{"id":66236,"date":"2023-01-01T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=66236"},"modified":"2023-01-04T05:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T12:09:19","slug":"another-busy-day-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=66236","title":{"rendered":"A New Year Begins!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the start of a new year, and I am changing the Daily Diary a bit to relive our memories on Mondays.\u00a0 Instead of interesting facts, I plan to write about events\/memories in our lives.\u00a0 I hope they are not dull, but they were fun to recall and condense!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We were up early to welcome the new year and watch the Channel Five coverage of the Rose Parade.\u00a0 Oops, no parade today.\u00a0 \u00a0Irene and Brenda stayed with us last night instead of driving to Long Beach.\u00a0 Mary fixed a quiche, blueberry muffins, and some other goodies, and we visited for several hours.<\/p>\n

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Scout found a new best friend!<\/p><\/div>\n

Irene and Brenda headed home around noon, and we rested.\u00a0 I took a two-hour nap before Bob and Robin came over.<\/p>\n

The kids came over around 3:30 PM, and Robin brought “Hoppin’ John” (Black-eyed peas) and split pea soup!\u00a0 Bob made his famous cornbread, and we thawed out the Thanksgiving turkey and cooked him up!<\/p>\n

Did You Know?\u00a0 <\/strong>Why is it called Hoppin John?\u00a0 Some say an old, hobbled man called hoppin’ John became known for selling peas and rice on the streets of Charleston.\u00a0 Others say slave children hopped around the table in eager anticipation of the dish.\u00a0 Most food historians think the name derives from a French term for dried peas, “pois pigeons.”<\/div>\n

Robin is turning into quite a cook!!!\u00a0 She is beginning to go off-roading, meaning she starts with a recipe and then adjusts it to her taste.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Hoppin’ John she made was amazing; I had two large bowls, so I should be lucky all year long!!<\/p>\n

We watched Christmas Vacation and laughed ourselves silly!<\/p>\n

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Time to dine!<\/p><\/div>\n

Bob and Mary, in their typical positions, at the stove conversing about tonight’s meal!<\/p>\n

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Mary retrieves the proper utensils.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dang, I married a cannibal.\u00a0 She turned that turkey leg into bones in 30 seconds flat!\u00a0 I was going to offer to hold her leg since her arm was broken, but that look told me, “DO NOT TOUCH MY FOOD!”<\/p>\n

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Slurp!\u00a0 Gurgle!\u00a0 Chomp!<\/p><\/div>\n

The kids stayed with us after dinner, and we watched Chevy Chase in “A Christmas Vacation.”<\/p>\n

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon magazine’s Vacation film series.\u00a0 Based on Hughes’ short story “Christmas ’59,” which was published in National Lampoon, tells the story of the Griswold family spending Christmas vacation at home with their relatives and the ensuing mayhem.<\/p>\n

The film performed well at the box office\u2014grossing $73.3 million\u2014but received mixed reviews from critics.\u00a0 It is now regarded as a classic Christmas film.<\/p>\n

When Uncle Eddie was dumping his “motorhome,” I thought we were all going to fall off our chairs1<\/p>\n

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The movie kept us all in stitches!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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