Friday, April 23, 2010

the season has ended

There are only a few kinds of candy that I really like.  That's not really a bad thing, but when Easter rolls around I have a real situation on my hands.  I like, no, adore Cadbury Mini Eggs.  Please don't misunderstand, the Cadbury Creme Eggs are vile and disgusting, I'm talking about the above photo NOT below.  They are creamy chocolatey goodness inside a crispy candy shell.  They are heavenly.  I am blogging about them to help me get over the loss of them until next spring.  I bid you adieu, my little bits of goodness, until next year.

grin

Carson will be 7 in a few weeks and has had the good fortune too keep all his baby teeth firmly planted in their original location.  It was causing him a great deal of distress because most of his friends had lost several and he was feeling a little left out.  Finally, with much fanfare and delight, he lost a tooth.  Well, not so much "lost," as had it removed by a pair of pliers, but let's not worry about the details.  Point is, there's a big hole in his mouth and he couldn't be happier.  A few days later, the accompanying tooth came out.  He talks with a lisp and he thinks he's awesome...or maybe awethome...

bargain shmargain

It's rare when Clint and I can go on a date in the middle of the day, but we got the chance and we took it.  We haven't been skiing in 10 years and we thought it would be super fun.  Military Day at Crystal Mountain Resort meant cut rate lift tickets and rentals.  We figured we couldn't pass it up and we even thought about bringing the kids.  Here's the smokin' deal we got:

Lift Tickets: Regular Price $70 Special Military Price $35


Ski Rentals: Regular Price $35 Special Military Price $25


Lunch: $24

Dinner for Babysitters: $35

Total Cost: $179


Had we brought the kids:

Ski school for Kids: $100 plus $15 for rentals (for each kid)

Lunch: more money

Total Additional Cost: $345

How is it that I forgot how much it cost to go skiing?  I'm not really feeling like "Military Day" was all it was cracked up to be.  Was it a sale price?  Yes.  Will we be doing that again?  Heck no.