Christmas Celebrations

I went to Waconia, MN to visit my mother's side of the extended family and have the last big Christmas celebration until next year. On the way back, I was able to type the last several blogs in an email editor (I'm trying my post-by-email feature). Hopefully everything worked out okay. I apologize for length, but I also hope it makes up for my recent infrequency. Not a lot has happened until gifts started coming up and then I was busy enjoying them. Enjoy my thoughts so far, and don't forget to comment on To Shave, or Not To Shave.