Yardies a home and a farrin (Part 20)

[NatPatBen 3]

Morning, All.

JG, what is astronaut ice cream?

Justucia, what a great day! That's precious how you were so wired you couldn't sleep. The closest I felt to that level of anxiousness/excitement was the time I was going to Jamaica to surprise Steven... had trouble sleeping the night before.

[IrieCat 2]

I went to see Where the Wild Things Are yesterday... I was so looking forward to the movie and it seems to be having good reviews... but.... It was a bit violent and kind of depressing. I don't think Tierra liked it much either... I know its PG-13 and Tierra is only 7....

I was hoping it would be sort of "heart warming" ... no so much.

[dillon 6]

Happy Birthday Jawi...just incase you stop in here today!

[*JG* 2]

Morning, All.

JG, what is astronaut ice cream?

Justucia, what a great day! That's precious how you were so wired you couldn't sleep. The closest I felt to that level of anxiousness/excitement was the time I was going to Jamaica to surprise Steven... had trouble sleeping the night before.

Freeze dried ice cream. LOVE it! Can only get neapolitan (sp?) here. Sunny can get the 6 pack of assorted in DC.

Happy Birthday Jawi...just incase you stop in here today!

Yeah, from me too! Hugs, my friend.

[phillyfashionista 8]

Morning Ladies IrieCat, dillon, NatPatBen, sus

I have been working on an issue at work for a high profile customer since Saturday @ 11:00 pm . I don't mind working on the weekend that's nothing, but I am hotter than fish grease cause I missed my Lashtician appointment!!! UGHHH LOL. Ok I will catch up later

Happy Bday Jawi! sent you a shout out on FB B)

[IrieCat 2]

Morning Ladies IrieCat, dillon, NatPatBen, sus

I have been working on an issue at work for a high profile customer since Saturday @ 11:00 pm . I don't mind working on the weekend that's nothing, but I am hotter than fish grease cause I missed my Lashtician appointment!!! UGHHH LOL. Ok I will catch up later

Happy Bday Jawi! sent you a shout out on FB B)

Morning Philly - I posted some JJ gossip for you a few pages back.

[IrieCat 2]

Does anyone's kid have a Nintendo DS? This is the 1 thing Tierra REALLY wants this christmas. They have DS Lite, DSi and just DS. Her dad told me not to get the Lite.... but WallyWorld only has the Lite and the i... Should I get the DSi???

Thanks!

[Islandwoman 0]

That is good, Island. Means your area is thriving!

DWL!!!! :rofl:

I went to see Where the Wild Things Are yesterday... I was so looking forward to the movie and it seems to be having good reviews... but.... It was a bit violent and kind of depressing. I don't think Tierra liked it much either... I know its PG-13 and Tierra is only 7....

I was hoping it would be sort of "heart warming" ... no so much.

Thanks for the review Cat - I was thinking about taking my kids, but I guess not.

[phillyfashionista 8]

Morning Ladies IrieCat, dillon, NatPatBen, sus

I have been working on an issue at work for a high profile customer since Saturday @ 11:00 pm . I don't mind working on the weekend that's nothing, but I am hotter than fish grease cause I missed my Lashtician appointment!!! UGHHH LOL. Ok I will catch up later

Happy Bday Jawi! sent you a shout out on FB B)

Morning Philly - I posted some JJ gossip for you a few pages back.

Uh Oh, mek mi guh look LOL

Why is the crypt keeper creeping this morning UGHHHH I wish she would go away, I hate that I have to still work with her on projects.

Ok back to this customer although I have handed off some of the issues to another not only is she calling me but the other dept LAWD......

[Islandwoman 0]

Does anyone's kid have a Nintendo DS? This is the 1 thing Tierra REALLY wants this christmas. They have DS Lite, DSi and just DS. Her dad told me not to get the Lite.... but WallyWorld only has the Lite and the i... Should I get the DSi???

Thanks!

Hmmm....I don't know but I can ask my expert (aka my son) on what he thinks. I'll have your answer tomorrow.

[IrieCat 2]

That is good, Island. Means your area is thriving!

DWL!!!! :rofl:

I went to see Where the Wild Things Are yesterday... I was so looking forward to the movie and it seems to be having good reviews... but.... It was a bit violent and kind of depressing. I don't think Tierra liked it much either... I know its PG-13 and Tierra is only 7....

I was hoping it would be sort of "heart warming" ... no so much.

Thanks for the review Cat - I was thinking about taking my kids, but I guess not.

Well it could be just me. My friend took her daughter... 5 (6 next month)... and she loved it!

