Thought for the day - after Christmas

It always makes me sad when, the first day after Christmas, i see the streets littered with discarded trees.  People go to all of the effort to decorate their homes and once the presents are over, that's it.  No need for that holiday feeling anymore.  Personally, i am keeping my tree up for a few days more.  At least through Epiphany if not through the following weekend.  These days, the holidays are so hectic....trying to be everywhere and do everything, which NEVER happens, especially if you work any kind of retail or hospitality.  So, why is there such a rush to get life back to before?  That i do not have an answer to.  Oh well.

It took a while for us to get our tree decorated this year, so i have every intention of enjoying it before all of the needles fall off.  That goes for the other decorations as well.  They all bring such cherished memories and feelings of warmth and happiness, why end that starting the 26th?  Simple...i'm not ending it.

Even today, i started carrying on a tradition my parents started.  We had my Great Grandmother's dough board and it use to hang in our kitchen.  Now, it hangs in mine.  As we did not have much need for using the dough board for its original purpose, Mom and Dad started using it to display cards and pictures.  Christmas cards, birthday cards, etc.  And when Dad and June married, they continued that tradition while they were still in Monroe.  So, today, ten days after Christmas, i finally got my holiday cards displayed on the board.  Took some time, yes, but i will enjoy looking up at it and thinking of the people who remembered me and Michael this season.

So, i imagine that tonight after i get everything done, i will walk through the kitchen and look at the cards on display.  Then, i will go into the living room, turn on the tree, put a few records on the player and snuggle up with Squirt on the sofa and enjoy Christmas past, present and future.  As it should be!

Cheers!