Frigidity

Man, is it cold here! Seems like I've spent the better part of the past year just trying to stay warm enough to keep my teeth from rattling. "They" tell us we've had something like 21 inches of snow over the past two weeks, and it sounds like more is on the way.

The stage is set, so why can't I seem to get into the Christmas spirit? Did plenty of shopping last summer while I was on my sojourn. I have a few minor things that I really should add to the pile, and then I need to get them all packaged up and ready to go to their various new homes. No need to decorate, as I still haven't got a house that's finished enough to bother with. (I'm grumbling here, but that's a story for another time.) Maybe I'm just tired of all of the rigamarole that accompanies this time of year.

The stores come out with their 'holiday' displays earlier every year. I think I actually saw Christmas decorations before Halloween this year! Maybe they don't realize that doing that just hacks off half of the population so much that they won't even shop in the stores if they do that. Then there are those of us who absolutly hate the crowds that accompany shopping at this time of year. Ever since I discovered the joys of Amazon.com, I can't bring myself to go out among the masses. Just call me an elitist snob. Can't wait til the new year starts.

Maybe then I'll finally have a livable house!