The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 29

[ButchsLilPrincess]

these last few days have been killer. thanks for the suggestion on an oatmeal bath but 1 we dont have tubs 2 there is no way to get me in a tub if we had one. my parents cant lift anymore. benadryl has finally started to help a little with the itching. the doctor gave me steroids so i am on day 3 of a 6 day pack. i might be going back to the doctor because it looks like some of the welts are fading and new ones are appearing. i have a medical website bookmarked and looked up what i was taking and both had rashes and itching as a "major" side effect. then i read my normal meds i take and it said if your are allergic to sulfa drugs you might be allergic to lasix. UGH! i took benadryl earlier and it made me so tired i took an hour nap. i hate everything happing to me

Hiya Karen, nice to meet you. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time with your meds, and I hope that everything has settled down by now and you're feeling better ..

 

[tinker1bell]

I love Chicken pot pie, but that zucchini lasagna is sounding amazing!!!!! Did she use the zucchini in place of the noodles? I've got a recipe like that but I've never tried it.

Yes she did, and I should have taken a picture of it
Not sure what they would have thought

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Well, I have NO luck when it comes to AP rates! But I got a AAA rate which is only $5 per night higher. The CM on the phone tried to tell me the cancellation policy is the same for online vs. phone but I am certain she is wrong.

Airtran's times didn't work for me. I need to go to the airport Thursday evening and come home Sunday. It is looking like DS will be with me if I get to go, so $300 for airfare is out of the question. I tried clicking into SW through DING but there is NOTHING on Sunday for less than $185. They do have fares to Orlando through the end of September for $89 each way so they COULD come down as October gets closer.

At any rate, the room is booked and I have until October 12 to cancel it so I'll just watch those airfares and see what happens.

 

[my3princes]

Guess what the kids got in the mail today...


Postcards from their favorite characters. Colby is still carrying his around the house I'm sure one of my bestest DDA friends sent them so thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Deb

 

[mommykds]

The boys got off the bus today pretty upset. It appears that the bus driver is letting the older kids pick whatever seat they want and they can make the younger kids move Nick was in the back of the bus doing his homework when an older student got on and made him move. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and I will be discussing this with the Principal in the morning. The school is already closed when they get home. As far as I know seating has always been first come first serve. Has bus etiquette changed?

That is ridiculous!!!! Good luck with the Principal, I can't believe a bus driver would let that happen.

Yes we were at the same party! We had so much fun that night & I think we were about the last ones to leave the park lol

I will have my rain poncho ready just in case

Oh that's too funny, too bad we didin't know each other then! I really like the MNSSHP, I think more so that the P&PP. Not sure why , but MNSSHP just has something about it that makes me like it better. I wish I could take the kids out of school to go some time in the future but with school I can't. Maybe next year the Jewish holidays will fall better & we can do it.

Anne Marie - my TR is back on page 9101. I think I got it all posted on August 25 so if you scroll through the pages from that day all of my pics are there. Well, all of the ones I posted. I am still trying to sort through both memory cards and maybe make a slide show or something. We didn't take that many pics - maybe 120 or so.

Ok, I'll go have a look.

This is one of those threads that makes you smile & say "Awwwww"!


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1562444

Oh I love that thread, I just posted a picture of Sophie over there.

Well, I have NO luck when it comes to AP rates! But I got a AAA rate which is only $5 per night higher. The CM on the phone tried to tell me the cancellation policy is the same for online vs. phone but I am certain she is wrong.

Airtran's times didn't work for me. I need to go to the airport Thursday evening and come home Sunday. It is looking like DS will be with me if I get to go, so $300 for airfare is out of the question. I tried clicking into SW through DING but there is NOTHING on Sunday for less than $185. They do have fares to Orlando through the end of September for $89 each way so they COULD come down as October gets closer.

At any rate, the room is booked and I have until October 12 to cancel it so I'll just watch those airfares and see what happens.

Good luck with the airfare!!!!

 

[my3princes]

Chris and I managed to get the stair rails up and the balusters put on. I think the only thing left to do is top of the railings with 2 x 6 rail caps. I think my Dad is going to do that tomorrow. It will be nice to have it done and to have all of these tool out of my living room. It was too dark when we finished tonight to take pictures so you'll have to wait until it is all done.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hmm. I can got TO Orlando on SW for $95, but if I try to book 2 tickets the price jumps to $165 EACH. I don't know if there is really only 1 ticket left or not. I can come home on Airtran for $104, but we don't get back into Dallas until 9:30 on Sunday, past DS's bedtime AND past DH's bedtime, too, since he would have to pick us up. I hate to pay $228 per person on such a patchy itinerary. I think I am going to wait. If the fares just go higher and higher I won't go. Both SW and American have sales through the end of September, so October fares might come down a little. That's what happened to the stupid December fares!

