December MaGiC or was it?!? TR starts Pg. 39

[ILMICKEY]

Amen Sista!!

 

[roxannensteve]

I haven't been on here much this past weekend. I got lots of stuff done at home, imagine that. No DIS = equals quality things at home. Hmmm...weird conception, don't you think?

Lets see, I'll start with Friday. Well, like usual, I went to work. On my lunch hour, I stopped in at Walgreens & found some snacks for WDW - I'll post pictures later. Everything was on clearance & you all should know by now - I LOVE deals. Which brings me to the next thing. Friday morning, when checking my daily sites, I saw that Walmart, had a Kids Tough Digital camera on sale (**take notes for Hunter, Believer). DH volunteered to go to the grocery store for me, which is Walmart, since he had off on Friday. I asked him to check this out because DS1 loves to take pictures. Last time in WDW I brought a disposable camera for him & he was having a blast but I had to control his picture taking as to not run out of film. So, this would be great for him in WDW - but Christmas comes after that. His birthday....so DH bought it. It kinda looks kiddy - but he'll like it. It was $48. Then when DH got DS1 home from school, there was a note from the teacher saying she wanted to meet with me. You see, on Thursday, she sent home a note about DS1's behavoir. It seems he is talking too much & was scaring kids in the restroom. He always talks too much. He is a kid. And the scaring part, the night before his dad put on a Halloween mask & scared him. But I did punish him. He had no tv & candy for 4 days, which included the weekend. So, I spent more time with him since he couldn't watch tv.

Next is Saturday. I said we done stuff with DS1 already. I packed my avon. Then we (DH, myself, my nephew & his GF & my godchild) all went to a haunted house. We all get off on those things. It was my godchild's 1st time - she is 19. At 1 part, everyone pushed back on me, causing my hand to whip around a corner on the edge of the wall with the weight of everyone on it. Needless to say, it hurted. I still have the bump now. Don't think a bone broke. We got home late. We had to go pick up the boys that night, so we got home around 12:30 am. Which brings me to Sunday, I slept late - 8:30 am - yes thats late for me. This is the day I done all sorts of things. The normal - , packed the boys Halloween goody bags for school , packed DS1's goody bags for his party & lots of other things. Also managed to have a molding from the top of the wall fall down, knock my glasses off & hit my nose. So, I have a bump there too. Bad weekend for that type of stuff.

Not really the Disney stuff you all want to hear but I had to bump my page up.

 

[ILMICKEY]

Geez, sounds like you need a vacation !!

 

[roxannensteve]

Geez, sounds like you need a vacation !!

I guess that why I plan our vacations in December. Starting with the month of October - our life gets really busy so come December - its time for some relaxation.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Sounds like a super busy weekend! Isn't it amazing how much you can accomplish when you stay off the computer? But, it's more fun to be here!

Love the camera idea. I will have to check that out. My daughter loves to take pictures with my digital camera and would be thrilled to have her own to play with. I'm off to check the walmart website as soon as I get off of here.

I have a funny haunted house story - this happened before Samantha was born so probably 8 years ago or so. I studied martial arts for about 10 years before Samantha was born. A friend from class and I went to a haunted house at the fairgrounds one year. This was one that you rode through on little carts. At the end, some guy jumped out from behind us. We both instinctively threw our hands back in a karate chop to the guys head. He wasn't hit hard but was quite surprised! I guess our martial arts training instincts kicked in. We thought it was pretty funny.

 

[roxannensteve]

Sounds like a super busy weekend! Isn't it amazing how much you can accomplish when you stay off the computer? But, it's more fun to be here!

Love the camera idea. I will have to check that out. My daughter loves to take pictures with my digital camera and would be thrilled to have her own to play with. I'm off to check the walmart website as soon as I get off of here.

I have a funny haunted house story - this happened before Samantha was born so probably 8 years ago or so. I studied martial arts for about 10 years before Samantha was born. A friend from class and I went to a haunted house at the fairgrounds one year. This was one that you rode through on little carts. At the end, some guy jumped out from behind us. We both instinctively threw our hands back in a karate chop to the guys head. He wasn't hit hard but was quite surprised! I guess our martial arts training instincts kicked in. We thought it was pretty funny.

