Christmas CHEERS for Ben. I would personally like to thank Ben for sending my email on to his family which resulted in an offer to use Uncle Jay's condo up in Midway. I have spoken with each of you (except for Dane who is tanning in Hawaii) and we all concur that we would LOVE to use the Brasher condo. I for one am SO GRATEFUL for this offer. It comes at a time I could really use JOYOUS news. Thank you dear Ben for arranging this. Let me know when I can get in and start moving stuff, food, etc, up there. I would like to thank Mark and Libby for their generous offer of their gorgeous flocked Christmas tree complete with ornaments for the condo. The only thing required of us is to leave the condo better than we left it. That we can do. I would hope we could pay for utilities etc. Ben let me know what I can do for the Brasher's as a thank you. Ideas if you could please. Please offer 2-3 ideas of things you would like to do during this blessed time together. I for one would love to have a game night the Miller's have a new game that involves dice which I will have available, have a night we watch the photo DVD's we are ALL (DANE, you too) putting together and a possible frosted sugar cookie decorating contest. Winner gets a prize...of some sort. I could go on and on like visit Temple Square/Art museum, sledding with Clara, sleeping, exploring Main Street Park City, movie up in Midway, Outlet Mall day after Christmas (thanks to Libby for that one) etc. and some sweet down time. Let us know what your wishes are on the blog so we can make sure all are happy. Just being with you all is ALL I need. Trust me on this! If everyone could be in charge of a day , come up with a menu, and a list of what is needed, I could head out and buy stuff at Costco ahead of time (please let me know) or we could go get it together. We can cook together unless you prefer to cook alone. Let me know what day you want and what you are cooking. On Christmas EVE we can split the meal up, choose what you want to make and it will come together for a great meal. We will read the Christmas story or act it out and yes Clara you can be the baby Jesus. As soon as I get the dates from Ben as far as access to the condo....everyone PLEASE write on this blog when you will be at the condo and for how long or what days so we can figure out food and fun stuff to do. Lib may have to work a few of our days together and I am sure I will have to make a few trips to the house. If any or all of this is unclear, please post questions on the blog and I would be happy to answer any and all concerns. Let me know if you have special needs or stuff you would like me to round up for use at the Brasher condo. THANKS again to Ben for saving us and to the GENEROUS offer of the Jay BRASHER family...thank you! This has lifted a HUGE burden from off of my shoulders. You will never know. Love you all and can't wait to spend time with you up in Midway. Libby's boss lives up there so she can fill us in on all the inz and outz of Midway. Maybe a great restaurant or fantastic bowling alley where Emy can kick all of our -------! (bottoms)Love you all!
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mom. first things first- you posted that at 4AM?!?! you need some sleep woman!
Seriously Mom! What were you doing awake? We will be there Dec. 19-29. Thanks for getting the crib for Clara, that will help us a lot. I am just concerned about getting Clara naps and good bedtimes in spite of all we want to do. Ben and I want to go skiing, even if it's just a half day. We would love to take 1-2 days for making meals and I will just buy the stuff when we get up there, so don't owrry about it. That would be so fun to use Lark's Christmas tree. It ALL sounds so fun! Like I said, I am up for whatever I can, provided Clara gets her naps. And I also don't mind staying behind to make sure that happens. I love you all and can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Lib and I will be heading up the evening of the 18th. Here are my ideas so far: snowshoeing, skiing, cross-country skiing, building a ski jump somewhere, sledding; learning how to crochet (i would settle for quilting, for some reason i really want to make a quilt), making ornaments, snowball fights or capture the flag with snowballs, and a puppet show from wynn!!! And i think we should do a family portrait.
Hey that was MARK's comment! Shoot.
3 ideas of things to do:
1- Rest
2- Sit around and stare at each other
3- Nothing
I am somewhere in between all those. Especially nap times with Clara. Oh yea, as my wise father said if the youngest of the group is happy, we will all be happy. Nap time, here we come! That will be a priority.
I know Dane is in Hawaii so I will post for both him and I. Here is what sounds fun:
1. Scrabble where Dad can use the computer during the game.
2. Outlet shopping, especially for girls boots.
3. Asking people for money in Park City. We could dress up like tramps.
4. Camp out one night in our new home.
5. Conduct fake job interviews. Dane wants to do fake asking investors for big bucks interviews.
6. Vegetarian Day. But we can only do this when Wynn and James are at the Stewarts.
7. Look through the interval international resort list at all the places that are warm.
8. Do lots and lots of dishes.
9. Stay up until three am watching movies, but only esoteric ones with sub titles.
10. Raffi Sing a long with Dane on the guitar and Emy on the piano.
11. Dance party with all our cousins.
12. And on the twelfth day of Christmas we want to introduce Clara to all the hot young men in Midway.
Ya hoo.
father you are absolutely shamless. LOVE it!
I like dad's list!
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