A Halloween Adventure in Autism (11/12) New Thread Begun on TR Board!

[kimmylaj]

Oh I am so ashamed.....24 pages and i just made it over, somehow i missed it. now you are going to think i am a flat leaver. dont worry i'm back and here to stay. great start as usual, tell ed i am still waiting for your first book but trip reports come first.
so cool that you will be there for the halloween party. we havent gone that time of year yet. In 2007 we went for jersey week but we didnt know it was jersey week til we got there and tried to figure out where the big crowds came from since disney was calling it wonderful weeks of disney with low crowds. haha. some woman heard me talking when i asked about it and she said. you know it is our week (aka people from nj ) as if nobody else should be there and how special it is because more people travel from jersey to disney than any other state. she was too funny. i'm from staten island but i do a lot of shopping in jersey ( i am hard pressed to find a jersey mall i have not visited) does that count?
anyways i am so glad i do not have to be the one to tell aunt rae she is so cute but she might just be relieved (at least she wont have to worry about watching the kids and going to the kids club)lol
akl villas look really cool and 2 bathrooms is the best. as far as bay lake tower your just going to have to convince hubby to buy the minimum points there so you can book early (if only it were that simple) i should talk i dont own dvc i just try to steal my brothers points.
anyway sorry for rambling cant wait to hear more. although i have now subscribed and i will keep up i promise

 

[KathyRN137]

WOW! That would be fantastic!

They made me an offer I couldn't refuse!

Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

Oh I am so ashamed.....24 pages and i just made it over, somehow i missed it.... although i have now subscribed and i will keep up i promise

Hi Kim! Great to "see" you again!

Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

...Getting so excited about Kidani Village!!!


http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/DAKVMap.pdf


Kathy

 

[Hedy]

Thanks, DisMomAmy, Hedy, Tnkrbelle565, mrsksomeday, mom2mek, and Charleston Princess!!!



It was so hard for me to decide between Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and The Lion King... We haven't seen any of them and they are all so wonderful!!

But, since its for Mother's Day, I chose the one that I would probably enjoy the most; the Little Mermaid. I absolutely love all those songs!

Ed is working on Mother's Day, so we will go the Sunday before (5/3). I'm still not sure how I'm going to broach the subject with Aunt Rae... perhaps sometime after the show??

Not that same day, certainly, but after we've had that nice time together.

It's still too early for the trip to come up in conversation, but that won't last forever....

Part of me wants to get it over with and part of me just wants to stick my head in the sand like an ostrich and avoid it altogether!!


Kathy

BANDAID THEORY, KATHY. BANDAID THEROY (either way it hurts, why prolong the torture).

...Getting so excited about Kidani Village!!!


http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc/languagespecific/eng/resorts/animalKingdomVillas/DAKVMap.pdf


Kathy

My brothers, DSILS, and Dniece14 are going in August there-I will see what they have to report.

 

[maroo]

So...

Are the Villas in the "proposed construction" area? Or part of the regular AKL?

 

[MRYPPNS]

Kathy- do you think AR expects to invited to your WDW vacations? I can't imagine that her health (mental and physical) has greatly improved in the year and a half since that trip. I just hate to think that you feel guilty for not inviting her. I think you should just let the subject of your next family vacation come up naturally....even if one of the kids brings it up. I don't know if this story is relatable but when I was a jr or senior in college my parents went to WDW....they waited until 2 weeks before their trip to tell me....I guess they were worried I might try to go with them (no thanks!) but I was really miffed that they thought I would expect an invite to go with them and that was obvious with how late they told me about their trip. I don't know what my point is other then I don't what you to feel guilty about not wanting to invite her and even if she does, AR shouldn't expect to be invited.

 

[KathyRN137]

So...

Are the Villas in the "proposed construction" area? Or part of the regular AKL?

There are some villas in the "main" AKL resort ~ Jambo House

Kidani Village is the new DVC construction. This is where we will be staying!!


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

I don't know what my point is other then I don't what you to feel guilty about not wanting to invite her and even if she does, AR shouldn't expect to be invited.

I see your point, Heidi. Part of the problem is that she is rather "clingy" to us...she does not like most of the residents in her senior building and is rather lonely, I gather. Last week she called me and asked if she could "have a Playdate" (her words!) with the kids and invited them over to watch videos with her.

We have automatically begun to include her in most of our family outings because she really, REALLY, enjoys being with the kids and, well, we feel kind of sorry for her.

You are right, however. It would be different if she lived with us, or something like that. Then she might have the expectation of vacationing with us as well. It's difficult to avoid hurting her feelings, however, she is very sensitive.

And I'm just a big old marshmallow when it comes to not wanting to hurt people's feelings... so I know that most of my guilt is probably self-imposed.

Oh well, when the moment seems right, I (ahem, we) will have to tell her. I will definitely take your advice and not wait too much longer.


Thanks for listening!

Kathy

 

[mrsksomeday]

I can understand you wanting to bring it up with her before one of the kids just blurts out that you are doing to Disney without her. I am a marshmellow too. I think it will be better if Ed is with you when you tell her, then you won't feel as guilty and maybe she won't take it as hard ? I can't wait to see your pictures from Kidani!

 

[All7OfUs]

Hey Kathy,

It's so good to be back "home"! Two weeks away from DIS-friends is way too long!

