and there you have it.....
Bye bye 2013....the year I turned SEVENTY !!!!!
and Helllloooooo

Helllloooooo..... party with friends of 40 years



Helllloooo..... good food

Hellllooo..... pigging out !

Helllloooo...... to our friend Frans' Birthday

and, watching the ball come down in Times Square and the crazy crowds on TV


and on to the grab bag exchange where everyone laughed A LOT



and I made a lovely necklace and bracelet as the item to "exchange" and all the girls kept stealing it from one another... It really was so funny.
First Gail picked it....

Then Pam (in black) stole it on her turn....


then Bernice got it on her turn...

and so it went all night

By 2:30 AM we were laughed out...nitey nite...
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New Years Day
Daughter Jen took part in a Polar Bear dip in the freezing cold Atlantic....crazy girl...


and then we met her back at her girlfriend Cali's farmhouse, built in the 1800's

and refurbished inside in a wonderful way

LOTS of family antiques

and the idea of using lots of original flooring to make new ceilings & fixtures




and outside of the house was cool as well...



mega amounts of people came in and out all day bearing food...

and the house was just brimming with kids of all ages. Totally wonderful!
Not to mention assorted animals ON and OFF the premesis


Meet Pinkerton

and the kids loving the hot tub

The remarkable thing about FaceBook....Jen and her friend, Cali, hadn't seen each other in about 30 years and FB brought them back together...can you imagine ! They used to be in gymnastics together (Jen L) (Cali R) in the gym pix..

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EVENING....more friends...more food




So, in other words...I am in OVERLOAD !!!
Sleeeeeeeep
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