More glimpses of my family

More snapshots of my family vacation, taken from a miser point of view.

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My father's girlfriend, whom I love dearly, listened very politely as I told her about using t-shirt rags instead of something disposable.  (See my post on "A paper towel panic").   She turned to my husband and said, "I've already got your Christmas present, but if I didn't, I'd know just what to get you!  A BIG BOX of paper towels!"

Poor guy.  It's nice to know somebody pities him.

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My daughter knits constantly.  She's had a lot of fun making bags out of bags.  She starts with plastic grocery bags that she cuts into strips, which she winds into balls, which she crochets into bags.

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We always start the week of our family vacation by reading over brochures about local attractions and  writing out a giant list of all the possible things we could do in the week.   Then, for each event, everybody writes her or his symbol in one of three columns:

1. Yes, I absolutely want to do this.
2. I'll do this, but just to be with other people.
3. No, I don't want to do this.

After we know what everyone thinks, we plan the week with some whole-family events and some events for smaller groups.  Here's this year's list, written on the only paper we had available at the time: a brown paper grocery bag.  On the back of the bag is the roster for who's making dinner.