Crystal Trino's Journal Dec 3 2006 Entry

December 3. Sunday Night.

Hi Journey.

Everything back on an even keel with kids; I’m not planning on missing any more Sunday school classes the rest of the month. Two in a row was enough, J.

Good time with the kids today, though. My class is in the spotlight at the Nativity Scene on Christmas Eve this year.

Of course, Jack Heckstrom and Tee suckered the rest of the class into voting them in as Joseph and Mary.

I wonder if the real Holy Family ever nearly broke into a fistfight over who would stand on the right side of Jesus’ crib.

At least there’s plenty of time left to rehearse.

It was great to see the class. Between missing last week for Thanksgiving and then oversleeping three weeks ago it was good to feel needed for something other than auto-spewing my advice on paint chips and carpet swatches.

Was at the shop all day yesterday, catching up. There were a few good ideas came from the WriteBack cards that I’ll try and flesh out before the new year begins. Maybe I’ll bring up a few at Tea Time this January and see what other clients think of them.

This afternoon I just stayed home. I pulled out that red journal and leafed through it. I still think Percy’s "lawyer magic" was an exact-o knife but I’m not sure. In any event, I promised you the full text of that letter on those sheets that were stuck together. Here it is:

December 19, 1944. Tuesday.

Dear Tam,

Had the most wonderful time today. Father and I have just returned on the train from our Wisconsin excursion. I believe I once mentioned that he grew up just outside Appleton. Just since forever Father has followed the Green Bay football team, the Packers. Well, he bought tickets for the big championship game against the NY Giants. Tam, I was just joyed-over when the Packers won. Of course, football is the most roughish game, but oh how smart those young men looked in their big shoulder pads and tight knickers. I must confess my heart leapt up when they trotted out onto the field.

But enough of me. How is your latest cartographical quest coming?

Or should I say cartological? I’ll have to ask Mom for sure. Are you still working on that Barbary Coast gold rush map? I’m really looking forward to seeing it.

All during this train trip I’ve been reading a simply scrumptious book about Cleopatra. This book is part of the Young Reader series, but I understand most of the words, even though it says on the cover For Fifth Grade and up.

Oh Tam, but she was just so beautiful! We simply must learn more about her and her friends.

Well, better go now. I might see you before you’ve a chance to read this, but I just had to write these thoughts down--the pen was about to burn clear through the seams of my purse.

Your Friend Always,

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A nice note, J. It seems there may be a few more pages of the journal are stuck together, but I haven’t probed about and tried to pry them apart, yet.

All in good time.

Goodnight, Journey.

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