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Mary slept like a log, and after 12 hours, I decided to turn on the heat, since the house was 61 degrees and my bathrobe wasn’t keeping me warm!\u00a0 I changed into jeans.\u00a0 Finally, at 8:20 am, she woke up and came into the office just as I was heading to the thermostat.\u00a0 I offered to make her coffee, and it was so cold, I cupped my hands over the Keurig coffee containers as soon as it came out of the machine!<\/p>\n
As the coffee was being brewed, I decided to sneak a piece of the fruit cake we bought each other for Christmas.\u00a0 I could not believe it was almost empty!\u00a0 I will start an investigation as soon as I warm up\u2014right after I finish eating this tiny piece and cover my tracks with strategic crumb placement.<\/span><\/p>\n I analyzed the potential suspects!\u00a0 My spouse, probably.\u00a0 Or possibly a very determined squirrel who has developed a taste for dried fruit and has been casing our kitchen.\u00a0 The squirrel theory is looking less likely given the surgical precision of the cuts and the complete absence of tiny paw prints.\u00a0 I call it The Great Fruitcake Heist of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n EVIDENCE GATHERED SO FAR:<\/span><\/p>\n NEXT STEPS:<\/span><\/p>\n Who doesn’t like fruitcake?\u00a0 We may adopt these little fellas!<\/p><\/div>\n Mid-morning, we received an image from Nick\u2014should we start calling him St. Nick?\u00a0 It looks like the Avalon is buried under more snow than a Texan’s winter coat can handle!\u00a0 Who knew Texas could pull off a winter wonderland?\u00a0 Guess it’s true what they say: everything’s bigger in Texas, including the surprise snowstorms!<\/span><\/p>\n B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r<\/p><\/div>\n However, a quick check of the weather in New Hampshire revealed the temperature was at +4 degrees, 28 degrees below freezing.\u00a0 We tried to call Colleen, but there was no answer, so we assume they are upstairs under a pile of bankies!<\/p>\n Diane Porter, my sister-in-law, called, and we talked, catching up on everything.\u00a0 She is now a grandma two times over.\u00a0 We are trying to get a time set to drive up and visit her and the family in March.<\/p>\n We (Mary) finished off the puzzle while I was paying some bills.<\/p>\n The noses were the most challenging part!<\/p><\/div>\n I fixed dinner using the remainders from our Chinese dinner on Friday, and I added some of the Iranian rice with cherries.\u00a0 The dinner was pretty good.\u00a0 We watched TV for the rest of the day until about 10:30.\u00a0 We watched “Suits,” which is hilarious!<\/p>\n We finally crashed around 11:00 pm.\u00a0 It was a nice, restful day for Mary’s recovery, which is medical speak for “she complained about being bored for exactly 8 hours straight.”<\/span><\/p>\n Mary slept like a log, and after 12 hours, I decided to turn on the heat, since the house was 61 degrees and my bathrobe wasn’t keeping me warm!\u00a0 I changed into jeans.\u00a0 Finally, at 8:20 am, she woke up … Continue reading \n
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