{"id":51199,"date":"2020-12-26T08:55:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T15:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=51199"},"modified":"2020-12-28T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T17:23:03","slug":"on-our-way-to-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=51199","title":{"rendered":"On Our Way To New Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>My New Year&#8217;s resolution is to help all my friends gain ten pounds, so I look skinnier.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51234\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262.png 616w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262-414x562.png 414w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_262-111x150.png 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today was amazing.\u00a0 We had our cup of coffee and then watched a new movie called &#8220;Midnight Sky.&#8221;\u00a0 This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gb8ZbP6qAzE\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then, Mary got ambitious and said, &#8220;To the garden, slave!&#8221;.\u00a0 We worked out there for about two hours, pulling weeds, planting spinach, swiss chard, lettuce, and potatoes. Well, I did the work, and Mary sat in the lounge chair, eating bonbons.\u00a0 OK, the truth is Mary grabbed a shovel and hit the ground running. Mary does not mind either work or dirt, yeah!\u00a0 She is fun to work with!\u00a0 We played Dolly Pardon as we worked.<\/p>\n<p>Mary said. &#8220;I know someone who was arrested, the next day, he was in his garden sitting on a haystack. He\u2019d been let out on bale.&#8221;\u00a0 She followed that with, &#8220;I don\u2019t buy flowers from monks. I like to do my bit to prevent florist friars.&#8221;\u00a0 I decided she had been in the sun too long!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51204\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51204\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51204\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary-422x562.jpg 422w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-mary-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putting Mary to work, no retirement here!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I got out the Miracle Grow and took care of all the plants.\u00a0 The fertilizer went into the ground quite willingly as we had just pulled weeds and moved the mulch around.<\/p>\n<p>We were quite happy with our effort.\u00a0 Another week of good weather, and we will be eating out of the garden for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51206\" style=\"width: 1870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51206\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51206\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/garden-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1860px) 100vw, 1860px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We can be harvesting in a while!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary swept up and put the weeds into the trash.\u00a0 I inspected her work, and it was so much better than when I do it.\u00a0 She is hired!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51261\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51261\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51261\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic.jpg 613w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic-450x449.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/watering-comic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The garden looks great after two hours of effort!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I texted Vicky, and she said, &#8220;Drop over, and we will visit.&#8221;\u00a0 Well, we both went over, and of course, I brought my new toy&#8211;the Fart Machine.\u00a0 We all giggled!\u00a0 We talked for probably 40 minutes before deciding it was time to eat!\u00a0 We kept our masks on as we wanted to protect Vicky and Del.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51208\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51208\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51208\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys-422x562.jpg 422w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-at-vickys-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visiting Vicky!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary wanted to make Egg Nog pancakes, so made the magic happen on the stove while I cut up what Mary harvested out of the yard into a fruit salad, set the table, and poured the champagne!\u00a0 Mary is getting comfortable in my kitchen, which is wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Scout was with us, and he was having a &#8220;bad day.&#8221;\u00a0 We may have to go to the pet store this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51233\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1222\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263.png 1222w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263-450x153.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263-150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_263-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1222px) 100vw, 1222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The million-dollar smile is now on display! She was cooking up a storm.\u00a0 I was a little worried about the egg nog and the open flame, but we made it without incident!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51202\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51202\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51202\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1-422x562.jpg 422w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whipping up breakfast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did I say we were listening to Dolly Parton?\u00a0 Yep, and Miss Mary was into the song as I captured her dancing!\u00a0 If you are faint of heart, skip the video below~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51224\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260.png 1000w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260-450x320.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_260-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-51199-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2229.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2229.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2229.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>The dinner triangle was struck, and we raced to the table.\u00a0 We had champagne with figs fresh off the tree.\u00a0 The meal cannot begin without a &#8220;Robin Pose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51201\" style=\"width: 1717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51201\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-table-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Time to eat, Paul put the camera down!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had the best seat in the house, across from Miss Mary.\u00a0 We called Robin and Colleen on the Bat Phone and chatted with them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51200\" style=\"width: 1717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51200\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/breakfast-smile-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary at breakfast.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We departed about 2:00 PM for Mary&#8217;s, where we unpacked and headed for the hot tub, which is good from my poor old sore knee.\u00a0 After about 45 minutes of soaking in the heat, we got cleaned up and headed to Chino to go dancing.<\/p>\n<p>We decided not to go out and eat (or rather pick-up), so Mary packed a picnic!\u00a0 She told me she eats like a bird!\u00a0 I had no idea!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51230\" style=\"width: 1260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51230\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51230\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261.png 1250w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261-450x151.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261-150x50.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_261-768x258.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary didn&#8217;t think that was funny. Why???<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She made a salad, and we had soup plus a boggle of wine all packed into a blue picnic bag!\u00a0 The lady is amazing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51211\" style=\"width: 1372px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51211\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51211\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking-450x423.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unpacking-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner is being served!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bob and I watched as the other went for the line dance.\u00a0 My New Years&#8217; resolution is to get back into line dancing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-51199-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/line-dance-orig.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/line-dance-orig.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/line-dance-orig.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>We needed our Christmas tree picture, and this is the best we could get as the lighting in the room was &#8220;interesting,&#8221; meaning it was lit by disco lights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51210\" style=\"width: 831px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51210\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51210\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"821\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color.png 821w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color-361x562.png 361w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color-96x150.png 96w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-color-768x1196.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking good!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps putting a little vintage may make it look better!\u00a0 Of course, Mary looks good in all colors!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51209\" style=\"width: 889px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51209\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51209\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"879\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw.jpg 879w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw-386x562.jpg 386w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mary-paul-bw-768x1117.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage Mary &amp; Paul<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We danced and danced until almost 10:00 PM.\u00a0 Finally, we had to pack up and head home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51231\" style=\"width: 1717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51231\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51231\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/goodnight-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Aw, I wanna stay and dance!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got home and watched a little TV before Mary crashed, and I headed home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My New Year&#8217;s resolution is to help all my friends gain ten pounds, so I look skinnier. 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