Reed's Rat Race

Alright folks, here's a quick review of how our Christmas 2008 went down... We decided to do things a little differently this year by taking a little trip to the Smoky Mountains over the holidays. The plan was to give the kids a white Christmas and let 'em romp around in the snow and go tubing and all of that fun stuff. Things didn't go exactly as planned though as the weather was unseasonably warm. So no 'natural' snow was to be found. We remedied the lack of snow situation by going to Ober Gatlinburg, a small ski resort near Gatlinburg, TN. They make practically all of their snow, so even with the temps in the mid 60's, there was still some white stuff on the ground. The first stop on our way to the mountains was Little River Canyon, in north eastern Alabama. This is the deepest canyon east of the Mississippi River. A couple hours later and we were in Chatanooga, TN. We attempted to visit the model railroad museum, but being the 24th, it was closed. S

They say the two go hand in hand...age and experience, that is. And I suppose they, whoever 'they' are, are right for the most part. Only for me, it seems I'm getting older with out the experience part. I still feel as unfit for whatever task is at had as I did 10 years ago. Anyway, back on Monday, I turned the ripe old age of 33. I've found the mid thirties to be weird age. I'm young enough to not feel old and old enough to not feel young. And I act 18 most of the time! Angela baked my favorite chocolate cake for me. I don't know what it is called, and it takes a butt-load of time to make. But the end result is a rich, moist, delicious chocolate cake with a surprise creamy filling in the middle. Its like eating a Ding-Dong only without the preservatives and it tastes better and you get more than two measley bites from a piece (is it just me or are Ding Dongs and Twinkies getting smaller?). We drove over to Stark-vegas for dinner with Chelsey (Jared