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Happy New Year!

My Granddaughter, Corina had her BFF join her for an New Year's Eve overnight.  I set them up with chocolate cake, Ice Cream, Raspberry Ginger-ale and permission to stay up until the ball dropped.  They set up their forts in the living room by the big TV.  No, not a flat screen, but a 1980's vintage console!

I'm too old for the ball drop and fell asleep around 10:30 last night.  To my horror, they were still talking at 4:00 am.  They are 11 & 10 years old.  They lost their beauty sleep and it will catch up with them.  They have just set their genes for a wrinkle to appear when they turn 38!

I'm about to begin our New Year's Day breakfast of slab bacon, pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. I've posted a sketch of Cooper from July 14, 2010.

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