time flies

when you think you're having fun... so Christmas is just around the corner. But this year, I just can't seem to get into it. You'd think with two little kids, the excitement would be abounding but I feel more like Scrooge than Santa. I haven't started shopping, we don't have any decorations up, and every time I go into a store and hear Christmas music, I want to plug me ears and pretend it's July... a very cold July requiring a winter coat and gloves. Maybe I'll get more into it after going to a Christmas party this weekend. I thought that seeing the Nativity scene set up in the local park would help spark the spirit, but all it did was make me wonder who was going to complain about it this year. Will buying a Christmas tree help? Maybe, although in our house, the tree must be fake because: a) I am allergic to the real thing, b) I don't remember to water a real one so c) needles drop all over the place and I hate that. I am sure that having the tree up will just add to the list of things I need to keep my son away from... last year he succeeded in pulling the tree over so after having it up for only a couple of days, we undressed it and returned it to Walmart because quite honestly it was a piece of junk. I usually really like Christmas but this year, with the economy going for a dive and all the political nonsense, not to mention my personal life in a bit of an upheaval, I think maybe this year I'll need some spiked eggnog to get into the spirit...