DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info – DISapalooza (continued)

[AnneR]

Our issues stem from the fact that DS7 was adopted at the age of 4. For the first year, everyone (social services, school district, pediatrician) said "just give him more time." Well, DH and I are not Super Man and Wonder Woman! When we adopted the boys, we were his 6th placement. He had the language of a 2 year old Russian child, massive sensory issues, extreme anxiety and hypervigilance, temper tantrums that were physical struggles over an hour long (several times a day)...I could go on and on. "Give him time" was a phrase I HATED.

After almost a year, we were pointed in the direction of an OT who has been amazing. She referred us to a speech pathologist who, while not perfect, has been willing to listen to what I have researched and try new things. We now have a child neuropsychologist who specializes in Autism and ADHD, and has an internationally adopted child herself, so she "gets" it, and, most recently, a developmental pediatrician who convinced DH it was time to try anxiety meds (on DS, not DH!). After 3 1/2 years, we are finally on the right road forward. We held DS back one year, and now he is in a parochial school with new teachers who have backgrounds in special needs. I am happy to say, he is thriving.

Aren't OT's amazing.

We have built much of our services in consultation with OT's. and actually for a long time we were the only community based mental health placement for OT students. I am happy to say that there are many more now and sad to say that due to budget cuts we can no longer support student placements as it requires dedicated OT hours that are unfunded.

Your struggles with finding the "professionals" to listen to you as parents when you know something is not right is the very reason the parent resource centers were developed.

I am so glad you have found the right path for your son.

 

[Madi100]

Excellent reminder! DS has some anxiety issues but when I find myself getting frustrated with him, I (try to remember to) remind myself that it could be MUCH worse.

Did this stem from the podcast cruise? Didn't we all have a few anxiety issues around Taunya??

I agree, though. Emilie spent her morning so far putting Madi's toothpaste all over the sink. Why? Because there's just a good chance it would make her mad It could be much, much worse.

 

[kathrna]

I've been watching The Good Wife. I think I am going to be addicted to this one.

We have been quiet tonight.

I am liking that show, too. I like Juilianna Margelies (sp). Chris Noth is good to look at, too!

 

[kathrna]

You got Black Friday e-mails....share...share....SHARE, please.

There were no adds yet. They wanted me to vote of the official Black Friday t-shirt that they give away. They said that in a couple of weeks we should start seeing ads come in. That's just crazy cuckoo!!!

 

[georgemoe]

Any frosty beverages to wash down the chicken smidges and fried ham moosh?

Not at San Juan Tonya. Shortly.

Good Morning Everyone!! Sorry, I didn't join in last night. I was exhausted, so much so, that I went to bed at 9:00 last night. I have to get caught up on the posts from last night. See ya all in Chat tonight.

Hi Tracey. I hope to make a portion of chat tonight but maybe not. I have other things going on. If I do miss chat it will be the first one since PCC 1.0.

Bring shorts!! It's still hot here!!

You were suppose to fix this for us. Actually Monday wasn't bad at all but yesterday was one of those drippy, sweaty, make your own gravy days. See you tomorrow.

 

[georgemoe]

Deb and I are no longer F&W rookies with one kiosk under our belts. Time for more! Our basic strategy is each get a different dish if we think we'll like both. If we only like the looks of one we'll share. This worked well for us as we got further into our gluttony.

Santiago Chile is next up. Still fairly early after WS opening and the booths are quiet.

I had seen a few photos of the Rock Shrimp Cerviche. Not my style. I like popcorn shrimp but not popcorn on shrimp. I'm not sure if this makes sense but it does to me. I got the Corn & Cheese Arepa.

This is the arepa. Sorry about the fuzzy photo. At least you can make out that these things each come with a tail. This is a type of griddle cake. Doesn't look too appealing. It's flat. It does have cheese so I can forgive it's flattness. Deb didn't care for anything here so this one is all mine. Onto a taste.

Ok, so this is my fourth or fifth taste. The cake is almost gone.

Arepa must stand for manhole cover because this thing had the density of one. Belly buster for sure. It was dry as well. These could have been left over from yesterday, last week, last year? Onto something positive. I did like the flavor though. Nice peppery sweet corn flavor.

