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

[moparop]

Well, I am glad you are rethinking the bag before you go. It would be a total bummer to get there and have it not work out!

 

[joy13]

The new bag looks great! Another bag to get excited about

 

[KathyRN137]

A bag thread? Really? maybe I should start one.."show your peeps pix..."

No, no, no! A "Show your BINDER BUDDY" thread!!!

Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

Well, I am glad you are rethinking the bag before you go. It would be a total bummer to get there and have it not work out!

Yes, a bummer. I'd be forced to get a new one at MOUSEGEARS!!

The new bag looks great! Another bag to get excited about

Thanks... I wish it would get here already!!


Kathy

 

[brookelizabeth]

Nope, I'm good with shoes.

It's Crocs for me!!!


Kathy

I switch between my Crocs and my Keens. I have a really high arch so the style of Crocs I have (I think it's called the Madilini, or something like that!) rubs my foot a bit raw if I wear them day after day.

DH can't wear his Crocs at ALL. He's worn them twice and both times they rubbed the top of his foot just raw. It's awful!

There's a flip flop thread....that I read before I left....and am now the proud owner of Reef flip flops. Bought my first (SO COMfortable~) pair first night at MK, in the shop across from the Jungle Cruise. That is a GREAT store. Then a couple days later, went to the Vanity Fair store at Lake Buena Vista outlets & bought 3 more pairs of Reefs, different styles, at such a good price.

Reef flip flops? Hmmmm...these I haven't heard of yet! I'll have to check those out! I was going to look into Teva Mush flip flops too since I've heard many good things about those as well.

I remember the first time I planed to wear my lime green Crocs Caymans to WDW... see pic in my siggy... Ed thought I was crazy! To him, the only "proper" footwear for the parks is a good pair of running shoes and cushy socks. "You'll get blisters!" he warned!

Well, no blisters and my feet felt fine! Besides, you can't put Disney jibbitz on your Nikes!!


Kathy

Oh man-there is NO way I could do socks and running shoes. Because my DH can't find a good park shoe (aside from his Keens), he often does this as well. Back in January I could do socks-it was FREEZING, but normally, it's just too hot for socks!

 

[KathyRN137]

I have a really high arch so the style of Crocs I have (I think it's called the Madilini, or something like that!) rubs my foot a bit raw if I wear them day after day.

DH can't wear his Crocs at ALL. He's worn them twice and both times they rubbed the top of his foot just raw. It's awful!

Oh man-there is NO way I could do socks and running shoes. Because my DH can't find a good park shoe (aside from his Keens), he often does this as well.

The thing to remember about Crocs is that you need to order them BIG... usually a half or a full size UP from what you usually wear. I didn't realize this in the beginning, then I read on the Crocs website that if the tops or sides of your fee are touching the shoe, they're too small. The foot is supposed to "float" on the center of the footbed (or something like that.)

I think that's why some people don't like the Crocs... because they do make your feet look big. If he was wearing the Caymen style (like I wear, below), perhaps he should try the Beach style... they are a bit roomier.

Ed insists on wearing socks and running shoes (Billy and Tricia wear them, too.) They powder their feet with foot powder and change their socks once during the day to avoid the effects of damp socks. Plus, they wear runner's socks that "wick" the moisture from the foot.

Must work, because none of them have ever had blisters!


Kathy

 

[brookelizabeth]

I had no idea about that with Crocs! We purchased ours from a Crocs stand at the Mall of America too-all the employees were wearing them, you'd think they would have said something! I'm sure that's Joe's problem with his.

The socks/running shoes seems to work really well for Joe too - I don't think he's ever had a blister either.

 

[KathyRN137]

I had a wonderful treat come in the mail yesterday from tnkrbelle565...

We had been talking a while back about park music and I mentioned that when we went in October, I wanted to get the Hallowishes/MNSSHP music. Kristine had the cd and was kind enough to copy it for me so we could listen to it before our Halloween trip!! Thanks, Kristine!!

There's nothing like Disney music to get you even more psyched for your next trip to the World!!

I was taking Billy to the library and I popped it into the van's cd player to surprise him. He loved it!! The first song has little bits of various "villain" theme songs in it and Billy sat in the back listening and calling out each movie as the music changed... "The Little Mermaid!" (Ursula)..."101 Dalmations!" (Cruella)..."Aladdin!" (Jafar). He really enjoyed listening to a brand-new collection of Disney music!

