Snow needed for Christmas, desert resident says

Betty Pederson Putzka writes:

It's really hard to believe Christmas is just a few days away. I live in a Southern California desert so it should be warm, but the last couple of weeks had been pretty chilly until yesterday when it was in the low 70's. I still think snow is a necessity for Christmas time.

I love to hear what everyone is doing through the Blog. It is great to hear from those who are happy with their work but let me tell you - retirement is really great. We have been able to see the USA (at least some of the West Coast so far) without that nagging "got to get home to go back to work" syndrome.

This year we have been in Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon and Washington. Of course we breezed through New Mexico and Arizona also. We also found there is more to Las Vegas than slot machines.

I was able to connect with Diane McCarthy Hendricks while in the Dallas area. It was great to see her and her husband, Bill. Maybe next trip, I'll get to see Lorlee Bartos too. I didn't know she was in Dallas until I got the information on the Blog.

Diane told me about the reunion and the blog site. I really wish we would have been able to make it to the reunion, but we had just been in Alex in mid-July. I did check out the Corral for you while in town though. My Dad took us there years ago and we manage to get out there when we are back in town.

We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year.

Betty Pederson Putzka