We have a Monday holiday next week.  So everyone knows the rules, wifes are optional on holidays.  If you're wife wants to come, bring her.  If she wants the day off, come without her, and give her a kid/husband vacation day off and earn extra points ;-) that is what happens at my house.

I have the fire and plates, and Todd has the cooler (I even washed the red "sharp" knife)

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