... Not sure what it is when I chat with my mayers. 
Just imagine having 32 of those pox on your face as a teenager. Luckily, the ones that left marks on me where on my arms or body as that is where I broke out first. 
Jo~are you concerned at all that the Poly will seem like a let-down after you were just at such a beautiful resort in ACTUAL Hawaii?
Well, we're (I'm) looking at the first week of November for next year, which I assume is Jersey Week. IF the school schedule is the same as this year, we could potentially be gone from October 29 - November November 7 (10 days) and the girls would only have to miss 2 1/2 days of school (maybe 3 1/2 depending what time we left on the 29th).
And by that time, WWOHP (Wizarding World of Harry Potter) will be open at Universal, and there's no way DD10 will let us miss it if we're right down the street!!!
This trip is becoming very complicated, by the way. I think my parents AND my sister want to come!
I'd rather go with the MAYers.
Luckily for us our parent/teacher conferences are the second week in November. So my kids are only actually missing 2 full days and 3 half days. So what's that, like 3 1/2 days? Not bad for a 9 day vacation!
No, this would be for November 2010.
My issues are...school schedule (should I really take them out for a week again when DD10 will be in middle school), Jersey week crowds, and the decorations! Silly, I know. But I'd much rather see the fall decorations than the Christmas ones at this point. And do they start the changeover right after Halloween? I don't want to see horribly strange looking parks, either, with half fall and half Christmas.
And I think I'd seriously expire if my castle had a crane next to it while they were putting lights up.
Trix, what is your new school's policy on "excused absences"?
I don't think I'd go Jersey Week. We are arriving the last day of Jersey Week and aren't expecting to do much until the weekend is over.
Hopefully they will all be heading back north when we are heading south!
Ooohhh your DD10 will love the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal!! When is it supposed to open?
I watched the part when Greg entered the surfing competition. What was he thinking?
I asked their elementary school this summer how they felt about family vacations during school and the secretary said it wasn't a big deal at all, so long as they weren't gone during state testing. Maybe I'll call the middle school and see what kind of a vibe I get.
I don't think it will ever be as easy as it was at the private school. The principal actually told us to be go for longer! Heeeeeyyyy...waaaait a minute...that makes it sound like she didn't want us around!
Let's hope and pray that our conferences are the second week of November next year instead of the first! That would solve most of my problems. But this year they are the first week.
Everything I read about Jersey week is totally conflicting. Some people say it's no big deal and others say it's absolutely horrible. What's up with that???
WWOHP is supposed to open in the spring. Spring 2010 is all they're saying at this point. It looks AMAZING from the drawings/photos that I've seen! There is a whole thread about it in the Universal section.
) ? I think for me after going in May 2007 anything seems busy. But to someone who has only gone at Christmas and/or summer may think other times are really slow.
(Just not to DHS on a F! day!) I don't know how Mr. Trixie would feel about potentially cold temps again, though. 
Last year was just a fluke, right???
