A very Merry Christmas morning to all, dear cousins! Santa arrived just a few minutes ago! Presents are under the tree at the Homestead! Wake up......wake up!....... We've all been good!.....no coal laying around on the floor or in our shoes! :) Robes and slippers on, coffee/tea or hot chocolate in tow, Christmas carols on the stereo, the warmth of a fireplace snapping and crackling nearby...we all gather around our tree in anticipation of what's yet to come. Will that record you wanted be there?.... If you're new to the family fold and don't quite know what's going on...... I'd like to invite you to join us in our fourth family Christmas. The homesite of this list, the Bower Family Homestead, has a Christmas tree set up in the parlor. Click on the tree in the parlor and it will take you "in and around" the tree where you'll find Christmas gifts. The Homestead's address is <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/4501>. A note about the Christmas gifts....some of them are stacked next to, or on top of each other. Be sure to click on EACH INDIVIDUAL GIFT in a stack because each different package will have a gift "inside." So, enjoy the day everyone!....tomorrow there'll be a huge mess to clean up [the boxes, wrapping, and gifts]. Today we eat and play!!!.... :) Actually though, I'll leave the gifts online till the beginning of the new year. As our real trees come down, so will the Homestead tree. Those of you who sent in gifts -- on behalf of the entire family, I thank you for thinking of, and sharing with, us. WE APPRECIATE YOU! I wish each of you a blessed, happy Christmas! Colleen