Our Christmas 2008

I had a wonderful Christmas on Christmas Day.  I stay home all day to celebrate it.  I had a cheese and herb turkey meat in the hamburger buns and a drink, an eggnog (yummy!) for my lunch.  After that, I had Christmas Hershey's Kisses candy.  A Chistmas dinner I had that night:  A tofu turkey go with vegetables.  It's very good.  I had a dessert afterwards.  That evening we opened our Christmas presents.  Joe and David were not there with us that night.  Dad got 4 pairs of Dockers socks from me and Jesus coffee mug from Mom.  Mom and Dad got a Wal-Mart gift card from Mom's aunt and uncle who live in Pennyslvania.  Another gift to Mom from me is undergarments.

 

 

See this picture on the right is that Mom got a framed picture of her 2 other friends with 2 other copies of them from me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dad got a Jesus coffee mug from Mom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom got ASL book from me (See on the right).  Also this is for Joe.  I wanted Mom to share it with Joe.  I wrote their name in one tag.  Anyways, Mom likes ASL book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look what I got those Xmas gifts from my family.

 

 

 

 

See on the left of Christmas tree is Angels Kissing blanket from my grandaunt and granduncle, Honey and Frank who live in Pennsylvania.

 

New outfits from my parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left to Right:  A Makeup item and Angelstar Worry Stone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David was supposed to wait until Mom comes home last Friday but he left early cuz he have to open his Christmas presents from us.  He stayed with Dad, Joe, and me that Friday afternoon.  Mom was disappointed when she found out.  She went out for shopping.  One of us should call Mom on her cell phone right away when David arrives to visit us.

 

That's it.

December 23, 2008: Christmas Shopping With My Interpreter, Kelsey

I went out all afternoon with a young, nice female interpreter named Kelsey yesterday.  She's hired by Mom and Joe.  Kelsey is a college student who knew my deaf friend, Chuck, who is happened to be her ASL instructor at Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC currently turns into Daytona State College since last year).  I didn't know Kelsey knows Chuck until I found out that few months ago.  I already know Chuck works at a college for teaching students ASL class.  That early Tuesday afternoon, Kelsey came to pick me up 30 minutes later after my chosen original schedule to get her on time, a noon, but she did call to inform my father she would be there in 15 minutes.  After we left the Manison, we went to a big bookstore, Barnes & Noble, in Daytona Beach.  That big bookstore comes first for me to do a Christmas shopping.  First, I ordered my lunch in the cafe there.  I planned to eat there cuz I needed taking a break from making a lunch at home.  My lunch was an apple-cransberry spread, cheese and turkey sandwich.  Yummy!  My beverage was hot Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha.  That drink was so delicious!  I tried this out.  After I finished eating my lunch, Kelsey helped me to look for a signing language book.  Kelsey asked a female bookstore employee where we would find a signing language book.  We found it with other books in the other area of the section after we followed that employee.  I've decided to buy a signing language book there.  It's a Christmas present for Mom and Joe cuz they need to learn how to use a signing language.  They don't using it much in a long time.  That's why Mom and Joe have a very busy life and don't understand me well by my speech (sigh).  I chose the best book, a big and thick but not too much.  That the same one I saw at a library few years ago.  I borrowed it for scanning few pictures from that book to put into my blog.  I like that book very much so I purchased it at the front.  Kelsey bought her own presents for some people she knows.  After I purchased the new book, I decided to buy a sweet chocolate cupcake (YUMMY!)  at the cafe.  I wanted a glass plastic container of it to go, not staying in the cafe cuz we had to leave immediately for going to the mall.  At the mall, I kept searching for my family member's Christmas gift.  I had to make a hard decision to choose what he or she want but I couldn't find anything but I did find out what Mom and Dad want for Christmas already before I left home.  I've decided to pick a package of 4 pairs of Docker's socks for my Dad at JCPenney's but can't find his after shaving lotion.  After that, I wanted to stop by music CDs and DVDs shop to look for David's Christmas gift but I can't find anything that would be interesting to him and I decided not to buy DVD cuz of the price there.  Kelsey suggested I could buy a gift card instead but I told her in a sign I am thinking about it.  And to the Sears.  No, I can't find anything for Mom there.  I decided I am done searching at the mall and then we left the mall for going to Wal-Mart in Ormond Beach.  Wal-Mart was my last shop to do.  I purchased few Christmas presents for Mom and David, a package of more bows, and needed to buy a package of more Thomas English Muffins for my breakfast.  And then I went home.  Kelsey dropped me off at my family's Manison.  I came home at about after 6:30 pm.  I had a wonderful and fun time.

