DDA Chapter 27

Thanks, Glynis, but the extra work is actually a blessing. Other than the way it all went down, it was really an answered prayer. With two in college, we've needed a little more coming in, and emotionally, I need to be busy doing something. My house could keep me busy forever, but that wasn't working for me.
 
Glynis I've only read snipets on facebook as well. I know that their first day didn't go as planned, but she didn't elaborate on the details. I'm sure we'll here soon.
 
Sooooo close to paying off my trip!! Actually, I would have been there after my gift card purchase today, but I was able to get a reservation for the "sleigh ride" at Ft. Wilderness tonight so put some gift card to that instead. One more purchase this week and we're good to go! I am just so danged excited! I think I was suffering from much the same problem as Terra, the fear to get too excited in case it didn't work out. Even after plane tickets were purchased, I still didn't feel my typical "big" anticipation. All of a sudden last week, maybe after the car ordeal and knowing I could still make the final payments, I really started getting super super excited. Now I'm practically giddy and we still have 51 1/2 days to go!

Now to really think about shirts, autographs and all of that fun stuff. Bring on the good stuff!
 
Beth - I'm glad things are calming down at work. Sounds like it worked out for the best, probably.

Elin - Hope the rest of the trip is going well!!

Terry - Welcome home! Sounds like you had a great trip overall.
 

Good Morning, thanks for the well wishes, after a big ordeal the kids finally got to close on their house yesterday. It looked for a minute that we might be getting house guests for a while, since they had already given notice at their apartment.
 
Crazy, crazy, crazy morning!!!! Nuf said......coffee time. :surfweb:
 
Good Morning, thanks for the well wishes, after a big ordeal the kids finally got to close on their house yesterday. It looked for a minute that we might be getting house guests for a while, since they had already given notice at their apartment.

Congratulations to the new homeowners!!!!!!!!
 
Congrats to the kids, Debbie! So glad they got the house!!
 
Sooooo close to paying off my trip!! Actually, I would have been there after my gift card purchase today, but I was able to get a reservation for the "sleigh ride" at Ft. Wilderness tonight so put some gift card to that instead. One more purchase this week and we're good to go! I am just so danged excited! I think I was suffering from much the same problem as Terra, the fear to get too excited in case it didn't work out. Even after plane tickets were purchased, I still didn't feel my typical "big" anticipation. All of a sudden last week, maybe after the car ordeal and knowing I could still make the final payments, I really started getting super super excited. Now I'm practically giddy and we still have 51 1/2 days to go!

Now to really think about shirts, autographs and all of that fun stuff. Bring on the good stuff!

ooh the sleigh ride sounds fun
 
Good afternoon/evening-ish, DDA!

A nice, slow evening around here and man is it nice. If forget what they feel like sometimes. Deva just fell asleep too so I'm hoping to get some time to sit hear and peruse shirt and autograph ideas. I saw round colored papers at the craft store the other day and I'm intrigued by them as autograph cards. I just need to think of what I would actually do with them. We were also thinking about a bag (me) and/or pillow case (Terra) this time around as something completely new and different.
 
Hello. Never a dull day around here. We spent most of the day at the hospital after reading some very disturbing and dark poems that Nick wrote. He's okay for now, we think that the depression meds he's been on may be working against him so those have been stopped and we are working hard at getting him into therapy. I'm hoping to avoid the 8 - 10 weeks that they are estimating for an evaluation :confused3 He says that the poems are not how he feels, but just how he writes, but I couldn't imagine most of the stuff :eek: I'm thankful that Nick is onboard with seeing someone.
 
Hello. Never a dull day around here. We spent most of the day at the hospital after reading some very disturbing and dark poems that Nick wrote. He's okay for now, we think that the depression meds he's been on may be working against him so those have been stopped and we are working hard at getting him into therapy. I'm hoping to avoid the 8 - 10 weeks that they are estimating for an evaluation :confused3 He says that the poems are not how he feels, but just how he writes, but I couldn't imagine most of the stuff :eek: I'm thankful that Nick is onboard with seeing someone.

Good luck getting the eval soon. I can see how Nick's thoughts on it could be true, but I'd still be concerned and have him talk to someone. :grouphug:
 
Hello. Never a dull day around here. We spent most of the day at the hospital after reading some very disturbing and dark poems that Nick wrote. He's okay for now, we think that the depression meds he's been on may be working against him so those have been stopped and we are working hard at getting him into therapy. I'm hoping to avoid the 8 - 10 weeks that they are estimating for an evaluation :confused3 He says that the poems are not how he feels, but just how he writes, but I couldn't imagine most of the stuff :eek: I'm thankful that Nick is onboard with seeing someone.

