{"id":24234,"date":"2016-12-12T15:35:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T22:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=24234"},"modified":"2016-12-13T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T19:55:03","slug":"we-slowed-down-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=24234","title":{"rendered":"We Slowed Down Today&#8230; Sort Of!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We paid bills, planned the week, and did the treadmill before going to Malarkey&#8217;s for Happy Hour.<\/p>\n<p>While doing the treadmill, we watched a Hallmark Christmas Move entitled &#8220;Find Father Christmas&#8221;.\u00a0 Summary: Christmas for Miranda is a painful reminder of the family she never had. Her mother died when she was young, never revealing the identity of her father. But, three days before Christmas, she unexpectedly receives a clue as to the whereabouts that takes her to a beautiful New England town where she meets Ian, a young man who helps with her search. As the clues lead to her father&#8217;s identity and Miranda discovers the possibility of love in Ian, and she learns that her father lived in the small town and now she knows his family (her brother and her biological father&#8217;s wife). She faces a terrible decision&#8230; Should she share the truth and risk losing the family she has just found, or leave and keep the secret forever? This Christmas promises to be life-changing for Miranda with a new chance at life and love.&#8221; Starring Wendy Malick, Erin Krakow and Niall Matter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24235\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24235\" class=\"size-large wp-image-24235\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49-450x302.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49-450x302.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_49.png 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Finding Father Christmas&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went to Happy Hour at Malarkey&#8217;s with David, Greg and Irene and had a ball.\u00a0 It is always amazing to us how we can sit at a table for a couple of hours once a week for years and enjoy the company&#8230; Never at a a loss for words&#8230;\u00a0 Just plain fun!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24240\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24240\" class=\"size-large wp-image-24240\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3005-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at the beach!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wee returned home to watch another Hallmark Movie Channel Christmas movie entitled &#8220;Operation Santa&#8221;.\u00a0 Sue did some more treadmill.<\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 As her new romance blossoms, a single mother is dismayed when her boyfriend, a military sergeant, is deployed right before Christmas. Determined to not let it ruin the holidays for her and her children they decide to give back to the struggling military families on his base and, as their efforts go viral, they are rewarded in ways they never imagined. Stars Tricia Helfer and Marc Blucas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24256\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24256\" class=\"size-large wp-image-24256\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1-450x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1-450x251.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2016\/12\/screenshot_2026-1.jpg 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great movie<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When the movie was over we watched Madam Secretary and then Star Trek before calling it a day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We paid bills, planned the week, and did the treadmill before going to Malarkey&#8217;s for Happy Hour. 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