For the past 3 years in a row, we spent our New Years Eve in Des Moines at a hotel. It is a fun family getaway we all enjoy. We started the morning roaming the mall and most important, taking in the shattered Ipod touch. It definitely pays to go directly to the company, the Apple store. The place was buzzing, a small narrow store in the Jordan Creek mall with over 36 employees and tons of people. The place was elbow to elbow. We told our situation and without any hesitation, they replaced it for a new one FREE of charge. WOW! What a relief. We bought a heavy duty new case to hold the Ipod and Jayden was a happy girl texting her friends and playing her games.
Jake had wanted a school bus for Christmas in a major way. Santa did not leave one and Mom and Dad had a really hard time finding one. In the mall, he found his bus and had to have it. We made a deal with him as he had a couple Christmas items that needed returned, so it was a fair deal. He was thrilled with the bus, played with it the rest of the night, even took in the bath tub. The things Jake loves just make me smile.
We had lunch at an Italian restaurant then checked into the hotel mid-afternoon. We hit the pool around 5:00 which was pretty quiet. Back in the hotel room we traditionally order room service, make a gingerbread house, and watch movies until midnight. Doesn’t get much better than that! The only trouble this year, we had a lot of hours between evening and midnight and the hotel didn’t have the option to purchase movies anymore. It was kind of a long night. WE watched the 11:00P.M ball drop and then went to bed. Luke watched a lot of tv but never fell asleep, he had to fight it hard to stay up to the end. Another year has come and gone. it is true, the older you get, the faster they fly by. I try to Cherish these days while the kids are young.
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