DDA Chapter 6

[Tammi67]

Where is that "Beat your head on the brick wall" smilie?

My mother called to ask me if I can pick up Diva Girl at the Dallas airport on May 9 because she wants to go to a Super Sweet 16 party.
WHY is this necessary? This is the exact sort of thing that feeds my sister's impression that she is 1) Elite and 2) Entitled. I asked my mom what Diva Girl will be giving up in order to help pay for the plane ticket. Like maybe her EVERY DAY fast food habit? Mom was outraged at the notion! Of course she isn't giving up ANYTHING because she didn't get to have a sweet 16 party of her own! Right. How dense of me to miss that.

So I am supposed to go to the airport in the middle of a work day to pick her up and get her to this birthday party. The party starts at 7 PM so she HAS to miss school and HAS to interrupt my work day or she will be late. Perfect.

As soon as I started to protest my mother said she would get my other sister to pick her up. My other sister lives about 120 miles from that airport. But Mother likes to threaten to get the other sister to do things I won't in an attempt to force me into doing them. This really is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Oh, wait. No, the stupidest thing I have ever heard is that Mother might just burn her last personal day, RESCHEDULE her oncology follow-up , rent a car and DRIVE down here for the party! WHY is this even on the table as an option?!

I told my mother if she will put my sister in counseling I will buy the plane ticket, but there is no dropping out of counseling after the ticket is paid for. I better just go ahead and acknowledge that there will be no counseling whether I buy the ticket or not.

The whole thing is just silly. She does NOT need to fly down here to go to a party for a girl she hasn't seen in 2 years! But I am sure she will anyway.

Elizabeth - I know this is frustrating for you, but slowly try to back away from the control. You cannot change the way your mother is parenting (or not parenting) your sister. Just try to and accept it. You ARE beating your head against a brick wall trying to reason with her.

 

[PNO4TE]

My mom's bone scan and CT were clear!

She is going to the OB/GYN on April 24. Maybe she was just having an especially bad day yesterday. This is definitely encouraging!

That is great news, Elizabeth.

 

[PNO4TE]

love the book, Bernadette!

I cannot do the late June DDA meet in Philly as I will be in Boston then. Sorry, guys!

 

[PNO4TE]

I think what I am dealing with is not a new cold, but allergies! I have not had problems with this since the early 1980s! But what appear to be cold symptoms come and go during the day and night and are not progressing into what I would consider to be a cold.

So I started taking Claritin (not Claritin-D) this morning and am going to take Nyquil to sleep since there don't appear to be any drug interactions.

I hope everyone has a good evening. I will check back in tomorrow morning. Sleep tight!

 

[my3princes]

I hope your speech appt. goes better than Bob's did when he had Bethany evaluated a few weeks ago. She is difficult to understand, can't pronounce R, S, TH, etc. The therapist said that according to state guidelines if her ability to learn isn't affected, she doesn't need speech, and that her issues are 'age appropriate'. If that was my child I would have been furious. Every adult who talks with her thinks she has a speech issue, she is NOT average amongst her piers, and it is going to become a social issue with friends if it doesn't get corrected soon. And of course she isn't my daughter so I can't push the issue.

I sat in on his appointment and he did very well. He paid pretty good attention (for a 5 year old) and he answered all of her questions. The appointment took about an hour. She now has to score the test to see where he falls. Her "gut" says that he will qualify for state funded therapy. She did say that if he doesn't qualify for the state program she can get him into a private pay program as she agrees that he is very difficult to understand. I did some translation today for her, but some things I didn't understand either. Best case scenerio he will start a program soon, state funded. Otherwise I think we will get him started on our own as I want him to be comfortable in Kindergarten.

Quick question, if you were going to drive down the night before, where would be a good place to stay? We'd arrive around 11pm.

Also, which Park would be quickest (parking, getting into the park) to use my ticket that I got from Undercovertourist and then upgrade it to the AP? I have to have the AP to check into the CR, and you can only upgrade a "used" ticket so I have to physically go into the park. I think MK would be a bad choice since you park at TTC and AK is far away. So, Epcot or MGM?

Thanks!

I might be mistaken...but I think you can activate an AP at Downtown Disney. That would be the easiest to get in and out of and you could get a fun snack while you were there. The ticket window to Pleasure Island is very easily to get to. Someone else may know for sure or you may be able to call WDW and ask.

