I’ve been trying to get into the Christmas mood this year, but I just can’t. It’s not as easy as it used to be. When I was in high school and still living at home I could enjoy the Christmas decorations that were put up. There was a warm up period, a time to bask in the glow of the Christmas tree, time to see all the presents under the tree and try to guess what they are. Now Christmas is a rapid event. My family comes home; the tree erected; presents appear underneath it. Then 2 days later you are being dragged around the mall in search of a Boxing Day bargain and can’t remember where the time went.



I miss the simpler times of going to school with a sled, staying outdoors until it was too dark to find my way home, my mother making homemade chocolates, a pond to skate on, Christmas carols sung at school every morning, last day before Christmas break parties, and the time to do it all.