Christmas shopping list

Can you believe it is mid-November? Time just seems to fly by the older we get. Seems like yesterday that we were in the middle of summer, on vacation and getting ready for the fall. Now it is cold outside - not as cold as up north, but still.... And everywhere you go, it just screams Christmas.... Are you ready for it?

And every year, I am sure, we all have several lists - one for things to do, the other for gifts to buy! Do you? Well, I have one. Or more actually. One is for buying things like gift ideas for the family and friends. The other is a wish list that I have been having for the past, say, three years. On this list, there are things that I would like to have, eventually. I know it's crazy. Mostly, really, it's just books. But a few other things as well. Do you have a list? Or more than one?

Well, my son is actually "reading" the Toys'R'us catalog and tells me all about his wishes. His list is about a foot long..... but thank God, he understands that some things are too expensive - living on a budget these days - so he knows that Santa might not bring them all.... I am thankful for that. He is such a good boy and I hate to disappoint him, but things are just a little tighter this year.

Do you believe in Santa? Do your kids do? Well, we decided on believing in Santa, for our kids. So we told our son, who has some listening issues lately, that Santa will only come if you listens better in the future. So far, he has improved his listening skills somewhat, enough for me to see the effort. So now every time he tells me a wish he has, he asks, too, if Santa heard his wish. I tell him that he did, but that doesn't mean he gets it.... It is so tricky.....

Merry Christmas in advance.....