 

[ButchsLilPrincess]

ok with something like 7- pages to catch up on since thursday i decided to jump back in and i'll catch up on my reading tomorrow .. Deb and Chris I'm so glad the deck and the railings are coming along for you. I can't wait to see pictures. and I'm glad the boys got a little something after the trip to remind them just how much fun they had.. that's so great .

RJ got a nice reat like that over the weekend .. Mickey Mouse sent him a card at Nana's. he was so excited he asked if he ould call aunt margie in florida so he could tell her .. she just started laughing that he got such a kick out of it " Aunt Margie, He sent me a whole dollar" I love how the little things still amaze them so much

 

[tinker1bell]

Anne Marie, I am loving your TR. The pictures are great. The girls looked so pretty after their visit to BBB.

Tammi,
First day of school is always so bittersweet. Great pictures.

 

[ButchsLilPrincess]

Welcome back Terry.. I probably missed it but I hope you had a great trip

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Jen I know this is from last week but i'm just catching up again .. I'm so sorry to hear about your grand father but they are setting him up with THE best cancer Hospital ( IMHO) . My father was diagnosed with esophogial (sp?) and was told he had 6 months to live. He went to S-K for as they called it "intensive treatment" he lived past the original 6 months and added 3 years to his life. He struggled alot and went through numourus surgeries but, I was getting ready to start my seniour year of high school when he was diagnosed and he was bound and deteremind to beat the 6 months and see me walk for graduation .. he then was there when i finished my cosmotology courses and he even took a trip to Alaska to visit his cousin. Honestly it comes down to their own mind set. I hope he's a fighter and that S-K can come up with a treatment or at least keep him comfortable for as long as he's willing to fight the cancer .. my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Thank you so much for posting this--we found out today he will be going sometime n the next 3 weeks..its just so hard to see him this way--i just want answers!

i REALLY a ppreciate your post

 

[ButchsLilPrincess]

Jen, if there is anything at all that i can do, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to talk or even if ya just need a shoulder to let it out on .. i know how hard it is to try to keep a strong face for everyone around you while you're in so much pain and afraid to let anyone see it.
While my dad was going back and forth to S-K he wouldbe there for a week of continuous treatment then he would be home for 3 weeks , the first week was the worst, the second not so bad and the third he was back to himself just in time to go back and start all over again .. my aunt had planned an early graduation trip for my cousin and i , i was going into my seniour year of high school and her daughter ( we were raised like sisters not cousins) was going into 8th grade .. we were in WDW a week before my dad's second treatment and he HATED "it's a small wold" he thought it was the. most. annoying. song. ever. so my wise butt saved up some money and what did i buy him while i was there .. the watch that played it's a small world .. needless to say he took the watch with him for his next treatment and when ever he felt the treatment was getting to be too much for him he would hit the button .. when he came home the following week he was in better spirits then he was after his first treatment and he said it was because when ever he played the watch he would smile and get a little giggle out of it .. before he went back for his next treatment we already had to replace the battery .. but he did exactly the same thing played it when he needed it most .. after my dad passed away i told my mom i wanted to put the watch in his casket .. she told me know .. and put it away .. when I had my son my mom brought the watch with her to the hospital and said to me " this is why i didn't want you to put it in the casket, your son will now have his grandfather's watch and you can tell him the story behind it" ( everytime i think about that watch i think of the circle of life from the lion king .. and it all really does come full circle ..

 

[tinker1bell]

Jen, if there is anything at all that i can do, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to talk or even if ya just need a shoulder to let it out on .. i know how hard it is to try to keep a strong face for everyone around you while you're in so much pain and afraid to let anyone see it.
While my dad was going back and forth to S-K he wouldbe there for a week of continuous treatment then he would be home for 3 weeks , the first week was the worst, the second not so bad and the third he was back to himself just in time to go back and start all over again .. my aunt had planned an early graduation trip for my cousin and i , i was going into my seniour year of high school and her daughter ( we were raised like sisters not cousins) was going into 8th grade .. we were in WDW a week before my dad's second treatment and he HATED "it's a small wold" he thought it was the. most. annoying. song. ever. so my wise butt saved up some money and what did i buy him while i was there .. the watch that played it's a small world .. needless to say he took the watch with him for his next treatment and when ever he felt the treatment was getting to be too much for him he would hit the button .. when he came home the following week he was in better spirits then he was after his first treatment and he said it was because when ever he played the watch he would smile and get a little giggle out of it .. before he went back for his next treatment we already had to replace the battery .. but he did exactly the same thing played it when he needed it most .. after my dad passed away i told my mom i wanted to put the watch in his casket .. she told me know .. and put it away .. when I had my son my mom brought the watch with her to the hospital and said to me " this is why i didn't want you to put it in the casket, your son will now have his grandfather's watch and you can tell him the story behind it" ( everytime i think about that watch i think of the circle of life from the lion king .. and it all really does come full circle ..

