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[etienettebluet]

I let the last twelve days get away from me as far as journaling here is concerned.  Just before Christmas a friend's wife died so there was a casserole to make and deliver and a funeral to attend.  We were dog-sitting the shar-pei that week as well.  There was several batches of cookies to be made for gift trays.  During this time we went to see the second Hobbit movie in 3D. Then there was Christmas itself.  We had agreed to exchange stocking gifts only but I was pleased with what I'd found for her, and with what I received as well.  For my birthday we saw Saving Mr Banks.  Between Christmas and New Years I went to dog-sit at Geyers; the first night there I was aware I was gearing up for one of my colds.  Leofwyna came over those evenings she wasn't working, which turned out to be several as she came down with an infection and couldn't work until that cleared up.  We put a couple jigsaw puzzles together and ate plenty of Wild Rice soup, cruditie pizza and holiday cookies.  When I was alone with the dogs I slept a lot between sewing up 10-inch squares to make squash blossom blocks.  Leofwyna also purchased for the house a floor-cleaner for the hardwood floors and a flat-screen tv for downstairs.  Now it looks like we'll have to replace the washer.  The last time it went out the repairman said it was nearly toast.