ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are many to thank for their help in creating this memoir. My dear author friend, Sara Rath, read and critiqued the first final. And thanks to Margot Atwell for her valuable editing finesse. Elizabeth Ridley, Michelle Cozzens, and members of the Byliners writers group were also most helpful. My daughters, Suzanne Helgesen and Linda Bollow, son-in-law Gary Park, son Frederic, and my husband Bill, added unique comments, special encouragement, and help whenever needed. There are also family members, living and not living, who shared their special memories via various means. And to Mama, who instilled a love for Christmases that still glows and continues today.