Its by Fisher Price - says it can stand drops, etc. Right now it comes with 20free prints too. Pink & blue are the only 2 colors, I believe. It was regulat $65 or so.

I guess that guy NEVER jumped out at anyone again This haunted house - we go to every year - its really neat. Its called the 13th Gate. All sorts of new things this year - one I really hated. You had to walk through this spot that had big inflated walls on each side of you - they touched & you had to push your way through. It felt like I was suffocating - I guess that the point - but OMG!! And everyones head passes through in the same spots & touches those wall - what is someone had nasty hair??? YUCK!!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Is the camera called "kidtronics" ? I saw one online by Fisher Price and it was pink or blue. Must be the same. Looks like a great sturdy camera for kids who will probably not be too gentle with it. I hate our Walmart but may need to go in and take a look. There was another one online (a girly butterfly one) that was only $9.00! There were actually five good reviews written about it. Sounds too good to be true though.

The walls at your haunted house would have creeped me out!

 

[Poohtigeey]

Thanks for the camera tips! My mom bought a bunch of disposable cameras buy 1 get 1 free for Hunter. She's a good deal finder like you! She also got some waterproof too!

I'm sorry, but I am CRACKING UP at your son scaring people in the bathroom! He's a big talker? Where did he get that?!

Missed ya this weekend. I'm at boring work on the weekends so all I have to do is hang out on the DIS!

 

[hhockman]

I've looked at that Fisher Price camera too. The picture quality does not look great, but it's probably fun for the kids. I was going to let Will use one of my old cameras when we were there, but we took it one day and he never used it, so we didn't drag it with us the rest of the time.

Roxanne, it sounds like you had a fun weekend, reguardless.

Will got in trouble for talking last week too. His teacher said he was on "yellow, almost to orange". Yellow is "warning", Orange is the "third level". I'm pretty sure the talkers are the smart kids. I always got in trouble for talking in school. So even though Will got in trouble (he looses the Wii for the day when he's not on "green"), I was laughing inside.

 

[roxannensteve]

Is the camera called "kidtronics" ? I saw one online by Fisher Price and it was pink or blue. Must be the same. Looks like a great sturdy camera for kids who will probably not be too gentle with it. I hate our Walmart but may need to go in and take a look. There was another one online (a girly butterfly one) that was only $9.00! There were actually five good reviews written about it. Sounds too good to be true though.

The walls at your haunted house would have creeped me out!

I went look at the box, it doesn't say kidtronics but it is blue & I think they had pink too. The girly girl one sounds good for Samantha though. She is a bit older than DS1 & girls mature faster so I am sure she'd take better care of it than he would. Better get that before they are gone.

Thanks for the camera tips! My mom bought a bunch of disposable cameras buy 1 get 1 free for Hunter. She's a good deal finder like you! She also got some waterproof too!

I'm sorry, but I am CRACKING UP at your son scaring people in the bathroom! He's a big talker? Where did he get that?!

Missed ya this weekend. I'm at boring work on the weekends so all I have to do is hang out on the DIS!

Would you ever believe he gets the talking from his father? I know you all must think I am a big talker but I'm not. Put me in front of people & I am quiet but writing is a different story. I seem to get things out better that way - so making friends with all of you is easy by doing that. DH on the other hand will strike up a conversation with anyone any time about anything. And you thought he got it from me, didn't ya?

I've looked at that Fisher Price camera too. The picture quality does not look great, but it's probably fun for the kids. I was going to let Will use one of my old cameras when we were there, but we took it one day and he never used it, so we didn't drag it with us the rest of the time.

Roxanne, it sounds like you had a fun weekend, reguardless.

Will got in trouble for talking last week too. His teacher said he was on "yellow, almost to orange". Yellow is "warning", Orange is the "third level". I'm pretty sure the talkers are the smart kids. I always got in trouble for talking in school. So even though Will got in trouble (he looses the Wii for the day when he's not on "green"), I was laughing inside.

I think DS1 will like the camera. He is always trying to grab mine. I might take a few practice shots & see how they look.

You may be right about the talking thing & being smart. Even though I said I am quiet, I wasn't dumb. I wanted to clear that up first cause I know how some of your minds think <<insert pointing finger smiley here>>. He is really smart. I think that sometimes he may be bored by whatever they are learning because he already knows it. Or maybe he has a better way of explaining it than the teacher. Now I have to admit, he'd get that from me.

