna wrote:

kathyseb wrote:

Thanks, Kathy!!! Doesnt it feel great?:hug1: :yahoo:

Better than any Disney fix could ever even be close to. :grouphug:

[matysgranma]

Gosh, I\'ve been so darn busy I haven\'t had any time to stop by, but I do want to say YAY!!!! for Athenna and Kathy! Great news, girls!!!!

[mickeyndvcfan]

Hi Pam....like your avatar

[nono]

Where\'s jigger with the mimosas???? :shots:

[athenna]

nono wrote:

Where\'s jigger with the mimosas???? :shots:


Great idea:thumbsup:
I could use one after shovelling (mind you I pay people to do it, they are just unreliable) and now I have to finish the last minute Christmas stuff, and take my father to shop for a new winter jacket (which is equatable to repeatedly punching myself in the face)....Thank heavens my boss bought me wine..:rotfl2: (and a $100 Amex gift card, which was a complete surprise) When all this is done, Scott and I are going out to celebrate his birthday (which was 3 days ago) and my good health, come home kick up our feet and watch a movie.
Anyone got any Christmas-y type adult beverages that they prefer? Feel like something other than beer tonight.

[Stitch]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/Beer20Emotions.jpg

Happy Friday Before Christmas

[PoohsPal]

Happy Friday all!!!

Nono - Are tehy gone yet???

Hmm...all i can think of for teh holidays is Spiked Egg nog. I sdid have a wonderful GIngerbread cookie drink last year, but can\'t remember what was in it. :blush:

[stimpy]

PoohsPal wrote:

Happy Friday all!!!

Nono - Are tehy gone yet???

Hmm...all i can think of for teh holidays is Spiked Egg nog. I sdid have a wonderful GIngerbread cookie drink last year, but can\'t remember what was in it. :blush:

Candy Cane Martinis! :rotfl2:

[Rozzie]

stimpy wrote:

PoohsPal wrote:

Happy Friday all!!!

Nono - Are tehy gone yet???

Hmm...all i can think of for teh holidays is Spiked Egg nog. I sdid have a wonderful GIngerbread cookie drink last year, but can\'t remember what was in it. :blush:

Candy Cane Martinis! :rotfl2:

Yessserie!!!!! Candy Cane Martini\'s. I highly advise not guzzling 3 in a row however. :rolleye11:

Actually our 2 favorite holiday drinks are our traditional Rosa Regale on Christmas Eve and then Baileys and Coffee till\' the new year. I love drinking Baileys when it\'s really cold out, and it just isn\'t cold here this year. Oh well. I guess I could be shoveling snow right now, so I\'ll stick with my 70s I suppose.

Back to work for me tomorrow, work Sat and Sun, off on the Eve, then work Christmas Day, so today is the day I really have to get everything done. Scott\'s presents from Amazon and Barnes and Noble STILL have not arrived. I am tracking them and both said yesterday. If they don\'t arrive today I will start freaking. We had such horrible weather yesterday I think (I hope) they are just delayed. :S

[Ginger]

Rozzie, you could turn the AC down. :)

I\'m still waiting for a package that seems to be lost in UPS never never land. Tracking says delivery on the 19th. I called yesterday and UPS said \"hum, we will look into that\". So my Mom might get a picture and a note for Christmas. Serves me right for ordering from a new place.

Tonight starts the family get togethers. Too bad everyone is straight laced southern baptist. Maybe I can sneak some bottles in my socks. :)

[Rozzie]

quick update, B&N will be delivered today, but Amazon\'s is MIA, sooooo they are overnighting me another package free of charge. Wowser, kudos to customer service!! :thumbsup:

[PoohsPal]

Wow, THat\'s customer service.

Someone should inform Best Buy that it still exists. Ugh. I went the other day. I bought on line and did in store pickup. They put you in teh customer service line. It looks liek there\'s a separate line, but they will yell at you for standing there. up, I got yelled at. To make along story short, took me 25 minutes! I could have found the tiem in teh store and gone through the regular line in 10 minutes. :rolleyes

At least Iw asn\'t the woman who was supposed to have Guitar Hero 3 shipped there from another store. \"Well, it looks liek we received it, but we must have put it on the floor and sold it.\" \"No we can\'t overnight another on ehere.\" :ohmy:

I knew I liked Amazon.

[Ginger]

Wow, that\'s really nice of Amazon. Great customer service.

[lllovell]

Nono\'s inlaws are leaving and my mother in law is coming in today. Luckily, I can take her fairly well and this time of year is easier for me to handle things because we have lots to do. We didn\'t tell the boys she is coming, so it ought to be a fun surprise for them. :)

Athenna and Kathy - woohoo girls! :yahoo: I am so very happy for you both.

I will check in later today after we have done our Christmas party here!

Yeah!

Laura

[nono]

They are leaving after lunch. I\'m hiding in the other room looking for the delivery men...we\'ve a rocker coming today. :yahoo:

I finally realized that the cold I thought was coming on yesterday isn\'t. It\'s a reaction to my MIL\'s perfume. An old French lady has nothing on my MIL as for scent wafting off her. I swear, I almost passed out from lack of oxygen when the cloud came by...
and it keeps coming by -- she\'s all over the house today! Get me an oxygen mask! :S

[jiggerj]

Kathy and Athenna! :hug1: :yahoo: :thumbsup:

Good luck to all with inlaws/outlaws for the Holidays- We just have to make a \"brief\" appearance at the SIL\'s on Xmas eve. I say brief as they go nuts every year when we dont stay till 1 am-

HELLO people! I have an 8 year old that the clock is ticking on with \"Santa\" (If he even does :( ) and like to read a story to ect... on Xmas eve.

AND they DONT acklowledge my 2 dd\'s as they are from my previous marriage. (\"they aren\'t MY nieces!\")

Hrrmmph.... ok... getting myself all bent out of shape allready and I still have 3 more days to go till Xmas eve-

[jiggerj]

nono wrote:

Where\'s jigger with the mimosas???? :shots:

Here I am! Been busy in the kitchen enjoying a few....

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/51/37/23453751.jpg

I can always make more for my Nothing thread pals! :)

[athenna]

candy cane martinis:rotfl2: Yes, Stimpy & Roz, I wish I had a few of those....Yummy!!!!!
I did buy egg nog at the grocery store, so I think I will stick to spiked egg nog, love it with Kahlua!
Roz- I love Amazon! I have never had a problem with them...The one time I had something MIA, that did the same thing for me:thumbsup:
Hey jigger-did you get my voice mail?:rolleye11:

[jiggerj]

athenna wrote:

\\
Hey jigger-did you get my voice mail?:rolleye11:

Hey girlfriend! Yes I did- Just waiting for a quiet time to give ya a call back so we can have some quality girl chat time without being interuppted a gazillion times by my kiddos! :)

We will definately have to talk before Christmas for sure! :)

[Ginger]

Is anyone else at work today? I think it\'s pretty pointless to be at work today and MONDAY, but the boss thinks otherwise. At least Monday we all bring food. And maybe we will get to leave early. I don\'t have more than 15 minutes of work. Almost lunch time. :popcorn:

[nono]

Let\'s go kidnap Ginger away from work. TW, fire up the Nothing Bus.

Jigger, merci beaucoup for the mimosa. It\'s helping me hold on!!! Tick tock, tick tock.

Also, jigger, pretty small people to differentiate among your kids! Tells me they don\'t really love you at all (not that I\'m guessing you care! :rolleye11: )

[Stitch]

Lunch time!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b180/90Jetta/IMG_1275.jpg

[PoohsPal]

jigger - Welcome to the iILs don\'t give adarn anout em club. ;-) Just pett of them not to incude your dds!

Newsflash: For teh firs time sime I got my first job out of college, I have CHristmas Eve off:!!! yahoo: Not that I ever worked Christmas Eve, as I took vacation, but having it off is wonderful!

[PoohsPal]

TW - You\'re my hero!!!!!

[Ginger]

TW, that looks much better than the soup I had for lunch

[Stitch]

Ginger wrote:

TW, that looks much better than the soup I had for lunch
I call it soup at the office too.

Soup\'s on!

[stimpy]

PoohsPal wrote:

jigger - Welcome to the iILs don\'t give adarn anout em club. ;-) Just pett of them not to incude your dds!

Newsflash: For teh firs time sime I got my first job out of college, I have CHristmas Eve off:!!! yahoo: Not that I ever worked Christmas Eve, as I took vacation, but having it off is wonderful!
Carrie, you\'ve been MIA too long! I have to go get my \"PoohPal\" dictonary to translate. I used to be able to read your posts with no problem :rotfl2:

[Ginger]

I changed my avitar so that Athenna and I didn\'t have the same one. Athenna, I don\'t mind sharing with you, but since you had it first I didn\'t want you to think I was a copy cat. :)

[Ginger]

ups.com says they found and delivered my missing package. Hope so, I\'ll see for sure when I get home from work.

[Rozzie]

Ginger wrote:

ups.com says they found and delivered my missing package. Hope so, I\'ll see for sure when I get home from work.

I hope so for you too!! This missing packages are stressful right here at the end!!! :silly1:

[Stitch]

Rozzie, just noticed your siggie. Sorry, but the lunch plate I offered is pretty cheap. I\'m going for quantity over quality right now.

[nono]

Al·le·lu·ia

Al·le·lu·ia

Al·le·lu·ia
Al·le·lu·ia
Al·leiiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhhhh·luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu·ia


It is truly amazing how both of our families bring us closer to G*d. :rotfl2:

They are gone. No one else is coming. Let Christmas begin. :worship:

[Stitch]

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/stonch/BOOSE.jpg

Mine should be here by 4, staying through Sunday. We\'re actually going to church on Sunday, a rare event in our house, in order to get out of the house and pray they aren\'t there when we get back.