I'm glad that he is being checked out. Keep talking to him. It's possible he doesn't "feel" what he is writing. We had a similar scare with Becky. It was just her way of working through powerful feelings. She was in therapy for more than a year though. We wanted a professional to verify that it was just her working through feelings and not serious depression.
 
:hug: Deb, I am sorry that you are facing this. I am glad that you are taking it seriously and hope that you get the evaluation quickly.
 
Hello. Never a dull day around here. We spent most of the day at the hospital after reading some very disturbing and dark poems that Nick wrote. He's okay for now, we think that the depression meds he's been on may be working against him so those have been stopped and we are working hard at getting him into therapy. I'm hoping to avoid the 8 - 10 weeks that they are estimating for an evaluation :confused3 He says that the poems are not how he feels, but just how he writes, but I couldn't imagine most of the stuff :eek: I'm thankful that Nick is onboard with seeing someone.

yikes, glad he is willing to talk to someone. Good luck
 
Deb,
:hug::hug::hug:
That is a lot to deal with. Sending you good thoughts. Thank goodness he has you for a mom. You are right there for your kids when they need you.
 
Good morning, DDA!

Laura is coming home today, and I am so excited! It feels like she has already changed so much being away at school, and I just can't wait to see her and to know that some things haven't changed. The only thing putting a damper on the visit is that I have a feeling that she is going to break up with her boyfriend. She has been with him for almost a year and a half, and I really like him. I know that it isn't any of my business, and I'm doing my best to remember to stay out of it. She hasn't said anything to me, and if I listed the little reasons that I think it's coming, you'd probably think I'm nuts. Let's just say it's mother's intuition. I think that there is another guy up at college, and I think that maybe she just wants to explore some other options. I don't know if any of this is true. It's making me feel a little ill. Please tell me that it's not my business and that I just have to let it play out.

Work is going well, and I love the kids in both classes. We have a 4-day weekend, though, and I must admit that I am happy about that, too.

Welcome back, Elin!
 
Our flight was on time last night and arrived in DC at 11:00. We had the best skycap who took Bob in a wheelchair all the way to the parking garage. That was a huge help since it is a long way off and it took me forever to park the car and get back to the departure area last week. This saved us tons of time and was worth the tip he got from me!

We got onto I-95 before 11:30 and were delighted with our schedule. However, when we got to within 5 miles of our exit everything stopped. Apparently they were working on our exit and had closed the two right hand lanes of traffic, leaving only one lane heading south on 95. We were stuck there for over an hour and thought we would never get home. Finally pulled into the driveway a little past 1:30 this morning. :eek:
 
I know you all want to know about our trip and I will do a quick summary of the problems and the solutions. I need to send a letter to WDW so I have to make certain I have everything documented.

Briefly, our accessible unit, which was guaranteed and blocked off by Member Services was not available for us when we arrived. It had been assigned to someone else. Meanwhile we had been given a villa that had "all our requests (third floor, waterview in The Paddock)." The problem with this was that no requests had been made by me or my friend who booked the room for us. Other than requiring a handicapped villa we made no requests at all! A manager was able to find another villa on the other side of Saratoga for us but it was not ready so we did not get into the room until 4:00.

Well, we didn't get into the room because the lock wouldn't open. Maintenance replaced the entire lock and door knob unit and we were finally able to use the door by 6:30 that night. The rest of the story had to do with housekeeping issues that were awful and the overall condition of the unit we were in. The accessible unit had a regular bathtub in it. There was no bath seat so Bob could not take a shower. He cannot step up and over a tub! The only things accessible about the unit were the kitchen area, a threshold ramp out onto the patio and a lower bed. When we opened the sheers on the patio door we were greeted by a naked baby doll that could not have been missed by the housekeeper if she had just opened the curtains. The sofa bed had another toy in it, as well as candy stuck inside of the bed area. The kitchen was not well-equipped at all. No measure cups of spoons, no serving utensils, no wine opener, etc. That was enough for me to decide to make a trip to the front desk to talk to a manager at some point in the next couple of days.

However, After the sofa bed broke at 11:30 on Sunday night I called the night manager and told her the whole story. She sent maintenance to repair the bed (the neighbors just LOVED the sound of drills and screwguns at midnight). She also sent a CM to retrieve the toys (he wore latex gloves to do so :rotfl:) and told us she would take care of a move for us the next morning.

She did and management went out of their way to make it a better trip for us. The day manager was in tears by the time she read our file. They were financially generous as well as setting up a reserved viewing area for Illuminations for us one evening. So, they did as well as they could do, but we lost the joy of our first 2 1/2 days of vacation. That we cannot get back. BUT... overall, the trip was good and we all had a great time at the F&W Festival.

The CMs we encountered were amazing. They were kind and generous and understanding and helpful. It was as it should be at Disney. The people are what make it that way. Disney execs should be proud of their training program, because it certainly made for "good show."
 














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