THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS

Twenty-five days and counting. I am going to try to find my little calendar that counts down the days. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Hey, that would be a good song title, wouldn't it? Or lyric, but I think someone beat me to it. My first Black Friday, my daughter talked me into going with her. I always dreaded the crowds, and the the terrible tales about the rudeness of shoppers almost made me not go again. But there I was right in the midst of it. We had elected to shop in the smaller shopping center with a Walmart instead of the super Walmart nearby. I heard later that it was hectic there but surprisingly, the ones we encountered were very nice and polite. I got quite a bit of my shopping done, and enjoyed a nice lunch with my daughter. Believe me, I did not have to be rocked to sleep that night. The snow is softly falling outside, and I think it is too wet to accumulate, but I may wake up to a winter wonderland tomorrow. Right now, I think I will enjoy a nice cup of hot chocolate and snuggle in to read a while.