You see, my youngest ds will be starting high school the Monday before we leave.. This will be a return to public school for him. We are all a bit nervous. Also, Zoe begins kindergarten on Monday. THEN on Wednesday we leave. So not only will I be abandoning ds, I will be pulling Zoe out of school. She won't miss that much because A. It is kindergarten and B. there is Labor Day. Poor ds though... Kira, Zoe and I will be gone. Most likely oldest ds will be gone..well, maybe...depends on when they ship him out. DH works long hours. My poor ds will be left to do his first week of school all by himself. I am a selfish mom, don't ya think? 
Going to WDW... 
Nothing much to report. I am getting so excited about the trip I can hardly stand it. I call my mom and we talk about it all, almost daily. I am so glad she is excited. I have a busy couple weeks at work so I know the next two are gonna fly by. (and hopefully not kill me) I most likely will get over 40 this week and then again next week. Maybe...the following week will be slow. I love the extra cash...but school starts RIGHT before we leave. Oh yeah...I think I have left this part out of the ptr...I am a bad mom.
So that is my "nothing much". I need to give the girls there countdown gifts today still and finish up that darn planner. I got some of the pages laminated...maybe I will go get the rest of it done....
You're not a bad mom, just taking advantage of a great time to go to Disneyworld! I wish we could go in the fall...but when you're a teacher, they kind of frown on that.
Ohhh well, I know I won't always be able to pull her..might as well take advantage of the time while she is young like this.
Thank you. I had really accepted the idea we were having lunch there. I am amazed at how much larger the dinner menu is. Maybe someone will cancel a dinner ADR that you can pick up. Have you been watching the cancellation thread?
I have been. Almost got it one day but it turned out to be the same day I worked until 9am and someone posted around 7:30am about more dinner ADRs being released for my time period. So by the time I got on the site, they were all gone. Though I have to admit, I pretty much check the Dining Reservation site daily to check for openings.
Thank you. I just hope it still happens. I mean, it should...but it should have last time too. So I drop him off at the armory on sunday and he is then sworn in on monday...assuming he didn't gain weight that puts him outside the limit...or he doesn't have a bad pimple...or some other "who knows" type snag.
I will be praying for you on this. I know it is something all of you want a lot. I really hope it works out for him this time.
It is hard to not want to fit just onnnnnne more thing in. I am still tempted. I think yes, that makes sense to do...and then I stop and think "but then we would we want to eat around the world?" (and wouldn't that be cheaper oop?) On the day I have been considering for the breakfast..we don't plan to get to the park at rope drop. We would have the morning to be lazy. Get to Epcot and just putter around and stroll world showcase. We do have a very late ADR at Le Cellier (8:45) so I am wondering if we won't be starving by then even with the snacking and the lunch at some counter service. If we had breakfast it might make it easier to get through to a later lunch and then to our late ADR. As you see, I am still being wishy washy on it... I am glad you settled on yours! I have read Kona has an excellent breakfast!
Just when I had all my daily itineraries printed out....
Someone on the September cancellation thread canceled a dinner one for Le cellier on the day I needed (wanted) one. I got it! Looks like I will be canceling my lunch adr.
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So as our trip nears (two weeks from right now I will be unable to sleep) I find I have little left to do in the way of planning. I do need to pack and print out a snack list, but other than that..??..not much else.
So a personal update....
Zoe is about to start school. Just two days before we leave, school starts. How ridiculous? I mean...they have a few days of school and then a break for labor day. Oh well. She is pretty excited. She loved going to preschool...so I know she will love this too.
Alex has a half day orientation for high school tomorrow. He is less than pleased.
Zach is now a private. He was sworn in yesterday. I am very proud of him, but worried as well.
Kira's wedding plans have hit a wall. I am wondering if they may just end up eloping. I think I would be fine with that....well, maybe. Maybe I would be happier if they just had a small intimate ceremony with family around.
I have been working WAY too much. I will be glad when this week is over. Then I can really settle in and get my house ready for me to leave and get started on some packing. I can't believe my mom will be here in a week and a half.
