The "buses" were supposed to pick us up at 8:30 A.M. We left school at 9:00A.M. Ninety-one 3rd graders and their 4 teachers were suffering from severe anxiety, but for different reasons. It was field trip day & all my kids just wanted to go. The build up to this field trip all week was slowly fizzling which meant out of control kids were forming. Once we were all in a seat (some seats had 2 kids) we were off to see Alice in Wonderland & then to lunch. The drive there was indescribable. I am just so happy that we made it there and back safely.Once at t
he theatre we were lead in through a private entrance. We were being shown the movie at a special time before theatre hours. The theatre knew that we were coming & that there would be close to 100 people (91 being 8-years-old) and they had one concession stand open with one worker. Are you kidding me? The first job was to get them in an orderly line. There is no such thing in this country, but we did it. Next, we had to hurry them through the line. The movie was supposed to start at 9:20. It was about 9:30 when we initially lined up for food. The amount of junk these kids bought was amazing. You name it, they bought it. One interesting thing is that they have a choice of salted or sweetened popcorn. Of course, 99% of them bought the sweetened. Once the final kid got his food and we were all seated, the movie started....at 10:10 A.M. We were so off schedule! The kids (and me) loved the movie. It's been a while since I saw a 3-D movie. I missed a lot of the movie, though, because every two minutes someone was standing next to me saying, "Miss. I need to go to the bathroom." or "Miss. I need to buy more snacks." They were really getting on my nerves!
he theatre we were lead in through a private entrance. We were being shown the movie at a special time before theatre hours. The theatre knew that we were coming & that there would be close to 100 people (91 being 8-years-old) and they had one concession stand open with one worker. Are you kidding me? The first job was to get them in an orderly line. There is no such thing in this country, but we did it. Next, we had to hurry them through the line. The movie was supposed to start at 9:20. It was about 9:30 when we initially lined up for food. The amount of junk these kids bought was amazing. You name it, they bought it. One interesting thing is that they have a choice of salted or sweetened popcorn. Of course, 99% of them bought the sweetened. Once the final kid got his food and we were all seated, the movie started....at 10:10 A.M. We were so off schedule! The kids (and me) loved the movie. It's been a while since I saw a 3-D movie. I missed a lot of the movie, though, because every two minutes someone was standing next to me saying, "Miss. I need to go to the bathroom." or "Miss. I need to buy more snacks." They were really getting on my nerves! After the movie we headed to this kids-type restaurant. What a loud nightmare. They had reserved the entire upstairs for us. There were games they could pay to play and there was a huge play structure in the middle of the room. They were like wild animals. So ma
ny of my kids...and kids from all the classes were crying that they got elbowed in the eye or so-and-so pushed them or threw them down from the structure. My voice was gone by the end of the day. We had pre-ordered the food and drinks (chicken burgers or chicken nuggets) and I have to say this place had the order perfect and everyone got their food. I do not understand the love affair over here with mayonnaise. I thought I was going to gag watching them eat. Since we were way off schedule, we left the restaurant later than planned. One major reason being that one of my kids lost her shoe. We made it back to school 10-minutes after school finished, which was miraculous. I truly did not think we'd make it back anywhere near the time we did. Our driver was crazy, though. He drove like a maniac & was on his phone the whole time. Anyhow, I was glad it was all over. I didn't lose anyone & we made it back safely.
ny of my kids...and kids from all the classes were crying that they got elbowed in the eye or so-and-so pushed them or threw them down from the structure. My voice was gone by the end of the day. We had pre-ordered the food and drinks (chicken burgers or chicken nuggets) and I have to say this place had the order perfect and everyone got their food. I do not understand the love affair over here with mayonnaise. I thought I was going to gag watching them eat. Since we were way off schedule, we left the restaurant later than planned. One major reason being that one of my kids lost her shoe. We made it back to school 10-minutes after school finished, which was miraculous. I truly did not think we'd make it back anywhere near the time we did. Our driver was crazy, though. He drove like a maniac & was on his phone the whole time. Anyhow, I was glad it was all over. I didn't lose anyone & we made it back safely. I got home at 2:45 and headed right to the Base because 5 Legends of Aerospace were visiting. About 2,000 of us were treated to a nice discussion by Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Jim Lovell, Steve Ritchie, and Bob Gilliland. The only name I was familiar with was, Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong & Gene Cernan were the first and last men on the moon. Jim Lovell was the Captain of Apollo 13....we all remember that movie with Tom Hanks. Steve Ritchie is the last Airforce Ace Pilot (meaning he shot down 5 enemy planes - in Vietnam) & Bob Gilliland flew the fastest airplanes ever. In short, they were all pion
eers in aerospace and accomplished some amazing feats, making our country the leader in space exploration. It's sadly all coming to an end now. Russia will have to take over our spot. So sad, especially when you hear these gentlemen speak. You realize how important the space program is & was. It was truly a privilege to meet all of them and to be able to hear them speak. I never would have thought that I would meet legends such as these! You read about & learn about them in school, but who ever thinks you'd meet them? We are enjoying all the special treats sent our way while we are over here.
