There And Back Again

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       The trip is paid for ! As of today, the tour with relaxingjourneys is all paid for!!!! All that hard work and overtime has paid off. I can’t believe it. I have never worked so hard in my life. I had 3 months to come up with $12,000, and I did it with 1 month to spare! If I keep up this pace, I will double my normal salary. That is mind blowing to me. I never thought I could do it. But I did. It goes to show you, that if the will is there and with hard work, anything could be accomplished. I know this is only a vacation to some people, but to me and the boys, its a chance of a lifetime. When i looked at my last paycheck and knew that all my hard work was over, I cried.  I had to get up and leave the room, I was overcome with emotion. I have never climbed a mountain this high or had so much pressure on me. I didn’t want to break the Boys hearts, if I failed.  But it’s done,, and now I can enjoy the rest of the summer. And to look forward to actually going on the trip this Octber.  Thanks to everyone who had some part to play in this saga, those who put up with me being crabby and short and tired all the time. And thanks to everyone who said a kind word of encouragement, It didn’t fall on Deaf Ears, Namarie Max

Today is the 3rd day of July, and it really feels like this are going well. Michelle took the Boys today for their passports. 6 weeks from now, we should be recieving them in the mail. I still haven’t applied for mine, I’ll do that this wednesday, the 5th. I wanted to get their applications out of the way first. I was a little worried, something might got wrong. So now, no excuses I will apply soon.  In the next couple of days I should have some even more exciting news, concerning the trip, so stay tuned.  Namarie    Max

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 

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

Hello there,,

     Many people asked what the temperature will be, when the boys and I are in Nz. So I found a nice site, which tells the temp in celsius and fahrenheit for us Americans,, New zealand Climate. I am praying that It is unseasonally warm that time of the year, since I want to be able to enjoy the weather and the outdoors,, We also want to enjoy all the activities Middl- Earth and NZ have to offer,,,The shire should be green and overflowing, if it’s not I will be so disappointed.  

Namarie,

Max

Both Timmy and Tommy won awards today at school,, Timmy won outstanding student in Language Arts. Tommy Won outstanding student in Science. Both were The #1 student in those subjects!!!! Fantastic Job boys!! See what you can do, when you set your mind to it!! Great Job. I am so proud of you !!!! Max

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