Indio, California: Best Wishes to y'all for a Happy and Healthy 2014! We had another great day with the kids. I cooked my famed potato hash, we went on a long walk (a half-mile with Leo is a long walk) and did what most people do on January first - went swimming.

Are we mean to compare his January 1st dip in the resort kiddie pool to the popular "Polar Bear Plunge" (jumping into a freezing-cold lake) on New Year's Day? Yeah. That was mean.
It was only 79° in Indio today.

I made a cross between gumbo and black-eyed pea soup - black-eyed peas, cajun-style chicken sausage, onion, garlic, tomatoes and okra - for dinner and sent some home with the kids. DT's Dad was from Texas, so it is tradition in the family to eat black-eyed peas on January 1st for good luck.
Let's hope it works.
Until my next update, I remain, your hopeful correspondent.
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