PRESENTS AND PAPER!

   TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH., 2017
           PRESENTS AND PAPER
     Christmas morning at our house has
changed a lot over the years. When the
kids were little we were usually pulled
out of bed at some ridiculously early
hour. More asleep than awake we'd
watch as they opened their presents from
Santa.
       My wife and I desperately tried to
keep ahead of the mountain of ripped
wrapping paper that quickly built up
on the floor. It was a losing battle!
         The kids are all gone now and
each of them has kids of their own.
We all get together at one of their
houses on Christmas eve these days.
Santa still supplies a lot of gifts and
we still try to stay ahead of the
wrapping wastes!
         Meanwhile, back in our home,
Christmas day has changed. A little
anyway.
          We still gather at one of our
kid's homes to enjoy food and fun
together. But that's Christmas
afternoon!
          The morning no longer begins
at 6 or 7am! We get to sleep in! We
figured the later we got up the more
time Santa would have to make his
delivery to our place. And it worked!
           When we finally got up there
was a pile of presents waiting for us.
Just the two of us!
             We haven't quite licked the
paper pile problem. We still generate
a ton of waste paper but, heck, we're
just big kids ripping up the wrappings!
               Hope you had a Merry
Christmas Day and will continue to
celebrate so that all your NEWS is
good!