No News is Good News?

When I was young, long before the internet, e-mail, cell phones, twitter et al, we received the majority of our information thru the United States Postal Service.  Sure, we had news on television (delivered by Walter Cronkite) but getting the daily mail was a treat.....you never knew what you would get.  I'm not talking about bills; I'm talking about cards and letters from friends and family members.  Long before Federal Express and UPS there was a thing called 'Parcel Post'....packages delivered along with your daily mail.

The Holidays were exciting times back then.....each day the mailman would bring stacks and stacks of Christmas cards from far-a-way friends, war buddies of my dad, and even next door neighbors and signed with love and messages meant to help keep you warm thru the long and cold West Virginia winters.  We would use the cards as part of our holiday decor...setting them on tables, hanging them on walls and keeping them year after year.  

I know you're thinking 'well, we can send an e-card'...yes, we can, but it's just not the same.....

Growing up there was a candy called 'Mallo-Mars'.  It was similar to Reese Cups, but was filled with marshmallow instead of peanut butter.  Inside were cards with point values and if you saved enough you could send off and get a full box (12) of more!  Gosh, my brother and I would eat them by the dozens just to get the point cards.  We anxiously waited for the 'Parcel Post' to bring our freebies....sometimes the heat of the sun melted them so Mom had to put them in the 'fridge to harden before we could eat them...

I sure miss those Mallo-Mars......getting the mail is just not the same.....