Ten Things I've Done On My Trip


1) Tried to type my blog on an iPhone (gave up and waited for an internet connection).

2) Went to see Avatar in 3-D on Christmas Day.

3) Slept in nearly every morning.

4) Shopped at the outlet stores in St. George, UT (nice).

5) Driven 1,500 miles with 1,000 more to go.

6) Had my hair cut by my sister-in-law... short, short.

7) Put together a puzzle and played upteen number of word games. Scrabble rocks!

8) Watched my kids play Snatch-Grabs* at the Christmas Eve Party.

9) Argued about family LLC and considered burning all the land and cashing in on any insurance.

10) Ate my weight in chocolate, candy, cakes, cookies, chips and pancakes.... didn't get any fudge though ::sniffle::.

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*Snatch-Grabs- A game in which the parents all chip in large amounts of change that are then thrown onto the ground for the children to collect--snatch and grab--thereby teaching them at an early age the importance of money. This years haul: Vicbowin $25, Albowin $31, Iyawin slept through it.

Comments

Cari Hislop said…
I love that picture of you and your husband...and from what I can see of your hair...it looks great! How lovely that you got to go to Utah to see your brothers!!!! And the sleeping in...that sounds like a great Christmas present!!!! Hope you have a safe trip home I assume via seeing the husband's family?

That snatch and grab game sounds expensive...but as a child I would have really enjoyed that!!!! ;)
December 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM
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