All I Want For Christmas

Its now The first part of December.  The Christmas decorations hayberve been for sale in most of the stores since right after labor day.  We have had a few artic blasts to remind us that that time is near.

Thanksgiving has come and gone.  Hopefully your turkey carcass was history long ago.  Black Friday has come and gone.  Cyber Monday is but a memory.

Soon all the kids will be out for the holidays and before long all the College kids will be home.  Hopefully you have your tree fully decorated with all of the ornaments that you have collected over the years and lit up with a thousand twinkling lights, and the bottom overflowing with gifts galore.

Each Christmas Eve the Town of Inverness sets out luminaries to guide us into the night that is so special to all of us.  They have been doing this rain or shine for over 30 years or so.  Was a part of it a few times, with lighter in hand, bending over paper sacks filled with sand and a candle.  Seems every time I was there it would be windy and the coldest day all year.  If you are in the area, stop by and give it a look.

I Christmas list is pretty short.  When you are a shopper like !e, you pretty much have everything you need.  Sometimes the "wants" get out of hand.  Here are the things I wish for this holiday season, in no particular order:

1.  Wife to be pain free and resting comfortably between therapy sessions.  Hip surgery this coming Monday.

2. Oscar dog to be pain free.

3.  Sons to arrive home safely.

4. Churches to be overflowing during their Christmas Eve services.  Every Sunday for that matter.

5.  Each of you are able to spend time with all your family and friends, even the in-laws!  We will be home bound for the first time since before the boys came into our lives.

6.  A little bit of snow would be nice, even just a flake or two, for the kid that is still inside of me.

7.  Some new boxer underwear.  Never could stand them tightly whities.  Wife throws out the ones the ones where the elastic is gone, and the others are getting a little thin!