[PoohsPal]

stimpy wrote:


Carrie, you\'ve been MIA too long! I have to go get my \"PoohPal\" dictonary to translate. I used to be able to read your posts with no problem :rotfl2:
:blush: This lap top really has brought my typing even further downhill. Must remeber to brign in a keyboard from home. I hate to ask fro anything, as I have the best computer in teh placce and they given me a ton of training.

OMG TW! Praying they aren\'thtere when you get back.

I sit at teh Christmas EVe service and pray I don\'t kill any grandmas or break any of the dishes I\'m doing over anyone\'s head.:rolleye11:

[jiggerj]

nono wrote:



Also, jigger, pretty small people to differentiate among your kids! Tells me they don\'t really love you at all (not that I\'m guessing you care! :rolleye11: )

Yup...I dont give a hoot! and neither do the girls BUT ds notices as they are HIS sisters- And that ticks me off more than anything really-

Thanks Stitch...keep em coming will ya! :D

[Ginger]

or break any of the dishes I\'m doing over anyone\'s head.:rolleye11:

Oh, that\'s a good idea. I wonder if FIL would get mad if I did this to MIL? :rotfl2:

[Stitch]

jiggerj wrote:


BUT ds notices as they are HIS sisters-

DS sounds like a very nice kid that at his age he notices his sisters get treated differently. They are lucky girls.

[jiggerj]

Stitch wrote:

jiggerj wrote:


BUT ds notices as they are HIS sisters-

DS sounds like a very nice kid that at his age he notices his sisters get treated differently. They are lucky girls.

:goodvibes: Yes I agree. They dont think \"step-brother, step-sister\" type thinking. They are brother and sisters.

And Im a lucky Mom :hug1:

edited to add- Hee-hee just saw your siggie stitch! :rotfl2:

[nono]

Hey Stitch,

Here\'s a photo for ya...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/nono_33/forTW.jpg

Yep, the First Lady of DVC...look at my D trying to figure out what to make of her...and that would be Rozzie and Gail behind my friend, who\'s holding S.

[Stitch]

Love that lady! Seriously. We get a real kick out of her nasal squeak. She tells the worst disney jokes too.

Have a really really great week everyone. Hope to check in some time after the big day.

TTFN!

[PoohsPal]

Have a very Merry Christmas everyone!

[mickeyndvcfan]

:santa: :santa: MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!! :santa: :santa:

[lllovell]

Wow - all these new avatars and pictures. What fun.

We had a boss miss the luncheon on Wed we had for the holidays. We are all sitting here now waiting on his sorry butt to come back to bring us \"gift cards\"
so we can go home. (not ungrateful - but I want to goooooo!)

Speak of the devil!

I suspect the boards will be next to silent until after the holidays. I hope everyone has the most amazing family time! (or that your family stays away if that is what would make your holiday time great!)

Merry Christmas!

:grouphug:

Laura

(ok - who groped me? :silly1: )

[Ginger]

:santa:Merry Christmas :santa:

[Rozzie]

Stitch wrote:

Rozzie, just noticed your siggie. Sorry, but the lunch plate I offered is pretty cheap. I\'m going for quantity over quality right now.

I guess I missed ya\' TW, but thanks for the tray. At this point I\'ll take Boone Farm and some Beast on tap. Gearing up for another weekend of work in my most favvvvvorite place. :blech:

I did go to the liquor store today for the Christmas run. $85 dollars later--- to think I was only going in to get a small bottle of Bailey\'s.

Oh Stimparoooooooo, I got my ME tags in the mail. One can only assume this means the trip is a GO!! One hiccup, the ME tag said \"SSR\" on it. I called MS to confirm we really do have a 1BR BWV on the BW, and yep it\'s all there. Just a typo.

In other news, I lost my DVC card. I know where I \"lost\" it, at the member mixer. I think the First lady of DVC frisked me for it. And the worst part is I think I enjoyed it. :silly1: :rotfl2:

Congrats nono on getting your house back!! :drunkard:

[athenna]

Awww, Ginger, we can share an avvy, darlin\', I dont mind:hug1:

Roz-love the avvy:rotfl2: Has Scott seen it yet?

[Rozzie]

Holy Crap!!

The job just called and said they are interested in me! Lots of firehoops to go through pertaining to my license and employment verifications, background checks, but just to be considered, wow, I am literally speechless. I thought I didn\'t have a snowball chance with all the people that was competing for it.

Hopefully those black and white security camera footage from Jellyrolls won\'t be called into as evidence!!! :silly1:

And no Athenna, Scott hasn\'t seen the new avatar. I can\'t wait to surprise him!! :P

[nono]

Rozzie,

I was just happy that my booze bill was lower than my food bill this week:

$135 and $248 respectively. And, I\'m too old to make any coin hooking :ohmy: ...so we\'re really going to have to conserve in other budget areas!

[mickeyndvcfan]

Rozzie wrote:

Holy Crap!!

The job just called and said they are interested in me! Lots of firehoops to go through pertaining to my license and employment verifications, background checks, but just to be considered, wow, I am literally speechless. I thought I didn\'t have a snowball chance with all the people that was competing for it.

Hopefully those black and white security camera footage from Jellyrolls won\'t be called into as evidence!!! :silly1:

And no Athenna, Scott hasn\'t seen the new avatar. I can\'t wait to surprise him!! :P

:fingerscros :pixie: Congrats on the call!!!! Hope it all works out for you.

[mickeyndvcfan]

Hey nono....glad to see you survived the inlaws.

[PoohsPal]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: SHouting from teh rooftop for Rozzie adn sendign lots of pixie dust!!! :tink: Really hope santa brings you that new job for CHristmas!!!!

[PoohsPal]

Rozzie - It takes 3 to 3 weks, but MS will send you a new one. Yeah, had an unmagical moment on my October trip where I lost all things important. FUnny, magic still came of it, though. :)

[jiggerj]

:yahoo: nono for getting her house back! and :yahoo: for Roz on the big Call!

I think this calls for a toast dont you?
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1176110/2/istockphoto_1176110_girls_making_a_toast.jpg
hey Roz....Its 5 o\'clock somewhere- Its almost 5am in Ct. does that count???:silly1:

[nono]

Thanks for letting me whine on and on here about my invasions! We had such a great night with the kids -- we watched Mickey Holiday Cartoon Classics, ate leftovers, tweaked the tree, and generally just laughed and laughed. S did some more walking and we generally had an excellent time.

I think I realize what I miss most about my family when we\'re invaded is we can\'t simply sit around the table and hang. We really do that with the kids. For whatever reason, both sets of parents have this \"gotta get through with the meal so I can get back to the couch\" :confused: mentality, so meals end up tense and rushed. Just not our way. And, our tree is right near the table, so we sat during dinner last night and simply admired it while we sang Christmas carols. Who knew that D already knew all the words to Jingle Bell Rock? We also hauled out the bubbly and Mickey champagne flutes, and that\'s probably why I\'m awake now. :woohoo:

Gotta get a decent run in this morning, and then it\'s off to find a nice gift for my sis. I love shopping at the end though, so it\'s not stressful for me. I go out early or late, with a list of whom, and just soak in all the stores are offering. I see something I like, check my list to see if anyone would like it. If yes, it\'s bought. Then on to soaking in more stuff until there\'s no one on my list. :yahoo:

Hope everyone has a great day!

[athenna]

WAY TO GO, ROZZIE!!
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[matysgranma]

Whew, but you got through, Nono. That\'s our girl!!! Something more to cheer about.

[matysgranma]

YAY, Rozzie. Way to go!!!! Congrats!!

[idratherbeinwdw]

Woohoo Rozzie!!!!

Ten tons of Pixie dust going your way--but you really don\'t need it as it\'s clear to me you\'re the best candidate for the job! :pixie: :pixie:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Hey I happened upon this pic of Rash today from his last WDW trip, I wanted to share it with everyone:

http://my.telegraph.co.uk/VirtualContent/93354/20070705133241.jpg

[dwelty]

Hi everyone, my 4 year old daughter Katie has been watching me on the boards and keeps asking me to add Hearts and smiley faces :yahoo: to my posts. Being a 37 year old man, I have resisted the requests. So I am now going to add these while she is sitting here with me. Enjoy!

:woohoo: :rolleye11: :) :silly1: :confused: :scared: :rotfl2: :hug1:

[nono]

I really appreciate the hug on the last one!

And :yahoo: I am done with Christmas shopping! We\'re having mojitos to celebrate!

[mickeyndvcfan]

I finally finished shopping also, annnnnnnnnnnnnd I got everything wrapped too. :woohoodance

[nono]

Mickey,

No wrapping yet. That\'s tomorrow for the packages the kids can help with...should be a riot!

[mickeyndvcfan]

nono wrote:

Mickey,

No wrapping yet. That\'s tomorrow for the packages the kids can help with...should be a riot!

Ohhhhhhhhhh, you have to make sure you get some pics of the kids helping.

[athenna]

Well, my shopping is done, so I have been celebrating with a couple of Bass Ale:beer:
But I still haven\'t started wrapping anything:scared:
And I discovered that even though I bought wrapping paper and gift bags, I forgot boxes:scared: so that\'s what I\'ll be doing at the store before work in the morning:silly1:

[kathleena]

Oh wow, I\'m so glad there\'s \"nothing\" going on in here.

:beer:

[jiggerj]

Morning all-

Just a little something to get everyone in the Holiday \"spirit\"...
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/70/10/23031070.jpg

[nono]

Jigger is truly my hero!

[stimpy]

Oooooo Jigger, I\'ll have one! It looks so yummy & pretty.

I managed to somehow prain my wrist at Pack Night Friday and it hurts like heck. All DH had to say was \"Well, who\'s going to wrap all the presents then???\" Ummmmm....let\'s think about this....you may actually have to help out this year!:silly1:

So don\'t tell him I was typing here or I\'ll never hear the end of it. :rolleye11:

Happy Holidays to everyone! :santa:

[athenna]

Oh jigger, I want one of them, they look so yummy!!!!

