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Text: This has been a busy month with all the hoopla about Christmas and my computer being in the shop having major work, Windows had to be re-installed. All my programs were gone! Spent a great deal of time installing. Discovered that some of my favorites were no longer free. Or would no nonger install with the newer versions of Windows. Bummer, big time!! I designed and printed our Christmas Cards and envelopes myself this year. Like how they turned out. But had trouble installing the printer and getting it to work. Had set it to work with the laptop and it didn't like switching to the desktop. Took much longer to print cards than I intended and was late getting them mailed. Have also had some issues with my heart. My pulse is erratic with spikes being quite high. Am on a medication that has moderated the high points. My pulse is mostly in the high 50s or low 60s now. It is still spiking, just not going as high. See Dr. next month. Other than that all is well. We have been to Ridgefield three times this month. We have gotten some really great pictures. Had Christmas dinner with our usual group, Janine, Steve and Dianne. John was suppose to come, but stayed home when he didn't feel well. That was much appreciated. Talked to my sister and all is well with her. Got a card from Robbie, a second cousin once removed. He is 98 and doing well. Every year I wonder if I will hear from him. He lives in Las Vegas and I would love to see him again. Will have to see. One of my goals this month was to lose some weight. Mostly by not eating so many nuts, especially peanuts. Well I am down eight pounds! This next year my goal is to lose the next ten pounds that I need to come off. Mike go new hearing aids. The old one were not working as well as they should. The were 5 years old and like all electronics outdate. Like his new one much better. I have gone six months with a bladder infection. I hopw this continues for another six. Kenny is doing better although he has to be on oxygen and gets tired. Long Covid is a real bummer. Well, 2023 is gone, but not forgotten! BKG_MPE_SIM8_85x22_Ser3_14 CVW_SupplyTracker Photos by Mike or Lynne Sims cw_AprilDay_ad_el11 cw_AprilDay_ad_pp3 cw_SSD_el1 cw_SSD_el13 cw_SSD_el21a cw_SSD_el28 cw_SSD_sp10 cw_SSD_sp7 font Neris styles Goldmine Jewel by Creator Couture

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Text: Over the years we have made a tradition of having our single friends and family to our house for Christmas dinner. This started some thirty-five years ago. The kids had all flown the nest and there was just the two of us. We have had assorted friends live with us for various periods of time and this grew out of that. We have two male friends who have never married and a girlfriend who is divorced. And also a daughter who is now single and who lives close by. There are times when someone does something else, but we usually have a least two of them for dinner. This year one of our friends came down with a cold (at least I hope it is just a cold) and he was thoughtful and stayed home. BKG_MPE_ModElegTwo_1-2 CVW_SupplyTracker CWX_Christmas!!!_leaf4 CWX_Christmas!!!_leaf5a CWX_Christmas!!!_paper4 Red glitter styles from Celestial Goldmine Jewels by Creators Couture SRO_ChristmasPast_Cluster SilviaRomeo_Nests_Flourish copy SilviaRomeo_Nests_PaperSolid04 SilviaRomeo_Nests_Scatters aimeeh_wilderness_paper6 font Great Vibes

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Text: On one of our trips to the Ridgefield NWR we saw this female Northern Harrier circling a meadow. I manage to keep her in my camera lens and keep the shutter going for some time. She finally spotted something and dropped down, claws extended toward the ground. We couldn't see what she had caught, but she had her lunch. Picnic style she sat in the grasses and ate her meal. November 2023. Credits: BDS-Nest-Solid2 (9) CVW_SupplyTracker Sekada_Wildernes_Leaf1 Sekada_Wildernes_Mushroom SilviaRomeo_Wilderness_Flower01 SilviaRomeo_Wilderness_Flower02 StudioKPD_LayerWorksNo1942-35 ZD-Nest-mask-NLgift aimeeh_wilderness_paper4 aimeeh_wilderness_thread font text Segoe Print font title Midnight Glamour Serif

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BKG_MPE_StoryLine-02 BKG_MPE_StoryLine-05 CVW_SupplyTracker cw_SSD_flower14a cw_SSD_leaf12 cw_SSD_sp9 font P22 Sneaky Pro font text Eldwin Script Text: Sorry I forgot to put this in earlier. Leslie and Nick, along with kids Braden and Charlie, drove down from Camano Island to spend Thanksgiving with us. This is the first time they have been here for Thanksgiving. They were here for almost five days. Unfortunately the weather wasn't the greatest. Most of the time it rained. Had a couple of days with some sun breaks and did take some pictures. We had a really good visit and of course a great meal. They brought a fresh ham from Charlie's 4H pig. Was really good and juicy. We ate breakfast every morning and Mike and I both gained weight! We are now on diets!!