tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316723082024-03-15T20:12:38.080-05:00Minnesota is for Wisconsin LoversBrooke, Scottie, Meadow & Theo.
Road Trip enthusiasts. Family Biking. Duplex Fixer Uppers. Born in Wisconsin. Living in Minnesota. Minneapolis or the Northwoods.xcvcfxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086993719502382639noreply@blogger.comBlogger91515tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31672308.post-45776426796672916582024-01-21T11:46:00.109-06:002024-03-12T14:28:07.354-05:00Backyard Ice Skating, Pancake Bundt and a Packers Sushi Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrj3MR7OvHngHuVgc_wbLKrg_WehjxUrr4ZvfFG5UmhSWgpmpqhge2mxWSXSXBVELaV3Jegsu2cp4pY2ggIsFnaYxT-YuggmZnNtl6DVISd_AFd5e248O0pkXu3SOfkUWWp5BAlyQ4uCrM2a2E5NKEn_aSTKrWam7xifzqWdn3i2nSYp1Om_UpA/s4032/IMG_5989.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrj3MR7OvHngHuVgc_wbLKrg_WehjxUrr4ZvfFG5UmhSWgpmpqhge2mxWSXSXBVELaV3Jegsu2cp4pY2ggIsFnaYxT-YuggmZnNtl6DVISd_AFd5e248O0pkXu3SOfkUWWp5BAlyQ4uCrM2a2E5NKEn_aSTKrWam7xifzqWdn3i2nSYp1Om_UpA/w480-h640/IMG_5989.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below freezing temps means ice molds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hIY97LqLhZKYttGw32aXfsiYZHCeEaFsOB5tVH0iFErUl9OH6E0jAW0can406vjuBONO9vwlXz622Fcw5AnHTgPAIAq19VKB4q60Bp_snoWp4X1mLyJuqmDw2Niz-BxwcTQzQhdwvj8ypOS0YJLJNWplBU0NfQjYsSuPGjL21C3GqyPA3rZfQA/s4032/IMG_5991.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hIY97LqLhZKYttGw32aXfsiYZHCeEaFsOB5tVH0iFErUl9OH6E0jAW0can406vjuBONO9vwlXz622Fcw5AnHTgPAIAq19VKB4q60Bp_snoWp4X1mLyJuqmDw2Niz-BxwcTQzQhdwvj8ypOS0YJLJNWplBU0NfQjYsSuPGjL21C3GqyPA3rZfQA/w640-h480/IMG_5991.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd make more but I know it will just warm up soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>After a week of single digit temps the forecast was set for temps into the 30s and then 40s. Boo hiss.</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPkZ4BlOlT5E7t4ktGUNap-fzp6lEjQfjT34NkND2OVVL80Nr-hLgxyu4VeM2q0cuqJqHqWVBVs6c5o-aVchsx94TMgBO6whA_F7ZsQEr8z4ajip3fiUjvVepu0kxAlJmNfteUTVKWq8t303MRxGPEdaESAXHL-yflNOCfpzXqiP6LYeUJH8MbQ/s4032/IMG_6005.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPkZ4BlOlT5E7t4ktGUNap-fzp6lEjQfjT34NkND2OVVL80Nr-hLgxyu4VeM2q0cuqJqHqWVBVs6c5o-aVchsx94TMgBO6whA_F7ZsQEr8z4ajip3fiUjvVepu0kxAlJmNfteUTVKWq8t303MRxGPEdaESAXHL-yflNOCfpzXqiP6LYeUJH8MbQ/w480-h640/IMG_6005.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meadow finally decided she was brave enough to get her ears pierced. We made an appointment at Rowan at the MOA and she actually went through with it. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljoBoleGdM7qTWIO0fPTa3sz4okrAlRIM9KXAdP0glif4q7oGXORLNbL3cw_WmQ5ACHHXo3U_IbR3xIfo456E-NMUmbJlSx2sFKoTJpx7Rlz0MA9CLNg6WxJegjZhbggQiE9wAJk75Qyqiw-v-d384xxQqolMRZ42q82fcWfg4ZMA524pAzBKYw/s4032/IMG_6007.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljoBoleGdM7qTWIO0fPTa3sz4okrAlRIM9KXAdP0glif4q7oGXORLNbL3cw_WmQ5ACHHXo3U_IbR3xIfo456E-NMUmbJlSx2sFKoTJpx7Rlz0MA9CLNg6WxJegjZhbggQiE9wAJk75Qyqiw-v-d384xxQqolMRZ42q82fcWfg4ZMA524pAzBKYw/w480-h640/IMG_6007.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Makes me want to get my ears repierced. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wait you let your ears close up? Sometimes I miss things.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzb7H_2LBjwU_SxD7PHLf_T-6FXPRlyTlZPq-T8yl86mUj8GgNYfZQQTEPGq0y-flaGAb-ckgk1YM5THm74bbrJwoMbwN6rw5m-Gk_tgoA0hC1imcCsPPweNVwJgBfTN89YV3NPSAisBVKTiZFaa0xSrfAEepnhdwA-eb8G5n-SPP39FMMNXCGg/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-1.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzb7H_2LBjwU_SxD7PHLf_T-6FXPRlyTlZPq-T8yl86mUj8GgNYfZQQTEPGq0y-flaGAb-ckgk1YM5THm74bbrJwoMbwN6rw5m-Gk_tgoA0hC1imcCsPPweNVwJgBfTN89YV3NPSAisBVKTiZFaa0xSrfAEepnhdwA-eb8G5n-SPP39FMMNXCGg/w426-h640/Skating-and-Sushi-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For breakfast the next day I made a <a href="https://bakefromscratch.com/pancake-bundt-cake/">pancake bundt. </a>Theo couldn't wait to eat it I guess. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpc0ZYkBoM5y_Q1gLDlnFeFie8L5fNYVdMNdQWWgdv_R9mY002dkCclTL9CzJDZ6-U0mS96gc-bD9DkHl6WxCp9CuybG2SRoGRCzuMmnMem4sHd6AGWbgg4FfNnk-x4YkwLVZB-bJ4prRKDxoK6NiBh-VSJD1Q8F0jZDzwwJqa8a23mG1LW6EvQ/s4032/IMG_6010.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpc0ZYkBoM5y_Q1gLDlnFeFie8L5fNYVdMNdQWWgdv_R9mY002dkCclTL9CzJDZ6-U0mS96gc-bD9DkHl6WxCp9CuybG2SRoGRCzuMmnMem4sHd6AGWbgg4FfNnk-x4YkwLVZB-bJ4prRKDxoK6NiBh-VSJD1Q8F0jZDzwwJqa8a23mG1LW6EvQ/w480-h640/IMG_6010.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e9osjAY914SyVrcW6seYj1Yndfw1MJp6L1IedKYc9Nn0f9x4HfX1e1ftKV53JDHYvZ_5hyg2LSMOH33ksZk7PL3MrH9FVm94KfDZyrFxUxWSMgBh6r12iokhlqe6LRCUThR7zG_jNXdEVg2ejtEfssEWJdC_nptw8UwxgZ0lvQbTHM6Ny7XPlg/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-2.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e9osjAY914SyVrcW6seYj1Yndfw1MJp6L1IedKYc9Nn0f9x4HfX1e1ftKV53JDHYvZ_5hyg2LSMOH33ksZk7PL3MrH9FVm94KfDZyrFxUxWSMgBh6r12iokhlqe6LRCUThR7zG_jNXdEVg2ejtEfssEWJdC_nptw8UwxgZ0lvQbTHM6Ny7XPlg/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'm not sure I'd call it a pancake bundt, but it was good and you put maple syrup sauce on top of it.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRFGklKdOnnXa_D8XSybX6SK79D2LFbP3vwtx5Qky84YkyzY6uPWZ24VVElx0rWDbCjKKsGc61zSWxYzs9htnXRqwjrUal0wxXbjfpQb7veCKxmW55kGPP0fJN6k7TG3taNLsi9-2tySRMVyBCES-c2bCb83f_4BEm07f6sjvkRrftuWhbdiVxg/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-3.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRFGklKdOnnXa_D8XSybX6SK79D2LFbP3vwtx5Qky84YkyzY6uPWZ24VVElx0rWDbCjKKsGc61zSWxYzs9htnXRqwjrUal0wxXbjfpQb7veCKxmW55kGPP0fJN6k7TG3taNLsi9-2tySRMVyBCES-c2bCb83f_4BEm07f6sjvkRrftuWhbdiVxg/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After breakfast, more skating. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The kids and I have been skating throughout the week knowing the rink might get a bit mushy in a week or so.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt9AdHsNdALjHuhw3rl6g9MnEk9q0sKaBvxsRUB-iixTPoFK3TDcPbvZ4OhuAJqi615Gul3nCRi2IBLN8K5AfBjL01Z2Wsyqc1dvHPNH784xl7Gwf3TE1SQj1gV6rmue_Q7dE95jg1Q0gMkzlZIcgxvzfOsn29yJV_TXV76vc_gNTk_TZ0NCHWA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-4.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt9AdHsNdALjHuhw3rl6g9MnEk9q0sKaBvxsRUB-iixTPoFK3TDcPbvZ4OhuAJqi615Gul3nCRi2IBLN8K5AfBjL01Z2Wsyqc1dvHPNH784xl7Gwf3TE1SQj1gV6rmue_Q7dE95jg1Q0gMkzlZIcgxvzfOsn29yJV_TXV76vc_gNTk_TZ0NCHWA/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sun melts the ice slightly and it basically resurfaces itself. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Unless your a perfectionist, you don't really need to resurface all that often. Now if we got a decent snowfall, that would all change.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN1z_vi0aaq_cl90V_vVbOqtJw-lcSLTedBmBoPSq74R3PrPFNF4YFsP-yvM9zLWDOtPLJeyAQKXuILK6GQByM7nHpG3mUQ89BR1HeNLJ3oTUILMDMpIkurA1J9PvKI56k8kNxAHVOdVI9UNQv4eaIS3IRNIWqOOCU5rZN0duyK9epBTzv35-lQ/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-5.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN1z_vi0aaq_cl90V_vVbOqtJw-lcSLTedBmBoPSq74R3PrPFNF4YFsP-yvM9zLWDOtPLJeyAQKXuILK6GQByM7nHpG3mUQ89BR1HeNLJ3oTUILMDMpIkurA1J9PvKI56k8kNxAHVOdVI9UNQv4eaIS3IRNIWqOOCU5rZN0duyK9epBTzv35-lQ/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfl4q6Cc51YtbG-CPp5cktMoGoPD5vIYUkH8Vv8_5d2NG3CUKiuXkbntUFUHnKfgwXhdWlabraLlYRkRFjia-e-2OROa6inUL2ZMIZt-OLanfCvd-5gipVUBpBoNtusav8sodYra1d_lsB9WLYn16AmZQPOyYUT4uzDhE_5ka1-j8nDw5DY8KbA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-6.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfl4q6Cc51YtbG-CPp5cktMoGoPD5vIYUkH8Vv8_5d2NG3CUKiuXkbntUFUHnKfgwXhdWlabraLlYRkRFjia-e-2OROa6inUL2ZMIZt-OLanfCvd-5gipVUBpBoNtusav8sodYra1d_lsB9WLYn16AmZQPOyYUT4uzDhE_5ka1-j8nDw5DY8KbA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-6.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfl4q6Cc51YtbG-CPp5cktMoGoPD5vIYUkH8Vv8_5d2NG3CUKiuXkbntUFUHnKfgwXhdWlabraLlYRkRFjia-e-2OROa6inUL2ZMIZt-OLanfCvd-5gipVUBpBoNtusav8sodYra1d_lsB9WLYn16AmZQPOyYUT4uzDhE_5ka1-j8nDw5DY8KbA/w426-h640/Skating-and-Sushi-6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpbOkbLazZXLbe4c9RQJns6uRb3dw78COvdPW6LmNh1lPdhpUBdO_eLnCMAsblxwhP8EhhZwF02okPb5O_THBHG169-O5qd44eoRzJav2LWhp5twFkf-S5FbMmf3p7FLpFMaTVKnPUvhlCNgIEzsi_glTproVpkqr-hvabPXTW2JJ0ntGnsmU3A/s4032/IMG_6014.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpbOkbLazZXLbe4c9RQJns6uRb3dw78COvdPW6LmNh1lPdhpUBdO_eLnCMAsblxwhP8EhhZwF02okPb5O_THBHG169-O5qd44eoRzJav2LWhp5twFkf-S5FbMmf3p7FLpFMaTVKnPUvhlCNgIEzsi_glTproVpkqr-hvabPXTW2JJ0ntGnsmU3A/w480-h640/IMG_6014.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We have a little sitting area setup by the backdoor for when we need a break.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTivwqFVgskaTd7ejwNarqK_z5G2di75Lq1E28cWb7LGV0dZlPzNie4rZSe7m_QJ_eRkXGMCHeJtPhzSl2YAm15kEptnZ7e3nCoMGgKSuEcSOnLl9tI8AUiB41fyBjAGUkdjzb-pvqWHXkS9CV_hKonuJIcB04Ic7U5Im_7EIp8CrbwtjpHHe_ag/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-7.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTivwqFVgskaTd7ejwNarqK_z5G2di75Lq1E28cWb7LGV0dZlPzNie4rZSe7m_QJ_eRkXGMCHeJtPhzSl2YAm15kEptnZ7e3nCoMGgKSuEcSOnLl9tI8AUiB41fyBjAGUkdjzb-pvqWHXkS9CV_hKonuJIcB04Ic7U5Im_7EIp8CrbwtjpHHe_ag/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our hockey sticks are up at the cottage, but a little broom hockey will do.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3BtCPBQKCnGBFThkavg2zV54Vr5kSgrvHzurmrvKyuEffudeV4M9_Y_2_W5cPh4vmWle5u_ocDdyWGAS6v9NXUHlUtP7M_KxeXfjwEmYJVlL1QnNRf2NL7qvxUonzm3ucrYfQ2k5YRnreY1AITM9ubfZOE_CiuP-73BXlhwCaAWmyXo30jGAxw/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-8.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3BtCPBQKCnGBFThkavg2zV54Vr5kSgrvHzurmrvKyuEffudeV4M9_Y_2_W5cPh4vmWle5u_ocDdyWGAS6v9NXUHlUtP7M_KxeXfjwEmYJVlL1QnNRf2NL7qvxUonzm3ucrYfQ2k5YRnreY1AITM9ubfZOE_CiuP-73BXlhwCaAWmyXo30jGAxw/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G8wfXSSV_wTeM3RHVkqqWuvIr_khvioQ0sI6Butr72Fp4A3Rx6QigeksAY5tds_dC9frk1zjjY9mlpsCrzZLhgXQ1e2sAIf5ko41be4s-2-F_0QotN5CEYbSdPtjqrSxUvRR5wh_j1hF0Dw7RBw8bqPdCXqZsr2-rqLscvzeg81qil2KKu-rGw/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-9.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G8wfXSSV_wTeM3RHVkqqWuvIr_khvioQ0sI6Butr72Fp4A3Rx6QigeksAY5tds_dC9frk1zjjY9mlpsCrzZLhgXQ1e2sAIf5ko41be4s-2-F_0QotN5CEYbSdPtjqrSxUvRR5wh_j1hF0Dw7RBw8bqPdCXqZsr2-rqLscvzeg81qil2KKu-rGw/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Bz4_piTWj2dWqYB5DElo4GZthDnBmt-kMywjJ8ExBP9a1e6M-i7-es-gnMrnlnTzkL0qFqQyB-_uOhpTlvnPmGurSmigdNAPmpEuhWQ9j0jx1a-KaMh_V_49io5gioATopCKmvW7JoEmKlkeNheQvMeqNRkC70OpPHZxDQ9BuUlmmm8WbnbbA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-10.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Bz4_piTWj2dWqYB5DElo4GZthDnBmt-kMywjJ8ExBP9a1e6M-i7-es-gnMrnlnTzkL0qFqQyB-_uOhpTlvnPmGurSmigdNAPmpEuhWQ9j0jx1a-KaMh_V_49io5gioATopCKmvW7JoEmKlkeNheQvMeqNRkC70OpPHZxDQ9BuUlmmm8WbnbbA/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo likes to see how fast he can get across the ice without his trainer. I guess he forgot to stop and flipped over the rink. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I thought I had a video, but I stopped recording just as he went overboard.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-odPKk1sEYWyOWF2XFU2egtSvRDnoiAgv2r02sXBI8_2RXahsd9ZR2kkxZlsr65maCOfVaksKnXLFeK4l8BJhD-KvV6H94SNLbLbhXu3eVFvZ8ocWkhNimIOOrwzTCjuzd0UIllqs7EcoXDvp_zi4wAqBVd3fqC5I6-G_965IV0qA9paALc5Qg/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-11.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-odPKk1sEYWyOWF2XFU2egtSvRDnoiAgv2r02sXBI8_2RXahsd9ZR2kkxZlsr65maCOfVaksKnXLFeK4l8BJhD-KvV6H94SNLbLbhXu3eVFvZ8ocWkhNimIOOrwzTCjuzd0UIllqs7EcoXDvp_zi4wAqBVd3fqC5I6-G_965IV0qA9paALc5Qg/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Theo wanted to play with papa when we went back inside.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWybBpdMSKe9qUkwwj5IozVByScz9XMZ7kIp5whZ2GV-tbWv4uODn4DgEN2QT0Ji37TleoQ65aVB5tlZMisIVq77jddyzt9oAuApYSeCh3oC_fZX9WrZv0QPdfzs92pIxQ2qU_f0NUF4Q5h84v6btgjxvppA4SWLL5QQzJTLJSGRV3z6tpfSvGqA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-12.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWybBpdMSKe9qUkwwj5IozVByScz9XMZ7kIp5whZ2GV-tbWv4uODn4DgEN2QT0Ji37TleoQ65aVB5tlZMisIVq77jddyzt9oAuApYSeCh3oC_fZX9WrZv0QPdfzs92pIxQ2qU_f0NUF4Q5h84v6btgjxvppA4SWLL5QQzJTLJSGRV3z6tpfSvGqA/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I picked out our old-school Playskool Vactionland.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G7cwp5sfkLKldjLtvgGKhAOdMsMvQN8dwADTuNfCvxbq08biBzT4kNujH5Xo14AY-ZClFPmFK5HLNpFhhQlDA2XjMCZ1hfAJz1xoHBRLydja1hvhcyo-VjKRmUSZqG5VgIn89MWw_lIq-XaiDh-_unmjABmgIkzRJesdjqU1GC7b_O-uWBGgrw/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-13.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G7cwp5sfkLKldjLtvgGKhAOdMsMvQN8dwADTuNfCvxbq08biBzT4kNujH5Xo14AY-ZClFPmFK5HLNpFhhQlDA2XjMCZ1hfAJz1xoHBRLydja1hvhcyo-VjKRmUSZqG5VgIn89MWw_lIq-XaiDh-_unmjABmgIkzRJesdjqU1GC7b_O-uWBGgrw/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCS62PRecsfcxMM2eseKtlKWbVWHOJ8spfwj33wcRM_RGXpmrrx3sEjdlfAgsDNbraxmsot7n6Xz_F0zXEYXOJ7YIZPI6RSQYlNzUOo3eoeXO9BhT_Nu0LUyy4YI7nvnMZZSLt3JAeEL6LAsIrKSgzGQFQ7rta0R-ttQwZptcpl4I1oAxqpFlnsQ/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-14.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCS62PRecsfcxMM2eseKtlKWbVWHOJ8spfwj33wcRM_RGXpmrrx3sEjdlfAgsDNbraxmsot7n6Xz_F0zXEYXOJ7YIZPI6RSQYlNzUOo3eoeXO9BhT_Nu0LUyy4YI7nvnMZZSLt3JAeEL6LAsIrKSgzGQFQ7rta0R-ttQwZptcpl4I1oAxqpFlnsQ/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost all the Christmas decorations are put away which means it's time to take out the Valentine's decor. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgQZT7fFV0dYdtTKhGgTh0DmpXkzrC0t1XDdx_UwNiB8Js2aGqJvfp9UKIHYNgpt5Ms7-qk8y6Ie73LHkAN1mg267rVboVBDU0PQIiuiYSGsOAiY3JvAg4FMpdwCGKTVPGFSN84rz9-tZmKGpheMeORe4fJtqTdqw1ycBhmlMPhK1L6-WMdFIpA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-15.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgQZT7fFV0dYdtTKhGgTh0DmpXkzrC0t1XDdx_UwNiB8Js2aGqJvfp9UKIHYNgpt5Ms7-qk8y6Ie73LHkAN1mg267rVboVBDU0PQIiuiYSGsOAiY3JvAg4FMpdwCGKTVPGFSN84rz9-tZmKGpheMeORe4fJtqTdqw1ycBhmlMPhK1L6-WMdFIpA/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Theo loves putting on my clothes. What's up with kiddos doing that?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__tMKuabGb9H0Tcc303AxVmObLcgfkQ4VoL26UnDNjDyo5g5W_pY-Xg07BKF97pn5hTuJhLKZ3nlGD8tpWDFIE1MCnaY9o5WxqNhprB9weW2MW5wHYrxtwnCG11-oFm2ngAqD98Cu083w6b1KnNq3wK0o4pUrn-0mu9kqaNs4YNcroALApoWfng/s4032/IMG_6017.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__tMKuabGb9H0Tcc303AxVmObLcgfkQ4VoL26UnDNjDyo5g5W_pY-Xg07BKF97pn5hTuJhLKZ3nlGD8tpWDFIE1MCnaY9o5WxqNhprB9weW2MW5wHYrxtwnCG11-oFm2ngAqD98Cu083w6b1KnNq3wK0o4pUrn-0mu9kqaNs4YNcroALApoWfng/w480-h640/IMG_6017.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone else was busy playing video games, so I started reorganizing our linen closet. I forgot to take a photo of the before. It was very messy and confusing. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wait, I was making dinner.