The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 3

[Eeyorecln]

Deb, I'm glad it all worked out and am proud of how you supported your son. WTG!

Tia, I'm so happy your DH met with a supportive doctor and has started a treatment plan. Sending you PD that he feels better soon and that it is easier for you all. And congrats on the bonus!

Dawn, good to see you and so glad that you're doing well. I think of you often.

Hope all the DDAers in Disney are having fun.

Hope all the sick DDAers get well soon.

Sorry I'm not around. Life is just too much at the moment. I'm pretty much just posting on the DISability and multiples forum to get advice on Rees. I do try to read the thread every couple of days. Know that even if I don't respond to a post, that I am here in spirit, supporting and loving you all.

Denise

Your family will continue to be in our prayers. I hope the anxiety meds are working for Reese.

 

[tmfranlk]

Sending wishes for a great weekend to everyone.

My Megan will definitely watch High School Musical Dance moves! She wants her cheer squad (9-12 year olds) to use the finale for their dance in the fall!!

As a side note, My DH is always yelling at the boys at their Bball games "Get your head in the Game" DS rolled his eyes at his Dad this weekend at the Tournament!!!! DH tired to control himself after that!!!

Just tell DS not to be too embarassed because Dad could have sung it. So it could be worse. I'm guessing there will be a lot of dance and cheer groups doing songs from the movie this year. My mom said that 2 groups of girls sang or danced with a song from the movie and her troops sleepover talent show two weeks ago.

Oh, that reminds me, I promised to send Queen Kate's quiz to my sister. She wanted to see if she could get them all right.

 

[tmfranlk]

I have to take the time to post something that really touched my heart today. As most of you know I have spent the last couple of days trying to make the best decision on how to handle the dance situation with Nick. Because of all the stress I have been feeling blue and hunging my kids much more than usual. Nick came home from school today and was so excited to tell me that they are learning how to write poetry. He said his favorite is the hico style poem. Apparently it is a 3 line poem. The first and third lines must have 5 syllables and the middle line must have 3 syllables. He offered to sit down and write a poem to show me. This is what he wrote:

My Mom is the Best
She loves me more than she loves herself
I love her a lot

I read that and was sobbing. I gave him the biggest hug and told him how much that meant to me. He was like no problem mom, it true. Now I have no doubt that what I have done for him has made an impact on his life.

Deb

Okay, now I need to go find the tissues. That was a beautiful poem. As parents don't always get the immediate affirmation that we are doing things right, but when we do...WOW!! Nick is a talented poet.

 

[KMH1]

My Mom is the Best
She loves me more than she loves herself
I love her a lot

That's a great Haiku...a lot better than some of my high school students used to write! They would never get emotional. I remember one kid wrote his whole poetry portfolio on worms. What a great read.

Amy

 

[KMH1]

Amy – Glad to hear the party plans are shaping up. How’s the WDW planning going? When do you leave?


DID I SAY THE DH IS COMING HOME IN LESS THAN 15 HOURS!!!!! Gone for 5 weeks, yes I said 5 weeks. At least he will be home for 7 weeks before he is gone again for another 4 weeks. After that… I don’t know his schedule.

We leave for WDW on March 21st! It's a budget trip, so we only made three ADRs. Kevin still needs to design our t-shirts, and I've been working on Alyssa's birthday autograph book. I saved our packing list from October, so I don't have to redo that.

I hope you have a wonderful reunion with your husband this weekend Paula!

 

[bethbuchall]

We leave for WDW on March 21st! It's a budget trip, so we only made three ADRs. Kevin still needs to design our t-shirts, and I've been working on Alyssa's birthday autograph book. I saved our packing list from October, so I don't have to redo that.

I hope you have a wonderful reunion with your husband this weekend Paula!

How exciting! I hope you have a very magical trip!

