'Tis the season...

...that I pause and share my random thoughts.

Christmas lights need snow to twinkle brightly.

Dreams of Santa do not motivate teenagers.

Suddenly, I miss the dreaded Christmas music that seemed to be playing in every store I entered for the last six weeks of every year...until now.  Now I have nothing to complain about, AND I miss it.

Brightly colored flowers should only be in bouquets adorning the holiday table.  Did I mention my daffodils are blooming again?

I scraped the first light frost off my window this morning in my flip-flops.

I intensely dislike shopping after Thanksgiving and every day for the rest of the year.

Thus, I apprehensively started shopping yesterday. Imagine my delight to discover that procrastinators are fun to shop with--they smile, wait patiently, and even chat!  (Very unusual in the Bay area).  It was just like my favorite childhood song, "Silver Bells."

Though I have discovered my favorite Christmas carols do nothing to ease the tension of 6 lanes of gridlock on the freeway.

One more day of school left this year!  No homework over the break!  Yipppeeee!!!

I am freed from my nagging mother role for two weeks.

Now, about those presents that need wrapping.

I suppose I should get started before my children start nagging me!  Though tormenting them is tempting...and I am tired...