July 28, 2007 - "Rome-ancing the Mouse Cruisers" -11 days! Part 2

[kidcoos3]

Ok, we were talking about scrapbooks. Here are some pics of mine. sorry about the quality, my scanner isn't big enough to fit the whole page:

I love the scrapbooks - I'm not a scrapbooker - but my DD15 is- I'm going to show them to her

I have 2 boys and a girl. DS 17 ( barely survived the 16's, DD 14 sweet as can be and DS 12 sports fanatic.

I know of 2 almost 16 year old girls going on the cruise, my daughter and FormerCper's daughter too.

It's cool because now they are doing this with a lot more of the kids like him. The other kids learn compassion and coping skills at an earlier age when they are more impressionable. Despite all his outbursts, the kids still say hi to him a lot, and try to incorporate him in things. -

I work in a small school and we have a few children with similar issues. It's wonderful to see how the other kids will rally around and protect the student who is different. There has been a boy in my daughter's class since Kindergarten, (they are now in 6th grade) and even with all of the issues he has he is still one of them and others watch out for him. They make sure he has his homework written down or has the right books when he goes to the next class. You don't hear about those things happening in schools just the bullying etc...

Now I'm on my soap box.

It is definitely a great thing. That is what my daughter's research paper was about - how it helps all children to mainstream - both the "regular" kids and the mainstreamed ones.
When I taught, it was "specials classes" - computers etc. Those classes plus PE were the classes that they started the mainstreamed kids out in - usually worked out fine- I sometimes needed some help from the other teachers - but it was a positive experience. I had one boy in my class who I refered to special services because he was so intelligent but it took him forever to take a test. Turned out he had a processing problem. I couldn't believe that as a 13 year old, no one had ever said anything. I had him for a semester - 1 period a day and I knew there was a problem. He had moved from another school district - amazing the differences in school districts!

Lanyard Status 5/30:
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It looks like we're doing pretty well paying you Kyla!

Ok all - here's what's been happening.


What a lady I tell you. And a wonderful experience in meeting a new/old neighbor. She's lived there for years but out here -if your more than 2 houses away - we're basically all strangers.

3. I have signed on to do the WB Transatlantic Repo cruise.

Congrats on your dogs - that has happened to us too - so scary!!
I know what you mean about being 2 houses away. We lived in CA for 7 years. The 2nd year that we were there, on Halloween, one of my sons went to a house that was kitty corner from ours - turns out a kid in his class lived there - with 4 other kids!! and we didn't even know they had kids there!

Hi Penny
Here is a link to the tween/ teen thread. The majority posting are the tweens (8-14), I think the 16 and up crowd may need their own thread, which I could start if there is interest!

Andrew and Helen should be back posting tomorrow!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18466387#post18466387http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18466387#post18466387http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18466387#post18466387

A couple of them are starting to do a myspace check in - that might suit them better for now. Thanks for the offer though, we might end up taking you up on that.

Hi everyone can I join in here please ?

I've been active on the Creative forum but never thought to join in here. We're also on the 28th July cruise. We being me Isabel, DH Paul, DS age 11 Josh and DS age 9 Ethan. He live in London U.K .This will be our 3 DCL cruise having done a 7 day Eastern and the 10 night Xmas cruise last year.

I hope we can meet up with some of you onboard in 56 or so days time

Welcome - it's definitely a fun bunch!!

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[formerCPer]

Mornin' everyone,
Just checking in and ramping up for two days of recital with our DDs. Welcome to our new friends. As fresh skallywags don't forget to check out our pre-cruise Barcelona Four Cats and fountain forage and on-board hang-a-fish program. Hey, this place is becoming a real zoo!

 

[salliep]

Summary for Wednesday 30th May

• Everyone is excited about participating in the fish extender/ door gifts
• TIP: let your credit card company know you are overseas
• Lots of TLC for the people who are down or who have lost somebody close to them
• The Flashing continues
• Kyla is still collecting payments and organising lanyards,Thanks Kyla
• More doggie talk
• Mary Jo is going to Blog
• She has also booked her hotel room Las Ramblas
• The Pirate name Quiz was posted (4590) and has caused much mirth
• Especially for Kyla as she is a smelly pirate!
• Joann got the 4600 pirate because no one else noticed
• Dan likes chocolate smoothies I'm sure I could grow to like them anyone know if they are available on board
• Joann is catching helen up
• Lots more teachers checking in so a list of teachers has been formed
• Aurora got her painting done, she's also queen of multiquoting today (21)
• BRING TOILET PAPER!!!!!!

