Our little thread of BIG changes, the neverending saga of the Resort Changers

[Grumpy Grandma]

Hi to all of you lovelies. to all. I've been quiet but trying to keep track.

Jeanette: Hope you're getting some rest for that ankle, momma.

Linda: How're you feeling?!

Sheila: How's Bella doing?

Lacey: Oooooh, London! Your first time in Ol' Blighty? Will you get enough time for shopping, I hope?

Jen: Thanks for sending me that discount link!

Janet: I'm cheering on the team (and the band, of course!) for tonight.

Candace: Are you still at AKL?! I can't keep up.


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I come seeking motherly advice. I'm sure someone here has dealt with this before as, before last night, I never had. What I think happened was Miss M had a full-on panic attack. This was at bed time. We had to go up twice because she hadn't gone to bed when we agreed. (We let her read before bedtime for a bit, then she turns out the light at a designated time.) Anyway, on the last trip up to see why she wasn't sleeping, all HECK broke loose. Screaming, fast breathing, crying, absolute WAILING, saying she was going to die, that she was afraid for me to leave, etc. I honestly thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital because she wasn't calming down. I asked her if anything bad happened in school, nothing. It straight-up reminded me of the pre-talking days before we figured out a bedtime routine and I learned what the phrase "over-tired" meant. I'm sure some of you have experienced this... any advice? I've been looking up relaxation techniques for younger kids, in case it happens again.

This is going to be short because I'm sitting at my computer and that still hurts my back .... will try to post more later.

My suggestion would be to keep the news off .... I know that there has to still be lots of stories on there about the tornados ... it's still on ours out here so I can only imagine what it is like there. Seeing all that has got to be scary for a child. Miss M is one very smart little girl and probably knows and understands more than you are aware of. Just keep letting her know that you are all safe. Hugs to you both.

 

[jennyjinx3]

Hi to all of you lovelies. to all. I've been quiet but trying to keep track.

Jeanette: Hope you're getting some rest for that ankle, momma.

Linda: How're you feeling?!

Sheila: How's Bella doing?

Lacey: Oooooh, London! Your first time in Ol' Blighty? Will you get enough time for shopping, I hope?

Jen: Thanks for sending me that discount link!

Janet: I'm cheering on the team (and the band, of course!) for tonight.

Candace: Are you still at AKL?! I can't keep up.


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I come seeking motherly advice. I'm sure someone here has dealt with this before as, before last night, I never had. What I think happened was Miss M had a full-on panic attack. This was at bed time. We had to go up twice because she hadn't gone to bed when we agreed. (We let her read before bedtime for a bit, then she turns out the light at a designated time.) Anyway, on the last trip up to see why she wasn't sleeping, all HECK broke loose. Screaming, fast breathing, crying, absolute WAILING, saying she was going to die, that she was afraid for me to leave, etc. I honestly thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital because she wasn't calming down. I asked her if anything bad happened in school, nothing. It straight-up reminded me of the pre-talking days before we figured out a bedtime routine and I learned what the phrase "over-tired" meant. I'm sure some of you have experienced this... any advice? I've been looking up relaxation techniques for younger kids, in case it happens again.

I agree with Linda, at that age I think they start to realize more about the world around them. It can be scary especially when they are overtired. Eldest DD is like that too. For me, I don't always ask what's behind the outburst anymore. Sometimes they don't even know, and mine have been known to make up reasons just because they think I want one. You did everything right, hugs from mom and reassurance is the best medicine. Hugs to you!

 

[letthewookiewin]

This is the one I got for our anniversary trip this past August. I also have a large one with the retro cartoon one at home that I got last year. I do love them both WAY more than any of my other purses!

Love it!!

I really need another one...or two...or more of them and the VB bags.

I am so happy! I just booked the bounce back offer for May! If I can keep this reservation this will be the most affordable trip ever!

POR May 8-16!

