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eclipse reached totality brought

excitement to everyone. And

everyone laughed as our rooster

started crowing, confused and

thinking it was a new sunrise.

As everyone was packing up to

head on their way, children wanted

one more boat ride around the pond

or one more chance to pet the kittens.

Everyone hung around longer,

enjoying the new friendships. But

eventually, our home was quiet again,

and when I finally sat down for the

evening, I was exhausted but realized

we had benefitted even more than

those who had come to visit. Others I

visited with who had done similar