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

[tlcoke]

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

They are definitely on my packing list. Also, I am monitoring the 10 day out weather forecast.

 

[tlcoke]

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.

Heidi, Congrats on your 200th post!!!

 

[halliesmommy01]

Good Morning Dis Friends! I may not be in chat tonight. I am so exhausted. I have a cough that is keeping me up at night. Hope you all have great days.

 

[kathrna]

Good Morning Dis Friends! I may not be in chat tonight. I am so exhausted. I have a cough that is keeping me up at night. Hope you all have great days.

Feel better and get some good rest. Can you take something at night to help you sleep/stop coughing?

 

[tlcoke]

Good Morning Dis Friends! I may not be in chat tonight. I am so exhausted. I have a cough that is keeping me up at night. Hope you all have great days.

I hope you feel better Becky.

For your cough, I recommend Robitussin Cough Gels (pill form of cough syrup), they work like a dream in quieting a cough.

http://www.robitussin.com/cough/cough_gels_la.asp

 

[katscradle]

I woke up to rain today. Went for early walk, any way.

No rain here, just a gray day and cool here.

Good morning everyone!

 

[chickie]

Morning everyone!

Todd- I can't believe they are making you go up on a roof in that kind of weather. Our roofers would never be up there in those windy conditions. Stay safe!

Becky- Feel better and take care of that cough. Sometimes it seems those things last forever.

George- Thanks for the F&W updates. One of theses days I'll get there myself.

Nicole- Are you referring to our lovely waitress on PCC1? Millie liked her, but she did make me very nervous most of the time.

Just a quick update on my dad. He's been up walking this morning with help. He's in a lot of pain, obviously, but he's progressing well, and they may be able to remove his chest tubes sometime today. Not sure if I'll get up there to see him today; I kinda feel a cold coming on, and I sure don't want to get him sick!

Weather here is absolutely beautiful today. Blue skies and up to about 68 to 70. Tomorrow, though, the rain comes. In buckets from what I hear.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[katscradle]

Good Luck!



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.

I am glad to hear your son is thriving.
It's a lot of work to get what you need.
I have one son that has a combo of ADD/ODD, but not enough of either to treat. He is finally coming up on his 12th birthday and starting to settle which is great, but it has been a long road.
We have had to go outside the school for he educational needs as the school doesn't help him in anyway.
My younger son who is 6 is AD/HD and is also not on meds.
This was my choice.
I feel that in the long run he will be better off without meds.
He is also just borderline, and the Dr. seems to think that not treating him with meds at this point is better.
The Dr. has said if it gets too much for us then we can put him on the meds.

 

[katscradle]

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

I am hoping you will still be saying that in December.

 

[katscradle]

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.

Well I want pics of your next stop please.
Try and come into chat for a few minutes tonight.
Even if it's late.

 

[katscradle]

Good Morning Dis Friends! I may not be in chat tonight. I am so exhausted. I have a cough that is keeping me up at night. Hope you all have great days.

Hope you feel better soon!

Heidi congrats on your 200th post.

Kat sorry to hear about the rental woes.

 

[shellyminnie]

I am hoping you will still be saying that in December.

It might be warm enough for you to wear shorts, but if it's as cold as it was last year, there's no way I'm wearing shorts!! If it's below 70, I freeze!!

 

[exwdwcm]

Todd, be safe out there today- no getting blown away on a blustery day!

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.

awesome on the SW prices! sorry about the rough thing you have to do today. that is definitely no fun- hang in there!

Packing is on my agenda for Friday & Saturday, I just need to determine what to pack for my 14 day trip and not over pack.

good luck, if you find the secret to packing, please let me know!

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.

wow- kudos to you for being good parents and giving those kids the love and support they need and deserve. you guys are awesome!

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.

woo hoo!!! congrats

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!

yuck-hope they can come out soon!

Good Morning Dis Friends! I may not be in chat tonight. I am so exhausted. I have a cough that is keeping me up at night. Hope you all have great days.

feel better soon. you will be missed in chat- i hope to make it tonight!

it is nice here in TX today- 60s or so right now. Loving it NOT being in the 90s. my good friend left this am for WDW for 5 nights with her 6yo and twin 18mo girls. hoping they have a great time and good weather!

 

[tlcoke]

good luck, if you find the secret to packing, please let me know!

My secret to packing is, if I find I need something/forgot something, there is always a Walmart near by.

 

[sshaw10060]

My secret to packing is, if I find I need something/forgot something, there is always a Walmart near by.

That is what I tell Pam all the time. Until we take a trip to Nepal all the necessities are a credit card transaction away if you forget them at home. Thus I own 15 disney hats and she has 4 or 5 Mickey bathing suits.

George, When properly made and arepa is a light and fluffy souffle-like tasty corn concoction. When improperly made a hockey puck tastes better.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Howdy folks. I just wanted to pop in and say hi. It feels like I have been crazy busy lately with work, family, and then fun DIS stuff. I haven't seemed to have as much time to post as I used to, and I haven't been in chat in forever. By that time on Wednesday evening I don't even want to look at a computer. Hope to see you all soon.

 

[wildfan1473]

My secret to packing is, if I find I need something/forgot something, there is always a Walmart near by.

 

[aspen37]

Howdy folks. I just wanted to pop in and say hi. It feels like I have been crazy busy lately with work, family, and then fun DIS stuff. I haven't seemed to have as much time to post as I used to, and I haven't been in chat in forever. By that time on Wednesday evening I don't even want to look at a computer. Hope to see you all soon.

Hi Dave!

 

[Tonya2426]

It might be warm enough for you to wear shorts, but if it's as cold as it was last year, there's no way I'm wearing shorts!! If it's below 70, I freeze!!

It was very cold last year at Mousefest - especially at night at Epcot. And I don't freeze when it is below 70!!

The days were nice though. But I have also been in January when it was 90 in the shade. My advise to people who go to Disney World during the winter is to pack for freezing temps and hot temps unless you want to buy a sweatshirt and/or a pair of shorts.

 

[spaddy]

It might be warm enough for you to wear shorts, but if it's as cold as it was last year, there's no way I'm wearing shorts!! If it's below 70, I freeze!!

You would die here today then. I am freezing. The wind is howling.

It was very cold last year at Mousefest - especially at night at Epcot. And I don't freeze when it is below 70!!

The days were nice though. But I have also been in January when it was 90 in the shade. My advise to people who go to Disney World during the winter is to pack for freezing temps and hot temps unless you want to buy a sweatshirt and/or a pair of shorts.

I was at WDW in December of '07 and it was wonderful. I am hoping for the same weather this year.