IT'S IN THE CARDS!

     SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH., 2017
               IT'S IN THE CARDS!

  I'm not sure in the mailman is

celebrating. But this is "Christmas

Card Day!"

  It's observed every December

9th., in honor of Sir Henry Cole of

England. Cole created the first commercial

  Christmas Card in 1843.

Christmas cards are as much a part

of the holiday's traditions as Santa and

the Christmas tree.

  For many years those cards were

the most popular way for people in

one area of the country to exchange

their greetings with folks who lived

in another. More recently a lot of

those Hallmark cards have been

replaced with email and Facebook

offerings.

  My wife and I still fashion our

annual Christmas card based on

scenes from the movie "A Christmas

Story." If you haven't seen the film

(although I find that hard to believe)

you'll probably think we're just crazy.

For some, whether they've see the

movie or not, we prove we are!

  The hardest part is trying to

reconstruct a scene. Thus far I think

we've been fairly successful.

That said, here's our card to you

this season. Hope you like it, remember

it from the movie, and that all your

NEWS is good!