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j6Pq_kz_rtycl9mMKo8zHOwW0jPygCvAxP4N7b_MObm1FwBAOGVG0H4R1XVtmH6uyHRra98hQ5Q91gf6BIJUpFcW0xCcngaQ7KddsMBQuZM_VD9phEKVEpW8cXE0K4YVbsmthjR-INuylhFcZ2kdOua1LPSCAP9EVnyzc-Wun5ld21ikQPnOAA/s8256/Skating-and-Sushi-16.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j6Pq_kz_rtycl9mMKo8zHOwW0jPygCvAxP4N7b_MObm1FwBAOGVG0H4R1XVtmH6uyHRra98hQ5Q91gf6BIJUpFcW0xCcngaQ7KddsMBQuZM_VD9phEKVEpW8cXE0K4YVbsmthjR-INuylhFcZ2kdOua1LPSCAP9EVnyzc-Wun5ld21ikQPnOAA/w640-h426/Skating-and-Sushi-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Somehow homemade sushi has become Brooke's least favorite meal. But the kiddos love it. So, IDK?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke8Lzd_zSSjfxMllvqsoO54GyOWUJ0q_Hce0oEbRC8uRptzUqJAXo0xn2xF6BXjUd3sEQgY10_JOlTgNN7937SXv3v0tbxcIgt3iXz0Re9P12M1VGl3O6ejEyVQnS1byVHSQFqFVMBzaDO2NnYyQouyf292fALjImK5pHt0XkvZQTD9yJ5lfxRA/s4032/IMG_6018.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke8Lzd_zSSjfxMllvqsoO54GyOWUJ0q_Hce0oEbRC8uRptzUqJAXo0xn2xF6BXjUd3sEQgY10_JOlTgNN7937SXv3v0tbxcIgt3iXz0Re9P12M1VGl3O6ejEyVQnS1byVHSQFqFVMBzaDO2NnYyQouyf292fALjImK5pHt0XkvZQTD9yJ5lfxRA/w480-h640/IMG_6018.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Theo watched the whole Packers game. I'm so proud of my little guy. Too bad the 49ers took the lead at last second. But heck guys, we've got Jordan Love and we'll rule the NFC North for another decade.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tpQFYQGq3kERmKFaFh3haL_m8uf3vVjXmHxCUU8HvJbVdKmY73Ltcl1baL5xdMKsKBANVKY_nW5IWycbyrPTSsJnGKK3R1kzMK-sBWGhbvO2BySfGX1eXJ4sHaGafNqYEKx1Veo5u40aOnaXCI4bhyphenhyphenbbXVTUIMUGgdzHiTlJTemq4jOeoHk4Cw/s4032/IMG_6019.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tpQFYQGq3kERmKFaFh3haL_m8uf3vVjXmHxCUU8HvJbVdKmY73Ltcl1baL5xdMKsKBANVKY_nW5IWycbyrPTSsJnGKK3R1kzMK-sBWGhbvO2BySfGX1eXJ4sHaGafNqYEKx1Veo5u40aOnaXCI4bhyphenhyphenbbXVTUIMUGgdzHiTlJTemq4jOeoHk4Cw/w480-h640/IMG_6019.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ran to Ikea quick to pick up more bins. Looks like I could use a few more still. </div></div>Scottie and Brooke Tuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919676116967647042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31672308.post-51279676243363541562024-01-14T11:43:00.043-06:002024-03-12T13:57:39.793-05:00It's Finally Backyard Rink Time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDUTTa40BXMq0HxmBrRK5fN4JL2cNC4jbWHbYKaFlxN6nJdIO3p9hl5US1zd87xXXVq8y0u5xSHRkpFLp8Nxpzfqoek_x5cL_T3frNGXkJfGX8nln5d9EBbX18kzPYWvLe-5RmvLExRF5MKBJ19SuT0xO5STd6zZoX4hHjPOL-vWTRS86KZpPYA/s4032/72671139496__E202CF88-9006-4ACE-9FDB-6C3F8D38D99F.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDUTTa40BXMq0HxmBrRK5fN4JL2cNC4jbWHbYKaFlxN6nJdIO3p9hl5US1zd87xXXVq8y0u5xSHRkpFLp8Nxpzfqoek_x5cL_T3frNGXkJfGX8nln5d9EBbX18kzPYWvLe-5RmvLExRF5MKBJ19SuT0xO5STd6zZoX4hHjPOL-vWTRS86KZpPYA/w480-h640/72671139496__E202CF88-9006-4ACE-9FDB-6C3F8D38D99F.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Christmas Chelsea got Meadow a trip to <a href="https://thefireartstudio.com/">The Fire Art Studio</a> in Appleton to paint her own ceramics. We finally got them back and they are so cool. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgZWHJkD6LK9RP0FTtUAwi-ELc_zTmhyzFMZVPb4fYsvz-qxXRzZJ5_2WooAvKkNY4htdKLJ849DRBfrfUkEhZM36TWpxZATffd7KFu75hvx9AAYe1hA7AMmzGG6s3g1jcYjufpM53Qi9olneUN5yceRQ6Jwi60-KJZ7lhuWFoM3pKPY6qZbqsw/s4032/IMG_5970.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgZWHJkD6LK9RP0FTtUAwi-ELc_zTmhyzFMZVPb4fYsvz-qxXRzZJ5_2WooAvKkNY4htdKLJ849DRBfrfUkEhZM36TWpxZATffd7KFu75hvx9AAYe1hA7AMmzGG6s3g1jcYjufpM53Qi9olneUN5yceRQ6Jwi60-KJZ7lhuWFoM3pKPY6qZbqsw/w640-h480/IMG_5970.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite breakfast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTQffgJ66vH_-dMEWKbGxibwTRAsvstgPqDjgmET1H308mOlZQkrqOpwWHRueiadJSpewdznucnRBl4oVNROrXWh_BVh8e7P9QqT9CYynkAFZvd3pAAEm688gXs8A6gxjIvpMvpX8Q1Ycq9a2h7qb87I6Zsb0ypl4vQO0x7iMrQWrG97RcQipRA/s4032/IMG_5972.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTQffgJ66vH_-dMEWKbGxibwTRAsvstgPqDjgmET1H308mOlZQkrqOpwWHRueiadJSpewdznucnRBl4oVNROrXWh_BVh8e7P9QqT9CYynkAFZvd3pAAEm688gXs8A6gxjIvpMvpX8Q1Ycq9a2h7qb87I6Zsb0ypl4vQO0x7iMrQWrG97RcQipRA/w480-h640/IMG_5972.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo's favorite breakfast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They're all really into breakfast.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2ikIdwr7ZAFRXuruvy0Sf_t1pPDFOItqgzwp7EVspOwGVPbalFJ_58kar19qLhzKq19H9tDGfghNX0pwXtrTtU8AacGl_4rmT_0UpTEriiWzxLKcBgSI1lcIPwwNVX74aXXM3P_YKTgpKNVZ43ieVijbd0XFcBuPeChhxGIiCLHIJEDBRWd2iA/s4032/IMG_5974.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2ikIdwr7ZAFRXuruvy0Sf_t1pPDFOItqgzwp7EVspOwGVPbalFJ_58kar19qLhzKq19H9tDGfghNX0pwXtrTtU8AacGl_4rmT_0UpTEriiWzxLKcBgSI1lcIPwwNVX74aXXM3P_YKTgpKNVZ43ieVijbd0XFcBuPeChhxGIiCLHIJEDBRWd2iA/w480-h640/IMG_5974.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">After we got back from our holiday travels we filled the ice rink. The weather was finally getting cold enough for it to freeze completely. Scott resurfaced the ice to get it ready for us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It took about a week to freeze. You really want temps below 15 degrees all day. We were mostly dealing with temps in the 20s and 30s during the day until a deep freeze set in.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfA4SgFJA9ecwXkrxKFPqnly0k7-fr9TWrUWDWRioYhR9aUjqU9mdF6vdLy-w-y8lNIfQDGqyMkfSos5yrhCplos6PpQj1TCayE63sYqw9TCFQW65F89KgqTEaW1g73MGT52EduOBVF6milibaRWKmBRsOcWzwoOy6tHfCnwzwrkLFvRYzQ8Y6g/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-2.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfA4SgFJA9ecwXkrxKFPqnly0k7-fr9TWrUWDWRioYhR9aUjqU9mdF6vdLy-w-y8lNIfQDGqyMkfSos5yrhCplos6PpQj1TCayE63sYqw9TCFQW65F89KgqTEaW1g73MGT52EduOBVF6milibaRWKmBRsOcWzwoOy6tHfCnwzwrkLFvRYzQ8Y6g/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Funny how it felt so much bigger building it. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Perfect for the kids. A bit small for adults.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzaiBajMvv3JfKx5maewHqU4pYMdqc7AsoI-NVJQ4GSr8fkx5LNlfIgVkkceJpNBUhJE3d-6itivMgMpSiVtdYa1H9DmBss6iOGzAMF1tjxcP299ZlKBqmjSFZclz-9rQAPEuprFHVvlOUnInZREOP9B2Fhjfl7enjhNw5GW8jqxly286erHQGA/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-3.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzaiBajMvv3JfKx5maewHqU4pYMdqc7AsoI-NVJQ4GSr8fkx5LNlfIgVkkceJpNBUhJE3d-6itivMgMpSiVtdYa1H9DmBss6iOGzAMF1tjxcP299ZlKBqmjSFZclz-9rQAPEuprFHVvlOUnInZREOP9B2Fhjfl7enjhNw5GW8jqxly286erHQGA/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Was still fun to do a few loops.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ_fhukFRbxTSL4YjQ7Uzd00Df2a-oi2SUvAX45yGQiw03Am5Yczw0EaEMvjKuxFGI68W_fgHc7gdY-u2funlHUEwd4dlY_7iadlpkX4vPRaWAQnCX8plkKT5693MokaxXF5eZ0ErN2kiMD_wGD00Y0CkNodSRGrYS3C7Wx_UvTUYBaIhJ7ZuiA/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-4.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ_fhukFRbxTSL4YjQ7Uzd00Df2a-oi2SUvAX45yGQiw03Am5Yczw0EaEMvjKuxFGI68W_fgHc7gdY-u2funlHUEwd4dlY_7iadlpkX4vPRaWAQnCX8plkKT5693MokaxXF5eZ0ErN2kiMD_wGD00Y0CkNodSRGrYS3C7Wx_UvTUYBaIhJ7ZuiA/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY1WAPp2btKCjTgidMWBjrOGUPiM_MxkO42cw9zqwVB2iqtcOsNPUQ_so1ebVF8mezQVs7moL8FEHpVpgcfk5nx41P7wt244wKLih4LbfW8KxY5C6JYXUoRmyjmqAgSYd6VWko6JQjVf6jPSnQTVYLzteHRFUHyPmUdmmxYwVQJhlX9Q87and4Q/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-5.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY1WAPp2btKCjTgidMWBjrOGUPiM_MxkO42cw9zqwVB2iqtcOsNPUQ_so1ebVF8mezQVs7moL8FEHpVpgcfk5nx41P7wt244wKLih4LbfW8KxY5C6JYXUoRmyjmqAgSYd6VWko6JQjVf6jPSnQTVYLzteHRFUHyPmUdmmxYwVQJhlX9Q87and4Q/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-5.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY1WAPp2btKCjTgidMWBjrOGUPiM_MxkO42cw9zqwVB2iqtcOsNPUQ_so1ebVF8mezQVs7moL8FEHpVpgcfk5nx41P7wt244wKLih4LbfW8KxY5C6JYXUoRmyjmqAgSYd6VWko6JQjVf6jPSnQTVYLzteHRFUHyPmUdmmxYwVQJhlX9Q87and4Q/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Chicken Mole. I made them into enchiladas this time around.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6NVP042HPH-Lk-jRvrq4XY4ssHhMj67ZMPt53K3mI5QiCECJHKTis-ctar44LnUopX5mVQWNfNv8gLYhilD3VN5LYRY1qPwWHNcPCOWNkI6Ica8beDq0Nc0V_4yWB_ca8ds0fzoZLrby0MtK4RDYXHp8DemptGvKlwElPecB-fK1Oc9oRa5feA/s4032/IMG_5978.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6NVP042HPH-Lk-jRvrq4XY4ssHhMj67ZMPt53K3mI5QiCECJHKTis-ctar44LnUopX5mVQWNfNv8gLYhilD3VN5LYRY1qPwWHNcPCOWNkI6Ica8beDq0Nc0V_4yWB_ca8ds0fzoZLrby0MtK4RDYXHp8DemptGvKlwElPecB-fK1Oc9oRa5feA/w480-h640/IMG_5978.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes the kids remember they have a dresser full of costumes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wpdhbDs1rT0rS4jFWAN1J4uO_n2VJrPZdNrBPbqtfLjdJmva4U-ybC5V8WjwXs0JS9Jo6TflEpmXxB7ECXjkq30uztgIjVFhECGNdn2UZhjgRuMYdi8Rt-cD-xSpqYB4-40DnW06tuejbuHHPO5Qluc-rXJOvwQlt14iJA5AdZoupmsBcqPIqg/s4032/IMG_5985.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wpdhbDs1rT0rS4jFWAN1J4uO_n2VJrPZdNrBPbqtfLjdJmva4U-ybC5V8WjwXs0JS9Jo6TflEpmXxB7ECXjkq30uztgIjVFhECGNdn2UZhjgRuMYdi8Rt-cD-xSpqYB4-40DnW06tuejbuHHPO5Qluc-rXJOvwQlt14iJA5AdZoupmsBcqPIqg/w480-h640/IMG_5985.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's that time of year when we can't see out our windows. Though since getting our windows rehabbed this summer they seem to fog and freeze more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The interior windows are well sealed, so moisture is getting trapped on the storms. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBH9B8NS_MgAkwGnYwVhjp8rmNC0zt9LNoSNWQeof2sXOCizRNRPVYpe5teuwtVvI_oo-akFUj9VaGxBFc0DuKyEWcNxvKCNKVKKZ6tHPn8G3tRmRXG3URn_Aoavpd_TTSflgRwC122VlRYK8KHqwz_05j2fzpVF-5uKqSnjiu46zuRxa5_p2qA/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-11.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBH9B8NS_MgAkwGnYwVhjp8rmNC0zt9LNoSNWQeof2sXOCizRNRPVYpe5teuwtVvI_oo-akFUj9VaGxBFc0DuKyEWcNxvKCNKVKKZ6tHPn8G3tRmRXG3URn_Aoavpd_TTSflgRwC122VlRYK8KHqwz_05j2fzpVF-5uKqSnjiu46zuRxa5_p2qA/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZQTfH9YQbCsZK9naj69Cg5Z6ocDmYFS5sdYfj1FzS6QnZ5HZqBCeGMUCmkx_DftEbOexxQ0ed8DLlGDZbjZsc1dNoCwVG1TeTUzi6Y5ct6FFKXmRdhJ9rHHlpUalqYT_awptjXsnBdMVu8w0bszb4QmQrWcKxzG60B84hLGbiNpOZi53TQnZ7w/s8256/Backyard-Rink-Time-12.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZQTfH9YQbCsZK9naj69Cg5Z6ocDmYFS5sdYfj1FzS6QnZ5HZqBCeGMUCmkx_DftEbOexxQ0ed8DLlGDZbjZsc1dNoCwVG1TeTUzi6Y5ct6FFKXmRdhJ9rHHlpUalqYT_awptjXsnBdMVu8w0bszb4QmQrWcKxzG60B84hLGbiNpOZi53TQnZ7w/w640-h426/Backyard-Rink-Time-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Packers were playing the Cowboys in the first round of the NFL playoffs. So I had to make taco dip.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtep_W-ihYp8VKagMtRKwd5Yscz64OL3dpHa1U3Cnfm1Hn2_3eiaGOAqUnfycaOVU8K6RcjtByrs6Ov74oOMe9yVr82u8MnFJgMSA2qwbiV0lFTFzs-cPuRQlaaiTRZJzKNV_eGoFUaFpaacHlzBPZkmyHMcZ2d4l6zc1Z5vUaVTHtTaA1d_rXOQ/s4032/IMG_1968.JPG"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtep_W-ihYp8VKagMtRKwd5Yscz64OL3dpHa1U3Cnfm1Hn2_3eiaGOAqUnfycaOVU8K6RcjtByrs6Ov74oOMe9yVr82u8MnFJgMSA2qwbiV0lFTFzs-cPuRQlaaiTRZJzKNV_eGoFUaFpaacHlzBPZkmyHMcZ2d4l6zc1Z5vUaVTHtTaA1d_rXOQ/w480-h640/IMG_1968.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We had frozen pizza after the Packers blew out the Cowboys.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Game day dinners are the best. </div></div></div>Scottie and Brooke Tuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919676116967647042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31672308.post-24549225793917581022024-01-07T11:36:00.048-06:002024-03-12T13:58:10.748-05:00Back to Bokoblin Woods in the Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUVKq55Jotv6pRBe036baWKRCDgjoPvu13xTddkCppoQ7zcdo43uA9X25uZRdMjS6UlUr4G8gODJyjDvrHyRkr1suTNZSskKt3OcF_qyHQaLV0l2nlsaj3tXzRUH3idL2A2mRnkqdEJpuoX-sC2kogzmqTxO3pY18Sm-C0EMJ4s3P6Oo2oW3F-A/s4032/IMG_5955.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUVKq55Jotv6pRBe036baWKRCDgjoPvu13xTddkCppoQ7zcdo43uA9X25uZRdMjS6UlUr4G8gODJyjDvrHyRkr1suTNZSskKt3OcF_qyHQaLV0l2nlsaj3tXzRUH3idL2A2mRnkqdEJpuoX-sC2kogzmqTxO3pY18Sm-C0EMJ4s3P6Oo2oW3F-A/w640-h480/IMG_5955.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meadow requested big pancake. I asked if she wanted regular or chocolate and she said both. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5oP5Yix84BEAqlIU3t8Y8MGRkS5p6B_rC6-qm8OnPs5vmNVg5oSDM68EsufHhr3PhDPnDImfvzZe7peUXfpU3os8JDUv946eDLfsk_60JkldPexWIKk1fjlxg5ddqTfFQ4IJERgaRrtg4_qesDPHp17zVvz8Blv32uVAWoebK5lJfjKqjTx-kw/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-1.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5oP5Yix84BEAqlIU3t8Y8MGRkS5p6B_rC6-qm8OnPs5vmNVg5oSDM68EsufHhr3PhDPnDImfvzZe7peUXfpU3os8JDUv946eDLfsk_60JkldPexWIKk1fjlxg5ddqTfFQ4IJERgaRrtg4_qesDPHp17zVvz8Blv32uVAWoebK5lJfjKqjTx-kw/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You outdid yourself, breakfast chef.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBtE2On6BL5p56HFWWFjBWK1WvtG2iQ8umx2bO7xkMfuoDCb2sbYbZxSMskbz78hJM6aOwJwY1s6QUHSiXRhlcONTfvF1kCvDUvi8n_JrjkX9ww6qXK2islu7jeyg3NLXRwjvaeL6LTPZKZSfCB9whf0Oez5rH2Zgie9nFsJyn5YXTS4WfBuMXQ/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-2.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBtE2On6BL5p56HFWWFjBWK1WvtG2iQ8umx2bO7xkMfuoDCb2sbYbZxSMskbz78hJM6aOwJwY1s6QUHSiXRhlcONTfvF1kCvDUvi8n_JrjkX9ww6qXK2islu7jeyg3NLXRwjvaeL6LTPZKZSfCB9whf0Oez5rH2Zgie9nFsJyn5YXTS4WfBuMXQ/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We used to go the Roberts Birdy Sanctuary seemingly every week before our last move. So, now we have to make an effort to make it to Bokoblin Woods as we like to call it. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think we need to go on more adventures. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yeah, we can't do that when you always need to go for walks. Or maybe we can...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA-wxI6RVd0glmQSd1OJHrv1wwTm2qjhcZ9wIgqP1gLcdzLRVyHHXuethSOGpLv2S9j5erpOucZdxQD-9q01XEnkt2lCNQmSF0S9izS0bKf-_h_cb-__xkrUeaCDMkgYMcq8HKWAguVkSiDa3-X-0_2GgnhQ-xR_wB1-z0uqGxKwPjEdk6HUqKg/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-3.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA-wxI6RVd0glmQSd1OJHrv1wwTm2qjhcZ9wIgqP1gLcdzLRVyHHXuethSOGpLv2S9j5erpOucZdxQD-9q01XEnkt2lCNQmSF0S9izS0bKf-_h_cb-__xkrUeaCDMkgYMcq8HKWAguVkSiDa3-X-0_2GgnhQ-xR_wB1-z0uqGxKwPjEdk6HUqKg/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbAjyUdJD9Z4pjv2sRmqvE2li9N8rNDK-YHaCuO1TO-d25Ps8kHI-mp23W1oYsW2iEF6X6Akm2z7Jcoc5cqVcMsuXE-EsYkD5DGk9zEw1WRYJHs8_I-6zwFsMEn4gFTT-eMiBMROP7LMl20s7hCoS1W0UwqBmX3wfaWYsqWPpvLdBYgvIo05XQA/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-4.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbAjyUdJD9Z4pjv2sRmqvE2li9N8rNDK-YHaCuO1TO-d25Ps8kHI-mp23W1oYsW2iEF6X6Akm2z7Jcoc5cqVcMsuXE-EsYkD5DGk9zEw1WRYJHs8_I-6zwFsMEn4gFTT-eMiBMROP7LMl20s7hCoS1W0UwqBmX3wfaWYsqWPpvLdBYgvIo05XQA/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Since it's full of moblins and bokoblins, the kids needed to bring their master sword and bow.</i></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUVf0hm_cbhEENES2nMO705DXE3RtjE-sHq0vZcs9q2MkzEqYwQPhiyAjbMtR35Ld50ctatU99ufxOzU2FUoTzADOonXmlkscILxt4rG2H1339FLlHRzUZiiL5Y6GPjZba93tewDt1v4Jin7DuiJJPP53kscF9ku3A84YuyAo9BJdCI6TCO8i1g/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-5.