Orchids to …
• those who sent me Christmas cards and gifts, from John Tinkey.
• Sherry Grimes for her letter to the editor Sunday about holding challengers accountable.
• the Hope Elementary staff and students for the terrific Christmas sing-along on Friday.
• all of the Willow Crossing staff for everything you do each and every day, which makes me so thankful and blessed to call Willow Crossing my home, from Miss Ella.
• the Cox family for the Christmas concert Saturday evening at The Commons, from Trisha.
• Denise and Randy at Rust-Unger Monuments for their kindness, significant effort and skill used to achieve the beautiful restoration of our parents’ headstone, from the family of Bertha and Lewis Breedlove.
Onions to …
• garbage companies for picking up trash on the main roads during rush-hour traffic.
• people who vandalize their own property and report it as a crime.
• those who think that a Republican win is bad news.
Happy Birthday to …
• Vera Bloom, from your family and Donna.
• Chris Wheeler, from your family and Donna.
• Jeremy McDonald, from your family and Donna.
• Steve Wilson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
Happy Birthday to …
• Margaret Briddle.
• Mike Harris, from your family and Donna.
• Arhianna Martinez, from Dayley Smith and Hector Martinez Jr.
• Casey Garrison Luederman.
• Carrie Garrison Foster.
• Nick Marlin, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Leah Brouse, from Adam, Claire, Noah, Mom, Dad and all your family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