eers in aerospace and accomplished some amazing feats, making our country the leader in space exploration. It's sadly all coming to an end now. Russia will have to take over our spot. So sad, especially when you hear these gentlemen speak. You realize how important the space program is & was. It was truly a privilege to meet all of them and to be able to hear them speak. I never would have thought that I would meet legends such as these! You read about & learn about them in school, but who ever thinks you'd meet them? We are enjoying all the special treats sent our way while we are over here. We are all fine here. I've been busy with work & taking care of things around here. W
e're eating well......which is good & bad! It's been real tricky trying to make healthy meals when I get home. It's working, though. We had some delicious jambalaya that I made in the slow cooker. That lasted us about three days! It was tricky finding andouille sausage, but we did it. We've had pancakes for breakfast on Saturdays since we were first m
arried. Now, we are also having foul (pronounced fool) breakfast Fridays. We are fools for foul. Foul is a traditional Egyptian breakfast made from fava beans. You add chopped up boiled egg, cucumbers, tomato, & onion along with some warm pita bread and you have an absolutely delicious breakfast. My sisters & I always loved when my dad made it for us on the weekends while we were growing up. My dad introduced Scott to it about a year ago & he loved it. So, now we have a second tradition. We have food traditions. Nice!
e're eating well......which is good & bad! It's been real tricky trying to make healthy meals when I get home. It's working, though. We had some delicious jambalaya that I made in the slow cooker. That lasted us about three days! It was tricky finding andouille sausage, but we did it. We've had pancakes for breakfast on Saturdays since we were first m
arried. Now, we are also having foul (pronounced fool) breakfast Fridays. We are fools for foul. Foul is a traditional Egyptian breakfast made from fava beans. You add chopped up boiled egg, cucumbers, tomato, & onion along with some warm pita bread and you have an absolutely delicious breakfast. My sisters & I always loved when my dad made it for us on the weekends while we were growing up. My dad introduced Scott to it about a year ago & he loved it. So, now we have a second tradition. We have food traditions. Nice!Benny is his usual self. He's a spoiled rotten, lazy bum. Several days th
is week were in the 90's, so his outside time is decreasing, poor guy. For now, he's finding a few moments a day to spend outside to do his favorite activity, smell the air. There are 2-3 donkeys a day that run down our street along with their riders. They have bells on them that jingle as they are running. Benny goes nuts when he hears them coming. He's excited but also terrified of them. It's pretty funny to watch. We have no idea where these guys ride these donkeys to every day. Scott's busy with work. I'm glad to have had him home for another full week. Next Friday night is the Seabee Ball, which we're looking forward to. Then he's off again to Kuwait & I'm on my own again for a few days. It really is getting old. We are heading into our 6th month here......wow!
is week were in the 90's, so his outside time is decreasing, poor guy. For now, he's finding a few moments a day to spend outside to do his favorite activity, smell the air. There are 2-3 donkeys a day that run down our street along with their riders. They have bells on them that jingle as they are running. Benny goes nuts when he hears them coming. He's excited but also terrified of them. It's pretty funny to watch. We have no idea where these guys ride these donkeys to every day. Scott's busy with work. I'm glad to have had him home for another full week. Next Friday night is the Seabee Ball, which we're looking forward to. Then he's off again to Kuwait & I'm on my own again for a few days. It really is getting old. We are heading into our 6th month here......wow!
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