Well, it was Christmas Eve, and we were kinda worried... the ground was bare and dry here in southern Canada. Sleighs don't run too well in conditions like that... and Saint Nick was due shortly. Luckily, however, a storm blew up out of Texas and Oklahoma and met with a little cold air up here, and things started to look up. We turned on the landing lights, lit the fire and got a rousing game of Guesstures underway. Soon it was midnite, and the snow wasn't yet here... We all said good nite, and left the cats to chase the mice.... while we settled down for a good winter's nap. This morning, we arose to find the chimney quite clear and a few presents around the tree. It's snowing steadily now, and there's some sleigh tracks on the roof.... so guess who was here!? The kids enjoyed the crazy "True Blue Australian Christmas" CD track we played, and got a kick out of Rolf Harris's "Six White Boomers" which Del Maw helped me track down last year! The new bike with 14 inch rims and training wheels Santa left for Grampa is a hit with the little ones, and they are looking forward to trying the short cross-country ski's with adjustable boot straps he left for Grandma soon as the snow lets up.... and we've all had some cheer! Our bright young grand-daughter who's working on a BS at Waterloo University and planning on doing her Master's and Phd... possibly in Micro Biology, promised to look in on our DNA Study's progress this year while she does a co-op term in Montreal.... Things are going well for us all! Here's hoping you've all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying a Happy Holiday Season! Take care, one and all! {:-) Dave and Marilynn

Thanks Dave (and Marilynn too!) for your greeting, and ALL the great Strong Roots work. 2003 WILL be the greatest yet! Regards, The Toms of Bethel Park (Pittsburgh) Dave Strong & Marilynn Dunne wrote: > Well, it was Christmas Eve, and we were kinda worried... the ground > was bare and dry here in southern Canada. Sleighs don't run too well > in conditions like that... and Saint Nick was due shortly. Luckily, > however, a storm blew up out of Texas and Oklahoma and met with a > little cold air up here, and things started to look up. We turned > on the landing lights, lit the fire and got a rousing game of > Guesstures underway. Soon it was midnite, and the snow wasn't yet > here... > > We all said good nite, and left the cats to chase the mice.... while > we settled down for a good winter's nap. This morning, we arose to > find the chimney quite clear and a few presents around the tree. > It's snowing steadily now, and there's some sleigh tracks on the > roof.... so guess who was here!? > > The kids enjoyed the crazy "True Blue Australian Christmas" CD track > we played, and got a kick out of Rolf Harris's "Six White Boomers" > which Del Maw helped me track down last year! The new bike with 14 > inch rims and training wheels Santa left for Grampa is a hit with the > little ones, and they are looking forward to trying the short > cross-country ski's with adjustable boot straps he left for Grandma > soon as the snow lets up.... and we've all had some cheer! > > Our bright young grand-daughter who's working on a BS at Waterloo > University and planning on doing her Master's and Phd... possibly in > Micro Biology, promised to look in on our DNA Study's progress this > year while she does a co-op term in Montreal.... Things are going > well for us all! > > Here's hoping you've all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying a > Happy Holiday Season! Take care, one and all! > > {:-) > Dave and Marilynn > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > STRONG FAMILY ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA (SFAA) web site: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4715 > > Strong(e)s of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon Counties, England, > including ancestors of "Elder" John Strong; queries about > descendants of "Elder" John Strong answered by the SFAA > Historian, Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Strong, from his extensive > electronic database. > ==========================================================