That brings me to my mom. She is holding up very well and although I have never really seen her as a strong woman...I am being shown that she truly is one. Her injury at her last job did some damage that was just confirmed recently. (the long and the short of that story is during some stocking, a large box fell on her head and that despite the L&I claim, no one took her seriously and it was all dismissed) The stroke we thought she had turns out to have been a seizure. Her brain wave patterns are now abnormal and causing seizures. This kinda worries me about some of the rides at WDW...but apparently they aren't that bad. We will just have to keep an eye on her. The other thing is her ailing husband is on his way out of this world. I fear he will wait to pass until we are in Florida. My mom thinks he will go before that. I fear that will not give her enough time to grieve. I just pray that everything works out as it should.
That leaves my dh. I know I never mention him. Does he seem nonexistent? I assure you he is here. He will be gong on his own trip to San Fran shortly after we get back from Florida. He is excited about that. It is funny though. I planned the WDW trip so that it wouldn't conflict with our anniversary. We come back shortly before. Then Steve (my dh) leaves shortly after. I am thinking that we should do something special together since we both will be gone in September. Who knows...best laid plans never work out for us "doing something" for our anniversary. In fact, it is rare that we have even gone to dinner for it. I think this year should be different!
Sorry to bore you all with my personal update...if you made it through.
Personal updates never boring! At least in my opinion, they are what makes PTRs so interesting. So sorry about your mom. It makes so angry what companies can get away with. And so many people cannot understand other people's pain until they have experienced it. I know I always thought whiplash was a joke.... until I got rear-ended (in a Dodge neon) by a Mack truck! Ouch. And sorry to hear about your mom's husband.
for school starting. Can't believe Max only has two more years. 
And you'll have a wonderful time.
Wedding planning is, tough, too. Everything is just so expensive. But I hope she doesn't elope. It meant so much to me to be able to share that day with my close friends and small family.
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To think that in the middle of all of this...YOU ARE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!
One last question...did you make your trip journal? Its very cute. And where did you find the one for Kira? Also really neat looking.
So as our trip nears (two weeks from right now I will be unable to sleep) I find I have little left to do in the way of planning. I do need to pack and print out a snack list, but other than that..??..not much else.
So a personal update....
Zoe is about to start school. Just two days before we leave, school starts. How ridiculous? I mean...they have a few days of school and then a break for labor day. Oh well. She is pretty excited. She loved going to preschool...so I know she will love this too.
Alex has a half day orientation for high school tomorrow. He is less than pleased.
Zach is now a private. He was sworn in yesterday. I am very proud of him, but worried as well.
Kira's wedding plans have hit a wall. I am wondering if they may just end up eloping. I think I would be fine with that....well, maybe. Maybe I would be happier if they just had a small intimate ceremony with family around.
I have been working WAY too much. I will be glad when this week is over. Then I can really settle in and get my house ready for me to leave and get started on some packing. I can't believe my mom will be here in a week and a half.
That brings me to my mom. She is holding up very well and although I have never really seen her as a strong woman...I am being shown that she truly is one. Her injury at her last job did some damage that was just confirmed recently. (the long and the short of that story is during some stocking, a large box fell on her head and that despite the L&I claim, no one took her seriously and it was all dismissed) The stroke we thought she had turns out to have been a seizure. Her brain wave patterns are now abnormal and causing seizures. This kinda worries me about some of the rides at WDW...but apparently they aren't that bad. We will just have to keep an eye on her. The other thing is her ailing husband is on his way out of this world. I fear he will wait to pass until we are in Florida. My mom thinks he will go before that. I fear that will not give her enough time to grieve. I just pray that everything works out as it should.
That leaves my dh. I know I never mention him. Does he seem nonexistent? I assure you he is here. He will be gong on his own trip to San Fran shortly after we get back from Florida. He is excited about that. It is funny though. I planned the WDW trip so that it wouldn't conflict with our anniversary. We come back shortly before. Then Steve (my dh) leaves shortly after. I am thinking that we should do something special together since we both will be gone in September. Who knows...best laid plans never work out for us "doing something" for our anniversary. In fact, it is rare that we have even gone to dinner for it. I think this year should be different!
Sorry to bore you all with my personal update...if you made it through.
