The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 4

[weluvdisney]

Rosiejo ;

How are you feeling today? Here's hoping for a full recovery by the end of the week!!!!

Julie

 

[Tammi67]

Gosh you all were chatty last night. It seems that we are going back to our late night posting parties. Let me go back and catch up.....

 

[Tammi67]

1. What time did you get up this morning? 5:00AM

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? Eight Below

4. What is your favorite TV show? Who has time for TV?

5. What did you have for breakfast? Coffee

6. What is your middle name? Lee

7. What is your favorite cuisine? American

9. What is your favorite chip flavor? Regular

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Happiest Celebration on Earth

11. What type of car do you drive? Honda Odyssey

13. What characteristics do you despise? Self-centeredness & Dishonesty

14. Favorite item of clothing? Jeans and a tshirt

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Um, Disney

16. Favorite brand of clothing? Rafaella

17. Where would you like to retire to? Home

18. Favorite time of the day? Quitting time! 5:00PM

19. What was your most memorable birthday? Sweet 16th!

20. Where were you born? Butler, PA

21. Favorite sport to watch? Football

22. What fabric detergent do you use? Tide

23. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke w/ Lime

24. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Morning

25. What is your shoe size? 7.5

26. Do you have any pets? 2 dogs 3 cats

27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with your family and friends? DDA trip to WDW. Is is May 18th yet??

28. What did you want to be when you were little? Nurse

29. When is your birthday? Jan. 7

****RIGHT NOW*****************

Wearing? Slacks and a top

Drinking? Coffee...breakfast, remember

Thinking about? Getting caught up on all these pages of posts

Listening to: Live 365..Share a Dream Come True Parade

 

[Tammi67]

I know, we ALL put night owls!!!!!!!!! And I do love Diet Dr. Pepper.

Except for me. I'm the outcast.

 

[dumby]

OK. Then there's not that different after all. I thought they just stayed at home until 5 yo. FYI, in case you're interested, the school system in Mexico works like this. The public school system starts also mandatory at 5 yo. There are also daycare centers for working mothers who receive younger kids, even babies. But here the public schools are not like those in the US, but they are geared more towards the low income class people. Unfortunately, this is how it works and the schools and the education is not as good as it should be. Most, or I'd say all of the middle to upper income class people send their kids to private schools. There are religious and non-religious private schools too, with a wide range of monthly tuition fees, so they can be affordable to more people. Basically the difference between private schools are the facilities, the school size, the activities offered, sports, etc. and also if they teach a second language (mostly english) and at what level, so there are schools with one hour a day of english, there are bilingual schools which have half day and half day or multicultural school, as they're called, which are all-day english except for one or two subjects in spanish. This is where my kids go.
After this loooong background, the school levels that our school has are:
Nursery-2 years (some skip this level)
Pre-K-3 years
K1-4 years
K2-5 years
Pre-first-6 years
Elementary school-7 years
and the rest goes about the same
As you see, our school has an additional year called Pre-first, but that is because the kids learn to speak, read and write spanish and english at the same time, so they require a higher maturity level to be able to handle this. If the school has few or none english time, they don't have this level so kids start Elementary school at 6 yo.
As you say, in Kindergarten they work on letters, numbers, weather, days of the week, etc. and activities with songs, stories & games, and in our school this is in english. They do go 5 days a week though, and the hours vary from one school to another.
Ufff! I guess that SUMS it up.
I hope it wsn't that boring.

Monica

Not boring at all. I found you information very interesting. Thanks for sharing

 

[weluvdisney]

Yay, Our first official "spring like" day, I am LOVING it!!!! It is supposed to be around 70 degrees today!!! I have already opened my bedroom windows!!!
I have missed the sun SO much !!!

 

[Tammi67]

I booked the surprise anniversary trip...going to Vegas! I'll have to save a cruise for next year!!

I have been wearing my crocs caymans all day..so far they are pretty comfy!

WooHoo! Cha-Ching!

