The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

what‘otbers do not see. or see: them differently. " ‘ 6 “Engine Delacroix Deb Sorensen of Herbal Magic catches up on essen- tiai readin with Cole Didier and his mother, Stouffville This Man sales representative Dale Didier. Cole was accompanying his mother as part of the local Bring Your Kid to Work Day initiative. 22- THE , .. .. MES Birthdc Portia Catering to School Fun Fairs, Day Care Centres Summer Camps 'WHITCHURCH-SI'OUFFVILLE THIS MONTH" - See us on ‘ KW “neutrino-la.“ 16558 Hwy. 48 Slouflvilla, ON 905 473-2282 CallSh'W tofindouthowyou can throw writer’s block with window! Teacher: or email WOW Kids (in To Work ...l.ooking for new wdys [to teach creative wfiting and poetry? _ ...Interested in oombifu'ng ' writr‘ng with visual-art? Ol'ld Youth Leaders 'We Now a Party Centrc' Birthday Parties ”The source ofgenius is imagination alone. the "figment of the temp: that see: wharbtbm do not new? > _.;.} , . I!!! then differently.“ We drove off to the next farm. arriving to find a 6 horse drawn sleigh whose iob it was to drag the assembled masses and their trees to and from the far reaches of the property, then back to the check out gate. a line in the snow. 'l'm not-going to settle 'for another Charlie Brown Christmas tree," I pro- claimed; "We'll try another place." After an hour or so marching hither and yon ; across the width and breadth of the property, stopping every five minutes to check and see if the boys were etill within shouting distance, I finally drew It seems I could never find the right tree. that bushy. perfectly formed Scotch 1 pine of my idyllic childhood recollection. it a was either too short, too skinny, bent or twisted, or it was-sporting a gaping hole ‘ on one side. So it wasn't without some 1 trepidation that I set out with my two boys back in early December and headed the car towards one of the local Christmas Tree farms. I will never again trudge back out to one of those cut your own Christmas tree farms with my kids and my trusty saw in tow. My aversion to the practice I once conâ€" sidered to be the perfect start to the Christmas season has been building for a few years. At the risk of being dismissed as just another Christmas cun'nudgeon. l have sworn off a tradition that had become a rather integral part of our family's Holiday Season routine. ‘www.stouflvilleonline.com' Guttlng Down On Christmas Tree Stress Stumblingmw Stouffville. ”My Job Duties: Answer phones, book appointments, update client accounts, banking. Qualification: Basic understandingvof stock market, computer skills, clear command of English language. Hours of Work: Various/On-calWacation Fill-tin Salary: $12/hour Apply by: Ks soon as possible Plan. In mum. to Edllnl Jones 905-640-9916 ADMINISTRATIVE We were barely able to find a parking spot at this mother of all Christmas tree farms, such was the crush of festive humanity that had descended upon it. I took one look at the price list. howled in pain, then noted that the ' hot chocolate that was free at other tree farms 0 {ins going to cost us a buck and a half here. ' .o . " I’m not looking to buy stock in the company, L o ’ l grumbled. ~ By this time my patience was Wearing a tad thin With company coming for dinner, the time was fastapproach- ing when l d have to make a mad dash for home to put on the roast chicken. i'corrailed the boys back to the car once again and sped off to the tree farm which had sent out a glossy flyer in the mail a few days earlier. I asked 'the driver to point us in the direction of the Scotch pinés. "Over there," he replied. lea‘dfig us to an area that turned out to be totally devoid a: said species "That's it boys!" I bellowed. "We're ' going back to Stouffville to buy a pre-cut tree. And I'll make you real hot chocolate ' when we get home." 0 o _ . o I drove home, put on the chicken, . made the hot chocolate, then dashed off to the Lions' makeshift 3’. Christmas tree emporium in front of Sobey‘s: Eiye minutes later! was on my way, a perfect Scotch Pine in the trunk And it only cost me half the price of other trees we'd seen. . ' ~ Next year I'll remember to pot the ' Christmas Tree on the shopping list along with the bread, milk and eggs. Dianne 0 905-640-8521 Kim 0 905-040-1657 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings. along with helpful community ' Please email resume to numryadeahoom Preschool requires an experienced assistant and a part-time French teacher. New To Your Community? Be sure to call Sm I930 JCOME‘ 'AGON JANUARY 2004