This mail Box has graced our Christmas Trees since 1990. That was the year we first started putting money in it. When the kids would arrive from wherever they would run to the tree and search for the mail box. It was continually being moved about the tree and we had some big trees back then. The largest you ask, how does 15 feet sound.

Well the years have passed, we are now up to 9-12 grands, depending how you count, and just last week learned that great # 9 has begun cooking in that magical oven.

We are kind of spread out, The kids and grands are more or less off doing their thing and we just don’t get the visitations quite so often. The tree is up, the mailbox hangs and the daily looks to see if the elves have put a dollar bill or two in have gone the way of the Olds, Pontiac and DeSota.

Soooooooo, Grannie, that would be Mary Agnes, my wife of 59 years came up with a computer, Message, however game. She came up with the generalities and I put it to paper with the written word. So here my fellow readers is:

The Mail Box

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Yesterday the Elder Fiddlers put the Christmas Tree up in our living room.

You are all so busy with your lives we don’t have you dropping in and out like years past. We do miss you all when we don’t get to see you. Oh, and the mailbox contents just grows and grows.

SO, children, Grands & Greats here is what Grannie (mostly) and I came up with. We shall put a dollar amount in the mailbox each day (Time to be pre-determined) and that time will be written in Santa’s ledger.

By way of Messaging, each of you will have the opportunity to guess the time that the $ amount is placed in the mailbox.

Official time of cash delivery is: 0900 – 1600 hours. Each day you will get to guess the arrival time. Obviously should you guess a time prior to postal delivery, there is no cash in the box and your guess is thus eliminated.

The winner each day will be that entry that comes closest to the time of delivery once the $ is deposited. Postal delivery will occur between 0900 & 1600 hrs daily, seven (7) days a week.

IE: Money placed in box at 1523 hrs. Kevin Fiddler guessed 1602 hrs. Tommy Palmer guessed 1607 hrs. Kevin Wins!!! Sam guessed 1521 hrs, no delivery yet, does not come closest.

One guess each day per person. Email /Message preferred must be dated on the day you are guessing the delivery is made.

All tabulations by the Rooster and Wife are official.

We look forward to hearing from you often. This contest begins tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 and ends Christmas Eve December 24, 2024. One final drawing on Christmas Day will be what time will Santa come down the chimney? Between 0001 and 0400. This is a nice amount of green backs $$$. All winnings shall be distributed after 12-24-2024.

The times and amount each day has already been determined. The total amount in the pool of money is $250.00.

Lets have some fun, Merry Christmas all.

         Love, Pop & Grannie