 

[weluvdisney]

The cast of "High School Musical" were just on GMA singing "We're All In This Together". The boys Troy & Chad could not have been cuter!!! They kept going into the audience and singing w/ the little girls, so cute!!!I feel bad that I didn't think of taping it for DD!

Does anyone rember if Ryan Evans used to be on Full house when he was little? That has been bugging me ever since I saw it the first time, not a weekly character, but a friend of one of the girls on the show....

 

[Tammi67]

Shriva (what the heck)

This was the funniest part of the whole trip report!! Who knew you were a comedic author as well as a DDA designer??!!!

 

[bear74]

DDA TRIP REPORT

Thursday, May 18

5:00 pm The last thing I remember clearly was arriving at the airport. I was a few minutes early and knew that I needed to get a lot of drinks in – so I decided to have a quick drink at the airport bar. I brought a list of everyone in the DDA so that I could have a drink for them: I started at the top: Tammi67 (She’s going…I don’t need to drink for her!!) Next: julia & nicks mom (that’s me) Next: Tink2020 – you get the first toast in the airport bar…next up is Glynis – I better stop…it is time to board…WDW here I come!!!

5:45 pm Once onboard, I check my list - Steamboat Marti (she is already drinking in WDW) Next is babytrees, rosiejo & UP Disney – I better quit – the flight attendants are looking at me funny and I still have to get a rental car…

9:00 pm I head to Downtown Disney to meet the girls…I better toast a few more…itdjbw, Cinderumbrella, tmfranlk –

9:25 OH there’s someone with the same shirt on as me…Just in time for a toast to KMH1, triplefigs, and Steffy…

11:00 we head to our room – and as we reach the Pop – I can’t get the song BOP BOP BOP BOP TO THE TOP… out of my head…I wonder if I am annoying the others…oh not at all - Tammi is ready to dance We’re all in this together with me…

11:15 We decide that going to the pool might be the best place to showcase our talents…and of course toast a few more of our fellow DDA’s - tinknme, my3princes and our final toast of the evening to the birthday girl: bethbuchall (let’s have two for her!!)

Friday, May 19
8:00 am We need to get to MGM before all those Star Wars Freaks – oops I mean fans…lets toast our trip with some mimosa’s first!!! lmartin2711 & marcij and we are off!

9:00 am We go straight to ToT and RnR – we start on RnR – Marti goes on a Margarita run to the Backlot Express while we ride ToT – she got two for each of us – so we can toast bear74 & Eeyorecln – next up to toast - KristineN – but she is with us so we can take a break. Into WWTBAM – Damn – they are all Star Wars Questions – we leave and duck in the commissary to toast tinker1bell & MinnieMouseMom –

Hey look – there’s R2D2 – what do you mean I can’t walk in the street – the parade isn’t until this afternoon – oh there’s an 11:00 Star Wars parade – oops

Then we ran into an ewok -

– they are not a friendly species

11:30 Time to hit Prime Time café – we should really behave since Matthew and Paul are eating with us – but a couple of toasts should be okay: ReAnSt & PNO4TE – why does my waitress keep yelling at us? This is certainly not Disney Magic

12:30: look Darth Vader – light saber fight – oh – that’s not Darth Vader – oops –

the very cute security guard

suggests we head to our hotel for an afternoon break Forget that – we are staying at a value resort – hey Kristine is staying at the Poly in December – I think that gives us pool rights there!!

