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MATTHEW flew in from Hawaii to spend Christmas wih his dad at PATRICK and DEE DEE's in Las Vegas. TIMMY and SUSAN plan to join them too. They are having a Holiday Party on Thursday night, the 21st, and we hope to see you all there!

KATY, STEVE, NOEL and QUINN are planning their annual winter holiday visit to DICK's, but won't arrive until New Years Eve since KATY's cakes will be in great demand through Christmas Day.

DICK reported that he has a beef with Toys R Us. It seems as though he was having a simply marvelous time shopping there the other night until they asked him to leave ... because it was closing time! He also said we're all invited to Christmas Dinner on the 25th at his home.

12/18/00 ... e-mail from DONNA & DAN saying Happiest Holidays to all ... no news there but sending us a Christmas piccy of themselves and their boys, ALEX and BRIAN, which we will add to the photo album. Oh, yes, and Aunt Elaine loves our site too!!!

12/19...MIKE and JUDY just returned home from ANN's Christmas piano recital in Denver. Their e-mail said they are both so proud of her. ANN's teacher also teaches John Elway's children piano, and says ANN is one of his best students. MIKE is thrilled that the Broncos have made the playoffs. Both he and JUDY attended that last home game; and, as always, the weather in Golden is "perfect". (Hey, what's that white stuff, MIKE?)

12/21 - The Doctor e-mailed us and hasn't had time to participate in our website of late with all of her travel/lectures, and final examinations these last weeks. She sends us all holiday wishes. LAURA says, "I love the website". She snail mailed (love that expression, Donna!) us a picture of her in the snowy mountains.

12/22 - QUINN has been sick with the flu this past week, and wasn't able to go to school the final week prior to vacation. He said he'd have loved to have gone, but KATY made him stay home! He had an 103.5 temperature Tuesday. QUINN said he is beginning to feel a little better, now that the vacation has officially begun. There school vacation is extended into the first week of January, so he says he "can't wait to spend New Years" at Captain Dick's!

12/22 JEANETTE emailed (all) of us to say "...Had I been able to post a message (on our message board) I would have wished everyone a very happy holiday season". She said she and BRUCE "are having an early (Christ)mas dinner tonight with oldest son GENE, his wife KAREN, their daughter JILL and their son BRAD, plus youngest son ROY, his wife KATE, their daughter JANE and their dog JULEP. We are truly blessed." Putting this here incase anyone deleted their's without realizing it was from family, and for future puter family members to see.

12/22 PATRICK and DEE DEE has a marvelous Christmas Party last night, There were 10 of us family members there - DEE DEE, PATRICK, MATTHEW (flew in from Kuli on Maui), TIMMY (flew in from Salt Lake City), DAVID (back home from Seattle), AMANDA (home from Laughlin, NV), JESSICA, MOLI, DICK and ME; also friends of DEE DEE and PATRICK's from work (lotsa dealers!!!) ... it was a marvelous party and everyone sure seemed to enjoy themselves. TIMMY even prepared "shrimp kebobs" ... and DEE DEE put on a yummy spread!

12/22 MATTHEW just phoned. He has read the remainer of the hard copy of our website which I took for PATRICK's household last night. Seems MATTHEW is a "surfer" ... a web surfer that is, and his email address will be added to our page as soon as I remember what he told me it is. MATTHEW will be at DICK's Christmas.