Mingos in the Watah! What in the Wuhld?

[frazers mum]

Bella looks adorable with her little pigtails and her hands in her pockets. What a big girl! Your Pop century pictures are making me very heavy hearted. I loved staying there on our 2009 trip. We would have booked there again in a flash, but we chose french quarter ,purely because of free dining.How i wish they would offer us free dining at the values. Saying that, we enjoyed staying at FQ in 2007, so we will be fine Looking forward to your next installment. Hope the lesson plans go ok and that the laundry gets done

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

We'll be off to a park soon, but that's it for now. Lots to do on the homefront, as I have been coming in with stacks of stuff every afternoon. It's now time to find a place for it all.

There's laundry to do and lesson plans to write.
With 97 standards in mind.

Have a fun Saturday!

I wonder if that bag meets the sizing requirements for Kindergarten? Lots to do on my homefront as well. Phines and Ferb cake has been created and delivered to a very excited 7 year old little boy. Now cleaning and working on a giant blond yarn braid and several other birthday party related projects!

 

[jenjolt]

I just love shopping with you Caren!!!

You know I think you are a FANTASTIC teacher! You love your kids and give of yourself and to be honest that is the best thing you can do!!! I know we all have standards we have to live up too, but at the end of the day when kids I taught 6 years ago track me down on FB to let me know the great things they are doing in life...well that is when it is worth it all!!!!!

Have an amazing school year!!!

Jill, saw the very cool cake on FB...do you deliver LOL!!!!! What a great job you did!!!!!!

 

[CandleontheWater]

Gosh, I'm so sorry they are putting so much stress on you at school so early. I know you are a wonderful teacher, and you don't have anything to worry about, but it sounds so intimidating! It has crossed my mind that maybe I should consider teaching high school (I used to teach at the college level), when Everett gets bigger and goes to school himself, but I'm sure sure I could handle all the stress that comes with public school teaching. I'm really glad that there are dedicated people like you that are willing to look past the bureaucracy, and still teach our children.

I love more shopping pictures! I have a pair of Mickey earrings I got on a Disney trip while I was in High School that I still wear for every trip to the World. I like the chandelier type, they are very cute!

Bella looks adorable with her little pigtails. I love the photo of her and the squirrel! So funny!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I love the pictures of Bella in the last update! She is so cute with those pig tails!

Poor Brooklyn. I can sympathize with her. I'm not a morning person either. But isn't it funny how siblings are usually so different?

 

[reelmom]

Jill, you are so talented with cake decorating. Please show us a picture of the Phineas and Ferb cake.

 

[nowellsl]

I wanted to show you guys what I found at Big Lots yesterday...... do they have Big Lots in TN? Anyway, they were marked $5.00 but on sale for $2.50 so I snagged a few. They had sized 2T - 5T.

I thought they were cute!

 

[lmillercrew]

I am so grateful to you and your trip reports! You provide so much information and the pictures are amazing! I know that you will be an awesome teacher and that you will touch the lives of your children for good. I leave for the World on Tues and I can't wait to take shopping pictures of my own!!!

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Jill, you are so talented with cake decorating. Please show us a picture of the Phineas and Ferb cake.

Here ya go! Nothing super fancy.

 

[momof2TNboys]

Love the cake! So cute! Bella is so adorable. She is growing up so fast. My Blake is too. He is so big! Love the pics of Pop in the morning. So peaceful! Good luck at school. My MIL was telling us about the standards too. She was hit with it the first week also. Hang in there.

 

[kschafer]

Three younger DIS kids and a grown-up DIS kid.

I am dreadfully far behind but trying to catch up a bit before the rest of my family wakes up (we had better start working on this or going back to school next week will be a shock!)

Anyway...I saw this picture and you brought a HUGE smile to my face

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

Great job on the cake!

Mmmm...it looks so yummy!

I can't wait to see what you come up with for Brooklynn's party.

My DMom is home safe & sound and she did bring several ziploc bags full of wild blueberries with her.

 

[jillyb]

Ahhhhh....pictures of Pop and retail therapy on a Sunday morning. What could be better? Well...actually being there would be better...but since I'm not this will do! I love the bright colors of Pop!

Bella is just too cute with her hands in her pockets and those little pigtails!

Sending lots of for a great first week back at school!

 

[DWGal210]

Bella, as always, is too cute for words!! Precious!!

Jill, the cake is so cute!!! Darling!!

I hope everyone has a GREAT Sunday!!

 

[kschafer]

Fantasmic is just the BEST!!! My favorite part of that boat is that Steamboat Willie is driving...I love that little touch!!

 

[stace208]

Hi there!
Catching up after our week at the beach. Loved the Fantasmic pictures. That is my favorite nighttime show in Disney. I don't think I have ever tried taking pictures because I am so busy watching. I love the boat filled with characters too!

Glad to hear that Brooklynn is enjoying kindergarten. I hope that your class is manageable this year. I agree with everything you wrote about education today. Hardly any schools in our district made AYP this year (97% of school districts in VA did NOT) so we are in for more paperwork and more testing. In fact, I have to go to school tomorrow for a meeting because I am on the leadership team. I am dreading it because I am trying to enjoy the last two weeks and I know this meeting is just going to make me start thinking about it all..

I know that you don't care for snow globes, MeMom, but do Brooklynn and Bella like them?

Enjoy your Sunday!

 

[reelmom]

Fantastic job on the cake!

 

[StephaniexMarie]

Hi Memom! I haven't had time to catch up with the trip report yet - but I will soon. I just wanted to post to say I started my trip report. It's in my signature!

 

[PlutosRHM55]

I think those cookbooks are calling to me. Probably next to attractions, dining is the next best thing at Disney, in my opinion. And I'm pretty sure those cookbooks are hiding some of that dining from me... I will have to buy those next time I go.

And OH MY GOSH! I'm pretty sure Bella looks almost exactly like my youngest sister when she was her age. Same hair, same outfit, almost same everything. Wow! Just a random thought there, but I really just noticed that in these pictures.

Can't wait to read more!

 

[k_reile]

back from Canada and all caught up! I love your classroom!
We made our tie dye cake for my nephews birthday! It turned out really good and the boys had a good time mixing their colors!