Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.

Janice Robinson, who contributes Christmas gifts for the children that the center works with, is a friend of mine for many years. She told me that they were having trouble raising funds this year because everyone was contributing to Hurricane Katrina relief.

The function of Make Someone Happy is to collect and distribute Christmas gifts for children.

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way.