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Dave and Carolyn watched the sunrise with me this morning from the kitchen. It was stunning. |
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We worked together to make a delicious breakfast for everyone. |
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I bought a Dot on Black Friday. The kids enjoyed asking Alexa to tell a joke while they waited for the meal to begin. |
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I've tweaked the bagels so they are lighter and crispier. I'm not sure anyone noticed. |
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For sure no one complained. |
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After breakfast. Julia was creative with the perler beads. |
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Papa Ben was still working on the television connections. |
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Dave helped. |
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Success! |
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Sometimes we barely finish with breakfast before we are working on lunch. Carolyn made the artichoke dip. |
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While it baked, I played pool with Jacob. I was so in the zone that Jacob asked where Dewey was. |
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Nathan knows all the rules. I'm working on these. |
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Dave's family brought one suitcase. The feet made the cut. |
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Matt joined us for a game. |
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Dave and Melanie spent some time trying to recover two favorite Christmas decorations which did not survive a recent fall. |
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I thought Cecil needed a Christmas hat. Unfortunately, in the process of lifting the hat up, items on the mantle ended up on the floor. The hat was not worth the loss, in my opinion. |
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The house has been saved--yay! The verdict on Santa is not in. |
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Julia and I worked on burgers for lunch. A cold day and a hot grill were a nice combination. |
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The meal was delicious. |
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All of a sudden, almost everyone ended up at the skating rink. |
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Big kids helped little kids. I loved that. |
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Papa and I stayed home with Melanie, who is not a fan of ice skating. |
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Melanie won the first round. And the second. |
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I won the third. |
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Melanie actually won one round in one massive play--impressive! |
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I was personally very happy when Papa won. |
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Melanie and I played Blink. I never win against her, but we still have fun. |
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Melanie gave me a few pointers on shuffling. She is so good that one of her roommates asked if she'd ever worked in a casino. |
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Then we played Backs and Fronts Memory. I was at the back of the class. |
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I suggested pool. Mel and I are both very good, but one of our games simply would not end. |
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We were neck and neck throughout, but victory fell into my lap when Mel scratched. I'll take it however I can get it! |