Lynn I love your summaries!!!! Since YOU brought up the flashing issue again... I must report that we are having 90 degree weather here on Long Island. The temperature on my classroom thermometer reads 95 degrees!!!! Put a hot flash on top of that every 20 minutes or so...and ,.. well,.... you can just imagine

Hi everyone can I join in here please ?

I've been active on the Creative forum but never thought to join in here. We're also on the 28th July cruise. We being me Isabel, DH Paul, DS age 11 Josh and DS age 9 Ethan. He live in London U.K .This will be our 3 DCL cruise having done a 7 day Eastern and the 10 night Xmas cruise last year.

I hope we can meet up with some of you onboard in 56 or so days time

WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME!!!!!!

 

[disneylover5]

Hi ,
I have a 17 year old son who is going on the cruise so tell your daughter that there is at least one other teenager on board! Penny

We have so many teenagers in our group of 19.....let me think....9 of them!!

I have 2 boys and a girl. DS 17 ( barely survived the 16's, DD 14 sweet as can be and DS 12 sports fanatic.

What is DD14's name....she sounds like a jewel the way you describe her!! My DD13 is Annie. Danielle (13) is also travelling with us.....she is fine but when she was born God forgot to make a liver for her...she lived in a hospital for a year and then had a transplant when a liver became available. Now she just takes anti rejection drugs and will for her whole life.....

We're also arriving 7/27 and staying at the AC Barcelona. Perhaps if any of us are awake, we can get together to figure out how to make our way to the magic fountain.



My neices are 17 & 21, nephew 18 - It sounds like there will be quite a few in those age groups on board.

I think the Teenagers will run this ship!!!

Hi everyone,

I have a lot to catch up on, but I just wanted to pop in & say

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DIS!!



Today the DIS is 10 Years Old!!!​

HOW COOL!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY​

 

[LynnTarrant]

Summary for Thursday 31st May

• Don wants us to start a Disney university
• Dan gave us a good site for creating postcards on line
• Carrie did 66 yes 66 multiquotes. Beat that!
• The reports from the Med are of rough seas
• Joann posted a packing list which has been added to by others (Does it have loo roll on it!?)
• Disneylover up late by herself told pirate jokes, Joann thinks she had Helenitis
• People worried about feeling too rushed on the cruise having scheduled too much, Kyla just wants to see everything and got a new tag
• There was a pirate Mystery on the thread, Kyla tried for a sneaky pirate, Mary Jo got it but then suddenly Kyla had it back, so Kyla got 4700. But now Kyla has Helenitis
• Mary Jo gave us some keyboard short cuts. She's also coordinating a map with all the cabin nos. so we can do the door thing
• Kidcoos3 got a hot tub and got tagged too, ( she was so excited she thought she'd have an accident!) (I hope not in the hot tub! )
• Dan's been promoted to Lieutenant behind Admiral Andrew and Captain Helen
• More clothes chat
• Kyla put the deck parties,shows and formal nights into one list(4770)
• Mary Jo posted a calendar which she will copy to people who want it
• Mrs G tried to get the next pirate by talking to herself more Helenitis, but Aurora just snuck it with a genuine question
• However this Helenitis seems to be even more contagious than the flashing because now Aurora has it!
• DVC chat re AKV (all vacation club members talk in acronyms have you noticed )
• Disney Spirit has rebooked hotel.

 

[LynnTarrant]

Okay I think I've caught up now, thanks for all your good wishes, it isn't easy here at the minute but we'll get through.

 

[LynnTarrant]

Finally have finalized the rest of our rebooking for this cruise. We will be arriving on the 27th and staying at th AC Barcelona hotel. Have transfers thru Disney from airport to hotel, hotel to ship, and ship back to airport on day of departure. At least we will get to see some of Barcelona. Here's hoping for warmer weather and calmer seas!

So pleased you are sorted

 

[LynnTarrant]

Pixie dust to you and your family Lynn. That explains why you haven't posted the summaries. I could try to do it for you, although I am not witty at all But if you want me to help you out, let me know.

Were mine witty?!? Oh and I was trying to be so sensible and serious!

