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Happy New Years!


Just us girls!














Happy New Years! 

I hope you had a safe and enjoyable New Years Eve.  We certainly did.




While Ken and I attended a party in Sandusky with our friends, our boys each went off with their girlfriends to celebrate the end of 2017 and welcome in 2018.  KC and Allie went to a friend's house where they watched movies with other couples. Gage went to Addi's and spent the evening with her family and, funny enough, his aunt and cousins.  

KC & Allie
Gage & Addi

Both boys made it home well before the bars closed down, just as mom had requested.  I was nervous about them being out on the roads at all on New Year's Eve, but they did just fine.

While the kids were hanging out with their girlfriends, we were dancing and playing games at the VFW hall.  Had we had any idea how much food was going to be there, we would not have opted to go out to eat before we arrived at the hall.  Not that our early dinner stopped me from picking at the dessert table!


Group photo of our crew.



Tippy Cup Race

Another group photo after I changed into comfy clothes.

Terri & me wishing you a happy 2018!


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