When we awoke early Saturday morning we were greeted with a snow white landscape which I thought was snow. But no! I was wrong! It was a heavy white frost covering rooftops, lawns and fields. It made me wonder if Old Man Winter was getting anxious to get on the job. If he is, then it will be snow for sure. I guess we had better appreciate what we have and what we do not have (as yet). We have had some cold windy days but nothing else to complain about. So — we had better enjoy and appreciate what we have as long as we possibly can!The Steen Opportunity Extension Club met at the Marlene De Yager home Tuesday afternoon. The lesson was on aging and its various steps. Lunch was served by Jane Bosch. Pastor Dan and Karen Ramaker will host "Christmas at the Parsonage" open house from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, for the Steen Reformed Church congregation. Millie Klarenbeek underwent surgery on Monday at Luverne Community Hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery.Jo and Joyce Aykens were Thanksgiving Day dinner guests at the Paul and Carole Aykens home in Orange City, Iowa.There were several names omitted last week from those who had attended the Senior Center dinner in honor of Pastor Dan and Karen Ramaker in Luverne. They are Rich and Greta Bosch, Anna Schouwenburg, Malena Boeve, Henrietta Huenink, Bernice Bartels, Bernice Barstad and Leonard and Henrietta Bajema.The Elizabeth Elbers family enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner together with Elizabeth Elbers at Tuff Home in Hills where she makes her home. Those who came were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I am sure it was a Happy Thanksgiving for everyone!Thanksgiving Day dinner guests in the Joan Hoogeveen home were the Hoogeveen and Niessink families. The Orrin Aukes family gathered at the Mary and Clair Crawford home Thanksgiving Day to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner together. Those attending were Carolyn Crawford, Orrin and Bernice Aukes and Jeff and friend Sheila Sarutski, Orlie and Linda Aukes, Brian, Dan and friend, Amy Fopma, Jan Hoogland, Lisa Telford and daughter, Taylor, all from Sioux Falls, Terry and Christy Aukes, Larchwood, Iowa, Isaac Crawford, St. Louis, Mo., Steve and Nancy Willers, Shilo, Gina and Dusty, Fairmont, and Tom and Tess Linn, Houston, Minn.On Friday, Joyce and Jo Aykens met other members of their family in Sioux Falls at the Royal Fork where they enjoyed dinner together. Those coming were Paul and Carole Aykens, Andrea, Susan and Jayden Veldkamp, and Vince, Laurie and Mckenzie Kurtz, all from Orange City. Mary Crawford and Orin and Bernice Aukes attended the Christmas concert at First Methodist Church in Worthington Sunday evening.Thanksgiving Day dinner guests in the Joan Hoogeveen home were Janice and Jerry Peters, Chandler, and Rick and Audrey De Boer and daughters, Tea, S.D.Personally I think we have been serious long enough in this column so this week I will use some quotations from a column titled "It Has Been Said."Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident, riches takes wings. Those who cheer today will curse tomorrow, only one thing endures — character. (Howard Greely)The pleasant things in life are pleasant thoughts, and the goal in life is to have as many of them as possible. Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. (Benjamin Franklin)The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. It is not only what we do but also why we do it but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments, there are consequences. There are three ways to get something done, do it yourself, have someone do it for you, or for your kids to do it. I think that is enough "Words of Wisdom" for one week. I hope you enjoy them.