I'm sure we'll be listening to this a lot, especially as we get closer to Halloween!! By then, Billy will have memorized all the songs. He loves singing and humming along to parade/fireworks music and I know that this will really add to his enjoyment of the MNSSHP. Music is really his "thing!"

Thanks again, Kristine!!

Kathy

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I had a wonderful treat come in the mail yesterday from tnkrbelle565...

We had been talking a while back about park music and I mentioned that when we went in October, I wanted to get the Hallowishes/MNSSHP music. Kristine had the cd and was kind enough to copy it for me so we could listen to it before our Halloween trip!! Thanks, Kristine!!

There's nothing like Disney music to get you even more psyched for your next trip to the World!!

I was taking Billy to the library and I popped it into the van's cd player to surprise him. He loved it!! The first song has little bits of various "villain" theme songs in it and Billy sat in the back listening and calling out each movie as the music changed... "The Little Mermaid!" (Ursula)..."101 Dalmations!" (Cruella)..."Aladdin!" (Jafar). He really enjoyed listening to a brand-new collection of Disney music!

I'm sure we'll be listening to this a lot, especially as we get closer to Halloween!! By then, Billy will have memorized all the songs. He loves singing and humming along to parade/fireworks music and I know that this will really add to his enjoyment of the MNSSHP. Music is really his "thing!"

Thanks again, Kristine!!

Kathy

You are welcome Glad you like it! Our favorite song is the Villian Mix and Mingle (I think it's number 19 or something like that). I thought Aisling would be scared of them...but nope!!! Even though she was only 4 and it was midnight after a full park day...no meltdown at all. Walked right up to them after the show to say Hi!

 

[KathyRN137]

.... I thought Aisling would be scared of them...but nope!!! Even though she was only 4 and it was midnight after a full park day...no meltdown at all. Walked right up to them after the show to say Hi!

Well of course she wasn't afraid.... after all, The Force was with her!!


Kathy

 

[brookelizabeth]

That is just so sweet about the CD! I can already picture Billy singing along with it all at WDW.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Awww...Billy is so cute! I love it that he knew what all the movies were!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Well of course she wasn't afraid.... after all, The Force was with her!!


Kathy

 

[jordanyosh]

No, no, no! A "Show your BINDER BUDDY" thread!!!

Kathy

That can be arranged!

 

[cjackearl]

What fun Disney mail. That was sweet of Kristine to send it to you.

 

[mom2mek]

I have that CD and we love it! After our October trip, the kids had me play that in the car all the way up until I convinced them to let me start playing some Christmas music about a week before Christmas. Then after Christmas, right back to the Halloween songs!

Sara

 

[KathyRN137]

That is just so sweet about the CD! I can already picture Billy singing along with it all at WDW.

Thanks! He already has Wishes and SpectroMagic memorized and loves to sing along...

Awww...Billy is so cute! I love it that he knew what all the movies were!

Remember that old show, Name That Tune?? If they had a Disney version, Billy would be the champ!!

What fun Disney mail. That was sweet of Kristine to send it to you.

Yes, she's a true DISer! I'm kind of in that planning limbo stage and it was a real pick-me-up!


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

I have that CD and we love it! After our October trip, the kids had me play that in the car all the way up until I convinced them to let me start playing some Christmas music about a week before Christmas. Then after Christmas, right back to the Halloween songs!

Sara

Oh, Billy listens to Christmas music all year long, especially the Chipmunks!!

Kathy

 

[MinnieNurse]

Speaking of pirates, how's your pirate chest coming along?

Kathy

Great, I have everything I need now. I will post some pics on my thread in the next day or two. Thanks for your great ideas.

Okay, just getting caught up and now have 2 more items on my shopping list to investigate:

Adaras crocs (I have athens and just dont love them, but love all my other crocs.)

Reef flip flops. I am the flip flop Queen. DH will never notice one more pair.

 

[annnewjerz]

Oh, Billy listens to Christmas music all year long, especially the Chipmunks!!

Kathy

Smart boy! I listen to Christmas music all year round and actually the past two years did "caroling" around our lawfirm. I would sit at my desk and when enough people would stop by, I'd sing them Christmas songs.

Everyone looked at me like I was nuts, but it was a nice way to bring the holiday season to work and it's my favorite time of year.

The MNSSHP CD sounds pretty neat, I might have to look it up on E-bay to see if I can find a copy. I think all of us October WDW go-ers are in planning limbo right now. Not ADR date yet, but close enough that most of us (not me, since I just booked our trip) have had our trips planned down to the minute for months now.