{"id":3225,"date":"2005-01-01T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-01T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-03-23T04:25:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:25:23","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=3225","title":{"rendered":"(This is a continuation of the last post.)  I was blessed to receive many wonderful gifts from my family this year. From my in-laws, I received some &#8220;green stuff&#8221; and they also sent Jon and me out to eat.  That was really wonderful&#8230;because we had been in the van with the little boys for the 2 days prior, and, as much as we love them, we needed a break.   From my parents, I got a calphalon griddle pan, some towels (a yearly gift, bet you can figure out why we need lots of them), some olive oil and some &#8220;Franklins&#8221; in a beautiful box, and some great jeans and a sweater (from my sister and brother-in-law).  Jon gave me the book &#8220;Think Like a Chef&#8221; by Tom Colicchio, a dvd designed to teach us how to dance together called &#8220;The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa&#8221;, and this  \r\n\r\n.   \r\n\r\nSo far, the book is really interesting.  I look forward to trying out the dvd.  And I love the necklace.  It came with a cute little box and felt pouch&#8230;but  I haven&#8217;t put it in there yet because it has been around my neck ever since Christmas.  So that is what I got for Christmas.  What did you get?  Please tell me, I&#8217;m really interested.\r\n\r\nFor 2005.  I don&#8217;t really make any formal resolutions&#8230;but in the coming year I hope to read more, entertain\/be hospitable more, find a way to exercise and help my almost 5 year old with his speech.  There are a lot of things that I want to get done soon (like paint my bathroom, lime green, maybe?) that really don&#8217;t count as resolutions.\r\nThis might be an interesting year for the Barlows.  Maybe Jon will finish his Ph.D.  Maybe we&#8217;ll move.  Maybe we&#8217;ll change cities.  Maybe we won&#8217;t.  Maybe my 8 year old will be independent in school.  Maybe he won&#8217;t.  I can&#8217;t wait to see what happens.  Happy New Year, everyone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(This is a continuation of the last post.)  I was blessed to receive many wonderful gifts from my family this year. From my in-laws, I received some &#8220;green stuff&#8221; and they also sent Jon and me out to eat.  That was really wonderful&#8230;because we had been in the van with the little boys for the 2 days prior, and, as much as we love them, we needed a break.   From my parents, I got a calphalon griddle pan, some towels (a yearly gift, bet you can figure out why we need lots of them), some olive oil and some &#8220;Franklins&#8221; in a beautiful box, and some great jeans and a sweater (from my sister and brother-in-law).  Jon gave me the book &#8220;Think Like a Chef&#8221; by Tom Colicchio, a dvd designed to teach us how to dance together called &#8220;The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa&#8221;, and this  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/necklace.jpg\">.   <\/p>\n<p>So far, the book is really interesting.  I look forward to trying out the dvd.  And I love the necklace.  It came with a cute little box and felt pouch&#8230;but  I haven&#8217;t put it in there yet because it has been around my neck ever since Christmas.  So that is what I got for Christmas.  What did you get?  Please tell me, I&#8217;m really interested.<\/p>\n<p>For 2005.  I don&#8217;t really make any formal resolutions&#8230;but in the coming year I hope to read more, entertain\/be hospitable more, find a way to exercise and help my almost 5 year old with his speech.  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