Adventure In The Great Wide Somewhere

Moments after finishing up Jedi Training and giving the training instructor their thank you notes, we hastened across the park to Toy Story Midway Mania. Our window on our 10:25 FastPass+ slid shut just after we arrived at 11:25.  Doesn't Duffy need glasses too? As we wound through the queue, Kylee noticed something a bit...unsettling. Duffy ran around all morning with us in his bear-thday suit! I assured her this could be quickly rectified after our trip through the midway.  High above the Midway Games The Midway held the top spot on my list of "I Have Never" attractions , so I was a bit intrigued to try my hand at it. I STINK at Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, so I figured I wouldn't have a prayer at a high (or even non=embarrassing score) on this ride, so I decided to help Kylee aim while she did the pulling.  Three to a seat at Toy Story Midway Mania I think this game was easier to play in many ways than Buzz, and certainly more f

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I loved starting our homeschool last June (especially since I had the benefit of a few mentors and friends who were happy to lend me a little good advice for a brand new homeschooler). By the end of my first week of homeschool, I had figured out a few things on my own. By the end of our first forty days of homeschool, I could've practically written a book with all the things I learned. In reality, there are only two things you need to know before you jump into homeschooling.  The only two things you need to know before you start homeschooling. If I started afresh tomorrow, I'd send my self a note that said two things: 1.) Murphy's Law-Things Will Go Wrong Sometimes your best laid plans will need to slide for a sick day or a mental health break. It's okay to let the little things go.  Homemade Donuts and Homer Price Once you've picked a curriculum , stocked up on more pencils and crayons than anyone could possibly need and organized to the best o

After deciding to homeschool last year, we took the time to assemble some desks and bookcases. With a nice little office off of the master bedroom, we pulled together a pretty space for me and the kids to enjoy while we homeschool. What's interesting is although I used it all year, I never really went through and rearranged (and culled) to suit us. We finished up our first year of homeschool (shifted schedule, YAY!) so I took the opportunity to rearrange, cull unused or misplaced items and generally streamline things. Just call it a good thorough spring cleaning, homeschool style. Without further ado, welcome to my new(ish) homeschool room!   Peeking through the French Doors that separate our bedroom from the office. It's nice that we have doors and can shut off the classroom when it isn't in use. With the French doors, we get the mixed blessing of lots of natural light from the bedroom windows and being able to see directly into the classroom after hours. Turnin

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My Spoiler Free Review in a Nutshell for Disney's Cinderella 2015: Five Bibbidi Bobbidi Boos out of Five If you, your small children, your teens, your sons, daughters, husbands, wives, boyfriends or roommates enjoy this movie even a fraction of the amount my family did, it is well worth the price of admission. Not enough information? Continue below the picture for a more in depth look. Warning: Some possible slight spoilers below. A Different View of Cinderella? My kids joined me last Friday as we went to Star Cinema Grill (a local dinner at the movies establishment) for what I *hoped* would be an awesome princess movie. My daughter and I loved the trailers and hoped for a good solid movie if not pure magic. In all honesty, my son only agreed to go because he knew he could eat pizza and ignore the movie if he wanted to do so. I had some trepidations about the movie myself. Ahsoka goes to see Cinderella. (Christopher declined to create photographic evidence of his g

Following the excitement of their first entire day at Magic Kingdom, the kiddos would probably sleep in, right?   Ahsoka is ready to watch the sun rise at the Fantasia pool. Yeah. The force was with us. The padawans wanted to attend Jedi Training, but they easily awoke in time for a relaxed breakfast before rope drop. A short bus ride later, and all of Disney's Hollywood Studios lay before us.   Chris and Kylee survey The Hollywood Tower Hotel We walked up to the entrance with almost fifty minutes to spare and after using the restrooms and collecting our times guide for the day, we found the shortest line and stayed put. We met a lovely family from Tennessee in line (they also homeschool) and the kids soon made fast friends. We were second in our line, so as soon as the rope dropped just before nine, I walked the kids up Hollywood Boulevard, bearing left at Echo Lake to go straight to the queue at the ABC Sound Studio and Jedi Training Academy sign ups. We