Despite a growing sense of loss of wit and erudition
Comes now the guilt to keep up with our holiday tradition.
And not dependent for a jolt from steroids or the juice
Creative sparks aren’t flying from our once-resourceful muse.
We sit before the keyboard, with fingers poised to type
And call up news and memories that now seem over-ripe.
We pause here in the present, to conjure up the past
And capture with a few choice words some memories to last.
The Terrys, Ben and Rachel, have moved their 5 man crew
To Broomfield, Colorado while Ben studies at CU.
Becca, Spence and Eva do their chores as children should
And haven’t been caught vandalizing in their neighborhood.
Rachel’s blog: http://mys-terry.blogspot.com/
In a Kansas City suburb, where Jon & Becky dwell,
A lot of half an acre and a home are priced to sell.
Within six weeks, the little house will make room for another.
Lucy and big sister Sam will NOT get a new brother.
Jon’s blog: http://tolmanitude/blogspot.com/
The Benefields in Austin, where the summer sun is hotter
Keep up a very hectic pace with Revolution Water.
And Clara, Emma, Hyrum and little Annabelle
Obey their parents faithfully, but sometimes they raise hell.
Ali’s good-faith effort at blogging: http://4benemonkeys.blogspot.com/
Emily lives in Provo and was working at DI
And learning better how to work and help herself get by.
Her schedule leaves her with free time and not too much to do
To keep her from her on-line buds and friends at BYU
Emily’s e-mail address: ctrnoel@aol.com
Deanna’s life’s been frantic. She leaves a scattered trail
Of loving Christian deeds despite her frequent trips to jail. 1
She thrives despite a schedule that is frightfully forbidding
And helping her throughout it all are books-on-tape and knitting.
During football season, his butt stuck to the couch,
We find guilt-ridden Wendell, that channel-changing slouch,
Making many knitted hats or grumbling, and I quote,
“Honey, where's that needle; have you seen the d#%@ remote?”
Our pathetic attempt at blogging: http://minkpoop.blogspot.com/
Our Christmas wish for you and yours is strength and robust health
And humor and perspective as we view declining wealth.
May your days be full of happiness and free from foul oppression
And may your hard-earned treasure last throughout this “slight” recession.
1 – temporary job doing physical exams at the Denver County Jail.
