CHRISTMAS CHEER

This year has been very different then any other that I can remember, In my city (in Ontario) we have NO *snow* not one single flake just ALOT of rain and fog. The city just doesn't seem to be doing anything Chritmas style, NO decorations!?! what has happened to Christmas? It is NOVEMBER we should be drinking eggnog and eating baked goods and humming X-mas carols ... but instead I think I might have to go out today and cut the grass. Our Santa Claus Parade is December 2nd and they are STILL putting adds into the paper trying to find people to enter a float into the parade, I thought those things were organized months ago? Last week I was at a busy shopping Mall and there was a mother with a child whining for some candy out of a coin machine. Instead of giving him a quarter -or- just saying NO she started yelling and grumbling, putting on a show for everyone in the mall saying how she doesn't have the money she has to buy Christmas crap for everyone else she can not afford to buy candies. She then continued to complain about how she has to buy crap for him (approx. 6 yrs. old) at that age I was positive Santa Claus was shh....real....shh. For the love of Christmas people you don't have to go out and spend a fortune every year! The BEST presents really do come from the heart, I'm sure people would love to receive a personalized Christmas box with their favorite goodies inside. All you had to do was spend some time (with your kids?) baking in your kitchen and decorating personalized treats. It's a no brainer look up some recipies on your computer (CHRISTMAS-COOKIES.COM) and start planning who gets the rum balls and who gets the personalized gingerbread man.