Greetings from Coonridge.

History....don’t worry...she ain’t near as good.

Two columns from previous Christmases. Both about Christmas shopping (film column)

Still have a few gifts to buy. Freida Marie has some advice. (catalog column)

A few more miscellaneous tips from other columns:

Get your head and heart ready for Christmas. Don’t get so busy with the important things in life that you miss the important things in life. Jim Kern: Mrs. Brown. Anxieties? Look in your purse.

Your assignment:

Lighten up ---church lady ---chillochothe ---wear something outrageous...My dad. Christmas tree on head. ---Helen Dickens ---Take shoes off more often ---next time Hardees or McDonnald’s “Have a nice day” ---send a love letter...don’t sign it. ---eat more ice cream ---Jeff W ---buy a flower at IGA or Eagles or somewhere then give it to the checker (church lady: flowers) ---simply tell someone “i’ve waited all year to say this, but I really appreciate you” ---give more cheap gifts that aren’t expected and few expensive that are. ---the idea behind Christmas...a surprise to me. ---think of a problem which you’ve worred about for a long time and you just can’t get it off your mind, and you can’t solve it. Forget it for a week. ---think of a relationship which has been damaged. Heal it. --give yourself this Christmas.. Marie: Salt and pepper shakers. Albert Sweitzer ---Finally: stop trying to please everyone...you can’t do it. Hiney the mule.