That evening after eating my snack, a sandwich and a soda, I had to wrap Christmas presents for my family immediately.  That's alot of work through the night.  I finished wrapping them at about 10:30 pm and then cleaned up Christmas items on my bed.  What a mess!   I put them into my bedroom closet.  Mom put my Christmas presents under the Christmas tree in our family's living room for me.

Note:  The reason I decided to buy a signing language book for Mom and Joe is that they need an upgraded book.  Mom's other English signing language books are very old.  New ASL changes them.

That's it for now.  Good night.   

Mom and Joe. Christmas Shopping With Joe Little Bit. I Cancelled 2 Events By a Deaf Club.

Mom and Joe

Both Mom and Joe slept late that last Thursday morning, December 18th, a day after they flew back home in Florida.  It was a long journey for them.  Mom and Joe were very tired.  I finally hugged Mom for the first time since she went away when Mom came down to my big suite for seeing me.  Also, she gave me a very pretty ivory winter coat but it's a light wool, just like my mom's but her own coat is a little bit different from mine.  I like it very much cuz it keeps me a warm when the cold weather comes back again in Florida.  It's a early Christmas gift from my mom.  I think it's an used that she got from a garage sale in California.  Before that, I borrowed Mom's own wool coat from her once.  I am glad they have had a safe flight.


Christmas Shopping With Joe Little Bit
That Thursday afternoon December 18th, Joe and I went out to do Christmas shopping little bit.  I had a lunch at Larry's Giant Sub, next to T.G.I.Friday's Restauart on the beachside.  It's located at the shopping plaza, across the road from the beach, houses and hotels.  And the park, too.  Larry's Giant Sub have a framed photograph of Tom Cruise and me on the wall.  It's still there for a long time.  I used to go that restaurant for breakfast and lunch ony but not too many times.  It's a very good eaten place.  I love it.  Anyways, I ordered an Italian Connection submarine sandwich and a beverage, lemonade, and a small bag of potato chips.  My lunch was very delicious.  After I finished eating there, Joe had to do errands himself and then we stopped by the big building called Cash America, a pawn shop, next to the police station in Daytona Beach.  Joe wanted me to go in there when he came back several minutes later.  I did.  I checked it out.  When I got inside there, I noticed there are computers, TV sets, and music equipments everywhere.  And used DVDs, too.  I chose 2 DVD movies, "Chocolat" and "The Devil Wears Prada" but Joe purchased them as Christmas presents for me.  I know those are early gifts.  LOL!  Afterwards, Joe wanted to stop by at a health food store, Love.  He needed to buy more food there.  When we arrived there, Joe spotted Mom's car in the parking lot.  What is she doing there?  I believed Mom is doing her food shopping.  I waved Mom when Joe got in and talked to her.  I waited in the car.  Mom left Love shop early for going to Wal-Mart to do more grocery when she's done shopping at Love.  Several minutes later after Mom left, I went home with Joe when he finished shopping.  We came home at almost same time as Mom.  We returned there about 10- 15 minutes before Mom arrived back.


I Cancelled 2 Events By a Deaf Club
On Sat the 20th, I didn't go to the other deaf club in other town cuz nobody rides with me to get there.  I was having a hard time finding someone who would take me there.  The other deaf club was having a big Christmas party in Belleview, Florida, between the Village and Ocala.  That's too far away from my hometown.  And last Monday night, December 22nd in Deland for Volusia Signing Silent Dinner, planned by my hearing/interpreter friend from my deaf club, Nova, I didn't go there.  My deaf friend, Amy, said no to me cuz she already got 2 other people to ride with her and her hubby, Chuck.  I was upset and disappointed.  Nobody takes me there.  I felt trapped at my mansion.  I think Amy was too late to ask me to ride with her as if she's not thinking about me beforehand.