Time for a few mai tais as we toast: dumby; kc10family and Tinkaroo

2:30 we enter the Magic Kingdom –they don’t serve alcohol here – so we can sober up a bit – Philharmagic is really cool after a few drinks – but the carousel made me a little quesy – let’s try space mountain!!!! When was the last time we ate? Let’s get a Dole Whip

5:30 – That wasn’t enough - maybe we should go grab dinner – let’s go drink and eat our way around Epcot: bengalbelle; Brendita; Princess Nancy; lovesdumbo; mgkkgdm (oops – he is here – let’s toast him anyway!!); weluvdisney; Blueeyes101817; ellenbenny; disneyeveryyear; karebear1; MidNite

10:00 pm How did we end up at Beaches and Cream?!?!? They don’t even serve alcohol here – oh – but they have ice cream – nevermind

11:00 pm – we make it to our room – Bop Bop Bop Bop to Pop – I brought a hand blender – are those illegal – we mix a few margaritas and toast PrincessLeighsDaddy; lovespoohbear & chaoscent

Saturday, May 20 – my head hurts –

7:15 – we have to be at Epcot in an hour for our Segway tour – but my head still really hurts – let’s have a few Bloody Mary’s to cure our hangover…mommykds &
ksoehrlein – maybe a couple more - legalslave; macntosh & monicatb

8:30 am – we start our Segway Tour – why can’t I stay on this darn thing – why won’t it go straight –

look we made it to the World Showcase - there’s Mexico – there’s china; italy; America; France; Canada – back to Future World – we did it!!! Let’s celebrate with a toast to: WeLoveTheMouse

11:00 am – we ride Soarin’ - and I can’t stop singing “We’re Soaring, flying, there’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reach…”

11:30 am – a toast to eeyore45 and into Turtle Talk with Crush we go: we ask Crush –what is the best way to get a turtle out of his shell? His answer: “all you gotta do is rub his shell a little!!”

12:00 Time for lunch – let’s eat and drink our way around the World again: yellowfish78; Moonbeams; disney newbie; krdisneybound; poohangel; Shriva (what the heck) - Baloo – let’s have two for her – she puts up with a lot from us!!! ladylucca, Disneygrl36, kadaten

We really enjoyed the Food and Wine Festival – oh it was the Flower and Garden Festival – hmmm… I wonder if that is why the characters weren’t so friendly?!?!

6:00 pm Back to the MK – time for a Mickey Bar and a Dole Whip and what they heck – let’s have two of each – The lights in Spectromagic are really pretty – why are there so many kids at Walt Disney World – all their whining is really annoying; and what is with all the damn strollers – if your kid can’t walk around Disney world – they just aren’t old enough to appreciate it


11:00 – We arrive at Jellyrolls – we have a lot of toasting to do:
cocowum;sconnell;MazdaUK;mommy2emmersNmo;DavidUK;stenogoddess;2diamonds&a~gem;mommyintn;Linzybrooke;challada;uofl;Dimk;VickynMickey;SueRS;Marilou;Stephieann

Sometime later that night: We decided to upgrade to the BW – truth be told we have no idea what hotel we are staying at and I decide to follow very wise advice:
No, no, no
Stick to the stuff you know
If you wanna be cool
Follow one simple rule
Don't mess with the flow, no no
Stick to the status quo

Sunday, May 21 –

5:30 am We wake up early – what the hell is the manager’s problem – we own DVC – we have the right to be here – what happened to welcome home – can’t I sleep on my own couch?!?!

– I need a mimosa – here’s to Joann & allen68

now I remember – Bop Bop Bop Bop to the Pop – we better check out – can you believe it – we did not get a towel animal the whole time – no tip for mousekeeping!!!

9:00 – we are at AK to ride EE – that was so much fun!! Then we go see Festival of the Lion King and head to WL for lunch

12:30 – what do you mean you won’t put Bailey’s in my bottomless milkshake?!? That’s okay – I brought my own – now we toast - wannabecruiser; MickeyMamma; miss missy (again – what they heck) Cinderella Fan & Mom323 (wow that was a lot of drinking!!)

wow that is a lot of drinking.

 

[Tammi67]

Kate, you kiss the turtle to get him to play... you don't rub the shell!

 

[Tammi67]

At least she wasn't singing "Whatcha gonna do w/ all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk-my hump-my hump-" like someones sweet DD was doing tonight in Target !!!!