Grats on the BB!! My upcoming trip will be my most affordable WDW trip to date, but that's mainly because I am living the hubby and boys at home, and my friend gets the military discount.

Jen's most recent purchase!!!



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oooo, love it!!

Disney UK have some amazing prices for room/ticket packages including a amazing price for AKL + WL, shame I don't have any money. I would absolutely love to go during December one day.

I would love to go in December, but I don't see it happening. My DH works for his family's run appliance repair business. The fil has said that "no one can have time off in November or December".

I come seeking motherly advice. I'm sure someone here has dealt with this before as, before last night, I never had. What I think happened was Miss M had a full-on panic attack. This was at bed time. We had to go up twice because she hadn't gone to bed when we agreed. (We let her read before bedtime for a bit, then she turns out the light at a designated time.) Anyway, on the last trip up to see why she wasn't sleeping, all HECK broke loose. Screaming, fast breathing, crying, absolute WAILING, saying she was going to die, that she was afraid for me to leave, etc. I honestly thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital because she wasn't calming down. I asked her if anything bad happened in school, nothing. It straight-up reminded me of the pre-talking days before we figured out a bedtime routine and I learned what the phrase "over-tired" meant. I'm sure some of you have experienced this... any advice? I've been looking up relaxation techniques for younger kids, in case it happens again.

What I used to do with JM when he got like that is I would microwave a blanket for a couple of minutes to get it warm, wrap it around his shoulders, and then have him take a deep breath, count from 10 to 0, take a deep breath, count from 0 to 10. I would have him repeat this until he was calm.

Marie - How's the hubby doing?

 

[Mousemommy1]

Because I know I've gone completely mad this week.

To clarify, at this current time, I am booked at:

Grand Floridian Sugarloaf 8/16/14 - 8/26/14

 

[letthewookiewin]

Because I know I've gone completely mad this week. To clarify, at this current time, I am booked at: Grand Floridian Sugarloaf 8/16/14 - 8/26/14

Oh poo, we'll miss each other by 3 days.

 

[Mousemommy1]

Oh poo, we'll miss each other by 3 days.

Boo!

 

[letthewookiewin]

Boo!

I'm so excited for my girl's weekend!! We'll be at the Pop in two rooms.

Quick DL question, when I was pricing DL trips, the lowest number of park tickets you could do is two days. Does anyone know if that's the lowest number of day tickets you can get. I know on the WDW site, you can go as low as 0 days.

 

[Missoutandabout]

Melissa, Linda, Jen, Wookie: Love you ladies. Thanks a bunch for the tips, suggestions and support. I really appreciate it.

Spoke with her after school briefly about whether she was worried about anything. Again, nothing. Let that drop and just tried to reassure her that if anything upsets her, confuses her or makes her worried, she can always talk to me about it ... then changed the subject. Before dinner, I taught her a "game" I'd read about (relaxation breathing technique), explained the science behind it because she wanted to know what the game helped your body to do (LOL) and had her practice it. At bedtime, she showed me that she'd remembered the breathing thing. She's upstairs reading now so all my fingers are crossed.

 

[letthewookiewin]

Melissa, Linda, Jen, Wookie: Love you ladies. Thanks a bunch for the tips, suggestions and support. I really appreciate it. Spoke with her after school briefly about whether she was worried about anything. Again, nothing. Let that drop and just tried to reassure her that if anything upsets her, confuses her or makes her worried, she can always talk to me about it ... then changed the subject. Before dinner, I taught her a "game" I'd read about (relaxation breathing technique), explained the science behind it because she wanted to know what the game helped your body to do (LOL) and had her practice it. At bedtime, she showed me that she'd remembered the breathing thing. She's upstairs reading now so all my fingers are crossed.

Finger crossed, prayers said, and pixie dust sprinkled.

