December 12, 2002

• BarbII has a very nice blog today about the real meaning of the Twelve Days of Christmas. As a matter of fact, she has several nice holiday blogs.  Go check it out.
  
  I am so burned out this week!  I know it is just the holiday rush getting to me, but I feel like I have a million things to do and no time to do them!  I know everyone is probably feeling pretty much the same way.  I think the holiday season does that to you.
  
  I was congratulating myself on how well I was doing this year.  I have all my shopping done and the main floor of my house is all decorated.  My cards are sent.  I did not do special hand made cards like CG_13 did.  I did a computer letter, went to Target and bought some cards, and signed my name in them, stuffed the letters in, stuck on stamps, and marched triumphantly off to the post office to mail them.  It’s the easy way out, I know, but it’s the only way anyone will get cards from me anymore.  All I have left to do is clean and decorate the family room, wrap the gifts, and bake.  Not much, right?  And I still have 2 weekends to do it, right?
  
  WRONG!!!!!! A few months ago, my daughter had asked us if we could keep her kids while she went to New Orleans with our son-in-law, who is taking some police training there.  Of course, we said yes.  Then I did not write it down and did not think more about it.  Guess what?  It’s this weekend.  There goes one of my opportunities to finish up my Christmas preparations!
  
  My daughter did suggest that I do some baking with my grand daughter while she is at our house, but that will not be my Christmas baking.  Madison is a picky eater, so I think the cookies we bake will probably have to be chocolate chip, not Christmas cookies, or she won’t eat them.  Guess my students will have chocolate chip cookies this week and I will have to figure out when to do my other baking.
  
  I cannot take time off, either, because I do not get paid when I do not work, and I already have 2 weeks off over Christmas.  That means I have to take every sub day I am offered during December so that I will not be broke in January.  Instead of the normal 28 to 36 hours I work in a week, this week I will work 48.  I know many people work many more hours than that most weeks.  I used to.  I am not accustomed to it anymore, though, and I am totally exhausted!
  
  I have been trying to visit sites and I have been reading blogs about what people want for Christmas.  I have been thinking a lot about that this year.  My family claims that it is hard to buy for me.  I think that is probably true, because I rarely have ideas for them when they ask for them.
  
  I have come to the conclusion that I really have more than I could ever want or need. I am relatively healthy, I have a long happy marriage, 2 great kids, 2 great kids-in-law, and 2 wonderful grandchildren. We can pay our bills. We have a comfortable home and live in a safe community. I have many good friends. I enjoy my church. I am very content with my life. What more could I want this holiday season or at any other time?
  
  I know that one way or the other, I will be ready for Christmas or Christmas will happen anyway and nobody will notice whatever I don’t get finished. I guess I will just quit worrying about it! Tomorrow I will just go pick up the grandkids after work, bring them home, and enjoy them.
  
  Of course, this beautiful animation is courtesy of Pepsiluver. Isn’t it a perfect representation of Christmas?
  
  

  

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