Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Let's break out those MLK decorations!
But what is MORE of a downer is the fact that Christmas was on Monday this year. And we have to go back to work today. YUCK!
I think that Christmas should be on Friday every year. Or better yet, Thursday. We do it for Thanksgiving, right?
And I am not talking about being irreverent to the (pardon the saying) reason for the Season. I am talking about giving the reason its due recognition, and rushing all the way through, getting everything done, and slamming through the day in the fashion that we all tend to do, we really should take more time to celebrate the day. It should be given more than one day. It should be given a whole weekend, starting on Thursday. My employer gives us the day after Thanksgiving off, so we have a 4-day weekend.
We build up to this time with such verve, leaving behind Halloween and picking right up with Christmas. Why shouldn't we be able to hold on to that feeling just a little bit longer.
I don't know if it was the lack of snow, or the fact that the stores started decorating in August, but it took me a while to get into the spirit of the Season. I don't think I was truly in that spirit until Sunday night. And now I feel robbed.
So I will take my bad attitude, check it in the corner for the day, and watch the kids bore of their Christmas gifts at about, oh, 10:00 a.m., and then start counting down the days until Christmas break is over.
Hey ... we all have to look forward to something, right?
posted by Knitting Maniac at 6:27 AM
I'm a mom of three peeps ... Queen Bee, The Door Man, and the Chandelier Monkey, and wife to Ace, the Helpful Hardware Man. I created this space to get away from the people known as my inlaws, and because life with three kids and a hubby is all Unexplored Territory.
The nine-year-old who seems to be growing older every minute, has an opinion and a comment for everything, and has a true servant's heart.
The seven-year-old who loves the organization of things, will someday be someone's therapist because of his kind soul, and will more than likely be living with us until he is 40 years old.
The five-year-old with the 13-year-old attitude, who has a dictator's personality, asks you to watch her all the time and say "hold on" to keep your attention, and will someday come home on the back of some dude's motorcycle with 10 tatts and a body piercing or two.
The man of the house, the fixer of things, the winner of prizes, and the only person in his family to escape the South.
The Aftermath
Merry Christmas From The Knitting Maniac Seeing as...
Simply not to be outdone
And we shall never speak of the antlers again
TT # 22
Just how I feel
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas?
I'm singing in the shower ...and in the kitchen......
Bah Humbug!
American Greetings Calendar
5 Comments:
I myself will not be returning to work until Thursday..I will work one day and then be off until next Wednesday. It may take me just that long to get over this stupid cold.
But I agree, ready for kids to get back to school. Tired of the mess and overwhelmed by the thought of cleaning up and putting decor away. Yuck!
Happy working day to you my friend..hey CKU is somthing to look forward to..:)
Tracey, I think my problem is that I feel the need to do EVERYthing. I do all the shopping, except for the last minute get this stuff trips, and I take it upon myself to make at least 3 or 4 handmade things that I don't start until, oh, the week of Christmas.
YAH! Only 6 more days till school starts! :D
It's nice to know I'm not the only one feeling those "post Holiday Blues".
It's only the third day of Christmas today... Haven't you heard of Advent? Christmas is still being celebrated!
I know what you mean. This week between Christmas and New Years is kind of a downer for me, too. It's like all the excitement just suddenly stopped.
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