Merry Christmas
So, the calendar says
its Christmas again and time for a blog even though we aren’t yet ready
for all the Ho, Ho, Ho business except for the part about wishing you a Merry
Christmas.
The best news of the year for us is that
our family continues to be blessed with good health. I have come to believe
that the aches and pains of getting older is not so bad and may be a simple reminder
of what could go wrong if things turned sour. So far, we have been spared major
problems and we are thankful. One of the things Marjorie & I have taken on
this year is a more serious approach to exercise. Although going to the gym
takes a lot of time and energy, and some believe that grunting while looking
silly in short pants is a little too much, after doing it for several months
I’m used to it and I think it is good for us.
We are still talking
about our big trip this year to South Africa that we enjoyed immensely (tell us
if you want to see a few thousand pictures). Beyond that, we spent a lot of
time camping and dancing. Our dancing took us to many venues, the most distant
being our summertime trip to Oklahoma City for the National Square Dance
Convention. It was a hoot. We also danced locally, and it continues to be a fun
hobby that provokes friendships with those who are as silly as we are about do-se-do.
We are now into our 12th
year of retirement and living in our new house in the North Woods. Except the
house isn’t new anymore. In fact, this year became the year for repair,
replacement, and refurbishing with replacement of a water heater and a
refurbishing our water system with a new water softener. We also decided to buy
a new GM truck. It’s a humdinger – when the diesel engine runs it hums, and
when I back too close to something, it goes ding, ding, ding. What won’t they
think of next?
Here’s hoping that you
and yours will enjoy the magic of the holiday season and find time to say hello
to old friends. We’ll be thinking of you…..
