Orange City, FL.
57 deg. mostly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast today = high temp. 77 deg. mostly cloudy, SW wind @ 5 to 10 mph.
Forecast for 12:00 AM, Jan 1, 2010 = temp. 62 deg., cloudy, light SW wind.
Are you ready? Ready for what, you ask? Why, the New Year, of course!!!! Was 2009 a good year for you? It was for me, and I think it was for Jim and Linda too. Linda did lose her Aunt Minnie this past summer, but over all, it's been a good year.
Now, we start a new year. Some people will welcome it and others will wish the old one would stay here forever. The new year brings uncertainty, but also the possibilities of all kinds of good things. For many, this past year has not been too good, with all the fall of the stock market and the loss of jobs because of the closing of many businesses.
I truly hope that 2010 is a better year for all the people who lost jobs or had financial problems during 2009.
The other day, I heard Linda ask Jim if he was going to make a New Year's resolution. He said he was going to and he told Linda what it is. He told her that his resolution for the new year was not to make a resolution!! ;-D
Hmmmm!!!!
Yesterday afternoon, Jim took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and bought him 2 new tires. His front ones were about worn out and they were also wearing crooked, so Jim had his front end aligned too. Now I don't have to worry so much about CLT blowing a tire while I'm towing him down the road. :-)
For dinner, Jim cooked a couple of burgers out on his grill and Linda made a rice and green bean dish on my stove. Then later, they watched a movie called "Elizabeth" that Laura and Lindsey had given them for a Christmas present.
One last thing. Please be extra careful if you are going to be out and about tonight. There will be a lot of people going to and coming from parties and some of them will be drinking and driving. Watch out for these people, I don't want any of you getting into an accident!!
Did you know that kissing your significant other is a favorite New Year's Eve tradition meant to guarantee a good relationship and affections throughout the next year?
Have fun tonight, and here's wishing all of you a "Happy New Year!!!!"
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
An Apology, Saving Money and A Movie
Orange City, FL.
43 deg. clear, N. wind @ 6 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 72 deg. partly cloudy, E. winds @ 5 to 10 mph.
Yesterday morning Jim got on the computer and looked up the Perkins Restaurant web site. http://www.perkinsrestaurants.com/ Once connected to the site, he found a section that said "contact us". After clicking on it, a box came up where you could leave a comment, so he wrote about what had happened Sunday evening at the Orange City location. It asked him to pick a store from the drop-down list and then type in his contact information.
Well, to his surprise, in less than 2 hours after leaving his complaint on the Web site, the phone rang, and it was the manager, Chris, from the Orange City Perkins Restaurant! The first thing he did was apologize and then he asked Jim to tell him what had happened. After listening to Jim and asking a few questions, he again apologized and told him that what had happened was completely unacceptable, and he promised Jim he would take care of it, so it wouldn't happen again. Then he then went on to say that if Jim and Linda would consider coming back to the restaurant, he would be happy to buy them dinner.
Now, this quick response and the way it was handled was completely unexpected. After the conversation with Chris, and the apology from him, it seems like Perkins really wants to please their customers. Chris seemed to be really sincere when he apologized and seemed truly concerned that the incident had happened in the first place.
So, I think Jim and Linda will give the Perkins restaurant in Orange City another chance. It seems like they are really committed to insuring that their customers have a good dinning experience.
On another note....... The electrical cable that Jim uses to hook up CLT's lights to me when I am towing him, is getting old. It's a coiled cord and the outside insulation is cracking, exposing the wires inside. Well, Jim checked out the Camping World catalog to see about getting a new one, and found out that the only way he could get one was to buy it as a kit with all the connectors, including the plug on CLT and on me. The price for this kit? $94.99 with Jim's discount!!!! Well, Jim thought that was really high, so yesterday afternoon, he took CLT and headed over to the Deland Truck Center, which is only about 5 miles from here and picked up a some new 6 conductor wire for $1.25 a foot!!!
Now, it's not the coiled kind, and there are no connectors on the wire so Jim will have to change them, but for $86.24, Jim will be more than happy to spend a few hours sitting under my awning doing that!
