Merry Christmas 2006!

Now… We had a busy, enjoyable Christmas Eve starting with the Sunday School Play at St. Mark in the morning. We enjoyed our Christmas Eve tradition of dinner with the Mutersbaugh and Steiner families. After the early worship service we returned to the Steiners‘ house for some great time with friends. Then… Another photo from Christmas 1958… I loved the toys of my youth. Today,…

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Snow Villages under the tree and on the mantle

On the night of October 31, 1990 Brett and I began our first holiday tradition as a couple. Brett had finally found a job in NE Ohio and was driving up from Cincinnati to begin our life together. I wanted to commemorate the event with something special. I purchased a Department 56 Snow Village house, wrote “Brett, Welcome home! Love, Tom” underneath and made it…

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