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12/19/2003 Entry: "NICKLES, THE GUITAR-PLAYING, SINGING-DANCING TWO YEAR OLD WILL SOON BE HERE!"

NICKLES, THE GUITAR-PLAYING, SINGING-DANCING TWO YEAR OLD WILL SOON BE HERE!

My niece's two year old son, Nicholas, is bringing his parents and two dogs and will be here about 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning... or whenever their drive from Houston lands them in Ellsworth. We're playing musical beds as we have other house guests here too. It will be a bit like double-bunking in a submarine.

I am so excited to see all of them and have them here, if even just for a few hours. They live too far away to suit me and our visits are infrequent. They were here a year ago last February when Nickles was four months old. A steady stream of pictures has kept me up to date with his by leaps and bounds growth since then. He is such a precious child and is off to such a wonderful start in life.

They are on their way to Denver for Christmas with my sister-in-law and to visit other relatives and friends. They won't be here long, but all the family will converge in the morning for sausage, egg and cheese strata, mixed fresh fruits, caramel pecan rolls and juice. We always gather over food. (Ah...that pesky diet again).

It is going to be another glorious day.