My mom's bone scan and CT were clear!

She is going to the OB/GYN on April 24. Maybe she was just having an especially bad day yesterday. This is definitely encouraging!

That sounds like very positive news

I picked up Emma's autograph book today from Staples. It is a million times better than the WalMart version but the lamination on the cover is a bit bubbled. The other side of the lamination is perfect. I provided the 35 sheets of card stock for 70 pages. I paid $13.50 for a package of 250 sheets so $1.89 for paper, $1 to laminate, $2.49 to bind, .99 to trim and $2.00 to cut the paper. So a total of $8.37 vs $8.96 for the WalMart one.

Here's the cover:

The inside has my address on top of Emma's photo so it could be returned fo us if we lost it. Joe took that mask photo of Emma when he was 5 with a Sony camera.

and the back:

The inside of the back looks simular to the back but with different photos.

I like it. I'm glad you made one. Now I know where to go to get our Epcot passports bound, provided I find time to print them between now and our trip

 

[my3princes]

Nick's room is looking much better. I managed to get some touchup done in the couple of hours that I was home today. The walls are touched up and the ceiling too. I still need to paint the trim around the door, otherwise the trim is done. We have his bed in place and the big furniture is in place, but the drawers are still sitting in the living room. I also need to get a low bookcase to replace a tall one that I took out. This will also act as his TV stand. I put up new Navy blue curtains, but I'm not sure I like the navy against the wall color. It is growing on me though. Maybe I'll try to post a few pictures tomorrow and get your opinions. I haven't taken any pictures of that room yet.

 

[tinknme]

I knew I was forgetting something. Bernadette you did a great job with the book

The book looks great, Bernadette!

 

[tinknme]

Deb I would love to see some pictures! You have been working so hard, I know the room will look great.

Nick's room is looking much better. I managed to get some touchup done in the couple of hours that I was home today. The walls are touched up and the ceiling too. I still need to paint the trim around the door, otherwise the trim is done. We have his bed in place and the big furniture is in place, but the drawers are still sitting in the living room. I also need to get a low bookcase to replace a tall one that I took out. This will also act as his TV stand. I put up new Navy blue curtains, but I'm not sure I like the navy against the wall color. It is growing on me though. Maybe I'll try to post a few pictures tomorrow and get your opinions. I haven't taken any pictures of that room yet.

 

[my3princes]

Here's some shots of Hunter's room. Go easy on me, it's been a LOT of work

So really, what do you all think?

 

[tmfranlk]

Chanon - I'm going to email too, but book me tomorrow if you find availability. Thanks!

 

[tinknme]

What do I think? I think the room looks wonderful! Great job Deb

So really, what do you all think?

 

[Tammi67]

WOW, Deb! It looks great. I like how the green curtains brighten up the red. What does he think?

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Morning everyone-
Our fire alarm battery was "chirping" in the middle of the night --and we switched the batteries--so it was a fun night haha

Headed to work--have a greaet day

 

[mommykds]

Good morning,

I went to bed at 9pm last night as I was wiped out. I am glad I did, I feel so much better.

Deb,
WOW!! The room looks great. I like the color.

Bernadette,
The book came out great!!

 

[mommykds]

I bought some more tee's at TDS yesterday for me. One is a very loud lime green with Tink on it, another with Eeyore in purple, & a white with vintage Minnie. I love the Minnie one. Eeyore is really not my thing (he's Sophie's favorite character) but I needed new shirts so I just got it. The Tink one is also not my thing because I like to wear black or a "quieter" color but the fit is nice & I do like Tink & hey I am on vacation so why not!

Dana & the kids are all packed & so are our toiletries (except for our hairbrushes & toothbrushes). I am not packed yet!

I still can't believe we are going. Never have been on a cruise so everything will be new & different. I saw some poster posted a video of the crowds on youtube. Looks pretty crowded but no more so than what we experienced last August.

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

 

[tinknme]

Anne Marie your loud green Tink t-shirt sounds like the one I have

One more week for you

It is windy & raining here, what a yucky day it will be. Oh well better than snow!

 

[PNO4TE]

Here's some shots of Hunter's room. Go easy on me, it's been a LOT of work
So really, what do you all think?

I think it looks terrific, Deb! And I know that Hunter loves it too.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!
(well, we have to assume the sun is out there somewhere... it is so foggy here I can't really tell!)