Anyway, congrats on your getting Kindani! What a dream... I know you are going to have such a blast.

I had to laugh out loud at all the 80's jokes! We were pretty funny weren't we? Big hair, Kotter, oh Gosh, what memories! I still say we had the BEST music.

Hoping for the best in the AR saga. I really wouldn't want to be in your shoes, but I agree with Heidi, don't put it off- she'll know you've avoided telling her, and that'll make it even more awkward.

 

[lorispeck]

Perhaps if you explained to AR that you've been promising Tricia for some time now that she could invite Caitie on a WDW trip and that you need to do it before they hit the fast approaching "I'm too old/cool for it" stage she wouldn't mind so much. You never know. After the last trip, she may be relieved. She had her own not-so-much-fun moments too but doesn't want to say anything for fear of hurting your feelings.

In any case, I'm sure you'll handle it well and kindly. I sure hope it goes alright.

Lori in East Podunk, WI

 

[maroo]

I wonder if it would soften the blow to ask for her advice...

Something along these lines...Tell her that you really want to do something special for Tricia and that you have this idea to invite Caity to Disney to go with her and what does she think about doing that? Is it a good idea?

Of course, this could backfire if she said it was a horrible idea and you should take her instead!

You could just sorta make it her idea.

It is a hard situation, that is for sure! But if you can somehow make her feel a part of the decision-making, that might help.

 

[KathyRN137]

Hello, All!

Tricia and I are home from our Girl Scout Weekend and, of course, once we got settled in, had a bite to eat, and got the laundry started, I could hardly wait to get back to my computer to check out what's been happening on the DIS and Enchanted!


Billy kept coming over to me, giving me hugs and pointing to the screen, saying, "We're staying at Walt Disney World!" over and over. Naturally, I responded with, "Yes, we're going for Halloween," and "Yes, we're staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge so we can see all the animals!" (And other comments like that.)


After a bit, I got up to make myself a cup of tea and I passed him in the ajoining living room. (In our new set-up, the office is right off the living room with a French door in between, so I can keep an eye on him while he's watching the TV. Billy's jumping up and down, and repeating, "We're staying at Walt Disney World!" (Which, of course, I thought was very cute.) I thought he was watching the new planning DVD, but then I stopped and looked closer.


It was not the DVD!


Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!

I am not kidding you.... my mouth was like this:

How did he do that?? He amazes me every day!


Anyway, I am still feeling high after making our resort reservation. For those who are interested in this kind of thing, I'm posting a link to the floor plan of the one-bedroom villa that we will be in. (It's a small picture, but you can get the general idea!)

Floor Plan of the One-Bedroom Villa​

Please click link, below
http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc...ngdomVillas/floorPlans/onebedvacationhome.jpg​

I've already sung the praises of the 2nd bathroom, but I just noticed that, unlike the other one bedroom villas, the balconies at VAKL are ajoining, meaning, one long balcony instead of two little ones! I really like that!


Kathy

 

[maroo]

Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!

Whoa! Cool! Go Billy!!

And that is a very nice room or rooms, really!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

He found an On Demand program about AKL !! Way to go Billy!!! Now I am wishing I had cable. (we have a satellite dish)

The floor plan looks lovely! The layout is really nice and that bathroom off the bedroom looks heavenly! So is that a king size bed?? My dream WDW vacation includes a lovely King size bed and a separate room for the kids.

Your Girls Scout weekend sounded good. Good for you for volunteering!

 

[KathyRN137]

Whoa! Cool! Go Billy!!

And that is a very nice room or rooms, really!

Thanks, Mary! (I'm still in shock!)

Amazing what we can do when we're well-motivated!!


Kathy

 

[Hedy]

Go Billy.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Billy is so smart! Now you did stop and watch the video on Kidani with him, right?

 

[starrzone]

Somehow, he had pulled up the "On Demand" directory, found "Travel & Liesure", chose "Disney Travel" and from there he chose "DVC" and then "A New Village", which was an 11 minute piece on the new villas at AKL, Kidani Village!!

I am not kidding you.... my mouth was like this:

How did he do that?? He amazes me every day!


Anyway, I am still feeling high after making our resort reservation. For those who are interested in this kind of thing, I'm posting a link to the floor plan of the one-bedroom villa that we will be in. (It's a small picture, but you can get the general idea!)

Floor Plan of the One-Bedroom Villa​

Please click link, below
http://advc.disney.go.com/media/dvc...ngdomVillas/floorPlans/onebedvacationhome.jpg​

I've already sung the praises of the 2nd bathroom, but I just noticed that, unlike the other one bedroom villas, the balconies at VAKL are ajoining, meaning, one long balcony instead of two little ones! I really like that!


Kathy

Kathy: This is me green with envy that you get to stay in such a magical-looking place! I remember visiting Disney back in 1990, and thinking that old Key West looked like such a cool place to stay...wish my father had bought into DVC back then! I really love the layout of the room; the adults get their own space, and the kids get theirs, but it's all open and easy to move around the whole room. I can't wait to hear all about your adventure!

What a smart little guy (or young man, I should say!) that you have there. It's funny how kids absorb the smallest things, and how they remember the smallest details from events that happened days, weeks or even months ago. Billy's a great watcher; you should let him pick all the family programming! Seems like he had great taste!