A merry Christmas to all. I had a very nice holiday. Visited family I don't get to see and placed a wreath on my brother's grave on Christmas Eve. I had Christmas dinner with my family - wife, kids, parents and grandmother, and was soon joined by my brother and his family. My grandmother informed us that her cousin in Chicago had recently died....at the age of 110.

A little scare happened a week ago when my sister was involved in a pretty bad car accident on the twelfth. She escaped serious injury after her car hydroplaned on the northeast extension of the PA turnpike from Philly. She was on her way to the Scranton area to attend a memorial mass for my brother on the second anniversary of his death.

I'm thankful for a peaceful Christmas and wish you all a terrific newyear.