HollyTyler
<font color=deeppink>I know, I'm stuck on that Mic
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2005
Very busy, but holding my attention so far!hee hee I knew you'd giggle over our ribbing
how's school going?
Very busy, but holding my attention so far!hee hee I knew you'd giggle over our ribbing
how's school going?
Sounds very James Bond-ish!Do you think it will be there in December???? I have a secret wish that I'm going to attempt with a jet ski while I'm there...
As Tyler would say, "Yessirootie possitootie"!At Kim's request (Kimerinc) she wanted me to let you guys know that she is not ignoring everyone - their family too is going through some health issues that are keeping her very occupied.
Please keep Kim, Steve, and Savannah in your thoughts and prayers as well as our friends in the UK.
Wow! How amazingly beautiful! You're so lucky to have a view like that!Although the pictures do not do it justice, I thought I would share pics of the moon last night over Mt. Rainier. It was breathtaking...
My neighbor and I went for a walk to find a good shot without a roof or tree in the way, but we didn't succeed. Scott had gone into the kitchen and noticed how bright and clear the moon was over the mountain and of course that started me on the perfect picture hunt....which I never did get. But, I tried.... The moon was actually yellowish and the sky was a great color blue. The pics just look blurry. sorry
Do you think it will be there in December???? I have a secret wish that I'm going to attempt with a jet ski while I'm there...
First - the cab lets you off at one end of the airport and you have to drag your luggage to the other end. No porters anywhere and we had been gone 3 weeks and a 5yo is not much help.
Second - the Delta line was over an hour long.
Thirdand most important - when we finally made it through the line(no air condition) the agent told us we were not on the flight. I had confirmations and seats and all. She said we would have to go and buy tickets. I sent my dd because i was not lugging luggage across the airport agin and then standing in line again. I then called Delta in Atl and talked to them. There was no problem with our tickets. The agent refused to give me her name and refused to call the suppervisor and kept telling me to go to the end of the line, which I refused to do. They called head of security and another security person to the desk who told me to go to the end of the line. I refused. I was still on the phone with the lady fron Delta headquarters who could not believe what was going on. Still could not get supervisor or agents name even though I knew it was breach of contract not to give it to me. They would not page my dd so I could tell her not to buy more tickets. 45 minutes later my dd came back with new tickets, and guess what they found - our reservations! I guess I raised enough h... that another agent finally called the supervisor who told me to get the agent name. I now have a phone at both ears since Atl said not to hang up until we had boarding passes in hand. Once again the agent refused to give me her name so the other agent told the supervisor the name who then gave it to me. I will do all I can to make sure that agent will not be working for Delta! An hour later when we finally got to the gate we met others that had the same problem. 2 couples had missed their flight 2 days running. Never in all my travels have I had such a bad experience. We now have to sent the other tickets back and get a refund. And I am sure that my phone bill is going to be outrageous!
Nightmare story for sure...it sounds like a problem with Delta not Barcelona. I guess by default Barcelona isn't any fun in your eyes now. That's too bad, we found the city and people wonderful and want to go visti again.
Noel:
Glad you're back and I'm sure you will have a good story to share with us about the graduation once you are caught back up.
Kaylee:
I saw that moon last night too, and thought how beautiful it was. It's always touched me as wonderful that we can be in different far away places from our friends, family and loved ones but sharing a look at the same moon in the sky. Kinda makes me feel a bit closer to those so far away.
With that I'm back to cleaning my desk...I have a 20 day count down on the trip to China and I'm trying to clean off and out stuff everyday.
I made our HK Disneyland ressies and saw the hit on my credit card today online... that makes it feel very real and close at hand!
Check back with you guys later tonight,
Nan
Wow, great pics,thanks for posting theseAlthough the pictures do not do it justice, I thought I would share pics of the moon last night over Mt. Rainier. It was breathtaking...
My neighbor and I went for a walk to find a good shot without a roof or tree in the way, but we didn't succeed. Scott had gone into the kitchen and noticed how bright and clear the moon was over the mountain and of course that started me on the perfect picture hunt....which I never did get. But, I tried.... The moon was actually yellowish and the sky was a great color blue. The pics just look blurry. sorry
Sending prayers and for Kim, Steve and SavannahAt Kim's request (Kimerinc) she wanted me to let you guys know that she is not ignoring everyone - their family too is going through some health issues that are keeping her very occupied.
Please keep Kim, Steve, and Savannah in your thoughts and prayers as well as our friends in the UK.
Noel, congrats to you and to Samantha So glad everything went so well! Wish I was busy moving someone in, I just moved my last "child" out Sure glad I have this cruise to help keep me occupiedJust checking in as about 40 pages behind. Graduation went well but now trying to get Samantha moved back home...back to reading a bit but probably won't post too much for awhile.
Congrats and welcome aboardOk, so we are booked for this trip! YEAH!
Our last cruise was so fun and we are looking forward to getting to know all of you and to meet you next year!