Thank you for the offer I'd nearly caught up when I saw it but it was a lovely thought and I'm sure you'd have made a good job of it too you did the countdown pirate and that had me rolling up!

 

[LynnTarrant]

For everyone that has received the dvd - did you guys order it? I have received the new castaway cards but no dvd here

I didn't have to order mine it just came

 

[LynnTarrant]

Well, I'm going to guess it was Lynn, Kyla, Aurora, or possibly.................HELEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh pot calling kettle black methinks! (do you have that saying in the US or do I need to translate?)

 

[LynnTarrant]

My suggestion is anything that tells the teacher (if you feel that way) that your child thanks them for their year together.........that's what is really special to me!

I agree 100%

 

[LynnTarrant]

I love your message about not remembering your password.....that's me.
My name is Penny. I'm traveling with DH and three children 17, 14 and 12. I feel so ignorant about this whole web site chatting, I've never done it before and I'm trying to catch on to it all. Thanks for the tips about traveling!

Welcome again Penny, it's a bit strange but you get used to it very quickly

 

[LynnTarrant]

It gets to be pretty addicting Penny - next thing you know, you wake up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water and you're checking the boards - ok, maybe I only did that once or twice

I thought it was just me!

 

[LynnTarrant]

I've been reading the blogs as well. Good stuff. Here are others from those currently on the boat:

http://icunurse-celeste-travels.blogspot.com/
http://www.allearsnet.com/blogs/debwills/
http://allearsnet.com/blogs/allearsteam/
http://www.allearsnet.com/blogs/guestblog/
http://breighton.qseg.org/

The last one is done through the eyes of a toddler. Neat stuff.

Brian

I've been following the Blogs they are great . How do you set one up?

 

[LynnTarrant]

quote=kyla;18953516]Ok, we were talking about scrapbooks. Here are some pics of mine. sorry about the quality, my scanner isn't big enough to fit the whole page:


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Brilliant!
Loved your pages​

 

[LynnTarrant]

Tristan is actually a unique case. He has been officially diagnosed as PDD-NOS (Pervasive Development Disorder - Not otherwise specified). Most kids get lumped there because they don't fit the other categories. (Autism, Asperger's, Auditory Delay) He's more unique in that he has several Autism and Aspergers qualities, but not enough to say he is totally this or that. But when we was little the Auditory Delay was huge. he couldn't answer questions, like what is your name, or how old are you. But if you said - "Hey George, enjoy your 2nd birthday!" He would correct you and say, "i'm not George I'm Tristan and I'm 5!" He just literally couldn't hear you if you asked a question. thankfully he has learned to cope with it, he still doesn't hear you, but it's better.​

So, he's super smart. His IQ was tested as 140 at age 4. But, at age 4 he also tested as being only 9 mos old socially. At this point, he may be 12, but he plays with others the way a 4 or 5 year old does. And he handles 'wrongs' like a 2-yr old. So he is prone to exploding in class.​

He exploded and threw his lunch one day because suddenly they decided that cold lunch and hot lunch couldn't sit together. this was a mistake on the kitchen staff's part. The majority of the staff at the school knows they have to communicate things in advance so that kids like him can be told ahead of time. even though we have explained it, he still is upset over it. And he probably will be until they change back, if ever. Had they told him that starting tomorrow these are the new rules, he would be totally cool with it.​

The other thing about him is that he can't really talk to kids his own age. He doesn't understand conversation queues, like when a person has lost interest (like i am sure you all have now) So he's a bit interesting. In 1st grade we started a thing where he goes to SDC for 1/2 the day, then a reg ed class the rest of the day. that way he started getting used to real kids. Then by 2nd grade it was regular ed the whole day. It's cool because now they are doing this with a lot more of the kids like him. The other kids learn compassion and coping skills at an earlier age when they are more impressionable. Despite all his outbursts, the kids still say hi to him a lot, and try to incorporate him in things. - Ok - off that topic, if anyone wants to know more about that, feel free to PM me. If I can't answer your question, i can ask my friend

Your son sounds wonderful, I have taught many children on the austistic spectrum over the years and they have all left me with many happy memories and a lot of respect.

 

[LynnTarrant]

ok, it looks like we are close to ordering lanyards. Just waiting on:

caven553

sandaneli
donic
10yrann​

Let me know if you have payment on its way. Maybe its here and I don't know it.​

You're great Kyla. Thank you.

