Day #4738 (Mon., Dec. 26, 2022) – Boxing Day

They don’t call it such here in the US, but in Canada the day after Christmas is called “Boxing Day”.  In doing a quick Wikipedia search I found this… “Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. It originated in Great…

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Day #4737 (Sun., Dec. 25, 2022) – Christmas Day

It’s Christmas Day in Chapel Hill.  Arnesa and family will not be joining us this year.  Like last year, and in 2000 as well, it will be just our small little family celebrating together. First things first, the opening of the gifts.  Bobby got a drone and Katie got an art set all about “Drawing…

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Day #4736 (Sat., Dec. 24, 2022) – Christmas Eve

It’s Christmas Eve, and the last day of the Advent Calendars for another year.  For Day #24 of the Advent Calendar Katie received some sweat pants and Bobby received the last of his magnetic tiles. This afternoon I asked Alexa where Santa was, and she chimed in that he was in Madagascar.  I will have…

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Day #4735 (Fri., Dec. 23, 2022) – Hide & Seek Game

It’s VERY COLD this year for Christmas!  They are using the term “Bomb Cyclone” again!  Here’s what a “Bomb Cyclone” is… Storms can form when a mass of low-pressure air meets a high-pressure mass. The air flows from high pressure to low, creating winds. What defines a bomb cyclone is how rapidly the pressure drops…

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