Extreme home makeover--what is the story?

[Blueeyes101817]

i just walked in and was wondering what the story behind this family was? Thanks!!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Dad has pancreatic cancer (I think it is pancreatic)

He did a "extreme makeover" for a neighbor's kitchen--and it was covered by local news. He evidently is quite generous with his time and talent with others.

They submitted his family for consideration to EMH and voila!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

thanks so much!

 

[simba928]

I didn't hear the story, but what I do know is that if they call Tinkerbell a fairy one more time, I will scream!!!!! It is annoying me so bad.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

If she isn't a fairy...then what is she?


(I think she's a fairy, is she not?)

 

[chrissyk]

If she isn't a fairy...then what is she?


(I think she's a fairy, is she not?)

She's a pixie

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Just did a bit of googling---aren't they pretty much one in the same?

 

[simba928]

thats right, chrissy, she's a pixie. The one thing that really got on my nerves worse than anything is when Ty said, "She's a lightning bug type thing, isn't she?" (or something like that) and then the girl said "she's a fairy". Those 2 things just really got to me and then everytime they said fairy (and they are saying it alot), ive gotten more and more annoyed.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

One last google search and I came upon this Disney Insider article--and she is referred to as both a pixie and a fairy and the terms are used interchangably.

Now I understand why I'm confused by your responses. Referring to her as a fairy is not incorrect.

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v050920.html

She's the shapely sprite who has become a Disney icon second only to Mickey Mouse himself. And yet Miss Bell has largely been a woman of mystery. Where did she come from? Where are her fellow fairies? And the burning question: Was she REALLY modeled on Marilyn Monroe?

Fortunately, the Disney Insider has done some sleuthing and learned, more or less, everything you ever wanted to know about Tinker Bell.

Tink originally appeared in J.M. Barrie's play, "Peter Pan." Well, sort of - onstage, the pixie never appeared in person, but was traditionally represented by a beam of light. When Walt Disney decided to film "Peter Pan," how to represent Tinker Bell was one of the great dilemmas to be resolved. Ultimately, Disney and his animators decided to put the mischievous fairy on the screen - but to keep with tradition in having her "voice" be a tinkling bell that only Peter can understand.

Although Tinker Bell's vavoom figure and winsome blonde appearance have led generations of moviegoers to compare her to Marilyn Monroe, animator Marc Davis actually modeled her on actress Margaret Kerry. The Studio was quick to point out that although Tink might LOOK like Ms. Kerry, her capricious and sometimes downright mean personality had nothing to do with the actress!


"Peter Pan" was a hit, but it was Tinker Bell who went on to become a cultural touchstone. The pixie proved so popular that she became something of an ambassador for Disney. In the process, her image has become less jealous pint-sized femme fatale and more dispenser of pixie dust, although that touch of mischief still remains part of her appeal.


A treasury of Tinker Bell information is revealed.

These days you can see Tink at the opening of "The Wonderful World of Disney," in the air at Disney theme park firework shows, and on every Disney DVD. She's prominently featured in the 50th Anniversary parade at Disneyland, "Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams," and Tinker Bell costumes and toys rival Disney Princess gear in popularity among little girls.

Although she's a beloved and instantly recognized character, there are many unanswered mysteries about Tinker Bell, stemming all the way back to "Peter Pan." Where did she come from? Who are her friends? Where does Tinker Bell go when she isn't hanging out with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys? These are questions that are never answered by Barrie, or by the film. But Tink is such a vivid presence that for more than 50 years, children have wondered about her.

These burning questions led the Disney team to develop a detailed story about Tinker Bell and the world from which she comes. Tinker Bell's world will be unveiled in a story first introduced in the novel "Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg" (available this month) by Gail Carson Levine of "Ella Enchanted" fame. The books feature illustrations by David Christiana. There's also a global Web site at DisneyFairies.com where we can meet the fairies and a get a glimpse of their world and pastimes.

"I was so glad when the people at Disney Publishing invited me to be part of the project," Ms. Levine commented. "To enter the world of Peter Pan and weave in a new landscape has been an enormous honor. I'll be thrilled if readers join the fairies' quest and go on clapping and believing and keeping Never Land young forever."

We learn that Tinker Bell is, in fact, a talented tinker - good at mending metal objects with her little hammer. This refers all the way back to a little joke in Barrie's Peter Pan - Peter claims that Tink is a common "tinker" sort of fairy. Tinkers, in Victorian England, were traveling tinsmiths.

By exploring Tink's world, the artists of Disney hope that they will give the enduring fairy new dimension - and a new place in the hearts of children (and adults) everywhere. If you believe in fairies, clap your hands for Tinker Bell!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

And there was even a link to a website (official one) of Disney fairies.

http://disney.go.com/fairies/

 

[simba928]

Thanks for the article, Lisa! I was told a while ago that Tink was a pixie, not fairy, so I have always gone by that. (I don't remember where I herd that). I guess I was misinformed.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Thanks for the article, Lisa! I was told a while ago that Tink was a pixie, not fairy, so I have always gone by that. (I don't remember where I herd that). I guess I was misinformed.

That's okay--I'm sittin' here not understanding why everyone was so upset--so was just trying to figure out what I was missing. (in other words--I was feeling like a dummy ).

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

don't they refer to her as a fairy - repeatedly - in the play "Peter Pan"??? I know in the version my DD was just in they do. "every time a child says....a fairy falls down dead"....you are instructed at the key moment to clap "if you believe in fairies"...I really don't see how anyone can get so upset when she is always referred to as a fairy - waht else are people to think!?

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

don't they refer to her as a fairy - repeatedly - in the play "Peter Pan"???

They do...i wasn't sure and was trying to google a reference. The article and fairy link were the best I can do.

I do recall in Hook and Finding Neverland these quotes--but hadn't seen the play.

 

[Lil_Tink]

Dunno... (Decides to turn on TV now)

 

[simba928]

don't they refer to her as a fairy - repeatedly - in the play "Peter Pan"??? I know in the version my DD was just in they do. "every time a child says....a fairy falls down dead"....you are instructed at the key moment to clap "if you believe in fairies"...I really don't see how anyone can get so upset when she is always referred to as a fairy - waht else are people to think!?

It has been so long since I have seen the movie Peter Pan, so I don't know what she is referred to as in there. Like I said, I was told/read a while ago that she was a pixie, not a fairy, though I was never sure what the difference is. It has just always annoyed me when she was called a fairy because I thought she was NOT a fairy, she was a pixie. Again, I guess I was misinformed. With me, it was one of those things like when people call Disney World Disneyland. It is wrong and it annoys me. I always correct people when they have/are giving out misinformation. I apologize for the confusion, though.