Another Survey:
Are you kidding me? Giving in to peer pressure, as usual!
You guys know I can't pass one of these stupid things up!
Plus, it lets me put off cleaning just a little while longer..
..so here goes~

1. When’s the last time you ran?

Are you kidding me? Ran?

2. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them?
On the bottoms, because they are too long .....

3. What are you dreading right now?
Cleaning!!!!

4. Did you celebrate 4/20?
Did I miss something?

6. Favorite ice cream?
I'd rather have an icee or smoothie. Chocolate though when it's ice cream.

7. When was your last doctor’s visit?
Last month.

8. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep a night?
Not during the school year work week, otherwise YEP - I LOVE to sleep!!!

12. If anyone came to your house on your “lazy days” what would they find you wearing?
"Play Clothes" - shorts and a t-shirt

14. Have you ever been on your school’s track team?
Are you kidding?

15. Do you own a pair of Converse?
Nope.

17. Do you eat raw cookie dough?
Yep

19. Don’t you hate when the radio ruins good songs by playing them too much?
Not really, I'm usually hooked on it and don't get tired of it for awhile.

21. Do you watch Trading Spaces?
Use to watch it ALL the time, not so much anymore.

22. How do you eat oreos?
Dunk 'em in milk!!

23. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone?
Nope, but I do check to see who is on my instant message list when I'm on.

24. Are you cocky?
About some things I guess

30. Could you live without a computer?
Seriously? Not for long I hope!

31. Do you wear your shoes in the house?
Never!!!

33. At what age did you find out that Santa wasn’t real?
He's what??

34. How many phones, house phones and cell phones are in your house?
3 House Phones & 2 cell phones

35. What do you do when you’re sad?
Cry, read, watch sappy movies....

36. Who would you call first if you won the lottery?
Andy

37. Last time you saw your best friends?
My closest ones, week before last -
My oldesst ones, about a year ago

40. Who or what sleeps with you?
A hubby, a dog, sometimes a cat and way too many pillows
(and currently a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal that Andy bought me on our trip, yep... I'm SERIOUS)

AND NOW MOVING ONTO FORTY FiVE OUT OF NOWHERE…

45. Is anyone on your bad side right now?
Kinda

46. What jewelry are you wearing?
None (took my rings off b/c my hands were dry and lotioned up earlier)

47. What’s the first thing you do when you get online?
Check email, look at IM list, the farm, friends blogs

49. Do you watch Grey’s Anatomy?
Never miss it!!

50. How do most people spell your name?
Correctly, other than my great aunt who spells it Monaca....
Then there's the other friend whose known to spell it Moncia - and she's known me for 20+ years

51. Would you wear a boy/girlfriends clothes?
Yep, was known to steal them forever. Hubbys tshirts, yep!

54. Where do you work?
I'm semi retired! he he he .. Preschool 3 hours a day, 4 days a week ...
Off for TEN WEEKS, woooo whooooo

56. What are you doing tomorrow?
Hanging with "the wee one", going to stay with my still "on bed rest" Mom

57. Is Justin Timberlake becoming the next Michael Jackson?
I don't get it?

58. Favorite name for a girl?
I like all these new "different" names or boy ish names for girls!
Grace is a favorite these days too

59. Favorite name for a boy?
Family names: Lee, Cole, Roy, William,

60. Will you keep your last name if you get married?
Nope, didn't. Not even using the initial.

61. Your favorite restaurant you don’t get to eat much at?
Angelos & Captain Andersons - once a year at the beach
Tokyo's Japanese - b/c it does scary things to my stomach

62. When is the last time you left your house?
Yesterday to take lunch we cooked to my parents

67. Do you return your cart?
Yep, drives me NUTS when people leave them everywhere!!!

69. Do you have a dishwasher?
Yep, can't imagine living without it.

70. What noise do you hear?
TV, Mom on the phone yapping away, Gizmo snoring

71. Would you survive in prison?
Doubt it!!!

72. Next concert you hope to go to?
I'd like to go to ANY one I guess, it'd have to be with friends though. Andys such a stick in the mud about that kind of stuff.

73. What was the last thing you ate?
Pop Tart & diet coke

74. Who was the last person you said “i love you” to and meant it?
Andy this morning

75. Who is the youngest in your family?
My house, that would be me - he he he
My immediate family, only child - that would be me
My extended family - that would be Dylan on my side and Layla on Andy's side

76. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would be the most likely to over pack?
Me for sure, I like to pack for ANY thing that MIGHT come up!