So this booth wasn't that big of a hit with us. Hopefully others are enjoying it more. Next up is kiosk #3 - Athens, Greece.

 

[shellyminnie]

You were suppose to fix this for us. Actually Monday wasn't bad at all but yesterday was one of those drippy, sweaty, make your own gravy days. See you tomorrow.

Sorry George. Believe me if I could make it cooler I would! I'm tired of this heat!!

Can't wait until tomorrow!! I'm doing MK in the morning, then heading over to Epcot around lunch time to snack a bit and do some rides before heading over to meet you guys.

See you tomorrow!!

 

[fakereadhed]

Morning All!! Just checking in before I go out into the weather. Power went out at home because of the wind. Two and half trees down on my way into work, due to the wind. Barricades and road construction barrels knocked over by the wind.

Wish me luck!

Of all the days to get on a roof in Michigan. I thought OUR roof was going to blow off last night with all that wind! Good luck and stay safe.

And why won't the multiquote ever work for me?

 

[safetymom]

After the cool temps we had when I went back to PA I am enjoying the heat. But it would be nice if it would cool off Florida style.

 

[kathrna]

Good morning everyone! I have a call into the heater people. My fan keeps going on and going on and going on. I thought it was the air conditioner, but I finally checked and that's not the case. So before it turns cold and I wonder where my heat is, I'm having it checked out. It's supposed to be 83 today, so I won't need it anytime soon. I'm finding all kinds of things that bother me about our last tenants. There are 100Watt bulbs in almost every 60W max socket. In the ceiling fans, the bulbs don't match. The finish on the kitchen floor is gone, so a simple mopping does nothing to show that the floor is clean. I have to actually get down on my hands and knees and scrub it. They left empty garden stuff in the back yard. I guess I'm supposed to get rid of that. They "patched" a 3'x4' area in the hallway wall. It's the cheapest work I've ever seen. My 6 year old could have done a better job! And they let their youngster travel around the house with a leaky sippy cup filled with various shades of kool-aid, as there are a few drips here, a few drips there, a few drips everywhere. But the rental agency chalked it up to "normal wear and tear". Grrrr! Why can't people take care of other people's stuff? We take very good care of the rental homes we're in. What's wrong with people??!! -- Vent over.

 

[aspen37]

Good Morning everyone!

Morning All!! Just checking in before I go out into the weather. Power went out at home because of the wind. Two and half trees down on my way into work, due to the wind. Barricades and road construction barrels knocked over by the wind.

Wish me luck!

Enjoy being out of the office. I can't wait to hear about your field trip.

Morning all. I had a moment of weakness last night when I realized I could save $30 a piece on our plane tickets and we expanded our January trip by a day. I do love flying Southwest. The fact they let you change your itinerary with no fees is a great perk, not to mention no checked bag fees.

Highlight of my day is a meeting with one of our interns where I have to tell her she isn't cutting it and has 60 days to improve or she will be asked to leave the program. There are sure to be lots of tears. I just don't think she has what it takes to succeed in our hospital where we work at a very fast pace, so my guess is she'll be gone before DAP.

Good Luck!

Good Wednesday Morning! Rumor has it we're going to see the sun in these parts today

I have another busy day of running around, DS7 has speech therapy after school, I have a parent-student assoc. meeting tonight that I have to get ready for, and, hmm, I'm forgetting something....oh, wait, I need to start PACKING!

Have a great day everyone! Hopefully I will make it to chat tonight.

When I woke up the Weather Channel said it was cloudy, well it is clear blue skies. I hope it is sunny for you today.

Deb and I are no longer F&W rookies with one kiosk under our belts. Time for more! Our basic strategy is each get a different dish if we think we'll like both. If we only like the looks of one we'll share. This worked well for us as we got further into our gluttony.

Santiago Chile is next up. Still fairly early after WS opening and the booths are quiet.

I had seen a few photos of the Rock Shrimp Cerviche. Not my style. I like popcorn shrimp but not popcorn on shrimp. I'm not sure if this makes sense but it does to me. I got the Corn & Cheese Arepa.

