{"id":2400,"date":"2020-01-08T20:36:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T04:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2020-01-09T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T02:01:23","slug":"a-most-wonderful-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/a-most-wonderful-time\/","title":{"rendered":"A Most Wonderful Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends,<\/p>\n

The holidays took a busy turn this year. As in previous years, our trip started in the mountains, dropping our elderly pups at the Damp Dog Lodge so they don’t get under foot and drop our elderly parents at their home in the desert. <\/p>\n

\"petey<\/p>\n

With the puppy dogs safely napping in front of the fireplace, we headed down the hill for the day. <\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

We had snacks and ate too much…<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

…then settled into dinner and ate far too much.<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

Gifts were exchanged in our gift exchange wherein I arbitrarily raised the spending limit this year, which elicited an audible gasp from my Mom.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/p>\n

When we returned, the snow wasn’t terribly deep. When we left on Boxing Day, the berm created by the snow plows was an obstacle that the definitely-not-designed-for-the-snow Michelin tires could not handle.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

I’d say that we had a delightful time over the three days. It was nice to see the family, the hill was resplendent in its winter garb, and except for nearly crashing the Jeep, it was pretty relaxing.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

The next week was a little less relaxing. More on that in a bit…<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, The holidays took a busy turn this year. As in previous years, our trip started in the mountains, dropping our elderly pups at the Damp Dog Lodge so they don’t get under foot and drop our elderly parents at their home in the desert. With the puppy dogs safely napping in front of the … <\/p>\n

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