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUVf0hm_cbhEENES2nMO705DXE3RtjE-sHq0vZcs9q2MkzEqYwQPhiyAjbMtR35Ld50ctatU99ufxOzU2FUoTzADOonXmlkscILxt4rG2H1339FLlHRzUZiiL5Y6GPjZba93tewDt1v4Jin7DuiJJPP53kscF9ku3A84YuyAo9BJdCI6TCO8i1g/w426-h640/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz2qr-ssIod1O0OAUcdwOzk-UWVs2vM9IxIIFSbdOdqNi1BKy0l8HKAWvQwsO8Z-SuC5x7GGo7sebdOr9WFga55AK7PKDUFgixRpPCvN9nJlgw_Xqn06oTjU-TpRWnm-dDGw141OTV8ExvY5ENOYShN1-SO0u9lHKIhciDKNuCbhzd-hE2UUCEg/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-6.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz2qr-ssIod1O0OAUcdwOzk-UWVs2vM9IxIIFSbdOdqNi1BKy0l8HKAWvQwsO8Z-SuC5x7GGo7sebdOr9WFga55AK7PKDUFgixRpPCvN9nJlgw_Xqn06oTjU-TpRWnm-dDGw141OTV8ExvY5ENOYShN1-SO0u9lHKIhciDKNuCbhzd-hE2UUCEg/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The woods are a dangerous place. Even for link.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFvIIbjpaHiXEkp5wrq8tfq6pdEpkuZCPgjcJ8yqAr1kDKEVG9NkGUux4nrCduM2Dusf3j733UD8puwEKcEVv6lCMjuLA7HZuVg3Bfby9J3DVQ6QhesmfOiOqJTGLioS1HHwX3cKODdr-DECcmYpCyeMaas3I9YeGEV6hB7pzEqJI_9zA0vPCMA/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-8.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFvIIbjpaHiXEkp5wrq8tfq6pdEpkuZCPgjcJ8yqAr1kDKEVG9NkGUux4nrCduM2Dusf3j733UD8puwEKcEVv6lCMjuLA7HZuVg3Bfby9J3DVQ6QhesmfOiOqJTGLioS1HHwX3cKODdr-DECcmYpCyeMaas3I9YeGEV6hB7pzEqJI_9zA0vPCMA/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1s341lu4sv1dl1rutLE-r_FMrLLMO45KdXV0oMNr8GXN-iMYW-t-kxkEv2SxjDFVfcSXfsu5eWUiQsdHCpsTbuuN3cCZp-nd_rLJdkELFLxMq2LqSeJ5utfGX-uJGQ1aOesn-iGZ_2OVuJuO1qKRiFtjo14Ykjp3sem2FXPT_9wS-0UwrcRytg/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-9.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1s341lu4sv1dl1rutLE-r_FMrLLMO45KdXV0oMNr8GXN-iMYW-t-kxkEv2SxjDFVfcSXfsu5eWUiQsdHCpsTbuuN3cCZp-nd_rLJdkELFLxMq2LqSeJ5utfGX-uJGQ1aOesn-iGZ_2OVuJuO1qKRiFtjo14Ykjp3sem2FXPT_9wS-0UwrcRytg/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bokoblin Woods and the Lake Harriet playground? Spoiled.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDjkDCYfxjeZQvTYUbeUD6dd39V5BELNb1d3rYJtqwSVzmlM63cDWUzGKtWKUH95A-ZD9nBSZVu2RdAF-Lk_uwItq5faTviOG9LJ_ZxZh6BYPj4IesPN2lCQVXnaAz3FRJA9o6gfkuqXFstmKMo5QA_ZPd2eBHyOteeAylY1oaAuE9zFEP5W5vA/s4032/IMG_5956.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDjkDCYfxjeZQvTYUbeUD6dd39V5BELNb1d3rYJtqwSVzmlM63cDWUzGKtWKUH95A-ZD9nBSZVu2RdAF-Lk_uwItq5faTviOG9LJ_ZxZh6BYPj4IesPN2lCQVXnaAz3FRJA9o6gfkuqXFstmKMo5QA_ZPd2eBHyOteeAylY1oaAuE9zFEP5W5vA/w640-h480/IMG_5956.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They have a swing set at home yet their favorite thing at the playground is the swings. </div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They simply can't get enough.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkV6zJVMoqYbNk3mWXH-0nuIiL_vS3B1svtYhwHIi1XMQAKmKDfKVCtSV4z5M-Uzy74aUnwHAYW8Jj7879hWAVnSI6eAbL34qyDKnFlEgNsZttSNxCin-LrtdmptTrDngGjOtWEzMv21cbD63xJfw_U90fMcifmtjIxtShdPR4_u-7wixHt2c3Q/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-10.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkV6zJVMoqYbNk3mWXH-0nuIiL_vS3B1svtYhwHIi1XMQAKmKDfKVCtSV4z5M-Uzy74aUnwHAYW8Jj7879hWAVnSI6eAbL34qyDKnFlEgNsZttSNxCin-LrtdmptTrDngGjOtWEzMv21cbD63xJfw_U90fMcifmtjIxtShdPR4_u-7wixHt2c3Q/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we spoiled the kids more by promising them ice cream. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24DDtfghDhn7OZU2LdMqjB4DGEXxVW0SEG7716HYUW5b_n1mIK5lJwP_CorboNGprHdGc7-r0KwR-KoftEQ9yMPLAYl8SU4vwG_ZwpfoHTuQAGg6eMt9qnPic0XQ8QT7KpnNBxMtgliBOKnq2XgDfh9VHBZvAA8_08bmWOrpJrKQ3JlJr7y7jCw/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-11.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24DDtfghDhn7OZU2LdMqjB4DGEXxVW0SEG7716HYUW5b_n1mIK5lJwP_CorboNGprHdGc7-r0KwR-KoftEQ9yMPLAYl8SU4vwG_ZwpfoHTuQAGg6eMt9qnPic0XQ8QT7KpnNBxMtgliBOKnq2XgDfh9VHBZvAA8_08bmWOrpJrKQ3JlJr7y7jCw/w426-h640/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-11.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXAspnAh8Trgpkbsg4lwrFtX0Hfh23zh7u0fr11gTmvvxoA3W643FDz0fIKHn2pot88PcUwrWM0V7rOUzc6aGgmaPwL7Youtdyfj-AJfWnIOPFuiNoqzR-95mOUQMA-0rMFxyZ5qVB38Rr9owWrMbd-W2j7-V1dS6nWhQkM9qwHiX4B9czhSiCA/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-12.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXAspnAh8Trgpkbsg4lwrFtX0Hfh23zh7u0fr11gTmvvxoA3W643FDz0fIKHn2pot88PcUwrWM0V7rOUzc6aGgmaPwL7Youtdyfj-AJfWnIOPFuiNoqzR-95mOUQMA-0rMFxyZ5qVB38Rr9owWrMbd-W2j7-V1dS6nWhQkM9qwHiX4B9czhSiCA/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-12.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXAspnAh8Trgpkbsg4lwrFtX0Hfh23zh7u0fr11gTmvvxoA3W643FDz0fIKHn2pot88PcUwrWM0V7rOUzc6aGgmaPwL7Youtdyfj-AJfWnIOPFuiNoqzR-95mOUQMA-0rMFxyZ5qVB38Rr9owWrMbd-W2j7-V1dS6nWhQkM9qwHiX4B9czhSiCA/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It was a reasonable walk to Sebastian Joe's in Linden Hills. So, why not?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUAhu0sXwY0i_RUkGbtR45Sjoj5gxGxdyfzEntkkkjzkOPHJUWP2nPfdx0DjQPXj8JNuIAVkvlR485qq8ChZvKiqQRkvB0GIn6a7msdn8V9uYEhXCzbjx6Q87j172Gi-tthtu6HIGoYg9bjxL2kVsxN5ot5tGZT2yype0EleAF2HFeyC4Ii85lA/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-13.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUAhu0sXwY0i_RUkGbtR45Sjoj5gxGxdyfzEntkkkjzkOPHJUWP2nPfdx0DjQPXj8JNuIAVkvlR485qq8ChZvKiqQRkvB0GIn6a7msdn8V9uYEhXCzbjx6Q87j172Gi-tthtu6HIGoYg9bjxL2kVsxN5ot5tGZT2yype0EleAF2HFeyC4Ii85lA/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-13.jpg" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEggtDpncASvFJ7CmGYZ-IVBSddb2WSNkD65JlSxuZ4sU4nkxsv6hq7e_SHYVWKGcRIfxm1gYasWW4nT3iLNa1-qWaFYUxFGxQkoQTMHx5j_wLgaM48Iuzww060qXPA6Za3n0HcjxRX7KDskNVsnbOmV8YMYJwBmevTck6Rx96bRhJ6U-Wq-gjQ/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-14.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEggtDpncASvFJ7CmGYZ-IVBSddb2WSNkD65JlSxuZ4sU4nkxsv6hq7e_SHYVWKGcRIfxm1gYasWW4nT3iLNa1-qWaFYUxFGxQkoQTMHx5j_wLgaM48Iuzww060qXPA6Za3n0HcjxRX7KDskNVsnbOmV8YMYJwBmevTck6Rx96bRhJ6U-Wq-gjQ/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-14.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meadow loves her drawings. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQN-2ZSTK31yhNaFUSaiq8eLTP8T_eZDA3RsekX0MDdFcD131Grv1YQUYlbLNJYlqyNTt3KZNax3LFXO3rTS2zEPMyh9h7HRcK13AjXppueQ-2qHthp3T4HkAM3AhT1j9q4thOVptsdqZqHW2QUa3OdtpYIIeakuWdizKt3ELd_FhHfXDmBvFg/s8256/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-15.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeQN-2ZSTK31yhNaFUSaiq8eLTP8T_eZDA3RsekX0MDdFcD131Grv1YQUYlbLNJYlqyNTt3KZNax3LFXO3rTS2zEPMyh9h7HRcK13AjXppueQ-2qHthp3T4HkAM3AhT1j9q4thOVptsdqZqHW2QUa3OdtpYIIeakuWdizKt3ELd_FhHfXDmBvFg/w640-h426/Bobolokin%20Woods%20in%20the%20Winter-15.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo and I worked on his new electric car lego kits. </div></div></div>Scottie and Brooke Tuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919676116967647042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31672308.post-22238786823606207892024-01-01T11:28:00.042-06:002024-03-09T20:52:54.146-06:00Northwoods NYE 2023 (Or Northwoods New Year 2024 if you're Brooke)<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvzInpUEo0gFRT6maika7eEbSvHMVhzVU1fPh9-sPDCf6PazoEWTSSzHHKXlDL1eDUToxQgCWZgEc95VJZuOiePmvmUXpeuoW5Krok1_vraIkScM5Pv1NJ0l7LH51sR7e7mcGi9mvwIVxJ0au1OLzaqjYTM1R5fUwtptSTF8WNfewUYBhJrt2AA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-3.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvzInpUEo0gFRT6maika7eEbSvHMVhzVU1fPh9-sPDCf6PazoEWTSSzHHKXlDL1eDUToxQgCWZgEc95VJZuOiePmvmUXpeuoW5Krok1_vraIkScM5Pv1NJ0l7LH51sR7e7mcGi9mvwIVxJ0au1OLzaqjYTM1R5fUwtptSTF8WNfewUYBhJrt2AA/w426-h640/Northwoods-NYE-2023-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We followed my parents up to the cottage. We were getting hungry for lunch and Scott found a place about halfway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Old+Town+Hall+Restaurant+%26+Bar/@45.3211337,-88.9179863,10z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1stown+hall+restaurant!3m6!1s0x4d53685055efccdd:0x2b6e462a83180946!8m2!3d45.3211212!4d-88.5866851!15sChR0b3duIGhhbGwgcmVzdGF1cmFudFoWIhR0b3duIGhhbGwgcmVzdGF1cmFudJIBDWJhcl9hbmRfZ3JpbGzgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F11fxw60kxk?entry=ttu">Old Town Hall Restaurant and Bar</a> in Townsend along WI-32.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8fmCVktDZklC6DuLyZ44p_EAzGk7TT4VXJkqjlkmW8xC1FXsUTjEIbAIqHYiMrSsC98OWxs6C26KDIJts53_GpBIzI4hmTQVbh9hE7PDqU7XHWWJ9Grh6iz_nDSdae7UvxTMfms4NsJUGnpeBjhYcR1EsSJcM96jpOBy98YCgthVcajZLRZthg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-4.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8fmCVktDZklC6DuLyZ44p_EAzGk7TT4VXJkqjlkmW8xC1FXsUTjEIbAIqHYiMrSsC98OWxs6C26KDIJts53_GpBIzI4hmTQVbh9hE7PDqU7XHWWJ9Grh6iz_nDSdae7UvxTMfms4NsJUGnpeBjhYcR1EsSJcM96jpOBy98YCgthVcajZLRZthg/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It was a bit early for dinner, but all the adults went with the fish fry.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wezCJb42U2R4F61l8lfK4jcACD4g9ATT8BUwFEkssbEXrjYMD-w-RmwnoA6zQ0S2HDUKUEZT-HBLet_EYN0_mt6jOeTD06yIKQJ7_QAQy6CYPWhX4Eyl6rjZtDh-2WjR5FbCencoqKpnnReY6T8-bjtOm2IYbN468x33tHShyphenhyphenu0_zQBt3H8S7A/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-5.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wezCJb42U2R4F61l8lfK4jcACD4g9ATT8BUwFEkssbEXrjYMD-w-RmwnoA6zQ0S2HDUKUEZT-HBLet_EYN0_mt6jOeTD06yIKQJ7_QAQy6CYPWhX4Eyl6rjZtDh-2WjR5FbCencoqKpnnReY6T8-bjtOm2IYbN468x33tHShyphenhyphenu0_zQBt3H8S7A/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo was in much better spirits after being sick so long. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANqPzrlRrOTWtnuupM1XEhwV35hxm8-DF0uSLSU-Wcnhy9Mh4ibJSId2WmmVRuI9yZGtgwIjiFAjaV27C7yNawaRYxaWfKEDO02luX_v4xl7b37LY-ekj8tio-fUL-LrD_1pwfznIaYgYj3EsLnRVS3xMNwxxcpcrvMl9bwM6RPfGJdfoEM4HBg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-6.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANqPzrlRrOTWtnuupM1XEhwV35hxm8-DF0uSLSU-Wcnhy9Mh4ibJSId2WmmVRuI9yZGtgwIjiFAjaV27C7yNawaRYxaWfKEDO02luX_v4xl7b37LY-ekj8tio-fUL-LrD_1pwfznIaYgYj3EsLnRVS3xMNwxxcpcrvMl9bwM6RPfGJdfoEM4HBg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-6.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANqPzrlRrOTWtnuupM1XEhwV35hxm8-DF0uSLSU-Wcnhy9Mh4ibJSId2WmmVRuI9yZGtgwIjiFAjaV27C7yNawaRYxaWfKEDO02luX_v4xl7b37LY-ekj8tio-fUL-LrD_1pwfznIaYgYj3EsLnRVS3xMNwxxcpcrvMl9bwM6RPfGJdfoEM4HBg/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Once the cottage was heated up we decorated the gingerbread cookies.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgj4JihcgtztLWZprEOfalkiRPvpP-vzficR7EnYWWFXUJqrVuUJu5ZSgNcFSzT8LbqQfkdiP5U23ppOkpwveFYFZ7KMlUmPzzRkANwjVQBWNxoRQEBloJ_hl8MU-Lb82MVS896MOTyPbxU_iuuiQDmZXD0Qlva5tZuzvGXSiWNmZ4NzlnV00vg/w480-h640/IMG_5896.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tree skirt or skirt?</div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyQe9xsD380J3b2fdeDCaH91lYGHQhsdOZrQLbsppUopek-Mm16Hmwiu7zOwXjDF97xHRbkhVW-DeoJYlAYb_Kyou9Yf2RXTc22-98FSheOzzaUkGxX3ttEWHU8ei4kFuHtu6xR_z74BHMKEYvI0F7EwR5MwngAzwv1DyHKc-lHOEAalO1trm0A/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-7.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyQe9xsD380J3b2fdeDCaH91lYGHQhsdOZrQLbsppUopek-Mm16Hmwiu7zOwXjDF97xHRbkhVW-DeoJYlAYb_Kyou9Yf2RXTc22-98FSheOzzaUkGxX3ttEWHU8ei4kFuHtu6xR_z74BHMKEYvI0F7EwR5MwngAzwv1DyHKc-lHOEAalO1trm0A/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-7.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyQe9xsD380J3b2fdeDCaH91lYGHQhsdOZrQLbsppUopek-Mm16Hmwiu7zOwXjDF97xHRbkhVW-DeoJYlAYb_Kyou9Yf2RXTc22-98FSheOzzaUkGxX3ttEWHU8ei4kFuHtu6xR_z74BHMKEYvI0F7EwR5MwngAzwv1DyHKc-lHOEAalO1trm0A/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>No snow, but plenty of ice. </i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strangest winter ever.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>An extreme El Nino if there ever was one.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7ThhexNW5NIrgIvG5ZIIYuDaw9sbM418DIM23nw-RVDD0U8TG5EtcoDilSq_jASexWTMdCALHgHLu7LlwmOwPodwcSxKJRSg3DXykcEj87fvEQI6Fai3cRCnn8XHjt1gwhLShGpnOo5p8QZN1s0yfzGh9HWg-5hFqBTXOThyphenhyphenpWXopUtkoY2Tpw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-8.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7ThhexNW5NIrgIvG5ZIIYuDaw9sbM418DIM23nw-RVDD0U8TG5EtcoDilSq_jASexWTMdCALHgHLu7LlwmOwPodwcSxKJRSg3DXykcEj87fvEQI6Fai3cRCnn8XHjt1gwhLShGpnOo5p8QZN1s0yfzGh9HWg-5hFqBTXOThyphenhyphenpWXopUtkoY2Tpw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlttbLSOrhl70z-a6-UpniSkVzPtDkKEqs8ZU1VPboPK6RCXE6LbT8Cxy6EUeSixuhCftpm2ZNH569EY4Xq80ADSonEHpEBbbC1xjeiSz49T1JCdVplWNUow-jHFkW23H7smK3-lXCBtvfhvtS5Hjj9QojtzW_TWPtez57ItwYaf6qvWBil5jkjQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-9.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlttbLSOrhl70z-a6-UpniSkVzPtDkKEqs8ZU1VPboPK6RCXE6LbT8Cxy6EUeSixuhCftpm2ZNH569EY4Xq80ADSonEHpEBbbC1xjeiSz49T1JCdVplWNUow-jHFkW23H7smK3-lXCBtvfhvtS5Hjj9QojtzW_TWPtez57ItwYaf6qvWBil5jkjQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-9.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlttbLSOrhl70z-a6-UpniSkVzPtDkKEqs8ZU1VPboPK6RCXE6LbT8Cxy6EUeSixuhCftpm2ZNH569EY4Xq80ADSonEHpEBbbC1xjeiSz49T1JCdVplWNUow-jHFkW23H7smK3-lXCBtvfhvtS5Hjj9QojtzW_TWPtez57ItwYaf6qvWBil5jkjQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The ice along the shore was thin, but the kids could get out to the frozen ice 10 feet out. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The shore was the most exposed we'd ever seen. Typically snow covers the shore when the dam upriver is closed during the winter. The Three Lakes chain (which is a part of the Eagle River) is a reservoir for a dam down the Wisconsin Riverand lowers during the winter.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTGZ-T3h8PIfyPUfbAMKzeda0d2jXJ441JTN7jp7Eg5Pu1m6axuywOd_OKxzto7Ylq-SXRm1zy_EFaX_VRC0NQ1goJbWuNjd7iz7uYa_3Eh2NFyjZrD7939SGWpA-ZAufIM7xwJUqr3aZg44UBpj46s1jvufRxKWubxAzn-EBOcePpzEKXZeZSA/s4032/72565551821__EEBA36F7-756D-4CFC-8228-B297E1D3F2A5.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTGZ-T3h8PIfyPUfbAMKzeda0d2jXJ441JTN7jp7Eg5Pu1m6axuywOd_OKxzto7Ylq-SXRm1zy_EFaX_VRC0NQ1goJbWuNjd7iz7uYa_3Eh2NFyjZrD7939SGWpA-ZAufIM7xwJUqr3aZg44UBpj46s1jvufRxKWubxAzn-EBOcePpzEKXZeZSA/w480-h640/72565551821__EEBA36F7-756D-4CFC-8228-B297E1D3F2A5.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found all kinds of garbage on the shoreline. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>But oddly no fishing lures.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFfrMTX_At0PVJljuiV0NC1_4LD2X61ppSxr8rzW5STUxE780_AmZbsFCjwBXuZDVxYMn2Y4Y-vb1PWG79czrDfab_TDimDU3S11oJCuT8FstVEPHlXRunpq-i34iYdJyBjdpmMKK3UX0KMHLK0aebPz370DMr-8hUbeFfM8afyIl7pe1l2nFdg/s4032/IMG_5902.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFfrMTX_At0PVJljuiV0NC1_4LD2X61ppSxr8rzW5STUxE780_AmZbsFCjwBXuZDVxYMn2Y4Y-vb1PWG79czrDfab_TDimDU3S11oJCuT8FstVEPHlXRunpq-i34iYdJyBjdpmMKK3UX0KMHLK0aebPz370DMr-8hUbeFfM8afyIl7pe1l2nFdg/w480-h640/IMG_5902.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I saw some peanuts in the cupboard and decided to snack on them. Later I'd be reprimanded by G.G. I guess these are for ice cream.