I never roll my eyes, MeMom! I LOL often!!
I am wishing I could be on the October trips....but I'm thinking maybe in 2012. I mapped out my vacation time & with my bday trip, a trip for my parents anniversary & a long weekend, I've got plenty of time available. I'd like to take Caroline but if that doesn't work out, I'd go myself. Are you (very tentatively) "planning" on a fall 2012 trip??
I'm sure I will want to go in the fall of 2012. Whether I am able to or not remains to be seen. I think I'd like to go back during Thanksgiving again. We were semi-planning to do that this year until the big NYE thing evolved, so we opted for that instead. We are supposed to get another week for fall break again next year. I think next October is when Jill's family is finally going to be able to go with some friends of theirs that they hang out with a lot. If it falls at the right time, I could go and just do some alone stuff while they do things with them, then see them in the evenings or whenever it worked out. I could also keep the four girls in the room an evening or two while the grown-ups did a nice dinner night or got some DTD time. That's all just speculation, of course. I don't know their exact plans.
I don't roll my eyes, either; I just end up laughing like a maniac all alone in my room!
I just wanted to share some exciting news -- I am in the early childhood education practicum class this semester and next (it's a two-part course.) If we are not employed at a child care center, we have to find a place to intern at. I found out this morning that I got the placement I went for! I'll be there Monday through Thursday 9-12. It's going to be a crazy semester between the interning, my regular work schedule, and my classes, but I'm genuinely excited about it and I can't wait to start!
I'm glad you got what you wanted. We have a Pre-K class at our school. I imagine they would take your help any time you wanted to come.


Hey Memom, i am keeping up. Just lurking mostly.
Having some issues with my youngest so not in the most 'talkative' mood.
I just want to say thanks for keeping up with the trip report even during all the trials and excessive "stuff" with school.
Also, i would like to thank you and all the teachers reading or on these boards. In my life i am not sure what i would do without all of you and your hard work and dedication. Feel free to talk about all that stuff, it gives me a better foundation for understanding. Also my daughter is in college for a double major of Elementary education and Phsycolgy. Everyone keeps telling her to look into something else and being negative. she has talked about being a teacher since she was 5. I think she can make a difference in the lives of children, as all of you do.
sorry for the longwindedness.......
KIM
I am hoping that after next week, when this first evaluation is over with, I can breathe a little easier and be a little happier. I'll try to do better here, then, and hopefully brighten your days more than I have been able to do lately.
I wanted to be a teacher, too. Well, mainly I wanted to be a Mommy, but I had to be a Mommy and go to work, as it turned out. The bad thing is, teaching is not like it used to be. There is so much extra - so much paperwork, so much testing, so many numbers in boxes - at least in our system. The teaching gets lost in all that. I would advise her to spend a lot of time in some schools and see if it's really what she wants. The girl next to me said she is going to a small private school. She said she went to school when she was 29 to get her degree to do something she loved, and this current situation is definitely not what she loves. She has a husband with an income, so she had the ability to take a decrease in pay, unlike me.
Hope everyone's day is going great!! I just want to pop in at lunch to share some news. So, as a backstory, I randomly ask my DH if he wants to consider doing various vacation options to see when I can get him to agree to things. So, he has been against Hawaii with the kids for awhile due to the flight. I just texted him at lunch and said "Aulani at spring break? What do you think?". He texted back that he did not want to go if it was during the Masters. Well, I jumped on that and called him since it is not during the Masters. He said we could tentatively see what they had available. Guess what? I have an Island View Studio booked!!!! So excited, but I do realize it is very tentative right now. I have to keep watching airfare and find a good route for the boys to fly. I will also have enough points for a Disney Vacation in the summer!! Yeah! Memom, when are your plans for summer right now?
You are one of the luckiest people around, you know!

Summer plans are that we will have to go in June, since our school is starting earlier than ever. Kids will report August 1st!


I love Brooklynn's "Pretty Bird". And the comment about the lions on Soarin' was so funny. It made me laugh out loud.
I want to brag on my son, Ethan, if you don't mind. He tried out for the Academic Bowl on Monday and found out today that he made the team. I am so proud of him. I was proud of him whether he made it or not. He is a shy guy and the fact that he tried out was a huge step for him.
Brag away! It's great to be so proud of your kids.

I think a flight to California to see DisneyLand before you go on to Hawaii might be the best route. Explain to your DH that it will break up the long flight by having a couple days layover in California. Then they will be worn out from touring and will sleep all the way to Hawaii.![]()
Sounds like a plan.

I did a class like that in college and I was placed in the campus on site daycare center. I had a blast and got a taste of the real thing. I went on to work with preschool or school age children until my DD was born, then I went back to the pool.
MeMoms school of enabling has produced 2 more scholars.
Momof2TNboys- congrats on booking Aulani and reelmom stopping in DL is the way to go!!![]()
Wait a minute now - what did I have to do with any of this??? My school, as of this moment, would be the School of Being Crazy, Distraught, and Exhausted!

I told my DH the same thing!!!I don't know if he will go for it though!! Let me know how things work out. When is your Spring Break? I hope it works out for you!
Have you all seen this link?
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2789797
Lou Mongello is doing a live Aulani feed right now. It is very pretty.