The kids are out in force (a small force, but still), and our house is decked out with electric candles and a pumpkin that the boy carved himself!

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Don't worry, be happy! It's all good. I'm just posting these pics to make you all jealous ( Read more... )

So as near as I can figure out, Expedia exists pretty much only to rip people off.
"But wait!" you say. "The Smiths are supposed to be in the Bahamas, not Florida!!"
Here's how this all went down.
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Much more later, but expedia SUCKS. Just so you know.

So I don't go back to work until 2 January, and before then, we're going to the Bahamas. We're going to this teeny-tiny little island which is apparently 3 miles long and half a mile wide (now, keep in mind that Manhattan is about 13 and a half miles long and 2 and a half miles wide, so there's no telling how much or how little 'stuff' we'll find ( Read more... )