Leaving in an hour!!!

It is almost time to head to the airport. I have packed everything I can think of that I may need, the house is clean and all we need is to have the crew get here so we can head out. Say a prayer for safe travel - we are almost out of here!!!

Exhausted.

We did Busch Gardens all day yesterday and I'm still exhausted. The tiredness is completely worth it because we had a fantastic time. Roller coasters, bumper cars, good food, beautiful day. . .can't beat it.

Good sleep tonight, crazy packing and prepping tomorrow, and then GREECE on Tuesday for two weeks! I'll leave you with some pictures from yesterday to tide you over until my return.

Whipped cream fight - making trouble at lunch.

The newest foal at Busch Gardens with its mommy.

Hanging out with the official mascot of the park.

Fun things to do while school is out. . .

1.) Work out on the elliptical while watching the glory that is daytime TV. Tomorrow will be especially poignant as Bob Barker says goodbye to "The Price is Right."
2.) Use mobile17.com to turn my favorite songs in to ringtones. Warning: this site it addictive!!!
3.) Shop!!!
4.) Consider creating a facebook account to go along with the myspace account
5.) Detail the car, then detail Tim's car. (He's so lucky he has me!)
6.) Get a tan.
7.) Use OnDemand to check out all the shows I never get to watch during the school year.
8.) Read some good books - finally!!!

It's going to be a fantastic summer. Next stop Busch Gardens on Saturday, then Greece next week!!!

I just read through my yearbook. . .

Every year I create a little yearbook for my students to sign. I never read it until after all the students have left for the summer, so tonight I sat down and had the first read. I am always amazed by what kids remember from my classroom, and I always have to smile. No matter how long and stressful the year, these kids are the reason I get up every morning.

I'd take a Tony

Winning a Tony means so much more than winning an Oscar. Think about it: to win a Tony, you have to consistently perform one role, probably hundreds of times, live with no do overs. For an Oscar, all you need is one great performance on film. Hats off to the Tony winners tonight. . .now I need to get to New York City!!!

Can we please get it straight this time?

Not a lot needs to be said about Paris Hilton at this point. The judge in her case is my new hero, in fact I wish he would become a high school principal. Let's just make sure we keep that dirty little skank in jail for the full sentence this time.

I'm getting so excited.

While my kids took their final today, I took some time to map out things I want to do in Greece. The more I read, the more excited I get. I can't believe that two weeks from now, I will be on a Greek Island basking in the sun and exploring ancient ruins. This trip can't come soon enough!!!