I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas.  I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a couple Christmas related notes.  First is a conversation I had on Tuesday with my son, Jaxon.  We were together and my brother-in-law, Mark, called to ask if I had any suggestions about what Jaxon would like for Christmas.  I told him that Jaxon hadn’t really asked for anything except for a skateboard.  So I turned to Jaxon and asked him if he could think of anything he wants for Christmas.  Jaxon turned to me, and as serious as a 5 year old can be, he says, “Is that Santa?”

And lastly, I thought this was worth sharing.  I walked into our game room Tuesday and saw this small torch still in the packaging.  I thought, Hey I could use that to work on my Jeep, I wonder where it came from.  I asked Beth, and she said that Jaxon found it behind the TV and that it was in my Christmas stocking from last year.  I thought, cool, nice timing.  Then I began reading the package, as I always like to do.  Packaging can be some of the most interesting reading.  It lists about a dozen applications, just in case you weren’t quite sure what to do with your new fire blowing torch.  The third suggested use on the list caught my attention: “Dental Repairs”.  Uh, ok.  I’m glad they put that on there, because I have to admit that I would have never thought of that on my own.  But now the next time I hear of anybody needing dental repairs, I will graciously suggest they come to me, because I have just the tool for it.  Any of you need any dental repairs, and don’t have insurance?