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Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:48 pm**

Though it is early to wish all a Merry Christmas, in a house with children the excitement builds as school break starts, the decorations are up, and some gift exchanges have began with cousins who will be traveling over the holidays ... [Fortunately the triplets are now old enough that we can leave them at our home with their cousins and and our disabled daughter while the adults go out for dinner and a few drinks

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And today I received a very nice early Christmas gift/birthday gift from Patti as she went in cahoots with my buddies who fly out from Illinois to attend the Sox v. Sox series in Fenway every year. I am meeting them for 5.5 days (as I turn 55 this month) in AZ for spring training in late March ... she had to let me know before the flight itinerary arrived via our shared e-mail.

I used to go to the White Sox spring training frequently when they were in FLA but haven't been since they moved to AZ. Can't imagine the fans can get as close in the new facility (Used to be able to rub shoulders with Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson before they went out and put on HR hitting clinics ...) as we used to, but I am looking forward to finding out. In many ways I am a lucky guy - this just serves as one more reminder.

Hope you all have a good Christmas and may your 2010 be a solid year!

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:12 pm**

Happy Kwanza, Aaron!

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:27 pm**

Angels wrote:Happy Kwanza, Aaron!

lol, I got my sister a gift card to Best Buy for xmas and I got her 1 of the Happy Kwanza cards bc I wanted to mix it up a little.

merry xmas everybody

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:31 pm**

Merry X-mas and Happy Hanukkah to myself and seth, im sure we're the only jews in the league.

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:33 pm**

Happy Christmas to everybody and Hannukkah to the two Jake's and Wooly.

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:35 pm**

Rockies wrote:Merry X-mas and Happy Hanukkah to myself and seth, im sure we're the only jews in the league.

I used to date a she-devil that's Jewish, but I won't hold that against you. Happy Hanukkah, or as I like to say "Cha-noo-ka" (long story).

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:38 pm**

Merry X-mas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanza to all!

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:39 pm**

Merry Christmas you filthy animals.

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:13 pm**

Hannukah has been over for like 5 days so I feel kind of silly wishing to my fellow Jews, instead I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Festivus, as tonight is the traditional observance. Jim, when are you going to Arizona? I'll be down there for some chunk of March.

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:39 pm**

We got 3 Jews? I didn't see Seth's tail and horns

Posted: **Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:16 pm**

Happy Holidays all...