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It feels so strange to be sitting in an empty house again. The girls had no school on Friday because of conferences. So they had a three day weekend. The house has been so loud and busy that now it really seems quiet. I think the dogs are even quiet from getting all worn out.

Sunday James' dad came to visit. We have asked him to come visit for awhile but it has been too cold. It is about an hour and a half drive and he does not go anywhere without his dogs. So we had 4 dogs running around yesterday. James keeps making brats and kraut whenever people come over and I think his dad is sick of it. He made a surprise, surprise kind of comment. I offered to make the Greek chicken I was planning on making Tuesday but James said no.

So Noelle and I made potato salad and the apple crisp that we never got around to making. It worked out well because that way we got to use up some of the fake white and brown sugar we had leftover from making his dad Christmas cookies. If I make it again I will have to remember to add more butter or something to the topping. I did not think about the fact that you only use half as much fake brown sugar as you do real brown sugar so the topping was kind of dry. It still tasted good though.