Awww, Stimpy, so sorry to hear about your wrist, bummer!

[Ginger]

Rozzie, way to go on the job. Lots of pixie dust to help you through the hurdles.

Stimpy, sorry to hear about your wrist. I hope it feels better soon, right after your DH gets finished wrapping all the gifts. :rotfl2:


So t-minus 4 hours until the first family get together. I don\'t mind most of them, there is 1 cousin and family that I could care less to see. I need a :beer: or 12. Too bad this is the straight laced southern baptist side of the family. Maybe I should spike the 2 gallons of sweet tea I\'m brining. That would make the dumb relatives tolerable.

[mickeyndvcfan]

stimpy wrote:

I managed to somehow prain my wrist at Pack Night Friday and it hurts like heck. All DH had to say was \"Well, who\'s going to wrap all the presents then???\" Ummmmm....let\'s think about this....you may actually have to help out this year!:silly1:

So don\'t tell him I was typing here or I\'ll never hear the end of it. :rolleye11:

Happy Holidays to everyone! :santa:

Sorry about your sprained wrist...sending you a now famous Colorado Bell that you didn\'t get to enjoy on our drinkaton.
Hope you are feeling better soon. And you can always say that it only takes one finger to type anyway!!!!

So glad to have met you and hubby.... Have a Happy & safe Holiday!!!!


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_0955.jpg :santa:

[Ginger]

I survived the relatives. Yeah! Now to bed because I have to go to work tomorrow. WTH!!! Like we are going to actually do anything. :confused: I have to write some checks and that\'s it. Oh well, at least we bring food and eat all day. :rolleye11: And hopefully go home early.

[athenna]

I have to work today too Ginger....Except we dont have any food and we don\'t get to leave early.

[Rozzie]

Bummer Athenna and Ginger on working today. You know I can totally relate. :(

I have been up forever this morning, as I want the whole long day to celebrate with Scott, just got him up for Bailey\'s and Coffee and our Rudolph movie. Yes, you are allowed to drink Bailey\'s in the morning with coffee, only if it\'s Christmas. And since I work tomorrow, today is my one day of the year that I get to have Baileys and Rudolph for breakfast. :thumbsup: :rotfl2: Except I had some Bailey\'s last night, and I am not exactly way in the mood for my tradition this morning, LOL. :silly1:

[nono]

Christmas Eve lesson #2... (Rozzie\'s is #1 in the post above)

Don\'t try to make a Victorian Ribbon for a gift with your 3 yr old and 1 yr old....
:lol:

[Ginger]

Athenna, sorry you have to work today. One good thing this morning, no traffic driving in. :)

[DVC Mike]

Wow, this Nothing thread is getting long!

You guys sure like to talk about nothing... :lol:

[athenna]

Roz-you are my new hero:rotfl2: Drinking Bailey\'s with coffee in the morning...Wow, never thought of it...I think I have me a new Christmas morning tradition now.:yahoo:

[nono]

athenna wrote:

Roz-you are my new hero:rotfl2: Drinking Bailey\'s with coffee in the morning...Wow, never thought of it...I think I have me a new Christmas morning tradition now.:yahoo:

Wow -- just come to my house anytime the inlaws or my parents are coming. Mr Nono serves it up regularly... :rolleye11:

[athenna]

Sounds like a plan nono!:P

[nono]

Christmas Eve Lesson #3:

Remember to give the \"We don\'t have time to go to the Emergency Room today\" lecture to all family members. Including the Mr. :ohmy: :ohmy: Mr Nono moved a toy table on S, who promptly fell over and split his lip open. :dry: Yes, Mr Nono is still alive, but as penalty he\'s out running some of my errands (liquor store).

[stimpy]

Ouch Nono...hope your S is ok!

We\'re heading to the in-laws tonight....send help & Bailey\'s this way please :silly1:

[Ginger]

Nono, I hope your S is ok. Ouch!

[nono]

S is fine!

Chirstmas Eve Lesson #4:

Mark you massage appointments on your calendar. I thought mine was today -- it is Wednesday! Whoops! :woohoo: Well, now I\'m lying on the couch, as I think I might have a mildly herniated disc. I got my run in this morning, so I mean MILD. Just resting up until S, D & Mr Nono go out to the playground so I can switch around some things in certain closets. :rolleye11:

[kathyseb]

LOL, Ron\'s green chior robe came today. Got to love Ebay.

You would have thought I spent a hundred dollars on the thing instead of under $10.

He has been wearing it around the house.

Our dream is to move to FLA and work at Diseny.
His dream is to sing in the Candlelight Procession in a green robe is now one step closer!!

So we are well into our celebrations. We got together with my family on Saturday.

Ron and I decided we did not like opening our gifts to each other on the 26th (as we did last year) so we opened them yesterday.

We leave in about 90 minutes for his Aunt\'s house. There is not enough Georgia Wine in the world to help me get through this one. It starts at 4PM and we get home around 2AM.

Then off to his parents tomorrow morning.

[athenna]

Oh gosh,nono,go easy on your back....I have 2 herniated discs and they can be very painful, so be careful!



kathy, I am picturing Ron walking around in the robe:P How cute! I think it is an awesome dream you both have:goodvibes: Good luck with the family tonight!

[nono]

I can\'t stand those elves! They are dasterdly! I can not find a bag of goodies (pour moi, btw) that I saw earlier today while ransacking closets....maybe some :beer: will make me remember, or at lease forget that this is bothering me!!!! LOL

Merry Christmas in 1 hour!

[stimpy]

Merry Christmas All!

I\'m about ready for a nap but don\'t want to miss the WDW parade on tv! DS woke me up at 2 AM to tell me Santa came and he wanted to open presents! Finally got him back to sleep about 3:30 but he was back at 5 :silly1:

[athenna]

Hope you got to see the parade, Stimpy!
And I hope your little one enjoyed what Santa brought him:goodvibes:

[mickeyndvcfan]

Hope everyone had a wonderful day...
Rozzie...hope you had an easy day at work
Here are a few pics from today

Maggie opening one of her presents...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1342.jpghttp://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1344.jpg

Grandson Matthew opening his presents...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1352.jpg

Granddaugther Amanda decided she wanted to sit in the baby dolls bed..
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1363.jpg

This was my bestest present I got today...It was made for me by my 3 yr. old grandson Matthew...
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1365.jpghttp://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/mickey4ever/100_1366.jpg

[jiggerj]

Adorable pics Gail- I agree the best presents come from the heart and made by little hands with lots of love. :)


I havent been around too much- Had a party here at my house on Sunday with Candy cane martinis- OMG... Im still suffering! :rotfl2: I never want to see another candy cane EVER! :blech:

Survived the inlaws..actually was pretty nice! Christmas day kids and my parents...that went pretty nice too.

:rotfl2: just saw the new smilies! :broc:

[nono]

Great shots, Mickey!

Jigger, sorry for your Candy Cane poisoning! :hug1:

Dog managed to eat an entire 3 ft. rawhide candy cane while we weren\'t looking. (there\'s a theme here -- candy canes are evil :rolleye11: ) Thank goodness for the Spotbot. :worship: It sure got a workout yesterday!

I received two great gifts:
1. a double-boiler whoooo hoooo!
2. a whole New Balance winter running outfit with matching Walmart \"loopy\" hat and gloves

I will no longer look like a painter late for work on my long runs!!!!!!:silly1:

Santa gave D her coffee pot for her kitchen, and now she\'s \"making\" me coffee 24/7. S received a Sesame Street remote, and now when I pick up the remote to do anything, he picks up his. The funny part is he gives me a look that says, \"Mine is better!\" It\'s a RIOT!:lol:

Mr Nono got a new cordless drill, and he thinks he\'s all that now. It came with a carrying case and a clip-to-belt holder for the bits. He thinks he\'s Batman!

Santa sure did good for us!

[athenna]

Great pics, Gail, thanks for sharing them!:thumbsup:
Hope you recover soon, jigger!
Sounds like Santa was good to the nonos:goodvibes:



I just have to share this-someone at work just said\'\'I like Bush Gardens so much better than Disney, I like real animals\'\':rotfl2: Dont people know not to say such dumb things in front of me??? I had to ignore her, I\'m not awake enough to challenge her:rotfl2:

[Ginger]

We had a nice Christmas. All the relatives behaved themselves. :) We still have to do Christmas with DH\'s sister, I think on Sunday. :unsure:
Too bad I\'m at work today. It\'s raining, so would be a nice day to sleep in.

Athena, that\'s too funny about your coworker. I guess they think everything at Disney is fake. :rotfl2:

[athenna]

I agree, ginger, it would be a great day too sleep in...Weather is ok here, just cold...But when the alarm went off this morning, it seemed much too soon...
And regarding my co-worker, I really wanted to tell her she needs to go to AK to see real animals!

[idratherbeinwdw]

Gail I love the pics of Maggie, she looks so happy. :dog: Our doggie, Chloe, also was enthralled with her gift. The local BJ\'s shopping club had this really nice basket FILLED with toys and treats for only $15. Chloe already chewed up one of the soft toys (she is not gentle with her toys), but the rubber toys are holding up fine. DD17 and I played with her in the yard for quite a while. She loved the edible stuff, I have to hide most of it or she\'ll eat it all in one sitting. And then barf all over the house! I totally related to nono\'s dog eating the 3 foot chewie, Chloe would do the same if we weren\'t paying attention.

Congrats on the new \"official\" running outfit Nono! :thumbsup:

LOL about the clueless co-worker Athenna. Did she think the animals at AK were fake, or did she not realize WDW has an Animal Park? It\'s amazing after all these years (and all the advertising Disney does) that lots of folks still think Disney=Magic Kingdom. :confused: :oweye:

[lllovell]

Good morning everyone!