This is the arepa. Sorry about the fuzzy photo. At least you can make out that these things each come with a tail. This is a type of griddle cake. Doesn't look too appealing. It's flat. It does have cheese so I can forgive it's flattness. Deb didn't care for anything here so this one is all mine. Onto a taste.

Ok, so this is my fourth or fifth taste. The cake is almost gone.

Arepa must stand for manhole cover because this thing had the density of one. Belly buster for sure. It was dry as well. These could have been left over from yesterday, last week, last year? Onto something positive. I did like the flavor though. Nice peppery sweet corn flavor.

So this booth wasn't that big of a hit with us. Hopefully others are enjoying it more. Next up is kiosk #3 - Athens, Greece.

I hope Greece is better than the last two booths! Have a great day George!

 

[chirurgeon]

After the cool temps we had when I went back to PA I am enjoying the heat. But it would be nice if it would cool off Florida style.

And it is even worse today, very windy and cloudy.

Kim

 

[hideeh]

My 200th post!! I have been saving it 'special' just for my first post to this thread! (I have been following along with the fun, just haven't posted here!) DAP can not get here soon enough. I am in the cold, rainy Pennsylvania Kathy just escaped. I need some Florida sunshine.

 

[dpuck1998]

Good morning everyone! I have a call into the heater people. My fan keeps going on and going on and going on. I thought it was the air conditioner, but I finally checked and that's not the case. So before it turns cold and I wonder where my heat is, I'm having it checked out. It's supposed to be 83 today, so I won't need it anytime soon. I'm finding all kinds of things that bother me about our last tenants. There are 100Watt bulbs in almost every 60W max socket. In the ceiling fans, the bulbs don't match. The finish on the kitchen floor is gone, so a simple mopping does nothing to show that the floor is clean. I have to actually get down on my hands and knees and scrub it. They left empty garden stuff in the back yard. I guess I'm supposed to get rid of that. They "patched" a 3'x4' area in the hallway wall. It's the cheapest work I've ever seen. My 6 year old could have done a better job! And they let their youngster travel around the house with a leaky sippy cup filled with various shades of kool-aid, as there are a few drips here, a few drips there, a few drips everywhere. But the rental agency chalked it up to "normal wear and tear". Grrrr! Why can't people take care of other people's stuff? We take very good care of the rental homes we're in. What's wrong with people??!! -- Vent over.

They are selfish self centered slobs....people lack respect in general. Its a shame isn't it.

 

[kathrna]

CURSES! The heating people won't be out until Friday. I know it's not an emergency, but I can hear money just sucking through the air vents. Drat!

 

[firsttimemom]

Did this stem from the podcast cruise? Didn't we all have a few anxiety issues around Taunya??

Oh, man- I had totally forgotten about her. She was something!

btw- I havent forgotten about the cruise pics!

 

[kathrna]

My 200th post!! I have been saving it 'special' just for my first post to this thread! (I have been following along with the fun, just haven't posted here!) DAP can not get here soon enough. I am in the cold, rainy Pennsylvania Kathy just escaped. I need some Florida sunshine.

YAY! congratulations on your 200th post!!

64 or so more days 'til DAP. Keep telling yourself that!

 

[kathrna]

OK, they are firing artillery round after artillery round here. It's litteraly shaking my windows. I have to say that I have not missed this part of living here. *BOOOM* *BOOOOM*

 

[fakereadhed]

Why can't people take care of other people's stuff? We take very good care of the rental homes we're in. What's wrong with people??!! -- Vent over.

So sorry to hear that you are dealing with that! We rented our house once and had to do major remodeling when we returned from another state. We will now only rent if we have no attachments to anything. Some of the irreplaceable stuff still ticks me off and it's been 14 years.

Deb and I are no longer F&W rookies with one kiosk under our belts.

Really enjoying the F&W report, George!

 

[AnneR]

My 200th post!! I have been saving it 'special' just for my first post to this thread! (I have been following along with the fun, just haven't posted here!) DAP can not get here soon enough. I am in the cold, rainy Pennsylvania Kathy just escaped. I need some Florida sunshine.

Congratulations Heidi