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

[mousescrapper]

sweet new little camera

 

[KathyRN137]

Ahhhh......that explains the difference in picture quality from your April trip....I was noticing that some of the pictures seemed foggy. And you really do need pictures to remember the trip in detail. Now do you have enough memory cards???

I agree... I noticed a big difference, too.
My memory gets fuzzy enough on it's own!

Nice camera! We need a new camera too - but if we don't get one before the trip, we'll take my Mom's.

That's an idea!
I would be nervous taking someone else's camera, though. You can see that I already killed one.... dropped in on the sidewalk and that was that!

It's not that I'm not looking forward to your pictures, but I'm really curious to see Tricia's pictures.

Me too!!

(Welcome Home!)


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

Wow-I'm behind but slowly catching up-just read up through page 48 and all about your trip to see Little Mermaid for Mother's Day!!!

Sounded just fabulous-I wasn't so sure about LM-but after reading your report of it I'd love to see it-the songs from the Little Mermaid are fabulous...did they write any new ones for the shoe-(we've seen Mary Poppins and they did for that-which was also amazing)

I love how you bought the soundtrack ahead-I do that with David too-he adores music also...It seems like a lot of kids all over the spectrum are either very good at music-perfect pitch, etc. or at least find it soothing/relaxing/comforting.) -You got some really nice pictures of Billy from that day......

You are right-it is SOO Expensive to see a Broadway show-its a shame because its become so cost prohibitive and it can be really rough to take a family and yet I think its such a great experience for a kid...

so maybe they'll run another special next year if not for 15th year-maybe something else...

(I think I remember something from my Passporter newsletter-that they were running some kind of special---hmmm-just don't remember exactly what...

oh btw-we saw the Radio City Christmas Show last year-I wasn't sure at first-it was expensive, it thought it would be really corny, etc... But I loved it-it was fabulous-it reminded me of something from a totally different time-like the 30s-it was a little corny but soooo good and so much fun...

I'll be continuing to read...

Hi! You're a dedicated reader to be slogging through this giant report!

Billy's school Parent-Student Association ran the trip to Radio City for the Christmas Spectacular. They got discounted tickets and a chartered bus, which sealed the deal for us because Ed hates driving in the city! I agree, it was a great show!! We even bought the DVD, which Billy watches a lot... in fact, he was watching it last week!!

Ed doesn't seem to mind that his son likes to watch the Rockettes!!

Unfortunately, The Little Mermaid is closing on Broadway very soon... I believe it is going "on the road" after that. I'm so glad that we were able to take advantage of the anniversary special... it had been ages since I'd seen a Broadway show and this was our kids' first time!

There's nothing like a live performance!


Kathy

 

[cjackearl]

I think your logic is right on and I'll tell Ed so, if he ever asks me. Make sure you take lots of practice pictures and post some here for us to see, please.

 

[KathyRN137]

sweet new little camera

I'm so happy you approve!!

I think your logic is right on and I'll tell Ed so, if he ever asks me. Make sure you take lots of practice pictures and post some here for us to see, please.

Thanks! I'm probably feeling more guilty about the purchase than I should!


Kathy

 

[joy13]

My Mom and I saw the traveling version of the Rockette's Christmas show last year and it was wonderful! I bought the DVD and Maddie just loves it. Her favorite is when they are the wooden soldiers.

 

[joy13]

Oh - and taking my Mom's camera makes me nervous too - that's why I'm hoping to get a new one before we go.

 

[All7OfUs]

Nice camera--- just one question..

It IS very red; just how long do you think you can keep it a secret from Ed?? Were you going to tell him before you got there??

 

[Charleston Princess]

Love the new camera and I can't wait to see the pictures you will be taking with it!!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Love the new camera!

You're making me want a new camera too!

 

[KathyRN137]

My Mom and I saw the traveling version of the Rockette's Christmas show last year and it was wonderful! I bought the DVD and Maddie just loves it. Her favorite is when they are the wooden soldiers.

That's my favorite part, too! What a classic!

Oh - and taking my Mom's camera makes me nervous too - that's why I'm hoping to get a new one before we go.

It would be one less thing to worry about, for sure!

Nice camera--- just one question..

It IS very red; just how long do you think you can keep it a secret from Ed?? Were you going to tell him before you got there??

Yes, of course! He won't really mind; I think I'm just projecting my own guilt onto him. Besides, he wants to look good in future reports, doesn't he??

Love the new camera and I can't wait to see the pictures you will be taking with it!!!

