Deck the Halls

Still working on that Christmas spirit...Bo and I put out Christmas lights the day after Thanksgiving. We got the 9 foot blow up snowman, some reindeers, a twirly Christmas tree that lights up...we haven't turned them on once. The snowman remains deflated on our front lawn and I don't seem to give a shit. Seeing as how it is 7 days til Christmas I could probably plug them in. But it seems much more ok to me to leave them turned off.

War of My life

There is no holiday that stands a chance next to Christmas. This year though, it seems a little harder to find the anticipated Christmas cheer. So much unhappiness, tension, and general anxiety around every corner. When did we lose the childhood oblivion to bickering relatives and financial strains of gift giving. What year did I forget to pull out the Toys R Us ad and make my list for Santa.

I wish I could say 103.7's 24 hour Christmas music relieved me of my lingering Scrooge-iness, but it's the non-Christmas songs that have the best effect...

"...I'm in the war of my life, at the door of my life. Out of time and there's no where to run..."

When did life get complicated?

"...All the suffering and all the pain never left a name..."