Things like eating mac n cheese at 11:30 at night. That's not meal time! But I'm on vacation, so I can do it if I want.
Things like buying those iced sugar cookies from Wal Mart. I love those things but I refuse to pay whatever they cost - because I could make them much cheaper myself. But I'm on vacation, so today I threw a box of them in the cart. (I paid for them too, fyi.)
Things like stopping my work at 3 pm to take a nap or watch Dr. Phil. (Two things I never ever get to do on a real day.)
Things like staying up to watch the Tonight Show in its entirety - because I can. I'm usually awake at the time the Tonight Show goes off the air - but I'm trying to be responsible, so I make myself leave the TV off while attempting to fall asleep.
So there's part of why I like vacation. I'm still scrapping away - I think I'm up to being four months old in my baby book. If I work really hard tomorrow, I might be able to finish up through my first birthday. That would mean forfeiting the 3 p.m. nap, though. Tough call.
Meanwhile - here's some pictures from the recent adventure I like to call "Mama bought a camera." Actually Daddy bought the camera for Mama for their anniversary and her birthday and I forget how many other holidays. For Mom to learn how to run anything above a disposable camera is a great accomplishment.
I was so mad in this picture that I refused to smile until Mom said she would quit trying to take pictures if I was going to be "that way." Not wanting to impede progress, I stopped being "that way" long enough to flash a "kind but insincere" smile. This is my sister Julie, by the way, with me.
I was slightly happier here - mostly because I was on my way home. Not sure why I was so grouchy that day. 
Julie was teaching Mom to use the timer. I'm gonna guess she's forgotten that lesson. But she did do a GREAT job on their vacation - she had lots of pictures and people had heads and EVERYTHING! (Family joke is that every picture Mom ever took of us growing up only got us from the neck down. We thought digital would cure this and so far, it seems to be working!)
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I can see your pics now. I wonder what the deal was? Anyway... Enjoy your freedom that vacations bring! I am coveting your freedoms and have to stop a moment to ask forgiveness from God. :O) As my facebook blog says, I am wishing it was Thanksgiving weekend.
Where were you in the last picture??
Mac N Cheese is awesome, and so are those cookies you're talking about MMMMMM COOKIES! :) I am a night owl and it's catching up to me, when I have to be at work at 8 I am very red eye!
I love vacation, too! But my favorite ones are when I get to leave--stay at a hotel, eat out, etc. Vacation has definitely been redefined by motherhood. :) Still, I hope the rest of yours is enjoyable!
Tina - Oh I'm right behind you! This morning as I was vacuuming the house, I wondered how many days were left until Thanksgiving and my next holiday! :) Terrible, isn't it?
Phats - I had already left by the time they did the last picture. And those cookies? Almost gone. I think there's one left.
Amy - I'm starting to love the leaving kinds too. This week I was glad to be home since I was sick, but I do love to go away now!
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