77. Do you know anyone with the same name as you?
Not personally, use too....

78. How many shoes do you own?
No idea, not as many as most women though. Shoes aren't my thing, if they feel good I wear them until they fall apart. Now purses, that's another story-

79. when was the last time you ate peanut butter?
Last week. I like to eat it by the spoon full!

81. What service is your cell phone?
Cingular

82. What’s for dinner?
Salmon patties and biscuits (welcome to the South 'Yall)

83. What’s the last thing you purchased?
Groceries - Saturday night -

84. Do your siblings ever pay for stuff for you?
Don't have any, but my parents sure do!! (see only child comment, he he he)

85. Where is your cell phone?
Laying here beside me, I couldn't remember Grandma's new phone number.

86. Is your phone on vibrate or ring?
Ring and LOUD

87. What brand are your pants right now?
Um .... n/a

89. Did you eat breakfast this morning?
Yep, answered this somewhere back there

90. Do you like marshmallows?
Yep, roasted over a campfire are the best!! I'll eat them anyway though: plain, in or on something! New faves are ones with chocolate in the middle that my friends brought me from Japan!

91. What irritates you most on the internet?
When I am typing something and it quits without me saving.

92. What brand is your digital camera?
Which one? Minolta is one and I can't remember the other two.
I'm saving right now to buy two more though: A biggie Nikon and a smallish Sony.

93. Do you watch movies with your parents?
Yep, mostly with Momma though .... we go to the movies ALOT

96. What song best describes your life right now?
Not sure?

97. Do you own expensive perfume/cologne?
Nah, I wear Victoria Secrets and it's not really expensive. I want a bottle from France ....EPCOTs France that is, but we didn't make it over there this time. Next trip, I am planning on it though!!!

98. Are you taking college classes right now?
Nope, thank heavens that part of my life is done!! I could be interested in going back again (though I do have my bachelors thank you very much), but don't know if I could sit through classes again.

101. Do you like sushi?
No way, no how, cook my fish please!!

102. Do you get your hair cut every month?
HA!!! No way. (and my Mom is a retired hair dresser) I'm always stuck between keep the short hair style or let it grow and put it up. Let it grown and put it up is winning again right now!!

103. Do you go online everyday?
FOR SURE, my computer stays online 24/7 and I just go in and out of the room. (or currently check it as it sits here on the couch)

MORE Pictures
These are from my phone!
(I'm thinking they look familiar to Dad & Misty)

Us at the Pool

MGM

1 out of oodles of bunnies @ EPCOT
(they were at every park and our resort)

I told ya I love this guy, here's a poster of him!

Mickey Waffles - Yummo!

YUMMO! Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich, the way it SHOULD be done!
Fresh choc. chip cookies, chocolate ice cream!
HOLY COW!!
I could only eat half.
And Misty, for the record... I'm guessing even more than a
gazillion WW points! You were more than right!!

My innter brat comes out!
I don't wanna go!!!!!!!!
WHY are we not staying through the holiday weekend?
Remind me please?!?!

The Pictures~

At the Poly, right after a HUGE meal @ O'Hana!!
Our #1 Favorite place to eat in "all the world"!

On the "Great Movie Ride", gotta love it!
My sweetie hubby bought me a prize too, see my favorite bear
there in the picture?!?!

Flower & Garden Festival, which is awesome I might add.
We missed most of it though. The only time we went to EPCOT was
at night, all THREE times!! Oops~ We never got to see all the cool stuff.
We ran out of time SO FAST!!

Friends whom I adore and can't wait to go back with again!
Right Guys???!!!??
(are they gonna shoot me for posting a picture of them?)
The only one I have of all of us is one I'm buying that the
photographer took. Why didn't we ask someone to take more
of us?! Duh~

#1 Reason I MUST buy TWO new digi cameras!!
This small cheap one always takes blurry pics, I hate that!!
I want a "biggie" one too. Guess I outta stop traveling and save?
Singing in the Rain~

I love Kelley, yes I do. I love Kelley, how 'bout you?!
Finally, we get our dates together!!
Out of 5 pics, this one is the "least blurry".
And later I say, crap... I didn't take one with Tom too!!
Why didn't you say "HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME?" boy??