Glad to see that Santa seemed to be good to you all (especially Santas that brought booze lol)

We had a fantastic weekend! I didn\'t kill MiL so I think that is worth a holiday treat of some sort! (I have to give her things to do or she follows me around and it DRIVE ME CRAZY! She is supposed to move down here with us next year....going to have to get more prozac I tell ya!)

We had a wonderful holiday. I am really glad the office was closed on Monday because I used that day to fulfill cookie baking requirements, ornament projects with the kids, etc. I got all gifts wrapped on Sat evening, so that took that stress off.

Now I just have to clean up the mess. Weeeeeeee. The kids are at home with MiL today, so I am sure it will be a disaster zone when I get home. Oh well, it is Christmas.

Stimpy - hope you wrist is better! Nono - enjoy that massage today!

Where did DVC Mike go. :rotfl2: Thinking we are talking alot about nothing. You ain\'t seen \"nothing\" yet! Stick around.


Laura

[athenna]

idratherbeinwdw wrote:


LOL about the clueless co-worker Athenna. Did she think the animals at AK were fake, or did she not realize WDW has an Animal Park? It\'s amazing after all these years (and all the advertising Disney does) that lots of folks still think Disney=Magic Kingdom. :confused: :oweye:

I think she doesnt realize AK is part of WDW....Like you said, a lot of people still think it is just MK....Sheesh:confused:

[lllovell]

hheeeeyyyy Athenna! I never told you that I was glad you got good news!

:hug1: I read the post and then never got back in here to comment. Shame on me.:blush:

Here are some belated good vibes! :goodvibes:

Laura

[kathleena]

Glad that everyone had a good day yesterday (well except for the candy cane incident. I\'m thinking I\'m glad I dont\' drink.....)

We went to see DH\'s Mom. We already saw my DF and his girlfriend. (Long story there, suffice it to say here that they are 84 and 83 and I just try to maintain my civility with her so I don\'t injure my relationship with Dad.) Any way we saw them Christmas Eve and had dinner and played cards, and had DHs daughter and her family here on Sunday. We played games with the kids. Oh scratch that, *I* played games with the kids, DH drank beer :beer: and watched TV with DSIL. :lol: And we made smoothies, which is now our most asked for treat at the house.

So up to his Mom\'s on Tuesday and were there way longer than I like to be. His DB and DS showed up too and proceeded to talk about moving DM out into an apartment. She is also 83. DSIL proclaims - I want everyone here to agree that we will all chip in to help clean out the house (:silly1: , just imagine) AND fix up the house for sale after she is out of it. Merry Christmas to you too, we live over an hour away, and you live 5 min away. No, I didn\'t say that, but wanted to! Well, she\'s not my Mom, so I don\'t feel the obligation anyway. DH can worry about helping. Other than that, we had a nice visit.

:lol: On the AK animal discussion. She must be thinking of the Jungle Cruise! I overheard a child/parent exchange one time on the way in thru the Oasis. We walked by the two macaws and heard the boy exclaim \"look Dad parrots!\" to which the very astute and observant father said \"no, they aren\'t real\". :confused:

Have a nice Boxing Day everyone. I\'m not sure what we are supposed to do on Boxing Day, but I\'m just mentioning it.

[Rozzie]

nono, did you find all presents? I think I spend half my life looking for stuff in our house. :silly1:

Kathy, I just love your green robe idea. That is just so sweet and thoughtful. Our goal is to get down there too, live in the area and work outside for Disney. I am daydream so much about it I have MLS updates emailed to me every morning. I always said our dreams keep us going forward. :)

Edited to add: I am having the hardest time getting used to knowing there is another page on threads. :rotfl2:

LOOOOOOOOOVEd the pics Gail. Our kids got hooked up too. Except they didn\'t have a stocking, as I never unpacked them. We got new babies, a rubber Gorilla, more yogurt organic treats, and the grand finale, Prime Rib leftovers from Christmas Eve. Their eyes are still glazed over. I never give them people food, except on Christmas. :P

LMAO Laura on the Candy Cane Martini\'s. Now you know how I felt at the Whispering Canyon breakfast, post Welcome home meet. :silly1:

[athenna]

lllovell wrote:

hheeeeyyyy Athenna! I never told you that I was glad you got good news!

:hug1: I read the post and then never got back in here to comment. Shame on me.:blush:

Here are some belated good vibes! :goodvibes:

Laura


Awww,thanks, Laura! I appreciate it sweetie:goodvibes: :hug1:

[stimpy]

Those candy cane martinis are a doozy but they taste sooo good! Gail love the photos. Homemade presents are always the best :goodvibes:

For you \"Mutts\" fans, I got my 2 cats little pink sock catnip toys from the Mutts site. OMG I don\'t know how much catnip is inside them but the cats are still bouncing off the walls 24 hours later! :rotfl2:

Santa was good to all of us. Only problems is that DH, DS and DD each got their own games for the Wii....bad idea! Now they are all fighting for their turn. That\'s why I\'m up here hiding :rolleye11:

[lllovell]

The Wii might actually talk me into breaking my \"video game\" ban at my house. We have leapster things, but they are only \"educational\" games so the boys will play them for long periods of time, but not that often which suits me well.

Right now, they are in LOVE with their cowboy boots and their new bikes. We are supposed to get Chuck a bike for his birthday (which was Dec 10th - but we can\'t seem to find time to go shopping with everyone together!) so I can\'t wait for us all to go for some family rides!

*making some fresh coffee* Anyone want a cup?

Laura

[Ginger]

lllovell wrote:
*making some fresh coffee* Anyone want a cup?

Laura, pass me a cup. I\'m about to fall asleep at my desk. I\'ve got leftover fudge bars, nut bars, and peppermint chocolate cookies. I\'ll be glad to share.

[kathleena]

lllovell wrote:

The Wii might actually talk me into breaking my \"video game\" ban at my house.

*making some fresh coffee* Anyone want a cup?

Laura

DD had a ban until last year when she bought a Wii. Well, she did let them have gameboys too but didn\'t allow them to sit around the house playing them, they were more for the car and waiting in line at WDW! Anyway, she like the Wii because it\'s an active game.

I\'m having Rooibos tea, happy to share with the non-coffee drinkers here. Also savoring some Tostitos with Paul Newman Peach Salsa. :thumbsup:

[lllovell]

Nancy - that is exactly why I dont have them. We let the boys take their leapsters on car trips but not to restaurants, etc. I want them to learn how to behave in those kinds of places. Sometimes I think my rule is foolish but they do well MOST of the time :P

Oooo - those sound good ladies. I have been good and stayed out of the conferernce room today which is where all the goodies were put that people sent us for the holidays. I think I ate enough yesterday to put a serious hurt on any weight maintenance plans for December.

oof!

Laura

[stimpy]

We have restrictions too for video games. They are absolutely not allowed in restaurants. The portable ones are only allowed for long car trips, plane trips and occasionally DS can bring it to school for indoor recess. And I really don\'t like it but it was suggested to help him with socialization with the other boys.....ummmm ok seems like it should have the opposite effect. But, he has a Nintendo DS which allows him to \"link\" up with other kids on their DS so they can play against each other. Whatever happened to playing with toys or games???

The Wii is great for activity so I don\'t mind him playing it too much for a little while. He\'s also a very \"jumpy\" kid so even with regular games, he can\'t sit still. He\'s constantly in motion, jumping, running in place etc. It\'s actually kind of tiring to watch him :rotfl2:

[Rozzie]

I haven\'t eaten this much in a long time. Yesterday at work all we do was graze all day long, with everyone\'s significant others bringing up goodies from the various home meals. Of course Mr. Roz got a by, I couldn\'t expect him to drive 90 miles round trip to bring me leftovers.

Coffee sounds good right now. I just wish it was colder. Yesterday it was very cold and rainy, perfect PJ weather. Today, warm and sunny. Rats, I treasure cold and rainy days when I am off. Warm weather makes me feel like I need to be outside of my hermit shack doing stuff.

Think I actually might brave some stores later on, Williams Sonoma might have a canister or two left of their peppermint cocoa half price if I had any motivation.

I am a little down in the dumps today. I am about to make a very big life changing decision, and a decision that might seriously cramp my DVC play time. What do ya\'ll think about me asking about time off before I accept the job? I am fully prepared for no vacation time till next fall at least, but I really NEED 2 weeks a year. I just never had a 8-5 type of nursing job. It goes by PDO (accural) time, which usually means you take it when you earn it, but I have no idea how a specialized small department works. KWIM? :confused:

[Ginger]

We have a Wii and I\'ll admit that it\'s fun to play. :)

Rozzie, when my DH has accepted a job and we already had vacation planned, he said something like \"I have a family vacation planned for XXXX so I will be off that week.\" You could even offer to take the time with no pay, if they start giving you a fit about it. Is your PDO going to be for x hours worked you get y hours of vacation?

[Rozzie]

Ginger wrote:

We have a Wii and I\'ll admit that it\'s fun to play. :)

Rozzie, when my DH has accepted a job and we already had vacation planned, he said something like \"I have a family vacation planned for XXXX so I will be off that week.\" You could even offer to take the time with no pay, if they start giving you a fit about it. Is your PDO going to be for x hours worked you get y hours of vacation?

Yeah you get accrual like at Baptist now you get 8 hours PDO for each pay period. The thing is, this new place being a specialized department with only 8-9 GI nurses, I am sure not sure on how staffing works with your required call time, etc.

Maybe I could be a stay at home dog parent? :rolleye11:

[lllovell]

I am with Ginger. Talk to them about it up front. Be honest and say that if it will effect your job then it is a no brainer that you won\'t go, however, it is already planned and you would like to take it (without pay).