</i></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFtjIAt6zia6GFcioFBuD-JJd08IOcQv3aZRyd1C4DZKvmI8-J3YOxaVWdYd9H230tqxFxwGwMWweurXGuDBMmTfnSLZTITAdnUqPSh7Mn5jejBEFEG6RVlLRV5oZogFek3KbaCA0rHfa6mKgfGbbtroZ80eEJRaIT2U6WxuAD4QIJ1935D5Jsw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-10.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFtjIAt6zia6GFcioFBuD-JJd08IOcQv3aZRyd1C4DZKvmI8-J3YOxaVWdYd9H230tqxFxwGwMWweurXGuDBMmTfnSLZTITAdnUqPSh7Mn5jejBEFEG6RVlLRV5oZogFek3KbaCA0rHfa6mKgfGbbtroZ80eEJRaIT2U6WxuAD4QIJ1935D5Jsw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-10.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFtjIAt6zia6GFcioFBuD-JJd08IOcQv3aZRyd1C4DZKvmI8-J3YOxaVWdYd9H230tqxFxwGwMWweurXGuDBMmTfnSLZTITAdnUqPSh7Mn5jejBEFEG6RVlLRV5oZogFek3KbaCA0rHfa6mKgfGbbtroZ80eEJRaIT2U6WxuAD4QIJ1935D5Jsw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>With all the land bought nearby, we've been sticking with trees on our acreage for the Second Christmas tree.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvR6KYUBjC2WJJztI1IgGXTJjtxQW8S2Cn5FEz4hLrnZKHDT-9lcRV1Ysr634oddtNcP104RFCSWnmoTEOEq_kjjWJ5ix4P_iRaGgIs6F0Q0mUgNZl6EQquRWUkz78pPzoC0pX_mR7hK6G6NAqRyG2wsnyXQ2750PJHJFWpmq47bC4HABuNY_Xg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-11.jpg"></a><a 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green in December.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Or they're covered by snow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Quite possibly true.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNoN81Eocr4GmLprN7KY2yI6sJZ06Ses9G1bW0WWsg0NNg-mITiwGZOA9vKcVz4qsugWEczHsKPbckcCSHZ9zuh_tFX4lzaHcWPbVGP0oQIhvZ82zG6q8P-O2xx-GFMaaxHm3BWcrVFg_vpsGY3byIYWNA4r1C8IXiH7QmiUEsrzMicN4NHnWpg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-13.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNoN81Eocr4GmLprN7KY2yI6sJZ06Ses9G1bW0WWsg0NNg-mITiwGZOA9vKcVz4qsugWEczHsKPbckcCSHZ9zuh_tFX4lzaHcWPbVGP0oQIhvZ82zG6q8P-O2xx-GFMaaxHm3BWcrVFg_vpsGY3byIYWNA4r1C8IXiH7QmiUEsrzMicN4NHnWpg/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPuCS7fEL5LQebsM8vUQtN7inXSxMo8OZQWm6yi001GayIQPIvO47SVtY2FzeQQM6G4mrApNLs_Ajg7tFtet2T7oK3j_bYJw2GgHBMuEU-yiI4mnDtpvsOAsqi5KnFjAuxGCMSCq7K5FIi86dix5M26sPXBJ10mpf6rkvqeuPyrov4Q7RbUXkyw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-14.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPuCS7fEL5LQebsM8vUQtN7inXSxMo8OZQWm6yi001GayIQPIvO47SVtY2FzeQQM6G4mrApNLs_Ajg7tFtet2T7oK3j_bYJw2GgHBMuEU-yiI4mnDtpvsOAsqi5KnFjAuxGCMSCq7K5FIi86dix5M26sPXBJ10mpf6rkvqeuPyrov4Q7RbUXkyw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our trees keep getting bigger, we really need a bigger tree stand. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwREzYC1qTKNJcykZKRXrZH9auqY8tzcXJ6Zz-wCHF1LCdFr14b1QpuV8TrUj-faJZf54gJZZ-2rwaJTJC4NPThPopDvs3MCFZRYge3uapoM63SXxhLTHf0Nsc_a-aE-znwhxd23bR5G_9mLZvLN_yljb4CGhA9L53DxVgpFHrt7-u-mMxXtYjg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-15.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwREzYC1qTKNJcykZKRXrZH9auqY8tzcXJ6Zz-wCHF1LCdFr14b1QpuV8TrUj-faJZf54gJZZ-2rwaJTJC4NPThPopDvs3MCFZRYge3uapoM63SXxhLTHf0Nsc_a-aE-znwhxd23bR5G_9mLZvLN_yljb4CGhA9L53DxVgpFHrt7-u-mMxXtYjg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-15.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwREzYC1qTKNJcykZKRXrZH9auqY8tzcXJ6Zz-wCHF1LCdFr14b1QpuV8TrUj-faJZf54gJZZ-2rwaJTJC4NPThPopDvs3MCFZRYge3uapoM63SXxhLTHf0Nsc_a-aE-znwhxd23bR5G_9mLZvLN_yljb4CGhA9L53DxVgpFHrt7-u-mMxXtYjg/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blake was braver than us and tested the ice further from shore.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It would break apart easier on the shoreline but once you got out it was fine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EUP1P0pTXFFAL4YzA3LWwuZ9Q3bnmy-wgKHsyUBIGfanDbw2p7p6tzblRs_OX0RYphRrdEVYqoy8Fc-2wAYUzh-yHZtPPrkvySJCh3UseJ9Td-oNjrAkqnoUE9tObz_Ies_pJYPb0k1eeS4xLeafODGG7TZXFn4NavP3Hd9NVYeJsNOusgRIpQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-16.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EUP1P0pTXFFAL4YzA3LWwuZ9Q3bnmy-wgKHsyUBIGfanDbw2p7p6tzblRs_OX0RYphRrdEVYqoy8Fc-2wAYUzh-yHZtPPrkvySJCh3UseJ9Td-oNjrAkqnoUE9tObz_Ies_pJYPb0k1eeS4xLeafODGG7TZXFn4NavP3Hd9NVYeJsNOusgRIpQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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style="text-align: center;"><i>We've got to go to the game to see the hodag in action.</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfLx8R4SPOZNbE8wmPkr8OfdBm-pHSNLM4FmrOp_px3TyonSDQlHP_cmcd9DYU_Ksa861e_vWyEzBeoZEEi7eylPUItYvGxk2weo6MOJ2lnpKqKCZMvtoJAZX_79QhbfSB3HaMNvo3Fefxs3b05LLOa86JQtaRwVWXQKl7bf4TCqFYDFg5H5WFQ/s4032/IMG_1860.JPG"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfLx8R4SPOZNbE8wmPkr8OfdBm-pHSNLM4FmrOp_px3TyonSDQlHP_cmcd9DYU_Ksa861e_vWyEzBeoZEEi7eylPUItYvGxk2weo6MOJ2lnpKqKCZMvtoJAZX_79QhbfSB3HaMNvo3Fefxs3b05LLOa86JQtaRwVWXQKl7bf4TCqFYDFg5H5WFQ/w480-h640/IMG_1860.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo's getting pretty good. Hopefully soon we can open our backyard ice rink. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc-5jnGqcZ7-sdrKZ9nY-4k79udv5-lpZ3_v8zPUpqpog3yFkmvUNKOGq0OpxZcFJTEuwVH3GHfwmJid-h9PTlkI2nib56POjQqv3MBitYsEdd60sa5IUmuvvLiZAfQyxpbLT5Mcd7JD-kGlL6u82yl7irqOgCqQXqlm4PWJTuiNU_LbyTZk9eg/s4032/IMG_1862.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc-5jnGqcZ7-sdrKZ9nY-4k79udv5-lpZ3_v8zPUpqpog3yFkmvUNKOGq0OpxZcFJTEuwVH3GHfwmJid-h9PTlkI2nib56POjQqv3MBitYsEdd60sa5IUmuvvLiZAfQyxpbLT5Mcd7JD-kGlL6u82yl7irqOgCqQXqlm4PWJTuiNU_LbyTZk9eg/s4032/IMG_1862.JPG"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc-5jnGqcZ7-sdrKZ9nY-4k79udv5-lpZ3_v8zPUpqpog3yFkmvUNKOGq0OpxZcFJTEuwVH3GHfwmJid-h9PTlkI2nib56POjQqv3MBitYsEdd60sa5IUmuvvLiZAfQyxpbLT5Mcd7JD-kGlL6u82yl7irqOgCqQXqlm4PWJTuiNU_LbyTZk9eg/w480-h640/IMG_1862.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pnsY-SXI-QxQNUyzNhTSokJCwyhDeIjD_gfX4fpRA2PUBlThs7UVplKfmLTvIKnHYqmMg0n-4l-FrBPqkScVe2-9pmBypDNy7e9OULd-5D1SBvGp5zww8OvzgMynyvLmMhwRQyxST3XIOFzHxSjzIEQ5mWbFqKu-rdAH54Sw1I5Js0MrNDMoiQ/s4032/IMG_5906.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pnsY-SXI-QxQNUyzNhTSokJCwyhDeIjD_gfX4fpRA2PUBlThs7UVplKfmLTvIKnHYqmMg0n-4l-FrBPqkScVe2-9pmBypDNy7e9OULd-5D1SBvGp5zww8OvzgMynyvLmMhwRQyxST3XIOFzHxSjzIEQ5mWbFqKu-rdAH54Sw1I5Js0MrNDMoiQ/w480-h640/IMG_5906.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even mom made it around a few laps. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7gcCxhPSuOeorDvXi4fT9DGOg48AGCH6cTeE6vYXUwBcnOmCw_gtHwvJgfgTyua6ZLpCuVURD6FPavwn64tPTS8iqHLQLL0sAjEo5fby__Tr3F88-xC4TkPdUcRSfjjAB8s5n9goVBAN8XJDTDo4Qncl1jjC5fJXIr1xP9dbpRxgxNFKHyylVQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-17.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7gcCxhPSuOeorDvXi4fT9DGOg48AGCH6cTeE6vYXUwBcnOmCw_gtHwvJgfgTyua6ZLpCuVURD6FPavwn64tPTS8iqHLQLL0sAjEo5fby__Tr3F88-xC4TkPdUcRSfjjAB8s5n9goVBAN8XJDTDo4Qncl1jjC5fJXIr1xP9dbpRxgxNFKHyylVQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-17.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7gcCxhPSuOeorDvXi4fT9DGOg48AGCH6cTeE6vYXUwBcnOmCw_gtHwvJgfgTyua6ZLpCuVURD6FPavwn64tPTS8iqHLQLL0sAjEo5fby__Tr3F88-xC4TkPdUcRSfjjAB8s5n9goVBAN8XJDTDo4Qncl1jjC5fJXIr1xP9dbpRxgxNFKHyylVQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>OK, so I was poopooing Brooke's king cake days after having cinnamon rolls. But honestly it's delicious.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJchnDlS_xzujjDi4fqrKjGP-VKFMgIEHxy5f9WojjjDPVpzOw5ASAaZd_TYbjvR8qdGoMqMRBibR3BNmbv57JE2SiyNFrl4truU43fY0H8BnSoOYyI5dgINdOxXYsooKbGSZAgZnDj5GoOT8w8IZK4s2or2_3PYdG5170lVUGHW6A-aOvHC3w/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-18.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJchnDlS_xzujjDi4fqrKjGP-VKFMgIEHxy5f9WojjjDPVpzOw5ASAaZd_TYbjvR8qdGoMqMRBibR3BNmbv57JE2SiyNFrl4truU43fY0H8BnSoOYyI5dgINdOxXYsooKbGSZAgZnDj5GoOT8w8IZK4s2or2_3PYdG5170lVUGHW6A-aOvHC3w/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-18.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJchnDlS_xzujjDi4fqrKjGP-VKFMgIEHxy5f9WojjjDPVpzOw5ASAaZd_TYbjvR8qdGoMqMRBibR3BNmbv57JE2SiyNFrl4truU43fY0H8BnSoOYyI5dgINdOxXYsooKbGSZAgZnDj5GoOT8w8IZK4s2or2_3PYdG5170lVUGHW6A-aOvHC3w/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Second Christmas wouldn't be complete without more presents.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTezHtOYZNOUWW9uY0ZBremAjlc89LReibWO5c9U95h9rTjJWzMSIqNBe-Jf84IBCVFVwtBDdNcU1d-G4aNi4CePeWaa9tCagbcEbBUvlwzz8RM4vcUqTT8txo8Kz5YJFmGf-MmjC0lfEZruiUwzMstMy5Kmw5RcfdLuDVN-zM7ld5BJa5WN2eA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-19.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTezHtOYZNOUWW9uY0ZBremAjlc89LReibWO5c9U95h9rTjJWzMSIqNBe-Jf84IBCVFVwtBDdNcU1d-G4aNi4CePeWaa9tCagbcEbBUvlwzz8RM4vcUqTT8txo8Kz5YJFmGf-MmjC0lfEZruiUwzMstMy5Kmw5RcfdLuDVN-zM7ld5BJa5WN2eA/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxntqgolUmxj3S1ew3swuLerdLeTeyn2SX4QMEmQm92AVEKki-UOjK_cPBh8QqNGpOR2Gk5Mvs28tl5B_OCZVPFw1mfS9fgy0ALAjcf8mtd4r1gpt_SMuXJyg1bwm2BFaK3EYz2djGxUVyyUqv-q6zCqGWnmqKlQ6I6dvOutwgQSJTbNl-SLam2g/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-20.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxntqgolUmxj3S1ew3swuLerdLeTeyn2SX4QMEmQm92AVEKki-UOjK_cPBh8QqNGpOR2Gk5Mvs28tl5B_OCZVPFw1mfS9fgy0ALAjcf8mtd4r1gpt_SMuXJyg1bwm2BFaK3EYz2djGxUVyyUqv-q6zCqGWnmqKlQ6I6dvOutwgQSJTbNl-SLam2g/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blake's presents were on a theme of red truck items. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5mBoBI3dBY7QOura166tike2OSxZ8Jl0vB8PAJbS9lXRPQUvQd_6P_kb5IDyw_pPn7ffcuBVgPRxrQosaYKnJOPcCgPLLF8w813S65NKP1OI9GxqmpxfmFC2DUfFAT1RSiQ4QkB-YonsMoRsrreNwwLmjHXyxcF1H5whQDNOVXHt4je2syJLrw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-21.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5mBoBI3dBY7QOura166tike2OSxZ8Jl0vB8PAJbS9lXRPQUvQd_6P_kb5IDyw_pPn7ffcuBVgPRxrQosaYKnJOPcCgPLLF8w813S65NKP1OI9GxqmpxfmFC2DUfFAT1RSiQ4QkB-YonsMoRsrreNwwLmjHXyxcF1H5whQDNOVXHt4je2syJLrw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every few years I have to make my dad new slippers. He always wears through the soles so last time I added leather soles and he still managed to make them fall apart. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidekQpDuT4XLLO1_rKXNgcvHRx0RuviylYufD5mW9htIjUzWrtTKQc02oDO9jlXuBfA4Zc-QiHksBkWLw201sWIlM1CRamuFodWhf4qGZnEhrOpn2XC7aiD0EGYhDps5CeKT8KcpcGdeuhv9VG1F2YkRQU5ZYNS1UZM7uMADt9VKpPnTRAbRWGzQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-22.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidekQpDuT4XLLO1_rKXNgcvHRx0RuviylYufD5mW9htIjUzWrtTKQc02oDO9jlXuBfA4Zc-QiHksBkWLw201sWIlM1CRamuFodWhf4qGZnEhrOpn2XC7aiD0EGYhDps5CeKT8KcpcGdeuhv9VG1F2YkRQU5ZYNS1UZM7uMADt9VKpPnTRAbRWGzQ/w426-h640/Northwoods-NYE-2023-22.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlIVMYBZh67lyabIePL5vCIKyFW-slIQ4QidDUJ5MpBfFHa1DXAPFhyphenhyphen3iAC0FR_4zHiS7E6ZlD3OPQ7XTzG9-856xD2Vl3YBZz_dLApw1Rujj76tQQ8UTzxeG8NUX99o4lr1cPAbZJ2ujOla3s1S2i8CPSeV_q2rz9SnjcGWI9rlxmXIQfsKJtA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-23.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlIVMYBZh67lyabIePL5vCIKyFW-slIQ4QidDUJ5MpBfFHa1DXAPFhyphenhyphen3iAC0FR_4zHiS7E6ZlD3OPQ7XTzG9-856xD2Vl3YBZz_dLApw1Rujj76tQQ8UTzxeG8NUX99o4lr1cPAbZJ2ujOla3s1S2i8CPSeV_q2rz9SnjcGWI9rlxmXIQfsKJtA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-23.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlIVMYBZh67lyabIePL5vCIKyFW-slIQ4QidDUJ5MpBfFHa1DXAPFhyphenhyphen3iAC0FR_4zHiS7E6ZlD3OPQ7XTzG9-856xD2Vl3YBZz_dLApw1Rujj76tQQ8UTzxeG8NUX99o4lr1cPAbZJ2ujOla3s1S2i8CPSeV_q2rz9SnjcGWI9rlxmXIQfsKJtA/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I think we get Blake some sort of Pineapple decoration every year.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This was Meadow's choice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZIEDjKcwQGFoso0AwLVf-CvTYXHlG0YwMGmBMO_kQkZlzMSMn-NEmz89OXo6fTtUIkOp2p2Nb_Z6jULA7VeGKNSFp7SXr7JtnzjLYDpFOF7wVOp9qbyYOkwO-1sMG5-HtKfj1sM6L9WwmKpciqVDMgTyP2Qz7Ja4PS-U1gKG83Dc0W93mS1DGA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-24.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZIEDjKcwQGFoso0AwLVf-CvTYXHlG0YwMGmBMO_kQkZlzMSMn-NEmz89OXo6fTtUIkOp2p2Nb_Z6jULA7VeGKNSFp7SXr7JtnzjLYDpFOF7wVOp9qbyYOkwO-1sMG5-HtKfj1sM6L9WwmKpciqVDMgTyP2Qz7Ja4PS-U1gKG83Dc0W93mS1DGA/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyHwJEYSq9daCmXyZj0X3jF6cVvrw6-lyU3nTi1k_ZT3kyfkC2VZ9GkV3tevy2GcZr6aglbLHN36_8Z37pfZ4O-OZ9fEPvs-PP-X4DxwHbo_VCMG4fJnwgiFs8XXEEDCvuTUAeDKb2zxHBXM8Mz6EnWVPed_Hdpmd-FhRpXLIN8Qx1K-2dLtqHQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-25.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyHwJEYSq9daCmXyZj0X3jF6cVvrw6-lyU3nTi1k_ZT3kyfkC2VZ9GkV3tevy2GcZr6aglbLHN36_8Z37pfZ4O-OZ9fEPvs-PP-X4DxwHbo_VCMG4fJnwgiFs8XXEEDCvuTUAeDKb2zxHBXM8Mz6EnWVPed_Hdpmd-FhRpXLIN8Qx1K-2dLtqHQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-25.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyHwJEYSq9daCmXyZj0X3jF6cVvrw6-lyU3nTi1k_ZT3kyfkC2VZ9GkV3tevy2GcZr6aglbLHN36_8Z37pfZ4O-OZ9fEPvs-PP-X4DxwHbo_VCMG4fJnwgiFs8XXEEDCvuTUAeDKb2zxHBXM8Mz6EnWVPed_Hdpmd-FhRpXLIN8Qx1K-2dLtqHQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We found these captain and first mate hats at the downtown Minneapolis Salvation Army (aka the basement store or secret Target). We had to get them from Blake and Daniel.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdtjZhPFYvPDFPe2m8PKXEVoPC-8_zsoDXN5vQT0Xyf2CO3sPrB2hbxSle0OzVujkJzulKIyVJ7pLMu0sOZmXMLjq-k8gbp3ku20XNMEA5MDjG5TLaAi1J3XV91NQuHd2sGyju4mUUYL15LxfonFIzTX44EqyfygVTVqOezW3uIHcbq6fAfE7Hw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-26.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdtjZhPFYvPDFPe2m8PKXEVoPC-8_zsoDXN5vQT0Xyf2CO3sPrB2hbxSle0OzVujkJzulKIyVJ7pLMu0sOZmXMLjq-k8gbp3ku20XNMEA5MDjG5TLaAi1J3XV91NQuHd2sGyju4mUUYL15LxfonFIzTX44EqyfygVTVqOezW3uIHcbq6fAfE7Hw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what Santa is doing with this real wrapping paper. What happened to the newspaper?</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSn9-QisUu0OWnNsXSir3aqYCHG7ghYa_3W30l8VCI95VPZXuRTCejHT2rsOZHnUDBxu_R6pQZBMttA6rjwCmtcAX3VN8VsoqxIDHJBtOSY6q0Muk5-IRTH6n2gcb3a6EMjBXj7__brLThP_F-fmMCZMYPDkiMcU9b6nHE_aP9RXiPxqsL5D17g/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-27.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSn9-QisUu0OWnNsXSir3aqYCHG7ghYa_3W30l8VCI95VPZXuRTCejHT2rsOZHnUDBxu_R6pQZBMttA6rjwCmtcAX3VN8VsoqxIDHJBtOSY6q0Muk5-IRTH6n2gcb3a6EMjBXj7__brLThP_F-fmMCZMYPDkiMcU9b6nHE_aP9RXiPxqsL5D17g/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-27.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSn9-QisUu0OWnNsXSir3aqYCHG7ghYa_3W30l8VCI95VPZXuRTCejHT2rsOZHnUDBxu_R6pQZBMttA6rjwCmtcAX3VN8VsoqxIDHJBtOSY6q0Muk5-IRTH6n2gcb3a6EMjBXj7__brLThP_F-fmMCZMYPDkiMcU9b6nHE_aP9RXiPxqsL5D17g/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r2ipNugFUMIFWHC9LGS3dHN9tnZse-fB9USrYFD0Gu2FEzXxvlj9P3BtKUVWy90fcjDWKWowghxk-1qT1aXLA0lmBfvK-ok2Ve5Th63lF96xMx8nOl5QgY7X56J7S4_bETATM4jk8NYWepLIULqr3H331MO6Xh6m0xyHlvXrucyiwyvo4lKSHQ/s4032/IMG_5907.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r2ipNugFUMIFWHC9LGS3dHN9tnZse-fB9USrYFD0Gu2FEzXxvlj9P3BtKUVWy90fcjDWKWowghxk-1qT1aXLA0lmBfvK-ok2Ve5Th63lF96xMx8nOl5QgY7X56J7S4_bETATM4jk8NYWepLIULqr3H331MO6Xh6m0xyHlvXrucyiwyvo4lKSHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5907.