Dec. 18, 1990

Dear Family:

We do  want to get a letter off to you before Christmas for we are thinking about each of you, and wish it could be last Christmas when we were all together, yet we look forward to having some of the family home the last of next week . . . .

Found a message on our recorder that Don's grandmother passed away this morning and they were leaving for Texas this afternoon.  MV said how long they were staying, but that was  past the end of the tape so missed that.  We had a nice weekend with them and got to hear the two choirs, both of which sounded VERY GOOD and showed a lot of practice.

On Saturday morning we met John, went in the van to Serena's where we left some of his furniture and then the four of us went back (to the Brookville Library) where we met Julie (she was en route home from Illinois) for lunch.  Then we went in three directions with Dad and I driving the van and car back to NV and then on to Somerset.  It was a full day.

Grandma is doing well, with some days better than others.  Her appetite is still good and plans to go to John's wedding in May.  We plan to be at her home part of Christmas so the regular people can have some time off.  We plan to meet Serena that evening in Dayton at a Suite Hotel, with indoor pool.

Don had planned to go to a meeting in Nashville after Christmas and MV was coming here, so now we will wait and see on developments.  Hopefully John and Serena can also join MV here.  anyway each and/or all of you are always welcome.

[handwritten part written to John]  Wonder if you got special invitations to the Inauguration Festivities in Columbus, Jan. 13-14.  We'd like to go & would be glad to have you join us -- How about that for part of your Christmas?

Much, much love,

Dad & Mother