What did Linda do yesterday, you ask? Well, about 1:00 Laura came by and picked her up and they went to see that new Sherlock Holmes movie that just came out. When she came back she said it was a fun movie, but it didn't really follow the books much.
I think she and Laura had a good time. :-)
For dinner, Linda heated up some leftovers for Jim and some soup for herself. Then, it was TV again until bedtime.
Did you know that eating for good luck is a popular tradition at the beginning of the New Year? Try 12 grapes at midnight (Spain), donuts (Holland), and black-eyed peas (American South)
43 deg. clear, N. wind @ 6 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 72 deg. partly cloudy, E. winds @ 5 to 10 mph.
Yesterday morning Jim got on the computer and looked up the Perkins Restaurant web site. http://www.perkinsrestaurants.com/ Once connected to the site, he found a section that said "contact us". After clicking on it, a box came up where you could leave a comment, so he wrote about what had happened Sunday evening at the Orange City location. It asked him to pick a store from the drop-down list and then type in his contact information.
Well, to his surprise, in less than 2 hours after leaving his complaint on the Web site, the phone rang, and it was the manager, Chris, from the Orange City Perkins Restaurant! The first thing he did was apologize and then he asked Jim to tell him what had happened. After listening to Jim and asking a few questions, he again apologized and told him that what had happened was completely unacceptable, and he promised Jim he would take care of it, so it wouldn't happen again. Then he then went on to say that if Jim and Linda would consider coming back to the restaurant, he would be happy to buy them dinner.
Now, this quick response and the way it was handled was completely unexpected. After the conversation with Chris, and the apology from him, it seems like Perkins really wants to please their customers. Chris seemed to be really sincere when he apologized and seemed truly concerned that the incident had happened in the first place.
So, I think Jim and Linda will give the Perkins restaurant in Orange City another chance. It seems like they are really committed to insuring that their customers have a good dinning experience.
On another note....... The electrical cable that Jim uses to hook up CLT's lights to me when I am towing him, is getting old. It's a coiled cord and the outside insulation is cracking, exposing the wires inside. Well, Jim checked out the Camping World catalog to see about getting a new one, and found out that the only way he could get one was to buy it as a kit with all the connectors, including the plug on CLT and on me. The price for this kit? $94.99 with Jim's discount!!!! Well, Jim thought that was really high, so yesterday afternoon, he took CLT and headed over to the Deland Truck Center, which is only about 5 miles from here and picked up a some new 6 conductor wire for $1.25 a foot!!!
Now, it's not the coiled kind, and there are no connectors on the wire so Jim will have to change them, but for $86.24, Jim will be more than happy to spend a few hours sitting under my awning doing that!
What did Linda do yesterday, you ask? Well, about 1:00 Laura came by and picked her up and they went to see that new Sherlock Holmes movie that just came out. When she came back she said it was a fun movie, but it didn't really follow the books much.
I think she and Laura had a good time. :-)
For dinner, Linda heated up some leftovers for Jim and some soup for herself. Then, it was TV again until bedtime.
Did you know that eating for good luck is a popular tradition at the beginning of the New Year? Try 12 grapes at midnight (Spain), donuts (Holland), and black-eyed peas (American South)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
So You Think Your Had A Bad Christmas?
Orange City, FL.
40 deg. Clear, NW wind @ 9 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 61 deg, mostly sunny, N wind @ 5 to 10 mph.
I don't have much to write about today. There seems to be kind of a lull between Christmas and New Year, and nothing much is happening.
Jim got an e-mail from Dave, (One of the Illinois bunch that we meet up with a couple tires of year), and he and Dee Dee did not have a very good Christmas. Their problems started a little before Christmas when Dave had a flat tire on his truck, (A chunk of steel in a relatively new tire) on a day when it was pouring down rain. Then the day before Christmas, their dog, (Sadie) got sick and couldn't control her bodily functions and made a mess wherever she went. Christmas day, they got a call from Dee Dee's brother, and he was taking Dee Dee's mother to the hospital with stomach pains. Then, while they were there, she had a heart attack!!
