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Robin made dinner for me tonight while I was at dance with Christina. She did a good job, too! Beef burritos with rice.

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I made this blue sweater for Pinot in less than two days while also working full time and going to cheer and dance because we wanted him to have Penn State colors to wear for the semifinal football game tonight, and you can kind of see it on him. The effort was for naught, because…

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I completed my 28-minute run interval today for the first time since before Christmas, I think. I just haven’t been able to get over the 20-minute hump. I slowed down my pace on the treadmill (barely) and decided to watch something I haven’t already seen. I think it kept me out of my head enough…

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Tuesdays are the best. Made meatball subs for dinner, kicked everyone’s ass at Uno No Mercy all night long, and started knitting another sweater for Pinot. It’s Penn State blue, so I am on a mission to finish it before the Penn State game on Thursday. One day? While I’m working and taking people to…

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I finally stopped turning on our Christmas lights yesterday, even though it makes me a little sad. I love Christmas lights. It feels like Christmas only lasted 20 minutes this year. And when it ended, it just ended. We’ll at least have our tree until the weekend, anyway. Then I guess it’s time to move…

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I knitted half a sock today, which means I didn’t move from my spot on the couch for like six hours, except to eat dinner. That’s what Sundays are for, though, right?

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Christina had her birthday party at Sweet Pete’s today. Seven 11-year-old girls who did nothing for two hours except eat candy and ice cream cake are LOUD. But I think they all had fun. Christina definitely had fun. You really can’t go wrong with a party centered around candy.

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Today was kind of an average day. We watched Tangled instead of playing a game. I started knitting Christina’s other sock. I didn’t have to work that hard this week (although I did get a lot done), but I’m glad it’s the weekend.

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Christina got the traditional balloons, chicken alfredo, cookie dough ice cream cake, some books, a puzzle game, a necklace, and hair cream for her birthday this year. Not a bad haul for someone who has lived for 11 years now. Happy birthday, my growing-up baby.

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Took a short, one-mile walk on the beach with the girls to ring in 2025. The weather was beautiful, if just a little chilly at 63 degrees. Made pizza dough from scratch and enjoyed garlic knots with a delicious and surprisingly filling strawberry, spinach, chicken, and walnut salad. Christina decided to give Trivial Pursuit another…

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Reminiscence starts at the end… and the beginning. 2024 has come to an end and 2025 beckons us forward. I have always looked at the end of the year more as a circumstance than a true opportunity. Beginning a year on January 1 feels arbitrary when every day marks the passing of a year. But…

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We finished the year strong with a Penn State football playoff win, deli sandwiches for dinner, a challenging game of Mind the Gap, and party hats. More importantly, we finished – and started – the year together.

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We played Trivial Pursuit tonight. Billy won, but Christina finished the game in a foul mood, promising never to play with me ever again. She got a lot of hard questions and I got a lot of easy ones, and I guess she didn’t see the difference. But then we played That Escalated Quickly, and…

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We went to see Rosina and Dion for some beer and pizza. It’s always nice spending time with friends.

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This guy showed up in our driveway when we were leaving to see the gingerbread house show downtown. Crossed the road to get here, too.
