December 2023

christmas day

Mark and Barb hosted again, and it is always a laid back afternoon, feast and fun. The kids all gathered to open this huge ball of saran wrap embedded with gifts and gift cards. They were enthusiastic about the game, had a blast, loved the gifts they’d wrapped all up in here. Thank you again […]

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christmas eve

Pam and Paul had covid in their house, so the Christmas Eve party was postponed. Everyone had to find other ways to celebrate that evening. Many had other parties to go to already, and the rest of us improvised.  We teamed up with Heidi’s family for an evening of pizza and crafts, movies. Also games–we

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do not eat

We saw three basketball games on Saturday, and they all won. Impressive In between games we went back to their house for a bit.  They cooked bacon and eggs pancakes, and it was pretty entertaining. The littlest brother ate all his bacon and then asked if he could have my portion.  Yes, of course.  He

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santa pics

Heidi picked Julia up from the U, and Maria met up with her little guy and they had the annual Sant pic taken. Heidi started doing this back when her oldest was a baby and Julia was a little kid, and has kept on. This year, again a success.  After the pictures, they came back,

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