Hazel writes about their Christmas and New Year's activities and the exchange of Christmas presents. With their new television aerial, they have much better reception and can enjoy more options and better quality images for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day programming, including the Tournament of Roses parade and football game. Various friends and family visited as well. The 'Valley' refers to the San Joaquin Valley, where most of the Nevis relatives still live.
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