Waiting 

(not for the Ball to drop)

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traffic stop on I-10 West Texas 

!! Happy New Year !! 

How did you spend, or celebrate, New Year's Eve?  Did it meet your expectations?"   

Yes, of course, it always has met.    We always watch the NYC Ball drop and sometimes stay up until our midnight to come an hour later.  We did that last night but this pre-teen eating chocolate ice cream had to come home a little before either times.   

Note that one foot is resting on her hover board.  Earlier we had danced with her riding on she board.  An impromptu dance but she also composes dances.  Her teachers and us, we are proud of her.  We will see her for afternoon dinner soon again, she, our daughter, and SIL will bring it here and we will celebrate that with them.

The Manger Scene

!! MERRY CHRISTMAS !! 

"  16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. "  John 3:16 NIV Bible (read it here) 

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" 7 and she (Mary) gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and ... "  Luke 2 NIV Bible (read it and more here)

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This little Nativity group has stayed in the bookcase since we moved here six years ago and then before that, since 1980 when we visited Bethlehem.   It is a part of a larger group of wood carvings that we purchased there. 

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The New Year's Eve song, explained

"Old Lang Syne" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWxyxsVAsQ

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