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

[katscradle]

Glad you can make it Joel!



My notes say 8:30.



Woo Hoo!!!!

Your right I checked!
Thank you!

 

[kathrna]

Just earned a couple more gray hairs!

No wonder I try to leave before the bus comes in the morning. I don't have to know what DD12 is up to. DD12 disappeared. She is on crutches but she disappeared. I am looking all over the house for her. Where is she? She is with DD15 saying goodbye at the bus stop

All I could think of was that poor mother in Florida whose 7 year old daughter disappeared and they just found her body in the landfill

Yikes, Anne! How scary. Talk about stomach in your throat moment. I'm glad that you found her.

My 6 year old wants a computer too. Sheesh! Shoot for the moon!

That sounds like fun! DH's aunt & uncle host Thanksgiving here. On the one hand, it's nice because we always know where it's at and what to bring, we never have to worry about it. On the other hand, we always know we're getting dry, overcooked turkey

I'm sorry that the turkey will be dry. We'll be CA w/family. My divorced parents are even getting together to cook just because we're coming.

I love Thanksgiving too, I have a similar recipe for sweet potatoes. I put a streusel on the top of the mashed sweet potatoes, like a crumb cake topping w/lots of pecans/walnuts in it. When it bakes it gets hard and caramelizes and it's so good.

Andrea, you always have rockin' recipes. That sounds delish!

My Inlaws bought my oldest a Disney Laptop for xmas. We do xmas with them on thanksgiving since they leave for florida. I checked it out and it seems like a nice laptop for the money. It has a Solid State Drive (no moving parts) so it is more accident proof. Lots of parental controls and monitoring built in. I'm not ready to give one to my younger kids yet, but I thought my 10 yo could handle one now as long as I can lock it down and monitor it. Kids can get into a lot of trouble in a hurry online if they aren't careful. I see it often....almost daily.

I've been looking at this one.

 

[kathrna]

Kenny is a special child with a heart of gold!
However is reading and spelling are below where it should be.
He is improving with the help of a tutor.
We have told him when his spelling and reading come up to where they should be we will register him on the boards.
Until then I am afraid if he goes on the teen boards he will be teased.
His tutor says he should be up to grade level by next summer.

It sounds like he's working very hard. Good for him! That will be a nice reward, to get on the boards.

 

[katscradle]

Speaking of tickers, since I changed my trip to arrive on Thursday, now mine is right and Brandie's is wrong.

ETA - You fixed it while I was typing. LOL!



You have lots of company while you wait.



Emma (6) and Ethan (3) both want computers. I'm thinking netbooks for both. Anyone have any suggestions?

I have the Acer, and I really like it.
When I asked about the different ones st the store.
I was told the Acer is a better quality, but some other have a long life battery.
I would take qaulity over battery life anyday.
Just my 2 cents worth!

 

[Disneydonnam]

Congrats and welcome to the madness!

Thank You. I am getting so excited. I am surprising my husband with this.

 

[kathrna]

HOLY COW! I just saw my ticker! Only 29 days 'til Disneyland and the Grand Californian!!

 

[kimisabella]

Andrea, you always have rockin' recipes. That sounds delish!

I know, that's my problem.. I have too many good fattening recipes

 

[jeanigor]

Seems only appropriate that we were discussing nuts early...DP says:

"October 22 is National Nut Day."

What's YOUR favorite nut?

 

[scarlett873]

Seems only appropriate that we were discussing nuts early...DP says:

"October 22 is National Nut Day."

What's YOUR favorite nut?

Duh...my computerNUT friends!

 

[kathrna]

Seems only appropriate that we were discussing nuts early...DP says:

"October 22 is National Nut Day."

What's YOUR favorite nut?

I LOVE cashews! You can tell I've been in the party mix b/c all the cashews are gone. I'm trying to get into walnuts (HELP I'M IN A NUT!) b/c they are high in Omega-3s.

 

[katscradle]

It sounds like he's working very hard. Good for him! That will be a nice reward, to get on the boards.

In the last year he has gone up almost 3 grade levels.
He needs to be at a grade 7 level by June 2010.
Right now he is at a 4-5 level, so I know he can do it.
He was a child desparate to learn and the school and teachers were doing nothing to help him.
His special ed. teacher who is the head of the special ed dept. said
Kenny has no retention so til he get's some he is unteachable.
Well I guess you know this did not go over well with me.
I lost it and told her she was no better than my 14 year old babysitter, in fact my babysitter was better b/c at least she would attempt to help him read.
I told her the school would be treated as a daycare for my children from now on and I would take take of their education.
Then we went had him acessed and started with a tutor.
Sorry for the vent.
It just gets to me that the schools up here can get away with this.

 

[katscradle]

Thank You. I am getting so excited. I am surprising my husband with this.

That's going to be quite a surprize! WOW!

 

[katscradle]

Seems only appropriate that we were discussing nuts early...DP says:

"October 22 is National Nut Day."

What's YOUR favorite nut?

Happy Nut Day!

Almonds or macadamion!

 

[katscradle]

150?

 

[katscradle]

Well how about now?

 

[DVCsince02]

150 - woot!

 

[Madi100]

In the last year he has gone up almost 3 grade levels.
He needs to be at a grade 7 level by June 2010.
Right now he is at a 4-5 level, so I know he can do it.
He was a child desparate to learn and the school and teachers were doing nothing to help him.
His special ed. teacher who is the head of the special ed dept. said
Kenny has no retention so til he get's some he is unteachable.
Well I guess you know this did not go over well with me.
I lost it and told her she was no better than my 14 year old babysitter, in fact my babysitter was better b/c at least she would attempt to help him read.
I told her the school would be treated as a daycare for my children from now on and I would take take of their education.
Then we went had him acessed and started with a tutor.
Sorry for the vent.
It just gets to me that the schools up here can get away with this.

I'm sorry to hear this. I get frustrated with our school, because the parents make too much money, which means we are not a Title 1 school. This means that there is special education programs we don't get. I go in and work with the kids that don't have IEPs, but need help with learning. In other schools this is a paid position. In ours, there is no funding.

It sounds like he is doing great, though! Way to be a good mom and get him help.

 

[katscradle]

O.K. I am going for a nap now!

 

[scarlett873]

150 - woot!

Sneak attack...

 

[Dodie]

Sorry to have kept you out of your room so frequently. But somethings are just better done without your children/step-children around.

LOL! This is how kab407 finally earned her tag fairy tag, is it not?

Jennifer/Brandie - Are there any thoughts of trying to push back the Fulton's lunch reservation a bit or do we assume that's completely not do-able?