DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info DISapalooza

[shellyminnie]

Please send PD. My puppy hurt her hip this morning and can't walk right now.

Uh-oh. What happened?

 

[cm387]

oh sorry Nikki...hope she's better soon. Hopefully she'll bounce right back....

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Not exactly sure. She was fine when she woke up and went outside. She came back in and couldn't really walk. This has happened once before. She has a bad hip so I think it went out again.

 

[winotracy]

I looove it!!!

And...since I'm not as hip and cool as the rest of ya, what the heck are flatties?!?!? LMAO!!!

Not really that funny, but it was fun. Just do a search on flatties and I'm sure it will bring up the threads about this.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Heh, my flattie had a BLAST on 1.0!!! I have pics with Mickey and Lee C!!! Not to mention a certain few DISers.

 

[spaddy]

I'm pulling my kindergartner out for DAP- gotta have my priorities! :rotfl2

Have to strike while the iron's hot and enjoy time with him before he gets older and loses his mind like my older two and actually thinks there are other places to vacation. By the time they hit middle school they wanted to go somewhere else(where did I go wrong?) plus then they really couldn't miss school without falling behind. So I am going to treasure this short time with him until the whole family has deserted me and I'm flying solo.

Well, I booked PC 2.0 so I will have to pull him out for that. I don't think he will have any trouble adjusting to kindergarten so I don't think it will be a problem.

I'm also pulling my two girls out of school for DAP, they will be in 1st and 5th grades. They will be missing 4 full days of school. If it was Middle School or High School, I wouldn't do it, but, I'm going to ask for their work ahead of time - people in our school do it all the time, multiple times a year, so I'm not worried about it.

I am not really sure of our school policies on taking kids out of school. I am honestly a little freaked out about it because in Pittsburgh public schools have no Spring break. The only time there is a week off between August and June is between Christmas and New Year's. This leaves me absolutely no Disney time. My DH absolutely refuses to go to Florida in the summer.

 

[chirurgeon]

Here you go Kim!! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2198508

Thanks, Shelly.

Kim

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Heh, my flattie had a BLAST on 1.0!!! I have pics with Mickey and Lee C!!! Not to mention a certain few DISers.

All of us flatties had a blast. I loved my safety training. Your outfits were way cool!!!

 

[exwdwcm]

Nikki- sorry to hear about your pup, hope all is okay.

Dodie- i've been thinking about Greta too, hope she is doing better.

it was so fun watching everyone with their flatties, but i did notice at one point, they did start to interfere with our vacation and it was a hassle to get them out and ensure we were taking pics. of course i only had flatties of my family. Like Brandie, I don't think i want that responsibility again! it was fun, but also a little work, i think i had more pics of the flatties than I do of us real people.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

lol Yes, I was very stylish on that trip, wasn't I?

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Everyone: It seems like this is where the cool kids hang out. Talk to you all later.

 

[spaddy]

Please send PD. My puppy hurt her hip this morning and can't walk right now.

I hope she feels better.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

I don't exactly understand how flatties could interfere with one's vacation, but that could just be me. I've done it before for people on other boards and never saw it as a chore. I'd take one or two pics a day so it wasn't a big deal. I always saw it as a selfless act for the people who were unable to go. I definitely saw it that way when I was taken on 1.0. It literally brought tears to my eyes because it was such a surprise and I wanted to go so badly. I felt very connected as a result.

But, with that being said, I understand people not wanting to have the "flattie responsibility." The point is to have fun while away and I hope you all do! In any event, Flattie Nikki already has her bags packed. Several people want to take her and she can't wait!

 

[TXYankee]

I finally booked my room. Whoo Hooo. We have changed over to CBR for the pirate pool my son will love it. So where are these grids/blocks of events planned. I need to seriously catch up after being MIA for the last month and a half.

Liz,

So glad you will be at DAP and Ethan will be with you! I am sure he will love CBR.

Keep an eye on your laptop!

See you there!

 

[kimisabella]

Well, I booked PC 2.0 so I will have to pull him out for that. I don't think he will have any trouble adjusting to kindergarten so I don't think it will be a problem.



I am not really sure of our school policies on taking kids out of school. I am honestly a little freaked out about it because in Pittsburgh public schools have no Spring break. The only time there is a week off between August and June is between Christmas and New Year's. This leaves me absolutely no Disney time. My DH absolutely refuses to go to Florida in the summer.

Oh yeah, we're booked on PCC 2.0, so I guess I will be taking out my daughter in Middle School - forgot about that!!!

I don't think our school has a "policy" about it - I know that it is classified as an unexcused absence as it is not medically related. Last time I took them out of school for WDW I wrote a letter to the teacher & attendance office telling them exactly what I was doing and the reason. Maybe you could ask the attendance office at the school if they have a policy and how many days would be allowed unexcused before there is a problem.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

I'd suggest looking in your child's student handbook for attendance policy information. In our school district, that is in the beginning of the homework agenda which is handed out the first day of school. If you do not have that already, check the school website. It will be posted there.

 

[TXYankee]

To all of you parents taking your kids out of school for DAP:
!

I am trying to get my sister to join me...She is a second grade teacher and I will be taking her out of school for a couple of days! This will not be the first time I have taken her out of school to go to WDW. Don't tell anyone!!

If your kids are in my sisters class, please take them to DAP!

 

[jeanigor]

Todd, did you get my call? I wan't sure if I had the right number. If not, someone got a very strange message.

You call made everyone laugh. Except Derek. We had to explain it a tish to him. Bravo to your humor!!


I saw on Kathy's facebook that they aren't recording a show this week. Guess I'll have to go back and relisten to last week's show.

 

[kimisabella]

Nikki- sorry to hear about your pup, hope all is okay.

Dodie- i've been thinking about Greta too, hope she is doing better.

it was so fun watching everyone with their flatties, but i did notice at one point, they did start to interfere with our vacation and it was a hassle to get them out and ensure we were taking pics. of course i only had flatties of my family. Like Brandie, I don't think i want that responsibility again! it was fun, but also a little work, i think i had more pics of the flatties than I do of us real people.

I know what you are saying Michelle - I think the fact that it was on a cruise made it a little more difficult. I really didn't carry a bag or anything with me around on the ship so I found it harder to take the flattie with me, I would have had to take a bag or hold the flattie in my hand and walk around.

 

[DVCsince02]

Nikki- sorry to hear about your pup, hope all is okay.

Dodie- i've been thinking about Greta too, hope she is doing better.

it was so fun watching everyone with their flatties, but i did notice at one point, they did start to interfere with our vacation and it was a hassle to get them out and ensure we were taking pics. of course i only had flatties of my family. Like Brandie, I don't think i want that responsibility again! it was fun, but also a little work, i think i had more pics of the flatties than I do of us real people.

I agree, Michelle. You get so involved with meeting people and doing things, that is was easy to forget your flat friends are getting squashed in your bag, or you forgot to change their outfit and they are wearing their formal gown on the beach, or their swimsuit in the dining room.