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year I got a fairy garden kit, car detailing brushes, first aid kit and a skillet cookie. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSArVvyUSDQ8c3GDafIjU9u5QIhucLQzcAcUUQMc_QdhGxzUOKA-XM8H6MSUF9kJBppkZBOZ2aGkSkJBsc6SKIKkLqGKT4a7-GcwMvWzLqflYAMXS_AVoI4_HtaxUIue2NRvX7US4Q9IHg6D5WqAmTfdp_2GE3ReqxpSkp9hklSGriXQE2aluOQ/s4032/IMG_5908.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Perfectly smooth, no snowmobile tracks. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO2dK_wcBdN-cueBoTvw4Dipnkeamxo_WDxn2UqTCKCF7HEwt-2imt70Bdqbn9iob_XKg9UeVgmaVnscRN_aA81OiIbRijwaInJ6V9Rku32qIquORvFdMK12hO0MMwrLCf5yXgbbzmaiwLne-O2OiUa0IdRq2uhYot6-WBh4h9l_ROflOACrqeA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-31.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO2dK_wcBdN-cueBoTvw4Dipnkeamxo_WDxn2UqTCKCF7HEwt-2imt70Bdqbn9iob_XKg9UeVgmaVnscRN_aA81OiIbRijwaInJ6V9Rku32qIquORvFdMK12hO0MMwrLCf5yXgbbzmaiwLne-O2OiUa0IdRq2uhYot6-WBh4h9l_ROflOACrqeA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-31.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" 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width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brooke is such a show off.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I could do more tricks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_tZ5-Izilva_Rt2XRGujMjCJmgX84FFEXHs5_TjwXqKfIAv_KUPhsG-Op1FqBo2fFVCfTa2HiKAY1B_hPj6sehwnFlkstvKyQBrLDlP9bqE4jw3Qh1TIOJrzEisUiXSWePJ9aTsGvu4YKSUFwmdMQHPFXKYgO-NHVmQzTrPCW4n7ZUPyeAPS8g/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-35.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_tZ5-Izilva_Rt2XRGujMjCJmgX84FFEXHs5_TjwXqKfIAv_KUPhsG-Op1FqBo2fFVCfTa2HiKAY1B_hPj6sehwnFlkstvKyQBrLDlP9bqE4jw3Qh1TIOJrzEisUiXSWePJ9aTsGvu4YKSUFwmdMQHPFXKYgO-NHVmQzTrPCW4n7ZUPyeAPS8g/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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and I discovered that one of the campfire chairs was perfect as a walker.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2KMcD1ZPJMN9kcej5T70A0Bu5odzH1oPqh1C2zaj1vjFA3B8CiTR9fJQV-zyoO4OXyy-Rojb7JFaLawyV-F4eLFr5ttEWwj7FqJx1ITlvEACrPfhyK3HnO70-gcT-ct56zZDqRf6SmiKL3H3Qt3TnUypy4zJO85aYloLnKtTcmw88XJNXn8zdQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-37.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2KMcD1ZPJMN9kcej5T70A0Bu5odzH1oPqh1C2zaj1vjFA3B8CiTR9fJQV-zyoO4OXyy-Rojb7JFaLawyV-F4eLFr5ttEWwj7FqJx1ITlvEACrPfhyK3HnO70-gcT-ct56zZDqRf6SmiKL3H3Qt3TnUypy4zJO85aYloLnKtTcmw88XJNXn8zdQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-37.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the best day ever. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjEnKD01cmEAxVs_skDHfSqBbcQFnoECCQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwilightsupperclub.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3bG4mvQAPHUeATFghEhs9j&opi=89978449">Twilight Supper Club</a> only for it to be closed. I had misread their Facebook post...they did an early NYE dinner a night early. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Asana+Suka/@46.1540525,-89.2056367,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x4d54263acd079735:0xf3b70ef635614ade!2sAsana+Suka!8m2!3d46.1540451!4d-89.2050704!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1w6r7xnp!3m5!1s0x4d54263acd079735:0xf3b70ef635614ade!8m2!3d46.1540451!4d-89.2050704!16s%2Fg%2F1w6r7xnp?entry=ttu">Asana Suka</a> just down the block was open, but had a long wait. After clarifying with the bartender that we could get a table after 8 pm, we got a reservation in and drove over to the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Alley+Lanes+%26+Tavern/@46.1614112,-89.2272381,15z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sbowling+alley!3m6!1s0x4d542629ca1bcd89:0x45cfd9d5a1b5270b!8m2!3d46.1614112!4d-89.214363!15sCg1ib3dsaW5nIGFsbGV5Wg8iDWJvd2xpbmcgYWxsZXmSAQNiYXKaASRDaGREU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVTnBOVjl1YURsQlJSQULgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F1vg_chf3?entry=ttu">Alley Lanes & Tavern</a> in downtown Land O' Lakes.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqc9xqBWIQNcRd4ZWcD2q5He-6FCC0neOQNcL4cqJGpKbIbMCoLBhYv70hDZ3OwQ0Dd46KM1ty0rgBR8dp2mhQWYckiqvK-GqqBh1kBM9jKzgI-q7hbP7qwlkTbfF8rJ1UO8Y3btHnRyJ2i-o7ath409IBc4RkVg5_C2p-kID0MpBxp3g0BBBQw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-41.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqc9xqBWIQNcRd4ZWcD2q5He-6FCC0neOQNcL4cqJGpKbIbMCoLBhYv70hDZ3OwQ0Dd46KM1ty0rgBR8dp2mhQWYckiqvK-GqqBh1kBM9jKzgI-q7hbP7qwlkTbfF8rJ1UO8Y3btHnRyJ2i-o7ath409IBc4RkVg5_C2p-kID0MpBxp3g0BBBQw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-41.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meadow looked so cute tonight. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzufZYoLtOxWB4CeS5P97mDOP7seq9Fh8yzURPAYBgRFjiwyHiqdHtxy996LejuKmtVQkZL-zj8KkIRgbFUYItKYji_j_IsjaRg89gBNV13lAPH2-OHJFvctnEX1agCvsyFmSeNqOihcFx5UJYzjAUO9K4gVXKsLTJw1kgvcd3vxhZRt6CWl4l9g/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-42.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzufZYoLtOxWB4CeS5P97mDOP7seq9Fh8yzURPAYBgRFjiwyHiqdHtxy996LejuKmtVQkZL-zj8KkIRgbFUYItKYji_j_IsjaRg89gBNV13lAPH2-OHJFvctnEX1agCvsyFmSeNqOihcFx5UJYzjAUO9K4gVXKsLTJw1kgvcd3vxhZRt6CWl4l9g/w426-h640/Northwoods-NYE-2023-42.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know we had to check out the game room. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ831VJa5oSoTxkpl9nkx41dUQOw8koubzf7TPPndQ0TJLXQzOpNFFnIFIm0iIWMDnGxK_YBR66yEDT_VoB7wwdMg8CfcnUnhaltdjUtIZJf8R_6iasI1Pe1n6-PtILlaYb3KolK8upKZ_zozJV4VHZA0yVwCNPUkGVQJ7t_y8Gl2fUUDgRi7dZA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-43.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V_0J7OcgORcx21z3NmlfgQsTKG-6NKEb72R50ul7X-OeIICyL0XBBBAAKX3lm01Eq8LAiTBrtN8tHS-k4LH8qGdR4lz7HIT17Tf999aMq_Rpp9sIJwfVatcniYrT2YMwjwner8gAbPDWsb9pa24CLY4Pm6EU4j-JV8xF9caj3QHpSZ5Ju4NbCA/w426-h640/Northwoods-NYE-2023-44.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I've got to say my screwup actually made our New Year's Eve night even better.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjPO8DrnWMEaktL5V5s-6LhWHYVpNAK1BKULGzzBYFoEmc25Napem5fHN9mCzyvoJmd_ZFtQsDBQQwxbGxgSy30mXFU3U1lZ8KFFARMZuCtFx_ufMKbeUv-dxQZtz0MvPRChUZ8oJ6AdnXiUo2GNXlKS9_QGDc0EMMw-OSU297HewO66I09aaLg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-45.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" 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width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids had been wanting to go bowling so this was perfect. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfzQbrQ0noOnbVnklhy0gVvjBT9CdzZeufXAz53Gavru5UNE0vge31XB0ziCPPvVaiRx7UKVNxiiiVUfrZcH-iqyplm0K5E3SqwYgV3MbmqQNxuvyg8plG6Z9pfcJmRO9aLYrFnxVMsA5edGfRfydb38YC37RoVYQsBKcum-fHFuBDu9g4M9vOQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-47.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfzQbrQ0noOnbVnklhy0gVvjBT9CdzZeufXAz53Gavru5UNE0vge31XB0ziCPPvVaiRx7UKVNxiiiVUfrZcH-iqyplm0K5E3SqwYgV3MbmqQNxuvyg8plG6Z9pfcJmRO9aLYrFnxVMsA5edGfRfydb38YC37RoVYQsBKcum-fHFuBDu9g4M9vOQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-47.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daniel has good form. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATlxjgtN_sYIrGu1z1V_5zqHPp4gSLC5HaVNk6LnKv-3LAFeow_DaZ9AqYRV1O9d_vfWjkvDKm-3wBUJ3Q6TUd1BT2wIqB076LRNmmx2bG5RLHY_zm-HjNleW__fz5Dsq3UHyXXI1cK8VsaPfLuqT4tnOFcnorG981lrCS_Lo5M9MO_Or0pAYOQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-48.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATlxjgtN_sYIrGu1z1V_5zqHPp4gSLC5HaVNk6LnKv-3LAFeow_DaZ9AqYRV1O9d_vfWjkvDKm-3wBUJ3Q6TUd1BT2wIqB076LRNmmx2bG5RLHY_zm-HjNleW__fz5Dsq3UHyXXI1cK8VsaPfLuqT4tnOFcnorG981lrCS_Lo5M9MO_Or0pAYOQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-48.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me not so much. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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The Packers were playing the Vikings. The guys may have watched the game on Daniel's phone.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">How did the Packer's have games on every holiday this year?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yeah, kind of annoying even for us diehards.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX79M4sQprSpIOQ3goBmfivzUUmJxObS3QEmIfC0KZBzotzOe4iKaTnx-ocpD6tOmPZQO0WXP6Y-gkEsA0I_foqUPViw__AVL5qAcGZ5pc86K8IlZp0qU9LTKI6TYu_t29hXE8ELRzhXcQuU4qCdHqqmEj9cujstX_MTwGxFh4bv0mRy_c8oT2Q/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-54.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX79M4sQprSpIOQ3goBmfivzUUmJxObS3QEmIfC0KZBzotzOe4iKaTnx-ocpD6tOmPZQO0WXP6Y-gkEsA0I_foqUPViw__AVL5qAcGZ5pc86K8IlZp0qU9LTKI6TYu_t29hXE8ELRzhXcQuU4qCdHqqmEj9cujstX_MTwGxFh4bv0mRy_c8oT2Q/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-54.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX79M4sQprSpIOQ3goBmfivzUUmJxObS3QEmIfC0KZBzotzOe4iKaTnx-ocpD6tOmPZQO0WXP6Y-gkEsA0I_foqUPViw__AVL5qAcGZ5pc86K8IlZp0qU9LTKI6TYu_t29hXE8ELRzhXcQuU4qCdHqqmEj9cujstX_MTwGxFh4bv0mRy_c8oT2Q/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-54.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This might have been even better than last year at <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Blink+Bonnie%27s">Blink Bonnie's</a>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUqwHvFj1sgu0oaCZFdp3nV7iNisivam3IvERveDqnqT7MTuSafPqg0Ex5aPqokkNeooC1ey3v6yqF-qqdN06vvXe5zgKWWb45_qOlgDTuMkf4K0R2BmZOo6re5mEN8U2Ucz-aBM059APjkR3J-9MZuLi1EQto_xBN-13GxaWvXAi2PFeuhRvXQ/s4032/IMG_5924.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUqwHvFj1sgu0oaCZFdp3nV7iNisivam3IvERveDqnqT7MTuSafPqg0Ex5aPqokkNeooC1ey3v6yqF-qqdN06vvXe5zgKWWb45_qOlgDTuMkf4K0R2BmZOo6re5mEN8U2Ucz-aBM059APjkR3J-9MZuLi1EQto_xBN-13GxaWvXAi2PFeuhRvXQ/w480-h640/IMG_5924.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gail always has to sneak a taste of Mr. Mike's dinner.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAhrMJZ48Xu7ljO35SJDBo_Zfk2Y-UDYvvdaPlurzPwaB9V9cFljjlRIxNYbLEIu57a06hwkdqhCrQReNPcXC571_PaC4lpu7eimrFHtJFRjl2Zva92lu6PrC2EqllZlyJLv8LG9mX-RJAsNvLGxYfGVjQkPuyRPbuKgJhnrXZl4WO8r0bSPyvA/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-55.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAhrMJZ48Xu7ljO35SJDBo_Zfk2Y-UDYvvdaPlurzPwaB9V9cFljjlRIxNYbLEIu57a06hwkdqhCrQReNPcXC571_PaC4lpu7eimrFHtJFRjl2Zva92lu6PrC2EqllZlyJLv8LG9mX-RJAsNvLGxYfGVjQkPuyRPbuKgJhnrXZl4WO8r0bSPyvA/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-55.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs8JZLY3lMRGgDeWg7af7KpsQt4L0yW2qeIxB0n3N92VlocNpA-2Ko__O01rlvwImHz6j-9Sqmz0e7UboaccR-tQvnlzuGAs0jP-3H7aaDwZ91wqjHuCMjKmBx1XU1NHx2oI8CoVbJ41akho9wXq5HmslYhp5GYs-7abdS85HaQ5JkcYq2uaNew/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-56.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs8JZLY3lMRGgDeWg7af7KpsQt4L0yW2qeIxB0n3N92VlocNpA-2Ko__O01rlvwImHz6j-9Sqmz0e7UboaccR-tQvnlzuGAs0jP-3H7aaDwZ91wqjHuCMjKmBx1XU1NHx2oI8CoVbJ41akho9wXq5HmslYhp5GYs-7abdS85HaQ5JkcYq2uaNew/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-56.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This supper club used to be Native themed with a teepee room. I was kind of hoping it hadn't been redone yet. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXNoDbb3EstOCRmT31JENgnpDdghOHVwc4pnXBeqyFTosMTN86b71zxKrbcp4LHQxsfh03XXzxJtmVarEYfxZDdp27nQ-We6u79sOAKbQu0uR9e94Wc4ySXmsaysxi1zJuEsz8py_Enw7Tks7UlEgGu47VIxGo9Fs-GScGCrIEqcLXgX3l5E29A/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-57.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXNoDbb3EstOCRmT31JENgnpDdghOHVwc4pnXBeqyFTosMTN86b71zxKrbcp4LHQxsfh03XXzxJtmVarEYfxZDdp27nQ-We6u79sOAKbQu0uR9e94Wc4ySXmsaysxi1zJuEsz8py_Enw7Tks7UlEgGu47VIxGo9Fs-GScGCrIEqcLXgX3l5E29A/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-57.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXNoDbb3EstOCRmT31JENgnpDdghOHVwc4pnXBeqyFTosMTN86b71zxKrbcp4LHQxsfh03XXzxJtmVarEYfxZDdp27nQ-We6u79sOAKbQu0uR9e94Wc4ySXmsaysxi1zJuEsz8py_Enw7Tks7UlEgGu47VIxGo9Fs-GScGCrIEqcLXgX3l5E29A/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-57.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I was underdressed until I realized there was a wedding happening. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UFXmCh8GR2z6rwJ_O4_PdxUMJFolcpq0G_tj0nF1xvwLrmBP5McxjSpOIjz0bk7K1rgPpfSNCn2rPMiRb2_2vssEwPSdQb8WWJR0hsU-bCHHIzgzYEwAojm7A_uXpnGYROcxYi4Gc1g0r3VZ5H5y1ApPIC7sTsm9C1cq3LLanv1quIy0qkF-Tg/s4032/IMG_5925.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UFXmCh8GR2z6rwJ_O4_PdxUMJFolcpq0G_tj0nF1xvwLrmBP5McxjSpOIjz0bk7K1rgPpfSNCn2rPMiRb2_2vssEwPSdQb8WWJR0hsU-bCHHIzgzYEwAojm7A_uXpnGYROcxYi4Gc1g0r3VZ5H5y1ApPIC7sTsm9C1cq3LLanv1quIy0qkF-Tg/w480-h640/IMG_5925.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The night was still young. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eX3Ikg6yQ24yveB_rEsLMaSYLNdBSXrKwSQhzWPrVMU_dbpg7mnCE3ZVu3oudgMKWgsgBeIV5-MO6LQAfcJmxRvzCVafIMBs_fJXVE00S0Zqs84-RTMX_2DNTY-T85Jrnt7EgHlbA82rmVQz3cEghK7NPyYDeg6UEzkx2l8i945bjBXmyX4ZGw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-58.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eX3Ikg6yQ24yveB_rEsLMaSYLNdBSXrKwSQhzWPrVMU_dbpg7mnCE3ZVu3oudgMKWgsgBeIV5-MO6LQAfcJmxRvzCVafIMBs_fJXVE00S0Zqs84-RTMX_2DNTY-T85Jrnt7EgHlbA82rmVQz3cEghK7NPyYDeg6UEzkx2l8i945bjBXmyX4ZGw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-58.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eX3Ikg6yQ24yveB_rEsLMaSYLNdBSXrKwSQhzWPrVMU_dbpg7mnCE3ZVu3oudgMKWgsgBeIV5-MO6LQAfcJmxRvzCVafIMBs_fJXVE00S0Zqs84-RTMX_2DNTY-T85Jrnt7EgHlbA82rmVQz3cEghK7NPyYDeg6UEzkx2l8i945bjBXmyX4ZGw/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-58.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We ended up watching the rest of the Packers game at Eagle River's new Riverstone Brewing Company. 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDY3c86mAD-OF6E806haU77tuKAE8cvvckHixXaHea5nbmxWdHZMBUbqckk4kLa2dcSnhodE3ivikE9WHSZtS8A4EMCOaAtExJpaXe8Xyl23edCm6lJAT5kcP1gs5FkYYd1yCp2gHSuNITmOAaMt2giT8JIvzziZfYPT0S_SOEgZ_KARDkSuM_w/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-61.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the sun and no wind today was the perfect day. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdA16P9uilp31T34UyRxLfzyd3wUEZVpX56FC0AXV1NY9OoTEIRzRJAQlQ21R47GsZ4NlkQm4pryKk7EuUkbdTCYp2zUQ1rYSwCOagdAjRbshEpxwp94w8cutPPV4xy5oVBDUOAFpaEtlssHQaw3J6fUGfPm_mOpo_4vS2Zsz6le2_BK_H5QVkw/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-62.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" 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width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Too bad we had to leave. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL07PpWAVoI0PVSQD774LE4n_ffEQDdOVty4YnaBjCFzjk6pJ28r9e5XaREdsQmPaBFFYWskouiBO9MzmBS4dG7-mxqflm_TCE938uXGx5DKs87J_P0TNRd7vEyFAwQbT5_XLwTxGfGJotdP3VXCIMNypFIKYFXIebwfRDcUNdAodTDUZz2XSrg/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-64.