Brad: I've got another version of that song which is one of my favorites for Christmas. So many songs are still sung that recognize the reason we are celebrating this day. Merry Christmas to all..................Maryl

Merry Christmas and happy new year! Today’s rescued blooms: Yves piaget, leonora, spirit of freedom, carey, princess alexandra of kent, pink o’hara, princess charlene de monaco, munstead wood, firefighter. whew.

"I've been locked out of GW for the past month!" It seems many posters are having problems. I'm able to log in and post ok, but nothing shows under my activity. Hopefully they'll fix that, so will be able to find my old posts for reference. I was away over New Year's, and at the hotel on Jan 1 no one's card worked to unlock their rooms. ACK! Poor desk clerk was running all over opening up people's rooms for them. Hopefully they finally got that sorted out, it was something with the flip to the new calendar year and the system controlling the locks.

Merry Christmas to you all, also! We had our second ever Christmas in our own home! While our parents were living we always traveled to Arizona to spend the holidays with them. Now we are the "older" generation! Our son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter came on Christmas Eve for prime rib dinner, presents and games. It was wonderful. Her parents and siblings are here, also, so Christmas day was lunch and presents at their house. We had beautiful weather (for Colorado) - it was 55F, so I took a walk while DH finished putting together his new computer (Christmas present) and I took a long walk. After leftover dinner, we took a drive around town to see Christmas lights. It was lovely! Today DH had hernia surgery so it's a quieter evening - but he is doing great. Sue