New on The Spence Family--A Day in Paris

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New on The Spence Family--Bonjour and Cheerio

We're home from a 2 week trip to France and England. We survived. We had no stolen wallets. There were no bomb scares. In fact, we had a jolly good time. The kids were marvelous. We had lots of compliments on how well behaved they were on airplanes, coach rides, and all. The only unpleasant thing was R getting dehydrated in Paris, where it was hot and we were walking a lot. Even the jet lag wasn't too bad for any of us (I took unisom and benadryl).

There are lots of photos. It is going to take me some time to sort through them. So, I am breaking down our trip into bits and pieces. I had hoped to post some while we were there, but it wasn't very workable, so here goes the first of a long series of posts.

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New on The Spence Family--At Last, and Backyard Campout 2010

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I'm lazy today...the links are all you get.

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New on The Spence Family--A Request From Jack, and Labor Day Raspberries

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New on The Spence Family--An Empty Box of Legos for Christmas

I did something dumb.

I know that isn't all that uncommon, but this time it involves money. $43.15 to be exact. And what did I buy with my money? I bought a box of Legos, 32.90 plus shipping (a huge amount of shipping, I might add). I bought this one from 2004. It did seem to be a good deal, but from a site advertising 1/2 price deals, and reconstructed sets from the thousands of pieces of Legos they get... well, it seemed reasonable. I also looked on Ebay for it (after thinking it looked from the one site, not trying to have a collectors item) and one used set was going for $31, another NISB for $199. So, yes, it seemed like a good deal, but not that outrageous that it couldn't be true.

I payed with PayPal. I got a confirmation email from the seller. In it is said to check orders carefully in case there were any errors. I had already read the return policy on their website before ordering, which they claim to be very liberal because a lot of the orders are made by children who may not understand what they are ordering. (Ha! Children...It's lucky I am so bright and I can find a deal like this. Plus, if it's not right, I can just return it, minus the cost of shipping!)

But I started wondering why they put that warning out there in their email. I went back to the website, knowing that they categorized the items by: Lego Minifigures, Lego Bricks/Parts, Lego Set Boxes, Lego Instructions, Lego etc.

So? I ordered a Let Box Set, what could be the big deal? But then I realized what I had done. I didn't order a Lego Box Set at all. I ORDERED A LEGO SET BOX! A BOX. ONLY A BOX! for $43.15.

What in the world would I do with an empty Lego Box?

"Here you go, kids, Merry Christmas!!" . . . (more on Spence Family)

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New on The Spence Family--Busy, Can't Talk Now

It's here already!! Amazon wasn't going to ship it until the 30th! It's better than Christmas!!! So, I am busy, can't talk now. Just as soon as I wipe T's bum, wash my hands, and make dinner, that is.

New on The Spence Family--The First Day

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