tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70300192024-03-08T22:02:28.758-06:00My Adventures in the US of Alettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-36880221628369514982024-02-04T14:59:00.001-06:002024-02-20T22:08:48.076-06:00Ordered Something from Amazon Today.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaYEzRIcguEa7PxRVJJd3op4CBfvzk4w9ebMDZd0YIbfM9FZT3Dz5qGfrk9aPJjV3Yt37cmoUF6FF0XYQ214yEhElE_QhdOquXH1dzc6b_h0cP3Ycng0cGoQKXsRy7IuQtSOvELMOTLKXvt3bjN-fRb4iRiTm0EvAH2yofI-r02_GHdZr_5h3RQg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaYEzRIcguEa7PxRVJJd3op4CBfvzk4w9ebMDZd0YIbfM9FZT3Dz5qGfrk9aPJjV3Yt37cmoUF6FF0XYQ214yEhElE_QhdOquXH1dzc6b_h0cP3Ycng0cGoQKXsRy7IuQtSOvELMOTLKXvt3bjN-fRb4iRiTm0EvAH2yofI-r02_GHdZr_5h3RQg=s16000" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still amazed.</div><p></p>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-66118467350723309942024-01-28T21:58:00.001-06:002024-03-08T22:01:52.284-06:00Chinese New Year Decoration. Singular.It's quite sad, actually, but the RV isn't very conducive to CNY decorations. <div><br /></div><div>HOWEVER, I did manage to get some Window Cling Thingies and have one up in a window. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFPrkM5ij0wsR1fLjqt63rEBrw2TWu95Q0YuTHk3vGpVer-bBmMvztWMzVGPJ-GJBUvugBy5Yp0RKT1SsNuWcBh3Zb74D_SwLIn_nt_jPhXXLbVW_GQ8buZgs4icIb1_Cn-VZAuPt5SxyUd7jBq3Ozyg8WmVk59E0omvgZZiDywIW29k73oSMsw/s600/20240128_172616-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFPrkM5ij0wsR1fLjqt63rEBrw2TWu95Q0YuTHk3vGpVer-bBmMvztWMzVGPJ-GJBUvugBy5Yp0RKT1SsNuWcBh3Zb74D_SwLIn_nt_jPhXXLbVW_GQ8buZgs4icIb1_Cn-VZAuPt5SxyUd7jBq3Ozyg8WmVk59E0omvgZZiDywIW29k73oSMsw/s16000/20240128_172616-001.jpg" /></a></div></div><div>Now I feel like at least I haven't been a complete letdown in terms of getting into the spirit of things.. :P</div>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-84911187243758004252024-01-23T21:55:00.001-06:002024-03-08T21:56:37.539-06:00Fogginess Galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The neighbors' granddaughter had moved out and taken them with her to her new place.</p><p>I had gotten so used to seeing them that their absence took some adjusting on my part....especially when I went for my walks around our place. Their presence had made the place seem so much livelier. </p><p>Well, to my surprise, a few months(?) later, they were back! Apparently the granddaughter had moved back home and brought the horses back with her. </p><p>HURRAY!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqkB-Jyq48nszk3D-W1mrGRYrqGEpGjaba7tRx-7-W--HfZB_XYUvGjLJN5176S-8zGSYqn0s4OaKWE9d7--aRgif4eKorHf3tzqNB0stFnyTIPi28BdV9pEOZhlSUOdQ8ydrhgG9mSoX15ahMP0RtM7iZHhh-_3CrfCGakkIEZ7XUnqPWCdC3eQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqkB-Jyq48nszk3D-W1mrGRYrqGEpGjaba7tRx-7-W--HfZB_XYUvGjLJN5176S-8zGSYqn0s4OaKWE9d7--aRgif4eKorHf3tzqNB0stFnyTIPi28BdV9pEOZhlSUOdQ8ydrhgG9mSoX15ahMP0RtM7iZHhh-_3CrfCGakkIEZ7XUnqPWCdC3eQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWua0XbfNy75lVGkEl87RHSnRh3xnZPGRZoHUPoRhXPc_vuVUCSw1ZIM87gI53DXIwsVTOUDL1HhZyLYuzpBCE2J5TzwaIoJ1QbGfbPHwSwtBjKhJjbbo03cAKIsnv_Fqqbrh7sWZDrkwIGnx-z3-OVtu4zgQOhhQA0ybC_au12b7jiUQ02DZpxQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He already knew some stuff, from having had experience with RVs in the past, but being the brilliant brain that he is, figured out what we needed to do.