It’s that time of year. So much going on – so much to get done. The house needs to be decorated, there are presents to buy and wrap, holiday school events to attend, college kids to pick-up, and meals to plan. Did you get your Christmas cards done and in the mail? How about those packages that need sent out in order arrive on or before December 25th? What day are you baking your holiday cookies or assembling that gingerbread…
As the years have passed by, I have come to the realization that the older I have become, the worse I feel. Oh, I can’t point to anything specific, but in general – if you ask me “how are you?” – I’m more than likely to respond with a pursing of my lips and a response of “meh”. Let’s look at my various ailments and conditions that I now deal with on a daily basis. First off, I’m about twenty…
Well, another Thanksgiving has come and gone, which means our household can now turn its attention to the upcoming Christmas season. Unlike more and more of my friends and neighbors, in our castle we DO give Turkey Day its due and hold off on the fluff and floof of Christmas until at least the day AFTER Thanksgiving (which even I think is a little early, but am generally overruled by a gaggle of women who are in full-on “Holy Jolly”…