mrscatinthehat
Seussical
Well, after all of these months of worrying, sweating and busting my tookus easy child leaves on her trip in the morning. She is a student ambassador. They go to Italy, France and Spain. She is packed. She has lots of money and I can get her more on the prepaid card if I need to. She has phone cards. She has the directions on how to use them. She has Euros already. So at nine in the morning I put her on a bus with 20 other kids and they head to the airport.
As I expected her father didn't put forth much toward the endeavor. It hurt her a lot a long the way but she worked hard on all she had to do. I worked hard and got it all paid for. We ended up with about a quarter of the trip itself helped out with fundraising. The rest husband and mostly me paid off. I am so glad too. This will be an experience that she will never forget. She earned all of her own spending money. Every paycheck she earned at her job over the year she saved. All birthday and christmas money too. She had a goal and she saved more than she thought she would. It was good to see that she could do it.
So as hard as it will be to know that my 17 year old is on another continent without me I am so happy and excited for her. I think I actually feel what the meaning of bittersweet means.
Sigh,
beth
As I expected her father didn't put forth much toward the endeavor. It hurt her a lot a long the way but she worked hard on all she had to do. I worked hard and got it all paid for. We ended up with about a quarter of the trip itself helped out with fundraising. The rest husband and mostly me paid off. I am so glad too. This will be an experience that she will never forget. She earned all of her own spending money. Every paycheck she earned at her job over the year she saved. All birthday and christmas money too. She had a goal and she saved more than she thought she would. It was good to see that she could do it.
So as hard as it will be to know that my 17 year old is on another continent without me I am so happy and excited for her. I think I actually feel what the meaning of bittersweet means.
Sigh,
beth
She is getting to do what so many of us wish our kids can do. I know we couldn't afford to send easy child for something like this, though she would love it when she's older! 
