OK - I think my family has officially lost it. We are now so sick with Disney Fever that I think that Disney Mania has hit my house!!
We watch the Travel Channel now when we see that they have an episode of some show featuring Disney World. We study all the rides and tell the kids which ones we're going on. Ann Catherine saw a feature on Test Track (at Epcot) and is determined to ride on it. We're not convinced she won't chicken out at the last minute since it'd be her first sort-of roller coaster but I think she'll have a ball if she allows herself to enjoy it!
We also have been digging out all of our Disney movies (which seem to be a huge mass of them thanks to my Disney-crazy husband) and making the kids watch all of them so they're familiar with all of the characters.
We've reserved our rental van and are working on hotel reservations now. I'm sure I'll make tons of reservations only to keep cancelling them because I find better deals. We're even considering joining AAA just so we can get better discounts (not to mention our vehicles are getting old and seem to enjoy breaking down so it might be a good idea).
Will is now sleeping with his stuffed Mickey and wants to take it everywhere with him.
I was given a Disney calendar for the next four months to make a countdown for the kids and Will went nuts when he saw Donald Duck on there. (Of course, he also went nuts over the lawnmowers, drills and nail guns he saw in the Home Depot flyer in the newspaper this morning and is convinced Pappy is going to buy him a power drill and a nail gun!! Off the subject - sorry.)
Brian wants to buy the tickets today since our tax money finally came in but I'm holding off to find the best deal.
And, of course, it doesn't help that my even crazier Disney-fanatical friend/coworker keeps feeding me websites to look at that cover Disney World and how to find good deals, how to plan your first visit, how to be a good mom and not kill your kids at Disney World, etc.
I started out determined not to get the Fever my family has been so sick with. I lost. I'm now starting to declare, every time I see another show on the Travel Channel, that we're now officially Disney people and we will spend at least a week at Disney every single summer!!! We're going to stay onsite at the resort hotels and eat Disney food for a week and just be lost in the magic every single summer. So, to my beloved family, I'm sorry. I think you've lost me. But you're welcome to join in and get the Fever with us as well!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Ann Catherine has a New Teacher!
Well, it's now official - Ann Catherine has a new teacher at school. Mrs. Klein's last day is today as she prepares for her new daughter to arrive from China and for the birth of her own baby. We're sad to see her go because Ann Catherine loved having her as a teacher, but I'm so excited for her as she takes on not only mothering a newly adopted little girl but giving birth to her first child as well. I couldn't imagine having two kids so quickly together but I know she's thrilled so we're excited for her.
So, even though my daughter is sad to see Mrs. Klein leave, she is a bundle of energy and excitement over her new teacher. And it's a MAN too!! She has known Mr. K. since Kindergarten. He was a teacher's assistant there and was always in the cafeteria at the same time as her. He'd often stand near her class and help out the kids and I know he always teased her about her name (he never could get the two names right) as he helped her open up her bag of chips, etc. So, needless to say, I was a little worried about the "cafeteria guy" becoming her new teacher!!! But I was much relieved when he introduced himself last night and explained that he had just finished up his masters degree in elementary education and was now a licensed teacher - having just finished up his student teaching and then graduating in December. Don't get the idea that this guy is young, though. He's from New Jersey (and has a HEAVY NJ accent!!) and has just moved down to TN from NJ after taking early retirement from working 20+ years as an air traffic controller at Logan Airport. When he retired, he said that his family was sick of snow and ice and decided to move to TN. Not sure how they made that jump but sounds good to me!! Anyway, he decided that he was bored not working and started volunteering at his daughter's school (Chapman's Retreat, where AC went last year). That's how she met him there. While he was working there, he decided to start substitute teaching and discovered that he was now working in a profession he fell in love with and realized that he missed his calling all these years! How cool is that? So he went to the nearest University and told them he wanted his masters degree and his teaching license and went to work. I love that story and I love that he is SO excited to be working with these kids! And, more importantly, I've never seen my child so excited about going to school! She's always loved school but now she's jumping out of bed (well - slowly. She is Julie's twin, after all.) and she's READY to go to school. I love that!
So, anyway, be in prayer for Mr. K. as he adjusts and takes on this new role, and for the kids as they have to adapt to his own personal teaching style (not to mention the accent!!).
So, even though my daughter is sad to see Mrs. Klein leave, she is a bundle of energy and excitement over her new teacher. And it's a MAN too!! She has known Mr. K. since Kindergarten. He was a teacher's assistant there and was always in the cafeteria at the same time as her. He'd often stand near her class and help out the kids and I know he always teased her about her name (he never could get the two names right) as he helped her open up her bag of chips, etc. So, needless to say, I was a little worried about the "cafeteria guy" becoming her new teacher!!! But I was much relieved when he introduced himself last night and explained that he had just finished up his masters degree in elementary education and was now a licensed teacher - having just finished up his student teaching and then graduating in December. Don't get the idea that this guy is young, though. He's from New Jersey (and has a HEAVY NJ accent!!) and has just moved down to TN from NJ after taking early retirement from working 20+ years as an air traffic controller at Logan Airport. When he retired, he said that his family was sick of snow and ice and decided to move to TN. Not sure how they made that jump but sounds good to me!! Anyway, he decided that he was bored not working and started volunteering at his daughter's school (Chapman's Retreat, where AC went last year). That's how she met him there. While he was working there, he decided to start substitute teaching and discovered that he was now working in a profession he fell in love with and realized that he missed his calling all these years! How cool is that? So he went to the nearest University and told them he wanted his masters degree and his teaching license and went to work. I love that story and I love that he is SO excited to be working with these kids! And, more importantly, I've never seen my child so excited about going to school! She's always loved school but now she's jumping out of bed (well - slowly. She is Julie's twin, after all.) and she's READY to go to school. I love that!
So, anyway, be in prayer for Mr. K. as he adjusts and takes on this new role, and for the kids as they have to adapt to his own personal teaching style (not to mention the accent!!).
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Small Update
This is just a short post but, of all the people I have been praying so desperately for recently, there is one I figured you might want to join in the many prayers now going on in the world for this family. My friend, Angie, was the one I mentioned who is pregnant with her fourth child but will soon lose the baby. I wanted to share her blog with you in case you want more info or to know how you could pray as well. It's http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/. I think the thing that strikes me most about this woman is her deep and powerful faith. Even in the midst of losing this precious child, she is still so strong in her faith. But, even more powerful to me, is the fact that she doesn't hide her humaness either. She grieves daily and cries out to God to give her a miracle and begs Him to change His mind. She is so human, but she is still so full of faith and love for her God. I can only hope that one day I am the woman of God that she has become in all of this. Anyway, make sure you have kleenex handy if you read her blog but please be in prayer for Angie and her family. Their little girl is going to be delivered on Monday and only He knows how long she will be alive for her family hold onto and love with all their might.
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