My
birthday came and went mostly unnoticed with Christmas three days
later. We opened presents Christmas morning as usual with gifts,
wrapping paper and ribbon scattered all about the living room. Beth
got a cowgirl outfit, complete with hat, boots and even a guitar,
she thought she was the coolest thing.
A few days after Christmas we went out to Grandpa Junior’s ranchette
for a family gathering. Sue, Jim and Danny were there as well as
some of Grandma Junior’s relatives from Michigan. It was planned
ahead of time that there would be a football game, so Mom got
matching Florida football jerseys for our family. Teams were drawn
up, even Grandpa Junior played, something he didn’t usually do. It
was great fun, it didn’t really matter who won, I don’t even think
we kept score, we all were winners. That evening the two boys from
Michigan came over and had dinner with us.
Grandpa
Junior by ball, me in #5 jersey
The
players, David #1, nephew, Me #5, Dad #15, Brenda #44, Grandpa
Junior, Beth in cowgirl outfit. In back Danny and Uncle Jim
grandma’s relatives from Michigan.
Dinner
at our house, view taken from kitchen doorway, Beth, David Larry on
left, Michigan relatives on right. Dad’s 10 transistor radio on
shelf, family photos on shelf are at my house
New Years came and looking back it was a good year.