That Which Doesn't Kill You...

.....makes you stronger, right?  

Isn't that Kelly Clarkson's new song? (Which I love by the way).

For those of you who read my blog regularly, you know that every April/May I take almost my whole senior class from school on a whirlwind trip to Florida for a weekend.

In a matter of 4 days, 2 of which are spent traveling, we hit up Busch Gardens in Tampa, Grad Bash at Universal and/or Disney and spend a full day at Sea World's amazing watermark - Aquatica.

When I return, I give myself about a month before I start planning the next year's trip.

We're in Michigan - the trip is in Florida - a good 24 hour bus ride.  So we fly.  Yep - anywhere from 40-55 people - we fly.

Yesterday I was in our state capitol at a symposium for school.  As I was leaving the parking garage my phone rang.  It was one of my senior's.  I waited until I was out of Lansing and had stopped for gas before I called him back.  He gave me the news that Direct Air (our airline that is transporting us this year)

had announced they were suspending their business until mid-May.

So I told him not to worry & I would get on it as soon as I got home.

I immediately called my big sister & she was already on the website.  She filled me in, yes, they were shut down for at least 2 months.

Our trip is April 20-23.  Ouch.

My biggest concern is getting the money back we paid for tickets.  Fortunately my final payment had not yet been sent from school, so I still have those funds.  When I got home & checked my email I found one from my group sales contact stating they would have a check in the mail to me by the end of the week.  They are supposed to call me when the check is mailed.

Please pray that I receive it - and that it is good.  

Seriously.

I don't want to disappoint these kids.  I am doing everything I possibly can to make this trip go off nonetheless without them having to pay anymore than they already have.

I pulling in all my favors, I'm pleading my case to other transportation carriers and I'm working through this with the strength of Christ, with Him I can do all things.

Well, I'm off to school, my head is swimming with new ideas about my classroom program & things I want to change.......and it's drowning with solutions for my senior trip!

I'll keep you posted as to what I am able to do.

Happy Hump Day!