Sunday, Dave and Dee Dee were supposed to leave Illinois to come down here to Florida where they have reservations. Well, with Dee Dee's mother in the hospital and Sadie still sick, those plans had to canceled.
Yesterday, Jim got another e-mail from Dave, and he said that they had to have Sadie put to sleep. She was quite old and there was nothing the vet could do for her. Then, he went on to say that Dee Dee is with her mother who is still in the hospital, and they have no idea what will happen as far as their Florida plans go.
Hopefully everything will turn out OK and we'll be able to meet up with them again in about a month. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave, Dee Dee and Dee Dee's mother.
Oh, and Sadie too. She was a good dog.
Did you know that the tradition of a ball drop to signal the passing of time began at England's Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1833?
40 deg. Clear, NW wind @ 9 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 61 deg, mostly sunny, N wind @ 5 to 10 mph.
I don't have much to write about today. There seems to be kind of a lull between Christmas and New Year, and nothing much is happening.
Jim got an e-mail from Dave, (One of the Illinois bunch that we meet up with a couple tires of year), and he and Dee Dee did not have a very good Christmas. Their problems started a little before Christmas when Dave had a flat tire on his truck, (A chunk of steel in a relatively new tire) on a day when it was pouring down rain. Then the day before Christmas, their dog, (Sadie) got sick and couldn't control her bodily functions and made a mess wherever she went. Christmas day, they got a call from Dee Dee's brother, and he was taking Dee Dee's mother to the hospital with stomach pains. Then, while they were there, she had a heart attack!!
Sunday, Dave and Dee Dee were supposed to leave Illinois to come down here to Florida where they have reservations. Well, with Dee Dee's mother in the hospital and Sadie still sick, those plans had to canceled.
Yesterday, Jim got another e-mail from Dave, and he said that they had to have Sadie put to sleep. She was quite old and there was nothing the vet could do for her. Then, he went on to say that Dee Dee is with her mother who is still in the hospital, and they have no idea what will happen as far as their Florida plans go.
Hopefully everything will turn out OK and we'll be able to meet up with them again in about a month. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave, Dee Dee and Dee Dee's mother.
Oh, and Sadie too. She was a good dog.
Did you know that the tradition of a ball drop to signal the passing of time began at England's Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1833?
Monday, December 28, 2009
A Phone Call From Jeff,Shopping, and A Bad Restaurant Experience
Orange City, FL.
49 deg. clear, W. wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 65 deg. partly sunny, WNW wind @ 10 to 15 mph with 25 mph gusts.
Not much exciting happened yesterday. Both Jim and Linda watched quite a bit football because there wasn't much else on. Jeff, (Jim's son), called from Portland Oregon to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and to thank Jim and Linda for the presents that they sent out there. They had spent Christmas down in Los Angeles with Heather's sisters and her parents, and it sounds like they had a very good time.
I don't know what Jim and Jeff talk about when they get on the phone, but they always talk for a very long time. I think they talked for about an hour and a half yesterday. They don't talk very often, so I guess they're just catching up. ;-)
About 2:00 yesterday afternoon, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to Walgreen's. Jim needed a few things, and Linda bought some Christmas wrapping paper and supplies because all the Christmas stuff was 50% off and she got some good bargains.
About 5:30 Jim and Linda decided to head over to Perkins for dinner. Now, normally they enjoy going there, but last night was another story. It was about 6:05 when they walked into the restaurant. There weren't many people there, so they got seated right away. Then, they waited. It was bout 15 minutes before the waitress finally came around to get their order and then they waited. At one point, when their waitress was bringing out food to another table, she looked at Jim and said, "It's going to be awhile". So, they waited.
Jim is usually pretty understanding in situations like this. Things happen, and sometimes you have to wait awhile, but, when it was about 10 minutes to 7:00 and they still didn't have their food, he was starting to get pretty upset!! He was just about to get up and walk out of the restaurant, when the waitress finally brought out the food. (It was just a couple of minutes before 7:00).
