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The thing about toboggans is this: You have to be old enough to realize that when you board, your ride will likely end in disaster. These young kids didn't know that. They won't really learn either. The promise of flying down a hill with several friends overpowers the caution that should be present. The other thing about toboggans is that you should always have someone familiar in the art of sled control aboard. That wasn't the case with these novice sliders.

So, as you might expect that while everyone at the top was smiling there were tears and blood at the bottom. It is a good thing we took the photo at the top. As expected, despite the tears and blood, they all wanted to immediately go again! Toboggans just have to much promise of delight.

Elisabeth and Mom make the Jesus birthday cake to go with Christmas dinner. A Christmas tradition is starting with this dessert in our family.
The family Christmas Day photo, Andy is missing but we will meet up with him soon enough.




A warmer and humid Christmas day converted the snow from powder to the heavy packing characteristics. Perfect for making a snowman. The result of the family effort is shown here. Laurel was taking the picture but she deserves much of the credit for getting this guy constructed. The food dressings were later gobbled up by the many critters still active in the yard. -J


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