And the price difference? Drum roll please.............
3 grand.
Wow! That's great news.
We're still in that window of difficult vacation planning.
It's tough for me too. I used to take the girls out of school when they were younger - the schools here don't really have all those metrics and strict attendance criteria. It's more of a personal choice here. Missing school when they were younger wasn't a big deal. As they got older it's harder to catch up when you miss a couple weeks of school work.
That leaves me with the inferno of Florida summers. But oldest DD needs to get summer jobs to help pay for university (I am helping her out, but she needs to help herself out too). The problem with most summer jobs is you don't get vacation time, either you work the whole summer, or don't take the job. She lucked into one last year at the ice cream shop where they didn't mind. Without knowing what her work situation is, it's hard to plan. I will soon have to make the hard decision to leave her out of the planning. She's 19 in a few weeks. Perhaps it's about that time anyway.
Had a wonderful time at Epcot yesterday. We got to spend the day with Doc and Coni, had a blast hanging out.
Looks like you guys are having a great time!
Dinner tonight. A couple of Tomahawk steaks - one 4 week aged, one 5 week aged. Reverse seared.
They cut like butter and chewy bark. A nice glass of red to go with. Happy days.
Looks fantastic. I have heard of reverse searing but have never tried it.
I always see the chefs on TV searing in the pan and then finish in the oven.
-32C/-26F
Actually.... I think I really only needed to type the "F" in the preceding sentence.
Yes, you're in that F'd up zone where there isn't much difference between the Celsius and Fahrenheit numbers.
It's not quite as cold here this morning, -9C but a wicked strong wind giving -23 windchill.
I know the feeling. I watched DD dance for 16 straight years. Constant back and forth to dance classes, rehearsals, competitions, recitals... Then it all stops and you wonder what the heck happened.
Oldest DD didn't have anything that she did a lot. A little dance, a little piano.
Youngest DD is heavy into dance, at least one class every day. It will be strange when that comes to an end.
Got to watch one more win this morning, 92-55. That gives them the third seed and they will get to stay in the city for next weekend. Declan picked up a couple of questionable fouls early so didn't see a lot of time given the game was never in doubt. He did get some time in the 3rd until picking up another foul. Played the 4th though and came away with 10 points. Next weekend's games are the provincial quarters and semis. The quarter-final match up is a good one for them, beat the team about a month ago fairly easily. Get through that one and they will have a tough match up. Hoping for the best and I will be cheering from the other side of the country.
Glad that you got to see him play over the weekend, and good that you got to see them win.
Best of luck to them.
it was fun to spend time with her as the teenage girl years have been rough.
Nice that you got to spend some time with her. The teenage years are never that easy, some worse than others of course.
My first DD wasn't too bad getting through it.
I think the second one is going to be rough. She's only 11 but going on 16.