Thanks! Especially at Kidani/AKL!!

Love the new camera!

You're making me want a new camera too!

Well, you'll soon have the best little reason in the world to want to take pictures!


Kathy

 

[brookelizabeth]

First, congrats on the additional weight loss!

Score on the new camera! I love the color. I hope you like it just as much as you did your previous one.

When the kids were small, we used to go to a park with early EMHs in the morning, go back to the resort to nap after lunch, then head out to a different park in the evening (because the morning EMH park would be crowded by 10am!) That strategy worked well with little ones!

This is kinda what I'm thinking too...mix it up a little. I haven't had time yet to review the schedule again/crowd levels/etc to form a new plan, but we'll see!

 

[KathyRN137]

First, congrats on the additional weight loss!

Score on the new camera! I love the color. I hope you like it just as much as you did your previous one.

...This is kinda what I'm thinking too...mix it up a little. I haven't had time yet to review the schedule again/crowd levels/etc to form a new plan, but we'll see!

Thanks!

I've always had cameras that were black or silver... I thought red would be fun... and easier to find in my bag!!

Oh, we're always tweaking plans... that's the fun part, right?
We like to have park hoppers because we feel it gives us flexibility in case... after all that planning... we do decide to change direction at the last minute!


Kathy

 

[annnewjerz]

Very nice! Congrats on the new camera---can't wait to see the pics in your TR, I'm sure it'll be $200 very well spent. One tip for keeping the lens of the camera de-fogged when moving from your hotel room out to the warm humid Florida weather would be to keep it in a ziploc baggie when you leave your room first thing in the morning. That will allow your camera to get adjusted to the outside temperature without being exposed to the moisture in the air---which should keep your lens from fogging!

 

[irish dancer]

Oooh, a new camera!! I have a red one too and LOVE it. Mine is a Sony though as DH works for Sony. He got it for me last Christmas since mine started to act up on our Oct 08 trip. Can't wait to see your pics!

 

[KathyRN137]

Very nice! Congrats on the new camera---can't wait to see the pics in your TR, I'm sure it'll be $200 very well spent. One tip for keeping the lens of the camera de-fogged when moving from your hotel room out to the warm humid Florida weather would be to keep it in a ziploc baggie when you leave your room first thing in the morning. That will allow your camera to get adjusted to the outside temperature without being exposed to the moisture in the air---which should keep your lens from fogging!

Thanks for the tip!

Another use for the all-purpose-all-wonderful ziploc bags!!

Oooh, a new camera!! I have a red one too and LOVE it. Mine is a Sony though as DH works for Sony. He got it for me last Christmas since mine started to act up on our Oct 08 trip. Can't wait to see your pics!

I can't wait to try mine!


Kathy

**Tricia just found out about my purchase... she's stoked about having her own camera now on the trip!!

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[mommytothreeboys]

I was certain I had posted on here in the past day or two, but I can't find it! Oh well..I'm hopelessly behind, but trying to catch up slowly!

Until then...congrats on the weight loss..you are doing a great job!!

And I love the new camera...I hope you like it as much as the first one! I went through 3 digital cameras last summer...long story....but needless to say I'm lucky Jeff even lets me carry it anymore!

 

[KathyRN137]

...And I love the new camera...I hope you like it as much as the first one! I went through 3 digital cameras last summer...long story....but needless to say I'm lucky Jeff even lets me carry it anymore!

Glad he didn't figure, "Three strikes and you're out!"


Kathy

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Ok I'm finally all caught up
What an intense few days of reading
Hugs about Billy, I can relate with a similar story about our oldest son
LOVE the new bag you have for your trip
What a great planning party you had for the 100 day mark, we are planning one too.
for the new camera, I need to get one soon too, ours recently broke, and I take a gazillion pictures normally, just of everyday life
Your itinerary looks great
Ok, now I can follow along with the rest, can't wait for your trip

 

[KathyRN137]

Ok I'm finally all caught up
What an intense few days of reading
Hugs about Billy, I can relate with a similar story about our oldest son
LOVE the new bag you have for your trip
What a great planning party you had for the 100 day mark, we are planning one too.
for the new camera, I need to get one soon too, ours recently broke, and I take a gazillion pictures normally, just of everyday life
Your itinerary looks great
Ok, now I can follow along with the rest, can't wait for your trip

Wow! I'm really flattered that you tackled this... sometimes I look at a report that has so many pages and I just think, oh, that's going to take forever to catch up on! Thanks for sticking with me!


Kathy