Hysterical Old Christmas Letters From The Callisons-Part 2

Merry Christmas To All!
December, 1965

This report and greeting from the "Travelling" Callisons comes once again from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Much has transpired since our last message--happiness and sadness have come our way but they have blended together so as to make the year one to remember with great pleasure.  And there were many accomplishments by young and old!  We'll not bore you with detail but perhaps entertain you with some highlights.

Carol, three in September, made the transition from babyhood to little-girlhood in these twelve months!  She eagerly anticipates Sunday School and seeing her friends.  She spices her calm, placid behavior with a modicum of independence and aggressiveness.  She rides her trike and the "red-bike-with-training-wheels."   She loves her dolls and her favorite role is that of "Baby" in a game with "Mother Lorrie."*  She survived chickenpox, during our family-sized epidemic, with no disfigurement.  She enjoys printing and has just mastered her name-in a very legible hand! And since she's learned to tie her shoes, we're finding bows in all sorts of things!

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Lorrie, six in February, is becoming a big girl with eight permanent teeth!  Chickenpox treated her gently after the acute phase.  She completed the transition from Readiness to First Grade at Durham Academy without missing a step.  She enjoys her learning experiences and has done excellent work in school. During the summer, she attended Bible School and had herself a ball "roughing it" at Camp Pow Wow.  She earned her swimming award and learned so very many interesting crafts, games, and songs.

Ruth, being a native, seems to thrive in these North Carolina hills.  Since the poison ivy espisode of last year, she has lost much of hter interest in gardening but has replaced that hobby with other, less hazardous, activities.  After a short course in decoupage at the Allied Arts in Durham, some interesting work is in progress.

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Grady kept plugging away at the job of being a student and achieved some of the intermediate goals during the year.  All course work was completed and the two foreign languages were mastered.  Presently, he's "researching" and has fond hopes of returning to the gainfully employed before another Christmas rolls around.

Let us hear from you.  With our best wishes for the New Year.

The Callison Clan

*It's a miracle she survived my tender, loving care.