They’re coming…they are really coming! ‘The children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.’ ‘Mom in her kerchief and I in my cap had just settled down for a long winter’s nap.’ ‘When out on the lawn I heard such a clatter I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.’

Christmas in October is today. The Tennessee Brooks are coming. They will bring glad tidings of good cheer.

Finding Brock and Marcy was a great gift. Last year, we journeyed to Maine. We heard a ghost say hello several times and danced to the tune of Pudding and Big Girl. Puddin and Big Girl are characters we invented in Maine. We saw a sign in a yard that said ‘No Frigging Way’ and quickly adopted ‘Frigging’ as our go to word.

Jonathon has ordered a Movie Trivia Game that will be delivered this afternoon. Movie Trivia here we come!

Shakespeare said, “To be or not to be, that is the question.” It is nice to be with dear friends and family. No putting on airs as Jed Clampett said of Beverly Hillbillies fame. There is a rhythm and rhyme to knowing people well. Words are not required. A glance is sufficient.

In a lonely world traveling life’s road is more fun with others. We discover that we are more alike than different. Money, fame, fortune, really are artificial seperators.