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Show e 2 The Salt Lake Tribune JANET & JUDY Sunday, December 26, 1999 Not the Same Auld Lang Syne Ifthe World Ends Saturday, I’m Sure Credit-Card Company Will LetMe Kno PARENTHOOD cairn enl Magi Jupy \ A couple ofdays ago as I stood in a long line waiting to pay for a last-minute gift, I a woman say toa sparkling apple cider. The six of us can skinny and stacked we looked.I remember one year we heard abouta party at a house by the beach. On one hand I was interested because those suckers would fave no way of kn: I was wearing a talk about how far we have come this year and share our dreams for the next. I think my son will mention his enormous hairpiece. But I was thetallest in the group and sometimes attracted guys who luring which he shamelessly s' would look over the tops of their heads during slow dances and watch mygirlfriends pair up with young men who Oneof my daughters will bring up how 2000 is the year she'll jumpoff the diving board, and to celebrate thatfeat, we'll all go out to dinner and chew gum on the drive home. And certainly all the children will congratulate themselves on didn’t use pick--up|lines like, “How’s the weather up there?” But at the beach party, I was com- pletely thrilled when I noticed a cute,tall ee oy ae oe me aot younger sisters, ee out to touch-tone ‘compaziy (CCC) Peters Just scagicat lastbic for three tn the middle ofsumsner ani fora wesk had to carry bucketsfrom the creekto the barn, Many ets, Yes, sir."Bean thee, dea iiet. Kil a faras can tell, noneofthe above happened because ofa turn-of-the-century “WMa’am?You live in Salt Lake City. eee a ra scents from department store Billings, Mont.,” she sald,aete e in hee voice. computererror. No. My confidence in the way things perhaps the most importantis that this year wecouldn't get a sitter. iome Equity LoanLoans No Income Verification! Up to 125% of home vaiue Fast Closing! Refi, Purchase or ist Mortgage 30 yr fixed 7.5% (APR7.71) BDEBT-FREE steam 1now. Yakmaybe tingti dark wishing saines campstove and a portable toilet. not worried aboutlittle old Double sf mebeing lost and alone. Just before night New Year’s Eve, I plan to charge something outrageously éxpensive. *t|oh My creditcardcompany will findme There fat $04 charge2ata Salt Lake run is based onsolid performance. For recreation store yesterday,” she contin- THEY NEED YOUR HELP eeetieeenc Opportunities to do a good deed picel PaEen niaee who need your help. They may be concalling the Volunteer Center, Services 887-1254 or Manookian’s top 10 concerts + .onD-3 yes. 1 was visiting my son and daa up Montana waylast Ni eo aephe a ee YT thing Talways thank the: company people,I have: also check my bill. Many the volunteer opportunities are accessible to people with disabilities. First Lake's First liveent 2000: Volunteers needed for Salt light New Year’s celebration featuring ices and art booths and performances abused Soi'ecorSegoe eresmot must be 4Seata years old. McDonald House: Greeters, office and eeore eee: Lincoln to children read and eae “See VbunSniers ne ely ih ton,bod joy dagen vredigant mre GUEY Duet Te* 30YREIXED Shox Z'/e* 15YRERED So gh ORTGAGE seer” 273-3300 sehr tt rer WW j programs need aenee to ee virey of violent cre che as domestic abuse, assault, child VOLE G v8 Ke sitrib. com eer Serve meals to the homeless every ‘Christmas Box House: Receptionist and greeter eee ee Chlidren’s Justice Center: Transcriptionist Wasatch Reade Program: Books are needed tobe given to children K¢ attending M. Lynn Bennion et COUNTY. PSSA ALT PA"arava Pe COLeee VALEED CUSTOMERS Utah and Florida have both similarities and differences As a recent transplant from Florida, | am pressed into a teaming mode ‘about Utah and the West in general. The temptation to that trend. Retirement money and tourism fuel the ‘economy. Utah's population is concentrated that the beautiful view along Wasatch Boulevard Is far supetior to the flatiand drive along FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO. (Utah Division) has donated to the following Charities In Your Honor: COC mmo OD tate moe ka hae ete DANCE RCN tr RECOV ERY IRVtE make comparisons is irresistible and é LS volunteers, je the annual ASSOCIATED MORTGAGE 943-1999 Phe 43% rl a3 Hi 238 coneid- ie Amer idBbih Fe ns acedato to park wheere “nothing can go wrong wrong... go wrong.” do! underestimate the inconvenience of being withoutelectricity for 18 to belch afterward. There are a thousand reasons to stay homeandcelebrate with our kids, but eM Serre creer ey witsioe that time, I learningto drink beverages fast in order eee ee ee ee. were too short for me.All too oftenI MUSINGS ‘years, {have been using a credit card i Fi During high school! preferred to cele- te with friends.The festivities would big to surf.” My thoughts were interrupted by a guy who wore rui shoes with fuzz stuck around the edges. His pick-up line was asking me ifI'd ever seen fish guts on the pier. He left too, and Tapent the restofthe evening talking to mnygirlfriends about our hairpieces, Without a doubtae best New Year’s ee re en ee ee a, husband. This year we'll stay home and calateats with the people we lovaaatet our children.I'll get some streamers and’ | cies like raw Jell-O and jumping up and down on my parents’ bed. We could tell when it was midnightby all the commofon in theliving room. And if you hura you.could watch your mom and dad guy anyway. He's Lurch tall — way too oe & & a made the most of my time eating delica- T told myseif, “He's not a regular tail iif z grown-ups gathered in the living room and didn’t pay, too much attention to ywhat we did to entertain ourselves,I ‘Swot Wel. Thad al the JANET KONTTINEN When we were kids, the New Year’s party was always at our house. The gas charges that |