They ate their food, and it was good, but I know Jim didn't enjoy it. He was not a happy camper by this time. So ...... when they checked out at the register and the gal asked Jim how everything was, he told her the food was good but it was unacceptable that they had to wait so long to get it. The gal at the register apologized and told him that this happens every weekend.
What??? This happens every weekend???? Well, being that Jim was already an unhappy camper, he told her that if that was the case, and they were going to treat people like that, she should tell her manager that they had just lost 2 customers. :-(
He paid the bill and he and Linda walked out! I don't know if they'll ever go back to the Perkins in Orange City again!!!
By the time they got back here to the park, Jim was pretty well calmed down, and he and Linda spent the rest of the evening watching TV.
Did you know that about 75% of all New Years eve parties involve 20 people or less?
49 deg. clear, W. wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 65 deg. partly sunny, WNW wind @ 10 to 15 mph with 25 mph gusts.
Not much exciting happened yesterday. Both Jim and Linda watched quite a bit football because there wasn't much else on. Jeff, (Jim's son), called from Portland Oregon to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and to thank Jim and Linda for the presents that they sent out there. They had spent Christmas down in Los Angeles with Heather's sisters and her parents, and it sounds like they had a very good time.
I don't know what Jim and Jeff talk about when they get on the phone, but they always talk for a very long time. I think they talked for about an hour and a half yesterday. They don't talk very often, so I guess they're just catching up. ;-)
About 2:00 yesterday afternoon, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to Walgreen's. Jim needed a few things, and Linda bought some Christmas wrapping paper and supplies because all the Christmas stuff was 50% off and she got some good bargains.
About 5:30 Jim and Linda decided to head over to Perkins for dinner. Now, normally they enjoy going there, but last night was another story. It was about 6:05 when they walked into the restaurant. There weren't many people there, so they got seated right away. Then, they waited. It was bout 15 minutes before the waitress finally came around to get their order and then they waited. At one point, when their waitress was bringing out food to another table, she looked at Jim and said, "It's going to be awhile". So, they waited.
Jim is usually pretty understanding in situations like this. Things happen, and sometimes you have to wait awhile, but, when it was about 10 minutes to 7:00 and they still didn't have their food, he was starting to get pretty upset!! He was just about to get up and walk out of the restaurant, when the waitress finally brought out the food. (It was just a couple of minutes before 7:00).
They ate their food, and it was good, but I know Jim didn't enjoy it. He was not a happy camper by this time. So ...... when they checked out at the register and the gal asked Jim how everything was, he told her the food was good but it was unacceptable that they had to wait so long to get it. The gal at the register apologized and told him that this happens every weekend.
What??? This happens every weekend???? Well, being that Jim was already an unhappy camper, he told her that if that was the case, and they were going to treat people like that, she should tell her manager that they had just lost 2 customers. :-(
He paid the bill and he and Linda walked out! I don't know if they'll ever go back to the Perkins in Orange City again!!!
By the time they got back here to the park, Jim was pretty well calmed down, and he and Linda spent the rest of the evening watching TV.
Did you know that about 75% of all New Years eve parties involve 20 people or less?
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Holiday Letdown
Orange City, FL.
50 deg. cloudy, N. winds @ 10 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 60 deg. mostly sunny, N winds @ 5 to 10 mph.
What is it about the days right after a big holiday that make you feel kind of blah? You know the feeling. You don't feel like doing anything, nothing much catches your interest, you can't find anything to watch on TV, you can't even find anything good in the cabinet to snack on, and you just don't seem to feel very well.
I call it "Holiday Letdown". For weeks, you've been getting ready for the big holiday, buying things, getting everything organized, planning what you have to do next, planning a big meal, and then trying to get everything to come together at the last minute. Then it's the big day with family and friends, a big party with lots of excitement, a lot of eating, and concerns that all your plans will work out.
Then, it's all over! Done with! All the food is gone, (except a few leftovers), the people are gone, the mess has been cleaned up, and everything has been put away. There's nothing more to plan, nothing to organize, nothing to do.
"Holiday Letdown" ---- Do you have it?
