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 So . . . the weekend has come and gone.  Gary was on call, so we spent Friday night and Sunday at "Chez Trauma".  Luckily it was pretty quiet - no little ghosts and ghouls getting run down while looking for candy.  And we got to watch both the Eagles-Ravens and Steelers-Patriots games.  The Eagles managed another not-pretty win, and the Steelers defeated the heretofore undefeated Patriots.  The Eagles are now 7-0 on the season and are playing the Steelers next week, so hopefully the Steelers will have used up all their mojo taking out the Pats. 
[E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!!]   
Tomorrow is Gary's birthday and I've been tormenting him with a pile of wrapped presents for the past week.  I had to put them in the closet though, because Suki felt that they should be opened early.  By her.   
[Since, after all, everything belongs to a cat.] 
It's actually quite a celebratory week.  On Thursday, my parents will celebrate their  
50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 
Huzzah!  I don't think they're planning anything exotic - Mom would probably just like to have the house clean. 
Yet another occasion to add to the week's list: Trollop Stephani will be celebrating a milestone birthday on Friday.  A semi-important one.  A birthday that begins with a "4" and ends with an "0".  Gary and I are driving up to Ithaca to spend the weekend with her.  We'll do a little touring in the Finger Lakes Wineries and cook up a gourmet dinner for her that night. 
Steph was kind enough to send an amusing link: Weight Watchers Recipe Cards from 1974.   
Oh MY. Here's an example: 
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