 

[chimo2u]

Miss, hoping your sweet princess has a peaceful night! Just keep reassuring her you're there for her as you have been, you're doing a wonderful job! (((Hugs)))

Wookie: Hi Kim! so sweet of you to think of my DH! Allan is still off work -- quite depressing at times, but he's waiting for a surgery date for his joint replacement/ knuckle of his fourth finger (where the baby finger is now sitting) hoping for the new year sometime.... Sooner rather than later! His trauma/PTSD is causing him anger issues and some things he's working on with his counsellor, he's still not fit to go back to work. It's a long, slow recovery. I hope the new year will bring strides forward in his recovery, his peace of mind, and his career options.
Thank you for your support, it means the world to me! :grouphug

 

[letthewookiewin]

Miss, hoping your sweet princess has a peaceful night! Just keep reassuring her you're there for her as you have been, you're doing a wonderful job! (((Hugs))) Wookie: Hi Kim! so sweet of you to think of my DH! Allan is still off work -- quite depressing at times, but he's waiting for a surgery date for his joint replacement/ knuckle of his fourth finger (where the baby finger is now sitting) hoping for the new year sometime.... Sooner rather than later! His trauma/PTSD is causing him anger issues and some things he's working on with his counsellor, he's still not fit to go back to work. It's a long, slow recovery. I hope the new year will bring strides forward in his recovery, his peace of mind, and his career options. Thank you for your support, it means the world to me! :grouphug

Every time I see any type of police vehicle, I wonder how he is doing.

My fil was already suffering depression issues that caused him to have more anger out burst due to not being able to work because of his back. When his father killed himself, it just made it worse. My fil has always been the man everyone can depend on to get anything done and now he has to rely on others to do it. Hopefully, this will be over soon for your family.

 

[jennyjinx3]

We're home! Here is a pic from the ship...



Oh and I forgot to mention....BWI has the BEST SLIDE EVER!!!

 

[letthewookiewin]

We're home! Here is a pic from the ship...



Oh and I forgot to mention....BWI has the BEST SLIDE EVER!!!

Great picture!!

 

[dimndgal1]

Happy Weekend to my RCers! It's been beyond crazy this week and I am so exhausted but I needed to take some time away from life and think about Disney! So... trying to catch up!

pas130 - so sorry @ your ankle but understand the need to get back to 100%. Disney is such a strenuous effort and it's no fun to try it when you're preoccupied with pain/worried about hurting further.

jennyjinx - so glad you all had fun! Love the ship pic!

pas and Janet B - thanks for the confirmation! I really do think it's the best fit... though it can't hurt to keep peeking at others, right?

I come seeking motherly advice. I'm sure someone here has dealt with this before as, before last night, I never had. What I think happened was Miss M had a full-on panic attack. This was at bed time. We had to go up twice because she hadn't gone to bed when we agreed. (We let her read before bedtime for a bit, then she turns out the light at a designated time.) Anyway, on the last trip up to see why she wasn't sleeping, all HECK broke loose. Screaming, fast breathing, crying, absolute WAILING, saying she was going to die, that she was afraid for me to leave, etc. I honestly thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital because she wasn't calming down. I asked her if anything bad happened in school, nothing. It straight-up reminded me of the pre-talking days before we figured out a bedtime routine and I learned what the phrase "over-tired" meant. I'm sure some of you have experienced this... any advice? I've been looking up relaxation techniques for younger kids, in case it happens again.

So so sorry to read this! We have been through several spells with our oldest. Not quite panic attacks but definite emotional responses and anxiety. We had several deaths in the family last winter and she just became very tempermental and would wake up sobbing, terrified that something would happen to her/us. We've been working with a counselor some and modifying behavior routines and it has helped some. Ironically, we found out among all this she had some mild sleep apnea and she had tonsils/adenoids removed which also seems to have helped.

Mousemommy1 - I keep hoping your date will slide back enough to coincide with mine


LOVE seeing all those Disney Dooney pics! DH got me a small DB wallet on our trip to DL... I love it so much but keep joking it needs a big sister to tote it around.

