DDA Chapter 9

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hi, Beth! I hope you guys are having a wonderful time!
Good for you for getting some tests scheduled! I know it's a drag, but it will give you peace of mind.

The people who post "Are we crazy?" are usually doing something completely idiotic or really mundane. The mundane ones just want to seem edgy and exciting. The idiots are idiots, and that is usually a permanent condition.

 

[tmfranlk]

We got one as well! Thanks, Paula! Hope you are having a magical time!!

I finally got my Target gift card from eRewards! It took about 3 weeks, so if anyone is redeeming points for things that have to go snail mail be aware that it does take awhile.

Do they still have them? For some reason I couldn't find them on eRewards when I looked before. I'll have to try again.

Glad your Mom's first treatment went well. I hope she's feeling okay today.

 

[PNO4TE]

Do they still have them? For some reason I couldn't find them on eRewards when I looked before. I'll have to try again.

I find it odd too, Tia. I have never seen Target gift cards on eRewards and I have been doing their surveys for years! I just looked and I can't find them there now either.

Elizabeth - you must have your own rewards page!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Do they still have them? For some reason I couldn't find them on eRewards when I looked before. I'll have to try again.

Glad your Mom's first treatment went well. I hope she's feeling okay today.

I think they still have them. It was a $25 card but you had to redeem $50 for it - it wasn't a one-to-one redemption like most of them.

Thanks! I haven't phoned her this morning because I am still trying to get past the car thing.

 

[Pooh67_68]

And what would ya be selling?

No selling for me though!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I find it odd too, Tia. I have never seen Target gift cards on eRewards and I have been doing their surveys for years! I just looked and I can't find them there now either.

Elizabeth - you must have your own rewards page!

I got a message a few months back about 2 special promos. One was that if I did $25 in surveys between April and something (November, maybe?) that I would get an extra $25 in bonus rewards. The other one was that I could now choose Target, Starbucks, and Macy's gift cards but they cost double the face value. Did you guys get either of those?

 

[Tammi67]

Wow you guys have been chatty!!! I'm so sorry, but I just have time to drop a quick note.

We were able to leave work early and got here about 3:30. There was a meet scheduled at 5:00 that we had signed up for. But Terry had forgotten Chuckie on the dining room table. There would be no peace without Chuckie. So back we went.

We got back a little after 6:00 and made it to the first session, the Meet before the Magic. What a great time! We meet so many people. We are having a really nice time.

Terry is already fast asleep. I better get to bed soon. 7:00am will come very soon.

Just wanted to check in and let you all know we made it and we're having fun.

I'm glad you are having a wonderful time. I can't believe you went the whole way home after having gotten there. You are a good friend, Stephanie.

 

[PNO4TE]

I need to get the lawn mowed before it gets too hot and I have a hair appointment at 11:30 so I had better get a move on!

Other task needing to be done today is an ADR list for IPO to work with. We know we want to eat at Boma on Christmas morning and Jiko on Christmas night. the girls don't arrive until Christmas Eve so I don't think I am going to plan a must-do for that night. We will figure that out later! We want to eat at Yachtsman Steakhouse again as a family so I think we will try for 12/26 for that ADR.

Anyone have any suggestions? Here is a list of where Bob and I are eating in September/October in case you need a refresher.

CA Grill
Biergarten
Citricos
Chefs de France
Narcoossee's
Coral Reef
Yachtsman Steak House
Le Cellier

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

And what would ya be selling?

In my experience it would be cookie dough, candy bars, frozen pizzas, or assorted goodies from the Giant Catalog of Crap!

 

[PNO4TE]

I got a message a few months back about 2 special promos. One was that if I did $25 in surveys between April and something (November, maybe?) that I would get an extra $25 in bonus rewards. The other one was that I could now choose Target, Starbucks, and Macy's gift cards but they cost double the face value. Did you guys get either of those?

not that I remember... hmmmm.

 

[Tammi67]

I need to get the lawn mowed before it gets too hot and I have a hair appointment at 11:30 so I had better get a move on!

Too late.

 

[Tammi67]

In my experience it would be cookie dough, candy bars, frozen pizzas, or assorted goodies from the Giant Catalog of Crap!

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

 

[tmfranlk]

Tia-did you get to see Beth tonight???

I did not. I missed getting in touch with her in time to schedule it.

 

[tmfranlk]

Are any of you going to a Disney Music Block party?? I will be at one at least one day as a promo event for work.

I would love to, but they aren't in our area. If there were and especially if it had They Might Be Giants, Terra and I would totally be there. They sound like fun, though a little expensive.

 

[tmfranlk]

I was basically thinking the same thing but thought it was because I have no kids myself. I have heard of They Might be Giants and Raven beyond that I have not heard of them.

For the most part they are not who I think of for a Disney Music Block Party.

It's a Playhouse Disney, younger kid thing. The artists are (almost) all groups that play in the mornings between the Playhouse Disney shows. We bought the CD a couple of weeks ago and Terra listens to it constantly. It's pretty fun though there's a lot of Mary Poppins, which while we like that movie and watched it again recently because of that CD, I wish there were more variety.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Aah, the catalog of crap. Then there is probably nothing I want.

In my experience it would be cookie dough, candy bars, frozen pizzas, or assorted goodies from the Giant Catalog of Crap!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Thank you all for some pages to read this morning. I was beginning to think the days of lots and lots of pages were long gone.

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA!

I couldn't sleep. It was too warm in the bedroom, and DH was up making coffee (at 4 AM) so I decided to get up, too.

Tia - Good luck with Momboss! I think your job is tricky because you only have one parent to talk with. ExMomboss could be moody sometimes, but ExDadboss would balance that out. In some ways he was more rational than she was, so there were days that I preferred to deal with him. My current bosses are both very easy to talk to. I see Dad in the morning and Mom in the evening so I really have to get along well with both of them!

Do you use a log sheet for the kids each day? I have one for Princess that gives an overview of what she ate, where we went, her nap, diapers/potty, and any notes for my bosses. It is in a folder in the kitchen along with my expense sheet for the current pay period. (I have a credit card for work expenses, but if I pay cash for anything they pay me back.) If something happens that I think I will forget to mention I write it on the sheet. Momboss is good about leaving notes for me in the morning since I don't see her before she goes to work.

There was a notebook for the baby, but it disappeared. Momboss has left me a few notes, but they are in random places and I just happen upon them usually. She never mentions the notes. I do have a notebook in my bag that I jot down things to mention or ask her as needed. She was very easy to talk to for the first month, but then it changed pretty suddenly. I've seen evidence of the same thing between her and the kids in the morning, but from their ramblings, the evenings seem to be going well. There has been a pretty big shift in things between her and her parents (who techincally own the house they are living in) and her and her boyfriend in the last few weeks and I can't help but think it's all related. There are pockets of insanity (to my mind anyway) on a regular basis so I just try to steer the kids out of it and do the best I can to work with in it.

 

[tmfranlk]

Now, I'll be too paranoid to ever post again!

Hi, all! We made it too St. Louis and saw the Arch. Tia, sorry I didn't connect with you last night, but all of a sudden, it was so late. We did make a quick run to Ted Drewes, but we were all so tired and not really hungry that we didn't enjoy it as much as we probably would have. Today we head out to Salina, KS and then on to Colorado Springs.

No problems, Beth! We're just glad to hear from you. I know it's a busy trip, so I just hope you are having a lot of fun! Glad the news from the doctor is good so far, but that you are also going to do some follow up tests. Drive safely today and enjoy your trip.