This was all on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and Ben and Joel
were bowling
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and catching
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Meanwhile, Suzanne put this food out
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for Amy Serik
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and listened
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to the details of Amy's life and her life in the 1st grade.
Meanwhile, the Mac and Chack
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that Jane was preparing
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was almost ready for Ben and Joel
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their food was served
who had become bowling pin warriors.
Luncheon was served
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and the hungry boys ate
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as we recorded their drinks -- back
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front with flash
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back without flash
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and a clementine
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before Suzanne and Amy posed
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for departure pictures. By now the boys
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were engrossed in a boxing match
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shielded by beanie babies and Suzanne
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was drinking her water as Ben
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pondered the week ahead.
On Wednesday, the day before game day, we looked through the screen door
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to find a car with some snow on it
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but still went to school to see the large pot of soup
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the kids in Ms. Blumenshine's
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class had made. I served this bowl
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as the kids sat down
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and Anna
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and Ben
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posed for the camera while Devin
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made a goony face and then a nice one
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for me to record as Stephanie Klockenbrink
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finally looked up
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at the camera but Kurren
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didn't to the amusement of Ms. Hicks (ESL teacher)
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who then passed out muffins
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as spoons were passed
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to Andy Ie's grandparents
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who had arrived and were chatting with Ms. Hunter (Science) and
Ms. Bluemnshine, Ben's teacher
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as the kids gathered
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and then formed the dumpling line
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before returning to the feast
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where Megan posed
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and then Benjamin sat
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then looked up
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then stood up
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so that I could get my pictures and the final table
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picture that went with the muffins
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as a game of bug house
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started up and I headed for home where these pies
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were delivered by Sara Just
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for the next day's feast. Jane came home from school excited
having gotten the right count of the number of Swedish fish
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in the bag. So we decided to celebrate by going to a movie and
this was our view driving back up Witherspoon street of the road
ahead
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and our meters
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in the car. Sarah came home for the holiday
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and we served con queso dip
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as Jane
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admired the pasta
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which looked better without flash
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and was accompanied by a fruit plate
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the leftover Mexican dish
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and lettuce
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all getting us ready for a good sleep before the game.
It was Thanksgiving Day, the day of the big game. We checked the ball
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and got the pump ready
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to add air as Benjamin ate his CTC
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to be ready for the game and the menorahs
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reminded us of the holiday to come as I shunned Swedish fish
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for a cup of coffee
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as we made a list of potential attendees
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and played the Thanksgiving game
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that Ben and Mary Lynn had created. Suzanne had her breakfast
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which roused Sarah a little bit
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though Benjamin
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needed no boost to get ready fro the game and I had
my warmest socks
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protecting my kicking toes. We marveled at the
charicature
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of Sarah as Ben
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Jane
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and Sarah
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welcomed Nathaniel
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who threw the long pass to Benjamin
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as the boys posed for the highlights tape
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before finishing
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the pre-game drills and getting ready for the kickoff
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of the main event.
Jane
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and Sarah
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were watching the parade
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and perhaps a little less ready as Suzanne got a top
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and some bread
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and toasted
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as Nathaniel and Ben
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played virtual football as the toast popped
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and the spreading
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led to this appetizing
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meal though Benjamin and Nathaniel
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were back to tackling drills as this leaf
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marked the time and there was time to diagram one last play
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before Sarah
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joined us for the march to the game
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where we met Will
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and Steffi
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and Jenna
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and Tony
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and his brother-in-law
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who is named for a character in Harry Potter, but I forget which.
The Justs arrived
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with Oliver.
At this point, it was time to record shots of the actual game
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as was well done by Ross's sister
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After the game, Suzanne posed
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as did the teams
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before we gathered
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for the group pictures without
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and then with
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me (thanks to Ross Wagner for these).
Back at home, the kitchen had crowds
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waiting for the hot chocolate
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and pop corn
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before the gang on the couch
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insisted on taking this picture
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of me to the amusement of Lizzie and Sarah
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and Johnny
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and Benjamin
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went at PS/2
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and Suzanne
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wondered what Matt and Jane
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were discussing.