You kinda have to read into it. I tried to explain to Tierra after the movie. That each of the "wild things" represented the emotions of Max. She kind of got it but not sure she grasps the "representation" part.

Does anyone's kid have a Nintendo DS? This is the 1 thing Tierra REALLY wants this christmas. They have DS Lite, DSi and just DS. Her dad told me not to get the Lite.... but WallyWorld only has the Lite and the i... Should I get the DSi???

Thanks!

Hmmm....I don't know but I can ask my expert (aka my son) on what he thinks. I'll have your answer tomorrow.

Thanks! I dont know shyt about this stuff! .. she wants to play the "baby game" and my Geek big brother said I can get games that are "mind strenghtening" not just violence etc..

[NatPatBen 3]

Happy Birthday, Jawi876.

I have been working on an issue at work for a high profile customer since Saturday @ 11:00 pm . I don't mind working on the weekend that's nothing, but I am hotter than fish grease cause I missed my Lashtician appointment!!! UGHHH LOL. Ok I will catch up later

??

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So to my horror, I log into my cell phone provider's to see if we are okay with minutes used 'n stuff. Why did I see $132 in charges above & beyond the monthly bill, from calls to Jamaica (and Germany)?

In Steven's phone, his friends/family are listed with their Rebtel # as the primary, and the real # as a secondary. So if Steven scrolls to their names to call, it uses the primary #, which is local ($0/minute). However, if he goes to recent calls to return a call, it uses the Jamaican # ($1.49/minute). Apparently that happened enough times to come to $132.

Fortunately, I knew that TMobile has a discounted int'l add-on. You pay $5/month and get cheaper international calls. Jamaica is .48/min, Germany is .28/min. I had the customer service rep add that $5 and retroactively apply the discounted amount to the previous calls. That dropped the overage from $132 to $52 (including the $5), saving $80.

I share this in case anyone else has a similar experience: check with your phone company to see if you can reduce the amount of the overage charges.

[dillon 6]

Does anyone's kid have a Nintendo DS? This is the 1 thing Tierra REALLY wants this christmas. They have DS Lite, DSi and just DS. Her dad told me not to get the Lite.... but WallyWorld only has the Lite and the i... Should I get the DSi???

Thanks!

Both of my kids have just the DS. They both like it a lot and said that for them it is just fine. The DSI has more features like internet and a camera I think which they don't need. So they just have the DS. If there are gaming stores in your area they usually sell used ones for a discount price which we did and the DS works great. Also they sell used games for a lower price as well.

Edited October 19, 2009 by dillon

[dillon 6]

Happy Birthday, Jawi876.

I have been working on an issue at work for a high profile customer since Saturday @ 11:00 pm . I don't mind working on the weekend that's nothing, but I am hotter than fish grease cause I missed my Lashtician appointment!!! UGHHH LOL. Ok I will catch up later

??

-------------------

So to my horror, I log into my cell phone provider's to see if we are okay with minutes used 'n stuff. Why did I see $132 in charges above & beyond the monthly bill, from calls to Jamaica (and Germany)?

In Steven's phone, his friends/family are listed with their Rebtel # as the primary, and the real # as a secondary. So if Steven scrolls to their names to call, it uses the primary #, which is local ($0/minute). However, if he goes to recent calls to return a call, it uses the Jamaican # ($1.49/minute). Apparently that happened enough times to come to $132.

Fortunately, I knew that TMobile has a discounted int'l add-on. You pay $5/month and get cheaper international calls. Jamaica is .48/min, Germany is .28/min. I had the customer service rep add that $5 and retroactively apply the discounted amount to the previous calls. That dropped the overage from $132 to $52 (including the $5), saving $80.

I share this in case anyone else has a similar experience: check with your phone company to see if you can reduce the amount of the overage charges.

Wish I would have done this when it happened to me. Great advice!

[IrieCat 2]

Does anyone's kid have a Nintendo DS? This is the 1 thing Tierra REALLY wants this christmas. They have DS Lite, DSi and just DS. Her dad told me not to get the Lite.... but WallyWorld only has the Lite and the i... Should I get the DSi???

Thanks!

Both of my kids have just the DS. They both like it a lot and said that for them it is just fine. The DSI has more features like internet and a camera I think which they don't need. So they just have the DS. If there are gaming stores in your area they usually sell used ones for a discount price which we did and the DS works great. Also they sell used games for a lower price as well.

oh thanks! I will have to see if I can find a "gaming store" LOL! I am so bad.. the last video game system I ever had was Atari!