After digesting further instructions, I understood how to fit a cross section of 7 pennies in place and was able to reach almost 5 inches in height

before needing a shoe lace for stability against warped rods. Next, I added a second shoe lace to bring it together further at the 12.5 inch level and thanked my lab assistant for her help in the enterprise. The experimenting continues and new photos will appear in the new year as we tackle the issue of the later more voluminous decades.

Then it was New Year's Eve Day and Jane and John were working on their MUN position paper as Andrew watched and we noted that they had gotten their licenses the day before as Suzanne spoke and Sarah watched until Ed arrived to make some progress on the puzzle and Ben ate his sandwich as I finished my salad and recorded the important new things -- grapple's (pronounce them correctly) and the new Boynton calendar to replace the old as progress continued on the puzzle and we dug into chips and dip before taking holiday pictures of Sarah and Ed me (with hat in self portrait) Suzanne Ben and our slowly assembling family -- 3 strong then 4 strong then all of us as recorded by Ed just as the Havurah people arrived and posed in different ways before heading to the comedy club and on to dinner at Marsillio's where I knew the waiter (class of '07) even as the holiday costumes came to Suzanne Steven Peter Sara Seva and my self portrait and profile shots all of which made a nice setting as the waitress noted Suzanne Peter Steven Sara and Seva and our drinks chilled as I captured the glassware and my last pictures of Suzanne and Steven in the new year. After posing the celebratory instruments all that was left to do was to toast 2004 and say hello to 2005.

Happy New Year to all.