Tonight was way too relaxing. After all, the TV tells us to be shopping and creating that perfect Christmas. We will have a perfect Christmas because George and Judy are coming, and we have decided to only do stockings with them.
This really is a strange year for the economy. I hesitate to look at the Dow Jones Average, because what can I do about it anyway. That is not why we are simplifying this year. Material things are not where it is at.
What is important for the holidays are: family and the gathering of the same, stockings, making things, Christmas eve service, snow, lights, cookies, eggs benedict, staying in PJs until after noon, carols and caroling,
What is NOT important for the holidays are: rushing around, getting stressed out, going to the mall, huge amounts of food, traveling long distances, tons of presents to wrap, being stressed about getting our Christmas letter out (we might do it this year, but maybe not)
I remember blogging last year about this same topic. Each year we get even simpler in what we keep in our lives at this time of year.
OK, back to making things . . . and to relaxing on the couch, and to not letting the media get me cranked up about making the PERFECT holiday. It already is prefect.
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