http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IcVSsldwV1w<\/a>\n<\/p>We have received several inches of snow around these parts over the past two days. Sure feels like Christmas. I was in Spokane visiting one daughter this week and now am off to Bend to visit a couple of more daughters and to spend a few days with The Redhead\u2019s daughter and her girlfriend.<\/p>\n
While I\u2019m on the road I listen to Christmas CDs. Do you have a favorite? I discovered this group quite accidentally this year\u2026I\u2019ll tell you about that \u201cGod Poetry\u201d moment sometime soon. But meanwhile, thought I\u2019d share them with you. Y\u2019all probably know all about them since you\u2019re far more savvy about stuff than I usually am.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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