sliding into the holiday season

Have you been inundated by the barrage of ads on TV and radio asking you to buy buy and buy? It is rather daunting isn't it that just as you finish one holiday already the onslaught hits the airwaves telling you what you should purchase? And I'm not referring to after the Thanksgiving holiday either. Try Labor Day! It seems to come earlier and earlier doesn't it? This is the time of year when one doesn't merely start thinking about what to get for the family and friends but closer to home if you still have one that is. What with all the doom and gloom being broadcast on the nightly news it's no wonder some are feeling a little skittish when it comes to the end of the year. Let's see.....I can make this month's payment but will have to sort of wait to see how cold it gets to decide what to spend depending on the heating situation. Of course those in the Southwest don't have to factor in their heating allotment but I imagine they had to factor in their air conditioning bill when it came to budgeting. Same thing for us up here (Tahoe) just seems to collide with the Christmas holiday in our case that's all. At any rate now would be a good time to just call and thank friends and family for being there the whole year. In my case calling the family for being so far away. Sometimes there is a correlation between the love of family and the miles they are from your place. Hope you are having a good holiday spirit within you and also an optimistic outlet. Negative people well there are way too many of those so I'll be wishing the positive ones good health and all. The others can just die really and I mean that in a positive way. Peace on Earth!