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Greetings of the Holiday

Could it be that the shopping is finished and the cooking will begin? Beep! Time’s up!

I want to thank each and every reader who has scanned my pages of thoughts through the year and I wish all of you peace, health, and happiness with family and friends during the coming holidays and the new year ahead. May it be a sweet time for all of us.

It’s Not Over Yet

I never get the chance to just relax and enjoy the festive season until it’s over and this year was no exception. By the time I’m able to be in the moment, that anticipation has passed and so is the moment!

We put our tree in the house just before Christmas Eve and it doesn’t come down until the Epiphany on January 6. I’m always surprised when I see a discarded Christmas tree out in the street on December 26 with bits of tinsel clinging to the branches. Who takes down the tree on Christmas night for the garbage early the next day? I like having the tree and decorations around to usher in the new year and to celebrate Christ’s baptism on the Epiphany.

There’s no way I’m getting any where near the art studio this week either. I don’t even have the energy to knit at night on any of my many socks-in-progress. There’s gatherings to attend. New Year’s Eve and my daughter-in-law’s birthday are the same day. New Year’s Day we visit my mom. The weekend will be a short respite until January 6 and another round of parties. There’s more celebrating to do and people are already pooped!

For a great blogpost on Christmas, New Year’s, and Epiphany customs in Greece see: http://livingingreece.gr/2007/12/31/new-years-greece/

Checking Off the List

The week is moving along quickly as it always does when there’s a lot of things to do. I’m working on the to-do list and thankfully checking things off as I go. “Making a list and checking it twice” as the Christmas carol goes.

Since the snow, I think it’s a good thing that we are forced to slow down, take stock, reassess, take a breath. I worked well yesterday and today is going to be a finishing up kind of day.

Did I say the image of Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle should’ve been a woman? Men can’t handle all the things that need to be done for a holiday on schedule, in time, and in one piece! And clean the house, prepare meals, keep up with laundry and the bills, and feed the fish. Can they do all that? I think not. Do we make ourselves crazy doing all this? I think yes.

So, I’m off. Leave a message. We can talk later, ok?