My FAVORITE purple friend!!
I am 100% obsessed with FIGMENT, no doubts!
I didn't get to visit him this time though, he was always gone at night.
I also regret not getting the $7.99 ON SALE back pack at "his store". Ugh!
Why don't I just go ahead and buy these things?!

Guess that's me? Chicken First Class!!

Andy & Mr. Ed!
he he he

Bus Loads of Kids, Senior Trip Teenagers and Long Lines
OH MY!!!!

Wednesday afternoon we headed to Big River Grille @ the Boardwalk when Andy returned from his golf afternoon. He had fun and saw all sorts of wildlife to add to the list. (We'd already seen oodles of bunnies all over the resorts and parks and a raccoon) He saw 2 gators and 2 deer. Gotta love the wild life~

Met Amber & Jonathan for dinner, that was fun! I hope we continue to make a habit out of that! Better than the last trip when I made ya sit on a curb with me for 45 minutes huh??!!



Then we headed to MGM for some Muppet action, Little Mermaid viewing (never had seen it before, pretty cute), One Man's Dream and a Tower of Terror drop! (or two)




Thursday the resort got to nuts status. Funny how that happens. We had enjoyed it and not had any problems until then. The ball teams came in by the bus loads and it got pretty rowdy. The parks were the same way. We went to Animal Kingdom and it was "like a zoo"! We rode Dinosaur, got a fast pass for Everest and road Kali River. (First time on that, we were prepared with hats and plans for a short day) We had lunch (yep, in our wet clothes) and then road Everest before heading back. I have to say that Everest was just as fun as we'd remembered, though it made me even more "woozy" than the 1st time!! It's worth it, but I have to take it S L O W and low key for a little bit after!! (I'm getting so OLD)

Spent the last afternoon by the pool.*sigh* Then got ready for dinner @ Olivia's. YUMMY just like before!

We hit 3 parks in a day, first time we'd done that. After dinner we went to MK for SpectroMagic. It's my favorite part of the day and we'd missed it up until that night. After that we caught the monorail and went to EPCOT for some extra magic hours. (We did 4 nights of Extra Magic out of 6 while we were there. Never stayed the "full" time, but got a few extra hours and rides in for sure!) We rode Test Track again and Imagination. (I know, I know... I can't get enough of the little purple guy!)

By the time we left Friday morning, the resort was at miserable status. The lines for food were unreal and the kids everywhere were a little unruly. If we'd have stayed, we'd have complained about some stuff for sure. We sure made our All Stars stay, JUST IN TIME!!!

Our ride down was 7 hours, home was 10!! Ugh!!! I hate when that happens! There was a boat that had come off of a trailer on the Florida Turnpike and had traffic stopped for over an hour. The smoke around Valdosta (35ish miles both ways) was horrible!! Then we hit south Atlanta traffic coming in, about 6:30, on a Friday of a holiday weekend. Double Ugh, ugh, ugh!!!! Whew- We were GLAD to get to Dallas, Georgia for darn sure!!

Great trip though, tons of fun visiting with friends from all over the place. We're ready to go back, but aren't sure about the summer trip. The crowds the last few days reminded us of why we LOVE going in the OFF SEASON so much!! I am not sure we can take horrid crowds with triple digit temps as well. We'll see ... We ARE looking forward to the visit in September along with the Disney Cruise AND the October race weekend!! Can't wait for those~

Quick Disney Update

Ok, so here is the short version! Well, you know me ... as short as I can be for now.

Saturday - Arrived and checked out All Star Sports. We like it better than we thought we would. Cute decor, great pools, great food selection. Went to "The Crab House" for dinner, seafood buffet, thank you MISTY! Went to EPCOT for checking out refurbished Mexico ride (so disappointing) and Soarin'. (Which we still LOVE so much!)

Sunday - Breakfast with the whole gang and then Magic Kingdom. We rode a TON of stuff! It was hot, but not to the melting point yet. Perfect day. The crowds were not bad either, 20 minute lines were the longest. GREAT!! Here's a pic of me and the little one. More pics to come.



We went back for swim time and then returned to the Magic Kingdom for extra magic hours until the kiddos were too pooped to pop! Great day with friends!!

