things i learned this weekend:
1. you know you're an addicted blogger when folks start to call you because you don't post. (as i forgot to mention it, i took tuesday off for my sister's birthday)
2. emily is old, but not as old as i thought. (i gave her an extra year, if she hadn't had so many japanese cocktails she might have been upset)
3. my dad has always liked pickled eggs (my father and my uncle had been talking about the flushing power of various toilets, so it was rather a relief to hear this tidbit)
4. if your car smells like burning, your dad will let you take the honda
5. i learned that some cars have lug locks, and the nice tire guy will take you out and explain in great detail and patience when he sees your look of despair.
6. when a five year old calls chop sticks "fortune sticks" and the japanese chef laughs, everyone wins.
7. 2 out of 3 northern new england toll booth collectors will be genuinely relieved and happy for you when you finally get going again after the 3rd or 4th stall.
8. "in new mexico the out door ice cream stores close during the winter, not to mention during a snow storm" the father of emily's children has a lot to learn about new england.
9. when you clean out the china hutch which hasn't been touched since 1975 you will find something your father has been looking for for thirty years. literally.

i can't think of ten, i'm trying to ignore the fact that it's not even because IT DOES NOT MATTER. but i'm telling you it's hard. so my sister is older, my nephew is hysterical and the geo smells like burning. on the upside my dad forgot we negotiated 3000 and he decided on 2000 for the new car. either that or he's pissed at christine because she hasn't called.