I am usually very good at card writing…in fact I write year round to friends I’ve known for years. However, this year I lost time somewhere…..A wonderful holiday greeting to all and my wish that you have a satisfying and even grand 2018…..love that DOW. Don’t ever want to see a politician in the White House again…..I want a good business person that knows foreign trade as well as made in USA.  I want a person who stands up for me.  I want a country that is the envy of all and yet open to all.

I have a friend who had a favorite horse all her growing up years.  When it came to college, her parents said she had to sell her horse to pay for her education……I want people coming in to my country who are willing to sell their horse…..for the opportunity to become a successful American.

I want companies born and raised in America to remember that. I want those who can’t pass a drug test over and over again,  to stand in front of the mirror, work it out, and get on with it. Someday their parents are going to quit supporting them….I already have.

I want inexpensive adoption for kids who need a home…and local/state support to get them going.  I’d love to have birth control free for all who want it and need it. Just because you can make kids doesn’t mean it should become your vocation.

(Man, I didn’t start out to write this, but my fingers just wouldn’t stop)…Anyhow, life for us in 2018 can be the experience of a lifetime….full of happiness, work, good health, and living drug free. Stay away from people who think white only is cool. Stay away from people who think all people of color only are cool…..be smart enough to know that this type ‘cool’ is as illiterate as it comes.

Nobody said it was going to be easy…..if so, please send a note saying they have erred. Work and work hard, smile, learn, graduate from something, sing, ask for forgiveness, laugh and laugh and laugh, when you work for something and get it, be proud….go stand in front of that mirror and say…..’good job’. When you start each day delivering papers at 4AM and end up working the second shift at 11PM….go stand in front of that mirror again…and say…’well done’…..”I’m beat….tired from the day, but I know I am on my way and my family is fed and safe and warm.  Yes, I will gladly do it again tomorrow because I will succeed and my life will thrive and I will continue to be a proud and growing American.”
Who knows, maybe I’ll get those cards done after all, first out for 2108!  So glad they aren’t dated!   Looks like I’ve already sent my wishes after all….later…..