Happy Snow Day!
I totally agree about not hesitating to take kids out of school for a trip to WDW. Between AK and Epcot there is so much education!
Looking at your pictures of AK is making me somewhat sad that I only had a few short hours to spend there this weekend.
There is more to learn at Epcot and AK than we could have time for in many trips.
I love that park. I don't understand why some people don't like it at all, but I am glad, in a way, because it leaves more space for those of us who do.
Love it!! But what are donut muffins? Were they created only for DIStown?
Ohh found them on Jackie's report. yum!
They sure looked good, didn't they?
And she has such sweet assistant chefs, too.
Great Animal Kingdom pictures! Trent sure loves his nieces. That always makes me smile.
I'm glad you mentioned not hesitating to take children out of school to go to Disney. I have wanted to ask your professional opinion on this MeMom. How do teachers truly feel about kiddos leaving school for a vacation? Is it a big bother to prepare work ahead of time for them to work on? Is a whole school week (5 days) pushing it? Do you think as children get older we should take them out less?
I'm struggling with this. Morghan will be in 7th grade on our next trip (Oct 2011). I worry about taking her out for a week. I will probably do it of course but am going to try and go during a week they have a couple days off already. Any advice? Thank you!
Trent adores those girls. About once a week I will get a text that says
'I miss my rats'.
I only have second-graders, but if someone is going out of town for a while, I only give them the few biggest things to do. If they are going to be gone for a funeral or family event, it's more important that they be a part of all of that than to be sitting in a corner somewhere doing a Math worksheet. I catch them up when they return.
In higher grades, of course it will be more of a factor. Just hope the teachers are understanding and do what you need to do for your family. If they don't like it, they'll get over it in a short time. That's just my very Disney-biased opinion, and probably not the one that all of her teachers are going to have.
Wow that baby gorilla certainly has a BIG head. I say that equals a big brain so she is smart!!
Trent is such a loving Bub trying to feed Bella to the hippo skeleton skull.
We are enjoying our day off here. Our big Hunny Pot dog was stinky so we gave him a bath....
Time for cleaning, cooking and having kids over to eat...
Think we will have Cr of Mushroom soup meatballs with mashed potatoes, some sort of vegetable and rolls. I'll be sure to make enough for leftovers...
Sounds good. I saw your little helper on FB just before I came over here. I was talking to Jill while she was fixing BBQ chicken and broccoli casserole.
I was thinking the same thing. Almost a bobblehead baby gorilla.
You girls better watch yourselves talking about that baby's head! I wouldn't want to make her mama mad!
Brooklynn had a big head, too, but she's growing into it.
My Mom and I just decided that it will be a girl's trip and booked our trip!! We always stay at a value resort when we take the kids, so this time we are staying at the Yacht Club! We also decided that we are going to participate in the 2011 Wine & Dine 5k! After my surgery, I am only going to attempt to walk it, but we'll see! It's on my bucket list to participate in a Disney run and now I can cross it off my list!
We will be in the MK on the 1st for sure, so as we get closer we'll have to exchange phone numbers so that we can meet up. We also like to do rope drop, so maybe early in the morning will work best. I'm so excited to meet MeMom's family!
Doing a 5K would be a good bucket list item.
Staying at Yacht Club - very nice!
We will see you in Magic Kingdom for the big birthday bash.
Since we have so many who may do the 5K, here is the flyer from last year. Registration for this year is Feb 14th.
Count me in this group. Now this snow and ice need to melt so I can train.
Mickey'sHalloween5KFR
Thanks for the information.
Thank you!! Does this mean you did it last year? I've only just decided to jump into this and have so many questions. Time to do some research about it and this will really help! The biggest ? I have though, is if this includes a ticket to
MNSSHP on the following night? If so, I may have to change my reservation by a night to accommodate so we can attend. Also, if we participate in the 5k, are we able to go to the night party in Epcot? Sorry, like I said, lots of questions!
I hope you get all of your answers. I know I have none.
I did get the text - it must have just been slow. Who knows! I put it on our schedule. So far we are going for Feb/March, I haven't heard ANYTHING back from two jobs I thought I was pretty much a shoe-in. So, perhaps neither is where God wants me. We will see! This Friday is the cut-off, we have to buy plane tickets yet!
Wow! That is a LOT of snow! We are supposed to get 8-12 tonight too. Joe will probably be working from home tomorrow. Henry will be excited and playing tomorrow morning. He's like Brooklynn, he would play all day if I let him! I hope to get a snowman built this time since we didn't do it last blizzard.
The picture of your dog is so cute and funny!
Too funny!!!
I gotta get over to Jackie's report for that recipe, YUM!
Who ever knows about what people do or think on the other side of the interview table.
Just be glad right now that you don't have to go out in all the snow. If no one has called by plane ticket time, that can be your sign to just forget about them, I guess.
I was there last year during that weekend but I did not run.
I do believe it includes the MNSSHP ticket but I am not too sure about he Wine and Dine party. It is listed under the half marathon but maybe someone else who may know can jump in here.
Here is the info page for the weekend.
Wine-and- Dine Half Marathon weekend
I got the idea to run from a few others who were going to try it and I really need to commit to a fitness goal and what better way that to have it Disney related?
I'd have to be a walker, and I probably wouldn't be very good at that. If I couldn't live up to their time, they'd be picking me up ad driving me over the line, from the way I read it.
Oh, that baby gorilla is so cute! The last time I saw her (or is it a him???) she was still clinging onto her mama. She's really growing up!
Add me to the list of people who really like seeing how much Trent enjoys his nieces - so sweet!
It is a little girl.
That was the first time I had been able to see her. Once she was around the corner with her mom just out of sight, so I was happy to see her roaming around.
When I see pictures of Trent and the girls, I miss him even more.
My DD and I are doing the princess 5k in feb. (My 2nd time her first) and I really wanted to do the halloween one last year but the party tix was for sunday night and she had school on monday so I could not see paying so much to not use the tix. :I hope they make the party optional or somehow on a sat night this year!
Oh Memom I just saw that Disney announced new Disney stores for 2011 and I was hoping your neck of the woods would be included. I dont see anything closer than Atlanta though I am sorry.
I am sad that they can't see fit to give Nashville one store when so many other places have multiple stores and the nearest on to us in about three hours away.
Oh, well, it is saving me money, to be honest, so it's probably best.
Cute picture of the baby gorilla. I could watch them all day. They are so fascinating.
School is closed again tomorrow for us. I am starting to go stir crazy but the boys are loving it.
Snow Day #3 for us tomorrow. We now owe them some time. Jill is getting a little stir crazy, but I am happy at home. If I had known we would have all this time, I would have loved to have had the girls stay here again.
I love watching the gorillas, too. It will be fun to watch the baby grow.
I guess even gorillas have that proportion problem for a while. 
We almost never have snow days. Our district was the last one to cancel school. We're supposed to get 12-20 inches.
But that plan kind of failed last year when it was 40 degrees the whole week 
