The Overtakers are in Qahoots. FIRST WILD RIDE 15SEP2011-18SEP2011 - 01DEC2011 Updated - Page 8 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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There are other changes as well.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Wolfhunt had Puzzlewoman deliver Dew's bowling shirt to me. It is done. He wasn't that pleased with it...but I like it. 3 days to go to departure...right now...my plane should be ready to take off...
Packing has commenced...for both Puzzlewoman and myself.
Taking youngest dog to groomer's tonight...and actually going to put the stuff I've set out for packing in the suitcase.
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Hope the packing goes well! Sorry about the mice issues--best thing to put in a mouse trap is snickers bars or peanut butter--that's why i have cats instead of dogs!
So people...we had a small oven fire last night. We'd made barbecue ribs on Labor Day and some foil must have fallen to the bottom of the oven and it started a fire when we preheated the oven last night. So we used the fire extinguisher to put it out...but now our house smells bad. We hadn't used the oven since Labor Day...but primarily cooked or grilled...or worse...have been eating out. It was Oktoberfest this past weekend people. Who wants to cook or eat at home...when you can go get freshly grilled metts and brats that someone else made.
Fortunately we got everyone out of the house and we are all fine. No lasting damage except for the stink.
So now...instead of getting some good packing and prepping done tonight. Worst of all...I have to scrub out the oven...which I do quite often...but hate to do. Wish I'd checked the bottom of it...after Dew used it to bake the ribs before we put them on the grill. I might have seen the torn piece of aluminum foil...in our gas stove...before the fire started. Yup....I have to go home...pull down curtains and wash them...scrub off the furniture with a damp soapy cloth...and scrub and dust everything!!!
Sounds fun doesn't it? NOT! You should have seen my puppies barking at the stove...it was hilarious...now that I look back on it. Especially since the youngest (she's 13 mos.) had just gotten home from her first groomer's visit. She looks naked!!!
Fortunately we were very calm...and put the fire out with our fire extinguisher. So note to self...buy another fire extinguisher for the kitchen. Good thing I'm prepared!!!
We then opened all the windows and doors and put fans in them to get the smoke out. I took the dogs for a walk around the front yard...and then came back in and started cleaning. It was 10:30 at night...I know...late time to be cooking. But Dew was putting in a frozen pizza after he got home studying at the University library. I didn't even notice the smoke at first...because I was in the craft room...working on packing.
I've set the suitcases on the floor in my craft room...and I was going through clothes and planning outfits for both of us. 2 pairs of socks and 2 pairs of underclothes a day. When it's hot at Disney...I like to pack extra socks and underclothes to change into if we take a break during the day. It just makes me feel refreshed :biggrin:
So...hopefully I can leave work early enough today...to go home and get stuff scrubbed down and still have time to sort through my toiletries...and get my over the shoulder bag ready for Disney. I already have all my paperwork set out on my desk..like my DME tags...and 25 Disney gift card from DVC.
Before the fire started...I also did some touch up painting on Dew's bowling shirt. Wolfhunt wasn't too pleased with the shirt...after he did the iron on. It had left some marks from the iron on the bowling pins and Donald...so I just used some white and yellow fabric paint to touch up the bowling pins and Donald...and I might do a little more touch up tonight on the left most bowling pin...but it's looking pretty good. I think Wolfhunt did a great job on the design.
Onwards and upwards people...stink can't last forever and it sure can't keep me down. I'm leaving for Disney in exactly 2 days. Hey...good news is...the fire probably smoked out the last of the mice!!!
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