Random Thoughts
It's here! Christmas! Religious services, parties, gift exchanges, Christmas cards, and letters are just wonderful.
One of my friends (out of town) said that all she wants for Christmas is electricity! I think she has done without power for a week or more. I was lucky, the power was out just a few hours. I was getting nervous, though!
Do you see the commercial on TV using that old fable, the tortoise and the hare? Anyway, I feel so sorry for the tortoise. His legs are so awkward and unwieldy he can hardly move. He rolls over on his back and does manage to straighten up. I thought when turtles got on their backs they are unable to turn over. Is that right?
I head a person say, after attending the music program in the new auditorium, "I couldn't believe I was in Marion." I'm anxious to see this wonder.
We have been having a real old-fashioned winter and I saw some kids carrying their sleds toward Elm Street Hill. The city used to close that hill off — just for the kids to use.
I feel so guilty. My family and friends are showering me with gifts. I was unable to shop or make cookies. Maybe I have done my share in the past, but that doesn't make me feel any better.
I do love the cards and letters. I can send those. Merry Christmas!
— NORMA HANNAFORD
