Did You Know? – December 2009

Falls City, Oregon, once sold potholes as Christmas presents “For people who have everything”, for $20. The recipient’s name was embossed on it?

The Church of St. Nicolas dePort in France completed in 1545 was built to shelter a finger of Santa Claus?

New Year’s Day until September,1752 was celebrated in England and America on March 25th?

German immigrant Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America?

Sir Isaac Newton, Conrad Hilton, Humphrey Bogart, Rod Serling, and Sissy Spacek were all born on December 25th?

In Italy, they have no Christmas trees, instead they decorate small wooden pyramids with fruit?

Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nichols according to French tradition. He visits homes on New Year’s Eve after everyone is asleep, and if a plate is set out for him, he fills it with cookies and cakes?

In the Ukraine, a spider’s web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck?

Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House?

Take chances! Make mistakes! Life can be messy and confusing at times, but it’s also full of surprises. The Next rock in your path might be a stepping-stone.
–Victor Gonzales

Love yourself. Make peace with who you are at this moment in time.
–Teresa Gonzales

Don’t let so much reality into your life that there’s no room for dreaming.
–Becki Harvey

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
–Anne Frank.

Friends multiply joy and divide sorrows.
– Shirley Mooney.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
–Brendan Gill

The best proof of love is trust.
–Joyce Brothers

I hope that This coming year brings you all the best that life has to offer. May it always be filled with love, laughter, friends and family. And May God cherish and care for you through the years.
–Michelle Myre