weekend learning

What I learned this weekend:

1. Saturn has rings. I've seen them! We went up to my grandparent's cabin in Overgaard, AZ and set up the telescope Saturday night. My dad and uncle found Saturn and we were actually able to see the rings around the planet. How cool is that??

2. "Don't put your finger on the trigger until you're ready to shoot." Some sage advise from my grandpa.

3. There is always way too much food at the cabin!!

4. Avoid fatal accidents. The highway was closed down last night due to a fatal accident. We ended up having to be detoured around Saguaro Lake. It took us an hour and a half longer to get home, but at least we weren't the ones involved in the accident.

5. You can die from mayonnaise?? We had a conversation on the way home about a suspicious looking bottle of mayonnaise found in my grandma's refrigerator. The expiration date was May 2005...dad threw it away.

6. Don't verge. In your language it's best not to find yourself verging on inappropriate.

7. There is a wrong and a right way to ask a question. For example:
Dad at 7:30 am Sunday morning: Why don't you girls think about getting up?
Me: If all I have to do is 'think' about it, I'm going to say no.

8. It is illegal in the state of Arizona to let a donkey sleep in the bathtub. Did you know that? Now you know!!