b'Cowboy WisdomCHRISTMAS IN SOUTH TEXASBy Pete FloresWickenburg, AZ 85390 Texas rancher, passing on Cowboy wisdom and serving the Lord.Drive Thru Open M y dad came back from the Korean War and soon afterward he and Mom were married. They purchased a modest two-room house and created the ranch where Phone Orders Welcome: they started their family. It was a comfortable home, always full of love, laughter, and plenty to eat. There was no indoor plumbing but one day my dad and grandpa decided 928-684-3515 to upgrade the house. It was a very modern bathroom. They built a two-seater, yes side by side, removed the Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs, and replaced them with real toilet paper. I am guessing this is where the idea came from of ladies going to the bathroom in pairs.Kingman, AZ 86401 I remember living in that modest house and the memories of Christmas. We would always go to midnight mass and it was a beautiful service. It was exciting to go because Phone Orders Welcome: my brother and I knew that when we got home Santa Claus would have arrived and left us 928-391-2373 Christmas presents. We would open them and be happy with what Santa had brought us.That night was so thrilling. I kind of wish that the weatherman would still do what he did back in the day. We would get ready for bed, but we were allowed to stay up and watch the weather on the ten oclock news. Soon after the news started the weatherman would show the radar and it would track Santa and the reindeer across the country. He would report Every Filibertos preps fresh ingredients fromSantas progress and how he was getting close to South Texas. My brother and I would scratch daily. All of the tacos, burritos, and carne asadajump up, head to bed, and close our eyes real tight so we could get some sleep before are all made with fresh meat and ingredients. getting up and going to midnight mass. Yes, I thought that if I closed my eyes really tight, I would go to sleep faster. I was around six at the time and my mom asked me if I had asked Santa Claus for what I wanted for Christmas. I told her that in my nightly prayers, I had asked him to bring me a MondayRolled Tacos punching bag. I can remember her asking me why I wanted a punching bag. I replied, So I can punch it. She just smiled. Now I wish I knew what she was thinking.TuesdayBeef or Chicken TacosWell on Christmas Eve, my brother and I got ready for bed and anxiously waited for the WednesdayBean Burrito weatherman to show the radar. We watched the weather man and then my brother and I headed to bed. Not long after we had gone to bed, Mom woke us up and we got ready. ThursdayBean Tostada We jumped in the ol 1954 Chevrolet truck and headed to midnight mass. The church we attended was about seventeen miles away from the ranch. Mass was beautiful and FridayJr. Cheese Quesadilla afterward we all stood outside and visited with other neighbors. We got back in the truck and headed to the ranch. I remember wondering if Mom and Dad were going to allow Serving Breakfast Platters & Breakfast Burritos,me to punch that punching bag when we opened our presents.We made it back home and our Christmas stockings were hung by the back door, which was the kitchen. As we Tacos, Enchiladas, Tortas, Tostadas, Quesadillas walked in my brother was ahead of me and he reached the stockings first. I saw him reach for his and as he gave it a squeeze, it was clear that it was empty. He turned around and OPEN: MondaySaturday: 5:00 AM11:00 PM said that he guessed Santa had forgotten us this time. I turned around and followed my brother back to the other room. Both of us were happy and knew we could still stay up Sunday: 6:00 AM11:00 PM for a while, so we went to look for something to play with. Mom said, Boys, look again. Well, Santa had not put anything in the stockings but there were presents on the floor underneath them. Mom then said, Santa left a note. She showed it to me and read it aloud. The note read, Pete, we are out of punching bags, but I have left you things you really need.In life, we pray to the Lord and ask the Lord for things that we want and for things to happen in our lives. Just like Santa Claus did for me that one Christmas, the Lord will always answer our prayers. He will always provide us with what we truly need but it may not always be what we want. The Lord loves us all!Have a Merry Christmas. 12 December 2023'