Almost Christmas
follow me on my weekly Alameda Real Estate blog.... MarilynSchumacher.com It was the end of June. I don't know why we were thinking about holiday letters, but my dear friend, Debbie, and I started doing exactly that. Maybe we just needed to laugh...and laugh we did. If I'm not driving I write most of my thoughts on my phone. I've been known to stop my bike when something strikes me as funny or interesting or witty. After all, that's what phones are for: writing. Here's our holiday letter (our year in review): It's been a good year. The kids had their 'firsts": -Johnny lost his first tooth while Tommie was practicing his golf shot with his father's new club. - Mary got her period. - Jane gave up her virginity. - We lost our house due to foreclosure. - And our health insurance got canceled because we couldn't afford the premiums. Our car's in the shop for a bit after Leonard (hubby) mistakenly told the car to park itse