12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2

[MrsMork]

Brack, from what I see on the news, you folks could sure use some of our rain. We'd be happy to send it on down your way!

 

[brack]

Brack, from what I see on the news, you folks could sure use some of our rain. We'd be happy to send it on down your way!

We have had less than an inch of rain in the last 90 days! Send the rain or snow, please.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Guess what, I just got a request to use one of my tips in the next Passporter DCL guidebook! Wow, I was just going to pre-order this edition, now I will get a gift copy for contributting to it. This is my fourth Passporter tip to be published, maybe I should try writing more than a paragraph at a time, lol.


Penny

 

[GoofyFD]

Penny what was the tip?

 

[pjpoohbear]

"I enjoy sitting out on the wonderful deck 4 padded lounge chairs. But in the cooler months the evenings can get chilly. If you like to relax and listen to the sound of the waves even in the cooler temperatures, then bring a blanket down and snuggle up like I did. Several people who passed me commented on how cozy I looked and why had they not thought of that. I had brought a favorite travel-sized, down comforter with me-it rolled up quite small and was very light. It proved a much better alternative to the scratchy blankets provided in the staterooms. This was also the way I fought off seasickness on our last evening. My mother headed off to the stateroom and became more ill, while I went down to deck 4 with my blanket and felt much better in the fresh air."
- contributed by Disney cruiser Penny *******

submitted about a year and a half ago for the second edition, didn't make it in that time. So if you have submitted, keep up the hope!


My tip in the first edition was about the mickey bars hidden from us adults on the kids menu. That even if you didn't have kids sailing with you, you could still find a favorite theme park treat. I am lactose intolerant and had to have my *** server sneak me a mickey bar, PJ, head server, hunted me down as I was leaving and shook his finger at me, lol. Mickey bars don't count as milk, lol.

Penny

 

[LiserAnn]

Hi everyone! Been busy the last few days and boy did I have a lot to catch up on here on our thread!!!!!

Are there any teachers on our thread? I need an opinion hopefully someone can help...originally DS was going to miss 4 days of school to go on this cruise. Well, the 06-07 calendar came out and the district changed the dates so now he'll miss 7 days of school! Is that too much for a 3rd grader? I'm not even sure what the school rules are either, I wasn't worried about it for 4 days, but 7 is a lot more. Oh, and then they're off of school for 4 weeks after that! Previous years they've had 3 weeks, so 4 weeks is a surprise as well. What do you think? Honest opinions welcomed!!!

Lisa W.

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

Hi Brack--You just send that warm weather up to Iowa. The weather changed this afternoon. Sunny and high of 60, all of sudden at 3:30 rain and down in the 40s. Who can complain for February?

Congrats on being published Penny. Can you believe no one in my family has ever had a mickey bar? I didn't know they exsisted until after our last trip. I think we'll make up for it this next trip.

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

Lisa W.--It's hard to know what to do with the kids. This past December mine missed a whole week (5 days), went back for four, and then were off for 2 weeks for break. , DD is in 4th and DS in 6th. DD missed a lot of review days, she had tests before vacation. DS had semester tests a couple weeks after break. I feel that it is ok for the kids to miss. DD had a lot more "busy work" to do, lots of worksheets. We didn't get them all done and a couple of her teachers said it was ok, she didn't have to do them. Mine are missing 7.5 days for this cruise Wed afternoon, Thurs, Fri, and then the whole week. They'll be back in a week before two weeks for Christmas break.

 

[Jhalkias]

Mark,

You're going to hate yourself . . . District of Columbia - as in Washington. Going there for a School Board Member lobbying effort with Congress. I will be there represnting the 16th district of Ohio.

Lisa,

I'm not a teacher - I can only tell you that from my experience with our son that 5 days was no problem. BUT, it all depends on the child. We took him out every year to go to disney or on the cruise from 2nd grade through his Junior year of HS. He graduated 4th in his class, and is in an accelerated 6 year medical program to get his MD.