Like you too - I punish him but I don't want him to not talk. I don't want him being shy. And I personally think he'll be a very outgoing kid, so why mess that up?? I have to meet with his teacher tomorrow. She better not mention getting him tested for ADD or ADHD because doctors seem to give that diagnosis way too often over here. So many kids are on the medicine for that & do not need it because they are just normal, healthy children. My nephew for example, is very intelligent but is on that medicine for whatever reason & he is total zombified on it. Yes, zombified - its a word, I just made it.

 

[Poohtigeey]

You just nailed some of the reason that we are homeschooling!!! Hunter is a HUGE talker (yeah I know imagine that!). He would be completely bored in Kindergarden. Your DS in probably bored too. Be his advocate, and don't let that teacher stifle him! Maybe she want's him to work in the local haunted house since he's so good at scaring kids in the bathroom!

 

[roxannensteve]

You just nailed some of the reason that we are homeschooling!!! Hunter is a HUGE talker (yeah I know imagine that!). He would be completely bored in Kindergarden. Your DS in probably bored too. Be his advocate, and don't let that teacher stifle him! Maybe she want's him to work in the local haunted house since he's so good at scaring kids in the bathroom!

His teacher said she'd like to give me pointers to help him because she knows he is smart therefore knows what is to be expected of him. Thats when I want to yell HE IS ONLY 5!!!! Sometimes grownups do not know what is expected of them. I am always open for suggestions from anyone but I will stress the point that they want these kids to grow up too fast (look who is talking - remember he knows about sex already ) - my point - let him be a normal 5 year old, which includes talking too much & doing things you're not supposed to.

He'd be good in the haunted house. Just imagine this: the whole story. Every year DH tried to scare my nephew, the one on the zombie meds, with a werewolf mask that he has had since he was a kid. My nephew is terrified & my sister would never allow it. Then, along came DS1, who loves scary movies & such until he realizes from my nephew that he really should be scared of things like that. Oh yeah, a little back grown on DH....he decided he wanted to teach DS1 about kidnappers about a year ago & why he should never answer the door without knowing who was there. So....he puts pantyhose over his head, rings the doorbell and has the most frightened child in the world at that time. But it did teach him a lesson So, DH wants to show DS1 that he shouldn't be afraid of masks & puts in on, sneaks on the floor next to the bed DS1 is in & jumps up at him. Can you say nightmare city?? Well, my little boy handled it differently & the next day decided to stand behind the door in the bathroom stall & jump out scaring anyone who wanted to use that stall. What was he thinking? Better yet, what was Dh thinking? Because DS1 didn't really get scared...but DS2 who didn't even see what happened but "heard" it got scared. So, tomorrow ought to be pretty interesting - but I am taking up for Taylor -

Okay - enough about that, next weekend we are going to a friend's 35th birthday party. Its a white party. I bought my outfit months ago because I knew white wouldn't be out now. It's cute, a white skirt & shirt. I bought it that way because I don't ever wear all white & I could out a different top with the skirt to look more me or wear the shirt with jeans. Well...remember I lost some weight. I tried it on tonight & its big. The skirt will do but the shirt makes me look bigger. So, I want to get something to make it "fit" and I am not a person who can sew, so any of you know what the thing I need is called? Or if they still make this - I know I've seen them before. Its a thing, sorta like a small suspender to put in the back of your shirt. It has a clip on each end to clip to your shirt with elastic. I think it would help. It will make the back gather up some but the front should look better.

 

[hhockman]

I know what you're talking about, the suspender thing, but I don't know what it's called or where to find it. Sorry.

I used to get in trouble all the time for talking. Luckily, my first grade teacher was smart. I got in trouble for stealing milk money (seriously. We used to put our milk money for snack on the corner of our desks and when everyone left the room I walked around collecting it in my Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox-the things we remember). Anyway, they had me tested for gifted. Apparently I was bored.

Sounds like he's a smart boy to me. I hope his teacher recognizes that and finds ways to channel his talkativeness (see I invent words too), and doesn't just want to stifle it. I would fight anyone who tried to say my kid was ADD or ADHD. He can be hyper, but when he's interested in something he will sit without moving for hours. I'm so tired of people sticking kids on Meds all the time. Hated it as a teacher, won't allow it as a parent.

