December 2011
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Merry Christmas!
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Camping
Simon and I went camping last weekend. We camped in the same place we’ve camped many times before. It’s easy to get to, which makes for a relaxed camping trip.
ONE TIME we went camping and I was driving my Ford Escape (cute, but not a 4x4) to this place we had never been that was listed in the UAE/Oman Off-Road book we have. Despite the name of the book, this was not supposed to be...
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Santa
The other day I read this IAMA (Q & A) with a department store Santa Claus. You can really tell he loves his job. Aw, aw, aw.
He also gives good advice for parents:
I thought I could give you guys a few helpful tips if you plan on taking kids to see Santa this holiday season:
1.) If you have kids that are scared at all, the worst thing you can do is build up pressure. One mistake a lot...
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Our Tree
This is “our” tree:
It lives in our “usual” camping place.
Last year, Simon carved our initials on that tree.
I had forgotten all about it, until we went back to the same spot to camp last weekend.
Yes, my idea of romance was acquired at a young age.
(I am sorry for condoning hurting a tree. Now that I’m blogging about it I feel less googley-eyed and more...
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Wantful
If you don’t know yet, Wantful is a site that asks you questions about a person you’re shopping for and then supposedly picks out gifts that are good for that specific person.
I tried it…
I guess I don’t know him that well because he turned 31 in May. Whoops.
This was the first thing they suggested for Simon. A chinoise ricer thing. How did they know that’s...
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