To My friends LEFT & RIGHT

[slohand]

To my Democrat Friends:Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2010, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wish.






To My Republican Friends:Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Tiger]

Indeed... Merry Christmas... And Godbless America...

[Vena]

Well put Slo. Here Here to the U.S.A and everyone who loves America and makes it what it is! God Bless us all. And yes... finally a chance at Health care reform for real! =^.^= It's about time. A better NEW Year for all... Yserbius///

[LadyChina]

These are a list of the items underneath my Christmas tree. But first let me tell you about my Christmas tree: it is a family heirloom. Made by my Aunt in the 1960's, gifted to my Grandfather from her in time, and given into my safe keeping by my Grandmother just this year.

I have very little money. It has been a difficult year and I shall not open the book of counted sorrows, because I prefer the book of Bountiful Blessings. Within those pages will be found the list of presents that are for me.

1. Two rolls of toilet paper upon which edible mushrooms were grown by my son in his botany class.

2. Two mysterious packages bought from the children's store at the church by my youngest daughter (people donate used items and the children can shop and pick out delights for their parents for a few cents.)

3. Two Christmas balls, one shiny red and one shiny green (mine is the green one) that my husband and I received as a gift from a lovely wedding we attended a few weeks ago. They are still in their boxes, and I will act surprised when I open them.

4. Two yellow packages that may contain a total of four pedometers, free from Blue Cross Blue Shield as they attempt to promote a lessening of insurance costs by advocating for a healthy lifestyle - of which walking is part. 10,000 steps per day.

That is under my heirloom ceramic hand painted Christmas tree (complete with a music box that plays "Silent Night"). Though much of my family will be gone out of town for the holiday, I have my oldest son to share some time with, and my oldest daughter, and my grand daughter. It is for her that I read an excerpt from Chapter 19 of the book "Little House On The Prairie" by Laura Ingalls WIlder. I have owned that book since I was a little girl, carrying it from place to place - never forgetting the description of the excitement of a child at Christmas, no matter how humble the gifts.

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I think I am an INDEPENDENT. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and may a luscious Valentine's Day be yours.

[slohand]

You know LC those are the christmases we remember the most and the best. Glad to see you made it through 2009. May 2010 be better and brighter for us all. Good to see you on the board again for a visit. Slo

[Navic]

There goes the neighborhood!

[Tiger]

Again...

Oh, come on... Just post the message...