Greetings from Hoosierland!

Good evening to all! Hey, I emailed Brad to let him know that there was an invite for him to join 'Holther Outreaching' but I am not sure if he has already deleted the invitation. Could you please send him another out, Kip? Much appreciated! I also sent him a link to the blog about Seth. What a hoot! You know, I read through some of that girl's blog and she is really suffering from some major teenage angst as well as being a suffering poet! Does anyone remember our own lives being that Earth shattering at that age? She really took herself seriously and I guess that I am getting old, because I thought it was hilarious! If anyone wants to check it out just go to www.livejournal.com and do a search on Seth Holther.
I am really suffering from the cold snap that we are all having. I am sure that it is probably a little colder up further North where most of you are, but when the wind chills are like this, cold is just cold! Brrrr. I do have all of my Christmas decorating done. I started 2 days BEFORE Thanksgiving! I am a total sap for Christmas! I have 2 full sized trees and another small one decorated. It took me almost 5 hours to do the tree in my front room. Ridiculous! Pine garland is everywhere, along with my wreaths, and sparkling lights; even my bathroom and bedroom got involved in the fun this year. Bob is going crazy, but deep down I know he likes it -- at least I keep telling myself that! I really can't complain about the snow because it sets the mood for everyone else, and to look at the snow sparkling like diamonds on these cold nights and hearing it crunch under your feet as you walk through it, it is like nothing else. Can you imagine any other kind of Christmas or winter season? It really brings to mind the Christmases at Grandma and Grandpa Holther's house when we were kids. I loved to go to the tree and look at all of the shiny, the old, and the home made ornaments. I can really picture the light the most though, especially the big round ones that looked like they were made of broken glass. I hope that my kids have fond memories of their Chistmases at my parents' home! Hey Wendy!! Do you wnat to play Human Beans???
Have a great week everyone! And... My book of the week is: Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice. I know! I know! She has always done that vampire and witch thing but it seems that she has given it all up because she has come back to the Christian faith after many years of atheism and is going to devote her writing to the life of Jesus. This one starts out with Jesus at age 7 leaving Egypt with his family after the death of Herod. I am about 1/2 way through and so far it is a pretty interesting read. It does have a somewhat Catholic slant to it, but she does fairly well at putting a fictionalized account together that has not been offensive (Mary Called Magdaline by Margaret George managed to offend me in a few parts just by how far fetched it was).
Hugs and kisses to all-- Love, Cyn
"It is with the approach of winter that cats...wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence." -Pierre Loti