2014

I'm looking forward to seeing you all and introducing Blake to you and vice versa.  I think the things Lynne mentioned--science museum, i-max, downtown, sound great as well as playing games and chatting it up around the houses.  I assume we'll all go to church together on Sunday, eat at Olive Garden once, and maybe drive around to see Christmas lights.  I might bring some craft supplies and teach the older kids about making puppets shows to "perform" for the adults.  I think I was Nadia's age when Denee and I made Jimmy and Tara. . .

Anyway, about food.  My favorite cereal is Golden Grahams, and my beverages of choice are usually water, tea, and orange juice.  Blake drinks coffee rather indiscriminatingly from what I can gather.  If the Marks provide breakfast, beverages, sandwiches, and snacks, and everyone else plans to make one hot meal, I think that will be more than enough. I'll do shepherd's pie one night.  I also reserve the right to contribute additional snacks and beverages to the supply as I see fit.

For gifts, I like clicky pens with weird, cute, or interesting designs--or that just have the names and addresses of businesses on them.  Let me make this list form

Clicky pens
Socks
Flip flops
stickers
puzzles
lotion
soap
toothbrush
earthpaste
sun glasses
magnetic name badge holder
bright pillow case
sudoku or crossword book
nonslip ponytail holders
hair ties
barrettes--elegant or simple
ear buds
rooibos tea bags


For Blake, I asked him and revised this list:
coffee mug like this or this or this
T-shirt (large)
short devotions book
glass cutter
Dove soap
cushioned running socks
Big stickers
auto decal
this key holder thing
scented candle
almonds
8' of 1/2" nylon cable sleeve
Edge shaving cream