***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 5

[Steamboat Marti]

Thank you. My hope is that it stays a cold. Generally it turns into croup. Might be taking the nebulizer with us. They told us he would grow out of this as his lungs matured. I wonder when that will be???

Matt's seven and had croup last weekend. We were shocked !! I thought he'd be over it by now!!

 

[babytrees]

Deb - you really are creative -- and I love the poem. In the third line the word to -- I think it should be too. (but I could be wrong - English was not my subject!!). Is English anybody's subject so they could correct me if I'm wrong??

Marti you aren't correct....Deb you are.

My oldest says "Why did I have to have a mom with an english degree"
My DH says"That's what I get being married to you!!"

Theresa

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Marti is absolutely right...it should be "too." You get a gold star Marti and that's a really cute poem Deb.

Amy

Do I get the gold star or the chest to pin it on?? I'll take the chest!!!!

 

[Steamboat Marti]

It's okay Martha. We all know Kate's the most compassionate.

I wonder how long I'd have to go without posting to receive a special PM from Kate?

Amy

My bet is less than 24 hours.... but don't flatter yourself, she'd worry because you're pregnant!!!

 

[KMH1]

Marti you aren't correct....Deb you are.

My oldest says "Why did I have to have a mom with an english degree"
My DH says"That's what I get being married to you!!"

Theresa

I found this:
People seldom mix “two” up with the other two; it obviously belongs with words that also begin with TW, like “twice” and “twenty” that involve the number 2. But the other two are confused all the time. Just remember that the only meanings of “too” are “also” ("I want some ice cream too.") and “in excess” ("Your walkman is playing too loudly.") Note that extra O. It should remind you that this word has to do with adding more on to something. “To” is the proper spelling for all the other uses.

Wouldn't "too close" be an example of in excess?

Not trying to start a debate...just curious now!

Amy

 

[KMH1]

My bet is less than 24 hours.... but don't flatter yourself, she'd worry because you're pregnant!!!

LOL!

Well, let it be known that we are leaving town tomorrow morning and will be gone through late Monday night.

Amy

 

[Tammi67]

When we went in October with our friends, they have a not-quite three year old who didn't like ANY characters. Toward the end of the trip we were at AK and there were characters out front. Nancy and I each took a hold of John's hand and we approached Baloo (the character, not the moderator ). John walked with us slowly and I yelled that sorry Baloo, John is afraid. Well, Baloo sat on the ground (not an easy feat for a big guy) and waved to have John walk over slowly. Because we've been to Disney before, I understood some of the gestures that Baloo was making. He asked John to feel his fur on his hand. John let me stroke Baloo's hand with John's hand tucked in mine. All the while I was speaking softly to John:

See John, he has soft fur. Then Baloo wanted to touch John's hand and I said "do you have soft fur like Baloo?" and John laughed because he knew he didn't. We actually turned a corner with that visit. He got a little closer and shook his hand at the end. On the last day John actually hugged Mickey and said Bye Mickey!!

The point is that the characters are used to children being afraid. Try to find one that has no line and you will be surprised to see how well they handle it. I would recommend that you go up and spend time with the character so that Alyssa will see that you are not afraid. Don't push her at all - by the end of the week she may be ready to say hello to one of them. If she realizes that nobody else seems to be afraid, she may try (or may not try) to socialize with them. But think about it -- its a big furry thing, probably twice or three times her size. I'd be afraid too!!!

What a touching story. We did make progress with her last year. She wouldn't go up to anyone or anything, and on our last day she went up to Aurora. What a thrilled that was for ME. I got some great pictures of Aurora squatting down to talk to her. I hope you are right and that we make even more progress this time.

 

[babytrees]

I found this:
People seldom mix “two” up with the other two; it obviously belongs with words that also begin with TW, like “twice” and “twenty” that involve the number 2. But the other two are confused all the time. Just remember that the only meanings of “too” are “also” ("I want some ice cream too.") and “in excess” ("Your walkman is playing too loudly.") Note that extra O. It should remind you that this word has to do with adding more on to something. “To” is the proper spelling for all the other uses.

Wouldn't "too close" be an example of in excess?

Not trying to start a debate...just curious now!

Amy

You are right!! Amy....I was having a not thinking moment....and if you want a debate you had to be around my office a couple of weeks ago with affect versus effect.....I thought at one point it was going to come to blows!!


Theresa

 

[bear74]

My dad emailed this to me, so naturally I thought of all of my DDA buddies.... its too cute!



