Merry Christmas Everyone

Wow, the grocery stores are busy today. I hate to think how busy the city is. Yikes! We drove through yesterday on our way to the ski hill and it was surprisingly busy–and it was a work day. Did you know most people work December 24th? For some reason, I thought that was a holiday. I guess it isn’t. I’ve just been lucky to have jobs for the most part where I got that day off. To all of you who work. I am sorry. That really blows.

The Christmas website is still not redone. I am guessing that the make it up on Christmas Eve is going to be a tradition untouched. (oramproductions.ca) I did start a countdown. It kind of got forgotten. Somewhere around our fourth visit to see Santa for the year. Not that I blame Santa for the abandonment of my countdown.

My hubby, I am learning, is a bit of a rule stickler when it comes to Christmas. No wonder he doesn’t like Christmas. He won’t let us open presents early and was, I think, a bit miffed that I took my present out for a run on the trails as soon as I got them. Which was good since the snow has been crap since. We had a big wind that made it all hard and drifty and patchy. I made Barbie clothes for our daughter and he won’t let her open them now. Whereas I am thinking, she has so many presents, if she opens one or two now, she will get to play with them now and they won’t get lost in the opening shuffle. Plus, she has discovered her missing Barbies. (They are wearing their new duds in the wine gift bag under the tree.) It’s crazy, she didn’t play with her Barbies for days and days and now, here I snuck them out seriously, not even six hours ago, and she decides to play Barbies and notices that some are ‘missing’. Crap. So I told her the truth. They are part of a surprise and she will find out soon. If I have my way, that will be tonight after supper.

I like the way my late grandma approached Christmas. She opened her gifts as they arrived. Sure, she didn’t have anything to open on Christmas Day, but what’s the big deal? It isn’t like the day is holy or anything. Okay, it is holy. But, well, okay, there goes my argument.

Merry Christmas everyone.