That familiar song originated not during Christmas. It is from the musical Mame, the lead has lost her lot in the Wall Street crash of 1929 and they are singing for some hope in that dire time. We find our Christmas, in the last two years, not during the prescribed Holy time. Ben and Penny face great challenges in being here for Christmas and it is a family decision that they come mid January. Interestingly, it is midpoint between Christmas and the Chinese New Year, this year January 31.
Ben and Penny landed here the morning of January 11
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| Lunch via Cailyn Jan 11 after Ben and Penny had landed. |
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| A tour of Nathan and Cailyn's home. Cailyn's dad had built Jensen a bed based on a Model T Ford |
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| It is Seahawk game day. Lizzie arrives in style. |
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| Her bum, a football. |
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| Grayson delivering a gift during Jan 12 Christmas celebration. |
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| Barb framed and presented Janie with her Eric Carl work. |
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| Janie helping Elizabeth open her first year's gifts. |
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| Auntie Hope visits Elizabeth's first Christmas. |
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| Gifts have been opened. Gkids are asleep. Let's transform the family room to a tent. |
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| Our daughter in laws, transforming the family room. |
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| Hanging out under the tent and the Chinese lanterns. |
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| Planning Norway Trip this summer. All 3 kids and spouses will accompany us. |
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| Need some large motor time. Kids and gkids burn off energy on pickleball court.. |
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| This is what a crab looks like and this is how we extract the meat. |
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| Kids Sequence |
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| Happy birthday, Cailyn, Dec 21 |
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Happy birthday Kari, Jan 26
We celebrate when family gathers. Fun time mid January. It was our Christmas. |
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