“My favorite holiday is Christmas because I love the spirit of giving and spending special time with my family.  It is truly a blessed time of year. At this time, I am most grateful for all those who are in my life, both family, friends and grandchildren. My Christmas plans are to first attend Christmas Eve Mass.  Thereafter, I will be going to my parents’ home with two of my sons and husband to celebrate Christmas with my parents, siblings and other relatives. Christmas Day will be a quiet one this year as the majority of our six children between my husband and myself  will be spending Christmas with their in-laws. Those children who will be in Green Bay will be coming to our home with our grandson to celebrate the occasion. On December 27, we will be going to Minneapolis to celebrate Christmas with my son who lives in North Dakota, my two step-daughters who will be in Minneapolis at that time and our three granddaughters.”