> (You have Mousie to blame for my posting of Day 4. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't have come until tomorrow, at the earliest.)
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Huzzah for Mousie, then. ;) And for Elly, of course, because I know I've been really interested in reading all this!

> We ate dinner at Chili's this evening. Yes, that's the restaurant with the Huge Knives and the chili pepper door handles that Sam and I like so much.
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The last time I went to Chili's, one of my friends actually got a Huge Knife. It WAS huge (hyooj!), but unfortunately compared to that one it was obvious that the ones from my RinkMeeting with Elly, flyingcats and Ayako were NOT Huge Knives. Big Knives, yes, but not Huge Knives. (Although Elly is scary even with the small Big Knives, and we have photo proof! ;))

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> When it got a bit cooler outside, we went for a walk in the old cemetery. It's a fascinating cemetery with lots of paths, hills, and gravestones arranged in patterns. It grew dark, and I was able to see fireflies for the first time in my life. We also saw quite a few bats, and Sam and Leen got a kick out of the fact that I'm terrified of bats.
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Cemetery walks are cool. Fireflies are even cooler. I really wish they had fireflies here. I used to love visiting my aunt and uncle in PA (they've since moved to New Mexico... no more fireflies) and sitting in the backyard of their country home. I would lie in the grass in the evening and watch the stars and the fireflies both come out. Really beautiful.

Sosi"loved the pictures, not surprised Timmy has a purple halter"qui