 

[LynnTarrant]

That's great. but i have to know - make it blue. or make it pink?

I want to replace my license plate with MKITBLU (my car is a pretty blue)​

 

[LynnTarrant]

Ok all - here's what's been happening.

1. Scary home situation still on hold. I'm playing ostrich in the hopes that things aren't really happening.

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2. Came home from dinner last night to find that our 'girls' had escaped their cell (backyard) and were runnig loose. Luckily, some happened to hear them in their yards and went out to investigate. Isis (our B&W) came into their yard because she'd seen their cat. Chloe - our white dog - is a follower and clumsy as heck so SHE ran into their trashcan and knocked it over. Well, they recognized them from DD and I walking them periodically and knew they were local so even though they look intimidating - she took a chance and tried to catch them. They both had their collars on but it took a while. Eventually they rounded them up and took them inside. They WONDERFUL people put their own dogs in the back (theirs are inside dogs too) and allowed my "brats" to stay inside. Once they were inside - they went directly to the dogs blankets and laid down. Chloe was the first to allow them to pet her and that was when they got a chance to read the tags. Because it was late - they didn't catch our address on the tag but did a reverse phone number lookup and caught our address that way. Amazingly - they'd been out for about a 1/2 hr. The lady said that they were very skittish and scared and their hearts were really pounding but once inside they settled down - well the white one did - Isis - would just pace but would settle down long enough to be spoken and head patted only. Chloe would lie down and roll over to have her tummy scratched along with her neck. That Dog is a sucker for neck rubs. She's easily bought!​

Anyway, since we got back late, I was scared to see this person standing inf front of DH's car wearing a black hoodie and 'casing' out the house but it turns out that my angel was just leaving an additional note telling us where to find the dogs. Bless her heart. Her house is on the corner of a MAJOR HEAVILY TRAVELED THOROUGHFARE! We were extremely lucky that they weren't run over. I know exactly what happened/ Isis broke through our very old wooden gate and the rope holding it together busted. She took off and Chloe followed. Even though they are micro-chipped. These dogs rarely are turned back in. In fact, there has been a rash of husky-napping around here. So I consider myself extremely blessed that my girls are back home! THANK YOU GOD! AND MY GIRLS ANGEL!​

Now I really must do something good for them. I was thinking some kind of fruit basket or something like that - would do you guys think? I didn't even think about a reward but I did ask her what I could do to thank her. Her response - do something nice for someone else. What a lady I tell you. And a wonderful experience in meeting a new/old neighbor. She's lived there for years but out here -if your more than 2 houses away - we're basically all strangers. She said that while she was scared to approach them she had a hunch they were inside dogs as Chloes coat was too white and shiny to look like they were outside dogs.​

So glad you had a happy ending​

3. I have signed on to do the WB Transatlantic Repo cruise. I was 'informed' this morning by a friend that she managed to book some of the last cat 12's that went on special. I thought about this, checked with DH and DD14 about going. While DD wasn't happy - she said - go ahead. I know you need time away. DH said that if this is what I want to do then I should go ahead as we may never have another year like the kind we're having. VERY BUSY at work. HHHMMMM...wonder if he is just trying to get me out of his hair? Oh who cares - as long as I get to visit some of my childhood longings. I always thought it would be nice to visit the rock of Gilbralter. Now, I'm going to get the chance.​

I've always wanted to see it ever since as a child, anyone remember those traveling encyclopedia salespeople that would sell thos special, classic books? You spent lots of $$ for color pictures - an 'heirloom' to pass on to your kids? Yeah - those - well, back in '72 or thereabouts my father bought them for us kids and I remember looking at this 'special' place in the world and saying to myself - I'm going there one day. I'm happy because I get to knock off another one of my places-to-visit-before-I-die list. I truly am blessed to have such a wonderful life.​

And that brings me back to my original point - sorry its so long - just when I think I'm having a bad time, I get knocked up alongside my head and makes me open my eyes to realize - I truly am blessed. I could have lost 2 very important people WELL OK - their dogs - but their still family and instead I still have them. My girls are alive and well - the human ones that is and DH is super supportive and happy that I'm going. (I'm leaving that one alone ) What more could a girl ask for?​

Ok - on to introduce myself to the other thread! Final payment being made Friday at 3 pm EST.​

Way to go!

 

[LynnTarrant]

Andrew and Helen should be back posting tommorrow

Joann have you caught up yet ​