Kitty's Christmas Tree 2008

Yesterday evening, Mother found this artificial and fiber optic Christmas Tree in the garage of our Mansion. I guess this was belonged to a doctor who owned our Mansion before us. It looks different than the last year I had cuz an old one is broken. I like Fiber optic Christmas Tree better than Christmas lights. Hope u likes my pictures. :-)

GDBAD Christmas Dinner December 6, 2008

I went to a GDBAD Christmas Dinner Party at Easter Seals last late Saturday afternoon.  My bus came in to pick me up at my mansion on time.  I arrived at Easter Seals so early when my bus dropped me off there.  When I got inside, some club officials were setting up the food on table.  I was so hungry and can't wait to eat until 5 pm.  I had a small lunch, a salad, cuz I would be ended up getting full at supper.  Anyways, one of club officials, Georianna, announced us that we have had to line up at the door outside the room to pay the food and game.  We did it as she said.  We were waiting to take our turn to pay admission but it took us so long cuz one of guests from the other deaf club had discussing the payment with one of our club officials, Bud, a president.  Bud screwed up.  Bud and Roy, the other club official, a treasurer, were discussing the payment that Amy sent an email to spread out to us about Christmas Dinner Party.  I waited and waited patiently.  The price was mixed up.  Bud gave us a correct price.  Oh, well.  Next year, Bud will be replaced as club president by a deaf guy from New Smyrna Beach named Marcus cuz Bud could be losing his mind at his age.  I hope Marcus will be a good planner and successful and smart.  Anyways, I don't have to pay the food cuz I am a member of the deaf club but will have to pay the Fingo game later.  Then I went to the table where I wanted to seat at in my wheelchair.  I noticed so many guests and members flocked when they arrived.  Wow, the room at Easter Seals was so crowded!  The space in it is too small.  Chuck came in but he's not with Amy cuz Chuck informed me that Amy had to do Christmas orders for her many customers at home.  She's very busy doing those ASL artwork orders every Christmastime.  Again, I was waiting for the food to start but a prayer come first by Carl from St. Augustine.  I was first to line up to get food at table cuz I am in a wheelchair.  I was told that.  I picked out what I wanted to eat.  They look yummy and delicious!  Club officials ordered the food at a supermarket, Publix.  They taste better than we made food ourselves.  Biscuit, ham, chicken, potato salad, dips, crackers, devil eggs, and macaroni salad.  Free drinks are tea but have to pay sodas and water.  Pumpkin and pecan pies.  When I finished picking out the food, I went back to the table and ate them.  I chatted with some members and guests at the table.  After dinner, I had to pay the game.  We were waiting for the game to start but it took us so long cuz club officials were very busy taking care of things first.  Some members and guests went ahead to get a piece of cake when the club official opened the box of Christmas cake but she decided to stop doing it for members and guests until at break time.  Finally, the game started.  I didn't win that night but I am okay.  I really needed money for food and Christmas shopping.  I enjoyed playing the game.  It was fun.  Then Dad came in to pick me up but we have had a speaker named Brian who works for CSDVRS, a different video relay service company, not Sorenson VP, as Outreach Specialist.  Brian discussed a new videophone product, the Z.  Hmmm, I am thinking about this new product but I can't afford it.  I like Sorenson VP better and would like to have a nice Blackberry Pearl pager as my Christmas or Birthday wish from one of my family members cuz I can use it to anywhere in the travel world outside my home.  Anyways, when the speaker finished talking, I went to check out his flyer and an application.  And then I went home.

Here is a slideshow below:

LOL! A Photo of Lamp Made in the Shape of Woman's Stocking Leg

Uncle Jack on the left. Aunt Joan on the right. Cute lamp. LOL! This picture was taken at the home of Uncle Richard's daughter on Christmas night 2007.

Are u familiar with the movie called "A Christmas Story"? I do. I saw it few times. I was informed that my San Francisco (S F) uncle, Richard, and other CA relatives gave my other uncle, Jack, a big Christmas surprise gift in an e-mail a month ago. Richard ordered this lamp from a website. Both Richard and Jack are my father's brothers. They live in S F area for many years since 1960s but Jack was first came to S F in the 1950s. However, I received a picture of this lamp made in the shape of a woman's stocking leg from my S F uncle in an e-mail this evening. I laughed and laughed when I saw that picture. Cute! I love it! LOL! LOL! I noticed Joan, my S F uncle's wife, staring at the lamp and laughing at it. LOL!

