Bah-Humbug

This year I am just not in the Christmas spirit. Neither is Tony. It still does not feel like winter in NC since the leaves are not completely off our trees. We both are exhausted from all the work that was going on in our house the last month. While most people in our neighborhood have their Christmas decorations outside, Tony and I still have our fall decorations out.

The fire department by my house sells Christmas trees every year. They are beautiful trees from the NC mountains. Last year we did not buy from the firehouse. Tony wanted to buy cheap trees from the local grocery store. We bought two, one for upstairs and one downstairs. These trees were the ugliest things I ever saw. No shape to them and gaps everywhere. Seems like the local grocery store received all the reject trees some drunken redneck cut down in the back yard. This year we will buy from the firehouse regardless of what he says. Of course just yesterday he mentioned a nice tree his coworker bought at Walmart…I don’t think so. However with my bah-humbug attitude I am tempted to just go in my attic and grab one of my 4 foot outdoor lighted trees and just decorate that thing in my living room.

In one week I have my knee surgery which just adds to me not wanting to do anything for Christmas. Christmas cookies? Forget it. My ass is large enough and not being able to move around for a good month will just add to it.

At least most of my Christmas shopping is done but that does not come without irritation. I am trying to stick to a strict budget this year but that does not seem to happen. People ask for gifts over our budget and others are very difficult to buy for.

Let’s talk Christmas cards. Back in the day they were a great idea. Today…what a fricken waste of money. I do not mind receiving the Christmas letters from people since Tony and I live so far away but it goes over the line when the Christmas letter is in 7 pt font and I need a f’ing magnifying glass to read it. Can you believe the cost of Christmas cards now and stamps! Sending out 40 cards can cost you about $60. This year it is on my f--- it list. I may just send them to the people that send them to me as they come in and leave it at that.

Now to the ugly decorations people put out. Who the hell invented those ridiculous blow up decorations. Lets waste a ton of electricity on a fan that blows up a 6 foot tall snow man. That is real attractive. Why can’t people do simple and elegant? Sure a jumbo sized frosty is amusing to kids but do you need to put it in the front yard? Too bad I can’t get away with taking a BB gun to it.

Maybe I am just cranky because it seems Christmas starts earlier each year. The local mall by me puts up their Christmas decorations before Halloween. Can’t we just get through Thanksgiving before I see Santa? Well, lets hope I am in the spirit by this weekend.