Well, the big day has come and gone and it was wonderful for us all. We had a great big wonderful dinner and all the family was here. The kids had a great time as well as they were able to play with each other and all their new toys. The adults had a good time being together and catching up on the latest goings on. I can’t remember the last time I had such a good time! I would also like to wish everyone a happy holiday season!!

One thing that I don’t mind doing is wrapping presents. Some people don’t like to do it, but I don’t mind at all. It’s no problem for me to get out all the paper and tape and go to town. I have a system that really works and I can wrap a lot of presents in a very short time. I even like to put ribbons on mine to add that extra touch.

This year I found some paper at the mall that I really liked. I bought enough to wrap all my presents and am very satisfied with it. It brings me great joy to wrap the boxes knowing that someone will be happy with the gift found inside. The gifts look great under the tree and are awaiting Christmas day!

The well-known book author Stephen King has been known to be generous from time to time. This time he has agreed to donate money towards a cause that will allow members of the Maine Army National Guard to return to Maine for the holidays. King lives in Bangor with his wife Tabitha and the two are donating $12.999 for buses to bring the troops home from their camp in Indiana. I am certainly impressed by this simple act of kindness and thank the King’s for their charity.

I came across an interesting article today that described some of the differences of bottled water versus tap water. I had always thought that bottled water would be cleaner and safer than tap. Little did I know that is not always the case? It turns out that tap water is regulated much more thoroughly than bottled. The EPA has strict guidelines for tap water and almost no guidelines for bottled. I would hope that everyone would check out the safety of their water by contacting one of the many agencies that give information about your water. Safety should always be a first consideration.