8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 13

[DisneyVegas1]

No he didn't and that is what I too am holding on to.

What he did say was that the storylines had all been tied up and all the characters had been taken to their end for these stories.

If they do any more it could be based on CJS and other new characters because I don't think that they other actors want to continue. (IMHO only.)

Mark my word on this ....doesnt matter what Jerry B says ...Pirates will be back .....Jerry B also said that Teague (Kieth Richards ) wasnt his father , but when you see the movie ...well you know ....So in true Disney fashion it will be back with CJS ..as far as th others , well lets just wait and see ...Like I said nothing about a new Pirates till 09 or 10 or 11 for that matter , but in true disney form Pirates will be back ...

 

[Stepht5]

So - I arrive home tonight after the flick - and Alicia tells me she wants to go to Yosemite - so it looke like we'll be visiting there one of the last 2 weekends in June. Anyone have any recommendations or helpful suggestions on where to stay for a good value and maximum convenience/ideal proximity to the park?

Yosemite is my favorite place in CA!!! I wish I could remember the name of the place we stayed at... it was outside one of the gates and backed up to a stream. It looked like an old motel from the front but, the insides had been redone and it was quite nice! DH and I enjoyed being on the balcony after the kids were asleep -- it overlooked the stream.

The last time we were in CA we didn't have time to stay overnight BUT, dh drove several hours out of our wy so that I could walk around Yosemite for a little bit!

 

[Stepht5]

I believe however, that one of them will be used going to Ikea

David

What is Helen getting this time?

 

[captaincrash]

I don't know, you fool me every time! I think it's real, as photographed from the screen after the ride.


I think that with all the time you spend with your daughters, and all the neat things that you do with them, you have done a lot to ensure that they will grow to be happy, secure young women.

Well...

... here's another photo for your scrutiny... these folks were in the Space Mountain car right behind us! What do ya think ... is it real or is it Memorix? <chuckles>

And as for our girls...

Awww.... shucks....

The silly stuff we do is often with a penny pinching eye and I can't begin to tell you the number of things we DENY them. The older one has since learned to NOT ask for everything - or kick and complain to negotiate. WHile the younger one seems to engage in some of that as she must think her efforts are ocassionally effective. I'm in the process of torturing her when she starts that line of "negotiation" - so as to forestall a lifetime of such "negotiations". And yes... the process "stings".

At any rate.... being "happy" and "secure" is not all I want. I think a 1st priority is "well balanced" and "out of jail" topping my list. So no... it's not about money or being a nobel prize winner... or even impressing me or the grandparents. They should possess - in particular order and not limited to this list - average (or superior ) deision making power, common sense, self determination, independence, self esteem, academic performance, financial awareness, general happiness and be secure. Uhhh... I guess the last two things mentioned are same as what ya originally mentioned.... <chuckles>

So... I would like to share two current concerns to see if anyone has a constructive opinion to share. #1) My little one has been in P-school for about 6-9 months (less then the older one at the same age) and my mild concern is focused on how she is not as sociable and friendly as her older sibling was at the same age. She engages in parallel play but seems to shrug off friendly offers of interactive play from other girls. The teachers say this is OK and classic for the stage/age of developement and her background as a 2nd sibling. However, I view social skills as a cornerstone of developement for this age? Of course... I am an untrained would be parent is all.

#2) Since our younger daughter was born close to the cutoff date for entry into K-school (we induced so we would have the option!).... my spouse has the opinion that the younger one should be put into school the 1st year she can. IE... this will make her among the YOUNGEST kids in her class. She already will be among the most petite - even though she seems to be BIGGER than her older sibling at the same age. AND, this is in spite of the opinion that she currently is trailing her older sibling socially at the same age. We have just recently obtained an academic study/discussion citing MANY considerations and variables on "academic redshirting" (or holding back a student for academic considerations).... and the article was actually quite NEUTRAL in its' findings. Not what I expected. So... if we hold her she will be among the more "experienced" and "prepared" girls in her cohort. She could be among the first able to drive, physically/emotionally develope (sports?), and possibly exhibit stronger leadership qualities. Then - the ADVANTAGES of putting her in EARLY are that she would be the among the youngest - and hence the advantage becomes being among the LAST to Drive, potentially among the LAST to develope physically/emotionally - hence among the last to DATE?; and she would have to push a little more to be a young leader among her cohort. Any opinions other than that her Dad is agonizing like Doctor Frankstein over the weather!?

SO if anyone has any thoughts or opinions on academic red shirting - or on the less intense pace of socializing ... please share them. I'm all ears...

 

[O'BWV]

Hi Everyone!!!

I had such a great time in chat last night. You guys are awesome!

Well I'm off for my night of fun in Atlantic City.

Talk to you all tomorrow!

