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to undertake a bid to win no tricks.  Add a little alcohol & sleep deprivation & the concept becomes rather amusing.  American500 isn't for the faint hearted if you're playing with some - think pub pool rules....one does not mess with them.

A day of ongoing food & pool time whilst the big kids began the hot lap tradition down on the track below the house.

It was also the day I realised I miss my usual Christmas family - I miss the familiarity of the traditions they have over this time & that melding into a new one was not something I was prepared for. It took me by surprise.