Good luck tomorrow. Let us know how it goes (as if you wouldn't!).

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Congrats on the weight loss! Could you wear a belt around the shirt? I'm not sure where you would find those suspender clip thingies either.

 

[roxannensteve]

I know what you're talking about, the suspender thing, but I don't know what it's called or where to find it. Sorry.

I used to get in trouble all the time for talking. Luckily, my first grade teacher was smart. I got in trouble for stealing milk money (seriously. We used to put our milk money for snack on the corner of our desks and when everyone left the room I walked around collecting it in my Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox-the things we remember). Anyway, they had me tested for gifted. Apparently I was bored.

Sounds like he's a smart boy to me. I hope his teacher recognizes that and finds ways to channel his talkativeness (see I invent words too), and doesn't just want to stifle it. I would fight anyone who tried to say my kid was ADD or ADHD. He can be hyper, but when he's interested in something he will sit without moving for hours. I'm so tired of people sticking kids on Meds all the time. Hated it as a teacher, won't allow it as a parent.

Good luck tomorrow. Let us know how it goes (as if you wouldn't!).

I am going to stop today & see about that suspender thing. I'm thinking maybe the sewing section. I am glad you see things my way. I have said to everyone, he is not getting on any meds & they tell me - "Well, if he needs it..yada, yada" - those are the ones who have their own chidren on it. I would just rather deal with his occasional talking sections then put him on anything. I don't even know if that will come up but something is telling me it will. Like you said, if he is interested in something, he can sit for hours doing it. We plan on carving some pumpkins next weekend, that for sure will get his attention & he'll be so into it. I will let you know.

Congrats on the weight loss! Could you wear a belt around the shirt? I'm not sure where you would find those suspender clip thingies either.

I'm not too sure the belt thing would look good. Any I'm not skinny by no means, I still got the thing going on with my tummy from having babies :yes:: thats what I like to blame it on) so I think my belly would show more with a belt. But that could be something, will have to try it back on with a belt. Thanks.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

I applaud you for not jumping on the medication bandwagon that alot of parents do. I'm sure there are kids who really need to be medicated but for the most part it is just stifling who they are. The meds make it "easier" for the parents/teachers.

As for the belt - maybe one of the low slung belts that seem to be popular these days. Kind of like the 80's style.

 

[Poohtigeey]

In my family I'm the one who needs to be medicated!

Roxanne, do you sleep? You were on here when I went to bed and you were on at 6am! You are a dedicated DISer!

 

[roxannensteve]

I applaud you for not jumping on the medication bandwagon that alot of parents do. I'm sure there are kids who really need to be medicated but for the most part it is just stifling who they are. The meds make it "easier" for the parents/teachers.

As for the belt - maybe one of the low slung belts that seem to be popular these days. Kind of like the 80's style.

Thanks

In my family I'm the one who needs to be medicated!

Roxanne, do you sleep? You were on here when I went to bed and you were on at 6am! You are a dedicated DISer!

I do sleep, promise. I came on to Dis after the kids went to bed last night. I think I went to bed around 9:30 & up at 5:45 - kids still asleep but my internal alarm clock is set at about 6 or so. Then in between getting ready for work until the time I leave, which is about now, I check back when I get for posts every now & then.

 

[hhockman]

Teachers managed before there were meds for ADD and ADHD. I know there are apparently more occurrances now. Probably because of all kinds of other meds we take (no, I'm not against medicine. I take Tylenol and Advil and cold medicines sometimes, I just HATE kid-labels).

When I was teaching (praying I will be teaching again next year...I'm subbing again starting on Thursday FINALLY), I had kids on meds. And I always knew when they were off of them. And often I prefered them that way. They were a little rowdier sometimes, but they were AWAKE too. WHY are we drugging our kids?! Okay, let me off my soapbox...

I'm interested to hear how the belt works or if you found the suspender thing.

And just as a sidenote, Will got in trouble (on yellow) again for talking. He's so my kid...

 

[Poohtigeey]

Roxanne, I hope everything went OK today. Let us know when you can.