DDA Chapter 19

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Good point. I can't believe this crazy ADR system that they are trying to implement. I think that they should let DVC members use concierge for ADRs as well, to avoid the nightmare that we are about to face.

Now we know where DS gets his dingbattyness.

The ADRs are a mess. An absolute mess.
I COMPLETELY agree that DVC should have some sort of separate arrangement, even if it is just allowing us to call at 180 days. We have to book our hotel at 11 months, then we have to wait for ADRs with all the slackers? It's bad enough that Member Services opens later than Dining, so if you try to go that route you will DEFINITELY be shut out!

I have no clue why I was thinking that appt. was Monday. Weird. Kind of throws off my groove for today.

 

[PNO4TE]

I've inquired about that, and I believe the answer is no. I was half-tempted to take my kids and just let them share in my meal (there is plenty to go around) but haven't done it yet.

Maybe that is a way for them to keep small children from coming to the restaurant!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Maybe that is a way for them to keep small children from coming to the restaurant!

If they don't have high chairs and booster seats then they don't want kids in their restaurant. Otherwise, they just want you to pay full price for the kids!

 

[KMH1]

If they don't have high chairs and booster seats then they don't want kids in their restaurant. Otherwise, they just want you to pay full price for the kids!

The Cheesecake Factory doesn't have a children's menu either. The grilled cheese sandwich could feed at least 4 kids! They do offer a little appetizer plate of bread and bananas for kids though.

 

[my3princes]

Colby and I just went to school to pick up Hunter Fever, cough and tummy ache. He's already headed to bed and Colby and I aren't far behind. I am so glad I rearranged my schedule yesterday as today would have been a nightmare otherwise. The school has been advised that my kids probably won't be in tomorrow. They thanked me

 

[KMH1]

Anne Marie,
We moved from Jacksonville to Tampa when I was about to turn 15. It was horrible. I can remember crying and crying and the Ogre being SO MEAN to me and saying that he would just quit his job so I could stay with my friends. But he was evil and we never got along anyway.
My point is, this is devastating to Katie. Doesn't matter that it will impact the rest of you, she can't see past herself. I know she is frustrating you, but try to hang in there with her. She is sad.

I was just a few weeks shy of my 13th birthday when we moved to Texas in the middle of my 7th grade year. Having never moved before, I was petrified of having to make new friends. I gave my stepdad the silent treatment for a while. It turned out to be a wonderful move, and I was even more angry that we we had to move back 2 1/2 years later.

Hang in there Anne Marie.

 

[KMH1]

Robyn, lots of for Lucy and you! Poor sweetie pie!

Terry, I hope your pain starts to subside soon!

Deb, oh my, your poor household! Hang in there!

Stephanie, looking forward to hearing about your get-away!

Janet, super pictures!

Elin, congratulations on your posting milestone! I may hit 5000 before 2010.

Tammi, I'm sorry about your estrangement from Bob this past week. I hope you can work things out!

Jen, I hope you are feeling better today! I hope you have a magical little Disney trip!

Theresa, I hope you hear some good news this week!

everyone! I hope your Monday is off to a good start!

 

[babytrees]

Jen, I hope you are feeling better today! I hope you have a magical little Disney trip!

Theresa, I hope you hear some good news this week!

everyone! I hope your Monday is off to a good start!

I knew I forgot somebody....Terry and Jen, I hope you both feel better soon!!

Good news would actually be somebody getting back to me I had a bit of a manic episode with my mom last night....I need somebody here that I can just break down with and they won't be uncomfortable as I do it. But I don't know anybody who has been there, done that and survived other than my mom and she is closer to you all on the east coast than me.

 

[babytrees]

they are supposed to be power washing the houses, prepping them for painting....so I have all the blinds drawn and rags in the leaky windows and they are nowhere to be heard!!

Oh, I take it back I do believe I hear them now!! I hope it doesn't take too long as I am very tired and grumpy.

 

[Glynis]

Hhmm... where to start.

How many of you all would say your relationship with your dh is 'passionate'?

He expects everything to be the same today as it was the first month that we were dating. I don't say "I love you" enough, I don't reach out and touch him enough, I don't call just to say hi enough, blah blah blah. For instance, he would get a bug up his **** if all of us were sitting around watching tv and I sat on another couch, instead of next to him. I quickly had to straighten that unrealistic expectation out. If it were up to him, if we were walking down the street, in the mall, riding in the car, he would be holding my hand. Enough already, back off and give me some breathing room! The more he pushes, the more I resist, and I jumped all over him on the phone on Tuesday, and that was that.