Beth

 

[rosiejo]

Princess Nancy - was it you who said your DH was telling your DS to get his head in the game? I had no idea what you were talking about... but I'm now listening to the High School Musical soundtrack for the first time and suddenly it makes more sense!

I was really confused when I first heard the track, thinking where have I heard that before, then remembered the post on this board

I have managed to get hold of the movie but won't get a chance to watch it until after March 14 (I have an assignment due then and will have to work my socks off to finish in time!)

 

[kc10family]

We leave for WDW on March 21st! It's a budget trip, so we only made three ADRs. Kevin still needs to design our t-shirts, and I've been working on Alyssa's birthday autograph book. I saved our packing list from October, so I don't have to redo that.

I hope you have a wonderful reunion with your husband this weekend Paula!

Thank you for the good wishes.
I hope you have a fabulous trip and if you need a packing list let me know. I have one from someone on the family thread, it has MORE than everything you will need. For that matter if anyone wants a copy of the list PM me your email.

 

[kc10family]

D H just called and said the plane is delayed.
I hope they make time up while in flight. DH calls it making gas.

 

[Brendita]

Just popping in to say Hi.
Guys are working in the yard.
I'm painting the bedroom.
Got to get this house SOLD!
You all have a great day.
I'll catch ya later.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Thank you for the good wishes.
I hope you have a fabulous trip and if you need a packing list let me know. I have one from someone on the family thread, it has MORE than everything you will need. For that matter if anyone wants a copy of the list PM me your email.

You just reminded me of the list I had when we went in October and how they all harrassed me b/c it was alphabetical - it was pretty comprehensive and they all made fun of me - but I know a lot of people used it!!!

Since Amy is my official stalker - I bet she has my list in her manilla folder of me!!!!!

 

[bear74]

I am having a very stressful morning and could use a little advice from my DDA family. Nick and Hunter's Elementary School has invited in a lady that teaches dance. They have broke the student body into groups and she is working with each group to teach them a dance that they are apparently expected to perform in front of the entire student body and an evening performance for the parents. The lessons started yesterday. Nick has been talking about how much he didn't want to do this for days now. We told him that he had to do it as it is part of his school day. He came home yesterday so upset. He had obviously been talking to Hunter on the bus as he was trying to come up with ways to not have to go to dance. Hunter said he was planning to go to the nurse sick. I need to give you a little background before I go further. Nick is a very nervous child and stressful situations make him physically sick to his stomach. We went through the entire school year last year going back and forth to the doctor's trying to figure out what was causing him to be sick everyday, including weekends and vacations. The stress stayed with him as he knew that he would be going back to school in a few days. We discussed everything with him and could not put our finger on what was causing him to be sick. I even got the guidance counselor involved and she was absolutely certain that it was nothing that was caused by school. Fast forward to this year, no stomach aches, not fighting us to stay home. It has been an amazing year for him. After the first couple of days of school he made a comment to my Mom that he really likes his new teachers. It turns out that while he liked last year's teacher she was his stress point. She was a younger teacher with no children of her own and lacked the nurturing that he needs. He has 2 teachers this year, one in the morning and a different one in the afternoon. One is a mother, the other is a grandmother. Their teaching styles work for Nick and all his issues disappeared. Until this week that is. He is a 4th grade boy dealing with the issues of peer pressure and puberty. He is very confident and will get up in front of his class or the school to perform on his drum, tell jokes and even do oral presentations. He has no difficulty in doing so, but for some reason he is paralysed by this dance thing. He is sick to his stomach, doesn't want to go to school and it is last year all over again for him. Our policy has always been to stick with whatever you start, but I really don't feel that dance is an important part of his education. I don't want him to revert to all the issues that we had last year. Apparently his group is being taught the Can Can. The hoopdee doo comes to mind. I don't think that the choice was a great one for 4th grade boys to begin with. I have talked with other parents and the 4th boys are pretty much opposed across the board. So I called the principal this morning to discuss my concerns. She turned the whole conversation around into how short minded I was as it was only the first day and I need to make him do it a few more days before I have the right to make an opinion. I then talked with his teacher who wants him to continue as if he doesn't have to do it none of the boys will want to and it will become a real issue for her. I am encouraging his behavior that if he doesn't want to do something he can just "pretend" to be sick and I won't make him do it. My stand is that I know what we went through last year and never want to put him or us through that again. I normally do not let him "drop out" of anything (this will be the very first time). I am really afraid that if he has to do this it could effect him acamdemically for the remainder of the year. I need him to know that I am on his side and will stand up for him. So DDA. What would you do? I am letting (making) him participate today and will reevaluate tonight, but do you think that I am making a big deal out of nothing? By the way, Chris, as well as my Mom, Dad and SIL all agree that we should not make him do this as they already see the stomach aches and not wanting to go to school as a problem that could persist. I really need your advice.