Oh well, there's another holiday coming in just a few days, you'd better get going and start planning. ;-)
Did you know that January 1st was established as the beginning of the New Year by Julius Caesar when he created the julian calendar?
50 deg. cloudy, N. winds @ 10 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 60 deg. mostly sunny, N winds @ 5 to 10 mph.
What is it about the days right after a big holiday that make you feel kind of blah? You know the feeling. You don't feel like doing anything, nothing much catches your interest, you can't find anything to watch on TV, you can't even find anything good in the cabinet to snack on, and you just don't seem to feel very well.
I call it "Holiday Letdown". For weeks, you've been getting ready for the big holiday, buying things, getting everything organized, planning what you have to do next, planning a big meal, and then trying to get everything to come together at the last minute. Then it's the big day with family and friends, a big party with lots of excitement, a lot of eating, and concerns that all your plans will work out.
Then, it's all over! Done with! All the food is gone, (except a few leftovers), the people are gone, the mess has been cleaned up, and everything has been put away. There's nothing more to plan, nothing to organize, nothing to do.
"Holiday Letdown" ---- Do you have it?
Oh well, there's another holiday coming in just a few days, you'd better get going and start planning. ;-)
Did you know that January 1st was established as the beginning of the New Year by Julius Caesar when he created the julian calendar?
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Presents For Full-Time RVers, and A Great Christmas
Orange City, FL.
52 deg. cloudy, light NW winds.
Forecast today = high temp. 66 deg. partly sunny, NW wind @ 5 to 10 mph.
Well, I hope Santa brought you everything wanted this year. If you're a full-time RVer, you probably didn't ask for too much because there's just not much room for "stuff" in your home. In fact, full-timers are constantly fighting the problem of accumulating more things than they have room for. Even if you have the room, there's still the problem of overloading the RV and exceeding it's weight limits. (Not a good thing). :-(
Many RVers prefer gift cards from restaurants or stores. If they are from National chain restaurants, they can be enjoyed where ever they are during their travels, and if they are form large chain stores, they can be used to purchased items that will fit into the RV or even groceries that will be consumed.
About 11:30 CLT (Cute Little Truck) took Jim and Linda over to Marv and Inez's house yesterday. Inez had prepared a full Christmas dinner with all the "fixins" and by all accounts everything was delicious. After eating, the presents under the tree were opened and then everyone sat around and talked for awhile. Jim and Linda stayed until about 3:00 and then came back here to be with me. :-)
Again, Jim and Linda want to thank Marv and Inez for their hospitality. It was very nice of them to include them in their family Christmas gathering.
The rest of the day was spent watching TV, taking naps, eating a light evening meal, and in general just relaxing after a busy couple of days.
Oh, I almost forgot. While Jim and Linda were at Marv and Inez's, Glenn and Jeanette (Linda's brother and his wife), called from Wisconsin to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Then, Linda called Joe in Virginia Beach, VA. to wish him and his family a Merry Christmas, and then after Jim and Linda got back here, Mike called from Apex, NC. Everyone seemed to be having a great Christmas and were enjoying the time with their families. :-)
So, yesterday turned out to be a very good day, spent with and talking to family and friends. It was a great Christmas!!! :-) I hope yours was too!
Today, I have no Idea what's happening. I don't think there are any plans at all. Oh well, I'll just have to wait and see what develops.
Did you know that on this date in 1865, James H. Nason received a patent for a coffee percolator?
52 deg. cloudy, light NW winds.
Forecast today = high temp. 66 deg. partly sunny, NW wind @ 5 to 10 mph.
Well, I hope Santa brought you everything wanted this year. If you're a full-time RVer, you probably didn't ask for too much because there's just not much room for "stuff" in your home. In fact, full-timers are constantly fighting the problem of accumulating more things than they have room for. Even if you have the room, there's still the problem of overloading the RV and exceeding it's weight limits. (Not a good thing). :-(
Many RVers prefer gift cards from restaurants or stores. If they are from National chain restaurants, they can be enjoyed where ever they are during their travels, and if they are form large chain stores, they can be used to purchased items that will fit into the RV or even groceries that will be consumed.