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL07PpWAVoI0PVSQD774LE4n_ffEQDdOVty4YnaBjCFzjk6pJ28r9e5XaREdsQmPaBFFYWskouiBO9MzmBS4dG7-mxqflm_TCE938uXGx5DKs87J_P0TNRd7vEyFAwQbT5_XLwTxGfGJotdP3VXCIMNypFIKYFXIebwfRDcUNdAodTDUZz2XSrg/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-64.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If it happens to be dark while driving through Ladysmith we always drive through the light display in Veterans Park.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh106TapVoZiyYKbITKNUoIB4qsgv1V4WS0_81mbku8qnoOVtADPbgfq1k7U8HqMT0B_s2PI1SpLyKDQ9sP_Xfh4Tm9TpByKNXBJWcShBVWzxmEcsOT1CUNJ4Qext31VgHV_xzAMZkH3FSdzfJbEBunkw2qvcf-_8Mc0BINI7BCc8ulGduRTqqxsQ/s8256/Northwoods-NYE-2023-65.jpg"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh106TapVoZiyYKbITKNUoIB4qsgv1V4WS0_81mbku8qnoOVtADPbgfq1k7U8HqMT0B_s2PI1SpLyKDQ9sP_Xfh4Tm9TpByKNXBJWcShBVWzxmEcsOT1CUNJ4Qext31VgHV_xzAMZkH3FSdzfJbEBunkw2qvcf-_8Mc0BINI7BCc8ulGduRTqqxsQ/w640-h426/Northwoods-NYE-2023-65.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back home the kids had their 4th Christmas with Santa presents. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Until next Northwoods New Year's.</i></div></div>Scottie and Brooke Tuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919676116967647042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31672308.post-2752821734748083072023-12-27T12:03:00.062-06:002024-03-09T20:53:12.113-06:00Little Chute Christmas (Or Spending Too Much Time at Your In-Laws)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KAJl-a9kXlbJaNLUyyV_6dKzAElMgjegN6zoaOv3eg8lMlwY7pO1EW-tkacC6-LRhYNltQxTNPDTUyU2yfuzwDwMzpISVbHaqcrnBb3BlWP2Ya5a76R8KybopqlP2fWasxb4E4R6Wa6Kw9ebuxWc9FsdEcdbxaCVT3jeWtGGEn30_jNzy7DB4Q/s4032/72504020788__8DA2D653-1411-425F-8661-953698FE243B.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KAJl-a9kXlbJaNLUyyV_6dKzAElMgjegN6zoaOv3eg8lMlwY7pO1EW-tkacC6-LRhYNltQxTNPDTUyU2yfuzwDwMzpISVbHaqcrnBb3BlWP2Ya5a76R8KybopqlP2fWasxb4E4R6Wa6Kw9ebuxWc9FsdEcdbxaCVT3jeWtGGEn30_jNzy7DB4Q/w480-h640/72504020788__8DA2D653-1411-425F-8661-953698FE243B.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few days ago my mom said with holiday travel they recommend getting to your destination by 10am. I said, we won't even by out of our house by 10am. But boy did my family prove me wrong. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>10 am arrival? Who even wakes up willingly before like 9 am when you're not working?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT-ECYQjEbTqMtuwwFFRb3Bjt_7ogZ6KbOMbD2eGS9yQjTwh7TiylKTRKTbGJzqU41rWQqgKdAKxxUH-HyGt6EO89iSDO41jX8HHPMa00re5vKg6lJsDO05yMHN_oL1h2nulE4NxIle2kF52dWjV3FFBA37Qwd1JegoKbGLCWlOTqCE8ag2P_zg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT-ECYQjEbTqMtuwwFFRb3Bjt_7ogZ6KbOMbD2eGS9yQjTwh7TiylKTRKTbGJzqU41rWQqgKdAKxxUH-HyGt6EO89iSDO41jX8HHPMa00re5vKg6lJsDO05yMHN_oL1h2nulE4NxIle2kF52dWjV3FFBA37Qwd1JegoKbGLCWlOTqCE8ag2P_zg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's Christmas and this year we'd be going to Brooke's family once again. After many years of passing it by we finally stopped at <a href="https://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2017/03/30/readers-chili-corners-bar-grill-marshfield-fish-fry-no-1/99783376/">Chili Corners Club</a> along US Highway 10.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw pictures of the inside on Google maps and had no idea it was so big. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRNfqxxQQN4axoVQ70kWnNopRbdib6TXHdBAfPb9raQoidCW1TRg7fw9KVm0bewQuerhCOEmaDVR6zJhCCtr2eOZLA8iXyFU4gYx5V13lM_r5EhqtgL1JrEAcK9OZI7vBvCorkmT87HkMu0oTanLc3OgUYoI7OeHC9BGY46Kg2PhlxQnczQk7KQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-4.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRNfqxxQQN4axoVQ70kWnNopRbdib6TXHdBAfPb9raQoidCW1TRg7fw9KVm0bewQuerhCOEmaDVR6zJhCCtr2eOZLA8iXyFU4gYx5V13lM_r5EhqtgL1JrEAcK9OZI7vBvCorkmT87HkMu0oTanLc3OgUYoI7OeHC9BGY46Kg2PhlxQnczQk7KQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-4.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRNfqxxQQN4axoVQ70kWnNopRbdib6TXHdBAfPb9raQoidCW1TRg7fw9KVm0bewQuerhCOEmaDVR6zJhCCtr2eOZLA8iXyFU4gYx5V13lM_r5EhqtgL1JrEAcK9OZI7vBvCorkmT87HkMu0oTanLc3OgUYoI7OeHC9BGY46Kg2PhlxQnczQk7KQ/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-4.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Meadow got Chicken Noodle soup since she was feeling a bit under the weather, but it was Theo that would soon be souring the Christmas cheer.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1-2UaX5Tk1594lfLa5hxshyphenhyphen8VFNJzf_VTNVvczAS1m940BYQ_1B7mOMstDnFRtCgQvqRa3_yDtK00b8qu9oUgwvRt0OaY3vP1Ulkmc1jGyzEnhiG8opM3MIpAVeDZZx-MpPtKx11ZAiNEl8yZV3L14Uz4U-ZfoxW7TOS2F9aGdQ98dLQ9Dgazw/s7817/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-5.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1-2UaX5Tk1594lfLa5hxshyphenhyphen8VFNJzf_VTNVvczAS1m940BYQ_1B7mOMstDnFRtCgQvqRa3_yDtK00b8qu9oUgwvRt0OaY3vP1Ulkmc1jGyzEnhiG8opM3MIpAVeDZZx-MpPtKx11ZAiNEl8yZV3L14Uz4U-ZfoxW7TOS2F9aGdQ98dLQ9Dgazw/s7817/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-5.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1-2UaX5Tk1594lfLa5hxshyphenhyphen8VFNJzf_VTNVvczAS1m940BYQ_1B7mOMstDnFRtCgQvqRa3_yDtK00b8qu9oUgwvRt0OaY3vP1Ulkmc1jGyzEnhiG8opM3MIpAVeDZZx-MpPtKx11ZAiNEl8yZV3L14Uz4U-ZfoxW7TOS2F9aGdQ98dLQ9Dgazw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-5.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The big hall we ate in wasn't exactly cool. But surprisingly they had a sign that said, "No kids in the bar area." Is this even Wisconsin?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo2aU9DCITQzZOolw6p79SUoSIY0jK1BdRFiRMWh7oSIS31TkZaLDvUtrsLE9J0w50UBaRACDa_NHV8XTbg16a-xZcluwvcdJP1dHOnNQVnLYQXZPwr5Mf1jCcAMoCQjy7Nz_4egq_I_3s9_GkjUvnQnpsNdGcYGD6u7RmDo2TKwfqbeKEtC9fQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-6.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo2aU9DCITQzZOolw6p79SUoSIY0jK1BdRFiRMWh7oSIS31TkZaLDvUtrsLE9J0w50UBaRACDa_NHV8XTbg16a-xZcluwvcdJP1dHOnNQVnLYQXZPwr5Mf1jCcAMoCQjy7Nz_4egq_I_3s9_GkjUvnQnpsNdGcYGD6u7RmDo2TKwfqbeKEtC9fQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-6.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo2aU9DCITQzZOolw6p79SUoSIY0jK1BdRFiRMWh7oSIS31TkZaLDvUtrsLE9J0w50UBaRACDa_NHV8XTbg16a-xZcluwvcdJP1dHOnNQVnLYQXZPwr5Mf1jCcAMoCQjy7Nz_4egq_I_3s9_GkjUvnQnpsNdGcYGD6u7RmDo2TKwfqbeKEtC9fQ/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-6.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently I heard about <a href="https://www.unionstarcheese.com/">a creamery</a>, Union Star Cheese, that still produces cheese the traditional way. I knew it was on our way to my parents house so I suggested we stop. They were out of their fresh cheese curds but we picked up a few other things. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>She's skipping the murder mystery part of why we ended up there. But if you ignore that story, it's still an incredible creamery.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa_6VlHmBnQmowAgJzUh5PGj-C3yqwno3-KgiPfEumT5s7OtcWA9NRoFdnhfhkBaHgxy4aD77a-Sy4pCJD87kJezeut-zzlAcY9QNyaS_-pQRQrsQmYvBdpuiKtFhyjSg0R8-A3hGHVLNZ-iC_tIQWazT7BomekklE-wWH3GKBjy4sPVj8tgJBw/s4032/IMG_5863.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa_6VlHmBnQmowAgJzUh5PGj-C3yqwno3-KgiPfEumT5s7OtcWA9NRoFdnhfhkBaHgxy4aD77a-Sy4pCJD87kJezeut-zzlAcY9QNyaS_-pQRQrsQmYvBdpuiKtFhyjSg0R8-A3hGHVLNZ-iC_tIQWazT7BomekklE-wWH3GKBjy4sPVj8tgJBw/w480-h640/IMG_5863.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo forgot his blankie pants in the car and borrowed Scott's boots. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXA0q5MBKXe_jysXEPWE-TFbNfiDINm8Q-ZoWtsWwXnWf87Y4J97-dmR6VgVvj18y0qr_Qt8U5jctJHQnND-M1SWKs3DLFR-Nqj9y3CYRAvU46POynZleTeDitthC7pXqqKhash3brUmuMhX09sNt7WHia4pd5n0r3R1e_Qtx9bCJYqLY4x7qPw/s3088/IMG_1843.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXA0q5MBKXe_jysXEPWE-TFbNfiDINm8Q-ZoWtsWwXnWf87Y4J97-dmR6VgVvj18y0qr_Qt8U5jctJHQnND-M1SWKs3DLFR-Nqj9y3CYRAvU46POynZleTeDitthC7pXqqKhash3brUmuMhX09sNt7WHia4pd5n0r3R1e_Qtx9bCJYqLY4x7qPw/s3088/IMG_1843.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXA0q5MBKXe_jysXEPWE-TFbNfiDINm8Q-ZoWtsWwXnWf87Y4J97-dmR6VgVvj18y0qr_Qt8U5jctJHQnND-M1SWKs3DLFR-Nqj9y3CYRAvU46POynZleTeDitthC7pXqqKhash3brUmuMhX09sNt7WHia4pd5n0r3R1e_Qtx9bCJYqLY4x7qPw/w480-h640/IMG_1843.JPG" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I had to pick up some kringle from <a href="https://umfoodemporium.com/">Uncle Mike's</a> new Appleton location. Funcle Daniel and I decided to get some beers while we were there and some quality time away from the Romenesko clan.<span><a name='more'></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ZrY7_OqmCQSrEVKK9nb7rLs38wmZAc3jz86pTbjd7DRWFa9GRt2b8HfPQvkdILpTd2okLp0A2DRQWukk4uqjtxG8KLTlYw2_9ttD3rfx4uQsWKjT9PELWBGoWF5eK6cld_XLBQe8atMHPwedGitUwznjjjVMmU_oXIGYNU869Uh7_Sat_jBDg/s4032/72506649790__C2104658-E4F6-4CF1-9A68-D1DF8936FFA1.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ZrY7_OqmCQSrEVKK9nb7rLs38wmZAc3jz86pTbjd7DRWFa9GRt2b8HfPQvkdILpTd2okLp0A2DRQWukk4uqjtxG8KLTlYw2_9ttD3rfx4uQsWKjT9PELWBGoWF5eK6cld_XLBQe8atMHPwedGitUwznjjjVMmU_oXIGYNU869Uh7_Sat_jBDg/w480-h640/72506649790__C2104658-E4F6-4CF1-9A68-D1DF8936FFA1.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Blake and I were grocery shopping for our Christmas dishes while proving we were also having a good time. </div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc7P0f_UQM1TME5fcSQw6w-B7RC7h_Z8_oYs2TZ95NYumHDjSLdKWbEctjTM57kwyx00-jcjsfgdwbYBKn56ZqcHrJjTSG-NRrwGeBHoH2qOgYAhaBH0MGW7vYjaifhyphenhyphenUisyeoxMYxSNtkdMm6XSK4M9GjtxxO7nzTxhC6PI2IaFEsZ4Jliyg3Q/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-7.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc7P0f_UQM1TME5fcSQw6w-B7RC7h_Z8_oYs2TZ95NYumHDjSLdKWbEctjTM57kwyx00-jcjsfgdwbYBKn56ZqcHrJjTSG-NRrwGeBHoH2qOgYAhaBH0MGW7vYjaifhyphenhyphenUisyeoxMYxSNtkdMm6XSK4M9GjtxxO7nzTxhC6PI2IaFEsZ4Jliyg3Q/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-7.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc7P0f_UQM1TME5fcSQw6w-B7RC7h_Z8_oYs2TZ95NYumHDjSLdKWbEctjTM57kwyx00-jcjsfgdwbYBKn56ZqcHrJjTSG-NRrwGeBHoH2qOgYAhaBH0MGW7vYjaifhyphenhyphenUisyeoxMYxSNtkdMm6XSK4M9GjtxxO7nzTxhC6PI2IaFEsZ4Jliyg3Q/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-7.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I preferred the beers.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pZdvGtawX7R25DVlAQ3MRJzau2NpSSgF3PKE5xOyXbPH3aURF2ti5QSlvigBX1EJ58NXeqkWD-TlIIc7FGxsF0wQ1gGe16bHSJbSuQa8FqffoQsqRBvt-iNFEEaOixON1jdti3RVT0G8sUnTxakiiiQrFQK1_jZ3XczDMupN-hHAVOd3Fffa-w/s4032/IMG_5865.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pZdvGtawX7R25DVlAQ3MRJzau2NpSSgF3PKE5xOyXbPH3aURF2ti5QSlvigBX1EJ58NXeqkWD-TlIIc7FGxsF0wQ1gGe16bHSJbSuQa8FqffoQsqRBvt-iNFEEaOixON1jdti3RVT0G8sUnTxakiiiQrFQK1_jZ3XczDMupN-hHAVOd3Fffa-w/w640-h480/IMG_5865.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was told to make dessert this year and it couldn't be roadkill pie. While deciding what to make I was like, oh I know, we can bring Kringle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SYaRINTPLXZwW_ETwh9C1A91KtklASEbQyZ8pZTJ5khmsEf3rp226_mtt40tu3grpovgJls69cp-eZEVsdV8uLzTgsqw7zGtzNHn3I8bZb-H3sh38Cuy4RCi5UeD8AMoEbVaIsezmuAdYgNLLhF2WPJm8bVHZp7Xx4oEsbtJLx7dyv53rdl1jg/s4032/IMG_5866.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SYaRINTPLXZwW_ETwh9C1A91KtklASEbQyZ8pZTJ5khmsEf3rp226_mtt40tu3grpovgJls69cp-eZEVsdV8uLzTgsqw7zGtzNHn3I8bZb-H3sh38Cuy4RCi5UeD8AMoEbVaIsezmuAdYgNLLhF2WPJm8bVHZp7Xx4oEsbtJLx7dyv53rdl1jg/w640-h480/IMG_5866.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWed8p7LMg-v7OCHnY7TEVN9rwJlNELuAcXElhNy3XjeIuNt2MJ5X4EvUUJ2-r5aH2gwpB7f8Em_dE2b-c-dvQ_SlxAVQRrqcXz3KvGr8A2uPzMpEYRcq95T2iVaz_gPB7xwywTTlDZMxDfS3eZ98ao6MIcDnQ-D6EDIV2hGF3q2Lx9lwU1b4eoA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-8.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWed8p7LMg-v7OCHnY7TEVN9rwJlNELuAcXElhNy3XjeIuNt2MJ5X4EvUUJ2-r5aH2gwpB7f8Em_dE2b-c-dvQ_SlxAVQRrqcXz3KvGr8A2uPzMpEYRcq95T2iVaz_gPB7xwywTTlDZMxDfS3eZ98ao6MIcDnQ-D6EDIV2hGF3q2Lx9lwU1b4eoA/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-8.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Later that night we got more beers, this time with Brooke, Blake and someone special.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUFoAGwAZl4sv7RW5Wy7W1NV0MIgnYVwBJsCMAgaH-7xzmXm6Vz07U4alDUsaKnZiA3HuNIb9sOgW0tpmKBTmV_1yH8nU8fn87AA0PIe0sRD9ea3t6dVZcm5TUGAOnLqvZNuB4PZpAKuTEer_3WgBzKYCwxuWiMDjbN4oyBm1SQR8CiZDa3zCrw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-9.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUFoAGwAZl4sv7RW5Wy7W1NV0MIgnYVwBJsCMAgaH-7xzmXm6Vz07U4alDUsaKnZiA3HuNIb9sOgW0tpmKBTmV_1yH8nU8fn87AA0PIe0sRD9ea3t6dVZcm5TUGAOnLqvZNuB4PZpAKuTEer_3WgBzKYCwxuWiMDjbN4oyBm1SQR8CiZDa3zCrw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-9.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cevonne was in town! Cevonne was in town! It's been far too long since we've been together. We checked out my dad's cousins new beer bar <a href="https://www.timbertap.net/">Timber Tap</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>That could describe half the men in the Fox Valley.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><!--more--></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMGlIUJimQRD37AnXn7MLJXs_KWohebNeK5lOSU8P7A4cT_WT0_5B0Hw_YmajKkNhr6mMCAau_rOBKMjR_5XUNK3y8dPu6xEhg5ISYs9p22iYcve6d9GuzwGtNtTVQptFPcoJVgr3UBbG7gvp-MODFzCIHSRKH7TdM6d1gYcpWUCEyWJCNw2oeQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-10.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMGlIUJimQRD37AnXn7MLJXs_KWohebNeK5lOSU8P7A4cT_WT0_5B0Hw_YmajKkNhr6mMCAau_rOBKMjR_5XUNK3y8dPu6xEhg5ISYs9p22iYcve6d9GuzwGtNtTVQptFPcoJVgr3UBbG7gvp-MODFzCIHSRKH7TdM6d1gYcpWUCEyWJCNw2oeQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-10.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Come back to Minnesota (or Wisconsin) Cevonne. Every time we see her it's like no time has passed.</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">There's always lots of laughter and good times. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvjc6DNYgRYUd58Sw8yeQXXWFKbNfTQYsvGJ01PKx179DLdBKn-MlTvbqy8BsjN6SsPyOqNB36Zlq1ikn0UiQCdJ713gpNTihyL76nfDvyB8aBaJVGjyhlSkm-zkXyVDoaJjNz4-0idg9nZI9Wwc3o6-rp-gSX3cmVhGtysM-3s6WsqIqbGGzqQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-11.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvjc6DNYgRYUd58Sw8yeQXXWFKbNfTQYsvGJ01PKx179DLdBKn-MlTvbqy8BsjN6SsPyOqNB36Zlq1ikn0UiQCdJ713gpNTihyL76nfDvyB8aBaJVGjyhlSkm-zkXyVDoaJjNz4-0idg9nZI9Wwc3o6-rp-gSX3cmVhGtysM-3s6WsqIqbGGzqQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-11.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Of course Blake and Daniel had to explain their long and winding romance to Brooke's bestie.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihllOCOkrG_PeF4tvlQLnsAnNyhG_HhsiBOzS4CfXd5D9iR4aA1Rvb4DnMEmo8M0LTivfe1nJBj1DPewGlGXHuls3AWwEghN6RbFRlpbOjJ3mqNP1pOINDBkFvOnSffmaPDWHsEXdhJO9pN10SBb6l8xTd1o-MPV0z62gZYme18CG4Y5ErXtkRmQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-12.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihllOCOkrG_PeF4tvlQLnsAnNyhG_HhsiBOzS4CfXd5D9iR4aA1Rvb4DnMEmo8M0LTivfe1nJBj1DPewGlGXHuls3AWwEghN6RbFRlpbOjJ3mqNP1pOINDBkFvOnSffmaPDWHsEXdhJO9pN10SBb6l8xTd1o-MPV0z62gZYme18CG4Y5ErXtkRmQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-12.