First - the cab lets you off at one end of the airport and you have to drag your luggage to the other end. No porters anywhere and we had been gone 3 weeks and a 5yo is not much help.
Second - the Delta line was over an hour long.
Thirdand most important - when we finally made it through the line(no air condition) the agent told us we were not on the flight. I had confirmations and seats and all. She said we would have to go and buy tickets. I sent my dd because i was not lugging luggage across the airport agin and then standing in line again. I then called Delta in Atl and talked to them. There was no problem with our tickets. The agent refused to give me her name and refused to call the suppervisor and kept telling me to go to the end of the line, which I refused to do. They called head of security and another security person to the desk who told me to go to the end of the line. I refused. I was still on the phone with the lady fron Delta headquarters who could not believe what was going on. Still could not get supervisor or agents name even though I knew it was breach of contract not to give it to me. They would not page my dd so I could tell her not to buy more tickets. 45 minutes later my dd came back with new tickets, and guess what they found - our reservations! I guess I raised enough h... that another agent finally called the supervisor who told me to get the agent name. I now have a phone at both ears since Atl said not to hang up until we had boarding passes in hand. Once again the agent refused to give me her name so the other agent told the supervisor the name who then gave it to me. I will do all I can to make sure that agent will not be working for Delta! An hour later when we finally got to the gate we met others that had the same problem. 2 couples had missed their flight 2 days running. Never in all my travels have I had such a bad experience. We now have to sent the other tickets back and get a refund. And I am sure that my phone bill is going to be outrageous!
Sounds very James Bond-ish!
Although the pictures do not do it justice, I thought I would share pics of the moon last night over Mt. Rainier. It was breathtaking...
My neighbor and I went for a walk to find a good shot without a roof or tree in the way, but we didn't succeed. Scott had gone into the kitchen and noticed how bright and clear the moon was over the mountain and of course that started me on the perfect picture hunt....which I never did get. But, I tried.... The moon was actually yellowish and the sky was a great color blue. The pics just look blurry. sorry
evening all!
Prayers and many thoughts out to you Kim, Steve and Savannah! Please keep us posted!
John has a ball game tonight so it's just me and the girls. Tomorrow we are going to Punta Gorda (don't ask me why) the owners of John's store are taking all the managers families down for the weekend so everyone could get family time....which includes activities to do as a "family" - I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but here are the choices:
round of golf
8 hr deep sea fishing excursion
5 hr pontoon boat ride
ok, now considering most have young children, how could these be done with a "family"? I would have rather have a $100 and call it a day. And it can't even be considered a team building thing as each manager can choose their activity....so John chose the deep sea fishing which would be cool...so I will either hang at the hotel or come home and he can catch a ride with someone. We could have done the pontoon boat - but no bathrooms and I can imagine the first thing Samantha would want to do is potty.
It is a nice thought and gesture but really - a nice cookout here on Siesta would have been fine.
I am so glad I am not the only one!
I am more disappointed in Disney then anything there. They were no where to be found. It was horrible!
That is why I am looking forward to flying into FL and being done in LA.
At Kim's request (Kimerinc) she wanted me to let you guys know that she is not ignoring everyone - their family too is going through some health issues that are keeping her very occupied.
Please keep Kim, Steve, and Savannah in your thoughts and prayers as well as our friends in the UK.
I am sorry to see people canceling....
hope all is well and we can join you on a cruise in the future.
Samantha has bounced back! I offered her the option to go to Kids Under the Weather or to school and she wanted to go to school and when I picked her up she was running all over the playground. Tomorrow is water play day and she can't get her ear wet!! Not sure what to do about that one.
The class has lost 4(maybe 5?) children already that will be going to K in the fall...most are teachers children but this means a few more are moving up and Samantha's Gavin is included....they have both gone to the school since they were 6 weeks...and Gavin is a few weeks older than her but was not moved up for whatever reason until now. They have been (should I be worried?) boyfriend/girlfriend forever....they adore each other. I am so happy they are able to be in the same room once again. I may have posted this prior but there was a new girl in Samantha's class and she would not speak, at all during the day, literally at all. Samantha's teacher pulled me aside one day and said how proud she was that she had taken her by the hand, walked her around all day and finally by the end of the day she was talking and felt comfortable with the class. (this wasn't today btw) She's only 4 and we haven't really had any type of huge conversations about life but I have always told her to be nice to everyone no matter what, sure there will be cliques - and hard to believe - there are in preschool! I made absolutely sure I was nice to everyone, everyone throughout public school. I hope she will continue to carry this throughout life.
I guess, I had such an odd upbringing that I really have no clue what is "right" for parenting....I wish there was a manual. But all in all, I feel my choices have been right so far...some people feel we spoil them by going to WDW so much...that I can't help. It's more me than anything else...or other parenting issues...my Grandma likes to chime in a lot....my mother however refrains quite a bit.
Cool!. . . I have a secret wish that I'm going to attempt with a jet ski while I'm there.