About 11:30 CLT (Cute Little Truck) took Jim and Linda over to Marv and Inez's house yesterday. Inez had prepared a full Christmas dinner with all the "fixins" and by all accounts everything was delicious. After eating, the presents under the tree were opened and then everyone sat around and talked for awhile. Jim and Linda stayed until about 3:00 and then came back here to be with me. :-)
Again, Jim and Linda want to thank Marv and Inez for their hospitality. It was very nice of them to include them in their family Christmas gathering.
The rest of the day was spent watching TV, taking naps, eating a light evening meal, and in general just relaxing after a busy couple of days.
Oh, I almost forgot. While Jim and Linda were at Marv and Inez's, Glenn and Jeanette (Linda's brother and his wife), called from Wisconsin to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Then, Linda called Joe in Virginia Beach, VA. to wish him and his family a Merry Christmas, and then after Jim and Linda got back here, Mike called from Apex, NC. Everyone seemed to be having a great Christmas and were enjoying the time with their families. :-)
So, yesterday turned out to be a very good day, spent with and talking to family and friends. It was a great Christmas!!! :-) I hope yours was too!
Today, I have no Idea what's happening. I don't think there are any plans at all. Oh well, I'll just have to wait and see what develops.
Did you know that on this date in 1865, James H. Nason received a patent for a coffee percolator?
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
Orange City, FL
69 deg. partly cloudy, SE wind @ 10 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 77 deg. becoming mostly cloudy, with a 60% chance of showeres and t-storms. SW wind @ 10 to 15 mph.
First of all, I'd like to wish all my followers and very Merry Christmas! I hope today will be one filled with Joy and Happiness. Please take a few minutes to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
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Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Orange City. We had temperatures in the mid 70's, it was mostly sunny, and there was a little breeze blowing. Today, they are saying on TV that they don't expect any severe weather here, but there is a pretty good chance that we'll have some rain later on, followed up by a cold front that will drop the temperatures down about 15 degrees. I hope the weather where you are at is nice enough that you can be with family and friends today.
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Yesterday evening, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to Laura and Lindsey's. Ashley was there and Anna and Chris were there from South Carolina. A little later in the evening, Marv and Inez (Lindsey's parents), stopped by for awhile and everyone had a good time talking, eating "finger food", and opening presents.It was almost 10:00 before CLT brought them back here to the park, so they must have had a good time. :-)
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Today, about noon, CLT will be taking Jim and Linda to Marv and Inez's house in DeLand. They'll probably spend most of the afternoon there. It sure is nice of them to invite Jim and Linda to join their family on this special day.
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Did you know that Christmas became a national holiday in America in 1870?
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Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!
69 deg. partly cloudy, SE wind @ 10 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 77 deg. becoming mostly cloudy, with a 60% chance of showeres and t-storms. SW wind @ 10 to 15 mph.
First of all, I'd like to wish all my followers and very Merry Christmas! I hope today will be one filled with Joy and Happiness. Please take a few minutes to remember the true meaning of Christmas..
Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Orange City. We had temperatures in the mid 70's, it was mostly sunny, and there was a little breeze blowing. Today, they are saying on TV that they don't expect any severe weather here, but there is a pretty good chance that we'll have some rain later on, followed up by a cold front that will drop the temperatures down about 15 degrees. I hope the weather where you are at is nice enough that you can be with family and friends today.
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Yesterday evening, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed over to Laura and Lindsey's. Ashley was there and Anna and Chris were there from South Carolina. A little later in the evening, Marv and Inez (Lindsey's parents), stopped by for awhile and everyone had a good time talking, eating "finger food", and opening presents.It was almost 10:00 before CLT brought them back here to the park, so they must have had a good time. :-)
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Today, about noon, CLT will be taking Jim and Linda to Marv and Inez's house in DeLand. They'll probably spend most of the afternoon there. It sure is nice of them to invite Jim and Linda to join their family on this special day.
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Did you know that Christmas became a national holiday in America in 1870?
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Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!
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