Benjamin
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and Sarah
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were watching cartoons
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as Jon and Jane
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were playing this game
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and the video
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went unwatched as Sarah came down the stairs
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to say good bye to Jon
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and we all got dressed in our finery. Benjamin
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and the girls
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and then the women
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posed before Benjamin did his shoes
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and Sarah got ready
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for the trip to the Mulvey's
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where we all waited at the front door
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as we had done before. Once inside, we admired the
beautiful table setting
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as Jane
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Sarah and Suzanne
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admired the hors de ouvers
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and then the girls
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and Ben
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said hello to the turkey
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and soup
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as John worked
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to make other parts of the dinner including the salad
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before bring out his camera
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as Suzanne was amused
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by either the squash
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covered by poetry of the broccoli
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and grapes
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that seemed to be amusing Lizzie
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as the dinner in all its glory -- cheese and tomatoes
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fruit salad
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cranberry salad
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pie
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other pie
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other cranberries
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etc. was being brought to the table
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where this was Ben's plate
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and yet another dish
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as Suzanne
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and the girls
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and my side of the table
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enjoyed the flowers
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as Sarah and Claire
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and Johnny
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pondered the wine
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and even more food
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appeared on the buffet for people
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passing through the line making this plate
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and this one
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and Lizzie
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had this one
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and Jane
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had this
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as Benjamin
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Vigdas
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Johnny
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and Claire
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admired my plate
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which got emptied
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so that I could go back and sample the desserts
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putting together this plate
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which looked better
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sans flash.
Jane and her English project team were recreating Chutes and Ladders
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as Homer
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would have done it as Sarah
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was making phone calls while Joyce
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Lily
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and Noah (the original man with the ark)
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were eyeing the cider
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as Jess
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arrived and came in
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followed by Ben
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from PU. Gentle viewer, be advised that by this point I
was long gone to see the movie 8 Crazy Nights with Benjamin (which
was not as good as 8 Mile) and you are viewed the work of other
photographers in this section .
The evil frisbee
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met the cookie dough
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as the oven pre-heated
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and the gang gathered
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while the menorah
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stood guard for even more arrivals -- Jessie
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Sarah
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and Ben
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all of whom go to Princeton and so can read this
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and tell what time it is. The gang moved
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in various directions
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as cars arrived
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and the food appeared to amuse them
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including Maggie who took all of the pictures except this one
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which is not a self portrait
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and even captured the glass
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from which Claire
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was probably going to drink as the group continued
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to do whatever it was they were doing until I got home and took back the camera
to record the last moves of the game
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and Josephine
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as she got the table ready
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as Benjamin played on the computer
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and the older kids continued to develop their game board
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while the oldest kids milled around
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though Benjamin was hiding
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from the television
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as the group reconfigured
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Sarah and
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Lily
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admired the table
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but not to the exclusion of the phone
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as Noah and Alex posed
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and kids gathered
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where Benjamin
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and Suzanne
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were welcoming Jane, Fred and Lissie
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and food preparations
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including applesauce
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were ready when Robbie George
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arrived to see the latke batter
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and the condiments
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as the menorah waited
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and the latkes stayed warm
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until served
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to those assembled
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as Suzanne
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let them also enjoy other foods
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including this plate
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prepared for Jon Huang
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which may have made him happier. Rachel Weiss arrived
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to see my plate
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as the eating continued
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to Rachel's amusement
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of my next plate
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and finally we could look at Jon Huang
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and decide if his dinner had made him happier ( gentle viewer this is
for you to decide ).
As the dishes
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went into the dishwasher
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the assembled played dreidel
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amidst dried fruit
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pastry
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and chocolate
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as the candle lighting
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proceeded to the amusement of Sarah's friends
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as the LL Bean package
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was slowly opened
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and Benjamin read his story behind the story
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which was proper Feng Shui
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as we now could know along with Sarah's new sweater
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Jane's necklace
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my shirts
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and Suzanne's reading of the instructions
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for Ben's game
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as the next present
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had a letter
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of explanation and the watch
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in the gold box
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was opened even though we knew the time
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as the globe
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told us our location and some friends
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prepared to leave.
The next day as we pondered the kitchen
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the door bell rang
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but Steven
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had to stay outside with Oliver
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who didn't fit onto our globe
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even as we finished the penny project and recorded these views
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of the histogram before going to the Just's house
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for another celebration of Hannukah where Peter
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where Peter greeted us.