 

[captaincrash]

&

Esteri

 

[captaincrash]

O-M-G!​

I was just scanning google for "suitable" images and I noticed MY SCREEN NAME attached to an image I pirated! I've just discovered my silent induction into the Google library! I'm feeling just a little IMMORTAL now... but porportionally... it is a very very little bit of immortality.

Has anyone ever noticed how LARGE my head has swollen to in this photo below....
<chuckles>

So I googled my screen name and came up with 130 returns... with a few dozen I recognized as images I've posted (pirated) over the years! Scary, eh? On the other hand - when I google my real name - I don't get anything of relevance. Well - at least my googled name did not return a few thousand potentially "inappropriate" internet pages!

You would think this would have been mentioned already 50 million times here already?

OK... I gotta go get Costco pizza for the pool party/lunch we're hosting... have a great day folks! TTFN!​

 

[sk8ingmom]

OK I'll jump in!
I think my kids are spoiled...they don't! They are often amazed when they discover than one of their friends (or even an adult) has never been to WDW. I try to explain to them that not every family has the means (or gasp the desire) to go on a $5,000+ vacation every year! I try to point out that the week we spend camping (for $10 a night) is just as much fun, but in a different way. My kids have more toys than they know what to do with. A direct result of being the only kids in the extended family for 6 year and none of their godparents having kids. We quit buying them toys years ago & they get 'experiences' for Christmas. We went dog mushing this year. DS7 got an Disney MP3 player from us for his b-day last week - that's it.

I know that someday they will realize how fortunate they are, but not yet! I think about my first foray into the real world. I grew up in the happy middle class suburbs where everyone went away to college afte HS & mom & dad figured out how to pay for it. It wasn't until after I graduated and got out into the world that I realized how fortunate I was to have the opportunities I was given (and sometimes wasted!).

So... I would like to share two current concerns to see if anyone has a constructive opinion to share. #1) My little one has been in P-school for about 6-9 months (less then the older one at the same age) and my mild concern is focused on how she is not as sociable and friendly as her older sibling was at the same age. She engages in parallel play but seems to shrug off friendly offers of interactive play from other girls. The teachers say this is OK and classic for the stage/age of developement and her background as a 2nd sibling. However, I view social skills as a cornerstone of developement for this age? Of course... I am an untrained would be parent is all.

#2) Since our younger daughter was born close to the cutoff date for entry into K-school (we induced so we would have the option!).... my spouse has the opinion that the younger one should be put into school the 1st year she can. IE... this will make her among the YOUNGEST kids in her class. She already will be among the most petite - even though she seems to be BIGGER than her older sibling at the same age. AND, this is in spite of the opinion that she currently is trailing her older sibling socially at the same age. We have just recently obtained an academic study/discussion citing MANY considerations and variables on "academic redshirting" (or holding back a student for academic considerations).... and the article was actually quite NEUTRAL in its' findings. Not what I expected. So... if we hold her she will be among the more "experienced" and "prepared" girls in her cohort. She could be among the first able to drive, physically/emotionally develope (sports?), and possibly exhibit stronger leadership qualities. Then - the ADVANTAGES of putting her in EARLY are that she would be the among the youngest - and hence the advantage becomes being among the LAST to Drive, potentially among the LAST to develope physically/emotionally - hence among the last to DATE?; and she would have to push a little more to be a young leader among her cohort. Any opinions other than that her Dad is agonizing like Doctor Frankstein over the weather!?

SO if anyone has any thoughts or opinions on academic red shirting - or on the less intense pace of socializing ... please share them. I'm all ears...

SO, since I'm being opinionated this morning...
#1 - my oldest DS was the same way at that age. He got along well with other kids, but didn't necessarily play with them. He was very quiet, I can't say shy because he would jump into a room full of kids without a problem, he just wouldn't talk to them! He came out of his shell at about 5 and now he is a really funny kid & seems to be the type of kid that others are drawn to. He actually has a very sophisticated sense of humor for his age, so I think he was just waiting for the other kids to catch up with him!

#2 - I started K when I was 4 (Oct. birthday) & I wish my folks had waited a year. Academically, I was always OK, but it can be difficult to be the last to reach every milestone (although I am really enjoying reminding my friends that I'm a year younger now, that started when they all turned 30!). The age difference was also painfully obvious in middle school. There were about 2 years where everyone was just more mature than I was (mentally & physically). I was always small for my age (like your girls), so add a year age difference and I was really small! That evened out by high school when kids are done growing for the most part, I was still among the smallest, but not by as much! Leadership opportunities don't really show up until HS anyway, so I wouldn't be concerned about that. (side note: I was captain of my skating team & yearbook editor)

Having said all of that, we put DS8 (August b-day) in K the day before he turned 5. We moved the next summer and had him repeat K. It was less traumatic this way since he was the only one who knew he was repeating. He just wasn't ready for 1st grade. It doesn't really give him an advantage in sports because until you hit HS, most kids leagues are based on birthday, not grade.

