Journal Archives
12/31/99 Holiday Greetings
Well, it's that time of the year again. Time to catch family
and friends up with the goings on of the Vaughn household. We realize that it
must be hard to wait for this once-a-year update, but we'll try to put your
rabid curiosity at ease.
Hank is still out of work, but feels that 2000 will "be his year."
Let's hope so. After all, we all took him at his word when he said that the 90's
would "be his decade." Time's running out on the ol' Hankster. He had
some interesting leads this last year, however: at one point he even had the
opportunity to Make Big Dollars Working Out Of His Own Home, but then realized
that one needed a phone to operate a 900 number.
We know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting the news of our summer
trip abroad. Well, did you know that Tijuana is not technically
"abroad?" That was news to us, too…. Be that as it may, we still had
a lovely time. The natives were all so friendly to us. We found several that
were willing to change our American currency over to the local money. The
merchants, too, were more than willing to help us while purchasing our
souvenirs; we found all we had to do was had over the cash, and they simply took
what was needed. Most hospitable. And, yes, you can be sure that some of you
will find some of our purchases under your Christmas tree this year. (We decided
to keep a lovely painting entitled "Elvis and Gandhi Share A Bagel"
for ourselves).
Little Suzie was in her second grade class play this fall, and boy, was she a
hit! She played an ottoman in the school's production of Inge's "A Doll's
House." Her costume was an off-brown corduroy. Well, no, actually it was
more of a burnt sienna…. No, make that a sort of a beige. Suzie at first was
going to settle for a much smaller part, but her teacher convinced her
otherwise. Suzie, after all, has always been a good student. We have now doubt
that she will be promoted to the third grade this time. Let us take a moment to
catch you up to speed on her latest report card:
Citizenship B
Handwriting C+
Math
C
Phonics
C
Spelling
C-
P.E.
B-
Social
Studies C-
As you can see, Suzie continues to put up fine numbers. It must be pointed out,
however, that her teacher graded on the curve. Therefore, her grades were much
higher.
We have several projects that have been keeping us all busy. As many of you
know, our bathrooms have been in the need of a good grouting, and you'll be glad
to know that it has finally been done. We used an epoxy-based enamel that did a
pretty good job. It cost $5.89 a can. We find that the bathroom tile only needs
a good scrubbing once a month now. Of course, we still clean the toilet bowl,
wash the mirrors, and remove the hair from the drains every two weeks. Some
things never change, huh?
We are glad to report that Simba, our beloved cat, has completely recovered from
his medical problems of last summer. The sebaceous cyst has almost completely
gone away. We thank you for your prayers for our beloved house cat; we think the
worst is over.
Chad continues to attend classes at the local junior college. We only hope that
next semester they will actually let him enroll. We feel that he can apply
himself when he wants to and believe that the college will forget about that
business with the Dean's daughter.
Well, until next year, Happy Holidays! We are anxiously waiting for the arrival
of all of your Christmas cards. Last year we had a problem with the mail, and
evidently all of your cards were lost en masse. So be sure to write a personal
note telling what you've been up to these last few months, okay?
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