Have a great weekend!

December 25, 2007: Christmas Dinner And Presents at Parents' House

Yesterday, Christmas Day, was wonderful. I had a good time. I got several Christmas presents from people I know.
On the Christmas Day predawn, I got up at almost 4:15 am. I had trouble sleep cuz I was so excited about Christmas. I tried to relax and sleep but can't. LOL! I felt like I am a kid all over again but almost. LOL! I went over to the computer desk in the living room for checking e-mails and looking at some websites included Y360 site. I decided to take a break from it at an hour later cuz I had other things to do in my apt.
I went to my parents' house for Christmas Dinner that afternoon. David stopped by to visit us. He brought some food and a bottle of an alcoholic wine with him. I had a salad and drink an non-alcoholic sparkling wine before David came to visit us. We had a dinner at the table together. David made a very delicious lasagna with cheese, sweet sliced potatoes, and dinner rolls that David bought himself. Yummy! The food was very good. I ate them all but cut off pieces of burned lasagna and drank one glass of an alcoholic wine. Whoa, I felt better by drinking it. It woke me up. LOL! One glass is enough for me. It included David and me only, not my parents cuz they gave it up anymore but they had it many years ago. Anyways, those pieces of lasagna looked black. Yuck! After dinner, we had 2 different kinds of pie, pumpkin and pecan. I chose a slice of pecan pie. Yummy! We opened our Christmas presents afterwards. I watched TV and then later on I went home.
About Christmas presents I got an easy made cookbook from Mom; smiley angel pin from Mom, beautiful Poinsettia plant from David (see a picture of it above under the tree); Santa Claus doll with little one from my mother's friend, Pat (see picture above); cute little angel, Wal-Mart gift card, new 2008 calendar datebook, gift certificate from PA Grandaunt Honey and granduncle Frank; one outfit from David; and an outfit and a framed picture from my mom.
See a slideshow below:

December 26, 2006 Yahoo Blog: Christmas Dinners At My Parents' House. Tornados Hit My Homestate, Florida.

This picture of Christmas Tree took a place at my parents' house on Christmas Day 2004. Pretty, isn't it?

Hello, everyone!!!
How was ur Christmas? I had a wonderful time with my family last Sunday and yesterday. Last Sunday afternoon, Christmas Eve, I went over to my parents' house for our Christmas Dinner. Joe and David & Nhat were there. David & Nhat brought some great food, delicious sliced potatoes and lasagna. Yummy! I LOVE them very much. David made a lasagna himself. He's a terrific cook! We had a great Christmas dinner together. Afterwards, Joe, David, and Nhat helped decorating Mom & Dad's artificial Christmas tree. Thank God, it's about time. Joe bought 4 packages of new Christmas lights cuz my parents' Christmas tree is tall closing to the ceiling of their house. I took photos of it few time but these are not developed yet. I am planned to get them this weekend. Anyways, when Joe, David, and Nhat are finished decorating it, it's absolutely beautiful! Awwwww! Then we opened our Christmas presents together. I got 2 nice sweaters from my parents, a beautiful ornament of silver Christmas angel and Wal-Mart gift card from PA relatives, Great Uncle Frank & Great Aunt Honey. Ohhh, how Nice! Guess what I got from my sister-in-law, Nhat? A NEW MICROWAVE!!!!!!. I never thought about getting a new microwave but I figured my sister-in-law already knew what I need for Christmas. This is the BEST Christmas present I ever received in this year! After that we took a picture of us as family next to a Christmas tree. During taking a picture, David made me laughing. He's picky at my butt!!!!!!! I was standing behind him. After that, I took a back at him as David was about leaving with items. Got him! David laughed. I hi-fived Nhat. Yay! Then they went home. I stayed at my parents' house for awhile. I went home after 8 pm. Joe dropped me off at my apt.
See a picture of a new microwave I received for Christmas below:

I copied this picture from the website of Wal-Mart. That's what it looks alike I have now.

