The Great Disney Do-Over—PTR for Aug 2010 - UPDATED 8/2 - Page 28 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Have a Wonderful trip. I read your whole report and I must say several times I wished I had been there to help give your Family dome direction when it came to navigating the Parks. I am glad Disney Grampa Jim came along. As for the weather.. i was there for TS Faye and she kept the heat down, though it rained quite a bit.. nothing Ponchos and sandals couldn't take care of. If you find those afternoon thunderstorms cramping your pooltime, they tend to show the same time everyday, then just shift an hour in either direction. After a couple days of lining up pooltime with the daily thunderstorm, we found that going to the pool after the storm or getting back from the park around 2pm and catching a swim then . Have a great time and I look forward to hearing all about your trip when you all get back
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I just read your whole PTR over the past two days...I love it! Some of the parts made me cry as they were so meaningful. And you are almost there. Hope you have a wonderful trip!!!!
We have just 25 days....can't get here fast enough...
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Wow! I just spent the last few hours reading your TR. I loved reading about Grandpa Jim. What a wonderful soul to meet.
To be quite honest, I cried through most of it. Our DD has what I can only guess is sensory issues and we have not been successful in getting her help. Thankfully, I am on the board {and exec board} of our local Great Start Collaborative and work through that with the folks at the Intermediate School District and we have a referral waiting on the desk of the OT so that when school starts DD will finally get a proper evaluation. She will be in fourth grade and I have tried since 1st grade to get her some help. DS was in Early On due to a speech delay and that started the contact I had with the great lady that made the referral - although she only does the three and under crowd. Anywho - I am terribly sorry to hijack your TR and I know you are crazy busy getting ready for your trip but I wanted to thank you for being so honest and sharing your family's experiences; the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thank you again and I believe that your family is meant to return to WDW for the trip of a lifetime.
I just read your whole PTR over the past two days...I love it! Some of the parts made me cry as they were so meaningful. And you are almost there. Hope you have a wonderful trip!!!!
We have just 25 days....can't get here fast enough...
Thank you so much!!
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Great news about the later hours at DHS, I think it is fate that you will all get to ride TSMM before it goes down
Fate...God..."the universe"...My dad watching over me from heaven...whatever, it means something to me, even if it just tweaks my attitude to think someone else is playing a role...
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Wow! I just spent the last few hours reading your TR. I loved reading about Grandpa Jim. What a wonderful soul to meet.
To be quite honest, I cried through most of it. Our DD has what I can only guess is sensory issues and we have not been successful in getting her help. Thankfully, I am on the board {and exec board} of our local Great Start Collaborative and work through that with the folks at the Intermediate School District and we have a referral waiting on the desk of the OT so that when school starts DD will finally get a proper evaluation. She will be in fourth grade and I have tried since 1st grade to get her some help. DS was in Early On due to a speech delay and that started the contact I had with the great lady that made the referral - although she only does the three and under crowd. Anywho - I am terribly sorry to hijack your TR and I know you are crazy busy getting ready for your trip but I wanted to thank you for being so honest and sharing your family's experiences; the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thank you again and I believe that your family is meant to return to WDW for the trip of a lifetime.
Have a safe and magical trip!
One of the best things about this TR has been the personal reactions and stories that others have added. I am so touched to think that my story has connected with someone to the point they want to share that connection. Thank you for taking the time to read and to respond.
I am hoping that your DD can get some help. You sounds like a great advocate for her. "Sensory issues" can stand alone or go hand in hand with a number of things, of course I am most familiar with the autism spectrum, and aspergers in particular.
Many kids on the spectrum have early speech delays. It is generally the way they get assistance first. My DD seemed to have great speech--she was talking sentences around 1. It was not until we got the official diagnosis that I realized her speech was delayed in ways, even though she spoke like a child years advanced of her. She did not produce many original words/thoughts. She "parrotted." She could repeat anything she heard. She was learning the "scripts" of life. She could repeat lines from TV/commercials/books/songs. She memorized anything. But it was not true communication.
Ok--I need to step away from my computer and get to packing!!!
Hey Shelly! I just wanted to pop on your TR here and say I hope you have a marvelous trip! I don't know if you'll be on here in the next couple days and I didn't want to miss telling you, so here I am 2 days early.
I will be thinking of you and your family in the next week and picturing what fun experience you are all having.
Take care and may all your wishes come true for this trip !
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