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Merry Skype Christmas

 A family Christmas.  We hooked the computer up to the big screen and skyped from our living room.  An early visit with our daughter and her family in Colorado, then a later visit with our son and his family in Colorado.  We shared our way through Christmas morning with them all.  Henry watched the presents get opened, but he found people’s pets especially engaging. At our end of the event, Judy got a new Kindle Fire and I got a new helicopter.  They are each a challenging step-up from previous versions. Next thing you know it’s time for lunch and a drive to Tom and Kathy’s for a full-on traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings.  As a special bonus, Suzanne was there, fresh from her graduation from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (with honors).  We are all so proud of her. We return home fully-fed (again). After a wonderful day of love and laughter, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and to all a good night! 
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I like to walk all the way to the no trespassing sign

 …before I turn around. A few weeks back however, hiking around Delta Lake, as I approached a gate and a big sign, I couldn’t make out what it said. It kind of looked like it was written in Arabic or something. I walked closer. It was a big metal sign, with the words actually carved out of it, so they are visible from both sides.  I was looking at a bunch of backwards words. It says No Trespassing, Fishing, Swimming, or Wading.  Not only had I walked as far as the No Trespassing sign, I had actually walked all the way to the backside of the No Trespassing sign for people headed the other direction!