Posted 2:12 PM by Bonnie

Well, I've finished most of my Christmas shopping. Just have a couple more, but those are for people here, but since most of my packages have to be shipped off elsewhere I have to shop early to mail on time. I sent off two packages yesterday and three more today and still have a trunk full to get moving. When I found a sale on twin blankets ($3.88) it seemed like such a good deal and a great idea for all the great nieces and nephews... and it was... until it came time to pack them and mail them off and find a relative willing to accept the packages :-). My sister's ex-husband, grandfather of all the little darlings said I could send them to his place, since all the kids gather there on Christmas. So, today I sent the boxes off via UPS. Now, I once worked in customer service for UPS and I can tell some great stories :-). Monday I will mail off my parents packages and then my siblings in Erie. The one going to CT was mailed already. It is hard to get in the Christmas spirit here. Even though it gets cold there is no snow. There is no feeling of Christmas. It's just any other month around here except for the displays in the stores and malls. I put up a little Christmas village complete with train and firestation for my husband, I have a wreath with santa on a swing sitting in it on my door and other decorations on my walls... I have been wrapping like a mad person and still I don't feel like it's getting on to Christmas. Someone please send me some snow!!!!!!

Well, this is calling for a Joni Mithell song so here it is...

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on