Thursday, December 17, 2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020

 

 

DEAREST  FAMILY  AND FRIENDS..............AND I DO MEAN 'DEAREST', BECAUSE YOU ARE SO SPECIAL TO US.

I THINK I SAID LAST YEAR WHEN LOOKING FORWARD TO 2020, THAT MY OPHTHALMOLOGIST HUSBAND SAID 2020 IS PERFECT VISION!! SO MUCH FOR THAT. MAYBE HE MEANT IT WOULD BE AN "EYE OPENER" !!! AND THAT'S FOR SURE!!!

THE YEAR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH SO MUCH TURMOIL, I KEEP WONDERING HOW IT WENT BY SO QUICKLY. MOSTLY BECAUSE WE JUST KEPT DOING WHAT WE DO, WITH A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE IT WORK.  THE VIRTUAL CHURCH, THANK HEAVEN FOR ZOOM.  MORE OF US HAVE LEARNED  MORE TECH STUFF THAN EVER I IMAGINED. I WON'T DWELL ON WHAT THE NEGATIVES ARE CUZ WE HEAR ENOUGH OF THAT IN OTHER WAYS !!!

WE HAD MANY OF OUR OLD VIDEO CASSETTES PUT ON DVD'S AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY FUN. MUCH OF ITALY AND LOOKS LIKE A TRAVELOGE. AND SAW SOME WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG AND MANY OF THE NAVY THINGS AND PLACES. 

WE MISS DOING OUR TO TAPPER SHOWS, AND GETTING TOGETHER. WE HAVE KEPT UP OUR REHEARSALS BUT SEPARATELY IN THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS TO KEEP SEPARATION. ONE PLACE IS OUR PATIO.... NOT EASY TO DANCE ON CEMENT BUT WE JUST 'SORT OF' DANCE. KEEPS US EXERCISING.

WE DID DTAKE ONE TRIP UP TO MINDEN, NEVADA FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. A NICE DRIVE AND SCENERY WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANKSGIVING AT IMO'S AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR FRIENDS, THE HALSEY'S, (OUR OTHER EXTENDED FAMILY) AS WE DO EVERY YEAR, TO CELEBRATE AND ENJOY CHRISTMAS DAY. CHILDREN ARE ON EAST COAST AND NORTH WEST. NOT EASY TO GET TOGETHER.

WE'LL BE THINKING OF YOU ALL AND PRAYING FOR ALL TO STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY. LET'S LOOK FORWARD TO  HAPPIEER DAYS AHEAD WITH LOVE AND HAPPINESS.

WITH MUCH LOVE, 

MARILYN AND BOB ...... and Mika too

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