Yuletide Thoughts ... On the Eve of Christmas

It's been a whirlwind day.   Last minute shopping, coaxing myself 'into the spirit', preparing for guests tonight, which meant scrambling like crazy in the middle of the night LAST night to get the grocery shopping done, all the Christmas shopping finished, so I could enjoy cooking today and hang out, decorate, not get stressed.

I found a little Charlie-Brown Christmas tree - well, OK, it's really a norfolk pine that thinks it's a Christmas tree, but that's a whole 'nother blog entry, so the story will have to wait.  How I tried to negotiate with the Christmas tree guy who wouldn't have it and tried to convince me he'd be able to sell all of those 2 foot trees for the same price he sold the 8 foot trees.  He wasn't interested in the fact he could probably clean out the lot if he'd lower the price and concentrate on the bulk sale.  No, no, he was holding out til the last minute, and so, all of those trees were still on his lot today.  Unsold.   Meanwhile, I came home with a $9.99 Norfolk pine that will live all year long.  Not just for tonight as my make-shift Christmas tree.

And so my brother came over and we put a few little lights and ornaments and some tinsel and lo and behold, it is the brightest little Christmas tree blinking its love right into my heart tonight to remind me of the season, and the 'spirit', all the things I love about Christmas.

I have to go, sign off, because Santa still has to wrap presents.   Which means if I'm lucky I'll get to bed by 5AM which will probably be early, because I remember it was 6AM last year.  But, come tomorrow AM when T-sport opens his presents, it will all be worth it!

Merry Christmas everyone -  I hope Santa was good to you this year.