I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas. And for those nurses and others working today,tonight and tomorrow, I want to wish for a busy enough shift for time to pass, but no disasters.
I know what it is like to be away from the family on special days like Christmas. I remember one year, when Santa was bringing a pony to our home Christmas morning. Dealing with a live animal, is not the same as a bicycle or a doll.
Of course, I got called to work and had to do an emergency c-section. The Santa thing went well with the help of a horse lover friend who handled delivery and my wife, who was used to such things…
When I did return, and said pony was being ridden by my son, he got knocked off by a tree limb in the yard, and away the pony ran.
As we searched the neighbor-hood over the next 30 minutes, we got strange looks from people as a horse ran through their back yard. Eventually, a good friend of ours was able to catch it when it was blocked by a fence-at a divided highway.
We, of course, were happy that no one was hurt. And we all enjoyed the sight,( Don Quixote re-do) of a grown man, over 6 feet, with his legs dragging the ground, riding the pony back to our yard.
So from our home to yours, Merry Christmas. Enjoy your time with family and friends, and remember those less fortunate. Say a prayer for all those who are serving others today, whether it be nurses, docs, police, firefighters, EMT’s and of course servicemen on duty all over the world.
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