Okay, I'm all caught up! And I promised myself I'd go to be at 11:00 tonight because I've been TIRED getting up in the morning, so let's see if I can do this in 10 minutes...
good luck with that-I've been having problems due to my Disboards addiction...
-I love your writing. Good writers are always readers and you are definitely both (I love to read and write too)
Thanks-aren't books the best...?
-I think it's hilarious that DH made the suggestion to go to Disney, but
it works, right?
I know-I'm the Disney maniac-but look who made the suggestion...
-I think I'm more jealous of your day in NYC than I am your Disney trip (but only because I'm actually going to Disney a month after you and I haven't been to NYC since high school-which was my one and only trip. I would SO love to take the kids!)
That's one of the benefits of living where we do...we are a day trip from NYC-easy and also from D.C. if we push-that's better as an overnight...There really is so much to do...it is amazing...(but I'm not sure I could live there-very intense all the time...
-LOVE all the Alice references. I *gasp* have never read the book, but I know I have it (probably more than one copy) around here somewhere and I am going to FIND it tomorrow. And if that doesn't work I'll head to the library. Somehow I missed many of the classics I should have read by now (even though I read constantly...and usually 2 or 3 books at a time-right now it's just Harry Potter 3-I was trying to get through the series before seeing the 6th movie and obviously it didn't work. Too much Disney planning. And the 2009 Unofficial Guide. I havent' ever read the UG and I'm finding it interesting reading). Anyway...
Don't feel bad-I usually am into about 5-6 books at a time-usually something with literary value, usually something just fun, something involving travel, a book on/for the kids, something on education...you get the idea...books on tape are also great...read Alice or listen-if you get a chance-the language and characters are just so fun...btw-the Potter books are on cd-check the library-Jim Dale-awesome
-Emily's shirts are amazing. She's so creative. There are times I really wish I had a daughter...
I am very lucky to have her...but there is a ton of drama with girls...sometimes I think boys are easier-you kind of know what you're getting and they can really be very sweet in that boy-man way...
-Thank you so much for your explanation of AS. I've thought many times (especially after reading DisMomAmy's and Scrappie's threads) that it's possible my DS7 is on the very end of the spectrum, but I never really can tell, and even though there are definite auditory processing skills missing and I think maybe a few social skills lacking, his teachers have never suggested anything other than trying to get him into speech (which never happened). It's very nerve wracking because he does well enough that no one seems to see a "need" (that's not really true, his Kindergarten teacher tried...but then she switched schools and DS switched to a different school also-different from her too-and it kind of got dropped). I know something is missing, but I don't know what. I don't know where to go to try to find out. He gets good grades and does well in most things (especially things he can memorize-like math, science, and social studies), but other things he just doesn't get. Okay, sorry for hijacking your thread. The more I read on the various threads here, the more I'm thinking it might not be so much AS (though there are social issues that I see and cringe...like today when he was tapping on another child to get the child's attention while the other child was in the middle of a conversation with someone else-people don't like that!). Okay, I'll stop. Just wanted to say thanks. I'm trying to learn as much as I can, but I'm not at all sure where to look. And also, as a teacher (albeit one without a job currently), AS, and Autism, and also Giftedness facinate me and I'm always up for learning better how to relate to kids on their level.
Oh please you aren't hijacking my thread...it is really tough when you want to help your child and you know something is just a little bit "different"...there is a lot of overlap in ADD and Asperger's -both have social issues-its just that the social bit is the primary hallmark of Asperger's -ADD has it also but the inability to concentrate/focus is its hallmark-but sometimes it can be difficult to see where one begins and one ends...and some children can have both diagnoses-don't give up -you'll get there...btw I can talk about this forever so feel free to PM me if you ever want to talk about it...
Now that that book is over....
-As far as B&N is concerned I, of course, love it there, but I actually prefer Borders. Mostly because their discount club is free, not $25/year, and it offers better discounts
I've heard that...sadly my B&N is ten minutes away door to door-30 minutes to the Borders...
-My DS's are also BIG Star Wars fans. DS4 had a Star Wars cake for his birthday in June (though the party was at Chuck E Cheese). I think he is going to be my
Lego fan. He's just starting to get into them. DS7 doesn't really like Legos (or puzzles, or anything like that) at all. I hope David gets picked to be a Jedi! We are really hoping to get picked too (and are planning to use some DIS suggestions).
-The Franklin Institute looks AWESOME. In a couple years, when my DS's are older, I'm planning to take a Philadelphia/Boston/DC trip (maybe Williamsburg too). I am a HUGE American History buff and DS7 seems to be following in my Social Studies loving footsteps. So the Franklin Institute will definitely be on our list. The one science museum I've found close enough to us (it's in Atlanta) leaves a little to be desired (but we were spoiled by the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, and the other museums they have there). DS7 also loves Science (and Ben Franklin-he LOVES the National Treasure movies). So he will love it there.
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he Franklin really is awesome and yes it was in National Treasure...love that movie...I also love to talk about the great stuff in Philadelphia so please feel free to ask away...
Uh oh, it's after 11:00...
-we did AKL for DS7s 4th birthday and it was awesome!
One of my favorite resorts. You will love it there (now I am getting a little jealous...)
I am getting pretty excited...
SO cool that you have just 6 days! Can't wait to hear the rest of your planning. Sorry I talked so much....
I bet he's thrilled! 
-I think he can part with at least some of that money...
these little things. There are no batteries required and the mist is very fine. They're not the cheapest of misting fans but well worth it in my opinion.
in a certain couple's future...
