happy holidays!

This year was full of good times, let see what you think....

1. Since we live in Minnesota, we know that if you do not have outside activities in the winter (9 months of a year) you will go insane. Totally insane. What is the new winter activity we picked up in 2008?
a. dog sledding
b. winter camping
c. snow sculpting
d. igloo building

2. Minnesota is VERY cold in the winter. Sometimes you just need to get away for a while in order to appreciate all of the snow and cold. Where did Tara and Kevin get away to in February?
a. Toronto, Canada
b. Cancun, Mexico
c. Johannesburg, South Africa
d. Finland, Minnesota

3. Most of the house has been worked over pretty well: floors, walls, closets, furniture. But there was one room neither Tara or Kevin wanted to touch. But it had to be done. Which room of the house did Kevin remodel last summer?
a. Master bedroom
b. Kitchen
c. Man Cave
d. Bathroom

4. The windows in our house were like the walls in our house. Not energy efficient. Not one bit. None of the windows we replaced this fall would even open. Which, by the way, prevented our natural air conditioning to work in the summer. How many windows did we replace this fall?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

5. One of our kitties, Shiva, has VERY long hair. She tends to get more than a bit matted. This past week, she smelled a little bit funny. What did she have matted in her hair?
a. Oatmeal
b. Kitty Poops
c. Maple Syrup
d. Potato and Artichoke Soup

6. About a year and a half ago, Tara told her job to shove it. Since then she has tried a plethora of job-like things. What is her most recent vocation?
a. Organizing peoples lives
b. Writing a cookbook
c. Professional origami master
d. Battery tester

7. Kevin and his buddies went to their annual deer camp. Oh yes. Between the beer drinking and a freezing in the wall tent, they managed to kill some deer. How many points did Kevin's buck have?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 20
d. None. He brought home Bambi's mom.

8. Since both Tara and Kevin have just about enough stuff to fill a house, garage and then some, they decided to give to a charity for Christmas instead of buying gifts for their friends... Which charity did Tara and Kevin choose to support this Holiday Season?
a. International Campaign for Tibet
b. Breast Cancer 3-Day
c. Ely Food Shelf
d. Ruffed Grouse Society

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Answers
1. c. snow sculpting You guessed it! Carving Buddhas in the snow!
2. b. Cancun, Mexico Click here for the story of the adventure
3. d. Bathroom
4. c. 3 - this was a trick question, we replaced 3 windows with 4 new ones - Check it out!
5. b. Kitty Poops - I don't even want to talk about it again.
6. a. Organizing peoples lives
7. d. None. He brought home Bambi's mom.
8. a. International Campaign for Tibet