{"id":8189,"date":"2014-01-02T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/?p=8189"},"modified":"2023-12-22T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T21:20:27","slug":"2013-boyd-mad-lib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2014\/2013-boyd-mad-lib\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh no! It\u2019s a 2013 Boyd Mad Lib!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/2012\/our-2012-mad-lib\/\">Yet again<\/a> this year, we are sending out a by-now-traditional blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But are you curious about the official version? Read on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Christmas-Card-2013-front-1000.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Christmas Card\" class=\"wp-image-8192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Christmas-Card-2013-front-1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Christmas-Card-2013-front-1000-128x98.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our 2013 Mad Lib<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy, age <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(n\u00ba), wore a single <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(adj.) outfit most of the year. (We did wash it once or twice.) Rosie, age <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(n\u00ba), spends much of her time upside-down, practicing <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u> (body part)-stands. Both girls mastered their <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(vehicles) this summer, which we now use to go to weekly <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(musical instrument) lessons. Ann rescued a live <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(animal) in the park on Thanksgiving. Jon &amp; Ann reached a 2013 goal of watching every <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(famous person) movie in chronological order \u2014 all 46 of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish you a <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(adj.) Christmas and a happy <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;(n.)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The factual version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy, age seven, wore a single blue outfit most of the year. (We did wash it once or twice.) Rosie, age five, spends much of her time upside-down, practicing headstands. Both girls mastered their two-wheeler bikes this summer, which we now use to go to weekly piano lessons. Ann rescued a live rooster in the park on Thanksgiving. Jon &amp; Ann reached a 2013 goal of watching every Woody Allen movie in chronological order &#8212; all 46 of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We [really do] wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. Lucy&#8217;s beloved stuffed animal, Piggy Lou, wanted to get in on the Groucho Marx glasses. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/piggy-lou-marx.jpg\" alt=\"Piggy Lou Marx\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/piggy-lou-marx.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/piggy-lou-marx-128x95.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet again this year, we are sending out a by-now-traditional blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But are you curious about the official version? 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