Monday - The gang spent the morning at the pool. They headed to downtown Disney and we headed to MGM for dinner @ Mama Melrose's and then met up with Kelley & Tom! Yay for friends!! Did some things at MGM that evening.

Tuesday - (friends left) Threw on a hat and headed to the Magic Kingdom. We rode a few things, including Splash Mountain... Where FINALLY Andy Lee got as SOAKED as I always do! He finally says "hey, I didn't know what the fuss was all about." Now... he DOES!! We returned for dry clothes and lunch, then hit the pool. Went to O'Hana for dinner, YUMMO! Our #1 fave place. And, for the record... don't knock the "new" menu until you've tried it. Sad the pineapple & caramel is gone, but have you actually tried the bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream and hot caramel topping. HOLY CRAP!?! Went to EPCOT for extra magic, rode some stuff.

Wednesday - Slept L A T E .... I headed to the pool, where I spent FIVE hours!! Love hot weather, cool pool, ipod and good books! Andy played golf. He should be back soon and we're off to meet Amber for dinner.

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There ya have it. Yay for all sorts of different friends to hang out with. Yay for short lines and no crowds. Yay for hot enough to swim, but not melting temps. Sad for only one full day left. Yay for already thinking of another summer weekend trip and looking forward to for sure trips back in September and October!!

Relay for Life






The picture is blurry, sorry!

Relay for Life proved to be a wet event this year. Our preschool team was prepared for a night of fun and walking for the cause. We arrived to sunny skies and hot weather conditions. Within an hour we were watching the clouds move in. The thunderstorms arrived with a bang, literally. For 2 & 1/2 hours we were under the METAL covered horse arena with thousands of others. It was a hot and dusty situation for sure! We enjoyed each others company and awaited the events start.

They eventually started the relay inside under the arena with the Survivor's Walk, amazing for sure!! Then we walked as a team for a few laps, along with all the other teams... in the little circle of the arena. After some laps of trying to keep walking inside, we decided to call it a night. While we were all prepared to just walk outside in the rain, it was still lightning. The dust and crowds inside made it miserable to continue. Our team had already planned to leave at midnight and at 9:30 we packed up in the rain.

Our teams goal was $2,500 and I am proud to say that we raised $3,500!! Preschool families as well as our own friends and family made a huge contribution! We thank everyone tons for giving to the American Cancer Society!! While it might have rained out our long walk, our contributions will help make a difference!!

The end of the school year is near. Only 8 days left of this one. Amazing, seems like only a few weeks ago I wrote my "New Crop" blog about my new little friends. The year goes by so quickly. This has been an awesome year. This group of kids is the youngest group as a whole that I have ever had. That being said, they may be the sweetest! The parents have been one of (if not the) best group ever. They are amazing volunteers and many of them have become my very good friends. They have been there for me through some major things in my life this year. I have called on them for volunteers more so than ever in the past, putting them to work in the classroom often! The group of Moms have become my pals in a big way.

I sat down this past week to write individual letters to the kids about the year. The letters are just one of the scrapbook pages in the 44 page book that they will get! (Thanks to the help of some wonderful Moms who helped me this year) It's amazing to see how far some of them have come and how much they have changed. Crazy what 9 months can do. They've grown physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. As excited as I get about the summer (and that is VERY excited), it's still hard for the year to end and say goodbye to the group! We've laughed together and cried together. We say I love you daily and we mean it whole heartedly!

I'm amazed when I think about one who came in my room not being able to recognize a single letter and is walking out the door knowing them all, capital and lower case. I am thrilled that another walked in the door very shy and without talking very much, he's going to walk out the door with a bounce in his step and tons of new friends and experiences behind him. I'm thankful that after days and days and days, that led to weeks and weeks and weeks of working with one little friend on shapes (that most kids know when they get to me, but this little munchkin had a mental block with) that friend walks out the door knowing them all finally. I could go on and on...

I'm thankful that every little friend walks out the door writing their first and last name, writing numbers & letters, being able to cut on lines, knowing rhyming words and opposites, following directions, knowing letter sounds, some being able to do simple addition, a few who are reading....

The thing I hope they all walk out the door with is the understanding that they are special, learning and school is alot of fun, they must always be kind and that they are loved. They are loved by family, friends, teachers and most of all a loving God! If they can remember those few simple things, I have done my job!