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—CC— Quote of the Week…“The girl who remembers her first kiss now has a daughter who can’t even remember her first husband.

Quote of the Week…. “Old folks are worth a fortune, with silver in their hair, gold in their teeth, stones in their kidneys, lead in their feet, and gas in their stomachs.” —CC— This week I turned a year older and the older I get I have found that there are …..

Quote of the Week...”Regardless of their age, most folks are not as old as they hope to be.” Next week I will celebrate my 73rd birthday. Robert Hall is also 73 and wrote the following, which applies to him and me. I’m 73 and I’m tired I’m 73.

I’m so old I can remember when folks used to “dress up” to go to church and other special places. Times have sure changed. Youngsters will spend big bucks for clothes that look like they came from a dumpster.

  —CC— Quote of the Week…“The young people of today are no worse than we were; they just have more and different ways of making fools of themselves.” —CC— I couldn’t help but think of Mitt Romney who voted with the Democrats this past week when I read the following . . .

—CC— Quote of the Week….“Youth looks ahead, old age looks back and middle age looks tired.” —CC— Fake Frogs – say it is not so! Many of us remember dissecting a frog when we were in high school. It was not a pleasant experience.

Quote of the Week….“Jeremiah 1:5… “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart….” —CC— The annual Pro-Life Rally will be held February 5 th on the 4th floor of the Oklahoma State Capital. Roses will be distributed to elected officials on that day.

  A few days after Christmas I went to see my grandkids in Shawnee. When I went into the front room they had sheets over chairs and the divan and made a fort. It brought back a lot of memories. They were not on a telephone or computer but using their imagination and having a great time.

Country Comments THE FESTIVAL OF FORTY YEARS AGO AND THAT OF TODAY: A BACHELOR BROUGHT UP IN BROOKLYN CRACKS THE GOOD OLD TIMES CHESTNUT AND RAILS AGAINST THE MODERN MERCHANT—BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION. “Christmas is not what it used to be.

The older I get the more I enjoy reminiscing. During December, I thought it would be fun to look at Christmas-Past. Let’s start with the early 1900s. 1900 At the turn of the century, one in five American families enjoyed a Christmas tree in their homes.