 

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Mark my word on this ....doesnt matter what Jerry B says ...Pirates will be back .....Jerry B also said that Teague (Kieth Richards ) wasnt his father , but when you see the movie ...well you know ....So in true Disney fashion it will be back with CJS ..as far as th others , well lets just wait and see ...Like I said nothing about a new Pirates till 09 or 10 or 11 for that matter , but in true disney form Pirates will be back ...

I agree if for no other reason that POTC is TOO valuable a piece of property to let just disappear. Another POTC movie would make a lot of money even if it stunk out loud.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Hi Everyone!!!

I had such a great time in chat last night. You guys are awesome!

Well I'm off for my night of fun in Atlantic City.

Talk to you all tomorrow!

Enjoy your wontons MR!

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

#2) Since our younger daughter was born close to the cutoff date for entry into K-school (we induced so we would have the option!).... my spouse has the opinion that the younger one should be put into school the 1st year she can. IE... this will make her among the YOUNGEST kids in her class. She already will be among the most petite - even though she seems to be BIGGER than her older sibling at the same age. AND, this is in spite of the opinion that she currently is trailing her older sibling socially at the same age. ...[/B][/COLOR]

We sent DD6 to kindergarten when she was 4 (BD 9/6). She however was bigger than most of the kids already. She is very social. She is not at the top of her class academically but has progressed through 1st grade without any problems of being left behind. We worried that if we red-shirted her that #1 she would be awkwardly large for her class and that she would be board with preschool. She tends to be an overachiever so we went for it. She will probably blame us later in life but I think it was the right decision.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Finally got around to downloading DD12s pictures from San Francisco 2 weeks ago when she went with Girl Scouts for bridging across the Golden Gate Bridge.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Not sure if any of you have heard of the Kingdom Assignment or not, but Cherie's DB and DSIL wrote the book. They are having a huge program scheduled for 5/30 featuring AI Katherine McPhee. Any of our Orange county contingency interested should check this out.

 

[J&C'sGrandmom]

Well...

... here's another photo for your scrutiny... these folks were in the Space Mountain car right behind us! What do ya think ... is it real or is it Memorix? <chuckles>

And as for our girls...

Awww.... shucks....

The silly stuff we do is often with a penny pinching eye and I can't begin to tell you the number of things we DENY them. The older one has since learned to NOT ask for everything - or kick and complain to negotiate. WHile the younger one seems to engage in some of that as she must think her efforts are ocassionally effective. I'm in the process of torturing her when she starts that line of "negotiation" - so as to forestall a lifetime of such "negotiations". And yes... the process "stings".

At any rate.... being "happy" and "secure" is not all I want. I think a 1st priority is "well balanced" and "out of jail" topping my list. So no... it's not about money or being a nobel prize winner... or even impressing me or the grandparents. They should possess - in particular order and not limited to this list - average (or superior ) deision making power, common sense, self determination, independence, self esteem, academic performance, financial awareness, general happiness and be secure. Uhhh... I guess the last two things mentioned are same as what ya originally mentioned.... <chuckles>

So... I would like to share two current concerns to see if anyone has a constructive opinion to share. #1) My little one has been in P-school for about 6-9 months (less then the older one at the same age) and my mild concern is focused on how she is not as sociable and friendly as her older sibling was at the same age. She engages in parallel play but seems to shrug off friendly offers of interactive play from other girls. The teachers say this is OK and classic for the stage/age of developement and her background as a 2nd sibling. However, I view social skills as a cornerstone of developement for this age? Of course... I am an untrained would be parent is all.

#2) Since our younger daughter was born close to the cutoff date for entry into K-school (we induced so we would have the option!).... my spouse has the opinion that the younger one should be put into school the 1st year she can. IE... this will make her among the YOUNGEST kids in her class. She already will be among the most petite - even though she seems to be BIGGER than her older sibling at the same age. AND, this is in spite of the opinion that she currently is trailing her older sibling socially at the same age. We have just recently obtained an academic study/discussion citing MANY considerations and variables on "academic redshirting" (or holding back a student for academic considerations).... and the article was actually quite NEUTRAL in its' findings. Not what I expected. So... if we hold her she will be among the more "experienced" and "prepared" girls in her cohort. She could be among the first able to drive, physically/emotionally develope (sports?), and possibly exhibit stronger leadership qualities. Then - the ADVANTAGES of putting her in EARLY are that she would be the among the youngest - and hence the advantage becomes being among the LAST to Drive, potentially among the LAST to develope physically/emotionally - hence among the last to DATE?; and she would have to push a little more to be a young leader among her cohort. Any opinions other than that her Dad is agonizing like Doctor Frankstein over the weather!?

