The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 4

[PNO4TE]

My daughter says she lives in a 12x12 box. They got bunkbeds but we built her & her roommate a loft (beds are in the air). They have their desks under their beds. She took her futon to college with her. They have to share a dresser. Her bedroom at home that she had to herself is at least 12x12 and it is packed!!! She took way too much to school with her as well but luckily she & her roommate talked before they moved in so they didn't end up with doubles. Her roommate is from Maryland.

Kristin's room last year was fairly narrow and a little long. It had a set of bunks and 2 desks, 2 dressers and TONS of closet space. This year (and I assume for the rest of her college life) she is in the coolest dorm... they are apartments. On one level there is a living/dining room (probably 16x16) and there is a large closet in that room. They have two big windows and a sofa, chair, coffee table, end table, entertainment center and a table with 4 chairs. There is a galley kitchen withquite a bit of cabinet space ane countertops, a sink, refrigerator and a stove. They have added a microwave and a toaster oven and cook 75% of their meals for one another, just like a family!

On the other level there are 2 bedrooms and a large bathroom with a long vanity with 2 bowls in it. This part of the room is separated from the toilet/tub area by a door, so it is very convenient for 4 girls to get ready in the a.m. The bedrooms are tiny though. They are about 10 feet wide and 14 feet long. There are two armoires and dressers, a set of bunks and 2 desks. There is not a bit of room for anything else in that room. They do have another enormous window in each of those bedrooms though. It is a very bright, airy place to live. And I am delighted that VCU offers that kind of living arrangements so kids are not forced to live off campus when they are ready to move out of a single dorm room.

 

[bengalbelle]

It was wrong w/ both of mine!!!!

Yeah, Christopher was supposed to be a girl according to this chart.

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

Thanks Denise. There are a lot of people who refuse to believe that I will be 62 in June. Good genes, I guess.

Congrats on 5,000 posts!!

You're lying! No way you're almost 62! You look fantastic!!

 

[legalslave]

You're lying! No way you're almost 62! You look fantastic!!

Now, what woman would lie about her age and say she's OLDER than she is? Not me! I was born on D-Day - June 6, 1944. That makes me 62 on June 6, 2006. Maybe it's pixie dust and not just young looking genes (from my Dad).

 

[UP Disney]

I was just reading about folk methods for determining baby's sex last night in my Uncle John's Mom's Bathtub Reader. This is what it says:

"When researchers from Johns Hopkins tested the accuracy of folk methods for determining a baby's sex for 104 women, the methods were accurate about 55 percent of the time - the same as random guessing. But there was one puzzling finding. Women who relied on their own dreams and intuition predicted the baby's sex with 71 percent accuracy.

Did mothers possess special insight to help predict the sex of their baby? The question was studied by Dr. Shamas of the University of Arizona. One hundred women were asked to use just their intuition to predict whether they would give birth to a boy or a girl. Mothers predicted gender correctly over 70 percent of the time, well above random chance.

But Mom can't let her personal preferences get in the way. Dr. Shamas's study also found that women who preferred one gender to the other had less successful intuitive abilities. "The point is that there's a big difference between what you want to happen and what your intuition tells you is going to happen," explained the doctor.

Researchers have agreed that mom's surprising ability to predict the sex of her baby through intuition is a phenomenon worth serious study."

Just goes to show what we keep saying on here - you know your kids the best. If this is to be believed, now we know it starts even before they're born.

Interesting thing is that I "knew" that both mine were going to be girls. With the first one, I really didn't care if it was a boy or girl. I wanted a boy with the second one (since I already had a girl) but knew it was going to be a girl. Sounds kind of funny saying it out loud. However, when the doctor announced the sex of the baby, I remember thinking "Yeah, I could have told you that".

 

[Steffy]

Kevin is giving me a tutorial on posting pictures as he watches JoJo's Circus with Alyssa...hope it works!

This is a picture of all of Alyssa's shirts and my "little squirt" shirt, originally designed by Queen Kate, but modified slightly by Kevin.

Amy

The shirts are adorable Amy! Such talent!!!

 

[Steffy]

I think I am officially retiring from trying to make these darn shirts...it's hard to see the mickeys on the sleeves....this was my best effort:

FRONT

BACK

Love these Kristen! When are you going to post the pictures of your blue b..........

 

[legalslave]

Did anyone get their April "Hello" email from Disney? There's a puzzle contest on there and it's HARD. I finally gave up and just let them do it for me so I'd be entered in the sweepstakes. Then you get to download the cool picture of the characters and use it for your desktop wallpaper!

 

[julia & nicks mom]

WOO HOO!!!

Looks like Julie and I will be flying in on the earlier flight and will be the first ones to hit the world!!!!!!!

 

[my3princes]

I just wanted to say thank you to the DIS and the DDA for fueling my Disney addiction, my Diet Coke addiction, allowing me to have a place to celebrate and cry without being judged, and giving me a home away from home. This is a wonderful group of women and men, and I'm proud to be a DDA! I love you all very much.

Now, on to 10,000!

Congratulations!!. How is it possible that your hair and makeup look perfect while on a Disney vacation. That never happens to me

Deb

 

[ellenbenny]

Kristin's room last year was fairly narrow and a little long. It had a set of bunks and 2 desks, 2 dressers and TONS of closet space. This year (and I assume for the rest of her college life) she is in the coolest dorm... they are apartments. On one level there is a living/dining room (probably 16x16) and there is a large closet in that room. They have two big windows and a sofa, chair, coffee table, end table, entertainment center and a table with 4 chairs. There is a galley kitchen withquite a bit of cabinet space ane countertops, a sink, refrigerator and a stove. They have added a microwave and a toaster oven and cook 75% of their meals for one another, just like a family!

