{"id":28233,"date":"2017-12-10T23:27:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T06:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=28233"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:52:19","slug":"old-ranch-day-santa-in-the-am-steve-in-the-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=28233","title":{"rendered":"Old Ranch Day!  Santa In The AM; Steve In The PM!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had another full day.\u00a0 In the morning, we met Amy. Joe, Michele, Tony and the boys at Old Ranch for their yearly &#8220;Visit With Santa&#8221;.\u00a0 Great fun and time to visit!\u00a0 We are lucku to have Michele and Tony (Amy&#8217;s parents) in our lives as they are both such delightful people and love the boys so very much! \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Join us!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28236\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28236\" class=\"wp-image-28236 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-008.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting to meet Santa again!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Miss Amy gets to hold all the goodies while the boys play in the snow and ride the slide!\u00a0 She gets her own light-sabre and squirrel!\u00a0 Life just doesn&#8217;t get better than that!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28237\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28237\" class=\"wp-image-28237 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015-450x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015-450x503.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015-134x150.jpg 134w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-015.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Should I name the squirrel?&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hang on! Here we come.\u00a0 A blinding flash and they are breaking the speed of light&#8230; or, is it the speed of fright?\u00a0 Looks like Alex and Charlie are having a great time!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28238\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28238\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28238\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-024.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the speed of light!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>James was out and about and the Snow Princess was giving him the eye! The ol&#8217; handsome devil wandered over to say hello!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28239\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28239\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28239\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031-450x314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031-450x314.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-031.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James always gets his gal!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tookies?\u00a0 Yes indeed&#8230;. Charlie has the right idea, decorate a little and then taste it to make sure it is OK!\u00a0 Can&#8217;t say they looked fantastic but they tasted wonderful!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Did You Know?<\/strong> A cookie is a baked or cooked good that is small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In most English-speaking countries except for the US and Canada, crisp cookies are called biscuits. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called cookies even in the UK.[2] Some cookies may also be named by their shape, such as date squares or bars.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Cookies or biscuits may be mass-produced in factories, made in small bakeries or home-made. Biscuit or cookie variants include sandwich biscuits, such as custard creams, Jammie Dodgers, Bourbons and Oreos, with marshmallow or jam filling and sometimes dipped in chocolate or another sweet coating.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28240\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-old-ranch\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28240\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28240\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096-450x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096-450x366.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Christmas-096.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decorate and nibble! It&#8217;s the law!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We departed for home about 2:00 PM and rested a little before returning for an evening of dinner and dancing with the gang!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-orcc-dinner-dance\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join us for the dance!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28243\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2017\/2017-12-10-orcc-dinner-dance\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28243\" class=\"wp-image-28243 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-12-10-Old-Ranch-Dinner-Dance-018.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancing the night away with friends<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Away away away away home!\u00a0 We watched a Christmas movie and a new series before crashing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had another full day.\u00a0 In the morning, we met Amy. Joe, Michele, Tony and the boys at Old Ranch for their yearly &#8220;Visit With Santa&#8221;.\u00a0 Great fun and time to visit!\u00a0 We are lucku to have Michele and Tony &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=28233\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,24],"tags":[48,140,41,143,14],"class_list":["post-28233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-food-and-wine","tag-christmas","tag-dancing","tag-dining-out","tag-friends","tag-old-ranch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28233"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75438,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28233\/revisions\/75438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}