Why Santa likes RED....

too funny.
Marti glad your back.

 

[Steamboat Marti]

LOL!

Well, let it be known that we are leaving town tomorrow morning and will be gone through late Monday night.

Amy

Who's going to defend me against the Queen???

 

[ksoehrlein]

You are right!! Amy....I was having a not thinking moment....and if you want a debate you had to be around my office a couple of weeks ago with affect versus effect.....I thought at one point it was going to come to blows!!

Theresa, I hate that one! I worked as a medical editor, and our transcriber could NEVER get it right. I used to do a Find for every "effect" and then analyze the sentence to see if it was the right one each and every time. It got old real fast.

DH had a professor (in podiatry school, no less) whose pet peeve was people who mix up "affect" and "effect." It's funny now, but he spent the better half of a lecture ranting on and on about it, which was probably a waste of student loan money. The upshot is that DH always gets it right now, which is a very good thing for our marriage!

 

[bear74]

OK - one more before I stop my own posting party....

coke all over the screen!

 

[Steamboat Marti]

I found this:
People seldom mix “two” up with the other two; it obviously belongs with words that also begin with TW, like “twice” and “twenty” that involve the number 2. But the other two are confused all the time. Just remember that the only meanings of “too” are “also” ("I want some ice cream too.") and “in excess” ("Your walkman is playing too loudly.") Note that extra O. It should remind you that this word has to do with adding more on to something. “To” is the proper spelling for all the other uses.

Wouldn't "too close" be an example of in excess?

Not trying to start a debate...just curious now!

Amy

No need to begin a debate -- remember this is a trouble free zone!! But I'm curious too, oh, I mean also!!!!

 

[Steamboat Marti]

What a touching story. We did make progress with her last year. She wouldn't go up to anyone or anything, and on our last day she went up to Aurora. What a thrilled that was for ME. I got some great pictures of Aurora squatting down to talk to her. I hope you are right and that we make even more progress this time.

Just go slow - at her pace. No need to freak her out at the happiest place in the world!!

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Theresa, I hate that one! I worked as a medical editor, and our transcriber could NEVER get it right. I used to do a Find for every "effect" and then analyze the sentence to see if it was the right one each and every time. It got old real fast.

DH had a professor (in podiatry school, no less) whose pet peeve was people who mix up "affect" and "effect." It's funny now, but he spent the better half of a lecture ranting on and on about it, which was probably a waste of student loan money. The upshot is that DH always gets it right now, which is a very good thing for our marriage!

Without anybody getting mad at me, I always get this wrong. Is there a short way to educate me so that I can get it right next time??

 

[rosiejo]

Your baubbles are our ornaments.

Deb

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I was thinking about it after I posted that and I figured that's what you would say. I'll add that to my new vocabulary

 

[ksoehrlein]

OK, Marti, I'm gonna go out on a limb without researching it. I'll be embarrassed if I'm wrong, but if so, somebody please correct me.

Effect is usually the noun. For example, "This medicine may cause side effects." (More on why I said "usually" to follow.)

Affect is usually the verb. For example, "The moon affects the ocean tide."

As usual in the English language, there are exceptions to both of these rules. One is when you use the phrase "to effect change." Effect is the verb. The other exception is in psychology, where a person's mood/personality is described as their affect. Affect is the noun this time (but it's pronounced a little different then usual: "AF-fect" instead of "uh-fect").

Please give me the gold star, English experts. I would hate to get a rap on the knuckles for this one!

 

[bear74]

I must be tired tonight... these are striking me as funny!!

too funny!

 

[rosiejo]

Deb - you really are creative -- and I love the poem. In the third line the word to -- I think it should be too. (but I could be wrong - English was not my subject!!). Is English anybody's subject so they could correct me if I'm wrong??

Yup - it should be "too"

Love the poem by the way Deb

 

[rosiejo]

Hi, everyone. No, unfortunately I am really, really sick and Brantley-Kate has been vomiting for 24 hours... I can barely catch my breath from coughing. I'm on antibiotics and a nebulizer, but it's not helping. Hopefully, we'll make it to the Christmas Party at school tomorrow.

Oh, and we had a huge ice storm in Atlanta last pm. Roads are ok, but we lost tons of limbs off trees. It will likely refreeze tonight. Fun- NOT!

Hope you all get well soon Denise. You should all be tucked up in bed watching Disney dvds.