I have done that before and being up front was the ticket. When we go down next month Chuck is taking time off without pay since he has not been at his current job long enough. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

If they flip out about you even talking about it then maybe this job isn\'t exactly what you are thinking it will be.

Good luck!

Laura

[stimpy]

You\'ll be working at a hospital still in the specialized department or a private office?

In my last job, I was able to tell them I had a trip planned before I started working. They allowed me to take the time off with no pay. But that was eons ago and it was civil service for the county so it was different than private employment. I forgot how our vacation time was accumulated. We were able to use our overtime as extra hours off instead of pay...maybe that\'s an option too?

[Rozzie]

I can handle canceling vacations for this year, I am already going to have to cancel Stimpy and I\'s trip (or at least my involvement :) ), but I guess I am worried about each year. Maybe I just need to be upfront and say, look I have this timeshare, we are used to taking 2 weeks a year (well actually more but we are fine with cutting it back to 2 weeks) a year for trips. Maybe using different words of course, but just so I know what the reality of vacation time is at this job.

I think it\'s only reasonable to ask how much vacation time is typical in any given year before one starts a job. Mr. Roz is so sick of hearing me moan about it he leaves the room. Good thing I have my nothing friends! :lol:

[lllovell]

OMG Rozzie - they should not blink at you asking that and many other questions about this position. If someone blindly accepts a job I offered them without wanting to know things about benefits and other job related issues, I would wonder about them. (and I worked in personnel for a few years in college)

Ask away. I really wouldn\'t cancel my trip with Stimpy if you can help that either. It will be a long time til time off if you do.

Adults have things get in the way. Planned vacations, sick family members, kids (which is a HUGE deal that hubby and I try to split), etc. They have to deal with things like that all the time I am sure. A good open door policy is the difference between a job and a company you are proud to work for in my book

(says the woman who came back to work too soon in June and ended up back in the hospital again....because my boss makes us feel like we shouldn\'t miss)

Laura

[nono]

It\'s mojito time!!!! :yahoo:

I\'ve made a little \"lemonade\" stand here out of my trusty card table. C\'mon over. I\'ll even forego the 5 cent charge! :figment:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Did I miss something? Is the \"The\" job that you\'re referring to Rozaroo? If you want to point me to a post I\'ll be happy to read it. :)

[Rozzie]

nono wrote:

It\'s mojito time!!!! :yahoo:

I\'ve made a little \"lemonade\" stand here out of my trusty card table. C\'mon over. I\'ll even forego the 5 cent charge! :figment:

Sounds yummmy! :shots: I\'ll be at the card table if anyone needs me.

[idratherbeinwdw]

Rozzie wrote:



I\'ve made a little \"lemonade\" stand here out of my trusty card table. C\'mon over. I\'ll even forego the 5 cent charge! :figment:

Sounds yummmy! :shots: I\'ll be at the card table if anyone needs me.

I knew you and nono would find plenty of use for that shots smiley. Added that one to the mix with the two of you in mind. :silly:

[lllovell]

*slipping over to the table* I will take one please.

I dont mind the 5 cent charge, but can you put in on my tab? I am tapped out.

LLL

[nono]

I can\'t write well enough presently to keep tabs. :P So they are all free! LLL, how goes the 1/2M training?

[lllovell]

weeeeellll - not well enough at the moment.

I am hoping to remedy my last 2 weeks of poor training starting this evening. I was going to get in a 10 mile walk this weekend and it just got too crazy. I HAVE to do it next weekend for sure to show myself I can do this!

I am going to look like those people in the video that I saw on MouseOwners that couldn\'t walk and had the wobbly legs!

[Rozzie]

idratherbeinwdw wrote:

Did I miss something? Is the \"The\" job that you\'re referring to Rozaroo? If you want to point me to a post I\'ll be happy to read it. :)

Yep that is the one, and I have never done well with change, and I am getting a bad case of cold scary feet. Heck I am so bad with change, I am still grumbling with the fact they took away the bakery coffee place in Future World. :ohmy: Isn\'t it funny how we want something really bad...only until we get it??? :silly1:

Laura, I really admire you. You have had a rough year, and to commit yourself to all this training is just incredible. You have my devout admiration for sure. :hug1:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Rozzie wrote:

Yep that is the one, and I have never done well with change, and I am getting a bad case of cold scary feet. Heck I am so bad with change, I am still grumbling with the fact they took away the bakery coffee place in Future World. :ohmy: Isn\'t it funny how we want something really bad...only until we get it??? :silly1:



Wowser I\'m so thrilled you got it!! What a feather in your nurse\'s cap. :)

I think most poeple hate change Rozaroo, but think of where you would be if you never changed, never took a chance. At home huddled under your covers. Change, hard as it is, brings growth, I am sure you know that. If this job is what you dreamed of, I sure hope you go for it. If you don\'t take it you\'ll always wonder if you made a mistake. You can always go back to nursing if you find the new position doesn\'t suit you. But I bet you\'ll be knockin em dead in no time. Whoops bad choice of words! ;) Seriously, you are bright and you are caring, and once you get past your fears I know you will succeed. :hug1:

[kathleena]

Oh Rozzie, you should definitely know about all of the compensation that comes with the job. Especially if an answer one way or another would make you not take the job. And ask how they manage scheduling the vacations also.

Most PDOs you are eligible to take the time off immediately. Or there is a 60 or 90 day wait. I only know this because I was just the Project Manager for a study my company was doing to move to a PDO and we studied a lot of companies, had industry reports with best practices. Just another piece of useless information that my overloads my brain.

Laura - I wish I could walk in that darn thing, I still have my registration, but my foot is not completely well and I haven\'t been able to train. I don\'t think I could keep up a 16min mile pace though. Good luck with your long walk. What\'s your pacing like now?

[Rozzie]

Thanks Mararoo, change is hard. But having great friends like all of ya\'ll makes this big adjustment a little easier.

Yes, Kathlenna, I think I will get all the facts straight before I jump feet first.

[TimK]

lllovell wrote:

OMG Rozzie - they should not blink at you asking that and many other questions about this position. If someone blindly accepts a job I offered them without wanting to know things about benefits and other job related issues, I would wonder about them. (and I worked in personnel for a few years in college)



About 6-7 years ago I was in a management position and one of my people came to me and reported that she had decided to take a job elsewhere. I think her base salary was about 10-15% above what we were paying her.

She was decent, but also one of those people that tended to use whatever leverage was available to manipulate the company. She was already paid quite well for her position and I knew that if we offered a raise to keep her, it would be a regular occurrence. So we let her go.

Come to find out that she never bothered to ask about benefits at her new employer. Our company was quite generous even at that time, paying 90% of the premium for health and dental benefits, 100% on a small term life insurance policy and we had Flex spending available. She was also at a point where she had gained additional vacation time due to her length of service.

By the time she finished paying for the same benefits under her new employer, she was taking home LESS money than we were paying her. Oh, and she lost vacation time, too. :rotfl2:

Now for the rest of the story...

After about 8 months she called me and inquired about coming back. Long story short, I agreed to let her come back at her old salary and benefits (bear in mind that ended up being a raise from what she was taking home at the new job.) The only stipulation I made was that I wouldn\'t give her credit for her years of service--for purposes of vacation calculations, 401k participation, etc., she would be a new hire. She was perfectly fine with that.

After being back for about a year, she approached me one day talking about how valuable she was to the organization (blah, blah, blah) and asked if I would consider reinstating her service time. I told her no.

A few months after that I left the company and was told by an old coworker that she used my departure to her own advantage and got one of the owners to agree to reinstate the time. :silly1:

Of course, within 2 years that wonderful owner sold the business out to a competitor in another state and everybody lost their jobs. Short-lived victory on her part. :rolleye11:

[Rozzie]

Yikes Tim, talk about Karma! She was lucky that she even got her job back.

I did read over the benefits package before I applied, it\'s all rosy in black and white, but unfortunately in the nursing world, you may be \"due and owed\" vacation, but not able to take it because of staffing issues. I am really lucky to have managers on my current floor that believe in it\'s better to run short than lose nurses because they could never get time off. I have heard some horror stories from other floors though. Guess I am going to just bite the bullet and ask.

You know what is really sad, and I bet some of ya\'ll have met these people, but there are people who just \"don\'t believe\" in taking vacation. I mean it\'s one thing to not being able to afford to go anywhere, but they won\'t even take the time off just to relax around the house. Or I know, my father for instance, did not take a vacation in 10 years. Said his career was too important, and the one time he did try to \"escape\" one week, he was called and told to come back, that there were plenty of other people who wanted his job that didn\'t need time off. At that time, he was VP of pharmacy of a national grocery store, had really thought he had \"arrived\". You know where this story is going, 2 heart attacks later, he quit, takes a lot of time off now, and travels. I guess I have seen too many people die early deaths, never taking time for themselves. I really think there are people in this world that think they are going to be able to take their money and their job title with them when they go.

Okay, I\'m wide awake with way too much late night coffee. Sorry to ramble.

Anybody reading anything good? I just started Rhett Butler\'s People, and really enjoying it so far.

[nono]

Rozzie,

I agree with you. It is very important to find out the attitude behind the black and white. Some company cultures very much frown on you taking what is part of your package. For instance, Paternity Leave. It looks great on paper, but Mr Nono is quite fortunate that every man, from the top down in his org. actually uses the benefit. So there\'s no \"What\'s wrong with him\" behind-the-back talk if a man does indeed take his 4 weeks\' paternity leave. (Like it is a freakin\' pleasure cruise anyway. Really. This is one bene that every company should encourage. The men are :worship: :worship: to the company upon return).

[athenna]

Rozzie wrote:



Anybody reading anything good? I just started Rhett Butler\'s People, and really enjoying it so far.