My 3yo DD admires herself in the mirror, wiggling, singing Shake Your Booty! I'm right with you Kate!

 

[Tammi67]

Oh I needed that... I'm on my way back to bed to sleep off this lurgy and that's just cheered me up no end!

Better pick myself up off the floor now

OK, Clare. That must be another Englishism. Lurgy?

 

[rosiejo]

Rosiejo ;

How are you feeling today? Here's hoping for a full recovery by the end of the week!!!!

Julie

Still feeling yucky - I have a bunged up nose, sore throat, and my lungs hurt, and all I want to do is sleep... I've had more sleep in the last 3 days than I usually have in a week! I have a doctor's appt for tomorrow afternoon but I'm hoping I'll wake up well enough to go to work...

Of course there is one benefit to being bed ridden... I finally found a couple of hours to spare... to watch...

Disney's High School Musical!!!



Wow!

I love it!

It's great... real feel good film... even if they never got to kiss

Gotta get that one on DVD

 

[rosiejo]

OK, Clare. That must be another Englishism. Lurgy?

Obviously it is...

ok I have too much time on my hands... I googled it... and apparently it is english slang for an unspecified contagious disease like gastroenterius(sp) or the common cold...

I think I have the latter

Lesson over for the day

With the amount of poorly adults and kids we have on the DDA it's gonna be pretty easy for everyone to use that in a post at least once

 

[ellenbenny]

My son told me I can't take the baby to Disney until he can spell it. We're going next May. Everytime I see him, I say... :say hi to gramma; okay d i s n e y; say it with me... d i s n e y. All the time I'm holding him. I bet Disney will be his first word...

That is so cute! I will have to remember to work on that. I wonder if my DDIL will mind if I keep saying DISNEY to her belly.... It's never too soon to start.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

I've been MIA for a while now. So much going on at home trying to get the girls bedrooms done and our basement painted. My sister and her DD moved out in November but I have had no desire to attack that room until now. Of course I now want it done for Molly's birthday party on the 8th. My great aunt passed away last week, she was 97, so we had the viewing and funeral this past Sunday and Monday. Not to mention all the normal household chores and soccer practices and games. And we have all had lurgy at some point or the other. Clare, did I get it right? My SIL and BIL are moving to England the beginning of July as the Air Force is transferring them over there, so it will be nice to know some of the English slang when we manage to finally get over there.

Sorry to hear about all the hard times some of the families have had. Here's hoping time will make things a little easier.

Hope everyone that is still sick gets better soon. I for one am glad that spring has finally sprung!!!

 

[julia & nicks mom]

The cast of "High School Musical" were just on GMA singing "We're All In This Together". The boys Troy & Chad could not have been cuter!!! They kept going into the audience and singing w/ the little girls, so cute!!!I feel bad that I didn't think of taping it for DD!

Does anyone rember if Ryan Evans used to be on Full house when he was little? That has been bugging me ever since I saw it the first time, not a weekly character, but a friend of one of the girls on the show....

No he was not -

you can always look stuff like this up on imdb.com

 

[rosiejo]

And we have all had lurgy at some point or the other. Clare, did I get it right? My SIL and BIL are moving to England the beginning of July as the Air Force is transferring them over there, so it will be nice to know some of the English slang when we manage to finally get over there.

Gold star to you

Sorry to hear you've had a tough time recently - here's some that things are looking up as we head into spring.

Good to see you around

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Still feeling yucky - I have a bunged up nose, sore throat, and my lungs hurt, and all I want to do is sleep... I've had more sleep in the last 3 days than I usually have in a week! I have a doctor's appt for tomorrow afternoon but I'm hoping I'll wake up well enough to go to work...

Of course there is one benefit to being bed ridden... I finally found a couple of hours to spare... to watch...

Disney's High School Musical!!!



Wow!

I love it!

It's great... real feel good film... even if they never got to kiss

Gotta get that one on DVD

Clare -

I notice that too!!

I can't wait for it to come out on DVD!!