On Christmas Day, I went back to my parents' house again. Found out Joe is going to Christmas party at his friend's house. I heard there's issued a tornado warning on a local TV news. Oh, no, it shouldn't be ruining our Christmas Day. I don't want to hear that. Christmas Day should be a peaceful. While I was staying at their house, I noticed there's a heavy rain outside. OMG! We almost lost a power. Later that afternoon, I learned on a local TV news that said a tornado ripped off some areas of Daytona Beach, not in Ormond Beach where I am living in. We were lucky out of it. Thank God. I didn't know a tornado hit few counties in Florida until I watched the news. I can't believe what I saw on TV news. It said 3 tornadoes. 2 F2 and 1 0F. In Daytona Beach, apts were destroyed. I know that place. It's a south of ISB and a mall. It's also on Nova Road. Mobile homes flipped out and ripped off. I already know these mobile homes are not safe cuz a hurricane can be ripping them off easily. A part of Embry-Riddle University is damaged. Near there, DBIA, and DIS, small planes were destroyed everywhere. I know where that university is. It's a bigger. Police cars were damaged. See Feeds in my page and look up a source, WESH, a local TV news, please. This info will give u to find out what's going on in there. Anyways, back to my parents' house, we had a good dinner. While I am eating it, I watched a DVD movie, "Last Holiday", that my mother borrowed from a library with other DVD movies. That movie is good. After dinner, Mom went to work for taking care of an old lady. I watched TV. Later, Mom returned home. Mom opened a Christmas present from me. She was surprised to see a beautiful, pink sweater with colorful sequins. Mom forgets to open it up on Xmas Eve. Her reaction to that new sweater is she loves it very much, and it's a miracle! I am so relieved to learn that. I told her what happened at Sears in the mall 2 weeks ago. After that, I went home.

SYL!

Kitty's Christmas Stories in Yahoo 360 Blog December 24, 2006

Every Christmas in Pennsylvania, my family went to Grandparents’ 2 story house on Mosquito Valley Road for big Christmas dinner. Some tables and many chairs were set up for our large family in the basement, a big living room. Many uncles, aunts, and cousins were there. I dressed up pretty. A lot of FOOD!!! Several desserts! Yummy ! Cousins were playing around in the basement.
I was so sick one Christmas morning. I vomited a food on my grandmother’s purple couch in the family room upstairs at my grandparents’ big house when I woke up from a nap . Yucky! OOPS, it was an accident!
Christmas 1976
We had a snowstorm after Christmas while lived in Pennsylvania. It was awful. The heavy wind of snow blew my face softly and fast when my oldest brother, Joe, opened the door of my Dad’s car after we arrived to see and check out a new 2 story house. I sat in a front of the passenger’s seat. I was mad at him little bit for that. He had no idea! My parents were planned moving to another house, 2 floors, on a different street in another area in about a month. Anyways, I do recall the snowstorm kept continuing all day. Back at my parents’ townhouse, I can’t see anything thru the window of our living room on the first floor cuz the outside was so dark like a gray/white fog but I could see some fire trucks clearly with sirens on. I have no idea what’s going on outside in our neighborhood area .

Christmas 1978
Saw the first movie, “Superman” when it came out. My oldest brother, Joe, took me to see it during Christmastime. My mother was pregnant with David at that time. I can’t walk with a pair of canes due to hip surgeries. I sat in my grandfather’s reclining chair all day.
Every Christmas until I was 10 or 11, I visited Santa Claus at his house for taking a special photo of us together. With my oldest brothers few times until they quit when they get older.
Christmas 1981
As my family and I were living in California at that time, saw “Nutcrackers” in San Jose. It was a wonderful time. Saw David as a toddler meeting Santa Claus outside the big building and had a chat with him before we were heading for that big building after we arrived in San Jose. LOL!
Christmas 1985
In Florida since we moved there from Texas in that June, we were having a Christmas dinner together.
We spent a Christmas dinner together at my parents’ house every year since we moved to Florida.

