WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Once again it is that time of year when we look beyond the humdrum of our daily lives and stop to remember the family and friends who are important to us.  Each year our list of old friends grows shorter.  We are left with treasured memories of Christmases past reminding us how much we value our family and friends.

Ours has been a subdued year.  Our travels were a Florida visit, two trips in the RV, one to our frequent desert haunts and another into Northern Arizona, Nevada and California and a week on Kauai in Hawaii.  While the aging process is evident in our decidedly reduced activities, we are extremely lucky to enjoy good health for the age bracket in which we reside.  Nevertheless, we are scaling back on our activities in an effort to preserve our strength for the priorities in our life.

Book 2 of LIFE AS WE LIVED IT is at the publisher’s and should be out in late January or early February.  I hope that one day our children and grandchildren will treasure our escapades as much as we have enjoyed experiencing them.  We have truly been blessed.

Our daughter, Terri maintains “oversight” in our daily activities – reminds us of the need to exercise, admonishes us to eat sensibly and critiques our activities or lack thereof.  We are blessed to have her diligent oversight. 

Our son and daughter in law, Gary and Marci, are busy with their respective lives and careers. We are blessed to have them still in Glendale, in spite of their plans to move into Orange County.  Granddaughter, Lauren, lives and works in Dallas, Texas.  She manages an occasional trip to LA for which we are grateful.  Grandson, Sean, is still attending school in San Diego and works part time.  We do not see enough of him.  

We hope the New Year will bring you good health, happiness and prosperity in proportion to your expectations.

                                         CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 2013