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Show ' V"VU Nol No! It's not a mistake! Those packages you've been receiving from the Wilson clan the last couple of months do not mean that we finally jot our Christmas shopping done early. , In fact what those packages pack-ages were, is last year's Christmas and graduation presents. We finally got them in the mail. -0- B's not that we procrastl-nate, procrastl-nate, but Christmas is such i busy time of the year ind it's a lot less crowded tnd sometimes cheaper to do your shopping after the first of the year. The fact that we often wait until Easter or the cog days of summer is because we're looking for just the right gift for you. -0- We haven't always been like this. In fact, there was t time when we made fancy pies, breads, cookies, and 11 kinds of candies, anddis-trlbuted anddis-trlbuted them to our friends, ill over. Why, we used to send grandma's time -tested Boston Cream Loaf all over the country. It was dad's and my favorite, and grandma used to send us a loaf every year. When she finally passed pass-ed on, I glomed onto the recipe reci-pe and took over. Now, maybe nowhere In the world will anyone have i Boston Cream Loaf this Christmas. ' -0- We often wondered in those I lays if folks were really ' iippy to see us with our it Sraemade offerings. Or nre they just being kind and II jaierous with our good in-latlons. in-latlons. -0-11 Now we know! We know, e because we have no time to i site the goodies. We know, J teciuse we know how much 1 these homemade goodies 1 :m to us. We can appreciate appre-ciate the hard work, the . fest ingredients, and the low and generosity with Uch they are tendered. Since it is impossible to reciprocate in kind, we're Hen caught with nothing Jore than a far too insufficient insuf-ficient "thank you," and 'erry Christmas in return. ' 2t no one could mean it .sore! 4 -- J Milford Is fortunate to n-e Alden and Bene' John-J John-J m. To our children, they've J Santa Claus for seven . ;&rs. Our youngest remem -1 to no other. Ironically, it does notdls-tob notdls-tob them a bit to see Santa 8' In overalls doing a remodel- Job, or as watchman at mill. They've returned Wo trick or treating on lbween to say, "Santa !C4red me!" Probably in kleton costume or some M. But he was still Santa c. ''them. -0- gj Unfortunately, as we all "entualiy learn, it costs to play Santa. And f the Johnson's don't ""Wain, and would be the volunteers regardless tt the job cost, we un-r un-r 'stand they underwent ne additional esqienses ""8 year. Those new suits the com -ychippedinforsever-ye&rs ago needed refurb-The refurb-The white had to be Jed where the red faded i !,h ' U replaced in 0t y that now it can tw ,j'ly removed and clean -a )fte8epamely- Tney have llesL expenses. such as Cn's beard, etc. IIjui 5601)16 ve given us C 1' m a11 added up In h&ve about a $100 l Infi,eV?f"P0cket e3qenses. tsj,nTrS6nce rf anyone else W.col- i lCbi11StftafUndWith if to m Anyone wishing J n thelr r f)b v 861 or smiii- "nice. CUNTY NEWS 1 ll fund Ubs mi when 1 mrk. IS88 close to 7 " ott, and 1 """-i Santa' Come on 1 ""ly need nineteen 55-0O bills. 0j -0-1 Cin About those ejtly Presents; we're l9,5, im shPPing for sihouWbe able to fresentsTngfor 4018 year's J tSout Easter. |