The kids are very excited that they only have five days left of school before their mondo winter break - 16 days of holiday parties, road trips, skiing and snowboarding, and just generally not doing much schoolwork of any kind. This weekend we had our last swim lessons at UVAC for the fall, did some xmas shopping for the pets at Leb Pet Center, and had an awesome lunch in one of the tatami rooms at Koto. The kids both devoured my "crazy tuna roll" which was about as spicy and raw as sushi can get, leaving me proud and still pretty hungry, so I had to order another one. We also had sashimi sriped bass, which was delicious, and lots of green tea. We so love when the kids are in the mood to be adventurous eaters. I just wish we lived closer to different types of cuisines we could try on them. Hopefully we'll be able to get a little more gastronomically adventurous when we visit NYC/Long Island over Christmas break.
We also made our first trip to Ragged Mountain this weekend. Ragged scores major bonus points in my book simply because the crowds (especially in the lodge) are reasonable- you can always find a table to eat at and room to store your boots. Also, their "bunny slope" chairlift has a nice, wide, and not too steep run that is perfect for Haley to gain confidence and Aiden to practice his snowboarding S turns. It's further away than Sunapee, but we save some money on 1/2 price NH resident tickets on Sundays. So, Ragged is often our first choice. It's a nice little mountain. This Sunday was chilly but we got in some great runs, had some respectable wipe-outs, and ended the day tired but smiling. The lodge was almost empty when we headed in, so we enjoyed the rare treat of snuggling up to the huge brick fireplace in the lodge with cookies before heading home to New London. Winter's not all bad.
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