I can't believe that, living over here on the "almost-West Coast", I'm the first one to post this; but Merry Christmas, everybody.
Cowgirl Tink, my son Matt and I came back from Midnight Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church, where I was baptised almost 45 years ago here in Yuma. Mrs StDr, our 2nd child Jessie, and our "Other Daughter" AshLee (MrsStDr and I are her Legal Guardians since two weeks ago) stayed at home, battling the Flu Bug; but Trish and Matt and I got to go. We just opened the presents, and now everybody is going off to bed......
To all our pals on :SNSign: , may the occasion of our Christ's birth find you well and in good spirits.
SVTCobra306: Sue and I are gonna figure out how to block enough leave to get the family to Iowa to meet your family someday. I just don't think it will be for Christmas right away; Mrs StDr is originally from Cleveland, and she's not too keen on being somewhere that snow is present
Meanwhile, good hunting and roast some backstrap for me! 
Fritz and Dan: Ditto. Maybe, when we finally go back to Ohio to meet Sue's family, we can also make it to Pennsy (my Mom had relatives in Lehighton/Allentown, but not my Dad?
) and Gnu Yawk (Dad's family) to track down mine - and you guys, of course.
From the Allen family to all of yours'..... Merry Christmas, everybody!
Cowgirl Tink, my son Matt and I came back from Midnight Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church, where I was baptised almost 45 years ago here in Yuma. Mrs StDr, our 2nd child Jessie, and our "Other Daughter" AshLee (MrsStDr and I are her Legal Guardians since two weeks ago) stayed at home, battling the Flu Bug; but Trish and Matt and I got to go. We just opened the presents, and now everybody is going off to bed......
To all our pals on :SNSign: , may the occasion of our Christ's birth find you well and in good spirits.
SVTCobra306: Sue and I are gonna figure out how to block enough leave to get the family to Iowa to meet your family someday. I just don't think it will be for Christmas right away; Mrs StDr is originally from Cleveland, and she's not too keen on being somewhere that snow is present
Meanwhile, good hunting and roast some backstrap for me! Fritz and Dan: Ditto. Maybe, when we finally go back to Ohio to meet Sue's family, we can also make it to Pennsy (my Mom had relatives in Lehighton/Allentown, but not my Dad?
) and Gnu Yawk (Dad's family) to track down mine - and you guys, of course.From the Allen family to all of yours'..... Merry Christmas, everybody!
