22 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS................

WELL, THERE ARE 22 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. I DO MOST OF MY SHOPPING ON LINE THESE DAYS, IT'S SO MUCH EASIER. I AM ALMOST DONE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, AND THIS YEAR I AM GOING TO WRAP MY GIFTS EARLY. I WOULD LIKE ONE CHRISTMAS EVE TO RELAX, AND NOT HAVE TO WRAP. MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE A SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE IN EACH OF THEIR ROOMS. THEY LOOK SO PRETTY, AND THEY PUT THEM UP AND DECORATED THEM ALL BY THEMSELVES. MY SON-IN-LAW "PAT" FINISHED DECORATING THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE, IT LOOKS GREAT. I HAVE A SMALL TREE FOR MY BEDROOM TOO, I WILL PUT IT UP IN A FEW DAYS. MY DAUGHTER JACKIE PUTS UP THREE TREES, ONE DOWN STAIRS IN THE FAMILY ROOM, ONE UPSTAIRS IN THE LIVING ROOM, AND ONE ON THE SUN PORCH. I HOPE WE GET SNOW THIS YEAR. EVERY YEAR IT GETS LESS AND LESS. MY DAUGHTER JACKIE DOES A LOT OF BAKING DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AS I DID MANY YEARS AGO. I THINK I AM GOING TO DO SOME BAKING TOO THIS CHRISTMAS. I AM ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE THROW THAT I AM CROCHETING. MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HAD AN OPERATION ON HER SPINE, SHE IS DOING FAIRLY WELL, IT IS HARD GETTING AROUND. HER SON JUST TOLD ME THEY FOUND MORE CANCER, AND SHE IS GOING BACK IN FOR MORE SURGERY. I WILL GIVE HER THE THROW, I AM SURE SHE CAN USE IT WITH THE COLD WEATHER COMING. WELL, HAPPY SHOPPING, AND HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. RIZZI