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPFoWmziWewyezQLtNM-88ZXI0ngP6pX4BNlnFa4n9fLmubwL6GKyLVrPJ-GS6N8OjNfNd6V34-RRQveqnt6nh9Mhs7j8TbC0Gb2SEMDJkcY0J6_mPFzn-ZXlVXKhZqqHiAFqOfm1IsXzVHUPl10JfetseiSxSaDliU9ygHxtq37sLJ_ny_mM_Q/s600/20240109_235450-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPFoWmziWewyezQLtNM-88ZXI0ngP6pX4BNlnFa4n9fLmubwL6GKyLVrPJ-GS6N8OjNfNd6V34-RRQveqnt6nh9Mhs7j8TbC0Gb2SEMDJkcY0J6_mPFzn-ZXlVXKhZqqHiAFqOfm1IsXzVHUPl10JfetseiSxSaDliU9ygHxtq37sLJ_ny_mM_Q/s16000/20240109_235450-001.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm_E4D_A4z6ECLnNOE7OqZGFA19mmml0XzTnJGZouxR-X9HYsgAbvEZ7DnERjxFR42d1U_pQcpRRPYIQM5ZqZnn_sn_bJ6qmtEnQSzmfjFYBHlpQKsO8m6N8K6JT5pEZ59uEFMiXR34NnSJ0CufKuS20DMOaW-DhMk9fQqUGOj__nmra5Xyv7SQ/s600/20240109_235454-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://y.yarn.co/5ba7e5fa-f69a-470d-ba8a-7f4c928fbdda_text.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://y.yarn.co/5ba7e5fa-f69a-470d-ba8a-7f4c928fbdda_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p>Anyway, frost on the grass and plants IS quite pretty. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSaPXOjVjLo37STvaeca9-WEReWZmNTyZLiQBkQ4VOoYn7xX4iPDzMHpVCLzFh714eJE_cxmreWMSZ03HqTRQPTCJo6l_TaEybx0Hoc2vqYB2XqLE_DVx9ck1jQHNhOfx545v26XGB3U4rqyl8r1AH_lEMLWLyoOwmlonPvo8TUJCmuzX5Ac8Rgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSaPXOjVjLo37STvaeca9-WEReWZmNTyZLiQBkQ4VOoYn7xX4iPDzMHpVCLzFh714eJE_cxmreWMSZ03HqTRQPTCJo6l_TaEybx0Hoc2vqYB2XqLE_DVx9ck1jQHNhOfx545v26XGB3U4rqyl8r1AH_lEMLWLyoOwmlonPvo8TUJCmuzX5Ac8Rgw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRboAaSh1zmK69EmoLcX5XgWHPrJW_zxL_shI7zI9HeuC2DsFMKVIjO-FSUlISwJrPURABZLcaZmSvw_7Ft9SiqZ3eMpjAj8sNhq7fk13JWd3ns58qqn_pUvu4EMiZzBLs_NmIyrN4WwNOHYr15lyyI-2lPInkDO2mXGs-7GtrzMtyw6fD9t-rlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRboAaSh1zmK69EmoLcX5XgWHPrJW_zxL_shI7zI9HeuC2DsFMKVIjO-FSUlISwJrPURABZLcaZmSvw_7Ft9SiqZ3eMpjAj8sNhq7fk13JWd3ns58qqn_pUvu4EMiZzBLs_NmIyrN4WwNOHYr15lyyI-2lPInkDO2mXGs-7GtrzMtyw6fD9t-rlA=s16000" /></a></div><p></p><p>And it is always fascinating to see how areas that are in the shade keep the frost going until the sun gets to them. I know you can't see it very well in the photo below, but trust me. It's there.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlLhNMQIFzJKs1utl8MbLNg7pWZDt2COJTwwQReByeHB4seBQ8cVpxIEcOGaF9y_ixZKefSpJ3uUHA6nL7XfCDk2SCNr-G7sFxx5FHcYGoihVi8ZI72khXNi0wWacqvyHX-_37oDG-J0Si6q1p5ShRJDtW8OdtX6yUrKQjXGXSdSckCx9BAISU5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlLhNMQIFzJKs1utl8MbLNg7pWZDt2COJTwwQReByeHB4seBQ8cVpxIEcOGaF9y_ixZKefSpJ3uUHA6nL7XfCDk2SCNr-G7sFxx5FHcYGoihVi8ZI72khXNi0wWacqvyHX-_37oDG-J0Si6q1p5ShRJDtW8OdtX6yUrKQjXGXSdSckCx9BAISU5A=s16000" /></a></div><p></p>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-530450444050714882024-01-03T20:55:00.001-06:002024-03-04T21:01:37.322-06:00A Rainy Start to the Year<p>Nevertheless, sometimes I DO like walking in a slight drizzle. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't like the wet muddy ground though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://y.yarn.co/139af317-c4cb-453f-a2da-3fbb14f08a86_text.