Day 1112: Shopping for spring break

I wrote about Unbroken when I read the book, but today we saw the movie.  It was painful to watch because Louis Zamperini was tortured by his Japanese captor known as "The Bird".   The sadistic, cruel sergeant enjoyed punishing Louis because they knew he was an Olympic athlete.  The conditions he and the other prisoners endured and survived, were horrific.   The forty-seven days at sea were torturous, by far better compared to the prison camps.  Again, I was so moved by the courage, determination and resilience of these remarkable men.

Then all evening, I searched for flights and hotels for a trip to New Orleans for the end of March, just after the musical concludes.  There are so many options to sort through.  What I don't like on Expedia is that the packages can't be cancelled or changed.  So, I will search some more tomorrow.

Eighth grade parents are becoming a pain and when the parents are separated, it's even worse.  For one child, the father attended the meeting.  Now, the mother wants a private meeting to get the information.  Of course, they couldn't speak to each other or the child.  We have to meet with another mother tomorrow morning, but the other one can't come then.  So that means we will have had eight parent meetings!  Ridiculous!  It's like our time has no value at all.  The hiking is so much easier that this business.

Sunset on the thruway