{"id":24432,"date":"2016-12-31T23:54:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T06:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=24432"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:51:37","slug":"finally-2016-bites-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=24432","title":{"rendered":"Finally&#8230; 2016 Bites The Dust!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2017 looks so very good for our battered country&#8230; Finally an adult in the leadership role! Even though Paul was &#8220;sick&#8221; with the bronchitis, we went out to celebrate 2017!<\/p>\n<p>Only a few more days with the children in charge&#8230; Something to be happy about!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24433\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24433\" class=\"size-large wp-image-24433\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/screenshot_2071.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go Trump<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We rested most of the day and then headed to Santa Ana Elks Lodge to spend a couple of hours celebrating with the gang.\u00a0 Paul had a hard time breathing so we did not last to midnight at the Elks.\u00a0\u00a0 10:30 PM was about it for this New Years!<\/p>\n<p>The dance band was Nine Carat Gold&#8230;. Simply wonderful! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/New_Years\/2017\/page2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Join the fun!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24434\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/New_Years\/2017\/page2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24434\" class=\"wp-image-24434 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028-450x300.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-028.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Years Eve 2017 at the Santa Ana Elks (Click the picture to join in on the fun)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a wonderful dinner before departing at 10:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>The lobster was so juicy you could tear off chunks and eat it with your hands.\u00a0 It was the best lobster Paul had ever had&#8230; ever!\u00a0 The steak was so tender that a knife was not necessary and we are talking and inch-and-a-half think bacon wrapped delight!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24435\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/New_Years\/2017\/page2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24435\" class=\"wp-image-24435 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037-450x282.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-new-years-eve-santa-ana-037.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We managed a smile at New Years Eve 2017 at the Santa Ana Elks (Click the picture\u00a0 and join us)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The gang sent us a photo at midnight and we got it as we watched the &#8220;rerun&#8221; of the ball dropping in New York.\u00a0 We missed being there but it was better to be resting at home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24436\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/New_Years\/2017\/page2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24436\" class=\"wp-image-24436 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105-450x338.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016-12-31-santa-ana-elks-105.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thoughtful friends wished us Happy New Year in a photo at midnight (Click the picture and join us)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everyone had a load of fun including the band who thought dinner was the best they had at any venue in recent history!<\/p>\n<p>We crashed about 12:30 PM and got ready for another recovery day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017 looks so very good for our battered country&#8230; Finally an adult in the leadership role! Even though Paul was &#8220;sick&#8221; with the bronchitis, we went out to celebrate 2017! 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