On the subject of cards, one year when my oldest niece was about 4 years old, she sat on Santa's lap and instead of asking for a doll or a Lego set or whatever it is most children want, she asked him in her sweet little voice for a Christmas card! So I always try to find her a lovely Christmas card that she will like, even though she is 16 now, while her brothers get the $1.99 ones. Am I in the minority that I save the Christmas cards that people send me every year? I have envelopes and boxes full of them.


The next year my niece asked Santa for a garden!