Tis the season...

Friday, November 30, 2007


Ok so how in the heck did the holidays get here so fast this year?? Were we not just celebrating Easter?? Why the heck are radio stations playing Christmas music 24/7 BEFORE thanksgiving?

Its now normal for Christmas decorations to appear in stores BEFORE halloween. If you decide to buy new decorations to add to your collection you better get them before Dec 1st or it will be slim pickings. Of course I have been collecting decorations for about 20 years now and this year I decided I wanted to decorate the tree totally different than from years past. Yes I really do have enough ornaments to decorate atleast 5 different trees... there is the train theme, the fishing theme complete with 2.5 inch real bobbers, the old fashion ornaments, the snowmen ornaments and lets not forget the nearly 100 snowflakes that now hold the place of honor suspended from the ceiling to create the winter wonderland feeling in the deep south. Anyways, back to where I was going with this... All the pretty colored balls are gone or broken, left are the ones that must be meant for people who are color blind or spent way too many years doing acid. In the end, I was able to get a few to add to the ever growing collection of Christmas decorations. I can't wait now to see what I might find at 75% off after Christmas. LOL

The next two days will be spent decorating the tree and house. Sunday will the the "granny invasion" where we will descend on mom in law and force her to put up her decorations 2 weeks before she is ready too. Its another tradition that my son loves. Which is the main reason I do what I do each year at this time. Create memories that will forever fill my child's memory bank. Some are silly... some are serious but all in all it just wouldn't be Christmas without them. Then it will be on to the baking and candy making... oh and the shopping. Oh how does my pre-Christmas pray go... Dear Lord up above please help me to remember that it always gets done and to never forget the real meaning behind all this madness.

Ok its time to crank up the Christmas tunes and get busy.