Thank you for reading my rantings.

Deb

Oh I hope things get better.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

We booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so official now! We are going 11/26 (early in the AM) and leaving 12/3 (really late!!) And I had a great CM on the phone who acted excited as I am!!

Kristin

 

[bear74]

We booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so official now! We are going 11/26 (early in the AM) and leaving 12/3 (really late!!) And I had a great CM on the phone who acted excited as I am!!

Kristin

Hey Kristin I just realized we will be their the same time and at the same resort. we will be their the 27th thru the 4th. We will have to see If our schedules meet up.

 

[my3princes]

I see that things are on the upswing for most now. Not so many sick DDAers. We are still battling the fever and colds here, but the ibruprophen and dimetap seems to be doing the trick. He is happily watching Peter Pan and isn't even coughing. We did spend a lot of quality time together during the night though . I have come to realize that sickness has one advantage, lots of snuggle time. It's nice to hear about all the upcoming trips and family reunions. There seems to be a lot of people wearing big smiles these days.

The restaurant that I work for has 4 owners that all handle different aspects of the daily operations. One left on vacation today, he will be gone for 16 days and another leaves on the 14th for a week and a half and we have one of the hostesses gone for a week and a half. That means lots of extra hours for me. I will end up picking up all of the hostess shifts and one of the owners weekend responsibilities and some of the other owners. (I'm sure that is way too much info). I think that I'll end up with 5 shifts each week instead of 3 and I will being doing different jobs than I usually do. I don't mind as I want to take time off this summer so it will all even out.

Deb

 

[Tammi67]

You just reminded me of the list I had when we went in October and how they all harrassed me b/c it was alphabetical - it was pretty comprehensive and they all made fun of me - but I know a lot of people used it!!!

I was one of those people!!

 

[Tammi67]

We booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so official now! We are going 11/26 (early in the AM) and leaving 12/3 (really late!!) And I had a great CM on the phone who acted excited as I am!!

Kristin

YAY KRISTIN!!

That is such a great feeling!!

 

[bear74]

We booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so official now! We are going 11/26 (early in the AM) and leaving 12/3 (really late!!) And I had a great CM on the phone who acted excited as I am!!

Kristin

Kristin how much is your airfare? I still can not find it under 300 a person.

 

[tmfranlk]

We booked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so official now! We are going 11/26 (early in the AM) and leaving 12/3 (really late!!) And I had a great CM on the phone who acted excited as I am!!

Kristin

Yippee!!! I know this is a big step for you all. I am so glad that everyone is on board and everything is official now. Let the OFFICIAL planning begin!

 

[KMH1]

You just reminded me of the list I had when we went in October and how they all harrassed me b/c it was alphabetical - it was pretty comprehensive and they all made fun of me - but I know a lot of people used it!!!

Since Amy is my official stalker - I bet she has my list in her manilla folder of me!!!!!

Nope, I didn't print that list, and I distinctly remember that you got it from "elsewhere" because I asked you about needing flashlights on dark rides, and you admitted you didn't even know flashlights were on your list!

Amy