Christmas 1989
Florida had been experienced a freezing weather. Few days before Christmas, my mother was hosting a Christmas party for her friends at the time the temperature was going down to 20s. Jacksonville got flurries on Christmas Eve so unexpectedly. On a Christmas morning, the temperature was 22 degrees. Wow! This is a similar to Pennsylvania. VERY COLD! Thousands of FPL customers lost a power but I think we were lucky to have a power on in my parents’ house. Florida residents can’t baking their Christmas turkey. I remember we were going to a Christmas party at the home of my mother’s friend but her friend’s Christmas Dinner was cancelled planning cuz one of friends of my mother’s friend had an accident and had to go to the ER right away. Then we went home early. I was disappointed little bit but I am okay.
Christmas 1991
I invited Todd, my then boyfriend, to our holiday dinners. 2 days before Christmas, he flew in to see me again from San Diego. I was happy and excited. Todd gave Christmas presents to us. He gave me a beautiful, knitted sweater with silver glitters and art knitted cats in it. I love it very much. I still have it in my storage box now. Along with a book, “Childhood”, by Bill Cosby. I was happy to receive them. I had a wonderful time with him.
Christmas 1994
I got a beautiful sweater and raffle bands for my hair from my then boyfriend, Todd along with a letter from him. Todd announced he’s coming to see me in the middle Feb 1995. I was so excited when I found out about it. That blue, red, and white sweater looks a shape of hearts. I figured it means a Valentine’s Day. I’ll never forget that gift. How smart Todd was! I still have it in my storage box now.
Christmas 1996
Went to a Christmas Party at Suzanne’s house in Port Orange a week before Christmas. Suzanne is an employee at my college if she’s still continuing her job there. She works in the Disabled Service Dept. We had a wonderful time. Uncle Dick and his son, Chris, and my oldest brother, Mike, were all came down to visit us at my parents’ house for our Christmas dinner. Uncle Dick is the brother of my mother. Good time.
Christmas 1997
Went to a Christmas Party at Suzanne’s house in Port Orange again a week before Christmas. I brought my then fiancé, Todd, there. We had a wonderful time. Saw a movie, “Titanic” with Todd at the movie theater on the weekend. It was very good. Whoa! Anyways, I just found out my grandfather in Pennsylvania is passed away 2 days before Christmas. I was stunned. It happened 3 weeks before my wedding. The family there wanted my mother flying back there for my grandfather’s funeral. My mother did but I did not. She was supposed to work on my wedding plans before our big day. At my parents’ house on a different street long before they are living in a current one, I got a big beautiful framed picture of garden surrounding the gazebo where the woman in her late 19^th century dress stood and overlooking a huge pond. I love it very much. Very beautiful. It was from Joe and his old girlfriend. Wow! It’s putting up onto the wall of living room in my apt now and above my daybed. Anyways, I also got a jewelry box and a movie tape, Xanadu, starred in by Olivia Newton-John from my then fiancé, Todd. Have u seen this movie, Xanadu? It’s very good. I will blog about it later.
Since I joined a deaf club in March 2001, GDBAD, my deaf club, is having an annual Christmas Party. The food is so DELICIOUS! Wonderful party.
Christmas 2004
I went over to my parents’ house for a Christmas dinner with Joe and David & Nhat. Good food. I got a beautiful pink sweater, pairs of earrings, and a skyblue jogging suit. Wonderful time.
Christmas 2005
Stopped by at my parents’ house for opening Christmas presents. I got a new purple robe, a book, a navy sweater with silver glitter Christmas trees and gemstones of star (I didn’t wear it much cuz Florida sometimes gets a warm weather during winter). That navy sweater was from Great Uncle Frank and Great Aunt Honey. Very beautiful. Afterwards, Mom, Dad, and I went over to David & Nhat’s house in Orange City. We were going to have a Christmas dinner together there. A lot of FOOD! Yummy! David & Nhat got a big Christmas presents from some of their relatives and friends: 2 beautiful lamps and a furniture. Wow! I got a Wal-Mart gift card from them.

