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A Christmas Lesson (good all year)

2020/12/14 Gayle 0

So I’m a little bah humbug on Christmas this year. Nothing will be like every other year…we’ll be home at dhachaigh rather than Tobaccoville at mama’s (where I’ve spent every one of my 57 Christmases). I can be curmudgeonery anyway and this year has a millionth dose. Anyway, last Saturday night I got all excited to put up a tree! So we bought a coupon – a $40 tree for $28 – an NC TREE from a local store! Win – Win – Win, right…nope all their $40 trees were ~4ft (who wants to look down on the angel?). So I bah humbuged and grumbled (and grumbled about Christmas, about spent money, about…well, everything – it’s a rabbit hole). During the week we went to The rest of the story

Holiday Spirit

2016/12/06 Gayle 0

I am not feeling much of a holiday spirit this year. As usual, I can find many reasons to explain why ‘THIS” year I don’t feel the spirit – but the reality is it’s every year. Christmas is stressful! From what do you want for Christmas; shopping; and gatherings; to shopping, decorating; and gathering….it is all stress! Yesterday, I said a line I think I say every year “I want to like Christmas!” to which Jenn replied “Yeah, you like the idea of Christmas – reality not so much.” I saw this video touted as the best holiday video this year, Maybe it is! Although I don’t know what’s Christmasy. It’s a cute video! With a cute dog (always a bonus in my book). I The rest of the story