There And Back Again

Hello,,

        I thought it might be smart to have a recap for all new readers and perhaps just to refresh old readers memories,, This blog is a Diary of Our Trip to New Zealand this coming October.  The Participants are: me- Max the Administrator, The Record Holder, the King-maker and All Around All Father.  The Twins-Timmy and Tommy, who by the way just turned 13 yoa. (Now I have to pay adult air fare, thanks boys ). We are huge Lord of The Rings Fans, who have been dreaming of traveling to NZ , where they filmed the movie. The Agreement by all involved is as Follows. The Twins must carry above average grades ie: A’s and B’s and I must pay for the whole kit and kaboodle ( both boys have since made the Honor Roll,, What the Hell was I thinking !!!!). The Trip , which includes a tour  Relaxing Journeys and plane fare is coming in around $16,000 ( again what the hell was I thinking?!!!!!!).  I have been working tirelessly to make this Dream and Promise a reality, I have worked almost all Days off, not including Mothers Day-I had to spend the Day with Mom, and so far everything is coming along nicely. We are at about 33% so far, not too shabby, but summer is around the corner and I really love Summer. So I’m a little worried.

A little recap about us- I just turned 40, work for The City, in an Emergency Service Position, which I hate by the way, way too stressful and chaotic . I love to read, watch movies and I’m big into Sci-fi. I love the out-doors, hiking and playing VolleyBall and Tennis and I’m completely devoted to my Wonderful Family (in other words , no social Life, hahahah).

The Twins are Extraordinary Boys who love to play baseball, football, ride their bikes all over town and enjoy hanging out with their old Uncle. Their Favorite Characters are Aragorn and Legolas, you will have to pull up an old post to read why.

This Summer is going to be very long and there will be few and far between posts, as there won’t be too much to talk about. I will try and make updates as much as I can. But I don’t want to inundate the reader with nothing to say, But Maybe soon I will write about my Favorite character too , and the reason why the Book and then the Movie are such an inspiration to my life, and how they have influenced my life. Believe me that story is an Eye Opener.  ‘ till next time Namarie   

Max

It’s official,, Report cards came out today. Timmy made B Honor Roll with all A’s and just 1 B, in English.  And Thomas made the A Honor Roll with straight A’s, Congratulations boys, I’m so proud of you. You are really working hard to make our trip a reality. Nice Job

Max 

My book is really good I don’t know why I stopped reading it. It will take me a long time to finish, but I’m doing really good. I can’t wait to tell you everything that happened when I am finished. I’m not going to tell you now, I want you to wait. This blog has given me chances to learn, to never give up, just like what my uncle said. I’m doing really well in school, I’m getting A’s and I’m on the B honor roll. Almost made A honor roll this quarter. So I’m doing all I can to make this dream come true. so that’s all for now See ya

This Post and The Trip have provided the Twins and I with more chances to bond and to learn from mistakes made, as well as each other. One example of that Is, What exactly to say in the Post. In an earlier post I explained that I thought it would be a good idea to tell everyone who their favorite character is, why the love the movies etc. etc. Lately, the Boys have shared some of their reading material and what they thought of what they were reading. Nice and interesting, if I say so. but sometimes lessons have a way of popping up, when we least expect it. Case in point. 12 yoa boys , no matter who they are, where they live or How wonderful they are, don’t exactly want to share every thought, with absolute honesty. They do have egos, believe it or not. And I expect, they don’t want to feel less than what they are. Obviously, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. But Kids don’t have the life experience we do.   I believe in Truthfulness in literature, whether it’s fiction or non fiction. regardless of the Genre. I don’t want to be lied to. PERIOD.  The Lord of the Rings is a great example of that, I think. Yes it’s Fantasy, but each character acts and reacts as honestly as they can, in the context of where they are and what is happening in the story, How they react to each other and the environment, they are in, is incredibly honest and truthful. Also, I believe Tolkien wrote it, from an honest point of view, with integrity and with incredibley honest intentions, so that we the reader, could understand our own humanity! Read it, I DARE you to prove me wrong! I challenge anyone!! I explained this to The Boys and told them that they could express themselves however they wanted. With very little editing from me. As long as it was Truthful and Honest, no one will criticize, or make fun of them, speak your Truth from your heart, because we as readers would only respect them all the more!!!! Max
Namarie

I didnt finish The Adventures of Tom Bombadil it was really hard for me to understand because the book was in poem form. I’m a little mad because I wanted to read it, but it is too hard. So Now, I’m reading a book called The Young Wizards. It is really good, so far, it is about a girl who is always getting beat up from a bunch a girls. Then, she finds a book that she hasnt read (she’s read all the books in the library). that is called, So You Want To Be A Wizard. She becomes in love with the book. She takes it home, and she reads and reads more. She starts talking to a tree after she finally learns how. The tree tells her that the there are trees that are getting mad. So she goes by the mad trees and fines a boy that is trying to do a spell and he doesn’t know why he is getting the trees mad. She tells him, and he stops.  Then they just become friends. That’s all so far. So that’s all I have to say. Keep reading.

See ya Tim