Sometimes, I don't know if I love this game, or really, really, really hate it.

I'm totally getting the hang of this Kyle and Emily picture face thing.

Mom still needs a little help.

I'm sure this is a test.

Or maybe a kick in the seat of the pants?

Kris and I arrived home on Friday evening from Alex's second birthday party to find three lovely roses in an upended cone on our doorstep. The fragrance of them reached all the way to the cars in the driveway, and was quite nice.

There was no note, nor any other identifying information about the roses. I have no idea who left them on our doorstep. I have my speculations (Hi, Crystal! Hi, Nick!), but think that it might be some fond reader's way of saying, "Hey, start writing again, will you? I have no idea what's going on in your life and IT. IS. KILLING. ME."

Yeah, exactly like that.

So, like my mysterious pumpkin delivery, this is another mystery unsolved.

For the moment.

I recently realized the best way to gather vaulting bonuses for Packrat. When you vault, if you have more than 5 cards remaining in your pack after vaulting, you receive one new vaulting bonus card in your pack.

If, however, you have fewer than 5 cards in your pack after vaulting, you will receive up to the five card minimum in your pack.

So, vault all of the cards currently in your pack (five being the easiest to vault, but, really, as long as it's all of the cards in your pack):

and you'll receive FIVE new vaulting-bonus cards:

including those extra special really awesome double headed serpent bonus cards. Whoo!