McJanesgiving '07
Lisa's horror at learning of the "Tree of Life" in the men's showers at the MTC; will never be able to read 1 Nephi again.by Mont, Kristy and just a little Lisa!
McJanesgiving '07 economic impact: Butane prices spike; analysts point to Maggiano's endless creme brulee policy. Recyclable aluminum prices plummet -- supply from Montgomery County, MD triples.
Zola and Bitty Baby? Pure magic.
Maybe it's time TOG got the short nertz stack.
Rhett's restaurant/guest arrival algorithm worked great. Next year's challenge: downstairs shower times for 19 guests.
Really: from 5 to 6 am on Thursday morning, nobody was awake and nothing was being eaten.
The beautiful, thoughtful place cards from Emily, the next Martha Stewart.
Seriously: which one of you girls will marry Drew?
Who can name the 10 airports needed to get everyone there and back.
WinterSuites comes through again -- the guest suite on the ground level was perfect.
McJanesgiving '07 -- the only thing lacking was more time together.
If you ever run out of rolls you can always use York Peppermint Patties to sop up any leftover gravy.
Thank goodness for Cara's two birthday cookie cakes -- we were down to our last 7 pans of dessert items.
Thank goodness we didn't end up with 17 cookie cakes that all said "Happy 7th Birthday".
Magnetic pull of Red Cliffs Mall causes Alicia's GPS to go haywire, nearly becoming the "Drew's suitcase" of McJanesgiving '07If you ever run out of rolls you can always use York Peppermint Patties to sop up any leftover gravy.
Thank goodness for Cara's two birthday cookie cakes -- we were down to our last 7 pans of dessert items.
Thank goodness we didn't end up with 17 cookie cakes that all said "Happy 7th Birthday".
Highlight: the excursion to the Maryland Museum of Art and Rugs. Oh wait -- we never left the house.
How many Monts does it take to screw in a light bulb: Mont shows off his one home handyman skill.
Refuting decades of infant studies, Zola prefers inanimate Bitty Baby over constant human interaction.
No matter where you want to go in the DC area, you can get there by turning right at the Bethesda Barnes & Noble.
One thing missing from all the holiday merriment: no TOG Dance.
Past years: rousing McNeil brothers decathlon. This year: a couple of half-hearted ping pong games and three viewings of the Freaks and Geeks and The Office DVDs.
Note for McJanesgiving '08: the turkey and yams aren't still in the downstairs mini-fridge, let's hope.
Wintersuites math: any Janes + any McNeil + any Lunt/Robb-McGrath/Antonitis = big-time fun.
