Another Year Is Over. And What Have You Done

Vacation complete:

• Saw the new Narnia movie in SilverCity
  
• Had all Xmas presents wrapped well ahead of time
• Participated in the magical Xmas eve service at WVUC
  
• Received presents (weights for exercising, board games, books, and new System of A Down: hypnotize)

• Enjoyed the kids excitement pre- during- and post-present unwrapping

• Cooked a goose dinner (goose, roast potatoes, real apple sauce, carrots, beans, sprouts, flambe bananas)

• Completed several Sudoku puzzles

• Ate goose left-overs with our friends Dav and Lara
• Drove up to Whistler twice, by myself with the kids, and managed to find my way back to the village in time to pick them up from their ski/board-camp :-)

• Did my first blue runs and didn't fall
• Did my first blue runs somewhat in control and elegantly
• Assisted a poor Italian sod and his daughter who got themselves onto Orange Peel but didn't know how to ski and definitely didn't know how to stop
• Won and lost chess games with my son
• Got to lvl 35
• Watched Star Wars IV, V and VI on our big screen
• Saw the Picasso exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery with the kids
• Saw the Dinosaur exhibit and the Storyeum regular shows with family and Jeanne



• Admired the lights shining in the kids eyes at the Van Dusen gardens

• Enjoyed the Xmas train ride at Stanley Park
• Loved the Nutcracker ballet at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  
• Ate too much over New Years with our friends but didn't offend the bringer of chocolates (as Kev said, or they may not repeat the performance :-))
  
• Walked to Cypress Falls park and back
• Read most of James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces"