It has been a pleasure to chat with all of you this year.All of you have been wonderful in guiding me with "this Computer!" Still learning. Melissa, I'm probably the oldest one on the list.I knew your Mamma well. I was one class ahead of her and Geneva in high school at Drew central. Both were very sweet "girls". My first memory of Christmas was hanging my stocking Christmas Eve on mantle board of the fire place, Next morning it would be stuffed with nuts, fruit and a lovely doll at the very top of my stocking. In our community there were four families who lived about one -half mile apart, There were children ages 12-20 .One year during Christmas there was a party for four nights straight.The first party began at our home ( Will & Sallie Rogers). We played dominoes, & cards. Our mother and our older sisters served Cookies ,hot chocolate and taffy candy ( The kind Mother made by cooking ribbon cane syrup. When the syrup was cooked perfectly she added vinegar and butter. When the ingredients were cool enough you pulled and pulled it until it was the right consistency.Then twisted it into long rope like strands and laid the candy on a platter to get cold. It would be so brittle one could break it into small pieces. My mother was an expert at this.) The second night we all were guests at Earl and Maudie Hoover's home, played same games and Ms Maudie served refreshments. Third night we all were with the Grady & Louie Kersh family and fourth night Garland & Naomi Kersh were our host. ! It was one and one half mile from our home to that of Garland Kersh home. We walked to from our homes to the parties carrying lanterns and flash lights to show the way. WONDERFUL PARTIES!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!! Hettie Nell