Tuesday: We have waffles with strawberries for breakfast. Yum! Thanks, K.
That morning, we go over to a mine opened in the 1870’s and closed in 1946 and take a tour. It’s cool and wet inside, and we didn’t come prepared, but with the hardhats and slickers, it works out pretty well. We get some great family photos of us outside the entrance. And we get to try the steep tunnel slide. The kids love it. There are also miniature burros to feed, and some try their hands at panning for gold.
We eat Thai take-out for dinner, and AJ and I get a nice after dinner walk in. After dinner, we have a white elephant exchange, organized by K. This year, we came prepared. We pulled out the carved wood owl bank that BigT and C got as a wedding present. It’s been making the rounds for a while now. We also found a pair of BigT’s old Madras style patchwork pants that AJ has been holding onto. They are quite popular right now—too bad E couldn’t fit into them. CC was quite excited about them. I also found a few things at garage sales right before we left. I honestly don’t know how anyone could really sell the junk I picked up. The best item I found was the Top Gun soundtrack on record.
Em was very excited to see her HappyBobs again, a pair of rubberized shorts with a hard rubber seat. Perfect for sliding down a snow hill. Em also had a few treasures to distribute collected from her mother-in-law. T got a great present: some Peeps bubbles. He was happy.
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