I got a great surprise this afternoon.  As I was leaving the office for the holiday weekend, my boss handed me an envelope.  I did not open it until I got to my car; expecting $50 or maybe even $100.  As I opened the envelope, I almost fell over with surprise!!

He had given me a $500 bonus for Christmas!!  I was not even expecting a bonus, since I have only worked for him for a year.  But man, this was a great Christmas gift.  I have been needing a new television set in my living room for about 1 1/2 years now, mine went out, and I could not afford to fix it or buy a new one.  So, this is buying me a new television set!!!  They have some great sales going on right now.  Thank you Mr. Elliott for the wonderful gift.

Well, another Christmas is here.  I am sorry to say, it is going to be a lean one again this year.  The things that people want are getting so expensive!!  Ipod, Ipads, Kindles, anything electronic are hot items.

I am just thankful that I and my family and friends are all safe here at home.  I know several people who have relatives who are serving overseas, fighting the war, and think of them and how they will miss those away from home over the holiday.

My Christmas wish is for the wars to end and for everyone to come home.  I know that world peace is never going to be a possibility.  I don’t understand why people can’t just live and let live.  It is a question that will never be answered.

So, we celebrate the birth of Christ once more.  I hope everyone has a joyous and safe Christmas.

I have always wanted to go to Disney World.  I have been to Disney Land, but they say that it cannot compare to the park in Florida.  I am really more interested in seeing Universal Orlando.  I love roller coasters and have not been on one in years.   I would probably throw up…I hope not though.  I know several people who have been to Disney and they have all loved it.

But, I look at the price you pay to go, the park tickets, the hotel, the airline tickets, and know that I will never make it there.  I can only dream…

Hey, maybe I can win a trip, like my trip to Oregon to search for Sasquatch!!!

I got the Mustang back today.  The work is beautiful.  You would not even know that it had been hit.  The insurance company paid for all of the work, without a quibble.  They even did an alignment to the front end.

I have my baby back, baby back, baby back….

I am sending the other driver a thank you card, just because they did the right thing and reported the accident.  So many people these days would have just driven away.  It gives me added faith in mankind.  What a nice gift during the holiday season.

I won a trip to Oregon for the taping of a TV show, in Search of Sasquatch!!!  I am so excited!!  I grew up in an area where this show has searched before and I never saw one.  But, they are very good at hiding themselves from the humans, so I may have come upon one during one of my long walks through the forest and not even known it.  Scary stuff!!!  The only thing that I ever remember running into was a black panther one day while riding my bicycle when I was 16.

I have wondered for many years if these things really exist.  Apparently, I am not the only believer.  I can’t wait to get out there in the woods and start searching.  Watch for my episode!!!