Well, I think in all those years, we actually went bowling once. Now with kids in the picture and jobs we want to keep, this tradition has siezed. However, last night with our old friends (and former roommates at one point) Kat and Eddie in town after many military moves, we gathered once again for MBN. This time we recruited new "Neighbors" to play with us who didn't make a dent in the adult beverages because they are all under the age of three.
Morgan, Alexis and Troy sat on the couch for all of 30 seconds because I had just started Monster's Inc.
Matthew had already moved on.
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Matthew had already moved on.
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Later in the evening, Matty hung out with his new BFF, Uncle Timmy!

Morgan (a.k.a Mini Chris) finally crashed on Molly Ringwald, I mean her Mom, Caroline.
The RV has been picked up for our trip to Northern Virginia tomorrow to see Jimmy Buffett which means there will be some Very interesting pictures coming soon.
Everyone really had a good laugh.
Including Carol laughing at herself.
We had a sub named Crazy Betty who brought her own Bunco hat. We should have known she was a ringer because she won most buncos.
I came in third after a roll off with Donna but Nadya was the big winner of the night. She was a tad nervous waiting to hear the news. (Maybe it's good luck to Not wear a black shirt?)
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He was honking the horn, turning on the wipers and emergency lights. I'm just glad didn't figure out where the gear shift was located.
Here is what it looked like just after demolition. The fan is sitting on the sand under the house. Thankfully, I didn't learn until spring that we had rats under the house who had eaten through our irrigation lines. I truly don't think I would have been able to sleep at night knowing all of that area was exposed for a few weeks.
Here is the finished bathroom complete with two sinks, two shower heads, heated towel rack and new, energy efficient toilet.
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Recycling at it's finest. Nadya discovered a new way to carry empty beer cans to the recycling bin. 
He started smoking the pork on Friday at 3 p.m. It wasn't done cooking til almost noon the next day. 












I was thinking the person driving behind the tinted windows may have a bit of a chip on their shoulders due to being of Japanese heritage but in the U.S. Navy (Pearl Harbor anyone?). Well, when I looked at the rest of the bumper stickers, I realized I was Wrong.
In the top right window it says, Japanese Chin with a picture of a dog. I googled it when I got to work and this is what this 