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="400" height="213" src="https://y.yarn.co/139af317-c4cb-453f-a2da-3fbb14f08a86_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-39304225940933450312023-12-31T15:30:00.011-06:002024-01-27T15:32:27.269-06:00Happy New Year's Eve!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxssWf8wB4w-nxBTsYBxHxRN6WsNuOtZcQTvr3rQjzQoPlUyHvRrkCExwSdEYtcnYMzWhurd6h8sX0JsO_zWfbE9IVZIXw-VvOiGBe9auT0nblNi0ino8v17T0sG2Lny4H-Fc7tl4SsHLl3go2zKw627bgLjBq6jd6UpISyIeSKvy6vnqFtK_90g/s600/20240101_000148-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Bellpepper plants are now indoors and keep on ripening too.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1RUeAoDtQV6kc-JX4CguRuqFc-0bGjkY8XYhmiOV6-IJRt02EXnADLfmAiWgtmloPYXIwR89Fy0-zqwQxSX9Q8Owgzt_fUPW8FzDK6FrH6IAnRH8Ml9Yk08VXf69Cx3KTE1OJRDULkrerqa0vyDOatO6In2TvZndlj4vBR0_r_ZMGPaNvwN44w/s600/20231227_082315-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1RUeAoDtQV6kc-JX4CguRuqFc-0bGjkY8XYhmiOV6-IJRt02EXnADLfmAiWgtmloPYXIwR89Fy0-zqwQxSX9Q8Owgzt_fUPW8FzDK6FrH6IAnRH8Ml9Yk08VXf69Cx3KTE1OJRDULkrerqa0vyDOatO6In2TvZndlj4vBR0_r_ZMGPaNvwN44w/s16000/20231227_082315-001.jpg" /></a></div></div>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030019.post-60239841640384908172023-12-25T15:38:00.001-06:002024-01-22T16:05:00.025-06:00Merry Christmas 2023<p> Merry Christmas, y'all!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXE6MLPW3pCl1JxN9oZAxWF-1VfQxPwaW1NAHHJT3Im8vPxU7FrOw3v3YUNqOlhLBG-LkqhDnH-Yv9tCOT87Rja7HzfZZB_NW_QuTnmUqBXbeqQn3ytJSKZ7fPRjEKEL_lbboYJhiAmrkENMgDn_bhuEfEZpbifURJmLxv-nhph_iP01u_t4SvMw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXE6MLPW3pCl1JxN9oZAxWF-1VfQxPwaW1NAHHJT3Im8vPxU7FrOw3v3YUNqOlhLBG-LkqhDnH-Yv9tCOT87Rja7HzfZZB_NW_QuTnmUqBXbeqQn3ytJSKZ7fPRjEKEL_lbboYJhiAmrkENMgDn_bhuEfEZpbifURJmLxv-nhph_iP01u_t4SvMw=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course the day started with making sure everything was in place for when people finally got up :) Stockings filled, and presents waiting under the tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjOTl7cVX5QCGfMib9prrduoSAEHOllm4tHr9j7v2MPv_tIMij4dRtoDwEpLRuw0b9WNeZjAaxlIgG-Y6ZxXVhy1yE9DSCtCKw1frywodPZhSYIR4I3Z9HBNNT6uz5DjlqSBgXD-xCqEMc7UJPL7wuR7vVWQvuM4VeDR9Tsb8oNYW0ewxrGB6Qw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjOTl7cVX5QCGfMib9prrduoSAEHOllm4tHr9j7v2MPv_tIMij4dRtoDwEpLRuw0b9WNeZjAaxlIgG-Y6ZxXVhy1yE9DSCtCKw1frywodPZhSYIR4I3Z9HBNNT6uz5DjlqSBgXD-xCqEMc7UJPL7wuR7vVWQvuM4VeDR9Tsb8oNYW0ewxrGB6Qw=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Young Man pondering the Gifts That Are To Be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQJqw-oBWQsQGRpMxGQoMgHJdeMhK_Wd-dSdJDEA4Y6PHD0Muhc1d36inBA-zYg-pD5N-6ZObdWBf1HTYIr3I-KmpA3CRpwAY8Wvrca6CT6bwCEYVK45WTmIawXi51AopOSjkJ6ASD28JAsoCAjIb7N6OIevtM9KveHgGhNB5HK4YpB62vRzFaKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQJqw-oBWQsQGRpMxGQoMgHJdeMhK_Wd-dSdJDEA4Y6PHD0Muhc1d36inBA-zYg-pD5N-6ZObdWBf1HTYIr3I-KmpA3CRpwAY8Wvrca6CT6bwCEYVK45WTmIawXi51AopOSjkJ6ASD28JAsoCAjIb7N6OIevtM9KveHgGhNB5HK4YpB62vRzFaKA=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always wonderful, isn't it? The joy and glee and