CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER December 2016

know we have said he passed away at 79 but my Mom
explained that his birth certificate was filed a year late so
his birthday was dated a year later – well this was explained
to me so I have been listing his last birthday as turning 80)
I know my father will always be with me in spirit, but I
want to put this on my tree every year. Since Christmas is
about memories, I plan to have more of these made, or
purchase small frames so I can hang more Christmas
pictures during the holiday season.
Well as of today the year 2016 is almost over. I wanted to
share more pictures, but my cell phone is out of order as of
this writing. I wanted to share some of the gifts that
Kristofer got in his class. They were beautiful gifts he got
from his teachers. A beautiful frame with a painting he did,
a picture, a card, and of course his share of candy. I’ll try
to share these pics in a future edition maybe the January
New Year edition.
As for my mention of the Ornament exchange. I am
seriously considering not having one next year. Or it may be
changed where I will no longer be the one giving out the
names to send the cards/ornaments too. As many of you
know since you have participated, I began the Christmas
card/ornament exchange last year, and it began very well
with a good deal of participation. However, I did hear from
a few people who never received ornaments even though
they did send their ornaments to the names they received.
Not all were upset that they didn’t receive an ornament for
after all the season wasn’t about simply getting something,
however for some they were hurt not to receive even a
thank you from recipients along with getting no ornaments in
return from others.
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