DDA Chapter 25

[bethbuchall]

Beth-enjoy your time iwth Matthew! I'm not ready to give up my flannel sheets yet-it is still cold at night and early mornings!

Thanks! I don't know how much we'll see of him, but at least he'll be sleeping under my roof again for a week. Then it's not long until he's home for the summer.

I probably just guaranteed us a cold snap by switching the sheets, but I want it to be Spring! It has been pretty warm in here lately, and I can always pull out the extra comforter. I have decided that I need to go buy new sheets, though. These are looking old.

I booked airfare for July! I paid more than I wanted but still just under $300 each. I can get a credit with Jet Blue if the price drops and am happy with the flight time. Now it is real and I can get excited!!! Have to review park hours and such to book just a few meals. SOOOOOO very excited for the cookout!

That sounds great! When are you going to be there again? I'm still working on getting dh on board with a trip, but I don't think that will happen.

Elizabeth, my fingers are crossed for you!

Deb, I hope that you can find the right med and dosage for Colby easily.

 

[lovesdumbo]

That sounds great! When are you going to be there again? I'm still working on getting dh on board with a trip, but I don't think that will happen.

Sunday July 18th to Tuesday July 27th. DH's birthday is the 23rd so I'll have to come up with some fun stuff for him.

 

[my3princes]

Good morning, DDA! I have a lot more cleaning to do today, and then I leave this afternoon to pick up Matthew!

I've already used the Shop Vac to make sure there is no cat litter on the floor in the basement. It's supposed to rain this afternoon through Sunday, so I'm expecting water in the basement. Water plus scoopable cat litter equals a real big mess.

I think it's time to switch from the flannel sheets today, too, and I want to wash Matthew's sheets. Then I need to finish getting the craft closet stuff that's staying out of the living room and back into the closet. The floors all need a good mopping, since people are constantly tracking in road salt/sand. Guess I'd better get busy!

It sounds like you are making great progress around your house. Doesn't it feel good to regain control Matthew should notice a big difference.

Deb -- there are lots of different meds out there and they react with kids in different ways. You might find one that won't help at all, but the good news is that these meds get lots of research money and have come a long way with fewer or no side effects. After being at a school for learning different kids for 9 years I've heard lots of stories. Since he doesn't seem to have the hyper part, he most likely will be able to take a smaller dose than other kids. There are even patches that can be worn instead of pills, though we've never gone that route. As Theresa said, finding the right dose makes a huge difference. We use the drugs that are XR, or extended release, so it slowly releases throughout the day, meaning one dose. (Though for Andrew, who does have the "h" part, he needs a small additional dose after lunch to be able to focus in the afternoon. Since Colby is so young his work isn't going to require quiet as much focus yet. As he gets older his dose will need to be adjusted to his tougher workload and change in weight.) It's also good timing as the teachers have had him for a while, so they know him well enough to help with feedback on what is working and what is not. We've always depended on the teachers for that advice, as it's hard to tell if it's working as we don't have them sitting still for most of the day concentrating on homework!

The "takeaway" from the doc visit sounds like with a little help from meds and some mods in school, he will do great as these kids may have a focus problem, but they are bright. I wasn't a big fan of meds at first, but when I saw what a difference it made in their confidence level and how quickly they started learning when on them, it became a no-brainer to us. Call or pm if you want more info.

Thank you. I'll send you a PM.

 

[Disney Yooper]

If any of you are scrapbookers, check this new Disney paper out. I love it. I think I'm going to have to get a pack!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2417333

 

[bethbuchall]

Good morning, DDA! We're getting ready to take Laura to take the SAT.

Have a great day!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Morning all! We are having some nasty wind and rain-ugh!!y dad and brother are headed to Florida today so I am hoping it settles down so they can go!!

 

[my3princes]

Good morning, DDA! We're getting ready to take Laura to take the SAT.

Have a great day!

Good Luck Laura.


Vicki we need a trip report. Did you have a nice trip?

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

Bernadette - yay for getting your airline tickets!

Beth - good luck to Laura today!

Welcome home, Vicki! How was the trip???

Today we are going to clean and then go see Alice in Wonderland. Have a great day!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Welcome home Vicki.


Have a safe trip Tia and family.


Good luck Laura.

 

[mommykds]

Welcome home Vicki.


Have a safe trip Tia and family.


Good luck Laura.

Ditto!!!!

 

[mommykds]

We are off to see Alice in Wonderland. Hope Sophie is not too scared. We have the option of seeing it in 3D or regular & she & Daniel asked to see it in regular. After seeing the Christmas Carol with Jim Carey (which scared the cr@p out of Sophie) I am very weary now.

2 weeks from today we will be in Florida!!!

Have a great Saturday everyone.

 

[PNO4TE]

If any of you are scrapbookers, check this new Disney paper out. I love it. I think I'm going to have to get a pack!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2417333

I'm not a scrapbooker but those papers are very nice. I can see why you would want to use them!

