"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas..."

Oh, the bliss of Christmas.  Strategically placed as the last holiday of the year, after every other occasion is over; sometimes we men have a tendency to go overboard by the fact we don’t want to ‘overdo it’ and spend more than we can afford, yet we must appear as if we somehow ‘do more’ than we did last year.  All this while struggling to maintain a happy, understanding and yet ‘fully in control’ demeanor before the rest of the family and community.  This is the one time we guys must get it all right so as to continue within the rightful status as head of the family as well as a pillar in the neighborhood, which is a position now days constantly under dispute or at least a difference of opinion held by none other than the rest of the family.

So let’s all look around one more time - have we remembered all the family members that always show up?  How about that loud uncle that always says not to plan on him this year, yet always seems to show up at the last minute as well as those that might unannounced?  How about the mail-man, the cleaning lady, the little boy that mows the yard during the summer, also the paper boy?  Satisfied that all the cards have been mailed at last and that you’re finally happy with all the decorations and that special little gift for your sweetie?  Then maybe with all honesty you can say, “I’m ready for the merriment to begin,” and can say with certainty that it’s truly beginning to look, to sound, to feel, to smell and to taste a lot like Christmas and to borrow a little quote I remember from some Christmas long ago, may I conclude with “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night…”

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