This year was fun, calm, delicious, and refreshing. The weather was cooperative, everyone contributed to the meal and we had tons to eat, Jess and her friend Dan came and we laughed until our stomachs hurt, the family played "Neanderthal poetry" and it was so funny, Jerry told lots of stories about when the "siblings" were young (his birthday sleepover at John and Dawna house when he was a teenager, and a waterbed that John and Dawna turned into a couch!), Austin planned a really special garden party with build-your-own oven-fired pizzas, and everyone chipped in on cleanup and many hands made light work.
We cut down a Christmas tree and decorated on the porch, the Hamm Bowl was a success with a great crowd and no players injured, the new TV mounted in the shop for football and movies was a big hit, the kids spent lots of time in the hot tub, Wes stayed in DD and Big John's room on the floor and it was his first overnight at the farm, and I found a local cleaning crew that cleaned the week of Thanksgiving which was so helpful.
Another highlight of the break was Cadie getting her learner's permit! We were able to get an appointment at the Athens DMV and they were very helpful and the process didn't take long. Of course, it took forever to get all the documents required to actually get the permit, but once we were there it was easy. I can't believe we have an almost driver!
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