Other kids may not be able to miss a lot of school. I guess we all have to make that call as parents knowing our kids. I know school is important, (I am a school board member after all) but so is time with your family - and traveling can be a HUGE learning experience too.

Just my 2 cents.

Hope you're feeling better Jordan. Stinks getting old, doesn't it?

John

 

[brack]

...originally DS was going to miss 4 days of school to go on this cruise. Well, the 06-07 calendar came out and the district changed the dates so now he'll miss 7 days of school! Is that too much for a 3rd grader? What do you think? Honest opinions welcomed!!!
Lisa W.

I may be too old to give an up to date answer but when our DS was in school we would take him out for vacations. Prior to going we would talk to his teachers so that they would know what we were doing. We felt that the time we shared as a family was as important as an education.

Our DS is now 33 years old (in March). He not only graduated from HS but also went to college where he graduated with honors and just this past year graduated with his MBA. He has a very good job. Maybe it didn't hurt him to miss a little school as he was growing up.

By the way he still will take time to go with us on vacation. This past year he and his wife went with us on the DCL and in December he went with us to WDW for a week.It worked for us.

 

[mum of two pirates]

When we go the boys and are leaving on Nov 29 So they will have 3 days off for thanksgiving then back to school for two then well be there tell dec 16th. back to school for two days and then off tel the 3rd of Jan. So they will miss a lot of school but it will be worth it IMO. I will have one in 2nd and the other will be in 3rd, The teachers will have to deal with it. And I'm not taking homework with us. They can do it on christmass break. If they have tests oh well they'll have a million more before they get out of school. This is the first real familey vacation we are going on, besides trips to the ocean to see familey.

 

[MrsMork]

Dang it!! Missed 2000. Oh well. Just not my day. Ducks lose; I find out I have high blood pressure and need to take meds;I do something to my back and have to take anti inflammatories and muscle relaxers......No worries though. There's always a bright side.......

Hope today was better for you.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

HI Angie! Did it rain all day? I don't think Phil saw his shadow here this a.m.,
then the sun came out and it was 50 degrees Yesterday it was 20 and snowing like crazy

 

[MAGICFOR2]

I was glad to see that Dennis is finally doing better.

 

[MrsMork]

We took the kids and now the GKs out of school a week at a time with no problems in early Dec. They made up any missed work over Christmas Break. We used to take them to DL the last week of May also, but had to stop that when oldest DKS got into high school as that is just before finals. Not a good time to miss. We never had any issues with teachers or schools even through junior high. One DGS had an assignment to "bring his teacher something from the Caribbean"! Difficult assignment, he bought her a little bracelet. That was his only make up assignment! 4th grade.

 

[MrsMork]

Congrats, Penny! Very cool to be published! I have not read that publication. Do they give credit to the person in the book, or just a free book?

 

[MrsMork]

Hi, Tammi. Dennis was starting to feel some chest congestion again today, so he called and got a refill on the antibiotic - just to be sure. But he is feeling much, much better. Thank you for the good thoughts and prayers.

It did rain today. Really heavy last night. We expect really heavy rain on Saturday again I think. "Showers" tomorrow. Starting Sunday they say we will have several days with no rain at all.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Wow! Maybe you should celebrate the and have a BBQ! How warm is it supposed to be? It's funny how everything is relative. When we were in North Dakota, if the weather got to 40 and sunny, we did have a BBQ and wash our cars

Now, it it is sunny and 40, we still think it's cold and wouldn't be out washing our cars

 

[MrsMork]

I didn't look at what the temp will be. It often gets colder when the sun is out in the winter here. That cloud cover keeps us nice and warm. We really have had a very mild winter as far as temperature. We have only gotten into the 30's one night...a clear night. Just lots and lots of water, rivers over their banks and the coast towns get really flooded in these wet years.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Well, enjoy Gotta get some sleep Good night