PRESENTS!!

Did I mention I'm looking forward to Christmas vacation? I seem to mention it every five minutes these days. I think I'm making Amy crazy with it.

Amy and I just solidified our plans with my brother John. We're carpooling up to Seattle for the week of Christmas.

This should be a great Christmas. It's been five years since I really spent the holidays with my immediate family. I'm sick of white Christmas. I want wet Christmas. We don't sing "Walkin in a winter wonderland" up there. We sing "Walkin in the rain and the fog." Sounds good.

I won't be ringing the bell for Salvation Army this year. They won't take me since I won't be available for the days leading right up to Christmas, and we'll be living far from any kettle location anyway. I thought about doing it on a volunteer basis this year for a day or something. I really rather enjoyed it, but out move down to Spaulding Manor sort of precludes that.

So in spite of Thanksgiving being the holiday I usually look forward to the most, this year I'm really excited to get out of town for Christmas.