I know he is wonderful and he would do anything for me. My kids love him, and vice versa. I don't think I could ask for a better person for them. I don't want to mess this up so please, if I am being unreasonable, someone slap some sense into me.

Tammi - I don't think you're being unreasonable. I'm not a touchy-feely person, either. It took Alan some time to get used to that, as his family is very "hands on". We had to have a long serious talk about it while we were dating. He thought he was fine with it, but after we were married, it got to be quite a problem again, and he insisted on counseling. We went, and as I talked to the therapist, I realized that my aversion to touching went back to a time when I was almost date raped in my teens. Since then, I just didn't want to give off "mixed signals."

You have every right to feel the way you feel, and he needs to respect that.

Anyway, that's just my 2 cents.

 

[Glynis]

Good morning,

I have tried to keep up with the posts this weekend. I had about the worst ever weekend with Katie. She is so mad about the move & I just can't deal with it anymore. She's only 13 & she has me so frazzled I can't imagine what it's going to be like when she is 16 or 17, has a boyfriend, or access to a car!!! She's so angry that she came out with some real zingers.

So I apologize for not doing individual responses & I am sending to everyone.

I'm so sorry she's being a teen ogre! I was going to type teenager, but figured this was more accurate. I wish I knew what my Katie's problem is. She's been acting out for quite a while.

 

[mommykds]

Thanks everyone.

I am taking into account her homones & the loss of her friends but I cannot accept her lack of respect for both Dana & I. It is very dissapointing to say the least.

 

[mommykds]

Tammi,

After 22 years Dana & I are alittle bit of both...

We hold hands when we go for a walk or out to dinner.

Sometimes I am on the computer checking out Disney stuff & he is watching old WWII documentaries on TV in the other room.

We always say "I love you".

He never calls to just chat, there has to be a reason to speak for Dana.

When we do watch TV together we never sit on the same couch.

 

[tinknme]

I made a yummy chicken teriyaki for dinner. It got 2 thumbs up from each kid, so that's a good thing!

If you haven't already, would you mind sharing the recipe?

 

[tinknme]

Hhmm... where to start.

How many of you all would say your relationship with your dh is 'passionate'?

Not here but not to Gary's fault, it is me.

I really do understand what you are saying, hopefully the two of you can work it out

 

[tinknme]

1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
1 lb. boneless chicken cut into strips
1 1/3 c. water
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups frozen broccoli florets
1 1/2 c minute rice, uncooked

Heat dressing, add chicken and cook through.

Add water, teriyaki and garlic; bring to a boil

Stir in broccoli and rice; cover. Cook on low heat 5 minutes. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

Easy Peasy

Thanks, this does sound good!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Thanks everyone.

I am taking into account her homones & the loss of her friends but I cannot accept her lack of respect for both Dana & I. It is very dissapointing to say the least.

This is not about you, it's about her. The feelings she has about this move are too big for her to manage. She can't be respectful and still express to you how much turmoil she is in. She does respect you, but she doesn't care if she gets in trouble with you right now. The move is consuming her, every thought she has is about the things she is losing. She has no frame of reference to help her deal with it, and she feels like she is drowning and she feels like you and Dana do NOT get it.

Maybe have her talk with the youth minister at your church, or a guidance counselor at school, or ask your pediatrician for a referral to a psychologist to help her sort through her fear and anxiety. Getting pulled into the drama will just escalate into the two of you against her, and she will be even more resentful. She doesn't have to like the idea, but she has to cope with it, and she might need a little assistance from a thrid party to find her coping skills.

 

[tinknme]

Congratulations Miss Chatty!

 

[babytrees]

This is not about you, it's about her. The feelings she has about this move are too big for her to manage. She can't be respectful and still express to you how much turmoil she is in. She does respect you, but she doesn't care if she gets in trouble with you right now. The move is consuming her, every thought she has is about the things she is losing. She has no frame of reference to help her deal with it, and she feels like she is drowning and she feels like you and Dana do NOT get it.

Maybe have her talk with the youth minister at your church, or a guidance counselor at school, or ask your pediatrician for a referral to a psychologist to help her sort through her fear and anxiety. Getting pulled into the drama will just escalate into the two of you against her, and she will be even more resentful. She doesn't have to like the idea, but she has to cope with it, and she might need a little assistance from a thrid party to find her coping skills.

what Elizabeth said.

 

[tinknme]

Thanks Elin and everyone else that posted on Facebook. I am just taking it a day at a time. I am wraping my ribs so I will not hurt as much when I cough or sneeze. It will take some time to heal, but I will get thru this. There has been only one other time that I hurt my ribs while having a cold and it took a while then too.

Terry I must have missed something, I did not realize your hurt your ribs. I hope you are feeling much better soon