Elias Herrera
drafter
“My son. He was born around this time.”
Derek Thoele
engineer
“Probably a new surf board. My mom got it for me and she knew exactly what I wanted, so it meant a lot.”
Carl Lorenz
retired park ranger
“My wife getting through her operation. She had open-heart surgery. That was the best Christmas present I could ever get.”
Dani Birch
day care attendee
“I got a little bicycle. I like to ride it around.”
This article appears in Dec 13-20, 2012.