Catchin’ Up is Hard to Do

I’m doing it again. Having way too much time pass between blog entries.  If I were the Resolution Type, my resolution would be to cut that crap out.  And, hey, I AM the resolution type, so there we have it.
 
I’m going to try to have a nice peaceful day, albeit bittersweet, I’m sure.  It was 11 years ago today that Dad passed away – yeah: right between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Makes for a great holiday season, don’t it?   Well, after a few years of feeling sorry for myself, I now love the holidays again and can get through the day (usually) without being too upset.  I still don’t particularly care for holiday music, but I’m so all over decorations and lights and Christmas cards and Christmas cows and presents and all the Rudolph claymation specials that are waiting on TiVo for me to watch with wine later this week.  I skipped celebrating St. Nick’s this year (since no one I know seems to know what it is).  I learned why when looking it up on the trusty ol’ Wikipedia:
 
“While feasts of Saint Nicholas are not observed nationally, cities with strong German influences like Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and St. Louis celebrate St. Nick’s Day on a scale similar to the German custom. On the previous night, children put one empty shoe (or sock) outside, and, on the following morning of December 6, the children awake to find that St. Nick has filled their previously empty footwear with candy and small presents (if the children have been “good”) or ostensibly, coal (if not). For these children, the relationship between St. Nick and Santa Claus is not clearly defined, although St. Nick is usually explained to be a helper of Santa. The tradition of St. Nick’s Day is firmly established in the Milwaukee and St. Louis communities, with parents often continuing to observe the day with even their adult children.”
 
It’s hard to get into the holidays with this 75 degree weather. NOT THAT I’M COMPLAINING.  I love it.  Love it!  It’s just that it’s hard to think: huh.  Christmas is now only 2 weeks away.
 
I have a lot to do yet.  I had wanted to make some Christmas gifts and need to seriously get to town on those if that’s ever going to happen (I’m leaning toward “Valentine’s Day gifts” now).  I need to bake cookies; a friend passed on a recipe for something that’s supposed to taste exactly like Girl Scout thin mints.   Have either of these things happened? Nope.  Are they going to?  Sure…like I said: by Valentine’s Day!
 
One of my  guilty pleasures comes to a close this evening.  Yup: I fully intend to sit there with wine and watch models duke it out.  Hmm. Rudolph with wine, models with wine… I’m guessing I need to pick up some wine!   This should follow with something a tad more testosterone filled: the second and final season of Life on Mars.  Damn, I do love them Brits and their series lately.  I purposely am avoiding any and all reference to this series that has already ended so I have no clue whether dude is really nuts or not.  Shhhh… don’t ruin it for me. 
 
Finally, even with all my brainless TV viewing, I’m attempting to finish   “I Am Legend” before the movie comes out this weekend.  This really, really is a fascinating book!  I am, however, only halfway through and at this point I’m thinking: how the hell are they going to make a movie out of this thing?   I’m looking forward to finding out.   [I really was ok until about this ½ way point…now I’m just way confused and thinking this is going to be very interesting if they try to cover the whole book!]
 
Right now, however, I’m guessing I should get to work!  Good Wednesday to y’all!