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then for some reason we decided to make a pyramid with our phones. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhVL1EUeqAY1AK_qbTBXvVhIbZS2cVjLLUPsTGv-fWYUU4pIVu3wNhf_4Lv4LzpQNyYxHtMAWve6aBXdzs5621TujMHJjkj15OMVGsNY_WnC3eHCIwMl-LcBt8xJtWADqZhGPmxByINF5sUHHSCCz-wIO2fdqpx2tKz7QiCATmRE2pevTo6kuDA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-13.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhVL1EUeqAY1AK_qbTBXvVhIbZS2cVjLLUPsTGv-fWYUU4pIVu3wNhf_4Lv4LzpQNyYxHtMAWve6aBXdzs5621TujMHJjkj15OMVGsNY_WnC3eHCIwMl-LcBt8xJtWADqZhGPmxByINF5sUHHSCCz-wIO2fdqpx2tKz7QiCATmRE2pevTo6kuDA/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-13.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before we left Theo was really sad that we were leaving. When we came back my mom said they worked on a Gingerbread house but Theo kept leaving and eventually went to bed. When he heard us come home he came upstairs crying. I thought he was just sad that we left him. Scott noticed he felt really warm. I thought it was just because he woke up. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's my motherly instincts.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vIbkr8sIX-xZGaioVwuyoZ85p2DZxjJCgyonfWBDdwU8PklS8lhsgcjbYuqZeIZZwxLGFgQtKCFL9BFQGKNCZNTic_hyphenhyphenb58VM9yKrDDHCzRjdc6Ex1dcq7Z3lZgF5_6s8KB1Yp2MGxpEoATrWtVfnuPWWk1RE7qdXGIfDEfQmUuIUbsVIeSkLA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-14.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vIbkr8sIX-xZGaioVwuyoZ85p2DZxjJCgyonfWBDdwU8PklS8lhsgcjbYuqZeIZZwxLGFgQtKCFL9BFQGKNCZNTic_hyphenhyphenb58VM9yKrDDHCzRjdc6Ex1dcq7Z3lZgF5_6s8KB1Yp2MGxpEoATrWtVfnuPWWk1RE7qdXGIfDEfQmUuIUbsVIeSkLA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-14.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vIbkr8sIX-xZGaioVwuyoZ85p2DZxjJCgyonfWBDdwU8PklS8lhsgcjbYuqZeIZZwxLGFgQtKCFL9BFQGKNCZNTic_hyphenhyphenb58VM9yKrDDHCzRjdc6Ex1dcq7Z3lZgF5_6s8KB1Yp2MGxpEoATrWtVfnuPWWk1RE7qdXGIfDEfQmUuIUbsVIeSkLA/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-14.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Eve was spent watching the Packers and going to church. When we got back we had snack dinner.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo still had a fever and I had a migraine so we napped during all of this. When everyone returned I made my charcute-tree. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzPpOU1j04WJJNJhk7qizZaSuC_k3YzHvV2XHUGh12nwAVZt-xofpEnB2EUI40bguHIj85-bjJxc6WKz_db1UVRcjwvgilA9PbioXpHXzolebVm2YZeC3veCpPwd5VWsdUkY9-HOJ8LMobUA6QKkNPqNjEX-zTREvWjjlqijcKyDSQEbnEByV4A/s4032/IMG_5868.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzPpOU1j04WJJNJhk7qizZaSuC_k3YzHvV2XHUGh12nwAVZt-xofpEnB2EUI40bguHIj85-bjJxc6WKz_db1UVRcjwvgilA9PbioXpHXzolebVm2YZeC3veCpPwd5VWsdUkY9-HOJ8LMobUA6QKkNPqNjEX-zTREvWjjlqijcKyDSQEbnEByV4A/w480-h640/IMG_5868.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I miss our Romenesko get togethers but you can't go wrong with snack dinner. </div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xFKMeBNE68VA-wqgxopthtqzQd628y8JN5RKpMufjjO9jSjzpPYu1scntCr8I8TnRq78x75YSZyWeuKwLUSDBGzKtfFTAPPY1p7g9usOJm_X9ivru6z8SApn4qhJw8fAu8kB0qECRq60DSucKNW9q19iFoomU8QTUVfuw2gaKX1HoXjJOZ_G5Q/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-15.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xFKMeBNE68VA-wqgxopthtqzQd628y8JN5RKpMufjjO9jSjzpPYu1scntCr8I8TnRq78x75YSZyWeuKwLUSDBGzKtfFTAPPY1p7g9usOJm_X9ivru6z8SApn4qhJw8fAu8kB0qECRq60DSucKNW9q19iFoomU8QTUVfuw2gaKX1HoXjJOZ_G5Q/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-15.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xFKMeBNE68VA-wqgxopthtqzQd628y8JN5RKpMufjjO9jSjzpPYu1scntCr8I8TnRq78x75YSZyWeuKwLUSDBGzKtfFTAPPY1p7g9usOJm_X9ivru6z8SApn4qhJw8fAu8kB0qECRq60DSucKNW9q19iFoomU8QTUVfuw2gaKX1HoXjJOZ_G5Q/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-15.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Apparently I had switched Meadow and Theo's PJ pants on Christmas Eve. I hope this didn't confuse Santa. </i><i>Theo still had a fever but came upstairs for a little bit. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3y1Je1TDMdqKSCUEBDFu0P3S_im4fjYpFZUPCcsFF0RQTyey2P041URs9lZ5jG_ejM1OPBqQNu-oeU2zaPUirOq6pO618aZHc44lsvcjeCO5vrWG-jWumZEqUt1a4edEEPC1MfMslJUE2PscLP7fdWyKAcZnX5CNVwt9scnsJQn4nH3lRYgxoTg/s4032/IMG_5871.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3y1Je1TDMdqKSCUEBDFu0P3S_im4fjYpFZUPCcsFF0RQTyey2P041URs9lZ5jG_ejM1OPBqQNu-oeU2zaPUirOq6pO618aZHc44lsvcjeCO5vrWG-jWumZEqUt1a4edEEPC1MfMslJUE2PscLP7fdWyKAcZnX5CNVwt9scnsJQn4nH3lRYgxoTg/w480-h640/IMG_5871.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was only 50 degrees outside. Strangest Christmas ever. I took Theo out on a walk to hopefully help cool him down. Eventually he shed all the blankets and his coat. </div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2n_SHcrYG5li_4qDUn0RZpnO5DCxxt6EiqdB4HvLtWKQhgWvha3hhFu-AZ7Cx5I-7GwoHPrTycqCNmJAWOyyvFMgZJirEUP7P8G78J6zY0Hh1yttRCG6iKRAM83vAYdqYvpEYtrSWvRN7zU5ARcg2107a00XL6nNPbjf_JiXJCKQvDtI19aPgg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-16.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2n_SHcrYG5li_4qDUn0RZpnO5DCxxt6EiqdB4HvLtWKQhgWvha3hhFu-AZ7Cx5I-7GwoHPrTycqCNmJAWOyyvFMgZJirEUP7P8G78J6zY0Hh1yttRCG6iKRAM83vAYdqYvpEYtrSWvRN7zU5ARcg2107a00XL6nNPbjf_JiXJCKQvDtI19aPgg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-16.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then the party began. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gAPGim0grh0r6fFajszpik6ZIwcVx84Y732myXdcC07GAneChjBFAZx5B8CZ39CQJ-jStGmVcCPJBEr0hMqE9_v46_Rc6uB4x_T141ddHUn6Q5s4kYIMdAThPk5xMQF55WSHuL11m_LfyOla0DT2TLfQ-yc-MEct46_lHogXoql0x5QF3HFNqg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-17.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gAPGim0grh0r6fFajszpik6ZIwcVx84Y732myXdcC07GAneChjBFAZx5B8CZ39CQJ-jStGmVcCPJBEr0hMqE9_v46_Rc6uB4x_T141ddHUn6Q5s4kYIMdAThPk5xMQF55WSHuL11m_LfyOla0DT2TLfQ-yc-MEct46_lHogXoql0x5QF3HFNqg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-17.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gAPGim0grh0r6fFajszpik6ZIwcVx84Y732myXdcC07GAneChjBFAZx5B8CZ39CQJ-jStGmVcCPJBEr0hMqE9_v46_Rc6uB4x_T141ddHUn6Q5s4kYIMdAThPk5xMQF55WSHuL11m_LfyOla0DT2TLfQ-yc-MEct46_lHogXoql0x5QF3HFNqg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-17.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yay! Blake and Daniel's first open Christmas with the Romenesko's.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually Daniel came last year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The key is open as in their relationship.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbiQeigV5wFheIBjecW9vlrbpu62FeOdEkoAlMLtN_oSgAdsmxUegeaK7sBxyjt8EhC63xOAEdXybGHknf4D_9TmbxV7xMoGbrT7OQZKYQ3tpYKCUWwWR9THY6MgUINZYlN4dSQ6ptRkFNrh7Z7Xcbesiws28xQKiDiFBGtygyKkU1usiIKrZMg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-18.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbiQeigV5wFheIBjecW9vlrbpu62FeOdEkoAlMLtN_oSgAdsmxUegeaK7sBxyjt8EhC63xOAEdXybGHknf4D_9TmbxV7xMoGbrT7OQZKYQ3tpYKCUWwWR9THY6MgUINZYlN4dSQ6ptRkFNrh7Z7Xcbesiws28xQKiDiFBGtygyKkU1usiIKrZMg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-18.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbiQeigV5wFheIBjecW9vlrbpu62FeOdEkoAlMLtN_oSgAdsmxUegeaK7sBxyjt8EhC63xOAEdXybGHknf4D_9TmbxV7xMoGbrT7OQZKYQ3tpYKCUWwWR9THY6MgUINZYlN4dSQ6ptRkFNrh7Z7Xcbesiws28xQKiDiFBGtygyKkU1usiIKrZMg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-18.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Romenesko Christmas morning </i>(afternoon) <i>is nuts. We end up opening presents for like two hours. I'd suggest we open a few gifts at a time, but we have to take turns.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY2zhpYtqRr5q0cXzqdItjTOHwXAwxkhm65OIlll0S_ZquzOnbhpwGTnId8LmAAcFV91LxJpFVqh4vMLghKSWsICx7fzhx68xgiYsjDCeexwDoR5NoQPRB7Z2F7QS6Iyv2B9nLhvkC8rd4dxlP3TP-7B_alfxpRxIakN6YcDGMauVLBDiZdNgPw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-19.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY2zhpYtqRr5q0cXzqdItjTOHwXAwxkhm65OIlll0S_ZquzOnbhpwGTnId8LmAAcFV91LxJpFVqh4vMLghKSWsICx7fzhx68xgiYsjDCeexwDoR5NoQPRB7Z2F7QS6Iyv2B9nLhvkC8rd4dxlP3TP-7B_alfxpRxIakN6YcDGMauVLBDiZdNgPw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-19.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part of the length is mom opens all her gifts very carefully and examines it thoroughly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Not to mention the presents she buys for herself.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6BMIh9JNw5POWnVD8EtMf_itCSMAj5-6PkbjpnuibVtbuPNV18ckUHMSrhUFGRImml8jDopu49GHQGrn1jybvvX-3YrdjonwjQs0JEP1OtGjyzjW82f9hhQgxx972CnleoIVrt-VrOfFt2dNY94PYAO9m0CE00gLOn9-LUP4EP5xw1neGJm-XQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-20.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6BMIh9JNw5POWnVD8EtMf_itCSMAj5-6PkbjpnuibVtbuPNV18ckUHMSrhUFGRImml8jDopu49GHQGrn1jybvvX-3YrdjonwjQs0JEP1OtGjyzjW82f9hhQgxx972CnleoIVrt-VrOfFt2dNY94PYAO9m0CE00gLOn9-LUP4EP5xw1neGJm-XQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-20.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdYwixXV2vh10bfg-pUTynj08Zi6iprZ_bCBgUhLgH3xLKXXsEj4gTtiK1xZLFI_PCw7jKmuYsqwBHi00Mzi_6EgnH5zBJ-ojAnwR4pVcOP7X4QmARsS3v3Ym6Q4wQOVRoh1TkuzvZhMzVNFwg9kCLkb0XbAkR8PE2j9GwNrh64SiSGF0MXSvHg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-21.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdYwixXV2vh10bfg-pUTynj08Zi6iprZ_bCBgUhLgH3xLKXXsEj4gTtiK1xZLFI_PCw7jKmuYsqwBHi00Mzi_6EgnH5zBJ-ojAnwR4pVcOP7X4QmARsS3v3Ym6Q4wQOVRoh1TkuzvZhMzVNFwg9kCLkb0XbAkR8PE2j9GwNrh64SiSGF0MXSvHg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-21.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brooke's been really into ice skating bags. She got Mr. Mike one for Christmas.</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, when we went skating over Thanksgiving he brought the box with and didn't want to carry it around. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vEG6vxDJcwsZQurr1COW790RcpCuWpSH1OPb6v4bOzfDmQVTY-0i8dY2WPL7WTQqn_530NuAtgCVtKqCh0tc4w6oEznUiyy5fxg7xV22jjRvVcMsDKjKBnZN0uMX3emsTrcVAqI41_2bYw0LdDdswJrHs2bEPgQD9B86VIgWhh6IClTGH9JeXw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-22.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vEG6vxDJcwsZQurr1COW790RcpCuWpSH1OPb6v4bOzfDmQVTY-0i8dY2WPL7WTQqn_530NuAtgCVtKqCh0tc4w6oEznUiyy5fxg7xV22jjRvVcMsDKjKBnZN0uMX3emsTrcVAqI41_2bYw0LdDdswJrHs2bEPgQD9B86VIgWhh6IClTGH9JeXw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-22.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Excited or disappointed. Never sure with Harvey.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgnX-PmoiEmchh4_OPyLJBofLHSHaaA66GcsyYc99trswCRWy_4liSlPoh2383PrC3ij2jJ3TqEqCvxHHLxUkURim_55Mm1x0ixn-hl8Nws3F9EcNKz8WZXPbXODrcOc8giuIa-4A0o1GVJOdWyM2XgL97AWiipIO6J5VaIuHhXuxEe_7ekNZuA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-23.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgnX-PmoiEmchh4_OPyLJBofLHSHaaA66GcsyYc99trswCRWy_4liSlPoh2383PrC3ij2jJ3TqEqCvxHHLxUkURim_55Mm1x0ixn-hl8Nws3F9EcNKz8WZXPbXODrcOc8giuIa-4A0o1GVJOdWyM2XgL97AWiipIO6J5VaIuHhXuxEe_7ekNZuA/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-23.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meadows loves socks and scrunchies. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOrHj9OxOlEBAlovg5VepTNx0kkLb7PXUmF7h8aF7wQm4RA7NCJJSyhZUUzOX3GP8pnij4lumkQBe-wZs-eG8ZOhP_E2A5-1GiEiVPM3nhOzWN5xOK0TLYxIxwfN6ls5CWa8hbDlzmDkTWVwYReTn73fR-0XSIIlGGZpJGQSeDnZ917_RY5pykg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-24.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOrHj9OxOlEBAlovg5VepTNx0kkLb7PXUmF7h8aF7wQm4RA7NCJJSyhZUUzOX3GP8pnij4lumkQBe-wZs-eG8ZOhP_E2A5-1GiEiVPM3nhOzWN5xOK0TLYxIxwfN6ls5CWa8hbDlzmDkTWVwYReTn73fR-0XSIIlGGZpJGQSeDnZ917_RY5pykg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-24.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My dad is pretty good at gifts. A travel wine cooler and glasses for mom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGd3DRKjVT6IfpTlAgTgGRmm8XSM16NdTDud3FEhgu4Z3Bu-q80GtYRcnhwDMJivc-ZEfxVCSqOoTL0K1u6f9reZgMJ5uHFlQzRr6DRVrklsxfJjMvcB-KRdMCoAFvKEjLUCghifaIOW4eXs1b_6553RQPDNsQeQap0_eC2oPltT5WGRS1YDQEw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-25.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGd3DRKjVT6IfpTlAgTgGRmm8XSM16NdTDud3FEhgu4Z3Bu-q80GtYRcnhwDMJivc-ZEfxVCSqOoTL0K1u6f9reZgMJ5uHFlQzRr6DRVrklsxfJjMvcB-KRdMCoAFvKEjLUCghifaIOW4eXs1b_6553RQPDNsQeQap0_eC2oPltT5WGRS1YDQEw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-25.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blake got some fancy binoculars for his Duluth sailing adventures.</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA7jYZU-k3qdHZX8lNo5qXXjdIslKqYbdYtv1Beg2VaN3bLVhli8LvS5EraLZ51qGyS2UNek8eZZdijoBEuwH5OZGaG_8jd1K4UHE3SmBWXLs89Uq6zKOuYHzWkEAtVkOvmWqB4AYINBbpNZbv7zPj_9T82OzArX7VV3Qx9X5uc-NkYYm2FR-qw/s4032/IMG_5873.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA7jYZU-k3qdHZX8lNo5qXXjdIslKqYbdYtv1Beg2VaN3bLVhli8LvS5EraLZ51qGyS2UNek8eZZdijoBEuwH5OZGaG_8jd1K4UHE3SmBWXLs89Uq6zKOuYHzWkEAtVkOvmWqB4AYINBbpNZbv7zPj_9T82OzArX7VV3Qx9X5uc-NkYYm2FR-qw/w480-h640/IMG_5873.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vL7_U3OBiddoKDG_Adn7Wq9Xndaj4capa4HW9g-GKxyNeyHS3THDkvBnl29tsnJQacDJGvfTsCdE_yEZ5LDO-NUx_6uBB-HS1ucwkYjPFc3ZJ7gyn3GXg5xQ2WP4rW_f02jv6uDUbvNVq6VSZsbFbSFeK_G04_mWjlqDKCB5maTgs7xhg2pijw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-26.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vL7_U3OBiddoKDG_Adn7Wq9Xndaj4capa4HW9g-GKxyNeyHS3THDkvBnl29tsnJQacDJGvfTsCdE_yEZ5LDO-NUx_6uBB-HS1ucwkYjPFc3ZJ7gyn3GXg5xQ2WP4rW_f02jv6uDUbvNVq6VSZsbFbSFeK_G04_mWjlqDKCB5maTgs7xhg2pijw/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-26.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xN1uh9LeiAsCQCMHrqCAiNBVBdbHntvV4Dk2dzxPIWfGL5dKGeUv0Y5BVOwLXOrmTquyi2C0CwJucNwfsGCId5xKt9KdLZJmaxrWsdWrAgZJKBnF-EpGw20hoAYKHiqWXjezghJ5fFYDUUFLb2AgnqiJlHiliy7oNzYY4g-2d8vEuh92_Q5k-A/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-27.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xN1uh9LeiAsCQCMHrqCAiNBVBdbHntvV4Dk2dzxPIWfGL5dKGeUv0Y5BVOwLXOrmTquyi2C0CwJucNwfsGCId5xKt9KdLZJmaxrWsdWrAgZJKBnF-EpGw20hoAYKHiqWXjezghJ5fFYDUUFLb2AgnqiJlHiliy7oNzYY4g-2d8vEuh92_Q5k-A/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-27.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fancy cheese cutter for mom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6JtUrLoYcHVtiyIJ0xLWoE-IBQ0bJ8mLijU2jpWDU-39rX2ROCtQm73ynEl21x98EjlLh3ZZILj0Xrp0nOAcNcMOXFQ6i-Xc_Wg7nEM92DNNctysjTlKw1rzJE73CUwvjV3mxCN51Gl-DhPt5TQ61xXufmCGj6xtxSvWyvDDhBNScVFwqa7j-g/s1600/Romenesko-Family-Portrait-2023-2-Final.heic"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6JtUrLoYcHVtiyIJ0xLWoE-IBQ0bJ8mLijU2jpWDU-39rX2ROCtQm73ynEl21x98EjlLh3ZZILj0Xrp0nOAcNcMOXFQ6i-Xc_Wg7nEM92DNNctysjTlKw1rzJE73CUwvjV3mxCN51Gl-DhPt5TQ61xXufmCGj6xtxSvWyvDDhBNScVFwqa7j-g/w640-h512/Romenesko-Family-Portrait-2023-2-Final.heic" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gail made me take a picture of the whole family. Poor Theo was feeling miserable.</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We are rarely all together and I don't think we've ever taken one. I had to pull Theo out of bed for the photo. I didn't know until later that he looked like this in all the photos. