A Day Out in Ann Arbor

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Yesterday we had a fun afternoon out in Ann Arbor. First, to Anneke's to get the kids their Christmas haircut. Then we went to BD's Mongolian BBQ, which is a fun restaurant. You go through a salad bar-type line and fill a bowl with meat, veggies, sauces, spices, and other things. Then you take the bowl to a big circular grill and someone grills it up for you using long metal sticks. The bowl I put together had chicken, tofu, hot jalapenos, assorted veggies, Szechuan sauce, dill, and crushed red pepper. It was just a tad hotter than I intended, but it was good. We were all happy with what we chose. If you don't want to try to guess what your combination will taste like, or need some suggestions, they have recipe cards available that you can follow. When J and I first went there a long time ago, we used the cards to give us an idea of what to do, but now we just walk over and dig in.

After we digested that for a few minutes, we walked down the street to the art store that has the retro Ann Arbor transportation posters (we have two in our back hallway.) They are are realistic, but fictional, posters advertising Ann Arbor transportation systems, such as a subway, monorail, airline, and so on. They are very believable.

Next, a few quick stops: The Cupcake Station and ACME Mercantile.

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Christmas is only a few days away. We have all our shopping done. More accurately, J has all our shopping done, as she's usually in charge of getting everything for the kids. This year, the #1 item on each of their lists was an iPod. I told them that iPods weren't free, and that I was in my late 30's before I got my first iPod. That last argument wasn't very convincing, though.

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Lots of fun plans with family coming up this weekend. We're looking forward to seeing everyone!

In case I'm not back here before then, Merry Christmas!

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