RIP Nora Ephron - 3 favorite quotes by her.
"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim."
“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real. Reading is grist. Reading is bliss.”
“Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.”
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Disney Resources
I have received a great deal of information on Disney travel
– right now, I will share a list of some of the resources shared with me:
http://allears.net/ae/ae.htm
- this is an e-
newsletter about all things Walt Disney World. It is updated weekly.
The above is a link to a preview of Cars Land – definitely on
my to-do list for our next visit to the West Coast – both my boys are Cars
fanatics!
This is the official Disney Parks blog: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/
The following was courtesy of my cousin, who has been to
Disney on more than 20 occasions:
Www.mousesavers.com
Www.allearst.net
Www.pass porter.com. Has many books as well, for diff trips
Www.tourningplans.com has a book as well
Brinbaums guide to Walt Disney World
They also will also send you weekly or monthly newsletters if you sign up.
A friend of mine
works for Bob Rogers travel in Woodridge, Illinois and they specialize in
sending groups to Disney:
http://www.bobrogerstravel.com/
Orlando
We currently have several vacations in the works and I would like to blog about our plans and experiences every step of the way.
Next month, we are taking the kids to Disney World in Orlando. We are staying at the Disney Contemporary Resort. That’s the one where the monorail comes right into the hotel and transports passengers between the hotel and the Magic Kingdom, as well as Epcot. I’ve been told by more than one person to advise Disney that my autistic kids are coming for a visit. I heard we can skip the long lines, which would be great considering my kids get really ugly when they have to wait.
We also got a non-stop flight to Orlando. This is a big deal. My kids and many autistic kids don’t do well with layovers. I’ve experienced many a meltdown when connecting flights to the point where I was worried they would kick us off the plane.
My brother made reservations at Boston Lobster House, a restaurant he visited when in Florida to see the Orange Bowl many years ago. They apparently have an incredible seafood buffet.
I haven’t been to Disney World for about 20 years. I have never stayed at a Disney resort. When we were kids, we stayed in Kissimmee, which was perfectly fine and not too far from the parks. I’m excited about taking my kids at this age. Sean is 7, which is perfect. He’s old enough that he’ll remember it and young enough that it’s all still magical to him.
More later!
Next month, we are taking the kids to Disney World in Orlando. We are staying at the Disney Contemporary Resort. That’s the one where the monorail comes right into the hotel and transports passengers between the hotel and the Magic Kingdom, as well as Epcot. I’ve been told by more than one person to advise Disney that my autistic kids are coming for a visit. I heard we can skip the long lines, which would be great considering my kids get really ugly when they have to wait.
We also got a non-stop flight to Orlando. This is a big deal. My kids and many autistic kids don’t do well with layovers. I’ve experienced many a meltdown when connecting flights to the point where I was worried they would kick us off the plane.
My brother made reservations at Boston Lobster House, a restaurant he visited when in Florida to see the Orange Bowl many years ago. They apparently have an incredible seafood buffet.
I haven’t been to Disney World for about 20 years. I have never stayed at a Disney resort. When we were kids, we stayed in Kissimmee, which was perfectly fine and not too far from the parks. I’m excited about taking my kids at this age. Sean is 7, which is perfect. He’s old enough that he’ll remember it and young enough that it’s all still magical to him.
More later!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Parent Unplugged: The Hostess With the Mostest
Parent Unplugged: The Hostess With the Mostest: Birthday Celebrations for our kids have reached a new level of absurdness. From the money spent, to the gifts given to the guests, t...
Jenny
Can’t sleep. On Facebook.
Clicked “on this day God wants you to know…” but there’s always an ad
about how to meet rich men in my area.
God wants me to know that?
Scanned and posted some old
family photos yesterday. I’m so grateful and lucky to have such a fantastic
family – both my Mom and Dad’s side, full of amazing people. I realize “amazing” is an overused word, but
it’s so true for my fam damily.
I want to comment on the whole
recent “Jenny controversy.” In the
autism community, Jenny McCarthy is “Jenny.”
It seems no one has a mild opinion about her in the autism
community. Personally, I love her. I
will admit that when she was on MTV, I was totally annoyed, but as an autism
mom, she rocks. I don’t always agree
with everything she has to say, but I know she doesn’t expect me to and I’m
glad she’s at least saying it.
Recently she was criticized for
saying that some autism moms enjoy playing the victim. I agree, isn’t Munchausen by proxy a
recognized disorder?
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