Read an online article from USA Weekend Magazine: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"

Have u heard about a little girl named Virgina who wrote a letter to a newspaper editor in 1897? She asked an editor about Santa Claus in the letter. I have heard about this story and saw about it on Christmas TV movie years ago, remember that? Charles Bronson played a newspaper editor in it. Very interesting. Anyways, I read that magazine about it this morning. I would say "Wow!" In it, the magazine asked 3 newspaper writers about Virginia so they responded back to it for what they think of Virginia. Here is a link of USA Weekend Magazine article below for u to read:
"Yes, Virgina There Is a Santa Claus"
Here is a link of an original letter I found in Wikisource below:
"Is There a Santa Claus?"
There is also online bonus by USA Weekend: "Talking with Virginia's granddaugthers"
I found a website of National Christmas Center about Virgina and Santa Claus. Here is a link about this below:

National Christmas Center: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"

So, do u want to know who Francis Pharcellus Church, a newspaper editor, who answered a letter back to Virginia about Santa Claus? Here is a link about him below:
Francis Pharcellus Church
When I was a young girl in an elementary school, a teacher asked us to write a letter to Santa Claus. I did it once and asked what I want for Christmas. Did u, Y360 Friends?
That's it.

Greetings from Florida!

Christmas Carols in ASL - American Sign Language Video

Christmas 2007

Finished decorating Christmas on Nov 28, 2007.

Slideshow of Kitty's Early Christmas Present: New Walker!

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Let me u what happened unexpectedly. LOL! Last Saturday morning, Mother wanted me to go over to her house for helping to wrap Christmas presents for her. She knows I am a very good gift wrapper than her cuz she made a lousy on them and was not good at them years ago. Anyways, she informed me she had a surprise for me in the fax message before I came over there. Hmmmm. I have no idea what it was. When I arrived at my parents' house that Saturday morning, I was surprised to discover there's a Christmas present with a big red ribbon waiting for me. I said, "Is that my Christmas present?" . It turns out a new walker with 3 rollers and a basket! That was so unexpected! Wow! It looks like a new to me. Neat. I did try it out and practiced it. I felt comfortable with it. I walked with a new walker few times all day there. I can move it around easily than 2 different others. 2 different walkers were a difficult for me to move around. I hardly walked with those 2 others much. Today, I am walking with a brace on. Much better but I have to be careful. I hope an angel is watching me if I am home alone.

GDBAD Christmas Dinner Party 2007

Last Saturday night, I went to a deaf club at the nice building of Piggotte Community Center (<----click this link, please, for an info) in South Daytona Beach for a Christmas party and playing a game. That nice building fits me a comfortable to access in my wheelchair. I've never heard of that building before. It was named after "Coach" Joe Piggotte who became a Council member in 1984 and served as the Mayor of South Daytona from 1986 - 2005. He earned the affectionate name of "Coach" after leading two area high school basketball programs for 21 years. I also have never heard of this man before. He was probably living in that city for a long time before I moved to Florida with my family in 1985. Anyways, that newest building looks cool. The room where the party was held inside looks clean and huge. My bus dropped me off there that night several minutes before the party started. My hearing interpreter/friend, Nova, saw me arriving when she got out of her car and brought a woman named Sally who is a mental retardation and a deaf there. I know her little bit. She was a relative of my old counselor's husband. My bus driver dropped me off inside the center and left. I paid the party ticket at the table inside the big room. I brought a plastic bag of Chex Mix chips to the party. We waited for the dinner to start. I felt so starving. I can't wait. A deaf woman recognized me and said hi to me. She knew me from old deaf school days. She was my houseparent on the first floor of girls' dorm at Florida School for the Deaf (FSD) in St. Augustine for a short time. I was a teenager at that time. And other ladies who worked there for years remember me, too. They were at another table. One of them was my former reading teacher, Miss K (Todd, u know who she was, remember her?). She taught deaf students to read books. I told her my English skills were bad and screwing up until mine was improved when I went to a college. I think Miss K was glad to hear that. I learned that these ladies are retired now. After I chatted with these former FSD employees, we prayed first and then went to get our dinner at the buffet table. We did get our dinner. I ate a delicious and wonderful food. We chatted and laughed. I took some digital pictures. After dinner, we played a game but I didn't win that night. I am okay. I tried to get money for food and Christmas shopping. Anyways, I went home when the game is over. I had a fun time.

Mickey and Minnie are greeting "Happy Holidays" to all of you from Florida.