Heather

 

[Tammi67]

Tammi -- your pics are so cute of the first day of school. Every time I see a pic of Alyssa she reminds me of a china doll and Nicholas is really growing up!

Aw, thanks Marci.

I'm so glad all went well! I love the picture of the 2 of them together with Alyssa's head on Nicholas's shoulder. What a keeper!!!

Tell your kids, that my kids are also Eagles!!! Alpine Elementary Eagles!

Thanks,Glynis. Our motto is "Where Eagles Learn to Soar."

I've been reading but my head feels as if it's about to explode. I've felt something coming on for a while now and thought it was just allergies but it finally hit me Sunday night. I have very little voice and it seems when I do talk it sends me into a coughing fit.

I love all the pics- back to school, trip reports and home improvements!


and 's all around!!

I hope you feel better soon, and that you don't pass it on to any of the girls.

The teacher just called to let me know she corrected it to a "tardy". I am not thrilled about that because he had a slip from the band teacher excusing the tardy. But it is better than an absence.

Airfare will be the deciding factor, I think. Especially if I bring DS and have to pay airfare for both of us. I guess I should call and see about a room, just in case.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Elizabeth. What airport would you fly out of on SW? I'll keep watching the dings for you.

The boys got off the bus today pretty upset. It appears that the bus driver is letting the older kids pick whatever seat they want and they can make the younger kids move Nick was in the back of the bus doing his homework when an older student got on and made him move. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and I will be discussing this with the Principal in the morning. The school is already closed when they get home. As far as I know seating has always been first come first serve. Has bus etiquette changed?

Ours gave them assigned seats this morning. The kindergarteners have to sit up front. But if the driver isn't assigning seats I see no reason why the STUDENTS should be left in charge of who sits where. Good luck with that.

Tammi,
First day of school is always so bittersweet. Great pictures.

Thanks, Terry.




So both kids had great first days. Alyssa told me that her teacher taught her to count to 100, which I thought was strange since she already knew how to do that. Then she tells me "1, 2, skip a few, 99, 100". She thought that was just hysterical. She also told me that she did cry for me once during the day, because she started missing me. Her teacher had a talk with her and she was better. Nicholas bounced right back into things. After soccer practice I took them out to dinner at Dairy Queen to celebrate the first day of school. It's the only thing between our house and soccer (except McDonald's), and you get free dessert. YUM!

 

[my3princes]

Jen, if there is anything at all that i can do, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to talk or even if ya just need a shoulder to let it out on .. i know how hard it is to try to keep a strong face for everyone around you while you're in so much pain and afraid to let anyone see it.
While my dad was going back and forth to S-K he wouldbe there for a week of continuous treatment then he would be home for 3 weeks , the first week was the worst, the second not so bad and the third he was back to himself just in time to go back and start all over again .. my aunt had planned an early graduation trip for my cousin and i , i was going into my seniour year of high school and her daughter ( we were raised like sisters not cousins) was going into 8th grade .. we were in WDW a week before my dad's second treatment and he HATED "it's a small wold" he thought it was the. most. annoying. song. ever. so my wise butt saved up some money and what did i buy him while i was there .. the watch that played it's a small world .. needless to say he took the watch with him for his next treatment and when ever he felt the treatment was getting to be too much for him he would hit the button .. when he came home the following week he was in better spirits then he was after his first treatment and he said it was because when ever he played the watch he would smile and get a little giggle out of it .. before he went back for his next treatment we already had to replace the battery .. but he did exactly the same thing played it when he needed it most .. after my dad passed away i told my mom i wanted to put the watch in his casket .. she told me know .. and put it away .. when I had my son my mom brought the watch with her to the hospital and said to me " this is why i didn't want you to put it in the casket, your son will now have his grandfather's watch and you can tell him the story behind it" ( everytime i think about that watch i think of the circle of life from the lion king .. and it all really does come full circle ..