On the other level there are 2 bedrooms and a large bathroom with a long vanity with 2 bowls in it. This part of the room is separated from the toilet/tub area by a door, so it is very convenient for 4 girls to get ready in the a.m. The bedrooms are tiny though. They are about 10 feet wide and 14 feet long. There are two armoires and dressers, a set of bunks and 2 desks. There is not a bit of room for anything else in that room. They do have another enormous window in each of those bedrooms though. It is a very bright, airy place to live. And I am delighted that VCU offers that kind of living arrangements so kids are not forced to live off campus when they are ready to move out of a single dorm room.

Yeah, Mike is in an apartment dorm this year too. There are 4 small bedrooms in it (One person per bedroom) and 2 bathrooms, with a kitchen and living room. 2 bedrooms on each end of the apartment share a bathroom, the kitchen and living room are in the middle. The kitchen came with Refridgerator, Stove, Dishwasher, Microwave etc. It really is quite nice.

Here are a few pics from move in day last August:

 

[Steffy]

Luckily, it does have a spacious kitchen with some great counterspace, but nothing will ever be better than my current counter!

Amy

Great cookies Amy....

One of these days with the grandkids.....

 

[lovesdumbo]

Ok, I have an AP question too (I just want to be like Kristine). If I upgrade our 10day PH tickets in December, do I upgrade the first day I use the ticket, or when I have one ticket left? And then the APs would be good for a year from that date? Would they deduct the cost of the 10day PH, or just the cost of the one day PH that would be left?

If I did it on our last day, Dec 23, then I definitely could fit another Christmas trip in next year on the same APs and save a lot of money, especially if I took the kids for 4 days another trip too.

Denise-First congrats on 5,000. Great photo! I think if you wait til the last day your pass would only be worth about $2-the cost of that extra day. So I think your best bet is the AP before 1st day.

Kristine-I've never heard no AP's on concierge in Dec. Are you going for Chirstmas or early Dec? Maybe post over on the resort board and someone will know.

The shampoo lady at the salon agrees with you. She says I'm having a girl because I look like I'm carrying high. I think it's too early to tell that (I am very round at the top, not so much at the bottom), but whatever.

I carried my boy very high-right up until 30 minutes before he was born. I carried my 2nd girl very, very low.

Women who relied on their own dreams and intuition predicted the baby's sex with 71 percent accuracy.

I was convinced my Emma was a boy and I was wanting a girl. Even when the ultrasound said girl I was still convinced boy but I did dream girl and dreamt girl with Lizzy and boy with Joe.




Love all the memory lane photos!!!

 

[marcij]

Thanks to everyone for the comment on my pic. John says it is the absolute best picture of me he's ever seen! He said I was so happy cause I was at Disney and had the biggest Diet Coke on the planet. He actually has that picture framed on his desk.

We talked tonight about my "addiction". I told him I wanted to start taking the kids for a few days each Spring Break or summer by myself (he doesn't get that much vacation time), and did he think that was ok. He said it was great 'cause they love Disney as much as me. So, I think I may upgrade our tickets to APs when we go in December. That way I could go back at the end of school for a couple of days and possibly squeeze in another trip in the fall/Christmas.

Woo Hoo! That is wonderful news. And Congrats on 5000! Great picture!

 

[Steffy]

Okay everybody I remember seeing a while back some suggestions for kids mixing up lower case b's and d's. Carli is having a really hard time w/ this and getting really frustrated!!! Could you guys give me some help w/ little tricks for helping her remember which is which??? Thanks!!!

My son had to get Irlen lens for his glasses. Back in the day, you could only get them in California or Boston. PM me and after I finally catch up, I'll go find the name of his disorder and who you can go to for help. They work miracles for him....

 

[PNO4TE]

Yeah, Mike is in an apartment dorm this year too. There are 4 small bedrooms in it (One person per bedroom) and 2 bathrooms, with a kitchen and living room. 2 bedrooms on each end of the apartment share a bathroom, the kitchen and living room are in the middle. The kitchen came with Refridgerator, Stove, Dishwasher, Microwave etc. It really is quite nice.
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Ellen -- That kitchen is HUGE!

 

[KristineN]

WOO HOO!!!

Looks like Julie and I will be flying in on the earlier flight and will be the first ones to hit the world!!!!!!!

Are you renting a car at that point? My flight gets in at 11:20...should I just take ME?

 

[itdjbw]

no way a couch could fit

I was refering to the picture with 2 bunkbeds so you put stuff under.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Are you renting a car at that point? My flight gets in at 11:20...should I just take ME?

I will be renting a car - are you going to be checking your luggage or doing carry-on - probably by the time I am ready to leave the airport it would be 11:00 anyway -

will you be ready to go straight to a park?!?!

 

[Tammi67]

WOO HOO!!!

Looks like Julie and I will be flying in on the earlier flight and will be the first ones to hit the world!!!!!!!

You bums! I took an afternoon flight because I didn't want to hang out all day by myself, and now you two and Kristine are going to be early birds. But you aren't that much earlier than me. I wonder if I show up at the airport for an early flight, if they have space available will they let me fly for no additional charge. Anyone know?