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  Now I’m sitting in the living room with Will, our dog, Ichigo and our cat, Tasha.Time flies quickly. Another year is passing by¹. December was a crazy month — A lot of stuff to do. I’m sure that everybody felt the same way.

 

  Now I have to slow down — time to settle down² and enjoy family time.

 

  This morning I was working at my desk trying to make a dent³ in the mountain of work I have to do. In the afternoon,  as one last family house project of the year, we trimmed⁴ our eucalyptus tree. We were worrying because it had gotten so big (even though we trim it 2 times a year) that it started stretching out its branches and reaching to the electric and telephone lines.

 

  Look how airy⁵ it is! We removed a lot of branches and made the tree about two-thirds⁶ of the original height. Now we have no worries that in the New Year it will cut one of those lines. (You can see how thin it was in the blog on May 23, 2016.)

   

  After this big project, we decided to get out of⁷ the house for a change. We went to a bakery café nearby and had a nice coffee break and then dropped by⁸ an imported food store to buy some coffee to enjoy during the New Year’s holidays. And there we met our friends’ family whom we hadn’t met for a long time. What a fun surprise at the end of the year!

 
  Now we are relaxing in a toasty⁹ and cozy¹⁰ living room, just kicking back¹¹.
   
 
  In¹² one and a half hours, a new year will be born — full of new possibilities!

  We wish you a happy new year!!