Ooohh, I just ordered this book from Amazon and haven\'t had time to start reading it yet....Let me know what you think of it.
Keep updating me/us on the job situation:thumbsup:

[Ginger]

Rozzie wrote:
You know what is really sad, and I bet some of ya\'ll have met these people, but there are people who just \"don\'t believe\" in taking vacation.

That would be most of my family. I can never remember when my Father has taken all the vacation that he gets each year. He will take a few days here and there, but never a whole week. And if you suggest that you take some days to relax around the house, watch out. You might as well suggest he start a war or something.

[nono]

Help -- I think I\'m becoming a Scrabulous addict on Facebook. 7 games going at once. :ohmy:

[Rozzie]

Athenna------You know the best thing about the book so far (don\'t worry NO SPOILERS) is that it is a companion (I really wouldn\'t say a sequel) to the book, not the movie. Don\'t get me wrong, GWTW the movie is my favorite movie, but the book blows the movie away IMHO. Scarlett has so much more depth to her character in the book, then again, isn\'t that how all books vs. movies are? Anyhoo, I think you are really going to enjoy it Athenna, when I get finished with mine, I\'m shipping it up to the great white north for Stimpy to read. Sure hope she can fit a page or two in between pack meetings.

nono, that is great about Mr Nono and paternity leave. Mr. Roz\'s company would probably fire him just asking about something like that. It is really sad to think how some companies want to offer benefits, but never want you to utilize them. (Kinda like insurance companies, wink wink)

[lllovell]

Tim,

It is always interesting to hear of stories like yours. Chuck had an issue recently where he was going to be laid off (had 45 days before it would happen). While I was in Nashville gathering up the stuff for my new job, he went ahead and took another job. It has worked out fine, but he does now admit that he panicked and that it really would have been a good time for him to get OUT of the industry he is in (he sells to the guys that work on your heating and air). There is NO stability in it and very little in the way of places to go (promotion wise). Sometimes we make very bad decisions without even seeing it coming because the almighty dollar blinds you.

Kathleena - I am ok with the 16 min pace in my training, but I will let you know how I hold up with it during my 10 miler this coming Sunday morning. I am VERY concerned that I wont make it the entire time at that pace. Carrie has been sending me incredible encouragement (even via the mail! She is so sweet!). I have family coming down to see me walk, so with all of that going for me - I think I might make it on determination alone!!! Walking on Sunday will be interesting though. :P (Dad is doing GREAT but has a problem with his new heart. If the medicine doesn\'t work, there isn\'t anything they can do and his body will start shutting off his heart in the next year. So - this is extra special to have him there as I am making sure to spend as much time with him as possible. We won\'t know if the meds are working for a few more months but for now, we are living each day to the fullest where we can!)

I am reading S is for Silence by Sue Grafton right now. Needed something light for during the holidays. I have LOTS of gift cards that are burning a hole in my pocket right now so I cant wait to go book shopping!

Nono - what is Scrabulous?

[nono]

Scrabulous is Scrabble on Facebook.

You can play with your friends...I have 3 games going with Mr Nono, and all the other games are with my friends. Everyone is bored at work this week, so they are playing like crazy. Usually, we make 1 move a day...it\'s been wild this week 8-10 moves/day per game! It\'s hard to do as the kids aren\'t ignoring me the same way everyone is getting ignored by their bosses at work! :rolleye11:

[stimpy]

OK, it\'s official, we\'ve been married too long! :rolleye11: My parents offered to take the kids tonight for a sleepover....DH & I look at each other and both say \"We\'ll get to sleep late!!! WooHoo!!\" :rotfl2:

[lllovell]

hahaha - that is always the first thing hubby and I think too Stimpy!

But - I bet you will find time for other things ;)

Laura

[lllovell]

nono wrote:

Scrabulous is Scrabble on Facebook.

You can play with your friends...I have 3 games going with Mr Nono, and all the other games are with my friends. Everyone is bored at work this week, so they are playing like crazy. Usually, we make 1 move a day...it\'s been wild this week 8-10 moves/day per game! It\'s hard to do as the kids aren\'t ignoring me the same way everyone is getting ignored by their bosses at work! :rolleye11:

Very cool! I have plenty to be doing here and am spending a few minutes an hour checking in to keep my sanity.

This is the beginning of OMG season for me. With the marathon, my boss is already freaking that I will be off for that week and has asked me like 10 times already exactly WHEN I will be leaving. Good job security - but mark your calendar dear...then you will KNOW when I will be out and back. Sheesh.

[Rozzie]

stimpy wrote:

OK, it\'s official, we\'ve been married too long! :rolleye11: My parents offered to take the kids tonight for a sleepover....DH & I look at each other and both say \"We\'ll get to sleep late!!! WooHoo!!\" :rotfl2:

That is one of the things that scares me the most about being a parent (right after pack meetings :ohmy: --no more sleeping in!

Well, I got a official email this morning. They issued me my permanent Alabama license. As much crap I give the State of Alabama on most everything, they are known for having one of the most efficient boards of Nursing. It takes 3-4 weeks to get a endorsement from Florida, 48 hours for Alabama once you get all your crap in to them. Oh yeah, keeping my Florida license current, I\'ll need that when we move to Central Florida in 10 years or so. :thumbsup:

Hey, has anyone read Wicked? I got gift cards burning holes in my pocket too.

Laura, I have been wondering how your Dad is doing. Enjoy your trip, remember you are already a winner by just the courage to try.

[Ginger]

Way to go Rozzie. Did you hear that WDW is building an on site clinic for cast members? I\'m sure they would need nurses there.

The last book I read was a cookbook. :)

I\'ve got $ burning a whole in my pocket too. Thought I might get a piece of our china, but $50 doesn\'t go very far. I might just get a massage instead.

[Stitch]

Happy Holidays all!

Yes, we do like our Nothing-ness. (OK Tim, honestly, when you started a DVC forum I bet you had hopes of intelligent DVC-related converstations occuring, right?)

Anyway Christmas was a blast. I love the Wii. DD\'s arms were sore from all the tennis she played. Visit with the parents was eventless. Stimpy I hear you on the sleep-over offer. When my folks offered to watch them this past Saturday night so DW and I could go to the movies, we both thought \'great, we\'ll go out, and sneak back in our bedroom door, take a nap, then get up a few hours later, sneak back out and come in the front door!

Took the kids to a ski slope for tubing yesterday had lots of fun, though DS smashed his faced in the ice and looks a bit scary.

In the office today for a few hours, then back out till the 2nd.

DW really really really wants to go to WDW some time over the Christmas break next year. Probably sometime between the 27th and Jan 5. Any advice?

[athenna]

Way to go Roz!:thumbsup:
Yes, I have read Wicked....I love, love, love the book! A great pick, especially if you\'ve got gift cards waiting to be used! I was so sad I missed the play here in Boston, but it was during my dizziness issue so I didnt want to buy the tickets an not be able to use them :(
Read it Roz, you will not be disappointed!

[lllovell]

Stitch wrote:

DW really really really wants to go to WDW some time over the Christmas break next year. Probably sometime between the 27th and Jan 5. Any advice?

No advice, but I know you would have a blast during that time. We go often during low seasons, but we never have trouble during peak times either as we are good at the park thing. I think most of us have learned how to handle high crowds and parks with long lines.

I love WDW at Christmas. I talked myself out of a trip when we had to pay almost $400 to get Mother in Law a plane ticket to come and visit but I did think about it.

So....take me with you? *looking much cutier than the Stitch family pup* ;)

Laura

[Ginger]

Stitch, ask Erin (over at MO) when she gets back. I think she goes often during Christmas/New Years.

[Stitch]

I was just reading her report. Sounds like its a great trip.

DW and I just had a chat and we\'re thinking about the first week in Jan \'09, maybe Sunday the 4 through Friday the 9. BWV would be 45 points for a sv-studio and OKW only 40. Now I just need to find the time off!

[Rozzie]

The bar is open! :drunkard: :shots:

It\'s official, I am turning in my 2 week notice this weekend. I am happy!! :yahoo: I think I was having all types of cold feet as like I said earlier, change is really hard for me. I tend to crawl up in my comfort zone cave and sit for years. I did get it explained time off, and I actually get 21 days (give or take a day or two for when the lab is closed on holidays) PDO a year. Granted, I don\'t see myself ever taking that much time off a year, but I can roll over unused hours and can use them for LOA or anything of that sort. I also told them I had a \"family\" vacation planned in Nov, and the recruiter said it was wise of me to put all of that on the front end. So I am canceling our May trip (which I was looking forward to with nono :hug1: ) as I think it really would be too soon after starting, I would just be out of my orientation probational period. But look out, It looks like F&W/Jersey Week here I Come! :goodvibes:

Thanks for all the words of wisdom, \"fatherly\" advice, and unwavering support. Now I will kindly step away from the mic and let the Nothing thread be the nothing thread again, not the Rozziejobconflicted report. :rotfl2:

TW1--I bet that would be a awesome trip. I strongly advise TGM, I know that is what Erin is doing this week and seems like she is having a great trip. I bet that week the crowds will slowly be declining each day. Good luck on finding the time off! :)

[Ginger]

Rozzie, I\'m so excited for you and your new job. After all that you have been through, you deserve a new job. How long will you commute be? I know it\'s shorter. Imagine how much you will save on gas and wear & tear to your vehicle.

[mickeyndvcfan]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa Rozzie!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad that everything worked out for you and you will still be able to take your fall trip. Wish you the best of luck in your new job.
:hbleft: :kilt: :cheers:

[Rozzie]

Ginger wrote:

Rozzie, I\'m so excited for you and your new job. After all that you have been through, you deserve a new job. How long will you commute be? I know it\'s shorter. Imagine how much you will save on gas and wear & tear to your vehicle.

