1988 Christmas letter
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A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!!!!! We didn't expect to put out a newsletter this year, but something happened to change our minds! For years, Les had done his typing on an old, old manual typewriter. Nothing fancy, but it did a job as long as he hit the right keys. But it got knocked off its stand onto the floor. ruined beyond repair. So, he had to buy one of the new electronic models...and the results looked so pretty that a newsletter was decided upon!
Now that the Thanksgiving turkey has been gobbled down, Christmas is coming! And we've looked back over 1988 to see what's happened. We like company, and we had some nice visits this year. Doris Eggleston came down from Buffalo, as also did "Sis" Wiegley, while Bob & Melba Truly came in from Dallas. Dana Barry and her family in Beaumont were with us several times, and shared Thanksgiving with us here.
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1988 was unusual though, in that Ann Flynn's nephews came over from Ireland for a 3 week stay. So everybody got in lots and lots of sightseeing, including SEA WORLD and all the military bases here.
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Early in the year, we had plans to join John & Dana Barry in a trip to Spain, (business for John), thence to Germany via EURORAIL to see Chrystal and kids for a few days, plus sightseeing through France. Other things interfered, so we had to give up the idea. And instead of tourism, we got the house repainted, inside and out. Also, lots of the drapes were replaced. So it was a busy busy year after all!
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Senior Citizenship pretty much implies bodily repair work. Les and Thelma had a normal amount of medical and dental repair work done in 1988. As we write, the process continues, but is pretty well under control. Thelma started the year with some neurological disorders....most of these were finally diagnosed as a thyroid deficiency, so things are improving now. And, like many women, she developed "carpal tunnel syndrome"..a bunching of nerves in the wrist that hurts your hands and arms. The prognosis is fairly good here too.
Les had gastrointestinal upsets...an esophogeal constriction. That's under control now too. We aren't as young and energetic as we once were, but we're still in pretty good shape!
Thelma always has been a gardener. 1988 was no exception. We had lots of fresh vegetables to enjoy, and even now, in December, while everything else in the garden has been pulled out or cut down, WE ARE STILL HARVESTING TOMATOS !!! If need be, we could use some as Xmas tree ornaments! Well, here's the bottom of the page. Our love to all of you from Bulverde for this year, and, we hope for still many more to come.
HC 53 Box 3191 Bulverde, TX 78163
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