Dec2024

A MESSAGE FROM TRUCKR

If you look at the top of this page, you'll see a line which includes the volume number and the issue number. What that information tells us it that this is the twelfth month of the nineteenth year of publication. What that also tells us is that next month will mark the beginning of the 20th year of publication of the #40-UP Newsletter.

Much has happened over those 20 years. For one thing, we're all 20 years older than we were when The #40-UP News and the Chat-40-UP.com web page began publication in in their present form. Because of these changes in our age, lifestyle, work status and more,it seems like a good time to take a look at our web page and make some modifications.

Beginning on Jan First, 2025, our web page will take on a new look. This will be an ongoing project meaning that there may be subtle changes over a period of time. Please check back often and feel free to make any comments.

Here's wishing everybody a safe and joyous holiday season !

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GATHERING 2026, MAY 17, 2026

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A MESSAGE FROM RUDDYDUCK

Well, one major Holiday has passed with 2 more coming this month. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with plenty of food and drink with family and friends. Now we have to shop for Christmas and have more food and drink. The stores started Black Friday sales early this year. They want people to shop early and often in order to increase their sales. Time to get those Christmas lists done and items purchased. My daughter has already asked for a Christmas list. I guess I better get on the ball.

It is still dry here with burn bans in effect. Western Maryland has seen its first snowfall. No snow on the Eastern Shore yet. The weather has turned colder since winter is on the way.

The Holiday Season is the time for families to get together, even if it is only for a short period of time. A chance to see the grandkids that are growing like weeds. Soon they will be adults. If 2024 was a poor year for you, we hope you have a much better 2025. Have a great December. It will go by quickly.

A MESSAGE FROM GIDGET

Now that Thanksgiving is over we are getting ready to put out our Christmas displays. We bought a couple of new ones last year and got a new one this year. While at Home Depot I spotted an inflatable Dachshund in a Santa suit! Anyone who knows me knows that I HAD to buy it. It's just SO cute! We, or I should say Bruce, got our three trees planted. We bought red decorative brick to ring around them and our yard is really taking shape. I'm not sure how fast these trees grow but am looking forward to the shade they will bring.

We've had a couple of cooler days (in the high 60's) and a little wind the last few days. Now we're back into the mid 70's and loving it. It's nice to be able to sit on the patio in the evenings in the middle of winter. Couldn't do that in Oregon LOL This was a good move to Arizona.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. Do come into chat when you can. We have been missing some of you. Also, consider sending Jim an email telling what's going on with you and he will include it in the next newsletter.

A MESSAGE FROM BRUCE

Well Thanksgiving is behind us which means a new month. Now it's coming up on Christmas, then a New Year. Here's hoping we have a better year in 2025.

We (Jim ,Linda & I) have been having fun fixing up the yard. Someone please rewrite the definition of fun. We now have a couple of bougainvillea planted along with our 3 Living Oak trees. Jim is working on getting the new drip system up and running. It would help all of us if the wind would go away for a few days. We finally found some curved red brick to border the plants and trees. Wasn't easy finding them. We got lucky when Home Depot finally got a shipment in. We got the last of them.

Here is hoping everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year. Hope everyone has gotten all of their shots to help stave off illnesses for the next year.

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