I will go from 90 miles round trip a day, down to 30 miles round trip. Time? From a 1 hour commute to a 25 minute commute. And that is me from my car, to the door of the lab hopefully. I still have to be there at 630 am, so I will probably leave at 545 just to be safe on time. I am kinda OCD about being on time, and would alway rather be 10-15 minutes early than 5 mintues late KWIM. So leaving house around the same time, but instead of getting home at 9pm, I get home at 4pm. :thumbsup:

Thanks Gail for the wellwishes! :hug1: The Jersey week is not in stone from the manager herself, but my recruiter is putting it down in my offer. So it\'s still subject to availability, so worse comes to worse, I can adjust my dates a few days here and there. I am just happy to know I can go in the fall.

[Rozzie]

Ginger wrote:

Rozzie, I\'m so excited for you and your new job. After all that you have been through, you deserve a new job. How long will you commute be? I know it\'s shorter. Imagine how much you will save on gas and wear & tear to your vehicle.

I will go from 90 miles round trip a day, down to 30 miles round trip. Time? From a 1 hour commute to a 25 minute commute. And that is me from my car, to the door of the lab hopefully. I still have to be there at 630 am, so I will probably leave at 545 just to be safe on time. I am kinda OCD about being on time, and would alway rather be 10-15 minutes early than 5 mintues late KWIM. So leaving house around the same time, but instead of getting home at 9pm, I get home at 4pm. :thumbsup:

Thanks Gail for the wellwishes! :hug1: The Jersey week is not in stone from the manager herself, but my recruiter is putting it down in my offer. So it\'s still subject to availability, so worse comes to worse, I can adjust my dates a few days here and there. I am just happy to know I can go in the fall.

[idratherbeinwdw]

FABULOUS FABULOUS news Rozaroo!!!! I\'m so happy for you, no one is more deserving. :yahoo:
:pixie: :woohoodance :broc: :rocker: :sheepdance:

[kathyseb]

Congrats Rozzie. That is great news. :rocker:

[athenna]

Congrats, Rozzie:thumbsup:
That is wonderful news!!!
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[kathleena]

Congrats Rozzie! Sounds like a great move! And working at the CM health center would sound great too when you get ready for that move! :)

[nono]

Soooo, I\'m on my own for the I Drive 5K????? Some people will do anything to get out of a race! :P

Best of luck during the transition Rozzie.:thumbsup: Now this just means I need to find a race during Jersey Week. It\'ll be a lot harder to race in Nov. with all the :beer: in our system! :scared:

[Rozzie]

nono wrote:

Soooo, I\'m on my own for the I Drive 5K????? Some people will do anything to get out of a race! :P

Best of luck during the transition Rozzie.:thumbsup: Now this just means I need to find a race during Jersey Week. It\'ll be a lot harder to race in Nov. with all the :beer: in our system! :scared:

You mean you haven\'t signed up for the \"Liver Memorial 2008?\"

:rolleye11: :rotfl2:

[mickeyndvcfan]

Roz........Looooooooooooooooove your new siggie

[athenna]

Rozzie wrote:


You mean you haven\'t signed up for the \"Liver Memorial 2008?\"

:rolleye11: :rotfl2:


I believe I am all signed up for that!:rotfl2:

[Ginger]

Good morning. I think I caught a cold from a coworker. I felt like crap when I woke up. But after a handful of meds, I am feeling better. Being at work today is another pointless day.

I bought a bottle of Rosa Regal last night to help celebrate New Year\'s Eve. It was on sale, don\'t see that too often. :party: (we need a wine smile)

[jiggerj]

Popping my head in on the Nothing thread real quick to give Roz a big :hug1: ! :yahoo: to the new adventure girlfriend!!!!

[lllovell]

Go Rozzie! Go Rozzie!

I am very happy for you! I know this will work out for the best. :)

When is this 5K nono? I am trying to get 2-3 more things lined up to give me that needed \"excuse\" to hit WDW.

Laura

[dwelty]

PoohsPal wrote:

Good to see you, dear Rash! DCouldn\'t have any Yeungling without the Nothing Thread!

http://www.united-nations-of-beer.com/images/yuengling2.jpg

The bar is open!

OK, now that I know what a Yeungling is, How does it taste?

[Rozzie]

Yuenging---It\'s the best, and pretty much all we drink down here. Every once in a while a Stella, but Yuengling is our \"heart\" beer. :rotfl2: :thumbsup: :beer:

Thanks Gail, I am all into GWTW mode right now, my new book (Rhett Butler\'s People)is really good. I can\'t wait till Athenna reads it, and Stimpy reads it, and you are going to read it, right? So we can all discuss it. :goodvibes: You know the author of the book came to the sleepy art crazed town next door for a book signing (Erin\'s homestead) and I was going to go, until I heard that people were camping out like the Pope or Dale Jr was coming or something. What I really want to do is get a couple of GWTW\'s crazy\'s and let\'s go crash at Laura\'s (LLL) and do all the tours up there. Wouldn\'t that be just a blast! :thumbsup:

[lllovell]

Bring it on girls!!!! We will get out the air mattresses and the boys will think it is the coolest thing to have a sleepover with such great people!

Dwelty - Yuengling is very good. Not wimpy, good aftertaste. *sigh* sadly no more for me - so have an extra one when you try it in my honor!

[stimpy]

Congrats to Rozzie!!!!! :worship: :yahoo: :cheerleader :cheers: :hbleft: :drunkard: :cheshire: :kilt: I knew you could do it!!!

Ginger, hope you are feeling better and can enjoy that Rosa :goodvibes:

Picked up the kids this morning, DS asked if we had a nice romantic night. Umm sure if going to a packed movie to see Sweeney Todd & then sitting on a bar stool watching ESPN is considered romantic :rotfl2:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Fun reading about all the GWTW fans. I love the film, have seen it countless times in the theatre. Seeing it on a small screen just isn\'t the same. I do agree with you all who say the book is better, but the movie is a cinematic masterpiece as well. The lighting and the framing of the shots is so well done. I can criticize some of the casting, but Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable were amazing IMHO.

I didn\'t care for the written sequel to GWTW, but I\'ll give the book you mentioned a look Roz, always fun to read more about those characters.

[Rozzie]

idratherbeinwdw wrote:

Fun reading about all the GWTW fans. I love the film, have seen it countless times in the theatre. Seeing it on a small screen just isn\'t the same. I do agree with you all who say the book is better, but the movie is a cinematic masterpiece as well. The lighting and the framing of the shots is so well done. I can criticize some of the casting, but Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable were amazing IMHO.

I didn\'t care for the written sequel to GWTW, but I\'ll give the book you mentioned a look Roz, always fun to read more about those characters.

Oh I am amazed by the book I am reading, didn\'t really know if I would like it or not, as I thought the trashy sequel Scarlett should have been the subject of book burnings. :blech: If you are looking for back stories about the characters, this book is great. Great questions I have always wondered about, such as..Why was Rhett at the Twelve Oaks BBQ in the first place (I have always wondered why since he was such a outcast)...Rhett\'s childhood and why he was disowned by his family...Belle Whatling and her whole back story, etc etc. The author, who I actually liked even before this book, isn\'t a beautiful as writer as Mitchell, but he is a addicting storyteller.

I totally agree with you Mararoo about the film. To me it is everything a movie should be, something so encompassing and powerful, you are not the same after watching it. It becomes part of you. The cinematography is something that I don\'t think will every be recreated again. JMHO, though! :P

[mickeyndvcfan]

Rozzie wrote:

Thanks Gail, I am all into GWTW mode right now, my new book (Rhett Butler\'s People)is really good. I can\'t wait till Athenna reads it, and Stimpy reads it, and you are going to read it, right? So we can all discuss it. :goodvibes: You know the author of the book came to the sleepy art crazed town next door for a book signing (Erin\'s homestead) and I was going to go, until I heard that people were camping out like the Pope or Dale Jr was coming or something. What I really want to do is get a couple of GWTW\'s crazy\'s and let\'s go crash at Laura\'s (LLL) and do all the tours up there. Wouldn\'t that be just a blast! :thumbsup:

OK, I guess I will have to go and get the book. I\'m always getting coupons from Borders so maybe I will go this weekend. So, how many times have you read GWTW? And, how many times have you seen it in the theater? I was in jr. high school when my parents took me into the city (Phila.) to see it for the first time. Did you get to see The Wizard of Oz when they re-released it in the theaters?
Tours ..........love to do the tours. Hubby and I have done a few of the Civil War battlefields. Used to go to Gettysburg on the bikes a lot.

[jiggerj]

Ahhh....GWTW fans :thumbsup: I have loved this film since my parents took me when I was about 11 to see it at a cool little theatre on the big screen. Fell instantly in love with Clark Gable and thought that Vivien Leigh was the most beautiful woman ever. I watched a show about all the actresses trying out for the hottest role in Hollywood at the time. Can you imagine Bette Davis in Scarletts role? :scared:

I still get goosebumps on the TGMR at the very end when the GWT music comes up.

[idratherbeinwdw]

You\'ve got me psyched now Rozaroo, I am going to the library today to get the book you\'re raving about. If you hated Scarlett as much as I did, but you like this book, that speaks volumes. Haha I made a pun unintentionally! :P ITA that you are not the same person after seeing the movie. It is a true theatrical \"experience\" in every sense of the word. I started to make a list of my favorite scenes, but it quickly became too long so I gave up. But I bet you and I HATE one scene in particular (I cannot watch it and avert my eyes every time)--can you guess which one I mean? Hint: It has to do with a horse.


Woohooo Jigger--now I know you love GWTW we have another thing to gab about! It was my Mom\'s favorite movie, and Clark was her favorite screen idol. I can certainly see why, that man was so handsome and charming.

gail, I think you were really asking Rozzie, but I will answer your question anyway, LOL. I saw the movie over 20 times. Read the book only twice.

[athenna]

I\'ve never seen GWTW on the big screen :( I\'ve certainly seen it on the small screen a million times though!
Still haven\'t started the new book, yet, Roz:silly1: But I\'m working on it!