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So, oldest DD never seemed to fully get over her cold, so I took her to the doctor. Come to find out she had a mild ear infection, so I think that's why she just couldn't shake the bug... hoping we can knock it all out now so she's not sick over Thanksgiving.
At the same time, we got paperwork to test her for behavioral issues... something I've been trying to do for months now. Love the girl to death and she's bright as all get out (scarily smart sometimes), but she just doesn't settle down, has the attention span of a fish (OOOH, shiny! ), and often seems like she can't control herself (temper, thoughts, actions...). Her teacher has to constantly remind her not to interrupt or to sit down or to pull her aside to give her a minute to collect her thoughts... I feel bad for the teacher having a human Tigger in the classroom and am hoping we can find a way to reign her in a bit so she doesn't come to resent school (she hates the constant reminders and often feels like she doesn't 'get' the other kids). It's starting to cause some serious anxiety on her part (so I can totally relate, Missout!!!) and DH and I aren't seeing eye-to-eye on the best approach (he is very much 'wait/see' and I am 'let's step in now before it gets worse'). The nice thing is they are doing a full gamut of testing (not just ADHD or anxiety) so I feel like we'll get a good comprehensive view and come up with the best way to handle it.

To top it off, I'm trying to coordinate my upcoming hip surgery while DH has guaranteed time off and was scheduled to have my final MRI last weekend only to get a call at 930pm Friday that they didn't have the right personnel and I had to reschedule. The soonest I can do is Black Friday (no shopping for me!), and that leaves less than a month to get on the schedule.... AHHHH! Otherwise I have to wait until the summer when my parents can help watch the littles... and (selfishly) I don't want to wait because summer stinks for PT (nothing like sweating inside and out) and Disney would be lots more fun if I wasn't on a cane. AHHHHHH!


So, long story short - keep the purse pics coming, and keep on ch-ch-changing!!!! To all I missed!!!

 

[letthewookiewin]

So, oldest DD never seemed to fully get over her cold, so I took her to the doctor. Come to find out she had a mild ear infection, so I think that's why she just couldn't shake the bug... hoping we can knock it all out now so she's not sick over Thanksgiving.
At the same time, we got paperwork to test her for behavioral issues... something I've been trying to do for months now. Love the girl to death and she's bright as all get out (scarily smart sometimes), but she just doesn't settle down, has the attention span of a fish (OOOH, shiny! ), and often seems like she can't control herself (temper, thoughts, actions...). Her teacher has to constantly remind her not to interrupt or to sit down or to pull her aside to give her a minute to collect her thoughts... I feel bad for the teacher having a human Tigger in the classroom and am hoping we can find a way to reign her in a bit so she doesn't come to resent school (she hates the constant reminders and often feels like she doesn't 'get' the other kids). It's starting to cause some serious anxiety on her part (so I can totally relate, Missout!!!) and DH and I aren't seeing eye-to-eye on the best approach (he is very much 'wait/see' and I am 'let's step in now before it gets worse'). The nice thing is they are doing a full gamut of testing (not just ADHD or anxiety) so I feel like we'll get a good comprehensive view and come up with the best way to handle it.

To top it off, I'm trying to coordinate my upcoming hip surgery while DH has guaranteed time off and was scheduled to have my final MRI last weekend only to get a call at 930pm Friday that they didn't have the right personnel and I had to reschedule. The soonest I can do is Black Friday (no shopping for me!), and that leaves less than a month to get on the schedule.... AHHHH! Otherwise I have to wait until the summer when my parents can help watch the littles... and (selfishly) I don't want to wait because summer stinks for PT (nothing like sweating inside and out) and Disney would be lots more fun if I wasn't on a cane. AHHHHHH!


So, long story short - keep the purse pics coming, and keep on ch-ch-changing!!!! To all I missed!!!

