December Introduction

Since this is the holiday season, I thought I'd change the format of this letter from real estate to concentrate on our men and women protecting us all over the world. The first article shows the poor conditions some of them are living in and gives some thoughts we all might consider. The second article gives you an opportunity to send your thoughts to the men and women serving in the Iraq area. Please take a minute to send a card off. And, thanks to Nancy Gardner, a grandmother of a Marine, for contributing.

This has been a good year for me and my family. I hope you and yours found it to be just as good. Let's all look forward to a good 2009.