hey ya'll from New Orleans major Disneyaholic!!!!We'll be in WDW for FD Sept. 19-27!!!!!!!!!!!
for us, wish i could do the extra days. Where are you staying?
I'm from Houma, nice to see a DISer so close by.
Hey there, I am originally from N.O., but am now in Baton Rouge. I see we will be there at the same time!!! Spet 20-26 w/FD
I'm from Houma, nice to see a DISer so close by.
I LOVE the DIS - best place for us Disneyholics! We are planning a secret trip for this Christmas. I usually avoid the crowds but it will be our 15th wedding anniversary (we honeymooned at Disney) and to tempt us even more....we got a 40% off pin. 
What's a disneyholic to do???? With both my husband and I working in a school, I can't very well take my kids out of school for vacation. Then we lose pay AND get nasty looks. 
My favorite time of the year to go is Mardi Gras but we'll be skipping 2010 because of President's Day falling that week. I'm hoping our next trip (after Xmas) will be a Halloween trip during Fall break but probably not until 2011.
Just saying "hi" to some locals!!! I live in Raceland and I work in Bayou Blue.
Nice to see more locals on the boards!!!!
Here is a little hint for the LEAP. If you start now with the practice test(most local school boards have a link on their website also on the BESE web site) and make a game out of it (start now). It will help to relax him. Also, find books that he likes the subject and work on reading (this makes a big difference on the language, spelling, comp.). My DS16 stuggles in school big time. Was so worried he would not pass the LEAP, and later the GEE (which he did need to retest last summer in math--best part is since HS math/science is the subjects he likes). The idea is that they put so much pressure on the kids in school; that if you can make a game out of it and help him build up his reading; you will inturn help him to relax and hopefully help him pass. again the idea is "NO PRESSURE". No I'm not a teacher just a mom who does not believe in this testing system and does not appreciate the way teachers and school pressure our children into failure. DD21 did not have problems w/testing; but, DS16 would always cave under the pressure. GOOD LUCK TO YOUR DS.
Hopefully you can plan you your WDW trip for 2010!!!! That is a fun thing to do ahead of time.
Here is a little hint for the LEAP. If you start now with the practice test(most local school boards have a link on their website also on the BESE web site) and make a game out of it (start now). It will help to relax him. Also, find books that he likes the subject and work on reading (this makes a big difference on the language, spelling, comp.). My DS16 stuggles in school big time. Was so worried he would not pass the LEAP, and later the GEE (which he did need to retest last summer in math--best part is since HS math/science is the subjects he likes). The idea is that they put so much pressure on the kids in school; that if you can make a game out of it and help him build up his reading; you will inturn help him to relax and hopefully help him pass. again the idea is "NO PRESSURE". No I'm not a teacher just a mom who does not believe in this testing system and does not appreciate the way teachers and school pressure our children into failure. DD21 did not have problems w/testing; but, DS16 would always cave under the pressure. GOOD LUCK TO YOUR DS.
[I was once told by a nurse I worked with that the schools start the anxiety early in our children. Think of it this way; if you knew your child was getting a injection two weeks before his appointment would you tell him every day for the two weeks to get ready for his shot! LOL!]
Wow!!
OOOOoo! another thought. you can plan a trip next summer like we are doing this summer. DD21 is enrolled at SELU and trying to finish up; so she is taking classes during the summer session. So, we plan to leave the day DS16 gets out of school and return the week before DD starts her new classes. This may even be an incintive for your DS and/or a stress reliever if he does have to take the summer remedial. 
Trying to help you get there sooner. I know how it can be we have been planning this trip since 2005. (We were surprised w/DS2 and DH had a hip replacement in 2006--needless to say WDW was put on the back burner until now-- DS2 we found out yesterday needs minor heart surgery but I told DH I refuse to put off WDW{only because it is minor/and he was born w/condition} we will do it when we come back. The docs said to go and have a great time
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anyone knew where that was LOL