excitement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLj1VVd--WfBlJfde5swYBRu8iYEp2H69aXyLV7iNOxZnFYsqwZL7sjAl_yDT3tN0cxFvRD9jgIW_jJ-WNTEja84qxjW1RmEBePTHTxMV93sxJSrXHiN40zG_K7fZbnLNZHSBIbLayER_XlwwGw4HemDAbIkX-aCC0hm-gp_yvUW9Nx0XwOBvaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLj1VVd--WfBlJfde5swYBRu8iYEp2H69aXyLV7iNOxZnFYsqwZL7sjAl_yDT3tN0cxFvRD9jgIW_jJ-WNTEja84qxjW1RmEBePTHTxMV93sxJSrXHiN40zG_K7fZbnLNZHSBIbLayER_XlwwGw4HemDAbIkX-aCC0hm-gp_yvUW9Nx0XwOBvaQ=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know his face doesn't look it, but he was quite pleased with a Christmas T Shirt, and especially one featuring Among Us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He played with the catnip-filled mouse for a little bit but then got all ho hum about it. Bleh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdFy4gRsrFQqYbqL_KuPj7dQpVv8_JskN1K5gPETnuAt6Q4sOwLRjV1-ziZu2a9yYawJlg_cz2_7XVd1_8iBv7sSJvRxmkn0HilLuwfkYZXwREwyEYLcuytAHurzbYNW_fO_i8psODj1tj-mw4BX9d7WThsp4XOojZcvERpD96wU9kRiT4ncPPBw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdFy4gRsrFQqYbqL_KuPj7dQpVv8_JskN1K5gPETnuAt6Q4sOwLRjV1-ziZu2a9yYawJlg_cz2_7XVd1_8iBv7sSJvRxmkn0HilLuwfkYZXwREwyEYLcuytAHurzbYNW_fO_i8psODj1tj-mw4BX9d7WThsp4XOojZcvERpD96wU9kRiT4ncPPBw=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We DID find him snuggling up with HIS own new plush, tho.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We may live in the country where it isn't like a housing development where you bump into a neighbor at every turn, but we still DO have neighbors. It being the middle of the night, we knew we had to do something. Well, regardless of what time it was, it still needed to be stopped.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoDutKtdZRGnnFV_ZfpeydQsr8_EzQpvlYbRph9AmkwjARfIFcJbK0PvVSL1AJirq3PuKWpVEI3Jv3tk8eqE4YfqHh0j1o8m7rtuZO3M7N_myOpQvn2Amx2YBhleFLeQBlyzVUpb8OEdg27LMKJNpMhfQgGfCcyar-8r5cKog-Xdp7X5lB9iVH3A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoDutKtdZRGnnFV_ZfpeydQsr8_EzQpvlYbRph9AmkwjARfIFcJbK0PvVSL1AJirq3PuKWpVEI3Jv3tk8eqE4YfqHh0j1o8m7rtuZO3M7N_myOpQvn2Amx2YBhleFLeQBlyzVUpb8OEdg27LMKJNpMhfQgGfCcyar-8r5cKog-Xdp7X5lB9iVH3A" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The hubs immediately went into emergency procedures and gathered whatever he needed to unhook the car battery to cut off the juice that was causing all that horrendous incessant racket.</div><div><br /></div><div>All this in drizzling, freezing conditions.</div><div><br /></div><div>When we had some time to take a breath without getting our eardrums blown up, we tried to survey the cause .... and damage.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Somehow, the front windshield had developed a leak at its seal, which was letting rain water in, which then drenched the steering wheel and all the electronics in there - which then let loose this glitch with the horn going continuously. </div><div><br /></div><div>The floor board of the driver's side had water standing - a little flood - and we tried to do whatever we could to dry stuff out, including stringing a fan out to blow on the steering wheel etc.