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Christmas in Spain

December 24, 2006

So Steve and the Dogs have arrived and are settling in well. The 1st week when the dogs were here BEFORE Steve was a bit complicated. I had a small outburst when one of the guys was commenting on my concerns the night before they arrived. “I have never been a single parent of dogs and I have NOT had 9 months to prepare!”

Tonight is Christmas Even and it is about 8:30pm and I am getting ready to start dinner. We decided to go with something different so will be making shrimp as a starter. Magret de Canard – Breast of Duck with a brandy apricot sauce and mustard sweet potato mash. We also have foie gras and little cheeses and a fresh cheese bread and Christmas flowers to be arranged don’t know if we need all of this or if I feel like it… but after my 1st gin and tonic, I am sure it will all come together easily ?

Today Steve and Katie and I walked around down and bought random things we needed – like a hack saw and a backpack and generally enjoyed the holiday chaos .. with a couple of stops for wine. When we got home a few minutes ago we had a bit of a panic as only Josh greeted us at the door. Turns out that Koda had locked himself in the bathroom – toilet was empty but he was fine – NO Christmas kisses for him tomorrow though!

I hope everyone else is having their own special/unique warm cozy and happy Christmas!

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Dawn Riley is one of the best-known sailors in the world. She was the first woman ever to manage an entire America's Cup syndicate, the first American, man or woman, to sail in three America's Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races and is one of the forerunners in providing community access into the sport of sailing. See her biography for more information.

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