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy4-TORI2qY6id0CrbRSqTYtaB1IF90VIc3g1rmwGPIGK6xic_tEkKyHpYP2l9OT2pYcfYIrefaY_roPT8ds_xnHpDCXrDul_NbxsBM46gHw9r3ck_l85WR5_Q-S3w3QgTbbjtjrW2uQDjT_Zpl7_obE0mu5cg-co6Yhbl95vy1C45Rbu7HtQJg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-29.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy4-TORI2qY6id0CrbRSqTYtaB1IF90VIc3g1rmwGPIGK6xic_tEkKyHpYP2l9OT2pYcfYIrefaY_roPT8ds_xnHpDCXrDul_NbxsBM46gHw9r3ck_l85WR5_Q-S3w3QgTbbjtjrW2uQDjT_Zpl7_obE0mu5cg-co6Yhbl95vy1C45Rbu7HtQJg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-29.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since Theo was up he opened his gifts. Brittany made cute presents this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoiB5V5tlOB0DXyrP3HNLrDd14QAOobBUGo-xBKE02Nkp6juCgS2jm88WSjVYYZjEw7P2fvduPGU8ii94XPgdf6WBOPdxVzGFAaiJaE7vgV_sKgxWvWSSqDC2Pd8o-wY5LLZ0EQuVFhPz2Egpi_RfZz_Wp-w4GmB7XkZSSCEp3uSN7LJX6kdJaw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-30.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoiB5V5tlOB0DXyrP3HNLrDd14QAOobBUGo-xBKE02Nkp6juCgS2jm88WSjVYYZjEw7P2fvduPGU8ii94XPgdf6WBOPdxVzGFAaiJaE7vgV_sKgxWvWSSqDC2Pd8o-wY5LLZ0EQuVFhPz2Egpi_RfZz_Wp-w4GmB7XkZSSCEp3uSN7LJX6kdJaw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-30.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">His own doll. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZeMrbSzhRXLDZs3FWrcEMCcRlwD4PUO9tOK0JZmPWb242Mvxf0xpK_zR2F3lFUm6rn_zDRtby0jzWUGU8UdYZIneconZuKEW54sOoJRSUc8gjy5lyUvTLTQwujYOI1VnbmO_6olfXiNEfwC7sNgrKeRvUWInM9tTV4-MYuCon2s1HbHv8WB8vg/s7430/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-31.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZeMrbSzhRXLDZs3FWrcEMCcRlwD4PUO9tOK0JZmPWb242Mvxf0xpK_zR2F3lFUm6rn_zDRtby0jzWUGU8UdYZIneconZuKEW54sOoJRSUc8gjy5lyUvTLTQwujYOI1VnbmO_6olfXiNEfwC7sNgrKeRvUWInM9tTV4-MYuCon2s1HbHv8WB8vg/w640-h474/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-31.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Finally time to eat. But where were Gail's famous beans? Brooke's sister Brittany says no one likes them. I guess I'll have to make them next time we're here for Christmas.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiEs5mFObMgT3eubOOljvZIzBNB5vpKOdz3PcZSwApJm0YURC4tlCGBSRjL50-7Fw0pCFRywo1dH8oY7tCamKWOYSSNVkzZmMP0Ee0ucej-kzHhLjVBlnq6P3RUhkuhkSPyugH8h24ViCwK3KPNzNUFsv9q-xjpgacRo3nhzCArw5jlkzZwQ-ew/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-32.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiEs5mFObMgT3eubOOljvZIzBNB5vpKOdz3PcZSwApJm0YURC4tlCGBSRjL50-7Fw0pCFRywo1dH8oY7tCamKWOYSSNVkzZmMP0Ee0ucej-kzHhLjVBlnq6P3RUhkuhkSPyugH8h24ViCwK3KPNzNUFsv9q-xjpgacRo3nhzCArw5jlkzZwQ-ew/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-32.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we did the find the pickle game. Since we were not here for Christmas every year Meadow and Theo got to go first. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmwAKikRPV1zTAuaGw0X4YXr8CiMEA8SNEu0VqCpQfyJfZOlhJuAzfWDZM0ZEvr3SqdUEeutlwv23bQq9cm51kbucs7mPHkgMXNIn6-345kr0F3GDnDwZb4JLvoj7Mv-RhlE8Kq2IKuMYNNZacgDz6lGWeIrnBgAhSs-EdrEfCkN1Jyg-xEkGFw/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-33.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmwAKikRPV1zTAuaGw0X4YXr8CiMEA8SNEu0VqCpQfyJfZOlhJuAzfWDZM0ZEvr3SqdUEeutlwv23bQq9cm51kbucs7mPHkgMXNIn6-345kr0F3GDnDwZb4JLvoj7Mv-RhlE8Kq2IKuMYNNZacgDz6lGWeIrnBgAhSs-EdrEfCkN1Jyg-xEkGFw/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-33.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH2UgIDUrZJDjli0MLXDKPoMquCSkszRqM98tiXaHN_yvirGGPzQRcRgL7-_EHlWxel4E6Om4LEQE0TvNtUnYtuyq6hXdvuG9eDtNgFgFyKjf5IEZwO7f-SkjOvLasUdidV9rrlvGJb5F_A3G0dyHUmwhFzBhLf8X5uUlMy_fwlousJCTM1xJyA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-34.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH2UgIDUrZJDjli0MLXDKPoMquCSkszRqM98tiXaHN_yvirGGPzQRcRgL7-_EHlWxel4E6Om4LEQE0TvNtUnYtuyq6hXdvuG9eDtNgFgFyKjf5IEZwO7f-SkjOvLasUdidV9rrlvGJb5F_A3G0dyHUmwhFzBhLf8X5uUlMy_fwlousJCTM1xJyA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-34.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH2UgIDUrZJDjli0MLXDKPoMquCSkszRqM98tiXaHN_yvirGGPzQRcRgL7-_EHlWxel4E6Om4LEQE0TvNtUnYtuyq6hXdvuG9eDtNgFgFyKjf5IEZwO7f-SkjOvLasUdidV9rrlvGJb5F_A3G0dyHUmwhFzBhLf8X5uUlMy_fwlousJCTM1xJyA/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-34.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cherry cheese and brandy old fashioned kringle. The brandy old fashioned is fun, but probably won't get it again.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyFmOZTp_HeakAFx7pLHSTdRURqIv_ZAsNrTfI50sD8yHCRKLkwl1MUtUAGl9pNLxNHK-5cdSwn5T2zo4-BeUU_UfaNi9tcw4qoKtniW1VDDIfb4VsO-UVUnyMX-ZXcJgNNzBY1QmY9NZ3WanoSmM4DPzmVOhKlgpRyGDMYzGPSw8hhqpg3eYDQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-35.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyFmOZTp_HeakAFx7pLHSTdRURqIv_ZAsNrTfI50sD8yHCRKLkwl1MUtUAGl9pNLxNHK-5cdSwn5T2zo4-BeUU_UfaNi9tcw4qoKtniW1VDDIfb4VsO-UVUnyMX-ZXcJgNNzBY1QmY9NZ3WanoSmM4DPzmVOhKlgpRyGDMYzGPSw8hhqpg3eYDQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-35.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The day after Christmas we needed some fresh air. So we walked along the Fox River (not exactly famous for it's fresh air).</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Theo still had a fever. We had just watched a YouTube about a couple that biked this trail. I don't think I've ever been over here so wanted to check it out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ppO0OD-TgzimRMrFKEHC7wbiQcm-CeSDT2AIp3BpZkdj6cBus0luFNo2NyJQKB62XWec63eoZQW8cdn8HfkDDuCrif9lOurtGbhvIGvgiZQXj2tPt7ylOcccFAEiwq81zCkQ-bm8C56S6WwP-pNZ3sa7BOkj8DFHWXPYFgaqX9r2MsgdK2f1kQ/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-36.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ppO0OD-TgzimRMrFKEHC7wbiQcm-CeSDT2AIp3BpZkdj6cBus0luFNo2NyJQKB62XWec63eoZQW8cdn8HfkDDuCrif9lOurtGbhvIGvgiZQXj2tPt7ylOcccFAEiwq81zCkQ-bm8C56S6WwP-pNZ3sa7BOkj8DFHWXPYFgaqX9r2MsgdK2f1kQ/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-36.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of the many lock houses along the river.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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mills are very much still chugging along.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMzyc6P8CFtncIVRSW4hSQBpg3G4IHwxWHkTbXkZR6P_iIwKydpDkV61YM63dIMbb_jn-Q7EVUv-I28Ln1bD6BrlWMZ4oxdEl6EwB5g_xtVpROMrWzoZpgfa1uoZES65t3-dnB-XP_No5D11rK6OKInImqMKlzqCOQFshiGSS4C8oj2BUUgsXKg/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-40.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMzyc6P8CFtncIVRSW4hSQBpg3G4IHwxWHkTbXkZR6P_iIwKydpDkV61YM63dIMbb_jn-Q7EVUv-I28Ln1bD6BrlWMZ4oxdEl6EwB5g_xtVpROMrWzoZpgfa1uoZES65t3-dnB-XP_No5D11rK6OKInImqMKlzqCOQFshiGSS4C8oj2BUUgsXKg/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-40.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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href="https://www.grignonmansion.org/">Grignon Mansion</a>. I remember coming here for field trips as a kid. I wish we could have taken a tour but they have limited hours.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OYEYBVZTZtPKW1HjKQJIbTnacOO9Kp4r41fadpOFHyuNU_0j8xn2ho9HEwKqbdajCUg4r_FkwYGBYMkHaZk9vm8qAa74Tst-iHOg8_3UfbAAfv9LB6566bHADXpvdQweaar8KosKkEXEQtC5Y4MMGCe-6UGnyGkN4jkBoXGpzAPun6PFI1djqw/s4032/IMG_5878.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OYEYBVZTZtPKW1HjKQJIbTnacOO9Kp4r41fadpOFHyuNU_0j8xn2ho9HEwKqbdajCUg4r_FkwYGBYMkHaZk9vm8qAa74Tst-iHOg8_3UfbAAfv9LB6566bHADXpvdQweaar8KosKkEXEQtC5Y4MMGCe-6UGnyGkN4jkBoXGpzAPun6PFI1djqw/w480-h640/IMG_5878.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT1rs-KCxvtkCvi4UEpmGQNI10odApVj98YjYPrOKtoLm5KZrVqbrynFb4kwkgrJ5VS4VSvNe7NdpU1fDk7-hUpLBeGtONjywQWAjFQ9cFIxuJwVQuq9KYqvG5MhNkvv0JUKXshjtnD_6Adf7ASgrJgy2C2qwZxKQpamShwNkKRg17-hxxK-a-w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-43.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT1rs-KCxvtkCvi4UEpmGQNI10odApVj98YjYPrOKtoLm5KZrVqbrynFb4kwkgrJ5VS4VSvNe7NdpU1fDk7-hUpLBeGtONjywQWAjFQ9cFIxuJwVQuq9KYqvG5MhNkvv0JUKXshjtnD_6Adf7ASgrJgy2C2qwZxKQpamShwNkKRg17-hxxK-a-w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-43.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT1rs-KCxvtkCvi4UEpmGQNI10odApVj98YjYPrOKtoLm5KZrVqbrynFb4kwkgrJ5VS4VSvNe7NdpU1fDk7-hUpLBeGtONjywQWAjFQ9cFIxuJwVQuq9KYqvG5MhNkvv0JUKXshjtnD_6Adf7ASgrJgy2C2qwZxKQpamShwNkKRg17-hxxK-a-w/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-43.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The next day Brooke was working from her parents office. So the kids and I tried to keep ourselves occupied.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo's fever was finally starting to break. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZNSfxLnhArsQmjctA4xzgkrP2GL5fobQ5SQt-fOrb0-jSqFr7XvSmT-WXCFvs82WkTBV1_bMwt1xSFWQOtpJyanRxE7UUIyei_-pi2dSMOxZHLjRfNr_VlBEc2f-HdHokwC22QFkggzmZWa2NnYTJK8pzrOYZgqpNUEPCvnRmbMQ3nAc2tpl6w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-44.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZNSfxLnhArsQmjctA4xzgkrP2GL5fobQ5SQt-fOrb0-jSqFr7XvSmT-WXCFvs82WkTBV1_bMwt1xSFWQOtpJyanRxE7UUIyei_-pi2dSMOxZHLjRfNr_VlBEc2f-HdHokwC22QFkggzmZWa2NnYTJK8pzrOYZgqpNUEPCvnRmbMQ3nAc2tpl6w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-44.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZNSfxLnhArsQmjctA4xzgkrP2GL5fobQ5SQt-fOrb0-jSqFr7XvSmT-WXCFvs82WkTBV1_bMwt1xSFWQOtpJyanRxE7UUIyei_-pi2dSMOxZHLjRfNr_VlBEc2f-HdHokwC22QFkggzmZWa2NnYTJK8pzrOYZgqpNUEPCvnRmbMQ3nAc2tpl6w/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-44.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The kids are getting big.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWJTmBKtw65_IHgHj_8xyQ8RkL-T_9w3BnUEHqUx5J2xi8FAFD44ua4IW4WUj8J0v9urGGLjLyslWPqvEBewdY2frDYDJ5Tg3FurCwzFfz0IazyhDWd-S9IYB3BaLmEeVFfdMN-QVWkq65ogCoqK6iPIV3wNvD6FqicozVoxNEzDMJ6zpY0R9kA/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-45.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWJTmBKtw65_IHgHj_8xyQ8RkL-T_9w3BnUEHqUx5J2xi8FAFD44ua4IW4WUj8J0v9urGGLjLyslWPqvEBewdY2frDYDJ5Tg3FurCwzFfz0IazyhDWd-S9IYB3BaLmEeVFfdMN-QVWkq65ogCoqK6iPIV3wNvD6FqicozVoxNEzDMJ6zpY0R9kA/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-45.jpg" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Meadow's always making up games. This time we tossed an exercise ball into two hula hoops.</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXWZu2CY8Kccau2UYn0dGKGgIHl8BSzb1-PZHLW98nvJ36M3L0f8zYJ1eklUDFUe1uhfXqCr4bsiS8TTlKWm2s6i_dc3UGZlpcJ0dmFzNz5h8m0aLgEnUecj7noRsePUvYXQccMlnKXbEZ0ZXFtsCgKRxqHsac2KMtgpX0Ctndf_FyE2xcRN7Yg/s4032/IMG_1849.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXWZu2CY8Kccau2UYn0dGKGgIHl8BSzb1-PZHLW98nvJ36M3L0f8zYJ1eklUDFUe1uhfXqCr4bsiS8TTlKWm2s6i_dc3UGZlpcJ0dmFzNz5h8m0aLgEnUecj7noRsePUvYXQccMlnKXbEZ0ZXFtsCgKRxqHsac2KMtgpX0Ctndf_FyE2xcRN7Yg/s4032/IMG_1849.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXWZu2CY8Kccau2UYn0dGKGgIHl8BSzb1-PZHLW98nvJ36M3L0f8zYJ1eklUDFUe1uhfXqCr4bsiS8TTlKWm2s6i_dc3UGZlpcJ0dmFzNz5h8m0aLgEnUecj7noRsePUvYXQccMlnKXbEZ0ZXFtsCgKRxqHsac2KMtgpX0Ctndf_FyE2xcRN7Yg/w480-h640/IMG_1849.JPG" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There always seems to be brandy in odd places in Romenesko cupboards. This half empty bottle was in their pantry in the basement. You never know when you will need a brandy old fashioned.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It's for Y2K.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSp3jQbitMvTj53vit-933DvtIBuvV9geLkozSQ4SiJJePqotzT0NxaMji7CEJEdhaHBLqtAW_yqHdAXEIm8C_ZPcx5ZWlcrItw10v-PKkPbjF96-TN6lOP5CxQ_owXC2TP61XJUgeOnEL-XHJ1u7pVn5xSXrB1z8Vzjcbtumbt9SMVYQ67JT-w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-46.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSp3jQbitMvTj53vit-933DvtIBuvV9geLkozSQ4SiJJePqotzT0NxaMji7CEJEdhaHBLqtAW_yqHdAXEIm8C_ZPcx5ZWlcrItw10v-PKkPbjF96-TN6lOP5CxQ_owXC2TP61XJUgeOnEL-XHJ1u7pVn5xSXrB1z8Vzjcbtumbt9SMVYQ67JT-w/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-46.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSp3jQbitMvTj53vit-933DvtIBuvV9geLkozSQ4SiJJePqotzT0NxaMji7CEJEdhaHBLqtAW_yqHdAXEIm8C_ZPcx5ZWlcrItw10v-PKkPbjF96-TN6lOP5CxQ_owXC2TP61XJUgeOnEL-XHJ1u7pVn5xSXrB1z8Vzjcbtumbt9SMVYQ67JT-w/w426-h640/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-46.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Since Theo was feeling better, we made gingerbread cookies for the cottage.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vdo8QXSq6ypXi3wud4Hgl5FJaCTL2gbnG2HFUqlAWGVitndGnR5JSnMjCR6vf4nx7en88oQbDSS2ibecfnT2mxarOr9sZnJhHSIu7-3vTptJYEIVh3W8_leI1BpZhnA6G2vjbz2P7u6lNc4ZjEfKIUgJJ11zSqbAfAgCBfu25fE1EjevzkE16A/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-47.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vdo8QXSq6ypXi3wud4Hgl5FJaCTL2gbnG2HFUqlAWGVitndGnR5JSnMjCR6vf4nx7en88oQbDSS2ibecfnT2mxarOr9sZnJhHSIu7-3vTptJYEIVh3W8_leI1BpZhnA6G2vjbz2P7u6lNc4ZjEfKIUgJJ11zSqbAfAgCBfu25fE1EjevzkE16A/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-47.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vdo8QXSq6ypXi3wud4Hgl5FJaCTL2gbnG2HFUqlAWGVitndGnR5JSnMjCR6vf4nx7en88oQbDSS2ibecfnT2mxarOr9sZnJhHSIu7-3vTptJYEIVh3W8_leI1BpZhnA6G2vjbz2P7u6lNc4ZjEfKIUgJJ11zSqbAfAgCBfu25fE1EjevzkE16A/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-47.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The kids did a great job cutting the cookies.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EXC_SlPXrwwWRkIoSW0ZoSOcd6HYRTiSQQDQq519B6Che9preoFpxAcYZo0E90A9vKhLnaDeZMsutMv9A-5EnC0_CcD9PxM_f48GpLYY3hWsV9ZbSAUlT-xUDuVAWuCoQgPkYfTt6IdBmRxC5De2OXXD8l2GGcSfvT-TSwyKRXFLMcCAMV0E5g/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-48.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EXC_SlPXrwwWRkIoSW0ZoSOcd6HYRTiSQQDQq519B6Che9preoFpxAcYZo0E90A9vKhLnaDeZMsutMv9A-5EnC0_CcD9PxM_f48GpLYY3hWsV9ZbSAUlT-xUDuVAWuCoQgPkYfTt6IdBmRxC5De2OXXD8l2GGcSfvT-TSwyKRXFLMcCAMV0E5g/s8256/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-48.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EXC_SlPXrwwWRkIoSW0ZoSOcd6HYRTiSQQDQq519B6Che9preoFpxAcYZo0E90A9vKhLnaDeZMsutMv9A-5EnC0_CcD9PxM_f48GpLYY3hWsV9ZbSAUlT-xUDuVAWuCoQgPkYfTt6IdBmRxC5De2OXXD8l2GGcSfvT-TSwyKRXFLMcCAMV0E5g/w640-h426/Little-Chute-Christmas-2023-48.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Finally we were ready for my favorite weekend of the year: Northwoods NYE.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZDS0r2guwDCGsNvtw5txXGyivXKhrIZE3TjLMNREvLNvZVDMDqejxFRqummH4c96jX2zNPsCL-RzCpem6ocdT1_eGJRInf6AkkEDgqQq2JcQGV__QLcn1PaH7NxAQ0rf6utKuXmgtZi3PdCcFLCYWy_WKFV8qdzwxArlc4hgGm3Eu-GDPXjeIQ/s4032/IMG_5882.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZDS0r2guwDCGsNvtw5txXGyivXKhrIZE3TjLMNREvLNvZVDMDqejxFRqummH4c96jX2zNPsCL-RzCpem6ocdT1_eGJRInf6AkkEDgqQq2JcQGV__QLcn1PaH7NxAQ0rf6utKuXmgtZi3PdCcFLCYWy_WKFV8qdzwxArlc4hgGm3Eu-GDPXjeIQ/w480-h640/IMG_5882.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Theo crashed early after a full day. </div></div></div>Scottie and Brooke Tuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919676116967647042noreply@blogger.com0