[mickeyndvcfan]

idratherbeinwdw wrote:

gail, I think you were really asking Rozzie, but I will answer your question anyway, LOL. I saw the movie over 20 times. Read the book only twice.

Mar........it was just a general question that all of us GWTW fans are welcome to answer. WOW!! You really have seen it in the theater over 20 times? Lucky you. I\'ve seen it 3 times on the big screen and read the book 3 times.

athenna....you have to make sure that you go to see it if they ever re-release it in the theaters again.

[idratherbeinwdw]

mickeyndvcfan wrote:


Mar........it was just a general question that all of us GWTW fans are welcome to answer. WOW!! You really have seen it in the theater over 20 times? Lucky you. I\'ve seen it 3 times on the big screen and read the book 3 times.


Nope, all 20 times viewings weren\'t in the theatre, I would estimate that at 8 or 9. The rest were on the boob tube.

Athenna, you have to see in in a real movie theatre sometime, it\'s so incredibly awesome on the big screen!

[jiggerj]

idratherbeinwdw wrote:


Woohooo Jigger--now I know you love GWTW we have another thing to gab about! It was my Mom\'s favorite movie, and Clark was her favorite screen idol. I can certainly see why, that man was so handsome and charming.


Amazing what you and I have in common! :goodvibes:

I adored Clark Gable....(well his looks kinda reminded me of my Dad :) ) I remember having my Mom wake me up one night as The Misfits was being showed on TV. Oh, I cried when He said \" Honey, we all got to go sometime, reason or no reason. Dyin\'s as natural as livin\'. The man who\'s too afraid to die is too afraid to live.\" (went and found the exact quote) and he passed before his first son was born- :boohoo:

Any Montgomery Clift fans out here????

[nono]

lllovell wrote:

Go Rozzie! Go Rozzie!

I am very happy for you! I know this will work out for the best. :)

When is this 5K nono? I am trying to get 2-3 more things lined up to give me that needed \"excuse\" to hit WDW.

Laura

LLL,

I believe it is the Sat. after Mother\'s Day -- so that would be May 18? No calendar in front of me currently...but that would be a big :yahoo: if you decided to do it!!!

[nono]

Never seen GWTW; never read the book. Seems like the plot would be wasted on someone like me.

[Rozzie]

I have only seen GWTW on the big screen once!! Ah, that\'t the Armpit for you. They bulldozed most of the old movie houses some time ago. There is a old one in Mobile that shows it once in a blue moon. I watch it every year normal screen, and try to read the book every other year. (So I guess I\'ve read the book a half dozen times, and seen it maybe 25??) The biggest memory I have of the impact of the movie was when I was sitting at my grandmother\'s bedside when she was in hospice, she was out like a light, but GWTW came on the TV in the room, she opened her eyes, and said softly \"I was so hoping to hear that music one more time\", in her best syrupy southern drawl. :goodvibes: She was Melanie in the flesh I swear. I don\'t see how my mom and her were ever related.

Ya\'ll should see our bedroom, LOL! I have Scarlett running away from Tara portrait over our bed. Bonnie on her pony portrait over the chest, and about 10 collector plates above the desk. Add a couple of GWTW music boxes, figurines, and Scarlett the Barbie in the Green curtain flock and there you have a visual of our ode to GWTW.

Okay if that ain\'t nuts, what is??? :silly1: :rotfl2:

[jiggerj]

Wow Roz! Sounds really nice! :goodvibes:

Help me here friends! I need some confidence! I grew up with my parents living room all white- white walls, white furniture, white rugs- Not the most fun of places to play in when I was a kid-:) so now I am getting brave and painting the inside of the house- with COLOR! We allready did the Kitchen with a shade of yellow to bring out the black and white Steamboat Willie prints- The upstairs bathroom is BW colors but now we are doing...the living room!

What colors have you painted in your house?

[jiggerj]

Ooops- Ive been slipping....
http://www.kingmagazine.se/upload/42176/cosmopolitan.jpg
Good Morning nono- ;)

[athenna]

Roz, it doesnt sound nuts to me, it sounds lovely:goodvibes: And I liked your story about your grandmother:hug1:

[kathleena]

jiggerj wrote:

What colors have you painted in your house?

My first house was all off-white. My second house was all off-white for a few years, then I decided to colorize. Started with the kitchen. Being a creature of habit, I used the same formula for each room. I have a border at chair rail height. Below the border is solid, darker color. Above the backbround is painted off white or white, and then I sponge two lighter shades over it. All the colors are from the same color strip at the paint store so they all match perfectly.

Kitchen - Welcome to My Garden border with birds, rabbits, garden tools, plants, veggies. The edges are rust, so I chose a color palette with lighter shades of rust - not quite coral, not quite rust.

TV Room - Flower border with rose hues, so everything is rose.
Scrapbook Room - Flower border with green, so - you guessed it......green hues
Bedroom - Purple/Lavendar
Bathroom - Blues
Hall and Living Room - Border is herbs with a tan background, I used tans for colors

Each flower border is a different flower.

Obviously, I have a really small house, but having the flower theme and everything in the same color tones and styles coordinates the whole house.

In the bathroom, I painted tiles with the same flowers as the border and used them to tile above the shower enclosure. I plan to paint around the huge mirror some day........

[nono]

jiggerj wrote:

Ooops- Ive been slipping....
http://www.kingmagazine.se/upload/42176/cosmopolitan.jpg
Good Morning nono- ;)

Why thank you, Jigger!

Paint -- not so much! Wallpaper -- you betcha! Mr Nono and I are good wall-paperers, so that\'s our choice. D\'s room is an aquarium of blue, our room is tropical red with cream accents and hibiscus border. S\'s room is a dark yellow hunt club plaid accented with palm trees and animal wallies (we didn\'t pick the hunt club plaid-- it was here when we arrived, but in excellent condition, so we chose to work with it). Living room is impressionist brick with bits of ivy poking out. Kitchen is painted -- basic gray. BUT, it has a primary color border of clams, mussels, lobsters....

My suggestion is to go with your favorite color, and then go to the paint store and look at all the variations of that color! BTW, if you go with red, be prepared to paint forever. Three different folks I know all ended up using 4 coats to get the color right! Let us know what you choose!!!! :thumbsup: I LOVE updating rooms!

[kathleena]

Anyone seen Sweeney Todd yet? I saw it last night. Very good movie. Had to cover my eyes a lot as I have a weak stomach for blood - even fake blood. But they did a great job.

[jiggerj]

Kathleena and nono- Your homes sound BEAUTIFUL! :goodvibes:

I picked out a shade called \"New Suede\" with Satin white trim. When the first coat went on I started to sweat it out a bit as it looked GOLD-:scared: by the second coat I was doing the happy \"jig\" around the living room- Will take some pics when it is finished!

Thanks for the info on Sweeney Todd kathleena. Doesnt JD sing?

[athenna]

Yup, JD sings! It is a musical! I haven\'t seen it yet, I am kind of a chicken about blood, lol...May wait until it comes out on video.

[Ginger]

jiggerj wrote:


Help me here friends! I need some confidence! I grew up with my parents living room all white- white walls, white furniture, white rugs- Not the most fun of places to play in when I was a kid-:) so now I am getting brave and painting the inside of the house- with COLOR! We allready did the Kitchen with a shade of yellow to bring out the black and white Steamboat Willie prints- The upstairs bathroom is BW colors but now we are doing...the living room!

What colors have you painted in your house?

Jiggerj, when we built our house 8 years ago we painted the whole house white/off white. But 2 years (?) ago we finished our unfinished bonus room and bathroom. The unfinished room is a bright green and the bathroom is red. The red is equivalent to the \"Mickey\'s Pants\" color that Home Depot sells, but we bought the pain at Lowes. I love it! I want to add color to more rooms. I agree with Nono, when you paint red expect to put a lot of coats. If I painted red again, I would have my primer tinted red. I think that would help. One thing I would recommend when choosing colors is to take the samples home. The light in the store is probably not the same as the light at your house.

[stimpy]

We saw Sweeney Todd the other day. I liked it, DH was kind of iffy about it. I think it\'s one of those movies that you either really like it or hate it. Several people walked out and it wasn\'t just because of the blood. I don\'t think people were expecting there to be as much singing as there was. It\'s a true musical where there is hardly any dialog, everything is sung. I usually don\'t like alot of blood in movies, but to me it looked so fake that it didn\'t really bother me. I thought Depp did a great job and DH liked that \"Borat\" was in it :rotfl2:

[lllovell]

Nono - I will check into that race around mother\'s day. I am really pushing (but not too hard) right now to hopefully be able to make the time walking the 1/2. Not making myself sore, but getting in as many \"fast\" miles as I can. It is encouraging to see how far I can go without feeling bad the next day :)

Still going to Curves every other day as well.

My boss said that she started running because walking just takes so long. At this point, I can really see that. I am trying to toss in a bit of running at the end of each mile. Hopefully by May, it will be mostly running. I am really doing this for health reasons mostly - but the races make it fun.

My favorite GWTW memory is my middle sister (she is 4 years my junior) watching it for the first time around age 7. She had tears streaming down her cheeks and proclaimed, \"I hate Yankees.\" with a southern accent that just made the rest of us roll. We did explain that most Yankees aren\'t like that anymore. :P

I think for the time the movie was amazing, but as always the book was better because you understand the characters even more and they aren\'t as shallow as the movie can make them seem.

(gee ladies - GWTW and redecorating- no wonder the guys are running for cover :P )

Laura

[idratherbeinwdw]

lllovell wrote:


(gee ladies - GWTW and redecorating- no wonder the guys are running for cover :P )

Laura

Hee Hee Laura, before I read your post I was thinking \"So why hasn\'t Viking got down on us yet for this \"chick thread\". :viking: :poke: :jester: