The Magic of December
December. What a month. This is an unforgiving month for my family. First of all it’s my birthday. THEN, our anniversary. After that my husband’s birthday. Then Christmas and my Mother’s birthday. Unforgiving? Brutal!! I start my Christmas shopping the first part of August. Why? Too much “not enough time” in December. This way I get a jump on the presents, get them wrapped and then HIDE….. Sometimes I forget what I got, for whom and where I hid them. It’s like a treasure hunt for me. Imagine buying birthday gifts for a few, and an anniversary gift, then trying to think what to get them for Christmas? Really……it’s a challenge to say the least. And then? Christmas morning. We don’t do Christmas eve. I have, for YEARS, had brunch on Christmas morning. What to fix? Should I fix this for that one? Or maybe this for someone else? Dilemma? You betcha…… And of course I don’t have anyone bring anything therefore I have a spread for an army. By the time everyone gets here I’m exhausted. But, put on that ever proverbial happy face and step up to the table. Needless to say, when December rapidly approaches, I am not the happiest camper in the park. But, come Jan 1 I am the most energized, upbeat person just knowing I have a reprieve for a few months. Then, it’s starts all over again…..The magic of December.