Merry Almost Christmas
December 24th, 2006Vacation is good for the mental health, but bad for the blog. I’m sorry blog that you haven’t got blogged on very much despite the greater abundance of time I have. Please don’t give me coal for Christmas.
Being on vacation has given us time to do some last minute shopping earlier in the week. Something I enjoy about getting a little older is it’s more about what I get to give and less about what I hope to get. Thinking of the "perfect" gift for somebody is fun, sort of a challenge for us. We sit down and analyze the person’s life situation and what they might need and see what we can come up with. Sometimes we have success, sometimes the gift seems less than perfect, but it’s still a lot of fun.
We’ve spent the last two days doing some baking. I had this great idea to bake people bread (banana nut and pumpkin) and Stacie baked several different kinds of cookies. I’m not a big dessert person, but it was fun buying bags of flour and sugar, hunting down mini-loaf pans, and actually making something. Now we just have to drive around and hope people are home.
Yesterday I drove to Sport Chalet in Torrance to obtain this bad boy. Why do I need a propane fueled catalyic heater you might ask? Because I’ve convinced Stacie that tent camping in Sequoia National Park in Decemeber will be fun (but a little cold, thus the heater). We’re planning to leave Wednesday, stay two nights, and then continue up to Turlock to meet the rest of the family. I called the ranger station yesterday and the highs are about 50, and the lows are right around freezing. While camping is an adventure in and of itself, adding in the extra challenge of the cold makes it even more fun. It’s been three years since my first winter Sequoia trip, and I miss it. Hopefully the weather cooperates and it stays dry.
Hope everyone is ready for Christmas and has a great day with family and friends. Merry Christmas!
Make sure your tent is ventilated, or you’ll die.
Do not fret, I will ventilate, and I’m not running the thing while we sleep.
Coleman does sell a model safe enough to run while you sleep though. But yes, without ventilation it will use up all the oxygen, which is obviously not good.
Have a good time in the rugged outdoors. That beaerd you were growing will probably help you out.
P.S. I love Banana bread!
I’ve got an extra loaf…you’re welcome to it. I don’t have your address and or phone number though…IM me and maybe I can drop it off tomorrow.
what’s a beaerd?
I wasn’t trying to sound desperate for banana bread, but that being said, It was delicious. Thank you and Stacie very much.
Nah, I was excited at the opportunity to give some to you, so thanks for that. Glad it tasted good too.
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