From My Window… Dad a good shot with gift; newspaper deadlines change

Out my window as I write this, it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The cool temperatures, the lights on people’s homes and businesses and along the streets as well as people seeing their breath when exhaling in early morning are signs that Christmas is getting close.

Ads on television have had me warming up for Christmas since the first of November. I remember when the stores had Halloween,…