Friday, December 29, 2006
It’s almost 2007
It’s almost time to welcome in a new year.
If you would like to enjoy a few different holidays this January, I have included a calendar page (in the extended entry of this post) with some different and unusual celebrations for you.
Have a wonderful year!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
DOES SANTA CLAUS HAVE A BROTHER?
According to Pennsylvania Dutch and French tradition, Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nichols.
He visits every home on New Year’s Eve after the children are asleep, and if a plate is set out for him, he fills it with cakes and cookies.
I’m going to set out a plate and see if he stops by.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
Home till Next year
I will be working a couple of those days, but if all goes well, I can do it from home. YES!
And this is the only snow I think I'll be seeing in the near future.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Winter Solstice: The Shortest Day
Are you afraid of the dark? If so, then December 21, 2003, is not the day for you.
This year December 21 is the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, the shortest day—and longest night—of the year.
This is a day I look forward to every year.
It means that we’ll have longer days each day till summer.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Popularity can be expensive!
Wow - are we popular.
We have gotten 18 new sets of address labels from different well-wishers this month. They all want us to have happy holidays.
And they would also like us to send a bit of a donation – anywhere from $5 to $50 or more.
Popularity can be expensive.
Is anyone else as popular as we are? 
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Now I can relax a bit
Don mailed our out-of-town packages yesterday, and the rest of the gifts are wrapped and under the tree.
We’re still waiting for a delivery from the mailman for something we ordered in September, and they promised would be shipped by December 12th , and I have two small gifts to purchase.
I’m feeling pretty good about this whole holiday thing.
Friday, December 15, 2006
He will be missed
Peter Boyle, who starred in many movies (including “Young Frankenstein") and “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died at age 71
Ray Romano says: “I will miss him forever”
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Deck the Lawn…
With the exception of a wreath, we don’t decorate our house outdoors for the Christmas season. We have a lit tree in our window. And it looks great from outside.
There are several houses near us that people travel long distances to see.
We have taken a few children to see them, and they are simply amazed.
The one house has such a high electric bill each Christmas season that they have a donation box at the front of their yard.
And you have to wait for people to move on if you want to get close.
That’s a lot of work!
Friday, December 08, 2006
Walking the dog!
I used to walk my dog (on the sidewalk) past an elderly lady’s house, and she always hollered out that I’d better not let that dog do anything in her yard.
Not wanting to cause a scene, I would just hurry by.
But when my Mother went with me, she’d holler back that we were on public property!
It seems that there will always be people like that - both the old lady and my Mother.
I think that was the highlight of their day.
