Wind rarely blows here, but it is currently going nuts. The salvation is the temperature is in the fifties. The Forest Service Christmas party was yesterday, a lot of good food, and the big boss was following his tradition of playing Christmas carols on the violin. Also the strange gift exchange took place. Each person picks a gift from under the tree, one person at a time. The exchange system allows anyone to steal the gift from the person. A gift can be stolen three times, then it is out of play. If someone steals your gift, you take theirs, and on it goes. The Kadizzles got a very nice gift, but it was stolen, and we ended up with maple syrup. The process is complicated, but you get the idea. What a tradition stealing at Christmas time.
The Christmas party is a chance to meet all the people who work for the Forest Service in the Tonto Basin. People range from fire fighters to volunteers. People from every background are involved. We even have a Canadian volunteer.
On Monday the Kadizzles will return to the frozen north. It will be shocking to say the least. Natives of this area have no clue what real cold is. The rain and perhaps some snow on the mountains may get the streams running. One of the great sights here is running water falls, etc.
Mate and Cliff will go to Globe. Mate wants to buy some gifts from the Pickle Barrel. Yesterday Cliff came over and we had a dominoes tournament. Cliff turned out to be the champ. We need to revive the Mexican Train domino game that is traditional among RV people. `
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