Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I’ve been relaxing myself, so we have some catching up to do. Santa Bob visited JJ and Cecilia Christmas Eve with a bountiful bag. JJ couldn’t believe it and summoned his parents. “These are all for me!” he exclaimed. Santa and he went through a pile of trucks, magic markers, a train (Santa forgot the batteries!) and a toy computer which was especially welcomed. (But the kid is a whiz on a real one, so don’t know how long the fascination will last) . . . We spent Christmas day quietly, lamenting the fact that TV generally ignored the holiday; even the shopping channels were hard at work pushing their goods. We reminisced about the Bing Crosby-Perry Como-Andy Williams et al Christmas specials which were so much a part of the season celebration years ago. Finally watched some of the (taped) Harrisburg holiday parade and remembered that its original purpose was to attract people to the big stores downtown (yes, there were such things). Santa would dismount at Pomeroy’s and their animated windows would be revealed. The burg actually felt like a city back then . . . Oh, yeah: Bob got an Earl Blust painting and Santa Bob got me a dishwasher . . . Lazed Saturday while Bob prepared for Sunday’s family “do” and then we joined the neighbors at Elizabeth and Mickey’s open house. What a lovely event. The women will be moving to the suburbs soon, but they surely will miss their historic Briggs Street building; what a beauty. If you are looking for a place in our neighborhood, be sure you eyeball this one . . . Sixteen members of the Deibler clan descended on Bob’s house on Sunday. Lots and lots and lots of eats: food, football and fellowship in roughly that order (go Steelers!) . . . and we have a holiday tradition of our own—tonight Janet Reed and Angela Lawson will join us to pick through the leftovers; the girls will be happy: there’s a lot of their favorite cold stuffing to enjoy . . . More to come, but want to remind you that there are still a few bayberry candles available for your New Year’s Eve celebration . . .
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