Family Affairs and other matters

WATER PARK OFFERINGS

I am reserving my judgement until my return. I am wondering if the forces above can in fact persuade me that Walt Disney World is indeed “The Happiest Place On Earth”.

Our itinerary is packed. We have no time to think about swine flu or the rest of the world. The closest we’ve got to the global pandemic thus far is watching Miss Piggy sing a song during the 3D Muppet show.

We started off with breakfast in typical Disney style:-

Then we were given a tour of the water park yesterday and I have to say I had much guilt that my children weren’t with me.

My two older ones would definitely have been surfing in the wave pool where every 90 seconds a four foot wave is created:-

There was a snorkelling with sharks and sting ray option and a beach and water slides and it was beautifully designed and very lush and green.

I have to go now. Off for breakfast.

WE’VE ARRIVED!

We’re here!! I have to admit I did have my reservations when I arrived at the airport and my flight wasn’t listed and I was thinking “shit, this has all been one big joke and now I’m going to have to sleep at the airport for 5 days so nobody finds out”. How lovely to [...]

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IMAGINARY FRIENDS

When I was young, I used to have a number of imaginary friends. A white lady, two blue rabbits and one pink one. They used to really annoy my mother because on occasion, normally when we were in a hurry I’d accidentally leave them behind on a long car journey and they would have to [...]

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SEA OF HUMANITY

Don’t you just love the London Marathon? 36,000 runners all with their own story to tell. It makes me cry. So inspirational. We were there today. A group of us. To cheer on my friend. “It’s all your fault – write that in your bloody blog” she said to me yesterday. But you know what? [...]

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A TRIUMPH

Our African Auction of Promises was a triumph. Everything worked. We spent the afternoon decorating the dining hall and setting everything up. The boys all served at the tables and organised the bar. We showed a film about the school in South Africa that we’re raising money for. We got an ex student who had [...]

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WORRIED MOTHER

“I’m worried about you” said my mother on the phone today. She’s never said that in her entire life. Why would she be worrying? It’s not like I’m planning to leave the country next week to meet Mickey Mouse and Woody from Toy Story instead of teaching my classes and looking after my children. It’s [...]

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TEENAGE GIRLS AND SPORT

There’s a thing that happens to teenage girls with regard to sport. There they all are growing up, doing really well with ballet and gymnastics and athletics and horse riding and hockey and netball and tennis and running, jumping, skipping, dancing and then suddenly, just like that, the majority of them stop. Why is that? [...]

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