The Holidays are almost upon us. Time to get into gear folks. Let the fun begin. Halloween, thankfully, is over. Next -- Thanksgiving... my favorite holiday of the year. I think the aroma of all the favorite foods gives this holiday the edge. Then the Christmas season slams in during which the spirit of giving prevails. I love the gentleness and good will of the Christmas season. I ignore all the stressful parts of both holidays as much as possible. I am pretty good at doing that...lots of practice at my age.
Now some are not excited about the holiday season and I do feel bad for them. They grumble-grumble and snarl about commercialization, decorating too early, etc. I'm okay; you're okay. I just do not let the negative ooze its way onto my turf. I think it is all about attitude and making a decision to let some things slide, put other things on the shelf to be considered later, and just get into the holiday mode... sometimes maybe easier said than done, but important nevertheless. Holiday seasons are like vacations from the bad stuff... or they should be.
Don't think I am crazy ... I love preparation for Thanksgiving. I spread it out over several days. There is the list making, the inventory of the pantry, the laying out of pans and in time -- a home that smells so wonderful for a few days in a row that the atmosphere is simply beyond welcoming. Then there is the gathering itself. Blessings abound. I love it all. So much for which to be thankful.
Then before you can turn around twice, there is the Christmas holiday for which I have been mentally preparing since the last one. Personally I start decorating for Christmas when the dishwasher is running at the end of day on Thanksgiving and ... I start using the special Christmas dishes the day after. (They get put away on New Year's day.) I like to think of Christmas as a time of giving... a time when maybe people are a little kinder, gentler, etc. Please don't burst my bubble. The only glitch is that I have trouble thinking of what to give and no one seems to want to help me decide, and I love to give gifts. I figure if that is my only problem, I am fortunate indeed. As for me and gift ideas --there is this "thing" that cleans shower walls and a superb kite that I have been looking at ... but really... I just want time with my wonderful family... always the best gift ever. Whenever we can get together, no matter what the exact day -- huge gift. Yep -- best gift ever.
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