This story brought tears to my eyes.

 

[PNO4TE]

Here's the last picture that I took at our trip to Disney. I saw the bench and ran over to it and plopped the boys down thinking that it would be a great picture. That was before I realized what the significance of the bench was.

Although I didn't know June, she was obviously loved.

A perfect day for you to post this wonderful picture, Kim. Thanks!

 

[UP Disney]

Tammi - That is really lovely. If I wasn't so furious at DS right now I could appreciate it even more!

On FRIDAY I asked DS if he had homework. Yes, he had ONE assignment from Social Studies. I made him do it Saturday morning. It took 40 minutes of fooling around before he started it, and I think he did a pretty half-a$$ job on it. I just got up to go to the restroom and I noticed DS's bedroom light is on. An HOUR after he was to be IN BED, in the DARK. He is in there doing HOMEWORK! He "forgot" he had this project for English. He had to write 5 pages and draw 5 pictures. The pictures haven't even been started. I am SO SO SOOOO ANGRY at him. I asked him multiple times this weekend about homework. I paid $1 for him to get a planner from school to write his assignments in. All weekend he has banged on those bells and played video games, and now he "remembers" that he has homework.

I told him he will have no TV tomorrow or Wednesday. He doesn't play video games during the week, but I think maybe I will take those away for next weekend. I also think he should have to be in bed by 8 PM tomorrow and Wednesday, but that may be impossible since we have to be at a thing at the school that doesn't start until 6:30 PM tomorrow. I know the ADD makes it hard for him to be organized. I know the ADD makes it hard for him to focus. But this is inexcusable. I need to make an impression on him that will guarantee this doesn't happen again. I am LIVID that he blew it off all weekend when he had SPECIFIC reminders about homework. This isn't mamby pamby elementary where the policy was no homework on weekends, ever. I hope he REALLY likes 6th grade because he may be there for several more years!

One of the things that they instituted when Katrina started 5th grade was they handed out assignment books. It was part of the curriculum. The teachers wrote the assignments on the board, the kids had to fill it out every day, and the parents had to sign it once a week. The kids were graded on the assignment book - basically, they just had to have it filled out. It was part of the grade for every class. Let me tell you, it really helped many of the students. It was started because Katrina's class was going into middle school and they were the worst class (as a whole) to come through the school. They made changes when they went into the middle school and they made changes in the high school, the year they went there as well.

 

[UP Disney]

Deck building 101

We still need to finish the stairs and do some major cleanup, but it is getting closer.

Beautiful job Deb & Chris! I love it.

 

[UP Disney]

Beautiful deck, Deb and Chris. I really like the last picture of the proud homeowner. Have fun sealing/staining all of the 2x2s. That is the worst part of having a deck!

That's why we built our deck with Trex. It is plastic/wood composite. It isn't quite as pretty as a wood deck but it sure is easy to take care of. Once a year, we have to wash it with a mixture of water & bleach.

 

[tinknme]

What a heartwarming story Heather

Jen, if there is anything at all that i can do, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to talk or even if ya just need a shoulder to let it out on .. i know how hard it is to try to keep a strong face for everyone around you while you're in so much pain and afraid to let anyone see it.
While my dad was going back and forth to S-K he wouldbe there for a week of continuous treatment then he would be home for 3 weeks , the first week was the worst, the second not so bad and the third he was back to himself just in time to go back and start all over again .. my aunt had planned an early graduation trip for my cousin and i , i was going into my seniour year of high school and her daughter ( we were raised like sisters not cousins) was going into 8th grade .. we were in WDW a week before my dad's second treatment and he HATED "it's a small wold" he thought it was the. most. annoying. song. ever. so my wise butt saved up some money and what did i buy him while i was there .. the watch that played it's a small world .. needless to say he took the watch with him for his next treatment and when ever he felt the treatment was getting to be too much for him he would hit the button .. when he came home the following week he was in better spirits then he was after his first treatment and he said it was because when ever he played the watch he would smile and get a little giggle out of it .. before he went back for his next treatment we already had to replace the battery .. but he did exactly the same thing played it when he needed it most .. after my dad passed away i told my mom i wanted to put the watch in his casket .. she told me know .. and put it away .. when I had my son my mom brought the watch with her to the hospital and said to me " this is why i didn't want you to put it in the casket, your son will now have his grandfather's watch and you can tell him the story behind it" ( everytime i think about that watch i think of the circle of life from the lion king .. and it all really does come full circle ..