That is great they are doing all that testing. With our youngest DS, they would only do testing for ADHD. Then four years later, after trying different meds with different dosages, and even generic vs non-generic, I wanted a neurologist to test him for Autism. The doctor argued with me and wanted me to try yet another med. I informed him that I would take my son to a neurologist whether he recommended one or not. My hubby was like yours, and wanted to just wait and see instead of doing more testing. Turns out my mommy instincts were right. They diagnosed him with having mild Autism Spectrum Disorder and having petite mal seizures.

 

[sjs314]

Hi

jenny love the pic of your DD's on board the ship

Candace GF SL round and round she goes where they will be come August no one knows

Jeanette hope your doing ok

GG How are you?

Sending my love to All, Deena, MAGIC, Miss, and all I missed

I think of everyone and trying to keep up with this thread but just never quite get around to posting feeling down in the dumps more than usual this year

Bella's hind legs seem to be getting stronger and other than not being able to walk yet she is happy as ever. I'm hopeing that maybe in the coming weeks she will improve more and more.

 

[jennyjinx3]

Sorry I just noticed my picture is upside down...

Sheila: hope Bella continues to improve. sorry you are down in the dumps Sheila, hugs! I hope you are not still feeling guilty about Bella.

Dmdgal: good for you for pushing for the testing mom, sometimes we have to go without instincts even though our DH's don't always agree.

Wookie: nice to hear from you! I am excited for you for you girls trip!

 

[letthewookiewin]

Hi
I think of everyone and trying to keep up with this thread but just never quite get around to posting feeling down in the dumps more than usual this year

I hope you are able to get out of the dumps. I've been feeling that this year, but I think mine is because of my fil. It's hard to have a cheery outlook with you live with a man that seems to be always screaming about something. Today it is the Dallas Cowboys game and "the unfair refs, and the Cowboys not only having to go against the Giants, but the refs as well". Even though it can be hectic and stressful at times, I looked forward to the days I work at my friend's in home day care. I have found there is not stress or worry, that a baby belly laugh, can't put a smile on your face.

Bella's hind legs seem to be getting stronger and other than not being able to walk yet she is happy as ever. I'm hopeing that maybe in the coming weeks she will improve more and more.

Wookie: nice to hear from you! I am excited for you for you girls trip!

Thank you, I am too!! I'm talking to one of the ladies about upgrading to a Deluxe, my treat. She would still only pay what half of the Pop would be and I'll pay the rest. I'm going with two military wives, and I'm considering it a thank you to them.

 

[Sue M]

Hi

jenny love the pic of your DD's on board the ship

Candace GF SL round and round she goes where they will be come August no one knows

Jeanette hope your doing ok

GG How are you?

Sending my love to All, Deena, MAGIC, Miss, and all I missed

I think of everyone and trying to keep up with this thread but just never quite get around to posting feeling down in the dumps more than usual this year

Bella's hind legs seem to be getting stronger and other than not being able to walk yet she is happy as ever. I'm hopeing that maybe in the coming weeks she will improve more and more.

So glad to hear Bella is getting stronger! Good news!

Haven't caught up. Just got home from a weekend ladies trip up to Whistler. Drove up Friday after work. Went out for dinner. Saturday Spa massages then we went for a stroll around the village, and did a little shopping. Made dinner back at condo, and enjoyed some wine . Sunday had leisurely morning, and drove back home in afternoon. Great weather, clear, sunny. The Village looked beautiful, with the trees lit up.

Not ready for work tomorrow

 

[jennyjinx3]

So glad to hear Bella is getting stronger! Good news!

Haven't caught up. Just got home from a weekend ladies trip up to Whistler. Drove up Friday after work. Went out for dinner. Saturday Spa massages then we went for a stroll around the village, and did a little shopping. Made dinner back at condo, and enjoyed some wine . Sunday had leisurely morning, and drove back home in afternoon. Great weather, clear, sunny. The Village looked beautiful, with the trees lit up.

Not ready for work tomorrow

SOunds like a great weekend Sue!