[PUBLISHER] column
Keeping it simple — and loving it
RANDY CAPPS
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Simple things can mean a great deal. As February dawns, we creep closer to a year of dealing with COVID-19. I’d like to believe that we’re on the back end of this ordeal, and with any luck, we’ll be able to confine this virus to the pages of history sooner rather than later. Until then, we press on. One way we do that is our family Super Bowl tradition. Shanna makes a
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smorgasbord of junk food treats — pizza cake, chili cheese dip, pigs in blankets and plenty of other gameday fare. We sit together and watch the game, and the commercials. We critique the halftime show, for better or worse, and we spend the night together in the living room, laughing and having fun. It’s probably the only football game Shanna watches from start to finish all year, and I know it’s the only one Ethan remotely cares about. But it’s a fun, easy way for us to connect as a family. Some people like having big parties or heading down to the bar, and that’s cool.
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Personally, I’d much rather spend that time with the people who mean the most to me.
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