Cape Karen
No! It can't be! Christmas can't be only 3 weeks away? I haven't even gotten the birthday gifts mailed yet from August, September and November. They're wrapped - but were never mailed because their recipients were off traveling to Germany. (Well, the three August recipients were anyway.) So, to simplify things, I decided that this year I would just send all the birthday gifts in with the Christmas gifts. It will make for a jollier day. . . and a bigger package!
For some reason I'm just not 'with it' lately - one day blurs into the next, and nothing gets done. This is so not like me; I'm usually very good at keeping busy and up-to-date with things. Could this be real old age setting in? All I know for sure (as Oprah would say) is that I'm just not 'in the spirit' this year, at all.
Speaking of Christmas, there's a movement afoot I hear to put Christ back in Christmas. When did they take him out? Where have I been? I don't go shopping in the malls very often, and especially not at this time of year, so I guess I've missed the switch from "Christmas" to "Holiday" advertising that has some people up in arms. They're upset over the lack of respect for what is supposed to be a religious celebration. There's even a website devoted to the topic.
In my opinion, to put the celebration into its true context is an individual thing. If you're religious, go to church and celebrate there. If not, go visit a hospital and bring a few patients a flowering plant to enjoy; or, do your small part to ward-off global warming by giving everyone those environmentally-friendly light bulbs as gifts.
Christmas is whatever we make of it. Religious or not, the spirit of love is the same.
Posted by Karen at December 5, 2006 3:41 PM