SO if anyone has any thoughts or opinions on academic red shirting - or on the less intense pace of socializing ... please share them. I'm all ears...

As the Mom of two grown daughters, the best advice I can give is that you have to make your decisions based on each girl's personality and level of maturity. One may be ready to enter school earlier and another may not. As far as the idea that just because she is the youngest she will be the last to... remember, peer pressure does not recognize age. She is going to want to do everything her friends do even if she is younger. It seems like you are doing the one thing that is necessary to raising a sane, happy adult. You are loving and supporting them. Believe me it pays off. Just look at them as individuals and make the best decision you can at that point and don't second guess. There were times when I was out of my mind when they were teenagers and now the oldest is teaching middle school science (masters + 30) and the youngest is teaching English Comp I & II at Lehigh University (almost a PhD - ABD). We still travel together all the time. Four DCL cruises under out belt and both girls are DVC members. Unfortunately the TOAL will be our first with only our youngest. The oldest can't get off the first week of school. We had a tradiditon at the end of each of our yearly WDW treks. They Would pose for a picture with a big time pout. So now our oldest is pouting everytime we mention the trip and teaching our DGD (4) and DGS (2) to pout along with her. I'm just thankful that the ship is now wireless and we will be able to Im back and forth on the TOAL. Otherwise she would go nuts not talking to me or her sister for two weeks. I don't think we have ever gone more than a couple of days not talking either on the phone on on the computer. It would really be great if we could use the camera to chat on the TOAL. Do you think we will be able to use IChat on the Wonder's new wireless system.

Barbara

 

[J&C'sGrandmom]

I got on the computer a couple of hours ago to write a report and -- when am I going to learn -- I still haven't typed the first word. Well important things first, DH and I had a great day yesterday. Noon showing of POTC (loved it), late afternoon stroll around Magic Kingdom and ride on WDW POTC, a little pin trading at the Contemporary and finished up the day at Ghiradelli's for Hot Fudge. It wasn't a day on the Magic -- but it was close. Now back to reality and that report that's never going to get done unless I get off this site.

Barbara

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

i say..long live the pirate & all its nation!

........i got to say..those pics of cpt jack being transformed into a
mild manner....regular joe..were...the "bomb". when i think of myself,
being in poc's movie role..i guess wil's father would be appropirate,
though i could do without all the hanging "seashells'....& even
more fitting..my sons don't listened neither. . ok
who's wil's mother...and she better not be some rejected sea
hag..from popeye. however, i got to admitt, the voodoo witch
has some very appealing ..focus points...in uncharted areas,

wonder if anyone notice i play differnetly when the "ruler" isn't
tagging along?


* right guys [ ] i'm sure you all are playing by the same
rules too.



wowser, guess my mother is still my sweet spot. , darn mom,
. my mother was indeeds full of character....& a beautiful
redhaired. ...so you have the correct pic... once my older brothers
were refusing to get up for school. no problem..my mother tossed
a lite firecracker between their bunk beds.... , that gotta
moving...

well justm....i like to 'wonder" the ship...and was outside your guys
door admiring, the decorations. , & ..and came
a hare from knocking and talking....but i decided i might be tooo
intrusive...& i don't think my lil'miss cutie with [ /temper],
would have approve...from the decorations....it was self evident ,there
were a group of . my lil'miss is...sorta stick in the mud?
[dirt with lots of water] when i go overboard....like using a lil'
magic.... ...

i don't think she buy me'es being freindly esp. when the booty is of
the higest quality.... ,. but i was thinking...how warm & freindly
those decorations ..were displaying themselves...


..now one can imagined the excitment within, jumping !

..so i headed back where it was safe but with all my melted.



pssst, swabbies, do any of you are aware...if there's a brig on the magic?
[no reason]

 

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pssst, swabbies, do any of you are aware...if there's a brig on the magic?
[no reason]

I'll bet there is somewhere that can be "secured".

 

[daipp]

What is Helen getting this time?

This time she's after a dining table and another display cabinet for her ever increasing collection of Snowbabies

David

 

[tom31b]

Mark my word on this ....doesnt matter what Jerry B says ...Pirates will be back .....Jerry B also said that Teague (Kieth Richards ) wasnt his father , but when you see the movie ...well you know ....So in true Disney fashion it will be back with CJS ..as far as th others , well lets just wait and see ...Like I said nothing about a new Pirates till 09 or 10 or 11 for that matter , but in true disney form Pirates will be back ...

They can debut the movie on the new boats then....

 

[tom31b]

Originally Posted by Lil' Grumpy
pssst, swabbies, do any of you are aware...if there's a brig on the magic?
[no reason]

I'll bet there is somewhere that can be "secured".

More precisely, is it big enough to hold all of us?