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLP8LbRMDZS7BO4kQ5oLUda739xa6mLBLo1l0nGsrL0W4yKs9F9pZ-vjTMxc2Rajhq2q6ijcUYoT1v2UIr43xj5hvod4i7iT0tv_IFtvr2mbBFscC4YBtoxI_uDIXOEYV5V-QE616PZtp7K37d14zoIwZ5uqi2VMOqhQLlUZ7MBP4Mc_hY9YqIuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLP8LbRMDZS7BO4kQ5oLUda739xa6mLBLo1l0nGsrL0W4yKs9F9pZ-vjTMxc2Rajhq2q6ijcUYoT1v2UIr43xj5hvod4i7iT0tv_IFtvr2mbBFscC4YBtoxI_uDIXOEYV5V-QE616PZtp7K37d14zoIwZ5uqi2VMOqhQLlUZ7MBP4Mc_hY9YqIuQ=s16000" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank Goodness after setting the fan there overnight and onto the next day, when the battery was reattached, the horn had gone back to normal. Sheesh.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiilZWDDc4xHMUe3BKAdqt8NpQ-Te_KqyO_VqrfkQeaa9hEq_4ovlNSnWeaoZDQ5WQQuE95VZ02f93o9nvBF3orQ8QjPnbDRBxkwzccmwIFcXmtOWch15pLyL0A_J6wF68zhzXMVvDLabINSMCTh0CRQsSfSIvwPy0eIZeQwMuh_3xWWA8kbX1jYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiilZWDDc4xHMUe3BKAdqt8NpQ-Te_KqyO_VqrfkQeaa9hEq_4ovlNSnWeaoZDQ5WQQuE95VZ02f93o9nvBF3orQ8QjPnbDRBxkwzccmwIFcXmtOWch15pLyL0A_J6wF68zhzXMVvDLabINSMCTh0CRQsSfSIvwPy0eIZeQwMuh_3xWWA8kbX1jYg=s16000" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>For now, there is heavy duty duct tape over where the metal meets the glass on the front wind shield faulty area and crossed fingers.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj69kIAXxT-BdBDmUdnlGTjk6rXem0Wmc5v6xZ-hCPZiNngwlUEcU9zG0QvCcA4NKrlu4z1rOJfyp7gV0IEWolx3qqlP2gAO5JtiDAO4yQTr03G9pdM0kFuKTobjZFrxSDfan-cDp790uwEz8cM_JNUP6yEsz-tZX1pg3Y8qM6e7AsxHKLYFdtgPg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had had fun assembling and decorating them, and that was what we cared about.<div><br /></div><div>I also got some Christmas Tree Peeps to scatter around, and we found some Haribo Gummy Bears from years past which came in handy as the Towns Folk!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-soPu2HyvYsQCIPNxai5Pye4R6AEXr4AqwKcJJ07z24iZS748NgoK8Agdk2qTDgQ66vvzh42LJHKjvW004p72XrlINK9Zs4KuoaWNoA4pu4ijCvzP2T7GIcUdagCgW2ySDX6B7rkY-JNz0EhVD0JTSNCRI5T9Me1jWmxtynICaDG0fPSeqIdvGg/s600/20231222_101004-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-soPu2HyvYsQCIPNxai5Pye4R6AEXr4AqwKcJJ07z24iZS748NgoK8Agdk2qTDgQ66vvzh42LJHKjvW004p72XrlINK9Zs4KuoaWNoA4pu4ijCvzP2T7GIcUdagCgW2ySDX6B7rkY-JNz0EhVD0JTSNCRI5T9Me1jWmxtynICaDG0fPSeqIdvGg/s16000/20231222_101004-002.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He is content even if we only used Graham Crackers.<br /><div><br /></div><div>This year, though, we had a Kit that I had bought end of the season last year, and still held up quite well!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12d7WUo_yXKBPGZfhyphenhyphen4KuogZilvRuswLmbcV8s4f73ohOh9XAfoT78GUdb9U7lHm2KA7wjoPNDKM3fhApiYZsyY8_dWPd9BQ43NgojFD9z9-AVHcv_QGzdtNpVS1yBDVibjvH3zDLTH91QW2IGl69qY_jwlK9ph13iaRiZev6V3JlJjaJf2T8aA/s600/20231219_140558-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12d7WUo_yXKBPGZfhyphenhyphen4KuogZilvRuswLmbcV8s4f73ohOh9XAfoT78GUdb9U7lHm2KA7wjoPNDKM3fhApiYZsyY8_dWPd9BQ43NgojFD9z9-AVHcv_QGzdtNpVS1yBDVibjvH3zDLTH91QW2IGl69qY_jwlK9ph13iaRiZev6V3JlJjaJf2T8aA/s16000/20231219_140558-002.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A time of quiet contemplation before the rest of the gang wakes up. :)</div>lettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136322664292926774noreply@blogger.com0