I hope you had a good trip with Chuck!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[PNO4TE]

This is my first Saturday off since February 6th. I am listening to live365 WDW loops and just surfing around on the computer.

One thing that has been niggling at the back of my brain is that I would like a different camera. The Panasonic DMC-LZ7 I bought to replace the Canon that was broken in DL in 2007 is just not what I had hoped it would be, I guess. I just cannot seem to get the shots I want.

I know, in my heart of hearts, that what I really "need" is a DSLR, but I am not going to get one. I cannot justify the expense. So, I have been looking at a lot of other cameras in hopes that one will jump out at me. So far, no luck!

 

[lovesdumbo]

If any of you are scrapbookers, check this new Disney paper out. I love it. I think I'm going to have to get a pack!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2417333

Very cool! Welcome home. How was your trip?

Good morning, DDA! We're getting ready to take Laura to take the SAT.

Have a great day!

YUCK! Hope she does well!

Morning all! We are having some nasty wind and rain-ugh!!y dad and brother are headed to Florida today so I am hoping it settles down so they can go!!

Safe travels for your Dad & brother.

2 weeks from today we will be in Florida!!!

How exciting! Hope the movie is great!

One thing that has been niggling at the back of my brain is that I would like a different camera. The Panasonic DMC-LZ7 I bought to replace the Canon that was broken in DL in 2007 is just not what I had hoped it would be, I guess. I just cannot seem to get the shots I want.

I know, in my heart of hearts, that what I really "need" is a DSLR, but I am not going to get one. I cannot justify the expense. So, I have been looking at a lot of other cameras in hopes that one will jump out at me. So far, no luck!

Good luck! I haven't kept up with cameras since I bought my Nikon. I will say I got a higher percentage of nice photos with my high end point & shoot than I do with my Nikon but I can get some really great shots with the Nikon that I just couldn't get with a point & shoot. You should take a look at www.dpreview.com for some reviews.

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning

Beth - Good luck to Laura and yay for having Matthew home!

I'm forcing myself to get my housework done today, the kids are coming over for a backyard bbq tomorrow, the weather is too pretty to waste be staying indoors.

Next on my list is the main bathroom, let's see how well I can scrub with my right arm, I'm a lefty and that's the arm with the issues.

I had my first full pt session yesterday, it was painful but not as bad as I thought it might be, afterwards they iced down the shoulder pretty good and hooked my up to a machine that helped with the pain.

Marci - it's good to hear that you have most of your mobility back, but it's been quite a long time hasn't it? Everything I read tells me that this will be a long road, he didn't give me a percentage but he said that I had very little mobility in that arm, what's strange to me is how long it took before I realized that I had lost mobility, one night I was trying to wash my hair and couldn't get my arm up to do it, . Now I have been having pain in my shoulders for quite some time but I just attributed it to my arthritis, I would periodically get sharp piercing pains in my arm if I turned it a certain way, but was hoping it would resolve itself, but when it got to the point where it hurt constantly Dr. DH insisted that I go now instead of waiting for my next visit with my primary care doctor. I don't know what is going on with me, I feel like a hypochondriac who always has to have something, the jaw is much better but I still have pains with it, and I can now hear it "click".

Sorry to ramble . . . . .

So on to happier things,

for our November trip we are going to try for a value studio at AKL again, if that is not available I'm considering a studio at Beach Club, for those of you who have stayed there, how is transportation and how did you like it?

 

[MrsHeg]

Elin - glad you finally got a Saturday off, good luck with the camera hunt, I have pretty decent one, it would help if I took the time to use the different settings, but I'm a diehard pint and shoot kind of girl

OK, breaktime over, over to clean the bathroom

 

[Tammi67]

Debbie - the times we've stayed at BC we've had a car, so I'm no help there. I do know that they only have buses to MK and AK. You have to walk or take the water launch to Epcot and MGM. We LOVE BC!

Got about 75% of the cleaning done and now we are off to see Alice!

 

[Steffy]

Debbie, I haven't read any of the thread yet, just came on here to say I'm back and saw your note at the top of the page...

I loved AKL. I don't think I will waste the points on a savannah view again, but loved the resort. I liked having breakfast at Boma. Mara was great. The pools and hot tubs were nice. The pool bar was great. And even though I was far, far away from the bus stop (that hill is a killer after a full day at the parks) I definetly will return to Jambo House.

I also liked the Beach Club. The villa that was close to the International Gateway, was also thr furthest away from the main building, food and pool. And the walk from the villa to the bus stop was long. But I loved being so close to EPCOT. We were there during the F&W and couldn't possibly ask for a closer experience.

As far as transporation was concerned, never had a problem with either. I can't remember having to wait more than 20 minutes for any bus. Even after fireworks.

 

[Steffy]

Honeys I'm home. I just got a text that I have to meet my DGD with some cash, so I'll have to cut my note short. But I survived.

The next time I will make it a 5 day trip instead of 7 days. Otherwise, wouldn't change a thing. We had tons of fun.

Now, off to our cruise!!! 27 weeks and counting